How to learn any language easily | Matthew Youlden | TEDxClapham

Polyglot and linguist Matthew Youlden explains easy steps to learning a new language and debunks popular myths about language learning.
Languages have shaped Matthew’s entire life, from learning languages as a child with his twin brother (www.superpolyglotbros.com) to later being Babbel’s Language Ambassador and working as a lecturer. Having already studied over 20 languages, Matthew’s mission is to share his joy of languages. He truly believes that with the right tools and a healthy dose of fun, anyone can easily learn a new language. matthewyoulden.com.
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[@carissadanab9315]

I was in hawaii 3 years ago on vacation. while shopping i noticed the lady working there was korean cuz she murmered korean under her breath after dropping something. so i just started speaking to her in korean, something i studied as a hobby. i explained i was buying a gift for my moms birthday, and i ended up getting 70% off the necklace. she just took the price down because i "spoke her native language and she enjoyed the chat with me"

[@FumecriHimecri]

Lovely episode!

[@morgiewthelord8648]

Korean move

[@smridhinischal3184]

yup..Koreans are really nice to you when you Converse with them in their language.. currently I'm also studying Korean..hope to get fluent

[@caio6042]

Quantos anos voce demorou para aprender ingles ?

[@abumusaal-indunisiy1245]

This is the gems that he talkin about!

[@MrBaiLiE7]

Shortcut #1 - Look for similarities to your language (help you recognize patterns & understand meaning) Shortcut #2 - Keep it simple Shortcut #3 - Keep it relevant to your situation and needs. Shortcut #4 - Use 30 minutes study time a day or smaller periods more regularly Shortcut #5 - Listen to Radio, Watch Movies with English subtitles Rule 1) Live the language, own the language Rule 2) Make plenty of mistakes Rule 3) Make it fun. Friendly competition is good

[@MegF142857]

Good summation: 8:13 Begins talking about how to learn - with suggestions and methods.

[@BirdsofParis]

MrBaiLiE7 bless you 🙏

[@maxivento1226]

yes that's It, no need to watch the video.. he is awfully boring

[@hyacinthdibley]

No he is not boring. YOU find him boring. I actually find his voice soothing. To each his own.

[@noaksabi7947]

THank you!

[@inukag9]

This video had me constantly checking my volume settings

[@theinstartist1190]

Exactly 🤣

[@codywilkinson3042]

Lol

[@Poemasypocomas]

Same here 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Wrkumlin]

inukag9 Me, too...

[@homegirl5763]

Haha I had to crank mine up

[@urDAsellsAVON99]

“Look for similarities in your language” *Laughs in Cantonese*

[@vsgunning]

yes, I want to learn Mandarin but I dont think I can find similarities very easily

[@espadachin026]

@@vsgunning mandarin=madarina in spanish there you go

[@vsgunning]

@@espadachin026 madarin and a mandarine too. I speak 7 languages and am currently attempting to learn Khmer. The think I mean is if we dont know the script it is extremely difficult to find links and similarities.

[@alejrandom6592]

wa vietnamese?

[@ickym3]

@@alejrandom6592 im trying to learn vietnamese its very difficult

[@ssc1348]

"The more languages you know, the more people you are". Brilliant

[@Abdullah-de5ln]

❤Notice to diverse language lover :Hello there!Are you looking for a different language speaking partner? I'm a native Bengali speaker,you know what!Bangladeshi people sacrifices theirs life to save theirs beloved language on 21 feb 2020 and this is the reason why 21 feb is called international mother language day.I think a lot of story that we Bengalis have to share with outsiders and the same way all the outsiders have. I'm trying to learn English and to be more fluent like a native English speaker.I'm also a good known Hindi and Urdu language. If anybody who is interested to learn Bengali,Hindi or Urdu language and to teach me English language or other language. pls contact me over whatsapp [phone].

[@RONEFFECT]

It is said when people speak a different language their personality changes like a schizophrenic. I am a firm believer of this because when I speak Spanish I feel nothing like I do when I speak English.

[@barshadixit4567]

I agree- I'm tri lingual(Idk how to spell it)- when i speak English my personality is like a bubbly and cute type. When i speak hindi I'm more confident and when i speak odia I'm shy

[@Cheesesalad]

@@RONEFFECT Interesting... I never noticed until I read your comment. I'm german and usually a very shy introvert. But in english it's pretty much the other way around. Thank you. Another reason to explore new languages. It feels like getting to know another me.

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

I want to be a polygot and I want to learn new cultures and lifes. This is my biggest dream

[@user-it8kw3wy2y]

The more languages you know, the more people you are. 😅😢👏👏👏 Beautiful !

[@joyview1]

I wander if it does have same meaning in English) "more people you are" as "better as human" because more things makes you human.

[@user-it8kw3wy2y]

+Alexandr Martynov I suppose, though it does depend on how you compare the two.

[@roucoupse]

I speak only French and I can assert you there are many people in my head, though.

[@wilsonsuero38]

yes 😀

[@renehenriksen1735]

Are you skizofrenic? Or just a polyartist like Mystique/Raven Darkholm?

[@arcticpolyglots]

“Learn a language, and you’ll avoid a war.” ― Arab proverb

[@sulemese1624]

my instagram name = sule_mese ı want to improve my english . could you talk with me ? please :)

[@alwayslearning7672]

So ironic.The Arabs are always fighting!😂

[@thewild2334]

@@alwayslearning7672 so ironic, misunderstanding idiots like you are always commenting xD

[@lmarshy9120]

@@alwayslearning7672 I think It was two world wars between European countries and America not the Arabs.

[@alwayslearning7672]

@@lmarshy9120 I said nothing about wars.I said fighting!

[@RocketLR]

Im learning russian by hanging out with russians and listening to russian music. Only problem is, it's hard to remember things because of the amounts of alcohol we drink...

[@CyberMachine]

Do you have any recommendations for music?

[@RocketLR]

@@CyberMachine Lots! Whats your genre? Rap: Max Korzh has a lot of good songs. Honestly I don't know what genre to put their songs sometimes. Grivina, she has cold deep house ish songs. Her music video on malchik party is awesome so is the song. Lesha svik has chill songs. Hennessy by Zomb. If you like strange groovy songs then MATRANG might be something for you.

