LANGUAGE LEARNING TIPS for any language ☆

[@LindieBotes]

Not sure what to write about when you're practicing writing in a new language? Here's a comprehensive, 16-page PDF with prompts and tips that will set you on the right track to start writing. Get it from my store here: www.buymeacoffee.com/lindiebotes/e/78666 Regardless of which level you are in the language(s) you're learning, this guide will be useful as it's packed with 112 writing prompts and activities, writing tips, a 7-step guide to success, and resources that will help you get the most out of your writing. What you'll get - Background information on the importance of writing in a foreign language - Tips for writing if you're not just ready yet - A 7-step guide to writing long-form pieces in a new language - 112 writing activities and writing prompts for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners of any language - Information on the relationship between writing and other language skills - Resources and ideas on where to get corrections on your writing - A discount code to book a personalized language coaching call with me to discuss your writing or general language learning methods

[@rudymelo880]

"My books are everywhere because i have no space". Thats so relatable

[@Queen.Sindel]

REPETITION AND PRACTICE are the key, trust me

[@maulporphy4399]

So impressed with this young lady! What a fascinating individual.

[@LindieBotes]

I appreciate your comment a lot, thank you!

[@RobertHeslop]

Couldn't agree more with you Michael McMillan - she has a massive passion for languages which is an amazing thing to see from people of a similar age! Especially when you come from a country (in my case) where people prefer to be mongolingual :(

[@LindieBotes]

What do you mean people who prefer to be monolingual? Maybe it's just a hobby or talent that they haven't discovered yet, I doubt monolingualism is a "preference" rather than a prevailing situation. Where are you from? And I don't come from a monolingual country btw ^^ South Africa has 11 official languages. :D

[@RobertHeslop]

Lindie Botes I'm from the United Kingdom :) in a recent article I read, 95% of the UK claim to speak no language other than English and numbers of students studying languages in schools are going down. Also when I witness on holidays in past people do this, really speaking loud thinking it'll make someone understand them thing and it really bugs me, especially when I go up to the same person and speak to them in Spanish they get shocked that a British person actually will speak the language to them. And yeah South Africa is amazing for language, ek praat n' bietje Afrikaans maar ... niet so goed(?)

[@LindieBotes]

Do you know Alex Rawlings? He claims to be Britain's most multilingual student, maybe he will give you some hope for the UK, hehehe. nie so goed nie is what it should be, niet is dutch. :)

[@sallylauper8222]

One thing I've been doing recently is to highlite the words that I DO know. This way I feel more positive in my progress.

[@LindieBotes]

Thanks for the comment! Haha, I actually started Spanish but kept it on hold for a while! :)

[@BransZ6776]

I learn chinese,Korean, Spanish and Russian right now and it's pretty hard but yeah i don't know why i keep learn and i enjoy the process

[@Malini108]

Oh finally I have heard you answer a question I have had in mind to ask you! It is in regards to reading novels in the target language. I always feel guilty when I write in books, but I haven't found any other way to keep reading and not be too interrupted by the process of acquiring new vocabulary. So you underline and then look them up later..... I see I see.... :)

[@abrilmiranda6554]

I think you're pretty cool, learning languages is a hard way and you must be motivated. I'm just starting with languages and you motivate me to keep learning. For now I'm learning a lot of Italian and a little bit of German (it's in pause for now, I'm centring in Italian), my native language is Spanish and I really wanna learn other languages. Keep making videos I'll see them all😀. Would you like to learn Spanish? Saludos desde Argentina (Sorry if my English doesn't understand very well I have to keep learning)

[@GreenTornado]

Abril Miranda Tu inglés está bueno, pero alguién que habla inglés como primero idioma no diría "I'm centering in Italian". La expresión correcta es "I'm focusing on Italian". 😀

[@hezzajm]

soy Ingles y estoy de acuerdo

[@tiffanywaldon4875]

I've always loved to listen to music as a way of training my ear to the target language, but I never thought of writing lyrics down and highlighting words I didn't know. Good tip! 😃

[@jwb935]

Hi Lindie! I dont know if anyone else has said this below, but when you said you should begin to use the language right from the start, "because that's why we learn a language and how babies learn to" speak. It really sounds the same idea/philosophy as Benny Lewis from fluent in 3 months! He said he found that way much better, just like you. You learn by speaking to people and making mistakes. I will try and implement this more in my own learning :) thanks!

[@LindieBotes]

Definitely, that is true for any language! I learnt most of my Mandarin just from chatting and picking it up as I went along. Thanks for the comment!

