Q&A | Learning multiple languages, time management, my job, coping with stress

[@ministryoflanguages6127]

0:12 What's the most difficult part when learning a new language? 1:19 In which language do you have the best handwriting? 1:48 When to start speaking a new language? 3:34 Learning a language but not speaking 4:25 How do you find Singaporean work culture? 5:05 Tips for learning Chinese writing 6:07 Which process do you start with when learning a new language? 7:28 Favourite Singaporean food? 8:07 How d id you meet your boyfriend? 8:43 Being so addicted to languages that you don't do your work 9:32 Since you do a lot of editing, did you ever get hand pain? 10:07 How did you learn UX design? 11:09 Which languages will you learn next? 11:42 How did you know your job was right for you? 12:16 Did you ever wonder what your real heritage is? 13:19 Which language would you raise your kids with? 14:15 Have you ever thought of writing a book in another language? 14:57 How do you cope with stress? 16:44 How different is your childhood dream job from your reality now? 17:35 How to manage multiple languages at the same time? 18:46 What do you miss the most and what don't you miss about South Africa? 19:42 Do you have a pet? 19:54 Who is your favourite KZbinr? 20:38 How you ever considered skydiving? You are such an inspiration, Lindie! In many many aspects

[@Madalina1098]

Thank you!

[@languagelearningdabbler]

Cool! Thanks for this! 😍

[@nebokl6576]

I wanna ask you about Japanese language i really don't know where to start after i lernt the hiragana and the katakana , please help me ❤😞

[@LindieBotes]

Hello friends! I had to reupload because of a KZbin glitch, oof. Thanks for watching (again?).

[@hikaru5522]

Hi Lindie

[@LindieBotes]

@@hikaru5522 Hello!!

[@ruthholguin2728]

Me gusta mucho, me inspiras a seguir estudiando. Hola 🖐

[@janice9692]

Since you like Christian channels and are learning Spanish, I think you would like Encontrando el Camino on youtube! Her content is similar to FarAway Distance.

[@mk-ki4ls]

YES! Chicken rice forever

[@jennah94]

Would it be possible if you did a room tour someday? I am interested to see how you have placed your furnitures :D

[@OrientalPearl]

Your videos are very inspiring! I love your dedication and honesty about language learning.

[@rk6483]

Love youuu

[@fullnineacademy]

I agree, Lindie Botes is as honest as you are, Anming! Lindie is also one of my favorite KZbinrs!

[@paulwalther5237]

I find the most difficult part is just maintaining my interest past the initial 3 months where everything feels fresh and new until I reach a high intermediate level where it's fun and easy to use the language.

[@ЕкатеринаЧуракова-щ3ь]

03:34 learning a language but not speaking That was such an interesting question! When I was younger ppl were always asking me: "Why do you study English? It's not related to your future job. You're just wasting your time". The same happened with Korean, Japanese and French. The latter 2 I don't use lately but English and Korean actually have become so big in my life that I got a Bachelor's in English and later I started teaching both English and Korean. The point is that is you have a passion for something you never know what you end up doing in your life and the language you're learning might be actually useful in the long run :)

[@Erika-pq7ip]

Hey! The same happened to me with korean cause I'm european so my parents would say you don't need it blah blah but I never gave up cause I love it 🥰

[@ЕкатеринаЧуракова-щ3ь]

@@Erika-pq7ip i'm also european, why does this even matter? lol if you can keep up with your studies at school/uni and learn a language, good for you! at least languages are good for your brain and you can make friends using your TL even if you'll never use it in your career :)

[@rockchalkmarie]

Your video aesthetics really make me feel at home and comfortable! Also thanks for giving me some motivation to study my languages. I have to move so it’s been hard to find time and it makes to sad to put Hindi and French to the side. Merci Lindie, t’es tellement intelligente 💕❤️

[@LindieBotes]

Oh, that is so sweet of you to say, thank you! I'm glad you've found some motivation, and it's totally OK to put some languages on pause for a while as you try and prioritize others. Bonne chance et merci d'avoir regardé!!

[@justaotter2085]

oh you know hindi mast h

[@micah385]

You're such an inspiration!! Iv'e been losing motivation to learn Korean because it feels like I'm not making progress but every time I watch your videos It gives me a punch in my face and tells me to get it together Lol.

