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How I studied languages in 2022 (+ 2023 goals) 

Tanya Benavente
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Hi and welcome! In this video I talk about how I studied 6 languages in 2022 and share my language plans and goals for 2023.
✨ contents:
0:00 intro
0:44 my 2022 goals
1:09 english
3:26 spanish
5:17 italian
9:59 japanese
11:32 korean
13:31 dabbling
14:41 greek
15:25 polish
16:48 2023 goals
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💜 ABOUT ME:
Hi and welcome! I'm Tanya and the only thing I like more than learning languages is probably talking about learning languages (well, that and hoarding language books).
My native language is Russian and I'm currently in different stages of learning English, Spanish, Polish, Italian, Korean, and Japanese.

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@alexuqt
@alexuqt Год назад
The fact that you learn languages to be able to read and listen rather than speak with natives resonated with me!! It’s something I relate to and never found on other RU-vid channels
@joreneelanguages
@joreneelanguages Год назад
Ahaha I love it that you also don’t learn languages primarily to speak to people, every time someone in the language learning community says something about how “we’re all doing this to speak to native speakers” I’m like 👀 I’m from the US and I’m learning primarily Spanish, just started French recently, and doing a bit of dabbling on the side 😬
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Right?! I feel like people who do not necessarily learn languages to talk to native speakers are very underrepresented in the language learning community. But reading the feedback I got both here and on Twitter, I'm starting to think there's more of us than I previously thought. Btw, just watched your latest vlog and subscribed immediately after!
@joreneelanguages
@joreneelanguages Год назад
@@tbenavente it’s probably not surprising that the “speaking focused” people are more vocal, huh 😆 thank you!
@jadenlightnight7695
@jadenlightnight7695 Год назад
I agree w/ this also. not always learning a language to talk to native speakers. But maybe to read or listen to books, podcasts, or news from that language. & gain a new perspective then a different language might have. 😎
@basmastory2023
@basmastory2023 Год назад
✋ me too I don't care about native speaker hhhh j'm just want to read books and understand series ❤
@nochu9753
@nochu9753 Год назад
Same here y suerte con español
@nellyf.3153
@nellyf.3153 Год назад
Oh my goodness, finally an introverted language youtuber, subscribed instantly :D. I feel like all youtubers learn only to communicate. Truth is the only languages I need for speaking purposes is French, English and Polish. I am half French half Polish, but I grew up in France so my Polish is not to a native level (probably B2). Now I live in Poland so I need to get it to 'perfection'. All the other languages I learn it's only for the fun of it and to consume content. This year I want to get my Spanish to a B2 level and start Japanese. I want to learn Russian too and re-start Italian too, but I keep that for next year. PS: A great resource for Polish is called Polak Potrafi (Fundacja Reja) they're PDFs each dedicated to a famous Polish person, I think you could like it! Pozdrawiam :)
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Omg, thank you for the resource! I only had time to take a quick look, but it looks very promising. And best of luck with your language goals!
@celinaduguay6484
@celinaduguay6484 Год назад
I'm trying to learn Polish too.
@clementekpo7606
@clementekpo7606 Год назад
Learning so you can communicate is very good motivation
@e-genieclimatique
@e-genieclimatique Год назад
in brief: This video is a personal narrative by Tanya, a language learning enthusiast, reflecting on her language learning journey in 2022. Her native language is Russian, but she has also studied English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Italian, and Polish. Tanya set several goals in 2022, one of which was to not start learning any new languages; however, she didn't achieve that. She also aimed to read more in Spanish and Korean. In her review, she revealed that she read 63 books during the year, with 47 of them being in English. She sees this as more negative than positive, as she believes she should be reading more in her other languages. In English, she doesn't make a conscious effort to improve, as she consumes a lot of content in English, including books, podcasts, and RU-vid videos. Tanya now resides in the United States, and she feels comfortable with the language. She has, however, found American culture's propensity for small talk difficult to navigate, especially as she's socially anxious. In Spanish, her aim was to read 12 books, but she completed nine. She uses the Libby app to access Spanish audiobooks from local libraries. Despite living in a state with many Spanish speakers, she doesn't frequently take the opportunity to practice her Spanish conversationally, as she derives more joy from reading or watching content in a language rather than speaking it. Tanya also had a difficult time with Italian. Initially, she found studying Italian from beginner textbooks tedious because of her existing Spanish skills. She decided to abandon textbooks and began watching Netflix shows with Italian subtitles, without translation. She was surprised at her comprehension and later found an app called Close Master, which she says greatly improved her understanding. As for Japanese, Tanya spent a significant amount of time learning the language but felt disappointed because she didn't feel she'd made significant progress. She also linked her Japanese studies to a challenging time in her life, emotionally, which has led her to pause her Japanese studies for now. In Korean, a language she's been studying on and off for about ten years, she struggles to find enjoyable content since she's not interested in Korean dramas or K-pop. Her goal is to be able to read books in Korean. She has bought several Korean books and aims to read at least one in the coming year. In conclusion, Tanya uses language learning as a form of therapy, and she sees reading in a foreign language as a significant achievement and source of joy. Despite some setbacks, she remains committed to her language learning journey.
@nori_tutor
@nori_tutor Год назад
I also used language learning as a form of therapy in 2021. Best decision ever, it led me to learn my first foreign language.
