@@sleepsmartsmashstress8705 I know that learning several languages after 60 is not impossible but as someone that studied linguistics I know that it becomes harder for the brain to learn new languages because your cells aren't as active and have a harder time making the connections required for language learning. I also speak 7 languages so I know how hard it can be to even learn a language when you don't live in the country where it is spoken, plus the dedication this man has for it. All of that just makes what he did impressive to me, you know.
@@ollynolly4592 I know, right? I'll be 68 years old on December 15, 2020 and said to myself, "why are you trying to learn a new language at your age?" Now, I'm pumped up and ready to learn Mandarin!
I think because he is actively learning. I remember seeing that learning new things at an older age keeps your mind sharp. It helps to avoid alzheimer. I think that has contributed to him aging well.
Gaelic with Jason, is a great teacher for Scottish Gaelic (I’m currently studying both Irish and Scottish Gaelic) and he’s another Bob Ross type person too! Totally recommend his videos, even if you have no intention to learn the language!
Separately recorded videos to be sure. He recorded on his computer while in a chat and sent the raw files to her. Too many RUclips interviews just record the chat and it looks and _sounds_ horrible.
I liked hearing that he started learning the languages at age 60, sometimes I feel like I'm "too old" (at 30) to become fluent in a language or that my brain won't be able to absorb it as well. But this was encouraging, thanks!
I have sometimes felt "too old" to learn things, when I am still 20! Can you believe that? 🥺 I think this facts science has given us, about kids being the proper ones to learn things, is just bullshit 😔 Parents are putting too much pressure on their kids believing this is the time of their lives and we, grown up people, are feeling demotivated believing our brains are not capable enough of learning... Sad story... We must get rid of all those negative beliefs and start giving things a chance 😉❤
@@paulagabriela8399 the brain till age 7 or 8 is called a sponge because it absorbs very quickly, that’s why it’s encouraged to pick up new skills very young. However, adults are smarter than children and would see through things without it being explained to them and come up with tricks to make learning easier. Im starting to believe society discourages adults from learning because it needs them to focus solely on their job/family.
I took French from 7th grade through college. Every teacher, every year, had us focus on grammar from day 1. I learned practically nothing. Now, I’m teaching myself through children’s books & subtitled movies, etc. It’s so much more fun & effective. Goal is to be fluent. Good luck to everyone. Stay the course!
@@jeffreymoran8484 mhm m moroccan and hey we study french more than arabic or any other language , like 6 hours per week since 1st grade . m sure he/she is moroccan + even if a moroccan sucked in french even tho we studied it during all our life , it's bc they hate it , i dont think that they'd ever make efforts lol especially students of public school they hate french . overall we studied just like french peeps
@@hibluvdacland9642 hey im moroccan too. And i approve that the reason why I'm not that fluent in french is because i hate it. But the reaosn of this hatred is acctually that i got criticized by elders when i was so younh for my lack of vocabulary and fluency in expressing myself which automatically made me feel intimidated by speaking that language. I was afraid of being criticized. But still though, in school, they only focused on grammar rules which didnt help me that much. If i can't speak a language which i have studied for several years, then i probably did nothing. They didn't make us fall in love or get interested in the language itslef. It. Was always in the papers. We had to answer silly questions of reading and grammar and writing. But we barely focused on speaking. Currectly, I'm self learning it and im trying to overcome my fear.
I speak 11 languages and here's my tips (english, german, french, portuguese, chinese, russian, korean, japanese, Turkish, persian Spanish ) ( stopped taking Spanish for a year and I am now up back again doing spanish) :) thank you for all the likes btw! First learn your languages alphabet and pronunciation Start off with basics such as hello and understand word pronunciations Start grammar (there are plenty language websites) Learn vocab along the way, depending on how devoted how you are practice words, and writing These helped me to get fluent within a year or less Understand that everyone learns at their own pace so don't rush yourself because you aren't great yet! It takes time and potential. I hope these help. Love you all.
@@Giomz I use a mix of textbooks and online resources it depends what language your learning if I know it I can recommend some resources if you would like? :)
The high-input method makes sense if you think about it. Babies learn to talk by listening to their family speak. We're just simulating the same thing, because the part of us that knows Korean (or whatever new language) is basically a baby.
With the input method for adults, though, it needs to be at a very easy level and progressively become more difficult. Adult brains are NOT the same as babies. You can't just watch anime for ten years and expect to pick up the language. The input for adults needs to be at a somewhat comprehensible level.
@@fuckbored4724 Oh very true. It's important to balance the input with actual grammar lessons, writing exercises, etc. But the reason people don't learn Japanese from anime is mainly that they use subtitles. They're not trying to figure out what's being said, they're tuning it out to read the translation. If you watch without subtitles, or ideally with Japanese subtitles, you'll end up learning a lot more.
@@BeinIan While you ARE right, in such a case dramas would be better since there is more information you can rely on to try to get what's happening. Animation makes it more difficult, even though this depends on the anime, the decade it came out in, studio, animating style, cuality, etc. In animation (2D) things NEED to be simplifyed in order to animate or else you're pretty much a masochist, so you don't really have as much information as you'd ideally have
If you learn as a baby, you ll sound like a baby. From what I ve seen. People who learn that way sounds like 3 years olds, can't write or read. But smh very proud of themselves cause they picked up some basic grammar and 20 words.
i'm also a polyglot but i mostly learned by asorbing languages as a child. now as an adult it's lil bit more difficult. so thankyou for sharing great tips!
Steve is such an inspiration to everyone in general, he is an example that it is never too late to start doing what fuels you with passion. I am 31 now and have always dreamt of learning multiple languages, but never got to it. I am in the right mindset now and began my journey to language learning with my 3rd language Korean this month. And this is only the beginning. 🥳 fantastic interview, very inspiring.
@@geraldinedorville Right - I also dreamed about to speak multiple languages when I was young. Sadly I'm not a natural talent when it comes to languages so I had to work hard learning english in school - and even harder when we had to choose a second foreign language. After school I never use them. But than one day I began to read english books and over a year ago I also restart learning french and started to learn japanese as well. It's really hard work for me but such videos keeps me motivated. It's never to late to learn and to use this languages nowadays.
He truly inspires us. As for me, he teaches me that you must not learn all the languages you learn now. Even if it takes you 5 years per language, after 20 years one would be able to speak four languages which is still a lot.
MA in Liguistics here! Just wanted to let the people feeling "too old to learn a language" know that research has not only disproven the myth that you can't learn languages past a certain age, but also shown really impressive results for older adults - compared to a control group who didn't learn anything, a group of elderly people who learned a language showed much less cognitive decline, suggesting that language learning helps delay age-related diseases like dementia. This benefit also applies to those who speak multiple languages from any age, your brain will always be stronger :) language rocks!!
Pimsleur+Assimil then move to Glossika; this is pretty much the tried and true polyglot formula to developing a functional, baseline level-- around a low-intermediate level.
From my experience, the best way to learn a language is to be able to express yourself. That why I start by learning the most commons verbs and some basic vocabulary, then I look at the grammar. And I write, I write a lot. Short sentences at first, then longer ones. I tell little stories about things I interested in and I look up the vocabulary as I need it.
yes I completely agree, I try to review what happened during my day at night with as much Spanish as I can and I find it very helpful to talk to myself sometimes as theres not really many Spanish speakers close by
@@masonthejar8890 I completely agree, too. When learning Spanish, I would think of scenarios where I might be trying to explain something in Spanish. Every time I would hit a snag, where I had no way to express my thought, I would look up the word I needed in a dictionary. Thirty years later I became a court interpreter.
@@OutcastYBJ You have to keep trying, don’t give up. Why would you want to quit what you started? Everyone is more than capable of doing what they really desire to do. So as long you attain the urge, motivation and dedication, you’ll get where YOU want to be. YOU have to believe this.
@@spideyhacks3055 I’m so motivated now I had a rough start but I’m actually learning a lot I have a lot of apps that help me I’m even paying for monthly subscription I’m planning on being an alt in Japan u don’t need to know Japanese but I want to communicate and make friends while I’m living their.
