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The two things I wish I had done when I started, and will do when I start on my next language, are: 1. Spend the first few months on high-frequency vocabulary and mastering sentence structures and grammatical tenses 2. After that, spend as much time as possible on extensive reading and listening Of all the things I've done in my language-learning process, those two things led to my biggest breakthroughs--the first in getting me from beginner to intermediate, and the second from intermediate to fairly advanced.
Yeah, I started to read way too late.. Really wish I started to read more earlier :) Its a bit hard to balance learning new grammar & vocabulary vs reading & listerning hehe
@@Jai.159 In any language, some words are used much more frequently than others. For example, in English, we use verbs like "to be" or "to have" almost constantly. Also conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns; etc. The idea is to emphasize learning those very well, because they're so ubiquitous that they tend to show up in any reading, listening, or conversational situation regardless of topic, and you can use them as a springboard for learning new vocabulary through extensive reading and listening.
@@Jai.159 Probably the words that are most common and frequently used in daily life. For example "earth, father, mother" are more common than "microeconomics, epistemology (the study of knowledge)". By learning these common / high frequency words first, its easier to start using the language (reading, speaking, writing etc..)
For me I think lack of consistency is what holds me back above all, but making habit and consistency are really hard for me because of severe depression, hell, I even struggle to keep up with old habits like brushing my teeth, let alone making new ones...
I have the same struggles on a daily basis. Something my therapist keeps reminding me is that one doesn't just wake up one day and have perfect habits. we habe to take teeny tiny steps forward, and even if we fall back every once in a while, the important thing is that we get back on track again. (think tortoise and the hare) Anyway, I just wanted to say that you're definately not alone in your struggles. I'm cheering you on
What helped me in a similar situation was the fact that you don't actually have to do a lot of studying every day to make it a habit; if you can learn just a word every day, then you can make that a habit and on better days learn ten words instead. And if you don't feel up to learning at all, then you can always just passively listen to your target language, so that's at least some input. And if you can't do that either than that's okay too, remember your health is what's most important. Hang on in there and good luck, :)
I hope you're going to be alright. Take it slow, it's ok to take breaks in between but remember to not give-up. Even though it's quite making us feel deeper than rock-bottom, let's keep going and hope it's going to be better soon if not completely alright. Stay kind and stay safe!
Same, I'm luck my mom is always trying to make me start doing stuff, cause for me, the hardest thing is getting out of bed and start. Also, sometimes music helps
It boggled my mind when I saw your Spanish textbook in Japanese. I guess I had never thought about the fact that you can learn another language by connecting it to a secondary language instead of your first. That's seriously awesome
Actually I learnt most of my German and Japanese through English, even if I'm a native Spanish speaker. Actually, you become better a both languages at once and makes it functional. Also, the more languages you know, the easiest you learn a new one, for example. For me German was easy since what it's not similar to English, it's similar to Spanish, so it takes a lot less effort to get the grammar, the vocabulary and the pronunciation.
I've taught ESL and one of the most critical things to consider when acquiring another language is everyone learns their native language only by using their native language.
You can actually mix them, (not in a textbook of course) but i speak english and spanish (native) and i'm currently learning french, and using both english and spanish in my notebook has helped a lot even though im just starting :)
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I wasn’t expecting to come across this in the comment section, but I really needed to hear this. Thank you 💙 I hope you have a great day/night wherever you are
I feel embarrassed every time my tutor corrects my mistakes, especially careless mistakes. I feel so stupid for making mistakes. I need to remind myself to not feel that way. But sometimes I can't 😭
If it helps to hear this, I am an English (as a foreign language) tutor and I promise you, if you make a mistake, we are not judging you in any way. We understand that learning a language is hard and it takes a lot of practice to become fluent. If anything, we're impressed that you're taking the time and effort to learn the language!
It's ok, mistakes lead to success. Eventually the mistakes will be less and less. Until you quit making them. You make a lot of mistakes learning your native language. But one day you can speak at a native level. Keep in mind natives make mistakes to.
As a little girl in a foreign country, I know my first breakthrough was when my friend at the time laughed at me and we laughed together. I spent the rest of the day naming things without fear and she would help me 🙂
I speak Spanish as my native language, I learned English and now I'm learning French with an English Textbook. I don't know how my brain manages to understand, it just does.
I think reading books and newspapers in french helps you to learn a bit quicker, so long as you use Google translate to translate the words and sentences you don't understand, and still attend your french course/s. That's how l learnt quickly, it's how l went from A1 to B1 in 33 days. I post my progress, abd the books, websites and apps l've used on my LinkedIn account www.linkedin.com/in/rose-fernandez-953a6b1a9
Same here omg I know malayalam, hindi, english and my japanese is on progress, I'll start arabic after I get atleast intermediate level in japanese. My other lists are korean, tamil, german and sanskrit
I’m studying interpreting and translation and we’re getting taught different kinds of interpreting, one of which is called “consecutive interpreting”. You basically listen to a speech while simultaneously taking notes to give back the speech afterwards in the target language. I’ve been having difficulties keeping up with the pace of the speeches and taking notes at the same time, so I started shortening sentences by using Korean. It’s helped A LOT. It’s just so much faster to write Korean than English or German (in my case), mostly because the words are shorter. It’s incredible!
Hey...can you help me with Korean? We can connect on instagram..do let me know..✌️ i want to speak like a native...i can help you with english speaking...maybe hindi...if you want to....just let me know...✌️ Hoping for a response..
It may seem difficult at first (trying to learn your first ever foreign language), but then everything becomes easier as you get the habit of learning. In my case, it took me some years to learn English, yet now learning new languages such as Italian and Japanese (the ones I'm learning at the moment) isn't a big deal for me at all.
@Char Char Binks no actually, I put her videos when I'm studying and it helps me to concentrate, and it motivates me. I don't see it as a waste of time (also I personally don't do that every single day smh)
I had a korean conversation partner this past semester with a small group of people. The partner asked us at the beginning if we'd ever had a conversation with a older korean grandparent whose english was really hard to understand but they spoke to use like we should understand them completely without any difficult understanding (might not be the most relevant example if you're outside of Atlanta, but you get the idea). I laughed, because I worked at a place where this profile fit a lot of customers who came in. My partner said that is the kind of confidence he wants us to speak in korean with. That really stuck with me because I always assume what I said in korean is wrong, somehow, or that there's a better way to say it. Though I should anticipate making mistakes, I shouldn't practice speaking like that, but rather practice speaking with confidence.
I've definitely been struggling with Korean vocab retention during the quarantine. Some of the verbs are very similar and I mixed up the syllables all the time. I'm gonna try chunking this week and see if it finally helps me retain the 89 words I've forgotten in the past 6 weeks. At least I remembered the other 172! Progress? 🤣
I feel you about vocab being tricky! I have to get back to my Quizlet sets ahhh! But yes, chunking and phrases really help. I remember vocab words better when I talk about/using them with friends and partners rather than just memorizing lists.
