how i *successfully* learn multiple languages at once

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @PaulieRubinDMize-uu6lc
    @PaulieRubinDMize-uu6lc 4 года назад +827

    I personally think that learning 2 langs at the same time can help me enjoy more language learning. Some few months ago I was like "iM gONna LeaRn sPAniSh"
    And as I progress I notice that I was getting bored of the process but then I invited a new language, Japanese and it gave my learning experience more fun

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +115

      right! i feel so much more refreshed because i recently switched too.

    • @kinga6606
      @kinga6606 2 года назад +11

      I feel like Im at a similar stage with my Spanish. Gotta add something fun :D

    • @Aethelhadas
      @Aethelhadas 2 года назад +3

      @@kinga6606 What did you add and how is your language learning journey now? :)

    • @kinga6606
      @kinga6606 2 года назад +5

      @@Aethelhadas Still doing Spanish only. I'm a bit scared to add another language so early. Im worried they might get mixed up. Can't decide XD

    • @aymanhadji8915
      @aymanhadji8915 2 года назад +1

      The same feeling 🙂

  • @joaomacedo5849
    @joaomacedo5849 4 года назад +421

    Your positivity in the first 10 seconds of the video is the energy I wanna have in 2021 HAHAHAHA

  • @AnnaLenkovska
    @AnnaLenkovska 3 года назад +455

    I just found and your channel and I am obsessed🥺 your TALENT and energy are so inspiring

    • @ВладимирПутин-з7ш
      @ВладимирПутин-з7ш 3 года назад +4

      I love your videos. You are so talented.😊😊😊

    • @lenaramirez7132
      @lenaramirez7132 3 года назад +2

      Anna lenks!!!! Yeeeeahhh ella es muy talentosa! 💗 (por cierto también me encantan tus videos!!)

    • @sophiafreitas1865
      @sophiafreitas1865 3 года назад +5

      you both are my two fav youtubers, so happy to see you interacting with her🥺

    • @jessicalimboo9883
      @jessicalimboo9883 3 года назад +2

      I came to her after watching your vlog haha> no one asked but am learning British +American accent, Italian + Korean+ Japanese

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  2 года назад +32

      OMG i never saw this comment i'm a villain.. i've watched all your videos backwards and forwards

  • @emrecancakroglu4416
    @emrecancakroglu4416 3 года назад +228

    Learning a language is not hard. It just takes time. You must be willing and never give up. Most important of all you must be patient. Good luck y'all :3!

    • @hasanwanl
      @hasanwanl Год назад +1

      🥹🥹

    • @restythenurse
      @restythenurse Год назад +2

      I literally say this to MYSELF everyday! y lo creo que!

    • @valentinasanchez5757
      @valentinasanchez5757 9 месяцев назад +2

      And also not to be afraid of making mistakes

  • @angelaandric
    @angelaandric 4 года назад +154

    Her saying she talks rlly fast at the end, & me watching it on 2X speed and understanding everything= big brain.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +17

      Adhahgbwlhlvns

    • @igotsomechicken9714
      @igotsomechicken9714 3 года назад +6

      same i basically watch everything in 2X

    • @brookitha327
      @brookitha327 3 года назад

      Haha same.

    • @brookitha327
      @brookitha327 3 года назад +6

      I love finding other people who maximize their time bt watching 2x speed lol

    • @max89109
      @max89109 6 месяцев назад

      same lmao😂

  • @Maidaseu
    @Maidaseu 4 года назад +153

    If the languages are very different and you're at different stages then it's a lot more manageable to learn multiple languages.

  • @jimmykaming
    @jimmykaming 4 года назад +1429

    i m learning Japanese, Spanish, French, Italian and Korea at the same time. at the end of this year, I will come back to give my update. see you then, if you are interested

    • @safa3426
      @safa3426 4 года назад +21

      Sure!

    • @daniella380
      @daniella380 4 года назад +53

      I’m also learning all the languages you’re learning too 😃

    • @slay-hc6bb
      @slay-hc6bb 4 года назад +17

      I'm learning italian too ✌🏼

    • @은-h6p
      @은-h6p 4 года назад +3

      Good luck! ( ^ω^ )

    • @Tonnerre8
      @Tonnerre8 3 года назад +46

      Hey if you would like to practise your French I'm a native !

  • @dorakertesz3485
    @dorakertesz3485 4 года назад +294

    Elysse: YES YOU CAN!
    me: *leaning back* okay, okaaay, now I believe that!

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +34

      ahaahhhajbsjs if you get 3D glasses i'll jump out of the screen

  • @momhn4283
    @momhn4283 4 года назад +88

    2:05 I totally agree with you. I commented on your last video about me learning German and Spanish simultaneously from zero in 2018 and how it didn't work out for me so I dropped Spanish. After spending 2 years in learning German alone, I recently started learning French. Learning the two languages is now much much easier after progressing with the earlier language (German). Vielen Dank für das tolle Video.

    • @crunchysodasmr
      @crunchysodasmr 4 года назад +11

      I think when you first start a language you should just focus on that particular one until you can mix another one in, cause you are familiar with it

    • @AfroLinguo
      @AfroLinguo 4 года назад +3

      It definitely is easier to learn a two languages, when they are not at the same level. Es freut mich, dass du es geschafft hast, Deutsch zu lernen. Warum hast du denn Deutsch gelernt?

    • @nitricfox7895
      @nitricfox7895 2 года назад +1

      “Much thanks for the (something) Video” I think idk my German is like 4 months old

    • @mila_63i
      @mila_63i Год назад

      @@nitricfox7895it means „Thank you very much for the great video“

  • @vaiirecti7873
    @vaiirecti7873 3 года назад +157

    Hi! I’m currently learning 5 languages at the same time (literally): French, Italian, Romanian, Catalan, and Portuguese. I already am a native speaker of Spanish so it’s very easy for me to understand most of these. For me the easiest ones are Portuguese because it’s just Spanish but slightly different, and Romanian since it’s the one with the most difference between all 6. I don’t get any word confused somehow, but some are slightly harder than the others. I wish well on your journey! Bonne journée/Bonne nuit, ami!

