Can You Learn A Language Without Studying?

[@Ahmedmohamed-ww4ls]

the deepest video about languages learning techniques I have ever seen on KZbin. you are amazing, keep going. following from EGYPT.

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you very much, Ahmed- I really appreciate that!

[@ahmedkhaled3192]

يا اسطى اكتبله عربي عادي هيفهمك 😂

[@ashaqueen7345]

شكرا افضل نصيحه تحدث بصوت عالي حقيقه ساعدتني في ربط كلمات وسلاسه في تفكير وهذا بس مده شهر سوف استمر بهذه طريقه ❤

[@charanjitdhaliwal4538]

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[@mojtabahuseein]

because of you ,I am learned the language English . before i see you i had Difficulties in learn English about spoke,read and listen (it is was in child ) and i had a dream in child stage is learn a English . and because of your channel My dream has been achieved . these is message is mean ...> ( thank you ) . if you find any mistake in my message (Linguistically and dotting). please Don't hesitate to reply to my message . your brother from Iraq

[@ChickenNugsGC]

these are the corrections to mistakes i found:] : i have learned* i saw you* difficulties in learning english speaking, reading and listening?* (im not sure what the bracket means), i had a dream as a child of learning english* then you could say: 'this message is to say thankyou, and to show you what i have learnt because of you', but overall this was very good well done :] i hope this helps

[@mojtabahuseein]

@@ChickenNugsGC Thanks for your advice and rate me

[@ChickenNugsGC]

@@mojtabahuseein rate you? out of 10? solid 7 just need cleaning up so it makes more sense:]

[@ghhdgjjfjjggj]

I totally totally agree with the "speak like a child" part! That's how I learned to speak Chinese and French, I just tried to limit myself to using 3 words per sentence, like "I like this" "I want that" etc... I think too many people try to learn the fully developed language right from the start and get frustrated and give up.

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Why would x learn Chinese tho? It isn’t a pretty / balanced / refined language and it has an impossible pronunciation and writing systems with characters! I highly recommend learning the prettiest languages ever Dutch / Icelandic + Norse / Norwegian instead, which are as pretty / refined / poetic as English, they really are too pretty not to know! By the way, the best learning techniques are, watching and rewatching all sorts of vocab videos and videos on grammar many times over a period of time aka spaced repetition as well as learning all sorts of lyrics and watching all the videos / movies etc with subs in the target languages - I am learning 15+ languages at the moment, and this is by far the fastest and best method, anything else will take ages to get to a native speaker level, as one needs to learn / know at least 10.000 base words (15.000+ words) in an automatic way to get to a native speaker level, and it is possible (for a full-time learner) to get to a native speaker level in a pretty language or in multiple pretty languages in about 2 or 3 years, especially in category 1 languages and category 2 languages, which include all Germanic / Nordic languages and Welsh / Breton / Cornish / Manx and Gallo / Latin / Galician / Italian / Portuguese / Catalan / Pretarolo / French / Walloon / Spanish / Occitan (and all the Italian-based languages / French-based languages that are usually referred to as ‘dialects’ but are different languages) and Slovene and Hungarian, so Germanic / Latin languages and the four aforementioned Celtic languages are all very easy, while Irish / Scottish Gaelic are both category 3 languages, so these two may take a bit longer to get used to the spelling!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

By the way, my current levels are... - intermediate level in Old Norse / Icelandic / Welsh - writer level in English + native speaker level in Spanish - upper advanced level in Dutch + advanced level in Norwegian - mid intermediate level in German / Swedish / Portuguese / French / Italian - beginner level in Breton / Hungarian / Gothic / Latin / Faroese / Galician / Danish / Slovene - total beginner in Cornish / Manx / Irish / Scottish Gaelic / Aranese / Elfdalian / Gallo / Limburgish / Occitan / Luxembourgish / Catalan / East Norse / Ripuarian / Swiss German / Alemanic / Austrian German / PlatDeitsch / Greenlandic Norse / Friulian / Pretarolo / Sardinian / Neapolitan / Sicilian / Venetian / Esperanto / Walloon / Ladin / Guernsey / Norn / Burgundian / West Frisian / North Frisian / East Frisian / Finnish / Latvian / Estonian etc (and the other languages based on Dutch / German / Norwegian / Italian / French that are referred to as ‘dialects’ but are usually a different language with different spelling etc) (My list is incomplete tho, as there are more languages I want to know, which are usually extra languages that are based on the standard language, as Norwegian / Italian / Dutch / German / Danish have lots of those extra languages!)

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Here’s more important language learning tips, such as, having the motivation, and, this is why choosing wisely is very important, because pretty languages are naturally motivating, so one doesn’t really want to give up learning a pretty language, as pretty words naturally bring a lot of joy to the eye and ear, and, if one is a beginner or intermediate, videos on idioms and vocab videos with hundreds and thousands of words should be the main focus, because vocab is the most important when it comes to actively learning the language or languages, and the more tens of thousands of words one learns / knows automatically, the more one can understand and speak etc, but without doing the hard work and learning the words and having the vocab, one is never truly going to progress or reach a native speaker level, so learning and revising vocab from vocab videos is key, and, if one is already advanced level, one should start watching all sorts of random entertaining / science / educational / tech / art related videos and language related videos and movies etc with subs in the target language / languages, which is the most natural way to learn new words and phrases in context and get to a native speaker level, and it takes a lot of éxpòsure to the language to get to that level, so that means constantly / regularly watching and rewatching vocab videos and learning and watching movies with subs and learning lyrics etc over the course of 2 or 3 years, and in 2 or 3 years one should be fluent - in certain languages such as Spanish and Italian, one could also become fluent by just watching TV series and movies, as that’s how I learned Spanish to a native speaker level in childhood in a 100% passive way, by just watching tons of movies and TV series in Spanish, and I learned it naturally, just as one learns the first language, and I have an automatic Spanish mode, so I can say what I want automatically without having to think about it, having watched hundreds or thousands of episodes over the course of 3 years, and I was already quite fluent after one year, as I was literally watching TV series all day long, every day, so that was a lot of éxpòsure to the language, and I didn’t even have subs, but it helped a lot that English and Spanish have a lot of cognates, so I could naturally understand a lot of the words, even in the beginning, but it doesn’t work that way with any language tho, but Spanish and Italian can definitely be learnt that way because they are usually spoken very clearly in TV series and movies, and one will understand most of the words and will learn the correct word, even without seeing its spelling!

