It’s normal to feel lazy or unmotivated at times, especially when you’re trying to learn something new and challenging like a language. Here are some things you can try if you’re feeling lazy or unmotivated, or just having a down day in general.
It’s okay to take a break or forget a little bit of the language, but not all is lost. Here are some tips and tricks to ease back into the language slowly and get yourself on track with language learning again.
A recap of my language learning and language activities in November 2022. Including Thai, French, Hungarian and Afrikaans. Check out the latest update!
Tips and resources on how to learn the Thai language. This blog post also includes how many hours I’ve learned Thai for and how I used my Thai to communicate in Thailand!
Here’s how it went with my language learning progress in October 2022. I spent most of my time (13.5 hours) learning Thai, and also a little bit of passive Arabic and Hungarian learning. So far so good!
Language learning gave me confidence from 0 to 100 and this is how I did it. Starting out from a shy high school girl who could barely talk to someone to becoming a speaker at international language events and live TV…here’s how languages got me to where I am.
Regardless of which level you are in the language(s) you’re learning, this guide will be useful for you!
It’s packed with 112 writing prompts and activities, writing tips, a 7-step guide to success, and resources that will help you get the most out of your writing.
You’ll also get a discount code to book a personalized call with me!
Based in South Africa, I’m a senior product designer at Solvers by day, co-founder of Kaards.io and designer at Skritter by night.Â
I run a YouTube channel about language learning to an audience of 310K, as well as a monthly newsletter to 4000 subscribers.Â
On the side, I coach language learning techniques to self-study learners, and help language apps solve their problems through UX consultations.Â
I speak English, Afrikaans, Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, Hungarian, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Malay and Dutch to varying levels, and I’m always keen to dabble in new languages and share my methods here on my blog!
1 Corinthians 13v1: I may speak in the languages of humans and of angels. But if I don’t have love, I am a loud gong or a clashing cymbal.
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