How to learn any language in six months | Chris Lonsdale | TEDxLingnanUniversity

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    Chris Lonsdale is Managing Director of Chris Lonsdale & Associates, a company established to catalyse breakthrough performance for individuals and senior teams. In addition, he has also developed a unique and integrated approach to learning that gives people the means to acquire language or complex technical knowledge in short periods of time.
    Jan-21-2014 Update. The video transcripts are now available via the following links:
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    English + Chinese Translation:
    www.kungfuenglish.com/files/TE...
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  • @kdl256
    @kdl256 4 года назад +21060

    DUDE I PUT THIS AT 2X SPEED AND I CAN LEARN ANY LANGUAGE IN 3 MONTHS

    • @5secstufe547
      @5secstufe547 4 года назад +311

      good one :-D self-optimizing²

    • @bravegwennotafraidofdiffic724
      @bravegwennotafraidofdiffic724 4 года назад +365

      you are such a genius aren't you XD

    • @aleksssss
      @aleksssss 4 года назад +43

      5 sec Stufe 5 x2 *😁

    • @5secstufe547
      @5secstufe547 4 года назад +41

      @@aleksssss No! ²! :) bc "optimizing self optimizing" = "self optimizing optimizing" = "self optimizing²"
      Now you get it?! 😁

    • @spinnerbron
      @spinnerbron 4 года назад +30

      They removed the 2X speed on RUclips

  • @udayaai
    @udayaai 3 года назад +8709

    Tip for everyone learning a language:
    No matter how many "how to learn a language" videos you have watched, language learning still requires hard work.

    • @caz8135
      @caz8135 3 года назад +289

      That's the truth. I spent too much time on RUclips looking for how to study this language and that.

    • @themarquee1497
      @themarquee1497 3 года назад +168

      THIS. What Lonsdale says is motivating for jumping into the language, but you don’t gain proficiency through it, let alone in aspects not directly related to communicating the message, such as writing characters or improving tones. He’s describing a low standard for fluency based that promises a solution without suggesting any real practice. Language acquisition happens over time, through structure and repetition.

    • @gelbsucht947
      @gelbsucht947 3 года назад +60

      @@themarquee1497 I am a German teacher and i totally agree with you.

    • @elliejin2528
      @elliejin2528 3 года назад +53

      That's it! If you want to master a foreign language as good as native speaker, hard work is the key rather than all skills.

    • @walidfakhfakh3660
      @walidfakhfakh3660 3 года назад

      @@themarquee1497 le le faux barra hay

  • @bilanharawa45
    @bilanharawa45 Год назад +320

    I heard him interviewed in Chinese his Chinese is native level fluent, because I heard him talking about his Tedex lecture I come to see how his english is, guys this man is teaching the world a good lesson. Tnx man 🙏

  • @user-in8gz3cw6z
    @user-in8gz3cw6z Год назад +48

    ドイツ語学習者です。62歳。
    ラジオ&テレビに集中して独学中です。とにかく、一日中、ドイツ語を聴く
    時間を飛躍的にUPさせました、二日前から。一日2~3時間→一日8時間ほど。
    近い内に、起きている時間16時間をドイツ語リスニングに挑戦してみます。

    • @leonardborer4905
      @leonardborer4905 2 месяца назад +3

      Did it Work so far? I try that with 日本語🥰

  • @blardyhell3095
    @blardyhell3095 4 года назад +14244

    who's tryna learn a language during quarantine

  • @robert.adamek
    @robert.adamek 8 лет назад +25520

    I can speak American, British, Australian, and Canadian fluently!

    • @VaultBoy-cn8ht
      @VaultBoy-cn8ht 8 лет назад +2723

      Don't forget Antarctic.

    • @ineedmysyq
      @ineedmysyq 8 лет назад +406

      😂

    • @JoshuaSavio7
      @JoshuaSavio7 8 лет назад +244

      +Robert Adamek im interested in accents too

    • @rodrigoappendino
      @rodrigoappendino 8 лет назад +682

      +Robert Adamek I can speak brazilian, portuguese and angolan

    • @mounjiG
      @mounjiG 8 лет назад +68

      +Robert Adamek good job !

  • @Mg2SiO4-Fe2SiO4
    @Mg2SiO4-Fe2SiO4 Год назад +45

    私は小学生の時に、大好きなミュージシャンと話せるようになりたくて英語の勉強を始めました。
    その時の先生が正に「外国語の親」と言える方で私はどんどん上達し、直ぐに英語が話せるようになりました。
    敢えてこのコメント欄を見る日本人のために、日本語でコメントしました!

    • @Kpop-pg7wk
      @Kpop-pg7wk Месяц назад +7

      I want learn Japanese so hard 😭 i love your language so much

  • @0418takashi
    @0418takashi Год назад +1053

    3:15 答え 「モデリング」
    5:41方法 「5つの原則と7つの実践」
    ■5つの原則
    8:01 その1 自分に関連する内容に集中すること
    8:50 その2 コミュニケーションの道具として使うこと
    9:38 その3 理解によるインプット
    10:32 その4 肉体的トレーニング
    11:38 その5 心理状態
    ■方法
    12:16 その1 たくさん聞く
    12:42 その2 まず意味を知る
    13:32 その3 単語を組み合わせる
    13:55 その4 最も頻繁に使われる単語に集中する
    15:10 その5 親のような存在を見つける
    16:29 その6 顔の動かし方をまねる
    17:13 その7 イメージと直結する

    • @maxhutton228
      @maxhutton228 Год назад

      ありがとう 五歳ます╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

    • @chuitung621
      @chuitung621 Год назад +24

      TSKR

    • @adawang.58
      @adawang.58 Год назад +60

      oh i would like to learn Japanese

    • @user-fv6vs1qn9i
      @user-fv6vs1qn9i Год назад +26

      @@adawang.58 頑張ってください!!

    • @ashoksamrat8486
      @ashoksamrat8486 Год назад

      Qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq1q4qqqqqrr1rarqrrqrrqrrrqafadafadaafaaaafadafafaafaafaaaaaaaaafafafffaaa

  • @whatswrongwithyou9032
    @whatswrongwithyou9032 3 года назад +7893

    That moment when you listen video "how to learn any language" on your second language

    • @rosaliebosma
      @rosaliebosma 3 года назад +703

      I literally watch all my RUclips in English because that feels the most comfortable, even though I'm Dutch

    • @mikasa4212
      @mikasa4212 3 года назад +196

      Lol but that helps with ur second language so it's more helpful

    • @armandguillen6149
      @armandguillen6149 3 года назад +107

      I really like watching videos in english but sometimes I'd rather watch it in my own language so I can enjoy it

    • @brujo_millonario
      @brujo_millonario 3 года назад +71

      @@rosaliebosma understandable; many meanings are sometimes lost in translations and dubbing.

    • @isaraZ895
      @isaraZ895 3 года назад +10

      Me too.

  • @Insapientis
    @Insapientis 4 года назад +10161

    05:32 - How to learn any language in six months
    07:59 - Principle # 1: Focus on language content that is relevant to you
    08:49 - Principle # 2: Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day 1
    09:37 - Principle # 3: When you first understand the message you will unconsciously acquire the language
    10:31 - Principle # 4: Physiological training
    11:45 - Principle # 5: Psycho-physiological state matters
    12:22 - Action # 1: Listen a lot (brain soaking)
    12:43 - Action # 2: Focus on getting the meaning first (before the words)
    13:31 - Action # 3: Start mixing
    13:58 - Action # 4: Focus on the core
    15:22 - Action # 5: Get a language parent
    16:29 - Action # 6: Copy the face
    17:13 - Action # 7: "Direct connect" to mental images

  • @danilenko8794
    @danilenko8794 Год назад +918

    00:14 How can you speed up learning?
    05:32 - How to learn any language in six months
    5 Principles:
    07:59= #1 Focus on the relevant content of the language (master the learning tools)
    08:49= #2 Use language from day one to communicate.
    09:37= #3 When you understand the message, you unconsciously acquire the language.
    10:31= #4 physiological training (understand what I hear)
    11:45= #5 If you're sad, angry, upset, worried, you're not going to learn, period.
    7 actions:
    12:22= #1 I listen a lot.
    12:43= #2 Understand the meaning first before the word.
    13:31= #3 Shuffle (verbs, adjectives, nouns randomly) like children.
    13:58= #4 Focus on the basics (1000 words are used in 80% of daily interaction)
    15:22= #5 Get a language parent (practice and correction tutor).
    16:29= #6 Imitate the gestures when pronouncing.
    17:13= #7 Direct connection with an image. (Relate)5 Principles:

  • @junaidmehboob8581
    @junaidmehboob8581 Год назад +22

    I listened to this lecture almost ten years ago and today I again listen to it and get the point of what he was making us understand. very effective lecture for students who want to learn a second language.

  • @erikziak1249
    @erikziak1249 9 лет назад +9367

    He forgot one main thing. You should begin to THINK in the language you want to learn. In the process of thinking, which is essentially talking to yourself in your head, use the language you want to learn to express your thoughts. That is very important! When you want to do small talk with somebody in the language you want to learn, think beforehand what you will say, how and why. I found that very useful. I could quickly learn the phrases I needed to but being able to improvise (which small talk actually is) is much more challenging. If you think in your native language and try to simultaneously translate to the foreign language a story, you quickly run into big trouble. That is why you have to learn to think in the foreign language. Then you can become fluent. At least these are my 2 cents...

    • @twintron4
      @twintron4 9 лет назад +179

      Thank you, this is good advice I am going to start using.

    • @nyssatang1173
      @nyssatang1173 9 лет назад +176

      Absolutely right, at first we have to shorten the period of this translation, but later on we actually have to cut it entirely and just think the way native speakers do! So amazing that even if we speak different languages but we perceive language learning the same way. I'm Chinese😊

    • @SpiritLeash
      @SpiritLeash 9 лет назад +66

      I learned Chinese in 6 weeks and I totally disagree. The way I learned it was by comparing it to every other thing I already know. So when I hear 'Dao le ma?' I was translating it in Dutch to try to understand what it means exactly and why they would use it that way, so I could understand their grammer and way of talking better.
      In short, I just tried to make sense of what I heard.
      Actually I have just read your comment better and I agree with everything you wrote after the second sentence.

    • @SpiritLeash
      @SpiritLeash 9 лет назад +7

      Marek Łabonarski Its not

    • @kaneslanding
      @kaneslanding 9 лет назад +23

      Marek Łabonarski Not exactly called "Thinking in the language" - it is called conditioning, and applies to a lot more situations than just learning a language. The more you associate a response to a stimuli the more proficient and effective you will become at eliciting that response in that, and other similar situations.

  • @aghadmtl
    @aghadmtl 4 года назад +2577

    You know teacher is passionate about his topic when it looks like he’s gonna pass out at any second due to lack of oxygen

    • @alfaconbraz
      @alfaconbraz 4 года назад +17

      lmao!

    • @SKATICUS2000
      @SKATICUS2000 4 года назад +41

      That or he has stage fright because he looked he was really eager to wrap up his speech at the end. Great information wished I watched this RUclips vid earlier.

