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im glad you dont let the tiktok haters get to you. i love watching polyglot tiktoks and yt videos, i think they're so cool. and it makes me really excited to finish learning spanish. thx for the video
The point about most polyglots learning related languages is a crucial one. Most learners are disheartened when they can’t pick up languages as quickly as polyglots on social media. Now they know 👌🏾
95% of these internet polyglots aren't actually polyglots. Sure they know a few phrases in several languages but any one can do that with a couple weeks of memorization and a few cheap camera tricks. are they actually fluent in these languages and have a deep understanding of the languages no. I highly doubt most of them know two languages let alone multiple.
Any "Polyglot" that doesn't have a live demonstration speaking to a native speaker of supposed languages they know is full of crap. They should be crisp and coherent and the conversation should not just be about fluff, I went to the grocery store to get milk.
@@alejandraahmed1177 Reading comprehension is key, first and foremost. I said 95% of internet Polyglots are fake, not all Polyglots are fake. Learning Language through immersion is literally the best way to learn, which is what immigrants and scholars do. Even then it still takes time to learn the language and understand it to be fluent, As someone whose traveled and is bilingual most of these people even the immigrants and Scholars i'd argue are semi-fluent really, yes they can have complete conversations, but usually not fluidly. Internet polyglots aren't immigrants struggling to survive or scholars they are vloggers trying to make a quick buck selling people a quick dream only time they will be in said country is on vacation. Lastly if you don't use said language is a muscle you will literally forget it if you don't use it. My ex-gf stopped speaking Arabic when she was around 12 now an adult she can't speak it but only understands certain words
I absolutely with your points Iclal! I don't think being a polyglot itself is a "talent" as some people phrase it but learning to become one certainly is a skill that's developed. I feel the same way with learning a new language, that each one gets easier. Not because of similar vocabulary (Im learning languages in different families, although I agree with your points) but because you learn how to learn a language. Ex, I now know what type of vocabulary I should learn in order to start speaking and the grammar that is important at beginning stages. Thanks for the video :)
Mükemmel! Ben Sırbıstanlıyım ve Türkçe öğreniyorum. Bence Türkçe çok ilginç bir dil. Ortak kelimelerimiz var. Ķısa zaman önce Türkiye'ye gittim. Harikaydı.
I really like the positivity and honesty of this channel. Keep up the good work, İclal, and may learning new languages always stay interesting, kolay gelsin!
What a coincidence I found your video!!! Ever since I was a kid I had a hard time speaking serbian. Its inspiring to see how you were able to pick up on it so easy I've noticed after I began learning spanish and was able to obtain a good proficiency, I naturally became better at speaking serbian due to being around my family again. It felt like I was more capable of recognizing patterns in language. I am wondering if the strengthening of the pattern recognition "muscle" also contributes to the success polyglots have with learning new languages. Or maybe it could be an improvement of memory, increased amount of attentiveness to different languages, or maybe even more confidence to learn. Who knows to be honest, but it was interesting to see how quickly I was able to pick up on things after not being able to for so long. I wonder if other people have had similar experiences
It's so true. For example, I had to watch that one Russian series without subtitles because it took them literally months to get the subtitled version available on the internet (:/) Yet, after a while, when the same words and expressions were repeated in similar contexts, I felt like I began to understand the main theme of the conversations, although not word for word. Of course, this doesn't mean that you will learn the damn language after a few episodes, but you kinda realize that learning a language is a combination of the ability to follow patterns and imitate. And oh boy, does that give me joy. (P.S. Ayrıca İclal dur, Sırpçayı önce ben öğrenecektim skskakdk)
yes, i also watched so many content without properly understanding but years later all that turned out super useful :) they just introduce the language patterns to your brain
You're channel is literally a treasure for every language learner and the videos are very motivating in addition to you're very unique and beautiful person, Thanks a lot!!❤
Well, all Slavic languages are VERY close to each other, way closer than even Romance languages because they separated from Proto-Slavic only about 1200-1400 years ago. For native speakers of Slavic languages all other Slavic languages are comprehensible at least in terms of reading and 1-2 usually in terms of speaking too. For example, as a native speaker of Ukrainian I understand about 95-98% of Belarusian in any form from the scratch. However, general patterns in all Slavic languages are almost the same, and theoretically a person can learn all of them on a very good level in a pretty short period of time. Normally nobody would do that but yes, we can :)
yes, it's just surprising how those languages share even more, i speak only russian and still see the similarity, can't imagine how it would be if i spoke the others because they seem to be even more compatible
Yeah its crazy! Im learning polish and i can sometimes understand when I hear russians or ukrainians speaking. even thought I cant do with with spanish as an english speaker.
Bulgarian (and Macedonian, if you count that as a language separate from Bulgarian) have a grammar that is very different from the other Slavic languages though. That means much of the vocabulary is still the same, with some terms sounding "religious" to other Slavs, due to Church Slavonic basically being Old Bulgarian. For example in listening or reading comprehension exercises, learners are often asked whether a statement is "true or false", or in Bulgarian "вярно или грешно". But the way sentences are structured is rather different, and that makes it much more difficult to understand, let alone produce, more complex statements. Thus, it is not surprisng that the Bulgarian language course for Ukrainian refugees I have seen heavily focuses on grammar.
didn't know this about bulgarian, that's so impressive. it reminded me of the compatibility of turkish and azerbaijani, we can mostly understand them but how they express things sounds a bit aggressive or offensive to us. meanwhile they say that turkish sounds so formal
@@iclaliano Thank you for your answer! Azerbaijani has similar grammar to Turkish though, I think? As for Bulgaria, I do recommend a visit, for example if you ever travel overland between Milan and Istanbul. I think you would enjoy the mix of Russian and Turkish influences there. Actually, Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk) knew the language: he studied in Bitola (Ottoman Empire, now North Macedonia) from 1896 to 1899. Later he served at the Ottoman Embassy in Sofia (already independent Bulgaria) from 1913. He fell in love with a Bulgarian woman, but her father forbade her to marry him. This is why, in early 1915, he left Bulgaria to join the war. Soon afterwards, he became famous.
what you said about school and needed to pay attention to someone speaking the same thing over and over when i've already understood it is SO real. i'm like 'mec i got it arrêtez svp ' lol. You slay gal :)
Wow! Thank you for your really fascinating insights! Your accent in English is perfect. People can be so negative and jealous. As someone who loves language/s and language learning, I couldn't possibly overemphasise how much I enjoyed your video 😀 Thank you so much
I've always thought about learning Italian since I know some spanish. Not entirely fluent in spanish, but it's really amazing how much italian I am able to understand because I know some spanish. Idk why but understanding french is harder for me than understanding italian lol
You just unlocked a new reality to me that as a French (native), German (B1), English (C1), Arabic (B2) speaker I can basically learn Persian, Dutch, Norwegian, Italian and Spanish in a couple of months. Thanks.
