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Canadian polyglot Steve Kaufmann has learned parts of 20 languages. He's come up with seven tips to help anyone attempting to learn a new language in their spare time.
First, you must commit the time and keep motivated. If you don't enjoy the process of learning a language, you probably won't get very far. Maintaining a positive attitude is key.
The sense of achievement in mastering a language is a profoundly positive experience. Focusing, at first, on vocabulary rather than grammar will help you in the long run.
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STEVE KAUFMANN:
Canadian polyglot Steve Kaufmann speaks 20 languages and counting and believes that anyone can learn a new language. You just need to be motivated, willing to put in the time and have the right method. Steve has written books and maintains a popular KZbin channel and blog.
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TRANSCRIPT:
STEVE KAUFMANN: The sense of starting with something that is just noise, listening to it, it's just noise. Looking at a funny script if you're learning Persian or Arabic or Russian or Chinese, and then finding that a few months later you actually understand it.
My name is Steve Kaufmann. I don't call myself a polyglot but I guess I am one. I have learned bits of 20 languages other than English, so I've developed some tips along the way so I tried to organize these. I came up with these seven tips, which I think are certainly some of the principles that I've learned from other people and I think they can be helpful.
The brain learns. The brain is a learning machine. The brain cannot do otherwise than learn. The brain always learns given stimulus, given enough exposure, but it learns slowly. And one of the biggest factors in language learning is time. How many hours or how much time you spend a day, and how long are you going to stay with it? So we have to spend the time.
The two fundamental factors in language learning are motivation and time. If you are doing what you like to do - you're motivated. If you don't like - as much as I like reading if someone doesn't like reading maybe they have to find some other way to learn. When you choose content to listen to and read, find content of interest, listen to people whose voice you enjoy. If you don't enjoy the voice or the subject matter, leave it and get on to something else. If you're doing things that you enjoy doing and if the process of language learning is enjoyable then you have a positive attitude and you're going to continue.
Many things happen in a language and some of these things we notice and some of these things we don't notice. For example, I could be listening to Russian and not notice how the cases work. I may not notice. Or maybe because it's pointed out I start to notice. Typically I find in language learning the more we listen, the more things we notice. And we want to notice. Insofar as pronunciation, for example. My father was from Czechoslovakia, so he would read words in English based on how he thought they should be pronounced. In Canada there's a province called Nova Scotia, for example. We even have a Bank of Nova Scotia. And my father can make the sound or could make the sound shuh, but he would always pronounced it Nova Sco-te-a: to him tia is sco-te-a. He didn't notice. He didn't make the effort to notice that, in fact, it's pronounced ""sco-sha"". So, we have to be a little bit attentive to what's happening in the language so that gradually we can develop better habits. Every time we notice something - a word, a phrase, structure, we're helping to put that into our, helping the brain create these patterns so that eventually we get the proper language habits.
To me language learning is a matter of acquiring words. Now, words and phrases, but phrases consist of words. You have to know what words mean. The larger your passive vocabulary, the more you understand. The more you understand, the more likely you are to be able to speak. Even if you only use a small subset of your passive vocabulary, the words that you understand. But...
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[@byronwilliams7977]

You guys should have done your homework. Steve Kaufmann is no more a linguist than a homeopathy is a medical doctor, he's a language enthusiast. Jessica Coon at McGill University is an actual linguist. Steve Kaufmann has no formal training in the field.

[@patriciagutierrez5858]

Hola..hablas español

[@leenamannarkkad3765]

I know 7 languages...I want to become a polyglot..!

[@leenamannarkkad3765]

I know 7 languages...nd bit of some other languages....

[@chaos616rev]

Isn't it amazing how noise turns into meaning?

[@successcollege4283]

Oh my Guru.....Respect. Simon from Korea.

[@cokelennon2517]

its incredible. That´s one of the most beautiful things of language learning

[@RoxanneJ]

So true!!

[@pukicat]

Hi Daniel surprising to realize that noise is a vibration . Noises are vibrations in different frequencies. It seems to me that the universe is all vibration. So much we don't know. Cheers!

[@MataWorldPeace]

Love this, makes me think of that old meme “your name is just a noise that your parents make to get your attention”

[@Tehui1974]

1. Spend the time 2. Do you what you like to do 3. Learn to notice 4. Words over grammar 5. Be patient 6. Get the tools 7. Become an independent learner.

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Thanks

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Where are you from?

[@Tehui1974]

@@erturtemirbaev5207 New Zealand

[@floridshaeeb3451]

What words bro?

