Maintaining multiple languages at the same time | Which to learn, schedules, pronunciation etc

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  • @LindieBotes
    @LindieBotes  Pƙed rokem +5

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  • @nomadicvibesofelle
    @nomadicvibesofelle Pƙed 6 lety +1952

    This is funny. I was learning Korean and Spanish at the same time and I would start sentences in Spanish and end them in Korean and vice versa.

    • @strawberryshortgirl2637
      @strawberryshortgirl2637 Pƙed 6 lety +38

      Shaquita Fanning haha same! Except I started Korean before spanish and I am focusing more on Korean than spanish

    • @imdestiny7290
      @imdestiny7290 Pƙed 6 lety +26

      i thought of doing exactly that actually xD learning spanish and korean at the same time i mean, but i don’t know if it’s a good idea? how did it go for you if you don’t mind ? :’)

    • @longname4784
      @longname4784 Pƙed 6 lety +19

      I also want to know how you coped, Spanish is required for me but I want to learn Korean :/

    • @nomadicvibesofelle
      @nomadicvibesofelle Pƙed 6 lety +1

      Jenny Winstrop I have shifted my focus to Korean because it was hard to do both. I am also studying Bulgarian now.

    • @longname4784
      @longname4784 Pƙed 6 lety +3

      Shaquita Fanning good luck in being a polygot! I'm starting Korean right now, I decided to do the same since I'm motivated to learn it.

  • @ajahmac8247
    @ajahmac8247 Pƙed 6 lety +1610

    When I'm mad at someone, I speak 4 languages at the same time😂

    • @laseryohanna
      @laseryohanna Pƙed 6 lety +101

      Alijah Macajig lol, that is one of my goals!!!

    • @frederickthegreat2019
      @frederickthegreat2019 Pƙed 6 lety +28

      what languages?

    • @onadistance2013
      @onadistance2013 Pƙed 6 lety +66

      Hahaha, this happens to me mostly when I'm tired 😂 I can sound really ridiculous when sleep deprived and trying to collect my thoughts 😂

    • @clairegittens3707
      @clairegittens3707 Pƙed 5 lety +121

      I live in Japan, and when my Bolivian-Japanese friend and I got excited or angry, we would switch among English, Japanese and Spanish, confusing everyone in a 5-mile radius. Lol

    • @draoidh6479
      @draoidh6479 Pƙed 5 lety +10

      yume studies when I'm bullying or mocking someone i switch languages too :v

  • @aliadat3124
    @aliadat3124 Pƙed 6 lety +1345

    I speak 3 international languages Arabic, English and Chinese. I am left with Spanish and French to complete my collection....I need your prayers guys

    • @gennarosavastano6268
      @gennarosavastano6268 Pƙed 6 lety +50

      Ali Adat lol luckily i'm Moroccan so i speak Tamazight, Standard Arabic, Moroccan Darija Arabic, French, Understand Spanish, Understand Italian, Understand all other Arabic dialects, and i have been pasionate about English all my life through music,movies so I'm actually really good at it Cuzco I just engaged my self into it ! I think that's the main idea in learning languages you have to engage in them live them breath and think in them ....

    • @intipiero7474
      @intipiero7474 Pƙed 5 lety +5

      Ali Adat đŸ’Ș Ya sos un genio, seguĂ­ asĂ­ 👏👏

    • @theresamay4280
      @theresamay4280 Pƙed 5 lety +86

      Add Russian to that list and you’ll have all 6 official UN languages!

    • @cayleyp399
      @cayleyp399 Pƙed 5 lety +3

      Ali Adat Bonne chance!

    • @pahamabg5312
      @pahamabg5312 Pƙed 5 lety +2

      Bon courage !! 😊

  • @waywardtidessystem845
    @waywardtidessystem845 Pƙed 3 lety +122

    "Watch shows in that language"
    Ppl learning Japanese: *logs into crunchyroll*

    • @Soraiyawazhere
      @Soraiyawazhere Pƙed 3 lety +3

      I literally can't find any shows that are in bahasa indonesia..😔

    • @jasonrogue711
      @jasonrogue711 Pƙed 2 lety

      What are good websites I can watch japanese stuff and anime

  • @thomascrownbuerger
    @thomascrownbuerger Pƙed 4 lety +249

    Life Happens. Examples:
    1. Hamster deaths
    2. Hamster funerals

    • @maddy2624
      @maddy2624 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      Rip hamster

    • @jenluvzya
      @jenluvzya Pƙed 3 lety

      I just experienced both this past month.

  • @lohphat
    @lohphat Pƙed 5 lety +1014

    A word about practice:
    "Practice makes perfect." ...is a lie. It should be stated: "Practice makes permanent." -- If you practice something the wrong way too long it becomes the normal and is that much harder to correct.
    So when working on pronunciation and grammar, get it right before moving on too far.
    Also, I'm a grammar descriptivist, not a prescriptivist. Don't learn a language mechanically via studying grammar too much. Children in their native language don't do this, you shouldn't either. You should be able to get the basic and intermediate concepts of grammar by repetition and mimicry; absorb grammar by pattern mimicry following native speakers. Focused grammar study comes later, like with a child in middle school when they already have a firm grasp on their native grammar -- then it becomes a matter of fine-tuning and complex structures used in formal writing.

    • @kyleer6847
      @kyleer6847 Pƙed 5 lety +64

      Instead of practice makes perfect my family says practice makes progress and it has definitely helped me out when I say it like that.