Every time I feel self-conscious about my pronunciation and fear if the natives will judge me I remember that one short video that I came across on yt where a kpop idol was speaking some French and someone commented "lol bad french" and he answered "let's hear you speak Korean then". Now I image it every time when I am scared of speaking. If someone will criticizes my skills I will tell them "Let's hear you speak Polish then". No mercy for people who shame you for trying
hi, being a polyglot is my biggest dream ever. im also turkish btw and living in turkey. over the last 2 years i have been studying for uni ent exam. so i have no time to study another language but english (imma language student). i hope i will make my dream come true like u do iclal !!! ily so muchhhh. your videos always inspires me thanks
it's still a good opportunity for you to dedicate as much time as you want to english! then you will have your whole life to study the others. good luck 🤍
@@iclaliano omg im grateful that u replied me 🥺 actually last year I hadn't studied enough and joined to a russian class in public edu center and i got a1 a2 and b1 certificates as well as german a1 🤩🤩 as soon as the exam finishes i will study russian and german cause THEY'RE BEGINNING TO SLIP FROM MY MIND 😭😭
I liked this video a lot❤ I speak 5 languages and I am scared to call myself a polyglot because I can’t say I’m fluent in each of them. However I think I’m quite good at learning languages and I hope I’ll call myself a polyglot soon😊 what is more important - enjoying the process and not trying to seem smarter by saying you speak many languages. I think real polyglots just do it for themselves without trying to impress someone, and their biggest secret is loving what they do
Thank you for the positive energy you've given me. I've started learning German, and I was really worried, but now you've completely changed my mind. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I have been studying German for about 4 months now and I wanted to see how similar other Germanic languages are. I could understand most of the first mini story of Norwegian without even looking at what the words mean.
Yeah. I can speak German and English and a friend bought over some paper to translate and they were in Norwegian, and even though I cannot speak Norwegian and never learned it, I was still able to deduct the meaning of some words based on their similarity to German, mostly.
I've found learning Spanish to be very easy for me, as a native English speaker, and I credit a lot of that to being such a proficient native English speaker. I spent my childhood reading everything - encyclopaedias, dictionaries, novels, newspapers, text-only story driven video games... I was reading at university level by the age of nine, simply because I'd done so much reading. So, when a Spanish word is a close match to an obscure, rarely-used English word, I immediately understand it, where it might have passed other learners by. I also studied German at school (passed the B1 exam) and it's surprising how often I can more-or-less follow along with Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, even Danish sometimes. So yes, I very much agree about things building on what you already know, rather than being some magical power we're assumed to have!
Thanks, Iclal, for the video! I speak three languages at different levels: Arabic (my native language), English, and French. Currently, I'm planning to start learning Italian in an academic manner to reach a level that allows me to enroll in a master's degree program in Italy, which is taught in Italian. I really enjoy your content about languages; it's inspiring and motivating. I would be glad if you could make a video about Italian, in terms of the resources and materials you relied on to learn it. Greetings from Algeria! 😊
Learning multiple languages is actually an excellent choice. The secret is to have the right study tools whether an app or a tutor. On the app, side, i suggest Immersive translate since it does an incredible job of offering learning services for foreign languages
Yeah, I get this. My native language is Bulgarian. Before I tried to learn German and failed miserably. I'm planning on picking it up again this summer. Right now I'm attending a Russian course and listening to many videos on UA-cam in that language. Honestly, it's so much easier to understand and learn
Hi! Are you aquinted with the Easy German YT channel, with Janusz, Cari and Manuel? They are so sympathetic and they make such interesting videos. Highly recommend them. Because you learn best when you feel good during the process. Have a great day, wishing you the best! Tschüss! Ciao! Bye! Szia!
I wish I was this focused as a 19-year-old! I took two French language courses in university but didn't take it much seriously until now when I'm 38! I'm learning it at a slow pace and hope to get fluent in it someday.
Hello, Apart from french english and spanish that we in Tahiti learn at school, i learn the languages i am interested alone. M'y strategy is to learn related languages. It's way more easier when you know one of the family group to expand to another language of the group.
I appreciate this perspective, and I completely agree! It's nice to see a fellow polyglot here on UA-cam as well. Dies hat mir bestimmt ein Abo verdient. J'attends le prochain vidéo avec impatience.
Great points, i find learning spanish easier than other would because in my native language we pronunciate the vowel sounds the same as spanish, and i have been living in english for 20+ years, so naturally, i find it easier
I've been learning English for four years, became easier with the time. I still make a lot of mistakes but it doesn't look like a monster anymore. Now I am learning Italian, I can understand almost everything, my native language is Portuguese and it helps a lot.
