This is a great video! I'm from Brazil and have been speaking English for a little over eight years now and I got started on Polish one month ago. Something most people fail to realize when they're learning a new language is that they should make it a part of themselves - meaning you should immerse yourself in that language. Read the news in that language, listen to music from that country and even try to think in that language. Just going to class and not practicing is pointless.
I've done the same when I came to Canada! Just started talking with the people and get to know their culture! Best experience I've ever had! Canada ❤️🇨🇦
Hi guys, i will share with you my experience learning new languages. I speak Spanish,English,French,Classical Arabic, Darija (Moroccan Arabic), and Berber (North African Language -my Mother tongue). The next language i want to learn is German. The only thing that helped me to learn new languages without going to an academy, was to listen to music in that language (and see the lyrics), read forums in that language, use that language as a default for my PC and Smartphone, and the most important thing,USE GOOGLE to translate words that you dont understand, to get an idea of how & when to use them. My english isnt perfect, but i think that its acceptable considering the level of english in Spain. Good luck guys, and dont give up!.
That is cool! How did you go along with german? (I'm a native german, so here is something on german:) Es freut mich sehr, dass sich andere für Deutsch interessieren. Ich selbst finde es zwar auch wirklich toll, aber ich würde es nie lernen, wenn es nicht meine Muttersprache wäre, denn die unregelmäßigen Wörter würden mich wirklich überfordern.
Truly inspiring video. I'm norwegian and I speak both british and american fluently, simply because I've talked to friends and others using services such as Skype for almost 5 years (and I'm only 20). I've spent about 2 years learning French, but now I'm about to dive into German, and will do my best to follow your 'ways' while also using Duolingo on the computer. Good luck with whatever languages you choose to learn next!
I salute this man. bu learning another language you actually learn what a whole part of our planet is feeling. you get acces to first had information and you DO NOT depend on MAINSTREAM media manipulation. again I salute this man.
+Олжас Есенбаев Yes, you are completely right! And apart from that, english has lot of vocabulary with latin roots which could be helpful to learn latin languages once the whole conjugation/declination affair unknown to native speakers of english has been digested..
Robert Heilmeier Yeah, you guys are right... but I COULD'VE known Spanish when growing up. Dad wanted me only to speak English, so this is why I feel bad about that. Whole family except my brothers and mother speak spanish.
***** I didn't make it past High School. My new job of 4 months've been forcing me to speak Spanish, which I'm really happy about! After getting great at Spanish, my next goal is Portuguese. Will that language project be over internet?
Thank you for your inspiration! Honestly, I thought what you were presenting was just another "learn a language" hoax but your wisdom MAKES SENSE. 本当にありがとうございました。
I leraned this naturally as well. I tried classes, reading textbooks, language software, and on and on. It helps to some extent, but the best thing to do in order to learn is to put it into practice.
I think that everybody who's learning a language, just doesn't know the order in which they want to learn the language in which they're learning. Here's what I mean. Some people want to speak a few words as soon as possible. Langauge softwares that work mostly on vocab will help with that. Some people want to learn the grammar right away (I'm one of these people) grammar books will help with that. Some people want to hear and understand the language. In this case, a program with written and verbal confirmation of the words will help with that. We all have different learning styles with languages (and I suspect the way we learn languages is what sets these learning styles) But the thing all language learners should realize is that a good language program addresses all these things. We just have to learn to be a little patient to get to the parts that we want to really learn.
Jean-Eider I agree. Duolingo is great for all those. And it's totally free! Though, there are some gaps in their grammar notes but if such happens, all I do is research it. There's a lot of grammar websites you can come upon with just one Google search.
+Samuel Pearson There is an app that is useful when you are in a situation and in dire need of practicing with native speakers; the app is called HelloTalk. Cette application est très bon! ^^
I speak both English and Spanish, but I really want to learn my ancestors' native language, a language called "Zapoteco" after the Zapotec from a specific region in Mexico that has been around for centuries. My mother, aunts and uncles, and relatives in Mexico all speak it and the sad part is the only person in my generation who understands and speaks a bit of it is barely two years old! The only way the language can be taught is through speaking and listening, so the only resources I have are my relatives. Hopefully I can learn the language easily, I'm going to visit my grandparents and great-grandparents next summer :D plus, im planning to learn an extra two languages by the end of this year
Ofelia Chavez Hey, I'm a Native who's family is originally from Colombia. Don't give up on that dream, if you have direct relatives that speak the language I'd say its your birthright. My friend is Purepecha and has been slowly learning Puré. Some Coahuiltecans from where I live are also trying to go back to their original language. Its kind of matter of being able to take back at least a little of what was lost through history and war. I hope you're successful, Native Pride.
your spanish is really good.. you're a natural. I just came across with your channel my friend, and let me tell you, you've put into videos what I've been trying to explain to so many people that have asked me How did I learn english and became fluent in less than a year. and you said it here: JUST START SPEAKING! Thanks for sharing this great video.
what an inspirational video! I can't help but agree on every point you make here. I feel like language-learners tend to limit themselves out of instinctual fear of the requirements concerning things like big vocabulary lists and complex grammar understanding. We humans often underestimate our minds potential, while we, ironically, would have been able to make unbelievable progress in a desired language if we just quit that pessimistic attitude and turned to actually using the language right away
This was after my first experience using it. I have since gone back and spent much more time with the deaf community. Please search my channel for "Gallaudet" to see a video I made entirely in ASL interviewing the deaf. The ASL in this video was the result of learning it for about 2 or 3 weeks, and that was almost a year before the video was recorded.
J'adore, tu donnes beaucoup de motivation. J'aimerais tant parler les langues aussi bien que toi , c'est quelque chose de très important de nos jours pour trouver un métier. Bravo
As I've mentioned in this video, and as you'll see on my blog, going to the country is absolutely not necessary, and yes a Russian translation of the book is included. Note that this is not a course in Russian, but a translation of the book on how I learn languages. If you are 14, please show my website to your parents before going off to buy it, and let them decide if it would be worth investing in.
