I was looking over some old notes yesterday on language learning in general, and read something that said "As LB says..." and I was like "What? Who is LB? Great note taking job that was..." And here you are to solve my mystery! Thanks Lindie, nice video!
Hello, I'm an 11-years-old student in Korea!🥰 I'm learning English. Actually I still have so many grammar mistake and there are so many words that I don't know yet. But I think learning English is really interesting! And Your video was very helpful for me to learn a new language.💗 So I'd like to say thank you for share your tips. Also your videos have encouraged me a lot. I'm always enjoying your videos.😍❤ P.S) I think it's wonderful that you speak so many different languages!😄
I am intermediate-advanced korean and when some of my friends talk fast and on difficult topics my head will hurt from concentrating for too long. In your native language you can relax cos listening is something you dont really concentrate on, but in a language you're learning, if you dont focus you can lose track of the conversation, so that 100% concentration for ages makes my brain hurt. Anyone else?
@@nathaliapereira9872 I guess it's hard to concentrate once you are a beginner, but when you have at least B2 level in any language, listening becomes much more comfortable. English is not my native language, but I watch a lot of things in English, and I don't even notice that it's a foreign language. The same goes for Russian.
@@nathaliapereira9872 it will come. No worries. It's just a natural learning process. Try to watch things you really like. This is my strategy, I watch things I had watched in English and I know what's going on already. This reduces frustration level quite a lot and you understand much more.
i’m the same way. i’m also intermediate-advanced and i can understand quite a lot of things as long as it doesn’t pertain to percentages or science *gladly this isn’t a common topic anyway in normal conversations*. words still sound very jumbled together and tend to only “hear” certain parts of a conversation i’m listening to so when it’s time for me to respond i just go...uhhhh 😭 perhaps we just need to focus on listening more? a friend recommended to listen to a video that i have difficulties in, slow it down and listen and slowly speed it up gradually. but not with a long video, maybe a minute or two or break long videos into increments.
yes. i posted a comment about this too, but i get easily distracted (ADHD) so focusing on korean takes sooOO much effort and it does tire me out for sure, and then i just zone out and start thinking about what i’m gonna do tomorrow, or the meaning of the universe or something
I am having so much problem maintaining a study routine/consistency of Japanese. Somehow your videos make me feel refreshed and ready to start again. Thanks.
English is my 3rd language and i was thinking that i wouldn't be able to talk as a native speaker but here i am even making english videos on TH-cam. Hard work+consistency = results... Never give up guys!
@StudyJoi Pointing out typos is a way to help, it makes people aware of their mistakes. It's awful when native speakers of a language are a total mess but I'm way considerate to foreigners, should I kiss other's feet and sugar coat every single thing in order to share insights? No thanks! As far as I'm concerned it's a waste of time , if your mouth is stinky you want someone to tell you right away and not a bunch of snowflakes around you wasting your time with indirect signs in morse code that something related to you is not "that good".
@@nicoleraheem1195 I'll put it in simple words, if someone is not willing to make mistakes and eventually learn from them, that person shouldn't do anything and stay in home. So the first thing to have on mind is not taking those things as a personal attack, I'll be relieved if someone corrects my English grammar by the way. The old excuse of other people making the same thing is empty, surely it's efficient to ignore inconvenient details in experiences with that mindset... Good luck improving, after all it's your right just to be like the rest!
You're my anchor into language learning. Thank you for reminding me that it's a normal human process and I shouldn't overwhelm myself and blame myself for not advancing fast enough.
hi sorry for being annoying but... As a language learner, sometimes we need support from people. And many times its hard to find this support in our family or friends. So I created a discord server for all language learners: discord.gg/8MN8Xz5uXA I hope you will find it useful and we can all help each other ❤️ Thanks if anyone is joining :)
I've just started my year abroad and omg the listening fatigue. Idk if this is what the question referred to but I speak German well enough to understand but I still have to pay more attention than I would in English. I end up zoning out a lot more and listening actually tires me out after long periods. I think a good way to tackle that would be to listen to spoken language in TV shows/films, that way you can stop and pick up where you left off if you need to take a break. Podcasts can be good too, but you won't get as many visual cues and they tend to cover more complex topics so I think that's probably better for an upper intermediate level.
If you can stomach it, a lot of podcasts are understandable at an upper beginner/lower intermediate level. You just have to pick familiar and predictable topics. I ended up improving my Hebrew listening skills a lot by listening to self-development podcasts. Now I can understand a lot of TH-camrs, but I still struggle with TV shows and films.
Super interesting to hear about church life abroad. From my experience, it was hard to find a young adult church community when I was traveling abroad. I was able to attend church service in Paris, however given my little time, I did not get a chance to check out other communities. I love that you are still in the mix though. Even though I have a church out here in the states, I can relate to how difficult it can be to connect with community through Zoom and online service. Hope you stay safe and that you can find a local group too.
I've had a lot of bad Christianity related experiences and I am not one myself, but its refreshing to hear someone say they are respectful of other people's beliefs. Thank you for that
One thing I love about your videos is that you don't blend in stock images but rather images of yourself doing the things you talk about. This makes the videos more relatable and real to me.
Hi Lindie, even tho I never studied Spanish I can understand it since I was born in Portugal. I loved watching you read Spanish and loved even more watching you struggle to speak Spanish. I have been struggling to study Japanese for years and have studied some very beginner stuff in Korean and Mandarin, so every time I watch you speak any of this languages I'm always astonished and I have that feeling that you have learnt those languages like magic ! Even listening you speak a language you just started learning but I had never studied before would still sound astonishing to me, so I would always have that 'magic' feeling ! So I really enjoyed being able to understand you speaking it, I mean, I'm still astonished but it made me realize even more that you like everyone else also struggle speaking a new language and that's okay ☺️
It seems so nice to have a family who loves other cultures! I mean wow! I'm always unmotivated when my family/friends ask me: "why u learning that language? U are doing it for nothing ugh" and they dislike other countries/cultures, so it's kinda sad cuz I can't talk to anyone about my language journeys and we can't travel anywhere since they have 0 interest lmaoo Cheers! Guys have fun learning your target language(s) take it easy, there is time!😎 (I'm learning Japanese,Korean,BR-Portuguese)
Sending you encouragement! I don’t understand people who don’t understand that everyone has their own likes and interests and MUST pursue them. Trying to make other people happy is just tiring and depressing. You keep going, please!
