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@RetroGenetic

Жыл бұрын

Smooth transition to the sponsor :P

@BrunUgle

Жыл бұрын

They hardly have any languages though.

I agree. I had an Italian tutor who always want to meet Italian restaurants. She said, “Have a glass of wine. Your Italian will be much better.”

@danayang7712

Жыл бұрын

@@talkcommonsense ???

@shardtheduraludon

Жыл бұрын

@@talkcommonsense no?

@shardtheduraludon

Жыл бұрын

@@talkcommonsense …do you not have anything better to do either?

@danayang7712

Жыл бұрын

@@talkcommonsense But yours wasnt correct either. 👍

@sammondaw

Жыл бұрын

My earlier experiences learning German were similar. Drink some beer, German came out better!

I noticed recently how much my Spanish improved after drinking alcohol. I assume it's because my confidence increases, and I just don't care as much about making mistakes. Of course, there is a limit to this. A few drinks may help with my Spanish, but If I drink too much, I can barely speak English anymore.

@williammitchell5432

Жыл бұрын

Mild intoxication > a loosening of of the tongue > fewer inhibitions > fluency!

@monkey5878

Жыл бұрын

I noticed this with my Spanish in méxico, sober - I was anxious and stuttering but after several tequilas - GAME CHANGER !! It didn’t mean my Spanish was better grammatically but it flowed much better (albeit with plenty of mistakes) but that didn’t matter because the locals understood the message that I was trying to convey and that did wonders for my confidence……. Until the next morning 😂

@nsevv

Жыл бұрын

You need to dance as explained here. 🤣😂🤣 kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6prqtWpZLGsebQ.html

@espanolpreguntado8177

Жыл бұрын

The same thing happened to me with my English as a second language. I think the key is not to worry about our mistakes when speaking and this is achieved by constantly practicing in a relaxed way. A practice that has helped me a lot is to think aloud using the language I want to acquire but do that when I am alone. If I add a couple of beers to this, all the better.

@jahdai7543

Жыл бұрын

Alcohol and Spanish go together 😅😆 LMAO

My French seems to greatly improve whenever I’m extremely inebriated. I don’t know why but I think it’s mostly because I tend to overthink and psych myself out when I’m sober. My dad and I got stranded overnight once in Miami due to weather while flying back to LAX from Atlanta. We decided to make the most of our situation so we went to South Beach for dinner and I ended up getting absolutely SLOSHED. We took a cab back to the airport and our cabbie was a native French speaker and I somehow had an entire conversation in French all the way to our destination. As we exit the cab at the end of the ride my dad turns to me completely dumbfounded and says “I didn’t know you spoke French!?” I just looked at him and said “Me neither!”

@monkey5878

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, I think overthinking is extremely counterproductive in Language learning and I suffer from it too , for me , reading is much easier than speaking for that very reason, but sooner or later we have to take the plunge !!

I've been studying Finnish for just over 7 years, because of music. I agree that music is one of the absolute best tools for practicing. One of my tutors said my accent was good because of music. It's only been about a year that I've been taking tutoring to practice my conversational skills. I'm still not really confident and revert to English a lot when I get stuck, but I'm trying.

@alicebPJ

Жыл бұрын

As a fellow Finnish learner, I absolutely get the struggle of speaking this language which is so fascinating and complex! Good on you for taking the step 🙌☺️ I have studied for about a year so I can barely introduce myself 😂 What Finnish music do you like??? I was introduced to Ultra Bra recently and I love them 😍

@corinna007

Жыл бұрын

@@alicebPJ I actually haven't heard of them! My favourites are Apocalyptica (the ones who inspired me to start learning), Dark Sarah, and everything by / anything involving JP Leppäluoto.

@alicebPJ

Жыл бұрын

@@corinna007 oh ok! Yes it makes sense to learn Finnish since Finland is "the country with the most metal bands per 100 000 residents" 😝 used to listen to Nightwish back in the day. Ultra Bra is muuuch softer, an unusual type of 90s pop, but very easy to understand lyrics 🤓

@corinna007

Жыл бұрын

@@alicebPJ Haha yeah, I'm a metalhead. 😁🤘 Nightwish is good too. They were the second Finnish band I was introduced to. Aha okay, well 90s pop was good too. 🙂 I might check them out.

@corinna007

Жыл бұрын

@@thotslayer9914 to be as fluent as possible. The perfectionist in me wants to be native level, but I don't expect that to be that good. This language is diabolical sometimes. 😅

I"m an Italki English tutor and your tips when working with a tutor are WONDERFUL, it's easier for tutor to take notes they know the language. And getting students to flow (despite) mistakes is KEY! I also study a FL and it's the rare time one gets to stumble through the language- so your tips are golden!

