Why Chinese is Easier than you think! A while back, I dedicated some time to learning to speak Mandarin, and the Internet nearly imploded at the idea of me trying to do it in a short time. I heard protests of it being the hardest language in the world, but I went ahead anyway. After a few months of learning it in Taiwan, I went on to travel over 2,000km of trains through China, learning Kung Fu from a master in a village, meeting a Buddhist monk in a monastery, making friends and using my Mandarin along the way. What I learned in this experience was that Chinese isn’t that difficult after all. Like with all the languages I learn, I focused on speaking from day one and finding shortcuts and hacks to make the learning stick. Click here to find out why learning Mandarin is easy. https://www.italki.com/article/Aumjywne3SKq3lVVaKKkJC/The-ways-you-can-make-learning-Mandarin-easy And if you’re ready to start learning, you can also check out my new book. https://go.italki.com/LanguageHackingMandarin -Benny Lewis, Language Hacker More information can be found here. https://www.italki.com/languagehacking

Post your #LanguageHacking missions here and get written and audio corrections extending your learning beyond the pages of the book. Beyond getting feedback from your #LanguageHacking missions, you can enjoy other interactive features of the Community including: 📝 Exercises - Practice and improve your skills through audio and written exercises. ❓ Questions - Got a burning question? Get unstuck here. 📄 Posts - Share your learning milestones, stories, and more. 📚 Topics - Meet, connect, and grow through language and culture discussions. More information can be found in the below article. https://www.italki.com/article/EHxl8RzzcAXNutUl7nC6Zy/LanguageHacking-Community

The freeze is not your English failing. It's your brain asking: "Is this hard because it matters? Or because it's not for people like me?" Most people pick the wrong answer. They hear struggle and think: "See? I'm not really fluent." But the research says you can choose the other story. Same difficulty. Different meaning. Different you.

¿Cómo duermes tú? 😴 Yo suelo dormir de lado o boca arriba. ¿Y tú? ¡Escribe tu respuesta en español en los comentarios! 👇

Привет! В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о глаголах движения с приставками на примере одной истории. Приятного прослушивания! 🤗

Mission 2 ¡Hola! Soy Marieke, aprendo español desde hace une semana. Me gusta aprender idiomas. Aprendo español, porque voy en Espagna en diciembre, entonces... tengo seis semanas para aprender un poco de español. Tengo suerte: hablo frances y italiano, eso ayuda. Tengo il libro Language Hacking y cada dia estudio algunas paginas. Creo que es un libro muy bueno. Espero practicar mi español jueves en un intercambio aqui. Espero aprender un poco de catalan tambien, porque voy en Cataluña. Pero es muy dificil, porque no tengo un libro de estudio para (por?) catalan.

Vocab Challenge (B2) #day5