While ideally, we'd speak and use just our target language, this isn't the case for most of us. Including me! I make these videos and blog in English, even when I'm intensively learning a new language. It's not about living only through your target language, but in USING it "as much as possible" right from the start. School or no school, that's something you can do ;)
A really inspirational video!. I'm 26 years old and my mother languages are catalan and spanish. I started to study english at 9 and since then I'm trying to improve it to a very fluent level. And now, with 26, I've also started to learn finnish (and the intention is go to norwegian later and maybe japanese and mandarin.. why not? xD). I must work pretty hard I think xD.
you appeared as a ad on one of the youtube videos i was watching, Needless to say, youre the very few that i chose to watch without skipping those annoying ads.. damn i love deutsch
At first i lost hope in trying to learn a language from the stuff i heard(you mentioned some of the stuff lime what people believe) like, its to hard, you can't do it cause you're to old. But no, i watched tons of videos on youtube and read 1,000s of blogs, including yours. Then i regained hope. And after seeing you being able to speak languages when you were 21, that made me realize "Oh wow. I guess i can!" And I became DEDICATED to learning French. It's a must need for me now. I made it as important as my education. I have Dictionarys, i listen to the Radio and watch movies in French then I learn Phrases and words. By listening. Its amazing about how much you can learn from Listening.
I speak speak 3 of the foreign languages he spoke on the video and I'm presently learning a 4th which he spoke. I never used his program as this is the first time actually watching the video and seeing what it's all about. I smiled when he mentioned testimonies. Why? Because he IS the testimony. Some get rich scams may be able to fool you - you don't know what they're really worth. Heck, they may be more broke than you... but this guy spoke what he's selling.
something that I found hard to pick up on rather than just focusing on the words themself. Like you I want to communicate with other people, even if it isn't the greatest. My Spanish teacher butchers English so bad but he still understands us and we understand him it's just something you can get around. He always screws up past and present tenses but like I said in the end the message gets through. Thanks so much for the push I'm going to try this for sure :)
italki is good for exchanges via Skype. Otherwise search Couchsurfing for those who speak the language near you to meet up, or find international events to attend, depending on the language. Search "social search" on my blog for a post I wrote about this.
I'm learning French and German right now! I understood all the French you spoke, but the only word from German that I knew was Tschuss! XD Still, this was really inspiring. I can't afford your product, but I'm going to use as many free resources as I can to become fluent in all the languages I can! :)
wow ! you're very inspiring ! im 17 and i'm about to learn german and russian and all what you did is very cool . it's a new way to learn and i will try it ! Lot of love from quebec , merci beaucoup :)
Hey Benny, I think your approach is very spot on mate! I moved to Argentina 3 years ago and my Castellano is terrible. One thing I noticed is... I function and communicate very well and the native Argentines seem to be very forgiving of my bad grammar. My Spanish has improved rapidly using some of your methods. I wish I could buy your package, but the economy is very bad here right now. Best of luck y Saludos Amigo!
I really like your approach on this. I'm from Canada and I have always wanted to explore other languages. My moms side speaks Ukrainian and my dads side speaks Italian and I always felt like I was missing out because I didn't start from an early age or have a fancy program like Rosetta Stone. I decided I'd take Spanish which is not an official language in Canada but I thought I'd give it a shot, a lot of the words were similar to french and were easy to pick up on but the grammar has always been
Most likely, yes! But not for the next 6 months at least, as I'll be focused on the language you'll see me announce on the blog tomorrow ;) (3 months to learn it to fluency, 3 months to use it in the country that speaks it)
Lol the Spanglish version is spot on. Inspirador ejemplo para nosotros! Estoy tratando de aprender Frances y ASL y ya llevo demasiado tiempo sin llegar a hablarlos bien. Gotta get the hang of them! Thanks for the tips.
Are you a language interpreter? You are awesome and you make me want to continue learning the three languages that I am learning now + more! Thank you.
This is really inspiring! My first language is english but sometimes i fizzle out trying to learn French,Romanian and Estonian. But thanks for kicking me up the arse!
Well I've never been to an English speaking country myself, yet I'm perfectly able to take to people online and live. What worked for me is that when I was a kid I watched a lot of movies and that's where I got the accent. As for the understanding of words, there's Google and for understanding how to use words, I used to spend my time on various forums that used English as their default language so I understood words based on the context.
Hi! This is really impressive. I am from Puerto Rico and here we are taught Spanish and English since we're little kids. Right now I'm learning German with a few friends. Just wanted to point out that Spanglish is really speaking Spanish while using English words in the middle of sentences. I think what you did while speaking Spanglish was merely speaking Spanish with an accent of someone who comes from an Anglo-country. Correct me if I'm wrong because there might be different perceptions. Bye!
Hello from VietNam, I spent on learning English for so long, but it truly didn't work! I realised that I actually can not speak it naturally, I just have some skills on passing the exam speacializing in grammar, writing, reading....Coudnt speak out even a proper word makes me feel shy away from speaking to native speakers, I often form my ideas in my native language and then translate it into english.
In my opinion, one important consideration is that your learning strategy should be different depending on what you're learning. 1) if you're learning English: Then you must strive to learn EVERYTHING, meaning reading, listening, speaking, and writing, all beyond the minimum acceptable level. In this day and age, English is the make or break language. If you don't know English, you'll never be an above average guy in an international or professional settings. So you must put in all your energy to master it before taking interest in any other language, imo. 2) If you are already good in English and want to learn another language: Then think hard about what you want. Is your priority A) *speak* like an 11 year old, or B) *read* like a college student? Your strategy should be different depending on what is more important for you, as most people cannot attain both in a relatively short time, like, say, two years. For me, for the 3rd language (after your native tongue and English) and onward, reading is much more important because it allows you to process so much information out there. Think about it. Most important and high level information in the world is in text form. Having an 11 year old's comprehension skill will not give you the ability to process the information intended for the "learned" people, like the daily newspaper and magazine articles, internet pages, serious novels and poems, highly technical texts, and the like. So I personally go for this *comprehension* skills when it comes to a 3rd language and beyond. I find that most of this so called *tips* don't seem to ever mention it. They are all laughably superficial, just like this one is.
Great! They have the language apps . You are so correct! my latest is Bahasa Indonesia. i am a native english speaker with spanish as my second language. I have added Polish, Germany, Russian, and Arabic.
Download the package and read the book. It refers to the audio and worksheets frequently. Or start with the audio or videos if you prefer. Best of luck!
i am so like you, in that i am a huge advocate for language learning. if you are going to another country, speak the damn language. i ran into so many idiots in thailand that didn't bother learning thai.
Cher Benny, Tu as vraiment raison. J'enseigne le français et je dis tout le temps qu'il faut parler (et faire des erreurs)! Pour ce qui sont novices les règles de grammaire ne sont pas aussi importantes que la répétition orale. Les enfants ne savent pas s'ils utilisent un COD ou autres choses comme ça, ils n'ont que la confiance en eux. Quand on commence à apprendre une nouvelle langue, il faut penser comme un enfant et croire. Merci
hi Benny! Thanks for revealing the big secret for us language learners! I have a question, is reading aloud with texts in the target language considered as "speaking?" Since Spanish speakers are extremely RARE in my country, and I seem not be able to find a language exchange partner over the internet, I'm thinking maybe daily reading aloud could at least get me in the groove of the target language... thanks for helping!
