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Fluent in 3 Months (Book)

Fluent in 3 Months by Benny Lewis will change the way you think about learning a new language, any language. Not only in theory, this book will give you practical tips and tactics for each different stages of language learning. A must read for anyone who wants to become fluent in a new language.

Duolingo App

Did I just recommend Duolingo, on Imgur, for the 100th times? I'm sorry but I can't not recommend this. Duolingo is the best app for your smartphone to learn the basic of languages. And it's 100% free! They currently have over 16 languages available to learn. While Duolingo won't make you fluent, it will definitely make you ready for the next step.

Forvo Pronounciation Dictionary

While reading words from a different language, especially the ones that have confusing pronunciation (like English), you will want to hear how those words are pronounced. Forvo can help you with that. Forvo is a pronunciation dictionary where you can type a word then it will return the pronunciation audio.

Memrise App

There's this method of learning languages called SRS (Spaced Repetition System) where you will get reminded of a word over time before you can forget it. After a certain duration, then you'll remember the word forever. Memrise is the app that will help you learn languages with SRS.

HiNative App

What a day to be alive. With HiNative, you can directly ask questions to native people about their language and culture. Let's say you're confused about the difference between two words in French, you can just ask someone from France to explain it to you...for free.

Lang-8

Lang-8 is a platform where you can write something in a language you want to learn, and someone native will proofread it. It's an awesome way to be fluent in a new language because you can train yourself by writing and you'll get to know how you can improve.

Anki SRS

The main idea behind Anki is exactly the same with Memrise, learning a language with SRS. With Anki, you can create your own deck of cards (but there are premade decks too). Some people like Memrise better because of the interface, but some people prefer Anki for flexibility.

Italki

Lang-8 and HiNative are great because they're free. However, for serious people who want to learn fast, both can be a bottleneck because there is no dedicated tutor just for you. If you don't mind spending some money to hire a dedicated tutor for hourly rates so you can learn much faster, then Italki is for you.

HelloTalk Language Exchange

HelloTalk is a chat app made to exchange languages with people around the world. Pick a language to learn, and you'll get to practice with a native speaker via live chat or even video call.

TuneIn Radio

This one is different from the rest. It's not a learning platform, but an online radio streaming app. Here's the idea: if you want to become fluent in a language, you have to "live" with it. You have to listen how people talk with that language in real life, for hours per day. Or listen to music in that language. For that reason, listening to a local radio station will definitely help.

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+1 will definitely favourite this and forget about it.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I'm waiting for the matrix thing where you just download knowledge. I would hate to look back and be upset about all of that wasted effort.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

As a mobile person... YOU BROKE THE MERMAID MAN AND BARNACLE BOY CHAIN!!!

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

quick addition is to check for subreddits for your language. They're often full of techniques and questions you might not have asked

10 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

Yes

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

A Book?!? Ew, gross, paper, tree killer; who reads books anymore anyway?!?!?!?

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

(he said with tongue firmly in cheek)

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I speak English and Spanish and yet I still manage to fuck my Spanish up. I have brought great shame to my family. (ಥ_ಥ)

10 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 0

But what are you wearing?

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Down voting so that we can keep mermaid man and barnacle boy fistbumping

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 2

Doing dogs work.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Can we use forvo to know how to correctly promounce "Imgur" ??

10 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Trying to learn Spanish. I'm pregnant and I told my boyfriend that him and the baby can't have Spanish talks behind my back. -_-

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

@threeringteacher look! A syllabus for you?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

+1 for Forvo. It pisses me off when people direct each other to Google Translate's synthesizer when trying to teach how to pronounce words

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I tried the Fluent in 3 Months. It basically suggests you quit work for 3 months, turn your home into the new language, and don't 1/

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

go out unless you're going out into said language. Great if you're unemployed and a hermit (or in said country). Not so much if you work.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Yikes! That doesn't sound reasonable at all.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Glad theres an honest review here!

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

My ex and I had a french speaking household (I live in the US, so minus most guests) and I was relatively fluent in 6 months or so.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No Pimsleur?

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Pimp slayer?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Im using memrise and it works really well

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

The website is better than the app

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Hmm think i might give The website a try then

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I havent used this one, but Anki's app is great. Pretty expensive as far as apps go, but i think it was worth it.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

*Sigh* Favorite and Forget

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

ALL HAIL DUOLINGO!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I speak 3 languages plus a few phrases in 4 others. It's all about immersion. Get in there, makes mistakes and learn.