    • @c.951
      @c.951 3 года назад +12

      Heyy 6 months later how has it been for you? Update?

    • @cond.oriano4945
      @cond.oriano4945 2 года назад +4

      Romanian is very close to italian

    • @anak_kucing101
      @anak_kucing101 2 года назад +7

      ¿De dónde sos, amigo? 😯

    • @LaviAmaral
      @LaviAmaral Год назад +1

      Como está sendo português? Sou do Brasil 🩷🇧🇷

    • @nhooooo8950
      @nhooooo8950 Год назад +2

      I wonder if you like the romantic languages

  • @lauracristina1704
    @lauracristina1704 4 года назад +364

    I loved how you stopped just to explain what backburner means, girl that's the kind of language awareness we wantttttt haha
    also forgetting a word of your own language because it's all a little mixed up, so relatable

  • @crunchysodasmr
    @crunchysodasmr 4 года назад +232

    I want to learn both Korean and French at the same time, but it's hard because of school I barely have time to do anything aside from house chores, but I this year I'm gonna do my best to study both

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +76

      oof yes it can be so difficult. I'm currently enjoying all the motivation I have from my winter break, let's pray I keep it. good luck!

    • @manoela7373
      @manoela7373 4 года назад +8

      same haha. i already study french but i want to start korean soooo bad. hopefully we'll work it out!

    • @crunchysodasmr
      @crunchysodasmr 4 года назад +13

      @@manoela7373 Korean is hard hehhe but don't let that discourage you, I recommend to start Korean and focus on it until you can get familiar with it and study it along with French

    • @manoela7373
      @manoela7373 4 года назад +3

      @@crunchysodasmr thanks for the advice 😊

    • @zeoceania2765
      @zeoceania2765 4 года назад +3

      I'm studying French and I'm debating studying Korean or Japanese

  • @yumitaaaaa
    @yumitaaaaa 4 года назад +34

    You're so inspiring! I come back to your channel whenever I feel burnt out and demotivated to continue learning.
    Happy new year! 💗

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +8

      Aww so sweet! I'm glad I can be of help, I wish you lots of focus and luck. Happy new year bb watermelon slice :)

  • @A-ID-A-M
    @A-ID-A-M 4 года назад +76

    Ive studied Spanish and Portuguese at the same time. Its hard at first, but eventually you learn to separate them. I think in the long run its better off done that way because now I can completely separate them UNLESS I hear the other spoken. Like if I am listening to Spanish music, I am going to end up speaking Portuñol if I try to speak Portuguese and vice versa.

    • @pia_mater
      @pia_mater 2 года назад +10

      Even native speakers struggle to separate them... I'd imagine it'd be extremely difficult to learn them both at the same time. In Brazil very few people can actually speak (proper) Spanish because it takes a lot of dedication to make your brain understand that Portuguese and Spanish are separate languages

    • @uri6948
      @uri6948 11 месяцев назад

      They're very similar languages, so I guess you found it easier to study them together. Portuguese is my native language, and while I've never studied Spanish, I can understand them quite easily 😊

  • @whoistimira
    @whoistimira 4 месяца назад +25

    i am learning EIGHT languages at once! i am learning spanish, german, french, mandrin, russian, arabic, japanese, and greek at once. remind me to update at the end of 2024!

    • @waftsofpetrichor
      @waftsofpetrichor 2 месяца назад +1

      It’s not the end of 2024 yet, but would love to hear an update on your progress so far! Hope it's going well :)

    • @whoistimira
      @whoistimira 2 месяца назад +1

      @@waftsofpetrichor thank you! i’ve been focusing on spanish and french

    • @waftsofpetrichor
      @waftsofpetrichor 2 месяца назад

      @@whoistimira nice! all the best with that 🌻

    • @rubzthaprincess
      @rubzthaprincess Месяц назад

      update?

    • @whoistimira
      @whoistimira Месяц назад +2

      @ ive just been focusing on spanish 😅

  • @selahstudies1650
    @selahstudies1650 4 года назад +84

    I could not seriously learn two languages from the same family at the same time. I remember when I first started studying French and Arabic at the same time a couple years ago, people thought I was crazy! In reality the two are so different that it was actually fairly easy to switch my brain from studying one to the other. Even now, my top languages are French, Arabic, and Indonesian--all very different! Though I'm dabbling in Spanish and Italian as well, I'm being careful not to focus too much on them so I don't get confused, haha!

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +18

      Wow! French and Arabic are a power combo too because they'll equip you quite nicely to travel to northern Africa if you want to :) My sister and I went to Morocco in 2019 (I speak French and she speaks Arabic) and although the Moroccan dialect is crazy we were unstoppable! With regard to your other langs, it sounds like a great lineup. Good luck :)

    • @selahstudies1650
      @selahstudies1650 4 года назад +1

      @@elyssedavega That sounds like such a fun trip! Yes, I've always wanted to go to northern Africa. I hope to travel there someday! and thank you :)

    • @danar5885
      @danar5885 3 года назад +1

      hey selah, are you an Indonesian?

    • @Oeuveil
      @Oeuveil 2 года назад +3

      Hi ! I’m a French girl and I try to improve my English in talking with native speakers so maybe we can help the other in talking together if u want 😊

    • @neonoires
      @neonoires 2 года назад +4

      I envy you because I love Arabic poetry and writers and I am trying to learn Arabic but it’s so hard Lmao.

