What Makes a Successful Language Learner?

[@Thelinguist]

What do you think makes a successful language learner? The app I use to learn languages -> bit.ly/386KT56 My 10 FREE secrets to language learning -> www.thelinguist.com/

[@danielmorfa1461]

Hola señor, he visto todos sus videos en español, estoy aprendiendo inglés y me parece que estoy en la tercera etapa donde puedo leer casi todo en inglés, pero aún así no entiendo nada de que las personas hablan en un audio libro

[@danielmorfa1461]

Hola señor, he visto todos sus videos en español, estoy aprendiendo inglés y me parece que estoy en la tercera etapa donde puedo leer casi todo en inglés, pero aún así no entiendo nada de que las personas hablan en un audio libro

[@ribeirofolo580]

For real you are one of my favorite youtuber and poliglot people when i Saw your video playlist about Japanese its atractive for me to subscribe your youtube chanell.have a long life and keep motivated Young people around the world especially for me i swear you are the best tutor 👍

[@TheVietnam0725]

I can't speak for everyone but Steve's approach to language learning has really worked for me. Beyond the actual learning method, I think patience is absolutely key. Slow and steady wins this race. You won't even realize it but after lots and lots of exposure to the language, you'll eventually just start to get it. It's definitely a marathon, but it's 100% worth not giving up.

[@mcmerry2846]

I feel like plenty of times I understand what people say even if I don't know the words they said

[@DanClapp]

Patience is definitely something I didn't realize was so important when I first started learning a second language, but I'm starting to realize now just how much patience is required. it can be frustrating after spending so much time in the language, and not really noticing an improvement, but as you say Steve, consistency is key. Spending time in the language will benefit you wether you realize it or not. Anyway, thanks for the motivation. Sometimes I find it hard to even continue learning without any motivation, but you do a good job of providing that. So once again, thank you.

[@khalilahd.]

This is actually so helpful. Im currently learning Japanese and can use all the help I can get so thank you! 🙏🏽💛

[@Ratchet2022]

I am learning Japanese too. We just need to put a little in a day, and then eventually we’ll know enough words to start stringing together our own thoughts. That’s what I felt today, even if my grammar and particle usage may not be honed enough yet.

[@IkennaLanguages]

Great tips Steve! Patience is so crucial, often times I feel like I'm not improving as fast as I'd like (especially since developing a disability). However it's remarkable that after not explicitly studying a language for sometimes years, if I've occasionally watched content in that language, the next time I study it I feel like the language is oddly stronger.

[@Thelinguist]

I've often had that feeling. I call these periods of absence from the language we are learning, periods of "benign neglect".

[@stalinloo9298]

Don't give up guys I'm being learning Japanese for about 5 months now and I can tell I had improve A LOT just try to put the hours, enjoy every little thing that you accomplish, and as Sr. Steve said be patient you will eventually see the results.

[@melinamachado7477]

thanks for this video, I am from Argentina and I'm still learning languages, I like to remember how fluent I got two years ago when I decided to focus on really learning the language because I think having a class three hours per week it's not enough so I started to consume the language and now I can see the difference, there is a lot of things to learn, so is important to keep going don't give up, you can do it, step by step, you will reach it.

[@Turbogranny93]

Thanks for everything you do Steve. You're such a positive influence on language learners like myself. And despite all the perfectionism that plagues the community your content is a breath of fresh air.

[@ariohandoyo5973]

Confident patient are the the key when we learn a new languange, i'm an english learner i'm still struggling with the meaning of the words but i will keep learning and Speak english everyday.😎

[@cesarchiarelli8039]

I’ve been learning English for over 2 and a half years and I always find myself thinking about it. Like for how long till I get fluent? Long story short is that I’ve been focusing on more on spending time, consuming the language instead of being so anxious of my desired fluency. Let’s enjoy more de process and worry less.

[@rudeyxtr3303]

That paragraph is great for two years of progress. Had you not mentioned you're not a native speaker, I wouldn't have thought you weren't. How much time have you put into English? If you don't mind me asking.

[@cesarchiarelli8039]

@@rudeyxtr3303 wow! Thanks a lot, bro. I appreciate it! So, I’ve been keeping in touch with the language for about 3 hours a day. Whether reading or listening. Throughout that time I’m not being preoccupied with speaking. I think that comes lastly. I’ve been enjoying my time with the language and the content that I spend time with. I assume that the fluency is the consequence of your learning journey, right?

