I always wanted to learn English. When I was a child, English course was very expensive. When I was a teenager, I saved money and paid to learn Spanish because English was expensive. In my twents, I got a job at a book store. I bought some English grammar book and taught myself. I don't have a Brazilian certificate of English, but I got a job at two English school as a teacher and worked for five years as a translator. I am teaching myself now Italian, French, Spanish properly because I am basic, Greek and Arabic. I just found your channel. Surely will apply your method too. By the way, Hello from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Learning languages is a fantastic occupation to me.
He’s a legend. I really enjoying learning new languages & cultures through 80 or so countries over the last 18 years. Your video are very well done & appreciated
Yes, RIP Moses. Could you both make some videos to encourage and motivate young foreign language learners? I'm 16 and learning Spanish. I'm determined to become a polyglot someday. I'm going to start with the romance languages then move into Germanic and Asian and Semitic later on. I love yalls videos. Keep it up.
I asked Moses if it was better to learn by yourself or be taught . He said both are fine "when you learn by yourself you go at your own pace". "It just depends on the person and their preferences". Currently studying 4 languages . Legends never die !
I mean to be fair you can say that with anything >< I found the fact his friends pushed him out there to "Test" his speaking and he kept getting pushed via youtube comments was a big push. And like olly says once you learn 1 the rest are easier I used to follow guy long ago, he isn't really fluent in anything, he just spoke converstational in sooo much To me, its insane his mind was able to balance and seperate each language. The man really did show how endless and powerful our minds are in language and communication
Either way, it doesn't matter. A student is not better than it's teacher so make sure your teacher is someone that natively speaks that language. It is not a coincidence that self taught people are very successful and become fluent while those "studying" often don't become fluent.
His death made me go back and watch his videos, which inspired me to jump back into learning Spanish. The joy he brings to people when he speaks their mother tongue is really special. Rest in peace!
Exactly my experience. I used to always just watched his videos being amazed. But now I actually had some time and I've been re-learning Spanish since high school and I've come a long way in just a few months. I can actually watch RUclips and understand things now
Learned a bit in high school and now I'm using Babbel, watching a lot of youtube, TV shows, and listening to podcasts. Also talk with others if you can, it helps a lot. I might switch to Pimsleur for future languages just bc I hear about it so much from polyglots like Moses and Ikenna
Moses was a legend. I love how he just got out there and spoke regardless of how awkward it was or his level in whichever language he practiced. Be brave people! Get out there and practice just like he did.
I wish he could pass on just 1/10th of the language knowledge to me, that would be awesome! He truly was a language genius! Never even know somebody could be that good in languages!
I started learning Spanish at age 29. Up till then I spoke only English. Just curiosity. Like Moses said I never had any intention of learning to be fluent or make any big deal of it, once I got on a roll, it just started going and going. I literally started by picking up a small piece of text (A warranty message on a product) in Spanish and a dictionary to see if I could "de-code it". Then I couldn't find some of the words in the dictionary..... then I figured out that those were verbs that had to be "conjugated", so I learned about verbs...... then later another piece of grammar or a few other words. I got books, I read them. I put labels with the Spanish names of things all over my house. I found Spanish speaking pen pals online and communicated slowly by looking up words and plugging away at it for hours and hours, week after week, month after month. At the end of one year I had taught myself to speak, read and write Spanish somewhat fluently. I made friends in the Hispanic community. I'm 50 now and still use Spanish almost weekly here in rural Georgia. Learning a language was one of the best things I've ever done in life.
@@SourStrawberrys Yes. It completely changed my life. When my company found out I had taught myself Spanish, they moved me into an international sales position, and sent me all over the world on their dime. I made lots of new friends, I discovered cultures, food music I wouldn't have. It's been over 20 years since then and I still use Spanish on pretty much a weekly basis despite living in the rural USA.
Moses was my first Chinese teacher back in 2019 he taught me the basics and how to keep the conversation to flow. RIP Moses (I’m currently at a high level in Chinese now) 真謝謝他的領導，看著他的的影片讓我有動機來專心學中文。下個語言要學是西班牙文😊願他安息
This is heartbreaking watching this for the first time and finding out that he has already passed. And as an African American, I am so proud of what he was able to accomplish in his short life.
@@slayedclaw317 People say he died of a massive heart attack. But his brother Mark, a lawyer, has discussed in detail and took to major courts for the justice of the death of Moses. They killed him because he was better than us; 67 languages, a one in a trillion prodigy. Very solemn story.