[@jwb935]

Thanks too! I want to learn the same languages as you but in a different order, Japanese to Chinese and then Korean :) Do you think you will make a video with tips and tricks on each language or what helped you learn them? e.g. flashcards/ for hanzi/kanji etc? Maybe its difficult because you studied them from Korean textbooks lol.

[@coconutpineapple2489]

Babies and children don't make mistakes many times. Because they just listen first. They start to speak when they did input enough. Besides they just imitate their mothers phrases. Leaning foreign language takes long terms. I don't believe KZbinrs who emphasis short terms. I don't like the sentences as don't afraid of making mistakes. I like the sentences don't afraid of taking time to learn foreign languages. There are two reasons. One is leaning itself is fun. Another one is making mistakes is nomal thing. Talking about mistakes isn't worth. They try to get the result faster. That makes them to have lots of mistakes. They just justify their mistakes. I don't mean you shouldn't make mistakes. People can't speak perfect foreign languages. Imitating phrases takes long time. We imitated our mother's phrases. That's why we can speak our first language without lots of mistakes. We shouldn't want result faster.

[@mdmijanurrahman9695]

You look so calm and relaxed while talking and that makes you look even more beautiful. Thanks for all the tips and tricks and everything...

[@تعلماللغةالإنجليزية-ط1ه]

so motivated to learn languages

[@42alexey69]

I am a fan of you and your videos! I was lucky to go to South Korea last summer! I have bought 28 km of books there. They are all in Korean, Japanese and Chinese! Wow! I have bouth three books of Korean Grammar in Use (three levels). They are really great! I couldn't help buying all the three. I am a beginner in Korean, though. Thank you for all your videos! Dreaming to talk to you in Korean, Chinese or Japanese one day. I have to work hard to reach your level.

[@tristantristan9684]

I love your text alert

[@M_SC]

You should do a react to one of your old videos like this.

[@jorgebrito2]

All your videos are super!!! Love them all and I also love your personality. Keep it up!!

[@gordian99]

Thanks for the tips.

[@LinhNguyen-fd4wr]

you're sooo talented @@

[@smirnoff_the_best_vodka]

no she's not... she just practiced sooo hard

[@jiam2632]

Thank you so much ! You motivate me so much! I

[@MrRogertje]

Subscribed, of geabonneerd omdat je toch vrijwel alles kan lezen :) Ik kan geen vaste taal kiezen welke ik als eerste wil leren, misschien ook een beetje een raar lijstje.. zuid afrikaans - ijslands - deens - russisch en mijn duits wat verbeteren. maar wel gemotiveerd door je filmpje! Dankie!

[@LindieBotes]

Dank je wel! Leer jy Afrikaans? (Nie Zuid Afrikaans nie, net Afrikaans). Dankie vir die subscribe :D Geniet jou taal leer

[@MrRogertje]

Helaas heb ik geen goed lesmateraal en leer ik het op dit moment alleen door veel naar het Afrikaans te luisteren (ben zelf nederlands). Vind Afrikaans leuker en puur klinken. Ik hoop op meer videos:) Dankie vir jou reaksie, sal probeer goed die taal te leer (?)

[@eallae]

I can't help but wonder what your phone says when it rings... xD

[@mjanelly8044]

lae1819 I think it is kakao Talk...😕

[@ToshuoVids]

Thank you! This is really useful.

[@CheLanguages]

Ek het 'Teach Yourself Esperanto'! 'Teach Yourself' boeke is oud, maar nuttig.

[@josebuencamino]

Woah you sound so different from your recent videos!! :O

[@relythsadud4204]

Hi Lindie. Just subscribed. I'm interested in learning many different languages. Do you have any preferences other than korean. Although I did teach myself to read Hangul, I didn't find the language too appealing.(sorry for that). I do like learning languages with a different writing script. What do you consider to be your top 5 favorite languages? じゃあね😄

[@relythsadud4204]

Now I'm having a little more interest in learning korean. When you had lessons for korean did you have a book for that? If so, what was the name of that book?

[@mhamdemad1634]

thank for your tips

[@andynewman7103]

That's cool you learn japanese from korean is korean easier then japanese to learn?

[@smirnoff_the_best_vodka]

case by case..

[@maulporphy4399]

You're welcome! Lovely young lady.

[@amirahtamov2960]

Wow so talented girl..

[@effectpowerful7797]

와 언어공부 진짜 다양하게 하신다 ㅋㅋㅋ 한국인 수준으로 공부를 많이 하는 것 같네요. 남아공에선 드물듯.

