Benny Lewis | 20 of your Language Learning Questions Answered (Click timestamps to go straight to your favourite!) @irishpolyglot | Uploaded January 2018 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
In this live session, I answered all the questions I possibly could, as people passed them on to me! Click the timestamps below to go straight to the question you find most interesting!
If you want to be sure that the next time I do one, I won't miss your question (I tend to answer all the earliest Qs and then only a few of the later ones), just click the 🔔 icon and you'll be a part of the "notification squad" to not miss the moment I go live in future!
01:08 When I pronounce the Spanish R sometimes it sounds like an English “d” sound. Is that normal sometimes?
03:26 Have you noticed some changes within the languages you’ve learned? I know sometimes language adapts to new modern ways.
05:51 What are some tips for learning Korean?
07:45 What are some tips for learning French speaking and pronunciation, especially for someone who has already learned Spanish?
10:24 Will you come to Bratislava again this year for the Polyglot Gathering?
12:09 Sometimes I know what I want to say in Spanish, and I can think of it during a group conversation…but not fast enough to say it out loud. Is that still making progress?
15:21 Will there be more Language Hacking books in other languages?
18:36 How much practice do you put into maintaining your languages?
20:29 How do I learn how to read Irish?
23:01 I've plateaued in my Mandarin learning. My busy schedule is limiting me to lots of passive input (mostly listening, reading and basic speaking). Any advice?
25:56 What are some examples of intermediate goals? I speak four times per week. speaking easily is my top priority but I don't know what I should focus on.
29:20 Do you mix up your languages when you speak? What can you do to keep them separate?
33:08 How many languages can a well-prepared person learn in a year?
36:42 Any tips for learning ASL (American Sign Language)?
39:02 Do you have any tips for advancing from conversational level in Spanish to closer to mastery?
41:53 Is it better to learn the language first and then learn to read?
44:19 How do logic skills, such as the skills you use to solve puzzles, do math, and other stuff, help with language learning?
46:31 What are some tips to learn noun genders in French?
50:43 What's the best French Grammar book in English in your opinion?
52:33 If I can't talk to anyone and I want to learn Japanese, could I talk to myself?
In this live session, I answered all the questions I possibly could, as people passed them on to me! Click the timestamps below to go straight to the question you find most interesting!
If you want to be sure that the next time I do one, I won't miss your question (I tend to answer all the earliest Qs and then only a few of the later ones), just click the 🔔 icon and you'll be a part of the "notification squad" to not miss the moment I go live in future!
01:08 When I pronounce the Spanish R sometimes it sounds like an English “d” sound. Is that normal sometimes?
03:26 Have you noticed some changes within the languages you’ve learned? I know sometimes language adapts to new modern ways.
05:51 What are some tips for learning Korean?
07:45 What are some tips for learning French speaking and pronunciation, especially for someone who has already learned Spanish?
10:24 Will you come to Bratislava again this year for the Polyglot Gathering?
12:09 Sometimes I know what I want to say in Spanish, and I can think of it during a group conversation…but not fast enough to say it out loud. Is that still making progress?
15:21 Will there be more Language Hacking books in other languages?
18:36 How much practice do you put into maintaining your languages?
20:29 How do I learn how to read Irish?
23:01 I've plateaued in my Mandarin learning. My busy schedule is limiting me to lots of passive input (mostly listening, reading and basic speaking). Any advice?
25:56 What are some examples of intermediate goals? I speak four times per week. speaking easily is my top priority but I don't know what I should focus on.
29:20 Do you mix up your languages when you speak? What can you do to keep them separate?
33:08 How many languages can a well-prepared person learn in a year?
36:42 Any tips for learning ASL (American Sign Language)?
39:02 Do you have any tips for advancing from conversational level in Spanish to closer to mastery?
41:53 Is it better to learn the language first and then learn to read?
44:19 How do logic skills, such as the skills you use to solve puzzles, do math, and other stuff, help with language learning?
46:31 What are some tips to learn noun genders in French?
50:43 What's the best French Grammar book in English in your opinion?
52:33 If I can't talk to anyone and I want to learn Japanese, could I talk to myself?
