i know two languages - estonian and english. I am currently studying korean, french and russian, out of boredom, to replace tiktok with something useful. i can definitely say, by just knowing multiple languages, makes the studying much more interesting and fun.
Thanks for sharing! 😊 Wow, your story is super inspiring - I’m so pleased to hear you’re swapping TikTok for language learning! Woohoo! Definitely keep us posted on your progress. How are you learning those languages? I’m planning to start Italian and would love to hear your approach!
Thank you for this! Very happy to hear bilingualism delays cognitive decline! In addition, active exercise is said to help. I'm fluent in Russian and Japanese. I maintained the Russian since COVID by learning many songs. I also learned Thai, which is tonal, like Chinese. Some day if I get a chance, I'll take up Mandarin. Acquiring a new language is a lot like cultivating a friendship. And a lot of fun in my opinion. The first time I interpreted between Japanese and Russian was a challenge, but I felt something really change inside, and I became able to add new languages.
Thank you so much for sharing this! 😊 Yes, active exercise is fantastic for cognitive health - great point! Wow, being fluent in both Russian and Japanese is incredible, and it’s amazing that you’re thinking of learning Mandarin as well! Let me know how you get on! Your experience as an interpreter is fascinating - I’m a trained interpreter too, and I know how challenging (but rewarding) it can be. It’s inspiring to see your passion for adding new languages; it really does seem to get easier after mastering one!
yes. I tend to listen and repeat what is being said. They have a very nice audio course. Other than that I do listen to a lot of Rammstein and other German music.
I love that you mention cultural differences and norms! It is so important to transmit them in the most natural and spontaneous way to our children. Languages and their respective cultures are always (!) intertwined. For my children it was an eye opener to discover that German in Germany, Switzerland and Austria differ in vocabulary etc.. I love the example you make with C!
Thank you so much! 😊 I’m glad you enjoyed the cultural angle - it’s such an essential part of language learning! And thans for sharing your insights into the cultural/ linguistic differences between different parts of the German-speaking world! Ha, I'm glad you liked the example with C... I'll keep "collecting" such examples and share them on this channel where possible!
I kind of know 2 languages, I'm Brazilian so I speak Portuguese and I have been learning English by myself for some years, my English is not perfect but I'm able to watch anything I want and understand enough, the only problem is that I never speak it, so i can't have a conversation irl, I can't even pronounce the word "frustrating" correctly although I can understand it, but this is not bad, at least not for me. I also decided to learn French a few weeks ago and now I am studying both. I have some health issues so I spend most of my time at home, in my opinion this is a great way of spending time.
Thanks for your comment! That’s amazing progress in both English and French! Learning languages is such a rewarding way to spend time - keep it up, you’re doing great! 😊 And do keep us posted on your future progress!
I (male if its relevant) am almost natively bilingual and partially multilingual (exposed as a baby, toddler and a young child to them) due to being born in a multilingual family and especially country, and its actually very difficult to switch voluntarily or even talk in a single one, especially the ones who are not the primary two languages. It also makes it extremely difficult for me to actively learn any language or become an expert of my primary two languages. So I am mostly stuck at my childhood level, although it makes it easier for me to understand languages in general. My sister on the other hand is much better at switching voluntarily and speaking a single one but she is both worse at most of them than me and mostly learnt the majority of them after childhood for some (unknown) reason. My parents generation is actually much worse than us even though they had greater exposure to multiple languages, while my grandparents were better at most of them even though they had lower exposure and had exposure to multiple ones relatively later in life. Others also have similar experiences. Its a bit anecdotal but there is a sweet spot for both the age of exposure and the number of languages, which varies from person to person. Too old(for a child) or too much puts too much pressure and makes it more difficult than if you properly teach 2 or even 1 fist and then move on to others.
Thank you for sharing your experiences with multilingualism and your unique insights! It’s fascinating to hear how language learning can vary so much even within families!
I have asked around and I would like your take: When you've learned 2 languages and you start a 3rd and make good progress, is it possible that the existing 2 languages just get better by themselves without you focusing on them? It's like your entire ability on those 2 existing language just gets better when you're focusing on the new 3rd language. Thanks!
Hi there! Apologies for the late reply - I just saw your comment. I think your brain's to learn langauges might well be strengthened when you acquire more languages but fluency probably has more to do with frequency of use and practice... That's my take anyway :)
Omg, my sister and i do exactly that, call each other by our titles when referring to the other to mum and dad, but we call each other by our first names in English! Mum and dad also call us directly by our titles at home, ie 'ga jei' and a cuter 'siu mui' for my little sister, so we used it growing up, which made it easier for the titles to stick
@themultilingualhub we speak English to each other, cos we're used to it, but we speak Cantonese to mum and dad, and the rest of the family who don't speak English
If you don't have much time to study foreign languages, consider studying Esperanto. It is not as time-consuming and you get the same benefits. It is also much easier to stay motivated when you can see how fast you are making progress.
That’s a really thought-provoking question! I’m sure monolinguals aren’t ‘dumber’-intelligence is super complex, and to my knowledge, there’s no easy way to measure it. But being multilingual definitely brings some unique advantages and has very few downsides, so in my opinion, there's no reason not to attempt it!
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i know two languages - estonian and english. I am currently studying korean, french and russian, out of boredom, to replace tiktok with something useful. i can definitely say, by just knowing multiple languages, makes the studying much more interesting and fun.
Thanks for sharing! 😊 Wow, your story is super inspiring - I’m so pleased to hear you’re swapping TikTok for language learning! Woohoo! Definitely keep us posted on your progress. How are you learning those languages? I’m planning to start Italian and would love to hear your approach!
