Should You Learn 2+ Languages at the Same Time? Pros and Cons Considered

[@EdgeOfLight]

i am certain the cat is this man's true brain and only through lap connection can he attain ultimate knowledge. Thank you cat for providing professor with brain power.

[@ProfASAr]

This is true - you have found my secret!

[@XinxilanDiaosi]

After studying Chinese as my first non-native language for 2 years, I recently decided to pick up Russian and do both simultaneously - I feel like the excitement of starting a new language helped renew my excitement for Chinese and studying both prevents burnout in one or the other

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you for confirming the value of studying multiple languages simultaneously in preventing burn out.

[@sasharama5485]

I totally agree. I had the experience

[@RedMoe51]

I started with russian a few years ago and I have started chinese around 2 weeks ago. I moved to Italy a year ago so I do a total of 3 foreign languages everyday. It is superfun and it makes me happy. For me it is the only thing that matters. It is also great to see that progress in a language is proportional to your discipline and the time invested.

[@mentalhealthisessential]

Yesss

[@davexhayter]

Major reveal at the end. Super plot twist.

[@ProfASAr]

No: dog time is going for a run in the morning. Cat time is everything else.

[@davexhayter]

@@ProfASAr but what languages does she respond to?

[@ProfASAr]

@@davexhayter Korean and English

[@mellonclarinet4303]

Glot twist

[@user-um7tw6kx4r6]

I probably don't have anything much to contribute, Professor. I just want to say I really appreciate the video. Thank you for making it.

[@ProfASAr]

You are very welcome.

[@Yan_Alkovic]

Over the 3 years that I've been learning languages extensively I've always sort of paired languages thematically: I either do two languages that I'd recently started one after another, or if I'm "maintaining" those languages, I might do them one after another because of thematic relevance. For instance, right now I have a block of Danish-French-Dutch-Japanese listening routine in the morning (important European languages + a language with ties to Dutch), followed by a block of ancient languages: OCS, OE, Latin, ON, but I don't really have a good way to group the other languages that I'm doing so I do them whenever I get the chance to. And I also try to alternate language groups, to sort of to cleanse the palette, as it were. Have you, Professor, found similar patterns in your study routine? How about my fellow viewers?

[@ProfASAr]

Hello Yan, thanks for the great comment/question, and thanks for signing up for some academy offerings. We will have a chance to discuss this kind of thing there in more detail. Grouping languages, developing sustainable schedules, maintaining balance - this is the real art of polyglottery.

[@f.b.9776]

Greetings professor! This video is the most realistic one I saw about learning multiple languages. I think it's easier to maintain languages related to your native language, it's still very important to engage those languages everyday. I learned english 15 years, studied grammar, vocabulary and so on, but I came to the conclusion that I would have to put a lot more effort into it, to improve. In the end, I decided that I shouldn't study it anymore, cause I am using it anyway. Improvement gets harder the more experienced we are in a language. On the other hand, we are going to loose our skills quickly, as soon we stop using them. If we don't use the languages for 10 days, then we were 240 hours silent. It always comes down to a daily structure , no matter how long and how many languages we learn. As a consequence of this, it gets more difficult the more languages we learn.

[@ProfASAr]

I am glad it was helpful. Yes, it does come down to a juggling act of schedules and balances for maintenance if you want to be a polyglot.

[@iberius9937]

I've been learning Latin and Greek (Modern and Biblical) for about two years now, and still going strong. I cannot abandon either for the other or focus on just one, since I am passionate about both.

[@ProfASAr]

While I did my best to present the "con" side as strongly and as fairly as I could, frankly I personally find the idea of studying only one language to be simply incomprehensible since there are so many languages worth knowing.