[@CyberMachine]

@@RocketLR OMG! I prefer rap and I'm already in love with Max Korzh. Thank you so much!!

[@minuit6305]

I heard that Russian is one of the best languages to learn especially if you're into tech and the internet because half of the stuff on the net (especially dark web) is in Russian!

[@yahyazitane3785]

@@minuit6305 indeed.. That's why I'm learning Russian too

[@PhelipeNascimentoo]

I'm brazilian,16 years old, and I just wanna say that speaking another language is the best experience ever, I've been studying english for almost 8 years, I make mistakes for sure, but they exist to tell me that I'm capable of turning it into a different way of learning, now I'm studying korean, it is much harder for sure, but I won't give up, no matter how long it could take.

[@internautaaleatorio7795]

Keep going!

[@casualenglishwithamy6951]

Keep going!!!

[@Abdullah-de5ln]

❤Notice to diverse language lover :Hello there!Are you looking for a different language speaking partner? I'm a native Bengali speaker,you know what!Bangladeshi people sacrifices theirs life to save theirs beloved language on 21 feb 2020 and this is the reason why 21 feb is called international mother language day.I think a lot of story that we Bengalis have to share with outsiders and the same way all the outsiders have. I'm trying to learn English and to be more fluent like a native English speaker.I'm also a good known Hindi and Urdu language. If anybody who is interested to learn Bengali,Hindi or Urdu language and to teach me English language or other language. pls contact me over whatsapp [phone].

[@eliezerribeiro7729]

stick to it iveness

[@user-kp2li9xn6q]

힘내요

[@godfatheralexander]

I'd like to correct the Ukrainian saying he quoted in the end (I'm Ukrainian myself). The saying translates as: "The more language you know, the more human you are."

[@keeanoagustiadi241]

I've become a big fan of Oleksander Usyk!

[@edicionenaudioyvideo3459]

Makes more sense

[@Emersongaldino.com77]

Tome cuidado com a Ucrânia , Rússia e china está quase em guerra , provavelmente vc já deve saber porém estou alertando

[@komavagroup]

nice one einstein

[@Agforever12]

I’m trying to learn Ukrainian right now. That’s why I’m watching this video!

[@tookurjaerbs]

"Don't be afraid to make mistakes." Seems to be a common theme in a lot of these language Ted Talks and other videos. Noted. 👍

[@mcmerry2846]

You can't commit mistakes if you don't know anything

[@omodiagbedominicedeoghon4607]

It is a fear children don't have and they grow up to master the language of their culture.

[@FOXMAN09]

I ask myself, why do I keep watching these ted talks about language learning when they are all virtually identical

[@theanimemusicnetwork5234]

@@mcmerry2846 You can: you just don't know what are the mistakes.

[@quintonj1616]

I followed this rule of thumb closely until I attempted to speak the language I'm learning to strangers and they mocked me.

[@tomseinfeld7124]

I did change my phone's language to spanish Now I don't read anything on my phone

[@SamirTimilsina]

I did that too and in the process I got my Twitter account suspended/blocked because I kept pressing on buttons without knowing its meaning.

[@charlize6994]

Samir Timilsina 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HackWindows]

I changed mine to French and now I’m a croissant

[@MrCagnacio]

A few months ago I started to learn german and for a couple of months I didn't know which day of the week i was living in till I got to learn it in german. Considering the lockdown I can assure to anyone that I didn't have the closest idea what day I was living because I didn't have to know whatsoever

[@alexvaldivia8356]

Copelandia I did the same, but changed it to swedish. I couldn’t even know for how long I hadn’t respond a message

[@headlesshieu]

Why is the audio so quiet?

[@margaritamanoukian1404]

I have the same question

[@gatinholegal]

me2

[@shk00design]

Guess I have to turn on the [CC] for close captions to pick up most of the dialog.

[@user-bv3cg8hx6g]

I would rather download this video and convert into mp3 to listen louder. It is too quite so that can not concentrate listening to it.

[@gladysl5236]

Hieu Nguyen turn up the volume then. 😎👌

[@KatherineRoman]

I am Ukrainian and I was so surprised when he spoke Ukranian in the end. Huge respect! :) Greetings from Ukraine

[@Liberty_Freedom_Brotherhood]

Katherine Roman how easy is it for a Russian to understand a Ukrainian and vice versa?

[@taras123UA]

Yes!!!

[@7even01]

John's Fitness and Strength I'm from Ukraine and we grew up hearing Ukrainian and Russian languages, so I'm native in both of them (also, I can freely understand Belorussian and partly Polish, never learning them), like a majority of Ukrainians. As I know, Russians, mostly, can't understand Ukrainian, but part of them can.

[@andreymakarov5615]

I'm really sorry, but Ukrainian is not a language...

[@andreymakarov5615]

Alexandr A. P. agreed. It's basically a RU dialect with some addition of Polish words.

[@yuladindasari8893]

"The more languages you know, the more people you are" I really agree with this quote, because language is a means of connecting to communicate. Therefore, the more languages know ​​will make it easier for living things to relate to fellow living beings in all corners of the world.

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

True, I want to learn Spanish and I want to talk Spanish with Latin America's people

[@technofanatic01]

I can speak English and French and I just started to learn Norwegian. Language is cool

[@steffcher1997]

Hi, Where are you learning Norwegian from?

[@alessandravs.angeles29]

Hi

[@fakhrizasyailendra4716]

i just now day in norwegian like mandag,tursdag,torsdag,fredag

[@fakhrizasyailendra4716]

@@Alia-cm4zv are you can speak fluently or in just daily conversation?

[@fakhrizasyailendra4716]

@@Alia-cm4zv and how long you mastered every other language?

[@helloworld8583]

"Скільки мов ти знаешь - стільки разів ти людина" this quote standing in my college, in my classroom for learning English! And now it's so pleasure to hear it from him!

[@MisterGames]

Watch at 1.5 speed, press your ear to the speaker. You're welcome

[@kevinree6461]

Thanks

[@caveman540]

lol....gracias.

