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Learning a Language During Lockdown (for Free)
The novel coronavirus lockdown has caused some pretty significant changes to the way we live our daily lives. It’s not every day (or every year – or every decade) that a sizeable chunk of planet earth goes into a full scale lockdown, freezing everyone in place for a period of time.
Many of us are left thinking what do with this sudden deluge of free time. If you’re like me, you are probably dreaming of your next travel destination to visit after coronavirus travel bans are lifted. For me, it was Spain and the Latin speaking countries. After working as a bartender in an Austrian ski resort during winter, there’s nothing more I wanted than to visit a warm, sunny destination packed with mouth-watering food, sandy beaches, photogenic old-towns, and fascinating history.
But what could make that trip potentially far more exhilarating, memorable, and authentic? Getting to know the local language of course!
Learning the language of the country/ies you’re visiting is the difference that makes the difference. I’ve sworn by learning just a few words in the local language to make your trip a million times better in my YouTube videos (check them out to see what you can truly get up to when you better connect with locals). That’s why, if you have the time, it pays to start learning a language during lockdown because you never know where you’ll end up.
It’s hard to predict how long we’re going to be confined to our home, or severely limited in where we can go and what we can do, but you can see this grim circumstance as a massive opportunity for personal growth and far better travels in the future. And one of the best ways to do that is to learn a language in quarantine! Ask yourself, Has there ever been a better time to start learning a new language so that you could completely transform the way you Has there ever been a better time to start learning a new language so that you could completely transform the way you experienced another country? The answer is… never!
While there are many free language programs such as Duolingo available, right now, the best intensive language programs in the world are free. And more may become free again should we encounter another lockdown situation in the future.
Top Free Language Learning Resources During Lockdown
Below is a some of the best language learning programs available for free in quarantine:
Final thoughts on Learning a Language During Lockdown
I hope these lockdown language learning tips get your mind racing with possibilities for your future travels and experiences. The best way to think of it is as an investment, because you can expect to reap rewards that money can’t buy once you hit your next destination and can speak a bit of the language.
So get out there (or stay in there, rather) and start twisting that tongue to the sound of a new language!
Matt Taylor
1 May 2020That is a really cool idea to learn a language, during free time during the lockdown. Thanks for all the free resources!
Ray
5 May 2020Always a pleasure.
Jessica Collazo
1 May 2020I used to have duolingo and rosseta stone. Those are some great language learning programs.
Ray
5 May 2020Yeah, Duolingo is such a fun and easy little resource to have on your smartphone. I use it when traveling to get a better grasp of the language I’ll be dealing with in the next country.
Brianne
1 May 2020The lockdown is a great time to do anything you haven’t had time to do yet. I mean, we’re not going anywhere! LOL It’s definitely been an opportunity for enrichment for us.
Ray
5 May 2020Agree.
Surekha
1 May 2020This is such an amazing resource! I’ve been wanting to learn a new language, but I didn’t know where to start. There are a lot of great platforms here.
Ray
5 May 2020Glad this post helped to clear things up for you.
Bill
1 May 2020This is awesome! I’ll have to look into some of these. I’ve always wanted to learn another language.
Ray
5 May 2020Awesome Bill. Thanks for commenting.
Heather
2 May 2020I’ve actually been learning to speak Spanish and French! I’m on day 36 and I’ve learned so much already!
Ray
5 May 2020Woohoo!
Autumn Rose Reo
2 May 2020My kids are both in Spanish Immersion so having Rosetta Stone has been great for us – and on a budget. The kids enjoy it and I’m glad to have the resource.
Ray
5 May 2020Really good to hear you getting your kids into languages. Going to pay off big in the future!
Sayed Williams
2 May 2020Learning a new language is always fun. The resources you provided are really great. I am now currently learning Hindi using some of the resources.
Ray
5 May 2020Fantastic! Hindi is such a fun language.
The Joyous Living
2 May 20203month free subscription from Rosetta Stone? That’s terrific!! Thanks for sharing.
Ray
5 May 2020Nuts, right?
Knycx Journeying
2 May 2020That’s wonderful that we could learn a language for free! Thanks for the tips and sharing!
Ray
5 May 2020Go getem!
Lyanna Soria
2 May 2020Learning something new is great especially during times like this. Those are wonderful resources you shared with us and it’s not easy to learn a new language so this is quite helfpul.
Ray
5 May 2020Thanks for your comment, Lyanna. I’m happy to help.
littlemisadvencha
2 May 2020this is great. if i have more time, i love to learn spanish and japanese! <3 no time is more perfect than this time to learn something new.
Ray
5 May 2020That’s great. I always found Japanese to be such a fascinating language.
Melanie
3 May 2020This is such a good use of time during lockdown. Also, to learn a new language for free…even better xx
Ray
5 May 2020Exactly!
christy
3 May 2020Love this. Currently I am learning spanish and enjoying it! Also it helps being able to understand the gist of what others are tlaking about when its in spanish 😉 hehe x
Nice post very informative and great words <3
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Ray
5 May 2020Gracias amiga.
Gervin Khan
4 May 2020I do love learning new languages and I think these are the best resources for me to learn that. I will definitely checking this out and thank you for sharing this.
Ray
5 May 2020Good time to take advantage of what they are offering, that’s for sure.
Elicit Folio
5 May 2020I was thinking about picking up spanish again! Thank you for all of these wonderful resources and sites! Never heard of Mango, but will give them a try today!
Ray
24 May 2020Neither did I until the pandemic started. My pleasure.
Myrah Duque
5 May 2020What a better time than now to learn a language! I would love to learn French.
Ray
24 May 2020Awesome. You can do it!
Emman Damian
5 May 2020I’m trying to sharpen my French skills again. It’s really one of my skills – to learn new language. It’s fun!
Ray
24 May 2020Bonne chance!