how to learn a language on your own as a busy student (self study guide)
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
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1) What language(s) are you learning and why?
2) What strategies will you use to learn?
3) What pitfalls will you avoid on your journey?
4) How will you keep yourself accountable?
RUclipsrs (that talk all things language learning):
Anna Lenks - www.youtube.co...
Steve Kaufmann - / @thelinguist
Ikenna - / @ikennalanguages
Italki (where I take lessons):
www.italki.com
Mandarin 🇨🇳
DuChinese (on App Store)
She’s Danni - / @shesdanni
ChangFunLearning - / @changfunlearning
Sherry Li - / @sherryli
annbition - / @annbition7558
Spanish 🇪🇸
SpanishDict - www.spanishdic...
Bilingue Blogs - / @bilingueblogs
Michelle Decont - / @michelledecont
Funstudygram - / @funstudygram
sofiapricot - / @sofiapricott
Portuguese (Brazilian) 🇧🇷
Linguee Dictionary - www.linguee.co...
Conjugação - www.conjugacao...
Globo - www.globo.com/
Speaking Brazilian - / @speakingbrazilian
Plain Portuguese - / @plainportuguese
Amanda Ko - / @amandako
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Currently trying to learn Spanish, French, and Japanese since the beginning of the year. Super motivating to hear that I'm not insane.
I’m trying to learn French and Japanese as well
I am trying to learn welsh BSL and Bemba😊
Good luck
Those are the 3 I'm trying to learn as well
Three of them are incredible and beautiful languages good luck 😊
I agree with the whole “ English isn’t the default”. I don’t know why I thought it was before I started language learning.
I want to learn ASL because I'm a first responder and I feel like it's essential in healthcare.
I'm using flashcards to learn the basics like the alphabet.
I'm going to avoid giving myself a time constraint.
I'm going to keep myself accountable by trying to use the language on an everyday basis
Bill vicars RUclips channel, Barron’s 500 most essential vocab flash cards, online asl dictionary, signing naturally,
1. I am learning Korean because I love South Korean culture and media. The language sounds very "familial"- it feels like a language you would use with your extended family during reunions and holidays. I really like languages with a homey feel.
2. I will listen to podcasts, write poems, read news articles, read the bible, and change my device language to Korean
3. I will avoid relying fully on apps like Duolingo and actively use the language daily. I will focus more on vocabulary instead of grammar.
4. I will schedule study times with my study buddies
5. I will focus more on output. I will talk to myself in Korean, write in Korean, and other things to immerse myself in the language.
@@studylysshiii do u have socials
@@studylyssdo you have an instagram or something? Maybe a kakaotalk?
Thanks for loving Korea ❤ As a Korean I'm really happy when I hear this kinda comment hehe
@@yurielletsstudy Of course!💜
Same, I’m trying to learn but it’s still difficult.
thank you sooooo much, i’ve been wanting to learn a new language but it’s so hard to find time with school
Same
I feel you plus I have a job. But I’m graduating early and I’m giving myself a gap year to learn Spanish.
@@itzaaliyah6624 Jesus loves you and wants a relationship with you.he died so that you could go to Heaven.He wants you to live for him and is the way to heaven.Believing in Jesus and what he did is the way to Heaven. If you don't already, you should read the Bible ✝️❤️
@@alexandriarcollins Jesus loves you and wants a relationship with you.he died so that you could go to Heaven.He wants you to live for him and is the way to heaven.Believing in Jesus and what he did is the way to Heaven. If you don't already, you should read the Bible ✝️❤️
1) I'm learning Spanish not only because it's taught in school but because I'm interested in it for travel and other things
2) Strategies - reading the Bible in Spanish, listening to podcasts (I'm following a few right now), watching RUclipsrs in Spanish
3) Traps to avoid - only focusing on grammar (especially with classes in school)
4) Maintaining streaks & getting my friend to keep me accountable
5) I think in the next 7 days I can make it a goal to have a conversation in Spanish or journal in Spanish once a day!
Love your content Annie, thanks and keep up the good work❤
hii, im also trying to learn spanish, started off with duolingo today..i actually learnt a bit of french for 6 months (not so consistently) but yk the pronunciation is really difficult and i figured I like spanish better! Could you please tell me if learning spanish using duolingo is enough or how else can I learn spanish? I'm also a full time student so I'm pretty busy.. Thank you!
Can you recommend some podcasts in Spanish? 🙂
How's your progress so far?
as an spanish native speaking, sometimes even for us it's difficult to understand the bibble in our own language. I admire you! it would help to you but some of vocab that are included aren't part of our day by day!
don't stress yourself if it's getting harder! try with easier books and series!
Hi everyone I speak spanish, I'm from Colombia and I want to learn english If someone want to practice with me, language exchange.🎉
Timestamps cuz I couldn’t find any in the comments
0:17 Why learn a language
1:55 choosing a language
5:43 strategies
12:46 your next steps
thank you !!
@@chauvy2133 you’re welcome
Thanks mate
@@sleepwell_catnap you’re welcome
THANK YOU SM
Currently learning my 6th language. I discovered in middle school that learning languages is very easy for me so I made it my mission to learn as many languages as I can. My goal this year is to learn 2 more languages. You’re video is really inspiring me, since by the time it’s hard to motivate me to study. Thank you and good luck on your journey! 😊
What languages can you speak?
Jesus loves you!
@@realisticc1 I speak German, English, french, Spanish, swedish ( forgot a lot tho, need to study again 😭) and now learning korean.
