Richard Simcott - My Language Books

After some requests to see my language library, I made this video showing what I have on my shelves in my office in Skopje.
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[@sonyaballo4282]

The best thing about his video is that it shows that Richard, like everyone else, has to work their ass off to learn languages. No hacks, 3 month short cuts etc. Hard work, hard work, hard work!

[@robhof1885]

I counted, those are 55 languages you mentioned. Pretty insane!

[@robhof1885]

+Rob Hofmann Insane, of course, in a positive way.

[@scarcity6016]

@@robhof1885 he has to speak at least 100 languages tbh

[@batdude811]

What are your levels in these languages? In terms of the CEFR scale. (A1- C2). Most languages are sufficient at B2 level but I prefer to take my most used languages to C1 and for languages I hardly use to B1. Learning a language is never a waste of time but if you don't have opportunities to use it, you should find them.

[@JasonEyermann]

it would have been nice to hear what are your favourite books

[@shaolin89]

Besides languages are you interested in reading about certain fields through the language? History/literature etc? Are you mainly focused on communicating with people orally or do you emphasize reading alot of stuff too? Thanks for the video, very nice collection!

[@IkeSan]

I wish I could get those types of Books. Here I only get the typical german, Portuguese, Italia, French. And nothing different like Icelandic or Ukranian. Awesome collection I envy you.

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Kev San yes. awesome collection

[@XPK15]

(｡ŏ﹏ŏ) same here

[@alexu297]

Tienes más libros para aprender idiomas que varias bibliotecas :)

[@guillaumeromain6694]

What a collection 😍 Absolutely mesmerising

[@matildawolfram4687]

Excellent video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.

[@DiamanteDea]

I only have some but I find them really cheap at old stores with books , so my collecting is growing. (:

[@midiboylatin]

Richard you're always a huge inspiration.

[@tevinfitzgerald3186]

Language book goals!!!

[@LeylasWelt]

Wow, that's a huge collection you have there. I am currently learning Greek, so I would be really interested in what ressources you found most helpful for learning Greek. I just ordered the Assimil and hope it's arriving soon! Can't wait to really start :)

[@nathanpiazza9644]

Wonderful collection! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@amirahtamov2960]

Best wishes Richard.

[@Pakanahymni]

Glorious collection, mine pales in comparison. The Finnish book should be alongside the Estonian and Hungarian ones though!

[@Jaffa45]

I saw you in Budapest a couple of years ago and couldn't remember where I knew you from. Finally found out now, two years on.

[@jaimeaguirre2706]

Do you have any pic album about the covers of all those amazing books?

[@HamzaDudgeonthelinguist]

Keep making videos! Roma? Dude that would be awesome if you made a video about Roma!! Please also make a video on Albanian!!

[@SaidBak]

Inspiring!

[@bhutchin1996]

This is precisely why I like Kindle and why I wish Assimil would offer Kindle versions of their books.

[@LeeandAlannagsy]

Hello Richard, my name is Lee and I am 13 and I am a hyper polyglot. I was just wondering if you could perhaps make a video where you give reviews for some of your language books? It would mean a lot ! Thank you !

[@justinmahon7984]

How many languages would you say your fluent in Richard?

[@TheDandym1]

You probably get asked this the whole time, but what language do you dream in? Or is it mainly the language you are dealing with daily at a particular time? Regards Luke

[@lordtrump8255]

No matter what language you speak, you always dream in your native language

[@LFJ]

I've had dreams in foreign languages I speak before. I'm sure others have as well.

[@honslo9263]

Lord Trump And what about people who forget their native language during lifetime? People can dream in multiple languages.

[@thetakeover51]

Lord Trump That's not true, I've dreamt in russian as well as english, despite english being my native language

[@Matt-yp7io]

Lord trump is correct you are all mistaken , you can only dream in your native language .

[@jaimeaguirre2706]

Might you write the titles of those books please? ;)

[@bills1967]

Do you guys know of any resources for Catalan?

