My Language Learning Notebooks | How I like to study languages

Hi everyone! Since I speak a language or two, I thought I'd share this part of my language-learning process. It changes quite often and I'm anything but consistent at this point in my life, but I decided to share it even if it isn't perfect or ~aesthetic~.
Also, English is not my mother tongue, so there you go haha
Things I mention in the video
Common European Framework for Language Learning
www.coe.int/en/web/common-eur...
Vinted App (Available in Spain, France, Portugal, Holland, Belgium, Italy afaik)
vinted.es
MUJI notebooks (B5 x 5)
www.muji.eu/es/product/b5-not...
Would you like some more of these videos? LET ME KNOW ♡Take care, Rubén

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  • @donraitan
    @donraitan Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU for all your comments. 😘

  • @marcelam.7331
    @marcelam.7331 Жыл бұрын

    Omg your English is literally perfect, i mean i would've never guessed it is not your mother tongue :o

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    It's been a loooong looong looong time + college in English + living and working abroad + lots of pronunciation work haha thanks for stopping by!

  • @dmp7252

    @dmp7252

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donraitan Wait English is not your native language? What is your native language?

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dmp7252 Spanish!

  • @dmp7252

    @dmp7252

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donraitan Mano, lo que has logrado es absolutamente increíble. Te felicito de corazón.

  • @cornelius_aug

    @cornelius_aug

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donraitan could you give us some tips to improve pronunciation? (-:

  • @user-vs6wv5kt4v
    @user-vs6wv5kt4v Жыл бұрын

    My native language is Russian, also Ukranian. I learn Greek (B2+), English (B2+), French (B1) and Italian (A1 - recently started it). My goals are to improve all of them. The main thing for me is to be able to comunicate with natives and to express my feelings. Gr and Eng --> C1, French - to speak more and to learn to speak more fluently, Italian - to reach A2-B1, yep (and to speak with natives this year using Italian). Good luck you, u're cool!!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Best of luck 🙌

  • @n1iam

    @n1iam

    Жыл бұрын

    Здравствуйте, можете рассказать, как учили греческий язык?

  • @hwaansswaanh3511

    @hwaansswaanh3511

    Жыл бұрын

    I am Algerian, 16 years old مرحبا كيف حالك (my mother tongue Arabic) Hello how are you (English C1) Salut comment ça va (French C2) Hallo wie geht es dir (German A2) Ciao come stai (Italian A1) שלום מה שלומך (Hebrew A1) γεια πως εισαι (Greek A1) Здравствуйте как дела (Russian B1) Hallo hoe gaat het (Dutch A2) א גוטן, וואס מאכסטו (Yiddish A2 i learned it for fun)

  • @ldegraaf
    @ldegraaf5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for keeping it real. Your notebooks remind me of mine. I've got all kinds of notes from lots of different resources and native content. I also start and stop languages all the time. My first language is English, then I started learning American Sign Language (ASL) when I was 5, and within a few years I was fluent. I used to be an interpreter for the Deaf and I love teaching ASL classes. Right now, I'm learning to read Spanish, Korean and Mandarin and dabbling a little bit with Italian. In the past, I've played with French and German and I'm thinking about starting German again, it was a very fun language. My goal with all my non-native languages is to be able to consume native content, especially newspapers, books, vlogs and documentaries.

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your comment! See, Sign Language is one of those languages I've never got round to. I'd LOVE to learn Spanish Sign Language at some point. While my approach may not have been the most efficient over time, I must understand that "past me" did what he could with what he had at each point in time, and I'm at peace with that HAHA

  • @user-gz1fv7zi3r
    @user-gz1fv7zi3r Жыл бұрын

    외국인에게 한국말 공부가 쉽지않다고 들었는데 잘 하고계시네요. You are doing great with Korean. I am impressed, but one thing I want to say, rain is 비 not 피. 피 is blood. lol I love watching your video. I am korean learning Spanish. This is very inspiring. 😎😎

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Different kind of rain hhahah "the blood is coming" 🤣🤣💖💖💖 감사합니다

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Also, if you have any Spanish questions, feel free to comment bc it might help me prepare a new video I'm thinking of ;) ¡suerte!

