you should try sign language, and go to a deaf event like a deaf coffee chat! its definitely different than the other languages that you have learned. Love your channel! its very inspiring
@Lensynth2 жыл бұрын
I second this! Sign language is awesome. I learned a bit when my kids were babies to help prevent tantrums and my kids still use a bit of ASL 5 years later. There's also like 300 different sign languages and I find that interesting somehow.
@eyuelyiferu2642 жыл бұрын
I am born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Coffee originated from Ethiopia.
@sierradenae5792 жыл бұрын
Oh yeaa , I live in New Orleans and attended one of these at cafe du monde ‘!!
@Yellowsnow694202 жыл бұрын
I know ASL and it was quite easy. Way easier than any other language I’ve tried to learn. It feels like it’s kind of cheating, though because I can think in English as I sign.
@Lensynth2 жыл бұрын
@@Yellowsnow69420 He could try out other sign languages as well as ASL. There's about 300 different sign languages.
@sirhamalot8651 Жыл бұрын
2 tips I got: -I met an Irishman who learned Spanish by watching Soap Operas in Spanish. He said the perfect enunciation of the actors coupled with the emotional over-acting helps to understand what is being said and what it means. -Watch the 'Sesame Street' equivalents of the language you're trying to learn. Children's shows teach you the basics very slowly.
@budekins542 Жыл бұрын
Very good advice! I'm watching children's stories in Spanish on KZbin and using a powerful new tool - ChatGPT!
@taintwasher37036 ай бұрын
yeah i wanted to try opera so i watched Mozart Don Giovanni, had no intention in learning italian but a large amount of words and phrases stuck with me
@Rainbowmoo1233 жыл бұрын
Xiaoma: learns 15 languages in a year Me: *still struggling with basic japanese after 10 years of trying to learn it.*
@ryans61413 жыл бұрын
Try Tandem?
@peroporque76513 жыл бұрын
Obviously not working hard then are you
@ryans61413 жыл бұрын
@@peroporque7651 booo
@miguelv4903 жыл бұрын
Weeb
@peroporque76513 жыл бұрын
@@ryans6141 Ye ye boo the truth all you like
@blacksheep13373 жыл бұрын
This tips actually works well, i started learning english 05 months ago and now im able to completely understand Xiaoma with any subtitles help. Remembering im not able to keep a conversation or write well yet but living 100% under english culture makes a lot of progression in my hearing skills.
@chexcollects3 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@lindalockhart12663 жыл бұрын
Unless someone wrote this for you and English is not your first language, you wrote this remarkably well! Great job!
@Reforming_LL3 жыл бұрын
Immersion moment
@adeca50523 жыл бұрын
How did you choose what was most important to speak? Like the words etc
@Reforming_LL3 жыл бұрын
@@adeca5052 I guess OP just immersed in English so much, that they probably know most of the common words in English.
@peteck0073 жыл бұрын
*Here is some rare tip:* If you're not familiar with the accent and finding it hard to understand (what is being talked on the TV/movies) even though you have practiced a language to the point where you can write good and speak good.. but the only problem you're having is you can't really keep up with the accent of the native speaker. Listen to the songs and memorize them with lyrics. As more as you can.. it'd take on an average 80 or more songs (of your target language) to make the accent very naturalised to your ears.
@nobytes23 жыл бұрын
On the notes on accents, a country can have several accents in different regions. I lived in Northern and Southern Mexico and heard tons of accents. I also couldn't understand a regional accent from someone from Honduras. I had to ask him to slow down. So I think is best to learn the most widely spoken accent and go from there.
@Reforming_LL3 жыл бұрын
No, not songs but shows and YT videos. Much better, and you get to learn lots of stuff too.
@chilenapromedioRU2 жыл бұрын
I would probably need to listen the BBC 24/7. Anyone has a recommendation to what I could listen to improve my English pronunciation? I'm interested only in British English.
@laterz82602 жыл бұрын
@@chilenapromedioRU TV shows, podcasts, movies and with the shows I would reccomend using subtitles that are in your native language
@nalat1suket4nk02 жыл бұрын
Good tip
@BrandonLuisi3 жыл бұрын
You’ve actually inspired me to learn new languages. In high school I took 4 years of spanish and earned my seal of biliteracy. Now that I’m in college I miss learning languages so 4 weeks ago I began learning Korean :) and I’d say im doing pretty well!
@Toast_Bros2 жыл бұрын
How's your Korean coming along?
@Alex_Eh2 жыл бұрын
@@Toast_Bros Seems like he gave up :(
@nanuk13342 жыл бұрын
@Brandon Luisi Are you still learning ?
