Reading Is the Key to Fluency | How to Learn a Language

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

Ever thought about whether or not language immersion is for you? Is Immersion the Most Effective Language Learning Method? --- kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqOvmauLmst0iKc

[@emilyhenriquess8659]

Cheers for the Video clip! Excuse me for the intrusion, I would appreciate your thoughts. Have you ever tried - Millawdon Future Ticket Trick (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now)? It is a smashing exclusive guide for teaching children to read minus the hard work. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my BF finally got excellent results with it.

[@niltonkenneph3538]

Dude, i really don't know if ya'll see it but, i got decided to learn English by myself and its been 5 - 7 months since i began. And i must say that i spent a lot of my time studying it only at school. My life changed 5 - 7 months ago. I got so immerse into it that now, 6.5 moths later I see me watching videos in English and cannot trust in it. The English changed my whole life. I did a test some hours ago, here in KZbin. I could realize that i got an intermediate level. I'm on B1. I know that my English grammar is weak but, i'm improving it. See ya

[@John3.36]

Question: For Japanese, what percent of the Joyo Kanji should you know before you start reading?

[@jellyjub1690]

I read a Russian book before and it was pretty cool it was about Indians or something

[@gonkong5638]

@@John3.36 1000 Kanji. When I start learn Mandarin I start read book at 1000 Hanzi. Mandarin doesn't have Kana thought so I think you will fine with 1000.

[@NetAndyCz]

Anyway, I am addicted to polyglot videos about how to learn a language, it is so hard to replace them with actual learning...

[@Ryosuke1208]

Put up a time for both.

[@pokemonhacker01]

My problem at the moment!

[@xg3571]

watch anime lol

[@lolololipoppp]

Likewise, dude

[@szilagyimiklos4757]

Idk about your situation but I improved my way of learning by watching videos. I learn so much more every day because of them, they pay for themselves tenfold. After a while they do become repetitive though

[@4F6D]

I can totally agree to this. My english might not be like the english of a native speaker, but I just learned it beause it was necessary because a lot of games I played as a kid were only available in english.

[@dominatesym3513]

same !

[@justanotherweirdo11]

Yeah, I have a few friends that learned English through playing videogames or through chatting on the internet/ watching KZbin.

[@SasuGaa1Fan]

You're so good!

[@maximk.617]

Same xD

[@victorrascon1716]

Smosh was my first real english native teacher lol

[@metalsabatico]

Pro tip for learning Japanese: look for a manga you have never read in Japanese (one with furigana, preferably) and work your way through a couple of chapters. Look up the words you don’t know on the first read and then reread it as many times you want until you don’t have to look up every single word to get most of what’s written. Then go watch the anime adaptation with Japanese subtitles and you will now get to listen to most of what you just read in there and guess what? You already know most of it, you are just reviewing at this point. I started to do this with Chainsaw Man and it’s so much fun.

[@Kusoge.]

good tip!

[@thorhbar1255]

Listening is the key to fluency. Reading is the key to quick vocab acquisition.

[@thorhbar1255]

@Mark Carson I prefer videos with subtitles.

[@NetAndyCz]

I kind of need both. Listening to conversations really helps me with fluency, but reading books helps me with word acquisition and grammar recognition and really allows me to explore the depths of the language.

[@uniquechannelnames]

I most definitely agree with reading being a big key to acquiring a larger vocabulary (as it's tonnes of new words, all set within a larger context which is good for memory, much better than simply reading from lists w/o context). But for me, speaking and only speaking actually increases my speaking fluency.. However listening doesn't really help with "speaking fluency" in my head per se, it helps me refine the *sound* of my speaking, IOW it helps me solidify my grasp on the language's rhythm, thinking sounds (uhh umm), word condensing (can't, won't, wouldya, couldya).. It helps with my accent (as I'm good at impersonating people and their accents with enough exposure). And of course it helps me learn to understand people. But it doesn't help me speak fluently. Really that comes from me speaking a lot, and eventually it becomes an intuitive response on what to say (once i'm past active head-translating) Everyone is different, enjoys different things, and excels through different methods. Bonne chance avec tes études!

