learning a new language is easy, actually

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While some languages take as little as 600 hours to reach fluency, you can also just watch videos about how to learn the language for 1000 hours. Should achieve the same effect, honestly.
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[@easyactually]

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[@ahimahmad8932]

How did bro type this 2 days ago 💀

[@dominiccaesarok5077]

noice

[@SchgurmTewehr]

You forgot to pin this comment.

[@easyactually]

​@@SchgurmTewehrknows me so well 😅

[@SchgurmTewehr]

@@easyactually lol

[@Nutellla]

Bro is reminding us actually reading books was how people learned everything

[@lilbeans]

the fact that that is a comment that exist is straight up flabbergasting

[@HeyPlayboi]

lmao, for some reason when i thought of learning a language, reading textbooks didn't come to mind at all lol

[@XiELEd4377]

​@@lilbeanspeople these days are somehow allergic to reading books for some reason, or that you should not waste time reading books to learn

[@TechSupportDave]

@@XiELEd4377 Really depends. Is there any better source than a book from which you can learn? If yes, then yes, the book will be less useful compared to that better alternative. But still will rarely be useless. I don't know why people are allergic to books nowadays, but the whole internet sub-culture of making fun of anyone who types two small paragraphs is probably one way in which this is being perpetuated - the uneducated folks are making fun of those who wish to clearly and adequately convey the things they want to say on the internet, and it probably gets picked up by younger children giving them the impression that good communication and literacy skills are somehow "cringe"", which could tie in with books having so many more paragraphs in comparison, that they "aint reading allat" (common normie phrase, you can google it if you never heard anyone use it before) It's just a dumb culture, really. Books literally help people get jobs. They're still far from useless.

[@jackdan1811]

I always thought a book was mandatory wtf 😭😭😭

[@shroomer3867]

How to learn a language in 1-2 years with no effort: 1) Be born with parents who speak it 2) Be baby 3) ??? 4) Language learned

[@user-qh6ii7qt6m]

I'm trying to delete my save file and start over to do this for German. How do I do that?

[@RaffyEdris]

LMAO

[@SaSo-mk6yh]

Be 4 years old and learn new language at school within a week.

[@TheCoolerBasti]

@@user-qh6ii7qt6m Laut diesem Video ist Deutsch nur Schwierigkeitsstufe 2 😄

[@janmagtoast]

​@@TheCoolerBasti Eyy, das wollte ich gerade sagen 😢

[@rosebudak8829]

"how to learn a language in six weeks taught by someone who learned it in six years" is wild

[@bleaku]

noo but its so truee

[@user-eb9ck9rt5b]

what a diss but iguess it's all part of the matrix

[@i-am-rubi]

"they try to gatekeep their language. do not let them do this" 😭

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Lol

[@smolanik_kari]

heve you ever knew what does carcasm mean&

[@folasadegf]

😂😂

[@G.E-47]

⁠@@smolanik_kariahh yes,“carcasm“ Это идеальное написание!

[@OVER-ce9fy]

@@G.E-47why do u speak Russian in English tred?

[@NubbyGamerYT]

Next Video: Becoming a billionaire is easy, actually

[@wellitonscheer6419]

yes, please

[@user-yh1nm1vy3i]

yes, please

[@jakethedragonymaster1235]

By bagging that sponsor within his fourth video in a two month period, I think we know his major talking point

[@hahafunny988]

😂WT

[@deteri4040]

yes, please

[@gajwm5824]

English learner here. I actually watch your videos to immerse myself in English.

[@tentzz]

Same

[@muriloduarte8604]

Same

[@boodybasha1135]

easy , actually

[@nBp4tB12]

Maybe I would also be like that, but I already understand 100% (at least I think so) of the video. Maybe it's because I've been doing immersion for about 3 years.

[@aleexid5803]

Same

[@nazqkui]

I woke up one random day already knowing English and I've convinced myself It'll happen with every language I want to learn

[@Selena09426]

How😢? Did you learn it when you were a child? ( Watching videos in English,games, etc)

[@anabschubert]

so real

[@nazqkui]

@Selena09426 Basically, yes. I used to watch the new episodes from shows I liked in english before they were even translated into my native language. Then I realized I actually understood what they were saying. Also, I think the visual novel I got into and couldn't get translated into Spanish had forced me to have more comprehension :p

[@tann3039]

lol same I think I mostly learned while reading manhwa that had no Arabic translation

[@Selena09426]

@@tann3039 Did you use Google Translate for things you didn't understand? Or just reading manhwas?

[@tuanhoanganh5405]

I ‘m form Vietnam, i’’ learning English myself. Thank you.

[@vooktube]

Tôi đang học tiếng Việt!

[@mohamadlin]

1:22 For anyone wondering the white stickman on the left said: why aren't we yellow? the white stickman on the right said: I think only the protagonist can be yellow.

[@medaman15able]

I’ve been learning Spanish so it’s really fun being able to read it with relative ease

[@daxx343]

Was proud of myself for being able to get that one, despite hardly using Spanish outside of class for years now

[@leeban]

@@daxx343same lol

[@luismateo4234]

JAJAJJA I didn't notice it, and I'm a Spanish speaker

[@Nesaualcoyotl]

Gracias

[@maaax573]

1. Read a beginner book that teaches the language to learn the basics 2. Watch youtube videos in that language and just listen, use context clues, and try to understand whats going on even if you don't understand everything - reverseocontext website - dont use english subtitles 3. Keep watching youtube but pause after sentences and repeat out loud. Pretend youre having the conversation. 4. When you feel like you're getting to know the language, sit down with a camera and talk about your day. - when you dont know how to say it in this language, make a note for yourself to find out later

[@dezmodium]

pretty much. its how babies learn. they listen and then learn through context. the first simple words are fed to them. the rest they start to pickup on their own as they learn more. language learning is built into humans.

