Benny Lewis | 24+ of your Language Learning Questions Answered @irishpolyglot | Uploaded July 2017 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
This was a live video, but instead of watching the whole thing, just click the following timestamps to go directly to the question you are interested in: 4:53 - How quickly should one seek out native speakers when learning a language?
7:14 - What is your record time getting to a C level, and in which language?
9:40 - How would you go about thinking in a language?
12:21 - Do you recommend learning Esperanto before or after learning German?
15:17 - What language, if any, are you learning or improving these days?
17:21 - How do you practise ASL (American Sign Language)?
BOOSTED COMMENT 19:22 - How do you boost a language that you have studied before but haven’t practised for a while?
23:22 - How can I use your Language Hacking Spanish book to reach B2 in Spanish?
25:05 - How competent in Gaeilge (Irish) is the average Irishman? If I was learning it, could I use it with them?
30:17 - What’s your favourite foreign movie that you don’t think you would’ve known about had you not studied the language?
31:40 - If someone wanted to learn a language like Russian on a severe budget, what tips would you have for them?
36:40 - Will there be any other Language Hacking books coming out?
38:48 - Have you tried using Twitter to find language exchange partners? Sounds like an interesting idea.
40:09 - How long would you say it takes to get back up to your previous level in a language after a couple of years away? I left China two years ago and hate the idea of starting again.
41:29 - I have 5 hours per day to study Italian. What’s the best way to use this time?
44:33 - How much do you read? How? And what kind of books?
46:47 - Have you found Irish speakers in New York?
48:22 - I’m studying French, but getting lazier and lazier about it. How do you study a language without getting bored?
52:48 - How do you get over the fear of talking with people?
57:30 - I’m learning Spanish on Duolingo but don’t have any opportunities to put it to use. Please suggest what to do.
1:00:48 - How would you prepare for a holiday where your target language is spoken?
1:02:43 - How do I not forget my second language while I’m in a foreign country studying a third language?
1:06:54 - Do you use the same approach when learning any new language?
1:08:09 - Is it helpful to learn Latin for studying European languages?
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This was a live video, but instead of watching the whole thing, just click the following timestamps to go directly to the question you are interested in: 4:53 - How quickly should one seek out native speakers when learning a language?
7:14 - What is your record time getting to a C level, and in which language?
9:40 - How would you go about thinking in a language?
12:21 - Do you recommend learning Esperanto before or after learning German?
15:17 - What language, if any, are you learning or improving these days?
17:21 - How do you practise ASL (American Sign Language)?
BOOSTED COMMENT 19:22 - How do you boost a language that you have studied before but haven’t practised for a while?
23:22 - How can I use your Language Hacking Spanish book to reach B2 in Spanish?
25:05 - How competent in Gaeilge (Irish) is the average Irishman? If I was learning it, could I use it with them?
30:17 - What’s your favourite foreign movie that you don’t think you would’ve known about had you not studied the language?
31:40 - If someone wanted to learn a language like Russian on a severe budget, what tips would you have for them?
36:40 - Will there be any other Language Hacking books coming out?
38:48 - Have you tried using Twitter to find language exchange partners? Sounds like an interesting idea.
40:09 - How long would you say it takes to get back up to your previous level in a language after a couple of years away? I left China two years ago and hate the idea of starting again.
41:29 - I have 5 hours per day to study Italian. What’s the best way to use this time?
44:33 - How much do you read? How? And what kind of books?
46:47 - Have you found Irish speakers in New York?
48:22 - I’m studying French, but getting lazier and lazier about it. How do you study a language without getting bored?
52:48 - How do you get over the fear of talking with people?
57:30 - I’m learning Spanish on Duolingo but don’t have any opportunities to put it to use. Please suggest what to do.
1:00:48 - How would you prepare for a holiday where your target language is spoken?
1:02:43 - How do I not forget my second language while I’m in a foreign country studying a third language?
1:06:54 - Do you use the same approach when learning any new language?
1:08:09 - Is it helpful to learn Latin for studying European languages?
Otherwise, see the following specific topics of "Getting started", "Pronunciation", "Travel/Country/Culture" & "General Language Learning" on my Mixer profile. You should follow that
You can create a log-in there in seconds by signing up with a Microsoft account you’d likely have through an Xbox/Outlook/Skype etc. account. If you don’t, then making a new account takes a few extra seconds.
Here's my profile:
mixer.com/polyglot
When there, click “Sign up” in the top-right to link your account, and then click 💙 on the top-left on my profile, so that you can ask your question(s) once I’m live!
