They probably meant that we all use digital devices now and we rely mostly on reading. Automatic subtitles on smartphones can do all the heavy lifting, you can just start the app and speak to someone or watch TV, and see the translation appear in real time on your phone.
@@HDJess if i were to learn ASL, it would be because I would want to talk to someone in an environment where you can't speak, like a loud construction site, or when youre far apart from eachother.
@@pxolqopt3597 There is an endangered whistle language to communicate over long distances in Anatolian mountains. It's dying because they have mobile phones now so I'm not sure about the long distance need.
Great list - so happy to see ASL make it! I studied ASL for a while almost 30 years ago and have used it very little in the last 20 years, but for the past few years I have been suffering from intermittent expressive aphasià(where I can't find words, or putting a coherent sentence together is really hard work) and 2 weeks ago I was finally diagnosed witn a degenerative neurological condition. It means that the aphasia will keep getting worse, and eventually I will progress to early onset dementia. I'm also rapidly losing my hearing (in a way that a hearing aid wont help). There is no cure or even treatment, but I know that learning a new language works your brain. I also think ASL activates the visual/spatial part of the brain, not just the language centre, so it is possible I will be able to slow my language loss by working on ASL fluency. In a vote of support, my husband and son have both offered to learn ASL with me to support my access to language and communication.
This video is wild, I actually know French and Chinese and am CURRENTLY learning Danish which is ironic. I also am super interested in Serbian as a language so I found this quite interesting. I would say a language being similar to English doesn't actually help much. The problem is that your brain tends to mix up similarities (despite my brain throwing Chinese words in when I speak French). But the problem is with Danish while the grammar is similar to English, its different enough as to where you default back to English rules when it doesn't make sense. For example the Danish conundrum of "for" and "til" and also the directional verbs. Its ironic that when learning Chinese because it's such a blank slate, you are totally open to new ideas which in some ways makes it easier to learn. However love this stuff, videos are excellent albeit a bit clickbaity and algorithmy. Languages are super fascinating and worth every bit of time and money investment.
I still didn't get it, why i should learn Serbian, Greek and Danish? How this languages might be benificial? With who i will communicate even though? They are not even 0.1% of world population
Speaking of unusual languages, I was in a shop in Tarbert in Lewis (Outer Hebrides) where two older ladies were having a conversation in Scot's Gaelic. I felt like a thorough outsider who should have not been there. Don't get me wrong, they were thoroughly polite and spoke to me in English but it seemed so natural and right in that situation.
I remember being in a swimming pool in Stornaway in Lewis and a group of teenagers were talking to each other in Gaelic. That's when you know an ancient language is not quite dead.
My language for next year is Icelandic. I learnt it to about A2 once. I'm going to go back to it again and get to B1 or B2. I love Iceland so much and I know they all speak English and I'd have to live there for a while for my Icelandic to be up to their English but I love the feeling of being able to understand things written around me and not feel disconnected. And you don't need to recommend your Icelandic Reader. I've already got it and read it!!
@@user-mrfrog Hæ, vinur minn. Við útlendingar sem erum að læra íslensku, ég held ekki að við séum margir. Ég hef líka farið þrisvar til Íslands. Ég fór tvisvar til suðurs og einu sinni til norðurs. Gleðileg jól og gott nýtt ár. 🇮🇸
It’s awesome to see that you’re learning Icelandic! I totally didn’t even expect to see anyone talking about it when I came onto this video. I’m actually trying to learn the language right now and through mostly self study, so any recommendations you have for things to use would be awesome (aside from good old Icelandic Online). I’m hoping that I’ll get a scholarship to study abroad in Iceland to learn the language through immersion too but am prepping myself beforehand so I’m not a complete noob. Anyway, hope you’re having a happy holidays!! 🎉
@@sarcophagus_scarab6371 I struggled with 'Icelandic Online'. Some of the earlier videos are great but as it progresses it gets a bit heavy going. My route was: 1. 'Teach Yourself Icelandic' (expensive but better than most TY books and with great tips on pronunciation - mp3s online) 2. 'Colloquial Icelandic' (a bit harder than TY - again mp3s online. Again expensive.) 3. 'Íslenska fyrir Alla' (Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4) (all the instructions are in Icelandic but it's designed for immigrants so is really useful and free to download both the books in pdf form and all the recordings too.) 4. 'Learning Icelandic' (Really good for learning the grammar) 5. Olly's Short Stories in Icelandic (great step for going from Beginner to Intermediate - especially if you get the mp3s off the TY site) I've now started trying to watch some Icelandic films on Netflix etc and also some I have on DVD with Icelandic subtitles and have also got the Icelandic TV app RUV on my Apple TV.
Omg I'm so happy Mandarin Chinese was in this list. I've been learning it for 2 weeks and alongside my Spanish, which I'm intermediate and conversational in.
Greek is one language I wasn't expecting to see here. I learned a bit of Greek before I went to Athens for a few days, and the smiles I received when I attempted some of what I had remembered... priceless! Beautiful language, but not easy, especially the spelling. Pronunciation from spelling, on the other hand, is easy.
It doesn't help that so many letters and diphtongs lost their original sounds over the centuries and have basically reduced to "e" and "i". (And don't get me started on O-mega and O-micron...) But the spellings remain as they were so there is no way to go from sound to letter!
I absolutely love Greek! For a year, I was surrounded by all these Greek women speaking around me and sometimes at me. I learned so much in that environment and have been trying to imitate it ever since. Someday, I very much hope to travel to Greece.
@@Kinotaurus Most of the spellings stay the same, but some have changed. Π.χ. ο ανηρ, τους ανδρας, the latter is spelled αντρας now and is used instead of ανηρ.
@@pierreabbat6157 The point is, as a language learner you cannot go from pronounciation to spelling because the same sound may be spelled in multiple ways.
There's a full Storylearning video about exactly how ASL works, for which Olly interviewed a well-known ASL teacher. You'd have to scroll through the videos on his channel to find it, but it's really GREAT!
Learning German this year but I want to bring my Chinese up closer to a free-flowing conversational level as I have done so more quickly than I thought with German! Thank you for the recommendations Olly 😁
I chose ASL as my language in University. I'm starting my first ASL class starting next month. I cannot wait. I'm also learning Swedish and Irish independently. I have been preaching the reasons you stated for *years* but never had the opportunity to learn. I'm also slowly going deaf, so it will be helpful for me!
Go to as many Deaf events that you can! Usually professors will require one or two but tell you about the ones they know about. I would suggest going to as many as possible and actually try to have conversations with people. Some people may not be very nice (Deaf culture politics) but dont let them get to you ☺️
The “not having to worry about pronunciation” concern in ASL…doesn’t translate to the reality of the language. Facial expressions, mouth morphemes, hand placement and movement are all critical parts of the language which make up ASL’s version of pronunciation. It’s super clear the difference between native deaf signers and hearing signers who are still learning - even including the wife of the man shown in the video who is signing more like SEE (signed exact English) and sim-com (signing while speaking English and using English grammar). Just something to note for anyone who’s looking to learn the language 😊 it’s a beautiful language and will truly open your eyes to an amazing world and people, and it’s also critical accessibility-wise. But just like learning any language, ASL has its own version of pronunciation which can be super challenging, hard to grasp, and must be taken into consideration when learning in order to be intelligible in the language/to actually communicate.
