you should try sign language, and go to a deaf event like a deaf coffee chat! its definitely different than the other languages that you have learned. Love your channel! its very inspiring
I second this! Sign language is awesome. I learned a bit when my kids were babies to help prevent tantrums and my kids still use a bit of ASL 5 years later. There's also like 300 different sign languages and I find that interesting somehow.
I know ASL and it was quite easy. Way easier than any other language I’ve tried to learn. It feels like it’s kind of cheating, though because I can think in English as I sign.
2 tips I got: -I met an Irishman who learned Spanish by watching Soap Operas in Spanish. He said the perfect enunciation of the actors coupled with the emotional over-acting helps to understand what is being said and what it means. -Watch the 'Sesame Street' equivalents of the language you're trying to learn. Children's shows teach you the basics very slowly.
yeah i wanted to try opera so i watched Mozart Don Giovanni, had no intention in learning italian but a large amount of words and phrases stuck with me
This tips actually works well, i started learning english 05 months ago and now im able to completely understand Xiaoma with any subtitles help. Remembering im not able to keep a conversation or write well yet but living 100% under english culture makes a lot of progression in my hearing skills.
*Here is some rare tip:* If you're not familiar with the accent and finding it hard to understand (what is being talked on the TV/movies) even though you have practiced a language to the point where you can write good and speak good.. but the only problem you're having is you can't really keep up with the accent of the native speaker. Listen to the songs and memorize them with lyrics. As more as you can.. it'd take on an average 80 or more songs (of your target language) to make the accent very naturalised to your ears.
On the notes on accents, a country can have several accents in different regions. I lived in Northern and Southern Mexico and heard tons of accents. I also couldn't understand a regional accent from someone from Honduras. I had to ask him to slow down. So I think is best to learn the most widely spoken accent and go from there.
I would probably need to listen the BBC 24/7. Anyone has a recommendation to what I could listen to improve my English pronunciation? I'm interested only in British English.
Exactly. I discovered the language learning technique that works for me and I have used it to learn german, chinese and now korean and it is still working great.
@@Alinda1308 but at least he can have a basic conversation. It's impressive he can do that in 16 languages! As some people can't even speak one language fluently
You’ve actually inspired me to learn new languages. In high school I took 4 years of spanish and earned my seal of biliteracy. Now that I’m in college I miss learning languages so 4 weeks ago I began learning Korean :) and I’d say im doing pretty well!
Young man, you are truly amazing. Being able to communicate with people on their level is so important in every part of life. I can see in your videos how you bridge that gap between different cultures. I sincerely wish you well and thanks for your content.
honestly... this process is very smart, because even people that are fluent in specific languages and work as translators, still need to pass tests to interpret in specific contexts, such as medical contexts for example, because the vocabulary varies. Additionally, as someone who is bilingual, once you can start a conversation your language learning skyrockets because the new vocabulary with just start coming and people will want to help you understand. Great job!!!
When I started to learn Lithuanian, my first sentences were these: "I love you.", "Nice to meet you." AND "I don't like musrooms." I knew what I wanted to say!
Haha first phrases I have learned in about 30 languages was "thank you" then "I love you" in 8 cause I lost the motivation haha. But like ask me what's "thank you" in one of the 30 languages I can pull that information. It was like only phrase I knew in that language but still, that was cool lol
I started learning Lithuanian with a Plimseur audio program. By lesson seven I’d learned how to say “ I want something to eat”, “I want something to drink”, “wine”, “beer”, “my place”, “your place”. Those are the Plimseur priorities I guess.
@@clerede6382 my grandparents came from Lithuania and it was spoken by their children when we went to visit, but the grandchildren were never taught. I wanted to learn so I started with tapes then went to Lithuanian Saturday school for three years. I’m still struggling, all those tenses and word changes! It is a really difficult language! I’m planning to visit for a couple days in April, and at least should be able to order in a restaurant!
He learned 15 languages in a single year, and this is what happened to his brain. Xiaomanyc is a young man, presenting to the emergency room speaking gibberish...
Hey, Xiaoma! Huge brazilian fan here. I'm not a teacher or anything like that but I've been speaking English since I was a kid and I also lived in France for 3 years so my french is pretty decent, so if you wanna practice your french and/or brazilian portuguese just hit me up. Love your channel my dude 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Hey! I’m Brazilian and I speak Portuguese but my grammar is awful 😭 I’ve been trying to get better but when I moved to Cali there’s literally no Brazilians here (,:
@@wizcats5035 a tip is to use Twitter, brazilians are highly active there (from young to old people), you can learn (or remember) most words that we use here, at least the main and most useful ones
@@pedrovalicente so I was actually born in the east coast but my whole family is from Brasil. Since I moved from the east coast to CA I don’t speak Portuguese as much as I used to
@@wizcats5035 Oh ok now I got it. Just keep practicing so can be sure your brazilian portuguese knowledge will never go away. I guess listening to brazilian music and following brazilian youtube channels can help you out. Also brazilian twitter is great for keeping up with new expressions and stuff like that. Well if you ever come to Rio just hit me up, you'll always be a brazilian, after all 🇧🇷❤👊🏼
My DANISH girlfriend has been trying to learn Danish in Copenhagen for the past 3 months and can NOT get the pronunciation down. I would LOVE to see you try! :)
Here from TikTok I am so impressed and have a dream to learn many languages I started off in Latin too and never remembered any of it. I am now self taught Spanish and loved it! I am hoping to learn many more! U r an inspiration bro! Thank you for sharing!
TH-cam is a really powerful language learning tool. Also I recommend you to have a separate account just for Mandarin YT vids, I have one for Japanese and it’s quite effective.
