A Moment Of Language Learning Motivation For Anyone Who Needs It.
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
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"Studying languages profoundly improves the experience of life" - that is so, so true. Without English, I wouldn't have even known this phrase existed (at least, without watching and understanding this video today).
I'm glad you liked this! I always love how we can create such powerful messages in so many ways with just a few simple words arranged in any number of ways. I especially love how when you embrace other languages, the abundance of these simple but powerful phrases becomes essentially infinite 🔥
I really needed to hear this today, I study Italian because it's my heritage and it makes me so happy, the joy I feel when I can understand Italian content is beyond words, I may never have the chance to go to Italy, but they joy it brings to my life is immeasurable... thanks Robin
Thank you for this lovely comment, Francine! I think it's wonderful that you're studying your heritage language, and I totally understand that joy you describe that is indeed beyond words. I truly hope you one day get the chance to go to Italy, but I also think it's great that you're able to embrace the immeasurable joy that languages can bring to our lives no matter where we are. I think this is even more powerful, the fact that the Italian language has the ability to bring Italy to you, no matter where you are. Wishing you the best of luck!
spero che un giorno riuscirai a visitare l'italia
@@samm7897 ❤️ grazie mille
It's so hard to stay motivated when you're struggling with depression. I havent been studying as hard as I usually do and it's even more unmotivating. Even though I listen to Korean everyday, I do miss fully investing myself in the language
I'm sorry to read that you're struggling with depression, Mandy. I know this may not fully solve things but please do feel free to write anything you are willing to share about your experience here and maybe we can find a way to bring back that spark into your daily life with your language study. As I mentioned to another commenter, I am so incredibly fortunate to have an army of wonderful supporters who are kind souls and I'm sure some of them will chime in to help you as well 💪🏼
i feel you! i'm studying chinese and have really bad executive disfunction, memory issues and a demanding job.
i really want to study and i always enjoy learning, but it's too hard sometimes.
let's not get discouraged or blame ourselves, we'll learn at our own tempo
Oh Mandy :/ I don't have a clue of what you've been going through, but know a thing, it's impossible to make big changes without struggling, some people do have to face more walls than others, but I guarantee, it'll be worth it, and one day you're gonna look back on every day you weren't feeling like studying but you did anyway and say, ''I'm happy I didn't give up" I know we don't know anything that's been happening in your life, but please, don't give up for you, just the act of keeping on going is already a proof of how much you wanna do it, I'm sure a lot of people would have already given up.
I'm sorry you're going through that. I've battled that at various points in my life and it's tough.
Same here. Internet hugs from a stranger! Let’s be kind to ourselves. Jz
Thank you for sharing your wonderful, inspiring day. You asked for us to share ... yesterday I got up my courage to offer some suggestions to posts in Journaly and I got so much out of the amazing interactions with that terrific community that today I got up my nerve to make my first post on Journaly. BTW I posted a web link to today's video of yours on my language learning page in Notions so I can come back to it in the future. Need I add that I learned of Notions from you, too. I only just found your channel in January and already you are transforming my language learning.
Thank you for sharing, Kathleen! Wow I'm so incredibly happy to read about your experience on Journaly - I am so lucky to have such a wonderful community of splendid people inhabiting this new corner of the internet. Wishing you many more terrific interactions on Journaly!
It's not about how much we fall guys, it's about you realising you fell off and get yourself back in there. You're doing this for you👊🏽. All the best in your language learning journey. Have a great and prosperous week ahead.
You know something insane that I have realized since starting language learning, is that overall it makes you more keen and adept with anything involving concentration . It is incredible
I love practicing my English listening skills with your videos! Right now I am developing my French skills and getting kore comfortable with my English and I have the same feeling like you! I just adore learning new things in this case languages drive me crazy! ❤️
This video is just PERFECT for me right now, I had a german lesson this morning and after the lesson I though “Damn I’ve to still learn a lot” and I get into kinda burn out for half of the day.
This video gives me the motivation of still working on it and I’m sure I’ll get it.
Thanks Robin, you made my day way better.
I'm very happy that this video came at a perfect time and has given you an extra boost of motivation! Every minute you spend with your German is another step forward and you simply cannot lose if you keep taking those steps each day. That always helps me 💪🏼 Thanks for your support @Cristobal Pinto Cruz !
Thank you Robin!I love your videos in general. They inspire us language learners and allow us to use new methods.
Not worrying about the details is a very good strategy. When it comes to learning through podcasts I do the same. I try to focus on the gist. I try not to become overwhelmed by the unknown words. One tip is to put some book marks while listening to a podcast and have a closer look at it later.
"Studying languages profoundly improves the experience of life!" YEEEEES it does! For me too!!! I love it!
