How do I study 6 languages simultaneously? Challenges and practical tips (Subtitles)
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- Опубликовано: 4 июн 2024
- Language learning is a never ending process, I started learning 6 languages (French, English, Arabic, German, Turkish, Persian) at different times but until today I am still working on them.
In this video I will be sharing with you how I gradually learned one language after another, what difficulties I encountered, how I struggled and how I dealt with these difficulties. I will try to give you some practical tips! I hope this video will give you some ideas and inspiration if you are learning several languages at the some time or want to do so.
00:00 Intro
01:30 is it possible to learn several languages simultaneously?
01:43 Frenc + English
04:28 Arabic+ English+ French
05:24 Arabic+ German+ English+ French
07:05 Turkish+ Persian+ Arabic+German+English+French
08:07 How to balance different languages?
10:37 How to avoid mixing languages?
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The key to learning a language is to take a lot of small steps and to be consistent. It's also important to have reasonable expectations and not to compare yourself to other speakers. If you're just starting out and already trying to "sound like a native", you will most likely lose confidence and motivation. Make a record of your progress and feel good about how far you have come. Language is a tool for communication and not a science.
Agree!
I totally agree with you, my friend. By the way, your videos are excellent. I have really admired it 💕💕💕
@Purple Deutsch awww, thank you! 😊
@@englishwithmiranda 😊😊😊
It worked for me...I talk about wanting to sound as a native from the start. I was really mad at myself because I couldn't sound like a native in English and it gave me the motivation to work on it. So now...I can proudly say that I sound like a native
One thing to remember: Be patient with your progression, not everyone learns a language at the same pace, and most important, enjoy the experience!
I am native Arabic, know Turkish and English, while I am trying to study Persian and Norwegian at the same time. You are totally right on the huge similarities between Turkish and Persian.
Actually Arabic, Persian and Turkish have well amounts of common words. However be aware of the same words different meaning, they are the hardest.
Love from Türkiye 🇹🇷
Helal olsun adamsın
Aslında en büyük sebebi edebiyat dilinin eskiden Farsça olmasıydı. Hatta Latinlerde bunun için Latin alfabesini daha hızlı geliştirip birsürü çeviri yaptılar. Ve Türkler İslamiyet ile tanıştıktan sonra çok etkileşim olmuştur. Divanı Lugati Türk'ü okumanızı öneririm. ( *・ω・)ノ
موفق باشی
Aynı sözcüklerin olması normal, edebiyatımız malesef arap ve fars edebiyatlarından beslendi.
@@itsmeyourbestfriendpal keşke beslenmeseydi sade dilimiz çok çok daha güzel
As a Korean/English/Japanese speaker, I really understand that learning languages at the same time require discipline. Currently I am learning more languages but sometimes I still struggle finding the motivation to study. I like that you always give us tips that are realistic and help us to keep on track!
Keep up the good work 👍
My son is 2 year olds old. He knows Korean, English, Japanese. I hope he gets smarter and also gets to speak more in those languages as he ages.
That’s great I recommend you the consistency in learning each language for about one hour
@@dutchessdreamer4543 this is amazing you should both start together it’s not too late to catch up with trust you can motivate each other ❤
Thank you for talking about your struggles, Zoe! With all the polyglots and RUclips and their "magical" methods it's easy to forget that learning languages is a neverending hard work with its ups and downs, and to get discouraged when one doesn't make progress very quickly or has difficulties. It really helps to see that others are struggling too and that those difficulties can and will be overcome with hard work :) Thank you and have a lovely day!
I wish you good luck ❤️
Proud of you gurl❤️🔥
Persian is my mother tongue and I’ve been studying English recently. When I realized I may have been forced to study German simultaneously, I really got nervous. Watching your video made me think that I can give it a try. Thanks 🥹
You can talk to me if you needed native Persian speaker btw haha.
Thank you for your advices .As someone who studies multiple languages at once. This is very helpful.
I have been learning Spanish for about two years and English for about a year. I'd like to start learning French, but I think, maybe , I should focus on improving my English before. I have been spending a lot of time on studying English because I listen a lot every day. It is so hard for me. But your videos inspire me to do better , thanks.
Do you speak Italian? Can we language swap?
@@norahbenbrik314 parlo un po
@@henriquedeton9793 quindi sai anche un po’ di italiano bene
Hey, do you wanna have practice English or Spanish with anybody?
