learning a new language is easy, actually

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    While some languages take as little as 600 hours to reach fluency, you can also just watch videos about how to learn the language for 1000 hours. Should achieve the same effect, honestly.
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  • @easyactually
    @easyactually  Před 3 měsíci +542

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  • @Nutellla
    @Nutellla Před 2 měsíci +8981

    Bro is reminding us actually reading books was how people learned everything

    • @lilbeans
      @lilbeans Před 2 měsíci +314

      the fact that that is a comment that exist is straight up flabbergasting

    • @HeyPlayboi
      @HeyPlayboi Před 2 měsíci +392

      lmao, for some reason when i thought of learning a language, reading textbooks didn't come to mind at all lol

    • @XiELEd4377
      @XiELEd4377 Před 2 měsíci +221

      ​@@lilbeanspeople these days are somehow allergic to reading books for some reason, or that you should not waste time reading books to learn

    • @TechSupportDave
      @TechSupportDave Před 2 měsíci

      @@XiELEd4377 Really depends. Is there any better source than a book from which you can learn? If yes, then yes, the book will be less useful compared to that better alternative. But still will rarely be useless.
      I don't know why people are allergic to books nowadays, but the whole internet sub-culture of making fun of anyone who types two small paragraphs is probably one way in which this is being perpetuated - the uneducated folks are making fun of those who wish to clearly and adequately convey the things they want to say on the internet, and it probably gets picked up by younger children giving them the impression that good communication and literacy skills are somehow "cringe"", which could tie in with books having so many more paragraphs in comparison, that they "aint reading allat" (common normie phrase, you can google it if you never heard anyone use it before)
      It's just a dumb culture, really. Books literally help people get jobs. They're still far from useless.

    • @jackdan1811
      @jackdan1811 Před 2 měsíci +38

      I always thought a book was mandatory wtf 😭😭😭

  • @shroomer3867
    @shroomer3867 Před 2 měsíci +14470

    How to learn a language in 1-2 years with no effort:
    1) Be born with parents who speak it
    2) Be baby
    3) ???
    4) Language learned

    • @user-qh6ii7qt6m
      @user-qh6ii7qt6m Před 2 měsíci +1407

      I'm trying to delete my save file and start over to do this for German. How do I do that?

    • @RaffyEdris
      @RaffyEdris Před 2 měsíci +112

      LMAO

    • @SaSo-mk6yh
      @SaSo-mk6yh Před 2 měsíci +279

      Be 4 years old and learn new language at school within a week.

    • @TheCoolerBasti
      @TheCoolerBasti Před 2 měsíci +64

      @@user-qh6ii7qt6m Laut diesem Video ist Deutsch nur Schwierigkeitsstufe 2 😄

    • @janmagtoast
      @janmagtoast Před 2 měsíci +16

      ​@@TheCoolerBasti Eyy, das wollte ich gerade sagen 😢

  • @rosebudak8829
    @rosebudak8829 Před 2 měsíci +1615

    "how to learn a language in six weeks taught by someone who learned it in six years" is wild

    • @bleaku
      @bleaku Před 29 dny +48

      noo but its so truee

    • @user-eb9ck9rt5b
      @user-eb9ck9rt5b Před 11 dny

      what a diss but iguess it's all part of the matrix

  • @i-am-rubi
    @i-am-rubi Před 2 měsíci +2267

    "they try to gatekeep their language. do not let them do this" 😭

    • @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman
      @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman Před 2 měsíci +6

      Lol

    • @smolanik_kari
      @smolanik_kari Před měsícem +5

      heve you ever knew what does carcasm mean&

    • @folasadegf
      @folasadegf Před měsícem +1

      😂😂

    • @G.E-47
      @G.E-47 Před měsícem +22

      ⁠@@smolanik_kariahh yes,“carcasm“
      Это идеальное написание!

    • @OVER-ce9fy
      @OVER-ce9fy Před 28 dny +4

      @@G.E-47why do u speak Russian in English tred?

  • @NubbyGamerYT
    @NubbyGamerYT Před 2 měsíci +8876

    Next Video: Becoming a billionaire is easy, actually

  • @gajwm5824
    @gajwm5824 Před 2 měsíci +4316

    English learner here. I actually watch your videos to immerse myself in English.

    • @tentzz
      @tentzz Před 2 měsíci +48

      Same

    • @muriloduarte8604
      @muriloduarte8604 Před 2 měsíci +33

      Same

    • @boodybasha1135
      @boodybasha1135 Před 2 měsíci +69

      easy , actually

    • @nBp4tB12
      @nBp4tB12 Před 2 měsíci +85

      Maybe I would also be like that, but I already understand 100% (at least I think so) of the video. Maybe it's because I've been doing immersion for about 3 years.

    • @aleexid5803
      @aleexid5803 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Same

  • @nazqkui
    @nazqkui Před 2 měsíci +957

    I woke up one random day already knowing English and I've convinced myself It'll happen with every language I want to learn

    • @Selena09426
      @Selena09426 Před měsícem +8

      How😢? Did you learn it when you were a child? ( Watching videos in English,games, etc)

    • @anabschubert
      @anabschubert Před měsícem +2

      so real

    • @nazqkui
      @nazqkui Před měsícem +47

      @Selena09426 Basically, yes. I used to watch the new episodes from shows I liked in english before they were even translated into my native language. Then I realized I actually understood what they were saying. Also, I think the visual novel I got into and couldn't get translated into Spanish had forced me to have more comprehension :p

    • @tann3039
      @tann3039 Před měsícem +8

      lol same I think I mostly learned while reading manhwa that had no Arabic translation

    • @Selena09426
      @Selena09426 Před měsícem

      @@tann3039 Did you use Google Translate for things you didn't understand? Or just reading manhwas?

  • @tuanhoanganh5405
    @tuanhoanganh5405 Před 2 měsíci +132

    I ‘m form Vietnam, i’’ learning English myself. Thank you.

    • @vooktube
      @vooktube Před 17 dny +9

      Tôi đang học tiếng Việt!

  • @mohamadlin
    @mohamadlin Před 2 měsíci +1955

    1:22 For anyone wondering
    the white stickman on the left said: why aren't we yellow?
    the white stickman on the right said: I think only the protagonist can be yellow.

    • @medaman15able
      @medaman15able Před 2 měsíci +105

      I’ve been learning Spanish so it’s really fun being able to read it with relative ease

    • @daxx343
      @daxx343 Před 2 měsíci +53

      Was proud of myself for being able to get that one, despite hardly using Spanish outside of class for years now

    • @leeban
      @leeban Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@daxx343same lol

    • @luismateo4234
      @luismateo4234 Před 2 měsíci +19

      JAJAJJA I didn't notice it, and I'm a Spanish speaker

    • @Nesaualcoyotl
      @Nesaualcoyotl Před 2 měsíci +2

      Gracias

  • @maaax573
    @maaax573 Před 2 měsíci +1036

    1. Read a beginner book that teaches the language to learn the basics
    2. Watch youtube videos in that language and just listen, use context clues, and try to understand whats going on even if you don't understand everything
    - reverseocontext website
    - dont use english subtitles
    3. Keep watching youtube but pause after sentences and repeat out loud. Pretend youre having the conversation.
    4. When you feel like you're getting to know the language, sit down with a camera and talk about your day.
    - when you dont know how to say it in this language, make a note for yourself to find out later

    • @dezmodium
      @dezmodium Před 2 měsíci +54

      pretty much. its how babies learn. they listen and then learn through context. the first simple words are fed to them. the rest they start to pickup on their own as they learn more. language learning is built into humans.