You’re right about how some people are polyglots due to circumstance. My friend has a Spanish mother, Algerian father, il a grandi dans la région francophone de Belgique, et puis il a déménagé à la région néerlandophone. Du coup il parle l’espagnol, l’arabe, le français, le néerlandais, et l’anglais. Il est hyper gentil and he’s helped me with my French a lot. I hope that as I progress in Spanish and Arabic I can speak to him in those languages too.
yes, also some had really great education in those languages even if they never tried to become a polyglot, i know a person who speaks several languages just because of the school. rare case but impressive, for countries with better education methods
bildiğim diller b2 ingilizce a1 almanca şuan japonca da öğrenmeye başladım benim hepsine ayıracak vaktim var ve tatil- haftasonu gibi zamanlarda daha da şanslı oluyorum okulda advanced ve upper intermediate kitaplar okuyorum. evde videolar dinliyorum. almanca konuşma sınavım 100 dinleme 95 okulda öğrendim. yani ben bile yapabiliyorsam siz çok daha iyisini de yapabilirsiniz yeter ki vazgeçmeyin ve dile kendinizi maruz bırakın. b1 seviyesine geldikten sonra okuma-dinleme-yazma alıştırmaları yapmanız gerekiyor konuşma kendiliğinden gelişiyor zaten. native speaker arkadaşlar edinebilirsiniz mesela görüntülü konuşma vb. şeyler yapabilirsiniz. keep practising and one day you can speak any language with a high level of proficiency. never give up. one can speak english fluently after consistent practising of listening, writing and reading. do not mind what the others say, try to do the best that you can and no one can discourage you. by the way I did not use translate. bilgisayar kullanmayı bilmediğim için dont didnt fln yazamadım klavyeden dolayı😫
I'm Brazilian and I'm learning french, I have private classes with a teacher using the classic A1 A2 B1 etc grammar book, but on my free time I also try to self taught using youtube, films, books, podcasts and more to practice. I get distracted very easily and I think the private classes with a teacher waiting for me is a form to not loose track.
Hallo, dieses Video von dir hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Jemanden zu finden, der auf einfache, präzise und effiziente Weise einen Prozess erklärt, und wie man ihn angehen kann, ohne frustriert zu werden
I don't care about being polyglot but you are right. It is easier learning a related languages. I think learning Spanish may be easier since I speak French. I was also able to get by in Turkey with some Arabic and some European languages that left an influence on Turkish.
Kalbim kırık aşk acısı çekiyorum. Seni izlemek yatağımdan çıkmamı sağlayacak kendim için güzel bi yaşam oluşturmak istiyorum. Senin azmin bana güç veriyor iclalcim❤❤❤
This is so sincere. I speak a western and an eastern Slavic language as my first languages. Therefore I can understand almost every Slavic language. This doesn't mean i speak them fluently, but it is easy for me to dive in in all of them. I grew up in Germany and therefore speak German. This doesn't mean i can speak dutch, but i can understand the context. To be honest I never bothered much with Dutch, but understanding several languages makes it easier to learn them as said in the video. But some people tend to over exaggerate their skills.
Thanks for important background information on how to learn languages. I will try to apply all those methods as much as I can. I encourage you to start learning Persian language also named Farsi as it is quite similar to Turkish. I also encourage you to learn Urdue. Once you get fluent in farsi, learning Urdue will be way easier.
Hi Iclal, could you make a video about practicing writing in a foreign language? You show pictures of your notebooks sometimes they are so beautiful! I would like to know how to master that skill as well
Based! I have always wanted to be a polyglot, from the time I was a child, and now, years later, I'm only in the beginning of my journey, and it is the online resources that helped me to speak badly in one more language. The thing that I truly appreciate is your pronounciation. May I ask you to share some tips how to achive something remotely similar?)
Ma langue maternelle est le français, et je souhaitais apprendre l'italien puis l'espagnol, mais au bout de 4 mois j'ai échoué avec l'italien. La grammaire m'avait découragé avec toutes les prépositions articulées et les nombreuses exceptions. Et puis j'ai commencé l'espagnol tout récemment. Parce que j'ai au final beaucoup plus de raisons d'apprendre l'espagnol que l'italien. Et ce sera aussi beaucoup plus facile à pratiquer pour moi. L'écoute et la lecture peuvent être aussi une solution dans l'apprentissage des langues, mais à mon avis c'est inutile si on n'a pas de bonnes bases. Donc, au moins avoir le niveau A2... mais parfois, je me demande si je suis fait pour apprendre des langues. Avoir un niveau B2 au minimum en espagnol et en italien, ce serait le plus gros exploit de ma vie clairement ! Parce qu'à 30 ans, je parle toujours qu'une langue...
je vous comprends parfaitement.. l'italien est plein d'exceptions, même si je le parle couramment et fais mais études universitaires en cette langue, je fais encore des fautes avec les pluriels ou les déclinaisons..
That's true. We often don't pay attention to WHICH languages someone knows and usually they know several of the same language group exactly as you said. You can't have complexes. I am interested in learning English, German, French, Russian, Japanese and Arabic. As a Pole, Russian is not difficult for me, on the contrary, it is fun and relaxing. I have been learning English and German for a long time. As for Japanese, I am very motivated and to my Polish ear it seems very easy to pronounce. The only languages I really have difficulty with are French and Arabic because I've only been learning French for a short time and I can't quite hear clearly what someone is saying, and Arabic is Arabic. I just know that I have to give myself a lot of time to this language, but at the same time I know how rich and beautiful it is. I wish everyone good luck in learning languages and please never give up 🤍
I went to à school to learn French I didn't like the way they teach there , they don't know how a language should be tought properly, so I quit now I am learning on my own , and that's even better
I speak French but Spanish and Italian don't feel easy to me ;-; Of course there are similarities and that helps a lot, but I also confuse them a lot with each other and tend to get the vowels wrong. I'm having an easier time with Korean and Japanese, maybe because I had a lot more exposure to them since I was a teenager.
According to Stephen Krashen’s comphrensible input theory, speaking is the result and he encourages spending time for reading first until the times comes naturally we speak. I have some doubts on that. Do/Did you delay speaking practice to that end when learning a language?
How did I find your channel? Yesterday, I had VPN put me in Paris, France. I am not a native French speaker. If people are sitting around, I can follow the conversation. I became very excited because the youtube advertisements are in French. This is not TV5 French with trained broadcasters. This is short hand French delivered at a rapid pace because of advertising time constraints. My girlfriend said she refined her English by watching re-runs of I Love Lucy. The English used in the re-runs is basic English within a social context that most Americans experience.
