Portrait Of A Polyglot

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  • @tspier2
    @tspier2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    As a linguist, I always find it interesting to see people attack polyglots online. Most of the world sees bilingualism -- or multilingualism -- in black-and-white, but linguists view it simply as a spectrum. Since you can never know every lexical item, every syntactic rule, or every pragmatic nuance of a linguistic system, we have to view bi- or multilingualism as a process, not as a product. Lindie, maak jy geen sorg nie! Hierdie opmerke is nie baie belangrik nie.

  • @soffer
    @soffer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    damn i'm impressed!!! i'm an american trying to not die a monolingual and just learning korean is hard as hell, can't imagine piling on even one more language

    • @crabbySm4ck3r
      @crabbySm4ck3r  8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Keep at it, man! Few things are more worth your time.

    • @luonganh7098
      @luonganh7098 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Michael Nell HI, I am Vietnamese, i am learning english, i want to improve my english speak fluently, english is my first second language, i admire you, you can study many language, you can study vietnamese by yourself,
      can you share to me? thank you so much.

    • @alinkamia
      @alinkamia 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +soffer Hey, don't die a monolingual! Learn some Swedish! It is so close to English ))) Won't be that hard :)

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +soffer Good luck with learning Korean! Thanks for the comment. This isn't my channel so I don't always see the comments, haha.

    • @picklesandcheese25
      @picklesandcheese25 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, to be fair, you're learning Korean at an older age and it is also not even related to English. Don't doubt yourself, though, you can do it.

  • @slmxoxo
    @slmxoxo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This video was very cleanly made. I would love to see more 'Portrait of a Polyglot' videos with other polyglots. Very very well done. :D

  • @RhythmAddictedState
    @RhythmAddictedState 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This should totally be a series. It would be interesting to hear other polyglots' stories too. Thank you for this video! :)

  • @zengseng1234
    @zengseng1234 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I'm just happy to see a female polyglot!

    • @mattatiasdermakkabaer7660
      @mattatiasdermakkabaer7660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Why does her sex matter?

    • @oliviablackmon8416
      @oliviablackmon8416 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@mattatiasdermakkabaer7660 because other publications written or filmed discussing bilingualism have pointed out that it is a predominantly male demographic. Some have said "almost all polyglots are males", and some take that to mean that women are somehow biologically incapable of being polyglots. Having Lindie, especially at her age, is pretty important.😊

    • @Suite_annamite
      @Suite_annamite 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mattatiasdermakkabaer7660 Because *most women are only interested in languages and cultures that are already "similar" to their own. Women are less adventurous in learning something that has nothing to do with them* ; then you find women geniuses who take pride in learning out of their own box.

    • @vio3366
      @vio3366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Suite_annamite I agree! it's why I admire her

  • @MrKaineLee
    @MrKaineLee 9 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Her Mandarin, Korean and Japanese accents are fairly natural.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Far from it but thank you so much!

    • @alisalin
      @alisalin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Lindie Botes I know I'm a year late haha but I was impressed by your Chinese! You made a couple of mistakes naturally, but especially for having only learned it for one year at that point, I feel like you did incredibly well with pronunciation. You'd give many of your non-native Chinese speaker colleagues a run for their money haha!

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm also a year late, but thank you so much! You can see if I've improved at all if you click my username here - you'll see more language videos on my channel :D

    • @coolguy1652
      @coolguy1652 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm also a year late, but you've inspired me to become interested in languages and learn on my own! I used to think you had to take a class in a school if you wanted to learn a language, but you showed us that's definitely not the case.

    • @aidanmccormack1621
      @aidanmccormack1621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not a whole year late, but just wanted to be part of this conversation.

  • @dormian
    @dormian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is almost 6 years ago, so her ability of each language has improved so much than this.

  • @hugorincon1019
    @hugorincon1019 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved every second of the video! Great job, you guys.

  • @gredangeo
    @gredangeo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The last tidbit at the end surprised me. Only 19 at the time of this video, and know this many languages?
    Wat?? Quite amazing.