[@bohdantoporivskyi5747]

The last Ukrainian proverb would be literally translated as: "How many languages you know, that many times you are a human"😊 Thanks for an interesting motivational speech!

[@bruhcc5033]

Actually, yes!

[@ahmetmuratcelik6806]

Omg there is a Turkish proverb which means the exact same thing. That's fascinating :d

[@nickwilliams6623]

" As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being " but its not a Ukrainian proverb but Goether's quotation.

[@daadaa6356]

we have the exact same one in Czech! I guess it's a slavic thing :D

[@Abdullah-de5ln]

❤Notice to diverse language lover :Hello there!Are you looking for a different language speaking partner? I'm a native Bengali speaker,you know what!Bangladeshi people sacrifices theirs life to save theirs beloved language on 21 feb 2020 and this is the reason why 21 feb is called international mother language day.I think a lot of story that we Bengalis have to share with outsiders and the same way all the outsiders have. I'm trying to learn English and to be more fluent like a native English speaker.I'm also a good known Hindi and Urdu language. If anybody who is interested to learn Bengali,Hindi or Urdu language and to teach me English language or other language. pls contact me over whatsapp [phone].

[@monicatoro2286]

As a spanish teacher, I can't express how amazed I felt with this speech. I totally agree with every single word he said. And I can assure you that, after being able to understand many ways of learning languages, everything he said was truth. Enjoy learning a new language!

[@LesserMoffHootkins]

You should be ashamed of yourself. I can’t say what I really think, or I’ll get kicked off KZbin.

[@okmrsavage]

@@LesserMoffHootkins and you should get off youtube until youre 13

[@hatimhatimo1954]

@@LesserMoffHootkins i think this is not your spot and you must apologize

[@KainobiN]

@@hatimhatimo1954yes for sure he should apologize

[@seriekekomo]

We all can be like him. Some people may have a better ear or be more talented than others, but as he said this is not about perfection, it is about communication. If you put passion and work into a language, soon enough you will learn it. I wish you a happy language learning! Je vous souhaite un apprentissage heureux des langues! ¡Os deseo un felíz aprendizaje de idiomas! 祝你语言学习快乐！ Eu desejo vocês um aprendizagem de línguas muito legal! Belleza! (I would write it also in Italian, but I'm not that confident yet, I have just started this week. If you see a mistake in any of these sentences, don't hesitate and tell me!) Why don't you also add more translations of this sentence, it would be really fun!

[@nalinh0]

Thank you!!!

[@lucasavelar997]

About the portuguese: " desejo a vocês um aprendizado de línguas legal."

[@seriekekomo]

Lucas Avelar Obrigado! :D

[@Anhonime]

Ich wünsche euch glückliches Fremdsprechenlernen! ;) (my German is kinda rusty, feel free to correct me) Życzę radosnej nauki języków obcych! (Polish)

[@margaritamanoukian1404]

Σας εύχομα καλή εκμάθηση ξένων γλωσσών! :D (Greek) btw Anhohine,I think it is called FremndsprAchenlernen :3

[@obadaodeh1625]

he speaks 20 languages half of them fluently, wow this is staggeringly amazing wow.

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

True 👍👍👍

[@runa8036]

I am Japanese, and learning English process is sometimes hard and I feel frustrated as to why I cannot speak it smoothly after years of study😢 but this video reminds me of the joys of language learning! Sometimes I feel as if I could go to a different world just by studying English in my daily life😊

[@Lieutenant-Dan]

Ganbatte!

[@Garadrim]

言語を勉強するって結構難しいですよね。でも諦めないでね！言語の中に他の国と文化が入っている！それはすごく楽しいから諦めないで！ Ganbatte!

[@r2ca677]

Your English is perfect!

[@MsShellectable]

Your written English is excellent. You've got your idioms down!

[@cameliavera]

Perfection is over rated. Im happy just to communicate.

[@yugomoises8917]

I'm currently learning spanish language, Thank you for the words, it motivates me a lot. ❤️

[@lenamonroe2961]

Hows the Spanish coming along?

[@PassionforDreaming]

This is a great talk! I dedicate my channel to talking about languages and language-learning and I love watching talks like this. I don't speak 20 languages but I can converse in four! I agree with what he said and this isn't the first time I've heard this. I've heard the same advice from other successful polyglots, so I can tell you that what he said works for a lot of people. More people need to see this

[@christopherellis2663]

I did French at school. Quickly picked up Spanish before travelling to Europe, found that I could read about 90% of Danish newspapers after about three weeks. Third trip to Europe is being planned. Also was able to get a handle on Basque. All of this in my sixties.

[@conormccormack5913]

Christopher Ellis how did you learn danish so quickly?

[@christopherellis2663]

Conor McCormack in København, one is surrounded by Danish. Once one has a handle on such words as på og til, the rest is almost English. I cannot speak or understand it, for it has consonants not used in English b d g r sk, for example. Æ ø y are found in French and German. It's called immersion, but some study of grammar and vocabulary are necessary.

[@abdirahimmussa2708]

woow hvordan går du

[@LesserMoffHootkins]

You were born talented, unlike most people. Or you’re lying.

[@JixieDye]

I loved this. I'm learning Danish at the moment. I absolutely love the language. Just switched my phone to Danish. Hope I don't get lost with it

[@estikararas11]

Wow, this is one of the best learn language explanations I ever heard. Thank you very much Sir, you show us the way.

[@aferrallms4642]

I really enjoyed this presentation. As a language teacher for more than 10 years, I have reflected many times on why I was so interested in learning the languages that I have learned, and how I could instill that interest into my students. This presentation contains many excellent ideas and points that all make complete sense. I would recommend this video to anyone who feels apprehensive about learning a new language.

[@kaeleiolson3113]

I only speak English fluently now but I'm learning spanish and I want to become a polyglot

[@keegster7167]

Same boat, but I'm learning Italian. By the way, I recommend making sure to pronounce the words a lot, because then you'll remember them. Recently I've gotten a lot better just from that.

[@missl4304]

Jelly Squid same here!

