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The two things I wish I had done when I started, and will do when I start on my next language, are: 1. Spend the first few months on high-frequency vocabulary and mastering sentence structures and grammatical tenses 2. After that, spend as much time as possible on extensive reading and listening Of all the things I've done in my language-learning process, those two things led to my biggest breakthroughs--the first in getting me from beginner to intermediate, and the second from intermediate to fairly advanced.
Yeah, I started to read way too late.. Really wish I started to read more earlier :) Its a bit hard to balance learning new grammar & vocabulary vs reading & listerning hehe
@@Jai.159 In any language, some words are used much more frequently than others. For example, in English, we use verbs like "to be" or "to have" almost constantly. Also conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns; etc. The idea is to emphasize learning those very well, because they're so ubiquitous that they tend to show up in any reading, listening, or conversational situation regardless of topic, and you can use them as a springboard for learning new vocabulary through extensive reading and listening.
@@Jai.159 Probably the words that are most common and frequently used in daily life. For example "earth, father, mother" are more common than "microeconomics, epistemology (the study of knowledge)". By learning these common / high frequency words first, its easier to start using the language (reading, speaking, writing etc..)
I feel embarrassed every time my tutor corrects my mistakes, especially careless mistakes. I feel so stupid for making mistakes. I need to remind myself to not feel that way. But sometimes I can't 😭
If it helps to hear this, I am an English (as a foreign language) tutor and I promise you, if you make a mistake, we are not judging you in any way. We understand that learning a language is hard and it takes a lot of practice to become fluent. If anything, we're impressed that you're taking the time and effort to learn the language!
It's ok, mistakes lead to success. Eventually the mistakes will be less and less. Until you quit making them. You make a lot of mistakes learning your native language. But one day you can speak at a native level. Keep in mind natives make mistakes to.
For me I think lack of consistency is what holds me back above all, but making habit and consistency are really hard for me because of severe depression, hell, I even struggle to keep up with old habits like brushing my teeth, let alone making new ones...
I have the same struggles on a daily basis. Something my therapist keeps reminding me is that one doesn't just wake up one day and have perfect habits. we habe to take teeny tiny steps forward, and even if we fall back every once in a while, the important thing is that we get back on track again. (think tortoise and the hare) Anyway, I just wanted to say that you're definately not alone in your struggles. I'm cheering you on
What helped me in a similar situation was the fact that you don't actually have to do a lot of studying every day to make it a habit; if you can learn just a word every day, then you can make that a habit and on better days learn ten words instead. And if you don't feel up to learning at all, then you can always just passively listen to your target language, so that's at least some input. And if you can't do that either than that's okay too, remember your health is what's most important. Hang on in there and good luck, :)
I hope you're going to be alright. Take it slow, it's ok to take breaks in between but remember to not give-up. Even though it's quite making us feel deeper than rock-bottom, let's keep going and hope it's going to be better soon if not completely alright. Stay kind and stay safe!
Same, I'm luck my mom is always trying to make me start doing stuff, cause for me, the hardest thing is getting out of bed and start. Also, sometimes music helps
It boggled my mind when I saw your Spanish textbook in Japanese. I guess I had never thought about the fact that you can learn another language by connecting it to a secondary language instead of your first. That's seriously awesome
Actually I learnt most of my German and Japanese through English, even if I'm a native Spanish speaker. Actually, you become better a both languages at once and makes it functional. Also, the more languages you know, the easiest you learn a new one, for example. For me German was easy since what it's not similar to English, it's similar to Spanish, so it takes a lot less effort to get the grammar, the vocabulary and the pronunciation.
I've taught ESL and one of the most critical things to consider when acquiring another language is everyone learns their native language only by using their native language.
You can actually mix them, (not in a textbook of course) but i speak english and spanish (native) and i'm currently learning french, and using both english and spanish in my notebook has helped a lot even though im just starting :)
@Char Char Binks no actually, I put her videos when I'm studying and it helps me to concentrate, and it motivates me. I don't see it as a waste of time (also I personally don't do that every single day smh)
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I wasn’t expecting to come across this in the comment section, but I really needed to hear this. Thank you 💙 I hope you have a great day/night wherever you are
Same here omg I know malayalam, hindi, english and my japanese is on progress, I'll start arabic after I get atleast intermediate level in japanese. My other lists are korean, tamil, german and sanskrit
I speak Spanish as my native language, I learned English and now I'm learning French with an English Textbook. I don't know how my brain manages to understand, it just does.
I think reading books and newspapers in french helps you to learn a bit quicker, so long as you use Google translate to translate the words and sentences you don't understand, and still attend your french course/s. That's how l learnt quickly, it's how l went from A1 to B1 in 33 days. I post my progress, abd the books, websites and apps l've used on my LinkedIn account www.linkedin.com/in/rose-fernandez-953a6b1a9
I love when Lindie talks about always taking her work notes in a different language. I work in an office and my manager was just getting a little huffy the other day because I write a to-do list in my notebook and write personal to-do's in German and she wanted to know what it said. Also I started learning languages when I was 15 and by the time I was 17/18 I was hiding notes from my parents in plain sight. I would write in German and then whenever I needed to write a name of someone I would write it in the Cyrillic alphabet and it always made me feel like a spy:P A super fun thing and I learn random vocab along the way. Often if I don't know the German I'll just throw some French or Spanish in there:)
As a little girl in a foreign country, I know my first breakthrough was when my friend at the time laughed at me and we laughed together. I spent the rest of the day naming things without fear and she would help me 🙂
I’m studying interpreting and translation and we’re getting taught different kinds of interpreting, one of which is called “consecutive interpreting”. You basically listen to a speech while simultaneously taking notes to give back the speech afterwards in the target language. I’ve been having difficulties keeping up with the pace of the speeches and taking notes at the same time, so I started shortening sentences by using Korean. It’s helped A LOT. It’s just so much faster to write Korean than English or German (in my case), mostly because the words are shorter. It’s incredible!
Hey...can you help me with Korean? We can connect on instagram..do let me know..✌️ i want to speak like a native...i can help you with english speaking...maybe hindi...if you want to....just let me know...✌️ Hoping for a response..
I've definitely been struggling with Korean vocab retention during the quarantine. Some of the verbs are very similar and I mixed up the syllables all the time. I'm gonna try chunking this week and see if it finally helps me retain the 89 words I've forgotten in the past 6 weeks. At least I remembered the other 172! Progress? 🤣
I feel you about vocab being tricky! I have to get back to my Quizlet sets ahhh! But yes, chunking and phrases really help. I remember vocab words better when I talk about/using them with friends and partners rather than just memorizing lists.
@@sarahdawson975 i studied korean for one year and I could not learn well alone. So since last month I making some investiments buying classes in Italki. I use italki since one year and already found some friends to practice polish and chinese and it was always helpful, but it is quite hard to find korean partners, so I buyed classes. And I am very satisfied! If you can buy some classes somtimes is good... if not this chunking I will do it also, let's see^^
I had a korean conversation partner this past semester with a small group of people. The partner asked us at the beginning if we'd ever had a conversation with a older korean grandparent whose english was really hard to understand but they spoke to use like we should understand them completely without any difficult understanding (might not be the most relevant example if you're outside of Atlanta, but you get the idea). I laughed, because I worked at a place where this profile fit a lot of customers who came in. My partner said that is the kind of confidence he wants us to speak in korean with. That really stuck with me because I always assume what I said in korean is wrong, somehow, or that there's a better way to say it. Though I should anticipate making mistakes, I shouldn't practice speaking like that, but rather practice speaking with confidence.
I began learning Japanese and it just wouldn’t stick. I am also one of those people that will literally write everything down. I am putting Japanese on hold and will focus on building up my memory to help retain the information better. Loved all these tips!
these are the only things I did when I started learning my target language: *acquiring the target language* (by listening to native speakers talking, also listening to songs and reading short stories, and watching youtube videos with the language that I want to learn, and THEN I started learning the rules of that language like grammar and writing, listening to that language 6 hours a day for 1 year was enough for me to learn it)
I'm self-taught, I don't know how to tell it but in Schools, College I fail badly to learn, now alone I can learn things easily, like I do with Programming Computer Software and Human Languages, like I did with my English Language and now with the Internet Globalization, information becomes very easy to find, like your tips in this video Lindie, in commentaries, all that helps a lot. Is interesting how our minds act when we try to learn new languages. For instance, my main language is Portuguese, I can read, write and listen English very well but I feel stuck when I try to speak. I can read and listen in Spanish too but I can't write and speak because I don't practice it. Portuguese and Spanish are very similar but at same time are different, just curious, so you are learning Spanish you will see when you listen Portuguese what I'm trying to tell, but be careful, there are words in Spanish with positive means and same word in Portuguese with negative means and vice-versa. I learn Japanese Language also but the courses are all in English. I avoid to use Portuguese, because I already know it, so all my devices, books, movies that I watch, all are set up in English. Now I'm doing it with Japanese Language. Thank you for the tips Lindie and try Portuguese after you learn Spanish, it will be very easy to learn.
