How to Use the Teach Yourself Language Hacking Community Several months ago, I published four Teach Yourself Language Hacking Courses: French, Spanish, Italian and German. Many people don’t know that my Language Hacking courses Teach Yourself come with free access to the italki Language Hacking community. As you work through a Language Hacking course, you’ll […]
MOREConversational Spanish: 88+ Spanish Conversation Starters and Questions
How can you speak Spanish in a more conversational, everyday way? Textbooks can be surprisingly unhelpful in this regard. They might teach you useful grammar and vocabulary, but it’s often presented in an unnatural, forced way that doesn’t reflect how people actually speak in real world, conversational Spanish. “What are the days of the week?” […]
MORE16 Free Online Portuguese Language Classes
Are you learning Portuguese, and you want to find the best free online Portuguese language lessons? You’ve come to the right place! I’ve searched far and wide to find a variety of quality, fun, and free resources to boost your Portuguese skills. Learning European Portuguese? Overwhelmed by the number of Brazilian Portuguese resources out there? […]
MOREFluent in 3 Months: All Language Missions
So you’d like to see my Fluent in 3 Months language missions? You’ve come to the right place! I set up Fluent in 3 Months to share language hacking tips and to tell the real, gritty stories of how language hacking works for me. For over a decade I travelled around the world, and whenever […]
MORE16 Must-Know Words and Phrases For Any Language
What are the basic phrases you need to know when travelling? Often, native English speakers believe that everyone speaks English. So when they travel, they don’t bother learning the language of the place they’re visiting. After all, it’s fine to get by in English, right? Well, maybe. But there’s a much better way of doing […]
MORELearning a Third Language: An In-Depth Guide
I know lots of people who speak their second language at a very good level, and yet hesitate to jump into learning a third language. Why is this? Well, some people are perfectly happy stopping at one foreign language. That was their goal, and they reached it. That’s all good. On the other hand, too […]
MOREInternational Greetings: How to Say “Hello” in 29 Languages
What’s the first word you learn in any language? “Hello”, of course! “Hello” is the way you’ll meet new people, make new friends, and start conversations. Even if you’re not aiming for fluency in a language, just learning this one little word will endear you to any native speakers you meet at home or abroad. […]
MORE12 Fun Grammar Games to Help You Learn a Language
Grammar. To many people, the word is almost synonymous with “boredom”. Does that make “grammar games” a contradiction? I’m going to say not. More on that in a moment. True, the average grammar book is more useful as a cure for insomnia than it is as a tool for language learning. And in school you […]
MOREGerman Noun Genders: Hacks to Learn them Faster
Learning German? You’re going to notice one major difference between English and German grammar right away: German noun genders. All German nouns are one of three genders: masculine, feminine or neutral. For someone who is just starting out with German, this can be really confusing – especially as the genders don’t necessarily seem logical. Take […]
MORELearning a Language Through Music: Here’s How It’s Done
Can you learn a language through music? Of course you can! From slow, crooning love songs to the latest boy band hits, music is a really useful tool for language learning. Pop music isn’t the whole story, though. Any style of music, by any artist, as long as it has lyrics, can be useful in […]
MOREHow to Use Systems (Instead of Goals) to Get Results in Language Learning
What’s your language learning goal? Perhaps you’re aiming to reach A2 level in French in the next 3 months. Maybe you’re looking to gain basic knowledge of Italian before your trip to Rome in a couple of weeks. Or perhaps you’re aiming for German mastery. Whatever your goal, setting a goal is the natural thing […]
MORETutorial: How to Hack Facebook Live Video to Learn a Language
Did you know Facebook can help you to improve your listening skills in just about any language? I didn’t! At least not until a few weeks ago when I stumbled across a feature that had been hiding behind a little tab on my Facebook home screen. Recently, I was surprised to find out just how […]
MOREHow to Speak French: The Faster Way to Learn French
So you want to learn how to speak French? Très bien !! Millions of language learners around the world are already learning French, so you’re in great company. And you can learn to speak French fluently faster than you think. Yes, some aspects of French can be difficult, just like with any language. But for […]
MOREHappy Paddy’s Day! (3 NEW Irish-Themed Videos for Language Learners)
Top o’ the morning to you! Just kidding, we Irish don’t actually ever say that – even on today, the day of our world-famous patron saint, St. Patrick! Despite being associated with all things Irish, St. Patrick wasn’t actually Irish by birth. Historians agree that he was born in Britain at some point in the […]
MORECan You Learn a Language by Watching the News?
“I’d like to read the news in my new language” is a goal I often hear when I ask people what fluency would mean for them. Perhaps you dream of reading Le Monde in a quirky cafe in Paris. Or maybe you’d to open up the Spiegel Online app while travelling on the S-Bahn in Berlin. Even if reading the […]
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