I would have never thought I would watch a whole 1-hour video twice. Your journey is so good and dear Luca, you inspire me in ways you cannot even imagine !
Luca, me llamo Daniel y soy mexicano. No sabes cómo me identifico contigo y con tu historia y con tu pasión por los idiomas. Solo hablo 5 idiomas, en este momento estoy aprendiendo Neerlandés y tú historia es verdaderamente inspiradora. Me veo en ti. Te admiro de una manera que no tienes idea. Gracias por subir este tipo de contenido y por hacer lo que haces. Espero en algún punto de mi vida poder llegar a hablar 7 idiomas o más, por qué no? Espero leas mi comentario y sepas que eres visto desde lugares que no te imaginás. Yo vivo en un municipio chico de un estado chico en México llamado Temixo, Morelos, pero desde aquí estudio y hago mi language learning insporandome en tu contenido y wooow gracias de verdad. Me gustaría que en algún futuro subieras un video sobre las personas que no tenemos tal vez la posibilidad de viajar tanto o no vivir en Europa y aún así usar los recursos que hay para poder aprender un idioma.
Pues creo que te percataste que cuando el aprendio sus primeros idiomas no había internet y ahora que tenemos todo para aprender casi cualquier idioma en el mundo no necesitamos viajar solo abrir RUclips o Netflix y hay un mundo de idiomas, no hay excusas.
Dude I remember watching those videos you made back when I started my language learning journey in 2011, and since then you've been one of my biggest inspirations. Still on this journey today and my whole career is related to learning and teaching language, and I can only thank you for doing what you're doing. Amazing work and amazing inspiration! Hoppas du återkommer till svenskan nån dag - i så fall har jag många idéer om samarbeten! Btw I have a similar experience with Budapest and the Hungarian language. I came to Budapest first time in 2016 and I loved it so much and ended up staying for over three years. Had all my beliefs about how to learn a language broken by Hungarian, but I kept learning it and in the end grew to love it, such a unique and cool language! Keep it up!
Grandissimo Luca, ti adoro e per te ho solo infinita ammirazione. Il vero tuo segreto credo sia la motivazione che ti spinge, ovvero dove tu ricavi il piacere che ti fa da carburante.
This is a great summary of Luca's language learning trajectory spanning over the last + 30 years. Given that he speaks +- 15 languages, this translates into him learning roughly on average one new language every 2 years, which if looked at through that lens seems to be something doable over time. If only the rest of us had the same zeal and passion for languages over the last + 30 years that Luca has had, who knows how many among the rest of us would be walking the streets carrying with them 15 languages. It's easy to look at his awesome language accomplishments by just writing it off as "he's just another language genius, that's why". Instead, let's pay closer attention to the huge amount of work and over a long period of time it's taken for him to reach this level. But then, when language learning is a true passion, it's no longer work, it's fun, and suddenly all the countless hours and years invested in language learning seem to just whiz by without even realizing it. And that's what truly separates the top polyglots like Luca from the rest of us. Another awesome and inspiring video.
I was thinking while listening towards the end, “did I just zone out and miss when he was speaking about Polish?” And a few minutes later he brought it up
Wow. Thanks for sharing. I know that maintaining just two languages at a high enough level for interpreting is quite hard. I was just kicking myself because I couldn’t remember the word for “melatonin.” And there are new words, new slogans, new movies, all sorts of things to keep up with to understand and be able to relate
When I was in school, in English class I was never taught pronunciation. I was never corrected on my pronunciation by my former English teachers. In fact, we never practiced our spoken English in class. We always did grammar exercises studying irregular verbs, phrasal verbs, vocabulary, etc. We would occasionally watch a movie in English, but mostly we did grammar exercises, so the only thing we really worked on effectively was writing.
Luca, would you say there's a strong correlation (or causation 😜) between becoming fluent in a language and getting in a relationship with a native speaker?
Пожалуйста, расскажи о той истории, когда ты встретил родители твоей русской девушки, по-русски! Это было бы очень интересно. В твоём канале, все-таки, нет достаточно (с моей точки зрения) видео на русском языке. Для тебя это будет предлогом, чтобы поговорить немного по-русски.