[@Sarah-gc1ry]

​@@FrozenMermaid666vafan är ditt problem😂 man får väl lära sig kinesiska om man vill

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Pfff, vafan är *ditt* problem! Jag säger bara fakta, och Kinesiska låter dåligt - man borde lära sig bara ett vackert språk, eller många! Jag kan säga vad jag vill!

[@juanvivasp]

Another member of the "Comprehensible Input" club😎, good to know, I'm currently studying Egyptian Arabic this way, and the progress has been wonderful! Very good video Brian, best regards

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thanks a lot, Juan- and good luck with your studies!

[@juanvivasp]

@@BrianWilesLanguages العفو 😎❤️ شكرا

[@ahmedmohammed814]

Thats exactly what I was looking for to master my third language! I am currently struggling to pass the beginner level in Turkish language and it made me question how I did it before with English and then I came across your video. Thank you Brian for the amazing eye opening tips.❤

[@allpraises2allah995]

Same

[@1.SALSABEEl]

How did you learn the English language?

[@Lili_q]

@@1.SALSABEElu didn’t ask me but want to give u my experience, so I learn English just listening to KZbin video watching Netflix I never studied I would only pick words of comments videos and translate them, memorizing them, sometimes I would forget them but the second time I wouldn’t. I’m not kidding this is how learned English 🥲😓

[@Lili_q]

Just by *

[@1.SALSABEEl]

@@Lili_q Wow, very nice. Thank you very much for these tips and for how much time you took to learn

[@janelle.loves.languages]

You my friend know exactly what you are talking about. I like how you focused a lot on mindset... mindset, reflection, and resolve to keep the input (and output) comprehensible and your head in the game is EVERYTHING in this language learning game we are playing 🙂

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you very much, Jannelle!

[@Abeturk]

Yeğ / Yüğ = upper, superior Yeğ-mek > Yemek (to eat)= to add on oneself, to take it in one's essence Yeğ-im> Yem= provender, fodder > Yemiş= fruit Yüğ-le-mek > yeğlemek = to keep it on top of others, make it relatively superior, ~to prefer Yüğ-ka-yer-u > yukarı =(which side is on top) = Up Yüğ-ce > yüce = superior in level /sublime Yüğ-ce-al-mek > yücelmek = to achieve superiority in level Yüğ-sü-ek > yüksek = high Yüğ-sel > yüksel = exponential , superlative Yüğ-sü-al-mek> yükselmek = to rise to a high level, to ascend Yüğ-sük > yüzük =(ring)= jewelry worn on the finger top Yüğ-sü-en-mek > yüksünmek= to feel slighted / take offended Yüğ-ük > yük =(load)> carried on top, undertaken Yüğ-ün > yün =(wool)> the feathers that on sheep Yüğ-üt > yiğit =(valiant)> superior in character Yüğ-en > yüğen /yeğen =(nephew)> which is kept superior, held in high esteem, valued, precious (yüen > yen 元) Yüğ-en-cük > yüğençüğ > yinçi (inci) =(precious little thing)> pearl , 珍珠 Yüğengi >yengi> yeni =(new)> what's that coming on top , what's coming after Yüğenge > yenge =(brother's wife)> who's coming after, added to the family later (new bride) Yüğ-üne /Yeğ-ine > yine/ gene =again /over and over > yeniden = anew /once more Yüğ-en-mek> yenmek = to overcome, to cope with, to subdue Yüğ-en-el-mek > yenilmek= to be overcome, to be subdued, to show weakness Yüğengil > yengil =remains on top of, light, weak Şan= Glory, splendor 單于 > Şan-Yüğ =Exalted glorious Yormak=to tire= to arrive over someone (too many). (too much) to go onto (Yörmek)> Örmek=(to operate on something), to weave on top , to wrap around (Yörümek)> Yürümek= to go over something, to wander around (yöre=precincts) (yörük=nomad) Yürümek= to walk (yürü=go on) Yülümek=to go by slipping over something Yalamak= to lick >~to take swiping/ by scraping on something off Yolmak= to pluck=to pull by snatching off, tear off (~flatten the top) Yılmak=to throw down from the one's own top (~get bored), to hit the ground from above (yıldırım=lightning…yıldız=star) Yurmak= to pull onto, cover over (yur-ut>yurt=tabernacle) (yur-gan>yorgan=quilt) Yırmak=to bring it on top of, to take it off (yırışmak>yarışmak= to race> to overcome each other) (Yır-et-mak)>Yırtmak= to tear= to get it inside-out or bottom to top (by pulling from both sides) (~tide over, get rid of it) Yarmak= to split, to tear apart= go vertically from top to bottom, separate by cutting off Yermek=to pull down ,pull to the ground Germek=to tense= to pull it in all directions > Sermek= to spread it in all directions Yıkmak= to demolish= overthrow , take down from top to bottom, turn upside down Yığmak= to stack= put on top of each other, dump on top of each other (yığlamak=shed tears over and over, cry over) Yağmak=get rained on, get spilled on / to pour down from above Yakmak= to burn out=to purify matter by heating and removing mass , reduce its volume Yoğmak=make condensed=to tighten and purify, narrow by turning, get rid of own volume (~get dead) Yoğurmak= to knead=tighten and thicken , reduce volume, bring to consistency (Yogurt=thickened milk product) Yuğmak=to purify squeezing to clean (Yuğamak>yıkamak= to wash) Yiv = sharp, pointed (yivlemek= sharpen the tip) Yuvmak=to squeezing thin out, narrow (yuvka>yufka= thin dough) (yuvka>yuka=thin, shallow) (yuvuz>yavuz=thin, weak, delicate) Yuvarlamak=to round off=narrow by turning (yuva (smallest shelter)= nest) (yavru (smallest)= cub ) Yummak=to shut by squeezing, close tightly (Yumurmak=make it closes inward) (yumruk=fist) (yumurta= egg)

