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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
My favorite Laoshu moment definitely has to be the one were he was speaking with a group of chinese people and one pulled out their phone contacts for some reason and they asked him if he could read chinese characters. He read them with no hesitation. And the look on the chinese group's eyes was unforgettable. They continue to converse in Mandarin when two old ladies come out of nowhere and talk to him in tagalog "oh, you're still here?" Is what I remember but ik they had a conversation in tagalog. At this point the chinese group were loosing it and couldn't believe what was happening lol. But then there was an Indian guy holding a flag I think that was watching the whole thing go down in the background. The two old ladies and the Chinese asked Laoshu if he could talk in his native tongue as well.. offcourse, he was able to speak Hindi. And everyone in the group was flabbergasted at what they had just witnessed lol. Definitely his best moment. Up there with the time he went to South Korea and was speaking with group of students. They thought he was working for the FBI for knowing so many languages LOL ruclips.net/video/86jYn4KvQ3o/видео.html
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!
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 !
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!
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.
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.
I was so confused when I saw RIP in the title it feels so surreal I was binge watching his videos again through lockdown and had no idea he passed, gutting
ruclips.net/video/JDZ-yoFXWCk/видео.html real truth about his death. The brother who follows him around everywhere shows what evidence he found and it hurts to watch.
@@domgreen1859 Yea I know right. When I first heard about how he died it didn't sit well or make any sense for a health-conscious eater his age to have a heart attack. His brother who was with him in damn near every video came forward with no fear to make a video revealing the truth. Moses did nothing to anyone or was involved in anything but learning languages and spread love to other ethnicities and their culture.
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.
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.
RIP Moses, he was the first American Black person I encountered fascinated by languages like myself. His passing was tragic and a reminder do work to achieve your goals and dreams because life is short.
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.
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…
Wtf why im i finding out about this now. This man was legendary, Id binge lots of hes videos in the past and id just be stunned by how many languages he knew. Mann RIP Moses Laoshu Sensei 🤧🤧. Definitely an inspiration and a generational talent
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 😇😭
7:05 when you speak to someone in a language they understand, the words go to their heads, when you speak to them in their native language, they go to their hearts.
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.
R.I.P Moses aka Laoshu505000 dude the amount of smiles you put on my face in some of my dark days was nothing but priceless, seriously just watching you approach a stranger and seeing their expectations get blown out the water has always been inspiring, Moses was good for cultural awareness as well, he was many foreigners first American black experience on a personal conversational level and I'm sure that's done wonders on helping bring awareness to the fact as a culture black people are varied and special in their own way, just great to break away from what some may expect. Thank You brother and all those you have inspired!
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
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!
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.
Never heard of Moses thanks for doing this he is an amazing person and I'm so sad he died so young he truly did so much and I can imagine how many lives he touches and how much humanity he carried in his every day life.
I always loved his videos, and I’m so sorry to hear that he passed. He was one of my first inspirations to try to learn languages to connect with more people. German, mandarin, ASL… my memory is bad, so I don’t retain much over time, but I may never have learned any at all without Moses’ inspiration.
Moses was a genuine inspiration, his priority of learning phrases and conversation is pretty much what I try to emulate - a few basics because conversation is so encouraging, then massive input to build the scaffolding and fill in all the blanks.
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
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
The Quran is a perfect example of stories with such flow that it just melds together, I memorized the first page (al-Fatiha) and I have never forgotten it for years, whereas if I learn simple sentences and don't study for a couple months I completely forget!
Thanks for this video, Olly. I couldn't believe the word "RIP" was next to "laoshu," I had to watch the video. I guess he's another stranger from whom I feel really sad knowing he passed away. People could argue about who's the best polyglot, but I think we could all agree he was the best at showing the social impact at an individual level of knowing languages. All of his "leveling up" videos were enjoyable, but I particularly remember one where he talks in English to two Chinese men fishing. When he switches to Mandarin one of them is impressed and asks him if he knows about Guangdong, then Moses switches to Cantonese and the man loves him. It reminds me of that quote by Mandela: _"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."_
He always connected well with people. A lot of people were so excited to learn he knew their language. Then he would speak 2nd or 3rd language and they were blown away. A very awesome guy.
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.
