Learning a New Language in 2024 - My Approach in 7 Steps

Hello my dear Language People!
So many of you have asked me this question: Hey Stefano, how do you actually start learning a NEW LANGUAGE?
Today I'm finally answering this question by sharing with you all an overview of my best 7 steps I usually follow when I approach a completely new language.
I hope some of these can be helpful for you as well!
0:00 - 1:10 What's today's topic?
1:11 - 2:33 Each language a different story?
2:34 - 3:43 Step 1
3:44 - 5:03 Step 2
5:04 - 6:19 Step 3
6:20 - 7:56 Step 4
7:57 - 8:39 Step 5
8:40 - 9:46 Step 6
9:47 - 10:47 Step 7
10:48 - 11:29 What's coming up next?
So, did you start learning a new language this year?
Share in the comments, I really want to hear what you've been up to! :)
By the way, we just hit 25K SUBSCRIBERS and I'd like to THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for your continued support, despite the various gaps in my activity here on KZbin!
I'd like to celebrate this, so stay tuned for a poll of some sort that I'll put on in the near future :)
Happy everything! ;)
Stefano

[@LucaLampariello]

Stefanotto you are the best! As always^^

[@linguaEpassione]

Luchino, un uomo come te nasce ogni... no, non ne nascerà mai più uno così! 😁👍

[@LucaLampariello]

😄@@linguaEpassione

[@KentChannelTV]

Hello from Russia. In such funny times as today, it is especially interesting to learn about the life of people in Finland. And at the same time, I want to attract interest in the history of this country, since I collect coins of the Principality of Finland, when the country was part of the Russian Empire until 1917. I will be glad to hear your opinions under my new video on this topic, and I would like to find like-minded people on the topic from Finland, to see the antique shops of this country. I will be glad!

[@user-gm8iw8xt5e]

I'm gonna smash the like button as my 4 step to learn my target language. I hope it works! hahaha

[@linguaEpassione]

Hahah well done! :)) I'm glad you "liked" the little joke there ;P

[@FrozenMermaid666]

I highly recommend learning the prettiest languages ever Norse / Icelandic / Dutch / English / Norwegian / Gothic / Faroese / Danish / Welsh / Breton / Cornish 2gether as they are way too pretty not to know, and Slovene and Hungarian and Latvian are also very epic, and I recently started learning Latvian which is kinda Slavic to some extent, so it probably has more than 4 cases, but Slovene is definitely the easiest and prettiest Slavic language and I think it only has four noun forms, but I am not sure because I am beginner level in Slovene - I am upper advanced level in Dutch and advanced level in Norwegian and upper intermediate level in Icelandic and Norse and German (very close to advanced level in Icelandic) and mid intermediate level in Welsh / Swedish / French / Brazilian Portuguese / Italian at the moment, and I noticed that in Icelandic and Norse the cases are very easy because the noun endings and the adjective endings are exactly the same for each group of nouns and adjectives, and there aren’t many exceptions, so I can even guess the endings of new words most of the times because I know the patterns very well and I can also usually tell what type of noun a new noun is, especially the nouns with certain word endings in nominative are very easy to guess, so in Norse languages it is similar to how the different endings are in Latin languages such as Latin and Spanish and French which also follow the same patterns, and I am native level in Spanish and writer level in English, so I can easily understand how Latin languages and other Germanic languages work, and the grammar is actually very similar in all these languages and in most other European languages!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