ASL also has slang and accents too! Also the grammar can be challenging if you are only used to English. A lot of people also dont realise that American Sign Language (ASL), Brittish Sign language (BSL) and Australian Sign language (AUSLAN) are all very different.
As a dyslexic, learning french hurt me sm in school 😭Learning japanese is healing me 😂 Maybe I will return to french one day! Also could you do a video about learning endangered languages?? I'm wanting to try Hawaiian
I hope Spanish is still going strong, because I'm halfway through and I want to finish learning it to conversational level before moving on to French, which I've actually learned a bit in high school, although I can't remember almost anything now.
@@ronneighbour1378 When I visited Crete, I heard Spanish being spoken everywhere and I was confused. But I'm not fluent in Spanish so I didn't expect to understand much that I overheard. But I finally realized, after speaking to someone in Spanish and they just looked at me blankly, that they were speaking Greek and it just sounded like Spanish. Interesting.
I found an old Serbo-Coatian tape course and lit into it, even though it was all Cyrillic. Never thought I'd use it then one day my boss married a Bosnian woman. I started speaking what little I knew and my boss freaked and said " How on earth do you know Bosnian? Even I have no idea what she's even saying when she gets mad at me!"
I want to learn ASL. I can do extremely simple things and once had the best laugh with a deaf woman. I was trying to help her with a computer issue (which is always a challenge no matter what language I'm using). She asked me a question, and I signed "I don't know." I think my emphatic gesture surprised her. Not sure we ever fixed her actual problem, but we had good fellowship along the way.
As someone who's learning Slovenian, seeing that a language so close to it as Serbian has become useful makes me really happy as a lot of people tell me it is useless to learn.
I've been an ASL interpreter for 20 years. I can confirm, it's dope. And you're right, it's not English. It has it's own grammar, syntax, etc. It's not just a language, the Deaf community has their own proud culture. I've been an interpreter for a Deaf student earning their PHD in Music Composition. Read that again. They can do anything. If you're going to learn ASL, please, please learn it from a member of the Deaf Community.
@DragonGoddess18 Right! But, keep in mind that Beethoven didn't begin to lose his hearing until he was almost 30. He was hearing and already had a strong musical foundation. This fella was born Deaf. It's truly awesome.
I was very happy to see ASL (my third language) and Danish (my sixth ) featured! ASL is such a beautiful language, and it was nice to see Sign Duo mentioned. I've learned and refreshed my memory a lot from them. And I should note that I don't consider myself multilingual... "sixth language" is a real stretch. I enjoy learning multiple languages at once, but the obvious downside is that I'm not super fluent in any quickly. At this point, I can really only hold pub conversations in French and ASL.
I love ASL!! I started studying it because my coworker is deaf and literally worked there for 5 years and NOBODY tried to learn his langauge. I was like... nuh uh. This aint gonna work.
The languages I would like to study this coming year. I do not think I will reach even B2 level of fluency in any of them except maybe two, but this is what I'm looking at. 1. Russian, because my boss is Russian, several of my best friends are Russian, and I am a huge fan of Russian opera, both as a listener and as a singer. 2. Mandarin Chinese, because I have already been studying it, and I would like to continue. I have many Chinese friends and I really would like to read more Chinese literature. I have been learning traditional writing, which I will say, definitely builds character. 3. Thai, because I really love Muay Thai, and some day would like to go and train in Thailand. I do have a few Thai friends, but not as many as the other languages I am listing. I am a little overwhelmed at the script, but it's something I have always wanted to give a shot. 4. Japanese, because several of my friends, and my partner are Japanese speakers. I also have a Japanese pen pal who passed away, and I am trying to learn it in his name. One of my best friends (also a Japanese guy) got me into Judo last year, and I want to learn to speak it for when I visit his family and also to appreciate more Judo. 5. Maori, because I have practiced a Maori art called poi for more than half my life, and I never learned to speak the language of those who created it. I also want to go to New Zealand at some point and speak with more Maori people to learn all I can from them. 6. Tagalog, because my partner and their family speak it as well. That's my only reason. 7. German, because I have been learning it as an academic language, and there are some really amazing research papers in chemistry, physics, and engineering, which are in German. German Wikipedia is arguably better for technical information than English Wikipedia. But yeah, this is my list. I was also considering Arabic, Korean, and Farsi, but this is where I'm at right now. I'll have to come back to this video next year to see how I did at the end of 2025.
I have learned English and Breton ( a sister language to Welsh) to the B2-C1 level. I'm currently learning Persian ( B1) and Mandarin (A1). My goals for 2025 : to get a B2 level in Persian and A2 in Mandarin. And to begin a Turkic language in 2026 ( Ouzbek or Kazakh). Because I want to understand better the mutual influences between Persian culture, Chinese culture and Turkic culture in Central Asia, especially in Western China where the Tadjiks and Uyghurs live. Afterwards, I'll go for Urdu and perhaps Malay. I'm definitely into Asian languages now. But in your list, I'd interested in Irish, of course, to learn another Celtic language!
@@Broccoli-m9hIn Portuguese, if someone is speaking really slowly and willing to be patient I can usually understand a decent amount of what they're saying but I can't reply. I also understand written Portuguese more than spoken. Arabic I only recognize some words and phrases. So, it's a slow struggle lol you?
I enjoy learning Greek but I'm still stuck at the intermediate plateau. The grammar can get some time to get your head around, there are so many irregular verbs to memorise. But having been able to use it in real life without depending a single word of English is so rewarding.
ASL it's a very beautiful language, I hadn't thought about it, I tried to learn Norwegian and seems very similar to Danish, I was expecting to see any of the languages I speak...I'm on my way with Mandarin Chinese! Great video!
In Saudi there is a subject in the school that about skills that has a lesson to introduce sign language to students and teach them some basic❤ Great video makes us immersed into the languages more .
9:09 I am learning French rn and for me it has been a great torture both mentally and emotionally because not only does my teacher gives no explanation to grammar and stuff but also the silent letters and the grammar with constantly changing endings are extremely frustrating 😢😢😢😢😢😢
Oui, on comprendre, moi aussi j'essayé d'apprendre le français quelque mois avant, et même si je n'arrive pas à tout comprendre, il vaut le coup, ne quittez pas! Bonne chance!
I would suggest changing teacher then! French is a beautiful language and it shouldn’t be torture but something fun to learn! A teacher is there to help and support and answer your questions but sometimes it is true that there are no explanations to be given. A lot of my students tell me « why is it like that? In English it is not! » well… 🤷🏻♀️
I've dabbled in languages for a long time. In 2025 I am going to focus on getting to B2 German. That means achieving A1 in just one month and A2 in the following two months. In 2026 I am going to get to C1 German and B2 Welsh. I'm also going to relearn GCSE maths in 2025 and learn A level maths in 2026.
