learning a new language is easy, actually

[@easyactually]

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[@ahimahmad8932]

How did bro type this 2 days ago 💀

[@dominiccaesarok5077]

noice

[@LeanAndMean44]

You forgot to pin this comment.

[@easyactually]

​@@LeanAndMean44knows me so well 😅

[@LeanAndMean44]

@@easyactually lol

[@shroomer3867]

How to learn a language in 1-2 years with no effort: 1) Be born with parents who speak it 2) Be baby 3) ??? 4) Language learned

[@Eyezick-l5z]

I'm trying to delete my save file and start over to do this for German. How do I do that?

[@RaffyEdris]

LMAO

[@SaSo-mk6yh]

Be 4 years old and learn new language at school within a week.

[@TheCoolerBasti]

@@Eyezick-l5z Laut diesem Video ist Deutsch nur Schwierigkeitsstufe 2 😄

[@janmagtoast]

​@@TheCoolerBasti Eyy, das wollte ich gerade sagen 😢

[@gajwm5824]

English learner here. I actually watch your videos to immerse myself in English.

[@tentzz]

Same

[@muriloduarte8604]

Same

[@Abd_Alrahman-404]

easy , actually

[@nBp4tB12]

Maybe I would also be like that, but I already understand 100% (at least I think so) of the video. Maybe it's because I've been doing immersion for about 3 years.

[@aleexid5803]

Same

[@cephlo.]

do you know what’s the funny thing? this is exactly how I learned English without actually realizing what I was doing. I learned the basics from school and then when lockdown happened. I just started watching a lot of English KZbin videos and then I started thinking in English, and talking to myself in English and boom i learned English .😨

[@Elsmeusousonmoltgrossos]

It happened the same to me, I am from Spain and I hated English, but after the lockdown I knew a lot of English, year after year I'm getting better at it

[@shark20069]

Did you study English at the same time? I want to try to learn a language passively like this because I don't want to study as much as with learning Japanese lol

[@cephlo.]

@@shark20069 no i didn’t i was 11 and i didn’t intentionally try to learn English I was already English at school before lockdown my only weakness was spelling i was the best at it and lockdown happened I didn’t do any actual studying Possible that you could do the same native language is arabic which is very different from English Just like Japanese is very different from English but also English is way easier than my native language so I’m not sure if it can work as effectively for Japanese considering they have like three alphabets but i hope you the best !!!

[@shark20069]

@@cephlo. Thanks for the reply!

[@EdigeSanatbek]

Same. When I was at grade 2-3 I learned the basics from a tutor and at age 9 COVID started and I used to play Minecraft in a public server while having zoom classes and I came out pretty much fluent by interacting with other players and watching KZbin after 2-3 years

[@Nutellla]

Bro is reminding us actually reading books was how people learned everything

[@lilbeans]

the fact that that is a comment that exist is straight up flabbergasting

[@OMGLittleB]

lmao, for some reason when i thought of learning a language, reading textbooks didn't come to mind at all lol

[@XiELEd4377]

​@@lilbeanspeople these days are somehow allergic to reading books for some reason, or that you should not waste time reading books to learn

[@TechSupportDave]

@@XiELEd4377 Really depends. Is there any better source than a book from which you can learn? If yes, then yes, the book will be less useful compared to that better alternative. But still will rarely be useless. I don't know why people are allergic to books nowadays, but the whole internet sub-culture of making fun of anyone who types two small paragraphs is probably one way in which this is being perpetuated - the uneducated folks are making fun of those who wish to clearly and adequately convey the things they want to say on the internet, and it probably gets picked up by younger children giving them the impression that good communication and literacy skills are somehow "cringe"", which could tie in with books having so many more paragraphs in comparison, that they "aint reading allat" (common normie phrase, you can google it if you never heard anyone use it before) It's just a dumb culture, really. Books literally help people get jobs. They're still far from useless.

[@jackdan1811]

I always thought a book was mandatory wtf 😭😭😭

[@rosebudak8829]

"how to learn a language in six weeks taught by someone who learned it in six years" is wild

[@bleaku]

noo but its so truee

[@user-eb9ck9rt5b]

what a diss but iguess it's all part of the matrix

[@Canadian_4Ever]

ikr lmaoo

[@kyubeyo]

@@user-eb9ck9rt5bfrr lmaoo

[@Roshea]

cheetos club NPC making an appearance

[@शाकुन्तलम्]

Okay, so, this is pretty weird, I have been learning German for EXACTLY 2 years (Today is day 730 Streak on my Duolingo LOL) and YOU PULLED UP OUT OF NOWHERE; and I, for the first time searched for a "German Beginner text book" and realized that I can read almost everything pretty fluently AND I COULD HAVE DONE IT IN 1 MONTH WHERE WERE YOU!! I never even touched German books and all I did was Duolingo for past 2 years! YOU ARE SPEAKING FACTS!

[@pillow1557]

Doesn't Doulingo teach it wrong,I tried Arabic and it was teaching in a wrong way

[@शाकुन्तलम्]

@@pillow1557 well, yes and no, there are well researched languages and then there are recently added languages (from Duolingo pov) hence some languages may have mistakes here and there which can be reported and they'd most probably fix it. However I think it's just that your course has begun and maybe they're just trying to teach you specific words and not necessarily focusing on making the sentence right. That happens a lot of times but if they're teaching a word wrong then that's an issue, I've personally had seen words wrong couple of times in past 2 years too but sentences are 20-15% of the times wrong.

[@frostyontheradio9326]

Cest vrais, je suis entrain de apprendre un peut de francais et je fait beaucoup d'exercice orale et 60% des phrase sont fausses, et la plupart des cas que ce je suis entrain de dire est plus précis de ce que été écrit

[@pillow1557]

@user-ol8xo2uj8r 10-15% is a lot for me so I will just use beginner guide text pdf and there's a 4 hours long video which talks about everysingle grammar of Spanish and there are only 2 simple mistakes in it Ty for info

[@victoriagraves9680]

What book did you use for learning German?

[@nazqkui]

I woke up one random day already knowing English and I've convinced myself It'll happen with every language I want to learn

[@Selena09426]

How😢? Did you learn it when you were a child? ( Watching videos in English,games, etc)

[@anabschubert]

so real

[@nazqkui]

@Selena09426 Basically, yes. I used to watch the new episodes from shows I liked in english before they were even translated into my native language. Then I realized I actually understood what they were saying. Also, I think the visual novel I got into and couldn't get translated into Spanish had forced me to have more comprehension :p

[@tann3039]

lol same I think I mostly learned while reading manhwa that had no Arabic translation

[@Selena09426]

@@tann3039 Did you use Google Translate for things you didn't understand? Or just reading manhwas?

