how to learn languages in a LAZY way (advice from a polyglot)

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0:00 intro
2:59 very entertaining method
8:59 the best method if you are a busy person
10:28 weird but effective method
11:22 a method that calm your mind

[@pearlywong]

If you are a beginner in your target language, please feel free to check out my video about "how I learn langauges in a LAZY way as a BEGINNER" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYKrlnZroptmr7c 😆💛 I’m so excited to share with you all my lazy language learning routine Yayyyy!! There’s really no magic when it comes to language learning. I believe the two most critical things are to enjoy the process and to be consistent. I believe that’s exactly what made me a polyglot today. I hope you enjoy today’s video, and please do share with me your ways of learning languages that made you enjoy the process, I would love to know

[@user-mf4xt1tl6m]

Love it😍

[@pearlywong]

@@user-mf4xt1tl6m thanks a lot yay

[@eychan]

Which podcats do you listen?

[@xenarosey]

that's basically what i did, even though i searched all of the best tips to learn, i still end up to lazy learning style

[@c.9458]

When do you think is the best moment to start simultaneous languages? Like, do you start both at the same time or do you wait to have a certain knowledge of one to start learning another?

[@monkeydo8809]

Basically the advice is: - watch videos in a foreign language - listen to podcasts - read books And you don't really need to work on it, just do it to immerse yourself in the foreing language environment and have fun.

[@pearlywong]

Thanks so much for summarizing!

[@YuhHuhNuhUh]

But how read books in the language when you do not understand

[@R-0-1-XIceFrost]

@@YuhHuhNuhUh Know the fundamentals language you're learning and once you have solid foundation then you're good to cruise reading books, watching media etc etc etc.

[@racool911]

@@R-0-1-XIceFrost The fundamentals are the hard part. If I try to read a Japanese book I'm not going to end up making any progress.

[@Jayinjapanese]

understand the language

[@bangkokadventures298]

A lot of this sounds right to me. Polyglots don't really study or do homework. It's all just tons of listening and exposure to the target language

[@pearlywong]

Thank you for your comment. Yes, totally agree!

[@sirfizz6518]

That's language acquisition. It's not mutually exclusive with becoming a polyglot, it's just become trendy largely because a lot of polyglots have found it their preferred learning paradigm in recent years.

[@StephGoKrazy]

This is how I was able to learn and be able to have small conversations in Brazilian Portuguese after about 6 months, all I did was use duolingo, found people to talk to in the language, listen to music , and watch shows

[@Gabriel_Oliveira06]

​@@StephGoKrazy Hey, May I help you with Portuguese e you help me with English? Thanks in advance ✌️

[@StephGoKrazy]

@@Gabriel_Oliveira06 com certeza

[@youaremeish]

I never intended to learn Korean, but I’ve developed comprehension of the language since I watch a lot of Korean dramas and movies. I’m now thinking of studying it seriously since I’m familiar with the words, just not the grammar. I realized it was time since the other day I was telling my cat to get up in Korean, without even realizing I knew the word already 😂

[@juztkei]

So jealous man, I've never understood how ppl can actually learn languages just from watching😭 i be so confused no matter how much I watch

[@BlvdBrawlr]

@Susurrations You don't remember but it's how you learned how to communicate since you were a baby. You start imitating and picking up words from the people talking around you. I think it's easier for kids because their minds are like new sponges and they aren't afraid of trial and error. My mother told me when I was 4, I was almost trilingual lol

[@sierranicholes6712]

i feel this, i watched so much midnight diner that i started picking up bits and pieces of japanese without even realizing, then i'd hear phrases in other contexts and realize "wait i know what they just said"

[@NoName-xw2no]

Same with me. I also watch kdramas and also kpop stuff. Sometimes I'm surprised how much I understand.

[@ikla9006]

Did you say 일어나 to your cat? That’s cute 🥰

[@e-genieclimatique]

in brief: 1. **Enjoy the Learning Process**: The creator emphasizes the importance of enjoying the language learning process. She believes that consistency, which is key to mastering a language, comes easier when you're having fun. 2. **No Strict Schedules or Goals**: Unlike traditional methods, she doesn't set strict goals or schedules, nor does she focus on memorizing vocabulary. Instead, she follows methods that make her happy and keep her engaged. 3. **Watching KZbin Videos**: Part of her daily routine involves watching KZbin videos in the language she's learning. She prefers videos on topics that interest her, spoken by KZbinrs who speak clearly and talk a lot. This helps her practice listening skills. 4. **Listening to Podcasts**: While doing chores or running errands, she listens to podcasts in the target language. This helps her immerse herself in the language without needing to live in a country where it's spoken. 5. **Talking to Herself**: She practices speaking the language by talking to herself, which she finds useful when there's no one else to converse with. 6. **Reading Books**: She ends her day by reading books in the language she's learning. Even though she might not understand everything, it helps her practice reading and pronunciation. 7. **Using Social Media**: She has a separate social media account where she follows French influencers and accounts. This allows her to improve her French while scrolling through social media. 8. **Learning Multiple Languages**: When learning multiple languages, she prioritizes one (currently French) and spends at least 1.5-2 hours on it daily. For the other languages, she spends at least 10 minutes each. The creator emphasizes that her approach is not about discipline or forcing oneself to study, but about enjoying the process and learning in a way that feels natural and engaging.

[@divorahaile4673]

Thanks 👍😊

[@stefanbotezatu6808]

Thanks ChatGpt 😊👍

[@valevale689]

Grazie !

[@Angelaangelat]

This was so helpful! Thanks for explaining it so clearly ❤

[@richardb4787]

Learning by absorption.

[@saucy2476]

Lots of polyglots use the method where you think in the language you're learning. A lot of it pertains to going back to when you were learning your mother tongue; how your parents and environment makes you fluent, and you have to think in that language. I watched another polyglot talk about how they also learn this way, and I didn't realize that I had done that with every language I know. It also helps to choose a language with a culture that interests you, much like how you said to watch a video with topics that interest you. It makes you want to engage in the language more

[@pearlywong]

Totally🙌🏻

[@nenadpopov3601]

That's what I did when I was a kid and learning English, it got to the point where I knew the word in English but couldn't remember the word in my own language lol.

