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@traceemmalee32572 жыл бұрын
which European language is easiest to learn,I am Chinese
@Ja7ah2 жыл бұрын
@@traceemmalee3257 it is up to you and how you want to use it like if you want to travel to a place and learn their language or if you want to watch videos on that language but if you just want to learn an easy language i guess you can go with English but i feel like you already know that one if you do and want to learn others I can't help you there i know you asked him but I'm just saying i feel like English is pretty easy if you just watch some English KZbin or movies or audio books and when you get the pronunciation the letters become a little easier. well, I'm probably talking a little too much for a person you didn't ask
@hanjis58942 жыл бұрын
I like how he just has a normal conversation and doesn't play it up for a reaction. He seems like a nice guy I could chill with
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much🙏🙏
@keelindonald43142 жыл бұрын
Yip. Got me to subscribe 🙏
@caiovinicius52042 жыл бұрын
It's kind of a reaction video though, it wouldn't be wrong if he played it up for a reaction
@tebolee22082 жыл бұрын
This guy is really good, he is giving great advice. He mentioned ”语感” which translates as a sense or feel for the language. This is elusive for most language learners because they lack the natural and authentic way of communicating. Good job Victor, keep the videos coming. You are a positive and inspirational individual.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!🙏 I'm really happy to see comments like this, I'm very grateful that so many smart people watch my content and relate to it! 🙏🙏🙏
@iskandarmichael2 жыл бұрын
@@VictorTalking its you who is smart because you can articulate well for other people to understand what to grasp in learning other languages. I want to learn korean and japanese~
@кувейт-г7с Жыл бұрын
sense of languageЧувство
@동규-b8l2 жыл бұрын
You have such a perfect Seoul dialect accent. Out of all the foreigners I’ve seen, you’re the best at Korean. Keep it up!! :)
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I'm still very far from where I want to be🙏
@blingblingchoi2 жыл бұрын
You can tell how genuinely impressed they are! Whether or not the languages came easily for you, I can tell you put a lot of time and effort into being a part of the language. 잘 했어요. 화이팅!
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Languages never came easy for me, it's a lot of hard work😅 감사합니다 ~
@ahmads57222 жыл бұрын
@@VictorTalking I heard, you just need 2 years to get fluents in Korean?
@xiaobai11152 жыл бұрын
I was super skepitcal when the title said "fluent"... but wait, those tones, damnnnn so on point! Impressed! Well done! (Love from Shenzhen!).
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!🙏🙏🙏
@nadaalghussein98812 жыл бұрын
Your Mandarin is literally INSANE! and so is your korean😭👏👏👏 Such goals tbh I am currently studing both Korean and Chinese and your videos are very entertaining, useful and inspiring! Keep up the good work! Thank you
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much🙏🙏
@marker522 жыл бұрын
I can't believe that you learned English and all these Asian languages on your own! I've seen a lot of "polyglot youtubers" but I can tell you actually poured a lot of time into these languages. 너무 멋지세요!!! 전 한국인인데 지금 일본어 공부 열중 하고 있습니다ㅎ
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
감사합니다! ~~ 아직도 많이 부족해요 ㅎㅎ 오!저도 일본어 배우고 있어요! 화이팅!!💪💪
@westnilesnipes2 жыл бұрын
It’s impressive you can speak Chinese well, but it’s even more impressive your tones are on point lol. I’ve met a lot of dudes who speak Chinese well but their tones are always off. It ain’t easy getting the tones right in Chinese haha.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
@valenetjong2 жыл бұрын
Out of all the polyglots I’ve seen, you’re the best I’ve ever seen!! Your mandarin is INSANE. Most of the polyglots I’ve seen can speak some Chinese but their accent and vocabulary are completely unnatural.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you🙏🙏🙏
@ЕвгенийЛинк-о3ъ2 жыл бұрын
Респект тебе, парень. Полагаю много сил ушло на изучение языков.
@洪威-k3y2 жыл бұрын
Very standard and fluent mandarin pronunciation! 👍👍👍 keep it up!
