How to Learn 2 Languages (or More) at the Same Time

A brief guide on how to learn 2, 3, or even 4 languages at the same time.
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Learning multiple languages at the same time isn't easy... But is doable!
00:00 - Learning Multiple Languages
00:36 - Language Personalities
02:35 - Boost Output with Preply [Sponsored]
03:21 - Advance and Maintain
04:30 - The Principle of Separation
As always, thanks for watching.
-Brian

[@darioshub]

أدرس اللغة العربية و آدابها في الجامعة و بلا شك العربية هي لغة صعبة و لكن جميلة أيضا في نفس الوقت. كذلك درست اليابانية في سن المراهقة. أحب تعلم اللغات منذ طفولتي. تحياتي من كرواتيا!

[@AhmedNasef-wu7uv]

if you want to practise Arabic I'm here

[@shatha.427]

أتمنى لك التوفيق!

[@Sahin-rz9hb]

​@AhmedNasef-wu7uv hi can we practice arabic

[@Gaiseric1]

​@@Sahin-rz9hbburada?

[@AhmedNasef-wu7uv]

​@@Sahin-rz9hbwrite your email an I will contact with you

[@m3talhe4d72]

I remember Steve Kaufmann talking about languages "gestating" in your mind when you take a break from them and I really felt like I could relate with this sensation! It must have something to do with active recall being easier if it's drawing from long-term memory or something along those lines. I also loved your notion of language personalities. I always noticed this, living in Acadian Canada, because my teachers seemed completely different people when they spoke English vs. French. I think it's one of the only good habits I picked up from learning French in a classroom setting, and I find myself absorbing some of the traits of people who speak each language very intuitively. Because of this, I don't really have a hard time switching quickly between languages or studying two languages at the same time (except Irish and Romanian, not sure how I get them confused because they're pretty dissimilar lol). Recently I started learning Fusha and after remembering that you said MSA and Quranic Arabic were really similar I decided to try picking up some vocab with Kalaam. Well, I accidentally fell in love with The Quran and now I've shifted my focus to learning that instead of MSA! Turns out you learn a lot faster when you enjoy what you're learning lol. I get so into the "Arabic language rhythm" that I find sometimes even without the harakat, I can guess how the word will sound even if I have no idea what it means. I guess that's something similar to a language personality (or more of a mindset?). Always love watching your channel, seeing your face light up when you speak in a language you love motivates me so much! أسلام عليكم ❤️

[@yondamn]

Dude, I saw you first in Person of Interest. You were amazing in it. Pleasantly surprised to see you have a youtube channel as well. You give off very positive vibes.

[@dam3164]

What episode

[@fjbrown92]

Yes, I took about 4 months from studying spanish and found that when I got back I was breezing through the lesson. Same for Arabic, I am extremely new to the language but started with some basic vocab last year. When I got back on it tonight, I was surprised when things that took me a week to master last year only took me seconds to recall and apply! Definitely experienced that. My language personality for Spanish is more rural Mexican, lol. I haven't got one for Arabic yet. I'm interested to see how it manifests.

[@user-nr7rs3mq3m]

Now i’m learning egyptian arabic,persian and urdu together, I wish i could keep my passion all along the time

[@bubblyalf__2]

How amazing !! Thank you for the tips!! I'm a native arabic speaker, I speak French and English, I learn Spanish and German

[@entrt4474]

شكرا استاذنا الفاضل

[@IQraaLanguages]

Thank you for this video!

[@AmrVip]

Love you so much Brian from Egypt

[@rolandspiess610]

Great! You actually dive into language, I love this sensation, every time I switch.

[@hakemelris8274]

Amazing Sir We appreciate your support and effort My Greetings Amro ( Egyptian Citizen)

[@user-or5uo9zs4k]

Great video 😎, in fact I agree with you on several things. I am a beginner in both languages ​​that I am learning now, but I feel this wonderful change in my personality, and it is really boring and difficult to devote the same time and effort to learning two languages ​​together, so I was pleased with your words about taking a break and It does not impair progress in the language learning process. Keep it up, the video was on time 😁

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thanks, and thanks for watching 🙏

[@YassineLehsin]

Thank you for sharing these valuable tips! It's hard to choose between two languages, so I decided to learn both (Arabic and Japanese in my case). But I would say that learning multiple languages ​​can slow down our progress

[@Medecineourien]

pareil

[@esraa7230]

Of course, I will watch the full video and I will follow your advice, Brian. Thank you. You certainly work a lot of effort in making these videos, and I personally appreciate your effort. Thank you, Brian.

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you very much, Esraa, I really appreciate it!

