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Why Spanish is Easy: Understanding Spoken Spanish

written by Benny Lewis

To learn Spanish fast and easy, find new ways to think about the language.

Juggling Languages: The Balancing Act That All Polyglots Must Perform

written by Benny Lewis

Polyglottery is a bit of a balancing act. Because we only have so many hours in a day, we can’t learn all languages. But when you have the itch for language learning like I and so many other polyglots do, you sometimes can’t help but to take on a new language challenge even though you […]

Week 1 of a monoglot’s first language learning journey (Benny coaches his girlfriend to learn Esperanto)

written by Benny Lewis

I have had many language learning projects myself, but this one is the first one that I get to document of another person. Lauren, my girlfriend, had the great idea that we should have the camera rolling every single second that she is studying, speaking, using or otherwise getting some kind of exposure to Esperanto.

Over the space of 6 days we had over seven and a half hours of footage, and I edited the best realizations down into today’s 13 minute video (above). I hope you enjoy it! This way you can see the gradual but definite progress of a genuine beginner language learner to a more confident speaker, from start to finish

Sound Rehab: A 5-Point Program for Kicking Your Visual-Addiction

written by Guest Author

(Note: Flow courses are currently discontinued, you can learn about my new courses here) I’m a musician, and I advocate learning language with your ears instead of your eyes. But I often get pushback for this view: “You can’t just assume that everyone is an auditory learner like you. Personally, I’m a visual learner so I […]

How To Learn Mandarin Chinese Faster – It’s Easier Than You Think

written by Benny Lewis

Napoleon Hill wrote in his bestselling book Think and Grow Rich, “There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.” Do you say to yourself, “I am too old/young/fat/skinny/rich/poor/educated/uneducated/white/black/gay/straight/hairy/hairless/sheep/goat to be learning a new language [or insert any formidable-sounding thing].” Realize this kind of negative talk is self-defeating and that you are your own worst enemy.