I have an online welsh lesson this evening, and I’m also going to add more vocab to my list on Notion, hoping to add some code to enable spaced repetition so I can learn the words more effectively. Been in a language-learning slump for a while, so glad to get back on the horse!
Love your energy and enthusiasm! And I relate, it’s such a buzz to learn a language! I get and do Greek listening to Pimsleur in the shower, then later do a Duolingo session on Italian and then study a Greek script I’ve written for my next italki lesson. Later a session on a French novel I’m reading for the Journaly book club you are starting soon. I find it really helps to be part of an active community of learners, last year I did a FluentIn3Months language challenge and joined the alumni community when it ended and many of us post there every day to say what language studying we’ve done that day - which I love doing - it’s very motivating!
Listening to you gives me hope! I suddenly start to believe in myself
That's amazing! I believe in you as well, let's do this! 🔥💪🏼
Couldn’t be better timing, I stopped studying Chinese for 3 months and I’m try a get back into it. Currently in a coffee shop going over my last lessons and it feels so hard lol. Gotta get excited I think :) thanks for this haha
I'm very happy that the timing of this video was so ideal, Sarah! I definitely know that it can be very daunting after having a three month break from your language. It always helps me to think how if you start again now, in three months you will be so unbelievably glad that you did. Whereas if you wait three more months you'll be kicking yourself for having not seized this moment right now haha. You can do this! Stuff that seems hard now will not feel so bad in a few months and I agree, gotta get excited about how AMAZING it's going to be as you get better and better 😄🔥
Hey Robin, I’m currently playing your most recent ‘week in the life’ video as my background while I study today. So, you’re right here with me it seems. It’s fortuitous that you popped in today to share this video. I awoke exactly the same way, ready to go and looking forward to language practice. I sprang out of bed and spent some time with a Danish novel that I’m slowly working my way through and had a thirty minute French conversation about literature. Writing has fallen by the wayside of late, but I’m hoping to re-engage with the Journaly community soon. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, my friend!
Hey James, it's so great to hear from you! I had actually been thinking about writing to you to see if everything was OK. I'm glad that the week in the life video had this effect, I was hoping that for some it could almost accompany people through the week! 😄 That's amazing that you're working your way through a Danish novel, I hope you're loving the experience. I absolutely CAN. NOT. WAIT. to start the book club soon as soon!
Please feel free to re-engage with the Journaly community only when you're ready. You set such a wonderful tone early on and it's so nice to think about how you and the Alpha gang planted the seeds of the wonderful community that is blossoming on the platform today. I can't wait to see you back writing again, but please do take as much time as you need. Have a wonderful new week ahead, my friend!
Just what I needed right now, thank you!
I want to start learning swedish and italian. Also I would like to practice my german, because when I was learning at school I wasn't really trying. Too bad I didn't get passionate about language learning earlier. But that does not matter. The present is the most important.
I'm delighted to read this, Nick! I totally agree that the present is most important - good luck with your Swedish, Italian, and German! I'm just glad you found that passion now 🔥
I don't know what it is about your videos, but every time I watch one I'm filled with this wonderful belief and determination that I can actually learn another language. That feeling alone has already managed to brighten up my life, when previously everything had been a bit darker.
That said I did need a motivational kick this weekend, as after the excitement of my target language books arriving, I realised my vocabulary is not at the point I thought it was. I also picked books I'd already read in English; which has slightly backfired as I'm struggling not to project the knowledge/sentences I remember onto the page. So I end up mentally reciting the English version from memory, rather than actually reading and understanding the words on the page.
I'm so glad that my videos have this effect on you, Ana! Honestly, I could not hope for a better outcome from watching my content! 😄 I can relate to your feeling - language learning is definitely a constant opportunity for being humbled and it often reminds us of where we are vs. where we thought we were. Keep going, though! I often find myself jumping into a piece of content that is very ambitious for my current level, and then going back to something a bit easier. I always find that even though it might feel like the ambitious content was too hard and not very fruitful at that moment, I still learned an emormous amount through trying my best with it anyway. I hope this is your experience as well!
This is soooo much better than "rise and grind". Bought into that bs for too long! Funny I've been listening to the untethered soul, talking about finding energy and joy in life, and you personify it! Thanks Robin!
I'm a beginner who's trying to study multiple languages.
I learned English at a slow pace starting around 11 years old (I'm 25 now and I still try to be open to new things I can learn about this language.)
I'm on my 16th month learning German, which goes pretty good due to my native language being Dutch.
I'm getting better at reading/listening to Spanish and Portuguese and still at a very low level in Chinese, Italian, Norwegian and French. 😅
My main focuses are German and Portuguese whilst doing a few excersises for the other languages (except French).