Luca, you are an unceasing inspiration, and I owe you a significant part of my newly unrusted love for language learning. By the way, Italian was the very first language I decided to learn on my own once I acquired Spanish when living as a teenager in Mexico. Thank you again, Luca Lampariello :)
I was in France learning French in 1996. My first foreign language that I chose myself. Watching shows with subtitles in the original language is an excellent way of learning. Greetings from a Norwegian subtitler
Ciao Luca! It was really nice seeing you in Poland in 2023! Anyways, I learned Italian in Dublin with books and cassettes, from 1991-1992 then moved to Padova for 3 months where I actually refused to speak English. I took a trip to Milano and well, met up with a guy in a gay nightclub, proof that my Italian was good enough. That actually made me obsess with Italy and deepened my love for Italy, the language and the people. My random language is Georgian 🇬🇪 which blew my mind, speaking of grammar it knocks the socks off Slavic languages! I love Georgian and the country too! Saluti da Schiedam (vicino Rotterdam)
I wonder how often you see a struggling language student and just give them a book in English and they read it and suddenly things start getting better. Actually this worked well for me for German too. Very similar and I was 21 so past the critical age per se. But I’ve tried suggesting it to people (mostly Japanese students) and they just look at me like I’m crazy. How can they possibly read a book if they can’t even speak yet? I think it’s impressive what young people can achieve with immersion style learning. At 47 I don’t think I benefit as much from immersion these days and have to be more patient though.
Hi Luca, great video. You’ve always been an inspiration to me, I’ve always wanted to learn another language, but I haven’t made it past the 3 month mark as of now. I’ve consumed a lot of language learning content such as this, I understand the necessity of comprehensible input, however one thing I don’t understand is at the very beginning, when you know nothing, how you get to a point where things are actually comprehensible. I’ve seen decent progress in my Italian by just watching a lot of RUclips, Netflix, and passively listening to things whenever I’m enjoying another hobby, is it just a grind to get to that level where you can find comprehensible input? Whether that be kids tv shows, or native level programmes for adults. Thank you.
I just think it is a great example of how incredibly advanced learners make mistakes. I love Luca and his content. Go Luca, you are awesome and an inspiration! I always love when Luca makes a tiny error. It makes me feel more free to make errors in languages that I am learning. Native speakers also make tiny mistakes as well. It is just that non-native speakers will typically make ones that native speakers would not make. No big deal.
Is it the use of "from 1991" instead of "since 1991", you're talking about? I didn't notice it at first. Well, perks of being non native speaker: you enjoy the speaking skills of a guy with out useless filters (or annoying grammar rules = grammar rules that, if one gets wrong, you understand anyway). Pure communication.
Can you please make a video on how to tackle a language like Standard Arabic? There are no native speakers of this and there are basically the news, or cartoons. And religious material. And as far as teaching, most of this languages has resources focusing on grammar and verb conjugations. I have been learning for years and feel like I’ve gotten nowhere. Any ideas?
Luca σε ευχαριστώ για την αγάπη σου στην μητρική μου γλώσσα. Εύχομαι να στην ανταποδώσει με ευχάριστες, πολύωρες συζητήσεις με Έλληνες και με το να έρθεις σε επαφή με την ελληνική λογοτεχνία και με όμορφες σειρές και ταινίες στα ελληνικά και γιατί όχι γνωρίζοντας μια όμορφη Ελληνίδα.
Es ist witzig, hai cominciato a studiare il tedesco (la mia madrelingua) come io l´italiano, con un libro vecchissimo :D La mia prima lezione è stata l´articolo, dunque ho imparato le eccezioni, cioè parole con l´ e con lo: l´altoparlante, lo zucchero, lo zio, l´elisir d´amore :D Molto utile. Ho smesso dopo la prima lezione :D
Acércate más al mundo hispano para cambiar su forma de ver el aprendizaje de idiomas, ya que todavía le falta avanzar en ese aspecto. No te limites a quienes conoces; también inspira a otras generaciones y ayúdales a abrir nuevas puertas.
Sir I'm so confused Because I want to Learn another Language as my 4th Language but There Are too many options however pronouncition is a Issue for me So French or portuguese is Challenging for me then what Should I Learn and spanish's dialect is like a Language in itself, I'm looking for a Langauge that all Native Speakers can understand
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Un racconto di un'ora di Luchino sulle lingue!!?? Salvo subito che appena ho tempo me lo godo al massimo e con la meritata attenzione 😍
This guy was banging, A LOT
Like, literally...
Love you Luca, you are the best:D
I would have never thought I would watch a whole 1-hour video twice. Your journey is so good and dear Luca, you inspire me in ways you cannot even imagine !
Immenso Luchino, come sempre 😎❤️
what a legend!!!😎
the main key point: get a partner, so your target language will skyrocket😁
Luca, me llamo Daniel y soy mexicano. No sabes cómo me identifico contigo y con tu historia y con tu pasión por los idiomas. Solo hablo 5 idiomas, en este momento estoy aprendiendo Neerlandés y tú historia es verdaderamente inspiradora. Me veo en ti. Te admiro de una manera que no tienes idea. Gracias por subir este tipo de contenido y por hacer lo que haces. Espero en algún punto de mi vida poder llegar a hablar 7 idiomas o más, por qué no? Espero leas mi comentario y sepas que eres visto desde lugares que no te imaginás. Yo vivo en un municipio chico de un estado chico en México llamado Temixo, Morelos, pero desde aquí estudio y hago mi language learning insporandome en tu contenido y wooow gracias de verdad. Me gustaría que en algún futuro subieras un video sobre las personas que no tenemos tal vez la posibilidad de viajar tanto o no vivir en Europa y aún así usar los recursos que hay para poder aprender un idioma.
