How I studied languages in 2022 (+ 2023 goals)

[@alexuqt]

The fact that you learn languages to be able to read and listen rather than speak with natives resonated with me!! It’s something I relate to and never found on other KZbin channels

[@joreneelanguages]

Ahaha I love it that you also don’t learn languages primarily to speak to people, every time someone in the language learning community says something about how “we’re all doing this to speak to native speakers” I’m like 👀 I’m from the US and I’m learning primarily Spanish, just started French recently, and doing a bit of dabbling on the side 😬

[@tbenavente]

Right?! I feel like people who do not necessarily learn languages to talk to native speakers are very underrepresented in the language learning community. But reading the feedback I got both here and on Twitter, I'm starting to think there's more of us than I previously thought. Btw, just watched your latest vlog and subscribed immediately after!

[@joreneelanguages]

@@tbenavente it’s probably not surprising that the “speaking focused” people are more vocal, huh 😆 thank you!

[@jadenlightnight7695]

I agree w/ this also. not always learning a language to talk to native speakers. But maybe to read or listen to books, podcasts, or news from that language. & gain a new perspective then a different language might have. 😎

[@basmastory2023]

✋ me too I don't care about native speaker hhhh j'm just want to read books and understand series ❤

[@nochu9753]

Same here y suerte con español

[@nellyf.3153]

Oh my goodness, finally an introverted language youtuber, subscribed instantly :D. I feel like all youtubers learn only to communicate. Truth is the only languages I need for speaking purposes is French, English and Polish. I am half French half Polish, but I grew up in France so my Polish is not to a native level (probably B2). Now I live in Poland so I need to get it to 'perfection'. All the other languages I learn it's only for the fun of it and to consume content. This year I want to get my Spanish to a B2 level and start Japanese. I want to learn Russian too and re-start Italian too, but I keep that for next year. PS: A great resource for Polish is called Polak Potrafi (Fundacja Reja) they're PDFs each dedicated to a famous Polish person, I think you could like it! Pozdrawiam :)

[@tbenavente]

Omg, thank you for the resource! I only had time to take a quick look, but it looks very promising. And best of luck with your language goals!

[@celinaduguay6484]

I'm trying to learn Polish too.

[@clementekpo7606]

Learning so you can communicate is very good motivation

[@e-genieclimatique]

in brief: This video is a personal narrative by Tanya, a language learning enthusiast, reflecting on her language learning journey in 2022. Her native language is Russian, but she has also studied English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Italian, and Polish. Tanya set several goals in 2022, one of which was to not start learning any new languages; however, she didn't achieve that. She also aimed to read more in Spanish and Korean. In her review, she revealed that she read 63 books during the year, with 47 of them being in English. She sees this as more negative than positive, as she believes she should be reading more in her other languages. In English, she doesn't make a conscious effort to improve, as she consumes a lot of content in English, including books, podcasts, and KZbin videos. Tanya now resides in the United States, and she feels comfortable with the language. She has, however, found American culture's propensity for small talk difficult to navigate, especially as she's socially anxious. In Spanish, her aim was to read 12 books, but she completed nine. She uses the Libby app to access Spanish audiobooks from local libraries. Despite living in a state with many Spanish speakers, she doesn't frequently take the opportunity to practice her Spanish conversationally, as she derives more joy from reading or watching content in a language rather than speaking it. Tanya also had a difficult time with Italian. Initially, she found studying Italian from beginner textbooks tedious because of her existing Spanish skills. She decided to abandon textbooks and began watching Netflix shows with Italian subtitles, without translation. She was surprised at her comprehension and later found an app called Close Master, which she says greatly improved her understanding. As for Japanese, Tanya spent a significant amount of time learning the language but felt disappointed because she didn't feel she'd made significant progress. She also linked her Japanese studies to a challenging time in her life, emotionally, which has led her to pause her Japanese studies for now. In Korean, a language she's been studying on and off for about ten years, she struggles to find enjoyable content since she's not interested in Korean dramas or K-pop. Her goal is to be able to read books in Korean. She has bought several Korean books and aims to read at least one in the coming year. In conclusion, Tanya uses language learning as a form of therapy, and she sees reading in a foreign language as a significant achievement and source of joy. Despite some setbacks, she remains committed to her language learning journey.

[@antoniacarolinasilva4604]

I’m from Brazil but I’ve been living in East Timor (Asia). I speak Portuguese, Tetun and now I am learning English.

[@nori_tutor]

I also used language learning as a form of therapy in 2021. Best decision ever, it led me to learn my first foreign language.

[@noemi8872]

I am Polish native speaker. I am so glad your thoughts of Polish and our people are so kind and meaningful! Good luck with your languages. I would love to study Russian one day, I think it is such a beautiful language. Powodzenia w nauce!❤

[@tbenavente]

Dzięki! Tobie też życzę powodzenia 💜

[@skzopct_0511]

I'm from Peru. I'm learning Italian, Portuguese and German. Well beginning to, I really want to better my skills w those languages this year!! Some of my goals are(for now) to consume anything in Italian and understand it at least at a 60% at the end of the year. Also to watch more portuguese vlogs. For German I don't have any goals yet since It's a language that I recently began to want to learn.

