25 ways to NOT learn a language (DO THE OPPOSITE)

[@daysandwords]

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[@marleyundangie]

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[@daysandwords]

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[@BrunUgle]

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[@marleyundangie]

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[@marleyundangie]

@@daysandwords I liked the video before so I obviously watched. But I didn’t remember the ad. I was also really cool so. Since there is already so much advertisement from KZbin before and after the videos, I tend to skip them in a video. But I really appreciate them if they are funny or thoughtful. Good job. Keep them coming. Ant btw the video is of course also great!

[@discutonsharrypotter5413]

it's all fun and games untill you actually get lost in the video not uderstanding if his point is "a to DO" or "Not to do "

[@Яна-мамба]

>Repeat same 5 lessons on app for years >Refuse to engage with native material >Refuse to embarrass or otherwise humiliate yourself (definitely NOT a natural part of learning something new and being a human) Language learning doesn't work

[@BornKafir]

I sat through the ad instead of skipping ahead, as I normally do, simply because of how entertaining it is. Bravo.

[@tomrogers123]

This actually made me laugh out loud several times! Absolutely loved it. You should definitely do more comedic content 😂

[@runningriot7963]

#24 EXACTLY!! In psychology this is called "premature satisfaction." Talking about your plans releases dopamine, giving you a small reward before doing anything. As a result, your motivation to act can decrease because your brain already feels accomplished. This is why I never liked the idea of new years resolutions. To add onto this, there's also the chance that someone reacts negatively to your intention, maybe they say that's stupid why would you learn X language when Y language is more useful?? ...etc. this will kill your motivation.

[@daysandwords]

I don't mind NY resolutions but more to yourself. Mine generally work because there is actually some palpable energy around a new year that I enjoy.

[@runningriot7963]

@@daysandwords Valid point

[@marquee_tags]

I think it depends on the kind of goal because this is true but talking about it can also make you accountable. I guess it also depends what kind of person you are.

[@frogskocinq]

I get this and like the example of creatives emerging from a period of silence. What about accountabilty? Telling other people makes them ask you, how it is going with x language.

[@daysandwords]

The people saying "accountability" are talking about an entirely different thing. I am NOT saying that you should never tell anyone about something you're TRYING to start. But you all know full well that there is a difference between saying "Hey, I need you to check if I've done any Polish in 3 weeks" and saying "I'M GONNA LEARN POLISH I SERIOUSLY AM NO SERIOUSLY..."

[@edinburghlifesoc]

First time in a while I didn't skip a sponsor segement 😂😂 On a side note, after watching your other video I decided to properly attempt watching Spiderverse 50 times (it's also a movie I love) - almost at 30 times right now! Repeat exposure is absolutely a game changer. After about 15 watches I was starting to feel a bit worn out, but the lack of novelty was soon replaced with the satisfaction of being able to quote the movie line by line. Definitely has given me lots of little phrases that just roll off my tongue without having to think about it at all. I think I'm gonna do this with more movies, particularly the ones I enjoy watching regardless! Keep up the great content 😁😁

[@daysandwords]

YES! I KNOW RIGHT!?

[@nishijoichiro2515]

You watched Spiderverse in a Language You are Learning?

[@edinburghlifesoc]

@@nishijoichiro2515 Yep, for me that's Mandarin Chinese.

[@yunyizhe]

I used to be much more strict with myself to use specific types of input that may be more useful on paper, but I never really could bring myself to do it for too long. As soon as I started using things like anime, manga and video games in the language, my progress started accelerating! I can’t understate how beneficial personal enjoyment and engagement is!

[@vytah]

There's a video by One Word at a Time about how Harry Potter is not full of useless vocabulary, because if you take all the words related to the Potterverse, magic in general (even counting broom, midnight and owl as magic-related words) and school, is still less than 3%. So unless you're already advanced, any kind of content helps with any other kind of content.

