How to learn any language in six months | Chris Lonsdale | TEDxLingnanUniversity

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    Chris Lonsdale is Managing Director of Chris Lonsdale & Associates, a company established to catalyse breakthrough performance for individuals and senior teams. In addition, he has also developed a unique and integrated approach to learning that gives people the means to acquire language or complex technical knowledge in short periods of time.
    Jan-21-2014 Update. The video transcripts are now available via the following links:
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  • @kdl256
    @kdl256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20986

    DUDE I PUT THIS AT 2X SPEED AND I CAN LEARN ANY LANGUAGE IN 3 MONTHS

    • @5secstufe547
      @5secstufe547 4 ปีที่แล้ว +308

      good one :-D self-optimizing²

    • @bravegwennotafraidofdiffic724
      @bravegwennotafraidofdiffic724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +364

      you are such a genius aren't you XD

    • @aleksssss
      @aleksssss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      5 sec Stufe 5 x2 *😁

    • @5secstufe547
      @5secstufe547 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@aleksssss No! ²! :) bc "optimizing self optimizing" = "self optimizing optimizing" = "self optimizing²"
      Now you get it?! 😁

    • @spinnerbron
      @spinnerbron 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      They removed the 2X speed on TH-cam

  • @udayaai
    @udayaai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8684

    Tip for everyone learning a language:
    No matter how many "how to learn a language" videos you have watched, language learning still requires hard work.

    • @caz8135
      @caz8135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +287

      That's the truth. I spent too much time on TH-cam looking for how to study this language and that.

    • @themarquee1497
      @themarquee1497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      THIS. What Lonsdale says is motivating for jumping into the language, but you don’t gain proficiency through it, let alone in aspects not directly related to communicating the message, such as writing characters or improving tones. He’s describing a low standard for fluency based that promises a solution without suggesting any real practice. Language acquisition happens over time, through structure and repetition.

    • @gelbsucht947
      @gelbsucht947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@themarquee1497 I am a German teacher and i totally agree with you.

    • @elliejin2528
      @elliejin2528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      That's it! If you want to master a foreign language as good as native speaker, hard work is the key rather than all skills.

    • @walidfakhfakh3660
      @walidfakhfakh3660 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@themarquee1497 le le faux barra hay

  • @bilanharawa45
    @bilanharawa45 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    I heard him interviewed in Chinese his Chinese is native level fluent, because I heard him talking about his Tedex lecture I come to see how his english is, guys this man is teaching the world a good lesson. Tnx man 🙏

  • @user-in8gz3cw6z
    @user-in8gz3cw6z ปีที่แล้ว +41

    ドイツ語学習者です。62歳。
    ラジオ&テレビに集中して独学中です。とにかく、一日中、ドイツ語を聴く
    時間を飛躍的にUPさせました、二日前から。一日2~3時間→一日8時間ほど。
    近い内に、起きている時間16時間をドイツ語リスニングに挑戦してみます。

    • @leonardborer4905
      @leonardborer4905 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Did it Work so far? I try that with 日本語🥰

  • @whatswrongwithyou9032
    @whatswrongwithyou9032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7870

    That moment when you listen video "how to learn any language" on your second language

    • @rosaliebosma
      @rosaliebosma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +700

      I literally watch all my TH-cam in English because that feels the most comfortable, even though I'm Dutch

    • @mikasa4212
      @mikasa4212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

      Lol but that helps with ur second language so it's more helpful

    • @armandguillen6149
      @armandguillen6149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      I really like watching videos in english but sometimes I'd rather watch it in my own language so I can enjoy it

    • @brujo_millonario
      @brujo_millonario 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@rosaliebosma understandable; many meanings are sometimes lost in translations and dubbing.

    • @isaraZ895
      @isaraZ895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Me too.

  • @blardyhell3095
    @blardyhell3095 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14236

    who's tryna learn a language during quarantine

    • @lmlag.5419
      @lmlag.5419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Hahahah omg

    • @alexisnielsen1780
      @alexisnielsen1780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      me lmao

    • @MasterVocky
      @MasterVocky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      Me! You're not alone. I'm trying to learn Mandarin and Esperanto right now haha

    • @AmeixaDirigivel
      @AmeixaDirigivel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      omg me

    • @linasaadani636
      @linasaadani636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      haha me! i wanna learn italian lmao

  • @danilenko8794
    @danilenko8794 ปีที่แล้ว +914

    00:14 How can you speed up learning?
    05:32 - How to learn any language in six months
    5 Principles:
    07:59= #1 Focus on the relevant content of the language (master the learning tools)
    08:49= #2 Use language from day one to communicate.
    09:37= #3 When you understand the message, you unconsciously acquire the language.
    10:31= #4 physiological training (understand what I hear)
    11:45= #5 If you're sad, angry, upset, worried, you're not going to learn, period.
    7 actions:
    12:22= #1 I listen a lot.
    12:43= #2 Understand the meaning first before the word.
    13:31= #3 Shuffle (verbs, adjectives, nouns randomly) like children.
    13:58= #4 Focus on the basics (1000 words are used in 80% of daily interaction)
    15:22= #5 Get a language parent (practice and correction tutor).
    16:29= #6 Imitate the gestures when pronouncing.
    17:13= #7 Direct connection with an image. (Relate)5 Principles:

  • @0418takashi
    @0418takashi ปีที่แล้ว +1047

    3:15 答え 「モデリング」
    5:41方法 「5つの原則と7つの実践」
    ■5つの原則
    8:01 その1 自分に関連する内容に集中すること
    8:50 その2 コミュニケーションの道具として使うこと
    9:38 その3 理解によるインプット
    10:32 その4 肉体的トレーニング
    11:38 その5 心理状態
    ■方法
    12:16 その1 たくさん聞く
    12:42 その2 まず意味を知る
    13:32 その3 単語を組み合わせる
    13:55 その4 最も頻繁に使われる単語に集中する
    15:10 その5 親のような存在を見つける
    16:29 その6 顔の動かし方をまねる
    17:13 その7 イメージと直結する

    • @maxhutton228
      @maxhutton228 ปีที่แล้ว

      ありがとう 五歳ます╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

    • @chuitung621
      @chuitung621 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      TSKR

    • @adawang.58
      @adawang.58 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      oh i would like to learn Japanese

    • @user-fv6vs1qn9i
      @user-fv6vs1qn9i ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@adawang.58 頑張ってください!!

    • @ashoksamrat8486
      @ashoksamrat8486 ปีที่แล้ว

      Qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq1q4qqqqqrr1rarqrrqrrqrrrqafadafadaafaaaafadafafaafaafaaaaaaaaafafafffaaa

  • @Inbedwhereelese
    @Inbedwhereelese 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2182

    I guess youtube decided that after 7 years, it‘s time for us to learn a new language

    • @camaradautrape
      @camaradautrape 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I agreement

    • @MrSiddhant98
      @MrSiddhant98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Heck yes, this was motivating!
      I'm taking one up today, just gotta choose which one

    • @yolacintia
      @yolacintia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I'm learning Italian as a third language. I started with Duolingo to learn the basics and then looked for TH-cam channels that teach the language and culture on Italy in Italian. I just found a historian and now I learn history in Italian.

    • @saras.5619
      @saras.5619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ha! True! After 7 years with Korean I now decided to go for Turkish. How timely!!!

    • @tommarello01
      @tommarello01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ha ha, I know right? We could be speaking 14 new languages by now! 🤦🏽‍♂️😆

  • @aghadmtl
    @aghadmtl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2571

    You know teacher is passionate about his topic when it looks like he’s gonna pass out at any second due to lack of oxygen

    • @alfaconbraz
      @alfaconbraz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      lmao!

    • @SKATICUS2000
      @SKATICUS2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      That or he has stage fright because he looked he was really eager to wrap up his speech at the end. Great information wished I watched this TH-cam vid earlier.

    • @jtime1259
      @jtime1259 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hilarious!

    • @nilpo
      @nilpo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That just means his fitness level is low.

    • @JM1675
      @JM1675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@nilpo Agreed. The man needs some endurance training.

  • @Mg2SiO4-Fe2SiO4
    @Mg2SiO4-Fe2SiO4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    私は小学生の時に、大好きなミュージシャンと話せるようになりたくて英語の勉強を始めました。
    その時の先生が正に「外国語の親」と言える方で私はどんどん上達し、直ぐに英語が話せるようになりました。
    敢えてこのコメント欄を見る日本人のために、日本語でコメントしました!

    • @Kpop-pg7wk
      @Kpop-pg7wk 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      I want learn Japanese so hard 😭 i love your language so much

  • @-kyril9235
    @-kyril9235 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    I believe this! My first language is not English, but I learned it faster than my peers. Not because school taught me well, but because I interacted and spoke with natives! I’m sure I reached good fluency within 6 months, my memory isn’t too good as I was really young. (Around 7-9)

    • @bigbooty3193
      @bigbooty3193 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How did you learn it

    • @B-rz
      @B-rz ปีที่แล้ว +8

      critical period🤔

    • @adheremitm7181
      @adheremitm7181 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I learned English had 9, but I think my English is not good.

    • @marian8878
      @marian8878 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow

    • @user-wq1jp3vb3z
      @user-wq1jp3vb3z ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigbooty3193 جج ها ع٧

  • @robert.adamek
    @robert.adamek 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25437

    I can speak American, British, Australian, and Canadian fluently!

    • @VaultBoy-cn8ht
      @VaultBoy-cn8ht 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2716

      Don't forget Antarctic.

    • @ineedmysyq
      @ineedmysyq 8 ปีที่แล้ว +404

      😂

    • @JoshuaSavio7
      @JoshuaSavio7 8 ปีที่แล้ว +244

      +Robert Adamek im interested in accents too

    • @rodrigoappendino
      @rodrigoappendino 8 ปีที่แล้ว +682

      +Robert Adamek I can speak brazilian, portuguese and angolan

    • @mounjiG
      @mounjiG 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      +Robert Adamek good job !

  • @erikziak1249
    @erikziak1249 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9362

    He forgot one main thing. You should begin to THINK in the language you want to learn. In the process of thinking, which is essentially talking to yourself in your head, use the language you want to learn to express your thoughts. That is very important! When you want to do small talk with somebody in the language you want to learn, think beforehand what you will say, how and why. I found that very useful. I could quickly learn the phrases I needed to but being able to improvise (which small talk actually is) is much more challenging. If you think in your native language and try to simultaneously translate to the foreign language a story, you quickly run into big trouble. That is why you have to learn to think in the foreign language. Then you can become fluent. At least these are my 2 cents...