  • @hotrodjones74
    @hotrodjones74 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I am trilingual and see myself as somewhat Russian. The hardest part is I am an American. Talk about feeling like an outsider in your own country. Let's just say my affinity for all things Russian isn't too popular back home.

    • @benjaminamis4294
      @benjaminamis4294 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Justin Davis I don't speak Russian (yet), but I'm in the same boat, and I know others that are as well.

    • @thebulletcraft
      @thebulletcraft 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought I was the only one. It's so weird how we all feel the same way

    • @mattatiasdermakkabaer7660
      @mattatiasdermakkabaer7660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you from Russia? Is that where your family is from? If not then you are not Russian.

    • @korkasmaa
      @korkasmaa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ya I have that feeling too. I'm Lebanese but because I speak Turkish and I'm so into their culture, I feel like I'm Turkish. It's really hard feeling that you don't belong to your own country

    • @anastasiafalcon4637
      @anastasiafalcon4637 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      As a native Russian speaker I'm always happy when someone's interested in my culture and language. I'm thinking of making some online English speaking club sessions maybe since I'm currently studying to become a teacher of Russian to speakers of other languages.

  • @ICanSpeakArabic
    @ICanSpeakArabic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thanks for inspired us !!
    great vdo as usual.
    welcome to polyglot world
    support from thailand ❤

  • @MrQwerty2524
    @MrQwerty2524 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Global citizens! That's exactly how i feel! I'm not a polyglot though, only speaking english and dutch, practicing spanish (level 2) and Chinese (level 1) at the moment though.

    • @justagerman140
      @justagerman140 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SgtGo so how did this go for you?

    • @mattatiasdermakkabaer7660
      @mattatiasdermakkabaer7660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There´s no such thing as global citizens. That´s beyond offensive, you´re reducing people to only their languages.

  • @MultiSciGeek
    @MultiSciGeek 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so inspiring and well made. Thank you

  • @tawseeftaher4446
    @tawseeftaher4446 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:35 i get emotional everytime after i see lindie 😥♥
    so much inspiration,

  • @alejandroflorez1718
    @alejandroflorez1718 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing! Good job girl.

  • @celineztromp
    @celineztromp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I just watch videos of polyglots wishing I was one.

  • @nicholashethersay70
    @nicholashethersay70 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it!!:) your brilliant and also i have the same glasses as you :D

  • @monicacruz9216
    @monicacruz9216 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your story! :)

  • @ThisMuslimah
    @ThisMuslimah 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    NINETEEN!!! Keep it up girl! :) xo

  • @lilianmiramontesjr.7550
    @lilianmiramontesjr.7550 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    finally a female polyglot interview. your korean pronunciation is very very good. I can't comment on the others hahaha just the Korean. You are definitely and inspiration for an aspiring polyglot like myself.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Lilian Miramontes, Jr.
      Thank you so much for the comment! Glad you're into langauges as well!

    • @immane75
      @immane75 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bonjour , lindie botes , fascinante , c'est le moins qu'on peut dire ,je parle français et arabe et je souhaite devenir fluente en anglais , si sa te dit on peut communiquer par skype , imo ou autres . immane75@yahoo.fr

    • @mattatiasdermakkabaer7660
      @mattatiasdermakkabaer7660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why does her sex matter?

    • @mishaka4909
      @mishaka4909 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mattatiasdermakkabaer7660 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @mishaka4909
      @mishaka4909 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👎🏻

  • @chinchillasrule87
    @chinchillasrule87 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    HEy, Malaysian here!! To be honest, im impressed someone actually wants to learn our language. But please do come, and learn! I myslef have just started my journey on becoming a polyglot... isiZulu and Afrikaans are on the list :P

  • @camillachopinet3828
    @camillachopinet3828 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I'm 16 and really into languages. I love English since it's like a global tongue whic can make you connect with people all over the world. In addition to that I speak fluent Italian and Spanish, I'm studying German and I've just started learning Japanese Hiragana and basic grammar. By the end of college, so 4 or 5 years, I want to be fluent at least in these five languages. Is that a fair goal?