[@user-kv6sy9ul8k]

الفديو رائع من فضلكم براين ممكن تشرح SAT

[@GAVA207]

4:05 I’ve had similar experience. I wouldn’t say I got better but I would say I remember more than I thought I would. Thank you for this video, it really helps. I had no idea about any of this!

[@ahmedreyad9692]

I totally agree in separating languages or learning languages that are distinct from one another. I reached a solid level in Spanish and wanted to learn French (which I already knew its basics from school) but as you’ve mentioned, both languages were often overlapping especially before reaching a solid/good level in French. This did not happen when I started learning Spanish after having a very strong base in German (as both languages are relatively far from each other). The second point you’ve mentioned regarding pausing for a couple of months or so and then coming back feeling better somehow is totally true and I could confirm this. However, to enjoy this status, you’ll need to already have a good base of the language paused. If you’re still an absolute beginner (around A1 and starting A2 or so), that would prove more difficult. Greetings to you Brian, great video! 😄

[@mahamahrous6634]

My daughter like english and korean languish plus her languish arabic because she is egyptian Thank you your advices are amazing god bless u ❤❤

[@amrosamier8547]

Language

[@ShadowZx22]

لانجويش

[@Bindi972]

Mashaalah brother your Arabic is perfect for a non native good luck

[@pavelvorontsov7020]

I would say much about my experience, but this video covers in nutshell the idea and I totally agree with it. Thanks

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you, Pavel

[@syeikhesmaeilmahmood170]

Mr Brian you are absolutely amazing 🤩🤩 thank you so much for great advices 🎉🎊😍😍

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you so much, and thanks for watching!

[@turkishentertainment5309]

I am planning to start learning korean and Portuguese in this month at the same while currently I am at level B2 in Spanish but I was afraid to start 2 new languages from complete beginner level however after watching your video and other people's comments I am getting confidence to start learning ❤ Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@AyaanleCabdi-nt4dy]

Waw man you inspired me to learn two languages at the same time. Thanks with these rules it will be good Thanks

[@user-sj5iw2gn1u]

شكرا جزيلا لك ❤ نريد فيديو عن كيفية تعلم اللغة الاسبانية و المصادر التي نحتاجها

[@LuggageLife]

Very interesting video Brian! I really enjoy your content. I have also had the same exact experience with feeling that I have improved in a language after taking a short break. It happened to me with Greek. I think our brains just need a short break to essentially "digest the information" to make sense of it. The human brain is such a fascinating and amazing thing 🧠 I currently speak French 🇫🇷, Spanish 🇲🇽, and Português 🇧🇷 and am currently learning Italian 🇮🇹, Greek 🇬🇷 and Arabic 🇪🇬 🙉😅 I like the idea of improving one at a time because I'm currently doing the "try to learn them all at the same speed" method and I think your way might work better. Besides, the 3 languages that I'm studying aren't at the same levels

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thanks very much- I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who's had that experience. And I agree 100% re: our brains needing time to digest information!

[@LuggageLife]

1000%!! Merci beaucoup pour la réponse ! ​@@BrianWilesLanguages

[@BraxtonBogard]

I notice improvement in my language skills after a break too, particularly in my ability to understand.

[@mateusbatinga154]

you help me so much, i am learning english, i have a nice level, and using your videos and tips to learn mandarin, help so much and show were on my studies i need to improve, thank you

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

I’m glad you found the videos useful- thank you!

[@user-bp9rb4tx4u]

I was watching the series Billions and I was shocked when I saw you in it. You are a very excellent actor

[@StudiousPiglet]

I also have found that learning multiple languages and “taking a break” on them still kind of helps when I go back! I do have to get warmed up to them again when I start, or I have the problem of just speaking Korean when I want to speak French in my current case! I think just learning more about how one language works helps put even totally different languages a little more into focus. I'm going to try to do your language personality idea to help me separate better as well!

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Yes, I definitely also have to ‘warm up’ when I get back into a language after taking a break!

[@Frantz333Et]

Thanks a lot!

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thanks for watching!

[@Valorant_Paparazi]

Great content

[@yazeedfallatah6941]

I had this experience since starting to learn Spanish aftwer almost 5 years of learning Urdu. It always surprused me that my urdu has actually improved instead of deteriorating. Mr. Wiles, I really appreciate your content in Yotube and I consider you as a highly trusted source when it comes to learning languages. You sure didn't make the rules, but you definitely know how to play the game. A huge thanks to you from the bottom of my heart and I hope that you start learning about Islam one day.