    • @twintron4
      @twintron4 9 ปีที่แล้ว +179

      Thank you, this is good advice I am going to start using.

    • @nyssatang1173
      @nyssatang1173 9 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      Absolutely right, at first we have to shorten the period of this translation, but later on we actually have to cut it entirely and just think the way native speakers do! So amazing that even if we speak different languages but we perceive language learning the same way. I'm Chinese😊

    • @SpiritLeash
      @SpiritLeash 9 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I learned Chinese in 6 weeks and I totally disagree. The way I learned it was by comparing it to every other thing I already know. So when I hear 'Dao le ma?' I was translating it in Dutch to try to understand what it means exactly and why they would use it that way, so I could understand their grammer and way of talking better.
      In short, I just tried to make sense of what I heard.
      Actually I have just read your comment better and I agree with everything you wrote after the second sentence.

    • @SpiritLeash
      @SpiritLeash 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Marek Łabonarski Its not

    • @kaneslanding
      @kaneslanding 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Marek Łabonarski Not exactly called "Thinking in the language" - it is called conditioning, and applies to a lot more situations than just learning a language. The more you associate a response to a stimuli the more proficient and effective you will become at eliciting that response in that, and other similar situations.

  • @Virgifus
    @Virgifus ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Omg these are all so true! I experienced in first ✋. I'm from a Latin base country. By age 23 I moved to an English speaking country. I had studied at school English, totalling 8 years. I assume I knew English. Never practise speaking or listening, just grammar, exams in school.
    I was unable to understand anyone! But... By month 3 of having to 1) use & listen the language everyday (noone spoke my language) and 2) having a reason to use it (I was studying my degree in engineering in English too). 3) my face muscles used to hurt so much by the end of the day. But then....I one night at a party I realised suddenly I understood people's conversations around me. In a natural way, almost without paying attention. It was a damn lonely learning experience for or a few months but my god it was so worth it!!! I can't tell you in words the feeling of exhilaration when the brain starts making full sense of a new language. I wasn't fluent by month 3 but I made a huge leap that accelerated my learning thereafter.

    • @alexanderhammer688
      @alexanderhammer688 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I had the same experience while living in France. One day in a bus, I listened to a conversation of two ladies and like magic I could follow what they were talking about.

    • @fedelima2987
      @fedelima2987 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I want to ask - by the time you understand the conversations were you able to speak it fluently or with accent or in still in some sort of broken english? I ve heard to some people that they can understand but hardly can speak i say this of my observation of my relatives from abroad that they can understand a little of our local dialect but can't speak it.

    • @kirstybonner4286
      @kirstybonner4286 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I really relate to this. I am Austrlian and we moved to the netherlands and i learnt Dutch there. Mostly it was from playing volleyball and neighbours. I told them I didn't want them to speak ENGLISH jsut for me- and they were happy to oblige. I recall in the beginning feeling like there was tis big bubble. Everywhere we went, to work dinners or sport... everyone speaking Dutch I couldn;t understand and i was outside the bubble. I started with some 1:1 lessons and time in an audio lab. Then one day, I realised I was IN the bubble. It was exhilerating really. My team mates were so helpful to allow me to make mistakes, but learn and grow my vocab. When we loved back 3 years later the removalist asked what part of the netherlands I was from. I had to exlain that no, i WAS Australian and moving back home. It was really satisfying as at school I hadn't mastered a second language. This talk makes me want to learn Spanish- and i am sure my cleaners will be happy to help. They are from Chile and gorgeous friends now. Congrats on your English!

  • @junaidmehboob8581
    @junaidmehboob8581 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I listened to this lecture almost ten years ago and today I again listen to it and get the point of what he was making us understand. very effective lecture for students who want to learn a second language.

  • @ahed1salmeen
    @ahed1salmeen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2001

    My native language is Arabic, I can speak English and German and now I learn Chinese! After that I am going to learn Russian! Best of luck to all who learn languages.

    • @denirocastle132
      @denirocastle132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      I am learning Russian and I love it, I am also learning Spanish as well, English is my native language. I want to learn at least 10 languages

    • @taniahjahmad
      @taniahjahmad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      All difficult language! All the best 😊

    • @nicoleraheem1195
      @nicoleraheem1195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ni hao

    • @karolking6687
      @karolking6687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ¿ What is your estrategie ? technique?

    • @joolspools777
      @joolspools777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Did you learn from this man? I would like to learn Arabic. I started many years ago but gave up. Do you have any suggestions on courses or videos online?

  • @thelmaspalace
    @thelmaspalace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1484

    Okay people, here is a long list of methods I've used to learn any new language. I hope this helps!
    -text/talk to any chatbot in target language(also helps if you're shy to talk to ppl)
    -Watch TH-camrs in target language
    -read in target language(books, children stories, news, poetry, quotes)
    -listen to music in target language
    -have conversation with yourself in target language
    -change phone language
    -watch cartoons in target language
    -watch tv series/ movies in target language
    -write stories in target language
    -write songs/poetry in target language
    -watch podcast in target language
    -think in target language
    -pretend to be the first humans to speak language
    (E.g. look at the clouds and pretend you gave it the name)
    -play games in target language
    -associated words with feelings
    -associate words with pictures in your head
    -watch daily conversations in target language on youtube
    -listen to songs in target language
    -apply target language to hobbies/interests(e.g workout videos in french, guided meditation in Spanish, art DIY with German instructions)
    -write journal in target language
    -use analogies
    -find interview/get to know me questions and answer in target language
    -exercise to videos in target language
    -watch tutorial videos of any kind in target language
    -use captions in target language if available.
    Good luck!!!

  • @Noblepilot_abrahamvwi_aeroplan
    @Noblepilot_abrahamvwi_aeroplan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Thank you Chris. To be honest this is the one video that has crowned my persistence with learning a new language over the years. Just about the time I was beginning to speak the language in real life (not just typing and listening to it), I found this video and all you said is exactly what I experienced. Much appreciated Mr. Lonsdale.

  • @abdulkayom4580
    @abdulkayom4580 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    5 principles & 7 actions.
    2 things don't matter: Talent, Immersion per se.
    .................
    5 principles of fast language acquisition:
    (1). Attention, meaning, relevance, memory (all are interconnected in very very important ways)
    - information that helps survival has relevance
    - information that helps achieve personal goals has relevance.
    So, the principle 1: focus on language content that is relevant to you.
    (2). Principle 2: Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day one. Like children do.
    (3). When you first understand the message, you will unconsciously acquire the language. Comprehension is the key. If you don't understand it your brain filters it out. You don't learn it.
    (4). Speaking. It takes muscle. Proper coordination is important. So start speaking.
    (5). Be happy, stress free. Don't go for accuracy in the beginning.
    .........................................
    7 actions of fast language learning:
    (1). Listen a lot
    Listen to tons and tons of the language. Brain soaking language. Your brain recognises the pattern of the language.
    (2). Focus on getting the meaning first. Even before the words. Use body language.
    (3). Start mixing. If you know 10 verbs, 10 nouns, 10 adjectives, you can make 1000 possible phrases.
    Language is a communicative process. What a baby does? Broken phrases. But they make the point across. Get creative. Have fun with it.
    (4). Focus on the core. Every language has high frequency content. Focus on high frequency contents of the language.
    (5). Get a language parent who understand your broken phrases and doesn't correct you.
    (6). Copy the face. Expressions.
    (7). Make image inside your mind. Connecting the mental images in a meaningful way.
    ................................................................

    • @renatogodoirangel7549
      @renatogodoirangel7549 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hi, can I use you exact words to build an english class around it?

  • @Insapientis
    @Insapientis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10150

    05:32 - How to learn any language in six months
    07:59 - Principle # 1: Focus on language content that is relevant to you
    08:49 - Principle # 2: Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day 1
    09:37 - Principle # 3: When you first understand the message you will unconsciously acquire the language
    10:31 - Principle # 4: Physiological training
    11:45 - Principle # 5: Psycho-physiological state matters
    12:22 - Action # 1: Listen a lot (brain soaking)
    12:43 - Action # 2: Focus on getting the meaning first (before the words)
    13:31 - Action # 3: Start mixing
    13:58 - Action # 4: Focus on the core
    15:22 - Action # 5: Get a language parent
    16:29 - Action # 6: Copy the face
    17:13 - Action # 7: "Direct connect" to mental images

    • @ADHDlanguages
      @ADHDlanguages 4 ปีที่แล้ว +192

      Upvote his comment you cowards.

    • @PeveValson
      @PeveValson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      THANK YOU SIR

    • @Insapientis
      @Insapientis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@PeveValson You are welcome !

    • @miztressboston4128
      @miztressboston4128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Thanks for the breakdown!

    • @Rafhel94
      @Rafhel94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Thanks bro!

  • @memyself5741
    @memyself5741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2666

    My father is linguistic proffesor and every time he says : if you want to learn any language , your tongue has to touch to the native speakers tongue ...he meant get a partner and you will learn it quickly

    • @enoleiflow7507
      @enoleiflow7507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +602

      I wish i had someone to touch tongues with

    • @halilintaryusufkohar3358
      @halilintaryusufkohar3358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      Noted lmao

    • @nihleigleca6702
      @nihleigleca6702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Along with optional free children

    • @nkai8246
      @nkai8246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hahaha

    • @DLTD
      @DLTD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Yeah... he was probably trying to tell you to quit beating your meat so much and get a freaking girly friend!!! Lol

  • @Newsssiii
    @Newsssiii 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Arabic is my first language and now I decide to learn English , actually when I was in elementary school I used to listen to English songs with lyrics and with the subtitle of my tongue language I’ve been doing this for fun or as a hobby because I enjoy singing then my English got better and better and I gained a lot of vocabulary because of this , now I can understand most of the conversation because my vocabulary has become wider and I have taken learning English seriously I also decided to learn Korean with English but I struggle with Korean a little , as it is the beginning , I love learning languages , I discovered that it is one of my hobbies, especially since I love learning about the cultures of those languages .

    • @harshidapp1934
      @harshidapp1934 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🎉Good

    • @paulaphuongphan
      @paulaphuongphan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Great, I decide to lean Arabic from today, any advice for me? Thank you!

