Cleaning out my language books | Bookshelf tour with a twist

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  • Опубліковано 11 кві 2018
  • A long awaited bookshelf tour with a twist. I'm always ready for the next adventure and it's good to be prepared in the sense of not having too many books to take with you if you plan on moving overseas sometime. In any case, I'm also interested in minimalism, and cutting down on language books helps me focus on the languages and books I really need, letting go of the others that I may not have touched in years. This video is also somewhat of an archive for me to remember some of these books before I say goodbye to them.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 223

  • @ValeriaTiourina
    @ValeriaTiourina 5 років тому +115

    omg the japanese red film method is amazing...

  • @HERObyPROXY
    @HERObyPROXY 6 років тому +149

    I'm not less impressed with your language learning skills after seeing the number of books you haven't finished, if anything, it just shows how relatable you are! I've got Turkish and Greek books that I haven't even looked inside.

    • @bilc3868
      @bilc3868 4 роки тому +10

      Lol 😂 same. I bought japanese, German and Italian books that I never used since I dedicated time to another languages 🥺. I thought it was the only one.

  • @gloriabeatriz9530
    @gloriabeatriz9530 6 років тому +191

    I am brazilian, so, I use this videos to learn english too 😊

    • @sehra1234
      @sehra1234 6 років тому

      NyaNya Nya cool

    • @viniviniciusalves
      @viniviniciusalves 6 років тому +14

      Me too. I like her english, she has a nice voice and talks very calmly.

    • @chocklad9
      @chocklad9 5 років тому +5

      Como é plural falamos these :)

    • @kawaiipanda8892
      @kawaiipanda8892 5 років тому +6

      Eu falo Espanhol 🇲🇽 eu amo Brasil

    • @daniellealvessoueu
      @daniellealvessoueu 5 років тому

      eu também :3

  • @jasminedubois6711
    @jasminedubois6711 2 роки тому +3

    I like the fact that you have so many books and haven't used many of them. That honestly makes you more relatable.

  • @lelejillene8223
    @lelejillene8223 6 років тому +58

    I throughly enjoyed this video! I don’t know why I liked it so much 😹 I hope I can obtain a language learning bookshelf that’s similar to yours someday~

  • @lalchimiste6947
    @lalchimiste6947 5 років тому +22

    I’m learning Mongolian, nice that you are learning it too. Defiantly the most underrated Asian language.

    • @wikia3266
      @wikia3266 4 роки тому +5

      Hi!I really want to start learning Mongolian too, but... may I ask if do you know some good books to learn it? I have a hard time finding Mongolian books in English :l

    • @jasminedubois6711
      @jasminedubois6711 3 роки тому +2

      @@wikia3266 It's always the lesser-known languages that are the hardest to find.

  • @phillipnelson8567
    @phillipnelson8567 Рік тому +2

    I love language books. Even if I'm not learning the language, they help keep that "spark" of the language learning passion alive in me. :)
    5:08 That Thai learning book is AWESOME! It comes with a super audio CD companion too. You should have kept that one!

  • @sinkali
    @sinkali 6 років тому +112

    I love this video, I am so jealous of your shelf 😅 I need to expand my language library! Love you, Lindie ❤

    • @Karnak077
      @Karnak077 5 років тому +2

      I am jealous of yourself because of your shelf... Okay I'm leaving.

    • @ohmyslimeco6533
      @ohmyslimeco6533 4 роки тому +1

      Same...

    • @jayajadhav8221
      @jayajadhav8221 4 роки тому

      Me too i want to buy books

  • @naseemams8096
    @naseemams8096 3 роки тому +16

    I am 14 year old I like to study foreign languages now aim learning Spanish french and japanese by my self lindies videos are an inspiration to me to study

    • @homosapien.a6364
      @homosapien.a6364 3 роки тому

      That's a lot of language!
      Wish you luck
      I'm learning correctly
      Esperanto and hebrew

    • @nonnadezirella
      @nonnadezirella 3 роки тому

      日本語の「書き言葉の文法」は難しいので 話し言葉で沢山喋って慣れて下さいね。
      漢字は読めるようになって それから書けるようになるといいですよ。書けなくても読めれば十分便利ですから。

    • @_blackside7158
      @_blackside7158 3 роки тому

      I'm 14 y/o too ☺ I luv learning languages too I'm learning English(my native language isnt Eng), Japanese, Spanish and Esperanto currently :D

  • @LeeandAlannagsy
    @LeeandAlannagsy 6 років тому +5

    Just watching this while I reorganise my language bookshelf!

  • @ladyjaye27
    @ladyjaye27 6 років тому +1

    Awesome bookshelves! It's always tempting to get everything for language learning, especially when trying to learn several languages!