[@ducksappliance8036]

Don’t you listen when you read? When I read I hear everything that I am reading either in my head as I act out the passages or vocally as I read out loud.

[@uniquechannelnames]

@@ducksappliance8036 I thought the same until recently. Turns out reading is quite different for different people, myself I can kind of turn my "inner-reading voice" on or off. But no not everyone "hears" what they read. Some people have no "inner voice" at all. Just like some people cannot "picture things" in their head. Like if I say picture Michael Jackson in a hot air balloon most people can see him in the basket. But some people cannot conjure an actual image in their head. People really do experience the world differently!

[@Shotzeethegamer]

First I skimmed a grammar book, then I read through a few graded readers, then I read a kids novella, and now I've read 5 native level novels in Italian :)

[@dustink2140]

What Italian books do you recommend? I'm learning Italian and wanted some different perspectives from Italian learners

[@reptive3377]

Dustin hows your learning

[@user-wy1nv8uf1z]

Ho studiato quasi tre anni per questa lingua ma ancora non riesco a parlare, non so come continuare a impararla...

[@Shotzeethegamer]

@@user-wy1nv8uf1z 1 year later of watching italian youtubers, movies, tv, podcasts and reading books, i'd say just immerse!!!

[@SorenToKeiran-Murasaki]

@@user-wy1nv8uf1z Italian native speaker here, fluent in english and japanese. Feel free to ask anything more specific, and I'll try to give you my humble advice. P.S. Your italian is amazing.

[@futurez12]

This deserves a lot more views my man, very well done video. After 6 years of learning Spanish I can honestly say I learned almost ALL of the vocab I know through reading. There's a point where you really can't believe how many new words you know after getting through a few novels. So long as you're listening a lot too you're going to improve your level exponentially (including your speaking level), IMO much more so than if you'd spent the majority of that time trying to speak.

[@kalebsantos9094]

I agree with you 100% , I started to focus more in the reading, I´ve been learning English about a year, and now I got a good level for start reading more, and I bealive that I´ll get the great level in English, focusing in the reading, Greetings from Brazil

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

I really do need to type up the CC for more videos. I know first hand how helpful they can be for those learning English, Japanese, etc.

[@Amanda-qe5lj]

what about now, how is your english 2day?

[@Amanda-qe5lj]

and what do you do when reading? you put apart words you dont know and keep reading or just reading for fun?

[@KuroDeresu]

Kaleb Santos i was intermediate I watched all English w sub in3 days I am fluent

[@MatheusHenrique-li7cv]

@Josiah Welch Nop, they speak Portuguese

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

"computers come with bells and whistles to distract you." (4:28)... so true...

[@zixella2256]

woah, I heard him say that while I happened to be reading your comment.

[@its_a_poncho]

me too xD

[@zainab3112]

when you talked about how different it is to read a book on a computer and a real one, it really made me think. i wasnt planning to read a book anytime soon, but i guess ill head to the library tomorrow. i can't get a japanese one so i'll get one in dutch (my native language) and read about something inspirational. i used to love reading books but you're right about the technology area. so thanks for motivating me!

[@narsames814]

Ok, so I don't even know whether you read the comments or not. Either way, Here I go. Whenever I watch your videos I get really inspired to continue my language learning process, I think I might even have repeat the same video 5 times. I hope you continue posting those kinds of videos, believe it or not, You help a lot of people! Only if I knew your method earlier...

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

I'm glad you like them! I thought about making another video on extensive reading in the future, but the teeny tiny amount it would it make is not worth the massive effort these kinds of videos take. Money is not everything, but I am currently struggling financially unfortunately.

