5 techniques to speak any language | Sid Efromovich | TEDxUpperEastSide

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Sid is our resident hyperpolyglot. He grew up in Brazil and after some journeying around the world, he now lives an exciting life in New York where he works as a Sugar Trader.
Teaching has always been one of his passions and he has led groups of young leaders since 2006. He has given workshops, talks and classes in 3 different continents and is currently a Master Teacher in Skillshare where he teaches classes on nurturing happiness and learning foreign languages.
Sid is also the founder of I Embrace You (formerly called Hug Don't Hate), based in Boston. After presiding over the organization and leading over 100 volunteers annually, he was recognized with the top leadership award in his graduating class at Boston University. He also holds an MBA from Purdue University and from Leibniz Universität. guywiththesmile.com
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[@abbieamavi]

I feel like this guy would be a great preschool teacher, he's so happy :)

[@amanitaglover2429]

Veni Vidi Amavi heck I'd love to have him in my language classes and I'm in 8th grade

[@augustosantos9618]

He's brazilian

[@Gutoknust]

ahahaha, you so damn right. Especially because what he has to say is so lame and basic. Techniques = tips, right? Actually very trivial tips...

[@user-iz3rh4eg2z]

how much language you can speak?

[@sanjjanajaiswal]

Yep! Wish he would teach me Chinese...

[@SheyMirza]

He's eaten the smily emoticon

[@sidefromovich]

This made me laugh out loud. Hope you enjoyed the talk! 😀 - I had to...

[@SheyMirza]

Sid Efromovich Haha yes, nice talk of course!

[@trucmai2359]

+Sid Efromovich: you brought me a funny talk show. I really enjoy it.

[@luciensegurasegura3464]

nah he's just GAY

[@Erling01]

It's in his facial database

[@vphilendra]

Man, I just wanna be as happy as this guy.

[@frixz__]

Weed.

[@augustosarmentodeoliveira3023]

I thought I little bit effusive

[@midnightprimrose]

Yes, I want too!

[@edmundpatrisius9476]

learn new language

[@stylistattorney9474]

Period..

[@atanasbaychev752]

I tried the shower technique... Long story short, we got into a fight.. we're not speaking to each other anymore 😒

[@mint-yw2rr]

lmao

[@denissvigelj9517]

But do you still shower? 😆

[@MrTenzin149]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@husamettinpala2854]

Are you moldovian or gagauz turk

[@fredflintstone8998]

Thanks for giving me my first laugh of the day.

[@denisesaoi933]

He's so happy I wanna hug him

[@RaneBane]

Its actually the sad people you should be hugging.

[@nickevershedmusic8927]

Chucky Bananaz that’s true

[@coffeebase9657]

@@RaneBane do you need a hug

[@RaneBane]

@@coffeebase9657 I don't need one but I've never turned one down lol

[@Ezinma88]

Did you notice that his domain address on one slide read "guywithasmile"? Perfect description.

[@constanzaarroyo4717]

This dude seems like the nicest person in the world.

[@creepycctv2895]

Hello sweet girl . I was wondering if you can stay in touch 😉🌷?

[@someonethatyouusedtoknow2984]

After me, you mean Ms.

[@youssefriddick5834]

the problem is that you don't remember some of words and expresions

[@painonveins1413]

This dude actually is

[@zirquera28]

He's the inspiration behind the smiley emoticon lol

[@avallach2061]

How to speak any language: 1) Learn the language 2) Speak

[@SrNeoxNGT1kk]

It had not occurred to me, You're a genius

[@vanismachannel2335]

I wanna be your friend so bad💯👌

[@painonveins1413]

Exactly😂

[@digitalconsultant6347]

You made it damn short learn and speak 😂😂

[@jndibm4yp]

Avallac'h how funny

[@someonethatyouusedtoknow2984]

Step 1 Change your games' language

[@djournalofdjourney]

Or your smartphone language. And also your keyboard.

[@Red-Ahmed]

This is how I learned English, games are almost never in my mother language (that plus cartoons when I was a kid). Now I speak 4 languages and am learning a 5th.

[@yakshi.y6155]

😄😄

[@YohanBlake-hy7gb]

Timcan_57 I just started my first

[@kelkel6371]

Yes! I play the sims in Japanese. I have learned a lot thanks to that technique.

[@goatision2895]

I talk to my cats in Swedish to practice it,, it works pretty well

[@emmabackman6648]

katter är de bästa lärarna 😁

[@domesticcat1725]

Turtle CaldPikls that's my way to practice Japanese

[@agod5608]

Turtle CaldPikls I created an internet roleplay character to which I apply all new information. by using reality to illustrate my imagination,my imaginary becomes real. voila one world.

[@domesticcat1725]

A God I don't understand, can you link me to the char or something?

[@agod5608]

Senpai OC www.virtualtourist.com/chicogringodegundo

[@EstherJesintha]

I know seven languages too...C, C++, Python, SQL, Javascript, HTML, and what did I miss? Oh yes, English!

[@joshua50101]

C is kinda old, come on, do not lie to us, you don't use it anymore. :P

[@devil1403]

yall dummies actin like html & n css a real language 💀

[@kiswahilikitukuzwe2547]

Esther Jesintha Well, you know C, C++, Python, SQL, Javascript, and HTML but languages but can you speak them?

[@wesleybarini4212]

hey man could teach me english?

[@jlezama8453]

C,C++,python, and java are almost identical...