@@Riri-bc6vx do you have an Instagram?
Vous êtes une source d'inspiration incroyable ! Merci pour cette vidéo Zoe !
As someone who grew up with multiple languages and cultures, understanding more than one language is a bit of a norm for me, but I do really want to be fluent in all of them. I natively speak English, speak a fair amount of Portuguese, and understand a lot of Persain. French and Arabic are also on my list to learn the basics of some day, and your videos truly inspire to keep at it and not give up, so thank you for that! :)
Having different priority levels for the languages is great advice! I'm thinking of starting to learn another language as my Greek learning feels like it's stagnating and probably just needs to improve through simple usage, but I wasn't sure how I could combine another language when I don't have that much time. But I can just make Greek a language I acquire passively through just using it, while the new one I will be my priority for as long as I still need to learn its basics. Now to find a language I'm enthusiastic to learn
I loved it when you said Walah و الله. And thank you so much for the valuable information. I never watch a video on languages and thought that the content is valid and realistic. 😘😘😘😘 Keep going 🤗🤗
I use Wallah very often 🤣 just can't hide it
@@zoe.languages as native Arabic speaker and as Muslim, I approve. We use it a lot especially in Algeria hhhhh
@@Riri-bc6vx Hello! Yes I'm going to learn Turkish, and continue on with Spanish and French. What about you?
@@zoe.languages I think that it is voilà because French people use this word very often🤣
@@prksn_koritsi Haha. Maybe, but not that often
Really useful tips Zoe. I’m still in beginner German & never thought I could learn two language but I am now inspired to start French once I get to an intermediate level but also now I have some tips to do this 🧡
Your transparency is much appreciated. I admire your dedication and discipline. Keep posting vids please, Zoe. ❤️
You really keep motivating me to continue studying languages...I'm currently studying Spanish, and it's been pretty hard, but thanks to your videos I'm still motivated
Good luck, my friend. Never give up for your dreams 💕💕💕
Keep Going! ¡Siguele!
I've been watching a lot of your videos but this one was definitely the most helpful. I'm currently in Japan but it has been very challenging to find time to maintain my Spanish while I prioritise Japanese. Thank you for the tips.
☺️ I am so glad you find it helpful !
I have to come back to you everytime now that I lost in language learning. My progress really slow and it‘s like fall through one after another. Well consistency is the prominent keys here. Wish me luck!
I'm learning Spanish in depth now. My goal is to become fluent and I've already been learning for almost a year :) I love your videos, you inspire me and a lot of people so much! Love from Germany
💪💪💪
Estoy tratando de hacer la misma cosa.
@@alphonsoelm5652 ¡Buena suerte! 🍀
@@ninamariawolk4954 igualmente!
@@alphonsoelm5652 ¡Gracias! 🥰
Zoe! This was very validating of my own experience. Thank you for sharing with us.
Actually when you can speak French , English is easier to learn. And when you can speak both English and French ,Spanish is easier to learn.
If you can speak Spanish, Italian and Portuguese become easier.
They are all on my list!! 😁
@@zoe.languages Good luck!!😄
So if i speak English and French, will learning German be easier too?
@@mohisy5029 I don't speak German so I don't know. But I know the French language is a ticket through hell lol. So I would say, yes.
It was really amazing comment, my friend. Thanks for sharing with us 😊😊😊
Hello, Zoe, from Armenia. Your videos are so helpful. Now I'm trying to improve my English, learning Korean and want to start learning Spanish. So this video is really supportive. Thank you very much.
It is inspiring, as always! Thanks a bunch! 🤗
it requires lots of time and effort,of course,you must be disciplined,I have been learning French,Spanish,Portuguese,German and Japanese for some year,the biggest challenge is you have to do the same thing day after day😀
I've been studying Spanish inconsistently for 2 years but I have this strong inclination towards French and I'm fascinated by Korean writing(strokes). Your videos actually gave me a good study plan on integrating them all and not compromising value. Plus, I find myself mixing up French and Spanish a lot. I'll do well to seperate the learning time now. Thanks a lot, Zoe.
Awesome tips!!! Thank zoe 😇
Thank you for the handy and practical advice. I enjoyed your video.
Very valuable and interesting experience - Thanks a lot! Good luck!
You are such an inspiration !!!