[@aozorasuiren335]

That's exactly how I did learn Japanese!! And now I recommend that method to the ones around me and I am trying to apply it to the other languages I want to learn too

[@sikirer]

Yess! I speak 3 languages fluently and another 2 a bit and that's exactly how i do it. I just go by my daily tasks thinking about them in the given language and if i can't think of the word i need for the given context then i just look it up.

[@HyatWyat]

Yes I'm doing that with German and it's really helping!

[@DishonoredGOD]

Polyglots are like rpg characters. They just gain skills and abilities through osmosis.

[@philipdavis7521]

Great tips. This is basically Stephen Krashen's approach (and Marvin Brown). Not learning a language but acquiring it through comprehensible input.

[@pearlywong]

Exactly!!!

[@philipdavis7521]

@@pearlywong I knew a Taiwan girl years ago who learned English by watching her favourite BBC period dramas all through her teens. She spoke like a posh 19th Century lady!

[@Ludimie]

@@philipdavis7521 I love that XD

[@VeryRGOTI]

​@@philipdavis7521 This is basically how i learned English by accident by watching English youtubers in my childhood because i loved "Lets Play" videos!

[@backfromvenus]

Comprehensible input is not a great theory, in my opinion. Krashen says you can sit and watch TV all day in the target language and acquire it which is totally false. There has to be an equal and considerate amount of output and interaction (which encompasses the ability to notice new forms and for negotiation of meaning to take place, if and when necessary) along with the input. While children seem to be able to follow the method of comprehensible input, that’s all they do anyway. Children’s job is just to absorb language all the time. Unless you’re in a setting where you can immerse in the target language, comprehensible input suddenly falls flat. And even then, like mentioned before, you cannot rely solely on input.

[@moonyaan]

That's basically how I learned English too!! my mother tongue is Spanish and in school you waste at least 12 years since kindergarten to highschool learning grammar and memorizing verbs but surprisingly I got way more fluently learning for about 2 years by my own with this method (that's called Comprendible Input btw) and I can now understand and speak with natives without struggling. Now I'm doing the same for other languages as well, hoping to be a polyglot one day 😊

[@person880]

School and formal learning can be so boring and filled with busy work that doesn't teach you much. It is important to immerse yourself in the language, and there are many opportunities throughout the day to do so.

[@kazuma510]

I agree 100% with you 🙂

[@Ludimie]

Talking to yourself to practice a foreign language is a free-essential if you don't live abroad. I'm so used to it now I don't even feel embarrassment anymore X'D For your french, we have a cool youtube channel called "Arte" (it's a french-german creation, so sometimes it's more in german) with great topics, in case you've never seen it and you want to vary with news. Great video, thanks for sharing it !

[@pearlywong]

Thanks for your comment and suggestion! Yes, I sometimes do watch videos from Arte too! They are also very good resources for learning French!

[@Ludimie]

@@pearlywong No problem and it's nice from you to share some advice

[@Alexandra-bk5pi]

Arte ROCKS

[@robalexnat]

Have learned/speak 8 languages, and this is highly language dependent as well as what your base language is. For example, I have not met a single person whom I studied languages with that could do this with Mandarin nor Japanese, due to the pictorial nature. The learners were from Latin and Arabic script based languages and all struggled to some degree. Even classmates that were native Mandarin speakers learning English or French had to dedicate time getting familiar with the alphabets, pronunciations, and nuances of text writing. The "lazy" method you recommend actually leverages a lot of intuitive abilities you developed as a child coming from a Mandarin/Hakka and from what I assume was early exposure to Latin scripts (via English). Notice how when you moved to Arabic, the different script and writing styles plus pronunciation techniques require some dedicated practice there as well. I am not saying immersion isn't necessary. But blindly JUST doing immersion is not going to get you far as fast as if you have interweave it with dedicated targeted practice for vocabulary, grammar structures, and of course, actively practicing actually speaking the language since listening is always easier. There are a couple of great channels on KZbin that cover this and real life organizations that also use this targeted technique for more rapid language acquisition.

[@michemicalromance]

so true. i have some comprehesion of korean (i know the alphabet and some words) through immersion but i can't actually communicate in korean, even though i have immersed mostly through music and youtube videos for a long time. i definitely had more progress in learning japanese because of conscious effort in understanding the language paired with immersion, since you need some grammar and vocabulary to start thinking and forming phrases in a new language. i do agree that enjoying the process is the best way to learn, but i think some effort in grammar is necessary.

[@Antonio-nn2kq]

I want to learn English. My comprehension is about 95%, but I have some difficulty for speak. Could you please help me with this?

[@elainepotgieter9403]

I have to say, I'm learning Arabic purely by listening to recordings where they say the English then repeat the Arabic three times, I've learned a little bit of the script but no grammar etc. and I'm somehow picking it up very fast. Listening is my main learning method and it's really working well for me so I can relate to what the lady in this video is saying and doing. I've also improved my Spanish dramatically at a much quicker speed just from listening to videos and being in on-line chats, similar to what she is doing. I wish I had known all this many years ago before trying to delve into so much grammar and vocabulary lists etc. Once I hear certain patterns that start forming, I realize there's a grammar link there somehow then I investigate it further and then it really sinks in because I'm looking at it out of curiosity and not from having it taught to me in rote fashion. I really think this lady is on to something here. I'm progressing way quicker in my language learning using her methods than what I did via the 'old school' way for many years There is no wrong and right when it comes to language learning, it's a matter of learning a language according to the learning style that suits you the best and also what learning style to apply according to what stage you are at with regard to a particular language.

[@iri8032]

This is so true. Good that you pointed out. It's something that works for a child living in that environment. I've seen MANY adults for whom it never works unless it's very close to their mother tounge. Or else every other hardcore anime fan would have learnt Japanese by now lol. So first figure out if you're someone who learns language just by intuition. I think most who can do so just know it. If you feel you're not really that type, don't waste your time just by doing immersion if you actually wanna learn.