@antoniacarolinasilva4604
@antoniacarolinasilva4604 Год назад
I’m from Brazil but I’ve been living in East Timor (Asia). I speak Portuguese, Tetun and now I am learning English.
@noemi8872
@noemi8872 Год назад
I am Polish native speaker. I am so glad your thoughts of Polish and our people are so kind and meaningful! Good luck with your languages. I would love to study Russian one day, I think it is such a beautiful language. Powodzenia w nauce!❤
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Dzięki! Tobie też życzę powodzenia 💜
@user-gn2jm7nm3g
@user-gn2jm7nm3g 11 месяцев назад
I love your channel!!! thank you for share your experiences, I'm Languages enthusiast too.
@nicoled9756
@nicoled9756 Год назад
This is a fascinating and honest summary to learn from. Thank you!
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Glad you enjoyed it!
@tamarad.5952
@tamarad.5952 Год назад
I really love what you said in this video. Please, keep uploading good content like this. Hugs!
@analuisa9516
@analuisa9516 Год назад
Great video, Tanya! As someone who also primarily learns languages for consuming content, I'm happy to have stumbled on your channel (and I'm already loving the quality of your content!) I'm from Brazil, and I speak Portuguese and English fluently. I'm currently focusing on Spanish (mainly for work) and Korean, and I've picked my French back up after over a 7 year break haha. My priority is reading on those three languages, and especially Korean, since I find it quite challenging. I would love to watch a video on the media you've been using it you feel like making it!
@joannao89
@joannao89 6 месяцев назад
I love your notion projects! I will steal this idea :) I guess when it comes to me, I learn one new language at a time. When I start to do it seriously, I usually notice that I want to start another one or continue one that I know very little :D when I was living in Austria and I was learning German, I suddenly felt that I want to continue my Spanish. Even the two languages are completely different, when I did not remember a German word, for example while buying something in the store, a Spanish one was popping out ;) Thank you for the video and sharing your way!
@ThePhilologicalBell
@ThePhilologicalBell Год назад
What you said about learning languages to consume content in it, not to talk with people, resonated so much with me!! So much language learning advice out there seems focused on getting people to speak, so am very happy to have found your channel. In the last year or so, I've achieved mastery in one of the languages I've been studying - Old English - to the point where I can pick up basically any text in the language and read it without having to look up any words (maybe one word per 100 lines of poetry, or the names for specific plants for instance). And experiencing that ease, of being able to just read anything comfortably, has really inspired me to strive for achieving that level in other languages in which I've already reached what I call 'Netflix level' in (when you can watch movies in that language on Netflix, so long as there are target language subtitles, and understand at least 75% of the lines). I want to graduate from Netflix level to novel level (where one can read novels in the target language and not have to look up more than a couple of words per page).
@imaginary-yl2cw
@imaginary-yl2cw Год назад
wow how are you able to manage your time so well to the point where you can learn several languages???? I’ve been trying to study korean intensely (because I’m planning to move to korea on the Government scholarship) and it has been 2 years of stress 😅. I have fun talking to natives and casually watching videos casually but trying to actually improve is hard.
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
I will talk about this in one of my next videos, but one thing to know is that I almost never focus on more than two languages at the same time. Instead I prefer going all in on one or two for a couple of months and then, when I get bored, I switch my focus to one of my other languages. Also, as a former KGSP student, best of luck with getting the scholarship!
@christinam6430
@christinam6430 11 месяцев назад
Ooh I loved watching Il Processo and Fedeltà too! Now, I can’t find anything to watch in Italian but I have been watching a lot of English shows dubbed in Italian. So fun! I love your videos. Keep up the great work! 😀
@_only.jia_
@_only.jia_ Год назад
Bro! Just found this channel and your videos are amazing!
@OllieLinnea
@OllieLinnea Год назад
Hi Tanya! Loved the video and looking forward to more content from you. I especially appreciated how you spoke about language learning being a form of therapy. I think I do that too sometimes. I'm currently studying Spanish and Korean and because I've been trying to reach a higher level in both for two years now, I haven't really allowed myself to start any other languages, though I have dabbled in German and want to pick up Mandarin Chinese and Japanese at some point (not to mention Turkish, Thai, and French, etc. etc.). Like you, my main goal of learning a language is to consume media in that language, especially books. I recently spent some time in Poland too and was fascinated but intimidated by the language as it is very different from any of the languages I speak (Swedish, English, Spanish, and Korean). Again, thanks for the video and good luck with your learning in 2023!
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Hii! First of all, I really admire your willpower because I literally have to stop myself from starting a new language every single week, sometimes with no success 😅 Also, I'm really not one to speak about the difficulty of Polish (being a native speaker of Russian definitely helps a lot), but it's such a rewarding language to learn! Best of luck with your lang goals too!
@andywurscht
@andywurscht Год назад
Thanks for this nice video :) it's good to hear people having other reasons for learning languages, not only 'speaking'. Also I like the calm vibe of your video, no loud music, quiet voice, but still extremely motivating :) keep going ☀️
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you for the kind comment 💜
@basmastory2023
@basmastory2023 Год назад
i liked your channel so much, I have the same start in learning. 2021 was a difficult year and learning languages saved me from a dismal situationi have the same begenning of
@ismailhacihasanov4781
@ismailhacihasanov4781 Год назад
Tanya, you are true inspiration for me. I've immediately subscribed :) Waiting for more. I'm your the 248th subscriber.