[@mokkrit1]

this video is a treasure trove

[@y.thebridgemdodgyprod.9003]

The best video I've ever watched about reading and how it can be helpful as a language learning tool) Great and VERY inspiring job! It forces me to read books in English almost every day. I watched a plenty of vids on this topic, but this one is the most inspiring (as I mentioned before).

[@inimolend]

I actually agree reading is more important than people often think. It was a catalyst that finally got me to speak French and understand spoken text. Basically I read a book for beginners and after finishing that I felt immideatly how much bettet I was. It was pretty much the same with English, reading English books has improved my abilities a lot. Funnily listening doesn't seem to work that good or at least not that fast for me but I agree it's also necessary.

[@SuperTalkcam]

Now I am going to learn languages so much faster now! Thanks so much

[@niltonkenneph3538]

Dude, i really don't know if ya'll see it but, i got decided to learn English by myself and its been 5 - 7 months since i began. And i must say that i spent a lot of my time studying it only at school. My life changed 5 - 7 months ago. I got so immerse into it that now, 6.5 moths later I see me watching videos in English and cannot trust in it. The English changed my whole life. I did a test some hours ago, here in KZbin. I could realize that i got an intermediate level. I'm on B1. I know that my English grammar is weak but, i'm improving it. See ya

[@commoncola]

Nilton Kenneph Your English is really good! Have fun with your English journey!

[@niltonkenneph3538]

@@commoncola Tank you bro, I appreciated it

[@c3m3nt523]

You are completly right. But! I think a beginner shouldn't start with reading, for example, if somebody starts learning japanese and instantly buys mangas for reading, that's like a bunch of random symbols with images for him/her. Reading is really important, if not the most important thing in learning a new language, but I think you need steps before it. Learn the Kanji (RTK 1 + 3), learn the grammar (by sentence mining), then mine every sentence you hear or read in manga and anime (and ofc listen japanese all the time). I can't imagine any way around it, that would be faster than this method. What would you suggest for a beginner japanese learner?

[@mesmericmichelle]

@IQof3 Same.

[@bigbando9437]

if you dont mind explaining, what is sentence mining?

[@Reforming_LL]

Yeah, this is how someone should do it, I fully recommend to get a foundation in the language before reading books.

[@Reforming_LL]

@@bigbando9437 From the Refold website, “Sentence mining is the process of taking words and sentences directly from your immersion and learning them with the SRS.”

[@shaun_dent]

Great video, I'll be sharing it with my students.

[@lemueljunior]

Bought your book: awesome stuff in it! I like your approach and it was almost the same method I was using to study Japanese (the different thing was that I don't use Anki the way you taught there). I really enjoyed the material, man. Nice work =)

[@handitover.]

I am so excited to be able to read whatever I’d like in my target language. I left the US three months ago, and right now I am studying in South Korea, and I’ve just recently hit intermediate low on my opi. I love reading and I’m constantly gushing about how excited I am to read books and write stories in korean, and all my friends think I’m crazy;;; the most I’ve done with reading is I’ve combed through some Edgar Allan Poe short stories (translated) and watched a crap ton of korean movies without English subtitles. I live with a host family, go to korean high school, and attend 10 hours of language class a week. But I still feel as though my language skills are not progressing fast enough :( hopefully within the next few months I’ll have my “aha” moment, especially with my listening. Thank you for this great video!!

[@DavidJJames]

Many thanks for letting folks know about the GoldList Method!

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

And thank you! I hope this video is a little bit better than the first one I linked to you on Facebook.

[@yannycandelario7606]

Wow, That is 100% true for me. Whenever i use Japanesepod101 I have the need to open up another tab and look up other things.

[@Lucius.Hercules]

this is such good content and u deserve more subs rip.

[@nath3x]

So, that’s what I’m gonna do: read a lot of things in Korean. I’m currently learning Japanese, and I would say that I’m in intermediary level...but there’s a problem, I can’t just start to read all things that I want just like that (it’s really hard to find those books that I want with furigana). So that’s why I’ll try with Korean. I’m learning the Korean alphabet, so asap I’ll start to read those things that I want, in some moths I’ll report my progress here~

[@towelman8589]

How's Korean going for you?

