Category: Language Hacks


What can you do in 4 hours? Benny's first Indonesian class

What can you do in 4 hours? Benny’s first Indonesian class

written by Benny Lewis

Inspired by Moses McCormick’s unfiltered uploads, I’ve decided to share an unedited crucial moment in my language learning processes; both the first time I’ve ever spoken the language and my first ever class. What I did was study four hours over 2 days last week, starting from absolute scratch, and then on day 2 of studying […]


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Stop Allowing Excuses to Run Your Life!

Stop Allowing Excuses to Run Your Life!

written by Benny Lewis

In my inbox I see hundreds of people sharing their language learning woes every day, and in person I meet many people everywhere I go who struggle to start a language. There are many reasons they give, some of which are valid, but many times they are just excuses. Nothing reminds us more of this […]


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Singlish: The Singaporean English creole [video interview]

Singlish: The Singaporean English creole [video interview]

written by Benny Lewis

Singlish From the blog’s origin era (2009–2014) — kept as lived proof of the method. See all the missions. When most people think of learning a new language, they tend to imagine official languages of countries. There are of course many languages (like Quechua) that get often neglected by governments, artificial languages and a whole […]


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