I went right up to the character limit in my last comment giving criticisms, but I would also like to really emphasize how great it is that you're pursuing ASL. Being Irish, I can't imagine that you get many opportunities to use the language, unfortunately, which is probably the biggest reason you're still not quite there on the nuances of the language. I encourage you to continue signing and improving. You're already doing quite well.
Hi mate you have forgotten to add that you are a gifted person, almost certainly through modesty. It is very unusual in my opinion for Irish people to learn another language... rather like the Brits, all of them. You certainly have a great flair - I have just listened to your French, (the only other language I know) and it is super super good. Well done and I agree with all you say.
I've discovered--FOR MYSELF--that speaking, and I think using the GoldList method, seems to work. I recommend Italki, and just talking. I got a book, went part-way through it, and got a teacher. Just a conversation partner who gives tips and vocabulary. It does work!
Thank you so much for sharing your idea! You give hope to those who thinks learning another language is just too time demanding and expensive. thank you.
great video man and thanks for your advices your video is amazing you know I learnt english on my own and well I hope to learn other language like italian or even french. greetings from El Salvador
Being a bassist myself I can liken learning a new language to learning how to play a music instrument: You'll sound really bad, stiff and limited at first, but with enough practice, patience and effort, you'll improve and certainly get there. :)
In addition to what you said, I would recommend that you read and listen simultaneously to the same material. Reading and listening to an audio book is what I mean. But interaction with others the best way.
Thanks for the defense & I agree with you. Unfortunately, I've had to remove his last comment because I'm not interested in opening up a can of worms in this comments feed, as this whole discussion has nothing to do with the content of the video. People like him/her who claim to be academics need to follow mature academic discourse and not turn themselves into witch-hunters. I have great respect for serious linguists, but none for trolls who happen to have a degree.
Raghda Al-Disoqi أنا درست الفصحى بس لا اتفق مع بني. عتقد أن القرأة و الاستماع أفضل من التحدث. أنا استطيع أتعلم العامية من أشوف فيديوات في يوتيوب. بالتاكيد احتاج أن أتكلم بس مع كثيرة من الاستماع و قراء ساكون في موقف أفضل لتكلم. اللغة إيطالية يشبه إلى اللغة فرنسية كثيرة - ستجدينه سهل اذا قد تعرفين الفرنسية.
+Damiano Cavaliere الأستماع والقراءة هي بمثابة الدراسة النظرية أما التحدث فهو الدراسة العملية وهي التي من خلالها التواصل الفعلي مع الأخرين ، و"بني" يقصد أن تبدأ الحديث بما معك من القواعد والكلمات .. وأنا اقول لك تعلم فقط الكلمات الهامة والاساسية من كل لغة مع نظرة سريعة على القواعد ثم تبدأ في الحديث والتواصل مباشرة ، عند ذلك ستجد ان للقواعد والكلمات التي سوف تدرسها لها طعم أخر لأنك تجاوزت الحاجز الذي يقف بينك وبين التواصل باللغة التي تتعلمها
My mother language is Spanish, at 4 I could speak English fairly well. Now, I speak French and can communicate very well. I also speak a little Portuguese, Italian and can read very little Russian. Learning languages is such fun.
I'm really glad you've further pursued ASL! It's really a great language. I can see that you are much improved. Notes on the Gallaudet video: When fingerspelling try keep your hand still; excess movement is one of the biggest indicators of a beginner. You also don't sign smoothly still. It seemed like you were trying to get the words out faster than you could remember them, resulting in long pauses between abrupt signs. Just slow down until you get a better grasp and it will look much cleaner :)
omfg dude you killed me with the Spanglish, if ever i heard such a thing, this would be very freaking accurate to how you sounded, very native Spanglish speaker you are lol
Few people know about a pragmatic, efficient way to learn a new language. Those who do, advance in learning steadily and according to their schedule. While most people find themselves learning a new language as a necessity, many others do it because it is fun. It feels more sophisticated to know more than one language. It can be highly beneficial in your life over the long run. However, it is not an easy task to learn a new language no matter whether it is for fun or out of necessity. You've probably seen friends or acquaintances talk about wanting to learn a foreign language, then enthusiastically purchasing products, books, and maybe even enrolling into a course or program, only to ultimately see the reality of the fact that they have failed in their pursuit of learning another language. According to The Guardian, the ICM survey, which questioned 1,001 young people aged 14-24 from across the UK in June this year, paints a picture of a generation perhaps surprisingly open to the prospect of language learning, but often deeply lacking in the confidence of their ability to put their language studies into practice. Three in ten who chose not to study a language at GCSE or A-level say language learning is challenging, with almost half of all those questioned regarding grammar as difficult to learn and 40% seeing memorizing vocabulary as hard work. The research had indicated that A-level languages are perceived as being harder than other subjects and their content is demotivating. Sitting down with a language textbook and trying to teach yourself a new language is not only boring, it takes an inordinate amount of time. It can take months to capture the basics of a particular language. Fluency comes far later. Often, we don’t have the luxury of spending months learning a language. For example, those people who are migrating or taking up a job abroad. However as an individual learner or with a tutor, the student can cut down the time it takes him/her to master the basics of a new language. There are methods that can be used to reduce the time it takes. Main Essentials of Learning a New Language - They distinguish three main essentials associated with learning a new language; namely the vocabulary, basic sentence elements / patterns, and grammar rules. Vocabulary - the most basic step towards learning a new language is to learn its words. Familiarity with the words will lead you to form sentences. Sentence Patterns and Elements - this has to do with how you ask and answer questions. Making coherent sentences is the way to make someone understand what you are saying. The ability will also help you understand what others are saying and how you might respond. Grammar Rules - Each language has certain rules that need to be followed. There is a special type of media developed for the first and second component - a bilingual graded book. Bilingual graded books are also called bilingual graded readers. They offer a parallel translation that allows the user to learn a new language in less time. With the translation on the same page, learners can effortlessly learn what any unfamiliar words mean. They can quickly pick up new vocabulary and phrases that are used over and over in texts of bilingual graded books. When they read a graded bilingual reader, they can pick up chunks of language and vocabulary that they can use in conversation and other real-world applications. It also significantly reduces the amount of time it takes to become conversational in a new language. As you read a bilingual reader, your brain begins to remember words and phrases simply because you are exposed to them several times. You don’t even realize, until you have to recall what you’ve learned, that you have already learned the new words and phrases. Listen to the audio tracks that should always accompany a bilingual graded book to learn how words are said and to improve your overall ability to speak the new language. A good idea is to use the free VLC media player to control the playing speed. You can control the playing speed by decreasing or increasing the speed value on the button of the VLC media player's interface. Decide what is better for you a paper book or an