I'm French, speak Spanish because my woman is Spanish & speak Spanish daily. I also speak Mandarin - I took classes for years & speak mandarin with my Chinese friend & her husband who are restaurants owners & they don't speak English much so that helped me improved my Mandarin faster. I also speak a bit German because I've lived in Rastatt for 2 years. 19 foreign languages?? I'm afraid that's a pure lie especially if learnt online :) You see, natives don't speak like texbooks - they use more vernacular terms which you can't learn online. Revelation.
ingilizcede b2-c1 düzeyde reading ve b1-b2 üzerinde writing yapabiliyorum speaking a2-b1 seviye dengeyi kuramıyorum nasıl hepsini c1 seviyeye sabitleyebilirim. ayrıca altyazısız bu videodan bişey anlayamam ama altyazı ile hemen hemen herşeyi anlıyorum. birçok kez native speaker insanlarla sohbet ettim onları anlıyor ve çok iyi kendimi ifade edebiliyorum ama youtubeda gezerken böyle oluyor nedense😓
you are a lovely and humble person and the polyglot community needs you. As a native english speaker, btw, your english is nearly perfect except you made the very understandable mistake of confusing “say” with “tell”. You should say “…and you’re telling me French is easy!” instead of using the verb “to say”. Tiny mistake and no big deal, literally the ONLY thing I noticed as an American english speaker.
guzel kardesim masallah size, Allah yolunuzu acik etsin. Ben de su an fransizca ogrenmeye calisiyorum ama 50 yasinda ogrenmek zor oluyor sanirim. fransizca ogrenme tecrubelerinizi de paylasirsaniz cok sevinirim.
Yes I can speak Spanish English and Portuguese and I can read Slavic but still hard to understand what I’m reading z it’s like it’s hard to remember the vocabulary
I don't usually have a problem in understanding grammar. But learning and memorising vocabulary is something which I struggle with. What should be your focus in the initial stage, grammar more heavily or vocab memorisation?
Passive listening helped me a lot when trying to get better at French. There is so much fun and interesting French content out there, if you’re into playing games or watching people play games, there are loads of French streamers on twitch. If you want to learn fundamental grammar or get good at speaking, you could try a teacher on a platform like italki, where they can provide proper structure. If you are at an intermediate level (B1+) , I would highly suggest watching and engaging with French content. Now that I am learning German, I realise how much easier it was learning French.
@@sadsixersfan maby + thank u + for me I prefer booktube and content related to reading and books but I didn’t find any of these on French but still working on thanks a lot for ur help
What pushes people to learn so many languages? I live in the UK I only speak Polish and English and I dont have this push to improve my English or learn antoher language . How do you find motivation
I just discovered your channel from your interview from Kaufmann. I love people like you, dedicated to learn many languages. I want to acheive it too! My question for you is.. How many languages do you want to learn? If you don't mind because I'm curious.
These are very interesting insights you've provided. But I am left to wonder, how did you figure accents out? I have seen many polyglots who speak russian, but yours stands out. So smooth Same with english. I mean its still obvious you are not native in either of them, but goddamn you are close. How can one achieve that?
I am a month into learning Greek and boy this is the hardest language I am learning. I wonder? Is Greek at the same level of difficulty as Russian? Thanks for the great video.
Thanks for the video! As always u inspire me to learn new languages, and if ur not mind i wanna ask u a question) Why don't you learn any Asian language?
İclal merhaba nasılsın? Seni gönülden kutluyorum o kadar yeteneklisin ki🌸 hollandacaya merak saldığını duydum. Ben de 6 ay oldu yerleşeli lütfen bana da yardımcı olur musun
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As serbian and lover of your channel i feel honoured you mentioned us again😭love you!💖
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@@fangirlinneverland6335 me too, if you ever need help feel free to ask for help :)!
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It is!
im glad you dont let the tiktok haters get to you. i love watching polyglot tiktoks and yt videos, i think they're so cool. and it makes me really excited to finish learning spanish. thx for the video
This is what I need. As someone who is trying to become a self taught polyglot, I appreciate these tips.
The point about most polyglots learning related languages is a crucial one. Most learners are disheartened when they can’t pick up languages as quickly as polyglots on social media. Now they know 👌🏾
95% of these internet polyglots aren't actually polyglots. Sure they know a few phrases in several languages but any one can do that with a couple weeks of memorization and a few cheap camera tricks. are they actually fluent in these languages and have a deep understanding of the languages no. I highly doubt most of them know two languages let alone multiple.
Any "Polyglot" that doesn't have a live demonstration speaking to a native speaker of supposed languages they know is full of crap. They should be crisp and coherent and the conversation should not just be about fluff, I went to the grocery store to get milk.
People do it for survival. If they are immigrants and have a job in another country they would be willing to learn more. Swim or sink.
@@alejandraahmed1177 Reading comprehension is key, first and foremost. I said 95% of internet Polyglots are fake, not all Polyglots are fake. Learning Language through immersion is literally the best way to learn, which is what immigrants and scholars do. Even then it still takes time to learn the language and understand it to be fluent, As someone whose traveled and is bilingual most of these people even the immigrants and Scholars i'd argue are semi-fluent really, yes they can have complete conversations, but usually not fluidly. Internet polyglots aren't immigrants struggling to survive or scholars they are vloggers trying to make a quick buck selling people a quick dream only time they will be in said country is on vacation. Lastly if you don't use said language is a muscle you will literally forget it if you don't use it. My ex-gf stopped speaking Arabic when she was around 12 now an adult she can't speak it but only understands certain words
Dil öğrenmek konusunda beni İclal kadar motive eden kimse yok, dinlemeye ve uygulamaya bayılıyorum teşekkürler!
You always look so beautiful and elegant
thank you! 🤍
I absolutely with your points Iclal! I don't think being a polyglot itself is a "talent" as some people phrase it but learning to become one certainly is a skill that's developed. I feel the same way with learning a new language, that each one gets easier. Not because of similar vocabulary (Im learning languages in different families, although I agree with your points) but because you learn how to learn a language. Ex, I now know what type of vocabulary I should learn in order to start speaking and the grammar that is important at beginning stages. Thanks for the video :)
thanks for your contribution! totally agree
From your experience How to learn language and which kind of vocabulary or ways should follow ?
