How to learn any language easily | Matthew Youlden | TEDxClapham
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Published 2016-07-29
Languages have shaped Matthew’s entire life, from learning languages as a child with his twin brother (www.superpolyglotbros.com) to later being Babbel’s Language Ambassador and working as a lecturer. Having already studied over 20 languages, Matthew’s mission is to share his joy of languages. He truly believes that with the right tools and a healthy dose of fun, anyone can easily learn a new language. matthewyoulden.com.
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All Comments (21)
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Shortcut #1 - Look for similarities to your language (help you recognize patterns & understand meaning) Shortcut #2 - Keep it simple Shortcut #3 - Keep it relevant to your situation and needs. Shortcut #4 - Use 30 minutes study time a day or smaller periods more regularly Shortcut #5 - Listen to Radio, Watch Movies with English subtitles Rule 1) Live the language, own the language Rule 2) Make plenty of mistakes Rule 3) Make it fun. Friendly competition is good
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I was in hawaii 3 years ago on vacation. while shopping i noticed the lady working there was korean cuz she murmered korean under her breath after dropping something. so i just started speaking to her in korean, something i studied as a hobby. i explained i was buying a gift for my moms birthday, and i ended up getting 70% off the necklace. she just took the price down because i "spoke her native language and she enjoyed the chat with me"
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This video had me constantly checking my volume settings
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“Look for similarities in your language” Laughs in Cantonese
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"The more languages you know, the more people you are". Brilliant
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The more languages you know, the more people you are. 😅😢👏👏👏 Beautiful !
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“Learn a language, and you’ll avoid a war.” ― Arab proverb
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"Don't be afraid to make mistakes." Seems to be a common theme in a lot of these language Ted Talks and other videos. Noted. 👍
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Im learning russian by hanging out with russians and listening to russian music. Only problem is, it's hard to remember things because of the amounts of alcohol we drink...
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I'm brazilian,16 years old, and I just wanna say that speaking another language is the best experience ever, I've been studying english for almost 8 years, I make mistakes for sure, but they exist to tell me that I'm capable of turning it into a different way of learning, now I'm studying korean, it is much harder for sure, but I won't give up, no matter how long it could take.
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I'd like to correct the Ukrainian saying he quoted in the end (I'm Ukrainian myself). The saying translates as: "The more language you know, the more human you are."
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I did change my phone's language to spanish Now I don't read anything on my phone
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I am Ukrainian and I was so surprised when he spoke Ukranian in the end. Huge respect! :) Greetings from Ukraine
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Why is the audio so quiet?
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"The more languages you know, the more people you are" I really agree with this quote, because language is a means of connecting to communicate. Therefore, the more languages know will make it easier for living things to relate to fellow living beings in all corners of the world.
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I can speak English and French and I just started to learn Norwegian. Language is cool
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This is a great talk! I dedicate my channel to talking about languages and language-learning and I love watching talks like this. I don't speak 20 languages but I can converse in four! I agree with what he said and this isn't the first time I've heard this. I've heard the same advice from other successful polyglots, so I can tell you that what he said works for a lot of people. More people need to see this
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The last Ukrainian proverb would be literally translated as: "How many languages you know, that many times you are a human"😊 Thanks for an interesting motivational speech!
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he speaks 20 languages half of them fluently, wow this is staggeringly amazing wow.
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Watch at 1.5 speed, press your ear to the speaker. You're welcome