@@M_SC U are so nice! Luckily there is internet and there are people like you or other polyglots on it who keep me motivated! Thank you very much I'll never stop!😎😎 Hope you will achieve ur goals😄
lol that's cool. I'm improving English and trying to pick up Polish, but my college ain't helping. If you wanna try to strike up a br-Portuguese conversation we can chat someday.
As an engineer, I fully hear you on the worries of taking a step away from tech. My coding skills might drop from C2 to an A1 lol. Burnout in tech is real! 加油加油
I have recently started to help other language learners through my channel on TH-cam but I still hesitate to post videos in Spanish as it has been just some months learning this new language😄
@@ritikapanjwani8811 Wow! 5 languages already that's so cool! I'm just starting to learn languages because my two other language are my native and national language. Yes I do feel like that too. I get mixed up with them but whenever I go back studying it's kinda easy to continue learning it
@@ritikapanjwani8811 It would be cool if you have a TH-cam channel. I'd definitely watch your vids. It's fun watching other people who are passionate in learning language. Good luck on learning Spanish!
Hey Lindie! As a fellow person that can't stay in one spot, I appreciate the question about life as a Christian abroad. Do you mind sharing how you incorporate your quiet time/ bible study and your language learning into your daily routine? I starting to learn French and finding a balance has been a STRUGGLE.
At the very beginning you can hear the melody, the rythm, and the beauty of the language you are learning. Much later when you can understand almost everything, it becomes like your mother tongue. You don't realise what impression your mother tongue makes on foreigners. Personally, I started learning French because it sounded so beautiful. And now when I'm fluent, I can't hear it any more. While someone is talking to me, I understand the message and I react. No sound impression... it's sad...
I totally understood what you mean! I absolutely love the sound of beautiful Germanic languages like Norwegian and Icelandic, so I'm afraid that, at one point, I won't be able to hear it anymore...
Haha I can totally relate to this! When I started learning Spanish, I thought it was the most beautiful language in the world, until I got better and that feeling started to go away. Then I started learning Italian, and thought it was the most beautiful language in the world, until I got better and that feeling started to go away. I started French almost a year ago and now the same thing is beginning to happen 😂
From Brazil - it was great to discover your channel to learn English and motivate me to learn other languages, especially Korean in the future. Thank you very much, congratulations on the educational work.
I have been watching your videos for a while but didn't know you were a Christian until now! I am too and this makes me so encouraged. I love hearing all you have to say about languages and your life; I am on my 3rd language right now and hoping to continue with more! Thanks for your videos
Empece viendo tus videos para aprender ingles y he mejorado mucho gracias a tus consejos!!!! ahora que estas estudiando español me da mucha alegria y motivacion porque nunca te detienes YOU'RE THE BEST hugs from Colombia 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
He sido aprendiendo español por cinco años. estoy en una clase de español en la escuela, y aunque mi progreso es muy lento, estoy tan emocionada para hablar tu idioma :) buena suerte con tu inglés! Es mi idioma nativo y aunque es probablemente difícil aprender, yo sé que puedes hacerlo! :)
When I'm frustrated and I can't understand anything in a language I'm learning I usually feel panic or frustration, but to relish the moment knowing that work will make it so that you will never be able to go back to the unknowing, wow, what a beautiful mindset and likely a more productive one! I just love that.
I understand what they mean about the listening fatigue thing. I remember when I first started immersing myself in Japanese, it felt like my brain was overeating. 😆 I had days where I thought, "Oh my goodness I need to hear something in English!" Kinda similar thing happened with Spanish. But like you said, over time you adjust. My accent changes if I switch suddenly from one language to the other. 😂 I also used to put pressure on myself to study for a certain number of hours. Now it's more like: did you use your TL today? Yes? Good. It's less stressful I think. I don't like to read as much as I did when I was younger, but as a writer and poet, I know that it's important for me to do it because trying to write with very limited vocabulary is not how you succeed in life. 😅😅 Great tips Lindie!
I've experienced listening fatigue! When I moved to north Charlotte, I found a Hispanic church around the corner. Spanish is one of my native languages, but it's the one I had the least exposure to in childhood. So I easily understood half of what they were saying, but the other half I tried to translate to French (my second language, which I had plenty of exposure to), and anything with no French cognate (including the -ra subjunctive, French has only the -se form) I tried to figure out from context. After 3-4 hours of this, I was exhausted!
I am so inspired by you. I'm having a hard time studying my Chinese outside of the assignments we're give. We are given assignments in our workbook, text book and character book on a weekly basis along with quizzes and tests. In this digital age, we've had to submit a Voice Thread of us speaking on a specific topic and had to upload pictures to go with our presentation. I am much older than you, probably by several decades. I work full time, 40 hours a week, I also speak Spanish and French. I work as a Spanish medical interpreter in a large medical center. I come home drained. My job is emotionally, mentally and physically draining. I try to supplement my Mandarin Chinese by watching dramas in Chinese, TH-cam lessons in Mandarin, and some Chinese language apps on my phone. In a perfect world I'd have time to practice writing my characters but I'm just trying to keep up with the required assignments. We've transitioned from Pinyin and Hanzi to just Hanzi which takes me longer to read and understand the lesson. Luckily, the semester is almost over so my plan during break is to focus more on practicing my characters and writing full sentences. Like you said, it's whatever works for you. I have to be realistic. Hopefully I can become a polyglot someday. I speak, read and write 3 languages and working on my 4th.