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
@snipeglider2 жыл бұрын
KZbin recommendations algorithm seems to have picked up this video. It's only upwards from here bro keep it up
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support man🙏 really appreciate it💪
@Kingdom_Of_Dreams2 жыл бұрын
It means a lot to people if you try to learn their language. I am currently tutoring a man from China and I know a few words here and there in Chinese and Korean (which he is also fluent in), and whenever I drop a word or phrase in one of those languages, he is always so pleasantly surprised. It really means a lot to people, even if it's just a little bit :) He even taught me how to say "see you tomorrow" in Mandarin, as well as "good" in Russian (he is working in Russia at the moment). It's honestly so much fun to collaborate and learn together :)
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story 🙏👍👍
@lnoorplaylist2 жыл бұрын
most of them were uncomfortable before hearing their native language. and then they suddenly became comfortable
@lihackon Жыл бұрын
То чувство, когда ты знаешь английский, но не успеваешь прочитать быстро меняющиеся титры. Момент с просмотром видео на языке, который хочешь выучить на самом деле очень действенный, особенно когда читаешь книгу или статью и параллельно слушаешь чтение. Респект Виктор.
@hello-vy7tv Жыл бұрын
Stop ruski
@НатальяБакулина-я2ж8 ай бұрын
Тебя не напрягает, что он всех лайкнул кроме тебя, потому что комент был на русском. Я смотрел много его роликов и почти везде он общается на каких угодно языках, кроме русского.
@pnutdraws2 жыл бұрын
keep making these videos man, watching these korean conversations is a fun way to keep learning!
@LiGHTA772 жыл бұрын
Your production quality is always so good! Keep up the good work
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thanks you!
@Venik752 жыл бұрын
Yeah a new KZbinr of this type, I live this kind of content, keep it up bro 🔥
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! 🔥
@kimhyunn2 жыл бұрын
As a south korean, he speaks korean very fluently. He has a bit of accent but he is almost perfect.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much🙏🙏🙏
@kimhyunn2 жыл бұрын
@@VictorTalking how did u study korean?
@jojettejiji15082 жыл бұрын
What accent he has?
@kimhyunn2 жыл бұрын
@@jojettejiji1508 His own accent.
@gorillachilla2 жыл бұрын
@@kimhyunn he woke up 1 day after a night out
@angiekm58342 жыл бұрын
i grew up speaking and learning english. in my school, i take up chinese as a subject on the side. (math, science, geography, chinese...) ive learnt chinese for 10 yrs now and it is still NOT going well 😭😭 infact, ive stopped learning and speaking chinese for 3 yrs now and as much as i dislike studying chinese, i can’t ignore the fact that i miss it. watching videos of you speaking multiple languages makes me surprised every single time and i look up to you so much !! with chinese being one of the hardest languages to learn, i wish i was good at it 😖 i want to get back in learning chinese and start learning korean !!
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Try to get more practice with Chinese!!
@joshboston23232 жыл бұрын
I always find chinese people so genuinely curious and friendly.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
That's true!
@___bella___2 жыл бұрын
Я ждала хоть одно слово на русском 😅ну ладно.Самое главное то что я из-за этих субтитров на английском,начинаю понимать английский👀Спасибо за это ,хоть сейчас начну учить😊
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
На последнем видео есть русские субтитры!
@olazyasso2 жыл бұрын
Love these videos dude. Keep it up 👍🏽
@joans.22682 жыл бұрын
Victor, again I can't stop laughing. The look on their faces when you speak their language is priceless 😀😀😀😀. I get the same look, Asian face and, American height and build, but when I try to speak Korean, total America accent. People are like woah, thought she was Korean.😀😀😀😀😀
@ulvrk2 жыл бұрын
Please do more of these it’s entertaining and helpful to learn at the same time
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I will!
@StassieUchiha2 жыл бұрын
Каждый раз твое видео мотивирует меня учить дальше мандарин, но как только я к нему заново приступаю, я сдаюсь ахах. Пожелайте мне удачи и терпения 😂
@lurkiandanti3672 жыл бұрын
You need to do more of these)) this is really good)
@이바다-d1u2 жыл бұрын
i'm korean-american and your korean is so good! my dad spent his whole life in the states before coming here, and 진짜 아빠 보다 훨씬 잘하세요 ㅋㅋㅋ
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
앜ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 감사합니다, 아직도 많이 부족해요 ~~
@veronwoo2 жыл бұрын
Wow you are so fluent in both Korean and Chinese👍
@ironskullis66102 жыл бұрын
i speak Chinese to my cousin, shes training me up for the test of a century for me. its sort of a mediocre test level, but since I've only been studying for two months, it should be the hardest test yet. My mother also gives me paper to study on when shes not home, or let me borrow her laptop for an hour or two to continue my training. i mainly listen to audio books, or Chinese dialogue on scripted paper. Sometimes its really hard to get the hang of the phrases, or just sentences in general. But since its my big test, i should at least study for it beforehand. :D
@Warren_is_yellow2 жыл бұрын
5:59 During the Soeharto era, it was not allowed to speak Mandarin in public and learn Mandarin, so maybe parents were afraid to teach Mandarin to their children, plus there were no Mandarin lessons in the past. It should also be remembered that in ancient times, not all Chinese who moved to Indonesia could speak Mandarin. Mandarin was only used as a unifying language in the 1940s. Previously, Mandarin was a widely spoken regional language around Beijing. So, my ancestor can't speak mandarin even though he comes from China because he comes from the city/province of Guangdong where the majority language is khek. Plus, he doesn't teach the language to his children so none of my family members speak Mandarin. Also, the majority of Chinese who move to Indonesia are from the southern region of China I have studied Mandarin for almost 13 years. However, I still can't because I can't enter thousands of Chinese character combinations into my brain so that's how it is
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 🙏💪💪
@colincolenso2 жыл бұрын
I miss Dong Bei Chi Fan. I lived in Shanghai for a few years but learned to seek out Dongbei restaurants there. Zhe Jiang includes Hangzhou and Suzhou as I recall. West of Shanghai. Supposedly the home of Fried Rice dishes.
