I had to learn a language in 7 days (ft.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2024
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TIMELINE
00:00 Background
04:25 Phase 1 - learn the basics
06:38 Phase 2 - start conversating
13:38 Phase 3 - immerse yourself
14:56 The results
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I so love the honesty here and how openly you shared the whole process. I’m extremely proud of you and what you’ve accomplished!! Geweldig! Haha
My man.
Haha you're the best - thanks for inspiring me to keep at it Mr. Drew! 🙌 🤓
@@djmsup So I guess friends aren’t allowed to be supportive now? 😒
She has chosen her mentor wisely.
@@PickUpLimes Great open video Sadia, I like the change of content. Congratulations!
Truth of life - No matter what's your age, exam can make you cry like baby.
@Camila Emma Not really
“At least you’re swearing in Dutch.”
That’s a good sign.
LMAOO
sorry but terrible language for foreighners, not sounds good, worse then German
"At least you're swearing in Dutch." oh Robin, you are so supportive (and your parents!) I am very inspired by seeing you share your process and introducing us to Nathaniel.
" i love learning , but i don't like being quized on what i learned"
-Sadia 2021
Thx for all the likes
Don’t we all? :p
the problem with the ed system in 1. stress versus enquiry. foie gras! eat it! 🤮
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I love how raw it is here. In your other videos, you are yourself, but you seem to have almost absolutely everything together. Seeing you struggle and overcoming hardships was motivating, and endearing. You did great Sadia!
Thanks for the love, Jessica 💕 it's much appreciated 🙏
There is definitely strength and courage in showing vulnerability.
That's why this might be my favourite video of hers ♥️
I was pleasantly surprised that this video was really about how to learn a language, I totally expected her to advertise a language learning app, given that she is a professional TH-camr. So thanks for this really great video.
same!!
I really love how you kept the part of how vulnerable and frustrated you felt before your exams. It truly shows that no one is perfect. And with that said I would like to share my own experience. I'm a Swede, and found love in a frenchman. So I moved down to the French country side where no-one speaks even a word of English. And now 3 years later I am fluent and I got 2 jobs. I didn't go to school or anything but I learned because I had no other choice. I have a friend that is Spanish and a workcolluege that is Turkish that both struggle with talking French and they always asks me how it was possible for me to become fluent so fast because they feel so awkward and insecure when they try to speak. My biggest advice is to accept the fact that you not gonna speak perfectly when you do. You are gonna use the wrong words, the wrong order of words and the wrong pronunciations ALL.THE.TIME. And that is okay, most importantly is too accept it and try to do better next time. People can hear on my accent that I am not French so they already understand if I say something the wrong way, and even if I don't have say something 100% correctly, who cares if they understood what I tried to say? That's the most important thing, if people understood what you wanted to say, then that is all that matters. The details comes later 😊
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Next challenge: make a pick up limes video fully in Dutch!
Or at least add Dutch subtitles! I also am slowly learning Dutch, (in the memory of my Dutch grandmother).
And the torture continues!
Good one 🙂
@@MossyQuartz Nee volledig in het Nederlands, met Engelse ondertiteling!
@@MossyQuartz ....Your Grandmother is rejoicing 🙏❤️
Can we appreciate that she never clickbaits us?
Yeas
Thats how you know a channel is good👌
“The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time.”
You got this Sadia!
When I moved to France, I started going to a French school where no one knew or understood my native language - italian. SO I didn't really have a choice and was totally immersed in it.. In two months time it became my second language and it is just like italian for me now !
I tried learning Italian years ago, very beautiful language. My Spanish knowledge helped even though I wasn't using it alot. I can still read it a little.
Nathaniel is so right when he said that your relationships and experiences will be richer for knowing the language. I’m a French teacher and I tell my students that there are certain concepts that are better explained in French than in English. You can connect with the people and their way of living so much better. Congratulations on your achievement!
True
So true
I really liked that you included the clip where you're crying. Learning a language can be so intimidating and a vulnerable experience
Exactly it was so raw and honest, like she made it clear that it wasn't a breeze but showed us how she tackled it.
7:30 🥺♥️
Awwww, who doesn't want to just give her a hug when she's breaking down at the table?? Being forced to take a test you are not prepared for... it's like all of our nightmares come true, only we get to watch it happen with the relief that it isn't happening to us. So happy to see that this story had a good ending!