@@blossomgal I learned English, French and Spanish in school, so it was kinda "forced" which is good tho, cause self studying is sooo exhausting haha and I think I wouldn't even have discovered my passion for languages. So anyways, what helped me to actually be good at it was my motivation. Motivation is in general a huge thing when it comes to learning a language. When it comes to self studying like korean and Swedish I mostly use books. I tried different ones from Talk to me in Korean or from Pons. I recently bought a new book for studying and its soo good, its called "korean grammar in use" (if you're interested in learning korean idk haha). Now I am doing a language course in Korea which is helping me a lot. In general I try to use all the languages in my daily life like listening to music, watching Movies or RUclips Videos. And for me the best thing to learn and practice is actually self talking. I do it everyday. I just talk to myself and imagine different situations. Its actually helping a lot to improve my speaking and conversation skills. And its helpful especially if you dont have friends or someone you can practice speaking with.
@@blossomgal Oh and I dont really use apps. Right now I am only using Duolingo to keep up a little bit with my Swedish since I didnt bring my grammar book to korea haha but Duolingo is really not it. The only thing you learn is vocabulary. But for grammar I would always and only rely on Books or YT videos.
I was in a Spanish immersion program for about 5 years before they phased it out, but i genuinely believe knowing Spanish at a young age influenced my grades and ability to learn. Languages are awesome!
Aahh annie, i felt so happy when you started speaking portuguese!
I’m brazilian and i love seeing people from different countries learning Portuguese!
Gosto muito dos seus vídeos, você me inspira muito!!🫶🏽🫶🏽
Sou brasileira e fiquei encantada com seu português!!! PERFEITO
OBRIGADA
Sim eu tbm fiquei encantada ❤
Tambem achei ela é muito boa
Seu Português é tão bom!!!
Obrigada por ser uma inspiração!
Estou aprendendo portugeuse! Alguma dica?
@@maelimarie7144Escute podcasts, eu recomendo o podpah
@@maelimarie7144diga “oii” em vez de “oi” quando falar com alguém pela primeira vez
@@maelimarie7144apenas cuidado por que Muitas palavras podem significar várias coisas dependendo do contexto
@@maelimarie7144 Uma dica que te dou, não se apegue a gramática do Português, pois é muito complicada. Então, tente escutar o máximo que você puder, assim terá um bom resultado.
Caso esteja interessada em aprender o Português brasileiro, vou deixar algumas sugestões de cantores brasileiros.
1- Caetano Veloso
2- Armandinho
3- Charles Brown Jr
4- Projota
5- Pollo
6- Vitor Kley
7- Melim
8- Giulia Be
9- Carol&Vitoria
1. I’m learning Spanish because it’s mandatory at school and I think it’ll be good for my career plus it’s fun to learn. I’m also learning Korean which I’m doing for career purposes and also it’s fun to learn. 2. For Spanish I take lessons and practice on my free time and for Korean I am doing a course. 3. Learning the language without talking and listening. 4. Setting goals 5. Making sure I do my Spanish homework and practice more as well as watch a movie in Spanish. For Korean do my course.
where are you from?
Korea for career purposes? Bro korea is one if the worst countries to work in 😭
1) I am learning Indonesian because I want to participate in an exchange program my university offers
2) To keep it fun and engaging, for input I will be relying on YT, music & podcasts and write down vocabulary that coincides with the topics I'm interested in. For output I will write small journal entries, record audios and talk to myself in Indonesian
3) I will avoid being harsh to myself when I don't meet a goal I've set for myself and I will avoid being too strict with my schedule and rather keep it fun and flexible (to not drop it completely)
4) I will keep myself accountable by setting reminders in my phone and having an accountability buddy who is also learning a language (albeit a different one)
5) I will look up Indonesian creators I can follow, so I naturally keep in contact with the language
Thanks for doing this video! The reflection questions were great
I loved this video. My target language for this year is English, my native language is Spanish and Turkish is my second language but sometimes it’s really difficult for me as a medical student to find time to study languages but this year I want to overcome this mindset and achieve my language goals.
Some of the problems that languages learners face are not using the things their learn because no one talk the language in their environment. Sometimes when I learn something new in my target language I want to talk about it and share it with someone but cannot because no one knows English in my city. I don’t have any feedback and that makes that the learning process becomes more difficult and slower.
sorry just love that you’re a medical student👸🏽 you’ve got this!! I actually just started learning Spanish, good luck with your journey
I am in physical therapy school right now so I understand. I tell myself to at least "appease the bird" (do one lesson in Duolingo) and I can build up from there if i have time. Many people in my class are interested in learning Spanish so we made a club; we haven't been meeting lately but we will still post things we find helpful.
For my Japanese, I am on the fence about studying for the JLPT, especially since the window to take the test is so small. I end up listening to podcasts more (including medical ones I have found.) They just put out a book for healthcare professionals so I have a dictionary, so to speak.
With both my languages, if I make it applicable to my future job, the less it feels like I am taking away from my studies. The dialogs for medical settings are limited here but they are relevant. Just make sure any listening activities are less than twenty minutes, better if under ten. Any longer and you can burn out and putting them on repeat is difficult.
so grateful i came across this video
#1- Im learning Bemba and Nyanja because I'm going to live in ZAMBIA for 18months as a missionary for my church. so excited!
#2- A strategy my dad taught me was to record myself saying the phrases i want to learn, so when im driving or walking i can listen to it and yeah! its so helpful :))
I only have 5 more weeks before i leave so heres to turning up every day and trying my best!
