This One Exercise Made Me Fluent In French (In 30 Days!)

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  • čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
  • If you want to know what the best method for language learning is or how to get fluent in french, this is a beginner-friendly method for developing speaking skills quickly. This exercise used consistently over time will help you learn to speak a foreign language faster. It is a variation of the method I used in the video How I Got Fluent In French in 30 Days (Timelapse) and is still the most important part of my language learning method. It will remain where I devote most of the time in my language learning routine for the foreseeable future. I recommend giving it a try for at least 30 Days.
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  • @theother9941
    @theother9941 Před 3 lety +4629

    I would like to share a technique that really took my listening comprehension to the next level. I started doing this while studying for my degree in French. I don't know if this is a known method or if it sounds obvious, so apologies! I take a short (5-10 mins) recording of a native French person speaking. Could be somebody reading the news, somebody telling a telling a story, reading from a book, etc. As they are talking, I transcribe what they are saying, word for word. You will find that you need to stop the recording after each sentence, or rewind and listen to the same clip several times, or look up words you didn't know. It's a really great exercise and helps atune your ear to the French accent, and separate the words from each other.

    • @purplepuma123
      @purplepuma123 Před 3 lety +51

      This is a good idea too!

    • @alecia7756
      @alecia7756 Před 3 lety +35

      Thank you for sharing.

    • @Sounds_Galore
      @Sounds_Galore Před 3 lety +22

      Thank you ,it really does help

    • @jamescarroll7251
      @jamescarroll7251 Před 3 lety +43

      This sounds really good for improving your listening comprehension - how do you guarantee accuracy if you don’t necessarily have a transcript?

    • @FOXMAN09
      @FOXMAN09 Před 3 lety +27

      @@jamescarroll7251 You can't unless you get help so just use material with transcripts.

  • @oneandonlycox
    @oneandonlycox Před 3 lety +804

    You made me realise I was afraid of speaking in my targeted language

    • @anna-lena9313
      @anna-lena9313 Před 3 lety +34

      Same
      Edit: my target language is Spanish and I got a teacher via italki. Now I have to speak xD

    • @9UaYXxB
      @9UaYXxB Před 3 lety +41

      It's an almost universal fear.... it's not unusual at all.

    • @pandamilk6776
      @pandamilk6776 Před 2 lety +1

      trueee

    • @ultimatedoomer9875
      @ultimatedoomer9875 Před 2 lety +11

      I was afraid to talk in my mother language too

    • @xoxojessiexoxotix
      @xoxojessiexoxotix Před 2 lety +2

      Same im really afraid of speaking french

  • @WildBillTurkey
    @WildBillTurkey Před 2 lety +1169

    "What's going to happen is, you're going to develop a vocabulary of YOUR life. A vocabulary of words related to your interests, your friends, your family, your job." THIS IS GOLD.

    • @noellanzishura7186
      @noellanzishura7186 Před 2 lety +23

      yes!!! when you are able to talk about yourself you grow in self-confidence.

    • @bhutchin1996
      @bhutchin1996 Před rokem +8

      This is something you have to do anyways when speaking with others, but he lays out a method for doing that.

    • @heartandmindovercome3214
      @heartandmindovercome3214 Před rokem +6

      Yeah 👍 this guy is f****** awesome!

  • @luisurrutia6244
    @luisurrutia6244 Před 2 lety +884

    Step #1 = Tell a story for 5 minutes
    Step #2 = Write down new words & sentences
    Step #3 = Repeat Step 1 & 2
    Step #4 = Repeat exercise with a new story
    Step #5 = Study the words you've leaned.
    BONUS = Go over your story with your language partner.

  • @emmanuelg.7185
    @emmanuelg.7185 Před 3 lety +2073

    man, I cant believe im gonna say this but I think you just cracked the code. haven't tried it yet but its the first time I feel like there's a method that is possible to help me become fluent in French. Keep doing great stuff man!

    • @thelittlebean8734
      @thelittlebean8734 Před 3 lety +28

      Same here... I actually have hope now

    • @sabrinaa3075
      @sabrinaa3075 Před 3 lety +34

      @@thelittlebean8734 It's crazy how he's good in french now, I know that because I am

    • @curtisjackson5793
      @curtisjackson5793 Před 3 lety +15

      @@thelittlebean8734 do it, then feedback here

    • @iiomega802
      @iiomega802 Před 3 lety +4

      Bro I totally agree!!!!!

    • @amandaconstanza
      @amandaconstanza Před 3 lety +1

      there are videos of teachers talking about this kind of methods :)

  • @paogrumo4470
    @paogrumo4470 Před 3 lety +542

    this is going to be so much fun if you pretend you're a CZcamsr doing a "sit down vlog" and tell a ridiculous story lmao this is so helpful thank you ma dude!

    • @SHINYFUNGAMES
      @SHINYFUNGAMES Před 3 lety +7

      I’ve been doing this for a while! Haha

    • @Brianagriv
      @Brianagriv Před 3 lety +7

      FR i'm excited to start lol

    • @itsmemeulous
      @itsmemeulous Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah this is what I do *pretending to be a youtuber*

    • @Ab-cj6gl
      @Ab-cj6gl Před 2 lety

      @@SHINYFUNGAMES how's it going so far?