[@YogaBlissDance]

Prof. one thing you may misunderstand about KZbin, the fact that you've spoken about something before, doesn't preclude sharing about it over and over, perhaps different angles etc. On KZbin never assume folks have watched earlier videos esp. if as in your case, some are from years ago. Sadly the algorithm like repetition, LOTS of repetition, it rewards a deep niche of content into one subject. It can even feel repetitive for the creator (I'm a KZbinr myself.) Look at Steve Kaufmann for example lots of the videos are really the same... But also I honestly just love the time with you and you sharing your insights- for example I have no plan to become a polyglot. I only really love one language- but am fascinated by those who can learn multiple. And feel that it makes sense to listen to folks like you and Luca L., and Lindee Boates (?) and the coffee drinking language guy...you all start to feel like friends. Thanks for all you do, and the kitty too.

[@ProfASAr]

Merlin and I both thank you for sharing your deep perspective and experience on how this brave new virtual world works...

[@elisabethrichard]

You're right but I don't even think it's sad that KZbin likes repetition. I like repetition too. The more you handle an idea, the more familiar you get with it, the more insights you get from it and ultimately the more it benefits you.

[@michaeldubery3593]

In the Supermemo Wiki article about Incremental Learning, Wozniak says that learning mutliple different things in parallel allows you to focus and thus study effectively longer as there is more novelty before you. Another advantage is in creativity, as you are exposed to knowledge in different areas put temporally very close together, you are more likely to spontaneously make connections between the two.

[@ProfASAr]

That is certainly the way my own mind works. Thanks for that reference.

[@jeanenviedapprendre]

I did one at a time for the first one, wanting to have something to show for my time. I wanted my French to be strong enough to use it as a sort of adoptive mother tongue to learn other languages with. I worked on French until I could read Le Comte de Monte Cristo. I don't regret it, because I get more enjoyment out of it than I would any other language if I had done three at once. I don't use the same measure for other languages, but I'm glad I have one C level language.

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you for sharing your substantive experience with French.

[@the_flushjackson]

Thought provoking topic, thanks for delving into this without prescribing a right or wrong methodology. As I stated in an earlier comment on another video, I start with one language and get to upper intermediate level (as best I can measure with the help of native speakers / tutors). Once I’m in that neighborhood I start another language and continue the original language as far as I want to take it. Truth be told, if the second or third languages are in separate families I start them when I reach a lower intermediate in the previous. The initial part of this starts with one language, but not long after you’re cascading languages. I’ve found this to be effective, as you maintain motivation and your activities very quickly run the entire spectrum. It doesn’t have to be super rigid, but in general this is what I do. I do think two languages that are “too close” could be problematic, for the most part I’ve avoided it without testing the hypothesis. YMMV

[@ProfASAr]

Thanks for the detailed comment and appreciation, as well as sharing your methodology and experience.

[@poliglototodidak9638]

This is the best answer I've heard to this question. Very balanced

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you kindly.

[@ProfASAr]

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[@megh2s]

There's one possible disadvantage to learning two or more languages at once that keeps me away from trying it out in earnest, which you didn't quite address head-on, and I'm curious what you'd think about it. It's adjacent to the two cons you discussed but still different: This is the point that learning a language for 3 hrs per day for five days, for example (ideally in three separate sessions in the day), is going to yield more progress per unit time than studying 1 hr per day for 15 days. And by extension, that if you do one language at a time, with the same daily time put in for language-learning, you can learn three languages, for example, in 6 years if done sequentially and in 9 years if done at once. The underlying idea is of maximizing gains by focusing on one thing at a time and not spreading yourself thin Thoughts? Thanks for the great content; watched your intro videos to shadowing a decade ago when you made them and have enjoyed the resumption of your channel!

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you for the great point. I think there are different strokes for different folks here, and it is not universally true that you would get more progress by focusing as you describe. Maximizing gains by focusing on one thing at a time might work well for some, but for others it might lead to boredom and/or burnout.

[@megh2s]

@@ProfASAr thanks for the response! So would you say if a person isn't prone to boredom and/or burnout, maximizing gains through doing one thing at a time is more efficient than working on multiple things at once?

