How to Learn 2 Languages (or More) at the Same Time
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- A brief guide on how to learn 2, 3, or even 4 languages at the same time.
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Learning multiple languages at the same time isn't easy... But is doable!
00:00 - Learning Multiple Languages
00:36 - Language Personalities
02:35 - Boost Output with Preply [Sponsored]
03:21 - Advance and Maintain
04:30 - The Principle of Separation
As always, thanks for watching.
-Brian
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I have stopped practicing my English for about 4 years… These days I started with watching TH-cam vedios in English and found that I can understand almost all the content I heard...amazing.
Now i’m learning egyptian arabic,persian and urdu together, I wish i could keep my passion all along the time
I'm sure that you will be able to continue, by the way I'm happy to see you learn arabic language
good luck
I'm glad to hearing that you learning Urdu 😊😊🇵🇰
أدرس اللغة العربية و آدابها في الجامعة و بلا شك العربية هي لغة صعبة و لكن جميلة أيضا في نفس الوقت. كذلك درست اليابانية في سن المراهقة. أحب تعلم اللغات منذ طفولتي. تحياتي من كرواتيا!
if you want to practise Arabic I'm here
أتمنى لك التوفيق!
@AhmedNasef-wu7uv hi can we practice arabic
@@zahibunburada?
@@zahibunwrite your email an I will contact with you
Yes, I took about 4 months from studying spanish and found that when I got back I was breezing through the lesson. Same for Arabic, I am extremely new to the language but started with some basic vocab last year. When I got back on it tonight, I was surprised when things that took me a week to master last year only took me seconds to recall and apply! Definitely experienced that.
My language personality for Spanish is more rural Mexican, lol. I haven't got one for Arabic yet. I'm interested to see how it manifests.
its really nice to see persons learning spanish! (I'm from Chile c:)
@@Inbydev It's a good language to to learn. I don't know why, but I found it way easier to start learning than French. I'm not sure though if it were the circumstances or the language. (I learned French in school and recently started learning Spanish on my own. (Native german speaker)m
هترجع مصر تاني يا براين هيكون شرف لينا اتمني تجي مصر تاني ❤
BRUUUUUUH THIS IS THE MOST HELPFUL VIDEO like I've been searching and searching about "how to learn many languages at the same time" but none of them really helped me as you did! also the video is not too long yet still helpful! thank you, thank you sm!
I remember Steve Kaufmann talking about languages "gestating" in your mind when you take a break from them and I really felt like I could relate with this sensation! It must have something to do with active recall being easier if it's drawing from long-term memory or something along those lines.
I also loved your notion of language personalities. I always noticed this, living in Acadian Canada, because my teachers seemed completely different people when they spoke English vs. French. I think it's one of the only good habits I picked up from learning French in a classroom setting, and I find myself absorbing some of the traits of people who speak each language very intuitively. Because of this, I don't really have a hard time switching quickly between languages or studying two languages at the same time (except Irish and Romanian, not sure how I get them confused because they're pretty dissimilar lol).
Recently I started learning Fusha and after remembering that you said MSA and Quranic Arabic were really similar I decided to try picking up some vocab with Kalaam. Well, I accidentally fell in love with The Quran and now I've shifted my focus to learning that instead of MSA! Turns out you learn a lot faster when you enjoy what you're learning lol. I get so into the "Arabic language rhythm" that I find sometimes even without the harakat, I can guess how the word will sound even if I have no idea what it means. I guess that's something similar to a language personality (or more of a mindset?).
Always love watching your channel, seeing your face light up when you speak in a language you love motivates me so much! أسلام عليكم ❤️
I totally agree in separating languages or learning languages that are distinct from one another. I reached a solid level in Spanish and wanted to learn French (which I already knew its basics from school) but as you’ve mentioned, both languages were often overlapping especially before reaching a solid/good level in French. This did not happen when I started learning Spanish after having a very strong base in German (as both languages are relatively far from each other). The second point you’ve mentioned regarding pausing for a couple of months or so and then coming back feeling better somehow is totally true and I could confirm this. However, to enjoy this status, you’ll need to already have a good base of the language paused. If you’re still an absolute beginner (around A1 and starting A2 or so), that would prove more difficult. Greetings to you Brian, great video! 😄
Dude, I saw you first in Person of Interest. You were amazing in it. Pleasantly surprised to see you have a youtube channel as well. You give off very positive vibes.