[@FiZc]

@@dezmodium Yes, I learned german to an advanced level in my teens by just watching german tv. There was no internet, did not talk to a single teacher and did not touch a single textbook and never talked to a german at that time. All the talk about textbooks and listening to slow speak is nonsense. Also you don't have to speak the language to learn it well.

[@jelliebyte]

​@FiZc lol why were you watching german tv?

[@FiZc]

@@jelliebyte This is what we got from the new service provider right after the soviet union collapsed. Our own TV stations didn't have anything good and we didn't get finnish stuff. English TV was not available. We did also have a business in my town lending american movies on VHS tapes which helped me improve what I had learned in school. I had russian classes in school for a few years longer than english, but I couldn't care less about that garbage, so my russian comprehension is still poor.

[@jachcegrzmocidz]

screenshooting this shit (i aint readin alltat)

[@flowersof3vil]

that's basically how I unintentionally learned English lol I already knew the basics because i learned those at school and during the pandemic I spent a LOT of time on tiktok and since 90% of the content there is in English I gradually improved my English by watching tiktok videos 😀 then I started watching movies and tv shows in English cause I didn’t like the dubbed versions and after some time I started dreaming in English and then even thinking and speaking to myself in English without even realizing it at first..

[@dnatiago]

KZbin > TikTok

[@huseyinsencerarik]

Where are you from?

[@bassistx]

“That’s probably why they made a group chat without you” the savagery 🤣

[@LanguageSimp]

Thanks! I'm considering learning a language, so this will help!

[@TUVEZ-]

😱

[@Mr.Magician007]

😱😱

[@furanchizu]

языковой симп 😱😱😱

[@easyactually]

If you have to learn a language I would recommend French cause approximately 92% of the words are cognates with American. A close contender is Bolivian which shares a whopping 121% of words with Australian, however the accent does take some getting used to. Good luck!

[@mooncomet111]

Not you being here💀

[@Hopeunfiltered]

Bro got sponsor in just 3 videos W EASY

[@RED40HOURS]

light work😎😎🔥💯

[@Metamorpher1_]

Bro got 200k+ subs in 3 videos

[@Hopeunfiltered]

@@Metamorpher1_ Bros KZbin god

[@XiELEd4377]

becoming a youtuber is easy, actually

[@vjie802]

🏳️‍🌈

[@keelansunflower]

Being a polyglot, I'm really impressed by this path to learn a new language but i think each one has their own way to learn a specific language so then if you have any technique you wanna use, just use it, i love being original ❤

[@johnjoestar4366]

May I ask, what techniques did you use?

[@jena6743]

be careful with the media analysis technique. If you're watching a movie for example, you shouldn't ruin your enjoyment of the movie because you're trying to practice learning a language. Using entertainment media as exposure only works if you actively enjoy it, otherwise, you will get burnt out only to give up learning the language.

[@Adriandivine]

Agreed 👍🏻 , tried this with anime and dropped the idea 1 week later💀

[@Medialuna_de_Manteca]

I guess this is in reference to the listening/subtitles part. Maybe you could try with a movie/series you have already seen before and which you are familiar with? And of course that you enjoy. That way you could focus more in the language aspect.

[@piotresoule6931]

The Ze library is genius tier comedy

[@w1z4rd9]

Dude mastered the arts of avoiding strays from the law.

[@Michu.24]

I actually laughed when he said that lol

[@papajayyy]

Imagine if you googled it💀🙏

[@strange_thing-arra-3692]

okay dude i have no idea about zat joke i'd ask you to explain it but it'll ruin it so its up to you if you wanna explain this wondering soul

[@racegroundbreaking82]

@@strange_thing-arra-3692 Imagine if you googled it

[@ZooQyoutube]

bro explains stuff in such a way that understanding it is easy, actually

[@faith9505]

Anguish in Gethsemane He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’ -Matthew 26:39 As Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was in anguish. So much so that Luke’s Gospel says He “was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood” (22:44) In addition, Mark’s Gospel gives us a very important detail that we could easily miss: Jesus cried out, “Abba, Father” (14:36) We might not catch the significance of this. But today, it isn’t unusual to hear Israeli children calling out to their fathers, “Abba!” It’s the equivalent of our English word “Daddy.” There is a difference between the terms “Father” and “Daddy.” Both describe the same person, but they indicate a difference in relationship. That is not to suggest that Jesus was manipulating God the Father. Rather, it indicated intimacy. Jesus was saying, in effect, “I trust You, Father. I know You are in control.” Then Jesus went on to say, “Everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (verse 36) That is a hard thing for many of us to say. We might say the words, “Not my will, but Yours, be done.” But do we really mean it? What if His will is different from ours? And how can we know the will of God? We discover God’s will through careful study of the Scriptures. And frankly, there will be times when we read things in the Bible and think, “Wow, that is hard. I don’t know if I want to forgive this person who has wronged me, but Lord, You have told me in Scripture to do so.” Or, “I don’t know that I want to break that relationship off with this nonbeliever that I was thinking of marrying. But Lord, You have told me in Your Word to do so. Not my will, but Yours, be done.” It is okay to think about the future and make plans for our lives. In fact, we should. But we also need to say, “Lord, here are my plans. But if You have a different plan in mind, I am willing for You to overrule what I have decided, because I’ve come to discover that Your plan is better than my own. So not my will, but Yours, be done.” This is very important to say to God, especially if you’re young. Dwight L. Moody said, “Spread out your petition before God, and then say, ‘not my will but yours be done.’ ” He concludes, “The sweetest lesson I have learned in God’s school is to let the Lord choose for me.” We are going to have our Gethsemanes in life. We will face times of ultimate stress, moments of pressure that seem to be too much. What will we do then? Will we say, like Jesus, “Abba, Father”? Will we say, “Your will be done”? Would you let the Lord choose for you? Would you be willing to take your future and place it in God’s hands?

