Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

by Gabriel Wyner

There is no such thing as a “hard” language; any idiot can speak whatever language his parents spoke when he was a child.

encountered three basic keys to language learning: 1. Learn pronunciation first. 2. Don’t translate. 3. Use spaced repetition systems.

Language learning is one of the most intensely personal journeys you can undertake. You are going into your own mind and altering the way you think.

we learn better when we’re having fun,

you can consistently test yourself right before you forget, you’ll double the effectiveness of every test.

a memory is just a web of connections:

This rewriting process is the engine behind long-term memorization.

There are at least ten t’s that occur in the world’s languages, and English speakers rarely hear the differences among any of them.

“rock … rock … rock … lock …”

I need to make some minimal pairs in Georgian

it’s hard to unlearn bad habits.

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The English word set has 464 definitions.