What she DIDN'T do is watch KZread videos about language learning all day, so go and study your target language now.👊

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

yes!! 😅

@FloraLinne

Жыл бұрын

But videos of the polyglots from the different countries help me with my English listening skills. It's another)

@callmericky2914

Жыл бұрын

I feel attacked...

@ilyauneroute8944

Жыл бұрын

Merci "egle lt" pour ton bon conseil. I'm french and I watching it without subtitle so I'm currently doing very hard my homework😅✌️.

@JM_12_

11 ай бұрын

Para quienes aprendemos inglés es una gran fuente de recursos y mejora a través de la inmersión.

Well she answered the question right at the beginning of the video: "Over the past few years I have dedicated a significant portion of my time to learning a lot of languages..." I guess the biggest problem I see is that most fellas think they can learn without effort and devotion to what they are trying to achieve.

@littleengine9502

2 жыл бұрын

It is like everything really- wanna build muscle? 20 mins here and there working out is not going to work.

@Spock0987

2 жыл бұрын

@@littleengine9502 Yeeeh....

@deborahmeek6529

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have been learning French now 3 hours everyday for 5 months. It seems everyone does the same as me or more

@BEATRIZMAG1111

2 жыл бұрын

Concordo Evandro!

@littleengine9502

2 жыл бұрын

@@deborahmeek6529 I do Thai for about 2 hours most days - for abou 11 months now

I think more impressively, how'd she start at 0 in a photo that isn't her as a baby?

@nickorange4881

2 жыл бұрын

??

@nonofyourbusiness7049

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickorange4881 you have to speak at least one language. When you are a baby you don’t speak

@fernandocalazans1553

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha

@marjoa.8740

2 жыл бұрын

Well it's referring to foreign languages so yeah

@misterm5063

2 жыл бұрын

@@marjoa.8740 Please, get the fucking joke.

The thumbnail for this video indicates that she knew zero languages when she was an adult. That's funny.

@lmelior

2 жыл бұрын

Here in the US a lot of us know zero languages 😂😂😂

@kevinross6235

2 жыл бұрын

@@lmelior If you don't consider English a language

@Emsworth377

2 жыл бұрын

She was raised by wolves until she was 18

@yanzi8543

2 жыл бұрын

It's about foreign languages I think

@lmelior

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinross6235 I was jokingly implying that a lot of us don't even know English :)

Sometimes I forget that english is not my mother tongue. I grew up learning it in school, I now watch movies and series in english, of course listen to english music, speak english in uni and at work, read english literature.. but as this is quite common for people of my generation in Germany, I don't see this as something very special. English seems so easy and natural to me, I wished I had this with other languages as well.

@Ketutar

2 жыл бұрын

Not quite there yet, and hopefully never - I really don't want to lose my mothertongue :-D - but I, too, wish I had the relation with other foreign languages I have with English :-D

@veronicav575

2 жыл бұрын

English is a Germanic language, so it makes sense that it would come easy for you.

@silmuffin86

2 жыл бұрын

I'm Italian, I speak mostly English throughout my days, and it's crazy how I even think in English now, and it's easier to express myself in English sometimes. I also lived in Germany for 3 years, German did NOT come as natural at all, it's such a difficult language. My daughter had a teacher from Spain who couldn't speak English, so we would communicate by mixing Italian, Spanish (both are so similar it was easy enough) and a bit of German :)

@Neophema

2 жыл бұрын

Should be "wish", not "wished". :)

@vinamr3945

2 жыл бұрын

@josiadam98 that's actually amazing. My relationship with English is very similar. I think and speak both in my native language (Hindi) and English. So I feel like a true bilingual. All because of the exposure method of learning English instead of a very organised method. I personally think the best way to learn a language is how you learnt your own when you were a child. And you've described pretty well how that is achieved.

“If you believe it’ll work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you don’t believe it’ll work out, you’ll see obstacles.” - Wayne Dyer Sharing some love with ya all, have a delightful day

@kaygee301

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that 😊

@nicoleraheem1195

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, so this is what has changed about me over the year- my perspective

@Mosesnick

2 жыл бұрын

"Wear is 'e geezer? E's aaa in Fraarghrnse, WIVVIZ TROTTAZZAP" - Danny Dyer Sharing some more of another beautiful message. Peace, my babies

@sacdaabdurhman

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaygee301 you welcome

@leahdudash9421

2 жыл бұрын

Thats good

To be honest, I don’t want to speak 12 languages. I am not that ambicious. I want to speak 4-5 languages fluently. I am in the middle of that journey. I admire people who can speak more than 2 languages fluently. It requires a lot of work. I started with just 1 language, my native language and I am moving slowly from there.

@Mindofliz

2 жыл бұрын

Same!! You can do it, how have you come along since then? (:

@ozeryldz3398

Жыл бұрын

how long did it take to learn 4 languages

@zackgravity7284

Жыл бұрын

And what is your native language?

@zackgravity7284

Жыл бұрын

@🐯Younes🐯 1st language or the language spoken by ur ethnicity.