[@AllTheNamesIPickedWereTaken]

Kaelei Olson my advice is to actually use the words you learn frequently. Even when talking to your friends try to form sentences and call certain objects by their name in that language if you know that word. I was able to learn 200 Japanese words and about the same amount of kanji in a month and a half just by doing that. Good luck :)

[@luiyi0308]

Christopher Agha up

[@lingletsgd4892]

I know a good amount of words in Spanish, Italian, and I'm trying to learn slovene

[@tjb8158]

I just love this presentation so much and it really hits every point right on the head. Im learning spanish currently and am doing everything that was recommended here. It helped reassure me that i am on the right path. I hope all are well on your ways in your respective language journeys!

[@KitKat-is5qg]

Update?

[@ava1803]

Can you speak Spanish now? Are u fluent?

[@tjb8158]

Hey guys! Yes my Spanish is probably around a C1 level and I'm even dating a Mexican girl! Thanks for the interest!!

[@ava1803]

@@tjb8158 thanks for the update! All the best

[@michelleonsen4942]

ただいま50歳。今までの人生で日本語以外の言語（＝英語）習得できませんでした。この歳になりフランス語を習得したいと思っています。しかし成功体験ないので踏み出せない、自信がない‥ そんな時に「外国語を習得するとホテルの部屋がアップグレードされるかも」「自分に関係あるものだけを学ぶ（＝私の場合はグルメと買い物なので観光会話できればOK）」この２つの言葉で頑張ってみようと思えるようになりました。 あと、「助けてー」「道に迷いました」も習得しようと思います。

[@learn_french]

Well... it was interesting... I think that learning a language is not a ONE way thing and you need to learn a little of this and a little bit of that. I have been teaching for more than 20 years and I got some great results... but there is just a simple fact that people should understand... you need to learn some grammar and understand how the language is structured if you want to learn it. The vocabulary is just a question of being able to remember the words. Then after will also come the way to pronounce... and French is a challenging language! But if you put yourself into it... everything is possible!!!

[@tanyasehgal4316]

Hey ! Vincent. I follow your videos :) Haha !

[@prtdiva]

You have to learn grammar but you don’t have to learn it day one to learn simple frases. I think that’s the point he’s trying to make. Dive in and worry about the rest later 🤗

[@ronaldcaliva5004]

You dont just adopt the language easily ,it takes time for you to actually speak out the languange you're trying to learn

[@user-on3yr3oo1r]

From my point of view, there are some psychological problems of learning the second, third and so on languages, because a person must overcome the patterns of his own mother tongue, including pronunciation of course. I think this is the main problem. Maybe I'm wrong ..

[@ishish8816]

Every native speaker thinks their language is hard. But how hard it is to learn a language depends how similar it is to your native language. Grammar is so important especially when the language is very dissimilar to yours like I’m learning Czech. You’re right you can miss half the meaning of a sentence of le.g language if you you don’t know how to decline the nouns and pronouns. You can rite learn phrases but depending on the type of learner you are.

[@megalopolis2015]

This is a really fun and motivating talk. I noticed when I was watching a film tonight in Romanian and Russian how similar some of the words were to Spanish and English. I definitely resonated with what he said about finding the similarities. Bravo, Mr. Youlden.

[@LuigiCotocea]

You know as a Romanian i consider Italian Espanol and French being easier than Russian. Remember Russian is a Slavic language not a romantic one like Romanian which contains latin too!

[@SpanishAcademyTV]

Thank you! Very insightful The 30 minutes to study each day is such a game changer!

[@julianbasse]

How to learn any language easily ? Step 1: stop viewing this video, instead, start studying languages.

[@guyfawkes5055]

HAHAHA

[@sergiosengkey1133]

Not really, because for people who want to learn english watching this video is a way of learning.

[@antonyramirezferrigno2979]

Hey Matthew :) that's a pretty cool talk and inspiring. I'm actually on the way to learn my fourth language and I can say that it has been one of the most fulfilling things I have ever done in life. Will start following you guys on Social Media.

[@someonenew9024]

Besides my mother tongue, I have a degree in English, am fluent in Spanish and am currently learning German. I can also understand Portugese and French. I love languages and I soooooo agree on making the mistakes. I tell it to my students all the time.

[@lilidane8975]

Alors est-ce que tu comprends cette phrase ? :D

[@oleginkayandir1144]

❤

[@user-py6oq9yt5j]

Thank you a lot! Last phrase was unexpected, because I never saw phrases in TED about Ukrainian, and, because it’s my mother language, I was touched right in the heart ❤️ thanks for such inspired video 🙏🏻 with love from Ukrainian- з любов’ю від українців 🇺🇦

[@amirjamili5327]

I think learning a new language is like a brilliant adventure that everyone can have in Life.

[@LesserMoffHootkins]

Everyone can fail.

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

I totally agree with you. This is great adventure for me

[@sherifmatt4338]

I speak 4 languages and i'm learning german, i'm a bit affraid of it but i'm gona do my best, this guy is an inspiration for me, I want to be like him and that's why i'm gona do my best to learn german and a lot of languages !

[@cakes_lollies9948]

i know this is a typical question but on average how long has it taken you? i'm learning french and about a month in and still building vocabulary.

[@sherifmatt4338]

+cakes_lollies Well to speak spanish it tooks me 8 months, but now I speak it well. You can 'understand' a language and speaks it correctly in 3 months. Good luck !

[@FrozenCompass]

+sherif matt thank you! What methods were you using? I'm find French hard cause natives just push it all together

[@sherifmatt4338]

+Monique H Well honestly I don't use any methode but I have some "technics" I begin to learn the presentation; Hi my name is... I am 20 years old etc etc. Then I download 2 apps, one of conjugation and a dictionary. Then I try to learn the basics verbs; eat, drink, live, work. Yeah and don't forget; Writing is VERY important, it helps you to memorize. And don't worry for french it's a very simple language, tell ur self that when you'll learn french you can easly learn italian or spanish ;) Hope it helps =)

[@jhonatanjk1251]

Not a polyglot or anything, but i've been about 4 months learning french and i've learnt a lot of vocabulary thanks to Memrise, also i'm watching a tv show in french (even though it's original language is english i managed to find it in french) and i'm reading le petit prince :) everything thanks to duolingo, memrise and alexa.