@@sarahdawson975 i studied korean for one year and I could not learn well alone. So since last month I making some investiments buying classes in Italki. I use italki since one year and already found some friends to practice polish and chinese and it was always helpful, but it is quite hard to find korean partners, so I buyed classes. And I am very satisfied! If you can buy some classes somtimes is good... if not this chunking I will do it also, let's see^^
I love when Lindie talks about always taking her work notes in a different language. I work in an office and my manager was just getting a little huffy the other day because I write a to-do list in my notebook and write personal to-do's in German and she wanted to know what it said. Also I started learning languages when I was 15 and by the time I was 17/18 I was hiding notes from my parents in plain sight. I would write in German and then whenever I needed to write a name of someone I would write it in the Cyrillic alphabet and it always made me feel like a spy:P A super fun thing and I learn random vocab along the way. Often if I don't know the German I'll just throw some French or Spanish in there:)
I have always though that chunking is bad way to learn is more like keeping and not understanding the construction or the grammar behind but you made me give it an other chance and see if i can learn more words
i feel guilty about the “always writing down everything like the “copy and past” thing. just recently i realised that i was ‘“wasting” a bit of time for those sentences, that i already have in front of me lol
Aaah, these are all such good tips!! And I think they each tackle really common pitfalls for language learners!! I need to work on my teachability I think... My do-it-yourself attitude is helpful usually, but I can see where it can become crippling as well (and as always, I have to state my support for the growing and ever transforming channel aesthetic hehe 👀)
As your best friend I can assure you you have enough of the teachability trait! I always enjoy learning from you and in turn helping you with languages! (For a sec my eyes went blind and I read 'concern for the transforming channel aesthetic' LOL)
This might sound a bit crazy but I'm not using apps, flashcards, a notebook or a textbook at all for Russian and I've been learning it for about 1.5 years now. So I've never written a word down in order to remember it, I remember words by doing lots of listening and hearing the word about 10 times in different contexts and then it sticks. So yeah, my new approach here is all about comprehensible input and it's similar to what you're recommending here except maybe I'm being even more extreme about it. My conclusion is that it's working well and so notebooks, apps, flashcards and textbooks are definitely not necessary - I guess I'd consider them optional and you can use them if you want to, but I'd rather not. Some other things I would still recommend are italki classes to practice speaking if you can afford it (I can't), graded readers ... and that's about it!
As she mentioned, i got rid of all my apps (explained more in depth on my channel in the video), but i've learned so much more by getting rid of them. I can't say i'll never go back, but as of now, i certainly have no interest.
I don't write down either. Because I'll never read them back. But I use textbooks. I'm English learner. To translate Japanese into English is very effective.
I kinda relate to the "no using flashcards" part. Although nowadays I use flashcards to remember every single word in Esperanto and French, I haven't used them to learn English at all (my first foreign language). Lots and lots of reading did the trick. In general, if a word is important, you'll stumble across it many times. There's no much point in learning a word you probably won't see many times again in a future (obviously I'm not talking about specific vocabulary that might be necessary in your job or so). If I don't know the meaning of a word in my mother language, I look it up, but don't actually review it, because I'll eventually see it again if the word is 'important'.
For me, the three things that worked were: 1. Consistency (this is probs the most difficult for me as I’m working full time and sometimes don’t have the capacity, but I’ll always try to study everyday, even if it’s just for 30min before bed) 2. Speaking with natives (my Japanese teacher does not speak good English and so our entire lesson is conducted in Japanese. We learn new phrases and concepts in Japanese and always spend 15-20min purely conversing) 3. Sticking to one resource at a time. (I always use one textbook and one app at a time, the former for grammar and writing and the latter for vocab) On a side note, it took me around 3 months to learn English fluently when I came to the UK. I started with memorising simple dictionaries and copying my teachers written texts on whiteboards to decipher after class, but it was definitely immersing myself in an all-English environment that did the trick. I think the human brain is made to adapt and learn without you exerting effort consciously, so you’re naturally not going to stay clueless in a foreign environment after a certain length of time has passed. One day I just picked up the correct grammar and thought the incorrect ways sounded awkward.
@@Endorphinn_ Absolutely! But Lindie isn't just learning a few words or phrases, or studying a language for just a week. As I wrote elsewhere, she's one of the best polyglots out there. If she is not a polyglot, who is?
I began learning Japanese and it just wouldn’t stick. I am also one of those people that will literally write everything down. I am putting Japanese on hold and will focus on building up my memory to help retain the information better. Loved all these tips!
This is fantastic! I teach music at the college level, specifically in the jazz department. I’m going to have my students watch this and translate these techniques to their practice of jazz improvisation. Thank you!
Lindie! I was just thinking about how I always feel so unmotivated whenever I’m writing down my notes and it doesn’t look so pretty and it’s kinda messy, especially when I’m studying grammar... 😅 so this video was definitely a slap in my perfectionist face lol Your tips are always so helpful and your energy is so bright and gentle, I always feel like I’m receiving advice from an older sister ❤️ 올려주셔서 감사합니다~
Hi! I understand you, this happens to me a lot, I try to repeat to myself that it doesn't matter if it's not perfect as long as I learn it is okay. Don't give up!
This is one of the most useful videos on learning languages that I’ve seen bc most are so repetitive!! I was afraid for a long time to pick a third language lol but now I’m engaging on a new one I’m surprised that I indeed have some of those habits in practice already
Every time I feel unmotivated on my language learning journey, I just watch one of your videos and the motivation comes right after. Thank you so much!!!
Chunking really helped me with mandarin. My teacher made me write and memorize sentences for homework. It drove me crazy and I cried many nights BUT I really absorbed the language and can remember example texts 6 years later
Hello Lindie, thank you so much for the content you are doing! I absolutely love how you are committing to learn multiple languages despite working fulltime in UX Design. I am also currently studying design and had a very negative mindset on my language leraning ability. Through your videos though and your positivity and faith in God I got to see an entirely new perspective and signed up for the lingoda language marathon. Thank you again and blessings from Germany. 😊✨
This makes me so happy! Thank you for your lovely message. I am so happy to see another designer and language learner here! Which language will you do for the sprint?
@@LindieBotesYou are welcome 😊 ! I signed up for Spanish 💃🏼. In Semester break I will continue to learn other languages as well such as polish and korean.
7:30 i get that but also writing helps me memorize it because reading it sometimes goes over my head so sometimes i just gotta and then my muscle memory kicks up my language memory
So true about seeking guidance! For the first time ever, I’m consulting with a Spanish/French tutor, and I do feel like it has removed the weight of trying to teach myself!
I love your channel, your videos always help me. I used to be afraid of learning languages by myself, but since I found you I know I can do it. Now I'm learning my 4th language all thanks thanks to you🌸♥️ You're amazing!
This is the MOST helpful video I have ever watched. I am currently learning Korean and want to learn Mandarin, German (for family), Greek, and Spanish. Ty for all this advice!!!
these are the only things I did when I started learning my target language: *acquiring the target language* (by listening to native speakers talking, also listening to songs and reading short stories, and watching youtube videos with the language that I want to learn, and THEN I started learning the rules of that language like grammar and writing, listening to that language 6 hours a day for 1 year was enough for me to learn it)
I'm from VietNam and i'm trying to learn English these days I also learn a little bit of Chinese. Your videos is very inspiring me and improve my listening skill in English
thank you for this video!!! I started learning japanese last april and have been struggling with keeping myself motivated and sticking with my schedule. hope these tips can help me 🙏✨ thank u lindie!