@zackgravity7284

Жыл бұрын

@🐯Younes🐯 what are you doing on this app if ur 4 years old 😭

As a Hungarian native speaker, i have to say her Hungarian is fluent which is really impressive, not many foreigners get to this level. Hungarian is a difficult language for english speakers. Yes she makes some grammar mistakes and she does have an accent but she is good enough to make herself understood, so great respect. I am very curious how many hours went into her Hungarian language project.

@asbest2092

Жыл бұрын

she is not an english speaker lol)

@xenonnexus8548

Жыл бұрын

@@asbest2092 She just studied all her life in English (the official language of South Africa). Were you misled by the fact that Afrikaans is her mother tongue?

@asbest2092

Жыл бұрын

@@xenonnexus8548 where was you mislead? Watch the video, don't say things that are your own theories and don't be shameful.

@xenonnexus8548

Жыл бұрын

OK, so according to you, she is not an English speaker. And if I am pointing out your mistakes, I am shameful. Sorry, in the universe I am living, she speaks English, and from early age she is bilingual. We both know who has a comprehension problem here, don´t we?

@erzsiekim

Жыл бұрын

@@asbest2092 even so it’s very impressive

Discipline and hard work are the two things on a daily basis that I fundamentally struggle to muster with my ADHD brain.

@richardgray8593

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!! I ain't got no discipline, and I HATE work, let alone hard work.

@gringa23

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@exedeath

2 жыл бұрын

This. I have add-pi (not adhd) and I am trying to learn lojban and its too hard. One thing I am testing is spending each day 5 minutes trying to learn lojban, after those 2 minutes I have two choices, stop and continue at the next day or continue trying to learn lojban until I say to myself I will quit and continue tomorrow. The trick here is that its just 5 minutes and you can handle it, but at some time (problably, I am starting that techinique now) you will be able to spend more time doing it, and then more and then more. PS: Dont try to learn while at very very late at night, you will be sleepy and even 5 minutes will be too much and you will quit after those 5 minutes not because of boredom but because you are sleepy and wants to sleep.

@exedeath

2 жыл бұрын

@@M_SC Gonna try that.

@as1948

2 жыл бұрын

@@M_SC that’s actually a great idea. I’m going to try that out too. Thanks

That’s funny as true that when you speak other languages, you change your personality. My family says that my voice even changes when I speak Spanish. When I speak Thai, I am totally different. When I speak Polish (my native tongue), different sense of humour and different body language. I need more personalities and I can’t wait to try your method using stories only

@k.5425

2 жыл бұрын

Luca Lampariello has a way of describing it. As a prism and the light that hits the prism(the languages) and the different light produced form different angles as the different "personalities". Essentially you're still the same person but just have different side to you through these languages

@thelanguagesecret

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting comments. I'm sure you'd appreciate this fascinating website on language learning: www.thelanguagesecret.com

@Dhalgrim

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I am definitey way more charming in english compared to german. It’s easier for me too to express my thoughts and emotions in english. Noticed during the summer too (live on an island so lots of tourists and foreign service workers) that i am way more forward and physical when i am on dates speaking english compared to german 😅

@AnakinSkywalkerVEVO

10 ай бұрын

My native language is Thai and I'm learning Polish. Glad that you've put in effort to learn it, it really is a beautiful language

That is really interesting, I was very shy and insecure too! 😮 I think when you start learning new languages, you realise you can "start over" and it makes your life fuller and you can "live several lives" ❤️ Yeah, to me learning by context is also a lot better, I "hate" learning vocabulary lists, I prefer watching films, listening to music, talking to people... 😄

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely a more fulfilling way of learning languages!

@ilikeyouokay3270

2 жыл бұрын

hey! i agree with you as well. I'm not a polyglot or anywhere close to it, but i love learning languages and that gives me confidence for sure! thank you so much for this comment and all the best in your language journey!

@neilkamalseal3413

2 жыл бұрын

Watching shows and listening to music even helps in gaining accents too. Once I started to learn languages and slowly I saw I can practice and not only retain vast amount of information but also break them and form new sentences as I like, I practically felt we can do anything with our brains. And I think that shyness or introvert nature compells us to create more versions of us and hence newer languages lol😂

@naishalubega3756

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more

@gayperp

2 жыл бұрын

How do you overcome the fear of talking to other people that are native speakers?

I am a great admirer first and foremost of Lindie’s positive attitude and humility. Her language accomplishments are quite considerable as well.

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed they are!

@donfatale

9 ай бұрын

She has (Iat least!) one advantage over me. She loves pop music and learns from it! I can't abide it.

This is really helpful! I’m bilingual in Korean and English, and always wanted to explore other languages as well - knowing that language is a door to the different culture and soul. Can’t imagine the depth and flavor of experience from the polyglot perspective. Very inspiring and challenging. Thank you!!

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Lindie is great to take inspiration from!

