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@@XiELEd4377 Really depends. Is there any better source than a book from which you can learn? If yes, then yes, the book will be less useful compared to that better alternative. But still will rarely be useless. I don't know why people are allergic to books nowadays, but the whole internet sub-culture of making fun of anyone who types two small paragraphs is probably one way in which this is being perpetuated - the uneducated folks are making fun of those who wish to clearly and adequately convey the things they want to say on the internet, and it probably gets picked up by younger children giving them the impression that good communication and literacy skills are somehow "cringe"", which could tie in with books having so many more paragraphs in comparison, that they "aint reading allat" (common normie phrase, you can google it if you never heard anyone use it before) It's just a dumb culture, really. Books literally help people get jobs. They're still far from useless.
If you have to learn a language I would recommend French cause approximately 92% of the words are cognates with American. A close contender is Bolivian which shares a whopping 121% of words with Australian, however the accent does take some getting used to. Good luck!
Maybe I would also be like that, but I already understand 100% (at least I think so) of the video. Maybe it's because I've been doing immersion for about 3 years.
@Selena09426 Basically, yes. I used to watch the new episodes from shows I liked in english before they were even translated into my native language. Then I realized I actually understood what they were saying. Also, I think the visual novel I got into and couldn't get translated into Spanish had forced me to have more comprehension :p
1. Read a beginner book that teaches the language to learn the basics 2. Watch youtube videos in that language and just listen, use context clues, and try to understand whats going on even if you don't understand everything - reverseocontext website - dont use english subtitles 3. Keep watching youtube but pause after sentences and repeat out loud. Pretend youre having the conversation. 4. When you feel like you're getting to know the language, sit down with a camera and talk about your day. - when you dont know how to say it in this language, make a note for yourself to find out later
pretty much. its how babies learn. they listen and then learn through context. the first simple words are fed to them. the rest they start to pickup on their own as they learn more. language learning is built into humans.
@@dezmodium Yes, I learned german to an advanced level in my teens by just watching german tv. There was no internet, did not talk to a single teacher and did not touch a single textbook and never talked to a german at that time. All the talk about textbooks and listening to slow speak is nonsense. Also you don't have to speak the language to learn it well.
@@jelliebyte This is what we got from the new service provider right after the soviet union collapsed. Our own TV stations didn't have anything good and we didn't get finnish stuff. English TV was not available. We did also have a business in my town lending american movies on VHS tapes which helped me improve what I had learned in school. I had russian classes in school for a few years longer than english, but I couldn't care less about that garbage, so my russian comprehension is still poor.
1:22 For anyone wondering the white stickman on the left said: why aren't we yellow? the white stickman on the right said: I think only the protagonist can be yellow.
I was getting really low grades in English about 5 years ago. I kept thinking that English just wasn't for me. After almost giving up, I started to not give a shit about English in school but instead, I indulged myself with lots of English youtube videos that were actually fun. Storytelling videos, like storybooth but also gaming youtubers like Muselk (when fortnite was popular lol). I always used English subtitles and even though I didn't understand everything what was being said, I was determined to at least be able to hold a conversation in the comment section of videos with other people IN ENGLISH. I picked up new words, my pronounciation got better and I became more fluent. Eventually my grades started to get better, actually way better than other people in my class. I got 8 and 9 out of 10's and felt so happy. That was when a friend of mine begged me to attend a Cambridge English class with him, because he felt too alone with all the girls in his class. At first I hesitated but then I reckoned I'd try it anyways, heck I had nothing to lose. After a couple more months I attended the exam and I can proudly say right now that I'm fluent in English and got a C1 proficiency level. Never stop trying!
Bruh I’m taking my B1 French Exam tomorrow and I’m actually gonna fail the American education system is horrible I’ve done all the work since I was in first grade but I’m still a beginner. I really need to do this
i literally remember watching shadow of israphel as a kid and one day i just sorta understood english, i assume that's not actually what happened, but in my more recent experience of learning german and french in school it really is basically that but more gradual over time. Exposure is *the thing* that lets you understand languages intuitively, and i'm pretty sure most people could totally learn languages in 6 months provided you drop them into a country that speaks it and force them to interact with the language constantly every day.
Man, all the topics you lead, every stuff you say, it's an exact reflection of my interests and way of thinking. Your channel is enormously good because you say the stuff we prolly all think and relate to but never say. It's just clearly that you're about to get big.
Step 2 is huge. Even if you understand less than 25%, it helps a lot. The less you have an "allotted language learning time" and the more you try to immerse and surround yourself with it, the faster you'll learn.
seriously! coming to the realization that learning a language could include just .. doing what i normally do but in another language changed my life. also i love your username you don’t know how much i loved finding out the word for pancake in spanish is panqueque 😭
@@lilacfields i've actually changed my minecraft language entirely to german so i can learn new vocab while also having fun. :D i challenge myself to only speak/think in german while i'm doing it (like, narrating my actions to myself haha), and then every now and then i'll look up a word if i find myself wanting to express the same idea that i don't have the vocabulary for. it's rlly helpful i highly reccommend!!
@@varena04 yessss i love using video games for learning! i’ve been playing animal crossing in spanish and the villagers have a lot of little simple conversations with you. it’s so helpful! i definitely need to try playing minecraft too
@@varena04I've been trying to use english more in video games but I've always gotten back to the old portuguese stuff, I think that from now on I need to rethink about the way I'm doing things to get really good at english, even though I already consume content in the language, there's a gap to be filled in.
Anguish in Gethsemane He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’ -Matthew 26:39 As Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was in anguish. So much so that Luke’s Gospel says He “was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood” (22:44) In addition, Mark’s Gospel gives us a very important detail that we could easily miss: Jesus cried out, “Abba, Father” (14:36) We might not catch the significance of this. But today, it isn’t unusual to hear Israeli children calling out to their fathers, “Abba!” It’s the equivalent of our English word “Daddy.” There is a difference between the terms “Father” and “Daddy.” Both describe the same person, but they indicate a difference in relationship. That is not to suggest that Jesus was manipulating God the Father. Rather, it indicated intimacy. Jesus was saying, in effect, “I trust You, Father. I know You are in control.” Then Jesus went on to say, “Everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (verse 36) That is a hard thing for many of us to say. We might say the words, “Not my will, but Yours, be done.” But do we really mean it? What if His will is different from ours? And how can we know the will of God? We discover God’s will through careful study of the Scriptures. And frankly, there will be times when we read things in the Bible and think, “Wow, that is hard. I don’t know if I want to forgive this person who has wronged me, but Lord, You have told me in Scripture to do so.” Or, “I don’t know that I want to break that relationship off with this nonbeliever that I was thinking of marrying. But Lord, You have told me in Your Word to do so. Not my will, but Yours, be done.” It is okay to think about the future and make plans for our lives. In fact, we should. But we also need to say, “Lord, here are my plans. But if You have a different plan in mind, I am willing for You to overrule what I have decided, because I’ve come to discover that Your plan is better than my own. So not my will, but Yours, be done.” This is very important to say to God, especially if you’re young. Dwight L. Moody said, “Spread out your petition before God, and then say, ‘not my will but yours be done.’ ” He concludes, “The sweetest lesson I have learned in God’s school is to let the Lord choose for me.” We are going to have our Gethsemanes in life. We will face times of ultimate stress, moments of pressure that seem to be too much. What will we do then? Will we say, like Jesus, “Abba, Father”? Will we say, “Your will be done”? Would you let the Lord choose for you? Would you be willing to take your future and place it in God’s hands?
I love your sense of humor and the way you are thinking and structuring your videos! rn im at the "ze library" part which absolutely cracked me up. good work my dude - and good luck with the monetization process. Hope the UA-cam gods may favor you and let you get some good bucks with it
@@user-kr4fj2tz9jWell, don't know about them, but mine were: 1. Play videogames as a child (in this time for some reason, almost all games were in english, spanish options in games were only avaliable in the european ver?) 2. There are words that kinda look alike in spanish and english (like, mission and misión, for example) 3. Start to infer meaning of things based on limited knowledge. 4. ??? 5. Profit
It's indeed a good way to learn language, I'm Russian and I learnt English by playing videogames, speaking with teammates in them, watching different videos in English. Downside to this method is that I suck badly at grammar, despite understanding 95% of English content I consume. Luckily for me there are English lessons in my university, so I can fix it
Dude this stuff is insane. No wonder you’re blowing up with just a few videos. I find myself laughing throughout the whole video. Also I’m learning Italian through Duolingo, but I also have an Italian family so I practice with them when I can.
You make communication sound very easy ^^. As someone who struggles with communicating with others mainly cause I’m an introvert and online too. It’s super impressive.
