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You speak Malgasy, I learn Malgasy — let’s be friends! Isn’t that the best way to practice?

Passion for language learning is what brings people of HelloTalk together. Everyone on HelloTalk is a learner ?

The chat provides key functions to make your language exchange effective, but…

… you know what I’m going to say…

There is no hiding from the truth. ? You still sometimes need to sit down and spend time learning vocabulary and grammar!

But! Worry not. There are methods and tools ? to make even this, — sometimes scary! — aspect of language learning quick and easy.

This section of the blog will break down for you the latest news from the science of linguistics, pedagogy, and ed-tech. The more you learn, the more efficiently you can practice on HelloTalk! ?

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How a Japanese HelloTalker Made a Great Video and International Friends

With 30 million-plus users and rising, the HelloTalk community is home to some inspirational members who use the world’s biggest...

Happy New Year! We’d like to wish language learners throughout the world a fruitful 2022 and thank everyone who supported...

How we can use ‘triggers’ to help us create habits? Over time, these habits will begin to happen automatically in

In today’s ever-globalized society, language skills have become key in landing jobs, getting better travel opportunities, and making connections with

Language Learning Doesn’t Have to Be Expensive As you know, learning a language can be really expensive. There are tons...

Do you know Janus? It’s a Roman god usually depicted with two faces. One of the things he symbolises is,...

Never miss a beat. This could be your life motto. It would imply you never falter or look back. It’s...

Who is on HelloTalk? Get the Data!

In a community of 13 million people there is a lot going on. While everyone is busy learning langauges, we...

Find Your Language Tribe

There are many of you. You come from over 100 countries and are learning over 100 languages. What motivates you...

What’s the most persuasive story ever told? It’s the one you tell yourself about yourself. That story is often not...

How many personalities do you have? Some learners say they become a different person when they speak a foreign language....

Dramatic and full of passion. That’s how we often perceive language learning. Stories of polyglots and language entrepreneurs are full...

Learning a language is a journey. We hear it all the time. However, rarely does anyone specify that it’s a...

Curiosity. It’s what leads us to explore and learn. It can however also trip us up, and contribute to developing...

Life often passes faster than we can process it. Looking back we only remember snapshots—symbolic representations of people and situations...

The Matrix. How do you know you don’t live in a simulation? We all have times when the course of...

Distance. Whether metaphorical or physical, distance prevents us from creating connections. Connections are key to understanding, and understanding is key...

Can art be a language and language be an art? They seem like opposites to each other, but in many...

Metamorphosis. You might know it as a title of Kafka’s novella. It’s also what happens to all of us throughout...

This Jeopardy is Not a Game

Crisis. Jeopardy. Emergency. These aren’t words we typically associate with the topic of language learning. Ok, well perhaps “Jeopardy!”: for...

Embarrassment is a powerful emotion. It can make us feel anxious, make us withdraw into ourselves and we can be...

Karma. A Buddhist concept that translates to the English saying: what goes round comes around. Julia started learning English in...

BEIJING – Everyone has a story. Especially here in China, with its ancient civilization. By Cameron Hack There are so...

Kimi no na wa. Sounds like a spell! But it is not. It’s a Japanese anime which makes a much...

By Jeffrey Scheffel QUANZHOU, China – In life, it’s amazing how you sometimes do one small thing, which can change...

Learning a language doesn’t have to be all that serious. At HelloTalk we try to make learning as fun as...

“There are no strangers here: Only friends that you haven’t made yet” said William Butler Yeats. At HelloTalk we are...

HelloTalk is a place where we can immerse ourselves in both learning and experiencing other cultures by talking to fellow...

Autumn is slowly approaching. Students go back to school and university, and everyone is grasping the last rays of sun....

One of the best ways to make yourself shine on HelloTalk is to talk about your personal experiences. These Super...

3 Tips to Meet New People on HelloTalk

Sometimes HelloTalk can feel like the first day of school. Here too we encourage newcomers to be friendly towards each...

Una cerveza por favor! is a phrase that perhaps summarises his approach to languages. ‘Numbers, drinks, and polite expressions are...

A tribe. A group of people who share interests and communicate on the same wavelength. Remember the first time you...

Travelling the world and learning languages sounds like a dream to many of us. These Super Users find that posting...

How To Stand Out on HelloTalk

There are many different types of people. Some more, some less similar to us, some easier, some harder to understand....

What is one of the most sociable and enjoyable things to talk about? FOOD of course! These Super Users talk...

Most people use HelloTalk to post Moments and practice grammar through writing. But… the voice and video calls functions are...

Language exchange needs two kinds of people — teachers and students. The HelloTalk community has many experienced teachers and many...

HOUSTON – My frustration had grown gradually, over the years. I was raised in Houston, a city with a significant...

Summer. Time to sit at home alone and play outer games, right? Wrong! Time to get out, catch up with...

5 Free Tools for Learning Japanese

Language learning can be best thought of as a marathon except you’re not competing against others. Your biggest competition is...

You’re learning English. You joined HelloTalk and are eager to practice. But… you can’t find anyone to talk to! ?...

Creating a profile is boooring. But, you have probably seen people on HelloTalk who you immediately want to be friends...

No reply. Whether it’s on HelloTalk, Whatsapp, or by email, receiving no reply is always frustrating. Wouldn’t it be great...