[@ProfASAr]

@@megh2s Someone like that might well find it more advantageous, but if the goal is ultimately to know and use multiple languages, the other factors favoring simultaneous learning would still need to be considered.

[@megh2s]

@@ProfASAr yes, certainly. This is the big-picture yet context-specific consideration we need more of everywhere.

[@denisparamonov7389]

Thank you very much! It was really interesting! I'm currently trying to learn English and I also want to start learning French and Italian. I think the end of the video illustrates the approach of learning two languages at the same time :))

[@NaturalLanguageLearning]

Something like the LingQ Mini Stories are perfect to learn 2 languages (especially similar ones) at the same time. If you read and listen to the exact same stories in French and Italian over and over again, you'll make sure you don't mix both languages up. I always recommend that to my students who want to learn Spanish and Portuguese or Spanish and French, for example.

[@ProfASAr]

Thanks for providing this reference. The fear of mix-up often becomes a mountain out of a molehill.

[@rebeccaclyde9813]

You have relieved me of my guilt! Thank you for such an honest and insightful explanation. I actually have been feeling GUILTY about continuing to work on my Spanish, while simultaneously learning Basque. I laughed out loud twice watching your video ( and I mean that in the best kind of laughter way) - once, when your dear cat loving attacked your unflinching hand, and second, with this revelation that I had been viewing my Basque-learning endeavor as if I had taken up a secret lover and am somehow being unfaithful to my Spanish. Ha! Ah but no it isn't so. You helped me see that not only are they not in competition with eachother (just as with my children, there is no limit to my love) , but that the dual experience actually enhances the learning. The point you made - about the benefit in noticing the differences, and comparing and contrasting the languages - was spot on.

[@ProfASAr]

I am very glad to have helped!

[@becktronics]

As someone who has studied multiple languages in his spare time since teenagehood (now post graduation), I completely agree about being able to "hang information" on the neural network of ways you can express a single idea. Initially, I studied German and Spanish simultaneously through the Internet so that I could gain proficiency to watch movies, talk with friends while playing games, and to further my ability to connect with others. During junior high, I became really interested in Russian/Ukrainian because of the Stalker video game series. It all started with not being able to read the signs on the walls and thinking that Cyrillic looked interesting :) By that time, I was trying to actively use Spanish (for class and friends), German (outside of class for friends), and Russian (as a hobby with some occasional practice writing and communicating with friends). If I hadn't had studied like that, I doubt that I'd be able to communicate in so many languages! Great channel, really enjoying your content and passion for languages!

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you for posting the kind of substantive comment that makes this section worth reading.

[@sams3046]

Your videos are very helpful Prof Arguelles, I am studying Ottoman Turkish which is Turkish grammar with many elements of Arabic and Persian. Trying to learn Arabic, Persian, and communicate in modern vernacular Turkish as well has been quite difficult.

[@ProfASAr]

I am jealous. Ottoman Turkish is something I never got to. I have a 3-volume textbook set for it that I never got to use...

[@clairemancusi7550]

Currently, I am studying Dutch in my free time and Spanish at school. I studied Latin a few years ago in school, and I studied some French also in my free time. When I am studying my Spanish vocabulary, especially, I have issues. Someone will quiz me and ask me to say "Good morning" in Spanish. Instead of saying "buenos dias", I say "goedemorgen". In order to keep myself from hindering my progress, I began studying my vocabulary differently, so that I would translate the Dutch directly into the Spanish and forego the English. It has helped, as far as I can tell. I have also found in my Spanish class that my experience with languages has helped me understand concepts more quickly. I am not learning words like "conjugation" and "declension" alongside Spanish. Changing the article to match the noun is not foreign to me as it is to others who have never studied any language besides English. It is the same with word order and adjectives. Even in the relative ease of my Spanish beginnings, I realize from my language experience that it will all become much harder and more complex, and I can't wait until such complexity comes.

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you for sharing the details of your experience.

[@strangerintheselands251]

The last minute of the video proves the point: the dog time ain't gonna take away the cat time :D Best wishes, Alexander!