[@reve605]

@iri8032 Majority of anime fans don’t acquire Japanese because whenever they are watching anime, they just looking & reading the English subtitles or other non-japanese translations and don’t pay attention to the actual spoken Japanese language with visuals to observe context clues (which is called comprehensible input). In order to make the immersion works, it has to be 95% only in your target language that’s when your brain pattern recognitions and problem solving will start to work to understand a message and you have to do it with consistency until your mind made a new way of thinking. That is why acquiring a language that’s close to your mother tounge is easier ‘cause your brain recognise similarities of patterns and making an new one for a new language would take less time than a language that is very foreign. Children learn their native languages with 90+% immersion in that language only.

[@dreamysol]

this is exactly how i feel. i tried all the popular advice like getting a good grammar book, using anki or quizlet for vocab so that i could learn spanish in 2020. i was only consistent for a few months before i burned out due to de motivation and not seeing progress. i honestly hated learning spanish when i was doing it that way because it reminded me so much about how we learn language in school. i learned about comprehensible input and i learned about the channel dreaming spanish and i decided to give it a try so i picked up spanish again this year in january. i think this method really works for me because i’m finding that i’m understanding a lot of the beginner/super beginner videos on their channel and even if there are words i don’t know, i can figure out what they are through context.

[@pearlywong]

Happy to hear that you found a learning method that suit you! yay!

[@amperage8032]

Is dreaming Spanish a KZbin channel? I’ve been trying to learn for many, many years (embarrassing, I know) and I need a new approach.

[@protyper9861]

Best way for one person will not be best way for another. I have been learning French and what seems to work best for me is only just reading, rather than listening to stuff and saying the French I learn from reading to friends. This may not be most effective but it’s what works best for me. Best of luck to all fellow language learners out there 🎉

[@thedavidguy01]

What evidence do you have that different people learn language differently?

[@protyper9861]

@@thedavidguy01 look inside the brain of polyglot and look inside brain of someone who failed high school language learning multiple times. I would bet money that Not only would you find that the polyglot has greater distribution of white and greater matter in area of brain responsible for learning languages. Not only that but you would also find that the polyglot simply is smarter and therefore process information during learning differently. And to add to my point, as I mentioned in my first comment one study method for one person may not work for another. It depends on how people’s brain are configured okay. That’s the simple answer. If you evidence that supports your claim more than mine and you think I’m wrong I’m all ears I would love to hear back from you. Thanks.

[@thedavidguy01]

@@protyper9861 The evidence from decades of second language acquisition research is that language learning is unlike other learning and that it works the same way for everyone. For example, there’s an order of acquisition of language features for each language and all learners acquire them in the same order. Some people acquire language faster but in the same way.

[@pearlywong]

I agree, I think the best way to learn languages is to find your preferred way that can keep you motivated and being consistent!

[@BLACKPINK_NOOFFICIAL]

That's because every person has their own different ways to learn a language did they find out her own different tip supposed for other ppl to be easy but it is not. They way how i learned english was reading books, and setting the language in my phone also listen bcs that helped me to understand english more, but I learn it different lol

[@woomygosh]

Oh yes talking to yourself is very important. Thinking in the language as well. That's how I perfected English. Now I got bored because I know it well enough I can call myself bilingual. I wanted to learn French but dropped it unfortunately but maybe this video is a sign. Now I decided korean sounds very beautiful so here we are. I also love to copy sounds so talking to myself even if I don't really know what I'm saying is good practice. Language is just sounds that mean things how hard can it be

[@wolf_dietrich5054]

I really appreciate having found your channel, you have already become my favorite youtuber, every day i'll watch a video of you to improve my English.

[@bonaventurasigit]

My Summary: 1. Intro: enjoy urself when u wanna learn & consistency is the key 2. very entertaining method: watch KZbin video ofc😅 (like what we are doing rn) 3. the best method if u are BUSY person: listen to podcast when u doing something (jogging, working, taking errands) 4. weird but effective method: speak to ourself when we taking break (honestly I already doing it, when taking shower or when I comb my hair in mirror😂) 5. a method that calm ur mind: reading a book and speak it out loud, plus scrolling through social media. little tips: If u wanna learn Arabic, firstly u can learn it from Duolingo (not sponsored, but I hope they sponsored baobaopearly😅) because the alphabet is vert different.

[@user-ps8cu3vt8e]

hello i'm native arabic do urself a favor because the arabic in duolingo has so much errors like even the pronounce

[@evefreyasyrenathegoddessev4016]

Why would anyone want to learn Arabic or Turkish or Japanese etc or other similar languages! Not only are those the hardest ever, they’re also a non-pretty language (only very few words a pretty word) and, one tends to learn pretty words faster, while non-pretty words take a lot more repetitions to memorize, so it’s going to be a million times harder to learn a language that has mostly non-pretty words, and usually one ends up giving up, anyway! So it’s best to choose a pretty language such as Dutch and Norwegian and Welsh and Gallo and Portuguese etc (technically all Germanic languages and all Celtic languages and most Latin languages are pretty and easy to learn / memorize) and to learn the pretty languages for their pretty / poetic words and enjoy the process of learning!