[@bubblebath2892]

Rules : 1. Relax and allow yourself to make mistakes 2. Scrap the foreign alphabet 3. Find a stickler - who doesn't let your mistakes slide but also encourages you 4. Do shower conversations 5. Find a conversation buddy using Buddy Formula- choose a person where the common language between you two is the -target language (otherwise you'll switch to the easier language )

[@Suraj2561997]

Useless without timestamps

[@a1s2d3f4g5q1w2e3]

(Raised as a polyglot before age 18) 1:38. Relax and allow yourself to make mistakes - seek out the feeling of doing something ""wrong"" (i.e. not sounding like your native tongue). 4:37. Scrap the foreign alphabet (suggests using phonemes from your native language) 8:32. Find a stickler - who doesn't let your mistakes slide but also encourages you 9:21. Do shower conversations - actively talk to yourself in the new language. 11:18. Find a conversation buddy using Buddy Formula - choose a person where the common language between you two is the target language (otherwise you'll switch to the easier language )"

[@tulasideviful]

@@a1s2d3f4g5q1w2e3 you're awesome! 🤩☺

[@trangnguyenthi6448]

@@Suraj2561997 mmmm

[@GhostX-vs6vw]

preciate you i needed this for my homework

[@t1ara_tw1g]

Are we going to ignore his "What I'm most often asked other than for my phone number..."

[@96Yamari]

thank you

[@kellwillfloattoo7012]

My guy getting all the women

[@vce2103]

😂

[@edmundpatrisius9476]

so heres my phone number lol

[@jasielcalixto]

Wow. I'm from Brazil and when you spoke in portuguese I thought to myself: Are you sure you're not brazilian? You speak portuguese better than me. Perfect Accent! I studied English by myself and now I want to learn german and french.

[@leonorperezdeagudelo711]

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[@lucascovrel]

***** I thought the same! His portuguese is excellent!

[@OlavoLealFernandes]

On the video description says he's Brazilian

[@marissafeleciater7792]

***** The Award Winning French Learning System That Lets You Be Part Of The French Community at here >>> 4LearnFrench.blogspot.com >>>>>>

[@brunocouto5550]

Olavo Leal Fernandes Actually, he GREW up in Brazil. Its not the same, but certainly gives him an edge

[@justmessi1474]

I will save you the time; 1) Make mistakes. 2) Scrap the foreign alphabet. 3) Find a stickler (helping buddy) 4) Shower conversations (like really, speak in the language and ask for directions) 5) Repeat number 3 😂😂😂

[@taylorsanders57]

Just Messi thanks 😂

[@katenka_ana3997]

thanks dude

[@jonoboyleenglishteacherand1689]

It's the natural first stage of acquiring and remembering the strange sound. 'who oh' allowed me to interpret pinyin huo. chun for example is not ch un; but chew won. So yes it's exactly what you need to aid pronunciation. Grammar is grammar a wholly different realm which you then acquire through practice and mistakes. As for reading and writing - they are a different skillset, requiring painstaking work - generally less necessary to ones needs. There are plenty of illiterate Chinese. Why crit an expert trying to help? 你说过了这是你的第一次方法；搜易为什么你想抱怨

[@germanleonardochicallarive469]

I agree with Pablo Shalom

[@samermohamed7644]

Thank you. I was looking for this comment

[@thainavotu]

I'm brazilian and first I was impressed with how an american could speak spanish and portuguese so well. Then I realized he grew up in Brazil and now I'm completely amazed of how he speaks english so perfectly.

[@raquel.flores]

Olá, @AmyMatz! Também me surpreendi com a perfeição do português dele! até ler que ele cresceu aqui, o que fez muito sentido. De qualquer forma, ainda assim, é impressionante ele conseguir falar sem sotaque mesmo depois de muitos anos fora do Brasil. Nunca tinha visto dicas tão incríveis pra aprender outros idiomas!

[@MrDusuke]

He speaks indeed English pretty well, but I'm also Brazilian and I could notice his Brazilian accent really quick in the first minutes of the video. Still, his accent is "better" than most Brazilians I've heard before (just to make it clear: there's nothing wrong about having an accent if you pronounce it good enough for people to understand you).

[@jdsjnsnjdmdns6253]

@@MrDusuke para de mentir kkkkk ele morou pouco no Brasil e tem um inglês PERFEITO

[@kainanperes1309]

@@jdsjnsnjdmdns6253 não é mentira. Eu notei o sotaque de brasileiro dele em 5 segundos de vídeo. Eu consumo Inglês o dia inteiro, não assisto nada em português. Talvez isso ajude a perceber mais facilmente. Fica essa dica pra você, e com o tempo vc vai perceber tbm.

[@gestordetrafego2306]

I'm Brazilian, his portuguese is perfect.

[@matadorescrew]

Claro pô, ele é brasileiro também kkmmmk

[@matadorescrew]

Of course it is haha he's brazilian as well

[@gestordetrafego2306]

Really? Lol hahahahahah

[@gestordetrafego2306]

Pensei que o cara era importado pô

[@gaubi8543]

Poxa fiquei chocada que ele falava Br perfeito, se é daqui então faz sentido. Bem q tinha cara de Br msm

[@floragreen8039]

5 Skills/ techniques - deep breath, relax, make mistakes - scrap the foreign alphabet - find a stickler (feel comfortable) - practice (shower conversations with yourself: both sides of conversation) - use language: buddy formula

[@ChristieAngelesR-insurance]

Resumiste todo, thanks...