    • @FiZc
      @FiZc Před 2 měsíci +37

      @@dezmodium Yes, I learned german to an advanced level in my teens by just watching german tv. There was no internet, did not talk to a single teacher and did not touch a single textbook and never talked to a german at that time.
      All the talk about textbooks and listening to slow speak is nonsense. Also you don't have to speak the language to learn it well.

    • @jelliebyte
      @jelliebyte Před 2 měsíci

      ​@FiZc lol why were you watching german tv?

    • @FiZc
      @FiZc Před 2 měsíci +11

      @@jelliebyte This is what we got from the new service provider right after the soviet union collapsed. Our own TV stations didn't have anything good and we didn't get finnish stuff. English TV was not available. We did also have a business in my town lending american movies on VHS tapes which helped me improve what I had learned in school. I had russian classes in school for a few years longer than english, but I couldn't care less about that garbage, so my russian comprehension is still poor.

    • @jachcegrzmocidz
      @jachcegrzmocidz Před 2 měsíci

      screenshooting this shit (i aint readin alltat)

  • @flowersof3vil
    @flowersof3vil Před 2 měsíci +90

    that's basically how I unintentionally learned English lol
    I already knew the basics because i learned those at school and during the pandemic I spent a LOT of time on tiktok and since 90% of the content there is in English I gradually improved my English by watching tiktok videos 😀
    then I started watching movies and tv shows in English cause I didn’t like the dubbed versions and after some time I started dreaming in English and then even thinking and speaking to myself in English without even realizing it at first..

  • @bassistx
    @bassistx Před měsícem +214

    “That’s probably why they made a group chat without you” the savagery 🤣

  • @LanguageSimp
    @LanguageSimp Před 2 měsíci +2387

    Thanks! I'm considering learning a language, so this will help!

    • @TUVEZ-
      @TUVEZ- Před 2 měsíci +38

      😱

    • @Mr.Magician007
      @Mr.Magician007 Před 2 měsíci +32

      😱😱

    • @furanchizu
      @furanchizu Před 2 měsíci +58

      языковой симп 😱😱😱

    • @easyactually
      @easyactually  Před 2 měsíci +510

      If you have to learn a language I would recommend French cause approximately 92% of the words are cognates with American. A close contender is Bolivian which shares a whopping 121% of words with Australian, however the accent does take some getting used to. Good luck!

    • @mooncomet111
      @mooncomet111 Před 2 měsíci +43

      Not you being here💀

  • @Hopeunfiltered
    @Hopeunfiltered Před 2 měsíci +2282

    Bro got sponsor in just 3 videos
    W EASY

    • @RED40HOURS
      @RED40HOURS Před 2 měsíci +36

      light work😎😎🔥💯

    • @Metamorpher1_
      @Metamorpher1_ Před 2 měsíci +141

      Bro got 200k+ subs in 3 videos

    • @Hopeunfiltered
      @Hopeunfiltered Před 2 měsíci +50

      @@Metamorpher1_ Bros CZcams god

    • @XiELEd4377
      @XiELEd4377 Před 2 měsíci +155

      becoming a youtuber is easy, actually

    • @vjie802
      @vjie802 Před 2 měsíci +1

      🏳️‍🌈

  • @keelansunflower
    @keelansunflower Před 2 měsíci +32

    Being a polyglot, I'm really impressed by this path to learn a new language but i think each one has their own way to learn a specific language so then if you have any technique you wanna use, just use it, i love being original ❤

  • @jena6743
    @jena6743 Před 2 měsíci +47

    be careful with the media analysis technique. If you're watching a movie for example, you shouldn't ruin your enjoyment of the movie because you're trying to practice learning a language. Using entertainment media as exposure only works if you actively enjoy it, otherwise, you will get burnt out only to give up learning the language.

    • @Adriandivine
      @Adriandivine Před měsícem

      Agreed 👍🏻 , tried this with anime and dropped the idea 1 week later💀

    • @Medialuna_de_Manteca
      @Medialuna_de_Manteca Před 13 dny +4

      I guess this is in reference to the listening/subtitles part. Maybe you could try with a movie/series you have already seen before and which you are familiar with? And of course that you enjoy. That way you could focus more in the language aspect.

  • @piotresoule6931
    @piotresoule6931 Před 2 měsíci +1679

    The Ze library is genius tier comedy

    • @w1z4rd9
      @w1z4rd9 Před 2 měsíci +159

      Dude mastered the arts of avoiding strays from the law.

    • @Michu.24
      @Michu.24 Před 2 měsíci +43

      I actually laughed when he said that lol

    • @papajayyy
      @papajayyy Před 2 měsíci +101

      Imagine if you googled it💀🙏

    • @strange_thing-arra-3692
      @strange_thing-arra-3692 Před 2 měsíci +8

      okay dude i have no idea about zat joke
      i'd ask you to explain it but it'll ruin it so its up to you if you wanna explain this wondering soul

    • @racegroundbreaking82
      @racegroundbreaking82 Před 2 měsíci

      @@strange_thing-arra-3692 Imagine if you googled it

  • @ZooQyoutube
    @ZooQyoutube Před 2 měsíci +430

    bro explains stuff in such a way that understanding it is easy, actually

    • @faith9505
      @faith9505 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Anguish in Gethsemane
      He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’
      -Matthew 26:39
      As Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was in anguish. So much so that Luke’s Gospel says He “was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood” (22:44)
      In addition, Mark’s Gospel gives us a very important detail that we could easily miss: Jesus cried out, “Abba, Father” (14:36)
      We might not catch the significance of this. But today, it isn’t unusual to hear Israeli children calling out to their fathers, “Abba!” It’s the equivalent of our English word “Daddy.”
      There is a difference between the terms “Father” and “Daddy.” Both describe the same person, but they indicate a difference in relationship. That is not to suggest that Jesus was manipulating God the Father. Rather, it indicated intimacy. Jesus was saying, in effect, “I trust You, Father. I know You are in control.”
      Then Jesus went on to say, “Everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (verse 36)
      That is a hard thing for many of us to say. We might say the words, “Not my will, but Yours, be done.” But do we really mean it? What if His will is different from ours? And how can we know the will of God?
      We discover God’s will through careful study of the Scriptures. And frankly, there will be times when we read things in the Bible and think, “Wow, that is hard. I don’t know if I want to forgive this person who has wronged me, but Lord, You have told me in Scripture to do so.”
      Or, “I don’t know that I want to break that relationship off with this nonbeliever that I was thinking of marrying. But Lord, You have told me in Your Word to do so. Not my will, but Yours, be done.”
      It is okay to think about the future and make plans for our lives. In fact, we should. But we also need to say, “Lord, here are my plans. But if You have a different plan in mind, I am willing for You to overrule what I have decided, because I’ve come to discover that Your plan is better than my own. So not my will, but Yours, be done.”
      This is very important to say to God, especially if you’re young. Dwight L. Moody said, “Spread out your petition before God, and then say, ‘not my will but yours be done.’ ” He concludes, “The sweetest lesson I have learned in God’s school is to let the Lord choose for me.”
      We are going to have our Gethsemanes in life. We will face times of ultimate stress, moments of pressure that seem to be too much. What will we do then? Will we say, like Jesus, “Abba, Father”? Will we say, “Your will be done”?
      Would you let the Lord choose for you? Would you be willing to take your future and place it in God’s hands?