@jeanthomas7523
@jeanthomas7523 Год назад
Heyy! Congrats on starting your RU-vid channel! I love learning languages. I studied Mandarin Chinese for three years in college, then studied French on my own last year, and now I'm learning Spanish! My goal is to get to a C1 level in Spanish one day because I live in Florida where a ton of people speak Spanish and I want to be able to use it in work situations. Thanks for sharing your 2022 recap and 2023 goals! :D I totally relate to your feelings about only wanting to learn to absorb content, not necessarily to talk to people.
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you and best of luck with your Spanish!
@internetboy.0511
@internetboy.0511 Год назад
I'm from Peru. I'm learning Italian, Portuguese and German. Well beginning to, I really want to better my skills w those languages this year!! Some of my goals are(for now) to consume anything in Italian and understand it at least at a 60% at the end of the year. Also to watch more portuguese vlogs. For German I don't have any goals yet since It's a language that I recently began to want to learn.
@jenn-jenn
@jenn-jenn Год назад
So good!
@mimirezendee
@mimirezendee Год назад
That’s so amazing, congrats for your channel! I’ve already watched all your videos and I’m in love with your content. You motivated me in so many ways! Right now I’m trying to improve my English and remember the things that I’ve already learnt but because I was not in contact with the language I have forgotten. And I’m also trying to learn Italian from zero, actually please share more with us how do you begin a new language from zero, it would be so amazing. I’m excited to see what you’re gonna share with us in the next video. 😁 Greatings from Brazil 🇧🇷
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you for the kind comment 💜 I am definitely planning to make a video specifically on Italian in the nearest future
@tori8823
@tori8823 9 месяцев назад
This is super motivating because I thought you were a native english speaker!! I've been slacking off making excuses like "I'm too busy" etc. but now that I've watched your videos, I should really gotta get back to language learning journey. Keep up the good work. I'll subscribe!
@Sa-ze1gx
@Sa-ze1gx Год назад
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! I'm Japanese and a high school student! Now I am studying only English but really interested in many other languages!! It's great for improving my English listening skills too to watch your contents hihi I'm waiting for your new videos💞
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Glad you're finding the videos helpful! Best of luck in learning English 💜
@asmae1237
@asmae1237 Год назад
incredible video
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you
@michellem4026
@michellem4026 Год назад
Awwwwe new subscriber here! U appeared in my recommended videos and I'm glad i have another person to watch for language learning motivation ❤️
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thanks for subbing, Michelle! Yeah, I'm also always on the lookout for more people to watch
@shyannebennett6084
@shyannebennett6084 Год назад
I’m a native English and I speak Spanish, which is a heritage language for me. I’m starting Portuguese, which I want to learn through Spanish. I’m also interested in Yoruba and Korean. Thank you for mentioning language-learning as therapy-I feel that! I’ve really been enjoying reading and watching tv and videos in Spanish, while taking a break from the anxiety-provoking demands of speaking.
@yourfavoritepessimisticexi8041
I was so surprised to see you're studying yoruba because it is such an underrated language. I too am studying it.
@lexiesanders929
@lexiesanders929 9 месяцев назад
Great to listen to you in English now! What worked for me learning a language similar to the one I already know (in my case I learn portuguese after spanish): Watching a TV show just like you did and reading stuff. Then you translate things that you don't understand. Including grammar - why the sentence is built like that, why the word is in this form? It's basically intensive reading/ listening. And it works FAST
@tamarad.5952
@tamarad.5952 Год назад
I understand you completely! Every year I say that I won't start learning a new language because I haven't perfected the other ones and... oh gosh!... there I go starting another one. It's an amazing feeling though! | Thanks again for your content. Congratulation on your channel and keep uploading videos. Hugs!
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you for watching and commenting! My next video is hopefully coming this weekend (and it will actually be about studying multiple languages at the same time 😅)
@tamarad.5952
@tamarad.5952 Год назад
@@tbenavente Oh! Awesome! I'll make sure to watch it as soon as it comes out. Thank you for your reply. Hugs!
@shay259
@shay259 11 месяцев назад
I discovered your channel yesterday and now I am trying to watch all of your videos to catch up :) My name is Irina. I am initially from Belarus, so my native language is Russian. But 5 years ago I moved to Poland to study and work here. I studied English and German languages at the uni, so obviously I speak those. Now I speak 4 languages in total and am learning Korean. I don't know how much tims it will get me to become fluent, but after Korean I am thinking of learning Chinese and later we'll see :) Foreign languages have been my passion since I was 5 years old, when my grandmother gave me a book for kids to study English and I just did it on my own for fun even before I went to school. And that's how it is to this day - languages are my favorite hobby :)
@aureliaaurita1299
@aureliaaurita1299 11 месяцев назад
I'm soo happy that I'm not the only one that study a languange not to actually speak to people but to just enjoy reading and watching in the language I'm studying 😁
@commonerscoffee.