    • @katenka_ana3997
      @katenka_ana3997 Pƙed 4 lety +24

      Let's agree on: Perfect practice makes permanent perfect progess (xD)

    • @thinhle2348
      @thinhle2348 Pƙed 4 lety

      Lol,only your dad says it

    • @emilstorgaard9642
      @emilstorgaard9642 Pƙed 4 lety +17

      Our brains are not wired like children's, so that logic is completely flawed. I think its plausible to do some grammar exercises and study the rules on top of recognizing the different grammar patterns in speech and writing. A combination of the two works great for me

    • @bilc3868
      @bilc3868 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      Adults and child learn in a different way. You should read about "critical period" and you will notice it. However, I think grammar couldn't be the most important thing in your learning.

  • @waywardtidessystem845
    @waywardtidessystem845 Pƙed 3 lety +67

    "Try to mimic the accent"
    Ppl learning Latin: *nervous sweating* wh-what??

  • @RobertHeslop
    @RobertHeslop Pƙed 6 lety +851

    I had someone asking me similar questions in Starbucks yesterday, because they saw me having my Korean lesson on WhatsApp then after I was speaking to my friend in Spanish, while writing things in German.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  Pƙed 6 lety +151

      +Robbie Heslop a true polyglot, Robbie!

    • @RobertHeslop
      @RobertHeslop Pƙed 6 lety +31

      Thank you so much / baie dankie! ^0^!!

    • @reinmv4300
      @reinmv4300 Pƙed 6 lety +26

      And what was your answer?

    • @stonecat676
      @stonecat676 Pƙed 5 lety +3

      So you're born German?

    • @HudaBZ
      @HudaBZ Pƙed 5 lety +8

      How did you do it? Now I am learning french and I wanted to start learning Spanish and Turkish but I am confused about the time management between them. Any advice that can help me?

  • @SuperThgs
    @SuperThgs Pƙed 3 lety +87

    Me:
    Portuguese: native
    English: advanced/conversational
    Spanish: intermediate (practicing a lot)
    Italian: wishlist
    French: wishlist
    Japanese: maybe one day (the thought of learning another alphabet drives me crazy)

    • @christinalim2320
      @christinalim2320 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Honestly mood. I have been putting off my dream of speaking japanese and chinese for so long rn im learning french but to be frank i have no more motivation left in me.

    • @vyrva5690
      @vyrva5690 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      oh learning another alphabet isn't that hard! i'm speaking as someone who tried one time to learn russian and has learned cyrrilic. also i'd reccomend going to omniglot they've got phonetic transcriptions for letters and all that jazz (also explanations on where they're used!)
      unfortunately though japanese uses two syllibary (hiragana and katakana) which could be hard to learn depending on how well you learn stuff but kanji (the logographic system that is also used) is gonna be a challange no matter how you see it

    • @alejandrorodriguez-ns1pf
      @alejandrorodriguez-ns1pf Pƙed 2 lety +1

      We have the exact same languages! Except my native language is Spanish and i'm practicing a lot of Portuguese hahahah

  • @Drakeblood97
    @Drakeblood97 Pƙed 6 lety +207

    This line honestly cracked me up, "Alors, you have to have the same accent quand on parle le francais, do you hear how similar I'm sounding maintenant?"

    • @melc7516
      @melc7516 Pƙed 5 lety +11

      jaeden Drake Oh my god! I didn't notice that until I read this comment!

    • @HonoreeCorder
      @HonoreeCorder Pƙed 5 lety +8

      I loved this also! So cute!

    • @melc7516
      @melc7516 Pƙed 5 lety +3

      at 5:30 to have it

    • @RoyalGuardEziode
      @RoyalGuardEziode Pƙed 5 lety +12

      I legit didn't realize she was using both languages. It just registered in my head

    • @skiburtis1
      @skiburtis1 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      The funny thing is I’m learning French so I understood that whole sentence but didn’t realize it was mixed with English and French until she said maintenant 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @acekidatelier
    @acekidatelier Pƙed 6 lety +710

    Your French accent is fantastic it made me laugh so much you nailed it hahaha

    • @CalliAMusic
      @CalliAMusic Pƙed 6 lety +8

      ACEKID au Japon J'espĂšre qu'un jour je vais parler avec une bonne prononciation.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  Pƙed 6 lety +20

      +ACEKID au Japon loooool merci!

    • @kunokoaeri3505
      @kunokoaeri3505 Pƙed 6 lety +16

      Elle a mĂȘme chopĂ© l'accent chelou que les français font quand ils veulent imiter un anglais x) c'est excellent x)

    • @DrTymish
      @DrTymish Pƙed 5 lety +2

      That french accent though! Very helpful tips here Lindie, Thanks

    • @olioliwoo
      @olioliwoo Pƙed 4 lety +1

      It's funny because English and French are both my first languages, but I can't speak English with a French accent to save myself. My British father, who learned French as an adult, does such an amazing Frenchy accent that our French friends request that he does it at parties.

  • @GIRLdisambiguation
    @GIRLdisambiguation Pƙed 5 lety +105

    I’ve been studying Japanese myself and Spanish at school, and I remember freaking out when I found out that the word “bread” sounds the same in both languages. In Spanish it’s “pan” and in Japanese it’s “パン”

    • @yukino4636
      @yukino4636 Pƙed 4 lety +17

      the japanese language got the word bread from the Portuguese! "pao"
      many words especially religious ones come from Portuguese in japanese.