  • @jenna601
    @jenna601 Жыл бұрын

    We learn languages the same! I find it too that straying away from your native language once you have a basis or become intermediate is good - it shows you can rephrase things from definitions to summaries, and it keeps you thinking in your TL. We learn similar, I keep notebooks too with phrases and words (Since i am more advanced) in CONTEXTS which is key! vocab lists can work in context, like remembering that you learned that "métier" is a job because you watched an EasyFrench video about peoples professions (haha). I am native in English, pero aprendí el español, et maintenant j'apprends le français. Saludos y bonne chance !

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Context is key, indeed :)

  • @noemie1267
    @noemie1267 Жыл бұрын

    Your notebooks and your approach on language learning are so interesting and have put me in the mood to continue my language journey with more consistency and perseverance. It seems that learning language has never been so fun! I am a French native speaker, and I can tell that the way languages are taught here are not engaging at all. I've been trying to grasp on German (B1) for so long (started learning at school when I was 6), but still can't speak really well. I've decided to work more seriously on it, along with Russian, maybe Spanish and more to come... My biggest challenge for this year is to find the time in my busy school schedule to actually see progress and reach fluency! 😁

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    5 ай бұрын

    Just curious, how did this challenge go?

  • @jennyontiveros9147
    @jennyontiveros9147 Жыл бұрын

    Oh God! I was so impressed when you said that your first language is Spanish. I'm Mexican and my mother tongue is Spanish too. I've been learning English for 2 years and recently I want to learn Korean. I'm so happy to find your channel, you motivate me a lot to keep learning. Thanks.

  • @YasinNabi
    @YasinNabi Жыл бұрын

    If you are thinking that SUCCESS is luck or accident, you are wrong. Because do not know how successful people work till they become successful.... I have tried a couple of months to be sucessful and it was so difficult.... Work on to make luck ! anyway I loved watching this video, thanks. a fellow creator,,..,

  • @RamenYariman
    @RamenYariman Жыл бұрын

    I love the notebooks!! También, tengo el mismo problema con los cuadernos. Uso uno y entonces cambiare cual cuaderno que quiero usar. I am glad I found someone else who does (or did) this.

  • @Pronunciationwithemma
    @Pronunciationwithemma Жыл бұрын

    This was so interesting and fun to watch! 😁

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it! X

  • @Myautumnpages
    @Myautumnpages Жыл бұрын

    Love this! Your Korean is quite good, good luck with your studies! I think Greek is such a beautiful language, but I haven’t found any decent study resources 😢 I’d love to see what resources you used (textbooks as well as native resources) for Greek!

  • @pnliez_99
    @pnliez_99 Жыл бұрын

    Thx, I really needed something like that, it's amazing :)

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    you're welcome!

  • @DoughBrain
    @DoughBrain Жыл бұрын

    My native language is English (USA) and I am currently studying 한국어. Honestly I think studying this language has been the most fun I've had in years. It took me a long time to get the hang of reading and writing, but I feel more confident now than I did a year ago. (Even if I still have no clue what is being said.)

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Best of luck!!

  • @unwrittenbook
    @unwrittenbook Жыл бұрын

    As someone around the same age, being a teacher, having learned a lot of languages - there are a lot of things I agree on! I have started Thai last year and trying to stick to the writing system of the language system is really important! I also recommend connecting the letter to the correct sound (or as close as you can get for now) I am not a huuuge fan of vocabulary lists…at least not really for studying. But I do like to write words out :) so I make lists occasionally. I found that I really enjoy short stories recently! Finding one for my level can be a bit hard sometimes though. Also…besides finding a study method that works for you, I think it is important to be compassionate to yourself. Sometimes life gets in the way and that is ok! P.s.: Love the Pokémon sticker!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Self-compassion is key! Thanks for stopping by! Thai looks so beautiful in writing 💙