[@tamarad.5952]

I understand you completely! Every year I say that I won't start learning a new language because I haven't perfected the other ones and... oh gosh!... there I go starting another one. It's an amazing feeling though! | Thanks again for your content. Congratulation on your channel and keep uploading videos. Hugs!

[@tbenavente]

Thank you for watching and commenting! My next video is hopefully coming this weekend (and it will actually be about studying multiple languages at the same time 😅)

[@tamarad.5952]

@@tbenavente Oh! Awesome! I'll make sure to watch it as soon as it comes out. Thank you for your reply. Hugs!

[@ThePhilologicalBell]

What you said about learning languages to consume content in it, not to talk with people, resonated so much with me!! So much language learning advice out there seems focused on getting people to speak, so am very happy to have found your channel. In the last year or so, I've achieved mastery in one of the languages I've been studying - Old English - to the point where I can pick up basically any text in the language and read it without having to look up any words (maybe one word per 100 lines of poetry, or the names for specific plants for instance). And experiencing that ease, of being able to just read anything comfortably, has really inspired me to strive for achieving that level in other languages in which I've already reached what I call 'Netflix level' in (when you can watch movies in that language on Netflix, so long as there are target language subtitles, and understand at least 75% of the lines). I want to graduate from Netflix level to novel level (where one can read novels in the target language and not have to look up more than a couple of words per page).

[@andywurscht]

Thanks for this nice video :) it's good to hear people having other reasons for learning languages, not only 'speaking'. Also I like the calm vibe of your video, no loud music, quiet voice, but still extremely motivating :) keep going ☀️

[@tbenavente]

Thank you for the kind comment 💜

[@starringrole]

алгоритм закинул это видео в рекомендации, хотела включить на фон, а потом подумала «блин, знакомое лицо», услышала твоё имя, и пазл сложился) очень рада снова видеть тебя на ютубе!!! удачи с выполнением целей в 2023 🥳

[@tbenavente]

Спасибо 💜

[@liasafon8085]

Не поверите, та же история. Думаю "Да я же знаю эту девушку, я уже на нее подписана! Почему она говорит по-английски?"

[@imaginary-yl2cw]

wow how are you able to manage your time so well to the point where you can learn several languages???? I’ve been trying to study korean intensely (because I’m planning to move to korea on the Government scholarship) and it has been 2 years of stress 😅. I have fun talking to natives and casually watching videos casually but trying to actually improve is hard.

[@tbenavente]

I will talk about this in one of my next videos, but one thing to know is that I almost never focus on more than two languages at the same time. Instead I prefer going all in on one or two for a couple of months and then, when I get bored, I switch my focus to one of my other languages. Also, as a former KGSP student, best of luck with getting the scholarship!

[@shyannebennett6084]

I’m a native English and I speak Spanish, which is a heritage language for me. I’m starting Portuguese, which I want to learn through Spanish. I’m also interested in Yoruba and Korean. Thank you for mentioning language-learning as therapy-I feel that! I’ve really been enjoying reading and watching tv and videos in Spanish, while taking a break from the anxiety-provoking demands of speaking.

[@yourfavoritepessimisticexi8041]

I was so surprised to see you're studying yoruba because it is such an underrated language. I too am studying it.

[@lisal-tg2zk]

I'm so glad that you've started your English youtube channel. I found your Russian channel last year and that was a life saving lol. but honestly, when you live in the middle of the war it's important to distract yourself from time to time. and that's how I started to learn languages. previously I spoke only Russian and Ukrainian, and now I'm learning English and German. I also plan to start learning Polish (and that's why I need the video about recources so bad 😅).

[@tbenavente]

Yep, a video on Polish is definitely on my list! Stay safe and best of luck with your languages! Hopefully, this nightmare will be over soon 🕊️

[@kiaratouzett9910]

Hi, can you tell me what is her Russian channel please? I want to improve my listening skills in that language :)

[@lisal-tg2zk]

@@kiaratouzett9910 it's @tanyabog

[@aureliaaurita1299]

I'm soo happy that I'm not the only one that study a languange not to actually speak to people but to just enjoy reading and watching in the language I'm studying 😁

[@jeanthomas7523]

Heyy! Congrats on starting your KZbin channel! I love learning languages. I studied Mandarin Chinese for three years in college, then studied French on my own last year, and now I'm learning Spanish! My goal is to get to a C1 level in Spanish one day because I live in Florida where a ton of people speak Spanish and I want to be able to use it in work situations. Thanks for sharing your 2022 recap and 2023 goals! :D I totally relate to your feelings about only wanting to learn to absorb content, not necessarily to talk to people.

[@tbenavente]

Thank you and best of luck with your Spanish!

[@matildawolfram4687]

Fantastic video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.