    • @epohjdionysus3431
      @epohjdionysus3431 Pƙed 4 lety +14

      Lmao and in Korean it’s ppang

    • @littlesushie
      @littlesushie Pƙed 4 lety +4

      It's 'pav' in Marathi 😂

    • @tataichan
      @tataichan Pƙed 4 lety +5

      In Portuguese is pĂŁo, in Korean ëč” (you can read pang with a very weak g) and I can think many other languages that it's similiar. As Brazilian, is so weird to me that in English we say bread. Like, it doesn't match. Lol

    • @54Nt1460CD
      @54Nt1460CD Pƙed 4 lety

      I'm a native Spanish speaker, and I'm currently learning Korean and French, I was wondering why bread sounds the same in Spanish, French and Korean

  • @GermanEonni
    @GermanEonni Pƙed 5 lety +512

    when I learned French and Korean at the same time I used to ALWAYS say
    Je m'appelle ... 입니닀.
    and I still do so until this day lol
    I gave up on French after school but I'm fluent in Korean now.
    These days I'm learning Danish and I also want to start Japanese or Chinese...
    Thanks so much for all of your great videos!^^
    I didn't subscribe yet, but I will do so right after sending this comment ㅋㅋ

    • @tsangerine
      @tsangerine Pƙed 5 lety +6

      독음얞니 German Eonni samee i learnt korean and hindi at the same time and i used to be like *points at a dish* 읎거 kya hai?

    • @stillchan871
      @stillchan871 Pƙed 5 lety +6

      WOW Chineseas a native speaker I sometimes find it’s a little bit hard to manage it. Good luck

    • @Pseudonyymi568
      @Pseudonyymi568 Pƙed 5 lety +2

      Interesting to hear of these experiences!
      I started studying German in high school and (as all Finns) I had mandatory Swedish classes at the same time. With the two languages being so closely related, studying them at once did not work for me at all - so many words are similar, they might have a difference of just a letter or two, and I kept mixing it all up
      But now that in university, I'm studying Russian and Chinese at the same time and I have had no difficulties at all caused by this. I still think it helps a lot that the languages are not related.

    • @sarahnrvanghansen6470
      @sarahnrvanghansen6470 Pƙed 5 lety +1

      Wow, i’m impressed👏 I am from Denmark and I have never heard about anyone who is learning Danish or wants to learn Danish😊
      I myself have also had French in school but gave up on it and the same thing happend when I had German in school. It is kind of annying to spend so much time on a language you end up giving up on.
      Right now I am determined to learn Korean and hopefully I will complete that goal😊 But I am impressed by the number of languages people can maintain without being confused and mixing the different languages togetherđŸ’Ș
      By the way, where are you from since you are learning Danish?😄

    • @chopperman2122
      @chopperman2122 Pƙed 5 lety +2

      Hahaha, I've done the same thing with Japanese and French. I said Je m'appelle {name} です。😂

  • @Modigliani-eb3ig
    @Modigliani-eb3ig Pƙed 6 lety +125

    I'm a Korean and dealing with 3 different foreign languages, English, Japanese, German at the same time. It's hard to balance with them. I just take turns. The important thing is to keep doing and exposing to 3 languages without long lnterval.

    • @ElectraTechna55
      @ElectraTechna55 Pƙed 5 lety +6

      same, except im learning German, japanese and mandrin at the same time
      good luck to us both

    • @sammie875
      @sammie875 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      I have a question. Why do some Koreans want to learn German? A lot of people say it sounds very angry so.. yeah

    • @imin3157
      @imin3157 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Lele Luka yes it does sound very “aggressive” but it is a very beautiful language like all languages are yes some words like Krank it means hurt/sick but when you say it sounds very big like it’s filled with power but it is still a very nice language and to the question why do koreans want to learn german well tbh(i am korean) not really koreans don’t like learning languages that much koreans even have big difficulty even trying to speak English it is even harder for koreans to learn that is not English

    • @areumara2408
      @areumara2408 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Imma chinese speaker who is stuck in learnin' korean

    • @nlixcia
      @nlixcia Pƙed 2 lety

      i’m an english native learning korean japanese mandarin and now i just started german these are all the languages i want to know in my lifetime

  • @LazyEinstein
    @LazyEinstein Pƙed 6 lety +199

    I am learning Japanese and Mandarin at the same time. It is tough but I really enjoy it. I always end up finding time for both.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  Pƙed 6 lety +18

      +Lazy Einstein ă‚ˆă‹ăŁăŸă§ă™ă­ïŒćŠ æČč

    • @Hanna-po6mt
      @Hanna-po6mt Pƙed 6 lety +9

      i'm trying to learn both as well. how do you do it and not get confused :')

    • @LazyEinstein
      @LazyEinstein Pƙed 6 lety +24

      Honestly, I just focus on things more if they are confusing.
      If I can't remember something grammar wise for Japanese, I will focus 90% of my study time on that problem until I am comfortable with it. I often find myself doing only Japanese for a few days then only Mandarin. And when I really don't want to study at all, I will do something like Duolingo for 5-15 mins in each just to get it done.
      The most annoying part is only remembering the character in the opposite language when I am studying. As in, I'll be studying Mandarin and I will only remember the Kanji pronounciation and not the hanzi. So I just keep going and read in Mandarin and say the one I don't know in Japanese.
      I am finished HSK1 and most of HSK 2 for Mandarin and probably 100% done with JPLT N5 material.
      Learning to forget is okay. It just means the next time you relearn that thing, you will probably remember it better.
      Only mixing up characters is a normal problem for me. But that is just practice

    • @juliussamelo1008
      @juliussamelo1008 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Same, I'm studying Japanese and Mandarin at the same time. :)

    • @wanda5548
      @wanda5548 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@LazyEinstein tbh you gave me courge to start studying mandarin! thank you!!