[@kaihuang6249]

hello, i am a chinese student. your friends want to learn speaking chinese? you can tell them i can help them

[@MegaThepostman]

Kære Lindie, Taler du dansk? Vidunderlig video som gav mig stor inspiration....For øvrigt var jeg på safari i Entabeni i Sydafrika sidste år. Jeg ELSKEDE det!!!♥️🇿🇦 This was in Danish😉 and translates into: Dear Lindie, Do you speak Danish? Wonderful video that was very inspirational for me....BTW I was on a safari in Entabeni in South Africa last year. I LOVED it!!!♥️🇿🇦

[@LindieBotes]

Sorry I just saw this now! I can't reply in Danish but I did understand much of what you said. So glad you enjoyed my country, great to hear! :D

[@LaraChristine]

Your accent has changed!! Interesting

[@ojciecmatura]

Hey where did you get the Korean Grammar in Use Beginner and the Sensei Korean 1? Did you order them online or did your teacher get you one? Because I can't seem to find any to order online. Great video btw ;)

[@LindieBotes]

Hello! I have a lot of Korean textbooks I love and recommend. You can check them out on my Korean resources page here: www.lindiebotes.com/korean-resources

[@alexworrall3894]

Do you recommend any websites for Korean? I really want to learn it but my parents won't let me get any lessons or books.

[@zabaanshenaas]

Hi Lindie. Great videos. What do you think of 'Teach Yourself Korean'? I think it seems pretty good. Did you never learn any South African languages such as Zulu, Sotho, Venda, or Tsonga?

[@LindieBotes]

Hi! I don't know Teach Yourself Korean but I use Teach Yourself Vietnamese and Indonesian and they are quite nice. And nope, I havent lived in SA most of my life and I am not too interested in African languages.

[@zabaanshenaas]

Lindie Botes Okay, thanks for the reply. I'm concentrating mostly on Japanese at the moment so I've had to leave Korean for a bit, though do think that 'Teach Yourself Korean' is quite good, as resources for Korean are far fewer than for Japanese. If you get the time do try to learn Zulu or some other African languages. They are so fascinating.

[@Imamprams]

The novel is from Indonesia Ayat-ayat cinta.

[@LindieBotes]

Sorry about that! I am learning Malaysian and Indonesian at the same time, which is a very bad idea since they are so similar from a foreigner's point of view :D I got the book from someone else and didn't know whether it was Malaysian or Indonesian. Terima Kasih :D

[@Imamprams]

Yes, it is an Indonesian novel. It was a well known novel back then in the beginning of 2000s. Though I've never read it, but I've watched the movie. O.. ya, there's also one of indonesian popular novels, translated in several languages, "Laskar Pelangi", also in motion picture. "Rainbow Troops" is the English version (if I'm not mistaken). If I were you I'd drop one of those languages to focus on. It'd cause confusion learning similar languages at the same time. You'll get easier to learn or brush up the other one once you'll have reached a comfortable level. In fact, I, an Indonesian, understand Malay natively when I watch Malaysian news or formal talks on YT. But my understanding is lower when watching Malaysians speaking on daily basis or using colloquialism.

[@poopy2382]

Omg your SA accent was a bit stronger here :D your accent now is still nice though :

[@lindayl6726]

미안해는데 아야트 아야트 친타 소설은 말라이시아에서 아니라 인도네시아에서 왔어요.

[@faysalchannel6793]

Hello mrs how are you . For me I was one year when I learned english alone on youtube but I can reading but I cant understand just little I have diffeculte when I speak with people . Please can you give me an advence please how I can learn english

[@mehreenkazmi7493]

dear lindie botes, what did u find more difficult,japanese or Korean

[@savourexetpascher9046]

J'adore votre video je suis entraine d'apprendre espagnol je suis a 40% de la langue je parle francais courament et arabic aussi .alors merci pour vos conseils et bon courage .

[@GalaSalv]

wow c'est tres bien !!! moi je suis entraine d'apprendre le francais !! je parle espagnol et l'angalis donc si un jour tu veux practiquer ton espagnol et moi mon francais tu peux me parler sur insta ( @galasalv)

[@savourexetpascher9046]

Just A Teenager oh merci j’adore l’idee mais je crois que je suis pas encore prete pour entamner une conversation en espagnol mais si de votre côté vous êtes prete pour discuter en langue francaise ben ! Ça me fera enormement de bien pour vous aider and by the way I forgot to tell you that I speak English as well means that I can do 3 languages fluently and the fourth one which is Spanish is on the way 😄

[@savourexetpascher9046]

Just A Teenager why is spanish taking too long for meeee to get 😭😭😭 ????!!!!!!!!!!