I learned english by myself just making all my internet life in english, still today, every time I hear a new word I repeat how it sound in my head a couple a times an speak it out loud a couple more. Now I often get confused if I was reading or hearing something in english or spanish. I've spoke english just once to avoid a college course but to my surprise the teacher said I didn't had the typical latino accent, that motivated me to keep learning and speaking what i wanna write first. Then you motivated me to learn Portuguese just because as a spanish speaker portuguese mais todavia eu à principiante, so I think I will prefer media in english subtitled in portuguese then the other way around, cheers, and tank you
I learned Ukrainian while living in Ukraine and my teacher said me and one other student were by far the quickest learners. We were music students who and she was comparing us to people who came to Ukraine specifically to learn Ukrainian. Part of what got me ahead was just talking and not hanging out with foreigners that much (the only foreigners I spoke with were from Latin America so my Spanish improved to). Every day in the dorm I would try and strike up a conversation and integrate what I learned in my class that week. People were also thrilled that a foreigner was learning Ukrainian and not russian. A simple "hi, what are you cooking (привіт, що ти готуєш)" when making dinner in the shared dorm kitchen would spark a conversation that would teach me new things and improve what I already knew.
Your are amazing Xiaoma, I just find you on TH-cam a few days back but i totally love your content and watch it all. As a selftaught english speaker I can tell you you have absolutely right. Got to hear it and speak it, but it's not as easy as is it for you. You have to got the will to do it, the will of persist. Can't wait your next video! Greets from Argentina 👋🏼
I had a similar experience. I have had classroom French for around 8 years and been learning Spanish with an online tutor for 7 months and almost catching up to my French.
In the beginning of the video he explained that. He is definitely fluent with English. I've watch his Chinese-speaking videos and they are better than my Spanish conversational skills.
I can barely speak English and I am a native speaker. You are a super hero. This how we break down the boundaries by put effort into each other. Thank you, you are so inspiring and kind.
One thing I notice about Xiaoma learning languages is that he seems to enjoy the process. Even when he makes mistakes, he seems to find it funny. That's the key to his success in language learning. I think it's also an inspiration for me not to take things too seriously sometimes.
This is amazing!! Being in NYC must completely help since it is so diverse. BTW- I LOVE the floor to ceiling windows in your place. Would you ever do an apartment tour? It looks like a beautiful place.
60 years ago I started listening to shortwave radio. Lots of different languages could be heard back then. A couple decades later, since my family heritage was. German, I thought it would be cool to understand a little. I started listening to the West German international broadcaster. I would start with the news as that was the same as in English for the most part. Later on, I started meeting German Amateur Radio operators. on shortwave and began trying to have conversations. That actually worked ok. They could understand me. Later on, I attempted to fix my grammar, the little words between the main words. :) It wasn't a 1 year thing though. I don't think I would do it again. Shortwave radio is now dead anyway, but the internet is better.
Learning languages was a lot harder before the internet i don't think i could learn a Asian language back then only English maybe french and German in my region.
I'm planning on learning Swedish, later then Norwegian, them after that Finnish, which would make me able to speak 6 different languages, I cannot tell you how helpful this video is to me and so many other people I'm sure, thank you so much for this
As a Russian subscriber, I recommend you to learn this difficult, but really interesting language. As a native speaker, I think it is harder than Chinese (I know this because I study it). It would be very challenging)))
Yeah man. The subtle variations of sh, jj, eh and ah sounds frustrated me a lot in high-school. Dating a Russian helped a lot, but it's difficult. Also, I'd say Russians love quoting literature more than Chinese do.
maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan - this is how I learned english - just jumped into the deep water - awesome vid - more vids like that man I would appreciate indeed. regards from UK
One of the best videos that I saw. Your experience, your advices, thank you so much 小马 for share the way that you are learning! I envy you when you got Jackie Chan's signature in your shirt 👕 💕 I'm your fan and keep learning, greetings from Bogotá, Colombia! 感谢你！好好学习！加油！😁
I want this pandemic to end. I've always wanted to take proper Japanese classes. My native language is Spanish, which I feel make it easier to pronounce Japanese, it amazes me how easy is to me to catch the sounds. The classes are most needed because I cannot be self-taught on kanji, I have studied kana by myself but that's about it. All my English is self-taught, way before the internet and apps. My pronunciation is bad I must admit, but I don't really have anyone to practice with. Karaoke apps is like the best option currently. I used to engage in conversation with every single tourist I could find in my youth. I just wanted to practice and I was complimented on my knowledge and even told to not apologise because my English wasn't bad. At least I have been improving my grammar. Cheers!
3:50 That's how it's done! I had 2 years of French in school, your average German secondary school course and could barely order food on my own. Right after, I had a Spanish course for a year. Dude came in and spoke almost only Spanish with us from day 1. I was fluent with a basic but working vocabulary within a year. That's the difference between these learning styles. That said, I should really brush up on both. It's been 10 years without exposure since :/
I started watching Korean, Chinese and Taiwanese with English subtitles in 2020. When I go to the local Chinese and Korean restaurant I have learned how to say Hello, thank you and goodbye. I now want to learn to have a conversation. Thanks for the video.
That’s awesome Xiaoma! I totally agree with you. I have found this type of video that focuses on the process really helpful. Thanks for sharing and I think this is another inspiring video! 👍👍👍
Thank you for sharing your process and tools you used. I love your videos and it’s soo inspiring! It’s so dope you’re tapping into so many didn’t cultures. What’s a great experience !
The first time I watched you I was amazed! My granddaughter is American and Dutch and she lives in the Netherlands and when she wants to ask her mom (American) a question that might embarrass her she does it in Dutch😂
Haha, you make me laugh out loud with your funny expression when you talk. They way you see the progress of learning new language is not hard, very entertaining. You re such an inspiring source for me to learn new languages. I really like Korean language, after many times start then quit , now i try to learn it more regularly and find the way to talk in Korean. Passively absorb language is so much stressful . Love your channel .
*Me absolutely triggered by the title of this video* Xiamo: “Let me just say this is clickbait. You cannot learn 15 languages in a year” Also Me: FAIR ENOUGH…
I learn mandarin in school, and I have been for 6 years. But, it hasn’t really stuck. This year we got more in depth and I hope I can learn how to speak it.