"It makes me....birthday 😂🤣 ....sad"
too cute 🌸🤭 lol
Sadia having a stress breakdown in front of her bf is the most relatable thing on this channel
Your transparency and vulnerability is SO inspiring and encouraging! Thank you for being so open. We are all human.
This video is so close to my heart. I did my PhD in the Netherlands and we had an Dutch intro class. But as you said, the Dutch are so good in English so I didn't feel too motivated to learn the language apart from being able to talk in the open market. Thanks for bringing us in your journey Sadia.
It makes me birthday is the cutest part😂
I was crying when your were crying, laughing when you were laughing and was nervous when you were waiting for your results. Thankyou for being so raw and an inspiration!
It's so weird how we put so much pressure on ourselves even when we're doing an amazing job. Robin was super supportive, you're so blessed.
The eye roll after molar is such a mood
It's a mood.. To be fair, 'kies' is also just the verb in 'I choose' > 'ik kies', which would have made a lot more sense in that list
I'm not learning any language, for some reason TH-cam decided to recommend this video... First video from this channel, instant subscriber!
You have a great personality.. love it.
Agree “I love learning I don’t like being quizzed on what I’ve learned”
Omg, so true... I hate tests! 😕
There is a difference between passing a test, and sounding like a native person.
And she actually often sounded like a dutch person. So thats quite impressive.
If she had to prepare this much for a A2 level test, she's obviously nowhere near speaking like a native person. If you are refering merely to the sounds produced, that really depends more on how closely related your language is to the language you're learning and/or your natural talent for mimicking sounds and accents. I personally don't see anything impressive about that, I find actually mastering a language much more impressive, even if it doesn't end up sounding perfect. That's just my opinion tho
I knew you could do it Sadia! The fact that you were close to attending med school before shows your high level of intelligence and commitment to learning.
I can not express how helpful this is. Sadia crying was literally me on Friday. I’m trying to learn my parents home language (which is Tamil for anyone wondering) and I had a test the next day . I started crying. I just came to the conclusion I was going to fail but there is always next time and I’ll use these tips to hopefully pass 😂.
Hey Sri! I am learning Tamil too. Wish you the very best! :)
Is learning Tamil easy or difficult (my mother tongue is Tamil)
My mother tongue is Telugu which is very slightly similar to Telugu. It's still a lot of work. :) Depends on how much effort you're willing to put.
Are you in uk!?
Tamil is an extremely difficult language to learn. Please give yourself credit for even attempting :)
this situation sounds like an absolute nightmare come true, Sadia - but super impressive (and not at all surprising) that you did it!! congratulations, and on to the next challenge, right? 😉
She had 5 years living in the country and already taken some classes..
@@chaddaliciousness true but I believe she lives in Amsterdam and tbf in Amsterdam I hardly hear any Dutch anymore, everyone just speaks English. And if you then have friends who speak English to you, too, it is very easy to gain hardly any knowledge of the Dutch language.
@@chaddaliciousness I live life with the belief that when one overcomes a challenge, it should be celebrated. :)
Did not expect to cry at a “learning a language in 7 days” video but here we are 😅 Always love seeing glimpses into your & Robin’s life, Sadia! 🥰
I had tears in my eyes watching your beautiful journey of learning Dutch. Thanks for sharing the struggle and the happy moments. It gave me a bit of hope for learning Danish. :) And congrats on rocking those exams.
My favorite video from PickUp Limes! Im also learning Dutch and gotta say... It's the hardest language I've ever had to learn 😅😅
I always thought is similar to German but now i don't understand a single word. (I am fluent in German)
Oh goodness - I think languages might be one of the most difficult things to learn. It's like she said - you want to say something, but you can't *frustrating
Gaat het een beetje goed?
Eh ada kak Naila..
Yh it’s hard 😩.
“If you don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in, you won’t understand how much bigger the world is.” Do you agree?
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@@thedailychailatte much love
Truer words were (most probably) never said.
Facts upon facts.
Loved they way you have showed the whole process. Being able to record through those raw emotional movements must have been challenging. Congrats on passing the test! Please make more videos, love watching them. :)
This was such a beautiful share. How kind and loving the support you had around you through feeling low. Congratulations 🎉
Oof I started tearing up when Robin’s parents applauded.