    • @dominikdurkovsky8318
      @dominikdurkovsky8318 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Dude, I'm a Christian, but why would you just post that randomly on a random comment. It's annoying and weird.

  • @habibafares9009
    @habibafares9009 Před 2 měsíci +13

    I am a native Arabic speaker, I started with all of the wrong methods to learn English but I didn't give up. Now after 2 years of studying I understand English without needing the caption (thanks to god) and I speak with natives speakers from time to time. Everything is possible if we work hard and do not give up. Thank you for that useful video!

    • @habibafares9009
      @habibafares9009 Před 2 měsíci

      @simple_actually
      It's my native language so I'm not sure that I will see it like a learner. You know it's easier for me. But apart from that, I think the dialects are not hard it's far easier from the standard Arabic. I also saw some learners said that the standard Arabic was easier to them.
      Anyway, learning a language is not easy, whatever the language was, but if you have the discipline, the consistency, the willpower and some good techniques you'll make it. (even if you are learning the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics of the pharaohs, I remember some of my friends learned how to write in the middle school :)
      Good luck

    • @habibafares9009
      @habibafares9009 Před 2 měsíci

      @simple_actually
      You're welcome!
      If you decided to learn Arabic and had any questions you could ask me for sure

  • @darktheme2192
    @darktheme2192 Před 2 měsíci +11

    This is the most practical video I've seen about autodidactic language learning in the last 4 weeks. Much appreciation for your work.

  • @panqueque445
    @panqueque445 Před 2 měsíci +712

    Step 2 is huge. Even if you understand less than 25%, it helps a lot. The less you have an "allotted language learning time" and the more you try to immerse and surround yourself with it, the faster you'll learn.

    • @lilacfields
      @lilacfields Před 2 měsíci +64

      seriously! coming to the realization that learning a language could include just .. doing what i normally do but in another language changed my life. also i love your username you don’t know how much i loved finding out the word for pancake in spanish is panqueque 😭

    • @varena04
      @varena04 Před 2 měsíci +34

      @@lilacfields i've actually changed my minecraft language entirely to german so i can learn new vocab while also having fun. :D i challenge myself to only speak/think in german while i'm doing it (like, narrating my actions to myself haha), and then every now and then i'll look up a word if i find myself wanting to express the same idea that i don't have the vocabulary for. it's rlly helpful i highly reccommend!!

    • @lilacfields
      @lilacfields Před 2 měsíci +13

      @@varena04 yessss i love using video games for learning! i’ve been playing animal crossing in spanish and the villagers have a lot of little simple conversations with you. it’s so helpful! i definitely need to try playing minecraft too

    • @EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il
      @EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il Před 2 měsíci +10

      ​@@varena04I've been trying to use english more in video games but I've always gotten back to the old portuguese stuff, I think that from now on I need to rethink about the way I'm doing things to get really good at english, even though I already consume content in the language, there's a gap to be filled in.

    • @EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il
      @EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il Před 2 měsíci +5

      ​@@lilacfieldshave you ever tried quizzes and crosswords?

  • @TheoLeRigolo2218
    @TheoLeRigolo2218 Před 2 měsíci +637

    that's exactly how i learned english almost without talking to anyone

    • @user-kr4fj2tz9j
      @user-kr4fj2tz9j Před 2 měsíci +4

      What's your actualsteps

    • @crimsonfarts6856
      @crimsonfarts6856 Před 2 měsíci

      @@user-kr4fj2tz9j youtube

    • @marwann_z
      @marwann_z Před 2 měsíci +65

      i learnt english from playing roblox lmao
      edit :my first language is arabic

    • @Eiol01
      @Eiol01 Před 2 měsíci +75

      ​@@user-kr4fj2tz9jWell, don't know about them, but mine were:
      1. Play videogames as a child (in this time for some reason, almost all games were in english, spanish options in games were only avaliable in the european ver?)
      2. There are words that kinda look alike in spanish and english (like, mission and misión, for example)
      3. Start to infer meaning of things based on limited knowledge.
      4. ???
      5. Profit

    • @juliaoleksiyenko1555
      @juliaoleksiyenko1555 Před 2 měsíci +3

      real

  • @danielshih7182
    @danielshih7182 Před 2 měsíci +3

    CONGRATS ON THE SPONSOR!!!!! on the 4th video no less oh my god your growth is so deserved hope you hit 5 mil soon! (1 mil's gonna happen in no time)

  • @patheticcreature3189
    @patheticcreature3189 Před 19 dny +4

    I actually really appreciate this video as ive been trying to relearn swedish, so i can communicate with my family better.

  • @Visnetter
    @Visnetter Před 2 měsíci +229

    I was getting really low grades in English about 5 years ago. I kept thinking that English just wasn't for me. After almost giving up, I started to not give a shit about English in school but instead, I indulged myself with lots of English youtube videos that were actually fun. Storytelling videos, like storybooth but also gaming youtubers like Muselk (when fortnite was popular lol). I always used English subtitles and even though I didn't understand everything what was being said, I was determined to at least be able to hold a conversation in the comment section of videos with other people IN ENGLISH. I picked up new words, my pronounciation got better and I became more fluent. Eventually my grades started to get better, actually way better than other people in my class. I got 8 and 9 out of 10's and felt so happy. That was when a friend of mine begged me to attend a Cambridge English class with him, because he felt too alone with all the girls in his class. At first I hesitated but then I reckoned I'd try it anyways, heck I had nothing to lose. After a couple more months I attended the exam and I can proudly say right now that I'm fluent in English and got a C1 proficiency level. Never stop trying!

    • @Visnetter
      @Visnetter Před 2 měsíci +6

      Websites like write and improve also help a lot, and don't forget chatroom sites like Omegle

    • @blueleafy7167
      @blueleafy7167 Před měsícem +2

      Bruh I’m taking my B1 French Exam tomorrow and I’m actually gonna fail the American education system is horrible I’ve done all the work since I was in first grade but I’m still a beginner. I really need to do this

    • @swedneck
      @swedneck Před měsícem +3

      i literally remember watching shadow of israphel as a kid and one day i just sorta understood english, i assume that's not actually what happened, but in my more recent experience of learning german and french in school it really is basically that but more gradual over time.
      Exposure is *the thing* that lets you understand languages intuitively, and i'm pretty sure most people could totally learn languages in 6 months provided you drop them into a country that speaks it and force them to interact with the language constantly every day.

    • @peluchito_6126
      @peluchito_6126 Před měsícem +2

      You are a beast. Good job king!

    • @Visnetter
      @Visnetter Před měsícem

      @@peluchito_6126 thank you my guy

  • @IkigaiFlame
    @IkigaiFlame Před 2 měsíci +447

    Next video: astrophysics is easy, actually

    • @kalsofficial7396
      @kalsofficial7396 Před 2 měsíci

      Astrophysics for people in a hurry use Zhe(Z) Library

    • @johndoe-rq1pu
      @johndoe-rq1pu Před 2 měsíci +8

      For once the title would be right. Periodic table has 4 elements. Answer can be off by two orders of magnitude in any direction. Sin(x) = x. Etc.