[@kuroichan101]

Woah its cool that your from south africa. Good video

[@Noone-ze3sh]

Szia! Letudnád írni melyik koreai könyvet mutattad? Can you tell me what korean book did you show? Just a little Hungarian practice :D

[@nagys36snn]

No one 'Can you tell me what Korean book you've shown?' A bit of english for ya. Perfect tenses work better without time. Simple tenses crave it. Also look up passive forms.

[@zainabbarakat9566]

شكرا كتير

[@heejin9678]

영어쓰는 사람이 일본어를 한국책으로 배웠다는 부분에서 다들 많이 당황할듯ㅋㅋ

[@HG-ux7kx]

I wanna learn english. But you are english native speaker...

[@wishuback_]

And she's actually not native! :^)

[@nagys36snn]

최현경 not*. She even makes mistakes.

[@LindieBotes]

Lol show me where I made an English mistake?

[@k.5425]

Even though she's South African, the country speaks English. It's taught in schools(colonisation). Just like in Ghana we have many many languages but English is our "official language"

[@Lucifer-cb2fh]

Great

[@chaserbaamalch757]

About the novel that you bought in Malaysia, actually it's Indonesian novel and sold in Malaysia and translated to Malaysia, there is the movie version, too, have you watched it? Anyway, do you have any difficulty in distinguishing Indonesian and Malaysian?

[@crosstheline.1969]

카톡왓숑 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@Verabadthings]

Please, what's the name of the first book you show?

[@chaptabois1050]

I realy admire you💯💯💯💯💯

[@ignacioperez2033]

Hallo Lindie! Ek kom uit Uruguay en het met musiek 'n bietjie Afrikaans geleer, want die taal lyk 'n bietjie soos Duits en hierdie taal kan ek reeds praat. Hoe vergelyk jy tale uit Asië met tale uit Europa? Makliker/moeiliker? Baie dankie :)

[@vaggfoud]

Lindie, have you learnt Russian? Would you like to learn this language? Congratulations on your language skills

[@asifmuniruniverse7732]

I'm not able to learn for only having whise

[@thehappyvee9266]

Do you use any books for french?

[@layzamedina1144]

2020 :)

[@lutfiwafiru1735]

Ayat ayat cinta is Indonesian not... Not Malaysian

[@MrCaptainDietrich]

hi lindie Dietrich here i am afrikaans bud i am frayd you can't understand it so i am traning my self english i use english on my flight simulators ship simulators train simulators every thing is english it took me years befor i can starting understand english if i cod not lirn english i woed not under stand all the airplanes ships and trains systems i stop school @ st 6 my mom gave me home schooling so at old 4 scools i was i whacth more tv as lirning so my mom toek me out. you are so lucky to talk L ower 5 more years u will talk world L i can lirne short L like Lindie son ore sinjorita is hallo in spans and a bit germen and franse i picup words as i travel so hope you will have a nice day and injoy makeing videos and have fun lirning From dietrich

[@The_Space_Born]

What's your ethnic background, if you don't mind me asking?

[@LindieBotes]

I'm South African :)

[@The_Space_Born]

Lindie Botes I meant your ancestry.

[@kuroichan101]

Rayve Napsu That probably is her ancestry from as far as she knows

[@LindieBotes]

I guess Dutch then

[@dnasredine]

hi you know how many languages ?

[@LindieBotes]

You can take a look at my other videos to see!

[@asifmuniruniverse7732]

Hi friend how are ?

[@danilomorais2324]

You are so cute haha :)

[@jayceota7087]

Hey how many languages do u know?

[@LindieBotes]

I am learning quite a few. I don't know what you mean by how many I know, do you mean how many I can speak at an intermediate or fluent level? Every language is at a different level so it is difficult to answer.

[@jayceota7087]

fluent

[@LindieBotes]

English, Afrikaans and Korean are pretty fluent. French is close but I forget words often.

[@k-iex4053]

Lindie Botes | *"[...] but I often forget words." - I don't try to be a grammar nazi! You learn by mistakes! Even natives do some.

[@LindieBotes]

Ugh the often can come anywhere. I'm a native English speaker :|

[@asifmuniruniverse7732]

I'm man not little child

[@GlobalSmartie]

Thank You very helpful! Just subscribed :) How much study time do u invest for languages? Also do u make your study time different each day (some days reading and then writing and so forth?) Thanks ^_^

[@41cookiesbabe]

What do you recommend for Vietnamese?