Breaking the language barrier | Tim Doner | TEDxTeen 2014

[@diegoquintanaCL]

Well not only does he speak 20 languages, he's also a great public speaker!

[@g-gamer4747]

Diego Quintana and a almost comedian.

[@gagaoolala9167]

Diego Quintana "You don't know your own language until you know another."

[@LaPingvino]

vertuccio1 There are several. What this guy wants to say is that it's bullshit to keep talking numbers, languages are a means to an end and are useful learned to any level. If my English is good enough to inform you about this, well, mission accomplished ;).

[@D34tho]

Diego Quintana that's not his point. again.

[@getrealp78]

Diego Quintana I suppose that comes with speaking all the time as he learns all of these languages

[@alongcat9895]

"Knowing a language is a lot more than knowing a couple words out of the dictionary". Well said Tim.

[@barronhung8246]

This literally defeats all the so called ‘polyglots’

[@edwingiovanytizaparuiz1349]

and the dramatical rules ;)

[@dragunyt2727]

Most based quote.

[@Amghannam]

Well obviously... If this was the case, everybody on Earth speaks for instance Italian because we all know pasta, spaghetti, pizza, ciao, etc..

[@arthurmorgan8420]

*He is fluent in Italian hand movement*

[@oORainbowWarriorOo]

😂😂😂

[@marccohen1335]

i think that would be JEWISH hand movement.

[@hartmutteuber8022]

@@marccohen1335 Could be Jewish, only in certain geographical areas, like those Jewish people who are assimilated in European and American cultures. They use their hands like the non-Jewish people in those countries. I cannot speak about those in Israel. I just feel, his hand movements are not like the today's Israelites. The Jewish from Poland and Russia who emigrated gesticulates a lot more animatedly than this TED speaker. It is as if they are Deaf people.

[@rachelmuller5541]

@@hartmutteuber8022 hahaha good one!

[@scottex.]

is this a personal attack or something?

[@matitecoloratebaneswitch9450]

"You can translate words easily, but you can't quite translate meaning." - Tim Doner, 2014.

[@highhorse902]

perfectly said.

[@TheLRider]

And you certainly can't translate poetry. 👍👍

[@AakashKumar-gl2fk]

Yes

[@codyincebu6223]

Idk what he’s telling us. Could you translate it? lol

[@mustafaemin7389]

If all of humanity buy a brain chip we will do that. Translate can't predict meanings because translate don't know the thoughts in my mind. As a result translate will be improve to human level.

[@marloveskitties]

I speak Finnish, English, Tagalog and Japanese fluently right now. He's a huge inspiration to me. I'm aspiring to be like him. Right now I'm 13, so I got a looong way ahead of me.

[@1964-c1l]

I give No fucks Suomi perkele

[@1964-c1l]

Hip & Cool Nickelodeon Executive Pretty sure it's his native language

[@marloveskitties]

Hip & Cool Nickelodeon Executive : I'm actually from Finland

[@parkjimns]

I give No fucks oh that makes sense

[@mauricebroadus5013]

I just want to speak Spanish fluently

[@onim26]

"they told me to do a little kid with a lisp but i wanted to do darth vader with a french accent" this guy is fucking golden

[@olafszczodry7192]

+Cannibal potato lesbian Your name is Golden.

[@bwolff7364]

+Cannibal potato lesbian How about a little French kid Darth Vader with a lisp? That could be interesting.

[@melanphilia]

+Khairul Anam what's your problem forkhead?

[@thepurityofchaos]

fark*

[@EuphonicResearchProject]

Luc! I am your fa-zer!

[@esraahk4392]

"you cant translate meaning" this is true

[@RP944]

Yes you can, just look up ''meaning'' on a dictionary.

[@deinemutterlol3675]

@@RP944 duh

[@RP944]

@@deinemutterlol3675 dah duh doh dah dah?

[@giuliab8484]

That is the truest thing he said (coming from a multilingual)

[@hartmutteuber8022]

Translation is also a filtering and adding process. Meanings explicitly uttered may be left out in the translation to be recovered from the context by the hearer/reader, or added to it from context by the translator. Oft the translations are subject to how the translator perceives the culture and needs of the audience.

[@saraelizabethcasillaslopez8024]

I'M LEARNING ENGLISH AND I COULD UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING WITHOUT SUBTITLE. I LOVED HIM :) GREETINGS FROM MEXICO

[@PanchoVilla-fe8pt]

Right on 😎

[@renitonurbanski9768]

Helo sara, I'm from Brazil. We can chat on wattsapp If you want to improve our english.

[@Amarily_Cora]

Sara, cómo?

[@pedrolinares1833]

@@Amarily_Cora hello from Puebla

[@alexwasem7612]

i'm learning english too, and also could understand him, i'm so happy ahahaha from Brazil

[@arwenbarrett2642]

Mom: hey there watcha watching? me: oh nothing it's fine *runs upstairs to my room and starts violently learning icelandic*

[@mckinleyharrop8416]

that’s a mood

[@Tommy-xy7bg]

Yesss

[@Tommy-xy7bg]

Have you kept going??

[@reaganb6013]

lmao

[@Andrew...00]

its been a year. how are you getting on? 😂👀

[@triggerwarning5025]

Language is power.

[@la_lisies7215]

Thor Hakkuh.....Power is power..... *Cercei Lannister, Game of thrones*

[@ZhangtheGreat]

DOHVAKIN!

[@yunusemrehilal753]

played skyrim i guess

[@Cygnus0lor]

How about Michel Foucault?

[@JustDoingMyThing69]

I think what you're trying to say is _communication_ is power.

[@ruispuuro]

Language is everything. It is a mindset. Just like the guy said. When i speak english i loosen up and become a more relaxed fellow, a fun guy. When i speak my mother tongue (finnish) i try to be rational and efficient. When i speak swedish i become more scandinavian , perhaps friendlier and less serious. When i speak german i try to follow the etiquette closely and be very polite.

[@KaIubka]

+ruispuuro Perkeleen partitiivi!

[@1kili2]

+ruispuuro welp im just myself in any language (my mother tongue is dutch and i live in spain currently for 8 years now) but whenever im speaking dutch and i get nervous or shy about something i turn to english (i dont do this in spanish because spanish ppl wouldent understand me they dont know much more then " hello my name is..." )

[@Marymette24]

+ruispuuro I totally relate with you. I speak fluent Japanese, Arabic and English, in each language I find my persona is shifting.

