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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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Why I love Brazilians (& Br. Portuguese)

written by Benny Lewis

If you liked this post, I've also written about How to speak like a Carioca, and how to learn Portuguese after Spanish. function runSplitTest(){ var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 2) + 1 console.log(randomNumber) var copy = ""; if (randomNumber == 1){ copy = 'One thing before we get started: you can chat away in a [...]

6 short videos to help you configure your very own reality distortion field

written by Benny Lewis

The late and great Steve Jobs was famous for many things, and was arguably one of the most influential contributors to how advanced personal use technology developed over the last few decades. But another thing that he was quite well known for, which definitely contributed a huge amount to how much he achieved, was his [...]

Hiragana vs Katakana: What’s the Difference?

written by Caitlin Sacasas

Struggling to grasp how to write in Japanese? It’s not as hard as it seems! Sure, hiragana and katakana, two of the key systems in Japanese writing, look so foreign and intimidating, but they can actually be quite simple. The characters don’t represent unique meanings the way Chinese characters do. They’re more like a Japanese [...]

10 Terrible Language Learning Tips (Don’t Follow These)

written by Benny Lewis

A few years back I was feeling annoyed with all the bad language learning tips that are out there. I'd also got frustrated with people asking me what the “secret” is to learning a new language, yet never seeming satisfied with my answer of “There is no secret; you need to work hard, speak often [...]

The simple guide to adding captions/subtitles to Youtube videos: My 2.5 month Mandarin video

written by Benny Lewis

First thing's first: This video is my 2.5 month point in Mandarin! Subtitles included in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, as well as English. [Youku version here] I met up with fellow Youtube polyglot Mike, a.k.a. Glossika and he agreed to bounce some questions off me to demonstrate my progress since the last video. Check out [...]

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