[@Eyebuster2]

13:20 that hit me way harder than it should have thanks ❤ "wanting to learn a language is a good enough reason to learn a language"

[@Oceanwaves-d8l]

Gosh I used to do the first with basically everything. It was miserable. Then I learned about growth mindset and now find things I'm _interested_ in instead of "talented" in. Best thing I've ever done. :)

[@francegamble1]

I watched this while signing the kids back into our streaming app. One child and I are watching a series in Spanish on there together on Thursday nights.

[@kingbolo4579]

I came to KZbin today to watch something in Malay, but I saw that there was this fascinating video and thought to myself, "Ooh, I'd better not make any of these mistakes, I'll find out what they are first." Very interesting stuff. Anyway, now it's time for bed.

[@joob40]

Studying multiple languages keeps me motivated. I do focus on one language for 3 months, so I get to do all 4 of my languages each year. On Wednesdays and Sundays I do 15 minutes of Duolingo in each of the languages, just so they don't get too stale. But my focus learning and comprehensible input stays 100% with the quarterly target language. Yeah I'm fluent in nothing after 4 years, but I've had nice little interactions in French, Japanese, & Norwegian while traveling... some being helpful in sticky situations. It would be great to be fluent, but I'm in no rush. The variety really lights up my ADHD brain!

[@LanguageMaus]

It's awesome to travel and overhear languages you can understand, even if it's just a word:) Question: you do ONLY the focus language for the 3 months, except duolingo? I think that may be the issue. In my experience to have significant improvement up until fuency, the languages need to become a spontaneous part of your life. I can't imagine not consuming any content in my languages for 3 months (I have my fav youtubers, podcasts, books etc.)... but having a focus on one sounds helpful

[@joob40]

@@LanguageMaus Yes, so when I watch TV/ movies etc., I'm sticking with one theme (language). I started off doing every language every day on Duolingo, but when it came to outside resources, I felt confused as to what to do. Too chaotic. When I assigned each quarter to a language, it really helped to feel calmer and not worry about what I was missing out on. From a neuroplasticity perspective, too, I feel that listening to one language helps train the brain better.

[@joob40]

@@LanguageMaus P.S. October starts 4th quarter, so it's a good time to try this. ;) I'll take into consideration the time of year... I like Norwegian during Oct-Dec just because of the colder climate there, and I can watch my silly Norwegian Christmas dramedy... Hjem Til Jul ( Home For Christmas). Will probably do Japanese after that since I'm on the Terrace House season that's set in the winter. But sometimes I change plans due to travel plans, too.

[@daysandwords]

To be clear, this isn't what I was talking about in the video. You've been learning 4 languages over 4 years. That's not the same thing as I was saying. But also, "ADHD" is not a model and variant of car. Like, "Oh, this technique works well with ADHD..." I know, because I am also diagnosed with ADHD and so are both my kids (ok the youngest one isn't yet but he will be haha). I'm starting to believe that the term ADHD is about as useful as "male" and "female" when it comes to working out how people will behave.

[@celticc9580]

​@daysandwords I believe there is some research out there that suggests there are some strategies that are more suited to people with ADHD because they give more frequent dopamine hits. Im going from memory but languagejones has a video on this from a few months back.

[@RhapsodyinLingo]

geeeeez the aussies are coming for us for the title of most sarcasm. We gotta keep it up guys 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@daysandwords]

I thought that it was the same as the Ashes, that is, back and forth a bit sure, but generally held by us. 😂

[@ThePhilologicalBell]

Gonna watch this while doing flashcards on an app 😌

[@Orange-ok8pi]

What app? Anki?

[@ThePhilologicalBell]

@@Orange-ok8pi Memrise community courses. But there's a good chance that'll shut down in 2025 and if it does I'll switch to Liberation Philology.

[@Orange-ok8pi]

Thanks 😊

[@randomanonim7858]

​@@ThePhilologicalBellwhy will shutdown?

[@ThePhilologicalBell]

@@randomanonim7858 the company is ending community courses and revamping the Memrise app with bad AI stuff for some incomprehensible reason

[@nidhishshivashankar4885]

The only question I have is regarding rereading: So long as you get a good grasp of the text isn’t it better to move on and get a wider base? How “perfect” are you wanting to get with one piece before moving on?