Congratulations Sadia ! Your story resonates with my parents who immigrated from Kabul and had to learn French. So complicated and a never-ending process, but I’m still super proud of them !!
Hey David! Oh 1000%. I called my mum a few times during this experience just to say thank you to her over and over and over again. With our parents having moved from Afghanistan to these other countries, all while having little kids and little to their name, it's absolutely incredible how much they did for us. So amazing how much they learned and sacrificed so that we could have better lives. Much love to you and your family 💗
@@PickUpLimes Mums are the best, and dads too, but Mum's the best :P
Off topic, but I wanted to have a fanboy moment to say thank you for the energy you put out through your videos. The clarity and quality of your presentation is stunning. I take some weird inspiration from your content and try to implement a similar style and energy into my everyday activities wherever I see one. This is a simple note of appreciation :)
Hope you now enjoy a well deserved summer conversing in Dutch. Hope you get to a point where you start playing with and enjoying the language :)
In 5 years she should learn more
@@sirennem.6890 she explained why and I get it... Dutch are very good at English and they love speaking it to practice themselves, so it was understandably easy for her to avoid learning it.
How amazing, congratulations!!! Your hard work paid off. I enjoy all of your videos but this one the most!
Thank you for your vulnerability. I cried when you got your results in! I’m inspired by your story of overcoming the situation, learning under pressure and being open and honest about it!
When you're ready, you should try to make an entire PUL video in Dutch. It would be so interesting. Or even a grocery haul video.
The “it makes me… birthday” 😭😂 same. I’m learning a language and you’ve inspired me to keep going because I’m so scared of speaking with people! It’s so stressful not being able to express myself in the language and I don’t want to sound dumb but trying is so much better ❤️
Your videos are so inspiring. Your willingness to be genuine and open are so beautiful.
Congratulations, Sadia! Thank you for sharing some insight of what you went through and your honesty. So happy for you and Robin.
This is so fun to watch when you’re Dutch! Je hebt het heel goed gedaan! Gefeliciteerd! Funny to see what a perfectionist you are. Don’t worry, it’s better to make mistakes then don’t learn anything at all!! 😘
Haha indeed I am and it's not a good thing 😅 and so true, thanks Jaap!
As a dutch person, I would probably not pass the exam on dutch politics & culture 😂
Same like wtf is dat
This is so inspiring! Thank you SINCERELY for showing this vulnerability. I am more impressed than ever. Congratulations!
Sending so much love to you, Sadia! I think we all appreciated the vulnerability demonstrated in this video! Thank you for sharing this journey with us.
I just love how supportive your man is.
“who needs this language anyway, every Dutch person speaks English” 🤣🤣🤣
Says every Dutch person, always hahaha
@@suusvooijs6866 Foreigners often say this. It's a terriby arrogant attitude
@@mariadebake5483 It's actually far more arrogant for Dutch people to demand people learn Dutch after the Netherlands colonized huge swaths of our planet and imposed their language on hundreds of thousands. The irony is almost too much.
@@theaccount4841 Be happy with that opinion then. Good day to you
@@theaccount4841 If you plan on staying in a country for a longer time, you should feel motivated to learn its language instead of expecting its people to speak your language!
THANK you for being so vulnerable. I have always been so embarrassed to learn something in FRONT of others. I love to HAVE learned, but tend to struggle during the learning process. I thought maybe for everyone else it's easier. You had a hard time but pushed through it and I really admire you for not just doing it, but sharing it with your viewers. Thank you!
Gefeliciteerd!!! you did so well and this video is gorgeous. awesome work by you and your support network!
I'm here to support you all the way through, just wanna say you're SO inspirational 😭❤️
Yeas
That hit me so hard when she started crying. It happens to me a lot too. I get so frustrated learning new languages and yet I continue. Nathaniel is my legit favorite TH-camr. So glad to see him here.
So raw and honest…very refreshing! Congratulations 🎈🎊🎉
Love this! Thanks for being so authentic with your process of learning!
I love how authentic you are in all of your videos, but this one especially! Showing the struggle and all those embarrassing, frustrating moments of learning a language was really ‘real’ - very different from the romanticized language learning videos we are used to seeing. Thank you for this!
“Learning never exhausts the mind.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.”
― Aristotle
“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”
― Abigail Adams
“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you
What a wonderful surprise!!!I followed Nathaniel discover your recipes and now you two together!!Amazing !!love you both.
