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You got this!!! I have some similar goals like you minus the Chinese and Korean. I can't wait to see the progress you make on your journey.

the way I subscribed in like 2 seconds

I’m super excited for you 😎😎😎🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉

Thanks for the tips on resources!

My goal is to read a lot in french and go from the intermediate plateau to more advanced levels. I would like to learn some Mandarin Chinese. English and German are the language, which I want to maintain.

what do you do for work in Chile? I’m looking to move to PR :)

I think learning grammar from non-native speakers is totally fine, as long as they seem trustworthy. Learners can understand other learners' brains better sometimes. I never really did the "comprehensible input" method for Korean - like you, I just enjoyed watching Kdramas, and I would study vocab and grammar on the side. It would always amaze me how I would learn a word/phrase/grammar point and suddenly start hearing it EVERYWHERE in dramas or variety shows I also never worried about having just Korean subs or no subs or anything like that (even now, I still watch Kdramas with English subs -- I'm watching them for enjoyment more than anything, so I don't want to miss a single word of understanding.) I love using Language Reactor on Netflix for double subs, though, because it's like the best of both worlds. Random question - are you a tennis player? I was staring at the tennis racquets on your sweatshirt for half the video wondering lol

Yeah speaking is also a goal for me ! You got this ! Great video :)

Good job! Very inspiring . Chilean Spanish is a very challenging variety.

Damn... you're the 1st person who expressed what i've been feeling but didnt know how to express. "I understand but still feel the need to translate before i feel like i got it."

Waitttt you've been commenting on my videos for so long HOW DID I NOT KNOW YOU HAD A LANGUAGE CHANNEL TOO?? YT algorithm, shame on you! I'll definitely have to go back and watch your old videos! Korean 👀👀👀👀 it sure is hard at the beginner stage but what can I say, I'm biased 😂 Good luck achieving your goals!!

❤happy new year !!!! you must feel so great to have made it that far ! keep going :)

Hd to 4k and from 30 to 60fps is definitely improving the quality, stick with that setting. Feliz año nuevo🎉

Jaci, if your nervous about speaking which is normal for a lot of people, I recommend trying an app like Teacher AI or Talkio AI. With AI software there’s no judgement and this will get you comfortable learning to speak the language and then once you get comfortable then you can practice speaking to an actual person/tutor. AI software is amazing for practicing your speaking skills. 😁

yes to speaking more in 2025!!!!! you got this

intro was 10/10! 🤩 this was so motivating for me! my main focus language for 2025 is european portuguese and i’m genuinely so excited! between me and you sis.. it’s giving ✨korean✨

I wanna learn french so much but scared to dabble until I improve my spanish some more😭🤣 I hope you’re able to juggle all these languages successfully this year, you can definitely do it!!

Ayee 🙌🏾 New subscriber here! This motivated me lmao

Please try to pick up some malay/indoensian!

hi! your channel just appeared for me haha! good luck with your br-portuguese goals! im brazilian so if you want a speaker buddy im here :) im also learning french so bonne chance à nous!

Yay! A new language goals video!!! I love finding new creators this way ❤

You can get great language audio input here on youtube with bilingual stories, they will read a sentence of a story in English then read the same sentence in target language. Polyglot Beats on youtube does that well for multiple languages and there other channels for specific languages... its been helping me get passive listening and learning when going on walks... time is by FAR hardest obstacle in language learning - anything that can get us some passive learning is a plus... the playlist section of Polyglot Beats shows the languages, at the end of the day I think extensive listening is the key to training your ear to the language which will improve mastery 😊

@xo jaci gracias por la buena idea!!!!

Bahahah the deep truths coming to you in dreams 🤣🤣 2025 is going to be so gooooooood

buena suerte con tus metas ✨

I had to take a break with Spanish so I’m not doing the reading challenge, but I do want to read more in Spanish and get back to my Dreaming Spanish routine!