I am a native speaker of Cantonese (HongKonger), a near-native user of English and Chinese, proficient Japanese user, and currently learning Korean and German. Wishing to be a 18-language polygot and this video really help. Thanks!
I'm from VietNam and i'm trying to learn English these days I also learn a little bit of Chinese. Your videos is very inspiring me and improve my listening skill in English
It may seem difficult at first (trying to learn your first ever foreign language), but then everything becomes easier as you get the habit of learning. In my case, it took me some years to learn English, yet now learning new languages such as Italian and Japanese (the ones I'm learning at the moment) isn't a big deal for me at all.
I have to admit that this video not only gave me motivation to work on learning my target languages, but also motivated me rn to be organized and productive! Which is pretty rare to have such a boost from a video! ❣️
My mother tongue is Spanish and I'm learning Japanese. I take notes in English because somehow it makes it easier to understand and sometimes I use the small amount of vocabulary that I know in Korean to remember some words in Japanese. At first, some of my classmates thought that I was just being cocky, but they ended up studying Japanese in English too. I'm studying linguistics applied to translation (from Spanish to Japanese and English) btw.
Estoy de acuerdo que es más fácil para tomar notas en tu segundo idioma; mi segundo idioma es español (mi primer es inglés) y ahora estoy aprendiendo italiano. Siempre tomo las notas en español porque entiendo major por alguna razón? jaja
I agree with yo. Picking just 1 coursebook+ workbook is the best idea. When you have more than 1, it is hard to be committed to all of them and really work. Better sticking with 1 and learn quality.
Aaah, these are all such good tips!! And I think they each tackle really common pitfalls for language learners!! I need to work on my teachability I think... My do-it-yourself attitude is helpful usually, but I can see where it can become crippling as well (and as always, I have to state my support for the growing and ever transforming channel aesthetic hehe 👀)
As your best friend I can assure you you have enough of the teachability trait! I always enjoy learning from you and in turn helping you with languages! (For a sec my eyes went blind and I read 'concern for the transforming channel aesthetic' LOL)
@@Endorphinn_ Absolutely! But Lindie isn't just learning a few words or phrases, or studying a language for just a week. As I wrote elsewhere, she's one of the best polyglots out there. If she is not a polyglot, who is?
This might sound a bit crazy but I'm not using apps, flashcards, a notebook or a textbook at all for Russian and I've been learning it for about 1.5 years now. So I've never written a word down in order to remember it, I remember words by doing lots of listening and hearing the word about 10 times in different contexts and then it sticks. So yeah, my new approach here is all about comprehensible input and it's similar to what you're recommending here except maybe I'm being even more extreme about it. My conclusion is that it's working well and so notebooks, apps, flashcards and textbooks are definitely not necessary - I guess I'd consider them optional and you can use them if you want to, but I'd rather not. Some other things I would still recommend are italki classes to practice speaking if you can afford it (I can't), graded readers ... and that's about it!
As she mentioned, i got rid of all my apps (explained more in depth on my channel in the video), but i've learned so much more by getting rid of them. I can't say i'll never go back, but as of now, i certainly have no interest.
I don't write down either. Because I'll never read them back. But I use textbooks. I'm English learner. To translate Japanese into English is very effective.
I kinda relate to the "no using flashcards" part. Although nowadays I use flashcards to remember every single word in Esperanto and French, I haven't used them to learn English at all (my first foreign language). Lots and lots of reading did the trick. In general, if a word is important, you'll stumble across it many times. There's no much point in learning a word you probably won't see many times again in a future (obviously I'm not talking about specific vocabulary that might be necessary in your job or so). If I don't know the meaning of a word in my mother language, I look it up, but don't actually review it, because I'll eventually see it again if the word is 'important'.
I can confirm what you just said in your video. I experienced a set back while learning Korean. While there is so much material, videos, apps, books etc, paradoxically this can hamper the learning process. In fact, too much material not only is overwhelming, it distracts you from focusing on the topic/subject. It's a learning curve!
I love your channel, your videos always help me. I used to be afraid of learning languages by myself, but since I found you I know I can do it. Now I'm learning my 4th language all thanks thanks to you🌸♥️ You're amazing!
I have always though that chunking is bad way to learn is more like keeping and not understanding the construction or the grammar behind but you made me give it an other chance and see if i can learn more words
This is super useful, i remember when i wanted to learn to understand spoken English it was hard because of the different accents UK, NA south, north, Afro-American , etc. and you just have to keep getting involved and feeding your life with those kind of content. The day i finally got to understand 100% of Christopher Hitchens debates i was so happy, it is worth it.
I taught myself English (I'm German) when I was 6 years old. I'm fluent in it now. And I have no idea how I got here. i didn't even know I was learning English. I just wanted to fully understand the people online and be able to write and speak in English. Also, it helped that my dad is American and his native language is English, but I didn't live with him at the time.
I want to write in korean in a journal but idk what to write about,also my korean is not so good to write long sentences.... and I'm a perfectionist which makes it much harder for me... ㅠㅠ
Write about your day. What you did today. How was the weather. What did you eat, your plans for tomorrow journaling really helps to practice making sentences and learning vocabulary i tried good luck ❤️ im learning korean too:)
i feel guilty about the “always writing down everything like the “copy and past” thing. just recently i realised that i was ‘“wasting” a bit of time for those sentences, that i already have in front of me lol
So great video! You always inspire and making friendly and relatable vids showcasing struggles and also some pros and cons! You are the most effective language learner to get tips from! Lots of love from india and god bless you What is your second hobby?
Hi Lindie! Thanks for you tip about not being a perfection with notes. Even though I still think yours are super neat it was good to see that even you don’t worry about the presentation too much. Recently I’ve bought new notebooks but haven’t started writing in them because I felt pressure to make them look really neat - I should just start scribbling!
About taking notes in different language - yes! yes! yes! I fucking love this! You can learn the target language and the language which you use for notes more efficiently. It's like you practicing two languages at the same time. I use french for my Korean
Lindie! I was just thinking about how I always feel so unmotivated whenever I’m writing down my notes and it doesn’t look so pretty and it’s kinda messy, especially when I’m studying grammar... 😅 so this video was definitely a slap in my perfectionist face lol Your tips are always so helpful and your energy is so bright and gentle, I always feel like I’m receiving advice from an older sister ❤️ 올려주셔서 감사합니다~
Hi! I understand you, this happens to me a lot, I try to repeat to myself that it doesn't matter if it's not perfect as long as I learn it is okay. Don't give up!
¡Estoy realmente de acuerdo contigo! Those tips are very effective when you learn a new language and, like you, I wish I knew those tips before I started to learn English and other languages. Guys, give a lot of importance to those tips. ¡Suerte en sus aprendizajes!
¡Gracias por los consejos! Y te felicito por estar aprendiendo español, así podrás comunicarte con un montón de gente y viajar a muchos lugares diferentes. ¡Además, estarás cerca del italiano y del portugués! No te desesperes por los diferentes acentos o modismos locales, usando las palabras y reglas gramaticales normales todos te entenderán (nosotros tampoco conocemos mucho de los modismos de los otros países); quizás sea bueno al principio escoger la forma de hablar de un solo lugar. Y aunque suene raro, no te recomiendo la pronunciación española, a menos que te interese especialmente, porque puede ser más difícil estar siempre pendiente de los sonidos "c/z" - "s", que en hispanoamérica no se diferencian. Saludos desde Chile
For me, the three things that worked were: 1. Consistency (this is probs the most difficult for me as I’m working full time and sometimes don’t have the capacity, but I’ll always try to study everyday, even if it’s just for 30min before bed) 2. Speaking with natives (my Japanese teacher does not speak good English and so our entire lesson is conducted in Japanese. We learn new phrases and concepts in Japanese and always spend 15-20min purely conversing) 3. Sticking to one resource at a time. (I always use one textbook and one app at a time, the former for grammar and writing and the latter for vocab) On a side note, it took me around 3 months to learn English fluently when I came to the UK. I started with memorising simple dictionaries and copying my teachers written texts on whiteboards to decipher after class, but it was definitely immersing myself in an all-English environment that did the trick. I think the human brain is made to adapt and learn without you exerting effort consciously, so you’re naturally not going to stay clueless in a foreign environment after a certain length of time has passed. One day I just picked up the correct grammar and thought the incorrect ways sounded awkward.
I have a question; I've been learning Korean since March of this year but I find it really difficult to find a language learning partner to practice with. On italki and hellotalk most people just don't seem interested... any tips?
