*best way = anki, using original audios in phrases / photos and definition 100% in en *describing videos and photos when you are watching. *talking/asking/answering to yourself about the things that surround you. *delete facebook, twitter, tiktok, and these kinda goofy's apps, uninstall the main instagram app, to get rid off the ads and silly posts, install the Lite version, just follow english content , hide all the people /friends posts and stories, follow and let to show any post(just in english and ignore the rest). These steps are the only and pratical way to improve your learning language by yourself without struggle. *Do not watch TV in your native language if you can, do not give any space to these things, TV , news, you are gonna feel bored and depressed! *enjoy the process!
@@justmusikbr7395 I am not allowed to have anki because it says in-app purchases. I am only allowed to have free apps. 😊😊 I also do not have any social media. 😊😊
Learning languages makes one a truly global citizen. At different levels I can understand 12 languages speak 9 languages and write 5 languages. The trick is to keep listening to the language. So Watch as many movies in each language as you can. Don't be sacred of making mistakes.
@@yasinsaleem2520As for me, it was really useful to start like that! It helped me connect what I was hearing to the words I was reading, so I could identify the words that were being said ^^
@@yasinsaleem2520 I watch with English and the same language subtitles . This helps in speed reading and also in picking out words. The problem is English is not the best language to translate any other language but I have no choice.
Thanks for the tips. I’m learning Korean. I’ve only been at it a couple of weeks but I hope to learn enough to visit Korea next year and not be totally lost in understanding and speaking.
I completely agree with Duolingo, I learned to be consistent, learn new vocabs and enjoy it. Honestly, since I started Duolingo, may Hangul and Japanese have improved a lot but I use other apps and ebooks, listening to podcast while working and youtube to understand better of the grammar. Although, it quite slower pace because I also a bit lazy and busy still, I see the progress whenever I watched variety shows and lives and able to understand even 15% of the convo 😊 also, imitating people and animes how they speak helped me a lot ❤😊
I watch Chinese Drama's consistently everyday. 😅 I just got a book to help with 汉字 and try to learn 5 - 10 characters a day. I'm also using an immersive chinese app for reading and speaking right now. I do a lesson a day. Been also watcing children's tv shows that available in mandarin for me here in Australia.
@@picsartd785 For learning Chinese I've tried many apps but haven't yet found many I was willing to pay the subscription for. So far it is one called Immersive Chinese, that takes you progressively learning 5 hanzi a lesson. You get 25 sentences in pinyin, hanzi and English and you can play a realistic voice speaking it. I personally turn off the pinyin and read the hanzi aloud first before playing back the native speaker and listening to that. Then next app I liked for helping to memorise hanzi was one called reword an automatic spaced repetition app but it doesn't have the updated hsk vocabulary yet. Then there is one called HSK by Chinese Simple. It has a variety of memory games etc to help memorize the hanizi. Including listening and reading stories. Lastly an app for every thing else I liked was called Hello China.
I've tried writing a reply three times and failed so sorry for that not sure what is happening. For C drama I use the weTV, Rakuten Viki and CZcams apps. I just use the free versions and don't subscribe. Recommendations really depend on what genera you love. I'm a big Romance fan. WeTV Love Scenery Maiden Holmes For Viki Everyone loves me Love me love my voice Put Your head on My Sholder Romance of Tiger and Rose You are my Glory Once we get married The love you give me The General's Lady The Sword and the Brocade Falling into your smile My Boss Unforgettable Love Why women love Legally Romance Lie to love Intense Love Perfect and Casual Please be my family Moonlight The legendary life of Queen Lau Maid's Revenge Go into your heart Ye Chang I'm sure there are way more but these I got to the end of and enjoyed some I even watched twice.
So what I heard was : Consistency in small chunks daily of about 30min-1hour early in the morning is important. At an early stage just learn the essential grammar and words with an app or online guide of most frequent words with example context and sentences (I’d say if on your own, chunk words together based on concepts and put them in sentences with the grammar you are learning.) Once you’ve learned a bit, start watching youtube, streaming services, tv, movie, books, anime, whichever that has your language, preferably something with audio and text of both languages. And then repeat multiple times. Personally I’d add to not think about time, instead just finish a lesson or a 5-10 minute video and then add more stuff from there based on your schedule. And excessive note taking is a lot, but it may help to take notes as if you were making shopping lists or journaling, something that would put it in use rather than constant exercises and word lists. This can also help find what words you’d actually be using often as you keep needing to find and use the same words and phrases.
You're right, you can keep learning languages, no matter the age. I am Swedish, fifty plus, and learning Hebrew and Korean (with the help of Duolingo). Suddenly, Hebrew feels like an easy language compared to Korean! Your English is really good. Especially your pronunciation and melody. (Where you said 'elongate", I'd say"prolong".)
For me only a small part of why I take notes (in any subject, not only but including languages) is bc I may revisit them in the future. It's mostly bc the act of writing, plus saying the words aloud as i write, multiple times since speaking is quicker than writing, improves my pronunciation and helps it stick in my brain better. I often am able to remember words or concepts bc i visualized (without necessarily trying) where and how I wrote it the first or some other specific time.
I felt so comfortable watching this video! It seems to translate how I think and how learning language works for me. I'm Brazilian and because of that learning English always seems so challenge and I spent so many years doing it, and I feel I still need to improve a lot. It's hard sometimes keep doing it. Thank you very much for sharing it. :)
definitely somethings wont ever make sense in primary level, and you dont really have to understand the meaning behind more over than trying to get acquainted with it and use it properly then it just flows. That was with english for me. English definitely stripped some of the layers my language had at the beginning, but getting adjusted to that, eliminates too much overthinking that will never really bring us anywhere anyway. just go with the flow
It's always nice seeing someone who's learning my language, which is Italian! If you're at a good level with it, it'd be easier for you to learn Spanish 😊 Anyway, thank you so much for your tips! I'm currently learning Korean and I hope I can reach a decent level soon 🙏🏻
Hi there! I've been learning English for a while. I'm not perfect, and I make mistakes every once in a while. Almost everything you said in your videos is true, and I think the best method for learning a language is consistency over time. Keep it up; you're doing a great job!