    • @TeKeyaKrystal
      @TeKeyaKrystal Před 2 lety +3

      hahaha , while you're playing , this is exactly what came to my mind.. i seriously thought about making a completely separate CZcams account that i don't share with anyone i know offline

  • @enohar
    @enohar Před 2 lety +215

    I watched this video and started doing this exercise - not for 8 hours every day, but around 4 hours per week, divided into 2 days (2 hours each). And MAN, did this help? ABSOLUTELY. I can't believe how much better I'm speaking french now. Imagine the wonders this practice can do if we take it like shown in the video.
    This guy is a genius!! Thank you for sharing this method with the world!

    • @Davystories
      @Davystories Před 10 měsíci +1

      Hello I would like to know how did you do this exercise for two hours you repeated the five minute session for two I would like to have more details from you please😊

    • @luqman.t3134
      @luqman.t3134 Před 5 měsíci

      How long did it take tho ?

  • @FullCircleResearch
    @FullCircleResearch Před 3 lety +737

    I just finished doing this for 30 days. Huge improvement! I played my Day 1 and Day 30 videos for some people close to me and they heard the enormous improvement. This is not for beginners. You need a toehold in the language to do this. But if you're frustrated with your progress and want to develop with a language you *sort of* know, this method works. FWIW, highly recommended. Like the man said, don't get discouraged: "Push through!"

    • @dexstewart2450
      @dexstewart2450 Před 2 lety +7

      ...and yet the guy making this said it would be tough, not that it was not, for Beginners...wonder who people will listen to...

    • @Younes07770
      @Younes07770 Před 2 lety +33

      @@dexstewart2450 He definitely knew the language before he started this. Whether it be the basics from his school days, it's a huge advantage.

    • @simrett149
      @simrett149 Před 2 lety +7

      I learn French at school and I'm able to decipher the beginner texts they give us and also make broken paragraphs. But that's as much as there is. Especially with listening , I find it hard to understand french. Do you think this method would work for me?

    • @TeKeyaKrystal
      @TeKeyaKrystal Před 2 lety +7

      hmm , good point.. maybe i'll wait until i know a little more French to do this.. then again , i probably know enough to start telling simple stories now

    • @jiafeistan7657
      @jiafeistan7657 Před rokem +2

      me with german

  • @oldtimesong
    @oldtimesong Před 3 lety +240

    What's genius about this is the concept of learning and assimilating vocabulary that's actually relevant for you and for the stories you want to tell. We all have a list of words we use all the time in our own language, and we are not even aware of that. Cracking your own system of words in your mother tongue will drastically reduce the number of words you feel you have to learn in order to become fluent in another language. And once you've learned your own word system, then you can start learning someone else's, if that makes sense. Hell yeah!

    • @szymonbaranowski8184
      @szymonbaranowski8184 Před 5 měsíci +1

      what if you started using english more often than native language and now you start with french haha
      you have then two default libraries and neither is used fully
      when you start with new language you link it with what fits of what you know but later it becomes it's own space in brain and overwrites your original thinking and patterns
      and hybrids aren't fully adapted to none of parents different environments.
      my thinking and behaviour changes depending which language I use
      even type of music you listens primed you differently

  • @IrnBruNYC
    @IrnBruNYC Před 3 lety +243

    I have a variation on this: in lieu of telling stories, translate a song you know well into German. I’m working on doing 3-4 songs a day as part of my German learning routine.

    • @Globalfitness97
      @Globalfitness97 Před 3 lety +4

      You could do both 👍🏾

    • @sploomfussy
      @sploomfussy Před 3 lety +3

      me too !! I went from thinking it sounded like gibberish in song to actually being able to distinguish the words. :D

    • @thatbitchnoemie
      @thatbitchnoemie Před 3 lety +3

      Ah man I used to do this and it worked quite well. I have to start doing this again.

    • @kennystimpson2775
      @kennystimpson2775 Před 3 lety +2

      Erlkönig and bohemian rhapsody lol

    • @silverbowftw5225
      @silverbowftw5225 Před 3 lety +1

      Ill try it!

  • @jamiellabrooks5529
    @jamiellabrooks5529 Před 3 lety +292

    As a former French teacher, I fully approve! We should not be afraid of our L1 and using that to our advantage as we develop our L*

    • @figgettit
      @figgettit Před 3 lety +3

      mot.

    • @TLOGhx
      @TLOGhx Před 2 lety

      @@figgettit pas chapeau

    • @figgettit
      @figgettit Před 2 lety

      @@TLOGhx hat on a hat

    • @lockaaas
      @lockaaas Před 2 lety +2

      what's L1 and L*?

    • @zataradeluged
      @zataradeluged Před 2 lety +5

      @@lockaaas L1 Your first language/language you use from birth, one that you acquire because you're exposed to it from a young age. This is distinguished from the target language, the one that you're learning, here for the OP is French. I use L* because whether it's your second language (L2), third (L3), etc. can be really muddy if you live in multilingual environments.