[@PennyLouiseLane]

I loved this so much I'm crying. "The more languages you know, the more people you are" was the best quote i've ever heard of.

[@vasiliydmitriev3723]

yes, but the speaker generally says the same only pretending to be very clever.

[@edessentials3206]

Get out more often. There are many excellent quotes to top this one. When the pandemic is done of course.

[@gordanastefanovic8470]

"The more languages you know, the more people you are." I like that 👍

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

❤️🥰❤️🥰

[@KimsonJohn]

in Africa it's standard to speak more than one language.

[@vandanashinde5989]

KimsonJohn also in INDIA 😉

[@HDdk100]

I think that's the standard in the most of the world tbh - in Europe it's the same I think the average is close to 3 langueges

[@bennartey3409]

Very true. My mother who never went to school speaks nine Ghanaian languages and English. I speak seven languages including English and French. My small country Ghana has over 25 different languages because there are so many ethnicities. I learned three languages simply by living next door to native speakers and interacting with them.

[@stg1325]

Ben Nartey im so jealous of u 😅 all i wanna do is learn french 🤦‍♂️

[@bennartey3409]

A.S. 1 You can if you put in the effort. If you have Alliance Francais in your country, they may run French language courses. Or you can learn online. Use Rosetta Stone app. which is really rich in content. Give it time and practice regularly.

[@ghod2114]

I am at pre-intermediate English level and I was wonder that I understood almost everything from this video. This is amazing. Also enjoed the sentence at the end in Ukrainian because I am from Ukraine ^_^ Thanks a lot, hope this video would help me and other to learn better and get such a great experience as I had

[@alenmateomunoz4362]

I like him; his voice is relaxing. He speaks without exaggerating his enunciation and pronunciation. I totally agree with Youlden's shortcuts to language learning and the golden rules.

[@Verisimilitude_]

This was encouraging. I am trying to learn a second language. It’s not been easy but I know I can do it!

[@kaunas888]

The title is a bit of click bait. It is not about how to learn any language easily, but techniques to make learning more engaging and effective which is not the same thing. As someone involved in languages, I can say that individual aptitude varies greatly and highly influences how much one progresses. Most languages require a considerable commitment to get to an intermediate level of communication.

[@midnightearth1015]

Very insightful. I've been studying German on and off for about a year, and probably couldn't hold a basic conversation, and if I could then I wouldn't be understandable. My biggest problem is probably keeping things relevant. This really helped, let's see how I'm doing in a month or two!

[@mohammedanask5921]

And how you did it?

[@ohexwhy1769]

howd you do

[@katrinaaverage-potato5828]

Ich lerne auch Deutsch! I only started a few months ago though, what do you use? I’m using Duolingo and some audiobooks my local library has from pimsleur

[@Maxim_Vu]

I'm a student. I have been leaning English for 3 years ago. I try my best with it. Thank you for this video

[@kirkendauhl6990]

I'm so glad I watched this video, my previous experience with a TED Talk was more of a product than educational and it's made me wary of clicking on the videos. I'm trying to learn Finnish and while some of these rules are great for languages that are more popular, it's hard to find the resources and media needed to gain experience in that language. I've put a Finnish option on my computer and I follow Finnish tags on social media (namely suomipaskaa lol)but as far as music and video, that's going to be a bit harder to run into. I appreciate the video and your time immensely, it's given me some things to mull over and think about while on my own polyglot adventure. Hyvää päivää!

[@YohanBlake-hy7gb]

Kirkendauhl do you know it now?

[@littletomato6561]

I’m trying to learn Finnish too! Maybe we could be partners in learning the language?

[@genymaranunesgoncalves9895]

Entre muitas palestras e motivação, organização de pensamentos e o poder de tocar o coração, essa superou de uma forma magnífica e espetacular. Para motivar- me a continuar e fez eu entender , perceber, que também sou capaz de outro idioma aprender e não ficar presa num casulo de receios e medos de me aventurar. Pois o desconhecido quer me encontrar e eu almejo com ele estar.

[@IcantThinkOfAname9]

hey they're the guys from babel

[@margaritamanoukian1404]

yesss

[@evilmorty1440]

really? o.O

[@margaritamanoukian1404]

yeap,they did a video on Babel about how they learned the languages and they spoke on each language :3

[@evilmorty1440]

Margarita M Cool! I am from Brazil and I speak Three languages.

[@shikamarunara8920]

XD that is why i am here :)

[@Thankyouma]

Thanks for amazing time! Recently,I have started learning English again. So, This video was so useful! Thank you from Japan!

[@user-ld9hi5oh9f]

so inspired person he talks about most important things in life which is comuniction..... with anther culture ,people or learning new experience and by learning new languages you will get them ❤

[@romiagua2746]

É também com estas sacadas, que sigo aprendendo e aprendendo. Todas. 👀👏

[@yolandasuciati9288]

So motivational. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@mturkdeniz]

Language learning is brain improvement for me , if we know more languages it is mean more perspective we can look, go out to the routine of your life. it is mean also learn another culture and therefore realize your culture more. Thanks for nice videos.

[@m7dtbh580]

I moved to study in Turkey, I have been here for a month and the constant need to learn the language brought me to here (although I already speak 3 languages) He gave me the courage to learn harder, thank you TED

[@wanda5548]

you got this!! iyi şanslar

[@paintinggalaxies5925]

Him: Languages are beautiful! Him earlier: *_D I E_*

[@pritheebecareful7070]

Ironically, I need subtitles in order to know what he is saying.

[@sulemese1624]

Didn't you understand anything ?

[@eduardoreis8443]

How is your English today ?

[@mightyxt]

Do you know English now?

[@mlart9787]

Me too! Only cause the microphone isn't very loud.

[@june.w.1288]

He has a strong accent, and the sound is very low, besides not everyone can listen to this in a quiet, peaceful environment. For example if someone has little children who are yelling a lot, or if someone is in a bus, a lot of passangers chatting around him/her... Guys, have some empathy and understanding!