@user-kj8yl6sn2z

2 жыл бұрын

English is the most important in the western world And Arabic is the most important in the Islamic world, so I highly recommend learning it.. For information, it is the most beautiful language in the world

@angelkale7547

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-kj8yl6sn2z I speak Arabic as my first language (: it is different for sure😍 حلو العربي

I learn languages because I had absolutely no self worth I can draw really well and I’ve always been very intellegent but after losing family in highschool and being bullied every day I dropped out it took a hard hit on my self esteem learning languages gave me back my self appreciation i have a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment again I only speak English and mandarin but i spend all my free time studying and I live it languages are my favorite thing once I’ve reached mandarin fluency I will move on to either Spanish Korean or Japanese I haven’t decided yet

@earnestlanguage4242

2 жыл бұрын

I've got a fun book called Essential Korean Root Vocabulary that shows the Chinese roots of sino-Korean words. I love etymology, and learning both Sino and native Korean words is fascinating for me. I started Korean after Chinese, and am eyeing Japanese next. 🤓

@Zk-dr7rg

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so great Learning languages has been my passion since I was about 6 years old, but the problem is I hate sticking to ones language, I love a lot of languages and I want to learn a lot simultaneously but I’m too lazy and I procrastinate so much, so when I see videos of polyglots I just feel like shit 😂

@Boxxxxxxxxx

2 жыл бұрын

You still haven’t graduated?

@kenxd585

2 жыл бұрын

@@Boxxxxxxxxx Not that it should matter to a stranger lol but I actually did take an out of school course for adults that left highschool young and got my diploma at 17 it’s a great option for anyone that regrets leaving

@kenxd585

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zk-dr7rg I know how you feel that’s why I focus on one language at a time and go into complete immersion mode meaning watching those shows using their social media sites listening to their music and once I’m at an ok level changing my phone settings to that language I even try my hardest to think I’m that languages and when I’m absent mindey listening to things I try to translate them into that language

learning languages is the only thing that makes me feel like I can achieve something and I'm not a total loser. when i learn a new word, it's like I've known another new friend and it makes me so happy. also, it helps me get in touch with the outside world because you can know more about different countries' cultures while studying languages. ❤️

@user-cp6oj4vo9n

2 жыл бұрын

I felt what you said about learning new words. Sometiems on the good and postivie days, when I encounter a new word to memorize I go "Oooh, hi there little one, and what are you?"

Same here, identity crisis and introverted haha I think we successful language learners have a lot in common 😂

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Amen!!

@languagesstuffbyandrey2370

2 жыл бұрын

facts ✊✨

@naishalubega3756

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@gabrielmendez4349

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed!!

Can't look at any of these language learning and polyglot videos without Moses popping up every now and then. RIP Moses.

@Ketutar

2 жыл бұрын

What? Oh, no! :-( RIP Moses.

@joshcoup6440

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ketutar damn news to me too. I loved watching his vids.

Lindie is such an inspiration! I still haven’t found my groove but I’m enjoying the journey. 🤓

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy it and you can’t fail!

@jenm1

2 жыл бұрын

What helps me is looking at the grammar structure, if it's SOV or something like that

@M_SC

2 жыл бұрын

I think you’re learning if you’re struggling with it. Unless the struggle is making contact with the language at all.

Writing a new journal in a different language everyday is amazing! I absolutely love that! I also think I may try the language stacking with Spanish and Italian 🤔

@elinannestad5320

2 жыл бұрын

yes - That was an aha for me too. I already keep a diary, why not do it in Portuguese?

@TheMomohea

2 жыл бұрын

Wow this a good idea , to write diary , I should work it out too, thanks

@tymanung6382

8 ай бұрын

You can find books, dictionaries. videos that are bi lingual + both languages to use Spanish to teach Italian Italian to teach Spanish. Also, to find reference grammars--- both books + websites Wikipedia,,etc. in 2 languages, to contrast point by point the 2 languages. Note---to, be aware when each language uses different nos of words to mean same meaning (see dictionary, grammar book) Note--- to find each languages unique words---1 word may not be translatable only explainable in the other language. Examples--- English hip ( Adj.), Portuguese language saudade, Chinese yin yang, etc. These need sentences, articles, books, etc. to explain. Buenas suerte!!! Buon fortuna!!!

I speak 2 fluent languages English and Spanish. Sometimes when I pray, I'll pray totally in Spanish depending on my mood. Other times when I pray, I'll pray totally in English. I'm now learning Portuguese as I plan to move to Portugal in the future. I live in Puerto Rico now and so what I've done is download a Portuguese Radio app and constantly listen to Portuguese Radio. I love it! I repeat the words and sentences I hear. It helps.

@erenparla3869

2 жыл бұрын

I also use radios, they’re super useful imo. What radio are you using for portuguese? I’ve been using franceinfo’s mobile app to great success, if you ever plan on learning french i would totally recommend it

@isaacharton7851

2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, you speak more languages fluently than most "polyglots", especially youtube polyglots or polyglots that youtube polyglots priase.

@DaviFigueiraChavez

Жыл бұрын

I'm brazilian, my first language is Portuguese but my mother is from Bolivia, so learn the Spanish was natural to me, I speak both Spanish and Portuguese home and also in the internet. Oh, I forgot, English, taught in brazilian schools and universal language of the world and the internet, not gonna say I am fluent, I have a lot of grammar mistakes but I am sure I can survive in a English speaking country. So I think I am trilingual? Btw I am learning French, so I expect to be "Polyglot" soon.