Same. No one sticks around after one or two conversations. People joke about dating as a way to learn a language, which I always thought was silly, but if you're dating them, they're at least around to talk to... 😂 Maybe I'll give that a try.
I use tandem it has some security features so it's really safe they even rejected me this one time T.T but yes people on Tandem are really serious about language learning :)) well atleast from what I've experienced compared to hellotalk.
It takes a while to find a good match. Maybe this post I wrote about having a successful language exchange will help? lindiebotes.com/2019/09/04/having-a-successful-language-exchange/
Ek het nog nooit 'n Afrikaner meer as drie tale hoor praat nie. (En nog vlot, ook.) Ek praat vlot Afrikaans (huistaal) en Engels, en ek leer nou Portugees en Japanees. Dankie vir die inspirasie! I have never heard a home language Afrikaans person speak more than three languages fluently. I am fluent in Afrikaans (my home language) and in English. I am currently learning Portuguese and Japanese. Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi, I'm Vietnamese. I'm learning English and Korean. It's not easy. I knew your Korean speaking skills before. It's great that you have learned Vietnamese. I think it's quite difficult. I will try my best to learn languages. Thank you
I guess chunking would work for me. You have a point its really hard to memorize vocabularies one by one. Eps topik exam is next year. I dont have enough time to memorize 2000 words one by one so i will chunking method. Thank you! 🙏
You're so pretty, Lindie!💚💕 My dream back then was learning languages but my family didn't accept that so I just decided to follow what they want me to be. Now i'm going back to learming languages! I'm lacking grammar books I only have the internet. But the internet wants payment for the E-book's, I can't buy it.
I’m Brazilian, so portuguese is my first language and english is the second. I also can understand a bit of spanish... but not much lol. My dream is to learn german and italian, wish to accomplish my goal at some point :)
Hello! :) I also like to learn foreign languages so much! I add different videos on my channel that relate to Russian language. And I want to add more videos about other languages in the future. I also add videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something interesting and helpful on my channel you can subscribe :)
My first language is Brazilian Portuguese, and I know Japanese, English and currently I am studying Swedish. My suggestions: 1. I am against writing things on paper. It takes too much time to write things on paper. It is much better to use the computer. I strongly recommend to learn blind typing on a keyboard. It is not that difficult, and you will never want to return to paper again. 2. A good way to start is to translate song lyrics. It is quite easy to find songs on RUclips and the lyrics on the internet. I use Google Translate and some online dictionaries. It is fun, easy and fast. By listening to the songs you can learn correct pronunciation. I am currently translating one song per day. 3. It is OK to read textbooks, but in general they only cover a bit of grammar and very fundamental vocabulary. You have to advance as quickly as possible to native reading material, like books and magazines that native speakers actually read normally. A lot of people make the FATAL mistake of spending too much time on textbooks. You could read and memorize all the textbooks in the world and you still would not be able to speak fluently. In my experience you should read at least 10 books before achieving some kind of fluency. The very first book I read in English was William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist" when I was in high school. I couldn't understand half of the words but the book was so enthralling I could't stop reading it. 4. I DO NOT recommend learning several languages at the same time. I think it is much better to focus on a single language at a time.
One thing I suggest with learning most languages. I change my phone & sometimes computer settings, and change the main language to the one I am learning. At the moment I am learning Korean and I try to leave the Korean language as the main setting as much as possible. Because you either get some time away from technology because you can't understand how to work certain things on your device, or you straight up learn how to work it. Also following a lot of social media, and even shows, movies, reading books. In the language obviously helps. If I watch TV I always check to see if there is audio in any of the languages I am learning vis versa with subtitles.
This is fantastic! I teach music at the college level, specifically in the jazz department. I’m going to have my students watch this and translate these techniques to their practice of jazz improvisation. Thank you!
1. Be receptive ro feedback and mistakes 2. Dont be a perfectionist with notes 3. Look at vocab differently. Use contex to remember. Do chunking. 4. Simplify 5. Always take notes in a different language(your target language) 6. You do not need to write everything down! 7.spend more time immersing in the language(watching tv shows in the language, podcasts etc) 8. read more in the language 9. Be teachable(ask for help, get a tutor) App name: Lingoda
I've been studying Japanese for two years. At some point along the way each one of these issues cropped up and I addressed them the same way Lindie did. I found that it made my language learning experience more efficient (and fun). Long story short: if the way you are approaching language learning feels wrong, it probably is. Give a method a good try, but don't force it if it's not working. Try new things and keep the experience interesting. Structure your studies in a way that makes you look forward to your next session.
@@meilib4148 Hi, thank you for the question! So, in general terms, I would pretty much second what Lindie suggested. They are good tips to avoid a lot of frustration along the way. Now, specifically for Japanese, I would first suggest going into "sightseeing mode". This basically means using the first couple of weeks to take in the sights and sounds of the language. Learn Hiragana and Katakana and watch some anime, TV shows or listen to music so that things start make more sense. You'd be surprised how quickly you'll start to decipher the basics of the language. Second, once you have the Kana knowledge in place, buy a few graded readers. So that you can start to read as you listen. There is free material online but I prefer formal publications because they tend to be more structured. Graded readers tend not to have translations so you will start to associate Japanese text with pictures instead of wasting mental energy filtering everything through another language. Third, familiarise yourself with JLPT 5 Kanji. You'll probably already have encountered some by this point, but now focus on learning them in a more structured manner. Don't try to be a perfectionist. The best way to learn them is with practice. Of course, it will also depend on what you will be using your studies for. I'd suggest focusing on the meaning of the characters to start with and then move on to the reading and writing them later on. However, it would not hurt to practice a little reading and writing of Kanji at an early stage just to get a feel. I'd say the sequence should be a) meaning, b) reading, c) writing. Writing is optional in most cases as most communication is done by e-mail (or chat) these days. BTW, install a Japanese keyboard on your computer or tablet. For Windows, it is very easy to use IME. Most OSes have something of the sort these days. Fourth, in terms of grammar it depends on what you plan to do with your knowledge. Japanese has different levels of politeness. If you want to learn Japanese to watch anime, listen to music or any other pop culture things, you need to focus on the plain form of Japanese. However, keep in mind that if you plan to use it for work or to speak with strangers (while on holiday, for example) it is best to learn the polite form. Unlike most languages, the polite form is generally easier to learn than the plain form (conjugations tend to be more regular). There is a lot more to say but this post is already quite long hehe. Hope it helps, this should map out the first few months for you. Oh, if you like manga, I would suggest starting with Yotsuba. It's fun and quite approachable for beginners.
Chunking really helped me with mandarin. My teacher made me write and memorize sentences for homework. It drove me crazy and I cried many nights BUT I really absorbed the language and can remember example texts 6 years later
personally Id love to have a base website that teaches everything in order (and add variety with any other resources) and also a good serie or book for additional support i havent found one for spanish, german or traditional mandarin
I only use youtube, I have a few favourite people on there for my italian learning. Apps on phones can waste a lot of time. I have a 1 to 1 lesson with my italian teacher each fortnight. The rest of the time I either listen a lot ( whilst I'm doing the cooking ) or I read.
Hello! :) I also like to learn foreign languages so much! I add different videos on my channel that relate to Russian language. And I want to add more videos about other languages in the future. I also add videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something interesting and helpful on my channel you can subscribe :)
Hello Lindie, thank you so much for the content you are doing! I absolutely love how you are committing to learn multiple languages despite working fulltime in UX Design. I am also currently studying design and had a very negative mindset on my language leraning ability. Through your videos though and your positivity and faith in God I got to see an entirely new perspective and signed up for the lingoda language marathon. Thank you again and blessings from Germany. 😊✨
This makes me so happy! Thank you for your lovely message. I am so happy to see another designer and language learner here! Which language will you do for the sprint?
@@LindieBotesYou are welcome 😊 ! I signed up for Spanish 💃🏼. In Semester break I will continue to learn other languages as well such as polish and korean.
