When I was a kid I got a gamecube for christmas and back then games werent translated. Playing was crucial for me to learn english. I could never beat Mario sunshine, but I sure leant a lot with it.
Something similar happened to me when I was a kid watching people playing games in English on RUclips. At first I had no idea what they were saying, but I'm glad I kept watching. It's incredible what consistent exposure to a language can do.
Yes, learning a language really changes the way you play games, from my experience. I'm playing Genshin in German and I'm reading a lot of irrelevant dialogue I'd normally skip through 😅
Brazilian 90ies kid here. I'm glad video games are more accessible than ever before and it's really unlikely you won't find a AAA or even indie game translated to Portuguese nowadays. Yet, I can't deny growing up in those days was quite the test. So many different stories, culture and heart put into video games led my curiosity beyond English, Spanish and even japanese language boundaries in a way no other media could have.
I must say, I discovered this channel today, I've watched a couple videos already, and I love your content! I find it much more relatable than that of the big language RUclipsrs; in turn, it makes me much more excited to put these tips into practice 😄 I've been learning German on and off for a few years now, but I haven't done any progress for almost a year now. This is motivating me to jump right back into it. So, I guess I'm trying to say: thank you for your videos, and looking forward to whatever you publish next!
Such a good video! I can't believe you're still under 500 subscribers, it was a great listen and I absolutely agree with all the examples given. I've been using video games as a learning tool since I was really small, as there was a considerable lack of basically any interesting games in my native language (Polish), which definitely eased me into learning English further on. When I got older I picked up Overwatch and I think it's a fantastic game to learn a language with - it's very fast-paced, so perhaps not ideal for complete beginners, but it also comes with dubbings and translations for a ton of languages, and with an option to turn on subtitles it's extremely helpful in my opinion. It not only helped me learn English, but a few years later, I'm using it to learn French and gosh it's such a fun experience! I'll definitely have to get more involved with intensive immersion though, so thanks for mentioning Coffee Talk - it's been sitting in my Steam library for months, so time to put it to good use haha. Again thanks for all the tips, and good luck to everyone learning a new language! :)
Thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it! I've never played Overwatch, but I've played a fair bit of League of Legends and I imagine Overwatch has similarly well done voice acting. Coffee Talk is simple but entertaining, and it has everyday language related to mundane problems that I feel are useful in whatever language you're learning. Good luck to you too :)
I just stumbled upon your channel and I love everything in it! Especially after I found that we have very similar (if not identical) approaches in learning languages in every aspect, like sentence mining, immersion in video games, etc. Even our anki templates are almost the same 🤣 In terms of video games for language learning, I highly recommend Ace Attorny Trilogy. Although it's a game originally written in Japanese, its English version is a gem of its own. Not only are the dialogues full of idioms and colloquial expressions in rich contexts, but they are written in such a vivid and witty style that it makes learning easy and fun. It's also a natural (but painless, imo) intensive immersion because the game mechanics require you to inspect the texts carefully, even word by word. As much as I enjoy the language in other text-rich games like Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Red String Club, I haven't seen any that provides the same level of learning value. I myself have taken tonnes of screenshots and put them in anki. Unfortunately, it's not available in the languages that I'm learning or know enough to judge, so I'm not sure if it's just as good in other languages.
That's great to hear! Adapting language learning to my already existing hobbies is the only way I've found to keep my motivation up. I actually have the Ace Attorney Trilogy in my Steam library! I will try it out. I was using a program called Textractor to extract text from video games and add it to Anki, but it doesn't seem to work with all games. I might make a video about it if I get it to work with Ace Attorney.
Wow that’s really cool! I never thought that video games could be used effectively for immersion. I recently started learning spanish and I’ll be sure to try this
VRchat does have that since there are worlds which primarly focus on practicing your speaking skills though be warned that there are really foul-mouthed ppl there😅
When I learn english well, I want to learn a new language, I'm thinking of italian or some other romance language, its crazy how much content is locked behind language barriers.
Definitely. I've found so many RUclips channels in German that make content of an incredible quality and I'd never have been able to enjoy it if it wasn't for my learning of the language.
Great video - would love to learn Japanese this way, but obviously I need a better understanding of the alphabet first. It’s tricky to decide on a game, I think I’ll pick one that I’ve played before so I am at least familiar with what is happening.
amazing dude im learning german too, currently at A2. I played deponia for a few days but I think the language in it is pretty sophisticated as it contains a lot of humor so im probably stopping now and ill continue once I reach a better level, maybe at B1. what level are you at rn? maybe we can do a group activity thing online so we can all develop together :)
It would be great if you could explain the way you use Anki to break down the sentences you find in games (i especially like that you can put a screenshot too)
Very nice. We don't see a lot of this kind of content around. Could you give us some recommendations of games that would be nice for language learning in general? I know it depends on the language but it would be nice anyway.