I’ve always been interested in ASL. But what made me decide to finally start learning was of all things, John Wick 2!! I’ve always loved how cool spies, and action stars who spoke multiple languages were. So imagine my surprise to see a well dressed, bad ass hitman who could also sign, with ease?! I was hooked. And it’s definitely on my list for 2025!
An interesting fact about why Olly likely chose to show a clip of Mandarin rap as opposed to more traditional music: Chinese singers often greatly change the tones of words to suit the music rather than adhere to the rules of the language. This is all well and good if you already speak Mandarin perfectly. You'll hear the word in context and know that they're ending their question, not talking about their mother, and know they only said it that way to suit the song. However, as a learner, this may trip you up. You'll either be confused, because it sounds like they've suddenly brought up their mother, or you'll think that's just how you pronounce that word and suddenly you end every question by saying mom instead of actually indicating that you're asking a question. In rap music, though, this is less of an issue. In rap music, it's much more impressive to be able to properly and accurately enunciate each individual syllable in your words, and so rappers tend to place much greater emphasis on it than singers. That's not to say there's no mispronunciation going on in rap (for example, wordplay is a greatly important part of the genre no matter which language it's in, so they may bend a word in order to have a more meaningful bar), but the tones in particular do tend to be more accurate. Some recommendations if you're curious to see what China has to offer in the world of rap: kafe.hu, Wang Yi Tai （王以太）, and Vava are some of my favorites.
I love Irish!! I was introduced to it by a bilingual friend from Dublin, when we were both on Erasmus in southeast France. It is a complex but beautiful language. Tá beagán Gaeilge agam, unfortunately, haha. Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam. Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste.
@a.r.4707 it exists in practise. This is not old fashioned prescriptive linguistics but descriptive. Any common dialect that is mutually intelligible is a language. It has common Wikipedia pages.
@magentaMegi Right. So if I speak Serbian I'm talking Serbocroatian then. Or if I speak Croatian it's the same. I know that there was a language called Serbocroat once upon a time but it was kind of artificially constructed for Yugoslavia. Bosnian and Montenegrin is left out of that language though😄
I love the idea of putting notes all over the house to learn. I had two years of French in high school. The year before, I lost some hearing in one ear. This was in 1970.😊 I still use some French phrases. I also use Finnish phrases, my mom’s first language. She was born in 1914. Finland is where my Family comes from. There is a town that has my maiden name. It’s in my weather app. My SIL, Korean. So I have a lot of sounds in my head 😂 I also love foreign movies.
My language for 2025 is Czech (I hope so) while maintaining my Spanish. If I have some spare time, maybe I will get back to Japanese. Wonder if I still recall something from that course that I bought, haha 😁
The best is hungarian, if you want to ask: hogyan tanuljak spanyolul? (how would i learn spanish?), but can be hogyan tanuljak meg arabul? (how would i learn arabic?) the second one has "meg" which can mean: + (plus), and this sentence (the second one) is clearer with this you also can say that: hogyan tanuljak arabul?, but as im hungarian it would be clearer if you said "meg" there, you can drop it but it would be unclear or unsucces, the other speaker would need something more in it especially people who arent really good at understanding others then natives
Translate this: "Ahm owna warssha deeshus n cowd wawdur". This is the strange sounding southern Ohio (United States) accent that I spoke as I grew up there. It says "I'm going to wash the dishes in cold water." The strangest part of the accent is how wash becomes "worsh". My mother used to say "Worshington DC" for our nation's capital. Another peculiarity is Neil Armstrong's statement when he stepped foot on the Moon. Armstrong was also from my area. He was thought to have genuinely attempted to say, "That's one small step for (a) man.." but it sounded like "...for Man." Why? We tend to smash together words. When I repeat the intended phrase in my original accent, the (a) disappears, and it sounds like what Armstrong said. Three other peculiarities: 1. Dish would be pronounced, deesh. 2. Special would be pronounced, spayshul and 3. cold becomes cowd.
I tried mandarin - however despite all its positives, it didn't peak my interest? The language and the culture is cool, and sure tones are a bit difficult but I think I may get it with practice, I just couldn't seem to stick with it after a few characters. Mainly sure to mixing up tones or not hearing them at all, and needing to remember every character. BUT! Exploring Hanzi gave me the idea of Japanese. I kind of enjoy how agglutination works, (it fascinates me,) Kaname Naito made a video recently about conjugating 食べる (the verb "to eat") if you're interested. But besides agglutination, the sentence structure is also new to me and that is cool. I also like how the language has politeness levels. I think it's interesting how Japanese has developed in using kanji for it's words. Oh and not to mention the different ○'yomi that characters can have 😊 Although I'm far from Japan, I have experienced more of its culture than other cultures excluding my native ones, besides anime and manga. From sushi, sashimi, maki, ramen, to origami, shinto (I had an interest when I was young where I would research all the beliefs of our world), haiku, tanka, bonsai. So for now, 僕は、日本語を勉強しています❤
Would it be okay for me to learn ASL after learning Korean? Like i heard that if i learn a language and try to learn another language in that first language i learn, I'll actually get better at both of the languages at the same time! (I'm literally just about start my Korean learning journey today!) And thr reason i want to learn ASL is because i find it really cool like the COOLEST! People who can speak without actually speaking is such a wonderfully weird thing that makes me want to learn it even more like i never met a person who can sign irl but if i am being honest it would literally feel like I'm meeting up with a favourite celebrity of mine! It's a little embarrassing to say it but i also want to be part of the cool kids too!!! (I am just hoping to learn Korean fast so that i could learn ASL 😫)
Are you from the US or Canada? If so then ASL, if not then I would look up what the signed language is where you are from then learn that one first. Even if you are from an English-speaking country but not US or Canada the sign language is different. England uses British Sign Language (BSL), Australia uses Australian Sign Language (Auslan), etc.
Listening to african french is quite interesting! I work with exclusively African immigrants and they all speak french. Hearing how much different it sounds is quite interesting!
I'm a 18 yo Brazilian, so obviously my native language is Brazilian Portuguese. But I am also fluent in American English, British English and Portugal Portuguese. Now I'm doing some detailed research to decide wich will be the next language I will choose to study, but I'm really struggling to decide between German, French and Russian, can someone pls gimme some advices? I would really appreciate that! 🇷🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷
There are also some native speakers still, as well as all state school pupils being taught it regardless of the language they speak at home. Unfortunately it's probably too late for it to return to being the first language of the majority.
