Steve Kaufmann: My Method for Learning Languages from Scratch

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I speak 20 languages. Here’s my language learning strategy.
Video Timeline:
0:03 How do you start learning a language from scratch?
2:16 How can you listen if you don’t know the words?
2:50 Listening and reading go together.
3:43 Learning Challenge keeps you focused.
4:27 Reviewing words and phrases.
4:48 Get to interesting content as soon as you can.
6:53 Notice key words.
7:48 Learning timeline.
8:30 How often is it enough to speak a language?
9:07 How much time would it take me to get conversational from scratch?
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[@dacracking5768]

Lingq is unfortunately too pricey. You guys are probably swimming in dough.

[@LiborSupcik]

@@dacracking5768 There are alternatives [learning with texts]... and the future AI should shift the quality of the feedback

[@abdulmanankhaligi9035]

yo're the best my dear teacher.god bleas you

[@joseluismaranonbenavides170]

Gracias necesito mejorar mi inglés

[@henryviera7825]

Now do a video for the deaf! I can't listen i don't hear

[@EduardoAlmeida-rg4qu]

When I tried to learn french from scratch, I tried first to watch videos made for kids. The children are not born knowing their mother language, they learn from the process of contact. So, I've noticed the media produced to them is used not only to entertain them, but also to teach them their mother language. Here I am, I've learned basic french watching some peppa pig

[@regisps4989]

You should've learnt basic french from Alice Ayel and Extr@ instead of Peppa Pig, that's torture.

[@sw50zxjzdgvsbgfy30]

@@regisps4989 I've watched ext@ too. Sadly it's only made in 4 languages, but a great show.

[@lullasings3466]

Congratulations. Now you've got me watching Peppa Pig in Japanese.

[@RD-qr3kb]

Do you know any other kid shows?

[@jltt6457]

@@RD-qr3kb French here, when I was young I used to watch "petit ours brun" and "Léo et Popi", I am not sure if you can find some episodes on youtube though ...

[@ViniciusSantos-rm7dh]

Language learning is addicting xD

[@ernestosantana9333]

Vinícius Santos addictive 😉

[@arthurhistder1156]

You are right Você tá certo Du hast recht Tú Tienes la razón Tu as raison

[@allanseas]

Você tá certo, cara!

[@ernestosantana9333]

Arthur Histder tu as raison. Rsrs não aguentei. Abs

[@arthurhistder1156]

@@ernestosantana9333 obrigado, agora ficou bem

[@Shrimp8008]

Notes: - expect 6 month initial ass-to-the-gas studying period - 2:36 listen to simple 30 sec content with transcript (looking up words) - 3:35 make sure you can see the word youre hearing - 3:49 listen to the same content multiple times - 4:38 flashcards, closed tests, multiple choice - 5:02 move on to content that aligns with your interests - 5:44 don't worry about learning the first 1000 words lists, they will show up anyway. - 6:36 after consuming content and studying, 3 months later will see great progress. - 7:07 keep track of key words and phrases - 7:25 may find more focus to listen while doing mindless chores - 7:51 speaking timeline, 3 months of textbook work>3-5 months of content consumption>speaking and tutor feedback - 8:34 1-2 times a week working on speaking practice for an hour (he's doing once a day for an hour) - 9:22 speak within a year

[@triciatchamapi]

thank you so much!

[@nathanwailes]

thank you 🙏

[@olegg1986]

thanks

[@husnakefelioglu7959]

As a Turkish native speaker I would say yes English and Turkish are totally different languages. When I started learning English I was thinking I would never be able to speak or understand English. But the more I listen and read the more understand it. I think listening and reading are the keys of learning a language. I'm not that much perfect in English but it's okay for me now. Nowadays I'm trying to learning Spanish with the same method

[@TimXMan1000]

hüsna kefelioğlu You seem to write in English very well. Right now I’m learning Spanish it’s the first foreign language I’m trying to learn so it will be difficult

[@husnakefelioglu7959]

@@TimXMan1000 how is it going learning Spanish?? I can advise you to watch some cartoons I'm watching Ben y Holly en español

[@TimXMan1000]

hüsna kefelioğlu Nice I will watch cartoons!!! What do you recommend

[@husnakefelioglu7959]

