Steve Kaufmann - How to learn Russian and other languages

Today Steve Kaufmann is talking about how to learn Russian and other languages.
Steve Kaufmann is a person who does not need to be introduced. He learns Russian and other languages. He knows dozens of languages and can speak fluently in many of them. Today Steve is going to share with us his method and tips on how to learn Russian more efficiently!
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[@RussianWithMax]

Steve's Channel: kzbin.info More resources from Max: www.russianwithmax.com/

[@irateindividual8086]

I fricking LOVE russian with max cant overstate how amazing this guy is at helping a begginer like me with learning the russian language. Keep up the great work guys!

[@RussianWithMax]

Мне очень приятно это слышать:)

[@ascensionvaldes1412]

I dont go to bed without watching him at least once❤️❤️

[@idkwhattonamemyself1730]

Checking in 3 years later, how’s your Russian learning journey going?

[@SouthPark333Gaming]

My two favourite youtubers in one video! I must be dreaming!!!

[@RussianWithMax]

Стив - наш главный идейный вдохновитель! Почти как Ленин:)))

[@SouthPark333Gaming]

@@RussianWithMax Именно как Ленин!!

[@lavandergoth]

I just recently discovered Kaufman and was surprised to see him in the thumbnail of Max's video. Also, I love your Sontaran profile pic!

[@hestia6016]

@@RussianWithMax my russian level is not enough to understand (

[@vexator19]

@@hestia6016 Work on it and you'll get there eventually.

[@357QueenBee]

I saw Steve's video about 2.5 years ago when I started learning Russian. It's funny how now I can hear the accent and I couldn't before. It was cool to see you in the same video.

[@Ana_MF]

I was just watching him being interviewed in french and now he's here speaking russian:))Great man👍

[@RussianWithMax]

Да, удивительно сколько языков он знает)

[@jeffdelnero]

I really can't mensure how much i improved my language learning with Steve's tips; he is a fucking legend! Amazing to see you both at the same place!

[@languagecomeup]

Using LingQ with Russian with Max is probably the thing that is helping me the most to learn Russian. Of course I am very influenced by Steve and his views on language. Thank you for everything you two.

[@nikdsh]

how did you go about using LingQ with Max’s content? did you import podcasts to it?

[@ComprehensibleRussian]

Perfect example of how well natural language learning results. Steve speaks fluently. He almost doesn't search for vocabulary and grammar while speaking. All this after having one hour a day inut (listening and reading) for about 5 years and almost no grammar. Choosing content that is really interesting to the learner is very important to stay motivated and sustain consistency for a long time. Well balanced learning process. Bravo! Спасибо, Макс, за то, что взял интервью у этого прекрасного человека. Ты очень позитивный. И белая печка на фоне - то что надо! :-D

[@SalahNeuer]

i wouldn’t say fluent, he does a lot of really basic grammar mistakes, русскИЙ литература, русскИЙ культура, also keeps messing up все и всё, все славянские языки, а не всё... btw i’m not native i’m also a learner

[@K.Marx48]

@@SalahNeuer Russian is too difficult to learn just for the sake of it, one need a more serious reason imo for such an effort, that's why I "gave up", I just learn and listen for fun without taking it too seriously

[@catboy721]

When universes (and pronunciations) collide! Never thought I'd see this.

[@user-of9gd6vt8n]

これは豪華 二人のKZbin大好き！

[@staredrzewo4180]

Прекрасный разговор, спасибо Макс)

[@namor637]

Brilliant! Привет Макс! Я благодарен за твой привлекательные уроки!

[@dudumou5411]

Ótimo video✌😎 Steve e Max , esses dois me motivam estudar muito💫

[@1212Dilara]

Hi Max! Thanks for your great job!!! I have found your videos just few days ago .If I had found your videos long time ago, I would have learned a lot from u, unfortunately I have waisted a lot of time without knowing u . Thanks ur videos gives me motivation.Stay happy !

[@CarlosFlores-pm5sh]

Steve! One of my heros!!!!

[@dizzyDElKnobberChokker]

I've learned Spanish in school and through work, but for Russian I feel called to learn it, the language itself is my motivation.

[@johnday2971]

I'm kind of glad that you didn't put English subtitles in this video. I was pretty amazed how much of it I understood. Both you and Steve are great! Спасибо!