That sounds great, Slash! It sounds like you are working hard and staying consistent 😄🔥
I loved this video! Currently I'm super excited about my language learning, I feel like Greek has finally clicked a little with me. I'm having so much fun learning a little bit every day!
perfect timing. you got me to watch a new Domino Chinese lesson for the first time since November :D
AMAZING! I'm so glad to read this - it's exactly the type of impact I hoped for. Enjoy your lesson, friend! :D
Such a good choice! Domino is the best chinese course I've found!
I recommend you search for Happy Chinese serie, it is a soup opera for chinese begginers students. 再见!
@@felipeulloa9795 I agree about Domino Chinese. Thanks for the tip, I've got Happy Chinese lined up.
Que buen video! Hoy es uno de esos días que no me provocó estudiar más. Pero creo que es normal ....
Annieeee que placer! Sí sí es completamente normal y es por eso que hice este video, para que este video pueda ser una fuente de motivación para estos días! 🔥 Te mando un abrazo enorme
@@RobinMacPhersonFilms gracias! Un abrazo muy fuerte para ti y mucho ánimo con el catalán ... Jo soc la Annie! 😂
Thank you so much for the encouragement, Robin! I would like to become fluent in Spanish. My son and daughter in law are moving to Buenos Aires from the USA in a few weeks. If they like it there, I may move there, too, eventually, but want to first feel somewhat comfortable speaking the language. It feels intimidating, so I appreciate your words of encouragement!
This is why I love watching your videos, your enthusiasm is so infectious! Not just about languages but about coffee, taking walks, everything. I've been stuck in a rut for a while, but I'm going to hype myself up about the small stuff in life because why not! Your latest vlog has inspired me to study my languages (German and Italian) in the morning before work, and I'm loving it so far. Thank you for your videos and hope you're doing well
I was watching somebody speaking spanish just now. I was understanding all of it before I realised that there were no subtitles in english ! . Now I'm convinced that I am well above B2. That's given me quite a boost !
Language learning has brought up a lot of deeper pains around studying and all anxieties around it (Very DARK traumatising childhood experiences), which is something you don't expect. One of the things that crossed my wires a lot was "learning the right way" -- part of that came from the fear of reliving my childhood where I was TAUGHT incorrectly then punished severely for not being able to learn the thing that was wrong. Any whoo. Much of my suffering in my LL Journey has been the desperate search to find a "method" or structured system I could trust to guide me. When I had too much time I was way more stressed spending hours a day practicing and re working my learning method, Now I have almost no time so I can only listen to a podcast and absorb it, repeat vocab but no time or energy for deep intensive study.
I had about 7 mins in the car today. It made me so happy. Because I love the sound of Russian so dearly that even if I have no idea what they are saying (Although I did get the broad strokes, and it was classified as Upper Intermediate) and m not Memorising, 20 words a day in context, with multiple different declensions blah blah blah... I just get pure eargasms and am happy because Its like music to my ears.
I actually Hope I spend a few more months in this zone... even if it means I would be reach A2 level in 6 months hehe
Thank you Robin, today I didn’t want to hit the books and study my daily korean lesson, but now I feel more motivated and excited!! Someday i will be able to speak it properly, to enjoy shows and so on!!! Thank you again!
Great approach and attitude to language learning. Today I will work on my German and have a Little less Angst and a Little more enjoyment to the process from your pep talk. Vielen Dank!
Thankyou for a very frank and honest video Robin. It really stirred me into getting me into my italian this morning , well done !
Oh filling everything in your life with languages, that's wonderful!
This passion is what makes life interesting
Currently studying the Navajo language as part of a college course and it’s been quite a challenge to find motivation to include language study time into my already packed class schedule. But thank you for the video and the solid reminder of how fun learning new languages can be!
I stopped paying proper attention to the languages that I've been learning mainly because I was an emotional wreck and didn't get any satisfaction from the process. But now things are looking up, so I can embark on the journey again.
Thank you for incredibly beneficial, essential and timely motivation.
I feel like I always ask myself to do too much when it comes to languages, and sometimes I feel peer pressured when I listen to all the people who are further down the road. But then I remind myself that it is my journey and that I am allowed to just have fun with it. I also made the decision to start slow, and use different ways to approach different languages. For some of the languages, I want to complete the Duo Lingo app first (Chinese and Arabic) before looking at books, TTIK (just to familiarize myself with the Korean script), a video lesson course for Italian, and French is kind of all over the place. It is a hobby, and I need to treat it as such.
Thank you for sharing, @San Dra! I can definitely see how you might feel this peer pressure, and I always try my best to show a transparent and authentic view which includes the ups and the downs and the struggles so that *hopefully* this helps people feel that all of this is completely normal and there's no pressure to do more than we are able to. I think that starting slow is a good approach, and it's also great to tailor your strategy and resources to the particular language you're learning and what is available 😄
It's a very big No No to compare yourself to others. You don't know what their personal situation is. They may have a lot more time, more money for courses etc. Find your own path , that's the best way !
thank you, I am learning Estonian through a Russian channel, very tough to understand, but very helpful. Motivation comes and goes...