Best of luck to everyone on their 2025 language goals! 😊 You can get great language audio input here on youtube with bilingual stories, they will read a sentence of a story in English then read the same sentence in target language. Polyglot Beats on youtube does that well for multiple languages and there other channels for specific languages... its been helping me get passive listening and learning when going on walks... time is by FAR hardest obstacle in language learning - anything that can get us some passive learning is a plus😊🎉🎉🎉 happy new year, 2025 here we come!!! 😊
It's just an interesting way to showcase some useful languages, and to inspire thousands of folks who are keen to learn a language, but have no idea what to try. Many are looking for a new challenge along with their New Year's resolutions.... Videos like this spark some ideas. It's a good thing. :)
I was learning Danish in 2024 as well… so will keep going in 2025! Fordi jeg kan godt lide dette sprog og det lyder smukt til mig! Are you planning to publish the intermediate danish short stories in 2025? Tak skal du have 🙏
Two years back I got a job in Copenhagen, spent two months prior to moving there learning Danish with Duolingo and then started work. It has gone ok. Reading and writing is simple but I still have problems with the spoken language. I am now learning Mandarin (I was learning it when I got the job in Denmark but stopped to focus on Danish). I am planning to take my daughter to China in her spring break in April. I’ve been once in business but looking forward to going as a tourist. 加油！
My 2025 language plan: Improve: Turkish/ Türkçe 🇹🇷, Scottish Gaelic/ Albanach Gaelige 🏴 and Swedish/ Svenska 🇸🇪 And i'm going to learn my second asian language: Vietnamese/ Tiên Viêt 🇻🇳.
Totally agree with Chinese. Here in New Zealand, you have a better chance of getting a job if you speak both Chinese and English than if you only speak English.
Sorry I am hogging the comments a bit. Something I have wanted to know since I had a stroke, how would a deaf person cope with sudden lack of mobility in one arm? I would love to know how such a person would cope with signing.
Sign with one hand. They might have to fingerspell more words than before, but it can be done. They sign with one hand when they're driving and want to say something. (I have many Deaf friends.)
I've had some Deaf clients with one hand or missing fingers, and they definitely make it work. I would also like to let you know that there are sign language books for people recovering from strokes. Apparently, sign language greatly improves brain function for stroke patients and the recovery is much more successful. Interesting stuff!
I have been learning Russian on and off for quite a few years but I can understand a lot of Serbian without much trouble. Serbian is one of my back burner someday languages.
Olly, I have to tell you a story about my life. When I was 3 I had my first Open-Heart Surgery. I died and went to Heaven. In Heaven I saw a garden, a waterfall, Jesus Christ wearing a white robe, and my Moms sister Tammy. After surgery I lost the ability to speak for a year because doctors shoved a breathing tube down my throat, which damaged my vocal cords. When I came home I had to learn sign language. Right now tho I’m learning Russian. Why? I want to work in the United States Government one day. They say anyone interested in government work, knowing Russian is a valuable asset. My second reason for learning Russian, I read a lot of Russian History, namely on Joseph Stalin.
You can start with colloquial Serbian or teach yourself Serbian textbooks, you can find them online for free. There are also other textbooks available online for free.
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I literally had a Russian tutor tell me not to bother with ASL because "nobody is deaf anymore." I was like... what?
They probably meant that we all use digital devices now and we rely mostly on reading. Automatic subtitles on smartphones can do all the heavy lifting, you can just start the app and speak to someone or watch TV, and see the translation appear in real time on your phone.
@@HDJess if i were to learn ASL, it would be because I would want to talk to someone in an environment where you can't speak, like a loud construction site, or when youre far apart from eachother.
@@pxolqopt3597 that would surely be cool, but how often would it be applied to justify learning an entire language?
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@@pxolqopt3597 There is an endangered whistle language to communicate over long distances in Anatolian mountains.
It's dying because they have mobile phones now so I'm not sure about the long distance need.
ASL LETS GOOO!!! I think it's awesome that ASL is getting recognized in this video. I myself am doing ASL in school and am in my second year of it.
Great list - so happy to see ASL make it!
I studied ASL for a while almost 30 years ago and have used it very little in the last 20 years, but for the past few years I have been suffering from intermittent expressive aphasià(where I can't find words, or putting a coherent sentence together is really hard work) and 2 weeks ago I was finally diagnosed witn a degenerative neurological condition. It means that the aphasia will keep getting worse, and eventually I will progress to early onset dementia. I'm also rapidly losing my hearing (in a way that a hearing aid wont help).
There is no cure or even treatment, but I know that learning a new language works your brain. I also think ASL activates the visual/spatial part of the brain, not just the language centre, so it is possible I will be able to slow my language loss by working on ASL fluency. In a vote of support, my husband and son have both offered to learn ASL with me to support my access to language and communication.
This video is wild, I actually know French and Chinese and am CURRENTLY learning Danish which is ironic. I also am super interested in Serbian as a language so I found this quite interesting.
I would say a language being similar to English doesn't actually help much. The problem is that your brain tends to mix up similarities (despite my brain throwing Chinese words in when I speak French). But the problem is with Danish while the grammar is similar to English, its different enough as to where you default back to English rules when it doesn't make sense.
For example the Danish conundrum of "for" and "til" and also the directional verbs.
Its ironic that when learning Chinese because it's such a blank slate, you are totally open to new ideas which in some ways makes it easier to learn. However love this stuff, videos are excellent albeit a bit clickbaity and algorithmy. Languages are super fascinating and worth every bit of time and money investment.
I still didn't get it, why i should learn Serbian, Greek and Danish? How this languages might be benificial? With who i will communicate even though? They are not even 0.1% of world population
@@pubgmobileclashroyale4725It's not always about the population. It's something else, the travels, culture, history etc.
Speaking of unusual languages, I was in a shop in Tarbert in Lewis (Outer Hebrides) where two older ladies were having a conversation in Scot's Gaelic. I felt like a thorough outsider who should have not been there. Don't get me wrong, they were thoroughly polite and spoke to me in English but it seemed so natural and right in that situation.
I remember being in a swimming pool in Stornaway in Lewis and a group of teenagers were talking to each other in Gaelic. That's when you know an ancient language is not quite dead.
@ I prefer that story over the old ladies one. Seeing a language associated with old age people is the saddest fate.
I love the idea of reviving languages or keeping the dying ones alive. I'm inclined to learn Irish Gaelic to help keep it going
I want to learn Irish and Gaelic so bad! I also started trying to learn how to read Ogham.
I'm learning Italian and French this year. Im serious this time, I'm making good progress so far
My language for next year is Icelandic. I learnt it to about A2 once. I'm going to go back to it again and get to B1 or B2. I love Iceland so much and I know they all speak English and I'd have to live there for a while for my Icelandic to be up to their English but I love the feeling of being able to understand things written around me and not feel disconnected. And you don't need to recommend your Icelandic Reader. I've already got it and read it!!
Gott kvöld frá Québec-fylki! Ég er að læra íslensku líka. Ég hef farið þrisvar sinnum til Íslands. Mér finnst íslenska mjög flott! Gleðileg jól!