    • @ASMRyouVEGANyet
      @ASMRyouVEGANyet 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@paulaphuongphanstay away from Islam. Not meant as a joke.

    • @salimasouka9924
      @salimasouka9924 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You must have patience for learning Arabic ​@paulaphuongphan

    • @ItsxJoJo4
      @ItsxJoJo4 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ASMRyouVEGANyet
      You must be miserable

  • @Bnbakr552
    @Bnbakr552 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I have experimented it. I am in India for 6 months now. I speak Hindi with the natives and we underatand each other. The secret is passion and consistency!

    • @tapankumarnayak5931
      @tapankumarnayak5931 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Which country are you from, I am from India i can help you in learning hindi

    • @Bnbakr552
      @Bnbakr552 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tapankumarnayak5931 I am from Nigeria 🇳🇬. But right now in India studying in Oditsha, Bhubaneswar

    • @tapankumarnayak5931
      @tapankumarnayak5931 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bnbakr552 I am also from odisha

    • @Bnbakr552
      @Bnbakr552 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tapankumarnayak5931 Really, that's great!

  • @gerbil497
    @gerbil497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3156

    im learning korean, ill be back here in six months to update yall
    start date: December 21 2020
    end date: june 21 2021
    wish me luck and hopefully I remember to come back here lmao
    edit january 7 2021: idk if yall are reading this but thank you all so much for the support in the replies! i cant go @'ing everyone who replied sadly but anyways I'll remember to come back here in 5 months I promise
    good luck to everyone who's learning a new language too btw

    • @justrandomprsn1249
      @justrandomprsn1249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      I watched Korean series about 3 years. I can speak Korean now. If you want to have a good pronunciation you can watch series, I recommend it. And good luck! 화이팅 ~!

    • @takodachi8283
      @takodachi8283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I'm rooting for you with my second language, I'll be here at June 2021.

    • @gerbil497
      @gerbil497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Miracle good luck to both of us then :)

    • @gerbil497
      @gerbil497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@justrandomprsn1249 i feel a bit more confident now! thank you sm for your support and advice

    • @gerbil497
      @gerbil497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@takodachi8283 good luck, hope we both remember to come back here

  • @099watcher
    @099watcher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1295

    *********5 Principles**********
    1) Focus on language content that is relevant to you.
    (7:59)
    2) Use your new language as tool to communicate from day 1.
    (8:50)
    3) When you first understand the message your will unconsciously acquire the language.
    (9:35)
    4) It's physiological training. (speak, listen) (10:28)
    5) Physiological state matters. (You're having fun, you're curious, relaxed) (11:37)
    ************Actions you should take to learn a language********
    1) Listen a lot. (12:21)
    2) Focus on getting the meaning first. (Learn by body language etc, patterns you already know). (12:43)
    3) Start mixing. (13:28)
    4) Focus on the core (Learn 1000 most used words, go for 3000 for pro level) (13:57)
    5) Get a language parent. (15:20)
    6) Copy the face. (16:29)
    7) Direct connect to mental images. (connect sounds, images, feeling with words) (17:12)
    8) Thumbs up? so others can see this.

    • @alisalfarin2000
      @alisalfarin2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Genial,muchas gracias

    • @vladd8948
      @vladd8948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ******** 5 principios *********

      1) Concéntrese en el contenido del idioma que sea relevante para usted. (7:59)
      2) Utilice su nuevo idioma como herramienta para comunicarse desde el día 1. (8:50)
      3) Cuando comprenda el mensaje por primera vez, inconscientemente adquirirá el idioma. (9:35)
      4) Es entrenamiento fisiológico. (hablar, escuchar) (10:28)
      5) El estado fisiológico importa. (Te estás divirtiendo, tienes curiosidad, estás relajado) (11:37)
      *********** Acciones que debe realizar para aprender un idioma *******
      1) Escuche mucho. (12:21)
      2) Enfócate primero en entender el significado. (Aprenda mediante el lenguaje corporal, etc., patrones que ya conoce). (12:43)
      3) Empiece a mezclar. (13:28)
      4) Enfócate en el núcleo (aprende 1000 palabras más usadas, elige 3000 para el nivel profesional) (13:57)
      5) Consiga un padre lingüístico. (15:20)
      6) Copia la cara. (16:29)
      7) Conexión directa a imágenes mentales. (conecta sonidos, imágenes, sentimientos con palabras) (17:12)
      (version español, denle likes al original que sino no sube xd)

    • @funkywunkywunker
      @funkywunkywunker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks!!

    • @talentnurdinov7321
      @talentnurdinov7321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great summarizing

    • @xmfu2265
      @xmfu2265 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      thank you so much

  • @AmorLingo
    @AmorLingo 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love this video! Chris Lonsdale's way of learning languages quickly is fantastic. I've been learning languages for years and his ideas make a lot of sense. Immersion in the language and culture, as he talks about, really helps. I've tried similar methods and they made a huge difference to me.
    It's amazing how much progress you can make in a short period of time when you're completely immersed in the language. I've found that practising with native speakers and using the language in real-life situations is really helpful.
    This video makes me feel inspired to keep learning and trying new things. It's great to see people share their knowledge to help others succeed. Thank you for such a helpful and motivating video!

  • @torumanshow
    @torumanshow ปีที่แล้ว +11

    15:12 個人的に一番の難所
    「外国語の親」を見つける

  • @luckytk5273
    @luckytk5273 ปีที่แล้ว +2813

    既に誰かが書いているかもしれないけれど、日本人向けに・・・
    5つの原則
    07:59= #1 自分の関連する言語の部分に集中する(学習ツールを使いこなす)。
    08:49= #2 初日から言葉を使ってコミュニケーションをとる。
    09:37= #3 メッセージを前もって理解していると、無意識に言葉が身につく。
    10:31= #4 肉体的トレーニング(顔にある43の筋肉を使って他人が聞き取れる発音を作り出すこと)。
    11:45= #5 外国語を学ぶ時は リラックスしている状態が重要である。
    7つの実践
    12:22= #1 たくさん聞くこと。
    12:43= #2 言葉の前にまず意味を知ること。
    13:31= #3 子供のように(動詞、形容詞、名詞をランダムに)単語を組み合わせること。
    13:58= #4 頻繁に使われる部分にこだわる(1000語は日常のやりとりの8割で使われている)。
    15:22= #5 外国語の先生(練習・添削家庭教師)を見つける。
    16:29= #6 発音時のジェスチャーを真似る。
    17:13= #7 言葉を元からある自分の頭の中のイメージに関連づける(直結)。

    • @tototomatou
      @tototomatou ปีที่แล้ว +61

      ありがてえ〜!助かるうう!

    • @mani_mani0520
      @mani_mani0520 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      ありがとう!

    • @Nanda_0mae
      @Nanda_0mae ปีที่แล้ว +117

      日本人見つけてちょっと喜んだ

    • @ianryuto
      @ianryuto ปีที่แล้ว +51

      皆さん英語学習辛いこともあるかもですけど頑張りましょう!

    • @user-fc6vi9wr2e
      @user-fc6vi9wr2e ปีที่แล้ว +97

      外国語のマスター方法が既に外国語で頭おかしくなりそうだったので助かりました。

  • @lolo-tr7oz
    @lolo-tr7oz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    有益な話も聞けて英語のリスニングもできるってほんと素敵
    まじで頑張ろうと思えた、モチベあがった

  • @estefi2005
    @estefi2005 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I have learned six languages, and now I’m learning the seventh this time by myself (Finnish language), and he is right. These are neuropsychological principles that can help you learning anything you want… of course you also need a reliable source of information, like a good language book with the grammar rules (unfortunately without grammar you can’t do anything).

    • @dariushadim
      @dariushadim ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow; amazing

    • @indradenel2639
      @indradenel2639 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope I can speak English fluent

    • @jakarboujemaa2344
      @jakarboujemaa2344 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I was scrolling down reading the comments . But your comment pushed to leave a reply eventhough i m not used to this this anyway i just to pick that last point you said without grammar you can not anything i m with you in this point because following my own experience as an Arabic native speaker i can speak 4 languages and curently learning Chinese mandarin never used gramma as a basic or as a first tool to start with any the learned language but with listening and reading all gramma come along automathically

    • @satnamdhanjal4233
      @satnamdhanjal4233 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey dear ,could you please share some steps of improving English?

    • @estefi2005
      @estefi2005 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@satnamdhanjal4233 sure! It helps a lot if you listen as much as you can things in English… and when you do try to repeat the words and imitate the pronunciation. It helps to record yourself saying the words so you can spot if there are any mistakes in the pronunciation. Read as much as you can because through it you learn an incredible amount of new words, and try to use them in sentences because it helps you to remember them better… make friends that speak English so you have extra practice in real life. Right now I’m learning Finnish and I’m trying to do all those things so I can learn it faster 👍🏼

  • @I_YASHRAJ_SHUKLA
    @I_YASHRAJ_SHUKLA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1970

    7:00 where Video starts I got you

  • @julienlay1564
    @julienlay1564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4211

    If you want to go to one precise point in this video here you go :
    The 5 Principles of learning a new language :
    7:59 #1 Focus on langugage content that is relevant to you
    8:50 #2 Use your new language as a tool to communicate... from day 1
    9:37 #3 When you first understand the message, you will unconsciously acquire the language
    10:29 #4 Physiological training
    11:38 #5 Psycho-physiological state matters
    The 7 Actions for rapid language acquisition :
    12:21 #1 Listen a lot
    12:43 #2 Focus on getting the meaning first
    13:29 #3 Start mixing
    13:55 #4 Focus on the core
    15:11 #5 Get a language parent
    16:29 #6 Copy the face
    17:12 #7 "Direct connect" to mental images

  • @HienPham-lp1en
    @HienPham-lp1en ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm so grateful to lessons about how to learn any language effectively. To be honest, I'm see this several tips in somewhere and I applied maximally but at the moment I have just recognized that. This things make me feel fascinating and unbelievable. Your hypothesis are truly persuade me. Moverover, you also referd to my country which I very proud of it. See you a journey in Vietnam. Thanks a lot!

  • @kashmiridoll511
    @kashmiridoll511 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the most informative and practical talk. I was very tens to learn English and my mistake is to first learn Grammer and then write or talk it. But now , i know how to learn it. Thank you so much sir .... Its very very beneficial.