Frankly, I haven't been going well with the languages lately. Thus I felt a bit exhausted of the cycle I am in right now. I haven't gotten a lot done and I was a bit anxious with the progress of mine. However, Seeing your video at the morning and watching it as I was taking the first sip of my coffee felt amazing and motivated me to start my Russian journey again today and get back on the track. Love to see how excited and blissful you are to learn those languages. So lovely :))
Hey Robin. Catalan follower of yours here! (Although currently living in Germany and learning German too)
I am happy (and curious) to hear that you are learning Catalan. Please feel free (also anyone else interested) to let me know if you want to have a talk and learn more about the language, culture, etc. I would be definitely keen to do that!
Thank you very much for your high-quality work and have a great day!
Moltes gràcies pel teu treball de gran qualitat i que tinguis un dia genial!
Robin, thank you for sharing this wonderful video! You are an inspiration!!! ❤️
Danke für deine Videos... sie sind sehr motivierend und interessant... Ich lerne Englisch und Spanisch und freue mich jeden Tag darauf etwas neues zu lernen und weiter voran zu kommen.
Worked a bit on my Swedish today and listened to a French podcast. But man... I wish I could go study in cafés again. Nothing like a nice Americano and being around people while I study. You're fortunate they're open wherever you are!
I totally agree. There's nothing quite like that ambient noise you get in a coffee shop with the espresso machine running, cups and saucers clanging together, baristas steaming milk and pulling espresso shots, and of course the murmuring of different conversations happening all around you. Also just the feeling of going somewhere and coming home afterwards. I'm feeling really optimistic but I'll get back to that place sometime this year. In the meantime, I'll be trying my best to support everyone as much as I can!
Here, things just opened up again for outdoor seating if places have that available. So I am still not able to actually go into any places, but there are one or two spots that have a few tables outside on the street with to-go service.
I'm studying Hebrew and mainly struggling with reading. I watched some youtube videos, listened to podcasts and did anki. I also read some book summaries and excerpts on an online bookstore last night. Since I struggle with reading I find it usually makes me drowsy pretty quickly. Today I made some anki cards from the words I looked up recently. I like the app reverso because I can look through my search history in a browser and easily make anki cards. I go back and forth on studying multiple languages at once. I occasionally dabble in other languages if I'm getting frustrated and bored with Hebrew, but I'm overall more efficient studying one language at a time. When I'm overwhelmed with life or really enjoying Hebrew I prefer to just stick with Hebrew.
I am up early to study Spanish (in a non Spanish speaking country). I am struggling on this Monday morning to be properly awake and to get going. So thanks for your video.
Hugs and blessings from South Africa.
(P.S. I hope you have a less crazy week this week).
I needed something like this today. I skipped my Japanese lesson yesterday and thought the same will happen today. The overwhelmed feeling was...just so taxing.
Today I studied Negative verbs in Japanese.
Best wishes Robin, you seem like a bolt of energy and beam of light. Like some other listeners I have depression issues and lack real motivation. Language is a way to fill the day but it doesn’t give me nearly as much of a spark as it does you. I have trouble speaking in my own language, let alone another, though I do enjoy cracking jokes in other languages - it is fun to be able to get away with saying silly things in other languages and watch the natives light up. :-) so that’s my challenge! I envy your energy, it is good to see.
I am enjoying sombra del Viento in Spanish so I’ll keep working through that! Un fuerte abrazo desde Canadá. Jz
It's so cool you are studying Catalan! I don't know how far you want to take, but let me give you some tips anyways xD
First, since you already know French and have a high level in Spanish, I would tell you to make use of that knowledge! Catalan grammar (specially the standard dialect of Catalonia) shares a lot of grammar rules with both Spanish and French. For example, that thing with the passé composé where, when the object is before the verb, you have to make it match: "Voici la célébrité qu'elle a rencontrée", it's the same in Catalan: "Aquesta novel·la ja l'he llegidA" (This novel (femenin), I've already read it). However, it's also true that this is proper Catalan and a lot of people (such as myself) make the mistake of not matching the verb due to the influence of Spanish.
Also, I recommend checking out TV3 to find some content in Catalan (probably you've heard of Merlí, the TV series, which is available in the TV3 page with Catalan subtitles for people in Spain. You can get around this using a free VPN if you cannot find it anywhere legally, it should work perfectly fine, I assure you) and, specially the political satire called Polònia which is available in UA-cam (and, what's even better, they have started recently putting subtitles in every episode!). It's true that this is funnier if you are interested or know about politics and politicians in Spain and Catalonia, but hey, maybe you will like it anyways!