Some people are good in languages just like some people are good in maths. I am unfortunately not very talented while learning languages. However in India we are all bilingual or trilingual as in school I learned Punjabi, Hindi and English.
My first “foreign “ language I attempted to learn was French. I tried several times to enrol in Alliance Français, but I could never understand or keep up with the pace. The second language I tried to learn was Russian. I did 2 semesters in the Russian Cultural centre, and I failed the second semester. Then I tried to enrol in a Mandarin course. I could not keep up with it. Three more times I tried to learn Mandarin through Italki, but I could never get the tones correct.
The fourth course I tried to do was Farsi. I really like the language and trying to learn it. This year I have started learning Arabic and Spanish. This has been my language learning journey during the last 3 decades.
I’m a retired person, who just loves to travel. So I have decided to become more serious learning all the 6 languages. Even though I am retired, I have elderly parents to look after, and struggle with doing more than 3 to 4 languages a day.
I don’t have much of an issue to mix my languages as the languages sounds are very different. Despite the huge amounts of failure which I have had, I have a very high degree of optimism for the future. The common wisdom is to go after one or two languages. However If I was doing just one language I would probably give it 2 times the time, and certainly not 6 times.
Just a general comment I want to make on what one sees in RUclips for Language Learning. You only see success stories and some people might start getting their expectations very high, which in the long run may see them abandoning the language, when the reality is different from the expectations.
Have a great day 😊🌹
Thank you very much for sharing it 👍
I appreciate it
love to hear your journey as always !!!
This was such a lovely video! I have been struggling to decide on one language to learn ( which is why I’ve debated learning two 😂)
I started language learning again this year mainly because my mental health hasn’t been great ( and language learning has always been something that makes me happy and is my version of self care). Currently I’m learning Chinese, and I’m trying to pick maybe one other language to learn as a secondary ( French, Spanish, Dutch, Vietnamese, Czech, Turkish, Polish,ASL, Russian, Danish, Norwegian). My goal right now is to have more of a focus and routine ( like watching more tv in my target language) and also not being too hard on myself when I have bad mental health days and my study changes. Thanks for all the videos you make and for sharing your experiences 😊-Kira
Take your pace and enjoy this journey ❤️
Zoe, you are amazing. You give me a super motivation. Thank you for that.)))
These are great tips that we have found to be helpful for ourselves! The traditional Grammar-Translation Method is not the best way; you definitely need to surround yourself with the target language as much as possible and take notes in another language. Consistency of natural acquisition, reinforcement of structured learning, and continuing refinement of other learned languages by using them to study the current target language. Brilliant and effective!
I'm also learning Chinese and German at once. Love your work. keep it up !
Thank you for the information in this video.
You are stunning and you help us feel motivated and hopeful. Thank you for sharing your tips and habits. I find writing almost everyday in a journal in a foreign language really helps, especially if you combine that with the help of the internet and listen to and repeat the vocabulary and the sentences regularly.🥰
Hey Zoe! I'm currently learning Mandarin Chinese and I'm very passionate about it. At the moment, I can form sentences, however, it comes with many pauses as I collect my ideas. My question is, how much time does it take for you to start "thinking" in your target language?
Train it from the start, don’t wait! You see something and test yourself how to say in the target language like "an apple" then a short sentence like "little red apple" then a longer sentence like "I want to eat a red apple this evening", keep doing it and you will get used to thinking in this language
I'm really grateful for your effects with us thanks a lot Zoe 💕
@@zoe.languages you’re clever 💆🥰
@@zoe.languages And what if you're studying several languages, how do you manage these "thinking" things in this case? Should I only concentrate on my target language or..? (My target language now is German. I know it at about A2 level, and English is the second now, but I know it a little bit better, near B2)
@@zoe.languages Hola, Zoe. Me había dado curiosidad de cuánto tiempo podría haberte tomado aprender todos estos idiomas.
Te voy a dar un dato interesante. Yo soy hablante nativo de español y realmente nunca he necesitado aprender italiano o portugués para comunicarme con hablantes de estos dos idiomas. PAra mí son, de hecho, el mismo idioma. Si alguna vez te plantearas aprender español, italiano o portugués, te puedo asegurar que con aprender español es más que suficiente. Los hablantes de portugués entienden prácticamente el 100% de lo que decimos (los hispanos/españoles), mientras que los italianos sobre el 85-90%. Por el contrario, nosotros entendemos sobre un 70% de estos otros idiomas debido a que su pronunciación es mucho más complicada y tienen más sonidos, pero esto no es una preocupación para los hablantes nativos, porque se soluciona acostumbrándose al oído a sonidos que no son muy familiares para nosotros.