@MaryJBlack3 жыл бұрын
Woww! Thats interesting. Ain't easy to even speak one language fluently
@superscribe66513 жыл бұрын
Yeah Americans can't even speak American correctly (Intended)
@JynxziClipsCentral13 жыл бұрын
@@superscribe6651 🤣😂
@Alinda13083 жыл бұрын
Indeed he doesn't speak them all fluently
@superscribe66513 жыл бұрын
@@Alinda1308 but at least he can have a basic conversation. It's impressive he can do that in 16 languages! As some people can't even speak one language fluently
@virginsquad37023 жыл бұрын
Why this Wakanda girl everywhere! 🤔
@andrewlapensee3 жыл бұрын
The learning process is the hardest part, once youve mastered your way of learning, then repeat with multiple languages.. practice makes perfect..
@AfroLinguo3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I discovered the language learning technique that works for me and I have used it to learn german, chinese and now korean and it is still working great.
@AfroLinguo3 жыл бұрын
@Kepler 186-F Hi sup?
@AfroLinguo3 жыл бұрын
@Kepler 186-F Good
@ichbindynamit99192 жыл бұрын
@@AfroLinguo tell us my friend!!
@rafixalafova1642 жыл бұрын
@@AfroLinguo Hi. How is it going? So what's your technique? Could you tell me please?
@StarlingASMR3 жыл бұрын
You’re a legend!
@oneseeker23 жыл бұрын
He is likable, he is engaging, his eyes lite up, great smile, A+ on personality. He is far far younger than I.
@fwob7733 жыл бұрын
Shut up
@ChocolateVP232 жыл бұрын
@@fwob773 lol
@Pretisy3 жыл бұрын
Next year's video titles will be: "How I forgot 13 languages after one year"
@AfroLinguo3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 This got me. And then the year after would be... How I relearned them 13 languages.
@Xlicty3 жыл бұрын
Actually would help some people 😂😂😂
@ponta11623 жыл бұрын
LMAO 😂😂😂
@valvejob42152 жыл бұрын
He learned 15 languages in a single year, and this is what happened to his brain. Xiaomanyc is a young man, presenting to the emergency room speaking gibberish...
@_perza2 жыл бұрын
@@valvejob4215 XM*
@the_g94563 жыл бұрын
Young man, you are truly amazing. Being able to communicate with people on their level is so important in every part of life. I can see in your videos how you bridge that gap between different cultures. I sincerely wish you well and thanks for your content.
@mamatila1233 жыл бұрын
honestly... this process is very smart, because even people that are fluent in specific languages and work as translators, still need to pass tests to interpret in specific contexts, such as medical contexts for example, because the vocabulary varies. Additionally, as someone who is bilingual, once you can start a conversation your language learning skyrockets because the new vocabulary with just start coming and people will want to help you understand. Great job!!!
@HumanByProxy3 жыл бұрын
I had to learn Attican Greek in high school. It left me feeling like I could never learn to speak another language. Yet that is a language no one speaks anymore! Thank you for your take.
@vasiadaliani24403 жыл бұрын
Yeah, at school languages are usually taught in a manner that doesn't help you learn to actually communicate. I studied French for three years at school but the true learning only occurred once I started private lessons. Also, Attican Greek, other than the fact that it's not spoken anymore, is SERIOUSLY hard, even for us native Greek speakers. So it wasn't your fault that you had such a hard time with it. I hope learning new languages is easier for you now.
@reynaldkloss.r63023 жыл бұрын
@@vasiadaliani2440 this is true, I've been "learning" English in school but honestly it doesn't help me to have a proper conversation with someone bcuz they don't force us to pratice our listening, it's just grammar rules and few practical examples to use in day-to-day. Since I started to taught myself English i got so much better!!
@MuumipappaJaMeri3 жыл бұрын
When I started to learn Lithuanian, my first sentences were these: "I love you.", "Nice to meet you." AND "I don't like musrooms." I knew what I wanted to say!
@superscribe66513 жыл бұрын
Haha first phrases I have learned in about 30 languages was "thank you" then "I love you" in 8 cause I lost the motivation haha. But like ask me what's "thank you" in one of the 30 languages I can pull that information. It was like only phrase I knew in that language but still, that was cool lol
@Kathsings3 жыл бұрын
I started learning Lithuanian with a Plimseur audio program. By lesson seven I’d learned how to say “ I want something to eat”, “I want something to drink”, “wine”, “beer”, “my place”, “your place”. Those are the Plimseur priorities I guess.
@clerede63823 жыл бұрын
@@Kathsings I'm native Lithuanian speaker and I always wondering why people want to learn Lithuanian language.
