To improve in a language… take a break from it

[@Thelinguist]

📲 The app I use to learn languages: bit.ly/3S51kS8 🆓 My 10 FREE secrets to language learning: bit.ly/3Ub6uyH ❓Have you ever taken a break from a language? What was your experience like?

[@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt]

I challenge you to take the Clozemaster 10 languages 10 questions each challenge. Pick any 10 languages video yourself taking the challenge and inspire us. (whether you have studied are familiar with or not). This is a fun opportunity to showcase your talent with a little bit of humility proving you too are human and still a language learner. You can put the flags of the 10 languages you choose for the challenge in both the thumbnail and the title and tag the video as #takingtheclosemaster 10 languages challenge. While also tagging the languages of the challenge. When choosing from a diverse variety of languages consider this, to include some of those you're familiar with, those that you are not, and those that you will later learn. Choosing to include a conlang like Interlingua and an ancient language like Latin will keep the challenge diverse while bringing recognition to these languages (you may surprise yourself). Consider getting a hold of Clozemaster they may be interested in sponsoring the video. We as a community of language Learners need a challenge that we can all appreciate and try together. To get the most out of the video challenge adjust the settings as follows: put the skills to listening, the question count to 10, and the mode to multiple choice. Then you can adjust the account to dark mode (as it's more attractive) and the default speed to 75% for better hearing the questions. Doing a dry run will ensure all the settings are correct. Keep a notepad by your side to keep track of the language scores. Before you end the video it would be nice if you encouraged other polyglots and language Learners to take up the challenge. Buenas suerte Carpe Diem السلام عليكم

[@wordcoffee101]

Great advice. I was noticing that I was getting bored with Swedish and I kinda backed off, just did the bare minimum to say I practiced everyday, which led me to realize that I was moreso bored with the podcasts and other listening resources I was listening to. I switched to watching KZbin videos of things I actually enjoy watching in English, to the same type of content in Swedish and that helped a lot and I feel motivated again.

[@loui2bolus265]

Hur går det med din svenska? Nyfiken :)

[@wordcoffee101]

@@loui2bolus265 det är bra, svenska är ganska lätt. att lyssna på språket utan undertexter är mycket viktigt.

[@loui2bolus265]

@@jeffreymeyer1191 lol what??

[@FrozenMermaid666]

I highly recommend learning the prettiest and most refined / poetic / magical languages ever Icelandic / Norse / Dutch / English / Norwegian / Gothic / Danish / Faroese / Welsh etc, which are way too pretty not to know, and other gorgeous languages like Breton / Cornish / Manx / Irish / Scottish Gaelic and Hungarian and Galician / Latin / Gallo / Catalan / Venetian etc and Slovene 2gether with Swedish, as learning many pretty languages at the same time is the most effective and the most fun way to learn languages - I highly recommend learning the prettiest languages to a native speaker level at least, and it’s even better to learn them to a writer level which means over thirty thousand base words learnt automatically, and, technically, one must learn ten thousand to twenty thousand base words automatically to get to a native speaker level in a language, which takes a few years of regular and constant éxpòsure to the language and a lot of watching and rewatching of vocab videos with hundreds and thousands of words and learning many lyrics in the target languages and watching every video and movie with subs in the target languages etc, and one can learn multiple / many pretty and easy languages at the same time, which includes all the languages on my list, as they are all category 1 and category 2 languages, except for Irish and Scottish Gaelic which are the only category 3 languages on my list, and, one can get to a fluent level in a few years in most of them if one is learning them 2gether, which is the most efficient way to learn languages, just like I do, as I am learning 15+ languages at the moment, which is a lot of fun!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