[@daysandwords]

Well, you will know the answer to that. I'm not saying that you need to achieve perfection. But I'll tell you that 25 times of something long, e.g. a chapter of a book, is still well within reason.

[@nidhishshivashankar4885]

@@daysandwordswhat are you looking for when you are rereading? Is the idea to try to get to the point that every single word in their contexts is crispy and clear in your mind, or is the idea that repeated exposure is useful for its own sake subconsciously? Thanks for the info. I usually will reread a paragraph at a time if I haven’t understood it down to a phrases & logic level, but it hadn’t occurred to me to take it that far. Just trying to understand if it’s about extracting a higher level of comprehension, or about increasing exposure to something which you can already understand.

[@daysandwords]

It's a bit of both. At first it's about increasing comprehension, because the language can't be reproduced accurately until it's understood. But after more times, it's about getting a subconscious feel for it, the same way as you don't consciously decide to put your foot on the correct pedals when driving a car.

[@nidhishshivashankar4885]

@@daysandwordsthank you! I’ll keep all this in mind and see how I can work it in

[@staubspricht9434]

One of your best vids so far

[@daysandwords]

Thanks. ❤

[@bkop987]

Yeah, it is pretty late here today, so I am gonna sleep. I will definitely follow all of these steps tomorrow. Good Night!

[@Jumptohistory]

I just watched this video to learn how to learn English while actually learning it at the same time. Am I doing it right?

[@remyirismanfre936]

Lol from this video, this is my language learning plan. - finish learning the Arabic alphabet with anki (I like only small measurable goals with anki) - listen to Arabic podcasts - write down Arabic kids stories, write the phonetic translation, and then the literal translation. Then listen to the audiobook and follow along with what I've have written. -2 pimsleur lessons a week Any more ideas for Arabic specifically?

[@rokksula4082]

Excellent advice for programmers is to make sure to download all the dictionaries and upload them into your local database. The best way programmers learn a language is to spend all their time writing a bunch of SQL queries to find interesting connections in the target language.

[@bookswmadi]

Swedish was the first foriegn language i tried to learn, i did everything wrong and hated studying it so i rarely did. After 2 years of "studying" this language, i am not nearly as far as i should be. I honestly think I am still A2 😒. And i'm so embarrassed by this. I wanted to see how much of a language I could learn if i did it the "right way". Studying everyday, both actively and passively. This idea came to mind when I was bored one saturday night and scrolling through Mango Languages, I saw Polish and thought: I should study swedish... then proceeded to click on Polish. Now that i know the right way i'm actually having fun with Polish. I found tv shows to watch in Polish that are interesting and the Mango course isnt that bad. I think I needed a break from Swedish to prove to myself that hey, U CAN learn another language. We'll see if I continue with Polish after these 60 days, it's for fun right now. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@joob40]

@@bookswmadi Yeah I've never been very motivated to learn Spanish, but somehow adding languages that I WANT to learn gets me on a roll and makes me more motivated for Spanish.

[@bookswmadi]

@@joob40 its crazy how that works. As soon as I began dabbling with Polish my mind remembered so much Swedish

[@stephaniespicer9707]

I have to learn Spanish because it’s my husband’s first language and all his family still live in Mexico and we plan on retiring there someday. Plus I live in California. I NEED to learn Spanish. And I DO really want to learn it. Just knowing the amount I do now is so fun to use and my husband seeing my improvement and it making him happy and excited is even more motivation. However I’ve always wanted to speak and know Arabic and was toying with the idea of learning that as well but as it is so drastically different from both Spanish and English, your video makes me think it’s a sign that I should not lol. As someone on the spectrum sometimes I’m not sure how to unwrap sarcasm. I know I’m taking things literally but not really sure where to go from there. Also I hope you get a percent of the Shark VPN because that seems like a win win for me getting it.