    • @camillachopinet3828
      @camillachopinet3828 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Lee Morrow What the hell?! Are you serious? I mean I don't want to offend you but can you speak any of them at an intermediate-high level? :O

    • @camillachopinet3828
      @camillachopinet3828 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Lee Morrow And What are they? :D

    • @camillachopinet3828
      @camillachopinet3828 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Lee Morrow just the ones you've read in my ccoment. But I can't say I speak them. I'm kinda fluent in English and Spanish and I'm a native italian speaker. My German level is around A2 though not very high
      Also, kannst du wirklich gut Deutsch sprechen? Ich finde sehr interessant dass du selbst diese Sprache lernst!

    • @camillachopinet3828
      @camillachopinet3828 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Lee Morrow Ein Jahr und eine Hälfte vielleicht? Aber Ich habe hauptsächlich in der Schule gelernt so ist meine Studie sehr leicht gewesen! Ich möchte wirklich mein Deutsch verbessern und ich werde es versuchen :)
      Wie hast du Deutsch gelernt?

    • @camillachopinet3828
      @camillachopinet3828 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Lee Morrow Vielen Dank aber du bist zu nett haha. Ich versichere dir dass ich nicht ziemlich schlecht Deutsch spreche.
      So wie so hast du mir eigentlich überracht. Dein Deutsch scheint perfekt ;)

  • @MartienVanWanrooij
    @MartienVanWanrooij 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A Teach yourself book from the seventies of the former century.. my favourite book series

    • @stevekaczynski3793
      @stevekaczynski3793 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I remember those. In fact I remember the blue cloth-bound ones around earlier than that.

  • @VerbaleMondo
    @VerbaleMondo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Colombian Spanish: Native
    English: Advanced
    Japanese: N3
    French: A1.1

  • @NNNNN34955
    @NNNNN34955 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She is a true talent not like many people who claim they are polyglots on TH-cam

  • @LovingLanguage
    @LovingLanguage 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great story! Being a polyglot ifs being a citizen of the world.

  • @taeng0077
    @taeng0077 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    ahhh so cool! >u<
    im trying to learn korean arabic and spanish right now but mandarin and japanese are next, she is so lucky to have such a talent for this :3
    린디 화이팅!! >w

  • @SurajSharma-tt4hg
    @SurajSharma-tt4hg 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    inspired...awsome...realy wanna learn more..

  • @someone-ps5tj
    @someone-ps5tj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i speak korean and i am learning Arabic now. I just can't imagine being trapped in speaking 1 language forever . ( even tho i already speak 4😅). i adore polyglots like you and it was quiet surprising to know that u've lived in my country . Just wanted to say that you're always welcomed back in Paksitan💚 much love.

  • @thehappyvee9266
    @thehappyvee9266 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Just wow!!! My dream life!!! :)

    • @fresapreso1491
      @fresapreso1491 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It doesn’t have to be a ‘dream’ make it your life (wow i sounded so motivational haha)

  • @PolyglotKristian
    @PolyglotKristian 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really cool video !

  • @whathappened2230
    @whathappened2230 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I speak North American (USA)English, Southern English, West coast English, but not good at Boston/Philly, NY. : ) !

  • @lenny-ppocketbrand757
    @lenny-ppocketbrand757 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just amazing..

  • @PassionforDreaming
    @PassionforDreaming 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really cool! I'd love to have that kind of proficiency in an Asian language!

  • @lisettelachat1870
    @lisettelachat1870 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very impressive, helps that she's lived in some of the countries rather than trying to learn by yourself at a desk in your home

  • @melvinmyster18
    @melvinmyster18 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    非常好!我看你的汉语说得很好。我是巴西人,我学习汉语,英语和日语。

    • @taehan_
      @taehan_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lucas Silva 我是巴西人 as well. 我也会说一点中文

  • @Gabiche
    @Gabiche 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice and inspiring video :) I also speak some foreign languages but I need time to get fluent in. My video is a bit shorter but I would like to make a better one where I talk a bit more. Your video was great and you showed us well the knowledge of your foreign languages! Keep it going!