By the way, my current levels are... - upper intermediate level in Old Norse / Icelandic / German - writer level in English + native speaker level in Spanish - upper advanced level in Dutch + advanced level in Norwegian - intermediate level in Swedish / Portuguese / French / Italian / Welsh - beginner level in Breton / Hungarian / Gothic / Latin / Faroese / Galician / Danish / Slovene - total beginner in Cornish / Manx / Irish / Scottish Gaelic / Aranese / Elfdalian / Gallo / Limburgish / Occitan / Luxembourgish / Catalan / Urkers / Hunsrik / East Norse / Ruhrpöttisch / Alemannic / Ripuarian / Swiss German / Pälzische Deutsch / Austrian German / Waddisch / Palatine German / Westföälsk Sassisk / Austro-Bavarian / PlatDeitsch / Greenlandic Norse / Friulian / Pretarolo / Sardinian / Neapolitan / Sicilian / Venetian / Esperanto / Walloon / Ladin / Guernsey / Norn / Burgundian / Sognamål / West Frisian / North Frisian / East Frisian / Yiddish / Afrikaans / Finnish / Latvian / Estonian etc (and the other languages based on Dutch / German / Norwegian / Italian / French that are referred to as ‘dialects’ but are usually a different language with different spelling etc) (I highly recommend learning Dutch / Icelandic + Norse + Faroese / Norwegian as they are so magical, as pretty / refined / poetic as English - all other Germanic and the other pretty languages on my list are also gorgeous, so they are all a great option!)

[@369jwillow]

Steve, you are by far the most insightful and information rich linguist/polyglot I've encountered on KZbin. Your approached is balanced, effective, and emphasizes the importance of enjoyment. Those tenets are sorely lacking in educational environments. Thanks from all of us.

[@DanielleBaylor]

Appreciate this. I have CFS and some other chronic illnesses.. I legitimately cannot get enough energy sometimes. I do try to incorporate more listening into my routine though to help.

[@Xcreepy-t1y]

God bless you 🙏❤

[@ssprezzatura]

Steve, you are an angel! recently I`ve been going through some financial issues which undoudtedly stole my peace and of course finally ended up breaking my current challenging and demanding languages studies race. In normal days I spend around three hours in languages. I do not if I`m the only one, but when another day comes to an end in blank about this point, my guilty feeling takes over me. that is terrifying!! Thank you for this video That means a lot for me now!!

[@WanHuz]

Thank you, Steve. I've been on sick treatment this past month and I haven't had any time or energy to read any Japanese content. Glad to know that I can always take a break and come back to it better.

[@barbarabagaric2942]

Thank you,Steve. Your advices are always good.

[@elllllllle939]

To me I don’t learn language for the sake of learning it, I choose interesting contents so I have the motivation to continue on it. I still make grammatical mistakes here and there but I just don’t want to focus too much on it because I might get too cautious and end up giving up all of it.

[@pedrohenriquebonilha8671]

Hey Steve, I've experienced the "benign neglect" effect multiple times in my language learning trajectory, but I didn't know it was a thing for other learners as well. Great to hear you talk about it

[@amarul-hoque]

Great advice. I follow your video. Thanks. Take respect from Bangladesh.

[@lucianluca7059]

Learned about 2 languages with the app so far and improved 4 more. On the verge of learning my 10th, thanks a lot! I had the exactly same thoughts and conclusions in college while I was studying 3 languages with 3 different alphabets, but internet wasn't even close to what it is today, let's not talk about phones or apps... Thanks for confirming every inch of my thoughts on the matter.

[@someusername789]

I'm on a year long challenge of learning Korean, and aim to do something towards it every day. Keeping a daily journal of what I do every day. First 3 weeks I went hammer and tongs at it and averaged 20 hours per week. This week was a bit of a step back with only an hour most days, but that was due to work/life commitments getting in the way. For myself I find setting a goal of doing something every day for a year motivating. I did it before where I ran everyday for a year. So this year is study everyday for a year! Base line is at least 30 minutes with the language in some aspect every day.

[@tiffanimilburn8885]

I enjoy watching your channel. I usually sleep best if I have a radio or something on in the background, so I’ve been taking advantage of this and sleeping with German music on at night. It’s probably a bit unconventional and I don’t know how it’s affecting my learning, but it’s certainly helping me sleep.

[@telefonustaxonasi2261]

Wow, yesterday before seeing your video, I found that, my English reading comprehension got honed by just not doing IELTS reading at all for the last 6 months, my score was 39/40 without that much effort. But before my average was 32/40. I have realized this technique a few times in my life. That works very well ❤.