@@user-mrfrog Hæ, vinur minn. Við útlendingar sem erum að læra íslensku, ég held ekki að við séum margir. Ég hef líka farið þrisvar til Íslands. Ég fór tvisvar til suðurs og einu sinni til norðurs. Gleðileg jól og gott nýtt ár. 🇮🇸
@barrysteven5964 Takk kærlega! 🙂
It’s awesome to see that you’re learning Icelandic! I totally didn’t even expect to see anyone talking about it when I came onto this video. I’m actually trying to learn the language right now and through mostly self study, so any recommendations you have for things to use would be awesome (aside from good old Icelandic Online). I’m hoping that I’ll get a scholarship to study abroad in Iceland to learn the language through immersion too but am prepping myself beforehand so I’m not a complete noob. Anyway, hope you’re having a happy holidays!! 🎉
@@sarcophagus_scarab6371 I struggled with 'Icelandic Online'. Some of the earlier videos are great but as it progresses it gets a bit heavy going.
My route was:
1. 'Teach Yourself Icelandic' (expensive but better than most TY books and with great tips on pronunciation - mp3s online)
2. 'Colloquial Icelandic' (a bit harder than TY - again mp3s online. Again expensive.)
3. 'Íslenska fyrir Alla' (Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4) (all the instructions are in Icelandic but it's designed for immigrants so is really useful and free to download both the books in pdf form and all the recordings too.)
4. 'Learning Icelandic' (Really good for learning the grammar)
5. Olly's Short Stories in Icelandic (great step for going from Beginner to Intermediate - especially if you get the mp3s off the TY site)
I've now started trying to watch some Icelandic films on Netflix etc and also some I have on DVD with Icelandic subtitles and have also got the Icelandic TV app RUV on my Apple TV.
I didn't expect to see my language here! Hvala puno! 🇷🇸♥️❤️❣️
More people should learn it, it’s a beautiful language.
Mayaisevwryfriendly, may I ask what is your first language?? Many thanks
Omg I'm so happy Mandarin Chinese was in this list. I've been learning it for 2 weeks and alongside my Spanish, which I'm intermediate and conversational in.
Greek is one language I wasn't expecting to see here. I learned a bit of Greek before I went to Athens for a few days, and the smiles I received when I attempted some of what I had remembered... priceless! Beautiful language, but not easy, especially the spelling. Pronunciation from spelling, on the other hand, is easy.
It doesn't help that so many letters and diphtongs lost their original sounds over the centuries and have basically reduced to "e" and "i". (And don't get me started on O-mega and O-micron...) But the spellings remain as they were so there is no way to go from sound to letter!
I absolutely love Greek! For a year, I was surrounded by all these Greek women speaking around me and sometimes at me. I learned so much in that environment and have been trying to imitate it ever since. Someday, I very much hope to travel to Greece.
@@Kinotaurus Most of the spellings stay the same, but some have changed. Π.χ. ο ανηρ, τους ανδρας, the latter is spelled αντρας now and is used instead of ανηρ.
@@pierreabbat6157 The point is, as a language learner you cannot go from pronounciation to spelling because the same sound may be spelled in multiple ways.
Greek is indeed a beautiful language, it spelling and writing could be difficult but it worth it. 🇬🇷💙
Yes!! I am a certified ASL Interpreter and it’s fantastic to see ASL in this conversation. I’m also intermediate in Spanish and learning French ❤️
Wish more language RUclipsrs talked about ASL. ASL has so many uniqug features from being a visual language that its just delightful
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There's a full Storylearning video about exactly how ASL works, for which Olly interviewed a well-known ASL teacher. You'd have to scroll through the videos on his channel to find it, but it's really GREAT!
Learning German this year but I want to bring my Chinese up closer to a free-flowing conversational level as I have done so more quickly than I thought with German! Thank you for the recommendations Olly 😁
I chose ASL as my language in University. I'm starting my first ASL class starting next month. I cannot wait. I'm also learning Swedish and Irish independently. I have been preaching the reasons you stated for *years* but never had the opportunity to learn. I'm also slowly going deaf, so it will be helpful for me!
Go to as many Deaf events that you can! Usually professors will require one or two but tell you about the ones they know about. I would suggest going to as many as possible and actually try to have conversations with people. Some people may not be very nice (Deaf culture politics) but dont let them get to you ☺️
The “not having to worry about pronunciation” concern in ASL…doesn’t translate to the reality of the language. Facial expressions, mouth morphemes, hand placement and movement are all critical parts of the language which make up ASL’s version of pronunciation. It’s super clear the difference between native deaf signers and hearing signers who are still learning - even including the wife of the man shown in the video who is signing more like SEE (signed exact English) and sim-com (signing while speaking English and using English grammar).
Just something to note for anyone who’s looking to learn the language 😊 it’s a beautiful language and will truly open your eyes to an amazing world and people, and it’s also critical accessibility-wise. But just like learning any language, ASL has its own version of pronunciation which can be super challenging, hard to grasp, and must be taken into consideration when learning in order to be intelligible in the language/to actually communicate.
Yes ASL totally has pronunciation. I've been learning for 2 years and I still struggle with word order because of how... relaxed you could say it is.
ASL also has slang and accents too!
Also the grammar can be challenging if you are only used to English.
A lot of people also dont realise that American Sign Language (ASL), Brittish Sign language (BSL) and Australian Sign language (AUSLAN) are all very different.
As a dyslexic, learning french hurt me sm in school 😭Learning japanese is healing me 😂 Maybe I will return to french one day! Also could you do a video about learning endangered languages?? I'm wanting to try Hawaiian
I hope Spanish is still going strong, because I'm halfway through and I want to finish learning it to conversational level before moving on to French, which I've actually learned a bit in high school, although I can't remember almost anything now.
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I'm 67 and I'm doing Spanish and Greek together. Danish is on the cards too.
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Do you not confuse words pronunciation etc between the two new languages?
@@dreswan1 Spanish and Greek have similar pronunciations but are completely different, grammar, alphabet etc.
@@ronneighbour1378 When I visited Crete, I heard Spanish being spoken everywhere and I was confused. But I'm not fluent in Spanish so I didn't expect to understand much that I overheard. But I finally realized, after speaking to someone in Spanish and they just looked at me blankly, that they were speaking Greek and it just sounded like Spanish. Interesting.
@@LoralLee yes they sound similar but the vocabulary is totally different. I can recognise each one straight away.
I found an old Serbo-Coatian tape course and lit into it, even though it was all Cyrillic. Never thought I'd use it then one day my boss married a Bosnian woman. I started speaking what little I knew and my boss freaked and said " How on earth do you know Bosnian? Even I have no idea what she's even saying when she gets mad at me!"
I want to learn ASL. I can do extremely simple things and once had the best laugh with a deaf woman. I was trying to help her with a computer issue (which is always a challenge no matter what language I'm using). She asked me a question, and I signed "I don't know." I think my emphatic gesture surprised her. Not sure we ever fixed her actual problem, but we had good fellowship along the way.
As someone who's learning Slovenian, seeing that a language so close to it as Serbian has become useful makes me really happy as a lot of people tell me it is useless to learn.
I speak quite well Serbian and can understand a lot Slovenian too.