@@TimXMan1000 i'm using Duolingo to practice basic grammar rules and watching some conversations in Spanish for daily conversation. Duolingo has really good Spanish stories it really helps me to get used to the language

[@mohdghani7171]

@@husnakefelioglu7959 hi. How's it going? Hope you got fluent in Spanish

[@abdullahislam6726]

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart" NELSON MANDELA I really have great respect for you sir and for your efforts. Please keep uploading :) Wishing you all the best

[@flyingchimp12]

Tired of seeing this quote

[@mr.commenter395]

This quote almost tells how a language is retained in a human being. It is not by head knowledge it is by the knowledge of the Spirit(heart). The deeper you plant a seed in person the more they can grasp and remember the seed because it is rooted in them. This how polyglots can remember many languages because of their heart.

[@piercecooke9649]

@@mr.commenter395 I think it's used far too often when it comes to language learning. It's straying away massively from what NM actually meant by it. I doubt he meant "don't speak to a french guy in English because he only understand's English but French is his mother tongue". The more profound meaning is that, if you share the same idea's and the same meaning of life with another human, then you will connect with them at a deeper level, instead of simply sharing an idea that they can understand but don't agree with. There's an expression in English that goes, "now you're speaking my language" meaning we're starting to agree and connect. This was the meaning behind that quote. I hardly think NM was an embassador for polygots :') I agree with flying chimp I wish it wasn't used in the world of lanugage learning the way it is because it doesn't make sense.

[@davidwise1302]

I have lived that, actually. I grew up in a city and neighborhood that had started in the late 40's as predominantly English-speaking, but over time the city became more and more hispanic (eg, you know when you've entered my hometown because suddenly all the billboards are in Spanish). My parents continued to live in the house I grew up in. When my father died, a Spanish-speaking neighbor came to offer his condolences to my mother with his grown son as his interpreter. I stepped forward and thanked him directly in Spanish. The man's face lit up when I did that.

[@Thiagosensei1981]

Cool proverb

[@tobybromfield3664]

Finally you're saying 'please subscribe', yes yes yes! You deserve more subscribers and to reach out to a wider audience. Keep up the great videos!

[@briceinsingapore]

He doesn't need to ask for subscribers. Each time I hear a KZbinr saying "please subscribe" I want to vomit. If I like his contents, I just gonna subscribe by myself.

[@danilopablo9848]

@@briceinsingapore it's good to remember that you are an individual and therefore can't speak for everyone. Some people just forget to subscribe, some don't even know that this option exists because they are not used to KZbin yet, so your commentary is quite stupid. Steve needs to ask for subscribe and likes, otherwise some people will just forget about it or won't even know about it. Likes are more important though. That's how KZbin's algorithm understands that this content is relevant and should be spread to more people.

[@neutronpixie6106]

I thumbs down anyone that begs for subs. Fxcking pathetic imho.

[@boattini2]

Funny thing, as soon as I opened LinkQ to start my routine your video poped up. Thank you for keeping sharing with us.

[@youandwhosearmy6339]

I've said it before, but I love this guy. Speaks so much sense about language learning.

[@fvazquez64]

Thanks for the advise. The audiobooks work for me, I found that the more I listen to material which I consider interesting while reading the text at the same time, helps me retaining the words and phrases on my memory. Right now I'm learning french and I believe I understand most of what I read. Thanks Steve!!

[@objectivistathlete]

I gave LingQ a shot after struggling with Russian (despite knowing Polish) by doing grammar books, trying to memorize word lists on Memrise, etc. After doing the 90 day challenge, doing 100 LingQs a day and listening to Russian as much as I can (e.g. during my morning and evening commutes - about an hour of uninterrupted listening time), I feel I am pretty much fluent. With my language exchange partners, I can hold a conversation in Russian on a variety of interesting subjects, with the odd help of Google Translate or Yandex when I forget or don't know a word. I gotta say that after these 90 days, I feel kinda addicted to language learning. Before, it was difficult for me to sit down and learn. Now, to the detriment of my wife, I often get annoyed when I can't spend time learning Russian. xD Here's to another 90 days on LingQ and, hopefully, officially completing the B2 test successfully. Thanks Steve!

[@worldoftancraft]

Доброго здоровья, в эти тяжкие времена.