@@thecraftedcosmos Well, he’s dead now. His videos are still very entertaining though. You’ve probably heard of Ikenna, but he’s the only other black polyglot youtuber I know of at the moment.
@@mattglasgow4383 i wasn’t asking for suggesting. I know he’s dead based on the title. I follow Ikenna already and found plenty from a simple search last night.
Thanks for a nice tribute Olly. I messaged Moses online a couple of times. After he posted one of his videos levelling up in Russian (my ancestors' language) I asked him what resources he recommends. He took the time to recommend some websites and send me some photos of his Russian books. He was really approachable and generous with his time, considering this is a busy RUclipsr with over 1 million followers!
Moses taught me to have fun while language learning. Sometimes I take myself too seriously. "Are your actions at the level of your ambitions?" I feel like I need to write that down. Magnifique vidéo Olly !
Nice tribute to Moses. He really did contribute a lot to the community. I've never realized how important were the interactions with people until you mentioned it.
Me too..just found out watching some old videos that I've enjoyed seeing a few years back...started reading the comments and someone said RIP...Blew my mind !!!RIP 😇😭
Moses has inspired me to not only learn languages, but also talk to strangers in their language. I speak to so many spanish speakers at work and their reaction makes me so happy and proud. They always go from cold and uninterested to shocked and friendly. I do it for him ✊ continuing what he started.
Moses and Benny were the first inspirations I had in learning another language, and since I first discovered them about 8 years ago I've learned Spanish, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Esperanto, all to various levels. Still enjoyed watching his videos up until the day he died really. It was a sad day
Poor guy got the vac and didn’t make it. 38 year old teacher brags on the net she got it. 4 days later gone. Media says natural causes. Keeps happening but no coverage…
Thank you Olly for this dedication video. You definitely did him justice💪😊💯 Thank you for your books as well I definitely enjoy the Spanish short stories! We all should try connecting with natives outside our homes just to get that experience under our belt and to boost that confidence of speaking to people.
I haven’t been able to watch any of his videos since I heard the news. It’s really painful since for 2 years straight not a day went by where I didn’t watch his videos. He’s a true legend that left too soon.
Mr. Richards.I appreciate how you broke down Moses' technical jargon and then reinterpreted it into its simplest form. I think that was a brilliant idea, he would have loved that way of you explaining the structure. The structure of Moses' videos was still unclear to me, but what you did helped me understand it in the simplest form in steps. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Great job!
Moses was a great man and is a legend, so much love and respect for the man, I am still pretty shocked by the news but hopefully people will continue to spread his videos and keep the passion going
This is an awesome video and brought nothing but joy. Laoshu continues to inspire with his videos and has played a major role in keeping me motivated to learn. Great tribute to one of the pillars in the modern language learning community. R.I.P
My favorite thing about Moses was not simp his talent for learning so many languages but his work ethic. Sort of like how you see that in athletes like Tom Brady, it’s the fact that he tirelessly works and commits himself and creates a structure and schedule, but at the same time doesn’t put pressure on himself. Just kept everything flowing, knowing he didn’t have to be the best at each language but instead be able to know enough to have learned something. Which sends a great message to people around the world, that you don’t have to be perfect at everything you do, you just have to enjoy it enough and be committed to it and that will be enough in this world and that’s exactly what he was. He was more than enough by being simply good enough, if that makes sense.
Great video Olly! I love what you said about how, at the end of the day, learning a language should be something you do to enrich your life in whatever way matters to you, so true!
He was such a nice guy. He’s from my hometown and I know some people that know him. I reached out to him once before I started learning Mandarin. He was pretty cool to chat with. I ended up going to China to do a language program before covid. But I kept up with his videos every once in awhile.
God I just learned Spanish and started mandarin and I'm trippin'. How tf does one learn 50 languages? I'm sure he couldn't have spoken them all to a particularly high level, but to even be able to communicate in one at even a basic level is some serious work.
@@Luiz17071990 He had stronger languages and his strength was in Asian languages as he learned those first. I think his order was Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese, Korean. He was working hard with Somali recently. But his strongest was Mandarin.
Optimization... mucho de lo que se enseña en clases de idiomas es contraproducente para el logos de las mecánicas cognitivas necesarias para hablar un idioma con fluidez y soltura. The natural method will always be the best method, much of what we see in mainstream language lessons are a copycat of the trends to teach Latin, which is horrendous and ineffective
@@TheGrmany69 tiene sentido. Aprendí más por escuchar y leer de lo que era posible por estudiar gramática, pero no le digo a nadie que deje de estudiar. Es importante que uno aprenda los básicos.
