I Tried Learning Spanish For 30 Days

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Hola, soy Zach. I will try to learn Spanish for the next thirty days because why not?
What's the best way to learn Spanish? I have no idea, and I didn't do any research, which is very unlike me. I just jumped into the first resource I saw Xioma use, Storylearning. I then found a language exchange group of lessons and, of course, Duolingo.
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  • @davigomes1113
    @davigomes111311 ай бұрын

    Wow, I really enjoyed this video and if you're planning to do maybe a part 2 of this challenge, I think it'd be awesome! I'm Brazilian so Portuguese is my native language, but I've been learning Spanish for more than 2 years and I reached an advanced level, and I'm really impressed by the level that you achieved! Greetings from Rio 🏖️

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    thank you! Brazil / learning portugese is definitely on my bucket list! Hope to do that in the coming years

  • @danielaparoni9768
    @danielaparoni976811 ай бұрын

    Hola Zach! Solo felicitarte por todo el progreso que lograste en tan solo 30 días, es increíble! Concuerdo totalmente con vos cuando decís que la mejor forma de aprender un idioma nuevo es rodearte de el en todo momento, eso me inspiró a seguir estudiando. Gracias y saludos desde Argentina!!

  • @freddyjosereginomontalvo4667
    @freddyjosereginomontalvo466711 ай бұрын

    Buen video hermano. Jajajaja jajaja Soy colombiano y por lo que he escuchado de aquellas personas que han intentado estudiar español dicen que es complicado. Saludos y como siempre muchos éxitos y que la paces bien. 🌍

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    hermano! hola amigo, la próxima vez que vaya a Colombia!

  • @drnickbella
    @drnickbella10 ай бұрын

    I didn't realize until starting residency how important it is to know Spanish for best patient care. Thanks for the video Zach!

  • @LocasMindset
    @LocasMindset10 ай бұрын

    Que genio! You're awesome. You're such a good example and inspiration! I'll try to learn Portuguese haha love it! Aprendiste español al toque! Tener La voluntad es la clave!

  • @a_blaser
    @a_blaser10 ай бұрын

    Full immersion is definitely the way to go when possible. I did 8 weeks of language training before moving to Mexico. Depends on the person, but for me, I started to understand quite a bit after 2 months or so, and then I felt comfortable speaking fully after about 7-8 months of being there. It’s super cool once you start thinking in the language you’re learning. Good luck on your other languages!!

  • @CamthaCupid

    @CamthaCupid

    8 ай бұрын

    Qué parte de México

  • @a_blaser

    @a_blaser

    8 ай бұрын

    @@CamthaCupid Yucatán (Mérida) y Cancún. Me encantó!

  • @zoeloveslife22

    @zoeloveslife22

    6 ай бұрын

    @@a_blaserjajajajaja yo soy de Merida VIVA YUCATÁN LA HORCHATA Y LA COCHINITA

  • @a_blaser

    @a_blaser

    6 ай бұрын

    ⁠​⁠@@zoeloveslife22que siiiii, viva Yucatán! Me hace falta comer la cochinita….

  • @jeanhernandez5552
    @jeanhernandez555210 ай бұрын

    Estoy sorprendido de que hayas decidido aprender español y también del avance que tuviste en tan poco tiempo. Me has devuelto las ganas de aprender idiomas. ¡Buen video!

  • @LouieSantosKP
    @LouieSantosKP11 ай бұрын

    I love how you’re experimenting with new things every time! You’re doing amazing work Zach.

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    More to come!

  • @AE-gt7yq
    @AE-gt7yq11 ай бұрын

    As a future physician, Zack has been such an inspiration! Thank you!

  • @nave_writes

    @nave_writes

    11 ай бұрын

    What you have been studying Are you gonna do phd in PHYSICS? Please reply i want to know more about physics because I'm thinking of doing masters in physics but I'm a bit confused.

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    let's goooo

  • @AE-gt7yq

    @AE-gt7yq

    10 ай бұрын

    @@nave_writes Im sorry, I do not know much about that. I am a senior, but will be going to medical school next year. My major is biology. I wish you the best though!

  • @agnijabasu2749

    @agnijabasu2749

    10 ай бұрын

    @@nave_writes I think you mistook physician for a person who studies physics. A physician is basically a doctor while a physicist is a person who studies and researches about physics.