  • @wahbibaklouti1942
    @wahbibaklouti1942 Před 2 lety +120

    03:00 this is the major problem for everyone who struggles to learn a foreign language. we avoid it because it's painful and not uncomfortable. thank you for this golden advice it's revolutionary. I wasted a lot of time searching on the internet for a method to let me speak and express my thoughts.

  • @antonnovo695
    @antonnovo695 Před 3 lety +59

    There is a simpler one which works perfectly fine.
    Just get an audio recording of someone you want to speak like and turn it on.
    Now when that person speaks ,right then and there start repeating what he /she sais and try to copy it perfectly.
    Trust me you'll learn. Its how we all learn as babies.

    • @keidanekeith668
      @keidanekeith668 Před 2 lety

      Very effective?

    • @ChiffreL
      @ChiffreL Před 2 lety +14

      It does work too, but the issue with this method is you're basically repeating another person's way of talking, which most probably is way different to yours. Formulating your own story is way harder, though a lot more helpful on the long run.
      I believe both techniques should be combined.

  • @Wikidpalm
    @Wikidpalm Před 3 lety +59

    Damn , Im french , and this guy know wat he's doin 4 real

  • @JumpRopeVeteran
    @JumpRopeVeteran Před 10 měsíci +13

    Straight up, this method words. I've been using it for French every day since 20 July 2023. My French has gotten so much better in that short amount of time. It's uncomfortable at first, but you get used to it after the first few days. It becomes easier and easier the more you continue to tell your stories and the more you watch and critique yourself. The feedback that this exercise gives you is second only to getting feedback from a native speaker and/or a tutor. The feedback is so valuable. Respect to you for sharing this, my brother!

  • @williambudd2850
    @williambudd2850 Před 3 lety +91

    When learning a language, fast is not important. Being through is.

    • @chrisdevine4848
      @chrisdevine4848 Před 3 lety +48

      Oh the irony. I think you mean "thorough", friend. :)

    • @Stagprince1000
      @Stagprince1000 Před 2 lety +4

      @@chrisdevine4848 he must be joking because there is no way he isnt

    • @nylon6240
      @nylon6240 Před 2 lety +2

      Depends if u need it quickly or not haha

    • @mahalak4383
      @mahalak4383 Před 2 lety +3

      You can never be thorough enough. You need to keep trying and not give up

  • @rachelbrock1131
    @rachelbrock1131 Před 3 lety +169

    Ok! I have done your method for day one. I'm going to do it for 29 more days. I added "speaking to someone in my household" after I've gone through recording 3 times and making flashcards. Here goes! No, no one in my household speaks my target language. They just have to sit and listen to me try.

  • @blancasans1525
    @blancasans1525 Před 3 lety +82

    this is so smart!! I understand french perfectly, but whenever i try to speak i get so choked up, it frustrates me. this really seems like it will work! thank you :)

    • @curtisjackson5793
      @curtisjackson5793 Před 3 lety +5

      do it, then feedback here about your progress, please?

    • @FOXMAN09
      @FOXMAN09 Před 3 lety +9

      My thoughts exactly. It seems like a method for those who already have an excellent passive knowledge of the language. Ive been itching to start speaking but wasn't sure of a good routine and this one will be basically the one I'll go with.

    • @salvatorelivreri
      @salvatorelivreri Před 3 lety

      Blanca, have you tried yet? I can read Italian somewhat well, but talk like a 2 year old.

    • @lp712
      @lp712 Před 2 lety +1

      Blanca! Have you tried it? Has it worked well?

    • @fizziz_1035
      @fizziz_1035 Před 2 lety

      .

  • @charmantcoeur
    @charmantcoeur Před rokem +5

    I've watched this several times, and the line that always gets me is, "You're going to develop a vocabulary of your life."

  • @Liamfulful
    @Liamfulful Před 3 lety +281

    You need Anki & DeepL software:
    step 1 - tell a story in the 2nd language about yourself for 5 mins and record yourself
    step 2 - Write down new words & sentences! After recording, stop and watch out for how you speak and write them down! These are words you did not know how to say, and sentences you did not know how to structure!
    Take the words you did not know and input them into deepL & create an Anki deck, give a story in the anki deck a title! The anki deck is only for words you used in the story that you didn't know.
    Take the list of sentences you didn't know how to structure and translate them in deepL & save them on a google sheet!
    Step 3 - Repeat step 1 & 2 ---- Two more times press record repeat the process, as you repeat the process, the story becomes easier.
    Write down any new words & sentences you didn't know how to say, add then to words to anki deck and new sentences to the Google sheet.
    Again repeat step 1 & 2 until you master the story!
    Step 4 - create new stories adding new vocab and just keep repeating the process of creating new stories & vocab.
    Go over your anki deck at least twice per day! Once before you do the exercise an once before you go to bed. The the same with the Google sheets as well.
    1000 most commonly used words in any language is roughly 70% of that language, of course Grammar is important so learn that as well.
    Bonus tip get a language partner to actual speak to and sen your video to them and get them to correct it and give you tips on their language.

