Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond!
Let’s face it; being able to speak multiple languages would be really cool. But can it be done by the average person without getting really confused? When I was living in Spain, still only able to speak English, I hung out with a Brazilian who absolutely wowed me as he switched between people at our […]
Masculine or Feminine (or Neuter)? This can be one of the most frustrating things for beginner to intermediate learners; the added information they have to learn of associating a gender with each word. Not only can it seem pointless to assign a gender to inanimate sexless objects (especially for native English speakers who aren’t used […]
One of the most frequent questions I get asked is How can I become a polyglot like you? A polyglot is someone who can speak several languages. You can see me demonstrate the ones that I know in the compilation video above. You can see the full version of all of those videos in several different languages on my videoblog. [Edit: Here’s a much cooler video I made in 8 languages]
Alice Cimino learned Spanish and English through full immersion as an eighth-grader. Here she shares her strategies for how she became fluent in these languages.
They speak 11 languages between them. Here are Damon and Jo’s language learning secrets.
An in-depth, totally biased review of the Women in Language Conference. Come join us for an amazing weekend of polyglot fun!
Looking for another word for beautiful? There’s definitely no shortage of words for “beautiful” in these 14 different languages from around the world.
Old English was written with a runic alphabet. Discover the history of Old English writing, and how it changed into modern English.
Discover how to speak Catalan. The Catalan language may have only 10 million speakers. But when you learn Catalan, a whole new world opens up to you.
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