    • @jtime1259
      @jtime1259 4 года назад +2

      Hilarious!

    • @nilpo
      @nilpo 4 года назад +16

      That just means his fitness level is low.

    • @JM1675
      @JM1675 4 года назад +6

      @@nilpo Agreed. The man needs some endurance training.

  • @Noblepilot_abrahamvwi_aeroplan
    @Noblepilot_abrahamvwi_aeroplan 3 месяца назад +10

    Thank you Chris. To be honest this is the one video that has crowned my persistence with learning a new language over the years. Just about the time I was beginning to speak the language in real life (not just typing and listening to it), I found this video and all you said is exactly what I experienced. Much appreciated Mr. Lonsdale.

  • @-kyril9235
    @-kyril9235 Год назад +479

    I believe this! My first language is not English, but I learned it faster than my peers. Not because school taught me well, but because I interacted and spoke with natives! I’m sure I reached good fluency within 6 months, my memory isn’t too good as I was really young. (Around 7-9)

  • @gerbil497
    @gerbil497 3 года назад +3160

    im learning korean, ill be back here in six months to update yall
    start date: December 21 2020
    end date: june 21 2021
    wish me luck and hopefully I remember to come back here lmao
    edit january 7 2021: idk if yall are reading this but thank you all so much for the support in the replies! i cant go @'ing everyone who replied sadly but anyways I'll remember to come back here in 5 months I promise
    good luck to everyone who's learning a new language too btw

    • @justrandomprsn1249
      @justrandomprsn1249 3 года назад +69

      I watched Korean series about 3 years. I can speak Korean now. If you want to have a good pronunciation you can watch series, I recommend it. And good luck! 화이팅 ~!

    • @takodachi8283
      @takodachi8283 3 года назад +21

      I'm rooting for you with my second language, I'll be here at June 2021.

    • @gerbil497
      @gerbil497 3 года назад +4

      @Miracle good luck to both of us then :)

    • @gerbil497
      @gerbil497 3 года назад +7

      @@justrandomprsn1249 i feel a bit more confident now! thank you sm for your support and advice

    • @gerbil497
      @gerbil497 3 года назад +3

      @@takodachi8283 good luck, hope we both remember to come back here

  • @Inbedwhereelese
    @Inbedwhereelese 3 года назад +2182

    I guess youtube decided that after 7 years, it‘s time for us to learn a new language

    • @camaradautrape
      @camaradautrape 3 года назад +13

      I agreement

    • @MrSiddhant98
      @MrSiddhant98 3 года назад +16

      Heck yes, this was motivating!
      I'm taking one up today, just gotta choose which one

    • @yolacintia
      @yolacintia 3 года назад +26

      I'm learning Italian as a third language. I started with Duolingo to learn the basics and then looked for RUclips channels that teach the language and culture on Italy in Italian. I just found a historian and now I learn history in Italian.

    • @saras.5619
      @saras.5619 3 года назад +7

      Ha! True! After 7 years with Korean I now decided to go for Turkish. How timely!!!

    • @tommarello01
      @tommarello01 3 года назад +10

      Ha ha, I know right? We could be speaking 14 new languages by now! 🤦🏽‍♂️😆

  • @Virgifus
    @Virgifus Год назад +80

    Omg these are all so true! I experienced in first ✋. I'm from a Latin base country. By age 23 I moved to an English speaking country. I had studied at school English, totalling 8 years. I assume I knew English. Never practise speaking or listening, just grammar, exams in school.
    I was unable to understand anyone! But... By month 3 of having to 1) use & listen the language everyday (noone spoke my language) and 2) having a reason to use it (I was studying my degree in engineering in English too). 3) my face muscles used to hurt so much by the end of the day. But then....I one night at a party I realised suddenly I understood people's conversations around me. In a natural way, almost without paying attention. It was a damn lonely learning experience for or a few months but my god it was so worth it!!! I can't tell you in words the feeling of exhilaration when the brain starts making full sense of a new language. I wasn't fluent by month 3 but I made a huge leap that accelerated my learning thereafter.

    • @alexanderhammer688
      @alexanderhammer688 Год назад +2

      I had the same experience while living in France. One day in a bus, I listened to a conversation of two ladies and like magic I could follow what they were talking about.

    • @fedelima2987
      @fedelima2987 Год назад +2

      I want to ask - by the time you understand the conversations were you able to speak it fluently or with accent or in still in some sort of broken english? I ve heard to some people that they can understand but hardly can speak i say this of my observation of my relatives from abroad that they can understand a little of our local dialect but can't speak it.

    • @kirstybonner4286
      @kirstybonner4286 Месяц назад

      I really relate to this. I am Austrlian and we moved to the netherlands and i learnt Dutch there. Mostly it was from playing volleyball and neighbours. I told them I didn't want them to speak ENGLISH jsut for me- and they were happy to oblige. I recall in the beginning feeling like there was tis big bubble. Everywhere we went, to work dinners or sport... everyone speaking Dutch I couldn;t understand and i was outside the bubble. I started with some 1:1 lessons and time in an audio lab. Then one day, I realised I was IN the bubble. It was exhilerating really. My team mates were so helpful to allow me to make mistakes, but learn and grow my vocab. When we loved back 3 years later the removalist asked what part of the netherlands I was from. I had to exlain that no, i WAS Australian and moving back home. It was really satisfying as at school I hadn't mastered a second language. This talk makes me want to learn Spanish- and i am sure my cleaners will be happy to help. They are from Chile and gorgeous friends now. Congrats on your English!

  • @FelixDonum
    @FelixDonum 3 месяца назад +6

    学习一门新语言的5个原则:
    7:59 #1 关注与你相关的语言内容
    8:50 #2 从第一天起,将你的新语言用作交流的工具
    9:37 #3 当你理解消息时,你将不知不觉地习得语言
    10:29 #4 生理训练
    11:38 #5 保持好的心理和生理状态
    迅速学习语言的7个方式:
    12:21 #1 大量聆听
    12:43 #2 先关注意义
    13:29 #3 组合学得的内容
    13:55 #4 关注语言中的核心内容
    15:11 #5 找一个语伴
    16:29 #6 模仿语言发音时的面部表情
    17:12 #7 将语言连接到脑海中的图像

  • @luckytk5273
    @luckytk5273 Год назад +2835

    既に誰かが書いているかもしれないけれど、日本人向けに・・・
    5つの原則
    07:59= #1 自分の関連する言語の部分に集中する(学習ツールを使いこなす)。
    08:49= #2 初日から言葉を使ってコミュニケーションをとる。
    09:37= #3 メッセージを前もって理解していると、無意識に言葉が身につく。
    10:31= #4 肉体的トレーニング(顔にある43の筋肉を使って他人が聞き取れる発音を作り出すこと)。
    11:45= #5 外国語を学ぶ時は リラックスしている状態が重要である。
    7つの実践
    12:22= #1 たくさん聞くこと。
    12:43= #2 言葉の前にまず意味を知ること。
    13:31= #3 子供のように(動詞、形容詞、名詞をランダムに)単語を組み合わせること。
    13:58= #4 頻繁に使われる部分にこだわる(1000語は日常のやりとりの8割で使われている)。
    15:22= #5 外国語の先生(練習・添削家庭教師)を見つける。
    16:29= #6 発音時のジェスチャーを真似る。
    17:13= #7 言葉を元からある自分の頭の中のイメージに関連づける(直結)。

    • @tototomatou
      @tototomatou Год назад +61

      ありがてえ〜!助かるうう!

    • @mani_mani0520
      @mani_mani0520 Год назад +36

      ありがとう!

    • @Nanda_0mae
      @Nanda_0mae Год назад +117

      日本人見つけてちょっと喜んだ

    • @ianryuto
      @ianryuto Год назад +51

      皆さん英語学習辛いこともあるかもですけど頑張りましょう!

    • @user-fc6vi9wr2e
      @user-fc6vi9wr2e Год назад +97

      外国語のマスター方法が既に外国語で頭おかしくなりそうだったので助かりました。

  • @099watcher
    @099watcher 3 года назад +1296

    *********5 Principles**********
    1) Focus on language content that is relevant to you.
    (7:59)
    2) Use your new language as tool to communicate from day 1.
    (8:50)
    3) When you first understand the message your will unconsciously acquire the language.
    (9:35)
    4) It's physiological training. (speak, listen) (10:28)
    5) Physiological state matters. (You're having fun, you're curious, relaxed) (11:37)
    ************Actions you should take to learn a language********
    1) Listen a lot. (12:21)
    2) Focus on getting the meaning first. (Learn by body language etc, patterns you already know). (12:43)
    3) Start mixing. (13:28)
    4) Focus on the core (Learn 1000 most used words, go for 3000 for pro level) (13:57)
    5) Get a language parent. (15:20)
    6) Copy the face. (16:29)
    7) Direct connect to mental images. (connect sounds, images, feeling with words) (17:12)
    8) Thumbs up? so others can see this.

    • @alisalfarin2000
      @alisalfarin2000 3 года назад +4

      Genial,muchas gracias

    • @vladd8948
      @vladd8948 3 года назад +15

      ******** 5 principios *********

      1) Concéntrese en el contenido del idioma que sea relevante para usted. (7:59)
      2) Utilice su nuevo idioma como herramienta para comunicarse desde el día 1. (8:50)
      3) Cuando comprenda el mensaje por primera vez, inconscientemente adquirirá el idioma. (9:35)
      4) Es entrenamiento fisiológico. (hablar, escuchar) (10:28)
      5) El estado fisiológico importa. (Te estás divirtiendo, tienes curiosidad, estás relajado) (11:37)
      *********** Acciones que debe realizar para aprender un idioma *******
      1) Escuche mucho. (12:21)
      2) Enfócate primero en entender el significado. (Aprenda mediante el lenguaje corporal, etc., patrones que ya conoce). (12:43)
      3) Empiece a mezclar. (13:28)
      4) Enfócate en el núcleo (aprende 1000 palabras más usadas, elige 3000 para el nivel profesional) (13:57)
      5) Consiga un padre lingüístico. (15:20)
      6) Copia la cara. (16:29)
      7) Conexión directa a imágenes mentales. (conecta sonidos, imágenes, sentimientos con palabras) (17:12)
      (version español, denle likes al original que sino no sube xd)

    • @funkywunkywunker
      @funkywunkywunker 3 года назад +1

      Thanks!!

    • @talentnurdinov7321
      @talentnurdinov7321 3 года назад +1

      Great summarizing

    • @xmfu2265
      @xmfu2265 3 года назад

      thank you so much

  • @torumanshow
    @torumanshow Год назад +11

    15:12 個人的に一番の難所
    「外国語の親」を見つける

  • @willowtree6657
    @willowtree6657 Год назад +10

    I found this talk to be very inspirational- I have been making excuses to myself for so many years as to why I can’t learn. And now I have found the answer to help with achieving my goal. Language learning for me has to be relevant, a natural process rather than heavy duty grammar books. My brain just shuts off once the rule books come out.