[@christined.8807]

Очень интересно, спасибо 🙂

[@legitprowrestling6653]

I’m delighted to find this outstanding interview. I started to study the Russian language in April and my current routine is 30 minutes of watching Russian with Max, a morning 30 minute italki lesson, and 30 minutes learning vocabulary and grammar. I also use LingQ with Italian and I’ve just started to use lingQ for Russian. As well as learning Russian and Italian I’m training Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish. During lockdown I had to close my martial arts school so I used the extra time to study langurs and I became a huge fan of Mr Kaufman and his extraordinary work. Now I’m coaching full time again I’ve created a new routine and I love the process of learning and practicing languages. Thank you 😃

[@UU-gc2cr]

Two cool guys having a fantastic interview

[@wakeupinwinter]

это видео очень полезно для меня! спасибо!

[@sonnenhafen5499]

I love both of your channels !! я очин рад :D

[@Marat_Kazey]

гад=bastard. Наверное, you very рад

[@tschewm1353]

@@Marat_Kazey snake

[@sonnenhafen5499]

@@Marat_Kazey oh darn i see, i always mix the letters up.. it just looks to much like "r". but pretty funny mistake though

[@M4ruta]

Nice video, you two are very inspiring for the languaphile community. :)

[@wahrheitfurosterreich6533]

очень интересное интервью!

[@RussianMermaid]

Очень интересно послушать вашу беседу, до этого не смотрела канал Стива, но очень люблю смотреть и слушать про Полиглотов 😊 Подписалась, спасибо за полезное открытие, Макс! 👍😀 Ну и совет, как прожить 50 лет с супругой/супругом в начале видео - бесценен! 😀

[@borisnegrarosa9113]

Awesome.

[@ahlemlee2488]

oh my goodness, two of my favorite and one of my target languages too, oh Lord. I do respect you both :D

[@RussianWithMax]

Yay, thank you!

[@vodkatonyq]

I will use this channel when I resume my Russian learning. I started about three years ago but quit because I couldn't manage it time-wise. I'm not giving up and will soon dive back into it.

[@RussianWithMax]

не сдавайся, Тони:)

[@benl9047]

Wow, it's cool to see two different people who I like watching on youtube collaborate. I started watching Steve many years ago when I was learning Chinese because he speaks very good Chinese and has several videos about it. Maybe that's how you discovered him too, Max?

[@RussianWithMax]

Привет, Бен! Я не помню как именно я нашел канал Стива, но в Китае я постоянно смотрел все его видео и жил очень вдохновило меня на создание этого проекта)

[@fernandoescobar8608]

Очень интересно...😊

[@sleepsmartsmashstress740]

Steve my brother , once you have learned Russian there remains no need to learn any other language except Irish and Korean as I am doing. Cheers and keep up the great work.

[@egorkarpenko6520]

Лучше канал в мире! Я люблю!!

[@RussianWithMax]

Спасибо))

[@a.hellion4806]

Im sure its great advice- listened to the entire thing and understood words here and there lmao. Oh well! My ears are getting used to it I suppose :)

[@robetheridge6999]

Ja sam Amerikanac koji živio uHrvatskoj nešto manje od godin dana. Uživam vaše videopise; oni su sjajni. Imam radno znanje ruski jezik zbog svog znanje hrvatskog.

[@Dasha-ve3qg]

Крутое видео кстати я знаю , что вы дядя Дианы Пименовой!;)

[@flaze3]

Я тотально согласен Стевем что качается тренироваться каждый день. Мне кажется очень хороший совет! Но лично я нахожу что это очень полезно читать статьи по русский и перевести слова которые я не знаю. Таком случае с выучу многие слова быстро и вижу в то же время слова которые я только что изучал)))

[@nerijusvilcinskas7851]

I studied Russian in school. I am fluent in Lithuanian(my mother tongue), English and I am learning French. The thing is I understood nearly everything in this video but I always have trouble speaking in Russian. So I think I am way beyond something like Duolingo Russian, how should I proceed in improving my Russian? My goal is exactly same as Steve's - I would love to read Dostoevsky and Tolstoy in Russian! Please give me any tips, will be greatly appreciated.