Not gonna lie, that was like one of the most useful videos to sum up all the best and the most efficient ways of learning a foreign language. I've been learning English, Japanese, Spanish and French for the past 6 years (I have different levels of proficiency in them) and I agree with what you've said in the video almost 100%. Everyone who wants to be able to speak another language, listen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about! Thanks for the great content ❤
Here to support Duolingo: I started learning french exactly 35 days ago, that is, my streak on Duo. Duo has divided the language levels (A1, A2, B1, and B2) into units. In 35 days, I have covered 40/52 units of A1 French. I do not have Duo premium. The way I do is: i only do the first batch of lessons (6) of a unit, the story and skip the rest. I jump onto the next unit, which requires passing a hard test with only 3 hearts. This forces me to really recall and perfect that lesson. I do 2-3 units usually and on my busy days, just a single lesson to maintain my streak. It takes me 30-40 minutes to do a single unit. I do watch beginner easy french videos on youtube as well. The interactive userface on Duo really keeps me from dropping it all together. The repetition helps a lot and it also gives grammar lessons. I plan to go through a textbook once I finish my A1 level on Duo, and will decide how I want to proceed ahead. Edit: my native languages are Urdu and Punjabi; learning french through my 3rd language - english.
This is exactly what I've started doing on Duolingo recently, since I realized I could skip the excessive repetition, I use a text book simultaneously and have made good steady progress
Watching this despite not even being interested in learning a language, actually. But it's just inspiring to see your growth (and courage to start) the channel. It really shows that quality is what matters. Keep up the work!
I’ve been learning languages since last year I took it more serious using different methods to help me expand my vocabulary and this is very useful. I have a lifetime goal of 10 languages, currently on my 4th (German) so I’ll try these things and test how well they work. Thank you! 🙏🏼
Hey dude! As someone who is studying English Linguistics, and trying to learn a third language now, I can confirm most of these tips are legit, and the rest are things I havent even thought of myself even though they're so simple and straightforward... Also love your concept with the stickmans and only one color being able to be the protagonist and such, I have the exact same thing going for my channel so this video really connected with me. Wish you all the best
I spent 4 years in school learning French. I decided to learn Spanish 2 weeks ago learning the 100 most commonly used words, watching videos in the language, and listening to easy podcasts whenever, and I have already learned so much closer to understanding than all the years learning French in school
Really?? 2 weeks of spanish and you have a decent comprehension? Can you converse in spanish as well? Curious about how many hours a day that you dedicated to your spanish input. Since my new year's resolution in January, I've been doing spanish music and podcast and I just started one spanish film a week. After 3 months my comprehension is still beginner and I can only speak spanish expressions, no conversation.
@@sammyytube5999 What I meant more is that, the language sounds a lot familiar and I can pick up some fragments of words, while if I try listening to French, it sounds very foreign and I do not remember many vocabulary I learned in school. I think I am about 30 hours into listening to podcasts and watching videos in spanish and I can understand some movie scenes if it is simple, but most of the time I can only understand some fragments. I also found a website called the dreaming spanish if you want to check it out where you can watch videos of comprehensible input to your level and also tracks your progress.
Wow that's amazing to see as a native spanish speaker. I get it because I've probably learnt more english by watching videos, movies and tv than in school too for some reason. Buena suerte aprendiendo español!
This is actually an extremely accurate description of the most effective way to learn a language, and it's communicated incredibly well in a less than 10 minute youtube video. I'm pretty amazed by the quality of research and effectiveness of the presentation in this video
3:09 I'm glad you got this right, such a common misconception. Speaking practice should be the final step (unless you have to start speaking earlier ofc). It's far better to only start outputting once you're familiar enough with the language that you can tell when something doesn't sound right 7:58 didn't miss the mandatory anki shoutout either lmao
i find it’s good to practice speaking with a textbook, like when practicing how to use specific words or grammar phrases. but just going ham without basic knowledge isn’t super helpful. but output is important for understanding grammar
@@chesspiece4257 input is better for especially grammar, that way you actually learn how to use it in sentences correctly If you want to practice speaking by following along or "shadowing" it should definitely not be from a textbook but from native speech
Insightful Advice! From the perspective of someone whose second language is English, I totally agree with your opinion on this topic. The one thing that I want to point out to whoever is learning a new language is that consistency and discipline are the keys to achieving the goals you set even when you don't feel like it; attentively learning the language for even only a minute every day will yield you a better result than five hours in a single day followed with a long sudden hiatus. But realistically, some people will struggle to keep up with the routine for reasons like thinking they are not progressing at a desirable pace: the solution that worked for me is to accept the fact that you are a pupil of the language and nothing valuable comes easy, like a saying that goes "Every master used to be beginners before", and I hope my experience can be an aid for anyone out here trying to educate themselves.☺
thank you, you are finally not one of those people targeting the "I want to be fluent in a week without putting more effort than it takes to pour a cup of tea" type of audience. this is actually helpful.
Smth I would strongly recomend for people learning: read! Once you have the cery basic vocabulary, pico up a book. A simple one that writrs the story on one page in the language you want to learn and on the other in English (or your mother language, if its not english). Make sure the nivou isnt too high. Read daily a few pages. I would make it time based (maybe 15 mins), that way you can get faster and manage to read more. Once you finished one, pick the next one and so on. Reading has two major benefits: first of books contain an incompatibly higher amount of words and better formulstions then just normal speech. Secondly it allows you to learn to think in the language you are reading.
@@abarette_ Oh hey it’s a Gokigen Naname fan lol. Anyways, reading does work but reading English novels (which are made for native English speakers) will be hard if it is your first time.
Wow, seems like I have already been using all those tips in learning languages. It actually helps! So far it brought me to almost C1 in English (I'm not a native speaker), B1 in German and almost A2 in French. One more tip: tutor is a huge helper! Sometimes you can learn some basics with a tutor and then continue on your own. If you do not have enough time, you can just learn it with a tutor or a course. Mastering a language on your own takes a lot of time. But, one more thing that should be mentioned, is that even with a tutor you have to do some things on your own. Like, homework assigned, immerse yourself into a new language etc.
Spot on advice, persistence is the key; I’ve been studying languages since 1959 - do the math- and am functional in 6 languages, all of which acquired before UA-cam made it “easy”. Your advice is excellent, but to become fluent one generally has to pack bags and go live/work among native speakers Good luck!
After 666 days of Duolingo learning Japanese and German, I got really burnt out from learning a language, as I made the common mistake of making it a chore instead of it being something that's fun to do. I'll give this approach a try, cause it really seems easy, actually.
But how many minutes or hours did you spend on it in that 666days tho? Because 5minutes per day and 1-2 hours per day won't have the same result even if you do it for equal amount of days.
@@kizitokatende412 well, I would expect you to know more or at least be on the same level as someone saying they spent 666 days, since most people don't study a language more than half an hour a day. So saying 666 hours to me sounds more than 666 days
@@tovarishcheleonora8542 I was pulling in 15-20 minutes a day on average after 100-200 days or so, doing 3 lessons for both languages. Rarely did I felt demotivated to do just one lesson to extend the streak, which started to happen more often as I reached day 666 (with no streak freezes)
I'm from Brazil and I'm a self-taught. Learning a new language by your own it's a challenge. But when you realize you're speaking naturally with someone and that's a great rewarding feeling. Gosto do de assistir seus vídeos!!! Keep going!
Anguish in Gethsemane He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’ -Matthew 26:39 As Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was in anguish. So much so that Luke’s Gospel says He “was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood” (22:44) In addition, Mark’s Gospel gives us a very important detail that we could easily miss: Jesus cried out, “Abba, Father” (14:36) We might not catch the significance of this. But today, it isn’t unusual to hear Israeli children calling out to their fathers, “Abba!” It’s the equivalent of our English word “Daddy.” There is a difference between the terms “Father” and “Daddy.” Both describe the same person, but they indicate a difference in relationship. That is not to suggest that Jesus was manipulating God the Father. Rather, it indicated intimacy. Jesus was saying, in effect, “I trust You, Father. I know You are in control.” Then Jesus went on to say, “Everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (verse 36) That is a hard thing for many of us to say. We might say the words, “Not my will, but Yours, be done.” But do we really mean it? What if His will is different from ours? And how can we know the will of God? We discover God’s will through careful study of the Scriptures. And frankly, there will be times when we read things in the Bible and think, “Wow, that is hard. I don’t know if I want to forgive this person who has wronged me, but Lord, You have told me in Scripture to do so.” Or, “I don’t know that I want to break that relationship off with this nonbeliever that I was thinking of marrying. But Lord, You have told me in Your Word to do so. Not my will, but Yours, be done.” It is okay to think about the future and make plans for our lives. In fact, we should. But we also need to say, “Lord, here are my plans. But if You have a different plan in mind, I am willing for You to overrule what I have decided, because I’ve come to discover that Your plan is better than my own. So not my will, but Yours, be done.” This is very important to say to God, especially if you’re young. Dwight L. Moody said, “Spread out your petition before God, and then say, ‘not my will but yours be done.’ ” He concludes, “The sweetest lesson I have learned in God’s school is to let the Lord choose for me.” We are going to have our Gethsemanes in life. We will face times of ultimate stress, moments of pressure that seem to be too much. What will we do then? Will we say, like Jesus, “Abba, Father”? Will we say, “Your will be done”? Would you let the Lord choose for you? Would you be willing to take your future and place it in God’s hands?
I have been taking English classes for 13 years. They didn't teach me much. In fact, I grasped English by becoming addicted to reading UA-cam comments and reading them every day. Additionally, I watched a lot of English UA-cam videos, which supported my learning process. In two years, in other words, two years ago, I reached B2 level English. I can even write a whole paragraph about how I learned it without ever taking a class. In short, if you want to learn English (or any other language probably), I recommend getting addicted to UA-cam (or moving your addiction from that God damn stupid video game to UA-cam), and use it in a foreign language every day. Just do not forget to quit that addiction later, in case circumstances change, and you no longer have to depend on UA-cam.
