Category: Language Hacks

How to Learn Italian: 5 Practical Tips for Beginners

written by Brian Kwong

Learn Italian with five practical tips on pronunciation, listening, cognates, speaking practice and building a routine you can stick to.

written by Benny Lewis

Find German reading practice for every level, from plain-language news and graded stories to novels, classics, poems and a five-step reading routine.

written by Benny Lewis

Speakers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden tend to have strong English. Here's what language similarity, school and everyday exposure have to do with it.

written by Benny Lewis

Learn how to form the Italian imperfect tense, choose between imperfetto and passato prossimo, and use common past-tense patterns.

written by John Fotheringham

Learn how to plan 2,000 kanji without confusing keywords with mastery. Set a sustainable pace, add vocabulary and review with Anki.

written by Benny Lewis

Learn 16 basic travel phrases, with checked examples in German, French, Mandarin, Spanish and Italian, plus a simple practice routine.

written by Benny Lewis

Czech has seven cases and tricky consonant clusters, but its regular spelling and word families give learners useful patterns to build on.

written by Caitlin Sacasas

Find Korean textbooks, graded readers, translated novels, and children’s books, with level guidance and a practical reading method for learners.

written by Benny Lewis

Learn 60+ useful Spanish phrases for greetings, restaurants, directions and conversation, with clear tú/usted and regional usage notes.