[@floridshaeeb3451]

@Caeden Justine thanks

[@shrikantraut3864]

Spoilers ahead: 1. Spend time. 2. Do what you like. 3. Learn to notice. 4. Words over grammar. 5. Be Patient. 6. Get the tools. 7. Become an independent learner.

[@cgtsang]

Thanks for this

[@redacted5035]

So really no hack...

[@TheRumpelstinskin]

tits

[@alexwhite3830]

@@redacted5035 why no hack? All I did at school was: grammar, grammar, and grammar. I had no idea about the concept "words over grammar" and that learning a new language is something even remotely possible for normal people but once I heard about it and learned how to imply it, it became easy as fuck. So there is a hack in his speech

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Thanks 👍☺️☺️☺️

[@aschelkownikoff3018]

"I don't call myself a polyglot but I guess I am one", I really like this man ХD

[@aciuschristophores7789]

Hes so so humble despite being so massively intelligent and accomplished. Its amazing.

[@jpny4750]

When I needed to learn English, I bought a book in English that I read few years earlier in my native language - I knew the basic plot, but didn’t remember too many details. I sat down with the book and a dictionary (this was before the internet) and started reading. First chapter took several weeks because I had to look up every word. But little by little I was reading faster and faster. It took about 7 months of daily reading to finish the book. But for the last chapter I needed to look up maybe only two words. I acquired about 80% of the vocabulary I use today from reading that first book. Of course, I couldn’t really speak the language because all I did was reading. But I understood spoken English from the radio. My brain somehow connected the sounds of spoken English to the visual/written form. So I could understand spoken language too. However, it would take maybe another year to learn how to speak the language.

[@pinchebruha405]

M’y mom did the same for me when I was a little girl I asked her to bring me back mother goose nursery rhymes from Mexico, because I wanted to be able read in Spanish as I was already bilingual. It really helped me understand as I grew up!

[@abesapien9930]

Steve Kaufmann is the real deal in the polyglot community and is a well-loved teacher. Excellent pick, Big Think!

[@Aditya-te7oo]

I completely agree with his no. 4. words over grammar and 5. be patient points. Vocabulary is more important than grammar. We didn't learn grammar in our native languages, still most of the time when we speak, we speak grammatically correctly. I'll say first learn most common 5,000 words in your target language, then learning other words will be much easier. And be patient 'cause language learning takes time; so don't frustrate if you're not understanding everything at first.

[@ahmedoum4718]

Thanks for these interesting tips Sir.

[@yihaw149]

Words over grammar is an interesting point because I always thought that grammar is definitely the more important aspect to learn first. That was how English was taught to me, was definitely a strong focus on understanding the grammar well. The vocabulary was learned alongside with the grammar from beginner to advanced levels. One thing I found with English learners is that if they don't get their grammar taught properly they can never learn at an advanced level (higher education study). They'll probably only be able to speak and listen well, which again is what most people aim for. But to truly master a language linguistically, the grammar must be learned properly.

[@dandare1001]

@@yihaw149 I'm in the words over grammar camp. You can understand or be understood to a certain extent without using grammar, by simply using vocabulary, so I would argue that words are more important for a language. It wouldn't work as well, the other way around. This calls into question (for me, at least) the classification of English as Germanic, because most of our words are French or Latin-derived. As a native English speaker, I found French much easier to learn than German, which reinforces my arguement. I'm fluent in both. Of course we need both grammar and vocabulary to make a language more useful and precise.

[@MiltonJava]

I'm afraid that is only partially true. A lot of input and also some awareness of grammar are important if you learn languages with complex grammar. Of course, if you want to speak badly,, it doesn't matter.

[@itsmuimui]

"And occasionally I use it as a telephone" hahha love it

[@Mufasa_Shabazz]

It’s so true

[@user-YuHaoHuang]

my only little tip for learning: find a topic you like, watch about it on youtube

[@gabrielbarbosa4091]

This is a good tip just if you have a basic level on the language. But yeah, it’s a great advice.

[@maximellow5745]

I accidentally used this methode to learn english and got fluent. I just read an watched movies because my fav show wasn't translated to german yet. Didn't know this methode existed, but it worked really well for me.

[@User-jr7vf]

You clearly didn't become 'fluid' in English.

[@MrGramms2]

Fluent my brother. Fluent.