I like to watch your videos when I feel unmotivated in my language journey. I study English C2 and German C1 as my faculty but I feel tired sometimes of learning for exams which have strict rules. As a tutor, I agree you learn with every person whom you teach. :)
Tell us about your life growing up in differents countries and how much it has affected your life in regards to learn foreign languages. It would be cool ♥
I'm studying at home in a semi-lockdown environment. This is seriously a great, motivational video. I live in a town where I am the only language nerd. I didn't realise there were so many more of us our there. Cheers Lindie! Regards from Australia. (Please encourage people to create a Duolingo English>Afrikaans tree. Please please please)
Lindie, you are seriously so inspiring you got me learning more languages. Also is anyone here learning Japanaese if so can I have a bit of your advice/ routine. I'm basically self teaching myself, with online resources, but some days I feel like I'm not getting anywhere. I'm already bilingual I speak English and Spanish. P.S I also plan to learn Mandarin, Korean, Tagalog, and French. Honestly and more being a polyglot is my dream. But I'm going to do one first then do multiple.
In my time of learning japanese, the kanji and grammar are the most challenging parts. My advice is take your time especially with kanji and if you can already have a decent convo then you can concentrate on the grammar and expand your vocabulary. (Also if you master japanese grammar korean will be a bit easier for you because the sentence structure and grammar are similar)
@@Izumi-pw7zg oh wow! Those are the exact ones i used, very good books i dont think there are any better but if i find i'll let you know, To practise kanji you could read childrens books that have kanji, that helped me alot! :)
omg i have been following your channel for weeks now and learning you are christian too makes me so happy :))) i followed your channel for bec of language learning and i am enjoying your videos a lot
Hi! Thank you for all your awesome videos. 💜 I'm a Latin & Ancient Greek student at university and just wanted to say that Biblical Greek is fairly easy compared to e.g. the Greek Plato uses. I'm sure you'd be able to pick it up rather quickly. 💜 Anyway, I'm German and know English, French (have to get into it again at some point tho), the two ancient languages I mentioned and am hoping to learn some Korean alongside my studies. 💜 You and other TH-camrs and polyglots inspire me to keep going. 💜
Tu español no "sucks". Es bastante bueno y me imagino q como este video es desde hace ya algún tiempo ahora debe ser muy bueno. Merci pour tes videos, je profite beaucoup quand je les vois. Je suis pas un polyglot, mais j'aime apprendre des langue. I speak Spanish, English and French and have decided to try German. Take care !
i believe im a little late, but i do agree indefinately. when i was learning ukrainian. i literally found a show in ukrainian with a musician i listened too and watched it every morning until i finished the show. Submerge yourself, seriously it works . also @lindie botes , i saw a couple of your other content and i appreciate the honesty and effectiveness , seriously thanks and hope you are well and your loved ones too during these times.
Use this as a place to share what languages you know/learning/want to learn (if you want lol) For me: Know: *english* lmao Learning: Spanish, ASL, French Want to learn: Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish (and a few others 😅)
Tôi là người việt nam. tôi đang học tiếng anh và tiếng trung cùng 1 lúc. chúng đã đủ làm bộ não của tôi quá tải. Đôi khi cảm thấy mệt mỏi, và lo lắng vì không biết sắp xếp thời gian như thế nào để cân bằng việc học giữa 2 ngôn ngữ này. trong lúc học tiếng anh, tôi đã từng sợ không có thời gian học tiếng trung, cứ nghĩ đến tiếng trung, và ngược lại, nhưng không thể phủ nhận rằng học ngoại ngữ rất thú vụ. Tôi khâm phục bạn, vì bạn có thể học nhiều ngôn ngữ cùng một lúc. Học tiếng việt rất khó, vì nó có dấu thanh, phải hiểu thật chính xác từ vựng thì mới có thể dùng tự nhiên như người bản ngữ. Nhưng đừng lo, vì mỗi ngôn ngữ đều có cách giải quyết làm cho nó đơn giản hóa. Chúc bạn học tiếng việt thành công. cố lên nhé.
"muy buena pregunta." aquí encontré un sitio de web sobre el tema de "bien vs. buen vs. bueno/a." El concepto todavía me confunde demasiado haha. Your videos have been an awesome inspiration for my language learning. Thank you for your words on your faith as well. Somos una iglesias mundial. Si necesita un hermano cristiano o un compañero para su aprendizaje del español, ¡avísame!
Actually taking a break from a language is good for the brain! The brain is constantly working subconsciously on things you've learned, even if you're not thinking about it. So if you learn a foundation of a language, get to intermediate, and then take a break... when you come back from that break you'll realize the language comes a bit more naturally and is easier to stick in your mind. Just don't forget to come back to it with the same amount of effort or more :D
Hey lindie Mam I am starting to learn Spanish from today and I am already A1 in German and a bit of Italian. Do you have any suggestions for me? But I really love your videos. When your video came (this) I was just watching your videos !!!! Thanks....😊😊
Hey , I have also started learning Spanish recently.. Do u follow a book or a particular app/ course ? As I also face some difficulties with 'so many Tenses' .
Also I have started to post some videos on my channel on TH-cam to help other language learners but have not posted any video especially speaking Spanish , I hope , soon I would be able to do that .. hehe .. good luck with your journey 👍😁
I loved hearing you speak español. Me gusta oyendo Usted habla Spansk. Gracias. I was thinking it absurdo that someone would speak but not read, but than I remembered that my reading is not close to my speaking☺
Te amo ❤️ I love you Honey , You inspired me to learn a languages at this moment I learning French, and using Lingodeer hug from Panama have great christmast ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I aspired to be a Polyglot
What's the app at 06:15, gosh it even has Ainu in it. Translating design-related documents can be a good side job, without leaving your main line of work and combine your passions though. If time allows of course. I did translations freelance to make ends meet during my unemployed times and even when I got a regular job, continued translating on my spare time (evenings, lunch breaks, weekends). A lil more money doesn't hurt, does it?
What are your thoughts on comprehensive input? I literally never learnt English by being taught grammar and sentence structures, if I did I never understood it. Is this possible to apply this same concept with French for example?