  • @unwrittenbook

    @unwrittenbook

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donraitan like you mentioned in the beginning of your video about the polyglot community here on youtube - it sometimes feels like there is a lot of pressure… Took me a while to find my self-compassion :) And Thai is a lot of fun to write!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@unwrittenbook we all have responsibilities and things to attend to and we shouldn't feel less than or beneath someone else bc we can't devote x number of hours a day to a language or 10 Have a great day

  • @caracrosby104
    @caracrosby104 Жыл бұрын

    I love your Greek handwriting! I just started learning Greek. please can you do a video about how you learned Greek/what resources you use? 🥰

  • @farfallinoedits
    @farfallinoedits Жыл бұрын

    Hello there. I stumbled upon your channel by accident and have to say that your ways of learning languages seem appealing to me. I wish you good luck in productive learning and also doing your job as a teacher! As a person with some teaching experience, I feel so connected to you. Happy to be a new subscriber. I'm a Russian native with sufficient knowledge of both English and German. My conversational Norwegian is not that bad, I guess. That was kinda funny: once upon a time I made friends with an exchange student from the Faroe Islands, who has lived in Denmark for several years prior to doing an exchange year at my university, and in some cases I found us understanding each other better in Norwegian, cause it's very close to Danish. I beg anyone to never ask me speak in Danish though, it's phonetical side is horrendous, and to this day I haven't learned how to tame it. I took French at school, however, I am now only capable of recognizing vocabulary, both written and spoken, but I completely suck at grammar (I feel like Romance grammar is just not my vibe). My knowledge of Spanish is pretty much here and there. I might consume too much Spanish-speaking content, particularly of Argentinian descent, like listening to songs, watching interviews, reading articles etc., yet I may assume as well that my recognition abilities mostly derived from my background of learning French. Again, vocabulary only, no grammar, so, being unable to build phrases and sentences from scratch, I feel very awkward and insecure communicating in this particular language. My most recent discovery was Japanese. I've been learning it over a year now and, not to brag or anything, my progress in Japanese may finally be the progress I'm genuinely proud of (because for a huge chunk of my life I was convinced my brain didn't fit for learning any of the Asian languages). I'm currently working on improving my conversational skills and expanding my vocabulary in both kana and Kanji. The latter is such a pain in the 🍑, tbh, however, I found a solution. I'm a huge crossword enthusiast, therefore I downloaded an app allowing me to learn and review vocabulary in both kana and Kanji, respectively. I also do flashcards for Kanji, and even arrange my own crosswords. What I, personally, find the most important aspect, is that one takes their time to analyze a new Kanji and its readings and make the respective flashcard by hand. To those who struggle with Kanji I can surely advise the following strategy: write, write, and write. If your brain and hand are connected like conjoined twins almost, you'll spare a lot of time. It does take much effort, but I'm so grateful that I'm able to identify 400+ Kanji and memorize more words faster and more naturally. Fun fact: my real nightmare wasn't even grammar, cause Japanese grammar is pretty cool and multifunctional, but Katakana alphabet. Everything about it was just wrong for me! Guess what, I mastered it through learning On'yomi readings of Kanji. I'm sooo sorry for this being a long story. It was totally unnecessary to talk that long on one subject, but I kinda had too many fun facts to share.

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't apologize for the comment being too long. I appreciate you taking the time to type it all haha Welcome!

  • @nancymorales9784

    @nancymorales9784

    Жыл бұрын

    Me gusta leer los textos así ☺️y no te disculpes. Nos ayudas con tu experiencia, tomo notas y motivarme con otros 💪🏻

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nancymorales9784 claro que sí

  • @Sky-kl7yt
    @Sky-kl7yt Жыл бұрын

    I'm English and I am currently studying german. I have a similar approach as you do to language learning, with my notebooks in a similar style. My language learning goal for this year is to start learning Spanish!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    ¡Genial! Feel free to send any Spanish questions. Thanks for commenting and stopping by.