I highly recommend not learning non-pretty languages such as Chinese or Japanese or Korean or the Thracian-Aslavic language that’s been incorrectly classified as a ‘Latin’ language and incorrectly classified as a ‘category 1’ language despite the fact that it doesn’t look and doesn’t sound Latin in any way and doesn’t have the Latin verb / noun endings etc and is at least category 4 as Polish and Czech, as there is no reason to learn non-pretty language with mostly non-pretty words, that are also unnecessarily complicated, plus non-pretty words are naturally hard to memorize and requires a lot more repetition than pretty words or that have impossible writing systems with characters or extremely difficult alphabets - Slovene and Hungarian and Breton and Manx and Welsh etc and true Latin languages such as Galician / Latin / Esperanto / Pretarolo / Sicilian / Venetian / Walloon / Gallo etc are are way better options, so I highly recommend learning these pretty and easy languages instead, as one can learn 10 or even 15 pretty and easy languages, as opposed to only learning one or two extremely hard languages, and choosing wisely, by only choosing the pretty and easy languages, is the key to being a successful polyglot, and learning them 2gether saves a lot of years and is a lot more fun, so I highly recommend starting to learn all the target languages in the first year of learning, for example, I have over 50 target languages, and I have started learning at least 20 of them in my first year of learning languages on my own, and I prioritize the prettiest languages like Icelandic / Norse / Dutch / Norwegian / Gothic / Welsh etc the most, and I focus mostly on vocab, and I revise previously learnt words at least 30 times actively over a longer period of time, until each word becomes very automatic, and I have noticed a lot of progress fast, like, now I can understand most sentences and most words I see in Icelandic, after focusing mostly on Icelandic for about 4 months or so, and I got to an upper advanced level in Dutch after about 350 hours of study, and now I started learning many new words in Welsh and Slovene, so hopefully I will get to an advanced level in a few months!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

By the way, languages that are learnt to an advanced level in or to a native speaker level naturally get better with time, so one of my goals is to learn at least 15.000 words in the most important target languages in the first three to five years of learning, while also learning many other target languages on the side, and in a few years they I will probably be fluent in many of them, and they will keep getting better over the nest 6 years or ten years - I want to have a fully developed automatic mode in fifteen to twenty of my target languages, and I also want to know the words in the other target languages permanently, even though they probably won’t be as automatic as the others, because in half of my target languages I am okay with just knowing the words and understanding the written language, which is a lot easier to achieve, whereas fully developing an automatic mode in a new language or languages takes a lot more éxpòsure to the language(s) and words and a lot of typing and using the language(s) a lot over a longer period of time!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Re the case system and understanding how cases work, in truth, every language uses cases, and they are a very logical part of the grammar of a language, and every language automatically uses the cases every time there is a subject and a direct object and a third party etc in the sentence, and without cases, there could be no proper sentences and no way to express any actual ideas and actions, it’s just that some languages have different endings for different cases for nouns and for adjectives etc, for example, Icelandic and Norse and Gothic which are the most alpha languages ever have the 4 main cases with different endings, while English has the same form for nouns and adjectives, but the pronouns still have the different forms in English most of the times, for example, the pronoun i is the nominative form which is the case of the subject aka the one doing the action in the sentence, while me is the accusative form and accusative is the case of the direct object which is usually the one that the action is being done to or the thing that is given or said etc to the third party, while to me would be the dative form tho English doesn’t have a different dative form unlike German which has mir and Norse / Icelandic which have mér and Faroese which has mær and dative is the case of the third party and the one being given the book or the one that one says something to etc, and genitive is the case that always implies possession in all languages that I know of, so in most Germanic languages the nouns have an s or ‘s ending in genitive and my / his / its etc are the genitive forms of the pronouns! In the sentence ‘the guy gives (to) me a book’ the guy is the subject so it’s in nominative and a book is the direct object aka the thing that’s being given to the third party which is in accusative and me / to me is in dative which indicates the third party that the book (the direct object) is being given to and the dative noun or pronoun is also referred to as the indirect object, so verbs such as to give and to say to etc usually take the dative case in all languages that I know of, while to be takes the nominative case, and to have / to own / to see someone or something etc take the accusative case as they only involve a direct object and no third party is involved, so, in a sentence like ‘he sees me’ he is in nominative because he is the subject aka the one doing the seeing and the word me represents the direct object and is in accusative! If one is learning languages that have different forms for nouns and adjectives and verbs etc, I highly recommend learning the patterns very well, because they usually follow the same patterns, so the endings will be the same for each group of nouns / adjectives / verbs etc most of the times, so knowing the endings very well makes it easier to use the right forms and to understand how the language works, and if one knows the word endings and the base words automatically, it’s very easy to memorize all the other forms by reading the declensions and conjugations of each word once or twice or thrice on different days, and reading a lot of subs / text etc in the language, and by the time one gets to a native speaker level, one will automatically know how to use them! For example, I learned Spanish in childhood in a 100% passive way by hearing it spoken in movies and TV series and by hearing and learning lyrics in Spanish almost every day over the course of three years, and I never studied Spanish grammar, but I naturally know how to use each form of the verbs and nouns and adjectives etc correctly, because I have heard them hundreds of times used in context and I fully developed an automatic Spanish mode, so I can tell if a form is right because I know what sounds right in Spanish and what doesn’t, as one naturally develops a sense for what sounds right in the new language by the time one gets to a native speaker level! So, one shouldn’t worry too much about grammar and conjugations and declensions as a beginner or intermediate, and I highly recommend focusing mostly on vocab, like, ninety percent of the time focusing on actively learning vocab and ten percent of the time focusing on grammar and sounds and diphthongs and pronunciation etc, because learning the actual words is key to learning the language and understanding the language, and the more thousands of words the learner learns, the easier it is for the learner to understand the grammar and to naturally learn when to use each form of the word! Latin and Spanish and French and most Germanic languages tend to have different forms, which follow the same patterns most of the times! I must admit that I actually like it better when languages have a proper grammar with different pretty word endings, as there is a lot more variation, and less repetition of the same form in sentences / lyrics etc, so I highly recommend learning pretty languages with different forms like Icelandic and Norse and Gothic and Forn Svenska and Latin etc, which are also great for poetry and lyrics!

