I Learned Filipino In 4 Days

This is episode #3 of my TV show, The Tim Ferriss Experiment! The show is like MythBusters meets Jason Bourne. In every episode, I partner with the world’s best and most unorthodox teachers (e.g., Laird Hamilton, Marcelo Garcia, Stewart Copeland), who train me for a final gauntlet. Shocking breakthroughs, injuries, epiphanies, and disasters are all part of the journey. Along the way, I show you how to replicate results in an attempt to prove that “you don’t need to be superhuman to get superhuman results… you just need a better toolkit.”
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Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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[@DarzRojas]

The core sentences he uses. I wrote them down for myself, thought I'd share. I'm learning Yoruba and Finnish now! Very fun :) It is John's apple. I give the apple to John. She gives it to him. Is the apple red? The apples are red. He gives it to John. I must give it to him. I have eaten the apple. We give him the apple. The apple is red. I want to give it to her. I can't eat the apple. I'm going to know tomorrow.

[@AC-yb9ml]

Thank you for typing these sentences out. Very generous of you!

[@DarzRojas]

You're welcome :) @@AC-yb9ml

[@BlessedForever888]

thanks! I'm learning Korean! :)

[@languagelearningdabbler]

Thank you so much! I think this is a great way to begin learning grammar patterns!

[@von.changfeng]

wonderful, thanks

[@koshobai]

Thanks for retrieving the rights and putting this on KZbin for everyone, Tim. I've been a long-time fan and think you cracked the code for many facets of the human experience + learning - since long ago via the blog, 4-Hour series, and your podcast. We're blessed to have you on this planet living alongside us.

[@andreahoehmann1939]

I learned Chinese using flashcards. When I study, I usually sit on an exercise ball. The brain structures that keep me balanced are right next to the ones that power my memory. Initially I spent three months on phonetics. Most learners neglect this and their fake accent stays forever! Chinese has tones that distinguish meaning. So I had to train myself a special musicality. So I took lessons in playing the Chinese tube violin Erhu, which supports the brain connections responsible for musicality. The most important tip: ignore everything language teachers tell you about language levels, start immediately with lively, difficult language! So don't expect quick success - unlike learning sentences about eating apples. The success will be even greater later.

[@von.changfeng]

how is your chinese now? how long have you studied it for?

[@andreahoehmann1939]

@@von.changfeng Now I speak and write it fluently. I used to live and work in China for several years. It's hard to say how much time I spent learning and how much of it went to "living in the destination country".

[@quocanhnguyen4108]

Now this is my favorite TV show. Please make more of this in 2024, TIm!

[@StevenKraft]

Tim, thank you for sharing these. We're all grateful for it. And thank you for being so open to sharing your vulnerabilities and your humanity, as well.

[@kevinolega1]

Seen this a while back. Rewatched. Thank you for being a consistent positive influence in my life Tim.

[@cathybolodo]

Tim, ang galing mo! Nakakatuwa na Filipino ang napili mo. Salamat! - your #1 fan in the Philippines

[@GulchiroyErgashboyeva]

Fantaaastic! Im surprised that you have learned a new language in just 3 days. Sometimes, it takes a lifetime to learn certain things, but you did a great change for me❤. Goood luck for all your upcoming adventures!

[@melanierosalie]

I feel like it is also quite impressive how much you understood of the questions. Answering is hard but understanding the question is too!!

[@jessicakoiytgkutewynjtw]

thanks Tim, your humility is much needed in this world. appreciate you mucho

[@deanfea]

That was fun to watch. Well done! I've practiced Spanish for three years and you inspired me to push myself.

[@timferriss]

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[@Frozen_Bits_]

So happy I did! I found this great video because I signed up. There's so much fluff and trash out there, this is a welcome reprieve. Thanks, Tim for the wealth of knowledge and helpful life-improving tidbits and tips you've given me for many years now. I deeply appreciate your dedication to making your corner of the world a better, brighter place.