Thanks 👍
Mükemmel! Ben Sırbıstanlıyım ve Türkçe öğreniyorum. Bence Türkçe çok ilginç bir dil. Ortak kelimelerimiz var. Ķısa zaman önce Türkiye'ye gittim. Harikaydı.
I really like the positivity and honesty of this channel. Keep up the good work, İclal, and may learning new languages always stay interesting, kolay gelsin!
What a coincidence I found your video!!! Ever since I was a kid I had a hard time speaking serbian. Its inspiring to see how you were able to pick up on it so easy
I've noticed after I began learning spanish and was able to obtain a good proficiency, I naturally became better at speaking serbian due to being around my family again. It felt like I was more capable of recognizing patterns in language. I am wondering if the strengthening of the pattern recognition "muscle" also contributes to the success polyglots have with learning new languages. Or maybe it could be an improvement of memory, increased amount of attentiveness to different languages, or maybe even more confidence to learn. Who knows to be honest, but it was interesting to see how quickly I was able to pick up on things after not being able to for so long. I wonder if other people have had similar experiences
It's so true. For example, I had to watch that one Russian series without subtitles because it took them literally months to get the subtitled version available on the internet (:/) Yet, after a while, when the same words and expressions were repeated in similar contexts, I felt like I began to understand the main theme of the conversations, although not word for word. Of course, this doesn't mean that you will learn the damn language after a few episodes, but you kinda realize that learning a language is a combination of the ability to follow patterns and imitate. And oh boy, does that give me joy.
(P.S. Ayrıca İclal dur, Sırpçayı önce ben öğrenecektim skskakdk)
yes, i also watched so many content without properly understanding but years later all that turned out super useful :) they just introduce the language patterns to your brain
You're channel is literally a treasure for every language learner and the videos are very motivating in addition to you're very unique and beautiful person, Thanks a lot!!❤
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Well, all Slavic languages are VERY close to each other, way closer than even Romance languages because they separated from Proto-Slavic only about 1200-1400 years ago. For native speakers of Slavic languages all other Slavic languages are comprehensible at least in terms of reading and 1-2 usually in terms of speaking too. For example, as a native speaker of Ukrainian I understand about 95-98% of Belarusian in any form from the scratch. However, general patterns in all Slavic languages are almost the same, and theoretically a person can learn all of them on a very good level in a pretty short period of time. Normally nobody would do that but yes, we can :)
yes, it's just surprising how those languages share even more, i speak only russian and still see the similarity, can't imagine how it would be if i spoke the others because they seem to be even more compatible
Yeah its crazy! Im learning polish and i can sometimes understand when I hear russians or ukrainians speaking. even thought I cant do with with spanish as an english speaker.
Bulgarian (and Macedonian, if you count that as a language separate from Bulgarian) have a grammar that is very different from the other Slavic languages though. That means much of the vocabulary is still the same, with some terms sounding "religious" to other Slavs, due to Church Slavonic basically being Old Bulgarian. For example in listening or reading comprehension exercises, learners are often asked whether a statement is "true or false", or in Bulgarian "вярно или грешно".
But the way sentences are structured is rather different, and that makes it much more difficult to understand, let alone produce, more complex statements. Thus, it is not surprisng that the Bulgarian language course for Ukrainian refugees I have seen heavily focuses on grammar.
didn't know this about bulgarian, that's so impressive. it reminded me of the compatibility of turkish and azerbaijani, we can mostly understand them but how they express things sounds a bit aggressive or offensive to us. meanwhile they say that turkish sounds so formal
@@iclaliano Thank you for your answer! Azerbaijani has similar grammar to Turkish though, I think?
As for Bulgaria, I do recommend a visit, for example if you ever travel overland between Milan and Istanbul. I think you would enjoy the mix of Russian and Turkish influences there.
Actually, Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk) knew the language: he studied in Bitola (Ottoman Empire, now North Macedonia) from 1896 to 1899. Later he served at the Ottoman Embassy in Sofia (already independent Bulgaria) from 1913.
He fell in love with a Bulgarian woman, but her father forbade her to marry him. This is why, in early 1915, he left Bulgaria to join the war. Soon afterwards, he became famous.
You are an amazing hardworking polyglot ❤ so don’t worry about some people comments … wish you all the best ❤
what you said about school and needed to pay attention to someone speaking the same thing over and over when i've already understood it is SO real. i'm like 'mec i got it arrêtez svp ' lol. You slay gal :)
😭😭 merci
Wow! Thank you for your really fascinating insights! Your accent in English is perfect. People can be so negative and jealous. As someone who loves language/s and language learning, I couldn't possibly overemphasise how much I enjoyed your video 😀 Thank you so much
QUEEN APPROVED
I've always thought about learning Italian since I know some spanish. Not entirely fluent in spanish, but it's really amazing how much italian I am able to understand because I know some spanish. Idk why but understanding french is harder for me than understanding italian lol
We have been waiting sooo long ❤❤🎉
You just unlocked a new reality to me that as a French (native), German (B1), English (C1), Arabic (B2) speaker I can basically learn Persian, Dutch, Norwegian, Italian and Spanish in a couple of months. Thanks.