[@Ferinoification]

Adorei esse vídeo!

[@georgigeranov9778]

I heard my mother language - Bulgarian! I'm impressed! Поздрави!

[@batdude811]

And do you speak all of these and to what level? Due to space, I find I have to use PDF or electronic format or online stuff. It's not easy to maintain so many books because I am moving around and I want to take them with me when I move. I like your system and categorization methods.

[@MoongBear]

lol, I have the Dothraki course too!

[@halldorgislason6580]

very interesting richard. do you have some favorite book store for buying language books, e.g. some cheap one?

[@annmax7786]

very interesting! thanks!

[@lordtrump8255]

Very Impressive. But I wouldn't have the time to learn all those languages, what do you do for a living?

[@kevintwardawski7851]

y tu utilizas todos esos libros? yo sé que ya hablas idiomas como el ruso o el español, pero me imagino que para practicarlos, tu tomas por ejemplo un libro de assimil y lees algunos lecciónes, es verdad?

[@militansinausman7453]

Hi, can you give me tips how to memorize vocabulary quickly?

[@pingjuaneza2547]

Hello Richard Simcott, I would like to ask you ( in your opinion ). what is the best grammar book so far you have used to master Deutsch? btw my name is john and I am from the Philippines. thank you

[@paulhowlett8151]

How many language books do you have packed away elsewhere?

[@Vinizin21]

Doe anybody know his education background?

[@withanametocome]

He just shared with us a shelfful of it, but other than that I do not know

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

where did you get all these books?

[@nathanpiazza9644]

I notice a conspicuous lack of Mongolian books >~>

[@everythingforlife7812]

Do you know about azerbaijanian language. ? 🤔

[@tomrains7899]

Hello my name is Richard Sim Cards 😂

[@cammy944]

Gracias!!

[@toffeeliz]

no euskera/basque?

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

How many languages do you speak?

[@franmoreno441]

solo una palabra: inigualable

[@mfortin87]

I'll will sound like a corny question mais bon, je me jete à l'eau.　君の一番難しい学びました言語は何ですか

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

do you speak Kyrgyz?

[@pauldavies9360]

I got 4 Welsh books and 2 Spanish books! :D i'll let myself out.

[@tomg268]

When do you have time to do anything else?

[@cbsteffen]

Because I have a magnificent memory and language is my strongest cerebral function, I could become a polyglot.

[@LeeandAlannagsy]

Carly Steffen you could but you really should do it if it interests you! I mean, is great to speak other languages but, if you learn a language because of its popularity, it may bore you. However, if you're interested in a country and its culture, you should study that language.

[@cbsteffen]

Lee Morrow I don't get bored with popular languages. If my country has more than one influential language, I can communicate with more people in another language.

[@Uwek212]

There aren't a lot of African books you have. I also don't see any Native American languages. But anyways, your shelf is fantastic!

[@qentrepreneurship9987]

Wow Aufgetzeichnet

[@polyglotfool6416]

so many languages, so little time

[@spanishonlinetutor8124]

That´s "sehr" impressive... Hahaha :D

[@jacobpietras]

Dothraki xp Perhaps not as bad as Klingon lol

[@MSouza85]

Languages Vatican

[@jbo2188]

I cannot think of a more redundant task than learning a new language. As Richard Feynman put it: "once you know the name of a bird in all languages you know absolutely nothing about the bird" (paraphrased). Words are just sounds, they tell you nothing about the nature of things. A parrot could learn many words in many different languages. What's the point in learning all these foreign sounds?

[@SpeakingFluently]

+J Bo You could say that about almost anything in life as we will all die and take nothing with us when we go. The world will be eventually consumed by the sun when it turns into a giant red star and ceases to exist (though the human race will probably die out way before that happens anyway at the rate we're going). Whilst I am here and alive though, it's simply a pleasure for me to study languages and relate to other people in their own tongues. Some people like sports or learning about other hobbies and subjects in the same way, I suppose. The best way I can explain it is to say that when I learn to speak and communicate in a new language I get a rush and it feels good. I am intrigued why you'd watch language videos though, if you think language learning is so futile. Is that sort of activity what floats your boat?