    • @Sammy-yq8ix
      @Sammy-yq8ix Před 3 lety +7

      merci beacuop, monseiur

    • @Maidaseu
      @Maidaseu Před 3 lety +7

      Don't forget to listen to natives speakers as well.

    • @loisasenso-gyambibi8055
      @loisasenso-gyambibi8055 Před 3 lety +3

      Thank you!

    • @dianeadinehzadeh5443
      @dianeadinehzadeh5443 Před 3 lety +4

      Great thanks. I just found your comment after listening and taking my own notes from the video...LOL I guess i should have scrolled down to read the comments. Thanks for posting that as it will help others and I added your tips to my notes.

    • @thiagofeliciano8266
      @thiagofeliciano8266 Před 2 lety

      brilliant.

  • @kirstyturner2290
    @kirstyturner2290 Před 3 lety +62

    I need to know the time you woke up in an ambulance story now 😂😂

  • @sofitocyn100
    @sofitocyn100 Před 3 lety +39

    Cool trick! Just, so you know, we don't say "ce magnifique exercice". "Magnifique" is only for visually beautiful things. Common mistake from foreigners. Keep it up!
    Et toutes mes félicitations !

    • @mahermeursault9652
      @mahermeursault9652 Před 3 lety +4

      No I am French and certainly the word magnificent means beautiful visually but also for certain expression of the genre magnifique jeu vidéo ».
      je suis français et certe mot magnifique veux signifier beau visuellement mais aussi pour certaine expression du genre « magnifique jeu vidéo »

    • @sofitocyn100
      @sofitocyn100 Před 3 lety

      @@mahermeursault9652 i'm french too. je suis française aussi. "'magnifique" ne s'applique pas dans le cas qu'il utilise. Tu peux dire "c'est magnifique!" Pour "that's amazing" à la rigueur. Mais "ce magnifique jeu vidéo" ça sonne mal. Ca s'entend qu'il l'a traduit de l'anglais

    • @mahermeursault9652
      @mahermeursault9652 Před 3 lety

      @@sofitocyn100 oui mais on peut dire un magnifique histoire

    • @sofitocyn100
      @sofitocyn100 Před 3 lety +1

      @@mahermeursault9652 déjà, on dit UNE* histoire. Ensuite, l'adjectif se placerait après le mot histoire. Enfin, on dirait "une histoire magnifique" moins volontiers que "une très belle histoire".

    • @nylon6240
      @nylon6240 Před 2 lety

      @@sofitocyn100 ce magnifique jeu vidéo sutilise quand on parle de lapparence de celui-ci.

  • @kafalotofeao462
    @kafalotofeao462 Před 3 lety +657

    It's proven: the more facial hair u have, the more intelligent u become.

    • @gil_7038
      @gil_7038 Před 3 lety +13

      I guess im dumb af then. Lol

    • @Alaerek
      @Alaerek Před 3 lety +1

      @@gil_7038 lol

    • @DialecticRed
      @DialecticRed Před 2 lety +5

      which is why in the Ryan George universe, your authority status is designated by the size of your moustache, with the top positions going only to those with the most commanding moustaches

    • @kafalotofeao462
      @kafalotofeao462 Před 2 lety

      @@DialecticRed what a world

    • @starllama2149
      @starllama2149 Před 2 lety +18

      All girls in the world: "fuck"

  • @bnuggg
    @bnuggg Před 2 lety +5

    You know what I appreciate about this guy? He doesn't skip over the things like "you probably won't tell the story with the exact same words". It's small things like that that make people feel more comfortable.

  • @monique4879
    @monique4879 Před 3 lety +93

    You can also achieve this by thinking about the kind of topics that you enjoy talking about in your target language and homing in on those areas :)

    • @languagelords
      @languagelords  Před 3 lety +28

      Cool. I'm gonna give that a try as well and maybe add it to my routine. Talking about things we like does conversation a lot easier as well!

    • @yusukelee9590
      @yusukelee9590 Před 3 lety +6

      What I'm gonna do is also tell current stories to get present tenses down too and do future stories of what I want to do or what I think will happen

    • @johnathanlawrence5941
      @johnathanlawrence5941 Před 2 lety +1

      @@languagelords can we write the story down before telling the story?

  • @hrududu1690
    @hrududu1690 Před 3 lety +10

    I’ve not seen a tip like this before. Sounds like a great idea.

  • @tarciladeandrade7643
    @tarciladeandrade7643 Před 3 lety

    ABSOLUTELY loved it! Testing yout method ASAP! Thanks heaps

  • @angeliquerobinson9672
    @angeliquerobinson9672 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you so much!! This is the type of exercise I have been looking for!!

  • @monroemoltolv
    @monroemoltolv Před 2 lety +3

    This was an amazing, well thought out and creative language learning exercise that I plan on implementing in my language learning journey(s) in the future!! So glad this video showed up into my feed! Have a good one!

  • @juliaz3072
    @juliaz3072 Před 3 lety +3

    awesome!!!! thank you for sharing this method. I've been learning French for about 2 months now and I think I'm progressing quite quickly but this will definitely help!

