The app doesn't restrict how many languages you can try to learn at the same time (personally, I think two is a good maximum if you want to retain anything). I use Duolingo to practice Spanish and German. As a regular Duolingo user, I enjoy the app's colorful interface and short, game-like exercises.

SHANGHAI, March 9 (Reuters) - The Chinese financial hub of Shanghai is moving quickly to halt the spread of COVID-19 amid a rising wave of local symptomless cases, testing tens of thousands of people, delaying dozens of concerts and exhibitions and shutting some public venues.

All three players had an involvement in the goals on Tuesday night. For their equaliser, Olise floated in a delicate cross that Eze met at the back-post before Wilfired Zaha wrapped up a fine team move with a thumping finish. 

While China has shown no sign of ditching its "zero-clearance" policy aimed at containing outbreaks as quickly as possible, it has told local governments across the country to minimise the impact of counter-COVID measures on people's daily lives.

"As the virus has spread to around 20 provinces in China and with a tendency of spreading more widely, the hit on consumption would last for a while, unlike our previous forecasts with a gradually warming consumption recovery," said Tang Jianwei, chief researcher at the Financial Research Center of Bank of Communications.

During Our Yorkshire Farm viewers saw Reuben, who was raised on the farm, helping birth lambs, plough fields and hand-feed cows since a very young age, gain an apprenticeship to learn how to fix tractors.

Speaking on their improvement after half-time, Ally McCoist said: 'I thought the difference was evident in the second-half.

I didn't think there was anything tactical, there was no tweak in formation.

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Alan Shearer agreed, saying: 'When you look at those three players [Zaha, Olise, Eze], when they're playing with high energy and they move the ball quickly, they're really difficult to mark and to pick up.

The app's fun, colorful layout definitely made the language (which has its own alphabet) less intimidating. I tried my hand at Greek on the Drops app. The app shows users each word in the Greek alphabet and the English alphabet, and says the word and shows an image of it. Drops is constantly adding new languages, most recently, the app brought on Ainu, an indigenous Japanese language. 

Many have speech recognition, which is key to ensuring you have proper pronunciation. Others offer several language options, which is ideal when you want to pick up multiple languages. The best language-learning apps are also economical, especially when compared with formal schooling or tutoring with a language expert.

The father-and-son duo appeared on Channel 5's Beyond The Yorkshire Farm, which saw them embark on a digging business venture; it charted the challenges Reuben faced, supported by his father Clive, best friend Tom and girlfriend Sarah Dow.

SHANGHAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Hong Kong equities dropped about 2% on Thursday to the lowest this year, and China shares sank, as investors dumped property and consumer stocks amid fears China Evergrande Group's financial woes could ripple through the broader economy.

** "The investment lens through which global investors evaluate opportunities in China has changed and the strategies deployed towards investing in the Middle Kingdom need to adapt accordingly," wrote Norman Vilamin, CIO of Wealth Management at Union Bancaire Privee (UBP).

The iOS app got an update last year that brought augmented reality into the mix. Point the phone camera at an object and get a translation in the language you're learning.  This enables Seek and Speak, which is a scavenger-hunt-style challenge.

One of my favorite parts of Memrise is the app's use of short videos to show how real locals express different phrases in conversation. The app also helps you spot patterns in the language to make it easier to improve your skills.  I tried the French course, and the first lesson alone let me listen to the tone of voice and casual pronunciation, as well as showing me the phrase's literal translation and explained its gendered usage.

A few lessons are available for free daily, but you can tap Upgrade in the app and choose from a monthly subscription ($9 a month), an annual subscription ($7.50 a month) or a one-time payment of $140 for a lifetime access.

The 15-minute language lessons are easy to work into your day -- whether it's on your commute, before bed or on your lunch break. You also get to see the new words you're learning used in common conversations, listen to them (if you choose to have audio on), repeat the phrases, and learn more about verb groups. The My Activity module lets you track all your progress.