How does he speak 29 languages?! ft.
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- Joined today by @WouterCorduwener a polyglot who has studied 29 languages!
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0:00 Intro and Wouter Corduwener's Story
1:57 Introductions
3:08 What languages Wouter knows
4:44 Where did the need for language learning come from?
7:57 Should you speak from day one?
11:11 How many languages have you studied?
12:30 Languages goals in the future
15:33 What would you say to people with high standards
19:50 If you don't know where to start
22:50 Do you see patterns with many languages
25:57 Final Message
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Hello, I’m an Irish-Nigerian-American language learning CZcamsr hailing from New York!
I currently speak seven languages. Six of which I taught myself from scratch. By 2023, I aim to learn another five. The languages I currently speak are English, Japanese, Russian, Dutch, French, Chinese and Spanish.
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Estoy tratando de aprender español
Please create series with Italki when you speak to tutors and learning German and Italian
SPEAK WITH espanol con Juan he is a spanish teacher and CZcamsr
Who were the other creator(s) that Wouter mentioned besides you and XiaomaNYC?
I like his comment about making Russian stronger before doing other related languages to make it easier. I did something similar. I wanted to learn Japanese, but I had a beginning knowledge of Korean. So instead I took time to make Korean strong and I've been doing Japanese for a month now and the grammar and some of the words are soooooo easy because of my knowledge of Korean.
Those languages are very different. Idk how learning korean would help u in learning japanese.
@@MrDamojak bc the 2 languages and the grammar are similar
@@redlock9621 they are very different. And I am saying this as a Korean person learning Japanese
@@MrDamojak they are similar compared to other languages
@@MrDamojak korean is japanese's closest language actually. and vice versa of course. the languages themselves are super different from all the languages of the world, but these 2 match the best with eachother. the writing systems are vastly different tho, sure.
For everyone hating on Wouter or even Ikenna for that matter, just remember that language learning is a personal journey. If you want to learn one language to an extremely high level, then go for it. If you want to learn basic phrases in 29 languages, then power to you. There's no need to put others down just because their goals and definitions of success differ from your own. Focus on your own path.
For me the issue is that he is vague about his levels on his bios on social media. He presents himself as someone who has learned 29 languages. Most people assume that Wouter is at least proficient in them without asking questions.
I think it's just the fact the claims he can speak 29 languages but rather he's at different levels in fluency and in a lot of the languages he just knows basic phrases and depends on those. I agree that language learning is a different story for everyone but it's definitely misleading to say he speaks 29 languages when a lot of it is just memorizing and depending on those phrases.
@@PetraStaal I don't know about his other social media presence but ai really like how he explained here that it's basically 6 solid languages and the others are just like "his side pieces" 😂 That sounds very realistic and super fun imo
Look I know how to say ばか i must be an expert in all the asian languages because I know a couple of words. True polyglot like Kaufmann and Luka Lampariello are able to speak efficiently many languages, Ikenna speaks also many, and Wouter as well, but there are other languages they just can't speak...saying hello in 40 languages doesn't make you fluent in all those languages.
@@staticbuilds7613 I think you got confused with the words fluent and perfect. Fluent just means that you can have smooth conversations in that language. If you can express yourself easily in your language you are fluent. It doesn't have to do anything with knowing every word in a language that's impossible.
I don't feel like studying japanese, maybe tomorrow.
Ikenna: *uploads a video*
Me: IT'S ABOUT DRIVE, IT'S ABOUT POWER.
we stay hungry, we devour
PUT IN THE WORK, PUT IN THE HOURS
AND TAKE WHATS OURS
Never gonna give you up
@@millerjustine9766 Never gonna let you down.
オランダで会ったことあるけど、ちゃんと日本語でも会話できてたしな。In CZcams, there are so many "fake" Polyglots, but this guys' real man. I had a conversation with him once in Japanese. Although he stuttered with some words, he understood perfectly what I was saying, and he could reply me with his thoughts clearly.
Wtf, I understood this japanese sentence, my efforts finally making results 🙏😎🙏
なるほど
I never seen “fake” polygots in youtube before Im curious how you find them, All I see is vrchat polygot which they actually speak alot of languages and mostly Omegle content for example lingualizer was it I don’t know also polygots that sings in many language which is cool.
同感です！オンラインでよりも差し向かいの話しの方が難しいだと思っております。どちらも上手ですね！
His hyper polyglot persona is definitely fake. But he is still an impressive polyglot
Practice makes perfect, and people tend to forget how fast one loses proficiency in a skill. And conversations are like the bread and butter of language learning, it's both oral and listening exercise. It's also a good way to learn vocab, then you could combine it with other forms of learning a language, reading, then writing down the words you don't understand. Or idioms which you don't know.