[@tuanhoanganh5405]

I’m from Vietnam, i’m learning English myself. Thank you so much.

[@becoldandjustforyou]

Tôi đang học tiếng Việt!

[@tuanhoanganh5405]

@@becoldandjustforyou Yes. I believe you can do it.

[@blocc_nova746]

Good luck!

[@kyubeyo]

Bro Sounds SOPHISTICATED

[@Ulich_s]

I'm from Kyrgyzstan and I also learn English. Good luck

[@Kaslitama]

Teaching something is a hard labor, but TEACHING HOW TO SELF TEACH is another level, TYSM for your work!

[@mohamadlin]

1:22 For anyone wondering the white stickman on the left said: why aren't we yellow? the white stickman on the right said: I think only the protagonist can be yellow.

[@medaman15able]

I’ve been learning Spanish so it’s really fun being able to read it with relative ease

[@daxx343]

Was proud of myself for being able to get that one, despite hardly using Spanish outside of class for years now

[@leeban]

@@daxx343same lol

[@luismateo4234]

JAJAJJA I didn't notice it, and I'm a Spanish speaker

[@Nesaualcoyotl]

Gracias

[@LanguageSimp]

Thanks! I'm considering learning a language, so this will help!

[@TUVEZ-]

😱

[@Mr.Magician007]

😱😱

[@francheeze1]

языковой симп 😱😱😱

[@easyactually]

If you have to learn a language I would recommend French cause approximately 92% of the words are cognates with American. A close contender is Bolivian which shares a whopping 121% of words with Australian, however the accent does take some getting used to. Good luck!

[@mooncomet111]

Not you being here💀

[@JamesoKim]

I'm from Korea, and my English pronunciation is native-speaking. In Korea, there is a place called 'English kindergarten.' Rich parents want their children to be competitive in terms of education, so they sent them there. I was one of those kids, and I became a native-speaking person when I was 7. My English skills were better than my Korean at the time. Now, since I go to a public school, my English has changed terribly. But luckily, my pronunciation survived:D

[@Mike_Hawk1]

Weird flex but okay.

[@otaku-chan4888]

neat! I would have liked being sent to multiple 'kindergardens' as a kid to pick up on languages while my kid brain was malleable lol also, the Korean language is really neat! it made me surprisingly frustrated that English is so clunky sometimes haha

[@Ivan-si1oc]

As someone trying to learn Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean, game on. I can speak fluent Mandarin and have been learning Japanese for six months.

[@kpopandotherplaylists2518]

They have some common parts... especially korean n Japanese. Vietnamese and Cantonese also have similar words to Korean and Japanese. ( Mandarin is a later language, with less loan words from HAN DYNASTY. " HANJA" 한자 or KANJI 漢字。are from Han dynasty Chinese words.

[@Hopeunfiltered]

Bro got sponsor in just 3 videos W EASY

[@RED40HOURS]

light work😎😎🔥💯

[@Sjjdudhsh]

Bro got 200k+ subs in 3 videos

[@Hopeunfiltered]

@@Sjjdudhsh Bros KZbin god

[@XiELEd4377]

becoming a youtuber is easy, actually

[@vidb-g6d]

🏳️‍🌈

[@gr0x2a]

I'm brazilian, and I watched this video and understand it. I feel happy now, learning english is easy actually!

[@theloniousmagno]

hey man, i'm also brazilian. I have been studying english for weeks, i'm practicing my speaking skills with native speakers on discord. how do you practice your speaking?

[@mrzukunft]

​@@theloniousmagno Not a Brazilian, but I really like learning languages. One way I sometimes learn your language (Brazilian) is by watching fun videos in the respective language, for example Minecraft lol. I really like "Geleia" for instance. And just this auditory input accounts for 90% of my proficiency :)

[@JeféPorschscribble]

​@@theloniousmagno hey, I'm looking to learn Portuguese. I can help you with your English learning

[@DelightfulLittleFreak]

@@JeféPorschscribble Hey, it’s me, the Brazilian guy. I don’t know why, but I can’t comment with my last account, so I’m answering you with this new one. I can also help you with your Portuguese. What do you think about talking on Discord sometime, or maybe another social media platform?

[@DelightfulLittleFreak]

@@JeféPorschscribble hey, how you doing? that's great! I can also help you with your portuguese.

[@minaisnotmean]

"they try to gatekeep their language. do not let them do this" 😭

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Lol

[@smolanik_kari]

heve you ever knew what does carcasm mean&

[@folasadegf]

😂😂

[@NEUVILLETTE500]

⁠@@smolanik_kariahh yes,“carcasm“ Это идеальное написание!

[@OVER-ce9fy]

@@NEUVILLETTE500why do u speak Russian in English tred?

[@NubbyGamerYT]

Next Video: Becoming a billionaire is easy, actually

[@wellitonscheer6419]

yes, please

[@Zaftrabuda]

yes, please

[@jakethedragonymaster1235]

By bagging that sponsor within his fourth video in a two month period, I think we know his major talking point

[@hahafunny988]

😂WT

[@deteri4040]

yes, please

[@user-fw3vv4id5z]

tbh wanting to learn a language to understand a movie/book/animation/song/other type of media are all good motivators in my opinion... When I was learning English, my motivation was always to be able to understand movies, books, songs and KZbin videos in English without needing subtitles or translation... I kept myself motivated and I was able to learn it, so don't get discouraged if you want to learn a language for a seemingly small reason such as wanting to understand your favorite tv show without subtitles!

[@-ponysparkle3-480]

Yess thank you, I was hoping someone would’ve mentioned this! Whatever your motivation is, it isn’t any lesser than anyone else’s, if it’s still a genuine interest to learn the language. I’m learning Japanese mainly just to play games in Japanese and I am still going; now I can even play some of those games I wanted to play earlier :D

[@bassistx]

“That’s probably why they made a group chat without you” the savagery 🤣

[@kyubeyo]

Most blunt Video Bro 😭

[@SirShtrumz]

Way to accurate as well

[@meisbigepiccoolstrongpro1365]

he managed to be so mean without a single swear word ☠☠

[@piotresoule6931]

The Ze library is genius tier comedy

[@w1z4rd9]

Dude mastered the arts of avoiding strays from the law.