  • @IamJHlover
    @IamJHlover Pƙed 6 lety +84

    So true about “love hate relationship with languages” and I’m actually relieved that you said that cause I thought I’m only one who have those feelings while learning Korean and Japanese. There were a lot of times that I took pretty long breaks because I was just so frustrated and demotivated. But this year I wish to change and hopefully I will be able to hit my target in language learning.

    • @c7aky
      @c7aky Pƙed 4 lety +1

      heyyaa the moment i read this comment she said "love hate relationship with languages"

  • @QuiltingCrow
    @QuiltingCrow Pƙed 4 lety +8

    Usually I need two or two and a half years to learn a language to level where I can use it confidently and fluently. I never mix my learning languages, because when I focus on a language, I still want to maintain my already learnt languages (and learn even more vocab etc.). Also, I feel learning languages takes more effort the older I get (I'm in my mid-fourties now). When I was 20, I could learn more and faster, like I needed only 10 months to learn Old Greek to pass my Graecum exam at university. When I started Spanish, I was 36, and I needed 2 years. But the good news is that it gets easier when you can connect new languages to already learnt ones...

  • @daniellem.7766
    @daniellem.7766 Pƙed 6 lety +128

    Great video. I would especially focus on your idea of "integrate the languages in your life". This is so important and crucial! People who want to learn a language only for professional purposes or because "it's the language of the future" get frustrated easily and give up soon, in my experience. Without genuine interest and passion you won't go anywhere.

    • @martinemussies
      @martinemussies Pƙed 4 lety

      Yes, that is a really important point! When I left Armenia, the modest beginning I had made in the language just stagnated. I had nobody to speak it with and I finished translating my favourite poems, so... I got stuck. Around here: czcams.com/video/EkgVsAWMmJg/video.html . ;-)

  • @jameelahedwards8550
    @jameelahedwards8550 Pƙed 6 lety +220

    I love the last tip about integrating the languages into your life. I only "study" about 45 min to an hour total per day, but I split that time up amongst the different languages. I find it easier to maintain my abilities by learning or reviewing each one daily rather than designating particular days of the week. Music and TV/CZcams videos in the target languages definitely helps 👍

    • @nomadicvibesofelle
      @nomadicvibesofelle Pƙed 6 lety +11

      I was tempted to put my phone in Korean but worried that I wouldn't understand enough of the words

    • @CultureNuggets
      @CultureNuggets Pƙed 5 lety +4

      Jameelah Edwards I use my three languages daily as well. But I do struggle using sign language regularly.

    • @x.astar.x
      @x.astar.x Pƙed 5 lety

      @@nomadicvibesofelle trust me it's OK my phone is in Korean I changed it from English

  • @nadzeiya_teacher
    @nadzeiya_teacher Pƙed 5 lety +34

    I was living in china with my boyfriend and we speak to each other in english/chinese, and swear in russian aha.

  • @PearlMinah
    @PearlMinah Pƙed 6 lety +70

    I thought it was only me who got angry with Korean 😂😂 I really felt like a total villain

  • @OpheliaVert
    @OpheliaVert Pƙed 6 lety +226

    Really clear and fantastically structured video. really agree with your tips. Also I'm afraid people don't stop asking you the same questions over and over even if you've made a video on it

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  Pƙed 6 lety +15

      +Ophelia Vert hahah! I've figured! Oh well. And thank you for watching dearest Ophelia! 🌾

    • @pilyglot3037
      @pilyglot3037 Pƙed 6 lety +8

      Well, at least you can just paste the video link instead of trying to explain it every time :-D.

  • @languagesenrose5934
    @languagesenrose5934 Pƙed 6 lety +152

    You are such an inspiration Lindie!

  • @jimmytokyo3773
    @jimmytokyo3773 Pƙed 5 lety +10

    Lindie! I came across your site as I'm learning Mandarin now (I can speak Korean and Japanese fluently, and am native in English and trying to learn more). Thanks for the great content, you're blessed with so much talent and I can see a pure heart that isn't of this world. Most of all I admire your faith! Keep up the great work!

  • @sinkali
    @sinkali Pƙed 6 lety +17

    Recently you seem to read my mind haha All the videos you release nowadays are answering my questions ❀❀ Thanks a lot Lindie!

  • @tinad359
    @tinad359 Pƙed 6 lety +3

    Thanks for the video Lindie!

  • @yoyoli4138
    @yoyoli4138 Pƙed 6 lety +1

    I'm so inspired! Thanks, Lindie! x

  • @Bread_BanhMi
    @Bread_BanhMi Pƙed 5 lety

    Your video is so realistic and helpful! Thank you❀

  • @AnaRuse1
    @AnaRuse1 Pƙed 6 lety +4

    I really really like your mannerisms and how natural you are. I feel inspired to pull up my sleeves once more. Thank you for this ♡♡♡

  • @jeanym03
    @jeanym03 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    I’m learning korean now for 3 years & yes I can speak it comfortably, but I’m still so jealous of Lindie’s korean skills 😂
    I still have such a long way to go!