[@tbenavente]

Thanks for the comment, Matilda! It's great that you were able to find something that works for you. Best of luck on your language-learning journey!

[@liashahine1609]

As a Lebanese , I think learning Arabic "fosha" is a good start it is the "proper" arabic. it is not used often but it is a good place to start since other dialects can be challenging to understand as a foreigner. (even me who fluently speaks Arabic doesn't understand other dialects sometimes). Good luck on your learning journey !

[@linanou2699]

totally agree! I was going to suggest the same thing.

[@leafycakee]

i love learning languages too. i speak english as my first language. korean and spanish at low advance. ive dabbled in polish, japanese, and german. this year i want to learn russian and continue to dabble in the languages i’ve started

[@isalliida]

I'm happy to meet a fellow stay that loves learning languages. Personally I speak finnish (first language) pretty good english, beginner level swedish and just started german. I would like to learn korean too but I don't think I have time for it yet. Good luck for 2023 and studying languages!

[@OllieLinnea]

Hi Tanya! Loved the video and looking forward to more content from you. I especially appreciated how you spoke about language learning being a form of therapy. I think I do that too sometimes. I'm currently studying Spanish and Korean and because I've been trying to reach a higher level in both for two years now, I haven't really allowed myself to start any other languages, though I have dabbled in German and want to pick up Mandarin Chinese and Japanese at some point (not to mention Turkish, Thai, and French, etc. etc.). Like you, my main goal of learning a language is to consume media in that language, especially books. I recently spent some time in Poland too and was fascinated but intimidated by the language as it is very different from any of the languages I speak (Swedish, English, Spanish, and Korean). Again, thanks for the video and good luck with your learning in 2023!

[@tbenavente]

Hii! First of all, I really admire your willpower because I literally have to stop myself from starting a new language every single week, sometimes with no success 😅 Also, I'm really not one to speak about the difficulty of Polish (being a native speaker of Russian definitely helps a lot), but it's such a rewarding language to learn! Best of luck with your lang goals too!

[@yl568]

I’m currently learning Polish and Portuguese. Looking forward to seeing a video on how you learn Polish.

[@tbenavente]

There's definitely going to be one in the nearest future, so stay tuned!

[@iga10000]

It's so great to hear that more and more people are willing to learn my native lanuage (Polish). It's kind of a shocker though 😲 Your videos encourage me to finally learn at least English at the decent level.

[@lexiesanders929]

Great to listen to you in English now! What worked for me learning a language similar to the one I already know (in my case I learn portuguese after spanish): Watching a TV show just like you did and reading stuff. Then you translate things that you don't understand. Including grammar - why the sentence is built like that, why the word is in this form? It's basically intensive reading/ listening. And it works FAST

[@christinam6430]

Ooh I loved watching Il Processo and Fedeltà too! Now, I can’t find anything to watch in Italian but I have been watching a lot of English shows dubbed in Italian. So fun! I love your videos. Keep up the great work! 😀

[@joannao89]

I love your notion projects! I will steal this idea :) I guess when it comes to me, I learn one new language at a time. When I start to do it seriously, I usually notice that I want to start another one or continue one that I know very little :D when I was living in Austria and I was learning German, I suddenly felt that I want to continue my Spanish. Even the two languages are completely different, when I did not remember a German word, for example while buying something in the store, a Spanish one was popping out ;) Thank you for the video and sharing your way!

[@Sa-ze1gx]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! I'm Japanese and a high school student! Now I am studying only English but really interested in many other languages!! It's great for improving my English listening skills too to watch your contents hihi I'm waiting for your new videos💞

[@tbenavente]

Glad you're finding the videos helpful! Best of luck in learning English 💜

[@niceasta]

I'm from Brazil. Probably between C1-C2 in English and studying Spanish, A1. I'm going to study Japanese or Chinese in the future, but I want to at least get around B2 in Spanish (which won't take so much time - my native language is Portuguese, after all). Nice video!

[@tbenavente]

Thank you for sharing and best of luck with Spanish and other languages!

[@basmastory2023]

i liked your channel so much, I have the same start in learning. 2021 was a difficult year and learning languages saved me from a dismal situationi have the same begenning of

[@commonerscoffee.]

Your channel has helped me so much! The idea of needing to study every language all the time and be fluent in everything was so scary to me. I also have social anxiety and find myself tripping up trying to talk to native speakers. Why bother a Russian when i just want to read the classics, or get perfect polish pronunciation when i just love the music? Your approach to language feels so much healthier to me thank you for sharing

[@analuisa9516]

Great video, Tanya! As someone who also primarily learns languages for consuming content, I'm happy to have stumbled on your channel (and I'm already loving the quality of your content!) I'm from Brazil, and I speak Portuguese and English fluently. I'm currently focusing on Spanish (mainly for work) and Korean, and I've picked my French back up after over a 7 year break haha. My priority is reading on those three languages, and especially Korean, since I find it quite challenging. I would love to watch a video on the media you've been using it you feel like making it!