[@françaisminutes]

Thank you for these great tips. As teachers, it took us some time to finally build a stress-free environment for our students, who used to learn language by forcing themselves, doing a lot of grammar exercises, to have the feeling of “working hard”. We found that customizing the learner’s pace during and outside the classes is key for improvement. We believe that our work right now is above all to make the learning process enjoyable and effortless. Our main job as teachers today is to set a suitable learning rhythm for each student profile we have.

[@gamingwithpurg3anarchy157]

Whenever I do a super study grind I find that I get very tired and my brain basically forces me to take a nap. Even if it's 30 seconds or a couple minutes. I feel refreshed after. My mind feels energized again And I feel great. It was especially bad at the beginning of my Portuguese learning journey 2 years ago (1st foreign language) I actually felt like I could feel my brain changing.. making new paths or growing or something.. After just a very short amount of time. A yt video or even something like a mini story, I was knocked out after! Sometimes during! Last night even I was reading a book in Portuguese and near the end I just dozed off for a minute or a couple idk, never checked.. but I very quickly woke up and continued To be fair It was 3am and I was tired but just wanted to finish the chapter..

[@mycats.4698]

Steve, I wish you all the best 🙏🙏🙏 you ve been a great motivation for English learning since I found your channel about 8 years ago. Thank you a lot.

[@Thelinguist]

Thank you! 😃

[@mycats.4698]

@@Thelinguist OMG😱 You replied me. By the way, ever since I started learning English my life has changed completely. I met my wife and moved from Russia to the USA 3 years ago 😃 Now we have 2 kids and are expecting 3 rd one this summer. So, language learning does change life for the better. Thank you again 🙏🙏🙏

[@Thelinguist]

A great story!!

[@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt]

Resources list Duolingo basics Babadum picture games Lingopie Netflix of language learning Lingo Play language games Drops word base Clozemaster spaced repetition Amazon flashcards, bilingual crosswords, word searches, word scrambles translator pens Olly Richards short stories Audible Reverso translator dictionary Thank you Steve Kaufman I never really thought about taking a break with one language then coming back to it.

[@daegel4564]

Obrigado pelas legendas, estou começando meu aprendizado e ajuda muito.

[@yasserno9745]

Watch you from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 Thank you so much ❤❤

[@kartika7926]

Thank you Steve, you always encourage me tonlearn languages with ease and joy 🤩

[@Sawaedo]

I've been going back and forth between Japanese and German, and I can confirm that it helps to remember some things after a while without using them, then they are harder to forget. And you keep fresh your learning and the content you watch.

[@pi4u_exe688]

Aber wie gut ist dein Deutsch :0

[@백인줄어든다]

Can I ask what your native is, and why you learn them

[@Sawaedo]

I'm from Colombia, here we speak Spanish. My parents have made me learn english since I was at school, but I truly understand it well when I did intensive courses at the university. I studied German for around 2 years, and leave it, my level was around A2. After graduating from college, I started learning Japanese on my own, just using Duolingo. After 2 years learning Japanese, I came back to read things in German using LingQ, I struggled a bit with the first 2-4 texts, but then I read them as if I've never stopped. When I stopped learning German I couldn't read long texts and understand them fully, after a month in LingQ now I'm able to. For both languages I'm interested in their philosophies of life, their tech-driven cultures, their music and their books. Music is my favourite thing about both.

[@백인줄어든다]

@Sawaedo probably you like study . Your life is filled with language study

[@gamingwithpurg3anarchy157]

I've been taking a break from learning Portuguese (kinda) for about a month to two months now. not cause I wanted to.. Just had banking problems. And yet I feel like my comprehension has improved. I am somewhat listening to podcasts or something when I workout. And I am reading a book in Portuguese, a majority of which I'm not translating.. but that's why I say kinda.. without actually using LingQ and clicking on new words and definitions I don't FEEL like I'm studying/learning. But I know I am. I still count it as a break cause I'm not going at it like I was with LingQ. But hopefully when I'm finished with this book in a day or two I won't have anymore problems with Google play and can get back to the grind! I feel like my comprehension has definitely improved even though I'm doing less of it. I had a very quick 4 minute conversation and even with my friends bad connection I understand mostly everything she was saying, where as the last time we talked at the beginning of the year (jan 1st or 2nd) I was having super difficulties. But I also had a headache and was tired so that was a big part of it also! But every time I've taken a break I feel my comprehension has improved, even if I lost some active vocabulary.