How did I just learn about this guy? He is a goat! Learned French at 9, took Spanish in college. As an adult, I have been exposed to so many different languages! Currently learning mandarin, Japanese, Arabic, Hindi, in addition with working in fluency in Spanish.
This guy is one of the dudes that inspired me to start learning mandarin chinese 2 month ago. I'm already able to understand some of the simple conversations in the kind of reactions videos moses and others upload.
I was missing Moses again and I had the privilege of meeting him and friends on FB and such. I've seen all his videos but the way this video was put together it had hidden gems I don't think I've seen. It was excellent and one of the best tributes I have seen. Your content is outstanding. I'm subscribing.
I watched Laoshu years ago before he passed and honestly his videos would bring tears to my eyes that connection is like no other. I'm learning Korean, and I realized off the bat I had to find a method that's good for me and follow a schedule and I use repetition until I understand. I can Read Hangul after 3 weeks, I personally want to nail down the grammar and just now getting into verbs and phrases, I understand their structures and meaning because for me working from ground up is my learning style, know all the rules and exception. Seeing this and remember Lashu is inspiring in time like this were I am looking for change to better my self in various ways.
Great video. And I like that comment you said at the end “are your actions at the level of your ambitions?” I never heard it put like that before, but that says it all. We all need to think about that when we are trying to accomplish anything.
The man is definitely still inspiring bro. I'm about to cry at the end of this video because I know I won't ever get to meet him or see more of what he's got to offer. He's Inspired me to Learn more then just one language again. Thanks for making this video
I just learnt that Moses has returned to the Creator. He spoke my mother language at the beginning of this video. He and I exchanged messages about Somali language in 2015. He was utterly friendly and a quick learner. Thanks for learning my language, brother Moses!
Extremely inspirational guy and this was a great video Olly honoring him and will bring more inspiration to others considering whether to keep or start learning languages.
At the time of this comment im only hallway through the video but damn man, im so upset i havent heard of Moses until now. Just through the clips, he seems like such a chill and humble dude. RIP Moses, and prayers to his family.
Didn't know he had passed. I used to be one of the people quite critical of his phrasebook approach, but in retrospect what he did was insanely impressive. He still spoke several languages to a genuinely "fluent" level which is more than most, much less his critics, can say about ourselves.
He was a a beautiful human being. His channel got me through Covid. His interactions with all types of people shows how human beings really are one family. What a loss. Rest in peace good brother 🙏🏾🙏🏾😇
Bro big ups just earned a sub for this tribute 🔥 Laoshu was my favourite past time, enjoying his talks with all types of people to shop owners to fishermen, heaven has gained a amazing soul 🙌
I am a big fan of Moses and I am really impressed on the level he got in his best languages and the way he improvised. From Moses I got a lot of tricks how to get into contact with random strangers and how to start conversations. Thanks and RIP Moses
What a classy guy you are to present such a noble tribute to a fellow polyglot. Such tributes are so rare in this medium. Glad i found you and subscribed last week, Olly.
Like you Olly, I am about the same age as Moses. He was only a few months younger than me. The fact that he could pass away when he clearly was working so much harder than me to live a healthy lifestyle was shocking. I really need to turn things around. I really admire his language learning ethic. He clearly worked very, very hard and maintaining dozens and of languages even at an A1 or A2 level would be impossible for all but a select few (not including me) when I consider that each one has its own system of pronunciation and writing. And I also have great respect for your language learning career as well as the publishing empire you are building. 加油!
Rest in peace Moses. He inspired me to learn languages. He gave me hope that I can do it! It’s nothing more than wanting to and the discipline to stick to learning it.
His death really hit me hard, he's really inspired me to start languages every time I feel down I go and watch his videos, now I can speak English smoothly, also I'm learning japanes. Rest in peace Mosses🙏
20:22 "...and these are people that speak languages, that are very under-represented in the West, so you can imagine the joy that it must have brought someone who speaks Zulu or Lithuanian, to come across an American guy, in a supermarket, who has taken the time to learn their language, it is really something...." beautifully concluded and I think this is Moses's goal, may he rest in peace
My wife speaks 12 languages, grew up learning 3 simultaneously. A friend of ours managed 23, great to watch her tested by 7 girls all hitting her with rapid speech and she replied as fast to each of them. Africans are very adept at language learning.