[@tori8823]

This is super motivating because I thought you were a native english speaker!! I've been slacking off making excuses like "I'm too busy" etc. but now that I've watched your videos, I should really gotta get back to language learning journey. Keep up the good work. I'll subscribe!

[@MyAccount-b3j]

I love your channel!!! thank you for share your experiences, I'm Languages enthusiast too.

[@shay259]

I discovered your channel yesterday and now I am trying to watch all of your videos to catch up :) My name is Irina. I am initially from Belarus, so my native language is Russian. But 5 years ago I moved to Poland to study and work here. I studied English and German languages at the uni, so obviously I speak those. Now I speak 4 languages in total and am learning Korean. I don't know how much tims it will get me to become fluent, but after Korean I am thinking of learning Chinese and later we'll see :) Foreign languages have been my passion since I was 5 years old, when my grandmother gave me a book for kids to study English and I just did it on my own for fun even before I went to school. And that's how it is to this day - languages are my favorite hobby :)

[@dorotamusialik-czajaszybka4991]

Cześć! Uczę się hiszpańskiego i słucham dużo angielskiego. Prowadzę blog o szybkiej nauce. W następnym roku chcę zacząć kolejny język. Pozdrowienia z Polski!👋

[@zuzanella]

Hi! Cześć! It was such a great video! Thanks for sharing your language learning story! The part about Polish made me smile 'cause most of the time I hear people saying it's quite scary and difficult ^^"" I'm ofc from Poland and English is the first foreign language I've learnt (but I don't use it actively very often so... sorry for any mistakes). Then I had my love story with German and this year I want to come back. I've tried also Spanish and Italian but let's say I know nothing, maybe I'll start again in the future. However, my biggest biggest love is - Japanese. It is my main target language but at the same time - I don't rush, I taste the moment of learning and embrace it. Every little grammar point gives me some joy XD Am I crazy already? Whatever, I wish all of you have fun with your languages and other hobbies!!

[@tbenavente]

No, I actually love how you described your feelings about Japanese! I used to feel the same way about Spanish and English (and as a result, they are my strongest languages), and I want the same level of obsession for my other langs, but I think I am learning too many at this point to be that obsessed with only one (which is sad ). As for Polish, I see more and more people talk about learning it (especially on Twitter) which makes me really happy + I made it my personal mission to convert as many people as I can to learning this amazing language 😅 Best of luck with your goals this year!

[@zuzanella]

​@@tbenavente Yeah I can imagine that it's hard to develop this obsession or eagerness and make it last for longer if you're learning so many languages. There are some limits 😅I hope you'll find it anyway! Good luck and best wishes for the new year!

[@celinaduguay6484]

I'm trying to learn Polish.

[@zuzanella]

@@celinaduguay6484 That's so cool! Good luck!!

[@celinaduguay6484]

@@zuzanella Thanks. Learning Polish is the only way I can learn more about my heritage as my relatives in Poland only speak Polish. I was born in Canada and have only spoke and heard English all my life, and never learned Polish from my grandmother since she chose not to speak it to us.

[@topcat2001]

I'm an immigrant who has been in the US over 25 years. While some may be just being polite, many other Americans are happy to lend a ear so you can share if you feel like sharing and if you are down many will sympathize or try to cheer you up. You are not required to share however and you shouldn't expect they will suddenly become your best friend just because they asked you about your day. But this is a great opportunity to to talk to someone who has no expectation and who you don't have to worry will form a lasting bad impression.

[@jasonschuchardt7624]

I feel like while I have people to talk to in some of my languages, my primary motivation on a daily basis is consuming content in those languages, so I relate to that. In 2022 I studied Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and the tiniest bit of Shanghainese. I finished my first book in Japanese, started my first book in Mandarin, picked up Spanish again for the first time in 8 years, and just learned the most bare bones basics of Shanghainese phonology and grammar. My goals for 2023 are to focus more on listening to Japanese and Mandarin, since my reading level has far surpassed my listening level, particularly in Mandarin, since I can lean a bit on my Japanese knowledge while reading, but that's not really possible when listening. For Spanish, I'd like to read a few books and expand my vocabulary a bit more. Shanghainese will remain on a slow burn. If I really want to learn it well one day, it's going to have to wait until after my Mandarin is at a high level, since most resources for it are in Mandarin. One of the trickier aspects of Shanghainese is that there's no standardized writing system for it, and there's not a lot of written Shanghainese available, so it's going to depend on a lot of listening.

[@nicoled9756]

This is a fascinating and honest summary to learn from. Thank you!

[@tbenavente]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ThatNerdyMystic]

I hear you about putting all that effort into Japanese and not having much to show for it... I still felt that way after 4 years of college (Bachelor's degree) in Japanese! I felt SO disheartened, like, "four years of college study and I still can't read at an upper grade-school level (because of kanji) and can't have a conversation longer than 15 minutes. It CRUSHED me. 💔 ... It wasn't until I looked at comparative charts for "How long it takes a native English speaker to learn 'x' language" and -- I know that they're an estimate and not exact... but for example, French would take 600 hours to get to C1-C2... Japanese would take 600x6 hours -- literally 6 times the amount of studying for French-- in order to get to a comparable level! After that I felt much better about my Japanese progress.