[@anthonyrobertson7062]

I'm almost done with first Harry Potter book in french. It's now getting much easier as I approach the end. I just ordered Eragon in french which looks slightly harder. I'm excited to finish it and see how it affects my learning.

[@lalumierehuguenote]

Essaie de lire "chronique du règne de Charles IX" de Prosper Mérimée. C'est un livre intéressant et "historique" dans un certain sens. C'est pas long

[@Shaha33able]

Hey good luck to you! Im french and have been learning english, do you wanna trade languages with me? hah!

[@scotthullinger4684]

Yes indeed, reading leads much more quickly to fluency in a foreign language. I was a professional language teacher for a short while, but never a university professor.

[@ビンガム]

Awesome video! Great point about how putting too much stuff into anki can actually slow you down. I definitely felt this today. lol

[@bigbando9437]

I just have two questions that I’d be glad if anyone could answer :3 1- What platform should I get onto reading from? I already know hiragana and katakana so thats enough for me to jump into reading correct? 2- Should I look up every word I don’t know while reading in the dictionary? This question probably answers it self because, well im learning, but I feel like asking😭

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

1. Manga that you are really interested in 2. You'll probably be looking up every other word when you first start, which is how a lot of us started. When you read enough, you'll eventually find a personal rule that works great for you (i.e. looking up only words that are important to the main idea.)

[@bigbando9437]

@@FluentJapaneseFromAnime thank you so much😭😁 this really cleared up a lot!!

[@HaiNguyen-hm6lb]

Very useful. Thanks

[@SaeyoonChung]

Hey, man you put out some quality content. Enjoyed the video a lot. Keep it up!

[@davidflemming8565]

Fantastic video! Definitely need to get my daily reading habit down . Thanks~

[@xg3571]

This is right to the point video, I think this video should get lot more views

[@gordonbgraham]

I've lived in Japan for 30 years. It took me 15 years to become fluent. The reason it took so long is it took me 10 years to learn how to read and write.

[@Shaha33able]

Waw awesome! That must've been so hard. Im french and been learning english for a while now, but I cant begin to imagine what it must be like to learn a language when you also have to learn how to read and write it, I would've never had the courage to do this, I admire you. Sometimes I feel a bit down cause I feel like I'll never reach the level I want in english, but at least im grateful this foreign language use the same letters as the french language lol. Anyway, all the best!

[@bell4645]

great video and great channel!

[@NetAndyCz]

I am reader and I like books. Combined with audio it is a great resource for language learning. I am working on language learning method that would work for me, but it seems to be to memorize basic vocabulary and start reading easy texts and move on to familiar books, I really like Harry Potter series, it has great audiobooks in many languages, progressively more advanced content, I am familiar with the plot so I absorb new vocabulary much faster. And maybe after I am done with that series look at grammar book and learn what I already know:) It is much better than trying to memorize rules I never saw in the language before. And then maybe read something new that was written in that language. Or watch a native video preferably with subtitles. Of course the ideal end (if not the beginning) of the way to fluency would be long term stay in the country talking with natives and absorbing their accent.

[@fabiocarvalhoenglish]

Eric, reading is indeed a good and nice way of acquiring a language. Congrats and thanks for the video.

[@NinaKlos]

Can confirm, as English was technically my second language, reading the 'Warriors' book series when I was 9 took my English from those middle stages to native. I'm trying to learn Japanese at the moment, do you have any recommendations for beginner books? maybe with very little kanji just to begin

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

Manga. It's really easy to read because of furigana, and it's fun!

