Identical Twins Attempt To Learn A Language In A Week | Babbel

Matthew and Michael are multilingual, identical twins from Manchester, England. They challenged themselves to learning Turkish in just one week. All 7 episodes can be viewed here: bit.ly/2EJ9vAc
Their aim was to reach a conversational level using a variety of learning methods, ranging from speaking to native speakers to using apps and online materials. Do you think you could learn a language in a week?
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[@MarkaNgamer]

Step 1: Get a twin

[@TheWorkingMonkey]

Step 2, LETS LEARN TURKISH BECAUSE WHY NOT

[@evilmorty1440]

This is the meaning of being white or nerd?

[@MarkaNgamer]

Still waiting for cloning technology to get cheaper.

[@widdasiddiq8810]

Step 2: Grow a red beard.

[@LoLSlowMotions]

I have one but it dosent really helps dude u gotta try ur best

[@SuperDrMaximum]

Waaw these guys spend their free time a lot more useful than Ido

[@emmynoether9540]

Nathanb B Because when you live in Berlin, you hear a lot of Turkish and get interested in learning it. There are whole streets just in Turkish, it's a big community.

[@wulvershon8948]

Nathanb B lol

[@Mertiy7]

As a Turkish I am so impressed. I mean the sentences they used in last 2 days were quite complicated I was like wtf is going on

[@utubekullanicisi]

Your mom because she will have to speak Turkish with me as I don't accept any language besides Turkish in my bedroom

[@yue8024]

HispanicbRBX Well a lot of people play online games in Turkey, like, a lot. It would be a great choice to learn it with online games but I wouldn't suggest it to a beginner. Turkish slang words are so complicated and using them is a bit childish, they sound funny if that's make sense. Instead, play offline games which are about daily life or has a story. Anyway, I can help you with it. If you have questions, just ask me ~good luck with it :)

[@oedihamijok6504]

Gabi Pina I don't know why you are so obsessed to begin a discussion can't you just hold on to the rules to keep a static and standard debate

[@Kochos]

Lazy Person's guide to learn a foreign language extremely fast. 1. Memorise the 1000 most common words 2. Watch movies subtitled and spoken in the language you are learning. Add a second subtitle in your language if you struggle. How do young kids become fluent by the time they turn 3 or 4? Do they know how to write or read? Have they ever studied their language? You subconsciously learn the grammar and pronunciation just like those young kids. You listen and read at the same time. That's exactly how I learnt my english in just one year(~300 hours). Basicaly those 2 steps are the most important ones. I would still hung out with native speakers after a while, changed my pc and phone menu to the language i was trying to learn, read articles, talk to myself etc as a side help. Fluent in just a year without even trying hard at all. Fuck books and lessons.

[@TheUltimateFridge]

+Kochos Couldn't agree more, I learned english the same way. For the longest time of my life I was really bad at learning languages, pretty much always the worst in class. Being dyslectic I thought I was just naturally bad at learning languages but once I changed my approch to learning, form a very academic to a very natural one, it was easy as fuck. No extra classes, no dyslexia therapy, non of that worked as good as simply changing the languges of TV series, movies and video games to english.

[@bhajdvjasvd]

+Kochos exactly! i am mexican and i lived in mexico for the first 11 years of my life. I would take english lessons after school, where they would try to teach using books, grammar and all of that stuff. I went to those classes for like 4 years yet i still barely knew any english and i could NOT have a proper conversation in english at all. When my family and I moved to the States when i was in 6th grade I started to memorize vocab words, watch tv in english and have friends that only spoke english. I was able to learn it perfectly within a year. Just one year after living in the US (going into 7th grade) I was already taking english accelerated at school and ever since Ive been in accelerated english classes or AP english and i have no accent at all. This method is much, much better than learning from books in my opinion. Now I'm in the process of learning french.

[@kitten48484]

+Kochos That's how every single German friend of my dad learned English. They watched TV and movies and sat their kids in front of TV.