When it comes to UA-cam, sadly that are not that many UA-camrs that make their videos in Catalan, but maybe you should try checking out the channel Lletraferint (or something like that xD). He's a Catalan linguist student that talks about the language itself and political issues around the language. His Catalan is pretty clear, but definitely not for beginner students.
And that's basically it xD Maybe I'll come back to add a couple recommendations for some Catalan music, but this is more or less everything I have to offer XD
There's only just one last thing: the Catalan we speak in Valencia is much easier to understand for someone who speaks Spanish, so maybe try checking out À Punt (they have a channel on UA-cam) as well (Valencian Community public television) if you want something easier at first (I'm definitely not making fun of Catalans' famous heavy accent, not at all XD). I don't really watch it myself (except for the movie "La mort de Guillem" that I watched recently and that I recommend, up to a certain point), but maybe you will find something of your interest.
Thanks very much for all of these wonderful tips, Andrea! It's really interesting to read the point you made about proper Catalan and how people often speak it. It's funny because I often make the mistake in the opposite direction, where I often try to match the gender in those sentences when I'm speaking Spanish due to my experience with French.
That's also a great recommendation with TV3! I've actually never watched it directly, but there are a few things I have been wanting to see (such as the documentary "Peret - Yo Soy La Rumba") And I often see that these things were shown on TV3. I'll look into accessing it with a VPN! Oh and I'll also definitely try to check out Merlí, that's really helpful as it's often really difficult to find good TV shows.
I'd definitely love your Catalan music recommendations! So far I've been enjoying Txarango and would love to find a lot more stuff!
I'm absolutely loving it so far and personally I would like to take my Catalan to a really high level one day and hopefully even come and make some nice content in Catalonia. I would absolutely love it if one day I could spend some time creating nice content for other Catalan learners while spending time in the region :D
@@RobinMacPhersonFilms ua-cam.com/play/PLhADPHeVvBXu8XkYREEcgjTudA1tBBGs9.html Aquesta és la meua (or meva, in Catalonia) llista personal de videos en català! Els tres primers són bàsicament tota la música catalana que puc arribar a escoltar (hear), però pot ser que et siga útil per trobar (find, like the french word trouver) coses noves! No havia escoltat mai Txarango (els coneixia, però no havia escoltat ninguna cançó!), aleshores t'agraïsc que els esmentassis (that you mentioned them)!
Hope it's not too hard to understand what I've written, I translated the words I think would be harder to guess (but, since you already speak Spanish and French, I left the similar expressions without a translation!).
I hope you were able to access TV3! Thinking about other possible recomendations, I also remembered a really short miniseries that I watched a few years ago ("Ull per ull") which was pretty interesting to watch for someone who likes history (not memorable, but interesting enough).
There's also a couple of webpages that could be useful to you! www.softcatala.org/ has plenty of little tools, such a dictionary of synonyms, and salt.gva.es/es/traductor (an official webpage by the local government of the Comunitat Valenciana) can help you correct your mistakes or translate things from Spanish to Catalan and viceversa!
I wish you a lot of luck in your journey learning Catalan! Your goal is a really ambitous one, but I'm sure you will be able to achieve it! If you need some help with the webpages or have any question that I may be able to solve, don't doubt to ask! It'll be my pleasure to try and help (since I can imagine there are not that many resources to learn Catalan online)!
Robin, I've followed your work since a long time, and I gotta say man, you are just one of the most important channels in my English learning :)
I am honored that my channel is so helpful for your English learning, Nori! Thanks for sharing that feedback with me 🔥💪🏼
Well said, Robin. I am biding my time to get back into studying Russian and Gaelic. Needed a break to recharge.. and your words make me remember the absolute splendour that is Language Learning!
I like your energy, man. Not only in this video. It really inspires me.
I'm delighted to read that, Elemar! Reading feedback like that makes it all worth it 🔥
Thanks a lot for sharing this video Robin, I struggle often with german and that is the language i am currently learning. Your video just encourage me to continue no matter what, have a nice time over there!!!!!
I can't tell you how contagious your passsion and enthusiasm for language learning is!!
I'm so glad to have come across your channel.
También estoy aprendiendo español! Quiero visitar países de Latino America! Buenas suerte con tu estudias! :)
Good video! I was tired and demotivated yesterday and today felt the same way u did. Ready to tackle mandarin again.
That's amazing, Jonathan! GOOD LUCK with your Mandarin! 🔥💪🏼
Thank you for this video! I just recently discovered your channel and I'm so glad that I did because your motivation and passion for languages is just infectious and makes me want to jump up and study, too! Right now I focus on learning Russian but sometimes when I don't feel like I'm progressing I hit a little motivational bump. This helped me a lot! :)
I am translate your videos to Spanish, to improve my English learning. thank you!!!! cheers from Chile!!
That's accurate. It makes you happy just studying the language!