I’m going full smurf mode to speak with my girlfriends family and practicing with a tutor instead of her as a surprise. Thank you so much for the recommendation I never would’ve valued recall so much more highly recognition without this vid
I really like your method, and I think mine is similar. Basically, I'll learn the grammar point. But I won't just memorize it and say "it works because it works." I'll make sure I understand what exactly is happening and why it's happening the way it is. Then, I apply the logic of the grammar in various contexts. To put it simply, I'm just making sure I know how to word things beforehand, so I don't have to figure it out mid-sentence. Lots of speaking practice definitely helps as well - the brain is a muscle, so recalling and saying a phrase multiple times will develop muscle memory. That being said, I don't know if I could do 15 languages to a basic conversational level in a year haha.
I have been learning Spanish for over 3 years still not 100 % fluent, but I am climbing still to get to that level. However, I’m enjoying the journey. Also, I’ve decided to truly learn Portuguese because I have future in-laws who speak Portuguese in Angola . 😆
This just made me think of the idea of the final "test" of a class being a system where you literally have a conversation with a native speaker, graded on how good the conversation was, how you could express yourself.
A question that I've sort of gathered after watching a lot of these polyglot channels is this: How many languages can someone reasonably become fluent in a "deep" way (i.e., not necessarily native fluency, but enough to give a 15 minute speech on a complicated topic, or read and understand a passage of important literature in that language)? So a bit more than being able to make small talk, ask for directions or talk to a merchant, but not necessarily flawless?
Theres was a famed italian priest said to have been extremely fluent in 24 languages and decently fluent in another 9 and having basic knowledge in another 30, he was supposedly able to speak in over 60 languages. So maybe he was the limit?
@@psalmco2425 I assume you're talking about Athanasius Kircher, who was no doubt a polymathic genius, but was also deeply eccentric and something of a bull artist (i.e. he claimed to have deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics, but did not). Likely he was fluent in many languages, but probably not as much as he claimed to be. As for myself I've met several people who are fluent enough to attend and present at academic conferences in four languages (English, French, German, Chinese plus their cradle language of Danish for one of them) and have comprehension in several more non-living tongues, but that's about the limit of my anecdotal experience.
I just saw your tik tok video....I have to say, that you are gifted....quite entertaining...you have a knack for learning languages... respect, brother....I should be making some effort, myself...you always remind me to get back into Chinese Mandarin... repetition seems to be the key to learning languages....keep up the good work.
Yo hablo 5 idiomas y entiendo varios más, el Diné es un idioma que me llama mucho la atención, tienen varias palabras españolas y eso me parece fascinante.
Inspirational. Thanks for explaining that you are not the superman of languages. You have basically started off as many of us in the states have and discovered the process that they teach us here is trash. I picked up rosetta stone recently after watching your channel. I will also attempt to apply your process along the way. It seems now there are so many resources online as well.
I was very impressed with your videos, this was a great idea to explain to us what works for you. ! We all wondered how you did it , now we know thanks and keep them coming !
Hey my friend. You inspired me to start learning the languages I’ve always wanted to - started with Russian - 24 hrs in and I’ve already had small conversations!!! 😬 Your methods are THE BEST!!! Thank you!! 🖤✌️
It is absolutely amazing 🥰 i think that you might like the Georgian language (ქართული ენა). It is amazing. I do not speak 15, i only do 6 languages but your skills are AMaZing. Greeting from NYC 🙏
I’m a lifelong language learner. I have studied and continue to study around 60. This is only because I have knowledge of how to tap into the subconscious and I learned how to learn languages and have mega memory. The conscious mind is very weak to be dependent on as it can only maintain the languages, it doesn’t have the ability to store them permanently. The subconscious has perfect memory and what is stored away with languages as long as there is a strong emotion attached to it it can be permanently recalled. But it’s not surprising. People permanently recall intimacy they have with a partner so why can’t you have that same recall with languages? And there is an self help audio called the strangest secret by Earl Nightingale where he said “The human mind isn’t used (by most people in society) because people take it for granted. It’s free to use. So as long as you never take your mind for granted there’s no limit to how many languages you can learn!❤
Hi - I am a native English speaker (living in Australia!) I have been learning Hungarian for 5 years. I have spent a lot of time learning the grammar. My reading is good - slow but I can work it out. In terms of speaking, I copy/shadow from Hungarian learning on TH-cam sites. The hardest part is the listening skills - I find that so hard. I tried to listen to talking books on the bus ride to work. Any suggestions on how to improve my listening skills for my target language? Thanks
The language itself is not so hard it has thing in common with English but i don't get to practice much because the language only has 300k speakers and have a culture where they don't see their language as important so i am forgetting what i learned i only get to hear Icelandic podcasts maybe once a month.
@@belstar1128 icelandic literally doesn't allow people to use lone words, linguistic imperialism is a pretty big thing in Iceland, you might just not be looking in the right place for people to talk with, I would use some discord servers to find friends to speak with
@@aydenzinter2849 Yea but English and Iceland share a common ancestor so that is why it has some similar words but unlike in most other languages they are low tech basic words. But in modern Icelandic they will always make up a unique Icelandic term that is very different from most languages where they just take the word from from the language of the people who invented it. But take the Icelandic word for radio for example útvarp very different from other languages but lets take a long út is like the English out and varp is like the English word warp. But in old English warp means throw or casting like broadcasting so a literal translation of útvarp is out throwing or out casting so Icelandic has a connection with English. (sorry for all the typos i am out of time please don't make fun of me my pc is about to crash)
Xiaoma, do you also learn to read and write the languages? That seems like twice as difficult but maybe necessary (for writing things down)? Enjoying your vids a lot!
