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Benny Lewis

Founder, Fluent in 3 Months

Speaks: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Esperanto, Mandarin Chinese, American Sign Language, Dutch, Irish

Fun-loving Irish guy, full-time globe trotter and international bestselling author. Benny believes the best approach to language learning is to speak from day one.

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Stop being such a crybaby

written by Benny Lewis

My life is so unfair – forget the starving children in Africa, or people with terminal illnesses; they have no idea what I have to put up with. I have seperable verbs and conjugations to deal with. Oh, woe is me!! For example, German has strange word orders, prepositions at the end of sentences that [...]

121 French Words & Phrases to Talk About Your Job

written by Shannon Kennedy

When you talk to someone for the first time, one of the questions you’ll most likely get asked is, “so tell me, what do you do for a living?” Or in French, “Dis-moi, qu'est ce que tu fais dans la vie?” I work in the music industry, and I find myself running into French speakers [...]

Why Tonal Languages Aren’t as Hard as You Think

written by Jeremy Ginsburg

Here’s my take on language difficulty: All languages are created equal. Mandarin Chinese. English. Russian. Arabic. You name it. They all have their own challenging aspects. But – here’s the kicker – humans can speak all of them. I’ve yet to hear about a language that went extinct only because it was so difficult to [...]

6 Ways for Beginners to Outsmart “Expert” Language Learners

written by Benny Lewis

When you’re a beginner in a language, and you meet someone who’s studied it for years, it can be a bit of a shock. You wonder: “How are they so damn good?” It feels like they’re leagues ahead of you. How can you hope to stay motivated all that time and catch up with the [...]

Japanese for Kids: 17 Helpful Online Resources

written by Caitlin Sacasas

Are you trying to raise a bilingual (or maybe even multilingual!) baby? Teaching your child Japanese is a great choice! There’s absolutely no age limit to learning languages, but why not give them a head start… especially if you’re learning too? Speaking with your kids in another language, no matter how imperfect, still improves both [...]

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