#AskSteve

As with all the languages I’ve learned, my passion for the language, and all that surrounds it, was key to success in learning Mandarin. But lots of reading and listening helped me achieve my goals. 0:00 - Why Steve started learning Chinese. 1:25 - Learning Chinese while living in a non-Chinese speaking environment. 3:15 - Steve's motivation to reach fluency in Mandarin Chinese. 4:53 - Fascinating history of China. 6:46 - The books Steve used to learn Chinese. 8:57 - How Steve learned the Chinese characters. 9:14 - How Steve learned the Chinese tones. 11:24 - Learning Chinese today is a lot easier! ___ How I Learned French: https://bit.ly/3nWQrku Videos in which I speak Chinese: https://bit.ly/3oYby79 Full Hou Bao Lin video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb7wLikYKW4 ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3oX5egl Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3CV6MPh Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com​​ My Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/lingosteve https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learn-languages-with-steve-kaufmann/id1437851870 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​​ #chinese #learnchinese #languagelearning

I’ve done a number of interviews with language entrepreneurs creating innovative content and friendly encouragement to learners. Piotr of RealPolish.pl was key to my Polish learning. 0:00 - Steve introduces Piotr. 1:31 - How Piotr learned English. 4:46 - Piotr talks about how he started Real Polish. 7:17 - The issue with finding good intermediate language learning content. 11:21 - Learning about the language in context is very effective. 15:19 - How language learning content has changed over the years. 16:08 - Steve and Piotr talk in Polish. 18:34 - It's ok to make mistakes in a new language! Real Polish: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrRealPolish https://realpolish.pl/ Learn a new language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3stZIEe 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 #polyglot #learnpolish

Anna of YouTube channel Anna Cher: Russian from the Heart is an enthusiastic online teacher of Russian. Not an easy language. Lot's of details which can trip us up when we've been away from the language. But I guess my choice is to either work on doing better in Russian or explore other languages and come back to Russian again in the future. Russian isn't going anywhere and its appeal remains strong. 0:00 - Speaking accurately in Russian requires effort. 3:11 - Is it possible to speak a language like Russian with zero mistakes? 5:12 - Anna's suggestions to improve Russian speaking. 6:59 - How to develop intuitive or reflexive Russian speaking skills. 9:42 - How Steve deals with Russian cases. Anna Cher: Russian from the Heart: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3r_jGuhcb7D48Vh0pakNcA Learn a new language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/38BRQZn Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE Russian grammar guide: https://bit.ly/2K4rJAG 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 #russian #learnrussian #languagelearning

Anna of the YouTube channel Anna Cher: Russian from the Heart and I talk about language learning in Russian with English subtitles. I've not had a chance to do much reading, listening or speaking in Russian recently and my skills are declining. This doesn't bother me. I just have to start up again and I will quickly get back to where I was and improve further. 0:00 - Russian teacher and YouTuber Anna introduces herself. 2:44 - What is the main motivation of the Russian learners Anna teaches? 3:47 - Is Russian difficult to learn compared with other languages? 5:09 - Which students are more motivated, those who are interested in the culture and history or those who want to speak to family members or friends in Russian? 7:09 - Steve's Russian progress on LingQ. 11:21 - How Steve stays motivated to learn Russian. Anna Cher: Russian from the Heart: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3r_jGuhcb7D48Vh0pakNcA Learn a new language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3nzDKvJ Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE Russian grammar guide: https://bit.ly/2K4rJAG 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 #russian #learnrussian #languagelearning

学校での語学学習では約80％の生徒は言語をマスターできない…それは何だと思いますか？詳細はビデオで. Learn a new language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3nqeUOJ Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com #languages #languagelearning #polyglot

Join Steve as he shares his 2021 language plans, reviews his 90-day Arabic Challenge, and answers questions from viewers. Looking for how to reach your language goals this year? Join a 90-day Challenge! https://www.lingq.com/en/learn/fr/web/community/challenges

It’s a New Year. 2021. What do I hope to achieve this year? I’ll stay on Persian and Arabic for a while and maybe go back to Turkish in the summer. We’ll see how I do. Learn a new language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3rS6YcC Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/38VmtI2 Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com #languages #languagelearning #polyglot

I got turned on to French long ago and my passion for the language has stayed with me for over 50 years. In this video I share my journey to French fluency. Learn a new language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2WX9NuL Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com #french #learnfrench #languagelearning

We don’t need more language textbooks, with limited language content, drills and explanations. We just need each other to talk about what interests us, record it, transcribe it and offer it to learners of our language. Learn a new language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2Ma2U70 Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com #languages #languagelearning #polyglot

History is one of my major motivations for learning languages, and learning languages motivates me to learn history. In this video I discuss my interest in languages, different peoples, and the course of history, with special reference to the languages I am now learning, Persian, Arabic and Turkish. Learn a new language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3phQkkB Study this video on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3rjHxjW Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com #languages #languagelearning #polyglot

語学学習とは冒険であり、新しい文化や歴史を知るきっかけになります。それはどうしてか？詳しくはビデオで. Learn a new language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3nzeAOF Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com #languages #languagelearning #polyglot