@commonerscoffee. 6 месяцев назад
Your channel has helped me so much! The idea of needing to study every language all the time and be fluent in everything was so scary to me. I also have social anxiety and find myself tripping up trying to talk to native speakers. Why bother a Russian when i just want to read the classics, or get perfect polish pronunciation when i just love the music? Your approach to language feels so much healthier to me thank you for sharing
@jasonschuchardt7624
@jasonschuchardt7624 Год назад
I feel like while I have people to talk to in some of my languages, my primary motivation on a daily basis is consuming content in those languages, so I relate to that. In 2022 I studied Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and the tiniest bit of Shanghainese. I finished my first book in Japanese, started my first book in Mandarin, picked up Spanish again for the first time in 8 years, and just learned the most bare bones basics of Shanghainese phonology and grammar. My goals for 2023 are to focus more on listening to Japanese and Mandarin, since my reading level has far surpassed my listening level, particularly in Mandarin, since I can lean a bit on my Japanese knowledge while reading, but that's not really possible when listening. For Spanish, I'd like to read a few books and expand my vocabulary a bit more. Shanghainese will remain on a slow burn. If I really want to learn it well one day, it's going to have to wait until after my Mandarin is at a high level, since most resources for it are in Mandarin. One of the trickier aspects of Shanghainese is that there's no standardized writing system for it, and there's not a lot of written Shanghainese available, so it's going to depend on a lot of listening.
@internetboy.0511
@internetboy.0511 Год назад
I like that your reason for learning languages is mainly to consume content u like!!! I'm the same. I think that learning languages bc you want to consume the content that other countries made or are making is really cool!
@rkivexofennis
@rkivexofennis Год назад
I really love this video, congratulations for the first video🥳 I'm an enthusiast for learning languages, I also a non native English speaker and i actually don't sure how I get a good level with, cause I never dedicate much time for learn it but now I wanna learn another languages I get really insecure abt how I can do it, yet your video motivates me
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
You can do it! There's a lot of people here on RU-vid who sure great tips on how to learn languages, so maybe you'll find them helpful in your learning journey
@paomarmota7935
@paomarmota7935 Год назад
Your first video?! Girl this is a 10 out of 10! Good quality, rhythm. Well explained and structured. Perfect presences on camera and pronunciation.. Kudos to you! Count me in as subscribed
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you so much!! 💜 It's actually not my first video - I've had a Russian channel for a couple of years now, so I guess this was my first attempt at making videos in English, not videos in general
@matildawolfram4687
@matildawolfram4687 Год назад
Fantastic video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thanks for the comment, Matilda! It's great that you were able to find something that works for you. Best of luck on your language-learning journey!
@pkjlla6484
@pkjlla6484 Год назад
I'm polish and Im so happy that you like that language, I think that you're the first person on yt (I know) who is learning polish in that way
@starringrole
@starringrole Год назад
алгоритм закинул это видео в рекомендации, хотела включить на фон, а потом подумала «блин, знакомое лицо», услышала твоё имя, и пазл сложился) очень рада снова видеть тебя на ютубе!!! удачи с выполнением целей в 2023 🥳
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Спасибо 💜
@liasafon8085
@liasafon8085 Год назад
Не поверите, та же история. Думаю "Да я же знаю эту девушку, я уже на нее подписана! Почему она говорит по-английски?"
@leingwei4102
@leingwei4102 Год назад
Thank you so much,please, prove us with more of tips and ressources
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Will do!
@leingwei4102
@leingwei4102 Год назад
@@tbenavente I really appreaciate it
@helenamax7868
@helenamax7868 Год назад
Hey! Welcome to RU-vid. It was a pleasant surprise to hear you say that this was your first video. I feel like I mainly find people years after they started haha. I'm glad someone finally said that you don't need to speak every language that you learn. I'm a native English speaker (American), and I do speak Spanish and Portuguese -and speak them conversationally-but I want to learn (and only learn to READ) French and Hindi. I started with French but got super bored because of the similarities, just like you said. We'll see how it goes. I can't wait to follow your journey!
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Haha, I think you'll be saving yourself a lot of headache if you choose not to speak French 😅 Thank you so much and best of luck with your goals!
@helenamax7868
@helenamax7868 Год назад
@@tbenavente thank you! Looking forward to watching more content on your channel 😁
@emainee
@emainee Год назад
hi!! its so nice to see someone learning polish:D i plan on getting my english to a c1 level and maybe having it certified, i also wish to work a bit on my spanish but i dont expect too much since i have an on-and-off relationship with it. i hope to learn some basic greek but its gonna be quite a busy year for me so ill see about that one
@emainee
@emainee Год назад
oh, also what will you be using for greek if i may ask?
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Best of luck with your language goals! For Greek, I mostly studied with Duolingo and Clozemaster, plus my teacher used a book called Greek For You. I am really tempted to get the Assimil Greek textbook, but I think they only have it in French and Italian, so I would have to improve my Italian first :D
@camilaalmeida3511
@camilaalmeida3511 Год назад
New sub here....im loving ur content!
@Ash-ho1kw
@Ash-ho1kw 11 месяцев назад
Great content, i am naitve in arabic and i have been learning english since 2018 and now deciding to learn turkish language. Your vids motivated me and your perspective about learning without getting the fluent level in speaking or writing as long as i am not gonna go there. Plus, i recommend learning Saudi dialect in Arabic if u start this language in the future.:)
@tbenavente
@tbenavente 11 месяцев назад
Cool! Why specifically Saudi though? :)
@lisal-tg2zk
@lisal-tg2zk Год назад
I'm so glad that you've started your English youtube channel. I found your Russian channel last year and that was a life saving lol. but honestly, when you live in the middle of the war it's important to distract yourself from time to time. and that's how I started to learn languages. previously I spoke only Russian and Ukrainian, and now I'm learning English and German. I also plan to start learning Polish (and that's why I need the video about recources so bad 😅).
