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How can I learn to hear differences in pronunciation between UK and the US English?

The word "run" has the same phonemes in the UK and US but, when I heard their pronunciations from the Cambridge dictionary, I heard a difference between both of them. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-espanol/run I want to know,…
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What is the difference between Masters in TESOL and a level-5 TEFL certificate?

I mean, I know that one of them is a university degree and requires the student to have a bachelor's degree; another is a certificate course which anyone can take up as long as he has a C1 level of English proficiency. However, what is the…
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Russian: How to learn which cases / prepositions to use with each verb

I am learning Russian and am between B1 - B2 level and still having some difficulty finding a good strategy for learning which preposition and case to use with each verb. Does anyone have any good resources or hints on how to go about this? I use…
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How can I systematically verify that I can hear correctly words belonging to a vocabulary list?

I've been studying the Chinese HSK6 vocabulary, and the majority of words I can read correctly. What worries me is that sometimes (often?) when I'm listening, I don't recognize certain words. If they were written down, I know precisely what they…
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Vocabulary memorization techniques

For someone trying to learn a language that is not related to their native language (let's say for example, an English speaker trying to achieve a roughly native level in Arabic), how would you go about tackling the issue of memorization of…
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Are there any resource to get feedback from English sentences?

I want to improve my vocabulary. So I make sentences using new vocabulary. But I want to check sentences are correct or not. Are there any resources to check it?
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Fairly big (passive) vocabulary but awkward sentences (English)

English is my SL. I posses a fairly decent vocabulary, but the sentences I produce in everyday interactions tend to be a bit awkward. My sentences are unnatural, I say things that normally you would say in another way. I forget to use the…
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How to master English prepositions?

I have been trying to learn English prepositions so many times but so far I have failed. It is the only thing that gives me so much pain. I have watched so many movies or videos and also read many books but that doesn't help me much. Is there any…
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How reliable is the EFSET test?

I've recently taken the EFSET and got a CEFR C2. My Certificate My question is, how reliable is that test? If not, is there a (hopefully not that expensive) way to get a accurate knowledge of my English skills, preferably in CEFR…
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zuhanyozik vs sibilant verbs in hungarian

In my book, there is a rule to conjugate verbs that are both sibilant and -ik verbs. For instance alszik conjugates in present as: alszom, alszol, alszik, alszunk, alszotok, alszanak. Next, it is asked to conjugate zuhanyozik. I can see that it is…
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I want to know more about German language leaning for admission to German universities

I am going to earn my degree in 1 to 2 years. For my higher education, for getting admission to German universities, it is compulsory to learn German or you must have a certificate of German language learning. Is there any official online community…
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Minimal pairs for Danish u and ø?

I'm trying to learn Danish [ø] myself. Is there an example of minimal pairs for the Danish vowels [ø] and [u]? By minimal pairs I mean, for example, "beat" and "bit" which exhibit how [i] and [ɪ] are pronounced differently. If there isn't anything…
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Beyond taking the test itself, what use is preparing for the HSK6 writing section?

Now that I've taken the Chinese HSK5 exam, my mind is turning towards HSK6. However, I find myself lacking motivation to study for this exam, and one of the main reasons is the writing section (also called 缩写 "abridge"). For this task, you’ll be…
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How can a Hindi speaker understand Nepali?

I know Hindi very well. I can understand some of the words and partial sentences of Nepali. But I am not able to understand full meaning. What are some ways that can help me to understand it? Like I have noticed that the word x is used sometimes,…
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What are the most effective ways of learning vocabulary of any language?

Vocabulary is the most important thing to become enriched in a language in my perspective. But for most of the adult learners of a language, memorization process sometimes seems very boring and hard too. So now the question is what are the most…
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