Just found your channel and I'm looking forward to checking out more of your content. My wife and I just moved to Albania and we've started our language journey.
I want to write in korean in a journal but idk what to write about,also my korean is not so good to write long sentences.... and I'm a perfectionist which makes it much harder for me... ㅠㅠ
Write about your day. What you did today. How was the weather. What did you eat, your plans for tomorrow journaling really helps to practice making sentences and learning vocabulary i tried good luck ❤️ im learning korean too:)
the first two pieces of advice have been what has held me back. i have over 16 years of influence of spanish in my life and i still can't speak it. i never learned study habits in general but i always revert back to notes first. this has given me a beginning step to how i should approach learning languages.
I’ve been learning Japanese for about 8 months and I’m able to understand about 40% I’m watching card captor Sakura, children’s shows are easier to understand. Don’t know what the hell y’all doing
I have to admit that this video not only gave me motivation to work on learning my target languages, but also motivated me rn to be organized and productive! Which is pretty rare to have such a boost from a video! ❣️
I’m Brazilian, so portuguese is my first language and english is the second. I also can understand a bit of spanish... but not much lol. My dream is to learn german and italian, wish to accomplish my goal at some point :)
Hello! :) I also like to learn foreign languages so much! I add different videos on my channel that relate to Russian language. And I want to add more videos about other languages in the future. I also add videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something interesting and helpful on my channel you can subscribe :)
My only bit of pickiness with learning is that I actually love taking my notes and making them aesthetically pleasing because it helps me to process what I'm writing a lot more if I have all if the charts and color coordination, but that's just me :)
My mother tongue is Spanish and I'm learning Japanese. I take notes in English because somehow it makes it easier to understand and sometimes I use the small amount of vocabulary that I know in Korean to remember some words in Japanese. At first, some of my classmates thought that I was just being cocky, but they ended up studying Japanese in English too. I'm studying linguistics applied to translation (from Spanish to Japanese and English) btw.
Estoy de acuerdo que es más fácil para tomar notas en tu segundo idioma; mi segundo idioma es español (mi primer es inglés) y ahora estoy aprendiendo italiano. Siempre tomo las notas en español porque entiendo major por alguna razón? jaja
I also think that the most important thing in studying language is daily habit. I have searched various videos for students who are asking about Korean language study methods, and I would like to recommend this video. Thank you.
I'm self-taught, I don't know how to tell it but in Schools, College I fail badly to learn, now alone I can learn things easily, like I do with Programming Computer Software and Human Languages, like I did with my English Language and now with the Internet Globalization, information becomes very easy to find, like your tips in this video Lindie, in commentaries, all that helps a lot. Is interesting how our minds act when we try to learn new languages. For instance, my main language is Portuguese, I can read, write and listen English very well but I feel stuck when I try to speak. I can read and listen in Spanish too but I can't write and speak because I don't practice it. Portuguese and Spanish are very similar but at same time are different, just curious, so you are learning Spanish you will see when you listen Portuguese what I'm trying to tell, but be careful, there are words in Spanish with positive means and same word in Portuguese with negative means and vice-versa. I learn Japanese Language also but the courses are all in English. I avoid to use Portuguese, because I already know it, so all my devices, books, movies that I watch, all are set up in English. Now I'm doing it with Japanese Language. Thank you for the tips Lindie and try Portuguese after you learn Spanish, it will be very easy to learn.
I am a native speaker of Cantonese (HongKonger), a near-native user of English and Chinese, proficient Japanese user, and currently learning Korean and German. Wishing to be a 18-language polygot and this video really help. Thanks!
personally Id love to have a base website that teaches everything in order (and add variety with any other resources) and also a good serie or book for additional support i havent found one for spanish, german or traditional mandarin
7:10 "Don't write everything down" GUILTY!!! This is one of the reasons I am always stuck in the same level. I write the same thing/rules/whatever over and over again and... it doesn't work well, but... I guess I still didn't learned my lesson.
So great video! You always inspire and making friendly and relatable vids showcasing struggles and also some pros and cons! You are the most effective language learner to get tips from! Lots of love from india and god bless you What is your second hobby?
I agree with yo. Picking just 1 coursebook+ workbook is the best idea. When you have more than 1, it is hard to be committed to all of them and really work. Better sticking with 1 and learn quality.
This is very helpful. I have started studying Mandarin when the quarantine started in the Philippines, and I have been struggling for the past few weeks as I am losing motivation. This video really helped me really plan on how I should engage my learning. Thank you very much!
haloooo! Aq rin, very interested sa Mandarin pero at the same time learning Spanish and Esperanto. The challenge is, wala aqng kakilala sa'min na pwede qng ma cheka😂😂
I used to think that since I'm beginner in Japanese, I cant watch tv shows to learn. But when I watched an anime, I picked up alot of phrases that dont sound so "textbook" and sound more natural. After watching the show, I asked some natives if those phrases were actually said in real life and not just on tv and they explained everything. So watching shows at any level is helpful.
I have tried many many times to learn Japanese, but all the words and grammatical differences were really intimidating. Hearing about chunking and not having to write down every little detail is really relieving. Thank you for making this video!
Japanese writing and grammar is very intimidating, indeed... but, I would say not to be too detailed... even if you forget or miss something keep going. Then eventually, you will get used to it. I've been learning Japanese for three years this way (only about 5-15 minutes per day) and it's going well and I'm used to the Japanese grammar style now.
I have a question; I've been learning Korean since March of this year but I find it really difficult to find a language learning partner to practice with. On italki and hellotalk most people just don't seem interested... any tips?
Same. No one sticks around after one or two conversations. People joke about dating as a way to learn a language, which I always thought was silly, but if you're dating them, they're at least around to talk to... 😂 Maybe I'll give that a try.
I use tandem it has some security features so it's really safe they even rejected me this one time T.T but yes people on Tandem are really serious about language learning :)) well atleast from what I've experienced compared to hellotalk.