I've been lazy learning Korean for about 2 years now. Yeah, I did actually study some grammar, I was taking notes, I was actually learning throughout A1 and A2 levels, but at his point I only have tutoring once a week, no more "active" learning (unless I want to). On a daily basis I watch Korean videos (mostly kpop variety shows because these are so fun), and I find myself understanding 50 to 60% of what's being said, and that's completely enough. I find myself understanding more and more each day. I went from seeing hangeul and mentally thinking "ugh, I don't wanna read that, it gives me headache" to actually reading it before even having the time to process the thought that I don't wanna read it, because I already read it. My writing and reading speed is probably at the level of elementary school 3rd grader but that's sufficient
I also noticed that memorizing and studying vocab and grammar never worked for me. I used to spend all day trying to memorize words and grammar points but nothing seemed to work. Until I was so fed up that I switched to just listening. The progress was slow but it was worth it. 95% of what I know (in English) now I picked it up by listening. I just recently started learning Chinese, like 5 days ago, and am trying to first focus on pronunciation and other stuff(yk, the basics) then when I'm comfortable I'll yet again be switching to listening. Hope this works!
Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your laid back style and encouragement. I learned a lot of Korean when I was just watching dramas with English subtitles. Your brain picks up on patterns when you listen to the language a lot. I found I could understand little bits of conversation in Korean also. I think sometimes we forget how important listening is for language learning. So, when people respond to us, we can understand them.
Looks like Vancouver has beautiful views. Definitely going back on Duolingo to improve my Korean vocabulary. Tal vez te gusten las Novelas Mexicanas para dominar tus habilidades en Español. 선생님 감사합니다.
Hi there. Thank you for the video. At the moment I'm learning Mandarin Chinese. I first started with books from the library. That didn't go well, so I ditched that. Now, I'm using Duolingo, just like you. The free version, so I must watch the adds. With DL it's fun, game-like, and consistent which is important when you learn languages. With DL, you start immediately with full sentences, it also helps you with the pronunciation. I take notes. It's now 84 days I'm learning with DL and I can understand things when I hear Mandarin Chinese. Take care. Greetings from Belgium/Europe.
I think you just need to familiarize yourself with the language that you're learning in your mind first. After that you can study by listening without notes,etc Like my English right now.. even not 100% I was knowing each words but I understand what he means. That provide me "Repetition each words" where I learn before Btw.. I'm from indonesian 만아서 반갑습니다.
Consistency-the main key Duolingual- a language practice app Watch CZcams-find a video that is above your level Finf your tutor-talk to her/hi, more often
Learning Korean, priority and now i started with Japanese. I am native fluent in Dutch, and am fluent in English, somewhat in German, a tiny bit French and spanisch
I really enjoyed your video. It really encouraged me to continue doing what you suggested. I felt as if I was not progressing but in reality I am lol. I love Duolingo. My confidence level is growing. Thanks for all of the content you create for us to give us that boost we need to find ways to improve but most importantly have Fun with. This video just make so much sense of the reality of learning another language. 🙌 😊
It’s actually how I learned English. Nevertheless I learned grammar by heart and I feel that it’s the right way. Alphabet and grammar are the only thing we should learn by heart imo. And then as you said duolingo + CZcams works really well.
i was somehow skeptical about the lazy learning method (just seems way too easy to hit the goal compared to those traditional ways) until hearing you speak mandarin in this video... really impressive. your pronounciation and tones are just so good. comment from a native mandarin speaker.
My rule is always read and listen to something in my target language everyday. Even if it is a page or a 5-10 minute podcast/video. It helps me on average days to maintain my level and on better days I further myself.
I'm still looking for someone to talk to... because it's easier for me to understand and memorize language if I have a conversation face to face. It can also speed up my pronunciation Korean language learning videos that are interesting to me.. KDrama🤪. I can watch it for hours 😁.. and I also learn from it. And it feels good to understand the meaning without translation. So Sean, will you be my Korean speaking friend? 😉
i watched videos on youtube in english when i wasn't understanding anything and six months later i was fluent, my brain works like that but i think i won't be as easy as that for korean but i'm trying!
Great tips, I'm studying three language at now, English, Italian and Spanish, in English I'm in intermediate level but in Italian and Spanish I'm in basic level. My priority is English so that's why I'm in intermediate level.
Definitely, the same in my case. Before I got used of notetaking of what I've watched and heard. But now, it's kinda boring and time-consuming for me. Right now, I noticed my English got improved somehow by just watching and listening from vids I do like. Absolutely, CZcams had taught me enhanced my English because I can able to determine my own mistakes and errors in terms of my grammar and pronunciation. Currently, I'm learning both of my Spanish and French because I got hooked by these Romance languages. Also, I do really like watching Easy Spanish and Easy French. They're definitely helpful. Moreover, it really depends on a person whatever learning style and techniques they're gonna used. As long as you find it effective and comfortable, It'll gonna work to you! Also, as you had mentioned, Consistency is the key! 😊👍
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on learning languages. I speak, write and speak English, Spanish fluently and currently learning Korean, Japanese and Mandarin. Consistency is key, as it is in other areas we are trying to adapt into our goals. Spanish was easiest for me as I learned to read and write it at the age of 5. I translate Medical documents from English to Spanish and I believe it is the easiest language to learn. If you know Spanish Japanese pronunciation is easier as least for me. 😊
@@CamiWuzHere first book that i ever read at the age of five was the Bible in its entirety in SPANISH. THAT IS HOW I learned Spanish. 💕 I love the Japanese, Korean and Chinese culture. The commonality to our culture is its strong family values.
