HOW TO LEARN ANY LANGUAGE IN 6 MONTHS

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  • @IkennaLanguages
    @IkennaLanguages  6 років тому +1528

    ❇️ Free trial of Pimsleur: offers.pimsleur.com/free-trial-1407 ❇️
    Free trial offer will be only be available for a limited time. By next week they might not have the free trial, so definitely don’t wait to sign up.
    I STRONGLY RECOMMEND Pimsleur. It’s my favorite program to use to start learning any language. I’ve used it with every language I’ve learned. Sign up for the free trial and see how you like it. I personally feel that it's the best way to start any language.
    -
    ....Without a method, and the right resources to follow...learning a language can be very unstructured and take quite long. However when you have them. It makes things go faster.
    Fluency Made Easy (My Book): fluencymadeeasy.com/
    I created the book I wish I had seven years ago when I started to teach myself languages. The book is 80 pages, full of practical, immediately usable tips and techniques. You can read it in a day and gain years of language learning wisdom. It also further explains the method covered in the video.
    All the programs recommended can be found in the description. Thanks for watching and I hoped this help!

    • @anoniemmeisje7776
      @anoniemmeisje7776 6 років тому +10

      Move you

    • @anoniemmeisje7776
      @anoniemmeisje7776 6 років тому +15

      Love you*

    • @noukhollands
      @noukhollands 6 років тому +6

      Ey if you ever need someone to translate something in dutch you can send me a dm via instagram :Nouk_045

    • @zaraposh9900
      @zaraposh9900 6 років тому +1

      love the concept behind your new video. It shows that you put a lot of work into creating it.

    • @alexhenson
      @alexhenson 6 років тому +5

      Japanese also uses the english alphabet so yeah, fun fun!

  • @Squilfinator
    @Squilfinator 4 роки тому +14401

    "Using Duolingo whenever you use the toilet is not going to help"
    This hit too close to home...

    • @rolo2989
      @rolo2989 4 роки тому +425

      I litterally was just doing duolingo and the fanfare played at the same time as his and I've never felt so hurt

    • @sashapollard92
      @sashapollard92 4 роки тому +115

      I just about to go onto duolingo 😂😂

    • @dasledogg64
      @dasledogg64 4 роки тому +78

      Watching this on the toilet now

    • @bettyseditts7404
      @bettyseditts7404 4 роки тому +47

      same, i´m stiil hurting

    • @juneyr
      @juneyr 4 роки тому +6

      same though

  • @irishduck5854
    @irishduck5854 3 роки тому +6477

    watched this at 2x speed. Gonna learn Spanish in 3 months

    • @poke-champ4256
      @poke-champ4256 3 роки тому +153

      Youre a genius
      How can i donate to ya?

    • @lvnarv3
      @lvnarv3 3 роки тому +62

      Ok Einstein

    • @rowdy9136
      @rowdy9136 3 роки тому +34

      Where is the r/I am very smart comment

    • @lvnarv3
      @lvnarv3 3 роки тому +36

      @@rowdy9136 r/I am very smart

    • @Lokitagataful
      @Lokitagataful 3 роки тому +12

      JAJAJAJQJQJA weell it could help you to understand chileans xD, even other native speakers can't understands they, I'm peruvian, I know what I'm talking about.

  • @mill370
    @mill370 4 роки тому +6588

    even tho he is an english speaker, he knows so many languages that he's starting to get an accent
    THAT'S my goal here

    • @tunisiamyluv5953
      @tunisiamyluv5953 4 роки тому +67

      Can help you to learn Arabic

    • @Nimmka
      @Nimmka 4 роки тому +49

      @@tunisiamyluv5953 Is Arabian a hard language would you say? In comparison to English or other languages you know

    • @tunisiamyluv5953
      @tunisiamyluv5953 4 роки тому +114

      @@Nimmka It is not hard. 28 letters but richer in vocabulary. The conception of the language is different from English, for example, objects can be either masculine or feminine not neutral as in English. There's also a masculine you and a feminine you. the ''is'' can be omitted also (i.e. He hungry) and so on...

    • @arianxavier3185
      @arianxavier3185 4 роки тому +23

      @@tunisiamyluv5953 it doesn't sound hard bt I think you're a native right? I was born third Arab so when my parents tried teaching me, it was hard, while the vocabulary is one hard thing, the grammar is terrifying cause everything is an exception to the actual rule since it was designed to be spoken, not written

    • @tunisiamyluv5953
      @tunisiamyluv5953 4 роки тому +23

      @@arianxavier3185 best strategy to learn a language is to study kinda hard that language for a year and then live in a country that speaks that language for a another year...Investing in 2 years and you will be happy for ever ;)

  • @dracosai3530
    @dracosai3530 3 роки тому +4944

    Bout to kidnap a japanese man and force him to talk to me 10+ hours a day

    • @aanandi8994
      @aanandi8994 3 роки тому +84

      Lmao

    • @lvnarv3
      @lvnarv3 3 роки тому +294

      I've done it to a hispanic man now I'm learning it

    • @blueshinobi8665
      @blueshinobi8665 3 роки тому +120

      @@lvnarv3 so it works?

    • @lvnarv3
      @lvnarv3 3 роки тому +184

      @@blueshinobi8665 100%

    • @lvnarv3
      @lvnarv3 3 роки тому +48

      @Mr Suamalainen i know

  • @sebastianrojasgarcia7979
    @sebastianrojasgarcia7979 4 роки тому +2387

    I literally got an ad of this guy in his own video

  • @leyawonder2306
    @leyawonder2306 5 років тому +7532

    I learned English by accident when I stumbled upon youtube when I was in 6th grade, when I started I didn't understand 80% of what was happening but I enjoyed it. I would spend hours everyday watching (not to learn just for fun) and then I naturally learned the language without even speaking, now it's as strong as my native language because I spend all day watching videos or movies in English.

    • @aangitano
      @aangitano 5 років тому +405

      Wow!! That is amazing!!

    • @ShayPatrickCormacTHEHUNTER
      @ShayPatrickCormacTHEHUNTER 5 років тому +761

      @@aangitano it's pretty normal. I learned German and English just by watching tv alone... The thing is... The language gurus will tell you you need books cd etc... Because they make money out of that. Fact is you can learn a language by listening. But that doesn't make language learning industry any money...

    • @leyawonder2306
      @leyawonder2306 5 років тому +385

      @@ShayPatrickCormacTHEHUNTER yeah but I wouldn't advice anyone to do it that way, maybe because I was young but learning it took me a very long time, I could've become fluent at a much faster pace if I read books (not necessarily educational) and was serious about it.

    • @ShayPatrickCormacTHEHUNTER
      @ShayPatrickCormacTHEHUNTER 5 років тому +132

      @@leyawonder2306 But it wouldn't make sense from an evolutionary stand point for you to have to read books and such.... What if you got stranded one day in a land where you don't know their language? The only solution you have is listening.... Will the body ignore learning the language because you don't have books?

    • @tekashi5962
      @tekashi5962 5 років тому +42

      I’m going to learn to understand written Russian with the Ilya Frank method and this guy’s method combined

  • @luktherat1527
    @luktherat1527 5 років тому +4109

    Me: Having finished 2 lections in Duolingo
    Me: *I'm fluent*

  • @AntKneeLeafEllipse
    @AntKneeLeafEllipse 3 роки тому +444

    "Plants don't grow only one time a week;
    they grow every day."
    New mantra.

    • @kangarooster6478
      @kangarooster6478 3 роки тому +14

      "i mean sometimes they dont grow because their being lazy"

  • @user-yz4iy4kc6p
    @user-yz4iy4kc6p 5 років тому +5449

    * Watch movies without subtitle
    * Change your phone language to the language you want to learn
    *Everyday, learn one new word of the language
    * Label physical objects

    • @베다니-y1c
      @베다니-y1c 5 років тому +153

      S A M U E L man! Your a genius!!! Will you marry me 😂

    • @xnotannie3441
      @xnotannie3441 5 років тому +220

      @@베다니-y1c you're*

    • @베다니-y1c
      @베다니-y1c 5 років тому +282

      Whenlifegivesyoulemon MSP haha thanks maybe I should stick with English right now x

    • @kaliah209
      @kaliah209 5 років тому +26

      Listen French music

    • @dandani9300
      @dandani9300 5 років тому +2

      O dang...

  • @astoldbyliyah
    @astoldbyliyah 5 років тому +5744

    The whole Duolingo thing was to accurate I feel attacked 😂😂

    • @katec5878
      @katec5878 5 років тому +24

      hahahahaha áttacked´

    • @Kleo3392
      @Kleo3392 5 років тому +312

      Duolingo gets the job done perfectly fine as long as you use online resources to explain the grammatical points, phonological system, etymologies of words, etc. side by side with it.

    • @carloscarias6276
      @carloscarias6276 5 років тому +2

      Same😂

    • @elenagibbons4719
      @elenagibbons4719 5 років тому +69

      Kleo3392 agreed! I’m learning Spanish in school so I’m mostly past what duolingo is teaching me, at least at the moment, but I use it for practice and to learn a little extra vocab. My teacher doesn’t assign very much homework so the extra home practice helps. And even if I don’t remember the vocab, I can at least recognize it.

    • @Kleo3392
      @Kleo3392 5 років тому +8

      Elena Gibbons Yep, that’s active and passive memory, and they go side by side together- the stronger one is the stronger the other will be.

  • @FromNintenToDog
    @FromNintenToDog 4 роки тому +2385

    I taught myself english at 11 yrs old bc i was so distraught my favorite comic wasnt fully out in spanish so i started reading it in english out of anger, now here i am trying to put the same motivation into russian lmao

    • @miiiwu1999
      @miiiwu1999 4 роки тому +144

      raymond uwu spite is the best motivator lol

    • @girlinblue2798
      @girlinblue2798 4 роки тому +36

      Just in case you will want to speak to a native Russian speaker, you can dm me on instagram - tomisedits :)

    • @girlinblue2798
      @girlinblue2798 4 роки тому +8

      @@bunnycat24 you can dm me too lol if you want:) I would like to make some Spanish speaking friends

    • @near4316
      @near4316 4 роки тому +37

      i taught myself english because my english teacher in primary school told me i sucked at english. now i'm learning japanese

    • @crybabysarmy2350
      @crybabysarmy2350 4 роки тому +7

      I was billingual since I was a child

  • @peteck007
    @peteck007 3 роки тому +477

    *Here is some rare tip:*
    If you're not familiar with the accent and finding it hard to understand (what is being talked on the TV/movies) even though you have practiced a language to the point where you can write good and speak good.. but the only problem you're having is you can't really keep up with the accent of the native speaker.
    Listen to the songs and memorize them with lyrics. As more as you can.. it'd take on an average 80 or more songs (of your target language) to make the accent very naturalised to your ears.