[@DotSlashA]

I actually laughed when he said that lol

[@papajayyy]

Imagine if you googled it💀🙏

[@strange_thing-arra-3692]

okay dude i have no idea about zat joke i'd ask you to explain it but it'll ruin it so its up to you if you wanna explain this wondering soul

[@rgb_82]

@@strange_thing-arra-3692 Imagine if you googled it

[@patheticcreature3189]

I actually really appreciate this video as ive been trying to relearn swedish, so i can communicate with my family better.

[@marceluhohm8525]

I am in the same spot with Portuguese!! I’m excited to be able to talk to these people I already love!

[@en.lynnvfx]

Same. I'm relearning Norwegian/getting better at it since I grew up in the USA and plan on moving there.

[@w4veyoutube]

bro explains stuff in such a way that understanding it is easy, actually

[@faith9505]

Anguish in Gethsemane He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’ -Matthew 26:39 As Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was in anguish. So much so that Luke’s Gospel says He “was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood” (22:44) In addition, Mark’s Gospel gives us a very important detail that we could easily miss: Jesus cried out, “Abba, Father” (14:36) We might not catch the significance of this. But today, it isn’t unusual to hear Israeli children calling out to their fathers, “Abba!” It’s the equivalent of our English word “Daddy.” There is a difference between the terms “Father” and “Daddy.” Both describe the same person, but they indicate a difference in relationship. That is not to suggest that Jesus was manipulating God the Father. Rather, it indicated intimacy. Jesus was saying, in effect, “I trust You, Father. I know You are in control.” Then Jesus went on to say, “Everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (verse 36) That is a hard thing for many of us to say. We might say the words, “Not my will, but Yours, be done.” But do we really mean it? What if His will is different from ours? And how can we know the will of God? We discover God’s will through careful study of the Scriptures. And frankly, there will be times when we read things in the Bible and think, “Wow, that is hard. I don’t know if I want to forgive this person who has wronged me, but Lord, You have told me in Scripture to do so.” Or, “I don’t know that I want to break that relationship off with this nonbeliever that I was thinking of marrying. But Lord, You have told me in Your Word to do so. Not my will, but Yours, be done.” It is okay to think about the future and make plans for our lives. In fact, we should. But we also need to say, “Lord, here are my plans. But if You have a different plan in mind, I am willing for You to overrule what I have decided, because I’ve come to discover that Your plan is better than my own. So not my will, but Yours, be done.” This is very important to say to God, especially if you’re young. Dwight L. Moody said, “Spread out your petition before God, and then say, ‘not my will but yours be done.’ ” He concludes, “The sweetest lesson I have learned in God’s school is to let the Lord choose for me.” We are going to have our Gethsemanes in life. We will face times of ultimate stress, moments of pressure that seem to be too much. What will we do then? Will we say, like Jesus, “Abba, Father”? Will we say, “Your will be done”? Would you let the Lord choose for you? Would you be willing to take your future and place it in God’s hands?

[@dominikdurkovsky8318]

Dude, I'm a Christian, but why would you just post that randomly on a random comment. It's annoying and weird.

[@kanjibear5486]

Some things I want to add that really help: - Children's books in other languages. It might feel silly, but these are *designed* to help teach new and/or basic words and sentence structure. If you're more advanced, you can always move up in reading difficulty. Anything works, but nonfiction and reference/cooking books are best if still learning, since fiction tends to use words that aren't real or just nonsense in the language. - It was mentioned, but if you are watching/listening to foreign language videos, it's been shown that the *best* way to learn is with both the sub AND dub in the foreign language. It trains you to use what you already know, use context to discover new words, and helps facilitate recall - which helps keep the memory of the language as long-term instead of short-term. - This last one is more difficult, but try to find and befriend someone who's native language is your target language! You can practice with them, they can help correct mistakes you might be overlooking, and overall benefit your pronunciation, speaking, and understanding skills. (Some places like dedicated local groups, school/university clubs, and discord servers all work for finding people!)

[@DeeGreene]

This is the type of humor I like while I also being very informative 😂 great job!

[@ThéoNortier]

that's exactly how i learned english almost without talking to anyone

[@PercyJackson-t5p]

What's your actualsteps

[@crimsonfarts6856]

@@PercyJackson-t5p youtube

[@marwann_z]

i learnt english from playing roblox lmao edit :my first language is arabic

[@Eiol01]

​@@PercyJackson-t5pWell, don't know about them, but mine were: 1. Play videogames as a child (in this time for some reason, almost all games were in english, spanish options in games were only avaliable in the european ver?) 2. There are words that kinda look alike in spanish and english (like, mission and misión, for example) 3. Start to infer meaning of things based on limited knowledge. 4. ??? 5. Profit

[@juliaoleksiyenko1555]

real

[@panqueque445]

Step 2 is huge. Even if you understand less than 25%, it helps a lot. The less you have an "allotted language learning time" and the more you try to immerse and surround yourself with it, the faster you'll learn.

[@lilacfields]

seriously! coming to the realization that learning a language could include just .. doing what i normally do but in another language changed my life. also i love your username you don’t know how much i loved finding out the word for pancake in spanish is panqueque 😭

[@varena04]

@@lilacfields i've actually changed my minecraft language entirely to german so i can learn new vocab while also having fun. :D i challenge myself to only speak/think in german while i'm doing it (like, narrating my actions to myself haha), and then every now and then i'll look up a word if i find myself wanting to express the same idea that i don't have the vocabulary for. it's rlly helpful i highly reccommend!!

[@lilacfields]

@@varena04 yessss i love using video games for learning! i’ve been playing animal crossing in spanish and the villagers have a lot of little simple conversations with you. it’s so helpful! i definitely need to try playing minecraft too

[@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il]

​@@varena04I've been trying to use english more in video games but I've always gotten back to the old portuguese stuff, I think that from now on I need to rethink about the way I'm doing things to get really good at english, even though I already consume content in the language, there's a gap to be filled in.

[@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il]

​@@lilacfieldshave you ever tried quizzes and crosswords?

[@therealsouls7266]

as someone who has learned french, english and a bit of other languages, i can confirm his advice is dead accurate and backed by some sort of experience. thanks for sharing this with the world!