All good advice and it is closer to what I've ended up doing and learning in trial and error but there's points there I could be doing better with that I will take on board. I will add that I have a bad memory, so a lot of language learning methods don't do much for me. Your experience with Latin was mine with German. I was a B student and I did really well in my exams. I went to Germany a year later only to find that I forgot almost everything and I spoke broken German. And actually, I hadn't learned good habits, like, in conversation I'd be way too formal and definitely stood out like a sore thumb...but people see that you're making the effort at least, but there's plenty of English speaking Germans and a portion of my experience was them taking pity on me and speaking in English. You mention iTalki, I cannot emphasise enough how good a service like this is. And it's an affordable solution for finding a tutor. And you can find native speakers in the country of the language you want to speak. This is what I've been using to learn Vietnamese, now I can empathise with the socially awkward and socially anxious as one of those people, and I thought I could learn through Duolingo, Rosetta Stone etc. but I am really glad I got over that hurdle to get a tutor on iTalki. I guess it will vary tutor-to-tutor how good it is, but they all seem to get good ratings from students. The advantages are: you get immediate feedback, you can be taught how native speakers talk, you get help with pronunciation (especially useful for a tonal language like Vietnamese) you learn more about the culture, you can get good travel advice, you can make a friend in that country, you get motivation and help when you are struggling, you are accountable (because they'll tell you if you've not booked a lesson), they will get to know what works and what doesn't work for you you get immersion and somebody you can practice speaking with as well as recommendations for material (I've been sent cooking and music videos in Vietnamese & given TH-cam channel recommendations that are in Vietnamese), and they'll likely try their best to help you. The guy I have is super friendly, we have a great rapport even though we don't share many common interests, we're planning on meeting up when I do go to Vietnam and he has a whole day planned of stuff he wants to show me that he thinks I might like. And all in all that has been helpful with something like Vietnamese, because it is a challenging language as a native English speaker. Duolingo will never tell me that my pronunciation of their word for "both" sounds like "fuck no" to them. And in the 10+ months I've been learning, my Vietnamese is much better than my German was from spending 5 years with it in school, despite English and German being very close relatives and Vietnamese being one of the hardest languages for an English native speaker to learn.
I believe your the person who really loves humanity as a whole. And that you wanna have the biggest heart and you already do. But wanna connect to everyone and literally everything in this world. If you could learn to speak animal language, I wouldn't even be suprised lol. Thank you for being a open can that everyone knows how to. And making a youtube channel isnt enough.. your worldwide now. And your in our hearts. Always
Your videos are so good to watch and listen. Please check out the Finnish language. Worlds happiest country Finland uses it. You seem to be a happy dude so I bet it will make you happier😉
Casually falling asleep on my morning commute into Manhattan yesterday when I swear you or your doppelganger sat across from me. 👀 Always been a fan of the videos and I just moved to Brooklyn from Tennessee!
you should try sign language, and go to a deaf event like a deaf coffee chat! its definitely different than the other languages that you have learned. Love your channel! its very inspiring
I second this! Sign language is awesome. I learned a bit when my kids were babies to help prevent tantrums and my kids still use a bit of ASL 5 years later. There's also like 300 different sign languages and I find that interesting somehow.
I am born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Coffee originated from Ethiopia.
Oh yeaa , I live in New Orleans and attended one of these at cafe du monde ‘!!
I know ASL and it was quite easy. Way easier than any other language I’ve tried to learn. It feels like it’s kind of cheating, though because I can think in English as I sign.
@@Yellowsnow69420 He could try out other sign languages as well as ASL. There's about 300 different sign languages.
2 tips I got:
-I met an Irishman who learned Spanish by watching Soap Operas in Spanish. He said the perfect enunciation of the actors coupled with the emotional over-acting helps to understand what is being said and what it means.
-Watch the 'Sesame Street' equivalents of the language you're trying to learn. Children's shows teach you the basics very slowly.
Very good advice! I'm watching children's stories in Spanish on TH-cam and using a powerful new tool - ChatGPT!
yeah i wanted to try opera so i watched Mozart Don Giovanni, had no intention in learning italian but a large amount of words and phrases stuck with me
Xiaoma: learns 15 languages in a year
Me: *still struggling with basic japanese after 10 years of trying to learn it.*
Try Tandem?
Obviously not working hard then are you
@@peroporque7651 booo
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@@ryans6141 Ye ye boo the truth all you like
This tips actually works well, i started learning english 05 months ago and now im able to completely understand Xiaoma with any subtitles help. Remembering im not able to keep a conversation or write well yet but living 100% under english culture makes a lot of progression in my hearing skills.
Awesome
Unless someone wrote this for you and English is not your first language, you wrote this remarkably well! Great job!
Immersion moment
How did you choose what was most important to speak? Like the words etc
@@adeca5052 I guess OP just immersed in English so much, that they probably know most of the common words in English.
*Here is some rare tip:*
If you're not familiar with the accent and finding it hard to understand (what is being talked on the TV/movies) even though you have practiced a language to the point where you can write good and speak good.. but the only problem you're having is you can't really keep up with the accent of the native speaker.
Listen to the songs and memorize them with lyrics. As more as you can.. it'd take on an average 80 or more songs (of your target language) to make the accent very naturalised to your ears.
On the notes on accents, a country can have several accents in different regions. I lived in Northern and Southern Mexico and heard tons of accents. I also couldn't understand a regional accent from someone from Honduras. I had to ask him to slow down. So I think is best to learn the most widely spoken accent and go from there.
No, not songs but shows and YT videos. Much better, and you get to learn lots of stuff too.
I would probably need to listen the BBC 24/7.
Anyone has a recommendation to what I could listen to improve my English pronunciation? I'm interested only in British English.
@@chilenapromedioRU TV shows, podcasts, movies and with the shows I would reccomend using subtitles that are in your native language
Good tip
You’re a legend!
He is likable, he is engaging, his eyes lite up, great smile, A+ on personality. He is far far younger than I.
Shut up
@@fwob773 lol
The learning process is the hardest part, once youve mastered your way of learning, then repeat with multiple languages.. practice makes perfect..
Exactly. I discovered the language learning technique that works for me and I have used it to learn german, chinese and now korean and it is still working great.
@Kepler 186-F Hi sup?
@Kepler 186-F Good
@@AfroLinguo tell us my friend!!
@@AfroLinguo Hi. How is it going? So what's your technique? Could you tell me please?
Woww! Thats interesting. Ain't easy to even speak one language fluently
Yeah Americans can't even speak American correctly (Intended)
@@superscribe6651 🤣😂
Indeed he doesn't speak them all fluently
@@Alinda1308 but at least he can have a basic conversation. It's impressive he can do that in 16 languages! As some people can't even speak one language fluently
Why this Wakanda girl everywhere! 🤔
You’ve actually inspired me to learn new languages. In high school I took 4 years of spanish and earned my seal of biliteracy. Now that I’m in college I miss learning languages so 4 weeks ago I began learning Korean :) and I’d say im doing pretty well!