    • @gimmiethemcookies7372
      @gimmiethemcookies7372 3 роки тому +9

      Lets fire up Katyusha to the max volume

    • @UhmActually.
      @UhmActually. 3 роки тому +12

      *Soviet anthem intensifies*

    • @darkempire6050
      @darkempire6050 3 роки тому +7

      Facts tho, this is kind of a different example but, i binged the walking dead and in the show the characters have a southern American accent. So by the end of the show i nailed that souther accent. So yea you have a point

    • @tearonworld455
      @tearonworld455 3 роки тому +1

      Music is great

    • @RivkahSong
      @RivkahSong 3 роки тому +3

      Also, if you can find TED Talks in your target language they usually have English transcripts made by an actual human being so you can read as the guest speaks and learn how those words sound when actually spoken at full speed.

  • @amarahicks5138
    @amarahicks5138 4 роки тому +1586

    “And two, not being consistent. What are you doing?!”
    ATTACKED

  • @chensgold
    @chensgold 4 роки тому +3189

    Me has been learning korean for a year and is still in intermediate level: cool lets start chinese

    • @sungrae1004
      @sungrae1004 4 роки тому +36

      MIDAS 할수있어요! ㅋㅋ

    • @chensgold
      @chensgold 4 роки тому +29

      @@sungrae1004 谢谢!

    • @victoria2180
      @victoria2180 4 роки тому +10

      br? kkkk

    • @R4NJ3R
      @R4NJ3R 4 роки тому +263

      It also doesn't help when you look up tips from people on UA-cam who speak Korean fluently as a second language and ALL of them studied in Korea to learn. They're always like "study, be organized, practice, BUT I didn't get good until after moving to Korea." -_-

    • @victoria2180
      @victoria2180 4 роки тому +21

      @@R4NJ3R omg thats true

  • @jackieallen7754
    @jackieallen7754 4 роки тому +4222

    When all the languages you’re interested in are in the “harder” category 😭

    • @jackieallen7754
      @jackieallen7754 4 роки тому +208

      SpangeBab I only speak English unfortunately, but I want to learn Korean then Japanese then mandarin 🙈

    • @jackieallen7754
      @jackieallen7754 4 роки тому +16

      SpangeBab uh sure why not

    • @jackieallen7754
      @jackieallen7754 4 роки тому +22

      SpangeBab I might move to Korea for a few years so I think that would be most useful for me personally

    • @jackieallen7754
      @jackieallen7754 4 роки тому +5

      SpangeBab I just realized I forgot to click more, sorry! Ty for the tips I’ll try it out. I actually learned hangeul already it’s pretty easy so I might try and tackle katakana next. I know mandarin is hard bc it’s tonal (right?) but you seem pretty good if you’re B2!

    • @jackieallen7754
      @jackieallen7754 4 роки тому +2

      Duolingo ist deutsch since Ive been to Germany I’ve already been down that route of trying to learn German (idk how different Dutch is from German) but I unfortunately cannot do the throaty sounds required 😭😂

  • @il1959
    @il1959 3 роки тому +509

    Why am I suddenly super motivated to go and learn a bunch of new languages even though I know I’m way to lazy to do so

  • @cheddieplayz7992
    @cheddieplayz7992 5 років тому +11104

    I've watched anime for 3 or 4 years and I've learnt
    Baka- idiot

  • @jaylubke5376
    @jaylubke5376 4 роки тому +1971

    him: *learns to speak any language halfway fluently in 1 month*
    me: *took 3-4 years to speak english fluently*

    • @Milark
      @Milark 4 роки тому +45

      MultifandomBoi ღ theres a difference between fluent and fluent ;)

    • @savagesstar
      @savagesstar 4 роки тому +102

      Mirano Wha-

    • @jaylubke5376
      @jaylubke5376 4 роки тому +123

      @@lex9574 think they meant that there's a difference between fluent just in everyday conversation and actually completely fluent like a native??

    • @jaylubke5376
      @jaylubke5376 4 роки тому +6

      @@lex9574 ahh okay haha, yeah sorry i just woke up so i'm still a little stupid lmao

    • @methos4866
      @methos4866 4 роки тому +25

      For me i started learning English at around 8 and was able to understand it at 10 years of age. I wouldn't be able to properly speak for another few years but despite being self taught i'm pretty decent at it. This was all mostly through tv and video games by the way which is pretty amazing looking back at it. Didn't get English lessons at school till i was 14. Being a kid made it a lot easier to learn tbh.

  • @BreadBoys
    @BreadBoys 4 роки тому +2477

    Did you just label finnish as a medium difficult language?

  • @SkullsAndSugar
    @SkullsAndSugar 4 роки тому +276

    "That language is yours"
    Hearing that motivated me.

    • @yappy7411
      @yappy7411 3 роки тому

      i read this comment right when he said it in the video

  • @hoaphamcam4581
    @hoaphamcam4581 4 роки тому +2244

    No one:
    Me: *try to focus*
    My brain: "can't trust him. He is killmonger"

  • @destinyyb8122
    @destinyyb8122 4 роки тому +2553

    this lockdown i am determined to learn french

    • @dolglas_jose
      @dolglas_jose 4 роки тому +89

      How is your progresse afer a month??? Or did you give up?

    • @littleworldkanthima5949
      @littleworldkanthima5949 4 роки тому +16

      I am doing the same thing

    • @heydud8611
      @heydud8611 4 роки тому +126

      Lol I've been learning French for 8 years in school and I still don't know shit

    • @ray_skull8235
      @ray_skull8235 4 роки тому +137

      @@heydud8611 bc its school

    • @Ceelo_8
      @Ceelo_8 4 роки тому +155

      @@heydud8611 school is pretty shit for learning new languages.

  • @lowther482
    @lowther482 4 роки тому +1828

    FRENCH TRANSFORMATION: 2 YEARS
    9/7/20
    Week 1: (An edit from further down the line) can't remember what it was like.
    Week 2: (Another edit from further down the line) can't remember what this was like either.
    2 weeks into learning french, Will keep u updated weekly. (Original first post)
    Week 3: one more week of pimsleur and then moving on to assimil finally. Starting to pick up more words from watching loads of series and films etc...
    Week 4: Final week of pimsleur so hyped to get onto Assimil for a change of things.
    Week 5: Found some cool music, movies/series seem to have become clearer as I am comprehending much more of what I hear.
    Week 6: Found an intermediate podcast that i can understand the gist of. Gave me a huge boost in confidence as i continue to progress through assimil. (InnerFrench is the name of the podcast)
    Week 7: Still going, motivation kinda going up and down. Still consistent tho. 2 month (roughly) milestone coming up.
    Week 8: had a conversation with a tutor online to get my speaking going a bit. 2 months (roughly) in to the 6-7 months journey.
    Week 9: Yes. Still going.
    Week 10: (1 day early) Closing in on the end of Assimil (2 more weeks to go).
    Week 11: (un jour plutot encore) The usual...
    Week 12: Really found this week hard. Really losing motivation, not really learning vocabulary and generally slacking. However I’m still getting at least an hour of french in a day, whether it be a film podcast or work. Hopefully I will find the courage to tighten up on my work, review the past lessons and learn the past vocabulary next week. I knew this stage would come, however, and I’m prepared to get out of it. Basically life’s getting in the way.
    Week 12.5 Goal reached. Assimil finished. Glossika and vocab grinding next. Next goal is to have spent 6 months learning.
    Week 13: Glossika started.
    Week 14: Continuing to feel like I'm getting nowhere.
    Week 15: The weeks really are going fast now. I've started to notice some things that people call "early signs of fluency". Things like dreaming in french (I have had three in the past two weeks) and when speaking in english saying random french words by accident. Also watching more TV now as i realized i needed to immerse myself as much as I could.
    Week 16: Had a tough phase of feeling like I'm making no progress. I have now moved on from glossika as I found it pretty useless. Now, taking sources from more native content, using (for the first half-hour of the day) a book in french and then adding it to Anki, and then (second half-hour of the day) taking vocab from a film in french and adding it to Anki. Not forgetting to do the weekly meeting on Italki and an hour of TV watching (not adding to Anki) every day. This feels better as I'm spending at least two hours of French contact every day (compared to one and a half hours).
    Week 17: Need to watch more TV. For some reason, I find it harder than doing the work for the day.
    Week 18: rien comme d'habitude
    Week 19: I am now doing an hour and a half of work every day and trying to watch more TV. Motivation fluctuating. Not seeing progress at all.
    Week 19.5: Joyeux Noel tout le monde!!
    Week 20: downloaded HelloTalk which is a massive help for my spelling (my big issue)
    Week 20.5: Bonne annee tout le monde!!!
    Week 21: Il faut que je retrouve mon routine encore car recement j'ai fait tout mon francais le soir.
    Week 22: Ive been dropping to half an hour of day for vocab and grammaire and watching much more content instead.
    Week 23: I've watched wayyyy more tv which feels good as I feel more immersed. Trying to get back into my routine of 1 hr a day. Thanks for all the likes eveeryone 👍 3 weeks until 6 month landmark.
    Week 24: Two weeks away from 6 months. I've been slacking and not doing enough . I am going to try and maintain a routine through the next two weeks and then I will write a short essay so you can see my progress and the end of 6 months etc etc
    Week 25: Awful. haven't done any review this week. I'm gonna try and push to do half an hour a day this last week and then I have to start revising for the DELF B1. 6 months in 1 week.
    Week 26: See below
    - 6 MONTHS -
    Lets goooooooo! I guess this is the end of the initially proposed time to learn the language, and let's just say I did. I'll write a bit in French now so you can see what 6 months has done to me starting from A1 Level of French and turning it into a middle B1 Level.
    ( I am going to continue with half an hour of french a day and input of course, however I won't update anymore )
    ( If you google translate it and swap it round a few times it will give you different results, this is how you know that this whole thing is legit )
    Finalement c'est le fin de ce longue voyage d'apprentissage du francais, je veux dire tout simplement que c'est bien passe et je me suis beaucoup ameliore. Pour chaque un/une d'entre vous qui apprendre accun langue, je vais maintnent vous donner des conseils a mon avis. Surtout quittez pas. C'est la chose que je te recommend a faire. C'est vachement dur au debut mais si vous essayez bien, vous allez reussir sans doubt. Faites confiance en vous, c'est pas impossible mais honetmment, pout avoir commence, c'etait la partie la plus dur. Vous connaissez que ca va etre dur, mais vous inquietez pas, Vous serez pas parfait jusqu'au vous l'avez fait depuis les annees. Chui pas de tout parfait. Du coup, j'espere que vous croyez tous que vous pouvez tous le faire. Ceci va etre la dernier fois que je vous tiendrai informer mais je vais partager avec vous quand j'atteinds le niveau de DELF B1 ( je vais prendre l'epreuve). Bonne chance a tout le monde, et quel plaisir a partager cette experience avec vous.
    Au revoir.
    Fin.
    - 12 MONTHS -
    I haven't done any French for 6 months now, however i have managed to retain the ability to speak and listen and read to the level I did before, if not better. I did the DELF B1 exam and passed. This is just letting you know once the language clicks, you really dont forget it (until many years have passed). I even think in French subconsciously sometimes which is maybe why I've managed to retain most of the knowledge. Sure there are some words that can't be revisited frequently enough as they aren't used in conversation. Anyway, ill give future updates in the months to come.
    - 2 YEARS -
    Ca fait longetemps depuis j'ai fait du francais parce que je l'ai arrete pour un peu de temps, mais ca ne veut pas dire que je l'ai oublie. Il y a deux ans j'ai commencer, j'ai pris du temps pour apprendre quelque chose qui m'a interesse, et ca valait la peine. Ce que j'ai apris ces derniers deux annees, c'etait que c'est bien facile de mantenir une langue quand tu l'a appris, alors si vous l'apprenez, ne quitte pas! Je veux bien croire que je me suis un peu ameliorer parce que si non c'est un peu inquietant, mais pour l'avenir pour vous tous, je vous souhaite bonne chance.
    - 3 YEARS -
    Je vais peut-etre aller a l'université a Paris, une reve dont j'ai eu depuis le moment out j'ai commence d'en apprendre, y a trois ans. Je sais pas pourquoi je continue a commenter ici surtout quand personne ne le lit pas, mais je le ferai quand meme mdr. Bonnce chance a tout le monde!!