  • @manuelmbapeaguilar6335
    @manuelmbapeaguilar6335 5 років тому +10

    You keep inspiring me why I love to learn languages 😘

  • @KittyKat94
    @KittyKat94 6 років тому +4

    Firstly I like how you used and marked your dictionaries, I might do that too.
    Secondly, that red page for answers in Japanese books is an awesome thing!

  • @julibeeee408
    @julibeeee408 5 років тому +1

    Ohhhh...what an amazing collection!!! 😍😍😍

  • @ch.5163
    @ch.5163 6 років тому +4

    Wow love your collection!

  • @brelove1414
    @brelove1414 6 років тому +1

    Just dropping by to say that I love your videos, even the ones that don't pertain to my target language! Keep up the good work, I genuinely look forward to your upcoming videos :)

  • @pinkrudy
    @pinkrudy 6 років тому +1

    loved the video. bought living language set of english for my mom!

  • @_____snake
    @_____snake 6 років тому +51

    It might be hard but you could do a subscriber giveaway or something with them. Just a thought (I'm not saying this because I want a free book, I don't study most of the languages mentioned I just think it's a neato idea).
    Aussi c'est bien cool quand tu changes à français, ton accent est très clair :)

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  6 років тому +18

      Great idea but i donated most of my books to missionaries who are going to Japan - the other books I sold here already :) I cant afford to ship books internationally to subscribers - maybe one day if UA-cam pays enough!

  • @nathalyrolon3374
    @nathalyrolon3374 4 роки тому +1

    Being able to see that you have purchased books and have not used them all made me feel better. I come across books to learn languages, and I don't always use them. 😅 But I can't seem to get rid of them because I plan to use them in the future. Also, my collection of books isn't as extensive as yours. But either way, I get attached to my language learning books so much I haven't gotten rid of any of them.

  • @nguyenquynhtram7043
    @nguyenquynhtram7043 3 роки тому +7

    Hello! I'm Vietnamese. I am learning English, Chinese And Korean now. I want to learn Japanese.

  • @beautytravelen
    @beautytravelen 4 роки тому

    You are amazing, so inspiring. Thank you for share with us.

  • @philipminton9771
    @philipminton9771 5 років тому +1

    I love this video so much! (just re-watching it for about the 100th time)

  • @TravelGlot91
    @TravelGlot91 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Lindie! I like your videos and I recently discovered your channel and I’m impressed. My name’s Julio, I’m from Mexico and as you, I’m crazy obsessed for languages. And I like your books. Many of them I download them since I’m poor and aren’t sold in Mexico. But whenever I can, I buy them physically because I like to have them. Anyway, keep up the good work!

  • @Do2494
    @Do2494 3 роки тому

    Actually I lookvup to you because you show when you don't advance in learning but still keep going and finding what works for you. I would have abandonned because of that but you make me realize it is normal! so thaannkkss!!

  • @ryanlundgren9151
    @ryanlundgren9151 6 років тому

    WOW! That's a lot of books!

  • @baderabosalih
    @baderabosalih 6 років тому

    Thank you very much, Miss Lindie.
    It inspires a lot to see the textbooks used by you alongside your languages milestone, and how you progressed through all these years.
    I hope that i can become like you in the near future (or even better).
    let us live up to the best good workings.
    حيّ على خير العمل.
    がんばってくださう。

  • @mona9229
    @mona9229 2 роки тому

    The episode is beautiful 😊

  • @espanolalalata8183
    @espanolalalata8183 3 роки тому

    I got a little bit dizzy trying to figure out how to learn all those languages through your pile of books. You are so beautiful and brilliant. God bless you.

  • @happyheartslee
    @happyheartslee 4 роки тому

    yo i cant stop bingeing your videos!

  • @idk-mk6qv
    @idk-mk6qv 4 роки тому

    I am Kazakh, but I Russian native speaker I use your videos for learning English. I think you really cool language learner, you are my favorite Language blogger

  • @louveblancheomega799
    @louveblancheomega799 3 роки тому

    Relatable, I have a bunch of language books too (some I haven't studied yet)

  • @mmm-9934
    @mmm-9934 6 років тому +22

    한국어로 베트남어 첫걸음을 배우면.. 외국어로 외국어를 배우는 거네요 대박

  • @neurons6632
    @neurons6632 5 років тому +19

    6:13 Me with my language books

  • @jayajadhav8221
    @jayajadhav8221 4 роки тому +1

    Why would somebody dislike such a good video!