Love this update thanks for sharing! I'm going to try to go back to Chinese after I hit an intermediate to advance level in Spanish. Nice to know I'm not the only one :)

I joined the reading challenge too! I love seeing everyone’s goals videos, and following your journey.

40 hour challenge! That's a great idea! The fact that you challenged yourself this way inspires me! I did the same and started to incorporate easy, and then I learned it wasn't for me. Keep up the great work! 🎉🤗

Omg how fitting I just started a 40h7dLC again today (: I definitely think the shaken confidence is normal, but alsoooo I do disagree with the “always easy” recommendation :o if the difficulty doesn’t “aumentar” how can our understandingggg -.-

I’m going to try not to ramble, but I love the idea of the challenge! I think I might try to do it myself next week. I’m not tracking my hours, but I notice a major difference in my Spanish when I can listen for at least 5 hours a day. Really wish my Spanish didn’t digress because of school, so I’m utilizing this time to study Spanish over Winter break, even though the same cycle will happen soon 😂 Enjoyed the video!

Congrats! I've also recently crossed the 800 threshold. Keep up the great work!

Thank you for your video! My goal is to start reading. I have tried in the past and I get distracted lol I'm happy to hear you had fun on your cruise. I love cruises. Keep up the great work! :)

“oh wow, that’s helpful” 😭 i hope you had so much fun on the cruise! def sounds like a blast and happy reaaaading!!!!

Sweet, congratulations on your milestone. 😊😊😊❤❤❤

At like 5:20 Until I saw the glass I was like oh she is BRAVEEEE 🤣 the vegan shrimp looked incredible?! What a nice trip & challenge!

I really recommend a "Reverso Context" browser extension - you can see the word translation when hovering over it in the subtitles :) (that's of course if you use any subtitles, many people prefer not to use them)

Watching and reading loads of easy stuff, and repetition in general, stops you translating in your head

I'm really interest to see how much Chinese input it takes to get decent level understanding

I totally agree that you basic develop a new brain when learning a new language. Super impressive that you understand a Cuban:) I love their accent but they are so hard to comprehend! Dude, Telenovelas are the best and worst. It's like all the most horrible people come together and make the worst decisions.

you actually speak English very fast that would give non English speakers pause in understanding.

Oh hey another DS learner! Spanish is my 3rd language and the last time I studied spanish was for 30hrs almost 20 years ago in high school where I barely paid attention. I stopped translating in my head in the first 10-20 hours. Growing up my family spoke to me in one language and everyone else spoke to me another, so that might be why I don't need to take the scenic route when hearing spanish lol

Great job documenting your journey on all the different languages you're learning Jaci!! Would you be interested in being a guest on my language learning podcast and talk about your experience? ☺

60 fps is higher quality video

LOL @ the ice cream man xD

If you want to read I really recommend duchinese and heavenly path! I started duchinese from scratch last year and now I'm able to read writers like 余华 and 三毛, I definitely couldn't have done it without those two sites. You do have to put in the hours but it's really been fun along the way!

the pinyin is a sound chart its not like the romanisation in Korean I also tried to ignore it at first and quickly learned it was essential to my hearing. A more accurate is the IPA which shows you where to place your tongue. Zhuyin method or Pinyin can be used for typing so saved on learning to write later. This encourages me to definitely start logging my listening hours thanks for sharing. I also started in July. Please do the basic tones. Things will make so much more sense once you do it. It is definitely more input input input is what am being told will help me improve my speaking and making sentences.

I’m learning Japanese from near-scratch with CI and it’s a doozy. My first language acquisition experience too (not counting native). Obviously Japanese and Mandarin aren’t the same, but they’re both far enough from English that I feel the experience is gonna be similar to what you’re up to. I’m only around 6.5 hours in right now and I really can’t understand much of anything at all yet without the video, but I’m sure I’ll get there eventually. Thanks for documenting early stages, because those tend to be overlooked a decent bit. Good luck with your efforts!