[@TooLittleInfo]

@@User-jr7vf Get a hobby

[@alana1lamaskz272]

@@User-jr7vf don’t bring someone down if it’s a new language that they weren’t born with because I find that very disrespectful- right now I’m learning Korean and it’s very difficult so if I got good at it and tried my best and someone told me something like that I would be sad so if you didn’t mean it in a rude way think about how you type things or say things before you say them ~

[@sgtmian]

@@User-jr7vf there are native english speakers who don’t know the difference between they’re their and there, what is the point of rudely correcting someone whose first language isnt english because they got one word wrong?

[@hosseinomidrafighdoust243]

Hi Steve happy to find you. I am an Iranian doctor (pathologist)living in Iran. It’s been 20 years that I passively have learnt English and maybe I am in upper intermediate level. Thanks for your kindly advice in your interview with Lisa that I caught you. I knew there are hundred thousands Iranian living in Canada yet I am ready if I can help you learning farsi language. please do not hesitate to get help. I’ll follow your remedy learning English too

[@KaninTuzi]

Tips 1 and 2, I like to express as: Be driven by passion and guided by patience

[@felipemaldonadoguzman8167]

Hello steve l'm from dominican republic and l'm 18 years old, l'm learning 4 languages for my own, sometime l feel tired, but everytime that l watch your useful videos l get motivated and keep moving on with my languages learning, you are a amazing human being, keep it up.

[@salvadoran_uwu]

So how are things going?

[@felipemaldonadoguzman8167]

@@salvadoran_uwu good! Thanks

[@tumtumpak8133]

I'd like to point out one tip that helped me a lot when learning a new language, as soon as you know the basic turn your phone language to the one you are trying to learn. At first it can be overwhelming but as smartphones nowadays are so intuitive most of the things you do with it will come out inconscuously. It's a great way of getting continuously involved in the language and not only the time you sit down and study. Also is great to acknowledge a lot of vocabulary, also get your self a g-board keyboard of that language and look up in the internet using it. Another thing, don't base you learning on only your native language, for example. I am Spanish and i am learning Ukrainian, i usually search for gramar explanation on those 3 language as a lot of the phrases formations are more similar in English than in Spanish, some of them we don't even have it in Spanish (for example "already" (вже), in Spanish is "ya" which has a much more open meaning than the word in English) some other things must been learn in the language you are learning as there are not such things in your own. I hope this can help anyone!

[@adibchyy]

The coolest feeling is definitely when ‘noise’ turns into meaning. There’s no better feeling than understanding a piece of text or a video that was completely incomprehensible 6 months ago.

[@nervous711]

After my learning of various Rubik's cubes, Jazz improvisation, English, programming, discrete math, juggling, freeskating, card throwing, whistling and many many other knowledges about improving learning(Researches on lifestyle, study methods, brains etc.) I conclude that this gentleman tells you not the secrets of learning any new language. He actually just tells you the AXIOMS of learning ANYTHING in 10 minutes!

[@MONi_LALA]

Over emphasis in grammar is a death to a desire to learn a language. I "learned" english for 6 years before moving to US but all i got is "cat, dog, books" and small phases. The best way is to throw yourself in the country of origin. When you are force to be in a situation where you are frequently using the language, obviously, you gonna learn much faster since you will most likely going to hit all 7 tips that he suggested. I got the grammar part by realizing pattern in speech while having conversation with other more than grammars I learn in class. I love music, and that's how i learn. Catchy tones with rhyming words and repetitive phases are a great start.

[@SQ8MXT]

The second best way if you cant go the country where your target language is spoken is to self immerse in the language. What i used to do with english and russian was(assuming learning english): 1. Change the language in every device you own to english. 2. read every article or book and watch every video/movie/tv show in english. You can support yourself with subtitles but once you find out that you can understand 99% of them just transition to watching without them. 3. Get efficient tools to quickly and painlessly look up words. For books you can use kindle. it has an amazing english-english dictionary built in. Install a chrome translate plugin. Then when you read an article you can just double click a word and get a translation. It will save you a lot of time and frustration. 4. In the beginning learn the most frequent words. If you like flashcards use anki, memrise or similar software. if you like reading read a book that you already read in your native language. I like reading Harry Potter. First book is written for much younger audience than the last one so it gets progressively harder and also it is translated to 50+ languages and there are a lot audiobook versions. After reading the first book you will know more words than most people who learn at school for a few years. Oh and its much more fun than reading boring textbooks. 5. if you want you can read a bit of grammar once in a while just so you will be able to notice stuff during reading.

[@k.5425]

Does grammar involve verb conjugations?

