Secrets of Learning Languages with Lydia Machova, Polyglot 

These are Lydia's five tips. They start at 3:10 1. Take resposibility. 2. Have fun. 3. Spend a lot of time with the language. 4. Use effective methods. 5. Create a system.

1. Having great passion 2. Having fun and being relaxed 3. 10 minutes per day 4. Reading books which make you interesting or seeing films

Lydia is completely right. I'm recently venturing into the polyglot life and studying my fourth language. I taught myself Japanese, never had a teacher and now I can have conversations and read novels. We are not especially geniuses or anything like that at all -- we are just passionate and we love doing it as a hobby! I am an English teacher (ha) but I tell all my students to treat me as a SUPPLEMENT, and come to class to ask me questions and go over some things together. They need to do the work on their own. Completely right about teaching not being effective -- we are not magicians!

I love how she says, I dont believe anyone can be TAUGHT...this is true for almost all subjects...very inspiring

I like her , she's so smart !!

Yes, of course I'm practice my listening and my pronunciation every day. I listen to audio with video and at the same time I listen and repeat in order to improve my listening, speaking skills and learn new vocabulary. I practice from house. I use an audiobook free in order to improve my reading and writing skills. In my opinion it's very important to practice a language using whole skills togather.

i liked her voice

Recently I've met Lydia on RU-vid and now I literally admire her brain! What Lydia says is exactly what does work for me in learning English 200%! I would love to learn French, Spanish, German, Italian at least. You both are cool, guys!

Wow! What lovely conversation between Daniel and Lydia - Oh God! Bless them forever!!!

THIS JUST BLEW MY MIND THERE WAS SO MANY THINGS I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT UNTIL I WATCHED THIS VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING IT!!!! MAY GOD BLESS YOU BOTH

That’s so true, her first point. There’s no such thing as someone teaching you. YOU TEACH YOURSELF. If you attend classes they merely help you...

Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴 I was fond of listening to it🤩 Many thanks 💯

This is true of all learning !!!! I am so glad to hear you guys say this. All any teacher can do is inspire others to want to learn whatever it is by themselves. Love listening to your various languages!

It's not a question of being taught... I believe a language teacher is a guide and a coach and a mentor. The teacher can facilitate access to methods, tools, strategies. A teacher can teach you HOW to learn. I am an ESL teacher and as years go by I realize this more and more.

Realmente te admiro por tu honestidad y sencillez mi estimado Daniel, ya yo la había escuchado en varias de sus conferencias y sin embargo nunca me imagine que ella apareciese en tus videos, eso me indica la gran persona que eres, muchas gracias por tu dedicación a que todas las personas mejoremos en nuestro nivel de aprendizaje del idioma. Nunca dejo de ver tus videos porque siempre contienen información útil. Saludos desde Venezuela

My biggest struggle is learning words and recognizing them in a sentence. Like I can memorize maybe 50 words a day but when they're spoken in a sentence they just glide by unnoticed and then I just forget them after like a week

Great advice! I've only got so far as listening to No. 2, but I paused to say that when I first moved to France in 2000, I didn't have the patience to read anything in French, but I started reading the first Harry Potter book in French, and it was *perfect* because I got so absorbed it in that I couldn't put it down. The words I didn't know I would underline, and then look them up at the end of the chapter (because I didn't want to stop to look them up while I was reading). I ended up reading all the Harry Potter books in French (except for the last one, because it came out when I was back in the States, and I couldn't wait for the translation to come out in French). The Potter books are great because the early ones are simple, and they became increasingly more difficult as they go along. If you persevere, your competence will keep pace with the books!

Thank you very much for this video, I am learning English by myself, I can read and understand the language, I hope to speak well soon. Thank you very much for sharing your tips. Greetings! 👍

Thanks so much,I am watching this after 3 years!!! Both of you are super speakers!

Very helpful since i am fairly proficient in basic chinese mandarin ,and now learning spanish at the same time, now on my 4th day,, and now know something like 200 words or more ..i have self learned and i believe that your methods have much merit in anyone who is seriously seeking to learn another language..i believe you must have a serious motive ,,mine was my wife is Chinese ,i have travelled China many times and had to use what i learned to my satisfaction. xie xie ni , ni shou hen hao !! Muchos grasias ! hasta la vista !!

