I did not expect to see a filipino meme here haha

learning 3000 words as separate units will not lead you to immediately understand or speak that language but you will achieve that after a short period of time of listening while having that data in an active mode in your brain -I think-

Yes, only kings or trillionaires pronounce it as sunglasses here

Would you be interested in teaching German with Chinese on your KZbin channel?

If I had watched this video 10 years ago, I would have learned English so much faster.

Thanks a lot for sharing ❤ useful video

This was great advice, tbh many moons ago, when I was in deutschland, this is pretty much how I learnt to speak German. Plus, my German relatives would help me practice by mostly speaking German. In those days, I could pick up languages pretty fast because I was fearless. As you get older, it does take more effort. My advice is that whatever language you try to speak, go visit that country and go where the locals go. Again. When I was learning, I would tell whoever I was speaking with. 9/10 times they will be very patient and try and help. Btw for years, I thought Pom Fritz was an apple.

Thomas, thank you so much for these effective tips!! You're so good at English and (wow) Russian! That's a surprise! Have you learned it without living in Russia? Very funny: "Надоела" (about the bird 😁)

you blew my mind when said "nadoel" to the bird ahhaahah you are incredible

Podkrepitsa - literally "make oneself hard" 😅. From the word krepkiy (крепкий) - hard.

Peppa Pig in your target language is an excellent place to start.

Russian to Beerwa Queensland for some hearty grub to fill the belly, maaaaaate

I was not expecting to see pastor Vlad on here but there he was! I also love his stuff

Your methods remind me of that of Steve Kauffman.

Accents means having that language in your head. Without accents, you have to imitate the sound of a language. Ein Stein ist Leute welche verstehen nicht what a second language means.

Best commentary ever

I love the camping it's great 🎉

Wata💧

There are Spanish native speakers who are just unable to roll the R the Spanish way. Physiology is something to be considered and you don't have much say about it.

Dunno if it'll necessarily turn out to be all that useful in the long run, but I'm using a Hello Chinese app a little bit most days to get some amount of familiarity with the language for when I eventually shift my focus to learning Chinese down the road. Also watching some Chinese dramas now and then with subtitles for a bit of variety and fun and to get a bit more used to hearing the language spoken. Right now my focus is on learning Japanese so I can more effectively engage with Japanese anime and video games, but I thought it might be good to learn Chinese next because there are a lot of Chinese speaking people in my area. My thinking was that maybe this will allow me to sort of hit the ground running when I do eventually shift to learning Chinese, but I haven't gotten to that stage yet, so I can't say how effective it'll ultimately be, but maybe this could be a somewhat effective way to make use of language learning apps? Shouldn't hurt anything at least.

Immersive Translate is another great free resource that I’d like to share with you today. I personally use it to translate webpages and documents, and even to watch my shows and movies on Netflix every day. I’ve already learned a whole lot, and couldn’t be happier with the results.

你的英语说的太棒了，没想到你还在学习汉语。

Imo, asides from movie, other best approach, at least for gamer, from game that have dubbing on so many languages with the translation you can identify with (your native) Im talikng serious rpg game with storyline(not such game in languages apps). See, abive all, even my english are not perfect😂 yet I hope someone can relate.

Bro really spent 31minutes not saying anything

You said "надоел" in a moment with bird)) it was totally unexpectedly 😂

“Dodgey hey?” 😜 I heard there was a few dodgey Germans down here. I’m just joking - nice video I hope you enjoy your fairdinkum stay down under 👌🏻

I appreciate the message, but MAN! My russian progress is slow, in terms of being able to have a conversation with russian speakers. I listen SO MUCH and I read a lot, and I try to take in relevant, everyday, conversational words. It has been 15 months of everyday acquisition for hours every day. Any advice about the approach? One thing i am excellent at is accent. I just say it pretty much the way they say it. Is taking in russian that is above my level futile because my mind is not ready for it?

Did he really shamed the bird into shutting up? I admit the bird screams were annoying and I applauded his swift action that resolved the issue. Also using Russian word надоела could of scared hell out of the bird too 😹

> The only video about "language-learning" you will ever need > Step 1: watch as many videos about language learning as you can

I consume a lot english one day I'll speak 😂

Mir auch 0_o

ahhahahaah Dingoes are like women. They look attractive, but they will kill you.

I am glad you had a chance to visit our wonderful Dingo Island, ahhaha

Am I the only one who thinks it's funny that you're learning English by listening to Australians?

One needs to be very proactive in creating situations where comprehensible input can be consumed

There is an old saying that English never borrowed from another language, simply it took it down a dark alley and mugged it for content lol

Bravo!

How interesting! I’m a native English speaker and never heard the word dodgy. I had to look it up. You just taught me a new word in my own language I never heard used before. Now if I hear it again in context I’ll understand what it means.