[@evefreyasyrenathegoddessev4016]

The best way to learn a language fast is by memorizing as many new words as possible (including the most used 1.000 words) and then watching many videos with subs in the target language (or both English subs and subs in the target languages that are displayed at the same time, if available) and, it can be quite easy to learn a few thousand words, especially if one chooses a pretty language such as Dutch (Dutch & English are the prettiest languages ever with the most pretty / poetic words and the easiest languages ever) and Norwegian and Welsh and Swedish and Portuguese and French etc, and one should start by memorizing the most used 1.000 words, and then once one knows at least 5.000 base words, one picks up new words naturally, usually in context - I learned over 8.000 words in Dutch in just a few months and am now a quite advanced level in Dutch, and intermediate level in Norwegian / Swedish etc and also Portuguese etc, but I can understand almost everything in Portuguese because I am native speaker level in Spanish since childhood, as I learned Spanish without even trying by simply watching a lot of movies and TV series, and I learned over 10.000 base words in Spanish just from TV series, so it’s possible to learn an easy language such as Spanish and Italian by just watching videos or series etc without knowing many words because Spanish and Italian words are usually very easy to hear and one will usually hear clearly the way the word is pronounced and learn it that way, so one doesn’t even have to see its spelling, and that’s how I learned most Spanish words in childhood, only by hearing them pronounced many times, but last year I started learning the main rules for spelling, and I can usually figure out how to spell a Spanish word that I haven’t seen spelled before, and it’s even easier if one watches the videos with English subtitles or with both English subtitles and subtitles in Spanish or in the other language one is trying to learn, so I usually try to find videos that have both English subs and subs in the languages I am trying to learn, so that I can see both subs at the same time, and this method + memorizing a lot of vocab and a lot of lyrics (especially at the beginning) are truly the best ways to learn a new language fast, especially memorizing vocab, because the more vocab one knows, the easier it is to recognize the words and understand others and see how the words are used in sentences later on, so I always start learning new languages by memorizing as many words as possible, usually watching the vocab videos multiple times and on maximum speed after the first time, cause it takes less time that way, especially when the video is 4 hours long like the 2.000 words vocab videos!

[@evefreyasyrenathegoddessev4016]

Also, there is only one pearl / pearly and that’s me - precious terms / nature related terms / plant related terms etc cannot be misused in yt names or names etc, and must be changed!

[@evefreyasyrenathegoddessev4016]

I started learning new languages on my own last year, and I am learning multiple languages at the same time (I have over 38 languages on my list of languages I want to learn and improve) and, I am quite an advanced level in Dutch after only learning it for a few months (I learned over 8.000 words in Dutch in about 3 months because I focused on Dutch a lot for about 3 months) and I also learned over 3.500 words in Norwegian / Swedish (intermediate level) and 1.000 new words in French (plus I knew about 1.000 words in French since childhood, so I know about two thousand words in French now) and about 450 words in Welsh and I also learned new words in many other languages, including new words in German and Italian (I also know about one thousand words in German / Italian / Latin since childhood that I learned from lyrics and movies etc, without even trying, which I think it’s called passive learning) and, I even learned about one thousand new words in Spanish (even though I’m native speaker level in Spanish since childhood and know over 10.000 base words in Spanish since childhood, I want to get to a writer level / over 30.000 words) and am constantly learning new words and new ideas as I watch all sorts of educational videos, and one of my goals is to get to a native speaker level in Dutch and Norwegian and French and Portuguese and Swedish as fast as possible, and I was hoping to get there by the end of the year!

[@joaomarcelo__]

😂😂😂 It was amazing!! I see languages, and the learning of it, as a way to connect people and understand the world around you... That energy you have is such important to enjoy the process of learning.

[@LisaEveShow]

I love your personality so much. I love how you're making this work for you. Thank you for giving me permission to b a LAZY language learner. This is incredibly helpful because I've been doing most of this. OMGSH I also made a social media account in my target language!

[@aur3liom]

What a coincidence, because I use the same approach! And I don't consider it a lazy technique, I'd say that is the way to learning just having fun! Nice video, and I enjoyed watching it as well!

[@pearlywong]

Thanks for your comment!! And I totally agree! A way to have fun while learning languages👍

[@KovolosChannel_therealkovolo]

talking to yourself in the language you’re learning is suuuuch a useful tip. big ups

[@alinagrinenko]

Girl you just described my day of learning. A lots of listening then speaking and very important, enjoying. By the way talking to yourself it’s completely normal

[@archienoyce2453]

thanks for the great video! it was nice to be reminded that if its not fun its gonna work, a harsh reminder but so true! thank you so much! also you have such good vibes i love your energy

[@pearlywong]

Thank you for the lovely comment!

[@user-hi4qq1oz9b]

Your tips worked!!! I sm currently learning Aftikaans and used these methods snx I have improved significantly. Thank you❤❤❤

[@originaldanman]

This is one of the things I do with a lot of reading, but most of the time I have to look up every word or phrase I can't understand. It makes it a lot slower getting through a video or a book but that's just the way I am. I like how you said "whatever works for you". I think that's kind of synonymous with what Steve Kauffman says, "whatever motivates you". Staying motivated is the "ONLY" reason anyone learns. Edit: I forgot to add, use a tablet to read, you can look up words, phrases sentences and paragraphs instantly, with just a touch, if you have the right translators installed. Plus you can easily save them to ANKI, to study later; no typing needed. There are thousands of free books to read also.

[@Celestina0]

KZbin has a good transcript feature that moves along with each sentence so you can pause and see the words you missed. Also the kindle app links to audible to do the same thing for a lot of books. Very useful tools!

[@Viki.ArtCute]

I was very lucky to find your channel, thank you a lot!🤗

[@crayonsclassics698]

Thank you for posting!! I thoroughly enjoyed your video! It made me smile and also encouraged me.

[@pearlywong]

I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you!

[@sakuthelittlecherry1174]

As a French, I think watching French videos related to everyday news is (so cute) and brave. Especially knowing that Hugo (HugoDécrypte) is really well known in France and we like him too haha Good luck and keep going! (i'm so happy you're learning my language aaaa ♥)

[@blub4963]

Do you have any recommendations for french youtubers? I want to wantch more french stuff but I haven't found someone that could interest me. I feel like when you search up "french youtubers/youtuber français" you only find people who either try to sell you something or language youtubers... So as a french person, you might know some good youtubers?

[@livvies_]

​@@blub4963 Hugo décrypte which they mentionned is a really nice youtuber, he talks about french and international news and breaks it down to make it more easy for younger people to understand, so there shouldn't be any really complicated words and is actually interesting :)

[@blub4963]

@@livvies_ is there anyone else? I really don't want to be confronted with news from around the world where ever I go... Do you perhaps know some KZbinrs who do comedy (in this case it would be alright if they also do some political topics/news/opinion but like in a humorous kind of way) or talk about history, fashion or movies/Series? Like something for escapism?