[@analidia8570]

If you want help with portuguese, I can help you, we can train together

[@gamingwithpurg3anarchy157]

@@analidia8570 I have heard this from about 3 people already and nobody has responded back. But I would love it if we could :)

[@gamingwithpurg3anarchy157]

Where can I contact you? Wish there was a private message system on KZbin, but there's not so :/

[@victorbrown3570]

I've witnessed that a break in my language studies has indeed helped me on more than one occasion. I've tried to explain to myself why this happens and I'm still not satisfied with my answers why this happens. I've also noticed this with students I had over the years; I taught English as a second language for years.

[@kerim.peardon5551]

Supposedly when we forget something and then we re-learn it, we grasp it much better the second time around than if we keep a steady, but tenuous grasp on it.

[@kk2bbysweet462]

Thank you this was very helpful! I'm currently learning 3-languages right now, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin!😁Iv'e seen plenty of your videos which have been very useful in my language learning journey.

[@AwakenZen]

What's your method?

[@ajaysahay4733]

Great suggestion! I really like your advice regarding relaxation as well as pacing with intensity in language learning. Thanks a lot. 😊😊

[@samirudes]

Hi Steve, I want to give you suggestions about the new video topic. Can you talk about social media addiction? Ways to reduce distraction... For example, did you keep a phone with you while learning a language? Did you have exercises to focus? Do you support that social media and phones further increase distraction?

[@marikothecheetah9342]

I agree. Brain needs rest and needs time to organise information it got.

[@valentina_fantasy]

GREAT! MANY THANKS!

[@wastingtimeop]

Great advice. I had switched from Chinese to Spanish for 2 years. Since I was burned out and not progressing as much as I wanted to. Now back to Chinese since my Spanish has gotten pretty good,. It's taking time to relearn so many words I forgot in Chinese, but it is much easily now and I have a better feel for the language. I think it is best to try to study a bit every day. Vary activities and find some input. Even just watching a video for 10 minutes if you don't have the time or motivation for 1 hour plus every day. My approach to learning Chinese and Spanish as an English speaker is very different. I just pick up reading and writing in Spanish without trying. For learning to read and write in Chinese it doesn't work like that. I started late learning languages. I learned to speak and read Thai well with time and effort. So, I know that if I don't give up on Chinese and put in the time, eventually I can become fluent. Currently, just at the small talk level. Good luck everyone.

[@Garow-ur7gz]

Nice video Steve , in fact today i felt desmotive

[@AtypicalAnglo]

Something I'd add, not that I know anything cus I am new to this, is that If you are going to take a break from one language, It may be worth it to make sure the 2 languages aren't too similar, because that might negate the positive effects and may confuse you. For example, when I'm feeling like I can't focus on german, I switch to Catalan for maybe 15 minutes. It's so different that it wakes me up and makes me excited about language learning again, and it feels like its operating elsewhere in my brain (it isn't operating elsewhere, but it just feels like it is) so it feels like a real break. I've tried doing the same with Dutch, and It just feels like more german due to the similarity. It doesn't feel like a break. I even found that Latin feels a bit too close to english for it to feel exciting enough. may be different for other people, but this is my experience, at least with short term breaks. no experience with long term breaks.

Great! I've been learning russian for some years, then I got tired. Now I'm learning arabic because of new friends and work. Whenever I find myself listening or reading something in russian, I feel more familiar with it even after a long period of not being actively learning.

[@Motoprosto_Astana]

Thank u steve! That was very useful

[@xiaoyanyou9690]

你好老师！喜欢听你说中文，我不得不说非常地道👍

[@light8436]

When I’m focusing on a language I accumulate so many things that I’m actively trying to internalize that it can become mentally cumbersome. After taking a break it’s like wiping that slate clean and I rely more on intuition which can make the language feel smoother.

[@rdpjr89]

Yeah I was feeling burnout with Japanese so I have been taking some time off since mid December. Plan to return at the beginning of February.