[@dominikdurkovsky8318]

Dude, I'm a Christian, but why would you just post that randomly on a random comment. It's annoying and weird.

[@darktheme2192]

This is the most practical video I've seen about autodidactic language learning in the last 4 weeks. Much appreciation for your work.

[@danielshih7182]

CONGRATS ON THE SPONSOR!!!!! on the 4th video no less oh my god your growth is so deserved hope you hit 5 mil soon! (1 mil's gonna happen in no time)

[@panqueque445]

Step 2 is huge. Even if you understand less than 25%, it helps a lot. The less you have an "allotted language learning time" and the more you try to immerse and surround yourself with it, the faster you'll learn.

[@lilacfields]

seriously! coming to the realization that learning a language could include just .. doing what i normally do but in another language changed my life. also i love your username you don’t know how much i loved finding out the word for pancake in spanish is panqueque 😭

[@varena04]

@@lilacfields i've actually changed my minecraft language entirely to german so i can learn new vocab while also having fun. :D i challenge myself to only speak/think in german while i'm doing it (like, narrating my actions to myself haha), and then every now and then i'll look up a word if i find myself wanting to express the same idea that i don't have the vocabulary for. it's rlly helpful i highly reccommend!!

[@lilacfields]

@@varena04 yessss i love using video games for learning! i’ve been playing animal crossing in spanish and the villagers have a lot of little simple conversations with you. it’s so helpful! i definitely need to try playing minecraft too

[@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il]

​@@varena04I've been trying to use english more in video games but I've always gotten back to the old portuguese stuff, I think that from now on I need to rethink about the way I'm doing things to get really good at english, even though I already consume content in the language, there's a gap to be filled in.

[@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il]

​@@lilacfieldshave you ever tried quizzes and crosswords?

[@TheoLeRigolo2218]

that's exactly how i learned english almost without talking to anyone

[@user-kr4fj2tz9j]

What's your actualsteps

[@crimsonfarts6856]

@@user-kr4fj2tz9j youtube

[@marwann_z]

i learnt english from playing roblox lmao edit :my first language is arabic

[@Eiol01]

​@@user-kr4fj2tz9jWell, don't know about them, but mine were: 1. Play videogames as a child (in this time for some reason, almost all games were in english, spanish options in games were only avaliable in the european ver?) 2. There are words that kinda look alike in spanish and english (like, mission and misión, for example) 3. Start to infer meaning of things based on limited knowledge. 4. ??? 5. Profit

[@juliaoleksiyenko1555]

real

[@patheticcreature3189]

I actually really appreciate this video as ive been trying to relearn swedish, so i can communicate with my family better.

[@KnowledgeSeeker008]

This was actually helpful and you are genuinely one of my favorite KZbinrs!!! Thanks you so much!

[@Visnetter]

I was getting really low grades in English about 5 years ago. I kept thinking that English just wasn't for me. After almost giving up, I started to not give a shit about English in school but instead, I indulged myself with lots of English youtube videos that were actually fun. Storytelling videos, like storybooth but also gaming youtubers like Muselk (when fortnite was popular lol). I always used English subtitles and even though I didn't understand everything what was being said, I was determined to at least be able to hold a conversation in the comment section of videos with other people IN ENGLISH. I picked up new words, my pronounciation got better and I became more fluent. Eventually my grades started to get better, actually way better than other people in my class. I got 8 and 9 out of 10's and felt so happy. That was when a friend of mine begged me to attend a Cambridge English class with him, because he felt too alone with all the girls in his class. At first I hesitated but then I reckoned I'd try it anyways, heck I had nothing to lose. After a couple more months I attended the exam and I can proudly say right now that I'm fluent in English and got a C1 proficiency level. Never stop trying!

[@Visnetter]

Websites like write and improve also help a lot, and don't forget chatroom sites like Omegle

[@blueleafy7167]

Bruh I’m taking my B1 French Exam tomorrow and I’m actually gonna fail the American education system is horrible I’ve done all the work since I was in first grade but I’m still a beginner. I really need to do this

[@swedneck]

i literally remember watching shadow of israphel as a kid and one day i just sorta understood english, i assume that's not actually what happened, but in my more recent experience of learning german and french in school it really is basically that but more gradual over time. Exposure is *the thing* that lets you understand languages intuitively, and i'm pretty sure most people could totally learn languages in 6 months provided you drop them into a country that speaks it and force them to interact with the language constantly every day.

[@peluchito_6126]

You are a beast. Good job king!

[@Visnetter]

@@peluchito_6126 thank you my guy

[@IkigaiFlame]

Next video: astrophysics is easy, actually

[@kalsofficial7396]

Astrophysics for people in a hurry use Zhe(Z) Library

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

For once the title would be right. Periodic table has 4 elements. Answer can be off by two orders of magnitude in any direction. Sin(x) = x. Etc.

[@staraopps]

You mean astrology?

[@ryan9818]

Astrophysics complete course for beginner playlist on KZbin @@staraopps

[@wyuwuwuy]

​@@staraopps😐

[@Yxxyn._]

Learning Korean and it initially took me so long to wrap my head around sentence structures and how the language works. But then once it clicked it became so much easier. Now I’m doing Japanese for academic reasons and it’s so much easier now.

[@cutiemelon-hz4jz]

This channel actually gives the best advice for every goals. Thank you so much!

