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Steve: i dont really speak this language. I only know the 30,000 most popular words. Xiaoma: HOW I LEARNED AN ANCIENT DIALECT OF ARABIC IN 12 MINUTES. NATIVES STUNNED.
You know what? As far as I know western countries have chess. But in Asian, each country has its own game like chess. If you are interested in it, you can try. I guarantee they are as fun as chess. Korean chess japan chess china chess and so on
Most people struggle to speak one foreign language fluently, so knowing a few languages on basic or intermediate level is still big achievement and enrichment
Steve, as a native Turkish speaker, I'm really proud of you and I understood everything you said. You've definitely progressed compared to the time before you broke up with Turkish and I'm great to see your relationship healthier now! İyi ki varsın, Steve. Bana çok şey kattın.
Steve is beyond B2 in Spanish. I've watched a video he did in Spanish where he spoke at length about various topics and he made only one very minor mistake that even some native speakers might miss.
I only speak two languages and learn only one, but your video are such a motivation ! When I started to learn at 23 a new language everyone told me it was impossible and too late, that I should have done it as a teenager at last, and except if I studied it 100% of my time, I could not succeed. Such a pleasure to see that it is not true !!
You are certainly well beyond C2 in English. And I am pretty sure that you are at least on C1 in French and Spanish from what I saw of you in the last years (for Japanese and Mandarin I can’t tell, but maybe they as well). But it‘s probably a good idea to take the wind out of the sails of all those envious and begrudging people all over the Internet by taking a modest standpoint. I learned a lot from you. You do a great job. Carry on and thank you. BTW I have learned and am still learning 6 foreign languages for the last 15 years (English for the last 45 years). German being my mother tongue.
I agree it’s better to be conservative about one’s abilities in most cases, although I can attest that he’s not too bad at any of the languages we both happen to have both studied.
لا تضع العربية في المجموعة الثالثة إنت تتحدث العربية بطريقة جيدة ونحن فخورين بك لأنك تعلمت أصعب لغات العالم مستواك ممتاز و سوف تجيدها مع الزمن أي شئ يحتاج وقت وسوف تتقنها لا تستسلم 🌸🩷🥺
Even you s0eaker of Arabic dialects you can't understand others dialects there is no Arabic language there are multiple dialects Arabic language is only on paper
I have just returned to watch Steve speak about how he became successful in learning languages and what he does to keep going on it. He's an inspiration for us all, and mine of course since I met him on RU-vid. He absolutely knows 20 languages no matter at what level and that's truly admirable. His videos are very motivating which helps a lot of people learn different languages, me included at least to some extent. As for me, I only speak English and Spanish and I would learn additional languages if I had a bunch of time. I speak Spanish natively and learn English thoroughly every day in any way I want, although I've already acquired it. Trying to learn vastly different languages like Russian, Japanese, and German, among others, would mean hard work and getting used to extremely unfamiliar vocabulary, that's simply way beyond me and may imply modifying the way my brain works with English and Spanish, and they could probably be altered.
Love your video!! Your accomplishments are amazing and really enjoyed the honesty of this video!! I would say that you are also "native" of course in English and probably C1 in a few of your Group 1 languages. So, IMO you're being humble in your analysis. You're much better than most Polyglots that claim the know like 8 to 10 languages. What I find with most people that use the term Polyglot is that they are native in one language, ~C1 in around two others, ~B2 in most of the others, and ~B1 in the remainder. Doesn't seem like they count a language is known if they are lower than B1 in a language. Yes, language learning is different for everyone depending on their goals. My plan is when I retire to spend half my time in Brazil and half in the U.S. Currently native in English, B2 in Spanish (and speak fairly fluently), B1 in Portuguese, and A1 in German. Goal right now is in 1 more year to reach ~B2 in Portuguese, and then work towards ~C1 in Portuguese. I find your language learning theory and inspiration videos incredible. Thanks for all the great content!!
I was so happy to understand what you said in Turkish! Makes me feel I'm making progress in the language. I like your approach of focusing on good comprehension, and it changed a lot about my way to learn languages - though I tend to focus a lot on grammar from the get go. Greetings from Brazil!