[@NinaKlos]

Thank you! Will give it a go :)

[@THELEGEND-so7vs]

Hello bro,I have an important and concrete question. I would generally consider my English not to be very bad. I study the language and have been studying at a boarding school for a certain time. Now I have to say that when I examine your language skills, I see that you think in the language, have totally taken it and subconsciously use it. I would love to get to that point. My English meets the standards of C1 with a tendency towards C2. To gain more fluidity and confidence with the language I would very much like to ask for your advice. Perhaps you can reflect on what has helped you and help you to use English at the level of speaking and writing. Thank you very much, I appreciate it.

[@THELEGEND-so7vs]

Nina Klos hi

[@talson3001]

love your content! keep it up

[@NetAndyCz]

0:01 Hey, that is a photo taken at my public library!:D

[@seldom7288]

Welcome back hope you upload more often 😀

[@langsandbella]

I love your videos, Eric! It's so inspiring and packed with useful information :D Your voice sounds great, btw! Thank you for being here and making such a language hack material :)

[@myartchannel8205]

You know I could get a copy of The Ring ( Japanese horror novel the movie was based ) in the original Japanese.

[@StreetWarrior24]

I once asked a friend what was the key to learning isiZulu. "All you need is a Zulu newspaper and a dictionary", was his response.

[@zarinasattarova1364]

i totally agree. i learned English by reading my favourite books that i read before in my native language.

[@ezequielmontenegrodelgado6441]

I didn't know that reading was so helpful to learn a language.

[@kougamishinya6566]

Most people who are reading-dominant tend to have very strong non-native accents because they learn vocab without internalizing the way it sounds first. So they end up guessing the pronounciation. Not just single words but the entire flow of how sentences should sound, all the inflexions, etc. You end up making bad habits that are very hard to reverse.

[@solisimperium1203]

im at a level in japanese where i can look up definitions for words in japanese! for example i once looked up the difference between 交じる &　交ざる.. specifically i looked up 「交じる　交ざる　例文」 and i read the explanations in japanese by japanese people. it was a cool experience i was proud of

[@Linda-cj3rw]

Now everything makes a lot of sense, when I didn't know englishh as a kid, we saw a series called super mario bros Z, I use to read the thing out loud, for me and my brother we got fluent faster, that happened in third grade and by fifth grade I could read books normally in English and understand them.

[@juliusseizure8857]

I’m a native, but I also remember watching super Mario bros Z! Those were the days... 😂

[@benjiang9789]

Audiovisual programmes are good too

[@Faisal-hi7ln]

So you need to start reading literature when you reach the intermediate level... i was planning on reading my favorite book in my goal language “kafka on the shore in korean” but I still a beginner so thanks for your advice 🙈

[@THELEGEND-so7vs]

Hello Polyglots, I have an important and concrete question. I would generally consider my English not to be very bad. I study the language and have been studying at a boarding school for a certain time. Now I have to say that when I examine some of the group members language skills, I see that you think in the language, have totally taken it and subconsciously use it. I would love to get to that point. My English meets the standards of C1 with a tendency towards C2. To gain more fluidity and confidence with the language I would very much like to ask for your advice. Perhaps you can reflect on what has helped you and help you to use English at the level of speaking and writing. Thank you very much, I appreciate it.

[@BustaDeluxe]

Well Arguelles can speak 50+ languages but he said once "I worked as a professor in Korea for eight years and it took almost a decade to get my Korean skills close to native level" guess what language i am learning? -.-

[@velibali4673]

you can use TPRS method at the begining

[@HaanBerry]

6:50 whats the BGM ??? I recognize it but cant put my tongue on it

[@saparuddinfigoms3151]

reading improves reading skill writing improves writing practice listening improves listening comprehension the only one thing to improve speaking is Practice speaking

[@CaptainCavemanG3]

Good stuff. Thanks for creating the video. I only have 600 hours in Japanese study right now. Can read and write Hiragana decently well. Katakana requires a bit more attention. Kanji almost non-existent. In terms of reading material, do you recommend I stay with Hiragana or what?

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

I'm glad you liked it! I think the answer to your question is the same regardless of current level. Whatever you enjoy reading the most is going to give the biggest bang for your buck in the long-run.