I loved his videos. Even though he is gone his impact will continue to inspire people for as long as RUclips exists. It was a rush seeing people react to him speaking their languages. You could see how otherwise uncomfortable people would open up and the joy they had that someone was speaking too them in their native languages. He was a trailblazer in every sense. RUclips is useful in many ways and he exploited RUclips’s best attributes to bring his experience to the world. It’s a loss to humanity when someone like him leaves us. May he RIP.
➡️ Moses inspired millions to learn languages, including some famous faces: ruclips.net/video/dMSxPvECMck/видео.html
I know two. Spanish and English. 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
I can some what understand Italian and Portuguese. 🇮🇹 🇵🇹
I always wanted to learn English. When I was a child, English course was very expensive. When I was a teenager, I saved money and paid to learn Spanish because English was expensive. In my twents, I got a job at a book store. I bought some English grammar book and taught myself. I don't have a Brazilian certificate of English, but I got a job at two English school as a teacher and worked for five years as a translator. I am teaching myself now Italian, French, Spanish properly because I am basic, Greek and Arabic.
I just found your channel. Surely will apply your method too.
By the way, Hello from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Learning languages is a fantastic occupation to me.
Made me learn Tagalog and Hindi
He’s a legend. I really enjoying learning new languages & cultures through 80 or so countries over the last 18 years.
Your video are very well done & appreciated
Great video Olly and a great way to pay tribute! He was the master.
Thanks man, I’m glad you liked it. A big loss for the community.
Yes, RIP Moses. Could you both make some videos to encourage and motivate young foreign language learners? I'm 16 and learning Spanish. I'm determined to become a polyglot someday. I'm going to start with the romance languages then move into Germanic and Asian and Semitic later on. I love yalls videos. Keep it up.
@@DN-ps4bn Thanks for the kind words. Yes, Language Transfer is awesome.
@@storylearning Is it true he was murdered? The more I look into the case the more i learn how much worse it really is.
Peace! One 'n only Master is Jesus Christ. He really wants to save you too so John 14:6 amen. God Bless:]
I asked Moses if it was better to learn by yourself or be taught . He said both are fine "when you learn by yourself you go at your own pace". "It just depends on the person and their preferences". Currently studying 4 languages . Legends never die !
I mean to be fair you can say that with anything ><
I found the fact his friends pushed him out there to "Test" his speaking and he kept getting pushed via youtube comments was a big push. And like olly says once you learn 1 the rest are easier
I used to follow guy long ago, he isn't really fluent in anything, he just spoke converstational in sooo much
To me, its insane his mind was able to balance and seperate each language. The man really did show how endless and powerful our minds are in language and communication
Man…😞😔
AWESOME, godspeed to you. and may moses rest in power
Either way, it doesn't matter. A student is not better than it's teacher so make sure your teacher is someone that natively speaks that language. It is not a coincidence that self taught people are very successful and become fluent while those "studying" often don't become fluent.
How he died
He died too young. Imagine if he lived till 100 years, imagine how many languages he could have learned.😔
I was looking forward to him eventually traveling to other countries and speaking to the locals in their mother tongue
He was murdered ruclips.net/video/JDZ-yoFXWCk/видео.html His own brother is doing a private investigation
@@merik7928 😭😭
@@merik7928 respect man
Scary stuff if he was really murdered. Substantial evidence needs to be found.
His death made me go back and watch his videos, which inspired me to jump back into learning Spanish. The joy he brings to people when he speaks their mother tongue is really special. Rest in peace!
I’m pleased for you!
Sometimes I think he faked his death,would be cool if I was right
Exactly my experience. I used to always just watched his videos being amazed. But now I actually had some time and I've been re-learning Spanish since high school and I've come a long way in just a few months. I can actually watch RUclips and understand things now
@@bryannguyen2383 how did you learn Spanish
Learned a bit in high school and now I'm using Babbel, watching a lot of youtube, TV shows, and listening to podcasts. Also talk with others if you can, it helps a lot. I might switch to Pimsleur for future languages just bc I hear about it so much from polyglots like Moses and Ikenna
I never knew this guy had passed away, may he rest in peace. I binged watched hours of his videos about a year ago and was so impressed! ...🙏🏾
Same 😞 may he RIH 🙏🏾❤️
I didn't know until now
Jesus! I didn't know he died. What the hell happened?
@@footyvision2218 😞
@@footyvision2218 Something to do with heart complications, not sure what exactly, that's what i saw on Wikipedia
Moses was a legend. I love how he just got out there and spoke regardless of how awkward it was or his level in whichever language he practiced. Be brave people! Get out there and practice just like he did.
Yes. Bravery
What is his yt channel
It saddens me still that this incredible man died so young. However he died is immaterial, he inspired a lot of people. RIP.