[@philipgilmore8541]

My new language for 2024 is Italian. I just love the sound of it. Augurami buona fortuna!

[@linguaEpassione]

Buona fortuna, Philip! E grazie tantissimo di essere passato di qua! :)

[@alisamiebeoglu6958]

nel 2022 ho iniziato a imparare l'italiano con l'incoraggiamento dei tuoi video e ora sono al livello B2. Grazie per aver condiviso le tue esperienze!

[@linguaEpassione]

Questo è un commento fantastico da ricevere: grazie mille! Ne sono fiero!

[@MissFiorediLoto]

Very good advice! I'll accept to be imperfect learning my sixth language! ❤

[@linguaEpassione]

Great to hear this was useful! All the best going forward!

[@Margherytka]

Ciao Stefano! I found your channel here totally by accident, what a positive and good-energy-transmitter you are! :) I've been learning Spanish for almost 4 months now, what a crazy journey - as I communicate quite well in Italian I was imagining it would be a piece of cake, and in fact I am confused with vocabulary and pronunciation as I'd never expected ;) Grazie per tutti i consigli che mi sembrano cosi' familiari, sebbene sia molto utile ascoltarli di nuovo e non preoccuparmi di piu' se l'pprendimento ogni tanto rallenta un po' oppure non noto i progressi abbastanza soddisfacenti... Mi hai trasmesso una grande dose di nuove motivazioni. Saludos cariñosos de Polonia! :):):)

[@TiffanyHallmark]

It's a new language for me, although o started learning it last year. Ekpeye is my husband's tribal language. It's a good challenge due to lack of resources, but I'm determined to gain a conversational level of fluency. O zi bună, Stefano. Îmi plac videourile tăi.

[@linguaEpassione]

Wow, Tiffany, this is what a real challenge looks like! Congratulations on your decision to learn Ekpeye! Îmi face mereu o mare plăcere să primesc mesajele tale!

[@user-ei8ii2yd9e]

I have started italian as my new language

[@linguaEpassione]

Great choice! Heheh :) A big "grazie" for watching and leaving a comment!

[@rafalkaminski6389]

What are you going to learn in 2024? And how are you going to manage it?

[@linguaEpassione]

Hey Rafal, thanks for stopping by! I will answer those questions in my next video, promised! :)

[@user-id6ig3ld1t]

KZbin knows everything. Yesterday, I saw your collaboration with Luka and KZbin shows me your video

[@linguaEpassione]

Aww well, sometimes KZbin does the right thing! Heheh :) Huge thanks to you for stopping by here as well!

[@gauhargauhar5201]

Studio italiano da sola da 2 anni! Mi piace molto e mi diverto tantissimo , grazie 🙏 per condividere i tuoi pensieri 😊

[@linguaEpassione]

Grazie a te per l'attenzione e il bel commento! :)

[@puhistagram]