@prapanthebachelorette6803

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

I agree You . Flashcards in reverse is better. Translating from the target language to My native language is Bad idea. But translating from My native language to the target language is better. The learning experience is so different.

@_P2M_

8 ай бұрын

The issue comes when there are a multitude of ways to say the same thing. If you're practicing reverse flashcards, you'll only learn one way of saying something.

I've found that getting yourself in a mindset where you're not apprehensive about speaking is key. It may be different for different people. When I learned German the alcohol in beer made me not care about making mistakes and almost immediately I could carry on a conversations, learn tons, and be about 85% accurate but I was understood and I understood. I wouldn't suggest alcohol for this but getting yourself into a state where you don't have any inhibitions about speaking. Mistakes are good, it's how you learn, they're gonna happen.

These are marvelous tips, Olly! I’ve used a similar strategy to memorizing monologues before, by way of dedicating to memory passages of literature I’ve found to be.. well.. memorable. The funny thing is that whenever I’ve tried later on to chime in during conversation with an anecdote about having read such-and-such by so-and-so, virtually every time, I realize I can’t quite remember the exact wording. However, this is never a bad thing. By pressing on, I always find that I can actually take advantage of the disadvantage, or rather, by deciding to share the quote despite knowing I can’t remember it precisely, I essentially force myself to paraphrase it in the moment, which is great practice (not to mention loads of fun with yet further memorable results). Another thing I’ve done in the past, once confident that I’m at a B2 level or thereabouts, is learn English in reverse. By this I mean, find a lesson book or program in the target language that native speakers would use for learning English, and breeze through it with one simple goal in mind: FASCINATION. It boosts my confidence because, of course, I already know my own mother tongue very well and can ace every quiz. But besides that easy thrill, simply experiencing in a target language how native speakers learn my own allows me to see both languages in a new light. It makes my studies feel well rounded, like I’ve literally come full circle. It’s thoroughly carefree. And it vastly broadens my overall comprehension every time. Cheers, mate!

Thanks a lot for sharing these tips Olly. There are very useful in my language learning

@storylearning

Жыл бұрын

Hope they help!

@thogarrathikarthik2006

Жыл бұрын

@@storylearning Yes, your tips always help me in my language learning. I'm currently learning Hindi, I wish you will release your short stories in Hindi soon.

great pratical tips for advanced leanrers, its hard to find, thanks so much Olly!! :)

Excellent, really excellent advice, Thanks Olly!!!

I can tell this guy is not a native speaker of English, but I'm super impressed by the fact that he speaks very fluently, and the mistakes he does make do not distract from the meaning of what he is trying to say

The writing of a monologue reminds me of role-playing real life situation’s in the language and it’s really fun! Of course it’s also uncomfortable the first couple times but that’s probably because I am an introvert and i’m a bit picky about social situation‘s. But being comfortable in those uncomfortable situations is a really valuable skill

This is a really helpful video. Thank you.

I’m one hundred percent agree that song 🎵 opens up a space in our brain 🧠 if kind of going deep on it, I felt it in my journey of learning English

Good job even with a topic that has been covered a lot!

thank you so much

When I was a missionary in the Philippines I basically had this constant goal every day of talking to strangers every chance I got. But as I did it for weeks and months I eventually noticed that if I could do that 16 times a day I would be really satisfied with myself. It was nice because I was constantly out and about but it was a something that’s easy to forget if you’re not focusing on it. but I also learned to not be attached to the outcome. The purpose was the effort of talking to someone new

I like doing both flashcard types. When I use Anki, I have one that starts with Spanish to English AND English to Spanish.

Fabulous, Olly! I especially like tip #2 - creative way to create speaking opportunities 👏

Great tips! I really like the reverse flash card idea.

you said liking words im used to them being called "rejoinders" at least that's what my german teacher called them and I'm now glad I was taught them.

What about drinking? 😝 I always feel more fluent after a glass of wine or a beer 😂 Jokes aside, songs have helped me a loooooooot with Swedish, and actually it was thanks to music I got interested in English and languages in general in the first place 😮

I love using songs it’s essential to speaking fluently naturally

I was 12, when i got into online BBS browsing. I'm in Denmark and used to dial into english BBS's.. The sysops there were all interested in chatting with the user from Denmark. At that point they told me they had a hard time seeing i was not native english speaker, even though i was 12, and i'd learned English in school from when i was 10 year old. I'm now 55, but i'm still not comfortable talking english in public, even though i have been speaking it for 45 years.