[@frogskocinq]

Another keeper. PLATINUM: #13 I retell the story of your son "reading" in the back seat all the time. GOLD: People always say the language I am learning is hard, including the teachers. Is this to make students feel better if they are not good or if they succeed? Your idea on priming is spot on. SILVER: The language I am learning has little beginner content like Swedish. This could have been a crutch or excuse Satisfaction is listening to content meant for adults and understanding it. BRONZE: I need to pay more attention to my mistakes and then work on them to stop making them. Learn they phrases! Go Bo Sox!

[@imsoxs]

Bluey not having an Indonesian dub has been my biggest barrier to progress 😢

[@eibhlinniccolla]

Yeah I'd say it's pretty much impossible without Bluey, I'd give up if I were you

[@daysandwords]

I mean, good content in the language you're learning is great, but I'd just try to find like ONE book you want to read or movie you like or something and listen to the English once and then the Indonesian over and over.

[@imsoxs]

@@daysandwords I've been thinking Arcane would work well, but it seemed too advanced for effective comprehensible input. Watching in English first is a great idea, appreciate you Lamont ♥️

[@daysandwords]

Yeah English first is a great hack, IMO.

[@Justinhulk]

@@daysandwords when it comes to picking one book and reading it, should we be translating it the first read then keep rereading it over and over until you dont need to? because if we don't translate it at first how is it suppose to be comprehensible?

[@YukiAki02]

Perfect as always, Lamont!❤

[@daysandwords]

Thank you! 😄

[@chaoli4603]

Love your contents Lamont,thank you!

[@celticc9580]

Going to have to say the ad was brilliant 😂

[@katiehill6440]

Loved this video! So funny! Definitely need more content like this online. I'm going to take your advice and study some Italian now, want to see how much i can improve before the end of the year.

[@metalgra1]

Me hacía falta este video para dejar de procrastinar.

[@RuffsTheShake]

This video is just great. I don't comment often but it was really engaging and interesting points

[@charityneverfaileth22]

@daysandwords Just an update, I finished Harry Potter 1-3 in Japanese English Japanese (JaEnJa Sandwich). Half way through book 3, I started reading 10 pages of a Japanese Grammar dictionary at night. I can understand way more, and even though I am just reading the grammar dictionary like it is a novel (not trying to memorize anything), I am definitely recognizing them in the JAENJA sandwich, so even though I would consider my Japanese pretty low, as long as it is supplemented with something, I feel like it is helping. I definitely can't understand Japanese without the sandwich. When I finished Book 3, I jumped back to Harry Potter in Spanish, not the sandwich, just the regular audiobook. I am half way through it, and I have been able to follow the story the whole time, even though I don't get every single word, so the sandwich took me from not being able to follow the story to being able to understand pretty darn well. I don't know how well I would understand a random Spanish book, however. These are my scientific findings on the language sandwich method.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

listening to this while procrastinating turning back on P4 Sveriges Radio (which I don't understand) and reading pages in a conlang called neolatino (which I DO understand!) thus fulfilling the criterion of «trying to learn too many languages at the same time».

[@celticc9580]

I think the wrap up at the end is all good, but for #3 I still think grammar and verb conjugation is important as adult learners, but I agree you shouldn't focus exclusively on that, which I think is the point you are making.

[@ireneberg343]

Hej, jag är från Sverige. Tycker att du pratar mycket bra svenska. Kanske med lite mycket Stockholms dialekt. Men helt okej. Glad att det finns fler av oss, som gillar språk. På ditt språk: Hi, I'm Swedish. Think you speak very good Swedish, maybe with a little bit much Stockholm dialect. However totalt okay. Glad/happy there are more of us who likes languages. You are good att this! My grannie born 1902, went to French courses until she was over 80. She tolld us, just speak, it does not matter if it is perfect in another language. Yoiu Will be understod. And it is true. Have some Knowlege in Spanish, French and German. But not fluent, but it works. So, just try!

[@daysandwords]

Ja... min stockholmdialekt var faktiskt starkare i de här "Sverige" videos än i vanliga fall... eftersom jag var förkylld. Lyssnar man noga kan man höra det till och med i min engelska... På nåt sätt låter vilket språk som helst mer "näsligt" (??? borde fråga min kompis som är öron/näsa/hals läkrare vilket ord jag ska använda...) - men man pratar med näsan mer än munnen eller nåt... och då låter det mer stockholmskt.