[@livedandletdie]

+ruispuuro It also depends on dialects, If I spoke Rikssvensk, then I'm a cold harsh person, when I speak Scanish, I'm a humble and caring person, when I speak Gothenburg/western Swedish I'm a funny and party person. When I speak the famous Lundadialekt I immediately become an intellectual, and of course the same happens when I speak in a different language, some languages aren't as culturally different depending on the dialects as Swedish, Danish and Norwegian are.

[@wonderfalg]

+The Major Same in Germany. We have tons of dialects. The southerners seem to be more relaxed than the prussian ones, lol.

[@pethaudiddorol]

every english-speaking monolingual needs to see this

[@chickennuggets1990]

speaking and grammar are both debatable on the matter of what you should learn from something foreign, but learning foreign people and places as a whole (including experiences, history, language etc) is not.

[@MrSupernova111]

I think a lot of Americans are prejudiced or outright racists so they won't be associated with other languages. Most are also too lazy to put in the time to learn another language.

[@PrimadonnaDoll]

@@MrSupernova111 Omg I'm literally American and I'm bilingual and learning too other languages. Plus I love foreign countries and I've travelled to 4. But ignorance is bliss I guess

[@brent2004]

@@PrimadonnaDoll bruh 4 countries is not that many lol top kek

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

@@brent2004 Actually, many Americans have never travelled outside the US!! So having travelled to four countries is quite impressive...also , I read somewhere that only about 20% of Americans have a passport...

[@essisuomalainen8553]

Tim Doner is bae He's handsome, intelligent, kinda witty and he likes languages it's a shame he's three years older than me and lives across the globe

[@essisuomalainen8553]

+gunit8590 I actually just looked up, it's four years and the deal is that, besides that, he lives in US and I in Finland and I dont think ever going to even notice me ;___;

[@essisuomalainen8553]

+gunit8590 well yea I guess, but nothing ever happens here and nobody ever comes here but free health care and education yey

[@blueberry3717]

+Essi Suomalainen Bæ/bae is a Danish word for poop btw

[@poindeckster2]

+Essi Suomalainen and considering finnish is one of the hardest languages on the earth he probably wont be visiting :/

[@Everdeen10]

And he kinda looks like Nat Wolff.

[@cjwoderstruck425]

His last line is very true: You can translate words, but you can't translate meaning.

[@mrvocabulary6794]

You can't melt vacuum, either. This is true simply because meanings don't lend to translation...

[@cjwoderstruck425]

iyoossaev Sometimes the obvious is forgotten.

[@mrvocabulary6794]

cjwonderstruck425 I think what he meant is that there are meanings that are only expressed by words or expressions present only in a specific language. With that interpretation it renders this part of his speech untrue. The sheer fact that he has translated/explained these Farsi examples for us makes them, well, translable ;)

[@cjwoderstruck425]

iyoossaev Ok that make sense now :)

[@rogermerritt636]

iyoossaev I think what he means is that if you translate word by word the result doesn't make sense. I have tried using the Bing translator on my Thai friends' remarks on facebook and they don't make any sense at all. I'm not very good at reading Thai, but I can usually puzzle my way through it if I'm motivated. When I was learning Chinese Mandarin, my teachers explained, you usually don't have just one word that has that meaning, you have to learn phrases, idioms.

[@meandsam]

I had a chance to meet him and he's so friendly :) he inspired me so much

[@LoanLe-mh2mj]

Ha Nguyen wow! Where did you meet him? :)

[@ecealdatmaz3426]

woww you are so lucky !!

[@李隐-u3c]

Lucky you!

[@krunchykarim]

Damn lucky.

[@camilagiraldo971]

wow, lucky you!

[@aseelal-bokhari1233]

Omggg! My mother tongue is Arabic, and his Arabic was on point. And his speech was truly inspiring, as well as humorous. I truly enjoyed it.

[@yooucann433]

اللغة العربية لغة صعبة

[@aseelal-bokhari1233]

Mihamxgh Njhigc b jjs صحيح 👍🏼

[@yooucann433]

@@aseelal-bokhari1233 ولكنها لغة ممتعة تشعر بأن هذه اللغة لديها احساس رائع وتراث عريق

[@ziited5679]

@@yooucann433 هي اللغة الأصعب من حيث القواعد

[@ziited5679]

@@yooucann433 بالطبع هي ممتعة لأنها لغة القرآن الكريم كناب الله سبحانه و تعالى

[@octolearn]

I'm the same age as this guy and when I first discovered him 4 years ago, instead of getting disappointed in myself and feeling useless like some people here in the comment section, I got inspired. He showed me a possibility which I took to action and now I'm tackling my 4th language so far. I'm not as proficient as him but becoming fluent as fluent can be in 6 languages is my goal for now. It's best to compete with yourself and get better than your previous self from the day before. Don't compare yourself with 1 or 2 exceptional people and get discouraged.

[@gamzeugur5355]

Orgil Vlogs I totally agree with you!!! It is a very logical point of view not to compare ourselves with other people if we want to improve ourselves in language learning. Even though I speak four languages I work on them... I believe language learning is not only a passion but also a dedication and hard work.Because comparing creates obstacles in our minds. Thank you for your input...and Peace✌️🙋🏻

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

I'm fluent in two languages and have a basic level in a few more. I learned Spanish in school but couldn't finish this class. Around 10 years later I try to re-learn it. That would be my third language and I want to learn more. My Spanish is good enough to understand some spoken words but I can't really form any sentences. He can do it, I can do it. I learned English, I can learn more languages

[@kekhaithue-tips]

yeah, be yourself and just do it.

[@jaaptendijk7192]

I feel like it's impossible to maintain speaking so many languages... how do you feel about this?

[@fzxfzxfzx]

can't relate I feel worthless

[@charismaboomwal5067]

I completely did not expect him to have bothered learning Pashto! Especially because I have personally never met an American who had ever even heard of the language. It completely warmed my heart!

[@ElizaDolittle]

I had to stop the video to look that up! Languages fascinate me. Even the very ancient languages. Of course the ancient ones are pretty much lost, but their history fascinates me. For example the Italian peninsula prior to Roman conquest had many languages: Latin, Etruscan, North Picene, South Picene, Umbrian, Oscan, Messapian, Apulian, Venetic, Raetic, and Sicel among others. When Rome conquered the entire peninsula these languages pretty much withered away and Latin took over. Some of the language inscriptions of the ancient inscriptions have survived in carvings, but I imagine pronunciations are difficult to recreate.

[@GauravSingh-qi9xj]

@Charisma Boomwal Is your first name pronounced as "Karishma"?