[@Abeturk]

NATURAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (akar-eser / eser-eger) EĞER-ISE = (EVEN-IF) (su AKAR- yel ESER) = water flows - wind blows İSE-EĞER = (IF-EVER) (yel ESER- ekin EĞER)= the wind blows and bows the crops EĞER-ISE and İSE-EĞER constructs are used to specify "conditions" and are often used interchangeably. İSE-EĞER: means "If ever" and indicates a condition that is more likely to occur. "If ever you need any help, just let me know." (Yardıma ihtiyacın olursa eğer, sadece haberim olsun) or (Herhangi bir yardıma ihtiyaç duyarsan, bana haber vermen yeterli) “If I'm not tired, we can visit them in the evening.” = “Yorgun değilsem eğer, akşamleyin onları ziyaret edebiliriz” EĞER-ISE: means "Even if" and indicates a condition that is less likely to occur. "Even if it rains tomorrow, I will go for a walk." (Yarın yürüyüşe çıkacağım, eğer yağmur yağıyor olsa da ) or (Yarın yağmur yağsa bile yürüyüşe çıkacağım.) “Why should i go to work, (even) if I'm not getting my salary” = Eğer maaşımı alamıyorsam, neden işe gideyim ki.

[@Abeturk]

The names of some organs it's used as the suffix for nouns, “Ak”= ~each of both (Yan= side) Yan-ak= each of both sides (of the face) >Yanak= cheek (Gül= rose) Kül-ak = each of both the roses >Kulak= Ear (Şek=facet) Şek-ak = each of both sides (of forehead) >Şakak= temple (Dal=subsection, branch) Dal-ak=dalak= Spleen (Böbür=scarlet fleck) Böbür-ak=böbrek= Kidney = each of both red-spots / blodfleck Bağça-ak>(Paça-ak)>bacak= Leg (ankle) (Pati = paw) Batı-ak>pathiak>phatyak>hadyak>adyak)=Ayak= the foot > each of the feet (Taş=stone) Taş-ak=testicle Akciğer=(each of) both lungs Tül-karn-ak =that obscures/ shadowing each of both dark/ covert periods= Karanlık (batıni) çağların her birini örten tül Zhu'l-karn-eyn=the (shader) owner of each of both times Dhu'al-chorn-ein=double-horned-one=(the horned hunter)Herne the hunter> Cernunnos> Karneios it's used as the suffix for verbs, “Ak /ek“=a-qa ~which thing to / what’s to… Er-mek = to get / to reach Bar-mak (Varmak)= to arrive / to achieve Er-en-mek > erinmek / Bar-an-mak > barınmak =arrive at one's own Erin-ek / barın-ak = what’s there to arrive at oneself Ernek / Barnak > Parmak = Finger Çiğ=uncooked, raw Çiğne-mek =to chew Çiğne-ek>Çiğneh> Çene = Chin Tut-mak = to hold / to keep Tut-ak=Dudak= Lip Tara-mak = to comb/ ~to rake Tara-ak > Tarak =(what’s there to comb)> the comb Tara-en-mak > taranmak = to comb oneself Taran-ak > Tırnak =(what’s there to comb oneself)> fingernail

[@a1iolz]

كنت احتاج اتعلم انجليزي بشكل اكثر لكن كنت اواجه شوي مشاكل لكن باذن الله بعد هذا المقطع راح تتغير طريقه تعلمي الله يسعدك وشكرا على مجهودك الجميل🤍

[@JiijoLucky-ty9ku]

انشاء الله اشجعك ان تطور للغة انجليزي keep going

[@a1iolz]

@@JiijoLucky-ty9ku الله يسعدك we can do it

[@Julie_kapinos]

I’m Russian and I’ve recently noticed that my jokes in English are much better than in Russian and it’s also easier for me to make them up when I’m speaking English

[@gentlekisserswifey]

hi. I am Russian as well. And hell yes....Russian is way harder than English so it is easier to make good jokes

[@МатвейУхаткин]

Imnot a Russian, i am a guy from the Russian country!

[@RUSSIANGOVERNMENT666]

Hello russian

[@fblii07]

You are speaking so fluently. That's the first video that i watched without eng sub( i am learning english)

[@haibu_kun_drawing1077]

لما بشوفك بتتكلم انجليزي بقول في بالي : ماشاء الله !! واحد مصري بيعرف يتكلم انجليزي كويس !!!😂❤

[@ok_e3w]

😂

[@omarmaged335]

مش مصري

[@haibu_kun_drawing1077]

@@omarmaged335 ي صحبي عارف انا اقصد انه بيتكلم معظم الوقت مصري ف لما بيتكلم انجليزي بحسه انه مصري بيتكلم انجليزي مش واحد انجليزي بيتكلم انجليزي😂😂😂😂

[@Mohamed46788]

​@@haibu_kun_drawing1077بوظلك الكومنت 😂😂

[@haibu_kun_drawing1077]

@@Mohamed46788 😂😂😂

[@egypticlanguage]

This is great and we totally agree! We're actually using comprehensible input to teach Egyptian Arabic on our channel. Our lessons don't use any other languages, just context clues.

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Excellent, sounds like very useful channel!

[@eeed11111]

​@@BrianWilesLanguagesاكون صريح معك يابراين بصارحه كلامك واضح جدا جدا مو زي الناس الثانين يتكلمون كلام مو واضح

[@مسلمموحدباللهتعاليولااعبدرباسو]

Thank you very much for your information and help❤, I am Egyptian and speak a Portuguese fluently, my English is good and I understand very well!

[@Fascinating_Arabic_Phrases]

👍

[@littlesweetlily]

Você estudou o português de Portugal ou o português brasileiro?

