THIS is how you're gonna learn a new language in 2025. (6 tips from a polyglot)

[@zyabaker3852]

your humor is so funny omg you deliver the lines so drily it’s hilarious

[@elyssedavega]

i’m honored thank you 🌟

[@Lithosu]

The word "drily" sounds so wrong 😭

[@sandiniadikari5254]

''We are human, at least I am'' 😅❤

[@FC-BS]

Can confirm, I am also a humn too

[@Criseexistencial1]

Humans don't need to say that they're humans🤔🤔

[@keliksa5825]

@FC-BS don't say you're human. I have a better question: aren't you a robot?

[@CrazziNLoveKidd]

🤖 totally not a robot

[@FC-BS]

@keliksa5825 maybe, maybe not. You'll never know

[@nanekkii]

The fact that you popped up on my feed is a sign. Was already thinking of learning more French. This will be something I do in 2025 (and beyond). I too love Gael. 😉

[@Alexanderhamilton1776]

bonjour😁

[@MargaretSwift]

@@nanekkii im learning scottish gaelic

[@TheWorldofGoob-b8v]

Me too I'm learning french

[@Alexanderhamilton1776]

@@nanekkii Gael? As in Gaelic?? I might be really stupid for saying that but Irish also known as Gaelic is my first language

[@emms_h]

I LOVE the comparison to building a house!!! This makes so much sense to me.

[@alanehw]

Honestly with language learning just go with flow you don’t have do everything all at once sometimes you’ll have days where your fully motivated and others wether u not so motivated but it doesn’t really matter that much unless that leads you to quitting language learning is supposed to a be fun activity just go at your own pace and dont compare yourselves to others.

[@elyssedavega]

well said!!

[@ElinevanderLaan]

Thanks again for motivating me to invest in myself through language learning and investing my time in something useful when our world focuses so much on material matters! Frohe Weihnachten X

[@FC-BS]

I agree, making language learning fun changed the my method from doing a bunch of grammar lessons and flash cards to a more fun method like watching a yourhbe video in my target language

[@StudyNotepad]

I love the idea of focusing on tasks! This year I did that more and I want to carry it on to next year!

[@melanyartz7565]

Fue excelente escuchar tu español en la parte final! Thank you so much for the video, it was really useful 🥰

[@Fuadstar55]

Thank you Elysse for the tips!

[@UmberA]

These are great tips and I completely agree with not measuring studies with time! I feel like a lot of people are obsessed with the amount of time it takes to learn a language but it's more fun doing it without a time limit :)

[@valesca6004]

Hi elysse!!! I have been a huge fan of you ever since I started my language learning journey and you are truly my biggest inspiration. I have grown and learned so much over the years and it’s been amazing to see your progress too. I always savor your videos, even if they’re not about language learning. (You should totally do more vlogs!) anyways, thank you so so much and happy holidays ❤️❤️

[@frankharvey88]

Two takeaways: 1. Totally agree on learning vocabulary in context. I do not like flashcards, if they work for others that’s great, but words just do not stick in my head without context. 2. Thank you for sharing your daily schedule. I have a habit of doing the same thing every day in the interest of consistency and actually doing SOMETHING everyday, even if it’s the same activity. I need to get better at scheduling tasks on given days - I’m learning German and currently have at least three different tasks I could be doing on given days.

[@TheOneChannelToRuleThemAll]