[@JURIGOLDFINGER]

I am from germany and his german was 👌

[@syedhasanalimahdi7390]

Juri 2.0 It was ok nothing special seien wir ehrlich

[@Heidelbuam]

His german is not really good,especially the pronunciation. But he is still a very smart kid!

[@arthurmorgan8420]

I believe you, Kim Jong Un

[@saitama9651]

@@arthurmorgan8420 lmaoo

[@jack-dm2bi]

Aren't you from north Korea?😂

[@zahrayari9164]

As an Iranian, I dare to say his persian accent is beautiful 😍

[@deluely]

I only speak Spanish and I'm currently learning English, and I must say that learning different languages definitely gives you a different view of the world, it opens you doors but not only for a job or at school, but also to ways of thinking, there are many things I'd never perceived certain way if I only had seen them through the cultural view or ideology that comes with my native language. When I finally achieve a decent level of English I'd like to learn many other languages as long as my memory let me.

[@ricodominguez9291]

Si si mi amigo!

[@dezzydream]

You are very good at English!

[@vadhnasamedyhun4700]

ur english is way better than me lol been learning for ages

[@sarahxintheclouuuds]

Your English is excellent :)

[@kawaiipanda8892]

De dónde eres?

[@KrimsKramsKiste1]

I WAS DRINKING WATER WHEN HE SAID ECONOMY, INDEPENDENCE AND DOWNFALL AND I CHOKED HOLY DANG HOW SMOOTH

[@grayhollow4489]

spookyjosh I don't get it

[@Omarabalkhail]

i was surprised how his pronunciation was PERFECT . I CANT EVEN PRONOUNCE IT AS GOOD AS HIM

[@yugen_plays]

what does it means?

[@shanenanigans27]

I don't get it? He's saying that Economic Independence causes a Downfall?

[@Ordo.Corinthivm]

For those of you who are wondering what does it mean is this (at least). In Middle East, there were many wars caused by American Government in the name of independence over their "tyrant" or ruling leader. That's just some BS the government and media had, the reason is as he said, it's always economics (oil of course), then they gain independence from their deserved leader, after that a downfall of that particular country; prolong civil war, totally destroyed country, and the rise of terrorist group. That's why he said, economics - independence - downfall.

[@enyafan9329]

best ted talk I've ever watched

[@Daisy-Ke]

I always say this after every ted talk i watch lately

[@nassirmohamed455]

my native language is Swahili language.. am from Zanzibar..i am surprised that This person speaks swahili very well without staying in Tanzania... wonderful!!!!

[@kidkinnu1993]

poa poa

[@kidkinnu1993]

@@Diana-v5p privet :) kak dila?

[@Diana-v5p]

@@kidkinnu1993 I'm good thanks. Do you speak Swahili?

[@kidkinnu1993]

@@Diana-v5p I used to speak the basics but I've forgotten most of it now. What about you?

[@Diana-v5p]

@@kidkinnu1993 I just started learning

[@sericopie]

This guy gets it. It's never about language itself, it's about the context and cultural meaning, something very beautiful if you can master it. Such an inspiration!

[@nk2164]

"You can translate words easily, but you can't quite translate meaning" . Those are wise words. Enjoyed the talk.

[@ЕкатеринаЯкубовская-ц4к]

I know only two languages, it's my native russian and english. This guy inspired me so now I really want to learn japanese, german, and latin. Because, you know, I love languages, they're all so beautiful and so different :D

[@meep4531]

Just to be honest, learn Latin first. It helps a lot.

[@TheStarkman123]

I'd love to learn Russian, but I don't know where to find reliable resources, especially since I said a sentence off a site, and the native with me said I said "where to eat the horse."

[@aqeelasadi9424]

you want learn arabic? I help you

[@misaeldiazdeleon4243]

круто ))) я говарю по-русски and i can speak in english to y mi idioma natal es el Español, но я хочу говорит по- китайский тоже :)

[@KevinMsyah]

+Stark same i want to learn russian coz im only speak 2 languages

[@ibn.fulaan]

He's literally an inspiration, after watching him i started to learn about languages Now i can speak urdu, Kashmiri, hindi, english, arabic, persian, turkish Now learning French and Spanish

[@zub4516]

that's great! I'm learning Arabic right now and cant wait to be better at it (any advice?). I can also somewhat understand Hindi and Urdu but can't really differentiate between them

[@ibn.fulaan]

@@zub4516 yeah surely I'll say time and dedication is very very important in learning every language ~ learn fusha arabic or msa and learn dialect which is one of the important, actually there are lot of dialects you'll find but if you tell i found 2 pretty good one is levantine and one egyptian Levantine is pretty easy and clear to understand in entire arab and it's one of the prettiest dialect in arab Second egyptian it's also good and it's famous I chose levantine dialect because it was closer to fusha ~ utilise KZbin as much as you can stick to one channel who teaches levantine dialect just stick to one which ever you'll find the best ~ record everything you learn it's one of the important thing ~ go for vocabs once you do that which i found pretty amazing and then they'll help you to put these words to form sentence which will eventually help you to speak arabic And if you could afford you can hire online teacher only if you want but it's not important So i hope it'll help you it helped me Have a nice journey ahead 😊

[@valeriaaa7907]

Mucha suerte con tu español ❤️

[@nozimaerkinjonova3858]

Wow

[@denizbodur9357]

İnsanların Türkçe’ye ilgisi olduğunu görmek çok güzel 🥲😁

[@Leticia-jj8ng]

"you can translate words easily, but you can't quite translate meaning" ♡

[@CARTONofSUKI]

*adjusts glasses in Spanish*

[@sassueugh1696]

lmaooo

[@radiance3222]

Jack Carton hi

[@noodlery7034]

lmao that was actually in muslim. Amature.

[@geoffreybrunell5592]

+Martín de Muniategui Climente *español.

[@mensurabascausevic4041]

Gubbbvhjkkk dy_Yfhjkml

[@getfluentasap1147]

I speak English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, and Polish and gotta say, Tim knows his stuff! I love listening to him give monologues in multiple languages. It's a lovely workout and the content is super interesting!

[@emky]

Salut

[@luanauematu7256]

Are you speak Portuguese? Really?? That's incredible!! Kisses from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@luanauematu7256]

@@aysenurbadem449 hi, Portuguese is my native language, so if u want I can help you, and I am learning English, so that's will help me too.

[@conduta8623]

@@aysenurbadem449 me too, 🇧🇷

[@AR-vb4xy]

12:33 He literally corrected a native in his own language lmfao.