e-book. Many of the e-readers by Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo have dictionaries pre-loaded on their devices, with options to download additional ones, for free. If you do not have an e-reader, you do not have to buy one, because you can download it as a free app to your phone and use it right away. Writing your own notes, searching or making highlights is ridiculously simple with an e-reader or e-reading app. Anything you do with an e-book is also synced to the cloud, ensuring any change will follow you, no matter what device you are on. At first search on Google for "bilingual graded books" or "bilingual graded books for beginners". Choose and buy a book on a suitable topic, for example general, business, medical, culinary, dialogues, students, cooking, family, tourists, detective, short story or whatever you like. Read it for about twenty minutes a day. If you do it every day, you will be surprised how much you can learn in a month's time. Try to use the target language after you have learned for a month. If you don't have an opportunity to talk to native speakers at home or at work/study, use your target language in small talk on Skype or another online chat. Search on Google for "free online clean chat rooms" and pick up the one that suits your interests. Two or three minutes of small talk two or three times a week or more often will give you some motivation and encourage you to learn new questions and answers for new dialogues. Compile a list of questions and answers for your dialogues in a target language or find them on Google with keywords "Bilingual graded books dialogues" and try using them. Don't be afraid of making errors. They are your steps to success. You will spot and correct them sooner or later anyway. They will not be for the rest of your life. Better not to talk at all than to talk incorrectly? Wrong! Start talking as much as you can! Your language will improve every time you talk. A learner who knows only a hundred words and isn't shy of talking will progress more quickly than the one who knows a thousand words but remains silent because he or she is afraid of saying something wrong. It can usually take you from one to three months to finish a bilingual graded reader at beginner level (A1) and elementary level (A2). The amount of time depends on your previous experience with learning foreign languages and on your personal abilities. At this point you should be able to ask and answer simple questions with the following questioning words: What? Who? Where? When? Which? How many/much? As you improve and become more confident in your ability to use the new language, you can move on to the next reader level and continue your language-learning journey. After using a bilingual graded book for a week or two you are ready to study grammar rules, so buy a good grammar book. A grammar book will satisfy your curiosity about grammar rules awakened by the bilingual graded book. Read the grammar book to find out how you can use your target language more precisely. Follow this order - first read a reading book, then use a grammar book and exercises to make your learning experience uninterrupted. Language text with a parallel translation has helped many to uncover their potential for learning multiple languages. Whether you are learning a language as a hobby or for a necessary purpose, you will find such books are supportive. Using them is by far more pragmatic, efficient way to learn a new language than a "learn a language in two weeks" program. However you should frequently use the target language by using bilingual graded books with audio tracks, grammar books, chats, internet pages and even songs to maintain your motivation and progress. Remember - twenty minutes a day does the magic!
you probably knew this already, but the current method of learning languages (abc's, grammar, tenses and declinations, reading a lot etc) was developed to learn old greek and latin, i.e. dead languages. The way to learn living languages is by communicating in it!
In the Donegal Gaeltacht. If you search my channel for "Oideas Gael" you'll see a video I made about my first time learning Irish. Subscribe and you'll see a video entirely in Irish in the next day or two (radio interview with Raidió na Life). Also, search my blog for "Irish resources" to see plenty of free ways to get into the language if you can't go to the Gaeltacht right now.
That happened with me when I went to Paris! I said the most simple thing 'sucre' and they had no idea what I was saying no matter how many times I repeated it. So of course, back to english it was. I gotta tell you, I used french a lot more when staying in the rural parts of France where nobody speaks english. It was definitely a challenge though!
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"Life is too short to speak only one language."
"Das Leben ist zu kurz, nur eine Sprache zu können."
Tolles Video! :)
Stimmt! :) Danke Ethan!
Ja das ist richtig
This is a great video! I'm from Brazil and have been speaking English for a little over eight years now and I got started on Polish one month ago. Something most people fail to realize when they're learning a new language is that they should make it a part of themselves - meaning you should immerse yourself in that language. Read the news in that language, listen to music from that country and even try to think in that language. Just going to class and not practicing is pointless.
I've done the same when I came to Canada! Just started talking with the people and get to know their culture!
Best experience I've ever had! Canada ❤️🇨🇦
Hi guys, i will share with you my experience learning new languages.
I speak Spanish,English,French,Classical Arabic, Darija (Moroccan Arabic), and Berber (North African Language -my Mother tongue). The next language i want to learn is German. The only thing that helped me to learn new languages without going to an academy, was to listen to music in that language (and see the lyrics), read forums in that language, use that language as a default for my PC and Smartphone, and the most important thing,USE GOOGLE to translate words that you dont understand, to get an idea of how & when to use them. My english isnt perfect, but i think that its acceptable considering the level of english in Spain. Good luck guys, and dont give up!.
you said berber actualy we call it amazighian
Imi Bella Tamazight*.
That is cool! How did you go along with german?
(I'm a native german, so here is something on german:)
Es freut mich sehr, dass sich andere für Deutsch interessieren. Ich selbst finde es zwar auch wirklich toll, aber ich würde es nie lernen, wenn es nicht meine Muttersprache wäre, denn die unregelmäßigen Wörter würden mich wirklich überfordern.
Truly inspiring video. I'm norwegian and I speak both british and american fluently, simply because I've talked to friends and others using services such as Skype for almost 5 years (and I'm only 20). I've spent about 2 years learning French, but now I'm about to dive into German, and will do my best to follow your 'ways' while also using Duolingo on the computer.
Good luck with whatever languages you choose to learn next!
I salute this man. bu learning another language you actually learn what a whole part of our planet is feeling. you get acces to first had information and you DO NOT depend on MAINSTREAM media manipulation.
again I salute this man.
+Nolram Poocs This is why I'm tired of knowing only English :(
every news has their own manipulation I'm sure..
+Олжас Есенбаев Yes, you are completely right! And apart from that, english has lot of vocabulary with latin roots which could be helpful to learn latin languages once the whole conjugation/declination affair unknown to native speakers of english has been digested..
Robert Heilmeier Yeah, you guys are right... but I COULD'VE known Spanish when growing up. Dad wanted me only to speak English, so this is why I feel bad about that. Whole family except my brothers and mother speak spanish.
***** I didn't make it past High School. My new job of 4 months've been forcing me to speak Spanish, which I'm really happy about! After getting great at Spanish, my next goal is Portuguese.