I'm lazy too and this is how I study languages too. I can't stand apps like Anki. I just listen to a variety of content, and once I've gone through it all, I re-listen. I listen a lot when I'm walking to places or sitting on the subway. I'm trying to cram in as many hours of listening that I can in a day. I understand a lot more each time I listen to the same material, more than I thought at the start. I reckon if my listening is fluent, I will also start speaking fluently too. To confess I do word-mining at times, to increase my vocab, but even though I save the word in the dictionary, I never review. Even though I have to look up the same word many times, I do end up learning a lot of vocabulary using this method. I alternate with periods of free listening too, where I don't look up anything.
I do the same, I just watch so many videos during my day and look for words who I don't know or I can't remember. I use duo for practice every day and learn new vocabulary and reforce my language and skills.
I’ve just started to teach Korean on CZcams and as a polyglot myself, I totally agree with every single thing you said. Also, as a school language teacher, I’d better be careful not to be that traditional boring teacher 😂 Thank you for reminding me to resume Duolingo I paused for the summer. Wishing you the best, please feel free to give me advice for a beginner CZcamsr. Cheers!
I really feel you when you say about reviewing notes. for me it’s too boring ,daunting and actually i don’t even what to do because you can’t force your brain to do something when it doesn’t enjoy it however the brain need repetition 😅the only thing i do is a lot of inputs,immersing myself onto the target language nevertheless im still losing a bunch of words too so i’m out and i can definitely say im really bad at remembering things better really enjoyed your video thank you G’day 😊
I'm learning chinese and duolingo is also helping me a lot with word and character memorization, I think it's the best way for me to remember characters because since I already know some words I avoid using pinyin there to force myself to remember.
Consistency is key. My first language is Spanish, and even when you don’t use it consistently (I teach English in Japan 😅), you forget it. (Good luck!! 😊) I’m learning Japanese the traditional way currently, I listen to Chinese and Korean. Maybe it depends on the person, but I have to write things down unfortunately 😭. Learning is localized to specific brain areas, so when you use more ways to learn (reading, listening, writing, etc), you remember in different parts of the brain. The likelihood of recall is higher. My Chinese and Korean suck 😂 since I only listen to it. I also have ADHD so it’s much harder for me to learn any subject. I wish I could learn as easily as you! Keep up the good work. 😊
Hi, I'm Indonesian. Thanks for the nice video. It's really helpful. Now I'm trying to learn 2 languages, English and Arabic. And before I watch this video, I've been doing some methods that you said, like watching many videos on the CZcams everyday. And by the way, thank you for trying to learn our language. Hope that you can be fluent in Indonesian as soon as possible. Keep it up, bro. 🙌🏻🤍
But usually, people can’t master the target language just by watching, especially if they’re not children anymore. However, I appreciate that you made this video because now I know how polyglots learn languages and now I am more convinced that polyglots have special talent.
Thank you so much, you helped me alot. i was thinking about improving my English while learning Korean and Japanese at the same time and i didn't know how, now i'll try to do that with your tips.
Bro, your english is insane. That alone justifies your merit. Im similar to you in the sense that i just do whatever i want in the language and reduce stress as much as possible. It's slow but there's a far more significant chance that i will stick to it, and in the end that is the main thing.
what school teaches us is, we sit down, and absorb whatever the professor is intrsucting haha, it's easy when you dont have to think about anything just follow the path laid before you when you start learning a language solo, you dont even know where to truly begin. For me it was always the basics, numbers, some key words i can remember like when how i started with english and just start calling them out in that language. I found if you know something you should read it out loud and practice it, everyday you can repeat it and after few days or weeks you will be able to pronounce like a pro, cannot brute force that. There was another experience in highschool where i felt like my english never truly progressed, because she - the "professor" didnt know how to teach effectivly just had a useless degree that enabled here to do that. That aside - if you do not actively engage in conversations you can dull like a knife that's not being sharpend after every use if you do not learn new things continously it get's boring, espeically if you have mastered previous things and you forget about active practicing. And the biggest lack of discipline is when you start to forget your own words in your mother language and starting to replace them with foreign one, then you speak two incomplete languages with some minor language barriers (you still understand everything perfectly well, but cannot recall instances of certain words anymore because your brain prefers the new one or understands it on a much deeper level and so your instant recall of words is stored in some kind of easy and fast to access memory cache where brain doesnt have to manually search for words but gives you the easiest option that might not be so beneficial at the end, i guess that happens if you use one language more than the other or think in one language and talk to yourself in more than the other.) For me, it'd be english more than my own mother language, so it becomes hard to articulate myself well enough in presence of someone who doesnt know english at all.
Korean is so hard on Duolingo, it takes me ages to process the info from there. Every time i feel that i should give up, i just switch the language for a while and go back on it later😂
Hi, I am learning Korean for a few months and try to use videos as input. One question is what kind of subtitle should I use? My feeling is that using L1 (mother language) subtitle helps comprehension but it doesn't provide a sound-to-word mapping. Using L2 (target language) subtitle provides the opposite pro-and-con. And when using L2 subtitle, it is harder to find suitable material just above my level. Could you share some experiences here, thank you!
I was taking notes with every lesson of Russian and Korean and I didn’t realize how much it was slowing down my progress until I decided to take a break to study Portuguese six months ago. I take no notes in Portuguese and I was forced to make a lot of mistakes that actually helped me because I had to repeatedly do these lessons or questions before I finally acquired the word. I am now reading teen books in Portuguese. The way I have studied Portuguese has changed how I will study Russian and Korean moving forward, starting with reading more even if I don’t understand half of what I read. I went from highlighting 12 to 15 words a page down too about 3. The book reading ending up being like another flashcard system as many words are repeated over and over. And of course I am having fun as I understand and enjoy the story. I know this is not for everyone but it works for me. I’m almost done with Portuguese Duolingo path so I will return to studying Russian and Korean full time. Thanks for this video!
I don't know how you got that notebook, but apparently mine is also like that. I bought two 5A notebooks. I seem to like the grid better than the line texture.