I totally agree! 😄
Thanks I was really getting a little tired and bummed out about not being motivated enough to learn German and Thai.
Trying to push through and finish book 1 of Remembering Traditional Hanzi. I 100% agree that learning lots of characters fast and early is the way to go. I only started learning Mandarin in mid October 2020 and by the end of the month I'll at least be well acquainted with 1500 characters. Sometimes you gotta grind, sometimes you hit a brick wall but you gotta keep pushing forward.
Thank you again for this video! It's the weekend now.....so here in Iowa it's negative 35 degrees F with the wind chill and frostbite is possible within 10 minutes of exposure. Just saying we need another Robin video to jump start us right now. Ok, me in particular :-) We're high maintenance in Iowa lol.
I love your enthusiasm!. I also love languages but I wish I had your enthusiasm. I also learn German. In case you have doubts with Spanish, feel free to ask me.
Currently learning Classical Latin. I am using a reader called Lingua Latina and the aid of PolyMathy's supplemental video series. Can be a bit boring at times and I have had to backtrack a bit, but I am also starting to really grasp bits and pecies of it. It's worth it stay strong.
That's awesome that you're learning Classical Latin, Mr. Rogers! I often find myself backtracking as well, and as you say it's always worth it in the end as our skills get stronger and stronger!
Robin thank you from Colombia
You're welcome Mauricio! Thank you for supporting me 😄
Good timing, I'm just pushing through the last of Drops in Swedish. I probably shouldn't have left the things I found least interesting for last.
You are so inspirational and incredibly positive! It is so nice and reassuring to have your advice. At the moment I am struggling with my pronunciation en français. I am looking into starting Spanish or Finnish.
Thank you so much for this lovely feedback, Annette! I'm really happy that you find my content reassuring and inspirational, I couldn't hope for a better outcome and reading that really brightens my day ☀️ I remember struggling with French pronunciation as well, in particular I remember practicing the French "r" hundreds or thousands of times and getting it just a tiny bit closer each time. Personally, I find it helpful to remember that each time I try to say some thing that's one small step towards saying it correctly or more accurately ☺️ Please keep me posted about your Spanish and/or Finnish!
@@RobinMacPhersonFilms Thank you Robin! I am really focussing on paying attention to the details more than ever now. I should have done this so much sooner but there is just so much to figuring out,( this is my first foreign language:D )
Правда!! So true!! Learning languages improves your life so much in its own special, unique sorta way. Thanks for the motivation video, too! I’ve been in a bit of a rut after having gone a bit too far in my studies, plus a lot of hardships in my personal life keeping me from doing the things I love (languages being the top thing), so this really helped spark that love and desire of language learning again ^^ I feel more like myself somehow lol. So yeah, thank you so much!! =)
The biggest motivational killer is internal within in ourselves. I hit a brick road because I can't find a valid reason to push forward in my given language Spanish. I love Argentine Spanish but I lost motivation due to my internal self.
What timing! I was getting into a month into the year funk with Japanese like last year...but I love it so I can't turn back. I'm struggling with a good game plan so it's time to go back to the drawing board!
I'm so glad this came at a good time, Tey! It's easy to get into those funks and sometimes I feel like it just takes a simple jolt ⚡️ to snap us out of it and get back to the drawing board like you said. Good luck forming your new game plan with Japanese and keep me posted!
I'm learning Japanese, but I've been having a hard time. Looking back at how hard I've worked to get to where I am now and comparing that to how much farther I have to go for nothing more than personal enjoyment and potentially job cred in the future is extremely disheartening.
Today, I hope to keep trucking along with my kanji flash cards ... if I have time around my other coursework.
I am learning german and personally i believe i am super motivated to learn this language. And of course my motivation is that i am planning to move to Germany for study purpose. For me learning german is not a feeling of burden or something which i have to do because i need it but because i enjoy it very much but most importantly my main motivation/incentive is that i will be able to use it for my daily activities there. Unfortunately like many other i have been suffering from depression due to the pandemic as the whole life has become sort of a standstill. I was not able to move to Germany due to the pandemic last year which has adversely affected my motivation and determination to learn the language.
I truly enjoy learning german and i really really give my 110% to learn it but due to my depression i am not able to put in the time and effort like i used to. Still i am pushing myself in the face of depression and everything to practice my german. Recently i have started to to rewatch some of my most favourite tv series in german even if i don’t understand the whole thing. But since i already know the plot it helps me to keep up with the series. I do not know whether it will be helpful or not but still i am pushing myself and hoping for the best for the future.
i always love your energy and attitude toward growth and improvement! j’apprends le français tous les jours et j’adore ça! i’m halfway through pimsleur’s french program and i’m wondering when is a good time to start booking italki tutors? i guess i should probably finish pimsleur first but i’m just so anxious to learn more! thanks again for all of your advice and inspiration! 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for this great feedback, Josh! I'm so glad you enjoy my positive energy 😄 I think you can feel free to start booking iTalki sessions whenever you feel excited and inspired to do so, especially if it's not too much of a financial burden. For me personally, I would dig into some more resources and wait until I start to become comfortable expressing myself so that I could really take full advantage of having someone to talk with in those sessions that I'm paying for, but that's just my preference. In case you haven't seen them already, here are a few videos I made talking in more detail about how I reach a place of comfort expressing myself before starting to talk to other people!