It's really nice to know someone's learning my language (portuguese). Boa sorte, Annie :)
I love that you started learning Spanish and Portugueuse in particular because of your faith community! I honestly learn languages because I like how they sound but I'm practicing my Spanish with Spanish worship songs and sermons, and I only want to learn lingala (congolese language) because I wanna understand their worship songs and the jokes my church friends make in that language lol😂😁
Songs and sermons in Spanish just hit different lol I’m a Christian and a native Spanish speaker so…
-languages
I'm learning French because I enjoy it and would love to be able to communicate around Europe & in Africa! I'm also getting started in Korean because I find the culture super interesting and want to live / study there someday :)
-strategies
I'm learning French in school right now & using apps to review, speaking as much as possible! I have a friend who I can speak French with as well and it's a blessing! As for Korean, I'm using a workbook, several online resources, podcasts to learn vocab + pronunciation.
-pitfalls I'll avoid
I'll avoid setting goals that are just way too big and unmanageable. One step at a time!
-accountability
I have a specific goal for 2023, and every month I'm breaking it down & expanding! writing this in a journal really helps :)
Thanks Annie for posting this, I've been so passionate about learning languages + cultures lately!! perfect timing :)
hey there! I’m learning both French and Korean too right now. Maybe we can exchange contacts and keep each other accountable and help each other out!? :) no pressure ofc
Hi ! I'm french, I'm learning english and I am looking for a penpal !! Are you interested ?
seeing your progress since your trip has been INSANELY impressive. this video is going to be a resource for so many people!
I'm currently trying to get better at Spanish and learn Arabic. I really want to learn the latter because of my religion and because it is such a beautiful language in itself. I used to study Spanish at school and I want to become fluent. This video motivated me a lot to stop procrastinating on that!
I’m 23, fully into my career and I live in the US but a few years ago I started really getting into Russian/Belarusian/Ukrainian bands, all of which sang in the Russian language and I wanted so badly to learn to speak it. I am no longer a student but I miss learning new skills outside of work so I am embarking on my journey now. This video helped motivate me a lot and gave me a lot of good tips!
I'm literally just getting started with Russian, any particular bands you would recommend? I've found listening to music so helpful when learning German.
@@nickeeeta Sorry I’m just now seeing this! I’ve had the opportunity to speak to some of the bands I listen to so I’m always trying to get everyone else to listen to them because they were all such nice people :) I love the band Увула, as well as Источник. There is a Ukrainian band called Corn Wave that is really good, and I also like Молчат Дома (just saw them in concert in the US too!) and the band Ищейка is my current favorite. The songs Лета не было and Слоудайв by Ищейка rock. Hopefully that helped!
You're have a good taste in music)
I'm a native russian speaker so if you still learn russian and If you need any help - feel free to contact with me😄
I learn Korean and English
I’m 14 and I want study English so bad. If you will see this message please send me ur instagram 🙏🏻 Maybe we can teach each others mother tongue
1. I'm learning italian because i want to work in the fashion industry and its a pretty important language in the buisness.
2. For now I'm mostly uaing Duolingo and watching movies I love in italian, am working on finding youtube channels or podcast in italian
3. I will avoid forgetting to do my duoolingo or relying only on that app
4. I will keep myself accountable by keeping my duolingo strek and making it a daily task in the Finch app.
Loved the video!
someone else who has finch!! hello :)
@@kumoric hiii im so happy I know no one who uses it
Oh my goodness you are brilliant at languages!!! You are such an amazing role model!!!! Thank you so much, you motivate me to pursue my dreams of learning multiple languages!!! Lots of love, from England!!!
1. I am learning Mandarin because learning Mandarin offers many opportunities for personal growth and I want to be able to communicate in the world's most spoken language. I am also improving French because I live in Belgium and French is important here because there are very few people who want to learn Dutch.
2. I will use Duolingo to get the basics of Mandarin and later on I will try to listen to podcasts, RUclips video's etc. For French, I will try to speak it more with my family, I will read books and listen more to French music.
3. I will avoid only focusing on grammar and getting burned out. I will avoid wanting to quit and even if I want to I will push through.
4. I will use Duolingo every day for minimum one lesson to learn Mandarin. I will remind myself of my goals and immerse myself in the languages.
5. I will try to find someone who I can learn these languages with. I will find a show to watch in French. With Mandarin I will focus on input, with French I will focus on output.
Im also learning mandarin and french!
I’m fifteen and trying to learn Italian! What I do is once a week I’ll take a video of myself saying “week 1 of learning Italian” and try saying some things in the language! It really helps and so has your video!
Thank you for helping the families in DR
1) i am learning french, because i want to comunicate more with my dad. I am also a B2 in english and trying to improve to a higher level, so also training my ability.
2)i will use fun but also effective ways to learn.
3) getting burned out or being inconsistent.
4) just reminding my goals and the use of the language. My affirmations positivity.
5) i have been actually learning french from october but i havent been very focused on it. So right now i am trying to get back on track. I will write down my notes, find resourses and different technikes.
Your dad is french? Didn't teach you in your chilhood?
Encontrei seu perfil por acaso enquanto estruturo minha rotina para seguir aprendendo alemão e italiano. Fiquei muito feliz em te ver falando português. Lhe desejo muito sucesso! :)
Sounds like you’re doing great! I agree that it’s good to learn the languages that you are more likely to be able to use in real life. That’s mainly what I’m sticking with these days.
Recently I’ve mostly been usinq apps, videos, dialogues, and newspaper reading to improve my languages. In the past I had lots of lessons with teachers (online and off), but I don’t really have the energy for that these days.
I’ve doing mostly maintenance of Mandarin and Cantonese (which I also have to use very day in real life) as well as more active study of Vietnamese and Spanish.
1. I am learning English and Korean. I am learning English because it is a international language and I need it in my work, in university and otc. I am learning Korean because I love Kdramas and I wanna watch Kdramas without subs and dubs and also I wanna travel to South Korea.