I've been an ASL interpreter for 20 years. I can confirm, it's dope. And you're right, it's not English. It has it's own grammar, syntax, etc. It's not just a language, the Deaf community has their own proud culture. I've been an interpreter for a Deaf student earning their PHD in Music Composition. Read that again. They can do anything.
If you're going to learn ASL, please, please learn it from a member of the Deaf Community.
Music composition? 😳
@@lolajl Well, Beethoven was hard of hearing soooooo 🤷♀️
Thank you for such an insight! Will keep my eyes (and ears) on it.
@DragonGoddess18 Right! But, keep in mind that Beethoven didn't begin to lose his hearing until he was almost 30. He was hearing and already had a strong musical foundation. This fella was born Deaf. It's truly awesome.
Hi Olly, are there plans to make a Short Stories in Scottish Gaelic book?
I was very happy to see ASL (my third language) and Danish (my sixth ) featured! ASL is such a beautiful language, and it was nice to see Sign Duo mentioned. I've learned and refreshed my memory a lot from them. And I should note that I don't consider myself multilingual... "sixth language" is a real stretch. I enjoy learning multiple languages at once, but the obvious downside is that I'm not super fluent in any quickly. At this point, I can really only hold pub conversations in French and ASL.
My ASL grammar is terrible, I mostly use PSE but i want to get back to ASL
I would like to learn Greenlandic, and there are quite a few resources available in Danish. This can be a motivation to learn Danish.
thanks for another great video, mate!
I love ASL!! I started studying it because my coworker is deaf and literally worked there for 5 years and NOBODY tried to learn his langauge. I was like... nuh uh. This aint gonna work.
Good on you!
The languages I would like to study this coming year. I do not think I will reach even B2 level of fluency in any of them except maybe two, but this is what I'm looking at.
1. Russian, because my boss is Russian, several of my best friends are Russian, and I am a huge fan of Russian opera, both as a listener and as a singer.
2. Mandarin Chinese, because I have already been studying it, and I would like to continue. I have many Chinese friends and I really would like to read more Chinese literature. I have been learning traditional writing, which I will say, definitely builds character.
3. Thai, because I really love Muay Thai, and some day would like to go and train in Thailand. I do have a few Thai friends, but not as many as the other languages I am listing. I am a little overwhelmed at the script, but it's something I have always wanted to give a shot.
4. Japanese, because several of my friends, and my partner are Japanese speakers. I also have a Japanese pen pal who passed away, and I am trying to learn it in his name. One of my best friends (also a Japanese guy) got me into Judo last year, and I want to learn to speak it for when I visit his family and also to appreciate more Judo.
5. Maori, because I have practiced a Maori art called poi for more than half my life, and I never learned to speak the language of those who created it. I also want to go to New Zealand at some point and speak with more Maori people to learn all I can from them.
6. Tagalog, because my partner and their family speak it as well. That's my only reason.
7. German, because I have been learning it as an academic language, and there are some really amazing research papers in chemistry, physics, and engineering, which are in German. German Wikipedia is arguably better for technical information than English Wikipedia.
But yeah, this is my list. I was also considering Arabic, Korean, and Farsi, but this is where I'm at right now. I'll have to come back to this video next year to see how I did at the end of 2025.
I have learned English and Breton ( a sister language to Welsh) to the B2-C1 level. I'm currently learning Persian ( B1) and Mandarin (A1). My goals for 2025 : to get a B2 level in Persian and A2 in Mandarin. And to begin a Turkic language in 2026 ( Ouzbek or Kazakh). Because I want to understand better the mutual influences between Persian culture, Chinese culture and Turkic culture in Central Asia, especially in Western China where the Tadjiks and Uyghurs live. Afterwards, I'll go for Urdu and perhaps Malay. I'm definitely into Asian languages now. But in your list, I'd interested in Irish, of course, to learn another Celtic language!
You can use Google Translate to use German wiki, don't need to learn a language 😊😊
I'm choosing Portuguese 🇧🇷 🇵🇹 and Arabic 🇸🇦 🇪🇬
try to learn some angolan portuguese, the best ever 😅
Been trying to learn both of these for years!
@@JessikahElise how's the progress?
@@Broccoli-m9hIn Portuguese, if someone is speaking really slowly and willing to be patient I can usually understand a decent amount of what they're saying but I can't reply. I also understand written Portuguese more than spoken. Arabic I only recognize some words and phrases.
So, it's a slow struggle lol you?
Portuguese is much easier to learn if you already know spanish or italian, there are many similar words
As an Irish person, I feel an aching in my soul when no one in my family speaks Irish. That is why I will continue learning the language myself.
That's amazing !! Her singing was breathtaking ❤❤❤❤ I love the sound of Irish
Great to see Liz and Moje Blu on here.
I enjoy learning Greek but I'm still stuck at the intermediate plateau. The grammar can get some time to get your head around, there are so many irregular verbs to memorise. But having been able to use it in real life without depending a single word of English is so rewarding.
Me too, I love Greek 🇬🇷💙
Including African French is an interesting choice, French will definitely be more useful in the future thanks to Africa
Thank you for including ASL or signed language in general! 🥰
As Serbian, I was NOT READY to see my own language here...
Па причај српски да те цео свет разуме😆
I was so not ready for serbian to be on this list.Thank you
I used to live in Denmark between 2006 and 2008. Back then they were the happiest in the world. The language is amazing 😃
Literally surprised but happy to see Irish on the list. 🇮🇪
ASL it's a very beautiful language, I hadn't thought about it,
I tried to learn Norwegian and seems very similar to Danish, I was expecting to see any of the languages I speak...I'm on my way with Mandarin Chinese!
Great video!
Great information can not wait to learn French language and history
I am going to learn Greek, ASL and maybe French in 2025.
Here are some more languages I recommend learning:
- Cebuano
- Italian
- Swedish
- Vietnamese
- Welsh
In Saudi there is a subject in the school that about skills that has a lesson to introduce sign language to students and teach them some basic❤
Great video makes us immersed into the languages more .
Here are the top 7 languages to learn in 2025: Japanese, Cebuano (Visaya), Hebrew, Latin, Navajo, English & Spanish.
Mandarin first *
Yay, Navajo! Nizhónííyee'!
yoo no way i'm cebuano
9:09 I am learning French rn and for me it has been a great torture both mentally and emotionally because not only does my teacher gives no explanation to grammar and stuff but also the silent letters and the grammar with constantly changing endings are extremely frustrating 😢😢😢😢😢😢
Oui, on comprendre, moi aussi j'essayé d'apprendre le français quelque mois avant, et même si je n'arrive pas à tout comprendre, il vaut le coup, ne quittez pas!
Bonne chance!
@ Merci
I would suggest changing teacher then! French is a beautiful language and it shouldn’t be torture but something fun to learn! A teacher is there to help and support and answer your questions but sometimes it is true that there are no explanations to be given. A lot of my students tell me « why is it like that? In English it is not! » well… 🤷🏻♀️
I've dabbled in languages for a long time. In 2025 I am going to focus on getting to B2 German. That means achieving A1 in just one month and A2 in the following two months.