Interesting video. Personally I prefer to focus on effort rather than results for goals because effort is more measurable to me. So I love goals like “read x amount of words” or “watch x amount of YT in my target language” but not “be able to understand x” because there is a huge range of understanding, like understand the gist, understand on a sentence level, understand on a word level, etc… it’s just too vague for me. I agree that time can be a bad metric for some activities but for others I think it is the best metric. For example, for comprehensible input (how I learned Spanish) I think it’s the best metric (though not perfect of course). I find a lot more value and meaning in hitting a goal of 1 hour of input per day than a goal of say 4 videos, which would be a total of 10-15 minutes or could be like 4+ hours. Reading on the other hand I prefer to use words read as the metric. I think it’s super important to tailor your metrics to the activity. Personally I do 2 languages daily right now. German is my baby language. I’m limited in what I can do and I have to do things that are meant for beginners which, since I use primarily comprehensible input, isn’t terrible or anything, it’s definitely not as fun as I can have in Spanish for example where I can watch native content I would be watching anyway. So that’s how I balance my 2 languages (well 3 if you count English but I don’t), German is my “study” language which primarily consists of just watching comprehensible input at this phase, and Spanish is the language I relax with and just watch KZbin let’s plays. I aim for at least 30 minutes a day of German CI and 90-120 minutes of Spanish CI input. I also have iTalki classes on Saturdays (1-2) and mix in other things like reading as the mood suits.

[@Boffy-ee1dz]

Yes, I agree. Time is an important metric for me because it tends to easily slip from my grasps. I could think I've done a lot in the language, but I really spent it daydreaming or whatever. The stopwatches help keep me focused on what I'm doing. I also need the visual metric in order to feel motivated and quantify my effort. I wouldn't just write "30 hours in French" but "20 hours of input and 10 hours of grammar practice" or whatever.

[@TheOneChannelToRuleThemAll]

@ exactly. For me I have 902 hours of comprehensible input with Spanish, that tells me a lot about my journey. It’s not perfect but it’s better than saying “I’ve studied Spanish via input for 12 months and 24 days.” (which is also true but doesn’t really convey hat effort I actually put in). But then I choose not to quantify reading with hours because some days I read slow and others more quickly. For reading, words read is easy enough to quantify so I find that a more accurate measure than hours.

[@Boffy-ee1dz]

@@TheOneChannelToRuleThemAll I'm glad someone else gets it. My brain sees little bar go up and is very happy lol. It's easier for me to have fun in the language when I can "see" that it adds to my progress. The take it slow and have fun approach doesn't actually work for me. Maybe at a higher level? I know the way my mind works, and that means I need to get out of the beginner stages as fast as I can. Others reached A2 in 3 months? I need to do it in 1 - 1 ½. The race against time really skyrockets my progress. I know this doesn't work for everyone, but that's the beauty of learning a language. It can be specifically tailored to your needs.

[@bambammbear]

Thank you for these tips! I want to travel to Japan when I graduate high school, but I got demotivated doing an app daily. Now with these tips I can make progress and still have lots of fun! I hope everyone makes progress in their goals this year~

[@arigatogozaimasu123]

Felicitaciones por tu español, hablas muy bien! Y gracias por el contenido de tus videos 😊

[@Ga_bry_e_lle]

Thank you, Elysse!! I was just getting excited😅 about learning languages and having a schedule for this again, and your video came at the perfect time! Alsoo, me sentí tan feliz cuando me di cuenta que entendí todo lo que dijiste en español al final :))

[@nissevelli]

My word of advice to anyone is to do whatever it is that you can stick to for at least half an hour a day consistently. Follow what interests you. If that means reading grammar books, do that. If it means listening to podcasts, do that. Just do something every day. Also, the CEFR scale means a LOT less than people think it does. For those who don't know- you can pass any level of the CEFR so long as you get something like 60% in 3 out of the 4 categories (reading, writing, listening, speaking). In other words, you can by any other academic standards fail the test but still pass. So, for example, if someone says they're a B1 in "x" language, you can pretty safely assume that they are more likely a solid A2. If someone is a C1, they are more likely a solid B2. And so on and so forth. Learning any language to a high level of proficiency will almost always be measured in years- not months, let alone hours. It's like going to the gym or learning an instrument. If you want to take a trip somewhere and be able to order food, ask for directions, and actually understand what people are saying back to you, that will take months. Even for languages like Spanish and Dutch (assuming you speak English natively). Remember, language learning isn't a competition and "shocking the locals" get's old really fast.

