Confused About Language Learning?

Do you want to learn another language but maybe you don’t know where to start?  Maybe you don’t know which words and phrases to learn first. Maybe the thought of memorizing a whole bunch of grammar rules, word lists, and verb charts turns you off. Maybe you just don’t have a lot of time, energy, or money to spend right now.

Or maybe you have tried to learn another language, but found the process became too complicated and much more of a hassle than it was worth.

For myself, all the of these things have been true at some point in my life. But does language learning have to be so complicated?  I don’t think it does.  Continue reading Welcome to Language From Nothing!→

How to Pronounce Long and Difficult Words

Ever run across long words that get you tongue tied, and you can’t ever seem to get em right no matter how many times you practice – over and over and over again?  Well, before you give up, try this simple solution: Start at the end of the word and work backwards in smaller chunks. Continue reading Quick Tip #4: How to Pronounce Long Words→

6 Phrases Everyone Should Learn First

I’m Justin Ryan at Language From Nothing with a quick tip on learning your first phrases in a new languague.  Here are 6 phrases you should always learn first no matter who you are or what language you are learning.

Continue reading Quick Tip #3: 6 Phrases Everyone Should Learn First→

How to Flip your R in Spanish

Hi! I’m Justin Ryan with a quick tip on how to flip your Rs in Spanish.

 Spanish has 2 main R sounds:

• Rolled
• Flipped

 Today I’ll just be focusing on the flipped R.

Continue reading Quick Tip #2: How to Flip Your “R” in Spanish→

Build a Massive Vocabulary with Only 1 Word

How do you build vocabulary with just one word? Easy. First start with one word.

Continue reading Quick Tip #1: How to Build a Massive Vocabulary with Only 1 Word.→

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Spanish From Nothing

Welcome to Spanish From Nothing at languagefromnothing.com! My name is Justin Ryan and I am excited to announce that the enitre point of my blog has finally arrived! Woohoo!

I will be learning another language – in this case Spanish – starting from nothing. Hence Spanish From Nothing. Yay!

What is Language From Nothing?

It is an experiment to test out a specific strategy designed to simplify the language learning process. Language learning can be confusing, time consuming, energy draining, and overwhelming. But I don’t believe it has to be – if you approach it in the right way. Continue reading Spanish From Nothing Intro!→