Exactly lol. I didn't even want to learn Englsih, it just happened. I found myself watching more and more yt vids in english, speaking to more native english speakers, etc. Thanks to the interent, i guess. All the most interesting stuff is in english here
I practised speaking English by playing games as you get to talk to mostly natives when you choose the right game and servers. Additionally, you also learn all the curse words.
As someone with super Duolingo and 500+ streak.... he's right. Textbook learning teaches you more. You can do duo as a fun exercise on the language you're learning but you should learn some elementary textbooks to grasp the language properly and use it
Here to support this! No language courses taught me English as much as videos, books and games did. I still remember trying to write down all of the new words I understood from context and quickly running out of pages... to then never look at those notes again, because the context burned those words into my memory better than any notes could! Videogames are especially good for language learning, I'd say. It depends on the genre, of course, but many games have non-automated subtitles and a fair amount of text too, and things like quest logs help to understand what's going on without the need to pause during dialogue. I also think interactivity helps. Or at least, it helped me, especially with "boring" words. Like, I might forget how someone referred to a lake in a 20 minute dalogue about something more interesting... But boy, will I remember the word "lake" if I have to find it on a map! So ye, if you're into games, play them in your language of choice, you wo't regret it!
You don't need just motivation; but actually be able to use the language on a daily basis. I took a Japanese course and I enjoyed it well enough; but the problem was the lack of practice and use, than I not only I didn't get as far as I wanted with it; but forgotten a lot of what I learned. This why I personally recommend Spanish or French unless you live in an area or planning on moving somewhere where you will be speaking other languages more often. Spanish and French not just easier for English speakers; but more practical.
When people ask me how I learned English, I used to say I don't know, because I genuinely didn't know until today, thanks to you. Your video showed the global process that allows me to learn English. Now, I can help my roommates learn it too ❤️.
I've been trying to tell this to some of my friends who are keen on learning complicated languages for so long. Thank you for this wonderful video. I'm sure you'll set a lot of people in the right direction with this.
I have never seen a knowledge channel with such an incredible level of growth. All of the videos have value, not just clickbait, and they include various impressive effects. They follow a classic format reminiscent of the early days of UA-cam.
that's basically how I unintentionally learned English lol I already knew the basics because i learned those at school and during the pandemic I spent a LOT of time on tiktok and since 90% of the content there is in English I gradually improved my English by watching tiktok videos 😀 then I started watching movies and tv shows in English cause I didn’t like the dubbed versions and after some time I started dreaming in English and then even thinking and speaking to myself in English without even realizing it at first..
6:09 yep. I learned English exactly like this, self-taught. And a couple months ago I travelled to a country where I had no choice but to constantly use English to communicate, for the first time in 10 years. Initial nervousness actually made me sound like I only been speaking the language for a month. But once I got over that, it was almost as natural as speaking in my own language.
Yeah bro, I feel you, I have some good grasp of the language and I can understand very well for an intermediate student, and I think this nervousness we get before speaking plays a huge role when it comes to our self expression, I hope I can surpass that easily when I get to the point of real confidence on my own english abilities.
3:49 "as long as you can understand at least 30% of it." Actually, that's a misinterpretation of outdated research. Here's a quote from a more recent review of the relevant literature: "Earlier studies (e.g., Laufer, 1989, 1992a) suggested that around 3,000-word families can provide the lexical coverage that is required to read authentic materials independently. However, in a later study, Hu and Nation (2000) reported that participants in their study needed to know 98% to 99% coverage of a written text before adequate comprehension was possible. Currently, the consensus appears to be that an optimal coverage for reading of any text is 98% of word tokens and the minimal coverage is 95% (Laufer & Ravenhorst-Kalovski, 2010)." The optimal way to learn a language is to learn the script and then get as much language input in this 95-99% range. If the language you are learning has a phonetic script, then you should really just read. This is because with reading you can ingest far more content in the same amount of time -- and there's also far more content that's graded (created for learners). You shouldn't spend much time practicing speaking -- if the opportunity doesn't present itself naturally in the course of your daily life, that's solid evidence there's better use of your time out there than learning that language. But you should crosscheck the phoneme inventory of your native language with your target language to see what sounds are new to you. This will prevent lots of aggravating situation where you think you're saying the same thing as the native speakers, but you're not -- and it's just because you didn't realize the language has a semantic distinction that doesn't exist in English. For example, aspiration. I teach languages (mostly English, occasionally Vietnamese) as a living and I'm hard-pressed to recommend learning a foreign language as people underestimate the amount of effort that goes into not just learning but simple upkeep. It's essential if you live in a foreign country, but usually it's otherwise aspirational and little else.
I have studied English for 11 years in Viet Nam and I can't even talk to a foreign speaker normally. 6 months in Canada (school, banter, youtube/novels/games all transitioned to English) was all it take.
@@PurpleAmalgamsome of the stuff that he posted is wrong tho. The only way to speak is to practice. There is LITERALLY no one choice. So it doesn't make sense to say that you shouldn't speak if you don't have the occasion, because then you would never be able to speak. And when you will finally visit the country in your language target, you are not gonna be able to speak at all. The Same reason is for learning. Actually crating OUTPUT, help you out remembering much better. Like if you read, you should also write down, and repeat loud, what you just read. It helps you memorize much much better. ( And there are studies about that as well ). But you can just watch some video on UA-cam made by people that are studying in the best universities. And you can see how People stress out the importance of repeating and creating output. Like understanding a concept, it helps a lot trying to explain it to someone else and make it Easy. Thus, allowing you to remember that information much, much better. So that's very important when learning.
Is very sad that someone that is teaching languages, is teaching following bad methods lol. I have been leaning 3 languages. and now im starting teaching myself. Because i see how many bad methods of teaching people have. Some of the stuff op said are true. Sadly some other really bad advices.
Omg the Gohan To Mizu lesson in Duolingo I remember that! I have been learning Japanese for almost a year because of Anime but also because I want to go to Japan and just speak to the locals, it’s a feeling I would love to experience
God damn, as a kid who grew up in Vietnam and is from a Chinese/Vietnamese family, this was almost exactly how I improved my English. Like, you actually hit the nail on the head with especially the 2nd tip. As for the other 2, I could say that I had probably mixed both of them together (even though English is a part of every non-English speaking country's curriculum and textbooks are provided for the subject), since I used to read Wikipedia and FANDOM articles *OUT LOUD* about stuff I was into A LOT, with constant exposure to English media increasing my listening skills on top of that, my pronunciation skills also got better as well. As for writing, I guess I also learned how to construct sentences better by playing games, reading UA-cam comments and Wikipedia and just observe how everything I read is written, not sure if that's a good or a bad advice, though. Hell, I don't even know if the method I used would be as effective for older people since kids tend to have an easier time "digesting" a language. But if my 2 cents are worthy enough to you, then you're welcome, I guess.
3:06 this concept is referred to as comprehensible input in the language learning community. Steve Krashen has a lot of lectures on UA-cam about this topic if you're interest in learning more. It's the method I use and it's highly effective. Practicing speaking (especially into a camera) is not actually useful for learning how to speak. Speaking comes naturally and unconsciously when you understand the language and doesn't need to be practiced much. Recording yourself in a camera or microphone CAN greatly help fix your accent however. I really like your point about your goal being a good motivator. I speak Japanese (to the level where I took regular student classes taught in japanese during my study abroad in japan) and I can say from experience that watching anime with japanese subtitles once you're fluent is basically the exact same experience as watching it with English subtitles (its slightly easier to follow along and you understand the jokes better but 4 years of learning just for that alone wouldn't have been worth it) I started learning because I wanted to study abroad in Japan and I wanted to understand japanese music. Those two things are COMPLETELY experiences for people who understand and don't understand Japanese and that was a perfect motivator for me. I also met a bunch of Koreans while over there and started learning Korean so I could understand them better, it's the perfect motivator. Good video 👍
french here, I got my C1 certification at the end of my bachelor. Most likely had the required level for a while, but that did show me that I didn't have anything to learn academically speaking (of course you never stop learning a language, even as a native speaker). I thought to myself that since I got a good level without that much work, I'd just pick something that would last. So I took up japanese. That shit hard. I love it
i also switched from french, to chinese XD same reason too, i wanted something more challenging and interesting. guess that makes me a language-learning masochist
I am a native Arabic speaker, I started with all of the wrong methods to learn English but I didn't give up. Now after 2 years of studying I understand English without needing the caption (thanks to god) and I speak with natives speakers from time to time. Everything is possible if we work hard and do not give up. Thank you for that useful video!
