How do you maintain several languages? - My personal routine [MULTILINGUAL video] 

OMG thank you so much mate! Kauheasti kiitoksia!

@@linguaEpassione i would not use kauhea like that coz it really means horrible kauhu means horror, so in my opinion you just said HORRIBLY MUCH THANX (to you), i am sure it is not ok book finnish what you said coz in book finnish best would be PALJON KIITOXIA

@@MiekkariKonna Hello there! It's perfectly ok to use it that way, that's colloquial Finnish. Also, remember there's no "x" in Finnish, use "ks" instead. Cheers!

@@linguaEpassione I would say, "kauheesti kiitoksia".

Yes, because the idea behind it is "Kauhean (paljon) kiitoksia!"@@leenasipponen8958

Vau, suurkiitos mukavasta kommentista!

Na verdade, creio que você tenha sido perfeito gramaticalmente em todos as línguas que conheço. Parabéns!

Great question! Yes it actually has happened, even though it's pretty rare :) When I'm with my Italian friends I do sometimes start speaking German all of a sudden :D

It may happen to me that I start speaking Valencian to people here in Spain that I would speak mainly Dutch ( or German ) with. It's probably due to the fact that I speak both languages at a similar level having learnt both in self-study.

Hey dude, thanks for the comment! I'm happy when people recognize that's what matters :) Congrats on your progress as well, keep going, keep your motivation up and you'll make big strides forward. Cheers!

I'm interested in knowing the answer too

I've managed to learn four so far, but in this stage of my life I am more interested in maintaining, and keeping them on the native-like fluency level that I reached by being diligent. I was also incredibly lucky to discover that it is a minor practicing technique that makes all the difference. It is a small change in your everyday behaviour, but it is powerful. And I'll share it here: All polyglots know you have to push yourself in situations that demand communicating the language you're trying to learn or improve. While in these situations: 1.You have to listen to yourself while speaking. Be hard on yourself. Remember your mistakes. Dwell on them. 2. You have to be able to handle the pressure that comes with the decision to make mistakes. For example: when natives laugh at you. When not in those situations: 1.When you find a difficult word, a word that you're having trouble pronouncing, repeat it a gazillion times, put it in different sentences, try pronouncing it every time you're alone and read the language out-loud whenever possible. 2. Become a grammar nazi in every language you speak. Strive to improve your grammar so much , that you're the one doing the correcting when speaking with natives in a few years time. When you're feeling very comfortable with your grammar turn to administrative terms and phrases. Learn, in continuity. Repeat. To sum it up: *Practice* pronouncing all the time. Feel the fear of social pressure. Use the fear to be better. This is how we humans learn our native language in the first place. The self-created internal feeling of social pressure is a survival technique, use it, don't avoid it. Don't stop repeating a word untill your tongue (the physical organ) makes permanent adjustments in it's movement habits to allow you to automatically position it in such a way that enables you to be fluent. It takes time, but it also gets easier with time. Also reading out loud is a powerful exercise. Have the best of luck !

I’ve always wondered tho, why would someone need to maintain languages tho? Technically, if a word becomes part of one’s permanent memory and automatic memory aka the automatic mode, that word is to be remembered forever, automatically! Like, I learnt Spanish to a native speaker level in childhood in a 100% passive way and I never really used the language, and I haven’t seen or heard anything in Spanish in over a decade before I started learning languages on my own last year, and my Spanish is still native speaker level, I can understand videos in Spanish, even without having to use Spanish subs, and I can say what I want in Spanish automatically, without having to think about it, and I haven’t even studied Spanish grammar in my life, but I know all the verb forms and I can automatically use the verbs correctly, which means I haven’t forgotten the Spanish words / verbs and the sentences and the idioms etc that I have heard so many times in childhood, despite not doing anything to maintain them for years, so that’s why I don’t really understand why most learners have the feeling that they have to maintain the new languages to not forget the words...?! Does it happen often to others that, they forget many words that they used to know automatically? I would imagine that maybe certain words that one hasn’t seen enough times and that haven’t become part of the automatic mode yet, could be the type of words that one would temporarily forget if one didn’t see them in months or years, including words that weren’t used many times or that weren’t used at all? In such case, those words need to be revised more, until they can be remembered automatically, even after months... Because some words might need more repetitions in general, before they become permanent, but yea, it all depends on the word... If I ever have difficulty remembering a word in a language, I repeat the word again, and then if it happens again, I repeat it again, and so on, and eventually it becomes part of my automatic mode and permanent memory, so I can remember it automatically without having to think about it... There are always a few words like that, that need more repetitions or a lot more repetitions than most others, even in the prettiest languages ever like Dutch and Icelandic + Norse and Norwegian etc, which are as pretty as English, but luckily most words are easy to learn, so most words in these languages usually take me 2 to 5 repetitions over a period of time, plus I also watch everything with subs in the target languages, so I get a lot more éxpòsure to the new languages that way!