[@WezGold]

I've definitely experienced the feeling of being discouraged to learn a language due to advances in technology and 'oh with AI/google translate you can now have conversations in different languages effortlessly'. Or hearing about a potential new earbud that translates languages in your ear as your hear them... so what's the point? But yeah I very quickly realised that thinking like that takes everything out of learning a language for me; the fun of learning, the new experiences, the new culture, the new world view etc.

[@Funmi-g5t]

Best line "do the stuff then tell people you have done it".

[@魚-c3d]

As a french, all that sarcasm is music to my ears 😌

[@nickrakovski8839]

It took me a while to realise you didn't have a black eye but it was the lighting angle that made you look like you have onr 😅

[@dragonicbladex7574]

As for #25 i honestly waited until a good time, it came, and i started studying the language every day, im 10 months in now or so lol, i think its not bad to wait a bit if you can trust yourself to actually do it at some point tbh

[@x86ed]

You’ve given great tips that have helped me discover new apps and concepts I hadn’t known before. That being said I’m totally stealing this concept of tips to stay bad for my channel lmao.

[@daysandwords]

Do it! I stole it from a finance video actually 😂

[@Komatik_]

One of the classics of the genre is CGP Grey's "7 Ways to Maximize Misery". It's absolutely brilliant.

[@yellowstone169601845]

Great video, Lamont. And great hat! 😁

[@daysandwords]

There was a blackout during filming and when I put that on my members' content, someone commented "Well you're always going to have bad luck in a Red Sox hat". 😂

[@Matcha649]

chinese isn't hard actually, the hard part of chinese is having the motivation to do it

[@peterharasimowicz]

Awesome! Some good, sarcastic thou useful shit!

[@chrischiase]

Hehe great video man! Congrats 👏

[@mumzycruz]

You absolutely killed it with this one Lamont 😂

[@daysandwords]

Thanks!

[@nattell9357]

Awesome video! Absolutely fantastic. And now I go off to sort out the kiddies breakfast but will be watching something in Swedish while doing it. Starting now, making the time, regardless of circumstances….oh and there is me talking more and doing less😂

[@hermonymusofsparta]

This is a great list that could be slightly adjusted to apply to anything you want to accomplish in life.

[@daysandwords]

Yeah it was actually inspired by a video about achieving something else.

[@charityneverfaileth22]

I want your opinion: What do you think of listening to audiobooks where each sentence is said in Spanish, then English, the Spanish again and onto the next sentence? Strengths and weaknesses of this approach?

[@daysandwords]

I've actually been experimenting with this recently. I think it depends a lot on the level you have. I was trying it in Romanian and none of the sentences made much more sense than they did even after about 5 listens of the same chapter of an audiobook, in Romanian/Swedish/Romanian. (Swedish acting as my native language in this setting, which it's not of course but for this it was fine). I think it's a good approach but you'd need like B1 for it to do much.

[@charityneverfaileth22]

I am probably about B1ish in Spanish. I just finished doing Harry Potter 1 and 2 like that I feel like each line would go from about 20-30% comprehensible to 80-100% after hearing the English. It was as if spaces had been inserted between the Spanish words, and I suddenly realized I did know most of those words, I just didn't catch them the first time. I think if I started over just pure Spanish, I would still struggle, but be a lot better off. I haven't tried yet, because, of course, instead of continuing a good thing, my curiosity got the better of me. Now I am doing it in Japanese English Japanese to see how it would go at a much lower level. For the first 3 hours or so, my heart was sinking the whole time, but then suddenly, around that time, I started hearing words that I had previously learned. Most lines, I only understand 1 word, but it's rewarding to hear anything. I am about half way through book 1, and I've only picked up 2 completely new words, but I feel like the review is amazing! I am not sure yet if I will suddenly get to the point where all of my scant vocabulary will have been reviewed and I will no longer feel progress, but so far, it's been surprisingly gratifying. So you were doing the same thing, but sticking with one chapter over and over, rather than moving on? Do you have previous Romanian? Do you feel like you are understanding the Spanish cognates?