Hey Olly, I've been following you for a few years now but I have to say that the quality of your channel has increased tons over these past few months! Getting better by the day! Congratulations
Honestly it has just gone from strength to strength and the videos were of a very high quality to begin with. I first started watching his videos when Luca Lampariello shared Olly Richard's video of him singing a cover (in Portuguese) of a Bossa Nova song. :)
This is a great video to see. I my life I have learned to greet people in 14 languages. I am fluent in two languages. I think it is awesome being able to greet someone, ask how they are doing today, and say goodbye. It creates an awesome connection with my co-workers. There is so much we can learn and they also speak to me in English or Spanish. So we have fun learning from each other. My grandmother said, "In your language exist your culture." I share that with all my students. Never lose your language. God bless Moses.
To be fair people like Moses are very rare and gifted and no matter how hard the average person studies they won't even get close to his achievements interestingly, you see similar gifted people in maths and chess. The rest of us can dream on.
And while we're being fair here after watching several encounters of him with others one can see a common flow to every conversation. I'm not saying it's scripted at all. Magicians do this and it's called sleight of hand. Well, Moses used sleight of tongue. When you render someone nearly speechless you can really predict the next few words they are to say. That said. . . Moses will always be legendary.
How sad to v lost such a young guy with do much talent God was walking with him ND just gifted him with natural intelligence which is rarere. Rare. Pity he died do young
Not true. not in Moses' case anyway. Moses himself said it, that he's far more interested in getting kinda conversational with a language than being super good with it. getting to such a level DOES NOT require talent. MASTERING a language, like getting to Tolkien's level of proficiency of English, would require talent, & that's NOT what Moses has been doing. heck, one could even safely say that despite his fair proficiency with those 50 or so languages, he has yet to master any single one of them. ANYONE capable of learning at all, can get to where he's at with ANY ONE of the languages he picked up, if enough hours is put into learning it. what getting to his level of proficiency in any of those languages is required however, is unparalleled drive & dedication. THAT'S what's truly rare about him. the rest of us could only dream of getting where he is, not because we ain't as talented, but only because we ain't even half as driven & ain't working half as hard as he does, with what he's been doing.
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 🙏🏾🙏🏾😇
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.
➡️ 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
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
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:]
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 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.
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
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 'Level Up' videos were and still are fun to watch and motivating. Rest In Peace Moses.
Something special indeed!
and exuded great joy in his work
Wish could have seen more
Right? It’s very original
I've watched most of those videos multiple times. Legends!
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
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
My favorite Laoshu moment definitely has to be the one were he was speaking with a group of chinese people and one pulled out their phone contacts for some reason and they asked him if he could read chinese characters.
He read them with no hesitation. And the look on the chinese group's eyes was unforgettable. They continue to converse in Mandarin when two old ladies come out of nowhere and talk to him in tagalog "oh, you're still here?" Is what I remember but ik they had a conversation in tagalog.
At this point the chinese group were loosing it and couldn't believe what was happening lol. But then there was an Indian guy holding a flag I think that was watching the whole thing go down in the background.
The two old ladies and the Chinese asked Laoshu if he could talk in his native tongue as well.. offcourse, he was able to speak Hindi. And everyone in the group was flabbergasted at what they had just witnessed lol.
Definitely his best moment. Up there with the time he went to South Korea and was speaking with group of students. They thought he was working for the FBI for knowing so many languages LOL
ruclips.net/video/86jYn4KvQ3o/видео.html
I love this consternation he used to make on groups of strangers
Wow, he’s totally fuckin legend 😮
That’s amazing and inspiring 💕
I'm crying for 2 reasons. The joy I get from this video and the sadness that Laoshu is gone.
I just found out he passed 😢 sorry to hear. Loved his video helped me to keep practicing.
Yeah man, he was a real genius. I was looking forward to getting his courses, but life had other plans.
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!
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
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!
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?
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.
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.
I was so confused when I saw RIP in the title it feels so surreal I was binge watching his videos again through lockdown and had no idea he passed, gutting
Same here man. Did not know.
Anyone know what was the cause of death?
ruclips.net/video/JDZ-yoFXWCk/видео.html real truth about his death. The brother who follows him around everywhere shows what evidence he found and it hurts to watch.
@@stevenboykin7255 wtf! wow this is awful
@@domgreen1859 Yea I know right. When I first heard about how he died it didn't sit well or make any sense for a health-conscious eater his age to have a heart attack. His brother who was with him in damn near every video came forward with no fear to make a video revealing the truth. Moses did nothing to anyone or was involved in anything but learning languages and spread love to other ethnicities and their culture.
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.