What episode
He was Cater's assistant police officer at the beginning of season 3, before she died
Hey Brian! That's amazing! You really speak like masriyin, but i recommend learning arabic fus'ha (the original) which all arab can understand instead of a specific accent.
My daughter like english and korean language plus her language arabic because she is egyptian
Thank you your advices are amazing god bless u ❤❤
Language
لانجويش
Great video 😎, in fact I agree with you on several things. I am a beginner in both languages that I am learning now, but I feel this wonderful change in my personality, and it is really boring and difficult to devote the same time and effort to learning two languages together, so I was pleased with your words about taking a break and It does not impair progress in the language learning process. Keep it up, the video was on time 😁
Thanks, and thanks for watching 🙏
How amazing !! Thank you for the tips!!
I'm a native arabic speaker, I speak French and English, I learn Spanish and German
well damn. I am also trying to learn Spanish and German
@@PratoAgressivo wow, niiice, I think Spanish iis the easier one,isn't it?
@@bubblyalf__2 Spanish is pretty easy because it is pretty much a copy paste of my native language. But hey, German is still fun to learn
@@PratoAgressivo Yeah, Spanish,is very beautiful!!! What's your mother tongue??
@@bubblyalf__2 Portuguese. I mean, if you look at Portuguese and Spanish, you might as well think Portuguese is Spanish if you don't know the differences
Precious advice, thanks Brian
Of course, I will watch the full video and I will follow your advice, Brian. Thank you. You certainly work a lot of effort in making these videos, and I personally appreciate your effort. Thank you, Brian.
Thank you very much, Esraa, I really appreciate it!
الفديو رائع من فضلكم براين ممكن تشرح SAT
Thank you for sharing these valuable tips! It's hard to choose between two languages, so I decided to learn both (Arabic and Japanese in my case). But I would say that learning multiple languages can slow down our progress
pareil
Great! You actually dive into language, I love this sensation, every time I switch.
I’m learning German (B2) and as you said “maintaining” my English (C2). And yes, getting back to English after a week of learning German does work wonders: I surprisingly speak better than I expected
👍👍
Amazing new concept for multiple languages learning
Thanks
Thanks for inspiring, interesting video. Best wishes!
هترجع مصر ايمتا ي براين😢❤❤❤❤❤
فيديوهاتك وأنت في مصر تحفةةةة😊❤❤❤
I would say much about my experience, but this video covers in nutshell the idea and I totally agree with it. Thanks
Thank you, Pavel
4:05 I’ve had similar experience. I wouldn’t say I got better but I would say I remember more than I thought I would. Thank you for this video, it really helps. I had no idea about any of this!
شكرا استاذنا الفاضل
Very interesting video Brian! I really enjoy your content. I have also had the same exact experience with feeling that I have improved in a language after taking a short break. It happened to me with Greek. I think our brains just need a short break to essentially "digest the information" to make sense of it. The human brain is such a fascinating and amazing thing 🧠 I currently speak French 🇫🇷, Spanish 🇲🇽, and Português 🇧🇷 and am currently learning Italian 🇮🇹, Greek 🇬🇷 and Arabic 🇪🇬 🙉😅 I like the idea of improving one at a time because I'm currently doing the "try to learn them all at the same speed" method and I think your way might work better. Besides, the 3 languages that I'm studying aren't at the same levels
Thanks very much- I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who's had that experience. And I agree 100% re: our brains needing time to digest information!
1000%!! Merci beaucoup pour la réponse ! @@BrianWilesLanguages
I am happy to benefit from the videos. I wish you the best. Thank you🥰🥰
Amazing Sir
We appreciate your support and effort
My Greetings
Amro ( Egyptian Citizen)
I also have found that learning multiple languages and “taking a break” on them still kind of helps when I go back! I do have to get warmed up to them again when I start, or I have the problem of just speaking Korean when I want to speak French in my current case! I think just learning more about how one language works helps put even totally different languages a little more into focus. I'm going to try to do your language personality idea to help me separate better as well!