Re pronunciation, if one learns all the words real well with their pronunciation, and if one can instantly process each word, pronunciation usually comes naturally once one gets to an intermediate level or to an advanced level, especially if one knows each word with its pronunciation automatically, and if one imitates the exact sounds one hears (and imitating the mouth movements that natives make can also help other get the right pronunciation and get used to it, but for me this isn’t necessary because I can automatically pronounce the words properly if I know them and their pronunciation automatically) and, also adjusting the relaxedness or non-relaxedness level, because certain languages such as English / Dutch / German / Danish / Welsh / Breton / French / Brazilian Portuguese use a non-relaxed pronunciation, which means that the muscles involved in speaking are tensed up while speaking these languages, with English and Dutch use a 100% non-relaxed pronunciation, so, when speaking English and Dutch, the muscles involved in speaking must be tensed up to the maximum, while imitating the exact sounds one hears / heard / knows and automatically saying the word if one knows the word and its pronunciation automatically, which is how one can get the right American accent and speak English etc accent-free (that is, without an accent associated with one’s first language, which is created by one’s speaking habits / speaking patterns and one’s level of relaxedness or non-relaxedness) and, most languages use a relaxed pronunciation and a partially relaxed pronunciation, which means that the muscles involved in speaking are kept relaxed or partially relaxed when speaking most languages, so, if one wants to speak new languages accent-free, one must also consciously remember to not pronounce words in the new language the way one is used to pronouncing in the first language, and to pronounce the new languages in a non-relaxed way (if it’s one of those languages like English etc) or in a relaxed way (if it’s one of the languages that use a normal relaxed pronunciation) while imitating the exact sounds one hears, and to always learn the words real well, until they can be automatically remembered, and to learn each word with its pronunciation, so that one’s hern can memorize the exact pronunciation and get used to the sound and know what to do, because if one doesn’t know the words automatically with their pronunciation / spelling etc, the hern will not make the right connections and will not know what to do, so one won’t be able to speak accent-free and maintain the right pronunciation through the full sentence or sentences etc, so, one must first learn and know the words very well, including their pronunciation, before one tries pronouncing them accent-free, and for most it may also take some practice, so it may not sound exactly as a native’s pronunciation on the first try, but it will get better as one repeats more the words and keeps pronouncing them and imitating the sounds, and if one keep trying different accents / projections etc, one shall find the right ‘spot’ where it sounds exactly like native pronunciation, then after a while it should become something one can do automatically!

By the way, for me, native level pronunciation comes naturally, so if I know certain words or a sentence etc very well, I can easily get the right accent on those words and sentence etc, like, when I speak in Dutch or in Icelandic etc, it sounds like native speaker pronunciation, I can pronounce Dutch words and Icelandic words without American accent, I can easily ‘deactivate’ my American accent and adjust my speaking patterns to the other languages and their pronunciation rules, and I can do it naturally, without trying - however, for some reason, when I speak Spanish I naturally have very strong American accent if I don’t consciously try ‘to deactivate’ it by consciously relaxing my lips / muscles involved in speaking, and I don’t know why it’s like that only in Spanish, but I can still speak Spanish accent-free, because I know how to ‘deactivate’ my American accent, but if I didn’t know all these things and if I didn’t know what to do to get that accent ‘deactivated’ consciously, I wouldn’t be able to naturally speak Spanish accent-free like I can speak Dutch and Icelandic, so I could never understand why this happens, and why only with one language like Spanish!

Grande Yari! Congratulations on your achievements so far and your routine, which sounds amazing! Es ist echt super, wenn man so viele Sprachen in den Alltag einbauen kann. Je te remercie pour ton commentaire et je suis ravi que tu aimes ce que je fais. 日本語を読めるようになるために漢字は本当に大切ですね。僕は教育漢字しか読めないので十分ではありませんよね～。じゃあ、頑張りましょう！

@@linguaEpassione Haha, understanding 100% of the English and German, understanding the gist of the French (thank you for commenting?) and then being completely lost on the Japanese. :D 100% 100% 50% 0% Lol!