[@sophie-qd7hu]

SQ8MXT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIPS

[@aidoszhanakhmet]

0:46 1:12 1:45 3:05 5:02 6:09 7:10 👌

[@alexroberts3947]

thanks, tack, tak, danke, spasibo, gracias, grazi

[@burtonschrader2]

Thank you. I am currently (trying to) learn Thai. I live in Thailand so I have no excuses. Where I am is a corner where Laos is spoken and the older people speak only this. Everyone else speaks a patois of Thai/Laos and it is confusing. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@PracticalInspiration]

One of my favourite videos on the channel! Recently I've come across the idea of vocabulary over grammar a lot, so definitely going to try and put it into practice

[@Bamby1963]

Practical Inspiration i did learn english on my own by learning mostly vocabulary and translating texts and a little grammar. Listened to mostly english music and movies and developed a sense of how a correct sentence would sound like! Voila! And now I’m learning French,,

[@NetAndyCz]

I think you cannot really understand the grammar without the vocabulary and enough examples and context. And you can learn words without the grammar. I still think that grammar is kind of important but it makes way more sense once you already know the language:)

[@alanmalaquias596]

You are the best mentor of the you tube,for leanguage learning!Thank you.

[@LoisSharbel]

This is the best info on language learning....or learning of any kind....that I've come across. Having realized late the truth that we learn what we need and like, I'm chagrinned to know I didn't connect this with just listening a lot and reading and speaking the extra language aloud, however imperfectly. THANK YOU!!!!! New adventure coming up!

[@asaodo3686]

This is amazing. Thank you!

[@guillaumemaurice3503]

Thank you for sharing this that was very interesting and informative. Great video.

[@januskaminsky5399]

I speak a few languages myself and the way I learned them is by memorizing the words phonetically ("translating" it to my mother tongue) while expanding the vocabulary, followed by getting the grammar right, then listening to the correct pronunciation by a native of that language....and repeating it many times.

[@m17434]

THANK YOU, Steve!

[@mrs.b.s.7212]

Great advice! Going to pass this on

[@KootFloris]

8. Play. I find play as if you already speak it, with what little you know can help immensely. Strangely enough it may depend on culture. I'm fearless in my little Spanish, but never dared the same with Danish (which spoilt the fun of learning) or Italian (how are they more serious?).

[@marcomill4824]

I've been stuck for years on learning German. After so much effort I've never felt to hve made any progress! Thanks to Steve Kaufmann I know what i did wrong. I focused only on grammar, totally neglecting vocabulary

[@m.s9146]

Thank you!!

[@chadbailey7038]

So so good ! Thanks Steve

[@moaznayle7686]

شكرا يا استاذ Thank you professor Gracias profesor

[@calvinchristopher9046]

Great video thank you Steve

[@dodo6583]

Always a pleasure listening your tips

[@a111oveWrldWde]

Thank You! ✨😃

[@shuppslife5140]

Excellent, thankyou

[@kpapi4355]

Glad to get the confirmation about the importance of words over grammar. I have been against jumping straight to grammar as we did in Spanish and French class back in school. I've always thought that the best way to learn a language is the way a baby learns a language for the first time. They begin with learning words, being grammatically incorrect but as mentioned in the video, due to mass exposure of the language the correct grammar eventually basically solves itself.

[@phsal5182]

thank you!

[@reginaswarnofficialyoutube101]

Very Interesting👍Thank u

[@ONEFAITHofJESUS]

Love the explanation of how the brain actually processes learning and information.

[@leslieseale9761]

Great vid thanks.

[@PurpleDrac]

I agree. Finding something you enjoy is fundamental. Literature or videos really anything that uses a wide enough range of words and is something you enjoy from the sound of listening to it and so on. The process 🤔of learning it gets much easier 😊

[@22Ku]

Thanks!

[@johnnystacey786]

Besides point 4, these are great tips to learning anything!

[@ricardomd4229]

I totally agree with Steve in all these tips ! And the feeling of aquaring a new language, a foreing language that is not ur native one is tremendous ! I highly encourage everybody to do it, u can do it buddy, if I could, you can =) everybody can do it

[@hosseinomidrafighdoust243]

You are so inspiring man

[@shaydebesa650]

العربي من اجمل اللغات 😍 اشكرك و ربنا معاك 🙏🏼

[@madkir8206]

I almost haven't ever learnt English in a class like people usually do. Instead, I've been reading a lot of webcomics in English and whatching KZbin videos. But I did it everyday for years before I actually noticed that I think English. I could't speak, only think or text, because I hadn't had any chance to train pronunciation :"D But I still could say that I knew the language. I believe, we "know" a language to the point where we use it. If you don't need to use one, no matter how hard you try you won't make much progress. And on the other hand, if you only need language to communicate with people while playing games, then all you need to learn is terminology that you use in that game to say "I know this language" Btw I started communicating with foreign people because of my job, and after a few months it became something natural for me, or at least it's not painful anymore lol

[@carmengeorgeweddings3906]

Thank you for saying it is okay for it take time.