@sarahria2 жыл бұрын
Just got recommended this channel! Really fun interactions, didn't feel as awkward as I would be on these kinds of sites like omegle hahaha 😆
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Haha thank you!
@vick.86712 жыл бұрын
Hey, namesake here😆. I'm very impressed with your language skills. I can speak 3 languages fluently and I'm currently learning Spanish and Mandarin. Keep up the good work!
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏 Keep up your language learning 💪
@MaksFanTV2 жыл бұрын
Hello, it's the second time i have watched your video. I'm absolutely delighted to you. You can speak 5 languages. Actually, you're from Russia. I'd like you to try learning other languages. Keep recording new videos and help other people. You're a very talented. Good luck!
@darkalligraph2 жыл бұрын
You are really good! It's clear you've put a lot of hard work and passion into language learning. Also, around 6:20 It is quite common for Indonesian people who have some Chinese background, not to speak Chinese at all. This is the case for pretty much my entire extended family. But anyways, can't wait to see more videos! I made sure to subscribe.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I'm still constantly learning, I'm still very far from where I wanna be! Yeah, it was actually my very first time seeing Indonesians like this in China haha, I thought that they absolutely should know Chinese 🤣🤣 Thank you once again, really appreciate the support 🔥🔥
@darkalligraph2 жыл бұрын
@@VictorTalking I've watched a few of your videos now, I can't stop.. luckily there's a whole catalog of videos to watch! I totally understand the idea of continuously learning, I am learning Italian right now through school, and I taught myself German 3 years ago (but I'm out of practice honestly) but yeah, keep doing what you are doing! And I will make sure to keep learning languages too 😄
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
@@darkalligraph Thank you! Glad you like it! Check out my least popular videos as well, sometimes they have the most important content on how to learn languages haha 🙏🙏🙏
@darkalligraph2 жыл бұрын
@@VictorTalking Alright, will do!
@lasiynamhol2 жыл бұрын
Omg, I saw the first guy in Indah Amigianti (Indonesian KZbinr) channel too
@αιη-τ5φ2 жыл бұрын
I hope to master korean, chinese and japanese like you, your definitely my role model since I'm still young I'll study
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙏
@elianemuniz32482 жыл бұрын
Hello Congratulations on your dedication to speaking so many languages with such excellence, I want to learn Korean and Mandarin, a hug from Brazil to you. 🇧🇷😘
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@slowkr4v8902 жыл бұрын
Really fascinating. You are amazing bro, very inteligent. And Asia is so interesting and the people too. We are all so alike all over the world. This was such an interesting video.
@defscanvas76332 жыл бұрын
The first Korean guy had quite a good accent when speaking English. Love your videos!
@kraibs70412 жыл бұрын
Great video, Iam currently learning Japanese as well
@nicoleraheem11952 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've studied hard enough. My listening comprehension skills are better than my speaking.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
It takes a lot of work to get to the spoken level! Don't give up on your learning 🔥🔥🔥It will come!
@nicoleraheem11952 жыл бұрын
@@VictorTalking 💖🤞🏾
@martinburch24162 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. Just found you can't wait to see more
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Martin!