[@davidgregory9921]

Mange tak

[@gaetanopetrosino9661]

Flora Knowledge tusen takk. Whare i find più informazioni thanks ciao

[@mrabiram9483]

Thanks

[@klokangeorge4005]

Buddy Rich formula: Pink,pink pinq...(pingpong=table tennis)

[@musicgaines7170]

#1 make mistakes #2 forget your languages rules #3 find sticklers #4 shower conversations in the language ur learning.(dosent have to be in shower.) #5 coversation buddy

[@Aritul]

Adrenaline migraine Thank you!

[@numantursun466]

He knows greek!!amazing!

[@petermueller69]

i didn't get what sticklers are

[@svdn8368]

Peter Müller That’s someone who you know and trust enough to tell you when you make a mistake. Someone who helps you get better, without the fear of hurting your feelings. Normaly we are far to polite to correct anyone when they make a mistake. A stickler will tell you, not to make you feel bad, but to help you in your path to master the language or any other study you’re doing.

[@LolLol-rt7jw]

I always look for these types of comments to save time thanks man.

[@dabachinno1425]

Omg I’m not the only one who talks to themselves in a different language in a shower. That’s how I learned I have a pronunciation problem 😅

[@maryan0285]

Yes. Movie dialogs and interviews 😂😂😂

[@huamanyevelyn5d582]

me too , in my spare time I'm talking to myself in english or with my parents and they don't understand me

[@wangarimaina8620]

😂😂😂😂I laughed too hard at this

[@vascobgoode5227]

@@huamanyevelyn5d582 in my case I talk to my dog in English

[@user-jg5xm8um8y]

I've done car practice to learn to pronounce. A few years ago, I literally spent over 3 weeks trying to practice/perfect the name of an Eritrean guy's name (because it was very different sounding and kind of fun). And now I'm better at rolling an "r." And he was happy/excited that I could pronounce his name correctly lol

[@niyabellaqua]

The smile is glued on his face. It’s good to see people who are very presentable looking.

[@NargisFakhri]

i can't stop smiling while watching him

[@dawnlittle2501]

Me too, what a great warm personality he has.

[@willwill-ux4vz]

smile

[@Lilly-iv4rk]

He is charming yes XD

[@MrAdryan1603]

Nargis Fakhri: He is so sexy and charming, no? Mmmm y es muy guapo! Mi tipo de hombre heheh

[@chloe2258]

Adrian D ... El es no guapo, el es muy feo..

[@demonight2]

Ok... I'm alone here at my room watching this, and for some reason, I applauded in the end.

[@mentalost]

we all did

[@MyLinda1983]

Lol

[@markian76]

Same

[@sarahmostalah5042]

Edulcoran

[@ivantellez9217]

I am alone in my apartment and watching this 🤷‍♂️

[@magdalenaf.5966]

Shower conversations, yes! I always used to have deep talks with myself when I was learning English. Good to know that I wasn't alone, haha

[@vanismachannel2335]

YaY

[@burakgizlice8749]

Actually, you were alone xD

[@Skateblack007]

That I was not the only one*

[@asiam.5671]

I always used to talk to myself in my mother tongue. Came in handy when I started learning a new language :D

[@hambos]

Actually when I get emotional I prefer English bcz I've connected them with strong feelings, unlike my mother tongue, in which I am more restraint (and no I m not from Eastern Asia)

[@navegandonaweb]

why am I crying? It was beautiful watching him speaking all of these languages. Like they were all just one. Tem um olho na minha lágrima kkk. Emocionei.

[@eyelashz9136]

my steps are just: 1. learn the alphabet (except for mandarin and its dialects because mandarin is a rebel). 2. learn phrases. don't just cram new words into your head. 3. break down the words and see how a sentence is structured. then make your own sentences. EDIT: by sentence structure I mean like Subject, Verb, Object kind of thing.

[@estebanvelarde1]

Yup, currently learning japanese and i can understand 50% of what i hear in anime and know hiragana, katakana and 100 kanji lmao. German is next it will be hella easy to get a decent job with 4 languages btw spanish and english already learned.

[@anixias]

Dude same with the Japanese Esteban! also spanish and english already learned and some german! but I dabbel in mandarin and korean and stuff

[@estebanvelarde1]

AnixiasPlays yeah mandarin is really scary written, i personally would learn conversation first with michael thomas audiobooks and then slowly grind the han characters, but i'm not really that interested in china as a culture at the moment even though i know it's a really super important language

[@danielanastuta4972]

lol

[@estebanvelarde1]

Daniela Nastuta lol xd

[@Pirosbor]

I think I spend too much time looking for the "perfect method" when I should just be practising it!

[@MisterM2402]

That's me all over! Hearing about different methods is interesting though, I guess.

[@IrgendEineZecke]

Pssssssshhht. Same problem here :(

[@sarban1653]

I'm doing both haha.

[@morgz_tv]

Pirosbor same

[@gokhanilter2546]

I am so happy when he is talking because he is always smiling

[@user-fo9kc]

As a Chinese speaker, his Chinese sounded great, and the accent is beautiful too

[@Hidalgojev]

Is the same in spanish. I'm a Spanish speaker.

[@snowleo810]

I'm German, and his german also sounded brilliant

[@Gabriel-mi4sd]

Yeah, I'm Brazilian and his portuguese is just perfect, even though he's not born here, just grew up.

[@iamjayz0210]

r u serious?

[@thegood9]

Is this a permanent record of the happiest person in the world?

[@monalisa6379]

nope, that's Bob Ross, he is the second happiest lol

[@tainahollo]

Most of these polyglots have grown up in multilingual families or neighbourhoods. It really seems to be an advantage to learn several languages as a child!

[@RudolfKlusal]

Exactly!