I wish he could pass on just 1/10th of the language knowledge to me, that would be awesome! He truly was a language genius! Never even know somebody could be that good in languages!
I started learning Spanish at age 29. Up till then I spoke only English. Just curiosity. Like Moses said I never had any intention of learning to be fluent or make any big deal of it, once I got on a roll, it just started going and going.
I literally started by picking up a small piece of text (A warranty message on a product) in Spanish and a dictionary to see if I could "de-code it". Then I couldn't find some of the words in the dictionary..... then I figured out that those were verbs that had to be "conjugated", so I learned about verbs...... then later another piece of grammar or a few other words. I got books, I read them. I put labels with the Spanish names of things all over my house. I found Spanish speaking pen pals online and communicated slowly by looking up words and plugging away at it for hours and hours, week after week, month after month.
At the end of one year I had taught myself to speak, read and write Spanish somewhat fluently. I made friends in the Hispanic community. I'm 50 now and still use Spanish almost weekly here in rural Georgia. Learning a language was one of the best things I've ever done in life.
Great job! I do similar to what you you in Texas.
Amazing!
@@harrison85 Amazed myself actually , I'm generally a bit lazy. lol
Best things you've done in your life? Was it really that serious?
@@SourStrawberrys Yes. It completely changed my life. When my company found out I had taught myself Spanish, they moved me into an international sales position, and sent me all over the world on their dime. I made lots of new friends, I discovered cultures, food music I wouldn't have. It's been over 20 years since then and I still use Spanish on pretty much a weekly basis despite living in the rural USA.
Olly, This video is pretty much BBC quality level.
Very professional in every way
Very kind thank you
Excuse me .It's better than the BBC .The BBC, would never have mentioned Moses .
It's actually a lot better than BBC! BBC is a master of fake news so don't insult him like that!
Moses was my first Chinese teacher back in 2019 he taught me the basics and how to keep the conversation to flow. RIP Moses (I’m currently at a high level in Chinese now) 真謝謝他的領導，看著他的的影片讓我有動機來專心學中文。下個語言要學是西班牙文😊願他安息
well done
This is heartbreaking watching this for the first time and finding out that he has already passed. And as an African American, I am so proud of what he was able to accomplish in his short life.
How he died
@@slayedclaw317 People say he died of a massive heart attack. But his brother Mark, a lawyer, has discussed in detail and took to major courts for the justice of the death of Moses. They killed him because he was better than us; 67 languages, a one in a trillion prodigy. Very solemn story.
I was literally looking for black polyglots and came across him.
@@thecraftedcosmos Well, he’s dead now. His videos are still very entertaining though. You’ve probably heard of Ikenna, but he’s the only other black polyglot youtuber I know of at the moment.
@@mattglasgow4383 i wasn’t asking for suggesting. I know he’s dead based on the title. I follow Ikenna already and found plenty from a simple search last night.
Thanks for a nice tribute Olly. I messaged Moses online a couple of times. After he posted one of his videos levelling up in Russian (my ancestors' language) I asked him what resources he recommends. He took the time to recommend some websites and send me some photos of his Russian books. He was really approachable and generous with his time, considering this is a busy RUclipsr with over 1 million followers!
That's a perfect example.
websites plz?
Oh this is amazing
Would you mind telling the resources he recommended please?
Moses taught me to have fun while language learning. Sometimes I take myself too seriously. "Are your actions at the level of your ambitions?" I feel like I need to write that down. Magnifique vidéo Olly !
I feel the same way
As a Somali, Moses (Musa) was absolutely an amazing human being. My condolences to his family and friends.
RIP brother.
“It became easier.” Because he had entered the language matrix 🕴🏼
Love this 👌🏾🧡
This man was my idol and I’m still sadden by his passing.
Same :((
Its a big Sin to have idols in case no one ever told you.
@@honestmike6976 maybe he is not christian, did you wonder that?
@@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483 worshipping God is for all of mankind
@@armedinsurgent347 not everyone believes in God, nothing you can do about that......oh but you can try.
What are you doing this Saturday night?
Moses: I'm spending 4 hours learning Icelandic
What a True Goat
Nice tribute to Moses. He really did contribute a lot to the community. I've never realized how important were the interactions with people until you mentioned it.
Thanks for watching
Gone too soon😞 Rest In Peace Moses. A true inspiration and a great role model in our community.
Such an inspiration. Thanks for the comment
I swear the RUclips algorithm was reading my mind. I was just thinking how much I miss his videos.
I’m right there with you!
