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Larry TheLanguageGuy

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Teaches

English

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Portuguese

Spanish

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French

Thai

Other

From United StatesLiving in Shanghai, China (16:20 UTC-04:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jul 16, 2018

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I am very passionate about helping others to be able to communicate in the native language of others without requiring the aid of an interpreter. Over several years,, as I've traveled throughout 13 different countries, I've taught language courses to many. I've taught English to native Spanish & Portuguese speakers. I've also helped native English & Portuguese students to become fluent in Spanish. I understand the difficulties & frustrations that occur as one attempts to learn a new language. For this reason, I am very patient & compassionate towards my students. I teach in a very practical & enjoyable way that enables the student to quickly begin to apply what has been learned. Over a period of 7 years, I have lived in Guatemala, Honduras and Brazil and interacted daily with the people in their native tongues of either Spanish or Portuguese. I have also gone into 9 other Latin American countries and worked with the people. For many years, I have served as an interpreter between the three languages. I read and write in Spanish and Portuguese with great ease. My goal is to get you quickly speaking in your new language, Practice is most important in achieving foreign language fluency. Through our work together, you will become well understood by any native speaker of the language you are learning. Your oral comprehension will also improve greatly.. I emphasize the development of correct pronunciation so that you will be well understood as you speak. My goal is to...

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Brett Turner

5 Spanish lessons

Teacher’s pick

Very early on in my Spanish journey. Larry was extremely friendly and made me feel comfortable even when I struggled. Look forward to working with him again.

Apr 17, 2026

Hiroko

10 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Although I can't understand English well, Larry tried to explain it to me in Spanish. He is very patient, pleasant, and fun.

Feb 20, 2026

Brett Turner

5 Spanish lessons

Awesome class as always! Very fun to talk to and a wonderful teacher

Apr 30, 2026

Jean Carlos Teodoro

3 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

He’s funny and has patience to listen and explain

Apr 4, 2026

Artyom

1 English lesson

Great conversational class with Larry! It wasn't a boring class but it was an interesting, fun and amazing conversation with him because he is fun, kind, friendly and engaging! I didn't feel nervous the whole class thanks to his great personality and his courage to make classes fun and interesting! He is a great guy to talk to in English and he also likes learning foreign languages as me and he likes finding out more about different countries and cultures as we did about my home country Russia and my city Vladivostok and also the same about the United States in today's class! It was nice to meet him and I hope to book a class with him in the future!

May 9, 2026