[@lostsha]

What an adorable accent, pure and comprehensive english. I wish everyone who’s first language is English spoke like that. That would’ve been great for us, english learners. Correct me please if I did mistakes :)

[@user-ux8bq8sx1r]

Отличная подача, реклама настоящая захватывающая, хочется использовать Ваши правила, не бояться ошибок!!! Вы ТАЛАНТ!!!

[@mi-mi222]

I am so happy to hear quote from my native language. I don’t even think that it can be possible. So proud for my language and Ukraine at all!

[@katief4700]

This really inspired me. I'm a current monolinguest learning Russian,Swedish,Spanish and Portugese. Yes I do realise learning 4 languages at once is a challenge. But I have the freedom to learn it whenever and however I want. At school you're forced to learn a language which you might not be interested in and you go over useless stuff again and again. I have bought a specific notebook for each language and I study for at least 30min a day. It is very satisfying to see how many pages I have done. My motivation? the freedom of when you are fluent. I look at people who are bilingual and see them speak to others, it's amazing. Plus I just love being able to travel the world being able to speak to the locals.

[@LesserMoffHootkins]

I bet you failed miserably.

[@chrisgilmannTV]

If I may suggest, try to learn the romance languages first since you are already taking on Spanish and Portuguese. Adding french and Italian will be like value-add to what you already have. Bonne chance!

[@DanielBro42]

well?

[@taylahsimmons]

This has motivated me even more to continue my Slovenian language learning

[@adriantdt8774]

I've been followed babbel since 4 years ago that i started studying languages and i'm his fan number one!

[@vvishwakarthik]

I'm from India, and I want to tell you guys that it's almost impossible to find a person who knows only one language in India. That's the advantage of being born in a nation of a thousand languages.

[@marcellagomez3299]

Same here in the Philippines.

[@Hamza.khan0]

I'm indian i know almost 5-6 language Hindi english urdu marathi etc.

[@joyybugg]

I speak three languages (Spanish, Basque/Euskera and English) and I am a teenager and I can confirm it's very easy. The most difficult one was the basque, because it's almost an independent language, but it wasn't that hard, really. Recently, I started learning japanese, and it's not that difficult, at least not as it seems. I know a pair of phrases and words already. Of course, I have a lot to learn, but I have the choice to learn what I like, and I won't fail myself. (My mother language is spanish) *EDIT:*I forgot to mention It, I have a friend who talks like seven languages, like german, french, spanish, basque, english, japanese... So guys, is not that difficult :) If I have wrote wrong any expression, let me know, please! ^^

[@tapankumarnayak5931]

Can you help me in learning English

[@floragreen8039]

+ use small free periods of time to learn the language (about 30 min daily) eg in train, waiting, ... or in the Moring you could listen to radio in the targeted language + learn songs + videos/ Netflix with subtitle 1. life language: sing in it, dream in it, ... 2. Make mistakes: only way to learn it 3. make it fun eg about grammar (entertaining), try get others in it -> “ the more languages you know the more people you are “

[@myselfme767]

I was learning German maybe 8 years ago, could be 10. In order to learn words I used to write small notes with the words and put them everywhere (on the objects that they represent) now, 8 years later I picked up German again, and without using the language at all during all these years I still remember words and phrases. I guess I repeated them enough times so they could lodge into my long-term memory. When I picked it up again I was able to just recall the words without even trying to recall them (I didn't know they were still there, in my mind). They were just somewhere there in a shelf inside my brain. I was really surprised because I've heard that if you don't use the language you forget it. Keep in mind I learned it about a month 8-10 years ago. So, yeah, repetition in the thing with languages. As the guy said surround yourself with the language. I find learning a new language fun and I love it. It's never boring to me. Also while learning say out loud the words and phrases, speak, so you could use all your senses.

[@blue1spiral]

"make grammar fun" um, TELL US HOW lol

[@user-mo1bo6tz9x]

motivation is the key, keep in your mind the reason why you're studying that language...remember your goals

[@dittykong9517]

think of grammar as a series of elements and just playing around with it

[@egeoeris]

I'm making fun of my suffering when i don't know the best way to put something in my sentence. Have to say it's quite working beside my decreasing confidence to speak with anybody every day

[@ShoroukA]

Lmao yesss!

[@lakersrull]

Learn the basics then move to the real fun content, there you will experience more unknown grammar rules, learn some, forget others but dont get too stuck on it, keep going. It's bloody hard in the beginning but the content, your fluency and understanding keep getting better, even if you learnt one word a day.

[@vitsouza]

I don't know it's just me who found the audio too low. But, this video has giving me a lot of tips for my knowledge about English!

[@griffincreech2019]

Very good English! Keep up the good work!

[@user-pv4jt9ip9w]

Oh, this feeling when you watching this video, because you try learning English language. Дякую лектору цього відео за досить цікаву подачу матеріала. Я вважаю, что людям потрібно зрозуміти, что будь-яка мова це не шкільний предмет. Язык - это прежде всего возможность взаимодействовать с окружающими тебя людьми. Да, я могу допускать кучу ошибок, которые будут смешны носителям интересующего меня языка, ну и что с того? Главное пытаться и учиться на своих ошибках)

[@ProfeKristel]

great and motivating!!! I am going to start with a new language this same week!

[@javierrodenasvanguard7351]

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[@profaaulas9555]

Let's be honest... If you have motivation to really study everyday, you can learn a new language. It doesnt matter if it's fun or not, it depends on how dedicated you are. I believe that most people keep looking for magic in language learning, but this doesnt happen. If you can have fun, great! But you'll always need dedication!!!

[@jennaholly]

I have been learning Turkish for about two weeks now! This is a very useful video thank you!

[@KanalYD]

Devam ediyor musun öğrenmeye? :)

[@David-bz7pi]

One other useful tip that he kinda covered, but not really: When watching a show with English subtitles, it helps in learning a language - but it's not the best way to go about it. If possible, it's best to try and get subtitles in that language, and not only watch the show but also read the subtitles in that language. It's good for intermediate learners. Netflix has a lot of series they've been working on, and one nice thing about that setup is they generally dub and create subs for many of the shows they have. Not all, but many. It's a good source for learning.