[@MartinaBrokesova]

Hi, I started following you and I plan to watch all your videos because I really like your learning style. I see you're taking a break from KZbin. Hope you'll be back soon :)

[@skzopct_0511]

I like that your reason for learning languages is mainly to consume content u like!!! I'm the same. I think that learning languages bc you want to consume the content that other countries made or are making is really cool!

[@SickTechz]

Note for arabic: Start with dialect if you want to focus on speaking If you want to learn to read at some point, I would start with MSA then start a dialect (Egyptian is most popular, but pick what interests you most based on culture :))

[@cecile8948]

I have the same doubts so thanks for the advice!

[@tbenavente]

Thank you for the information! I guess I'll be starting with MSA after all, since reading is really important for me 🙃

[@layanalmoghrabbi2511]

@@tbenavente I recommend the syrian dialect, as it will be easier for you to understand the jordanian, lebanese, and palestinian dialects.

[@tbenavente]

@@layanalmoghrabbi2511 Thank you! I was thinking about choosing Lebanese, but a lot of people here are suggesting Syrian

[@layanalmoghrabbi2511]

@@tbenavente you would find way more resources for syrian ! once you get hold of the syrian dialect the lebanese would be very easy to learn

[@Ash-ho1kw]

Great content, i am naitve in arabic and i have been learning english since 2018 and now deciding to learn turkish language. Your vids motivated me and your perspective about learning without getting the fluent level in speaking or writing as long as i am not gonna go there. Plus, i recommend learning Saudi dialect in Arabic if u start this language in the future.:)

[@tbenavente]

Cool! Why specifically Saudi though? :)

[@pkjlla6484]

I'm polish and Im so happy that you like that language, I think that you're the first person on yt (I know) who is learning polish in that way

[@dreamcatcher7441]

Hi👋 I'm glad that i found your channel ❤️ I'm from morocco, my native language is Arabic i can speak French a bit I'm learning English Chinese and I'm planning to learn Spanish and turkish If you want to learn an Arabic dialect you can choose between egyptian dialect or Syrian dialect, these are the most understandable dialect for all the Arabs and you are going to find a lot of content If you need any information just ask me I'll be happy to help ❤️

[@tbenavente]

Thank you so much for the info! By the way, I've been to Morocco (Rabat, specifically) and I loved it there 💜 Best of luck with your language goals this year!

[@dreamcatcher7441]

@@tbenavente You're welcome ❤️ happy to hear that 😊 I hope that you enjoyed your time here, and good luck with your goals too ❤️❤️

[@paomarmota7935]

Your first video?! Girl this is a 10 out of 10! Good quality, rhythm. Well explained and structured. Perfect presences on camera and pronunciation.. Kudos to you! Count me in as subscribed

[@tbenavente]

Thank you so much!! 💜 It's actually not my first video - I've had a Russian channel for a couple of years now, so I guess this was my first attempt at making videos in English, not videos in general

[@AleenaEV]

I feel the same.I don't learn languages to communicate rather I learn to watch dramas and read. I'm from Kerala in India so my mother tongue is Malayalam. But I also know Hindi, English, Tamil and broken Telugu. Currently learning Korean alongside Japanese

[@Nicolinochan]

I think you are really insperationel. Me english is fine, but a few days ago I started learning russian. Hopefully I'll be able to read russian soon

[@gerardosagastume1960]

I identify, i like languages too,i speak English, German, Italian, Spanish, my native language, Japanese and a lil Irish. im learnIng turkish and I'm thinking to learn Arabic, Greek and Hebrew. greetings from Guatemala🇬🇹

[@hhxivyy]

Bro! Just found this channel and your videos are amazing!

[@lauragranda-mateu5810]

hello, this is very interesting! Like you, one of the languages I am learning is Italian, however… as I am Spanish native speaker, I get a bit bored with beginner’s content… though I do need beginner’s!

[@tamarad.5952]

I really love what you said in this video. Please, keep uploading good content like this. Hugs!

[@Deamilair]

I know this might seems odd, do you mind if I suggest to make a Russian learning videos in the future? It is a bit hard for me to find a good Russian resources. I am intrigued to learn Russian myself since I was fascinated by the literature, art, and culture. It would be very helpful to know your perspectives as a native! Tysm!

[@phoenixknight8837]

Hi Tanya, as someone who has some fluency in a Levantine dialect of Arabic and is studying Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), I suggest you first learn MSA to a B2 level then begin to choose a dialect to learn to speak. It is much easier this way and MSA will allow you to modify your dialect to reach an understanding with speakers of other dialects.

[@tbenavente]

Thank you, I appreciate the insight!