  • @Seig_TCG
    @Seig_TCG 3 роки тому +3021

    My brain when i want to learn japanese: の

  • @allr9697
    @allr9697 4 роки тому +3582

    Like if you’re a Duolingo Toilet student.

  • @sabnicmat
    @sabnicmat 5 років тому +2501

    the duolingo on the toilet made me laugh so harddddddd hahahhahahahah

  • @lavi4148
    @lavi4148 4 роки тому +1910

    Me: **is learning japanese**
    Ikenna: you need to watch shows with subtitles in the language you are learning.
    Me: oh yes anime

    • @LannasMissingLink
      @LannasMissingLink 4 роки тому +5

      頑張って!

    • @kimojiro
      @kimojiro 4 роки тому +5

      69 likes amirite

    • @tottalynotkinggeorgeiii8479
      @tottalynotkinggeorgeiii8479 4 роки тому +4

      元気?ははは。あなたがすぐに学ぶことを心配しないでください。

    • @tottalynotkinggeorgeiii8479
      @tottalynotkinggeorgeiii8479 4 роки тому +12

      @@kiavra1789 I typed some words I know and then I asked a friend to translate. I know it dosen't make total sense -w-'

    • @Alexa-fb4ky
      @Alexa-fb4ky 4 роки тому +5

      I have over a year since i watch kdramas and i still don't know korean

  • @syra1541
    @syra1541 3 роки тому +536

    ideally I'd wanna learn spanish, french, korean, japanese, malay, tagalog, tamil, thai, and mandarin quite an unrealistic goal but i can dream lmao

    • @syra1541
      @syra1541 3 роки тому +17

      @@aviseau3883 omg I'd love to, I don't know anyone who speaks it though, but it's up there as well

    • @Bynasf
      @Bynasf 3 роки тому +8

      @@syra1541 how many languages do you already speak?

    • @syra1541
      @syra1541 3 роки тому +10

      @@Bynasf only English and Spanish

    • @Bynasf
      @Bynasf 3 роки тому +10

      syra oh.. then you’d better start now

    • @fluvv9642
      @fluvv9642 3 роки тому +10

      learn malay bro, if you can speak malay fluently you can easily understand indonesian language

  • @disease9674
    @disease9674 4 роки тому +353

    Everyone in the comments saying you can learn a language just by listening but that only works if you study the language

    • @wolfaogamer6296
      @wolfaogamer6296 4 роки тому +38

      You need to understand something,like the way that leanguage Works,rules,the way to write,all of this can help

    • @ichbinhier355
      @ichbinhier355 4 роки тому +48

      you have to understand 80% of what you are listening otherwise that method won't work.

    • @tripaloski_6971
      @tripaloski_6971 4 роки тому +16

      I learned bulgarian by watching tv , english by watching youtube videos, french by moving to belgium when I was 5, and turkish by it just being my native language.
      I didn't study anything at all to learn these languages I just listened, what do you mean ?

    • @athalia6062
      @athalia6062 4 роки тому

      Manannan anam so basically be conscious of what i’m listening to? cuz now that i think about i do tend to block out any and all noise while i read LMAO

    • @adamion1993
      @adamion1993 4 роки тому

      @@ichbinhier355 but you get to that by listening and google translating the words u dont know tho...

  • @bubifracihd
    @bubifracihd 4 роки тому +3738

    You're basically saying to watch Anime to learn Japanese...
    I like that

    • @yungjoshi7246
      @yungjoshi7246 4 роки тому +201

      I know right lmao?! But I want to say it before anyone else says it. The way they speak japanese in anime is not exactly how japanese people really speak. So watching actualy japanese shows is probably rrecomended

    • @bubifracihd
      @bubifracihd 4 роки тому +52

      @@yungjoshi7246 Sure, I'm for example learning from books, but as TV-Shows I'm watching Takeshi's Castle aaannd Anime (I'd still watch it if I wouldn't learn Japanese)

    • @yungjoshi7246
      @yungjoshi7246 4 роки тому +10

      @@bubifracihd Same brother

    • @sebastisn3709
      @sebastisn3709 4 роки тому +50

      A good show for learning if you have Netflix is terrace house. Really helps me

    • @treebush
      @treebush 4 роки тому +27

      @@yungjoshi7246 that depends on the type of anime you are watching if you fantastical type of anime then no but if you watch alot of serious adult drama that were adapted from hard book literature or slice of life anime .

  • @luckyenforcer
    @luckyenforcer 4 роки тому +651

    I change my phone's language to Japanese. Wish me luck

  • @flaurelium6085
    @flaurelium6085 4 роки тому +443

    Him: listen to the lenguage you want with subtitles
    Me: ah yes, Putin conferences with subtitles

    • @КсенияСтрикова-е7с
      @КсенияСтрикова-е7с 3 роки тому +68

      Even we Russians often do not understand him .. Subtitles will not help here

    • @voltgaming2213
      @voltgaming2213 3 роки тому +2

      Ксения Стрикова why he speaks Chinese

    • @user-pk1qr8bg8d
      @user-pk1qr8bg8d 3 роки тому +1

      Аххаха смешно.

    • @g-smith4466
      @g-smith4466 3 роки тому +1

      @@КсенияСтрикова-е7с В общем-то почему трудно его речь понимаем , он вообще быстро говорил или из-за других проблем? Я тоже плохо его понимаю.

    • @Reforming_LL
      @Reforming_LL 3 роки тому

      Bruh

  • @theghostlyfigure9989
    @theghostlyfigure9989 5 років тому +265

    For most if not all people:
    Learn a language. Not only will it boost your ability of memory it is also something you can do to relieve stress. I've been learning languages lately, not only that but the culture i want to speak. You will feel so fascinated with the world around you. You feel like you can see in the eyes of a different person. I've been struggling in life but teaching myself these things makes me a lot happier. I feel like I'm seeing my home as a person who's never seen it. What they would think of our cities, houses, and overall what our world is like. In a new light.
    Then again this could just be me. I think you should give it a shot and see what you think about it. I think you'll enjoy it.

    • @19MJ58
      @19MJ58 5 років тому +10

      Nope, it's not just you! YES learning a new language and culture makes you see everything in a new light, keeps you motivated and it's fascinating indeed!!! My native language is Greek and I am self-taught in English (fluent) and for 2 months now, I'm learning a third one which is Spanish (''light'' conversations ..so far). I think it's that sense of accomplishment along with the new info about a different culture, that makes me so much happier :D

    • @filzhut6234
      @filzhut6234 4 роки тому +2

      It's the same thing for me but with history. It's so refreshing and learning new things and discussing history puts a smile on my face.

    • @sw50zxjzdgvsbgfy30
      @sw50zxjzdgvsbgfy30 4 роки тому

      I can't tell if you overact, but it's indeed amazing to learn a language and watching the ability of using the language growing every week and so on. What I wanted to say is, one of the best things about learning foreign languages is when a stranger hears her\his native language. It also connects people

    • @disease9674
      @disease9674 4 роки тому

      @@19MJ58 how did you learn Spanish

    • @19MJ58
      @19MJ58 4 роки тому

      @@disease9674 Ι learned with Duolingo! It's been 7 months now (222 days in a row, on an average of 15mins per day) and I'm able to have plenty of more complex conversations in Spanish now! Some Spanish customers at work are very impressed every time we talk, but I would't say I'm fluent ..I'm getting there though ;)

  • @imuglyasshit3416
    @imuglyasshit3416 4 роки тому +877

    me: learning french for 5 years by now in school and all I know is how to introduce myself
    this dude:
    * *I can speak french after 6 month* *

    • @altenberg-greifenstein
      @altenberg-greifenstein 3 роки тому +1

      how do you pass any exams like that?