[@AfroLinguo]

I feel like in order to stay motivated, you can try and watch a lot of stuff in Korean. So long as you are mentally connected to the languages, you will make progress even if you don't notice it on the spot

[@zzflvr]

Lindie, you're the coolest.

[@betinaceciliafeld9854]

I can relate with that person who asked about learning languages but not speaking in them. My main interest for learning languages is to be able to understand and thus to have access to content (as I do with your videos, English not being my native language). In that sense, speaking is last in my list when I think on my languages and I think it's OK. Everyone is different and no one is forced to speak. That being said, last year I started to do language exchanges and I like my languages buddies very much, they are all great and I enjoy learning with them ☺

[@Narniaru]

Your South Africa answer is exactly the same as mine. Thanks for all your videos Lindie! You've been a real inspiration for me this year xxx

[@J11_boohoo]

I’m Filipino and in the future I want to focus more on other Philippines languages there are like 170-180 so there is a lot to choose When learning languages that are super close to languages that you already know I find that just listening can be the only method you use and eventually you can get it Like Isnag and ilocano (2 close languages in PH, it’s basically like comparing Spanish and Italian)

[@Erika-pq7ip]

Wow it's cool that there are many Filipino languages🤭 Does each of them depend on the regions of Philippines??

[@J11_boohoo]

@@Erika-pq7ip mostly yes but it can get a bit complicated sometimes, like some regions may use different lingua francas but you use a different language in your province Say for example, my mother is Isnag but when she travels to different parts of our region she may speak ilocano but in other parts she may speak Tagalog

[@kodiak4777]

I can't be the only one wonder where Lindie got that cool desktop book shelf in the background.

[@OhWanya]

I bought one from Amazon :)

[@Ishay7227]

Currently got to polyglot status with C level English/Turkish B2 level Spanish/Uzbek B1 level Kyrgyz. A2 level Dutch/Yakut, Jamaican Patwah A1 Russian/Altai

[@Ishay7227]

@Etkili Dil Öğren try learning a kipchak language like Kyrgyz or a Siberian Turkic language like Yakut. Or try chuvash, the vocab and grammer is different

[@orangejournal-8837]

Thank you so much for answering my job related question at 11:42, it was really useful :)

[@LindieBotes]

♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@anusha5754]

U ar my motivation ...I have too learn korean with my studies 🤧❤️

[@AfroLinguo]

Korean is such a beautiful language. I definitely am going to learn it as well. I really love watching Korean shows and I love Korean people. They are so cool.

[@rayssa8755]

I love to watch Lindie talking about languages, I feel that I could spend hours watching it

[@abhisek-chatterjee]

Lindie, it's just a pleasure to watch your videos. I hope someday you may pick up my native language, Bengali. I promise you that you'll be exposed to great literature, culture and you'll find the language very sweet. Anyway, I speak four languages. Bengali, English, Hindi and Urdu and can read and write in the first 3 of them. I'm currently learning Spanish and the perso-arabic script for the 4th language that I speak. Apart from these 5, I plan to learn French, German, Russian, Korean and Japanese before I turn 30 (I'm 22 now).

[@gabrieltomaz6034]

About feeling unsafe where I live, it doesn't bother me anymore unless I take a break to remind myself on how many acts I take to feel safer or even how many things I simply avoid to do because it's unsafe to go outside alone, in some places or at some time in the day... it's really annoying actually, mainly for women btw, awesome video and tips!! greetings from Brazil

[@lohaye3260]

As a fellow brazilian I agree with you.

[@OpheliaVert]

Aww your videos always make me so happy!

[@chloeluk8734]

Thank you so much Lindie! You are my motivation to keep on learning languages! 🙈

[@trilingualteacher8664]

This is so good! Coping with stress is the biggest thing I have to work on. Thanks for sharing!

[@magikallynx68]

Hey Lindie! You're videos are always such a treat to sit down and watch! Thank you for recommending Italki on one your previous videos, I'm much more confident in my language learning because of my teachers! Do you teach on italki as well as being a student?

[@LindieBotes]

Thank you Mark! I'm glad you're feeling more confident! At the moment I'm not tutoring any languages.

[@okaniedavis3551]

I came here specifically for 3:34, that's me 😅 (didn't make the question just feel identified by it). I am studying Korean on my own, but for now my only goal is to be able to read, write and understand it, I don't live anywhere near Koreans and I don't know where I could make Korean friends, I just fell in love with the language and the culture.