How's your Korean coming along?
@@Toast_Bros Seems like he gave up :(
@Brandon Luisi Are you still learning ?
Young man, you are truly amazing. Being able to communicate with people on their level is so important in every part of life. I can see in your videos how you bridge that gap between different cultures. I sincerely wish you well and thanks for your content.
honestly... this process is very smart, because even people that are fluent in specific languages and work as translators, still need to pass tests to interpret in specific contexts, such as medical contexts for example, because the vocabulary varies. Additionally, as someone who is bilingual, once you can start a conversation your language learning skyrockets because the new vocabulary with just start coming and people will want to help you understand. Great job!!!
It would be amazing if you learned Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Polish, Croatian, or really any language representing the Slavic group
Jakoze on asi na slovany sere :(
An RUSSIAN!!!
You mentioned the languages i learn
@lostpelican1883 its also pretty similar to croatian so if he learns one of them or bosnian he can easily learn the other
When I started to learn Lithuanian, my first sentences were these: "I love you.", "Nice to meet you." AND "I don't like musrooms." I knew what I wanted to say!
Haha first phrases I have learned in about 30 languages was "thank you" then "I love you" in 8 cause I lost the motivation haha. But like ask me what's "thank you" in one of the 30 languages I can pull that information. It was like only phrase I knew in that language but still, that was cool lol
I started learning Lithuanian with a Plimseur audio program. By lesson seven I’d learned how to say “ I want something to eat”, “I want something to drink”, “wine”, “beer”, “my place”, “your place”. Those are the Plimseur priorities I guess.
@@Kathsings I'm native Lithuanian speaker and I always wondering why people want to learn Lithuanian language.
@@clerede6382 my grandparents came from Lithuania and it was spoken by their children when we went to visit, but the grandchildren were never taught. I wanted to learn so I started with tapes then went to Lithuanian Saturday school for three years. I’m still struggling, all those tenses and word changes! It is a really difficult language! I’m planning to visit for a couple days in April, and at least should be able to order in a restaurant!
i gotta learn "I'm mainly a Touhou fan, not really into much else"
CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THOSE AMAZING YEARS LEARNING EVERYTHING YOU KNOW
I remember Laoshu's videos like this. Man. R.I.P.
That laugh still rings throughout malls and Chinese restaurants.
Rip😔
Ive been out of the loop, what happened to Laoshu?
@@RJ-ku2mh He died from heart complications. 4th of March 2021
gone too soon man my niggah :(
Still miss him bruh
Next year's video titles will be:
"How I forgot 13 languages after one year"
😂😂😂 This got me. And then the year after would be... How I relearned them 13 languages.
Actually would help some people 😂😂😂
LMAO 😂😂😂
He learned 15 languages in a single year, and this is what happened to his brain. Xiaomanyc is a young man, presenting to the emergency room speaking gibberish...
@@valvejob4215 XM*
Hey, Xiaoma! Huge brazilian fan here. I'm not a teacher or anything like that but I've been speaking English since I was a kid and I also lived in France for 3 years so my french is pretty decent, so if you wanna practice your french and/or brazilian portuguese just hit me up. Love your channel my dude 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Hey! I’m Brazilian and I speak Portuguese but my grammar is awful 😭 I’ve been trying to get better but when I moved to Cali there’s literally no Brazilians here (,:
@@wizcats5035 How did that happen, you left Brazil in a young age? And yeah, brazilians usually go for the east coast when moving to the US lol
@@wizcats5035 a tip is to use Twitter, brazilians are highly active there (from young to old people), you can learn (or remember) most words that we use here, at least the main and most useful ones
@@pedrovalicente so I was actually born in the east coast but my whole family is from Brasil. Since I moved from the east coast to CA I don’t speak Portuguese as much as I used to
@@wizcats5035 Oh ok now I got it. Just keep practicing so can be sure your brazilian portuguese knowledge will never go away. I guess listening to brazilian music and following brazilian youtube channels can help you out. Also brazilian twitter is great for keeping up with new expressions and stuff like that. Well if you ever come to Rio just hit me up, you'll always be a brazilian, after all 🇧🇷❤👊🏼
My DANISH girlfriend has been trying to learn Danish in Copenhagen for the past 3 months and can NOT get the pronunciation down. I would LOVE to see you try! :)
Bro you need a potato in your mouth to speak danish
How is she Danish and doesn’t speak her language? Or do you mean she’s American with some danish ancestors?!? BIG difference @Tyler Jackson
@@alexalika4618 you can be born in a country but raised in another one, so you won't necessarily speak the language of the country you are from
Danish is impossible. /Sweden
Danish ist'n more difficult to learn than Swedish .. 🇩🇰 think he can do it 👍
Here from TikTok I am so impressed and have a dream to learn many languages I started off in Latin too and never remembered any of it. I am now self taught Spanish and loved it! I am hoping to learn many more! U r an inspiration bro! Thank you for sharing!
I’ve lived in Montreal for almost 4 years now and I still struggle with French.
Xiaoma: 15 languages
Laoshu from heaven: Tsssss, good start...
rip
I miss him so much....
I’m currently learning Mandarin through TH-cam, learning basic phrases. I’m hoping to be able to speak with my son who is learning Mandarin at school.
TH-cam is a really powerful language learning tool. Also I recommend you to have a separate account just for Mandarin YT vids, I have one for Japanese and it’s quite effective.
For native speakers they actually amazed when you can talk in their language and they are willing to help you to learn more vocabs.
I learned english by myself just making all my internet life in english, still today, every time I hear a new word I repeat how it sound in my head a couple a times an speak it out loud a couple more. Now I often get confused if I was reading or hearing something in english or spanish. I've spoke english just once to avoid a college course but to my surprise the teacher said I didn't had the typical latino accent, that motivated me to keep learning and speaking what i wanna write first. Then you motivated me to learn Portuguese just because as a spanish speaker portuguese mais todavia eu à principiante, so I think I will prefer media in english subtitled in portuguese then the other way around, cheers, and tank you
Xiaomanyc the definition of motivation. Can't wait to see what new languages you learn in the future 👍
Your almost at 4 Million Subscribers CONGRATULATIONS!