[@logothaironsides2942]

He certainly is a clever man and I very much respect his reasons for learning languages. The world needs more people who think as he does.

[@Abdullah-de5ln]

❤Notice to diverse language lover : I'm a native Bengali speaker,you know what!Bangladeshi people sacrifices theirs life to save theirs beloved language on 21 feb 2020 and this is the reason why 21 feb is called international mother language day.I think a lot of story that we Bengalis have to share with outsiders and the same way all the outsiders have. I'm trying to learn English and to be more fluent like a native English speaker.I'm also a good known Hindi and Urdu language. If anybody who is interested to learn Bengali,Hindi or Urdu language and to teach me English language or other language. pls contact me over whatsapp [phone].

[@flashhaxor-oo1un]

I speak 4 languages and am learning more same method 😂

[@LoganLavery]

The fact that he can speak like this in front of an audience, clearly shows what a genius he is.

[@ReallyDavid01]

What are you tring to say?

[@ReallyDavid01]

***** He's one of those people who kisses ass in hopes of getting a reply from uploader.

[@nguyenthanhtai8528]

He is so confident !

[@sihamallaoui8576]

I like the languages you learn .good choice

[@TruckerDiary]

He can work and live anywhere in the world he wants, now that's freedom

[@Alex_Jimenez93]

I really admire Tim, not because of his ability to learn languages so easily but for understanding that knowing a language goes much further than just knowing how to say "thank you" and "where's the bathroom?"... learning another language is open up our minds to a totally different way of seeing the world... and only like that, by understanding each other, is how we can truly get a world in peace.

[@zane98zane]

How does this TedX have so few views? It's definitely one of the best that I've seen.

[@JerryLiuFilms]

Agreed!

[@ArianTheMan]

ikr

[@ShebaYemeniFood]

Arian The Man Well it is only from 2014, other TEDx talks have been around for years. But you're right, it's a good one for sure.

[@ArianTheMan]

Sheba Yemeni Food its been a long time since someone replied to my comment :P

[@Hunter7023]

Tim is the first polyglot I subscribed to on KZbin when I was looking for inspiration to learn. I know many polyglots like to pretend that language learning isn't that difficult, but Tim Doner is seriously a prodigy. It takes a special kind of person to learn as quickly as he does. And to think the dude is a year younger than me. It's too bad his method for learning is mostly an extroverted strategy. Wish somebody would find a way to streamline the learning process for introverts.

[@Daniel-js8wc]

Maybe buying a good book (i.e. series of school books) with good audio can help. This way you can hear what it is, see it on paper, see why it is like so, and repeat it over and over again. then if you need help you can go to someone specific that you know and ask them about it. This is kind of what I do for Arabic and Chinese. Spanish is easy so I don't usually have many questions about it.

[@RobertHeslop]

There's many methods that you can try, it's all about trial and error really. For example, what I do with my students is break sentences into flashcards and get them to change words so they can see things in context, so they start with " I am tired" then they add in 'very' = I am very tired, then adding in 'not' = I am not very tired, then finally a time period like 'today' = I am not very tired today. That's one method, other methods are using resources like books/courses/listening to music/tv programmes/films etc =) P.S. It's amazing how good Tim is with language, at least he's only 1 year younger than you, for me, he's 5 years younger

[@ThinkImBasedGod]

You're not an introvert, you're just a beta.

[@Hunter7023]

ThinkImBasedGod I don't know, maybe? I don't think I would be anymore nervous talking to a speaker of the language than I would be talking to someone of my own language. Unlike Tim, I don't live in a city where I hear different languages spoken all the time except for the occasional Spanish. And I don't typically walk, I drive. So beta or not, his strategy to learning isn't particularly helpful. I have Skyped once or twice with people learning, but that's about it.

[@rinrinnnya]

Hunter7023 The great thing about this world is that we have the internet now for less fortunate people like ourselves who can't really get out there and talk to others in languages we're learning. If you can Skype with people, do it as often as possible! And you can practice your writing abilities online as well ^^ Do your best!

[@mirouslaoui9557]

I speak fluently 3 languages I’m impressed by him His Arabic accent and pronunciation ARE DOPE ! Bravo

[@Ciaseea]

This kid is so likable. His confidence and spirit just flows right out when he speaks. My biggest self-defeating bad habit in learning languages is I get nervous speaking to native or very advanced speakers out of fear of sounding dumb. It's really narcissistic of me, because I'm sure they are flattered that someone probably very different from them culturally, has an interest in their own culture and wanting learn from them. Tim is clearly special and languages come easier to him than most but what I can take away from him is having the right amount of enthusiasm, intentions and boldness to put oneself out there regardless of looking foolish are a few key tips to get on the path to fluency of any language. I'm such a fan of Tim. So inspirational.

[@vladimirgeorgiev5340]

there is no such thing as language talent or "languages come easier to him" every language learner has started from stratch, knowing nothing in their target language and has been beginner, frustrated that he can't express himself fully in the new language!

[@Ciaseea]

Why do you say that? Many people have natural born talents that put them a little above everyone else in certain things. I'm not trying to diminish the countless man hours he's probably put in to learn all he has; I know he's worked very hard, but he obviously has a natural aptitude for learning languages. Being able to converse in 5 languages isn't even normal but Tim can in 23. How many polyglots do you know? How many polyglots do you know under 20? Exactly. It takes a special person.That's all.

[@vladimirgeorgiev5340]

because I believe that everyone has the capability of achieving this.. and saying that someone has a special talent sounds a bit discouraging

[@davidcanoart]

"You can translate words easily, but you cannot translate meaning" how true...

[@learnwithgina]

I'm a linguistics graduate, speak a couple of languages, and think it's great how Tim promotes language learning and shows that languages are so much more than words. It definitely takes "some" talent to know that many languages, Tim's knowledge is very impressive!

[@Fed-np9ez]

His humour is so refreshingly witty and entertaining, it's what shows his true brilliance.

[@gusjohnnson9641]

I know a guy who knows like 18 languages. Java, C, C++, C#, Python, Ruby....

Gus Johnnson We (programmers) should be considered polyglots! LOL

[@DTux5249]

I speak persle tongue, though I call it Python

[@xxa3216]

I know C#, C, C++ and python 2.7 :)

[@FaisalAhmad-dm3lq]

I know them too! print("Hello world")

[@quandisimofantastico9057]

Took programming for 10 months hated it left it and never looked back since

[@yigitcanmujdeci8165]

One of the greatest presentation in ted talks. This video includes both content and ability of humor as well as present.

