https://pezmu.app/blog A blog on language learning, the intermediate plateau, and keeping a language you already learned. en-GB Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:16:35 GMT https://pezmu.app/blog/learn-words-or-sentences https://pezmu.app/blog/learn-words-or-sentences Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Learn the word with its meaning first. Then add sentences to it. Vary them once the word isn't new. The order is what makes a word stick. https://pezmu.app/blog/is-the-intermediate-plateau-real https://pezmu.app/blog/is-the-intermediate-plateau-real Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Yes, it's real — and half of it is a measurement problem. What stops moving at intermediate, what keeps moving, and why nobody can tell you how long it lasts. https://pezmu.app/blog/understand-but-cant-speak https://pezmu.app/blog/understand-but-cant-speak Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Understanding and speaking are different skills, and practice transfers to the one you practised. What's really going on, and what to do about it.