Been watching videos from both of you for ages. Seriously impressed by both of you. I'd love to become a polyglot one day and it's guys like you inspiring me to get there.
@@nandiniwishwakarma אז זהו שלא.
Excellent interview. The snowball concept that Wouter mentioned is very practical: use the language to improve on it. Also, what you said about standards is very deep and it can find applications in all aspects of life. You want to be an artist, call yourself an artist from the first drawing you make or from the first acapella piece you record on your phone. Impostor syndrome can seriously slow us down. Thanks for this inspiring and motivating video.
What do you mean? The interview was pretty bad.
@@saturn7835 What exactly was bad about it?
Thank you for this interview!
Wouter seems like a really nice, relaxed, humble and sincere person.
Uplifting to watch.
And I haven't really watched any other of your videos yet, but thank you too and all the best! Looking forward to your language learning app.
Wouter z'n video's zijn echt geniaal om te kijken. Hij heeft best wel een sterk Nederlands accent, maar je kan wel zien dat hij echt z'n best doet.
Wow that's really impressive. I would have never thought that it's possible to learn at least the basics of 29 languages, being so young. I'm also more the kind of language learner to get it to an intermediate state first before I move on, but it's great to see that language learning is such an individual process. Nice work thanks!
Well I’m Mexican and right now I’m learning English because is a language that is very common here but my target is not to get stuck into one language I want to know more and feel proud with myself and this guys are amazing and a inspiration for people who wants to know languages because they share the love to learn
As a polyglot I can relate to a lot of points that you guys make I think goals are really important when we talk about what someone would consider as knowing a language but I really appreciate your perspective and understanding ❤️💯👍👍👍
I'm so excited for your app
Wouter is a great polyglot and you are as well. Amazing video, thanks for that👍
hey ikenna keep making your amazing content, we love it.
My two worlds colliding 😵💫 it’s so great to see y’all collabing!
Crossover of the year. You two, are the reason why i started learning spanish last year. Passed an A2 test this month. Today I'm struggling to build up courage to talk to ppl in Spanish online. This video really pushed me forward. By the way, Native Russian speaker. Love you guys. Take care.
Just start my friend. It’s honestly the thing that single handedly helped my Spanish the most. I can confidently say that. Try Tandem or something like that.
@@ryans6141 thx, I'll try
I love to start with italki classes. That way you know the person is there to literally teach you but it's still simply a conversation as if you talked to a friend. At best you even make friends with your teacher(s). I for sure did :)
The thing is Ikenna, many people despise him because of his method, unlike your method Ikenna Method, his method is more to repeating sentences until the sentences become natural to him in the future and it's always the same sentences in every languages. So, it looks like he just saying sentences he remembered to the native speakers and sometimes just ignore what he don't know. I don't watch him anymore but recently he did progress with languages he learnt the longest.
Nice interview! I just added French to my studies after becoming intermediate in Spanish. I agree that it's easier to practice a new language if it's similar to one you already know. Tfs!
Ikenna! I just sent in my application to be the Videographer or Filmmaker that helps you shoot episodes of your app building journey! Love your demeanor & videos.
I’ve been in love with filmmaking & CZcams for the last 12 years, excited to possibly join you.
I HAVENT WATCHED U IN SUCH A LONG TIME AND NOT GONNA LIE, I THOUGHT ABOUT UR CHANNEL YESTERDAY AND NOW I SEE IT ON MY RECOMMENDED- IM SO HAPPY AA
Release your app already we are ready!
YESSS TWO OF MY FAVORITE LANGUAGE CZcamsRS
yesss, the collab everyone (me) wanted!
I like what Wouter said in regards to everyone having different goals because ultimately language learning is a personal journey. To me personally, I think depending on your goal but assuming it is to be able to communicate as efficiently in your native language then one should not get carried away with the quantity of languages they know but instead the quality of that speech and knowledge. Dont be afraid to take time and build it to a HIGH intermediate level and then move to a new one because some people get a bit excited and pile on 5+ languages, i think this is fine if that's your goal and you don't plan to ever become "fluent" and just want to communicate with random people you meet. However if for example you plan to become really proficient then you HAVE to dedicate time to nurture this language before moving on or you might hinder your own growth and be stuck at basic level with random vocabulary and no concrete basis.
The final message is so wholesome man
The King has uploaded!!
Very interesting discussion about goals with languages. Specifically about if one wants to be fluent or conversational. In most languages, I would like to be conversational, so for me that is about B1 on the CEFR, or about 1-2 years of learning (if closely related to a language I already speak).
Same. Specially because after B1, from my experience, you gradually improve without actually studying just by consuming content, since most content would be comprehensible input at that level.
Wow i wait for that ,my two fav
Hey ikenna fijn om te zien dat het wat beter met je gaat, leuke video!