Are you learning any language in particular, or are in a particular stage (beginner, intermmediate, etc.)? There are so many games, but maybe I can give you examples if we narrow it down a little haha
Playing Genshin Impact and Borderlands 3 lately. Choose games you actually enjoy and are familiar with to start with! Steam has endless German-dubbed options. I recommend immersive games like Fallout and Elder Scrolls for language practice.
Amazing video and ideas! I'm also learning German at the moment, so I'm definitely gonna steal some of your game ideas. I haven't used video games as learning material before (at least conciously), so I can't really offer any ideas on how to use them that you haven't mentioned yet, but I've heard plenty about the Gothic series for learning German, might be useful for you or someone else. Viel Glück mit deiner Erlernung!
I've heard about the Gothic games but I've never played them. I'll have to check them out. Thanks for watching, and good luck with your German learning too!
Thanks. I will try Stardew Valley in German then. I recently started playing Dungeon Clawler in German but it quickly got too easy. I know I learned a lot of English as a child from video games. A lot of my English comes from Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
@is4ndroide Hi mister. Yes in a lot games you can still switch to deutsch. They are not region locked, a lot games now have automaticaly lengueages of your console system. Try change system leanguage to deutsch, maybe this will help. ps: But sometimes german versions of games go out only in germany, because censore problems. Germany is really stricted about content in game for germans.
Yeah, maybe that has changed with newer generations. At least on my PS4, I couldn't play most of the games in German even if I switched the console to that language, due to living in Latin America :( But it's a matter of adapting and finding those that do let you play in your target language, or playing things on PC!
When I was a kid I got a gamecube for christmas and back then games werent translated. Playing was crucial for me to learn english. I could never beat Mario sunshine, but I sure leant a lot with it.
Something similar happened to me when I was a kid watching people playing games in English on RUclips. At first I had no idea what they were saying, but I'm glad I kept watching. It's incredible what consistent exposure to a language can do.
Playing Zelda Tears of the Kindom to learn Spanish. Now I have a reason to talk to everyone and read item descriptions more.
Yes, learning a language really changes the way you play games, from my experience. I'm playing Genshin in German and I'm reading a lot of irrelevant dialogue I'd normally skip through 😅
Brazilian 90ies kid here. I'm glad video games are more accessible than ever before and it's really unlikely you won't find a AAA or even indie game translated to Portuguese nowadays. Yet, I can't deny growing up in those days was quite the test. So many different stories, culture and heart put into video games led my curiosity beyond English, Spanish and even japanese language boundaries in a way no other media could have.
I must say, I discovered this channel today, I've watched a couple videos already, and I love your content! I find it much more relatable than that of the big language RUclipsrs; in turn, it makes me much more excited to put these tips into practice 😄
I've been learning German on and off for a few years now, but I haven't done any progress for almost a year now. This is motivating me to jump right back into it. So, I guess I'm trying to say: thank you for your videos, and looking forward to whatever you publish next!
Thank you so much :) I wish you luck with your German.
Lately university's been making it hard to make videos, but more coming soon!
@@is4ndroide as I'm sure others have said, I just enjoy your content. at whatever pace you release new videos is cool 😁
Such a good video! I can't believe you're still under 500 subscribers, it was a great listen and I absolutely agree with all the examples given. I've been using video games as a learning tool since I was really small, as there was a considerable lack of basically any interesting games in my native language (Polish), which definitely eased me into learning English further on. When I got older I picked up Overwatch and I think it's a fantastic game to learn a language with - it's very fast-paced, so perhaps not ideal for complete beginners, but it also comes with dubbings and translations for a ton of languages, and with an option to turn on subtitles it's extremely helpful in my opinion. It not only helped me learn English, but a few years later, I'm using it to learn French and gosh it's such a fun experience! I'll definitely have to get more involved with intensive immersion though, so thanks for mentioning Coffee Talk - it's been sitting in my Steam library for months, so time to put it to good use haha. Again thanks for all the tips, and good luck to everyone learning a new language! :)
Thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it! I've never played Overwatch, but I've played a fair bit of League of Legends and I imagine Overwatch has similarly well done voice acting. Coffee Talk is simple but entertaining, and it has everyday language related to mundane problems that I feel are useful in whatever language you're learning. Good luck to you too :)
I just stumbled upon your channel and I love everything in it! Especially after I found that we have very similar (if not identical) approaches in learning languages in every aspect, like sentence mining, immersion in video games, etc. Even our anki templates are almost the same 🤣
In terms of video games for language learning, I highly recommend Ace Attorny Trilogy. Although it's a game originally written in Japanese, its English version is a gem of its own. Not only are the dialogues full of idioms and colloquial expressions in rich contexts, but they are written in such a vivid and witty style that it makes learning easy and fun. It's also a natural (but painless, imo) intensive immersion because the game mechanics require you to inspect the texts carefully, even word by word. As much as I enjoy the language in other text-rich games like Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Red String Club, I haven't seen any that provides the same level of learning value. I myself have taken tonnes of screenshots and put them in anki. Unfortunately, it's not available in the languages that I'm learning or know enough to judge, so I'm not sure if it's just as good in other languages.