[@nikkoXmercado]

This is the equivalent of Bruce Lee's saying, "Be like water." The beauty of our unpredictability as humans is more important than a blanket rule of consistency or discipline. If we flow with ourselves, our interests or passions will grow like flowers in a wild garden. If we commit at the cost of our will power, our so called "flowers" will start to die only in service of a rule that yes may in theory result in more learning but as a consequence counterintuitively breeds the inability to absorb info due to the ropes that are too tight and incompatible with our being. In contrast, flowing with our inconsistent nature, in those short moments of sheer interest we most likely will absorb more info than a long consistent timeframe of "disciplined" learning. It's smarter to take advantage of the fact that we don't understand 99% of ourselves and listen to that, rather than pretending this consistent routine understands 100% of us.

[@nicholasmeinhart5993]

Even though i don't actively use Czech anymore and have certainly gotten less used to speaking it and in some contexts, listening, I still feel as though its more familiar to me than ever. And certainly more instinctual since much of the specifics of the grammar I studied have faded away

[@safaghanem9715]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank youuuu

[@IriaChannel]

It's funny-I’ve been studying Japanese and Spanish on and off for about 10 years. Sometimes I'll set a language aside for a couple of years, only to later stumble upon it and realize I understand it better than I did during periods of intense study. It feels like taking time away allows the language to settle into my brain, almost like it’s congealing in the background. I notice subtleties I wouldn’t have picked up on, and can hear things when mumbled, slurred or said quickly.. things that even with repeated listening I wouldn't have been able to hear before. The only downside is that when I try speaking in the languages, it can take a few hours or sessions to get back to a good conversational speed. The words don’t come as easily at first, but after warming up, I find myself conversational again. It’s almost as if spending significant time with a language in the past allows for a passive growth in the language, even when I’m not actively engaging with it. So now I don't stress about time away from my languages. Oddly enough, I feel its the time away that always gives me those major breakthroughs that I'm desperately searching for during times of intensive study.

[@Kingdom12163]

I like you to make a video about: How to start learning a new language? Where should we start? And it is a good or bad thing to learn two languages at the same time?

[@genghi5khan]

The Canadian pimp of language acquisition without constructed stresses. My inspiration.

[@vasylnahuliak]

When you sleep Steve is learning the new language.

[@teresavedovato3897]

Merci Steeve. 😊

[@Bastiankjer]

Great content as always - helping me to keep up my Japanese study! Huge motivation to be speaking 10 languages before 30

[@DavidPaulNewtonScott]

I have ADHD which I regard as an advantage. I am going to take a break from Portuguese and take up French for a while.

[@ArchanaWasanik]

Hi my one the dearest the master's Master of 20 languages who learned at the same time and it's an impossible thing to become the masters of the 20 languages. and my the dearest Steve Coffman , it's not a possible thing to happen at the same time and it's an unbelievable deed as well as You are the best miracle of the best miraculous on this whole earth. Finally I will never forget you whenever I born on this Earth.

[@jamesmccloud7535]

I havent been consistent for months. I need to get into it again

[@zahleer]

Do some meditation, particularly Yoga Nidra also called NSDR (Non-sleep deep rest). It's changed my life and my language learning.

[@thetightwadhomesteader3089]

Meditation on paper seems easy, but for me it's hard. Learning a new language has helped me mentally and its a great distraction though.

[@zahleer]

@@thetightwadhomesteader3089 Try Yoga Nidra. It's totally different from mindfullness meditation (at least in my opinion). It's always guided meditation so you'll find yourself following someone's command rather than forcing yourself to concentrate on your breath only.

[@369jwillow]

Benign neglect as an improvement strategy and the Fartlek effect or periodization are keys that I plan to share with people. ^^Indispensable content here.

[@ilexcookii2627]

Thank you :)

[@КириллЛасточкин-с6ь]

In my opinion that's so genius method just combination to relax time together with study time yeah that's sounds so obviously but unfortunately majority people at the modern time can't do that and even don't know like to relax and during their relax time likely they'll be working above something a little bit. So yeah that's good advice.

[@phillylegion]

hey steve, i had question which was, what do you think the best way of learning the alphabet or script of a new language is? if anybody has their own ways, please let me know :) im open to any answers.

[@Thelinguist]

Hard work up front and then a lot of listening, reading and even writing.

[@phillylegion]

@@Thelinguist sorry for asking another question, what do you mean by “hard work up front?” btw i just got my manager onto lingq lol he said he was very excited when i was explaining to him, my story and how the website works. I even sent him your KZbin channel too.