[@samreh6156]

Excellent job, Cesar! Keep going. You are doing great.

[@cesarchiarelli8039]

@@samreh6156 thank you so much. Your message made my day. Best of luck for you as well!

[@tomdoesstuff1978]

This mindset is something I have come to myself recently. I came to the online language community back when getting fluent in three months was at the forefront. When I did not achieve this I almost subliminally thought this was not meant for me. Years later, through the pandemic and all the subsequent free time, I started with Spanish and made some great progress. As normal life resumed, I finally looked at what it would take to become fluent in a language and realised we are talking thousands of hours. When this really sank in, my mindset changed accordingly and now I'm happy to see just a little progress each day knowing that in the long term I am slowly getting closer to my goal of becoming a fluent speaker.

[@ArthurCosta00]

Steve is the best teacher in this platform. His method is so simple, but really work. Spend time with the language, immerse yourself in it. Some of the things in his method i always used without knowing that it was so important and the benefits from it. I’m so grateful for the time that he spends sharing his experience with us! Thaaaanks steeeeve!

[@maryamzokaie7450]

Thank you very much for the informative videos. I am Iranian and have learned English, so I can read in both languages and they provides me with so much variety because in Persian there are lots of fantastic books. I lived in Egypt for a couple of years so I am also trying to master Arabic. knowing all these languages opens the door to so many wonderful things to learn. I love your videos.

[@Soulr]

Thanks for the continued advice :)

[@learnenglishwithhamid]

Steve, you are our inspiration for learning languages. Keep up the good work!

[@pro369]

It s not simply important to be patient, patience is crucial, vital. It is valuable. Malcolm Gladwell put it all in The Tipping Point. That book is fabulous, take the initiative, work consistently, just do it everyday, and be patient, success, triumph will come when it comes to the tipping point, the point where the full colour fruit is ready, just harvest, you deserve it

[@KING-Discover-Japan]

スティーブさんのご意見に賛成です！やはり先生に受け身で教えてもらうより、能動的にいろいろなきっかけを作りに行った方が語学は上達しますね！ 前回の日本語のビデオのコメント欄で、スティーブさんが2007年に撮影された広東語のビデオを教えていただきありがとうございました！もしお時間があればですが、よろしければこれからも時々広東語のビデオを出してください :)

[@chriss3030]

They often say adults have a disadvantage to learning languages, babies don't have a vocabulary to build on, but adults do though. Babies are just learning for the first time. Whereas adults already know many words. So, there are plenty of cognates in several languages. Which makes language learning a smoother voyage towards successful communication in multiple languages. The Latin word for 'tongue' is 'lingua' which is where the word 'language' comes from. Plus many people say "my mother tongue is..." meaning: my first language is...

[@fimashavin]

Absolutely you have elaborated the key characteristics to reinforce in language. Thank you for tenacious advice.

[@CaucasianFritz123]

LingoSteve can endlessly talk about languages. It is insane how he promotes his approach and his strategy again and again by constantly wrapping and re-wrapping his content.

[@Thelinguist]

It's a simple message. Find a way to enjoy the language and you will improve. Yet there are many ways to deliver the message.

[@Hellenicheavymetal]

Just found your channel a few days ago and seen tons of em. Great content.

[@solea59]

It's best not to measure yourself. Do not set yourself unecessary targets and never measure your progress against somebody else ! It's a marathon without road signs but do not let that bother you. Just enjoy the process of learning. You are doing something that many people cannot be bothered to do. Celebrate when something becomes clear that has been giving you problems for weeks. These moments are jewels that will spur you onwards.

[@gabylopez6990]

Thanks for motivation Steve !!!

[@josierissi1358]

I can’t thank you enough for this video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@cwash08]

I didn’t know about scanning pens! Now I can read my box set of manga with much less difficulty. It is such a pain to copy kanji by hand and some apps help me, but the effort has been tremendous. It is expensive at 180-280 USD ranges, but I think it will definitely be worth it for me.

[@louisdallaire6339]

Très encourageant ! Merci !