Sign language 🤟 that’s awesome 👏 Maybe I want to learn that, too. Also, her tipps are gorgeous 🥰I like the one about having fun. Actually, that’s what I do: I use such a lot of different methods and I don’t ever feel disappointed making mistakes, but I’m very happy about every new word and insight and experience 🧘‍♀️

Please organise a gathering or conference in India. I'm a polyglot but can't afford to travel abroad! Thanks for all the wonderful videos. I know English Hindi Gujarati Marathi French Russian Japanese Telugu Malayalam Spanish Italian German And I'm a self learner like all or most polyglots

She is lovely. Great tips

this video is pure gold. Thanks guys. I am looking up for you!

Oh God !! Thanks so much for the secrets, learning with school methods is boring and when you learn by yourself is fun

Лидия - просто умничка. Мое восхищение❣️❣️❣️

I speak about 2 1/2 languages. I'm happy I do. I'm learning Swahili too. After having learned a Romance language I thought Swahili would just not "go" or work. It does! I will be a missionary in several countries.

Hablas muy bien el espanol..saludos desde Colombia💪

I guess with the correct methodology, acquiring your target language(s) with a native speaker tutor definitely helps. I learned Spanish & Brazilian Portuguese with TPRS tutors, through storytelling and lots & lots of arts & illustrations :)

Hi Daniel! Thank you so so much for this video. Lydia is amazing! Her secrets are very useful... I like when you and your guests speaking in English.

awesome video, thanks so much. I am a bilingual, tried to learn French a few years ago, then stop instead to improve my English language

I learned 1 word in a year 😁

This is one of the best videos I've ever seen

im currently 16 and and almost conversationally fluent in spanish from school/self study/playing online games w/ spanish speakers. But I moved and I live in Japan now and am starting to learn and speak japanese more than I do spanish. I wish to become trilingual since im only going to live in japan for 1 year, but what are some methods to help me study japanese while keeping up with spanish?

Very good video. Thanks for posting.

¡Estoy leyendo Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban! When I read it in English I used the shadowing method (I am German). But the Spanish pronunciation is closer to the written word. I may start doing that when all the books are through though. También tengo una clase. Parte del tiempo es perdido por los explicaciones de cosas, que ya comprendo. Pero es muy práctica tener la posibilidad de preguntar y hablar. También me da motivación. I used duolingo to pick up my school Spanish after not having used it for five years. After a month I was comfortable reading Harry Potter and stoped doing Spanish on duo, switching it for Russian. Now, 117 days after starting duo, I feel conversational in Spanish. My Russian skills is at around 4% on their way to conversational, with 45 of the necessary 1100h. Wenn ihr bis hier gelesen habt: Danke/Thanks/Gracias/Cпасибo für eure Aufmerksamkeit :)

These secrets of learning any language is really really PRACTICAL and USEFUL ❤❤❤ Thanks a lot

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I alwyas enjoy watching Lydia's videos :)

Nice! Thanks to the author of the channel! 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.

Really interesting. After three months in a half studying every single day, I was able to understand lots of parts of this video. I'm improving. I'm on the right way. Keep studying, guys.

Gracias , me ha encantado mucho , lo pondré en práctica . Saludos desde Colombia !

Thank you to both of you for the great learning tips. They should help a lot.

Pretty good. Lydia is amazing!

I'm very fond of languages, I'm Brazilian I speak Portuguese, of course, English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and some Esperanto. It was great to listen to you both speaking, I've noticed a mistake when the pretty girl spoke, she said " much "MORE" easier, but that's ok everybody makes mistakes. I've really loved listening to you both! Next language I'll learn is Russian then others like Dutch Arabic, and so on!

Yes! Now I’m studying Dutch my 4th language, once I’m fluent in Dutch/Nederlands then I want to learn France or Spanish language too☺️

Lydiaaaa, you inspire meeeee I love youuuuuuuuu

Entendí bastante. My listening has improved a lot.