Congrats! I have watched both you and Nathaniel on TH-cam for a couple of years. How fun to learn you are friends!
What a nice interesting video! When Nathaniel spoke about the importance of speaking and practising, I felt like he hit the nail! Having people around you to whom you can talk to in the language that you are learning is great, I'm so happy for you! I've started learning french but I'm afraid I have no one to talk to yet haha
Watch French films on TH-cam and children’s songs with the words and when we can travel again visit France & stay with a family who speak no English! Bon courage! 🎉
Started learning French last week...looking for people can talk with
If you join italki.com there are people who will talk to you in the language you want to study. There’s also another app that’s free I forgot where it’s called but it’s similar idea to tinder where you reach out to people who want to learn your language while you learn theirs while being friends.
@@MCaraPlays it’s HelloTalk
Picking up Dutch may not be as easy as picking up limes, but as a dutchie myself I really think you did a great job, gefeliciteerd!
Lol underrated comment
This was wonderful!!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing the process! You got this girl!!! You’ll be fluent in no time !
I'm so happy for you Sadia! I almost got teary it's somehow reminding me of my early days when I first moved to Canada. I truly believe learning a new language makes a person more empathetic because then you understand to look pass the language barrier when you meet someone with a different mother tongue who struggles to get a message across! Lots of love from Toronto ❤️
An idea for submerging yourself in language: put on the radio (preferably the talk/news radio station) and try to folow. This really helps, because it is so fast. It helped me tremendously in France, when learning to speak (and listen to) french. Good luck, and keep up the work you've already done!
I personally hate listening to the Icelandic radio talk shows. I can hold a conversation and understand pretty much in Icelandic but when it comes to the radio.... I'm lost and frustrated 😁
the german bees say zoom zoom (summ summ) too 😂 you should really keep up the learning, your pronounciation sounds great! even though the dutch speak english so well every language is an investment in yourself, you will notice your personality is a bit different in every language and also you will be able to pick up new languages much faster in the future
Beautifully said, Regina, thank you for this 🙏
That’s amazing! Never easy to learn a language, especially under that tight of a deadline!!! Félicitations 🥳
I'm watching your great videos for years. I'm so happy that you passed all the tests!!
I love your personality, your good vibes, and your calm tone.. keep smiling!!!!!
hey I am a English language teacher and I encounter this with my students every day. They want to be and sound perfect and that is not what learning a language is about. I watched a great Ted Talk the other day and I use it to help my students: "English is not an art to be mastered, it is a tool to get a result and it is your tool". This can be applied for learning any language. Don't focus on getting everything right, focus on what you need to achieve and get done. You did awesome and you need to be proud of yourself :)
26 years ago when I studied in Germany, most of our German level was that’s of a four year old. Super basic but yet all of us decided to speak in German to eachother ( with the exception of Americans, a guy from Wales and the British that hang out together and only spoke English). All of us with a great mention to our awesome Irish friends, we spoke in German. A version of miming and German: one guy from Malta, one guy from Iceland, a girl from Bulgaria, three Greeks, bunch of Italianus, bunch of Spaniards, one Portuguese, bunch of Hungarians,etc. I cannot imagine living in a country and not learning the culture and language of that country! Glad you are learning Dutch which is from the same root as English so should not be so difficult.
American here, took German in college, but way better in Spanish (I live in the Texas where Spanish is prevelant) I would've spoke German with you! Actually looking forward to getting better in German.
@@cmd406 Gestured with German words you mean? But yes! I would have welcomed having an American friend! Easy German is an awesome TH-cam channel! Highly recommend!
@@klimtkahlo most likely! Yes! Lol
Makes sense, Americans and the Brits hate Germans and German language.
unsurprising that the native english speakers didnt even try
Beautiful story. Congratulations on such a big event for you. Thank you for sharing.
Congratulations! This was a wonderful video. I'm so happy for you and PLEASE continue to immerse yourself in the language.
The movement when Sadia cry 🥺🥺 !! I also feels like crying 😭😭😭
I’m feeling this way as well when it comes to Arabic. I feel this is my sign to keep going. Thank you for being so raw and open about your whole process, it’s inspiring and congrats on passing everything.
OMG! Arabic is so difficult! What is your mother tong?