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Yep, a video on Polish is definitely on my list! Stay safe and best of luck with your languages! Hopefully, this nightmare will be over soon 🕊️
@kiaratouzett9910
@kiaratouzett9910 Год назад
Hi, can you tell me what is her Russian channel please? I want to improve my listening skills in that language :)
@lisal-tg2zk
@lisal-tg2zk Год назад
@@kiaratouzett9910 it's @tanyabog
@lw-gc3kd
@lw-gc3kd Год назад
You. Are. My. Inspiration. seriously😂 your video production is only topped by your work ethic🔥✨✨✨ subscribed!💕
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Yay! Thank you!
@liashahine1609
@liashahine1609 Год назад
As a Lebanese , I think learning Arabic "fosha" is a good start it is the "proper" arabic. it is not used often but it is a good place to start since other dialects can be challenging to understand as a foreigner. (even me who fluently speaks Arabic doesn't understand other dialects sometimes). Good luck on your learning journey !
@linanou2699
@linanou2699 11 месяцев назад
totally agree! I was going to suggest the same thing.
@lauragranda-mateu5810
@lauragranda-mateu5810 Год назад
hello, this is very interesting! Like you, one of the languages I am learning is Italian, however… as I am Spanish native speaker, I get a bit bored with beginner’s content… though I do need beginner’s!
@dannydelvis
@dannydelvis Год назад
I’m extremely fascinated by your accent! Great job 😊 I’m a little bit confused how you’re not mixing the languages like Spanish and Italian, they look pretty much similar to me (I don’t speak those languages) 😮 are you learning them on different days? Спасибо, что напоминаешь, что есть все таки пчелки, которые работают над своим акцентом, и это дает свои плоды. Это очень мотивирует 💪🏻 успехов в изучении языков! P.S. Будет классно, если ты можешь сделать видео, в котором ты будешь говорить на всех упомянутых языках (если будет возможность) 🔥🔥🔥
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Ой, только пару дней назад твое видео с целями смотрела 💜 Удачи с каналом! p.s. Испанский и итальянский мешаю много, но так как испанский у меня сильно лучше итальянского, я его активно не учу, а просто поддерживаю просмотром контента/чтением, а вся учеба приходится на итальянский сейчас
@niceasta
@niceasta Год назад
I'm from Brazil. Probably between C1-C2 in English and studying Spanish, A1. I'm going to study Japanese or Chinese in the future, but I want to at least get around B2 in Spanish (which won't take so much time - my native language is Portuguese, after all). Nice video!
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you for sharing and best of luck with Spanish and other languages!
@leafycakee
@leafycakee Год назад
i love learning languages too. i speak english as my first language. korean and spanish at low advance. ive dabbled in polish, japanese, and german. this year i want to learn russian and continue to dabble in the languages i’ve started
@isalliida
@isalliida Год назад
I'm happy to meet a fellow stay that loves learning languages. Personally I speak finnish (first language) pretty good english, beginner level swedish and just started german. I would like to learn korean too but I don't think I have time for it yet. Good luck for 2023 and studying languages!
@yl568
@yl568 Год назад
I’m currently learning Polish and Portuguese. Looking forward to seeing a video on how you learn Polish.
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
There's definitely going to be one in the nearest future, so stay tuned!
@iga10000
@iga10000 Год назад
It's so great to hear that more and more people are willing to learn my native lanuage (Polish). It's kind of a shocker though 😲 Your videos encourage me to finally learn at least English at the decent level.
@zuzanella
@zuzanella Год назад
Hi! Cześć! It was such a great video! Thanks for sharing your language learning story! The part about Polish made me smile 'cause most of the time I hear people saying it's quite scary and difficult ^^"" I'm ofc from Poland and English is the first foreign language I've learnt (but I don't use it actively very often so... sorry for any mistakes). Then I had my love story with German and this year I want to come back. I've tried also Spanish and Italian but let's say I know nothing, maybe I'll start again in the future. However, my biggest biggest love is - Japanese. It is my main target language but at the same time - I don't rush, I taste the moment of learning and embrace it. Every little grammar point gives me some joy XD Am I crazy already? Whatever, I wish all of you have fun with your languages and other hobbies!!
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
No, I actually love how you described your feelings about Japanese! I used to feel the same way about Spanish and English (and as a result, they are my strongest languages), and I want the same level of obsession for my other langs, but I think I am learning too many at this point to be that obsessed with only one (which is sad ). As for Polish, I see more and more people talk about learning it (especially on Twitter) which makes me really happy + I made it my personal mission to convert as many people as I can to learning this amazing language 😅 Best of luck with your goals this year!
@zuzanella
@zuzanella Год назад
​@@tbenavente Yeah I can imagine that it's hard to develop this obsession or eagerness and make it last for longer if you're learning so many languages. There are some limits 😅I hope you'll find it anyway! Good luck and best wishes for the new year!
@celinaduguay6484
@celinaduguay6484 Год назад
I'm trying to learn Polish.
@zuzanella
@zuzanella Год назад
@@celinaduguay6484 That's so cool! Good luck!!
@celinaduguay6484
@celinaduguay6484 Год назад
@@zuzanella Thanks. Learning Polish is the only way I can learn more about my heritage as my relatives in Poland only speak Polish. I was born in Canada and have only spoke and heard English all my life, and never learned Polish from my grandmother since she chose not to speak it to us.