[@yolandalee6060]

I couldn't agree with u more, I learned my English in three years or so, and now I am learning Spanish, I gotta say the way I learn English is exactly the same as u did. U know, listening and speaking in the language u r learning ,creates a language environment is really helpful.

[@alirose1470]

Don't know if this works first hand, but you made me want to try

[@LordMontystink]

They are NOT identical twins. One is wearing glasses: the other is not.

[@LordMontystink]

+LordMontystink Except for the bakery bit, when they are both wearing glasses. Given that, I am prepared to concede that they are occasionally identical twins, whilst being unconvinced that they are all the time.

[@LordMontystink]

Dean Voets Ha ha, thank you!

[@kristoferbjornsson6913]

At 2:18 they are both wearing glasses

[@LordMontystink]

kristófer fannar björnsson Thank you. Yes, I believe in my second comment I corrected myself and accepted that they are identical twins some of the time but not, I maintain, all the time.

[@agatakornacka9843]

+LordMontystink Just because they're identical, doesn't mean they will have the same eye sight My eye sight got worse because I spend a lot of time at the computer, maybe the other guy does too, or maybe because there is another reason, Eye sight doesn't depend on birth, and your twin's eye sight won't get worse if your eye sight does. Twins don't work that way.

[@diaznoobietown3493]

Is it just me or is this just really inspirational

[@ArcusLibri]

As a linguistics major, any video with these two guys is just so interesting :)

[@usa8529]

What is it a linguistic's major like?

[@RickyC0626]

@@usa8529 You study a variety of subjects like phonology, syntax, semantics, morphology and just find interesting topics/languages to focus on.

[@aysecetinkaya6711]

As a turkish person I love what they did in this video. Your accent is quite good. You are inspiring me guys. Thank you for video!

[@thebiz2678]

I always thought it kind of sucked how Western children don't get as much opportunity to be bi-lingual as children of other countries do, except maybe Latino children in America. I have met kids from different countries and they were all excellent English speakers as well as their native language, but Western kids don't really have much need to learn anything else, and I think being bilingual is a cool accomplishment, and it supposedly sharpens your mind.

[@krissveismanis990]

+Elizabeth Ashley What do Yo umean by Western? There are some countries, which are bilingual, like Belgium, which is a Western country.

[@agoniavr]

+Elizabeth Ashley agreed, I mean I'm italian and I'm proud of my english which is above 95% of the other students I had in my years of school and I'm not even that good, and if you consider english being the world's trade language it's even worse that my "accomplishment" is in a language kids in other parts of the world speaks as their native even if it's not. Well, my plan for early 2016 is getting into spanish since it's similar both to italian and my local dialect from the area I live in and then something else :)

[@bhajdvjasvd]

+Kriss Veismanis she meant western as in America and stuff.

[@thebiz2678]

Aelius Magnus No. I'm talking about how foreign children take English in school as a mandatory class. Languages in American schools are more often electives, and most kids drop it after highschool anyways.

[@noahbeck8063]

+Elizabeth Ashley In Denmark we start learning english in 1st grade (6-7 years old) and in 5th grade (10-11 years old) we get to choose between french and german (or both). in gymnasium, we have to either choose spanish, french or german, but at my school (i'm in ninth grade, so 16 years old) we're learning german, french, spanish, english and chinese. So most danish children will be able to speak atleast 3 languages when graduating. + we have a lot of immigrants here, so the kids who aren't from a danish family, will be able to speak 7+ languages by the time they're 18 if they do well and pay attention in class. I'm currently learning french, german, chinese, english, spanish, swedish, russian and norwegian, and i'm so happy that our school system has given us danes the opportunity to be able to express ourselves in many different languages, which also gives a pretty good advantage for danes who want to study overseas or work outside of Denmark

[@pebblesanddog]

They are so nice! I m Turkish and I lived in Berlin for long time. In Kreuzberg, everyone can learn speak little bit of Turkish when they wish.Many shopkeepers are Turkish -origin. Its a huge multicultural neighbourhood.