  • @kirkporter210
    @kirkporter210 4 года назад +19

    Elysse you are literally the coolest person ever I hope you know that. Your Brazilian podcast is a lifesaver and your RUclips channel is a chef’s kiss

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +4

      😖😖 I don’t deserve such adoration!! Thanks so much for enjoying what I put out :)

    • @javisantana1
      @javisantana1 4 года назад +2

      Whats her podcast? Im tryna start learning portuguese

    • @kirkporter210
      @kirkporter210 4 года назад

      @@javisantana1 ao seu ritmo: learn brazilian Portuguese through music

  • @PolyglotProgress
    @PolyglotProgress 4 года назад +54

    NO WAY Elysse I literally cut out the newborn baby analogy with languages out of a video the other day, I view it the exact same way haha
    I definitely have found for me the "don't learn 2 languages from the same family at once" advice doesn't apply so much, I found doing Spanish and Italian at once really helpful for both, but I can also understand how the similarities and connections that I found helped me improve both could cause others to mix them up... I really feel like (like anything in language learning) it's all a process to play around with and find what works best for each person individually as opposed to something that has a blanket answer. Same with how I like to have multiple languages per day in my life as I aim to have them as integrated into my life and a part of me as possible and when I've ignored languages for a while I find my confidence lost in those and just unhappy I've been apart from them.
    Overall I definitely don't think learning multiple at the same time is as scary as it's often made out to be, especially when you're in a position where some of the languages are in your life at school/work/in your relationship. A lot of it is just like in school itself, studying multiple subjects likely didn't set any of us too far back and in many cases probably assisted in the others, so why can't that apply to our learning outside of school?
    Then again this is all coming from someone who decided to do 2 degrees and 2 minors, so clearly I'm someone that likes to have a lot going on lol
    Love the video as always

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +5

      That’s so true, I guess not all incorporation of languages is always “studying”. I watch media in Spanish everyday, same with German sometimes, but I’m currently on Portuguese!! I guess I just mean I don’t personally like mixing active study like drills and note taking and lessons.
      There’s an interesting point too, cause I often see so much overlap of principles between my majors and minors, so it’s cool to recognize stuff from other languages. I just wish they would stay in their own lane. And thank you chica!!!

  • @williamlee3572
    @williamlee3572 4 года назад +16

    For 2021, I am learning two dead languages at the same time. Greek and Latin. For the two languages I decided to spend three days a week on Greek and two on Latin because I already have knowledge in Latin.
    As for modern languages, I am trying to become more accustomed to using subjunctive in French, the present perfect in Spanish along with eventually learning it's subjunctive, and I am also starting to learn Hindi.
    One thing that I have learned, in regards to learning other languages is to make sure each language you are studying is at a different level than another. As well as, separating the acquisition of each language by changing your writing style. Such as when learning French, I write in cursive. Where as in German, I nearly always write in print.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      It's nice to have such specific goals and tasks in each language. and that's such an interesting point about writing style, it makes me wish I could write in cursive and try it out!

    • @ARTISTESSER-123
      @ARTISTESSER-123 21 день назад

      i hate to break it to you but greek is not a dead language

  • @leticiasouza5672
    @leticiasouza5672 4 года назад +2

    I'm so happy that you posted a new video bc I binge-watched your channel and now I have NOTHING left to watch

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +1

      queen NO i promise i’ll keep it up then

  • @polyglosam
    @polyglosam 4 года назад +4

    I really like how you go straight to the point in your videos and that you keep it real. A lot of people just want to show off to get views!! Great job Elyssinha!

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +1

      don’t get me wrong, i’ll take all the views i can get... i’m gonna start clickbaiting now ansjddjf obrigada Sam!!

    • @polyglosam
      @polyglosam 4 года назад

      @@elyssedavega KKKKK

  • @michaeldarville1481
    @michaeldarville1481 2 года назад +17

    What makes learning my 4 languages at the same time (French,Italian,Spanish and French) easier,is that I have persons in my life who I speak to everyday that speaks those languages natively. I practice with them everyday, and they also provide their assistance and correct my mistakes. So just evaluate yourself and decide the best approach.

    • @xanox23
      @xanox23 2 года назад +9

      French and French?

    • @chlosakura101
      @chlosakura101 2 года назад +1

      whoa that's nice!

    • @nazanin3355
      @nazanin3355 Год назад +1

      How did u find that persons???

  • @nono-ug4jv
    @nono-ug4jv 4 года назад +44

    Wow,,,6 languages for 2021👍, i hope i can study at least one language this year 😅

  • @ARTISTESSER-123
    @ARTISTESSER-123 21 день назад +1

    Learning more then one at a time, made me still feel productive whilst not doing much in any particular language, and it makes me stop rushing myself

  • @SomedayKorean
    @SomedayKorean 4 года назад +6

    Great video! Blocking out time may be more effective, and it might work for some people, but I can never bring myself to do day-by-day switch-ups. I'm more of a "do what I want when I feel like it" kind of learner lol, so hardcore planning doesn't usually work for me. I can do longer periods of "focus" in one language versus another. This month, for example, I'm going to try and focus on my beginner-level Japanese (with my high-level Korean in the background when I feel like doing something else) before switching over to intermediate Chinese (with Korean still in the background). But in general, I just go with the flow. :)

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +1

      True, I did that lax kind of approach last year for the last 6 months and I feel like I just wasn't good at holding myself accountable. It's good that you've found your shtick though, good luck!

  • @Jon.B.geez.
    @Jon.B.geez. 11 месяцев назад +1

    Congrats on being such a young polygon! I’m 33, and native to English and Spanish, but I recently got into the idea of learning Chinese Mandarin, Hindi, Arabic, and Swahili, reasoning that this would allow me to talk to over half the world and in all continents/ major regions (Swahili is #1 African language, and high estimates by Harvard and UNESCO rank it at over 200M speakers, and I hope it can one day become the official African language).
    Of course, Russian, French, Bengali, Portuguese, German and Urdu all have good reasons to ask to be learned, but I feel that most people from those countries should know English, Spanish, Hindi etc.

  • @giuliolasta294
    @giuliolasta294 4 года назад +29

    Gonna try German and Russian from february! (I have a german exam in a couple of weeks, drücke die Daumen für mich!)

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +8

      Fingers crossed for ya!

