How many languages am I learning and how?

[thrainful]

I admire you!!!I can speak greek,english,italian,spanish and I'm learning german and norwegian;)Greetings from Cyprus!!!

[abdamit]

I can speak german and english x)

[MellonVegan]

You said that you were studying icelandic. What books, CDs and other media would you recommend for that? It´s currently number 1 on my "languages still to learn" list but all I got is this one site, icelandic online or someting, and all you get there is grammar exercises and grammar exercises and grammar...

So what media/sources did you use to learn it?

[ekagib]

wow, you said Indonesian is the easiest to learn.

To me, I think Indonesian is quite complex. well, you don't need tenses and conjugations but there are a lot of variations in the spoken language, and prefix + postfix.

[Iambloodcrazy123]

What was your easiest language to learn?

[laoshu505000]

@Iambloodcrazy123 I would probably say Indonesian

[Iambloodcrazy123]

@laoshu505000 Thanks! I hear Norwegian was the easiest for english natives (Dutch once youre past the difficult pronunciation) Do you know how it compares to Indonesian?

[twgoldwood]

@laoshu505000 really?

[Midgardboa]

Congratulations on your effort however I have a comment.

I think your system has an error of principle. Languages didn't appear out of nowhere to end in books that need to be learned.

Every single language is the evolution of ancient and mostly dead languages, at some point if you know those basic roots, you will understand all the languages because words will have common roots. This is the principle of etymology and it exists in every language.

[laoshu505000]

@Midgardboa I totally agree. Thanks for viewing and commenting.

[maneatingbanana]

v I was reading what you wrote at 11:02.

[maneatingbanana]

「何処、何処で日本語を勉強しますか。何処で住んでいますか。何­処で日本人合いますか。・・・(i couldnt read that part) 仕事をしますか。どの・・・(i can't read the rest of it)」 Cool! You're learning japanese too! :D がんばってねぇ〜☆★！

[GriffenJC]

I am learning German and French what language should I learn that you think would complement that I want to add another. I am pretty far a long in German and that is my favorite language.

[tokutom]

Cute cats! I've recently got a kitten,who is a real handful which isn't what I'm used to!

[tokutom]

I just tend to look at a couple of words in my Welsh dictionary and my Japanese dictionary. I guess I should do more. I am going to attempt using Facebook for languages.

[MrBuyniy]

америка скоро розвалетса,и русский будет всемирным языком,а не английский)))

[iammotanz]

I'm into 6 right now: Russian, Portuguese, French, Hungarian, Turkish and German. Some people call me crazy or stupid, but I know I'll be completely fluent in all these languages within 2 years of study, and for me IT IS FUN :)

[xalesd2]

@iammotanz They call you stupid because they themselves feel stupid, for wasting their life in front of tv, eating pizza, and are too weak to change that.

[laoshu505000]

@xalesd2 ahahahahhahahah!!!!! That was very funny.

[konY913]

"Now what resources am I using for Italian"

*Camera pans over to 2 random chubby cats, 1 napping in a curled up postion while the other sits with its back towards the camera, staring at the wall" Haha

Other the hand, good video. Definitely gets me pumped up

[SimsMikeBro]

Learning Romanian, Portuguese, and Slovenian.

[xxXRPrince24Xxx]

You gotta try Bulgarian :D I want to hear you talkin' my language :D Good job by the way. Keep that up!

[Coateslfc]

How is it going learning Icelandic? Most of the foreigners here in Iceland whom I have spoke to think Its very difficult to understand our grammar and also to pronounce the words right. By the way, because we Icelanders are only about 320.000 people, dont you think Its special that one of us should find you here on youtube in this big world? In the end I wanna thank you for those videos, they are really encouraging me to keep learning english (hope this text is understandable) and spanish.

[TheSneakysword]

how do you learn just one language? i really want to learn german but ive been slacking lately in class

[olistica]

During the video you showed only a page of teach yourself italian (chapter 15) with the title "cos'hai fatto oggi?". The correct construction of the sentence is "cosa hai fatto oggi?". Probably better change grammar book...

[KandyBlossom4]

@olistica get over yourself

[dEndiProductions]

@olistica It's probably a dialectal thing.

[Jate0000]

@olistica What do you mean exaclty? the construction is the same and I think is written as a colloquial expression.

[AlyssaGoesToItaly]

Holy moly, you are organized. I've been wanting to get my language learning organized. Your video was very helpful.

[Exsniper096]

lol skype texting sound in this video.

[Germeka]

I should organize myself like that...

I'm learning Dutch & Thai (And arabic alphabet) but I'm lacking discipline right now, my progress are too slow... :C

[laoshu505000]

@Germeka Good luck with your studies. Let me know if you have any questions about anything.