It takes a while to find a good match. Maybe this post I wrote about having a successful language exchange will help? lindiebotes.com/2019/09/04/having-a-successful-language-exchange/
1. Be receptive ro feedback and mistakes 2. Dont be a perfectionist with notes 3. Look at vocab differently. Use contex to remember. Do chunking. 4. Simplify 5. Always take notes in a different language(your target language) 6. You do not need to write everything down! 7.spend more time immersing in the language(watching tv shows in the language, podcasts etc) 8. read more in the language 9. Be teachable(ask for help, get a tutor) App name: Lingoda
i have to say i’m very proud of myself for not being embarrassed of mistakes anymore. i’m a struggle bus with speaking so i know i make them all.the.time, but i get excited when my current tutor corrects me because that means i get to learn a better much easier way of saying something! i used to get so embarrassed. at least if nothing else, i’ve made progress on that 😅
it was incredibly hard for me not to try so hard in making my notes look neat and pretty, but i slowly let myself make mistakes and not tear off the whole page from my notebook haha. for me, just writing down notes and tips for yourself is a good enough notebook spread. just keep studying, you don't have to label or categorize each lesson in your notebook
i am learning a lot of languages, such as Mandarin, Korean, French and i’m touching up on my afrikaans and i was feeling kinda unmotivated but this made me really motivated and i’m so ready to keep going! 😊😊
Learning another language through another language you learned yourself...... Goals. I love that you are learning some Spanish through Japanese. I have been learning Korean, Spanish, Japanese, and Mandarin throughout the past couple of years and hope to be fluent in all soon and as good as languages as you one day!!! :)
Me he sentido muy desmotivada aprendiendo chino porque pienso que otros son mejor que yo, pero ahora me doy cuenta que he tenido ideas y he realizado estos hábitos sin darme cuenta que son realmente buenos consejos. Motivada de nuevo.🌹✨
Thanks, this was great. Self-studying is great until a certain point, because how can we expect to speak until we overcome the discomfort of speaking to a teacher? Gotta be a fool before you can be fluent! 😄
Hi Lindie! Thanks for you tip about not being a perfection with notes. Even though I still think yours are super neat it was good to see that even you don’t worry about the presentation too much. Recently I’ve bought new notebooks but haven’t started writing in them because I felt pressure to make them look really neat - I should just start scribbling!
I can confirm what you just said in your video. I experienced a set back while learning Korean. While there is so much material, videos, apps, books etc, paradoxically this can hamper the learning process. In fact, too much material not only is overwhelming, it distracts you from focusing on the topic/subject. It's a learning curve!
I would love... absolutely love to see your language learning bookshelf tour!! Just to see how you organise and categorize your language books and what resources you use! It'd also be really insightful for people like us who are really interested in learning multiple languages.....♥️
As someone who is learning spanish for my job, I was surprised how understanding people where when I asked them to repeat themselves or slow down. Give people the chances to surprise you and use any practice you can get.
I taught myself English (I'm German) when I was 6 years old. I'm fluent in it now. And I have no idea how I got here. i didn't even know I was learning English. I just wanted to fully understand the people online and be able to write and speak in English. Also, it helped that my dad is American and his native language is English, but I didn't live with him at the time.
But also the way feedback is given is very important. I've been learning French and my tutor is just so.... Makes me feel horrible sometimes. And that hurts 💔 really leaves you feeling unmotivated. So I decided to just learn on my own. Coz I just couldn't deal with that kind of learning environment :(
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Not sure what to write about when you're practicing writing in a new language? Here's a comprehensive, 16-page PDF with prompts and tips that will set you on the right track to start writing. Get it from my store here: www.buymeacoffee.com/lindiebotes/e/78666
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- Background information on the importance of writing in a foreign language
- Tips for writing if you're not just ready yet
- A 7-step guide to writing long-form pieces in a new language
- 112 writing activities and writing prompts for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners of any language
- Information on the relationship between writing and other language skills
- Resources and ideas on where to get corrections on your writing
- A discount code to book a personalized language coaching call with me to discuss your writing or general language learning methods
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The two things I wish I had done when I started, and will do when I start on my next language, are:
1. Spend the first few months on high-frequency vocabulary and mastering sentence structures and grammatical tenses
2. After that, spend as much time as possible on extensive reading and listening
Of all the things I've done in my language-learning process, those two things led to my biggest breakthroughs--the first in getting me from beginner to intermediate, and the second from intermediate to fairly advanced.
Lol started Spanish and I do 40 Anki vocab a day/for Spanish btw
Yeah, I started to read way too late.. Really wish I started to read more earlier :) Its a bit hard to balance learning new grammar & vocabulary vs reading & listerning hehe
What do you mean by high-frequency vocab?
@@Jai.159 In any language, some words are used much more frequently than others. For example, in English, we use verbs like "to be" or "to have" almost constantly. Also conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns; etc. The idea is to emphasize learning those very well, because they're so ubiquitous that they tend to show up in any reading, listening, or conversational situation regardless of topic, and you can use them as a springboard for learning new vocabulary through extensive reading and listening.
@@Jai.159 Probably the words that are most common and frequently used in daily life. For example "earth, father, mother" are more common than "microeconomics, epistemology (the study of knowledge)". By learning these common / high frequency words first, its easier to start using the language (reading, speaking, writing etc..)
I was feeling stuck at my process and unmotivated... this video just made me feel better and keep going. thanks!
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Me too!!!!
I really like when people learn my language, no matter how many mistakes they make, I'm more than willing to help them.
so where are you from? Can you teach me your language?
What is your native language?
That's amazing!
This is fantastic 💖💖💖💖
For me I think lack of consistency is what holds me back above all, but making habit and consistency are really hard for me because of severe depression, hell, I even struggle to keep up with old habits like brushing my teeth, let alone making new ones...
I have the same struggles on a daily basis. Something my therapist keeps reminding me is that one doesn't just wake up one day and have perfect habits. we habe to take teeny tiny steps forward, and even if we fall back every once in a while, the important thing is that we get back on track again. (think tortoise and the hare) Anyway, I just wanted to say that you're definately not alone in your struggles. I'm cheering you on
What helped me in a similar situation was the fact that you don't actually have to do a lot of studying every day to make it a habit; if you can learn just a word every day, then you can make that a habit and on better days learn ten words instead. And if you don't feel up to learning at all, then you can always just passively listen to your target language, so that's at least some input. And if you can't do that either than that's okay too, remember your health is what's most important. Hang on in there and good luck, :)
I tried just trying to open a book. Or practice one kanji. Even if I already know it. Micro successes.
I hope you're going to be alright. Take it slow, it's ok to take breaks in between but remember to not give-up. Even though it's quite making us feel deeper than rock-bottom, let's keep going and hope it's going to be better soon if not completely alright. Stay kind and stay safe!
Same, I'm luck my mom is always trying to make me start doing stuff, cause for me, the hardest thing is getting out of bed and start. Also, sometimes music helps
It boggled my mind when I saw your Spanish textbook in Japanese. I guess I had never thought about the fact that you can learn another language by connecting it to a secondary language instead of your first. That's seriously awesome
Actually I learnt most of my German and Japanese through English, even if I'm a native Spanish speaker. Actually, you become better a both languages at once and makes it functional. Also, the more languages you know, the easiest you learn a new one, for example. For me German was easy since what it's not similar to English, it's similar to Spanish, so it takes a lot less effort to get the grammar, the vocabulary and the pronunciation.
I've taught ESL and one of the most critical things to consider when acquiring another language is everyone learns their native language only by using their native language.
You can actually mix them, (not in a textbook of course) but i speak english and spanish (native) and i'm currently learning french, and using both english and spanish in my notebook has helped a lot even though im just starting :)
I wish I didn't wait for my 30's before I took languages seriously, better late than never though
Yep.
It may be harder, but not impossible! Eri, you're nice, keep going :)
right
Haha...I began at 60. Just turned 61.