@@OutcastYBJ I'm so glad that you havent given into your procrastination; I honestly wish you all the best in learning your target language. I'm also on the journey of learning french myself.
One thing my aunt told me to do when being new to learning languages is to read books or watch shows targeted towards kids. They’re meant to teach the children vocab and customs so being new to a language, shows and books for kids can help target those beginning stages of the language learning
@@wakkjobbwizard I found Telenova's Mi Vida Loca a fantastic soapie to follow and in chidlren's programs, 'Peppa Pig' in spanish is fantastic, it has extended spanish videos on youtube over 1 hour long and the words/sentences are beginner to intermediate. I also make use of 'Butterfly Spanish' on RUclips, she is an excellent teacher for grammar and rules, this all coupled with Duolingo (free mobile app), i've come to know over 2500 words and the basic grammar.
Thank you so much. My daughter and I have been learning Korean for almost 3 months now and we am very motivated. My first language is Spanish. I learned English on my own before moving to US and now I am trying to do the same with Korean. Watching your videos keeps my motivation running. Thank you for introducing Mr. Steve to us. Seeing his passion for learning language makes me keep going. I thought I was being greedy trying to learn Korean and Mandarin but I guess I am in the right path. Thank you!!
He is definitely an inspiration~ Haha no need to feel greedy 😂 Learn as much as you can~ If I had the time I would definitely learn more than just Korean~!!
Estamos en el mismo barco! Pero aun haci le sigo hechando ganas a lo que hago. Korean will not learn itself. I am so lucky to keep making progress everyday. ♡
Pimsleur+Assimil then move to Glossika; this is pretty much the tried and true polyglot formula to developing a functional, baseline level-- around a low-intermediate level.
Nice profile picture. I should inform you that the symbol there is actually the alchemical symbol for sulfur and doesn't directly have anything to do with satanism, if that's what you were using it to represent. Also, I wish you luck with learning Japanese. Personally I'm trying to learn Cherokee but there aren't that many resources for it.
I actually like to listen to the sound of a language before I stare learning it. I like to get a feel for how the language sounds so that I can start to recognize specific sounds are as I start to study the actually words. It helps me to not feel so overwhelmed or discourage to keep learning.
Heyo man, I'm also 15, and I also want to learn a third language (Korean) after my native(Hungarian) and my second(english ofc) Are you learning korean also? Ok, actually I'm just started today, with 'learning' Hangul
I’m 13 learning a 3rd language which is Japanese and it’s hard when it comes to forming sentences since I only know English alphabet characters in both of my languages 😭 but I just started 3 days ago but I already feel like I won’t be able to learn it properly
I am trilingual, meaning i can speak three languages, urdu, Arabic and english. Im learning korean currently cause i want to go to a korean university. And this has helped me a lot cause i become very nervous when i do something wrong
We always hear that it's harder to learn a language the older you get I'm so I really appreciate him sharing that he started at the age of 60. This gives me more hope and drive to start, and continued learning at age 30
It's great that he is learning 20 languages. But I wish he mentioned how many languages he is fluent with. Polyglots should have a high proficiency in at least 5 languages. If he can do this he is in the top 1%. For me you can't say you "speak" the language if you can't have meaningful conversations with a native speaker.
This is really interesting, helpful and inspiring. I'm 18 and have been studying Spanish for 5 years now and I'm only just starting to be more fluent. Last year I started learning Japanese and it was a big difference because it's not on the same language group as Spanish. Sometimes I translate my Japanese work into Spanish and it looks so simple and it really shows me how far I've come in learning Spanish. I'm going on to study both these languages at uni and hopefully learn another on the way :) I'll make sure to use these tips
I already speak two languages fluently (English and Spanish), and I hope to learn at least 4 or 5 more. I know it’s possible, I just hope to achieve it someday
hi I want to learn Spanish, I learnt a bit at school but the last time I did anything "spanish" was over a year ago. should I start by going over all my school notes? also I think there is formal and informal Spanish, in school I leant formal, which type do most Spanish speakers actually use ?
@@isabelle441 This is a pretty late response but it would be, “Estoy aprendiendo español.” or “Yo estoy aprendiendo español.” Saying “yo aprendiendo español” translates as “I learning Spanish”, where as estoy or yo estoy means I am
I have a feeling like every teacher ever who was teaching me anything needs to watch this, because we were always made to memorize the system instead of focusing on use.
Yeah, the language teaching pattern of the school systems are very bad I feel, but there are great teachers, form my experience, my aunt is an English teacher, she born in Canada, and she grow up there, and probably because her native language is english she can teach kids way beteer then a teacher with english as a second language
Yeah, I feel like most people that speak English as a second language learned a major part of it themselves from like the Internet and not from school. I mean, I used have an English teacher that sounded less fluent than me and I was his STUDENT.
Teacher here. Dying to teach with CI methods but thoroughly programmed from childhood with grammar/vocab first. Switching methods to CI or TPRS means a full commitment to stepping off a cliff into the unknown. Student teaching would be the ideal time to learn this under the capable supervision of a co-op and professor, or a dedicated sabbatical to observe and work with an experienced CI teacher. (What a dream!) I keep reading and watching and learning. Experimenting with a CI unit is the best I can do for now.
@@lozr666 I have a friend who basically can't learn english. Thankfully I'm almost fluent in english after 8 years, but my friend still can't say more than maybe 3-4 sentences in a row. And he's not stupid, he is better tha me in mathematics, and stuff like that. That's why I started to learn Korean, I feel my future is more in the language side of school than the science. I mean I still learning for myself, to prove myself I'm not a total wreck. (I'm saying it like I learn Korean for about months now but actually I just ' learned ' Hangul today xD
I'm a native Vietnamese speaker but I'm not very fluent due to be raised in the English speaking states. (Fluent at english) and I'm learning Spanish along with Japanese, this made me feel motivated! Thank you!
I was also told that consuming media (RUclips videos, music, films, tv shows ect) of the language you want to learn between language lessons also helps
@Grand Moff Porkins it does work for speaking and listening but only for some people, I’m dyslexic so the speaking and listening side of language is easier for me than the reading and writing but everyone’s different I guess
I speak 3 languages fluently, and was studying korean as well, but had to quit for personal reasons. Now I want to start korean again, and japanese as well, but I was convinced I was too old for that (Im 31)...this man learned 10 languages after 60? definitely gave me the courage to study harder
Hearing that he learned 10 languages after the age of 60. Here I am at 39 thinking I’m too old to learn Korean….I gotta get out of that mindset. I’m truly loving learning 한국어 and I’m happy I found this motivating video.
1. Be motivated 2.1 Be prepared to spend the time. 2.2 Commit yourself for long term. 2.3 Don't worry about your accuracy, understanding and memory. Keep it general. 3.1 Use T.P.R.S TEACHING PROFICIENCY THROUGH READING & STORYTELLING. 3.2 Don't go for grammer first. 3.3 Read to stories. They'll be gibberish and noise at first. 3.4 Simple Material , lot of repetition and alot of frequency of same words. 4.1 Don't learn vocabulary outside of context. You'll only learn with context. 4.2 Brain is a pattern recognising machine, all you need is to feed it the same info again and again. 4.3 Connect the dots. Find relationship between words and relationships between their different contexts. 5. Use LingQ.
I’m a trilingual currently learning my fourth language, in my experience after learning the 3rd language everything just becomes much easier especially if the languages are different from each other. I learnt Romanian and Russian as a kid, then had to move to the UK and learnt English. Now I’m learning Korean, and it’s so much easier to learn since the knowledge from the others allow me to resonate with Korean a lot, even if they’re so drastically different from each other.