    • @АндрейЕфимов-в8ю
      @АндрейЕфимов-в8ю 4 года назад +6

      I am a Russian, and I have started learning German lately. Surprisingly, German grammar seems more closer to Russian grammar than to English

    • @Carla-ou2yb
      @Carla-ou2yb 4 года назад

      If you ever wanna talk to a German native speaker, I'd be happy to help :)

    • @АндрейЕфимов-в8ю
      @АндрейЕфимов-в8ю 4 года назад +1

      @@Carla-ou2yb I think it would be great, to help each other learn languages. I would be happy to help you or anyone else with Russian either.
      Personally I believe, speaking with natives is only good when you have at least reached A1.

    • @AfroLinguo
      @AfroLinguo 4 года назад

      Du kannst das. Welches Niveau ist es?

  • @АндрейЕфимов-в8ю
    @АндрейЕфимов-в8ю 4 года назад +3

    Thank you very much, I was one of those who requested the video.
    I have B2, in English, and I have started studying German. I am planning to study Scandinavian languages later on, and will be studying Latin as well.
    Your video helped me to create the right strategy for me.
    Thank you very much.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +1

      perfect!! i’m very glad to help you Omar

  • @carlosblondiswall4532
    @carlosblondiswall4532 3 года назад +9

    I've been studying German for 3 years and I LOVE the language i literally do it for fun. I've been wanting to learn Japanese for a long time. I'm starting by just memorizing hiragana and takana to set a solid foundation

  • @Mike-wd2wc
    @Mike-wd2wc 4 года назад +39

    I know english pretty well, so I'm thinking about to learn french and german, but i don't know how to start. I actually don't remember how i started learning english

    • @BumbleBauz
      @BumbleBauz 4 года назад +5

      I can recommend the app Babbel. Or/and a good book plus spaced repetition flashcard app for vocabulary 🙂 and then peace by beace. Better slow but evolving.

    • @Mike-wd2wc
      @Mike-wd2wc 4 года назад +1

      @@BumbleBauz thank you, I'll try all these recommendations :)

    • @erenparla3869
      @erenparla3869 4 года назад +7

      instead of babbel, i would recommend both busuu and pimsleur. You will read, speak, and write perfectly in no time!

    • @BumbleBauz
      @BumbleBauz 4 года назад +3

      I can't say anything about busuu German classes because I'm native German. But I can say busuu Japanese A1 class is awsome. Busuu Polish classes are very poor and I would not recommend them. Because there is no grammar and just vocabulary. Which you can't really connect because polish grammar is highly complex.
      For polish Babbel is my favorite language app. The quality is high in every language I have tried.

    • @laura6835
      @laura6835 4 года назад +2

      THERE’S A REALLY GOOD APP CALLED ‘LANGUAGE TRANSFER’ TRY IT FOR THOSE!!!!

  • @isaberuteuki
    @isaberuteuki 4 года назад +6

    I've already watched a few videos on this topic but I felt like I got a new perspective from this one :) also I appreciate that you don't assume everyone watching is a native speaker of English

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +4

      Trabajar como tutora de inglés me ha hecho mil veces más consciente de nuestras expresiones y cuáles son menos comunes jajaja, me alegra saber que te gustó

  • @deerlingdoe
    @deerlingdoe 2 года назад +2

    i studying german (main) and korean (little by little, lots of immersion!) atm, and im soooooo excited to build those up to a strong enough level to move on to portuguese, thai, or polish. i dont know which one yet, but the fact that there's a whole entire world of languages out there is highkey AMAZING to me

  • @Lucianojr1996
    @Lucianojr1996 4 года назад +3

    Nice video! I learned English and French at the same time and it worked perfectly, in many cases both languages helped me to understand better linguistic aspects from each of them.

  • @neonoires
    @neonoires 2 года назад +6

    I actually heard that it’s pretty smart to learn multiple languages because once you get past a certain stage you’ll be able to compare and contrast them. I am “learning” 8 languages too: French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Chinese Mandarin, Portuguese, and Arabic. I have more experience with French and Spanish since I’ve been learning them longer. Naturally, some language skills are stronger than others but I’m good with Hangul and Japanese Kana. I know with most of them I will never be fluent but it’s still fun to learn. With the Romance languages I am learning I love being able to have a general idea of what something means because I’m already fluent with French and Spanish. I see Chinese Mandarin and Arabic as more brain exercises because they are the most challenging to me. Italian and Portuguese I just kind of threw in because I was getting bored with French and Spanish so I wanted the whole set lol. I watch a ton of East Asian films and TV shows so learning Korean and Japanese was just an added bonus. Even if I am not strong in them, I know what people are talking about without subtitles so to me that’s an accomplishment.
    I say all that to say, people learn differently and not everyone’s language goals are the same. If you want to learn 20 languages just because you feel like it then I say go for it. Obviously if you have plans to do something like relocate to a country that speak certain languages then your priority should be spent on that.

  • @aparadiseflowerhelen
    @aparadiseflowerhelen 2 года назад +12

    I'm learning Spanish and Russian at the same time. Just getting started and I love it! It's not hard to me. My brother is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and French. My sister is learning Tibetan.
    Mon Feb 7 2022

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  2 года назад +2

      That’s great! Those languages have soooo much material in English to learn from, i’m sure you’ll have a ball Auntie

    • @cl6542_
      @cl6542_ 2 года назад +1

      Hey it’s been 5 months..how’s it going?

    • @zahrasmith4101
      @zahrasmith4101 2 года назад

      Good luck 👍🏻🍀 to you

  • @henriquevieira9444
    @henriquevieira9444 4 года назад +3

    Hey Nice Channel!
    I speak Portuguese, English and Spanish and last week I started to study French and Italian.
    I hope to take some tips here with you! Success!!

  • @LaViajeraGringa
    @LaViajeraGringa 4 года назад +5

    This was a really good video and a theme I actually wanted to talk briefly about. 👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾

  • @alexdudley4497
    @alexdudley4497 4 года назад +4

    Cool idea, I was dabbling in French and started to really enjoy watching French twitch streamers where as with my German, i'm still studying using Busuu and passed my A1 test the other day! I agree using different routines/resources is the way forward! Great video!