[@elyssedavega]

well said!!!

[@kennyb8220]

I don't want to stop watching 😊 You're just amazing...

[@gracenevitt]

perfect time for this video as I dive into starting a new language for the first time in years😅

[@untilprovenotherwise]

I got so exited when i saw the persian writings at the beginning of you video! Love from Iran ❤

[@jamiececilielange5249]

I personally like to track some of the time I spend on a language, and it is not because I think there is a specific amount of time I need to put into the language, but more because it helps me to be consistent and accountable. I have a weekly goal, and my goal is easy to archieve, so it's not a punishment but a guide. I used to practice my target language daily, and it didn't work for me, because it became a matter of just getting it done, rather than enjoyment and focused effort. A weekly goal for quality time with the language works for me. Do what works for you.

[@elyssedavega]

You don’t have to justify it, i made this video for ppl frustrated with that aspect & looking for a solution. Looks like you already know what you want

[@Lexie810-b5r]

You can get great language audio input here on youtube with bilingual stories, they will read a sentence of a story in English then read the same sentence in target language. Polyglot Beats on youtube does that well for multiple languages and there other channels for specific languages... its been helping me get passive listening and learning when going on walks... time is by FAR hardest obstacle in language learning - anything that can get us some passive learning is a plus

[@elyssedavega]

i love my bilingual books!! you don’t have to keep looking up the words you don’t know

[@thiagoluis3893]

Wow! I've never heard about the Polyglot Beats channel here on youtube. Thank you very much for the tip, this will be very useful for a lot of language learners. I really aprecciate that! Thank you!😃

[@phil304ezrz8]

thanks for the video! what worked for me was: knowing the goal why I want and need to learn a new language (for instance: traveling) => focus only on learning what is necessary to achieve the goal => use apps like duolingo to start, chattylingo to practice => once a week, a tutor online

[@amendeksissa9039]

Thank you for this!! Needed that boost 😊

[@Andr00medawastaken]

Fuaa muchas gracias, a todo esto esta fenomenal tu español ^_^🩵🩵🩵

[@elyssedavega]

Ay muchas gracias!!! ❤️‍🔥

[@manuelgutierrez6546]

One of the best videos on language learning habits I've seen lately. I resonate a lot with your mindset.

[@elyssedavega]

Happy to hear that!! happy learning in 2025

[@dimbrown5675]

I loved your wisdom

[@GladysHunnam]

thank you for these tips! I'll switch to spanish so you can practice 🤪 No se me había ocurrido planificar la semana así como vos lo mostraste, voy a ver si lo aplico porque empiezo con todo el furor y después lo dejo porque me desmotiva seguir sin un objetivo fijo jaja como que pico un poquito por aquí y otro por allá. Después me canso y lo dejo 😅

[@Stfzzzg]

Te voy a creer todo lo que dices porque hablas super bien el español para ser tu segunda o tercera lengua, normalmente los que estudian español siempre hablan super malll, pero lo haces bastante bien (igual antes de eso me gusto mucho los tips que das, solo que me sorprendió bastante que hables tan bien el español), me intereso mucho sobre lo pasivo y activo y lo tendre en práctica para aprender los idiomas y sobre estudiar por semana cada idioma. En fin, feliz dia ❤

[@Hayzrr]

Saludos desde Azerbaiyán. Me alegro mucho de que estés aprendiendo turco, tu determinación es impresionante. Le deseo que continúe teniendo éxito🤩

[@arturorafael16]

I love this kind of video! ❤

[@faitharellano1617]

Thank you!

[@lutherdean6922]

Thanks for sharing this

[@SIDSanta]

amazing!!

[@mrmichael972]

You have such a gentle nice voice.