I speak spanish as my native lenguage and I am trying to learn english, portugues and korean. But whatever free material I find in internet to learn any lenguaje always is in english, so, I have to learn korean in english xd . I hope to learn well both of them lenguajes. BTW, of course you can call you polyglot, I am feel polyglot speaking native spanish and writting this coment in english hahahah
Hello! :) I also like to learn foreign languages so much! I add different videos on my channel that relate to Russian language. And I want to add more videos about other languages in the future. I also add videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something interesting and helpful on my channel you can subscribe :)
I’ve been learning Japanese for about 8 months and I’m able to understand about 40% I’m watching card captor Sakura, children’s shows are easier to understand. Don’t know what the hell y’all doing
it was incredibly hard for me not to try so hard in making my notes look neat and pretty, but i slowly let myself make mistakes and not tear off the whole page from my notebook haha. for me, just writing down notes and tips for yourself is a good enough notebook spread. just keep studying, you don't have to label or categorize each lesson in your notebook
I'm only halfway through the video, so maybe you touch on this as well, but I've found that *getting rid of English* in my notes and flashcards has had a *huge* effect on my ability to internalize the words (after the first couple of languages, when I still had to rely on English). I've studied around fifty languages -- none to fluency, as my focus is comparative grammars -- and if I leave English around, my brain tends to get lazy. So if I have "cantar -- sing" then I'll gloss right over the part I'm trying to learn, like my brain is going "yeah, yeah, I got it," but if I have it "cantar -- うたう" I'll be cementing both of them, and if I have it "cantar -- 歌う" then I'll be reinforcing the kanji that my brain has been being lazy about internalizing. I love two-language books that don't include English, so I'm kinda envious of your Spanish/Japanese combo there. "Chunking" is totally useful, for sure. My version is not with sentences/phrases (although I do that a little as well), but when I'm doing flash cards I put related words next to each other: here's three verbs related to movement (come, go, return), here's five verbs related to speech (say, ask, answer, shout, sing), that sort of thing. I can manage flash cards with *no* translations if I can group them in a way that looks distinct from other cards, and get at least one of them in my head so I can retrieve the others by connection. Same with adjective opposites. I've found games to be useful for getting a certain amount into my head, but I have to either take them in small chunks or accept that a lot of it is just going to pass me by without registering. But games like Minecraft and Stardew Valley allow me to pick up vocabulary terms related to food, and Stardew Valley lets me learn certain set phrases and start to pick up on parsing. And I used to think that learning the names of fish was the most useless thing I've ever learnt, but then I was playing SDV in Finnish and found "Pikkubassi" (Smallmouth Bass), and then later when I was looking up names for family members I found "Pikkusisko" (little sister) and "Pikkuveli" (little brother), which made those instantly memorable (plus, I'd already internalized the older/younger distinction from Japanese). Then "Isosisko/Isoveli" was easy, and I made the quick leap to "Isobassi" (Largemouth Bass), which turned out to be correct. Plus, "Iso-" works into grandparents (roughly "olderfather" and "oldermother"?), so those were easy too. I would never have expected the name of a fish to be so useful! So you never really know. P.S. I'm pleased to be able to sing in over a dozen languages. Not sing *well* but at least be able to sing part of a song from memory in that many languages, and I'm trying to add more. Here's six, including American Sign Language: ruclips.net/video/xZmXEOnd3Ts/видео.html
And of course right after I unpause it, you go into multi-language notes. Not *precisely* my point about getting rid of English notes, but certainly related. What I ended up doing was marking cases using Japanese particles. Any language I was learning (say Koine Greek), when it was teaching me case endings, I'd be marking the case endings with the particles, because it's generally a clear way to say "this is an object" or "this is a directional (toward)" or "this is a directional (from)" or "this is a placement (at)" without the English or any phrases. The meaning I was using them for wasn't precisely the same as the meaning in Japanese, but it was close enough for my purposes, and usually there's significant overlap. Quite handy! I also use a lot of simple kanji in my normal class notes and such. Why write "person" or "people" if a single two-stroke kanji or a pair of simple kanji will take fewer lines and take up less space?
This is one of the most useful videos on learning languages that I’ve seen bc most are so repetitive!! I was afraid for a long time to pick a third language lol but now I’m engaging on a new one I’m surprised that I indeed have some of those habits in practice already
thank you for this video!!! I started learning japanese last april and have been struggling with keeping myself motivated and sticking with my schedule. hope these tips can help me 🙏✨ thank u lindie!
I like learning a language with tv series, which tend to use the same core words in every episode, with english sub titles. Just finished a crime series in which spooky crimes were investigated around my target language country. Then I try repeating useful phrases, copy the accent and perfrectly as I can. Just like you said :)
i feel bad for just using google translate (but tbf i've only done like 5 lessons in duolingo) but have a line from my favorite video game series in german that i decided to translate because of the "we remember words a lot better when they are in context of a phrase especially something that is related to something we are interested in" line dank dir bin ich mit unnötigen gefühlen gesattelt
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0:08 speaking/learning 12 languages: can I call myself a polyglot?
Me speaking/learning 4 languages: oF coUsE i'M a PolYglOt
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The two things I wish I had done when I started, and will do when I start on my next language, are:
1. Spend the first few months on high-frequency vocabulary and mastering sentence structures and grammatical tenses
2. After that, spend as much time as possible on extensive reading and listening
Of all the things I've done in my language-learning process, those two things led to my biggest breakthroughs--the first in getting me from beginner to intermediate, and the second from intermediate to fairly advanced.
Lol started Spanish and I do 40 Anki vocab a day/for Spanish btw
Yeah, I started to read way too late.. Really wish I started to read more earlier :) Its a bit hard to balance learning new grammar & vocabulary vs reading & listerning hehe
What do you mean by high-frequency vocab?
@@Jai.159 In any language, some words are used much more frequently than others. For example, in English, we use verbs like "to be" or "to have" almost constantly. Also conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns; etc. The idea is to emphasize learning those very well, because they're so ubiquitous that they tend to show up in any reading, listening, or conversational situation regardless of topic, and you can use them as a springboard for learning new vocabulary through extensive reading and listening.
@@Jai.159 Probably the words that are most common and frequently used in daily life. For example "earth, father, mother" are more common than "microeconomics, epistemology (the study of knowledge)". By learning these common / high frequency words first, its easier to start using the language (reading, speaking, writing etc..)
I was feeling stuck at my process and unmotivated... this video just made me feel better and keep going. thanks!
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Me too!!!!
I wish I didn't wait for my 30's before I took languages seriously, better late than never though
Yep.
It may be harder, but not impossible! Eri, you're nice, keep going :)
right
Haha...I began at 60. Just turned 61.
Why dont's you know some Tamil language. I have explained in Sinhala language. But from the book you can understand what I am talking about
When she said 1 app is enough... My 7 apps I used to learn Japanese👁👄👁
tru i have memrise duolingo lingodeer mango language beelingua etc hahaha my storage is suffering lol
Same 😂 what's your holy grail app for Japanese??
@@aa-hc9fu same, my storage is suffering😭
I just use anki and taekims guide. Maybe it’s because I’m just starting or maybe it’s because I know Chinese, but it’s working for me.
@@ukht_umme8656 I’m planning to get minna no nihongo once i have time to go and buy it.
I feel embarrassed every time my tutor corrects my mistakes, especially careless mistakes. I feel so stupid for making mistakes. I need to remind myself to not feel that way. But sometimes I can't 😭
If it helps to hear this, I am an English (as a foreign language) tutor and I promise you, if you make a mistake, we are not judging you in any way. We understand that learning a language is hard and it takes a lot of practice to become fluent. If anything, we're impressed that you're taking the time and effort to learn the language!
Make as many mistakes as you can, and ask a bunch of questions. The tutor is there to aid you.
Diamind // well lol dont make mistakes on purpose,, but ask as many questions as u have and dont feel bad for mistakes, we learn thru mistakes !!
It's ok, mistakes lead to success. Eventually the mistakes will be less and less. Until you quit making them. You make a lot of mistakes learning your native language. But one day you can speak at a native level. Keep in mind natives make mistakes to.
That's just dumb, of course you're going to make mistakes.
For me I think lack of consistency is what holds me back above all, but making habit and consistency are really hard for me because of severe depression, hell, I even struggle to keep up with old habits like brushing my teeth, let alone making new ones...
I have the same struggles on a daily basis. Something my therapist keeps reminding me is that one doesn't just wake up one day and have perfect habits. we habe to take teeny tiny steps forward, and even if we fall back every once in a while, the important thing is that we get back on track again. (think tortoise and the hare) Anyway, I just wanted to say that you're definately not alone in your struggles. I'm cheering you on
What helped me in a similar situation was the fact that you don't actually have to do a lot of studying every day to make it a habit; if you can learn just a word every day, then you can make that a habit and on better days learn ten words instead. And if you don't feel up to learning at all, then you can always just passively listen to your target language, so that's at least some input. And if you can't do that either than that's okay too, remember your health is what's most important. Hang on in there and good luck, :)
I tried just trying to open a book. Or practice one kanji. Even if I already know it. Micro successes.
I hope you're going to be alright. Take it slow, it's ok to take breaks in between but remember to not give-up. Even though it's quite making us feel deeper than rock-bottom, let's keep going and hope it's going to be better soon if not completely alright. Stay kind and stay safe!
Same, I'm luck my mom is always trying to make me start doing stuff, cause for me, the hardest thing is getting out of bed and start. Also, sometimes music helps
I really like when people learn my language, no matter how many mistakes they make, I'm more than willing to help them.
so where are you from? Can you teach me your language?