[@مسلمموحدباللهتعاليولااعبدرباسو]

@@littlesweetlily eu falo os dois kkkkkk

[@rajaamh1645]

نحتاج منك المزيد من هذا النوع من الفيديوهات❤ شكرا على كمية المعلومات ❤️

[@yougerloger6824]

This how i actualy learned english to the degree that I am on right now. I am happy that someone can teach people the way that I learned with, because I would never be able to make it as compaling and intersting as you do. all love and respect from egypt.

[@hatilee6638]

Brian you are an excellent communicator. Thank you for sharing and teaching.

[@RecapReport-xw3vn]

Summarization is on point! Forget textbooks, learn like a child, converse with natives, outgrow beginner tools, seek challenging but understandable input, embrace failure, practice self-talk, and talk to real people, not just AI. Language learning is about immersion and adapting naturally.

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

I really appreciate that and thanks for watching!

[@HamzaAhmed-t4n]

i'm from egypt 🇪🇬 thank you brian Please provide us with your learning experiences to make it easier for us to learn languages

[@سلامسلام-س7ك1ه]

Egyptians have to learn Arabic first because they do not even kow the basic arabic rules 😁

[@HamzaAhmed-t4n]

@@سلامسلام-س7ك1ه But we are not Arabs. We speak Arabic, but we are not

[@AlexderAktienAtze]

As a German for me speaking in English feels in some regards a lot freer than speaking in my mother tongue, despite the fewer access to vocabulary. I find this to be caused by the difference in culture between Engish speaking countries and German speaking ones. I suppose that German is in a way a dash more analytical and English a dash funnier and less stuck up which leads to that difference :D

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Interesting! Thanks for your comment

[@AlexderAktienAtze]

Hey Brian, i'm trying to launch a language podcast in which I would like to talk about language learning and experiences related to it. Would you generally be interested to participate as soon as I've set everything up?@@BrianWilesLanguages

[@AlexderAktienAtze]

still, dont get discouraged from learning German! It is still a really cool language and as soon as you find the right Germans to hang out with, what I wrote doesnt accord so much anymore ;)@@Danielaagila267

[@Instaclips2]

Aber ich lerne seit drei Monaten Deutsch und habe nächsten Monat eine Prüfung, ich werde durchfallen 😭😭 deine sprache ist sehr schwer

[@lawtraf8008]

I'm trying to learn German, please help

[@matteociaramella6610]

the talking to yourself thing is so true. I’m Italian-Ukrainian and grew up bilingual in Italian and Russian, but when I was 11, my parents decided to send me to a british international school because we often moved due to my mom’s job. I remember that one day I was trying to make a joke in my extremely broken english, and it kinda felt embarrassing. So embarrassing that I went home and just started talking to myself in English because I wanted to prove to myself that my english was GOOD. Obviously, being surrounded by the language for 7-8 hours a day and learning in it did wonders, but I think that will only get you to acquire a certain language as a second language. The fact that i talked to myself in English (still do), made me in turn start thinking in English, and now, 8 years later, I believe that English has overtaken my two native languages. Pains me to say but it’s true, and the self talk definitely played a role, because it helped literally drill english into my brain in a way that schoolwork probably never could

[@jeffersoncarrasquero6183]

I'm already speaking Portuguese and Spanish fluently and now I'm mastering English and it's just what I need a lenguaje partner to practice

[@BlueSun4886]

Great series of videos on learning languages, but the best way of all is one I've been personably fortunate to experience a number of times. That's total immersion. I stumbled across this when I did my sophomore year of college at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, which is a university in Cuernavaca, Mexico about 72 km south of Mexico, DF. I went to Mexico the day after finishing my freshman year at Penn. I had had 4 years of intense, prep-school Latin, which sort of primed me for Romance languages, but still only spoke one 'living' language, English. I spent the entire summer living in a 'foster family''s' house where the only English speaker was away at summer school at UCLA, so I started with the most important phrase, "¿Dónde está el baño?" ;). The family was very patient with me & the father & the younger son & I would practice every evening speaking only Spanish. By the end of 3 months, I began to take university level courses in Spanish (with trouble at first, but easing up as I was speaking only Spanish while I lived in Mexico for a year). Mexican Spanish is spoken by about twice as many Spanish speakers than any other national dialect. After grad school, I became a consulting software engineer & would live in different countries around the world for periods of 1 or 2 years, letting me pick up new languages. When I first went to Toulouse 20 years later, I couldn't speak any French, but could get by with Spanish to start because I was living in the southwest, only an hour from the Spanish border - though peninsular Spanish was very different from Mexican wit different ways of expressing things & stronger vowel sounds, (and no Indo-Aztecan Nahuatl influences) but found the change not that hard. I lived in Shanghai & learned Shanghainese which was close enough to Mandarin that I could be understood, though living for a year in Hong Kong & a bit in Guangzhou I totally failed to pickup Cantonese (Mandarin & Cantonese speakers don't understand each other (like North African & Persian Gulf Arabic speakers) & often rely on Chinese subtitles when watching TV in the other dialect!. For Cantonese, you pretty much have to learn it young when the larynx & muscles can form properly to pronounce its richer variety of tones (Mandarin has 4 at 3 pitches, as you know). I now have at least working fluency in 7 languages (fluency in 5), but find several starting to drift away at age 75 because I don't have native speakers to talk with any more. I'm still convinced that the "total immersion' method if you are able to live in the country where the language is native, is by far the best & fastest way to learn it. ¡Es necesario! After my year in Mexico, I was reading great works & even dreaming in Spanish. It is a MUCH more lyrical language for poetry, song & even prose (read Octavio Paz's 'Laberinto de la Soledad' for the best understanding of Mexican culture). El español cubano y el español puertorriqueño are just too slangy, sloppy & full of elision & Canary Islands influence for me to feel comfortable with even when I was fresh from Mexico. As a programmer who deals in over 30 programming languages, I am lucky to have the ability to pick up languages quickly. I still have several I want to learn (Danish, for one, as I'd like to retire there), however, so your advice is greatly appreciated. 谢谢

[@BlueSun4886]

I should add that Toulousian French is as different in accent from Parisian French as Bogalusa, Louisiana English is from upper-class Bostonian, so whenever I'd travel to Paris, I was considered as no better than a vulgar Québécois! I once told a Parisian snob that any city that had named a street Rue de Jerry Lewis has voided all claim to culture!