Me too..just found out watching some old videos that I've enjoyed seeing a few years back...started reading the comments and someone said RIP...Blew my mind !!!RIP 😇😭
Moses has inspired me to not only learn languages, but also talk to strangers in their language. I speak to so many spanish speakers at work and their reaction makes me so happy and proud. They always go from cold and uninterested to shocked and friendly. I do it for him ✊ continuing what he started.
He inspired me to speak even when it’s uncomfortable. RIP Moses.
Su muerte me jodió como si fuera un familiar. Una inspiración este Moses. Gracias por el video Olly
He was the first guy I ever watched learning languages live on RUclips. So much courage...
Moses and Benny were the first inspirations I had in learning another language, and since I first discovered them about 8 years ago I've learned Spanish, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Esperanto, all to various levels. Still enjoyed watching his videos up until the day he died really. It was a sad day
I was there 8 years ago too, time goes by so fast
Poor guy got the vac and didn’t make it. 38 year old teacher brags on the net she got it. 4 days later gone. Media says natural causes. Keeps happening but no coverage…
@@someguy5219 bruh 🤦🏽
Your tribute was incredibly beautiful Olly. You have such a clean heart. Moses will forever be admired, inspirational and missed 🕊
Thank you 🙏🏻
I'm so encouraged and inspired to trust the process. Thanks, Olly, for honoring Moses.
No! I had no idea he passed away! 😔. Lovely tribute. He’s one of the reasons I started learning French Spanish and Yoruba.
Thank you Olly for this dedication video. You definitely did him justice💪😊💯
Thank you for your books as well I definitely enjoy the Spanish short stories! We all should try connecting with natives outside our homes just to get that experience under our belt and to boost that confidence of speaking to people.
I haven’t been able to watch any of his videos since I heard the news. It’s really painful since for 2 years straight not a day went by where I didn’t watch his videos. He’s a true legend that left too soon.
Mr. Richards.I appreciate how you broke down Moses' technical jargon and then reinterpreted it into its simplest form.
I think that was a brilliant idea, he would have loved that way of you explaining the structure.
The structure of Moses' videos was still unclear to me, but what you did helped me understand it in the simplest form in steps.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Great job!
He was an inspiration and he loved to interact and touch peoples lives in so many positive ways. RIP
He was amazing!!! Such an inspiration to me. He got me interested in learning mandarin
A true inspiration. RIP Moses.
I tried learning Mandarin too but my fingers were too big and I kept breaking strings
Good one Olly, a great tribute to Moses McCormick. He was such a brilliant hyper-polyglot.
Cheers john
Moses was a great man and is a legend, so much love and respect for the man, I am still pretty shocked by the news but hopefully people will continue to spread his videos and keep the passion going
This is an awesome video and brought nothing but joy. Laoshu continues to inspire with his videos and has played a major role in keeping me motivated to learn. Great tribute to one of the pillars in the modern language learning community. R.I.P
Thanks so much 🙏🏻
My fav Laosho5000 moment is when he approached the two old Chinese guys fishing in Ohio ^_^
RIP Sensei
Whenever I'm feeling lazy with language-learning I go and watch his interactions with strangers. Literally nothing more inspiring to me.
My favorite thing about Moses was not simp his talent for learning so many languages but his work ethic. Sort of like how you see that in athletes like Tom Brady, it’s the fact that he tirelessly works and commits himself and creates a structure and schedule, but at the same time doesn’t put pressure on himself. Just kept everything flowing, knowing he didn’t have to be the best at each language but instead be able to know enough to have learned something. Which sends a great message to people around the world, that you don’t have to be perfect at everything you do, you just have to enjoy it enough and be committed to it and that will be enough in this world and that’s exactly what he was. He was more than enough by being simply good enough, if that makes sense.
Great video Olly! I love what you said about how, at the end of the day, learning a language should be something you do to enrich your life in whatever way matters to you, so true!
Thanks man 🙏🏻
Man...I can't believe this, Im just now finding out. From one Moses to another..RIP MOE
Thanks for the video Olly. We will all miss Moses so much...
Happy you liked it!
Sad to hear of his passing. What an inspiration - now I don’t feel crazy trying to learn/ refresh on 12 languages
He was such a nice guy. He’s from my hometown and I know some people that know him. I reached out to him once before I started learning Mandarin. He was pretty cool to chat with. I ended up going to China to do a language program before covid. But I kept up with his videos every once in awhile.