*An Amazing Method For Developing Fluency In A Language By Yourself:*
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*How I Learn To Speak Foreign Languages Without Talking To People:*
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*How To Avoid Mistakes Developing Fluency In A Language Without Talking To People:*
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Thanks ❤️ 😊
You are very welcome! ❤️🔥
I am going to study Ancient Greek. Your video made my evening...thank you
It sounds like you had a wonderful day .
157 🇷🇺 30 Spanish 37 German - my third day studying German, I’m studying with my daughter. 😎 #LockdownLangusgeLearning
Thank you for yet another great video! So I just moved to Mexico and even though I'm not fluent, I'm so much more proficient than when I was when I visited a couple years back. It has made my experience SO much richer and I now have the ability to be a lot more independent. I have made friends already and have just been able to communicate with people on a much more personal level. Can't wait to see where I am in 6 months with my Spanish! 😁
Hi Ellary! That's so wonderful, congratulations on all of the progress you've made so far! At this point it sounds like you're on the fast track to an incredibly successful and AMAZING journey with your Spanish. I'm very excited for you, keep up the great work!
今は日本語勉強しているけど、我也想练习中文。My motivations for learning these languages are a world apart. I started learning Japanese during the pandemic because of what you describe in this video--I love anime and Japanese music. But I am ethnically Chinese and feel like it would have much more utility and opportunity to be used in my personal life, such as communicating better with my parents and relatives, not to mention the fact that there are Chinese people everywhere. I've been feeling demotivated recently, but this video helped a lot!
This actually helped a lot! Thanks!
I'm so glad to read this! You're very welcome Stevie!
Haha I relate with the "I happen to be learning a bunch of languages because I'm a crazy person." Currently learning Mandarin and Russian. Had to put Spanish and Shanghainese on hold when I started grad school and got a new job.
Wow, Shanghainese! That must be a ton of fun 😄 I know how that is having to put things on hold due to school and jobs. I hope you'll keep me posted when you finally are able to get back to Spanish and Shanghainese! In the meantime, let's rock and roll with Mandarin and Russian! 🔥💪🏼🔥
@@RobinMacPhersonFilms Will do!
I am studying Russian adjectives today. I will read the Shadow of the Wind by Zafon, a great book which you recommended.
I was just losing my language, thank you man
Spanish is what I ma learning
Thank you
So cool that you’re also studying Catalan. I wish more people would learn the so called ‘less useful’ languages. What resources do you use though they don’t seem that abundant for Catalan I’m sure here are some out there though
1:27 "when the song hits you right in the corazon"
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Welp, I recently got an urge to start Mandarin after somewhat hesitating with Mexican Spanish on and off. May try both on different days
That can definitely be a good approach! You could try alternating days, or simply try three days on Mandarin, and three days on Mexican Spanish, we have a free day at the end of the week. This often works well for me because I can pick up a bit more momentum with each three day run, but it's all about experimenting and finding what works best for you. The good thing is that no matter what, if you're spending time with both languages either each day or each week, you're moving in the right direction and will get there no matter what as long as you keep going 💪🏼🔥
@@RobinMacPhersonFilms Thank you for the nice breakdown, I’ve watched a few other videos on similar topics with language learning you have. I also try to remember I don’t need constant or countless hours each day but should try to enjoy myself and focus when I can/have the energy 😁 Thank you again Robin, you’re an inspiration😌🙂
You know, it's different when you study a language and you know it so well, you've been studying it for so many years... The languages I'm studying now do not have many speakers, and one of them is technically a minority language that might soon become rare as an everyday language. Sometimes I'm like damn I'll never be able to speak any language as well as I speak English🙈
Edit: the minority language in question is Irish, it will not die very soon, it's just endangered as a native language in the regions it is traditionally spoken in
Love it ❤
Thanks for the encouragement.... learning German here....not sure about a podcast app. Any help would help. Thanks
Too many languages. I am studying Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, French, and I'm trying to maintain my Russian and Ancient Greek. I have also started learning Chinese, but that is only 1 word a day. Today I learned about 5 tones.
Hi Irene! You're definitely studying a lot, but it's always great to see your enthusiasm and determination with all of your languages! Keep up the great work!