[@ProfASAr]

And the dog showed up with perfect timing, so I had to take advantage of that and capture a moment I never could have staged.

[@carolvang4904]

So nice to meet Sophie! And actually, this video Really helped me! I am lower intermediate, or maybe advanced beginner in Chinese and French. I often don’t even mention to anyone that I want to learn Italian too! I am only spending about 30 minutes on each language just now. Maybe I can work in 45 minutes; then sneak in a little Italian!!

[@ProfASAr]

Hello Carol, in the language-learning support group that you signed up for, we can talk in detail about developing a schedule for all your languages.

[@gregmoore167]

I studied Japanese and Chinese at university; I started learning Chinese 6 months before Japanese. I mixed them up a lot and still to this day. It is the common automatic phrases that I sometimes mix up, and never sentences which I have to think about and construct in my mind!

[@ProfASAr]

Interesting to hear, but I imagine frustrating to experience. Thanks for sharing.

[@phoenixknight8837]

Excellent video that explores the pros and cons in a thorough way. What breed are your family cat and dog?

[@ProfASAr]

Merlin the Cat is an Arabian, Sophie the Dog is Standard Poodle.

[@RogerRamos1993]

I've started working out at the gym 4 months ago, my record of regular exercise to date. I know various languages to varying degrees. This year, I've decided to study 7 languages at the same time. How? 3 a day. At least half an hour per language. By the end of the week, at least 1 hour and a half per language. However, some of these languages I already know to a good level, at least passively, such as English, Italian and French. The new languages are Japanese, Korean, German (A1), and Occitan (I can read Catalan). While I love communicating in different languages, my greatest pleasure lies in listening and reading different languages, being able to watch interviews, understanding humor, etc... So, I think this is feasible. I want to apply the discipline I've built at the gym to language learning. No goals, no CEFR, just improving and learning a bit more each week.

[@ProfASAr]

Transferring skills as you describe is certainly often a means to achieve a great deal! Please report back some months down the line as to how this is going.

[@edmundjacobs4513]

Thanks! This is the best discussion of this topic that I have heard.

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you kindly. I'm glad it was useful.

[@margolitapnina6716]

ok I jumped to the end to see Sophie and Merlin (sorry if if the names are spelled wrong) and then came back to where I was❤ Variety, more motivation, no burnout, no boredom 🥰 focusing on only one thing has always been terrible for me and if I have to be honest the highest proficiency I archived in my life ( with German and Mandarin) have been reached in very busy periods of my life. When I focused on Hebrew only it was going quite well but I felt so terrible if I had to skip a lesson or whatever. My first language is Italian even if i'm dominicana

[@ProfASAr]

Sophie and Merlin they are indeed!

[@johnketema8880]

Professor, would it be possible for you to cover differences in approach between learning modern and ancient languages, including for which languages, if any, it is better to learn a modern descendant first?

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you for the good prompt. I will add that to my list of possible upcoming videos, though this might be better addressed in writing. Have you looked at my Q&A page? Perhaps flesh this out and submit it there?

[@johnketema8880]

I did not know you had one!

[@christophjasinski4804]

Can't believe the video literally ends with cat and dog time 😂

[@ProfASAr]

She just happened to come by at the perfect time so it worked out that way.

[@EdgeOfLight]

spoilers....

[@lincantatio7749]

I am currently learning Korean and Japanese at the same time. I do find it very useful to switch language. As I switch the mentality and culture with it it never get boring yo keep being focused. But I must also say, I already speak 3 languages, so my brain should be used to use more languages and rules simultaneously. But I totally see, why people want and need to focus on one only. There are so many diffrent language learning styles as there are individual human. As long as you have fun and keep motivated you are good to go in my opinion. p.s; I totally love your videos and your cat accessory ~☆ stay healthy and can't wait for more input from you!

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you for the substantive comment about the value of simultaneous study and the importance of having the background to do this.