  • @Adham_tarek
    @Adham_tarek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2880

    To learn English ,guys, you should only do one thing. you should practice. Yaeh practice try to go back in time and imagine yourself as a baby.
    How could you learn your mother language?
    By listening, right
    Listening and trying to speak.
    try and make mistakes. it's fine, But in the end i promise you. you will do it

    • @angelsantana7739
      @angelsantana7739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      *grazie makinola*

    • @neelamjaiswal1218
      @neelamjaiswal1218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Very true....I am trying to learn English language

    • @kuraim2359
      @kuraim2359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      English is not that hard but what if we want to learn another language like japanese or chinese

    • @arseniychuyko9611
      @arseniychuyko9611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Learn language in 6 month. In Russia pupils learn language in about 11 years at school and they can speak from start. Русский язык очень тяжёлый.

    • @samuraiyasuke3709
      @samuraiyasuke3709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@kuraim2359 I am a native Arabic language speaker. I learned Korean and Japanese by working in Japan and South Korea for years, attending evening classes and watching hours and hours of TV. If you really like the people around you or your paycheck depends on mastering their tongue, learning a new language wouldn't be a problem.حظا سعيدا و بالتوفيق ان شاء الله

  • @SilentMover95
    @SilentMover95 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2740

    I am fluent in 5 languages including some of the toughest ones like Mandarin, German , Japanese and currently picking up Spanish so I can tell you that these are absolutely true.

    • @hellmoon2020
      @hellmoon2020 9 ปีที่แล้ว +303

      In what universe is German a tough language. Props to you for knowing Mandaring and Japanese, tho.

    • @thuannguyen9259
      @thuannguyen9259 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      how do you learn japanese :) tell me

    • @SilentMover95
      @SilentMover95 9 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Thuan Nguyen I am already fluent in Chinese when I learned Japanese. So it is quite easy for me.

    • @SilentMover95
      @SilentMover95 9 ปีที่แล้ว +370

      laivat saapuu "Life is too short to learn German" - Charles Darwin. Hehe

    • @thuannguyen9259
      @thuannguyen9259 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      SilentMover95 yes :) I think pronunciation in chinese not as japanese. some word is different. perhaps you know all kanji in japanese :) and where are u from

  • @ag-py6to
    @ag-py6to 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    6:58 4 Words: Attention-Meaning-Relevance-Memory
    7:58 1st Principle:Focus on Language Content that is relevant to you
    We learn tools the fastest when they are relevant to us
    8:48 2nd Principle: Use your Language as a Tool to Communicate from Day One !
    9:37 3rd Principle: When you first Understand the Language ... you will unconsciously Acquire the Language!
    10:29 4th Principle: Physiological Training: Hear the language, if you can't hear it you cant understand it and you cant learn it, and speaking
    11:38 5th Principle: Psycho-Physiological State matters: If you are happy, relaxed in an alpha brain state, curious you will learn very quickly, but dont be to perfectionist, be fine with understanding some and some not
    12:16 7 actions for learning,
    12:18 1: Listen a lot
    12:42 2: get the Meaning first
    13:29 3: Start mixing: If you have 10 verbs and 10 nouns you can create 1000 sentences
    13:57 4: Focus on Core: 3000 Words covers 98% of anything you are gonna say in daily conversation
    14:22 Week 1Tool Box: Questions in Language to help you learn: "What is this?" ; "How do you say?" ; " I dont understand"
    14:40 Week 2: You should be saying things like : you, that, me, hot ; Pronouns, Common Verbs, Adjectives
    14:53 Week 3-4: Glue Words:although, but, therefore, and
    15:20 5: Get a language Parent: 16:04 Rules for a language Parent: 1 works/tries to understand what you are saying; 2 Does not correct mistakes; 3 confirms understanding by using correct language; 4 uses Words the learner knows
    16:28 6: Copy the Face: Hear how it feels and feel how it sounds, look at a native speaker uses their face
    17:11 7: Direct Connect to mental Images: Verything you know is an image inside your head, go to that image and connect it with sounds

  • @user-vh2op1sm8p
    @user-vh2op1sm8p 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    7 action points
    Listen a lot : 12:00
    Understand meaning before word: 12:50
    Start mixing: 13:35
    Focus on the core : 14:01
    Get a language parent : 15:10
    Copy the face : 16:40
    Direct connect: 17:10

    • @DamienHanma
      @DamienHanma หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks!

  • @geopoliticallycurious
    @geopoliticallycurious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +851

    Just dive in that language: speak to people, read their books, watch their movies. Go all in.

    • @TechBuzzerchannel
      @TechBuzzerchannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes 👍

    • @mayurwolf6947
      @mayurwolf6947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Exactly. Just take a fresh start as a baby in that language

    • @jonedejesus9542
      @jonedejesus9542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I've been watching subbed anime for more than 20 years and the only words I recognized are hai and ohayo...😆

    • @remasalhawari8077
      @remasalhawari8077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I AM TRYING BUT IT SEEMS USELESS UNLESS YOU HAVE STRUCTURE

    • @lukewatson8848
      @lukewatson8848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      this is in direct contrast to what was stated in the talk, "a drowning person can't learn how to swim"?

  • @TheMityrae
    @TheMityrae 3 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    I love how he was almost out breath, shows he was passionate about sharing his message

    • @charles4372
      @charles4372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Or that he is unhealthily obese that simple basic actions like speaking is a struggle

    • @evabognar9167
      @evabognar9167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tye_Steez I thought the same thing!

    • @marileiadesouza6995
      @marileiadesouza6995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BRAZIL - TAMBÉM TIVE O MESMO SENTIMENTO E IMPRESSÃO QUE VOCÊ.... ACHEI ÓTIMO DA PARTE DELE...

    • @user-dr2tq3he8p
      @user-dr2tq3he8p 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      听不懂,看得懂

    • @urbansernbo4167
      @urbansernbo4167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      &

  • @andrejajuric2050
    @andrejajuric2050 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    one of the best talks on language learning Ive heard so far

  • @FelixDonum
    @FelixDonum 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    学习一门新语言的5个原则:
    7:59 #1 关注与你相关的语言内容
    8:50 #2 从第一天起,将你的新语言用作交流的工具
    9:37 #3 当你理解消息时,你将不知不觉地习得语言
    10:29 #4 生理训练
    11:38 #5 保持好的心理和生理状态
    迅速学习语言的7个方式:
    12:21 #1 大量聆听
    12:43 #2 先关注意义
    13:29 #3 组合学得的内容
    13:55 #4 关注语言中的核心内容
    15:11 #5 找一个语伴
    16:29 #6 模仿语言发音时的面部表情
    17:12 #7 将语言连接到脑海中的图像

  • @lynn6148
    @lynn6148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4145

    I'm so glad I could understand 99% of what he said even though my mother tongue is not the english. And I've learned by my self :)

    • @JC-px9mk
      @JC-px9mk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      thats amazing! what is your native language? Mine is german🙈 but i did learn english in school from an early age on so.. and now i want to learn way more, have a blessed time!

    • @JC-px9mk
      @JC-px9mk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      oh and have fun learning!

    • @PyroNikPyro
      @PyroNikPyro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@JC-px9mk Habe auch vor ein paar Wochen angefangen Japanisch als dritte Sprache zu lernen. Die Tipps von dem Video helfen leider nicht so viel, weil ich zuerst die Zeichensysteme lernen musste...

    • @lynn6148
      @lynn6148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@JC-px9mk I speak spanish, and when I was a teen, I started to learn english hearing music and watching british television shows, and I think it worked. Now I want to learn a new languaje, and that's why I came to watch this video :)

    • @yulintan4932
      @yulintan4932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm learning english,can you help me?

  • @GoldSK96
    @GoldSK96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1626

    I learned 1000 words in German in 3 months, but since I'm a perfectionist I've struggled to speak, because I'm scared it won't be perferct. This video inspired me to JUST DO IT. "It Doesn't have to be perfect; it just has to work!"

    • @GoldSK96
      @GoldSK96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      Update it's been five months of learning. I know 2,500 words and can speak it and understand it. Awesome

    • @GoldSK96
      @GoldSK96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Allegra I recommend you download Duolingo app. That's how I learned German so quick. I also subscribed to DW German News on TH-cam to practice listening to global news subjects.

    • @pacific_rifle5328
      @pacific_rifle5328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      GOLDSK96 just like when a chinese person speaks english

    • @abomeh
      @abomeh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @goldsk96 I would like to learn a new language either Japanese or French. Can you share things you have done I order to achieve your current level ? Thanks!! Since the model works for you I want to follow it and try. :)

    • @GoldSK96
      @GoldSK96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      abomeh Yes. Download "Duolingo" app and set the practice mode to extreme in settings. Never miss a day of practice and you'll be speaking in no time! That's how I learned the language!

  • @cauchuyennho
    @cauchuyennho 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Highly apprecitate your advice and TEDx Talks for sharing this video. Based on the advice LISTEN A LOT, I just followed and my listening skill has been improving. I have boosted my English rather than before and have more motivation to learn and improve more. And the first time I fall in love with this language. Once again, thank you so much! Very meaningful for a learner like me.

  • @willowtree6657
    @willowtree6657 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I found this talk to be very inspirational- I have been making excuses to myself for so many years as to why I can’t learn. And now I have found the answer to help with achieving my goal. Language learning for me has to be relevant, a natural process rather than heavy duty grammar books. My brain just shuts off once the rule books come out.

    • @Nsimayo
      @Nsimayo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😊

    • @bluemoon6273
      @bluemoon6273 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you

    • @PetiteLicorne
      @PetiteLicorne หลายเดือนก่อน

      Which language?

  • @ZrhioZ
    @ZrhioZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2744

    I love how this guy is getting more and more excited as the talk progress.

    • @side5029
      @side5029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      He's passionate about it

    • @colinogorman8279
      @colinogorman8279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😁

    • @matteusmaximofelisberto4385
      @matteusmaximofelisberto4385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Excuse me, progressess

    • @bridgetoofar8756
      @bridgetoofar8756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      In contrast with the audiences looked pretty calm.

    • @Iheartyoutube.
      @Iheartyoutube. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@matteusmaximofelisberto4385 just an extra 'S', otherwise you almost corrected him.