[@CindyManit]

LOLZZZ it's so sweet to watch you Tim learn Tagalog in THREE days and absorb yourself w Filipino folks!

[@carwoman43]

I'm like you, Tim, I learn a lot of things easily and can pass most any test. You rock!

[@Jmc401]

You’re the man, Tim! Thank you. I see the similarities to when you were showing the rules to learn Japanese 👍

[@_TheElMan]

I remember downloading this episode years ago (wasn't on in UK Tim, sorry!). Was fantastic. Happy to watch again

[@hiji]

I loved Stoicism because of you! Salamat sa binibigay mong inspirasyon sa mga tao!

[@tomchurch1]

I remember when you smashed the iTunes store charts with this show :) Great to see it on KZbin now.

[@angelinakardakova]

The scene where he learns swearwords from the barber is brilliant. I couldn't help but laugh, even though everything is censored

[@jasmineadjei2552]

My goodness you did such a good job, well done that was amazing! I really wanted to watch the longer version but on using the website I found it quite a minefield. It was too complicated for me to get the episode on Tim ferris tv. There is quite a bit on languages in general. Slightly gutted about that. Lots of pop ups for signing on to the newsletter which I already receive, so thank you.

[@Nana__________________________]

My dream was all the Tim Ferriss experiment episodes were available somewhere for free & now my dream is coming true lol thanks TIm

[@TheFiestyhick]

It's good, but not as awesome as y'all think. It's not like he can randomly chat. He memorized a few dozen sentences then the hostess asked him the stuff he already knew. It's a bit of a "trick". Yes, it's good, but on YT, lots of people do that.

[@ronaldokun]

Exactly. A lot of YT "polyglots" does exactly that. It's such a desservice and intellectual dishonesty, really. There are known ways to study more effectively, but everything that's worth learning takes time and effort. There is no hack.

[@TheFiestyhick]

@@ronaldokun totally agree. Many of those fake polyglots lack real integrity. They know they are creating a false illusion, yet they keep doing it for praise and YT income. At some point, the hostess and Tim must have made it clear that Tim will only discuss language learning process. To only ask him limited, predictable questions, so they stuck to stuff they most likely agreed to discuss. He memorized those exact sentences only. Also, it's possible that he even edited out some parts where he totally fucked up...lol....These are all mostly tricks

[@BP-lang-lj7gp]

Try doing this somewhere where no one speaks your native language. Parlor tricks don't get you very far.

[@honestlee4532]

You impressed the guy with the red hat that was working there for 6 years. That was a good compliment at the end!

[@vanguard1100]

This was so inspiring to watch, Tim. I have so much respect for you to put yourself out there for such a public challenge. I should really get back to my Mandarin learning lol

[@chrysalisendeavors]

Seeing you in my childhood market is so cool to see 🙏🏼

[@robertwayne3567]

Wow I remember watching these the first time. Wondered where they went! Happy you got the rights! 🎉

[@Baribrooks]

Tears of joy…this gives me hope! ❤️

[@NorlynCodes]

Hey Tim! Thank you for the effort😀

[@ajenny757]

Thank you!! Was hoping you'd do this🙏

[@nald85ph]

Salamat Tim sa iyong interes sa wikang Filipino (tagalog)!! Greetings from the Philippines!! 🇵🇭👏

[@totalchaos7112]

maraming salamat kuya tim ferriss. i love your contents... ikaw ay isang inspirasyon.

[@alsantos4817]

Grabe! Ang galing mo kuya Tim

[@JebbAdams]

J'apprends francais en la centre-ville Montreal depuis premiere septembre dix-milles, dix-huit! J'adore la langue francais, et anglais, et espagnole. et latin de classique! Je habitue pres du McGill Ghetto! So this is where my French is after speaking French & studying also for just over 5 years. Second Language Acquisition is natural only until puberty. All it takes is 2 years of intensive study, after that. Every day, every day, every day! Parsing, conjugation, memorizing gender & studying vocabulary; what a riot! Okay, I am starting again; one hour of grammar study a day plus memorizing vocab, and practicing speaking. You can do it! Hasta luego!