I learned Ukrainian while living in Ukraine and my teacher said me and one other student were by far the quickest learners. We were music students who and she was comparing us to people who came to Ukraine specifically to learn Ukrainian. Part of what got me ahead was just talking and not hanging out with foreigners that much (the only foreigners I spoke with were from Latin America so my Spanish improved to). Every day in the dorm I would try and strike up a conversation and integrate what I learned in my class that week. People were also thrilled that a foreigner was learning Ukrainian and not russian. A simple "hi, what are you cooking (привіт, що ти готуєш)" when making dinner in the shared dorm kitchen would spark a conversation that would teach me new things and improve what I already knew.
This was a full value, honest interpretation of how to really pick up a language. I learned a lot. Thank you, amigo! - that's French for "friend"! 😉
Your are amazing Xiaoma, I just find you on TH-cam a few days back but i totally love your content and watch it all. As a selftaught english speaker I can tell you you have absolutely right. Got to hear it and speak it, but it's not as easy as is it for you. You have to got the will to do it, the will of persist. Can't wait your next video! Greets from Argentina 👋🏼
Dude you’re so positive and encouraging. Thanks a lot for the tips
I had a similar experience. I have had classroom French for around 8 years and been learning Spanish with an online tutor for 7 months and almost catching up to my French.
Dude, you're still a freaking genius...I love the reactions you get from people! It's so awesome!
Hardworking bro but you gotta love talking I can speak Spanish only cuz I made it my life
It's crazy how many languages he can practise and speak in just ONE year!
I like him but he doesn't speak 12 languages, he studied 12 languages just one at a great level.
In the beginning of the video he explained that. He is definitely fluent with English. I've watch his Chinese-speaking videos and they are better than my Spanish conversational skills.
@@MindyMa pretty sure English is his native language, and he has studied Chinese for over 10 years....what’s the point of your comment?
@@myers4067 he literally said that on a video, how many do you speak, dumbish?
I can barely speak English and I am a native speaker. You are a super hero. This how we break down the boundaries by put effort into each other. Thank you, you are so inspiring and kind.
Not only are you huge inspiration, you're also huge motivation! 😄
Loved this! Practice makes perfect.
One thing I notice about Xiaoma learning languages is that he seems to enjoy the process. Even when he makes mistakes, he seems to find it funny. That's the key to his success in language learning. I think it's also an inspiration for me not to take things too seriously sometimes.
This is amazing!! Being in NYC must completely help since it is so diverse.
BTW- I LOVE the floor to ceiling windows in your place. Would you ever do an apartment tour? It looks like a beautiful place.
60 years ago I started listening to shortwave radio. Lots of different languages could be heard back then. A couple decades later, since my family heritage was. German, I thought it would be cool to understand a little. I started listening to the West German international broadcaster. I would start with the news as that was the same as in English for the most part.
Later on, I started meeting German Amateur Radio operators. on shortwave and began trying to have conversations. That actually worked ok. They could understand me. Later on, I attempted to fix my grammar, the little words between the main words. :)
It wasn't a 1 year thing though. I don't think I would do it again. Shortwave radio is now dead anyway, but the internet is better.
Cool story. Must have been fun back then
Learning languages was a lot harder before the internet i don't think i could learn a Asian language back then only English maybe french and German in my region.
This is exactly what I needed! Thank you!
HI XIOMA IM LEARNING MANDARIN BECAUSE OF YOU!! k thnx bye ☺️
Thank you this is very helpful. I'm learning Mandarin. Love your videos.
I'm planning on learning Swedish, later then Norwegian, them after that Finnish, which would make me able to speak 6 different languages, I cannot tell you how helpful this video is to me and so many other people I'm sure, thank you so much for this
Loved this video. I agree the speaking is so important!! You are awesome.
As a Russian subscriber, I recommend you to learn this difficult, but really interesting language. As a native speaker, I think it is harder than Chinese (I know this because I study it). It would be very challenging)))
Yeah man. The subtle variations of sh, jj, eh and ah sounds frustrated me a lot in high-school. Dating a Russian helped a lot, but it's difficult. Also, I'd say Russians love quoting literature more than Chinese do.
Then try Polish or Hungarian - probably two hardest european languages.
@@halohalo3029 Hungarian isn't hard in my opinion, just time consuming to memorize every single conjugation
@@S0RR1N I work with Hungarians and I would love to be able pronounce some basic phrases. Well one day in 2036 I will 😊
@@makuszko ny and ly are hard for me to pronounce but I just go for it ig
maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan - this is how I learned english - just jumped into the deep water - awesome vid - more vids like that man I would appreciate indeed. regards from UK
One of the best videos that I saw. Your experience, your advices, thank you so much 小马 for share the way that you are learning! I envy you when you got Jackie Chan's signature in your shirt 👕 💕 I'm your fan and keep learning, greetings from Bogotá, Colombia! 感谢你！好好学习！加油！😁
I want this pandemic to end. I've always wanted to take proper Japanese classes. My native language is Spanish, which I feel make it easier to pronounce Japanese, it amazes me how easy is to me to catch the sounds. The classes are most needed because I cannot be self-taught on kanji, I have studied kana by myself but that's about it.
All my English is self-taught, way before the internet and apps. My pronunciation is bad I must admit, but I don't really have anyone to practice with. Karaoke apps is like the best option currently. I used to engage in conversation with every single tourist I could find in my youth. I just wanted to practice and I was complimented on my knowledge and even told to not apologise because my English wasn't bad. At least I have been improving my grammar.
Cheers!
Hello Chilean
I can help you with English to improve it.
3:50 That's how it's done! I had 2 years of French in school, your average German secondary school course and could barely order food on my own. Right after, I had a Spanish course for a year. Dude came in and spoke almost only Spanish with us from day 1. I was fluent with a basic but working vocabulary within a year. That's the difference between these learning styles.
That said, I should really brush up on both. It's been 10 years without exposure since :/
I started watching Korean, Chinese and Taiwanese with English subtitles in 2020. When I go to the local Chinese and Korean restaurant I have learned how to say Hello, thank you and goodbye. I now want to learn to have a conversation. Thanks for the video.