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +2

      Perfect example, I’m so happy to hear you got a good balance 👍

  • @alien9449
    @alien9449 2 года назад +3

    ngl It helps me learn better when I do more than one language

  • @markchavez738
    @markchavez738 4 года назад +195

    Of course you CAN learn that many languages at the same time. But you will spread your self too thin. Fluency takes so many years to achieve. Dividing your time up across different languages only makes that process wayyyy longer. I’m not trying to put down anyone who wants to learn multiple languages at the same time. But you need to be realistic. Learning just one languages is a huge feat to accomplish.

    • @maxketley681
      @maxketley681 4 года назад +20

      Just remember Elysse (i believe) is studying a language based course at university so she naturally has a lot more time to focus on languages than say someone who has a full time job orare in high school. On top of that Elysse is clearly extremely talented and shes clearly hardwired be able to pick this kind of thing up a lot easier than most people. Dont get me wrong she clearly works harder than probably most of us as well, but I guess for her it doesnt feel like shes having to spread herself thin, even tho we would feel like we were

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +58

      I appreciate this comment, but I don't hold what I say to be the ultimate truth of course. It all depends on what works for you. I don't think I would ever balance more than three at a time, from what I know about myself. If your priority is to learn a language as fast as you can, of course more attention is going to make you more successful! Thank you for your insight

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +57

      Hi Max-- I study digital media at school, but I do have 2 minors in Spanish & American Sign Language! Therefore like I said in the video I do get a lot of language exposure just from school. And hey, I don't want you to think that my success in language learning is something you have to be 'hardwired' with-- I work just as diligently as any language learner. I might be good at memorization, but the rest comes from discipline! I just don't want anyone to think it's unattainable to be multilingual or that it's something genetic

    • @maxketley681
      @maxketley681 4 года назад +7

      @@elyssedavega my mistake! I knew you had done some language courses so i just assumed. And i completely agree with that. Like i said, you clearly work extremely hard and youve inspired me to work as hard as i can in learning german, i attribute a large amount of my success to your videos. I was just trying to point out you had an advantage to most people, thats not anything derogatory at all

    • @markchavez738
      @markchavez738 4 года назад +5

      @@maxketley681 hey that’s cool that your are learning German! I am too! If you are in to cooking/baking check out “Sally’s Welt” here on YT. All her videos have CC as well.

  • @remolachaenferma2056
    @remolachaenferma2056 4 года назад +5

    That baby analogy you used for learning new languages was perfect. I wish you the best of luck this year on your holy quest. I look forward to seeing everything you do in 2021; I've got season tickets to the whole thing haha. Inspiring as always.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      Hahaha i’m glad you resonated with it! And thank you so much, it means a lot. Good luck with your langs too!

  • @Greerbowski
    @Greerbowski 4 года назад +12

    Especially if they come from the same branch or family. I'm intermediate in Spanish, but am learning Italian, French, and Romanian all at once. It's not as hard as I thought it would be.

    • @chahailus
      @chahailus 2 года назад +2

      I agree, I'm learning Spanish, Romanian and Italian and it isn't bad at all however I didn't start them all at the same time. Occasionally I add Italian words to Romanian but not often enough to drop one of them.

  • @ronja4448
    @ronja4448 3 года назад +3

    Swedish language is a mandatory at school here in Finland but I was super bad at it back then, now I'm trying to get back to it again. Kinda also wanting to study german and russian too since russian is so used in eastern Finland and german seems to be very appreciated at my career. What is getting in the way is my very short-lived interests because of ADHD so that's something I gotta fight with. I'll keep watching your videos, they seem helpful.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  3 года назад +1

      I'm glad I can help! And hey, that's really interesting to see what languages are mandatory between countries..

  • @levipierpont
    @levipierpont Год назад

    This video is so helpful for me! In 2024 I’m hoping to continue to grow in ASL and Tagalog but I want to self study Spanish and study Chinese at university come fall 2024. To hear about the helpfulness of having “academics languages and lots of separateness is really encouraging!

  • @kristi2883
    @kristi2883 4 года назад +6

    I recently discovered your channel and I love itttt, love from Italy ✨💗

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +1

      Hi Kristi!! That means so much, thank you :)

    • @kristi2883
      @kristi2883 4 года назад

      no problem 🥰🥰

  • @mei4755
    @mei4755 4 года назад +1

    her voice is so pleasing to listen to 😩 i’m only studying japanese this year but it’s already so difficult whew

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +1

      i'm glad you think so hehehe. and good luck with japanese!

  • @josehenriquefs888
    @josehenriquefs888 4 года назад +3

    I liked your analogy about new languages being like babies, requiring more time and attention than languages you already have a higher level. It matches my experience with english (that I've been studying for a long time and already have a quite comfortable level, though I'm still not fluent) and italian (which I started to study in 2020 and I'm still at a basic level). My italian requires way more time and attention. I think I'll wait a little till I get a more intermediate level at italian, and then I'll start to learn another language.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +1

      Give it as much time as it needs until you feel comfortable maintaining it!

  • @shaniandreas6333
    @shaniandreas6333 Год назад

    Fresh insight: using a different format for every language practicing😊

  • @mitchelllong6112
    @mitchelllong6112 4 года назад +10

    I agree with your perspective here! I want to make a whole video about studying with anxiety because... for me, learning multiple things at once is crucial to being able to effectively learn. Up until recently, I only studied one language but I was always working on or studying other things outside of that (instruments, academic fields, cooking, etc.) I think when I am only focusing on one thing, it makes it easy for me to enter into a spiral of thinking I should /always/ be studying and then I feel shame when I'm not. By introducing another language into my studying, I've already started to be more effective because I realize my time studying each language is finite and I need to make the most out of it, rather than slowly chip away at every waking minute. Not sure if that makes sense, but as someone with OCD (which can present similarly to ADHD), diversifying what I'm studying and learning is super beneficial.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      I can understand that, I’m sorry it’s given you trouble! Try not to hold yourself to the same standards as others, not everyone is in the same situation of course. Keep going

  • @malakshehaitly2172
    @malakshehaitly2172 Год назад +1

    Learning spanish french and indian at same time will come after a year to seeee
    Remind me guys after a yearrrrr

  • @kippen64
    @kippen64 4 года назад +5

    Am studying German and Italian at the same time because I read that studying a very different second language, helps the first language. Also want to holiday in Italy. My German is a lot more advanced than my Italian.
    Can do both languages in the same session.

