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What's the best way to learn Japanese? I decided to ask a YouTube teacher, George, to get his views on this subject. 0:00 - How did George go about learning Japanese? 2:21 - What was George's motivation to learn Japanese? 3:59 - The problem with learning kanji in the beginning. 7:49 - How George became interested in learning Korean. 9:13 - Great Japanese learning content. 12:03 - Great Korean learning content. 14:27 - George Trombley's goal to be "the next Steve Kaufmann"! George on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/yesjapan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73knhzfxJxyXE5HbRsJKxQ George's recommendations: JURIのモテ男くん養成ch https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCNdTWT_W0KDdZoZbPoSQWA/featured 飯田浩司のOK! Cozy up! https://www.1242.com/cozy/ 2시의데이트 지석진입니다 http://www.imbc.com/broad/radio/fm4u/date/index.html ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3DdvRFp Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3sRul7a 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 #learnJapanese #Japanese #learnlanguages

CC subtitles available in: English, Malay, Russian, Indonesian, Italian, Vietnamese, Spanish and Chinese. Portuguese (Brazil) I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Sergey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGEczQRIy__n4vHlXN_YQ Viqi ginting Viqirahmatginting@gmail.com Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Phol Huỳnh Hai Sara Jose https://twitter.com/Jose33066931 João Paulo Veloso https://www.linkedin.com/in/joão-paulo-veloso-matos-8436a1187/ When we are past the beginner stage, it can become difficult to maintain our motivation. That's where compelling input really becomes important. I deal with this and other language learning questions in this video. 0:00 - You can learn Gujarati at LingQ! 2:29 - How to overcome motivation difficulties when you are an advanced language learner. 4:59 - What level do you need to be at to get the most out of being in a country where your target language is spoken? 6:50 - Tips to help you ace the IELTS, TOEIC or TOEFL tests. 9:27 - Tips for learning conjugations in your target language. 11:37 - My thoughts on "negative motivation". 13:53 - Finding content and motivation in the intermediate stage of language learning. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3sybtcQ Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3k34m8C 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 #IELTS #TOEIC #learnlanguages

CC subtitles available in: English, Malay, Vietnamese, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Cantonese and Russian. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Chantal https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantal-kristin-sack-2b1996151/?locale=en_US Bayu Sergey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGEczQRIy__n4vHlXN_YQ Phol Huỳnh Sin Ying https://www.instagram.com/sy__yip/ Alisha Kindo Elizabeth Gomez elixabbriela Instagram Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Hai We live in an age where we can easily access enormous quantities of great input material for our language learning. The downside is how easily we can be distracted. How do we deal with it? 0:00 - How do we get focussed? 3:05 - The good and the bad of the internet age when it comes to language learning. 4:45 - Dealing with distractions when trying to focus on your languages. 7:40 - the more motivating the content, the better your focus. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3yVljb8 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2W1rhIV 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 #focus #polyglot #learnlanguages

CC subtitles available in: English, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Malay, Spanish, Vietnamese and French. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Erick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC87RC4W_a6i6h_udbLs-dZg/featured Fernando Arancibia @fegggno Sergey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGEczQRIy__n4vHlXN_YQ Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Alina alinapark200109@gmail.com Phol Huỳnh Alisha Kindo Olga https://linktr.ee/Booktube96 Hai Elizabeth Gomez Instagram: elixabbriela Seiya SAKURADA https://www.linkedin.com/in/seiya-sakurada-78b857198/ Mohamed Dlshad @7amai_dllshad Language learning depends on our motivation. But then, that is true of most things that are worthwhile doing in life. Here I talk about how to stay motivated when we're learning a new language. 0:00 - We can't be equally motivated all of the time. 2:20 - When your motivation flags, remind yourself of why you're studying the language. 2:48 - The process is the reward. 5:36 - We have some power to control how we feel about an activity like learning a language. 7:09 - Motivate yourself by always finding language leanring content of interest. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3CBcu8K Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3CKDoeD 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 #motivation #polyglot #learnlanguages

I made a video about the importance of repetition in language learning. This generated questions from my viewers which I try to answer here. One common theme is that we need to mix in interesting compelling new content with our repetitive listening and reading. 0:00 - Repetition in language study works! 3:03 - The importance of making language learning as fun as possible. 4:18 - My listening comprehension strategies. 6:13 - Don't get frustrated! 8:09 - It is possible to overdo the repetition when learning a language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3lKRPcv Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3fUq65w 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 #polyglot #languages #learnlanguages