@Deamilair
@Deamilair Месяц назад
I know this might seems odd, do you mind if I suggest to make a Russian learning videos in the future? It is a bit hard for me to find a good Russian resources. I am intrigued to learn Russian myself since I was fascinated by the literature, art, and culture. It would be very helpful to know your perspectives as a native! Tysm!
@MartinaBrokesova
@MartinaBrokesova 23 дня назад
Hi, I started following you and I plan to watch all your videos because I really like your learning style. I see you're taking a break from RU-vid. Hope you'll be back soon :)
@ThatNerdyMystic
@ThatNerdyMystic 9 месяцев назад
I hear you about putting all that effort into Japanese and not having much to show for it... I still felt that way after 4 years of college (Bachelor's degree) in Japanese! I felt SO disheartened, like, "four years of college study and I still can't read at an upper grade-school level (because of kanji) and can't have a conversation longer than 15 minutes. It CRUSHED me. 💔 ... It wasn't until I looked at comparative charts for "How long it takes a native English speaker to learn 'x' language" and -- I know that they're an estimate and not exact... but for example, French would take 600 hours to get to C1-C2... Japanese would take 600x6 hours -- literally 6 times the amount of studying for French-- in order to get to a comparable level! After that I felt much better about my Japanese progress.
@dorotamusialik-czajaszybka4991
Cześć! Uczę się hiszpańskiego i słucham dużo angielskiego. Prowadzę blog o szybkiej nauce. W następnym roku chcę zacząć kolejny język. Pozdrowienia z Polski!👋
@sofiachaves9809
@sofiachaves9809 Год назад
Hi Tanya! I love your videos!!! I'm from Brasil (here we speak portuguese). I also speak english and spanish! This year I want to learn how to speak french or italian (or why not both right?) ❤❤❤
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
well if you do, you'll basically become a master of romance languages 😅
@Nicolinochan
@Nicolinochan 11 месяцев назад
I think you are really insperationel. Me english is fine, but a few days ago I started learning russian. Hopefully I'll be able to read russian soon
@coffeebear7719
@coffeebear7719 Год назад
I feel the same.I don't learn languages to communicate rather I learn to watch dramas and read. I'm from Kerala in India so my mother tongue is Malayalam. But I also know Hindi, English, Tamil and broken Telugu. Currently learning Korean alongside Japanese
@LNA-I
@LNA-I 8 месяцев назад
I’m bad at English,but i love this video!(I almost didn’t understand what she was saying)
@booksinbed
@booksinbed Год назад
This was so interesting, thanks for sharing your honest experiences! I'm learning French and also have very little interest in speaking; I just want to read French books. Good luck with your goals this year!
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Glad you enjoyed it! Best of luck with your French!
@marcin8509
@marcin8509 Год назад
Powodzenia w uczeniu sie polskiego! :D
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Dzięki!
@tomaszkulikowski3248
@tomaszkulikowski3248 Год назад
Inspiring video. What iPad note taking app are you using learning Italian? (0:36)
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
I usually use Goodnotes for taking notes on the iPad, but that particular one is called BlinkLearning and it's just an app where you can read digital books you purchase from certain vendors and take notes in them, so it's not really a notetaking app per se
@yourvibess
@yourvibess 4 месяца назад
How much time do you spend daily for learning languages ?
@dreamcatcher7441
@dreamcatcher7441 Год назад
Hi👋 I'm glad that i found your channel ❤️ I'm from morocco, my native language is Arabic i can speak French a bit I'm learning English Chinese and I'm planning to learn Spanish and turkish If you want to learn an Arabic dialect you can choose between egyptian dialect or Syrian dialect, these are the most understandable dialect for all the Arabs and you are going to find a lot of content If you need any information just ask me I'll be happy to help ❤️
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you so much for the info! By the way, I've been to Morocco (Rabat, specifically) and I loved it there 💜 Best of luck with your language goals this year!
@dreamcatcher7441
@dreamcatcher7441 Год назад
@@tbenavente You're welcome ❤️ happy to hear that 😊 I hope that you enjoyed your time here, and good luck with your goals too ❤️❤️
@jadenlightnight7695
@jadenlightnight7695 Год назад
Hi, I just found ur channel from this video. I guess it looks like u only have 2 videos up now. But I got interested in languages b4. I only learned a tiny bit of German then. I may pick it up some more in the future. But for now I'm really interested in Russian. Partly bcuz of the Russian - Ukrain war. But also bcuz the more I started learning about the language the more interesting it is and sounds as a language. 😎
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Well, whatever language you choose to learn, best of luck with it!
@zsuzsannakelemen257
@zsuzsannakelemen257 Год назад
Hello Tanya! I like hearing videos about your goals. My English level is intermadiate, sorry if i write something wrong. My goal for 2023 is Korean language. How do you learn the languages? Same method or different technique?
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Hi there! No worries about mistakes, I'm not a native speaker myself so I make them all the time! As for your question, I would say it's different for every language, although there are certain things in common (for example, reading is really important for me so I focus on it with all of my langs). I actually just posted a new video that might give you a better idea of how I study
@mariaflorenciaalvarez1926
@mariaflorenciaalvarez1926 Год назад
Hi! Here you have a spanish native speaker 🙋🏻‍♀️Books: if you like Fantasy, you probably gonna like Laura Gallego Garcia. She's from Spain. She's great ❤ Mi favorito de ella se llama "Todas las Hadas del Reino". Es un cuento de hadas, pero no trata de princesas 👑 o reyes. La protagonista es un hada madrina 🧚 I'm learning English and French 😊❤
@petrosstefanidis6396
@petrosstefanidis6396 Год назад
Γεια σου ρε Ντάνια!