Every time I feel self-conscious about my pronunciation and fear if the natives will judge me I remember that one short video that I came across on yt where a kpop idol was speaking some French and someone commented "lol bad french" and he answered "let's hear you speak Korean then". Now I image it every time when I am scared of speaking. If someone will criticizes my skills I will tell them "Let's hear you speak Polish then". No mercy for people who shame you for trying
hi, being a polyglot is my biggest dream ever. im also turkish btw and living in turkey. over the last 2 years i have been studying for uni ent exam. so i have no time to study another language but english (imma language student). i hope i will make my dream come true like u do iclal !!! ily so muchhhh. your videos always inspires me thanks
it's still a good opportunity for you to dedicate as much time as you want to english! then you will have your whole life to study the others. good luck 🤍
@@iclaliano omg im grateful that u replied me 🥺 actually last year I hadn't studied enough and joined to a russian class in public edu center and i got a1 a2 and b1 certificates as well as german a1 🤩🤩 as soon as the exam finishes i will study russian and german cause THEY'RE BEGINNING TO SLIP FROM MY MIND 😭😭
You are just incredible, girl! Ma sha Allah
Edit,çekimler,müzik her şey mükemmel olmuş. Arada diğer dillere geçip flex yapman da ayrı 😊
I liked this video a lot❤
I speak 5 languages and I am scared to call myself a polyglot because I can’t say I’m fluent in each of them. However I think I’m quite good at learning languages and I hope I’ll call myself a polyglot soon😊 what is more important - enjoying the process and not trying to seem smarter by saying you speak many languages. I think real polyglots just do it for themselves without trying to impress someone, and their biggest secret is loving what they do
Thank you for the positive energy you've given me. I've started learning German, and I was really worried, but now you've completely changed my mind. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I have been studying German for about 4 months now and I wanted to see how similar other Germanic languages are. I could understand most of the first mini story of Norwegian without even looking at what the words mean.
i can't even differentiate swedish and norwegian until i see the special characters HAHSHAHAH
Yeah. I can speak German and English and a friend bought over some paper to translate and they were in Norwegian, and even though I cannot speak Norwegian and never learned it, I was still able to deduct the meaning of some words based on their similarity to German, mostly.
I've found learning Spanish to be very easy for me, as a native English speaker, and I credit a lot of that to being such a proficient native English speaker. I spent my childhood reading everything - encyclopaedias, dictionaries, novels, newspapers, text-only story driven video games... I was reading at university level by the age of nine, simply because I'd done so much reading. So, when a Spanish word is a close match to an obscure, rarely-used English word, I immediately understand it, where it might have passed other learners by. I also studied German at school (passed the B1 exam) and it's surprising how often I can more-or-less follow along with Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, even Danish sometimes. So yes, I very much agree about things building on what you already know, rather than being some magical power we're assumed to have!
This was the most honest talk. Esta fue la charla más honesta.
It's the first time that I understood everything what you said just by listening to you (I'm learning english), your pronunciation It Is incredible 😭💗
happy for you💓
Thanks, Iclal, for the video! I speak three languages at different levels: Arabic (my native language), English, and French. Currently, I'm planning to start learning Italian in an academic manner to reach a level that allows me to enroll in a master's degree program in Italy, which is taught in Italian. I really enjoy your content about languages; it's inspiring and motivating. I would be glad if you could make a video about Italian, in terms of the resources and materials you relied on to learn it. Greetings from Algeria! 😊
thanks for the recommendation, good luck!
Aiiiy çok keyif aldıııım!
спасибо бейзушкааа ❣️
Learning multiple languages is actually an excellent choice. The secret is to have the right study tools whether an app or a tutor. On the app, side, i suggest Immersive translate since it does an incredible job of offering learning services for foreign languages
Yeah, I get this. My native language is Bulgarian. Before I tried to learn German and failed miserably. I'm planning on picking it up again this summer. Right now I'm attending a Russian course and listening to many videos on UA-cam in that language. Honestly, it's so much easier to understand and learn
Hi! Are you aquinted with the Easy German YT channel, with Janusz, Cari and Manuel? They are so sympathetic and they make such interesting videos. Highly recommend them. Because you learn best when you feel good during the process. Have a great day, wishing you the best! Tschüss! Ciao! Bye! Szia!
I wish I was this focused as a 19-year-old! I took two French language courses in university but didn't take it much seriously until now when I'm 38! I'm learning it at a slow pace and hope to get fluent in it someday.
Hello,
Apart from french english and spanish that we in Tahiti learn at school, i learn the languages i am interested alone.
M'y strategy is to learn related languages. It's way more easier when you know one of the family group to expand to another language of the group.
I appreciate this perspective, and I completely agree! It's nice to see a fellow polyglot here on UA-cam as well. Dies hat mir bestimmt ein Abo verdient. J'attends le prochain vidéo avec impatience.
Your collars are so beautiful ! The content of your videos is very interesting.
so glad to hear. thanks 🙏
linQ KULLANIYORDUM TEKRAR HATIRLATTIĞIN İÇİN TEŞEKKÜR EDERİM. ÜCRETSİZ OLARAK DA ÇOK GÜZEL HİKAYELER VE SESLER VAR.
Great points, i find learning spanish easier than other would because in my native language we pronunciate the vowel sounds the same as spanish, and i have been living in english for 20+ years, so naturally, i find it easier
I've been learning English for four years, became easier with the time. I still make a lot of mistakes but it doesn't look like a monster anymore. Now I am learning Italian, I can understand almost everything, my native language is Portuguese and it helps a lot.
You’re right about how some people are polyglots due to circumstance. My friend has a Spanish mother, Algerian father, il a grandi dans la région francophone de Belgique, et puis il a déménagé à la région néerlandophone. Du coup il parle l’espagnol, l’arabe, le français, le néerlandais, et l’anglais. Il est hyper gentil and he’s helped me with my French a lot. I hope that as I progress in Spanish and Arabic I can speak to him in those languages too.
yes, also some had really great education in those languages even if they never tried to become a polyglot, i know a person who speaks several languages just because of the school. rare case but impressive, for countries with better education methods
bildiğim diller
b2 ingilizce
a1 almanca
şuan japonca da öğrenmeye başladım benim hepsine ayıracak vaktim var ve tatil- haftasonu gibi zamanlarda daha da şanslı oluyorum okulda advanced ve upper intermediate kitaplar okuyorum. evde videolar dinliyorum. almanca konuşma sınavım 100 dinleme 95 okulda öğrendim. yani ben bile yapabiliyorsam siz çok daha iyisini de yapabilirsiniz yeter ki vazgeçmeyin ve dile kendinizi maruz bırakın. b1 seviyesine geldikten sonra okuma-dinleme-yazma alıştırmaları yapmanız gerekiyor konuşma kendiliğinden gelişiyor zaten. native speaker arkadaşlar edinebilirsiniz mesela görüntülü konuşma vb. şeyler yapabilirsiniz.
keep practising and one day you can speak any language with a high level of proficiency. never give up. one can speak english fluently after consistent practising of listening, writing and reading. do not mind what the others say, try to do the best that you can and no one can discourage you. by the way I did not use translate.
bilgisayar kullanmayı bilmediğim için dont didnt fln yazamadım klavyeden dolayı😫
Great! Then you are closer and closer to learning Hungarian! I can't wait that moment! 🫶
I'm Brazilian and I'm learning french, I have private classes with a teacher using the classic A1 A2 B1 etc grammar book, but on my free time I also try to self taught using youtube, films, books, podcasts and more to practice. I get distracted very easily and I think the private classes with a teacher waiting for me is a form to not loose track.