[@moongloomable]

Based on the cat's reaction I don't think it agreed about the dog not taking up kittie time. Great advice thank you!

[@ProfASAr]

You are very welcome!

[@Limemill]

Not sure if you answer comments on old videos, but I'll try anyway. Mr. Arguelles, do you by any chance know anything about the theoretical framework behind the Nature Method and/or Assimil? As in, is there any research that serves as the basis for what the authors of these methods do when they decide how to structure their dialogues and which words and structures to use at what stage?

[@juanspada3904]

Studying 2-3 languages at the same time after the beginner stage can make sense. Especially with languages from the same family. German is my 3rd language and I am in the C levels and while I am learning swedish I do have a lot of aha moments where something clicks better by learning it in swedish and the connection becomes stronger with its german counterpart. Same principle I have applied in programming with different languages and the result was the same.

[@ProfASAr]

Yes, exactly, thanks for confirming this approach.

[@juanspada3904]

@@ProfASAr So do you suggest to just keep on reading and make those associations or pair that input activity with anki or something like that ( which I almost never do xD) professor ?

[@ProfASAr]

@@juanspada3904 Just keep reading. I have never used Anki or anything like it, either.

[@elisabethrichard]

Learning multiple languages at the same time is just something that "happens" for me. It's not something I decided to do or not do. I'm probably way too disorganized for that! I often take long breaks from conscious language learning, but a few languages have become so embedded in my life that I will practice reading or listening without really intending to. Mostly, I just pick up a new language every once in a while and the rest of the time, I switch back and forth between the languages that I still want to improve. So in a way, I kind of study them one at a time, except not quite. Today for example, I consciously studied Italian, but this morning I also listened to podcasts in German and Portuguese. Tomorrow, I will probably read and write in Swedish as part of my job, listen to a couple podcasts in some other language while I walk my dog, then devote study time to Italian again. I also wanted to mention that you don't necessarily forget a language for not studying it. First of all, it depends on how long the break is. A 3 month break usually won't hurt too much. But mostly it depends on how far along you are in your learning. In my experience, the more advanced you are in a language and the more practice you have with it, the less you're going to forget. I stayed 20 years without doing anything at all in German and Portuguese while I focused on my career, then my kids, then other languages. When I picked them back up I hadn't forgotten that much. I was just very rusty: I could basically understand almost as much as I used to, but I was utterly unable to speak. I had retained the passive knowledge, but not the active knowledge. But that's okay because it comes back quickly once you start practicing again. However, if I were to start studying ancient Greek or Guadeloupean Creole again, it wouldn't be pretty I'm sure! I'm also pretty pathetic (in a funny way, actually) whenever I try to decipher anything in Arabic! That's because I never went very far in these languages, or in the case of Ancient Greek, because it's kinda harder to retain ancient languages, since you don't get to speak them very often :D

[@ProfASAr]

Thanks for the detailed comment and description of your learning journey. I also do not really forget languages even if I don't touch them for a long time, but I have know people who told me that they were actually trained teachers of a foreign language a few decades back but then retained zero abilities.

[@Deibi078]

What a Gigachad

[@ProfASAr]

Who? Me or Merlin?

[@michaelwheeler9364]

I only speak english but would like to learn many languages. I read that learning multiple languages in the same family is the quickest way to become multilingual because you benefit from the similarities in grammar and vocabulary. Outside of a school setting where one might have to cram for a test, is confusing all of the languages really that big of a problem, such as with Danish, Dutch, and Norwegian? That was what I am planning to do. Perhaps it is a bad idea...

[@ProfASAr]

That is certainly easier than learning lots of unrelated languages.

[@Lexie810-b5r]

You are so very very inspiring Professor, love listening to your wisdom for hours on end!!

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you so very much for your kind words. Might we hope to meet in person (albeit virtually) in one of the offerings in my Academy some day? However much of my knowledge and experience I can impart through videos, I can impart far more with live interaction.