  • @erdnsrn_4379
    @erdnsrn_4379 3 роки тому

    wow this is amazing 😊

  • @danielpineda508
    @danielpineda508 4 роки тому +12

    A grant total of “zero” pages ha! 🤣 that made me laugh cause I do the exact same thing

  • @jacobgoering6068
    @jacobgoering6068 3 роки тому

    Rupert Snell's Teach Yourself books for Hindi are fantastic--among the best in the series.

  • @monsieurmoon5398
    @monsieurmoon5398 6 років тому +38

    i heard 어머 at 6:34. hahahah

  • @abbb4460
    @abbb4460 5 років тому +1

    5:04 - 5:08 me with my books... I must be *literally forced* to get rid of my books! Then, I end up needing them once they're gone. @_@
    Also when you were speaking in French about the Vietnamese books you got from your friend, surprisingly, I was able to comprehend what you said. Mind you, this is after 3yrs not practicing even the basics! °0°

  • @yousifwaleed6566
    @yousifwaleed6566 2 роки тому

    Your books are beautiful

  • @user-fv3wz3eu4y
    @user-fv3wz3eu4y 3 роки тому

    Love a bookshelf tour. I am also distracted by your cute shirt.

  • @tiberio_gabriel
    @tiberio_gabriel 6 років тому

    Loves the video, but would also like to point out that i love you shirt too!!

  • @renatofigueiredo603
    @renatofigueiredo603 5 років тому +2

    Impressive collection. I would love to have a neighbor like you. It is a paradise.

  • @turaia
    @turaia 5 років тому +1

    Kedves Lindie!😊 Érdekes volt látni, hogy milyen nyelvkönyveid vannak! Látszik, hogy nagyon jó vizuális memóriád van, mivel sok ideogrammákat (mint pl. a japán kanjik) használó nyelvvel foglalkozol! A szanszkrít nem érdekelne? Tudtommal, beszélik anyanyelvként is Indiában. További sok örömet és sikert kívánok neked a nyelvtanulásban! 😊

  • @SakuraMikan1
    @SakuraMikan1 5 років тому +48

    This actually makes me laugh because I do the _exact same thing;_ just buying a lot of language books and only using a small handful while others collect dust. 😂
    I’ve actually had to tell myself when ever I want to buy another book of language learning “are you ACTUALLY GOING TO USE IT?” And “you have so many books already, don’t. D o n t. DONT.”
    Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @tiffanywaldon4875
      @tiffanywaldon4875 4 роки тому +1

      Nai So true! I have actually told myself no more books until I’ve gotten through the ones I already have. Lol! I honestly have every book/tool I need for my target languages!

  • @reoij
    @reoij 4 роки тому

    Idk why but this is kinda relaxing...

  • @EwelynLawrence
    @EwelynLawrence 6 років тому

    Nagyon ügyes vagy! :) gratulálok :)

  • @jasminedubois6711
    @jasminedubois6711 4 роки тому

    I love KGIU. I have the beginner book.

  • @hayleylou5984
    @hayleylou5984 5 років тому +1

    You are very awesome! I'm interested in your language learning timeline, like how long did it take you to be fluent in Korean or other languages

  • @zele4476
    @zele4476 6 років тому +2

    Q: I'm currently learning korean but I keep remembering the syllables of words in the reverse order. Repeatedly. For example, I would say or write "목과교" instead of "교과목". Even writing that out now was confusing me a little. Is this a common thing? And if so, how can I overcome this problem in the future?

  • @hendra.w.subandi
    @hendra.w.subandi 5 років тому +3

    I'm like you, beacuse you always study languages!!! Nice to meet you i'm from indonesia!!! 😁

  • @prestokrs1
    @prestokrs1 5 років тому

    It's fascinating how your accent and inflection changes on certain words.

  • @nafisaanjum5495
    @nafisaanjum5495 5 років тому

    ❤️ A big love for your books ❤️ I wish you could ship the books overseas, then I could get. 😢

  • @pipifamily231
    @pipifamily231 5 років тому +1

    How you choose the language books. I hope you have a video about this topic. Thanks

  • @justahugenerd1278
    @justahugenerd1278 6 років тому

    I'm hoping to be able to learn Japanese, Korean, and Norwegian. I'm going to start during the summer when I'm not as busy, and I hope it goes well 😅

  • @999manman
    @999manman 5 років тому

    My vice is books...every time I pare down it leaves room for ...MORE BOOKS!

  • @bereniced7155
    @bereniced7155 4 роки тому +15

    Wait... You know french too? How do you have time to learn all these languages? How many languages do you speak?

