Richard Simcott talks with Tim Doner - Polyglots on language

[@veromontesco]

*adds Luca to the picture* *faints* I love you two, (or three, lol).. you guys are the biggest inspiration in my journey through language learning! hughs from Paraguay :)

[@prestokrs1]

3?

[@volapuk49]

Tim Doner is just such a fine human being as is revealed here. Richard, thanks so much for allowing us all to look over your shoulder and learn from both of you.

[@theatisgr]

I hate reading comments suggesting that polyglots should learn one or another language (usually the commentator's native language). Polyglots are free to choose whatever language they want!

[@iamahermit]

Tim is going to know so many languages in 20 years

[@stlouisramsfan03]

Richard, you are my inspiration as well! You are awesome.

[@marcossaandre]

Richard you are so humble bro !

[@ellevasc]

I knowww!! He was like “not that I’m an expert on the field”. I mean, if he’s not an specialist, then who is? 😂

[@lorenzovonmatta8278]

Day twenty one: I remember watching a video of Tim and being utterly amazed. Such an inspiring young man. I hope he's doing well today :)

[@Scallonesi]

What really strikes me is Richard's attitude: if I were him, knowing such a huge amount of foreign languages, I'd be bragging off all the time lol On the contrary, he's always so humble and modest... Thumbs up for Big Richard, he's a true inspiration indeed ;D

[@munggone]

I too study languages. It started in about 4th grade, with a facination of secret codes. I wanted to be able to send messages to friends that only they could decipher. Later in high school I made friends with 2 brothers from Thailand. I began learning Thai from them and also getting US Foreign Service materials. To this day Thai is my best foreign language and I put alot of TIME in it.. Now my language study is more targeted for practicality.. German, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese..

[@edo_far]

I was expecting the same conversation but in 10 languages :(

[@nonamed56]

Eduardo Farías or at least in a language they both speak well. They could' ve added subtitles.

[@shaolin89]

Richard you are so humble and awesome.

[@gspahr]

5:26 Intonation! Very important, much more important than accent... I think mastering intonation is what makes you feel comfortable when speaking any given language. Of course, you still have to learn all the vocabulary and structure all along.

[@NewLanguageGuy]

Tim Doner... so named because his parents ran a kebab shop? Sorry, couldn't resist! ;-) Great video from two fantastic language enthusiasts. Gives us all something to aim towards!

[@ChildOFmars1996]

When i learn french and German im going to go meet Tim. !!

[@BabJav77]

ممنون به خاطر مصاحبه ی جالبی که گذاشتید . دوست داشتم بیشتر با شما در تماس بودم .

[@DERosson]

What caught my attention was all the books in the background - I get this impression that many polyglots actually put in really a lot of time in their daily regimen of drilling over the languages and maintaining them; even some ealier accounts of Emil Krebs suggested the same... it's really a lot of hard work.

[@SergioSanchez-og7ms]

David Rosson yes, you can become fluent if you spend 10 hours a day between 6 months and one year studying a languages . If you want to Speak a language in an intermediate level requires 500 hours more or less, so do the maths. It is possible but you have to committed to the language, otherwise you will fail.

[@Josh92405]

that chair was talking to me in its language 0o

[@JohnDoe-nk1dd]

I too entertained the notion of both of these guys being savants. I'd be willing to bet that these guys actually just have different interests compared to others. Years ago when I "quit tv" and picked up Bible reading my knowledge of the Bible exponentially increased. I learned at least half of my Spanish vocabulary in the 1st 3-6 months (out of 4-5 years of active study). I believe if folks would trade their tv, games & internet time to language study there would be a polyglot explosion!

[@Naturmuslima]

John Doe interesting thats so similar to my experience

[@Fasulye2009]

Hi Richard and Tim, I enjoy listening to this first video filmed in the USA. My own meeting point with Arabic are the Arabic loanwords used in Turkish. I don't plan to learn Arabic. Looking forward to watching more of such videos! Kind regards to both, Fasulye

[@TheLanguageWanderer]

Really impressive and motivational:)

[@alkantre]

A truly transcendental encounter!

[@ejashare]

Halo Mr Richard.Can speak Bahasa Indonesia too? Thank you for replying

[@vanrozay8871]

Richard: Why are you SO amazed at Tim's language skills and maturity? These are traits shared by many polyglots. Of COURSE they value feedback, being corrected by native users of languages they study. And in disciplined focus, they are like you; rare, but not unique.

[@toffeeliz]

Demonstrates how much more interesting interviews are when the interviewer understands the subject itself. The 16x9 reporter was quite irritating. Thumbs up to Richard and Tim!

[@walterpira]

Deberias hacer mas videos con poliglotas en muchos idiomas.

