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CC subtitles available in English. The number one goal in language learning is to acquire words. The number of words you know is the simplest measure of your knowledge of any language. We acquire words mostly incidentally, not deliberately.  That is at the core of LingQ. 0:00 Words are the simplest measure of where you are in a language. 3:05 How knowledge of words is measured on LingQ. 5:17 The power of passive vocabulary in language learning. 8:12 I like to work with word lists when learning a new language. 11:34 We must ultimately acquire words naturally. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3tB1BBk Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3tAFquZ 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

CC subtitles available in English. My 7 language learning goals: 0:00 1. Acquire words. Passive vocabulary is the best measure of my potential in a language. 3:17 2. Read a lot. Reading is easier to understand than listening.  I may read new material or re-read old material, but I read every day. 3:54 3. Listen everywhere. I listen every day, either repeatedly as a beginner, or more extensively as I progress in a language. 4:57 4. Speak when I have the chance. With enough input, I find it easier to speak and do so without worrying about how I do. 5:29 5. Focus on grammar at the right time. With enough exposure to the language, enough errors in speaking, I circle back to improve my usage. 6:35 6. Write as required. Writing is a great way to improve but how much I write depends on my needs. 7:22 7. Culture. My ultimate goal in learning a language is to connect with the culture and history of the language. I can start doing this at any time, but fid it most satisfying only after I have achieved a good level of comprehension and familiarity with the language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/37TS3sX Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3L3eIkP 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

CC subtitles available in English. Francesco's story is typical. A passion for languages and a passion for the culture of his homeland, Italy, took him from his background in economics to creating an online presence helping people learn Italian via videos and podcasts. Visit him at Vaporetto Italiano: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkIJwkoTFKjIglDDWQQbUog Francesco's website: www.vaporettoitaliano.com 0:00 Who is Francesco and what does he offer at Vaporetto Italiano ? ​4:36 Francesco has the greatest qualification an Italian teacher can have. 6:15 Teaching Italian through the culture of Italy. 9:04 Using Italian literature to study the language. 12:55 What do learners of Italian who follow Francesco's channel want to see more of? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3Imp8Km 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 #learnitalian #italian #languagelearning

CC subtitles available in English, Malay and Vietnamese. I would like to thank the wonderful volunteers who helped translate this video: Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ PhoL Huỳnh https://www.facebook.com/englishwithphol https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZtbsU1wvxgiOHiVXyb6Jg Listening is the easiest language learning activity to do, anywhere, any time. To be effective, there should be some ability to understand at least some of what you hear. 0:00 The power of input in language learning. 1:38 How do we listen to learn languages? 3:00 Listening is the easiest activity to do. 5:08 I am better able to listen when I am exercising, driving, washing the dishes, etc. 6:42 Listening comprehension: the activity becomes the goal. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3q5JOjE Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3KM5bya 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

CC subtitles available in English. We live in a world of multiple distractions. The ability to stay on task and avoid distractions is like a muscle. When we resist distractions we strengthen that muscle, when we succumb to that temptation, we weaken that muscle. 0:00 We live in an age of many distractions. 0:51 What my study of a Persian podcast has me thinking about distractions. 2:33 We need to train our brains to resist distractions. 3:46 Are there good distractions when learning a language? 5:02 We must be language learning vagabonds. 6:26 Read paper books in your target langauge if you are able. 7:43 When it comes to distractions have an open mind. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3MIhEFd Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3Cv6ajD 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

CC subtitles available in English, Malay, Turkish and Brazilian Portuguese. I would like to thank the wonderful volunteers who helped translate this video: Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Anderson Alves https://www.instagram.com/4nder.alves/ Nisanur Zengin https://www.instagram.com/zniisan/ ___ When I was 17 I essentially spoke only one language, English. Today I speak 20 languages, six of them quite well, six fairly well, and the rest are work in progress. How did that happen? 0:00 It all started with a love for the French language. 1:02 Learning Chinese and Japanese. 1:47 Learning a language sparks my interest in the culture. 3:04 Learning languages has changed my perspective. 5:14 When you learn a new language you get to experience new worlds. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/34m1Lmm Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/34m9Nvw 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