[@Thelinguist]

I am referring to unfamiliar scripts. I have done this for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Cyrillic, Greek, and Arabic/Persian, and will have to do it for Hindi soon. You have to spend some time up front to get some idea of the script then slowly start listening and reading, one sentence at a time, for example using our mini-stories in sentence mode. Then slowly some things start to stick but it is all a big fog for a long time.

[@賴文茹-y1w]

Chore Legitimate to sprint 短跑 Come back refreshed 🎉consilidate /slip what we have learned. Benign negligence

[@백인줄어든다]

I am studying listening skill here today also~

[@thetightwadhomesteader3089]

Soy de los Estodo Unidos. Estoy aprendiendo español, llevo cuatro meses aprendiendo ahora. Sólo sé inglés, es difícil! Sin embargo, quiero esta! Dos horas al día o más. I just learn when and what I want at the moment. I do my best to put in 2 hours a day though. I can't wait to have long conversations with spanish speakers. I talked to one the other day at walmart, but I only knew enough to get by. I didn't fully understand, but I believe she was from Spain, moved to Mexico then here. I really hope to meet another spainard one day, I'm pretty sure there rare here...so many questions unanswered.

[@entp4830]

There’s a book called “beyond anxiety and boredom” it teaches you how to be productive and why you can’t be.

[@АртурБриджес]

I have an opposite opinion on this topic. I have the principle for my English. It's not allowed to skip any single day, so i have not been missing my practice for almost 2 years (except for 2 days). But i am entitled to take some rest of Spanish and Polish because those are not my target languages. Actually there is nothing bad in rest but you mustn't start that chain reaction of undoing.

[@Hofer2304]

There are different types of rest. You can completely stop using a language, you can stop learning new stuff, you can start fresh from the beginning, you can use the language to learn another language. You use the language at a very basic level.

[@Therealone07]

Hi Mr , how can I achieve a high level of english ? How long does it take? I read aloud , record myself, lots of listening and speaking to natives every time I can . I’ve been doing this for two years now.

[@Therealone07]

@@charityneverfaileth22 Spanish my friend

[@raniazahalan6133]

Hello from Lebanon, but since you are learning Arabic Mr Steve Im gonna say: مرحا من لبنان 😊 انشالله بكون نهارك حلو

[@Thelinguist]

شكرًا لك

[@antonioaugustoribeirodossa8138]

Perfect!

[@garygreen5670]

Someone on another channel likened the process to building muscles: it's during the rest periods that the muscles actually do the growing.

[@mariajosesouza526]

Boa tarde senhor ❤

[@marianascopel7985]

Hi, Steve. I've always wanted to learn many languages and for the passed 2 years I've been learning Japanese in my free time and I am at N5 level. I won't stop listening, reading and (trying) to speak Japanese but I wonder if I should start learning Mandarin now that I can somewhat survive in Japanese. I guess my question is, how do you know when it's time to start learning a new language? What criteria do you think someone should meet in a language before moving on to the next? I mean, as much as I want to become fluent in Japanese, if I wait until that happens I might not get a chance to learn all the languages I want.

[@marianascopel7985]

@@gee8883 Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@MrMatthewSVK]

Hi Steve, thank you for another great video. I'd like to ask you a question that is not related to this topic. Could you please tell me why polyglots are not interested in learning Slovak? I've seen/heard many polyglots learning Czech, German, Polish, Hungarian, or Ukrainian (languages of the countries neighboring Slovakia), but none of them has ever mentioned my native language (Slovak). Is there some kind of stigma about my country that makes people avoid learning this language? Thank you.

[@Thelinguist]

I did learn some Slovak before attending the polyglot gathering in Bratislava. I even addressed an audience partly in Slovak while there. We even have Slovak at LingQ including the mini-stories. Now we can import content from KZbin etc. to study Slovak on LingQ. I think people tend not to study languages with a smaller number of speakers. There is also the fact that Slovak is so close to Czech that a person can get by in Czech while speaking to Slovaks. There is not stigma attached to Slovakia. Bratislava is a lovely and friendly city. My family also rented a car, drove to the Tatras and skied there.