[@secondBluesM]

Perfect excuse.

[@tainahollo]

As well as I understand, most of them have learned two or three languages in early childhood which has made learning new ones much easier. So I do not mean they have not had to do anything themselves! Give your children at least two languages from the beginning if at all possible and you give them a head start!

[@Patrick_Iradukunda]

that's how i learned too. now, it is almost impossible to learn a new language when you have no one to talk to in that language

[@tainahollo]

Scottico Who is making excuses? :O If you have two (or more) languages in your family, PLEASE speak both of them to your children! Many speakers of minority languages, especially endangered ones, think their language is inferior and of no use to their children, so they speak only the majority language to them. But bilingualism is an advantage as such - if the child forgets one of the languages later (of course I hope not!), the brain has benefited anyway, because it seems early bilingualism moulds the brain permanently. And it is great if some endangered languages are kept alive in the process!!! In my opinion linguistic diversity is as important for the human culture as biodiversity is for the nature. I admire people who keep their mother tongues alive, and people who want to learn small and endangered languages, in addition to bigger and more "useful" ones.

[@NotWithThatAttitude]

"Take a deep breath...." doesn't say to breathe out *turns blue* edit: I hate to be the person that does his but thx for the likes!

[@JoseAguirre-ri8tg]

That might be a side effect but don't worry, it's normal.

[@ulfaaady]

HAHAHA im dead!!!

[@cristiansotocorredor3031]

Instructions not clear, I suffocated

[@mariafe7050]

ULFA Yes, you would die if you don't breathe.

[@ffalggo5064]

خوش منج بگذره زيتون جان

[@miinah1996]

omg i love his smile he's like radiant with positivity

[@dinifroggy]

Those conversations between you and yourself really expose the lalnguage gaps. They are really useful.

[@amarjeetsharma7359]

Absolutely

[@mein_alias]

@Lana Joy oh that's an awesome idea, might do it as well

[@blankblank1284]

I can reccomend Duolingo and Memrise. Both have a wide database of languages, Doulingo even has some conlangs like High Valyrian and Klingon.

[@Laperdash]

@@blankblank1284 I have duolingo but it sucks you can only select 1 language at a time

[@blankblank1284]

@@Laperdash That is 100% false. I have Duolingo, and have around 8 courses currently active.

[@danielthompson6448]

I love smiley people, make you feel so warm and happy! good guy and good tips. Thanks

[@Gin2761]

+Daniel Thompson Right?! Made me happy just from watching!

[@tishasomeone9141]

+Daniel Thompson I love happy people too! It makes me feel more comfortable, and the message is easier to understand.

[@dmitriyobidin6049]

+Tisha Herrera message is easier to understand because of charisma, and smile is a part of charisma. Look at watch?v=iKHTawgyKWQ, amazing talk without a single smile ))

[@vinialvesx]

+Daniel Thompson brazilian charisma

[@danielthompson6448]

+Jonathan N Textbook adolescent, always the contrarian, you'll grow out of it.

[@wissalkherbache4995]

cutest most adorable personality ever ! we need this guy to teach our professors how to teach languages so that people could start learning some more

[@tomasfontes1699]

I'm Brazilian and his Portuguese is perfect !

[@ailinos]

This guy has amazing energy, damn. I wonder what makes him so happy.

[@Koralene]

Right? I want to be that happy too 😃

[@harishsharma2974]

+Alan S He's high on life.

[@ChrisKsan]

Weed can certainly help with that :)))

[@yvakhojin2562]

maybe he just loves what he is talking about :D ..really loves...that smile really is amazing xD glued on

[@sidefromovich]

Love. Languages were always a lot of fun, but they were just a means towards the more important end: human connection.

[@beccaska]

Why is he always smiling??? Omg I want to be like him!

[@TheWesleyfelipe]

because he is brazilian

[@regivaldosilva7114]

@@TheWesleyfelipe kkkkkkkkk

[@fatyambitious4764]

I smile all the time too, because I believe that life is beautiful and I have to live the moments as they are😊

[@simpyzee8088]

Borzah Yankey, search it up

[@ahmadayyash3032]

@@tirzxh are you serious ?! I really like this country and realy realy hope to visit it in the future ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@khyatipandey]

his smile is so contagious.. I was smiling the whole time

[@lanwangji47]

I nearly teared up at the end when he demonstrated his various foreign language skills. I just love this topic so much and I'm so passionate about it. Currently learning French and Korean. Inspiring man!!

[@skrienasenka2881]

"Currently learning French" 1) Why do you inflict yourself that much pain 2) I'm french so if you need a stickler, I can help you

[@choeyoonsun1]

새해 복 많이 받으세요. Wish you an awesome year in 2023.

[@lanwangji47]

@@choeyoonsun1 새해 복 많이 받으세요! ~ 건강하고 행복하세요 🧡

[@lanwangji47]

@@skrienasenka2881 Haha true, tis a beautiful language, though! And thank you, that's very kind 😊

[@Michael_Kao]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="801">13:21</a> Recap <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="89">1:29</a> 0.Take very deeeeeeeep breath (relax) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="117">1:57</a> 1.Make Mistakes <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="276">4:36</a> 2.Scrap the Foreign Alphabet <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="480">8:00</a> <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="491">8:11</a> <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="506">8:26</a> 3.Find a Stickler <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="560">9:20</a> 4.Shower Conversations <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="667">11:07</a> 5.Buddy Formula <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="871">14:31</a> 哈~這翻譯真逗趣,連中文都翻...只是結尾翻糟了.~"現在你們都可以走“"了”XD.