[@lou-anncudelou1789]

@@blub4963 Hi ! if you are still searching for a French KZbinr, you can try to watch the videos of « squeeze ». He makes videos on a lot of subjects such as anecdotes around the world, interactive games(where he invites guests) or scary stories. Most of them are really fun to watch

[@jayy.0]

​@@blub4963hi - Squeezie - inoxtag -amine -maghla -dooms -michou -mastu -joyca -tartiflex

[@TsusokaYnM]

These are really great tips im gonna add them to my daily routine as well. I can get so stuck on taking notes and while i generally like doing that, i feel like it can get tedious without producing as good of results because its too hyperfocused and i give up from the effort

[@krystalozs539]

Girl I really like your vibes, actually I'm learning english rn so I'm gonna start to watch all your videos. On the other hand you remind me the most important part of all this process ENJOY THE JOURNEY ❤

[@Queen_Mz_Quinn]

Thank you for this! There's more than one way to learn and best way for one to learn is to enjoy the learning process. That's why I love listening to music even in other languages... Something I was taught by my music teacher back in highschool whom ironically was also my middle school teacher. But yeah! I appreciate you!

[@BodyCulinary]

I've always loved languages. I took a mandarin class right before the panoramic. It was challenging and exciting. Long way to go, though learning is fun. Thank you for sharing. 🦋👩🏿‍🌾👩🏿‍🍳

[@pearlywong]

No problem! Thank you for your kind comment!

[@wileko4459]

I find that learning in context helps you to remember in context. Such as, I’ll forget a word or sentence until I’m in that situation again and then it will com back to me naturally. It happened to me with Japanese even though I haven’t thought about it in years. It’s happening to my now with Korean and Chinese.

[@pearlywong]

Can’t agree more!

[@kaedatiger]

This is exactly why I got frustrated with Duolingo Japanese. I would remember the vocab in-app and struggle to remember otherwise.

[@arimetri8120]

I LOVEEEE YOUR ENERGY!! THANKS for the recommendations 🥰⭐keep it up! 💪

[@pearlywong]

Thank you😄

[@Rahmaali_199]

I really like your channel it’s so clear at me thanks for everything ❤

[@taijennex6829]

I am going to try this method :currently learning Korean so thanks for these tips cos I think this way of language learning may work much better for me as well .😊

[@FaFa-uu2ht]

When I was in school I did 6yrs of English lessons, I understood nothing and was bored to learn English. Then I try to learn by myself at 17yrs old to understand news about my favorite video games, now I’m 24 and even if my writing is still not good, I can watch video/tv show or movie in English without subtitles and understand 98/100%. So, for everyone who try to learn new language, keep trying to understand with video/book/movie who interest you and you gonna learn really faster. Your video is really good, thanks

[@scottstevens5481]

Very inspiring… thank you for the encouragement!

[@dhc4822]

Pearly I visit first time to your channel .I really like your routine and your learning style I think it's so relaxing to learn languages is better than memeorze each and everything

[@smartpants6]

This is always how I learn and when I'm serious about it I just use the LanguageReactor and make sure I instantaneously look up every word I don't know by mousing over it. Then again, if I see subtitles too long, that can be a bad habit so I'll sometimes just listen casually. I always think this method is the more hardcore, high effort way of doing and I tell people they need to "put in the effort". I feel like when people do traditional study techniques like flashcards, grammar drills, etc., they're being what I would call "lazy" and they need to put in effort if they wanna get results. I honestly always feel kinda mentally tired after a 1-2 hour hardcore active listening session and even more than after talking to natives for the same period of time.

[@theresaschuldt3915]

As a visual learner, it was important to me to be able to read hiragana and katakana first. To learn kanji, I’m taking the advice of a teacher to learn the meaning of each character for each year of a school age learner in Japan. I see images in my mind as I speak. The same method works for me with Spanish and Italian I must mentally see the words as I speak until I am comfortable with using them.

[@chrish.4729]

Awesome video, thanks so much for sharing your fun and relaxing language learning routine with all of us!

[@pearlywong]

You’re welcome!

[@hardstylelife5749]

That was fun, cool format; it’s a very fun way to express a concept and get throughout a topic. :)great video, thanks for sharing it. Looking forward to seeing how you will develop your channel

[@pearlywong]

Thank you!

[@rainycrazy]

Commenting so I don't lose the video. I am in advanced Hebrew but to pick it up conversationally is still very difficult. I'm going to try your methods. I do believe that in the beginning, people will need to take the traditional role of learning and practicing vocab and learning sentence structure but when you are more advanced, it is important to practice conversation, listening and reading, just like you outlined in your video. Thanks!

[@ame_vagabonde]

You're right ! I'm French and I'm learning English, and when I was a kid (middle school) I was better than people my age because I used to play Pokemon in english. I had fun playing it and I learnt a lot of vocabulary through the attacks names. I took it for granted and when I reached highschool, I wasn't improving at all despite being in a European Class (which means that I had more advanced English courses). I was probably the worse in this class. At that time, I wasn't even listening to music so I never heard any English outside of school. It's only as a senior that I started watching English speaking YT videos, and playing Animal Crossing in English. I immediately noticed an improvement and the next year I was reading my first book in English. You just have to find something you like and dive into it, whether it is video games, song lyrics, reading, YT videos, films...

[@pearlywong]

Yep! Totally agree!

[@Nehauon]

Your English is perfectly native

[@user-fd6gw8rr8z]

Tu parles bien français !!! J’ai été trop contente de voir que tu regardais des KZbinrs français !!! Ta vidéo m’a permis de m’entraîner à la compréhension de l’anglais. Merciii beaucoup !!! Bravo d’apprendre autant de langues je veux en apprendre autant que toi (même plus). Bisous depuis la France !!!✨💕

[@drucillapolythenepam5552]

Definitively, that is the point. ❤

[@michaelbark4264]

I'm learning italian, Spanish and I'm just starting to learn Japanese. Just the time issue on Spanish and Japanese I'm trying to add more time learning. Like you I love learning languages. Great video keep up the good work. This is my first time on your channel.

