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So true! It's a rollercoaster ride of emotions learning a language but such fun! The trick for me is to occasionally stop and see how much I do know and remember the first few lessons where I knew nothing and then be proud of how far I have come, irrespective of the time it has taken. Most of all I enjoy the journey. Thanks Pat for making this journey laidback and fun!

The difficulty with language learning is that it's not like learning software development for example, where you can say "here's an app I created". It's just a slow, unremarkable process of absorption where you have moments of feeling the thrill of understanding, but most of the time you're just plodding along. Once you get into it, you're not nowhere but you're not really somewhere either, just somewhere in between. I'll admit, that's a bit frustrating as I come to the end of a year and all I can say is I'm better at Polish in some general sense :)

Thanks for your advice. What's your opinion, please, on copying texts by hand? Best wishes for 2025!

I watch anime instead.

Great tip. Hope your channel blows up soon. Your tips are original and interesting.

A great video

NORMAL. BAN DEI. I was in a position which a great number of Americans and Brits now find themselves. They discover they are being LIED TO and cheated by their government in the language they are native. My fame in Spanish came from a sincere decade long HATRED of DEI and racism against Whites, which I am. I was banned on social media, I´m constantly shadow banned on RUclips and yet, I didn´t give up. I taught MYSELF to fluency in Spanish and then helped change the entire world with the current US election, and I'm brimming with pride over it!! When we had our election stolen in 2020, I decided TO ACT. So, that´s my motive, my passion. You must have THAT in some form to learn a foreign language to fluency. And believe me, NOTHING at the A and B levels is worth talking about!! You won´t feel a sense of satisfaction until you're well into C1 and can talk about emotional depth, epigenetics, theology and deep critical thinking, unless you're just an idiot. But you must find a way to SIDE WITH the target culture, even against your own, something that Brits fail miserably doing. With Spanish, you come to realize, The Black Legend is true and you share in that guilt. Then you have a goal to erase your stain and help the people of Spain, instead of just bitching because they don´t drink tea and have your crappy breakfast.

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." ~ James 1:17 This includes gaining fluency in a language. It's God who manifests according to his will.

Listening to relative gibberish then later you go "wait I've heard that word a billion times I better look up what it means" is a seriously good hack I figured out on my own a few months ago.

Well done Chonda! Whay you say is true, learning with Laid-back Languages is so much better than school. The lessons are personalised to what, how and when you want to learn. So you learn the vocabulary that is important to you and at a time that is convenient to you and at a pace that suits your learning style . I love learning with Pat at Laid-back Languages, above all it's just great fun!

I am a lazy person learning 6 languages now with this fun learning app - Duolingo for last 5 years. I started with just one language and kept adding one each year. I have been consistent at it, love repeating words and have fun as I do so. Hopefully will add another one soon.

I saw another RUclipsr talking about how you shouldn't bother memorising vocab but should instead acquire it and I agree. I just keep reading and listening to things in Polish, compare it to the English and over time I just find I know what the words mean... If I was setting myself exercises like memorising and reciting a bunch of words, I might introduce needless performance anxiety.

Nice class, but the song was a little bit too loud. Could you lower the volume? Please

Wow Pat! This is metaphysical! Cool. Please keep going. This is really useful.

I have been doing comprehensible input for about 8 months now after starting and failing at other methods of language acquisition. I have found that CI is not enough in itself. You have to do alot of listening - hours per day. I now combine CI with translations and a little reading and I find myself picking up but still very slowly. It hurts my brain reading Spanish though!!

My flatmate is Polish so I've chosen to learn Polish. He overheard your video and said that he agreed.

I think it's tough for us to stay partially engaged in something over the course of months and years without getting distracted and abandoning it. Staying consistently interested the language for a long time is the challenge.

Great point! Will definitely internalize this

Great video man, im pretty big on listening to podcasts for language learning. Glad to see someone talking about it. I need to step up relistening to episodes tho, i tend to focus more on finding new things to listen to.

