how to start speaking a language when you suck
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มี.ค. 2022
- so you want to start speaking a language huh? me too fam... me too
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In my experience, it’s very bad to hold yourself to the standards of a native speaker.
It’s okay to sound like a foreigner! Why are we so afraid of making mistakes? You’re obviously gonna make mistakes because it’s not your first language and you’re learning everything from 0, but that’s the fun part. You just have to learn to embrace it :). Language learning is not about being 100% perfect and fluent
Thanks for your video
exactly!! as long as we're understood, i'd call that a HUGE success in terms of fluency! pronunciation will improve over time, but we shouldn't be afraid to speak even in the beginning stages!
this channel only have 2k subs is crazy to me
what a godsend
aw thank you! appreciate it :)
I believe that I should start reading and speaking activities from the first day. I know, I know, it may sound weird. After the first lesson of the new language I can say hello and introduce myself. And for me it's enough to repeat it to everybody who wants to listen.
in my perspective, as long as you say things that you know are correct, you'll be fine! it gets harder if you try to make your own sentences but haven't figured out if it's right or wrong. pronunciation will come in time!
Hey Bianca!
Just thought I'd share that I started learning Chinese based on your suggested model, based on the HSK books. It's been an eventful time so far! I'm a little over 2 months in, and I finished HSK-1 (textbook + workbook) the other week.
As a middleschool teacher who also teaches language, it's been really fun to be teaching a language "to myself", if that phrasing makes any sense. I've gotten to known a person from western China over WeChat, which has been a tremendous help to my language learning - besides all of the amazing tips you have given that is!
So.... Thanks!
woww that's so amazing!! love hearing about other's experiences learning :)
When i kept youtube going on another channel for a few months i remember how hard it was to stay motivated when results were super variable.
I just want you to know that your videos have been incredibly helpful and i always look forward to seeing the new upload. Don't ever stop!
thank you so much!! appreciate it :)
I recently started learning Chinese and your videos are all super informative and encouraging! Keep up the great work!
aw thank you!! appreciate it!
Enjoyed this one; such common sense from one so young. Keep it up.
aw thank you for the kind words!
I had an amazing epiphany yesterday that leads right in-line with the thinking of today’s video: I was speaking in my native language (English) and I told someone, “I feel exasperated.” And they understood me, I think haha. But then I thought about, and I know I didn’t want to say “I feel tired” because I had a more specific feeling than that, and I was actually proud of myself that I used “exasperated” 🧐! -But then I thought longer and realized the main purpose of language is to successfully communicate a message to another… and if the person I’m communicating with doesn’t know the meaning of the word “exasperated”, I actually failed at speaking, even in my own language and a simpler sentence would have been better used! So while I was proud of my sophistication in the use of language - I was not successful. So perhaps, in my Target Language- basic simple language is great and not a sign of ineptitude or lack of proficiency in the language I am learning. But a way to ensure every time I speak, every conversation is fully understood. And I’m realizing that, I remove the pressure from myself of words to learn before I start speaking my TL! 🤓
PS. I almost bought a donegal crew neck sweater from Old Navy yesterday 😂
Keep stretching yourself and don’t be so hard on yourself. Keep plugging :-)
such an important point!! we can start small and make ourselves understood first, then we can introduce more complicated words/sentence structures! but ultimately, comprehension is most important, regardless of how "sophisticated" we may or may not sound.
You are right - making your complex thoughts clear using simple language is a sign of language mastery.
Listen to PHd student explaining his work using multi-syllable words. Then listen to a true master explaining the same thing to a child.
E x a c t l y what I was thinking about
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I've been learning Chinese, Japanese and Korean at the same time for about just over a year. I haven't made that much progress as I would have liked. Reading and Writing is not a problem in any of the three. My problem comes with speaking and pronounciation. I also have limited vocabulary and grammar which makes talking to others in my target languages a total nightmare. I become anxious and fearful when the opportunity to speak arises. I also have the fear of coming across as a weaboo/ koreaboo or someone obsessed with Asia, so when I meet native speakers in person , the fear causes me to keep quiet and only speak to them in English if need be. I do intend on working through my issues with speaking but it's not going to be easy so wish me luck!
You can do it !
@@mohamedkamara8225 Thank you 😊!
you got this!! speaking will come more naturally the more vocab/grammar you know and the more you practice speaking! it may take a bit to sound more fluent, but that's just a part of the process!! and don't worry about coming across as a weaboo/koreaboo. the fact that you're trying your best to learn languages shows that you respect the culture, and not objectifying it. In my experience, native people are so happy that i'm trying to learn the language!
@@bianca.phdinprogress 😆 Thank you so much. I really appreciate it 🥺😄✨
@@mihlem2525 you're welcome :)))
I'm looking for "how to start speaking a language _when you're a handsome genius."_ At some point, I got bored with the "for dummies" shelf at the library, and the "for self-loathing nebbishes" genre on youtube, but when I went looking for the "for geniuses" department, I found only an empty shelf.
If I understand you correctly, we may have the same perspective.
I'm used to being able to learn things relatively easily. It seems like I simply haven't discovered the trick or the system that will help me to grasp Chinese. Surely there is a hack that isn't just enless hours of flashcards and repetition?
love it
Thank you!!
7:29 The All Japanese All The Time (AJATT) approach has always been a off-putting for me; I have no doubts that it would vastly accelerate my Japanese acquisition process, but at what cost? I think its important to remember the full picture when choosing how to learn a language. To me, sometimes the process seems sluggish and looking at the progress that others are making is anxiety-inducing, but I try to remember that much of the time that I don't use to learn Japanese or Chinese I spend doing other things that I find valuable and should I want to spend more time learning either language I should first consider the opportunity cost before making that decision.
exactly!! AJATT can work for some, but even mattvsjapan has talked about the struggles he had forsaking EVERYTHING for japanese. yah, he's a beast at it but as you said, at what cost. we should structure our learning to be challenging but give us time to do other things that are important as well. and that balance depends on the person!
Many language teachers advocate method that combines both-for example, learn how to use Japanese to describe your other activities-- 2 results for 1!!
Gan, batte!!
I often tell myself, and others, that when someone's English is poor, I still understand them. If their accent is strong, I can understand them after a few moments of decoding the accent (Russians, Indians, Chinese, Spanish .. every country has a recognizable accent and pretty consistent grammar mistakes).
And when words fail, 99% of the time we can resort to gestures and mime.
So I shouldn't be so scared to soeak Chinese, right? The people I talk to want to understand me. Mostly they are friends and colleagues and will support my efforts.
But still it is hard to break through the shyness exactly because of what Bianca says - we don't want to make mistakes, we want to communicate freely.
I will add that my fear is also driven by the fact that even though I am pretty sure I will be understood, I'm also pretty sure i won't understand the response to what I say - whoever I speak to doesn't know what words I know and will surely confuse me.
The only way to get over all of this is to just talk. I know. ...
great point!! thanks for sharing!
六个月 six months 六月 june
chinese is not my first language but im fairly sure this is correct.
Yes
Yep that is correct!! I realized that mistake after posting, but I decided to keep it in to show that it’s okay to make mistakes! Being corrected by people is a great thing :)
叫做。!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Jordan Peterson has a great narrative about being afraid to try something new bc they don't want to go thru the suck-ing process. I'm glad to see this twist explained for Chinese language.
haven't heard his views! will definitely look it up :)
up在bilibili有账号吗？
I don’t at this time!
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