@@connorgioiafigliu yeah I mean I am English, and went through the whole school system but if I was to sit and go through all the formalities of the language of comfortably fail the class, over and over again. I've never been good at theory but I've always excelled at practical application. Just not sure what way to approach language learning with this concept.
@@x7SiNz-- Ahaha sorry I didn't understand. Still, I think the best thing you can do is try out a few different methods and see what works for you. Nothing's forcing you to stick with a certain approach if you don't like it after a few weeks.
Wow! I'm amazed by listening to you! I wonder how it comes that you've been traveling your whole life, what your parents' work has been... I recently became a teacher of English, being 49 years old, and though I live in Argentina, I grew up speaking German, because all of my grandparents were European, and my problem is that I feel I've lost my German language while studying English for as long as ten years... 🙈 Life is not easy, but by God's means I hope to keep learning. I'm very pleased I've found you on your TH-cam channel. May Jesus bless you!
Any tips on how to look for materials and resources for not popular languages? I'm trying to learn swedish but atm I'm stuck at Duolingo because I don't know where to start looking :(
8sidor.se was quite helpful for me. It's a news website in easy swedish that you can read and listen to. For more advanced omni.se is a couple steps upwards. I can also recommend watching Swedish youtubers. The ones I've watched don't usually have English subtitles, but usually Swedish ones. It really helps get a feeling for the melody of the language.
Hi!! I don't know if you'll read this comment but just wanted to comment a little mistake you did during your spanish speech (I'm Venezuelan btw). With "Idioma" (Language) we use the articles "el" or "un", not "la" or "una", despite the ending vowel being "a" (it's like an exception). Beside that your spanish was good! Keep going!! Pd: Hope you understand what I wrote, my english still needs some improvement (and I'm also learning japanese)
Haha that's my problem too! I feel like whenever I'm most motivated to learn languages is when I am busiest with other things. It's almost like my brain is trying to find an excuse 😂
Do you have some advice for me? I want to read articles (or anything in general really) in Japanese. My vocabulary is probably sufficient enough for that (+ learning in context is awesome!) but I don’t know too many Kanji.... That’s my problem ^~^
Buena* pregunta, un* idioma. Jajajaja El español es un dolor de cabeza con los géneros de las palabras. Pregunta es femenina termina en "a" se dice buena pregunta. Pero idioma a pesar de terminar en a, es masculino, El idioma, un idioma, unos idiomas. Me gustó este video Lindie, sigo tu contenido desde hace unos años. Saludos :)
"What else I am learning" LOL such a mood.
I know it's kind of randomly asking but does anybody know of a good place to stream newly released tv shows online ?
I was looking over some old notes yesterday on language learning in general, and read something that said "As LB says..." and I was like "What? Who is LB? Great note taking job that was..."
And here you are to solve my mystery! Thanks Lindie, nice video!
I LOVE your channel!!!
What did she say, though?
Hello, I'm an 11-years-old student in Korea!🥰 I'm learning English. Actually I still have so many grammar mistake and there are so many words that I don't know yet. But I think learning English is really interesting! And Your video was very helpful for me to learn a new language.💗 So I'd like to say thank you for share your tips. Also your videos have encouraged me a lot. I'm always enjoying your videos.😍❤
P.S) I think it's wonderful that you speak so many different languages!😄
@Aya Douaa Sedraya Thank you so much!💕 I'm a native Korean speaker so I still have a lot of difficulties with the English word order and grammar...
@@인생쪽팔려서어떻게살 Your english is awesome!! Keep going! By the time your in high school you'll be almost fluent! 화이팅!
Good job ❣️❣️
Don't give up on yourself.
Never give up on yourself.
❣️ You got this!!✌🏾
@@인생쪽팔려서어떻게살 Native English speakers have issues with grammar too lol Just study the grammar and keep practicing and watching movies.
Hello! I wish to learn Korean one day! 💗💗💗
I am intermediate-advanced korean and when some of my friends talk fast and on difficult topics my head will hurt from concentrating for too long.
In your native language you can relax cos listening is something you dont really concentrate on, but in a language you're learning, if you dont focus you can lose track of the conversation, so that 100% concentration for ages makes my brain hurt. Anyone else?
@@nathaliapereira9872 I guess it's hard to concentrate once you are a beginner, but when you have at least B2 level in any language, listening becomes much more comfortable. English is not my native language, but I watch a lot of things in English, and I don't even notice that it's a foreign language. The same goes for Russian.
@@nathaliapereira9872 it will come. No worries. It's just a natural learning process. Try to watch things you really like. This is my strategy, I watch things I had watched in English and I know what's going on already. This reduces frustration level quite a lot and you understand much more.
i’m the same way. i’m also intermediate-advanced and i can understand quite a lot of things as long as it doesn’t pertain to percentages or science *gladly this isn’t a common topic anyway in normal conversations*. words still sound very jumbled together and tend to only “hear” certain parts of a conversation i’m listening to so when it’s time for me to respond i just go...uhhhh 😭 perhaps we just need to focus on listening more? a friend recommended to listen to a video that i have difficulties in, slow it down and listen and slowly speed it up gradually. but not with a long video, maybe a minute or two or break long videos into increments.
When that happens I just start zoning out hahah
yes. i posted a comment about this too, but i get easily distracted (ADHD) so focusing on korean takes sooOO much effort and it does tire me out for sure, and then i just zone out and start thinking about what i’m gonna do tomorrow, or the meaning of the universe or something
I followed you for your language advice and didn't realize you were my sister in Christ! You are awesome, praying for you ❤
Wow, i can't believe i just found another christian designer language lover!!!
You could honestly just turn this whole channel into a Q&A channel and I would still watch 💕 Love these chill hang out vibessss
Bronk 🤧😭💖 thank you!! Miss you!!
I love how chill and down to earth you are, especially with saying that learning takes time and there’s no need to rush it
Exactly! I think it's hard for many people to just accept that these things take time
I am having so much problem maintaining a study routine/consistency of Japanese. Somehow your videos make me feel refreshed and ready to start again. Thanks.
