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Oct 2024
13m 20s

How to learn any Romance language

Steve Kaufmann
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I discovered my passion for French as a university student, and since then, I’ve learned not only French but also Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Portuguese. In this video, I share my approach to learning Romance languages. 
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