[@taylorthompson3788]

That’s awesome currently😊 learning Russian, how is your Russian now?

[@keithjohnson9491]

What do you mean by doing 100 lingqs?

[@trujilloroldancarlosarturo4281]

It really surprised me that some polish people cant learn Russian even when is a slavic language as well, I met some polish people when I worked in a summer camp, all of them told me that in some polish schools, they have russian classes but they struggle a lot with it, they dont remember anything and they described as a difficult language. I thought it was easier for other people from the slavic world

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

i really dont trust for profit stuff and guess this is an ad. i am also learning russian, and am gonna try this and see what happens. ill return here if i remember to.

[@AlexPazini]

Obrigado pela dica Sr. Steve, gosto muito dos seus videos.

[@elijahp7508]

Beautifully put, direct, no nonsense advice. Thanks a lot!

[@bernidotoraya]

I totally agree with the part where you say that you need to see a word written in oder to remember it, it is so important to create that conexion between the written input and the audio input

[@slowlearner4341]

No Sir, no questions. The only appreciation for sharing with us your experience. I am deeply surprised by your persistence and self-discipline. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[@andersongalvao314]

Nice, Steve. I'm Brazilian, and I'm so motivated that I get the listening comprehension in English. I started some months ago.

[@MoudBarthez1]

first thank you. you are helping me a lot in my progress. and secondly i'm a fluent Arabic speaker, when ever you are ready to learn this language| i hope i could help you, whether by sending you contents or even practice speaking it :)

[@lovesickmp3]

his voice is so relaxing oh my

[@therealmohammad]

[@ahmedtheegyptian8297]

He is a grandpa

[@lovesickmp3]

@@ahmedtheegyptian8297 a true king

[@arthurhistder1156]

Same

[@alejandroencarr1719]

I think so 😂

[@ernestorevollar3632]

Steve you're a great polyglot 🥰, your advice can help me a lot with my English learning journey and also with any other language in the future. I know there's nothing to be afraid of and all I need to do is just enjoying the language learning and I think that listening and reading are the key to learning any language that I like.

[@LearnPolyglot-yr8rz]

Hello! Only i writing this comment because a few months ago I was thinking to say you thank you for all the ideas that you give to the people for learn foreign languages and the advices! Thank you so much😊

[@naybritch]

Admirable🤩 Es mi meta ser como usted 😍 Al momento sé español, inglés, alemán y estoy estudiando ruso, italiano y portugués. Espero algún día aprender tantos como usted. Gracias por inspirar

[@shivinunitholi2493]

Such insightful tips! I'm from Mumbai, India and among foreign languages, I'm currently learning German, Italian, Turkish and Persian. Am gonna incorporate the techniques you've mentioned. Merci!

[@fabianogama39]

I'm learning French from scratch and I'm using exact the same method and LingQ is amazing for making it so easy. It is worth to pay every cent of it, at least for me. I also like to do a lot ot shadowing since the beginning because it helps me to improve both my hability to notice thing in the language and my listening skills besides of improving my pronunciation skills. Listening, reading and speaking, even if you I'm not talking to other people, creates more connections in my brain than only listening and reading and of course it's not even possible to compare how much more it is than just listening. And yes, I agree we don't need to be focused inthe most commng words because just because they are so common they will be appearing all the time anyway. The more you spend time focusing inthe most comong words, the more likely you are to get bored with the process of learning the language, while the more time you spend with interesting material the more like ly you are to get more and more motivated to learn that language.

[@ibrahim3348]

How’s it going so far with french, just started recently and finding it a bit difficult

[@mar79amp]

Very useful tips! I am learning Italian at the moment and making progress very quickly. I am a native speaker of Portuguese, which I would say, it has a lot of common vocabulary and similar grammar structure with Italian. I am motivated to start learning German, that would be very challenging to me.

[@adrianlearnslanguages7497]

Děkuji vám. Budu mluvit perfektní čeština!

[@andreborges9926]

Very very good video! Thank you Steve. You are an inspiration and I'll put your knowledge in practice while learning Dutch :) Greeting from a Brazilian in Romania :)

[@KiralearnsNorwegian]

Thank you, this is motivating me again to get back at my norwegian language learning!

