Breakfast Together Podcast

Piotr Cios, born and raised in Poland. After graduating from Applied Linguistics (English and German) at the University of Warsaw, he moved to the Netherlands to immerse in the Dutch language. Since 2016 he has lived in Portugal, where he has worked in various language-related fields. Currently self-studying Hungarian and Greek. His favourite areas of linguistics are semantics, phonetics and psycholinguistics.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pylo.baczewski

Whether you're just starting to say your first words or you're experienced but striving for perfection, making mistakes in a foreign language is an ever-present fear, and our hosts are no strangers to it! Today we're sharing our experience and mentality to help you get over that scary feeling!

This is Don Guillermo a Cuban soul with a passport full of languages and a heart full of rhythm. Based in Cologne, he’s a polyglot, intercultural coach, and future business psychologist mixing brains with sabor. From diving into Bantu and Asian languages to ice baths and triathlon training, Don G’s always on the move crossing cultures, pushing limits, and keeping it real.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/don_habana

In an emotional reunion for the whole team, our hosts record their first episode together in person in beautiful Lisbon! We discuss Tilemahos’ return from backpacking in Latin America, our impressions of Lisbon, our first Greek workshop for Lisbon’s polyglots, and of course our exciting plans for the future.

 You'll find Sara at language-related events. Favourite movie is Dune. She's from Slovenia and has been living in Lisbon for the last 5 years (and plans to stay here). She also lived in Australia, France, Belgium and Kazakhstan. She’s conversational in 6 languages. She's down if anyone's looking for a workout buddy, to join a classical/jazz concert or a beach day.  This year started her own company and is looking to launch a really cool app in the language space in October. More about the project and bio: Lingoodie

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sara.lingoodie/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sara.rudman/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudmansara/?originalSubdomain=pt 

Today we talk about something that everyone can relate to, namely mistakes. In this episode you will hear about: Is there life after subjuntivo? What’s Dimi´s pro tip for handling German cases? How to correct someone when you do language exchange? And finally, what are the most common mistakes that our hosts make?

Terry is the founder of Polyglot.tw, the first organized and officially registered polyglot group in Taiwan. He is also an immersion program designer/engineer, a published writer, a linguistic entrepreneur, and a language revitalization activist. He began his polyglot journey when he was 20 and has learned more than 50 languages. Today he continues to learn new languages and especially enjoys conversations in different languages. In addition, Terry is also a cat rescuer, a globe-trotter and a serious video gamer.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyglot.tw_terry/ 

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In today’s episode we discuss the concept of small talk. What were some cultural shocks connected to small talk for our hosts? Who, among them, is the king or queen of small talk? How can small talk help you with learning languages? Tune in to find out!

Krisztina is a down-to-earth orthopedic surgeon who also happens to be a fitness trainer and a bit of a language buff. Born Hungarian but raised in Romania, Krisztina speaks five languages and is casually picking up a few more. 

When she's not fixing bones or learning languages, Krisztina's favorite pastime is traveling. Her simple goal? To visit every country in the world.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisztina.m.feher/

Are language courses outdated? Can a good teacher make all the difference? How can you self-learn a language up to an advanced level? Is it really possible to learn Serbian in just 3 months?

We’re back with the second part of our episode, where we dive into methods and tools for learning foreign languages. What methods do you use?