The method

How it works

An English guide explains one small idea, a native speaker says it, and you say it yourself in the pause.

  1. An English guide explains one small idea.

    One piece at a time, in plain English, so you always know what you are about to say and why.

  2. A native speaker says it.

    You hear the line the way people really say it, at a natural pace.

  3. You say it yourself in the pause.

    In the video edition every line is on screen with its English meaning, and a countdown tells you when it's your turn.

One country at a time

Every course follows a traveler through one country: arriving, getting around, ordering at a table, paying, checking into a hotel, visiting a pharmacy, being a guest. Each idea is built into the next one, so by the later chapters you are making sentences that were never taught to you as whole sentences.

Sixteen chapters per language

A chapter runs about 26 to 47 minutes; most run 33 to 40 minutes. A whole course runs about 8 to 11 hours. Start with Chapter 1 and listen in order — each chapter builds on the last.

Two editions

  • The audiobook is the full course on Spotify for $39.95. It works by ear alone, so it suits a walk, a drive or a flight.
  • The video edition is a Spotify show named after the course with “Watch and Speak” in its title. Every line is on screen with its English meaning, and a countdown tells you when it's your turn. The first chapters are free to watch.

Direct downloads, files you keep, are coming soon.

Try one

Every course page has a sample from the start of the course and a short course introduction you can play right away.

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Compiled and edited by Pops. The voices are digital (AI), and every course is checked line by line.