No pretendo ofender a los italianos, ni portugueses, pero de veras que si siquieras aprender alguno de estos 3 idiomas, el español es más que suficiente. El portugués e italiano lo único que necesitarías es aprender alguna que otra palabra que varíe, así como, como te he dicho antes, acostumbrarte a su pronunciación. Aquí te dejo unas oraciones para que los compares (te pondré en mayúscula las palabras que no puedo entender de las otras lenguas como hablante nativo de español):
ITALIANO
In questo video, CONDIVIDERÒ con te come ho IMPARATO gradualmente una lingua dopo l'altra, quali difficoltà ho incontrato, come ho lottato e come ho affrontato queste difficoltà. CERCHERÒ di darti qualche consiglio pratico! Spero che questo video ti dia alcune idee e ispirazione se stai IMPARANDO PIÙ lingue contemporaneamente o lo DESIDERI.
ESPAÑOL
-En este video, te compartiré cómo aprendí gradualmente un idioma tras otro, qué dificultades encontré, cómo luché y cómo lidié con estas dificultades. ¡Intentaré darte algunos consejos prácticos! Espero que este video te brinde algunas ideas e inspiración si estás aprendiendo varios idiomas al mismo tiempo o quieres hacerlo.
PORTUGUÉS
-Neste vídeo, compartilharei com você como aprendi gradualmente um idioma APÓS o outro, quais dificuldades encontrei, como lutei e como lidei com essas dificuldades. Vou tentar dar-lhe alguns conselhos práticos! Espero que este vídeo lhe dê algumas ideias e inspiração se você ESTIVER aprendendo vários idiomas ao mesmo tempo ou quiser.
Como puedes comprobar, como hablante de español uno puede entender el 90.56% del italiano (solo 5/53 palabras no he entendido) y el 96.15% de portugués (solo 2/52 palabras no he entendido) de este fragmento, esto en el lenguaje escrito. En el oral, si estás acostumbrada, puedes entender una cifra similar. Sin embargo, el español es un idioma muy simple, por lo cual los portugueses e italianos entienden este porcentaje tanto hablado como escrito o incluso más. Además, los hablantes de portugués e italiano están expuestos desde pequeños al idioma español y muchos lo aprenden en las escuelas. También es posible que los italianos nos entiendan más del 90.56% de este texto, por el hecho de que su vocabulario es mucho más amplio que el nuestro.
¡Que tengas buen día!
Oh wow! this is such fantastic advice, thank you! I was trying to think of something in Spanish today and threw a German word in there, lol. Great tips for keeping them separate and the 'warm up' is such a good idea, thank you!
You are amzing Zoe! Good luck!
Thanks for your tips!!!😍😍😍
Thanks! Great video.
Zoe, you make it look really easy, and you have a great pronunciation!
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us. Knowing those hard times will let us know practic make perfect ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I speak Portuguese as the official language of the country and I speak English as foreign language I learned a bit at a particular English school and also speak Shangaan as my native language. So I speak three languages so far. Now I need Spanish. I am learning it online from my WhatsApp friends who speak Spanish and I also use RUclips, but sometimes I lazy to carry on with Spanish, because of the occupations. I have been busy.
Greetings from Mozambique 🇲🇿 in Africa.
Avuxeni, Minjhani?
@@lindokuhlehlatshwayo9215 🤣🤣🤣 Hikwatsi kumbe Hipfukile. N'wina munjane kwahalano?
Ni kona na khensa Hosi yamina
@@lindokuhlehlatshwayo9215 Hiswona hosi. Swatsakisa swoswo. Mukumeka a Djoni/South Africa?
Ina, ni huma Afrika Dzonga
我同意，你说得对。好的办法。👍 I particularly like the fact that you display ''agile language learning', i.e. that you need to be flexible - and not get frustrated - and adjust your language learning goals (e.g. just dabbling, passing an exam, talking to friends, etc.) and expectations depending on how your circumstances might change, as well as to keep enjoying the process, even if progress seems very slow. Sound advice! 👏😊
谢谢裴朗
Omggg! This video is such a must!! I’m really enjoying your videos! Keep going! You’re a big inspiration! :)
I am so glad !