[@Visnetter]

I was getting really low grades in English about 5 years ago. I kept thinking that English just wasn't for me. After almost giving up, I started to not give a shit about English in school but instead, I indulged myself with lots of English youtube videos that were actually fun. Storytelling videos, like storybooth but also gaming youtubers like Muselk (when fortnite was popular lol). I always used English subtitles and even though I didn't understand everything what was being said, I was determined to at least be able to hold a conversation in the comment section of videos with other people IN ENGLISH. I picked up new words, my pronounciation got better and I became more fluent. Eventually my grades started to get better, actually way better than other people in my class. I got 8 and 9 out of 10's and felt so happy. That was when a friend of mine begged me to attend a Cambridge English class with him, because he felt too alone with all the girls in his class. At first I hesitated but then I reckoned I'd try it anyways, heck I had nothing to lose. After a couple more months I attended the exam and I can proudly say right now that I'm fluent in English and got a C1 proficiency level. Never stop trying!

[@Visnetter]

Websites like write and improve also help a lot, and don't forget chatroom sites like Omegle

[@blueleafy7167]

Bruh I’m taking my B1 French Exam tomorrow and I’m actually gonna fail the American education system is horrible I’ve done all the work since I was in first grade but I’m still a beginner. I really need to do this

[@swedneck]

i literally remember watching shadow of israphel as a kid and one day i just sorta understood english, i assume that's not actually what happened, but in my more recent experience of learning german and french in school it really is basically that but more gradual over time. Exposure is *the thing* that lets you understand languages intuitively, and i'm pretty sure most people could totally learn languages in 6 months provided you drop them into a country that speaks it and force them to interact with the language constantly every day.

[@peluchito_6126]

You are a beast. Good job king!

[@Visnetter]

@@peluchito_6126 thank you my guy

[@shintyty]

I spent 4 years in school learning French. I decided to learn Spanish 2 weeks ago learning the 100 most commonly used words, watching videos in the language, and listening to easy podcasts whenever, and I have already learned so much closer to understanding than all the years learning French in school

[@sammyytube5999]

Really?? 2 weeks of spanish and you have a decent comprehension? Can you converse in spanish as well? Curious about how many hours a day that you dedicated to your spanish input. Since my new year's resolution in January, I've been doing spanish music and podcast and I just started one spanish film a week. After 3 months my comprehension is still beginner and I can only speak spanish expressions, no conversation.

[@shintyty]

@@sammyytube5999 What I meant more is that, the language sounds a lot familiar and I can pick up some fragments of words, while if I try listening to French, it sounds very foreign and I do not remember many vocabulary I learned in school. I think I am about 30 hours into listening to podcasts and watching videos in spanish and I can understand some movie scenes if it is simple, but most of the time I can only understand some fragments. I also found a website called the dreaming spanish if you want to check it out where you can watch videos of comprehensible input to your level and also tracks your progress.

[@atenek0]

Wow that's amazing to see as a native spanish speaker. I get it because I've probably learnt more english by watching videos, movies and tv than in school too for some reason. Buena suerte aprendiendo español!

[@108wee]

I started seriously learning Spanish like a week ago and have learned about 600 words so far. It seriously encouraging to see how much progress I’ve made but unfortunately I’m super lazy. So I’ll probably give up next week but hey at least next time maybe I’ll learn the grammar rules.

[@TheYuccaPlant]

after more than a decade on youtube this is the ONLY video that has all the true essentials for learning basics properly, thank you.

[@darktheme2192]

This is the most practical video I've seen about autodidactic language learning in the last 4 weeks. Much appreciation for your work.

[@astrodood]

This channel is like a Casually Explained successor and I love it

[@DrDigitalIncome]

Thank you sooo much. I’ve watched 5+ videos waffling about spaced repetition and whatnot rather than telling us some actionable things and what to actually do rather than “the method that allowed me learn yapenese in 2 days”

[@Diplodok1000]

Not gonna lie, that was like one of the most useful videos to sum up all the best and the most efficient ways of learning a foreign language. I've been learning English, Japanese, Spanish and French for the past 6 years (I have different levels of proficiency in them) and I agree with what you've said in the video almost 100%. Everyone who wants to be able to speak another language, listen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about! Thanks for the great content ❤

[@poenieratqueen-hz6hu]

How do u study i wanna learn russian

[@habibafares9009]

I am a native Arabic speaker, I started with all of the wrong methods to learn English but I didn't give up. Now after 2 years of studying I understand English without needing the caption (thanks to god) and I speak with natives speakers from time to time. Everything is possible if we work hard and do not give up. Thank you for that useful video!

[@habibafares9009]

@simple_actually It's my native language so I'm not sure that I will see it like a learner. You know it's easier for me. But apart from that, I think the dialects are not hard it's far easier from the standard Arabic. I also saw some learners said that the standard Arabic was easier to them. Anyway, learning a language is not easy, whatever the language was, but if you have the discipline, the consistency, the willpower and some good techniques you'll make it. (even if you are learning the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics of the pharaohs, I remember some of my friends learned how to write in the middle school :) Good luck

[@habibafares9009]

@simple_actually You're welcome! If you decided to learn Arabic and had any questions you could ask me for sure

[@abbasfadhil1715]

@@habibafares9009salute my Arabic bro🫡

[@Ana-lg9xw]

This is really helpfull!! Thank you so much, learning a new language is something really challenging and most of the time it feels overwhelming as you don't know where to start, this is a great guide!!

[@kiiturii]

this timing is crazy I've just gotten super into language learning again lol

[@i-wha-2198]

Samee I'm finally motivated to do mandarin again

[@UnitelMobicom]

@@i-wha-2198 are you still learning?

[@BVaecs]

@@UnitelMobicom you never know

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

This was very good, and at times very funny. I thought from the title that it would be the usual KZbin click bait nonsense.

[@patypus555]

This was how I started learning English-- just immersion through press and media. Whenever I came across a foreign person I tried talking to them in English. It may not be our first language but it's a lingua franca for travelers in my country that don't speak the local language.

[@FairyOfFlames]

Smth I would strongly recomend for people learning: read! Once you have the cery basic vocabulary, pico up a book. A simple one that writrs the story on one page in the language you want to learn and on the other in English (or your mother language, if its not english). Make sure the nivou isnt too high. Read daily a few pages. I would make it time based (maybe 15 mins), that way you can get faster and manage to read more. Once you finished one, pick the next one and so on. Reading has two major benefits: first of books contain an incompatibly higher amount of words and better formulstions then just normal speech. Secondly it allows you to learn to think in the language you are reading.