[@gessicarocha2219]

I’ve been “marathoning” your videos, Steve, and they are sooo inspiring! Thanks to them I’ve decided to study harder and finally reach to the intermediate level in Finnish and German in 2021 (I have previously studied both - not so long ago). Wish me luck and thank you for all the precious content you share with us ✨

[@Thelinguist]

Good luck. It's all about your attitude and the time you put in.

[@gessicarocha2219]

@@Thelinguist 💪🏻🍀

[@jonswift6173]

Well done!

[@PhantomViper49]

@@gessicarocha2219 we need an update, how did it go?

[@LingoLewi-27]

Your one of the best lingusists in the world! I love your work. I'll be collaborating with you one day for sure!

[@phsal5182]

Not only is this video very useful in terms of actionable info, but it's also very reassuring. I will make a point of re-listening to it periodically as I make my way through one foreign language or another. Vă mulțumesc, stimate domnule Kaufmann!

[@KMMOS1]

The most outstanding feature of this program is that it is self-directed. Given appropriate resources, it is on the learner to provide the time on task with the language, the motivation to succeed with the language, and the intelligence, i.e., at least a usual ability to converse, to absorb, to digest and understand, and to utilize the language at least through reading, and perhaps later, through speaking with real, live people in the language. Time required -- it may be months or years, but the learner gets to pick and choose when and for how long. Motivation -- the learner controls the energy flow spigot. Open it more fully to allow more motivation to flow, and then expect more results from higher effort levels. Intelligence -- sometimes referred to as the ability to notice -- is partly a natural gift, and partly the application of conscious techniques to study, practice, memorize, review, then repeat those steps again, until language mastery is achieved. Yes, appropriate language learning resources must be available, but given those, the individual freedom to achieve mastery of another language without a large, institutional, educational apparatus is a great advantage.

[@user-pl2ux6jy9f]

It's very useful for me. Finally, I find the right way to increase vocabulary.

[@bootedbiz74]

Thanks steve, lingq has brought me on leaps and bounds in my Spanish 👍

[@valentinaegorova-vg7tb]

MANY THANKS! I WATCH YOUR VIDEOS EVERY MORNING. YOU HELP ME TO START A DAY INSPIRED AND VERY MOTIVATED ! BRAVO!!!

[@storylearning]

Amazing. That's basically all you ever need to know about language learning right there!

[@thamama-rh5oe]

Hy ❤❤

[@roucoupse]

I've been learning English for over than two years and even though I can understand what people are saying from now and then, I still struggle a lot to write and speak English. So much that people think I am crazy, I can hear what they say while I am unable to give them one single reply.

[@ana221276]

Today I have just subscribed your channel. This man is so incredible, smart, good looking, courageous, well spoken, plus polyglot. Thanks for the teaching in this video. So blessed 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@thenestofdrangon5964]

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with us

[@renej8961]

I like watching shows in the original language and reading subtitles, it takes a bit but you get a real good feel for the living language and the structure and use of words. After i have my basic vocabulary i just watch movies, tv shows or listen to music

[@irodanosirova6489]

Stive you are perfect teacher ...thank you for your advises...really achievable things...

[@mishelly]

Thank you this video is so helpful. My friend does this same thing. Her native language is Japanese she went to a language technical school and learned English and Korean.

[@Patrick-oc1vq]

I'm looking forward to seeing you speaking Turkish and Arabic in a year! :) As for Turkic languages, I first started learning Uyghur and then jumped to Turkish as there are more Turkish materials/resources online. If you have a good basis of Japanese/Korean, Turkish would be easy for you to learn. It's an SOV language, using postpositions, just like Japanese/Korean do. However it's a bit more grammatically complex than Japanese/Korean, since Turkish has verb suffixes for each personal pronoun (kind of like conjugation, but much simpler), and possessive suffixes of nouns for each personal pronouns (but still it's easy to memorize), and it has reflexive verb suffixes, etc. I would say Turkish grammar isn't too complex but indeed sometimes it would make you mind-twisting, but generally it's very systematic and straightforward. Having learning several Turkic languages, I feel like Japanese and Korean (and even Mongolian) are sort of like grammatically simplified Turkic languages. (I know linguistically they're not in the same language family). Finally, I suggest you using Turkish grammar books/text books written in Japanese, as they use the same word order and sharing similar grammatical features. It would save a lot of time for you to understand Turkish grammar, compared to using grammar book written in English. Have a good day!