Will you do a Korean book for beginners?

thank you so much for this awesome video. My number one goal is fluency in speaking and listning skills. My problem is that I don't feel I'm ever making progress and I Feel very stuck at the moment - wondering if anyone can relate? There are so many resources out there - too many textbooks, websites, how do you know where to begin? I feel like I waste so much time on the language learning of just figuring out what to use - then I don't get anywhere. How do I Measure my progress with language learning? How do I improve on speaking and listening? Thank you all so much =)

Online language apps help. Takes the edge of social anxiety of starting a conversation in person and most of the time the person wants to learn English (im sure theres similar situation with other languages) so it works out if you know English and want to learn a new language

Many online and face-to-face language teachers, on KZread, have said that we should not translate in your mind but rather start thinking & speaking the target language. They've affirmed that one should never revert to the mother tongue because people are tend not to think in their target language of choice. Use of pictures/visual aids have helped tremendously and most English-language learners on here are only taught in English. So how can the grammar-translation method work? Using bilingual dictionaries (in both your native and target languages), however, is another way for some people to recall common words.

hello Dear Mr.Olly is there real plan to learning English please good luck to you

8:48 If you're single, dating apps are great to find speaking partners. You can find people you're actually interested in talking to, and practice at the same time 😁

I've always used flash cards in "reverse" order. I didn't realize that wasn't standard.

Hi Olly. I have a question (that's kinda off topic). When listening and reading, do you stick to a certain topic or is each lesson about a different topic. For example, if you actively listen and read to 5 different lessons a week, are all of those lessons about the same topic or do you make all 5 lessons different/ random topics (and they would still be topics that you enjoy). I assume the former is more helpful considering that you would be sticking to the same topic for some time, allowing for certain words related to that topic to be repeated by different speakers/ in different contexts (maybe you listen to people talking about animals in a street interview and then you listen to them talk about animals in a podcast style audio). Until now I have been actively listening and reading to 5 different lessons a week, however each lesson is about a different topic, and I think I have been struggling since I'm not getting enough repetition of the same words in different contexts. Repetition is all the more important since I'm learning Korean, which is so different from English. Just wondering what your thoughts are. Thanks you for creating these helpful videos. ☺

1:31 Like the main character asking maikos (apprentice geishas) for directions in “Maiko Haaaan!” With regards to monologues, how does that compare to reading books out loud?

In the age of Google Maps and Smartphones, I don't see many bemused tourists walking around scratching their heads with folded-up cartographic relics anymore, but I agree that it's unlikely a local on the street would refuse to help out, even if they wonder why you aren't holding your digital map display in front of your nose and walking directly towards your destination.

I love any tip that comes with the preface of "This one is borderline unethical...". 🤣

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Muito obrigado pelo vídeo! Vou ajustar meu aprendizado com algumas destas dicas!

How does Languatalk compare to italki?

In France people gave me the wrong directions on purpuse

I want to learn American Sign Language. Any hints? I know finger spelling and a few basic phrases like "thank you", but I'd like to be able hold a conversation.

@katenewland9038

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I speak BSL. British Sign Language. The only way is to go to a class. A visual language is so very different.

@fathaar

Жыл бұрын

A common way to say "hello" or "good day" is to raise the finger in between the index and ring

Anyone got a good source/website for Linking Words in Russian?

@franki7

Жыл бұрын

You read my mind

@johnpyefinch3454

Жыл бұрын

i wish i did but I just use online dictionary for solo words and google for phrases.

-Que veut dire 'Wednesday' en français ? - Facile ! mercredi. Ça fait des années que je sais cela. Un autre jour. - Comment traduis tu 'mercredi' en anglais ? - Euh, ben... - Wednesday - Ah oui, bien sûr. Je le savais seulement ça ne revenait pas. POURQUOI ? Partir de l'anglais pour retrouver l'équivalent en français est relativement facile. Un seul mot correspond à Wednesday en français, et en tant que français vous le savez depuis des années. Mais passer du français à l'anglais est plus difficile car pour un mot comme 'mercredi' vous devez chercher lequel correspond en anglais, et ce mot est quelque part au fond de votre cerveau, car oui vous savez dire 'mercredi' en anglais.

The 3 second rules is kinda weird... 2me 1-2... Hej! God dag!

Hi Olly, you forgot to add “make use of social libations to reduce mental inhibitions” especially effective after a night in causewaybay.

Asking for directions is a great idea. But if I go outside and ask something in Spanish, none of the Dutch people around me are gonna be helpful lmao

ok olly, i bought one of ur books. "spanish intermediate" if this doesn't improve my spanish, i will be very disappointed

Formulaik😅😆😆🗾

Just do it and know ur gonna f*ck up

You lied to me, there are no free trials in Dutch.