  • @user-tp2lm8nv7q
    @user-tp2lm8nv7q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2266

    From my experience, I can tell that he's absolutely right. I'm from Spain and I'm 16 years old, almost 17. I've been studying English since I was 3 years old at school, but it wasn't until almost two years ago when I became better at it unconsciously. I started watching videos and series in English, I read everyday in English many posts on Twitter and I was having fun with it. Nowadays, while my classmates are extremely struggling with it because they only study with books in class, I don't need to open a book because I've interiorized the grammar without noticing it, and also a lot of vocabulary. And that's the important and better part of language learning, just having fun while doing it.
    Now I'm applying the same tips in my journey studying french, which I´ve been studying for 5 years but I'm still in a very basic level, and Korean.
    Sorry for this long message but I wish you all a happy language learning!!

    • @user-tp2lm8nv7q
      @user-tp2lm8nv7q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@ValBrindilles Merci beaucoup ! I'm so glad you liked it 😊

    • @mariailieva5523
      @mariailieva5523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      That's amazing. Keep going👍
      I am now studying Indonesian and I will soon be taking classes in Korean and Chinese. Also English is my second language and my mother tongue is Bulgarian

    • @user-tp2lm8nv7q
      @user-tp2lm8nv7q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@mariailieva5523 Woow that's so cool. Keep going you too and never give up! 😊

    • @buddyrevell511
      @buddyrevell511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Almost perfect, young man. One thing: aplicar = to apply (not to applicate)... so it's "applying", not "applicating" 🙂

    • @user-tp2lm8nv7q
      @user-tp2lm8nv7q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@buddyrevell511 Right, thank you so much! 👍🏻

  • @mohammedshaban191
    @mohammedshaban191 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow this video is posted 8 years ago and this guy's talk still so much useful
    He is just amazing!

    • @MiniKodjo
      @MiniKodjo ปีที่แล้ว

      ?? I thought people would stop learning languages in 8 years?

  • @firstandforemost1
    @firstandforemost1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    05:32 - How to learn any language in six months?
    07:00 - Four words: Meaning, Relevance, Attention, Memory
    5 Principles:
    07:59 - Principle # 1: Focus on language content that is relevant to you. Do not go for chemistry specific words if you are not interested or involved with chemistry.
    08:49 - Principle # 2: Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day one.
    09:37 - Principle # 3: When you first understand the message you will unconsciously acquire the language.
    10:31 - Principle # 4: Physiological training. Understand what I hear. Get used to the sounds of the other language, so as to accostum your brain to those sounds and not filter them.
    11:45 - Principle # 5: Psycho-physiological state matters. In order to learn effectively, you should be relaxed and in a good mental state.
    7 actions:
    12:22 - Action # 1: Listen a lot. (brain soaking)
    12:43 - Action # 2: Focus on getting the meaning first before getting the words. (non-verbal communication, context, etc.)
    13:31 - Action # 3: Start mixing. Be creative and make phrases with the little vocabulary that one has. Shuffle (verbs, adjectives, nouns randomly) like children.
    13:58 - Action # 4: Focus on the core. (1000 words are used in 85% of daily interaction, 3000 words 98%)
    15:22 - Action # 5: Get a language parent. (practice and correction tutor)
    16:29 - Action # 6: Copy the face. Pay attention to the face of the native speaker, so as to imitate the gestures when pronouncing.
    17:13 - Action # 7: Do not memorize words literally, but create an image or concept of the word.

    • @Nsimayo
      @Nsimayo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😊

    • @Goose____
      @Goose____ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      much better summery than the more liked one, thanks

    • @firstandforemost1
      @firstandforemost1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Goose____ :)

  • @IanHollis
    @IanHollis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +982

    5 Principles.
    7 Actions.
    (Listed below)
    Principle #1:
    Focus on a language that is relevant to you.
    Principle #2:
    Use your new language as a tool to communicate *FROM DAY ONE!!!*
    Principle #3:
    When you *first* understand the *message* you unconsciously *acquire* the language.
    Principle #4:
    Physiological Training.
    Principle #5:
    Psychophysoilogical STATE matters. And learn to be tolerant of ambiguity.
    7 Actions for Rapid Language Acquisition:
    1. Active listening.
    2. Focus on getting the meaning first (before the words).
    3. Start mixing (10 verbs x 10 nouns x 10 adjectives = 1000 possible phrases).
    4. focus on the core.
    5. Get a "Language Parent"
    5a. Works to understand what you are saying.
    5b. Does not correct mistakes.
    5c. Confirms understanding by using correct language.
    5d. Uses words the learner knows.
    6. Copy the face
    7. "Direct Connect" to Mental Images

    • @pattarasudap
      @pattarasudap 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ian Hollis Thanks for your summary :)

    • @IanHollis
      @IanHollis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pattarasudap No worries. ;-)

    • @OneDollarNoHoller
      @OneDollarNoHoller 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks! I missed the fourth principle while taking notes!

    • @billytheweasel
      @billytheweasel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I paused the vid to quiet his tangential yammering so I could focus on your very useful summary.
      So many books and speeches could be reduced to 1 page of bullet points, as you did for us.
      But then, so many would have to get real jobs.

    • @rumahbukuteologi1417
      @rumahbukuteologi1417 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for this..

  • @DarkSukiOfficiel
    @DarkSukiOfficiel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +716

    i like how he's really calm and suddenly REALLY TALKING HARSHLY AND LOUDLY

    • @DrachenGothik666
      @DrachenGothik666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Neh, I'd call it emphatic and almost hurried because he had a LOT of info to impart in a limited amount of time. :-) It was really cool info, too. I'm guessing he has a bit of stage-fright, too, but once past it, he was able to get on + maybe a touch of asthma. I get pretty breathless when I have to presentations for much the same reason. Public-speaking phobias are probably the most common phobias out there. :-)

    • @sneakysnickersnoopy
      @sneakysnickersnoopy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He may have noticed he had no time halfway and started to scramble

    • @danielarias3946
      @danielarias3946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      and I hated it 😂😂

    • @felipeoyarzun5424
      @felipeoyarzun5424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I loved it

    • @burple65
      @burple65 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He was out of breath. Could be nervousness, but also people who are not in good physical shape can get out of breath just walking across the room, let alone trying to speak without stopping for minutes on end.

  • @nhiquach5318
    @nhiquach5318 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a really useful video for beginners to learn English like me. I try to apply these lessons to improve my English. Thank you so much for the lessons you shared.

  • @nadaothman7580
    @nadaothman7580 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    hey .. I was here for 2 years ago to learn English and i got a new job offer after achieving fluency in English but i am here again to get motivated as I learn German now so i just wanted to say guys it really happens and we can all do it just keep trying and learning 🥰

  • @Dreygonball
    @Dreygonball 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1758

    we're all gonna come out of quarantine as polyglots

    • @johnTheprodigy
      @johnTheprodigy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      agree lmao. I already speak spanish, english, and can understand a bit french.

    • @XBoostHub
      @XBoostHub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yep, russian friend near with you.

    • @oyindabello554
      @oyindabello554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      haha fr tho, i even made a yt channel to encourage myself to continue learning languages

    • @juliazedd1622
      @juliazedd1622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yessss!!!

    • @aitreya5862
      @aitreya5862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @anxious guy me too

  • @istonaoefilosofia
    @istonaoefilosofia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1673

    It only begins at 7:00.
    To summ up (attention-meaning-relevance-memory):
    5 principles:
    I. Focus on language content that is relevant to you.
    II. Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day 1.
    III. When you first understand the message, than you will unconscisously acquire the language.
    IV. Physiological training
    V. Psychological state matters
    7 actions:
    I. Listen a Lot
    II. Focus on getting the meaning first
    III. Start mixing (verbs, nouns, adjectives)
    IV. 4 weeks:
    Week 1 Tool Box: a) what is this?, b) how do you say?, c) I don't understand
    Week 2-3 Pronouns, Nouns, Common Verbs, adjectives (you, that, give, me, hot)
    Week 4 Glue words (although, therefore, but, even though, etc.)
    V. Get a language parent.
    VI. Copy the face.
    VII. "Direct Conect" to mental images

    • @bennih.4191
      @bennih.4191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Isto não é Filosofia Thanks for writing all that down, appreciate it a lot !

    • @meetsomaiya5
      @meetsomaiya5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thanks!

    • @user-lw8yg1nj7q
      @user-lw8yg1nj7q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      aligato!

    • @seila1777
      @seila1777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wow! Thank you so much for the great job!))

    • @meera310
      @meera310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks!!

  • @amirulafiqaizad9035
    @amirulafiqaizad9035 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    谢谢你老师。What he said is truly effective and efficient. I uses his teachings to learn Mandarin, Korean and Japanese. Huge thank you to him.

  • @eliakaiser1290
    @eliakaiser1290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +499

    Why don't we all learn a different language and come back in 6 months to hold a conversation in the comments?

    • @chikaojei5029
      @chikaojei5029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Okay Elia Kaiser, I'll be waiting for you.

    • @samaiki251
      @samaiki251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      !remindme 5 months 27 days

    • @shirooo2831
      @shirooo2831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      !remindme 5 months 25 days

    • @fitnesslatinos
      @fitnesslatinos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      At Fitness Latinos we teach both English and Spanish. Although our native tongue is Spanish Fitness Latino's instructor, Alba, tutors Chinese children English using these same principles. This video is right on point. We believe it is important to move in the "classroom" because it is proven that movement stimulates learning. We focus on giving you the tools, the vocabulary, the weekly challenge to connect and find that "language parent" to help you with the week's vocabulary. In 22 lessons you will have learned many topics including nouns, verbs, and prepositions. Come check us out. Click our photo to learn more. You can PM us on FB too. We would love to help you reach your goals.

    • @danribeirosp
      @danribeirosp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good idea !

  • @shogr600
    @shogr600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +941

    1、自分に関わる言葉に注目すること
    2、最初からその言語をコミュニケーシ ョンの道具とすること
    3、先に言葉の意味を理解すること
    4、表情筋が痛くなるぐらい話すこと
    5、心を落ち着かせ、心が楽しく好奇心を持てるような状態のときに学ぶこと
    実践1、たくさんきけ!
    実践2、意味を知ってから言語知れ
    実践3、伝わらないことを恐れず、
    言葉を組み合わせよう
    実践4、核となる部分に注目し、学ぶ上で役立つものを身につけよう
    実践5、言語の親を持ち、言語を安心して理解できる環境を持とう
    実践6、顔の動かし方を知ろう
    実践7、その単語を自分の中のイメージと結びつけよう

    • @user-me3tn3gl5d
      @user-me3tn3gl5d 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sho GR 👍

    • @shenxu2732
      @shenxu2732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +178

      I understand nothing but looks nice.

