Duolingo | Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English for free. » How to Learn A Language in 90 Days. ‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.’ ~Nelson Mandela Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Maneesh Sethi of Hack The System. I still remember the happiest moment of my life. I had decided to throw a party for my Italian friends while living in Florence, Italy. My friends didn’t speak any English, and I vividly remember throwing the party and trying to only speak in Italian. And then, someone asked me to tell a joke. I don’t know if you know this, but telling jokes in another language is one of the most harrowing experiences you can imagine. I began the joke.
Halfway through the joke, I began to get flustered. At the last minute, I remembered and completed the joke. Until today, that memory continues to be one of the happiest moments I’ve ever experienced. The Benefits of Bilingualism Learning a second language has many cognitive benefits. So what went wrong? Here is the breakdown. 1. Language Immersion for Chrome Teaches You a New Language While You Browse the Web. 110329-VOXY-HARDLANGUAGES-FINAL-WIDE.png (PNG Image, 860 × 3034 pixels) Welcome to Tower of Babelfish - A language learning website.