[@dylanrcoh]

His whole point was not that he is fluent in all of these languages. It is very obvious that he is not. Having a good accent does not mean you can speak well. He is trying to break down barriers between different cultures, and believe it or not, you don't need to be even close to fluent to do this.

[@ihabfoudaofficial]

Amazing comment

[@savannah_berry9141]

But it is the smartest way do this and believe it or not Tim is a smart one, his approach enables a global view about the huge potential of languages

[@dikshapherwani2513]

This is certainly the best Ted talk I have watched so far.

[@Abdullah-de5ln]

❤Notice to diverse language lover : I'm a native Bengali speaker,you know what!Bangladeshi people sacrifices theirs life to save theirs beloved language on 21 feb 2020 and this is the reason why 21 feb is called international mother language day.I think a lot of story that we Bengalis have to share with outsiders and the same way all the outsiders have. I'm trying to learn English and to be more fluent like a native English speaker.I'm also a good known Hindi and Urdu language. If anybody who is interested to learn Bengali,Hindi or Urdu language and to teach me English language or other language. pls contact me over whatsapp [phone].

[@laughaway7955]

"His pronounciation is not that good". 🙄 Boy, u thought u could give a dude who speaks 20 languages a break about pronounciation 🙄.

[@laughaway7955]

@Zubeen Bhuiyan My point is yeah, give the guy a break, he's most probably gonna improve, Im pretty sure half of the world could only dream to comfortably say "I speak 5 languages", let alone 10. This guy speaks 20, ofc hes gonna have issues here and there. But no, some people keep tryna validate themselves by nitpicking at his pronounciation lol And cmon give him some credit lol, he said hes fluent in 10, it's not 100 but it's something

[@brendon2462]

@Zubeen Bhuiyan By continuing to study, research, listen, repetition, exc. In time he will get better with practice. Even if no one tells him he will learn eventually.

[@brendon2462]

@Zubeen Bhuiyan True, I'm working on learning German right now.

[@12388696]

Yes you can

[@kingofthejungle2894]

@poiseble mira moon He was asked to claim that in a foreign language, but made very clear, that this claim is not true.

[@russianrings]

knowing different languages truly changes everything..i'm an American, irish roots. dropped some russian and arabic with clients at my job, and it completely changes everything. i'm in health care. it truly goes to the heart

[@RobertHeslop]

Tim still amazes me at how excellently gifted he is with foreign languages, despite being a language teacher myself, I'm nowhere near as good as he is and I don't think I'll ever be, but that's okay because he just simply inspires me to learn more!

[@abolghasemamiri3342]

The Persian part cracked me up, we really are melodramatic.

[@khairunnisal4282]

i relate to him in whole new level. learning languages is beyond understanding words. its about exposing ourself to new cultures, a new beautiful different world

[@9Tensai9]

Inspiring... I'm not a prodigious person when it comes to languages and stuff but I know 5 languages. I am fluent in English, I'm studying Japanese, I learned French, and I studied some German and my native language is spanish. I don't consider myself as a polyglot but I've been through what he mentioned on the beginning. "Oh you know so many languages! Say something in German" "Teach me how to say penis in Japanese" "vous voulez coucher avec moi ç'est soir? Did I say it right?" and the college teachers and stuff.. when important people went to see the college "hey you, introduce yourself in five languages. See? He smart, we teach well" IT SUCKS! Anyways, I agree/disagree with some stuff he says. I dunno... I feel like logic and math is easier in english, expressing yourself is better in spanish, being polite and respectulf and yet a little bit childish is for japanese and being proffesional is for german. I always felt learning a language changes you more than you think and... notice something, when he acts the interview. His modisms changes, his posture changes even his voice. Learning languages is indeed awesome, you learn more than a few words. You get a new viewpoint. *sigh* Someday I hope I get to talk in conferences like that guy... So if anybody got interested in what I said and read all through. Thank you

[@cesarperezargota]

My native language is also Spanish, and I'm also fluent in English. I also learned French (six years at school + an extra year just for the hell of it), studied some Latin (just under a year), and am currently studying Korean (over a year). However, I personally wouldn't consider myself a polyglot. I would only dare say I speak two languages, as, to me, being able to speak a language means being able to speak it fluently. Out of all those languages, the language I would be able to understand the most would be French, because of my native language and the many years I've had to study it for haha, but the language I am able to speak the most would be Korean, because I've spent much more time having actual conversations in Korean than in French. Kind of interesting how that is, isn't it? :) Anyways, how long have you been studying Japanese? I'm considering learning it eventually (after I'm done learning Korean) since it seems very similar to it... Is it difficult? :)

[@9Tensai9]

Cesar Perez It's always funny to find somebody who speaks spanish and then we carry on the conversation on English. Gotta keep it International~ Well I'd just say I'm fluent on English. French it has benn a lot since I was fluent, like 3 years or so. I still got it, but not quite as before. German I barely make it and I can have simple conversations on Japanese. And about that, the language I think it's pretty simple. That's for the base of course. Since you say you know Korean I guess you have jumped the bigger wall already. The cultural and linguistic one. I don't think you'd have too much trouble. It may get mixed with Japanese (Since Japan conquered korea for some time) but you can do it. The only hard part is the Kanji, the writing. Plain memory I'd say. But you "build them" from previous knowledge. I guess it's easy to understand but hard to read and specially to write. Oh and, if you don't mind. I'd llike to refresh my french if you don't mind. we can use Skype or something.

[@cesarperezargota]

l1o2q3u4i5n I know what you mean 😂 I guess it's just easier to reply in English if the original comment is also in English haha :) But anyways, I'm not nearly good enough for you to practice your French with! I only took the French we learn at school, so I didn't really have a lot of motivation or interest to learn as much as I could. Again, the best I can do is understand French, but not really speak it very well. But you're right, kanji will be the hardest part... Writing in general is a lot harder in Japanese than in Korean. The main reason I want to study some Japanese is really just to actually see how it's different from Korean anyways, so I'm not sure if I'll end up putting as much effort as I've been putting into Korean. But we'll see... Good luck with your Japanese by the way! Espero que llegues al nivel que quieres :)

[@9Tensai9]

Cesar Perez Well thankyou~ A funny story is that. I downloaded Magical Doremy on japanese and I understand about 8'% of what they say! But then again is a kid's anime but it's something. About french. It's fine then. I need to go to a school again though. Good luck too.