[@daysandwords]

Basically I think, like everything else, it would have a peak period and that I probably tried it too early with Romanian. The plan was to keep doing it all the way through the first chapters of the book... and I chose that book because I was able to reasonably easily get it in one target language, and one that I already spoke, hence my using Swedish and not English... I don't have the audiobook in English. If I keep doing it and keep learning words, I think it will work well, but I'm not at B1 yet... and the cognates to Spanish... hmm, nah I mean... I think speaking a bit Spanish and French help but... yeah. Basically I think it's a really good idea but so far I haven't done it that much. Once you're at B2, I think it would be more efficient to just listen to the TL.

[@FocusPhilanthrophy-re4hk]

@@daysandwords are you learning romanian, for real!??

[@charityneverfaileth22]

@@daysandwords I agree that at some point, it would be better to just move to Target Language, but I don't think I have ever gotten to B2 (I like too many languages, and love none faithfully). In Thai, I can listen in Thai and read along in English, which is obviously a lot faster than the sandwich method. I did the Spanish Sandwiches for my kids to listen while they play with Legos, and realized it was helping me too. Then I started experimenting with Japanese. If I could just pick one language and stick with it... But alas, I haven't done so.

[@lightleviathan1]

watching this video right before doing my anki is so funny

[@1980rlquinn]

Number 12 feels like a trick. How many videos, podcasts, interviews, essays, lectures, etc. have their been about comprehensible input? "It's so great," they all tout. "It's the best way to keep learning your language. Books are the best for this! _Just make sure you already completely understand 98% of it or it's useless."_ I'm sorry, what was that again??? Absolutely frustrating! I wanna read, damn it!

[@run2fire]

I did see a KZbinr criticizing the 50 times you watched the same movie in Spanish. I think it is a good idea to repeat material

[@daysandwords]

Yeah I saw that too... There's two of them actually. One of them possibly knows something about language learning but didn't actually watch my video and literally didn't believe that I'd even done it... like (HAVE YOU MET ME!?) haha, and the other one has the most loser energy I've ever come across... like I'm morbidly curious about how someone goes through their life with the attitude that everything is the worst thing ever.

[@Komatik_]

"I am a KZbinr so I also contribute to the problem." Du kan göra dina videor på svenska.

[@daysandwords]

Inte om jag vill tjäna nånting.

[@Komatik_]

@@daysandwords ...point

[@Komatik_]

@@daysandwords Men jag vill lyssna på dig prata svenska.

[@Tomanita]

Fantastic video👏 It was super entertaining and insightful! I also loved the VPN add😂

[@daysandwords]

Thanks Anita!

[@niklase5901]

It would really interesting to hear your advice what nonnative English speakers can improve. The situation we are in is: we listen to English constantly (tv, music, KZbin etc), but most of us rarely speak English. We can “decode” English without effort, but producing sentences with the right word choices can be a struggle. And also the accent, I am from Sweden, so what English accent should I use? 😅 it becomes a mix of British and American English.

[@Funmi-g5t]

Why am watching the ad I have surf shark 😅 but its funny we need more ads like this

[@SzetlAndy]

I find my biggest problem now is watching videos about learning a language, because I'm learning... something... just not the language.

[@davidf3910]

OK, I just watched the first episode of Bluey. The parents are THE BEST. And this will definitely help with my french listening comprehension.

[@waaandering]

What lens are you using for your camera? The video looks really good

[@daysandwords]

Thanks for saying so. It's a Pansonic S 50mm f1.8, but all the others in that series are of the same quality (18, 24, 35, 50, 85 and 100). But before you go spending $1000 on lenses, look into a decent light and softbox... that makes a much bigger difference.

[@waaandering]

@@daysandwords Awesome thank you!

[@dainironfoot5834]

i was thinking how effective I was so far.. until i read title again and saw it's NOT (negative) 💀

[@matheusgomessoares6180]

Not having a Twitter account is perfectly possible, as a Brazilian we are professional at this ksksksks

[@icegoddess1308]

I have a running list of naughty/swear words in my target language, very helpful

[@jan_kisan]

3:27 wasn't expecting Blåhaj here 😅👍

[@MathAdam]

Sounds like a French Yoda, Surfshark does.