@Kathsings3 жыл бұрын
@@clerede6382 my grandparents came from Lithuania and it was spoken by their children when we went to visit, but the grandchildren were never taught. I wanted to learn so I started with tapes then went to Lithuanian Saturday school for three years. I’m still struggling, all those tenses and word changes! It is a really difficult language! I’m planning to visit for a couple days in April, and at least should be able to order in a restaurant!
@demosmemebrewery99163 жыл бұрын
i gotta learn "I'm mainly a Touhou fan, not really into much else"
@ChokyoDK3 жыл бұрын
I remember Laoshu's videos like this. Man. R.I.P. That laugh still rings throughout malls and Chinese restaurants.
@GorillaFlakes3 жыл бұрын
Rip😔
@RJ-ku2mh3 жыл бұрын
Ive been out of the loop, what happened to Laoshu?
@ChokyoDK3 жыл бұрын
@@RJ-ku2mh He died from heart complications. 4th of March 2021
@szewei853 жыл бұрын
gone too soon man my niggah :(
@Reforming_LL3 жыл бұрын
Still miss him bruh
@pedrovalicente3 жыл бұрын
Hey, Xiaoma! Huge brazilian fan here. I'm not a teacher or anything like that but I've been speaking English since I was a kid and I also lived in France for 3 years so my french is pretty decent, so if you wanna practice your french and/or brazilian portuguese just hit me up. Love your channel my dude 🤙🏼🤙🏼
@wizcats50353 жыл бұрын
Hey! I’m Brazilian and I speak Portuguese but my grammar is awful 😭 I’ve been trying to get better but when I moved to Cali there’s literally no Brazilians here (,:
@pedrovalicente3 жыл бұрын
@@wizcats5035 How did that happen, you left Brazil in a young age? And yeah, brazilians usually go for the east coast when moving to the US lol
@reynaldkloss.r63023 жыл бұрын
@@wizcats5035 a tip is to use Twitter, brazilians are highly active there (from young to old people), you can learn (or remember) most words that we use here, at least the main and most useful ones
@wizcats50353 жыл бұрын
@@pedrovalicente so I was actually born in the east coast but my whole family is from Brasil. Since I moved from the east coast to CA I don’t speak Portuguese as much as I used to
@pedrovalicente3 жыл бұрын
@@wizcats5035 Oh ok now I got it. Just keep practicing so can be sure your brazilian portuguese knowledge will never go away. I guess listening to brazilian music and following brazilian youtube channels can help you out. Also brazilian twitter is great for keeping up with new expressions and stuff like that. Well if you ever come to Rio just hit me up, you'll always be a brazilian, after all 🇧🇷❤👊🏼
@tylerjackson26543 жыл бұрын
My DANISH girlfriend has been trying to learn Danish in Copenhagen for the past 3 months and can NOT get the pronunciation down. I would LOVE to see you try! :)
@eskilpeskil15863 жыл бұрын
Bro you need a potato in your mouth to speak danish
@alexalika46183 жыл бұрын
How is she Danish and doesn’t speak her language? Or do you mean she’s American with some danish ancestors?!? BIG difference @Tyler Jackson
@someonehere3643 жыл бұрын
@@alexalika4618 you can be born in a country but raised in another one, so you won't necessarily speak the language of the country you are from
@SaintErik3 жыл бұрын
Danish is impossible. /Sweden
@Damgaard19703 жыл бұрын
Danish ist'n more difficult to learn than Swedish .. 🇩🇰 think he can do it 👍
@yasminoquendo3433 жыл бұрын
CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THOSE AMAZING YEARS LEARNING EVERYTHING YOU KNOW
@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice2 жыл бұрын
This makes a lot of sense, thank you. Actively coming up with your own phrases and trying to do your own translations work, using those creative muscles, it certainly helps me much faster as well. Plus those roleplays and real-world conversations so there's a real back-and-forth. Two powerful tools.
@b.c.49023 жыл бұрын
It would be amazing if you learned Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Polish, Croatian, or really any language representing the Slavic group
@nanuk13342 жыл бұрын
Jakoze on asi na slovany sere :(
@HistoriaenMapas Жыл бұрын
An RUSSIAN!!!
@andrewshepitko6354 Жыл бұрын
You mentioned the languages i learn
@-marija Жыл бұрын
@lostpelican1883 its also pretty similar to croatian so if he learns one of them or bosnian he can easily learn the other
@Brammen3 жыл бұрын
Xiaoma: 15 languages Laoshu from heaven: Tsssss, good start...
@haicautrang53043 жыл бұрын
rip
@ctrivera30003 жыл бұрын
I miss him so much....