10 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

making mistakes is terrifying in a foreign country when you are supposed to be decent in the language. I have given up on german.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You sound like your satisfied. 3 languages is nothing!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Do you only think in one language? I only know English but I can't comprehend thinking in another language, it seems alien to me!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Last night I smashed my thumb with a hammer and I caught myself cursing random words in English, Thai, Korean, German, Swedish and Finnish.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

whispered 'coat coat' in my thai gf's ear while having sex and she laughed so hard we had to stop.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I've noticed I've started to curse in Swedish. Only slightly. But it's there.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It a beautiful language for that. Not quite as colorful as English but swearing is usually where people start. ;)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I'm born Canadian. So English has been the major one. Now I live in Sweden and I think in Swedish but I can switch that with practice.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Got any tips for learning Swedish? Something you wish you would have done at the start, etc

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Nah, I learned my way but I love languages. Make mistakes and ask for help to correct them. Immersion is key. Get help. Tricky language rly.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Are you living in Sweden?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Nope. Although I would like to some day. Going to learn the language first.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Do any of these language apps have Klingon? I want to learn Klingon.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Memrise has a klingon set

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Duolingo is in the process of developing a Klingon course.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I want to learn italian but my playstore just shows duolingo for English...

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's showing English as the only language to learn?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well just at first but when you download it you get all the languages. It's nice. :)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Glad it worked out for you. This might help too: http://www.fsi-language-courses.net/fsi-italian-language-courses/

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Duolingo has a Klingon thing they're working on. For realsies

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Saw the first one, downvoted. Benny lewis is pretty shit, he's basically a snake oil salesman.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

all is salesman, ima dud on internetz after my 10h work shift ima poor me need money, bad peple make money on sometheng elz tan 10h shift

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 4

Read on, I explain why.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I would rather make some $$ but go ahead ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Thanks, for typing all this. I visited his site and immediately got a bad feeling about the whole thing. Seems very cash-grabby.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

To be fair, I know that at least two of these are free, so there's that.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

To clarify- he claims to have passed a c1 exam in german despite never uploading photo evidence, and anecdotal accounts have said many 1/?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

of his languages are kinda sub-par. He basically forced his girlfriend to learn Russian so he could post about it, and many of his 2/?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

best languages are ones such as spanish that he has worked on for years, not for 3 months. His advice isn't earth shattering- 3/?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

, or worth paying to see (Speak from day 1! Who coulda come up with that!?) it's not bad advice, just not "unconventional". Hell, he 4/?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

also has a history of setting up "language lovers meet ups" and then changing them to "book signings" at the last second. There are 5/?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I use duolingo while shitting on company time to keep up on my Deutsch.

10 years ago | Likes 79 Dislikes 0

This comment wins

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

That's an Arschloch-move if you ask a german

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

And then you douche?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

Ja, gute Scheiße

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

aahh... le ol' "poo paid!"

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

i thought i was the only one

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I do this too!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The lessons are the perfect length.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

german is the proper language to fit the activity too, I failed every french speaking while in the porcelain throne, but Deutsch ist gut

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You will never truly be fluent until you live immersed in that language, so let's all quit our jobs and move to Costa Rica to learn Spanish.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Amazing birdies live there. (I accidentally almost said "brides".)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Those too prolly

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I'm going to Costa Rica! Come with me, I'll need friends!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

When do you leave? I'm actually heading to Scotland next week myself. I'm planning on being fluent in whisky by the end of the trip.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I'm going early May, and plan to be drowning in chocolate during my trip. Your plan is a sound one, friend.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Nice!! Costa Rica is on my list. If it were up to me, I'd move there tomorrow. We both have sound travel plans.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Definitely. You should take some pictures and post them! That'd be sweet af (:

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm jealous af you get to go to Scotland though, I want to go so badly.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

For Chinese and Japanese, check out skritter!

10 years ago | Likes 47 Dislikes 0

Wow, $15/month? It looks nice, but that's a bit more than I'm willing to spend for something like that

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

mn

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

dot

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Thank you!!

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Will do mate

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Check out human Japanese, it's fucking amazing, one time purchase and dearly underpriced. Worth every penny!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Any details as to what service skritter provides please?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Essentially, it's a program offering flash cards based on several different Japanese textbooks, with the addition of writing kanji

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ah that sounds helpful for picking up vocab quickly thank you!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Didn't know about that. I'm using an app called ChineseSkill, which is very similar to DuoLingo.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I use HelloChinese, found the learning curve to be more balanced than ChineseSkill

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Thanks, I'll take a look. FWIW I've done well with ChineseSkill, but I took two years of Mandarin classes back in college so I may be biased

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

HelloChinese is a very good free app similar to Duolingo but for Mandarin

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I want to learn Japanese, but the deeper I go, the harder it gets! ...that didn't come out right.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I learned English in 3 months at the age of 8, I'm not sure I can pull that off again with another language :(

10 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 0

It's much easier to learn another language at that age range. It'd be easier for you to learn another language now than someone monolingual.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That's impressive. That's resume' material.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Naw you soak stuff up like crazy at that age

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

This is why kids in Germany kindergartens are already learning English nowadays. They'll be perfect speakers by 12.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I've lived in America my entire life, and I'm still, hardly uni-lingual.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

I learned Swedish(fluent) in 14 months as a 23 year old. I learned Filipino(Tagalog) in pre-K within 3 months. Language is easy; math, no!