@lepi_maria
@lepi_maria Год назад
Hi) I’m from Russia. And last year I stopped learning English and started to study Spanish. But for amount of time like this I think I kind of lost my skills in English speaking…and a lexis. Pero español…❤ esto el lengua de mi vida. Tengo bueno sentido cuando estudio lo. Claro que tengo más errores que no quiero a ser pero vale 👍 Спасибо за твое видео Таня 🎉 было очень полезно узнать что у тебя еще один канал. Буду обязательно смотреть ❤
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Mucha suerte con el español 💜
@kamila9941
@kamila9941 Год назад
omgg such a great video, I love it!! (also, which app are you using to track your learning?)
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
I use a combination of TogglTrack and iOS shortcuts to automate time tracking! I have a video about how I set it up here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M3yJF-OQdTI.html
@kamila9941
@kamila9941 Год назад
@@tbenavente thank you so much!! I just finished watching it and it was really useful
@yegorgulido
@yegorgulido 10 месяцев назад
What app do you use to track time learning languages?
@dansouza3445
@dansouza3445 Год назад
I'm from Brazil and I started study English this year, your video be so helpful to my listening practice. I'm good in listening and reading, but terrible in writing and speaking too, I just feel like A1 when I tried writing and speaking, but I not give up.
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Yep, definitely don't give up! If you haven't practiced speaking or writing much, then it makes sense that those skills would be weaker, but once you start focusing on them (if that's something you want of course) I'm sure you will see an improvement!
@topcat2001
@topcat2001 11 месяцев назад
I'm an immigrant who has been in the US over 25 years. While some may be just being polite, many other Americans are happy to lend a ear so you can share if you feel like sharing and if you are down many will sympathize or try to cheer you up. You are not required to share however and you shouldn't expect they will suddenly become your best friend just because they asked you about your day. But this is a great opportunity to to talk to someone who has no expectation and who you don't have to worry will form a lasting bad impression.
@gerardosagastume1960
@gerardosagastume1960 Год назад
I identify, i like languages too,i speak English, German, Italian, Spanish, my native language, Japanese and a lil Irish. im learnIng turkish and I'm thinking to learn Arabic, Greek and Hebrew. greetings from Guatemala🇬🇹
@darianadurcik9751
@darianadurcik9751 Год назад
Hi Tanya! I loved hearing your language journey from 2022 and your goals for 2023. I'm a native English and Spanish speaker. I grew up speaking both languages because of my parents. I've been learning Russian for almost 5 years already, and I hope to learn Slovak next since it is the language my paternal grandparents spoke. Afterward, I hope to learn German because it is an interesting language for me.
@eliz_sk
@eliz_sk 10 месяцев назад
@user-fh1iw3yt7v
@user-fh1iw3yt7v 9 месяцев назад
where did you find the e book in spanish? i've never had it how does this work? are there a lot of books in there
@lisabeth_
@lisabeth_ Год назад
I was following your russian yt channel and now so happy to find english one! thank you for sharing your thoughts and plans ❤️ I also started my year with an english channel and my languages for 2023 are english, french and kazakh 😄 because we moved to Kazakhstan this year, you know why. anyway wish you good luck with your new channel and learning languages plans, would be interesting to follow 🫶🏻✨
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you! I've seen a couple of your videos because RU-vid recommended them to me -- that's a good sign of growth. Best of luck both with the channel and your language plans 💜
@edgarsolano3910
@edgarsolano3910 Год назад
Tanya, tienes que Leer en español: LOS MISERABLES de VICTOR HUGO... Es un majestuoso libro que tiene momentos sublimes en todos sus capítulos.
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
La verdad es que no soy fan de Hugo (ya he leído Notre-Dame de Paris y El hombre que ríe), pero quién sabe, quizás algún día..
@saraketilyn20
@saraketilyn20 Год назад
Heey, i love your video, i watched it completely, and i don't usually do it, i will start doing what u did, let me ask u, how did u count your study's hours?
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
I have a video all about it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M3yJF-OQdTI.html
@yourfavoritepessimisticexi8041
I am an American who was born to Nigerian parents and have grown up in an area that has a huge spanish speaking population. As a result, english is my native language but I have been studying spanish for years (i'm pretty fluent in it now) to communicate with others and have also been studying yoruba, the language of my Nigerian family, in order to better connect with my culture. My goal is to be trilingual.
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Best of luck with your goals!
@Keiko_02
@Keiko_02 Год назад
I’m American and my native language is English but Spanish is my second. I really want to improve my Spanish speaking skills but I’m too nervous 🥲
@phoenixknight8837
@phoenixknight8837 Год назад
Hi Tanya, as someone who has some fluency in a Levantine dialect of Arabic and is studying Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), I suggest you first learn MSA to a B2 level then begin to choose a dialect to learn to speak. It is much easier this way and MSA will allow you to modify your dialect to reach an understanding with speakers of other dialects.
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you, I appreciate the insight!
