Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond!
The pessimist says the glass is half empty. The optimist says it’s half full. The pragmatist says its liquid contents are at 50% capacity. The ironist says it’s half full of air. The practicalist says the glass is twice as big as it should be. The psychoanalyst says the glass is your mother. The punk […]
I thought I couldn’t learn languages, until I had to learn Spanish for a job. I tried everything and ended up writing a book in Spanish.
Asking how to say “I love you” in Vietnamese is kind of like asking “What foods should I eat right now?”. There’s no simple answer. There are many factors that influence what food you should eat right now. How hungry are you? What time of day is it? What body type do you have? There’s […]
CEFR levels - you'll often hear about them when you're learning a language. But what are they? Do they matter? And how do you work out your level?
I’m back in the Emerald Isle for the month (currently up in Donegal again, improving my Gaeilge before going back to Cavan for the Fleadh). It’s not just great to be speaking our first national language again, but also our second one; since I don’t have to water down my English to be more understandable, […]
Want to order food in a Chinese restaurant, in Chinese? Here are the Chinese phrases you need to do just that.
The Rapid Learner program from Scott H. Young aims to help you learn faster and smarter. But does it work? We tested it out, and here’s what we found.
Korean proverbs offer us a window into Korean thought, ethics, and traditions. Here are 15 for you to learn.
OK, so you have put in the time and can now speak a language at a confident level. But maybe the course that helped to get you there has ended, or your stay abroad is over and it’s time to go home. What do you do to make sure that you don’t forget that language? […]
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