@akosikelsid2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I'm trying to learn Korean and your advise is helpful.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
👏👏
@aryandadwal77842 жыл бұрын
Just came across your channel... And love your content.... Keep going 💪
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel 🚀🚀🚀 Thank you 🙏👍
@rahimirq2 жыл бұрын
chad victor bustin out the languages for the boys
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Lol😂
@klarash65062 жыл бұрын
Для меня это как КОСМОС. ЭТО дар Божий такую память и способность к языкам. 👏
@4Bucket2U2 жыл бұрын
Actually good advice, dont just watch movies and shit to get the feeling of the language, you have to be interested in the topic in order to get the drive to want to understand whats going on, its an amazing unlocking of the soul
@jeanrafes Жыл бұрын
The glasses look good on you and thanks for the videos
@NectarinePrime Жыл бұрын
Ну кстати я тоже учил английскии по видео, я просто смотрел весь свой любимый контент в Ютюб и кино на английском, погружался в среду. Потом я стал стараться думать на английском. Так же уходило где то 5-6 часов в день, сейчас я почти не смотрю видео на русском. Как то привык что-ли) Классные видосы! Жду новых с нетерпением!
@godly11602 жыл бұрын
Wow! You're amazing!!
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Haha thank you! 🙏
@danielc.61562 жыл бұрын
This guy deserves way more subscribers…
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Daniel!
@mrmo78182 жыл бұрын
You deserve more subscribers
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@RoussinSong2 жыл бұрын
Just came across your channel. ...Really impressive.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you🙏
@mohamedunderscore12342 жыл бұрын
This video is not only for entertainment, but contains very useful information. Thanks 3>
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad it's useful 🙏👍
@miyan36432 жыл бұрын
It was so 😊...gud Thanks for ur vids... It was really helpful..like how to communicate with people.. And if the KZbin didn't recommended i wouldn't have known it.. I'm ur new subscriber.. i also learning Korean .. but sometimes it's hard to remember..bcoz i don't hav friends to communicate...like that...if i do ..it would be easy for me..
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Check out my other videos on how to learn languages and find language exchange partners!
@akunnie44142 жыл бұрын
your Korean pronunciation is really good
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mj40432 жыл бұрын
Great language skills, вы хорошо знаете и можете разговаривать это очень круто Keep going
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Спасибо!🙏
@leondegrelle9560 Жыл бұрын
Китайцы приятные добрые люди, и корейцы. Интересные люди, со своей культурой. Не то что наши, деграданты.
@BeeNeeLimitless2 жыл бұрын
What’s with those south east Asia people , they’re so down to earth and humble people? ❤
@loganryan1317 Жыл бұрын
Aww 6:57 he started breaking everything down for you lol i like him
@MargieThomas2 жыл бұрын
Whooowooow,,been watching kdrama for so long but the only word I've learn is anyeong haseyo, kamsamida, saranghaeyo, good for you Victor. My former boss was Russian and he was so good.
@Sevaxr2 жыл бұрын
Очень клевые видео, продолжай в том же духе, Виктор!
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Спасибо 🙏
@iTechRevolutionTV2 жыл бұрын
Victors voice and speech shows a resemblance to Kim Byung-chul’s a lot.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
🙏🙏🔥🔥
@polarnyong2 жыл бұрын
Chinese-Indonesian problem : people keep speaking to you in Chinese even though you don't speak a lick of it lmao
@mikelchrist20262 жыл бұрын
Finally i can found a channel about speaking chinese
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@buzuxi2 жыл бұрын
In jealous of this guy, the 5 languages I wish I could speak. I'm stuck with English and Greek and my Greek isn't even that good
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, but it takes many years, it's not quick and easy, so don't be discouraged!!! Take your time, use effective methods and you'll get there. 💪💪💪
@ЮрийГуберт-й2с Жыл бұрын
Виктор, привет! Подписался на твой канал, ты мотивируешь заниматься языками! Пытаюсь выучить немецкий, но идёт туговато. Какой наиболее эффективный способ изучения иностранного языка, на твой взгляд? Можно ли выучить с помощью мобильных приложений, типа Дуолинго, Полиглот и т.п.? Или лучше что-то другое использовать?
@Tennisbord2 жыл бұрын
This video looks brighter than normal because hdr
@penniesfromheaven6352 жыл бұрын
This guy is pretty good! Usually in these kinds of videos the speakers speaking is functional but not very natural. I am inspired as a fellow 30 yr old white guy Haha While it has its advantages it is not always the best situation when learning language in Asia. I live in Yanji where they speak both Chinese and Korean. Please come and visit later!