    • @staraopps
      @staraopps Před 2 měsíci +1

      You mean astrology?

    • @ryan9818
      @ryan9818 Před 2 měsíci

      Astrophysics complete course for beginner playlist on CZcams @@staraopps

    • @wyuwuwuy
      @wyuwuwuy Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@staraopps😐

  • @KnowledgeSeeker008
    @KnowledgeSeeker008 Před 2 měsíci +4

    This was actually helpful and you are genuinely one of my favorite CZcamsrs!!! Thanks you so much!

  • @cutiemelon-hz4jz
    @cutiemelon-hz4jz Před 2 měsíci

    This channel actually gives the best advice for every goals. Thank you so much!

  • @sattamatka5010
    @sattamatka5010 Před 2 měsíci +349

    Next is coding

  • @Guide_Maker
    @Guide_Maker Před 2 měsíci

    I love your videos! Its crazy how hard your channel is growing in such a short ammount of time. You 100% deserve it! ❤❤❤

  • @_Wynona
    @_Wynona Před 2 měsíci +1

    This sums up all the 100's of CZcams videos I've watched about how to learn a foreign language, leaving out all the unnecessary steps.❤

  • @shintyty
    @shintyty Před 2 měsíci +96

    I spent 4 years in school learning French. I decided to learn Spanish 2 weeks ago learning the 100 most commonly used words, watching videos in the language, and listening to easy podcasts whenever, and I have already learned so much closer to understanding than all the years learning French in school

    • @sammyytube5999
      @sammyytube5999 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Really?? 2 weeks of spanish and you have a decent comprehension? Can you converse in spanish as well? Curious about how many hours a day that you dedicated to your spanish input. Since my new year's resolution in January, I've been doing spanish music and podcast and I just started one spanish film a week. After 3 months my comprehension is still beginner and I can only speak spanish expressions, no conversation.

    • @shintyty
      @shintyty Před 2 měsíci

      @@sammyytube5999 What I meant more is that, the language sounds a lot familiar and I can pick up some fragments of words, while if I try listening to French, it sounds very foreign and I do not remember many vocabulary I learned in school. I think I am about 30 hours into listening to podcasts and watching videos in spanish and I can understand some movie scenes if it is simple, but most of the time I can only understand some fragments. I also found a website called the dreaming spanish if you want to check it out where you can watch videos of comprehensible input to your level and also tracks your progress.

    • @atenek0
      @atenek0 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Wow that's amazing to see as a native spanish speaker. I get it because I've probably learnt more english by watching videos, movies and tv than in school too for some reason. Buena suerte aprendiendo español!

  • @astrodood
    @astrodood Před 2 měsíci +88

    This channel is like a Casually Explained successor and I love it

  • @Yxxyn._
    @Yxxyn._ Před 2 měsíci +4

    Learning Korean and it initially took me so long to wrap my head around sentence structures and how the language works. But then once it clicked it became so much easier. Now I’m doing Japanese for academic reasons and it’s so much easier now.

  • @loverock8578
    @loverock8578 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I have never seen a knowledge channel with such an incredible level of growth. All of the videos have value, not just clickbait, and they include various impressive effects. They follow a classic format reminiscent of the early days of CZcams.

  • @Diplodok1000
    @Diplodok1000 Před 2 měsíci +94

    Not gonna lie, that was like one of the most useful videos to sum up all the best and the most efficient ways of learning a foreign language. I've been learning English, Japanese, Spanish and French for the past 6 years (I have different levels of proficiency in them) and I agree with what you've said in the video almost 100%. Everyone who wants to be able to speak another language, listen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about! Thanks for the great content ❤

  • @aoric2003
    @aoric2003 Před 2 měsíci +631

    Another lazy way to learn a language is to play a video game your familiar with in that language. I only play video games in Russian now.

    • @snufflesTheArticulate
      @snufflesTheArticulate Před 2 měsíci +31

      You are a genius bro it time to learn

    • @BrkaKuronja
      @BrkaKuronja Před 2 měsíci +6

      What games are In Russian?

    • @corwin4_
      @corwin4_ Před 2 měsíci +67

      It's indeed a good way to learn language, I'm Russian and I learnt English by playing videogames, speaking with teammates in them, watching different videos in English. Downside to this method is that I suck badly at grammar, despite understanding 95% of English content I consume. Luckily for me there are English lessons in my university, so I can fix it

    • @himeshsinghshishodiya
      @himeshsinghshishodiya Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@BrkaKuronja CSGO 🙂

    • @Lethargie55
      @Lethargie55 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@BrkaKuronjametro, csgo, most games, witcher (good port)

  • @VexGoGrazy
    @VexGoGrazy Před 2 měsíci +6

    2:49 not sure if it was joke or not, still made me chuckle

  • @kanjibear5486
    @kanjibear5486 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Some things I want to add that really help:
    - Children's books in other languages. It might feel silly, but these are *designed* to help teach new and/or basic words and sentence structure. If you're more advanced, you can always move up in reading difficulty. Anything works, but nonfiction and reference/cooking books are best if still learning, since fiction tends to use words that aren't real or just nonsense in the language.
    - It was mentioned, but if you are watching/listening to foreign language videos, it's been shown that the *best* way to learn is with both the sub AND dub in the foreign language. It trains you to use what you already know, use context to discover new words, and helps facilitate recall - which helps keep the memory of the language as long-term instead of short-term.
    - This last one is more difficult, but try to find and befriend someone who's native language is your target language! You can practice with them, they can help correct mistakes you might be overlooking, and overall benefit your pronunciation, speaking, and understanding skills. (Some places like dedicated local groups, school/university clubs, and discord servers all work for finding people!)

  • @shrimp3683
    @shrimp3683 Před 2 měsíci +102

    Loving your video is easy, actually

  • @kiiturii
    @kiiturii Před 2 měsíci +58

    this timing is crazy I've just gotten super into language learning again lol

    • @i-wha-2198
      @i-wha-2198 Před 2 měsíci

      Samee I'm finally motivated to do mandarin again

    • @user-vr9ln2nt5v
      @user-vr9ln2nt5v Před 25 dny

      @@i-wha-2198 are you still learning?

    • @aecs9188
      @aecs9188 Před 20 dny

      @@user-vr9ln2nt5v you never know

  • @ThiagoLima-xu1ss
    @ThiagoLima-xu1ss Před 2 měsíci

    I'm from Brazil and I'm a self-taught. Learning a new language by your own it's a challenge. But when you realize you're speaking naturally with someone and that's a great rewarding feeling.
    Gosto do de assistir seus vídeos!!! Keep going!

  • @PhoebeNureeka
    @PhoebeNureeka Před měsícem

    watching your videos is always an enriching experience!

  • @caseylavender
    @caseylavender Před 2 měsíci +118

    thanks! i'm going to finally learn my native language with this one

  • @oddabandon
    @oddabandon Před 2 měsíci +178

    Damn dude got a sponsor after a few videos. Dude is blowing up. Good job lmao.
    I'm definitely using the video thing, that sounds great

    • @mhhh118
      @mhhh118 Před 2 měsíci +3

      yeh he is .... do you know whats the reason behind it?