  • @mostlysky55
    @mostlysky55 Pƙed 6 lety +1

    Just found your channel. Your videos are very informative & inspiring! I've a renewed interest in learning French

  • @Mikeek7
    @Mikeek7 Pƙed 6 lety +4

    You are my favorite language youtuber! There is so much quality in all of your videos. Thank you for sharing them

  • @SkyeAten
    @SkyeAten Pƙed 6 lety +721

    Wahahaha 4:11 been there...

    • @maxinepadua197
      @maxinepadua197 Pƙed 5 lety +7

      Skye Aten me right now 😂

    • @charliev4750
      @charliev4750 Pƙed 5 lety +2

      Samee

    • @sixpackkorkman8069
      @sixpackkorkman8069 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      I feel frustrated and not worthy if I don't study.

    • @janiceseiler7791
      @janiceseiler7791 Pƙed 4 lety

      Me in French xD

    • @cjknights2632
      @cjknights2632 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Yes, that's me right now! 😂😂I want to learn Japanese, Korean, and Chinese at the same time and since I'm an idiot I don't know where to start and what to start on 😂😂😂

  • @HelloItsAllii
    @HelloItsAllii Pƙed 6 lety +5

    Thank you so much for this video! I have been struggling lately with Chinese, but it was very comforting to hear that other people also hated their target language for some time haha

  • @OmarHiweish
    @OmarHiweish Pƙed 6 lety

    Very well done and informative video! ê°ì‚Źí•©ë‹ˆë‹€!

  • @nickybarto936
    @nickybarto936 Pƙed 5 lety

    Awesome! Very inspiring! Love it! Thank you! đŸŒč

  • @chelsearodriguez9910
    @chelsearodriguez9910 Pƙed 6 lety +3

    Hey Lindie!! This video answered my questions. Thank you so much! It’s good that I’m learning French and Korean at the same time right now. My friends and some family members say that I can’t study 2 very different languages at the same time but I’m proving them wrong as I’m improving very well in both languages😁 Et en fait, ton accent français est parfait! Merci encore pour cette vidĂ©o! ê°ì‚Źí•©ë‹ˆë‹€!❀

  • @wynn6938
    @wynn6938 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    I believe these tips are gonna help me out in learning languages. Currently learning and trying out two languages at the same time.

  • @michellevukelich2703
    @michellevukelich2703 Pƙed 3 lety

    Love it! Thank you!

  • @carlospazuzu
    @carlospazuzu Pƙed 4 lety

    Thanks for the tips! You are awesome!

  • @isabel-to4os
    @isabel-to4os Pƙed 6 lety +33

    I'm learning Korean and Spanish luckily Spanish is pretty easy for me because I grew up around it and I know a lot of vocabulary and I understand the sentence structure but umm Korean not so much lol accents are pretty easy for me luckily

  • @Nidomy
    @Nidomy Pƙed 6 lety +3

    I don't have a schedule either and I am glad to know it's the same for you.
    I am also glad to know the time you needed to start speaking Korean.
    Thanks. :D

  • @joy945
    @joy945 Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Thank you so much for this video, it's motivational and so helpful to hear that many of my learning experiences are similar to yours - . I really appreciate the message to just keep on learning even though sometimes you will hate the language you are studying!

  • @claudiame
    @claudiame Pƙed 6 lety

    Great tips. I asked this, but this video is the answer I needed.
    Thank you for this video!

  • @Blondesax
    @Blondesax Pƙed 6 lety +4

    Good stuff! It takes time, constant dedication, consistency, and goals. It feels to me like I've spent just ages and ages on German because I've been hardcore for what feels like a really long time, but it's only been a year and a half. I try to remember that when I get discouraged. "Hey, there's lots of time. Just keep at it, do it, and you're always improving, albeit slowly."

  • @duecalio
    @duecalio Pƙed 5 lety +9

    When I was learning French I would fill in words I didn't know how to say with Chinese... They're completely different but I always substitute words I don't know in some other language my skill is stronger in

  • @barbarapereira5016
    @barbarapereira5016 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    This vĂ­deo is really informative! Especially the part where you talk about our need for instant gratification. I feel that, when learning languages, that's the main problem

  • @sarahsupernova11
    @sarahsupernova11 Pƙed 5 lety

    This is amazing, thank you!

  • @lorrayneisidoro6185
    @lorrayneisidoro6185 Pƙed 6 lety +6

    こんにづは Lindie, your directions are very cool, merci beaucoup :)

  • @vanoan2325
    @vanoan2325 Pƙed 5 lety +7

    Omg I'm a vietnamese :3 good luck on studying it because its grammars are pretty hard! But I think you'll master it ✹

  • @MarinaMelo1980
    @MarinaMelo1980 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Thanks for your lovely tips!!!