[@Reforming_LL]

Do those books exist? Imo, graded readers are good too.

[@abarette_]

reading does not work for English I could read and write English when I was 13, but it took me 4 more years to actually know how to speak it

[@Reforming_LL]

@@abarette_ Oh hey it’s a Gokigen Naname fan lol. Anyways, reading does work but reading English novels (which are made for native English speakers) will be hard if it is your first time.

[@AshmauMY]

0:43 MALAYSIAN & INDONESIAN MENTIONED RAGHH 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@slavsit7600]

RAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@felicefar9103]

RAAAAAGHHHHHHH

[@laughaway7955]

Aint no way German is easier than Malay 😅

[@late7486]

​@@laughaway7955as a malaysian who is learning german I agree... malay is easier than german

[@dak0t4]

Blocked

[@TheGamerITA1]

I already did all this by mistake when I learned english. The basics came from school, and went unused for a few years. But during middle school I started reading manga, and I discovered that while there were very few tanslated in italian, english translations were much more common (and also frequently updated). So I started reading in english. Then I began to watch KZbin videos, tv series, movies, and my grasp of the language just kept getting better. Now I have a C2 Cambridge certificate and I coulnd't be happier about the time I've spent learning another language. I don't think I'm able to fully explain how much it shaped my understanding of the world, but now I feel so much more aware of the way that culture influences individual opinions. I feel like I can actually understand that people from around the world see the world in radically different ways than how the people in my country do. When the amount of perspectives you have access to increases, everything becomes so much more colorful and faceted than you'd ever think it could be. If anyone is scrolling past the comments and is wondering about why people even bother learning a new language if it doesn't benefit them in an immediate and concrete way, then take it from someone who learnt english mostly by accident: it's worth it. In all my life I have yet to meet someone who regrets becoming multilingual.

[@BonfireFPS]

Hey dude! As someone who is studying English Linguistics, and trying to learn a third language now, I can confirm most of these tips are legit, and the rest are things I havent even thought of myself even though they're so simple and straightforward... Also love your concept with the stickmans and only one color being able to be the protagonist and such, I have the exact same thing going for my channel so this video really connected with me. Wish you all the best

[@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il]

Which language are you learning besides your native language and English?

[@BonfireFPS]

@@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il Trying to learn Czech as of now

[@flowersof3vil]

that's basically how I unintentionally learned English lol I already knew the basics because i learned those at school and during the pandemic I spent a LOT of time on social media and since 90% of the content there is in English I gradually improved my English skills then I started watching movies and tv shows in English cause I didn’t like the dubbed versions and after some time reading books. I even started thinking in English without even realizing it at first lmao

[@dnatiago]

KZbin > TikTok

[@huseyinsencerarik]

Where are you from?

[@whatname4613]

Just say that u want attention.

[@flowersof3vil]

@@whatname4613 calm down bro go learn another language instead of wasting your life trolling on the internet

[@flowersof3vil]

@@huseyinsencerarik Germany but German is my second language since my parents aren't from there

[@nikunjkhangwal]

I'm from India and i literally learned English from Internet. Watching Anime (with subtitles to actually improve reading speed as well), playing games, talking to random stranges on Facebook (i made a lot of cool online friends too with same interests as mine). Now granted English is taught in schools here but that really only contributed to like 10% of the whole material. My spoken english is still yet to go a long way but i can easily hold the conversation on Internet & read and understand anything.

[@MINECRAFTERHARS]

3:40 Words meaning in clockwise order: Power, Mercy, Why, Today, Myself

[@oddabandon]

Damn dude got a sponsor after a few videos. Dude is blowing up. Good job lmao. I'm definitely using the video thing, that sounds great

[@mhhh118]

yeh he is .... do you know whats the reason behind it?

[@TOMESHTI]

@@mhhh118 politics

[@XiELEd4377]

​@@mhhh118getting a sponsor is easy, actually

[@Infact77]

@@mhhh118 getting a sponsor is easy, actually

[@SD-Gamer]

ground needs award to market their stuff with you and how you promoted is superb

[@IkigaiFlame]

Next video: astrophysics is easy, actually

[@kalsofficial7396]

Astrophysics for people in a hurry use Zhe(Z) Library

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

For once the title would be right. Periodic table has 4 elements. Answer can be off by two orders of magnitude in any direction. Sin(x) = x. Etc.

[@staraopps]

You mean astrology?

[@ryan9818]

Astrophysics complete course for beginner playlist on KZbin @@staraopps

[@wyuwuwuy]

​@@staraopps😐

[@Akkikyadav]

I dont know how... but this is the only channel which made me to subscribe with a single video.

[@stlechamans]

Same

[@2z11]

3:29 literally how i learned English, i used to watch ftgeetv as a kid even tho i didn't understand anything

[@unclecreper]

So fucking relatable 😭🙏 I used to watch English videos as a kid and not understand a single thing and just after a while English spawned in my brain

[@Arnat-13]

Fr

[@shrimp3683]

Loving your video is easy, actually

[@AriaHarmony]

6:09 yep. I learned English exactly like this, self-taught. And a couple months ago I travelled to a country where I had no choice but to constantly use English to communicate, for the first time in 10 years. Initial nervousness actually made me sound like I only been speaking the language for a month. But once I got over that, it was almost as natural as speaking in my own language.

[@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il]

Yeah bro, I feel you, I have some good grasp of the language and I can understand very well for an intermediate student, and I think this nervousness we get before speaking plays a huge role when it comes to our self expression, I hope I can surpass that easily when I get to the point of real confidence on my own english abilities.

[@Kundan23745]

I learned English by memes and stuff

[@heyy.im_mithi]

*languages i already know:* - odia (my mother tongue - but i can only speak in it) - hindi (no longer study in school but i can speak, write, etc BUT i am not very good) - english (probably my best language though it's my third lol) *languages i want to perhaps acquire in this lifetime (in order of learning):* - french (it's been a few months of learning but i can't put in much time because i'm an 11th grade science student) - spanish - italian - german - greek - hindi (i want to re-learn to expertise, it'll be easy since i already know the basics and much more) - odia (though i'm excellent at speaking i also want to learn to read & write since it is my family's language) - japanese (not sure if i actually will, -if- when the time comes i'll see) - old english - ancient greek (it'll be easier since i would've already learnt greek by this time) - latin (yes i'm aware this and the two before aren't spoken anymore but i still want to learn them very much)

[@caseyzx]

thanks! i'm going to finally learn my native language with this one

[@LeanAndMean44]

lol

[@canegosh]

holy shit what

[@cocoan-s-e-a]

SAMEEE

[@user-up4wj9vi3w]

real

[@caseyzx]

@@canegosh oh hey shibe

[@keelansunflower]

Being a polyglot, I'm really impressed by this path to learn a new language but i think each one has their own way to learn a specific language so then if you have any technique you wanna use, just use it, i love being original ❤

[@johnjoestar4366]

May I ask, what techniques did you use?

