Poder Conjugation: All Tenses, Explained Simply (with Examples)
Learn every tense of the Spanish verb poder with clear conjugation tables, example sentences, and an explanation of when to use poder versus saber.
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Explore 33 common reasons language learners get stuck, with practical next steps for time, confidence, motivation, pronunciation and more.
Fail fast and fail often: why many failures can be the key to success
Frequent failures give you useful feedback. Benny explains how reviewing what went wrong can improve the next attempt and keep you moving.
Oops! Logically analysing when something goes wrong, rather than resorting to excuses
When a project goes wrong, examine the causes before reaching for excuses. Benny shares a practical way to learn from a disappointing result.
How far can you get in 5 hours? The Norwegian mission!
with a pretty successful Polish mini-mission behind me, tomorrow I am flying to Oslo!
Of course I plan to be a respectful tourist and be fully capable of ordering food, asking for directions, being polite and giving basic information about myself, all in Norwegian.
However, since I am not under any pressure to do something else (my trip to Warsaw was specifically to speak at TEDx, and preparing for that talk took time out of the 5 hours I had planned for Polish, knocking it down to only 2! The talk went well, and you can see a cool visual representation of what I was saying in the image above that was drawn while I was saying it!), I think I will actually manage to do five full hours of preparation this time! 🙂
My First Polish Conversation After One Hour of Study
Benny tried a first Polish video call after one hour of study. See what helped, what he misunderstood and what happened after two hours.
Mission Impossible? Polish in 5 Hours
From the 2013 archive, Benny prepares for a three-day trip to Poland with five focused hours of Polish for basic tourist conversations.
Watch Benny Speaking in Arabic
Watch Benny reflect on his Arabic project in Brazil and Egypt, including the conversations he managed and the limits of his final level.
Climbing Mount Moses, seeing camels, the burning bush and the pyramids of Giza before leaving Egypt
Benny looks back on climbing Mount Sinai, seeing camels and visiting the Pyramids of Giza before leaving Egypt for his next mission.
The Siwa Oasis: Deep inside the Sahara desert (travel update)
Travel with Benny to Egypt's Siwa Oasis for a desert journey, local encounters and a short Arabic conversation with his jeep driver.
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