@budekins542

Жыл бұрын

It is good that you pray.

Olly forgot to mention that Lindie also learned English, since he mentions that Afrikaans is her native language.

@samayalidder8624

2 жыл бұрын

Lindie mentioned that she did school in English, so she probably learnt that naturally.

@noelleggett5368

2 жыл бұрын

@@samayalidder8624 So learning Afrikaans as a native language is unnatural?

@matthewdegroot1985

2 жыл бұрын

@@noelleggett5368 you seriously misunderstood the comment you replied to. In no way did she say that learning Afrikaans natively is unnatural. She is saying that Lindie learned English “naturally” in an immersive environment, rather than studying at home (like she did for Korean, for example). And as a South African, I can say that most Afrikaans speakers have a great, even native-like level of English since they speak it at school and sometimes even at home. I would say that for Lindie, she is natively bilingual in Afrikaans and English

@noelleggett5368

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewdegroot1985 I was being flippant. I should have added a wonky face emoji. 😜

@penmaster003

2 жыл бұрын

Well, considering she is speaking it throughout the entire video, I think he probably just considered that a given.

I Adore Lindie, I have learned so much from her, and learned that a lot of her way of studying and learning matches mine. I'm Learning Korean about 4 months in. It's a slow Journey, but I'm loving the Journey. It's also my first foreign language! I'm glad I have now found your channel as well!! ❤❤

Thanks for featuring Lindie in this episode. She's an inspiration for sure. Pls comsider interviewing Tim Doner on your channel sometime.

You’ve done a great job in showing us how great Lindie is with her language learning. I love her channel and she, along with yourself, are my fave language learning you tubers!

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Anna!

When I study the Korean and Turkish language, I thinks it’s important to study the basic grammar rules. It sort of help you to understand basic sentence structure and suffixes. Once you got that it’s pretty easy road ahead plus memorizing of course the vocabulary

@dunyahali8926

2 жыл бұрын

Anadilin ne ?

@ayacob4844

2 жыл бұрын

@@dunyahali8926 İngilizce

My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!

I love Lindie! She has helped me a lot

Lindie is the polyglot that really inspired me to start learning. She's honest and realistic about the hardships of language learning, yet she's so full of positivity about the ability to learn a language. Before I found her channel, I was looking for the "perfect" method to learn a language. After watching her channel, I learned that the method doesn't matter as much as just getting started. So, I got started. Now that I'm in the thick of it, her personal update vidoes are so encouraging to my own studies :) Olly, I really appreciate these Polyglot videos! They are such a great archive of people, methods and success stories. They are really encouraging!

As a Hungarian, I must say chapeau! Well done Lindie⭐️🌸

@SuperBenette

2 жыл бұрын

I am a afrikaans person that live in austria, I understand everyone in europe but the moment I set foot in Hungary I had a block, nothing familiar, the only word I understood was -Keksi_ thats a Keks in Vienna and a koekie in afrikaans, I still remember that strange feeling, I visit hungary every year just for a beauty treat, be blessed.

learning multiple languages is a matter of character and heart. it's about perseverance, motivation, humility, open-mindedness, courage, creativity, hard work, not giving up, etc

super interesting! Thank you so much for sharing on this platform!

Thank you! It was a pleasure to watch!

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Watching this again...for me, my story is different...I am an artist, so I view languages an art form. Just like a painting or crochet piece, sculpture etc... It's art. That's why I love languages. Pulls the threads of humanity together.

Me, at the beginning of video: "Amazing, I wonder if she knows Turkish!" Video: "...and Hungarian..." Me: "Nevermind, one hellish landscape of a language is enough for her."

@ritasallai152

2 жыл бұрын

Funny you should say that my daughters best friend is hungarian-turkish bilingual at 8. Good start eh?

Olly this is so awesome! Do more of these. It makes me feel more connected to other language learners! Cheers from Los Angeles

I couldn't relate more. It all comes down to the right mindset and a daily immersion routine. Great video, btw 😊

What a helpful video and insight into a polyglot. Immersion, immersion, immersion is the way to go. I have found reading and listening to the news in the language I am learning to be most helpful and of course finding a native conversation partner. Language is meant to be used - not studied in a text book.

Another great video Olly! Lindie is a real inspiration . Her videos are so encouraging and helpful to me. Love these videos. 👍🏼

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ernie!

This entire video absolutely blew my mind! I always thought the best way to learn a new language is through studying words, phrases, moving to a country, or by using Duolingo loool. But the idea of learning a language by living like a native speaker (changing the language in you phone settings, listening to podcast and other things they use on a day to day life totally blew my mind! This is such a simple way of learning, I feel silly for not considering this for myself! So glad to chose to watch this video!

I loved this video so much. The idea to journal and pick up a part time job in the language you want to learn is incredible. I will definitely use it. You have a great channel! It's very inspiring and useful!

this shift in technique totally makes sense! i was just thinking about my own shift in perspective yesterday. for me, it seems like the more languages I become familiar with, the less time i need to spend on that initial drilling. since I understand the way languages can work, once I acquire some vocabulary and grammar, i can simply fit them into patterns I already somewhat recognize.