[mbstylo]

@Germeka interesting! why are you studying dutch btw? I'm actually fluent in dutch(native speaker) so if u need any help feel free in contacting me

[Germeka]

I should organize myself like that...

I'm learning Dutch & Thai (And arabic alphabet) but  I'm lacking discipline right now, my progress are too slow... :C

[Astrowater]

You are inspirational man. It is incredible how you learned so many languages, with such an organized system. I kind of go back and forth between languages, but currently learning Icelandic. Are there any online resources you could recommend? I use icelandiconline.is but I am looking for others. Takk!

Also impressed by what looked like Japanese if I saw correctly. :)

[jacquisaysno]

This is honestly the best time-management system I have ever heard of. I was getting a bit anxious of how I would be taking three in school next year, focusing on complete fluency in two, and studying three or four on the side, but now I'm confident that I'll easily find the time. I'm so glad I watched this video and can't wait to try this out. Thanks.

[vicambulatorious]

this is hilarious. people say the same thing to me. how could you be studying three or so at the same time? I like it as it appears you do to. AWESOME!

[stlouisramsfan03]

Hello Moses! I started to really study Serbian again I guess I just got the hunger to really go at it this time. I can say a few phrases and make little sentences. :)

[laoshu505000]

@stlouisramsfan03 Is this my Navajo buddy?

[stlouisramsfan03]

@laoshu505000 Yes it sure is. :)

[SirCharlesWatson]

What do you mean when you say shadowing?

[laoshu505000]

@SirCharlesWatson Hi. I'll send you the link to Professor Arguelles' video where he explains the shadowing technique.

[CrazyLassi]

Thanks for this video. It's really helpful. My kind of way of learning is a little similar, especially when I start a new language. Although my brain can't kind of divide into many different languages. Maybe it's a matter of practice, too.

[laoshu505000]

@CrazyLassi No problem Lassi. Good luck with your studies.

[Q3zq]

thats just great!! its funny to see this because i also started to make plans like ths after studying a while (at the moment i am learning russian and japanese and my russian became realy good i think) the only problem i see is that after a while a language becomes boring because i am not patient enough (but i think thats more a personal problem ;D ) and after all i just want to say thank you for all your videos they are just great and they motivate me!!!

[laoshu505000]

@Q3zq No problem my friend. I wish you the best with your studies.

[ikkyusan]

lovely cats xD

[minhhale]

You are the only living polyglot I know, such crazy passion for a rare interest like languages.

[Kime0]

hey bro i have a few cambodian lessons on my channel...you're pretty good at self learning. Check out my lessons, suggestions and feedback would be appreciated =]

[laoshu505000]

@Kime0 Thanks a lot. I will be sure to check them out.

[SaBracaSam]

Nice, Langenscheidt! Do you guys have lots of those yellow ones over there?

[laoshu505000]

@SaBracaSam Yes, we do. I normally order them from Amazon though.

[DarkOchestra2008]

@laoshu505000 yeah, I,ll keep going my listening has gotten better I can say that with confidence still have a lot more of that to do but, that's rather simple to do for me now. I learn vocab in context as well. I plan to start chatting with natives next month so I can build up from there as well. I plan to learn a lot of other languages as well the polyglot community here on Youtube has inspired me especially you Laoshu. I,ll be sure to ask questions about JP and Languages in general soon.

[africaRBG]

that method is alright my man,,,seems like you could make some good gains off of it.

[DarkOchestra2008]

@laoshu505000, Yeah, it's a pain alright lol. But, there are days when even though it's really time consuming I get urges to just going I don't know I never get the learning drive I get when studying Japanese in comparison to Spanish. I,am Hispanic so My Spanish isn;t so bad I,am just rusty that's all. I don't even think I,am going to bother touching Korean till I,am in the Intermediate level in Japanese cause Korean is going to take the same amount of effort i,am putting in for Japanese.

[laoshu505000]

@DarkOchestra2008 You'll be alright. Just keep at it and with time, you will be able to get to the level you're trying to reach. Let me now if you have any questions about anything.

[surrected4526]

Great video, great method, and beautiful cats! Oh, they are so how cute! (I know, I am off topic, but can't help it in this case.) Thanks for another great video.

[laoshu505000]

@surrected4526 Thanks for watching.

[pon00050]

whats that website you use to watch italian shows?

[laoshu505000]

@pon00050 You can find them at wwitv.com. They have all kinds of stations for many languages.

