Q&A with Alex Rawlings | Learning tips, Polyglot Conference, language partners and more

[@LindieBotes]

I tested Alex on his Afrikaans skills with some tongue twisters! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYammoKif7Nlqbc

[@pencilonpaper1026]

lol

[@ihatoon014]

Lindie, how about you try starting your own podcast? I would totally listen to it.

[@OpheliaVert]

This is such a lovely video. I say again: what a dream team. Also I now really want to read Alex’s book.

[@LindieBotes]

His book is excellent! I find it really really practical and helpful. No wishy washy language lingo. Just good solid tips.

[@carloshernandez9113]

The thing I do when people refuse to speak my target language with me (and speak English instead) is I will switch to a third language and pretend that I don't speak English. I get what Alex says about that just being the way the world is but especially if someone is basically racially profiling me (Where you know they're thinking you don't look like you would speak their language) then I'll just start blabbing away in French (I did this in Berlin. My German is decent and I lived in Germany for a few years and these two women refused to respond to me in German so I just went off in French with my questions and they were like "Oh shiiit" and spoke to me in German. Odd thing is, they thought it was super weird that I spoke German and not English and I was like, "How is that Odd? Germany does Border France so..."

[@S.oletsgo]

I absolutely loved this! Thanks for the great tips and I’m seriously impressed at how quickly you managed to put this out 😄

[@LindieBotes]

When you live alone and have nothing else to do LOL

[@Somaligirl1234]

OMG, thanks for answering my question! Also, thanks for such a quick upload and all your hard work! Appreciate you LOTS Lindie!

[@LeeandAlannagsy]

I loved this video! What a great team, two of my favourite polyglots! Alex and yourself really inspired me to start learning languages like Hungarian, Chinese and Korean! I love Alex’s book! It is fantastic. Great interview Lindie!

[@LeeandAlannagsy]

Can’t wait to watch this!

[@andreymakarov5615]

Thank you Lindie! That was an awesome interview. So many great ideas!

[@Culmaerija]

you both share some _really_ good insights in this video, particularly regarding one's motivations for learning a language. so thank you ^ᗜ^ I feel like one can get caught up in the mechanics of language study, but it's important to think about these things as well. *@South Africans* I've just checked and Alex's book is available from Loot, Takealot and the Exclusives online store ^^ (shipping from amazon is way tooo expensive)

[@barnabasvarvolgyi3533]

4:23 . I know how it feels when you traver across the whole just to practice your target language with native speakers and they see that you are a tourist and no matter what ,they only speak english to you... even if you speak to them in E.g. german they respond in english

[@SaraStar7373]

nem mondom meg barni yes! I had learnt five years of german, went on exchange and my host family wouldn’t speak german to me unless I hassled them 😄

[@kuroienjeru855]

I really like the point made at about 4:30. I often times hear people say they want to learn a language to understand song lyrics, watch shows without subtitles and other media-based un-social reasons. I think whatever inspires a person to learn a language is great, but in my experience, it is the people who want to connect to others who tend to follow through with their studies. I think understanding lyrics, shows and being able to order products are just small bonuses of a much larger goal, connection to an entirely new culture.

[@oscarmartinez8444]

I love the art in the background

[@SaraStar7373]

Fantastic point about not being a perfectionist! I learnt the hard way people understand you far more if you have terrible grammar but say it with confidence, than have one accurate sentence that is drawn out over a full awkward minute.

[@MarcioSilva-qe1vd]

Hey Lindie you are fantastic , kisses from a distance, unknown and small town called “Franco da Rocha”, situated in Brazil.

[@michaelstidham5957]

Love your channel! It's so inspiring for those that are so passionate about learning languages, and want to make close friendships around the Globe.

[@bora2678]

This is the best collab !!❤️

[@leightonstarr1]

I bought his book it got delivered today you are both an inspiration

[@nillyhany5807]

Lindie, thank you very much for this interview.

[@RangelGabriel]

Thank you do much for the video, Lindie!!

[@2kyle7magic]

What a great collab

[@MaxtheOptimist]

Excellent Video. Glad I subscribed.

[@OpheliaVert]

You’re right! The video is up!

[@pallagadrienn2990]

Wow It is so amazing !!I would like to read his book :)

[@LindieBotes]

It's full of wonderful tips! And he speaks fluent Hungarian!

[@СаналЧимидов]

Thank you for tips and motivation!

[@kaavyasurianarayanan8247]

wowww. .. awesome advicee😍😍

[@varhegyiflora]

If the most difficult part about Hungarian is "a weird collection of letters" then you don't know enough Hungarian... 😂😂 It's grammar is really logical, which is why it seems easy compared to other languages. But it is a very sensitive language, if you use just a slightly different grammar or word order, the meaning is already slightly different, which Hungarian people use to make jokes or express their feelings. And since word order is very free and there are so many grammatical options, it can be really hard to pick up as a foreigner.