    • @TOMESHTI
      @TOMESHTI Před 2 měsíci

      @@mhhh118 politics

    • @XiELEd4377
      @XiELEd4377 Před 2 měsíci +13

      ​@@mhhh118getting a sponsor is easy, actually

    • @Infact77
      @Infact77 Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@mhhh118 getting a sponsor is easy, actually

  • @ag_mizutude8465
    @ag_mizutude8465 Před 33 minutami

    thats maybe the most helpful language learning video i ever seen, thanks ❤

  • @Moses_Caesar_Augustus
    @Moses_Caesar_Augustus Před 29 dny

    I have never seen an actually useful language-learning video, thanks so much!

  • @TheIrfanKamal
    @TheIrfanKamal Před 2 měsíci +93

    0:43 MALAYSIAN & INDONESIAN MENTIONED RAGHH 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @slavsit7600
      @slavsit7600 Před 2 měsíci

      RAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @felicefar9103
      @felicefar9103 Před 2 měsíci

      RAAAAAGHHHHHHH

    • @laughaway7955
      @laughaway7955 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Aint no way German is easier than Malay 😅

    • @late7486
      @late7486 Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@laughaway7955as a malaysian who is learning german I agree... malay is easier than german

    • @dak0t4
      @dak0t4 Před 2 měsíci

      Blocked

  • @JoJoKaiser1504
    @JoJoKaiser1504 Před 2 měsíci +96

    After 666 days of Duolingo learning Japanese and German, I got really burnt out from learning a language, as I made the common mistake of making it a chore instead of it being something that's fun to do. I'll give this approach a try, cause it really seems easy, actually.

    • @Acro_LangLearn
      @Acro_LangLearn Před 2 měsíci

      Please look up TheMoeWay for Japanese, it will help you immensely with that language.

    • @kizitokatende412
      @kizitokatende412 Před 2 měsíci +8

      What you tried learning in 666 days took me just 666 hours. You're right. It is easy, actually.

    • @tovarishcheleonora8542
      @tovarishcheleonora8542 Před 2 měsíci +5

      But how many minutes or hours did you spend on it in that 666days tho? Because 5minutes per day and 1-2 hours per day won't have the same result even if you do it for equal amount of days.

    • @andrey13
      @andrey13 Před 2 měsíci +3

      ​@@kizitokatende412 well, I would expect you to know more or at least be on the same level as someone saying they spent 666 days, since most people don't study a language more than half an hour a day. So saying 666 hours to me sounds more than 666 days

    • @JoJoKaiser1504
      @JoJoKaiser1504 Před 2 měsíci

      @@tovarishcheleonora8542 I was pulling in 15-20 minutes a day on average after 100-200 days or so, doing 3 lessons for both languages. Rarely did I felt demotivated to do just one lesson to extend the streak, which started to happen more often as I reached day 666 (with no streak freezes)

  • @Manie230
    @Manie230 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Honestly watching content in your target language is a huge step. As a kid I was forced to learn English since it was a main subject in school. I always sucked at got the equivalent of a D in all my tests. But when I was around 13-14 I started to watch more and more videos from English speaking gaming channels at first I didn’t understand much cause I really sucked at English. But the more I watched the more I understood how easy the English language actually was.
    I think I am pretty fluent. Enough so that I can easily understand most English content without the need to look up words. And I could help a person in English if they get lost here.
    So listening is a very good way of learning. But only after you got the basics right.

  • @Yoriyoii
    @Yoriyoii Před 2 měsíci

    When people ask me how I learned English, I used to say I don't know, because I genuinely didn't know until today, thanks to you. Your video showed the global process that allows me to learn English. Now, I can help my roommates learn it too ❤️.

  • @Fatima-rs6bv
    @Fatima-rs6bv Před 2 měsíci +80

    Here to support Duolingo:
    I started learning french exactly 35 days ago, that is, my streak on Duo. Duo has divided the language levels (A1, A2, B1, and B2) into units.
    In 35 days, I have covered 40/52 units of A1 French. I do not have Duo premium.
    The way I do is: i only do the first batch of lessons (6) of a unit, the story and skip the rest. I jump onto the next unit, which requires passing a hard test with only 3 hearts. This forces me to really recall and perfect that lesson.
    I do 2-3 units usually and on my busy days, just a single lesson to maintain my streak. It takes me 30-40 minutes to do a single unit.
    I do watch beginner easy french videos on youtube as well. The interactive userface on Duo really keeps me from dropping it all together. The repetition helps a lot and it also gives grammar lessons.
    I plan to go through a textbook once I finish my A1 level on Duo, and will decide how I want to proceed ahead.
    Edit: my native languages are Urdu and Punjabi; learning french through my 3rd language - english.

    • @caralinane
      @caralinane Před 2 měsíci +8

      this is very impressive and informative good for you

    • @_Wynona
      @_Wynona Před 2 měsíci +5

      This is exactly what I've started doing on Duolingo recently, since I realized I could skip the excessive repetition, I use a text book simultaneously and have made good steady progress

    • @dianewanyu3002
      @dianewanyu3002 Před měsícem

      Good luck on your learning process!
      *immaculate profile picture btw*

    • @Ashhssshhhh
      @Ashhssshhhh Před měsícem

      damn we both are learning same 😭😭 can we learn together then?

    • @saarlander.
      @saarlander. Před 10 dny +1

      I also defend Duolingo. I've been learning Norwegian and Duolingo is a good way to get some basic vocabulary and learn the basics of the grammar.
      I never thought about skipping the unit after a few lessons like you do but it doesn't matter anymore. They recently updated the Norwegian course (probably other courses too) and decreased the amount of lessons per unit.
      After some time I just started to listen to Norwegian music and changed the language on my phone to Norwegian aswell.
      I am a native German speaker which means that Norwegian is pretty easy to learn for me and other native Germans. Therefore I can't compare my experiences with yours since French is way harder to learn.
      I would assume that Duolingo is great if you want to learn a foreign language that is very close to your mother tongue.
      Aside from Duolingo, just watch some videos about the pronunciation and grammar on CZcams or google "____ grammar" and "____ pronunciation", you'll find many websites that explain all of that. You can also get textbooks.
      And yes, of course watching videos in your target language, listening to music and maybe changing the language on your phone or any other device (if you're confident enough) will help you to memorize everything you learn.

  • @BonfireFPS
    @BonfireFPS Před 2 měsíci +101

    Hey dude! As someone who is studying English Linguistics, and trying to learn a third language now, I can confirm most of these tips are legit, and the rest are things I havent even thought of myself even though they're so simple and straightforward... Also love your concept with the stickmans and only one color being able to be the protagonist and such, I have the exact same thing going for my channel so this video really connected with me. Wish you all the best

    • @EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il
      @EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il Před 2 měsíci

      Which language are you learning besides your native language and English?

    • @BonfireFPS
      @BonfireFPS Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il Trying to learn Czech as of now

  • @everettsanchez8946
    @everettsanchez8946 Před 2 měsíci

    I have one of these textbooks from Spanish when I first started learning, but I didn’t think of doing the same for German which I am now learning thank you you very much!