    • @VictorMusique
      @VictorMusique Pƙed 3 lety

      Hello! I also like to learn foreign languages very much and I teach russian to foreigners in english and in french! I add different videos on my channel about russian and also videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something helpful and interesting there I will be happy if you subscribe :)

  • @richardcrosby7624
    @richardcrosby7624 Pƙed 4 lety

    Thanks for your awesome advice 👍😊

  • @MelissaJetzt
    @MelissaJetzt Pƙed 4 lety +10

    I've heard that using language laddering (as I see you're doing from a newer video; learning Spanish through Japanese) is helpful in preventing that mixing and confusion you see when you learn languages in the same base language.
    I haven't done it myself but I'm interested in trying it. I took Spanish in high school, stopped using it. Then in college I took German. And toward the end of college I needed to learn a bit of Albanian when I went to meet my now-husband's family and lived with them for a few months after graduation. So all of those languages were learned with English as a base. If I forget a word in Albanian, I usually know it in German. And in rare occurrences, I'll remember the word in Spanish only!
    But I do know there are a decent amount of German resources for Albanian out there, since many Albanians have moved to Germany. I'm focused on learning German right now, so I think it might be feasible for me to go back to Albanian through German once I've gotten a more confident. It's confusing, but once I get past this bump I think it'll be pretty fun to learn in another language besides English!

    • @CptShelby
      @CptShelby Pƙed 3 lety

      You can also use a language you are learning and have reached a intermediate language to learn other things of interest. For example, I like to read about history in French or Dutch, Or if you want to learn playing an instrument you can pick up an instruction book in a language you are studying.

  • @PassionforDreaming
    @PassionforDreaming Pƙed 6 lety +31

    This was great and I can attest to that. I didn't start learning languages from the same family until after I was conversational in the one that I was focusing on first. I don't really mix them up and I feel like what you explained has a lot to do with why I don't

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  Pƙed 6 lety +2

      Exactly! I was really silly to try do Malaysian and Indonesian at the same time hahaha!

  • @sh1r_c0hen
    @sh1r_c0hen Pƙed 4 lety

    Thank u so much!!!
    U r so talented!

  • @arzooey
    @arzooey Pƙed 6 lety

    Thanks so much for the Tips!!

  • @Arcoiris601
    @Arcoiris601 Pƙed 6 lety +3

    I speak 5 languages and I'm focusing on Japanese and Korean right now. I have been learning Japanese for like 4 years now and I'm in upper intermediate level so I started Korean this year. I'm trying my best to balance them but it is frustrating sometimes haha
    But thanks to your video, I feel a little bit better now! You really are amazing! Keep up the good work!

  • @safiraishere
    @safiraishere Pƙed 4 lety +3

    Hello. I'm indonesian. Aku suka video kamu. Terima kasih tips nya! 😊

  • @begokego
    @begokego Pƙed 6 lety

    Right on! Thanks for sharing

  • @tailsph
    @tailsph Pƙed 3 lety +1

    This was sooo helpful! Thanks so much!^-^

    • @VictorMusique
      @VictorMusique Pƙed 3 lety

      Hello! I also like to learn foreign languages very much and I teach russian to foreigners in english and in french! I add different videos on my channel about russian and also videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something helpful and interesting there I will be happy if you subscribe :)

  • @natc1764
    @natc1764 Pƙed 6 lety +3

    I naturally learned two languages growing up, in school I’m learning my third, and on my own time I’m learning one. Since I naturally speak two, and I’m comfortable with one, I end up speaking 3 languages at once. I just find whatever word is easier to say. My plan is to be able to communicate with all types of people, because when I was younger, I had to learn a new language.

  • @slaine3166
    @slaine3166 Pƙed 6 lety +9

    I totally agree with you at the point where I can not just logically understand but also can truly feel you have gone through true struggles of learning languages. Such as balancing your time, the true willingness of one's desire for learning languages, and your personal time that has taken 3~4 years for communicative level of Korean. It's really true that you have to stick to the one language to fully master and get a result of communicative level. My life time goal is actually to learn 10 languages which are Korean, Japanese, Chinese for East Asia and English, French, Spanish and Russian for Western World and Turkish, Arabic and Farsi or Urdu for Central Asia and be at a communicative level on those not just speaking some sentences. To tell my personal experience, I kind of have disappointed on those polyglots who speak more than like 20 languages and have taken their advantages of learning 'nearby' languages because they could have learned something very different from their native language even few among those 20 languages although it's still amazing thing at the fact that least you attempted to learn something else outside of your shell.
    The reason why you could have already guessed that it sounds very wildly covered when you see those languages is because I know that not much of people is interested in learning languages in general so I wanted to set it like that to make myself have a journey to those languages someday at least and still in progress. At this rate, I know that if you learn a language, it's not just you are learning language but also learning or experiencing their culture deeply because at this period of my life, I figured out that myself's true interest lies on the beauty of Literature and the story of History that are only possible through learning their languages. Essentially, I want to live in the beauty of nature in time. Since I have already mastered at a certain level in English and Japanese (currently planning to get Kanken pre-1 level which is consisted of 3000 Chinese characters), my Korean is native already so no worry on that and currently learning French in baby step by step just like what you have described.
    My language journey has been already 8 years of Japanese now (mostly casually with 2~3 years of focused period unlike you have taken 3 to 4 years to get communicative level because I know Korean and Japanese are highly related and I'm Korean native anyways) and I can definitely say it had ups and downs that I can recall as 'Journey' as I mentioned earlier. Although I have studied Chinese here and there but didn't get attracted eventually until now so it's still here and there and my main focus now is french as I have been attracted to that language for no reason. Whoa, this was long essay but it's definitely worth it if you enjoyed my language story! all of the above is totally for my own fun and interest just like you.

  • @kristianefallarcuna
    @kristianefallarcuna Pƙed 3 lety

    you're on-point! we just have to enjoy the process!