[@FPOAK]

Not only does this seem like the most enjoyably way to learn a new language but it also seems like the way all of us have already learned our first language. We don’t learn our native language vocabulary by memorizing flash cards and most of us still couldn’t describe the rules of grammar in technical terms. We learn what sounds right over time through lots of input

[@Binhnguyen-po8dd]

Cảm ơn Anh rất nhiều thank you so much

[@rogertraylor7288]

Lot of good advice here!

[@chrissierg]

this makes so much sense and seems like a much more fun way to learn... :)

[@MrDapperGent]

A fascinating video.

[@nelsona9381]

Nice presentation sir

[@tahiraabid8525]

Thank you so much Sir for your time and precious insights into language learning! God bless you!

[@mtumasz]

No.5 is in my humble opinion the key

[@calvinlee8089]

Thank you. I'm finding it harder to self-motivate lately. Environment and personal well-being keeps getting in the way. I know I need to work at it.

[@ahmedanwar1599]

yep me too

[@ashishbisht2459]

Very good one ...

[@ceciliagalli920]

I watched your video because I want to learn to speak Italian Finnish /Swedish . You had mentioned Nova Scotia that is where I am from 😃

[@FedJimSmith]

Hi Steve, what's your opinion of Rosetta Stone ??(software learning app)

[@janjilek3496]

Thanks for the informative video :) Congratulations on being able to speak all those languages (at any level) :) I started with Russian, added German, English, French (gave up after 1.5y)... Overall I would recommend to anyone to learn at least English, as it gives you so much more content to "learn from" (YT etc.) Greetings from the Czech Republic ;) Jan

[@omarperezprada8473]

Relentless pursuit of words, I learned it about He

[@mbh2124]

amongst all the popular language learning channels on youtube, Steve Kaufmann's channel is probably the only realistic and genuine channel that would teach you how to learn a language properly. The rest are either advertising a product (most times their own product) or give you useless advice and methods for views.

[@julitaserrano5550]

I'm learning Arabic too! Do you have a video on tips specific for this language??

[@masterc9706]

Wow I never thought of it like that

[@Reconbox1001]

Thank you for summarizing these points of learning. It's so true and with a little tweaking it applies to anything we are doing. Kids are cracking the kode for language so fast. The words and meaning first then the grammar :)

[@kellykerr5225]

My favorite too is music music music. If I can sing along, it helps me to pronounce the words. I just can’t do that when other people are around because I’m a terrible singer.

[@islammamdouh9399]

Thank you very much for bringing this to us , it's really useful. More than happy to help you in learning Arabic if you need.

[@elllllllle939]

The other day I listened to a teacher who teach non-Chinese people mandarin saying that there are people who get confused about 二，and 两，and why we say 二十 instead of 两十，but why we say 两千 两万 instead of 二千 二万。that teacher was surprised to hear questions like this and so was I. Because to a native speaker we never really think consciously why we use that form but not the other and we don’t know the grammar rules for that too. It’s just how people normally say it. So the same applies to other languages as well. It’s better not to memorize the rules, it’s better to listen and read as much as possible and you will gradually grasp it and slip out naturally

[@leenamannarkkad3765]

Nice.. Subscribed. 👍 I know 7 languages...nd bits of some other languages...I want to become a polyglot..!

[@AlphaWolfMusica]

Gr8 vid!

[@Papa91echo]

Comprehensible input should be #1

[@gurjotsingh8934]

What a coincidence, I was just about to attend my Farsi class on Skype, I know 6 languages other than my mother tongue and am very proud of it.

[@User-jr7vf]

Knowing a couple of words is easy. The thing is to communicate fluently in a language. And that is much more hard.

[@magdalenamatusiak3029]

Gold.

[@hectorricardodelacruzmonte2566]

so Learn naturally, not forced.

[@adriandiaz4624]

You an og in this shit man hats off mate!

[@tombaron5607]

Hi mr krashen when will I understand Poland.