I didn't know he passed away. RIP. He's truly an inspiration for language learning.
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
I'm just finding out that he passed away through this video. I know I'm late but I'm so saddened by learning of his death. He was incredible.
Me too :( I'm so sad I used to watch all of his videos during lockdown. How did he died?
@@missinglogos I was wondering the same
Just found out. I used always watch his video. How did he die?
@@Provision600 I believe a stroke
Same here. He was on my meet one in life list. 😭😭😭. RIP the legend.
As a Somali, Moses (Musa) was absolutely an amazing human being. My condolences to his family and friends.
RIP brother.
Su muerte me jodió como si fuera un familiar. Una inspiración este Moses. Gracias por el video Olly
RIP Moses, he was the first American Black person I encountered fascinated by languages like myself. His passing was tragic and a reminder do work to achieve your goals and dreams because life is short.
Bruce Lee was the Moses McCormick of martial arts.
Ha, that seriously is funny ha ha love it
That's a nice thing to say
Like how you flipped it
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he’d love to be thought of as that, bruce lee was his idol
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 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.
What are you doing this Saturday night?
Moses: I'm spending 4 hours learning Icelandic
What a True Goat
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 🤦🏽
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.
Wtf why im i finding out about this now. This man was legendary, Id binge lots of hes videos in the past and id just be stunned by how many languages he knew. Mann RIP Moses Laoshu Sensei 🤧🤧. Definitely an inspiration and a generational talent
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 😇😭
I'm so encouraged and inspired to trust the process. Thanks, Olly, for honoring Moses.
He inspired me to speak even when it’s uncomfortable. RIP Moses.
7:05 when you speak to someone in a language they understand, the words go to their heads, when you speak to them in their native language, they go to their hearts.
“It became easier.” Because he had entered the language matrix 🕴🏼
Love this 👌🏾🧡
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.
Literally taught the talk and walked the talk - RIP Laoshu, great inspiration for so many!!!
He was the first guy I ever watched learning languages live on RUclips. So much courage...
He was an inspiration and he loved to interact and touch peoples lives in so many positive ways. RIP
R.I.P Moses aka Laoshu505000 dude the amount of smiles you put on my face in some of my dark days was nothing but priceless, seriously just watching you approach a stranger and seeing their expectations get blown out the water has always been inspiring, Moses was good for cultural awareness as well, he was many foreigners first American black experience on a personal conversational level and I'm sure that's done wonders on helping bring awareness to the fact as a culture black people are varied and special in their own way, just great to break away from what some may expect. Thank You brother and all those you have inspired!
No! I had no idea he passed away! 😔. Lovely tribute. He’s one of the reasons I started learning French Spanish and Yoruba.
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
Your tribute was incredibly beautiful Olly. You have such a clean heart. Moses will forever be admired, inspirational and missed 🕊
Thank you 🙏🏻
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!
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.
Never heard of Moses thanks for doing this he is an amazing person and I'm so sad he died so young he truly did so much and I can imagine how many lives he touches and how much humanity he carried in his every day life.
I always loved his videos, and I’m so sorry to hear that he passed. He was one of my first inspirations to try to learn languages to connect with more people. German, mandarin, ASL… my memory is bad, so I don’t retain much over time, but I may never have learned any at all without Moses’ inspiration.
Moses was a genuine inspiration, his priority of learning phrases and conversation is pretty much what I try to emulate - a few basics because conversation is so encouraging, then massive input to build the scaffolding and fill in all the blanks.
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
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 🙏🏻
Whenever I'm feeling lazy with language-learning I go and watch his interactions with strangers. Literally nothing more inspiring to me.
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 🙏🏻
Good one Olly, a great tribute to Moses McCormick. He was such a brilliant hyper-polyglot.
Cheers john
Definitely was one of the language experts ever. He made it look super easy to follow along and he will be greatly missed.
Thanks for the video Olly. We will all miss Moses so much...
Happy you liked it!
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.
Sad to hear of his passing. What an inspiration - now I don’t feel crazy trying to learn/ refresh on 12 languages
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.
I had no idea he died, such a sad passing so young. He has been an inspiration to me for years. Love you, Laoshu
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
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.
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...
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 👍
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.
Man...I can't believe this, Im just now finding out. From one Moses to another..RIP MOE
RIP Moses, thank you for this video Olly! he will be remembered by millions.
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
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.