[@chriss3030]

Plus getting plenty of sleep and studying when more happy and without distractions will help improve memory retention and success in learning too

[@yasminebouchebbah6691]

We face alot of challenges beyond our control ..learning a language require responsablty therefore we must remain motivated The amout of language input within us depends upon background one come from for me in algeria it 's pett challanging

[@c.t.m.shinobi]

Thanx a lot mr kaufmann. Blessings

[@marias.p.1297]

Could you make a video about your books? You seem to have a huge collection. What languages are there? What are your favourite books?

[@ralfj.1740]

I would love to have you as my teacher 🙂 Thank you for your great advice Steve! Übrigens sprichst du echt sehr gut Deutsch ;)

[@ChakaLovesToRead]

Thank you for sharing

[@r.e9101]

I'm thinking about to learn a new language and your piece of advice are helpful for someone who is new to learn languages.

[@gabrielbarbosa4091]

Yeah, it kinda it is. Steve’s method is comfortable for learning because you focus on content that are pleasant for you, not giving to much attention in the beginning to grammar. It’s about to understand the material you get and throughout your journey, the more contact with the language you get the more you will understand. The process is not that fast and it should not be stressful.

[@juanpisukan]

Roger Sterling, nice to meet you!

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

I went back to school this semester but, I always start with language learning and don’t focus on anything else during that period of time well so far so good.

[@foreignlanguagesisfun8143]

I often shift to different ways to learning languages. I am currently doing something right now with my Swahili and Portuguese that is really enjoyable. I kind of feel like my foreign languages is just as important as a full time 9-5 job.

[@moisessantana7342]

Muito bom. A pratica deve ser ativa e constante, mesmo que não dê pra estudar no dia, pelo menos escutar um pouco ou comparecer alguns minutos no app ou na aula já ajuda muito.

[@RobTi]

Hey, Steve. Thank for your videos. I just want to ask you, how are you feeling lately? I hope you are well. Greetings from Finland.

[@eeeee323]

😪siento que me he atrasado mucho en mis planes, espero ir poco a poco retomando mis objetivos

[@ihavenoname6724]

Hi Steve, I just want to say hi to you (and to all the language learners here)! 🌞🌞🌞

[@chriss3030]

Patience is OK, but doesn't fit well with confidence. Patience is more inclined to cause people to wait for a better opportunity to learn. Whereas confidence is more likely to have someone speaking or communicating on day one. If someone wants to learn a language they need to put vocabulary into their long term memory by making an association between New vocabulary and words we already know. To ensure total recall. Or to create crazy word association mini movies in our mind. Plus the more senses we use while learning, the higher probability we will not forget it. Don't just write or read the words speak them, retell a story in your own words. Do anything to learn more and retain those new words. Have to use those words to reinforce them in your mind. Can't just use them 1 time and remember them. Well, most people can't do it 1 time and have success. -Word association -Repetition -Read gradually harder texts Listen to the language spoken fast. Then slow it down and you will recall even more of what you hear. Have to get familiar with the tone or sound of the new language. If you are tone deaf you will miss out on many things. Even if you know thousands of words. You won't recognize those words when others say them if you are unfamiliar with the sounds. Especially if an English speaker is speaking Russian and has a different accent from a native speaker. Ideally mastering the accent and sounding like a native in addition to knowing lots of vocabulary and slang. Will help someone reach a more advanced level. Personally I like studying 3 to 10 languages all at the same time. As sort of a language association. Then I will write the same word in each language. Then say it, and use it in a sentence. Then test myself to see if I know it or only think I know it. After a while it proves that I will retain the information. Although one drawback is if you forget the Spanish word you will scan your memory of the other languages to jog your memory for the Italian or French etc. Counterparts and there is potential for mixing and matching one language with another one. After testing my own knowledge. I keep testing it with new vocabulary. Although most successful language learners incorporate a wide range of language learning techniques, and Not relying on just one method. Usually these successful people take a college or university program, make a friend of someone that speaks that language. Plus go to the country or neighborhood where that language is widely used and speak it with native speakers. Plus they work where they can use that language in their daily life. So there is a practical application and real life reasons for learning the language. Just learning for fun seems less successful by itself than having a more concrete goal to learn the language for a practical reason. It does help to enjoy learning it, but more likely to succeed if you learn not just because you love it, but because you also need to communicate in that language. As in a job setting, or to understand what locals are saying or asking you.