CC subtitles available in English. We don't need to be perfect to communicate in  foreign language. John Cena doesn't speak perfect Mandarin Chinese, far from it, but he communicates effectively from the heart.  0:00 How do I rate John Cena's Chinese? 2:08 The importance of communication over perfection - the Jean Chrétien example. 2:57 What about Mark Zuckerberg's Mandarin Chinese? 4:28 Is it worth striving to perfect things like pitch accent? 6:50 The most important thing when learning a language is to enjoy the process, and it seems that John Cena is doing just that. John Cena speaking Chinese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UN8Y2uxjpM&t=408s Jean Chrétien speaking English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHZL-QsTx3k Mark Zuckerberg speaking Chinese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTmHtOSqHTk&t=66s --- Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3vCnBgw Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3CaiBBh 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 #johncena #languages #polyglot

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: https://bit.ly/3MbFWqB CC subtitles available in French and English. ___ To notice your mistakes in a language, make a video, as I did here in French. I start out with a mistake, and make more. Can you notice them? I sure did. But no guarantee I won't make the same mistakes again. Le Petit Cheval Blanc by Georges Brassens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOCaizRD_dA. ___ Study a language on LingQ: : https://bit.ly/3MbFWqB Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3HxcxDZ 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 #learnfrench #french #polyglot

CC subtitles available in English, Portuguese and French. I would like to thank the following people for their help with translating this video: Anderson Alves https://www.instagram.com/4nder.alves/ Elizabeth Gomez ___ I love French for its history and cultural influence. For English speakers, or speaker of other Romance languages, the amount of familiar or recognizable vocabulary is a major advantage to learners, despite the occasional "false friend". 0:00 What is the easiest part of learning French? 2:46 The aspect of French that is difficult to learn. 3:57 French pronunciation and comprehension, how they are related. 5:10 The issue of gender in French. 5:49 Conjugating French verbs. 6:12 A French song to help you with pronunciation. Le Petit Cheval Blanc by Georges Brassens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOCaizRD_dA. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3t4hVsP Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3Hkj2ts 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 #learnfrench #french #polyglot

CC subtitles available in English. Will John of Goluremi Languages is an American polyglot and professional soccer player, who has played in many countries. He grew up in the "heartland" of America. He credits his mother for his interest in languages. 0:00 What has Will been up to in that past year since we last spoke? 1:47 Will's soccer career. 3:28 What motivated Will to start learning languages? 5:29 What has Will been working on with the Goluremi Languages channel? 8:33 what methods and attitudes to polyglots share? 14:10 A shared admiration and respect for the late Moses McCormick. Goluremi Languages on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmG3HucFMqwNs0DzX661DmQ Will John's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WillJohnGoluremi Will John's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewilljohn/?hl=en Goluremi website: https://www.goluremi.com/ --- Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3p4mUsm Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/36wsyNC My Podcast: Soundcloud: [https://bit.ly/3iZsbic](https://bit.ly/3iZsbic) Apple: [https://apple.co/3z1F1lD](https://apple.co/3z1F1lD) Google: [https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK](https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK) Spotify: [https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK](https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK) Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: [https://www.thelinguist.com](https://www.thelinguist.com/) FREE grammar guides: [https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/](https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/) Join the LingQ Discord server: [https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN](https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN) My language learning blog on The Linguist: [https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab](https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab) My Instagram page: [https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/](https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/) My TikTok: [https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve](https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve) The LingQ language learning blog: [https://bit.ly/35yvaqK](https://bit.ly/35yvaqK) #languagelearning #willjohn #polyglot

CC subtitles available in English. I hear people say their level in English isn't good. Many have unrealistic expectations. English is an international language of communication. If you can communicate you're doing just fine. 0:00 Do I believe that English is harder to learn than other languages? 3:52 Does taking English tests guarantee you will be able to use English well? 5:52 English is an amalgamation of languages. 8:36 The biggest advantage to learning English over all other languages. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3sRBUuT Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/355o5Ay 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 #English #learnEnglish #polyglot