[@SarahNorris]

I did a course on FutureLearn recently which included basics on UX and coding. As someone who had never done anything like that before, I found it super interesting, and it’s kind of cool to see how languages we speak and computer languages relate to each other!

[@gabriel_af]

1:46 - Got my question answered! Thanks Lindie!! As always, a really great video :D

[@999manman]

Yay! You're back!!! You are such a force for positivity!

[@gabriellaoshiro3318]

What you said about South Africa I can relate with Brazil :") love my country but I want to live on somewhere more safe

[@kathynguyen8491]

Thanks for your all videos! Could u make a video about speaking a language without making grammar mistakes? How to get that level?!!??

[@Kstyleyo]

This is great Q & A! how talented you are at many different things!

[@Flauschbally]

Today I am very tired and exhausted. So I was delighted to see you uploaded a new video. I love your videos. You are so sweet and kind. It's just so lovely to watch your videos and listen to your voice. Thx so much for this wonderful video. I love your edditing a lot too. 🤩🤩❤️❤️

[@stephaniebenavidescordoba7180]

I feel like it's more difficult for me to learn languages similar to my native one (Spanish) for example when I'm studying French I tend to mix the vocab a grammar a loooot because they are so similar but one word in French doesn't mean the same on Spanish so it's a mess. Love your videos Lindie!

[@dianagy8235]

You're so amazing! Thank you for keeping me motivated!! :D

[@drewkuhl8363]

I just found Alisa Childers not long ago. Really interesting channel filled with a lot of good information.

[@chiaoyicheng2682]

嗨，你好 第一次從搜尋看到你的影片【2021 Reading journal setup + book goals for the year】 讓我很印象深刻 現在有空就會追蹤你的影片 因為我也有在學習日文跟英文 所以你的影片內容我都覺得很實用 很期待未來看到你更多的創作 ：） ちなみに、私もデザイナーだよ Thanks for your video. 加油！

[@sktoh4469]

So wonderful to read in your description that you're a Christian.

[@althealouiseocomen9388]

Hi miss Lindie, you’ve always been my go to when I don’t have any motivations. You never failed to make me get back on my feet and start again!! And also I am a filipino and thank you for learning our language tagalog, good luck po!!

[@veronika1167]

Hey Lindie! Your videos help me alot to stay motivated on my language learning journey

[@LindieBotes]

Hello! Thank you so much. I have a video about what to do if you're nervous for tutoring - some tips in there may help - and then I have a blog post on my website about making the most out of an online language lesson. I hope that helps! All the best !

[@veronika1167]

@@LindieBotes Thanks alot!

[@k.sjecymol2611]

Hey lindie How are you doing?? 😍😍😍Im feeling so happy. I click on notification so fast. 🤗I love your video. Your voice is so soothing. thank you. May 2021 bring alot of happiness and surprise for you.

[@LindieBotes]

Thank you for the kind words! Hope 2021 will be wonderful for you too!

[@k.sjecymol2611]

@@LindieBotes 🥰🥰🥰thank you.

[@kkit8541]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOSSS!

[@nazninruma9501]

Lotz of luv for you Lindie :)🍁🖤🖤 I am inspired with your vids Thanx again!! ;)

[@KochijaLanguageDiary]

Thank you for motivating me to study Korean, Chinese, and Japanese! 🥰 Also, I would never go skydiving 😂

[@nootherlikemyownskin3818]

Part 1 Can you get better level of your language abilities like speak or listen? From talking to watch your shows in Korean Part 2 Can you get better level of your language abilities like Written or Reading? From Written your thought to Reading your favorite books in Korean Part 3 How to speak Korean to get to better understand of second language? Part 4 What is reason when tired or and burn out? What is relax from white sound in Korean sounds to softly words to simply sentences to individuals through? Part 5 What do you when have 3 hours to better your second language like Korean?

[@sofial1669]

Not me being a native spanish speaker who is learning mandarin chinese 👁️👄👁️

[@casxandraalcasid416]

Love your vlogs Lindie

[@wyattwahlgren8883]

Right now I'm learning Georgian, but I may dabble in Swedish sometime. Also, John Piper is awesome. His miniature podcast, "Desiring God," is very good. Unfortunately, I keep forgetting to watch his stuff. And have you seen the Alisa Childers and Mike Winger collaboration? It addresses important issues, and I'd recommend it.

[@elinfelicia382]

I also want to study a lot of languages and want to teach my future kids other languages but idk if that would be too stressful for them or if they’ll even enjoy it lol.

