How to Quickly Sound Like You Know More Mexican Spanish Than You Really Do

Show Off your Mexican Spanish Skills with Idiomatic Expressions

There are few things that will make you appear to speak more than you really do and, right up there with cursing like a local but far more elegant (not to mention useful in any situation), one of the quickest ways is to learn and then use Mexican Spanish idioms.

Idiomatic expressions are something that most foreigners learning any language do not regularly use and mixing them into your flow will make you instantly seem more linguistically adept.

Not only will your language appear stronger than it may (or may not) be, but you also get to learn some interesting vocabulary terms as you acquire the idiomatic phrases themselves.

How to Quickly Sound Like You Know More Polish Than You Really Do

Show Off your Polish Skills with Idiomatic Expressions

There are few things that will make you appear to speak a language more than you really do and, right up there with cursing like a local but far more elegant (not to mention useful in any situation), one of the quickest ways is to learn and then use idioms.

Idiomatic expressions are something that most foreigners learning any language do not regularly use and mixing them into your flow will make you instantly seem more linguistically adept.

Not only will your language appear stronger than it may (or may not) be, but you also get to learn some interesting vocabulary terms as you acquire the idiomatic phrases themselves.

A Big List of Mexican Spanish Films/Movies with English Subtitles to Watch and Learn for Free

Whether you call them films or movies...

Check out an impressive compilation of Mexican Spanish films with English subtitles on YouTube.

This list of free Mexican Spanish movies was compiled by YouTube user #tdebbie2002 and is an incredibly accessible resource for Mexican Spanish learners of all levels.

A Quick Note to Viewers

Some of the films in the list have been removed for a variety of reasons, but there are still lots there to work with.

A Few Suggestions on Using Mexican Spanish Films for Learning

Big list of Chinese films with English subtitles

Whether you call them films or movies

Check out an impressive compilation of Chinese films with English subtitles on YouTube.

A changing list

Some of the films in the list have been removed for a variety of reasons, but there are still lots there to work with.

Ways to use films for language learning

Queue up a film you want to see and listen closely to the Chinese being spoken. Beginner and intermediate learners may wish to read along in English. Advanced and functionally fluent learners: stop looking at those subtitles unless you hit something you don't know!

Human vs Machine Translation Infographic: And the Winner is...

How does a human translator compare against modern machine translators?

See the infographic below this article.

How far can we go to replacing human translators with artificial ones?

The Study

As translators ourselves, here at VerbalInk we were extremely interested in Google’s latest translation efforts. Would the machine live up to the human version? Google’s new software app promised visual and audio translation that could be used in conjunction with video conferencing services, similar to the very popular Skype.

How to Make a Friend in Every Country

Use the HelloTalk app for free language exchanges!

Mark Samson, an Ohio musician, has made it his quest to make a friend in every country of the world using the free HelloTalk language exchange app.

His website, linked to above, has the ongoing list of friends and each person from each country gives an introduction and recommendations about visiting the place they are from.

Using HelloTalk, which is on track to have over a million users this month (March 2015), Mark is able to reach out and meet people all over the world right from his home in Ohio!

Do you want to make a friend in every country?

A Big List of Japanese Films/Movies with English Subtitles to Watch and Learn for Free

Whether you call them films or movies...

Check out an impressive compilation of Japanese films with English subtitles on YouTube.

This list of free Japanese movies was compiled by YouTube user #tdebbie2002 and is an incredibly accessible resource for Japanese learners of all levels.

A Quick Note to Viewers

Some of the films in the list have been removed for a variety of reasons, but there are still lots there to work with.

A Few Suggestions on Using Japanese Films for Learning

A Big List of Thai Films/Movies with English Subtitles to Watch and Learn for Free

Whether you call them films or movies...

Check out an impressive compilation of Thai films with English subtitles on YouTube.

This list of free Thai movies was compiled by YouTube user #tdebbie2002 and is an incredibly accessible resource for Thai learners of all levels.

A Quick Note to Viewers

Some of the films in the list have been removed for a variety of reasons, but there are still lots there to work with.

A Few Suggestions on Using Thai Films for Learning

Norwegian, Finnish & Danish Films with English Subs

Whether you call them films or movies

Check out an impressive compilation of Norwegian, Finnish & Danish films with English subtitles on YouTube.

Perhaps it's up to quality of content

Some of the films in the list have been removed for a variety of reasons, but there are still lots there to work with.

Ways to use films for language learning

Queue up a film you want to see and listen closely to the Norwegian, Finnish & Danish being spoken. Beginner and intermediate learners may wish to read along in English. Advanced and functionally fluent learners: stop looking at those subtitles unless you hit something you don't know!