[@diyaelizabeth13]

I've been slowly translating a small novel in Russian and I can see that I'm having to look up words less and less often. I usually translate a paragraph or two and then I listen to the audiobook version of that part.

[@lakuronekobaka3951]

i need to practice on my katagana and hiragana reading, so i can jump in reading some manga scan in japanese, but time isn't on my hand lately

[@tpsu129]

What about reading the translated version of a book you have already read? For example, I have read Harry Potter and I have seen the movies, would buying and reading the first Harry Potter book in a foreign language be helpful? Or, should I but a native speaker book of something I never heard of?

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

Both.

[@akhilvoruganti1506]

0:34 Hindi&Sanskrit

[@regressiveparty]

Reading is great except one giant problem: KANJI. If you don't know the kanji then you might as well be staring at hieroglyphics. You're never going to learn words if you literally cannot recognize the character or its pronunciation.

[@ashleynv]

For Japanese, its hard to find lengthy books that have hiragana. I can't pick up vocabulary if I can't read all the Kanji!! ugh kanji....I'm kind of stuck at intermediate as well.

[@ashleynv]

Do you have any Japanese books you would recommend? I watch anime and read some manga too!

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

@@ashleynv Manga is pretty darn amazing for extensive reading. You can find tons of great manga that uses furigana like Boku no Hero.

[@aditheroyal3927]

I love reading books honestly , physical more , only problem is I wish I read a lot in Japanese more since I most studied boring words and etc instead. When I read I realized I understood more than I thought though.

[@thainaaustin2864]

What is the name of that laptop thing? without all the bells and whistles?

[@gmanjapan]

Reading Japanese with an e-dictionary is shear torture. Looking up any single word takes 1-2-3 minutes of trying to find the kanji (maybe it's not that long but as far as the break in my trying to read a sentence if feels that long). This is the number reason I'd personally read on my computer. I can use something like rikaikun (in the browser) to make lookups instant or even the OS's built in dictionary system can often work (right click a work, pick define on Mac. Guessing windows as a similar feature you just have to enable Japanese and or Japanese-English dictionaries).. An app on a phone like Yomiwa that can do image recognition is a step down from the computer but far better than an e-dictionary though I still find the time it takes to turn on the phone (maybe should set it to not sleep), then get the camera to line up with the kanji, to be extremely jama to actually reading. So much so that it's seriously no fun. A single 1000 word article can take 2 hours to work though just looking up all the new words. Something that would be read in 5-10 minutes natively. I suppose I'm just whining but seriously, I don't get the appeal of e-dictionaries as they make that process even worse. The act of touching buttons on an e-dict is not some magic sauce for learning. Pick a better method.

[@Yotanido]

I'm currently working through wanikani with the express purpose to be able to read Japanese. I'm already reading some easy Manga, but damn... it's hard.

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

Yes, it's very, very slow at first just like it was with our first language. So you'll need to do it for hours every day while focusing on building up your reading speed rather than slowing down in an effort to memorize new vocabulary and grammar. Soon, you will be amazed at the process you make within a year.

[@Yotanido]

I think if I read manga for hours every day, I'd be broke by now... Which is why I focus so much on memorising Kanji right now - to maybe get to a point where I can read light novels. They seem a much better deal as far as price to content ratio is concerned :P I did buy 魔女の宅急便, but with how little I understood from the first chapter, I'm not sure there is much point to keep going with it. I'd have to look things up just to understand the story. (Though it has been a couple months since I tried, maybe I should give it another go)

[@alves6465]

I really like Jullio Verne's books.

[@vintage_hart6392]

What if you wanna learn a language but you love reading books in your native language but you also want to read books on your target foreign language. How tf do u even do that at the same time.

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

Native language material begets more native language material. That's the biggest loss here. If you can't sacrifice certain books you wanna read, I suppose an off day or two could work.