    • @daichisakamoto6844
      @daichisakamoto6844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      ありがとう

    • @phenibut5988
      @phenibut5988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ty

    • @mmmlucky6699
      @mmmlucky6699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      環境だよね、胎児の時から聴いている、感じ取っているを動物は知っている。伝えている。日本の教育は時間と規則の拘束、、、校則。その結果例えばドコモタブレットに、日本語変換出にくい、海外に支配され過ぎだよ。あ~あ何かな、話したい気持ち忘れた。受け取る言葉くらい、感じ取れるかほくらい身に付けられるハズだよね

  • @emma-xt5iy
    @emma-xt5iy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This appeared in my feed when I have almost exactly 6 months before I study abroad. Perfect

  • @bneves6707
    @bneves6707 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1108

    I love seeing how so many people have a desire to learn another language, how many already know multiple languages and those who are willing to help each other. This is what you call a beautiful comment thread that actually feels good to read.

    • @unironicirony9741
      @unironicirony9741 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Ancient Heart I agree, these types of helpful people are quite rare.

    • @netzah3488
      @netzah3488 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too

    • @lifedebugging
      @lifedebugging 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      helpful people are always cute

    • @20alphabet
      @20alphabet 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree, and those who don't can screw themselves to the side of a bus and give directions to passing cars.

    • @evilmorty1440
      @evilmorty1440 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are genius. You commented it likes just for *likes*.

  • @TheRaissarenee
    @TheRaissarenee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +560

    “ a drowning man can not learn to swim.” That hit 💯

    • @user-gu2qn6rg4l
      @user-gu2qn6rg4l 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sorry but what does mean?

    • @Very-ImportantPerson
      @Very-ImportantPerson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I think its nonsense. You learn to swim best if you have no other choice. Same goes for learning a language. You learn a language the fastest in a country where its spoken cause you don't have a choice.

    • @jarbear7000
      @jarbear7000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-gu2qn6rg4l It means that the statement resonated with him or that he liked it/related to it

    • @maitrekims9551
      @maitrekims9551 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Explain that to my dad

    • @RealAugustusAutumn
      @RealAugustusAutumn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bs, that's how I learned to swim

  • @FindingHuman
    @FindingHuman ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very inspiring talk! We live in a great time that we can listen such a precious talk from anywhere in the world for free.

  • @ashura_7777
    @ashura_7777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +553

    first step : WILLING TO LEARN

    • @augustinehourigan7453
      @augustinehourigan7453 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      DEE-AH ISS MWIRRA DIT. THAT IS A GREETING IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE. PLEASE PRONOUNCE IT AS IT IS WRITTEN.

    • @WoodChoppa911
      @WoodChoppa911 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      1st requirement: Time

    • @kevinscales
      @kevinscales 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WoodChoppa911 It's not so much about time but consistency. Much better to learn for 15 minutes each day than to learn for 4 hours in 1 day every 2 weeks.

  • @victorkin11
    @victorkin11 7 ปีที่แล้ว +643

    My Index
    Four words: 7:00 Meaning, Relevance, Attention, Memory
    1# Principle: 7:12 - 8:00 Focus on language content that is relevant to you.
    2# Principle: 8:05 - 8:50 Use your New Language as a Tool to Communicate... from Day 1.
    3# Principle 9:00 - 9:38 When you first UNDERSTAND the MESSAGE, you will acquire the language unconsciously.
    4# Principle 10:30 - 11:36 Physiological Training!
    5# Principle 11:38 - 12:16 Psycho-physiological STATE Matters!
    Seven Action: 12:16
    1# Action: 12:20 Listen A LOT!
    2# Action 12:43 Focus on getting the meaning FIRST!
    3# Action 13:28 Start Mixing.
    4# Action 13:55 Focus on the Core. (4 Weeks)
    4# ~First Week 14:26
    4# ~ Second - Third Week 14:39
    4# ~ Fourth Week 14:56
    5# Action 15:09 Get a Language Parent.
    5# ~4 Rules 16:09
    6# Action 16:28 Copy the Face.
    7# Action 17:12 Direct Connect to Mental Images.

    • @aaron-kurz
      @aaron-kurz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      victorkin11 thanks! 😍

    • @kamikazeteddy
      @kamikazeteddy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This was really helpful--even after watching this video, I still had trouble recalling all steps and pointers. Thanks for this!

    • @harmonyeternal
      @harmonyeternal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love your index.

    • @crisespinosa581
      @crisespinosa581 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! :)

    • @degagedela8554
      @degagedela8554 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wao !
      Thank you !!!!

  • @alparslanolmez9715
    @alparslanolmez9715 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm a native Turkish speaker, I understood everything you said easily and I gained confidence. Thank you very much for all these invaluable suggestions, I'll try to use them to learn German

    • @engingenc7293
      @engingenc7293 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kardeşim rica etsem hocanın ne demek istediğini açıklayabilir misin? Bu yolda yeniyim ve ne yazık ki pek anlamadım:(

    • @Vitriol728
      @Vitriol728 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@engingenc7293altyazilarda Türkçe seçeneği var

  • @ConstruindoUmFuturo
    @ConstruindoUmFuturo ปีที่แล้ว +20

    5 Principles:
    07:59= #1 Focus on the relevant content of the language (master the learning tools)
    08:49= #2 Use language from day one to communicate.
    09:37= #3 When you understand the message, you unconsciously acquire the language.
    10:31= #4 physiological training (understand what I hear)
    11:45= #5 If you're sad, angry, upset, worried, you're not going to learn, period.
    7 actions:
    12:22= #1 I listen a lot.
    12:43= #2 Understand the meaning first before the word.
    13:31= #3 Shuffle (verbs, adjectives, nouns randomly) like children.
    13:58= #4 Focus on the basics (1000 words are used in 80% of daily interaction)
    15:22= #5 Get a language parent (practice and correction tutor).
    16:29= #6 Imitate the gestures when pronouncing.
    17:13= #7 Direct connection with an image. (Relate)

  • @GrandStudable
    @GrandStudable 9 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    At school in Argentina we have english classes twice a week for 18 years. All the way from kindergarten to high school. Students leave high school with a very mediocre level. We are told we need to sit for the international exams, the Cambridge ones. The most popular one is the FCE (First Certificate Exam). We are told this is a MUST if you want to have a successful career no matter your field of expertise. I sat for that test. I got a 98 out of 100. And I learnt to speak english just like a baby does, by listening and repeating. My tool? TH-cam. Simple as that. My friends who pay attention in english classes didn't get higher than 70, some didn't even pass the test. The way languages are taught at school is counter-intuitive and very stupid. You will never speak a language better than you speak your native tongue. We must ask ourselves; how did we learn our native tongue? and THEN try to replicate that when attempting to learn a new language.

    • @ZZumaTV
      @ZZumaTV 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Diego Holzman ^ THIS. Grammar and stuff ain't important. What matters when learning a new language is, like you said, going with the basics that a baby uses when learning their native language.
      Sidenote: thank the Gods that I have two native languages and never had to learn English. I would probably suck at it.

    • @chrislonsdale
      @chrislonsdale 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Diego Holzman Very true.

    • @GrandStudable
      @GrandStudable 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Chris Lonsdale yeah man, at one point in my life i got tired of filling up books full of exercises that go by the name of "Past-Tense: Grammatical structure: 1- Fill the gaps with verbs in the past tense". Screw that, how is that helping in any way? I'm not going to go up to a native english speaker and show them my book and be all like "look, there's something I need to tell you but I don't know how.. But hey! here's my book, I filled it up!!" There needs to be a change. Learning a language is a hard-ass thing to do! It's going to take time, it's going to be frustrating, you will mess up time and time again, often you will be ashamed, but IN THE END, it's worth it. This past winter I went to the US and people told me they thought I was a dude from California... And that's when I finally realized that all the effort it took me, all those hours I put into perfecting my english were TOTALLY worth it.

    • @youngsookim505
      @youngsookim505 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Diego It's really true. The way to learn language called by the TTT(test teach test) is really stupid. This way might help short-term test like mid test, final test. But for the true learning we should learn language from the begin like infant and from the needs. In my opinion, All words and comprehension of the our mother language is learned from unforgettable memories. So the learning the second language also should be same.

    • @PowerGodteri
      @PowerGodteri 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Diego YES! This is so true! I am Norwegian, and the best at speaking english in my grade. Why? TH-cam, for me aswell. Everyone just asumes I am smarter then them. -.-

  • @akbarshokrifirouzjaee1837
    @akbarshokrifirouzjaee1837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +605

    I have learned 20% from this guy and 80% from the analysis of those who have commented.

    • @dnmurphy48
      @dnmurphy48 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That is often the way on TH-cam

    • @robertomorales3162
      @robertomorales3162 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dnmurphy48 creas que creas que te puedo

    • @mustafeabdalla339
      @mustafeabdalla339 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@abrhamgebrimkael8240 h

    • @susanandris7595
      @susanandris7595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd like to know at least four foriegn languages:
      -spanish
      -arabic
      -portuguese
      -latin

    • @universall.s.6759
      @universall.s.6759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Too Long ---- SIX MONTHS-who has time for 6 MONTHS--lets do it in 24 hours TOTAL time..... i have it for get it. FB or twitter meohammed ali

  • @jlucas6666
    @jlucas6666 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i am chinese prepareing IELTS...thanks for your lecture....i learned a lot...language is a tool to help people communicate....to make people understand each other....no need to be 100% accurate

    • @rubelinhalasan1008
      @rubelinhalasan1008 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hi i know this kinda late, but does learning Mandarin is no need to be 100% as well?

    • @jlucas6666
      @jlucas6666 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@rubelinhalasan1008 of course…no one will laugh at you when you make mistake…just talk to someone who can speak mandarin….more practice is the key…

  • @Ricardo-ri4tk
    @Ricardo-ri4tk ปีที่แล้ว +5

    5 Principles:
    1. Focus on content of the language that is important and useful for you (z.B. do not go for chemistry specific words if you are not interested or involved with chemistry).
    2. Comunicate from day 1, whatever you know.
    3. If you first understand the message, then your subconscious part of the brain will do the rest and it will be way easier to learn.
    4. Get used to the sounds of the other language, so as to accostum your brain to those sounds and not filter them.
    5. In order to learn effectively, you should be relaxed and in a good mental state.
    7 actions:
    1. Listen a lot, "brain soaking".
    2. Try to get the meaning first before getting the words (non-verbal communication, context, etc.)
    3. Be creative and make phrases with the little vocabulary that one has.
    4. Focus on the basics (in English, 1000 words eqs to 85%; 3000 words 98%)
    5. Get a language "parent" (someone one has confidence with and can speak with ease)
    6. Pay attention to the face of the native speaker, so as to imitate the sounds.
    7. Do not memorize words literally, but create an image or concept of the word.

