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Oct 21, 2021

Ask the Polyglot Episode 13:

Welcome to the thirteenth ever episode of our "Ask the Polyglot" series. In each episode, our Resident Polyglot and Language Expert, Shannon Kennedy answers your language learning questions.

Want your questions answered? Over on Instagram, we regularly ask what your questions about language learning are. Be sure to follow us on Instagram to keep an eye on our stories for the next opportunity to ask questions!

In this episode, Shannon answers:

  • Where to start when it comes to grammar, but you don’t know a person who speaks the language?
  • I would love for Drops to have more languages to learn.
  • As I know Spanish and Arabic languages have similarities, would Spanish be easy to learn for an Arabic speaker?
  • How do you memorize numbers easily in a different language?
  • Without a teacher, is it possible to learn a language in 9 months?
  • Should I make one notebook for practicing and learning Korean?
  • Is it possible to learn two different languages at the same time?
  • Your learning tips:
  • Any tips for languages with a different alphabet?
  • Do you watch anime?
  • What languages are you learning right now?
  • Do you guys like K-pop?
  • How do I write capital letters in Korean?
  • How much time do you take in a day to learn a new language?
  • What is the language whose pronunciation is most different from its spelling?
  • Do you have a tactic to memorize the vocabulary? And sentence structure?

Language learning Q&A - Ask our resident language expert your questions about language learning



What about you? What are your language learning questions? We plan to make them more regularly, so keep an eye on our Instagram stories! We’ll share when we’re accepting more questions and I’d love to answer your language questions in the next round. Happy language learning! 

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