[@MrKasenom]

These guys are crazy, but damn awesome. This video has motivated me to continue my Dutch studies :)

[@sanazhm]

Why are they crazy?

[@BabbelPlus]

Glad to hear that! best of luck with your studies :)

[@MrKasenom]

Sorry If I sounded a bit to harsh, I just meant it as a compliment: as in that they go far beyond what normal language learners would do to study and learn a language.

[@merelha5930]

Just curious, why do you want to learn Dutch?

[@MrKasenom]

Merel Ha Well, I don't really have any deep reasons to learn it. But I really like the history and culture of the Netherlands, and I'd like to be able to at least read it. I don't need it for school or work but maybe one day I'd like to travel to the Netherlands and be able to converse with the Dutch and to be able to experience their museums and historical sites to the fullest.

[@MrLeiduowen]

Apart from the two nerdy polyglot story, we are presented with the fact that Berlin has become the largest Turkish city outside Turkey. Good story.

[@hamoudhabibi1996]

it was since 60s lol

[@hamoudhabibi1996]

Mr. Leiduowen Turks are like mexicans of europe lol

[@nomperfect]

I never thought about the sticky note thing

[@alierentasli6604]

As i am Turkish speaker, i could say that they speak very well! Awesome!!

[@eduardocastro4251]

I think that having someone to learn languages with would keep me a lot more motivated haha

[@edemirdoguhan3925]

If you change the title as "Almanlar 1 haftada Türkçe öğrendiler!" (German guys have learned Turkish in 1 week!) Turkish guys gonna rush here, we love this kind of videos in Turkey :)

[@thejuiceweasel]

The crazy thing is, as far as I know they're British, they just speak German that perfectly that even as a German, it fooled me.

[@MaximumJoy]

Yep, they're from my city (Manchester) in England.

[@AhmedKMoustafa2]

in just 7 days . amazing !! , and i know some guys need more than 12 years to learn English

[@AzrentheLanguageNerd]

It is very impressive! In my experience though, when it takes someone 12 years to learn English (or any language for that matter), it's usually because they are approaching it in an inefficient way. Often it happens because they're focusing way too much on writing, and not enough on speaking.

[@mmawithsubtitles7460]

12 years? But English is a simple language

[@MatiasOrcajo]

That's what I call "teachers capitalism"

[@krisztinacseh8504]

I guess it's worth mentioning that as not native English speaker are required to learn English, people are taught from elementary school until graduation... these days students start learning it around the age of 10 (depends on the country's educational system) Therefore you can imagine how much effort kids take into learning it... yeah. Not to much. I guess it's also a case when English learning lasts too long despite the fact that 'how easy it is'...

[@sharapova593]

Wow this is unreal. Much respect !!!

[@sherylpierson9662]

ID Twins!!! so cool who wants to be my twin & learn a language together

[@atuma]

Yeah, this video makes me want to have a twin to share my interests with...

[@imanebarakat5567]

Me!! :D

[@sherylpierson9662]

I'm sorry to hear that sm1 just told me the expression blood is thicker than water is not so much what it's cracked up to be anymore:(

[@viranielsana]

Let's learn a language together🤓

[@charlesthebrick5251]

v yeeeea

[@chocklad9]

I loved this video so much! Please make more videos like that, they are very inspiring and amazing!

[@jeffreyd508]

Very inspirational guys. Thanks for posting!

[@wkenneth7916]

Very nice. This is just what I need to watch to get my morning inspiration to do language studies. Manchester produces the best people!

[@EurekaBits]

I'm attempting to learn German and Spanish at once in three months and these guys have really motivated me to taking my language learning to another level: in comparison to what they have attempted, my challenge should be child's play! I'll let you know how it goes...