[@Lexie810-b5r]

@@ProfASAr I would love to participate in Academy in some way but I can't attend live video calls... I have three young children (ages 1, 3 and 6) and also help my husband with a family business (so super busy!) Nonethless, since I have had children I have learnt lots of languages and listen to your KZbin language learning videos on my headphones throughout day whenever I can in-between taking care of children and washing dishes etc. I am making the best of the little time I have in this season of my life! Hehe.... anyway, I am sure there are lots of other people in my position who are are time poor and cannot commit to one on one sessions because of hectic life but can still manage to get through lots of pre-recorded content throughout the day... I was wondering if you would please consider providing some type.of.content for us in your academy? Maybe some sort of "Silver" package for the rest of us who are happy to just listen to pre-recorded discussions and enjoy the content in a more passive way for a lower price? Anyway, I hope other people mention an interest in this and it becomes a viable option for you to provide to us who are time poor but still very enthusiastic! 🙂

[@melbifk]

Thats literally the subject that's on my mind for last 3 days

[@ProfASAr]

I hope my thoughts helped you!

[@melbifk]

@@ProfASAr yes! It very very helpful and game me something to think about before making a decision.

[@ResIntellecta]

Professor Arguelles, I'm curious as to whether you have any recommendations for Arabic study resources? I'm principally interested in learning Arabic for the purpose of being able to read classical philosophical and theological texts but would nonetheless like to develop a spoken proficiency in the Modern Standard variant. I've begun with Assimil but have found it rather disappointing in comparison with their other editions--not least because of the publisher's absurd decision to permit using handwritten instead of printed Arabic. If you have any recommendations, this would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

[@ProfASAr]

Please submit this to the Q&A page of my website and I will answer it there - flesh it out with more about your background and target as well. Thanks!

[@ResIntellecta]

@@ProfASAr Will do. Thanks.

[@fab006]

I usually have one or two languages that are my main priority at any one time, but if I stopped myself from dabbling in others for variety I don’t think I would be able to keep up my interest in learning. It would become much more of a chore than a geeky hobby.

[@ProfASAr]

Sounds like a good plan for you!

[@genestone4951]

After many years of being a bad language student, Im now learning Linguistics (Udemy) while also learning Thai. Its an experiment.

[@ProfASAr]

I hope it is going well!

[@christiancacibauda5512]

15:26: Merlin's got a look on his face that says: "Dog time takes away from cat time."

[@ProfASAr]

Right you are!

[@schizofren_ia]

how do you study with a calm cat? my cat moves a lot so it's quite hard to study with her...

[@ProfASAr]

What can I say? He can be obtrusive at times as well, but is generally a comforting lap cat.

[@bojarneving6847]

Really enjoyed this!

[@ProfASAr]

Glad to hear it!

[@azerbaijanipolyglotelnur9804]

Hey my friend, how are you? Please can you do a video in which you will speak arabic? By the way what is your arabic level?

[@ProfASAr]

I have posted three videos where I am engaged in intellectual conversations in Arabic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpTGXph7bLSljrc kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWeopol4YtmaZqs kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZbGemyNrsSphNk

[@chadprivett1143]

Thank you, Professor, and my, what a pair of fangs on Merlin!

[@ProfASAr]

You are welcome, chad. Yes, that's quite a yawn, isn't it?

[@rileyriley7419]

Thank you for your informative and very helpful videos! Would Spanish + French, fall into the same category as Spanish + Italian, in being too close to effectively learn simultaneously?

[@ProfASAr]

They are not as similar so you could probably manage it.

[@awanderer9966]

this video comes at the perfect time🙏

[@ProfASAr]

I hope my thoughts help you!

[@awanderer9966]

@@ProfASAr yes they do thanks alot!

[@sirisaacalbertmravinszky2671]

I think not so long ago you said you're no dog person, but a cat person. So, now you're developing into a general pet person? 😉 As to the languages: I had to put aside my Spanish when starting Italian, and I think you should combine two similar languages of one linguistic family, like Czech and Slovakian, Norwegian Bokmål and Danish, Finnish and Estonian or Welsh and Breton. And that's because you instantly compare and see the connections. I think it should be no problem to combine structurally different types of languages like Mandarin and Russian or Kiswahili and Hungarian.