[alkantre]

I was wondering if you do all of your languages in the same space. In my case, and because of the way my brain works, there is tendency to do different languages in different spaces. I have been doing Malay in the laundery matt (I circumambulate this small building each time I memorize a new word), Modern Greek at Walmart (the fast lane in usually slow enough to allow me to read a few pages out of the Assimil book). I do Ancient Greek while circumambulating campus.

[laoshu505000]

@alkantre Yea, I pretty much study them in the same place. It´s quite interesting that you study your languages in different places like that Peter.

[alkantre]

@laoshu505000 I think once I actually read about a family who spoke in a different language according to which room of their house they were in. That would be fantastic!

[pinkpumpkinn]

I also have a fat orange cat like that haha ;P

[laoshu505000]

@pinkpumpkinn Gotta love the cats! This guy is so spoiled it aint funny.

[DaggerNubC2]

why are you not learning french man !

c'mon you'll love it

[laoshu505000]

@DaggerNubC2 hahah

[BrokenClocks08]

Thanks for this video, they are always really motivational.

I have question: for that method you use with the tally charts, say if you have the Pimsleur, Michel Thomas and Teach Yourself audio courses, how would you use those together? Or would you just use one and move onto another one when you finished the last?

[laoshu505000]

@BrokenClocks08 I've never used Michel Thomas course, but I would definitely use Teach Yourself in conjunction with pimsleur. That's what I've been doing for Italian and it works out great.

[laoshu505000]

@JCSamson28 haha! I don't know about that. I've never studied Java before.

[hilbert2547]

Moses, why you don´t learn german? It is the language of great philosophers like kant, Hegel, Schelling. The language of great scientists like Einstein, Heisenberg, Planck. The language of the greates musiscians like Mozart, Beethoven, Bach.

It is said that only the german language is made for expressing deep thouhgts like in "the critic of pure reason" of kant and it is the language of Goethe and Schiller

.

[laoshu505000]

@hilbert2547 Well, I never did say that I wouldn't learn German =^_^=. It's coming, don't worry.

[Jswift255]

Quick question about Pimsleur. Im using the lessons for Japanese and im wondering if you listen to a lesson throughout the day until you get it then the next day move on to the next lesson, or do you listen to a single lesson over a couple of days until you get it all?

[laoshu505000]

@Jswift255 Since Pimsleur has so much repetition, I think listening to the 30 minute lesson one time is enough. I normally just move on after that.You will find that the same stuff will come up again and again later on.

[yugandali]

I really admire you, and hope you keep up your good work! Thanks for posting this video, because I was just about to write to ask you the questions you answered here.

[laoshu505000]

@yugandali No problem my friend.

[PThomasGarcia]

i have nothing but the highest level of respect for you. your discipline is an inspiration in many ways. so much so, i have committed myself to learn arabic, then spanish and chinese.

[laoshu505000]

@PThomasGarcia Thanks for the kind words. I wish you the best with your studies.

[charlycheer]

once again great video! very motivating

[Codylangaugesblog]

I need to get more disciplined like you, thats probably my biggest issue with my languages.

[sfull006]

Also it's all free so doesn't get much better than that.

[laoshu505000]

@sfull006 Thanks.

[sfull006]

Hello Moses. I really appreciate your videos and what you've done for everyone here. I wanted to tell you about a great tool I've been using (and enjoying) to learn Mandarin. The website jw.org has books and articles in pdf form in like 50 languages along with mp3 audio for a lot of them. It usually has the same material in english to compare. I noticed they have some Navajo, Icelandic, and other languages you study. The material is of a religious/ social nature. Let me know what you think.

[laoshu505000]

@sfull006 Oh wow, I'm gonna check it out today and give some feedback on it. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[DopeSpace9]

when you shadow do you always memorize the passages? I ask because I find it hard to shadow without looking at the book or a text of the dialogues.

[laoshu505000]

@DopeSpace9 Normally, I will wait until I have full understanding of the dialogue before shadowing it. That way, I won't have to look at the book. After listening to it for so long, it just sticks to your brain. You can even hear the dialogue when you'renot even listening to it! lol. To answer your question, yes, you must memorize the passage. Don't just memorize it though, you need to make sure you understand it completely..from the end to the beginning!

[BobtheMoneythedbr]

FN AMAZING VIDEO.

[krashk00l]

Can't wait to hear you speak Khmer ( Cambodian ) language bro.

[laoshu505000]

@krashk00l Yes sir. It's gonna definitely be fun.

[HookemHorns972]

@laoshu505000

so for Japanese if you were to watch anime would you fully be able to understand it?

[aaronposehn]

I find that I often have trouble with concentration for long periods of time. Do you ever experience this when studying for multiple hours at a time, and if so, how do you overcome it?