Hallo, dieses Video von dir hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Jemanden zu finden, der auf einfache, präzise und effiziente Weise einen Prozess erklärt, und wie man ihn angehen kann, ohne frustriert zu werden
I don't care about being polyglot but you are right. It is easier learning a related languages. I think learning Spanish may be easier since I speak French. I was also able to get by in Turkey with some Arabic and some European languages that left an influence on Turkish.
Kalbim kırık aşk acısı çekiyorum. Seni izlemek yatağımdan çıkmamı sağlayacak kendim için güzel bi yaşam oluşturmak istiyorum. Senin azmin bana güç veriyor iclalcim❤❤❤
Seni tanımıyorum ama umarım bir an önce kendine gelirsin 🫂
@@eliorx06 teşekkür ederim❤
This is so sincere. I speak a western and an eastern Slavic language as my first languages. Therefore I can understand almost every Slavic language. This doesn't mean i speak them fluently, but it is easy for me to dive in in all of them. I grew up in Germany and therefore speak German. This doesn't mean i can speak dutch, but i can understand the context. To be honest I never bothered much with Dutch, but understanding several languages makes it easier to learn them as said in the video. But some people tend to over exaggerate their skills.
Thanks for important background information on how to learn languages. I will try to apply all those methods as much as I can. I encourage you to start learning Persian language also named Farsi as it is quite similar to Turkish. I also encourage you to learn Urdue. Once you get fluent in farsi, learning Urdue will be way easier.
I die a little inside every single time I look for my language in an app, whilst knowing I'll never find it.
Great vid as always!
Hi Iclal, could you make a video about practicing writing in a foreign language? You show pictures of your notebooks sometimes they are so beautiful! I would like to know how to master that skill as well
bilgilendirici güzel bir video olmuş ve bunları söylerken cesaret verici ve nazik olduğun için teşekkürler💚
Based! I have always wanted to be a polyglot, from the time I was a child, and now, years later, I'm only in the beginning of my journey, and it is the online resources that helped me to speak badly in one more language.
The thing that I truly appreciate is your pronounciation. May I ask you to share some tips how to achive something remotely similar?)
thank you! check this video from a few months ago: ua-cam.com/video/JNKJnxk9RCo/v-deo.html
@@iclaliano , thank you a lot! I should have looked for it before asking)
Bir şey söyliyecem, siz bir dahisiz😊 Allah sizi korusun❤
I speak italian, german, french, greek, english, spanish, and I am learning russian….it’s fun.
Ma langue maternelle est le français, et je souhaitais apprendre l'italien puis l'espagnol, mais au bout de 4 mois j'ai échoué avec l'italien.
La grammaire m'avait découragé avec toutes les prépositions articulées et les nombreuses exceptions. Et puis j'ai commencé l'espagnol tout récemment. Parce que j'ai au final beaucoup plus de raisons d'apprendre l'espagnol que l'italien. Et ce sera aussi beaucoup plus facile à pratiquer pour moi. L'écoute et la lecture peuvent être aussi une solution dans l'apprentissage des langues, mais à mon avis c'est inutile si on n'a pas de bonnes bases. Donc, au moins avoir le niveau A2... mais parfois, je me demande si je suis fait pour apprendre des langues. Avoir un niveau B2 au minimum en espagnol et en italien, ce serait le plus gros exploit de ma vie clairement ! Parce qu'à 30 ans, je parle toujours qu'une langue...
je vous comprends parfaitement.. l'italien est plein d'exceptions, même si je le parle couramment et fais mais études universitaires en cette langue, je fais encore des fautes avec les pluriels ou les déclinaisons..
Thanks sister I like your accent and I hope you do other videos of Turkish learning ❤
Fascinating insights about the polyglot world... grazie mille!
PS. Will you attend Polyglot Gathering 2024?
yks biter bitmez iki senedir ogrenmek
icin can cekistigim ve can attigim fransizcaya basliyorum😪😪🥺
Dear Iclal,
You are such a role model keep up the good work 😊♥️
Çok dil bilen insanlara her zaman saygı duymuşumdur.
That's true. We often don't pay attention to WHICH languages someone knows and usually they know several of the same language group exactly as you said. You can't have complexes. I am interested in learning English, German, French, Russian, Japanese and Arabic. As a Pole, Russian is not difficult for me, on the contrary, it is fun and relaxing. I have been learning English and German for a long time. As for Japanese, I am very motivated and to my Polish ear it seems very easy to pronounce. The only languages I really have difficulty with are French and Arabic because I've only been learning French for a short time and I can't quite hear clearly what someone is saying, and Arabic is Arabic. I just know that I have to give myself a lot of time to this language, but at the same time I know how rich and beautiful it is. I wish everyone good luck in learning languages and please never give up 🤍
good to hear about your experiences 🤍 best of luck with learning
I went to à school to learn French I didn't like the way they teach there , they don't know how a language should be tought properly, so I quit now I am learning on my own , and that's even better
I speak French but Spanish and Italian don't feel easy to me ;-; Of course there are similarities and that helps a lot, but I also confuse them a lot with each other and tend to get the vowels wrong. I'm having an easier time with Korean and Japanese, maybe because I had a lot more exposure to them since I was a teenager.
Harikasın.Sırpçada kolaylıklar.Teşekkürler içten ve motive edici açıklamaların için.