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you, Yazeed

[@Deutsch-um6rt]

I’m learning German (B2) and as you said “maintaining” my English (C2). And yes, getting back to English after a week of learning German does work wonders: I surprisingly speak better than I expected

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

👍👍

[@9nine4for]

Brain you really have good brain 😅 Keep going bro we all proud of you I don't expected you speaking many languages in the same time and fleunt

[@zeinabyasser6930]

وحشني فويوهاتك في مصر براين 😢❤

[@popdancecharly]

You have good advices,and I got,

[@AcrabatX]

I love this channel! Watching you really gives me more confidence and inspiration when learning languages. The intro about struggling to choose is so relatable, I also eventually decided to learn the two languages I really want to speak (Japanese and Arabic) at the same time .

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thanks, AcrabatX! And wow- Japanese and Arabic- that’s a great combo! How’s it going so far?

[@AcrabatX]

@@BrianWilesLanguages It's going quite well! I have mastered pronunciations for both languages. I have a quite good grasp of the Arabic alphabet and the Hiragana alphabet. I am also able to count in Japanese and right now I am learning how to count in Arabic. I also took your advice about learning an Arabic dialect and I chose to learn Moroccan Arabic, I really love Morocco. It feels like I am definitely on your journey of becoming fluent. I really look forward to that day! I even want to celebrate by going to Japan and Morocco like you did with Egypt and really immerse myself in their culture and have fun! Thanks a ton for your videos and advice!

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

@@AcrabatX Nice! And yes, I think rewarding yourself with a visit to Japan/Morocco is a great idea...

[@Medecineourien]

Je compte faire pareil

[@gg-wk6kd]

مرحبا بك في المغرب🇲🇦 و لاكن أرجوك لا ترفع سقف توقعاتك😅keep going❤

[@narimanhassan4355]

بحب جدا اشوف قناتك و حضرتك انسان محترم جدا

[@j0018]

About your point at 4:05 actually, I found myself as same as you! Interesting!

[@yongyutang2453]

This was something I was just thinking about today. I’ve been trying to think about how to maintain my Japanese while also studying Chinese and Spanish. I’m at different levels of proficiency with all three so one of your tips applies to me. The one about language personalities is an interesting idea. I’ll need to reflect on what mine are. Thanks for posting the video.

[@tarteelhesham1404]

I study at science University , do you think that completing learning Japanese will be useful to me? I already trilingual (arabic english French)

[@yongyutang2453]

@@tarteelhesham1404 I’m not sure what your goals are for learning Japanese so I can’t say how ‘useful’ it would be. If you plan on working in Japan or if you are planning to work for a company that does business with Japan then of course it would be. If it’s just for the sake of knowing another language then I can’t really say it would useful. The language is quite different from what you’ve already learned so it’ll take a lot more effort than you might expect. However, learning it will help give you insight into a very beautiful country and its culture.

[@kaarinkampuchea]

"Ti, kteří znají mnoho jazyků, žijí tolik životů, kolik jazyků znají." basically.... different languages, different lives/souls/personalities. As a young child I noticed my mom was a little bit more outgoing in italiano, and more engaging in français than in english. When I español I do feel a bit different than how I carry myself using my childhood school Deutsch. I currently continue learning khmer ខ្មែរ from español not my native english, then i learn thai ไทย as a khmer speaker. And when I read aloud in français I notice I suddenly speak a bit louder. lol.

[@user-cn7ls4hm9Alnajih]

Brian I am currently learning english, and now I have a level in english between beginner and intermediate, i want to start learning french , but I found it really hard ....it would be better option to speed up the video that you will talk about french and how did you learn it and do you think that this is the best time for me to start learning french or it would be better to reach an intermediate or advance level of English

[@ChannelFiend]

Interesting tips. I agree with the idea of learning different languages based on levels. I tend to use Spanish as my bridge language for Korean, Chinese and German. But not for Italian or French. However, I tend to play a game to keep my Korean and Chinese vocabulary straight. Hello is English, what is it in Spanish? Hola. What is it in Chinese? 你好. What is it in Korean? 안녕하세요. What is it in Italian? Ciao. Then I go to the next word or phrase. What's up? Que pasa? 什么事? But I never thought about creating a personality per language. This is an excellent idea. I will figure this out and apply it. This sounds like fun. 谢谢奴 Brian!!! 😊

[@n.hemavathi3451]

Thank you so much for your help. I am interested to learning korean and french because my destination places are south korea and prais. I am not fluent in the English language and i am only focusing on improving my English skills, so i can't focus on learning french and korean at the same time. Sometimes i learn to the korean language, and i know some basic words in korean language, but I am completely unfamiliar with the french language, which is very difficult compared to the korean language. How can i learn two languages at the same time without a tutor? Could you give me some tips about them?