2. I will read books in English, journaling in English, I will listen music and podcasts in English and Korean, I will watch TV shows and RUclips videos in Eng and Korean.
Que legal! Amei que você está tentando aprender português também!!!!
I'm so proud of you! Your portuguese is almost flawless! It has a bit of spanish accent-- but I could understand it perfectly. As a brazilian, I'm flattered.
Amazing video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.
I'm learning Latin, because I want to learn a highly inflected language. It's difficult to learn because objectively it's a difficult language, on top of that it has no native speakers, but I really really want to learn it.
sou brasileira, e você está indo muito bem!!! PARABÉNS
Your content is so good Annie! You motivate me to do so much more and be productive ✨❤️🌱🎧🌟
é muito legal ver estrangeiros querendo aprender português, não é uma coisa que os brasileiros estão acostumados a ver. obrigada pelo reconhecimento
Olá, sou turco e estou tentando aprender espanhol. Há algo em que venho pensando há muito tempo. O português e o espanhol são muito parecidos? Por exemplo, posso explicar o meu problema em espanhol num país de língua portuguesa? (Meu problema não é não saber o idioma :D)
@@zehra416até pode mas nos brasileiros vamos entender de forma superficial, então dependendo do problema demore um pouco pra ser compreendido
1) I am learning Spanish because I live in Europe and it is one of the most spoken language of the world.
2) Probably apps, reading books, and watching films in Spanish.
3) Make it a chore.
4) Practice everyday step by step, it's summer break so I FINALLY have free time :)
5) I will start by checking what I already know in that language, to make sure I know the basics. Then, I will try to go further by using apps etc.
1| I am learning German! I found a lot of great German songs that I wanted to sing along to, so that’s why I wanted to learn German at first. However, now I’m quite interested in the language and I want to travel to Germany one day!
2| I’m going to go back over the basics and make sure I am pronouncing the sentences correctly. And I have this German book that organizes a 30 day plan, so I’m going to follow that and review.
3| With learning German, the main trap is people discouraging me from learning the language. They say it’s aggressive and harsh when in actuality it’s not, unless the person is angry , then yea it’ll sound harsh. Just like in any other language.
4 | My German friend is helping me learn German. So she’s a big help, she helps motivate me to want to learn more. She’s teaching me German and I’m teaching her English. One day I want to talk to her in German.
5 | I will actually stick with the 30 day German plan, learn words on index cards that have to do with the planner, my friend quizzes me on articles for words, and I get on Duolingo for a little review. Now for pronunciation, I record myself saying a sentence in German and I send it to my friend.. as embarrassing as it can be.. I’m less embarrassed about it. Plus, I am getting a lot better! Progress is awesome! Haha thanks for reading. :)
Do you know what that German planner book is called?! I’m also interested in learning German and was just wondering if it’s a good resource for me to have also.
I took German in high school and I never understood why people had the stereotype of it being an angry language beyond war movies (because they are usually the bad guys.) I think it sounds beautiful.
In contrast, I think French doesn't sound beautiful at all; it sounds like they are talking through their nose. French and Spanish were more popular.
@@EcstaticTeaTime I’m not a fan of French either, I don’t like how it sounds. Spanish, I liked it but I got bored of it quite fast. German has always been a fun and beautiful language that I would like to process on with. My motivation for learning German is a lot higher than what people are saying about it. Plus, I want to speak German with my German friend, and travel to Germany one day! I wasn’t that interested in Spanish that much. Also, because I had trouble pronouncing the words. German isn’t that bad as Spanish was for me. Aber viel Erfolg mit Deutsch lernen! :)
@@Tc-rn8lhif you need any help with german some time, im a german native speaker. if you want a study buddy or something (if you dont have one alr w your german friend), I‘m free.
@@gloss2468 Thanks a lot! :) I have a German friend and she helps me with my German, but really thank you!!!
Eu estou muito orgulhosa de você! Parabéns mesmo!
Its so good to know that you like us and our culture, for me is hard to see it!
Thank you so much for this video annie! it always makes my day when you post. I am in a DLI (dual language immersion) program in my school for spanish and have been speaking spanish for 7 years now, this video has given me so much motivation to focus on studying it more than I currently am outside of school. I have recently been getting interested in learning french, so I'm going to try it out and see how it goes.🙂🤞
1. I am learning spanish and french, because they can help me with jobs in the future and provide a way for me to challenge myself while increasing future opportunities. (and cause its fun to speak to others in different languages)
2.I am going to start by using duolingo to start learning french, and use study materials and watch shows and movies for spanish.
3.I am going to try to stay consistent so that i don't give up or forget about it by adding it as a daily task in my calendar.
4.I am going to stay accountable by using the structured app on my phone to send me reminders of when it is time to practice daily to make it a habit.
What an amazing video Annie, I intend to continue my Portuguese studies hoping to reach a B1 level at the end of the year and I just started gathering ressources for German, let’s keep up the work 💕
Thank u so much for the tips, I'm brazilian and I started to learn spanish last week and I think your tips will really help me
gonna start learning french this summer after my exams, im mainly learning it to comunicate easier with family, and friends (most of my friends speak it)plus i feel the need to learn this incases of abroad travelling.
Currently my plan is to use more video/voice based tutorials and listening since ive found it an easier thing to start with then break my way into speaking and reading.
i would say i avoid limiting my french lessons to just online resources but rather adapting my day to day things in french to get more comfortable with it.
to keep myself accountable im just gonna tell my friends im learning french lmao, once i tell them they wont dare let try quitting especially since they speak it so often they'll just altogether start talking to me in french.