10 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 1

What did you use for sfi?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I tried it a few evenings but I learned faster without the course. Also didn't have time to sit thru practicing my alphabet. XD

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

My sentence was missing words. What did you do if not sfi?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I worked and told everyone around me to help me learn. Then I listened carefully.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Flyttade du till Sverige? Jag försöker lära mig det själv och det verkar skit svårt för att lära sig såvida man bor inte där.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Ja jag bor i Sverige.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

favoriting for when trump wins and i move overseas

10 years ago | Likes 169 Dislikes 5

(☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 4

Learn Canadian eh

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

This right here

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

*Drumpf

10 years ago | Likes 44 Dislikes 3

Make Donald Drumpf again!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As a future foreign language teacher I find this very interesting and useful. Also, oh my god I'm gonna be so unemployed...

10 years ago | Likes 80 Dislikes 2

There's always porn

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

What language? I don't know where you live but in Canada there's tons of jobs for french teacher. Same with England and China

10 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

Finnish English teacher (in training). No other languages at the mo', though considering taking up German.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I'm an ELF teacher. Trust me, there are lots of jobs. And even with these resources people still need a facilitator.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Not necessarily. The tools are nice but I need a person in front of me to talk to.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I'm like that too. Lets hope we're not the only ones :D ...For my sake.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What language(s)?

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

English (I'm Finnish)

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Also considering German,but I don't know if I can study long enough to get the qualifications.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

You could at least give it a try. How about Finnish for people that wanna learn it? :)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

HAH! The thing with native languages is you rarely pay attention to how they function. Wouldn't know where to start teaching Finnish grammar

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

There will always be a market for human teachers, think of all of the "learn to play instrument" videos, but music teachers are stil around

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

True that. On the other hand things like internet resources can be amazing learning tools. A school lesson only lasts a short while. 1/2

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

If you can get students to interact with the material outside of school... 2/2

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Oh come on :D Not like grammar exercises and stuff! More like "Wanna learn English? Watch IT-Crowd!"

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Fluent in only 3 months? If only my attention span was greater than 3 minutes that may actually work

10 years ago | Likes 254 Dislikes 4

3 Months? 3 Months ain't no language I've ever heard of.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

A whole 3 minutes?! That's an ama...

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Is SRS adjusted for people with ADHD primarily inattentive, the duration before forgetting can be really short in people with memory issues.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

This comment makes me feel all the emotions. Mostly disappointment and rage, though.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Putting in a plug for Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner. Highly recommend.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Peace Corps uses a program that teaches fluency in just three months of training, particularly for African languages like Bantu. But it's

10 years ago | Likes 55 Dislikes 0

Not for the faint hearted. They use torture techniques to stun the brain into learning quickly.

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 3

Pretty immersive and intense.

10 years ago | Likes 50 Dislikes 0

BUT IT'S WHAAAAAAAAAAT???????

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 3

Pretty immersive and intense.

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Grazie

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I'm reading it right now, it more or less describes the processes and how you have to view the time while learning and what to take in

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Would you recommend? I've heard the book is great but unsure if its just a gimmick more than anything

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I was on the fence too. After reading reviews, i went with fluent forever by gabriel wyner. I cant rly comparebut im happy with the choice.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's definitely insightful, it is worth a read the way I see it. It should help with the way you can pick up languages,

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

But keep in mind it just describes different helpful tactics and points about learning a language and what can be helpful

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Do they have one for teaching the difference between "you're" and "your?" That would help far more people.