[@alantheusthompson5594]

Fairly recently I've set out to learn Japanese. One technique I came across was AJATT. Matt v Japan made a video in which it was recommended to use the book RTK to learn kanji English meanings but not the sounds. This didn't make sense to me because then when you are "reading" kanji you are still thinking English and not learning any new words. At the time I didn't know reading was proven to be important to the mastery of language, it just seemed that if I wanted to excel I would need to read. Do you think RTK can be used to "anchor" sounds to learn to read faster?

[@mecharenastuff]

I'm taking up a training project in which I have to train and coach non-English speakers (They probably just know the alphabet). My job would be to teach them how to communicate in simple English. On a scale of 1-10, I'd like to take them to a 3 or a 4 in terms of spoken English ability. I'd really appreciate any advice, suggestions or road map on how to get this implemented and executed. I'm also gonna be doing the same for people who are probably a 3 or a 4 in the same scale and take them to a level of say 4 or 5 or 6. Cheers!

[@coreygraham860]

What's the minimum number of words you recommend learning before one starts trying to read in a foreign language?

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

0-100

[@nicoleraheem1195]

When you read a book in another language, do you hear or imagine the English translation it the language you are learning? Like if you read Hola , do you think to yourself,ok that means HELLO or do you register it as is as if you are an native speaker, Hola

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

The longer you read the more automatic it all becomes.

[@lalumierehuguenote]

Does anyone know where I can find some materials to read German that's not too difficult?

[@Deacon656]

4:56 consider buying one of these.........A laptop?

[@MrManueleh]

I believe it is a digital dedicated dictionary/translator.

[@PedruxXx123]

Sorry, I still don't get it. How is this possible to be used as a tool for learning japanese, mandarim, arabic, or other languages that don't have the alphabetic system of english, portuguese, french, spanish, and so on? I'm not a native english speaker, and I already speak 3 languages portugues from Brazil (my native one), spanish and english, how can this technique helps with languages that use characters?

[@gabkuskume8597]

I never read a book in english but got better with memes,videogames, watching anime eng subbed.

[@festive5476]

yeah same I used to struggle in English

[@THELEGEND-so7vs]

That’s also possible

[@yusufevans8894]

Is there a certain level you should be before start reading . I'm learning arabic and the book I have starts with arabic English then drops the english further in the book. To be honest I only understand reading not listening or speaking so how's does reading books incorporate conversation

[@TheSuperqami]

What do you thinking about reading via video games? The Pokemon series allows you to play in only kana, which means those who can't read kanji can practice reading too?

[@fiffimeister9014]

5:36 Polish language spotted :D great video btw

[@solannasoleil7903]

I really2 love reading. Its not boring. 🙁

[@Arenosus]

For Japanese from latin languages, what is the minimum of theory I should know before starting reading native level books? I know it's useful from the beginning but it doesn't seem efficient at all

[@gamenut112]

I recently, as of 2 weeks ago, started properly learning Japanese and im doing fairly well, i assume, im using Duolingo. But i have a question: After a reading session, would J-drama also work? i remember another youtuber saying J-drama can also work. It might've been you, it might've been someone else, but i remember them saying J-Drama really helped, because the actors speak more normally and to listen without subtitles as well. (to denote where i am personally on duolingo, im only on intro 2, level 2. but i've been watching, listening to, and reading Anime, Songs, and Manga for well over a decade now, and it's had an impact i've retained info and words that i learned from anime, and to a certain degree i can understand spoken Japanese, i can't really read it yet but i can understand it somewhat, p.p.s. sorry if my comments a mess, it's 1 in the morning at time of posting.) Edit: I literally JUST found the video, its from the KZbinr What I Learned, video is called: How to learn a language: INPUT (Why most methods don't work) But my question still stands.

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

J-drama works. Go get em!

[@gamenut112]

@@FluentJapaneseFromAnime Now i just gotta find untranslated Manga and...well i know where i can get J-drama and anime but....Manga...hmm... anyway, thanks.

[@DTux5249]

He's back

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

Oh you know it!