Yes, I definitely also have to ‘warm up’ when I get back into a language after taking a break!
Mashaalah brother your Arabic is perfect for a non native good luck
Waw man you inspired me to learn two languages at the same time. Thanks with these rules it will be good Thanks
براين حاول تجمع الامريكيين اللى بيدعموا فلسطين و اعملوا مظاهرة و استمروا عليها من فضلك إن غزة تعانى
You spoke very fast, but i could catch you. So clear words ,easy to understand. You make me want to speak English fluently❤🙏
Interesting tips. I agree with the idea of learning different languages based on levels. I tend to use Spanish as my bridge language for Korean, Chinese and German. But not for Italian or French.
However, I tend to play a game to keep my Korean and Chinese vocabulary straight.
Hello is English, what is it in Spanish? Hola. What is it in Chinese? 你好. What is it in Korean? 안녕하세요. What is it in Italian? Ciao.
Then I go to the next word or phrase. What's up? Que pasa? 什么事?
But I never thought about creating a personality per language. This is an excellent idea. I will figure this out and apply it. This sounds like fun.
谢谢奴 Brian!!! 😊
Love you so much Brian from Egypt
شكرا جزيلا لك ❤
نريد فيديو عن كيفية تعلم اللغة الاسبانية و المصادر التي نحتاجها
Mr Brian you are absolutely amazing 🤩🤩 thank you so much for great advices 🎉🎊😍😍
Thank you so much, and thanks for watching!
I had this experience since starting to learn Spanish aftwer almost 5 years of learning Urdu. It always surprused me that my urdu has actually improved instead of deteriorating. Mr. Wiles, I really appreciate your content in Yotube and I consider you as a highly trusted source when it comes to learning languages. You sure didn't make the rules, but you definitely know how to play the game. A huge thanks to you from the bottom of my heart and I hope that you start learning about Islam one day.
Thank you, Yazeed
نصيحة اذا كنت تريد تعلم اللغة العربية لا تتعلم اللهجات اعلم ان اللهجة المصرية اسهل لك في نطق الحروف ولاكن هذا خطا كبير لانك سوف تجد صعوبة في نطق بعض الحروف لان اللهجة المصرية لا تنطق بعض الحروف في كلامهم لاكنهم يمكنهم نطقهة لان العربية لغتهم الام ولاكن بنسبة لك كاجنبي سوف تجد صعوبة في قراءة الكتب العربية
عشان نكون صريحين اذا يحتاج تعلم اللغة للتحدث بها فعليه اختيار لهجة و التحدث بها فنحن لا نتحدث العربية بالشارع ايضا جميع اصدقائي متحدثي العربية الفصحى لا يفهمون العرب لاننا لا نتحدثها في الحياة اليومية لذا حين تود تعلم لغة للتواصل و التحدث مع اهلها لا تتعلم اللغة الاكاديمية ان لم تكن بحاجتها اختر لهجة و تعلمها و اذا جئنا للعربية 120 مليون من اصل 450 مليون متحدث اصلي للعربية يتحدثون اللهجة المصرية اي الشريحة الاكبر ايضا المحتوى لتعلم اللهجة ضخم يسهل تعلمها و ايجاد مصادر تعلمها بكل مكان لاي متعلم لذا اختياره سليم
This video is so inspiring as I’m also wondering if I can learn French and Spanish at the same time. I’ve got my own answer after watching you sharing about it. Thanks for the motivation!
In learning Spanish and Portuguese, I have found it helpful to study them side by side, looking at the similarities and the differences, to keep them straight. Best of luck to you!
This was something I was just thinking about today. I’ve been trying to think about how to maintain my Japanese while also studying Chinese and Spanish. I’m at different levels of proficiency with all three so one of your tips applies to me. The one about language personalities is an interesting idea. I’ll need to reflect on what mine are. Thanks for posting the video.
I study at science University , do you think that completing learning Japanese will be useful to me?