[@shahsuvar]

It is a very wise approach to learn Turkish through Japanese or Korean. I am a native Turkish speaker and I lived in Korea for four years. I have learnt Korean during that time through interaction with people. If you get used to the Korean phonotics then it is really easy to get the language. I was very surprised that they have evaluated Korean within category 5 languages. Of course it is somewhat mind-blowing for English speakers but for someone who speaks any of Turkic languages, Korean is easy . I agree that it is somewhat simplified in suffixes. Turkish has not only the conjugational suffixes for tenses, pronouns and possessions etc, but also the functional suffixes for deriving new words. The latter is missing in Korean, probably because of the Chinese influence. These kind of suffixes even exit in English like "play +er = player", but in Korean they always use a Sino-Korean word in that situation.

[@capslock196]

if you are good at math you can learn turkish quite easily. there is nearly nothing to memorize grammatically once you get the jist of it you get better as time past. as a turkish person i would try to learn japanese if i was interested into it but unfortunetaly im not but i have many friends that are learning korean-japanese since they are related.

[@mamita5595]

You've done a lot of work. My mother tongue is kazakh

[@juniorferreira1262]

thanks a lot .you are a inspiration for me and for thousands of people who want to learn a new language.greetings from brasil. um abraço.

[@arthurhistder1156]

Se vc é brasileiro porque não fala em português !!! Cara!!!

[@neversurrender4736]

@@arthurhistder1156 porque é mais divertido não falar em português kkkkkk , abraço

[@Gabriel-rt6vf]

@@arthurhistder1156 Imersão. Quanto mais você se envolve com a língua que você quer aprender, maior as suas chances de aprendê-la. Óbvio.

[@breh3369]

Never Surrender

[@fabriciomsantana]

@@arthurhistder1156 porque ele escreveu para o Steve, ué

[@tammyg3984]

Thank you sir, your words keep me motivated. I am learning Russian currently. This is my third language.

[@crossingsguitarluvr3384]

Thanks so much steve!!! I love your videos and am learning Ukrainian. Not a very popular language so I am very glad to hear you're still working on yours.

[@AM-fy6rb]

Excellent method Steve, I applied it as my new way to learn English and the results were amazing, because after 4 months my English's got a tremendous change, and of course I had to learn some rules about phonetic to complement it.

[@mrs3002]

What is the method?

[@Someone-zb8sh]

thank you Mr Steve for this a wonderful video

[@crush3630]

Finally.. I'm waiting excitedly. As a Turkish speaker I can give feedback to you when you talked in Turkish👏

[@curiouslyt2123]

I love Punjabi music, mainly their hip hop or Punjabi rap. I used to just listen to the music but never knew what was being said but now with KZbin and close captions but mainly the help with lyric videos that have either the music translated to English or the music lyrics in its original language. I have to watch both one song but with its original lyrics then find another translated to English. It’s not the most perfect way of picking up a language but I must say I pick up a lot more of their conversations. You have to listen and you’ll find how often many words are used. I love music from any language long as it has a great beat!

[@OnmywayBTC]

I’m korean and 42. I’ve been learning english for 2 years. I always watch videos about English and read the video‘s reply I watched. It has helped me. reading reply is teaching to me that’s grammar. It takes 5 or 10 or 20 years for me to speak english fluently. however I‘m gonna keep learning english for my kids. I’m gonna show my kids what I can do this.

[@YsiKjAn]

Hi Steve!! I love to see your channel.. I would love to see a video where you can talk about what do you do with your private tutor, what topics do you speak with your tutor? or how do you manage a private class? THANKS..

[@LanaABA]

One of the most helpful videos on the channel

[@life_withandy]

I just started learning a second language (Korean) 3 weeks ago :) This was really useful! Especially the comment around short focused listening with a transcript. I will give that a try!

[@preetiawasthi7850]

How did you start to learn Korean first only listening or by learning hanguel

[@life_withandy]

@@preetiawasthi7850 i started by learning a few basic words (안녕하세요, 감사합니다 etc) to give me confidence then I learnt Hangul. It’s funny looking back at this now seeing my progress. I moved to Korea and am currently at Korean language school. The earlier you learn Hangul the better! Good luck!

