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Jul 2015

13m 17s

029: Learning your partner's language

About this episode

Many people have asked: "I'm struggling to learn my partner's language, why is it so hard?"

In this episode:

Why it can be so difficult to learn your partner's language
The danger of looking to your family or loved ones for language practice
How you can make regular, consistent progress by externalising your learning routines

Resources mentioned in today's episode:

Lasting Love Connection - a great podcast about relationships you should check out
Language Learning Foundations - my flagship video course. My specific strategies for learning to speak a new language fluently
Language learning with a Chinese girlfrie

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