  • @julienlay1564
    @julienlay1564 3 года назад +4212

    If you want to go to one precise point in this video here you go :
    The 5 Principles of learning a new language :
    7:59 #1 Focus on langugage content that is relevant to you
    8:50 #2 Use your new language as a tool to communicate... from day 1
    9:37 #3 When you first understand the message, you will unconsciously acquire the language
    10:29 #4 Physiological training
    11:38 #5 Psycho-physiological state matters
    The 7 Actions for rapid language acquisition :
    12:21 #1 Listen a lot
    12:43 #2 Focus on getting the meaning first
    13:29 #3 Start mixing
    13:55 #4 Focus on the core
    15:11 #5 Get a language parent
    16:29 #6 Copy the face
    17:12 #7 "Direct connect" to mental images

  • @ag-py6to
    @ag-py6to 2 месяца назад +3

    6:58 4 Words: Attention-Meaning-Relevance-Memory
    7:58 1st Principle:Focus on Language Content that is relevant to you
    We learn tools the fastest when they are relevant to us
    8:48 2nd Principle: Use your Language as a Tool to Communicate from Day One !
    9:37 3rd Principle: When you first Understand the Language ... you will unconsciously Acquire the Language!
    10:29 4th Principle: Physiological Training: Hear the language, if you can't hear it you cant understand it and you cant learn it, and speaking
    11:38 5th Principle: Psycho-Physiological State matters: If you are happy, relaxed in an alpha brain state, curious you will learn very quickly, but dont be to perfectionist, be fine with understanding some and some not
    12:16 7 actions for learning,
    12:18 1: Listen a lot
    12:42 2: get the Meaning first
    13:29 3: Start mixing: If you have 10 verbs and 10 nouns you can create 1000 sentences
    13:57 4: Focus on Core: 3000 Words covers 98% of anything you are gonna say in daily conversation
    14:22 Week 1Tool Box: Questions in Language to help you learn: "What is this?" ; "How do you say?" ; " I dont understand"
    14:40 Week 2: You should be saying things like : you, that, me, hot ; Pronouns, Common Verbs, Adjectives
    14:53 Week 3-4: Glue Words:although, but, therefore, and
    15:20 5: Get a language Parent: 16:04 Rules for a language Parent: 1 works/tries to understand what you are saying; 2 Does not correct mistakes; 3 confirms understanding by using correct language; 4 uses Words the learner knows
    16:28 6: Copy the Face: Hear how it feels and feel how it sounds, look at a native speaker uses their face
    17:11 7: Direct Connect to mental Images: Verything you know is an image inside your head, go to that image and connect it with sounds

  • @Bnbakr552
    @Bnbakr552 Год назад +14

    I have experimented it. I am in India for 6 months now. I speak Hindi with the natives and we underatand each other. The secret is passion and consistency!

    • @tapankumarnayak5931
      @tapankumarnayak5931 Год назад +1

      Which country are you from, I am from India i can help you in learning hindi

    • @Bnbakr552
      @Bnbakr552 Год назад

      @@tapankumarnayak5931 I am from Nigeria 🇳🇬. But right now in India studying in Oditsha, Bhubaneswar

    • @tapankumarnayak5931
      @tapankumarnayak5931 Год назад

      @@Bnbakr552 I am also from odisha

    • @Bnbakr552
      @Bnbakr552 Год назад

      @@tapankumarnayak5931 Really, that's great!

  • @thelmaspalace
    @thelmaspalace 3 года назад +1484

    Okay people, here is a long list of methods I've used to learn any new language. I hope this helps!
    -text/talk to any chatbot in target language(also helps if you're shy to talk to ppl)
    -Watch RUclipsrs in target language
    -read in target language(books, children stories, news, poetry, quotes)
    -listen to music in target language
    -have conversation with yourself in target language
    -change phone language
    -watch cartoons in target language
    -watch tv series/ movies in target language
    -write stories in target language
    -write songs/poetry in target language
    -watch podcast in target language
    -think in target language
    -pretend to be the first humans to speak language
    (E.g. look at the clouds and pretend you gave it the name)
    -play games in target language
    -associated words with feelings
    -associate words with pictures in your head
    -watch daily conversations in target language on youtube
    -listen to songs in target language
    -apply target language to hobbies/interests(e.g workout videos in french, guided meditation in Spanish, art DIY with German instructions)
    -write journal in target language
    -use analogies
    -find interview/get to know me questions and answer in target language
    -exercise to videos in target language
    -watch tutorial videos of any kind in target language
    -use captions in target language if available.
    Good luck!!!

  • @ahed1salmeen
    @ahed1salmeen 3 года назад +2001

    My native language is Arabic, I can speak English and German and now I learn Chinese! After that I am going to learn Russian! Best of luck to all who learn languages.

    • @denirocastle132
      @denirocastle132 3 года назад +92

      I am learning Russian and I love it, I am also learning Spanish as well, English is my native language. I want to learn at least 10 languages

    • @taniahjahmad
      @taniahjahmad 3 года назад +31

      All difficult language! All the best 😊

    • @nicoleraheem1195
      @nicoleraheem1195 3 года назад +7

      Ni hao

    • @karolking6687
      @karolking6687 3 года назад +1

      ¿ What is your estrategie ? technique?

    • @joolspools777
      @joolspools777 3 года назад +14

      Did you learn from this man? I would like to learn Arabic. I started many years ago but gave up. Do you have any suggestions on courses or videos online?

  • @lolo-tr7oz
    @lolo-tr7oz Год назад +2

    有益な話も聞けて英語のリスニングもできるってほんと素敵
    まじで頑張ろうと思えた、モチベあがった

  • @HienPham-lp1en
    @HienPham-lp1en Год назад +3

    I'm so grateful to lessons about how to learn any language effectively. To be honest, I'm see this several tips in somewhere and I applied maximally but at the moment I have just recognized that. This things make me feel fascinating and unbelievable. Your hypothesis are truly persuade me. Moverover, you also referd to my country which I very proud of it. See you a journey in Vietnam. Thanks a lot!

  • @user-tp2lm8nv7q
    @user-tp2lm8nv7q 4 года назад +2266

    From my experience, I can tell that he's absolutely right. I'm from Spain and I'm 16 years old, almost 17. I've been studying English since I was 3 years old at school, but it wasn't until almost two years ago when I became better at it unconsciously. I started watching videos and series in English, I read everyday in English many posts on Twitter and I was having fun with it. Nowadays, while my classmates are extremely struggling with it because they only study with books in class, I don't need to open a book because I've interiorized the grammar without noticing it, and also a lot of vocabulary. And that's the important and better part of language learning, just having fun while doing it.
    Now I'm applying the same tips in my journey studying french, which I´ve been studying for 5 years but I'm still in a very basic level, and Korean.
    Sorry for this long message but I wish you all a happy language learning!!

    • @user-tp2lm8nv7q
      @user-tp2lm8nv7q 4 года назад +20

      @@ValBrindilles Merci beaucoup ! I'm so glad you liked it 😊

    • @mariailieva5523
      @mariailieva5523 4 года назад +26

      That's amazing. Keep going👍
      I am now studying Indonesian and I will soon be taking classes in Korean and Chinese. Also English is my second language and my mother tongue is Bulgarian

    • @user-tp2lm8nv7q
      @user-tp2lm8nv7q 4 года назад +11

      @@mariailieva5523 Woow that's so cool. Keep going you too and never give up! 😊

    • @buddyrevell511
      @buddyrevell511 4 года назад +23

      Almost perfect, young man. One thing: aplicar = to apply (not to applicate)... so it's "applying", not "applicating" 🙂

    • @user-tp2lm8nv7q
      @user-tp2lm8nv7q 4 года назад +11

      @@buddyrevell511 Right, thank you so much! 👍🏻

  • @memyself5741
    @memyself5741 4 года назад +2667

    My father is linguistic proffesor and every time he says : if you want to learn any language , your tongue has to touch to the native speakers tongue ...he meant get a partner and you will learn it quickly

    • @enoleiflow7507
      @enoleiflow7507 4 года назад +602

      I wish i had someone to touch tongues with

    • @halilintaryusufkohar3358
      @halilintaryusufkohar3358 4 года назад +92

      Noted lmao

    • @nihleigleca6702
      @nihleigleca6702 4 года назад +48

      Along with optional free children

    • @nkai8246
      @nkai8246 4 года назад +8

      Hahaha

    • @DLTD
      @DLTD 4 года назад +70

      Yeah... he was probably trying to tell you to quit beating your meat so much and get a freaking girly friend!!! Lol

  • @user-vh2op1sm8p
    @user-vh2op1sm8p 6 месяцев назад +63

    7 action points
    Listen a lot : 12:00
    Understand meaning before word: 12:50
    Start mixing: 13:35
    Focus on the core : 14:01
    Get a language parent : 15:10
    Copy the face : 16:40
    Direct connect: 17:10

  • @AmorLingo
    @AmorLingo 15 дней назад

    I love this video! Chris Lonsdale's way of learning languages quickly is fantastic. I've been learning languages for years and his ideas make a lot of sense. Immersion in the language and culture, as he talks about, really helps. I've tried similar methods and they made a huge difference to me.
    It's amazing how much progress you can make in a short period of time when you're completely immersed in the language. I've found that practising with native speakers and using the language in real-life situations is really helpful.
    This video makes me feel inspired to keep learning and trying new things. It's great to see people share their knowledge to help others succeed. Thank you for such a helpful and motivating video!

  • @TheMityrae
    @TheMityrae 3 года назад +387

    I love how he was almost out breath, shows he was passionate about sharing his message

    • @charles4372
      @charles4372 3 года назад +18

      Or that he is unhealthily obese that simple basic actions like speaking is a struggle

    • @evabognar9167
      @evabognar9167 3 года назад +5

      Tye_Steez I thought the same thing!

    • @marileiadesouza6995
      @marileiadesouza6995 3 года назад +1

      BRAZIL - TAMBÉM TIVE O MESMO SENTIMENTO E IMPRESSÃO QUE VOCÊ.... ACHEI ÓTIMO DA PARTE DELE...

    • @user-dr2tq3he8p
      @user-dr2tq3he8p 3 года назад +1

      听不懂,看得懂

    • @urbansernbo4167
      @urbansernbo4167 3 года назад +1

      &

  • @lynn6148
    @lynn6148 2 года назад +4143

    I'm so glad I could understand 99% of what he said even though my mother tongue is not the english. And I've learned by my self :)

    • @JC-px9mk
      @JC-px9mk 2 года назад +130

      thats amazing! what is your native language? Mine is german🙈 but i did learn english in school from an early age on so.. and now i want to learn way more, have a blessed time!

    • @JC-px9mk
      @JC-px9mk 2 года назад +25

      oh and have fun learning!

    • @PyroNikPyro
      @PyroNikPyro 2 года назад +14

      @@JC-px9mk Habe auch vor ein paar Wochen angefangen Japanisch als dritte Sprache zu lernen. Die Tipps von dem Video helfen leider nicht so viel, weil ich zuerst die Zeichensysteme lernen musste...