English is my 3rd language and i was thinking that i wouldn't be able to talk as a native speaker but here i am even making english videos on TH-cam. Hard work+consistency = results... Never give up guys!
You make typos though.
Good job
@@alessbritish228 All natives make typos
@StudyJoi Pointing out typos is a way to help, it makes people aware of their mistakes. It's awful when native speakers of a language are a total mess but I'm way considerate to foreigners, should I kiss other's feet and sugar coat every single thing in order to share insights? No thanks! As far as I'm concerned it's a waste of time
, if your mouth is stinky you want someone to tell you right away and not a bunch of snowflakes around you wasting your time with indirect signs in morse code that something related to you is not "that good".
@@nicoleraheem1195 I'll put it in simple words, if someone is not willing to make mistakes and eventually learn from them, that person shouldn't do anything and stay in home. So the first thing to have on mind is not taking those things as a personal attack, I'll be relieved if someone corrects my English grammar by the way. The old excuse of other people making the same thing is empty, surely it's efficient to ignore inconvenient details in experiences with that mindset... Good luck improving, after all it's your right just to be like the rest!
You're my anchor into language learning. Thank you for reminding me that it's a normal human process and I shouldn't overwhelm myself and blame myself for not advancing fast enough.
You are my inspiration in learning languages. Currently exploring 中文 💕
I agree. She's the reason why I decided to learn two at once
hi sorry for being annoying but... As a language learner, sometimes we need support from people. And many times its hard to find this support in our family or friends. So I created a discord server for all language learners: discord.gg/8MN8Xz5uXA
I hope you will find it useful and we can all help each other ❤️ Thanks if anyone is joining :)
I've just started my year abroad and omg the listening fatigue. Idk if this is what the question referred to but I speak German well enough to understand but I still have to pay more attention than I would in English. I end up zoning out a lot more and listening actually tires me out after long periods. I think a good way to tackle that would be to listen to spoken language in TV shows/films, that way you can stop and pick up where you left off if you need to take a break. Podcasts can be good too, but you won't get as many visual cues and they tend to cover more complex topics so I think that's probably better for an upper intermediate level.
If you can stomach it, a lot of podcasts are understandable at an upper beginner/lower intermediate level. You just have to pick familiar and predictable topics. I ended up improving my Hebrew listening skills a lot by listening to self-development podcasts. Now I can understand a lot of TH-camrs, but I still struggle with TV shows and films.
Yeah, after a while listening I get a headache. For my better languages it comes more slowly, but it's definitely a thing.
When I had just started learning Italian and went to Italy for the first time, I experienced this so much on my first day!
Super interesting to hear about church life abroad. From my experience, it was hard to find a young adult church community when I was traveling abroad. I was able to attend church service in Paris, however given my little time, I did not get a chance to check out other communities. I love that you are still in the mix though. Even though I have a church out here in the states, I can relate to how difficult it can be to connect with community through Zoom and online service. Hope you stay safe and that you can find a local group too.
I've had a lot of bad Christianity related experiences and I am not one myself, but its refreshing to hear someone say they are respectful of other people's beliefs. Thank you for that
I just love your humility and transparency and boldness! ♥️♥️
One thing I love about your videos is that you don't blend in stock images but rather images of yourself doing the things you talk about. This makes the videos more relatable and real to me.
Hi Lindie, even tho I never studied Spanish I can understand it since I was born in Portugal. I loved watching you read Spanish and loved even more watching you struggle to speak Spanish. I have been struggling to study Japanese for years and have studied some very beginner stuff in Korean and Mandarin, so every time I watch you speak any of this languages I'm always astonished and I have that feeling that you have learnt those languages like magic ! Even listening you speak a language you just started learning but I had never studied before would still sound astonishing to me, so I would always have that 'magic' feeling ! So I really enjoyed being able to understand you speaking it, I mean, I'm still astonished but it made me realize even more that you like everyone else also struggle speaking a new language and that's okay ☺️
It seems so nice to have a family who loves other cultures! I mean wow!
I'm always unmotivated when my family/friends ask me:
"why u learning that language? U are doing it for nothing ugh"
and they dislike other countries/cultures, so it's kinda sad cuz I can't talk to anyone about my language journeys and we can't travel anywhere since they have 0 interest lmaoo
Cheers! Guys have fun learning your target language(s) take it easy, there is time!😎
(I'm learning Japanese,Korean,BR-Portuguese)
Sending you encouragement! I don’t understand people who don’t understand that everyone has their own likes and interests and MUST pursue them. Trying to make other people happy is just tiring and depressing. You keep going, please!
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U are so nice! Luckily there is internet and there are people like you or other polyglots on it who keep me motivated! Thank you very much I'll never stop!😎😎 Hope you will achieve ur goals😄
lol that's cool. I'm improving English and trying to pick up Polish, but my college ain't helping. If you wanna try to strike up a br-Portuguese conversation we can chat someday.
As an engineer, I fully hear you on the worries of taking a step away from tech.
My coding skills might drop from C2 to an A1 lol. Burnout in tech is real!
加油加油
what does burnout mean?
GIRRRRLLLL Tu español
Thank you for this! I'm one of your fan! I'm currently learning Spanish it will be my third language
Hey Eol , I am also learning spanish at this time and it will be my fifth language.. Do you also get "overwhelmed with so many tenses" in Spanish?
I have recently started to help other language learners through my channel on TH-cam but I still hesitate to post videos in Spanish as it has been just some months learning this new language😄
@@ritikapanjwani8811 Wow! 5 languages already that's so cool! I'm just starting to learn languages because my two other language are my native and national language. Yes I do feel like that too. I get mixed up with them but whenever I go back studying it's kinda easy to continue learning it
@@ritikapanjwani8811 It would be cool if you have a TH-cam channel. I'd definitely watch your vids. It's fun watching other people who are passionate in learning language. Good luck on learning Spanish!