  • @mavis.1394

    @mavis.1394

    2 ай бұрын

    if you have questions for german you can ask me, happy to see someone is learning my native language :D

  • @sareeyamcnally9137
    @sareeyamcnally9137 Жыл бұрын

    I just found this video- thanks for sharing how you organize. I’m trying to find a good system that will work for me to learn Thai and Korean

  • @mavis.1394
    @mavis.13942 ай бұрын

    My native language is german, i studied english and french at school but i wouldnt say, that my french is good. but i want to improve it :) currently, i am studying thai and also russian but i am focusing on thai because i want to go there next year and possibly also move there. in the future i also want to study swedish, tagalog, czech and dutch but thats for the future lol. i enjoy watching how others take notes on their languages, it's very motivating

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    2 ай бұрын

    So many languages! I've dabbled in a lot of them but I just feel I should narrow my options down to some "main" ones haahaha Moving abroad is always such a rewarding experience :) Best of luck!

  • @mavis.1394

    @mavis.1394

    2 ай бұрын

    @@donraitan totally get that! keeping many languages in your head at once is sometimes pretty difficult so that's why i chose to focus on thai for now and kind of paused russian currently. i am also in my second to last year of school right now so things are especially stressful :') the languages other than thai and russian are just in the back of my head since i like the countries and culture but i dont have the goal to achieve a high level in those

  • @claire_450
    @claire_450 Жыл бұрын

    Your video was suggested to me on my homepage and I saw greek was there so I had to watch it! I loved seeing your notebooks 😃 I also study Greek and Italian (as well as Spanish). Do you have any greek KZread channel recommendations that you're happy to share? 😊 Btw, your English is amazing! 🤩

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi! Thanks for stopping by! I actually had a Greek-only channel from 2014 to around 2016. Glad you liked my notebooks ;) Όσον αφορά τα ελληνικά κανάλια, βλέπω τη Σοφία Μουτίδου, spoileralert.gr και Vassilikou. These three are the ones I can think of right now. I also watch some interviews every now and then, or even recipe videos. Just whatever I feel like.

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Also, how are you getting on with Italian and Spanish at the same time? So many similarities and so many differences! Speaking "itagnolo" or "espaliano" is my biggest problem haha

  • @lana-cloud
    @lana-cloud Жыл бұрын

    wow i don't thrive on learning from textbooks and following a rigid plan (with self-study) unless im in a course, but even then i tend to lose steam and end up quitting. but!! this notebook method reminded me of what i used to do that early on in my lang learning days, back in high school i used to have several small notebooks filled with lang patterns i pick up from frequent exposure, which lead me to understanding lessons a lot better and made me more engaged in class. so thank you for reminding me of that!! i already grabbed a notebook to get started on! im gonna let this guide me into setting my own study plan since i thrive on learning whatever im interested in atm and what i choose to write in my notebooks will be proof.

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    I also like these smaller thinner notebooks bc they are easier to finish :)

  • @lana-cloud

    @lana-cloud

    Жыл бұрын

    my native lang is arabic (+english sorta), and im also learning korean right now (i think im between a b1 and a b2?). i used to learn french (reached b2) but i forgot everything after graduating high school, & im a beginner (but not seriously learning) a couple of languages just from exposure and my brain detecting patterns, in romance langs mostly. now im interested in either picking french back up or learning german next? after im more comfortable with my korean.