[@coolinmac]

No you’re not

[@keelansunflower]

@@johnjoestar4366 My technique is living, when you attach a language on your life journey, it needs to have a meaning for you, so then it's gonna fit naturally throughout the time while it passes by. I believe you don't even have to study till you're in an advanced level, I just believe that you need to study the basics and let your already owned knowledge flow and expand while you're living, then everything you'll know will be all full of meanings. I trust it sm bcuz i have two native languages (English and Portuguese) but I'd never gone abroad from Brazil, i just let the language get into me when i was young, even that wasn't on purpose, that opened my eyes to a thousand of things and principally different ways of learning, growing and healing. 😊

[@johnjoestar4366]

@@keelansunflower very interesting, thank you

[@keelansunflower]

@@johnjoestar4366 ur welcome ;)

[@manlikekgabz]

I'm from Cape Town, South Africa and I grew up speaking English. My mom and her side of my family speak Sesotho and my dad and his side of the family speak Sepedi (both very similar languages) and whenever we go to visit family, I get embarrassed when I can't speak the language. Some family members even get angry when they see I don't speak my mother tongue. So thanks for this video, it definitely inspires me to start learning my mother tongue and to be able to speak with my greater family.

[@Xx5x-l6f]

I also don't speak sepedi fluently my family doesn't care cuz I'm a kid and don't put pressure

[@iloveuu]

I've been trying to tell this to some of my friends who are keen on learning complicated languages for so long. Thank you for this wonderful video. I'm sure you'll set a lot of people in the right direction with this.

[@keepyourselpositive]

Man, all the topics you lead, every stuff you say, it's an exact reflection of my interests and way of thinking. Your channel is enormously good because you say the stuff we prolly all think and relate to but never say. It's just clearly that you're about to get big.

[@PreppyCircle]

french class in school only taught me “You need to stop talking so much😊 and duolingo, gave me some horrible sentences that are very unnatural thanks for the advice

[@steppenkatt]

This is brilliant and actually quite accurate. I learned both English and French using this method.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Surprised he did mention AI language partner

[@KnowledgeSeeker008]

This was actually helpful and you are genuinely one of my favorite KZbinrs!!! Thanks you so much!

[@Gusteam_ofc]

What a good video! Indeed, motivation is essential when learning a new language. It is as if it were the foundation for the house to not collapse.

[@An0nYmuS420]

I love your sense of humor and the way you are thinking and structuring your videos! rn im at the "ze library" part which absolutely cracked me up. good work my dude - and good luck with the monetization process. Hope the KZbin gods may favor you and let you get some good bucks with it

[@nebulae_wanderer]

french here, I got my C1 certification at the end of my bachelor. Most likely had the required level for a while, but that did show me that I didn't have anything to learn academically speaking (of course you never stop learning a language, even as a native speaker). I thought to myself that since I got a good level without that much work, I'd just pick something that would last. So I took up japanese. That shit hard. I love it

[@chesspiece4257]

i also switched from french, to chinese XD same reason too, i wanted something more challenging and interesting. guess that makes me a language-learning masochist

[@rosalina5328]

I've been wanting to learn German and couldn't figure out a good way to start because I can't afford a tutor or formal classes, and I'm too anxiety-ridden to use something like iTalki. Thank you for this!

[@Fatima-rs6bv]

Here to support Duolingo: I started learning french exactly 35 days ago, that is, my streak on Duo. Duo has divided the language levels (A1, A2, B1, and B2) into units. In 35 days, I have covered 40/52 units of A1 French. I do not have Duo premium. The way I do is: i only do the first batch of lessons (6) of a unit, the story and skip the rest. I jump onto the next unit, which requires passing a hard test with only 3 hearts. This forces me to really recall and perfect that lesson. I do 2-3 units usually and on my busy days, just a single lesson to maintain my streak. It takes me 30-40 minutes to do a single unit. I do watch beginner easy french videos on youtube as well. The interactive userface on Duo really keeps me from dropping it all together. The repetition helps a lot and it also gives grammar lessons. I plan to go through a textbook once I finish my A1 level on Duo, and will decide how I want to proceed ahead. Edit: my native languages are Urdu and Punjabi; learning french through my 3rd language - english.

[@caralinane]

this is very impressive and informative good for you

[@34diane02]

Good luck on your learning process! *immaculate profile picture btw*

[@Ashhssshhhh]

damn we both are learning same 😭😭 can we learn together then?

[@prestonage]

3:49 "as long as you can understand at least 30% of it." Actually, that's a misinterpretation of outdated research. Here's a quote from a more recent review of the relevant literature: "Earlier studies (e.g., Laufer, 1989, 1992a) suggested that around 3,000-word families can provide the lexical coverage that is required to read authentic materials independently. However, in a later study, Hu and Nation (2000) reported that participants in their study needed to know 98% to 99% coverage of a written text before adequate comprehension was possible. Currently, the consensus appears to be that an optimal coverage for reading of any text is 98% of word tokens and the minimal coverage is 95% (Laufer & Ravenhorst-Kalovski, 2010)." The optimal way to learn a language is to learn the script and then get as much language input in this 95-99% range. If the language you are learning has a phonetic script, then you should really just read. This is because with reading you can ingest far more content in the same amount of time -- and there's also far more content that's graded (created for learners). You shouldn't spend much time practicing speaking -- if the opportunity doesn't present itself naturally in the course of your daily life, that's solid evidence there's better use of your time out there than learning that language. But you should crosscheck the phoneme inventory of your native language with your target language to see what sounds are new to you. This will prevent lots of aggravating situation where you think you're saying the same thing as the native speakers, but you're not -- and it's just because you didn't realize the language has a semantic distinction that doesn't exist in English. For example, aspiration. I teach languages (mostly English, occasionally Vietnamese) as a living and I'm hard-pressed to recommend learning a foreign language as people underestimate the amount of effort that goes into not just learning but simple upkeep. It's essential if you live in a foreign country, but usually it's otherwise aspirational and little else.