Merci Zoe - quelle motivation pour moi !
Thank you, Zoe. When we were at school, we learned two or three languages. I am learning Italian, started to listen to QVC Italian. Also I have Italian lessons at college. I learned French and very little Spanish at school. So I have started to organise myself. Learn Italian in the morning, in the afternoon, Spanish and French. I am doing passive learning. While am doing something else, listen to the language, once I become proficient, I will learn, German and Swedish. Swedish as I was planning to move there.
Merci Zoe! Adoro sua forma de estudar e explicar! Sucesso Sempre! Paulo
Thank you so much for these helpful tips. You're such an inspiration ❤️ so happy I found your channel 😊
You are so welcome!
Merci beaucoup Zoe! J'aime beacoup tes videos. Teşekkürler!
Hey Zoe! Your advice is always so helpful 🧡 I’m currently trying to learn Japanese and your tips always help me stay on track. I eventually want to learn multiple languages as well so these tips are quite helpful 🙏🏽
I'm so glad!
Hello Zoe, greetings from Dominican Republic 🇩🇴. You are a great inspiration! I love your videos, thank you for sharing your tips. I really want to improve my English.
Good Job Zoe !!
You help me a lot
Thanks from Brazil.
thank you so much. it really will help me
شكراااا جزيلا على نصائحك القيمة 💖
I'm just 4 minutes into the video and I can state that I admire and totally share your way of thinking about language learning & learning several languages simultaneously. I'm Italian and I'm currently on exchange year in Norway, thus working on my Norwegian and always perfecting my English. As I've gotten here I met several Latin-Americans, fact that awakened my will to start learning Spanish again, which I had studied it in the past for a little while, so I began to practice Spanish in addition to Norwegian and English.
Recently, my guts feeling is telling me to start learning Dutch, as it intrigues me as a language.
You gave me the confirmation that learning several languages at once is possible with the due commitment, discipline and endeavours. This really motivated me to keep up with my language learning journey! Keep up the great content! Much love
Im currently on my way of learning English,keep going, your videos are really helpful for me and other language learners
Keep it up
Beautiful, Ambitious, AND Brilliant!! Hats Off!!!!!
teşekkür ederim bir türk olarak uzun zamandır seni takip ediyorum sayende az çok dil öğrenmeye başladım verdiğin teknikler sayesinde ciddi geliştim çok teşekkür ederim.
The odd days and even days idea is very good. I am going to use this!
congrats. i cant find words to express my feelings. you're amazing. lots of luck in your life.
You are awesome , Zoe .
وافر الشكر لكِ على هذا الفديو وهذه النصائح القيمة.
Great video! Congrats on your efforts :) I'm currently trying to learn Russian through Japanese, and even though my Japanese is much more advanced than my Russian, I still find a few words slipping through, haha. I think you just have to laugh about it when it happens. I try to enjoy the struggles, as it's all part of the process. (I'm not always perfect at it though, but usually the more frustrating times means I need a little break!) Best of luck continuing your language learning journey! :)
I speak English and Spanish but now I'm trying to learn Chinese. Greetings from Nicaragua 🇳🇮
Thanks for the video
thank you for this video, very interesting 😁
Hey Zoe! In my case I am really into in English, French and Japanese. As a native spanish speaker to learn Japanese has been very difficult because the differences between both languages. Despite that I consider the Japanese write sistem very beautiful! By the way, Thanks you for your content here on youtube. It inspire me to improve.
as one who might speak the same native language as you,It’s the most understandable english I’ve ever heard on RUclips to my ears. Lol, hope one day I could reach your accuracy.
I’m 19 years old. From elementary school, I always fancied the idea of learning Spanish, but always waited for a mentor to do so. Last April, by entering university and seeing how different the environment is, I finally decided to take matters into my own hands, and started teaching it myself!
Thing is, that after just a year of learning Spanish, I met foreigners from other countries and before I knew it, I had started learning languages from left to right. However, as you know and pointed out, this is a significantly bad idea, because you start mixing the languages with one another. I was so excited at first, but quickly got overwhelmed, and decided to take a step back and stick to only 2 languages for the time being (Spanish and Norwegian). That way I can organise my time better as well.
Mostly everyone told me that learning multiple languages at once is impossible, but watching your content has majorly helped me to keep going, no matter what the other said!