[@engelguillermotaboada2683]

Languajes are my pasión since i was a young Guy., definetly i want to keep improving my french and German and now with thé internet it's easier . Thé key Is practice every day great vídeo full motivation thanks.👏👏

[@jamesdigriz5449]

I can speak fluently 4 languages and can't possibly learn anymore, and can't imagine how anyone can realistically claim to speak more than that. In my case it's a continuous challenge to keep all of them at a decent level. Our brain in this regard is like a muscle that needs regular intensive exercise to KEEP each language. It is also like a vessel with a limited capacity shared by languages you speak. Multilingual people would understand what I mean.

[@BuikQuik]

Both of your points have scientific evidence against them, it's been show that we don't forget things that the memories and connections just get weak, and they have found no evidence of a limit to the amount of knowledge you can learn.

[@Kaiju008]

I get you. The biggest problem I have is not to swap words or syntax from one language to another.

[@africaRBG]

Bro, do you even youtube ?

[@Hastetricking]

Look at lingualtraveler he speaks 12

[@daadaa6356]

John Wick I speak 5 fluently. I can tell u why. My mother tongue is Czech (1. Czech). I was born and grew up in Switzerland (2. Swiss-german). In Swiss schools you are thought in german (3. German). At the age of 14 I started to binge english KZbinrs/series and made lots of english speaking friends (4. English). In Switzerland french is obligatory from the age of 11. I’m now 19 years old. I know live in Paris since a month and will for 5 more (5. French). There you go. I rly rly wanna learn more languages; Currently learning Chinese. It also seems impossible to me but Im not gonna give up

[@7tonton]

There are TedX talks by native speakers of Mandarin, French, Egyptian Arabic and a lot more. They are really helpful in my language learning.

[@OhBombii]

I’m a native English speaker from England, (North-West). Swedish is so similar and easy to learn for beginners, while also having a 10m population in Sweden, so I have reasons.

[@shk00design]

When it comes to languages, some polyglots like Moses McCormick & Steve Kaufmann don't have perfect pronunciation in all the languages they speak. The main focus is to be able to speak and be understood by native speakers.

[@rawmark]

Exactly. I've heard Steve K speak French and I cringe. And considering he has spoken French for a number of years I'm a bit surprised that he doesn't sound better. However, in his defense, he can be understood but it does sound like he's butchering the language. :)

[@shk00design]

Learning to read & white a language fluently can be mastered in school but when it comes to speaking, some people will show their foreign accents. They need to make a conscious effort to get a language tutor to tone-down or eliminate some of their foreign accents. Just as an example a man Gregory Rivers from Australia who lived in Hong Kong for over 20 years. He worked mostly as an actor in Cantonese for TVB. He married a local Chinese, speaks, read & write in Chinese as well as in English. Being a TV actor he had to read scripts in Chinese and learned many characters along the way. When he first landed in Hong Kong, his Cantonese was understandable but not as fluent. Listening to his TV interviews in Cantonese you can't really tell him from a native-speaker with many local expressions in his speech. Compared to someone born in Hong Kong or a person who moved to the city as a young child, there is definitely a hint of foreign accent since he relocated in his early 20s.

[@rawmark]

shk00design Yes, agreed, but like you said, a person has to make a conscious effort to find a tutor, or even travel to the country and spend some time there. I am learning French and Dutch right now but I plan on spending next summer in both countries. One month in the south of France and one month immersed in Dutch in the Netherlands. Me and my boys will be going. And heck, I'll bet you if I take a trip up to Paris after my time in the South the Parisians will laugh at my southern accent. LOL. I'll say this. I do admire all of these people for learning languages. There something amazing that happens when you learn a new language. Beyond that fact that your brain grows larger, it just happens to be a lot of fun. So on this, we who call ourselves Bilingual, Trilingual, or beyond, have much larger brains that the average person walking around and this has been scientifically proven. And this gives us one up on everyone else.

[@vivaeuropa]

@@shk00design I see nothing wrong with a slight accent when someone speaks. For example Germans and Swedes learn English at 5 years old until adults and still have an accent but their pronunciation is perfect and that's what matters, unlike someone from China who say words like aluminum like aruminum and thousand like wousand. That's when its butchering the language and seriously needs practicing but idk if you can change that.

[@MatheusSouzaPiano]

I`m brazilian, i speak english fluently, and last monday, i started to study french!

[@internautaaleatorio7795]

Parabens cara!

[@damiliaarzybekova7352]

Matheus Souza how it’s going(French)? One year has passed..

[@d.j.l6429]

*And LAST monday...

[@user-xo1jz7pp7e]

And, did you succeed in learning French?

[@ngochuongtran268]

How long you take to learn english? @Math SC

[@mayrafigueroa5541]

¡Me encantó! Muy buenos consejos. Disfruté ver el video 😊

[@Kyle_The_Terminator_Sieber]

This is spot on advice. Top shelf stuff.

[@salviija774]

Another tip, get a friend who is also a polyglot or aspires to be, and study with them. Learn a language together, or even get tips from each other on different languages, and eventually practice with them whenever you speak with them. Insteal of talking to someone foreign, you have a friend to study with nearby!

[@user-lb7ov3pd9i]

Выступление интересное и приятное, спасибо спикеру! Вот только я не поняла, как же легко выучить любой язык?

[@mysticthreed2957]

Listen to books in the language on audible (or similar) as soon as you have the badics down. That way you get the pronunciation and the intonation. No, you won't undetstand everything in the beginning but you're definitely making progress

[@tanoshi7]

Tips start at 8:17

[@MrsClarisse14]

I don't really have any of those problems he is talking about and I wasn't planning on watching this to the end... I just enjoyed his way of speaking so much :)

[@wontaeklim9580]

Great lesson. I love this. Thanks.

[@eatdrinkplaytolearnchinese6957]

Great tips ! Very useful and helpful ! Thank you for sharing!

[@filipinoheritagesocietyofm1699]

Thank you for the motivation. I hope I can stick to the rules.....