@@simple_actually It's my native language so I'm not sure that I will see it like a learner. You know it's easier for me. But apart from that, I think the dialects are not hard it's far easier from the standard Arabic. I also saw some learners said that the standard Arabic was easier to them. Anyway, learning a language is not easy, whatever the language was, but if you have the discipline, the consistency, the willpower and some good techniques you'll make it. (even if you are learning the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics of the pharaohs, I remember some of my friends learned how to write in the middle school :) Good luck
One thing I like to point out is the difficulty of Speaking/Writing. You have limits on the "sentences" you can memorize and practically use. Personally after learning the basics I would rather learn Speaking directly because you don't need to perfect your pronunciation. By grinding how to speak you will be able to make your OWN sentences which I think is one of the hardest and underestimated part when it comes to language learning. After then, you can train yours ears to native level, focus on grammatical improvement or even perfecting the pronunciation as for the advancement. (When it comes to writing it really is personal. For the usage, I think that it is the least in demand when learning a 2nd language. Especially if we count the usage of the latest smart device)
yeah i think that’s included in textbooks though. most textbooks have exercises about practicing a specific sentence structure while learning how to put different words in it. and then the “speaking” part is practice and pronunciation
but i would say writing is pretty important. or at least typing is. spelling is less important, but to do anything on the internet in another language you have to be able to read it. plus writing is another way to practice output which is easier for beginners than speaking because you don’t have to remember things in order to
@@chesspiece4257 Reason I value Speaking more than writing is that latest tech can cover or at least assist most on the Writing part but not really on the Speaking part which is still important on it's own. Most people that can speak can form a sentence when writing but not the opposite as Speaking requires additional layer of muscle memory compared to Writing only. (Reason I use most is because this is hard to apply to Languages with hard Writing Systems despite the latest tech for assist)
1. Read textbooks about (or in) the language 2.watch YT, podcasts or and audio books - watching YT vids of other people speak, make sure to put the keyword "easy" in there lmao - NO english subs, youre gonna most likely end up reading rather than listening -write down useful sentences, even if ur too lazy to check back writing practice always helps a ton 3. Imitate native speech + record speaking -if u dont know a word just fill in with native language and get look it up Ik i missed some points but these are the ones im writing for myself lol Im trying to learn either spanish or japanese once i find the time to, best of luck to everyone on their journey🙏
Your videos are, actually, my english mining sentence, LOL! And, other thing: Thanks man for making your videos, in this era, things get a little complicated to understand and comprehend.
Absolutely, and it should. I tried many apps before just sitting my ass down and learning via comprehensible input, and I gotta say the apps aren’t there to make you fluent. They’re there to make money.
I have one of these textbooks from Spanish when I first started learning, but I didn’t think of doing the same for German which I am now learning thank you you very much!
I've spent the last 6 months going from learning method to learning method and this video almost perfectly states all my conclusions. Best language learning video on youtube by far!
Except it doesn't include AI or free tools you can use to make it more convenient. So it is about 80% plus I have seen this done in a few times but this is by far the fastest growth for using this method of video.
Japanese learner here. And the reason why I am learning japanese is because I want to read manga and with only that as a motivation I already have 3 years studying by myself. (This year I am aming for JLPT N1) Spanish is my first language.
hey do you usually talk to japanese people? I learned Japanese back in 2017 but with life events and losing motivation like I don’t have anyone to talk to made me quit jap school. any recommendations to get back?
We literally just began learning 日本語 again ourselves (n5 beginner level before falling off) and we're learning Spanish (have a lot of Spanish friends and coworkers, so we thought it'd be great, and we love it). So much love to you buddy, keep up the good work.
2 years in and I'm at N4. In my personal experience don't try and bother with learning kanji individually such as with the RTK book (I wasted 1 year pairing it with an Anki deck and it slowed me down a lot), just learn the words and you'll learn the Kanjis naturally alongside it just by seeing the words; I'm doing that and for the first time I'm seeing progress that I never saw before. Good luck everyone!
Learning Korean and it initially took me so long to wrap my head around sentence structures and how the language works. But then once it clicked it became so much easier. Now I’m doing Japanese for academic reasons and it’s so much easier now.
I've done all of the things mentioned in this video and.....they all worked! Yay! Seriously, this is the first video that actually tells you how to learn a language effectively. 🙂👍
Your videos are great. They are interesting, engaging, and while others give common knowledge, yours is like a gift from the Buddha or something. I am not surprised you hit 200k this quick with just 4 videos. Keep it up man.
be careful with the media analysis technique. If you're watching a movie for example, you shouldn't ruin your enjoyment of the movie because you're trying to practice learning a language. Using entertainment media as exposure only works if you actively enjoy it, otherwise, you will get burnt out only to give up learning the language.
I've studied french for 13 years, Italian for 5 and still learning! I've lived in Belgium and France and completely agree with all of this. I'd say that speaking to native/advanced speakers is still an important step (or even just asking them to review your video) because there are ALWAYS words that you don't realise you aren't pronouncing properly. The end made me laugh! All of my coworkers have been complaining about the agricultural strikes.😂
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How did bro type this 2 days ago 💀
noice
You forgot to pin this comment.
@@SchgurmTewehrknows me so well 😅
@@easyactually lol
How to learn a language in 1-2 years with no effort:
1) Be born with parents who speak it
2) Be baby
3) ???
4) Language learned
I'm trying to delete my save file and start over to do this for German. How do I do that?
LMAO
Be 4 years old and learn new language at school within a week.
@@user-qh6ii7qt6m Laut diesem Video ist Deutsch nur Schwierigkeitsstufe 2 😄
@@TheCoolerBasti Eyy, das wollte ich gerade sagen 😢
Bro is reminding us actually reading books was how people learned everything
the fact that that is a comment that exist is straight up flabbergasting
lmao, for some reason when i thought of learning a language, reading textbooks didn't come to mind at all lol
@@lilbeanspeople these days are somehow allergic to reading books for some reason, or that you should not waste time reading books to learn
@@XiELEd4377 Really depends. Is there any better source than a book from which you can learn? If yes, then yes, the book will be less useful compared to that better alternative. But still will rarely be useless.
I don't know why people are allergic to books nowadays, but the whole internet sub-culture of making fun of anyone who types two small paragraphs is probably one way in which this is being perpetuated - the uneducated folks are making fun of those who wish to clearly and adequately convey the things they want to say on the internet, and it probably gets picked up by younger children giving them the impression that good communication and literacy skills are somehow "cringe"", which could tie in with books having so many more paragraphs in comparison, that they "aint reading allat" (common normie phrase, you can google it if you never heard anyone use it before)
It's just a dumb culture, really. Books literally help people get jobs. They're still far from useless.
I always thought a book was mandatory wtf 😭😭😭
"they try to gatekeep their language. do not let them do this" 😭
Lol
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Thanks! I'm considering learning a language, so this will help!
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языковой симп 😱😱😱
If you have to learn a language I would recommend French cause approximately 92% of the words are cognates with American. A close contender is Bolivian which shares a whopping 121% of words with Australian, however the accent does take some getting used to. Good luck!
Not you being here💀
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yes, please
yes, please
By bagging that sponsor within his fourth video in a two month period, I think we know his major talking point
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English learner here. I actually watch your videos to immerse myself in English.
Same
Same
easy , actually
Maybe I would also be like that, but I already understand 100% (at least I think so) of the video. Maybe it's because I've been doing immersion for about 3 years.
Same
I woke up one random day already knowing English and I've convinced myself It'll happen with every language I want to learn
How😢? Did you learn it when you were a child? ( Watching videos in English,games, etc)
so real
@Selena09426 Basically, yes. I used to watch the new episodes from shows I liked in english before they were even translated into my native language. Then I realized I actually understood what they were saying. Also, I think the visual novel I got into and couldn't get translated into Spanish had forced me to have more comprehension :p
lol same I think I mostly learned while reading manhwa that had no Arabic translation
@@tann3039 Did you use Google Translate for things you didn't understand? Or just reading manhwas?
"how to learn a language in six weeks taught by someone who learned it in six years" is wild
1. Read a beginner book that teaches the language to learn the basics
2. Watch youtube videos in that language and just listen, use context clues, and try to understand whats going on even if you don't understand everything
- reverseocontext website
- dont use english subtitles
3. Keep watching youtube but pause after sentences and repeat out loud. Pretend youre having the conversation.
4. When you feel like you're getting to know the language, sit down with a camera and talk about your day.
- when you dont know how to say it in this language, make a note for yourself to find out later
pretty much. its how babies learn. they listen and then learn through context. the first simple words are fed to them. the rest they start to pickup on their own as they learn more. language learning is built into humans.
@@dezmodium Yes, I learned german to an advanced level in my teens by just watching german tv. There was no internet, did not talk to a single teacher and did not touch a single textbook and never talked to a german at that time.
All the talk about textbooks and listening to slow speak is nonsense. Also you don't have to speak the language to learn it well.
@FiZc lol why were you watching german tv?
@@jelliebyte This is what we got from the new service provider right after the soviet union collapsed. Our own TV stations didn't have anything good and we didn't get finnish stuff. English TV was not available. We did also have a business in my town lending american movies on VHS tapes which helped me improve what I had learned in school. I had russian classes in school for a few years longer than english, but I couldn't care less about that garbage, so my russian comprehension is still poor.
screenshooting this shit (i aint readin alltat)
1:22 For anyone wondering
the white stickman on the left said: why aren't we yellow?
the white stickman on the right said: I think only the protagonist can be yellow.