1- I’m learning Japanese to be able to speak and have casual convs with Japanese speakers and be able to watch the shows I love to watch in japanese. I’ve been wanting to learn a language and this is the one I want to start with not end with.
2- The strategy im using is building a sable foundation for Japanese by practicing the alphabet’s by writing/memorizing katakana(カタカナ) and hiragana(ひらがな). And while I keep writing thm to memorize I’m going to start on learning vocabulary to start understanding more while heading in the direction of understanding more while listening or reading but by starting to form sentences and learning grammar here and there.
3- While I learn Japanese it’s it own language so as I improve I can start reading definitions in my target language to use more words they use naturally and I and flow and speak better.
4-I am dedicating time everyday to practice the characters of Japanese and by practicing on my vocabulary.
5- I will start going in on vocabulary that is commonly use and use them by seeing them on n person and say they in Japanese in my head and out loud and by writing thm down.
Im learning Spanish and Korean. Spanish because my elder brother introduced me to language learning with it and i got hooked (more like I'm intrigued, I want to see myself become fluent). Korean because I'm into Kdramas and the Korean language is cozy. Like it feels like im being encourages whenever i hear it. I simply love the language.
2. Up till now my only strategy was just keeping a streak on learning app but now im going to venture into reading books and learning vocab from them,then shadowing daily.
3. Ill avoid the trap of being stiff necked eith a strategy even when its not working. Like trying to do what other people are doing even when it doesn't suit me.
4. Ill make practice videos every month to keep myself accountable ( yhats the only system i can think of right now)
5. I'd follow a shadowing account right now
1. I am learning isiZulu. For school and to be more connected to my culture and identity.
2. Listening to podcasts, watching RUclips videos, getting into isiZulu dramas and talking to my mother in isiZulu.
3. Putting too much pressure on myself (everyone learns at a different pace.)
4. schedule study times.
5. In the next 7 days, I would like to hold a conversation in isiZulu for more than 30 seconds, since that is my usual limit.
1) I’m learning Korean and French. Korean because I am korean and it would make it a lot easier to communicate with family. French because I’d like to see France and experience that culture.
2) I will probably listen to podcasts and watch RUclips videos. Practice speaking korean with my family more. Hopefully I’ll be able to read books in French and Korean.
3) Avoid going all in and burning myself out quickly. I think practicing everyday and slowly increasing the amount of time I spend will help me avoid burnout.
4) I will write out my goals where I can visually see it everyday
5) I will start using a little bit of duolingo and find study materials that will help me to start conversations
That’s so cool that you know three! :) I served a mission in the Philippines but I want to learn Spanish do to me living in New Mexico!
I love all your videos! I love that you’re a Christian and also living the lifestyle I am working toward! I am learning korean and have felt demotivated but this video gave me a boost ❤
Sou brasileira e esses dias comecei a estudar coreano! Sempre quis estudar essa língua mas sempre fui insegura… agora comecei e estou super feliz! Quero fazer missões da igreja por lá! Inclusive, amo a Amanda Ko, os vídeos dela são incríveis!
Gratidão pelo vídeo! 🇧🇷🙏🏻
1) I'm learning english and korean because english is a really useful language and it's the international language so you need to know it and korean because I really like K-pop and I would like to travel to korea and understand what they are saying without the subtitles.
2) I study english at school and by watching a lot of videos on youtube and I study korean with apps like Duolingo or Teuida and by watching series.
3) I don't want to focus to much on the languages and be obsesed by them beacause I could be bored and never try to learn them any more, I also don't want to only focus on grammar and vcalubary but also on prononsation.
4) I will try to studyy a litle every day and put a reminder on my phone
5) I will try to be able to introduct myself and talk about me in korean and and continue to talk to myself in english
Thanks you so much for your videos, it keeps me motivated !!
Parabéns pela sua dedicação para aprender português, você está mandando muito bem. Sou brasileira e estou aprendendo coreano e mandarim, muito obrigada pelas dicas.
O Brasil tem
1) 3 Institutos Confucius do governo
da China.
2)!O curso da Sra. Liao Sisi do canal de video Pula Muralha
1. Arabic because many of my friends are Arab and speak Arabic, plus my uncle and grandma both speak Arabic and I would love to be able to talk to my family and friends parents without a big language barrier; Yoruba because it’s my native language and many of my extended relative speak it as their only language and though I fully understand my first speaking language was English and so I can barely speak it; Spanish because I recently went on a trip to Mexico with my family and could not really enjoy outside of the hotel vicinity because we couldn’t understand or speak Spanish so I made a promise to my parents that I would learn Spanish before our next trip back
2. Listening to podcast, music, watching RUclips or shows in the target language and speaking to the native speakers around me
3. Arabic - not picking a dialect and learning it but also not learning some vocabulary in other dialects
Yoruba - not asking for corrections and not learning how to write or read the language
Spanish - only learning grammar skills but not learning how to implement them immediately in conversational speech
4. By communicating (either speaking, texting or sending voice messages) to native speakers but also learning with a friend
5. I will create a plan or schedule for the next few weeks to keep myself accountable and organized, get a notebook or writing system, implement my immersion systems and try to talk and read out loud in the target languages
Como falante nativo de português, afirmo, seu português está bem evoluído, parabéns 🎉.
1. I am learning French to improve my French grade in school, Mandarin to have fluent conversations with my family with no issues, Spanish to have more conversations with my best friend (its her first language)
2. I will listen to music, watch kids shows with English subtitles (at first) and switch them to the target language subtitles, listen to podcasts.
