Netflix Binging Counts as Language Learning

That Netflix show you binged last weekend?
The podcast you listen to during commutes?
Your fantasy football obsession?

They're all language lessons in disguise.
When you learn through what you love,
it stops being study and becomes play.

Example 1: If You Love Gaming

What you can do:

• Change game language settings to your target language
• Watch gaming streamers in that language
• Write in gaming communities in the target language

Expressions you'll learn:

• "¡Vamos!" (Let's go! - Spanish)
• "すごい!" (Amazing! - Japanese)
• "C'est pas possible!" (No way! - French)

Example 2: If You Love Music

What you can do:

• Translate lyrics of your favorite songs
• Sing along for pronunciation practice
• Watch artist interviews

Expressions you'll learn:

• "Esta canción es pegadiza." (This song is catchy - Spanish)
• "音量を上げて!" (Turn up the volume! - Japanese)

Example 3: If You Love Cooking

What you can do:

• Watch foreign cooking recipe videos
• Read along with recipes in the target language
• Log what you ate today in that language

Expressions you'll learn:

• "Corta las cebollas en cubitos." (Dice the onions - Spanish)
• "弱火で煮込む" (Let it simmer - Japanese)

Example 4: If You Love Sports

What you can do:

• Watch games with foreign commentary
• Watch player interviews
• Read sports news articles

Expressions you'll learn:

• "¡Qué golazo!" (What a goal! - Spanish)
• "L'arbitre a fait une erreur." (The ref made a bad call - French)

"What is not interesting is not remembered." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German writer and poet

Log Your Interests with Mimilog

The game you played, the song you heard, the dish you made...
Write about what you love in a foreign language.

Words stick better when they're about things you care about.
Write about one thing you love today, in your target language.