[@elyssedavega]

😄

[@MargaretSwift]

Im going to try and learn a language in 2024

[@cristiancastrotm4060]

Great video, awesome tips, it really seems the experience, first time seeing ur channel, new sub 🎉 When u changed language (ENG to Spanish) 13:53 , my neural networks shifted, doing a "re-adjust" to a different set of linguistic rules, vocabulary, and syntax… completely cool 🎉

[@elyssedavega]

happy to have you here 💐!!!

[@carmonobre802]

I love your videos in KZbin ❤

[@veenorbury1429]

Thank you, this was very helpful! Muchas gracias ❤

[@trinibeanmi5104]

You are a queen . That's all I want to say .

[@annadeptua3225]

How to combine full-time work with raising a child and learning two foreign languages?

[@КириллЛасточкин-с6ь]

Well to be honest your different videos very helpful for me because I finally started to feel that I go towards really good way in study process with my different languages because I'm using almost the same methods which you're using in this video and that's incredible, and yeah about words in my opinion that's really the best method learn different words in the context because if you will remember this from the context you exactly remember this word forever and don't will forget his, well yeah your all these methods to learn different languages are awesome.

[@tataiiiii]

me being shocked at understanding the last minutes in spanish as if i’m not literally brazilian lol i totally forgot

[@MarufBilah5]

As Bangladeshi 🇧🇩 i also know 3 language, but i also learn more type of Language 😊.

[@reformed_attempt_1]

Eh I personally like hyper ambitious goals that I'm not sure even doable. Like they say, I shoot at the moon and in the worst case I end up among the stars

[@elyssedavega]

i don’t like guess work hahaha

[@kristinkachomutarova873]

I love your vibes and the way you explain It. I personaly could not learn english till like highschool and then by practising and me just having fun I got better so yep. I also want to learn new lenguage cuz of course it is cool but also I want to travel so learning new lenguage sounds like good idea. Now I am fluent in english and it feels like I am better at english than my own lenguage xD. If u see any grammar mistakers ... No u do not I am disgrafik and am writng quickly.

[@Daniel-qi1ld]

I hope to reach a good English level soon.

[@EnglishAnahit]

Thanks for sharing

[@DraftedRedd]

1:23 “will you shimmy with me?” 0-0 😭

[@JimenaArvizu]

WOW your Spanish it's so good, you have a really good accent.

[@cheblibouabdellah]

Came here to learn, end up in love with her eyes

[@Chin-h3k]

Thai language

[@Strawberryjoose]

I really enjoy some of the methods presented in the video but just incase if anyone is planning on using AI to help them with learning I suggest doing research on the AI source beforehand. Some open ais like chatgpt can be really bad for the environment (even if its a single search). That being said I wish everyone luck with their language learning goals

[@Keiko_02]

Me learning Japanese (N5 to N4 lvl), German (starting out) and Spanish. Struggling w/ Spanish though since my background is Dominican but the only Spanish resources are Castilian (Spain) or Mexican 😭 My Spanish is good with listening and reading but speaking and writing are lacking.

[@kaydenkorunoski]

hi, im wondering if you could make a video on the topic of what to do when you're stuck. Im trying to learn my backgrounds language (macedonian) and i know the alphabet and some words and phrases but i cant understand a conversation and barely speak and not fluent at all, but i have no idea what vocabulary to study por how to piece sentences together and how to go from learning vocabulary to understanding paragraphs and full conversations. This might sound confusing but i just have no idea what to study, mostly because i don't know where i sit and what my next steps are, can you help?

[@won1i490]

I wish i could speak english as good as you speak spanish 😭. Btw thankssss for all the recomendations 💗💗

[@nedspetrovic6729]

Currently, I speak two languages: Serbian (my native language) and English ( got my C1 Adnavced certificate yesterday) and now I wanna focus on improve my german (i am currently at A2 level) by the end of the first half of 2025.

[@thiagoxaviersoutricolor8260]

Bahasa terhubung dengan orang orang, languages connect people, le lingue connettono le persone.

