Ep. 67: Speaking 4.5 languages - Interview with Urmi

Today's podcast guest is Urmi, a polyglot who speaks 4.5 languages (I love this description!) She grew up in Italy speaking both Italian and Bengali as her first languages. She currently resides in Montréal, the largest city in the French-speaking Canadian province of Québec. She tells us about living and working in a bilingual city and how they know which language to use with clients at work. We discuss how Urmi learned all 4.5 languages and how she continues to maintain them while also working on her newest one (Spanish). Urmi has a YouTube channel where she shares her knowledge about finances, public speaking, language learning and more. Be sure to follow her there and on her other platforms. And don't miss the end of the episode where she tests my Italian and teaches us a useful Bengali phrase ;)


Follow Urmi:

Her Blog - https://www.myways.ca/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/urmamio/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@urmihossain


French YouTube resources:

Piece of French - https://www.youtube.com/@pieceoffrench

French mornings with Elisa - https://www.youtube.com/@FrenchmorningswithElisa

Ma prof de français - https://www.youtube.com/@maprofdefrancais


Spanish YouTube resources:

Spanish with Vincente - https://www.youtube.com/@SpanishwithVicente

Spanish After Hours - https://www.youtube.com/@spanishafterhours

Om Podcasten

Are you bilingual or hoping to be? Wondering if you could teach your child another language? In this show, we discuss all things related to languages and multilingualism. Some episodes are interviews with people and parents about their experiences becoming bi/multilingual and raising their children in more than one language. Other episodes offer you tips and resources to improve your own language learning or that of your children. We hope to inspire you to join us in making the future more multilingual and multicultural.