@notyourlocalkid4074
@notyourlocalkid4074 Год назад
So glad I stumbled upon this channel! I want to learn more language so this sounds perfect for me. As a russian native, what do you think might be the best way for me to learn russian?:)
@notyourlocalkid4074
@notyourlocalkid4074 Год назад
Also I’m a native arabic speaker! So if you have any questions about it feel free to ask me!
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
To be honest, I think it's better to ask a non-native speaker who is learning Russian because we don't learn our mother tongue the same way. But I would definitely recommend consuming as much content as you can -- music, social media posts, youtube videos, articles, etc., because I think learning words and grammar in context is super important. I might also make a video in the future where I'll recommend Russian media that I like and that intermediate learners could use!
@asdrubalivan18
@asdrubalivan18 Год назад
Tanya!! Qué bueno verte acá en persona! Muchos éxitos con tus objetivos este año, y la verdad te admiro bastante. Cuidate :)
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
¡Gracias, Asdru! Mucha suerte también a ti con francés y ucraniano o cualquier otro objetivo que tengas 💜
@asdrubalivan18
@asdrubalivan18 Год назад
❤️ (Por cierto, sí pude escuchar la diferencia entre el Tanya en ruso y el Tanya en inglés 🤣)
@MorkAnna
@MorkAnna 9 месяцев назад
Приятно познакомиться! Я бы и не подумала, что твой родной язык русский, совсем нет акцента, супер. Мне бы хоть один язык выучить
@lilianalima3254
@lilianalima3254 Год назад
Hi! Can you tell us about the books you read in Korean? Which ones are fun and beginner friendly?
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Hi! I'm posting a bookshelf tour this weekend, so if you want to hear me talk about my Korean books, that's probably the video to watch :)
@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt
@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt 10 месяцев назад
My plan for 100 days of Spanish has been Wake up in the morning and do a couple lessons on Duolingo Do two pages out of a bilingual word search Watch a show or two on lingo pie mess around with the flash cards and the matching pairs Read either a short stories in Spanish or a bilingual children story Bible book Then at the end of the day look at the list of words did I didn't know and test myself on a jumbo flash card So far it's day 28 and I'm not giving up on this streak
@SickTechz
@SickTechz Год назад
Note for arabic: Start with dialect if you want to focus on speaking If you want to learn to read at some point, I would start with MSA then start a dialect (Egyptian is most popular, but pick what interests you most based on culture :))
@cecile8948
@cecile8948 Год назад
I have the same doubts so thanks for the advice!
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Thank you for the information! I guess I'll be starting with MSA after all, since reading is really important for me 🙃
@layanalmoghrabbi2511
@layanalmoghrabbi2511 Год назад
@@tbenavente I recommend the syrian dialect, as it will be easier for you to understand the jordanian, lebanese, and palestinian dialects.
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
@@layanalmoghrabbi2511 Thank you! I was thinking about choosing Lebanese, but a lot of people here are suggesting Syrian
@layanalmoghrabbi2511
@layanalmoghrabbi2511 Год назад
@@tbenavente you would find way more resources for syrian ! once you get hold of the syrian dialect the lebanese would be very easy to learn
@mushtaaqgapoose3099
@mushtaaqgapoose3099 Год назад
2022 I was begin learning languages such as English Arabic and turkey if allah say the end of this year I want to become fluent English and Arabic but turkey I want to reach upper intermediate Thank you for sharing your methods 🤩🤩🤩🤩
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Best of luck! You can do it!
@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt
@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt 10 месяцев назад
Holy cow u read a lot of books. Just felt like I should mention that you can also use audible for language learning books and whatever else you're into.
@NiNi-cj5jn
@NiNi-cj5jn Год назад
Please what apps used to learn?
@marie-nf5li
@marie-nf5li Год назад
Hi, thank you very much for this video, it inspired me to learn languages more actively! My main goal in 2023 is to imrove my English wich is on B1 level now. And also I gonna find a textbook for French I learn only with duolingo because I wanna make my self-studing more sirious... By the way I'm from Ukraine and my two native languages are Russian and Ukrainian I'd been learning Italian and Finish some years ago. I have a lot of languages mostly European in my "wish-list" so I hope I'll begin learning them somewhen Thank you🤍
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
Heyy, thank you so much for sharing! Best of luck with your 2023 goals💜 By the way, I've recently found some great free Italian materials for native speakers of Ukrainian (they are for complete beginners though), so if you're interested, drop me a message on twitter and I'll send you the link!
@kira.ch4n666
@kira.ch4n666 7 месяцев назад
how do you count the hours of a language?
@angelinaeliasluz7927
@angelinaeliasluz7927 Год назад
Happened the same as you in Japanese 😮
@annikam8147
@annikam8147 Год назад
I am impressed by your english and in general it was so great to watch this video!! I am from Germany and right now I want to learn english (my comprehension is really good, but every other aspects is not), french (I am living in France right now, but if I am honest this language is so hard for me and I am not the biggest fan of it - so its kinda exhausting for me) and the last language is Polish (my mum is from Poland and it´s by far my favorite language - And so I would looove to see a video about some ressources). But I also dabble a little bit in Ukrainian (my favorite band is from Ukraine and when I listen to their songs I want to learn it so much). When my polish level is higher I would probably learn it seriously.
@tbenavente
@tbenavente Год назад
I'm sure once you become advanced in Polish, Ukrainian will be a breeze -- from what I understand, the two languages share a looot of vocabulary. Best of luck with your 2023 goals!
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