I found this video very interesting and helpful to see. I moved to France on two separate occasions and studied French in college but I have a completely different method I used to learn French Perhaps I’ll do a video to help someone else learn! 💜🙏🏾

I love the way you structured this video! Thanks for doing it! I appreciate all the effort you put into it :)

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

This is just a great video!! Great information!! Thank you so much Olly!!🙏😊

This feeling of searching for one’s identity certainly hits home for me. When I started learning French in Middle School, and later visited France, I felt like I was “Me” for maybe the first time, and finally had found a place of belonging! Paris, especially, seemed like my place in the world. Now I don’t speak French much and don’t travel, but sometimes I do dream in French and if I start to speak it comes flooding back to some degree.

Bravo. I started teaching myself at age 12..68 now. Love it. Have my 8 foot shelf cabinet where i keep all the books with and without audio. Lots of fun always. For myself Ive always loved older textbooks for me they're the best. For Hungarian one of my favorites is Hungarian Textbook and Grammar by Charles Wojatsek 1962❤️

Your best interview, yet.

Dankie Olly Very inspiring. Just what i needed Groete Christo 😆

It’s a hallmark moment when you can express yourself in many ways without a translation or connection to your native tongue.

Mooi so Lindie. Knap gedaan!

I'm going to start my journey as polyglot with learning Spanish in the beginning of 2023 . I already learned English language within 2 years and I passed flouncy level. Throughout 2023 I will sit for IELTS and at the same time I will learn Spanish. Beuno suerte para mi. Note : my native language is Arabic and I from Sudan . Ibrahim❤ 16th of December 2022.

That's so weird that so many polyglots struggled with bullying and not having many friends as a kid - I was the same! I was bullied in school and ended up immersing myself in learning languages (using books from the library because 2000s) as an escape/way to occupy myself. I was never this dedicated but taught myself the basics in quite a few languages and learned the Russian, Greek and Hebrew alphabets around the ages of 12-15. I only speak two languages now and intermediate Spanish but this definitely was my escape as a kid!

Lindie is indeed a marvel...I'm so touched by her prowess in language learning. You have done a great job, Olly! Kudos! 😃😃

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻

@nikhils0517

2 жыл бұрын

I can even think of fascination towards world geography...the love and zeal shown towards knowing places better, even if you haven't visited any of those, specially, in far off countries can also be a driving desire which can persuade you to live like a native of that place, like a guide or so...it does seem to convey a meaning of this kind, too.

I'm a big fan of Lindie Botes and a new subscriber to your channel. I'm on my way to becoming a polyglot and I think learning languages helps to understand other cultures more.

Lindie is so sweet and so inspiring! Any video with her name is automatic click for me ❤

This is the video I've been waiting for! Lindie is exceptional. Can't say I have ambitions to learn as many languages as she has, but what I will say is how much of myself I recognise in the story. I always wanted to learn a language and tried French, Spanish and German, but I never had the discipline for sitting and poring over conjugation tables or creating flashcards and classroom always felt stifling - too many people for you to actually speak much. I think in my case, I knew deep down something wasn't right about the traditional approach, at least for me. It helps that I'm a bit older now and less in need of instant gratification, but what's also different this time is the extent to which I'm letting the input be my teacher. I don't have time to be immersed to quite Lindie's extent because of work commitments, but I'm making much quicker progress than I would using older more traditional methods.

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Language learning is all about enriching our lives, and that means sth different for everyone. It’s fantastic you’ve discovered what drives you!

great video! thanks for the analysis. i found it very inspirational

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

man great video. youre such a captivating speaker. so cool that you did a video about Lindie

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Wonderful and informative video as always.

I can relate to some of the points; I am more "chatty" and "funnier" in one of the languages that isn't my native. I feel more confident in discussing certain topics in certain languages, and I find myself even laughing differently depending on which language I speak in a specific moment. This was in my recommendations, and I am glad for watching it. It is inspiring to see someone talking in a simple, yet constructive way about language learning. One tip I always do: if you don't know how to say something, try explaining it as if you were speaking to a seven years old - it helps you leave out all the unnecessary clutter that might confuse both you and the listener(s).

Randomly appeared in my feed. I liked the content. Subscribed.

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel!

Lindie is so amazing! I love her channel!

Can't thank you enough for this wonderful video

For a long time I believed and told that I wouldn't be able to learn a new language because I'll find it difficult (I have a disability) although it will be difficult I've got a long way ahead of me to learn French. I'll believe and get there💕 this is an inspiring video. Thank you😊

@Falanu

2 жыл бұрын

I met someone who cannot read (due to a medical condition) but you would never know about it when you meet them. However they speak perfect English and Spanish.

Being from South Africa, a country with 11 official languages, with so many different cultures and tribes... its kind of sad not seeing any native south african languages on her list 💔. That would have made it even more beautiful taking the time to learn the languages of the different people around you everyday But nonetheless it’s still beautiful ♥️... im inspired

@turkman3996

Жыл бұрын

Seems the other SA languages doesn't fit her profile. Not popular enough I guess.