  • @karlburmeister1552
    @karlburmeister1552 Před rokem

    Great technique. Very smart. Thanks.

  • @lauryhidalgo1276
    @lauryhidalgo1276 Před 3 lety

    This video is gold! Thank you so much, I’m starting this today.

  • @frenchvoicegarden
    @frenchvoicegarden Před 3 lety +17

    Man, I'm so blown away at your progress, I started uploading videos of myself learning French on my channel, but this 5 minute story is just what I was looking for. I subbed, You're awesome dude!

  • @LachieKappa
    @LachieKappa Před 2 lety +3

    Amazing method. Felt like I've been stuck at an upper-intermediate plateau for so long and this should really help to push further! Merci beaucoup.

  • @Ellisota
    @Ellisota Před 3 lety +1

    Wow I absolutely love how functional and accessible this method is!! Thank you for sharing!!

  • @clarkcoffman
    @clarkcoffman Před 2 lety

    This is absolute gold. Thank you so much!!!

  • @Russisch
    @Russisch Před 3 lety +3

    This is a highly autonomous and effective way to learn a language! Thank you for the great input!

  • @corvalanlara
    @corvalanlara Před 3 lety +6

    Dude, I saw your video on reddit and damn, it's such a good idea! You just got a new follower!

  • @KatherineChalmers
    @KatherineChalmers Před 3 lety

    Brilliant technique! Thank you for sharing.

  • @carroll1682
    @carroll1682 Před 2 lety

    Dude! This is GENIUS!! Thank you so much for sharing!! Totally going to try this.😁👍🏻

  • @cisium1184
    @cisium1184 Před 3 lety +4

    Excellent video. This is a brilliant idea: it's something every language learner does from time to time - but the key is doing it systematically and repeatedly.

  • @thedubc
    @thedubc Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you. Great advice. We spend so much time learning languages from / in books and don't speak aloud enough. Your exercise is a great way to advance your comfort level and get used to hearing yourself speak in another language : )

  • @msmw6159
    @msmw6159 Před 2 lety +2

    OMG. AT LAST!! I've been looking for a detailed method that made sense to me and that was explained in a way that made it easy to understand. You gave me both-excellently. Thank you so much!!

  • @BLUERAY1
    @BLUERAY1 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent.
    I've been watching language learning vids for like 4.5 years. I've seen tons of methods, but I've never heard of this approach.
    Makes sense.
    Seems very, very solid.
    Good job

  • @damonbennett3210
    @damonbennett3210 Před 3 lety +5

    This is awesome. I’ve been studying for about 5 months and I’m still heavily focused on listening and reading. To break out of that, I’ve been reading mini stories on LingQ and then writing a version based on my own life. Something similar to what you’re doing.
    The problem I’m encountering with personal stories is that I place too much stress on “I” and “we” conjugations and I’m not practicing enough of the others. Your method sounds amazing. I’m gonna give it a go, but I have to make sure to insert all the different person conjugations, as well as questions using both vous and tu.
    Thanks for your work!

  • @ishapurohit8597
    @ishapurohit8597 Před 2 lety +9

    Can I just say that this is absolutely revolutionary? Thank you for imparting your knowledge with us. You're a legend.

  • @th06061944
    @th06061944 Před 2 lety +2

    Great discovery! Your self-story-telling method is absolutely the key to quick fluency.

  • @chadbailey7038
    @chadbailey7038 Před 2 lety +2

    Probably one of the best tips I’ve found on language learning CZcams in over a year! Bravo 👏🏾

  • @sevenisa
    @sevenisa Před 3 lety +17

    Hello, I am french, I feel like improving my english. I will use your process. Thanks a lot.

  • @gomezaddams4347
    @gomezaddams4347 Před 3 lety +10

    This is such an amazing concept and process. Thanks for sharing with others. I’ve been teaching myself Spanish for about 3.5 years, and have an advanced level of knowledge, but I still struggle with speaking fluently, mainly because I continue to translate from English to Spanish in my head as I’m speaking, and sometimes I just mix things up. I’m going to try this and see how it works for me. I hope I have the patience and discipline to keep at it.

  • @GardeniaRos
    @GardeniaRos Před 3 lety +1

    I’m definitely going to try this! I’ve been wanting to learn French for years. Thanks for sharing!!

  • @nadiarolwal
    @nadiarolwal Před 2 lety

    So happy I found this channel and methodology for language learning. This is awesome. Can't wait to start.

  • @yvonnmykels6305
    @yvonnmykels6305 Před 3 lety +18

    Thank you. You have helped me not give up(again). Speaking and listening have been my downfall (especially speaking,it terrifies me). I am trying to PUSH THROUGH! THANKS AGAIN.

  • @thebazile67
    @thebazile67 Před 3 lety +3

    What a great plan! Our everyday conversations are about the things we are most familiar with (ourselves) so great idea to start with learning how to say those things!! Thanks! Love the channel name!!! Subscribed @ 2.23k - Bonne chance!!!

  • @Cyber_Diva
    @Cyber_Diva Před měsícem +1

    You are brilliant! Thank you.💕

  • @amyholderness8142
    @amyholderness8142 Před 2 lety

    This is brilliant. I will put these ideas into practice asap. Thank you so much. Great tutorial!