Thank you for this! Very happy to hear bilingualism delays cognitive decline! In addition, active exercise is said to help.
I'm fluent in Russian and Japanese. I maintained the Russian since COVID by learning many songs. I also learned Thai, which is tonal, like Chinese. Some day if I get a chance, I'll take up Mandarin. Acquiring a new language is a lot like cultivating a friendship. And a lot of fun in my opinion.
The first time I interpreted between Japanese and Russian was a challenge, but I felt something really change inside, and I became able to add new languages.
Thank you so much for sharing this! 😊 Yes, active exercise is fantastic for cognitive health - great point! Wow, being fluent in both Russian and Japanese is incredible, and it’s amazing that you’re thinking of learning Mandarin as well! Let me know how you get on! Your experience as an interpreter is fascinating - I’m a trained interpreter too, and I know how challenging (but rewarding) it can be. It’s inspiring to see your passion for adding new languages; it really does seem to get easier after mastering one!
I’m enjoying watching your video. I live in the USA, and I’m teaching myself German.
Oh wow that's amazing! How are you teaching yourself German? Is it mostly by listening to the German 101 podcast?
yes. I tend to listen and repeat what is being said. They have a very nice audio course. Other than that I do listen to a lot of Rammstein and other German music.
I love that you mention cultural differences and norms! It is so important to transmit them in the most natural and spontaneous way to our children. Languages and their respective cultures are always (!) intertwined. For my children it was an eye opener to discover that German in Germany, Switzerland and Austria differ in vocabulary etc..
I love the example you make with C!
Thank you so much! 😊 I’m glad you enjoyed the cultural angle - it’s such an essential part of language learning! And thans for sharing your insights into the cultural/ linguistic differences between different parts of the German-speaking world! Ha, I'm glad you liked the example with C... I'll keep "collecting" such examples and share them on this channel where possible!
I kind of know 2 languages, I'm Brazilian so I speak Portuguese and I have been learning English by myself for some years, my English is not perfect but I'm able to watch anything I want and understand enough, the only problem is that I never speak it, so i can't have a conversation irl, I can't even pronounce the word "frustrating" correctly although I can understand it, but this is not bad, at least not for me. I also decided to learn French a few weeks ago and now I am studying both.
I have some health issues so I spend most of my time at home, in my opinion this is a great way of spending time.
Thanks for your comment! That’s amazing progress in both English and French! Learning languages is such a rewarding way to spend time - keep it up, you’re doing great! 😊 And do keep us posted on your future progress!
Your content is amazing.
Thank you so much! 😊 That means a lot!
I (male if its relevant) am almost natively bilingual and partially multilingual (exposed as a baby, toddler and a young child to them) due to being born in a multilingual family and especially country, and its actually very difficult to switch voluntarily or even talk in a single one, especially the ones who are not the primary two languages. It also makes it extremely difficult for me to actively learn any language or become an expert of my primary two languages. So I am mostly stuck at my childhood level, although it makes it easier for me to understand languages in general.
My sister on the other hand is much better at switching voluntarily and speaking a single one but she is both worse at most of them than me and mostly learnt the majority of them after childhood for some (unknown) reason.
My parents generation is actually much worse than us even though they had greater exposure to multiple languages, while my grandparents were better at most of them even though they had lower exposure and had exposure to multiple ones relatively later in life.
Others also have similar experiences. Its a bit anecdotal but there is a sweet spot for both the age of exposure and the number of languages, which varies from person to person. Too old(for a child) or too much puts too much pressure and makes it more difficult than if you properly teach 2 or even 1 fist and then move on to others.
Thank you for sharing your experiences with multilingualism and your unique insights! It’s fascinating to hear how language learning can vary so much even within families!
I have asked around and I would like your take: When you've learned 2 languages and you start a 3rd and make good progress, is it possible that the existing 2 languages just get better by themselves without you focusing on them? It's like your entire ability on those 2 existing language just gets better when you're focusing on the new 3rd language. Thanks!
Hi there! Apologies for the late reply - I just saw your comment. I think your brain's to learn langauges might well be strengthened when you acquire more languages but fluency probably has more to do with frequency of use and practice... That's my take anyway :)
Omg, my sister and i do exactly that, call each other by our titles when referring to the other to mum and dad, but we call each other by our first names in English!
Mum and dad also call us directly by our titles at home, ie 'ga jei' and a cuter 'siu mui' for my little sister, so we used it growing up, which made it easier for the titles to stick
Thanks for sharing this! 😊 So cool to see that my video resonated with you! Do you and your sister speak Cantonese now?
@themultilingualhub we speak English to each other, cos we're used to it, but we speak Cantonese to mum and dad, and the rest of the family who don't speak English
@ we speak English to each other, cos we're used to it, but we speak Cantonese to mum and dad, and the rest of the family who don't speak English
Спасибо за видео, интересная тема
Спасибо большое! Рада что вам понравилось! 😊
If you don't have much time to study foreign languages, consider studying Esperanto. It is not as time-consuming and you get the same benefits. It is also much easier to stay motivated when you can see how fast you are making progress.
Thanks for sharing that! Great tip about Esperanto - is it something you're actively yourself?
@@themultilingualfamilyhub Yes, I use Esperanto every single day to communicate with my many friends all over the world.
does that mean monolingual brains are slower or dumber? if multilingual brains only bring advantages
That’s a really thought-provoking question! I’m sure monolinguals aren’t ‘dumber’-intelligence is super complex, and to my knowledge, there’s no easy way to measure it. But being multilingual definitely brings some unique advantages and has very few downsides, so in my opinion, there's no reason not to attempt it!
Your question doesn't make sense.