Poder Conjugation: All Tenses, Explained Simply (with Examples)
Learn every tense of the Spanish verb poder with clear conjugation tables, example sentences, and an explanation of when to use poder versus saber.
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Mission: Conversational Hungarian in 3 months
From the blog’s origin era (2009–2014) — kept as lived proof of the method. See all the missions. It’s time for a new 3 month language mission! Since I started the blog about a year ago, I’ve learned pretty good Czech in 2 months, convinced some Brazilians that I was a Carioca, got by in […]
I’m Fluent in German! Exam Results and Analysis
After slightly more than two weeks since sitting my third CEFRL exam (German this time), I have just gotten the results of it today! I have to say, I am very pleased with the results and happy to share them with you all! 🙂 From the blog’s origin era (2009–2014) — kept as lived proof […]
How to download free native-spoken podcasts & MP3s in almost any language
Every Friday I send out an e-mail to the Language Hacking League (scroll to the bottom of this page to sign up) with a list of interesting websites to check out, as well as more precise updates regarding my own language missions. This particular tip got a great response from our readers, so I’ll share […]
Taking CEFRL tests for quality European language certificates with no classes
Now that I’ve sat three of these diploma examinations (French, Spanish and German), I feel like I can give a useful summary for those curious! When I introduced my current mission, I only quickly mentioned some details about the exam and what it exists for. They do indeed serve much more of a purpose than […]
How to achieve the impossible
One of the most important things I’ve learned in my first year of blogging about my 3 month language missions has probably been discovering that achieving the “impossible” is actually easy. It turns out that several people that I’ve come across or read about have achieved the impossible several times over each. Taking their lead, […]
Non-verbal skills: essential but ignored aspects of foreign language communication
Can you guess what I’m thinking from looking at my expression in the photo? When I run into some study-focused learners and the discussion turns to languages, sometimes I honestly feel like we are talking about completely different things. A lot of them like talking about subjunctives, past participles, cases and word roots, conjugations, tone […]
Two Weeks of Esperanto: A Language-Learning Experiment
Try a two-week Esperanto experiment with realistic goals, checked phrases, a short conversation and an evidence-based look at what may transfer.
[video] Travel hack: How to pack over 40kg of luggage with you on no-frills airlines
Check out this video that explains everything in this post, with airport footage from an actual trip I made with 40kg: Ah, no-frills airlines. How we both love and hate you at the same time! Since quite a lot of us are on a budget nowadays, we try to find ways to pay less as […]
Embracing embarrassing mistakes
“I made a new video – I look cool in it! Want to come up and check it out?” Sounds like an innocent enough thing to say, right? While talking to a German friend of mine (a girl, but seriously just a friend and one I’ve had for many years), I wanted to say this […]
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