    • @imuglyasshit3416
      @imuglyasshit3416 3 роки тому +118

      @@altenberg-greifenstein putting everything I have to know for the exam in my short term memory one night before the exam

    • @webdevelopmentwithxtina1679
      @webdevelopmentwithxtina1679 3 роки тому +33

      This experience is soo common! I experienced this in high school also. Got a lot better once I started reading books I already loved in my target languages.

    • @basicloner
      @basicloner 3 роки тому +2

      @@vavibab how'd you get so good at English then?

    • @oliwia7747
      @oliwia7747 3 роки тому +15

      without listening you are not gonna learn, i’m a polish native speaker and i was learning english in school since i was like idk 4/5 years old (now im turning 16 in july), but i wasnt able to understand a lot and especially talk until i started to watch tv shows in english in summer 2019. now its 2021 obvs and as you can see i am able to talk to you and fully understand you right away (ofc i make mistakes and i dont know all the words but that even happens in polish). so u know, you just gotta listen and you will learn

  • @MrPhr0sty
    @MrPhr0sty 5 років тому +423

    But what if you go to the toilet A LOT?

    • @dasshrs
      @dasshrs 4 роки тому +9

      Toilet study works, though.

    • @XelaShade
      @XelaShade 4 роки тому +14

      you should see a doctor lol

    • @dasshrs
      @dasshrs 4 роки тому +3

      ​@@XelaShade doctors should not get in the way of life challenges)

    • @carerforever2118
      @carerforever2118 4 роки тому

      🤣

  • @niniinari6846
    @niniinari6846 3 роки тому +695

    Whenever he speaks Japanese
    My brain: PLAY THAT AGAIN
    Me: but wh-
    My brain: YOU HAVE TO

  • @Lifixie
    @Lifixie 4 роки тому +973

    when you're learning Japanese and everyone assumes you're just a weeaboo, but you really just want to learn the language and mover there one day, it's really hard to try to self teach yourself because you don't have any support because they just laugh and ask, 'oh is it so you can watch anime? haha lol'

    • @swatisinha2219
      @swatisinha2219 4 роки тому +45

      Soo relatible

    • @Comintern1919
      @Comintern1919 4 роки тому +51

      Yeah, how often I've been called a weeaboo as an attack on Twitter when having a discussion with someone just because I indicate I can speak Japanese on my profile, when I don't even like Anime at all (with few exceptions like DB, I prefer Manga if at all) .

    • @darkx6869
      @darkx6869 4 роки тому +46

      Fr there’s a difference between a weaboo, a person who actually wants to learn about japan, and a person who just wants to watch anime.

    • @anniebanannie4542
      @anniebanannie4542 4 роки тому +62

      yes, i'm learning Korean and all i get asked is "ArE yOu A kOReAbOo?" people also say "sO Um iS it To UnDerStaNd kPoP?" no, bruh, it isn't, i genuinely like the lnagauge and kpop _may_ have inspired me to learn it but it doesn't mean i'm doing it just for that reason.

    • @Andioooop
      @Andioooop 4 роки тому +68

      I get called a koreaboo for wanting to learn Korean. Like bro I already speak 4 languages, this is just another language I’m trying to learn??? Am I frenchboo for learning French?

  • @mimosakokko6209
    @mimosakokko6209 6 років тому +725

    Me listening this and thinking “but how can u learn just by listening and using subtitles- like that’s so random u’ll never learn the words because convos usually go fast” AND THEN REALIZING that I’ve basically learned most of my English (which is in no way similar to my native tongue) by watching UA-cam and following my fave ones on Instagram

    • @RowydaRAhmed
      @RowydaRAhmed 6 років тому +1

      Same

    • @mariconsciencia139
      @mariconsciencia139 5 років тому +13

      same!!!!!!!!! but i’ve learning through tv shows this is insane

    • @Dani_1012
      @Dani_1012 5 років тому +11

      That's how I'm learning Russian 😂 Through YT and Instagram

    • @WomanofSubstance
      @WomanofSubstance 5 років тому +43

      lol when your brain hits you back with the comeback

    • @senjasilver7860
      @senjasilver7860 5 років тому

      Suomalainen?

  • @isaiah9501
    @isaiah9501 4 роки тому +727

    *is Filipino and Watches Dora*
    Me: *Yes I am Fluent in spanish*

  • @GodAboveAll777
    @GodAboveAll777 3 роки тому +230

    As an Aussie with parents from 2 different European backgrounds, the biggest factor is who is willing to help and teach you. I have one side of my family, Lithuanian, who always encouraged and politely corrected when I was wrong, and then the Croatian side, which laughed and made fun of me and called me a try-hard for wanting to learn. Guess which language I can speak?

  • @ArendellianDisnerd
    @ArendellianDisnerd 4 роки тому +293

    3:56 And Frozen is dubbed into 50+ languages, I watched it in different language all the time and that helped me to learn some vocabs

    • @zeoceania2765
      @zeoceania2765 4 роки тому +16

      Omg, I watched frozen in english (first time for fun), then in Arabic (to understand more words), then on French (cause I'm studying French) and now I'm for frozen in Korean(haven't started yet but I will) , Japanese (already started but deciding if I actually want to learn it anymore) and Italian (fluent).

    • @zeoceania2765
      @zeoceania2765 4 роки тому +20

      My family is sick of frozen and frozen 2 because of me

    • @milesedgeworth4101
      @milesedgeworth4101 3 роки тому +4

      Thats baka

    • @sarahh2072
      @sarahh2072 3 роки тому +1

      Ok this is genius

    • @ktxtenskz7441
      @ktxtenskz7441 3 роки тому +1

      Wait how to you do that

  • @mckenziemiller7646
    @mckenziemiller7646 5 років тому +571

    This comment is for anyone who is learning a language and is lacking motivation: You 👏 can 👏 do 👏 it 👏
    It may seem impossible, but you're getting there step by step. I've been learning Spanish for 2 years and I'm not even conversationally fluent, but after taking Ikenna's advice and immersing myself, I'm slowly getting better. Keep going guys. I wish you luck.

    • @danit2972
      @danit2972 5 років тому +1

      suerte! y gracias

    • @otakuhime3119
      @otakuhime3119 4 роки тому +1

      I've been learning spanish in school for four years and I'm not even conversationally fluent

    • @benedictemarding6237
      @benedictemarding6237 4 роки тому +1

      I'm trying to learn Korean and Korean is SO HARD. I can read it yes, but I still can't fully understand it, so I guess I will go with the input stage and then just dismiss the subtitles

    • @marianaatanes5556
      @marianaatanes5556 4 роки тому +2

      감사합니다!

    • @SeGey512
      @SeGey512 4 роки тому +2

      Спасибо!

  • @kodycore
    @kodycore 6 років тому +811

    I'm so frustrated that i'm starting to lose my motivation

    • @felixshultz
      @felixshultz 5 років тому +33

      @DBangz I can help you to learn Russian, I'm a native speaker. And you could help me with my English.

    • @floif9942
      @floif9942 5 років тому +9

      Do you have instagram? I'm learning russian too

    • @zachazo3973
      @zachazo3973 5 років тому +19

      Remember why you started and what motivated you in the first place !

    • @felixshultz
      @felixshultz 5 років тому +1

      @@floif9942 yep instagram.com/grand_stay_morning/?hl=ru

    • @felixshultz
      @felixshultz 5 років тому +7

      @@snuppl512 We can learn languages together by helping each other

  • @tinejohansensolberg4172
    @tinejohansensolberg4172 3 роки тому +435

    The problem with italki is talking to a stranger😂as an introvert, I would never be able to, the anxiety would kill me

    • @cherryspice1011
      @cherryspice1011 3 роки тому +8

      same

    • @yoyo_ftw
      @yoyo_ftw 3 роки тому +5

      Yep 😭😭 same

    • @philip8673
      @philip8673 3 роки тому +4

      Same

    • @peekyoin8347
      @peekyoin8347 3 роки тому +5

      Do it more often to get used to it,I was also like that but then I got better

    • @YourMajesty143
      @YourMajesty143 3 роки тому +3

      Look for a chat partner to text with you in your target language. There's plenty of language exchange apps that give you that option.

  • @lunaforero9987
    @lunaforero9987 4 роки тому +602

    I am going to start learning Japanese from tomorrow. I’ll be back in a year!

    • @peepeepoopoo6676
      @peepeepoopoo6676 4 роки тому +78

      I started- what? 10 months ago?
      DON’T BE LIKE ME.
      I was Lazy and took really long breaks.
      I learned a lot when I actually studied.
      But then lost like- everything lol.
      So yeah. Good luck! :)
      I’ll be back in a year also.

    • @lunaforero9987
      @lunaforero9987 4 роки тому +15

      BluBellah thank you!! And goodlcuk to you too!!

    • @BigMan-ts2dn
      @BigMan-ts2dn 4 роки тому +8

      Itachi Naruto you made decent progress?

    • @lunaforero9987
      @lunaforero9987 4 роки тому +8

      Big Man no lol, right after I said that they announced I had to still make exams.. I wasn’t able to work much but I did make some progress

    • @zeoceania2765
      @zeoceania2765 4 роки тому +8

      It's been 2 months? How's it going?

  • @kimojiro
    @kimojiro 4 роки тому +577

    “Watch shows in the language youre trying to learn with subtitles.”
    Dub watchers: **punching the air**

  • @royaleeli9090
    @royaleeli9090 4 роки тому +915

    Me: 14 yr old freshman with no money
    You: says app that cost money
    Me:😭
    (Edit/update )I am now a 15 year old sophomore who is interested in Other languages such as Korean , Japanese, Chinese and Hebrew 🤗😪😫 My attention span on one thing sucks ..... welp On to new things ....😬

    • @thatblackchick3389
      @thatblackchick3389 4 роки тому +37

      Pastel Dunes I feel you. I’m thirteen lol 😭

    • @alicemuguet6947
      @alicemuguet6947 4 роки тому +44

      Using Duolingo, Memrise, and watching shows/movies in your target language should be a good enough start! I'm doing that with Romanian right now and making time for it every day. No need to dish out money xD

    • @saltyyyboi8322
      @saltyyyboi8322 4 роки тому +4

      †花 I’m trying to learn German, any tips???