[@michellem4026]

Awwwwe new subscriber here! U appeared in my recommended videos and I'm glad i have another person to watch for language learning motivation ❤️

[@tbenavente]

Thanks for subbing, Michelle! Yeah, I'm also always on the lookout for more people to watch

[@danubiaale]

I'm from Brazil and I started study English this year, your video be so helpful to my listening practice. I'm good in listening and reading, but terrible in writing and speaking too, I just feel like A1 when I tried writing and speaking, but I not give up.

[@tbenavente]

Yep, definitely don't give up! If you haven't practiced speaking or writing much, then it makes sense that those skills would be weaker, but once you start focusing on them (if that's something you want of course) I'm sure you will see an improvement!

[@helenamax7868]

Hey! Welcome to KZbin. It was a pleasant surprise to hear you say that this was your first video. I feel like I mainly find people years after they started haha. I'm glad someone finally said that you don't need to speak every language that you learn. I'm a native English speaker (American), and I do speak Spanish and Portuguese -and speak them conversationally-but I want to learn (and only learn to READ) French and Hindi. I started with French but got super bored because of the similarities, just like you said. We'll see how it goes. I can't wait to follow your journey!

[@tbenavente]

Haha, I think you'll be saving yourself a lot of headache if you choose not to speak French 😅 Thank you so much and best of luck with your goals!

[@helenamax7868]

@@tbenavente thank you! Looking forward to watching more content on your channel 😁

[@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt]

My plan for 100 days of Spanish has been Wake up in the morning and do a couple lessons on Duolingo Do two pages out of a bilingual word search Watch a show or two on lingo pie mess around with the flash cards and the matching pairs Read either a short stories in Spanish or a bilingual children story Bible book Then at the end of the day look at the list of words did I didn't know and test myself on a jumbo flash card So far it's day 28 and I'm not giving up on this streak

[@LNA-I]

I’m bad at English,but i love this video!(I almost didn’t understand what she was saying)

[@mariaflorenciaalvarez1926]

Hi! Here you have a spanish native speaker 🙋🏻‍♀️Books: if you like Fantasy, you probably gonna like Laura Gallego Garcia. She's from Spain. She's great ❤ Mi favorito de ella se llama "Todas las Hadas del Reino". Es un cuento de hadas, pero no trata de princesas 👑 o reyes. La protagonista es un hada madrina 🧚 I'm learning English and French 😊❤

[@MorkAnna]

Приятно познакомиться! Я бы и не подумала, что твой родной язык русский, совсем нет акцента, супер. Мне бы хоть один язык выучить

[@ismailhacihasanov4781]

Tanya, you are true inspiration for me. I've immediately subscribed :) Waiting for more. I'm your the 248th subscriber.

[@rkivexofennis]

I really love this video, congratulations for the first video🥳 I'm an enthusiast for learning languages, I also a non native English speaker and i actually don't sure how I get a good level with, cause I never dedicate much time for learn it but now I wanna learn another languages I get really insecure abt how I can do it, yet your video motivates me

[@tbenavente]

You can do it! There's a lot of people here on KZbin who sure great tips on how to learn languages, so maybe you'll find them helpful in your learning journey

[@Jeff-yg6er]

Another language learner whose sole purpose isn’t just to speak! And her native language is the one I‘m currently struggling with (German was difficult but Russian is a different beast) immediately subscribed ! СПАСИБО

[@booksinbed]

This was so interesting, thanks for sharing your honest experiences! I'm learning French and also have very little interest in speaking; I just want to read French books. Good luck with your goals this year!

[@tbenavente]

Glad you enjoyed it! Best of luck with your French!

[@yourvibess]

How much time do you spend daily for learning languages ?

[@yourfavoritepessimisticexi8041]

I am an American who was born to Nigerian parents and have grown up in an area that has a huge spanish speaking population. As a result, english is my native language but I have been studying spanish for years (i'm pretty fluent in it now) to communicate with others and have also been studying yoruba, the language of my Nigerian family, in order to better connect with my culture. My goal is to be trilingual.

[@tbenavente]

Best of luck with your goals!

[@mimirezendee]

That’s so amazing, congrats for your channel! I’ve already watched all your videos and I’m in love with your content. You motivated me in so many ways! Right now I’m trying to improve my English and remember the things that I’ve already learnt but because I was not in contact with the language I have forgotten. And I’m also trying to learn Italian from zero, actually please share more with us how do you begin a new language from zero, it would be so amazing. I’m excited to see what you’re gonna share with us in the next video. 😁 Greatings from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@tbenavente]

Thank you for the kind comment 💜 I am definitely planning to make a video specifically on Italian in the nearest future

[@emainee]

hi!! its so nice to see someone learning polish:D i plan on getting my english to a c1 level and maybe having it certified, i also wish to work a bit on my spanish but i dont expect too much since i have an on-and-off relationship with it. i hope to learn some basic greek but its gonna be quite a busy year for me so ill see about that one

[@emainee]

oh, also what will you be using for greek if i may ask?