So thank you for everything you’re doing, for advising and inspiring us to become the best version of ourselves!
Lots of love from Greece! 🇬🇷💕
It’s possible ! 😉
I'm also learning Spanish and Norwegian!
I am now learning Spanish but I always think of learning other languages.This video is really inspiring! Thank you, Zoe!
Vamos! Tú puedes. Prometo que cuando aprendas a hablar perfectamente el español no te arrepentirás❤️ suerte!
Muchas gracias!!!
This video is very helpful thank you
Has un daily vlog, de los idiomas que estudias diario, tu rutina , etc. Nos encanta, no importa si es lo mismo, igual es motivante 😊
Ya lo ha hecho ruclips.net/video/y4VrWc0PM3M/видео.html
Thanks dear for sharing👍🏻
Zoe, sen harikasın🌺🤗✨Bana ilham verdin✨🌺
Thank you for your recommendations
As you English improves, you accent is shifting too! Which is so cool, you used to sound more American, but you’re straying towards the “Queen’s English” accent. Neat!
After watching this I feel motivated to studying! Thanks ♥️
💪💪💪
Hi Zoe! This video is so helpful and very apt for language learning. I’m from Singapore and we are bilingual since young. Our first language is English and im Chinese so my second language is Chinese. I have been learning Thai for 5 years now and I realise Chinese language helps me in learning Thai as well due to the tonal nature of both languages. And Thai has some similarities with Chinese dialect Teochew dialect as well. Like what you mentioned, we can find similarities in languages connecting those dots and slowly learning day by day. We can do simple exercises for eg when we see an object. we can test ourselves on what the object is in different languages. Setting goals and objectives really motivates ourselves in learning more on languages.
Alas, there is no chance to speak English with others in China. As a result, I am now a graduate student, but my oral English is still very poor.
ویدئو جالبی بود ممنونم بخاطر پیشنهاد هایی که دادی 😊
I'm from Tanzania Now living in Sudan
I have intermediate level of English but I also started learning Arabic and Turkish at same time
Your advice really helpful
Thanks
Wow. You are amazing. Excellent. Great. Well done.
inspiring as always ❣️
My dear sister❤
Hi Zoe. In this video you mentioned an issue you faced which was losing motivation for the "old" language, in your case German. You mentioned feeling more motivation for newer languages as you felt like you were making more progress which made it more enjoyable. This is a very similar issue as what I am facing at the moment. Over the course of my high school and university years (I have just graduated with my Bachelors), I studied Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, and Spanish quite seriously, and have reached what I would consider either a middle or upper-intermediate level in all of these languages. In other words, though, now ALL my languages are "old" languages to me, as I have been studying them all for a considerable time, and I find myself struggling a lot. Last year I experienced the death of a family member, and it completely threw me off my language-learning routine. Now, I find myself completely unmotivated to study any of my languages, and I struggle to work out what sort of things I can do in order to study. For Spanish, I am able to engage with native-level materials, which is quite enjoyable for me. However, for Chinese and Japanese, I'm not yet at the level where I can engage with native-level materials that I actually enjoy, but I'm also at a stage where the study techniques that once worked for me when I was a beginner are no longer effective.
Do you have any recommendations in regards to:
1) How to get back into learning "old" languages when you are feeling very unmotivated?
2) Study techniques that would be appropriate and effective for someone at a middle/upper-intermediate level?
I feel that I have been studying these languages for so long that the spark is gone, so to speak, and I've also lost my initial momentum. I would really appreciate it if you responded to this comment, or even made a video addressing this topic. If you already have a video addressing this, then I apologise (I am new to your channel so although I have checked your previous videos, I may have simply missed it), and I would appreciate it if someone could direct me to that video.
I also have one last question. Have you uploaded any of your videos anywhere on Chinese social media? I have a close friend who lives in China (and therefore does not have access to RUclips) who dreams of learning French but struggles a lot, and if possible I would like to send her your content.
Thanks a lot for your great content, it's really helping me feel more positively about languages again.
Hello Annie, thank you for this message. To pick up an “old” language and try to find the motivation again, what I have tried was to make it “attractive” again. So rather than picking them up with "boring" books, just try talking with a native speaker (language exchange for example), watch the videos or read the books with the content you are interested in. since you have upper intermediate level, these exercises will be easy, just make them enjoyable, then step by step add a daily study routine, vocabulary grammar, etc., my advice is to start a study habit small and grow. I hope it will be useful! By the way, I haven't uploaded any videos on the Chinese platform, maybe I will in the future.