[@ukhtimiehan649]

Tq

[@oshinlam3584]

哈哈哈变成你们知道怎么走

[@RubyRubeMe]

那你他和妇产科

[@rigobertobaker5521]

P Pp

[@rigobertobaker5521]

@@ukhtimiehan649 0p. P P Pp Pp Pp mop P Lpp P0p0 P P omm Pp P

[@luthandogushman]

I'm from South Africa and I speak Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho, Afrikaans, French and I'm, learning Lingala and Swahili

[@bhagvanrabari-mrpte3115]

Great dear..

[@perplex611]

Tu ne peux pas aussi parler anglais

[@thanhpham-oe7tw]

Luthando Gushman You can teach me to learn English

[@thanhpham-oe7tw]

contact me via sk trangpham-nb1 thanks very much .

[@chrispin3604]

Am from Ghana too and lived some years in South Africa but you see the truth Ian.. those languages are only spoken and used in the SAID belt .. and that’s it .. it like Turkish once you leave Turkish the language ends there

[@sudan47]

The only two ways to speak the language fluently is: listening and speaking as much as you can. The End..

[@foreveryoung6108]

5 techniques to speak any language: 1. Make mistakes and just relax. 2. Scrap a foreign alphabet. 3. Find a sticklers (teacher, friend, stranger from internet...) - some one who will correct you, but in the same time will encourage you to get things wrong. 4. Do shower conversations. Visualize situations where you will use your new language and try to use it for find gap in your knowledge. 5. Your target language should be your best language in common. Find a friend to practice your language.

[@azizamirisse4845]

This guy spreads happiness with his smile!

[@duhneesy293]

When I'm feeling negative and down, I want him to just talk to me.

[@kseshaobelasgreshi]

He is so sunny and positive that I can't stop smiling!

[@martincarra3227]

I wanted to speak english... and now I'm listening all these conference without subtitles without noticing

[@sajithptstf1051]

Martin Carra I too

[@NimeEK]

watched all in 1.25 speed. Speech becomes normal )

[@silverspoongi8082]

BlackSmith thank you

[@Fortunadissimo]

Perfeito. Não é atoa que foi uma dica do Chuck Norris

[@GoiabaTMBr]

Eu não tenho uma habilidade de learning tão boa, prefiro deixar no normal e acompanhar a fala do modo em que está :/

[@terrance2405]

I watched 2x ,

[@HarmonyOfElements]

This was so great! He was so enthusiastic and present, had humour and a smile on his lip and in his voice was happiness! Truly a great speaker, even though my attention span sometimes fall on the short side, he caught it perfectly!

[@kittyvu5045]

I love how the next two comments in the row are just how people either want to punch or hug him because he's so happy

[@username-pb9ui]

i’m brazilian so i feel like i cheated when he asked me to say the portuguese words out loud

[@yasmimgomes6994]

sim

[@crisalhabatalha1111]

I was asking my myself, why am I trying to say this word if I already know how to speak it, lol.

[@leylaaliyeva3947]

I grew up speaking 1. Azerbaijani (my mother tongue) 2. Russian (my old school was a Russian-speaking school) When I moved, at school I learned 3. English (cause the school is an English-speaking school) 4. Norwegian (the school is in Norway) At school, they also teach me 5. Spanish (I’m not quite fluent, but I’m pretty good) Because of K-Pop (BTS), and K-Dramas, I am teaching myself 6. Korean (Hangeul, 한국어)(I know how to read and write, so I just need to work on expanding my vocabulary) I’m 15 years old. Edit: Woow I didn't expect 1.3K likes. THANK YOU

[@mrbeansfan9036]

ouuu Russian is so difficult!! I applaud you, that's a lot of languages

[@aynurackel3605]

You can also say i know Turkish, dont you

[@leylaaliyeva3947]

Aynur Açıkel Since Azerbaijani and Turkish are somewhat similar, you can say I can uderstand some Turkish, but I can't speak it, unfortunately.

[@aynurackel3605]

Leyla Aliyeva yeah, i've same problem too :)

[@moiquiregardevideo]

Knowing so many radically different languages is indeed more impressive than the performance of this guy in the video. Basically, you deserve as much nice words as we see in the comments. I learned a large number of languages... not to the level of being fluent but still speaking with the accent of the professional linguists who created the "learn x language in 30 days" or the "assimil" series of language lessons. Quite often, Chinese people started to talk to me at normal speed, convinced by my prononciation that i could understand everything. I hope you keep learning even if you may encounter indifferent or even negative reaction.

[@MarceloMoreira91]

This guy is more fluent on my mother language than I am.

[@xoreign]

+Crazy Horst you do know what native language means right...

[@carolinemudinutti9325]

+Marcelo Moreira, I think you are brazillian, right? We have a great author about linguistics: Marcos Bagno. He writes in an easy way about language and maybe can help you to think it. Because we have this feeling of not being fluent on our language and this isn't true.

[@michellesobreira1]

+Crazy Horst I have a cousin that grew in that situation. His mother is brazilian, his father german, they speak with each other in spanish, and they lived in Finland. Now he has only 7 years old and already speak this four languages.

