News Archives | The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/tag/news/ Learning another language doesn't have to be hard. Tue, 28 May 2024 18:24:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Why Do People Mimic Accents https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/why-do-people-mimic-accents/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/why-do-people-mimic-accents/#respond Mon, 06 Dec 2021 22:16:31 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=27492 Have you ever caught yourself imitating someone else’s accent or speech mannerisms after spending time with them? This can be especially obvious when their accent and speech are very different from your own. Sometimes it can even be embarrassing- our friends might tease us if we come back from vacation with an ever-so-slightly different accent. Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/why-do-people-mimic-accents/feed/ 0 Nine Korean Phrases You Need to Understand Squid Game https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/korean-phrases-in-squid-game/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/korean-phrases-in-squid-game/#respond Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:14:34 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=27558 Learn Korean With Squid Game Within a matter of days after its release on Netflix, Squid Game has gained international notoriety and acquired a massive fanbase. The worldwide craze has inspired many to take on learning the Korean language and getting to know its illustrious culture. To help you get to know Squid Game and Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/tokyo-olympics/feed/ 0 Get Smarter! What Happens To Your Brain When You Learn a Language https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/get-smarter-what-happens-to-your-brain-when-you-learn-a-language/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/get-smarter-what-happens-to-your-brain-when-you-learn-a-language/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2020 16:56:59 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=20141 The Extraordinary Benefits of Learning a Language Learning a language is challenging and it takes a ton of time. Years, usually. If you’ve already started learning a second language, then you know how much effort it takes. At times it can feel like pushing a jeep up a hill. According to the US Foreign Service Institute, learning even the “easiest” Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/get-smarter-what-happens-to-your-brain-when-you-learn-a-language/feed/ 1 Want to stop saying “Bon-Jer”? How To Improve Your Pronunciation https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/improve-pronunciation-accent/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/improve-pronunciation-accent/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2020 20:37:35 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=19679 It’s Okay to Have an Accent There’s a very specific feeling of shame I get when I say something in Portuguese to a Brazilian, and they can’t understand me. I have even occasionally had someone say to me: I don’t understand you… can you say it in English? These moments make you feel like curling Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/improve-pronunciation-accent/feed/ 3 How To Improve Your Relationship Through Language Learning https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/language-learning-improves-relationships/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/language-learning-improves-relationships/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:25:11 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=19306 Falling in love is thrilling and exciting. In the first stages of the relationship, you want to learn everything about this mysterious new person. Their favorite song, their favorite food, what kind of music they like. As time goes by, and we get to know our partners better, they become familiar to us. We can lose that Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/language-learning-myths/feed/ 2 Get Fluent Quickly by Building Language Learning Into Your Routine https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/8-ways-to-integrate-language-learning-into-your-routine/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/8-ways-to-integrate-language-learning-into-your-routine/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2020 21:04:06 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=17968 The Best Way to Learn a Language is to Use the Language Have you ever started studying a new language and failed?  Maybe you spent months or years studying grammar books and still found that you couldn’t communicate very well. Maybe you’ve even gotten to a place where you felt like speaking a new language Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/8-ways-to-integrate-language-learning-into-your-routine/feed/ 3 Where Do Accents Come From? https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/where-do-accents-come-from/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/where-do-accents-come-from/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:34:00 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=16656 The Birth of a New Accent – Antarctic English Accents are truly fascinating. A recent study in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America has found the beginnings of a new English accent among the residents of the British Antarctic Survey, a group of researchers who spend months alone in isolation. Over the course Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/where-do-accents-come-from/feed/ 1 New Study Links Hi-Tech Success to Foreign Language Learning https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/relationship-language-learning-computer-programming/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/relationship-language-learning-computer-programming/#respond Wed, 20 May 2020 18:51:46 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=15785 How Computer Programming Aptitude and Language Study are Related – Benefits of Learning A Foreign Language What are the best-suited careers for people with language skills? Teaching, translation, interpreting, journalism, international business… yeah, yeah, you know the list of old favorites. Bet there’s one you haven’t thought of, though. Computer programming. That’s right! University of Read More >>

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