I’ve been learning Spanish so it’s really fun being able to read it with relative ease
Was proud of myself for being able to get that one, despite hardly using Spanish outside of class for years now
@@daxx343same lol
JAJAJJA I didn't notice it, and I'm a Spanish speaker
Gracias
“That’s probably why they made a group chat without you” the savagery 🤣
Bro got sponsor in just 3 videos
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light work😎😎🔥💯
Bro got 200k+ subs in 3 videos
@@mobpsycho3354 Bros UA-cam god
becoming a youtuber is easy, actually
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The Ze library is genius tier comedy
Dude mastered the arts of avoiding strays from the law.
I actually laughed when he said that lol
Imagine if you googled it💀🙏
okay dude i have no idea about zat joke
i'd ask you to explain it but it'll ruin it so its up to you if you wanna explain this wondering soul
@@strange_thing-arra-3692 Imagine if you googled it
I was getting really low grades in English about 5 years ago. I kept thinking that English just wasn't for me. After almost giving up, I started to not give a shit about English in school but instead, I indulged myself with lots of English youtube videos that were actually fun. Storytelling videos, like storybooth but also gaming youtubers like Muselk (when fortnite was popular lol). I always used English subtitles and even though I didn't understand everything what was being said, I was determined to at least be able to hold a conversation in the comment section of videos with other people IN ENGLISH. I picked up new words, my pronounciation got better and I became more fluent. Eventually my grades started to get better, actually way better than other people in my class. I got 8 and 9 out of 10's and felt so happy. That was when a friend of mine begged me to attend a Cambridge English class with him, because he felt too alone with all the girls in his class. At first I hesitated but then I reckoned I'd try it anyways, heck I had nothing to lose. After a couple more months I attended the exam and I can proudly say right now that I'm fluent in English and got a C1 proficiency level. Never stop trying!
Websites like write and improve also help a lot, and don't forget chatroom sites like Omegle
Bruh I’m taking my B1 French Exam tomorrow and I’m actually gonna fail the American education system is horrible I’ve done all the work since I was in first grade but I’m still a beginner. I really need to do this
i literally remember watching shadow of israphel as a kid and one day i just sorta understood english, i assume that's not actually what happened, but in my more recent experience of learning german and french in school it really is basically that but more gradual over time.
Exposure is *the thing* that lets you understand languages intuitively, and i'm pretty sure most people could totally learn languages in 6 months provided you drop them into a country that speaks it and force them to interact with the language constantly every day.
You are a beast. Good job king!
@@peluchito_6126 thank you my guy
Man, all the topics you lead, every stuff you say, it's an exact reflection of my interests and way of thinking. Your channel is enormously good because you say the stuff we prolly all think and relate to but never say. It's just clearly that you're about to get big.
Step 2 is huge. Even if you understand less than 25%, it helps a lot. The less you have an "allotted language learning time" and the more you try to immerse and surround yourself with it, the faster you'll learn.
seriously! coming to the realization that learning a language could include just .. doing what i normally do but in another language changed my life. also i love your username you don’t know how much i loved finding out the word for pancake in spanish is panqueque 😭
@@lilacfields i've actually changed my minecraft language entirely to german so i can learn new vocab while also having fun. :D i challenge myself to only speak/think in german while i'm doing it (like, narrating my actions to myself haha), and then every now and then i'll look up a word if i find myself wanting to express the same idea that i don't have the vocabulary for. it's rlly helpful i highly reccommend!!
@@varena04 yessss i love using video games for learning! i’ve been playing animal crossing in spanish and the villagers have a lot of little simple conversations with you. it’s so helpful! i definitely need to try playing minecraft too
@@varena04I've been trying to use english more in video games but I've always gotten back to the old portuguese stuff, I think that from now on I need to rethink about the way I'm doing things to get really good at english, even though I already consume content in the language, there's a gap to be filled in.
@@lilacfieldshave you ever tried quizzes and crosswords?
bro explains stuff in such a way that understanding it is easy, actually
Anguish in Gethsemane
He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’
-Matthew 26:39
As Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was in anguish. So much so that Luke’s Gospel says He “was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood” (22:44)
In addition, Mark’s Gospel gives us a very important detail that we could easily miss: Jesus cried out, “Abba, Father” (14:36)
We might not catch the significance of this. But today, it isn’t unusual to hear Israeli children calling out to their fathers, “Abba!” It’s the equivalent of our English word “Daddy.”
There is a difference between the terms “Father” and “Daddy.” Both describe the same person, but they indicate a difference in relationship. That is not to suggest that Jesus was manipulating God the Father. Rather, it indicated intimacy. Jesus was saying, in effect, “I trust You, Father. I know You are in control.”
Then Jesus went on to say, “Everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (verse 36)
That is a hard thing for many of us to say. We might say the words, “Not my will, but Yours, be done.” But do we really mean it? What if His will is different from ours? And how can we know the will of God?
We discover God’s will through careful study of the Scriptures. And frankly, there will be times when we read things in the Bible and think, “Wow, that is hard. I don’t know if I want to forgive this person who has wronged me, but Lord, You have told me in Scripture to do so.”
Or, “I don’t know that I want to break that relationship off with this nonbeliever that I was thinking of marrying. But Lord, You have told me in Your Word to do so. Not my will, but Yours, be done.”
It is okay to think about the future and make plans for our lives. In fact, we should. But we also need to say, “Lord, here are my plans. But if You have a different plan in mind, I am willing for You to overrule what I have decided, because I’ve come to discover that Your plan is better than my own. So not my will, but Yours, be done.”
This is very important to say to God, especially if you’re young. Dwight L. Moody said, “Spread out your petition before God, and then say, ‘not my will but yours be done.’ ” He concludes, “The sweetest lesson I have learned in God’s school is to let the Lord choose for me.”
We are going to have our Gethsemanes in life. We will face times of ultimate stress, moments of pressure that seem to be too much. What will we do then? Will we say, like Jesus, “Abba, Father”? Will we say, “Your will be done”?
Would you let the Lord choose for you? Would you be willing to take your future and place it in God’s hands?
Dude, I'm a Christian, but why would you just post that randomly on a random comment. It's annoying and weird.
exactly!
I love your sense of humor and the way you are thinking and structuring your videos!
rn im at the "ze library" part which absolutely cracked me up.
good work my dude - and good luck with the monetization process. Hope the UA-cam gods may favor you and let you get some good bucks with it
This is the most practical video I've seen about autodidactic language learning in the last 4 weeks. Much appreciation for your work.
that's exactly how i learned english almost without talking to anyone
What's your actualsteps
@@user-kr4fj2tz9j youtube
i learnt english from playing roblox lmao
edit :my first language is arabic
@@user-kr4fj2tz9jWell, don't know about them, but mine were:
1. Play videogames as a child (in this time for some reason, almost all games were in english, spanish options in games were only avaliable in the european ver?)
2. There are words that kinda look alike in spanish and english (like, mission and misión, for example)
3. Start to infer meaning of things based on limited knowledge.
4. ???
5. Profit
real
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Astrophysics for people in a hurry use Zhe(Z) Library
For once the title would be right. Periodic table has 4 elements. Answer can be off by two orders of magnitude in any direction. Sin(x) = x. Etc.
You mean astrology?
Astrophysics complete course for beginner playlist on UA-cam @@staraopps
@@staraopps😐
CONGRATS ON THE SPONSOR!!!!! on the 4th video no less oh my god your growth is so deserved hope you hit 5 mil soon! (1 mil's gonna happen in no time)
I love your videos! Its crazy how hard your channel is growing in such a short ammount of time. You 100% deserve it! ❤❤❤
Another lazy way to learn a language is to play a video game your familiar with in that language. I only play video games in Russian now.
You are a genius bro it time to learn
What games are In Russian?
It's indeed a good way to learn language, I'm Russian and I learnt English by playing videogames, speaking with teammates in them, watching different videos in English. Downside to this method is that I suck badly at grammar, despite understanding 95% of English content I consume. Luckily for me there are English lessons in my university, so I can fix it
@@BrkaKuronja CSGO 🙂
@@BrkaKuronjametro, csgo, most games, witcher (good port)
Damn dude got a sponsor after a few videos. Dude is blowing up. Good job lmao.
I'm definitely using the video thing, that sounds great
yeh he is .... do you know whats the reason behind it?
@@mhhh118 politics
@@mhhh118getting a sponsor is easy, actually
@@mhhh118 getting a sponsor is easy, actually
Dude this stuff is insane. No wonder you’re blowing up with just a few videos.
I find myself laughing throughout the whole video.
Also I’m learning Italian through Duolingo, but I also have an Italian family so I practice with them when I can.
You make communication sound very easy ^^. As someone who struggles with communicating with others mainly cause I’m an introvert and online too. It’s super impressive.
Not gonna lie, that was like one of the most useful videos to sum up all the best and the most efficient ways of learning a foreign language. I've been learning English, Japanese, Spanish and French for the past 6 years (I have different levels of proficiency in them) and I agree with what you've said in the video almost 100%. Everyone who wants to be able to speak another language, listen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about! Thanks for the great content ❤
Here to support Duolingo:
I started learning french exactly 35 days ago, that is, my streak on Duo. Duo has divided the language levels (A1, A2, B1, and B2) into units.