  • @fhdcbdfkdjnisdnoi
    @fhdcbdfkdjnisdnoi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just couldn't be studying 3-4 languages at the same time i would argue it would be better to learn them one at a time and take the time to master your knowledge at a level where you can easily read books and stuff. I'm a french speaker, i've learn english in school and studied german all by myself and after 3 years now i read 18-19 century and old german poetry so i began to learn Japanese and made nice progress. If you forget everything at the end because you don't use it, it was not worth the time you put into it.

  • @PP-jx7lo
    @PP-jx7lo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow I'm Thai and I'm so pleased that you are learning Thai language. I would like to contact with you if you don't mind.

  • @matejgomboc4650
    @matejgomboc4650 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I come from Slovenia, so I speak Slovenian, which is one of the south Slavic languages​. But my mother's tongue is actually a special dialect of the Slovenian language, which is spoken mostly in the northeastern part of the country and is quite different from the standard language. I also understand Serbo-Croatian, Czech and Slovak, because they are very similar to Slovenian. I started learning English and German in primary school and I speak both languages fluently. I also understand Hungarian and now I'm learning Swedish. I have my relatives who live in Sweden and I can learn quite a lot from them.

    • @MultiSciGeek
      @MultiSciGeek 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Matej Gomboc Nice! Also is your dialect Prekmurscina?

    • @matejgomboc4650
      @matejgomboc4650 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +MultiSciGeek Yeah :))

    • @slaanakotur9994
      @slaanakotur9994 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Matej Gomboc if you were born in slovenia,it would be more proper to say your mother tongue is slovenian and not a dialect......

  • @bohr8955
    @bohr8955 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    lovely

  • @jancovanderwesthuizen8070
    @jancovanderwesthuizen8070 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, het jy nie die Afrikaans flik vir wikitongues gemaak nie?

  • @AndrewHokanson
    @AndrewHokanson 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm bilingual (English-Spanish)
    I'm ok at Portuguese
    and I'm learning Afrikaans

  • @alinkamia
    @alinkamia 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey, Lindie! I totally support your passion! :)
    Don't you mind if I ask you for some help in the future?
    As a language-lover myself, I would like your insight on Chinese and Japonese for my 1-year long project where I spend 2 weeks in each of 26 languages on my "itinerary" to discover what they are about, how they shape us and post about it.
    Is it OK if ask you some questions when I get to Chinese and Japonese (like in 4 months)?

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +aliNka mia Hey, this isn't my channel so sorry for only seeing this now. You're welcome to send me a message on my channel (linked to this account). I'd be glad to help!

  • @user-ni8lj3qc7e
    @user-ni8lj3qc7e 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm also trying to become a polyglot,but I'll never be a global citizen. No way!
    In any case, this girl is much cooler than I am,because I learn only European languages...It would be amazing to meet her in real life,because I've never seen a person who speaks so many Asian languages at the same time.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Noooo man European languages are lovely! Good luck with your language learning! :D

  • @noirblanque5324
    @noirblanque5324 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When she was speaking Afrikaans, why did it sound like Swedish???

  • @dosrg3773
    @dosrg3773 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My goal is to become a polyglot, i speak English and Spanish the best of all my languages, next is Hungarian (which i'm learning from my stepdad, he grew up speaking it). Then ASL, it's hard but it's also really fun to learn. I can only sound out korean but i'm so interested in it and i'm really eager to learn!

    • @frozenplasticknife9731
      @frozenplasticknife9731 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      J Bear Asl? That's not even a fucking language lmao no one fucking uses Asl

    • @dosrg3773
      @dosrg3773 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      gas chamber fixer ...deaf people. I definitely have deaf friends who know asl. it has a grammar and sentence structure completely seperate from English. therefore it is a language.

    • @Anna-gv2lb
      @Anna-gv2lb 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      As a Hungarian I can tell how hard to learn our language even if you are native speaker, so I respect that a lot! Outside of Hungarian I can speak English, but I often make grammar mistakes. I should practice speaking not just listening. :D Now I'm learning Korean, I really like it because it does not feel like learning at all, it is so much fun!