That's great to hear! Adapting language learning to my already existing hobbies is the only way I've found to keep my motivation up.
I actually have the Ace Attorney Trilogy in my Steam library! I will try it out. I was using a program called Textractor to extract text from video games and add it to Anki, but it doesn't seem to work with all games. I might make a video about it if I get it to work with Ace Attorney.
Great video!! It seems like this will help you understand a language more than learning to speak it.
Wow that’s really cool! I never thought that video games could be used effectively for immersion. I recently started learning spanish and I’ll be sure to try this
Another idea is finding a online game with a server in your target country so you can chat with native speakers
VRchat does have that since there are worlds which primarly focus on practicing your speaking skills though be warned that there are really foul-mouthed ppl there😅
Nice video
When I learn english well, I want to learn a new language, I'm thinking of italian or some other romance language, its crazy how much content is locked behind language barriers.
Definitely. I've found so many RUclips channels in German that make content of an incredible quality and I'd never have been able to enjoy it if it wasn't for my learning of the language.
Great video - would love to learn Japanese this way, but obviously I need a better understanding of the alphabet first.
It’s tricky to decide on a game, I think I’ll pick one that I’ve played before so I am at least familiar with what is happening.
Great advice, thanks!
amazing dude im learning german too, currently at A2.
I played deponia for a few days but I think the language in it is pretty sophisticated as it contains a lot of humor so im probably stopping now and ill continue once I reach a better level, maybe at B1.
what level are you at rn?
maybe we can do a group activity thing online so we can all develop together :)
It would be great if you could explain the way you use Anki to break down the sentences you find in games (i especially like that you can put a screenshot too)
Very nice. We don't see a lot of this kind of content around. Could you give us some recommendations of games that would be nice for language learning in general? I know it depends on the language but it would be nice anyway.
Are you learning any language in particular, or are in a particular stage (beginner, intermmediate, etc.)? There are so many games, but maybe I can give you examples if we narrow it down a little haha
I am intermediate in German. But I also think it would be nice to see what games you like for practicing languages:)
Playing Genshin Impact and Borderlands 3 lately. Choose games you actually enjoy and are familiar with to start with! Steam has endless German-dubbed options. I recommend immersive games like Fallout and Elder Scrolls for language practice.
Interesting insights, mate.
Amazing video and ideas! I'm also learning German at the moment, so I'm definitely gonna steal some of your game ideas.
I haven't used video games as learning material before (at least conciously), so I can't really offer any ideas on how to use them that you haven't mentioned yet, but I've heard plenty about the Gothic series for learning German, might be useful for you or someone else.
Viel Glück mit deiner Erlernung!
I've heard about the Gothic games but I've never played them. I'll have to check them out. Thanks for watching, and good luck with your German learning too!
Thanks. I will try Stardew Valley in German then.
I recently started playing Dungeon Clawler in German but it quickly got too easy.
I know I learned a lot of English as a child from video games. A lot of my English comes from Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
@is4ndroide
Hi mister. Yes in a lot games you can still switch to deutsch. They are not region locked, a lot games now have automaticaly lengueages of your console system. Try change system leanguage to deutsch, maybe this will help.
ps: But sometimes german versions of games go out only in germany, because censore problems. Germany is really stricted about content in game for germans.
Yeah, maybe that has changed with newer generations. At least on my PS4, I couldn't play most of the games in German even if I switched the console to that language, due to living in Latin America :(
But it's a matter of adapting and finding those that do let you play in your target language, or playing things on PC!
It's a shame i can't learn toki pona like this, it sucks that there's only so much input i can get with the language through games.
Likewise. I’ve been playing mass effect trilogy in French 😝😝😁
Thanks for the video! What’s the name of the game at 2:54?
And at 13:18? Thanks in advance
@@tia3405 Deponia and Strange Horticulture :)
@@is4ndroide thank you!
i learn 2 language with vid game, like i use mandarin for voice over with spanish text wkwk
Your multitasking skills are amazing lmao
hi 👋😃 what's your native language?
Español :) soy de Argentina
@@is4ndroidehey, im learning Spanish, im playing tears of the kingdom and cat quest in Spanish
lmao yeah there was a time i was learning english by only playing games (it worked) and i thought "she" was a highly offensive word
Not making fun, but what made you think that?
@@l4dinfected1 some english youtuber put the word "she" in the roblox report section and then i thought it was something bad
@ ah lol. Yeah that makes perfect sense as to why you’d think that
Hello! I would like to cite this video in an investigative paper, could I have your name so I can credit you properly?
My real full name is Martín Erburu (I go by Isán on the internet, too 😅) Would love to read your paper once it's finished!
I intensive watched your video, i don't use anki for English, so i didn't make any flashcard with screenshot of your videos.
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@is4ndroide Best videogames to learn German?