[@StephenShenold]

Great video! What is the app shown at 18:19?

[@LindieBotes]

This is Quizlet :)

[@k.5425]

I would love to see an interview b/n you and matt vs Japan.

[@amadeusmalonje8263]

Great video, you're such a wholesome polyglot

[@Ishay7227]

I love writing in most languages, but I’ve written plays in Turkish, though I never Finished them

[@sakersaker7523]

Thanks lindie

[@svenjameiner9532]

I have another question. What are your favorite books to study Korean with? I am a total beginner ✨🤍

[@PickledJar.]

(I'm also very new to Korean so maybe there are better books I don't know about, but I find the Billy Go youtube and textbook series really helpful!)

[@svenjameiner9532]

@@PickledJar. thank you :) ill definetly check that out

[@stasiasvntsk]

Have a nice week❤

[@LindieBotes]

You too!

[@Звезда-х3и]

How does one maintain a language ( time spend daily / weekly ) enough to not lower in level ?

[@LindieBotes]

Good question. I think that would depend on what activities you're doing in the language and depends on your current level. If you're already past B2 you don't need to worry about forgetting much. The newer the language is, the faster you forget it. It will be up to you to make sure you study enough to maintain it or practice speaking and listening when you can. Time spent does not always equate progress, because one could spend time on passive learning and not really retain any useful info!

[@ChrisBadges]

It is interesting, I have made the same experience with Lindie: The more advanced you are in a language, the easier to keep it gets. On the other hand, you might let your active skills go rusty if you do not work on them.

[@yoonlesb6348]

My partner/fiancé of 4 years is Filipino too and here is me not knowing how to say more than “Salamat” and “Kumusta” 🙃 Also studying Korean since December 2020 🤣

[@Erika-pq7ip]

Good luck with korean 😁 I've been studying it for 3 years 💜

[@yoonlesb6348]

@@Erika-pq7ip Thanks Dear, trying to push through it💜 how are you getting on?

[@auwenorande5925]

Good day! Ms. Lindie, I just need an opinion about something. I hope you'll notice this. I am a college student majoring in English. I just have one question regarding the "Silent Period" as theorized by Stephen Krashen. It says that when learning a second language, there is a period that before an L2 learner starts speaking in L2, he or she spends time watching and listening to people use the language. This is the case for learning a second language. So, for you as a polyglot, is this also applicable when learning other foreign languages beyond your L2?

[@waqasshah9011]

hello i hope u doing well.Actually i want to say that as i am a student so whenever i start for a language i skip due to examinations or something so please suggest me a way to continue learning and achieve my goal .i shall be very thankful and i hope you would reply to me

[@tourismnthub8259]

我是印度人，我叫 Rajneesh，我很喜欢汉语，所以我想学习它。谢谢你。

[@mikki_desu9699]

Hi Lindie, thank you for the awesome video as always! I hope you don't mind a random question but where did you buy your glasses from and what brand are they? Every time I watch your videos I get distracted by how cute they are haha. Can't wait to see what your next video will be about, thanks! :)

[@yanalee2616]

What's the name of that korean words app you used here? Please answer it seems helpful , because I've been looking for apps to learn more Korean vocabulary. And also you are amazing 🥰

[@PickledJar.]

I think it was Quizlet

[@J11_boohoo]

You should do a DNA test, I think that would be amazing, I think the ones that most KZbinrs use is 23 and me to check out genetic quirks and ancestry

[@_Astrogirl_]

Hi KZbin went crazy but thank you lovely 😊

[@이하나-m2h]

thanks haha i needed help

[@jonathanmcculley3728]

Does Skritter use Traditional characters? I have a hard time finding apps/books that even offer it. I will only commit to an app or program that has it so I would love to know if it does or not.

[@LindieBotes]

Yes! You can switch between Japanese and Traditional Chinese & Simplified Chinese :)

[@blonduose]

The ending of this video, one of the best KZbin video endings :D nop nope no no nope, help! :D

[@zitasandor5546]

Hi! I saw that you learn Hungary. I am Hungarian and i can help you if you want... Do you use the "slowly" app?

[@k.5425]

I'm waiting for your interview with Luca Lampariello to be posted here

[@husseintheimmigrant3489]

Hi How can I learn a language and speak it ? I'd like a plan for that

[@homosapien.a6364]

My native language is arabic and i find it quite easy to learn hebrew than English I remember struggling with learning English specially with the English spelling it's so hard And i still struggling today

[@amadeusmalonje8263]

Did you find learning the Hebrew script difficult?