[@sattamatka5010]

Next is coding

[@garrettrobson4388]

I’m learning Spanish and Python hehe

[@butonco]

I need that one

[@butonco]

I hope he makes a coding video

[@ieatmicroplastics]

print "ok"

[@garrettrobson4388]

@@butonco print(‘me too’)

[@Guide_Maker]

I love your videos! Its crazy how hard your channel is growing in such a short ammount of time. You 100% deserve it! ❤❤❤

[@_Wynona]

This sums up all the 100's of KZbin videos I've watched about how to learn a foreign language, leaving out all the unnecessary steps.❤

[@shintyty]

I spent 4 years in school learning French. I decided to learn Spanish 2 weeks ago learning the 100 most commonly used words, watching videos in the language, and listening to easy podcasts whenever, and I have already learned so much closer to understanding than all the years learning French in school

[@sammyytube5999]

Really?? 2 weeks of spanish and you have a decent comprehension? Can you converse in spanish as well? Curious about how many hours a day that you dedicated to your spanish input. Since my new year's resolution in January, I've been doing spanish music and podcast and I just started one spanish film a week. After 3 months my comprehension is still beginner and I can only speak spanish expressions, no conversation.

[@shintyty]

@@sammyytube5999 What I meant more is that, the language sounds a lot familiar and I can pick up some fragments of words, while if I try listening to French, it sounds very foreign and I do not remember many vocabulary I learned in school. I think I am about 30 hours into listening to podcasts and watching videos in spanish and I can understand some movie scenes if it is simple, but most of the time I can only understand some fragments. I also found a website called the dreaming spanish if you want to check it out where you can watch videos of comprehensible input to your level and also tracks your progress.

[@atenek0]

Wow that's amazing to see as a native spanish speaker. I get it because I've probably learnt more english by watching videos, movies and tv than in school too for some reason. Buena suerte aprendiendo español!

[@astrodood]

This channel is like a Casually Explained successor and I love it

[@loverock8578]

I have never seen a knowledge channel with such an incredible level of growth. All of the videos have value, not just clickbait, and they include various impressive effects. They follow a classic format reminiscent of the early days of KZbin.

[@VexGoGrazy]

2:49 not sure if it was joke or not, still made me chuckle

[@Diplodok1000]

Not gonna lie, that was like one of the most useful videos to sum up all the best and the most efficient ways of learning a foreign language. I've been learning English, Japanese, Spanish and French for the past 6 years (I have different levels of proficiency in them) and I agree with what you've said in the video almost 100%. Everyone who wants to be able to speak another language, listen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about! Thanks for the great content ❤

[@shrimp3683]

Loving your video is easy, actually

[@ag_mizutude8465]

thats maybe the most helpful language learning video i ever seen, thanks ❤

[@ThiagoLima-xu1ss]

I'm from Brazil and I'm a self-taught. Learning a new language by your own it's a challenge. But when you realize you're speaking naturally with someone and that's a great rewarding feeling. Gosto do de assistir seus vídeos!!! Keep going!

[@aoric2003]

Another lazy way to learn a language is to play a video game your familiar with in that language. I only play video games in Russian now.

[@snufflesTheArticulate]

You are a genius bro it time to learn

[@BrkaKuronja]

What games are In Russian?

[@corwin4_]

It's indeed a good way to learn language, I'm Russian and I learnt English by playing videogames, speaking with teammates in them, watching different videos in English. Downside to this method is that I suck badly at grammar, despite understanding 95% of English content I consume. Luckily for me there are English lessons in my university, so I can fix it

[@himeshsinghshishodiya]

​@@BrkaKuronja CSGO 🙂

[@Lethargie55]

​@@BrkaKuronjametro, csgo, most games, witcher (good port)

[@kiiturii]

this timing is crazy I've just gotten super into language learning again lol

[@i-wha-2198]

Samee I'm finally motivated to do mandarin again

[@user-vr9ln2nt5v]

@@i-wha-2198 are you still learning?

[@aecs9188]

@@user-vr9ln2nt5v you never know

[@PhoebeNureeka]

watching your videos is always an enriching experience!

[@habibafares9009]

I am a native Arabic speaker, I started with all of the wrong methods to learn English but I didn't give up. Now after 2 years of studying I understand English without needing the caption (thanks to god) and I speak with natives speakers from time to time. Everything is possible if we work hard and do not give up. Thank you for that useful video!

[@habibafares9009]

@simple_actually It's my native language so I'm not sure that I will see it like a learner. You know it's easier for me. But apart from that, I think the dialects are not hard it's far easier from the standard Arabic. I also saw some learners said that the standard Arabic was easier to them. Anyway, learning a language is not easy, whatever the language was, but if you have the discipline, the consistency, the willpower and some good techniques you'll make it. (even if you are learning the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics of the pharaohs, I remember some of my friends learned how to write in the middle school :) Good luck

[@habibafares9009]

@simple_actually You're welcome! If you decided to learn Arabic and had any questions you could ask me for sure

[@caseylavender]

thanks! i'm going to finally learn my native language with this one

[@SchgurmTewehr]

lol

[@canegosh]

holy shit what

[@cocoan-s-e-a]

SAMEEE

[@user-up4wj9vi3w]

real

[@caseylavender]

@@canegosh oh hey shibe

[@TheIrfanKamal]

0:43 MALAYSIAN & INDONESIAN MENTIONED RAGHH 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@slavsit7600]

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[@felicefar9103]

RAAAAAGHHHHHHH

[@laughaway7955]

Aint no way German is easier than Malay 😅

[@late7486]

​@@laughaway7955as a malaysian who is learning german I agree... malay is easier than german

[@dak0t4]

Blocked

[@Moses_Caesar_Augustus]

I have never seen an actually useful language-learning video, thanks so much!

[@Yoriyoii]

When people ask me how I learned English, I used to say I don't know, because I genuinely didn't know until today, thanks to you. Your video showed the global process that allows me to learn English. Now, I can help my roommates learn it too ❤️.

[@oddabandon]

Damn dude got a sponsor after a few videos. Dude is blowing up. Good job lmao. I'm definitely using the video thing, that sounds great

[@mhhh118]

yeh he is .... do you know whats the reason behind it?