[@ozgurkaracam989]

I'm a Turkish person and i like this video so much. Your accent is very clearly understandable. I think, if you contunie maybe 5-6 months, you can speak this language as much as me :) I hope i learn English like you.

[@e.k.5145]

they learned a really fine amount of stuff in just one week and as a native i can tell their pronunciation is truly amazing, i'm starting to think that you guys are gifted in language skills

[@BabbelPlus]

*Identical Twins Learn A Language In A Week!* The polyglot twins are back in this mini-documentary about learning Turkish in Berlin. Check out the article with *7 tips on how to learn a language without leaving your hometown* here: go.babbel.com/hometownlearn/yt #LearnTurkish #Turkish #Berlin #LearnLanguages

[@tonyabentley4018]

Spier man

[@nativesontraveler5487]

Can I get the list books to study German?

[@asalesmaeeli4185]

As someone who is learning Turkish as well I have to say they did really good!

[@heisenk]

As a Turkish person,I liked so much your speaking abilities.Congratz

[@butterfly-oi1bj]

I've just read an passage about Matthew in my English language exam and met such an interesting human. so inspirational! And also their Turkish accents are great!

[@stlouisramsfan03]

They need to try Navajo. I am a fluent, native speaker I can help them learn. (:

[@LoserBroProductions]

I would LOVE it if you guys made another video like this.

[@SWonYT]

As someone from America, I'm simply amazed at the fact that the waiter asked them which language they wanted to speak in. (Currently learning Spanish on duolingo, and just found about Babbel.)

[@watertribelife1280]

This is amazing. I'm in the process of learning spanish. I listen to music , watch spanish shows with the spanish subtitles on so I can read if I didn't hear it and jot down what I don't know. I was hoping you had advice on how to structure my language learning. From what I saw you studied tenses and phrases as well as vocab and subjects and I just don't know where to begin to be the most efficient and use it in daily life.

[@DeePattyNour]

This is so inspiring!

This is so inspiring!!

[@iRadiKS]

They really learned well in that single week, turkish is very different from german or english so it is even more impressive. But what I find most impressive is the lack of an accent in their english and german. I can't really tell which country they were born in because they speak both (from what i heard) accent free.

[@osonhodeleon]

This guys are the kings. Very good.

[@Richard_Parker_Offl]

Very inspiring, lads.

[@lvl9031]

I wish I had more time for this, but I have to embrace the languages of Chemistry and Biology.

[@joshtheman3923]

While learning a language in a week may be a bit much for me this video always just fills me with such excitement and motivation for learning

[@abdulkreem_1_960]

This video motivated me to continue my Italian study

[@MrDaddydiva]

I love how they lean on each to get themselves through this

[@Jawmeow]

I was learning English in school for 12 years but couldn't have a conversation with a native speaker nor being able understand 70% of what they say. The education system didn't teach to speak or listen, it was mainly writing and grammar. I still make many grammatical errors though. Last year I decided to learn to speak for like 10 min when I'm free. My ability to speak improved by 40% by then. I was watching KZbin videos and try to understand the tone they use, and repeat and speak afterward. Now I can have basic conversations. This year I decided to take learning English more seriously and invest more time in it. This inspired me so much. Sadly I have no natives to practice with, where there aren't many English native speakers in my city. I wish I had English native speakers friends :(

[@reubsable]

Greetings from South Africa! I noticed your Springbok jersey

[@andreilazer6891]

these guys are better at Turkish than i am at french and i've been doing it for 6 months at my school.

[@BobTheTrueCactus]

True for me either and I've been doing it for 4-5 years.

[@XxSmoothGroovexX]

It's better to self teach. Schools teach languages badly for the most part

[@BobTheTrueCactus]

Green Trent It's also possible to do a bad job when being on your own. ;) In that case it's good to have a language partner who will help you so you don't screw it up

[@aynnsnow]

i believe people get to learn stuff in diff'rent ways, some learn quickly through reading, others through listening, there are some through visuals, some others through hands on, may be imitating or writing and many several ways. you just have to find out what ticks for you.