What is your native language?
That's amazing!
This is fantastic 💖💖💖💖
It boggled my mind when I saw your Spanish textbook in Japanese. I guess I had never thought about the fact that you can learn another language by connecting it to a secondary language instead of your first. That's seriously awesome
Actually I learnt most of my German and Japanese through English, even if I'm a native Spanish speaker. Actually, you become better a both languages at once and makes it functional. Also, the more languages you know, the easiest you learn a new one, for example. For me German was easy since what it's not similar to English, it's similar to Spanish, so it takes a lot less effort to get the grammar, the vocabulary and the pronunciation.
I've taught ESL and one of the most critical things to consider when acquiring another language is everyone learns their native language only by using their native language.
You can actually mix them, (not in a textbook of course) but i speak english and spanish (native) and i'm currently learning french, and using both english and spanish in my notebook has helped a lot even though im just starting :)
it's kinda strange that i watch everyday like 3 or 4 videos of Lindie so I feel like she is one of my friends 😂😂
same haha and then I realize we don't know each other at all
@@tiramisunsun YEAH I FEEL THE SAME HAHAHA
Yes, strange, indeed.
@Char Char Binks no actually, I put her videos when I'm studying and it helps me to concentrate, and it motivates me. I don't see it as a waste of time (also I personally don't do that every single day smh)
@@tiramisunsun same hehe
You, you reading this on your screen. I know you have gone through a lot in your life. But I want you to keep pushing on. There is so much to live for in your life. I know that things are hard right now, and that you might be tired of fighting. Yet life is like a glowstick. Sometimes you need to snap before you can shine. So, i want you to keep fighting, to keep being that amazing person you are. Dont let anyone ever tell you that you are wrong for being different, or being a little crazier than others. Dont let anyone tell you that you aren't normal, because no ones normal. The world is full of creativity and you have become one of the main center pieces. So smile on. Keep pushing towards the light. Its waiting for you. Just remember, there is always someone there. You may not notice them all the time, but there is always someone out there looking out for you
Thank you, I am in a bad mood today and this was comforting
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I needed that. Thank you, i really appreciate that
i thought you were talking to Lindie Botes and thought you were giving her an inspirational speech with broken english
I wasn’t expecting to come across this in the comment section, but I really needed to hear this. Thank you 💙 I hope you have a great day/night wherever you are
I just want to be able to speak Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Arabic. I know Urdu, Hindi and English.
Please wish me the best! ✨✌️
It's been 1 month, how are you doing so far?
I can speak Hindi even I am not native
こんにちは！お元気ですか？
If you want learn Portuguese, let me know :)
Same here omg I know malayalam, hindi, english and my japanese is on progress, I'll start arabic after I get atleast intermediate level in japanese. My other lists are korean, tamil, german and sanskrit
I speak Spanish as my native language, I learned English and now I'm learning French with an English Textbook.
I don't know how my brain manages to understand, it just does.
Nice! I've just started learning Dutch and I make notes in French
¡Buenas suertes con tus otras idiomas! (Solo un poco español ahora. Yo uso duolingo tambíen)
@@rrblue111 tú español es bueno, sigue aprendiendo, buena suerte 💚
I think reading books and newspapers in french helps you to learn a bit quicker, so long as you use Google translate to translate the words and sentences you don't understand, and still attend your french course/s. That's how l learnt quickly, it's how l went from A1 to B1 in 33 days. I post my progress, abd the books, websites and apps l've used on my LinkedIn account www.linkedin.com/in/rose-fernandez-953a6b1a9
That's great.
I'm doing the same but instead of French, I'm learning German.
¡Saludos!
I love when Lindie talks about always taking her work notes in a different language. I work in an office and my manager was just getting a little huffy the other day because I write a to-do list in my notebook and write personal to-do's in German and she wanted to know what it said. Also I started learning languages when I was 15 and by the time I was 17/18 I was hiding notes from my parents in plain sight. I would write in German and then whenever I needed to write a name of someone I would write it in the Cyrillic alphabet and it always made me feel like a spy:P A super fun thing and I learn random vocab along the way. Often if I don't know the German I'll just throw some French or Spanish in there:)
As a little girl in a foreign country, I know my first breakthrough was when my friend at the time laughed at me and we laughed together. I spent the rest of the day naming things without fear and she would help me 🙂
This is amazing
I’m studying interpreting and translation and we’re getting taught different kinds of interpreting, one of which is called “consecutive interpreting”. You basically listen to a speech while simultaneously taking notes to give back the speech afterwards in the target language. I’ve been having difficulties keeping up with the pace of the speeches and taking notes at the same time, so I started shortening sentences by using Korean. It’s helped A LOT. It’s just so much faster to write Korean than English or German (in my case), mostly because the words are shorter. It’s incredible!
Hey...can you help me with Korean? We can connect on instagram..do let me know..✌️ i want to speak like a native...i can help you with english speaking...maybe hindi...if you want to....just let me know...✌️ Hoping for a response..
That’s wild
Would you teach me more about the method? I'm going to study the same career :)
I've definitely been struggling with Korean vocab retention during the quarantine. Some of the verbs are very similar and I mixed up the syllables all the time. I'm gonna try chunking this week and see if it finally helps me retain the 89 words I've forgotten in the past 6 weeks. At least I remembered the other 172! Progress? 🤣
I feel you about vocab being tricky! I have to get back to my Quizlet sets ahhh! But yes, chunking and phrases really help. I remember vocab words better when I talk about/using them with friends and partners rather than just memorizing lists.
Lindie Botes Thanks for the tips! I'm having trouble finding partners and I don't have any Korean friends but I'm working on that :)
Lindie Botes ur not Anki gang :(
Use anki
@@sarahdawson975 i studied korean for one year and I could not learn well alone. So since last month I making some investiments buying classes in Italki. I use italki since one year and already found some friends to practice polish and chinese and it was always helpful, but it is quite hard to find korean partners, so I buyed classes. And I am very satisfied! If you can buy some classes somtimes is good... if not this chunking I will do it also, let's see^^
I had a korean conversation partner this past semester with a small group of people. The partner asked us at the beginning if we'd ever had a conversation with a older korean grandparent whose english was really hard to understand but they spoke to use like we should understand them completely without any difficult understanding (might not be the most relevant example if you're outside of Atlanta, but you get the idea). I laughed, because I worked at a place where this profile fit a lot of customers who came in. My partner said that is the kind of confidence he wants us to speak in korean with. That really stuck with me because I always assume what I said in korean is wrong, somehow, or that there's a better way to say it. Though I should anticipate making mistakes, I shouldn't practice speaking like that, but rather practice speaking with confidence.
The famous Hanguk Haraboji method. ;)
I began learning Japanese and it just wouldn’t stick. I am also one of those people that will literally write everything down. I am putting Japanese on hold and will focus on building up my memory to help retain the information better. Loved all these tips!
these are the only things I did when I started learning my target language:
*acquiring the target language*
(by listening to native speakers talking, also listening to songs and reading short stories, and watching youtube videos with the language that I want to learn, and THEN I started learning the rules of that language like grammar and writing, listening to that language 6 hours a day for 1 year was enough for me to learn it)
I'm self-taught, I don't know how to tell it but in Schools, College I fail badly to learn, now alone I can learn things easily, like I do with Programming Computer Software and Human Languages, like I did with my English Language and now with the Internet Globalization, information becomes very easy to find, like your tips in this video Lindie, in commentaries, all that helps a lot. Is interesting how our minds act when we try to learn new languages. For instance, my main language is Portuguese, I can read, write and listen English very well but I feel stuck when I try to speak. I can read and listen in Spanish too but I can't write and speak because I don't practice it. Portuguese and Spanish are very similar but at same time are different, just curious, so you are learning Spanish you will see when you listen Portuguese what I'm trying to tell, but be careful, there are words in Spanish with positive means and same word in Portuguese with negative means and vice-versa. I learn Japanese Language also but the courses are all in English. I avoid to use Portuguese, because I already know it, so all my devices, books, movies that I watch, all are set up in English. Now I'm doing it with Japanese Language. Thank you for the tips Lindie and try Portuguese after you learn Spanish, it will be very easy to learn.
I am a native speaker of Cantonese (HongKonger), a near-native user of English and Chinese, proficient Japanese user, and currently learning Korean and German. Wishing to be a 18-language polygot and this video really help. Thanks!
Thanks Lindie, you are really helping me get through my language learning goals during lock down. Love your content!
I'm from VietNam and i'm trying to learn English these days I also learn a little bit of Chinese. Your videos is very inspiring me and improve my listening skill in English
It feels so hard to learn even one language...amazing that you speak so many...