Tip #1 and I'm already writing down everything he says. So encouraging. I'm preparing to learn Japanese out of passion for language and seeing him at his age still learning is so encouraging. Thanks for this video
I really like Steve, he's so humble and always encouraging people to learn 😁 Also you Nat (mi tocaya 🤭, that's an spanish word for people with the same name) thanks for motivating us to learn korean 😁
I've watched a lot of Steve's videos, and this is an incredibly concise, perfected version of his usual advice. Thanks for getting him to come on your channel and talk about this. This is perhaps the best Steve video for beginners, intermediates, and anyone trying to start a second language. I subscribed, Natalia!~ ♥️
i’ve been so unmotivated to learn new languages, because i always feel like i’m failing at it so badly. i am fluent in only English and Spanish, those being my main two languages growing up. but i have tried learning Norwegian on my own a while ago, and lost so much hope. i got a couple conversational terms and vocabulary down, but soon forgot all of it :( and lately i’ve been wanting to learn Korean, and your videos have gave me hope. i just want to know so many languages, considering i want to travel all over the world; and i just want to be able to hold conversations with people with their native language. thank you for this video, the conversation with Steve helped a lot !
I’m currently learning Mandarin and Filipino today but the problem is almost all Chinese characters are the same with Kanji so It’s kinda confusing and the problem with Filipino language is the grammatical things are so difficult. Good luck to all of us ! Be motivated learning another language is fun.
guys, always remember, learning a new language often changes personality, so be aware of being yourself while speaking and living in another language. Give my thought a thought.
Hi, Natalia I loved your channel, it's great. I really admire Steve Kaufmann, but I didn't know his webpage (thank you for that). "Your brain is a pattern recognizing machine..." I loved listening to him mentioning it (that's a deep truth). It's so good to see people motivated to learn new languages and as for me, I became passionate about doing this too... I know I have a huge journey ahead. Korean is such a beautiful language! 감사합니다!
Wow~ I'm not sure how you found the video when it was unlisted LOL but I'm glad you enjoyed the video~!! He's so right~ Once you get enough input, you catch on to certain patterns, even if you're not sure what they mean haha
I'm an Indian so naturally I'm fluent in 3 languages since birth: hindi, English, telugu I can understand (cannot speak or write): bengali, rajasthani, punjabi, marathi, haryanvi French - 5th year so I'm not very fluent but yes, i can communicate freely Korean and Spanish - 1st year but I can read, write and speak basic beginner level Imma learn more once I graduate 12th. I'm going to be a high school senior so I doubt if I can learn more till 2 years. He has really motivated me to keep on learning. Although I'm just 14 rn, I'll learn a lot more
This is genuinely the most interesting and somehow insightful video on language learning I’ve heard. Not too pragmatic that he’s giving me exact exercises to do and not too high in the sky that he’s not speaking in things that make sense to me. I loved how he said something and then backed up his reasoning right after. But I do wish this was twice as long.
I know 6 languages. Syriac, Arabic, English, Swedish, Spanish, Korean and Im learning Turkish and japanese atm 😌 Yes I’ll like my own comment as well 😭
This was so incredibly informative! I was self teaching myself Korean last year but fell out of motivation because of 2020. I just recently picked back up and was in the process of organizing my study journal when I found this. I am only just now piecing together that TTMIK and Lingodeer has been teaching me in that Circles/mini-story pattern. Now that I am consciously aware of the teaching form I plan to utilize it in my own study guide. It'll make holding the grammar so much easier!
when you have to learn 5 languages because of you family and school As a person whit a Italian father and a Lithuan mother I have to know both languages since I was a kid (I'm better in Italian because I grow up in Italy) At school I have to study French, Spanish and English (where I live you can't choose what study at school)
Thanks 🥺 This is what I needed. I speak english and german fluently and I always say I love learning languages, but I have been struggling A LOT with Korean. My motivation comes and goes and after months of trying, I don't feel a real improvement... I must admit, though, I haven't committed as I should 🤭 This has inspired me to give the language a second chance!
Oh my, this video was inspirational I am currently studying Chinese and I can say learning a new language ain’t always easy, like Steve said at the beginning motivation is really important.
@@AfroLinguo I practice a lot, I think practice and consistency is key. I also make use of relevant study materials online, that is beside the HSK textbooks. I make sure to write my characters daily before going to bed, practice my 口语 with the natives, watch movies in chinese... I basically incorporate a lot of time and energy in my chinese studying.. How about you, how do you get to study or what’s your chinese study routine like?
@@maryjaneoge9280 I have an italki tutor and I have use online resources and I practice speaking with natives. I never really practice writing but I can write with a computer. 😅😅 What level are you at now?
@@AfroLinguo 😁I can understand your situation, most people want to study a language just to be able to communicate with the natives, not necessarily write with it... I am done with level 6 and recently got a masters degree in teaching chinese to foreigners....yeah!!!! But the learning doesn’t end here for me, I still get to incorporate myself into the language and culture.. Although am planning on learning Korean next😃😃 How about yourself aside Chinese and English what other language do you speak?
@@maryjaneoge9280 wow. So inspirational. I will be like you one day. 😅😅 I speak French and German as well plus a Language from my home country Cameroon. The language is called „Bafang“. I also wanna learn Korean in the future. 😅😅
I’m currently doing a five day mandarin course and one of the teachers only says a few words in English each lesson (even though this course is for complete beginners) and it is honestly the best way I’ve been taught a language. I’ve spent years being taught Welsh and still struggle with vocabulary and grammar but after just being taught through hand gestures, images and context for four days I have already become very confident with the basics of mandarin and I find it a lot easier to understand the grammar without thinking about it. At first I was confused in the lesson but it’s so much better to have to think and try to find the context of what the person is saying without the words in front of you and then reviewing the vocabulary after.
Amazing interview! I really appreciated Steve’s perspective, it makes a lot of sense! I’m learning Japanese and starting to recognise grammar patterns from listening and noticing words that I thought meant one thing but have noticed them being used in different contexts and now I’m questioning the whole word all over again lol. Trying to appreciate my small accomplishments even though I’m struggling right now lol
I'm fluent in German and English, know a little Spanish from school and am currently trying to learn Swedish on my own. I feel like considering so many people here only speak English this is a flex?
Wow amazing! I recently came across 90 days Korean website and saved it. I also bought some books off Amazon 😅😂. It’s kdramas and inspirational people like you all that inspires me to learn another new language thank you!
I’ve been studying French at school for almost 4 years, yet I can’t say some of the most basic things and neither can any of my classmates. I’m going to try learning more French and hopefully becoming fluent in it by the end of the summer. I will be back on September 21st or sooner to see if I have made any progress.
I love the learning with context part. This is something I always made sure to do when learning Japanese. And now, it's been quite a while since learning languages and would like to master Korean and kind of lost track of how to learn languages. When I was at the bookstore, there were so many vocabulary books that I became unsure of myself. This video made me realize the importance of context which I am very grateful for :D Thank you for the wonderful chat! So many good points made and will definitely use them in mastering Korean!! And hopefully French at the same time.
This is so inspiring. I'm studying to be a teacher and many times they say " kids learn so fast the more you get older the more learning gets challenging" and i was so afraid that one day i wouldn't be able anymore to study and learn fast because it would be too hard (I'm now at university and learning languages isn't really possible due to my schedule) . 10 languages after 60??? Well now I'm sure i don't have to worry for such a thing!!! Many thanks!!
It was interesting the way I got motivated to study korean seeing this video because I remembered that I started to learn english when I was 7 years old, but I only got interested in learning when I started liking youtube and listening to people actually speaking in their videos, which is very similar to what he said about listening the language I can't say I started learning english around 12 years old but it's almost like that if you see what i really absorbed (and btw it's not like english at school in my country is that good lol)
Yesss same! I only got better at English when there was actually a fun reason for me to learn it (which was understanding RUclipsrs xD) I take English lessons since kindergarten but the only way I truly learned it was through social media and memes.
Hi ! I just discovered this channel through RUclips recommendations and I love it so far. I'm not learning Korean (yet) but I love learning languages. I also loved the editing style your videos have!
seeing him learning has inspired me to not give up on my learning. language is harder for me to process than most since i'm autistic, but i'm determined!!! i'm only studying japanese right now (my school offers a japanese course), though i hope to branch out to other languages :)
I am a 14 year old girl interested in languages, and my goal is to be a polyglot. I can already speak English and French, and I’m currently learning Japanese. I also wanna learn Mandarin but it’s very hard so this video has been very helpful!