  • @gamzeugur5355
    @gamzeugur5355 Pƙed 6 lety

    I have just subscribed your channel!!! Thank you for all the tips that you have shared with us!!! 🌾🩋Being realistic,persistent and passionate are the most important factors for me when learning a foreign language!!!As you have said so many people expect to reach a fluency in a short period of time. But it definetly takes dedication and work. Thank you again!!!đŸ™âœŒïž

  • @ahidahid
    @ahidahid Pƙed 6 lety +3

    Knew you from Lingodeer app. Plan to learn Korean & Japanese at the same time. First I confused because of your short hair comparing to your video on Lingodeer 😂. Thank you so much for this video, and thank you so much you want to learn my language, Indonesian. Appreciate it ♄

  • @Ginaworship
    @Ginaworship Pƙed 6 lety +10

    지ꞈ 독음얎 배우는 쀑읞데 많은 영감 ë°›êł  가요! 진짜 멋진분읎신 êȃ 같아요. ㅎㅎㅎâ˜șïžđŸ’• 영상 ê°ì‚Źí•Žìš”~!

  • @redmouseking13
    @redmouseking13 Pƙed 5 lety +1

    Where have you been all my life?? This is the best advice/reality check video on language-learning I’ve ever come across. It’s so honest, realistic, and practical. Thank you for this!

  • @novembersnow5752
    @novembersnow5752 Pƙed 6 lety

    this is an amazing video! thank you!

  • @lmelior
    @lmelior Pƙed 5 lety +5

    A few months ago I decided to learn Esperanto, and then I picked up Mandarin a little later. Couldn't be more different, right? Well, "ni" is a pronoun in both languages, but it's "we" in Esperanto and "you" in Mandarin.
    I've mixed them up So. Many. Times.

  • @miacarmona4124
    @miacarmona4124 Pƙed 5 lety +12

    "There's something on my lense..."
    Zooms in on camera
    IM DEAD!😅â˜șđŸ€Ł

  • @user-re3zu1yj3z
    @user-re3zu1yj3z Pƙed 5 lety +2

    Not learning similar languages's kinda an outstanding tip, I like this approach!

  • @riotjohnson889
    @riotjohnson889 Pƙed 4 lety

    Very helpful! You answered all my questions and more

  • @Naturmuslima
    @Naturmuslima Pƙed 6 lety +3

    Always nice to see such a video. This way was my first Inspiration three years ago. Thank you sooo much for sharing your ecperience. This polyglotthing totally changed my life. Like a dream came true. If you learn German, please tell me if you have aby advice to improve my channel, please

    • @rustammuhdar3113
      @rustammuhdar3113 Pƙed 4 lety

      I want to learn german. Can you help me? Because i want to try polyglot' method.... learn alone by myself...

  • @dreamingoffluency1519
    @dreamingoffluency1519 Pƙed 6 lety +46

    Hi Lindie, great video! A great take on the 'how do you learn so many languages' video. Honestly I think the best part of the video was hearing someone else say that they don't really keep plans or to do lists for language practice. Rather just learn instinctively, by feel and whatever time you have free. This is how I'm learning right now, I don't know if I'll be able to do it the whole year or if I'll eventually need to be a bit more methodical. I found that often if im super methodical about language learning, it becomes more about writing to do lists and diagrams rather than actually learning. Cheers! ^_^

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  Pƙed 6 lety +6

      Totally! So much time is spent by people making schedules and writing lists and deciding what chapters to do and beating themselves up for not doing that...when you could be spending all that time just naturally learning!

    • @dreamingoffluency1519
      @dreamingoffluency1519 Pƙed 6 lety +4

      Yup! it's like if I only have an hour to spare each day, i can't afford 15 minutes of that to be writing summaries or checkpoints of my performance. Thanks :)

  • @marayahjohnson1016
    @marayahjohnson1016 Pƙed 4 lety

    Thank you Lindie, this was quite helpful! I currently am learning Spanish, French, & Russian, and was glad for the advice on delegation. Thanks!

  • @charlottesimplycooking90
    @charlottesimplycooking90 Pƙed 6 lety

    This video is very interesting and useful, thank you!

  • @yikelly1559
    @yikelly1559 Pƙed 6 lety +4

    I'm chinese, currently learning french ... I have been learning spanish and Portuguese for 3 and half an year respectively , right now I have no problems interacting with native speakers 🔊 (as long as they speak at normal speed and avoid using certain colloquial terms) lol 😂....what I found intimidating is French , I managed to get some daily words to get more acquainted with this brand new language on a daily basis ... I just wanna say nothin is impossible if you have a willing heart and be persistent... furthermore , it's crucial that we practice everyday bc our memories will fade with time no matter how you trust your memory span ... good job ! I'm looking forward to getting your feedback regarding this in chinese ! Cheers ! 抠æČč

  • @LindieBotes
    @LindieBotes  Pƙed 6 lety +5

    Do you have any tips to share? Was this video helpful?
    More language videos here: czcams.com/play/PLRCVN94KILKWHui4QMe1OD5aKWHzPWDBT.html

  • @elizabethwebb3971
    @elizabethwebb3971 Pƙed 5 lety

    Thank you so much for the insight and encouraging video. After watching your video I am more confident & less stressed over how successful I may be at taking on this personal challenge to add many more languages to my life.

