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Benny Lewis


Pleco Review: Read Chinese from Day One

Pleco Review: Read Chinese from Day One

written by Benny Lewis

Reading the language independently is an important part of my Chinese project. However, my focus is on speaking. So until I can read a larger amount by myself, I needed a boost to allow me to use the language immediately in everyday situations like making purchases, reading signs, and understanding menus and ingredients on products. […]


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Reading time: 3 minutes

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HelloTalk App Review: Chat with Native Speakers on Your Smartphone

HelloTalk App Review: Chat with Native Speakers on Your Smartphone

written by Benny Lewis

HelloTalk is a cool new language learning app that serves one purpose: it connects you directly with native speakers, and provides an interface to text and speak with them, all from your smartphone. There are websites out there that let you search for people to talk with. My favourite is Preply (our review is here). […]


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Reading time: 8 minutes

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