His website is pretty awesome. I've been trying to learn Japanese this year, and after learning some basic bits and the two regular kana alphabets, really this sort of reading approach is the way to go! - I've tried 'FluentU' and 'Memrise' which are good for some things, but both lack certain vital aspects which this website seems to have accounted for. It's often hard to find literature that starts at the right level and works up, and like learning your mother tongue, that's kinda what you need... The next step is immersion in said language but this is a good start :)
I think it’s important to remember that language learning is not a skill that comes easily to all people. If you’re struggling to learnt 1 language while someone on RUclips has already learnt 5 in the same time, don’t beat yourself up! Brains loves different things!
Hey 👋 thanks for making this! I was curious as to how to accelerate the learning of languages, so I found this video, and I'm so happy! I'm excited that such a language platform(Lingq) exists, and you should feel proud for acting as a conduit of growth ✨️ Much love -- keep winning! ❤️
I only know three languages, which is Chavacano, Tagalog and English. English is the only foreign language I know since it is the language used in our school. I'm currently in 8th grade learning Korean, it's hard, but i'll continue to learn!!
If you look at how a child learns language, they are immersed in it, they are not pounded with colors today, numbers tomorrow, animals on Friday they are talked to and hear all the things all day long. That is the way to learn, for me I have found that my brain doesn't have the plasticity that it once had and a new language (Thai< where I live) is just so difficult. But I have friends that talk to me in Thai and I am actually building a data base of sounds. (boy Thai is nothing like English LOL), Time, immersion and interest is the only way you can learn a language, in my humble opinion. Thanks for the video and the interesting way you teach!
I wanna say his devices are GOLD and he's absolutely right about everything he says👏🏻 I'm actually learning Korean by myself but I don't know how to learn it fast because I want to learn more languages😭 It'll be awesome if I can learn all of them by myself..
I have a frustrating experience. Not knowing where to begin or hitting a plateau can feel demoralizing and make it hard to hit the books and study like you know you should…Having friends from other cultures makes me more creative. In fresh ways about space and how people create their own world and environment. It is best way to connect between creative thinking and cross-cultural relationships
This man learned 10 languages after the age of 60. That's impressive.
@@sleepsmartsmashstress8705 I know that learning several languages after 60 is not impossible but as someone that studied linguistics I know that it becomes harder for the brain to learn new languages because your cells aren't as active and have a harder time making the connections required for language learning. I also speak 7 languages so I know how hard it can be to even learn a language when you don't live in the country where it is spoken, plus the dedication this man has for it. All of that just makes what he did impressive to me, you know.
@@ollynolly4592 I know, right? I'll be 68 years old on December 15, 2020 and said to myself, "why are you trying to learn a new language at your age?" Now, I'm pumped up and ready to learn Mandarin!
@@PepperWilliams_songcovers as you should be. Good luck with that sir and I hope that despite covid you have a great birthday
i’ve spent 10 years learning one and i’m still struggling
Am gonna follow his footsteps...
"Since the age of 60 which was 14 years ago" you're telling me my guy is 74?! Dude looks amazing
I think because he is actively learning. I remember seeing that learning new things at an older age keeps your mind sharp. It helps to avoid alzheimer. I think that has contributed to him aging well.
Yeah he is very coherent , engaging and has an active mind- which is great at his age.
Right? I was thinking too much about that
PD I love you
and still has more hair than me
I am a byelingual, because I started forgetting the words even in my own language
OMG THAT IS So RELATABLE
*Bilingual 😅
@@denise6932 it was a joke, didn't you get it?
@@denise6932 you didn’t get the joke
@@invisibleperson890 ah haha sorry about that 😅
✨ He’s like the Bob Ross of languages ✨
Yess, exactly! 💕
when he said vancouver my head went mark
@@lakizen127 hehehehe hello fellow nctzen
Gaelic with Jason, is a great teacher for Scottish Gaelic (I’m currently studying both Irish and Scottish Gaelic) and he’s another Bob Ross type person too! Totally recommend his videos, even if you have no intention to learn the language!
I’m your 1,000th like btw x
Knowing that Steve still learning new languages at this age, gives me more encouragment
You've gotta admire his drive!
It is never too late or too early to start.
@@AfroLinguo trueeeee❤️
you can learn at any age. I am 52 and learning Korean!
@@antonellacorreos2023 that's very admirable because for olders it takes long to learn compared to childrens
"It doesn't matter if you use LingQ or not"
That's one of the best sales pitches I've ever heard
homie is keeping it real
So many are like "if you don't use my system, you'll die a failure!"
yeah! you guys should also check matt vs japan! he explains steves methods and ideology in a lot more depth!
@@ありしながざる Thanks You arishinagazaru San!
@@ありしながざる ありがとございます💯
**learns how to learn languages more than learning the languages themseleves**
itseleves* :)
@@am32074 hope yer jokin lol
@@allergictohumansnotanimals5671 no im maram :D
@Chocolate Rain ThEmsElvEs are we happy now 😭
Well this thread got awkward fast haha
i cant even speak english properly
Same
I can't even speak Dutch properly (I'm from the netherlands) lol
Same (but I'm spanish native speaker 😹)
@@julietagutierrez9139 I can't speak English properly and I'm English
@@lucindapinnellova190 LMAO 🤣
it’s the camera quality for me WOW it’s so clear
Separately recorded videos to be sure. He recorded on his computer while in a chat and sent the raw files to her. Too many RUclips interviews just record the chat and it looks and _sounds_ horrible.
I saw your comment and then I saw Jungwon haha
everyone here like: “i speak 40 languages 🥺” and i’m here with english and bad french
i’m here with english that’s in between “fluent person but not native” and just “native speaker” and very bad japanese
i'm learning english for over twelve years, yet can't speak it properly.
@@lightlawliet3526 my first language is english and i still can’t speak it properly
Just learn the language first, the other stuff will come naturally!
@@stuckinoblivion Same 😔🤚
Languages are such a beautiful thing. My goal is to be a polyglot and learn at a minimum 10 languages, but more is better. 😹
Ok
Keep doing
Where are you from?
How many do u know now?
@@peachtokkii863 i speak Kyrgyz, Russian, English and Chinese. How about you? Where are you from?
I liked hearing that he started learning the languages at age 60, sometimes I feel like I'm "too old" (at 30) to become fluent in a language or that my brain won't be able to absorb it as well. But this was encouraging, thanks!
It depends to what degree you want to reach with the languages.. The more languages, the less proficiency in each. It is only logical.
Though younger people are more susceptible to picking up languages faster it doesn't make it impossible to learn one even if you're older
I have sometimes felt "too old" to learn things, when I am still 20! Can you believe that? 🥺 I think this facts science has given us, about kids being the proper ones to learn things, is just bullshit 😔 Parents are putting too much pressure on their kids believing this is the time of their lives and we, grown up people, are feeling demotivated believing our brains are not capable enough of learning... Sad story... We must get rid of all those negative beliefs and start giving things a chance 😉❤
@@paulagabriela8399 the brain till age 7 or 8 is called a sponge because it absorbs very quickly, that’s why it’s encouraged to pick up new skills very young. However, adults are smarter than children and would see through things without it being explained to them and come up with tricks to make learning easier.
Im starting to believe society discourages adults from learning because it needs them to focus solely on their job/family.
If it makes you feel better I’m 45 😂
I took French from 7th grade through college. Every teacher, every year, had us focus on grammar from day 1. I learned practically nothing. Now, I’m teaching myself through children’s books & subtitled movies, etc. It’s so much more fun & effective. Goal is to be fluent. Good luck to everyone. Stay the course!
i bet you're moroccan right?!
@@jeffreymoran8484 mhm m moroccan and hey we study french more than arabic or any other language , like 6 hours per week since 1st grade . m sure he/she is moroccan + even if a moroccan sucked in french even tho we studied it during all our life , it's bc they hate it , i dont think that they'd ever make efforts lol especially students of public school they hate french . overall we studied just like french peeps
@@hibluvdacland9642 hey im moroccan too. And i approve that the reason why I'm not that fluent in french is because i hate it. But the reaosn of this hatred is acctually that i got criticized by elders when i was so younh for my lack of vocabulary and fluency in expressing myself which automatically made me feel intimidated by speaking that language. I was afraid of being criticized. But still though, in school, they only focused on grammar rules which didnt help me that much. If i can't speak a language which i have studied for several years, then i probably did nothing. They didn't make us fall in love or get interested in the language itslef. It. Was always in the papers. We had to answer silly questions of reading and grammar and writing. But we barely focused on speaking. Currectly, I'm self learning it and im trying to overcome my fear.