[@LucyPero]

He's back!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

Hey hey!

[@harrylongofficial6248]

I have an honest question and before I ask it, I would just like to say great video as always. Ok, so one thing I can't wrap my head around is this: If my goal is to be able to listen, understand and speak Japanese for example, how will reading a book in Japanese help if I don't know how each kanji is pronounced or the meaning? I'm not nocking what you're saying at all, far from it I'm really confused and curious because I may be missing something out here. I opened up a Japanese news article, it was pretty much all kanji, no hiragana, some katakana but that's it. I found that no matter how many I look through on the page, I still don't understand A: what they mean and B: the sounds of the words. I get that, reading manga would help give the kanji context in that way but still, like you said, unless you sit with your phone and look up each word, how else can you at the end of a year or two understand the language? Again, not knocking your point just super confused, would appreciate any help from anyone answering this question. All the best man.

[@tsunderesama9967]

Thanks for recommending AwesomeTTS, it is indeed awesome.

[@l4k]

But should I read even if I'm a complete beginner at the lenguage?

[@sub2pewdeadpie]

Yes babies read the words in nursery rhymes

[@rohin369]

But how do you read the book if you don’t understand any of the words?? In Japanese, I can read a lot of Hiragana and Katakana (not as much kanji) but I still don’t understand what it means

[@templecloud581]

I am studying Korean since one month. As soon as I start a novel written in Hangul, I get frustrated because I've absolutely no idea what the words mean. So do you think I first have to get in a basic vocabulary?

[@pro369]

I cannot live without books.

[@justcommenting241]

if your a beginner though how can you understans the sentences. Even the most basic sentences in japanese are hard to understans in english because in japanese they use particals.

[@mihaly1027]

I dont get it. Do you just move on even if you don’t understand the words you are reading or do you just try to understand what is going on?

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

You look up any new words you find and try your best to understand what's going on. As a beginner, it's difficult to do this for long periods of time, but if you give it a year, you'll be amazed at just how fast your vocabulary grows and how much faster you can read. Having material you're really interested in makes that first year fly by (as well as the years after).

[@tarnjitkaur3749]

im an absolute beginner and trying to learn Russian (A1). Should I start by reading?

[@lucasdiniz2144]

Great video mate(discovered it in a reddit post). I just have a doubt: Isn't reading in your computer easier if you're still not quite comfortable with the wide array of vocabulary a language can have? I'm learning as of now, and even though I own quite a few french books, I do find wearing to read them without some sort of aid(like a dictionary for example). I find that in this case, it's better to read an ebook(foor I can have more of a fluid experience, since checking out unknown words over the internet is way simpler than with a conventional paper dictionary). What are your thoughts in this regard?

[@georgethakur]

9:20 Sounds like a Sabaton song

[@based9930]

"reading is the key" Well, so much for learning Japanese.

[@GeneralLeeWake]

So , do i need to learn the grammar first?

[@FluentJapaneseFromAnime]

The basics is all you need. The rest is more effectively acquired through extensive reading and listening.

[@maryjane-ie8oj]

우와 진짜 대단하시네요!!

[@benhallo1553]

Very good video. I totally disagree with the computer point. That’s just down to a lack of discipline and depends on the person.

[@godinme9282]

Should I start reading children's books or go straight into a regular but kot college lvl book?

[@godinme9282]

@@vainasdominicanas1682 you have a point there. Thanks

[@godinme9282]

@@vainasdominicanas1682 thank you. i bought one novel but i think its going to be too hard for now so im looking into more easier book at the moment

[@vnox5223]

So I don't understand that much words in Spanish yet, but should I just start reading Spanish books while continuing to learn the language or not? What do you think?

[@commoncola]

Vnox I’d say start reading children’s books! If you don’t understand much in Spanish, children’s books would be a great place to start. The vocab is simple, the text is usually short, and there are normally pictures to guide you along!

[@vnox5223]

CommonCola thanks for this epic help