[@MrMatthewSVK]

Thanks a lot, Steve, for your answer.

[@alicemj1436]

I can relate to what Steve said here in this video.When you feel stuck, just take a short break! I found it so true! Matter of fact, it applies to anything we do in life, when you feel stuck and instead of pushing aimlessly, it is better to do something else to gather energy together and come back with a fresher attitude to restart your engine!

[@SteveW67]

I started learning French a few years ago and got to about 3,700 words known, then lost my mojo ! Should I start back at 0 i.e. blank my word count and start again or just start with 3,700 words known and move on ? Effectively starting at the beginning but with some words known. Looking at mini stories i can still understand some of the content. Many thanks for advice in advance.

[@Sakurasan2023]

I am learning Japanese, Spanish, and German

[@alinecardoso9668]

I'm starting to watch movies without subtitles, my listening is good, but writing and speaking needs a lot of improvement.

[@yassin8357]

steve i have question im stuck on plateau on english and i feel that i have a long time for getting the advanced level and i do a lot of immergen every day but i dont feel an important development and my level on germnay is still little bit up that beginner level do you advice me to stay learing immerging on english for getting the advanced or go to learn german for get the intermediate level like english

[@LanguageswithErman]

Great.

[@Sakurasan2023]

Unfortunately, I did that with Spanish for 5 years, and I forgot too much of it. I am trying with both at the same time

[@allenellsworth5799]

I can't Steve. I am too far in!!

[@maxmust-dw1mu]

Steve, if you are native in spanish, is it possible to reach basic fluency in italian in 3 months? (1-2 hours a day)

[@mizutanikoichi2611]

おひさしぶりです ＼(^O^)／

[@gamingwithpurg3anarchy157]

Man. I wish I could be paid by the u.s to live on Brazil and learn the language. That's honestly a dream. But I haven't a clue how to even do this and so it probably. won't happen.

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

I am trying to take at least a day off a month but as time progresses I might consider taking at least one day off every week.

[@vivida7160]

You can take even a year off as long as you don't quit and never come back to learning it.

[@thenestofdrangon5964]

the great steve kaufmann

[@賴文茹-y1w]

I do feel tired to do the exam

[@Tiseytooreal]

Steve you change my life. I’m in Palmsprings California. Could I meet you in person. Before you leave this earth you changed my life

[@Qur3an_med]

It is strange that the son of Adam does not have any harm or benefit for himself, and he wants to give us comfort

[@Guide2English]

Great

[@freefalcon3359]

❤❤❤

[@Craftsingles1]

Anyone use a galaxy tab vs a apple ipad for linq? I was just curious if it made much of a difference

[@mariajosesouza526]

Eu quero ser poliglota estudos muito tos idiomas

[@davidbrisbane7206]

I'm on a 24/7 language quest 😂

[@luckytai-lan2166]

I believe Ghosn is pronounced "gown" not Go-sown.

[@Thelinguist]

In which language?

[@almaarreguin8276]

🙌❤

[@jeffreymeyer1191]

You only know 1007 English words? (I saw this on one of your previous videos a year ago when you talked about vocabulary.) That doesn’t seem accurate. English is my primary and only language. I read a fair amount but I have trouble with reading comprehension, particularly when I read Shakespeare or 19th century poems. I also read slowly and have to reread a lot. Can Lingq help improve my primary language?

[@Hormiga-q8g]

🙂

[@kurdwar.h]

I have a lifetime wnglish account and want to sell it. Unfortunately I can not keep studying because of my problems. If anybody wants to buy it ,please let me know.

[@imadivergentandantinormiep7877]

I disagree. Why do you speak English so well, because since you were born you have been practicing it. Do you remember a day in your entire life when you said I want to take a break from English? Or today I'm not going to talk English (the only language you knew) So it must be the same with any other foreign language, you practicing it every day, because the most important isn't motivation, the most important is discipline

[@gabrielbarbosa4091]

I disagree. Just because we were taught that way since we were born it doesn’t mean that is the only way to learn. Take a break from exhaustive activities does well to our health and this can be applied to learning. A routine can be boring if prolonged too much. I say this based on my progress in korean and french.

[@theeditorofyt5282]

Wrong

[@Arabic_Flashcards]

Fascinating