He's not really doing better but only improved on editing his background unfortunately.
I liked what he started saying around 22:00 bc my first exposure to learning Japanese was through Spanish so I learned watashi wa translated to Yo soy instead of I am (bout to go change my duolingo lang settings)
ah rlly? yo soy? not I am?
A LEGENDARY VIDEO
Never have I heard truer words than Wouter's at the end of this video.
Great video! Many Europeans say great things about Assimil (which you mention briefly on a video). Their only complaint is how boring it was, but they swear by it. Would you say it's one of the most powerful tools for a person looking to start having basic conversation asap?
Miss Laoshu...that's great to see a good polyglot here
💛💛💛 Goals!
Have you thought about having your app useable on PC as well?
Personally speaking I would likely use it alot more, though I plan to either way.
Lots of people here still think there would be someone that speaks 29 languages fluently lol Of course no one can do that, but that doesn’t mean what Wouter does isn’t impressive. It is fking impressive! You guys probably can’t even memorise the basics in like 2 languages and you put him down? Insecurities at its best
I am a Fluency Sage kind of person. I have learned German to B2 and I never say I speak it cause I feel I don't if I'm not perfect. It's a struggle.
B2 in German is good. You should own it. Be proud
B2 is usually considered basic fluency but B2 is also the minimum level where i’d say that I speak a language.
wow thank you for making this create video. 😀Wow Wouter is so inspiring. I am also a little bit shy when it comes to speaking, but I am gonna challenge myself more.
Two of my favorite language content creators in one video Браво!)
Русский?)
@@thedarkside8380 Русскоговорящий)
@@ReasonableMeat , понятно, понятно. Рад встречи, путник :D
Great to see you both collab on a vid :D 2 great polyglotd and youtubers
just yesterday was thinking about this video loooooooooool
tbh it sounds like he doesn't really speak most of them, just memorises random phrases
No sponsor? Surprised 'Raid: Shadow Legends' or 'Nord VPN' didn't get in there. They sponsor everything!
I just Chinese & Español & a little bit English😜
You guys is so cool~
And I like your VR chat videos~
Is so funny~🤣🤣🤣
Hey ikenna, I bought your online course( thanks by the way), everything is good but I can't seem to find the discord in the course
Ikenna and Wouter, can you grade the level of each of your languages in terms of CEFR (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2)? There are multiple-choice tests online for that (it's not a perfect way to measure level but fast and simple).
in this world, it's simple.
Spanish or vanish
Thai or die
Chinese or no knees
French or --get thrown into a trench--
Great discussion! Two very inspiring polyglots. It would have been super cool to see you guys chat a little together in Dutch too :)
caramba, são esses tipos de vídeo que me fazem me interessar em falar em vários idiomas diferentes
Aaah FINALLY
I have a question. Will you ever will learn Latvian language?
He knows so many lenguages but yet i Struggling on spanish 💀
I have an idea for your app. How about you make up a custom currency for the app and we buy the lessons with that currency? We can get the currency for free by running ads with a button. If you don't want to run ads then you can get the premium trial!
Running ads to get more currency to buy lessons would demotivate the hell outta people. I think he should make it so you do practice lessons to get enough coins for certain lessons
@@Diana-yz6zx Not a bad idea, but how is he going to profit off the app if it’s going to be free? If you just do it that way, less people are going to buy the premium trial since you can just do “certain lessons” by doing other lessons first.
Hello, I want to buy your method, but the main problem is that I want to learn English. How would it benefit me to take your method for someone who doesn't speak English because I don't understand the meaning of every word? Also, I got help from the translation while writing these, I guess it's obvious :)
I wanna see this guy do a rap in every language.
I speak 5 languages!!
Hebrew עיברית, English, French, Romanian, German
Hebrew cause I'm Israeli, English because school+CZcams, French because I lived in France for a few years, romanian cause my mom is part romanian (but emigrated to Israel), and german because I tried another language.
I also know basic Japanese (anime) and Arabic (close to Hebrew + we learn it at school)
You're brilliant at foreign languages! Good :)
good job! I would love to speak Hebrew one day too :)
Wouter’s a fucking legend. I love the video where he’s selling drawings out in the country, and speaking in (I believe) 19 languages throughout the whole video. That’s one of my main catalysts for why I started learning languages.
Well he doesn't...
How many out of the 29 languages does he speak at a good level?
Exactly..
He doesn’t speak Korean well that’s for sure
I mean, as well as you can carry out a [deep] conversation, I say it counts
@@scumfuckflami I agree but going to strangers and reciting what you have learned by heart is not what I call holding a conversation...