Why dont's you know some Tamil language. I have explained in Sinhala language. But from the book you can understand what I am talking about
You, you reading this on your screen. I know you have gone through a lot in your life. But I want you to keep pushing on. There is so much to live for in your life. I know that things are hard right now, and that you might be tired of fighting. Yet life is like a glowstick. Sometimes you need to snap before you can shine. So, i want you to keep fighting, to keep being that amazing person you are. Dont let anyone ever tell you that you are wrong for being different, or being a little crazier than others. Dont let anyone tell you that you aren't normal, because no ones normal. The world is full of creativity and you have become one of the main center pieces. So smile on. Keep pushing towards the light. Its waiting for you. Just remember, there is always someone there. You may not notice them all the time, but there is always someone out there looking out for you
Thank you, I am in a bad mood today and this was comforting
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I needed that. Thank you, i really appreciate that
i thought you were talking to Lindie Botes and thought you were giving her an inspirational speech with broken english
I wasn’t expecting to come across this in the comment section, but I really needed to hear this. Thank you 💙 I hope you have a great day/night wherever you are
I feel embarrassed every time my tutor corrects my mistakes, especially careless mistakes. I feel so stupid for making mistakes. I need to remind myself to not feel that way. But sometimes I can't 😭
If it helps to hear this, I am an English (as a foreign language) tutor and I promise you, if you make a mistake, we are not judging you in any way. We understand that learning a language is hard and it takes a lot of practice to become fluent. If anything, we're impressed that you're taking the time and effort to learn the language!
Make as many mistakes as you can, and ask a bunch of questions. The tutor is there to aid you.
Diamind // well lol dont make mistakes on purpose,, but ask as many questions as u have and dont feel bad for mistakes, we learn thru mistakes !!
It's ok, mistakes lead to success. Eventually the mistakes will be less and less. Until you quit making them. You make a lot of mistakes learning your native language. But one day you can speak at a native level. Keep in mind natives make mistakes to.
That's just dumb, of course you're going to make mistakes.
When she said 1 app is enough... My 7 apps I used to learn Japanese👁👄👁
tru i have memrise duolingo lingodeer mango language beelingua etc hahaha my storage is suffering lol
Same 😂 what's your holy grail app for Japanese??
@@aa-hc9fu same, my storage is suffering😭
I just use anki and taekims guide. Maybe it’s because I’m just starting or maybe it’s because I know Chinese, but it’s working for me.
@@ukht_umme8656 I’m planning to get minna no nihongo once i have time to go and buy it.
As a little girl in a foreign country, I know my first breakthrough was when my friend at the time laughed at me and we laughed together. I spent the rest of the day naming things without fear and she would help me 🙂
This is amazing
I speak Spanish as my native language, I learned English and now I'm learning French with an English Textbook.
I don't know how my brain manages to understand, it just does.
Nice! I've just started learning Dutch and I make notes in French
¡Buenas suertes con tus otras idiomas! (Solo un poco español ahora. Yo uso duolingo tambíen)
@@rrblue111 tú español es bueno, sigue aprendiendo, buena suerte 💚
I think reading books and newspapers in french helps you to learn a bit quicker, so long as you use Google translate to translate the words and sentences you don't understand, and still attend your french course/s. That's how l learnt quickly, it's how l went from A1 to B1 in 33 days. I post my progress, abd the books, websites and apps l've used on my LinkedIn account www.linkedin.com/in/rose-fernandez-953a6b1a9
That's great.
I'm doing the same but instead of French, I'm learning German.
¡Saludos!
I just want to be able to speak Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Arabic. I know Urdu, Hindi and English.
Please wish me the best! ✨✌️
It's been 1 month, how are you doing so far?
I can speak Hindi even I am not native
こんにちは！お元気ですか？
If you want learn Portuguese, let me know :)
Same here omg I know malayalam, hindi, english and my japanese is on progress, I'll start arabic after I get atleast intermediate level in japanese. My other lists are korean, tamil, german and sanskrit
I’m studying interpreting and translation and we’re getting taught different kinds of interpreting, one of which is called “consecutive interpreting”. You basically listen to a speech while simultaneously taking notes to give back the speech afterwards in the target language. I’ve been having difficulties keeping up with the pace of the speeches and taking notes at the same time, so I started shortening sentences by using Korean. It’s helped A LOT. It’s just so much faster to write Korean than English or German (in my case), mostly because the words are shorter. It’s incredible!
Hey...can you help me with Korean? We can connect on instagram..do let me know..✌️ i want to speak like a native...i can help you with english speaking...maybe hindi...if you want to....just let me know...✌️ Hoping for a response..
That’s wild
Would you teach me more about the method? I'm going to study the same career :)
It feels so hard to learn even one language...amazing that you speak so many...
青山勝美 after u learn one
we language , the rest seem so much easier
It may seem difficult at first (trying to learn your first ever foreign language), but then everything becomes easier as you get the habit of learning.
In my case, it took me some years to learn English, yet now learning new languages such as Italian and Japanese (the ones I'm learning at the moment) isn't a big deal for me at all.
it's kinda strange that i watch everyday like 3 or 4 videos of Lindie so I feel like she is one of my friends 😂😂
same haha and then I realize we don't know each other at all
@@tiramisunsun YEAH I FEEL THE SAME HAHAHA
Yes, strange, indeed.
@Char Char Binks no actually, I put her videos when I'm studying and it helps me to concentrate, and it motivates me. I don't see it as a waste of time (also I personally don't do that every single day smh)
@@tiramisunsun same hehe
I had a korean conversation partner this past semester with a small group of people. The partner asked us at the beginning if we'd ever had a conversation with a older korean grandparent whose english was really hard to understand but they spoke to use like we should understand them completely without any difficult understanding (might not be the most relevant example if you're outside of Atlanta, but you get the idea). I laughed, because I worked at a place where this profile fit a lot of customers who came in. My partner said that is the kind of confidence he wants us to speak in korean with. That really stuck with me because I always assume what I said in korean is wrong, somehow, or that there's a better way to say it. Though I should anticipate making mistakes, I shouldn't practice speaking like that, but rather practice speaking with confidence.
The famous Hanguk Haraboji method. ;)
I've definitely been struggling with Korean vocab retention during the quarantine. Some of the verbs are very similar and I mixed up the syllables all the time. I'm gonna try chunking this week and see if it finally helps me retain the 89 words I've forgotten in the past 6 weeks. At least I remembered the other 172! Progress? 🤣
I feel you about vocab being tricky! I have to get back to my Quizlet sets ahhh! But yes, chunking and phrases really help. I remember vocab words better when I talk about/using them with friends and partners rather than just memorizing lists.
Lindie Botes Thanks for the tips! I'm having trouble finding partners and I don't have any Korean friends but I'm working on that :)
Lindie Botes ur not Anki gang :(
Use anki
@@sarahdawson975 i studied korean for one year and I could not learn well alone. So since last month I making some investiments buying classes in Italki. I use italki since one year and already found some friends to practice polish and chinese and it was always helpful, but it is quite hard to find korean partners, so I buyed classes. And I am very satisfied! If you can buy some classes somtimes is good... if not this chunking I will do it also, let's see^^
I am Vietnamese and I feel so happy hearing you are learning Vietnamese. I am glad to stop at your station. Your help is useful. Keep it up!