[@NhiLe-ho2pg]

You make me feel like learning a language is so much fun. A lot of videos out there that just put many of the rules and it overwhelmed me.

[@reddiharika8378]

What's your native language?

[@NhiLe-ho2pg]

@@reddiharika8378 Vietnamese. how 'bout you?

[@reddiharika8378]

@@NhiLe-ho2pg Telugu

[@angelaharvell2552]

I like the process and explaining the emphasis Shows me how to integrate and simplify so that I can be consistent

[@eirenaliciadiazgutierrez2139]

I really loved it! It helps me a lot, thank you so much

[@pearlywong]

you're very welcome!

[@sushigooo8061]

I find you are definitely the real deal because even before you mentioned your native tongue, I thought English was your native and the very very very minor accent you have on like two sounds, was from all the other languages you've learned. Thank you for the advice and amazing job

[@pearlywong]

hahaha what a nice compliment! Thank you for your kind and supportive words! I'm really happy to hear it^^

[@victorhugocatonho7561]

This is a great video! I learned spanish using pretty much the same method as you did and its all sooooo true!! One tip I can give for you to boost your views and get more subscribers is doing a video talking in the languages you know. It's a video idea that pops up everytime for anyone interested in polyglots or learning new languages, so it could help your channel grow a little bit more. Keep up with the good work!

[@pearlywong]

Great advice! Thank you so much!

[@tayaborisenko1897]

Thank you so much for these great tips. Recently I started to learn Japanese, and it's kinda hard, but i'm very persistent in learning it. With a lot of love and hope to you from Kyiv!

[@sasharodriguez384]

Nice to have some confirmation that what I've been doing seems to be the right way to go!

[@saigonotsuki]

Fun's the way, it seems. I'm struggling with Japanese for YEARS, but recently I'm starting to comprehend more and having some fun. I'm paying attention to the music I hear, and tyring to capture the meaning of the sentences in anime and movies. I bought some Japanese manga to try to learn, and I'll try to play Pokémon Moon in Japanese. Let's see how it goes. I still make tons of notes, but I really like practicing handwritten Japanese. I started Mandarin with an app and it's been fun too.

[@patrickstephens5633]

Thanks for this great video, I really liked it and learnt a lot from it! Def gonna make sure to keep it fun. One thing I would suggest in line with this philosophy: you said you choose videos that have really clear speaking. That’s definitely important when learning, and you learn a lot from that (especially language). If your focus is on learning the formal language and that is your main interest, that’s great! However, especially with French, there is quite a lot of informal slang, some differences in pronunciation etc (and just the speed) which make it difficult to understand informal french if you only listen to clear french. I used to listen to radio shows in french and then when I moved to france I struggled to understand people initially, even though I could understand 95%+ of the radio shows. My solution was to watch french TV shows, and especially, stand-up comedy. Once you’re advanced in a language, Comedy is a really fun way to practice: people speak really naturally, and you learn a lot of slang (and a lot of cultural jokes and references - different regions of france constantly joke about each other etc). It’s probably the hardest thing you can watch in a foreign language for that reason (if you are used to formal language), but definitely worth it if you have reached that level

[@pearlywong]

Thanks for your advice🤩

[@AhmedKhaled-sl5gw]

I love the video! Keep it up ya Pearly!!

[@pearlywong]

Thank you Ahmed😆!!

[@nightstarjournal5081]

Excellent advice, sister, thank you! 🙏🏻

[@janationaltreasure]

I think this is good for non-beginners more than just complete beginners. Because we don't have the chance to learn exactly like babies do, it's a good tool for beginners to at least learn a pronunciation writing system (pinyin, hangul, hiragana, zhuyin, etc) and other beginner stuff while you do this. We, as grown people, have the capacity to tackle both listening and immersion and also learning the alphabet at the same time. Babies acquiring their first language can't just learn the alphabet immediately because they have nothing to base it on, but we can just go ahead and do it since we have already an effective means of communication.

[@beatrizmoraes2310]

I'm brazilian so my first language is brazilian portuguese and I pretty much learned english without effort just by watching US american tv shows and listening to songs in english, i didn't study for one second, i was just having fun. That's for sure the best way

[@terahbonks8471]

Love what you said about enjoying it. You have changed my whole approach. I am starting to learn Spanish. I am at an intermiade level and I feel like I have plateued.

[@marcwibble7949]

Wow I'm cheered up by hearing that even you find spoken French hard to comprehend. There's some hope for me!

[@afri-cola1594]

This is the way I learned English! Basically watching KZbin videos, playing video games and chatting with people online ^^

[@AubreyElmostakshefa]

Hi Pearly!!! Was scrolling randomly and saw your video and I was like "that's my friend!" :-D This is a great video. Language learning isn't as hard as everyone makes it out to be. I'm probably spending around 15+ hours a week on Egyptian Arabic, but it doesn't feel like it because most of that time is listening to podcasts, music, watching videos, reading stories, talking with friends...not taking formal classes or "studying". I love that you're giving Harry Potter a try. I've heard it's a very difficult book to read in a foreign language. I've been debating picking it up in Spanish, but I think there are a lot easier books that would still challenge me.

[@pearlywong]

hahaha Aubrey! so glad to see you here!

[@Bamboo_Sheep]

Such a good and helpful video❤ I love learning languages

[@pearlywong]

yayyyy thank you❤I love learning languages too!

[@rafioso3]

Thank you so much!! I have receptive multilingualism and im trying to learn how to speak Filipino because im failing my Filipino classes.. your techniques are super helpful!!

[@sung_lele]

También me gustaría aprender francés pero ahora estoy con el ingles, me gusto tu video, gracias por los tips. Saludos

[@myuniyt]

With school about to start, this is what i need ✨✨

[@pearlywong]

Thank you🤩I’m happy to hear that yay!