[@D5555546]

this is so inspiring. thank you guys!:) I found it most difficult to speak when it comes to learning languages as well. does anyome have any tips to learn the art of speaking more efficiently?

[@r.k228]

I am trying to learn Turkish and English. Your methods really impressed me so much that you are really great:)

[@o.aldenproductions.9858]

Awesome intro, the animation graphic 😍😍😍 👍🏼👍🏼

[@yes-of4lj]

I live in istanbul, but I am learning turkish very slowly, but you inspired me.

[@deboragomes2031]

wow amazing!!

[@leyla6977]

7 günde bu kadar iyi öğrenmişsiniz bravo👏🏻

[@yolandalee6060]

This video really inspired me

[@hellsnowkid]

Danke vielmal, dein video war sehr inspirirend !! :)

[@PocketEnglish]

You´re my heroes.

[@plerpplerp5599]

Now THAT is impressive!

[@xDakitoy]

They finish each other's sentences! Having a twin would be great so I could learn Portuguese faster!! How did I never think of that!

[@markleesolo9788]

i study korean for a minimum of 3 to maybe 6 hours depending when i end up feeling exhausted. this is all after school everyday and while i’m seeing myself improve i still have trouble forming my own sentences. i can understand more than i can speak and write. so this has definitely motivated me to commit more hours to forming complex sentences and grammar. maybe i should cram study like them.

[@johanndiaz8695]

How is your Korean now?

[@scottieglot]

Always great watching you guys! I tried vlogging for a week only in German a couple months ago to force myself to learn. However, it was right before I started my new job in Berlin and right after my German improved drastically. Maybe I will try again :P

[@eftelyasdaisies3429]

Omg ı'm From TURKEY and ı love this video. thanks guys.

[@BabbelPlus]

Our pleasure! We are glad you love it!

[@jax8127]

bruh I've been learning Spanish for a few weeks and I only know some of the basic words...

[@teerich2011]

If you studied for 84 hrs a week like these guys, you'd learn a ton more!

[@favier1234]

They're so much better at speaking to the camera than they are to people haha

[@saeidehrad5070]

man! that was so cooool

[@justarandompersonpassingth2989]

Very impressive! I am looking forwards to leaving school so that I can devote more time to learning languages :)

[@cvskrrt2907]

1:38 they're have books in Arabic! And it's very good to learn a lot of a language in one week, i'd like to try it

[@melaniev3649]

That's really really impressive, congratulations to the twins! How fluent are you now? B1, B2? :)

[@melaniev3649]

Luna Tique By the way, is there a way we can keep in touch with you and your learning? A blog or something?

[@BabbelPlus]

Luna Tique Somewhere between B1 and B2 for spoken Turkish, and a bit higher for the other capacities. There will soon be a few ways to stay in touch, but not yet, not yet.

[@melaniev3649]

Babbel Oh wow I'm impressed again! Alright, I will patiently wait then.

[@noreenwilliams17891]

+Babbel kHz and 8 it 9 j

[@cvskrrt2907]

Because they are from Manchester. :)

[@MLPnextgeneration]

This has Encouraged me to keep studying French and Estonian, Danish...German and Japanese Too bad that I don't have any money to afford Babbel, I would like to become more fluent in French and try learning a language in a month if possible, trying to be as persistent as I can be

[@jonathanmcculley3728]

Harmony Sketch once you can afford it it's definitely the way to get started. I've learned more Russian in just 3 days than I learned of Spanish through all of high school.

[@RandomHistory]

Try Duolingo. It is free, and works really well!