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lana-cloud I took German classes when I was 13 but I found it quite difficult and frustrating. I was a teenager..., so fair enough haha

  • @lana-cloud

    @lana-cloud

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donraitan i used to have those tiny pocket notebooks with the soft cover and i used to literally fill each page!! im so sad i lost them while moving houses, it was filled with precious french tidbits that could have helped me now 🤡

  • @athinaboumpoureka9400
    @athinaboumpoureka9400 Жыл бұрын

    Ουαου μιλάς πολύ καλά ελληνικά επειδή είσαι Ισπανός ! Το ίδιο παθαίνω κι εγώ με την ισπανική μου προφορά 😮😊 Χαιρετίσματα από την Ελλάδα ! ❤

  • @parmesanox
    @parmesanox11 ай бұрын

    Ohhhh por Dios. Yo te seguía en tu antiguo canal cuando estabas aprendiendo coreano y hablabas de Britney. Después lo cerraste y no pude encontrar nada de ti. Buscaba “Rubén” y cosas relacionadas a idiomas pero KZread no me mostraba nada. Hoy me aparece este video como recomendado y que buena sorpresa verte de regreso. Espero sigas subiendo muchos muchos videos. saludos desde Mexico 🇲🇽

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    11 ай бұрын

    ¡Qué cosas! Sí, hubo muchos canales y muchas cosas se quedaron por el camino. Ya sabes, la vida y sus vueltas. No estoy subiendo mucho pero estoy pendiente. Welcome back ;)

  • @MaternalmenteIncorrecta
    @MaternalmenteIncorrecta Жыл бұрын

    Diosssss qué bien hablas, me flipa. Otro objetivo para mi 2023: practice practice practice

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    cenquiuuuu. ¿Practice practice con inglés y alemán?

  • @MaternalmenteIncorrecta

    @MaternalmenteIncorrecta

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donraitan Of course. Añoro el ruso también...

  • @naomi6608
    @naomi6608 Жыл бұрын

    so cute! thank youuu

  • @harr13t4
    @harr13t4 Жыл бұрын

    Wow!! Amazing that someone is learning my mother tongue 😊 nice notes and really nice to hear you got a certificate in Greek 😊 I am also a teacher of Greek to foreigners but like learning languages myself… really nice and useful vid. I had a lot of notebooks too but due to lack of space, I now turned paperless and use a tablet to keep my notes. (Ps: «κανίβαλος» & «θα φανώ ανώτερος») Keep it going!! ❤

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    ευχαριστώ!

  • @harr13t4

    @harr13t4

    Жыл бұрын

    Ps: how come Spanish speakers always have such a great pronunciation when speaking Greek?! 😅

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@harr13t4 ίσως γιατί έχουμε παρόμοια φωνήεντα και σύμφωνα εκτός από το ζ. Κάποιος μου είπε ότι τα ελληνικά "ακούγεται ως τα ισπανικά των Sims". Μάλιστα αυτό δεν ξεκαθαρίζει απολύτως τίποτα αλλα νταξξξξ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @justartover1870
    @justartover1870 Жыл бұрын

    Hair looks so pretty 🫰

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 💖

  • @mynameismissle
    @mynameismissle7 ай бұрын

    I like your Korean handwriting! ❤

  • @markpc6819
    @markpc6819 Жыл бұрын

    Love the video!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thankss

  • @auroraottaviano9664
    @auroraottaviano9664 Жыл бұрын

    You have a great pronunciation in Italian!!! Congrats 🎉

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Grazie mille!

  • @hollerodriguez356
    @hollerodriguez35611 ай бұрын

    KZread recommended this video to me! I hope you are able to make more videos again soon 😊

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    11 ай бұрын

    Hey! Thanks for stopping by! I hope so too ;) I should be able to make an update sometime soon

  • @user-xr8ny4ni3z
    @user-xr8ny4ni3z Жыл бұрын

    love the video ! keep it up my friend

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you!

  • @lovefromnatti
    @lovefromnatti Жыл бұрын

    Oh wow this is amazing! Could you do a video about the resources that you use? I feel like Italian and Korean are much easier to learn through Spanish than English (I’m also a native Spanish speaker!)

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Me lo apunto, ¡gracias!

  • @elishevabarenbaum5319
    @elishevabarenbaum53199 ай бұрын

    Many learn English, even to a high level, but you have perfected your English. There are no mistakes and your accent and especially intonation, are truly perfect. Would you please explain how you achieved that? Do you have any kind of multlingual background or did you grow up purely monolingual? Thanks!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    9 ай бұрын

    I started studying English when I was 9. Then I graduated in English Studies, moved to an English-speaking country, worked in higher education and came back. ;) I have no English-speaking relatives or anything of that sort.