[@preetiawasthi7850]

@@life_withandy ohh thanku so much for your reply and guidance 🙏🙏🙏

[@orlmontes6575]

I am just getting started with the Swedish language. Thank you soo much for the inspiration!

[@7YBzzz4nbyte]

Maybe the apps UR play and SVT play are useful for you.

[@sinanakkuus]

Dilimizi öğrenme çabanı takdir ediyorum. Bu video 6 yıl önce olduğuna göre çoktan öğrenmiş olmalısın. Harika videolar için teşekkürler.

[@jamesm.9220]

Very interesting and helpful! I'll be certain to take some tips from this, particularly on the listening :)

[@ThaPinheiro]

Great content! ! First time I watch some useful and new tips for learning! Thanks

[@fAEtusDeletus]

Something very cool to try out, let's say you're primarily an English speaker, who wants to learn Russian. You pick your favourite English movie, for me it was Fight Club, and you look up the script of that movie, but in Russian(Бойцовский клуб) and you just read it and try to remember new words, where the stress marks lie etc. Give it a try! Plus, since you've seen the film, even if you don't know the words, you can presume what they mean. ;)

[@sw50zxjzdgvsbgfy30]

The position of the stress is... pretty stressfull (in Russian)

[@xtaylorxboyx]

Would you watch the movie when you’re beginning to learn the language or after learning the fundamental grammar and vocabulary?

[@igordmitriev6902]

@@xtaylorxboyx The sooner you start watching movies the better. Don't worry much about where is the horse and where is the cart. Watching movies and studying grammar will themselves line up in the correct order. (Просмотр фильмов и изучение грамматики сами выстроятся в правильном порядке.)

[@boremenot2022]

Do you watch movies with subtitles? If so, are subtitles in your target Language?

[@clouds1235]

Does anyone has recommendations for movies in Russian?

[@stephenrichards3431]

Fantastic advice, Steve...again. You are an inspiration.

[@robertcapel6580]

You’ve inspired me to try learning a language again thanks!

[@nmkrios6551]

Very realistic answers, thank you!

[@brunohenriquegomessoares2863]

Grande Steve. Uma fonte de inspiração

[@Tehui1974]

I plan to start learning a third language in 2-3 years time. I'll come back to this video. I'll probably give LinQ a go too.

[@lukeschollmeyer8811]

Good stuff, Steve! Liked and subbed!

[@asiyemeraltasmaz5726]

I'm learning English and watching your videos. I like your videos🌸

[@partyboypaddylolasmaster3874]

I have just read an interview that you did and was picked up by Castanet. I am thoroughly impressed. Language has always intrigued me, although I am very lazy. Have you ever looked into the aboriginal language here in BC. I could definitely put you in contact with those Elders or the people in the know. I believe it would be a huge challenge/ opportunity to test the pronunciation and really your voice. The training and muscle control I’m sure is remarkable.

[@malachismoneytalks8026]

ありがとうございました！

[@Donavelo]

Steve, your method has helped me big time. All of my native French speaking friends are very impressed with my progress. I can do alot more than just order a beer and ask where the restroom is to take a piss.

[@kenzatazi2366]

How do you do that please?

[@georgebender7519]

I find this very interesting! I was going to message somewhere in one of your KZbin broadcast this very topic! My phone must have heard me talk about it and the. Wry next day… here you are!! Love technology! 😂 Seriously, though, I started learning Spanish eight months ago and very disappointed in myself where I am not. I started out with one app and feeling unsatisfied, I started listening to a lot of things, basically shotgunning as much information as I could find which made it more frustrating. I needed structure so this helps a lot. Thank you! Also, I am 69 and this is my first attempt to learn a language, which I don’t think helps. I do have the Linq app now so thank you for that! 👍

[@VLOGLEt]

Hello, I saw you on Iclal's channel last weekend. I must have heard you while I was studying ELT at Metu about 10 years ago, but I was eager to graduate and start working at once then. I've started to learn more languages now to feel empathy and inspire my students. I recommend people around me your channel besides Iclal's and find your videos interesting. I hope I'll be a polyglot like you one day! Regards from Izmir...