[@betta4454]

my mother tongue is english and father tongue urdu. i know a little persian too

[@amccfischer]

"I wonder if that guy can get any girls?" If you live in the U.S. and you know how to speak a foreign girls language, i would bet that your chances increase exponentially.

[@DuxoupJr]

I play guitar and speak 3 languages but have never had a girlfriend ;-;

[@zankthegreat4291]

Try harder

[@KhangarooCourt]

true stuff

[@okayella7402]

I speak 4 languages and play the flute.

[@AzuReGravity]

tagalog? my family is from the philippines a\but my dad didn't teach me @johnathan

[@husanpark9197]

He’s a genius of our generation, of the 21. Century. He’s a philosopher, a sociologist, psychologist, a writer, a poet, a musician, an observer, a comedian, an optimist, a naturalist, a scientist, a spiritual, a healer,... We will be following his evolution. Thank you for sharing your energy with the world.

[@اموليد-ط9ت]

Your accent in Arabic is really good!

[@nehasara4010]

omg yes! that accent!

[@somedude5990]

He also made a mistake saying يا مشاهدون instead of يا مشاهدين

[@MNA-di8hy]

Unfortunately, most of people who want to become a polyglot dont have an oportunity to travel cuz the travelling is the best, the fastest, the most interesting way to learn any language. P.s. I think I was wrong 2 years ago. Of course it’s an advantage to have a chance to study a language in a native speaking country, but that is not relevant. So now I’m almost sure that one can learn a foreign language as good in his own country as he’d abroad.

[@deddrz2549]

well, there are polyglots that learn almost entirely from media such as music and youtube videos, so while it might not be as quick, it still can be done.

[@SuicideBunny6]

It's as he says, if you live in a city (not necessarily as big as New York) there will always be one way or another to learn a language

[@MNA-di8hy]

@@deddrz2549 maybe but definitely learning languages by travel is much better than by media

[@felixshultz]

If you know a good method it can take less time by learning at home

[@MNA-di8hy]

@@felixshultz if you have a good method learning abroad it takes maximum little time to learn any language.

[@mariumatoty]

One Word [ RESPECT ] .. I do respect you tim and I'm a Egyptian .. So i do feel you and understand the idea that you talking about .. كلمة واحدة [ احترام ] بحترمك يا تيم وأنا مصرية .. أفهم رأيك والفكرة اللي عايز توصلها ..

[@AndrzejLondyn]

I have been learning English for 25 years. It's difficult to fully acquire only one foreign language. Language is not only what is written in textbooks, it is also a variation of slang. Language like society is constantly changing. Language is not only a grammar, words and collocations it is also a literature, film, music, law, society, system of beliefs and more.

[@TheVerdantGryphon]

What an extraordinary young man. I love that he touches on the idea of memory palace learning. There's a brilliant podcast called Accelerated Spanish which uses a combination of language hacks and a memory palace to teach super fast. I've gone from bumbling to somewhat conversational in a month with it.

[@KnitBone]

YES! I loved that he referenced that as a part of his learning process. What a dedicated human being.

[@joaquimferreira395]

I have never left a comment on any KZbin video that I have watched. However this young man's words are very amazing! it is one of the the reason why over 30 years ago I learned Spanish. And it is also one of the reasons why I learn Portuguese. one must be interested in the culture of where the languages are spoken to truly understand and learn.

[@maryamfarah7535]

Canadian born. Somali background. Korean language trainee. "Fighting~!"

[@jadatoav]

Rock on!... from an American slooooowly learning Ukrainian.

[@abdirahmanok821]

i am a Somali born Somalia and speak Somali, English,German, Swahili and Arabic. and i am a German Somali translator. love to you.

[@jordynplayzroblox4780]

Good Luck, I'm currently learning 한국어 (Korean) as well! My advice to you would be: - Learn the language not because for bragging rights but to because you're passionate to do so. (Quality over Quantity). - Learn to read & write in Hangeul 한글. - Next learn the basic structure to write sentences + why it is that way. - Learn vocabulary & lots of words - Learn to read & write simple/basic sentences. - Then from basic increase your level. And just so you'll have to force yourself to learn Hangeul: 안녕 하세요! 저눈 여장이에요, 내 이름만 ______. 이름이 뭐예요? 알았어, 안녕!

[@ГульмираКененбаева-л6с]

His Russia language is incredible so clear,perfect job

[@tea42sweet]

Листала комменты, специально искала коммент о его русском XD

[@JacobRy]

@@tea42sweet лол да )

[@ВашеВысочество-ю4л]

@@tea42sweet я тоже

[@sahinoudiengo816]

О да, тоже искал собрание русскоговорящих здесь)

[@ГульмираКененбаева-л6с]

@@sahinoudiengo816 where are you from?

[@FenixNations]

I'm Iranian and his explanation of Farsi was hilarious hahaha

[@MultiWarbird]

Yeah I'm Farsi too, his explanations were pretty funny. He's right though, speaking Farsi I don't quite understand how dramatic and poetic it is, I just talk as if its normal

[@FenixNations]

MultiWarbird exactly!

[@newchannelclickhereandwatc1289]

+FenixNations when does he talk about Farsi?

[@dianapharah]

I'm Iranian too and it's hilarious! Every story or just a normal conversation is a roller coaster ride of expression. The crescendo into the climax of the story and just the way we talk in Farsi is very dramatic and beautiful :D

[@zantar1618]

+Yasmin Farahani im Iranian too but I can't speak it fluently😥

[@Synicizm]

I didn't see the "teen" part before I started listening, and I was already too interested to leave. This guy is going lots of places, I hope! This talk had much more substance than many of the adult TED talks. I really enjoyed it - thanks!

[@14kakeed78]

I can speak 8 languages fluently and this guy is much more fluent than me.

[@meikel5669]

Which ones?

[@14kakeed78]

+Ledge English, Turkish, Farsi, Pashtoo, Urdu, Uzbeki, French and Russian ;)

[@zahraarabiaan7919]

+14K Akeed ok dude 3,4 of them are really similar it doesn't really count as 8 DIFFERENT langauges

[@14kakeed78]

+Zahra Arabian nah man they are different trust me

[@VDKblue]

Lol learning similar languages is actually tricky cause they so similar you can mix them up if you're not careful. But I assume you said that cause you don't speak many languages?

[@ActionManXVI]

Hearing him speak the language with the correct accent is great

[@hlias1982inter]

And I felt good about fluently speaking 3 languages lol.

[@GAm3rsK0ol]

+|Deathrun| trust me thats badass compared to anyone i know. and hes only fluent in a few

[@hlias1982inter]

+Joshua Stith Vete a la mierda... ;)

[@virtualidiomas6418]

+|Deathrun| bullshit

[@hlias1982inter]

Virtual Idiomas BS what?