Kiitos Stefano viihdyttävästä, ajankohtaisesta ja tärkestä videosta. Tällaista "kontenttia" juuri kaipasinkin. Minua kiinnostaa kielet kovasti mutta olen tosi huono oppimaan. Olen kuunnellut ja makustellut muutaman kuukauden Ukrainan kieltä ja nyt 2024 olen ajatellut että pitää alkaa hommiin. Minulle käy vain aina juuri niinkuin kuvasit, kerään paljon materiaalia, luettavaa ja kuunneltavaa jonka jälkeen itken sikiöasennossa ja olen ihan loppu ja eksyksissä. Nyt aion kokeilla sinun ehdottamaa ryhdikkäämpää menetelmään, rajata materiaalia, keskittyä laatuun ja yrittää olla eksymättä. Kiitos paljon videosta ja mahtavaa kun sinun kanavalle tulee taas uusia jaksoja! Дя́кую 🙏

[@juanm5027]

Grazie tante, Stefanotto 😜

[@YogaBlissDance]

YOu seem like such a genuinely kind person, you are the expert in the Storylearning course I'm in!

[@linguaEpassione]

Thanks for the lovely comment

[@natashanewson154]

I have started learning Korean in 2024 :)

[@linguaEpassione]

Yay! Go for it! :)

[@sungalaxia]

Technically I already started this language maybe a year and a half ago, but I was doing more of a pointed dabbling than true dedicated learning. So this year I'm going to take this language more seriously and really try to learn it: Persian! Specifically I'm learning the Afghan variety, and I'm really excited to dive into this language even more. تشکر برای ویدیو

[@linguaEpassione]

Wow, sounds fascinating! Wishing you all the best for this adventure!

[@nasserhaddar7611]

Grazie mille, ho visto il tuo intervista con maestro Semone due settimane fa, era molto interessante è ho imparato tantissimo.

[@linguaEpassione]

Ciao Nasser, grazie a te per il commento, mi fa molto piacere! Benvenuto anche sul mio canale!

[@Alaedious]

Great video with lots of useful tips! Merci! 🎉😊

[@linguaEpassione]

Merci à toi! :)

[@AlinefromToulouse]

It is always a pleasure to see you, and the first 4th step on your list always comes first.

[@linguaEpassione]

Aline!

[@kimtinuviel]

Hvala za video! Učim se slovensko.

[@linguaEpassione]

Ďakujem za komentár! :) Have fun on your language learning journey!

[@penaarja]

Wise as hell. Luv y

[@linguaEpassione]

Thanks, as usual! :)

[@SORInANCY]

Nice to see you again

[@linguaEpassione]

A true pleasure to be back to sharing! :)

[@michaelcatalano6950]

Sto imparando italiano con piccolo passi. Una lingua straniere è basta per me! Ho cominciato otto anni fa ma non studiavo con forza appena recentemente. Il suo consiglio a 'rilassare' sulle errori è buono e utile.

[@linguaEpassione]

Ciao Michael, grazie del commento, e buona continuazione con il tuo italiano!

[@patrickprince9900]

Hi Stefano, thank you for this video. I have subscribed and started learning Spanish in January.

[@linguaEpassione]

Hi Patrick, thanks so much for watching and subscribing! All the best on your Spanish learning journey!

[@AlinefromToulouse]

Yes, I've started a new language, in the second half of 2023 and holding on in 2024 so far: learning Russian for real. Step 2 is not what I do, I prefer to discover the language progressively. Step 7 is definitely the most important because I have great difficulty understanding, I don't even recognize the words I already know...

[@linguaEpassione]

Wow, I hear Russian isn't an easy one to tackle... Wishing you a lot of "step 7" and all the best for you on this journey then!

[@dagaz3489]

Schön, Dich wieder hier zu sehen! :-)

[@linguaEpassione]

Schön, dass Du auch immer wieder vorbei schaust! :)

[@fabriziocau4085]

Step 4: DONE :D Grandissimo Ste, ti seguo sempre con immenso piacere :) Un abbraccio forte!

[@linguaEpassione]

Fabri sei immenso, che piacere vederti ripassare da queste parti! (e così en passant, non ho dimenticato: nonostante l'immane ritardo, presto ti risponderò sull'altro nostro canale di comunicazione ;) )

[@Sipulitie]

Tee lisää videoita suomeksi!😀👍🏼

[@linguaEpassione]

Ehdottomasti teen! =)

[@DEUTSCH-kurzundknackig]

Very interesting approach. I think that even a chaotic learning process might be successful, but yes, it's easier to choose a small number of resources and stick to them. Anyway, the main thing is fun and motivation in the process. I might have started a new language this year, I'm not sure at this stage, so it's too early to talk about it...🙂