[@brianreed3919]

tongue lol. I've been learning Japanese and these help so much! I started to label things around my apartment to help me. Example: I will label a cabinet with the Japanese for cabinet. Then I also include a label for an action. Like "open the cabinet". So I can learn the word and a verb associated with it.

[@elizabethfields6346]

I love your video. Im so glad I came across it. I realize I am more of a lazy languae learner. A few things I do is incorporate listening to music in my target language as listening practice and comprehension. It is easy since I can listen to music at work and while in the car. I also have different game apps on my phone set to different languages. One in Spanish, another in Poruguese and another in French. I also currenly have my phone language set to french however i switch it out every two weeks depending on which language I am more focused on. So as of now I am prey fluent in spanish, I am currenly learning Portuguese, French, ASL, Mandarin and Japanese actively, and Im andvanced begginer in those five. Also, learning Khmer since my fiance is Cambodian and I want to communicae with his parents better,

[@bellsdels]

I started going on long walks very frequently during the holiday and thought to myself “Hm, maybe I could learn a language during these walks.” So I put on the “Talk to me in Korean” podcasts instead of music and in a few months I learned more than what school would usually teach me in a year. Although I can barely speak still, I’m slowly learning more and more by merely immersing myself in the language, looking at song lyrics and reading Korean comments under KZbin videos. I’ll definitely implement some of these techniques! Thank you :)

[@AlexisLK]

Sooooo... I'm French I don't want to be the rude guy, don't want to demotivate you, don't want to say that what you're doing is wrong, just keep having fun, that's the most important But objectively, your french is really not that good, like really weird, so at one point I think you're going to have to work on it, because French is one of the 10 most difficult languages and you're definitely not going to have a good level if you play it "passive", it might work with an easy language, but not with French I've seen and I know many people from all around the world, that sometimes have worked and lived in France for decades, and they STILL didn't understand fully or speak without accent or something, because the language is actually one of the hardest... so you can't fake it. And that's also one of the languages (not the only one) that usually get the fake "polyglots" caught and people can catch them easily on that one, because you can't fake good french level, it's just not possible, it's too difficult with too many nuances, strange rules and pronunciations and exceptions to the rules and blabla.. And I saw that you're also "spreading" your efforts and time on multiple languages at the same time, that's also a very bad idea. It's like the complete opposite of what you should do to have good results. If you want to have fast results and efficient results, there's no way around it, you have to : Immerse yourself in one language, and one only, and basically live and breathe this language and culture for like 6 months minimum. You have to put concentration and actively studying the language deeply. And then you're going to have some results. It's better to focus on one language very intensely, for 5 years, and then reach fluent level and then going to the next one, rather than starting 3 languages at the same time, and having a beginner or average level after 10 years.... and still not being able to have a serious conversation with somebody after all this time, only because you're wasting your time and energy on too many things at the same time and passively... But good luck anyway, hope you will learn on the way !

[@leahsfieldnotes]

OMG I literally got recommended this video a few days ago and saved it in my watchlist! WHO KNEW I was gonna meet u today 😚💕

[@pearlywong]

Oh wowww really!!??🤩that’s crazy what an amazing coincidence! The world is small! Thanks Leah💕❤️it was such a blessing meeting you!

[@ralph.wahldren]

Thank you Baoba!

[@noname-ck2os]

I can speak 8 languages 😑😑😑 1) Bangla 2) English 3) Hindi 4) Arabic 5) japanese 6) python 7) JavaScript 8)c, c++

[@Nehauon]

Awesome!

[@Nehauon]

Learn Urdu too, it will be easy for hindi/arabic speaker

[@Roblox_love749]

Listening to all the polyglots I have only one question: how do they find time to earn a living?

[@waynejohnson2894]

I love glasses and style!! I appreciate this video.

[@pearlywong]

Thank you and you're very welcome^^

[@vmin95z__]

Thanks for the video. It was really helpful for me

[@pearlywong]

You're welcome 😊

[@LyliCielle]

Coucou, Je découvre ta chaîne et j'apprends l'anglais en ce moment, merci pour tous tes conseils 🎉 Et bon courage dans ton apprentissage du français ❤

[@pearlywong]

De rien❤️et merci pour le commentaire!

[@Sondalyn]

This is also how I learned French and how I'm learning Spanish! I am studying Spanish vocabulary, but I don't think it's necessary at all, and I just think can just speed up the process if you're already immersing. Most people don't understand how important immersion is for learning, because they've never been told about it. They think that they can study their way to fluency and that they'll eventually just naturally understand. In reality, you can't acquire a language without immersion, but you absolutely can acquire one without studying grammar or vocabulary.

[@amperage8032]

How are you actually doing it? Trying to learn Spanish. I agree that the old methods aren’t working.

[@user-ei9zr6ig2v]

@@amperage8032 i am not completely fluent in spanish, but i lived in spain for some months and was able to get around fine without ever having taken spanish classes. what helped me the most were two things: youtube and duolingo. on youtube, i started by watching the “pero like” buzzfeed channel (which was a lot of fun and when they speak spanish there’s usually subtitles which is helpful). another really helpful channel is spanish with paul, which is a really amazing resource (though if you struggle with pronunciation then trying to emulate him is not ideal). finally, there is a really old telenovela-style show in beginners’ spanish, the kind US high school spanish teachers put on for students at the end of the year when they don’t feel like teaching. it is in english and very slow spanish, and the subject matter is quite interesting. these are great resources but rather useless if you know absolutely zero spanish, which is why duolingo is important. i could write on and on about how duolingo is wrongly disparaged by the masses, but it would take forever, so please just trust me lol! my key advice is to be consistent (finish the full spanish tree before you even start to complain it’s useless, or not worth it!!) and to trust the process. after you do this, i trust that you will no doubt be able to consume more sophisticated spanish media (i now watch vlogs and shows in spanish, and read articles in it). only thing left to do is to practice consistently!! where i lived before i didn’t have much opportunity to speak spanish, but obv in spain i could and it vastly improved!! finally i would urge you to try writing in spanish and memorizing verb tenses, which is what i’m doing now. it makes much more sense, and is much less frustrating and easier to remember after you’ve achieved a certain level of the language. hope this helped and let me know how it goes!! :)))

[@esthermilliest5840]

Really Thank You Soo Much❤❤ I'm gona try this😊

[@vaumir9786]

You’re wonderful like a teacher! I love to watch your videos! Very nice! Thank you, very much! I’m learning English very quickly with your method! God bless you! I’m Vaumir, since Brazil!😊

[@user-ix9ip1jj1c]

Got the video link from Prof. Wong. I love the video and get some good ideas from it. Thanks for the sharing!