Merhaba Havva Sümeyye. Şu sıralar IELTS çalışıyorum. En büyük eksiğim konuşma konusu. Herhangi bir ya da birkaç tavsiyen ne olur? Sadece konuşma konusunda da değil işine yarayan şunu yapsan dediğin. Atıyorum ben okuduğum kitapta her kelimeyi, kalıbı öğrenmeye çalışıyorum içten içe akıcı konuşmaya giden yol buradan geçiyor gibi hissediyorum. Sen ne düşünüyorsun? edit: Şu video mesela oku, izle diyor. Kendi kendine konuşmak pratik bile değil diyor. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJCogneqpb6GhK8

[@VLOGLEt]

@ @M. Oğuz Karakaşlı Merhaba Oğuz. Dil öğreniminde neye yönelik sınav olacaksanız o yönde çalışın, deniyor. Ielts mülakat videolarına bakarsan önemli olan doğallık ve akıcı bir şekilde mantıklı cevap vermek. Evet, okuyup dinleyerek kelime bilginiz gelişir ama Türkçe bilmeyen birileriyle çeşitli konularda konuşursanız konuşma konusunda rahat hissetmeye başlarsınız. İyi çalışmalar dilerim. Mesela şu mülakat güzel bir örnek: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2rGmJqQfc-qiZY

[@Esshayat]

Merhaba Havva videoda verilen önerileri maddeler halinde tercüme eder misin dilim iyi değil ve kacirmak istemiyorum. Teşekkür ederim

[@VLOGLEt]

@@EsshayatMerhaba. ilk olarak temel dilbilgisi veren bir kitap edinip kuralları öğrenmek, yazılışları doğru öğrenmek için dinleme ve okumayı beraber götürmek, ilginizi çeken içeriklerle ilerlemek. İclal Dağcı'nın kanalına da bakabilirsin

[@user-fl6xk7dj2t]

Thank you steve koufman for this amazing video I want to learn many lenguages I'm learning English but It's difficult.

[@puhistagram]

So you have a visual memory! That gives me hope 🙏

[@johnkpocus]

You are great. Thanks for all the great videos. I like romance languages and have so many goals. You are inspiring.

[@dianalee136]

This is sooo true. I use the exact same method you use to acquire new languages :)))

[@sandydegener6436]

For beginners, "If you can't see it, it doesn't exist."

[@teofanabrudan9284]

Men of culture, we meet again.

[@aliyakassymkhan1319]

I speak Russian & English fluently, I have a basic level of Arabic and now I am learning French. I'm very close to intermediate and didn't know how to proceed further. Thank you very much for the tips! Je vous remercie!

[@kimMaria1387]

اخي كيف تعلمت اللغه الانجليزيه بهذا السرعه أنني أعاني منها كثيرا؟

[@josephgf9451]

Thanks Steve. I found it very interesting.

[@Usain1171]

Wish you all the best steve

[@user-rq1eh4hx4f]

Вiтаю, Стiве! Бажаю успiху та натхнення!

[@jrdking1]

Enjoyed the video. Keep it up!

[@donyajacintha1325]

I opened lingQ after watching your videos 3 mos.ago and now I can read chinese already..

[@modelstatue]

I think I understand how to get the gist of a language, but I think the speaking aspect is the most difficult for me to improve. What do you usually talk about when speaking? Do you plan out what specific topics or tenses you want to practice and then tell your tutor? The hard part is, when I speak without planning topics or grammatical concepts to practice, I learn some new phrases and ways of saying things from my partner, but if we talk about something else or practice different topics during our next speaking session, it is easy to forget what I learned the previous time. How exactly do you improve after each conversation/what do you pay attention to while you are practicing your speaking for improvement? Thanks for the video, Steve!

[@njc9911]

I'm learning finnish. There's a channel called 'Finnished' by a lady who speaks in Finnish and puts up the captions in both Finnish and English. I'll watch a video several times and then write down the Finnish transcript. I spend about 30 minutes at this a day, so I'll spend some time copying a video I've watched several times already, and then watch another video twice or 3 times. It's a fairly new system for me, but Steve here gives me real hope that it's a workable system that will net me real results. Aside from that, I listen to music and sometimes some podcasts in Finnish. I don't understand much, but I adore the sound of the language and it never gets old.