[@RussianMermaid]

Последнее время отовсюду слышу советы учить язык, не сосредоточившись на грамматике. Вот и он, коммуникативный подход во всей красе!))) Формирование коммуникативной компетенции в приоритете над грамматической. И ведь так и есть... Вот классический пример - маленькие дети учат язык методом проб и ошибок и никогда не боятся его использовать с самого начала и корректировать свои знания, исправляться.. И даже на минимальном уровне они умеют общаться, достигать своих целей, используя изучаемый язык. А среди взрослых полно тех, кто всё знают, а двух слов в реальной ситуации общения связать не могут. "Люди меня понимают" - вот она, первостепенная цель! 😀

[@RussianWithMax]

Абсолютно поддерживаю)

[@atheroot]

Я себя еще помню, как в детстве научился спрягать слова, не зная грамматики. Хотя я и сейчас ее не знаю)

[@RussianMermaid]

@@atheroot вот-вот! Мы же в русском грамматику как-то учить только в школе начинаем... и потом благополучно забываем 😀 Представляете, что было бы, если б мы до этого момента языком не пользовались и не говорили 😄

[@rajahbtw]

только дети тратят на такое десять и более лет, а с грамматикой и тд можно освоить язык за год, причем те же дети по системе гораздо быстрее учат

[@PodcastItaliano]

Наконец-то вы тоже побеседовали! 😁

[@RussianWithMax]

Спасибо тебе, Давиде, за инфу!)

[@prince223681]

This one caught me off guard 😳

[@jannysingh5623]

l like your hair...... Max 😊

[@RussianWithMax]

Хыы, спасибо)

[@dcanosajuan5]

Супер!!! Очень круто! 👏😊😊😊 Спасибо Макс! У меня есть вопрос : какой подкаст вы упомянул? Name is like "something"-Москвы. Steve said that he listened the podcast 5 times per day and had transcripts

[@RussianWithMax]

Рад, что было интересно) радио "Эхо Москвы".

[@el.don1975]

Nice surpise

[@Kogaion.Geticus]

For me German language seems to be more difficult than Russian, in spite of the fact that Russian is considered to be on the 4th level of difficulty and German on the 2nd level(so, official is easier)and moreover German is much closer to English but however...All this, maybe because I listened much much more Russian than German. Therefore, I can draw the conclusion that there are no complicated or easy languages in this world, no matter what lang we talk about; I'd rather say that there are known and unknown languages for each of us, languages in which we have or do not have experience and that's all :) An interesting dialog and so motivating, keep up the good work!

[@RussianWithMax]

Привет!) Сложность языка ещё зависит от того, какой твой родной язык. И от твоих предпочтений. Если тете нравится язык - неважно насколько он сложный.

[@mostfafooda751]

Привет Макс

[@ronaldaldana4619]

I don't quite agree with Steve Kaufmann about the comment he made about your channel Max. He said if he had just started learning Russian, he would choose to watch your podcasts. I think your podcasts are suitable for beginners as well as for intermediate and advance students. You just have to look up your speaking Russian level podcasts and you'll find them so interesting, educative and worthwhile to watch at all levels. You have to understand that Steve is American and in the American culture people are in a way that you have to know them closely to understand that they are not just great but humble and polite people in deed.

[@Andrew_859]

Привет!

[@chadandrews98]

Уровень русского Стива неплохо . Удивительно что он может говорит так же на ?15 языков . It seems that discipline is when motivation becomes a habit. Both require that you derive some enjoyment but maybe discipline is less likely to fade than motivation.

[@RussianWithMax]

Больше, чем на 15 :)))

[@tschewm1353]

12 languages - immediately, and about 6 - after couple days of warming up (listening, reading and so on)

[@tschewm1353]

Я вообще слушаю всё, что говорит Стив, даже если он говорит на языке, которого я совершенно не понимаю. Правда, не до конца. Поскольку не понимаю. А всё, что он говорил на английском, немецком, русском или украинском, я переслушал. Многие ролики - по многу раз. Это помогает мне улучшить восприятие английского на слух. Он часто повторяется, в хорошем смысле этого слова, а это для совершенствования языка незаменимо..

