Novice learners ask: "How long does it take to get fluent in a language?" Polyglots don't. They just start learning and enjoy every step

The faster you can get comfortable with NOT knowing The faster you'll learn a foreign language It's all about taking curious steps into the unknown, with a smile upon your face Put your native language one side, and come on an adventure 🥾

Language learning is simple It is just a game of repetition The challenge, is repeating the same words and phrases over and over WITHOUT letting it get boring

I love languages! I've been in Brazil for just over 6 weeks now and am beginning to feel at home Crazy how immersion works... You can feel like it's an uphill struggle and then all of a sudden, boom! You understand people with ease, you're speaking fluently without needing

Travelling to the country where your TL is spoken is just INCREDIBLE Top Tip: Learn the language BEFORE coming and you will 100x your experience. Don't do what most expats / gringos do and wait till you move to learn Thanks to me already speaking Portuguese before coming,

I used an app called Time Left yesterday, it was awesome! Met some really cool people and practiced a lot of Portuguese I'm SO happy to have learnt the language before coming here. It really makes life so much more enjoyable. If you're thinking about moving to a country,

If you want a more native-sounding accent in your TL Do these THREE things: 1.) EXAGGERATE Really go OVER THE TOP when you speak your TL. Speak as if you're making fun of natives by imitating their accent. 2.) CHARACTER Create a character in your TL. Don't just be 'you'

Learn a language as if you were tasked with learning the lyrics to a MASSIVE song The FIRST thing you would do, would be to listen to the song as much as possible Singing along as best you could, enjoying it, having fun THEN you would begin to study the lyrics, whilst

I'm eternally grateful for having learnt the languages I now speak. I'm in Peru, I have obviously spoken loads of Spanish and made friends with locals It's been great. Plus... I've just got out of a week-long retreat in the jungle, where there were 2 Italians, so practiced

You learn languages faster when you make it about connection rather than perfection.

I learn languages 'fast' because I know the truth The truth is this 'I' don't learn languages, my brain does My job is to facilitate my brain's learning. Make this shift today and watch the pressure lift from your shoulders 'You' don't learn a language - your brain does.

In language learning, vulnerability is a superpower. Most adult learners struggle because they HATE not knowing something and admitting it The faster you can become ok with not knowing, making mistakes and being vulnerable The quicker you'll get fluent in a second language

Learn languages for joy and you'll learn them much faster

Happiness is remembering a word you thought you'd forgotten Like whaaaat, where did that even come from?! Language learning is awesome

I had an amazing 6 months in Brazil - with a two week trip to Peru thrown in I really can't imagine what it would have been like if I didn't speak Portuguese and Spanish The people I met, the connections I made... Would NOT have been possible without speaking foreign

Just dreamt in French for the first time in ages To my knowledge I've not been speaking more French than usual, so no idea where it came from I dreamt I was somewhere in Africa, doing some shopping, taking an Uber... Linguists/ Geeks, any ideas why this happens out of the

Just done a French / English exchange Think I've fallen in love with French all over again 😍 It is SUCH a rich language, with epic, ever-evolving slang expressions Damn, I might have to plan a little voyage to France 🇫🇷