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you for sharing your experience here- and I love that Rue de Jerry Lewis anecdote! I agree that total immersion is the best way to learn any language- and it sounds like you have a ton of experience learning languages, so I would recommend trying to approximate immersion by having regular video calls (over Preply/Italki etc) with native Danish (etc) speakers. Two a week is a good minimum, and the more the better. Good luck!

[@anastasiya256]

I learned English at 13 by total immersion when I moved to an English-speaking country with my family. I personally think “total immersion” is not a method of learning, but rather a situation you put yourself in. As a counter example, many people move to a country (say, English-speaking country) and never learn the local language. Rather, the method by which you and I learned could best be formalized using the comprehensible input theory. Sounds like you had people tutor you in the local language whenever you went to those countries, and the natural way to teach someone your language is to point at stuff and name it, which is essentially comprehensible input method for beginners. My first ESL classes used the comprehensible input method (although I’ve only recently recognized it as such, looking back on it). Somehow, this jump-started my acquisition of English, even though 7 years of formal education in primary school language class in my home country did almost nothing for me. Another big part of it was just getting used to how people sound and being able to audibly pick out words and syllables well, which takes listening time of native speakers, which is not something I got in my home country.

[@DEUTSCH-kurzundknackig]

I think that textbooks are not that "bad". A good textbook is well structured, not very expensive and it gives you a good idea of what you will have to learn to reach a given level. This doesn't mean that you have to study every single page or memorize every single word or that your textbook should be your only resource. You should complement the texts, exercices, word lists and so on by self-talk, comprehesible input from KZbin or other resources and a language buddy to advance as fast as possible and to have fun! Happy language learning!

[@AndrzejLondyn]

But language is not linear thing, words and phrases are like three dimensional vectors...

[@mettamia2008]

Alexander Feldendrais focused on dynamic posture, which includes a very strong understanding of musculature. In one of his books he describes the musculature of language and how the muscles conform to special pronunciations, let's say rolling r's or some of the more throaty sounds in French or German. His research led him to conclude that musculature, i.e. the physical state of ones body, has an impact on the mind, thoughts and understanding. Hence, languages carry with them the dynamic musculature of a culture. Learning a language produces a physical, and therefore a mental change, which carries with it the intangible quality of it's particular culture. Fascinating stuff.

[@HCHEGF]

看了您的影片，我決定學西班牙語，雖然我也喜歡法語的語調，但和我的個性、氣質相較下，似乎西班牙語的文化應該會比較適合我。謝謝您的分享!

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

谢谢！

[@Salma-qh9ge]

Hey Brian thanks for the tips I also used some of these tips for learning English and it was pretty helpful, now I do speak English, well not fully fluent but I can communicate and make conversations in it, I was wondering if you can make a video about learning the Chinese language, I've studied Chinese for few months but I had to postponed learning it because of school and stuff, thanks again From Egypt

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Hey Salma, thanks for watching- I'll try to make a video about learning Chinese/Mandarin soon... Good luck with your studies!

[@mohamedrabie3071]

يا براين أنت جاسوس لcia والمخابرات المصرية كشفاك من زمان@@BrianWilesLanguages

[@albertan7655]

Free 🇵🇸

[@SuperFayry]

ابراهيم عادل عامل فيديو عنه

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Why would x learn Chinese tho? It isn’t a pretty / balanced / refined language and it has an impossible pronunciation and writing systems with characters! I highly recommend learning the prettiest languages ever Dutch / Icelandic + Norse / Norwegian instead, which are as pretty / refined / poetic as English, they really are too pretty not to know! By the way, the best learning techniques are, watching and rewatching all sorts of vocab videos and videos on grammar many times over a period of time aka spaced repetition as well as learning all sorts of lyrics and watching all the videos / movies etc with subs in the target languages - I am learning 15+ languages at the moment, and this is by far the fastest and best method, anything else will take ages to get to a native speaker level, as one needs to learn / know at least 10.000 base words (15.000+ words) in an automatic way to get to a native speaker level, and it is possible (for a full-time learner) to get to a native speaker level in a pretty language or in multiple pretty languages in about 2 or 3 years, especially in category 1 languages and category 2 languages, which include all Germanic / Nordic languages and Welsh / Breton / Cornish / Manx and Gallo / Latin / Galician / Italian / Portuguese / Catalan / Pretarolo / French / Walloon / Spanish / Occitan (and all the Italian-based languages / French-based languages that are usually referred to as ‘dialects’ but are different languages) and Slovene and Hungarian, so Germanic / Latin languages and the four aforementioned Celtic languages are all very easy, while Irish / Scottish Gaelic are both category 3 languages, so these two may take a bit longer to get used to the spelling!

[@micro11034]

I’m　from Japan. I resonate with your values. Learning from failure is likely to be abundant. Reflection of Experience: Failure is the result of past actions and judgments. From this experience, one can understand what didn't work and identify the factors that led to failure. This understanding enables better decision-making in similar situations in the future. Personal Growth: Failure promotes personal growth. Insights and lessons learned from failure help identify weaknesses and areas for improvement. This, in turn, allows individuals to become stronger, more flexible, and mature.

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

I really appreciate those insights- thank you!

[@micro11034]

😃 @@BrianWilesLanguages

[@EMI325]

Accept your fears, love yourfailures thrive 💭🎯👏thank you🙏

[@تبيانصالح-خ5ي]

لقد أبدعت حقا من جميع النواحي، الفيديو رائع للغاية و مختصر و مفيد و كلانا يفكر بنفس اتفق في كل شيء ما عدا انني اشعر بالضغط حتى عند الحديث مع الذكاء الإصطناعي كما لو انه حقيقي 😅

[@lupanaghadab217]

Hi Brian, this is Luna from Syria 🇸🇾 I really like your contents it's amazing you're really one of my real model.😊❤ By the way, I'm using your tips in my Chinese learning journey 🇨🇳

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you, Luna- that really means a lot to me! And good luck with Chinese 👍

[@virgoh1124]

Big Assimil fan here. I believe this method does wonder and kinda applies most of your advices

[@coconoir6187]

I have seen elementary or even middle-school age children come to the US from overseas with his parents, at lot of these kids never learned English before. They get thrown into local schools and within 3 to 6 months, they speak English and can communicate with other kids and teachers. That is so much more than N+1, lots of incomprehensive input. I went through that myself.