@@naaahh2837 yep i understand that , i saw things like that happening by my side too and it's just sad :/
That’s Immersion :)
I speak 11 languages and here's my tips (english, german, french, portuguese, chinese, russian, korean, japanese, Turkish, persian Spanish ) ( stopped taking Spanish for a year and I am now up back again doing spanish) :) thank you for all the likes btw!
First learn your languages alphabet and pronunciation
Start off with basics such as hello and understand word pronunciations
Start grammar (there are plenty language websites)
Learn vocab along the way, depending on how devoted how you are practice words, and writing
These helped me to get fluent within a year or less
Understand that everyone learns at their own pace so don't rush yourself because you aren't great yet! It takes time and potential.
I hope these help. Love you all.
@Nour Al Moussawi thank you so much ❤️
Should I learn on a app? And practice everyday? Becasue that's what I'm doing lol
@@Giomz I use a mix of textbooks and online resources it depends what language your learning if I know it I can recommend some resources if you would like? :)
@@studylikealena9703 Yeah sure can you recommend me some?
@@Giomz what language do you speak, I have different things for many? )like what are you learning?
i think i have a problem when i saw "18+ languages" i thought he was fluent in dirty talking in languages. help.
Omg thank you so It wasn't just me xD
Same at first
well english is your 2nd langauge? the plural s at the end kind of gives it away he means multiple cultural languages
This comment made my day!
Lol
FRIENDLY, PUBLIC R E M I N D E R : Don't just watch the video. Implement the advice given into your routine.
P. S. Let us grow fluent together ♡
Thanks for said that haha
i needed it
Are you who i think you are? I miss you :'v 💜💜💜💜💜
@@d00mMoonXP My lovely bean!! SO nice to hear from you again. What a beautiful surprise /heart attackkkk/
@@byunTAEuP omg yes!!!!!! Same! :3 do you have insta?
Yeah
The high-input method makes sense if you think about it. Babies learn to talk by listening to their family speak. We're just simulating the same thing, because the part of us that knows Korean (or whatever new language) is basically a baby.
With the input method for adults, though, it needs to be at a very easy level and progressively become more difficult. Adult brains are NOT the same as babies. You can't just watch anime for ten years and expect to pick up the language. The input for adults needs to be at a somewhat comprehensible level.
@@fuckbored4724 Oh very true. It's important to balance the input with actual grammar lessons, writing exercises, etc.
But the reason people don't learn Japanese from anime is mainly that they use subtitles. They're not trying to figure out what's being said, they're tuning it out to read the translation. If you watch without subtitles, or ideally with Japanese subtitles, you'll end up learning a lot more.
@@BeinIan While you ARE right, in such a case dramas would be better since there is more information you can rely on to try to get what's happening. Animation makes it more difficult, even though this depends on the anime, the decade it came out in, studio, animating style, cuality, etc.
In animation (2D) things NEED to be simplifyed in order to animate or else you're pretty much a masochist, so you don't really have as much information as you'd ideally have
If you learn as a baby, you ll sound like a baby. From what I ve seen. People who learn that way sounds like 3 years olds, can't write or read. But smh very proud of themselves cause they picked up some basic grammar and 20 words.
@@lsdstrawberry6260 only if you stop learning at that level.
i'm also a polyglot but i mostly learned by asorbing languages as a child. now as an adult it's lil bit more difficult. so thankyou for sharing great tips!
How many languages do you speak?
@@jesusismysavior3888 J'insiste qu'il réponde en utilisant chaque langue. Afin qu'on puisse juger.
That’s true
Amazing ❤❤
Steve is such an inspiration to everyone in general, he is an example that it is never too late to start doing what fuels you with passion. I am 31 now and have always dreamt of learning multiple languages, but never got to it. I am in the right mindset now and began my journey to language learning with my 3rd language Korean this month. And this is only the beginning. 🥳 fantastic interview, very inspiring.
Good luck! You got this ✨
@@geraldinedorville Right - I also dreamed about to speak multiple languages when I was young. Sadly I'm not a natural talent when it comes to languages so I had to work hard learning english in school - and even harder when we had to choose a second foreign language. After school I never use them. But than one day I began to read english books and over a year ago I also restart learning french and started to learn japanese as well. It's really hard work for me but such videos keeps me motivated. It's never to late to learn and to use this languages nowadays.
He truly inspires us. As for me, he teaches me that you must not learn all the languages you learn now. Even if it takes you 5 years per language, after 20 years one would be able to speak four languages which is still a lot.
Good luck! I want to try learning Chinese, I'm starting with pinyin
I'm learning korean as well!
MA in Liguistics here! Just wanted to let the people feeling "too old to learn a language" know that research has not only disproven the myth that you can't learn languages past a certain age, but also shown really impressive results for older adults - compared to a control group who didn't learn anything, a group of elderly people who learned a language showed much less cognitive decline, suggesting that language learning helps delay age-related diseases like dementia. This benefit also applies to those who speak multiple languages from any age, your brain will always be stronger :) language rocks!!
That motivates me even more! Good to know that.
this is what you're doing in front of us? XD i am sooooooo jealous you got to interview steve!!!
LMAO I’m writing the English captions as we speak 😂😂 that’s why I’m staring at the screen rn haha
@@NataliaGarza lmao 🤣🤣
do you love him?
I'm a bilingual, I'm learning KOREAN and so badly wanna be a trilingual. Korean is difficult but still I'm learning.
What other language, if I may ask?
i’m learning korean as my second language 😭 it’s so BEAUTIFUL i want it to be my second language
Pimsleur+Assimil then move to Glossika; this is pretty much the tried and true polyglot formula to developing a functional, baseline level-- around a low-intermediate level.
hsjjdjjsd i feel so far away from korea even as a native and i want to polish my korean skills lol
@@byunTAEuP English and my mother tounge.
From my experience, the best way to learn a language is to be able to express yourself. That why I start by learning the most commons verbs and some basic vocabulary, then I look at the grammar. And I write, I write a lot. Short sentences at first, then longer ones. I tell little stories about things I interested in and I look up the vocabulary as I need it.
yes I completely agree, I try to review what happened during my day at night with as much Spanish as I can and I find it very helpful to talk to myself sometimes as theres not really many Spanish speakers close by
@@masonthejar8890
I completely agree, too. When learning Spanish, I would think of scenarios where I might be trying to explain something in Spanish. Every time I would hit a snag, where I had no way to express my thought, I would look up the word I needed in a dictionary. Thirty years later I became a court interpreter.
The dislikes are from:
1.Those people salty that they didn't learn their languages.
2. Those that have been taking forever to learn one language.
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I’m struggling to learn Japanese like how he learn so many in such little time when I’m studying daily and know only the basics of Japanese😒
@@OutcastYBJ You have to keep trying, don’t give up. Why would you want to quit what you started? Everyone is more than capable of doing what they really desire to do. So as long you attain the urge, motivation and dedication, you’ll get where YOU want to be. YOU have to believe this.
@@spideyhacks3055 I’m so motivated now I had a rough start but I’m actually learning a lot I have a lot of apps that help me I’m even paying for monthly subscription I’m planning on being an alt in Japan u don’t need to know Japanese but I want to communicate and make friends while I’m living their.
@@OutcastYBJ I'm so glad that you havent given into your procrastination; I honestly wish you all the best in learning your target language. I'm also on the journey of learning french myself.
One thing my aunt told me to do when being new to learning languages is to read books or watch shows targeted towards kids. They’re meant to teach the children vocab and customs so being new to a language, shows and books for kids can help target those beginning stages of the language learning
That is good advice.
Yeah, great advice.. Looking for Spanish kids programs in RUclips now... Lol
@@jasondaniels640 any recommendations? I have been learning Spanish in school for a few years but I’d like some more practice.