[@linguaEpassione]

Danke Dir! I agree, you can have success in the long run even by jumping from a resource to the other, but I believe that some structure is bound to be helpful in terms of effectiveness - but then of course, to each their own! (I've studied Japanese in a very unstructured way myself, and it took me a helluva long time, but I still got there somehow hahah :-p)

[@linguaEpassione]

Oh and also, please let us know which languge it is that you're learning whenever you feel the time is right! :)

[@dianejackson5783]

Io imparo l’italiano ora ma confondo molto con le lingue che non sono la mia madrelingua. Segui perché so che prima o poi, con la ripetizione e il tempo viene la chiarezza. Mi ha piaciuto molto il vostro video. Grazie mille. Un abbraccio da Spagna.

[@linguaEpassione]

Grazie Diane! Non preoccuparti, è normale confondersi un po', soprattutto all'inizio! Con il tempo riuscirai a confonderti sempre di meno

[@mitchellbernard5626]

Stefano, I started a new language midway through 2023 but 2024 will be a key year in my quest to build a solid base in all its aspects. This language is Bengali, my first north Indian language; an exceptionally beautiful language that also happens to be the language of my oldest son's in-laws, i.e., the language of the newest members of my family! But I equally look forward to following your journey with your equally beautiful new language as well!

[@linguaEpassione]

Wow! Thank you SO much for watching and sharing this story of yours, I think it's lovely you're embarking on this language journey for such nice family reasons! Good idea, in my view, to stop and consolidate rather than just plowing ahead mindlessly xD Wishing you all the best!

[@pahis1248]

Nice to see you back. Welcome/ Tervetuloa !!!!

[@linguaEpassione]

Nice to see you back here as well! :) Thanks a bunch for the continued support!

[@pahis1248]

@@linguaEpassione Oi kiitos

[@kieronhoswell2722]

Teletubbie!

[@meeraeditor7891]

Thank you Stefano. I think learning a language is easier if there is something in that culture that you find very interesting - Korean dramas, Japanese anime, Urdu couplets, Hindi movies, French cuisine, etc. so that you soak in the language without even realising it when you watch shows featuring them. Could you suggest interesting topics related to each language you talk about? That would be helpful 😊

[@linguaEpassione]

Thanks so much for the comment and the interesting take! It's a really good point you make and it makes absolute sense, but I have to admit that it hasn't always been this way around for me. I mean, in most cases I probably discovered the culture and something new I would love only AFTER approaching the language, and through the language. For example Portuguese literature, or pretty much everything about the Finnish culture... One obvious example of what you mention, instead, must be Japanese for me, as anime had already been in my life for a while when I started learning it. :)

[@meeraeditor7891]

Thank you very much for your reply. I think it must be the amount of work you put in that helps you master the language fast. BTW, in case you are thinking of learning an Indian language, please consider Malayalam which is a Dravidian language with a lot of influence from the Indo-Aryan language Sanskrit. It is also agglutinative like Finnish and has loan words from foreign languages including Portuguese, Dutch and Arabic. For the German connection, you may please watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6ncq6uLqb6mfq8 (I like listening to Finnish and would like to learn it. But I see that every Finnish word is different in English and the three Indian languages that I speak! I also don't know where I can use it)😊

[@konstantinosstavropoulos3605]

good

[@fyrir14dogum]

Eae amigo blz? joao na area. ❤❤ Otimo video

[@linguaEpassione]

Blz! :) 'brigadinho por ter passado por aqui!

[@fyrir14dogum]

@@linguaEpassione tmj😍

[@francegallo8747]

Hi ! In fact, I don't choose a language to learn, I let my ears, my heart and my brain guide me. Language is a music for me. Thank you ! Costanza, pazienza,gioa ed abitudine ogni singolo giorno. 😊

[@linguaEpassione]

Ben detto! È davvero come musica, e le nostre corde vocali non sono forse uno strumento? :)

[@theatisgr]