Thanks Daniel. That´s great!

A lot of honest and super useful informations there to improve in the most efficient way your learning skills. Thanks for all these good advice and tricks which back me up to carry on learning English language

Welcome to Colombia. You are good teachers.

Thanks. This polyglot thing is so amazing. It changed my life so much

what she said about repetition while reading is totally true. I learned english the same way although via fanfictions. If books are too difficult at the beginning i suggest fanfictions (HP for example) which usually aren't written in an overly complicated way so they are easier to understand ^^

Saludos desde Colombia. Gracias por gustar de nuestros pais

Thank you very much, for informing us the techniques of learning languages.

i am stunned

Muy bueno este video con algunas ideas interesante e util para aprender idiomas. Thanks for your interview and suggestions.

Love Lydia... Respectfully ... if you are going to film outdoors get a microphone with a windshield .. not expensive , makes big difference ...

Excellent Tips!

Hablas muy bien el español it was a beatiful hear you speaking español ,it was amazing 😀😀😀😀

Mr.Daniel you really lucky you met Lydia and having an interesting conversation with here ...LOL... best regards

it is very good tricks , I want to learnd english and french because I like to listen to it Ispeak spanish and I start my english classes so I liked your videos

Thank you for practical advice in learning languages

Excelente, a really great conversation

Greeting from Colombia. I am learning English

Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Soo true to me as well

you were in el valle de san lorenzo i can see the guaza mountain,enjoy it!!!!!

Very nice video. I wish you a good luck in your Language Mentoring. Very nice language learning method.

LYDIA I REMEMBER YOUR ADVISES EVERY DAY.

Excelentes, consejos. Gracias

Daniel sort of put her Slav Sign Language. I've heard others do similar. Any Sign Language is actually verbal because you have to interpret or translate it back and forth to and from a spoken language. It also involves a lot of facial expressions and emphasis that verbal speech may not accentuate to the same degree. And she could interpret or translate it into many different languages, being a polyglot. Also, both of you saying language schools do not work is nowhere near correct. The Foreign Language Institute gives the time frames for English speakers to learn different languages. And most don't take anywhere near two years. Of course, we are talking about five hours per day, five days a week. Intensive, legitimate language immersion schools are very effective and efficient.

My mother tongue is Spanish, I learned English as my second language, french is the third and Swahili is the language I'm learning.

Wonderful advices.

Great video with lots of great info. Thanks!

Enjoy listening to her.

I love your voice, Lidya...

Lydia has the kindest face. It's so disarming. A mi me encanta su cara y su voz. Son visage est tellement doux.i kakaya krasota! Sorry just four languages.. :)

Excelent interview dear Daniel. Thanks for share it!!!!!

Good video!! Saludos desde Colombia

Thank you, Lydia. You saved me from feeling I HAD to marry a lady whose native language was Mandarin Chinese by just studying it myself withOUT needing a native-Mandarin-speaking wife to teach me it ! I already speak it, but not anywhere nearly as well as English. I noticed you speak French, Spanish, and German very well and since you're an conference interpreter for German, I will now write in German and other languages we speak because my German, French, and Spanish are about equal. So without using a language translator or a person for any of the languages I'm about to write in, here goes by changing my language keyboards: Nächste Monat reise ich nach Ungarn zu eine akupunctur Konferenz der Ohr in Budapest und Deutschland. ( Next month I'm traveling to Hungary for an Ear Acupuncture Conference in Budapest and Lindenfels, Germany from Frankfurt. ) Szeretnék magyarul valakivel gyakarolni. ( I would like to practice Hungarian with someone. ) Cet mois, il faut que j'aprenne hongrois et aleman meilleur que je les déja parle. Vous pouvez voir que je me trompe quand j'ecris une langue étrangère. A lo menos, las personas entienden lo que escribo. Oh ! Vi diris al ni ke vi ankau parolas esperante. Bonege, Lydia ! ( Oh. You told us you also speak Esperanto. Super, Lydia ! ) Esperanto 是我最喜欢的语言。( Esperanto is my favorite language. ) I can speak Swedish about as well. Next is Japanese. Then my Dutch and Italian are about equal. Finally are Russian and ASL ( American Sign Language ) and I can say smatterings of things in other languages. Swedish : Jag skulle gärna att prata svenska med någon. ( I would like to speak Swedish with someone. ) Japanese : 私は日本語を勉強していました。忘れました。( I studied Japanese. I forgot it. ) I hope you will meet in Las Vegas some day so that I can drive to the polyglot meeting. Joe Wu ( manytonguesman at gee male )