    • @lynn6148
      @lynn6148 2 года назад +85

      @@JC-px9mk I speak spanish, and when I was a teen, I started to learn english hearing music and watching british television shows, and I think it worked. Now I want to learn a new languaje, and that's why I came to watch this video :)

    • @yulintan4932
      @yulintan4932 2 года назад +9

      I'm learning english,can you help me?

  • @Newsssiii
    @Newsssiii 8 месяцев назад +45

    Arabic is my first language and now I decide to learn English , actually when I was in elementary school I used to listen to English songs with lyrics and with the subtitle of my tongue language I’ve been doing this for fun or as a hobby because I enjoy singing then my English got better and better and I gained a lot of vocabulary because of this , now I can understand most of the conversation because my vocabulary has become wider and I have taken learning English seriously I also decided to learn Korean with English but I struggle with Korean a little , as it is the beginning , I love learning languages , I discovered that it is one of my hobbies, especially since I love learning about the cultures of those languages .

    • @harshidapp1934
      @harshidapp1934 8 месяцев назад +1

      🎉Good

    • @paulaphuongphan
      @paulaphuongphan 8 месяцев назад +3

      Great, I decide to lean Arabic from today, any advice for me? Thank you!

    • @ASMRyouVEGANyet
      @ASMRyouVEGANyet 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@paulaphuongphanstay away from Islam. Not meant as a joke.

    • @salimasouka9924
      @salimasouka9924 4 месяца назад

      You must have patience for learning Arabic ​@paulaphuongphan

    • @ItsxJoJo4
      @ItsxJoJo4 3 месяца назад

      ASMRyouVEGANyet
      You must be miserable

  • @kashmiridoll511
    @kashmiridoll511 Год назад +2

    One of the most informative and practical talk. I was very tens to learn English and my mistake is to first learn Grammer and then write or talk it. But now , i know how to learn it. Thank you so much sir .... Its very very beneficial.

  • @TheHardy0007
    @TheHardy0007 9 лет назад +49

    I'm 17 and i learn english by myself.. I understand everrything in this video, i'm so proud of me.

  • @GoldSK96
    @GoldSK96 7 лет назад +1626

    I learned 1000 words in German in 3 months, but since I'm a perfectionist I've struggled to speak, because I'm scared it won't be perferct. This video inspired me to JUST DO IT. "It Doesn't have to be perfect; it just has to work!"

    • @GoldSK96
      @GoldSK96 7 лет назад +135

      Update it's been five months of learning. I know 2,500 words and can speak it and understand it. Awesome

    • @GoldSK96
      @GoldSK96 7 лет назад +53

      Allegra I recommend you download Duolingo app. That's how I learned German so quick. I also subscribed to DW German News on RUclips to practice listening to global news subjects.

    • @pacific_rifle5328
      @pacific_rifle5328 6 лет назад +2

      GOLDSK96 just like when a chinese person speaks english

    • @abomeh
      @abomeh 6 лет назад +2

      @goldsk96 I would like to learn a new language either Japanese or French. Can you share things you have done I order to achieve your current level ? Thanks!! Since the model works for you I want to follow it and try. :)

    • @GoldSK96
      @GoldSK96 6 лет назад +18

      abomeh Yes. Download "Duolingo" app and set the practice mode to extreme in settings. Never miss a day of practice and you'll be speaking in no time! That's how I learned the language!

  • @mohammedshaban191
    @mohammedshaban191 Год назад +4

    Wow this video is posted 8 years ago and this guy's talk still so much useful
    He is just amazing!

    • @MiniKodjo
      @MiniKodjo Год назад

      ?? I thought people would stop learning languages in 8 years?

  • @IanHollis
    @IanHollis 5 лет назад +982

    5 Principles.
    7 Actions.
    (Listed below)
    Principle #1:
    Focus on a language that is relevant to you.
    Principle #2:
    Use your new language as a tool to communicate *FROM DAY ONE!!!*
    Principle #3:
    When you *first* understand the *message* you unconsciously *acquire* the language.
    Principle #4:
    Physiological Training.
    Principle #5:
    Psychophysoilogical STATE matters. And learn to be tolerant of ambiguity.
    7 Actions for Rapid Language Acquisition:
    1. Active listening.
    2. Focus on getting the meaning first (before the words).
    3. Start mixing (10 verbs x 10 nouns x 10 adjectives = 1000 possible phrases).
    4. focus on the core.
    5. Get a "Language Parent"
    5a. Works to understand what you are saying.
    5b. Does not correct mistakes.
    5c. Confirms understanding by using correct language.
    5d. Uses words the learner knows.
    6. Copy the face
    7. "Direct Connect" to Mental Images

    • @pattarasudap
      @pattarasudap 5 лет назад +13

      Ian Hollis Thanks for your summary :)

    • @IanHollis
      @IanHollis 5 лет назад +1

      @@pattarasudap No worries. ;-)

    • @OneDollarNoHoller
      @OneDollarNoHoller 5 лет назад +4

      Thanks! I missed the fourth principle while taking notes!

    • @billytheweasel
      @billytheweasel 5 лет назад +17

      I paused the vid to quiet his tangential yammering so I could focus on your very useful summary.
      So many books and speeches could be reduced to 1 page of bullet points, as you did for us.
      But then, so many would have to get real jobs.

    • @rumahbukuteologi1417
      @rumahbukuteologi1417 5 лет назад +2

      Thank you for this..

  • @geopoliticallycurious
    @geopoliticallycurious 3 года назад +851

    Just dive in that language: speak to people, read their books, watch their movies. Go all in.

    • @TechBuzzerchannel
      @TechBuzzerchannel 3 года назад +3

      Yes 👍

    • @mayurwolf6947
      @mayurwolf6947 3 года назад +24

      Exactly. Just take a fresh start as a baby in that language

    • @jonedejesus9542
      @jonedejesus9542 3 года назад +21

      I've been watching subbed anime for more than 20 years and the only words I recognized are hai and ohayo...😆

    • @remasalhawari8077
      @remasalhawari8077 3 года назад +9

      I AM TRYING BUT IT SEEMS USELESS UNLESS YOU HAVE STRUCTURE

    • @lukewatson8848
      @lukewatson8848 3 года назад +19

      this is in direct contrast to what was stated in the talk, "a drowning person can't learn how to swim"?

  • @FindingHuman
    @FindingHuman Год назад +3

    Very inspiring talk! We live in a great time that we can listen such a precious talk from anywhere in the world for free.

  • @andrejajuric2050
    @andrejajuric2050 3 месяца назад +1

    one of the best talks on language learning Ive heard so far

  • @bneves6707
    @bneves6707 6 лет назад +1108

    I love seeing how so many people have a desire to learn another language, how many already know multiple languages and those who are willing to help each other. This is what you call a beautiful comment thread that actually feels good to read.

    • @unironicirony9741
      @unironicirony9741 6 лет назад +20

      Ancient Heart I agree, these types of helpful people are quite rare.

    • @netzah3488
      @netzah3488 6 лет назад +2

      Me too

    • @lifedebugging
      @lifedebugging 6 лет назад +5

      helpful people are always cute

    • @20alphabet
      @20alphabet 6 лет назад +2

      I agree, and those who don't can screw themselves to the side of a bus and give directions to passing cars.

    • @evilmorty1440
      @evilmorty1440 6 лет назад +1

      You are genius. You commented it likes just for *likes*.

  • @SilentMover95
    @SilentMover95 9 лет назад +2742

    I am fluent in 5 languages including some of the toughest ones like Mandarin, German , Japanese and currently picking up Spanish so I can tell you that these are absolutely true.

    • @hellmoon2020
      @hellmoon2020 9 лет назад +304

      In what universe is German a tough language. Props to you for knowing Mandaring and Japanese, tho.

    • @thuannguyen9259
      @thuannguyen9259 9 лет назад +28

      how do you learn japanese :) tell me

    • @SilentMover95
      @SilentMover95 9 лет назад +63

      Thuan Nguyen I am already fluent in Chinese when I learned Japanese. So it is quite easy for me.

    • @SilentMover95
      @SilentMover95 9 лет назад +372

      laivat saapuu "Life is too short to learn German" - Charles Darwin. Hehe

    • @thuannguyen9259
      @thuannguyen9259 9 лет назад +17

      SilentMover95 yes :) I think pronunciation in chinese not as japanese. some word is different. perhaps you know all kanji in japanese :) and where are u from

  • @nhiquach5318
    @nhiquach5318 Год назад +5

    This is a really useful video for beginners to learn English like me. I try to apply these lessons to improve my English. Thank you so much for the lessons you shared.

  • @cauchuyennho
    @cauchuyennho 5 месяцев назад

    Highly apprecitate your advice and TEDx Talks for sharing this video. Based on the advice LISTEN A LOT, I just followed and my listening skill has been improving. I have boosted my English rather than before and have more motivation to learn and improve more. And the first time I fall in love with this language. Once again, thank you so much! Very meaningful for a learner like me.

  • @victorkin11
    @victorkin11 7 лет назад +643

    My Index
    Four words: 7:00 Meaning, Relevance, Attention, Memory
    1# Principle: 7:12 - 8:00 Focus on language content that is relevant to you.
    2# Principle: 8:05 - 8:50 Use your New Language as a Tool to Communicate... from Day 1.
    3# Principle 9:00 - 9:38 When you first UNDERSTAND the MESSAGE, you will acquire the language unconsciously.
    4# Principle 10:30 - 11:36 Physiological Training!
    5# Principle 11:38 - 12:16 Psycho-physiological STATE Matters!
    Seven Action: 12:16
    1# Action: 12:20 Listen A LOT!
    2# Action 12:43 Focus on getting the meaning FIRST!
    3# Action 13:28 Start Mixing.
    4# Action 13:55 Focus on the Core. (4 Weeks)
    4# ~First Week 14:26
    4# ~ Second - Third Week 14:39
    4# ~ Fourth Week 14:56
    5# Action 15:09 Get a Language Parent.
    5# ~4 Rules 16:09
    6# Action 16:28 Copy the Face.
    7# Action 17:12 Direct Connect to Mental Images.

    • @aaron-kurz
      @aaron-kurz 6 лет назад +17

      victorkin11 thanks! 😍

    • @kamikazeteddy
      @kamikazeteddy 6 лет назад +5

      This was really helpful--even after watching this video, I still had trouble recalling all steps and pointers. Thanks for this!

    • @harmonyeternal
      @harmonyeternal 6 лет назад +2

      I love your index.

    • @crisespinosa581
      @crisespinosa581 6 лет назад +1

      Thanks! :)

    • @degagedela8554
      @degagedela8554 6 лет назад +1

      Wao !
      Thank you !!!!