  • @fastfowler
    @fastfowler 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am learning german in school and Italian at home. in the summer holidays (6 weeks) i am going to try and learn Russian and be as fluent as I can. is this achievable

    • @LeeandAlannagsy
      @LeeandAlannagsy 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well done! I am sure you will do great!

    • @fastfowler
      @fastfowler 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lee Morrow thanks for the encouragment!!! ;)

  • @justtech2849
    @justtech2849 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    your French sounds perfect.. i like you and your languages as well,

  • @Anastasiabruno
    @Anastasiabruno 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i can speak italian (my native) and english, i can speak it quite fluently but i have to improve somethings
    Okay i've started learning korean,chinese,spanish and thai few months ago

  • @margaretkopretina
    @margaretkopretina 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    cool she has an 일본어 book learning Japanese in Korean, I want that

  • @Ordinarygirl21
    @Ordinarygirl21 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG she is speaking Bahasa Indonesia !! That's my mother tongue, hell yeah...I wanna be a polyglot. I'm learning German, Spanish and Italian I hope I can speak fluently at those languages.

  • @Gabiche
    @Gabiche 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish I was as fluent as you are in all those languages! In my video you can see that I still have to improve a bit my foreign languages... But it's a passion to learn languages, right? I wish you all the best

  • @jackgale813
    @jackgale813 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    she is more into asian languages, in the southeast and the northern i think...
    i am into european languages mostly, asian language i like is limited to japanese but i guess that might change..
    this is just amazing

  • @moriahthompson9404
    @moriahthompson9404 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, thia is exactly how I am trying to live. I can only speak one additional language along with my own conversationally. I feel soo bad...

  • @bluntonglutine9160
    @bluntonglutine9160 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    good domentary.

  • @ichigamidenkich.4392
    @ichigamidenkich.4392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's Lindie Omg!

  • @hananechid3370
    @hananechid3370 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can any one tell me how old she is ?

  • @slampark
    @slampark 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Video. But Let me tell you one thing. The last one is Bahasa Indonesia not Malaysian. It's similar but it's not the same.

  • @AndreyOrochi
    @AndreyOrochi 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice skills!

  • @Guamparrapo83
    @Guamparrapo83 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    And spanish?

  • @jejuislandtrekker8113
    @jejuislandtrekker8113 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She's cool. I give her a high five!

  • @theaccentedguy1505
    @theaccentedguy1505 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Lindie. Ek is van Kaapstad Suid Afrika. I live in the U.S now. Yo aprendiendo español ahora.
    Ik ben ook leren spreken, lezen en Nederlands en het mijn vierde taal te maken.
    Deutsch ist einfacher, als Holländer für mich.

  • @youngthek2466
    @youngthek2466 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    LINDIE 🥺🥺🥺

  • @BiraneSarr
    @BiraneSarr 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hhh i am speaking now 7 languages, but i wanna study Chinese or Korean . Which one of them is tee best?

    • @honeydew1
      @honeydew1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Birane Sarr korean is easier for writing. slightly difficult to speak depending on your exposure and proximity to the language. chinese is difficult for writing and speaking because it's tonal

    • @BiraneSarr
      @BiraneSarr 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +screams Ok so i will be learning Korean in two years God willing....

    • @LeeandAlannagsy
      @LeeandAlannagsy 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      My personal favourite is Chinese but Korean is a fun language too!

    • @BiraneSarr
      @BiraneSarr 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      But is the easiest one to learn

    • @LeeandAlannagsy
      @LeeandAlannagsy 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Birane Sarr But there is no definitive answer, it's down to everyone's opinion. Asian English speaker, i find speaking German easy, but korean would be quite hard.

  • @lizziegreen6544
    @lizziegreen6544 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm fluent in English. I'm degree level French, German and Russian and I can speak conversational japanese

  • @TheDragonOfDojima04
    @TheDragonOfDojima04 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:48 her hat means foreigner

  • @2bjjones
    @2bjjones 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How does one get an interview to get their name out there? I am currently a 42 language hyperglot trying to get my name out there, not for fame, but to test my multilingualism on a professional level.