I have an interest in learning Spanish. Years ago I purchased the Berlitz Tapes for learning Spanish. My disapoinment began right from the gate as the speakers must have been a Klingons as they SPOKE AT HYPER WORP-SPEED. E-FREAKING-GAD !!!😭😱😭!!!

My problem starts when I try to have a conversation with someone. I get so embarrassed and uncomfortable. It seems that I don't know nothing and all my vocabulary is lost in a dark place of my brain and I'm not able to unlock it.

Un saludo desde Colombia!

I've my own method to acquire the language, it works perfectly 🙃

I guess when people look for a teacher basically they are asking for direction. Not everybody has the discipline and a good teacher will guide them and keep them focus and check their improvement. If you know what I mean.

Hi there Daniel, como te dije, soy un autodidacta del idioma inglés y es increíble cómo el internet y la tecnología en general han empequeñecido nuestro mundo, lo han hecho más cercano y más rápido. Las ideas son la moneda del futuro y pueden ser capturadas y comunicadas a los demás inmediatamente. Prueba de ello es este video. God save the internet!!!

Wow! Congratulations!🙋🏻‍♀️🇦🇷 you said you don't like teachers.. But what about grammar? I think it's very important.

I like you, Daniel. Great work - maybe one day we meet! I love languages as well!

dobré rady, skvělý rozhovor, díky :)

Woooo I like so much the webconference in English, I'm from Colombia :) thank you very much, regards :)

Hello dear teacher Daniel, thank you very much for this video :) I like so much your pieces of advice :)

Muy interesante (supongo) ya que como alumno básico no entendí casi nada. Pero no por las palabras o frases, pero si por la rapidez con que habla la chica. Daniel eres fenomenal pero en este caso te ha faltado tacto, pues si tu clases, de las cuales soy asiduo y nos traduces casi todo, en este caso no has traducido casi nada, por no decir nada. Si el canal está dirigido a alumnos de habla española, tendrías que haber traducido los secretos para aprender idiomas. Saludos y gracias.

Lydia, Hi! I have been following you. Your method seems to be very effective. Congrats for knowing a few languages. I agree partially with you when you say Spanish sounds great; but that depends on who speaks Spanish. Mexicans, Dominicans and some people from Central America speak it horribly bad. To me, Italian is the sweetest of all languages; and Spanish is just the most balanced-one when it comes to combinig vocals-consonants; it is perfect for poetry & really sonorous and elegant. Yet English is perfect for prose. And French and Greek are great too. My best regards, Orlando

Gracias Lidia, buena analisis, estoy de acuerdo. Los idioma son Como las mujeres: hay que amarlos si no se olvidan, se apagan (a mi se me pagarono tres)

3:00 he said i'm an English teacher , 3:41 she said i don't believe in teaching .....the look in his eyes.!!

she has an amazing accent in spanish omg

Amazing!!!!! Both of you. He disfrutado mucho vuestra conversa y consejos. Son una gran tarea para avanzar en la autoformación. Quisiera hacerles una invitación formal a visitar nuestro país. ya que a Lydia le gusta latinoamerica quiero invitarla a ella y también a ti Daniel para que conozcan Venezuela directamente desde una perspectiva más cercana a su gente. Así que queda hecha la invitación formal para ambos y espero que puedan venir. Gracias por todo a ambos. Thanks a lot

Que padre estas Lydia!

Really, you are extremely fantastic

venezuela es la hermoso de suramerica, sitios fantásticos: la gran sabana, camaina, isla de margarita, medanos de coro y muchas playas espectaculares..