Will that language project be over internet?
Thank you for your inspiration! Honestly, I thought what you were presenting was just another "learn a language" hoax but your wisdom MAKES SENSE. 本当にありがとうございました。
I leraned this naturally as well. I tried classes, reading textbooks, language software, and on and on. It helps to some extent, but the best thing to do in order to learn is to put it into practice.
I think that everybody who's learning a language, just doesn't know the order in which they want to learn the language in which they're learning. Here's what I mean. Some people want to speak a few words as soon as possible. Langauge softwares that work mostly on vocab will help with that. Some people want to learn the grammar right away (I'm one of these people) grammar books will help with that. Some people want to hear and understand the language. In this case, a program with written and verbal confirmation of the words will help with that. We all have different learning styles with languages (and I suspect the way we learn languages is what sets these learning styles) But the thing all language learners should realize is that a good language program addresses all these things. We just have to learn to be a little patient to get to the parts that we want to really learn.
Jean-Eider
I agree. Duolingo is great for all those. And it's totally free! Though, there are some gaps in their grammar notes but if such happens, all I do is research it. There's a lot of grammar websites you can come upon with just one Google search.
+Samuel Pearson There is an app that is useful when you are in a situation and in dire need of practicing with native speakers; the app is called HelloTalk. Cette application est très bon! ^^
there are 7 days in a week and some day isn't one of them.... wow just wow love it
Drinking alcohol helps. Words and phrases flow freely after a few beers. True story....
I learned Spanish faster meeting new Mexican friends in a bar!
It does really help me lol
I first discovered that I could have a proper conversation in French when I was at a concert on MDMA. I was very pleased with myself.
I'm brazilian and your portuguese is very cool! Congrats!
Couple of years ago, I got interested in languages. Currently I speak Finnish, English, German, Swedish and I am trying to learn Japanese.
Please can you help me in my english
I speak both English and Spanish, but I really want to learn my ancestors' native language, a language called "Zapoteco" after the Zapotec from a specific region in Mexico that has been around for centuries. My mother, aunts and uncles, and relatives in Mexico all speak it and the sad part is the only person in my generation who understands and speaks a bit of it is barely two years old! The only way the language can be taught is through speaking and listening, so the only resources I have are my relatives. Hopefully I can learn the language easily, I'm going to visit my grandparents and great-grandparents next summer :D plus, im planning to learn an extra two languages by the end of this year
Ofelia Chavez Hey, I'm a Native who's family is originally from Colombia. Don't give up on that dream, if you have direct relatives that speak the language I'd say its your birthright. My friend is Purepecha and has been slowly learning Puré. Some Coahuiltecans from where I live are also trying to go back to their original language. Its kind of matter of being able to take back at least a little of what was lost through history and war. I hope you're successful, Native Pride.
Ofelia C. same but im trying to learn mexican, russian, and french
Mexican? I think you mean Spanish
Ofelia C. eh. different dialects.
your spanish is really good.. you're a natural. I just came across with your channel my friend, and let me tell you, you've put into videos what I've been trying to explain to so many people that have asked me How did I learn english and became fluent in less than a year. and you said it here: JUST START SPEAKING! Thanks for sharing this great video.
I'm glad others have been spreading this message. Thanks! :)
I always wrote and read yuen as 元
OMG! I'm instantly a fan, and already I am head over heels for your lovely Irish accent!
Thank you sir... Just what I was looking for, you are soooo good.
what an inspirational video! I can't help but agree on every point you make here. I feel like language-learners tend to limit themselves out of instinctual fear of the requirements concerning things like big vocabulary lists and complex grammar understanding. We humans often underestimate our minds potential, while we, ironically, would have been able to make unbelievable progress in a desired language if we just quit that pessimistic attitude and turned to actually using the language right away
i loved his Spanglish!!! XD
So many people have been asking me about it, so I'm going to tell you all how to get your own one soon enough! I'll make a video about it soon enough!
I watched this video, and now am about to go to France for 3 months on exchange. Thanks for inspiration Benny!
Omg, you're my inspiration.
OmD, tu eres mi inspiración m
¡Gracias!
Benny Lewis I bet that was Portuguese because it's similar to Irish , your surname is classic Gaeilge NOT☘👍
Thank you for the kind words :) Yes, as I said in the video, I give away loads of tips for free on my blog (and email list), and always will!
This was after my first experience using it. I have since gone back and spent much more time with the deaf community. Please search my channel for "Gallaudet" to see a video I made entirely in ASL interviewing the deaf.
The ASL in this video was the result of learning it for about 2 or 3 weeks, and that was almost a year before the video was recorded.
J'adore, tu donnes beaucoup de motivation. J'aimerais tant parler les langues aussi bien que toi , c'est quelque chose de très important de nos jours pour trouver un métier. Bravo
As I've mentioned in this video, and as you'll see on my blog, going to the country is absolutely not necessary, and yes a Russian translation of the book is included. Note that this is not a course in Russian, but a translation of the book on how I learn languages.
If you are 14, please show my website to your parents before going off to buy it, and let them decide if it would be worth investing in.
While ideally, we'd speak and use just our target language, this isn't the case for most of us. Including me! I make these videos and blog in English, even when I'm intensively learning a new language.
It's not about living only through your target language, but in USING it "as much as possible" right from the start. School or no school, that's something you can do ;)
A really inspirational video!. I'm 26 years old and my mother languages are catalan and spanish. I started to study english at 9 and since then I'm trying to improve it to a very fluent level. And now, with 26, I've also started to learn finnish (and the intention is go to norwegian later and maybe japanese and mandarin.. why not? xD). I must work pretty hard I think xD.
¿dónde aprendes finlandés? ^-^
me enseñas o me das tips para aprender? :3
al final vas aprendre japones o chines?
you appeared as a ad on one of the youtube videos i was watching, Needless to say, youre the very few that i chose to watch without skipping those annoying ads.. damn i love deutsch
At first i lost hope in trying to learn a language from the stuff i heard(you mentioned some of the stuff lime what people believe) like, its to hard, you can't do it cause you're to old. But no, i watched tons of videos on youtube and read 1,000s of blogs, including yours. Then i regained hope. And after seeing you being able to speak languages when you were 21, that made me realize "Oh wow. I guess i can!" And I became DEDICATED to learning French. It's a must need for me now. I made it as important as my education. I have Dictionarys, i listen to the Radio and watch movies in French then I learn Phrases and words. By listening. Its amazing about how much you can learn from Listening.