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

R u better now

[@luru1544]

Good luck. I am finnish and our language is made by satan himself I am sure 😂 even finns have difficulties with it

[@johnstanton8499]

Excellent advice Thanks. The ‘Gold list Method’ is an excellent way to memorise the most common 2000 words in any lanquage

[@painlessenglish]

Steve, This is excellent advice on how to start learning a language when you are using the comprehensible input method. I learned that you have to start with a basic overview of the grammar and most commonly used vocabulary. Then you can start listening to and reading basic comprehensible input. Thanks!

[@guclumelek79]

Dear Steve, I just recently "discovered" you :) so it's my bad :( But as a 41 year old Turkish native, I fully agree the method you suggest as an example for learning Turkish language from scratch... Additional Info ; As of 2021 , I know that you have already learned Persian ( or Arabic as well ? ) , so when you decide to start Turkish , I am always here to help in any way :) By the way, please wish us luck as me & my girlfriend started learning the Greek language :))). As you suggested in other videos, the key word is motivation and will to learn the language. Well, our first motivation was to have a language which noone around us knew.. ;).That's a more than enough motivation for me but also it's a romantic phonetic language for a couple I think.. My secret final target is to read Homeros' Iliad in its own language one day ( well, maybe a simplified version .. :) ) May God bless You and wish you a long healthy life to achieve your language learning targets !! "Selamlar" (Cheers) from Izmir, Turkey

[@rosimarbarreto6685]

Your videos are very useful. Greetings from Venezuela!

[@gervasiojose5779]

This was the good advice i had. I will do it. Thank you.

[@karenbreda7518]

excellent, thank you Steve!

[@user-bp6dq9yw2f]

Thanks a lot for the advises. My name is Talia. I live in Melbourne Australia with my British born husband Mike. I am originally from Israel. So my native language is Hebrew. I started learning English at primary school since it is international language. (all together 8 years of intensive English) But since I love learning languages I enjoyed learning English. Since my mum spoke French{she was born in Morocco and thus was a Francophone) with her relatives my ears were exposed to this beautiful language from young age. But she did not speak it with us unfortunately. 6 months ago I felt like I wanted to learn French {part of my self searching and I miss my mum who passed away} and I did so with KwiziqFrench. I accomplished level C1 and enjoyed the course on line. Since languages are my passion I consider to try learning Italian next. I still keep in touch with French language; in your opinion is it possible to learn another language so soon without getting confused? I am 57 years old but my memory is still pretty good. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

[@maptrking]

Great instruction, Steve!

[@bita7977]

I learned Persian and Korean in just one year. With a lot of practice and also a lot of interest in these languages, especially Persian was very sweet for me

[@ibrahim3348]

What was your process, I’m tryna learn French rn and struggling a bit

[@hookeddaddy6055]

How did you do that so quick? Please share how you working on it.

[@excretorinveterado8057]

how

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how

[@paulwalther5237]

This is more or less how I’ve made progress in all the languages I’ve studied. Getting the toehold is a challenge and the trick of course is to make it interesting. If just the novelty of studying a new language is enough then that’s great. For Japanese I had to take a class at a community college and I was lucky to get a good teacher and good classmates. After that it was finding content and I knew I would be interested in anime and manga as that was why I started Japanese instead of say Spanish.

[@heshamh2920]

I like what you are doing, happy to help you with learning arabic especially egyptian arabic

[@user-qt1tt3ys7l]

Okay I'm on the right track. I'm glad my way of learning is very similar to what you say in this video. Just like English I'm gonna learn Korean too. Well I'll see after that.

[@daniel923e]

Great tips, thank you!

[@marlenyrodriguez2089]

Thanks for your help I have suffered so much for learn english, I'm venezulan.

[@DaringtoExplore]

Very useful tips thanks! Im using this time now to get better at a few languages

[@Tom-sp1sx]

Great stuff Mr. Kaufmann

[@dinarameteeva1231]

Hi, I like Steve’s videos, they always motivated me. Now I use LingQ, this very useful for me. By the way I am Russian native speaker and Turkish teacher, so if somebody want to learn Russian or Turkish and to help me with my English I will be very glad:)