10 years ago | Likes 387 Dislikes 4

I don't know why people get so stressed out about this. Okay so they forgot the ' e, big fucking deal.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 4

There, their, they're

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Mango languages helps teach the language and their really good at grammar

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What's the deal with "Could / should / ... of" instead of "... have"? I'm not a native speaker and I have no idea how you can fuck these up.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

It's purely due to people writing what they hear. When ppl say "should've" quickly it sounds like "should of." They don't think about it :-/

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

No one cares

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

Thanks to finnish school system i can tell the difference between several similar words.. But all the rest of my english skills suck :(

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Are, our

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

ur so cra-cra

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Be, bee

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

I'm far two tyred too deal with these pesky homophones...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

people just need to get this printed and post it to the wall: http://img0.joyreactor.com/pics/post/auto-grammar-spelling-201150.jpeg

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Fucking corekt

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You need more points for this.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

See, sea

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

they're probably working on their solution over there

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Their, they're, there.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Can, can (not the dance) :-)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

YOU'RE WELCOME, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE IF YOU WANT TO BE A LITTLE MORE THAN THE LAST WEEK AND A FEW YEARS AGO

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Does it really matter as long as you can understand what the person meant? Sure, it's technically incorrect but is it really such a big deal

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 4

CM Punk's Grammer Slam https://youtu.be/13FV1GaA20I

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And should of instead of should have.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

It's always should have.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

your kidding right?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You mean grammar?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

When people use those words incorrectly, how does it effect you?

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

It drives me absolutely nuts!

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

*affect* tsk tsk

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

A lot and alot

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Affect vs effect (i use the first letter of each and swap with alter vs end result...works for most situations)

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

I use "it affects x" vs "it has an effect on x"

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You da real mvp

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

your so right!

10 years ago | Likes 47 Dislikes 2

You missed the opportunity to say your sew wright.

10 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 3

You*are so right. See you missed it actually.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 3

Why is he downvoted lol

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

your sew wright!

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

nice save

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Dane asking: isn't you're something you 'are' - and your something you have? Like it's and its...

10 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

"Your" is ownership. Your house. Your car. "You're" is "You are."

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Since no one has answered you, really, yes. You are right and it's not even your first language. Good job :)

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

For "it's" and "its," it's actually the opposite. "It's" means "it has" or "it is." "Its" shows ownership.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 2

Its to indicate ownership is exactly like his and hers and theirs. None of them take an apostrophe.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Crazy how nature do that.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

They don't think it be like it is, but it do.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

i should prolly focus on grasping english before going on to fucking up another language

10 years ago | Likes 1045 Dislikes 5

Maybe use these sites with English as the learned language.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Every language has that kind of tricks, I'm not native for me it's just buffalo spelled few times

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

English? I can barely speak American! (only language)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

*I *probably *.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

ThatsTheJoke.jpg

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

...sarcasm

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

I actually speak much better English having tried to study other languages.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Your write.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That or you're a savant at other languages and English is your derp.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Learning foreign languages makes your native language better. People who speak several languages rarely confuse your/you're, etc.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Learning another language improves critical thinking and You can cuss people in their faces without ramifications!

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Or like my friend does. Tell someone in their language "I'm sorry I can't speak X, can you speak English please."

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Been in America for 8 years, my English is still cabbage

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

mmmh, cabbage *drools*

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

WELL CABBAGE , AND THE 3RD REICH, BUT THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME IS GOOD

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

But learning another language helps you understand your native one! E.g. Before studying French, I had no idea we had a subjunctive case...

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Subjunctive has always been tricky.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If only I were smarter...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

YOU'RE RIGHT. DONALD TRUMP IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET A CHANCE TO WIN THE WORLD. THE FIRST TIME I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU, LOVE GRANDMA

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm on the toilet thinking "I can totally do this!" The I read this...

10 years ago | Likes 74 Dislikes 1

As a fellow Toiletter, I've come to say Hello. Can you bring me some TP? My girlfriend is passed out, and there's a serious situation here.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Then*

10 years ago | Likes 43 Dislikes 2

the irony

10 years ago | Likes 22 Dislikes 0

They must of been squeezing at that moment...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Considering that English is one of the hardest languages to learn in the world, there's a good chance you'll speak better in the new one.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As a non-native speaker that speaks 4 languages, I disagree. Mastering English is difficult but learning enough to communicate is easy.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As a non-native speaker that speaks 3 languages, I'd say that English is one of the easiest for its grammar structure.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

The only "hard" thing about English is that each letter has like 76 different ways to pronounce them. Other than that is pretty easy

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah, I've seen someone with pretty lousy English trying to teach someone Japanese and it was pretty bad.

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Probably thanks to the fact that Groupon were selling TEFL online courses and people could apply for jobs with a discount qualification!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Why?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You've got to have a pretty good understanding of sentence structure to be able to explain it.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As is true for teaching just about anything.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I dunno about listening to music in another language, I'm a huge Rammstein fan but my German language skills are horseshit.