[@bibisampaio4557]

Marcelo Moreira ele fala portugays melhor que "nois"

[@luanbatista8470]

HE IS BRAZILIAN. I'M SO PROUD OF HIM! ❤🇧🇷

[@SpoodleProductions]

something that's always cool to do is to watch a movie in a foreign language with subtitles so you know what's going on, and then when you rewatch it, forego the subtitles. Then since you already understand what's happening, you can focus on the language. If you're fairly new to the language, you can focus on picking out separate words and sentences and structure, and if you have a basic knowledge of the language, you can pick out phrases you know and use context, along with what you know from seeing it with subtitles, and use that to piece together the gaps in your knowledge to understand the language as they speak it. I've done this a couple times for Spanish, and it was actually pretty helpful for me. I highly recommend the movie La Misma Luna if you're doing this for Spanish, because both English and Spanish are spoken in different parts of the movie.

[@valhalla-tupiniquim]

I AM Brazilian. He speaks Portuguese incredibly well. Congratulations!

[@valhalla-tupiniquim]

How could I know?

[@souza175]

Sid is our resident hyperpolyglot. He grew up in Brazil and after some journeying around the world,

[@daykbd]

Tá escrito na descrição do vídeo que ele cresceu no Brasil. Just read the description box.

[@RubenOrellanaAizprua]

+Dayane Oliveira I AM Ecuadorian, and He speaks Spanish incredibly well. Congratulations!! Portuguese from Portugal and Spanish from Spain are not the most common languages speaking around the world.

[@littleripper312]

He is so smiley :D

[@meshalmashol3984]

Oh my god, this man is extremely wonderful, I wanna be like him in the confidence.

[@user-no7nh6go8g]

I tried shower conversation for 3 years, finally I am able to speak in 3 languages. thank you so much.

[@masumehansari8036]

안 녕 하 세 요. 저 는 마 수 메 입 니 다. 저는 이 란 사 람 입 니다. Hello. Did I write it correct?? I'm Masume from Iran and I want to learn your language. Can you help me?

[@aimen5295]

@@masumehansari8036 you got the spelling right but there shouldn't be gaps between syllables of the same word, so when written as one the words would be 안녕하세요..저는 마수메입니다. 저는 이란 사람입니다. I hope that helps

[@masumehansari8036]

@@aimen5295 of course it helps me. Thanks for the correction. 😇

[@aimen5295]

@@masumehansari8036 no problem! :)

[@masumehansari8036]

@@aimen5295 I was surprised to have a message after about seven month!!

[@hanthithu2701]

Yesterday I watched this video with subtitles, today I look back I can understand better.Thanks for your interesting talk :)

[@hanthithu2701]

Myung hak 명학 thanks! It is also interesting to me, good times for you :)

[@TruongPham-bo8ub]

Nice too meet you Thu. My name's Truong and i'm come from Hai phong, Viet Nam. I would like make a friend with you., it's all right?

[@hanthithu2701]

truong pham yeah .. Sure , we can be good friends. Glad to see you, my new friend :))

[@themightychabunga2441]

truong pham Ok my friend. Teach me some Viet-Namese Truong and I will do my best to answer any westen type questions you have. Be comforted and ask me anything you wish. and we will be fast friends.Welcome!

[@efisgpr]

Hi Truong & Thu. I'm Alex & it's really nice to see how kind & polite you both are. It makes me happy that Duolingo is working on the Vietnamese (from English) course already. I can't wait to learn it! :) Have a good one.

[@Peterwhitlock]

Guy makes sense off the bat and makes more sense as he goes! he is correct all the way...a good ted talks worth watching when young to click in early...give this ted talks to even little kids!

[@taestytoez9615]

I speak English, Australian, British, American, and Canadian.

[@belieber0800]

army is everywhere lol

[@taestytoez9615]

Salma yes 😳

[@bw9709]

So happy to see someone passionate explaining something so fascinating that they've learnt. This was fascinating indeed

[@bennemann]

I'm Brazilian, and holy fucking shit, his Portuguese is SO EXTREMELY native-like that I got really scared of this man's skills. Much to my relief I found out from the video description that he grew up in Brazil. Phew!

[@bennemann]

***** E inglês evidentemente não é a sua, pois foi isso que eu falei no final...

[@lokeshab1471]

Why many people are asking question about his happiness or smile?? I didn't understand... We also smile, While taking classes,during seminars, festivals, get-together.. while chitchating with friends... etc. Such a wonderful days it was..

[@soujablo8574]

His german is perfect, without any accent!

[@lisaredford6462]

Love the passion and happiness of this guy. Bet he could teach anyone another language

[@ajachaney37]

i feel like while you're studying the studying the language totally forget your mother tongue and only think in that language. Pretend as if your don't know anything and that language is the only way you can communicate:)

[@lynxaway]

I agree!

[@jayjayjits794]

Aja Chaney this would result in the elongation of the language learning process. It’s better to use what you already know as a base to build upon as theres more than likely commonalities that between your first and new language.

[@ramisgreenful]

It's a very good lecture and i really appreciated his approach to whoever needs to learn a foreign language easier!

[@4re92]

Never thought of it like that!

[@axeglobaledunetwork5877]

thts a great idea .. I sold try it # wanna learn more languages

[@sirihundstad7638]

Love this talk!! My best tips are 1) get a boy-/girlfriend who is a native speaker of w the language you wanna learn😂😂 Haha but there are other ways as well😁 what I did was - switch language on my fb (and my phone eventually), admit it, you know where those buttons are anyways haha - follow people, newspapers etc on social media posting in that language - talk to myself, mostly did it while driving the scooter to school haha - Have a book or document ready so that whenever I learned a new word I could write it down and double check the translation(s)/meaning(s). In the beginning I mostly chose words I recognised were used often, later on I would write every new word as they got fewer:) So basically make that language a part of your everyday life. Randomly bumping into the languages on my facebook helped a lot really! And my English pronounciation got 100x better after I started watching youtubers:) I also think it's super interesting to look at the emythology of words and see how languages are connected. My native language is Norwegian, 2nd I learned is English, 3rd is German:)

[@sidefromovich]

Good tips Siri! That's what my sister did too.

