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Как я начинал изучать русский, и что это значит для меня. Timelines: 0:52 Почему я стал учить русский. / Why I started learning Russian. 1:51 Мой подход к изучению грамматики. / My approach to learning grammar. 3:10 Как я учил русский язык. / How I tackled Russian. 5:18 Как радио Эхо Москвы помогло мне. / How «Ekho Moskvy» radio was helpful for my Russian. 7:13 Другой язык - окно в новый мир. / A foreign language is a door to a new world. 7:45 Встреча с Матвеем Ганапольским. / Meeting with Matvey Ganapolsky. 10:35 Изучение языков делает мир лучше. / Language learning makes the world a better place. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Transcript: https://blog.thelinguist.com/language-learning-progress Sometimes we feel that our language learning is stagnating. How to make sure that we are continuing to make progress? Easy, keep moving forward. Don't spend too long on each lesson. Don't expect to nail things down or master them. Just keep on learning and forgetting and you will move forward.

🔥 Learn Languages Like I Do with LingQ, try it for free: https://bit.ly/3OwttPp Get LingQ's Free French Grammar Guide: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/french/ Some thoughts about the French language and how to learn it. Transcript: Hi there, this is Steve here. Today, I’m going to talk to you about learning French. French was my first love when it comes to languages. There’s an expression in French, in fact, “On revient toujours a son premier amour.”. You always go back to your first loves. I love French, I love all the languages that I learn, but I have a special feeling of affection for French. I studied French at school; I couldn’t speak at the age of 16. I went to McGill University and had a professor who turned me on. He turned me on to French civilization. To learn a language you’ve got to really love the language, be committed to the language and want to be part of that community of people who speak that language. That’s what happened to me. I got very keen and I ended up going to France for three years where I studied Political Science at L’institut d’études politiques in Paris. French is a precise language, it’s the language of logic... Study the full transcript on LingQ: https://goo.gl/3ZpN7X Timelines: 0:15 My love story with the French language. 1:05 French is a precise language. 1:54 Why French is difficult. 2:26 Small tips on learning French. 4:18 Tenses in French. 5:22 Positive and negative statements in French. 6:14 Wh- question words in French. 7:10 Pronouns in French. 7:39 Gender and number in French. 7:59 Sounds you don’t pronounce in French. 10:18 Constantly review verb conjugations in French. 11:13 Tenses and Conditionals in French. 11:49 Subjunctives in French. 12:29 Relative clause in French. 12:41 Things French say differently. 12:56 Homage to the French language. 14:10 Don’t let French grammar be a stumbling block. My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Learn how you can import French content into LingQ: https://bit.ly/2yAOHq9 Learn common French verbs: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/11/19/french-verbs/

En général oui. Les enfants apprennent mieux. Mais les adultes peuvent apprendre des enfants comment mieux apprendre.

How do we improve our ability to speak in a foreign language? We need to speak often and not worry about how we sound. But first we need to make sure we understand what people are saying. Here are a few tips from my own experience. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Mandarin is difficult because of the need to learn so many Chinese characters, and the tones. However, there are aspects of Mandarin which make it easier then many European languages. The rewards of learning Mandarin, the process itself, and then the ability to connect with Chinese culture, are enormous. It is well worth the effort. 0:48 - How I learned Mandarin. 1:27 - Chinese is so exotic. Can anyone really learn it? 2:42 - The two most difficult things about learning Chinese. 4:20 - How I learned the characters. 6:38 - Should you learn traditional or simplified characters? 7:12 - Tones in Mandarin. 10:30 - The structure of the language. 11:30 - Spend the time to learn phrases and patterns. 13:06 - Interesting content. 15:24 - A new China. Learn a language at: https://goo.gl/aB9uPy Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com Chinese Slang: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/11/02/chinese-slang/ Great Chinese Podcasts: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/10/08/chinese-podcasts/ Funny Chinese Proverbs https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/09/21/funny-chinese-proverbs/