    • @Drigger95
      @Drigger95 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Public Subway are you guys serious or just trolling ...

    • @2bjjones
      @2bjjones 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Drigger95 Even if we were, why would we make something like that up? Where would I come up with the number 42? I actually know over 50 languages, but I'm trying to be modest.

    • @Drigger95
      @Drigger95 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2bjjones well hats off to you brotha. *thumbsup*. Are you a professional linguist or intend on pursuing linguistics? Just asking

    • @2bjjones
      @2bjjones 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Drigger95 Well, I just graduated with a degree in three languages(Spanish, German, and Japanese), but now I'm pursuing my childhood dreams of being an astronomer and chemist. Learning foreign languages is like doing a crossword puzzle for me now.

    • @lifeaccordingtocollin4358
      @lifeaccordingtocollin4358 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How do you speak 42 languages fluently or really well?

  • @user-uh5zo7my9m
    @user-uh5zo7my9m 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    이뿌시다~~~~!^^♡

  • @brandongillis2728
    @brandongillis2728 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im learning dutch and could understand most of what you said in Afrikaans

    • @jackgale813
      @jackgale813 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Brandon Gillis ducth and afrikaans are related cool, checking where afrikaans is spoken, it might not be what i think where it is/...

    • @jackgale813
      @jackgale813 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Brandon Gillis just checked i was right..thankanyways

  • @bigkittysmile
    @bigkittysmile 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't see how you can learn so many diverse languages without immersion in those languages and cultures. I had 3 years of French in high school, and can just speak a bit. I'm conversational in Spanish. Nihongo ga dekimasu. Anata no gengo ni saino ga sugoi da to omou ne.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      本当にありがとうございます!w

    • @jdemeulenaer123
      @jdemeulenaer123 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe your teacher wasn't that good...If you are really motivated in learning French, you would try all you can in watching French TV, getting French friends and stuff like that...Learing any language calls for these basics...Go on with your French, it is a fascinating language and very rich. Remember that for sometime it has been the "lingua franca" in Europe before English became the new lingua franca in the world... Now it seems that Chinese is becoming more important than ever, coming to a close third position, if I am not wrong??

  • @Drigger95
    @Drigger95 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is awesome! You should be a translator.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Drigger95 Oh gosh no that would bore me so much! I love design too much.

  • @that_pac123
    @that_pac123 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Some people in the comments be like: I know fifty languages (fucking good for you btw :D) and I'm just over here with my 11 languages like: oh, hi...

    • @WeiYinChan
      @WeiYinChan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well I speak like 3.5 so...

    • @WeiYinChan
      @WeiYinChan 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chemiker30 99 well that's 0.5 more than me... I'm half way for Japanese but I can't get a proper teacher so I'm just making it through slowly with self-learn

    • @DownFlex
      @DownFlex 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +that_pac12 People who say that they are speaking 50 languages usually only speak 1. English...

    • @sandwichxiii
      @sandwichxiii 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +that_pac12 Then there's me.... je parle ces deux langues

    • @hellopal
      @hellopal 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +that_pac12 Haha, 11 is already incredibly impressive! :D Practice them and learn more on Hello Pal! :)

  • @Bozewani
    @Bozewani 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Je parles français Ek praat Afrikaans I speak English 我说中文

  • @erickufiop7337
    @erickufiop7337 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    please i need to improve my english but for some reasons i can't ..i speak spanish that is my mother tongue..

    • @sandwichxiii
      @sandwichxiii 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Erick Ufiop Your english isn't that bad at all, it's not perfect yet but that isn't bad!

