Japanese Verb Conjugation: A Beginner’s Guide [With Charts!]
Japanese verb conjugation can seem super intimidating to beginners. But did you know that it can actually be simpler than English conjugation?
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Mission Impossible? Polish in 5 Hours
On Wednesday, I’ll be arriving in Warsaw to give a TEDx talk. Unlike the first one I gave, which was completely made up on the spot and only the second time I ever had a stage to myself like that, this time I have been preparing for it in advance and want to give a completely different but really powerful talk that could inspire many language learners. It should hopefully be up on Youtube in a month or two!
I’ll only be in Poland for 3 days, but I’m going to have a unique mission this time of giving myself 5 hours to cram for Polish to become as effective a tourist as I can be! Right now, I don’t know any Polish at all (other than likely common vocabulary that many languages share), and I’ve been too busy with a full time contracted job I have here in Berlin (much more on the top-secret reason I’m in Berlin later) as well as preparing my talk over the last week.
#017 | Jane T – The Motorhome Language Learner
This episode features Jane T, who learned several languages to the conversational level in just 90 days with the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge. Jane quit her job after her husband retired to start traveling around Europe in a motorhome, learning languages along the way. Shannon and Benny talk with Jane about her motorhome journeys […]
Is There Any Point In Learning The Local Language Anymore?
Does it feel like everyone around the world speaks English, so there is no use to learn new languages? Phil wrote about his experience to answer the question.
28 Synonyms for Love from Around the World (+ Literal Translations into English)
These words for love from different languages around the world will melt your heart...
The 111 Most Common Spanish Words For Everyday Use
You can understand about 50% of Spanish by learning only 100 Spanish words. It’s true! And here’s how it works…
#012 | Suzanne – “I go to the Tapas Bar and talk in Spanish for hours”
Suzanne took Spanish for 4 years in high school but was never able to speak the language. The summer she finished high school she went to Madrid. She found she could read the street signs, but she couldn't communicate. The same thing happened when she studied French at university. It was only last year that she had her first real conversation in Spanish -- and now she can hang out in tapas bars speaking Spanish for hours. In this episode, Suzanne shares what changed for her after years of learning languages that opened her up to having real conversations.
Watch Benny Speaking in Arabic
This has been a very interesting project!
I started back in September, with three months to intensively learn the language while in Brazil, and then spent January and February travelling through Egypt (ultimately not doing more than a couple of hours intentional work on my Arabic level, although getting lots of practice), and if you check out the above completely unedited, and unscripted conversation, you can hear what my Arabic sounds like!
Unlike in my other videos, where I was focusing much more on an interesting message that the native speaker could share with the world, this time I did most of the talking, but had a very special guest interview me – the first person I ever spoke Arabic with! It’s got an almost poetic conclusion to the mission that I should finally meet her just before I leave! I found Amera on italki in September, and she is one of the teachers I stuck consistently with all the way through to December.
How to Learn French Fast: The Step-by-Step Guide For Your First Month
I drew the ideal French-learning strategy from my polyglot experience especially for you. You’ll make incredible progress in a month!
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