  • @polyglotjourney6695
    @polyglotjourney6695 4 года назад +1

    the first two has been so important to me throughout my language learning journey, I've been studying french for about 1 year and a half and a couple of weeks ago I started with german, they're from different roots so I won't mix them up and also I gave enough time to be comfortable with my french level before going into a new language

  • @LinguaShortsYT
    @LinguaShortsYT 4 года назад +3

    Cool! I've been studying English for 2 years, and I already have some progress, I can able to understand videos like you, and I started to learn 2 mount ago japanese, and I agree with you, if you will study language in 0, it will gets much harder to study.

  • @PearlsAnneHeels
    @PearlsAnneHeels 4 месяца назад

    I’m learning PT, IT, FR and GE together on Duolingo. What’s good about this is that Duo doesn’t teach you the same areas consistently in every language. For example
    PT lesson 1 would be traveling
    IT lesson 1 would be introductions
    FR lesson 1 would be plurals
    These aren’t actually the lesson 1 for each one, but they don’t overlap in the subjects. They do eventually later as they all will cover all the subjects eventually if that makes sense. I love it.

  • @nebulicdisaster3351
    @nebulicdisaster3351 2 года назад +5

    I’m studying Romanian, Italian, and Portuguese. Luckily my mind decided to let me tell the difference, it turns out a lot of people get them mixed up. For me, it’s easy to find the differences and not get mixed up. I guess I got lucky :p

  • @tj-co9go
    @tj-co9go 29 дней назад

    1:00 I RECOMMEND you study languages of same family at the same time. Because Spanish and Portuguese are now going on at the same time, I make a clearer distinction between them, as they are in different classrooms with different people. If I studied them separately, I would be more confused

  • @julioandrewssp
    @julioandrewssp 4 года назад +4

    Hi Elysse! Happy New Year!

  • @jubileeYAVEL
    @jubileeYAVEL 4 года назад +2

    this is great! I was getting frustrated because I wanted to learn German and ucranian but felt like if I was going to learn a language it should be spanish (I live in NW America ) so it's really great to hear that that kind of studying works from someone who actually uses it. I work really well switching back and forth, doing a little bit of this, then that, but I thought that would be too much if I was learning whole languages

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      Just take the time to figure it out and try some different approaches! I'm sure you'll find what works best for you in no time.

  • @samaustin7357
    @samaustin7357 4 года назад +33

    I’m learning Spanish and Portuguese together 😳

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +28

      we got a badass in the comments over here

    • @samaustin7357
      @samaustin7357 4 года назад +2

      @@elyssedavega OMG Language Queen😔😍

    • @pierreabbat6157
      @pierreabbat6157 4 года назад +2

      Just don't get drunkards and tire changers mixed up!

    • @samaustin7357
      @samaustin7357 4 года назад

      @@pierreabbat6157 thank you😂

    • @gringa23
      @gringa23 3 года назад +3

      Same 😂 Spanish for 3 days(Spanish is mostly important) and Portuguese for 2 days. My 4 language would be Italian and my 5th language I’m thinking about either Swahili, German, Afrikaans, or Zulu 🤔

  • @thesparks00
    @thesparks00 2 года назад +1

    Been very helpful! Noted and all. Thanks!!!

  • @RyszardPoster27
    @RyszardPoster27 4 года назад +3

    I think that focusing on one language is the best option, but I have a strong incentive to study more xd. I'm gonna study 5 languages this year (including my native one xd). And I'm gonna dabble in Korean (I'll begin studying it maybe a few years from now).
    But yeah, if you don't need to learn more than one language, don't.

  • @callmesveaa
    @callmesveaa 4 года назад +1

    This was really really helpful and such a great video in general. Wirklich vielen vielen Dank dafür!

  • @theblackryvius6613
    @theblackryvius6613 4 года назад +8

    “I talk very fast”
    I was watching the video on 1.5x speed lmao

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +4

      LMAO that’s a death sentence

    • @AfroLinguo
      @AfroLinguo 4 года назад +1

      Bruhh!!! I was watching it on 1.75x 😂😂😂

    • @theblackryvius6613
      @theblackryvius6613 4 года назад +1

      @@AfroLinguo I wasn’t trying to push my luck. Lmao

    • @AfroLinguo
      @AfroLinguo 4 года назад

      @@theblackryvius6613 😂😂

  • @cirocbusato
    @cirocbusato 4 года назад +1

    I'm studying 6 languaged at the same time: french, russian, hindi, spanish, greek and arabic. Right now I'm studying deeper french and russian (grammar and vocabulary books, podcasts, Duolingo, music and movies), and the others I'm just learning the basics, getting a good base knowledge (same as above, but without using books or academic materials). All of them are brand new languages for me, except spanish, which I have already completed levels A1 and A2. Spanish also shares a lot of similareties with my mother language, portuguese (I'm from Brazil) which make things way easier. For me at least, so far, so good! And the best thing about learning new languages are all the cultural knowledge that comes with it! I've been reading, listening and watching things about France, Russia, India, Spain, Greece and all the Arab countries, and it's so amazing and enriching!

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +1

      I’m glad to hear that it’s working for you! You obviously put a lot of thought into it.

    • @adayld
      @adayld 24 дня назад

      Update your progress bro

  • @queency7934
    @queency7934 3 года назад +6

    I want a good online class to learn different language's like Spanish, French etc. Am willing to pay any amount for it.