[@ThiagoSantos-zx3qe]

I'm Brazilian and his portuguese was simply perfect

[@joaozuffo9804]

também achei, parece que ele é brasileiro

[@dalpeacepeace1807]

He is awesome and the way he kept smiling at the audience made me really happy. I just could not stop smiling. Thank you so much for this video. I definitely want to learn more languages :)

[@luanabatista3539]

When he started to speak I thought to myself "he must be brazilian, I feel like he has a brazilian accent while speaking english" and then when he started to show portuguese words like "mão, cocô" etc I was like I KNEW IT!!!!!! I'm not saying he's brazilian, because I don't know that, but he does have a brazilian accent! and yeah i'm proud of myself because i noticed it hahaha

[@letticia13]

I also could tell right away he is a Brazilian Portuguese native speaker, regardless his amazing English.

[@josehenriquefs888]

According the description of the video, he grew up in Brazil

[@kauann4096]

I had the feeling that he was brazilian too haha... and I don't know why eu to respondendo em inglês sendo q somos brasileiros

[@nathanxavier6710]

@@kauann4096 kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@gabriellygoncalves2818]

I’m from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@robroy25]

Great stuff! I am living in Thailand and struggling to learn Thai. He has given me some good pointers to continue my dream of speaking Thai. Thumbs up!

[@DrJoySmithMaxwell]

Wow, good for you! Keep it up & as Thai & English have little in common, do expect it to take some time than say Spanish or French learning. Good luck!

[@brianhein3205]

***** I have to disagree. Even for someone who is at a very beginning level in Thai, learning the alphabet will put you on the fast track to replicating the sounds correctly and more importantly, the tones for each word. Speaking from experience, once you learn to read and write in Thai, conversation comes so much faster. The transliteration just doesn't cut it with this language... learning to read and write side by side with learning conversation and speaking will greatly reduce the confusion with tones and sounds. It's worth the extra effort!

[@br101nt]

Que motivação desse cara, Sid, Estou estudando Inglês e caí aqui nesse vídeo, show de bola. Great!

[@Ayahmns]

Omg I admired him sm ! his smile's so shining

[@jerryjared644]

I have proved this, talking to self in shower is useful.

[@jerryjared644]

Also, language exchange partners are important too.

[@JC-mu5wt]

I can feel you haha 🤓

[@michellecornell9308]

Jerry Jared yes easiest way to learn a language i to take a lover 😄 my dad speaks 10 languages 😁

[@anaf.3353]

Jerry Jared I thought it was just me!!!!

[@user-wb1vm9ex4k]

Do you talk out loud or just in your head?

[@rafinha15d]

Brazilian Portuguese is wonderful! You all should try this beautiful language! 💗

[@jlevan1996]

The first time I heard Portuguese, I was in a store. A mother and daughter were in the next aisle speaking a language I couldn't identify but it was beautiful! "Excuse me! What language are you speaking?" "Portuguese."

[@t.lunaimhotepmdiv135]

True! I'm learning now!

[@AAde-or3qz]

Like music... almost I think.

[@vivaeuropa]

I'm American and Portuguese is the language I want to learn after Spanish, I like Portuguese more but have to finish my Spanish journey first. Motivation is the landscape, friendly people, beautiful girls and because I heard English teachers make great money like 25 dollars an hour starting.

[@fiorellaarrascue]

It is a beautiful language to listen to indeed. I love it!

[@sanskrutiswami8276]

He is full of energy and enthusiasm!!! It motivates others.

[@chinestory2095]

I came across your TEDx talk in my process of preparing one, and found it fascinatingly similar to the ideas I have with the Chinese language, fundamental principles, including 1) visualization, 2) contextualization, 3) meaningful repetition, 4) mental association.

[@SophyaAgain]

I do believe there is a kind of universal rule to any language. I mean, I do believe in what Chomsky said about that. People who has mastered a second language usually have no difficulty in learning a third, forth language, etc. But for some people learning a second language is something incredibly difficult. I was shocked because his Brazilian Portuguese was perfect. But then he grew up here... But the only so called secret that I know when it comes to language is an extensive reading, listening, watching, speaking, writing and dictionary. And it takes a lot of time and dedication.

[@xex2kok]

Fully learning a language is quite difficult for sure. I also believe once you get that second language out of the way, even if you aren't fluent, it will help a lot in learning others. I think you can get a pretty good understanding and learn enough to have a basic conversation or get around in the country much faster though. That's all you really need for a visit and can then begin improving.

[@Anmar__]

I do not know about this "if you learn a second language, the third,etc will be easier." I can speak 2 languages since I was 6 and I was also learning French but I can't really speak it till now.

[@xex2kok]

Anmar Safadi This is just what my friend tells me as he has learned many languages. He is fluent in at least 3 and can converse in more. He said it is easier to learn now because he knows the tricks that help him at this point. He can also better teach others because he understands the issues they may be having.

[@Anmar__]

xex2kok I guess I have trouble learning a first new language, as the two languages I speak have been with me a since first grade or before.

[@xex2kok]

Yeah it is much easier to learn when you are young. My friend is from Afghanistan so he grew up learning Pashto and some others. I forget when he moved to the US but he was still a kid and had to start learning English at that point. I think after English he had an easier time since it wasn't a native language he was taught.