  • @elishevabarenbaum5319
    @elishevabarenbaum53199 ай бұрын

    My best foreign languages are Hebrew and French. For me the hardest aspect is pronunciation and accent. In both languages, my accent is reasonable, but natives can hear that I am not native. In particular, I have a hard time with the Hebrew reish, especially when there are two consecutive reishes, individual gutterals are ok, but I find two consecutive gutterals hard to pronounce. In French I find it hard to pronounce r and u. Any advice would be appreciated.

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    9 ай бұрын

    I can't help much with Hebrew, but with French u [y], I'd say something my French teacher would say: "Say /i/ but your mouth should be in the shape of /u/". I'm sure there are some French-speaking channels which will explain that much better.

  • @bebebeee
    @bebebeee Жыл бұрын

    i love the pink hair, keep going

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!! It did wash off a bit (on the next video I posted its kind of rose gild already hahhaha) Thanks for stopping by

  • @erykbaradziej3639
    @erykbaradziej3639 Жыл бұрын

    Hello and Congratulations! I'm a Pole. It was nice for me to listen to your story about the process of learning foreign languages. Some of them I learn too. The first language that I had to learn was Russian. It was taught for 4 years in primary school and for 4 years in secondary school (high school). I didn't like it because I was not good at it and it was compulsory (Poland was at the time in the so called Communist Block and Russian played the role of lingua franca inside the Block). In my secondary (or high) school there was German language for 4 years but it was taught on a rather low level so I didn't get a knowledge enough to talk in it. But during the years 4 and 5 I started also to learn English on my own using a textbook with pronouncing signs (API) and records. The thought of learning English came about due to difficulties in communication with Swedes which I encountered at a summer camp, because they talked only in English and a little German with us, Poles. During my College years I was learning German and English. Then I tried to learn some Swedish too as I liked it very much (it sounds beautiful) but then there were not many materials for learning it. For many years after ending education I was learning English and a little bit of German, but only from time to time and only on my own. During those years I also started to learn French but was learning it for a rather short time as it seemed to me too difficult (especially the conjugation of verbs which is quite difficult). I even tried to learn some Hungarian language, I was even going for classes to learn it better. But Hungarian language is very difficult (it has a very different grammar, it is from another branch of languages, Finno-Ugric) and I had to quit learning it due to lack of time. I used to listen to foreign radio stations to try to understand German and English (1980-ties) and a few years later (1990-ties) I used to watched satellite TV programs. Sometimes I even used to buy German or English Newspapers but they were very expensive at the times. Then times of the Internet have come and it changed everything in foreign languages area. Now there are so many more possibilities of learning foreign languages than ever! Not long ago, the previous year, I started to learn Spanish! I like Spanish but it's rather difficult for me - there are some strange things like 3 equivalents for 'to be' (ser, estar, haber) and quite difficult conjugation. Now I'm 56 and I don't know if I'll manage to learn Spanish language to a level enough for understand everyday texts or talks but I hope so. Now I'm still at a beginner level. Spanish has quite difficult pronunciation too like pronouncing 'b' and 'v' is b at the beginning of a word (Am I right?) or something between b and v and pronouncing of 's' is something between English s and sh. And what about pronunciation of 'll' like in word 'paella' - is it lya or ya? The textbook I've got teaches how to pronounce standard Spanish in Spain but what about Latin America? Could I understand it (similar difficulties occur with different kinds of English although in Polish schools they teach rather British English)? In the end I'm European so I'll learn European Spanish where 'cinco' is similar to 'think' (is it really?)! Tell us also more about Italian language - is it very similar to Spanish or not? What are the differences? As to the method of learning, I learn foreign languages traditional way, using a textbook and a dictionary. I also use free films on YT but they contain not so many material as textbooks. I don't use language applications yet except for an application for learning Korean letters (or signs, I don't know how to call them).