@@wakkjobbwizard I found Telenova's Mi Vida Loca a fantastic soapie to follow and in chidlren's programs, 'Peppa Pig' in spanish is fantastic, it has extended spanish videos on youtube over 1 hour long and the words/sentences are beginner to intermediate. I also make use of 'Butterfly Spanish' on RUclips, she is an excellent teacher for grammar and rules, this all coupled with Duolingo (free mobile app), i've come to know over 2500 words and the basic grammar.
@@jasondaniels640 okay thank you so much!
Thank you so much. My daughter and I have been learning Korean for almost 3 months now and we am very motivated. My first language is Spanish. I learned English on my own before moving to US and now I am trying to do the same with Korean. Watching your videos keeps my motivation running. Thank you for introducing Mr. Steve to us. Seeing his passion for learning language makes me keep going. I thought I was being greedy trying to learn Korean and Mandarin but I guess I am in the right path. Thank you!!
He is definitely an inspiration~ Haha no need to feel greedy 😂 Learn as much as you can~ If I had the time I would definitely learn more than just Korean~!!
Estamos en el mismo barco! Pero aun haci le sigo hechando ganas a lo que hago. Korean will not learn itself. I am so lucky to keep making progress everyday. ♡
@@byunTAEuP keep up the good work. Dale que tu puedes!!! 화이팅!!
@@Waleska0413 Gracias!
Pimsleur+Assimil then move to Glossika; this is pretty much the tried and true polyglot formula to developing a functional, baseline level-- around a low-intermediate level.
Thanks for sharing this. I just started learning Japanese at 47 and was thinking I'm too old, Steve really gives me hope.
Keep going man,I believe that you can make it
You can do it!!
No worries about age. :)
Nice profile picture. I should inform you that the symbol there is actually the alchemical symbol for sulfur and doesn't directly have anything to do with satanism, if that's what you were using it to represent. Also, I wish you luck with learning Japanese. Personally I'm trying to learn Cherokee but there aren't that many resources for it.
Nope . You are just in the right time. I have seen people much older and doing sooo good I admired them so much.
I actually like to listen to the sound of a language before I stare learning it. I like to get a feel for how the language sounds so that I can start to recognize specific sounds are as I start to study the actually words. It helps me to not feel so overwhelmed or discourage to keep learning.
Just started learning Italian on my own. Never spoke any other languages and I'm 58. This guy is very inspiring!
I’m so inspired hearing that he learned 10 languages after 60, I’m 15 trying to learn a third language and I feel like I’m too old aha
I’m 14 trying to learn danish at the moment and it’s really hard :(
Heyo man, I'm also 15, and I also want to learn a third language (Korean) after my native(Hungarian) and my second(english ofc)
Are you learning korean also?
Ok, actually I'm just started today, with 'learning' Hangul
I’m 13 learning a 3rd language which is Japanese and it’s hard when it comes to forming sentences since I only know English alphabet characters in both of my languages 😭 but I just started 3 days ago but I already feel like I won’t be able to learn it properly
My languages are English and Welsh which is similar in alphabet and so,e words sound like the English version when in Welsh
Russian is my native language but I’ve learned English, so now wanting to learn Korean is a totally different language ha
I am trilingual, meaning i can speak three languages, urdu, Arabic and english. Im learning korean currently cause i want to go to a korean university. And this has helped me a lot cause i become very nervous when i do something wrong
Same
@@zb1gnwk oh cool!
sAcrIfIce mY oWn LifE fOr pAkIstAn-😭😭😭⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️
@@hadiafatima7368 we must if we want to survive in KOREA
@@aran2150 what i said was a meme....
I love how he said “oriental” then immediately corrected himself to “Asian”
So much love for this video💞
People are going to try to cancel this dude because he's old enough that that was just the word people used lol
What's wrong with using the word "oriental" ?
We always hear that it's harder to learn a language the older you get I'm so I really appreciate him sharing that he started at the age of 60. This gives me more hope and drive to start, and continued learning at age 30
It's great that he is learning 20 languages. But I wish he mentioned how many languages he is fluent with. Polyglots should have a high proficiency in at least 5 languages. If he can do this he is in the top 1%. For me you can't say you "speak" the language if you can't have meaningful conversations with a native speaker.
Very true.
absolutely! It's easy having an A1 level in 20 languages, having a C1 however...
I totally agree with you
This is really interesting, helpful and inspiring. I'm 18 and have been studying Spanish for 5 years now and I'm only just starting to be more fluent. Last year I started learning Japanese and it was a big difference because it's not on the same language group as Spanish. Sometimes I translate my Japanese work into Spanish and it looks so simple and it really shows me how far I've come in learning Spanish. I'm going on to study both these languages at uni and hopefully learn another on the way :) I'll make sure to use these tips
@Mr.Kakaman my Japanese is very very bad, I took a year break to work before going to university and I haven't studied at all 🥲
I already speak two languages fluently (English and Spanish), and I hope to learn at least 4 or 5 more. I know it’s possible, I just hope to achieve it someday
hi I want to learn Spanish, I learnt a bit at school but the last time I did anything "spanish" was over a year ago. should I start by going over all my school notes? also I think there is formal and informal Spanish, in school I leant formal, which type do most Spanish speakers actually use ?
@@pinknicho informal
I have a really random question lol. If I wanted to say "I'm learning Spanish", would it be estoy aprendiendo español or yo aprendiendo español
@@isabelle441 This is a pretty late response but it would be, “Estoy aprendiendo español.” or “Yo estoy aprendiendo español.” Saying “yo aprendiendo español” translates as “I learning Spanish”, where as estoy or yo estoy means I am
@@kintama3885 thank you :)
I have a feeling like every teacher ever who was teaching me anything needs to watch this, because we were always made to memorize the system instead of focusing on use.
Yeah, the language teaching pattern of the school systems are very bad I feel, but there are great teachers, form my experience, my aunt is an English teacher, she born in Canada, and she grow up there, and probably because her native language is english she can teach kids way beteer then a teacher with english as a second language
Yeah, I feel like most people that speak English as a second language learned a major part of it themselves from like the Internet and not from school. I mean, I used have an English teacher that sounded less fluent than me and I was his STUDENT.
@@isabellaanaya4169 Immersion moment
Teacher here. Dying to teach with CI methods but thoroughly programmed from childhood with grammar/vocab first. Switching methods to CI or TPRS means a full commitment to stepping off a cliff into the unknown. Student teaching would be the ideal time to learn this under the capable supervision of a co-op and professor, or a dedicated sabbatical to observe and work with an experienced CI teacher. (What a dream!) I keep reading and watching and learning. Experimenting with a CI unit is the best I can do for now.
Since the age of 60??
NOT TOO LATE FOR ME THEN
@Livin Gunk ayo don't make me lose hope like that
@Livin Gunk what do you mean by this?
@@lozr666 I have a friend who basically can't learn english. Thankfully I'm almost fluent in english after 8 years, but my friend still can't say more than maybe 3-4 sentences in a row. And he's not stupid, he is better tha me in mathematics, and stuff like that. That's why I started to learn Korean, I feel my future is more in the language side of school than the science. I mean I still learning for myself, to prove myself I'm not a total wreck. (I'm saying it like I learn Korean for about months now but actually I just ' learned ' Hangul today xD
I'm a native Vietnamese speaker but I'm not very fluent due to be raised in the English speaking states. (Fluent at english) and I'm learning Spanish along with Japanese, this made me feel motivated! Thank you!
I was also told that consuming media (RUclips videos, music, films, tv shows ect) of the language you want to learn between language lessons also helps
@Grand Moff Porkins it does work for speaking and listening but only for some people, I’m dyslexic so the speaking and listening side of language is easier for me than the reading and writing but everyone’s different I guess
I literally learned English listening to music when I was a kid I used to write the lyrics and the translation thank you bruno mars lol
he has such a kind-looking face. It's so friendly.
How does ones brain have the capacity for 20 languages I can’t- I’ve been learning Japanese for like 2 weeks and I- I’m just simply bamboozled
really??? 2 weeks and you're already complaining? come back in 6 months.
@@MaxIronsThird who said I was complaining stfu
In a year, I'm sure you'll make lots of progress.