Duolingo is surely working for me,,,just working on my consistency I can speak Portuguese somehow thanks to Duo... CZcams yeah my Chinese is still bad but I am good so so is my German...I look forward to learning Spanish soon after I master more Portuguese grammar 😅
This is useful, thank you for making this video. I am studying English, Chinese and German at the same time. But my English level somewhat higher than the others. I use English to study Chinese and German and Chinese is the priority now, every morning for at least 1 to 2 hours then before bed I will study German 15-20 minutes. I have been doing this for 1 week and something amazing happened in my job Interview in English , the interviewer asked do you know Chinese and I replied 1 sentence in Chinese. I don't need to pause and think. Consistency is the key and never judging yourself day by day but to the first time you just started.
Let's try some indonesia phrase. It would be interesting because i am from indonesia. Indonesia is pretty easy to get the hang of it. There is no grammar rules.
I am learning Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Korean with Duolingo. Korean is such a fun language. I am a beginner in all three. In my opinion, Korean is the most difficult out of the three. Despite its short alphabet (relatively short compared to Chinese and Japanese), its phonetics is more difficult to pronounce. You almost describe it as the shortage of characters to assign to phonetics. For example, the same character (consonants) for paired consonants can be read as [t], [d], and something in between [d/t]- a soft [d] they call it. Their pronunciation depends on where it is within the word: in the beginning, middle, or end, and where it is within the "batchim". Besides, some vowels are so close to each other in pronunciation that in quick speech they sound almost the same, but their graphic character is different. And of course, some sounds are very alien or unusual, like [l/r], which also in some situations is closer to [L] or [R], but sometimes it is something in between the two. I used some other resources for Korean and Mandarin Chinese available on Coursera. For Korean it gives good tips on pronunciation. And then we have some special reading rules and fun grammar on top. With Japanese, it is the opposite problem. I find it unbelievable that they use 3 types of Alphabet, and some words can be transcribed using each of the three alphabets. And in the same sentence, they can mix them. So it is fun as well. I am following you on Duolingo.
안녕하세요. Muchas gracias por este vídeo. A veces creo que cuanto mas estudio menos se, así que seguiré tu consejo, I Will be consistent. Te he escrito en español para que vayas practicando. 😂 정말 감사합니다.
Great video But for me stopping videos to translate words, improved my English very fast, because how else I am going to know these new words And although I don't get back to the note, writing down help memorize it, and looking how much words I wrote down is always inspiring
Dude thank you for this video I think you are right about most of your tips I guess we are similar learners I learned English the Lazy way, it took my years, but nowadays I have a decent English, without putting much effort, I was just having fun all the time During the pandemics I learned Italian, I was a little more active (took a course, took notes), but because I also consumed a lot of content and Italian is really close to my native language (Portuguese), I got it fast Now I am trying to learn your Language, Korean, and also Russian It's really tough, and I think I am not consuming enough content Like, sometimes I put a video or podcast in any of the languages, but I get only a word here and there I definitely want to learn Chinese and German as well in the future But when the language is far from your native language is harder
Even English native speakers saying they need to watch series and movies with sub because there are even different accents they can't understand or there is thousands words they don't know yet
Thanks for the tips, i'm going to practice it now. I am also a lazy learner 😂 it so difficult for me to write down everything in my notebook because i rarely read it again
Es cierto que la perseverancia es clave. Sigo aprendiendo chino mandarín y ya no memorizo vocabulario, solo pongo contenido en chino y dejo que mi cerebro absorba.
Consistency is probably my biggest issue.
what does really mean consistency please is it regularity? 😅
Thank you
@@enory5983 you’re welcome! :)
*best way = anki, using original audios in phrases / photos and definition 100% in en
*describing videos and photos when you are watching.
*talking/asking/answering to yourself about the things that surround you.
*delete facebook, twitter, tiktok, and these kinda goofy's apps, uninstall the main instagram app, to get rid off the ads and silly posts, install the Lite version, just follow english content , hide all the people /friends posts and stories, follow and let to show any post(just in english and ignore the rest).
These steps are the only and pratical way to improve your learning language by yourself without struggle.
*Do not watch TV in your native language if you can, do not give any space to these things, TV , news, you are gonna feel bored and depressed!
*enjoy the process!
@@justmusikbr7395 I am not allowed to have anki because it says in-app purchases. I am only allowed to have free apps. 😊😊
I also do not have any social media. 😊😊
Learning languages makes one a truly global citizen. At different levels I can understand 12 languages speak 9 languages and write 5 languages. The trick is to keep listening to the language. So Watch as many movies in each language as you can. Don't be sacred of making mistakes.
So do you watch movies with subtitles in English ?
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@@yasinsaleem2520As for me, it was really useful to start like that! It helped me connect what I was hearing to the words I was reading, so I could identify the words that were being said ^^
@@yasinsaleem2520 I watch with English and the same language subtitles . This helps in speed reading and also in picking out words. The problem is English is not the best language to translate any other language but I have no choice.
But how do you learn to speak on your own with no one to practise with? It's easy for me to develop receptive skills but productive skills :(
Thanks for the tips. I’m learning Korean. I’ve only been at it a couple of weeks but I hope to learn enough to visit Korea next year and not be totally lost in understanding and speaking.
I've tried some of the Talk to Me In Korean content and enjoyed it. I also tried the cake app and the Teuida app. I preferred the latter.
화이팅 🙌
Don't worry..your English is perfect.
I completely agree with Duolingo, I learned to be consistent, learn new vocabs and enjoy it. Honestly, since I started Duolingo, may Hangul and Japanese have improved a lot but I use other apps and ebooks, listening to podcast while working and youtube to understand better of the grammar. Although, it quite slower pace because I also a bit lazy and busy still, I see the progress whenever I watched variety shows and lives and able to understand even 15% of the convo 😊 also, imitating people and animes how they speak helped me a lot ❤😊
I watch Chinese Drama's consistently everyday. 😅
I just got a book to help with 汉字 and try to learn 5 - 10 characters a day. I'm also using an immersive chinese app for reading and speaking right now. I do a lesson a day.