I’m trying to learn more Spanish. I listen to a native speaker while I’m falling asleep. When my head gets really full I take a few weeks just unconsciously processing it so next time it’s easier. I like Spanish and want to learn it for myself. I have no interest in going to another country. i don’t need to search out native speakers to talk to. I can babble to myself or my cats. I’ve had Spanish teachers and they can be pretty cruel. I had an American teacher whose second language was Spanish. She was astonished that I had little to no accent. I can’t tell. So when dad picked me up the teacher asked where I was born. America, where were your parents born. America. I asked dad in front of he teacher why do I have little to no accent. Well mom was a language major in college. She knew two dialects in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian that I never heard her speak and she knew fluent German. Apparently my brother and I were taught very young Spanish and dad said we were bilingual. I don’t remember I said. Dad said of course you don’t. You were very very young. But mom realized we had to know English so no more Spanish. But my brain remembered it so I have little to no accent which I can’t tell. Unfortunately once that teacher learned that of me she mistakenly thought I still knew the whole Spanish language, got mad when I messed up, expected me to know more and was too hard on me. I quit. I had a native speaker of Spanish with a second teacher. She was Cuban. She decided since I sounded native with what little I knew, also expected me to be perfect. Told me I mixed up my tenses but of course never corrected me, got angry with me when on breaks I spoke only Spanish as if I was supposed to shut it off, and then refused to teach me and paid more attention to the other girl. She was allowed to ask questions in English, I stuttered my way asking questions in Spanish. But because I did learn when I quit I didn’t want a refund. But the fact that she ignored me was angering. I did help someone years ago with directions in Spanish and she knew no English. She didn’t care about any mistakes and she understood me. I was surprised that I could do that. But others around us stared at me like I was some freak. I then tried to learn more French with a tutor. Same thing. You have little accent. Well dad used to play his Umbrellas of Cherbourg album which was all in French so I listened. Grammar gets me in both languages. Dad and his brother could speak fluent French but only did a few words around, a word here or there of Yiddish, a couple German words. Mom taught me how to count a little in German and picky about proper pronunciation. My uncle could speak Spanish, French, Latin and was learning Italian before he passed. When he was mad oh my goodness the Yiddish would flow. Only understood the tone. In Yiddish you can make anything sound profane. His mother who knew perfect English, born her would only speak Yiddish and only insults. Only once did I hear mom speak fluent German and she made records for the Blind reading novels in Spanish and Portuguese that I used to listen to understanding nothing. I knew my Spanish was improving when we all went to Tijuana Mexico and mom negotiated a cost for me in Spanish and I understood every word. Couldn’t repeat any of it but understood. Since I apparently learned Spanish as a tot and had to learn English again, I’m drawn to Spanish. But for myself. I don’t care if I just talk to the wall in it. Being able to speak a little and understand a little is enough as I’m not going anywhere. If I can understand a little of lessons online that’ll do. Just knowing that I can is enough where others have a purpose. I’m listening a little to short stories online in Spanish. Understand little of the story but the explaining of words I don’t know I do understand mostly in Spanish. Just hearing it gets my brain used to the sounds, they speak in natural speed, one teacher repeats a lot which helps. And I don’t worry about grammar because he gives the context. I don’t stress thinking I have to know everything perfectly the first time. When my head gets full I take a break and just process it so next time I play the video it feels more comfortable. The only thing I hated about my teachers offline was they expected too much. Yeah have no accent doesn’t mean I know the whole language. When you start thinking and dreaming in the language you’re learning you know it’s really breaking through. I’m in no rush. I tried learning German as well which felt a little comfortable since I have German in me. But I think it easier to concentrate on Spanish my true love, in the Latin American dialect. Don’t like Castilian. What I didn’t like about offline teachers is that they wanted me to shut off. You’re in break speak English. No I want to speak Spanish. The French tutor said when I had a car, stop thinking in French when you’re driving you’ll get distracted! You want me to practice then tell me to shut it off? I can’t. They never encouraged. I learn by making mistakes. I learn with pictures and games. I learn by repetition. I learn by hearing it in natural speed, not rapid not super slow. I learn by filling my head up with the language, taking a break while mentally processing it. If I only talk to the wall, or my cats, we’ll that’s practice! Learning a language to me is like Hawaiian time. When do we get somewhere, we get there when we get there. Being impatient doesn’t get there any faster. Where you’re going isn’t going anywhere it’ll still be there. With languages it’s the same. I’ll get to fluency when I get there. I can’t force it, cram for it, overload myself. It’ll come in its own good time. The language isn’t going anywhere. It’s not a race. Fluency will come when it’s ready.

I find it MUCH more effective to try to understand dialogs WITHOUT the subtitles first. I look into the subtitles only afterwards if I really don't understand. (I usually go through sentence by sentence)

In Spain they also say "el kindergarten", but usually they shorten it to just "el kinder" 😅 (which is very weird to hear as a German)

I'm not sure that an adult can learn like an infant or a child. By the age of eleven the mental processes adjust as the brain physically changes. That is not to say that immersion and exposure or not important. The mind learns what is relevant and repetition is important. Just a thought.

26:38 did not expect that lmao ToT

In my opinion, Immersive translate will help in language learning. It offers language learning services for its users in the simplest and easiest ways possible.

You speak with an Australian accent... Other than that you sound great 👍

The actor of Thomas Shelby, Cillian Murphy, himself has said that he doesn't understand anything that is being said in the show unless he uses subtitles, lol.

As a russian speaker it was a pleasure to hear "как спалось?" haha and the song by Кино. It'd be very interesting if you tell about learning russian in your future videos. I like your blog, it motivates me to keep studying languages. And the quality of your videos makes them so nice and comfortable to watch. Please, keep doing what you're doing!

It was so funny, when you suddenly said Russian word надоел! 😂 Thanks for your video ❤

Exploring diverse languages can greatly enhance your knowledge. For those embarking on solo learning endeavors, helpful tools like Duolingo, DeepL, Immersive Translate, and others can be invaluable companions on the journey.

I might get some hate comments but I think more difficult languages like Chinese/Korean/Japanese require some more work than easier languages. If you're doing lots of immersion but don't feel any progress then you may want to try mixing it up doing traditional methods like a classroom or trying to output even when you still suck.