    • @foreveranoutcast3847
      @foreveranoutcast3847 4 роки тому

      Samee

    • @lawsonmoskal7363
      @lawsonmoskal7363 4 роки тому +11

      Saltyyy Boi label every object in your house with its German counterpart, watch German tv shows, I watch the good place on Netflix with German dub and English subtitles, and listen to German music ❤️

  • @developerninja619
    @developerninja619 4 роки тому +121

    I'm Russian I speak English almost fluently and I'm now in 10th grade. In 8th grade I decided to start learning English on my own (I had had English classes in School since 2nd grade, but they had been complete suck tbh, and I wasn't really good in English, though I had been getting only A marks (everybody else who had had smth lower than A, didn't and don't nowadays know anything)). So I had been watching youtube in English, reading some articles and learning TONS of new words. Then after, I guess, about 6 months I decided to close my gap in tenses knowledge (at that moment I knew only 8 and not perfect yet). So I had learnt all of them, and dug more into those that I had already known at that moment. I continued watching videos and reading articles, and started to practice my pronounciation. I've been following this routine up to now, and I'm almost fluent in English. I've made a huge progress and become better then had ever been before. Self learning is SICK (FIRE FIRE FIRE)

    • @developerninja619
      @developerninja619 4 роки тому +1

      @@TheLordoftheLollipops спасибо 🙏

    • @talamuffy3094
      @talamuffy3094 4 роки тому +13

      Your English is pretty good!! I feel like as long as people can understand you and you can understand them, you’re already pretty good

    • @developerninja619
      @developerninja619 4 роки тому +4

      @@talamuffy3094 your english* (a little remark 😅)

    • @developerninja619
      @developerninja619 4 роки тому

      @@talamuffy3094 thank you

    • @talamuffy3094
      @talamuffy3094 4 роки тому +2

      @@developerninja619 lol omg thank you. I’m a native lol I always make mistakes like that

  • @sasuke1243
    @sasuke1243 4 роки тому +348

    Challenge: Finish Primsler learning before the free trial is up.

    • @ashrafnimr3388
      @ashrafnimr3388 4 роки тому +11

      Ashlyn Currie or just download it from piratebay and have unlimited acces how about that?

    • @ralucaioanagrigoras1489
      @ralucaioanagrigoras1489 4 роки тому +7

      @@ashrafnimr3388 whaat how to do that please teach me master

    • @ashrafnimr3388
      @ashrafnimr3388 4 роки тому +2

      Raluca Ioana Grigoraș well you need to go on the website thepiratebay from there on you can search for anything you want get utorrent and you can download any Language you want

    • @chady025
      @chady025 4 роки тому +4

      @@ashrafnimr3388 True, but that eliminates the sense of urgency and could led to procrastination because "i have it forever for free." The free trial challenge is where its at for me

    • @miiiwu1999
      @miiiwu1999 4 роки тому +5

      download a free VPN (I used riseup vpn) + torrenting client (I use qBitTorrent cause it’s free and open source). PirateBay is ok but a lot of the torrents are dead, so try lots of different newer torrent sites (for Japanese I recommend nyaa dot si cause they have some mega packs of learning resources)

  • @burymyjam
    @burymyjam 6 років тому +1888

    can you do a timelapse of you learning Korean (if you do choose to learn it)

    • @IkennaLanguages
      @IkennaLanguages  6 років тому +491

      Definitely

    • @micahthaoriginal6316
      @micahthaoriginal6316 5 років тому +45

      YAS learning it rn

    • @saharaaweys2011
      @saharaaweys2011 5 років тому +47

      i currently learning it i use duolingo and a webstie or book you can by called korean from zero i also and making my own workbook for it so when i finish it can help others for example in my work book i write each word five times in korean to help me memerize and it actually helps and also mini quizes for each section

    • @Guest1_213
      @Guest1_213 5 років тому +4

      저도요!😍😍💖💖😊😊

    • @teliah3922
      @teliah3922 5 років тому +7

      안녕하세요

  • @elim.4579
    @elim.4579 5 років тому +623

    THE PART WITH “this means dog , now give me 10$ “ GOT ME ON THE FLOOR

    • @raine3716
      @raine3716 5 років тому +9

      Eli M. 2:43 if anyone is wondering !

    • @klas67memes92
      @klas67memes92 4 роки тому

      Yeah, but it was Chinese dollars so around a buck 50

    • @Pundae
      @Pundae 4 роки тому

      @@klas67memes92 bro he said dollars not Yuan. A dollar is a dollar

  • @genericchannelname2061
    @genericchannelname2061 3 роки тому +170

    i’m learning japanese so i can change windows back to english

    • @ImaginaryNate
      @ImaginaryNate 3 роки тому +3

      😂😂

    • @friendshipismagic7896
      @friendshipismagic7896 3 роки тому +9

      I once changed the language of my old nokia to arabic and I almost decided to learn Arabic just to change the language of that damn phone back. ALMOST

    • @Apaxetic
      @Apaxetic 3 роки тому +1

      @@friendshipismagic7896 arabic looks so hard to learn 😅

    • @rbloafee
      @rbloafee 3 роки тому

      @@Apaxetic trust me. it is

    • @icechecksolvea7785
      @icechecksolvea7785 3 роки тому

      Just look up the how to guide in English, copy the motions and button placement. It'll save you time.

  • @sillaz22
    @sillaz22 6 років тому +844

    Your french is improving so rapidly i like it

    • @FunnyParadox
      @FunnyParadox 4 роки тому +1

      @unknown Rapidly exist in english ??

    • @FunnyParadox
      @FunnyParadox 4 роки тому

      @unknown Thank you to learn me new english words ^^

    • @pragyagoel1020
      @pragyagoel1020 4 роки тому +1

      @@FunnyParadox thankyou for making me learn * or to teach me new words would be the correct sentence :)

    • @FunnyParadox
      @FunnyParadox 4 роки тому

      @@pragyagoel1020 Thank you for your correction ^^ :D

    • @pragyagoel1020
      @pragyagoel1020 4 роки тому

      @@FunnyParadox It's my pleasure.Where are you from btw :)?

  • @lollilovesgenie416
    @lollilovesgenie416 4 роки тому +560

    1:22 harder languages will at least takes 12 months
    Me: cries in Chinese when learning Korean

    • @oraparker2426
      @oraparker2426 4 роки тому +34

      IKR, I'm learning Japanese, guess it's going to take me a while. Good luck learning Korean😊

    • @kamuikanna6922
      @kamuikanna6922 4 роки тому +14

      Me confused between Chinese or japanese 🤧

    • @Ellielulu_Ellielu
      @Ellielulu_Ellielu 4 роки тому +6

      Ora Parker 頑張って to all of you!

    • @rosemoon7936
      @rosemoon7936 4 роки тому +2

      @@kamuikanna6922 sameee

    • @meccafilms
      @meccafilms 4 роки тому +11

      I'm intermediate in korean, now i want to learn French and Italian. Korean is a little hard but worth it because i can understand kdramas a little bit

  • @jetfirehi5229
    @jetfirehi5229 4 роки тому +368

    Well I have 5 months off of school so I’m going to learn french, and I’ll be back when I’m done just to prove that I can do it

    • @samu-chan
      @samu-chan 4 роки тому +19

      keep us updated

    • @yaniekteunissen5406
      @yaniekteunissen5406 4 роки тому +16

      Lol im doing the same thing but with italian

    • @marina.b4883
      @marina.b4883 4 роки тому +14

      I'm doing the same thing but with korean

    • @nickjobs8637
      @nickjobs8637 4 роки тому +10

      I’m doing the same thing with Spanish.

    • @nad-ia-8069
      @nad-ia-8069 4 роки тому +10

      Hey, I’m French :) If you have anything that confuses you or if you have questions about French, you can ask me 😄

  • @ocaminhodoingles
    @ocaminhodoingles 4 роки тому +43

    As a polyglot I can tell, you're very good in what you do! The main problem is to make people have the right mindset to learn

  • @ila_1910
    @ila_1910 5 років тому +314

    "plants don't grow every single day,maybe sometimes they are lazy so most of the days" cracked me 😂😂 you really seem to understand plants

    • @v1kkis1xx73
      @v1kkis1xx73 5 років тому +4

      Ila Jung hey Army 😂☺️💜

  • @himerobine
    @himerobine 5 років тому +448

    I am polyglot and It's the first time I hear a true advice "All begin by listening and listening and listening". Without noticing, you begin to apprehend some words here and there that when you grasp the whole meaning and after that you are being curious like "Oh that was used here and there why ?" and you look for an answer one by one. To the level where two native are speaking beside you and you are like "holy s* did I really understand their discussions !" - that was my case lol And it's really effortless and fun but the key is being passionate about the language you want to learn
    The funny thing is when you read the subtitle and you're like "Oh this not really what they are trying to convey"
    Great video
    Greeting From France

    • @ICanSpeakArabic
      @ICanSpeakArabic 5 років тому +11

      this is what im doing.
      6 months arabic challenge
      listening alot, n study 1 hour a day
      i will be fluent in arabic at the end june 2019

    • @himerobine
      @himerobine 5 років тому +2

      @@ICanSpeakArabic It's seems too ambitious but setting a goal would not hurt you ^^
      May I know what attract you to learn Arabic ?

    • @ICanSpeakArabic
      @ICanSpeakArabic 5 років тому +5

      once upon a time "china's great wall" attracted me. n now i acheived chinese.
      when i was in school
      i remember "geoghraphy" class about egypt's pyramid , sphinx etc
      this hv been akways attracted me.
      but 2019 i told myself its time to get ready.
      ofcus i dont need arabic to visit any arabs countries, but if i can speak their language , they would be more happy. n as a polyglot why not to open another door ?.
      yes, indeed, within 6 months i will definately come out good result.
      bcus i m devout on it.
      comme on dit ...
      cest la vie !
      on fait ce que on aime . alors cest l heure ! ^^

    • @himerobine
      @himerobine 5 років тому +2

      @@ICanSpeakArabic Oh that great
      Je vois si tu es dévoué à la tâche, tu arriveras tôt ou tard ^^
      So حظا سعيدا (good luck)

    • @ICanSpeakArabic
      @ICanSpeakArabic 5 років тому

      @@himerobine
      شكرا يا صديقي.
      وانت كذلك ^^

  • @blumelodiez
    @blumelodiez 5 років тому +290

    STEP 1: watch TV shows or UA-cam videos in that language
    Me: *watches Anime almost everyday* YOSH STEP ONE COMPLETE

    • @sarban1653
      @sarban1653 5 років тому +27

      I don't watch anime anymore but I used to watch it a lot and I never learnt more than 10 words. However, I have a sister that obsessively watches K-dramas and never took a language learning class but she says she can understand half of it without subtitles (but can't speak it). Was very surprised when she said that. Maybe she's lying or I just don't understand life.