[@TOMESHTI]

@@mhhh118 politics

[@XiELEd4377]

​@@mhhh118getting a sponsor is easy, actually

[@Infact77]

@@mhhh118 getting a sponsor is easy, actually

[@Fatima-rs6bv]

Here to support Duolingo: I started learning french exactly 35 days ago, that is, my streak on Duo. Duo has divided the language levels (A1, A2, B1, and B2) into units. In 35 days, I have covered 40/52 units of A1 French. I do not have Duo premium. The way I do is: i only do the first batch of lessons (6) of a unit, the story and skip the rest. I jump onto the next unit, which requires passing a hard test with only 3 hearts. This forces me to really recall and perfect that lesson. I do 2-3 units usually and on my busy days, just a single lesson to maintain my streak. It takes me 30-40 minutes to do a single unit. I do watch beginner easy french videos on youtube as well. The interactive userface on Duo really keeps me from dropping it all together. The repetition helps a lot and it also gives grammar lessons. I plan to go through a textbook once I finish my A1 level on Duo, and will decide how I want to proceed ahead. Edit: my native languages are Urdu and Punjabi; learning french through my 3rd language - english.

[@caralinane]

this is very impressive and informative good for you

[@_Wynona]

This is exactly what I've started doing on Duolingo recently, since I realized I could skip the excessive repetition, I use a text book simultaneously and have made good steady progress

[@dianewanyu3002]

Good luck on your learning process! *immaculate profile picture btw*

[@Ashhssshhhh]

damn we both are learning same 😭😭 can we learn together then?

[@saarlander.]

I also defend Duolingo. I've been learning Norwegian and Duolingo is a good way to get some basic vocabulary and learn the basics of the grammar. I never thought about skipping the unit after a few lessons like you do but it doesn't matter anymore. They recently updated the Norwegian course (probably other courses too) and decreased the amount of lessons per unit. After some time I just started to listen to Norwegian music and changed the language on my phone to Norwegian aswell. I am a native German speaker which means that Norwegian is pretty easy to learn for me and other native Germans. Therefore I can't compare my experiences with yours since French is way harder to learn. I would assume that Duolingo is great if you want to learn a foreign language that is very close to your mother tongue. Aside from Duolingo, just watch some videos about the pronunciation and grammar on KZbin or google "____ grammar" and "____ pronunciation", you'll find many websites that explain all of that. You can also get textbooks. And yes, of course watching videos in your target language, listening to music and maybe changing the language on your phone or any other device (if you're confident enough) will help you to memorize everything you learn.

[@Manie230]

Honestly watching content in your target language is a huge step. As a kid I was forced to learn English since it was a main subject in school. I always sucked at got the equivalent of a D in all my tests. But when I was around 13-14 I started to watch more and more videos from English speaking gaming channels at first I didn’t understand much cause I really sucked at English. But the more I watched the more I understood how easy the English language actually was. I think I am pretty fluent. Enough so that I can easily understand most English content without the need to look up words. And I could help a person in English if they get lost here. So listening is a very good way of learning. But only after you got the basics right.

[@everettsanchez8946]

I have one of these textbooks from Spanish when I first started learning, but I didn’t think of doing the same for German which I am now learning thank you you very much!

[@JoJoKaiser1504]

After 666 days of Duolingo learning Japanese and German, I got really burnt out from learning a language, as I made the common mistake of making it a chore instead of it being something that's fun to do. I'll give this approach a try, cause it really seems easy, actually.

[@Acro_LangLearn]

Please look up TheMoeWay for Japanese, it will help you immensely with that language.

[@kizitokatende412]

What you tried learning in 666 days took me just 666 hours. You're right. It is easy, actually.

[@tovarishcheleonora8542]

But how many minutes or hours did you spend on it in that 666days tho? Because 5minutes per day and 1-2 hours per day won't have the same result even if you do it for equal amount of days.

[@andrey13]

​@@kizitokatende412 well, I would expect you to know more or at least be on the same level as someone saying they spent 666 days, since most people don't study a language more than half an hour a day. So saying 666 hours to me sounds more than 666 days

[@JoJoKaiser1504]

@@tovarishcheleonora8542 I was pulling in 15-20 minutes a day on average after 100-200 days or so, doing 3 lessons for both languages. Rarely did I felt demotivated to do just one lesson to extend the streak, which started to happen more often as I reached day 666 (with no streak freezes)

[@BonfireFPS]

Hey dude! As someone who is studying English Linguistics, and trying to learn a third language now, I can confirm most of these tips are legit, and the rest are things I havent even thought of myself even though they're so simple and straightforward... Also love your concept with the stickmans and only one color being able to be the protagonist and such, I have the exact same thing going for my channel so this video really connected with me. Wish you all the best

[@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il]

Which language are you learning besides your native language and English?

[@BonfireFPS]

@@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il Trying to learn Czech as of now

[@user-dt2uv8ej2i]

Here to support this! No language courses taught me English as much as videos, books and games did. I still remember trying to write down all of the new words I understood from context and quickly running out of pages... to then never look at those notes again, because the context burned those words into my memory better than any notes could! Videogames are especially good for language learning, I'd say. It depends on the genre, of course, but many games have non-automated subtitles and a fair amount of text too, and things like quest logs help to understand what's going on without the need to pause during dialogue. I also think interactivity helps. Or at least, it helped me, especially with "boring" words. Like, I might forget how someone referred to a lake in a 20 minute dalogue about something more interesting... But boy, will I remember the word "lake" if I have to find it on a map! So ye, if you're into games, play them in your language of choice, you wo't regret it!

[@Imbuggyboo]

This is really helpful to me since I’m learning German, I used to learn French from grade 1-Garde 3 but I had completely forgotten the language except for some abc

[@FairyOfFlames]

Smth I would strongly recomend for people learning: read! Once you have the cery basic vocabulary, pico up a book. A simple one that writrs the story on one page in the language you want to learn and on the other in English (or your mother language, if its not english). Make sure the nivou isnt too high. Read daily a few pages. I would make it time based (maybe 15 mins), that way you can get faster and manage to read more. Once you finished one, pick the next one and so on. Reading has two major benefits: first of books contain an incompatibly higher amount of words and better formulstions then just normal speech. Secondly it allows you to learn to think in the language you are reading.

