25 Typical British Slang Words that Every English Learner Should Know
I find British slang to be the most creative and quirky. But then I’m biased because I’m British!
Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond!
I find British slang to be the most creative and quirky. But then I’m biased because I’m British!
Is Turkish hard to learn? I say no! Not more than any new language. Here are some tips I picked up when I learned Turkish myself.
Follow Elizabeth’s journey as she aims for a 15 minute conversation in Spanish after just 90 days of learning.
I’ve spent 3 hours today looking like this, and currently have a splitting headache. To contrast with yesterday’s post, where I talk about comfort in the language in the pre-fluency stage, I thought I’d give you another glimpse into the huge amount of discomfort I’m also going through a lot of the time. Since I […]
Can you learn French through French social media? Of course you can! In fact, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are fantastic places to learn French.
Learn to speak Hindi with these 31 beginner lessons on getting started in the language. Includes tips on how to learn Hindi from Bollywood movies.
If your end-goal is to speak then having a silent period to prepare (while you study, listen, or brace yourself for the glorious coming of your ready day foretold by language learning prophets) is nothing more than a comfortable way to waste time. It’s amazing how much this is promoted by various methods I see […]
Language learning can and should be free, and there are many ways to do it without spending a penny, which I discuss regularly on this site. However, there is one time when spending a bit of bob can certainly be justifiable – when giving in to the consumerist frenzy that we celebrate just after the […]
In this Ask Benny episode, Benny explains how he goes about making a personalised phrasebook. He shares examples of useful sentences that he knows he needs to use when introducing himself, as well as phrases for talking about his interests and work. Benny then explains how he compiles a vocab database, how he makes flashcards, and what other resources he uses during the process.
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