I speak speak 3 of the foreign languages he spoke on the video and I'm presently learning a 4th which he spoke. I never used his program as this is the first time actually watching the video and seeing what it's all about. I smiled when he mentioned testimonies. Why? Because he IS the testimony. Some get rich scams may be able to fool you - you don't know what they're really worth. Heck, they may be more broke than you... but this guy spoke what he's selling.
Yep! Good eye!
Your Spain Spanish is adorable XD
I'm almost sure you have an accent focused in the Spain culture, but it sounds pretty much like you are a native speaker! Awesome!
something that I found hard to pick up on rather than just focusing on the words themself. Like you I want to communicate with other people, even if it isn't the greatest. My Spanish teacher butchers English so bad but he still understands us and we understand him it's just something you can get around. He always screws up past and present tenses but like I said in the end the message gets through. Thanks so much for the push I'm going to try this for sure :)
This makes so much sense.
Such an inspiration
italki is good for exchanges via Skype. Otherwise search Couchsurfing for those who speak the language near you to meet up, or find international events to attend, depending on the language. Search "social search" on my blog for a post I wrote about this.
I'm learning French and German right now! I understood all the French you spoke, but the only word from German that I knew was Tschuss! XD
Still, this was really inspiring. I can't afford your product, but I'm going to use as many free resources as I can to become fluent in all the languages I can! :)
wow ! you're very inspiring ! im 17 and i'm about to learn german and russian and all what you did is very cool . it's a new way to learn and i will try it ! Lot of love from quebec , merci beaucoup :)
Hey Benny, I think your approach is very spot on mate! I moved to Argentina 3 years ago and my Castellano is terrible.
One thing I noticed is... I function and communicate very well and the native Argentines seem to be very forgiving of my bad grammar. My Spanish has improved rapidly using some of your methods.
I wish I could buy your package, but the economy is very bad here right now.
Best of luck y Saludos Amigo!
I really like your approach on this. I'm from Canada and I have always wanted to explore other languages. My moms side speaks Ukrainian and my dads side speaks Italian and I always felt like I was missing out because I didn't start from an early age or have a fancy program like Rosetta Stone. I decided I'd take Spanish which is not an official language in Canada but I thought I'd give it a shot, a lot of the words were similar to french and were easy to pick up on but the grammar has always been
Most likely, yes! But not for the next 6 months at least, as I'll be focused on the language you'll see me announce on the blog tomorrow ;) (3 months to learn it to fluency, 3 months to use it in the country that speaks it)
His key message reminds me of what it takes to learn a musical instrument. The best way to learn an instrument is to actually start playing it.
You rock!!! Muy inspirador!! Congrats!
Lol the Spanglish version is spot on. Inspirador ejemplo para nosotros! Estoy tratando de aprender Frances y ASL y ya llevo demasiado tiempo sin llegar a hablarlos bien. Gotta get the hang of them! Thanks for the tips.
Excellent video. People need to be brave and just start speaking in the language they want to learn as much as possible. Couldn't agree more.
Are you a language interpreter? You are awesome and you make me want to continue learning the three languages that I am learning now + more! Thank you.
This is really inspiring! My first language is english but sometimes i fizzle out trying to learn French,Romanian and Estonian. But thanks for kicking me up the arse!
Your account picture is even more inspiring... Seriously dude, like WOW!
Dylan Archibald why thank you very much. I do try
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Dylan Archibald ''HERE HE COMES TO SAVE THE DAAAY!''
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OMG, this guy is a genius. His method really works.
Well I've never been to an English speaking country myself, yet I'm perfectly able to take to people online and live.
What worked for me is that when I was a kid I watched a lot of movies and that's where I got the accent. As for the understanding of words, there's Google and for understanding how to use words, I used to spend my time on various forums that used English as their default language so I understood words based on the context.
Hi! This is really impressive. I am from Puerto Rico and here we are taught Spanish and English since we're little kids. Right now I'm learning German with a few friends. Just wanted to point out that Spanglish is really speaking Spanish while using English words in the middle of sentences. I think what you did while speaking Spanglish was merely speaking Spanish with an accent of someone who comes from an Anglo-country. Correct me if I'm wrong because there might be different perceptions. Bye!
Loved this video. Thanks)
I have understood your words Benny! I am improving in english!
Hello from VietNam, I spent on learning English for so long, but it truly didn't work! I realised that I actually can not speak it naturally, I just have some skills on passing the exam speacializing in grammar, writing, reading....Coudnt speak out even a proper word makes me feel shy away from speaking to native speakers, I often form my ideas in my native language and then translate it into english.
In my opinion, one important consideration is that your learning strategy should be different depending on what you're learning.
1) if you're learning English: Then you must strive to learn EVERYTHING, meaning reading, listening, speaking, and writing, all beyond the minimum acceptable level. In this day and age, English is the make or break language. If you don't know English, you'll never be an above average guy in an international or professional settings. So you must put in all your energy to master it before taking interest in any other language, imo.
2) If you are already good in English and want to learn another language:
Then think hard about what you want. Is your priority A) *speak* like an 11 year old, or B) *read* like a college student? Your strategy should be different depending on what is more important for you, as most people cannot attain both in a relatively short time, like, say, two years.
For me, for the 3rd language (after your native tongue and English) and onward, reading is much more important because it allows you to process so much information out there. Think about it. Most important and high level information in the world is in text form. Having an 11 year old's comprehension skill will not give you the ability to process the information intended for the "learned" people, like the daily newspaper and magazine articles, internet pages, serious novels and poems, highly technical texts, and the like. So I personally go for this *comprehension* skills when it comes to a 3rd language and beyond. I find that most of this so called *tips* don't seem to ever mention it. They are all laughably superficial, just like this one is.
I already know Chinese,English,malay,hokkien and now I am learning italian.This language pretty cool and I am learning through Google translator.
Great! They have the language apps . You are so correct! my latest is Bahasa Indonesia. i am a native english speaker with spanish as my second language. I have added Polish, Germany, Russian, and Arabic.
Sounds excellent
Download the package and read the book. It refers to the audio and worksheets frequently. Or start with the audio or videos if you prefer. Best of luck!
so motivational at the end XD
i am so like you, in that i am a huge advocate for language learning. if you are going to another country, speak the damn language. i ran into so many idiots in thailand that didn't bother learning thai.
Cher Benny,
Tu as vraiment raison. J'enseigne le français et je dis tout le temps qu'il faut parler (et faire des erreurs)! Pour ce qui sont novices les règles de grammaire ne sont pas aussi importantes que la répétition orale. Les enfants ne savent pas s'ils utilisent un COD ou autres choses comme ça, ils n'ont que la confiance en eux. Quand on commence à apprendre une nouvelle langue, il faut penser comme un enfant et croire.