Watched the whole video, this was so informative 👍

Great video man, very informative. Thanks!

I use Polish to help me learn Spanish in an app to learn Spanish. As my understanding of Spanish is way better than my Polish, studying the 'Spanish learning ' app is actually helping me learn Polish. I also watch :Polish videos about learning German, and German videos about learning Polish. Every little helps. I never watch English videos about learning Spanish or Polish. Also , learning languages should be entertaining , not work. It's fun.

@run2fire

2 жыл бұрын

Uczę się polskiego, ale znam więcej hiszpańskiego. Native language-English

@karolinaszcz2304

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, this is exactly what Im doing.. I use English to learn Spanish never Polish :). Powodzenia w nauce Polskiego

@joshcoup6440

2 жыл бұрын

Such a novel idea. My Russian is pretty good and I'm thinking of pivoting to German next. Learning German through Russian sounds like a lot of fun and i already have Russian friends learning German.

@stevencarr4002

2 жыл бұрын

nepalskiego! Trudny

The difficulty I find is that I live with my partner. If I tried to incorporate 3-4 hours a day of study/immersion, I know that the feeling of neglect would be high. Throughout my whole day I’m either at home or at work with English/Russian speaking people. There’s no time when I can have uninterrupted Japanese for hours.

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

We can always find examples of people who study more hours than us. Don’t worry about what others do. If 30 mins of quality study a day works for you, then that is perfectly fine!

@virgola2126

2 жыл бұрын

@@storylearning Totally, I was going to say this. 30 minutes of study a day is sufficient to progress quickly in a language. And lots of listening.

@M_SC

2 жыл бұрын

Why is uninterrupted even a goal? Do 20 min on the bus. Why is nothing better than that.

@aimeea8404

2 жыл бұрын

I have 3 jobs and I'm trying to learn Japanese. I also live with my partner so I know what you mean. I just study during my work breaks and before bed. You just need to find some time during your day. Even if it's 15 minutes. Also the key is to keep reviewing what you've learned so it sticks.

@KateWitt

2 жыл бұрын

I hear you. I get up early and do 30 minutes of study before anyone else is awake. At night, my wireless earbuds are the key. I put them in, start an audio lesson, and do the dishes. Funny how nobody disrupts me! :). Anyway those are my tips. Not perfect! Hope you can make time for study!

I envy her so much. As well as her amazing linguistic ability, it is her innate sense of humour that brings cheer to those who listen to her. Another polyglot explained to me that every time I change my language, my nature and personality changes, and I wonder if this is the case with her. From Japan.

Thanks lindie and olly!! So informative

15:58 Yes, I'm learning Mandarin and Spanish now so I have Speechling / Glossika set to "Learning" Mandarin with "Translations" to Spanish instead of English - Spanish is so easy (comparatively speaking when you've had high school Spanish and studied Italian) that it's not a problem at all to understand the sentence and actually "cements" the phrase in my mind in BOTH target languages.

Oh my god what she said about thinking in different languages is so relatable :0 I do that all the time. I literally have different languages for different emotions.

I know Arabic and English, and currently I’m studying French for three weeks straight and going forward. You can do it, and you have the potential to! Also I set my phone to French before hearing this tip, and I’m so glad she recommended it and that it’s a effective method.

I adore Lindie and admire her dedication!

Loved this video. It brought back a funny memory too. I worked on a science project with a German man and we wrote in the laboratory book in English but sometimes we would forget an English word. He would just write it in German then and I would write words in Afrikaans. We always laughed at what someone will think if they ever had to use that book.

personally i think the confidence that comes from mastering a second language is key to the third, fourth, etc. i’m not quite there yet… i really have no idea how some people develop fluency so quickly. it seems that the more words and grammar points i get comfortable with, there are 50 more i don’t know. it’s quite overwhelming and frustrating. i am determined, however i’ve accepted that i just naturally take longer to acquire languages than others.

Olly, I studied English as a foreign language, and the quality of textbooks has improved incredibly between when I was in high school and when I was teaching. it's now a lot about photo stories, implementing music etc. Maybe you could do a video about the Cambridge and Oxford books intended for foreign markets?

Oh god - Loved the idea of journaling in a new language! It never occurred to me... well, I do journal in English and my first language is Spanish so I guess I did at some point... lol But wasn't applying it with the language I'm currently learning.

I started learning Chinese by myself, This video gives me hope !!

@soliantohaz6578

2 жыл бұрын

你好😊

As a lifelong shy person, I learned how to converse better through learning new languages. I was able to train conversation skills that I lacked as I was learning the new language because I had no choice but to start with simple topics. I think a big part of why polyglots tend to go from shy in general to confident in many languages is that they're constantly starting from scratch and working to keep a conversation going even with a lack of vocab. If you keep that up those skills translate to the languages you know well and you're almost relieved at how easy it is to maintain a conversation.

Great video. Thanks for all the insights.

Boy oh boy am I excited to hear about the first one!

