Forget Counting Countries: I’m Visiting Every State on the Map
Forget ticking off countries like Pokemon. Why I'm visiting every state and region instead, and how it makes for deeper travel and real connections.
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Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening: The 4 Basic Language Skills, and How to Practise Them
Reading, writing, speaking and listening. Improve each of these basic language skills a little every day, and you’ll learn a new language.
Conversational French: 25 Ways to Start a French Conversation
These French phrases are perfect for starting a French conversation. We’ve included plenty of examples, including basic phrases and business French.
How to Use Visual Memory Techniques to Build a Conversational Vocabulary
You can reach a conversational level in a new language really quickly using visual memory techniques. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do that.
Minority Languages: The Bliss of Learning Languages Less Spoken
To some, learning minority and indigenous languages may seem like a waste of time. Why go through the trouble to learn them? Here’s why they matter to me...
Learning Two Languages at Once: Can You Learn Multiple Languages at the Same Time?
Learning two languages at once might be a challenge - but we’ve got you covered with these tips from polyglot Benny Lewis.
How to Learn Swedish: 37 Lessons from My 6 Months Living in Sweden
Professor Dawn Field spent 6 months in Sweden learning the local language. These are her top tips on how to learn Swedish.
French Idioms Crash Course: How to Sound Like a Native French Speaker
You can improve your French pronunciation and sound more like a native speaker with these simple tips and idiomatic French phrases.
How I Learnt Spanish, Italian and Portuguese for the Price of a Beer
Settit Beyene learned Spanish, Italian and Portuguese by meeting new Facebook friends over a coffee, beer or sangria. Here’s how she did it.
How to Use the Teach Yourself Language Hacking Community
A tutorial on how to use the italki Language Hacking community that’s part of the Language Hacking courses by Benny Lewis, published by Teach Yourself.
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