Hi, I'm brazilian and I am studying korean since towards the beginning of 2019, your channel is very helpful for me, thanks for you dedication 😊
I love when Lindie talks about always taking her work notes in a different language. I work in an office and my manager was just getting a little huffy the other day because I write a to-do list in my notebook and write personal to-do's in German and she wanted to know what it said. Also I started learning languages when I was 15 and by the time I was 17/18 I was hiding notes from my parents in plain sight. I would write in German and then whenever I needed to write a name of someone I would write it in the Cyrillic alphabet and it always made me feel like a spy:P A super fun thing and I learn random vocab along the way. Often if I don't know the German I'll just throw some French or Spanish in there:)
I have always though that chunking is bad way to learn is more like keeping and not understanding the construction or the grammar behind but you made me give it an other chance and see if i can learn more words
You learn grammar and structure automatically with phrases.
i feel guilty about the “always writing down everything like the “copy and past” thing. just recently i realised that i was ‘“wasting” a bit of time for those sentences, that i already have in front of me lol
Yeah i write all hangul and i just know ㅏ
Aaah, these are all such good tips!! And I think they each tackle really common pitfalls for language learners!! I need to work on my teachability I think... My do-it-yourself attitude is helpful usually, but I can see where it can become crippling as well (and as always, I have to state my support for the growing and ever transforming channel aesthetic hehe 👀)
As your best friend I can assure you you have enough of the teachability trait! I always enjoy learning from you and in turn helping you with languages! (For a sec my eyes went blind and I read 'concern for the transforming channel aesthetic' LOL)
This might sound a bit crazy but I'm not using apps, flashcards, a notebook or a textbook at all for Russian and I've been learning it for about 1.5 years now. So I've never written a word down in order to remember it, I remember words by doing lots of listening and hearing the word about 10 times in different contexts and then it sticks. So yeah, my new approach here is all about comprehensible input and it's similar to what you're recommending here except maybe I'm being even more extreme about it. My conclusion is that it's working well and so notebooks, apps, flashcards and textbooks are definitely not necessary - I guess I'd consider them optional and you can use them if you want to, but I'd rather not. Some other things I would still recommend are italki classes to practice speaking if you can afford it (I can't), graded readers ... and that's about it!
As she mentioned, i got rid of all my apps (explained more in depth on my channel in the video), but i've learned so much more by getting rid of them. I can't say i'll never go back, but as of now, i certainly have no interest.
@@SeaboltSpeaks uP
I don't write down either. Because I'll never read them back. But I use textbooks. I'm English learner. To translate Japanese into English is very effective.
I kinda relate to the "no using flashcards" part. Although nowadays I use flashcards to remember every single word in Esperanto and French, I haven't used them to learn English at all (my first foreign language). Lots and lots of reading did the trick. In general, if a word is important, you'll stumble across it many times. There's no much point in learning a word you probably won't see many times again in a future (obviously I'm not talking about specific vocabulary that might be necessary in your job or so). If I don't know the meaning of a word in my mother language, I look it up, but don't actually review it, because I'll eventually see it again if the word is 'important'.
that’s how i learned english! i find this method of learning much easier because it’s basically like “living the language”
I like how the Vietnamese popped up in there
:))
same here
For me, the three things that worked were:
1. Consistency (this is probs the most difficult for me as I’m working full time and sometimes don’t have the capacity, but I’ll always try to study everyday, even if it’s just for 30min before bed)
2. Speaking with natives (my Japanese teacher does not speak good English and so our entire lesson is conducted in Japanese. We learn new phrases and concepts in Japanese and always spend 15-20min purely conversing)
3. Sticking to one resource at a time. (I always use one textbook and one app at a time, the former for grammar and writing and the latter for vocab)
On a side note, it took me around 3 months to learn English fluently when I came to the UK. I started with memorising simple dictionaries and copying my teachers written texts on whiteboards to decipher after class, but it was definitely immersing myself in an all-English environment that did the trick. I think the human brain is made to adapt and learn without you exerting effort consciously, so you’re naturally not going to stay clueless in a foreign environment after a certain length of time has passed. One day I just picked up the correct grammar and thought the incorrect ways sounded awkward.
„Can I call myself a polygot? I don’t know.“
(…)
„I’m learning like 12 languages.“
Haha, great!:-)
Learning doesn't mean speaking fluently 😉
@@Endorphinn_ Absolutely! But Lindie isn't just learning a few words or phrases, or studying a language for just a week. As I wrote elsewhere, she's one of the best polyglots out there. If she is not a polyglot, who is?
I began learning Japanese and it just wouldn’t stick. I am also one of those people that will literally write everything down. I am putting Japanese on hold and will focus on building up my memory to help retain the information better. Loved all these tips!
This is fantastic! I teach music at the college level, specifically in the jazz department. I’m going to have my students watch this and translate these techniques to their practice of jazz improvisation. Thank you!
Lindie! I was just thinking about how I always feel so unmotivated whenever I’m writing down my notes and it doesn’t look so pretty and it’s kinda messy, especially when I’m studying grammar... 😅 so this video was definitely a slap in my perfectionist face lol
Your tips are always so helpful and your energy is so bright and gentle, I always feel like I’m receiving advice from an older sister ❤️ 올려주셔서 감사합니다~
Hi!
I understand you, this happens to me a lot, I try to repeat to myself that it doesn't matter if it's not perfect as long as I learn it is okay.
Don't give up!
Congratulations with more than a decade of language learning! And thanks for sharing your knowledge and thoughts; it's all, as always, great advice!
This is one of the most useful videos on learning languages that I’ve seen bc most are so repetitive!! I was afraid for a long time to pick a third language lol but now I’m engaging on a new one I’m surprised that I indeed have some of those habits in practice already
Every time I feel unmotivated on my language learning journey, I just watch one of your videos and the motivation comes right after. Thank you so much!!!
Chunking really helped me with mandarin. My teacher made me write and memorize sentences for homework. It drove me crazy and I cried many nights BUT I really absorbed the language and can remember example texts 6 years later
enrolled in a mandarin class. how fucked am i
Hello Lindie, thank you so much for the content you are doing! I absolutely love how you are committing to learn multiple languages despite working fulltime in UX Design. I am also currently studying design and had a very negative mindset on my language leraning ability. Through your videos though and your positivity and faith in God I got to see an entirely new perspective and signed up for the lingoda language marathon. Thank you again and blessings from Germany. 😊✨
This makes me so happy! Thank you for your lovely message. I am so happy to see another designer and language learner here! Which language will you do for the sprint?
@@LindieBotesYou are welcome 😊 ! I signed up for Spanish 💃🏼. In Semester break I will continue to learn other languages as well such as polish and korean.