Learning languages just for the sake of it is not beneficial. I'd rather learn 3/4 languages well and take them to the highest level possible and be able to have meaningful conversations. These polyglots out there keep selling us the idea that learning multiple languages to a A1/A2 level is a good idea but I've been there before and trust me guys is not!. I'm sorry if I sound like a hater or even a bit condescending but I'm stating facts. Even tho I like Ikenna and other polyglots such as luca lampariello and some others we gotta be real here!
He himself already said on this exact video at the very start that he is comfortable with only 6 languages and the other 23 are very basic. Still, to be able to speak comfortably with 6 and be a little bit familiar with 23 is impressive. There's no way he could increase his level on all of them while keeping his level on the others. That'll need a high level discipline and specialized daily routine.
The Collab I didn't know I needed
He should get a vr so he can play vr chat the fun way
Ikenna: bla bla bla 15:45
Response: interesting
First, love the content Ikenna :)
;)
hey whats going on youtube my name is Ikenna and i am hyperpolyglot alpha male giga chad today im going to reading from a script in a bunch of languagues that i dont know anything about in order to try to make a lot of money off of youtube ad revenue then i will be trying to sell you some sort of course or languague learning resource that i would never acutally use myself without further do lets get right down to bussines im going to start in the only other languague that i actually know well so that you all start to trust my abilites
No need to hate
@@MasterGaming-nq7lb I mean, he’s not wrong though.
youre motivating me to learn many languages. thanks.
Qué impresionante! Nos gustan contenido así! A decir verdad mis top 3 poliglotas favoritas son Laoshu505000, Ikenna, y por fin Wouter🇪🇸👍🏽
Que descanse en paz Laoushu505000, the best polyglot here in youtube. Loved him and his videos.
@@Tomos_J-J A mí me gusta a Xiaomanyc pero prefieros los otros. Ah, justo recordé la otra que se llama Daniela Szep. Es de Ucrania y habla tantos idiomas a un nivel avanzado🤙🏽
Hi ikenna, Will the app be free?
@@highlife8038 how much?
Now waiting for videos with others... Example :Luca Lampariello 👀😊
The final boss of language learning
Nah the guys a total clown, most languages he claims to speak he only speaks to the A2 level
@@erenparla3869 Ngl I kinda suspected something like that considering the sheer number of fake polyglots online, thanks for informing me dude!
@@fanta-cool7532 he already said he doesnt speak all languages in a fluent level so...
@@erenparla3869 And yet he speak it. How about you, how many languages do you know at A2 level?
@@kamikadzegga9188 My languages are: native English and Turkish speaker, C2 French, B2 German and Spanish, and I’m at the A2 level in Russian and Italian. I’m currently working on Russian and Italian. I also prefer to actually reach an advanced level in a language before I move on to another, otherwise I could write a gazillion languages all at the A1 level (which is a level anybody could achieve after 15 minutes of memorizing phrases)
❤
nice
i'm brazilian and my dream is speak and understand english😥
Tempo
Good luck! You can do it
@@skeptic781 +
Wait what? You're saying YOUR new app will have discord integration!?
it’s better than that ;)
"I studied art until I was at 22 years old I was graduate. I graduated basically" Secret to success!
I want to learn Spanish now sooo bad
It's crazy because I started learning Japanese my native is English I started Spanish and im way more advanced in it than Japanese but I noticed I started translating Japanese into Spanish in my mind not English 😂
Estoy tratando de aprender español
Nice man keep it up! 👍
Suerte bro! Si necesitas ayuda soy de argentina y podemos hablar por discord o algo! :)
Buena suerte. :)
Please ask him to learn TELUGU language. It has become famous for its original Natu Natu song.
Оу, вот это гости))
I hope to get to this level
I thought dialoge gonna be like:
Hello 녀석 Como tú?
私は大丈夫 о чём wir werden parler?
How old is he?
29 idiomas eso es mucho
He said he likes constructive criticism. He could improve his English by practising the 'th' sounds. At the moment he pronounces them as a 'd' or a 't' and even an 'f' or a 'v' in the case of the voiced dental fricative (as in eg 'with').
EARLY
Cool Video
Bro my name do part of his name💀
So he is like you when you play VRChat but in Real Life Xd
Finally find a man speak Vietnamese
You need to have a good ear and a very good memory. You also need to be fairly young. As you get older you tend to lose vocabulary even in your own language. To learn and retain even one word in a foreign language can take hundreds of repetitions and constant practise.
he doesn’t, that’s the answer
@Ikenna now start learning Polish
Both of my favorites Polyglots together
@@DadBod1818 Laoshu was such a legend
First? Lol Ikenna I love your content
No he doesn't.
Imo i dont like him just because ive noticed he will say random phrases such as "where are u" even tho the guy is right in front of him idk i dont like him personally but thats my opinion.
spoiler alert: he doesn't :)
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