[@pearlywong]

Thank you! I’m really glad to hear it.

[@smirnoff_the_best_vodka]

Key point: Find your own enjoyable method to learn languages.

[@Maomaomahu]

Seeing you struggle but having fun really made me realise that focussing on my grades is whats holding me back and making me anxious. If i try to just learn the language for fun my grades will probably improve

[@danielsykes7558]

I think you're my new favorite KZbinr

[@Sunset553]

I saw you pour milk in a pan, then later take out a bun. I’m sold on your techniques because you clearly are a magician. I am going to try your way to learn Korean. Sometimes Korean words come to me out of the blue. I haven’t been doing the lessons. I’ll listen for awhile. Thank you

[@pearlywong]

hahaha I wish I were a magician!

[@sovereignit]

@@pearlywong yes what was that cooking recipe you were making, please? I was interested as well

[@thelias91]

I saw dozens of methods on youtube and this match the most for me, you just have to have a basic understanding before switching to this only. I just want a simple system with simple habits that i enjoy. No need all complicated to much scientific method i saw often on youtube😅

[@pearlywong]

I can't agree more!

[@solangeoliveira250]

Amazing! I agree with that! Thanks a lot!

[@alessiomeck2921]

i love your videoooo, you're so pretty girl. When i'm listening and whacting your video you make me happy with your energy. I want to develope my english listening and it's so funny listen you. Currantly i whatch your videos every day. And i undestand you and it's so funny and easy. Your pronunciation is vary clear!! Please don't stop it ! I would like to whatch some vlog when you go out, meet friends and things like that. I don't think that you live only in your house alone ahaha keep going pearlyyyy

[@weshbien9540]

Hi, Your method sounds a good way. I am a Chinese born in France and I am learning mandarin 😅

[@pearlywong]

Best of luck with learning mandarin💪🏼

[@VeryRGOTI]

This kinda reminds me of how babies learn how to talk, you just set up a nice enviroment for yourself and slowly learn in a casual manner. I wonder if this can be applied to sign languages, i've been recently interested in learning one.

[@plainoolong]

merci beaucoup, j'ai apprendre français pour un an, moins ou plus. I pretty much do all this too! I like to hear other people are doing the same because sometimes I think, "am I even getting anywhere with this?" Your video makes me feel like I'm not crazy! Good luck on your continued journey!

[@JoseEllen1]

so cool. definitely going to try!

[@brownrowntown]

We speak / are learning the same languages. I’m English (native), Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, and Portuguese. You call your method the lazy method. I call it the fun method. We should swap tips for juggling multiple languages. 😊

[@pearlywong]

Wow what a coincidence! I totally agree it's a fun method!

[@pearlywong]

@@brownrowntown good to know! thanks for the info!

[@lunallenalunallena]

How hard would you say learning Chinese is? I used to take college mandarin class but ever since graduating I forgot so much. Would love to learn

[@burgular_the]

Great video. I’ve been learning Japanese for over a year and a half and went down the Anki and mining anime route. I realized most anime aren’t that interesting to me and I’d rather watch KZbin or news or movies. Also the mining method means you pause every sentence and that is so slow and demotivating. It’s motivating to hear that you took a more fun and relaxed approach and achieved success.

[@Pruflas-Watts]

This "lazy" approach to learning Japanese only really applies heavily towards Native Chinese speakers due to the fact that they already know all 日本の常用漢字 and do not need to learn nearly as much vocabulary. There is more cross compatibility for them and Korean learners with the lazy approach, more so speaking wise for Koreans since the grammar lines up almost perfectly. If a native English speaker ever wants to get to 日本語うまいすぎメッチャペラペラ levels, they are going to need to study both Kanji and a ton of vocabulary. Grammar patterns can be figured out through input like listening and watching, but there's no real way to get actually competent enough at Japanese for a westerner unless they study. We do have the advantage to use the lazy method to language learning when it comes to Spanish and other romance languages but in terms of cross compatibility. You're really gonna have to grind hard to get good.

[@Mitch_Crane]

@@Pruflas-Watts Just learn words

[@pearlywong]

Thanks for your comment!

[@giakulasa]

​@Sergeant Grimm agree to this. Native speakers of a language already have the advantage of learning another language with similar grammar, sentence structures, vocab etc. Learning jp/ korean is so hard cos I feel like it's the complete opposite of English 😥 However as a native Filipino (Tagalog) speaker I'm breezing through Spanish because we have a lot of similar words and I can glean a lot from the context. But props to @baobaopearly for learning French and Arabic 😮 that's can't be easy

[@Pruflas-Watts]

@pila_benson 💜 I feel it. I studied Japaness very intensely for 2 years straight at age 19, accumulated 2880 hours of deliberate study time and got to a very high proficiency but the first 6 months were absolute hell. Lots of flash card studying, 30 - 50 vocabulary words a day, lots of listening input as well as speaking to myself. The speaking part came pretty quickly once I learned the grammar, but Kanji is still a work in progress for me. I would put myself at a highly advanced level in speaking, and an intermediate level in reading/writing. However, with the amount of study time I put into Japanese, I would probably be completely fluent in Korean because their writing system is so stupidly easy, it would simply be a matter of memorizing vocab.

[@corwinblu]

My favorite part about learning languages is not only immersing my self in other cultures, but feeling like I am learning secret code words only people that speak the language know is the coolest feeling especially when I get to see someone happy and smile about it.

[@andreasgrunder7003]

So much youthful energy. I liked it