  • @user-dt2uv8ej2i
    @user-dt2uv8ej2i Před 2 měsíci +2

    Here to support this! No language courses taught me English as much as videos, books and games did. I still remember trying to write down all of the new words I understood from context and quickly running out of pages... to then never look at those notes again, because the context burned those words into my memory better than any notes could!
    Videogames are especially good for language learning, I'd say. It depends on the genre, of course, but many games have non-automated subtitles and a fair amount of text too, and things like quest logs help to understand what's going on without the need to pause during dialogue.
    I also think interactivity helps. Or at least, it helped me, especially with "boring" words. Like, I might forget how someone referred to a lake in a 20 minute dalogue about something more interesting... But boy, will I remember the word "lake" if I have to find it on a map!
    So ye, if you're into games, play them in your language of choice, you wo't regret it!

  • @FairyOfFlames
    @FairyOfFlames Před 2 měsíci +28

    Smth I would strongly recomend for people learning: read! Once you have the cery basic vocabulary, pico up a book. A simple one that writrs the story on one page in the language you want to learn and on the other in English (or your mother language, if its not english). Make sure the nivou isnt too high. Read daily a few pages. I would make it time based (maybe 15 mins), that way you can get faster and manage to read more.
    Once you finished one, pick the next one and so on.
    Reading has two major benefits: first of books contain an incompatibly higher amount of words and better formulstions then just normal speech. Secondly it allows you to learn to think in the language you are reading.

    • @Acro_LangLearn
      @Acro_LangLearn Před 2 měsíci +1

      Do those books exist? Imo, graded readers are good too.

    • @abarette_
      @abarette_ Před 2 měsíci +1

      reading does not work for English
      I could read and write English when I was 13, but it took me 4 more years to actually know how to speak it

    • @Acro_LangLearn
      @Acro_LangLearn Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@abarette_ Oh hey it’s a Gokigen Naname fan lol.
      Anyways, reading does work but reading English novels (which are made for native English speakers) will be hard if it is your first time.

  • @user-np4si6uo5r
    @user-np4si6uo5r Před 2 měsíci +128

    Make a video on CZcams called “Becoming a CZcamsr is easy, actually”

    • @samueljones1865
      @samueljones1865 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Please!!! ❤

    • @faith9505
      @faith9505 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Anguish in Gethsemane
      He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, ‘My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’
      -Matthew 26:39
      As Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was in anguish. So much so that Luke’s Gospel says He “was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood” (22:44)
      In addition, Mark’s Gospel gives us a very important detail that we could easily miss: Jesus cried out, “Abba, Father” (14:36)
      We might not catch the significance of this. But today, it isn’t unusual to hear Israeli children calling out to their fathers, “Abba!” It’s the equivalent of our English word “Daddy.”
      There is a difference between the terms “Father” and “Daddy.” Both describe the same person, but they indicate a difference in relationship. That is not to suggest that Jesus was manipulating God the Father. Rather, it indicated intimacy. Jesus was saying, in effect, “I trust You, Father. I know You are in control.”
      Then Jesus went on to say, “Everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (verse 36)
      That is a hard thing for many of us to say. We might say the words, “Not my will, but Yours, be done.” But do we really mean it? What if His will is different from ours? And how can we know the will of God?
      We discover God’s will through careful study of the Scriptures. And frankly, there will be times when we read things in the Bible and think, “Wow, that is hard. I don’t know if I want to forgive this person who has wronged me, but Lord, You have told me in Scripture to do so.”
      Or, “I don’t know that I want to break that relationship off with this nonbeliever that I was thinking of marrying. But Lord, You have told me in Your Word to do so. Not my will, but Yours, be done.”
      It is okay to think about the future and make plans for our lives. In fact, we should. But we also need to say, “Lord, here are my plans. But if You have a different plan in mind, I am willing for You to overrule what I have decided, because I’ve come to discover that Your plan is better than my own. So not my will, but Yours, be done.”
      This is very important to say to God, especially if you’re young. Dwight L. Moody said, “Spread out your petition before God, and then say, ‘not my will but yours be done.’ ” He concludes, “The sweetest lesson I have learned in God’s school is to let the Lord choose for me.”
      We are going to have our Gethsemanes in life. We will face times of ultimate stress, moments of pressure that seem to be too much. What will we do then? Will we say, like Jesus, “Abba, Father”? Will we say, “Your will be done”?
      Would you let the Lord choose for you? Would you be willing to take your future and place it in God’s hands?

    • @gaygayhomosexualgayy
      @gaygayhomosexualgayy Před 2 měsíci

      @@faith9505k

  • @Imbuggyboo
    @Imbuggyboo Před 2 měsíci +1

    This is really helpful to me since I’m learning German, I used to learn French from grade 1-Garde 3 but I had completely forgotten the language except for some abc

  • @Proidysweet
    @Proidysweet Před 22 hodinami

    The only CZcams channel you'll ever need.
    That's how I learnt English... like, I did all these things without ever looking for studying tips or putting the list of methods I used together. I just did what seemed right, and now that you've explained it, it makes even more sense. Thank you, I actually find your videos really useful. Now I need a motivation to learn another language. XD (I'm telling y`all do be underestimating the motivation part alright, but that shi's KEY)

  • @user-mu7lg4rc2f
    @user-mu7lg4rc2f Před 2 měsíci +11

    Man, all the topics you lead, every stuff you say, it's an exact reflection of my interests and way of thinking. Your channel is enormously good because you say the stuff we prolly all think and relate to but never say. It's just clearly that you're about to get big.

  • @blackyoshi773
    @blackyoshi773 Před 2 měsíci +3

    ive been wacthin u for 2 or 3 days and u hype me asf damn nigga u say all truth so fluent and this is so cool

  • @axelmunoz8465
    @axelmunoz8465 Před 2 měsíci

    i'm literally learning english, and this help a lot, thank you!

  • @LeventK
    @LeventK Před 2 měsíci +154

    I have been taking English classes for 13 years. They didn't teach me much. In fact, I grasped English by becoming addicted to reading CZcams comments and reading them every day. Additionally, I watched a lot of English CZcams videos, which supported my learning process. In two years, in other words, two years ago, I reached B2 level English. I can even write a whole paragraph about how I learned it without ever taking a class.
    In short, if you want to learn English (or any other language probably), I recommend getting addicted to CZcams (or moving your addiction from that God damn stupid video game to CZcams), and use it in a foreign language every day. Just do not forget to quit that addiction later, in case circumstances change, and you no longer have to depend on CZcams.

    • @iloveuu
      @iloveuu Před 2 měsíci +3

      Exactly man.

    • @hogan4670
      @hogan4670 Před 2 měsíci +11

      Talking to people on discord + Watching CZcams + Watching movies + Translating words you don't know is the way

    • @bungercolumbus
      @bungercolumbus Před 2 měsíci

      Yea. Same

    • @KILOPOWER
      @KILOPOWER Před 2 měsíci +6

      Exactly lol. I didn't even want to learn Englsih, it just happened. I found myself watching more and more yt vids in english, speaking to more native english speakers, etc. Thanks to the interent, i guess. All the most interesting stuff is in english here

    • @L0G1C4LLY
      @L0G1C4LLY Před 2 měsíci +3

      I practised speaking English by playing games as you get to talk to mostly natives when you choose the right game and servers. Additionally, you also learn all the curse words.