You are a language genius, my respect ! :-)
That’s awesome Xiaoma! I totally agree with you. I have found this type of video that focuses on the process really helpful. Thanks for sharing and I think this is another inspiring video! 👍👍👍
I've learned basic German in a day right before the final exam, I have passed with C, so it is possible :D
Thank you for sharing your process and tools you used. I love your videos and it’s soo inspiring! It’s so dope you’re tapping into so many didn’t cultures. What’s a great experience !
The first time I watched you I was amazed! My granddaughter is American and Dutch and she lives in the Netherlands and when she wants to ask her mom (American) a question that might embarrass her she does it in Dutch😂
Haha, you make me laugh out loud with your funny expression when you talk. They way you see the progress of learning new language is not hard, very entertaining.
You re such an inspiring source for me to learn new languages.
I really like Korean language, after many times start then quit , now i try to learn it more regularly and find the way to talk in Korean.
Passively absorb language is so much stressful .
Love your channel .
*Me absolutely triggered by the title of this video*
Xiamo: “Let me just say this is clickbait. You cannot learn 15 languages in a year”
Also Me: FAIR ENOUGH…
Dude is total scam
lol
This is one of your best videos. Criminally underrated
As a trilingual, I'm amazed by this kid, he is a polyglot! 😀
I learn mandarin in school, and I have been for 6 years. But, it hasn’t really stuck. This year we got more in depth and I hope I can learn how to speak it.
I’m going full smurf mode to speak with my girlfriends family and practicing with a tutor instead of her as a surprise. Thank you so much for the recommendation I never would’ve valued recall so much more highly recognition without this vid
Love your content, I’m so glad your channel is blowing up!
I really like your method, and I think mine is similar. Basically, I'll learn the grammar point. But I won't just memorize it and say "it works because it works." I'll make sure I understand what exactly is happening and why it's happening the way it is. Then, I apply the logic of the grammar in various contexts. To put it simply, I'm just making sure I know how to word things beforehand, so I don't have to figure it out mid-sentence. Lots of speaking practice definitely helps as well - the brain is a muscle, so recalling and saying a phrase multiple times will develop muscle memory.
That being said, I don't know if I could do 15 languages to a basic conversational level in a year haha.
Can you give me an example of your technique?
I have been learning Spanish for over 3 years still not 100 % fluent, but I am climbing still to get to that level. However, I’m enjoying the journey. Also, I’ve decided to truly learn Portuguese because I have future in-laws who speak Portuguese in Angola . 😆
You've been given the gift of languages.
This video was very well put together!! Nicely done.
This just made me think of the idea of the final "test" of a class being a system where you literally have a conversation with a native speaker, graded on how good the conversation was, how you could express yourself.
Great idea!
You are gifted!
A question that I've sort of gathered after watching a lot of these polyglot channels is this: How many languages can someone reasonably become fluent in a "deep" way (i.e., not necessarily native fluency, but enough to give a 15 minute speech on a complicated topic, or read and understand a passage of important literature in that language)? So a bit more than being able to make small talk, ask for directions or talk to a merchant, but not necessarily flawless?
I'd say there's no limit as long as you have the time and motivation
Your question is like asking how smart can people be.
@@SargonofQueens no
Theres was a famed italian priest said to have been extremely fluent in 24 languages and decently fluent in another 9 and having basic knowledge in another 30, he was supposedly able to speak in over 60 languages. So maybe he was the limit?
@@psalmco2425 I assume you're talking about Athanasius Kircher, who was no doubt a polymathic genius, but was also deeply eccentric and something of a bull artist (i.e. he claimed to have deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics, but did not).
Likely he was fluent in many languages, but probably not as much as he claimed to be.
As for myself I've met several people who are fluent enough to attend and present at academic conferences in four languages (English, French, German, Chinese plus their cradle language of Danish for one of them) and have comprehension in several more non-living tongues, but that's about the limit of my anecdotal experience.
I just saw your tik tok video....I have to say, that you are gifted....quite entertaining...you have a knack for learning languages... respect, brother....I should be making some effort, myself...you always remind me to get back into Chinese Mandarin... repetition seems to be the key to learning languages....keep up the good work.
How I wish it's that easy to learn another language. 😌
Yo hablo 5 idiomas y entiendo varios más, el Diné es un idioma que me llama mucho la atención, tienen varias palabras españolas y eso me parece fascinante.
I’m English, have been my entire life, live in England (Newcastle) and I still struggle to speak English
You are my inspiration. I learn languages but I do not spek. This year I will be speak speak and speak on the street, restauramt, everywhere
You’re now reminding me of Laoshu😭R.I.P.
Inspirational. Thanks for explaining that you are not the superman of languages. You have basically started off as many of us in the states have and discovered the process that they teach us here is trash. I picked up rosetta stone recently after watching your channel. I will also attempt to apply your process along the way. It seems now there are so many resources online as well.
U have to try Brazilian Portuguese… 🇧🇷
I was very impressed with your videos, this was a great idea to explain to us what works for you. ! We all wondered how you did it , now we know thanks and keep them coming !
before i join the C.A.F i wanted to learn alot more languages and you inspired ty
Thank you, Xiaoma, very informative as usual! Keep up the good work; It's very inspiring.
Hey my friend. You inspired me to start learning the languages I’ve always wanted to - started with Russian - 24 hrs in and I’ve already had small conversations!!!
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Your methods are THE BEST!!!
Thank you!! 🖤✌️
It is absolutely amazing 🥰 i think that you might like the Georgian language (ქართული ენა).
It is amazing. I do not speak 15, i only do 6 languages but your skills are AMaZing. Greeting from NYC 🙏
This man going to be sacrificed to the aliens to make peace
Wtf lol
Cuz he speak different languages lol
Love your content bro❤
Learning a lenguaje means something more than being able to keep a simple conversation? Let’s say you can speak 2, Chinese and English?
Yes, that's more correct. I hate these clickbait titles
You can only learn 2 a year
Omg! You know how to speak Tagalog!!!! Galing!