In 2026 I am going to get to C1 German and B2 Welsh.
I'm also going to relearn GCSE maths in 2025 and learn A level maths in 2026.
Welsh is sooooo beautiful! What recourses are you using, if you don't mind me asking?
I’ve always been interested in ASL. But what made me decide to finally start learning was of all things, John Wick 2!! I’ve always loved how cool spies, and action stars who spoke multiple languages were. So imagine my surprise to see a well dressed, bad ass hitman who could also sign, with ease?! I was hooked. And it’s definitely on my list for 2025!
John Wick signs? Maybe I will watch the movies now lol
did not expect Malinda to be in this video, I was pleasantly surprised
same, i grew up watching some of malinda's "twisted translations" videos lol
@matt9999 *YES I LOVE THOSE* kinda sad she stopped making them but it was time for a change
An interesting fact about why Olly likely chose to show a clip of Mandarin rap as opposed to more traditional music: Chinese singers often greatly change the tones of words to suit the music rather than adhere to the rules of the language. This is all well and good if you already speak Mandarin perfectly. You'll hear the word in context and know that they're ending their question, not talking about their mother, and know they only said it that way to suit the song. However, as a learner, this may trip you up. You'll either be confused, because it sounds like they've suddenly brought up their mother, or you'll think that's just how you pronounce that word and suddenly you end every question by saying mom instead of actually indicating that you're asking a question. In rap music, though, this is less of an issue. In rap music, it's much more impressive to be able to properly and accurately enunciate each individual syllable in your words, and so rappers tend to place much greater emphasis on it than singers. That's not to say there's no mispronunciation going on in rap (for example, wordplay is a greatly important part of the genre no matter which language it's in, so they may bend a word in order to have a more meaningful bar), but the tones in particular do tend to be more accurate. Some recommendations if you're curious to see what China has to offer in the world of rap: kafe.hu, Wang Yi Tai （王以太）, and Vava are some of my favorites.
I love Irish!! I was introduced to it by a bilingual friend from Dublin, when we were both on Erasmus in southeast France. It is a complex but beautiful language. Tá beagán Gaeilge agam, unfortunately, haha. Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam. Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste.
Super!!!😊😊😊
It's Serbo-Croation It's understood in most of the Balkans .
Serbocroatian was artificial language once upon a time.
@a.r.4707 it was and still is, a lingua franca in the ex Yugoslavia and there is nothing artificial about it.
@magentaMegi Well officially it doesn't exist.
@a.r.4707 it exists in practise. This is not old fashioned prescriptive linguistics but descriptive. Any common dialect that is mutually intelligible is a language. It has common Wikipedia pages.
@magentaMegi Right. So if I speak Serbian I'm talking Serbocroatian then. Or if I speak Croatian it's the same. I know that there was a language called Serbocroat once upon a time but it was kind of artificially constructed for Yugoslavia. Bosnian and Montenegrin is left out of that language though😄
I really think that sign language, at least at a basic level, should be taught in school. So that's what I'll look for now.
100% agree! It should be required in the US
I love the idea of putting notes all over the house to learn. I had two years of French in high school. The year before, I lost some hearing in one ear. This was in 1970.😊 I still use some French phrases. I also use Finnish phrases, my mom’s first language. She was born in 1914. Finland is where my Family comes from. There is a town that has my maiden name. It’s in my weather app. My SIL, Korean. So I have a lot of sounds in my head 😂 I also love foreign movies.
My language for 2025 is Czech (I hope so) while maintaining my Spanish. If I have some spare time, maybe I will get back to Japanese. Wonder if I still recall something from that course that I bought, haha 😁
The best is hungarian, if you want to ask: hogyan tanuljak spanyolul? (how would i learn spanish?), but can be hogyan tanuljak meg arabul? (how would i learn arabic?) the second one has "meg" which can mean: + (plus), and this sentence (the second one) is clearer with this you also can say that: hogyan tanuljak arabul?, but as im hungarian it would be clearer if you said "meg" there, you can drop it but it would be unclear or unsucces, the other speaker would need something more in it especially people who arent really good at understanding others then natives
Translate this: "Ahm owna warssha deeshus n cowd wawdur". This is the strange sounding southern Ohio (United States) accent that I spoke as I grew up there. It says "I'm going to wash the dishes in cold water." The strangest part of the accent is how wash becomes "worsh". My mother used to say "Worshington DC" for our nation's capital. Another peculiarity is Neil Armstrong's statement when he stepped foot on the Moon. Armstrong was also from my area. He was thought to have genuinely attempted to say, "That's one small step for (a) man.." but it sounded like "...for Man." Why? We tend to smash together words. When I repeat the intended phrase in my original accent, the (a) disappears, and it sounds like what Armstrong said. Three other peculiarities: 1. Dish would be pronounced, deesh. 2. Special would be pronounced, spayshul and 3. cold becomes cowd.
I tried mandarin - however despite all its positives, it didn't peak my interest? The language and the culture is cool, and sure tones are a bit difficult but I think I may get it with practice, I just couldn't seem to stick with it after a few characters. Mainly sure to mixing up tones or not hearing them at all, and needing to remember every character.
BUT! Exploring Hanzi gave me the idea of Japanese. I kind of enjoy how agglutination works, (it fascinates me,) Kaname Naito made a video recently about conjugating 食べる (the verb "to eat") if you're interested. But besides agglutination, the sentence structure is also new to me and that is cool. I also like how the language has politeness levels. I think it's interesting how Japanese has developed in using kanji for it's words. Oh and not to mention the different ○'yomi that characters can have 😊
Although I'm far from Japan, I have experienced more of its culture than other cultures excluding my native ones, besides anime and manga. From sushi, sashimi, maki, ramen, to origami, shinto (I had an interest when I was young where I would research all the beliefs of our world), haiku, tanka, bonsai.
So for now, 僕は、日本語を勉強しています❤
Would it be okay for me to learn ASL after learning Korean?
Like i heard that if i learn a language and try to learn another language in that first language i learn, I'll actually get better at both of the languages at the same time!
(I'm literally just about start my Korean learning journey today!)
And thr reason i want to learn ASL is because i find it really cool like the COOLEST!
People who can speak without actually speaking is such a wonderfully weird thing that makes me want to learn it even more like i never met a person who can sign irl but if i am being honest it would literally feel like I'm meeting up with a favourite celebrity of mine! It's a little embarrassing to say it but i also want to be part of the cool kids too!!!
(I am just hoping to learn Korean fast so that i could learn ASL 😫)
Are you from the US or Canada? If so then ASL, if not then I would look up what the signed language is where you are from then learn that one first. Even if you are from an English-speaking country but not US or Canada the sign language is different. England uses British Sign Language (BSL), Australia uses Australian Sign Language (Auslan), etc.
There's no reason not to. Sign and spoken languages can't interfere with each other at all, so go for it! And you're right - it IS the coolest!
I do not comment that much on ytb but i really like your vibe, keep it the good work
Serbian sounds absolutely beautiful, crazy, I had no idea.