@BamBeatz33 жыл бұрын
Here from TikTok I am so impressed and have a dream to learn many languages I started off in Latin too and never remembered any of it. I am now self taught Spanish and loved it! I am hoping to learn many more! U r an inspiration bro! Thank you for sharing!
@NoName-je2kr3 жыл бұрын
As a Russian subscriber, I recommend you to learn this difficult, but really interesting language. As a native speaker, I think it is harder than Chinese (I know this because I study it). It would be very challenging)))
@Ryanin2D3 жыл бұрын
Yeah man. The subtle variations of sh, jj, eh and ah sounds frustrated me a lot in high-school. Dating a Russian helped a lot, but it's difficult. Also, I'd say Russians love quoting literature more than Chinese do.
@halohalo30293 жыл бұрын
Then try Polish or Hungarian - probably two hardest european languages.
@S0RR1N3 жыл бұрын
@@halohalo3029 Hungarian isn't hard in my opinion, just time consuming to memorize every single conjugation
@makuszko3 жыл бұрын
@@S0RR1N I work with Hungarians and I would love to be able pronounce some basic phrases. Well one day in 2036 I will 😊
@S0RR1N3 жыл бұрын
@@makuszko ny and ly are hard for me to pronounce but I just go for it ig
@cnervip2 жыл бұрын
I learned english by myself just making all my internet life in english, still today, every time I hear a new word I repeat how it sound in my head a couple a times an speak it out loud a couple more. Now I often get confused if I was reading or hearing something in english or spanish. I've spoke english just once to avoid a college course but to my surprise the teacher said I didn't had the typical latino accent, that motivated me to keep learning and speaking what i wanna write first. Then you motivated me to learn Portuguese just because as a spanish speaker portuguese mais todavia eu à principiante, so I think I will prefer media in english subtitled in portuguese then the other way around, cheers, and tank you
@mntsam19303 жыл бұрын
I’ve lived in Montreal for almost 4 years now and I still struggle with French.
@lisasteel68173 жыл бұрын
I’m currently learning Mandarin through KZbin, learning basic phrases. I’m hoping to be able to speak with my son who is learning Mandarin at school.
@Reforming_LL3 жыл бұрын
KZbin is a really powerful language learning tool. Also I recommend you to have a separate account just for Mandarin YT vids, I have one for Japanese and it’s quite effective.
@nickymansor69043 жыл бұрын
For native speakers they actually amazed when you can talk in their language and they are willing to help you to learn more vocabs.
@silentone38523 жыл бұрын
Xiaomanyc the definition of motivation. Can't wait to see what new languages you learn in the future 👍
@ironboiyt3 жыл бұрын
It's crazy how many languages he can practise and speak in just ONE year!
@myers40673 жыл бұрын
I like him but he doesn't speak 12 languages, he studied 12 languages just one at a great level.
@MindyMa3 жыл бұрын
In the beginning of the video he explained that. He is definitely fluent with English. I've watch his Chinese-speaking videos and they are better than my Spanish conversational skills.
@rorymax3 жыл бұрын
@@MindyMa pretty sure English is his native language, and he has studied Chinese for over 10 years....what’s the point of your comment?
@nobytes23 жыл бұрын
@@myers4067 he literally said that on a video, how many do you speak, dumbish?
@RobSquared443 жыл бұрын
*Me absolutely triggered by the title of this video* Xiamo: “Let me just say this is clickbait. You cannot learn 15 languages in a year” Also Me: FAIR ENOUGH…
@elijahpeters42103 жыл бұрын
Dude is total scam
@Paul-yk7ds2 жыл бұрын
lol
@HingYok Жыл бұрын
One thing I notice about Xiaoma learning languages is that he seems to enjoy the process. Even when he makes mistakes, he seems to find it funny. That's the key to his success in language learning. I think it's also an inspiration for me not to take things too seriously sometimes.
@Blitzkrieg19763 жыл бұрын
Dude, you're still a freaking genius...I love the reactions you get from people! It's so awesome!
@kokidchaz47903 жыл бұрын
Hardworking bro but you gotta love talking I can speak Spanish only cuz I made it my life
@Jason_wojnar_ukraine2 жыл бұрын
I learned Ukrainian while living in Ukraine and my teacher said me and one other student were by far the quickest learners. We were music students who and she was comparing us to people who came to Ukraine specifically to learn Ukrainian. Part of what got me ahead was just talking and not hanging out with foreigners that much (the only foreigners I spoke with were from Latin America so my Spanish improved to). Every day in the dorm I would try and strike up a conversation and integrate what I learned in my class that week. People were also thrilled that a foreigner was learning Ukrainian and not russian. A simple "hi, what are you cooking (привіт, що ти готуєш)" when making dinner in the shared dorm kitchen would spark a conversation that would teach me new things and improve what I already knew.