  • @millior3177
    @millior3177 Před 2 měsíci +2

    ngl that ad was smooth

  • @lostvayne4553
    @lostvayne4553 Před 2 měsíci

    This guy has been a ytuber for 2months and I’ve learned so much keep up the vids

  • @iloveuu
    @iloveuu Před 2 měsíci +13

    I've been trying to tell this to some of my friends who are keen on learning complicated languages for so long. Thank you for this wonderful video. I'm sure you'll set a lot of people in the right direction with this.

  • @monkeyD.jayant
    @monkeyD.jayant Před 2 měsíci +24

    4:41 bro

    • @jaiga2304
      @jaiga2304 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Damn that's rough how's the discord nitro

    • @chxrryery4188
      @chxrryery4188 Před 2 měsíci +1

      At least you have nitro ig

    • @wmp.
      @wmp. Před 2 měsíci +3

      THIS IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT IVE SEEN TODAY LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @wolfman0670
      @wolfman0670 Před 13 dny

      LOL

  • @mustes111
    @mustes111 Před měsícem +1

    aside from the topic itself, I LOVE the way you present it and how you make it fun and engaging the whole time, Very well done good Sir!

  • @lans8211
    @lans8211 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I speak 4 languages and am learning two more. I totally agree with the points, especially on learning thru videos and cultures.

  • @Akkikyadav
    @Akkikyadav Před 2 měsíci +18

    I dont know how... but this is the only channel which made me to subscribe with a single video.

  • @The_bigbrotherr
    @The_bigbrotherr Před 2 měsíci +8

    This guy is creative, humorous and well informed.
    Found you recently, and I am glad.
    Excited for future uploads! 😁

  • @permableinkpollo7982
    @permableinkpollo7982 Před 2 měsíci +21

    We all know you just need to play Minecraft with the language you want to learn

    • @Felicia-09
      @Felicia-09 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I literally changed my CZcams language to the language i wanna learn 😂

    • @modahabbab4576
      @modahabbab4576 Před 2 měsíci

      this and wikipedia actually work so well

    • @Halfendymion
      @Halfendymion Před měsícem +1

      It's not working, no matter how many wassers I eimer

  • @Chris_642
    @Chris_642 Před měsícem +2

    This guy almost has 400k subs with only 5 videos. Keep it up!

  • @kiiturii
    @kiiturii Před 2 měsíci +67

    3:09 I'm glad you got this right, such a common misconception. Speaking practice should be the final step (unless you have to start speaking earlier ofc). It's far better to only start outputting once you're familiar enough with the language that you can tell when something doesn't sound right
    7:58 didn't miss the mandatory anki shoutout either lmao

    • @chesspiece4257
      @chesspiece4257 Před 2 měsíci +2

      i find it’s good to practice speaking with a textbook, like when practicing how to use specific words or grammar phrases. but just going ham without basic knowledge isn’t super helpful. but output is important for understanding grammar

    • @kiiturii
      @kiiturii Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@chesspiece4257 input is better for especially grammar, that way you actually learn how to use it in sentences correctly
      If you want to practice speaking by following along or "shadowing" it should definitely not be from a textbook but from native speech

  • @steppenkatt
    @steppenkatt Před 2 měsíci +29

    This is brilliant and actually quite accurate. I learned both English and French using this method.

  • @Moonlark_Edits_
    @Moonlark_Edits_ Před 2 měsíci +3

    Omg the Gohan To Mizu lesson in Duolingo I remember that! I have been learning Japanese for almost a year because of Anime but also because I want to go to
    Japan and just speak to the locals, it’s a feeling I would love to experience

  • @loser1864_
    @loser1864_ Před měsícem +2

    I never thought much about how i should learn english, but i somehow completed the first two steps - reading beginner grammar book and watching english content. Maybe i will do the third step in future, but i don't feel like learning english at the moment

  • @AriaHarmony
    @AriaHarmony Před 2 měsíci +11

    6:09 yep. I learned English exactly like this, self-taught. And a couple months ago I travelled to a country where I had no choice but to constantly use English to communicate, for the first time in 10 years. Initial nervousness actually made me sound like I only been speaking the language for a month. But once I got over that, it was almost as natural as speaking in my own language.

    • @EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il
      @EricJoseAlvesdeSouza-sr7il Před 2 měsíci

      Yeah bro, I feel you, I have some good grasp of the language and I can understand very well for an intermediate student, and I think this nervousness we get before speaking plays a huge role when it comes to our self expression, I hope I can surpass that easily when I get to the point of real confidence on my own english abilities.

    • @Kundan23745
      @Kundan23745 Před 14 dny

      I learned English by memes and stuff

  • @prestonage
    @prestonage Před 2 měsíci +75

    3:49 "as long as you can understand at least 30% of it." Actually, that's a misinterpretation of outdated research. Here's a quote from a more recent review of the relevant literature: "Earlier studies (e.g., Laufer, 1989, 1992a) suggested that around 3,000-word families can provide the lexical coverage that is required to read authentic materials independently. However, in a later study, Hu and Nation (2000) reported that participants in their study needed to know 98% to 99% coverage of a written text before adequate comprehension was possible. Currently, the consensus appears to be that an optimal coverage for reading of any text is 98% of word tokens and the minimal coverage is 95% (Laufer & Ravenhorst-Kalovski, 2010)."
    The optimal way to learn a language is to learn the script and then get as much language input in this 95-99% range. If the language you are learning has a phonetic script, then you should really just read. This is because with reading you can ingest far more content in the same amount of time -- and there's also far more content that's graded (created for learners).
    You shouldn't spend much time practicing speaking -- if the opportunity doesn't present itself naturally in the course of your daily life, that's solid evidence there's better use of your time out there than learning that language. But you should crosscheck the phoneme inventory of your native language with your target language to see what sounds are new to you. This will prevent lots of aggravating situation where you think you're saying the same thing as the native speakers, but you're not -- and it's just because you didn't realize the language has a semantic distinction that doesn't exist in English. For example, aspiration.
    I teach languages (mostly English, occasionally Vietnamese) as a living and I'm hard-pressed to recommend learning a foreign language as people underestimate the amount of effort that goes into not just learning but simple upkeep. It's essential if you live in a foreign country, but usually it's otherwise aspirational and little else.

    • @PurpleAmalgam
      @PurpleAmalgam Před 2 měsíci +1

      good insight, thanks

    • @vinhoan2765
      @vinhoan2765 Před 2 měsíci +4

      I have studied English for 11 years in Viet Nam and I can't even talk to a foreign speaker normally. 6 months in Canada (school, banter, youtube/novels/games all transitioned to English) was all it take.

    • @bazingapuzza
      @bazingapuzza Před 2 měsíci +3

      ​@@PurpleAmalgamsome of the stuff that he posted is wrong tho.
      The only way to speak is to practice.
      There is LITERALLY no one choice.
      So it doesn't make sense to say that you shouldn't speak if you don't have the occasion, because then you would never be able to speak. And when you will finally visit the country in your language target, you are not gonna be able to speak at all.
      The Same reason is for learning.
      Actually crating OUTPUT, help you out remembering much better.
      Like if you read, you should also write down, and repeat loud, what you just read. It helps you memorize much much better. ( And there are studies about that as well ).
      But you can just watch some video on CZcams made by people that are studying in the best universities. And you can see how People stress out the importance of repeating and creating output.
      Like understanding a concept, it helps a lot trying to explain it to someone else and make it Easy. Thus, allowing you to remember that information much, much better. So that's very important when learning.