Been also watcing children's tv shows that available in mandarin for me here in Australia.
Which app do u use?
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@@picsartd785 For learning Chinese I've tried many apps but haven't yet found many I was willing to pay the subscription for. So far it is one called Immersive Chinese, that takes you progressively learning 5 hanzi a lesson. You get 25 sentences in pinyin, hanzi and English and you can play a realistic voice speaking it. I personally turn off the pinyin and read the hanzi aloud first before playing back the native speaker and listening to that.
Then next app I liked for helping to memorise hanzi was one called reword an automatic spaced repetition app but it doesn't have the updated hsk vocabulary yet. Then there is one called HSK by Chinese Simple. It has a variety of memory games etc to help memorize the hanizi. Including listening and reading stories.
Lastly an app for every thing else I liked was called Hello China.
can you give some drama recs?
I've tried writing a reply three times and failed so sorry for that not sure what is happening.
For C drama I use the weTV, Rakuten Viki and CZcams apps. I just use the free versions and don't subscribe.
Recommendations really depend on what genera you love. I'm a big Romance fan.
WeTV
Love Scenery
Maiden Holmes
For Viki
Everyone loves me
Love me love my voice
Put Your head on My Sholder
Romance of Tiger and Rose
You are my Glory
Once we get married
The love you give me
The General's Lady
The Sword and the Brocade
Falling into your smile
My Boss
Unforgettable Love
Why women love
Legally Romance
Lie to love
Intense Love
Perfect and Casual
Please be my family
Moonlight
The legendary life of Queen Lau
Maid's Revenge
Go into your heart
Ye Chang
I'm sure there are way more but these I got to the end of and enjoyed some I even watched twice.
Your English is stellar
So what I heard was :
Consistency in small chunks daily of about 30min-1hour early in the morning is important.
At an early stage just learn the essential grammar and words with an app or online guide of most frequent words with example context and sentences (I’d say if on your own, chunk words together based on concepts and put them in sentences with the grammar you are learning.)
Once you’ve learned a bit, start watching youtube, streaming services, tv, movie, books, anime, whichever that has your language, preferably something with audio and text of both languages.
And then repeat multiple times.
Personally I’d add to not think about time, instead just finish a lesson or a 5-10 minute video and then add more stuff from there based on your schedule.
And excessive note taking is a lot, but it may help to take notes as if you were making shopping lists or journaling, something that would put it in use rather than constant exercises and word lists. This can also help find what words you’d actually be using often as you keep needing to find and use the same words and phrases.
You're right, you can keep learning languages, no matter the age.
I am Swedish, fifty plus, and learning Hebrew and Korean (with the help of Duolingo).
Suddenly, Hebrew feels like an easy language compared to Korean!
Your English is really good. Especially your pronunciation and melody.
(Where you said 'elongate", I'd say"prolong".)
love the pacing of this video!!
For me only a small part of why I take notes (in any subject, not only but including languages) is bc I may revisit them in the future. It's mostly bc the act of writing, plus saying the words aloud as i write, multiple times since speaking is quicker than writing, improves my pronunciation and helps it stick in my brain better.
I often am able to remember words or concepts bc i visualized (without necessarily trying) where and how I wrote it the first or some other specific time.
I just had a duolingo ad in the middle of watching this 😅
I felt so comfortable watching this video! It seems to translate how I think and how learning language works for me. I'm Brazilian and because of that learning English always seems so challenge and I spent so many years doing it, and I feel I still need to improve a lot. It's hard sometimes keep doing it. Thank you very much for sharing it. :)
definitely somethings wont ever make sense in primary level, and you dont really have to understand the meaning behind more over than trying to get acquainted with it and use it properly then it just flows. That was with english for me. English definitely stripped some of the layers my language had at the beginning, but getting adjusted to that, eliminates too much overthinking that will never really bring us anywhere anyway. just go with the flow
It's always nice seeing someone who's learning my language, which is Italian! If you're at a good level with it, it'd be easier for you to learn Spanish 😊
Anyway, thank you so much for your tips! I'm currently learning Korean and I hope I can reach a decent level soon 🙏🏻
Hi there! I've been learning English for a while. I'm not perfect, and I make mistakes every once in a while. Almost everything you said in your videos is true, and I think the best method for learning a language is consistency over time. Keep it up; you're doing a great job!
I've been lazy learning Korean for about 2 years now. Yeah, I did actually study some grammar, I was taking notes, I was actually learning throughout A1 and A2 levels, but at his point I only have tutoring once a week, no more "active" learning (unless I want to). On a daily basis I watch Korean videos (mostly kpop variety shows because these are so fun), and I find myself understanding 50 to 60% of what's being said, and that's completely enough. I find myself understanding more and more each day. I went from seeing hangeul and mentally thinking "ugh, I don't wanna read that, it gives me headache" to actually reading it before even having the time to process the thought that I don't wanna read it, because I already read it. My writing and reading speed is probably at the level of elementary school 3rd grader but that's sufficient
I watched korean dramas everyday on the viki app for over 6 months before I ever started activly learning and was surprised how much I knew already.
I also noticed that memorizing and studying vocab and grammar never worked for me. I used to spend all day trying to memorize words and grammar points but nothing seemed to work. Until I was so fed up that I switched to just listening. The progress was slow but it was worth it. 95% of what I know (in English) now I picked it up by listening.
I just recently started learning Chinese, like 5 days ago, and am trying to first focus on pronunciation and other stuff(yk, the basics) then when I'm comfortable I'll yet again be switching to listening. Hope this works!
우와!!! 진짜 자랑스러워요 선생님
팁 주셔서 감사합니다!!
고생 많으셨습니다 선생님!!!
Thank you for this Buster, I don't feel so alone in my learning journey. I'm into my 2nd year of learning 한국
*한국어 good luck!
Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your laid back style and encouragement. I learned a lot of Korean when I was just watching dramas with English subtitles. Your brain picks up on patterns when you listen to the language a lot. I found I could understand little bits of conversation in Korean also. I think sometimes we forget how important listening is for language learning. So, when people respond to us, we can understand them.
i finally found someone who thinks the same way as me 😭
Thanks for the video. I learning English and I can't find a method to learn it. Your video supported me.
Ciao Buster
Sono italiano e ti seguo perche anch'io parlo molte lingue. Trovo i tuoi consigli molto logici e interessanti, grazie per la dritta.
This is so refreshing…. I’m interested in learning how to speak Korean language and this was a great introduction for me. Thank you 😊
Back in the day,CZcamsrs used to get straight to the point
Thank you for sharing this with us
Looks like Vancouver has beautiful views. Definitely going back on Duolingo to improve my Korean vocabulary. Tal vez te gusten las Novelas Mexicanas para dominar tus habilidades en Español. 선생님 감사합니다.
Hi there. Thank you for the video. At the moment I'm learning Mandarin Chinese. I first started with books from the library. That didn't go well, so I ditched that. Now, I'm using Duolingo, just like you. The free version, so I must watch the adds. With DL it's fun, game-like, and consistent which is important when you learn languages. With DL, you start immediately with full sentences, it also helps you with the pronunciation. I take notes. It's now 84 days I'm learning with DL and I can understand things when I hear Mandarin Chinese. Take care. Greetings from Belgium/Europe.
I think you just need to familiarize yourself with the language that you're learning in your mind first. After that you can study by listening without notes,etc
Like my English right now.. even not 100% I was knowing each words but I understand what he means. That provide me "Repetition each words" where I learn before
Btw.. I'm from indonesian
만아서 반갑습니다.
Consistency-the main key
Duolingual- a language practice app
Watch CZcams-find a video that is above your level
Finf your tutor-talk to her/hi, more often
*Learning languages the lazy way *
Have a tutor
You are 100% correct. Consistency is my biggest problem in learning the languages I have started to learn.
Learning Korean, priority and now i started with Japanese. I am native fluent in Dutch, and am fluent in English, somewhat in German, a tiny bit French and spanisch
I'm learning Korean and English.
Your video helped me a lot.
감사합니다.
I really enjoyed your video. It really encouraged me to continue doing what you suggested. I felt as if I was not progressing but in reality I am lol. I love Duolingo. My confidence level is growing. Thanks for all of the content you create for us to give us that boost we need to find ways to improve but most importantly have Fun with. This video just make so much sense of the reality of learning another language. 🙌 😊
Always encouraging 😌
It’s actually how I learned English. Nevertheless I learned grammar by heart and I feel that it’s the right way. Alphabet and grammar are the only thing we should learn by heart imo. And then as you said duolingo + CZcams works really well.
Thank you 🤍
I love your video's vibe and content. Keep it up. Thank you.
Agree on the importance of consistency
Yeah, :D I too never look back at my notes
Same but I go through it at the end of the day
@@sasorah6414 tell me more about your experience
i was somehow skeptical about the lazy learning method (just seems way too easy to hit the goal compared to those traditional ways) until hearing you speak mandarin in this video... really impressive. your pronounciation and tones are just so good. comment from a native mandarin speaker.
My rule is always read and listen to something in my target language everyday. Even if it is a page or a 5-10 minute podcast/video. It helps me on average days to maintain my level and on better days I further myself.
I am now trying to learn Hangeul, Nihonggo, Mandarin and Thai language. Goodluck to me. ❤
화이팅 🙌, 加油↖(^ω^)↗，がんばって。
Keep at it
Good luck 🎉
I'm still looking for someone to talk to... because it's easier for me to understand and memorize language if I have a conversation face to face. It can also speed up my pronunciation Korean language learning videos that are interesting to me.. KDrama🤪. I can watch it for hours 😁.. and I also learn from it. And it feels good to understand the meaning without translation. So Sean, will you be my Korean speaking friend? 😉
Italki app is very good
i watched videos on youtube in english when i wasn't understanding anything and six months later i was fluent, my brain works like that but i think i won't be as easy as that for korean but i'm trying!
Great tips, I'm studying three language at now, English, Italian and Spanish, in English I'm in intermediate level but in Italian and Spanish I'm in basic level. My priority is English so that's why I'm in intermediate level.
Definitely, the same in my case. Before I got used of notetaking of what I've watched and heard. But now, it's kinda boring and time-consuming for me. Right now, I noticed my English got improved somehow by just watching and listening from vids I do like. Absolutely, CZcams had taught me enhanced my English because I can able to determine my own mistakes and errors in terms of my grammar and pronunciation. Currently, I'm learning both of my Spanish and French because I got hooked by these Romance languages. Also, I do really like watching Easy Spanish and Easy French. They're definitely helpful. Moreover, it really depends on a person whatever learning style and techniques they're gonna used. As long as you find it effective and comfortable, It'll gonna work to you! Also, as you had mentioned, Consistency is the key! 😊👍
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on learning languages. I speak, write and speak English, Spanish fluently and currently learning Korean, Japanese and Mandarin. Consistency is key, as it is in other areas we are trying to adapt into our goals. Spanish was easiest for me as I learned to read and write it at the age of 5. I translate Medical documents from English to Spanish and I believe it is the easiest language to learn. If you know Spanish Japanese pronunciation is easier as least for me. 😊
Yes! Finally someone else understands the Japanese/Spanish parallels I’m Mexican/American and currently learning Spanish, Latin, and Japanese
@@CamiWuzHere first book that i ever read at the age of five was the Bible in its entirety in SPANISH. THAT IS HOW I learned Spanish. 💕 I love the Japanese, Korean and Chinese culture. The commonality to our culture is its strong family values.
I look forward to completing Duolingo Spanish in August…and jumping into French. I just friended you.