[@Acro_LangLearn]

Do those books exist? Imo, graded readers are good too.

[@abarette_]

reading does not work for English I could read and write English when I was 13, but it took me 4 more years to actually know how to speak it

[@Acro_LangLearn]

@@abarette_ Oh hey it’s a Gokigen Naname fan lol. Anyways, reading does work but reading English novels (which are made for native English speakers) will be hard if it is your first time.

[@user-mu7lg4rc2f]

Man, all the topics you lead, every stuff you say, it's an exact reflection of my interests and way of thinking. Your channel is enormously good because you say the stuff we prolly all think and relate to but never say. It's just clearly that you're about to get big.

[@kanjibear5486]

Some things I want to add that really help: - Children's books in other languages. It might feel silly, but these are *designed* to help teach new and/or basic words and sentence structure. If you're more advanced, you can always move up in reading difficulty. Anything works, but nonfiction and reference/cooking books are best if still learning, since fiction tends to use words that aren't real or just nonsense in the language. - It was mentioned, but if you are watching/listening to foreign language videos, it's been shown that the *best* way to learn is with both the sub AND dub in the foreign language. It trains you to use what you already know, use context to discover new words, and helps facilitate recall - which helps keep the memory of the language as long-term instead of short-term. - This last one is more difficult, but try to find and befriend someone who's native language is your target language! You can practice with them, they can help correct mistakes you might be overlooking, and overall benefit your pronunciation, speaking, and understanding skills. (Some places like dedicated local groups, school/university clubs, and discord servers all work for finding people!)

[@blackyoshi773]

ive been wacthin u for 2 or 3 days and u hype me asf damn nigga u say all truth so fluent and this is so cool

[@missbloomiie]

Fr

[@user-np4si6uo5r]

Make a video on KZbin called “Becoming a KZbinr is easy, actually”

[@samueljones1865]

Please!!! ❤

[@faith9505]

Anguish in Gethsemane He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’ -Matthew 26:39 As Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was in anguish. So much so that Luke’s Gospel says He “was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood” (22:44) In addition, Mark’s Gospel gives us a very important detail that we could easily miss: Jesus cried out, “Abba, Father” (14:36) We might not catch the significance of this. But today, it isn’t unusual to hear Israeli children calling out to their fathers, “Abba!” It’s the equivalent of our English word “Daddy.” There is a difference between the terms “Father” and “Daddy.” Both describe the same person, but they indicate a difference in relationship. That is not to suggest that Jesus was manipulating God the Father. Rather, it indicated intimacy. Jesus was saying, in effect, “I trust You, Father. I know You are in control.” Then Jesus went on to say, “Everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (verse 36) That is a hard thing for many of us to say. We might say the words, “Not my will, but Yours, be done.” But do we really mean it? What if His will is different from ours? And how can we know the will of God? We discover God’s will through careful study of the Scriptures. And frankly, there will be times when we read things in the Bible and think, “Wow, that is hard. I don’t know if I want to forgive this person who has wronged me, but Lord, You have told me in Scripture to do so.” Or, “I don’t know that I want to break that relationship off with this nonbeliever that I was thinking of marrying. But Lord, You have told me in Your Word to do so. Not my will, but Yours, be done.” It is okay to think about the future and make plans for our lives. In fact, we should. But we also need to say, “Lord, here are my plans. But if You have a different plan in mind, I am willing for You to overrule what I have decided, because I’ve come to discover that Your plan is better than my own. So not my will, but Yours, be done.” This is very important to say to God, especially if you’re young. Dwight L. Moody said, “Spread out your petition before God, and then say, ‘not my will but yours be done.’ ” He concludes, “The sweetest lesson I have learned in God’s school is to let the Lord choose for me.” We are going to have our Gethsemanes in life. We will face times of ultimate stress, moments of pressure that seem to be too much. What will we do then? Will we say, like Jesus, “Abba, Father”? Will we say, “Your will be done”? Would you let the Lord choose for you? Would you be willing to take your future and place it in God’s hands?

[@gaygayhomosexualgayy]

@@faith9505k

[@LeventK]

I have been taking English classes for 13 years. They didn't teach me much. In fact, I grasped English by becoming addicted to reading KZbin comments and reading them every day. Additionally, I watched a lot of English KZbin videos, which supported my learning process. In two years, in other words, two years ago, I reached B2 level English. I can even write a whole paragraph about how I learned it without ever taking a class. In short, if you want to learn English (or any other language probably), I recommend getting addicted to KZbin (or moving your addiction from that God damn stupid video game to KZbin), and use it in a foreign language every day. Just do not forget to quit that addiction later, in case circumstances change, and you no longer have to depend on KZbin.

[@iloveuu]

Exactly man.

[@hogan4670]

Talking to people on discord + Watching KZbin + Watching movies + Translating words you don't know is the way

[@bungercolumbus]

Yea. Same

[@KILOPOWER]

Exactly lol. I didn't even want to learn Englsih, it just happened. I found myself watching more and more yt vids in english, speaking to more native english speakers, etc. Thanks to the interent, i guess. All the most interesting stuff is in english here

[@L0G1C4LLY]

I practised speaking English by playing games as you get to talk to mostly natives when you choose the right game and servers. Additionally, you also learn all the curse words.

[@axelmunoz8465]

i'm literally learning english, and this help a lot, thank you!

[@millior3177]

ngl that ad was smooth

[@iloveuu]

I've been trying to tell this to some of my friends who are keen on learning complicated languages for so long. Thank you for this wonderful video. I'm sure you'll set a lot of people in the right direction with this.