    • @bazingapuzza
      @bazingapuzza Před 2 měsíci +3

      Is very sad that someone that is teaching languages, is teaching following bad methods lol.
      I have been leaning 3 languages. and now im starting teaching myself. Because i see how many bad methods of teaching people have.
      Some of the stuff op said are true.
      Sadly some other really bad advices.

    • @bazingapuzza
      @bazingapuzza Před 2 měsíci

      czcams.com/video/ZVO8Wt_PCgE/video.htmlsi=ietPorZtnuFp0eq7
      He is one of the best people in the world at learning. You can believe him lol.

  • @daytonmorehead7330
    @daytonmorehead7330 Před 2 měsíci +1

    This is the best video of this type that I have EVER seen. No joke

  • @user-ol8xo2uj8r
    @user-ol8xo2uj8r Před 18 dny +3

    Okay, so, this is pretty weird, I have been learning German for EXACTLY 2 years (Today is day 730 Streak on my Duolingo LOL) and YOU PULLED UP OUT OF NOWHERE; and I, for the first time searched for a "German Beginner text book" and realized that I can read almost everything pretty fluently AND I COULD HAVE DONE IT IN 1 MONTH WHERE WERE YOU!!
    I never even touched German books and all I did was Duolingo for past 2 years! YOU ARE SPEAKING FACTS!

  • @hang5902
    @hang5902 Před 2 měsíci +21

    3:03 bro know what he's doing 🙃

    • @Shafeek258
      @Shafeek258 Před 2 měsíci +2

      What is the joke , can you explain

    • @ories
      @ories Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@Shafeek258"Imagine if you googled it"

    • @alexandersky5165
      @alexandersky5165 Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@Shafeek258 name of a book piracy site

    • @Justjustincrow
      @Justjustincrow Před 2 měsíci +2

      ​@@Shafeek258try googling z library

    • @GavHern
      @GavHern Před 2 měsíci

      @@Shafeek258it’s a book piracy website i think

  • @jaybeanzx
    @jaybeanzx Před 2 měsíci +10

    3:25 Yep! It's called comprehensible input. Search it up, everyone! :) (''_Target language_ comprihensible input'')

  • @patypus555
    @patypus555 Před 21 dnem +1

    This was how I started learning English-- just immersion through press and media. Whenever I came across a foreign person I tried talking to them in English. It may not be our first language but it's a lingua franca for travelers in my country that don't speak the local language.

  • @TheStellarJay
    @TheStellarJay Před 2 měsíci

    3:06 this concept is referred to as comprehensible input in the language learning community. Steve Krashen has a lot of lectures on CZcams about this topic if you're interest in learning more. It's the method I use and it's highly effective.
    Practicing speaking (especially into a camera) is not actually useful for learning how to speak. Speaking comes naturally and unconsciously when you understand the language and doesn't need to be practiced much. Recording yourself in a camera or microphone CAN greatly help fix your accent however.
    I really like your point about your goal being a good motivator. I speak Japanese (to the level where I took regular student classes taught in japanese during my study abroad in japan) and I can say from experience that watching anime with japanese subtitles once you're fluent is basically the exact same experience as watching it with English subtitles (its slightly easier to follow along and you understand the jokes better but 4 years of learning just for that alone wouldn't have been worth it) I started learning because I wanted to study abroad in Japan and I wanted to understand japanese music. Those two things are COMPLETELY experiences for people who understand and don't understand Japanese and that was a perfect motivator for me. I also met a bunch of Koreans while over there and started learning Korean so I could understand them better, it's the perfect motivator.
    Good video 👍

  • @nebulae_wanderer
    @nebulae_wanderer Před 2 měsíci +13

    french here, I got my C1 certification at the end of my bachelor. Most likely had the required level for a while, but that did show me that I didn't have anything to learn academically speaking (of course you never stop learning a language, even as a native speaker). I thought to myself that since I got a good level without that much work, I'd just pick something that would last. So I took up japanese. That shit hard. I love it

    • @chesspiece4257
      @chesspiece4257 Před 2 měsíci

      i also switched from french, to chinese XD same reason too, i wanted something more challenging and interesting. guess that makes me a language-learning masochist

  • @MINECRAFTERHARS
    @MINECRAFTERHARS Před 2 měsíci +8

    3:40
    Words meaning in clockwise order:
    Power, Mercy, Why, Today, Myself

  • @martban1
    @martban1 Před 2 měsíci

    Wow this is exactly what I tell my EFL students to do!! Thank you for putting it so nicely!

  • @user-pq9ib4te9m
    @user-pq9ib4te9m Před 11 dny

    This is a really engaging and fun content. With videos like this, I bet it would be easier to learn a language as it is fun to watch

  • @FondantApple
    @FondantApple Před 2 měsíci +5

    You make communication sound very easy ^^. As someone who struggles with communicating with others mainly cause I’m an introvert and online too. It’s super impressive.

  • @An0nYmuS420
    @An0nYmuS420 Před 2 měsíci +17

    I love your sense of humor and the way you are thinking and structuring your videos!
    rn im at the "ze library" part which absolutely cracked me up.
    good work my dude - and good luck with the monetization process. Hope the CZcams gods may favor you and let you get some good bucks with it

  • @vincyprincess1103
    @vincyprincess1103 Před 2 měsíci

    I freaking love your content ❤🎉 this video was so helpful thank you!

  • @cubebombs
    @cubebombs Před 2 měsíci

    I have not studied my Japanese for a hot minute so I am glad this gave me inspiration to study!!!! Thank you broooo

  • @Ping0309
    @Ping0309 Před 2 měsíci +29

    Clear and concise as usual.

  • @iamcarlosamaya
    @iamcarlosamaya Před 2 měsíci +3

    I’ve been learning languages since last year I took it more serious using different methods to help me expand my vocabulary and this is very useful. I have a lifetime goal of 10 languages, currently on my 4th (German) so I’ll try these things and test how well they work. Thank you! 🙏🏼

  • @Samriddha_Chatterjee
    @Samriddha_Chatterjee Před 2 měsíci +1

    I am starting at level 4 with Bengali being my mother tongue. So Japanese seems way more achievable to me. Plus being fluent in 3 languages is certainly of help.

  • @P0ur1ngRa1n
    @P0ur1ngRa1n Před 2 měsíci

    It’s funny how the two languages I’m learning are level four. One of them I find fun and another one is a chore. Thanks for the tips! I gotta try this out! ⭐️

  • @anthonygrande5293
    @anthonygrande5293 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Dude this stuff is insane. No wonder you’re blowing up with just a few videos.
    I find myself laughing throughout the whole video.
    Also I’m learning Italian through Duolingo, but I also have an Italian family so I practice with them when I can.

  • @goopswag7
    @goopswag7 Před 2 měsíci +7

    I've spent the last 6 months going from learning method to learning method and this video almost perfectly states all my conclusions. Best language learning video on youtube by far!

    • @southcoastinventors6583
      @southcoastinventors6583 Před 2 měsíci

      Except it doesn't include AI or free tools you can use to make it more convenient. So it is about 80% plus I have seen this done in a few times but this is by far the fastest growth for using this method of video.