Merci
and right there, you MUST continue and not giving up.
nice English lesson. Cheers. I will show with my viewers.
hi Benny! Thanks for revealing the big secret for us language learners! I have a question, is reading aloud with texts in the target language considered as "speaking?" Since Spanish speakers are extremely RARE in my country, and I seem not be able to find a language exchange partner over the internet, I'm thinking maybe daily reading aloud could at least get me in the groove of the target language... thanks for helping!
I went right up to the character limit in my last comment giving criticisms, but I would also like to really emphasize how great it is that you're pursuing ASL. Being Irish, I can't imagine that you get many opportunities to use the language, unfortunately, which is probably the biggest reason you're still not quite there on the nuances of the language. I encourage you to continue signing and improving. You're already doing quite well.
Hi mate you have forgotten to add that you are a gifted person, almost certainly through modesty. It is very unusual in my opinion for Irish people to learn another language... rather like the Brits, all of them. You certainly have a great flair - I have just listened to your French, (the only other language I know) and it is super super good. Well done and I agree with all you say.
I'm your fan now, man!!
I've discovered--FOR MYSELF--that speaking, and I think using the GoldList method, seems to work. I recommend Italki, and just talking. I got a book, went part-way through it, and got a teacher. Just a conversation partner who gives tips and vocabulary. It does work!
vení a la argentina!! jejejej es una mezcla de acento italiano con idioma español!! ajajaj geniales los videos!! felicitaciones! :)
Thank you so much for sharing your idea!
You give hope to those who thinks learning another language is just too time demanding and expensive.
thank you.
great video man and thanks for your advices your video is amazing you know I learnt english on my own and well I hope to learn other language like italian or even french. greetings from El Salvador
congrats , well done. move the s from advices to language and you're golden.
Being a bassist myself I can liken learning a new language to learning how to play a music instrument: You'll sound really bad, stiff and limited at first, but with enough practice, patience and effort, you'll improve and certainly get there. :)
Your signing is very good. :) I'm currently learning Spanish, Cherokee, Deutsch, and I'm decently fluent in ASL. Way to go, Benny! :D
How does one go about learning Cherokee?
In addition to what you said, I would recommend that you read and listen simultaneously to the same material. Reading and listening to an audio book is what I mean. But interaction with others the best way.
Brilliant! Great, great, great! Thank you so much for the video!
Thanks for the defense & I agree with you. Unfortunately, I've had to remove his last comment because I'm not interested in opening up a can of worms in this comments feed, as this whole discussion has nothing to do with the content of the video.
People like him/her who claim to be academics need to follow mature academic discourse and not turn themselves into witch-hunters. I have great respect for serious linguists, but none for trolls who happen to have a degree.
You're a really cool guy Benny. I'm learning Italian and I'm think I shouldn't start learning Portuguese now. And by now, I mean TODAY!
~ Oh my god, this was extremely helpful! Thank you so much.
~ ¡Oh, Dios mío, esto fue extremadamente útil! Muchas gracias.
I speak Arabic, English, my major is French and I 'm studying Italian :)
Raghda Al-Disoqi i speak arabic , french , English , spanish and i'm studying Korean :)
Ayman XGM3R teach me your ways i want to learn Spanish but i dont know how to start
Raghda Al-Disoqi I speak Spanish and English,i study German my Skype:ciropolyglotskype
Raghda Al-Disoqi أنا درست الفصحى بس لا اتفق مع بني. عتقد أن القرأة و الاستماع أفضل من التحدث. أنا استطيع أتعلم العامية من أشوف فيديوات في يوتيوب. بالتاكيد احتاج أن أتكلم بس مع كثيرة من الاستماع و قراء ساكون في موقف أفضل لتكلم. اللغة إيطالية يشبه إلى اللغة فرنسية كثيرة - ستجدينه سهل اذا قد تعرفين الفرنسية.
+Damiano Cavaliere
الأستماع والقراءة هي بمثابة الدراسة النظرية أما التحدث فهو الدراسة العملية وهي التي من خلالها التواصل الفعلي مع الأخرين ، و"بني" يقصد أن تبدأ الحديث بما معك من القواعد والكلمات .. وأنا اقول لك تعلم فقط الكلمات الهامة والاساسية من كل لغة مع نظرة سريعة على القواعد ثم تبدأ في الحديث والتواصل مباشرة ، عند ذلك ستجد ان للقواعد والكلمات التي سوف تدرسها لها طعم أخر لأنك تجاوزت الحاجز الذي يقف بينك وبين التواصل باللغة التي تتعلمها
Your a legend man ;) Nice one for the amazing tip bud. Im tryna learn spanish atm :D
Hello Benny Lewis, this video is superb. Can you please guide me to learn Irish. Cheers.
My mother language is Spanish, at 4 I could speak English fairly well. Now, I speak French and can communicate very well. I also speak a little Portuguese, Italian and can read very little Russian.
Learning languages is such fun.
Jon E. Como aprendiste a hablar frances? Porque estoy aprendieno español y quiero saber mas metodos de aprendizaje
I'm really glad you've further pursued ASL! It's really a great language. I can see that you are much improved.
Notes on the Gallaudet video: When fingerspelling try keep your hand still; excess movement is one of the biggest indicators of a beginner. You also don't sign smoothly still. It seemed like you were trying to get the words out faster than you could remember them, resulting in long pauses between abrupt signs. Just slow down until you get a better grasp and it will look much cleaner :)
I don't speak Portuguese or Spanish, but your Portuguese and Spanish amazing
omfg dude you killed me with the Spanglish, if ever i heard such a thing, this would be very freaking accurate to how you sounded, very native Spanglish speaker you are lol
I'm learning 中文 and 日本語 and its an amazing journey! :)
こんにちは！。 你好！
+Jack Hutchinson （So am l）
If everyone just approached language like this and it wasn't an exam subject we'd all benefit a lot more .
Thumbs up! And gave a sub! Awesome explanation! You are a very smart and motivating guy!