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel like Italian is like "Spanish with French grammar". I'd say this veeeery loosely. Castillian Spanish vs. Latin American Spanish. There are many differences, but I feel like you'd be able to understand most things. Still, I'd always recommend familiarising yourself with different kinds of Spanish, especially everyday content, as it is there that things tend to change the most. Grammar is mostly the same (with some exceptions which are country-specific).

  • @erykbaradziej3639

    @erykbaradziej3639

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donraitan Thank you for the hints.

  • @itsnatemate7697
    @itsnatemate7697 Жыл бұрын

    What marker did you use for the titles of your language learning books by any chance? Just curious...

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    White Posca on the spines and then some blue permanent marker, I think it was a Stabilo one.

  • @kazeppa
    @kazeppa Жыл бұрын

    Wow, this video was released more recentky than I expected

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd like to post more frequently ;) Thanks for stopping by

  • @user-cn9mw9em6k
    @user-cn9mw9em6k Жыл бұрын

    when u speak greek u sound like a native greek speaker. amazing

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Ευχαριστώ!!

  • @cirosspirit
    @cirosspirit Жыл бұрын

    You should watch Elysse Speaks ! She is very chill and I love her content.

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Noted! Thanks!

  • @dmp7252
    @dmp7252 Жыл бұрын

    Ruben HELP!!! Please - I wanted to ask you .. I’m trying to explore different angles to interact with the language. Sooooo, I’m creating my own magazine in Russian. This is all based on conversations. First, I’ll have a conversation, then jot down the new words and expressions, and then I’ll design a page that looks like a page out of Vogue magazine, using all the expression I learned in that conversation. For example, I recently designed a page to help me remember complex names of clothes. I’ll called it: Winter Clothing from Head to Toe. (Both “Winter Clothing” and “Head to Toe” were new expressions for me.) I also included several phrases that my tutor said about each element. While talking about boots he said: “I never feel cold when I wear these boots.” Or And when talking about jean mini-skirts with fur-coat jackets, he said: “This was the worse fashion trend I have ever seen.” So, by creating this magazine page, using all the new words and phrases from my conversation lesson, it is sort of satisfying closure to that experience. I feel it lets me interact with the language. My goal is to create 100 pages of phases and expression and print it out into a book that looks like a magazine! What do you think? Good? Effective? Waste of time? Help!!!!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like a lot of work (especially the design part) but if you feel it'll be fun, go for it! I'd say try to streamline the process as much as possible so you don't get overwhelmed.

  • @dmp7252

    @dmp7252

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donraitan Thanks so much!!!!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dmp7252 you're welcome!

  • @effysstuff
    @effysstuff Жыл бұрын

    pausing the video at the beginning just to comment that I love your hair

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks :)

  • @camilaalmeida3511
    @camilaalmeida3511 Жыл бұрын

    Oh man, i stopped studying korean a long time ago, now i wanna go back to it, wish me luck!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Same, Camila, same! hahaha I first got into it shortly after SHINee debuted. Heck I even listened to BoA when she started in the early 2000s. WE GOT THIS!!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Also, thanks for stopping by! Feel free to take a look around the channel.

  • @leslieandreaperezgutierrez6707
    @leslieandreaperezgutierrez6707 Жыл бұрын

    Я играю в шахматы Привет из Мексики 👋

  • @manar8918
    @manar8918 Жыл бұрын

    It’s 서른 세 살이에요 😊 10:11

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    thanksss!

  • @laurapiranese1418
    @laurapiranese1418 Жыл бұрын

    Hi! What's up? Watching this video was super interesting, I love the way you approach languages. I was wondering if you're looking for a study buddy or if I have ever thought about it. Just in case, Italian is my mother tongue, I could help you hone yours, exchanging with English. Let me know if it's endearing and it could come in handy!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the offer! At the moment I'm quite pressed for time, but I'll keep that in the back of my mind just in case 💖 Ho appena pubblicato un video in italiano :)

  • @laurapiranese1418

    @laurapiranese1418

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donraitan I've just watched it! As I also commented in your last one, your Italian is fabulous, keep going because you're doing well. You also said you're a teacher. Where can I apply for lessons with you?