    • @charleschristopher7273
      @charleschristopher7273 3 года назад

      I'll recommend you to Mr Dave Billy, His the best when it comes to online language classes

  • @ryanschroeder2956
    @ryanschroeder2956 2 года назад +2

    I have three languages to learn, French Korean and Spanish, since I have millions of reasons to, hope you wish me luck on doing once a month which works for me! Binge studying one language a month is with a go for me ;)

  • @Braddowski
    @Braddowski 4 года назад +6

    I'm struggling to even get started learning one! Ever have that moment where you keep banging your head against a brick wall and nothing that you seem to be doing is working? That's me and the Cyrillic alphabet!

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +3

      😹😹😹

    • @jubileeYAVEL
      @jubileeYAVEL 4 года назад +1

      oh I dont know if this will help but daria at real Russian club here on youtube really helped me understand the Cyrillic alphabet (it is specific to Russian but it's a great way to start) she is great at helping you understand how to pronounce all the letters

    • @Braddowski
      @Braddowski 4 года назад

      @@jubileeYAVEL Thanks! I'll check it out! :)

    • @carlosmagalhaes7109
      @carlosmagalhaes7109 4 года назад +1

      Im learning the Korean alphabet (or Hangul). Believe me. The Cyrillic aphabet is easy.

  • @manofglass_4003
    @manofglass_4003 4 года назад +1

    That's the perfect video for me right now because I'm learning spanish and started to learn mandarin chinese too :)

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      those sound like an interesting combo!

  • @raoufrachedi2383
    @raoufrachedi2383 4 года назад +5

    I'm learning both Spanish and Polish.
    I'm putting more effort into Spanish though, one day studying Polish and two next days Spanish.

    • @RyszardPoster27
      @RyszardPoster27 4 года назад +1

      Polish person here. Good luck with your studies 😎

    • @raoufrachedi2383
      @raoufrachedi2383 4 года назад +1

      @@RyszardPoster27 dziękuję ci bardzo

  • @iriscstd
    @iriscstd 4 года назад +1

    Hi Elysse!! Are you thinking about making videos on your progress in Georgian and Turkish? I'd be curious to watch them!!

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      Yes but probably not too intensely! I’m still trying to figure out what to do for them :)

    • @iriscstd
      @iriscstd 4 года назад

      @@elyssedavega however it makes sense to you, I'm sure it's gonna be great! :)

  • @shinlizy
    @shinlizy 4 года назад +7

    Hi, Can you actually recommend sources to learn Spanish? I would appreciate it.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +2

      i feel like this video is long overdue! great idea.

  • @m3talhe4d72
    @m3talhe4d72 Год назад +1

    I actually really like studying languages of the same family simultaneously! I know that most people don't, but I don't get them confused, so for me I find it really fun. But I think that you need to test it first before making a huge commitment. 😊

  • @Allie83829
    @Allie83829 4 года назад +6

    oh god learning german at home 🙇🏼‍♀️ i’m german and so happy that i don’t have to learn it, it’s so confusing

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +2

      it’s a fun adventure !

    • @AfroLinguo
      @AfroLinguo 4 года назад +1

      Nachdem ich Deutsch gelernt habe, habe ich angefangen Chinesisch zu lernen. Das ist quasi der Ältere Bruder von Deutsch, was Schwierigkeit angeht haha.

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 4 года назад +2

      Every person says that about their own language because they know it at a high level and think their second language is less complicated because they know less of it

    • @homosapien.a6364
      @homosapien.a6364 3 года назад +1

      @@AfroLinguo Ich liebe deutschen sprachen🙂

    • @pia_mater
      @pia_mater 2 года назад +1

      I've studied several languages before and I'd say German is relatively easy for an English speaker to learn. Both the grammar and vocabulary are pretty similar

  • @greyever7820
    @greyever7820 4 месяца назад +1

    Italian is the most beautiful language in the world. It is like heaven. I recommend every human being to learn Italian. It will broaden your horizon.

  • @SilverXT
    @SilverXT 4 года назад +6

    “I talk too fast” girl I watch videos in 2x and I felt fine watching yours lol

  • @rachelharris708
    @rachelharris708 4 года назад +2

    Good to know, Ellysse. I, on the other hand, chose to study two languages that are rather similar to each other, which are Mandarin and Tibbetan(they’re both tonal.) So I’ll work on Tibetan for six months and Mandarin for another six.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      Sounds like a great plan, just enough time to really connect with them!

  • @geugoryrodrigues4012
    @geugoryrodrigues4012 4 года назад +5

    Yes, i always get confused when I wanna count in Norwegian and then I count in Icelandic hahaha

  • @thedebateroom
    @thedebateroom 2 года назад

    That first explanation makes so much sense about the different families! In HS I took german and spanish at the same time and mixed words up on occaision and overall it made it difficult. But lately I've been learning Russian and started back up on German, and I don't get them mixed up anywhere near as often except sometimes I might say da instead of ja but that's no big deal to me. The other tips in this video are also really good and make me a lot more confident about steamrolling my way to being polylingual.

  • @auraambiencex
    @auraambiencex 4 года назад +3

    I am also going to be studying 5 or 6 languages this year ❤️❤️

  • @RobinEliza
    @RobinEliza 4 года назад +2

    This was super helpful thank you!!

  • @juliesenpai6818
    @juliesenpai6818 4 года назад +3

    I’m currently learning French and Brazilian Portuguese at the same time •.•

  • @user-lo9vu8ok1m
    @user-lo9vu8ok1m 4 года назад +1

    This came at just the right time- I had a breakdown yesterday cuz I couldn’t organize/find the time to learn three and maintain two all at once

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      i'm glad to hear that! hope it gets better.

  • @geovannaferreirat
    @geovannaferreirat 4 года назад +5

    Então você estuda Português? Te recomendo ouvir bossa nova, sertanejo universitário 😘🇧🇷

    • @gringa23
      @gringa23 3 года назад

      Hahaha sou aprendendo dois idiomas: o espanhol e português do brasil 😂 sim eu sei que é muito ruim fazer isso🤣

    • @codykenneth3167
      @codykenneth3167 3 года назад

      Diz umas musicas!