    • @hellopal
      @hellopal 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Erick Ufiop Have a look at Hello Pal on Android Play Store or iOS App Store. It is a free social language exchange app where you can practice your English :) -- Hello Pal

    • @danycoro
      @danycoro 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +‫مکسیم یانیس ایران‬‎ Te puedo ayudar, soy español latino, México, dany_el_coro@hotmail.com

    • @danycoro
      @danycoro 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +52 64 44 07 99 68

  • @aena5995
    @aena5995 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    PAKISTAN !! Where did u live ? islamabad karachi , mujhe app sey milnay acha lagay ga :)

    • @aena5995
      @aena5995 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Aena Mustafa Pakistan is not like what ppl think of it , this girl kinda looks like a pashto girl from school

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Aena Mustafa I lived in Islamabad! Went to ISOI.

  • @paleaspaper4161
    @paleaspaper4161 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I speak Welsh, Chinese, and Italian. And obviously English.

  • @DiamanteDea
    @DiamanteDea 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pakistan seems cool I would like to travel there

  • @MrSuperrussianboy
    @MrSuperrussianboy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    love to hear that you learn indonesian😁😃

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dwedwed edqeadw please see my channel! I have an Indonesian video there :)

  • @saumyairishleprechaun3630
    @saumyairishleprechaun3630 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Who came here for seeing Lindie Botes?

  • @mmprando7207
    @mmprando7207 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Korea is the best, great you want to live there

  • @conradm5660
    @conradm5660 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a polyglot too. I know English (level 1000)

  • @projectfreedom175
    @projectfreedom175 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    that afrikaans is dutch brah, it sounds dutch with a strange accent I speak dutch too I know this

  • @mauriciomontenegro5743
    @mauriciomontenegro5743 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I guess the only language I can practice with you, is English, because I don't speak the other languages, but I speak Spanish and German.

    • @linguaphile9415
      @linguaphile9415 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mauricio Montenegro You possibly speak them better than most polyglots speak the many languages they like to boast about. The truth is most polyglots speak some of the languages on a native level, these are mostly three or four. The others get a little rusty over time and need to be refreshed when they prepare to have conversations in these languages.
      Ich spreche übrigens auch Deutsch als Muttersprache. Ich bin immer geschmeichelt, wenn jemand meine Sprache lernt, insbesondere da sie ja immer als so hart und hässlich angesehen wird. ^^

  • @Islam_Abuelwafaa
    @Islam_Abuelwafaa 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    lam from egypt so if you want to learn arabic i can help

    • @magyatarmagiamus2104
      @magyatarmagiamus2104 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Okay. I have a question. So I want to know what type of Arabic should I learn to read Quran (holy book of Muslims) I know for Thora it's just Hebrew and for Bible is Latin or Greek. For Quran it's Arabic but which one?

    • @Islam_Abuelwafaa
      @Islam_Abuelwafaa 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      there is only one arabic and it is the language of Quran the difference in Arabic countries is just accents

    • @Islam_Abuelwafaa
      @Islam_Abuelwafaa 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ñuhor līr gūrēnna As ha utsaryu sa'agh there is only one arabic and it is the language of Quran the difference in Arabic countries is just accents
      if you want to learn i can help you as a Native speaker

    • @magyatarmagiamus2104
      @magyatarmagiamus2104 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      geo eslam
      Thank you very much.

  • @benacedo2580
    @benacedo2580 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This chick once came out in an Adult video

  • @EAndersonHD
    @EAndersonHD 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    almost everything she said in japanese was wrong

    • @Mf7d89
      @Mf7d89 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      do u speak the language?

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      At that time I had only been learning for a few months, and I only hear two small mistakes now that I watch it again. Don't be negative! If you want to see an updated video, check out my channel.

    • @Alicexxo
      @Alicexxo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lindie Botes Defend yourself, girl! ❤😋

  • @bobocyrus7700
    @bobocyrus7700 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice mandarin and japanese

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really need more practice though but thanks for the nice comment!

  • @B-R-A-Z-I-L
    @B-R-A-Z-I-L 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    no brazilian portuguese? are you crazy?