[@jomichelle8462]

This dude reminds me of Carl, the manager who took over the krusty krab in the "selling out" episode.

[@almaazul1511]

Jordan Tulsa LMFAO TRUE 😂😂😂

[@andreesj9589]

haha

[@parisselders832]

SKSKSKSSKSS 😂😂😂

[@bhavdeeparora]

Nah he looks like Alvin and the Chipmunks villain in movie 1

[@logannastoff3782]

THANK YOU I KNEW HE REMINDED ME OF SOMEBODY

[@quesya7678]

Is he brazilian???? Because his portuguese is so perfect! I'm brazilian and that sounds like a native speaker to me. Amazing!

[@Evghenia_poledance]

Amazing! He is so open, pleasant and kind person) His smile and speech were incredible!

[@TheDonutAddict]

i didn't expect him to be able to speak Greek! dayum O_o

[@thesecretlegends6092]

i can speak greek...lol .....i am greek :για εσας ειναι δυσκολα αλλα για εμενα πανευκολα.αν ξερεις εληηνικα απαντα.

[@TheDonutAddict]

i am greek actually ^_^ είναι όντως δύσκολη γλώσσα :Ρ

[@Almatataa]

+TheDonutAddict did he do a great job?

[@TheDonutAddict]

alma ata yeah! he didn't have that typical strong Greek accent xD but the sentence he mentioned was correctly said and his accent is actually good ^^

[@kaanbostanc9032]

how many of you guys are be able to speak turkish ?

[@dpachecomartins]

His Portuguese sounds perfect, really... I can't believe he is not a Brazilian...

[@kaitlyncassidy109]

Danilo Pacheco Martins he IS brazilian. born and raised XD smh

[@dpachecomartins]

Kaitly Cassidy Oh yeah... I hadn't read the description of the video, hehehe... tks.

[@isaiahphillip4112]

Real comment should read, "His English accent is so good I can't believe he's not American." xD

[@Weeabox]

Isaiah Phillip But that flag is wrong, when he says he speaks portuguese but show the brasilian flag...

[@dpachecomartins]

Snitzzz™ | ßØSTØΩ ßØRΩ DESIGN What are you talking about? Brazilian speak Portuguese...

[@callmejoon]

Omg he needs to make a channel on KZbin he’s so charming i would saw his videos hours and hours

[@bennattalmeida9496]

Eu tenho que agradecer esse cara, desde que eu assisti o video dele eu melhorei muito meu inglês e também o espanhol, claro que não seria possível se eu não colocasse em pratica!!! Muito obrigado Sid!!!!

[@slomo_thesloth6940]

I'm German so obviously German is my mother tongue... but I've watched all my TV series in English and always spoke to myself in English... and I got to the point where I'm really confident in my English (even though I might have a little bit of an accent). Now I started to learn Korean. I've watched korean TV shows and listened to korean music for the past 4 years so I already know the basics. And now that I really started to focus on learning the language I made such a great step in just a few days. I followed your tips and used Korean to speak to myself and I was actually able to have a casual conversation in just 1 week. Also since I've always been very interested in korean culture it's actually really fun for me to learn the language. ^^

[@frogmanthelibertarian1482]

1. Make mistakes 2. Scrap the foreign alphabet 3. Find a sticker 4. Shower conversations 5 Buddy former

[@swaraligore7682]

thanks man god bless you

[@n.hemavathi3451]

He was smiling throughout entire video. It's an Entertainment way to learn. What a positive and happy man! I know two languages, but l have struggled to maintain proficiency in one. Some of the people speak several languages.

[@placebo_effect]

I'm a Canadian learning Japanese! It's going well:) keep practicing! 😊💗

[@learn_french]

It was a really nice video and give some good motivation to start to learn a language. Thank you for sharing... and it is true that we can do some miracles when it comes to learning a new language quite fast.

[@Bazza5000]

I study French ever day as one person said you should be consistent. I do need to be open to making more mistakes. I just hate making mistakes for some reasons, but I guess you have to make mistakes to fine tune your skills.

[@fantasticomundorpg7505]

I love your channel Vincent.

[@ewelinaczapiewska1396]

Your videos for learning french are the best!

[@user-iz3rh4eg2z]

how much language you can speak?

[@adenngordon4124]

Hi I welcome u Tanzania

[@YamiGenesis]

that dude flexed on us hard at the end

[@thomasklugh4345]

Your enthusiasm is contagious... thanks, man.

[@danilopmdsz]

esse final da palestra foi incrivel!!! amazing !!!

[@arielhenrique9180]

no shit, his portuguese is just perfect!!!

[@domesticcat1725]

Ariel Henrique he's Brazilian

[@arielhenrique9180]

ohhh, ok then... that explains.

[@skalderful]

and his spanish too

[@domesticcat1725]

Skalderful D Spanish is not that hard to get right, I once had a friend who had a perfect Castilian pronunciation and accent despite knowing nearly nothing of it

[@axel9641]

+Skalderful D No his Spanish is not perfect. He made two mistakes. He should've said : "Sino" instead of "Pero", and "tengamos" instead of "tenemos"😐

[@bebasvisuals]

Secret language for the win! Nothing feels better than speaking Indonesian in Taiwan and switching back to Mandarin in Indonesia. And the shower conversation too, that really worked like a charm!

[@angelinamustamu]

the secret language use....is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE😂😆🙌🏼✨

[@GabrielaCobellacheMartin]

Mano que sotaque perfeito que ele teve em Português no final! Chocada!

[@BlueSkies.73]

Great mind, and as it seems, a very nice person. Bless him!