[@ProfASAr]

Thanks for the comments on different ways of grouping languages. As for Sophie... she's my wife's dog...

[@JimmyDaBone]

This man needs to star in a James Bond film as an evil genius villian. Okay. Maybe just star as a genius. And the cat could star as well.

[@ProfASAr]

We are up for it if any ca(s)ting agents are reading this.

[@dowolo]

Despite what you have said about learning languages in sequence, do you still think it is advisable to learn the modern variant of a language to a nice level (whatever that may mean) before diving into the ancient or medieval variant--for example, modern Greek before ancient Greek, as is my case?

[@ProfASAr]

As a general rule, yes, if only because it makes finding bilingual text editions all the easier as well as gives you a basis for subvocalization.

[@calebgates6202]

Professor Arguelles, the multi-lingual, multi-animal lover. With his left hand he pets the cat, with his right, the dog. Merlin has a thing or two to say about Zoe hogging the spotlight. Professor Arguelles’ next language challenge - simultaneous translation between Catese and Dogese!

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you kindly, but who is Zoe?

[@calebgates6202]

Sorry, I heard Zoe but you said Sophie. My wife’s parents had a dog named Zoe, and I have a daughter names Sophie. Both “life” and “wisdom” are good names. Merlin, as the wise, magician cat, exudes wisdom!

[@ProfASAr]

@@calebgates6202 All good!

[@axelcarvalho2661]

I learned English to the extent I can watch movies and read (most) books as if they were written in my mother tongue. Now, if I'm learning, say, Spanish but watch your videos out of pure interest, would you count it as learning English simultaneously with Spanish or is it another type of activity?

[@ProfASAr]

If watching videos in English is like watching in your mother tongue, then I don't think watching videos such as mine for content counts as "learning" any more - "practice" maybe, or just "use."

[@vinitshukla3730]

Hello professor I have been wandering around your channel for past few days and I have to say this video's are extremely helpful I have been getting knowledge of the languages and reviews of the resources better than anywhere else . My question is that I have been studying Spanish for past 1 month now I am using pimsleur with FSI programmatic simultaneously for further learning of Spanish i have assimil, and FSI basic course and I eagerly wanted the linguaphone courses of 70s but they were not available anywhere so after researching a while I found a website that offer's the old courses free for downloading I downloaded the 60s and 70s linguaphone Spanish and I can say I am set to learn Spanish with additional resources of anki and old glossika. But my question is this I am 15 years old from india so in here we have to choose a language between hindi and sanskrit so I already speak Hindi I opted for Sanskrit and I decided I will not learn Sanskrit for exams I will learn Sanskrit to a level I can speak it I have resources ready for that also just the question is that will it be good maintaining Spanish-sanskrit simultaneously or going with Spanish alone is good . And any extra tips you can give to these languages ?

[@ProfASAr]

For a native Hindi speaker, learning Sanskrit and learning Spanish should be two utterly different experiences, so I see no problem with that - give it a try, and if you do find it burdensome or confusing, stop one. Best of luck to you in your studies!

[@vinitshukla3730]

@@ProfASAr thanks professor I have choosen Sanskrit for the time being I think I will give this year whole to Sanskrit learning Sanskrit for school and spoken Sanskrit too given that I am already a hindi speaker so Sanskrit is not that difficult comparing to people who are not native hindi speakers thanks again

[@horsermchead2504]

I think Merlin was really disagreeing with some of your statements, in fact, violently so

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you for the simultaneous interpretation.

[@defaultYTchannel]

Sibling rivalry!

[@ProfASAr]

Merlin has been surprisingly supportive of the adoption.

[@dmitrykizyanov6577]

Спасибо! На редкость симпатичная собака.