[@lostvayne4553]

This guy has been a ytuber for 2months and I’ve learned so much keep up the vids

[@mustes111]

aside from the topic itself, I LOVE the way you present it and how you make it fun and engaging the whole time, Very well done good Sir!

[@Akkikyadav]

I dont know how... but this is the only channel which made me to subscribe with a single video.

[@stlechamans]

Same

[@kiiturii]

3:09 I'm glad you got this right, such a common misconception. Speaking practice should be the final step (unless you have to start speaking earlier ofc). It's far better to only start outputting once you're familiar enough with the language that you can tell when something doesn't sound right 7:58 didn't miss the mandatory anki shoutout either lmao

[@chesspiece4257]

i find it’s good to practice speaking with a textbook, like when practicing how to use specific words or grammar phrases. but just going ham without basic knowledge isn’t super helpful. but output is important for understanding grammar

[@kiiturii]

@@chesspiece4257 input is better for especially grammar, that way you actually learn how to use it in sentences correctly If you want to practice speaking by following along or "shadowing" it should definitely not be from a textbook but from native speech

[@lans8211]

I speak 4 languages and am learning two more. I totally agree with the points, especially on learning thru videos and cultures.

[@daytonmorehead7330]

This is the best video of this type that I have EVER seen. No joke

[@The_bigbrotherr]

This guy is creative, humorous and well informed. Found you recently, and I am glad. Excited for future uploads! 😁

[@Proidysweet]

The only KZbin channel you'll ever need. That's how I learnt English... like, I did all these things without ever looking for studying tips or putting the list of methods I used together. I just did what seemed right, and now that you've explained it, it makes even more sense. Thank you, I actually find your videos really useful. Now I need a motivation to learn another language. XD (I'm telling y`all do be underestimating the motivation part alright, but that shi's KEY)

[@Moonlark_Edits_]

Omg the Gohan To Mizu lesson in Duolingo I remember that! I have been learning Japanese for almost a year because of Anime but also because I want to go to Japan and just speak to the locals, it’s a feeling I would love to experience

[@steppenkatt]

This is brilliant and actually quite accurate. I learned both English and French using this method.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Surprised he did mention AI language partner

[@monkeyD.jayant]

4:41 bro

[@jaiga2304]

Damn that's rough how's the discord nitro

[@chxrryery4188]

At least you have nitro ig

[@wmp.]

THIS IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT IVE SEEN TODAY LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@wolfman0670]

LOL

[@loser1864_]

I never thought much about how i should learn english, but i somehow completed the first two steps - reading beginner grammar book and watching english content. Maybe i will do the third step in future, but i don't feel like learning english at the moment

[@patypus555]

This was how I started learning English-- just immersion through press and media. Whenever I came across a foreign person I tried talking to them in English. It may not be our first language but it's a lingua franca for travelers in my country that don't speak the local language.

[@AriaHarmony]

6:09 yep. I learned English exactly like this, self-taught. And a couple months ago I travelled to a country where I had no choice but to constantly use English to communicate, for the first time in 10 years. Initial nervousness actually made me sound like I only been speaking the language for a month. But once I got over that, it was almost as natural as speaking in my own language.

[@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il]

Yeah bro, I feel you, I have some good grasp of the language and I can understand very well for an intermediate student, and I think this nervousness we get before speaking plays a huge role when it comes to our self expression, I hope I can surpass that easily when I get to the point of real confidence on my own english abilities.

[@Kundan23745]

I learned English by memes and stuff

[@prestonage]

3:49 "as long as you can understand at least 30% of it." Actually, that's a misinterpretation of outdated research. Here's a quote from a more recent review of the relevant literature: "Earlier studies (e.g., Laufer, 1989, 1992a) suggested that around 3,000-word families can provide the lexical coverage that is required to read authentic materials independently. However, in a later study, Hu and Nation (2000) reported that participants in their study needed to know 98% to 99% coverage of a written text before adequate comprehension was possible. Currently, the consensus appears to be that an optimal coverage for reading of any text is 98% of word tokens and the minimal coverage is 95% (Laufer & Ravenhorst-Kalovski, 2010)." The optimal way to learn a language is to learn the script and then get as much language input in this 95-99% range. If the language you are learning has a phonetic script, then you should really just read. This is because with reading you can ingest far more content in the same amount of time -- and there's also far more content that's graded (created for learners). You shouldn't spend much time practicing speaking -- if the opportunity doesn't present itself naturally in the course of your daily life, that's solid evidence there's better use of your time out there than learning that language. But you should crosscheck the phoneme inventory of your native language with your target language to see what sounds are new to you. This will prevent lots of aggravating situation where you think you're saying the same thing as the native speakers, but you're not -- and it's just because you didn't realize the language has a semantic distinction that doesn't exist in English. For example, aspiration. I teach languages (mostly English, occasionally Vietnamese) as a living and I'm hard-pressed to recommend learning a foreign language as people underestimate the amount of effort that goes into not just learning but simple upkeep. It's essential if you live in a foreign country, but usually it's otherwise aspirational and little else.

[@PurpleAmalgam]

good insight, thanks

[@vinhoan2765]

I have studied English for 11 years in Viet Nam and I can't even talk to a foreign speaker normally. 6 months in Canada (school, banter, youtube/novels/games all transitioned to English) was all it take.

[@bazingapuzza]

​@@PurpleAmalgamsome of the stuff that he posted is wrong tho. The only way to speak is to practice. There is LITERALLY no one choice. So it doesn't make sense to say that you shouldn't speak if you don't have the occasion, because then you would never be able to speak. And when you will finally visit the country in your language target, you are not gonna be able to speak at all. The Same reason is for learning. Actually crating OUTPUT, help you out remembering much better. Like if you read, you should also write down, and repeat loud, what you just read. It helps you memorize much much better. ( And there are studies about that as well ). But you can just watch some video on KZbin made by people that are studying in the best universities. And you can see how People stress out the importance of repeating and creating output. Like understanding a concept, it helps a lot trying to explain it to someone else and make it Easy. Thus, allowing you to remember that information much, much better. So that's very important when learning.