You're learning Catalan?! What do you use to practice? Oh and thanks so much for this video!
I'm homeschooling my children because of lockdown so I'm struggling with having the mental energy after their school day to do my own studying. 한국어 공붛요
I'm trying to learn Catalan and am finding it difficult to get good study material for English learners. I use material for Spanish learners, because there is more availability, but my Spanish is not that good and the material only takes me so far. Could you tell me what textbook you are using to study Catalan?
Hi Sandra, thanks for your comment. So far my primary resource has been the Teach Yourself "Complete Catalan" textbook (The audio tracks are now accessed via an app instead of CDs or mp3s) and I'm also using Glossika (if you aren't familiar and ever want to try it out, I have a link that supports me bit.ly/robin-glossika). Glossika actually offers Catalan for free since it is classified as a minority language. I also found a pre-made study deck for the Teach Yourself textbook in the app, Memrise. Unfortunately the creator of the deck did not add audio, but it has still been really helpful for reviewing and consolidating things I learn from the textbook. I hope that's helpful for you!
Are there any good Catalan resources for Spanish speakers that you recommend?
Igual os gusta esta guía de conversación universitaria: www.ub.edu/guiaconversa/index.php Yo la uso para aprender aranés (occitan) pero además del catalán se pueden elegir otros dos idiomas entre 21.
@@RobinMacPhersonFilms Thank you so much! I like Glossika. I have been using Duolingo Catalan for Spanish learners but because I'm still learning Spanish it is too difficult to make good progress. I also use Mondly but only the free version.
I have French homework calling my name! How did you know, Robin?
Haha, I'm always watching and trying my best to help! 😄 Good luck with your French homework, Aggie!
I love learning languages, I'm currently learning my Fourth language... But I get discouraged and unmotivated a lot ... Wtf... Sometimes I don't know what to do 😞
ഹായ് ചേട്ടാ സുഖമാണോ?? ഞാൻ ചേട്ടൻ്റെ പോട്കാസ്റ്റ് കേട്ടു. നന്നായിട്ടുണ്ട്..
Out of all the languages, Which language is your easiest language and which is your hardest one?
Hmm, it's quite hard to say. Japanese was definitely the hardest for me to learn at the time. I have also studied Mandarin Chinese, but that is quite recent and so I had a lot more experience learning languages by then, whereas with Japanese it was the first foreign language I truly studied hard and learned to fluency, which was also when I fell in love with learning languages in general. I think perhaps Italian was my easiest experience learning a foreign language, because by then I had already learned French and Spanish, and I found that learning Italian after those was wonderfully smooth, although still a big challenge as always with an entire language. In theory you might think that Dutch or Swedish would have been even easier for me as an English speaker, but that was honestly not quite the case.
@@RobinMacPhersonFilms Ok. Good opinion. One more question, Is it okay if I speak at a slow to normal pace? Because if I speak at a fast pace, it can be too hard to understand.
how do you do if you had children at home? 🙏🙏🙏
Are u a native english speaker????
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For a moment there, I thought it was a fantasy.
None of this is true for me. 😭
I'm sorry to read that Jamal! Please feel free to write a comment here about your experience and let's figure out how to turn things around for you 😄 I am so fortunate to have an army of wonderful supporters and I'm sure others will chime in to help you as well 💪🏼
Slogging along with A2 Spanish. Maintaining my French. At least When you ask a question in Spanish, I don’t answer you in French. Childhood habit. Now only happens when tired.
What's your mother language dud?
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Roman!! Great to see you my friend! ☕️
I love your channel. I just arrived at my daily running and I was thinking exactly about it, then I received the notification of your video. You are so right! It's magical, how the brain works! I'm in I am deep in astonishment. After so long working so hard, my brain simply understand! It's something unbelievable, you know! That experience is unbelievable. Everybody should feel it, as an experience, not because "I wanna know another language", but because "I wanna see how the brain works" - that transformation, this magical experience when you put all your effort, and you know how hard it is. And there is no perfection, I'm saying nothing about"perfection". Do you understand, right? Of course, you do! I'm alone in my house thinking exactly about it and I would like to talk about it. Share this type of experience, then as I said, I saw the notification about your video.
You are great! I watch all your videos. You are my friend, you know haha! I know that you don't know haha! Weird things about the internet! We watch so much one person who turns a friend! Haha! (In this case, I'm here letting "you know" that you are my friend haha 🤪🤪😄😄).
I'm Brazilian, but I live in Atlanta, USA.
Thanks for sharing! It was great!
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Thanks for your comment Vanessa! I am so glad that my video resonated with you so well. I agree that there is something wonderful and fascinating about how the brain handles everything and understands thongs 😄 I understand what you mean about "no perfection" ☺️ Thanks so much for watching all of my videos, I really appreciate all of your support! 😄🙏🏼☀️