[@gwarlow]

I think you meant to write “deux-milles”, not dix-milles. ;-) French is difficult for anglophones… the genders alone make it challenging. Cheers on making the effort!

[@JebbAdams]

Right you are, mon ami! Lol! Merci!

[@beautiful_and_simple]

I actually also noticed that if I moved my body, as an example, having a walk, doing gentle yoga or cycling and listening to some educational content at the same time, I could focus much better, longer and it was sinking in somehow differently. Kind of ingesting it with the oxygen straight into my bloodstream and into my memory. Yet I couldn't point it out previously, and now I am conscious about this magic trick. 😅😅🎉

[@catarinaj2373]

This was so fun to watch! Beautifully done 🙌🙌🙌Excited for the next episode!

[@corgisrule21]

Awww man, Seafood City, Chow King, Red Ribbon Bakery, Jollibee….YUM 😍😍😍. And now I’m craving Boy Bawang 😮‍💨

[@chattylosty]

Hahaha wow I’m so impressed! Using napaka 👏👏👏

[@terigcreatives]

I will apply your CAFE technique in learning Hungarian language. Mabuhay ka!

[@fractalarbitrage]

Tim pulled a Chapelle and got those rights #GOAT

[@jeremysanchez7997]

Great episode! Idk how you do it, but I’d say you aced another challenge!

[@bobverber8969]

That was really fun to watch, and learn. 👏👏👏

[@user-ux2vi3gn3x]

Would be cool if you kept going and filmed a follow up in 1 month ? (:

[@jawanshen]

Galing!

[@frederickmfinanga2037]

Where is the list he talked about in the beginning of sentences to translate?

[@BetterBedtimeStories]

I love Tim. The format of a reality show kind of ruins it a bit but the content is great.

[@jujuarc7906]

Sana all

[@JoshuaEgeron]

Magandang tanong yan is actually the actual translation for that's a good question

[@JORGE-LUQUE]

Subtitulado al español por favor 🙏 un abrazo y éxitos tim

[@minnesotawyatt2821]

Excellent! I subscribed to your channel.

[@craigbriscoe9237]

Hi Tim. Thanks for your various videos. In one of your videos you say that there are about 1200 words that, once you know them, will "suffice" to make you conversant or even appear fluent in a language. Do you have that list of words that I could use in my language learning? Thanks

[@MistrThomas]

Really impressivd

[@GS1nOnly]

Great video:). Do you have any examples without the molecular formula? They dont give it to us in my exam:/, thx in advance 🤗

[@eduradopsidonik4540]

Meu deus como eu amo esse cara 🔥🔥🔥

[@pamelahermano9298]

Okay, in fairness to Tim, the question at 17:55 was a difficult one. I grew up in a Tagalog household and there was vocabulary in that question that even I wasn’t familiar with.

[@InnovacionEnergetica]

Thank you for the tips

[@JasonEyermann]

So much Spanish and french in this language.

[@murilomessiask2]

Amazing 😊

[@wailenhalen18]

What's the cliff's notes of the video?

[@mauricekowalski5470]

Awesome!

[@4KFarm]

Hey tim, are you still in philipphines? come to masbate!

[@NewLife2028]

I know I can do it because I did. I rewrote the Spanish language into a Lexicon and became fluent. To me? Fluent means 20,000 native words in all tenses effortlessly. Anything less is NOT fluent.

[@meronica]

What do you mean ' rewrote the language into a lexicon '?

[@NB-qy7ku]

6:34 start

[@justwastingmytime852]

Para sa akin. "pasang-awa" hindi na masama!

[@jonorana9084]

Apat na oras na trabaho kada lingo 😊

[@kimi1881]

HAHA GALING TIM!

[@MisterGames]

Is this a reupload?

[@von.changfeng]

Hey guys, let me know if anyone would like to exchange languages, we could teach one another and practice together, maybe. It just crossed my mind, and I thought it might be a good idea.