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Pues creo que te percataste que cuando el aprendio sus primeros idiomas no había internet y ahora que tenemos todo para aprender casi cualquier idioma en el mundo no necesitamos viajar solo abrir RUclips o Netflix y hay un mundo de idiomas, no hay excusas.
No lo se Rick
Dude I remember watching those videos you made back when I started my language learning journey in 2011, and since then you've been one of my biggest inspirations. Still on this journey today and my whole career is related to learning and teaching language, and I can only thank you for doing what you're doing. Amazing work and amazing inspiration! Hoppas du återkommer till svenskan nån dag - i så fall har jag många idéer om samarbeten!
Btw I have a similar experience with Budapest and the Hungarian language. I came to Budapest first time in 2016 and I loved it so much and ended up staying for over three years. Had all my beliefs about how to learn a language broken by Hungarian, but I kept learning it and in the end grew to love it, such a unique and cool language!
Keep it up!
Luca, you are an inspiration for everyone 🔝
I was born in 1991 and in This 2025 I'm embarked in the most ambitious linguistic journey ever
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Grandissimo Luca, ti adoro e per te ho solo infinita ammirazione. Il vero tuo segreto credo sia la motivazione che ti spinge, ovvero dove tu ricavi il piacere che ti fa da carburante.
This is a great summary of Luca's language learning trajectory spanning over the last + 30 years. Given that he speaks +- 15 languages, this translates into him learning roughly on average one new language every 2 years, which if looked at through that lens seems to be something doable over time. If only the rest of us had the same zeal and passion for languages over the last + 30 years that Luca has had, who knows how many among the rest of us would be walking the streets carrying with them 15 languages. It's easy to look at his awesome language accomplishments by just writing it off as "he's just another language genius, that's why". Instead, let's pay closer attention to the huge amount of work and over a long period of time it's taken for him to reach this level. But then, when language learning is a true passion, it's no longer work, it's fun, and suddenly all the countless hours and years invested in language learning seem to just whiz by without even realizing it. And that's what truly separates the top polyglots like Luca from the rest of us. Another awesome and inspiring video.
Merci pour la référence à "La Haine".
I was thinking while listening towards the end, “did I just zone out and miss when he was speaking about Polish?” And a few minutes later he brought it up
This is a total GEM 💎 Now we wanna all read your biography !!!
Wow. Thanks for sharing. I know that maintaining just two languages at a high enough level for interpreting is quite hard. I was just kicking myself because I couldn’t remember the word for “melatonin.” And there are new words, new slogans, new movies, all sorts of things to keep up with to understand and be able to relate
When I was in school, in English class I was never taught pronunciation. I was never corrected on my pronunciation by my former English teachers. In fact, we never practiced our spoken English in class. We always did grammar exercises studying irregular verbs, phrasal verbs, vocabulary, etc. We would occasionally watch a movie in English, but mostly we did grammar exercises, so the only thing we really worked on effectively was writing.
Si dice que un marinaio abbia una donna in ogni porto. Luca ha una ragazza per ogni lingua che impara.
It’s very rare that I watch a video this long from start to finish. Great video.
Luca, would you say there's a strong correlation (or causation 😜) between becoming fluent in a language and getting in a relationship with a native speaker?
Пожалуйста, расскажи о той истории, когда ты встретил родители твоей русской девушки, по-русски! Это было бы очень интересно.
В твоём канале, все-таки, нет достаточно (с моей точки зрения) видео на русском языке.
Для тебя это будет предлогом, чтобы поговорить немного по-русски.
It’s amazing, two Italian linguists I follow speak different accents in English: one British, one American.
Two American accents, one American, one American
@ Thanks for pointing out my error.
@@entropie138 you can edit you comment.
Luca, you are an unceasing inspiration, and I owe you a significant part of my newly unrusted love for language learning. By the way, Italian was the very first language I decided to learn on my own once I acquired Spanish when living as a teenager in Mexico. Thank you again, Luca Lampariello :)
I was in France learning French in 1996. My first foreign language that I chose myself. Watching shows with subtitles in the original language is an excellent way of learning. Greetings from a Norwegian subtitler
Ciao Luca!
It was really nice seeing you in Poland in 2023!
Anyways, I learned Italian in Dublin with books and cassettes, from 1991-1992 then moved to Padova for 3 months where I actually refused to speak English. I took a trip to Milano and well, met up with a guy in a gay nightclub, proof that my Italian was good enough. That actually made me obsess with Italy and deepened my love for Italy, the language and the people.