3. I will avoid forgetting to study it or giving myself not enough time to study
4. Google calendar
5. Start rewatching Extra in French (as it is going to be my priority for however long), do my best to translate everything I can say in English to Mandarin, and find a Spanish kids show to dip my toe into actually learning the language
I’m learning *Korean*
I learned the *Hangul*(Korean alphabet) on an app called *Write It*
I learned basic expressions from *BTS*
I learned everyday sentences on *Teuida*
*im still learning*
As a *BUSY ICSE 7th GRADER* it’s hard for me to make time to learn Korean
But I won’t *give up*
All the best to all the ppl who are learning a new language while handling school 😊😊😊
Hey, just wanted to give you encouragement to keep going and that you have very wonderful goals. I started getting into language learning back in 7th grade, now I'm in college. I'm still monolingual because I didnt stick with any language I tried. I'm trying to change that now but still, don't give up even when its difficult. It'll be worth it
@@SWilla00946 you’re like the *sweetest person I’ve ever come across 😊*
Thank you for your encouraging words sis/bro ❤️
1) Learning Zulu because it’s my mother tongue but didn’t speak it growing up and I’m in university now and struggling to connect with people who do. French and Arabic because I’m doing a language degree and those are the modules I picked, it will be taught at an advanced level so I really want to be able to keep up with my university work.
2) Watching content on RUclips in that language in my free time, reading articles in those languages, listening to podcasts and speaking with native speakers.
3) learning so much vocabulary that I will not use and not retaining new vocabulary.
4) I will have reminders to practice each language daily for an hour.
5) Start watching RUclipsrs who speak that language right now and immerse my social media experience in those languages.
1) Taiwanese Mandarin to talk with Taiwanese friends/ English for my academic/life goal
2) Video courses on RUclips, texting and chatting with friends, possibly watching dramas when my understanding is solid/ Listening to audiobooks while reading, through SAT questions
3) I will be avoiding being inconsistent
4) By talking with friends
5) Video course/ audiobook
Brazilian here!! Thank you for the tips(I'm learning English and Italian) but with the school pressure and studies the things be more difficult
Thank you so much for making this video, I’m currently 16 in high school trying to learn mandarin for my great move from America to Singapore, and if I start now I know I can become fluent with it when the time comes. And again thanks, your video are always helpful 👍❤️
omg I'm from Brazil and I'm so happy that you decided of learning portuguese because of your friends! I have a goal of learning french and spanish because I want to work in international business, I'm studying ot in the college I got in this year
plz wish me luck!
and I would love to practice portuguese if you if you want someday!
Amazing video! I can’t express how much I love this.
I’m also Chinese and I’ve always wanted to improve my Mandarin for my family and friends.
I’ve also learned French since grade 4 because I live in Canada.
Still trying to learn more, bu this video definitely helped
What useful language-learning ideas! Thanks from the bottom of my heart for them :)
I found it helpful to watch childrens TV shows in your wanted language, these shows have simple vocabulary and are anyways made to help children with there native language (which in our case is a new language). Also watching a show you love and have watch a million times WITHOUT subtitles since you have memorised some lines in your native language. I'm personally learning french for school and just for fun and opportunities :D .
1)I am learning spanish, japanese and german. I want to be able to talk with my mexican and german friends. I like japanese culture and I like the sound of this language. I also love practising my brain and I want to travel to those places and be able to communicate well.
2) I will focus on surrounding myself with the languages more rather than just doing duolingo lessons
3) i will avoid 'shortcuts'
4) i will log each language revision on my whiteboard so i see it all the time
5)in 7 days i will find a partner to speak spanish with
1. i'm learning korean because it feels like a comfort language, and i'm a huge kpop and kdrama fan, and if i ever go to a concert or smt, there ain't gonna be subtitles telling me what's happening. (i also rlly wanna visit south korea.)
2. i'm gonna start with busuu and coursera (maybe). i'm also going to try to listen to more korean content, and when i watch kpop content/kdramas, i'll listen more than i read the subtitles.
3. i won't spend too long over things that seem pointless irl (ex. grammar conjugations no one actually uses).
4. i'll get my friends to keep me accountable and hold a record of what days i study it and what days i don't.
5. i will start lessons on busuu and focus on picking up vocabulary when watching kpop content/kdramas, and i will write them down for future reference.
I couldn't imagine what it would be like to have a language barrier within your own family. But it is a good motivator to learning that language.
1) im learning portuguese!!!
2) im doing duolingo lessons right now, sometimes i ask my mum to translate when she's on call with her sisters. i want to start watching films in portuguese with eng subtitles or vice-versa.
3) focusing only on getting a good duolingo streak!
4) maintaining the streak, funny enough. i also have a habit tracker on my notion page.
much love to you annie, thank you for being a key motivator in my life to become a HPS!
I'm hispanic, my native language is spanish, and i watch this type of videos to improve my english!! So, thank you 😊
I'd also like to raise the point on how learning languages benefits us across all areas of our lives and into other areas of learning. Using memory is really important and using the muscle throughout life to keep it top shape helps with so many things! Especially for me as a single mum. I'll be starting Spanish next week as I have a new teaching contract in middle school and have to support their Spanish classes. My first foreign language was Japanese in primary and loved it. I then moved onto Bahasa Indonesia and loved that and finally at uni I learned Mandarin as my major and Vietnamese on the side. I think with my new job and the income and stability it brings I'll be able to go back to my past languages and learn those. I live in a high tourist area in QLD and so if I go out looking there will be speakers there that I can practice with. However, back to my first point. Learning languages and the process of learning languages has improved my memory in times of high stress, I'm much more organized and on task than others who haven't learned a language, I am flexible with my English and can understand and converse with those who don't speak English as their first language, I have tuned my ears to not only the violin and music but also other sounds in languages so I am much more accurate with my tones, and I have found I need to practice memorizing as it makes life so much easier when I have things committed to memory! My son has also benefited from learning Mandarin and Arabic, he has an excellent memory, can apply his learning at school and loves to learn new things. He also engages with content in class more so than others. Therefore he is reaping the benefits that language learning processes taught us. You don't have to be advance in a foreign language to gain the benefits of learning that language. So enjoy the process.