[@nawar9261]

01:45 أقسم بالله نفس الشعور تماما بس بين الانكليزي و الالماني 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂ .. رائع انت

[@ahmedmosleh2963]

Mañana 😂 Muchas gracias profe me mola tu estilo de dicción 👏💯

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Gracias a ti, hermano!

[@hagerbooks]

اتمني تعمل فيديوهات عن تعلم الانجليزي اكتر

[@seifseif9492]

Perfect

[@longbowmantv2187]

Hi! I really enjoyed this video and I have a question. I already know some Spanish let's say I am at an intermediate level(b1) . I also really want to start learning french from the scratch, I only know how to greet sb in french. Should I wait with learning french until I improve my spanish? I will have plenty of time soon because of the vacation break. Thanks for any advice.

[@Timba-and-Friends]

😊,شكرا 🙏👍

[@markotae]

😂❤keep وربنا يوفقك

[@reboltv4246]

Great I'm learning both language Spanish and Bahsa Indonesia I'm Filipino by the way.

[@oldman7250]

Do you have any advice for adapting this when it comes to learning classical arabic and an arabic dialect at the same time?

[@jocelynevkb5889]

Learning languages which are closely related (French Italian Spanish Portuguese) is hard at first, but the grammatical similarities help thereafter. As for learning Arabic & Chinese together, there's no initial confusion at first, but quite a challenge thereafter. It probably depends on what level one wants to achieve: just everyday talking & understanding, or more in depth linguistic knowledge!?!

[@Mlynx05]

Thanks for the video, I want to ask... Do you have anything specifically for studying/learning Japanese???

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

I will actually be publishing a video about Japanese in the near future 👍

[@Mlynx05]

@@BrianWilesLanguages Thank you so very much ♥️♥️♥️

[@MayaAhmed-ux6rx]

اخلص تالته ثانوي بس وافضي للفيديوهات دي 😂🤍

[@mo34zzz]

This video so good and useful thx I learning Japanese now but I will Russian language

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thanks a lot!

[@user-xz8sd9fx3x]

ياريت والله مزيد من النصايح

[@TheMarcinM]

One thing that I can recomend is to start one language that is similiar to yours or to the language that you already master for me russian (i am polish so russian is piece of cake) and chinese 😅. Russian easy to progres for me and i can put my effort into Chinese and when i can always say that i progressed

[@Mark30983]

Hope it helps me a alottt!!! I am interested in learning languages man! I am from India and a native speaker of thamizh,fluent in English.Apart from my Indian languages i would love to learn foreign language and i am learning Spanish,german hope i can Converse it fluent and learning both at a time ❤.To all my thamizhan's ithunala namba மொழிய விட்டுக்கொடுப்பேன்னு இல்ல❤ எப்போதும் நன்ப தமிழன் தான் ❤💜. பெருமையுடன் தமிழன் ❤.

[@thomastesfalem2718]

I wanna learn English and German at the same time what advise you recommend me;}

[@PLUTO-ef7xk]

I study english and japanese at the same time.but also i can speak persian,turkish and azerbayjane

[@noahcandelario8840]

Then if you do the split off of the languages, how would you study those throughout the week?

[@twilighttiger64-falcomfana73]

中～上級ぐらいレベルを持つ日本語学習者なんですが、同時に日本語と中国語を勉強することは可能のでしょうか？この二つの言語において文法が異なるため、意外と習得できそうにみえるという思い込みを持っています。できるのならば、どういう感じで前進すればいいのかを気になります！

[@Aseel_Black]

I was living in turkey while I was learning italian. I went to a restaurant with some friends and I kept saying 'bir tavla isteyoruz' to the waiter and she was so confused.

[@Manueltion15]

I’m learning Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian at the same time. The one difficulty is that I sometimes get confused by applying Spanish grammar rules and pronunciation to Portuguese

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Yes this can definitely happen, thanks for your comment 👍

[@Moodyssd]

محتواك رائع ❤😂

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

الف شكر

[@wlevy3190]

alright, lets go I started studying mandarin by myself 1 month ago and now I'm starting french, wish me luck 😅

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Best of luck!

[@swiftpenguin2136]

How long would you recommend for advancing in a language and maintaining others before switching to the next?

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

If possible, I would say at least 3 months

[@swiftpenguin2136]

@@BrianWilesLanguages thank you very much

[@user-bg9pl2qh1z]

How surprisingly that is my considering about diving into two other language and also into English because English is not my native language.

[@HienTran-nz7tm]

I have watched your two videos about “How to learn English/Chinese on your own for free”, I found it really helpful for my learning journey even though I have studied these two languages to upper-intermediate level. I wish i could watch those kind of videos before i start learning so i could save my time😆Could you do more videos like these for Spanish and French too? I am waiting for it to start learning both these languages, please!!!

