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Easy Languages: Stories of Language Learning

Rita, Raffaele and the teams from Easy Languages

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Frequency: 1 episode/9d. Total Eps: 23

Who said language learning has to be difficult? Join Rita, Raffaele and the teams from the Easy Languages network as they share their stories of language learning and answer your questions. Members get bonus content, monthly Q&As, discounts and many more perks. Learn more at easy-languages.org/podcast!

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22: It’s a Wrap (For Now)

Season 1

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 • Duration 01:26

It’s a wrap for season 1! The Easy Languages Podcast is taking a break. We hope you have enjoyed the past 21 episodes, found our language stories interesting, and our tips useful and actionable. As for the future… stay tuned on the Easy Languages YouTube channel and on our website: easy-languages.org

On behalf of the Easy Languages team, thanks for listening, and happy language learning!

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21: 4 Asian Languages You Can Learn Together (With Hyperpolyglot & Author Tim Keeley)

Season 1

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 • Duration 39:14

Join Rita in this special episode and listen to our remarkable guest, Tim Keeley - a hyperpolyglot & author - as he tells us about his fantastic life journey in 30 languages and gives us valuable insights into the historical and cultural ties that bind 4 of the major East Asian Languages: Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese. Tim explains - examples in support - the fascinating similarities these languages share and how it is an advantage to learn them together.

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12: Self-Talk Your Way to Fluency

Season 1

Monday, December 12, 2022 • Duration 25:10

In this episode Raffaele “goes solo” and tells you everything about Self-Talk, the incredibly underrated technique that can boost your speaking skills all the way to basic fluency. But how does it work exactly? What are its pros and cons? Join Raffaele and you’ll find out!

Raffaele also shares the news about the most recent addition to our Podcast network, and replies to a question from Easy French’s Hélène about frustration in language learning.

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Easy Russian Podcast
Self-Talk
- How to Improve Your Language-Learning Skills Using Self-Talk (Language Mentoring)

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11: The Success Formula - Habits Building In Language Learning With Kerstin Cable

Season 1

Monday, December 5, 2022 • Duration 29:52

If you've been struggling with maintaining consistency in your language learning journey, Kerstin Cable has some words of wisdom to share.

Kerstin Cable is a language and communications coach, writer, and podcaster living in England. She is a native German speaker who has studied 10 languages, including her language crush, Welsh. Kerstin is the author of 15+ books and courses for language learners, co-organizer of the Women in Language conference, and creator of the Fluent Show podcast, along with being a popular speaker at language events. Kerstin Cable has been featured on BBC World Service, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and The Cut.

In today's episode:

She tells us more about her journey as a language coach, podcaster & enthusiast
she shares her "secret formula" for successfully building a language learning system, habits, and some more actionable tips & rules to manifest your vision & goals.

And for those who joined our community on Patreon, you'll hear our multilingual after-show featuring Kerstin.

Show Notes

Kerstin's podcast:

** [The Farewell Episode](https://www.fluent.show/240 **

Kerstin's blog:

** [How to Maintain a Language While Starting a New One (blog)](https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/maintain-languages**

Kerstin's secret formula:

** [The Language Habit System:](www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/lhs**

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10: The Pareto Principle, or the Economically Efficient Way to Learn Vocabulary

Season 1

Monday, November 28, 2022 • Duration 25:08

In the first part of this episode, we tell the story of Vilfredo Pareto, the Italian economist who discovered a distribution law that changed economics, and how we can all apply this principle to language learning, especially acquiring vocabulary.

In the second part, we go into more detail and spill the beans on how we go about learning new words in the first stages of studying a language, and why it’s a bad idea to learn from lists of words.

Show Notes

Pareto Principle
- Pareto principle (Wikipedia)
- Vilredo Pareto (Wikipedia)
- 8 Ways To Apply The 80/20 Rule To Language Learning (Storylearning)
- The Pareto Principle (80-20 Rule): Minimize the Effort, Maximize the Results (Fluent in 3 Months)
- 80/20 Rule: How to Learn Languages with the Pareto Principle (The Intrepid Guide)
- How to Master the ‘Magical 2,5%’ (Language Boost)
Simple English Wikipedia
- Wikipedia Article about it (Wikipedia)
- The free online encyclopedia in Basic English and Learning English (Simple English Wikipedia)
Japanese
- Kanji (Wikipedia)
- Kanji Frequency List (Aichi University of Education)

9: ÞEtta Reddast, It Will All Work Out Just Fine in Icelandic if You Follow the KISS Principle!