10 years ago | Likes 138 Dislikes 1

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10 years ago (deleted Jun 8, 2016 5:55 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Oh, I know what that is. Its something that werfs flammen, ja?

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It is indeed.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I know exactly how you feel

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The last time I played it in Rock Band 4, I realized that I got the inflection right without trying (was also on bass), so it's something.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well I know how to count to nine so I have that going for me.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Eins, Zwei, Polizei

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Got real big into Russian rap and have learned a bit that way. Still not as good as doing something formally.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

German was my first language but haven't used it since I was six, I love singing along to Rammstein and pretending I still know how use it

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

For german: Can highly recommend WDR5 or Deutschlandradio. Mainly radio documentaries on current or historical topics and news.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

HorSheite

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Listening to Ленинград (Leningrad) and watching their videos has helped me immensely with my Russian. They're really funny too

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Manager is my favourite song

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

dont be such a schattenparker

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Music doesn't teach you the language, so much as get you used to the sound. Helps with listening comprehension.

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Which is a major part of learning a language

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'd posit that vocabulary and grammar are -slightly- more important.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Well, I'm not gonna sit here and argue semantics because you can't understand them anyways...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Ehh, I occasionally learn words that aren't in the dictionary because it's slang, which comes in handy

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Maybe you should listen to more than just DU HAST...

10 years ago | Likes 76 Dislikes 1

Our German prof would play Rammstein in class to when explaining basic German grammar. We listened to Du Hast a lot.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I'll have you know I listen to all of their songs and have many of the lyrics memorised... Just have little to no idea what they're about.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

How does that work? I can't memorize shit when I don't understand what it means.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

I just looked them up and practiced a lot, my pronunciation is pretty good

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Well, just look up the translations for the lyrics then and you're good to go!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

DU HAST MICH! (You hate me)

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 10

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10 years ago (deleted Nov 5, 2020 1:32 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

I know. I took the lazy way to spelling it wrong. (3 years of german in hs)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 3

Du hast mich gefragt, und ich hab nichts gesagt

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

HAVE! YOU HAVE ME! HAVE! DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD: Hast is have! hasst is hate!

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

As said in previous comment

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Well, learning German is also horseshit. Believe me, I'm from Germany and even adults have problems with understanding all the rules! :D

10 years ago | Likes 36 Dislikes 2

lol, I've heard that. I always loved the story of the German leader (Wilhelm II?) who hated the German language :)

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm trying to learn German on my own. I swear German articles are the weirdest most frustrating thing!

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Have you tried reading children books? Might be easier to follow a story. :)

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

that's because our German lessons are horseshit. I only started understanding German grammar when I began learning Latin.

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Yeah, Latin grammar is on a whole 'nother level, German grammer is child's play compared to that.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I was learning Dutch because I want to move there someday. My ex told me it was stupid, because dutch is the worst language and he hated it

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

An an English speaker, grammatical gender makes my head implode. It's one of the reasons English speakers struggle with other languages.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

As a German, English is one of the easiest languages ever. But seriously, fuck its pronounciation. So many rules and even more exceptions.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

English doesn't really have any actual pronunciation rules since we don't have a language governing body or "Standard English".

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I was actually in a German class in high school as well and I'm still awful.

10 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 1

as a german, same experience with spanish. you cant learn a language well if you dont actually use it AND dont practice listening to >

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

> native speakers alot. whent to spain one time, was all "wtf even is this, repeat slower plz"

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

The problem in Germany is, that even most of the natives can't explain it to you. It just sounds right or wrong, but you can't tell why.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That's basically how English spelling/pronunciation works, as well.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The "listening to music" step should be after the basic learning the language step. Also, listening to slower, melodic music is easier

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Rammstein has slow, melodic songs. Try Seemann, or "Ohne dich".

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

+1 for Rammstein. Also, the song Ich Will is actually great for hammering out simple basics of syntax, I recommend you study it a bit.

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

I love the music video so that is done and done.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Boosh!

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

music is actually pretty bad, imo. i understand english reasonably well, but i still have a hard time with music. watch movies instead!

10 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

Music is a good way to get the accent and to recognize words faster, but only if you already know the language. It just improves what you no

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

that might work if you tried it with something that isnt rammstein. might as well listen to hitler speeches. also, isnt there a saying >

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

> that there are no accents in singing? there is some truth in that.

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Eh kind of. I more meant pronunciation, but there are accents in music. Ever heard Ed Sheeran sing?

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

there are, but they tend to be less pronounced. anyway, you cant pronounce properly if you dont get the accent right (even if that accent >

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

> is "standard"). though i guess practicing rammstein-pronounciation would keep you from making typical american mistakes.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1