You should learn Egyptian arabic dialect
This is so well put together! That really shows expert story telling skills that we don't otherwise see in the usual videos.
Thank you for sharing such a raw and personal challenge. Congratulations and I am so very happy for you! Way to go!!!
This was a really provocative account of an experience that many of us have lived through in different ways. Really inspiring story facing a significant climb that ended up being an important step. I hope this experience brought you and Robin closer and that you will follow this up with another video a few months out that reflects on how things changed for the two of you because of your experience. Keep going, Sadia. My wife and I are continually inspired by your journey.
As a native Belgian that speaks Dutch (Flemish), I must say that your speaking abilities are AMAZING! I went through the same stages learning British as I moved to Liverpool for an exchange program. I struggled a LOT with the language in the first days, but once I only spoke English during the day, my language proficiency went uphill! As a Dutch and English language teacher, I loved the fact that you made this kind of video. It really shows the importance of a language. Have a lot of fun with learning Dutch, it's a very fun language!
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The collab I didn’t know I needed!!
Big fan of you both!
All of your videos are amazing, but this one truly stands on its own, very raw and unique, I love it!
Great job! Keep immersing yourself.
We love your backpack.
I'm very impressed and absolutely happy for you. Congratulations!
I feel for you Sadia. We Canadians do not learn how to speak a second language in a useful way. Too much vocab but never really learning how to build complex sentences. It also makes it more challenging if your love language between your partner is in English. But you're smart and extremely capable. I can't wait to hear you speak more Dutch on the channel :)
oh thanks thats is really soothing, I feel more confortable now about Learning new stuff !!! Thanks a lot !
Hope you have a nice day
That is so amazing! I loved how you shared your story. Thank you. Learning a new language can be so mind boggling. I'm in my 7th month of learning Korean and I don't think I could have past one of those tests. Awesome job!! Love your channel and wish you both all the best.
I LOVE these kind of videos, I’m sooo up for this
This video was so stunning on all levels ❤️ Thanks for the vulnerability, truth and humour, and congratulations!!
What a neat story from a fellow Canadian!
Thank you for sharing your journey. I loved hearing Dutch speak and I think there is so much value in learning new languages.
Massive congratulations Sadia! What an achievement! You have a wonderful support network, it is lovely to see 🥰🎉
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader
Yay! You did it.
I love learning new languages. I just started learning Dutch in Duolingo for the first time like an hour earlier. And now I got the notification of this video. What a coincidence!
It's cool to see Nathaniel in your video too. I've watched the videos of him having conversations with his grandmother multiple times and I'm always so impressed.
Wow what a journey! Thanks for sharing this! And congratulations!
I love this type of real week in the life style vlog from your channel!!!!
Really appreciated your vulnerability! I'm currently in the same journey of learning Dutch and this raw and real peek into your journey was really inspiring and gave me a boost of motivation,
Thank you!
I’m also learning Dutch living in Amsterdam, I could totally relate to what you were going through- yes it makes me feel stupid not to be able to express what I want and it’s been a very slow process for me to learn this language..but people here are so generous, patient and understanding-With this video, you kicked my bud! Really great you went for it. Thank you for sharing your courage:-)
My favorite Picking Up Limes video in a long while. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Love the realness of this video and the depth of Robin's support and encouragement,
Gefeliciteerd met het behalen van jou examens! Knew you would make it! And indeed Nathaniels suggestion by having a non English day really helps your brain to think in dutch . I have the same when taking English whole day at work and then coming home I have to switch an imaginary button in my brain to speak dutch again.
Oh my goodness, Sadia crying about feeling stupid to her partner sums up the first few months of my time moving to France with my partner 😂
Great video- learning a language is one of the most humbling and worthwhile experiences I have had in my life ❤️
"Who needs this language anyway " i screem it every time i do german exercises
Einfach machen! Du packst das!
Verständlich, aber alles wird gut! 😆
Haha einverstanden. Du schaffst das!
@@cocococonut8650did you mean to say ‘Agreed! You can do it!’ Then einverstanden doesn’t work here. You could say ‘ich stimme zu‘ ;)
@@xiakexin yes exactly haha Dankeschön!
Thank you for so honesty sharing behind the scene. Sada as always is so nice to watch her energy that she spread arround her fantastic and Robin well they make perfect pair. Such a uplifting video