Я не слушаю Эхо Москвы, но смотрю канал вДудь, что тоже очень интернсный

[@RussianWithMax]

Я тоже люблю Дудя)

[@SergiiStarodubtsev]

what it found weird. And it is not first time when I see foreigner speaking some other language (which is all nice I like that part), is that the impression is that all is a joke regardless of the topic one speaks (serious or not), is the cultural/emotional part is off. Another thing: I remember how it was when I was student, new foreign students could speak almost perfect russian in 1 year (way better than was presented here). As full time involvement. as part of education process, learning couple of other subjects other than the language itself. They do learn rules and grammar

[@allafleche]

The english subtitles transform into russian halfway through the video

[@RussianWithMax]

Спасибо, я исправлю!

[@RussianWithMax]

Исправил! Спасибо, что сообщили!

[@allafleche]

@@RussianWithMaxThanks, I realized i could understand most of the dialogue, proving I made progress, thanks for your channel dude : )

[@sleepsmartsmashstress740]

Steve Kaufmann is a person who needs to be inducted into Polyglots Hall of Fame

[@tombaron5607]

Mr. krashen. How do I learn to read Arabic numbers?

[@Moroccanlens]

I can teach you that

[@ModaFlow9]

what level am i if i understood everything they said lol except two or three words

[@tengotsertsvadze8231]

много видео как этого

[@mluisaforatini7261]

小Макс, Досмотрела!... И кратко комментировала в моём Flash-video! Приглашу на осмотр! (А потом, скажите, ты с Юлей, ну как... Нормально?) А у меня, я вам уже говорила, уже есть Лингвист Doc (!), и это Русский знаменитый Дм. Петров! Я его просто обожаю!.... До следующих обоюдных видео (我们都 Up主... сейчас не знаю, схватила правильный 汉字для zhǔ, или нет? Потом проверю!)

[@swindersingh3280]

Я люблю очень

[@atheroot]

Поражаюсь этим мужиком. Я в его возрасте, думаю, максимум смогу на диване лежать и на кнопки пульта нажимать. На большее меня не хватит.

[@RussianWithMax]

Я тоже восхищаюсь)

[@tschewm1353]

Найдите видео, как Стив, прыгая через скакалку, одновременно слушает мини-стори на арабском. Я тоже поражаюсь.

[@chadandrews98]

Another comment: I found this video where Steve talks about shadowing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXrZc6x4lLOKh8U. Steve loves input by podcasts and reading and mainly likes to speak when it is meaningful. I would say he is a great example of someone who adheres to Steve Krashen input theory, but I like how Kaufman points out that we are all different, and you have to find out what works best for you.

[@petermars10]

Max you have spoiled me with your pronunciation, I had trouble hearing Steves words

[@RussianWithMax]

That's why we do dialogues (where other people speak) in the membership program and sometimes interviews in the podcast.

[@atheroot]

У него очень не плохое произношение для англоговорящего. Лучше я только слышал у Барбары и Криса.

[@marayoxz]

This happened to me too 3 days ago. Im listening to the whole thing again. I am understanding better the second time around. Y But you are right, max has us spoiled.

[@mikeltelleria1831]

really? I often find understanding non natives much easier, in any language. they use much easier vocab and speak slower.

[@vikab8929]

I understood Steve, but to be fair, he has a very strong accent and does many mistakes, which makes him hard to understand if you aren’t already fluent. It’s always easier to understand someone who speaks slowly in the standard form of the language when you are just learning than it is to understand people with non standard accent or foreigners with thick accents. Imagine you were learning English. Max would be like hearing someone with a BBC accent speaking with someone who has a thick Japanese accent. It would be hard if you didn’t speak English well. But even if he were speaking with someone with a strong Cockney accent, a learner would have just as much difficult

[@countryballspredicciones5184]

12:55 я перуаиский и я думаю чё он хотел сказат “веришь“.

[@nananana-uu3rn]

Ураааа...

[@Breczyszczykiewicz]

Макс, ты закончил МГУ и никогда не слышал про романскую группу языков? Серьезно?

[@user-fb9sm7nn2x]

To say "Im learning x language", is it better to say "я учутся x язык" или "я изучутся x язык " ? (я француз)

[@Marat_Kazey]

You can say: Я учу русский язык. или Я изучаю русский язык(Word изучаю may be more formal, like learning as a science). Words учутся and изучутся is a wrong :))). Я учу. Он (она) учит. Они учат. Я изучаю. Он изучает. Они изучают.