In 35 days, I have covered 40/52 units of A1 French. I do not have Duo premium.
The way I do is: i only do the first batch of lessons (6) of a unit, the story and skip the rest. I jump onto the next unit, which requires passing a hard test with only 3 hearts. This forces me to really recall and perfect that lesson.
I do 2-3 units usually and on my busy days, just a single lesson to maintain my streak. It takes me 30-40 minutes to do a single unit.
I do watch beginner easy french videos on youtube as well. The interactive userface on Duo really keeps me from dropping it all together. The repetition helps a lot and it also gives grammar lessons.
I plan to go through a textbook once I finish my A1 level on Duo, and will decide how I want to proceed ahead.
Edit: my native languages are Urdu and Punjabi; learning french through my 3rd language - english.
this is very impressive and informative good for you
This is exactly what I've started doing on Duolingo recently, since I realized I could skip the excessive repetition, I use a text book simultaneously and have made good steady progress
Good luck on your learning process!
*immaculate profile picture btw*
damn we both are learning same 😭😭 can we learn together then?
Watching this despite not even being interested in learning a language, actually. But it's just inspiring to see your growth (and courage to start) the channel. It really shows that quality is what matters. Keep up the work!
I’ve been learning languages since last year I took it more serious using different methods to help me expand my vocabulary and this is very useful. I have a lifetime goal of 10 languages, currently on my 4th (German) so I’ll try these things and test how well they work. Thank you! 🙏🏼
Hey dude! As someone who is studying English Linguistics, and trying to learn a third language now, I can confirm most of these tips are legit, and the rest are things I havent even thought of myself even though they're so simple and straightforward... Also love your concept with the stickmans and only one color being able to be the protagonist and such, I have the exact same thing going for my channel so this video really connected with me. Wish you all the best
Which language are you learning besides your native language and English?
@@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il Trying to learn Czech as of now
Next is coding
I’m learning Spanish and Python hehe
I need that one
I hope he makes a coding video
print "ok"
@@butonco print(‘me too’)
3:40
Words meaning in clockwise order:
Power, Mercy, Why, Today, Myself
This channel actually gives the best advice for every goals. Thank you so much!
yes, this is what I was thinking as well, these advice are simple, and easy actually
I spent 4 years in school learning French. I decided to learn Spanish 2 weeks ago learning the 100 most commonly used words, watching videos in the language, and listening to easy podcasts whenever, and I have already learned so much closer to understanding than all the years learning French in school
Really?? 2 weeks of spanish and you have a decent comprehension? Can you converse in spanish as well? Curious about how many hours a day that you dedicated to your spanish input. Since my new year's resolution in January, I've been doing spanish music and podcast and I just started one spanish film a week. After 3 months my comprehension is still beginner and I can only speak spanish expressions, no conversation.
@@sammyytube5999 What I meant more is that, the language sounds a lot familiar and I can pick up some fragments of words, while if I try listening to French, it sounds very foreign and I do not remember many vocabulary I learned in school. I think I am about 30 hours into listening to podcasts and watching videos in spanish and I can understand some movie scenes if it is simple, but most of the time I can only understand some fragments. I also found a website called the dreaming spanish if you want to check it out where you can watch videos of comprehensible input to your level and also tracks your progress.
Wow that's amazing to see as a native spanish speaker. I get it because I've probably learnt more english by watching videos, movies and tv than in school too for some reason. Buena suerte aprendiendo español!
This channel is like a Casually Explained successor and I love it
This sums up all the 100's of UA-cam videos I've watched about how to learn a foreign language, leaving out all the unnecessary steps.❤
This was actually helpful and you are genuinely one of my favorite UA-camrs!!! Thanks you so much!
same here man
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Aint no way German is easier than Malay 😅
@@laughaway7955as a malaysian who is learning german I agree... malay is easier than german
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This is actually an extremely accurate description of the most effective way to learn a language, and it's communicated incredibly well in a less than 10 minute youtube video. I'm pretty amazed by the quality of research and effectiveness of the presentation in this video
3:09 I'm glad you got this right, such a common misconception. Speaking practice should be the final step (unless you have to start speaking earlier ofc). It's far better to only start outputting once you're familiar enough with the language that you can tell when something doesn't sound right
7:58 didn't miss the mandatory anki shoutout either lmao
i find it’s good to practice speaking with a textbook, like when practicing how to use specific words or grammar phrases. but just going ham without basic knowledge isn’t super helpful. but output is important for understanding grammar
@@chesspiece4257 input is better for especially grammar, that way you actually learn how to use it in sentences correctly
If you want to practice speaking by following along or "shadowing" it should definitely not be from a textbook but from native speech
Insightful Advice! From the perspective of someone whose second language is English, I totally agree with your opinion on this topic. The one thing that I want to point out to whoever is learning a new language is that consistency and discipline are the keys to achieving the goals you set even when you don't feel like it; attentively learning the language for even only a minute every day will yield you a better result than five hours in a single day followed with a long sudden hiatus. But realistically, some people will struggle to keep up with the routine for reasons like thinking they are not progressing at a desirable pace: the solution that worked for me is to accept the fact that you are a pupil of the language and nothing valuable comes easy, like a saying that goes "Every master used to be beginners before", and I hope my experience can be an aid for anyone out here trying to educate themselves.☺
thank you, you are finally not one of those people targeting the "I want to be fluent in a week without putting more effort than it takes to pour a cup of tea" type of audience. this is actually helpful.
thanks! i'm going to finally learn my native language with this one
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@@canegosh oh hey shibe
Smth I would strongly recomend for people learning: read! Once you have the cery basic vocabulary, pico up a book. A simple one that writrs the story on one page in the language you want to learn and on the other in English (or your mother language, if its not english). Make sure the nivou isnt too high. Read daily a few pages. I would make it time based (maybe 15 mins), that way you can get faster and manage to read more.
Once you finished one, pick the next one and so on.
Reading has two major benefits: first of books contain an incompatibly higher amount of words and better formulstions then just normal speech. Secondly it allows you to learn to think in the language you are reading.
Do those books exist? Imo, graded readers are good too.
reading does not work for English
I could read and write English when I was 13, but it took me 4 more years to actually know how to speak it
@@abarette_ Oh hey it’s a Gokigen Naname fan lol.
Anyways, reading does work but reading English novels (which are made for native English speakers) will be hard if it is your first time.
Wow, seems like I have already been using all those tips in learning languages. It actually helps! So far it brought me to almost C1 in English (I'm not a native speaker), B1 in German and almost A2 in French.
One more tip: tutor is a huge helper! Sometimes you can learn some basics with a tutor and then continue on your own. If you do not have enough time, you can just learn it with a tutor or a course. Mastering a language on your own takes a lot of time. But, one more thing that should be mentioned, is that even with a tutor you have to do some things on your own. Like, homework assigned, immerse yourself into a new language etc.
Spot on advice, persistence is the key;
I’ve been studying languages since 1959 - do the math- and am functional in 6 languages, all of which acquired before UA-cam made it “easy”.
Your advice is excellent, but to become fluent one generally has to pack bags and go live/work among native speakers
Good luck!
In the past that was true now you can play mmos or discord groups. Or AI
After 666 days of Duolingo learning Japanese and German, I got really burnt out from learning a language, as I made the common mistake of making it a chore instead of it being something that's fun to do. I'll give this approach a try, cause it really seems easy, actually.
Please look up TheMoeWay for Japanese, it will help you immensely with that language.
What you tried learning in 666 days took me just 666 hours. You're right. It is easy, actually.
But how many minutes or hours did you spend on it in that 666days tho? Because 5minutes per day and 1-2 hours per day won't have the same result even if you do it for equal amount of days.
@@kizitokatende412 well, I would expect you to know more or at least be on the same level as someone saying they spent 666 days, since most people don't study a language more than half an hour a day. So saying 666 hours to me sounds more than 666 days
@@tovarishcheleonora8542 I was pulling in 15-20 minutes a day on average after 100-200 days or so, doing 3 lessons for both languages. Rarely did I felt demotivated to do just one lesson to extend the streak, which started to happen more often as I reached day 666 (with no streak freezes)
this timing is crazy I've just gotten super into language learning again lol
Samee I'm finally motivated to do mandarin again
LOL these adivces are super helpful and useful!
I'm from Brazil and I'm a self-taught. Learning a new language by your own it's a challenge. But when you realize you're speaking naturally with someone and that's a great rewarding feeling.
Gosto do de assistir seus vídeos!!! Keep going!
I remember being four and actually using this method... It was so fun! Thank you for reminding me of this method
Make a video on UA-cam called “Becoming a UA-camr is easy, actually”
Please!!! ❤
Anguish in Gethsemane
He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’
-Matthew 26:39
As Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was in anguish. So much so that Luke’s Gospel says He “was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood” (22:44)
In addition, Mark’s Gospel gives us a very important detail that we could easily miss: Jesus cried out, “Abba, Father” (14:36)
We might not catch the significance of this. But today, it isn’t unusual to hear Israeli children calling out to their fathers, “Abba!” It’s the equivalent of our English word “Daddy.”