I agree! It is mind boggling to me as well. Guess we haven't figured out how to unlock our brain's potential. I hope we can soon!
@@isabell6348 careful now he has an anime pfp he must be an expert
He's got the voice I can listen to for hours on a radio.
I speak 3 languages fluently, and was studying korean as well, but had to quit for personal reasons. Now I want to start korean again, and japanese as well, but I was convinced I was too old for that (Im 31)...this man learned 10 languages after 60? definitely gave me the courage to study harder
Ima be honest I learned Korean not because I’m going to Korea and studying there. I just wanna understand what bts is saying without subtitles.
PLEASEJRJTJ WHY IS THIS ME WITH TXT 😭 but lowkey the language sounds so cool and I like the culture so yeah :)
@@A_canofbeans YESSS I AM ALSO A MOA TOOO
Same but for strsy kies
The struggle is real
@@justastaythatwillnotbename2990 YES I AM ALSO A STAY!
@@z-968 YAY ◉◉
Hearing that he learned 10 languages after the age of 60. Here I am at 39 thinking I’m too old to learn Korean….I gotta get out of that mindset. I’m truly loving learning 한국어 and I’m happy I found this motivating video.
Thank you so much! I've just started learning korean, super helpful video!
I'm glad~! Steve's method is different from the methods my friends and I use to learn languages, so I loved talking to him about it~!
1. Be motivated
2.1 Be prepared to spend the time.
2.2 Commit yourself for long term.
2.3 Don't worry about your accuracy, understanding and memory. Keep it general.
3.1 Use T.P.R.S TEACHING PROFICIENCY THROUGH READING & STORYTELLING.
3.2 Don't go for grammer first.
3.3 Read to stories. They'll be gibberish and noise at first.
3.4 Simple Material , lot of repetition and alot of frequency of same words.
4.1 Don't learn vocabulary outside of context. You'll only learn with context.
4.2 Brain is a pattern recognising machine, all you need is to feed it the same info again and again.
4.3 Connect the dots. Find relationship between words and relationships between their different contexts.
5. Use LingQ.
I’m a trilingual currently learning my fourth language, in my experience after learning the 3rd language everything just becomes much easier especially if the languages are different from each other. I learnt Romanian and Russian as a kid, then had to move to the UK and learnt English. Now I’m learning Korean, and it’s so much easier to learn since the knowledge from the others allow me to resonate with Korean a lot, even if they’re so drastically different from each other.
He sounds like he has every accent combined. Well, he kinda does.
Transatlantic accent
Tip #1 and I'm already writing down everything he says. So encouraging. I'm preparing to learn Japanese out of passion for language and seeing him at his age still learning is so encouraging. Thanks for this video
I really like Steve, he's so humble and always encouraging people to learn 😁
Also you Nat (mi tocaya 🤭, that's an spanish word for people with the same name) thanks for motivating us to learn korean 😁
Hey guys~ Here is a discount code LingQ gave me!
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I've watched a lot of Steve's videos, and this is an incredibly concise, perfected version of his usual advice. Thanks for getting him to come on your channel and talk about this. This is perhaps the best Steve video for beginners, intermediates, and anyone trying to start a second language. I subscribed, Natalia!~ ♥️
He is perfect. I hope I can be succesful person like him
knowing that steve is still learning language to this day, it fills you with determination
i’ve been so unmotivated to learn new languages, because i always feel like i’m failing at it so badly. i am fluent in only English and Spanish, those being my main two languages growing up. but i have tried learning Norwegian on my own a while ago, and lost so much hope. i got a couple conversational terms and vocabulary down, but soon forgot all of it :( and lately i’ve been wanting to learn Korean, and your videos have gave me hope. i just want to know so many languages, considering i want to travel all over the world; and i just want to be able to hold conversations with people with their native language. thank you for this video, the conversation with Steve helped a lot !
he has one of those actor voices that's relaxing
Just did a little bit of Linq and it's honestly something that would be extremely helpful for me given how it's put together
I’m currently learning Mandarin and Filipino today but the problem is almost all Chinese characters are the same with Kanji so It’s kinda confusing and the problem with Filipino language is the grammatical things are so difficult. Good luck to all of us ! Be motivated learning another language is fun.
I have so much to do but this popped up sooo I'm putting everything aside lol
Oh gosh~ I hope you’re able to get everything done~!
guys, always remember, learning a new language often changes personality, so be aware of being yourself while speaking and living in another language. Give my thought a thought.
Hi, Natalia I loved your channel, it's great. I really admire Steve Kaufmann, but I didn't know his webpage (thank you for that). "Your brain is a pattern recognizing machine..." I loved listening to him mentioning it (that's a deep truth). It's so good to see people motivated to learn new languages and as for me, I became passionate about doing this too... I know I have a huge journey ahead. Korean is such a beautiful language! 감사합니다!
Wow~ I'm not sure how you found the video when it was unlisted LOL but I'm glad you enjoyed the video~!! He's so right~ Once you get enough input, you catch on to certain patterns, even if you're not sure what they mean haha
@@NataliaGarza I found it probably because I'm obsessed with videos about language learning process 😁 안녕!
Person: so what instruments do you play
Me an intellectual: macaroni in a pot
I just scrolled past a video called “playing WAP with only macaroni sounds” 😂
@@missed.chances I'll say that in my next job interview
@@missed.chances BAHAH SAME
oi felix
c'mere bro
I’m downloading lingQ rn
Wow! Good job Natalia. I’m feeling so pumped up!!!! I really liked his suggestions!
I'm an Indian so naturally I'm fluent in 3 languages since birth: hindi, English, telugu
I can understand (cannot speak or write): bengali, rajasthani, punjabi, marathi, haryanvi
French - 5th year so I'm not very fluent but yes, i can communicate freely
Korean and Spanish - 1st year but I can read, write and speak basic beginner level
Imma learn more once I graduate 12th. I'm going to be a high school senior so I doubt if I can learn more till 2 years. He has really motivated me to keep on learning. Although I'm just 14 rn, I'll learn a lot more
Thats so inspiring and arabic is my mother language and im so exited to see him learn his 20th language!
This is genuinely the most interesting and somehow insightful video on language learning I’ve heard. Not too pragmatic that he’s giving me exact exercises to do and not too high in the sky that he’s not speaking in things that make sense to me. I loved how he said something and then backed up his reasoning right after.
But I do wish this was twice as long.
I'm actually trying to learn Korean and today is my first day learning and I learned so much
All those helpful links in the description box 👌 Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I know 6 languages. Syriac, Arabic, English, Swedish, Spanish, Korean and Im learning Turkish and japanese atm 😌
Yes I’ll like my own comment as well 😭
Which ones did you grow up speaking at home?
Woah a Syriac speaker!! U guys are so rare
@@tree3y763 yea.. we have been killed 😭
Woah that’s awesome! Here I am barely knowing English haha
@@namelessfornow1885 i know 7 Finnish, Somali, English, Arabic, Swedish, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese and a bit of german
This was so incredibly informative!
I was self teaching myself Korean last year but fell out of motivation because of 2020.
I just recently picked back up and was in the process of organizing my study journal when I found this.
I am only just now piecing together that TTMIK and Lingodeer has been teaching me in that Circles/mini-story pattern.
Now that I am consciously aware of the teaching form I plan to utilize it in my own study guide. It'll make holding the grammar so much easier!
when you have to learn 5 languages because of you family and school
As a person whit a Italian father and a Lithuan mother I have to know both languages since I was a kid (I'm better in Italian because I grow up in Italy)
At school I have to study French, Spanish and English
(where I live you can't choose what study at school)
My mother is Lithuanian too!!
Your english is pretty good!
Thanks 🥺 This is what I needed. I speak english and german fluently and I always say I love learning languages, but I have been struggling A LOT with Korean. My motivation comes and goes and after months of trying, I don't feel a real improvement... I must admit, though, I haven't committed as I should 🤭 This has inspired me to give the language a second chance!
Oh my, this video was inspirational
I am currently studying Chinese and I can say learning a new language ain’t always easy, like Steve said at the beginning motivation is really important.