No I swear you are so intelligent
I can speak 3 languages if i just learn one language i’ll be polyglot
tebrikler, yolun açık olsun 😊
Merci Iclal.
i recently suddenly got an urge to learn kazakh, maybe you should try it, it'd be quite easy considering turkish is your native lang :P
You are treasure and also a beautiful treasure. Hi from Bulgaristan
Your English is great
Или вы английский язык очень хорошо....
That is my 2nd language. Forgive me if it was not perfect.
Hey Iclal, May i ask that why did delete your past videos(like learning italian and spanish?) I need to receive the infos in there. 😂
According to Stephen Krashen’s comphrensible input theory, speaking is the result and he encourages spending time for reading first until the times comes naturally we speak. I have some doubts on that. Do/Did you delay speaking practice to that end when learning a language?
How did I find your channel? Yesterday, I had VPN put me in Paris, France. I am not a native French speaker. If people are sitting around, I can follow the conversation. I became very excited because the youtube advertisements are in French. This is not TV5 French with trained broadcasters. This is short hand French delivered at a rapid pace because of advertising time constraints. My girlfriend said she refined her English by watching re-runs of I Love Lucy. The English used in the re-runs is basic English within a social context that most Americans experience.
I'm French, speak Spanish because my woman is Spanish & speak Spanish daily. I also speak Mandarin - I took classes for years & speak mandarin with my Chinese friend & her husband who are restaurants owners & they don't speak English much so that helped me improved my Mandarin faster. I also speak a bit German because I've lived in Rastatt for 2 years. 19 foreign languages?? I'm afraid that's a pure lie especially if learnt online :) You see, natives don't speak like texbooks - they use more vernacular terms which you can't learn online. Revelation.
Thanks for sharing such valuable info with us!👏
ingilizcede b2-c1 düzeyde reading ve b1-b2 üzerinde writing yapabiliyorum speaking a2-b1 seviye dengeyi kuramıyorum nasıl hepsini c1 seviyeye sabitleyebilirim. ayrıca altyazısız bu videodan bişey anlayamam ama altyazı ile hemen hemen herşeyi anlıyorum. birçok kez native speaker insanlarla sohbet ettim onları anlıyor ve çok iyi kendimi ifade edebiliyorum ama youtubeda gezerken böyle oluyor nedense😓
Currently in a slump learning Russian! Thank you for motivating me! Do you recommend learning verbs early on in the Russian journey?
im preparing this video at the moment!! stay tuned
you are a lovely and humble person and the polyglot community needs you.
As a native english speaker, btw, your english is nearly perfect except you made the very understandable mistake of confusing “say” with “tell”. You should say “…and you’re telling me French is easy!” instead of using the verb “to say”. Tiny mistake and no big deal, literally the ONLY thing I noticed as an American english speaker.
guzel kardesim masallah size, Allah yolunuzu acik etsin. Ben de su an fransizca ogrenmeye calisiyorum ama 50 yasinda ogrenmek zor oluyor sanirim. fransizca ogrenme tecrubelerinizi de paylasirsaniz cok sevinirim.
Yes I can speak Spanish English and Portuguese and I can read Slavic but still hard to understand what I’m reading z it’s like it’s hard to remember the vocabulary
You should learn Serbian! I am your follower from Serbia and I like you and your channel very much.
I don't usually have a problem in understanding grammar. But learning and memorising vocabulary is something which I struggle with. What should be your focus in the initial stage, grammar more heavily or vocab memorisation?
Beautiful polyglot ❤ thank u sm
Impressionante che tu non sputi mai!
Can make a video on French , ressources,routine that help u to level up ur French ?
Passive listening helped me a lot when trying to get better at French. There is so much fun and interesting French content out there, if you’re into playing games or watching people play games, there are loads of French streamers on twitch. If you want to learn fundamental grammar or get good at speaking, you could try a teacher on a platform like italki, where they can provide proper structure. If you are at an intermediate level (B1+) , I would highly suggest watching and engaging with French content. Now that I am learning German, I realise how much easier it was learning French.
i'll start with russian, then yes!
@@iclaliano as fast as I can please 🙏?
@@sadsixersfan maby + thank u + for me I prefer booktube and content related to reading and books but I didn’t find any of these on French but still working on thanks a lot for ur help
Selam İclal, yine harika bir video :) Uygulama için kodun geçerli değil diyor ? Bir aksilik mi var kontrol edebilirsen çok mutlu olurum. Esen kal
Dili öğrenirken konuşma, okuma, dinleme hangisine daha çok ağırlık veriyorsunuz?
What pushes people to learn so many languages? I live in the UK I only speak Polish and English and I dont have this push to improve my English or learn antoher language
. How do you find motivation
I just discovered your channel from your interview from Kaufmann. I love people like you, dedicated to learn many languages. I want to acheive it too!
My question for you is..
How many languages do you want to learn?
If you don't mind because I'm curious.
These are very interesting insights you've provided.
But I am left to wonder, how did you figure accents out?
I have seen many polyglots who speak russian, but yours stands out. So smooth
Same with english. I mean its still obvious you are not native in either of them, but goddamn you are close.
How can one achieve that?
I have noticed a change in your accent İclal. Now you sound more American compared to your earlier videos.
I am a month into learning Greek and boy this is the hardest language I am learning. I wonder? Is Greek at the same level of difficulty as Russian? Thanks for the great video.
иджляль привет! можешь пожалуйста рассказать из каких приложений ты находила иностранных друзей до отъезда за границу❤❤💌💌
привет, я обычно подружу с подписчиками, но раньше также использовала тандем
@@iclaliano спасибо что ответила. Если ты не против мы могли бы подружиться 🙂
Speak Spanish after 3 weeks because of French? I can see that for Portuguese but not French. What defines speaking? Introductions?
Thanks for the video! As always u inspire me to learn new languages, and if ur not mind i wanna ask u a question) Why don't you learn any Asian language?
thanks! i never had the interest since my childhood and neither currently have
İclal merhaba nasılsın? Seni gönülden kutluyorum o kadar yeteneklisin ki🌸 hollandacaya merak saldığını duydum. Ben de 6 ay oldu yerleşeli lütfen bana da yardımcı olur musun