Eye-Opening Lessons Travelling in India Taught Me About Language Learning

30/06/2025 12 min

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What does it really look like when 23+ languages share space in daily life? During my travels in India from September 2024 to February 2025, I saw just how multilingual life can be - and how well it all works.In this episode, I’m sharing the surprising, eye-opening lessons travelling in India taught me about language learning. From real-life code-switching to the unexpected power of saying “thank you” in the local language, these stories and insights will have you heading to Sky Scanner!Here’s the best ways to stay in the loop: 💛 Join Language Life to learn languages better: ⁠https://lindsaydoeslanguages.com/ll⁠ 💌 Join my email list for my Language Sparks emails straight to your inbox multiple times a week: ⁠https://lindsaydoeslanguages.com/emailme⁠ 👩‍💻 Read the blog for curated language learning advice: ⁠https://lindsaydoeslanguages.com/⁠ Timestamps:00:00 Introduction02:06 🗣️ Multiple languages can co-exist and things get done04:32 🌍 Necessity to learn a language isn't always geography05:43 🙏 It never hurts to learn thank you in a local language07:12 🧠 You never fully know your own language10:39 🔁 Code-switching is life!11:38 Outro & how we can work together#languagelearning#focusandmotivation#personaldevelopment#languagecoach

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