@user-pq3v2yw3v2 жыл бұрын
This was a full value, honest interpretation of how to really pick up a language. I learned a lot. Thank you, amigo! - that's French for "friend"! 😉
@driego19223 жыл бұрын
Your are amazing Xiaoma, I just find you on KZbin a few days back but i totally love your content and watch it all. As a selftaught english speaker I can tell you you have absolutely right. Got to hear it and speak it, but it's not as easy as is it for you. You have to got the will to do it, the will of persist. Can't wait your next video! Greets from Argentina 👋🏼
@GreenRunningLama2 жыл бұрын
maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan - this is how I learned english - just jumped into the deep water - awesome vid - more vids like that man I would appreciate indeed. regards from UK
@OmegaFennec3 жыл бұрын
I'm planning on learning Swedish, later then Norwegian, them after that Finnish, which would make me able to speak 6 different languages, I cannot tell you how helpful this video is to me and so many other people I'm sure, thank you so much for this
@spacedino913 жыл бұрын
I can barely speak English and I am a native speaker. You are a super hero. This how we break down the boundaries by put effort into each other. Thank you, you are so inspiring and kind.
@fraserslife83993 жыл бұрын
I had a similar experience. I have had classroom French for around 8 years and been learning Spanish with an online tutor for 7 months and almost catching up to my French.
@rishibeauty88893 жыл бұрын
This is amazing!! Being in NYC must completely help since it is so diverse. BTW- I LOVE the floor to ceiling windows in your place. Would you ever do an apartment tour? It looks like a beautiful place.
@aisadal25213 жыл бұрын
Not only are you huge inspiration, you're also huge motivation! 😄
@Hertz-m7q3 жыл бұрын
Your almost at 4 Million Subscribers CONGRATULATIONS!
@wesleyfitness3 жыл бұрын
This man going to be sacrificed to the aliens to make peace
@Reforming_LL3 жыл бұрын
Wtf lol
@kokidchaz47903 жыл бұрын
Cuz he speak different languages lol
@chilenapromedioRU2 жыл бұрын
I want this pandemic to end. I've always wanted to take proper Japanese classes. My native language is Spanish, which I feel make it easier to pronounce Japanese, it amazes me how easy is to me to catch the sounds. The classes are most needed because I cannot be self-taught on kanji, I have studied kana by myself but that's about it. All my English is self-taught, way before the internet and apps. My pronunciation is bad I must admit, but I don't really have anyone to practice with. Karaoke apps is like the best option currently. I used to engage in conversation with every single tourist I could find in my youth. I just wanted to practice and I was complimented on my knowledge and even told to not apologise because my English wasn't bad. At least I have been improving my grammar. Cheers!
@lesego-letsilemagosi41112 жыл бұрын
Hello Chilean I can help you with English to improve it.
@lukejackson39013 жыл бұрын
This just made me think of the idea of the final "test" of a class being a system where you literally have a conversation with a native speaker, graded on how good the conversation was, how you could express yourself.
@JW-bh2ud2 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@LanguageKing3337 ай бұрын
I’m a lifelong language learner. I have studied and continue to study around 60. This is only because I have knowledge of how to tap into the subconscious and I learned how to learn languages and have mega memory. The conscious mind is very weak to be dependent on as it can only maintain the languages, it doesn’t have the ability to store them permanently. The subconscious has perfect memory and what is stored away with languages as long as there is a strong emotion attached to it it can be permanently recalled. But it’s not surprising. People permanently recall intimacy they have with a partner so why can’t you have that same recall with languages? And there is an self help audio called the strangest secret by Earl Nightingale where he said “The human mind isn’t used (by most people in society) because people take it for granted. It’s free to use. So as long as you never take your mind for granted there’s no limit to how many languages you can learn!❤
@Indygrandma563 жыл бұрын
The first time I watched you I was amazed! My granddaughter is American and Dutch and she lives in the Netherlands and when she wants to ask her mom (American) a question that might embarrass her she does it in Dutch😂
@bryanharrison17813 жыл бұрын
I started watching Korean, Chinese and Taiwanese with English subtitles in 2020. When I go to the local Chinese and Korean restaurant I have learned how to say Hello, thank you and goodbye. I now want to learn to have a conversation. Thanks for the video.