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  4 роки тому +9

      I have a few videos about that and more details on my website www.lindiebotes.com

  • @Aaron-pe5yt
    @Aaron-pe5yt 6 років тому +12

    I was so looking forward to buying these and then I realised... this is the old haircut. Then I checked the comments and it just confirmed that they were gone!

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  6 років тому +3

      This is my current haircut..?

    • @Aaron-pe5yt
      @Aaron-pe5yt 6 років тому +2

      Lindie Botes Oh! I cant think straight! Sorry!

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  6 років тому +3

      Its okay 😂sorry I cant ship the books overseas for a giveaway 🌻

  • @hayleighjaynehisole8868
    @hayleighjaynehisole8868 5 років тому

    hi! just wondering what name the book is at 10:18 and where you got it? I've been looking for a good book in Korean studying English in order to learn Korean

  • @meghaasharmaa845
    @meghaasharmaa845 4 роки тому

    Btw u inspire me to learn new language

  • @lauracardoso2799
    @lauracardoso2799 6 років тому +7

    Salut! Est-ce que tu vends tes livres sur Internet? J'apprends le japonais depuis l'anglais et tes livres ont l'air plutôt cool! :)

  • @perseoeridano4182
    @perseoeridano4182 4 роки тому

    👏🏻👏🏻

  • @Mark-ko8sc
    @Mark-ko8sc 6 років тому

    Hi lindie , I'm learning Japanese by my own and I would like also to learn Hindi, anyways I was wondering if have you ever taken a Japanese exam? And how long time did it take for you ? And how often did you watched something in Japanese ? Because unfortunately I don't have the time to do the listing every day. I hope it's not a bad thing
    Sorry for the long text and thank you very much !

  • @vio3366
    @vio3366 6 років тому +2

    I wanna languages books:/ but super hard to find them! Regards Lindie, I love your videos!

    • @lisettelachat1870
      @lisettelachat1870 5 років тому

      Mariavictoria Ortiz That quite rude .

    • @vio3366
      @vio3366 5 років тому

      I live in a small city so It's even hard to find English dictionaries, so you can see.

  • @pauoli6370
    @pauoli6370 6 років тому

    I don't know where to find the living language series in my country :( Are they good for beginners?

  • @kiara4345
    @kiara4345 4 роки тому +1

    I NEED YOUR HELP, GIRL!!! I want to buy a russian grammar book, but I don't know wich one is good, wich one you would recommend. What about the Oxford russian grammar book?? Have you heard about it?

  • @daniellincoln6370
    @daniellincoln6370 5 років тому

    #i do Looove all the books in shelf!!wat place were they got from & the country..

  • @jumadamuharram
    @jumadamuharram 4 роки тому +3

    I thought I had a lot of language books. I do not think I could part with most or any of my books.

  • @peace2941
    @peace2941 6 років тому

    Hi Lindie where do you sell your books, i would love to buy living language japanese !!

  • @NR-qs5zj
    @NR-qs5zj 6 років тому

    What are some good Korean and Japanese books to learn Korean and Japanese?

  • @tonyputra2802
    @tonyputra2802 5 років тому

    I hope i have some of japanese books like yours.

  • @nataliyainmotion
    @nataliyainmotion 4 роки тому

    xD Haha, its not disappointing its the reality. Unfortunately there have been languages that I have taken an interest to that I've bought books for but didn't work out for me because I either didn't have time to take away from my Japanese studies (my current major) or I just didn't stick through with it for very long (Chinese [I have that same book "practice makes perfect"], Korean, re-learning Bulgarian [learning grammar properly and more technical vocab]... etc...)

  • @amfoster101
    @amfoster101 6 років тому +3

    Are you going to sell those books because i would buy a few of them

  • @SelinaCat
    @SelinaCat 6 років тому

    I'll take all your Japanese books to go thanks so much! Lol

  • @learnlanguageswithyogee9509
    @learnlanguageswithyogee9509 5 років тому

    Video was posted around a year ago... I wish I could have had some of those books...

  • @user-zz9lr8iy5s
    @user-zz9lr8iy5s 6 років тому

    저는 개인적으로 白水社의 『ニューエクスプレス』시리즈를 소수 언어 종류가 많고 쉽게 되어 있어서 좋아하는데 린디님 책장에 한 권도 없네요. 한국에 살지도 않고 가 본 적도 없다고 들었는데 한국 책은 어떻게 구하는지 궁금하네요 한국에는 아마존도 없는데. 영어로 된 책이 비싸다고 생각하시나요? (영어로 된 외국어 교재가 한국에서 사기에 비싸거든요)

  • @Sounds722
    @Sounds722 6 років тому

    Сайн байна уу ? Чамайг Монгол хэл сурч байгаад баяртай байна. Hello . I am so happy for you learning Mongolian. Keep going forward and good luck. 😎😎

  • @cezarmonteirodk
    @cezarmonteirodk 3 роки тому

    👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @prestokrs1
    @prestokrs1 5 років тому

    I wonder how long it will take for you to fill that shelf back up

  • @uctran-rc6537
    @uctran-rc6537 4 роки тому

    Thankyou because study vietnammien😍

  • @user-jt9px4wz8g
    @user-jt9px4wz8g 5 років тому

    I'm Learning chinese and korean!