[@xtaltheo170]

Elysse, thanks for your video, I appreciate your perspective on learning languages. I have a question. So, are you totally advising against Anki? OK, I speak 4 languages, I learned them all without flashcards, but I just happened to be deeply immersed in activities that went with language learning. Actually, no! Language learning was deeply immersed in the activities I was doing. So here I am, wanting to expand my brain and develop more personalities in more languages. I’ve been plotting for a while, and Anki seemed like a great tool. it just looks Hella attractive. I'm not gonna lie. I WANT it to be good. 🤣😐 I’m not familiar with the framework, since I’ve never used it, but the idea of Anki looks very tempting. I’m a little more ruthless with my process. Drafting a week plan like you did? Hellish. Writing and keeping an organized notebook with all sentences? Well, I do write, but it looks straight up schizophrenic. I output a lot, talk to myself, strive to think natively in a language, and try to capture new words in context, for sure. But my system isn’t well established. I kind of have to figure it out every time. Could I get your advice on this? Thanks again for your contribution to the language learning community. Have fun learning languages. Peace! 🫶🏼

[@shubes4502]

Totalmente estoy de acuerdo contigo en el punto de tiempo. No me importa (generalmente) cuánto tiempo tardo para aprender un idioma ya que nunca dejes de aprender

[@culeroconnor1686]

Very useful tips. I don't think I can learn more languages. At my age but at least may be able to understand. Better other languages 😊

[@hannahmunz7368]

neeed the turkish 2000s pop playlist

[@dbuc4671]

Genetics can be an absolute b_tch sometimes. On the surface you can seem like a fully functional person (or not, I feel for those people that have obvious disabilities too), but there are tons of mutations that can result in all kinds of diseases & disorders, and sometimes people are really just extremely unlucky. Hope u get through this ok 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Rivan98]

Hola que tal, soy un hispanohablante de Paraguay. Te mando un saludo 🤗🇵🇾

[@Brianna-c1s]

Have you ever played scrabble go in other languages? Its actually really fun and i feel like its easier to score higher in them lol. Plus they have turkish!

[@salsa4817]

You seem like a cool human *subscribed*

[@elyssedavega]

yasssss glad to have you

[@MandyCaputo]

Is reading considered active or passive? Great vid' by the way

[@elyssedavega]

It’s not a straight answer, that really depends! It’s a form of input (processing the language) and not output (producing the language) so it’s definitely not as active as speaking or writing, but you can make reading more active by reading out loud or simultaneously listening to an audiobook for example.

[@PosieJulia]

I truly struggle with consistency! One day I'll study and then I won't for like a week then study another day. Any tips?

[@elyssedavega]

the tip about making a weekly plan helps with this! most of the reason ppl aren’t consistent is because they worry too much about what to actually do, so if you decide that beforehand every week it’s easier to follow through

[@kandziaq]

⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@politicallyincorrect9862]

A qué hora sales por el pan? 😍

[@CouchPolyglot]

Guten Rutsch, Elysse! 😊 If you can find a way to have fun and to integrate your daily practice into your life, you've found yourself a "sweet spot". E.g. listen to an interesting podcast in your target language while you cook and BOOM you just got in a 30 minute practice that was fun while you were doing a daily task on auto-pilot 😁

[@Jesse-m7l2f]

How do you even go down a rabbit hole anymore with youtubes new algorithms? I feel like nowadays every video on a youtube sidebar is either “for me” and nothing to do with the video im watching, or a video ive already seen

[@kevinmiller1356]

One thing you can do is start a new KZbin account. I have one I only watch Spanish videos in so all my recommendations are in Spanish

[@Milsaccqu]

Im hoping to learn Romanian + korean 😔

[@rexbold]

Adorei! É bem dificil para mim manter a consistência e disciplina .-.

[@dakshajasingh2529]

do you know by any chance a yt channel the teaches turkish from the get go?? i really want to learn it so bad, but idk where to start!

[@elyssedavega]

Turkishle is great!