I love watching your videos because they are very very relatable. My love for the languages and for their cultural aspect has always been essential to my language learning process. I take full advantage of the hyper-focus that comes with it to improve and the results are noticeable.
Thank you for your sincerity Steve! It's admirable that you are able to speak in all those languages, and after see your LingQ stats it's clear that you could be able to listening and comprehending them, maybe not as a native, but that's not the point. You've loved so many langfriends🎉😂
Thank you so much Steve, I find you so encouraging. I have studied 11 languages and I have always felt ashamed to say that I don't "speak" them. I started in my later 40's and not even too seriously, except French, Spanish and later, Chinese and Russian. You have helped me to remember what good progress I've made despite not "being fluent" in them. I know a few thousand in the first 3 and Latin (French, German, Spanish, Hebrew, Persian, Russian, Mandarin, Latin, Italian, Pennsylvania German and Polish) several hundred in the others and few in Polish. I know that my fun and relaxed approach along with not worried about being embarrassed, (though I was mortified at first and especially in French!) have been my 2 best assets. I'm doing it for my own joy and for when I meet various persons in my door to door ministry. I love people and it pleases me to show respect to them by trying to understand and communicate with them a bit. I always got the most shocked expressions from the Persians, since I am blond and blue eyed. Just in the last month I was able to speak in French, German, Spanish and some words of Thai and Hindi. I think thats thrilling and I didn't have to be fluent to show love and have fun. I have laid off of all except my daily Spanish and German. I "need" Spanish and I just want (I'm in love with) German. I LOVE Latin but I'm too busy for it at the moment. Progress is slow but steady. Thanks again!
I think you are too modest about your stronger languages such as Japanese. But I like your modesty and realism, so many polyglots exaggerate their competence.
@@quantus5875 I am a native English speaker. Is there a reason you say “of course”? I also comment in French on RU-vid. Okay, I guess my user name is a big clue.
@@StillAliveAndKicking_ Sorry -- I meant that "Steve" is a native English speaker. I inferred Steve but yes -- see how I wrote it could have been mis-interpreted. When I said "of course" I meant that of course, Steve is a native English speaker.
I like how the similarity you explained between learning a language and falling in love is the same that you talked about with Language Simp, when he was trying to explain what "Simp" means and it all fell back to this similarity
hi Steve, I'd be interested in your doing a video on your strategy to maintain alive all your languages. My own experience is that the more languages i know, the more time i need to spend curating my existing language while learning a new one.
I hear a lot of people defining “knowing a language” in different terms, and I think it’s important everyone learns to respect what that means to each individual. Some consider less than B2 as not knowing a language, while others consider that they do. At any rate, let’s learn to respect and honor everyone’s definition and really be in awe with the fact that they are taking or have taken the time out of their day and life to learn a new language. Not many people dedicate or invest that time towards any particular goal. That in itself is such an amazing accomplishment
When people ask me the languages I speak I say "Portuguese, English and Italian, but I've also studied Spanish and Korean", I prefer to say that I SPEAK a language only if I'm B2+ in that language, but that's totally subjective
You're being very honest with your Languange proficiency. Some youtuber claimed That they can speak many languages but when it comes to the real communication they just can say hi with some basic words and the phrase in that conversation I've heard it's all weird and 80% mis- pronunciation. In any languages you try to speak esp. In SEA or Asia ppl really appreciate that foreigners really try but just dont overclaim it. In linguistics they called "Community Speech" you learn each language to expand more and more till you can communicate in almost every situation of that language like what you comparing with knowing people. English is my second language, I ve been studyin since I was a kid, till now Im 30+ but I am still not 100% grammatically correct when it comes to writing. BTW keep doin it cuz You are such an inspiration for me to acquire more languages. Also, your tricks and tips are great!❤❤❤
Hi Steve! Türkisch finde ich auch sehr schön und interessant. Ich bin jetzt 57 und habe vor ca. 10 Jahren damit angefangen. In Deutschland kann man sehr oft Türkisch sprechen:)) Liebe Grüße aus Nürnberg ❤
Those who focus on input always seem to be way more honest with the language level/s than those who focus on early output, who often seem to have a very inflated idea of what their level actually is.
this video made me realize to not fixate so much on a specific language so much, something i'm having trouble with right now, and that sometimes its okay for you to move on to something else. before, i was aiming to sound exactly like a spanish native, to the point where if i were to go on a call with another spanish native he wouldn't tell the difference between me and the real thing. of course that is very possible to achieve, but i was just not letting myself go and didnt give myself to a chance to try something else.