  • @elbowache
    @elbowache Před 3 lety +4

    This is brilliant! When you think about it, this is what conversation is. Just sharing the events of your life. Learning how to talk about your own life story... is so good that it seems really obvious but for some reason it isn't.

  • @hiddenleaf7998
    @hiddenleaf7998 Před 3 lety +5

    I came across this channel. i been using duo lingo for a week but i really want faster results with french. i feel ur ways will help with those results. thanks for this videos. keep uploading 👍🏼

  • @Learnalanguage4fun
    @Learnalanguage4fun Před 2 lety

    Thank you for sharing!! We will be sharing for our French Friday!!!!💜💜💜

  • @GoodMorningButch
    @GoodMorningButch Před 2 lety

    That honestly sounds like something that works well! I’ll try that with my languages. Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @amapparatistkwabena
    @amapparatistkwabena Před 3 lety +11

    You're definitely on to something, bruh. I took German up to C1.1 and then stopped to go back to graduate school. I'm back down to B2.1, but I'm gonna try it again! I'll need this method when I return to the States. Thanks.

  • @brenny82
    @brenny82 Před 2 lety +3

    Just wanted to say that I appreciate the time and effort you've taken in making this video. Love the approach to learning French also!

  • @Jis-espanol
    @Jis-espanol Před měsícem

    Muchas gracias. I will implement this excercise.

  • @jlan1789
    @jlan1789 Před rokem

    So helpful. Thanks!

  • @sarahrisley709
    @sarahrisley709 Před 3 lety +21

    This sounds like the PERFECT thing to do to take what you know in any foreign language to the next level. We learn so much but if we don't use it by speaking, do we really know it? And actual practice is what makes perfect, right? This sounds like the step that is missing in most (all?) language courses - going to try it next! Great video!!

  • @chorabari
    @chorabari Před 3 lety +22

    I attribute my success learning German to my lack of fear of embarrassment for getting things wrong. Your technique seems great for someone more prone to embarrassment, or with less opportunity to practice with other people than I had. I will recommend it to a friend and when I come back to French, I think I will try it myself.

    • @figgettit
      @figgettit Před 3 lety +1

      this method provides precision. people don't. germans are the only exception.

  • @NNNedlog
    @NNNedlog Před 2 lety

    Thanks a lot Cameron. I'll definitely try this

  • @victoriafriday8677
    @victoriafriday8677 Před 2 lety

    OMG! These points are gold. Thank you.

  • @carolinemwazi5583
    @carolinemwazi5583 Před 2 lety +4

    After doing courses and exams at Alliance Francaise, I've been listening to and learning from native French speakers which has been good and I am progressing. What's refreshing about your channel is that you're not a native speaker but you hacked it! I'd never heard of Anki and DeepL before. Going for it and looking to be completely fluent (able to present and facilitate meetings) by the end of the year. Your dedication also says a lot. I can't afford 8 hours daily but I'll definitely put in the time and expect faster results. Thanks a bunch for these posts. Most useful!

  • @magicbusgb
    @magicbusgb Před 2 lety +18

    I've been doing this with German for a whole week and I can already see some improvements, mostly related to how i approach the whole"speaking" deal. I'm not as uncomfortable as before and I feel way less awkward while I talk
    Also my vocabulary is already vastly improven
    Thank you some much for this amazing method

  • @myblissfullife
    @myblissfullife Před rokem

    Amazing! Love this.

  • @violetlight8138
    @violetlight8138 Před 3 lety +1

    That is absolutely excellent! I can’t wait to try it :)

  • @FrenchComprehensibleInput
    @FrenchComprehensibleInput Před 3 lety +43

    this technique + comprehensible input = a great combination !!! 😃
    Thanks for sharing!

    • @rjpradp
      @rjpradp Před 3 lety

      100% je suis d'accord avec toi. merci beaucoup.

    • @joelthomastr
      @joelthomastr Před 2 lety

      Would you agree that he's basically doing self-stimulation as described by Krashen in Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisiton p. 84?
      "The trivial sense in which a conscious rule might 'help' language acquisition is if the performer used a rule as a Monitor, and consistently applied it to his own output. Since we understand our own output, part of that performer's comprehensible input would include utterances with that structure. When the day came when that performer was 'ready' to acquire this already learned rule, his own performance of it would qualify as comprehensible input at 'i + 1'. In other words, self-stimulation!"
      I think what Krashen means by trivial is that this phenomenon is of negligible importance in a class-based language teaching scenario. On the other hand a highly motivated solo learner is in a position to take this as far as it can go.

  • @marisb7369
    @marisb7369 Před 3 lety +69

    rly good idea! I feel like it would be helpful to expand stories to also talking about your dreams (ex. where do you want to travel and why, where you see yourself in 10 years, etc.) so that you can have balance between learning past tense, present and future

  • @destiny9420
    @destiny9420 Před 2 lety +1

    This is super helpful! I genuinely feel like there’s hope to me learning a new language ! Thank you so much

  • @Zemness
    @Zemness Před 2 lety

    This is so incredibly motivating! Thank you!!