[@homosapien.a6364]

@@amadeusmalonje8263 it's kinda similar to arabic and easier than the Arabic script So no

[@amadeusmalonje8263]

@@homosapien.a6364 that's awesome, so you basically speak 3 languages now? And Arabic script seems more cursive though 🤣

[@Jayy4351]

Hey Lindie, there's a typo in your video description. If you read this comment please rectify it.

[@gyattrizzV]

to me learning a language with a different script seemed like the easiest

[@audreyguo13]

Sorry I'm new to your channel so I'm just curious as to what is/are your native language(s) and what languages did you learn coz from your video it seems like you know English, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and I'm just curious as to your full list loll

[@sungalaxia]

:O What happened? I was in the middle of watching when the video failed. I guess there was some issue with it, but I was really confused for a sec. 😅 Edit: typo

[@LindieBotes]

Argh, yeah, KZbin be weird like that sometimes. Luckily we are back now, hi!!

[@sarahd1824]

Hi Lindie and all! Just found a YT channel for shadowing Tagalog that has been super helpful for me so far, wanted to share with everyone! Learn Filipino With Papa Jedder

[@karolinarudzinska8193]

와~

[@kazuma8255]

Excuse me , 16:21 what did she say? "when you look back , it needed to happen. You may learn something from it, you may~" Sorry , I need your help.

[@kazuma8255]

@@vicono-3469 Thank you so much ! Now I can understand!

[@myasdududu]

😍😍😍

[@mikoajbadzielewski3396]

Ju ar weri ynspajring:)

[@khushi1208]

Have you ever wanted to learn hindi ( india's official language)? If yes then when are you going to learn hindi?

[@soulfull_islam]

11:26 2020 is fastest year ever I feel same in 2021 too hehe..

[@caxzrockz]

Good apps for learning Japanese ??

[@wordofyourbody3252]

A good app for learning how to write is KanaBimoji.

[@Ishay7227]

My Altai language teacher thinks I have to have Turkic ancestry but I still don’t know yet

[@belfianisabiya]

your videos are always so fulfilling i feel like I'm using my time very well whenever i watch your videos, so worth spending the time ❤️ love you Lindie! you inspire me lots, I'm aiming to take TOPIK I this September and be fluent in daily Tagalog by next year, please stay healthy ! (´∩｡• ᵕ •｡∩`)

[@LindieBotes]

Thank you so much! That's wonderful! I am sure you will do really well in TOPIK. And good luck with Tagalog!

[@belfianisabiya]

@@LindieBotes Thank you for the nice wishes i feel so warm inside ❤️ I'm so thankful for your existence Lindie (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃

[@byengdeog7307]

대단합니다^^

[@datchocolatekid6967]

💕

[@dianhsubliminals]

17:35 Not me being an European learning 4 languages at school and learning 3 by myself 👁👄👁 And I’m only fluent in 2 of them + intermediate in one 🥲

[@vilaxsta]

What languages are they? Which are you fluent in? Update after 9 months lol

[@nextlifetimebrendan3940]

OMG this is sooooo weird...i was gonna ask about your heritage and then you read the question about it 🤯

[@Erika-pq7ip]

We have a similar handwriting in korean 😂😂

[@LindieBotes]

Cool! :D

[@electrofreak6330]

Hi Lindie.. Ek is nuut op jou Channel.. Sal jy dalk asb vir my raad kan gee hoe ek Japanees kan leer. Eks al klaar besig om die alfabette te leer.. Maar die KZbin videos en leer apps vind ek moeilik. Ek wil dit graag studeer as ek klaar is met skool en hoop SA het dit. Ek wil ook online leer van iemand maar ek het nie so baie geld nie..

[@LindieBotes]

Hallo! Ek het 'n paar links na free resources op my site. www.lindiebotes.com/japanese-resources hoop dit help en sterkte!

[@electrofreak6330]

@@LindieBotes Thx

[@tourismnthub8259]

来自印度的爱

[@byengdeog7307]

지금 남아공에 있나요?

[@andyyan453]

banana!

[@LindieBotes]

去睡覺andybot

[@tourismnthub8259]

你哪儿里。

[@tourismnthub8259]

我可以问你吗，你叫什么。？

[@tourismnthub8259]

你是很票亮女