[@Kokamok84]

I'm danish myself. If you really want to learn danish, don't be discouraged by the silent letters. We have alot of those, plus we often don't say it the same way in our daily lives as you might read it in textbooks. The best way to learn danish is by speaking with danes regularly. I wish you the best :)

[@nunyadambidnis2274]

you guys to should try to learn New York

[@vice_santos]

@La Reina de Gacha he means the accent

[@RickyC0626]

@@vice_santos No, learn New York as in all the languages spoken in New York

[@akif9136]

helal olsun ikizler 👏👍💕

[@chamikahettiarachchi5046]

mind blowing (y)

[@SigurdKristvik]

This episode contains all the 7 days. I have seen it before, but good for others who want to watch everything in one go

[@BabbelPlus]

***** Exacto! We wanted to release it just after the 7 'day' episodes, but that didn't quite work out :/

[@SigurdKristvik]

Babbel That's okay :3

[@elifm.zeyveli6873]

learning turkish in 7 days WOW its amazing because turkish is different than english, german, french or arabic I am a turkish student, I studied english 7 years of my life and I still can not speak in front of people these guys are amazing!

[@XxSmoothGroovexX]

English is easy. Use an app like busuu or duolingo. Learn the top 3000 most common words which you can do in a month and you will be fluent. Make sure to watch American shows and stuff. Good luck. Btw Turkish is awesome.

[@JmsDrc]

That's so cool in still trying to learn Italian

[@zeynepkrkc2635]

çok iyi konuşuyorsunuz tebrik ederim you are speaking very well congratz!

[@tasbirmiah5247]

These guys are so gifted and talented! i learnt 4 languages and im 12! i need to be like them. Just by watching this video i am so inspired! Verily GOD has gifted them!

[@tasbirmiah5247]

only bengali, french, arabic and english of course

[@samerbetraill2250]

+tasbir miah Just that bro XD ? your are a genius, basicaly how you learn a languge ? I started english some time ago.

[@betterbelle]

You guys are so cute

[@nns7353]

wow good job and unrelated, but that Turkish guy you're friends with is cute ;)

[@RuanBotha]

Couldn't help but notice you had an SA Rugby Jersey on have you guys been to South Africa?

[@beyzakartal6887]

Çok etkileyici😯👏

[@MightyYoungSir]

captivating music

[@MUSICHEART1999]

love how it's like German/English/Turkish...

[@smolsoph4094]

*Ahem* I speak Turkish, too. *gobble gobble*

[@springflood9041]

bu kadar kısa sürede bu kadar iyi olmaniz inanılmaz!

[@buzzinboi3770]

Been trying to learn French for 3 years in school I've learnt more in the past year using duolingo and other French apps

[@bbdamur17]

i learned how to talk bullshit in 1 day...

[@gauravcheema]

fuck off u piece of shit. thats a lie

[@Human_01]

Nuuoohhh, how da fuck did you do that? ':O *rapidly claps*

[@seda5112]

yashouberry you must be gifted

[@fabianocalifa]

mission accomplished, man.

[@Emma-de4tm]

is it just me or were they speaking german for some of it

[@fionakuhi7874]

+Emma Only from about 5:01 to 5:26 :)

[@vinnyx4526]

Don't be surprised, these guys (aside from turkish) speak 9 languages. Irish, English, French, German, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Hebrew.

[@MissyLaMotte]

They did. And it was really impressive as well, because I could hardly hear any accent. I actually checked the video description to figure out where they are from, because I would have believed it if they said they were from Germany.

[@teerich2011]

I saw them in another Babbel video, and thought they were British

[@MissyLaMotte]

@@teerich2011 they are, they are from Manchester actually. But they fooled me because it is rare to hear a British person (or any native speaker of English actually) speak German without a strong accent (and vice versa, I suppose) Despite English and German being closely related languages, their sound systems are quite different.

[@kylaalise2905]

i have a challenge to become fluent in Spanish in about 5 months!! i will keep you guys updated on how its going until im completely fluent 😁💕💕

[@rabianurgumus6130]

Harikasınız gerçekten ben bile bu kadar cabuk orenmedi

[@LeniTV]

Eure dt. Aussprache ist super! Besser als so manche Muttersprachler...

