You're welcome. I just replied to your other comment to watch this video, but as I see you've already watched it 😂 I guess I'll have to make more content about language learning.
04:16 Here in Brazil we never make fun of people trying to speak our language. Some even hate how much we try to help foreigners, because they say bs like "In the USA, they won't be so nice with you for not knowing how to speak english", but most of us try to help and understand those who come here and make the effort to learn brazilian-portuguese (the best variation of the portuguese language)
100%, that's why I consider it a big mistake on my part. Brazilians are one of the nicest people I know and if I hadn't had this fear and let people help me, I would have learned Portuguese much faster. And I totally agree with you that Brazilian-Portuguese is the best version 😉
I recently went to Mexico and everyone was so nice in response to my high school Spanish. Just really friendly and kind. I’m really glad I took a chance.
Nice! That's why going to a country where they speak the language is one of the best things you can do to learn and practice a language. And Mexicans are so friendly! Where did you go exactly?
@@Quentin-MathiI went to Puerto Vallarta, and mainly hung around relaxing and eating good food. You’re right, everyone I met was friendly. Will be going back someday soon!
Your tips are nice and I'm already doing some of them, though going to the country of my target language (Korean) I haven't been able to yet, I've been learning for 8 months now, my progress is slow but steady, I hope I'm doing great tho
@Quentin-Mathi Korean is fun, it's difficult too because of the various sentence endings due to levels of speaking (formal and informal speeches) I plan to study in Korea(master's degree) and later work in the country, I've been into Korean culture for 12 years and I must say, I really love them...
Ce n'est certainement pas facile, mais je te souhaite en tout cas beaucoup de succès. Surtout dans ce cas, je miserais beaucoup sur les films et les séries, sur Netflix on y trouve certainement beaucoup de contenu en japonais/français non ?
I've come across some Chinese learners who have said they don't want to go to China again because they felt uncomfortable being there, and have suggested them to go to Taiwan instead.
@@爱莉希雅-c9j I agree, that's why I think that it's best to learn Chinese in China (or Taiwan). Unfortunately, not everybody has the opportunity to do so.
This is actually a really good question. I also sometimes mix up Portuguese and Spanish. My advice would be to reach a good level of Italian before learning Spanish and keep practicing Italian through movies, series, and songs, as well as speaking with Italians if possible while learning Spanish. Remember, however, that it is normal to confuse the last two languages you have learned, especially when they are so similar.
@ yes I decided that if even if I reach fluency in Italian, I will still mix them up. I am trying an 80/20 approach right now … 80% Italian and 20% Spanish. And I am trying a new technique of only listening to beginner level Spanish stories and only progress when I feel I understand a lot. For me it is so important to first understand the native speaker because what is the point if I can say a lot of things in another language but I can’t understand them … nobody would want to speak with me 😀
Sounds like a good approach! I totally agree that you should try to understand native speakers first, especially with Spanish, where the pronunciation can vary a lot from country to country.
Tenho que voltar pro Brasil kkkk no, I had the luck that my parents used to work for international companies and I followed them around the world as a child
You talked about learning German, Chinese, and Portuguese, but you didn’t say how you learned English. Since you didn’t grow up in an English-speaking country, but you still speak it so well, I’m curious to know how you learned it.
Thanks! I actually went to a bilingual (German-English) kindergarten for a few years and then continued learning English in school. My English teachers in my German elementary school were native speakers who didn't speak German, so that helped a lot. And I also have a lot of international friends.
I totally agree with that. I even thought about making a video about why Chinese is not as hard to learn as most people think (especially speaking). But reading and writing are definitely more difficult.
This is great advice. Thanks
You're welcome. I just replied to your other comment to watch this video, but as I see you've already watched it 😂 I guess I'll have to make more content about language learning.
04:16 Here in Brazil we never make fun of people trying to speak our language. Some even hate how much we try to help foreigners, because they say bs like "In the USA, they won't be so nice with you for not knowing how to speak english", but most of us try to help and understand those who come here and make the effort to learn brazilian-portuguese (the best variation of the portuguese language)
100%, that's why I consider it a big mistake on my part. Brazilians are one of the nicest people I know and if I hadn't had this fear and let people help me, I would have learned Portuguese much faster. And I totally agree with you that Brazilian-Portuguese is the best version 😉
I recently went to Mexico and everyone was so nice in response to my high school Spanish. Just really friendly and kind. I’m really glad I took a chance.
Nice! That's why going to a country where they speak the language is one of the best things you can do to learn and practice a language. And Mexicans are so friendly! Where did you go exactly?
@@Quentin-MathiI went to Puerto Vallarta, and mainly hung around relaxing and eating good food. You’re right, everyone I met was friendly. Will be going back someday soon!
@@leiaorgana436 Sounds good! I also hope to return to Mexico one day, it's one of my favorite countries in the world.
Great tips bro, I'm learning Deutsch rn, and i'll make a good use of your tips!
Best of luck, German is certainly not the easiest language to learn. Nevertheless, I'm sure you'll manage.