That’s nice to hear 👍
My heart is still so heavy. He may not have mastered every language, but he certainly mastered the art of communication in any language. RIP sensei
God I just learned Spanish and started mandarin and I'm trippin'. How tf does one learn 50 languages? I'm sure he couldn't have spoken them all to a particularly high level, but to even be able to communicate in one at even a basic level is some serious work.
That’s it - a serious amount of work and dedication
I'd really like to know how many of those languages he could speak fluently, I am curious about it.
@@Luiz17071990 He had stronger languages and his strength was in Asian languages as he learned those first. I think his order was Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese, Korean. He was working hard with Somali recently. But his strongest was Mandarin.
Optimization... mucho de lo que se enseña en clases de idiomas es contraproducente para el logos de las mecánicas cognitivas necesarias para hablar un idioma con fluidez y soltura.
The natural method will always be the best method, much of what we see in mainstream language lessons are a copycat of the trends to teach Latin, which is horrendous and ineffective
@@TheGrmany69 tiene sentido. Aprendí más por escuchar y leer de lo que era posible por estudiar gramática, pero no le digo a nadie que deje de estudiar.
Es importante que uno aprenda los básicos.
How did I just learn about this guy? He is a goat! Learned French at 9, took Spanish in college. As an adult, I have been exposed to so many different languages! Currently learning mandarin, Japanese, Arabic, Hindi, in addition with working in fluency in Spanish.
Side note- I know phrases in Russian, Tagalog, and Can recognize Portuguese, Hebrew, Italian, Swahili.
This guy is one of the dudes that inspired me to start learning mandarin chinese 2 month ago.
I'm already able to understand some of the simple conversations in the kind of reactions videos moses and others upload.
Great video Olly! Excellent tribute to an extraordinary and special person who left us far, far, too soon. Moses's great legacy will live on...
I was missing Moses again and I had the privilege of meeting him and friends on FB and such. I've seen all his videos but the way this video was put together it had hidden gems I don't think I've seen. It was excellent and one of the best tributes I have seen. Your content is outstanding. I'm subscribing.
I had no idea he died, such a sad passing so young. He has been an inspiration to me for years. Love you, Laoshu
I watched Laoshu years ago before he passed and honestly his videos would bring tears to my eyes that connection is like no other. I'm learning Korean, and I realized off the bat I had to find a method that's good for me and follow a schedule and I use repetition until I understand. I can Read Hangul after 3 weeks, I personally want to nail down the grammar and just now getting into verbs and phrases, I understand their structures and meaning because for me working from ground up is my learning style, know all the rules and exception. Seeing this and remember Lashu is inspiring in time like this were I am looking for change to better my self in various ways.
I just found out today that he passed, I was blown, he made a lot of people happy by talking in their native language, he will e missed for sure.
Definitely was one of the language experts ever. He made it look super easy to follow along and he will be greatly missed.
This is definitely a gift. Still trying to master basic English even though I understand my native tongue. Damn its like a super power
You speak it pretty well
Yeah, Moses was a legend - (1981-2021) 😔
Great video. And I like that comment you said at the end “are your actions at the level of your ambitions?” I never heard it put like that before, but that says it all. We all need to think about that when we are trying to accomplish anything.
The man is definitely still inspiring bro. I'm about to cry at the end of this video because I know I won't ever get to meet him or see more of what he's got to offer. He's Inspired me to Learn more then just one language again. Thanks for making this video
Moses inspired and motiveted all of us... I've never seen a guy with such a curiosity and commitment towards languages like him. Rest in Peace
I just learnt that Moses has returned to the Creator.
He spoke my mother language at the beginning of this video.
He and I exchanged messages about Somali language in 2015.
He was utterly friendly and a quick learner.
Thanks for learning my language, brother Moses!
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Extremely inspirational guy and this was a great video Olly honoring him and will bring more inspiration to others considering whether to keep or start learning languages.
He lived a half hour away from me. I could have possibly met him if I knew about him earlier. May he rest in peace.
I have mad respect for this man's dedication to learn multiple languages and how inspiring he has been to many of us! Thanks Moses! 🙏
Great Tribute mate. Shining the light on the benefits of learning languages. RIP 🐭
Damn I subbed to him recently after finding him through your vids a couple days ago. Sad to see he passed away. Rip
At the time of this comment im only hallway through the video but damn man, im so upset i havent heard of Moses until now. Just through the clips, he seems like such a chill and humble dude. RIP Moses, and prayers to his family.
Moses videos always brought smile to your no matter what kind of day you was having. Will be missed Rip Champ
I'm relatively new to this "polyglot stuff" and found humbling your tribute to Moses, thank you for making this so nicely. You gained my respect.