[@tbenavente]

Best of luck with your language goals! For Greek, I mostly studied with Duolingo and Clozemaster, plus my teacher used a book called Greek For You. I am really tempted to get the Assimil Greek textbook, but I think they only have it in French and Italian, so I would have to improve my Italian first :D

[@sofiachaves9809]

Hi Tanya! I love your videos!!! I'm from Brasil (here we speak portuguese). I also speak english and spanish! This year I want to learn how to speak french or italian (or why not both right?) ❤❤❤

[@tbenavente]

well if you do, you'll basically become a master of romance languages 😅

[@Keiko_02]

I’m American and my native language is English but Spanish is my second. I really want to improve my Spanish speaking skills but I’m too nervous 🥲

[@leingwei4102]

Thank you so much,please, prove us with more of tips and ressources

[@tbenavente]

Will do!

[@leingwei4102]

@@tbenavente I really appreaciate it

[@lw-gc3kd]

You. Are. My. Inspiration. seriously😂 your video production is only topped by your work ethic🔥✨✨✨ subscribed!💕

[@tbenavente]

Yay! Thank you!

[@tomaszkulikowski3248]

Inspiring video. What iPad note taking app are you using learning Italian? (0:36)

[@tbenavente]

I usually use Goodnotes for taking notes on the iPad, but that particular one is called BlinkLearning and it's just an app where you can read digital books you purchase from certain vendors and take notes in them, so it's not really a notetaking app per se

[@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt]

Holy cow u read a lot of books. Just felt like I should mention that you can also use audible for language learning books and whatever else you're into.

[@Erika-pq7ip]

Girlie same I study languages mainly for myself not to only speak to people BUTTT I'm also learning them just in case I get a boyfriend from those countries oczksow 🤫😏 Alsooooo love from Greece 🥰

[@mushtaaqgapoose3099]

2022 I was begin learning languages such as English Arabic and turkey if allah say the end of this year I want to become fluent English and Arabic but turkey I want to reach upper intermediate Thank you for sharing your methods 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@tbenavente]

Best of luck! You can do it!

[@Daniel-qi1ld]

I'm currently learning English and my teacher said to me that I'm a b1 in English. I want to improve my English faster because I wanna learn other languages soon.

[@tbenavente]

Best of luck with your English then!

[@celinaduguay6484]

I'm from Canada but my family comes from Poland. I'm trying to learn Polish so that maybe one day I'll be able to have simple conversations in Polish with my relatives in Poland.

[@tbenavente]

Powodzenia!

[@celinaduguay6484]

@@tbenavente Dziękuję bardzo! I'm trying to find the best learning method for myself as a visual learner and a native English speaker.

[@dannydelvis]

I’m extremely fascinated by your accent! Great job 😊 I’m a little bit confused how you’re not mixing the languages like Spanish and Italian, they look pretty much similar to me (I don’t speak those languages) 😮 are you learning them on different days? Спасибо, что напоминаешь, что есть все таки пчелки, которые работают над своим акцентом, и это дает свои плоды. Это очень мотивирует 💪🏻 успехов в изучении языков! P.S. Будет классно, если ты можешь сделать видео, в котором ты будешь говорить на всех упомянутых языках (если будет возможность) 🔥🔥🔥

[@tbenavente]

Ой, только пару дней назад твое видео с целями смотрела 💜 Удачи с каналом! p.s. Испанский и итальянский мешаю много, но так как испанский у меня сильно лучше итальянского, я его активно не учу, а просто поддерживаю просмотром контента/чтением, а вся учеба приходится на итальянский сейчас

[@asmae1237]

incredible video

[@tbenavente]

Thank you

[@nobnosh]

Try watching shows on KZbin for Korean And for the Japanese just watch anime if you want or listen to jpop maybe you can like it For Arabic, as a native speaker I speak Egyptian and from what I know about dialects from my foreign friends they say Egyptian, Saudi, and Syrian are the easiest dialects for them As Arabs, we don't easily fully understand Morrocan, Tunisian and Algerian dialects

[@marcin8509]

Powodzenia w uczeniu sie polskiego! :D

[@tbenavente]

Dzięki!

[@danaeclean1328]

From a Greek, good luck with Greek lmao. It can be hard of course, but it sure is a beautiful language.

[@camilaalmeida3511]

New sub here....im loving ur content!

[@darianadurcik9751]

Hi Tanya! I loved hearing your language journey from 2022 and your goals for 2023. I'm a native English and Spanish speaker. I grew up speaking both languages because of my parents. I've been learning Russian for almost 5 years already, and I hope to learn Slovak next since it is the language my paternal grandparents spoke. Afterward, I hope to learn German because it is an interesting language for me.