4:06 we, Brazilians, LOVE when someone tries to speak portuguese, no one would make fun of you, only embrace you
I know, but back then, I wasn't aware of that... that was a huge mistake. I would do it totally differently now.
Great advice!👏🏼
Thank you Gregu!
Im your biggest fan since day one on Cocotube😍😍
Damn, that was a long time ago 😂 I'm glad you're still enjoying my content ☺
Of course👍🏼 I’m glad you started again
This is awesome bro
Thank you so much bro!
Your tips are nice and I'm already doing some of them, though going to the country of my target language (Korean) I haven't been able to yet, I've been learning for 8 months now, my progress is slow but steady, I hope I'm doing great tho
Nice, do you find Korean difficult? And do you have any plans to travel to Korea soon? I imagine that it's an exciting country.
@Quentin-Mathi Korean is fun, it's difficult too because of the various sentence endings due to levels of speaking (formal and informal speeches) I plan to study in Korea(master's degree) and later work in the country, I've been into Korean culture for 12 years and I must say, I really love them...
This is great! I'm sure that while you're there, you will be able to master the language (if not before).
What’s your favorite language?
German and Spanish. It depends on the context, but I really like reading German and how Spanish sounds. What's yours?
Merci Quentin pour les conseils, j'apprend le Japonais qui est compliqué quand les ressources sont rare en Français.
Ce n'est certainement pas facile, mais je te souhaite en tout cas beaucoup de succès. Surtout dans ce cas, je miserais beaucoup sur les films et les séries, sur Netflix on y trouve certainement beaucoup de contenu en japonais/français non ?
@@Quentin-Mathi J'utilise ABEMA, qui est gratuit.
Thanks
You're welcome! ☺
I've come across some Chinese learners who have said they don't want to go to China again because they felt uncomfortable being there, and have suggested them to go to Taiwan instead.
Do you know why they felt uncomfortable in China? Otherwise, that's exactly what I would have suggested as well.
@@Quentin-Mathi 我觉得是因为外国人学的中文和中国本土的不一样，中国台湾也是，因为中文需要长时间的积累，而且会有许多变量，如：方言，古文，成语等，而且在中国人说话是会带有许多网络热词
@@爱莉希雅-c9j I agree, that's why I think that it's best to learn Chinese in China (or Taiwan). Unfortunately, not everybody has the opportunity to do so.
Taiwan is like the extrovert version of China, people in there are warmer.
@@Quentin-Mathi 确实，因为中国的签证什么的是有些难办的，更何况，中文的积累要长时间，但是你只能在中国住很短的时间，几乎没有时间去积累。
I am level A2 in Italian as an English speaker and now I am wanting to learn Spanish… How can I not confuse them?
This is actually a really good question. I also sometimes mix up Portuguese and Spanish. My advice would be to reach a good level of Italian before learning Spanish and keep practicing Italian through movies, series, and songs, as well as speaking with Italians if possible while learning Spanish.
Remember, however, that it is normal to confuse the last two languages you have learned, especially when they are so similar.
@ yes I decided that if even if I reach fluency in Italian, I will still mix them up. I am trying an 80/20 approach right now … 80% Italian and 20% Spanish. And I am trying a new technique of only listening to beginner level Spanish stories and only progress when I feel I understand a lot. For me it is so important to first understand the native speaker because what is the point if I can say a lot of things in another language but I can’t understand them … nobody would want to speak with me 😀
Sounds like a good approach! I totally agree that you should try to understand native speakers first, especially with Spanish, where the pronunciation can vary a lot from country to country.
Já me inscrevi em seu canal.. fico feliz que saiba português 😊
Brigado, Lily! ☺️ Na verdade, preciso de praticar um pouco mais o meu português, porque é a língua que menos uso atualmente.
@Quentin-Mathi imaginei mesmo.. you have an interesting channel, Are your parents missionaries?
Tenho que voltar pro Brasil kkkk
no, I had the luck that my parents used to work for international companies and I followed them around the world as a child
@Quentin-Mathi sim venha nos visitar kkk.. well, good luck with your channel, I will accompany your journey on yt...💛
@@Lilyg.aguiar Thank you very much! 😀
You talked about learning German, Chinese, and Portuguese, but you didn’t say how you learned English. Since you didn’t grow up in an English-speaking country, but you still speak it so well, I’m curious to know how you learned it.
Thanks! I actually went to a bilingual (German-English) kindergarten for a few years and then continued learning English in school. My English teachers in my German elementary school were native speakers who didn't speak German, so that helped a lot. And I also have a lot of international friends.
我觉得中文不太难了。可能我很好的语言学系术。中文的语法不难了，汉字可能难了。我每天学习汉字，发音可能难了，可是我的发音不错。中文是太好了语言。你会学习。
I totally agree with that. I even thought about making a video about why Chinese is not as hard to learn as most people think (especially speaking). But reading and writing are definitely more difficult.
可是我作为一个中国人来读你所评论的文字，我读的不怎么顺畅，可能你把中文和英文都语法搞混了，另外中文的形容词方面你要多注意