    • @blumelodiez
      @blumelodiez 5 років тому +5

      @@sarban1653 watching TV shows, listening to music, etc. just help in pronunciation and intonation 😂😂😂 your sister may or may not be bullshitting but hey, nothing's impossible

    • @mugensgeta1125
      @mugensgeta1125 4 роки тому +2

      Sarban lol when you watch things like K-Dramas kind of obsessively, you actually do pick up a lot of phrases and responses. Also, you become used to the tone people have so you can kind of guess stuff. A lot of the people I know that watch anime know almost no Japanese, but I’ve picked up a bit of Thai and Korean from watching dramas in those languages. Maybe it has to do with the tone of Japanese and the characters, or because it’s more fast paced when they’re talking?

    • @sergelevesque2718
      @sergelevesque2718 4 роки тому +3

      @@mugensgeta1125 A theory: babies don't learn a language only by listening to people. They are also observing people. I've read somewhere that they need to see your face to learn better. I think that it is plausible that observing mouth movement helps to assimilate a language. So on that front, watching animated characters who are notorious for having unrealistic mouth movement might be why the results are so poor, while watching live action shows or videos seems to fare better.

    • @mugensgeta1125
      @mugensgeta1125 4 роки тому +2

      Serge Lévesque yeah, I completely agree. I think associating sounds with movement and facial changes is really important cause it makes you focus more on the words + teaches you how to mimic. Just being able to look at actual humans speaking in a realistic way helps a lot. ❤️

  • @siwap3809
    @siwap3809 3 роки тому +78

    Ikenna: "not being consistent"
    Me: **nervous, guilty laughter**

    • @gojosatoru3493
      @gojosatoru3493 3 роки тому +3

      YEP! I feel that... been learning Japanese for a couple months and although ive learnt the entire hirigana alphabet and how write and read it, and a lottt of new words. i dont practice/study as much as I should T-T

  • @lexicon9599
    @lexicon9599 5 років тому +711

    Lol I don’t understand why Korean is grouped with the hard languages. I have experience studying 21 languages and coming from an English native background, I wouldn’t rate Korean any harder than European languages like Spanish or French. First, it has a very easy alphabet. Second, to understand sentence structure you just have to think like Yoda. Not difficult to get used to. Third, you don’t have to learn an accent. And yes, it’s based off of Chinese, but you don’t need any knowledge of Chinese to learn Korean. Verb conjugations aren’t any harder than with other languages.. in fact, I think learning French, German, or even English (as a second language) would be harder than Korean as far as conjugations. Korean is super simple to pick up on. The only hard part is the number system, and that’s strictly memorization and practice, just like anything else. To me, the middle languages that I’ve tried (Greek, Hebrew, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Hindi) are much harder than Korean ever gets. (Honestly Russian isn’t that hard though.) so yeah, I would rate Korean as a easy language if anything, and move Hebrew to the hard languages, based off of the fact that you’re literally reading and writing backwards which is soooo hard to get used to. Not just word order, letter order too. Sounding stuff out backwards. And tbh maybe Polish should be rated as hard too, since their words and the way the words were pronounced literally I swear have no connection rofl (I’m joking but seriously who thought that was ok)

    • @romero2g4u
      @romero2g4u 5 років тому +81

      Lexicon 95 so true! I studied abroad in South Korea for a summer and I went from only knowing how to say my name to understanding and having basic conversations. Like you mentioned, the alphabet is super easy considering it is derived from Chinese. I think people get scared because of the Hangul characters. They are so easy to read though.

    • @maxmccoin8573
      @maxmccoin8573 5 років тому +68

      The language system includes writing that's why the Asian languages and arabic are rated harder

    • @oriuwu
      @oriuwu 5 років тому +24

      Lexicon 95 I'm just wondering: what was difficult for you in learning Polish words? Coming from Poland myself, me and my friends that also like learning languages, we came to the conclusion that learning pronounciation of Polish words is way easier than English ones. Because you literally pronounce the words as the letters in Polish alphabet. You can't say the same word in few different ways (e.g "tear" and "tear") or write it differently but always pronounce it the same (e.g: name Isla/Ayla/Illa etc.). Of course, you need to learn typical Polish sounds (sz, rz, dż, ź, ch, dzi, ł, ą, ę, ć, ń etc) but once you master them, they always stay the same. I'm just wondering why do you think there's no connection in pronouncing and writing words in Polish? Is it because of the harsh sounds or overall hardship in saying the words out loud?

    • @lexicon9599
      @lexicon9599 5 років тому +10

      Ori Gotchi I was mostly joking about my understanding of letters pronunciation coming from English. I’m still not used to reading a polish word and pronouncing it because I don’t have a strong sense of Polish phonetics. It probably makes a lot more sense to a native speaker, and like you said, I need to master reading the way it sounds, which is completely foreign to me. I completely understand how English must be really hard for someone coming from a different language background lol... but yeah again it just makes sense to me because it’s my first language

    • @lexicon9599
      @lexicon9599 5 років тому +1

      Dave Hauthorn sounds great! I’m still a beginner in Hindi myself so I don’t have a ton of advice to offer but it sounds like you’ve started off well. Just remember to stay consistent and pace yourself well. If you start wanting another way to practice, there’s some great language apps out there!! I recommend Duolingo, and if Drops has a Hindi course, it’s a great vocabulary tool. I also like to make Quizlets of new words I learn so I don’t forget them. Hope this helps!

  • @nissango
    @nissango 4 роки тому +181

    "Do you not remember Spanish class in high school??" OOF I FELT THAT

  • @aloi6218
    @aloi6218 4 роки тому +321

    Me: learning Italian
    Also me: downloads every language learning app that's not even about learning Italian

    • @idittaibi1757
      @idittaibi1757 4 роки тому +6

      Lol. It's exactly me. Too much passion for learning languages...

    • @ALE9069
      @ALE9069 4 роки тому +10

      Buona fortuna! È bello conoscere nuove lingue.

    • @corinnemichelle9000
      @corinnemichelle9000 3 роки тому +1

      Io anche sto studiando italiano mà è molto difficile per non avere con chi parlarlo 😭

    • @MSara.
      @MSara. 3 роки тому +4

      No worry, even for us italians our language is difficult

    • @ecampbell3759
      @ecampbell3759 3 роки тому +4

      @@Lorena-io9sl hi! in from italy and italian is my native language... we always make A LOT of mistakes while speaking and italian with a high level of fluency are so rare. ik, it's sad but it is.
      just 15 or 20 years ago italian was so different bc italian speakers always try to simplify their own language, so don't worry too much about being perfect while you're speaking.
      verb tense is the most difficult thing to learn but you can communicate and be understandable even you don't know how to conjugate verbs... try to focus on sentence structure bc it's so flexible and a single word in the wrong order can change the meaning of the sentence.
      Idrk why people want to learn Italian sincerely😅 but I really appreciate that🥰💜
      I'm still learning English so sorry if I made some mistakes, I promise I will be better.
      oh and I'm trying to learn Korean too and I'm really motivated

  • @alekchris1457
    @alekchris1457 3 роки тому +123

    I’m Norwegian and I’m trying to learn Japanese. Wish me luck!

  • @weekapaugphil
    @weekapaugphil 4 роки тому +67

    I've been learning French for almost 4 months now....the inspiration was this woman in a band that I loved. This woman was Canadian with roots from Haiti and fluent French. I loved her...she was amazing. So one night, I downloaded (duolingo, because it was the only option I knew) and I started...it's been 111 days and I've started to understand partial french...and it's thanks to a crush I had in middle school......WOW.

    • @thinking_stardust
      @thinking_stardust 4 роки тому +5

      Hey man. I want to learn french, but don't know where to start. Do you think there are some better options than Duolingo? Thanks

    • @dominicbonifacio4408
      @dominicbonifacio4408 4 роки тому +3

      It's been 5 months how's that going

    • @Zanecronium
      @Zanecronium 4 роки тому

      Im your 69th like -0- noice

  • @Vivi-mp9nn
    @Vivi-mp9nn 5 років тому +375

    science has proven that watching a foreign tv show with english subtitles helps almost nothing because you can’t multitask, you can‘t read AND understand a stranger language at the same time.
    Learn some vocab and basic grammar before, the watch the tv show with the subtitles IN the foreign language, look up common words, that you don’t know, keep learning vocab and grammar, as you understand more and more of the language. Keep the subtitles even if you understand everything, its maximizing the learn effect.

    • @lemonscenic6207
      @lemonscenic6207 5 років тому +11

      Animeislife don’t watch but if you listen or listen to French music you can get a feel of the language and it’s accent!

    • @esnardpaulette9984
      @esnardpaulette9984 5 років тому +96

      then i'm proud to say that science is WRONG. you don't need to spend hours on grammar everyday. listening is really the key. after a few weeks or months of watching tv shows in a foreign language you're going to associate the words you hear and the ones you read. I'm able to write this answer because of that method. With social media, tv shows and curiosity, you can learn a language.

    • @kaliah209
      @kaliah209 5 років тому +4

      @@esnardpaulette9984 yip, you're right my brother

    • @kaliah209
      @kaliah209 5 років тому +13

      @@esnardpaulette9984 that's how we speak in our native tongue in the 1st place, by listening

    • @ozymandias8523
      @ozymandias8523 5 років тому +1

      Coconutwater Tatyana and with the help of our parents that are like our teachers.

  • @youtubewatcher27
    @youtubewatcher27 4 роки тому +81

    i learned english this way without even knowing
    i started watching english yt videos and over time i learned the language lol

    • @hayathayat3702
      @hayathayat3702 4 роки тому +2

      Really and yolu can understand everything and speak it very well

    • @floriansauer4462
      @floriansauer4462 4 роки тому +4

      Same on me. I had English class since third grade and didn't really learn anything. I used to have bad marks all the time but through talking to strangers in video games and watching english content on UA-cam I learned to speak the language fluently.

    • @djanu6154
      @djanu6154 4 роки тому

      Florian Sauer Just by that??