Omg language stacking....freaking genius. I could see this being especially useful if the languages are similar in origin

As a lifelong lover of languages who is currently struggling with Russian, I really needed this video. Thank you Olly and Lindie, for putting this content together, and for helping to clarify the ways in which I can improve my language learning. I am ALWAYS looking for new strategies to increase my progress and momentum. My favorites from this vid (and in language learning as a craft): Learning by context, learning by talking to/involving myself with native speakers, and habit stacking. I thought it was just “multi-tasking.” Many Russian speakers/ex-pats here in Texas are very uneasy when they first meet me and I start a conversation with them in clear Russian. But when they learn I am a language student (and not a KGB spy) 🕵️‍♂️ 🇷🇺 , their entire attitude changes towards me. They become very helpful, supportive and interested in what I’m going through. They appreciate the efforts I’m making; some of them remember how *foreign* English felt when they first began learning. It’s a shared human experience in that regard. Love ❤️ and gratitude from central TX, 🇺🇸 Cheers, Olly and Lindie.

@sofasniperman

Жыл бұрын

хорошо и молодец! яусский язык очень сложно

Thanks for the video

VERY interesting video! Love peeking into other people's methods, very useful. I find it much easier learning Japanese from Spanish than from English.

Language stacking is really useful. However, I would only recommend to stack similar languages in order to simply your learning process. Like learning German in English, learning Spanish in German, Korean in Japanese etc. etc. Similar grammar/sentence structure will help you to get grip on your new target language.

@Geo-st4jv

2 жыл бұрын

it's better to learn more helpful languages first like japanese or Chinese first because even though all Chinese characters are removed from Korean text, nearly 60% of vocabulary it is directly from Chinese characters same for japanese

@storylearning

2 жыл бұрын

From a pure efficiency perspective, yes. But often our decisions are borne more from passion or interest, in which case anything goes!

@Geo-st4jv

2 жыл бұрын

@@storylearning that's totally true, I'm just saying it as advice because my former japense studies have massively helped my Korean studies through Chinese roots, love your videos too www

@k.5425

2 жыл бұрын

Yh, it would be difficult to learn Korean in Spanish

@k.5425

2 жыл бұрын

But I kinda wanna do that😅

Yeah, I have had an interest in language since preschool, and when I was younger, I used to learn some 4 dozen languages just for fun. Now, that I'm old, I hardly speak three languages. Why? Nobody to speak with. I lost them all. Now there are ways geeky people can speak over computers, but I didn't grow up with computers and can't figure it out. I live in Utah, the home of the LDS religion, and many young people learn a foreign language while being a missionary in another country. If you catch them when they first get back, they can help you keep up your language. But almost al of them lose the foreign language completely within two years. It is really important to find a way to keep speaking.

@ChrisBattrick

2 жыл бұрын

Lee, I am also in Utah, and striving to be a competent polyglot. What languages are you interested in? Where is your fluency? Would you care to correspond or meet?

@-danR

2 жыл бұрын

Find Skype partners. You're American, and living in Utah you probably have a generic Standard American English Pronunciation. SAE is _the_ gold standard for the global lingua franca. Everybody learning English wants a standard pronunciation, so you're sitting in the catbird seat. You teach them English, they teach you French, Hungarian, Korean, whatever. There are other online, more _specific_ venues for this partnering, but people have sort of gravitated to Skype as the default grand central station. You'll be talking in lots of languages all day long, no problem. The only trap to this is getting into a "talking about learning languages... best way of learning languages, language-learning pet theories and pedagogy, etc." rut. Talking about polyglotty is especially one of the worst ruts. You want to talk about everything else: politics, science, current events, friends, family, etc.

@Ketutar

2 жыл бұрын

It helps a lot in keeping up your languages to read books in those languages.

@Ketutar

2 жыл бұрын

@@-danR They said "Now there are ways geeky people can speak over computers, but I didn't grow up with computers and can't figure it out", so Skype isn't really an answer.

@Ketutar

2 жыл бұрын

@@redfishswimming BS :-D I think I manage English just fine. Never lived or worked anywhere but Finland and Sweden.

Fascinating!

As an experienced language nerd, this video is on point. Thank you.

You could talk with "Mr Salas here" (Alberto), He's incredible a polyglot youtuber that talk about methods to learn languages. ( Sorry for my mistakes, i'm learning english. Mi idioma nativo es el español. Saludos! Me encantan tus videos 🎬❤

The no friends part really shook me, it resonates so much, never even considered it.

@ilikeyouokay3270

2 жыл бұрын

ikr!