Chat GPT has created a new problem for us, language lovers. It has provided a way to learn virtually every known language, making it hard to decide which languages to learn. Before, some languages were excluded from the "learnable languages" list, despite Google Translate. For example, Google Translate does not provide transliteration for some languages, like Hebrew or languages using the Arabic script. Chat GPT does. Moreover, Chat GPT can create customized texts according to your interests and your level. Some people also use it to practice speaking using certain plug-ins, but IMO its speech sounds too robotic. Chat GPT's grammar is not very reliable either. Even so, the choice of languages to learn is overwhelming, but I always stick to my old rule: "Do not study more than 3 languages in one day". This does not mean that next day I'll study the same 3 languages. I may keep the 2 and choose a different one for the third slot. Or I may only study 2 or even 1, if I am busy with other things. Of course, there is no limit in the languages I use passively, such as watching KZbin videos. 😀

[@linguaEpassione]

Amazing routine, congrats! Well, yeah, as the Germans say: "Die Qual der Wahl"... :)

[@Dell.3.]

Goeie video. Ik ben nieuwsgierig naar hoe je Japans aanpakte. Ik heb het gevoel dat het een vrije unieke "approach" nodig heeft. Zelf ben ik nog maar enkele maandjes bezig. Misschien wel een leuk idee voor een video.

[@linguaEpassione]

Bedankt! I agree it's a unique language in terms of how to approach it, and I also think you can approach it from so many different angles depending on what your main focus is going to be: just conversation? Reading? Watching stuff such as anime? Moving to Japan in the long run? You're right in that it would take a whole video! :)

[@minna.]

Thank you for a great video! Would you say it’s better to focus on one language at a time? I’d love to learn many more languages🤩

[@linguaEpassione]

Hei Minna! I'm happy you liked the video! I'd say it's better to do what brings you the most joy, so if you really want to learn a couple of languages at the same time, go for it! I've done it almost my whole life, actually :) If you do decide to go for it, maybe this video of mine could be somewhat helpful to you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6fCoXWfraqqqLM I hope you enjoy whatever language(s) you learn! :)

[@anna.iakobidze]

It's not easy but I'll try to restart learning Korean.

[@linguaEpassione]

გამარჯობა! That's great, sometimes we just need to try and start again from scratch, and the second time it goes better than the first one :) Good luck with your Korean!

[@anna.iakobidze]

@@linguaEpassione მადლობა :) I'll do my best and will follow your advice, it's really overwhelming all the sources and sites at once :). And good luck with your new language learning, too.

[@kimballhansen2629]

I want to take the JPLT level 5 this year.

[@linguaEpassione]

がんばってくださいね！

[@jaysterling26]

I started Mandarin using Pimsleur. First Asian language & first audio only. I paused. I think I need to read. Now I need to find other resources. My 'deadline ' is November- A1 survival. I don't want 100s of resources...blimey. TLDR: non alphabet languages are harder.

[@linguaEpassione]

Good thing you started with the sounds though, because for Mandarin and other tonal languages they are so super important for both comprehension and for not misspeaking, much more than for most other languages imho.

[@schoolingdiana9086]

@@linguaEpassioneI agree. There are 7 tones in Cherokee, and while I grew up in the land of my ancestors and those tones are embedded in the place names, so much is context also. For example, ama (ah-mah) is salt while ama (pronounced: AH-mah) is water. When my oldest son first tried out his Mandarin at a restaurant in Beijing, he used the wrong tone and asked the server for a nap, instead of a glass of water. She figured it out, though!

[@Helga2408]

Stefano, I'm so happy to see you again on KZbin! You're still invited to make a video together with me for my KZbin channel! Greetings from a Bulgarian hyperpolyglot.

[@ryuumatsuo169]

I began to study Tamil because I’m gonna visit Sri Lanka in the last week of March. I’m Japanese, and I heard my native tongue and Tamil have a lot of similarities in both grammar and vocabulary. So far I’m tackling the letters and the pronunciation. The spelling system is pretty complicated and I’m struggling. I hope I can manage to learn at least several basic phrases for tourists.

[@linguaEpassione]

This sounds like a very nice plan you have, the Tamil script looks absolutely gorgeous! タミル語の勉強、頑張ってくださいね！

[@ryuumatsuo169]

@@linguaEpassione A big thank you for your reply! It’s an honour to receive your comment. I too love grammar and my weak point is vocabulary like you. Your tips to acquire languages help me a lot. I’m looking forward to watching your next video. I’m so curious. Grazie mille!

[@cnraine8895]

Moi moi! Do you still offer tutoring on italki? I would love to study Finnish with you!