青山勝美 after u learn one
we language , the rest seem so much easier
It may seem difficult at first (trying to learn your first ever foreign language), but then everything becomes easier as you get the habit of learning.
In my case, it took me some years to learn English, yet now learning new languages such as Italian and Japanese (the ones I'm learning at the moment) isn't a big deal for me at all.
I have to admit that this video not only gave me motivation to work on learning my target languages, but also motivated me rn to be organized and productive! Which is pretty rare to have such a boost from a video! ❣️
My mother tongue is Spanish and I'm learning Japanese. I take notes in English because somehow it makes it easier to understand and sometimes I use the small amount of vocabulary that I know in Korean to remember some words in Japanese. At first, some of my classmates thought that I was just being cocky, but they ended up studying Japanese in English too. I'm studying linguistics applied to translation (from Spanish to Japanese and English) btw.
Estoy de acuerdo que es más fácil para tomar notas en tu segundo idioma; mi segundo idioma es español (mi primer es inglés) y ahora estoy aprendiendo italiano. Siempre tomo las notas en español porque entiendo major por alguna razón? jaja
I agree with yo. Picking just 1 coursebook+ workbook is the best idea. When you have more than 1, it is hard to be committed to all of them and really work. Better sticking with 1 and learn quality.
Aaah, these are all such good tips!! And I think they each tackle really common pitfalls for language learners!! I need to work on my teachability I think... My do-it-yourself attitude is helpful usually, but I can see where it can become crippling as well (and as always, I have to state my support for the growing and ever transforming channel aesthetic hehe 👀)
As your best friend I can assure you you have enough of the teachability trait! I always enjoy learning from you and in turn helping you with languages! (For a sec my eyes went blind and I read 'concern for the transforming channel aesthetic' LOL)
„Can I call myself a polygot? I don’t know.“
(…)
„I’m learning like 12 languages.“
Haha, great!:-)
Learning doesn't mean speaking fluently 😉
@@Endorphinn_ Absolutely! But Lindie isn't just learning a few words or phrases, or studying a language for just a week. As I wrote elsewhere, she's one of the best polyglots out there. If she is not a polyglot, who is?
This might sound a bit crazy but I'm not using apps, flashcards, a notebook or a textbook at all for Russian and I've been learning it for about 1.5 years now. So I've never written a word down in order to remember it, I remember words by doing lots of listening and hearing the word about 10 times in different contexts and then it sticks. So yeah, my new approach here is all about comprehensible input and it's similar to what you're recommending here except maybe I'm being even more extreme about it. My conclusion is that it's working well and so notebooks, apps, flashcards and textbooks are definitely not necessary - I guess I'd consider them optional and you can use them if you want to, but I'd rather not. Some other things I would still recommend are italki classes to practice speaking if you can afford it (I can't), graded readers ... and that's about it!
As she mentioned, i got rid of all my apps (explained more in depth on my channel in the video), but i've learned so much more by getting rid of them. I can't say i'll never go back, but as of now, i certainly have no interest.
@@SeaboltSpeaks uP
I don't write down either. Because I'll never read them back. But I use textbooks. I'm English learner. To translate Japanese into English is very effective.
I kinda relate to the "no using flashcards" part. Although nowadays I use flashcards to remember every single word in Esperanto and French, I haven't used them to learn English at all (my first foreign language). Lots and lots of reading did the trick. In general, if a word is important, you'll stumble across it many times. There's no much point in learning a word you probably won't see many times again in a future (obviously I'm not talking about specific vocabulary that might be necessary in your job or so). If I don't know the meaning of a word in my mother language, I look it up, but don't actually review it, because I'll eventually see it again if the word is 'important'.
that’s how i learned english! i find this method of learning much easier because it’s basically like “living the language”
I can confirm what you just said in your video. I experienced a set back while learning Korean. While there is so much material, videos, apps, books etc, paradoxically this can hamper the learning process. In fact, too much material not only is overwhelming, it distracts you from focusing on the topic/subject. It's a learning curve!
I love your channel, your videos always help me. I used to be afraid of learning languages by myself, but since I found you I know I can do it. Now I'm learning my 4th language all thanks thanks to you🌸♥️
You're amazing!
Congrulations for that. You are so talent. I hope I can learn easily 💖💖💖💖
Congrats on 200k subscribers Lindie💕
Shinobu ❤️❤️❤️
I have always though that chunking is bad way to learn is more like keeping and not understanding the construction or the grammar behind but you made me give it an other chance and see if i can learn more words
You learn grammar and structure automatically with phrases.
I'm so excited to continue my Korean learning progress😚
"Why do you writing everything down?"
Me: 👀😔
*Why do you write everything down / Why are you writing everything down
This is super useful, i remember when i wanted to learn to understand spoken English it was hard because of the different accents UK, NA south, north, Afro-American , etc. and you just have to keep getting involved and feeding your life with those kind of content.
The day i finally got to understand 100% of Christopher Hitchens debates i was so happy, it is worth it.
I like how the Vietnamese popped up in there
:))
same here
I taught myself English (I'm German) when I was 6 years old. I'm fluent in it now. And I have no idea how I got here. i didn't even know I was learning English. I just wanted to fully understand the people online and be able to write and speak in English. Also, it helped that my dad is American and his native language is English, but I didn't live with him at the time.
@Char Char Binks Oh no no, i don't- but thanks
I want to write in korean in a journal but idk what to write about,also my korean is not so good to write long sentences.... and I'm a perfectionist which makes it much harder for me... ㅠㅠ
Try small sentences about what you did in the day. Good luck.
Write about your day. What you did today. How was the weather. What did you eat, your plans for tomorrow journaling really helps to practice making sentences and learning vocabulary i tried good luck ❤️ im learning korean too:)
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! I speak English and Mandarin. I feel that taking study notes is very important.
Hey Lindie, I love your videos! Keep it up with the great content!
Wow I've never seen such a beautiful description! 😍
i feel guilty about the “always writing down everything like the “copy and past” thing. just recently i realised that i was ‘“wasting” a bit of time for those sentences, that i already have in front of me lol
Yeah i write all hangul and i just know ㅏ
I agree with the notes one. I just use my 4 color pen to mark things I don't understand. It helps me a lot with to improve my English.
Hi, I'm brazilian and I am studying korean since towards the beginning of 2019, your channel is very helpful for me, thanks for you dedication 😊
Hi from Singapore 👋👋👋 i didnt know Singapore had a language learning community!! love your videos!!
So great video! You always inspire and making friendly and relatable vids showcasing struggles and also some pros and cons! You are the most effective language learner to get tips from! Lots of love from india and god bless you
What is your second hobby?
Hi Lindie! Thanks for you tip about not being a perfection with notes. Even though I still think yours are super neat it was good to see that even you don’t worry about the presentation too much. Recently I’ve bought new notebooks but haven’t started writing in them because I felt pressure to make them look really neat - I should just start scribbling!
글씨도 예뻐요♡ Beautiful handwriting♡
About taking notes in different language - yes! yes! yes! I fucking love this! You can learn the target language and the language which you use for notes more efficiently. It's like you practicing two languages at the same time. I use french for my Korean
Lindie! I was just thinking about how I always feel so unmotivated whenever I’m writing down my notes and it doesn’t look so pretty and it’s kinda messy, especially when I’m studying grammar... 😅 so this video was definitely a slap in my perfectionist face lol
Your tips are always so helpful and your energy is so bright and gentle, I always feel like I’m receiving advice from an older sister ❤️ 올려주셔서 감사합니다~
Hi!
I understand you, this happens to me a lot, I try to repeat to myself that it doesn't matter if it's not perfect as long as I learn it is okay.
Don't give up!
¡Estoy realmente de acuerdo contigo! Those tips are very effective when you learn a new language and, like you, I wish I knew those tips before I started to learn English and other languages.
Guys, give a lot of importance to those tips. ¡Suerte en sus aprendizajes!
Her:I dont know if I can call myself a polyglot, I know 12 languages-
me:Yeah so I know 2 languages ig u could say im pretty smart
¡Gracias por los consejos! Y te felicito por estar aprendiendo español, así podrás comunicarte con un montón de gente y viajar a muchos lugares diferentes. ¡Además, estarás cerca del italiano y del portugués!
No te desesperes por los diferentes acentos o modismos locales, usando las palabras y reglas gramaticales normales todos te entenderán (nosotros tampoco conocemos mucho de los modismos de los otros países); quizás sea bueno al principio escoger la forma de hablar de un solo lugar. Y aunque suene raro, no te recomiendo la pronunciación española, a menos que te interese especialmente, porque puede ser más difícil estar siempre pendiente de los sonidos "c/z" - "s", que en hispanoamérica no se diferencian.
