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Founder, native French speaker, and language-learning author
Benjamin Houy is a native French speaker with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Linguistics. He founded Copycat Cafe (formerly French Together) in 2013 after teaching French in South Korea, and is the author of "How to Learn French in a Year" and "Everyday French Idioms". He speaks French, English, and German, and is dedicated to making language learning accessible through practical speaking practice.
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A note from our two-person team: Copycat Cafe now has complete German, Italian and Spanish (Spain) courses, with 200 lessons in each.
Dreaming Spanish is excellent for comprehensible input and listening. See current pricing, hands-on findings, speaking limits, and who should use it.
Babbel's affiliate program pays a one-time commission per app subscription (about $32 to €75, depending on network) through Impact. Here is what it pays, how to apply,…
Copycat Cafe launched Latin American Spanish in April 2026 with 200 lessons from A1 to B2. It now also offers Castilian Spanish, Italian, and German alongside French.
Smarter flashcards, conversations that don't freeze, and Spanish. Here's everything that improved in March.
Is Rosetta Stone still worth it in 2026? I tested the app's immersive method, TruAccent pronunciation feedback, and more, using the French course as my test case. Here…
I have some exciting news to share: French Together is now Copycat Cafe, and the rebrand is now live at copycatcafe.com! We now offer five course options: French, Lati…
Starting today, your daily AI conversation limit has increased from 100 to 1000 messages per day—that’s 10 times more practice time with your AI speaking partner. Whet…