[@Russianlearner17]

The sensei and the student :D love it

[@c0mradeMurray]

كلا يا رفاق هي مدهشة جدا، وأنا تتمتع بدقة هذه المحادثة. أنا معجب كبير من كلا منكم!

[@CreateYourWorldBooks]

Richard, When will we see the video of you two walking around NYC speaking in various languages? Susanna

[@TheNicaPinolero]

Hi richard, I have been watching you during 3 month ago and let me tell you are Amazing, my native language is Spanish and I am always improving english language, I would like to start with a new language maybe french or Italian, would you adviced me which one would be better for me, thank you.

[@emadeja49]

The legends 😄😁👍

[@hilbert2547]

he pronounced it wrongly it is akhbaaar long a! this is very important in arabic!

[@KimCyunHi]

Everyone has their own personal reasons why they learn languages. To me it makes no difference whether a language is "important", especially since I learn for my own enjoyment and growth. Mas eu falo português.

[@twoamy3217]

That chair kills me! D:

[@mulentesanthoshkumar6942]

ya he is really talented

[@punkqueenoftheelves]

there is a clip of that in this news clip

[@gspahr]

Oh yeah, I agree that each person finds what works best... :) Although very similar, I find a distinction between intonation and accent, the latter being more specific (but I could be wrong)... Ever heard a speaker who is proficient, has horrible pronunciation, but seems to have a good pitch/ring? This is probably because they are aware of the correct intonation. Remember, I only mentioned "comfortability", as in fluency.

[@funnytv9186]

I can speak 107 differnt language

[@JohnDoe-nk1dd]

If people would just be willing to trade their leisure time for language study or consider language study as something fun to do I believe the internet age could foster a better environment for a multilingual population explosion. After I finish college I plan to jump on my language study. I still love studying the Bible too but I'll just incorporate studying the Bible in my target language so I can actually continue doing what I love just in a different venue.

[@Guilherme1498]

Eu também, mas eu destaco a importância da língua como diferencial para aprender ou não (:

[@Agatocli]

I have heard NYC from multiple sources. If London has more, I doubt that there is a particular neighborhood within London that can triumph Queens.

[@boabysands123]

@Richard Tiny typo in the title.

[@Luiseut59]

Ok, they're great and stuff and I'm a huge fan of both of them, I'm a Language lover BUT I just wanna say that Tim is so cute...!! There, I said it... I'm sorry, I'm so shallow, I know, but I just can't help it... you just have to watch the video with him and Luca...

[@Guilherme1498]

Portuguese it's the fifth most important language in the world, and even the hyper-polyglot don't know.

[@TheTearosegirl]

i also want to learn other languages and im looking for native speakers to connect with. So if you speak spanish, italian, portugese, russian or whatever and you ´re interested in learning german or just to teach me your language please write me a private message! :) Of course i also would like to help english native speakers to improve their german.

[@andresramirez8147]

Hey, I'd be more than happy if we could practice together

[@bluebimmer33]

My guess would be that places like NYC would be a bigger melting pot but multiple languages would be concentrated in the big cities

[@MarcosKtulu]

Two superpowers meet!

[@munggone]

Socially functional savants are very rare; maybe thay are actually a genetic advancement in the human species.. I wish my brain could uptake foreign languages and new vocabulary like a sponge, but for me and every other normal person we learn thru repeated exposure. Not only is this required for new vocabulary but just learning correct pronunciation requires immense amounts of time.. Not enough time for a 16 year old to gain proficiency in 22 languages.. We must assume he didn't start until 10..

[@4555678]

The reason for that is that he still doesn't know portuguese...

[@wokabomb]

LA SILLA CHIRRIANTE D:

[@IAmNignoggins]

Richard would you say that American is a bigger melting pot for languages than the UK?

[@Emile.gorgonZola]

none are............

[@shivankmenon4722]

N

[@combolynch]

Agent 47 :D

[@nguyenball3021]

A guy who say slowly meets a guy who say fricking fast Now I know what is the difference And pay attention for their hair to Handsome guys

[@brmrao448]

Useless interview... nothing to learn or grasp..the interviewer seems stammering in search of words... foolish vedio... polyglot didn't reply to the other man's questions...then what the fun in uploading this vedio..??

[@munggone]

Continuing with my post below; knowing first hand how much TIME is really involved in learning a foreign language; I watch Tim here's video's with curiousity.. He's 16 and speaks 23 languages? In one of his videos he states he actually visualizes text as he speaks.. This is not a normal brain at work.. I have a normal brain and with all the studying and work I've put in I do not visualize text while speaking.. Tim if you're reading this I'd say you're what's called a socially functional savant..