I already trilingual (arabic english French)
@@tarteelhesham1404 I’m not sure what your goals are for learning Japanese so I can’t say how ‘useful’ it would be. If you plan on working in Japan or if you are planning to work for a company that does business with Japan then of course it would be. If it’s just for the sake of knowing another language then I can’t really say it would useful. The language is quite different from what you’ve already learned so it’ll take a lot more effort than you might expect. However, learning it will help give you insight into a very beautiful country and its culture.
I was watching the series Billions and I was shocked when I saw you in it. You are a very excellent actor
Thank you so much.. Right now I study four other languages (Japanese, thai, german, English) and also my mother tongue (czech).. So I really appreciate this man ❤️
I’m glad it was helpful, and thanks for watching 👍
4:10 I had the same experience after learning Turkish for about 7 months and leaving it for 6 months I was able to understand everything from an advanced speech!!!!
Yes! My experience is the same when I take a break and then resume, my progress is remarkably advanced. I’d expect to have deteriorated or stood still but quite the opposite happens.
Yes I’ve definitely experienced taking a break from one language while learning another. I started Spanish lessons in early 2023 in January 2024 I started learning Ukrainian and took a break from Spanish. 4 months later I’m back in Spanish lessons and I was completely shocked how much came back to me when I started to speak with my Spanish instructor.
you help me so much, i am learning english, i have a nice level, and using your videos and tips to learn mandarin, help so much and show were on my studies i need to improve, thank you
I’m glad you found the videos useful- thank you!
@@BrianWilesLanguagesهل تعلم اسرار يوتيوب لزيده مشهدات
About your point at 4:05 actually, I found myself as same as you! Interesting!
Brian I am currently learning english, and now I have a level in english between beginner and intermediate, i want to start learning french , but I found it really hard ....it would be better option to speed up the video that you will talk about french and how did you learn it and do you think that this is the best time for me to start learning french or it would be better to reach an intermediate or advance level of English
مصر وحشتك ولا ايه يا براين❤
وحشني فويوهاتك في مصر براين 😢❤
This is such a cool video!!!
Brain you really have good brain 😅
Keep going bro we all proud of you I don't expected you speaking many languages in the same time and fleunt
I am planning to start learning korean and Portuguese in this month at the same while currently I am at level B2 in Spanish but I was afraid to start 2 new languages from complete beginner level however after watching your video and other people's comments I am getting confidence to start learning ❤
Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Hey I'm studying Spanish and Portuguese. If you don't have this book already, the book Pois Não is great for teaching the similarities and differences between Spanish and Portuguese. And the podcast Ta Falado helps explain the differences in pronunciation between them. Good luck and I wish you success!
TANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS ADVICES YOU HELP ME VREE MUCH
I love this channel! Watching you really gives me more confidence and inspiration when learning languages. The intro about struggling to choose is so relatable, I also eventually decided to learn the two languages I really want to speak (Japanese and Arabic) at the same time .
Thanks, AcrabatX! And wow- Japanese and Arabic- that’s a great combo! How’s it going so far?
@@BrianWilesLanguages It's going quite well! I have mastered pronunciations for both languages. I have a quite good grasp of the Arabic alphabet and the Hiragana alphabet. I am also able to count in Japanese and right now I am learning how to count in Arabic. I also took your advice about learning an Arabic dialect and I chose to learn Moroccan Arabic, I really love Morocco. It feels like I am definitely on your journey of becoming fluent. I really look forward to that day! I even want to celebrate by going to Japan and Morocco like you did with Egypt and really immerse myself in their culture and have fun! Thanks a ton for your videos and advice!
@@AcrabatX Nice! And yes, I think rewarding yourself with a visit to Japan/Morocco is a great idea...
Je compte faire pareil
مرحبا بك في المغرب🇲🇦 و لاكن أرجوك لا ترفع سقف توقعاتك😅keep going❤
بحب جدا اشوف قناتك و حضرتك انسان محترم جدا
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for watching!