There is a difference between the terms “Father” and “Daddy.” Both describe the same person, but they indicate a difference in relationship. That is not to suggest that Jesus was manipulating God the Father. Rather, it indicated intimacy. Jesus was saying, in effect, “I trust You, Father. I know You are in control.”
Then Jesus went on to say, “Everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (verse 36)
That is a hard thing for many of us to say. We might say the words, “Not my will, but Yours, be done.” But do we really mean it? What if His will is different from ours? And how can we know the will of God?
We discover God’s will through careful study of the Scriptures. And frankly, there will be times when we read things in the Bible and think, “Wow, that is hard. I don’t know if I want to forgive this person who has wronged me, but Lord, You have told me in Scripture to do so.”
Or, “I don’t know that I want to break that relationship off with this nonbeliever that I was thinking of marrying. But Lord, You have told me in Your Word to do so. Not my will, but Yours, be done.”
It is okay to think about the future and make plans for our lives. In fact, we should. But we also need to say, “Lord, here are my plans. But if You have a different plan in mind, I am willing for You to overrule what I have decided, because I’ve come to discover that Your plan is better than my own. So not my will, but Yours, be done.”
This is very important to say to God, especially if you’re young. Dwight L. Moody said, “Spread out your petition before God, and then say, ‘not my will but yours be done.’ ” He concludes, “The sweetest lesson I have learned in God’s school is to let the Lord choose for me.”
We are going to have our Gethsemanes in life. We will face times of ultimate stress, moments of pressure that seem to be too much. What will we do then? Will we say, like Jesus, “Abba, Father”? Will we say, “Your will be done”?
Would you let the Lord choose for you? Would you be willing to take your future and place it in God’s hands?
@@faith9505k
well he could pull it off simply, acutally
I have been taking English classes for 13 years. They didn't teach me much. In fact, I grasped English by becoming addicted to reading UA-cam comments and reading them every day. Additionally, I watched a lot of English UA-cam videos, which supported my learning process. In two years, in other words, two years ago, I reached B2 level English. I can even write a whole paragraph about how I learned it without ever taking a class.
In short, if you want to learn English (or any other language probably), I recommend getting addicted to UA-cam (or moving your addiction from that God damn stupid video game to UA-cam), and use it in a foreign language every day. Just do not forget to quit that addiction later, in case circumstances change, and you no longer have to depend on UA-cam.
Exactly man.
Talking to people on discord + Watching UA-cam + Watching movies + Translating words you don't know is the way
Yea. Same
Exactly lol. I didn't even want to learn Englsih, it just happened. I found myself watching more and more yt vids in english, speaking to more native english speakers, etc. Thanks to the interent, i guess. All the most interesting stuff is in english here
I practised speaking English by playing games as you get to talk to mostly natives when you choose the right game and servers. Additionally, you also learn all the curse words.
As someone with super Duolingo and 500+ streak.... he's right. Textbook learning teaches you more. You can do duo as a fun exercise on the language you're learning but you should learn some elementary textbooks to grasp the language properly and use it
Here to support this! No language courses taught me English as much as videos, books and games did. I still remember trying to write down all of the new words I understood from context and quickly running out of pages... to then never look at those notes again, because the context burned those words into my memory better than any notes could!
Videogames are especially good for language learning, I'd say. It depends on the genre, of course, but many games have non-automated subtitles and a fair amount of text too, and things like quest logs help to understand what's going on without the need to pause during dialogue.
I also think interactivity helps. Or at least, it helped me, especially with "boring" words. Like, I might forget how someone referred to a lake in a 20 minute dalogue about something more interesting... But boy, will I remember the word "lake" if I have to find it on a map!
So ye, if you're into games, play them in your language of choice, you wo't regret it!
Loving your video is easy, actually
me as well, super nice videos!
You don't need just motivation; but actually be able to use the language on a daily basis. I took a Japanese course and I enjoyed it well enough; but the problem was the lack of practice and use, than I not only I didn't get as far as I wanted with it; but forgotten a lot of what I learned. This why I personally recommend Spanish or French unless you live in an area or planning on moving somewhere where you will be speaking other languages more often. Spanish and French not just easier for English speakers; but more practical.
When people ask me how I learned English, I used to say I don't know, because I genuinely didn't know until today, thanks to you. Your video showed the global process that allows me to learn English. Now, I can help my roommates learn it too ❤️.
This guy is creative, humorous and well informed.
Found you recently, and I am glad.
Excited for future uploads! 😁
I've been trying to tell this to some of my friends who are keen on learning complicated languages for so long. Thank you for this wonderful video. I'm sure you'll set a lot of people in the right direction with this.
I have never seen a knowledge channel with such an incredible level of growth. All of the videos have value, not just clickbait, and they include various impressive effects. They follow a classic format reminiscent of the early days of UA-cam.
this is true! I love the value they give out for free
that's basically how I unintentionally learned English lol
I already knew the basics because i learned those at school and during the pandemic I spent a LOT of time on tiktok and since 90% of the content there is in English I gradually improved my English by watching tiktok videos 😀
then I started watching movies and tv shows in English cause I didn’t like the dubbed versions and after some time I started dreaming in English and then even thinking and speaking to myself in English without even realizing it at first..
6:09 yep. I learned English exactly like this, self-taught. And a couple months ago I travelled to a country where I had no choice but to constantly use English to communicate, for the first time in 10 years. Initial nervousness actually made me sound like I only been speaking the language for a month. But once I got over that, it was almost as natural as speaking in my own language.
Yeah bro, I feel you, I have some good grasp of the language and I can understand very well for an intermediate student, and I think this nervousness we get before speaking plays a huge role when it comes to our self expression, I hope I can surpass that easily when I get to the point of real confidence on my own english abilities.
3:49 "as long as you can understand at least 30% of it." Actually, that's a misinterpretation of outdated research. Here's a quote from a more recent review of the relevant literature: "Earlier studies (e.g., Laufer, 1989, 1992a) suggested that around 3,000-word families can provide the lexical coverage that is required to read authentic materials independently. However, in a later study, Hu and Nation (2000) reported that participants in their study needed to know 98% to 99% coverage of a written text before adequate comprehension was possible. Currently, the consensus appears to be that an optimal coverage for reading of any text is 98% of word tokens and the minimal coverage is 95% (Laufer & Ravenhorst-Kalovski, 2010)."
The optimal way to learn a language is to learn the script and then get as much language input in this 95-99% range. If the language you are learning has a phonetic script, then you should really just read. This is because with reading you can ingest far more content in the same amount of time -- and there's also far more content that's graded (created for learners).
You shouldn't spend much time practicing speaking -- if the opportunity doesn't present itself naturally in the course of your daily life, that's solid evidence there's better use of your time out there than learning that language. But you should crosscheck the phoneme inventory of your native language with your target language to see what sounds are new to you. This will prevent lots of aggravating situation where you think you're saying the same thing as the native speakers, but you're not -- and it's just because you didn't realize the language has a semantic distinction that doesn't exist in English. For example, aspiration.
I teach languages (mostly English, occasionally Vietnamese) as a living and I'm hard-pressed to recommend learning a foreign language as people underestimate the amount of effort that goes into not just learning but simple upkeep. It's essential if you live in a foreign country, but usually it's otherwise aspirational and little else.
good insight, thanks
I have studied English for 11 years in Viet Nam and I can't even talk to a foreign speaker normally. 6 months in Canada (school, banter, youtube/novels/games all transitioned to English) was all it take.
@@PurpleAmalgamsome of the stuff that he posted is wrong tho.
The only way to speak is to practice.
There is LITERALLY no one choice.
So it doesn't make sense to say that you shouldn't speak if you don't have the occasion, because then you would never be able to speak. And when you will finally visit the country in your language target, you are not gonna be able to speak at all.
The Same reason is for learning.
Actually crating OUTPUT, help you out remembering much better.
Like if you read, you should also write down, and repeat loud, what you just read. It helps you memorize much much better. ( And there are studies about that as well ).
But you can just watch some video on UA-cam made by people that are studying in the best universities. And you can see how People stress out the importance of repeating and creating output.
Like understanding a concept, it helps a lot trying to explain it to someone else and make it Easy. Thus, allowing you to remember that information much, much better. So that's very important when learning.
Is very sad that someone that is teaching languages, is teaching following bad methods lol.
I have been leaning 3 languages. and now im starting teaching myself. Because i see how many bad methods of teaching people have.
Some of the stuff op said are true.
Sadly some other really bad advices.
ua-cam.com/video/ZVO8Wt_PCgE/v-deo.htmlsi=ietPorZtnuFp0eq7
He is one of the best people in the world at learning. You can believe him lol.
Omg the Gohan To Mizu lesson in Duolingo I remember that! I have been learning Japanese for almost a year because of Anime but also because I want to go to
Japan and just speak to the locals, it’s a feeling I would love to experience
God damn, as a kid who grew up in Vietnam and is from a Chinese/Vietnamese family, this was almost exactly how I improved my English. Like, you actually hit the nail on the head with especially the 2nd tip. As for the other 2, I could say that I had probably mixed both of them together (even though English is a part of every non-English speaking country's curriculum and textbooks are provided for the subject), since I used to read Wikipedia and FANDOM articles *OUT LOUD* about stuff I was into A LOT, with constant exposure to English media increasing my listening skills on top of that, my pronunciation skills also got better as well. As for writing, I guess I also learned how to construct sentences better by playing games, reading UA-cam comments and Wikipedia and just observe how everything I read is written, not sure if that's a good or a bad advice, though. Hell, I don't even know if the method I used would be as effective for older people since kids tend to have an easier time "digesting" a language. But if my 2 cents are worthy enough to you, then you're welcome, I guess.