  • @DarkSukiOfficiel
    @DarkSukiOfficiel 4 года назад +716

    i like how he's really calm and suddenly REALLY TALKING HARSHLY AND LOUDLY

    • @DrachenGothik666
      @DrachenGothik666 4 года назад +29

      Neh, I'd call it emphatic and almost hurried because he had a LOT of info to impart in a limited amount of time. :-) It was really cool info, too. I'm guessing he has a bit of stage-fright, too, but once past it, he was able to get on + maybe a touch of asthma. I get pretty breathless when I have to presentations for much the same reason. Public-speaking phobias are probably the most common phobias out there. :-)

    • @sneakysnickersnoopy
      @sneakysnickersnoopy 4 года назад +14

      He may have noticed he had no time halfway and started to scramble

    • @danielarias3946
      @danielarias3946 4 года назад +8

      and I hated it 😂😂

    • @felipeoyarzun5424
      @felipeoyarzun5424 4 года назад +3

      I loved it

    • @burple65
      @burple65 4 года назад +10

      He was out of breath. Could be nervousness, but also people who are not in good physical shape can get out of breath just walking across the room, let alone trying to speak without stopping for minutes on end.

  • @user-sm2eo2kk7s
    @user-sm2eo2kk7s Год назад +1

    1.5 years ago I knew the base of English and in this time I've made real progress. I can understand a lot of what I hear. I'm extremely upset with my speaking only but I strongly believe to improve it! Thank you for this video.

  • @bernardoenriquez880
    @bernardoenriquez880 Год назад +24

    5:44 5 principles 7 actions
    6:26 2 Things that really don´t matter: talent and immersion per se
    7:03 5 principles of rapid language acquisition
    7:06 Four words: Attention, meaning, relevance and memory
    7:52 Information that helps achieve personal goals has relevance
    7:59 Principle # 1: Focus on language content that is relevant to you.
    8:49
    9:37
    10:31
    11:45

  • @I_YASHRAJ_SHUKLA
    @I_YASHRAJ_SHUKLA 5 лет назад +1970

    7:00 where Video starts I got you

  • @istonaoefilosofia
    @istonaoefilosofia 4 года назад +1673

    It only begins at 7:00.
    To summ up (attention-meaning-relevance-memory):
    5 principles:
    I. Focus on language content that is relevant to you.
    II. Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day 1.
    III. When you first understand the message, than you will unconscisously acquire the language.
    IV. Physiological training
    V. Psychological state matters
    7 actions:
    I. Listen a Lot
    II. Focus on getting the meaning first
    III. Start mixing (verbs, nouns, adjectives)
    IV. 4 weeks:
    Week 1 Tool Box: a) what is this?, b) how do you say?, c) I don't understand
    Week 2-3 Pronouns, Nouns, Common Verbs, adjectives (you, that, give, me, hot)
    Week 4 Glue words (although, therefore, but, even though, etc.)
    V. Get a language parent.
    VI. Copy the face.
    VII. "Direct Conect" to mental images

    • @bennih.4191
      @bennih.4191 4 года назад +22

      Isto não é Filosofia Thanks for writing all that down, appreciate it a lot !

    • @meetsomaiya5
      @meetsomaiya5 4 года назад +11

      Thanks!

    • @user-lw8yg1nj7q
      @user-lw8yg1nj7q 4 года назад +4

      aligato!

    • @seila1777
      @seila1777 4 года назад +6

      Wow! Thank you so much for the great job!))

    • @meera310
      @meera310 4 года назад +1

      Thanks!!

  • @nadaothman7580
    @nadaothman7580 Год назад +4

    hey .. I was here for 2 years ago to learn English and i got a new job offer after achieving fluency in English but i am here again to get motivated as I learn German now so i just wanted to say guys it really happens and we can all do it just keep trying and learning 🥰

  • @ZrhioZ
    @ZrhioZ 3 года назад +2745

    I love how this guy is getting more and more excited as the talk progress.

  • @Adham_tarek
    @Adham_tarek 3 года назад +2880

    To learn English ,guys, you should only do one thing. you should practice. Yaeh practice try to go back in time and imagine yourself as a baby.
    How could you learn your mother language?
    By listening, right
    Listening and trying to speak.
    try and make mistakes. it's fine, But in the end i promise you. you will do it

    • @angelsantana7739
      @angelsantana7739 3 года назад +16

      *grazie makinola*

    • @neelamjaiswal1218
      @neelamjaiswal1218 3 года назад +27

      Very true....I am trying to learn English language

    • @kuraim2359
      @kuraim2359 3 года назад +36

      English is not that hard but what if we want to learn another language like japanese or chinese

    • @arseniychuyko9611
      @arseniychuyko9611 3 года назад +11

      Learn language in 6 month. In Russia pupils learn language in about 11 years at school and they can speak from start. Русский язык очень тяжёлый.

    • @samuraiyasuke3709
      @samuraiyasuke3709 3 года назад +48

      @@kuraim2359 I am a native Arabic language speaker. I learned Korean and Japanese by working in Japan and South Korea for years, attending evening classes and watching hours and hours of TV. If you really like the people around you or your paycheck depends on mastering their tongue, learning a new language wouldn't be a problem.حظا سعيدا و بالتوفيق ان شاء الله

  • @ConstruindoUmFuturo
    @ConstruindoUmFuturo Год назад +20

    5 Principles:
    07:59= #1 Focus on the relevant content of the language (master the learning tools)
    08:49= #2 Use language from day one to communicate.
    09:37= #3 When you understand the message, you unconsciously acquire the language.
    10:31= #4 physiological training (understand what I hear)
    11:45= #5 If you're sad, angry, upset, worried, you're not going to learn, period.
    7 actions:
    12:22= #1 I listen a lot.
    12:43= #2 Understand the meaning first before the word.
    13:31= #3 Shuffle (verbs, adjectives, nouns randomly) like children.
    13:58= #4 Focus on the basics (1000 words are used in 80% of daily interaction)
    15:22= #5 Get a language parent (practice and correction tutor).
    16:29= #6 Imitate the gestures when pronouncing.
    17:13= #7 Direct connection with an image. (Relate)

  • @amirulafiqaizad9035
    @amirulafiqaizad9035 Год назад +2

    谢谢你老师。What he said is truly effective and efficient. I uses his teachings to learn Mandarin, Korean and Japanese. Huge thank you to him.

  • @shogr600
    @shogr600 4 года назад +943

    1、自分に関わる言葉に注目すること
    2、最初からその言語をコミュニケーシ ョンの道具とすること
    3、先に言葉の意味を理解すること
    4、表情筋が痛くなるぐらい話すこと
    5、心を落ち着かせ、心が楽しく好奇心を持てるような状態のときに学ぶこと
    実践1、たくさんきけ!
    実践2、意味を知ってから言語知れ
    実践3、伝わらないことを恐れず、
    言葉を組み合わせよう
    実践4、核となる部分に注目し、学ぶ上で役立つものを身につけよう
    実践5、言語の親を持ち、言語を安心して理解できる環境を持とう
    実践6、顔の動かし方を知ろう
    実践7、その単語を自分の中のイメージと結びつけよう

    • @user-me3tn3gl5d
      @user-me3tn3gl5d 4 года назад +5

      Sho GR 👍

    • @shenxu2732
      @shenxu2732 4 года назад +178

      I understand nothing but looks nice.

    • @daichisakamoto6844
      @daichisakamoto6844 4 года назад +24

      ありがとう

    • @phenibut5988
      @phenibut5988 4 года назад +3

      ty

    • @mmmlucky6699
      @mmmlucky6699 4 года назад +8

      環境だよね、胎児の時から聴いている、感じ取っているを動物は知っている。伝えている。日本の教育は時間と規則の拘束、、、校則。その結果例えばドコモタブレットに、日本語変換出にくい、海外に支配され過ぎだよ。あ~あ何かな、話したい気持ち忘れた。受け取る言葉くらい、感じ取れるかほくらい身に付けられるハズだよね

  • @ashura_7777
    @ashura_7777 6 лет назад +553

    first step : WILLING TO LEARN

    • @augustinehourigan7453
      @augustinehourigan7453 5 лет назад

      DEE-AH ISS MWIRRA DIT. THAT IS A GREETING IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE. PLEASE PRONOUNCE IT AS IT IS WRITTEN.

    • @WoodChoppa911
      @WoodChoppa911 4 года назад

      1st requirement: Time

    • @kevinscales
      @kevinscales 4 года назад

      @@WoodChoppa911 It's not so much about time but consistency. Much better to learn for 15 minutes each day than to learn for 4 hours in 1 day every 2 weeks.

  • @solovei_a
    @solovei_a Год назад

    Thank you. I didn't know this rules, but on the same way I learned czech language and really I had a great result for me after 6 months.
    Now I'll use this rules for improving my English.
    And I'll recommend this video for everyone

  • @Narraciones_envolventes
    @Narraciones_envolventes Год назад +3

    I've learned for one year and three months for myself and I think that I learn enough to speak with other people, I don't speak or write perfect but I read and heard and I understand very well. I started to learn German now and I think soon I could speak in this language too

  • @Dreygonball
    @Dreygonball 4 года назад +1756

    we're all gonna come out of quarantine as polyglots

    • @johnTheprodigy
      @johnTheprodigy 4 года назад +41

      agree lmao. I already speak spanish, english, and can understand a bit french.

    • @XBoostHub
      @XBoostHub 4 года назад +11

      Yep, russian friend near with you.

    • @oyindabello554
      @oyindabello554 4 года назад +10

      haha fr tho, i even made a yt channel to encourage myself to continue learning languages

    • @juliazedd1622
      @juliazedd1622 4 года назад +1

      yessss!!!

    • @aitreya5862
      @aitreya5862 4 года назад +1

      @anxious guy me too

  • @unlikelyoutcome3012
    @unlikelyoutcome3012 6 лет назад +74

    This video has been sitting in my Watch Later Playlist for about 6 months now.

    • @xuefengli5243
      @xuefengli5243 5 лет назад

      after all you know it on your list

  • @alparslanolmez9715
    @alparslanolmez9715 Год назад +5

    I'm a native Turkish speaker, I understood everything you said easily and I gained confidence. Thank you very much for all these invaluable suggestions, I'll try to use them to learn German

    • @engingenc7293
      @engingenc7293 Год назад

      Kardeşim rica etsem hocanın ne demek istediğini açıklayabilir misin? Bu yolda yeniyim ve ne yazık ki pek anlamadım:(

    • @Vitriol728
      @Vitriol728 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@engingenc7293altyazilarda Türkçe seçeneği var

  • @user-si3wv8cj4t
    @user-si3wv8cj4t 8 месяцев назад +1

    I want to admit that this is the most interesting and comprehensive talk of all the TED talks I have ever watched.

  • @fivelands4064
    @fivelands4064 2 года назад +99

    I'm Vietnamese. Thank you very much. Now i'm 58, i learn every thing, every day because of retired man have nothing else to do.

    • @pobreviejo741
      @pobreviejo741 2 года назад +9

      Viet is a nice language--like water rippling over stones, to me.

    • @edotarnando9406
      @edotarnando9406 2 года назад +2

      Chao

    • @goldeneyes9583
      @goldeneyes9583 2 года назад +2

      I hope you will do it Mister. I am inspired with seniors who learns foreign languages

    • @chauanhngo5718
      @chauanhngo5718 2 года назад +1

      Good luck. Chúc bác thành công

    • @mar09537
      @mar09537 2 года назад +1

      I'm agree. Saludos desde Buenos Aires💪🏻

  • @krazus2036
    @krazus2036 3 года назад +313

    I just found my birth family after 19 years after we were separated, the only thing is Dad still isn't that fluent in English after being in the US for 20 ish years. So I am going to try to speed run learning basic Spanish so we can somewhat talk to each other. Wish me luck and see you in 6 months!