[@Gameservices786]

How to get in touch for business inquires?

[@ShivamSharma-jp2xk]

How MANY language do you speak and planning to learn please tell us?

[@ENGLISHWORDS001]

22k views in 7 days ❤

[@AbdalmajedAl]

سبحان الله قبل كم دقيقة كنت افكر في تعلم لغتين الإنجليزية والأسبانية وفجأة طلع لي الفيديو بدون ما ابحث 😨

[@seifseif9492]

Greaaaaat

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@LavrintiTube]

I'm native Romanian, and I speak Romanian and English fluently. At school I also learn French. I want to learn Japanese and one more language, but I just can't decide which should that be (a language spoken in Europe, so that can boost my career when I grow up - I'm 14 years old). I'll take your advice and learn a little Japanese first and then start learning another langage, then alternate them (I'm a beginner, but I know Hiragana and Katakana). It would be nice if you made a video about deciding what language to learn, for me, it will be very helpful. 😇

[@amaba1277]

Mr Brown , l love watching you speaking different languages .thats fabulous

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Thank you, Amaba 👍

[@PrescaillaLimboNin]

some tips for learning chinese? , this is my thrid language, and i think i get stuck T~T

[@user-yf5jg5xu9q]

أنت جدا رائع وجامد يا سيد براين🤩❤ لأن مشاهدتك منحتنا وألهمتنا ثقة عالية جدا في تعلم أى لغة 🥰😍

[@linussutherland6624]

Here's a question: is there a way to learn languages WITHOUT a language personality? Long story short, I was raised in an environment where fakeness and basically being an actor 24/7 was not only expected, but enforced. As such, it's taken me a while to find my actual personality and I really dislike being or feeling not like myself. I know that having different angles to your personality isn't (necessarily) being fake, but it's something I really dislike doing.

[@alig-we7tp]

هل تكلم مع نفسي بللغه التي اتعلمه سوف يحسن من التحدث لدي؟

[@BodyElaad]

محتوى هادف

[@ayasayed651]

انا في قسم الدراسات اليونانيه و اللاتينيه و آدابهم و اعاني كثيرا من كثره القواعد فعلا كتير جدا و صعوبتهم انهم بدون متحدثين اصليين لانهم لغات قديمه بجانب الي اللغه الايطاليه التى لا اقدر على مواكبت تعليمها مع هذه اللغات القديمه و دراستهم باللغة الانجليزيه الموضوع حقاً مرهق ارجو من احد توجيه النصيحه لي

[@kimmeme2697]

❤❤❤

[@Akjr394]

Please help 🙏 with Turkish language I don't here to start 😢

[@sampamnwat6233]

انجليزي ده يا مرسي 😂 إيه ده يا معلم أنت فهمتها

[@khalghon]

Hey brother Why don’t you start Arabic language classes online Believe me you will have a lot students

[@user-lu8pf4qt3q]

I am learning Greek Bulgarian and Georgian at the same time!

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

Wow nice 👍

[@user-nv7uv9wd7m]

💗💗💗

[@pavelvorontsov7020]

demain 😀, c'est vrai, ça marche comme ça toujour

[@BrianWilesLanguages]

hahaha, d'accord!

[@FrenzyAfs2022]

Mind you, brian😆 that Arabic language you’re speaking is the Egyptian dialect. Saudi Arabian dialect is noticeable differently.

[@user-uv7qc7kk6d]

انا مطر اتعلم الانجليزية والفرنسية فى خلال شهرين عشان اشتغل متوسط فى الفرنسية ولكن مبتدي فى الانجليزية.

[@HA-tt4jk]

Good job But I think you should put the egyptian flag when you talk about arabic language because you already speak egyptian not saudi

[@user-ti5kn7ec8z]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lordlion-5718]

could you speak about gaza??

[@user-ms1dt9is8b]

براين معليش أنا طال عمري ١٦ سنة وعندي تقريبا سنة بدون مدارس بسبب الحرب في بلدي وحاليا بفتش على منحة فلو عندك منحة للثانوي يا ريت تبعتهالي❤

[@ollxzW]

هل تستطيع التحدث باللغة العربية الفصحى؟

[@husseinfawzy9848]

اللغة الإنجليزية مهمة جدا للحياة كلها للناس عشان تعرف تكلم مع الاجانب

[@user-sj9hd7me4b]

I am educated in Arabic, French and Japanese

[@coocoointhebrains]

When you speak arabic you become funny which adds to your idea of language personalities 😄 😂