1) I am learning Russian and German. I feel like Russia is massive and Russian and German would be quite useful to know in Europe in general, to where I'd be able to get by easily throughout Europe and Slavic countries.
2) I am currently using 2-3 apps I've found, that in my opinion, I am retaining the information most. I would like to find better ways to immerse myself in the languages like RUclips videos and perhaps talking with native speakers in my target languages.
3) The traps I will avoid are getting caught up in "streaks" on apps and learning at my own pace.
4) I will keep myself accountable by scheduling a time out of each day to study and having a binder with my study materials in.
5) Within the next week I want to focus on starting a more structured learning routine. Rather than randomly opening a language app throughout the day.
If anyone has any tips or recommendations, I would love any feedback! Thank you Annie for this amazing video.
1.) Mexico Spanish. My husbands family speaks it primarily and I want to raise our kids to speak it as well. Also I've always wanted to learn another language and (from experience) I've found there are always situations where you can help translate for someone.
2.) I turned my phone settings to Spanish and the location to Mexico, I read quotes in Spanish on Pinterest and do my best to translate, and I will push myself more to speak to mi familia en espanol.
3.) Getting scared of sounding dumb.
4.) Remembering the fact that I'm never going to complete my goal if I keep getting scared.
5.) Mainly just begin to speak it out loud.
One of my biggest hurdles is fear of mistakes as well. What helped me start speaking more is knowing it will be obvious when I speak I will not sound like a native. Natives of any language are usually flattered you are learning their language for whatever reason and are more likely to help you correct your mistakes in a gentle way.
I know in the US, it seems like people would be harsh for speaking incorrectly. This comes from people who only know one language (English) and will never have an interest in learning another one. Place yourself with people who respect your goals and those who are happy to see you so they can speak their native language.
Love your enthusiasm,Annie.
I am learning Spanish because it’s a language i’ve always been interested in. I am starting on Duolingo learning all the basics and grammar rules and then i will do a deeper dive. i will stick with it and i will do it by keeping a streak. And incorporating it in my day
Wow it's a sign for me to continue learning Spanish thank u Annie
Keep going! becoming fluent in Spanish is super rewarding! You've got this!♥
1) I am learning spanish for my future travels and to connect with more people
2) I will use youtube videos such as simple spanish, podcasts like simple stories in spanish and apps like Duolingo. Moreover I will write short essays about topics that interests me.
3) I will avoid focusing too much on grammar and Duolingo streaks
4) I will schedule my time to make sure I actually learn spanish
5) I will immerse myself more in the spanish culture by watching spanish videos and listening to podcasts
Wonderful 👏👏👏
1) I'm learning english in the moment and i'll learn french very soon, because i love this language and i'd like to travel the world and meet new cultures, and maybe study abroad. I did english course but i don't liked and i learned anything, so i decided learn english on my own.
2) I listen podcast, watching classes videos here in youtube,news and vlogs, and study vocabulary in lyrics musics.
3) i'll not try get upset when can't achieve goals and don't charge me so much.
4) I will practice everyday, not procrastinate, stick to my goals and know a low start is necessary.
I'm brasilian and your portuguese is amazing 💖
1. I am learning Mandarin so I can better communicate with my parents. I have also recently been getting more interested in chinese culture and media.
2. I will watch RUclips videos in Mandarin with chinese subtitles and try speaking to myself in Chinese and writing some journal-like bits.
3. I will do my best to avoid being lazy and missing as few opportunities to learn Chinese as I can.
4. For each day I don't learn Chinese I will not be able to listen to music or play video games for one day.
5. I will try to watch RUclips videos in Mandarin 7 days in a row and switch the language of my social media apps to Chinese.
thank u smmmm i’ve been learning french recently and this video is really helpful
I'm currently learning Spanish and French. I'm trying to learn both of those languages because 1)I live in a population where the two primary languages are Spanish and English. I'm not Hispanic but I grew up around family that spoke Spanish fluently as a way to communicate with others and exercise their brains. I'm honestly upset with myself that I lost the ability to speak as much Spanish as I used to, so I'm making up for lost time. 2) I decided to learn French because I do plan on traveling when I'm a bit older and I do want to visit France. Lastly, 3) I want to be able to use those two languages to further my learning into other languages. I hope eventually I can start learning and speaking Japanese and Korean.
Good luck with your languages everyone!
1) I'm learning Urdu to better communicate with my family members
2) i will have conversations with fluent speakers and watch dramas in Urdu
3) i will not forget about learning and I will practice every day
4)I'll tell my family members to yell at me lol😭
5) listen to other conversation with Urdu in it, learn how to use certain words, ask more questions about the language,and, keep myself aware
This vid was so helpful thanks so much
Dominican here~ 🇩🇴 Happy to hear that coming to my country made you want to learn our language!