    • @floriansauer4462
      @floriansauer4462 4 роки тому +2

      @@djanu6154 I had a very basic understanding of the language because of school but I didn't know much. The most of it comes from UA-cam. I started watching English yt videos about 4 years ago so I'm not sure if this really is a very effective way of learning but it worked for me.

    • @kazz6004
      @kazz6004 4 роки тому +3

      Same! I'm french native and I studied English for 3 years at college. I still don't know how I learned to speak English so well.. 😂

  • @nell6705
    @nell6705 3 роки тому +667

    Then my goal in life is to have A kid and just feed him languages since he is a baby english,spanish,japanese arabic,chinese,french,german Portuguese,Italian,korean,dutch,polish Romanian all of them I will make something that is perfect.hahahahahahhHHAa

    • @kia7189
      @kia7189 3 роки тому +97

      Lol that's what I'm gonna do 🤣🤣 multilingual baby from birth!

    • @meow-qz3ye
      @meow-qz3ye 3 роки тому +33

      That is so smart

    • @sandroribeiro7644
      @sandroribeiro7644 3 роки тому +67

      @@kia7189 or he will mix them all

    • @yasminaziz4802
      @yasminaziz4802 3 роки тому +73

      My parents did that. At the age of 2 i was fluent in arabic (native) and frensh and at the age of 10 i learned English now im 17 and learning Spanish wish me luck.

    • @aurum606
      @aurum606 3 роки тому +6

      @@yasminaziz4802 i doubt this is true, but if it is, you have good parents, keep going and good luck.

  • @Camo51701
    @Camo51701 5 років тому +29

    Just found your channel, you seem like a really educated, motivated guy who enjoys making these types of videos. You just earned a new sub.

  • @dxmxxn9640
    @dxmxxn9640 4 роки тому +224

    Idk how does it feel to have the money to spend on hobbies and other interests :( I'm from the third world and the 90% of my money is spent on survival

    • @V63564
      @V63564 4 роки тому +27

      Good luck man. I hope things will get better

    • @Pollicina_db
      @Pollicina_db 4 роки тому +7

      May I ask where do you live exactly? And like the person above me said don't give up.

    • @brennangonzales1581
      @brennangonzales1581 4 роки тому +4

      Zubeen Bhuiyan used the other 10% on it.

    • @dxmxxn9640
      @dxmxxn9640 4 роки тому +6

      @Zubeen Bhuiyan I saved like a year for the phone I have now xD

    • @dxmxxn9640
      @dxmxxn9640 4 роки тому +15

      @@Pollicina_db I'm from chile, and I have the minimum wage that is about $1.051
      Not to mention this a capitalist country with product prices aa if it was Europe.
      So the money you gain here is not propotional to the prices you have to pay for everything.

  • @thetongueofangels1882
    @thetongueofangels1882 5 років тому +20

    I've spent 9 months doing input. I've got 9 tenses, 3 pronouns and a bunch of vocabulary. I took too much time taking this in. I think the next step, here on, is definitely output. Trying not to be too hard on myself, I messed up, but its only my first foreign language.

  • @aprilsaccountabilityaccoun2889
    @aprilsaccountabilityaccoun2889 3 роки тому +15

    "that language is yours" this is so what I needed to hear. I just started with italki last week and already I am seeing a huge jump in my progression. I wish I had not waited. I have been in beginners spanish since high school. Finally, about 20 years later, I am making breakthroughs. I just started learning hebrew and won't make the same mistake. Signed up for Italki and a hebrew tutor right away.

  • @janatatu2881
    @janatatu2881 4 роки тому +60

    I want to learn japanese and my first language isn’t even English but i can speak it fluently. 2020 here I come with my Japanese.

    • @alicemuguet6947
      @alicemuguet6947 4 роки тому +10

      がんばって!!

    • @janatatu2881
      @janatatu2881 4 роки тому +1

      †花 what? I know the characters you typed but I don’t know what it means

    • @alicemuguet6947
      @alicemuguet6947 4 роки тому +8

      @@janatatu2881 do your best :)

    • @BlueSpade1000
      @BlueSpade1000 4 роки тому +8

      She said gambate (butchered spelling 😂) which is a Japanese word that translates as an encouraging chant of “you can do it” or “try your best”

    • @strawberryflavouredcloroxb1565
      @strawberryflavouredcloroxb1565 4 роки тому +1

      私も日本語が学びます!

  • @gemmaa2611
    @gemmaa2611 4 роки тому +135

    I just made a review of Pimsleur

  • @haltdieklappe7972
    @haltdieklappe7972 5 років тому +487

    correction: How to learn any language in six months if you're wealthy.

    • @Milark
      @Milark 4 роки тому +35

      Roderik Carpinello nah he’s studying inside a Japanese person

    • @LibertyMapper
      @LibertyMapper 4 роки тому +2

      PsyChoCZ Learn chinese

    • @user-fartsmella69
      @user-fartsmella69 4 роки тому +13

      I pirated the first two suggestions he gave, the reason I'm learning them in the first place is to earn money lol.

    • @ivanfernandez3991
      @ivanfernandez3991 4 роки тому +1

      @@user-fartsmella69 How did u pirated them HHA

    • @7thmusic226
      @7thmusic226 4 роки тому +2

      Albert Fish would be nice to have pimsleur pirated lol Im a broke student 😭

  • @alie3315
    @alie3315 3 роки тому +175

    Is that Hisoka’s theme?

    • @addieleveridge2649
      @addieleveridge2649 3 роки тому +17

      THANK YOU!! I THOUGHT I WAS GOING INSANE AHHHH

    • @Grace-ox2hf
      @Grace-ox2hf 3 роки тому +4

      @@addieleveridge2649 SAME💀

    • @angrydinosaur8853
      @angrydinosaur8853 3 роки тому +8

      I WAS SEARCHING FOR A COMMENT LIKE THIS I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING IT

    • @zoewyatt9361
      @zoewyatt9361 3 роки тому +5

      OMG I HEARD THAT AND AS SOON AS I DID I LIKED THIS VID OMGGGGGG

    • @indianathe3rd742
      @indianathe3rd742 3 роки тому +6

      Weebs

  • @WastedGTAZ
    @WastedGTAZ 4 роки тому +60

    I want to learn arabic so I can speak to my family in Egypt and to the people in my church so...yeah

    • @lizz9896
      @lizz9896 4 роки тому +10

      That’s a big motivation so persistence and learning should come easier to you :)
      Also you have people readily to practice with you

    • @alicemuguet6947
      @alicemuguet6947 4 роки тому +3

      I bet they'd be super happy to help you! Good luck!

    • @smdfromthatbackshawty9787
      @smdfromthatbackshawty9787 4 роки тому

      Coptic Christian?

    • @WastedGTAZ
      @WastedGTAZ 4 роки тому

      d4 b yes

    • @peepeepoopoo6676
      @peepeepoopoo6676 4 роки тому

      Good luck :)

  • @shuhduvugup8425
    @shuhduvugup8425 5 років тому +111

    I unintentionally learned English by watching Dora and SpongeBob and all those shows

    • @Starpentine
      @Starpentine 5 років тому +1

      Shuh Duvugup
      With or without subtitles?
      That’s very impressive dude

    • @BTSArmy-ux6pg
      @BTSArmy-ux6pg 4 роки тому +4

      Same but I learned English when I was really young and I live in the United States so in school I would also learn there soo that also may have a factor. (My native language is Spanish)

    • @shelbyinmon8654
      @shelbyinmon8654 4 роки тому +2

      @@BTSArmy-ux6pg sorry to bother you but are there any spainish channels on UA-cam or some spainish tv shows on Netflix

    • @BTSArmy-ux6pg
      @BTSArmy-ux6pg 4 роки тому +1

      shelby inmon don’t worry 😉 for UA-cam channels I recommend hello Tania Chan But as for Netflix and shows I recommend seeing if that show or movie has Spanish audio then watch it like that, sorry if my comment wasn’t as informative I usually don’t watch many Spanish youtubers

    • @Israel2.3.2
      @Israel2.3.2 4 роки тому +1

      My neighbor Steven was claimed to have learned English from Spongebob. He moved to Orlando from Colombia as a child. He could recite entire episodes of Spongebob by heart, super cool.

  • @Trillyana
    @Trillyana 4 роки тому +36

    I'm at the awkward phase where I can watch shows without subtitles and have phone conversations but if I try to listen to/watch the news or sports commentary or something it feels like I'm not even close to fluent.
    Also, when I have a phone conversation I'm never sure which language to use since the other person is trying to learn English. I guess a tutor is an option, since that way the focus is on one language.
    I think this video will be helpful either way. Thank you!

    • @yoi9297
      @yoi9297 4 роки тому +2

      Trillyana Same while watching movies: If caucasian or asian people speak American English I understand everything. When black people or british people speak I struggle a lot

    • @tiffy_loves
      @tiffy_loves 4 роки тому +3

      yoi Not every black person speaks the same way. In fact, a great many speak proper English that sounds exactly like “white” or “asian” English. Find the word for what you mean, “improper English” , “ebonics” and “slang” are the words you want to use. Don’t generalize a whole race.

    • @1983SpringBonnie
      @1983SpringBonnie 4 роки тому

      When talking to another person, speak in their language while they speak in English! ^^

    • @cornheadahh
      @cornheadahh 4 роки тому +3

      @@tiffy_loves All he's saying is he doesn't understand black and british people most of the time when listens to them. It's not a generalization, but his subjective experience.

  • @aaronzimmerman1089
    @aaronzimmerman1089 3 роки тому +23

    Bombed Spanish in high school,..making a run at it again at age 48. Thanks for the boost brother 👍

  • @roborte.o.speedwagon6712
    @roborte.o.speedwagon6712 4 роки тому +43

    Me: ah yes time to learn.
    Video: *shows an ad on the video*
    Me: I guess I'll skip it.
    Video: *the ad is about the video you're about to watch thus for giving you bonus content*
    Me: noice.

  • @erictimm7112
    @erictimm7112 4 роки тому +112

    What if you are trying to learn an endangered language, like Hawaiian? (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi)
    There are like no TV shows in Hawaiian. Is Duolingo my only option?
    Please like so he can see

    • @unitedastro8355
      @unitedastro8355 4 роки тому +17

      I would personally try to find a show or video with Hawaiian subtitles, turn off the volume and watch it with subtitles. You can also try to find people that speak the language and ask for help, and they hopefully will help you.