I'm lazy too and this is how I study languages too. I can't stand apps like Anki. I just listen to a variety of content, and once I've gone through it all, I re-listen. I listen a lot when I'm walking to places or sitting on the subway. I'm trying to cram in as many hours of listening that I can in a day. I understand a lot more each time I listen to the same material, more than I thought at the start. I reckon if my listening is fluent, I will also start speaking fluently too. To confess I do word-mining at times, to increase my vocab, but even though I save the word in the dictionary, I never review. Even though I have to look up the same word many times, I do end up learning a lot of vocabulary using this method. I alternate with periods of free listening too, where I don't look up anything.
On the other hand, consistency is my strength. It's all about discipline & mindset. So far, I can speak 4 languages.
Thanks For sharing 💜
I'm from Kazakhstan and I using the Duolingo as well!!!))))
I do the same, I just watch so many videos during my day and look for words who I don't know or I can't remember. I use duo for practice every day and learn new vocabulary and reforce my language and skills.
I’ve just started to teach Korean on CZcams and as a polyglot myself, I totally agree with every single thing you said. Also, as a school language teacher, I’d better be careful not to be that traditional boring teacher 😂 Thank you for reminding me to resume Duolingo I paused for the summer. Wishing you the best, please feel free to give me advice for a beginner CZcamsr. Cheers!
Thank you for your explanation!
I started learning German A1 but left almost at the end of A1.after a while,I had to start afresh and now am better
Thank you. ❤
Hi! This video is helpful. I do twice daily Duolingo for learning and maintenance. I found you. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing the tips! I’m also a lazy learner myself, so it’s really reassuring and motivating to see another “lazy” fellow! 😆 Thanks again!
I really feel you when you say about reviewing notes. for me it’s too boring ,daunting and actually i don’t even what to do because you can’t force your brain to do something when it doesn’t enjoy it however the brain need repetition 😅the only thing i do is a lot of inputs,immersing myself onto the target language nevertheless im still losing a bunch of words too so i’m out and i can definitely say im really bad at remembering things better
really enjoyed your video thank you G’day 😊
I'm learning chinese and duolingo is also helping me a lot with word and character memorization, I think it's the best way for me to remember characters because since I already know some words I avoid using pinyin there to force myself to remember.
Consistency is key. My first language is Spanish, and even when you don’t use it consistently (I teach English in Japan 😅), you forget it. (Good luck!! 😊) I’m learning Japanese the traditional way currently, I listen to Chinese and Korean.
Maybe it depends on the person, but I have to write things down unfortunately 😭. Learning is localized to specific brain areas, so when you use more ways to learn (reading, listening, writing, etc), you remember in different parts of the brain. The likelihood of recall is higher. My Chinese and Korean suck 😂 since I only listen to it. I also have ADHD so it’s much harder for me to learn any subject. I wish I could learn as easily as you! Keep up the good work. 😊
Hi, I'm Indonesian. Thanks for the nice video. It's really helpful.
Now I'm trying to learn 2 languages, English and Arabic. And before I watch this video, I've been doing some methods that you said, like watching many videos on the CZcams everyday.
And by the way, thank you for trying to learn our language. Hope that you can be fluent in Indonesian as soon as possible. Keep it up, bro. 🙌🏻🤍
But usually, people can’t master the target language just by watching, especially if they’re not children anymore.
However, I appreciate that you made this video because now I know how polyglots learn languages and now I am more convinced that polyglots have special talent.
I liked the background crows language 😂
True consistency is the most important thing in learning, just started learning Korean. Really wanna learn it fluently
Thank you so much, you helped me alot.
i was thinking about improving my English while learning Korean and Japanese at the same time and i didn't know how, now i'll try to do that with your tips.
Bro, your english is insane. That alone justifies your merit.
Im similar to you in the sense that i just do whatever i want in the language and reduce stress as much as possible. It's slow but there's a far more significant chance that i will stick to it, and in the end that is the main thing.
Terima kasih untuk tipsnya 🙏🏻
what school teaches us is, we sit down, and absorb whatever the professor is intrsucting haha, it's easy when you dont have to think about anything just follow the path laid before you
when you start learning a language solo, you dont even know where to truly begin.
For me it was always the basics, numbers, some key words i can remember like when how i started with english and just start calling them out in that language.
I found if you know something you should read it out loud and practice it, everyday you can repeat it and after few days or weeks you will be able to pronounce like a pro, cannot brute force that.
There was another experience in highschool where i felt like my english never truly progressed, because she - the "professor" didnt know how to teach effectivly just had a useless degree that enabled here to do that. That aside - if you do not actively engage in conversations you can dull like a knife that's not being sharpend after every use
if you do not learn new things continously it get's boring, espeically if you have mastered previous things and you forget about active practicing.
And the biggest lack of discipline is when you start to forget your own words in your mother language and starting to replace them with foreign one, then you speak two incomplete languages with some minor language barriers (you still understand everything perfectly well, but cannot recall instances of certain words anymore because your brain prefers the new one or understands it on a much deeper level and so your instant recall of words is stored in some kind of easy and fast to access memory cache where brain doesnt have to manually search for words but gives you the easiest option that might not be so beneficial at the end, i guess that happens if you use one language more than the other or think in one language and talk to yourself in more than the other.) For me, it'd be english more than my own mother language, so it becomes hard to articulate myself well enough in presence of someone who doesnt know english at all.
I think taking notes is actually good if you have writing and reading as goals
You are very inspiring, sir!
형님~~~ 비디오 너무 좋은데요? 중간에 비트맞춰서 비롤 들어가는게 너무 세련되고 좋습니다 ㅎㅎ 유튭 백만 갑시다요!! 파이팅 ㅎㅎ
Korean is so hard on Duolingo, it takes me ages to process the info from there. Every time i feel that i should give up, i just switch the language for a while and go back on it later😂
I enjoyed an app called Teuida.
I also liked the Hello Korea app.