@@eolleo1149 yeahh that's right .. when coming back to learning it , it's again that great feeling 😁😁
Hey Lindie! As a fellow person that can't stay in one spot, I appreciate the question about life as a Christian abroad. Do you mind sharing how you incorporate your quiet time/ bible study and your language learning into your daily routine? I starting to learn French and finding a balance has been a STRUGGLE.
Duolingo has a very good resource for French language. Bonne continuation. Tu vas y arriver.
At the very beginning you can hear the melody, the rythm, and the beauty of the language you are learning. Much later when you can understand almost everything, it becomes like your mother tongue. You don't realise what impression your mother tongue makes on foreigners. Personally, I started learning French because it sounded so beautiful. And now when I'm fluent, I can't hear it any more. While someone is talking to me, I understand the message and I react. No sound impression... it's sad...
I totally understood what you mean! I absolutely love the sound of beautiful Germanic languages like Norwegian and Icelandic, so I'm afraid that, at one point, I won't be able to hear it anymore...
Haha I can totally relate to this! When I started learning Spanish, I thought it was the most beautiful language in the world, until I got better and that feeling started to go away. Then I started learning Italian, and thought it was the most beautiful language in the world, until I got better and that feeling started to go away. I started French almost a year ago and now the same thing is beginning to happen 😂
From Brazil - it was great to discover your channel to learn English and motivate me to learn other languages, especially Korean in the future. Thank you very much, congratulations on the educational work.
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Listening + keep practicing = Awsome results
I have been watching your videos for a while but didn't know you were a Christian until now! I am too and this makes me so encouraged. I love hearing all you have to say about languages and your life; I am on my 3rd language right now and hoping to continue with more! Thanks for your videos
Empece viendo tus videos para aprender ingles y he mejorado mucho gracias a tus consejos!!!! ahora que estas estudiando español me da mucha alegria y motivacion porque nunca te detienes YOU'RE THE BEST hugs from Colombia 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
He sido aprendiendo español por cinco años. estoy en una clase de español en la escuela, y aunque mi progreso es muy lento, estoy tan emocionada para hablar tu idioma :) buena suerte con tu inglés! Es mi idioma nativo y aunque es probablemente difícil aprender, yo sé que puedes hacerlo! :)
When I'm frustrated and I can't understand anything in a language I'm learning I usually feel panic or frustration, but to relish the moment knowing that work will make it so that you will never be able to go back to the unknowing, wow, what a beautiful mindset and likely a more productive one! I just love that.
you're my favorite polyglot, thanks for the video🥺🌸💕
Thank you Lindie for being such an inspiring person!
Your Spanish is really good, you should be proud. Your conjugations were on point and that’s hard.
Girl! Ypur dpanish doesn't suck. Honduran here. Just a couple mistakes but everything was understandable. Good job.
Lindie, I had no idea you are Christian! I am too! God bless you, my sister in Christ!
I understand what they mean about the listening fatigue thing. I remember when I first started immersing myself in Japanese, it felt like my brain was overeating. 😆 I had days where I thought, "Oh my goodness I need to hear something in English!" Kinda similar thing happened with Spanish. But like you said, over time you adjust.
My accent changes if I switch suddenly from one language to the other. 😂 I also used to put pressure on myself to study for a certain number of hours. Now it's more like: did you use your TL today? Yes? Good. It's less stressful I think.
I don't like to read as much as I did when I was younger, but as a writer and poet, I know that it's important for me to do it because trying to write with very limited vocabulary is not how you succeed in life. 😅😅 Great tips Lindie!
Im so excited to know how you'll deal with Greenlandic language. I wish you lucky.
I love seeing polyglots take on those rarer languages!
I've experienced listening fatigue! When I moved to north Charlotte, I found a Hispanic church around the corner. Spanish is one of my native languages, but it's the one I had the least exposure to in childhood. So I easily understood half of what they were saying, but the other half I tried to translate to French (my second language, which I had plenty of exposure to), and anything with no French cognate (including the -ra subjunctive, French has only the -se form) I tried to figure out from context. After 3-4 hours of this, I was exhausted!
I am so inspired by you. I'm having a hard time studying my Chinese outside of the assignments we're give. We are given assignments in our workbook, text book and character book on a weekly basis along with quizzes and tests. In this digital age, we've had to submit a Voice Thread of us speaking on a specific topic and had to upload pictures to go with our presentation. I am much older than you, probably by several decades. I work full time, 40 hours a week, I also speak Spanish and French. I work as a Spanish medical interpreter in a large medical center. I come home drained. My job is emotionally, mentally and physically draining. I try to supplement my Mandarin Chinese by watching dramas in Chinese, TH-cam lessons in Mandarin, and some Chinese language apps on my phone. In a perfect world I'd have time to practice writing my characters but I'm just trying to keep up with the required assignments. We've transitioned from Pinyin and Hanzi to just Hanzi which takes me longer to read and understand the lesson. Luckily, the semester is almost over so my plan during break is to focus more on practicing my characters and writing full sentences. Like you said, it's whatever works for you. I have to be realistic. Hopefully I can become a polyglot someday. I speak, read and write 3 languages and working on my 4th.
thank YOU so much for your hard work, you're a really inspiration for us:)
I like to watch your videos when I feel unmotivated in my language journey. I study English C2 and German C1 as my faculty but I feel tired sometimes of learning for exams which have strict rules. As a tutor, I agree you learn with every person whom you teach. :)
I'm so glad that i discovered this channel. It motivates me to learn language ❤
You are my icon in learning languages! I really admire you so much! As a person and language learner!
Good evening from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬🇰🇬
Our priests wife is an Orthodox Christian from Japan. She’s from a coastal city, but I’m not sure which one.
I got so excited when I got this notification!!!! I love your Q&As too, you make every type of video interesting
Tell us about your life growing up in differents countries and how much it has affected your life in regards to learn foreign languages. It would be cool ♥
Love your Q&A videos so much! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. These were great questions.
I'm studying at home in a semi-lockdown environment. This is seriously a great, motivational video. I live in a town where I am the only language nerd. I didn't realise there were so many more of us our there.