I love this so much. I want to learn Romanian for the same reason you want to learn Mandarin. I also take Spanish in school so I'm interested in that. I always feel so guilty when I talk to my grandparents and can't have strong conversations. Especially since I always accidentally use Spanish cause they are so similar. Love this video. Hopefully my Romanian and Spanish will improve :)
The rest of the world learns English as a second language, at least most non-English countries in the western world, so most people worldwide are actually bilingual at the very least. I cannot imagine just knowing one language actually! And I don’t mean to brag, I just genuinely can’t imagine that. Besides the northern languages (native level Swedish and Norweigan) and English fluently, I am now almost intermediate in Spanish and upper-beginner in Portuguese. I also know some German since I had that as a foreign language in high school, but that definitely starts to fade. Your video reminded me, and also inspired me to practice my Spanish again! I tried Japanese and Hindi (Hindi mostly due to my heritage, same with Portuguese) but I think they can wait, it was so hard! But Spanish feels more like a smaller jump to get into the habit because I’m already familiar with it…. Anyway, thanks for letting me rant a little bit. Good video, I appreciated it! ❤
I'm trilingual, and learning, two languages at the same time is manageable. I'm about to become a polyglot! The grind is real but the reward is 100x more enjoyable.
Which languages are you learning?
1) I'm learning danish because I love the language and because I want to move to Denmark when I'm an adult. I also want to start teaching myself french for school and because it's a really cool language but it's not my main focus at the moment.
2) I have started out with Duolingo but I will start reading texts and articles in danish ( I'm swedish so I have an advantage here since the languages have similarities ), watch some series and movies, try to find someone who speaks danish, listen to podcasts and try to find youtubers that speak mainly danish.
3) Losing interest in the process and focusing to much on grammar
4) If I find a danish friend, I will try to get them to keep me accountable and I have scheduled time in my day for language learning
5) I will serch up the most popular and used dansih words and try to learn the spelling and pronounciations.
1)Im learning Spanish because i really want to be able to communicate with others like friends and family and get to bond more with them
2)I will listen to podcasts, set my devices to spanish, watch YT videos or moviessss TRY and read a little and listen to spanish music
3)doing it for a couple of days then stopping out of no where (inconsistency) just being able to push through
4)talk to my spanish friend everyday! and keeping streaks write down my goals so i can see them daily
5)keep it consistent and by the end of 7 days and actually TALK in it to others
I'm 13 and I'm from Poland but I've learned English by myself for B2 level and currently I'm learning Spanish (A1+/A2 level actually). Thanks for this video! ❤
Great advice, thank you.
1. I am learning twi to be more connected with my culture and be able to pass the language down to my children
2. From morning-5PM, I’ll consume only twi media such as movies. I will write down vocabulary learned and study them during dinner. As for watching informational twi videos I haven’t figured that out yet, but I want to just build up my consistency enough first.
3. I will avoid not being consistent and try to at the very least finish 1 movie a week
4. I will speak it with relatives
Currently learning Spanish,
I mainly use mass input, a little bit of direct study via apps, books, audiobooks / podcasts, and videos / movies, and then speech practice of “shadowing” native language recordings,
My main trap is the “Quitters Day Effect” where I lose steam from burning at my goal to fast (referring to new years quitters day) and my adhd says “yea no motivation for you. So I take 2-3 days off and get back on the ‘tren’, only other trap I have is Dyslexia…
I only stay accountable so I can talk to my friend with more progress and efficiency, she is a native Spanish speaker and speaks english too but she said she could help me learn Spanish.
As a Brazilian that speak Portuguese 24/7 your pronunciation is so good 😭💗
It’s awesome that your learning languages. Your awesome keep being you.
Currently trying to learn French, Its really fun but confusing on where to start but I've always admired my bilingual friends who all can speak both fluent English's and Spanish's. Maybe I could find a French friend and be able to speak fluently to them in a language other than French,
girlll i’ve literally been watching you since those treadmill videos in 2020 and our interests have matched up again! i do have some completely unwarranted advice though
maybe you have other goals you didn’t broadcast, but i’d recommend setting goals besides attaining fluency. i’ve found that having specific goals really helps, and although there are things some consider as “”proof”” of fluency (knowing 10,000 words, passing a test like JLPT or IELTS etccc) it really is vague. maybe you could make a goal to have a conversation with your parents or finish x amount of books
and i’m not saying this to crush spirits or anything but with a year and a half + the fact you are learning multiple languages i think fluency-if fluency to you is speaking and or understanding your target like you understand english-is next to impossible
and also, for me my confidence about how fluent i am changes a lot. i also forget just how much work it took to get to where i’m at (reading books w 1-2 lookups per page, almost completely understanding shows with target lang subtitles)
i’ve been learning japanese (i was in 7th grade i should’ve choose something different help 💀) for around 3 years but thought it had been like 1.5 recently… i really forgot about how much time i put in, watching like 20 j-dramas over one summer literally not understanding that much!
but yeah, it was very hard to tell where i was at because knowing more makes you aware of what you don’t know
and sorry that this has turned into a rant but yeah i’d just advise against fluency as a goal, sorry if this was just something you kinda said and i’ve been giving an essay for no reason 😭 you’re really smart though so i’m happy to see where you will go!
1. I am learning Turkish and Spanish because I travel to counties that speak those lanuages quite often, so it would be great to be able to communicate with native speakers.
2. Journal in another language, and make some vlogs about how my day was, what I have done etc.
3.I have been using duolingo for a few months for Turkish, and it does feel pretty repetitive, so I will move on from that app
4. remind myself of the amazing culture, and how immersive the next travelling experience could be if I knew the language well.
5. read some articles on topics that I find interesting, and use some new phrases to make my own. I have some online friends who would be willing to help me learn and understand my mistakes.
I’m learning Polish and French, even though the first is something more of an experiment and the second one is a need for me to learn since I have a trip in July ‘round this region. The problem is, I’ve found a few apps but they’re rather unhelpful because they are paid and I need to find people who are willing to help me speak those languages (French more) and help me on the road to fluency or at least -making a conversation. /I’m having classes in français since the fifth grade, but still A1 level. / Hope this video enlightens me and helps!