Side quest · No. 002 · In progress
A 30-minute conversation in a 10 languages I don't speak
Learn a language from zero, then hold one real 30-minute conversation with a stranger, with no English.
Started September 29, 2026
I currently only speak English, Tamil and French.
I'll be learning 10 languages (tried to select languages based on largest number of native speakers)
Mandarin
Spanish
Hindi
Portuguese
Bengali
Russian
Japanese
Turkish
Vietnamese
German
0 of 6 done
Milestones
- Pick the language (to do)
- Introduce myself without notes (to do)
- First 10-minute conversation with a tutor (to do)
- Understand a short news clip or podcast (to do)
- Find the place and the stranger (to do)
- The 30-minute conversation (to do)