Cheers Lindie!
Regards from Australia.
(Please encourage people to create a Duolingo English>Afrikaans tree. Please please please)
Hi! You are not alone. I'm a language nerd too (:
Is there really no English to Afrikaans tree? I though there was one!
Lindie , I LOVE YOU 😘
J'aime trop tes vidéos !!!! Tu est une grande inspiration !!! 🤭
한국어 배우고 있어서 린디의 유튜브 채널 덕분에 많이 배웠어요 !!! 정말 감사합니다~
Très bon francais ! :)
@@tokyosoul7399 Merci 😄🙌
Lindie, you are seriously so inspiring you got me learning more languages. Also is anyone here learning Japanaese if so can I have a bit of your advice/ routine. I'm basically self teaching myself, with online resources, but some days I feel like I'm not getting anywhere. I'm already bilingual I speak English and Spanish.
P.S I also plan to learn Mandarin, Korean, Tagalog, and French. Honestly and more being a polyglot is my dream. But I'm going to do one first then do multiple.
I’m learning Japanese by myself!! 🥰
In my time of learning japanese, the kanji and grammar are the most challenging parts. My advice is take your time especially with kanji and if you can already have a decent convo then you can concentrate on the grammar and expand your vocabulary. (Also if you master japanese grammar korean will be a bit easier for you because the sentence structure and grammar are similar)
@@sydneypreston9876 Yay! Keep going! がんばってください!
@@erazr4136 Thank you so much! Currently I'm using Heisig's Remembering the Kanji, and wani Kani, is there any other way you recommend?
@@Izumi-pw7zg oh wow! Those are the exact ones i used, very good books i dont think there are any better but if i find i'll let you know, To practise kanji you could read childrens books that have kanji, that helped me alot! :)
Every time you post a new video it feels like Christmas 🥰🤍
You are such a great inspiration and a beautiful person.
Love you channel Lindie! You have inspired me to start learning Chinese! Do you have any tips?
omg i have been following your channel for weeks now and learning you are christian too makes me so happy :))) i followed your channel for bec of language learning and i am enjoying your videos a lot
Hi! Thank you for all your awesome videos. 💜 I'm a Latin & Ancient Greek student at university and just wanted to say that Biblical Greek is fairly easy compared to e.g. the Greek Plato uses. I'm sure you'd be able to pick it up rather quickly. 💜 Anyway, I'm German and know English, French (have to get into it again at some point tho), the two ancient languages I mentioned and am hoping to learn some Korean alongside my studies. 💜 You and other TH-camrs and polyglots inspire me to keep going. 💜
Tu español no "sucks". Es bastante bueno y me imagino q como este video es desde hace ya algún tiempo ahora debe ser muy bueno. Merci pour tes videos, je profite beaucoup quand je les vois. Je suis pas un polyglot, mais j'aime apprendre des langue. I speak Spanish, English and French and have decided to try German. Take care !
Love this!! Keep making amazing content Lindie!
i believe im a little late, but i do agree indefinately. when i was learning ukrainian. i literally found a show in ukrainian with a musician i listened too and watched it every morning until i finished the show. Submerge yourself, seriously it works . also @lindie botes , i saw a couple of your other content and i appreciate the honesty and effectiveness , seriously thanks and hope you are well and your loved ones too during these times.
Thank u! Just recommended this to a friend! You’re awesome
There's a Revival Fellowship in Singapore!! They're a Christian church. I think they're on TH-cam too!!
I love your new editing style!!
Thanks a lot for this video. I was waiting for this for a long time🥰
Use this as a place to share what languages you know/learning/want to learn (if you want lol)
For me:
Know: *english* lmao
Learning: Spanish, ASL, French
Want to learn: Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish (and a few others 😅)
This is excellent 👍 advice I'm learning more and more. Keep it coming!!
omg I LOVE the vase behind you 😻😻
Tôi là người việt nam. tôi đang học tiếng anh và tiếng trung cùng 1 lúc. chúng đã đủ làm bộ não của tôi quá tải. Đôi khi cảm thấy mệt mỏi, và lo lắng vì không biết sắp xếp thời gian như thế nào để cân bằng việc học giữa 2 ngôn ngữ này. trong lúc học tiếng anh, tôi đã từng sợ không có thời gian học tiếng trung, cứ nghĩ đến tiếng trung, và ngược lại, nhưng không thể phủ nhận rằng học ngoại ngữ rất thú vụ. Tôi khâm phục bạn, vì bạn có thể học nhiều ngôn ngữ cùng một lúc. Học tiếng việt rất khó, vì nó có dấu thanh, phải hiểu thật chính xác từ vựng thì mới có thể dùng tự nhiên như người bản ngữ. Nhưng đừng lo, vì mỗi ngôn ngữ đều có cách giải quyết làm cho nó đơn giản hóa. Chúc bạn học tiếng việt thành công. cố lên nhé.
"muy buena pregunta." aquí encontré un sitio de web sobre el tema de "bien vs. buen vs. bueno/a." El concepto todavía me confunde demasiado haha. Your videos have been an awesome inspiration for my language learning. Thank you for your words on your faith as well. Somos una iglesias mundial. Si necesita un hermano cristiano o un compañero para su aprendizaje del español, ¡avísame!
I love how you always play the same clip of you listening to podcasts when you mention listening in language learning
Ahaha I thought I was the only one who noticed that
I love your channel!!!
Love this video!! Thank you for the tips
Actually taking a break from a language is good for the brain! The brain is constantly working subconsciously on things you've learned, even if you're not thinking about it. So if you learn a foundation of a language, get to intermediate, and then take a break... when you come back from that break you'll realize the language comes a bit more naturally and is easier to stick in your mind. Just don't forget to come back to it with the same amount of effort or more :D
Aw, thank youuuu. I love youuuuu
I plan to learn Vietnamese next year. Good luck to me!
You really motivate me lindie :D I'm still learning Japanese! I've been busy since school started though, so I haven't done lessons. But I won't stop!