[@dakshajasingh2529]

@@elyssedavega thank you!! i binge watched almost all your videos recently, love them keep posting!!

[@jjche3480]

G1👌👌👌👌👌👌🦞🦞🦞🦞😙

[@atlantoki]

2 - onlar yeni bir ev inşa etti. ev + i pek kullanılmaz bu kontekste 4 - bugün başka bir kitapevi keşfettim (kitabevi azerbaycan türkçesinde kullanılır, + ini gene azerbaycan türkçesinde daha çok rastlanılır) 8 - Türkiyeye ulaştım. Türkiyede at Turkey anlamına geliyor. Türkiyeye to Turkey 10 - bunu yemeye çalıştıM

[@waftsofpetrichor]

Siz Azerbaycan Türkçeyi öğreniyor musunuz?

[@atlantoki]

@waftsofpetrichor Ben Azerbaycanlıyım. Türkçeyi anadilim gibi konuşabiliyorum

[@waftsofpetrichor]

@@atlantoki Ah anladım. Sizin bir yabancı olduğunu sanıyordum

[@Th3Vampir3Knight]

So, am I the only one that's been using roleplays on Character AI to practice one of my languages? 😂

[@MexicoCountryLivingBacktoEden]

That sounds interesting, would you be able to describe how do you do it and what tool do you use please?

[@Th3Vampir3Knight]

@MexicoCountryLivingBacktoEden I just downloaded Character AI. A lot of those AI's are multilingual and there are some that do roleplay scenarios for you. I'm not sure how effective it actually is, however, I guess it works if you are having a hard time finding native speakers.

[@yourhalfwaygenius8323]

has there been an update since last year?

[@qwerty-fo6cq]

En sevdiğin Türkçe kelime nedir?

[@احمدمحمدعارف-ب3ل]

Where I can find the play. Book

[@elyssedavega]

the link is in the description! under “my guides & resources”

[@Cagzstar]

Wait it's 2025 already 😅

[@ARTISTESSER-123]

for australians in the southern hemisphere theres still a week or so

[@LeahFriedman-gj9qo]

Marry cramess

[@iosan1810]

te entiendo perfectamente, que nivel yo seria?

[@aloussase]

where did you learn spanish? i am very bad at recognizing accents but you sound colombian-ish

[@sophinasourcinacrockpotco]

So… how much have mushrooms, helped accelerate your language learning?

[@TheWorldofGoob-b8v]

I'm learning french but I can't pronounce like almost at all

[@rabiasss389]

Me speaking english but still watching it in spanish to learn spanish ahhsshshshsh

[@ufukccelik]

Oi, listening to "For real" by Athena is not Turkish practice. I guess it is if you dance like a Turkish.

[@LeahFriedman-gj9qo]

Moen

[@mochichimmyy]

I want to listen your turkish playlist

[@elyssedavega]

in my bio is my spotify link! just look for “the turkish playlist” in my playlists

[@mochichimmyy]

@elyssedavega thank u

[@Jesus.te.ama.e.quer.te.salvar]

Hey!! Jesus Loves You So Much ❤️He Won't Give Up on You Come Back to Him!!! LITTLE TIME LEFT!❤️✝️ HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR PERFECT WORSHIPERS, BUT REPENTANT SINNERS WITH A SINCERE HEART WANTING TO CHANGE❤️Eii!! Jesus te Ama Muito ❤️Ele não vai desistir de Você 🥰Volta Para Ele !!!RESTA POUCO TEMPO!❤️✝️ ELE NÃO BUSCA PERFEITOS ADORADORES, MAS PECADORES ARREPENDIDOS E DE CORAÇÃO SINCERO QUERENDO MUDAR❤️

[@elyssedavega]

relax please

[@jeronimoalvarezcalvachi2792]

Your Spanish is better than mine, my mother tongue is Spanish

[@VoidHugger]

boo for chatgpt

[@elyssedavega]

Well,

[@edboyy]

Thank you!