Lingo Jingo

Want to be more competitive in the employment market? Learn a Language.

wingnut650 — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:04:09 +0000

That’s right! Learn a new language and you can YOU can be more attractive…to employers!

As the world becomes smaller and all businesses – small, medium and large – start to have an international reach, being able to speak world languages can open you to many professional opportunities.

Lingo Jingo wants you to make the most of this global landscape and learn a new language today! We have lessons with a business focus – try one now.

Want to give your Mom the greatest Mothers Day gift ever?

wingnut650 — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:25:08 +0000

Mothers Day is here…what did you get your Mom?

If you’re like me, you likely are looking at this email saying “oh no, what do I get the greateset Mom ever?!?!?”. Well we have an answer for that question – give her the gift of a world language!

Click the link below and create an account for your Mom on Lingo Jingo. This will give her access to our entire library of world language lesson content. Yay Mom!

Show mom you love her!

Are YOU smarter than a first grader? Take a lesson and find out!

wingnut650 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:17:37 +0000

Kids say the darndest things – especially when they’re saying them in another language. Today we offer up the chance to pit yourself against some first graders, and they’re a ferocious bunch.

Take our series of lessons which were created for a primary school Spanish immersion program. Created for and taken by a first grade class, these lessons are not as easy as you would think. These kids have some skills!

Go for it and see if YOU are smarter than a first grader!

Zombie got your tongue or lengua or shita?

wingnut650 — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:41:16 +0000

See what I did there? “Tongue” as in synonym for “Language”? I’m here all night folks. Anyway, in keeping with the latest trend in zombie flicks, it’s kind of fun to know that there’s an whole un-dead world out there with movies from all corners of the globe that celebrate the really fun genre. Why does this matter? Well, if you’re in the process of learning a new language – or even considering it – try some exposure to your language of choice in a fun, entertaining, different, scary and bloody way.

While most of us know about the more popular English language zombie flicks like: Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, Night of The Living Dead, Sean of the Dead (my personal favorite) and many others – there are also some really awesome zombie flicks in languages other than English. If you’re learning Japanese, try “Nihombie” or “Stacy” (this is a weird one). French zombie movies include “The Grapes of Death” (worst play on words since the title of this blog post). For those learning Spanish, movies like “REC” and “Juan of the Dead” (which I will be seeing soon) can be a fun way to exercise your understanding of the language.

Have fun and don’t scare yourself too much…brains! cervelli! sesos! cerveaux!

Can Polyglots Avoid the Zombie Apocalypse?

wingnut650 — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:44:27 +0000

People who learn more than one language are actually able to ‘grow’ their brain – probably making them more appealing to those zombies.

Learning a foreign language – or languages – has been shown to cause greater activity and ‘growth’ in various areas of your brain. The results of this type of activity helps to the effects of aging of the brain, fights onset of dementia, makes you overall smarter, better looking and pretty tasty to zombies. (I made up those last two.)

Take a langauge lesson and get started on boosting your brain function and grow your brain! Instead of a taste of brain, about a taste of Spanish?

Use the Lingo Jingo flash cards tool for faster language learning

wingnut650 — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:55:30 +0000

Many of us have experience with using flash cards in educational settings both as a study aid and as an ‘in class’ resource. Why is this? Because they work! Flash cards, frankly, “keep it simple”. When you’re learning a new language a lot of the initial education is going to be establishing a base of vocabulary words that will become a foundation for your continued language acquisition. With Lingo Jingo we have vocabulary lessons of many languages that are within a particular context, as our philosophy is that to quickly acquire language skills it’s best to learn a language within the context of the situation that you’ll be in while traveling to a different country, for example. You’ll either go to restaurants, go to the beach, get money from a bank, order a drink in a bar, and on and on – you’ll be in countless situations where context is key. But I digress, flash cards are an incredibly easy, efficient and effective method to use to help reinforce what you’re learning in your Lingo Jingo lessons. We offer a way of creating your own in the app and that is by using your Lingo Jingo Phrasebook! You can access your Phrasebook upon login at the following link: http://lingo-jingo.com/Phrasebook

Once you’re there you’ll find all of the courses that exist in Lingo Jingo.

Our filters allow you to zero in on only those courses that exist in the language you are learning, so for example you want to see courses in Spanish simply set your filter to your language and dialect preference:

You’ll see all of our Spanish courses, lessons and will be able to view all of the vocabulary words and terms that are within these lessons – each with an option to “Download Words”:

Click the “Download Words” link at any point in a course, lesson or in the word list themselves and Lingo Jingo will create a document that you can use as a flash card tool which gives you the vocabulary word in the language of origin, phonetic spelling and english translation:

And presto! An automated way inside of Lingo Jingo to create effective and easy study tools for your goal of learning a new language. Create your flash cards through this process and you’ll find your scores in our lessons improve and, more importantly, your ability to retain what you’re learning to improve as well. Give it a go and please feel free to provide any and all feedback that you might have.

Gracias y adios!

Lingo Jingo

What do tax season in the US and Italian language lessons have in common?

wingnut650 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:47:06 +0000

Not much actually – in fact, doing your taxes is hard, but learning Italian on Lingo Jingo is EASY!

The reason behind the title of this post is that it’s tax time in the United States – can Lingo Jingo help do your taxes? No! But learning a new language can totally take your mind off that tax bill.

Try taking one of our Italian lessons that is focused on money. It’ll make you feel ‘ricco’!

Happy Easter from Lingo Jingo – how do you celebrate?

wingnut650 — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:18:09 +0000

Happy Easter from Lingo Jingo! If you celebrate the Easter holiday we hope the Easter bunny lays plenty of eggs for you to find.

Easter, like many holidays, is celebrated in different ways around the world. Whether you’re welcoming the Easter bunny in the US or spending the whole week of Easter at the beach like they do in Costa Rica, it’s good to be able to speak the holiday lingo. Try one in our series of holiday lessons in Spanish and celebrate!

Have a great holiday however you decide to enjoy it!

What do the NCAA basketball tourney and language learning have in common?

wingnut650 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:45:39 +0000

A lot, actually! This year more than ever it’s become an ‘international’ tournament with many foreign born players – how fun is that?

Of all countries represented this year, Germany actually has some great players on many of the participating teams. Lingo Jingo will get your German language skills tournament ready faster than an alley oop and slam dunk!

http://lingo-jingo.com/Lessons/150/DE-de/A-Taste-of-German/Sports/1

Spring Break is Around the Corner…Get Set and Get Wet – In Spanish!

wingnut650 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:53:28 +0000

It’s Spring fever – get yourself ready for a great Spring break!

We’re slowly coming out of the winter doldrums – finally. Pretty much everyone has had to deal with some brutal winter conditions this year that has included freezing temperatures and snow, snow, snow. Time to get some sun and fun!

Lingo Jingo has Spanish lessons that cover many of the activities that you’ll want to participate in while spending some time in a sunnier climate – like getting in the pool! Take a lesson now and be fluent in soaking in the warm water.

Want to make Lingo Jingo even more fun? When you finish a lesson, invite a friend or family member via Facebook, email, or Twitter to try to beat your score – or even better – have a conversation with them with your new language skills!