  • @nave_writes

    @nave_writes

    10 ай бұрын

    @@agnijabasu2749 yes you're right, Since I have been studying physics for years, got excited and I misunderstood the word physician and thought it derived from the word PHYSICS.

  • @techfactinnovate
    @techfactinnovate11 ай бұрын

    Wow, bro! Your dedication to learning new things is truly inspiring. I always gain valuable knowledge from each of your videos. Keep up the excellent work, brother. I appreciate your efforts!

  • @javierrangel1357
    @javierrangel135711 ай бұрын

    Muy bien!!! Felicidades, eres un buen ejemplo de dedicación y esfuerzo.

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    gracias!!

  • @dishakarale6962
    @dishakarale696211 ай бұрын

    After studying such a huge amount of medical syllabus and then learning different languages 😮 man hats off to you , lots of love ❤

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    haha it helps!

  • @nuriajimenezmarquez560
    @nuriajimenezmarquez56011 ай бұрын

    Como seguidora española de tu canal, tengo que decirte que es increíble todo lo que has aprendido en sólo 30 días, aunque lo importante con el aprendizaje de cualquier idioma es continuar para no olvidar lo aprendido. P.D.: a finales de este año Netflix estrenará "Berlín", un spin-off de "La Casa de Papel".

  • @timbit827
    @timbit82711 ай бұрын

    This was great! Dropped this right when i started getting back into learning spanish. Aprende muy rápido también!

  • @ItsMe-ox8lm
    @ItsMe-ox8lm10 ай бұрын

    Aprender un nuevo idioma, abre las puertas a nuevas culturas, personas, aventuras y experiencias. Has hecho un gran avance en 30 días, así que es increíble. Y espero que puedas conocer mas países hispanos. Saludos!

  • @cobalt2506
    @cobalt250611 ай бұрын

    ive literally just this past week been considering trying to pick up spanish over the summer break as a useful way to spend my time, this video seems to be a fairly hefty encouragement!

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    being in a spanish speaking country helps immensely

  • @june3536
    @june353611 ай бұрын

    It has always been motivating to watch your videos, our brilliant Zach! 🤩

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    thank youuuu

  • @learningwithlanden
    @learningwithlanden11 ай бұрын

    Love seeing you challenge yourself in this lingual way. I am also learning conversational Spanish to help Spanish-speaking patients in the medical field (and to be able to speak to my grandma in her native language). Buena suerte!

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    definitely need mucho practicar hablar en español

  • @learningwithlanden

    @learningwithlanden

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ZachHighley muy chistoso 😂 you are learning great 👍

  • @Meerkat09
    @Meerkat0911 ай бұрын

    Very cool and inspiring, Zach! 😊🎉👏 I agree, I think it helps to watch authentic content. And I think it helps even more when youve already seen it a bunch of times. For example, when I was little and learning English, my parents bought me the English version of my favorite movies. Anyway, just wanted to share that in case it's helpful to others.

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    Definitely, casa del papel is awesome

  • @modou.studygrowth
    @modou.studygrowth11 ай бұрын

    I love your contents Zach. Keep them coming.

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    always always

  • @fatimaa.19a50
    @fatimaa.19a5011 ай бұрын

    how interesting ! It had been a while since I decided to start learning Spanish, and this video and the Spanish language challenge in thirty days really excited me .thx for your amazing videos ❤️

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    vas vas vas

  • @lauraricodelviejo1981
    @lauraricodelviejo198111 ай бұрын

    Hola Zack! Gran trabajo en 30 días :) espero que no desistas y continúes por este buen camino. ¡Hablaras mejor español en muy poco tiempo! 👏🏻😬 PD: Veo que te costaba decir “challenge” en español. La traducción es “desafío” Mucho ánimo con tu desafío 😊 Saludos desde España 🇪🇸

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    Desafio desafio desafio!!! Tengo que hablar con esta palabra massssss

  • @radiantgains
    @radiantgains11 ай бұрын

    太好了!! This is great and really insightful! I'm trying to learn Chinese, so I will definitely be using some of these tips.

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    thanks!

  • @HernanReyesEnglish
    @HernanReyesEnglish11 ай бұрын

    woww! I shocked with the 14-day summary :D ¡Siga así mi Doc, va muy bien!