This immediately identified my problem of overthinking before speaking. Thank you!

🌈🌈🌈 I am used to practicing my foreign languages every day, I don't give myself a day off. This hobby of mines is so intertwined in my subconscious.🌈🌈🌈Sometimes I do get lazy about it and I just listen to my old materials I prerecorded and don't add new material because of time restraints and stressful situations.🌈🌈🌈

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You’re right. I’m learning English and I saw many different teachers. Some of them always focus on the mistakes not the progress. It makes me uneasy. Hopefully, other teachers are focus on the communication first, and spread their good vibes. Thank you for your advice

gaaaaaaaaaaah I got so bored listening his SLOOOOOOW speech and constant repetitions. Evn after using x 2 speed. I didn't finish watching. As a polyglot I can say that he's just telling basic ideas BUT FOR REALLY LONG TIME. Like Russians say "TOO MUCH WATER in your text"

There are a lot of things in common between learning languages and going to the gym. There's always the technique, the self-motivation, the consistency even if it's on and off sometimes, the lifestyle, the pleasure, the results that come after a long time, and maybe so many other things..

Really useful advice. The majority of beginners labour under the misconception that they can achieve fluency in their target language in a relatively short time. It just doesn't work like that. Even the tefl guidelines theoretically allow 7 academic years to fluency. As you explain so well, it's daily, consistent and enjoyable contact that will produce the desired result.

Interesting your point of view. It remembers my english journey, These days I've been practicing english writing in an intuitive way it makes me feel so relax and easy. Out of the blue, words come to my mind without make effort. I feel so grateful about it. By the way, thanks for your video!

The More I study English, the more I feel confused. Though, I’m not à l’aise ( I’m French )

This must be how Eckhart Tolle learned Spanish

Disagree. I watch a channel called Easy Japanese listening, where the host talks softer and slower to help you understand. The key is actually repetition and hearing the same words, then your brain will be thinking ‘I’ve heard that one before’. You may RECOGNIZE a word, but you have to have a DICTIONARY to know it. Example: without looking up a dictionary, what does かわいい　(kawaii) mean? You probably KNOW it means ‘cute’ because you’ve heard it a billion times and you’ve looked it up or ASKED what it means. But what about ボンキュッボン?… That is a word that you don’t learn from a dictionary or ANY books. It is ‘bonqiu-bon’ and means ‘thicc’.

I like the word _insouciance_ - never been in a spa

That's a really useful and insightful video!

Profound. Any grammar book will explain why "I have a hunger" works or does not work.

Good explanation sir thank you 🙏😊😊

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Great points! I think the biggest misconception of language learners who fail is the idea that they can somehow "force" the process; sure, discipline is essential but anything that causes self inflicted stress is terminal to the process. I like the positive energy notion you propose. Languages are like vast universes that should fill the beholder with wonder and excitement. Ask any honest polyglot and they'll happily admit to having made thousands of mistakes but it's never an issue for them. The sheer pleasure of exploring the unknown and patiently enjoying the process will achieve the best results.

Thank you so much for this video! You are completly right ( in Spanish is with tener: tienes razón😂😂😂). A lot of barries to learning in general are psicological: little traumas in school and blockages in the body! And also they have to be comfortable of being incomfortable! I am very interested to know why memory works! Thanks for the other video! For me learning a language is a life-long journey! It doesn't stop at some point!

Bro,i am listening podcast a year.but i still can't speak English.but i love it.i am listening continously. One day or another day i will speak English fluently. I believe my Self.

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Good advice

I've known a few closed minded people who try as they might couldn't learn another language. On the other end of the spectrum I know some very open minded people who are multilingual.

I’ve been learning Vietnamese passively for 3 years. I babble A LOT in my car, room, or even around my family

Will definitely babble more in my language learning! Keep up the great content!

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Currently learning Italiano and SO GLAD I found your channel. Subscribing now and will contact you soon for Free consultation. Grazie

The problem is how???😊

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very powerful thanks!