[@user-fb9sm7nn2x]

@@Marat_Kazey oh ok, спасибо тебе I thought я учу sounded more like "I teach" and я учутся "I teach for myself" :p

[@Marat_Kazey]

@@user-fb9sm7nn2x you are right. Word учу can be also using like "I teach". For example: Im a teacher. I teach children for russian language. Я учитель. Я учу детей русскому языку. Sory for my terrible english

[@tschewm1353]

@@user-fb9sm7nn2x Я учусь - I learn, я учу - I teach Я учусь means that e.g I am not working or I am not doing somesing else. You can say Я изучаю русский язык, я учу русский язык. And that means I learn But я учу is ambigious. It may be I learn and I teach. In English, there are a lot of ambigious verbs as well. The word учутся is totally wrong. It can be учатся, учат, учу, учит, учится but never - учутся

[@user-fb9sm7nn2x]

@@Marat_Kazey Ok I get why I was confused with this word, thank you very much Ты молодец на английском x)

[@Nagutama]

I don't understand...why don't you add subtitles? I can't learn :(

[@RussianWithMax]

У меня много других видео с субтитрами=)

[@davidmares6053]

"Баста" значит "that's enough" ? ....круто это как по-испански.

[@RussianWithMax]

Да, это от итальянского слова basta:)

[@LiveRussian]

Во Франции тоже так говорят))))

[@catboy721]

To be honest, I hear a lot of AMERICANS saying this, as well. Very hipster, I suppose, to use another language to tell someone when you've had enough.

[@user-fb9sm7nn2x]

Im french, "basta" is very common but not really rude, it's more something you say to your friends when you're done with some annoying stuff and want to move on

[@andreybofus1817]

Баста карапузики! Кончилися танцы!

[@alexwhite3830]

"Для чего я буду эти конченные падежи искать" LOL

[@sainte5]

романски. . .это Французский, Испанский...

[@IslandArtificial]

I don't understand everything Steve says, and the auto subtitles apparently do not either. This does leave me a bit in the dark, sadface.

[@RussianWithMax]

Steve has lots of videos in English, if it's difficult for you can try them on his channel 😉

[@bowrudder899]

conscript = призывник

[@busybee6512]

ДЕРЗКО и неуважительно спрашивать пожилого человека об обращении на ТЫ.

[@scorpion00001]

чел да всем похуй

[@fonik_fight]

Он как дедушка нам родной)

[@rhysarlow9264]

No English subs? 🙄

[@mariellegervais8825]

Da, u nac beli nochi, no na cevere. U nac ne bolshie gorodie na cevere, eto tolke ectectvenno.

[@swindersingh3280]

I am so sad , Putin has ruined beautiful cities of USSR. May God give him some wisdom.

[@VasilyBurov]

Дядька четкий, но звучит же не айс. Как-то полиглоты не акцентируют, что можно звучать немного по-клоунски в этой своей многоязыкой коммуникации

[@anbur9197]

Блин, Стив довольно неплохо говорит по-русски. Особенно для человека, который начал учить такой трудный язык в таком зрелом возрасте. А Макс, видать, настолько привык адаптировать свою речь для иностранцев, что прямо чувствуется, как неестественно он звучит для носителя языка. Ощущение, будто у Стива эмоции на русском языке выглядят даже более естественнее, чем у Макса

[@yvest3332]

Il dit qu'il n'y a pas beaucoup de bons livres en espagnol. N'importe quoi ! Il ne les connaît pas, c'est tout.

[@Rempai420]

Steve Kaufmann is so funny, he goes on about what a massive polyglot in all these languages and sells you his language learning software. Then you hear him speak in the language and you can't help but laugh. He's slow, makes mistakes and just seems A2 at best in most of his languages. He tried to tell Matt vs Japan how to learn Japanese and then spoke like a child compared to Matt's clear, well pronounced Japanese.

[@untetheredzaheer]

I'm always taken aback when reading comments like these. Steve himself says: "languages are about communication" not about showing off..which is exactly what your guru does, show off with his 'perfect Japanese' while implanting you and others this chip of "toxic mentality". Who would we actually listen to? The dude who got depressed because of his dumb obsesion with a language? Or an experienced man who just fosters enjoyment with the language? I can't imagine anyone more stupid than Matt except for those who follow him... I can't help but laugh at one who learns Japanese to watch anime or who wants to have a perfect accent in Japanese while looking completly foreign

[@swindersingh3280]

Мне нравишься Украине. Украине и русские люди. остановить войны пожалуйста.