@@essennagerry Haha, the same for me as well, although I can understand all of the French.

Well, English is a Germanic language... :D

Thanks man I really appreciate your comment!

Danke Majaaa! =)

Thank you Lucas, for your comment but also for your suggestion which I think is a good one :) I'll be thinking about a new video on how to learn two languages at the same time, maybe even with specific resources I use for Chinese and Icelandic - thanks a lot for your support!

If you have a lot of languages you want to learn and you're thinking of studying two at once, I'd suggest picking two which are significantly different from one another so it's easier not to mix them up. :)

Gareth, what a pleasure to read your comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the Finnish part in particulare, I don't think you told me that you had learnt some of it in the past, that's nice! Yes, IMHO listening and reading are definitely key here.

Thank you Luis, I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your comment. Good luck with your own studies!

Thank you so much! I'm planning to upload a full video dedicated to German (and in German obviously) in January, where I tell the story of why and how I studied German and especially how it so deeply became part of my life :)

linguaEpassione That would be awesome! I „only“ speak German (native), English, French and Croatian. Still learning Croatian but it gets better and better! Next projects will be Slovenian and maybe Hungarian! Your videos are an motivation for me! Thanks.

Das ist super, ich freue mich so sehr darüber! Bei vier Sprachen würde ich übrigens aufs Wort "nur" ruhig verzichten ;D Je te souhaite beaucoup de succès dans tes études!

linguaEpassione Merci!

Kiitos, Karla! :)

Hi Eliza, thank you very much for the view and the comment, sorry it took a while to answer (I try to reply to all but it's really not easy to do) :) Yes, motivation is extremely important, without it we can't go far! I try to make languages part of my daily life as much as possible, so as to have them almost on auto-pilot mode, so to speak ;)

Hey Donald, thank you so much for your kind words. Sometimes English is taken for granted, which means you don't get often complimented on it. As a consequence, it's even more encouraging when it actually happens! =) Good job with Spanish and French and good luck with my beloved mothertongue!

Thanks man, nice name by the way! ;-)

Davvero? 谢谢，Katie！Sentirlo da te mi fa ancora più piacere :) Oh and I personally believe that diphthongs don't get the amount of attention they deserve :D

The look on most Italians' faces when you tell them that the word "don't" has two vowel sounds 😂

Also, my mom says your grammar in Japanese is perfect :D

本当ですか？ありがとうございます！自信をつけさせて頂きました！

Ciao Emanuele, grazie infinite che mi segui da così tanto tempo! Tra l'altro non sei il primo a suggerirmi di fare un video in giapponese... Tranquillo che prima o poi... :D

Non vedo l'ora di vederlo! Grande come sempre, le tue capacità sono strabilianti!

Grazie Davide, sei troppo gentile! La tua presenza qui mi onora, so bene che ci sarebbero un mare di cose che potrei imparare da te :)

Thank you Ryan, I'm so glad you like what I do!

highya kawt perfect Japanese is a little bit 言い過ぎ， but still keep up the cool videos

@@devonoknabo2582 hahahahaha yaa...we should think about it haha

@@campus262 sorry I was a cringe lord a while back I apopligize

@@devonoknabo2582 Nonono You don't have to. I know what you mean because I disliked learning kanji😂😂 We really have a hard time in elementary schools...😗

Thanks for such a nice comment and for sharing your language story! Kiitos! Danke! Looks like you're doing a great job of making the most out of your interest for languages :) Interestigly, Norwegian is the one that's been on my wish list for way too long now... :))

Thanks for the comment, no rush, learning languages is like running a marathon, if you try too hard, you can't endure :)

Kyllä hän on ihana! Huomasin että puhut suomea ja espanjaa! Minä olen Barcelonasta ja asun täällä hetkella Rovaniemella, siis, olen opinut vähän suomea. Jos haluaisitko keskustella vähän että me voisimme harjoitella espanja ja suomi, olisi ihana! Puedes encontrarme en instagram como @martapalomera, será un placer ayudarnos mutuamente e ir mejorando! Saludos!

@@olkiaszx Hola! Te mandé un mensaje en instagram :)

Me pasa algo parecido con distintos idiomas. Estoy aprendiendo vocabulario más coloquial con el español actual, mientras que con el resto de los idiomas me siento cada vez más insegura. ¿Algún consejo? Inspira mucho ver estos videos para seguir practicando. Gracias.

Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

Hallo! Auch mal mehrere gleichzeitig, auf jeden Fall... wenn nicht sogar fast immer! :D Mal Japanisch und Finnisch, mal Japanisch und Rumänisch, jetzt Chinesisch und Isländisch, usw. (wie du bestimmt auch sofort merkst, es handelt sich nie um ähnliche Sprachen, das ist für mich sehr wichtig) - wie in einem anderen Kommentar gesagt, werde ich hoffentlich bald ein Video darüber mache, wie ich mehrere Sprachen gleichzeitig lerne, und warum! Hoffentlich hilft's anderen Lernenden ein wenig weiter... Ciao!

Good piece of advice! I am an ex gamer myself, and I was in a German and in a Finnish team, we used to use Teamspeak to talk and this must have helped me a lot... by having tons of fun with the game! Keep going, thanks for watching!

شكرا جزيلا :) I really appreciate your comment!

@@linguaEpassione thanck you 👌👍

Thanks man! I probably will, but I still don't know when... I have quite a few Polish friends, so there would be people to practise with :)

It does, doesn't it? I would say just grab a copy of Teach Yourself and start reading (and listening): amzn.to/2FC2jYY

@@linguaEpassione I do have a Finnish book and tried to read it a couple of times but it doesn't work yet :(

@@snowflake4099 do you mean the pronunciation is tricky? You need a book with audio / CDs to make sure you can practise listening and reading with the right sounds and intonation. I think that would be helpful. Teach Yourself has a CD for the audio, but there are obviously other options as well

Obrigadinho!! Eu gostei do seu comentário! :)

Maybe not soon, but one day for sure :)

Gracias por apreciar mi trabajo con la pronunciación, es un aspecto muy importante e interesante para mi.

コメント本当にありがとうございます！

Mulțumesc frumos!

Ihanko totta?

Agradeço-te imenso, Bárbara!

Mulțumesc frumos! :)

Hey Maël, yes I actually do, both online and in person. Find me on Instagram (linguaepassione) and send me a pm there if you want to talk. Cheers!

Hi Liam, of course you can. I'm a freelance translator as my main occupation, but I've also spent the last one and a half years tutoring other language learners online - So yeah, two jobs plus I'm a father so that's my third job :D You can have a look at my teaching (and learning) style in this video I made back in April, if you're interested ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G0RYDkDmTKQ.html

Danke dir und viel viel Spaß beim Sprachenlernen :)

linguaEpassione ja 👍🏾 danke , ich kriege jetzt auch Spanisch in der Schule.

Heheh of course, I make those too! ;) This is the typical mistake I wouldn't make when I write, but when speaking it slips easily out :-p

Muchas gracas por tu comentario! Sííí, sin duda mi portugués afecta mi español, yo diria más que un poco :) Tanbién lo he dicho en mi primer video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mXLkFZxt188.htmlm19s Prestaré más atención a esta construcción, otra vez muchas gracias!

Best way to keep them all afloat (and even learn a bunch everyday!) - thank you for sharing!

コメントありがとうございます！そうですね。難しいけど、楽しいですね。頑張りましょう！

Hi Rick, thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment! That's a good idea for a separate video, I appreciate your suggestion. Yes, Slavic languages are still an unexplored world for me, the spark just hasn't come yet but I'm sure it will some time in the (near) future... :)

If you were brave enough to tackle Finnish then Russian will not be so scary. It has only six cases and the alphabet in easily learned. The challenge is vocabulary since it is so distant from Germanic and Romance languages. The other challenge is the free stress. Like English have to learn it word by word. And sometimes it changes in a word when the word is inflected. удачи тебе

@@ricardo53100 I would like to learn Russian, but I must admit to smiling when you said "It has only six cases..." I am struggling even now with the four cases of German!

Thank you so much for your comment!

Das klingt sehr gut, well done! And thank you for your contribution! (jeg snakker norsk bare litt) :D

linguaEpassione Det er veldig kult hahaha

Ich würde sagen "…, verliere ich meine Deutschkenntnisse nicht so leicht." Ich bin selber kein Muttersprachler aber irgendwie klingt es besser? XD Ich weiß nicht, haha.

And "dadurch vergessen wir es halt so nicht' I would change into "dadurch vergessen wir sie halt nicht" or "so vergessen wir sie halt nicht"

But your German is great - when I was supposedly at a B2 I couldn't express myself as diversely as you!