@lautreamontg3 жыл бұрын
A question that I've sort of gathered after watching a lot of these polyglot channels is this: How many languages can someone reasonably become fluent in a "deep" way (i.e., not necessarily native fluency, but enough to give a 15 minute speech on a complicated topic, or read and understand a passage of important literature in that language)? So a bit more than being able to make small talk, ask for directions or talk to a merchant, but not necessarily flawless?
@L.K.483 жыл бұрын
I'd say there's no limit as long as you have the time and motivation
@SargonofQueens3 жыл бұрын
Your question is like asking how smart can people be.
@L.K.483 жыл бұрын
@@SargonofQueens no
@psalmco24253 жыл бұрын
Theres was a famed italian priest said to have been extremely fluent in 24 languages and decently fluent in another 9 and having basic knowledge in another 30, he was supposedly able to speak in over 60 languages. So maybe he was the limit?
@lautreamontg3 жыл бұрын
@@psalmco2425 I assume you're talking about Athanasius Kircher, who was no doubt a polymathic genius, but was also deeply eccentric and something of a bull artist (i.e. he claimed to have deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics, but did not). Likely he was fluent in many languages, but probably not as much as he claimed to be. As for myself I've met several people who are fluent enough to attend and present at academic conferences in four languages (English, French, German, Chinese plus their cradle language of Danish for one of them) and have comprehension in several more non-living tongues, but that's about the limit of my anecdotal experience.
@tomascarignano50023 жыл бұрын
Dude you’re so positive and encouraging. Thanks a lot for the tips
@daveschmarder-19503 жыл бұрын
60 years ago I started listening to shortwave radio. Lots of different languages could be heard back then. A couple decades later, since my family heritage was. German, I thought it would be cool to understand a little. I started listening to the West German international broadcaster. I would start with the news as that was the same as in English for the most part. Later on, I started meeting German Amateur Radio operators. on shortwave and began trying to have conversations. That actually worked ok. They could understand me. Later on, I attempted to fix my grammar, the little words between the main words. :) It wasn't a 1 year thing though. I don't think I would do it again. Shortwave radio is now dead anyway, but the internet is better.
@ImVeryBrad3 жыл бұрын
Cool story. Must have been fun back then
@belstar11282 жыл бұрын
Learning languages was a lot harder before the internet i don't think i could learn a Asian language back then only English maybe french and German in my region.
@jakeisrael78993 жыл бұрын
I’m going full smurf mode to speak with my girlfriends family and practicing with a tutor instead of her as a surprise. Thank you so much for the recommendation I never would’ve valued recall so much more highly recognition without this vid
@RamenYariman3 жыл бұрын
HI XIOMA IM LEARNING MANDARIN BECAUSE OF YOU!! k thnx bye ☺️
@jfoxx11882 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your process and tools you used. I love your videos and it’s soo inspiring! It’s so dope you’re tapping into so many didn’t cultures. What’s a great experience !
@jannethacevedo18203 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos that I saw. Your experience, your advices, thank you so much 小马 for share the way that you are learning! I envy you when you got Jackie Chan's signature in your shirt 👕 💕 I'm your fan and keep learning, greetings from Bogotá, Colombia! 感谢你!好好学习!加油!😁
@I_am_Jordan_K3 жыл бұрын
I really like your method, and I think mine is similar. Basically, I'll learn the grammar point. But I won't just memorize it and say "it works because it works." I'll make sure I understand what exactly is happening and why it's happening the way it is. Then, I apply the logic of the grammar in various contexts. To put it simply, I'm just making sure I know how to word things beforehand, so I don't have to figure it out mid-sentence. Lots of speaking practice definitely helps as well - the brain is a muscle, so recalling and saying a phrase multiple times will develop muscle memory. That being said, I don't know if I could do 15 languages to a basic conversational level in a year haha.
@fantacmajure2 жыл бұрын
Can you give me an example of your technique?
@MellonVegan3 жыл бұрын
3:50 That's how it's done! I had 2 years of French in school, your average German secondary school course and could barely order food on my own. Right after, I had a Spanish course for a year. Dude came in and spoke almost only Spanish with us from day 1. I was fluent with a basic but working vocabulary within a year. That's the difference between these learning styles. That said, I should really brush up on both. It's been 10 years without exposure since :/
@TheJbird8583 жыл бұрын
Love your content, I’m so glad your channel is blowing up!
@hamedsaharani35303 жыл бұрын
As a trilingual, I'm amazed by this kid, he is a polyglot! 😀
@monikahonkova18683 жыл бұрын
You are my inspiration. I learn languages but I do not spek. This year I will be speak speak and speak on the street, restauramt, everywhere
@ZENRG3 жыл бұрын
You are a language genius, my respect ! :-)
@northwest_rain3 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I needed! Thank you!