Awesome tips, thank you
Hi, I am learning Korean for a few months and try to use videos as input. One question is what kind of subtitle should I use? My feeling is that using L1 (mother language) subtitle helps comprehension but it doesn't provide a sound-to-word mapping. Using L2 (target language) subtitle provides the opposite pro-and-con. And when using L2 subtitle, it is harder to find suitable material just above my level. Could you share some experiences here, thank you!
Thanks for sharing, will try your method and I just downloaded duolingo 😅
The secret is to have fun in the process.
Thanks a lot for the informations! Nice work!
Thanks for this. CZcams is a great resource.
Koreano aprender español, muy bien !!👍
I was taking notes with every lesson of Russian and Korean and I didn’t realize how much it was slowing down my progress until I decided to take a break to study Portuguese six months ago. I take no notes in Portuguese and I was forced to make a lot of mistakes that actually helped me because I had to repeatedly do these lessons or questions before I finally acquired the word. I am now reading teen books in Portuguese. The way I have studied Portuguese has changed how I will study Russian and Korean moving forward, starting with reading more even if I don’t understand half of what I read. I went from highlighting 12 to 15 words a page down too about 3. The book reading ending up being like another flashcard system as many words are repeated over and over. And of course I am having fun as I understand and enjoy the story. I know this is not for everyone but it works for me. I’m almost done with Portuguese Duolingo path so I will return to studying Russian and Korean full time.
Thanks for this video!
I don't know how you got that notebook, but apparently mine is also like that. I bought two 5A notebooks. I seem to like the grid better than the line texture.
I have been study Korean for 5 months already but I don't think I'm learning anything 😢😢😢😢
I'm feeling like a failure tbh
Duolingo is surely working for me,,,just working on my consistency I can speak Portuguese somehow thanks to Duo... CZcams yeah my Chinese is still bad but I am good so so is my German...I look forward to learning Spanish soon after I master more Portuguese grammar 😅
This is useful, thank you for making this video. I am studying English, Chinese and German at the same time. But my English level somewhat higher than the others. I use English to study Chinese and German and Chinese is the priority now, every morning for at least 1 to 2 hours then before bed I will study German 15-20 minutes. I have been doing this for 1 week and something amazing happened in my job Interview in English , the interviewer asked do you know Chinese and I replied 1 sentence in Chinese. I don't need to pause and think. Consistency is the key and never judging yourself day by day but to the first time you just started.
Let's try some indonesia phrase. It would be interesting because i am from indonesia. Indonesia is pretty easy to get the hang of it. There is no grammar rules.
I am learning Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Korean with Duolingo. Korean is such a fun language. I am a beginner in all three. In my opinion, Korean is the most difficult out of the three. Despite its short alphabet (relatively short compared to Chinese and Japanese), its phonetics is more difficult to pronounce. You almost describe it as the shortage of characters to assign to phonetics. For example, the same character (consonants) for paired consonants can be read as [t], [d], and something in between [d/t]- a soft [d] they call it. Their pronunciation depends on where it is within the word: in the beginning, middle, or end, and where it is within the "batchim". Besides, some vowels are so close to each other in pronunciation that in quick speech they sound almost the same, but their graphic character is different. And of course, some sounds are very alien or unusual, like [l/r], which also in some situations is closer to [L] or [R], but sometimes it is something in between the two. I used some other resources for Korean and Mandarin Chinese available on Coursera. For Korean it gives good tips on pronunciation. And then we have some special reading rules and fun grammar on top. With Japanese, it is the opposite problem. I find it unbelievable that they use 3 types of Alphabet, and some words can be transcribed using each of the three alphabets. And in the same sentence, they can mix them. So it is fun as well. I am following you on Duolingo.
Really? I thought Japanese is the most difficult 😂😂
Really? I thought Japanese is the most difficult 😂😂
Really? I thought Japanese is the most difficult 😂😂
안녕하세요. Muchas gracias por este vídeo. A veces creo que cuanto mas estudio menos se, así que seguiré tu consejo, I Will be consistent. Te he escrito en español para que vayas practicando. 😂
정말 감사합니다.
Buenos días, le quiero preguntar ¿como practica hablar su koreano ?
Great video
But for me stopping videos to translate words, improved my English very fast, because how else I am going to know these new words
And although I don't get back to the note, writing down help memorize it, and looking how much words I wrote down is always inspiring
Hallo. I am an Indonesian who is currently learning Korean. Thanks a lot for the video. It is really inspiring. Gamsahamnida.
Is duo lingo good for B1 niveau in German 🇩🇪?? I always see that app as it is only for beginners and childish app
Muchas gracias!!
肖恩，你的汉字写得蛮标准的
Dude thank you for this video
I think you are right about most of your tips
I guess we are similar learners
I learned English the Lazy way, it took my years, but nowadays I have a decent English, without putting much effort, I was just having fun all the time
During the pandemics I learned Italian, I was a little more active (took a course, took notes), but because I also consumed a lot of content and Italian is really close to my native language (Portuguese), I got it fast
Now I am trying to learn your Language, Korean, and also Russian
It's really tough, and I think I am not consuming enough content
Like, sometimes I put a video or podcast in any of the languages, but I get only a word here and there
I definitely want to learn Chinese and German as well in the future
But when the language is far from your native language is harder
Do you use subtitles while watching CZcams? How long did it take you to learn
English? It is excellent. You can pass as an American or Canadian
Even English native speakers saying they need to watch series and movies with sub because there are even different accents they can't understand or there is thousands words they don't know yet
Thanks for the tips, i'm going to practice it now. I am also a lazy learner 😂 it so difficult for me to write down everything in my notebook because i rarely read it again
Im learning Korean and German language and French
Es cierto que la perseverancia es clave. Sigo aprendiendo chino mandarín y ya no memorizo vocabulario, solo pongo contenido en chino y dejo que mi cerebro absorba.
Your channel is good. I don't know why you don't post frequently