[@ProfASAr]

Да, у нее есть свое обаяние.

[@abdulhaseebbatataz9794]

سلام أخي إسكندر، عندي سؤال مهم عن نحو بالغة العربية. ‏ما الكتب التي تنصح بها بعد ؟assimil ‏شكرا جزيلا يعني فيديوهاتك المفيدة 😀

[@ProfASAr]

نعم، سلسلة أسيميل ممتازة للغة العربية.

[@abdulhaseebbatataz9794]

@@ProfASAr طبعا بلا شك لكن أي كتاب النحو بعد أسيميل مثل ألفية بن مالك وهي منظومة ألف سطر في تلخيص النحو اللغة العربية؟

[@CodyMSmith-oo5qd]

بعد اسيميل، انا شخصيا استخدمت كتاب اسمه "مدخل إلى اللغة العربية، الجزء الثاني" فتوجد فيه مقابل، فديوهات، و إلى أخره. بنسبة لي، هذا الكتاب كان ممتاز! فأنا أحبت هذا الفيديو، يا استاذ! انت رائع جدآ!

[@eobardthawne7126]

Do you find languages like Swahili to be difficult to learn?

[@ProfASAr]

No.

[@eobardthawne7126]

@@ProfASAr how should a beginner approach a language?

[@jonathanekroos3788]

Thank you ☺️

[@ProfASAr]

You’re welcome!

[@jenjafree]

Последние 2 минуты видео like: наглаживание кота и собаки😁 You learn Russian? Somewhere I heard in one of your videos about Russian

[@ProfASAr]

Да, мне нравится изучать русский язык.

[@jenjafree]

@@ProfASAr Здорово! Спасибо за ответ☺️

[@jenjafree]

@@ProfASAr я тоже люблю русский язык, изучать в каком-то смысле тоже, хоть я и являюсь носителем русского языка. В каждом языке есть своя мелодия, я наверное про это. Я изучаю английский, но не очень усердно, хоть и люблю его. Хотелось бы конечно и некоторые другие выучить, когда-нибудь

[@jcs3142]

Brilliant.

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you kindly.

[@squaretriangle9208]

😂😂😂 cat and dogtime - perfect

[@ProfASAr]

That was when Sophie was new in our family - now we spend a lot more time like that together, the three of us.

[@JamesMackenzie-sx2bu]

Sorry - I love your cat

[@ywang2528]

your dog and cat are cute

[@ProfASAr]

Thank you. If you want more cat, look at this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHqWlqKPnJibjrc

[@HammadKhan-tl6bb]

I was just thinking of that question and it just popped on my recommendation list. Is it god or I am too optimistic in bringing god into everything, maybe it is just youtube algorithm.

[@ProfASAr]

In either case, I hope it was helpful.

[@LibraMakeup]

Love the pet analogy and the demonstration especially.. what a talkative kitty.

[@ProfASAr]

The timing just worked out perfectly so I thought I would leave it in.

[@adamclark1972uk]

😮

[@ProfASAr]

???

[@kimYeonyuu]

8:42

[@ProfASAr]

What in particular is at the moment? The transition to "pro" reasons?

[@thereseolsen1405]

The cat is reallt spooky! I can’t watch the videos because of it. I like your content, but I usually have to turn the pictute off and just listen, that huge cat freaks me out! 🥴😿

[@sufilerti3350]

Same! 😂😂

[@AnAmericanlinguist]

I’m a fan of the cat

[@albertroundtree299]

It is called projection. Leave Merlin alone.

[@F2397-m4c]

You are soft 😂

[@danielcook4176]

Merlin is a gorgeous cat lol. I feel calm just watching him

[@foreignlanguagesisfun8143]

I know how I learn foreign languages. Yes it is a bad idea to learn 2 or more languages at the same time. You will be Super confused and frustrated being in the beginning stages of foreign languages. I always wait at least 3 years before I start a new foreign language.

[@ProfASAr]

Thanks for commenting and sharing your experience.