[@PurpleAmalgam]

good insight, thanks

[@vinhoan2765]

I have studied English for 11 years in Viet Nam and I can't even talk to a foreign speaker normally. 6 months in Canada (school, banter, youtube/novels/games all transitioned to English) was all it take.

[@bazingapuzza]

​@@PurpleAmalgamsome of the stuff that he posted is wrong tho. The only way to speak is to practice. There is LITERALLY no one choice. So it doesn't make sense to say that you shouldn't speak if you don't have the occasion, because then you would never be able to speak. And when you will finally visit the country in your language target, you are not gonna be able to speak at all. The Same reason is for learning. Actually crating OUTPUT, help you out remembering much better. Like if you read, you should also write down, and repeat loud, what you just read. It helps you memorize much much better. ( And there are studies about that as well ). But you can just watch some video on KZbin made by people that are studying in the best universities. And you can see how People stress out the importance of repeating and creating output. Like understanding a concept, it helps a lot trying to explain it to someone else and make it Easy. Thus, allowing you to remember that information much, much better. So that's very important when learning.

[@bazingapuzza]

Is very sad that someone that is teaching languages, is teaching following bad methods lol. I have been leaning 3 languages. and now im starting teaching myself. Because i see how many bad methods of teaching people have. Some of the stuff op said are true. Sadly some other really bad advices.

[@bazingapuzza]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIeyaYqqlLV2nacsi=ietPorZtnuFp0eq7 He is one of the best people in the world at learning. You can believe him lol.

[@JonRadtke-y7u]

2:47 Duolingo is mostly to help you remember

[@kiiturii]

3:09 I'm glad you got this right, such a common misconception. Speaking practice should be the final step (unless you have to start speaking earlier ofc). It's far better to only start outputting once you're familiar enough with the language that you can tell when something doesn't sound right 7:58 didn't miss the mandatory anki shoutout either lmao

[@chesspiece4257]

i find it’s good to practice speaking with a textbook, like when practicing how to use specific words or grammar phrases. but just going ham without basic knowledge isn’t super helpful. but output is important for understanding grammar

[@kiiturii]

@@chesspiece4257 input is better for especially grammar, that way you actually learn how to use it in sentences correctly If you want to practice speaking by following along or "shadowing" it should definitely not be from a textbook but from native speech

[@221b_Bakerstreet]

As someone with super Duolingo and 500+ streak.... he's right. Textbook learning teaches you more. You can do duo as a fun exercise on the language you're learning but you should learn some elementary textbooks to grasp the language properly and use it

[@altus_es]

We love this video a lot, i think is the most important video ever created on language learning. The advises on motivation are so real, i mean, it is crazy how related it is to thousands of our english students, we have applied this techniques to encourage them, language can be hard and complex for a newbie. Keep going!

[@VexGoGrazy]

2:49 not sure if it was joke or not, still made me chuckle

[@goopswag7]

I've spent the last 6 months going from learning method to learning method and this video almost perfectly states all my conclusions. Best language learning video on youtube by far!

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Except it doesn't include AI or free tools you can use to make it more convenient. So it is about 80% plus I have seen this done in a few times but this is by far the fastest growth for using this method of video.

[@Yosanxx]

Apart from learning English in school, the biggest difference I saw was when I was watching Adventure Time in English because on CN Polish episodes were often repeats, so I found the English ones. The part of not understanding some parts of the video you're watching is true - sometimes I was watching 1 episodes several times because it was confusing, but nethertheless, it was worth it (even my English teacher in middle school asked me if I was watching videos as my hearing comprehenshion was better and better in the matter of few weeks). So yeah, do not underestimate silly shows and YT videos in your learning journey

[@jaybeanzx]

3:25 Yep! It's called comprehensible input. Search it up, everyone! :) (''_Target language_ comprihensible input'')

[@jena6743]

be careful with the media analysis technique. If you're watching a movie for example, you shouldn't ruin your enjoyment of the movie because you're trying to practice learning a language. Using entertainment media as exposure only works if you actively enjoy it, otherwise, you will get burnt out only to give up learning the language.

[@Medialuna_de_Manteca]

I guess this is in reference to the listening/subtitles part. Maybe you could try with a movie/series you have already seen before and which you are familiar with? And of course that you enjoy. That way you could focus more in the language aspect.

[@abhardwaj02]

The format is so good. Immediate subscribe. All these youtubers begging for engagement but dude if you make good content like easy_actually people will like and subscribe without asking

[@danielshih7182]

CONGRATS ON THE SPONSOR!!!!! on the 4th video no less oh my god your growth is so deserved hope you hit 5 mil soon! (1 mil's gonna happen in no time)

[@JoJo_Kaiser]

After 666 days of Duolingo learning Japanese and German, I got really burnt out from learning a language, as I made the common mistake of making it a chore instead of it being something that's fun to do. I'll give this approach a try, cause it really seems easy, actually.

[@Reforming_LL]

Please look up TheMoeWay for Japanese, it will help you immensely with that language.

[@kizitokatende412]

What you tried learning in 666 days took me just 666 hours. You're right. It is easy, actually.

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

But how many minutes or hours did you spend on it in that 666days tho? Because 5minutes per day and 1-2 hours per day won't have the same result even if you do it for equal amount of days.

[@andrey13]

​@@kizitokatende412 well, I would expect you to know more or at least be on the same level as someone saying they spent 666 days, since most people don't study a language more than half an hour a day. So saying 666 hours to me sounds more than 666 days

[@JoJo_Kaiser]

@@tovarishchfeixiao I was pulling in 15-20 minutes a day on average after 100-200 days or so, doing 3 lessons for both languages. Rarely did I felt demotivated to do just one lesson to extend the streak, which started to happen more often as I reached day 666 (with no streak freezes)

[@TheRoganExperienceJoe]

Damn it, this is actually a good and easy learning video about new language challenges

[@Yxxyn._]

Learning Korean and it initially took me so long to wrap my head around sentence structures and how the language works. But then once it clicked it became so much easier. Now I’m doing Japanese for academic reasons and it’s so much easier now.

[@PuffyBerry-j1x]

You make communication sound very easy ^^. As someone who struggles with communicating with others mainly cause I’m an introvert and online too. It’s super impressive.