[@popcorn5866]

Flóra Várhegyi Igazad van. Én magyarul tanulok és szerintem a nyelvtan nem is olyan nehéz, csak a szórend nehéz 😅 De hozzá kell szokni.

[@varhegyiflora]

Wordby Word Remélem tetszik a magyar nyelv. Alap szinten nem túl nehéz, de nagyon nehéz olyan szinten beszélni, hogy ne tűnjön fel, hogy külföldi vagy, még írásban is, szóval kiejtéstől függetlenül.

[@tl11316]

it is not easy but it is worth , the most beautiful language. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5CVimavrdhmqdU - one example for it :)

[@eva_fr]

Szia Lindie, Néhány megjegyzés, magyarul, hogy gyakorolni tudjál. :-) 1. Szuper a youtube oldalad, inspiráló. Feliratkoztam. Az instagramodra is. 2. Tettszett az interjú, gratulálok! Alexot egy ideje már követem a twitteren. 3. Hallottál Lomb Katóról? Ő egy magyar poliglott volt, érdemes lecsekkolni. " Lomb Kató Így tanulok nyelveket" címü könyvét pdf-ben az interneten is megtalálhatod. Elég rövid olvasmány, és érdekes. Én nagyon szeretem. 4. Tetszenek a szobádban a képek a falon. Állandóan megragad rajtuk a tekintetem. A fotel kárpitján is. :-) Sok sikert a magyartanuláshoz! Érdeklődve várom a többi videódat is.

[@eva_fr]

"Lomb Kató: Bábeli harmónia - interjúk Európa híres soknyelvű embereivel" cimü könyve is nagyon érdekes. Szintén nagyon ajánlom.

[@42alexey69]

A magyar nyelv az egyik kedvenc nyelvem.

[@ancillachui1145]

Is no one going to comment on the fried egg pin?! Love! 🍳

[@1980rlquinn]

I know this video is older, but the closed captions are missing for most of this. I was having trouble hearing the audio, but when I turned on "closed captions," they dropped off and stayed off. :(

[@barberton3695]

Alex has excellent Afrikaans accent

[@MagdismabelMagdisYT]

Subtitles in spanish please! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@LindieBotes]

Hopefully someone can contribute! I don't speak Spanish :(

[@MagdismabelMagdisYT]

린디 Lindie Botes 😥

[@Crystal_12gem]

Magdis Mabel I'm learning Spanish. I would translate but that's a lot to translate 😞sorry

[@meriaphan]

I might take the time to when I can😉

[@Tharlesyoutub]

I just contributed a little with the subs, (sorry but I don't have enough time) but in team we can do it!

[@F1motoMMA]

Hey. Lindie do u have Asian lineage as well

[@hiddenbooks]

감사합니다

[@mmlemonade]

How can I see those tumblr communities you were talking about? Are they written "studyblr" and "langblr" ?

[@LindieBotes]

Yes! You can just search the hashtag studyblr on Tumblr

[@mr_guy_ittidecharchoti]

how to join the language tumblr group??

[@theaccentedguy1505]

As a coloured Afrikaans speaker from Cape Town, we mix English with Afrikaans. I feel like I need to learn Afrikaans all over again. 😬🤨😫😫😫

[@manuelmbapeaguilar6335]

i miss you lindie ne jejeje but i love your job Je veux apprendre une quatrième langue qui me recommande? alguien

[@racheldurban2051]

French is more exception than rule... but it's beautiful for that :')

[@dogfeliz]

Hi Lindie, how tall are u?

[@Gumby703]

Pretty 😍

[@dogfeliz]

How tall are u? U look so tall

[@PetraStaal]

She said on Twitter she is 1.77m

[@jackfordon5532]

kan jy iewers 'n video in Afrikaans maak? :D

[@LindieBotes]

Ek het 'n Afrikaanse kanaal! Please YT search: "Afrikaans met Lindie", for my Afrikaans channel. :)

[@maniravandi5983]

does he speak all of those languages at a high level or just conversational level?

[@abbygirl3000]

He speaks them at different levels, most of them at at least a "proficient" level. You can google it

[@生美-n4b]

アレックスかっこいい！ Lindieは可愛い！

[@alejandroflorez1718]

Is this supposed to be like a sort of interview or a monologue?

[@ehbouche8200]

Horrible recording, that is too bad because the content is good.

[@LindieBotes]

Sorry I'm not rich enough to buy fancy cameras and mics :) just don't watch if you want to complain about quality. I am doing my best with what I have.

[@ehbouche8200]

@@LindieBotes My apologies. I did not mean to offend you. My comment was meant as a critique not an insult. I like your channel and I admire you genuinely. I recommend your videos to all my students .

[@oichiana2002]

when your so urly that they haven't put subs, yet

[@LindieBotes]

Subs are up but they took like 2 seconds cause we just spoke a tiny bit of Afrikaans lol