  • @kadangill6147
    @kadangill6147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1987

    im gonna go do this
    i'll be back in 6 months
    edit: lmao who actually thought i was gonna follow through with this, sorry to disappoint but i can barely speak english

  • @deanmichalos6848
    @deanmichalos6848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1565

    As a qualified linguist, English language teacher, and student of Korean, my advice is this:
    1.Sure, follow this guys advice. They are good ideas.
    2.Don't believe you can learn in 6 months, you will set yourself up for disapointment.
    3. Old fashioned study of grammar points and vocab lists out of a textbook can be boring, but will accelerate your learning in a way these other methods can't. You should use every method available.

    • @nachtschatten8710
      @nachtschatten8710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      ;) As a qualified linguist and language teacher myself, I agree with your recommendation,- though I am not sure whether our truth is going to be any "truer" just because we are "qualified linguists" ;) /irony off
      No offense meant, as you are right anyway. Just made me grin.

    • @jtec99
      @jtec99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      I disagree, did LSD and learned Spanish in 8 hours.

    • @professionallabelmaker744
      @professionallabelmaker744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      As a language tutor, I agree with your recommendation also. Look at us go.
      There was a research paper I read which outlined nine different L2 acquisition methods, and I've found that getting students to incorporate as many as possible into their language journey helped tremendously, including the standard textbook and drills method. But there's no way you're getting fluent in 6 months.

    • @frechjo
      @frechjo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@jtec99
      ¿Cómo estuvo esa experiencia? Nunca hablé con alguien que haya aprendido algo útil con el LSD, pero sí con muchos que así lo creen.
      I learned Hungarian briefly during an epileptic seizure, but now I'm cured.

    • @30jersey478
      @30jersey478 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks for the advice. I've been living in Italy and currently trying to learn Italian with hopes of learning Spanish as well in the future. Spanish and Italian are similar. Through reading books, my vocabulary is growing so I understand some things. Do you have advice for pronouncing words in a new language, like practice methods? I don't want to sound too crazy.

  • @user-sm2eo2kk7s
    @user-sm2eo2kk7s ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1.5 years ago I knew the base of English and in this time I've made real progress. I can understand a lot of what I hear. I'm extremely upset with my speaking only but I strongly believe to improve it! Thank you for this video.

  • @Narraciones_envolventes
    @Narraciones_envolventes ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've learned for one year and three months for myself and I think that I learn enough to speak with other people, I don't speak or write perfect but I read and heard and I understand very well. I started to learn German now and I think soon I could speak in this language too

  • @krazus2036
    @krazus2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    I just found my birth family after 19 years after we were separated, the only thing is Dad still isn't that fluent in English after being in the US for 20 ish years. So I am going to try to speed run learning basic Spanish so we can somewhat talk to each other. Wish me luck and see you in 6 months!

    • @stretch8390
      @stretch8390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Very happy for you! Wishing you all the luck in the world :)

    • @coolio123katielexi
      @coolio123katielexi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I am in the same situation, but my parents are in Korea and have been, speaking no English.

    • @krazus2036
      @krazus2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you all for your support!

    • @jeannettemondragon7021
      @jeannettemondragon7021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Te deseo que logres tu propósito!

    • @jeannettemondragon7021
      @jeannettemondragon7021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Te deseo que logres tu propósito!

  • @TheHardy0007
    @TheHardy0007 9 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I'm 17 and i learn english by myself.. I understand everrything in this video, i'm so proud of me.

  • @castletransport
    @castletransport ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Spot on. Amazing! Thank you so much for all the advice. Absolutely fantastic. I'm learning Bisaya (a dialect in the Philippines) so I'll use it there

  • @user-si3wv8cj4t
    @user-si3wv8cj4t 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I want to admit that this is the most interesting and comprehensive talk of all the TED talks I have ever watched.

  • @theanon5906
    @theanon5906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +638

    2nd day trying to learn japanese while quarantined. I’m a native german speaker and am fluent in french, english and spanish. Wish me luck
    Day 3: I can remember about 90% of the Hiragana without the tenten. I’ll revise more and soon start with the tenten. I also started to watch a video about the japanese verb group. Nevertheless I have to be pretty fluent in Hiragana to conjugate verbs. I also learnt about the concept of furigana
    Day 9: I can read all the hiragana but it‘s hard to memorize the correct pronounciation. I struggle with U and hu ( apparently U is pronounced like UGH and Hu is pronounced like Hu & Fu (its kinda a middle thing)) I also managed to learn the tenten :). Currently I‘m watching youtube videos to remember the correct pronounciation and also read hiragana
    Day 12: I couldn‘t really study past these 3 days. I listened to japanese videos and know some words and sentences.
    Day 13: Today I‘ve learnt particles for instance the question mark Ka etc
    Day 16: I’m now able to conjugate the polite form Masu.
    Day 17: i’ve watched a lot of anime in Japanese to get used to it and I’m now able to write some basic sentences:) but only in hiragana yet
    わたしは にほんご を はなしたい。
    Day 20: I’ve learnt some rules and I‘ll buy myself a book to study にほんご !
    Day 23: Yesterday I learnt how to conjugate every verb type. Nevertheless I still haven’t bought the book yet but I can say / know basic sentences... I’m now able to write the entire Hiragana, it’s tenten and forms like きょう = Kyō which means today or きよう which means Skillful. Despite of that I also learnt Personal pronouns although it’s rude to speak to someone that directly and the W’s questions.
    Day 33: I just finished learning the te, ta and also learnt how to conjugate adjectives. I also started to learn Katakana since I’m now able to write Hiragana.
    Day 35: I‘ve been self studying and kinda struggle. I am closely able to memorize Katakana and I already know how to write some kanji’s. Despite of that I‘m gonna learn for the Jlpt N5 exam. 本を買いたい !
    I think that I want to move to Japan one day thus I watched videos about the pitch e.g. ここ has two meanings. If you say it like こ↗️こ it means here but saying こ↘️こ means rain
    Day 39: I listened to Japanese Jlpt N4 and I actually understood everything she said and this make me kind of proud. I am almost done with Katakana but I am still learning on how to use it correctly. Despite of that I also learnt how to conjugate い & な adjectives... Here’s an example sentence :
    わなしはぜんぜんシャイじゃないです。
    でもわたしのおとうとはちょっとシャイです。
    This means : I am not extremely shy. But my little brother is a little bit shy.
    Day 43: I am already done with Katakana and I am now ready for kanji! I already watched videos on how to study it the best and I think I found a really good way. I can’t wait 😊
    Day 46: I learnt some basic kanji’s for instance 降る which means to fall from the sky and is used in combination with 雨 = Rain & 雪= Snow.
    So it’s rains means 雨が降っています。which means literally: rain falling from the sky is ..
    I am almost 2 months in ... I’ll be back in 4 months
    Little update:
    ただいま。毎日日本語を勉強しますが、日本語はとても難しいです。今から自己紹介します。こんにちは。べンです。十八歳でドイツ人です。フランス語を専攻している大学生です。よろしくお願いします。
    Edit: 4 months later and I can introduce myself. This make me proud since I really struggled with kanji before but am now getting comfortable with it
    Update after 6months :
    Hey so I‘m back and I can say that I‘m not fluent ! It took me at least 2 months to adjust myself to kanji. At first I couldn’t learn more than 10 Kanjis but now I learn more than 25 a day. I would say that I know all Jlpt N5 kanji’s so far but I don’t think that I know all the grammar yet. Japanese is a beautiful language and you should learn it too :).
    Edit: I’ll expand my update but I gotta work on my school projects now

    • @AnanthakrishnanCR
      @AnanthakrishnanCR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Good luck

    • @audex
      @audex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The Anon buena suerte

    • @LCdic09
      @LCdic09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good luck! I'm native Spanish speaker and also fluent in English and some Portuguese and I started to learn German a couple of weeks ago.

    • @regen1016
      @regen1016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ahhhhh how do you know so manyyyy 😭😭

    • @theanon5906
      @theanon5906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Regen101 My parents are French and we live in germany. So my Family always spoke french or german. Besides I learnt englisch from „friends“ whom were from some english speaking country of africa ( I cant remember ). So they taught me some english during primary school. Plus I have english since 2nd grade so this really helped me to improve further. At the beginning of middleschool we had some spanish lessons and I wanted to speak spanish so bad that I sat everyday at home and learn till I had a basic conception of the language. Despite of that spanish has some similar words. As a french speaking person this wasn‘t a problem for me. But I sometimes pronounced french words spanish and spanish words french so I had to adjust a method to think spanish. So basically the way you think has a huge impact on you as well. My tip: adjust a method to think like a native would think

  • @miyamamist
    @miyamamist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    I started learning English while I was in quarantine. That was not forced me because I'm in Japan, but I had some time staying at home.
    I'm going to keep learning.

    • @nikitanorgrove7823
      @nikitanorgrove7823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nice, you got this!

    • @preethikae8519
      @preethikae8519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      bravo...but there is slight correction you could either say " No one forced me or That was forced on me"

    • @krazus2036
      @krazus2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@preethikae8519 Remember the parent rules! 16:08, never correct, but confirm. Confirming will allow them to learn for themselves, instead of you spoon feeding them the knowledge. This way they can pick up the spoon and choose what they want to eat.

    • @whatever815
      @whatever815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      can u help me about japanese please

    • @Jasmin3G
      @Jasmin3G 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good luck! I’ve been learning Japanese during quarantine😅

  • @bernardoenriquez880
    @bernardoenriquez880 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    5:44 5 principles 7 actions
    6:26 2 Things that really don´t matter: talent and immersion per se
    7:03 5 principles of rapid language acquisition
    7:06 Four words: Attention, meaning, relevance and memory
    7:52 Information that helps achieve personal goals has relevance
    7:59 Principle # 1: Focus on language content that is relevant to you.
    8:49
    9:37
    10:31
    11:45

  • @matheusgrillo3098
    @matheusgrillo3098 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, what a amazing explanation of how to learn a second language! So useful, and so understandable! Realy realy enjoy that!