[@daysandwords]

Yeah but without the word order haha.

[@alpacawithouthat987]

The part about people who only speak one language giving advice about language learning is so true. I get so annoyed when I say I like learning languages and someone tells me to learn a bunch of grammar or take a class

[@Refold]

good vid

[@NickKucskár]

I see terms of C1/fluent/native used interchangeably often. I know "native" level is the gold standard, but do all these mean the same thing?

[@daysandwords]

"Native" should not be used interchangeably with the other two. No, they don't mean the same thing. It's possible to pass a C1 exam as a non-fluent speaker but that's essentially because you fudge your way through, not because you are actually at C1. True C1 level is fluent. Native or "native-like" is a whole different level.

[@Oceanwaves-d8l]

Another tip is to get EXTREME into just immersion. Don't even know how to say "hello" in the target language? Pick a complicated show in that language and just listen to it on repeat for decades. _Don't_ try to pick out the words or sentences and make flashcards of them, nor should you learn the grammar in the sentences being said and how the same word might change in certain situations. There are only two golden rules: studying's for nerds, and a diversity of study methods depending on your level and what exactly you're trying to learn is for sweats!

[@daysandwords]

Almost no one actually does that though. Much more common advice is more on the other end of that scale.

[@scorit-zq4yx]

It took me until #14 to realize you're being sarcastic a lot of the time... lol

[@daysandwords]

Well I did say that it was a reverse list, a list of things not to do...

[@Stephanie-gv8rh]

All of this times 100,000,000,000. Absolutely no lie in what you said and frankly this mentality should be applied to everything in life, not just language learning. Especially no25, Start now! It really can be that simple. There will never be a perfect moment to start, so why not now.

[@Bruh-cg2fk]

I actually like the learning stage 🤨😏

[@daysandwords]

Cool!

[@MrJimRS]

Didn’t watch the video yet but I love the Red Sox hat

[@EnglishAbsorbed]

Great video!!! I love the 'has learned a second language as an adult' thing. Way too many people who learnt as a child and then who attribute their high school grammar lessons that they obviously blitzed because they were already fluent to their fluency. I think it's because they got so much praise and confidence for acing all the tests. Fallacious thinking anyways.

[@AngloSaks666]

Bryan Adams 'A2 til I die'.

[@RáfaeL-RLCH]

I loved the video, but when I saw the tittle I was thinking "dear lord, what happened to Lemond?"

[@daysandwords]

Just don't try to use that code for a Surfshark discount, it ain't gonna work.

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

This is perfect Australian sarcasm and I love it

[@MisterGames]

Andrea is such a sweetie. And Augustina ☺️

[@christopherbonis]

I live right outside Boston!

[@daysandwords]

Just to "warn" you so as not to disappointment in the future - I've got 21 of the 30 teams haha. I just ordered another Boston one when a bunch of the "Players' Weekend" ones were on clearance. It's sitting with my sister in the USA, waiting for her to ship me everything I've bought over the last year or so hehe.

[@christopherbonis]

@@daysandwords Well, it’s still a welcome chance of pace from the White Sox! Insightful video, as always.

[@daysandwords]

I haven't worn a White Sox hat for ages! Certainly not in the last 18 months. A black and grey Astros hat is my staple.

[@christopherbonis]

@@daysandwords Ah, my bad. Shows how long I’ve been watching tho!

[@paulwalther5237]

I wonder how often people start learning a language after 30 and actually get pretty good.

[@Skiis44]

Don’t know but I’m 76 and have managed to claw my way to B2 in Spanish and understand the gossip at the laundromat and speak to Spanish speakers where I volunteer.

[@servantofthetruth8203]

​@Skiis44 care to share how long you been studying and your methods you used to reach your current level?