[@bimobaba7885]

You really did said what most of youtubers couldn’t say bro I myself learn by this way and it’s really useful it might be slow but it’s working 100%

[@anthonygrande5293]

Dude this stuff is insane. No wonder you’re blowing up with just a few videos. I find myself laughing throughout the whole video. Also I’m learning Italian through Duolingo, but I also have an Italian family so I practice with them when I can.

[@LeventK]

I have been taking English classes for 13 years. They didn't teach me much. In fact, I grasped English by becoming addicted to reading KZbin comments and reading them every day. Additionally, I watched a lot of English KZbin videos, which supported my learning process. In two years, in other words, two years ago, I reached B2 level English. I can even write a whole paragraph about how I learned it without ever taking a class. In short, if you want to learn English (or any other language probably), I recommend getting addicted to KZbin (or moving your addiction from that God damn stupid video game to KZbin), and use it in a foreign language every day. Just do not forget to quit that addiction later, in case circumstances change, and you no longer have to depend on KZbin.

[@iloveuu]

Exactly man.

[@hogan4670]

Talking to people on discord + Watching KZbin + Watching movies + Translating words you don't know is the way

[@bungercolumbus]

Yea. Same

[@KILOPOWER]

Exactly lol. I didn't even want to learn Englsih, it just happened. I found myself watching more and more yt vids in english, speaking to more native english speakers, etc. Thanks to the interent, i guess. All the most interesting stuff is in english here

[@L0G1C4LLY]

I practised speaking English by playing games as you get to talk to mostly natives when you choose the right game and servers. Additionally, you also learn all the curse words.

[@UponThePen]

I’ve been watching Bluey in German and I love it. The content is basic enough for me to follow and, frankly, I think the voice actors are waaaay better. And, when I’m driving to and from work I just say stuff or narrate what I’m seeing. Pimsleur is also great for speaking since that’s how the whole program is built.

[@daytonmorehead7330]

This is the best video of this type that I have EVER seen. No joke

[@The_bigbrotherr]

This guy is creative, humorous and well informed. Found you recently, and I am glad. Excited for future uploads! 😁

[@matnasir3512]

I'm a Malaysian, currently I know Malay and English. I have this fantasy of learning these three languages: 1. Arabic, because I'm a Muslim. It is actually very weird, because we Muslims can read, write and recite Arabic through learning the Quran, but we don't understand any of them (the non-Arabic speaking Muslims I mean, obviously). 2. Thai, because my hometown is near to Thailand, and I frequent there a lot. I also have some distant relatives in Thailand. Would love to be able to speak Thai with them. 3. Japanese, because I love anime, simple. This is all just a fantasy for now. Not sure if I will eventually put any effort on this. Maybe I will. Maybe not. We'll see.

[@darkoism]

I'm also a non-arabic muslim but Arabic is too hard, so i don't think i could ever learn it or have the energy and passion to learn it

[@cutiemelon-hz4jz]

This channel actually gives the best advice for every goals. Thank you so much!

[@w1z4rd9]

One thing I like to point out is the difficulty of Speaking/Writing. You have limits on the "sentences" you can memorize and practically use. Personally after learning the basics I would rather learn Speaking directly because you don't need to perfect your pronunciation. By grinding how to speak you will be able to make your OWN sentences which I think is one of the hardest and underestimated part when it comes to language learning. After then, you can train yours ears to native level, focus on grammatical improvement or even perfecting the pronunciation as for the advancement. (When it comes to writing it really is personal. For the usage, I think that it is the least in demand when learning a 2nd language. Especially if we count the usage of the latest smart device)

[@chesspiece4257]

yeah i think that’s included in textbooks though. most textbooks have exercises about practicing a specific sentence structure while learning how to put different words in it. and then the “speaking” part is practice and pronunciation

[@chesspiece4257]

but i would say writing is pretty important. or at least typing is. spelling is less important, but to do anything on the internet in another language you have to be able to read it. plus writing is another way to practice output which is easier for beginners than speaking because you don’t have to remember things in order to

[@w1z4rd9]

@@chesspiece4257 Reason I value Speaking more than writing is that latest tech can cover or at least assist most on the Writing part but not really on the Speaking part which is still important on it's own. Most people that can speak can form a sentence when writing but not the opposite as Speaking requires additional layer of muscle memory compared to Writing only. (Reason I use most is because this is hard to apply to Languages with hard Writing Systems despite the latest tech for assist)

[@evan]

The z library joke was so clever GG

[@Absurdyssey2002]

Amazing video yet again. I recently started my own KZbin channel and you're one of the few people that inspired me to do so. thank you, actually. :)

[@maximaxi991]

wasnt expecting much but damn well done

[@tole3590]

ur channel is ass bruh

[@MSKofAlexandria]

Congrats on your first sponsor, man! Can sense a channel about to blow up

[@artugert]

It already has blown up.

[@MSKofAlexandria]

@@artugert Fair enough, then

[@pwg8379]

Great and brief/concise info which I love, esp. with the absolute over-plethora of clickbait and absolute time wasting videos with how to language learn, many with either no or few words in the target/goal language, as you state here also. Also, makes me feel a lot better being middle aged and trying to tax my brain which is over taxed in a job I hate but which I have to, have to while trying stressing out learning another language in addition to all the other stress I have. So, also love the part of measure in years vs. hours/days/few weeks, which is of course total "tonterias" see BS "en espanol", esp. for those of us unable to speak to anyone from or live in a foreign nation easily, and/or having to learn totally on our own. many thanks for this, and now I'll quit beating myself up with language learning, and I will acquire whenever that naturally happens, see years or who knows, but will promise to keep at it, however slow the pace....

[@FiskKeron]

Insightful Advice! From the perspective of someone whose second language is English, I totally agree with your opinion on this topic. The one thing that I want to point out to whoever is learning a new language is that consistency and discipline are the keys to achieving the goals you set even when you don't feel like it; attentively learning the language for even only a minute every day will yield you a better result than five hours in a single day followed with a long sudden hiatus. But realistically, some people will struggle to keep up with the routine for reasons like thinking they are not progressing at a desirable pace: the solution that worked for me is to accept the fact that you are a pupil of the language and nothing valuable comes easy, like a saying that goes "Every master used to be beginners before", and I hope my experience can be an aid for anyone out here trying to educate themselves.☺

[@DisappointingProduction]

The quality of your videos genuinely makes me forget that this is just your 4th one out. Keep it going!!

[@kmchoangel3703]

Thank you this taught my cat to speak English