[@anthonydiaz6250]

Exselent expositione, i´m putting on practique the advice numbe 3: cometing mistakes. Than u matthe

[@charityodunsi5255]

Bravo ! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@anapereirinha8689]

When he said "Aurélia" he truly sounded Portuguese, im impressed

[@waltz6360]

I was very impressed by this speech. (As a Japanese who learning English)

[@Senchodz]

i've already did this before and i speak now 6 languages Arabic-english-italian-spanish-french-chinese as i never start with alphabets just try to get words ,most important terms of of use and later try to make a sentences with these words,,listen to music even you don't understand but make yourself understanding try to get any word from the song or you can translate it to your native language until you can sing it and you know it's meaning and here it's very good step ,,also something very important is you must love that thing you are learning whatever it is and you will get it either a language or anyother lesson, without giving it a love you won't get it.

[@TheSkum]

lol it's funny how Algerians ''speak'' French

[@henrystivenson9792]

Few people know about a pragmatic, efficient way to learn a new language. Those who do, advance in learning steadily and according to their schedule. While most people find themselves learning a new language as a necessity, many others do it because it is fun. It feels more sophisticated to know more than one language. It can be highly beneficial in your life over the long run. However, it is not an easy task to learn a new language no matter whether it is for fun or out of necessity. You've probably seen friends or acquaintances talk about wanting to learn a foreign language, then enthusiastically purchasing products, books, and maybe even enrolling into a course or program, only to ultimately see the reality of the fact that they have failed in their pursuit of learning another language. According to The Guardian, the ICM survey, which questioned 1,001 young people aged 14-24 from across the UK in June this year, paints a picture of a generation perhaps surprisingly open to the prospect of language learning, but often deeply lacking in the confidence of their ability to put their language studies into practice. The research had indicated that A-level languages are perceived as being harder than other subjects and their content is demotivating. Sitting down with a language textbook and trying to teach yourself a new language is not only boring, it takes an inordinate amount of time. It can take months to capture the basics of a particular language. Fluency comes far later. Often, we don’t have the luxury of spending months learning a language. For example, those people who are migrating or taking up a job abroad. However as an individual learner or with a tutor, the student can cut down the time it takes him/her to master the basics of a new language. There are methods that can be used to reduce the time it takes. Main Essentials of Learning a New Language - They distinguish three main essentials associated with learning a new language; namely the vocabulary, basic sentence elements / patterns, and grammar rules. Vocabulary - the most basic step towards learning a new language is to learn its words. Familiarity with the words will lead you to form sentences. Sentence Patterns and Elements - this has to do with how you ask and answer questions. Making coherent sentences is the way to make someone understand what you are saying. The ability will also help you understand what others are saying and how you might respond. Grammar Rules - Each language has certain rules that need to be followed. There is a special type of media developed for the first and second component - a bilingual graded book. Bilingual graded books are also called bilingual graded readers. They offer a parallel translation that allows the user to learn a new language in less time. With the translation on the same page, learners can effortlessly learn what any unfamiliar words mean. They can quickly pick up new vocabulary and phrases that are used over and over in texts of bilingual graded books. When they read a graded bilingual reader, they can pick up chunks of language and vocabulary that they can use in conversation and other real-world applications. It also significantly reduces the amount of time it takes to become conversational in a new language. As you read a bilingual reader, your brain begins to remember words and phrases simply because you are exposed to them several times. You don’t even realize, until you have to recall what you’ve learned, that you have already learned the new words and phrases. Listen to the audio tracks that should always accompany a bilingual graded book to learn how words are said and to improve your overall ability to speak the new language. A good idea is to use the free VLC media player to control the playing speed. You can control the playing speed by decreasing or increasing the speed value on the button of the VLC media player's interface. Decide what is better for you a paper book or an e-book. Many of the e-readers by Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo have dictionaries pre-loaded on their devices, with options to download additional ones, for free. If you do not have an e-reader, you do not have to buy one, because you can download it as a free app to your phone and use it right away. Writing your own notes, searching or making highlights is ridiculously simple with an e-reader or e-reading app. Anything you do with an e-book is also synced to the cloud, ensuring any change will follow you, no matter what device you are on. At first search on Google for "bilingual graded books" or "bilingual graded books for beginners". Choose and buy a book on a suitable topic, for example general, business, medical, culinary, dialogues, students, cooking, family, tourists, detective, short story or whatever you like. Read it for about twenty minutes a day. If you do it every day, you will be surprised how much you can learn in a month's time. Try to use the target language after you have learned for a month. If you don't have an opportunity to talk to native speakers at home or at work/study, use your target language in small talk on Skype or another online chat. Search on Google for "free online clean chat rooms" and pick up the one that suits your interests. Two or three minutes of small talk two or three times a week or more often will give you some motivation and encourage you to learn new questions and answers for new dialogues. Compile a list of questions and answers for your dialogues in a target language or find them on Google with keywords "Bilingual graded books dialogues" and try using them. Don't be afraid of making errors. They are your steps to success. You will spot and correct them sooner or later anyway. They will not be for the rest of your life. Better not to talk at all than to talk incorrectly? Wrong! Start talking as much as you can! Your language will improve every time you talk. A learner who knows only a hundred words and isn't shy of talking will progress more quickly than the one who knows a thousand words but remains silent because he or she is afraid of saying something wrong. It can usually take you from one to three months to finish a bilingual graded reader at beginner level (A1) and elementary level (A2). The amount of time depends on your previous experience with learning foreign languages and on your personal abilities. At this point you should be able to ask and answer simple questions with the following questioning words: What? Who? Where? When? Which? How many/much? As you improve and become more confident in your ability to use the new language, you can move on to the next reader level and continue your language-learning journey. After using a bilingual graded book for a week or two you are ready to study grammar rules, so buy a good grammar book. A grammar book will satisfy your curiosity about grammar rules awakened by the bilingual graded book. Read the grammar book to find out how you can use your target language more precisely. Follow this order - first read a reading book, then use a grammar book and exercises to make your learning experience uninterrupted. Language text with a parallel translation has helped many to uncover their potential for learning multiple languages. Whether you are learning a language as a hobby or for a necessary purpose, you will find such books are supportive. Using them is by far more pragmatic, efficient way to learn a new language than a "learn a language in two weeks" program. However you should frequently use the target language by using bilingual graded books with audio tracks, grammar books, chats, internet pages and even songs to maintain your motivation and progress. Remember - twenty minutes a day does the magic!