[@ultratronger]

+|Deathrun| Me puedes responder perfectamente? Yo sé español, inglés y portugués :D

[@royxeph_arcanex]

I can relate to that Urdu conversation example. I am Israeli and I'm teaching myself Japanese, and once when I went to a restaurant with friends in Jerusalem I found out that at the table nearby there were four Japanese people, having a conversation. I was shy at first but then I decided to approach them and try out my Japanese, for the first time in real life. My Japanese wasn't that good, I managed to speak Japanese for only about half a conversation and I also had to think a lot sometimes about the things I want to say, but I have learned a lot from that conversation = What do I need to improve, what new words did I hear, which phrases did I use wrong (fortunately there weren't any awkward kind of mistakes) and of course - how people can actually be very nice if they see you're learning their language, cooperate with you, and help you become better at it. All of that without even knowing you. Oh, and of course, almost forgot; and I have met four very good people that the next time I see we will approach each other as friends and not as perfect strangers. Learning a language? Find a speaker to practise with. You won't believe how much you can earn from it :D PS: For any of you looking for an Hebrew speaker I'm here :)

[@nargesmohebbi8811]

I am Iranian. the Persian part was hilarious. we have a lot of taarof phrases :). thank you for your concern to languages and cultures.

[@SkywovenWhispers]

Yet another person to show that age is just a number. He is wise beyond his age. I love the way he thinks and speaks. It's really inspiring!

[@せりーぬch]

How amazing he is. I'm studying English in Toronto, Canada. Even though I have great environment to be involved myself into the culture which people speak English, I can not have used this situation effectively like as he mentioned. This video made me more passionate to study and use English and I wanna accomplish to get the meaning of English.

[@emperorpenguin448]

山本聖里奈 I have a feeling that you wrote so much only to practice your english.

[@jonathancampos3157]

你是中国的人吗？ 我学习中文。。

[@tienanhdinh8409]

i really want to learn english, but i don't have enviroment to practice, can you practice with me?

[@mochammadhusnirizal235]

I am struggling with French for my third language (with English as my second language), and boy it has been really hard. Kudos for you, Tim !

[@noyou113]

Whats your first?

[@izzuddinafif]

@@noyou113 I think it's Indonesian😁

[@chickennuggets1990]

it's easier to learn a language young instead of old, scientifically proven

[@PrimadonnaDoll]

Really? French is pretty easy for me, my French class feels slow but if your native language isn't a romance language it will be harder to learn.

[@PrimadonnaDoll]

@@chickennuggets1990 true! I didn't start learning languages until age 11 unfortunately but it's okay 😊

[@michelle2k163]

People find it weird how I know 5 languages, it's because when I was young my parents were highly academic people and wanted to preform the case study of how much a child can learn. I know how to speak French, Spanish, Afrikans, German and Russian.

[@Lovedone455]

Michelle Smolly would love to learn from you

[@henryp218]

Michelle Smolly You forgot English! So you speak 6 then. Good on you :)

[@SarahPolancoA]

Michelle Smolly I'm learning french and would love to have a penpal to practice, would you help? I speak spanish and English.

[@errmed4974]

Michelle Smolly niice !! i can speak arabic french spanish and english :D

[@fredrikrugby]

Michelle Smolly Me too. I speak 5 languages including Afrikaans.

[@han.9264]

I love how every language has its sound and it's so clear with his voice and how he changes the ups and downs of the rythm when he chages the language.. I really respect the fact that he challeged himself to languages that often are not learned.. far away from latin languages

[@coleouimette3659]

He seems like the kind of guy that would remind the teacher that the class had a pop-quiz

[@lifewithAysha]

lolx true

[@starvaleri8777]

😂😂

[@pepperdayjackpac4521]

and you sound like the kind of guy who would fail the pop-quiz

[@tajukaju1]

I hate it when people ask me how learning another language will help me in my life/future just because they think it's a waste of time

[@chuckdan4441]

Ojibwe. I respect this man

[@ДударьС]

У меня нет слов)) И это так совпало с моим отношением к языкам, к тому какая история, характер, культура стоит за каждым из них.

[@garretthayes8188]

I love how when I turned on captions it didn't do anything good for me. Like when he spoke in Turkish it said "(Turkish)"

[@suluayran121]

He said: "Let's try Bye bye Thanks so much." in a bad accent.

[@ilknuryerlikaya7939]

@@suluayran121 Oh no it wasn't that bad. He is still learning.

[@suluayran121]

@@ilknuryerlikaya7939 I didn't say it is that bad.

[@aliceamelia3799]

Sulu Ayran haydi bakalım sounded like he spoke with a spoon on his mouth

[@BudderB0y2222]

Annotators aren’t supposed to translate languages in captions, so they’ll just put (language)

[@HangNguyen-xi1ol]

he's so cute and charming

[@NanHoumSian]

Here I am, listening to a TedTalk and learning English at the same time. I had to check my playback speed because he speak really fast

[@PrimadonnaDoll]

He doesn't talk fast to me but I'm a native to English so maybe that's why. I think Japanese people talk fast 😂

[@stayaamna]

Omg it made me laugh 😂 he wasn't that fast ( I'm not native tho)

[@mementomori6023]

@@stayaamna he speaks fast in some parts . This guy said true

[@fantasyc_tsf7150]

as a person with english level high enough to understand his speech with no problems, i'd say: you'll get used to it))) And yeah, he talks a bit faster than most of the other speakers on TED.

[@definitelydopeproductions7302]

Definitely

[@syedjafferimam5789]

This guy is Intelligent AF. Can make you laugh, can inspire you and CAN INSULT YOU IN 15+ Languages. Edit: check the caption options of this video it will make you even happier!

[@lorenzamarzolla]

I think I'm in love

[@Fayzovic]

+Lorelay Jackson no honney its just an impressive

[@lorenzamarzolla]

lahcen faiz ???

[@henryviii267]

back off bitch 😅😅😅

[@mythicallion780]

+Shawn Kevin stop commenting this you moron

[@napoleon4192]

with whom?

[@michelleduval27]

He is so good in Russian. I'm shocked. His accent is not bad.

[@SupGarry]

da mnoga rucko govariashex zdec : )

[@glr888]

I only speak 5 languages!! Swahili, English, Korean and Japanese... ....I plan on learning more though. Hes been one of my biggest inspirations for language learning. Hes soo confident in what he does, and is motivational.