@matej_stepan3 жыл бұрын
I've learned basic German in a day right before the final exam, I have passed with C, so it is possible :D
@meghanmarie57522 жыл бұрын
I learn mandarin in school, and I have been for 6 years. But, it hasn’t really stuck. This year we got more in depth and I hope I can learn how to speak it.
@Mike_66443 жыл бұрын
You've been given the gift of languages.
@mikeizzano1723 жыл бұрын
I was very impressed with your videos, this was a great idea to explain to us what works for you. ! We all wondered how you did it , now we know thanks and keep them coming !
@damianvasquez20623 жыл бұрын
You’re now reminding me of Laoshu😭R.I.P.
@-R.E.D.A.C.T.E.D-4 ай бұрын
I am a 2nd generation asian. I understand my native language but reply to my older relatives in English. Because of this, I struggle to speak it. It wasn't too much a priority for me to actually speak it until my mom introduced me to a girl in our native country. I have to say it was pretty embarrassing but mutually halarious. Now here i am trying to speed run my own language 😂. Im glad her showing me the ropes os actually the best way to learn 😁
@amcc57043 жыл бұрын
Hi - I am a native English speaker (living in Australia!) I have been learning Hungarian for 5 years. I have spent a lot of time learning the grammar. My reading is good - slow but I can work it out. In terms of speaking, I copy/shadow from Hungarian learning on KZbin sites. The hardest part is the listening skills - I find that so hard. I tried to listen to talking books on the bus ride to work. Any suggestions on how to improve my listening skills for my target language? Thanks
@krisztinagaal84373 жыл бұрын
Yo, Hungarian here. When I was learning English, I think listening to music helped a lot, so~ If you can stand it, give it a try?
@driesjansen50012 жыл бұрын
definetly watch hungarian movies or watch the news (news can be pretty advanced tho). The more hours the faster you will learn (exponentially!).
@gringa233 жыл бұрын
I have been learning Spanish for over 3 years still not 100 % fluent, but I am climbing still to get to that level. However, I’m enjoying the journey. Also, I’ve decided to truly learn Portuguese because I have future in-laws who speak Portuguese in Angola . 😆
@MaissonT3 жыл бұрын
U have to try Brazilian Portuguese… 🇧🇷
@zflipside3 жыл бұрын
Omg! You know how to speak Tagalog!!!! Galing!
@StudioCuts3 жыл бұрын
Hey my friend. You inspired me to start learning the languages I’ve always wanted to - started with Russian - 24 hrs in and I’ve already had small conversations!!! 😬 Your methods are THE BEST!!! Thank you!! 🖤✌️
@darrellwong40972 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome Xiaoma! I totally agree with you. I have found this type of video that focuses on the process really helpful. Thanks for sharing and I think this is another inspiring video! 👍👍👍
@toonmouthtyne24823 жыл бұрын
I’m English, have been my entire life, live in England (Newcastle) and I still struggle to speak English
@joxlika3 жыл бұрын
It is absolutely amazing 🥰 i think that you might like the Georgian language (ქართული ენა). It is amazing. I do not speak 15, i only do 6 languages but your skills are AMaZing. Greeting from NYC 🙏
@sergiolewes3 жыл бұрын
Learning a lenguaje means something more than being able to keep a simple conversation? Let’s say you can speak 2, Chinese and English?
@Alinda13083 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's more correct. I hate these clickbait titles
@kokidchaz47903 жыл бұрын
You can only learn 2 a year
@ColeLangs3 жыл бұрын
Loved this! Practice makes perfect.
@Ulstercelt3 жыл бұрын
I’d like to see you try your hand at Icelandic. Even some of my friends who are native speakers find it difficult.
@antonyakimenko95723 жыл бұрын
Ég er frá Rússlandi og ég elska íslenska. Ég vil læra en það er harður
@chexcollects3 жыл бұрын
@@antonyakimenko9572 scary 😂😂
@belstar11282 жыл бұрын
The language itself is not so hard it has thing in common with English but i don't get to practice much because the language only has 300k speakers and have a culture where they don't see their language as important so i am forgetting what i learned i only get to hear Icelandic podcasts maybe once a month.