CC subtitles available in: English, Russian, German, Italian, Chinese, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Japanese and Vietnamese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Mohamed Dlshad https://www.instagram.com/7amai_dllshad/ Oswaldo Castillo https://www.instagram.com/oss_mosis/ Trym Skalmerås-Berg https://steamcommunity.com/id/quixylados Alina alinapark200109@gmail.com Sofia Musto Elizabeth Gomez Instagram elixabbriela Hai Phol Huỳnh Augusto de Paula Silva https://www.linkedin.com/in/augusto-de-paula-silva-302106169/ Augusto de Paula Silva https://www.linkedin.com/in/augusto-de-paula-silva-302106169/ Alisha Kindo Seiya Sakurada https://www.linkedin.com/in/seiya-sakurada-78b857198/ Chantal https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantal-kristin-sack-2b1996151/?locale=en_US Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ 0:00 - Repetitive listening and Stephen Krashen's theory of language acquisition. 2:19 - There are things we will not notice when listening and reading, and that's why repetition is key. 4:07 - The benefits of repeatedly listening to a limited range of content. 5:46 - I have been listening repeatedly in my Persian studies. 7:59 - Repeated listening and reading will help you learn the basics in a language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3Ae7MvB Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3AyOYaD 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

People tell me they have no time to learn languages. Sometimes it's just a matter of getting started. Listening is the easiest activity to use to get started learning a language. Here are some thoughts on how to go about it. 0:00 - Do you really not have time to learn a language or is it not a priority? 1:38 - My secret to fitting language learning into my busy life. 2:23 - The equipment I use to help me make time to learn languages. 6:12 - The importance of having great content. 7:49 - Different language learning content works better for different day-to-day activities. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3jdGmPB Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3CHbyjk 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 #polyglot #languages #learnlanguages

Closed captions are available in Persian, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Malay, Russian, Vietnamese, Swedish, Hindi, French, German, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Bengali. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Sergey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGEczQRIy__n4vHlXN_YQ Phol Oscar Lagrosen https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Alisha Kindo Alina alinapark200109@gmail.com Elizabeth Gomez Instagram elixabbriela Chantal https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantal-kristin-sack-2b1996151/?locale=en_US Sara Assad https://www.instagram.com/iassad99/ Hai Bayu facebook.com/bayu.marsal.3 Mohamed Dlshad 7amai_dllshad Seiya https://twitter.com/2e1yaxesp Ashik YouTube is a great resource. We can find learning content in different languages, but we can also put up videos of ourselves, such as this one in Persian, at different stages of our learning. It's a good record of our progress and it helps is notice where our problems are. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2TFMWFS 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 #persian #languages #learnlanguages

I'm 45 days into my 90 day challenge of trying to get to the next level in Persian and Arabic. I thought I would like to do a monologue in Persian. It is full of mistakes, unrehearsed. That's what makes it useful for me, to notice my gaps and as a record of my progress. 0:00 - What do I mean by "progress video"? 1:16 - The main benefits of language learning progress videos. 2:06 - LingQ tutor reports as a way of recording progress. 3:16 - Will you join me and make a progress video in your target language? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/376PShM Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3sgaJZR 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 #polyglot #languages #learnlanguages

In this video, I speak Korean, Russian, Swedish, Japanese, German, Chinese, French and Spanish. Closed captions are available in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and French. My attitude towards language learning has changed over the last 15 years. I used to think speaking a handful of languages was a big deal. I now think there's no limit to the number of languages we can learn, as long as we aren't seeking perfection. Every language we learn, even a little of, is enriching. 0:00 Introduction 1:19 Korean 1:36 Russian 1:49 Swedish 2:11 Japanese 2:30 Italian 2:42 German 2:51 Chinese 3:07 French 3:20 Spanish ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3BJKvTV 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 #polyglot #languages #learnlanguages

CC subtitles available in: English, Albanian, Russian, Portuguese, Indonesian, German, Malay, Hindi, Swedish and French. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Kira https://www.instagram.com/kiramiraj/ Assad https://www.instagram.com/iassad99/ Elizabeth Chantal https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantal-kristin-sack-2b1996151/?locale=en_US Alisha Kindo Rifhani Olga https://linktr.ee/Booktube96 Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Victória Araújo https://www.instagram.com/vic.star714/ Augusto de Paula Silva www.instagram.com/augusto.silvamg; https://www.linkedin.com/in/augusto-de-paula-silva-302106169/ Sergey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGEczQRIy__n4vHlXN_YQ Oscar https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Entrepreneurship and language learning are connected in my mind. Both involve creating value. Learning a language creates value for oneself. Entrepreneurship is all about creating value for others. 0:00 - What makes me an entrepreneur? 1:08 - The connections between entrepreneurship and language learning. 2:35 - The importance of value in both language learning and entrepreneurship. 4:36 - It's a long road to success as an entrepreneur and as a language learner. 5:59 - Entrepreneurship begins with giving. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/36UL8Ms Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3xInaP6 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 #entrereneurship #languages #polyglot

Pronouncing well doesn't mean pronouncing perfectly, it may require deliberate effort. That was my experience when learning Mandarin and French. In subsequent languages the pronunciation just came to me. 0:00 - English speakers can be sloppy when pronouncing in other languages. 2:59 - The importance of giving vowels their full value when pronouncing words in a foreign language. 5:16 - I worked hard on pronunciation in the first languages I learned. 7:50 - You need to build a base of sounds when learning a new language. 10:10 - To improve your pronunciation hear the sound, produce the sound and don't resist the differences in the new language, embrace them! ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3rj79O4 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ:https://bit.ly/37HzRPR 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 #pronunciation #languages #polyglot