  • @le_gentil_lion
    @le_gentil_lion Před rokem +7

    As a french, I can say that to you: this is impressive!
    You get passed from an incomprehensible french to a clear one. I should probably try it too for my english and german.
    Wish me luck!

  • @akashgheewala
    @akashgheewala Před 3 lety +27

    bruh this is the best video i've seen in a while... it's concise, to the point, and most importantly it provides structure and actionable steps that one can take to achieve fluency! keep up the good work.

  • @1SpiritualTruth
    @1SpiritualTruth Před 2 lety

    Excellent advice! Thank you.

  • @jman8021
    @jman8021 Před 2 lety +1

    So many gems. So many gems. Gracias.

  • @ManicEightBall
    @ManicEightBall Před 3 lety +9

    This sounds great. I think a lot of fluency is being able to use the words and phrases that describe your everyday life. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @shafeeqhareyaz5473
    @shafeeqhareyaz5473 Před 3 lety +36

    That sounds like a genius approach, I'm gonna try this with Arabic!!

  • @Toffyc
    @Toffyc Před 3 lety

    This seems like such a great method, I'm going to try it out! Thanks for the tip.

  • @debu206
    @debu206 Před 2 lety

    Language learning gold
    Cameron thanks !!!!

  • @emanuelmontoya394
    @emanuelmontoya394 Před 3 lety +3

    New subscriber, greetings from Costa Rica

  • @soniashultis9111
    @soniashultis9111 Před 3 lety +69

    I am using Tandem to find language partners. Your can choose messaging, audio clips, phone, or video as means for chatting and practicing. It was quite intimidating for me at first, but everyone I've chatted with has been super friendly! I am wanting to learn French, Spanish, Korean, and I would like to use your technique in learning how to sign ASL. Thanks for your videos!

    • @phoeniceae
      @phoeniceae Před 3 lety +2

      thank you for sharing this, i've never heard of tandem and i'm def looking into it!

    • @phoeniceae
      @phoeniceae Před 3 lety +1

      (also i know this is an older comment but i would practice ASL with you! been teaching myself on and off for a couple years, and it's way easier when studying with another person who's also trying to learn!)

    • @MsSDAnthony
      @MsSDAnthony Před 2 lety

      @@phoeniceae hey have u studied French?

    • @elleari89
      @elleari89 Před rokem

      ​@@phoeniceae i grew to love ASL after watching SWITCHED AT BIRTH series.. I would be doing that after i do French and spanish 😅

    • @elleari89
      @elleari89 Před rokem

      I was praying for an app like TANDEM. thank you so much!! Im going to give it a try!

  • @neilfromcork
    @neilfromcork Před 3 lety

    Mindblown! Thanks for this.

  • @maggiekgreen
    @maggiekgreen Před 3 lety

    THANK YOUUUUUU!!!! Amazing method and advice.

  • @DarissaParrott
    @DarissaParrott Před 3 lety +73

    So I just recorded my first video and it was brutal! For one, it took almost 20 minutes to tell it in French although it was a story I could tell in English in 5 minutes. If anyone else is doing this keep that in mind when you decide on your story. I wrote the whole story down in English and basically tried translating it into French as I told it on camera but I’m not sure if that was a good idea or if I should have tried to just tell the story without looking at the English words. At one point I actually stopped recording so I could decide if I was really going to finish telling it because I was getting so frustrated. But I pushed through! Now I’m at the point where I’m going through the video and listening for words or phrases that I didn’t know and it seems like it’s almost everything 😬 There are some places where I knew the words but couldn’t recall them in the moment to use them when I needed them which was very irritating. I’m actually thinking of posting my progress for accountability and to encourage me to keep going. If anyone else has had a similar experience, where almost their entire story needs to go in the Anki deck or the spreadsheet 😅 please let me know.

    • @hallesummitt1453
      @hallesummitt1453 Před 3 lety +1

      Hey Darissa! I've been reading through the comments to see if anyone else had these issues. I really want to use this method, and I have the time available to do it, but I don't quite know how to get it to work for me. First, I wrote out all of my whole story in English, to get down the details that I wanted to include. Then I tried speaking into the camera with and without the English script. I felt like instead of expanding the vocabulary and incorperating new words, I'm just focusing too much on translating the script perfectly. Most of the sentences I don't know how to structure, so I end up translating pretty much all of the story. I didn't want to put every sentence in a spreadsheet, so I just wrote out in Google Docs what I was trying to say in German.
      Additionally, I don't know how to work with a native speaker. I have a friend that is willing to help me, but I'm not entirely sure what to do. Should I send her my original German script? Should I send her the German script after I've expanded the story and added details? Or should I send her a video of the "final" (but probably still grammatically wrong) version. Last week I spoke to her and pretty much just gave her a 10 minute lecture. I'm not sure if that's the way to go haha!
      Since you're comment was two weeks ago, I was wondering if you had found any solutions? Or if you had any assurance that it gets easier over time? Again I really love this method, and I would love to be able to do it 3-4 hours a day, but I definitely feel like I'm doing it all wrong. Any advice or help would be the greatest! Thanks.