My random language is Georgian 🇬🇪 which blew my mind, speaking of grammar it knocks the socks off Slavic languages! I love Georgian and the country too!
Saluti da Schiedam (vicino Rotterdam)
Thanks for being very inspiring.
Dankon Luca! Just one question... Is it better to choose the language before the girlfriend or the girlfriend before the language? 😅
😂
It really does help to be in the country where your foreign language is spoken natively.
I wonder how often you see a struggling language student and just give them a book in English and they read it and suddenly things start getting better.
Actually this worked well for me for German too. Very similar and I was 21 so past the critical age per se.
But I’ve tried suggesting it to people (mostly Japanese students) and they just look at me like I’m crazy. How can they possibly read a book if they can’t even speak yet?
I think it’s impressive what young people can achieve with immersion style learning. At 47 I don’t think I benefit as much from immersion these days and have to be more patient though.
Çok güzel videoydu teşekkürler ❤
Great story, great human being thank you Luca!!!
Hi Luca, great video. You’ve always been an inspiration to me, I’ve always wanted to learn another language, but I haven’t made it past the 3 month mark as of now.
I’ve consumed a lot of language learning content such as this, I understand the necessity of comprehensible input, however one thing I don’t understand is at the very beginning, when you know nothing, how you get to a point where things are actually comprehensible. I’ve seen decent progress in my Italian by just watching a lot of RUclips, Netflix, and passively listening to things whenever I’m enjoying another hobby, is it just a grind to get to that level where you can find comprehensible input? Whether that be kids tv shows, or native level programmes for adults. Thank you.
I itch to correct the grammar error of the video title
I just think it is a great example of how incredibly advanced learners make mistakes. I love Luca and his content. Go Luca, you are awesome and an inspiration! I always love when Luca makes a tiny error. It makes me feel more free to make errors in languages that I am learning. Native speakers also make tiny mistakes as well. It is just that non-native speakers will typically make ones that native speakers would not make. No big deal.
Is it the use of "from 1991" instead of "since 1991", you're talking about? I didn't notice it at first.
Well, perks of being non native speaker: you enjoy the speaking skills of a guy with out useless filters (or annoying grammar rules = grammar rules that, if one gets wrong, you understand anyway). Pure communication.
Very good. But when i saw the link, i thought it would be a multilingual video 😢
Can you please make a video on how to tackle a language like Standard Arabic? There are no native speakers of this and there are basically the news, or cartoons. And religious material. And as far as teaching, most of this languages has resources focusing on grammar and verb conjugations. I have been learning for years and feel like I’ve gotten nowhere. Any ideas?
Luca σε ευχαριστώ για την αγάπη σου στην μητρική μου γλώσσα. Εύχομαι να στην ανταποδώσει με ευχάριστες, πολύωρες συζητήσεις με Έλληνες και με το να έρθεις σε επαφή με την ελληνική λογοτεχνία και με όμορφες σειρές και ταινίες στα ελληνικά και γιατί όχι γνωρίζοντας μια όμορφη Ελληνίδα.
Stay positive
En cada idioma conociste alguna chica y ese fue el motivo por querer aprender un nuevo idioma, lo voy a intentar. 😅
Es ist witzig, hai cominciato a studiare il tedesco (la mia madrelingua) come io l´italiano, con un libro vecchissimo :D La mia prima lezione è stata l´articolo, dunque ho imparato le eccezioni, cioè parole con l´ e con lo: l´altoparlante, lo zucchero, lo zio, l´elisir d´amore :D Molto utile. Ho smesso dopo la prima lezione :D
Acércate más al mundo hispano para cambiar su forma de ver el aprendizaje de idiomas, ya que todavía le falta avanzar en ese aspecto. No te limites a quienes conoces; también inspira a otras generaciones y ayúdales a abrir nuevas puertas.
You are the stereotype of a latin loverß Any tips?
Prima che lo dicessi, ho intuito dove volevi arrivare con l'incontro con le ragazze irlandesi 😂
Sir I'm so confused Because I want to Learn another Language as my 4th Language but There Are too many options however pronouncition is a Issue for me So French or portuguese is Challenging for me then what Should I Learn and spanish's dialect is like a Language in itself, I'm looking for a Langauge that all Native Speakers can understand
Why should he make the decision for you? If Luca makes the decision for you, you won't be as invested.
@@jollofrice3547 You are right but Im asking him cause he knows about Langauge
Non si dovrebbe scrivere "how I learned 14 languages from 1991 to 2025"? C'è un riferimento temporale passato...
What do you recommend for Italian (for fast learners)??
How many girlfriends did you have?