FOR FAMILY & PARTNER
Learn your family’s or your partner’s language
Family conversations are fast, full of inside jokes and dialect, and nobody slows down. A tutor can prepare you for the dinner-table version of the language, and help heritage speakers who understand a lot but never learned to speak.
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- Free tutor switch if the first isn’t a fit
- Cancel anytime
Nonna!
¡Abuela!
Ça va ?
Sounds like you?
- I understand my grandparents but answer them in English.
- My partner’s family switches to English when I’m around.
- We want our children to speak the family language.
What to look for
- A tutor from the same region as your family, if you can find one
- Conversation on family topics, not tourist phrases
- Patience with heritage speakers’ mixed skills
Guides for you
Questions about learn your family’s or your partner’s language
I understand my family’s language but can’t speak it. Is that normal?
Yes, it is common for heritage speakers: passive understanding develops without speaking practice. Regular conversation with a tutor is the fastest way to turn it into speaking.
Should I learn the standard language or my family’s dialect?
Start with the standard language, and tell your tutor about the family’s region so they can point out the local words and accent.
Get ready for the next family dinner
Tell your tutor who you want to talk to and about what, and practise that first.
- Pick any tutor, any budget
- Free tutor switch if the first isn’t a fit
- Cancel anytime