Learning a foreign language is cool, I think. Through my experience, I'm learning a language by consuming your content sir. But you know, here, I'm not just learning that. I'm also learning a new mindset. This makes my experience more meaningful. Thanks a lot, your content really helps me ❤
I have a tendency to say that I "used to study," "used to know," or "used to be able to speak" dormant languages. If I say that I "know" a language, people will often ask me to speak in that language, so I prefer keeping "I speak" to languages that I can actively, in the moment, speak. My experience is similar to Steve's in that I haven't studied Russian in 2 years now, but whenever I come across something in Russian, I'm always pleasantly surprised by how much is still there passively, which is quite a lot. My output now is at an A1 level, whereas I was B1/flirting with B2 when it was one of my primary languages. Similar experience with my Korean, though it was never quite as strong as my Russian was at its peak.
I like to us approximate CEFR levels (which many language learners are familiar with). So, I say that I am native English, ~B2 Spanish (and can speak fairly fluently), ~B1 Portuguese, and A1 German. What I do is I downgrade languages if I was better at them and I've lost some due to lack of maintenance, for example my Spanish used to be ~B2, and German was ~A2.
Steve, I love your videos and absolutely love using LingQ! I'm fully bilingual in English and Spanish since I was a child, and I’m currently at around a B2 level in French, but I’ve just started learning Dutch. What’s your take on practicing both French and Dutch on the same day? Do you think working on improving my French (by consuming content, looking up words, etc.) might hinder my ability to acquire Dutch? (without taking into account the opportunity cost of time invested) Or is it more like working different muscle groups at the gym, where one doesn't interfere with the other?
A great video of a relatable thing that all language learners face in their journey of learning multiple languages.... Greetings and love from Pakistan 🇵🇰 Zabardast aur boht behtareen ✨
Based on all your previous videos of you speaking Korean, the maximum level I can give you as a native Korean speaker is around A2. I don't know how much your Korean skills have improved after those previous videos, but I hope you improve a lot in the future.
I think I said in the video that when I have a chance to speak more, my Korean improves. I rarely speak it. However, I know a lot of words, and I know how the language works, the structure, so my speaking improves quickly with a lot of opportunity to speak.
I find it difficult to judge my ability in many languages, so I try not to think about it. If I am doing challenging activities in the language then I'm improving, and that is the only metric I consistently pay attention to
Steve the reality is you probably know 3 or 4 languages where you would be functional and fluent if you go to those countries. However, the vast majority, you may have trouble using in most situations if you are in the country beyond basic pleasantries.
Hi Sir, I appreciate your strive for learning process of all languages. As a native speaker, I understood what u said in Turkish. I watch and follow your contents. 🙏 Selam ve saygılarımla Sayın Kaufmann.
《子衿》 Flowing gurgling 因为悠悠 青青子衿，悠悠我心。纵我不往，子宁不嗣音？ 青青子佩，悠悠我思。纵我不往，子宁不来？ 挑兮达兮，在城阙兮。一日不见，如三月兮！ 青青子衿，悠悠我心 (青青看似相同，搭配不同名词有不同的含义。) 轻的柔的衣角，困的扰的内心。 The light and soft corners of the clothes, the troubled and leisure heart of those people. 纵我不往，子宁不嗣音？ 我不去找你，你怎么一点消息也没有。 I don't go to your place, How could you without any information for me. 青青子佩，悠悠我思。 绿的黄的玉佩，缠的绵的思念。 The green and yellow string of the clothes, lingering and touching missing of those people. 纵我不往，子宁不来？ 我不去找你，你也不来看我？ I don't go to your place, how could you without any visit for me. 挑兮达兮，在城阙兮。一日不见，如三月兮！ 我挑着担子，连夜赶路，已经在城楼了。我一天没看到你，就像三个月没见到你。 I runned I climbed , arrived at the city. not see you for a day , means three month so long.