    • @stretch8390
      @stretch8390 3 года назад +6

      Very happy for you! Wishing you all the luck in the world :)

    • @coolio123katielexi
      @coolio123katielexi 3 года назад +9

      I am in the same situation, but my parents are in Korea and have been, speaking no English.

    • @krazus2036
      @krazus2036 3 года назад +2

      Thank you all for your support!

    • @jeannettemondragon7021
      @jeannettemondragon7021 3 года назад +1

      Te deseo que logres tu propósito!

    • @jeannettemondragon7021
      @jeannettemondragon7021 3 года назад +1

      Te deseo que logres tu propósito!

  • @estefi2005
    @estefi2005 Год назад +90

    I have learned six languages, and now I’m learning the seventh this time by myself (Finnish language), and he is right. These are neuropsychological principles that can help you learning anything you want… of course you also need a reliable source of information, like a good language book with the grammar rules (unfortunately without grammar you can’t do anything).

    • @dariushadim
      @dariushadim Год назад

      Wow; amazing

    • @indradenel2639
      @indradenel2639 Год назад +1

      I hope I can speak English fluent

    • @jakarboujemaa2344
      @jakarboujemaa2344 Год назад +19

      I was scrolling down reading the comments . But your comment pushed to leave a reply eventhough i m not used to this this anyway i just to pick that last point you said without grammar you can not anything i m with you in this point because following my own experience as an Arabic native speaker i can speak 4 languages and curently learning Chinese mandarin never used gramma as a basic or as a first tool to start with any the learned language but with listening and reading all gramma come along automathically

    • @satnamdhanjal4233
      @satnamdhanjal4233 Год назад

      Hey dear ,could you please share some steps of improving English?

    • @estefi2005
      @estefi2005 Год назад +6

      @@satnamdhanjal4233 sure! It helps a lot if you listen as much as you can things in English… and when you do try to repeat the words and imitate the pronunciation. It helps to record yourself saying the words so you can spot if there are any mistakes in the pronunciation. Read as much as you can because through it you learn an incredible amount of new words, and try to use them in sentences because it helps you to remember them better… make friends that speak English so you have extra practice in real life. Right now I’m learning Finnish and I’m trying to do all those things so I can learn it faster 👍🏼

  • @firstandforemost1
    @firstandforemost1 11 месяцев назад +45

    05:32 - How to learn any language in six months?
    07:00 - Four words: Meaning, Relevance, Attention, Memory
    5 Principles:
    07:59 - Principle # 1: Focus on language content that is relevant to you. Do not go for chemistry specific words if you are not interested or involved with chemistry.
    08:49 - Principle # 2: Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day one.
    09:37 - Principle # 3: When you first understand the message you will unconsciously acquire the language.
    10:31 - Principle # 4: Physiological training. Understand what I hear. Get used to the sounds of the other language, so as to accostum your brain to those sounds and not filter them.
    11:45 - Principle # 5: Psycho-physiological state matters. In order to learn effectively, you should be relaxed and in a good mental state.
    7 actions:
    12:22 - Action # 1: Listen a lot. (brain soaking)
    12:43 - Action # 2: Focus on getting the meaning first before getting the words. (non-verbal communication, context, etc.)
    13:31 - Action # 3: Start mixing. Be creative and make phrases with the little vocabulary that one has. Shuffle (verbs, adjectives, nouns randomly) like children.
    13:58 - Action # 4: Focus on the core. (1000 words are used in 85% of daily interaction, 3000 words 98%)
    15:22 - Action # 5: Get a language parent. (practice and correction tutor)
    16:29 - Action # 6: Copy the face. Pay attention to the face of the native speaker, so as to imitate the gestures when pronouncing.
    17:13 - Action # 7: Do not memorize words literally, but create an image or concept of the word.

    • @Nsimayo
      @Nsimayo 9 месяцев назад +1

      😊

    • @Goose____
      @Goose____ 7 месяцев назад

      much better summery than the more liked one, thanks

    • @firstandforemost1
      @firstandforemost1 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@Goose____ :)

  • @GrandStudable
    @GrandStudable 9 лет назад +211

    At school in Argentina we have english classes twice a week for 18 years. All the way from kindergarten to high school. Students leave high school with a very mediocre level. We are told we need to sit for the international exams, the Cambridge ones. The most popular one is the FCE (First Certificate Exam). We are told this is a MUST if you want to have a successful career no matter your field of expertise. I sat for that test. I got a 98 out of 100. And I learnt to speak english just like a baby does, by listening and repeating. My tool? RUclips. Simple as that. My friends who pay attention in english classes didn't get higher than 70, some didn't even pass the test. The way languages are taught at school is counter-intuitive and very stupid. You will never speak a language better than you speak your native tongue. We must ask ourselves; how did we learn our native tongue? and THEN try to replicate that when attempting to learn a new language.

    • @ZZumaTV
      @ZZumaTV 9 лет назад +4

      Diego Holzman ^ THIS. Grammar and stuff ain't important. What matters when learning a new language is, like you said, going with the basics that a baby uses when learning their native language.
      Sidenote: thank the Gods that I have two native languages and never had to learn English. I would probably suck at it.

    • @chrislonsdale
      @chrislonsdale 9 лет назад

      Diego Holzman Very true.

    • @GrandStudable
      @GrandStudable 9 лет назад +15

      Chris Lonsdale yeah man, at one point in my life i got tired of filling up books full of exercises that go by the name of "Past-Tense: Grammatical structure: 1- Fill the gaps with verbs in the past tense". Screw that, how is that helping in any way? I'm not going to go up to a native english speaker and show them my book and be all like "look, there's something I need to tell you but I don't know how.. But hey! here's my book, I filled it up!!" There needs to be a change. Learning a language is a hard-ass thing to do! It's going to take time, it's going to be frustrating, you will mess up time and time again, often you will be ashamed, but IN THE END, it's worth it. This past winter I went to the US and people told me they thought I was a dude from California... And that's when I finally realized that all the effort it took me, all those hours I put into perfecting my english were TOTALLY worth it.

    • @youngsookim505
      @youngsookim505 8 лет назад +1

      Diego It's really true. The way to learn language called by the TTT(test teach test) is really stupid. This way might help short-term test like mid test, final test. But for the true learning we should learn language from the begin like infant and from the needs. In my opinion, All words and comprehension of the our mother language is learned from unforgettable memories. So the learning the second language also should be same.

    • @PowerGodteri
      @PowerGodteri 8 лет назад +6

      Diego YES! This is so true! I am Norwegian, and the best at speaking english in my grade. Why? RUclips, for me aswell. Everyone just asumes I am smarter then them. -.-

  • @TheRaissarenee
    @TheRaissarenee 3 года назад +560

    “ a drowning man can not learn to swim.” That hit 💯

    • @user-gu2qn6rg4l
      @user-gu2qn6rg4l 3 года назад +3

      Sorry but what does mean?

    • @Very-ImportantPerson
      @Very-ImportantPerson 3 года назад +25

      I think its nonsense. You learn to swim best if you have no other choice. Same goes for learning a language. You learn a language the fastest in a country where its spoken cause you don't have a choice.

    • @jarbear7000
      @jarbear7000 3 года назад

      @@user-gu2qn6rg4l It means that the statement resonated with him or that he liked it/related to it

    • @maitrekims9551
      @maitrekims9551 2 года назад

      Explain that to my dad

    • @RealAugustusAutumn
      @RealAugustusAutumn 2 года назад

      Bs, that's how I learned to swim

  • @jlucas6666
    @jlucas6666 Год назад +7

    i am chinese prepareing IELTS...thanks for your lecture....i learned a lot...language is a tool to help people communicate....to make people understand each other....no need to be 100% accurate

    • @rubelinhalasan1008
      @rubelinhalasan1008 3 месяца назад

      hi i know this kinda late, but does learning Mandarin is no need to be 100% as well?

    • @jlucas6666
      @jlucas6666 3 месяца назад +1

      @@rubelinhalasan1008 of course…no one will laugh at you when you make mistake…just talk to someone who can speak mandarin….more practice is the key…

  • @Ricardo-ri4tk
    @Ricardo-ri4tk Год назад +5

    5 Principles:
    1. Focus on content of the language that is important and useful for you (z.B. do not go for chemistry specific words if you are not interested or involved with chemistry).
    2. Comunicate from day 1, whatever you know.
    3. If you first understand the message, then your subconscious part of the brain will do the rest and it will be way easier to learn.
    4. Get used to the sounds of the other language, so as to accostum your brain to those sounds and not filter them.
    5. In order to learn effectively, you should be relaxed and in a good mental state.
    7 actions:
    1. Listen a lot, "brain soaking".
    2. Try to get the meaning first before getting the words (non-verbal communication, context, etc.)
    3. Be creative and make phrases with the little vocabulary that one has.
    4. Focus on the basics (in English, 1000 words eqs to 85%; 3000 words 98%)
    5. Get a language "parent" (someone one has confidence with and can speak with ease)
    6. Pay attention to the face of the native speaker, so as to imitate the sounds.
    7. Do not memorize words literally, but create an image or concept of the word.

  • @eliakaiser1290
    @eliakaiser1290 4 года назад +500

    Why don't we all learn a different language and come back in 6 months to hold a conversation in the comments?

    • @chikaojei5029
      @chikaojei5029 4 года назад +10

      Okay Elia Kaiser, I'll be waiting for you.

    • @samaiki251
      @samaiki251 4 года назад +14

      !remindme 5 months 27 days

    • @shirooo2831
      @shirooo2831 4 года назад +7

      !remindme 5 months 25 days

    • @fitnesslatinos
      @fitnesslatinos 4 года назад +7

      At Fitness Latinos we teach both English and Spanish. Although our native tongue is Spanish Fitness Latino's instructor, Alba, tutors Chinese children English using these same principles. This video is right on point. We believe it is important to move in the "classroom" because it is proven that movement stimulates learning. We focus on giving you the tools, the vocabulary, the weekly challenge to connect and find that "language parent" to help you with the week's vocabulary. In 22 lessons you will have learned many topics including nouns, verbs, and prepositions. Come check us out. Click our photo to learn more. You can PM us on FB too. We would love to help you reach your goals.

    • @danribeirosp
      @danribeirosp 4 года назад

      Good idea !