@GarnetsWeb

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! This video made me realize that issue that I couldn't express before!

immersion in the language and culture. I remember it from my teenage years in Turkey, starting off the learning skills all involved in cultural aspects and elements of Britain. In fact, my native language and english are two distinct language camps in the world, so it takes different period of times to learn for every individual i think. to compose a sentence properly, choosing the appropriate word in it, even to put the favorable humour, well, it was quite a long journey to me. After english in last fifteen years, there came french, german, russian and japanese.. still on journey ;)

portuguese is my mother language and i speak english too. I'm currently learning 3 other languages and I'm happy to know that the methods she recommends is also what i do. gave me motivation to keep learning :}

I'm a 52 year-old Indonesian. I understand 6 foreign languages : English, German, French, Arabic, Russian, and Mandarin with different levels of abilities. I speak German pretty well, and been to Munich to learn German. It was long time ago that I reached B2 level, nearly C1. But it seems that my German deteriorates. I also learned French and Russian, but I don't speak those languages very well like my German, and of course, my fluent English. Now I'm learning Mandarin, and I believe my Mandarin reached A2 or B1 level, because I got Hsk-3 in October 2019. The problem is maintaining the ability. Once you get the B level, you start to be fed up with the language you have learned, unless you have a very high motivation and specific purpose to learn the language. And after that the next question is whether you can maintain the level that has been attained. I reached B2 or even almost C1 in German long time ago, but now it seems that I can only answer relatively correct the B1 level. My German deteriorates. Language is a matter of habits and habitation....

@yanzi8543

2 жыл бұрын

Uh I have the same problem with mandarin. In 2014 I had a reason to learn it and passed hsk 3 but afterwards my life plans Kind of changed. Now I would like to catch up on the language but doing things again that you were already able to do before is just so much less motivating.

@ayi3455

2 жыл бұрын

@@yanzi8543 the HSK exam will be more difficult. Last year, I wanted to participate Hsk-4, but the Confucius Institute in Jakarta closed down, due to the pandemi. They are open only with appointments, and the test is conducted at home, not on the spot like before... Formerly, I came to CI, enrolled the test and paid the test-fee in cash. Now, all of the procedures are made with internet...

@yanzi8543

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayi3455 in languages like Chinese people can easily jump classes in university with an entrance exam, that was my plan. At the moment I first need time to catch up on what I used to know. I wouldn't be able to pass right now. :D I'm situated in Germany. Do some people in Indonesia speak Mandarin?

@ayi3455

2 жыл бұрын

@@yanzi8543 in general : No.... Maybe certain families do, but not in common like in Malaysia.. in Indonesia Mandarin is a foreign language, like Japanese or Korean. in Malaysia, children of Chinese ethnics study at Chinese schools and speak Mandarin or other Chinese dialects every day...

@yanzi8543

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayi3455 I think you were guessing very well. I don't know much about Indonesia but I thought it might be similar as Malaysia. A friend of mine is malaysian Chinese. :)

I learned several languages as a child because of my father's job. We moved every three to four years to a different country. The longest I have spent in a country other than the USA has been seven years in Italy (really six because one of those years I spent in boarding school in Switzerland). My point is that by the time I was 9 I spoke five languages. I learned them like every child learns to speak. When you think of how a baby learns to speak they get spoken to and then they try to imitate the sounds that they hear. Of course, once you already know how to make sounds it is easier to repeat those sounds. A child is not worried about grammar they are just interested in getting their point across. A five year old will say in English "I live in a green house". If you were to ask that child why is it that the correct way of saying that is a " green house" instead of a "house green" they will say it just is. They are not going to say because in English the adjective precedes the noun. Of course in my experience the longest it took me to lean a language as a child was the first one after that it only took me about six months to a year to be fluent in the other languages. Now once you stop speaking them you loose them. I have lost the ability to speak Portuguese a language that I stopped speaking at age six. Now I can understand it. At work we get visitors from Brazil I will say hello to them in Portuguese and when they ask me a question in Portuguese I answer them in Spanish and explain that I have forgotten most of my Portuguese but that I can understand what they are saying. I can still hold a conversation in Italian and French. By the way it has been 55 years since I left Brazil and we had lived there for about three years. I know that I can be fluent in Portuguese again maybe one day I'll see how long it takes me to speak it fluently again.

@Rapture_hij_911

2 жыл бұрын

What does your father work in? Moving to a different county every 3-4 years sounds cool to me

Thanks for this video so useful 😊

She's such an inspiration! I absolutely love learning languages because I really want to travel the world in the future and communicate with the people in their native language than speaking English. I learn spanish in school (3+ years) and I'm learning French on my own. I just don't know where to start if I'm learning French on my own.

I'm not "shy" I just like meeting new people and other cultures. I'm artist and I don't feel at home in my native land. I have intense desire to learn and share creativity with others around the world. The language I naturally gravitate to are spanish,Korean,Japanese,French and Portuguese

@sarahthevirgo2777

2 жыл бұрын

Me too except Portuguese haha. How’s your language learning going ?

@MaddCB

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahthevirgo2777 Currently re-learning french( i had took in high school but lack of using the language has made me rusty) I want relocate to France first.

@sarahthevirgo2777

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaddCB oh awesome. I’m busy with my first language Spanish.

@MaddCB

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahthevirgo2777 So cool! I think my problem is I had to stop listening all my Spanish speaking songs. Along with all my jpop/kpop anime,and dramas. It started to confuse my brain when I started to actively relearn another language. Before than I can pick up words pretty good in Spanish(probably butchered it when tried to speak it). Same with Korean and Japanese all through music,shows,anime. Some words and phrases I can say and understand but I'm a longgg way from being fluent. Barely survival language knowledge. So im using music,shows,entertainment that's spoken in French to help me out.