[@lifeislifeofficial]

I'm english, and I notice that when I talk in different accents I feel more relaxed than others, or am more lively.

[@ArabicAli]

Input is crucial so listening and reading are the key

[@congruent-thoughts8781]

Absolutly true. Thank you. I experience exactly the same after living in nummerous countries since I was a child. Being over 60 now and still wonder how kids can learn any language on earth, every dialect, without any problems before they enter School. Their advatage is, they don’t compare to any other language and because of necessedy to survive of corse.

[@CouchPolyglot]

Podcasts and videos work the best for me, I have used tandems as well and they have helped a ton as well :)

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Podcasts are my favorite… thanks for your comment!

[@beautifulmath3391]

I love your kind soul my brother . My appreciation from Egyptian in Saudi Arabia

[@BK-nx7rc]

Of course you can study/memorize languages. I do so. For some people it works, for some it doesn't.

[@3verything_at0nc3]

Honestly I have learned a language without studying, though it’s not that good. This video is really helpful wish I could’ve seen this when I first moved to a new country, cuz I’ve always been really scared to talk in the native language. Some of my school mate have been kinda mean about the pronunciation which scared me more from speaking the language, but now I’m gonna embrace it. Thank u for this video! ❤❤❤

[@Munancho_Hepetnas]

日本語めっちゃ上手ですね！！ This video also taught me that English is very difficult for Japanese. 😂 Thank you!❤

[@LamarLov]

I want to learn Japanese but it's too hard🫠🫠

[@Munancho_Hepetnas]

@@LamarLov Japanese is very difficult for native speakers too😭😂😂 I sometimes make mistakes lol

[@LamarLov]

@@Munancho_Hepetnas you're a native speaker?!

[@Munancho_Hepetnas]

@@LamarLov Oh, sorry for my poor English. I'm a Japanese and native Japanese speaker!!👍

[@portuguesentreamigos]

Congratulations on the topic! Very useful content to help with learning.

[@ferzn7282]

There is a scientific search that proves that people have different personalities with different languages. In my mother language I am more shy than i am when i am speaking english

[@Balen_Abas_khdri]

5 years ago I used to speak to myself everyone’s thought Iam crazy but when you use to you know it’s really enjoyable and useful to learn new Languages

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

I completely agree

[@ThuyKieuTuyetXuan]

A great way to get immersed in a new language you’re learning is through Immersive Translate. I personally use it to generate subtitles to my Netflix, and that’s how I’ve been slowly growing in the language I’m studying, which is Vietnamese. I’ve already made a lot of progress so far, and am quite happy with the results.

[@grRock26]

So, do you put the subtitles or the audio in viatnamese?

[@ThuyKieuTuyetXuan]

@@grRock26 Yes, I put the subtitles in Vietnamese.

[@grRock26]

@@ThuyKieuTuyetXuan thaaanks! I'll try it.

[@ThuyKieuTuyetXuan]

@@grRock26 No problem! Glad I can help!

[@مهوسةتاي-ن6ل]

بحبك كثير او بحب محتواك متابعتك من فلسطين 💜اتمنى انك تستمر او اتنشر فديوهات كل يوم عندك كثير متابعين عرب يحبوك انشالله لما تخلص الحرب راح احاول ازور اميركا حبيت الثقافه الامريكيه من وراك يا براين

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

شكرا حبيبي

[@0MLML0]

على راسي اهل فلسطين❤❤❤

[@sabrinabdullah8960]

كيف تحب أمريكا والثقافة حقتهم ورئيسهم من يساعد إسرائ... يل على قصفكم وإبادة غ...زة؟ ؟

[@nottoosalty]

I've actually had another breakthrough using AI as a chat partner. Anxiety or fear of failure or whatever led me to never want to talk to anyone, but speaking to AI is helping form those connections between words and concepts when spoken that you can only make when spoken. It's been less than a week since I started and I'm already feeling way more confident speaking to real people in my target language than I did before. You mention the risk of failure being a "bad" reason to use a chatgpt solution, but I think the risk of failure holds people back; they're too scared to take that next step. I would 100% encourage anyone to use AI to help take that step.

[@YamiRaii]

Can I ask which AI tools do you use? I want to improve my speaking but I didn't find any useful app or something.

[@Ram-ql9qt]

انا بدي بهالفترة بلش اتعلم هولندي لاني وصلت ع بلجيكا من فترة قصيرة شكراا ع الفيديو المفيد جدااا يا براين💙💜 بوقتو جدا💯

[@Omar-Ra7al]

في وقته والله ياعم براين 💯❤️

[@carl-yy1py]

Your words are very nice. Keep uploading the videos. Your follower is from Iraq 🇮🇶

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you 🙏

[@anapauladepretto1280]

This method has been used since 1985. Congrats on the Discovery!!!

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

I think it’s been around for much longer than that 👍

[@Wayfarer570]

Extremely useful. I think the point about "Stop Being a Beginner" is very important. Would you consider elaborating on how to achieve that?

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thanks so much- I appreciate that! “Stop being a beginner” is really about acknowledging your own capabilities and challenging yourself- whatever your level. If you feel like you’re not making progress as quickly or deeply as you’d like, I think it’s worthwhile to ask yourself what tools or habits what might be holding you back. Have you relied on a course or app for a while? What would it take to start listening to podcasts/watching films in your target language instead? It might require more time, or deeper focus, or investing in a tutor… But part of getting out of the beginner mindset is a commitment to push yourself. I hope that’s helpful 👍

[@Wayfarer570]

@@BrianWilesLanguages I understand. That was very helpful, I apreciate it alot. Thank you very much.👍

[@TypicalLosers]

​@@BrianWilesLanguagesthats a good point, I see how it can be applied to anything we're learning.