[@blackberry4223]

Yeah why not what language are you able to speak?

[@von.changfeng]

Great, I can speak Russian @@blackberry4223

[@von.changfeng]

what about yourself?@@blackberry4223

[@von.changfeng]

is English your first or second language?@@blackberry4223

[@meronica]

Sure, this sounds like it could be fun. English is actually my second language. I'm currently learning Spanish and Korean.

[@Darknesblaze]

🙌

[@jackfrostcm108]

A very confusing language bc so many loan words from Malay/bahasha Indonesia

[@martinbergmann7557]

What are the 12 questions? You named just 6-7

[@krizaey8782]

19:06 2013?

[@sirrobinofloxley7156]

How are you feeling about learning the latest Olympic sport, Wushu?

[@navturn]

I expected to learn some tricks. The only one I learn is the 12 sentences. I guess it's going to be helpful. Let's see.

[@BlessedForever888]

watching this made me feel anxiety

[@harvey8138]

Was this really from 2013?

[@danielbarnett1614]

Personally, I know many Italians where I live.

[@matroskin9242]

Filipino boy should see this

[@timthemanager]

Tim has over 1M subs, so why do these new videos only get minimal views, while other creators with less than 1M subs consistently hit 100K+ views within 1-2 days?

[@jiffonbuffo]

Scrolled thru his channel for a bit. Didn't see any thumbnails that featured his wide open-mouthed face beside silly phrases like " I did XYZ in _____. You will not believe what happened next". The algo prioritizes those shenanigans.

[@BlessedForever888]

maybe he can crack this code next

[@jdb6026]

There were several awkward phrases like using "mabuti" instead of "mahusay" and the "mabuting tanong yan" instead of "magandang tanong yan." but it may be a dialectal difference. You'd never catch me saying the former ones. Also, I don't like how this is framed as being fluent or good. It's false advertising. I think he did marvelous, but I'd rather this feat be framed differently than is advertised.

[@AJohnSmith]

Everyone learns the bad words first.

[@Wenko33]

husay mo hahaha

[@colinrodale]

wai wai wai wai wai... why the **** are you paying barbers to give you a buzzcut???

[@RedRumble14]

People who study language for “overall intelligence points” and without a certain motivation like living in that country are bound to forget it 99.5% of the time. And for real, why do u need Italian if u aren’t living there? It takes years to learn properly and as an adult you just can’t waste your time on things that won’t get you anywhere in life or your family

[@foxmercuryearthylog120]

You seem like fun.

[@Sacheess]

​@@foxmercuryearthylog120no, he seems like 0 fun, otherwise he would understand that one might just like the culture

[@panad0r]

@@Sacheess Sarcasm isn't your strong suit, is it ...

[@Sacheess]

@@panad0r autism, mate

[@ActuallyJamesS]

Fun, engaging, healthy challenge for the brain, improves problem-solving and creative thinking ability, enables you to widen your perspective by engaging with a different culture. What's not to like?

[@mtwata]

Please add "possimpible" to your opening.

[@cathybolodo]

Tim, ang galing mo! Nakakatuwa na Filipino ang napili mo. Salamat! - your #1 fan in the Philippines

[@Nick-nb3iu]

This was a lot of fun to watch! The end result was better than I expected. At the end of the day, Tim is just an extraordinary guy.

[@AdelAlberk]

00:32 “i will find the world best teachers and push my self to the edge” so you have the money, resources and time im sorry mate but you lost me there

[@ShadowZx22]

I would be dissapointed if I he started talking about grammar and shi.

[@cervgiovanni]

Good host. I would have said food for the interesting culture aspect of Philippines. I would like to have heard if he went more into detail on the warm and friendly people, emphasis on the family he met

[@CyberspacedLoner]

I would like to learn Hebrew and Russian

[@vitorvaungh2232]

That's a great experiment 😮😮😮

[@simonflyboy]

💜