  • @theanon5906
    @theanon5906 4 года назад +638

    2nd day trying to learn japanese while quarantined. I’m a native german speaker and am fluent in french, english and spanish. Wish me luck
    Day 3: I can remember about 90% of the Hiragana without the tenten. I’ll revise more and soon start with the tenten. I also started to watch a video about the japanese verb group. Nevertheless I have to be pretty fluent in Hiragana to conjugate verbs. I also learnt about the concept of furigana
    Day 9: I can read all the hiragana but it‘s hard to memorize the correct pronounciation. I struggle with U and hu ( apparently U is pronounced like UGH and Hu is pronounced like Hu & Fu (its kinda a middle thing)) I also managed to learn the tenten :). Currently I‘m watching youtube videos to remember the correct pronounciation and also read hiragana
    Day 12: I couldn‘t really study past these 3 days. I listened to japanese videos and know some words and sentences.
    Day 13: Today I‘ve learnt particles for instance the question mark Ka etc
    Day 16: I’m now able to conjugate the polite form Masu.
    Day 17: i’ve watched a lot of anime in Japanese to get used to it and I’m now able to write some basic sentences:) but only in hiragana yet
    わたしは にほんご を はなしたい。
    Day 20: I’ve learnt some rules and I‘ll buy myself a book to study にほんご !
    Day 23: Yesterday I learnt how to conjugate every verb type. Nevertheless I still haven’t bought the book yet but I can say / know basic sentences... I’m now able to write the entire Hiragana, it’s tenten and forms like きょう = Kyō which means today or きよう which means Skillful. Despite of that I also learnt Personal pronouns although it’s rude to speak to someone that directly and the W’s questions.
    Day 33: I just finished learning the te, ta and also learnt how to conjugate adjectives. I also started to learn Katakana since I’m now able to write Hiragana.
    Day 35: I‘ve been self studying and kinda struggle. I am closely able to memorize Katakana and I already know how to write some kanji’s. Despite of that I‘m gonna learn for the Jlpt N5 exam. 本を買いたい !
    I think that I want to move to Japan one day thus I watched videos about the pitch e.g. ここ has two meanings. If you say it like こ↗️こ it means here but saying こ↘️こ means rain
    Day 39: I listened to Japanese Jlpt N4 and I actually understood everything she said and this make me kind of proud. I am almost done with Katakana but I am still learning on how to use it correctly. Despite of that I also learnt how to conjugate い & な adjectives... Here’s an example sentence :
    わなしはぜんぜんシャイじゃないです。
    でもわたしのおとうとはちょっとシャイです。
    This means : I am not extremely shy. But my little brother is a little bit shy.
    Day 43: I am already done with Katakana and I am now ready for kanji! I already watched videos on how to study it the best and I think I found a really good way. I can’t wait 😊
    Day 46: I learnt some basic kanji’s for instance 降る which means to fall from the sky and is used in combination with 雨 = Rain & 雪= Snow.
    So it’s rains means 雨が降っています。which means literally: rain falling from the sky is ..
    I am almost 2 months in ... I’ll be back in 4 months
    Little update:
    ただいま。毎日日本語を勉強しますが、日本語はとても難しいです。今から自己紹介します。こんにちは。べンです。十八歳でドイツ人です。フランス語を専攻している大学生です。よろしくお願いします。
    Edit: 4 months later and I can introduce myself. This make me proud since I really struggled with kanji before but am now getting comfortable with it
    Update after 6months :
    Hey so I‘m back and I can say that I‘m not fluent ! It took me at least 2 months to adjust myself to kanji. At first I couldn’t learn more than 10 Kanjis but now I learn more than 25 a day. I would say that I know all Jlpt N5 kanji’s so far but I don’t think that I know all the grammar yet. Japanese is a beautiful language and you should learn it too :).
    Edit: I’ll expand my update but I gotta work on my school projects now

    • @AnanthakrishnanCR
      @AnanthakrishnanCR 4 года назад +8

      Good luck

    • @audex
      @audex 4 года назад +4

      The Anon buena suerte

    • @LCdic09
      @LCdic09 4 года назад +3

      Good luck! I'm native Spanish speaker and also fluent in English and some Portuguese and I started to learn German a couple of weeks ago.

    • @regen1016
      @regen1016 4 года назад +4

      Ahhhhh how do you know so manyyyy 😭😭

    • @theanon5906
      @theanon5906 4 года назад +7

      Regen101 My parents are French and we live in germany. So my Family always spoke french or german. Besides I learnt englisch from „friends“ whom were from some english speaking country of africa ( I cant remember ). So they taught me some english during primary school. Plus I have english since 2nd grade so this really helped me to improve further. At the beginning of middleschool we had some spanish lessons and I wanted to speak spanish so bad that I sat everyday at home and learn till I had a basic conception of the language. Despite of that spanish has some similar words. As a french speaking person this wasn‘t a problem for me. But I sometimes pronounced french words spanish and spanish words french so I had to adjust a method to think spanish. So basically the way you think has a huge impact on you as well. My tip: adjust a method to think like a native would think

  • @emma-xt5iy
    @emma-xt5iy 2 месяца назад +1

    This appeared in my feed when I have almost exactly 6 months before I study abroad. Perfect

  • @matheusgrillo3098
    @matheusgrillo3098 Год назад +1

    Wow, what a amazing explanation of how to learn a second language! So useful, and so understandable! Realy realy enjoy that!

  • @miyamamist
    @miyamamist 3 года назад +270

    I started learning English while I was in quarantine. That was not forced me because I'm in Japan, but I had some time staying at home.
    I'm going to keep learning.

    • @nikitanorgrove7823
      @nikitanorgrove7823 3 года назад +10

      Nice, you got this!

    • @preethikae8519
      @preethikae8519 3 года назад +6

      bravo...but there is slight correction you could either say " No one forced me or That was forced on me"

    • @krazus2036
      @krazus2036 3 года назад +27

      @@preethikae8519 Remember the parent rules! 16:08, never correct, but confirm. Confirming will allow them to learn for themselves, instead of you spoon feeding them the knowledge. This way they can pick up the spoon and choose what they want to eat.

    • @whatever815
      @whatever815 3 года назад +2

      can u help me about japanese please

    • @Jasmin3G
      @Jasmin3G 3 года назад +1

      Good luck! I’ve been learning Japanese during quarantine😅

  • @cnlb2673
    @cnlb2673 4 года назад +280

    Hey, my native language is Spanish, when I was 8 years I went to the US 3 months, I went to a school I was more a listener.
    I didn't talk with the other kids because, I only knew how to say hello, bye, some colors and numbers, I watched videos in English, I heard people talking in english everyday, without noticing it, I was able to understand, I remember telling my mom "Mom! I had a conversation with a girl, I asked her what was her favorite color" Yes, it was very very simple, but for me and my mom wasn't.
    I learned English literally by myself, no one translated for me.
    The last year I improved a lot, good luck to everyone!
    If you want to learn a language, you have to be motivated, you have to take it seriously, try listening songs in that language, watch videos in that language, even if you don't understand, that will help you.
    Right now I'm learning Japanese, Korean and French.
    I will comeback in 6 months!
    Hi!
    I forgot to come, sorry, I have been learning a lot, I’m also in school since October so I don’t have too much time to progress, it has been a little bit difficult, specially grammar, but so far, I progressed a lot, if we talk about Korean, I can understand a lot now.
    Don’t give up! You can do it! :)

    • @aili2943
      @aili2943 4 года назад +7

      화이팅!!

    • @emilieswann
      @emilieswann 4 года назад +4

      I am going to learn french :))

    • @annora6882
      @annora6882 4 года назад +3

      Hey I am na Indian and wanna learn Japanese but the problem is that I can't get any Japanese language parent so will internet alone help?

    • @joancarlesbartra382
      @joancarlesbartra382 4 года назад

      @@annora6882 The perfect way to learn japanese is through anime! Just watch Naruto or any other anime subtitled in English (or if you have the possibility to watch it subtitled in your language, better) and you got it!

    • @Emily-tp5wn
      @Emily-tp5wn 4 года назад +2

      How did you understand what the words meant over time? Is it due to the body language??

  • @sadoonkalifs2595
    @sadoonkalifs2595 Год назад +2

    I learned English from my phone just download videos and am so excited .
    Tips - 1 .2 days for new words.
    2..2 days for imitation.
    3. 3 days for conversation practice.
    Finally I did it💪💪
    And am continue to learn Spanish & Turkish & inshallh I will do it .good luck for everyone peace 🥰🌹🌹❤

  • @dariavohats
    @dariavohats 6 месяцев назад +1

    I'm not sure I am right, but actually one thing I have understood - it sounds like:
    "You must to love a proccess, not a goal".
    And you should be relax, and now I can write something in English. My English isn't good, but I think you understand me and this is important, not more
    my English will be better of course, but I can improve my level, i can't learn this language in general. Nobody knows English perfectly, except English philologist scientist maybe, I dont know.

  • @antoine_as
    @antoine_as 8 лет назад +55

    As a french, I totally agree with a lot of these statements. When you have something that interests you in another langage, it forces you to learn, to make an effort, and because you enjoy what you read or hear, it does'nt seem hard to you.
    Sometimes it's like a little game, you have some lego blocks, and with them you have to build something that stands.

    • @yvx2779
      @yvx2779 8 лет назад +1

      +Antoine Sauvadet True, I learned English mostly watching cartoons as a kid. Never really put much effort, apart for trying to understand what they were saying, and somehow I learned the language.
      I'm currently trying to learn French (started last month). I never had difficulty understanding most of the words (my first language is Portuguese), but I'm struggling to get a hold of "l'accent parisien". Do you have any tips or advice?

    • @antoine_as
      @antoine_as 8 лет назад

      Haha i'm not sure to help you precisely, I'm not parisien :p But the accent parisien is that, you shorten a little bit the words, and you insist more on the vowels (i,e principally).

    • @yvx2779
      @yvx2779 8 лет назад

      +Antoine Sauvadet Ohh haha sorry about that. Merci beaucoup par la réponse et je comprends ce que vous dites. Haha le français, il va venir. I'll work on the tips you gave me. And do you recommend any book to help increase my vocab?

    • @antoine_as
      @antoine_as 8 лет назад

      No problem :) "le français va venir" or "ça va venir" ;) Sorry I don't have any book in mind, except the Bescherelle series maybe.

    • @jasumin3379
      @jasumin3379 8 лет назад +2

      I wanna be french too, I mean Dutch people need to learn French, but french people not dutch -.-

  • @zeynabfall6796
    @zeynabfall6796 5 лет назад +312

    I have been in Canada almost 3 years now. At first I was afraid to talk because I didn't want to sound ridiculous but after I have my second baby I needed to do some follow up with a nurse over phone and because my husband was going to work I had nobody to help me translate my words in English. So I started speaking with my mistakes and my bad pronunciation like what the way I am writing now but at the she was able to understand me. Since then I realized that a language is not an art to master but rather a tool to use to survive.

    • @benjamina.522
      @benjamina.522 5 лет назад +17

      @@onesilentarrow And this, ladies and gentleman, is RACISM at its finest!

    • @returnoftheredeye
      @returnoftheredeye 5 лет назад +6

      How do you know you hate someone whom you've never met?

