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Travelling around Poland has made me realize that there is always more to a place than initially meets the eye. This is true for cities and also languages. When we start exploring a language we see that what we thought was the big picture was only a part of it. I love this about the language learning journey! 0:00 Getting to know Kraków. 1:08 Some books I bought while in Poland. 1:53 Learning a language is like mixing dough. 3:09 Speaking in Polish. 5:01 Some highlights of my time in Poland. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/mvDUV Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/wxNY3 My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #languagelearning #languages #polyglot

We need to be patient when learning languages. We will learn and forget, learn and forget over and over again. This isn’t a sign of failure but rather the natural way we learn new things. Relax into it and you will be successful. 0:00 To succeed in language learning you MUST be patient. 1:42 How to relax into language learning. 2:26 This may upset some people! 3:30 My European trip so far: highlights from Denmark. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/aemxI Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/fruNU My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #languagelearning #languages #polyglot

I have always been interested in the origins of languages and the differences between languages. In my latest video I explore some world languages that share a lot in common and try to answer the question “what is a language?“. 0:00 How I am preparing for my trip to Denmark, Sweden and Poland. 1:35 Czech and Slovak: very similar, so why are they considered distinct languages? 2:42 Often the distinction between a language and a dialect is political. 3:09 The situation with Ukrainian and Russian. 3:55 What about Cantonese? 5:17 How the definition of languages and dialects changed in Europe, especially in the 19th century. 7:50 Creole and patois languages. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/zELN2 Study this video on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/iqtX0 My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #languagelearning #languages #polyglot

Find Martin online: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eljardindemartin/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eljardindemartin/ ¿Estás pensando en trasladarte a otro país? En este vídeo, exploramos cómo el idioma puede ser tanto un obstáculo como una oportunidad para las personas que cambian de país. Seguimos la historia de Martín, un peruano que se trasladó a Alemania y tuvo que aprender alemán. Examinamos los retos a los que se enfrentó y las estrategias para superar cualquier barrera lingüística. 00.0 - 02.45 Martín se presenta. 02.45- 07.00 Consejos para las personas que deciden estudiar un idioma porque deciden trasladarse de país. 07.01. - 10-00 Diferencias culturales entre hispanoparlantes y alemanes. 10.01 -25.25 Cómo afrontar la gramática. 25.25 - Seguir el instinto para confiar en el propio aprendizaje. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/gyDPQ My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #aprenderespañol #aprendeespañol #idioma

Beginner material needs to contain lots of high frequency words and these words should repeat many times within one lesson. There should also be many lessons. The Mini Stores at LingQ check all these boxes. Watch my latest video to find out more about this fantastic beginner course and why I use it when I start out in a new language. 0:00 Beginner material needs to have lots of high frequency words, especially verbs. 0:38 The same words need to repeat often in a lesson. 1:23 The beginner language learning content I use every time I start learning a new language. 2:19 We need LOTS of content when starting out in a new language. 2:48 If you want to buy a beginner book, it should be thin. 3:56 The LingQ Mini Stories cover everyday scenarios and there are 60 lessons per course. 5:29 You should be able to go back to beginner language learning content for a "work out". ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3pSeOGy Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3MirD4H My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #languagelearning #languages #polyglot

Lev mere tænk mindre (Danish) - https://bit.ly/3IgYGVD Live More think Less (English) - https://bit.ly/42H2Ca2 It’s easy to get caught up in negative thinking when learning a new language: I make so many mistakes, my speaking is so unnatural, I don’t understand when people speak to me, etc. What if we chose to break away from that thinking and believe instead that these things are part of the process and nothing to worry about? What if we chose to focus on the good instead of the “bad”? 0:00 Lev mere tænk mindre, a fascinating Danish book. 1:40 What is metacognitive therapy? 4:12 How can we use the strategies put forward by metacognitive therapy to become better language learners? 4:41 We need to be mindful language learners. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3M9Yh8z Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3IfUGoa My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #languagelearning #languages #polyglot