  • @polyglot2be751
    @polyglot2be751 Pƙed 4 lety

    you're definitely in my top 3 lingblr-type channels here. i keep coming back to videos for inspiration, its been over a year now. =D

  • @waczze
    @waczze Pƙed 6 lety +21

    If you need help learning Indonesian, I can help you. I love your videos, 며디. I am currently studying basic Korean. :)

  • @christinalim2320
    @christinalim2320 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Lol french and chinese wow you read me- im currently learning french but doubting chinese. For a little back story i actually have learned chinese before in school and i was fairly decent at it. But when i switched schools they didn’t have chinese and i had forgotten most of what I’ve learned. So I’m a bit worried about going back to it.

  • @lszuznoo
    @lszuznoo Pƙed 3 lety

    Nice video~
    Thank you so much❀

  • @AaronHernandez-xv4qh
    @AaronHernandez-xv4qh Pƙed 4 lety

    This is awesome . Just found this channel !

  • @dominikguzman
    @dominikguzman Pƙed 4 lety +3

    I love the polyglots videos, where they were able to learn some language in two weeks or less. :D :D :D

  • @juri3678
    @juri3678 Pƙed 6 lety +12

    I‘m going to learn german and japanese at the same time, and when I reach german’s C.1 and japanese’s Noken 3 i’ll start with french, and later on korean or mandarin. I feel like it will be a lot easier to do it that way.

  • @janimayares8086
    @janimayares8086 Pƙed 4 lety

    Wow! You are so incredible. So amazing- you are very inspiring!!

  • @jessierosales1039
    @jessierosales1039 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Great advice. Thank you. Live your videos.👍

    • @VictorMusique
      @VictorMusique Pƙed 3 lety

      Hello! I also like to learn foreign languages very much and I teach russian to foreigners in english and in french! I add different videos on my channel about russian and also videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something helpful and interesting there I will be happy if you subscribe :)

  • @skyhigh7773
    @skyhigh7773 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    i m 14 and I aculy have pretty good plan of how I'm learning at the same time couple of languages. first of all .
    1.French. I m learning at school and listening to music lessons and ather as well as grammar at home.
    2. Korean. learning at home grammar music as well I aculy inspired my classmate to learn it so we try to help each ather, I have word cards.
    3 Russian . I m aculy living near that country so my mom knows how to speak it . my classmates picked Russian so they gave me there notebooks and athers things so I rewe and learn from it.
    My native language is not English . the funny thing is that i aculy kinda learned English on yotube more then in my school ;)
    My native language is REALY DAM HARD BUT unique and georges as well as old so i had pretty dam nice start cuz my native alphabet has realy hard to pronounce sounds .
    idk if I have super big goal but I want to speak 10 languages by the time that I will go to university ...
    I alredy know 2 that I can pretty fluently communicate thro and learning little by little 3 at the same time. after that I m thinking Spanish cuz its kinda close with French English as well as the grammar is easy. I m in love with Japanese as well as Korean so next round would by xd Spanish and Japanese XD

    • @commoncola
      @commoncola Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Arie cancer Best of luck on all your future language endeavours!

  • @davidtice4972
    @davidtice4972 Pƙed 4 lety +9

    Most of my language learning takes place in my car. My car is a language lab. on wheels.

  • @knws
    @knws Pƙed 5 lety

    Those are great tips to learn languages! Great video!

  • @pleasecaparzo
    @pleasecaparzo Pƙed 4 lety

    Very useful advices, i love you.

  • @justanotherweirdo11
    @justanotherweirdo11 Pƙed 6 lety +5

    Languages I would like to learn:
    Korean
    ASL
    Spanish
    Portuguese
    German
    Japanese
    Lesser Priority:
    Mandarin
    Vietnamese
    Tagalog/Filipino
    If I'm out of Languages I'll consider French.

    • @tsukilew4539
      @tsukilew4539 Pƙed 5 lety +1

      the weirdest person you would ever meet
      If you're learning Spanish
      It's also easy to learn Filipino/Tagalog because Philippines is a colony of spain for 333 years so the language is a bit similar and Filipino/Tagalog is also based in Spanish

    • @justanotherweirdo11
      @justanotherweirdo11 Pƙed 5 lety +1

      JiminTopAndYoongiBottomIsEverything
      Yeah. Thank you. I know

    • @myahgormley9788
      @myahgormley9788 Pƙed 5 lety

      the weirdest person you would ever meet good luck u can do it!

  • @KiralearnsNorwegian
    @KiralearnsNorwegian Pƙed 5 lety +5

    Hahaha...I just hit the angry, hating phase, but I'm going to keep going!!! Glad to know it's a normal phase :)

  • @rudrobanerjee4545
    @rudrobanerjee4545 Pƙed 5 lety

    You are absolutely correct.

  • @gracelouise8418
    @gracelouise8418 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    This was so helpful because I started learning Korean a few months ago but I also have to start learning Spanish next week for school. :)

  • @hollybauer7123
    @hollybauer7123 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    ".. hamster funerals to attend" My new favorite excuse for being tardy/late/no show to events in my life. Thank you.

  • @CyndyTangerineyyyy
    @CyndyTangerineyyyy Pƙed 3 lety

    Thank you so much! I needed this.

  • @elessija6252
    @elessija6252 Pƙed 6 lety

    This is an incredible video, really helpful. I started learning German, Japanese and Korean at the same time about 3 years ago but came to halt because it was just too much so I focus solely on German and just now I'm picking up Korean again and it is so much easier now I'm advanced in German. I find that I come to less "walls" in the language and I don't get annoyed anywhere near as often. All your videos have helped me along the way and I just wanted to say thank you Lindie, you're a true inspiration 💕💕