    • @geovannaferreirat
      @geovannaferreirat 3 года назад

      @@codykenneth3167
      Evidências- Leandro e Leonardo(praticamente hino nacional)
      5km Henrique e Juliano
      Mais amor e menos drama
      Vidro fume
      Caso Indefinido
      Essas são as minhas preferidas

  • @umhi5743
    @umhi5743 5 месяцев назад

    Tysm!! I really needed tips because now I finally have the money to use on different resources and have more flexibility now that I’m older!! I was learning many languages at once when I was younger (back in like 2020) but thought it wasn’t going to work, I wish I kept going 😭

  • @vascocastro2017
    @vascocastro2017 4 года назад +3

    I'm learning deutsch, girl How did you get the "nominativ, Akusativ, dativ" and all those things

    • @snowflake4099
      @snowflake4099 4 года назад +3

      I can help u if you want. my ig is oneyearinsweden :) what helps me learning the Finnish case is learning them with "funny" sentence like sentences you'll remember or think of in a situation

    • @vascocastro2017
      @vascocastro2017 4 года назад +1

      @@snowflake4099 Thank you, I'll text you

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +4

      German Grammar Drills by Ed Swick!

    • @snowflake4099
      @snowflake4099 4 года назад

      @@vascocastro2017 no prob

  • @LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau
    @LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau 4 года назад +2

    Learn whatever language you want to learn. It's all a matter of organisation.

  • @kingdomofdarkness9462
    @kingdomofdarkness9462 4 года назад +4

    I can talk Arabic now 😭😭after 2 years

  • @Sohaila_fleur
    @Sohaila_fleur 4 года назад +2

    A good video
    This year I'm learning Farsi and French and trying to improve my English

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +1

      Awesome! I wish you luck, thanks so much for watching :)

  • @ianfrye6775
    @ianfrye6775 4 года назад +4

    0:09 I wouldn’t know, I’m colorblind

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      oh... my god ajsdklvn i'm sorry

    • @ianfrye6775
      @ianfrye6775 4 года назад

      @@elyssedavega no you’re fine I just found it funny that you didn’t know if it looked like brown and I can barely tell the difference in general 😂

  • @clausclaustino6629
    @clausclaustino6629 4 года назад +1

    I think your advices are quite precious.What do you think about using,,Clozemaster''?...of course testing with different languages.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      I love Clozemaster! It's so easy and fun to play, I've used it for German and Spanish.

  • @Iamthegirlcalledfran
    @Iamthegirlcalledfran 2 года назад +2

    Explication :) It does make sense tho

  • @themetalfox3725
    @themetalfox3725 Год назад

    Those are some great tips! I’m learning Spanish and Japanese. I’m almost an A1 level in Spanish and am a complete beginner in Japanese. I’ll try swapping each language around each day and using different learning methods. Thanks again

  • @anfalbmnjl3537
    @anfalbmnjl3537 4 года назад +3

    Even though i am fluent in both french and english in addition of my mother tongue which is arabic ... I started losing and forgetting words in these languages when i started learning german .. Let alone learning multiple languages at once .. I could never

  • @eleni7546
    @eleni7546 3 года назад +2

    Reached a B2-C1 in Spanish and I'm going to begin French soon, I hope it works, because I've never studied 2 languages at once. Btw I'm the brazilian girl that is always commenting on your Instagram stories 😂😂

  • @bellaluna1321
    @bellaluna1321 2 года назад +2

    I'm learning Turkish, German and Spanish and French and Korean for a year, I will update my progress in January 2024

  • @potatoproductionsmovies
    @potatoproductionsmovies 3 месяца назад +1

    I’m trying to learn Spanish and German at the same time. I chose German to learn alongside Spanish to learn because the vocabulary isn’t similar so I’m less likely to mix them up

  • @LaViajeraGringa
    @LaViajeraGringa 4 года назад +1

    This was a really good video and a theme I actually wanted to talk briefly about.

  • @bunnyteeth365
    @bunnyteeth365 4 года назад +1

    Several months after I started Hebrew I tried to learn a bit of German as well. It didn't work out too well because Hebrew was still a fairly new language. I felt like German was stealing time away from Hebrew. It was also a bit harder than I expected. Hebrew has been intermediate for a while, so I can listen to podcasts and watch RUclips videos. That means my study routine looks quite different than it did as a beginner.
    That makes it easier to study multiple languages at once. In around October I got back into Icelandic. Since it's a language I've previously studied it's easier to study than German. I usually study 20-30 minutes a day. If it's a weekend I might study more. It can also give me a break from Hebrew without losing momentum or getting bored. I find it's easier to stay motivated when I can take breaks. I like studying one intermediate language and one beginner language at the same time. I can appreciate the progress I've made in my intermediate language and the novelty of the beginner language.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад

      Novelty is refreshing! What an interesting mix of langs.

  • @tatin_k
    @tatin_k 4 года назад +2

    I really want to learn Spanish and Italian!!! Great video💕😊

  • @RyanRogersJSR
    @RyanRogersJSR 4 года назад +1

    Right now I am studying Thai and have been for a little over 5 months (since mid July). But in August when I had a choice to choose an elective class for university, I chose Mandarin because it interested me and my college does not offer a Thai course :( In my experience, I quickly realized that I would put all my effort into studying Thai through all sorts of mediums, and then when it came time to study Chinese I would not only have no energy but would also just not care to learn the language. I became a bad student and didn't really study the language, but rather just did what I needed to do to get an A in the course. Meanwhile, my Thai excelled and I still feel that I am growing exponentially each day.
    I relate to your point that you should not study two new languages at the same time, as for even right now the amount of attention that I give to studying Thai is too massive for me to feel comfortable adding another language. Tbh, I also think that I just never was passionate about learning Chinese either. But that is my only experience in trying to learn two languages at the same time, and for me it didn't work well LOL.

    • @elyssedavega
      @elyssedavega  4 года назад +1

      oh man. i relate to that last bit so hard about not having motivation for the school language, i was about fed up with my ASL course this semester!