Saludos desde Chile
For me, the three things that worked were:
1. Consistency (this is probs the most difficult for me as I’m working full time and sometimes don’t have the capacity, but I’ll always try to study everyday, even if it’s just for 30min before bed)
2. Speaking with natives (my Japanese teacher does not speak good English and so our entire lesson is conducted in Japanese. We learn new phrases and concepts in Japanese and always spend 15-20min purely conversing)
3. Sticking to one resource at a time. (I always use one textbook and one app at a time, the former for grammar and writing and the latter for vocab)
On a side note, it took me around 3 months to learn English fluently when I came to the UK. I started with memorising simple dictionaries and copying my teachers written texts on whiteboards to decipher after class, but it was definitely immersing myself in an all-English environment that did the trick. I think the human brain is made to adapt and learn without you exerting effort consciously, so you’re naturally not going to stay clueless in a foreign environment after a certain length of time has passed. One day I just picked up the correct grammar and thought the incorrect ways sounded awkward.
Lindie: idk if I’m a polyglot
Also Lindie: filming video in 2nd+ language, learning 12 languages
❤️ thank you for the tips! You are an inspiration!
I have a question; I've been learning Korean since March of this year but I find it really difficult to find a language learning partner to practice with. On italki and hellotalk most people just don't seem interested... any tips?
Same. No one sticks around after one or two conversations. People joke about dating as a way to learn a language, which I always thought was silly, but if you're dating them, they're at least around to talk to... 😂 Maybe I'll give that a try.
I use tandem it has some security features so it's really safe they even rejected me this one time T.T but yes people on Tandem are really serious about language learning :)) well atleast from what I've experienced compared to hellotalk.
It takes a while to find a good match. Maybe this post I wrote about having a successful language exchange will help? lindiebotes.com/2019/09/04/having-a-successful-language-exchange/
I use bottled and slowly to talk to people
@@LindieBotes OMG I LOVE U SO MUCH SHSHSHSHSHSHS
Ek het nog nooit 'n Afrikaner meer as drie tale hoor praat nie. (En nog vlot, ook.) Ek praat vlot Afrikaans (huistaal) en Engels, en ek leer nou Portugees en Japanees. Dankie vir die inspirasie!
I have never heard a home language Afrikaans person speak more than three languages fluently. I am fluent in Afrikaans (my home language) and in English. I am currently learning Portuguese and Japanese. Thanks for the inspiration!
I am Vietnamese and I feel so happy hearing you are learning Vietnamese. I am glad to stop at your station. Your help is useful. Keep it up!
Hi, I'm Vietnamese. I'm learning English and Korean. It's not easy. I knew your Korean speaking skills before. It's great that you have learned Vietnamese. I think it's quite difficult. I will try my best to learn languages. Thank you
Hey. Is there someone studying Finnish? I'd like to start but I don't know how.. would be nice if someone could help me🇫🇮
I guess chunking would work for me. You have a point its really hard to memorize vocabularies one by one. Eps topik exam is next year. I dont have enough time to memorize 2000 words one by one so i will chunking method. Thank you! 🙏
Congratulations with more than a decade of language learning! And thanks for sharing your knowledge and thoughts; it's all, as always, great advice!
You're so pretty, Lindie!💚💕
My dream back then was learning languages but my family didn't accept that so I just decided to follow what they want me to be. Now i'm going back to learming languages!
I'm lacking grammar books I only have the internet. But the internet wants payment for the E-book's, I can't buy it.
I’m Brazilian, so portuguese is my first language and english is the second. I also can understand a bit of spanish... but not much lol. My dream is to learn german and italian, wish to accomplish my goal at some point :)
Hello! :) I also like to learn foreign languages so much! I add different videos on my channel that relate to Russian language. And I want to add more videos about other languages in the future. I also add videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something interesting and helpful on my channel you can subscribe :)
My first language is Brazilian Portuguese, and I know Japanese, English and currently I am studying Swedish.
My suggestions:
1. I am against writing things on paper. It takes too much time to write things on paper. It is much better to use the computer. I strongly recommend to learn blind typing on a keyboard. It is not that difficult, and you will never want to return to paper again.
2. A good way to start is to translate song lyrics. It is quite easy to find songs on RUclips and the lyrics on the internet. I use Google Translate and some online dictionaries. It is fun, easy and fast. By listening to the songs you can learn correct pronunciation.
I am currently translating one song per day.
3. It is OK to read textbooks, but in general they only cover a bit of grammar and very fundamental vocabulary. You have to advance as quickly as possible to native reading material, like books and magazines that native speakers actually read normally. A lot of people make the FATAL mistake of spending too much time on textbooks. You could read and memorize all the textbooks in the world and you still would not be able to speak fluently. In my experience you should read at least 10 books before achieving some kind of fluency. The very first book I read in English was William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist" when I was in high school. I couldn't understand half of the words but the book was so enthralling I could't stop reading it.
4. I DO NOT recommend learning several languages at the same time. I think it is much better to focus on a single language at a time.
When your spanish book is actually teaching spanish from japanese. 🤯
One thing I suggest with learning most languages. I change my phone & sometimes computer settings, and change the main language to the one I am learning. At the moment I am learning Korean and I try to leave the Korean language as the main setting as much as possible. Because you either get some time away from technology because you can't understand how to work certain things on your device, or you straight up learn how to work it. Also following a lot of social media, and even shows, movies, reading books. In the language obviously helps. If I watch TV I always check to see if there is audio in any of the languages I am learning vis versa with subtitles.
My routine for learning soanish is, i use Anki to memorize words and then I watch youtube videos in spanish on topics that im interested in.
This is fantastic! I teach music at the college level, specifically in the jazz department. I’m going to have my students watch this and translate these techniques to their practice of jazz improvisation. Thank you!
man! you always make amazing videos. Your channel is quite awesome. By the way, it'll be interesting to see you learning German.
1. Be receptive ro feedback and mistakes
2. Dont be a perfectionist with notes
3. Look at vocab differently. Use contex to remember. Do chunking.
4. Simplify
5. Always take notes in a different language(your target language)
6. You do not need to write everything down!
7.spend more time immersing in the language(watching tv shows in the language, podcasts etc)
8. read more in the language
9. Be teachable(ask for help, get a tutor)
App name: Lingoda
I've been studying Japanese for two years. At some point along the way each one of these issues cropped up and I addressed them the same way Lindie did. I found that it made my language learning experience more efficient (and fun). Long story short: if the way you are approaching language learning feels wrong, it probably is. Give a method a good try, but don't force it if it's not working. Try new things and keep the experience interesting. Structure your studies in a way that makes you look forward to your next session.
Which method of studying Japanese did you find helpful? Any tips for beginners?
@@meilib4148 Hi, thank you for the question!
So, in general terms, I would pretty much second what Lindie suggested. They are good tips to avoid a lot of frustration along the way.
Now, specifically for Japanese, I would first suggest going into "sightseeing mode". This basically means using the first couple of weeks to take in the sights and sounds of the language. Learn Hiragana and Katakana and watch some anime, TV shows or listen to music so that things start make more sense. You'd be surprised how quickly you'll start to decipher the basics of the language.
Second, once you have the Kana knowledge in place, buy a few graded readers. So that you can start to read as you listen. There is free material online but I prefer formal publications because they tend to be more structured. Graded readers tend not to have translations so you will start to associate Japanese text with pictures instead of wasting mental energy filtering everything through another language.
Third, familiarise yourself with JLPT 5 Kanji. You'll probably already have encountered some by this point, but now focus on learning them in a more structured manner. Don't try to be a perfectionist. The best way to learn them is with practice. Of course, it will also depend on what you will be using your studies for. I'd suggest focusing on the meaning of the characters to start with and then move on to the reading and writing them later on. However, it would not hurt to practice a little reading and writing of Kanji at an early stage just to get a feel. I'd say the sequence should be a) meaning, b) reading, c) writing. Writing is optional in most cases as most communication is done by e-mail (or chat) these days. BTW, install a Japanese keyboard on your computer or tablet. For Windows, it is very easy to use IME. Most OSes have something of the sort these days.
Fourth, in terms of grammar it depends on what you plan to do with your knowledge. Japanese has different levels of politeness. If you want to learn Japanese to watch anime, listen to music or any other pop culture things, you need to focus on the plain form of Japanese. However, keep in mind that if you plan to use it for work or to speak with strangers (while on holiday, for example) it is best to learn the polite form. Unlike most languages, the polite form is generally easier to learn than the plain form (conjugations tend to be more regular).
There is a lot more to say but this post is already quite long hehe. Hope it helps, this should map out the first few months for you. Oh, if you like manga, I would suggest starting with Yotsuba. It's fun and quite approachable for beginners.