@aydenzinter28492 жыл бұрын
@@belstar1128 icelandic literally doesn't allow people to use lone words, linguistic imperialism is a pretty big thing in Iceland, you might just not be looking in the right place for people to talk with, I would use some discord servers to find friends to speak with
@belstar11282 жыл бұрын
@@aydenzinter2849 Yea but English and Iceland share a common ancestor so that is why it has some similar words but unlike in most other languages they are low tech basic words. But in modern Icelandic they will always make up a unique Icelandic term that is very different from most languages where they just take the word from from the language of the people who invented it. But take the Icelandic word for radio for example útvarp very different from other languages but lets take a long út is like the English out and varp is like the English word warp. But in old English warp means throw or casting like broadcasting so a literal translation of útvarp is out throwing or out casting so Icelandic has a connection with English. (sorry for all the typos i am out of time please don't make fun of me my pc is about to crash)
@jaytubing6073 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this! Your videos really help inspire me to learn languages 🥳
@mrwetcloth45713 жыл бұрын
You should learn a Slavic language, like Russian
@Jess-of4rf2 жыл бұрын
Learning that, it's so difficult
@Son966018 ай бұрын
Interesting a lot of the major lecturers in language learning say speaking and writing are pointless when trying to learn a language, comprehensible input is most important for them. So listening and reading to messages which our brains understand is the best way to learn. In fact, they don't even like using the word learn, they prefer to say acquired, because it should happen subconsciously. However, you say the most important thing is output, so speaking is most important to you.
@helpmereach45ksubswithoutvideo3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: these videos makes our days better
@amusant31443 жыл бұрын
I think these are the only words in your vocabulary
@carsoncook42973 жыл бұрын
I think you’re The first human to accomplish something like this. You’re pushing the limits of the human brain. Please keep going with your work you have no idea how grand your accomplishments are.
@MellonVegan3 жыл бұрын
I mean, I have seen someone have a conversation on Icelandic news in Icelandic, a week after getting there, without prior experience. There are also many polyglots around the world, including people who just naturally have to speak 5 languages daily and fluently just bc their community is diverse. But the 15 languages to a basic beginner level might be a first, simply bc most ppl will go deeper and thus take more time with each language before moving on.
@JohnBerthoty3 жыл бұрын
Xiaoma, do you also learn to read and write the languages? That seems like twice as difficult but maybe necessary (for writing things down)? Enjoying your vids a lot!
@nganle38198 ай бұрын
Haha, you make me laugh out loud with your funny expression when you talk. They way you see the progress of learning new language is not hard, very entertaining. You re such an inspiring source for me to learn new languages. I really like Korean language, after many times start then quit , now i try to learn it more regularly and find the way to talk in Korean. Passively absorb language is so much stressful . Love your channel .
@peteck0073 жыл бұрын
I have a goal to atleast know 10 languages before I turn 30.😊 Currently I know 5
@adamaj66303 жыл бұрын
Wow that's amazing well done!
@Reforming_LL3 жыл бұрын
Depends on how old you are. If you’re like 20 and above that probably may not be possible, but if you’re like 15 then it’s very much possible.
@Reforming_LL3 жыл бұрын
@Funny Username Eh depends on the languages
@poppymac88733 жыл бұрын
Man I absolutely freakin’ love this dude! Total legend ❤️
@RK-xy1ew3 жыл бұрын
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@BaileyB10113 жыл бұрын
This video was very well put together!! Nicely done.
@Kyla_22203 жыл бұрын
How I wish it's that easy to learn another language. 😌
@poopenlicht64483 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Xiaoma, very informative as usual! Keep up the good work; It's very inspiring.
@totaramrukhdeo63683 жыл бұрын
before i join the C.A.F i wanted to learn alot more languages and you inspired ty
@caidahorizontal2 жыл бұрын
I am trying to learn a little bit of English for the last twenty five years, but I am a lazy, negative and toxic person (and poor, because of this way of life) and still am here in a low basic level... It's impossible listen a movie 'cause I lost the ninety per cent of the dialogues and reading superheroe comic books is harder too... so... Congrats for you, not only for the effort, even the nice personality when you socialize.
@Kimbonessness3 жыл бұрын
13 minutes in… How did you know we were out there. Haha, I spent eight years learning French…do I speak it, OF COURSE NOT. Fear is real
@Paul-yk7ds2 жыл бұрын
Interesting that two of the main strategies I hear about now are kinda directly opposed: - Massive input, without any early output (Matt vs Japan, Steve Kauffman) - Speaking from day 1 (Xiaoma, Fluent in 3 Months)
@Wolfmots3 жыл бұрын
It's said that Cleopatra spoke 24 languages.
@LeeRoyMelissa3 жыл бұрын
Casually falling asleep on my morning commute into Manhattan yesterday when I swear you or your doppelganger sat across from me. 👀 Always been a fan of the videos and I just moved to Brooklyn from Tennessee!
@area51junkyard3 жыл бұрын
For laoshu 🙏😞
@sheeliekittie9298 Жыл бұрын
Loved this video. I agree the speaking is so important!! You are awesome.