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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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Oops! Logically analysing when something goes wrong, rather than resorting to excuses

written by Benny Lewis

Over the years, I've had a lot of missions, goals, projects or whatever you want to call them (16 of which I've blogged about, so far) to learn languages and take on many interesting other objectives. Generally on this blog I try to see the good in what I can, and I consider each project [...]

20 Everyday German Slang Words (So You Sound Like A Native)

written by James Johnson

So, you want to learn German slang? Sehr gut! One of the best ways to build new vocabulary, and sound more like a native, is to learn the German slang words people use every day. By sprinkling words from the German umgangsprache into your daily conversations, you can bring your sentences to life and display [...]

Don’t travel to learn a language! Why it’s your ATTITUDE, not your longitude and latitude, that counts

written by Benny Lewis

This blog post is based on this week's Language Hacking League email. To get such updates sent to your inbox, which are not usually posted on the blog, sign up (for free of course) on the top right of the site! You may not expect this from a blog that tells you how travel has [...]

Teach Me German: A Step-by-Step Guide to Your First Month Learning German

written by Benny Lewis

You’ve decided you want to learn German. Sehr gut! With its absurdly long words and unusual grammar structure, learning German can seem a daunting task. I disagree. I believe German is a good choice for a foreign language for many reasons. Here are a couple: First, unlike English, German has a standardised form, which is [...]

Are you close-minded? How I finally learned how to get along with Parisians

written by Benny Lewis

If you ask someone the question “Are you close-minded?” the answer will almost certainly be a no. I don't think anyone in the world sees themselves as closed minded. They are always sceptical or simply convinced that the other guy is wrong. The description closed minded is one we tend to reserve for someone else. [...]

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