[@matt_brooks-green]

Native speaker are definitely born knowing all those words. I've heard there'll be stem cell injections in the future 🤣

[@PizzasBear]

1:36 Ich bin; Du bist; Es, sie, er ist Ihr ???; Sie sind Happy Conjugatung!

[@PriDrummond]

Great life advises not only for language learning!

[@MissaOftheDawn]

I think this was your best video 😂 anyway back to Italian 😊

[@pinkpieceofplastic]

This video has been weirdly motivating. I guess it's time to not go and immerse in a foreign language.

[@j5679]

The 90 seconds and 3 seconds reminder things were weirdly motivational. Off I go!

[@evad520]

There's a lot of people out there who can't even learn their one native language.

[@CollieNike3]

It's How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, I love it.

[@spaghettiisyummy.3623]

"The best to fail at -Indie game Dev- language learning is to never try, but if you never try, you'll never fail. so here's how to fail!"

[@JibAtTheFence]

Your last message was a real kick in the pants. Thanks Lamont!

[@janecheer]

I gotta say, Lamont, your energy in this video is fecking amazing, I'm so enjoying it, I had to pause and comment.

[@Gabe-no5zy]

Yep! The amazing Lamont reminds me of the facts of [language learning] life. And just when I was starting to wonder if I should be watching that Ukrainian morning TV show when all I can understand is the weather report. My brother has turned into a baseball fanatic. He is in New York and a big fan of the Mets. I am not fluent enough in baseball to have a meaningful conversation with him about the game. Maybe you could do a short series of baseball explainers?

[@daysandwords]

Oh those would do TERRIBLY BUT MAN I SO WANT TO 😂

[@Funmi-g5t]

Your videos are my procrastinations

[@TaincKWLanguages]

¡Conque nuevo vídeo para shadowear!

[@annietriesthings]

Hilarious what some youtubers do to promote their sponsors. Can't tell if Shark has a Spanish, French, or Aussi accent.... or maybe all at the same time 😆

[@beingandbaseball]

You forgot one: "Don't use iTalki tutors of your same sex - EVER. Only choose young attractive females tutors, even if you're married and have kids." Wives really appreciate that one.

[@daysandwords]

I'm not sure if that's meant to be inversed or not, though. From a language perspective, there'd be nothing wrong with only booking lessons with people of the opposite sex. In my experience, 99% of good iTalki tutors are women. Young and attractive? No, not necessarily.

[@luliajopes]

bro is fluent in irony too

[@daysandwords]

Sarcasm is our native language in Australia.

[@mariakudimova]

Brilliant 😂😂😂

[@jaminojujanja3738]

So many water...

[@YogaBlissDance]

Lamont somehow I found this very confusing, but I"m dyslexic, it wasnt' helpful.

[@paulwalther5237]

You could skip to the end where he reverses it and says what to do instead of what not to do.

[@daysandwords]

The point of having is reversed is that you hear a lot of what you do, or you know people who do that stuff, and you think "Yeah hang on, why do we do that?" The video I took it from was about money and was spot on, e.g. taking the advice of people who don't actually have very much money.

[@aafrophonee]

Lamont, you're an MLB fan?

[@daysandwords]

It's a long story but in short: yes, hugely. I am going for the Tigers even if they end up playing "us" (Astros) in the wild card game because the Tigers are just such a cool story this year.

[@aafrophonee]

@@daysandwords Oh yeah, what a comeback for the Tigers. Astros are a great team! Looking forward to seeing how well they do in the postseason. My home team’s the Padres, grew up watching them, so I’m excited we’ve made it to the postseason this year!

[@daysandwords]

​​@@aafrophoneeOh DUDE that first game against the Dodgers!!!!! (By that I mean the first game of the last series against the Dodgers in LA... If you saw it or the condensed game, you'll know what I mean...)

[@aafrophonee]

@@daysandwords Oh do you mean the triple play that clinched the postseason berth?? You bet I saw that!! I'm so excited for this postseason!

[@daysandwords]

​@@aafrophoneeYep! Sorry I think I said the wrong game. But yeah that's the one. It was the first triple play I'd ever seen actually happen IN the game. All the others I've seen were just because I put "triple play" into KZbin.