Category: Language Hacks


Juggling Languages: The Balancing Act That All Polyglots Must Perform

Juggling Languages: The Balancing Act That All Polyglots Must Perform

written by Benny Lewis

Polyglottery is a bit of a balancing act. Because we only have so many hours in a day, we can’t learn all languages. But when you have the itch for language learning like I and so many other polyglots do, you sometimes can’t help but to take on a new language challenge even though you […]


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How do you get spoken practice in a less common language, when you can't find native speakers?

How Do You Get Spoken Practice in a Less Common Language?

written by Benny Lewis

How do you get language practise when native speakers are genuinely hard to come by? Simple idea, but very effective: Find other learners My friend Brandon initially had this very issue with his project to learn Icelandic. It’s a country of just 300,000 people, and they are not so likely to be on language learning […]


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What You Can Do With The Most Common 300 Words In A Foreign Language?

What You Can Do With The Most Common 300 Words In A Foreign Language?

written by Guest Author

I met Frank at the very start of this year’s US book tour after being in touch for a while via the blog. When he sent me this great guest post, the Spartan in me couldn’t resist running with it! It’s about picking essential words to learn at the beginning of your language adventure, so you […]


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¿Cómo Aprender Inglés Sin Haber Ido Antes a Estados Unidos? (15 divertidos tips para aprender un nuevo idioma)

written by Benny Lewis

Llevo 5 años escribiendo en este blog y todos los artículos son en inglés… hasta hoy. Sé que muchos de mis lectores no son nativos del inglés y que muchos están aprendiendo inglés todavía. Por eso, vamos a ver qué tal si comparto algunos artículos que no estén escritos en inglés, como el de hoy. Conocí […]


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Tips for Learning Non-European Languages

Tips for Learning Non-European Languages

written by Guest Author

Now that the summer has wrapped up, it’s time to dive back into language learning, and let’s start with some thoughts on non-European languages! For that, my hyperpolyglot friend Judith Meyer is back and has written up this excellent post for us. I met in Esperanto gatherings and always see her busy answering Quora questions, […]


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Fun and Engaging Language Learning with Children’s Picture Books

written by Guest Author

While my book tour continues, I’m happy to welcome another guest post about a concept in language learning we’ve all looked into at one time or another – using children’s books to learn foreign languages! Let’s see what Tim Johnson has to say on this! ——— There are a several language learning methods that allow […]


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How To Be Organised About Learning New Vocabulary

How To Be Organised About Learning New Vocabulary

written by Guest Author

In today’s guest post, Kerstin from fluent language shares her thoughts on learning new vocabulary. Enjoy!
My name is Kerstin and I’m a dictionary fiend. Learning new words and figuring out how they’re related to other languages is one of my favourite parts of language learning.


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Reading time: 7 minutes

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How to Start Learning a New Language (Right Now. Today. Seriously).

How to Start Learning a New Language (Right Now. Today. Seriously).

written by Benny Lewis

Let me ask you a question: If you really wanted to learn a new language, what would you be doing right now to make that happen? The thing with language learning, and really with any goal or desire we have in life, is that we spend a lot of time thinking about what we want and talking about […]


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Time to Level Up! Examples of how you can use your language anywhere

written by Benny Lewis

The most famous example people know of me (and my friend Moses) levelling up, is when we went to a mall in Columbus Ohio and spoke over a dozen languages. I’ve had people email me to ask where are good places to level up, as if a list can be compiled. Actually, you can do […]


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