I dont know how... but this is the only channel which made me to subscribe with a single video.
Same
same
This is brilliant and actually quite accurate. I learned both English and French using this method.
Surprised he did mention AI language partner
proper way to confirm
Mannn, even your choice of sponsor is really good! May you get all the best for the future.
3:06 this concept is referred to as comprehensible input in the language learning community. Steve Krashen has a lot of lectures on UA-cam about this topic if you're interest in learning more. It's the method I use and it's highly effective.
Practicing speaking (especially into a camera) is not actually useful for learning how to speak. Speaking comes naturally and unconsciously when you understand the language and doesn't need to be practiced much. Recording yourself in a camera or microphone CAN greatly help fix your accent however.
I really like your point about your goal being a good motivator. I speak Japanese (to the level where I took regular student classes taught in japanese during my study abroad in japan) and I can say from experience that watching anime with japanese subtitles once you're fluent is basically the exact same experience as watching it with English subtitles (its slightly easier to follow along and you understand the jokes better but 4 years of learning just for that alone wouldn't have been worth it) I started learning because I wanted to study abroad in Japan and I wanted to understand japanese music. Those two things are COMPLETELY experiences for people who understand and don't understand Japanese and that was a perfect motivator for me. I also met a bunch of Koreans while over there and started learning Korean so I could understand them better, it's the perfect motivator.
Good video 👍
4:41 bro
Damn that's rough how's the discord nitro
At least you have nitro ig
THIS IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT IVE SEEN TODAY LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO
french here, I got my C1 certification at the end of my bachelor. Most likely had the required level for a while, but that did show me that I didn't have anything to learn academically speaking (of course you never stop learning a language, even as a native speaker). I thought to myself that since I got a good level without that much work, I'd just pick something that would last. So I took up japanese. That shit hard. I love it
i also switched from french, to chinese XD same reason too, i wanted something more challenging and interesting. guess that makes me a language-learning masochist
2:49 not sure if it was joke or not, still made me chuckle
I am a native Arabic speaker, I started with all of the wrong methods to learn English but I didn't give up. Now after 2 years of studying I understand English without needing the caption (thanks to god) and I speak with natives speakers from time to time. Everything is possible if we work hard and do not give up. Thank you for that useful video!
I've always wanted to learn Arabic, such a nice language, is it simple, actually?
@@simple_actually
It's my native language so I'm not sure that I will see it like a learner. You know it's easier for me. But apart from that, I think the dialects are not hard it's far easier from the standard Arabic. I also saw some learners said that the standard Arabic was easier to them.
Anyway, learning a language is not easy, whatever the language was, but if you have the discipline, the consistency, the willpower and some good techniques you'll make it. (even if you are learning the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics of the pharaohs, I remember some of my friends learned how to write in the middle school :)
Good luck
@@habibafares9009 thanks for the advice! much appreciated
@@simple_actually
You're welcome!
If you decided to learn Arabic and had any questions you could ask me for sure
3:25 Yep! It's called comprehensible input. Search it up, everyone! :) (''_Target language_ comprihensible input'')
One thing I like to point out is the difficulty of Speaking/Writing. You have limits on the "sentences" you can memorize and practically use.
Personally after learning the basics I would rather learn Speaking directly because you don't need to perfect your pronunciation. By grinding how to speak you will be able to make your OWN sentences which I think is one of the hardest and underestimated part when it comes to language learning.
After then, you can train yours ears to native level, focus on grammatical improvement or even perfecting the pronunciation as for the advancement.
(When it comes to writing it really is personal. For the usage, I think that it is the least in demand when learning a 2nd language. Especially if we count the usage of the latest smart device)
yeah i think that’s included in textbooks though. most textbooks have exercises about practicing a specific sentence structure while learning how to put different words in it. and then the “speaking” part is practice and pronunciation
but i would say writing is pretty important. or at least typing is. spelling is less important, but to do anything on the internet in another language you have to be able to read it. plus writing is another way to practice output which is easier for beginners than speaking because you don’t have to remember things in order to
@@chesspiece4257 Reason I value Speaking more than writing is that latest tech can cover or at least assist most on the Writing part but not really on the Speaking part which is still important on it's own.
Most people that can speak can form a sentence when writing but not the opposite as Speaking requires additional layer of muscle memory compared to Writing only.
(Reason I use most is because this is hard to apply to Languages with hard Writing Systems despite the latest tech for assist)
1. Read textbooks about (or in) the language
2.watch YT, podcasts or and audio books
- watching YT vids of other people speak, make sure to put the keyword "easy" in there lmao
- NO english subs, youre gonna most likely end up reading rather than listening
-write down useful sentences, even if ur too lazy to check back writing practice always helps a ton
3. Imitate native speech + record speaking
-if u dont know a word just fill in with native language and get look it up
Ik i missed some points but these are the ones im writing for myself lol
Im trying to learn either spanish or japanese once i find the time to, best of luck to everyone on their journey🙏
Your videos are, actually, my english mining sentence, LOL!
And, other thing:
Thanks man for making your videos, in this era, things get a little complicated to understand and comprehend.
The quality of your videos genuinely makes me forget that this is just your 4th one out. Keep it going!!
Congrats on your first sponsor, man! Can sense a channel about to blow up
It already has blown up.
@@artugert Fair enough, then
this guy I think has already blow up
watching your videos is always an enriching experience!
4 videos and 335k subs is amazing. Quality(?) video too. Keep up the good work.
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Comprehensible input wins every time, baby.
Absolutely, and it should. I tried many apps before just sitting my ass down and learning via comprehensible input, and I gotta say the apps aren’t there to make you fluent. They’re there to make money.
@@Acro_LangLearn NOWAY BUSINESS EXISTS TO MAKE MONEY?? WOW LOOK GUYS THIS MAN MADE THE MOST INSANE REVELATION
I ‘m form Vietnam, i’’ learning English myself. Thank you.
good luck!
I have one of these textbooks from Spanish when I first started learning, but I didn’t think of doing the same for German which I am now learning thank you you very much!
I've spent the last 6 months going from learning method to learning method and this video almost perfectly states all my conclusions. Best language learning video on youtube by far!
Except it doesn't include AI or free tools you can use to make it more convenient. So it is about 80% plus I have seen this done in a few times but this is by far the fastest growth for using this method of video.
proper validation
Japanese learner here. And the reason why I am learning japanese is because I want to read manga and with only that as a motivation I already have 3 years studying by myself. (This year I am aming for JLPT N1)
Spanish is my first language.
hey do you usually talk to japanese people? I learned Japanese back in 2017 but with life events and losing motivation like I don’t have anyone to talk to made me quit jap school. any recommendations to get back?
gl on the N1! I'm aiming for around N2-N3
We literally just began learning 日本語 again ourselves (n5 beginner level before falling off) and we're learning Spanish (have a lot of Spanish friends and coworkers, so we thought it'd be great, and we love it). So much love to you buddy, keep up the good work.
2 years in and I'm at N4. In my personal experience don't try and bother with learning kanji individually such as with the RTK book (I wasted 1 year pairing it with an Anki deck and it slowed me down a lot), just learn the words and you'll learn the Kanjis naturally alongside it just by seeing the words; I'm doing that and for the first time I'm seeing progress that I never saw before. Good luck everyone!
Learning Korean and it initially took me so long to wrap my head around sentence structures and how the language works. But then once it clicked it became so much easier. Now I’m doing Japanese for academic reasons and it’s so much easier now.
I've done all of the things mentioned in this video and.....they all worked! Yay! Seriously, this is the first video that actually tells you how to learn a language effectively. 🙂👍
Your videos are great. They are interesting, engaging, and while others give common knowledge, yours is like a gift from the Buddha or something. I am not surprised you hit 200k this quick with just 4 videos. Keep it up man.
Not the first but his growth for this type is the highest. Expect AI copycats soon
Clear and concise as usual.
be careful with the media analysis technique. If you're watching a movie for example, you shouldn't ruin your enjoyment of the movie because you're trying to practice learning a language. Using entertainment media as exposure only works if you actively enjoy it, otherwise, you will get burnt out only to give up learning the language.
Agreed 👍🏻 , tried this with anime and dropped the idea 1 week later💀
I've studied french for 13 years, Italian for 5 and still learning! I've lived in Belgium and France and completely agree with all of this. I'd say that speaking to native/advanced speakers is still an important step (or even just asking them to review your video) because there are ALWAYS words that you don't realise you aren't pronouncing properly.
The end made me laugh! All of my coworkers have been complaining about the agricultural strikes.😂
These videos are really great!! So glad someone like you is out there to make them!
Could you repeat this video in German? 😅
Ja, bitte! 🙏
LOL, that would be great
And in twi
Wow this is exactly what I tell my EFL students to do!! Thank you for putting it so nicely!
The thing I like about your videos is the way you're giving hints like "the French library" XD