[@azoz4689]

يا أسطورة انا صارلي اتعلم انجليزي ٤ شهور تعليم ذاتي وشاهدت هذا الفيديو وفهمها تقريبا كل شي تطور في السماع والفهم بشكل ملحوظ وشكرا الك يا أسطور❤ تحية من سوريا💙🇸🇾

[@hajali3063]

ماذا قال

[@AinaaAli]

احسن قناة ع اليوتيوب بجد❤❤❤

[@somayaemad8712]

I am Dutch and I can speak Arabic because I traveled to Egypt a few years ago, as he said, I spoke with Arabs, and now I know many words in Arabic.♥️

[@rayeneabaidia2298]

باين عليك راك تفهم عربية مليح واش نقول Translate

[@mennatallahhashem4694]

I really got inspired by your videos which made a big difference in my whole life So keep going Following from Egypt

[@cucumbersnatch]

Mr! That's video is exactly the thing I was seeking for. Best wishes to you, that's the only thing I could say without any other words (because all appreciation have already been given

[@YnotFilms]

Watching your videos makes me believe I can actually learn the Arabic language. Starting now..

[@OMAR-z2f6k]

براين انت احلا انسان شوفتو في حياتي 😍😍

[@hollowwayzard7059]

Man you're god of lenguages, I learn english and this language not my native language, and you speaking facts, and help me more thank you very much brother.

[@ChadBangladeshi]

Your grammar isn't that good. fix that brother, Good luck on Your English journey!

[@margedtrumper9325]

It's quite simple... language is a skill and needs practice so it's not like history or literature it's more like music or art.

[@maiths7533]

Okay when i clikcked on the video I thought he was about to tell us stupid things, then when I've finished listening to the video I was thinking "OMG this is so true, he's a fcking god teaching us that, thanks you I had already heard about comprehensive input but you gave us tools" great video, keep on

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Haha wow well thank you very much!

[@jelajahmuallaf3916]

What do you mean by labeling? I learnt English by day to day working as a secretary for a Canadian oil company. After sometime I got surprised by my English capability 😊 Thanks for your content.

[@renanxavier6826]

The ideas presented in this video may sound convincing initially, making it seem like there's a logical connection. However, it's important to clarify that adult learning is quite different from that of children. In reality, adults tend to learn faster. Think back to when we were kids - we were taught and guided by adults, right? Remember the times when our parents scolded us for not quite getting the hang of our homework? These instances highlight the contrast in how children and adults learn. Contrary to the belief that kids are better learners, most children are not very keen on picking up new skills, like learning languages or playing musical instruments. Adults actually have the ability to learn languages much faster than children. This is because of mature cognitive skills, life experiences, and a strong motivation to learn. Consider the interesting dynamics involved in our learning journeys. While childhood education sets the foundation, adult learning is more dynamic and self-driven. Understanding these differences not only gives insight into the learning process but also emphasizes the incredible potential for adults to master various skills, languages, and knowledge at a quicker pace.

[@jcvp2493]

What you can take away from 'learn like a child' is that you don't need to memorize lots of information, especially vocabulary. Instead, focus on developing the mechanisms needed to process that information. In language learning, this involves practicing skills related to it, such as writing and speaking. Children don't memorize the most frequent words in a language. They convey what they want by imitating what they've heard, practicing extensively. This leads them to implicitly learn vocabulary as a byproduct of this approach.

[@نورالهدى-ر3ر5غ]

Self talk !!.This is a good way to learn English relatively🍃🌿🇪🇬

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Very true!

[@chicachica3481]

I've been learning french an i was told by so many to watch french with English subtitle but i was not getting anywhere, the game changer was when i put it in french subtitle.

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

100%

[@Ghaid.05]

شكرًا لك براين نصائحك رائعة 🩷🩷🩷

[@mukhtarmahmoud9353]

You are a kind of people which I like and I am not native English speaker..but your talk logic attracted me

[@geno207]

أنا فخور إني عربي بالتحديد من مصر و فخور إن الغرب بيتعلموا لغتنا العربية عشان كده أنا بدأت كلامي باللغة العربية I am proud that I am an Arab specifically from Egypt, and I am proud that the West is learning our Arabic language That's why I started talking in Arabic Continue with what you do you make us happy and help us thanks for all thing

[@1ofWesternkind]

This is very helpful and well-produced content! Thank you so much!

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

I really appreciate that feedback- thank you!

[@GTsang]

This video can inspire me the easy method to learn a new language. I think it is true. We have to place ourself into the target language environment. Talking to yourself and point out the object that you see in your target language. Actually, I know there is no short cut to learn a new language but if we can have a good method that it can save us time to study. Thank you.

[@dimka3628]

Nice, I have learned English watching this video. I understand almost everything 😅😅 thanks for the tips

[@XVa-uj8m]

Added Preply to my list of tutoring resources are there many languages to choose from and even from the minor there is an "Also speaks". My only gripes are I wish Swahili was added as a main for Africa and that the also speaks category added many Indigenous language options like "Ainu", "Navaho", "Salish", "Quechua", etc. In this process some of those tutors may actually be native speakers of those languages and never thought anyone cared to learn it until they saw that. I want to learn Ainu but can't find anyone who speaks it. If you are a native Japanese speaker who tutors but also is a native Ainu speaker don't doubt that only Japanese want to learn it.

[@american-ww4kn]

Great video! This advices really can help, so thanks for the video.

[@lemonade_ib]

I came to Algeria in 2023, after two months I started speaking French, and it just gets better everyday, some of you might ask why not Arabic, well as a foreigner the citizens speak French to you and yr fellow immigrants too . I learnt it by just interaction, I can't write French tho .

[@Gehad-Mohamedd]

Come on Brian we all miss you so much please create more videos like before

[@Asmarika727]

يا براين . إنتا لازم تترجم كل الفديوهات إللي بالإنجليزي تترجمها لعربي ، عشان إنت بيتابعك ناس بتتكلم عربي ومش كلهم بيفهموا إنجليزي👍. عدد المشاهدات هيزيد عندك أكثر من الأول . Brian. You have to translate all the videos to Arabic, because you are following by people who speak Arabic and not all of them understand English. The number of views will increase you have more than the first.