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@laurapiranese1418 at the moment I'm not in a position to offer any online classes, but who knows which turns life can take 😉

  • @demynikol2738
    @demynikol2738 Жыл бұрын

    Μπράβο σου για τα ελληνικά. Συνέχισε έτσι!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Ευχαριστώ!

  • @sofiamastoraki4964
    @sofiamastoraki49649 ай бұрын

    Perfect greek pronanciationεντιποσιακο

  • @aymie1635
    @aymie1635 Жыл бұрын

    How are you learning Greek?

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    I started like 16 years ago. Did 2 years in college and then on my own.

  • @victoriabesarab4852
    @victoriabesarab4852 Жыл бұрын

    Your notes look sooo neat! I mean, the pen colours, the off-white paper shades... I really like the idea of focusing on chunks and expressions rather than single words (lexical approach and stuff). By the way, two years ago I did a webinar on KZread on different ways to organise a lexical journal. Some people may find it useful: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5xhmLt-c660pMo.html My lexical journals follow the principles of BuJo and I find it most convenient now since I mostly keep them on and off and there may be just one exression from a video so I don't feel like creating a new 'chapter' for it.

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you! I'll check it out!

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    also, I did bujo for years. Maybe I should make a video on that too x

  • @mohammedwali.linguist
    @mohammedwali.linguist Жыл бұрын

    I need a friend that learns langauges so we can inspire each other and exchange infos. If you are interested, please lemme know. I'm learning Greek, German and Persian.

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Have you looked into apps like italki / Hello Talk, etc? I don't know much about them, but that way you might be able to interact with different speakers. Good luck with your learning! I'll be sharing my thoughts on here, so you're welcome to join

  • @mohammedwali.linguist

    @mohammedwali.linguist

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donraitan I just heard about them, but I have never checked them out. Anyway, thanks for letting me know.

  • @kotithegreat5096
    @kotithegreat50964 ай бұрын

    Send your note books as PDF

  • @alexialioli5083
    @alexialioli5083 Жыл бұрын

    HI! I AM GREEK SPANISH TEACHER AND I ALSO SPEAK ENGLISH AND FRENCH. THE NEW CHALENGE FOR ME IS TO LEARN SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT...CHINESE!!! HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? ΦΙΛΕ Η ΠΡΟΦΟΡΑ ΣΟΥ ΣΤΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ..ΤΑ ΣΠΑΕΙ. ...📔🇬🇷 YoUR ACCENT IN GREEK IS PERFECT👍👍👍🎉

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    Ευχαριστώ πολύ! Να κάνω ένα βίντεο στα ελληνικά; Με τα κορεάτικα θα αρκεί, αλλά φυσικά σε υποστηρίζω να μάθεις κινέζικα

  • @harr13t4

    @harr13t4

    Жыл бұрын

    Να κάνεις ένα βίντεο φιλαράκι στα ελληνικά !! Μπράβο σου πραγματικά!! Εγώ είμαι δασκάλα ελληνικών σε ξένους - εντυπωσιάστηκα από τις σημειώσεις σου και την προφορά σου! Μαθαίνω ιταλικά, σουηδικά και γερμανικά αυτό το διάστημα. Και μιλάω αγγλικά και γαλλικά. Άρχισα να χρησιμοποιώ το KZread εντελώς τυχαία, για να δω βίντεο γραμματικής σουηδικών. Ξαφνικά μου έβγαλε και το δικό σου 😊 μπράβο σου ❤

  • @donraitan

    @donraitan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@harr13t4 ευχαριστώ πολύ! θα κάνω σίγουρα κάποιο βίντεο στα ελληνικά!

  • @estefaneoy3483
    @estefaneoy3483 Жыл бұрын

    What's your instagram?