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! I'm still 28 in western age🤣
@monnomestpersonne93942 жыл бұрын
2:37 -what city are you from ?- Yeah, I'm from 😂😂😭
@hafizhkan-2 жыл бұрын
Finally, an educative Omegle.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha thank you! I'll try to include more educative nuggets into those videos 🤣👍
@Gundal662 жыл бұрын
This is awesome
@xiaoshua2 жыл бұрын
Спасибо ютубу за рекомендацию и Виктору за такие видео, прилив мотивации на годы вперед! Надеюсь, что смогу когда-нибудь также свободно говорить на китайском, а потом может и за корейский возьмусь >
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Спасибо большое за добрый комментарий :) Удачи с китайским 💪🔥
@xiaoshua2 жыл бұрын
@@VictorTalking Благодарю! )
@nicole224102 жыл бұрын
That first guy was on Indah’s channel as well! Is he just always on ometv?🤣
@417ry2 жыл бұрын
Bro with blue jacket be like :woah woaa oh woah.... 😂
@Antbeast232 жыл бұрын
You should study every languages man
@inadmaster19532 жыл бұрын
Hola, excelente. Ahora te falta hablar español.
@jackjames12452 жыл бұрын
You've followed the exact formula for these generic viral 'white guy shocks asians' videos yet you have barely any subs/views in comparison to them. Keep going white guy.. I believe in you.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I am grateful for the growth I'm having now!
@dmitriydmitriy6412 жыл бұрын
Братан это же прекрасно ! Рад от души за тебя ! Хотя и нехрена не понимаю но читать эмоции цитаю .
@sairachith97232 жыл бұрын
This man's Russian tom Holland 😌👍 no one's changing my mind about this 😌😌😌😌
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I saw 3 people today said that😂😂
@astrophile.42412 жыл бұрын
Good bro
@BJTAPALES692 жыл бұрын
*VR CHAT WHEN?!*
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
I should!
@1хкафка2 жыл бұрын
Надеюсь ты вернёшься домой, братское сердце ) Россия нуждается в таких людях. Витя, ты невероятный красавчик и мотиватор
@POCKOCMOCVladimir Жыл бұрын
Нефиг ему в России сейчас делать! У нас упоротая власть, которая сама допустила разложение страны как в экономическом, так и в политическом плане. Или вы не из России? Не мобилизовали еще значит.
@morgand9352 Жыл бұрын
@@POCKOCMOCVladimir из какого подвала вылезла?
@selyavnoe181 Жыл бұрын
Терпенье и труд - всё перетрут!
@Exolofy2 жыл бұрын
lets go vic
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Let's gooooooo🔥
@lubovyang7390 Жыл бұрын
哪能不赞您,维克多!你女朋友很爱你,为了人只有的善良心,持续下去吧!
@erturtemirbaev52072 жыл бұрын
Вы молодец! Привет из Кыргызстана 🇰🇬
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Спасибо 🙏💪
@adgell73792 жыл бұрын
와,кажется я нашла my new role model:) тоже знаю корейский и английский,но собираюсь поступать в Китай,так что путь с китайским только начинается рассматриваю экономику и торговлю,правда отпугивает кол-во математики в программе 😅 from your experience, много ли было математики и сложная ли она была?
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
🙏👍У меня было мало
@adgell73792 жыл бұрын
@@VictorTalking а у вас какой именно major был?просто экономика?
@Volik3337 ай бұрын
Отлично, Виктор!!! 🙂🌞🖐🖐🖐
@11.06_aj2 жыл бұрын
hey victor. I started to learn chinese again and I’m really good. the only thing that annoys me is that I can understand chinese when I talk with them, but sometimes they need to repeat themselves so I could understand them clearly. could you help me to be better to understand chinese people? they sometimes just talk too fast or too unclearly…..and I feel bad asking them to repeat themselves all the time…🙇🏻♂️
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
I think you should learn more and practice more! As simple as that😄
@11.06_aj2 жыл бұрын
@@VictorTalking ok thanks😂😅 btw I’m russian too :)
@oliatania49510 ай бұрын
Виктор, молодец! Пример как может быть, только трудись❤❤❤❤❤❤
@ПетрЛаврентьев-у6ъ Жыл бұрын
Виктор, какой же ты молодец!
@jakartanhk22362 жыл бұрын
I love it, auto subcr.... bro 👍👍
@devilgamerknight54862 жыл бұрын
love your video thank you
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@bibbiya2 жыл бұрын
Крутой парень 🙌 I’m hooked.
@VictorTalking2 жыл бұрын
Спасибо большое!🙏
@galagasikatebelece73182 жыл бұрын
lol...once that 2 girls appear... i know they're from indonesia because of what they wear XD
@IIIuminate1232 жыл бұрын
How long did it take for you to reach conversational level in Korean? Really want to learn it, have learnt hangeul completely and a few words but its getting shit ton harder with all the grammar and words now