  • @billparrish7639
    @billparrish7639 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1418

    A Japanese guy told me to start with children's songs. That' s how children learn Japanese, he said.

    • @satosityou6808
      @satosityou6808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Cuz they guys use hiragana and katakana as Japanese kana characters.

    • @12kingdomstourism
      @12kingdomstourism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      You start with hiragana, and then katakana, and then learn high frequency words. While you're at it, read all the food packaging around you that has Japanese words.

    • @gengar4659
      @gengar4659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Japanese is written in three styles of letter: kanji, hiragana, katakana.」

    • @SheepeyDarkness
      @SheepeyDarkness 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      You are given the Gaijin pass though ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @Alenarien
      @Alenarien 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      fen miao Ok Xi Jinping

  • @unlikelyoutcome3012
    @unlikelyoutcome3012 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    This video has been sitting in my Watch Later Playlist for about 6 months now.

    • @xuefengli5243
      @xuefengli5243 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      after all you know it on your list

  • @NguyenThiTrangQP-vm2ol
    @NguyenThiTrangQP-vm2ol 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm from Vietnam, I was really happy because I hear you mentioned my country in your presentation

  • @moller2159
    @moller2159 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Interesting. I'm Russian who learning English. I understood all video and I very happy. Thank you.

    • @depotemkin
      @depotemkin ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya toje russkiy

    • @moller2159
      @moller2159 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@depotemkin kakoi yazyk uchish?

    • @depotemkin
      @depotemkin ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@moller2159 francuzskiy i angliskiy. A ty ?

    • @moller2159
      @moller2159 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@depotemkin Angliisky i nemetski

    • @depotemkin
      @depotemkin ปีที่แล้ว

      @@moller2159 ty krut, muzhik

  • @shahidnasir7851
    @shahidnasir7851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +683

    A woman struggled with Dutch, then she came across the principles, she applied these and she learnt Portuguese!

    • @chickennuggets1837
      @chickennuggets1837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Sure she did

    • @handebarlas6248
      @handebarlas6248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ha ha brilliant really!

    • @Mehmet-ow4hx
      @Mehmet-ow4hx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shahid Nasir lol 😂

    • @ulrikof.2486
      @ulrikof.2486 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If she was Spanish or Italian, you're right, it wouldn't prove much. If she was German, it would be impressive.

    • @matthiasfritsch1751
      @matthiasfritsch1751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Failing in dutch as a german... epic fail

  • @janesilva2003
    @janesilva2003 7 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    I speak and write English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German and Catalan. Except for Dutch, wich I learned in 7 months, I never went to school to learn any of the other languages. First thing you need to have in mind is: "If any other person in the world, native or not, can speak this or that language, I can do it too." People call it determination.

    • @dionatanalves1426
      @dionatanalves1426 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jane Silva 👏👏

    • @danielwattson6916
      @danielwattson6916 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      how did you learn them? Did you go to those countries? or just videos on youtube?

    • @Simulacrum-idealist
      @Simulacrum-idealist 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seriously. How did you do it?

    • @cardanification
      @cardanification 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Super! Nederlands is inderdaad een moeilijke taal. Maar proficiat dat het u gelukt is!

    • @basst1an
      @basst1an 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ¿Puedes tener una conversación fluida conmigo entonces?

  • @solovei_a
    @solovei_a ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. I didn't know this rules, but on the same way I learned czech language and really I had a great result for me after 6 months.
    Now I'll use this rules for improving my English.
    And I'll recommend this video for everyone

  • @janmunguiacardenas3600
    @janmunguiacardenas3600 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m learning English and I’m happy because I can understand the big part of the Ted talk without subtitles I feel me happpyyyyyyyyy

  • @melvinch
    @melvinch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1365

    Best ways to learn any language :
    1. Watch movies and TV shows religiously in that language you're learning.
    2. Learn singing songs in that language.
    3. Marry someone who is native in that language.
    4. Learn like Yoda. Some languages are structured backwards. For example, "I watch TV" in another language could be structured as "I TV watch" or "TV I watch". Japanese and Malay are two examples of this backwards structure.

    • @zaheerann3628
      @zaheerann3628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Marrying and dating are the best way

    • @andreaperezrodriguez5002
      @andreaperezrodriguez5002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      At least for six months, you don't wanna break it off before youare fluent 😂

    • @melvinch
      @melvinch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @Dr Agam Manage your dates well and make sure they will never meet each other.

    • @samanthacorber641
      @samanthacorber641 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I did this. Our children will need to be fluent in Chinese, I want to talk to my in laws. Works as a really good, long term motivator.

    • @kristinazhukova2177
      @kristinazhukova2177 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hhuuhh cool

  • @fivelands4064
    @fivelands4064 2 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I'm Vietnamese. Thank you very much. Now i'm 58, i learn every thing, every day because of retired man have nothing else to do.

    • @pobreviejo741
      @pobreviejo741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Viet is a nice language--like water rippling over stones, to me.

    • @edotarnando9406
      @edotarnando9406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chao

    • @goldeneyes9583
      @goldeneyes9583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope you will do it Mister. I am inspired with seniors who learns foreign languages

    • @chauanhngo5718
      @chauanhngo5718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good luck. Chúc bác thành công

    • @mar09537
      @mar09537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm agree. Saludos desde Buenos Aires💪🏻

  • @SubhajitMahanty2006
    @SubhajitMahanty2006 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's Been 10 Years But Still One Of The Best Best Video On TH-cam

  • @rajaseptama9220
    @rajaseptama9220 ปีที่แล้ว

    i watch this video at 2022, the video was uploaded 8 years ago.
    and now i just want to say thanks to Ted and Chris Lonsdale.
    this video make big impact in my journey to get second language.
    Thanks again

  • @cnlb2673
    @cnlb2673 4 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    Hey, my native language is Spanish, when I was 8 years I went to the US 3 months, I went to a school I was more a listener.
    I didn't talk with the other kids because, I only knew how to say hello, bye, some colors and numbers, I watched videos in English, I heard people talking in english everyday, without noticing it, I was able to understand, I remember telling my mom "Mom! I had a conversation with a girl, I asked her what was her favorite color" Yes, it was very very simple, but for me and my mom wasn't.
    I learned English literally by myself, no one translated for me.
    The last year I improved a lot, good luck to everyone!
    If you want to learn a language, you have to be motivated, you have to take it seriously, try listening songs in that language, watch videos in that language, even if you don't understand, that will help you.
    Right now I'm learning Japanese, Korean and French.
    I will comeback in 6 months!
    Hi!
    I forgot to come, sorry, I have been learning a lot, I’m also in school since October so I don’t have too much time to progress, it has been a little bit difficult, specially grammar, but so far, I progressed a lot, if we talk about Korean, I can understand a lot now.
    Don’t give up! You can do it! :)

    • @aili2943
      @aili2943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      화이팅!!

    • @emilieswann
      @emilieswann 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am going to learn french :))

    • @annora6882
      @annora6882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hey I am na Indian and wanna learn Japanese but the problem is that I can't get any Japanese language parent so will internet alone help?

    • @joancarlesbartra382
      @joancarlesbartra382 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@annora6882 The perfect way to learn japanese is through anime! Just watch Naruto or any other anime subtitled in English (or if you have the possibility to watch it subtitled in your language, better) and you got it!

    • @Emily-tp5wn
      @Emily-tp5wn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How did you understand what the words meant over time? Is it due to the body language??

  • @danika632
    @danika632 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1158

    I'll be back in six months... I'll try japanese. Remember me. We can't go out because the virus so I'll have plenty time 17/03/2020

    • @weefyeet6177
      @weefyeet6177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      I'm doing that too! I'm on day 6 now. If you want, tell me how it goes and perhaps we can help each other out. It's supposed to be a tough language because of how vague and indirect it is, the polite/casual meanings, and the three different alphabets, but it's definitely worth a try. Besides, I don't really have a "language parent" besides a friend that's 1500 miles away. Good luck!
      Edit: on Day 82 now, and while progress is quite slow, it's been a great process. I don't think I will stop learning and time soon. 頑張りますよ!
      Approximately 5.5 months later: 皆さん, 久しぶりね. 6ヶ月前, 俺は日本語を学び始めました. ここまで 日本語 どうだったか? 楽しかったか? めんどくさかったか? 俺としては, 日本語を習う ずっと続けます. アニメを見て, 日本語の教科書を読んで, 全て面白い. 頑張ってください! それじゃあね. :D

    • @markimoop9416
      @markimoop9416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Im going for french but im afraid i wont be able to get a language parent. Good luck out there you guys! Hopefully ill learn japanese too someday hmm.

    • @popopolo4379
      @popopolo4379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@weefyeet6177Im bout to start too

    • @popopolo4379
      @popopolo4379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@weefyeet6177 please help me hehhe idk how to start

    • @markimoop9416
      @markimoop9416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@popopolo4379 What language you thinking of man?

  • @ortoks1
    @ortoks1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5 Principes :
    07:59= #1 Focus sur le contenu pertinent de la langue (maîtriser les outils d'apprentissage)
    08:49= #2 Utilisez le langage dès le premier jour pour communiquer.
    09:37= #3 Lorsque vous comprenez le message, vous acquérez inconsciemment le langage.
    10:31= #4 entraînement physiologique (comprendre ce que j'entends)
    11:45= #5 Si vous êtes triste, en colère, bouleversé, inquiet, vous n'allez pas apprendre, point final.
    7 actions :
    12:22= #1 J'écoute beaucoup.
    12:43= #2 Comprenez d'abord le sens avant le mot.
    13:31= #3 Mélangez (verbes, adjectifs, noms au hasard) comme des enfants.
    13:58= #4 Concentrez-vous sur les bases (1000 mots sont utilisés dans 80 % des interactions quotidiennes)
    15:22= #5 Trouvez un parent de langue (tuteur de pratique et de correction).
    16:29= #6 Imitez les gestes lorsque vous prononcez.
    17:13= #7 Connexion directe avec une image. (Relater)

  • @farooqkamran5087
    @farooqkamran5087 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wao.. So enthusiatstic and totally immersed in his talk!!! what a passionate talk by this gentleman