@@noemipalczynska8299 Polish :0 😃 Nice journey with this language and greetings from Poland 😂😄
@@sophiexxx455 Dziekuje bardzo! It is a very difficult but beautiful language with a rich history. Greetings back :)
@@noemipalczynska8299 😊😊😊
Thanks Lindie, you are really helping me get through my language learning goals during lock down. Love your content!
7:30 i get that but also writing helps me memorize it because reading it sometimes goes over my head so sometimes i just gotta and then my muscle memory kicks up my language memory
i'm a Vietnamese and i really wanna say "cảm ơn " to you .
So true about seeking guidance! For the first time ever, I’m consulting with a Spanish/French tutor, and I do feel like it has removed the weight of trying to teach myself!
I love your channel, your videos always help me. I used to be afraid of learning languages by myself, but since I found you I know I can do it. Now I'm learning my 4th language all thanks thanks to you🌸♥️
You're amazing!
Congrulations for that. You are so talent. I hope I can learn easily 💖💖💖💖
This is the MOST helpful video I have ever watched. I am currently learning Korean and want to learn Mandarin, German (for family), Greek, and Spanish. Ty for all this advice!!!
these are the only things I did when I started learning my target language:
*acquiring the target language*
(by listening to native speakers talking, also listening to songs and reading short stories, and watching youtube videos with the language that I want to learn, and THEN I started learning the rules of that language like grammar and writing, listening to that language 6 hours a day for 1 year was enough for me to learn it)
I'm from VietNam and i'm trying to learn English these days I also learn a little bit of Chinese. Your videos is very inspiring me and improve my listening skill in English
thank you for this video!!! I started learning japanese last april and have been struggling with keeping myself motivated and sticking with my schedule. hope these tips can help me 🙏✨ thank u lindie!
me too! it's indeed a very hard language but nothing is hard if we work hard enough, just take it easy and keep it fun, you got this!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Same here! I feel like I'm fooling myself and I'm not making any progress. But thanks to this channel I always get motivated!
aaaa!! goodluck to all of us!!! 💕✨
Just found your channel and I'm looking forward to checking out more of your content. My wife and I just moved to Albania and we've started our language journey.
I want to write in korean in a journal but idk what to write about,also my korean is not so good to write long sentences.... and I'm a perfectionist which makes it much harder for me... ㅠㅠ
Try small sentences about what you did in the day. Good luck.
Write about your day. What you did today. How was the weather. What did you eat, your plans for tomorrow journaling really helps to practice making sentences and learning vocabulary i tried good luck ❤️ im learning korean too:)
the first two pieces of advice have been what has held me back. i have over 16 years of influence of spanish in my life and i still can't speak it. i never learned study habits in general but i always revert back to notes first. this has given me a beginning step to how i should approach learning languages.
I'm learnings Korean as my 4th language. It's been 6 years already and I cried a lot. It was so hard for me to notice any progress ㅠㅠ
im also learning korean as my fourth language! its only been 2 years though. it is frustrating at times but the progress is worth it for sure.
I’ve been learning Japanese for about 8 months and I’m able to understand about 40%
I’m watching card captor Sakura, children’s shows are easier to understand. Don’t know what the hell y’all doing
@@RayZin Are you doing immersion? If so, you’re doing the best method to learn a language.
6 years? Damn, I think you wasted a lot of time...You can always start over.
I have to admit that this video not only gave me motivation to work on learning my target languages, but also motivated me rn to be organized and productive! Which is pretty rare to have such a boost from a video! ❣️
I’m Brazilian, so portuguese is my first language and english is the second. I also can understand a bit of spanish... but not much lol. My dream is to learn german and italian, wish to accomplish my goal at some point :)
Hello! :) I also like to learn foreign languages so much! I add different videos on my channel that relate to Russian language. And I want to add more videos about other languages in the future. I also add videos with my other hobbies: piano playing and skateboarding. Maybe if you find something interesting and helpful on my channel you can subscribe :)
Your point on learning phrases (situational) is better compared to learning individual vocabulary is spot on.
About notes. It took me time to stop trying to remember every single date I read in a history book I am reading.
My only bit of pickiness with learning is that I actually love taking my notes and making them aesthetically pleasing because it helps me to process what I'm writing a lot more if I have all if the charts and color coordination, but that's just me :)
My mother tongue is Spanish and I'm learning Japanese. I take notes in English because somehow it makes it easier to understand and sometimes I use the small amount of vocabulary that I know in Korean to remember some words in Japanese. At first, some of my classmates thought that I was just being cocky, but they ended up studying Japanese in English too. I'm studying linguistics applied to translation (from Spanish to Japanese and English) btw.
Estoy de acuerdo que es más fácil para tomar notas en tu segundo idioma; mi segundo idioma es español (mi primer es inglés) y ahora estoy aprendiendo italiano. Siempre tomo las notas en español porque entiendo major por alguna razón? jaja
I also think that the most important thing in studying language is daily habit. I have searched various videos for students who are asking about Korean language study methods, and I would like to recommend this video. Thank you.
"Why do you writing everything down?"
Me: 👀😔
*Why do you write everything down / Why are you writing everything down
I'm so excited to continue my Korean learning progress😚
I'm self-taught, I don't know how to tell it but in Schools, College I fail badly to learn, now alone I can learn things easily, like I do with Programming Computer Software and Human Languages, like I did with my English Language and now with the Internet Globalization, information becomes very easy to find, like your tips in this video Lindie, in commentaries, all that helps a lot. Is interesting how our minds act when we try to learn new languages. For instance, my main language is Portuguese, I can read, write and listen English very well but I feel stuck when I try to speak. I can read and listen in Spanish too but I can't write and speak because I don't practice it. Portuguese and Spanish are very similar but at same time are different, just curious, so you are learning Spanish you will see when you listen Portuguese what I'm trying to tell, but be careful, there are words in Spanish with positive means and same word in Portuguese with negative means and vice-versa. I learn Japanese Language also but the courses are all in English. I avoid to use Portuguese, because I already know it, so all my devices, books, movies that I watch, all are set up in English. Now I'm doing it with Japanese Language. Thank you for the tips Lindie and try Portuguese after you learn Spanish, it will be very easy to learn.
I am a native speaker of Cantonese (HongKonger), a near-native user of English and Chinese, proficient Japanese user, and currently learning Korean and German. Wishing to be a 18-language polygot and this video really help. Thanks!
personally Id love to have a base website that teaches everything in order (and add variety with any other resources) and also a good serie or book for additional support
i havent found one for spanish, german or traditional mandarin
7:10 "Don't write everything down"
GUILTY!!!
This is one of the reasons I am always stuck in the same level. I write the same thing/rules/whatever over and over again and... it doesn't work well, but... I guess I still didn't learned my lesson.
Hey Lindie, I love your videos! Keep it up with the great content!
Wow I've never seen such a beautiful description! 😍
글씨도 예뻐요♡ Beautiful handwriting♡
Thanks for that, I'm now relieved to see that I'm not the only one taking notes at work in another language.
So great video! You always inspire and making friendly and relatable vids showcasing struggles and also some pros and cons! You are the most effective language learner to get tips from! Lots of love from india and god bless you
What is your second hobby?