[@jbo2188]

+Richard Simcott I follow the polyglott community because I'm a sucker for drama. When will the final showdown between good and evil take place? The draconian megalomaniac Christophe Clugston is honing his skills in greco-roman as we speak. Will he manage a surprise attack on Steve Kaufman (from behind), or will Steve see through his antics and get pole position on Clugston? The polyglott polyverse is in danger - if Clugston is not stopped, the polyglott proselytizers, as we know them,will cease to be. If only Prof. Alexander Gargoyle would come back - he would put Clugston back in his missionary position, were he belongs. Anyway, thank you Richard for providing buoyancy to my boat!

[@futurez12]

+J Bo I like that interview with Feynman, I kind of agreed with him, but only if the reason we all existed was to acquire endless knowledge. Not everyone can be a great scientist, and not everyone is interested in science. You only get one life, if you spend it immersed in something you're told you SHOULD do as opposed to what you WANT to do.. isn't that kind of a tragic waste? It's ok to do things for pleasure you know. Einstein didn't come up with the theory of special relativity because he felt he needed to change the world, he was passionate about the universe and how it worked, he took great enjoyment from it. Feynman got into painting portraits during his life... was this also a redundant task?

[@jbo2188]

I should correct my initial post. My beef isn't really with learning one or a few foreign languages, as a matter of fact I'm writing in one. What I don't like is the romanticized notion of polyglottery, young kids being drawn to an ideal that is very difficult to live up to, as well as meaningless. In my opinion, time is better spent focusing on a subject that will be of practical use and service to the world e.g. science/engineering, rather then to pursue the acquisition of endless non-knowledge aka polyglottery. It's true that not all people can become great scientists, but more people need to become scientificallly literate in order to face the problems of the future e.g. climate change and energy production. Science can also help to erode the foundations of religion, a good thing in a terrorized world such as ours. Yes. Feynman painted paintings, played the bongos and spoke portugese. Einstein played the violin. Is it surprising to see renaissance men polytasking? I think not.

[@futurez12]

Right, but I don't believe we're all here to "save the world." Only a tiny fraction of humanity have been able to really make a difference. Those types of people will continue to do so with or without the help of others who are learning languages instead. We all have a lot to thank them for but that's not to say we should drop so called "meaningless" activities to spend more time learning about how the world works. As I"m sure you know, Einstein was a big fan of Newton, he read and understood Newton's 'Principia Mathematica' which I'm sure helped him in his own scientific discoveries. That book was written in Latin. I'm not certain of Albert's level in said language but I'd be fairly sure he read a German translation. For that, someone somewhere had learnt a second language. No skill is useless, some skills are more valuable that others, sure, but everyone is different, we all have different interests, some of those interests will benefit humanity, some not so much. I've tried to understand physics, but my brain just isn't wired for it, even if it was, my interest is only a passing interest, I'm not passionate about the subject. Einstein played the violin, and changed the world. I'm afraid I'm not as capable as Einstein was, I'm sorry.

[@rafaelcolin1121]

Caramba! Qué raro rostro de este hombre. Milagro que no se les ha ocurrido decir que es reptiliano.

[@Summer21.]

There’s nothing strange nor wrong with his face. Don’t be rude and nasty.

[@danieltorrealba3155]

Voldemort's polyglot

[@hilbert2547]

you just show off. You never find time to study them all seriously, and not to forget them

[@guillaumeromain6694]

hilbert2547 What do you know? How can you possibly say he is "showing off", while he is only meeting the request to introduce his materials? Richard speaks fluently in more languages than both your hands can keep up with. He's built his life around languages, while others build theirs around their possessions