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd2637311 ай бұрын

    Just know we will always support you. Keep working hard to attain your goals.

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    thank youuuu

  • @geecastellano
    @geecastellano11 ай бұрын

    I started learning Spanish 2 days ago and I was looking for a video to help motivate me more. So glad I found your video which was also uploaded 2 days ago HAHAH

  • @ninapaz522
    @ninapaz52210 ай бұрын

    I am watching this video thanks to KZread. As an Advanced English Learner, I must say that I 💯 agree that "speaking with a native speaker is the BEST thing." I really had fun watching it! Thank you very much!

  • @Nelson-Cs
    @Nelson-Cs11 ай бұрын

    Excelente, .. ..yo no esperaba verte hablar español , ..pero fue una grata sorpresa.....muy bien..

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    usted es muy gentile! gracias!

  • @Nelson-Cs

    @Nelson-Cs

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ZachHighley 😃

  • @ProfRogers
    @ProfRogers9 ай бұрын

    Good video Zach! You did pretty well. I am just starting to try and learn Spanish. Obviously every region of Spanish speaking countries can have little differences. I'd heard that the Argentine Spanish is quite closely aligned with Italian. Have you heard this or did you find anything out about this during your time in Buenos Aires?

  • @newerkey
    @newerkey11 ай бұрын

    Bro your accent is extraordinary,recently I'm doing shadowing technique with your videos

  • @user-hk2hb4yu8q
    @user-hk2hb4yu8q11 ай бұрын

    *internal struggling* 😂 the same thing happens to native speakers of spanish with english! 🥺excellent video! un tip: practicar mas los articulos: las, los, la, el, por, para, en... ¡sigue asi! saludos desde Mexico! 💕

  • @chiyungwong3774
    @chiyungwong377411 ай бұрын

    Mucho gustó para tú video de aprender español. I’m a beginner Spanish learner too 😂

  • @ramonmadera8353
    @ramonmadera835311 ай бұрын

    Que agradable ver a alguien de los Estados Unidos intentando aprender español. Sigue adelante, vas por un buen camino. Saludos desde Colombia!

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    Muchas gracias! Columbia es mi proximo lugar para visitar!

  • @fegoviedo
    @fegoviedo11 ай бұрын

    Hola Zach! Acá alguien de Córdoba, Argentina! Espero que hayas disfrutado tu estadía en nuestro país! Y dispuesto a conversar cuando quieras!

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    Bien gracias! la próxima vez voy a visitar Cordoba!

  • @paula_morelin
    @paula_morelin11 ай бұрын

    Buen progreso Zach! Lo más importante es atreverse y tú ya conseguiste eso, al resto creo que ya le perdiste miedo porque te diste cuenta que la gente que habla en español siempre está feliz de que otros intenten aprenderlo!

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    muchos gracias! siento que cuando hablo todos los días es mejor, pero ahora estoy en America donde sin practica

  • @paula_morelin

    @paula_morelin

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ZachHighley anda a NY! Cuando yo viajé para allá estaba súper entusiasmada de poder practicar mi inglés y al final todos igual me hablaban en español jaja 😆 hay una comunidad latina muy grande ahí, así que igual te podría servir algún día para practicar

  • @PedroCruz-md3cs
    @PedroCruz-md3cs11 ай бұрын

    Can you make a video more in terms of learning a language step by step maybe even showing how to implement anki on this !?

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    I think I am definitely too much of a novice for this, maybe later in life! For now I recommend Xiaoma he has awesome stuff

  • @lilliambarrios9268
    @lilliambarrios926811 ай бұрын

    Zach eres brillante!! No puedo pensar como puedes estudiar mas de lo que ya haces con escuela de medicina. Eres especial😂

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    jaja solo cuando estoy en vacaciones, ahora vuelvo a trabajar

  • @dariocomex7772
    @dariocomex777211 ай бұрын

    saludos y éxitos con tu español amigo

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    gracias! quiero aprender mas

  • @IMChessMD
    @IMChessMD10 ай бұрын

    Great video! I may give Spanish another shot now because of you. On a side note, I love that sweater. Do you know where I can get one like that?