多数人从来没有成功的学会另外一种语言。他们没有这个经验 也没有把握。怎么办呢？ 你得相信学习过程, 而想办法享受学习过程, 要采取积极的态度, 花足够的时间，就会成功. 以后学另外一门外语就会容易得多. 有乐趣。

We are better off focusing our attention on the forest rather than the trees, the big picture rather than the nuts and bolts. Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com/en/learn/en/web/lesson/359164 Full transcript: https://blog.thelinguist.com/the-details-of-language-learning Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

A brief overview of how I learned Japanese and some hints and tips for people learning the language today. Get LingQ's free Japanese grammar guide: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/japanese/ Japanese tips on the LingQ Blog: Japanese alphabet - https://www.lingq.com/blog/2019/01/23/japanese-alphabet/ Video timestamps: 0:57 - From Mandarin to Japanese. 1:21 - Three writing systems. 1:57 - How I learned Japanese. 4:11 - Resources available today. 5:54 - The importance of doing lots of listening and reading in Japanese. 6:37 - Structure of the language. 10:53 - Word oder in Japanese. 12:34 - Learn Japanese on LingQ. Learn a language at: https://goo.gl/K9wvtr Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

流暢に外国語を話せるようになった経験はないからです. どうするんでしょうか? 自分を信じると同時に,できるだけ楽しく勉強するしかないです. 多読多聴は特に効果的です. 時間かかるけれども,そうすると英語を流暢に話せるようになります. その後,次の外国語も流暢に話せるようになり可能性があります. Timelines: 0:38 流暢に話せない理由。Why you can’t reach fluency. 2:12 言葉の勉強に一番大事三つの要素。The 3 main factors in language learning. 3:21 経験がないとありえないの心理。Fluency seems impossible without preceding achievements. 4:17 言葉の勉強のフラストレーションは誰でもそうです。Everyone comes through the language learning frustration. 6:57 言葉の勉強に楽しいことをやらないとだめ。Having fun is a must on the language learning path. 8:28 文法は覚える必要はない。There is no need to nail grammar down. 9:32 外国語は年齢と国籍にかかわらず誰でもできる。Anyone can speak a foreign language regardless of age or nationality. 10:27 自分のことをぜひ信じてほしい。I want you to believe in yourself. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Does the study of linguistics help in language learning? Not very much, and in many ways it complicates things. I refer to an interesting article by Amorey Geithin. You will find a reference and more information at my blog. http://blog.thelinguist.com/ Study this as a lesson on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com/en/learn/en/web/lesson/359161

In this video you will learn more about the Exchange, the Profile, the Avatar, Speaking and Tutoring on LingQ. Here is the full transcript: ---- -Exchange- The Exchange is a place where you can post requests, asking members and tutors for various services including translation, writing correction, pronunciation correction and more. Choose the type of request you would like to make then click Post. Each time a response is posted to your request, by a member, you will receive a notification. You will be able to decide how many points you want to award and to whom. Should you be interested, you can earn points by responding to requests from other members on the Exchange. -Profile- Your profile shows your learning activities and statistics, your description and your activity feed. Communicate with other members by posting on their walls. You can edit your profile information on the Settings page. -LingQ Avatar- Your Avatar is a graphical representation of your progress in your new language. Earn Avatar credits when you create LingQs. Click on your Avatar to go to the Avatar Store to purchase artifacts with your avatar credits. -Speak- On the Speak page you will find a list of tutors who offer conversations in your target language. Tutors can post 1 on 1 conversations or group conversations. You can also find tutors through the Find a Tutor page. You can request specific conversation times. Discussions on LingQ take place through Skype, and you will receive a detailed conversation report after every conversation. -Tutoring- To tutor, go to the Teach page to learn about how to do this. You will post discussion times in your time zone. Other members will see these in their time zone. You will receive a notification when someone signs up. As a conversation host, you are required to fill out a Conversation Report with corrections, suggestions and comments. After your conversation, you must submit this report to the learner in order to receive your points.