[@esraceper4029]

Harikasınız çocuklar! :) Tebrikler! Türkler sizi seviyor.

[@succulentworm9351]

Ja!! Zwei Deutsche!! Ahhh, das ist so schön jemanden zu haben, den mann immer verstehen kann!!

[@hofi56]

WOW! Die sprechen so gut deutsch, wahnsinn. Kein akzent überhaupt nur zu erkennen.

[@gor.2336]

Their German is *so* great! (I can't say anything about their Turkish, 'cause I don't have any idea of how it should sound)

[@fitzgerald125]

Besides the app do you guys use books and what kind of books do you guys use I'm trying to learn thai and I want to do a challenge for myself

[@ESSOKAYmusic]

These two guys are amazing :) It is never too late to learn new languages, sadly I am only fluent in German and English, but I proceed to learn Spanish which I understand, but sadly do not speak very good (yet). And I understand a lot of Dutch and Latin, but speak neither of it (Latin for the obvious reason).

[@samerbetraill2250]

+ESSOKAYmusic Sadly just for know German and English you're being modesty I think..

[@bhajdvjasvd]

+ESSOKAYmusic have you been able to improve your spanish since you posted this comment? Yo se hablar el ingles y espanol perfectamente, y ahora estoy en el proceso de aprender frances.

[@hopetikvah2294]

I only know German and English as well

[@hopetikvah2294]

And I can understand a little Russian and Dutch but I can not speak it😕

[@MultiLiam24]

English is my native language but I am learning German because I find it easy to learn.

[@pnarak6317]

tebrik ederim, çok güzel bir iş çıkardınız. yaptığınız şey çok zor ve bunu başardınız :)

[@alessandraenwright9447]

my mind is blown

[@skillustrates]

That guy at the vegetable stand-- he had his face blurred out in the first clip, but at the end, he's shown again, uncensored.

[@wktmalsMoli]

I aspire to do this, but once I spend a day fully immersed in chinese, I'm so tired and I reach an overload! I don't know how I'd be able to be as immersed as these guys were for an entire week. I think my brain would burn out. Kudos to them though 👏