Dear Steve I have a question and I'll appreciate if you enlighten me. Is translate an article or book from English to Persian(my native language) along with other methods, a good idea for learning English? or this has bad effects and interfere with my procedure of learning?
That's a whole lot of languages! Besides my my mother tongue - Swedish, I know: - English C1-C2 - Arabic B2 - French B1 - Italian B1 - Hebrew A2 - Portugese A1 - Spanish A1 - German A1 - Korean A 0.5 (One month in.) Language learning is such an adventure!
Hi Steve! I have a question and I hope you'll answer I've been learning English for a little bit more than a year by using LingQ, and I start to feel bored of English even though I really need it for my future so the question is: is there any way to continue to learn English without taking a break of it and not feel bordom?
What happens with Spanish if you know Italic , I am sure only one month latter would be happy speaker Spanish 😊 I try learn English is hard but you right I fell in love with English ❤
Thanks for sharing Steve! I can’t understand a tv show in Russian, and haven’t had a full conversation yet. But I’ve been self studying it for almost 5 years and am definitely far above “beginner level”. Perhaps I’m at A2, not yet close to- B1.
Turkish is a good language .I am from Azerbaijan and the language of Kazakhstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan is 60% the same. But the language of Azerbaijan and Turkey is much closer. The citizens of this country come from the same root. We are Turks
I can't get over the concept of learning 20 different words for Vacum Cleaner and remember them all! How can a human brain do this? Or 20 words for gate who who knows number number of nouns.
the thing is, a lot of them are going to be related. like the word for tea in most langauges is tea, te, chai, or something very close to that. you aren't learning a new word for tea, you are just learning a variation. another thing is if a word is rarely used, you wouldn't need to know it to know the language. i've been studying spanish for 6 years and i don't know the word for vacuum cleaner in it. but i'd be able to describe it (a machine that sucks air and cleans the floor or carpet) in simpler words, and people would know what i mean. if you know the most common 10,000 or so words in a language, not knowing the other 90,000 technical and complicated words is not a huge handicap. like there's a limit where learning every last word in a language isn't very useful. like in spanish i know a dozen or so names of different fruits, the common ones, but i don't know the word for starfruit, or the word for jackfruit, or the word for mulberry. but knowing the words for apples, grapes, oranges, bananas, blueberries, strawberries, etc., is going to get you far. you can always just point at it and say 'what's the name of that?'
@@rinkuhero I think you will never learn your language as good as your native one. I would think 99.9% of Native English Speakers would know the word for vacuum cleaner. It's kind of my personal joke to myself. When I start to learn a new language one of the first words I look up is vacuum cleaner. Aspiradora LOL.
Going to Turkey this fall, but I can't keep up with learning the languages of the countries I visit unfortunatly. :) Too many other languages in progress to add Turkish. That's frustrating as well.
привіт, я українка, я подивилась ваше відео про те як ви вчили мою мову, і подумала - "якщо вам подобається вчити історію, чому б не порадити вам канал на ютубі про історію України?". якщо вам це цікаво, канал називається "реальна історія", взагалі це программа, іде на 1+1, але тут не потрібно чекати поки вона почнеться. сподіваюсь що вам сподобається, хорошого дня :)
Hi Steve, I am a big fan of yours. I knew English, Chinese and Japanese. Could you share how could you keep your fluency in 20 languages? Could you share a bit more your daily review schedule or something similar As we know if we don't use a language we lose it quickly. But I have difficulty to keep 3 languages in fluency everyday. Thanks
Actually u know more than 20. 1.From Farsi +Turkish +Russian u can understand Dari and Tajik almost up to 95% ( they have more turkic words) 2. Turkish +Farsi +Arabic+Russian + Chinese makes Azarbaijani/ Turkmen/ Qashqai/ crimean Tatar/ gaugazu turkish 80-90% understandable for you. Uzbek / Uyghur up to 70%. 3.Arabic+turkish+ Farsi also makes Pashto and Kurdish quite comprehensible up to 70%. Urdu 50% 4. Norwegian/ Danish u are at least fluent up to 95% in reading/ listeningjust from knowing swedish and german and french. If u were to take some language test u can eadily pass 60 languages on b1-b2 level in reading/ listening and with couple of weeks practice A2 -b1 for speaking and writing.