The Quran is a perfect example of stories with such flow that it just melds together, I memorized the first page (al-Fatiha) and I have never forgotten it for years, whereas if I learn simple sentences and don't study for a couple months I completely forget!
Thanks for this video, Olly. I couldn't believe the word "RIP" was next to "laoshu," I had to watch the video. I guess he's another stranger from whom I feel really sad knowing he passed away. People could argue about who's the best polyglot, but I think we could all agree he was the best at showing the social impact at an individual level of knowing languages.
All of his "leveling up" videos were enjoyable, but I particularly remember one where he talks in English to two Chinese men fishing. When he switches to Mandarin one of them is impressed and asks him if he knows about Guangdong, then Moses switches to Cantonese and the man loves him. It reminds me of that quote by Mandela: _"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."_
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! 🙏
Unfortunately this is my first time learning about Moses and to find out he passed away is heart breaking. Thank you for sharing and paying tribute.
I didn’t know he’d passed away. What an incredible human being. Rest in peace. You left us a great legacy ❤️🙏🏾
Sorry to hear about Moses, what an inspirational person! This is a great video and very helpful
I live in Columbus Ohio where he lived for years. I always hoped to run into him and speak a few words of Polish.
You broke it down very well and gave Moses the respect and honor he deserved....... thanks
He always connected well with people. A lot of people were so excited to learn he knew their language. Then he would speak 2nd or 3rd language and they were blown away. A very awesome guy.
Damn I subbed to him recently after finding him through your vids a couple days ago. Sad to see he passed away. Rip
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
Great Tribute mate. Shining the light on the benefits of learning languages. 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.
Hey Olly, I've been following you for a few years now but I have to say that the quality of your channel has increased tons over these past few months! Getting better by the day! Congratulations
Honestly it has just gone from strength to strength and the videos were of a very high quality to begin with. I first started watching his videos when Luca Lampariello shared Olly Richard's video of him singing a cover (in Portuguese) of a Bossa Nova song. :)
Thank you for that nice tribute and all the great learning tips it had in it.
Thank you Sue!
This is a great video to see. I my life I have learned to greet people in 14 languages. I am fluent in two languages. I think it is awesome being able to greet someone, ask how they are doing today, and say goodbye. It creates an awesome connection with my co-workers. There is so much we can learn and they also speak to me in English or Spanish. So we have fun learning from each other. My grandmother said, "In your language exist your culture." I share that with all my students. Never lose your language. God bless Moses.
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
“Do your actions match your ambitions?” - great quote from this video. Thank you
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.
Moses videos always brought smile to your no matter what kind of day you was having. Will be missed Rip Champ
To be fair people like Moses are very rare and gifted and no matter how hard the average person studies they won't even get close to his achievements interestingly, you see similar gifted people in maths and chess. The rest of us can dream on.
Exactly.
Nothing that the next human can do is alien to me
And while we're being fair here after watching several encounters of him with others one can see a common flow to every conversation. I'm not saying it's scripted at all. Magicians do this and it's called sleight of hand. Well, Moses used sleight of tongue. When you render someone nearly speechless you can really predict the next few words they are to say. That said. . . Moses will always be legendary.
How sad to v lost such a young guy with do much talent God was walking with him ND just gifted him with natural intelligence which is rarere. Rare. Pity he died do young
Not true. not in Moses' case anyway. Moses himself said it, that he's far more interested in getting kinda conversational with a language than being super good with it. getting to such a level DOES NOT require talent. MASTERING a language, like getting to Tolkien's level of proficiency of English, would require talent, & that's NOT what Moses has been doing. heck, one could even safely say that despite his fair proficiency with those 50 or so languages, he has yet to master any single one of them. ANYONE capable of learning at all, can get to where he's at with ANY ONE of the languages he picked up, if enough hours is put into learning it. what getting to his level of proficiency in any of those languages is required however, is unparalleled drive & dedication. THAT'S what's truly rare about him. the rest of us could only dream of getting where he is, not because we ain't as talented, but only because we ain't even half as driven & ain't working half as hard as he does, with what he's been doing.
That was a beautiful video man. RIP Moses and many thanks to him and people like yourself who inspire us with their hard work and content
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 🙏🏾🙏🏾😇
I came back after years to level up a bit and learned about his death. R.I.P Sensei. Thank you for this video.
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
Nice job. RIP Moses. Inspiring beyond the grave.
What an absolute legend he was
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.
Love this video and totally agree with 6:58. Edit: Spectacular video, Olly. Thank you so much! 😍🤓