  • @cJeremy
    @cJeremy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    헬조선에 관심많은 사람들 이해안가지만 고맙다.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      이런

    • @cJeremy
      @cJeremy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ㅋㅋ you're awesome

  • @tbsweety
    @tbsweety 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    한국말완전잘하시네 ㅋㅋ

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      아 이거 오래된건데 부끄러워욬ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

    • @harrisonhatton6985
      @harrisonhatton6985 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lindie Botes 정말, 당신은 자부심을 가지고 있습니다.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      뭐지 왜 그런세요 ㅋㅋ 오랜만의 자기 모습을 보면 부끄러워 할수 있지않아요?

    • @harrisonhatton6985
      @harrisonhatton6985 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lindie Botes lol I attempted to say you can take pride in your korean =(

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh haha thanks ;;; :D

  • @soywaz6645
    @soywaz6645 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why she no learn Spanish?

    • @adneskjvelandjssing8386
      @adneskjvelandjssing8386 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Soy Waz Do people have to learn Spanish? If you learn languages as a hobby I don't see the point of learning one you're not interested in. I speak 5 languages and none of them are Spanish.

    • @soywaz6645
      @soywaz6645 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Learn Spanish because it is the best language

    • @dreamin_green
      @dreamin_green 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Soy Waz lol there's no such thing as a "best language" that's bullshit.

    • @soywaz6645
      @soywaz6645 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes there is because Spanish is the best

    • @caffeinated4671
      @caffeinated4671 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Soy Waz
      Please, we have enough ethnocentric Americans and Brits saying "English is the bestest language and the hardest ever" as it is. You don't need to compete with them.

  • @individualgrammar9160
    @individualgrammar9160 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why are polyglots always nerds? Why Charlie Sheen type of people go monolingual? (I'm monolingual BTW)

    • @magyatarmagiamus2104
      @magyatarmagiamus2104 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm a polyglot (5 languages + 2 learning). And I'm pretty sure no one would call me a nerd.

    • @individualgrammar9160
      @individualgrammar9160 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can take seven languages, you sure can take one joke.

    • @magyatarmagiamus2104
      @magyatarmagiamus2104 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ▂▃▄▅▆▇█▓▒░Individual Grammar░▒▓█▇▆▅▄▃ Okay. Weird Joke that I didn't understood.

    • @mattatiasdermakkabaer7660
      @mattatiasdermakkabaer7660 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@magyatarmagiamus2104 Nerd

    • @ritajn1689
      @ritajn1689 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      not always true ;)

  • @evilmorty1440
    @evilmorty1440 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice, a woman.

  • @jdemeulenaer123
    @jdemeulenaer123 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Le français est très basic...Chinese as well...Your Chinese is very basic and so is your Japanese...Your hearing is good though and all you need is practice practice and practice. You shouls maybe choose languages that are more essentiaml to you and then concentrate on those languages..This is jus a suggestion...

    • @Grokford
      @Grokford 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That makes me feel a little better here I am trying to learn three languages and she just goes on in about in half a dozen. Then again my French is très très basic but it's pretty good considering I've only been learning it for a month and a half.

    • @jdemeulenaer123
      @jdemeulenaer123 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      OK, if your French is only a trhee-month-bvaby then it is pretty good... As said, maybe you should focus on languages that are more useful to you should you choose to work as a translator or interpreter... Asian languages are coming up so picking up Chinese is a good option along with English and French; Japanese could also be one or even Russian as I see the future could be somewhere there as well.... Good luck in your studies

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Leonardo Castro That's so true. It's way faster to reach a basic conversational level than to move on from that to advanced/fluent. And yeah my goals arent to be fluent in every single language but just to enjoy myself as this is a side hobby from my actual degree of graphic design. Thanks for the comments!

    • @NuevoVR
      @NuevoVR 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      JAGE MIDU You don't speak very well either.

    • @jdemeulenaer123
      @jdemeulenaer123 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gokuw Sweg How do you know.....??? Have you heard me speak...??

  • @poorridge149
    @poorridge149 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    didn't watch. did neg.

  • @ruthgoh4869
    @ruthgoh4869 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    She is not really fluent in some of them.

  • @justtech2849
    @justtech2849 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    your French sounds perfect.. i like you and your languages as well,

  • @justtech2849
    @justtech2849 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    your French sounds perfect.. i like you and your languages as well,