[@islamyaseen1108]

You're smart enough Brain and aware with the right method for acquire a new language ❤

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you!

[@TasnemAhmed-d4o]

Hi Brian, i really want to learn English without studying 😅 and i hope one day speaking English fluently

[@ريانالحربي-ب8ن3ت]

I am interested in latin languages and I need to improve my English too, thanks for this recommendation, (I am trying to write a comment in English to improve my English)

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Your English is perfect in this comment 👍

[@thedivineherself]

10:26 thats the pointt!!!

[@khaloood199]

We are waiting for a second series, you are with Karim Al-Sayed in America, this will be great. I was late this time, Brian, a month has passed since the last video.💔🌹

[@indumathisrinivasan1088]

I'm a native Tamil speaker. We have English as our Second language in our school. Although we study English for nearly 12-14 years (preschool included), we don't communicate with each other nor do we communicate with the teachers in English. I completed schooling and now i realize how important it is to communicate in English. I have been watching so many videos on how to improve my English for the past 1 year and tried self talking but ended up getting frustrated everytime. I also searched for a language partner online but that's way more difficult to me than learning English :⁠-⁠) I feel like crying but i don't, otherwise i have to tell the reason to my mom why i cried and get scolded for nothing. I can't able to think or speak in English fluently nor can I even imagine how people are learning so many languages 😂😭

[@Taichientaoyin]

Your English is very good.

[@indumathisrinivasan1088]

@@Taichientaoyin Haha! Thanks. But It usually takes me a few minutes to think and type a paragraph like this. So when I try to speak with someone, I take too long to reply. Eventually I'll lose my thinking ability and become completely blank like I can't even say a single sentence.

[@Taichientaoyin]

@@indumathisrinivasan1088 eventually you will get faster at speaking. Keep practicing :)

[@nadeem1211]

You can follow mr Eric berg this channel can help you to learn a new language ....

[@Khatoon170]

Happy new year in advance. Good luck to you your dearest ones sir .

[@AndorSolymos]

Brilliant video. Thank you!

[@meganmyrmo5799]

Hi Brain, the Spanish "z" sound (as in "taza") is an emphatic or extended "s" sound. There is no equivalent to the english "z" in Spanish.

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

True story! My pronunciation there was def off 👍

[@musashidanmcgrath]

That all depends on the region/dialect. For instance, a Z in Cádiz sounds different than a Z in Murcia.

[@stacey7529]

Z is pronounced as a th sound in Spain. Taza is pronounced ta-tha.

[@j00bs]

i absolutely believe that language structure directly shapes culture. because the language you think in affects the order of the words that make up your thought. subject-object-action, vs subject-action-object, etc . these things have subtle effects on what we are essentially prioritizing in the thought-statement. so yes, learning more languages means adopting more worldviews, or at least worldly attitudes. this affects your behaviour and mannerisms, which is why all the polyglots ive ever encountered seem to be these amazingly nonjudgmental and outgoing people ive met. this of course could be a chicken-egg falacy but i will choose to continue to believe this.

[@ياراريان-ض1ذ]

Add two languages subtiteled english and arbic، will make following the meaning more effective

[@crazy_cat_Lady88]

When you said you have talked to yourself for years and been called crazy for doing so, it made me laugh. Why? It's something I've done my whole life and been called crazy too. Did it when learnt French at school and now a new language. I get many strange looks, but I don't care. Let others think what they want.😂

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Haha I agree 100%!

[@wafaamostafa979]

يا براين حقق رغبه الجماهير وعلمنا انجليزي

[@Rahma-Hegazy474]

بحبك جدا يا براين بجد و نفسي اقابل في يوم من الايام بجد ♥️ بالتوفيق ♥️♥️♥️

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

شكرا جدا يا كم 🙏

[@sham--sham]

Thanks for advice, and about thinking in another language it's really giving a new result. Arabic gives more morally thinking English gives more practical thinking Svenska gives more Individuality thinking.

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Interesting- thanks for your comment!

[@seungminbbang]

I'm learning korean and when I'm out i often use it for judging, for ex: what? Hey! Crazy, or for the words that start with "let's". For ex: Let's watch it, let's eat, let's go

[@Omahmednassar]

ابراين منور دائما عاوزين فيديوهاتك الرائعه ❤❤❤❤❤

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

🙏 الف شكر

[@Omahmednassar]

@@BrianWilesLanguages وحشتنا كلنا في مصر بنحبك بالتوفيق والنجاح الدائم يارب ،❤️♥️💐🌹

[@naderelmor4767]

I'm Egyptian, and I understand your great talk. Believe him guys Brian speaks Egyptian pretty well !! ❤🎉😂💃

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you!

[@IsabelBelinha-l1i]

I just loved this video! It's just such an amazing masterpiece!

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you so much!

[@K-boy22]

Languages are wonderful. Open new worlds

[@shaimaaibrahim9402]

Thank you so much for your useful tips. I used to talk to myself out loud in front of the mirror 🙈it helped me a lot to have self confidence, to be fluent, to use gestures & to vary my voice tone

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

That's a great way to practice- and thanks for watching!

[@shaimaaibrahim9402]

​@@BrianWilesLanguagesActually, thank YOU for your outstanding video. I love your accent, your way, your ideas..... It's such a great pleasure watching them.

[@azzamarwan5476]

اشكرك براين على معلوماتك القيمة 🎉❤🎉❤

[@استراحهثقافيه]

*صحيح أن رحلة النجاح شاقة ، والطريق طويل ، لكن بإمكاننا أن نستمتع في الطريق إن أردنا ذلك ، بالشغف ، والإصرار🎨💫.* *It is true that the journey to success is arduous and the road is long, but we can have fun on the road if we want it with passion and determination🎨💫*.

[@samisenara7719]

افضل شخص علي اليوتيوب ❤