[@wajdiammar]

Hi Steve , I'd like for you to make a video talking about how it takes you every language much time to learn, that would be a good video .. plz consider that

[@d.lawrence5670]

Hi, Wajdi. Great idea. I think he once learned a language in 6 months.

[@danielmorfa1461]

Hola señor, he visto todos sus videos en español, estoy aprendiendo inglés y me parece que estoy en la tercera etapa donde puedo leer casi todo en inglés, pero aún así no entiendo nada de que las personas hablan en un audio libro

[@kiragillett8338]

Hola Daniel, Te agradezco mucho tu comentario. Como persona que habla inglés nativo y que ha estado aprendiendo español desde hace 2 años independientemente, yo tenía el mismo problema en español- estaba leyendo absolutamente todo, las búsquedas de google, los libros, y más- encontré que la applicacion Spanishdict es muy útil para que aprenda español y inglés ambos. Hace 8 meses empecé a escuchar los podcasts en español cada mañana durante mi rutina cotidiana, durante las tareas y más y al inicio no podía entender nada, incluso las frases básicas que ya sabía. Pero lo más que yo escuchaba lo más que yo entendía. Después de 8 meses entiendo casi todo hablado a mí. Obviamente aún estoy aprendiendo como hablar y escribir los pensamientos con fluidez, pero el tiempo acumula las habilidades. Especialmente si encuentras un tema que te interesa. Y también puedes ver los documentales porque tienen una mezcla de lenguaje hablada formal y lentamente, con la lenguaje local y hablado con rapidez. Corrígeme si cometí algunos errores. Buena suerte desde los Estados Unidos!

[@danielmorfa1461]

@@kiragillett8338 hola, muchas gracias por el consejo

[@caoeason9102]

consistency

[@hamadhamad2980]

شكراا

[@roberttewnion1690]

Google lens is great too.

[@MissAntinea]

Thanks a lot for this video Steve ! 😊 I am very interested in the setup you have put in place in order to scan pages of your book with a scanning pen and import it into LingQ. What is the reference of the pen ? How do you import the scanned text into LingQ? That would be very useful for me in some cases because I am still struggling with Korean. Have a great day !

[@Thelinguist]

The product I bought is scanmarker scanmarker.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-JyUBhCuARIsANUqQ_KzrjJs7uqvFUX-H3lLF5dW5ONhfQ2Qjoi9QpO6vNlY9Gd1brbat3YaAhObEALw_wcB

[@maaa9997]

Hello Steve, I transcribed some Arabic videos for you, how can I send them to you?

[@maa7528]

You can send to his email at lingq He posted it several times I will try to get it for you

[@maaa9997]

@@maa7528 if he posted it several times then it is not private, will you please give it to me

[@maa7528]

I will search for you under his other videos

[@shamalid6893]

What are the videos which you transcribed are they from youtube ?

[@maa7528]

@@shamalid6893 for TV series in Arabic Modern Standard Egyptian Laventin Arabic

[@jeanwashington307]

I think, too, one's ability to learn by swimming through lots and lots of input depends upon the background one comes from. I spent years and years taking math courses grinding my way through problem sets, step 1, then 2, then 3. There was no such thing as sort of getting the idea. And, each step depended upon correct and complete completion of the previous step. So for me it seems strange when after a few times reading a story, when I totally get the idea of the piece to move on when I recognize a word in context, but not in a list of words. I also wonder, when I go back to a piece and read it a few eeeks later, am I really understanding it or do I just remember what it is all about and just fill in the meaning as I look at the words.

[@mcmerry2846]

I want to dedicate 8 hours a day to learn languages....but the motivation always kills me. I consume a lot of English which is my seconds language...I'm trying to take my A2-B1 German to a C1-C2 and I also started Japanese some weeks ago, I can read only Hiragana for now.

[@JojoNY1980]

Which scanning pen do you use? Or will any pen scan to LingQ?

[@Thelinguist]

the one I use is scanmarker.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-JyUBhCuARIsANUqQ_KzrjJs7uqvFUX-H3lLF5dW5ONhfQ2Qjoi9QpO6vNlY9Gd1brbat3YaAhObEALw_wcB

[@highchamp1]

Initiative Number 1 Guide, Guru or Sensei Number 2 It really helps to know the right paths to take and avoid the traps. Thanks Steve! Also Olly Richards, Michel Thomas etc..