As someone who majored in physics, I pretty much learnt the greek alphabet against my will but hey
Listening to african french is quite interesting! I work with exclusively African immigrants and they all speak french. Hearing how much different it sounds is quite interesting!
From September 2025 it will be possible to study for a gcse in Bsl
I'm a 18 yo Brazilian, so obviously my native language is Brazilian Portuguese. But I am also fluent in American English, British English and Portugal Portuguese. Now I'm doing some detailed research to decide wich will be the next language I will choose to study, but I'm really struggling to decide between German, French and Russian, can someone pls gimme some advices? I would really appreciate that! 🇷🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷
In ireland You learn irish in ireland so it is technically learned in school starts about junior infants and so on
In ireland junior infants is the youngest in primary school
There are also some native speakers still, as well as all state school pupils being taught it regardless of the language they speak at home. Unfortunately it's probably too late for it to return to being the first language of the majority.
@@kitsune34343 true, it has died a lot although still spoken by natives in the gaeltacht region it will eventually die off.
I learned ASL in high school :) It was fun and there were deaf socials we went to and I had a name sign given to me.
Next year I'm definitely going to learn Mandarin Chinese 🇨🇳
As a Serbian speaker I am proud 😊❤❤❤
Нисам Србин али поносан сам такође брате.
Best of luck to everyone on their 2025 language goals! 😊 You can get great language audio input here on youtube with bilingual stories, they will read a sentence of a story in English then read the same sentence in target language. Polyglot Beats on youtube does that well for multiple languages and there other channels for specific languages... its been helping me get passive listening and learning when going on walks... time is by FAR hardest obstacle in language learning - anything that can get us some passive learning is a plus😊🎉🎉🎉 happy new year, 2025 here we come!!! 😊
I'm Mexican and I want to learn Greek 🇬🇷 It's one of my goals for 2025.
Im happy to hear that my native language is "Secret Gem"
What are the pros and cons of learning more then one (2) languages at the same time?
You should do videos on the Cambodian (Khmer) language!
Cambodian was mentioned in Olly's video about languages with impossible alphabets. :)
@ give me the link!
Why should certain languages be *the* languages to learn in a particular year? It’s a very strange trend I’ve seen in recent years.
It’s just a video for content. Don’t think to much about it.
It's just an interesting way to showcase some useful languages, and to inspire thousands of folks who are keen to learn a language, but have no idea what to try. Many are looking for a new challenge along with their New Year's resolutions.... Videos like this spark some ideas. It's a good thing. :)
Hey mate, just clocked on something: Are you the gent on the French foundation course with Michel Thomas years ago?
I was learning Danish in 2024 as well… so will keep going in 2025! Fordi jeg kan godt lide dette sprog og det lyder smukt til mig! Are you planning to publish the intermediate danish short stories in 2025? Tak skal du have 🙏
Det er så sødt sagt, sagt i en tid hvor utrolig mange, der kommer til Danmark, beklager sig over hvor svært (= umuligt) det er at lære dansk.
Most important languages in my home city in the US (besides English) -
1- Spanish
2- Bengali
3- Any language from India
4- Arabic
I miss Kurdish in the list, so rich on sub-languages, dialects and accents and its other most beautiful country on earth...
Two years back I got a job in Copenhagen, spent two months prior to moving there learning Danish with Duolingo and then started work. It has gone ok. Reading and writing is simple but I still have problems with the spoken language. I am now learning Mandarin (I was learning it when I got the job in Denmark but stopped to focus on Danish). I am planning to take my daughter to China in her spring break in April. I’ve been once in business but looking forward to going as a tourist. 加油！
My 2025 language plan:
Improve: Turkish/ Türkçe 🇹🇷, Scottish Gaelic/ Albanach Gaelige 🏴 and Swedish/ Svenska 🇸🇪
And i'm going to learn my second asian language: Vietnamese/ Tiên Viêt 🇻🇳.
YESSSSSSS!!! You don't know how long I've been waiting for this video Olly. Excellent video as always, greetings from a Spanish speaker
A year maybe? 😄
@jamesm.9285 maybe 😅 , I didn't know what language to learn anymore
@@HarryMagoat-56 I feel you, been there many times!! They're all too interesting haha.
Totally agree with Chinese. Here in New Zealand, you have a better chance of getting a job if you speak both Chinese and English than if you only speak English.
Sorry I am hogging the comments a bit. Something I have wanted to know since I had a stroke, how would a deaf person cope with sudden lack of mobility in one arm? I would love to know how such a person would cope with signing.
Sign with one hand. They might have to fingerspell more words than before, but it can be done. They sign with one hand when they're driving and want to say something. (I have many Deaf friends.)
I've had some Deaf clients with one hand or missing fingers, and they definitely make it work. I would also like to let you know that there are sign language books for people recovering from strokes. Apparently, sign language greatly improves brain function for stroke patients and the recovery is much more successful. Interesting stuff!
I have been learning Russian on and off for quite a few years but I can understand a lot of Serbian without much trouble. Serbian is one of my back burner someday languages.
Also I can understand quite lot Russian and Ukrainian because of my Serbian.
Belarusian is what I am learning, but it always seems to be forgotten; that makes me sad.
I am Greek and for the past 6 years I am learning Chinese.
I'm Mexican and I love Greek language, I think it's so beautiful and unique 🇬🇷
I recently learned how to cry in Polish...
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Serbian is the language that got me into language learning.
Опаа, како то иде?
I can understand Metropolitan French better than African French, really. That's due to vocabulary, mainly. Greetings from Lima, Peru.
I would like to learn if it is easier to learn Norwegian or Swedish. And which of the 2 is better for a career CV.
When i was briefly in serbia everyone was lovely
Olly, I have to tell you a story about my life. When I was 3 I had my first Open-Heart Surgery. I died and went to Heaven. In Heaven I saw a garden, a waterfall, Jesus Christ wearing a white robe, and my Moms sister Tammy. After surgery I lost the ability to speak for a year because doctors shoved a breathing tube down my throat, which damaged my vocal cords. When I came home I had to learn sign language. Right now tho I’m learning Russian. Why? I want to work in the United States Government one day. They say anyone interested in government work, knowing Russian is a valuable asset. My second reason for learning Russian, I read a lot of Russian History, namely on Joseph Stalin.
Be nice to a deaf person, or your name will become one specific finger.
Any chance you'll publish a reader in traditional Chinese?
Traditional characters are the best choice for Chinese (any Chinese language).
Norwegian? 😂 Edit : I see Danish made the list. I can work with that!
Niaiser is very common in Canadian French also
One of my dreams is learning Serbian, but it's really hard to find good resources. I really wish someone could help me. Hvala
You can start with colloquial Serbian or teach yourself Serbian textbooks, you can find them online for free. There are also other textbooks available online for free.
@@a.r.4707 Thanks, the problem is that I would also like audio because you can't have good pronunciation only with books.
@Wawruto The audios are also available online for free, just search.
@@WawrutoYou can find the audio material for those books online as well, for free.