From engrish.com
One thing that is hard for many people is making conversation. It’s even harder when doing it in a foreign language–you want to be able to tell jokes or get your opinions across in a completely different culture by using different words and in some cases, completely different ways of expressing yourself.
In this […]

Taken in Kobe
There is a super-informative article at About.com on using bilingual dictionaries. The article is aimed towards those learning French, but the same concepts apply to any language.
Here are some tips from the article that will apply to any language-lookups:
- look up unmodified words (also known as root words, stem words, un-conjugated or […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W1VY4b9IQQ

Learn English through exercise
So far in this series I’ve talked about finding a language suitable for you, and finding the right dictionary to help you learn words faster. In this post I am going to cover the main resources you will use to learn a foreign language.
Textbooks
If you can, do as much research possible […]

The people who brought you the video on how to eat sushi also made one on how to use chopsticks.  Watch and learn!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKqlUJ_-asg

Photo taken in Nanking Town, Kobe
I’m not going to lie to you: the best way to learn a language is to have it taught to you by a native speaker. You will have someone to correct your mistakes, and learning the language in a classroom setting will force you to get used to […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCpbBVthD7o

This is a ridiculously funny how-to video on sushi, poking fun at the Japanese culture’s love for knowing how to do everything properly.  Learn how to enter a sushi-ya, the different types of tuna available, and how you can supplement your salt intake if your soy sauce was lacking.  Thanks to R for the heads […]

Rules to enter an arcade
So you want to learn a second language. Maybe you’ve come across multi-lingual people and felt like you’re missing out, or maybe you’ve read some of the articles on this site and decided to try learning another language for yourself. However you came to the decision to learn […]

Anyone who has worked for a business that has branches overseas knows that there is certain protocol when opening a store in a different country. The biggest one would be cultural gestures. Gestures give away what you’re saying without you verbally saying it, or knowing how to. You can cause a lot […]

Picture taken by R in Shinsaibashi, Osaka
So you know how to read the foreign language and can pick up key phrases and words when listening to natives speak it.  The next step is speaking it.  No, I’m not talking about the stuttered talking, filled with “ehms” and “urrs,” among other indicators that you are mentally […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuVSZCDOUJk

Yanagihara Kanako (柳原可奈子), a fast-speaking Japanese comedian imitating a schoolgirl on a bus
One major obstacle in learning a foreign language is listening to it being spoken by natives. By default everything you learn yourself or in class is at a slower pace. But what happens when you hear it being spoken in a […]