    • @thetriumphsprint
      @thetriumphsprint 5 лет назад +2

      Well done Zaynab! :)

    • @snowbird7254
      @snowbird7254 5 лет назад +3

      I'm a native English speaker and I didn't find any mistakes in your writing :D

    • @msZarajerusalem4166
      @msZarajerusalem4166 5 лет назад +1

      Your English not bad:)I from malaysia work in Singapore since last 6 years.I learn to write and speak in English when I in Singapore.Its true learning language can make us survive.😁

  • @farooqkamran5087
    @farooqkamran5087 Месяц назад

    Wao.. So enthusiatstic and totally immersed in his talk!!! what a passionate talk by this gentleman

  • @memoboy4141
    @memoboy4141 Год назад +5

    This is one of the rare language videos that are not pure babbling and you can actually take something out of it. Great

  • @mariojurisic1962
    @mariojurisic1962 7 лет назад +119

    Excellent point, Chris Lonsdale: EVERYBODY can learn a foreign language in a reasonable period of time. The only question is: Do you really want to learn a new language? Is the motivation behind it your's or is it your boss'es?
    If the motivation behind language learning is not coming from you, then, my dear friend, you will never learn this language you're struggling to learn.

    • @vinessenchetty1659
      @vinessenchetty1659 6 лет назад

      Best name ever
      kidney
      renal

    • @GioVanniDaThird
      @GioVanniDaThird 6 лет назад

      wise words

    • @oz4232
      @oz4232 6 лет назад

      yuppp your right man!

    • @aydin8078
      @aydin8078 2 года назад

      Hi,my names aydin , I am from Iran, I am also learning the language, can I communicate with you? Please enter your email

  • @lenguyendieulinh5902
    @lenguyendieulinh5902 3 года назад +313

    I've been learning English for 4 years and now I'm pretty fluent at it. Looking back at my language learning journey, I find these principles and actions so true. I use some of them during my journey and they really work to improve my English. The one thing that really stands out to me is that you should never strive for perfection. Just make mistakes and learn from them. What an amazing talk!

    • @lenguyendieulinh5902
      @lenguyendieulinh5902 2 года назад +8

      @@dianachii4869 Glad you ask but honestly I can't answer it all in just a comment. However there are many native English teachers on YT that you can follow and they often give useful tips and advice on how to improve your English. But above all you should look for advice from people around you or those who speak the same mother tongue as you, those who have mastered English because often times, you can resonate more with advice from these people.

    • @gabiperpetuo3737
      @gabiperpetuo3737 2 года назад +1

      literally same!! I learned English and now i want to learn Korean as well :)

    • @lenguyendieulinh5902
      @lenguyendieulinh5902 2 года назад +10

      @@dianachii4869 OMG I literally didn't see your comment until now. So sorry. But some YT channels I often watch are English with Lucy, Speak English with Vanessa, mmmEnglish, JenniferESL, English with Papa Teach me, English like a native, linguamaria, and many more.

    • @strafer8764
      @strafer8764 2 года назад +7

      Your writing is better than the average American student that has been learning their own native language for well over 12 years. I’ve read and scored many thousands of essays of students from numerous public schools and grades around the country. Their grasp of it is mostly subpar

    • @Nsimayo
      @Nsimayo 9 месяцев назад

      😊

  • @nyph7955
    @nyph7955 Месяц назад

    The importance of learning any languages is that you have to practice, practice, and practice. Learning a foreign language is like copying a new language into your head, so you should start speaking right away, not tomorrow. If you can actually discipline yourself, you will see the improvements tomorow. I was unable to speak any words without translating them in my head. But I was aware of that soon, and I thought I needed to change my methods of learning English. I practiced speaking day by day and spent about 8 hours per day learning. Honestly, I'm proud of myself because I never cease my process in spite of the difficulty.

  • @castletransport
    @castletransport Год назад +2

    Spot on. Amazing! Thank you so much for all the advice. Absolutely fantastic. I'm learning Bisaya (a dialect in the Philippines) so I'll use it there

  • @user-vl4fq6oi9q
    @user-vl4fq6oi9q 9 лет назад +318

    if he does this same lecture in 3 other languages, then i'll start taking actions he told.

    • @bballplayer1981
      @bballplayer1981 9 лет назад +65

      Valid point.

    • @nilay5225
      @nilay5225 9 лет назад +4

      haha

    • @kawaiinails
      @kawaiinails 9 лет назад +22

      He did a lecture in Mandarin - its on RUclips. But, I am curious to what other languages he knows :)

    • @opmario98
      @opmario98 9 лет назад +19

      speebyda there are 3 sides and points to an equilateral triangle, and guess which shape is the shape that is mostly used in architecture and construction. Your brain handles things most efficiently in groups of 3. Guess what type of "some" that most guys want to be in. 😏 guess

    • @LyAn215
      @LyAn215 9 лет назад +2

      Alvydas Jokubauskas There's only like 1% of English speakers talk like the Queen

  • @Barni2212
    @Barni2212 3 года назад +605

    And one pro tip: You learn slow but you forget fast. I started learning Japanese. I learned Hiragana and Katakana fast (or I thought). I didn't practice or learned for 1,5 weeks. After that I realised that I forget at least 30 what I thought I know. Your fresh knowledge will fade really quick if you don't practice it until it becomes second nature.

    • @ckfu631
      @ckfu631 3 года назад +12

      SO you should constantly use it ,and then you wont forget it

    • @Kestrel16C
      @Kestrel16C 3 года назад +3

      I have a different experience from when I learned Kana. I took about a week to be able to relieably recall the sounds and just from reading alone I was able to do so much faster. However, since that first week I hadn't praticed writing for over half a year and for some reason just from reading them often enough I could still write most of the characters. The ones I couldn't remember are the ones you see less often. Mainly some Katakana characters.

    • @ybor20
      @ybor20 2 года назад +2

      During my study theory of education, I learned that the problem isn't that you forget things, but that you do not store them well and later you have difficulties to find the information back. Very few courses are developed to store optimal.
      However, a Canadian study among Chinese adopted children who came to Canada very young and were for more then 15 year in Canada and never spoke Chinese during that time. Then for some reason the started to learn Chinese again...it appears that they were learning incredible fast en were able to use almost everything that they had learned 15 years ago....the reason: it was stored very good.

    • @ybor20
      @ybor20 2 года назад +8

      @@user-fz9dn5bs7e all over the world children learn in exact the same way and order their mother tongue, that is why they did remember it 15 year later.
      We start to collect and to store information long before we are born ...before our brain has developed we have learned how to move our fingers for example. This information is stored in our spine.
      When children learn their language they learn the language by doing things...and it takes them many years to distinguish and to produce the needed sounds.
      When they learn the language they also learn the surrounding world ...it is a combination. For adults they do know the surrounding world already - in general- so when they want to learn like children did they have to adjust the method.
      However, learning a language has to start with the language you need for the basic physical things and then combine the learning with the physical activities. That is the fundamental of the language. Learning in this order we make use of the build-in-language learning method we also use to learn our mother tongue.
      This doesn't means that other systems aren't good ...for the simple reason that we all are different and have different abilities. But seen the fact that all over the world children learn in the same way and order, we might conclude that that must be a build-in and a good method.
      Doing things means that you store the language in your body. When you feel something hot,,,your body is reacting making use of the stored information.
      You can easily confirm for yourself this: write your full name on a paper. It goes very fast. When this information was stored in your brain, then it would be no problem to write your full name now with your other hand...
      But of course there's much more and I'm not a linguist, I only studied education and I specialized myself in 'learning new things'.

    • @noudialp
      @noudialp 2 года назад

      You learn fast and forget quick unless you learn the language by speaking and speaking only.

  • @NguyenThiTrangQP-vm2ol
    @NguyenThiTrangQP-vm2ol 9 месяцев назад

    I'm from Vietnam, I was really happy because I hear you mentioned my country in your presentation

  • @TheFiown
    @TheFiown Год назад +2

    I have a deaf mute friend who told me that when he goes to a foreign country it takes him a day to adapt to the other country's sign language ! I am a native English speaker, also did Latin at school ( yes back in the day this existed along with ancient greek ) I leant French at school as a second language instead of German. I then moved to France at the age of 20 with a good basis but didn't hang out with other English speakers and listened to the radio all day in French. I speak better French than most French people. I then had to learn Italian for work and that was fairly easy, I'm not fluent but it's such a lovely language. I tried Dutch at one point but got stuck. I then moved to Brazil and had to learn Portuguese which I found really hard as it didn't ring well in my ears but it did make understanding Spanish easier, I speak Portuguese now fairly well but I am back in france after a stay in China where I was determined to learn Chinese but I left China because the xenophobia just got to me.

  • @shahidnasir7851
    @shahidnasir7851 4 года назад +684

    A woman struggled with Dutch, then she came across the principles, she applied these and she learnt Portuguese!

    • @chickennuggets1837
      @chickennuggets1837 4 года назад +13

      Sure she did

    • @handebarlas6248
      @handebarlas6248 4 года назад +7

      Ha ha brilliant really!

    • @Mehmet-ow4hx
      @Mehmet-ow4hx 4 года назад +1

      Shahid Nasir lol 😂

    • @ulrikof.2486
      @ulrikof.2486 4 года назад +9

      If she was Spanish or Italian, you're right, it wouldn't prove much. If she was German, it would be impressive.

    • @matthiasfritsch1751
      @matthiasfritsch1751 4 года назад +18

      Failing in dutch as a german... epic fail

  • @DiLiNiTi
    @DiLiNiTi 4 года назад +177

    I love how he starts off a little timid but his passion takes him deeper into his topic until he's in an absolute fervour haha. There's nothing like learning from someone so passionate of what they teach.

    • @Androtiine
      @Androtiine 4 года назад

      So very true

    • @waqalhure3710
      @waqalhure3710 4 года назад +4

      As English student, I have learnt two words from your comment, timid and fervour. Thanks

  • @abdulkayom4580
    @abdulkayom4580 10 месяцев назад +26

    5 principles & 7 actions.
    2 things don't matter: Talent, Immersion per se.
    .................
    5 principles of fast language acquisition:
    (1). Attention, meaning, relevance, memory (all are interconnected in very very important ways)
    - information that helps survival has relevance
    - information that helps achieve personal goals has relevance.
    So, the principle 1: focus on language content that is relevant to you.
    (2). Principle 2: Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day one. Like children do.
    (3). When you first understand the message, you will unconsciously acquire the language. Comprehension is the key. If you don't understand it your brain filters it out. You don't learn it.
    (4). Speaking. It takes muscle. Proper coordination is important. So start speaking.
    (5). Be happy, stress free. Don't go for accuracy in the beginning.
    .........................................
    7 actions of fast language learning:
    (1). Listen a lot
    Listen to tons and tons of the language. Brain soaking language. Your brain recognises the pattern of the language.
    (2). Focus on getting the meaning first. Even before the words. Use body language.
    (3). Start mixing. If you know 10 verbs, 10 nouns, 10 adjectives, you can make 1000 possible phrases.
    Language is a communicative process. What a baby does? Broken phrases. But they make the point across. Get creative. Have fun with it.
    (4). Focus on the core. Every language has high frequency content. Focus on high frequency contents of the language.
    (5). Get a language parent who understand your broken phrases and doesn't correct you.
    (6). Copy the face. Expressions.
    (7). Make image inside your mind. Connecting the mental images in a meaningful way.
    ................................................................

    • @renatogodoirangel7549
      @renatogodoirangel7549 2 месяца назад

      hi, can I use you exact words to build an english class around it?