[@linguaEpassione]

Morjens! Yes, I do, but only occasionally. Contact me over there and we can discuss whether it can be helpful for you to schedule a few sessions :)

[@magnus882]

What do you recommend to do if I have a beginner resource with text + audio? Should I try to read first, then listen or the other way around? Or something else entirely?

[@AA-mc7bx]

Ciao Stefano, I like the idea of taking loud to myself, I used to do it a lot while learning languages at school. I am curious, how many and what languages do you know at such a level that you can communicate freely? Cheers, Agata

[@linguaEpassione]

Ciao and thanks a bunch for your comment! I can communicate in 10 languages and I'm at (constant) beginner level in at least 2 more - you can see which languages these are by taking a look at the little flags on my channel banner (they are in order of proficiency btw haha :D )

[@AA-mc7bx]

Then Polish might be still on your list 😅. Good luck with it 😆

[@natiamiminoshvili3912]

Grazie mille per condividere le vostre esperienze🙂Sto imparando l'italiano, ho iniziato 3 anni fa, ma sto ancora cercando di migliorarlo. A proposito come va imparare la lingua georgiana?

[@linguaEpassione]

Ciao Natia, complimenti per il tuo progresso in italiano! მეც გავაგრძელე ქართული ენის სწავლა მაგრამ ვფიქრობ რომ კარგად ვერ ვლაპარაკობ ^^

[@natiamiminoshvili3912]

​მაგრამ ძალიან კარგად წერთ. წარმატებებს გისურვებთ!! Buona fortuna! !​@@linguaEpassione

[@strawberiNmango]

Stefano, are you still active in Italki?

[@zeus12-ej7yn]

Hi Stefano! I was curious why you haven't learned Russian (yet?). Is there a specific reason? What do you think about the Russian language in general?

[@tiagoroberto3360]

Hello, do you understand Veronese? And how much does it differ from Italian ?

[@penaarja]

Love Spanish, it easy for A Finnish As I am. But those genders make me grazy. In Finland we dont have this s.. T

[@eerokutale277]

Kyllä se sieltä tulee. Minä puupää kirjoitin laudaturin englannista ja ruotsista sekä magna cum laude approbaturin ranskasta, tosin olen jo aika pitkälti unohtanut ruotsin ja ranskan mutta ajattelin opetella ne uudestaan, aloittaen ranskasta.

[@adineiaisabelsouzasantos7608]

Eu gostaria muito de aprender inglês, mas acho difícil 🥹🥹😞😞

[@penaarja]

Oh, that video with Canadian guy. Hard To believe, no way after A week? No

[@penaarja]

Spanish for 5 months ago

[@linguaEpassione]

Muy bien, sigue así!

[@nemesis1970]

saanko saman suomeksi?

[@linguaEpassione]

Moi Nemesis, olisi kiva tehdä taas kokonainen video suomeksi, mutten usko, että tämä aihe kiinnostaisi monia suomalaisia katsojia :-/ Mutta ihan varmasti teen lisää videoita suomeksi muista aiheista!

[@Dylan-qi4dk]

Ma oon opiskelle suomi, niin voitko posti lisää vidiota suomessa?? Kittos paljon ja onnea 2024!

[@linguaEpassione]

Kiitos sinulle, että jätit kommentin! Joo, teen varmasti lisää videoita suomeksi :)

[@eerokutale277]

Googlaa Kielibuusti, se vaikuttaa hyvältä sivustolta oppia suomea, en laita linkkiä koska KZbin toisinaan deletoi viestit joissa on linkki ulkopuoliselle verkkosivulle.

[@zm-lw1zf]

Only languages worth learning are : english ,german,russian,portugues or spanish not both,arabic,turkish,hindi,mandarin....rest are not important,sooner or later u will quit n forget it unless u live there or ur spouse is from there

[@linguaEpassione]

Hi and thanks for sharing your view. I don't agree about the idea that some languages are not worth learning because it depends so much on so many different factors and personal goals or preferences, but I respect your opinion :)

[@zm-lw1zf]

@@linguaEpassione thx for reply,i am talking from my exp,i already forgot 2 lang,bcoz of no exposure,i dont have time to just maintain every day for few hours without giving me any profit...big lang.are easier to integrate in everyday life,n are connected with working environment

[@mommydickbirby9689]

谢谢您！新的一年共同进步