How to Learn Any Language in Two Months, Part 2: SENTENCE MINING

How to learn any language by sentence mining, aka gathering as many sentences, with audio, as you can find and memorizing them via spaced repetition.
Some things I discussed in the video:
Anki, a program for creating and reviewing flashcards with a built-in spaced-repetition algorithm that maximizes your review efficiency:
ankisrs.net/
CantoDict sentences, hundreds of Cantonese sentences and audio:
www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scri...
Tatoeba, an awesome sentence database with hundreds of thousands of sentences in different languages, often with audio:
tatoeba.org/eng/
Glossika, a review system that gives you 3,000 sentences in a huge variety of languages, including oddball ones that you can only find there like Belarusian, Armenian, and Wenzhounese:
glossika.com/
Bing Mandarin-English dictionary, a SUPERB resource for finding Mandarin examples (as well as a one-stop-shop Mandarin/Chinese dictionary) -- automatically compiles what has to be millions of examples from across the web.
dict.bing.com.cn/?form=BDVSP4#...
(None of these are paid endorsements, btw.)
You can get my Cantonese Anki deck, which has about 400 example sentences in Cantonese, English, and Mandarin, with audio, right here:
www.dropbox.com/s/pzsfy2qbnk1...
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[@hernancortes7602]

I never would've imagined Ben Shapiro could speak Cantonese

[@superelectrasuperheroe4079]

I'm studying spanish for 4 months, but only started immersing myself 2 months ago. I listened to spanish music, movies, shows etc. and talk to natives. I also started reading grammar book and even memorized it, but overtime I keep forgetting the conjugations. Until I realized how I learned my 2nd language when I was young - totally submerging myself to the language without even taking a formal class. Now instead of memorizing conjugations for future perf. preterit, past imperf. and etc, I started writing down complex phrases that I can use in everyday life. Today it has been 2 months, and I made 5x the progress I did before.

[@user-ub2jp7tg6k]

Duolingo is good for sentence mining

[@hanilanguages]

I used Anki on my experiment in Learning 2 languages in 4 months, and using Anki, I achieved my goal. I learned 3,000 words in Spanish and Russian just in 4 months. For me the best tool for learning so far.

[@kaleidoscopecolors9299]

Is this xiaomanyc?

[@SuperNippleHS]

"kids don't spend years taking courses and reading text books in their native languages" i had to stop watching after i heard this. i hear this comment sooo many times and it is so very wrong. we absolutely do spend years taking courses and reading text books learning our own native language. we start STUDYING our language as soon as we step into a school. for some it's kindergarten, but for others it's preschool or daycare. but even then, our parents will teach us the alphabet, how to say words, how to read, etc. then we go to school and we have language class, where we learn how to read, write, spell. we learn grammar and vocab. we do this throughout our entire school life, which lasts YEARS. we do not become fluent in our native languages just by listening and repeating over and over again. we aren't kids, we aren't babies. i'm not saying that it's impossible to learn SOMETHING by doing so but it will not, in any way, help you become fluent. studying is something that needs to be done when learning a new language, especially one so different from your own.

[@jp1907]

Unlike most of these negative comments I came here to better myself, therefore, thank you so much! I have been studying mandarin in a classroom setting for four years and due to this video I will be trying all of things tips to advance my mandarin. You are an inspiration and are very brave for sharing your tips knowing not everyone would be receptive. But I wanted you to know you have inspired at least one person, and I will be using your methods in my daily life.

[@wanderingwade8877]

He was so thin and handsome back then.

[@thedandi8905]

have nothing against your method but I do believe it is important to get a grasp of the grammar. Either through textbooks or through classes. People do study their native lenguage and babies do spend years studying the lenguage. Looking for patterns is very essential for lenguage learning but grammar is also essential

[@BrunoSilva-vu1oz]

The assumption that kids learn languages easily is a myth.

[@humanalltoohuman]

If my baby's first sentence was "I pooped a little on the carpet", I'd be pretty impressed. :D

[@betavulgaris7888]

Also, a better way than spaced repetition is to act out your sentences.

[@Larstig81]

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[@artie8561]

I am a native Cantonese speaker! Keep it up man! A lot of respect for taking on the 2nd hardest language in Chinese which is the hardest language!!!!😯

[@ReasonableRadio]

I'm extremely skeptical that anyone can "learn" any language (you know, be able to express at least 90-95% of what they want to say) in 2 months, but the flashcards look like a great addition to any ongoing learning program so thanks for the tip there

[@megans6743]

I agree with others; A language cannot be fully learned in just a month or two, especially if one is not exposed to native speakers regularly and has a full time job or other responsibilities that take up time. Perhaps in a month, you can learn a considerable amount of vocabulary as well as sentence structure and grammar, but not at a level where one can be considered fluent. It takes time and practice to train the brain and the mouth (speaking a different language with distinctly different sounds can be tiring on the tongue!). I also feel like one should use as many resources as possible, this includes communication with native speakers, books, articles, movies, music, and things such as duolinguo and resetta stone. How could they hurt? However, these are useful tips and should be used to further language learning.

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[@kelseyhay7074]

When he speaks a different language and then switches back to English it takes me a while to adjust again😂