http://www.200words-a-day.com/language-learning-blog-1.html Keeps you updated with changes to the 200 Words a Day website, on excelerated language learning. Check out the Memory Masters' techniques. Lots of tips and tricks on accelerated language learning. en-us language learning Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:24:15 GMT Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:24:15 GMT 200words-a-day.com http://www.200words-a-day.com/native-speakers.html There is a native speaker for the Japanese courses which is very helpful. I did learn hiragana and katakana and created my own written lessons based on Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:24:13 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/30Jan-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for plot is 'ordire'. To remember this imagine OH DEAR, guy Fawkes is PLOTTING to burn down parliament! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I plot, it plots, you will plot, he may plot, I have plotted, we had plotted, etc. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:29:20 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/daily-spanish-lesson.html The Daily Spanish Lesson features a new fully conjugated Spanish verb every day with a cartoon memory trigger. 3 minutes Verb of the Day from its colour-coded verb table. Learn ALL the tenses. Fast.. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:33:09 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/27Jan-daily-french-lesson.html Today's verb, the French for centuplicate is 'centupler'. You can remember this by imagining Bernie Madoff promises to CENTUPLICATE your money while you are ENT TO PLAY! The way to conquer French verb conjugation is to learn the main patterns. The 5,000+ ER verbs occur the most. Do the Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you will consolidate your knowledge. I centuplicate, it centuplicates, you will centuplicate, he may centuplicate, I have centuplicated, we had centuplicated, etc. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:09:45 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/cross-purposes.html The author of this article is correct when he says you need to learn from a variety of sources. But the Michel Thomas method is about learning the basics Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:30:56 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/michel-thomas-for-the-first-time-learner.html I have tried many times to learn French over the years and always become bored with the courses - both class courses and home study - NOT so with Michel Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:30:31 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/26Jan-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for strengthen is 'irrobustire'. To remember this imagine I ROBOT will STRENGTHEN and make your EAR ROBUST! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I strengthen, it strengthens, you will strengthen, he may strengthen, I have strengthened, we had strengthened, etc. Today's verb, the Italian for plot is 'ordire'. To remember this imagine OH DEAR, guy Fawkes is PLOTTING to burn down parliament! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I plot, it plots, you will plot, he may plot, I have plotted, we had plotted, etc. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:58:24 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/25Jan-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for forsee is 'intuire'. To remember this imagine you foresee something flying IN TO EAR! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I forsee, it forsees, you will forsee, he may forsee, I have forseen, we had forseen, etc. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:12:13 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/index.html Language learning with Memory Techniques to Learn Spanish, French, German, Welsh. Build your vocab - practise with sentences. Innovative, interactive, a fun.& effective way to learn. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:41:53 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/17Jan-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for flaunt is 'esibire'. To remember this imagine she flaunts as she EXHIBITS HERE! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I flaunt, it flaunts, you will flaunt, he may flaunt, I have flaunted, we had flaunted, etc. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:10:06 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/someone-who-learnt-french-using-michel-tomass-cds.html I think that if you already know the language, then you will not be impressed by the CDs, but if you are new to the language (especially if you tried and Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:55:29 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/13Jan-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for injure is 'ferire'. To remember this imagine the horse INJURES the FARRIER! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I injure, it injures, you will injure, he may injure, I have injured, we had injured, etc. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:39:06 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/12Jan-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for hush is 'zittire'. To remember this imagine the German man says, ZIT HERE and HUSH UP!! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I hush, it hushs, you will hush, he may hush, I have hushed, we had hushed, etc. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:03:01 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/11Jan-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for betray is 'tradire'. To remember this imagine you should never BETRAY a TRADE HERE! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I betray, it betrays, you will betray, he may betray, I have betrayed, we had betrayed, etc. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:14:01 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/10Jan-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for unite is 'unire'. To remember this imagine the U.N. HERE tries to UNITE everyone! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I unite, it unites, you will unite, he may unite, I have united, we had united, etc. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:25:36 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/9Jan-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for cough is 'tossire'. To remember this imagine you say, TOSS HERE the tissue! I am COUGHING! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I cough, it coughs, you will cough, he may cough, I have coughed, we had coughed, etc. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:14:40 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/3Jan-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for amaze is 'sbalordire'. To remember this imagine you say, I am AMAZED you cannot SPELL LORD DEAR! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I amaze, it amazes, you will amaze, he may amaze, I have amazed, we had amazed, etc. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:35:04 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/23Dec-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for construct is 'costruire'. To remember this imagine COST to CONSTRUCT will RUIN us HERE! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I construct, it constructs, you will construct, he may construct, I have constructed, we had constructed, etc. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:31:15 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/21Dec-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for halve is 'bipartire'. To remember this imagine politicians halve their power under the BIPARTISAN policy! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I halve, it halves, you will halve, he may halve, I have halved, we had halved, etc. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:03:23 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/20Dec-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for annihilate is 'annichilire'. To remember this imagine A NUCLEAR bomb HERE will ANNIHILATE the city! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I annihilate, it annihilates, you will annihilate, he may annihilate, I have annihilated, we had annihilated, etc. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:46:56 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/16Dec-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for abolish is 'abolire'. To remember this imagine they ABOLISH LEAR jets HERE in Bolivia! This family of verbs are irregular IRE verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I abolish, it abolishes, you will abolish, he may abolish, I have abolished, we had abolished, etc. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:36:08 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/spanish-verb-hacer.html I find that mental images of an old HAG HISSING while making HARE stew helps me visualise some of the tricky conjugations of the Spanish verb HACER. It means 'to do' or 'to make'... and if you look the verb table you will 'get' the bit about the old HAG, the HISSING and HARE. HACER is one of the most IMPORTANT verbs in Spanish. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:08:55 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/12Dec-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for depose is 'deporre'. To remember this imagine they DEPOSE DE POOR Mussolini!! This family of verbs are irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I depose, it deposes, you will depose, he may depose, I have deposed, we had deposed, etc. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:41:40 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/spanish-verb-ser.html The Spanish verb SER means 'to be', and is one of the most IMPORTANT verbs in Spanish. I found that the easiest way to differentiate it from the verb 'estar' is through the use of cartoons of a SER-pent that help me visualise the 10 most important uses of the verb, compared to the 27 major uses of ESTAR, I found it so easy to remember the ESTAR uses with the cartoons of the EASTER bunny. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:40:43 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/spanish-verb-tener.html The Spanish verb tener means 'to have, to hold', is 'tener'. To remember this imagine the TENOR HAS - and HOLDS a TENNER (an English ten pound note). Tener is an irregular IR verb, and very important as it is used for many idiomatic expressions. I have/hold, it has/holds, you will have/hold, he may have, I have held, we had held etc. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:50:21 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/8Dec-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for nourish is 'nutrire'. To remember this imagine NOURISHING with NUTRIOUS NUTS! This family of verbs are -IRE regular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I nourish, it nourishs, you will nourish, he may nourish, I have nourished, we had nourished, etc. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:36:43 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/spanish-verb-poder.html The Spanish verb poder means 'to be able' or 'can'. To remember this imagine you can wear a POD of peas in your HAIR! Poder is an irregular ER verb, and very important as it is used for many idiomatic expressions. I am able, I can, it is able, it can, you will be able, he may be able, I have been able, etc. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:47:50 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/5Dec-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for invest is 'investire'. To remember this imagine the banker says, INVEST HERE! This family of verbs are -IRE regular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I invest, it invests, you will invest, he may invest, I have invested, we had invested, etc. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:33:49 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/1Dec-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for sleep is 'dormire'. To remember this imagine you sleep in a DORM HERE! This family of verbs are -IRE regular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I sleep, it sleeps, you will sleep, he may sleep, I have slept, we had slept, etc. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:55:54 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/28Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for omit is 'omettere'. To remember this imagine you OMIT the OMELETTE! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I omit, it omits, you will omit, he may omit, I have omitted, we had omitted, etc. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:37:18 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/i-live-in-france-and.html Hi, My Wife and I have lived in France for a good portion of each year (around half) for the last 10 years. Prior to that, I had studied a year of French Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:21:02 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/18Nov-daily-french-lesson.html Today's verb, the French for fail, run aground is 'échouer'. To remember this imagine the ugly step-sisters fail to fit the SHOE A-gain and again. To conquer French verbs you must master the patterns. The ER pattern is most common. All tenses covered - simple and compound, past, present, future, conditional etc. I fail, I failed, you will fail, he may fail, I have failed, we had failed etc. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:41:08 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/18Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for commit is 'commettere'. To remember this imagine Hayley COMMITS a sin studying COMETS! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I commit, it commits, you will commit, he may commit, I have committed, we had committed, etc. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:22:57 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/who-remembers-the-critic.html As a native English speaker, the opportunities to speak another language are greatly diminished as every foreign person I meet is trying to learn English! Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:55:43 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/17Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for admit is 'ammettere'. To remember this imagine I ADMIT the AMMETER is wrong! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I admit, it admits, you will admit, he may admit, I have admitted, we had admitted, etc. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:35:07 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/16Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for put is 'mettere'. To remember this imagine you must put a METER HERE, DEARIE! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I put, it puts, you will put, he may put, I have put, we had put, etc. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:31:08 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/14Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for open (slightly) is 'schiudere'. To remember this imagine you OPEN your mouth (slightly) and have a SKEWER, DEARIE! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I open, it opens, he opened, you will open, he may open, I have opened, we had opened, etc. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:00:02 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/spanish-with-michel-thomas.html I used the Spanish language CD's basic and advanced before traveling to Salamanca in Castile Leon Spain. Not only was congratulated on my understanding Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:28:30 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/interesting-if-misguided-review.html The memorisation point you make shows a lack of attention to what is being said. He is specifically taking the responsibility for you building the memories. Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:27:46 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/daily-italian-lesson.html New!! Your Daily Italian Lesson. A new fully conjugated Italian verb every day with a cartoon memory trigger. 3 minutes Verb of the Day from its colour-coded verb table. Learn ALL the tenses. Fast.. Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:21:07 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/11Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for deceive is 'illudere'. To remember this he DECEIVED us that he is ILL YOU know DEARIE! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I deceive, it deceives, you will deceive, he may deceive, I have deceived, we had deceived, etc. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:34:50 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/10Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for exclude is 'escludere'. To remember this imagine you EXCLUDE the X in Italian, DEARIE! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I exclude, it excludes, you will exclude, he may exclude, I have excluded, we had excluded, etc. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:08:33 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/10Nov-daily-french-lesson.html Today's verb, the French for televise or put a televise on, is 't&eacuteléviser'. Imagine televising to a TV in the French colours. See the cartoon and remember it. The trick to learning verbs is mastering the patterns. The ER pattern is most common. All tenses covered - simple and compound, past, present, future, conditional etc. I televise, I televised, you will televise, he may televise, I have televised, we had televised etc. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:08:00 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/8Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for elude is 'eludere'. To remember this imagine you cannot ELUDE me, DEARIE!!!! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I elude, it eludes, you will elude, he may elude, I have eluded, we had eluded, etc. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:04:35 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/7Nov-daily-french-lesson.html Today's verb, the French for terrorise, terrorize is terroriser. All tenses covered - simple and compound, past, present, future, conditional etc. I terrorise, I terrorised, you will terrorise, he may terrorise, I have terrorised, I had terrorized etc. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:22:47 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/7Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for allude is 'alludere'. To remember this imagine the Englishman ALLUDES to A LEWD behaviour of a man in the Italian colours! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I allude, it alludes, you will allude, he may allude, I have alluded, we had alluded, etc. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:21:50 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/4Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for collude is 'colludere'. To remember this imagine the Englishmen saying, Let's COLLUDE DEARIE with the Italians! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I collude, it colludes, you will collude, he may collude, I have colluded, we had colluded, etc. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:54:01 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/3Nov-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for laugh is 'ridere'. To remember this imagine the news READER laughs out loud as the RIDER gets RID of the DEER! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I laugh, it laughs, you will laugh, he may laugh, I have laughed, we had laughed, etc. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:36:33 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/30Oct-daily-italian-lesson.html Today's verb, the Italian for return is 'rendere'. To remember this imagine an Italian investment RENDERS and RETURNS a good profit, in the Italian colours! This family of verbs are -ERE irregular verbs. Do the Italian Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge. I return, it returns, you will return, he may return, I have returned, we had returned, etc. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:11:40 GMT http://www.200words-a-day.com/spanish-verb-ir.html Today's verb, the Spanish verb IR means 'to go'. To remember this imagine that you GO with an EAR! Do the Spanish Daily Verb Lesson every day and within 30 days you'll really consolidate your verb knowledge, particularly when you do SETS of FAMILIES of verbs conjugated the same. IR is an irregular verb and needs to be learnt. I go, it goes, you will go, he may go, I have gone, we had gone etc. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:04:42 GMT