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Few people know about a pragmatic, efficient way to learn a new language. Those who do, advance in learning steadily and according to their schedule. While most people find themselves learning a new language as a necessity, many others do it because it is fun. It feels more sophisticated to know more than one language. It can be highly beneficial in your life over the long run. However, it is not an easy task to learn a new language no matter whether it is for fun or out of necessity. You've probably seen friends or acquaintances talk about wanting to learn a foreign language, then enthusiastically purchasing products, books, and maybe even enrolling into a course or program, only to ultimately see the reality of the fact that they have failed in their pursuit of learning another language. According to The Guardian, the ICM survey, which questioned 1,001 young people aged 14-24 from across the UK in June this year, paints a picture of a generation perhaps surprisingly open to the prospect of language learning, but often deeply lacking in the confidence of their ability to put their language studies into practice. The research had indicated that A-level languages are perceived as being harder than other subjects and their content is demotivating. Sitting down with a language textbook and trying to teach yourself a new language is not only boring, it takes an inordinate amount of time. It can take months to capture the basics of a particular language. Fluency comes far later. Often, we don’t have the luxury of spending months learning a language. For example, those people who are migrating or taking up a job abroad. However as an individual learner or with a tutor, the student can cut down the time it takes him/her to master the basics of a new language. There are methods that can be used to reduce the time it takes. Main Essentials of Learning a New Language - They distinguish three main essentials associated with learning a new language; namely the vocabulary, basic sentence elements / patterns, and grammar rules. Vocabulary - the most basic step towards learning a new language is to learn its words. Familiarity with the words will lead you to form sentences. Sentence Patterns and Elements - this has to do with how you ask and answer questions. Making coherent sentences is the way to make someone understand what you are saying. The ability will also help you understand what others are saying and how you might respond. Grammar Rules - Each language has certain rules that need to be followed. There is a special type of media developed for the first and second component - a bilingual graded book. Bilingual graded books are also called bilingual graded readers. They offer a parallel translation that allows the user to learn a new language in less time. With the translation on the same page, learners can effortlessly learn what any unfamiliar words mean. They can quickly pick up new vocabulary and phrases that are used over and over in texts of bilingual graded books. When they read a graded bilingual reader, they can pick up chunks of language and vocabulary that they can use in conversation and other real-world applications. It also significantly reduces the amount of time it takes to become conversational in a new language. As you read a bilingual reader, your brain begins to remember words and phrases simply because you are exposed to them several times. You don’t even realize, until you have to recall what you’ve learned, that you have already learned the new words and phrases. Listen to the audio tracks that should always accompany a bilingual graded book to learn how words are said and to improve your overall ability to speak the new language. A good idea is to use the free VLC media player to control the playing speed. You can control the playing speed by decreasing or increasing the speed value on the button of the VLC media player's interface. Decide what is better for you a paper book or an e-book. Many of the e-readers by Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo have dictionaries pre-loaded on their devices, with options to download additional ones, for free. If you do not have an e-reader, you do not have to buy one, because you can download it as a free app to your phone and use it right away. Writing your own notes, searching or making highlights is ridiculously simple with an e-reader or e-reading app. Anything you do with an e-book is also synced to the cloud, ensuring any change will follow you, no matter what device you are on. At first search on Google for "bilingual graded books" or "bilingual graded books for beginners". Choose and buy a book on a suitable topic, for example general, business, medical, culinary, dialogues, students, cooking, family, tourists, detective, short story or whatever you like. Read it for about twenty minutes a day. If you do it every day, you will be surprised how much you can learn in a month's time. Try to use the target language after you have learned for a month. If you don't have an opportunity to talk to native speakers at home or at work/study, use your target language in small talk on Skype or another online chat. Search on Google for "free online clean chat rooms" and pick up the one that suits your interests. Two or three minutes of small talk two or three times a week or more often will give you some motivation and encourage you to learn new questions and answers for new dialogues. Compile a list of questions and answers for your dialogues in a target language or find them on Google with keywords "Bilingual graded books dialogues" and try using them. Don't be afraid of making errors. They are your steps to success. You will spot and correct them sooner or later anyway. They will not be for the rest of your life. Better not to talk at all than to talk incorrectly? Wrong! Start talking as much as you can! Your language will improve every time you talk. A learner who knows only a hundred words and isn't shy of talking will progress more quickly than the one who knows a thousand words but remains silent because he or she is afraid of saying something wrong. It can usually take you from one to three months to finish a bilingual graded reader at beginner level (A1) and elementary level (A2). The amount of time depends on your previous experience with learning foreign languages and on your personal abilities. At this point you should be able to ask and answer simple questions with the following questioning words: What? Who? Where? When? Which? How many/much? As you improve and become more confident in your ability to use the new language, you can move on to the next reader level and continue your language-learning journey. After using a bilingual graded book for a week or two you are ready to study grammar rules, so buy a good grammar book. A grammar book will satisfy your curiosity about grammar rules awakened by the bilingual graded book. Read the grammar book to find out how you can use your target language more precisely. Follow this order - first read a reading book, then use a grammar book and exercises to make your learning experience uninterrupted. Language text with a parallel translation has helped many to uncover their potential for learning multiple languages. Whether you are learning a language as a hobby or for a necessary purpose, you will find such books are supportive. Using them is by far more pragmatic, efficient way to learn a new language than a "learn a language in two weeks" program. However you should frequently use the target language by using bilingual graded books with audio tracks, grammar books, chats, internet pages and even songs to maintain your motivation and progress. Remember - twenty minutes a day does the magic!

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Where are those bookshelves with all the language books? Please reply.