[@user-yr2ct3qm3r]

Steve,when you learning languages,did you wrote it down or just read it？and how to know the words mean,when you listening or watch tv. Thank you.

[@MuttFitness]

You read too and stuudy a bit until you know words well enough that you understand them when spoken. Also choose some things with subtitles.

[@Jollighe]

Vocabulary over grammar. Thanks

[@mikehess4494]

How do I choose a language. Do I like how it sounds? Do I like their food? (Because I may be invited to their celebrations). Do I like their Culture and Customs? Do I like the way the written language looks? Because I may be writing a lot of it. Do I like the countries climate and terrain? Does my partner like these things also because they will be indirectly and or directly exposed to all of these things above and if they don't like any of that then I created a problem for myself or I can just get rid of my current partner. Do I have a native speaker to practice with? If I can answer yes to those questions it will be easier and more enjoyable learning that language.

[@eugenioasanchezperez1406]

In order to learn a new language people have to understand that english is not the 'normal' or 'default'.... More so, english is so basic that its simpleness may intervene with your leaning

[@user-su4ce5po7z]

Nice

[@tinagalog5255]

I'm trying to learn Korean Language but I'm here to hack my brain.. 😂😂😂 Funny but it really works.. Thanks for this Sir.. I also subsribed on this channel cause I love listening to you.. Cheers!!

[@annamariereverie2920]

Update?

[@jefteantonio4645]

Good

[@1uan1mao]

Learning grammar is the biggest mistake I did when learning Japanese. I didnt learn words AT ALL (I did but I learned more grammar than words). So after awhile I gave up because I didnt understood anything, because the grammars that I thought I needed was apparently useless

[@christopherp.hitchens3902]

Secret # 1: There are NO “secrets”. You either apply yourself intensely or you don’t!

[@joshuasamuel2122]

Interesting and good information. But since when is Steve Kaufman a linguist?

[@philipbuckley759]

learn your to be, and to have verbs....and use numbers and littles drawings for vocab.....and grow from there, by using the language....

[@awsomedude9111]

RIP learning Spanish in high school... not wanting at all

[@jacksprat9065]

Otherwise, an excellent video..

[@SupremeDP]

Bro I'm Slovak and I'm very used to no-one even knowing where Slovakia is, but every once in a while I find out something like Steve's father was Czechoslovak. Like what. Why didn't I know this xD

[@Bamby1963]

Encouraging

[@gispechy]

Cool

[@piedadlorenserrano196]

Hello teacher Steve I would like tell you about my situation with the English. I need your help, but I don't know how can I contact you, few minutes ago I downloaded your app.

[@MrMarrekkk]

Just use linq

[@odilicornelius2094]

Search lingQ page on facebook, he will surely reply u there quicker

[@dangmefinnish]

How would I learn a language without a lot of media resources (printed or broadcasted)?

[@tonibotellagalera5956]

may be you could read books in that language

[@narinderkumar9375]

Hi Steve, I do understand English very well spoken like you with clear accent. But dnt understand at all of the stand up comedian or sarcastic comments. How should I overcome this problem of mine.

[@m.bilgincakmaciftci]

Can we learn two languages at the same time? Thanks for the video sir...

[@lucasrba]

Without doubt. But you have to ask yourself, you should? I learn French and English now, but my level in English is relatively good so I basically only expose myself to content to "study" (watch a ton of series). Otherwise, I started French by zero 1,5 month ago and I do some other things to study, because of my level. I do not think that is good you start two totally different languages (different TO YOU) at the same time, because it you consome a lot of your energy and time. Remember, sometimes is better master one rather than be nothing in two.

[@Solidus_Hamza]

Yes u can but i recommend you to not learn two languages have similarities like spanish-italian / French-spanish / Japanese-Chinese

[@narsplace]

@@Solidus_Hamza Japanese and Chinese are very much different.

[@guaritos1912]

@HAMZA AMG the similarities between Japanese and Chinese are the same as the similarities that a dog and a chicken have between them, if you don't know of what are you speaking... don't do it, anyways I don't recommend to learn japanese and chinese at the same time 🤣🤣🤣

[@penline2737]

Can you give me some comments? I am Cambodian, I have learned English since I was young. I am studying Bachelor of English at university. By the way I want to learn other languages such as Thai and Korean. I want to ask you that Is it good or not to learn 2 or three languages in the same time? Or we should wait until one language is influent so I can learn other languages?????

[@annamariereverie2920]

It depends on the individual. I would spend three or four months on one language before adding another.

[@narsplace]

Spend at last two to three years on one language b4 the next.