[@meredithsimonishvili9901]

I am 14 i speak English Russian and Georgian. he became big inspiration for me .

[@imawesomepersonDERP]

ეეე ქართველუ ვნახე ჰაჰა! მე ქართული და ინგლისური ვიცი (ქართული ისე კარგად არ ვიცი როგორც ინგლისური...). ჰოლანდიურს ვსწავლობ :)

[@marusyamarusya5181]

I also speak Megrelian

[@Abdullah-de5ln]

❤Notice to diverse language lover : I'm a native Bengali speaker,you know what!Bangladeshi people sacrifices theirs life to save theirs beloved language on 21 feb 2020 and this is the reason why 21 feb is called international mother language day.I think a lot of story that we Bengalis have to share with outsiders and the same way all the outsiders have. I'm trying to learn English and to be more fluent like a native English speaker.I'm also a good known Hindi and Urdu language. If anybody who is interested to learn Bengali,Hindi or Urdu language and to teach me English language or other language. pls contact me over whatsapp [phone].

[@Abdullah-de5ln]

@@marusyamarusya5181 ❤Notice to diverse language lover : I'm a native Bengali speaker,you know what!Bangladeshi people sacrifices theirs life to save theirs beloved language on 21 feb 2020 and this is the reason why 21 feb is called international mother language day.I think a lot of story that we Bengalis have to share with outsiders and the same way all the outsiders have. I'm trying to learn English and to be more fluent like a native English speaker.I'm also a good known Hindi and Urdu language. If anybody who is interested to learn Bengali,Hindi or Urdu language and to teach me English language or other language. pls contact me over whatsapp [phone].

[@kinkamome]

I love this speech!!! I'm Japanese, and everybody knows Japanese are poor at learning languages. Now, I'm trying to learn many languages, which are English, Chinese, Cantonese, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Korean and Arabic. I don't expect practical effects for learning languages at all, it's just for fun. He inspired me a lot.

[@dinis8271]

¿vaya, ya hablas español?

[@sethomorrow9393]

As for the people criticizing Tim, I can't vouch for his fluency. He admits that he isn't fluent in most of them. That's not the point. He can obviously get by in all of them. The many people corroborating this on his videos make it a certainty. As far as internet "polyglots" go, he's the only one on KZbin that I can really stand, besides of course Richard Simcott. I'm very skeptical of Benny and his "Language Hacking" nonsense, and I have an extreme distaste for Alexander Arguelles. Tim has probably the best attitude of any language-learner I've seen. He has a genuine interest in what he's doing, and I respect that, far more than those folks who get their A1s just to brag about speaking X number of languages.

[@themoonshow4892]

You are one of my reason why I loved to speak Spanish Thank you for ur moltivation

[@malchard2333]

this young man knows what learning languages is all about. he is a true inspiration. knowing a language is knowing a culture. like one of my most favorite politicians once said: "Languages are not about being from different countries or cultures. if you learn languages you learn about cultures and about understanding each other. and that is what makes learning languages so wonderful." very wise words

[@annaost2727]

Wow! I'm Russian. I learn English and when i was watching this video i understood everything! Hooray! P.S. This guy is amazing! He inspired me :) P.S.S. ok, so that's been 3 years since I posted this comment! Hard to believe that but I've made many international friends and have studied abroad in English! And so many other nice things happened to me thanks to bilingualism ❤

[@loneneotank.5687]

noice grammer. 👌

[@annaost2727]

@@loneneotank.5687 yeah, mate, is still noice, innit? Thanks 😁

[@Abdullah-de5ln]

❤Notice to diverse language lover : I'm a native Bengali speaker,you know what!Bangladeshi people sacrifices theirs life to save theirs beloved language on 21 feb 2020 and this is the reason why 21 feb is called international mother language day.I think a lot of story that we Bengalis have to share with outsiders and the same way all the outsiders have. I'm trying to learn English and to be more fluent like a native English speaker.I'm also a good known Hindi and Urdu language. If anybody who is interested to learn Bengali,Hindi or Urdu language and to teach me English language or other language. pls contact me over whatsapp [phone].

[@ГульмираКененбаева-л6с]

Me too

[@KevinRoddy]

Thank you, Tim. As a linguist and one who worked with the Language Documentation Project in Pacific languages at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, I applaud you for mentioning in detail disappearing languages, and that languages are a window into another culture and worldview. I wish you even greater success, and much Aloha!

[@MrCODEmaster999]

Wasn't this the dude who could shoot webs from his hands?

[@Aithei]

MrFreakface999 Everyone needs a hobby.

[@mo0116]

MrFreakface999 spit languages of his mouth

[@xavierxavier3610]

THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@Youtuber-bj2lb]

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart

[@oceanaoushn8803]

So true :)

[@aeijae80]

Serving two years as a missionary in Argentina + Austrian girlfriend + Japanese best friend + Majoring in Chinese + Working at a Cantonese Speaking restaurant + 2 years in the military in Korea + Korean wife + working in the International Terminal in San Francisco = A very powerful tool communicate and connect with people.

[@sakuramoon5774]

I respect this guy so much, i'm struggling trying to learn just a second language!

[@abeurakadabeura]

This guy is an inspiration ! I should watch his video everytime before my languages exams ! (I am learning translation of French/English/Chinese).

[@gengkev]

Hey, I'm studying Chinese and French too! (English is my first language.) Although I am Chinese-born, I cannot speak Chinese well, so I recently started studying it by myself. And I'm in my fourth year of studying French at school.

[@nurtoyusuf7907]

I think you guys mean Mandarin, there is no such thing as "Chinese"

[@gengkev]

Zamzam Ahmed Chinese is certainly a thing: it's a collection of languages, and as Mandarin is the official standard dialect of Chinese in both the mainland and Taiwan (despite the difference in writing systems), that's what unqualified "Chinese" often refers to. I'm quite aware of the existence of dialects, as my parents speak a dialect of Chinese that I can't understand.

[@abeurakadabeura]

Yeah.. actually even saying "Mandarin" isn't specified enough. Maybe that's because I am native in French, but in French people will call it as "Chinese" and no one would say "Mandarin" simply for a comprehension reason. Anyway what matter is that we keep studying, studying and more studying! XD

[@violence8550]

He's so gifted. He can speak so many languages and demonstrate his knowledge without being arrogant or stiff and humourless. He's so much of an inspiration and, I believe, an awesome person to hang out with.

[@aydantrky]

I am a Turk and my ancestors say: One language is one person, two languages ​​are two people☺️