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I’m a lifelong language learner. I have studied and continue to study around 60. This is only because I have knowledge of how to tap into the subconscious and I learned how to learn languages and have mega memory. The conscious mind is very weak to be dependent on as it can only maintain the languages, it doesn’t have the ability to store them permanently. The subconscious has perfect memory and what is stored away with languages as long as there is a strong emotion attached to it it can be permanently recalled. But it’s not surprising. People permanently recall intimacy they have with a partner so why can’t you have that same recall with languages? And there is an self help audio called the strangest secret by Earl Nightingale where he said “The human mind isn’t used (by most people in society) because people take it for granted. It’s free to use. So as long as you never take your mind for granted there’s no limit to how many languages you can learn!❤
Hi - I am a native English speaker (living in Australia!) I have been learning Hungarian for 5 years. I have spent a lot of time learning the grammar. My reading is good - slow but I can work it out. In terms of speaking, I copy/shadow from Hungarian learning on TH-cam sites. The hardest part is the listening skills - I find that so hard. I tried to listen to talking books on the bus ride to work. Any suggestions on how to improve my listening skills for my target language? Thanks
Yo, Hungarian here. When I was learning English, I think listening to music helped a lot, so~ If you can stand it, give it a try?
definetly watch hungarian movies or watch the news (news can be pretty advanced tho). The more hours the faster you will learn (exponentially!).
Great video! You should try Polish. The grammar is super interesting.
I’d like to see you try your hand at Icelandic. Even some of my friends who are native speakers find it difficult.
Ég er frá Rússlandi og ég elska íslenska. Ég vil læra en það er harður
@@antonyakimenko9572 scary 😂😂
The language itself is not so hard it has thing in common with English but i don't get to practice much because the language only has 300k speakers and have a culture where they don't see their language as important so i am forgetting what i learned i only get to hear Icelandic podcasts maybe once a month.
@@belstar1128 icelandic literally doesn't allow people to use lone words, linguistic imperialism is a pretty big thing in Iceland, you might just not be looking in the right place for people to talk with, I would use some discord servers to find friends to speak with
@@aydenzinter2849 Yea but English and Iceland share a common ancestor so that is why it has some similar words but unlike in most other languages they are low tech basic words.
But in modern Icelandic they will always make up a unique Icelandic term that is very different from most languages where they just take the word from from the language of the people who invented it.
But take the Icelandic word for radio for example útvarp very different from other languages but lets take a long út is like the English out and varp is like the English word warp.
But in old English warp means throw or casting like broadcasting so a literal translation of útvarp is out throwing or out casting so Icelandic has a connection with English.
(sorry for all the typos i am out of time please don't make fun of me my pc is about to crash)
Man I absolutely freakin’ love this dude! Total legend ❤️
Xiaoma, do you also learn to read and write the languages? That seems like twice as difficult but maybe necessary (for writing things down)? Enjoying your vids a lot!
All good advice and it is closer to what I've ended up doing and learning in trial and error but there's points there I could be doing better with that I will take on board. I will add that I have a bad memory, so a lot of language learning methods don't do much for me.
Your experience with Latin was mine with German. I was a B student and I did really well in my exams. I went to Germany a year later only to find that I forgot almost everything and I spoke broken German. And actually, I hadn't learned good habits, like, in conversation I'd be way too formal and definitely stood out like a sore thumb...but people see that you're making the effort at least, but there's plenty of English speaking Germans and a portion of my experience was them taking pity on me and speaking in English.
You mention iTalki, I cannot emphasise enough how good a service like this is. And it's an affordable solution for finding a tutor. And you can find native speakers in the country of the language you want to speak. This is what I've been using to learn Vietnamese, now I can empathise with the socially awkward and socially anxious as one of those people, and I thought I could learn through Duolingo, Rosetta Stone etc. but I am really glad I got over that hurdle to get a tutor on iTalki. I guess it will vary tutor-to-tutor how good it is, but they all seem to get good ratings from students.
The advantages are: you get immediate feedback, you can be taught how native speakers talk, you get help with pronunciation (especially useful for a tonal language like Vietnamese) you learn more about the culture, you can get good travel advice, you can make a friend in that country, you get motivation and help when you are struggling, you are accountable (because they'll tell you if you've not booked a lesson), they will get to know what works and what doesn't work for you you get immersion and somebody you can practice speaking with as well as recommendations for material (I've been sent cooking and music videos in Vietnamese & given TH-cam channel recommendations that are in Vietnamese), and they'll likely try their best to help you. The guy I have is super friendly, we have a great rapport even though we don't share many common interests, we're planning on meeting up when I do go to Vietnam and he has a whole day planned of stuff he wants to show me that he thinks I might like.
And all in all that has been helpful with something like Vietnamese, because it is a challenging language as a native English speaker. Duolingo will never tell me that my pronunciation of their word for "both" sounds like "fuck no" to them. And in the 10+ months I've been learning, my Vietnamese is much better than my German was from spending 5 years with it in school, despite English and German being very close relatives and Vietnamese being one of the hardest languages for an English native speaker to learn.
13 minutes in… How did you know we were out there. Haha, I spent eight years learning French…do I speak it, OF COURSE NOT. Fear is real
I believe your the person who really loves humanity as a whole. And that you wanna have the biggest heart and you already do. But wanna connect to everyone and literally everything in this world. If you could learn to speak animal language, I wouldn't even be suprised lol. Thank you for being a open can that everyone knows how to. And making a youtube channel isnt enough.. your worldwide now. And your in our hearts. Always
You should learn a Slavic language, like Russian
Learning that, it's so difficult
Your videos are so good to watch and listen. Please check out the Finnish language. Worlds happiest country Finland uses it. You seem to be a happy dude so I bet it will make you happier😉
I have a goal to atleast know 10 languages before I turn 30.😊 Currently I know 5
Wow that's amazing well done!
Depends on how old you are. If you’re like 20 and above that probably may not be possible, but if you’re like 15 then it’s very much possible.
@Funny Username Eh depends on the languages
Casually falling asleep on my morning commute into Manhattan yesterday when I swear you or your doppelganger sat across from me. 👀 Always been a fan of the videos and I just moved to Brooklyn from Tennessee!