你好我的朋友. I am learning Chinese too. I love the language. What method have you been using to learn?
@@AfroLinguo I practice a lot, I think practice and consistency is key. I also make use of relevant study materials online, that is beside the HSK textbooks.
I make sure to write my characters daily before going to bed, practice my 口语 with the natives, watch movies in chinese...
I basically incorporate a lot of time and energy in my chinese studying..
How about you, how do you get to study or what’s your chinese study routine like?
@@maryjaneoge9280 I have an italki tutor and I have use online resources and I practice speaking with natives. I never really practice writing but I can write with a computer. 😅😅 What level are you at now?
@@AfroLinguo 😁I can understand your situation, most people want to study a language just to be able to communicate with the natives, not necessarily write with it...
I am done with level 6 and recently got a masters degree in teaching chinese to foreigners....yeah!!!!
But the learning doesn’t end here for me, I still get to incorporate myself into the language and culture..
Although am planning on learning Korean next😃😃
How about yourself aside Chinese and English what other language do you speak?
@@maryjaneoge9280 wow. So inspirational. I will be like you one day. 😅😅 I speak French and German as well plus a Language from my home country Cameroon. The language is called „Bafang“. I also wanna learn Korean in the future. 😅😅
I’m currently doing a five day mandarin course and one of the teachers only says a few words in English each lesson (even though this course is for complete beginners) and it is honestly the best way I’ve been taught a language. I’ve spent years being taught Welsh and still struggle with vocabulary and grammar but after just being taught through hand gestures, images and context for four days I have already become very confident with the basics of mandarin and I find it a lot easier to understand the grammar without thinking about it. At first I was confused in the lesson but it’s so much better to have to think and try to find the context of what the person is saying without the words in front of you and then reviewing the vocabulary after.
Amazing interview! I really appreciated Steve’s perspective, it makes a lot of sense! I’m learning Japanese and starting to recognise grammar patterns from listening and noticing words that I thought meant one thing but have noticed them being used in different contexts and now I’m questioning the whole word all over again lol. Trying to appreciate my small accomplishments even though I’m struggling right now lol
You are great
@@erturtemirbaev5207 aw thanks
Where are you from??
@@erturtemirbaev5207 England
I'm fluent in German and English, know a little Spanish from school and am currently trying to learn Swedish on my own. I feel like considering so many people here only speak English this is a flex?
I like Duolingo has added the podcast section to some languages
Wow amazing! I recently came across 90 days Korean website and saved it. I also bought some books off Amazon 😅😂. It’s kdramas and inspirational people like you all that inspires me to learn another new language thank you!
I’ve been studying French at school for almost 4 years, yet I can’t say some of the most basic things and neither can any of my classmates. I’m going to try learning more French and hopefully becoming fluent in it by the end of the summer. I will be back on September 21st or sooner to see if I have made any progress.
It is currently May 27 2021 by the way
I’m Trying to do the same thing with German, good luck!
@@oliwia6525 Thanks, you too!
I’m in the exact same situation
I love the learning with context part. This is something I always made sure to do when learning Japanese. And now, it's been quite a while since learning languages and would like to master Korean and kind of lost track of how to learn languages. When I was at the bookstore, there were so many vocabulary books that I became unsure of myself. This video made me realize the importance of context which I am very grateful for :D Thank you for the wonderful chat! So many good points made and will definitely use them in mastering Korean!! And hopefully French at the same time.
Great! I didn't know about Linq but it seems very helpful! Thanks Natalia
And it's amazing how your channel is growing! 😊
Hehe just a little bump over the past few months haha ☺️
This is so inspiring. I'm studying to be a teacher and many times they say " kids learn so fast the more you get older the more learning gets challenging" and i was so afraid that one day i wouldn't be able anymore to study and learn fast because it would be too hard (I'm now at university and learning languages isn't really possible due to my schedule) . 10 languages after 60??? Well now I'm sure i don't have to worry for such a thing!!! Many thanks!!
It was interesting the way I got motivated to study korean seeing this video because I remembered that I started to learn english when I was 7 years old, but I only got interested in learning when I started liking youtube and listening to people actually speaking in their videos, which is very similar to what he said about listening the language
I can't say I started learning english around 12 years old but it's almost like that if you see what i really absorbed (and btw it's not like english at school in my country is that good lol)
Yesss same! I only got better at English when there was actually a fun reason for me to learn it (which was understanding RUclipsrs xD)
I take English lessons since kindergarten but the only way I truly learned it was through social media and memes.
Hi !
I just discovered this channel through RUclips recommendations and I love it so far. I'm not learning Korean (yet) but I love learning languages. I also loved the editing style your videos have!
This was so helpful! Thanks 😊 I’m brushing up on French - can’t wait to travel again !
Bonne chance avec vos études.
@@Musicienne-DAB1995 merci beaucoup ❤️
seeing him learning has inspired me to not give up on my learning. language is harder for me to process than most since i'm autistic, but i'm determined!!! i'm only studying japanese right now (my school offers a japanese course), though i hope to branch out to other languages :)
I am a 14 year old girl interested in languages, and my goal is to be a polyglot. I can already speak English and French, and I’m currently learning Japanese. I also wanna learn Mandarin but it’s very hard so this video has been very helpful!
どんな教材を使うの？
@@Reforming_LL ウェブサイトやげんきの本を使って学んでいます!
@@Reforming_LL 私が悪いならごめんなさい。
@@zp_suki2836 ナイス、頑張る
@@Reforming_LL ありがとうございます🙏
His website is pretty awesome. I've been trying to learn Japanese this year, and after learning some basic bits and the two regular kana alphabets, really this sort of reading approach is the way to go! - I've tried 'FluentU' and 'Memrise' which are good for some things, but both lack certain vital aspects which this website seems to have accounted for.
It's often hard to find literature that starts at the right level and works up, and like learning your mother tongue, that's kinda what you need... The next step is immersion in said language but this is a good start :)
I think it’s important to remember that language learning is not a skill that comes easily to all people. If you’re struggling to learnt 1 language while someone on RUclips has already learnt 5 in the same time, don’t beat yourself up! Brains loves different things!
Hey 👋 thanks for making this!
I was curious as to how to accelerate the learning of languages, so I found this video, and I'm so happy! I'm excited that such a language platform(Lingq) exists, and you should feel proud for acting as a conduit of growth ✨️
Much love -- keep winning! ❤️
Omg Natalia’s smile is so pretty! I’m working on learning Korean rn but I’m also going to school! ❤️❤️❤️
I only know three languages, which is Chavacano, Tagalog and English. English is the only foreign language I know since it is the language used in our school. I'm currently in 8th grade learning Korean, it's hard, but i'll continue to learn!!
Mannnnnnn I want to be a cool old guy like steve when I'm old
If you look at how a child learns language, they are immersed in it, they are not pounded with colors today, numbers tomorrow, animals on Friday they are talked to and hear all the things all day long. That is the way to learn, for me I have found that my brain doesn't have the plasticity that it once had and a new language (Thai< where I live) is just so difficult. But I have friends that talk to me in Thai and I am actually building a data base of sounds. (boy Thai is nothing like English LOL), Time, immersion and interest is the only way you can learn a language, in my humble opinion. Thanks for the video and the interesting way you teach!
My dream youtube language collab video is Natalia and Lindie ♥_♥
Haha I’d love to make a video w Lindie haha ❤️ Maybe one day~!
I wanna say his devices are GOLD and he's absolutely right about everything he says👏🏻 I'm actually learning Korean by myself but I don't know how to learn it fast because I want to learn more languages😭 It'll be awesome if I can learn all of them by myself..
I know Hindi, Punjabi ,German and English and am learning Bengali, Sanskrit, Japanese, Korean, Kannada ,Tamil and Malayalam 😎😎😎
I am just 16 right now
Hey, I'm from india but I live in germany. I have good skills in German and English. I almost forgot everything about French and Hindi.
I have a frustrating experience. Not knowing where to begin or hitting a plateau can feel demoralizing and make it hard to hit the books and study like you know you should…Having friends from other cultures makes me more creative. In fresh ways about space and how people create their own world and environment. It is best way to connect between creative thinking and cross-cultural relationships