  • @danielchoi1169
    @danielchoi1169 6 років тому +1

    와우~~ 정말로 프랑스어를 배우고 싶습니다 please recommed me which books to read!?!? Thank you

  • @SarouneGougoune
    @SarouneGougoune 4 роки тому +1

    "Et après ça I have.." Me speaaking franglais on the daily

  • @yooyoung-sangys3849
    @yooyoung-sangys3849 5 років тому +2

    와 정말 놀랍군요. 주로 동아시아 언어들 그중에서도 한국어 일본어가 주력이신듯. 한국에서 응원합니다.

  • @kagome1995327
    @kagome1995327 5 років тому

    I noticed that you have colorful tabs in the pages. What does each colorful tab mean and is that an effective way of studying?

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  5 років тому +1

      Oh the colors don't mean anything actually, I just mark pages with words I want to refer back to, especially if the words or sentences are ones I think would be useful in conversation.

  • @Tsumebleraar
    @Tsumebleraar 6 років тому

    Dankie vir jou eerlikheid! Watter is jou gunsteling tale?

  • @homosapien.a6364
    @homosapien.a6364 3 роки тому

    Our library in my country full of Oxford learning English books
    And few French books
    The only way to learn other languages is by internet

  • @reneekk3595
    @reneekk3595 6 років тому

    I really enjoyed this video...and you gave me motivation to learn Japanese i hope you see this comment

  • @blueberrysky7599
    @blueberrysky7599 2 роки тому

    I don't have any... I should buy some. But where??? Local stores only have Japanese from Sinhala (my native language). But it's easy to learn Japanese in English.

  • @cho3645
    @cho3645 6 років тому +1

    최근에 언어 배우는거에 관심이 많이 생겨서 찾고있는데 저에게 잘 맞는 책을 쉽게 못고르겠어서 고민이에요ㅠㅠ 보통 책들 어디서 구매하시나요?

    • @petitgarcon9675
      @petitgarcon9675 5 років тому

      구립도서관에 자주가셔서 browsing 겸 둘러보시고 인터파크 교보문고온라인으로 검색하고 리뷰도 읽어보고 주문하시면 되죠.

  • @renatahelena9155
    @renatahelena9155 2 роки тому

    Omg. Pleaseee help me. What the name of the First book? (At the RIGHT side of the screen) the one with a person sitting on chair

  • @yln2002
    @yln2002 6 років тому +2

    What is the website you mentioned where you can buy Korean books?

  • @zolzayanyamdorj2104
    @zolzayanyamdorj2104 4 роки тому +2

    From Mongolia. Thank you for your interest to learn Mongolian. I'm happy :) I would like to help you .

  • @MarihFerreira_Mrs
    @MarihFerreira_Mrs 6 років тому +1

    Give me that books that was on the floor :v (joking hahaha).
    This video is great! 💖

  • @TrungoThanh
    @TrungoThanh 6 років тому +1

    I meant, How can you read all the books ? They contain many many things which I think that may bigger my brain, how can you remember most of them and how do you read them ? Such a persistence you have .. wow

  • @valeg8664
    @valeg8664 4 роки тому

    Should I buy Japanese books to learn Chinese or should I buy korean books to learn Chinese or English books to learn Chinese ?

  • @roby8693
    @roby8693 6 років тому +2

    Your haircut is bomb

  • @Pr1ncessYak
    @Pr1ncessYak 6 років тому

    how/where are you planning on selling your books?

  • @angelmontefalco6282
    @angelmontefalco6282 6 років тому +2

    Hello, i'm just curious, are you also learning Filipino language? The language in the Philippines. 😍💖
    You are really one of my best youtuber since you inspire me a lot to learn other language. Although, i'm thinking since i know that my english grammar isn't that good. 😭😭💔

    • @stingray_vinxen4610
      @stingray_vinxen4610 6 років тому

      Angel Montefalco based on this comment you do have a solid foundation on basic grammar which is all u basically need to speak to locals fluently, we dont care much for tricky vocabulary.

  • @petitgarcon9675
    @petitgarcon9675 5 років тому

    어머ㅡ에서 빵터졌어요 ㅋㅋ