Hey lindie Mam
I am starting to learn Spanish from today and I am already A1 in German and a bit of Italian.
Do you have any suggestions for me? But I really love your videos. When your video came (this) I was just watching your videos !!!!
Thanks....😊😊
Hey , I have also started learning Spanish recently.. Do u follow a book or a particular app/ course ? As I also face some difficulties with 'so many Tenses' .
Also I have started to post some videos on my channel on TH-cam to help other language learners but have not posted any video especially speaking Spanish , I hope , soon I would be able to do that .. hehe .. good luck with your journey 👍😁
I loved hearing you speak español. Me gusta oyendo Usted habla Spansk. Gracias.
I was thinking it absurdo that someone would speak but not read, but than I remembered that my reading is not close to my speaking☺
Love your Q&A ❤️
Thank you for the video, you're so inspiring!! I love your earrings btw ;w;
Have a nice week, too!!
I am learning Japanese and Vietnamese. 🇯🇵🇻🇳 I like your video. By the way, I'm from Taiwan. 🇹🇼
Te amo ❤️ I love you Honey , You inspired me to learn a languages at this moment I learning French, and using Lingodeer hug from Panama have great christmast ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I aspired to be a Polyglot
Off topic: I love your earings soooo much! ❤️ from France
There was a bit of Spanish yeeees ✨
First like then watch! Love your videos
Thx for answering all the interesting questions. That was a great Q&A. See you soon 🎈
What's the app at 06:15, gosh it even has Ainu in it.
Translating design-related documents can be a good side job, without leaving your main line of work and combine your passions though. If time allows of course. I did translations freelance to make ends meet during my unemployed times and even when I got a regular job, continued translating on my spare time (evenings, lunch breaks, weekends). A lil more money doesn't hurt, does it?
I guess its duolingo
@@chamakpatne1217 no, I know Duolingo. The interface doesn't match with it.
bon courage pour l'étude du français :-) hi from Belgium
Hi Lindie ! Hope you’re doing well 😊 Do you have any podcasts recommendations in Korean for intermediate level ? 🤔 Thank you for your hard work 🙂
Good afternoon from Kedah Malaysia.
What are your thoughts on comprehensive input? I literally never learnt English by being taught grammar and sentence structures, if I did I never understood it. Is this possible to apply this same concept with French for example?
If that worked for you when learning English, there's no reason it shouldn't work for French!
@@connorgioiafigliu yeah I mean I am English, and went through the whole school system but if I was to sit and go through all the formalities of the language of comfortably fail the class, over and over again. I've never been good at theory but I've always excelled at practical application. Just not sure what way to approach language learning with this concept.
@@x7SiNz-- Ahaha sorry I didn't understand. Still, I think the best thing you can do is try out a few different methods and see what works for you. Nothing's forcing you to stick with a certain approach if you don't like it after a few weeks.
Wow! I'm amazed by listening to you! I wonder how it comes that you've been traveling your whole life, what your parents' work has been...
I recently became a teacher of English, being 49 years old, and though I live in Argentina, I grew up speaking German, because all of my grandparents were European, and my problem is that I feel I've lost my German language while studying English for as long as ten years... 🙈
Life is not easy, but by God's means I hope to keep learning.
I'm very pleased I've found you on your TH-cam channel. May Jesus bless you!
can you please more explain you expriance as a UI/UX desinger? I'm so intrested 💛
This video felt so short even though it’s 22:51 minutes
Especially if you watch them at double speed!
Any tips on how to look for materials and resources for not popular languages?
I'm trying to learn swedish but atm I'm stuck at Duolingo because I don't know where to start looking :(
8sidor.se was quite helpful for me. It's a news website in easy swedish that you can read and listen to. For more advanced omni.se is a couple steps upwards. I can also recommend watching Swedish youtubers. The ones I've watched don't usually have English subtitles, but usually Swedish ones. It really helps get a feeling for the melody of the language.
@@patriziah4969 Thank you so much!!!
1:17 wow, I thought I was the only one who felt like that. Now I kinda wish I did that more with english and french nwn
Hi!! I don't know if you'll read this comment but just wanted to comment a little mistake you did during your spanish speech (I'm Venezuelan btw). With "Idioma" (Language) we use the articles "el" or "un", not "la" or "una", despite the ending vowel being "a" (it's like an exception). Beside that your spanish was good! Keep going!!
Pd: Hope you understand what I wrote, my english still needs some improvement (and I'm also learning japanese)
3:16 Honestly, the first time I understood "cocaine" and it was like "let's say you are interested in cocaine and you are learning Italian"... XD
You got me too excited with language learning that I don’t want to do school work now!!! HAHAH
Haha that's my problem too! I feel like whenever I'm most motivated to learn languages is when I am busiest with other things. It's almost like my brain is trying to find an excuse 😂
SAME LMAO-
yeah i got about a year and a half of biblical Greek aka Koine it is worth it if your interested.
Do you have some advice for me? I want to read articles (or anything in general really) in Japanese. My vocabulary is probably sufficient enough for that (+ learning in context is awesome!) but I don’t know too many Kanji.... That’s my problem ^~^
You might be able to find some articles that use furigana
@@CliftoniumDaBruh yeh but where :((
@@shibalover3394DE I'm not 100% sure, but I know that a lot of manga use furigana (if youre into manga)
Buena* pregunta, un* idioma. Jajajaja El español es un dolor de cabeza con los géneros de las palabras. Pregunta es femenina termina en "a" se dice buena pregunta. Pero idioma a pesar de terminar en a, es masculino, El idioma, un idioma, unos idiomas. Me gustó este video Lindie, sigo tu contenido desde hace unos años. Saludos :)
Entendido todo! Estoy aprendiendo español.
@@k.5425 Muy bien! sigue así :)
@@samarelneser4602 orgulloso de ser nativo del español porque sería un dolor de cabeza estudiarlo
@@samarelneser4602 gracias😊
I completely understand her . I love learning languages but I couldn't handle be a teacher and make translation. I prefer to be a seller or a cleaner.