Greetings Brian 👋🏻
I’m learning Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian at the same time. The one difficulty is that I sometimes get confused by applying Spanish grammar rules and pronunciation to Portuguese
Yes this can definitely happen, thanks for your comment 👍
Continue aprendendo português, é um idioma muito bonito, a capacidade de se expressar nessa língua é libertadora. I hope you keep learning Portuguese, and when you feel comfortable, come to Brazil to enjoy the carnival 🎉
In fact, I entered this site, but I do not know whether it was speaking through the camera or just regular messages, because I cannot speak in front of the camera, and this is an important question for me, and I would be grateful to you if you explained the matter to me.
I notice improvement in my language skills after a break too, particularly in my ability to understand.
You have good advices,and I got,
Thank you so much for your help. I am interested to learning korean and french because my destination places are south korea and prais. I am not fluent in the English language and i am only focusing on improving my English skills, so i can't focus on learning french and korean at the same time. Sometimes i learn to the korean language, and i know some basic words in korean language, but I am completely unfamiliar with the french language, which is very difficult compared to the korean language.
How can i learn two languages at the same time without a tutor?
Could you give me some tips about them?
Merciii
Thanks
Gracias
ありがとう！！
شكراً!
Learning languages which are closely related (French Italian Spanish Portuguese) is hard at first, but the grammatical similarities help thereafter. As for learning Arabic & Chinese together, there's no initial confusion at first, but quite a challenge thereafter.
It probably depends on what level one wants to achieve: just everyday talking & understanding, or more in depth linguistic knowledge!?!
Great I'm learning both language Spanish and Bahsa Indonesia I'm Filipino by the way.
Thank you for this video!
thank you
One thing that I can recomend is to start one language that is similiar to yours or to the language that you already master for me russian (i am polish so russian is piece of cake) and chinese 😅. Russian easy to progres for me and i can put my effort into Chinese and when i can always say that i progressed
regarding the break thing at 4:05 this similar phenomenon has happened to me in gaming, so i stopped playing this game and played other games and after a few week break and coming back to play it i somehow became a tad better. its like your brain has been refreshed and can do them easier after the break
Mañana 😂 Muchas gracias profe me mola tu estilo de dicción 👏💯
Gracias a ti, hermano!
Now i am learning both English ( my current level is B1) and French ( as a beginner A1)
Hope it helps me a alottt!!! I am interested in learning languages man! I am from India and a native speaker of thamizh,fluent in English.Apart from my Indian languages i would love to learn foreign language and i am learning Spanish,german hope i can Converse it fluent and learning both at a time ❤.To all my thamizhan's ithunala namba மொழிய விட்டுக்கொடுப்பேன்னு இல்ல❤ எப்போதும் நன்ப தமிழன் தான் ❤💜. பெருமையுடன் தமிழன் ❤.
Great content
اتمني تعمل فيديوهات عن تعلم الانجليزي اكتر
"Ti, kteří znají mnoho jazyků, žijí tolik životů, kolik jazyků znají."
basically.... different languages, different lives/souls/personalities.
As a young child I noticed my mom was a little bit more outgoing in italiano, and more engaging in français than in english. When I español I do feel a bit different than how I carry myself using my childhood school Deutsch.
I currently continue learning khmer ខ្មែរ from español not my native english, then i learn thai ไทย as a khmer speaker. And when I read aloud in français I notice I suddenly speak a bit louder. lol.
ياريت والله مزيد من النصايح
انتا شخصيه محترمه يا براين ومصر منوره بوجودك ياغالي
I speak English and Greek, and I'm learning German at the moment and I often get completely confused when I want to switch from one language to another🙉🙉
This video so good and useful thx I learning Japanese now but I will Russian language
Thanks a lot!
Do you have any advice for adapting this when it comes to learning classical arabic and an arabic dialect at the same time?