Few people know about a pragmatic, efficient way to learn a new language. Those who do, advance in learning steadily and according to their schedule. While most people find themselves learning a new language as a necessity, many others do it because it is fun. It feels more sophisticated to know more than one language. It can be highly beneficial in your life over the long run. However, it is not an easy task to learn a new language no matter whether it is for fun or out of necessity. You've probably seen friends or acquaintances talk about wanting to learn a foreign language, then enthusiastically purchasing products, books, and maybe even enrolling into a course or program, only to ultimately see the reality of the fact that they have failed in their pursuit of learning another language. According to The Guardian, the ICM survey, which questioned 1,001 young people aged 14-24 from across the UK in June this year, paints a picture of a generation perhaps surprisingly open to the prospect of language learning, but often deeply lacking in the confidence of their ability to put their language studies into practice. Three in ten who chose not to study a language at GCSE or A-level say language learning is challenging, with almost half of all those questioned regarding grammar as difficult to learn and 40% seeing memorizing vocabulary as hard work. The research had indicated that A-level languages are perceived as being harder than other subjects and their content is demotivating. Sitting down with a language textbook and trying to teach yourself a new language is not only boring, it takes an inordinate amount of time. It can take months to capture the basics of a particular language. Fluency comes far later. Often, we don’t have the luxury of spending months learning a language. For example, those people who are migrating or taking up a job abroad.
However as an individual learner or with a tutor, the student can cut down the time it takes him/her to master the basics of a new language. There are methods that can be used to reduce the time it takes.
Main Essentials of Learning a New Language - They distinguish three main essentials associated with learning a new language; namely the vocabulary, basic sentence elements / patterns, and grammar rules. Vocabulary - the most basic step towards learning a new language is to learn its words. Familiarity with the words will lead you to form sentences. Sentence Patterns and Elements - this has to do with how you ask and answer questions. Making coherent sentences is the way to make someone understand what you are saying. The ability will also help you understand what others are saying and how you might respond. Grammar Rules - Each language has certain rules that need to be followed.
There is a special type of media developed for the first and second component - a bilingual graded book. Bilingual graded books are also called bilingual graded readers. They offer a parallel translation that allows the user to learn a new language in less time. With the translation on the same page, learners can effortlessly learn what any unfamiliar words mean. They can quickly pick up new vocabulary and phrases that are used over and over in texts of bilingual graded books. When they read a graded bilingual reader, they can pick up chunks of language and vocabulary that they can use in conversation and other real-world applications. It also significantly reduces the amount of time it takes to become conversational in a new language. As you read a bilingual reader, your brain begins to remember words and phrases simply because you are exposed to them several times. You don’t even realize, until you have to recall what you’ve learned, that you have already learned the new words and phrases. Listen to the audio tracks that should always accompany a bilingual graded book to learn how words are said and to improve your overall ability to speak the new language. A good idea is to use the free VLC media player to control the playing speed. You can control the playing speed by decreasing or increasing the speed value on the button of the VLC media player's interface.
Decide what is better for you a paper book or an e-book. Many of the e-readers by Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo have dictionaries pre-loaded on their devices, with options to download additional ones, for free. If you do not have an e-reader, you do not have to buy one, because you can download it as a free app to your phone and use it right away. Writing your own notes, searching or making highlights is ridiculously simple with an e-reader or e-reading app. Anything you do with an e-book is also synced to the cloud, ensuring any change will follow you, no matter what device you are on.
At first search on Google for "bilingual graded books" or "bilingual graded books for beginners". Choose and buy a book on a suitable topic, for example general, business, medical, culinary, dialogues, students, cooking, family, tourists, detective, short story or whatever you like. Read it for about twenty minutes a day. If you do it every day, you will be surprised how much you can learn in a month's time. Try to use the target language after you have learned for a month. If you don't have an opportunity to talk to native speakers at home or at work/study, use your target language in small talk on Skype or another online chat. Search on Google for "free online clean chat rooms" and pick up the one that suits your interests. Two or three minutes of small talk two or three times a week or more often will give you some motivation and encourage you to learn new questions and answers for new dialogues. Compile a list of questions and answers for your dialogues in a target language or find them on Google with keywords "Bilingual graded books dialogues" and try using them.
Don't be afraid of making errors. They are your steps to success. You will spot and correct them sooner or later anyway. They will not be for the rest of your life. Better not to talk at all than to talk incorrectly? Wrong! Start talking as much as you can! Your language will improve every time you talk. A learner who knows only a hundred words and isn't shy of talking will progress more quickly than the one who knows a thousand words but remains silent because he or she is afraid of saying something wrong.
It can usually take you from one to three months to finish a bilingual graded reader at beginner level (A1) and elementary level (A2). The amount of time depends on your previous experience with learning foreign languages and on your personal abilities. At this point you should be able to ask and answer simple questions with the following questioning words: What? Who? Where? When? Which? How many/much? As you improve and become more confident in your ability to use the new language, you can move on to the next reader level and continue your language-learning journey. After using a bilingual graded book for a week or two you are ready to study grammar rules, so buy a good grammar book. A grammar book will satisfy your curiosity about grammar rules awakened by the bilingual graded book. Read the grammar book to find out how you can use your target language more precisely. Follow this order - first read a reading book, then use a grammar book and exercises to make your learning experience uninterrupted.
Language text with a parallel translation has helped many to uncover their potential for learning multiple languages. Whether you are learning a language as a hobby or for a necessary purpose, you will find such books are supportive. Using them is by far more pragmatic, efficient way to learn a new language than a "learn a language in two weeks" program. However you should frequently use the target language by using bilingual graded books with audio tracks, grammar books, chats, internet pages and even songs to maintain your motivation and progress. Remember - twenty minutes a day does the magic!
your amazing!!!
you probably knew this already, but the current method of learning languages (abc's, grammar, tenses and declinations, reading a lot etc) was developed to learn old greek and latin, i.e. dead languages. The way to learn living languages is by communicating in it!
In the Donegal Gaeltacht. If you search my channel for "Oideas Gael" you'll see a video I made about my first time learning Irish. Subscribe and you'll see a video entirely in Irish in the next day or two (radio interview with Raidió na Life).
Also, search my blog for "Irish resources" to see plenty of free ways to get into the language if you can't go to the Gaeltacht right now.
Sehr gut dankeschön. Is that any good?
Liam Precious meh
That happened with me when I went to Paris! I said the most simple thing 'sucre' and they had no idea what I was saying no matter how many times I repeated it. So of course, back to english it was. I gotta tell you, I used french a lot more when staying in the rural parts of France where nobody speaks english. It was definitely a challenge though!
I love it just do it why didn't I think of that thanks man
Thank you for this amazing video, particularly what you said the last minute, it's totally true
Good luck with Polish.
QnQ I'm trying to learn Polish HARDEST THING EVER!!!
lilly rose I'm a Pole and honestly this could very well be the hardest thing ever. I'm proud of my language anyway.
*****
i can speak polish i am a native russian bothe languages are similar
lilly rose give slovenian a try, you'll run back to polish :p
He knows Chinese lol i could suggest Latvian but thats stupid
very informative and impressive!