Thank you for remembering our big bro in language learning.
Thanks for paying tribute to Moses.
Didn't know he had passed. I used to be one of the people quite critical of his phrasebook approach, but in retrospect what he did was insanely impressive. He still spoke several languages to a genuinely "fluent" level which is more than most, much less his critics, can say about ourselves.
Sorry to hear about Moses, what an inspirational person! This is a great video and very helpful
Thank you for that nice tribute and all the great learning tips it had in it.
Thank you Sue!
Wow. What an amazing guy!! I'm so saddened that he passed away so young, he had so much to still give to the world.
He was a a beautiful human being. His channel got me through Covid. His interactions with all types of people shows how human beings really are one family. What a loss. Rest in peace good brother 🙏🏾🙏🏾😇
As a long follower of Mouse, you showed some footage I’ve actually never seen, and they were all great and informative clips. Appreciate your tribute.
Somali 🇸🇴, l'm really proud of you😎, legend, keep it up......
Bro big ups just earned a sub for this tribute 🔥 Laoshu was my favourite past time, enjoying his talks with all types of people to shop owners to fishermen, heaven has gained a amazing soul 🙌
Moses is a legend! What an inspiration! R.I.P.
I am a big fan of Moses and I am really impressed on the level he got in his best languages and the way he improvised. From Moses I got a lot of tricks how to get into contact with random strangers and how to start conversations. Thanks and RIP Moses
What a classy guy you are to present such a noble tribute to a fellow polyglot. Such tributes are so rare in this medium. Glad i found you and subscribed last week, Olly.
Great video man. RIP to the legend, the kobe of language learning. Truly inspiring
Glad you liked it 👍🏼
Love this video and totally agree with 6:58. Edit: Spectacular video, Olly. Thank you so much! 😍🤓
Never knew of him! Thank you so much! Definitely gained a new follower
He will live forever online. RIP. Great video Olly.
Thank you for the compliment!
So Amazing he will be missed. It’s painful too know he is gone.
@Olly Richards what a touching tribute. I never knew you were aware of his videos. I was shocked when I found it he died.
Like you Olly, I am about the same age as Moses. He was only a few months younger than me. The fact that he could pass away when he clearly was working so much harder than me to live a healthy lifestyle was shocking. I really need to turn things around. I really admire his language learning ethic. He clearly worked very, very hard and maintaining dozens and of languages even at an A1 or A2 level would be impossible for all but a select few (not including me) when I consider that each one has its own system of pronunciation and writing. And I also have great respect for your language learning career as well as the publishing empire you are building. 加油!
Thanks for your comment and for your support!
Thank you for this!!! Rest in Paradise Musa🙏🏼
Lovely video! Thanks for making it, Olly!
Thank you for the kind words
Rest in peace Moses. He inspired me to learn languages. He gave me hope that I can do it! It’s nothing more than wanting to and the discipline to stick to learning it.
His death really hit me hard, he's really inspired me to start languages every time I feel down I go and watch his videos, now I can speak English smoothly, also I'm learning japanes. Rest in peace Mosses🙏
20:22 "...and these are people that speak languages, that are very under-represented in the West, so you can imagine the joy that it must have brought someone who speaks Zulu or Lithuanian, to come across an American guy, in a supermarket, who has taken the time to learn their language, it is really something...." beautifully concluded and I think this is Moses's goal, may he rest in peace
Great video Olly!
wow THANK YOU FOR THIS!!Now we know about Moses McCormick. Very interesting.
My wife speaks 12 languages, grew up learning 3 simultaneously. A friend of ours managed 23, great to watch her tested by 7 girls all hitting her with rapid speech and she replied as fast to each of them. Africans are very adept at language learning.
Can't believe he has passed, loved watching all his videos, thoughts with his loved ones, thanks for making the video man ✌👍
I had no idea he passed away until watching this video. This news actually pains my heart. ☹️
Same here. How did he die?
@@k.murray1074 Heart related. Heart attack maybe.
They said its was murder, go to his brothers channel.
@@LeahB31 he was murdered, his brother is investigating
I loved his videos. Even though he is gone his impact will continue to inspire people for as long as RUclips exists. It was a rush seeing people react to him speaking their languages. You could see how otherwise uncomfortable people would open up and the joy they had that someone was speaking too them in their native languages. He was a trailblazer in every sense. RUclips is useful in many ways and he exploited RUclips’s best attributes to bring his experience to the world. It’s a loss to humanity when someone like him leaves us. May he RIP.