😊,شكرا 🙏👍
يا ريت يا براين تعمل سلسلة عن ازاي نفهم الامريكيين لما بيتكلمو بسرعة و بياكلو حروف
01:45 أقسم بالله نفس الشعور تماما بس بين الانكليزي و الالماني 🤦♂🤦♂ .. رائع انت
what do you think ; i learn german and english at the same time can I learn them quickly but my level in English is B1
@@derkonigmohammed4276 Of course you can, especially if your level of English is better than German. In terms of grammar, there is no problem because the grammar is completely different. The pronunciation is also different and you will not face any difficulty in differentiating between the two languages. But I expect that when you start speaking German, you will replace many German words with English 😅😅 but with practice you will overcome that.. Regards
中～上級ぐらいレベルを持つ日本語学習者なんですが、同時に日本語と中国語を勉強することは可能のでしょうか？この二つの言語において文法が異なるため、意外と習得できそうにみえるという思い込みを持っています。できるのならば、どういう感じで前進すればいいのかを気になります！
Thanks for the video, I want to ask... Do you have anything specifically for studying/learning Japanese???
I will actually be publishing a video about Japanese in the near future 👍
@@BrianWilesLanguages Thank you so very much ♥️♥️♥️
Hi Brian, I am learning Indonesian and doing ok with the speaking but have difficulties with the hearing and processing the comprehension of the words. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
وحشتنا يا براين هتيجي مصر امتى؟
同时学习几种语言也许是可行的，但是在和另一个多语言者交流的时候，不断转换语言，比如和一个瑞士人交流时同时说英语、法语、德语，无障碍地随时切换可不容易的事儿。
Hi! I really enjoyed this video and I have a question. I already know some Spanish let's say I am at an intermediate level(b1) . I also really want to start learning french from the scratch, I only know how to greet sb in french. Should I wait with learning french until I improve my spanish? I will have plenty of time soon because of the vacation break. Thanks for any advice.
Hi! I hope you don't mind my sharing my opinion. I think, you should go for it and learn both. Here is why: as a kid, I first started learning German in preschool in my country, Hungary. For several years, it was only that. Then, when I was around 13, my school introduced English. I was afraid of learning it because at that time, I feared my German would deteriorate. I feared I couldn't learn both. I did what was necessary at school but didn't really commit myself to in-depth study of it. Then as I got older, I realized I have to learn English, because this is the language almost everyone speaks on the planet. And guess what? My German didn't deteriorate. Still, even then, I was cautious and took great care ro nurture both my language skills. Then, during the pandemic, I watched videos about smart learning, and came across the concept of polyglots. It completely blew my mind. It never occured to me before that it's just fear limiting me and that a lot of humans can indeed learn multiple languages and become polyglots. The Swiss do it since nany years and it's normal there to speak 3 or more languages. They just do it. If they can, we can too. So now I am learning Italian too, and I regret I didn't start sooner. I also regret not advancing my English knowledge sooner. So, in my opinion, you should definetely go for it and learn both languages! Just practice the other foreign language(s) regularly too. There are a lot of language learning videos here and they help to keep your knowledge active, along with reading, listening to songs, and if you can afford it, language tutors. I cannot afford private 1:1 language tutors for 3 different languages at the same time, but I am doing good on my own, with self-study, reading, watching videos and listening to songs. It's enough for me and good for my budget. I wish you great success!
@@june.w.1288 Thanks a lot for your tips and also for your really helpful response! I made up my mind and I've decided to give it a go and try learning both. Have a great day!
😂❤keep وربنا يوفقك
Perfect
عجبتني المعلومات جدآ
Any recommendations for learning Arabic spoken in Saudi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, etc?
How surprisingly that is my considering about diving into two other language and also into English because English is not my native language.
Omg I can soooo relate to that intrusive French ‘demain’ 😂😂😂
اخلص تالته ثانوي بس وافضي للفيديوهات دي 😂🤍
Then if you do the split off of the languages, how would you study those throughout the week?
I'm native Romanian, and I speak Romanian and English fluently. At school I also learn French. I want to learn Japanese and one more language, but I just can't decide which should that be (a language spoken in Europe, so that can boost my career when I grow up - I'm 14 years old). I'll take your advice and learn a little Japanese first and then start learning another langage, then alternate them (I'm a beginner, but I know Hiragana and Katakana).
It would be nice if you made a video about deciding what language to learn, for me, it will be very helpful. 😇
I wanna learn English and German at the same time what advise you recommend me;}