I'm a native Swedish speaker, and I studying on English and Japanese at the same time!! And I really want to learn Mandarin on day the language feels like such a beautiful language to learn!! And I enjoy to pratice on new languages it's my new hobby! Anyway thanks Zoe for this video it's very helpful and give me motivation to never give up to learn a new language!!
I'm from Brazil and I'm studying German and Japonese( Despite my German is far better than my Japonese for now lol). Nevertheless I'm truly thiking about starting to learn Swedish, maybe because it will open a lot of oportunities around Nordic countries and also because I really enjoy that culture and I would like to meet it closely. So what I would like to ask is.. Do you think is it possible to learn these three languages at once? Considering that my German is closer to intermediary and I already speak english
Thank you so much for you shearing your experience! I wasn't know what Turkish and Persian language are close, i was surprised.
You are always hard working that's awesome, i hope you are enjoying your hard work and don't hurting yourself!
Theme about avoiding mixing languages so important to me, in differents forums all suggestions was like: "keeping learning and you stop mixing languages". But you shearing your methods, thanks! ;)
I'm so glad you find it useful!☺️
Actually Turkish and Persian are not similar due to belonging to different language families but they have many common/similar words because of historical exchanges throughout centuries living in the same or neigboring geographies. But take note that sometimes meanings of these similar sounding words may not always be the same.
that's awesome. good luck
I love the way you learn, more specifically your method. I'm indonesian, i speak english, spanish and learning portuguese as i'm living in Porto. I totally understand this difficulty. By the way, i would love to learn Mandarin after i tackle my portuguese. Let's see..Good luck with your videos! i love them!
Useful
Bunch of thanks
More people should watch your vidoes because they are so helpful thanks you very much
Hi .thanks for this lovely video. I have spent a big part of my life,,in learning languages, 7 so far,, like Russian, Swedish, German, French, basic Italian,Greek as my origin and currently am learning Japanese, My level at the most of these languages was high enough to be able to do tour-guiding in archeological sites like the palace of Knossos in Crete ,Greece, which is my studies field. It is a great gift for life and opens new horizons in life and I encourage everyone to experience this life-long lasting experience, getting to know other cultures and traveling around the world.
I completely understand when you said that you mixed Turkish and Persian. Same happened to me with Spanish and Italian, even though I studied Italian in high school for 4 years, but as a child I watched series in Mexican Spanish and my listening skills are that I understand 80% for sure, and when I started learning Italian I was so much struggling because there so many similar words, for example bueno and buono. Then I took a course of Spanish and it was easy to learn when I knew the language so much already. I should consider learning Spanish properly and improving Italian. 😁 And I use English as a support language when learning other language, I don't think in my mother tongues when learning new language. Maybe because the grammars are too way complicated, and because I want to improve English too.
My situation is similar. And it's interesting to learn e.g. Italian in English when your mother language is completely different😁
As an Italian, my silly tip is to consider how a word ends. Italian words always need a vowel, Spanish ones not as much.
To Take : tomar / prendere
Three: tres / tre
To speak: hablar /parlare.
Maybe it helps, i don't know🤷🏼♀️😄
Good luck with your studies
Could you share with free courses that I could learn Italian from them plz?❤
New subscriber. Thank you for your videos Ms Zoe 😊
Wow! You are an inspiration! I speak 3 languages and trying to get the 4th. I'm learning german right now and got until B1 but suddenly I just lost motivation and momentum but I want to go back and put the energy and effort, I don't want to lose the time and money I have already invested on it. Your video has given me the motivation to get back to it!
Hello, can you tell me how do you start learning German.
Hi! Thanks so much for this video!! I've learnt English since I was a child, but still struggle with a lack of confidence while speaking and writing in this language. I can't prevent myself from checking on the internet if I use the right word, even though in most cases, I do. I feel like I make mistakes all the time, even in the most basic sentences. I'm just helpless. I don't think the reason is my language level, because I don't have such a problem with German and Italian. The more I study, the lower self-esteem I have.
128K subscribers in less than 8 months. Holy Cow! You go girl.
Thanks for very helpful video, now I became your follower. Already subscribed the channel.
Zoe, You have become my role model 🥰🥰😍❤❤❤❤❤❤
Danke schön 😻