Chunking really helped me with mandarin. My teacher made me write and memorize sentences for homework. It drove me crazy and I cried many nights BUT I really absorbed the language and can remember example texts 6 years later
enrolled in a mandarin class. how fucked am i
As a Vietnamese it's great that seeing you learning Vietnamese. Hope someday chatting with you in Vietnamese
I started learning Vietnamese on an app (because I was working at a place with lots of Vietnamese coworkers)... but then I stopped after a month 😅
personally Id love to have a base website that teaches everything in order (and add variety with any other resources) and also a good serie or book for additional support
i havent found one for spanish, german or traditional mandarin
I only use youtube, I have a few favourite people on there for my italian learning. Apps on phones can waste a lot of time. I have a 1 to 1 lesson with my italian teacher each fortnight. The rest of the time I either listen a lot ( whilst I'm doing the cooking ) or I read.
i'm a Vietnamese and i really wanna say "cảm ơn " to you .
Good to see this in the feed! :-D
About notes. It took me time to stop trying to remember every single date I read in a history book I am reading.
I'm learning japanese 6 months ago and is an intersting language,greetings
Your hair like me so much😍
Hello! :) I also like to learn foreign languages so much! I add different videos on my channel that relate to Russian language. And I want to add more videos about other languages in the future. I also add videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something interesting and helpful on my channel you can subscribe :)
Hello Lindie, thank you so much for the content you are doing! I absolutely love how you are committing to learn multiple languages despite working fulltime in UX Design. I am also currently studying design and had a very negative mindset on my language leraning ability. Through your videos though and your positivity and faith in God I got to see an entirely new perspective and signed up for the lingoda language marathon. Thank you again and blessings from Germany. 😊✨
This makes me so happy! Thank you for your lovely message. I am so happy to see another designer and language learner here! Which language will you do for the sprint?
@@LindieBotesYou are welcome 😊 ! I signed up for Spanish 💃🏼. In Semester break I will continue to learn other languages as well such as polish and korean.
@@noemipalczynska8299 Polish :0 😃 Nice journey with this language and greetings from Poland 😂😄
@@sophiexxx455 Dziekuje bardzo! It is a very difficult but beautiful language with a rich history. Greetings back :)
@@noemipalczynska8299 😊😊😊
I speak spanish as my native lenguage and I am trying to learn english, portugues and korean. But whatever free material I find in internet to learn any lenguaje always is in english, so, I have to learn korean in english xd . I hope to learn well both of them lenguajes.
BTW, of course you can call you polyglot, I am feel polyglot speaking native spanish and writting this coment in english hahahah
Hello! :) I also like to learn foreign languages so much! I add different videos on my channel that relate to Russian language. And I want to add more videos about other languages in the future. I also add videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something interesting and helpful on my channel you can subscribe :)
I'm learnings Korean as my 4th language. It's been 6 years already and I cried a lot. It was so hard for me to notice any progress ㅠㅠ
im also learning korean as my fourth language! its only been 2 years though. it is frustrating at times but the progress is worth it for sure.
I’ve been learning Japanese for about 8 months and I’m able to understand about 40%
I’m watching card captor Sakura, children’s shows are easier to understand. Don’t know what the hell y’all doing
@@RayZin Are you doing immersion? If so, you’re doing the best method to learn a language.
6 years? Damn, I think you wasted a lot of time...You can always start over.
What I really need to do is learn how to take notes because I’ve never done that in my life
Lindie: don't be a perfectionist
Me: ok but, hOw? O.o
it was incredibly hard for me not to try so hard in making my notes look neat and pretty, but i slowly let myself make mistakes and not tear off the whole page from my notebook haha. for me, just writing down notes and tips for yourself is a good enough notebook spread. just keep studying, you don't have to label or categorize each lesson in your notebook
yes I’m currently struggling tho:(l
I'm only halfway through the video, so maybe you touch on this as well, but I've found that *getting rid of English* in my notes and flashcards has had a *huge* effect on my ability to internalize the words (after the first couple of languages, when I still had to rely on English). I've studied around fifty languages -- none to fluency, as my focus is comparative grammars -- and if I leave English around, my brain tends to get lazy. So if I have "cantar -- sing" then I'll gloss right over the part I'm trying to learn, like my brain is going "yeah, yeah, I got it," but if I have it "cantar -- うたう" I'll be cementing both of them, and if I have it "cantar -- 歌う" then I'll be reinforcing the kanji that my brain has been being lazy about internalizing. I love two-language books that don't include English, so I'm kinda envious of your Spanish/Japanese combo there.
"Chunking" is totally useful, for sure. My version is not with sentences/phrases (although I do that a little as well), but when I'm doing flash cards I put related words next to each other: here's three verbs related to movement (come, go, return), here's five verbs related to speech (say, ask, answer, shout, sing), that sort of thing. I can manage flash cards with *no* translations if I can group them in a way that looks distinct from other cards, and get at least one of them in my head so I can retrieve the others by connection. Same with adjective opposites.
I've found games to be useful for getting a certain amount into my head, but I have to either take them in small chunks or accept that a lot of it is just going to pass me by without registering. But games like Minecraft and Stardew Valley allow me to pick up vocabulary terms related to food, and Stardew Valley lets me learn certain set phrases and start to pick up on parsing.
And I used to think that learning the names of fish was the most useless thing I've ever learnt, but then I was playing SDV in Finnish and found "Pikkubassi" (Smallmouth Bass), and then later when I was looking up names for family members I found "Pikkusisko" (little sister) and "Pikkuveli" (little brother), which made those instantly memorable (plus, I'd already internalized the older/younger distinction from Japanese). Then "Isosisko/Isoveli" was easy, and I made the quick leap to "Isobassi" (Largemouth Bass), which turned out to be correct. Plus, "Iso-" works into grandparents (roughly "olderfather" and "oldermother"?), so those were easy too. I would never have expected the name of a fish to be so useful! So you never really know.
P.S. I'm pleased to be able to sing in over a dozen languages. Not sing *well* but at least be able to sing part of a song from memory in that many languages, and I'm trying to add more. Here's six, including American Sign Language: ruclips.net/video/xZmXEOnd3Ts/видео.html
And of course right after I unpause it, you go into multi-language notes. Not *precisely* my point about getting rid of English notes, but certainly related.
What I ended up doing was marking cases using Japanese particles. Any language I was learning (say Koine Greek), when it was teaching me case endings, I'd be marking the case endings with the particles, because it's generally a clear way to say "this is an object" or "this is a directional (toward)" or "this is a directional (from)" or "this is a placement (at)" without the English or any phrases. The meaning I was using them for wasn't precisely the same as the meaning in Japanese, but it was close enough for my purposes, and usually there's significant overlap. Quite handy!
I also use a lot of simple kanji in my normal class notes and such. Why write "person" or "people" if a single two-stroke kanji or a pair of simple kanji will take fewer lines and take up less space?
I write in Japanese when I'm learning German. 😂
You are a blessing! I wish i can learn many languages just like you :)
This is one of the most useful videos on learning languages that I’ve seen bc most are so repetitive!! I was afraid for a long time to pick a third language lol but now I’m engaging on a new one I’m surprised that I indeed have some of those habits in practice already
My fav channel! 😌
thank you for this video!!! I started learning japanese last april and have been struggling with keeping myself motivated and sticking with my schedule. hope these tips can help me 🙏✨ thank u lindie!
me too! it's indeed a very hard language but nothing is hard if we work hard enough, just take it easy and keep it fun, you got this!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Same here! I feel like I'm fooling myself and I'm not making any progress. But thanks to this channel I always get motivated!
aaaa!! goodluck to all of us!!! 💕✨
I like learning a language with tv series, which tend to use the same core words in every episode, with english sub titles. Just finished a crime series in which spooky crimes were investigated around my target language country. Then I try repeating useful phrases, copy the accent and perfrectly as I can. Just like you said :)
I really needed this. 😁❤
i feel bad for just using google translate (but tbf i've only done like 5 lessons in duolingo) but have a line from my favorite video game series in german that i decided to translate because of the "we remember words a lot better when they are in context of a phrase especially something that is related to something we are interested in" line
dank dir bin ich mit unnötigen gefühlen gesattelt
Hi!! Im currently learning Japanese and I was wondering if you know any websites that have good online classes?
Sameee ㅠㅠ
@@kemakeme1958 its kinda difficult to self study and i need help ;w;
@@rinrinrin7229 i have little to no self control ㅠㅠ
Preply is a great website
I’m not sure about classes because I’m broke but Tae Kim does lessons on RUclips and has a free grammar guide pdf
한국말을 끝내주게 잘하시는 모습을 보고 반대로 영어를 잘하고싶어서 이영상까지 오게되었어요. 구독눌렀어요 고마워요^^
What do you think about listening audiobook while reading? Is it more helpful than one thing at a time?