[laoshu505000]

@aaronposehn That's a good question Aron. I would say, cut back on the time if you find yourself losing concentration. This rarely happens to me because I be so deep into the language that I don't even notice my three hours being up. If three hours is too long for you, I would cut back a bit. Normally what do you do during your time of study? I guess I would say, it depends on what you're doing.

[DarkOchestra2008]

I might need to start doing this sometime in the future since right now i,am studying Japanese as much as possible and studying Spanish about 20% of the time as well I split the days I study Japanese and Spanish though more Japanese since I,am High Beginner in Spanish. My current goal for Japanese is low-Intermediate by Early Next Year So I,am focusing more on JP than anything. Learning Kanji readings and Compounds is really time consuming lol.

[laoshu505000]

@DarkOchestra2008 I agree. Japanese is a pain. I wish I would've had the approaches I have now for when I first started learning Japanese.

[dudeonthasopha]

this is a good idea, im working on spanish and swedish right now and because im not new to learning languages comprehension is probably the hardest thing. it helps to speak it but you cant speak it if you dont understand people haha. i enjoy grammar tho, ive studied (not fully learned)so many langauges i love how grammar works. i like reading about how grammar works in other languages that i dont even intend on studying.

do you have pimsleur spanish? how is it?ive never bought a pimsleur course

[laoshu505000]

@dudeonthasopha No doubt man. I looooove grammar. Don't get me wrong. It's just, at the beginning, I don't mess around with it. Especially when it's a difficult language. I usually wait until I get to an adequate level - intermediate at least, then start studying grammar.

I don't have pimsleur Spanish, but I can imagine it being the same as Italian and the others. I would highly recommend getting Pimsleur for any language at the beginning.

[laoshu505000]

@dudeonthasopha I would definitely use it in conjunction with the teach yourself series.

[haqi9fly]

Hay buddy, what books would you recommend for learning Mandarin?

thank you so much for all of your videos.

[haqi9fly]

Hay buddy, what books would you recommend for learning Mandarin?

[laoshu505000]

@haqi9fly You can start with the Teach Yourself Mandarin and get a lot out of it. I've never tried the Assimil course for it, but I'm sure it's a good choice as well.

[darkmatter88]

Hey! I have a quick question for ya. When you shadow do you do more blind shadowing, shadowing looking at the english translation, shadowing looking at the target language dialogue, or a combination? Thanks for all your videos and tips ! :)

[laoshu505000]

@darkmatter88 I do a combination of both. That technique is VERY good!

[Kaytube19]

Did your Easy Italian Reader come with a CD-Rom? I have the Easy French Reader w/ the CD and I find it to be helpful with increasing my familiarity with french pronunciation...like I still need to work harder on my french but the Easy French Reader seems to be helping.

[laoshu505000]

@Kaytube19 It sure did. That series is excellent. I have it also for French and Spanish.

[jball2kthegamer1]

damn man I always wanted a couple phat cats like those haha.

[emperorsenshi]

icelandic, damn. my friend is working on that. it's got complex grammar; it compares to georgian in some ways

[laoshu505000]

@emperorsenshi That's one interesting language.

[Theta910]

You should really look into the content on Lingq.com if you are doing heavy listening and reading! They have great content!

[laoshu505000]

@Theta910 Yes, I actually have an account there and plan to continue using it. I just haven't used it for a while.

[haqi9fly]

how long are the dialogs that you study?

[haqi9fly]

how long are the dialogs that you study? Dude that hat is tight where did you get it?

[JNatAlkhimia]

Dude, what was that on you bed?!? A TIGER?? Because it was definitely to big for a cat!!! ;)

[laoshu505000]

@JNatAlkhimia HAHAHAHAH!!!! Yea, we need to put him on a special diet.

[richardrattenberry]

Marker boards :) i'm getting one of those.

Cheers for sharing your tips and ideas.

[laoshu505000]

@richardrattenberry Marker boards FTW!!

[marie1221p]

If you have anything that you can't understand or find on the internet involving bulgarian u can ask me.

Amazing job btw with all the languages. :)

[laoshu505000]

@marie1221p Thanks a lot. I certainly will when that time comes.

[InkGraff]

I'd really like to see an update video on your Estonian

It's been a while since you uploaded the last one and they're really interesting to listen to.

Kudos for your determination.

[laoshu505000]

@InkGraff Don't worry, it's coming soon. Thank you.

[F3rnando666]

the first video you did explaining the charts you use helped me alot! you had all those parenthesis empty jaja!.. i use this "technique" but with assimil books and with german french and portuguese.. it does work.. so funny when you say "it's like cheating" jaja.. saludos mi querido amigo!.

[laoshu505000]

@F3rnando666 Yes, it's very effective. It's definitely like cheating hahaha!