[@bazingapuzza]

Is very sad that someone that is teaching languages, is teaching following bad methods lol. I have been leaning 3 languages. and now im starting teaching myself. Because i see how many bad methods of teaching people have. Some of the stuff op said are true. Sadly some other really bad advices.

[@bazingapuzza]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIeyaYqqlLV2nacsi=ietPorZtnuFp0eq7 He is one of the best people in the world at learning. You can believe him lol.

[@tusff07]

Bro really the content is actually crazy fr 👍❤️

[@Chris_642]

This guy almost has 400k subs with only 5 videos. Keep it up!

[@hang5902]

3:03 bro know what he's doing 🙃

[@Shafeek258]

What is the joke , can you explain

[@ories]

​@@Shafeek258"Imagine if you googled it"

[@alexandersky5165]

​@@Shafeek258 name of a book piracy site

[@Justjustincrow]

​@@Shafeek258try googling z library

[@GavHern]

@@Shafeek258it’s a book piracy website i think

[@jaybeanzx]

3:25 Yep! It's called comprehensible input. Search it up, everyone! :) (''_Target language_ comprihensible input'')

[@martban1]

Wow this is exactly what I tell my EFL students to do!! Thank you for putting it so nicely!

[@TheStellarJay]

3:06 this concept is referred to as comprehensible input in the language learning community. Steve Krashen has a lot of lectures on KZbin about this topic if you're interest in learning more. It's the method I use and it's highly effective. Practicing speaking (especially into a camera) is not actually useful for learning how to speak. Speaking comes naturally and unconsciously when you understand the language and doesn't need to be practiced much. Recording yourself in a camera or microphone CAN greatly help fix your accent however. I really like your point about your goal being a good motivator. I speak Japanese (to the level where I took regular student classes taught in japanese during my study abroad in japan) and I can say from experience that watching anime with japanese subtitles once you're fluent is basically the exact same experience as watching it with English subtitles (its slightly easier to follow along and you understand the jokes better but 4 years of learning just for that alone wouldn't have been worth it) I started learning because I wanted to study abroad in Japan and I wanted to understand japanese music. Those two things are COMPLETELY experiences for people who understand and don't understand Japanese and that was a perfect motivator for me. I also met a bunch of Koreans while over there and started learning Korean so I could understand them better, it's the perfect motivator. Good video 👍

[@nebulae_wanderer]

french here, I got my C1 certification at the end of my bachelor. Most likely had the required level for a while, but that did show me that I didn't have anything to learn academically speaking (of course you never stop learning a language, even as a native speaker). I thought to myself that since I got a good level without that much work, I'd just pick something that would last. So I took up japanese. That shit hard. I love it

[@chesspiece4257]

i also switched from french, to chinese XD same reason too, i wanted something more challenging and interesting. guess that makes me a language-learning masochist

[@FondantApple]

You make communication sound very easy ^^. As someone who struggles with communicating with others mainly cause I’m an introvert and online too. It’s super impressive.

[@user-ol8xo2uj8r]

Okay, so, this is pretty weird, I have been learning German for EXACTLY 2 years (Today is day 730 Streak on my Duolingo LOL) and YOU PULLED UP OUT OF NOWHERE; and I, for the first time searched for a "German Beginner text book" and realized that I can read almost everything pretty fluently AND I COULD HAVE DONE IT IN 1 MONTH WHERE WERE YOU!! I never even touched German books and all I did was Duolingo for past 2 years! YOU ARE SPEAKING FACTS!

[@permableinkpollo7982]

We all know you just need to play Minecraft with the language you want to learn

[@Felicia-09]

I literally changed my KZbin language to the language i wanna learn 😂

[@modahabbab4576]

this and wikipedia actually work so well

[@Halfendymion]

It's not working, no matter how many wassers I eimer

[@MINECRAFTERHARS]

3:40 Words meaning in clockwise order: Power, Mercy, Why, Today, Myself

[@An0nYmuS420]

I love your sense of humor and the way you are thinking and structuring your videos! rn im at the "ze library" part which absolutely cracked me up. good work my dude - and good luck with the monetization process. Hope the KZbin gods may favor you and let you get some good bucks with it

[@vincyprincess1103]

I freaking love your content ❤🎉 this video was so helpful thank you!

[@cubebombs]

I have not studied my Japanese for a hot minute so I am glad this gave me inspiration to study!!!! Thank you broooo

[@Ping0309]

Clear and concise as usual.

[@iamcarlosamaya]

I’ve been learning languages since last year I took it more serious using different methods to help me expand my vocabulary and this is very useful. I have a lifetime goal of 10 languages, currently on my 4th (German) so I’ll try these things and test how well they work. Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@P0ur1ngRa1n]

It’s funny how the two languages I’m learning are level four. One of them I find fun and another one is a chore. Thanks for the tips! I gotta try this out! ⭐️

[@marianox3644]

Shout out to this one teacher I had in secondary school who is such a cool guy and taught me more English than any other teacher I've ever had combined

[@anthonygrande5293]

Dude this stuff is insane. No wonder you’re blowing up with just a few videos. I find myself laughing throughout the whole video. Also I’m learning Italian through Duolingo, but I also have an Italian family so I practice with them when I can.

[@goopswag7]

I've spent the last 6 months going from learning method to learning method and this video almost perfectly states all my conclusions. Best language learning video on youtube by far!

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Except it doesn't include AI or free tools you can use to make it more convenient. So it is about 80% plus I have seen this done in a few times but this is by far the fastest growth for using this method of video.