[@dekumutant]

Consistency

[@shorttimo]

What is the best app to practice spoken French? Most just do written. I'm intermediate level. Thank you.

[@Thelinguist]

You can talk to yourself or find others to talk to online.

[@proximeos8114]

Note to self: Scanning pen.

[@joaquingonzalez5095]

What about how to master a languagd? you never tackle that. Thanks

[@Thelinguist]

You can't master a language but you can continue to improve.

[@joaquingonzalez5095]

@@Thelinguist Right I get that, I love your method to learn languages from scratch, but you could give some tips for very advanced learners, if possible, thanks.

[@Thelinguist]

The more advanced you are, the more interesting content you can use. Audiobooks, Netflix etc. When you are curious about a point of grammar, look it up. Talk when you get the chance. I'll do a video on mastering the language, which in fact I don't think you can ever do, but on continued improvement at an advanced level.

[@joaquingonzalez5095]

@@Thelinguist yes thats true I just used the wrong term! thanks in advance for the video

[@richardhartung1576]

1500 ~ :)

[@maries.c.4704]

Scanning Pen?! 😳😲😯😮 Don't tell that to the students I teach! 😅

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

When, I was learning Russian and Cyrillic in mid high school without a teacher it was quite difficult but after learning an hour plus a night things slowly made sense. I learned German for a bit because on of my best friends is mostly German. I went a bit longer than he did but the Cyrillic script was giving me trouble at the time so, I decided to just focus on Russian. And Japanese is something I have been learning off for years.

[@GooYeah]

偶像

[@vadymrud4462]

For those who likes to study new languages- Ukrainian language is a jewel. It is hidden in the shadow of Russian language but unlike it has much richer a variety of words that lighten up the the tiny aspects of the same phenomenon. Soft, elaborate sonority is alike Arabic, carries the traces of Hebrew, but has its unique spirit without which it is really impossible to get what this big European nation is about and its certain place in the rainbow of all languages.

[@michaelrespicio5683]

If we're raising a point about taking initiative, you announced your goals to start a few new languages this year. It's the middle of May right now and have not started any of them at all so far, and now that the world has seen the video, it's like an accountability measure. Actions speak louder than words and if you want to build some credibility, then maybe it's time to start following through. People have learned languages that even Lingq doesn't have like Hindi, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Thai, Irish, etc...are you so dependent on the system that you truly can't use something else in the meantime? Do what you will...you're the one missing out and it's also your reputation on the line here

[@ericboller1598]

If you go back and watch the video he said they weren't firm goals. No pressure. He also wanted to continue improving his Arabic. Since he has learned languages outside of lingq it's laughable that he somehow needs to prove himself to you. Why should he learn outside of lingq when it's way more efficient to use lingq? What a waste of time.

[@danielmorfa1461]

Hola señor, he visto todos sus videos en español, estoy aprendiendo inglés y me parece que estoy en la tercera etapa donde puedo leer casi todo en inglés, pero aún así no entiendo nada de que las personas hablan en un audio libro

[@danielmorfa1461]

Hola señor, he visto todos sus videos en español, estoy aprendiendo inglés y me parece que estoy en la tercera etapa donde puedo leer casi todo en inglés, pero aún así no entiendo nada de que las personas hablan en un audio libro

[@autentyk5735]

Mira series bro.

[@donna-lisa8328]

Don't spam chat.

[@danielmorfa1461]

Hola señor, he visto todos sus videos en español, estoy aprendiendo inglés y me parece que estoy en la tercera etapa donde puedo leer casi todo en inglés, pero aún así no entiendo nada de que las personas hablan en un audio libro

[@danielmorfa1461]

Hola señor, he visto todos sus videos en español, estoy aprendiendo inglés y me parece que estoy en la tercera etapa donde puedo leer casi todo en inglés, pero aún así no entiendo nada de que las personas hablan en un audio libro

[@danielmorfa1461]

Hola señor, he visto todos sus videos en español, estoy aprendiendo inglés y me parece que estoy en la tercera etapa donde puedo leer casi todo en inglés, pero aún así no entiendo nada de que las personas hablan en un audio libro

[@danielmorfa1461]

Hola señor, he visto todos sus videos en español, estoy aprendiendo inglés y me parece que estoy en la tercera etapa donde puedo leer casi todo en inglés, pero aún así no entiendo nada de que las personas hablan en un audio libro