    • @kanak_attack
      @kanak_attack 4 роки тому +3

      Are you from Hawaii?

    • @erictimm7112
      @erictimm7112 4 роки тому +2

      Supportful nope

    • @smudge8882
      @smudge8882 4 роки тому +3

      There's a surprisingly informative WikiHow article about this! It even lists out free language resources you can use. www.wikihow.com/Learn-Hawaiian

    • @kanak_attack
      @kanak_attack 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah I learned hawaiian in school but it's kinda hard to recall it because there's barely any speakers of the language

  • @leylaspages
    @leylaspages 6 років тому +84

    Aah you timelapsing your Spanish experience would be so cool too. I'm currently learning Spanish and well i have taken a 10 classes course and i use duolingo+memrise (from next week college starts Spanish too as an optional subject) but thissss helps so much! thanks. I'll definitely make my mom buy me your book hahahaha

    • @aangitano
      @aangitano 5 років тому +2

      How's yours Spanish going? I'm learning it too

    • @justinbenny826
      @justinbenny826 5 років тому +2

      I am learning Spanish for one year by now , from my experience I'd like to say that just talk with natives. Make friends from Spanish speaking countries and chat with them . It's one of the effective way .

    • @princesslegarreta913
      @princesslegarreta913 5 років тому +2

      Más gente como ustedes, cuando la gente viene aquí ni se esfuerza por hablar nuestro idioma.😕😸

    • @JulieChanDoitsu
      @JulieChanDoitsu 4 роки тому +1

      @@princesslegarreta913 Es la verdad pero como extrangeros, tenemos miedo cometer un error cuando hablamos tu idioma :/ No es fácil a causa del stress!

    • @princesslegarreta913
      @princesslegarreta913 4 роки тому

      @@JulieChanDoitsu Te entiendo aquí también tenemos miedo a hablar un idioma que no es nuestro primer idioma. Pero el esfuerzo es lo que se aprecia. Yo tengo miedo de hablar las pocas palabras que se en italiano por miedo a que me hagan burlas o critiquen mi forma de pronunciarlo.

  • @chelchoi6417
    @chelchoi6417 3 роки тому +15

    I've learned korean for like 3-4 years. I started learning it when I was 12 and now I'm 18, I wasn't really committed to it those times, I was never consistent until one day I thought of continuing it. Now I'm improving my vocabulary not really fluent but I can already understand the basics and watch videos without subtitles, can write and read and type fast enough. Some say I have a good korean handwriting tho haha I never knew my reason for studying it lol. Now I'm learning French, Russian, Japanese and Chinese because I was advised to make busy times because of some mental health issues. I thought one is not enough so I challenged myself with four haha.

  • @klementinez
    @klementinez 4 роки тому +139

    I just realized the background music is Hisokas theme lmaoo

  • @doby8544
    @doby8544 4 роки тому +12

    I really enjoy learning new languages, I want to study languages, learn languages, speak In different languages etc. I just have a huge crush on languages a a whole. It first started when I got into Anime. And of course, as any Anime watcher I decided to learn Japanese. Learning Japanese is tough, though Im really enjoyed it! And I thought one time. What if I learn, more then Japanese. So I decided to learn Swedish. My life was fulfilled when languages entered my heart. I truly believe that I have the skill to learn it, and I will not stop till I do!

  • @faizfoad1771
    @faizfoad1771 3 роки тому +9

    I followed your FME method, and it worked like a charm. I can't believe I have a good grasp of French🇨🇵 after only 1 year. Thanks for motivating me to learn a language Ikenna 🙌 gonna brush up 1 more year before I move on to Arabic! 💪

    • @paxtonhayes7822
      @paxtonhayes7822 3 роки тому +1

      Heyo man, I’ve only just picked up french and tried to start learning really recently, i’d be interested if you had any tips or specific things that really helped you? or even your process of learning - just genuinely curious how i can maximise my learning haha thanks

    • @faizfoad1771
      @faizfoad1771 3 роки тому +1

      @@paxtonhayes7822 Ikenna did the same, 1 Pimsleur lesson per day really helped effectively!

  • @LandofWater
    @LandofWater 4 роки тому +26

    i like how hisokas theme is playing in the background

  • @ebony_owo534
    @ebony_owo534 4 роки тому +51

    When u have been studying Japanese for 5 years and still can’t have a conversation 🥰

    • @serialkiller288
      @serialkiller288 4 роки тому +2

      It's one of the hardest language

    • @thatsEforEveryone
      @thatsEforEveryone 4 роки тому

      I can only imagine how hard learning Japanese is

    • @cityfantv-everythingmancit2946
      @cityfantv-everythingmancit2946 4 роки тому +12

      Japenese is hard to write but REALLY easy so speak

    • @paulojose5631
      @paulojose5631 4 роки тому +2

      I started this week and I can barely read without translate every word, but I am getting happy 'cuz I am starting to understand the way that Japanese works

    • @BonesofStarlight
      @BonesofStarlight 4 роки тому +2

      JapanesePod101 here on UA-cam made it really easy.

  • @victoriaidk2917
    @victoriaidk2917 4 роки тому +81

    Dude I was watching this then I listened to the background music. I thought it was hisokas theme from HxH 😂

    • @bunjeegum_3380
      @bunjeegum_3380 4 роки тому +4

      I THINK IT IS 😂😂

    • @jilliebeee
      @jilliebeee 4 роки тому +1

      It is

    • @dazabby5862
      @dazabby5862 4 роки тому +2

      I think I heard it as well

    • @petrichorrs
      @petrichorrs 3 роки тому

      WAIT i didn’t notice that until I saw your comment. And I’m sure it _is_ hisoka’s theme lmao

    • @crappypappy4226
      @crappypappy4226 3 роки тому

      It’s actually howls moving castles theme smh.

  • @shilpa1333
    @shilpa1333 4 роки тому +245

    He : how u can learn a language in 6 months
    Chinese: haha there are 80,000lettrs u can't even beat me in 1 year

    • @fannyyyyyyyy
      @fannyyyyyyyy 3 роки тому +54

      That langauage scares me

    • @shilpa1333
      @shilpa1333 3 роки тому +15

      @@fannyyyyyyyy lol same there are more than 200,000 letters

    • @danceproject7849
      @danceproject7849 3 роки тому +29

      there are no letters. chinese uses a pictographic system of symbols.

    • @shilpa1333
      @shilpa1333 3 роки тому +6

      @@danceproject7849 oh ok but that is also a lot

    • @danceproject7849
      @danceproject7849 3 роки тому +22

      @@shilpa1333 i know, i’m a native speaker. i was just pointing out that “letters” is not a thing in the chinese language.

  • @dxxry1156
    @dxxry1156 6 років тому +21

    I’m so happy right now that you dropped that video omg I’m learning Korean rn and i always learned with Duolingo....now that I saw this video I’m gonna change my way to learn it :) thank youuu sm for that vid

    • @kingbryanc
      @kingbryanc 5 років тому

      So im learning korean, right now. What did you find effective?

    • @lynn-vn8xw
      @lynn-vn8xw 5 років тому

      how well can you speak now?

  • @crest3979
    @crest3979 4 роки тому +52

    Ikenna: talking about learning languages from shows
    Weebs: *souka...*

  • @_miichu_
    @_miichu_ 3 роки тому +10

    I already learned how to say few things in 2 days, which are:
    I, You, She, He, It, eat, house, there is and well a few basics

  • @zeh1060
    @zeh1060 3 роки тому +28

    Time to watch Coco in Spanish a billion times until I can understand the songs...

  • @rinahlemoe589
    @rinahlemoe589 4 роки тому +128

    Damn, that's like how Namjoon did with Friends.

    • @disease9674
      @disease9674 4 роки тому +17

      Yes but he's NAMJOON ...

    • @disease9674
      @disease9674 4 роки тому +15

      Jk but I assume he already knew the basics since they study it at school like I do watch a lot of bts videos but I still can't understand korean

    • @uekyein
      @uekyein 4 роки тому +10

      Actually it isn't as impossible as it seems for some people. I've studied just the very basic English grammar at school (things like "how are you, I'm fine thank you") during my childhood years and now just using youtube videos, and forcing myself to try to understand as mush as possible i reached a pretty good level, even if i still make errors

    • @AmiAki
      @AmiAki 4 роки тому +8

      Guys he actually had to study English. I’m sure he already knew basics.
      I don’t understand ppl who think Namjoon completely learned English just watching friends 🤦🏾‍♀️ . No he studied too and I assume he probably used friends to practiced listening/pronunciation.

    • @eli-ep6vz
      @eli-ep6vz 4 роки тому

      Uwuwuwuwu uwuwuwuwu uwuwuwuwu uwuwuwuwu uwuwuwuwu

  • @muhammadjailani6108
    @muhammadjailani6108 4 роки тому +144

    My 1st word of learning Russia : Cyka Blyat
    End of the year : *Starts World War 3

    • @muzankivutsuji4579
      @muzankivutsuji4579 4 роки тому +2

      Good Luck. Native English Speakers is Cheaters because they know English by fact of born.
      I should learn English itself as you learn Russian.

    • @alicemuguet6947
      @alicemuguet6947 4 роки тому +1

      @@muzankivutsuji4579 Lol, you found our secret

    • @muzankivutsuji4579
      @muzankivutsuji4579 4 роки тому

      @@alicemuguet6947 Our, do you mean, is a Japan secret? I heard, Japaneses don't speak English.

    • @alicemuguet6947
      @alicemuguet6947 4 роки тому

      @@muzankivutsuji4579 ^.^ I'm not Japanese, I'm a native English speaker though. This has been my name for so long I don't know what to change it to XD

    • @muzankivutsuji4579
      @muzankivutsuji4579 4 роки тому +3

      @@alicemuguet6947 I improved my English from time of publishing that comment. How seemed this isn't such hard language. I'm learning English yet.

  • @onlybadnameswork
    @onlybadnameswork 6 років тому +26

    Congrats on 100k, you inspire me to keep learning!

  • @SubhamChowdhury97
    @SubhamChowdhury97 3 роки тому +8

    There's one series named Coffee Break French, it actually helped me a lot in my French learning. J'ai écouté le podcast pour un longtemps, et il m'aide beaucoup. ❤️