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    10 ай бұрын

    I think it’s APC or acne don’t remember which one sorry bought it like 8 years ago

  • @mosser381
    @mosser38111 ай бұрын

    Amazing experience ☺️

  • @TecnoGamerYT
    @TecnoGamerYT10 ай бұрын

    ME ENCANTO ESTE VIDEO ❤ I'm in the United States right now and I don't know much English

  • @BeltranMD
    @BeltranMD11 ай бұрын

    Buenas tardes a todos !!! Espero que tengais un buen dia , sobretodo los que estudiais medicina , estais con el MIR , quereis ir a UK o hacer el USMLE. 😀 Saludos desde Madrid 🌞

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    buena fortuna!

  • @omarvazquez4075
    @omarvazquez40757 ай бұрын

    Es divertido ver a los demás tratando de hablar español

  • @vaydehikhandelwal2785
    @vaydehikhandelwal278513 күн бұрын

    Am going to start today

  • @hailey2475
    @hailey247511 ай бұрын

    I’m also trying to learn Spanish! I have been using Babbel and I’m not sure it’s been that helpful

  • @cleancutguy1892
    @cleancutguy18928 ай бұрын

    it's challenging to learn a language,but it's even more difficult when you need to learn two languages at the same time. I live in Montreal Canada. I moved there 10 years ago. My first language is Spanish and I can tell you that learning French was the most difficult to master. It took me around 3 years to be totally fluent in both languages.

  • @jhonatangroverquispeapaza9056
    @jhonatangroverquispeapaza905611 ай бұрын

    Saludos desde Perú! 😊

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    Saludos!

  • @daniahamdy1919
    @daniahamdy191911 ай бұрын

    I wanted to learn spanish this summer but today I gave becausea I dont have time and u dropped the video is this a sign

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    Vas!

  • @MrHorntail123
    @MrHorntail12311 ай бұрын

    Hi zach i just finished the MCAT but there is coincidence i got 97th perecentile on the MCAT to i don't know how the hell it heppend after i got the results i just discovered you too got 97th percentile its all because of watching your videos how to study and active recall helped me a lot thanks for the brilliant content thank a lot❤❤

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    amazing work

  • @MrHorntail123

    @MrHorntail123

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks and remember I improved because of your study techniques♥️

  • @zenebetegegneanbessiea8619
    @zenebetegegneanbessiea861911 ай бұрын

    Being a bilingual,learning new thing and exploration is great. How do you rate my English cuz it's my second language. I think you like exploration so why don't you come visit Ethiopia. I swear it changed a lot. 🙏🤗🇪🇹

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    your English is definitely better than my spanish! well done

  • @victoraguirre3518
    @victoraguirre351811 ай бұрын

    Impressive Spanish for only 30 days. Great work joven!

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    gracias amigo!

  • @alejandroroag
    @alejandroroag11 ай бұрын

    Felicidades, tienes una buena pronunciación.

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    muchas gracias!

  • @shaleem374
    @shaleem37411 ай бұрын

    Amazingg bro!!! Me and my sister learnt lil bit of spanish through an easiest way by watchin' DORA the explorer🤣😂 lol

  • @Som.Suwadee

    @Som.Suwadee

    11 ай бұрын

    Haha 😂

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    Hola!

  • @harryssweets8010
    @harryssweets801011 ай бұрын

    Learning Spanish right now! ¡Hablas bien español!

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    intento!

  • @Titanium6
    @Titanium611 ай бұрын

    buenas noches pana mio.

  • @mahshidpahlevani5266
    @mahshidpahlevani526611 ай бұрын

    would you mind if I ask how many languages can you speak btw Zach? :))

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    I speak 1, English! trying to learn Italian and spanish but definitely not proficient in either

  • @Som.Suwadee
    @Som.Suwadee11 ай бұрын

    :) love seeing someone started something from zero. Cringe … but somehow made me feel better about myself ….lol….sorry. My first 3 months learning English was exciting, my heart was racing every time I spoke with a native speaker. But 3 months is all you need for a breakthrough to happen.