[@lepi_maria]

Hi) I’m from Russia. And last year I stopped learning English and started to study Spanish. But for amount of time like this I think I kind of lost my skills in English speaking…and a lexis. Pero español…❤ esto el lengua de mi vida. Tengo bueno sentido cuando estudio lo. Claro que tengo más errores que no quiero a ser pero vale 👍 Спасибо за твое видео Таня 🎉 было очень полезно узнать что у тебя еще один канал. Буду обязательно смотреть ❤

[@tbenavente]

Mucha suerte con el español 💜

[@notyourlocalkid4074]

So glad I stumbled upon this channel! I want to learn more language so this sounds perfect for me. As a russian native, what do you think might be the best way for me to learn russian?:)

[@notyourlocalkid4074]

Also I’m a native arabic speaker! So if you have any questions about it feel free to ask me!

[@tbenavente]

To be honest, I think it's better to ask a non-native speaker who is learning Russian because we don't learn our mother tongue the same way. But I would definitely recommend consuming as much content as you can -- music, social media posts, youtube videos, articles, etc., because I think learning words and grammar in context is super important. I might also make a video in the future where I'll recommend Russian media that I like and that intermediate learners could use!

[@jennywhut]

So good!

[@Andrew-qd5fc]

My 2023 language goal is to learn German and continue to study Japanese. I feel like if I had used the time I invested on Japanese for learning German I would already be fluent by now. Haha but I love Japanese so much.

[@tbenavente]

I feel the same way about my Italian! If I had spend those 400 hours on Italian instead, and not on Japanese, I would have been at C1 for sure

[@idfumg]

In theory, if you'll be able to fight your social anxiety thing, you can obtain some kinda super power in real life with all knowledge you already have. :)

[@petrosstefanidis6396]

Γεια σου ρε Ντάνια!

[@cesar.sandovalcolon]

I started to study German again, after years and yeah... Yesterday I decided to add another 7 languages I have dabbled with, and at least learn 15 minutes every day each of them.

[@tbenavente]

Best of luck!

[@zsuzsannakelemen257]

Hello Tanya! I like hearing videos about your goals. My English level is intermadiate, sorry if i write something wrong. My goal for 2023 is Korean language. How do you learn the languages? Same method or different technique?

[@tbenavente]

Hi there! No worries about mistakes, I'm not a native speaker myself so I make them all the time! As for your question, I would say it's different for every language, although there are certain things in common (for example, reading is really important for me so I focus on it with all of my langs). I actually just posted a new video that might give you a better idea of how I study

[@Andrew-qd5fc]

My native language is portuguese and I'm learning Japanese, even though I have been learning for a long time it feel like I don't know anything. Haha

[@edgarsolano3910]

Tanya, tienes que Leer en español: LOS MISERABLES de VICTOR HUGO... Es un majestuoso libro que tiene momentos sublimes en todos sus capítulos.

[@tbenavente]

La verdad es que no soy fan de Hugo (ya he leído Notre-Dame de Paris y El hombre que ríe), pero quién sabe, quizás algún día..

[@jadenlightnight7695]

Hi, I just found ur channel from this video. I guess it looks like u only have 2 videos up now. But I got interested in languages b4. I only learned a tiny bit of German then. I may pick it up some more in the future. But for now I'm really interested in Russian. Partly bcuz of the Russian - Ukrain war. But also bcuz the more I started learning about the language the more interesting it is and sounds as a language. 😎

[@tbenavente]

Well, whatever language you choose to learn, best of luck with it!

[@marie-nf5li]

Hi, thank you very much for this video, it inspired me to learn languages more actively! My main goal in 2023 is to imrove my English wich is on B1 level now. And also I gonna find a textbook for French I learn only with duolingo because I wanna make my self-studing more sirious... By the way I'm from Ukraine and my two native languages are Russian and Ukrainian I'd been learning Italian and Finish some years ago. I have a lot of languages mostly European in my "wish-list" so I hope I'll begin learning them somewhen Thank you🤍

[@tbenavente]

Heyy, thank you so much for sharing! Best of luck with your 2023 goals💜 By the way, I've recently found some great free Italian materials for native speakers of Ukrainian (they are for complete beginners though), so if you're interested, drop me a message on twitter and I'll send you the link!

[@2525609]

As Polish we're exactly the same... whenever somebody asks us, how we are doing, we start complaining :)

[@tbenavente]

haha, might be a slav thing then :)

[@viscaria4111]

I'm a native english speaker and really really want to learn Spanish! It's my priority but I do NOT know where to start!! And that's what keeps me from going very far. I'm lost, but I really want to be able to study and gain progress!! If anyone has suggestions, please tell me!!

[@tbenavente]

Hi! I'd suggest starting with an app like Duolingo or Speakly (the latter is my personal favorite) and sticking with it for a month or two (not much longer than that though), just to get a grasp of the basics before you can move on to a textbook. In my experience this really helps to not feel super overwhelmed in the beginning (like when you open a book and everything is unfamiliar).

[@viscaria4111]

@@tbenavente thank you so much !! Should i do one unit a day? Also if it's okay to ask, should i use anything else alongside duolingo/speakly? And where should i go after that month period ? If this isn't too much to ask!!