I agree with yo. Picking just 1 coursebook+ workbook is the best idea. When you have more than 1, it is hard to be committed to all of them and really work. Better sticking with 1 and learn quality.
I really needed this. 😁❤
This is very helpful. I have started studying Mandarin when the quarantine started in the Philippines, and I have been struggling for the past few weeks as I am losing motivation. This video really helped me really plan on how I should engage my learning. Thank you very much!
haloooo! Aq rin, very interested sa Mandarin pero at the same time learning Spanish and Esperanto. The challenge is, wala aqng kakilala sa'min na pwede qng ma cheka😂😂
When your spanish book is actually teaching spanish from japanese. 🤯
I used to think that since I'm beginner in Japanese, I cant watch tv shows to learn. But when I watched an anime, I picked up alot of phrases that dont sound so "textbook" and sound more natural. After watching the show, I asked some natives if those phrases were actually said in real life and not just on tv and they explained everything. So watching shows at any level is helpful.
I have tried many many times to learn Japanese, but all the words and grammatical differences were really intimidating. Hearing about chunking and not having to write down every little detail is really relieving. Thank you for making this video!
Japanese writing and grammar is very intimidating, indeed... but, I would say not to be too detailed... even if you forget or miss something keep going. Then eventually, you will get used to it. I've been learning Japanese for three years this way (only about 5-15 minutes per day) and it's going well and I'm used to the Japanese grammar style now.
I have a question; I've been learning Korean since March of this year but I find it really difficult to find a language learning partner to practice with. On italki and hellotalk most people just don't seem interested... any tips?
Same. No one sticks around after one or two conversations. People joke about dating as a way to learn a language, which I always thought was silly, but if you're dating them, they're at least around to talk to... 😂 Maybe I'll give that a try.
I use tandem it has some security features so it's really safe they even rejected me this one time T.T but yes people on Tandem are really serious about language learning :)) well atleast from what I've experienced compared to hellotalk.
It takes a while to find a good match. Maybe this post I wrote about having a successful language exchange will help? lindiebotes.com/2019/09/04/having-a-successful-language-exchange/
I use bottled and slowly to talk to people
@@LindieBotes OMG I LOVE U SO MUCH SHSHSHSHSHSHS
Congrats on 200k subscribers Lindie💕
Shinobu ❤️❤️❤️
Her:I dont know if I can call myself a polyglot, I know 12 languages-
me:Yeah so I know 2 languages ig u could say im pretty smart
I'm learning french for a few months now and I'm started to feel like struggling and this video gave me motivation.Thank you Lindie you're the best!
1. Be receptive ro feedback and mistakes
2. Dont be a perfectionist with notes
3. Look at vocab differently. Use contex to remember. Do chunking.
4. Simplify
5. Always take notes in a different language(your target language)
6. You do not need to write everything down!
7.spend more time immersing in the language(watching tv shows in the language, podcasts etc)
8. read more in the language
9. Be teachable(ask for help, get a tutor)
App name: Lingoda
i have to say i’m very proud of myself for not being embarrassed of mistakes anymore. i’m a struggle bus with speaking so i know i make them all.the.time, but i get excited when my current tutor corrects me because that means i get to learn a better much easier way of saying something! i used to get so embarrassed. at least if nothing else, i’ve made progress on that 😅
Hey. Is there someone studying Finnish? I'd like to start but I don't know how.. would be nice if someone could help me🇫🇮
I really like the honest advises. Please keep making such videos!
Lindie: don't be a perfectionist
Me: ok but, hOw? O.o
it was incredibly hard for me not to try so hard in making my notes look neat and pretty, but i slowly let myself make mistakes and not tear off the whole page from my notebook haha. for me, just writing down notes and tips for yourself is a good enough notebook spread. just keep studying, you don't have to label or categorize each lesson in your notebook
yes I’m currently struggling tho:(l
i am learning a lot of languages, such as Mandarin, Korean, French and i’m touching up on my afrikaans and i was feeling kinda unmotivated but this made me really motivated and i’m so ready to keep going! 😊😊
Hi!! Im currently learning Japanese and I was wondering if you know any websites that have good online classes?
Sameee ㅠㅠ
@@kemakeme1958 its kinda difficult to self study and i need help ;w;
@@rinrinrin7229 i have little to no self control ㅠㅠ
Preply is a great website
I’m not sure about classes because I’m broke but Tae Kim does lessons on TH-cam and has a free grammar guide pdf
Learning another language through another language you learned yourself...... Goals. I love that you are learning some Spanish through Japanese. I have been learning Korean, Spanish, Japanese, and Mandarin throughout the past couple of years and hope to be fluent in all soon and as good as languages as you one day!!! :)
I write in Japanese when I'm learning German. 😂
Me he sentido muy desmotivada aprendiendo chino porque pienso que otros son mejor que yo, pero ahora me doy cuenta que he tenido ideas y he realizado estos hábitos sin darme cuenta que son realmente buenos consejos. Motivada de nuevo.🌹✨
Thanks, this was great. Self-studying is great until a certain point, because how can we expect to speak until we overcome the discomfort of speaking to a teacher? Gotta be a fool before you can be fluent! 😄
Hi Lindie! Thanks for you tip about not being a perfection with notes. Even though I still think yours are super neat it was good to see that even you don’t worry about the presentation too much. Recently I’ve bought new notebooks but haven’t started writing in them because I felt pressure to make them look really neat - I should just start scribbling!
I'd love to hear you talk more about chunking! Or if there's a particular video you'd recommend on the subject. I'm fascinated!
Yup. So on point! Being perfectionist in note taking and beautifying it is such distraction. Thanks for sharing these tips. This is a good video.
I can confirm what you just said in your video. I experienced a set back while learning Korean. While there is so much material, videos, apps, books etc, paradoxically this can hamper the learning process. In fact, too much material not only is overwhelming, it distracts you from focusing on the topic/subject. It's a learning curve!
I would love... absolutely love to see your language learning bookshelf tour!! Just to see how you organise and categorize your language books and what resources you use! It'd also be really insightful for people like us who are really interested in learning multiple languages.....♥️
great one! this has been giving me some insight that would help me a lot in my languange learning journey
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! I speak English and Mandarin. I feel that taking study notes is very important.
Great video Lindie. It's probably one of your best videos yet.
I'm amazed at this comment because I filmed this really quickly before a meeting but thank you so much for the positive feedback!
As someone who is learning spanish for my job, I was surprised how understanding people where when I asked them to repeat themselves or slow down. Give people the chances to surprise you and use any practice you can get.
I taught myself English (I'm German) when I was 6 years old. I'm fluent in it now. And I have no idea how I got here. i didn't even know I was learning English. I just wanted to fully understand the people online and be able to write and speak in English. Also, it helped that my dad is American and his native language is English, but I didn't live with him at the time.
@Char Char Binks Oh no no, i don't- but thanks
But also the way feedback is given is very important. I've been learning French and my tutor is just so.... Makes me feel horrible sometimes. And that hurts 💔 really leaves you feeling unmotivated. So I decided to just learn on my own. Coz I just couldn't deal with that kind of learning environment :(