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    thank youuuu

  • @ennvee1989
    @ennvee1989Ай бұрын

    Ive been learning spanish for 3 months and you know more than I do a month😅 it's my fault for not practicing tho

  • @rodrigomartinez5882
    @rodrigomartinez588211 ай бұрын

    buen español zach 🐸 te recomendaría q si vas a aprender español lo hagas con una jerga más neutra porque en argentina tienen muchas palabras que solo se usan ahí y su acento creo que te lo podría dificultar un poco

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    miro, la palabras con "ll" son confusas

  • @alexl.7795
    @alexl.779511 ай бұрын

    No so bad! Actually, quite impressive. Btw, I have no idea about Spanish. You’re funny though 😂

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    haha thanks!

  • @Herzchirurgie..7
    @Herzchirurgie..711 ай бұрын

    Hey I also learn German language along with spanish....El hombre...de alta fidelidad....

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    wundebra, pero, no se come hablar alemana

  • @blasiowere2520
    @blasiowere252011 ай бұрын

    All the best, currently a resident (masters)?

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    resident ye ye

  • @helonm.navarro7637
    @helonm.navarro763711 ай бұрын

    Ufff Palermo mucha guita bro

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    cierto pero solo dos semanas allí

  • @marielb7881
    @marielb788111 ай бұрын

    Wowww!!! Amazing!!! Congrats. Only a correction : Mas mejor… no. Se dice MUCHO MEJOR. Learn ,always change us.I born in Argentina, now I live in Spain. Come to Madrid the next time. Listen songs in spanish maybe be helpful, too. Soda Stereo , was a very good musician group. Maná mexican group, too. Movies like, El hijo de la novia, El secreto de sus ojos, Un cuento chino, Argentina 1985, No sos vos , soy yo;Tiempo de valientes, Música en espera. Series: Los simuladores, El encargado , are good in my opinion. Vos only use in Argentina o Uruguay. In the rest of countries is tú . Congrats!!!

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    Gracias! mucho y mas son difíciles per mi

  • @EdgarFigueroa10
    @EdgarFigueroa1011 ай бұрын

    Ok I’m convinced I’ll get back to learning Korean lol

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    muk chi ba let's play

  • @irenecandeias9335
    @irenecandeias933511 ай бұрын

    You should try to learn mandarin 😊

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    might be my next one (after Italian)

  • @irenecandeias9335

    @irenecandeias9335

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ZachHighley and portuguese? are similar - Latin languages

  • @faizanquraishi4126
    @faizanquraishi412610 ай бұрын

    Hack Zigley

  • @Som.Suwadee
    @Som.Suwadee11 ай бұрын

    Also… nice handwriting, doctor.

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    thank you thank you

  • @JuanMoreno-wo5yb
    @JuanMoreno-wo5yb2 ай бұрын

    Become a doctor and speak different languages. Mucha suerte. I am proud of younger people doing positive things with their lives ❤

  • @claysoggyfries
    @claysoggyfries8 ай бұрын

    Bro has the gringo accent

  • @sarahbrowning1425
    @sarahbrowning142510 ай бұрын

    *PromoSM* 😴

  • @anuragsingh4498
    @anuragsingh449811 ай бұрын

    Hey dont lie , you like spanish girls don’t you ?

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    I love everyoneeee

  • @nononono.
    @nononono.11 ай бұрын

    Forgive for all offenses zac bro

  • @nononono.

    @nononono.

    11 ай бұрын

    Intentionally typed zac instead of zack to tell it's not a spam comment or bot one. Forgive for that as well plz

  • @Whizzer
    @Whizzer11 ай бұрын

    Your style is not my style. I could not travel somewhere to learn a language. After two years of learning Spanish, the closest I've had to a conversation with a native is a short back and forth in KZread comments. Plenty rewarding for me however, and I love reading/listening to books, watching media, playing games, etc. How's your Italian coming along?

  • @ZachHighley

    @ZachHighley

    11 ай бұрын

    il mio Italian sta migliorando, ma voglio praticare tanto degli Stati Uniti

  • @user-mf2sj7rd6m
    @user-mf2sj7rd6m9 ай бұрын

    I can’t believe how many times this guy said Buenos “Aries” and also typed it in the captions without ever realizing that it is incorrect

  • @user-mf2sj7rd6m

    @user-mf2sj7rd6m

    9 ай бұрын

    And there are other errors in the subtitles and in his speech that he didn’t correct after editing the video. Like dude, it is not that hard to use a translator and proofread. Otherwise, why even point out other corrections?