Season 1

Monday, November 21, 2022 • Duration 33:15

Go on Dying! Do you wonder why Icelanders keep cursing each other regularly or where their names originated? Would you be able to name the God of Poetry in Icelandic mythology or even pronounce Thor or Odin's name correctly? Join Rita and her guest from Speak Viking, Óskar Bragi Stefansson, through Eddas, Sagas, on a journey to learning about an alluring language: Icelandic. Learn about the unofficial motto of Iceland and listen to Óskar explain how to implement the KISS principle effectively in learning Icelandic. And for those who joined our beautiful community, you'll get to know how to greet people in Icelandic during this jolly season along a few fun facts about Icelandic and much more. Bless, bless!

Show Notes

*Speak Viking Media: *
- [Website & Newsletter Subscription](www.speakviking.com)
- Youtube Channel
- Facebook Page
** Old Norse:**
- What is Old Norse? (OldNorse.org)
- Old Norse | Can Norwegian, Danish and Icelandic speakers understand it? (Ecolinguist)
*Bragi: *
- Norse Mythology
*Eddas & Sagas: *
- The Icelandic Literature Center
*Gunnar: *

8: Arabic: Great Language, Low Profile

Season 1

Monday, November 14, 2022 • Duration 38:10

Salam!

This episode discusses how Arabic varieties around the "Arab world" differ from each other and where a beginner should start their journey with a fascinating yet not fully appreciated language. Therefore, we interrogate which variety one should learn and how long it takes to learn Arabic. And last but not least, we risk asking the taunting question: isn't "darija" -the ugly duckling of the Arabic dialects- underrated? We share our views on these highly controversial topics and a few fun facts surrounding this West Semitic language.

And for those who took the leap and joined our community, you'll be able to learn some basic phrases in Arabic, along with Raffaele, in the aftershow! Yallah!

Show Notes

Introduction to Arabic (in English):

La langue arabe: Son histoire étonnante et fonctionnalités (Paul, Langfocus)

Arabic Language (Britannica)

Comparison between dialects:

Moroccan DARIJA (An Arabic Dialect??) (Paul, Langfocus)
Arabic Dialects - Which Arabic dialect to learn? (Al Andalusi)

Resources to learn Arabic (Levantine):

Read & Write ANYTHING in Arabic in only 6 lessons! Alphabet #1 (LearnArabicwithMaha)

Learn Lebanese (with Dalia) (Instagram)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnr17rEFrQ(Language Simp)

7: ¿Tú o vos? Which Spanish should you learn?

Season 1

Monday, November 7, 2022 • Duration 35:19

In this episode, we meet José, a polyglot from Bolivia who moved to Spain and currently studies linguistics, but only when he's not creating content for Easy Spanish.

We discuss how Spanish varieties around the world differ, and what is voseo. But most importantly, we answer the ultimate question for those who want to learn Spanish: which variety should you study?

Finally, should grammar be the priority when you learn a new language? Does grammar even exist? We share our views on these hotly debated topics and more!

Show Notes

Easy Spanish
Wikipedia

6: No Fear, No Hurry: How Long Does It Really Take to Learn a Language?

Season 1

Monday, October 31, 2022 • Duration 28:38

In this episode, we delve into the dark depths of the etymology of words like Halloween and Samhain! But fear not, it’s just an excuse for us to talk about Celtic languages and some words that creeped into the English language!

We also covered a hotly debated topic: can you really learn a language in 3 months? And if not, how long does it really take to do so? We’ll check what scientific studies say, but we will also share our own opinions and experiences.

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Wikipedia
- Hogmanay
- Halloween
- Samhain
- Languages of Scotland
- Scots Language
- Scottish Gaelic
- Celtic Languages
- Welsh Corgi dog
- Whisky, etymology
- Book series read by Raffaele: The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell
Benny Lewis, Fluent in 3 Months
Steve Kaufmann, Lingq, The Linguist (YouTube)
Language Learning Timelines (Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State)

5: Big Fat Greek Worms: Discovering the Ingenious Language with Dimitris

Season 1

Monday, October 24, 2022 • Duration 41:12

In this episode we celebrate a new milestone: the Easy Greek YouTube channel has reached 50k subscribers! We invited Dimitris to learn a little bit more about his passions but also his family, heritage and languages.

We also discussed the history of the Greek language and its influences on today's Europe and why his students decided to learn the language of mythology and philosophy.

Finally, Dimitris shares his approach to raising multilingual children and his language-learning tips for grown-ups.

Show Notes

Easy Greek Videos:
Little Kook, Athens (Tripadvisor)
Strange Brew, Athens (Tripadvisor)
Saganaki (Wikipedia)
History of Greek (Wikipedia)
The Ingenious Language, Andrea Marcolongo (Amazon)
(The Guardian)

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