Fluent Forever (Revised Edition)

How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

De: Gabriel Wyner

Narrado por: Gabriel Wyner

At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered.

Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day.

This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2014, 2024 Gabriel Wyner (P)2024 Audible Inc.

no accompanying PDF :(

this is the best book i’ve come across on how to learn a language efficiently and retain what you learn, but i left 4 stars overall since the PDF is missing :( i listened once just to hear the whole of the information and will listen a second time in stages as i delve into my language

A great guide to thinking about learning.

A great guide breaking down steps for approaching language learning.

The only negative is that there doesn't seem to be the included pdf that is mentioned throughout the book.

Highly recommended - useful, modern and practical insights and takeaways for all levels

The book is really insightful and introduces useful techniques with detail that makes them easy to apply and implement. I am fluent in five languages and have already been using many of the tools discussed in the book (anki, italki, etc.) and still I had countless takeaways that will improve the way I learn and use languages going forward. I found it relevant for beginners, advanced learners and speakers, and it even has specific tips for heritage speakers and false beginners. Really comprehensive and engaging. I saw that some of the older comments noted that the accompanying pdf is missing - this does not seem to be the case (at least as of 04/2025), I had no problem accessing the pdf. It can be found either in the top right corner menu when listening to the book, or at the top of the outline of the book's chapters.

Nice intro to language learning

This is a great break down of how to go about learning a new language as a busy adult. The PDF is a nice supplement to the audio.