    • @shemdesouza143
      @shemdesouza143 Před 3 lety +2

      Great that means you already build some vocabulary and sentences. The next story that you tell would be much easier because you are using words and sentences that you use in your everyday life in your target language. You are talking about things that you have a common interest in.

    • @shemdesouza143
      @shemdesouza143 Před 3 lety +2

      Note: he said that when he told the story the second time he did not say it, in the same way, the third way as well was not the same. Build Vocabulary and sentences around your everyday life.

    • @kugmath520
      @kugmath520 Před 2 lety +1

      I would say fill a page or two with new words/phrases and then stop. Keep it manageable. Tomorrow is another day.

    • @mybestideas1
      @mybestideas1 Před 2 lety

      ​@@hallesummitt1453 The same here! Frustrating! I didn't write the story, I just started to talk but on review, o la la! Tons of errors. I think he complicated a bit with putting only words in Anki and sentences in Excel. I put the whole sentences in Anki!
      So, I tried to tell the story twice, and the second time was getting better, and then I studied Anki words - whole sentences and tried again.
      I think you need to know the grammar and be on at least level A2 to use this method, which I think is great. I also think it is extremely important to pay attention to your accent and speed.

  • @brendafosmire6519
    @brendafosmire6519 Před 2 lety +3

    I get it!! Cool. I’d summarize this as: Force yourself to speak by practicing little stories of you life. This make is both relevant to you and makes you ready for conversation. I’m going to try this. I think first I need to focus a bit more on my basic beginner level - but I can just tell very simple stories to start with.

  • @terrencetaylor8196
    @terrencetaylor8196 Před 2 lety

    Sounds brilliant!! I will go at it..

  • @ceogriffsta1
    @ceogriffsta1 Před 2 lety +1

    Bro, thank you so much for this advice. It just makes sense

  • @osteolewis
    @osteolewis Před 2 lety +4

    I moved to France 5 weeks ago with my French wife. I have finally found a process that makes sense for me, thank you! We've been together nearly 6 years and I feel so ashamed that I never learnt enough French to speak comfortably with her dad and sister who both can't speak English. So hopefully with your method I'll make much faster progress. Your videos are so well produced. Have subscribed. Thank you.

    • @eightiesmusic1984
      @eightiesmusic1984 Před rokem +2

      My wife and me have been together since 1998 and I still cannot speak French to my eternal shame. It has meant I cannot communicate properly when there and with her family too ( now sadly deceased). I am in my early fifties and finally putting it right. I have spent just over a week learning 200 words from a book with the most common words in the language. Many I already knew and to my amazement I have made significant progress by recording them on a dictaphone and listening repeatedly as well as listening and writing them down as I go. On the basis of the idea of 10,000 hours needed to perfect a skill, it is going to take me a while to crack it but I have the foundation of enough words. I only want enough for conversational French and to understand documents when we are there/ hopefully relocate as I am probably won't need it for anything else like work. Or at least I hope not. We have always spoken in English at home and work in jobs that took up at least 60 hours a week has always meant I have been too tired to learn ( though still a poor excuse). Now I am no longer working ( career break), I can devote hours to it in order to achieve fluency. Having a foothold in the language anyway has helped, of course. I hope your French is progressing well.

  • @jelliott1766
    @jelliott1766 Před 3 lety +9

    Wow dude THANK YOU. my Italian has just moved a ahead in days.

    • @nylon6240
      @nylon6240 Před 2 lety

      Im trying to learn italian as well, any tips?

    • @comradeabby3141
      @comradeabby3141 Před 2 lety

      @@nylon6240 I'm learning it now too. Do you have any tips?

    • @nylon6240
      @nylon6240 Před 2 lety

      @@comradeabby3141 Not really,I guess listening and repeating , writing,reading talking,texting and getting correction on those,learn words that you don't understand that you've come across,that kind of thing

  • @Julia-dk8yf
    @Julia-dk8yf Před 2 lety

    so glad I found your channel! thank you for posting this video

  • @Roselyne_S
    @Roselyne_S Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for sharing this method !

  • @oquendolewis5340
    @oquendolewis5340 Před 3 lety +4

    Bro thank you for this I am going to start tomorrow. Also, get that Merch up because once I become fluent I wanna have a Language Lord shirt

  • @pbapba1130
    @pbapba1130 Před 3 lety +26

    Bonjour Cameron, je te félicite pour ta résilience dans l'apprentissage de langue française, je me suis remise à l'apprentissage de l'anglais, je n'arrête pas de traduire du français à l'anglais, ma motivation n'est pas régulière, ma prononciation est juste horrible, je regarde pas mal de vidéos pour progresser, peut-être que cette année j'y arriverai, I hope so !

  • @imprint2030
    @imprint2030 Před rokem

    Genuinly a method I've never heard before but is soooo useful, thank you for this!

  • @aprilcoburn5214
    @aprilcoburn5214 Před 2 lety +1

    This seems like the most practical language learning advice I've come across. I'm going to give it a try with my Polish studies.