The fact that you learn languages to be able to read and listen rather than speak with natives resonated with me!! It’s something I relate to and never found on other KZitem channels
@joreneelanguages
Жыл бұрын
Ahaha I love it that you also don’t learn languages primarily to speak to people, every time someone in the language learning community says something about how “we’re all doing this to speak to native speakers” I’m like 👀 I’m from the US and I’m learning primarily Spanish, just started French recently, and doing a bit of dabbling on the side 😬
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Right?! I feel like people who do not necessarily learn languages to talk to native speakers are very underrepresented in the language learning community. But reading the feedback I got both here and on Twitter, I'm starting to think there's more of us than I previously thought. Btw, just watched your latest vlog and subscribed immediately after!
@joreneelanguages
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente it’s probably not surprising that the “speaking focused” people are more vocal, huh 😆 thank you!
@jadenlightnight7695
Жыл бұрын
I agree w/ this also. not always learning a language to talk to native speakers. But maybe to read or listen to books, podcasts, or news from that language. & gain a new perspective then a different language might have. 😎
@basmastory2023
Жыл бұрын
✋ me too I don't care about native speaker hhhh j'm just want to read books and understand series ❤
@nochu9753
Жыл бұрын
Same here y suerte con español
@nellyf.3153
Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness, finally an introverted language youtuber, subscribed instantly :D. I feel like all youtubers learn only to communicate. Truth is the only languages I need for speaking purposes is French, English and Polish. I am half French half Polish, but I grew up in France so my Polish is not to a native level (probably B2). Now I live in Poland so I need to get it to 'perfection'. All the other languages I learn it's only for the fun of it and to consume content. This year I want to get my Spanish to a B2 level and start Japanese. I want to learn Russian too and re-start Italian too, but I keep that for next year. PS: A great resource for Polish is called Polak Potrafi (Fundacja Reja) they're PDFs each dedicated to a famous Polish person, I think you could like it! Pozdrawiam :)
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Omg, thank you for the resource! I only had time to take a quick look, but it looks very promising. And best of luck with your language goals!
@celinaduguay6484
Жыл бұрын
I'm trying to learn Polish too.
@clementekpo7606
Жыл бұрын
Learning so you can communicate is very good motivation
@shyannebennett6084
Жыл бұрын
I’m a native English and I speak Spanish, which is a heritage language for me. I’m starting Portuguese, which I want to learn through Spanish. I’m also interested in Yoruba and Korean. Thank you for mentioning language-learning as therapy-I feel that! I’ve really been enjoying reading and watching tv and videos in Spanish, while taking a break from the anxiety-provoking demands of speaking.
@yourfavoritepessimisticexi8041
Жыл бұрын
I was so surprised to see you're studying yoruba because it is such an underrated language. I too am studying it.
@e-genieclimatique
Жыл бұрын
in brief: This video is a personal narrative by Tanya, a language learning enthusiast, reflecting on her language learning journey in 2022. Her native language is Russian, but she has also studied English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Italian, and Polish. Tanya set several goals in 2022, one of which was to not start learning any new languages; however, she didn't achieve that. She also aimed to read more in Spanish and Korean. In her review, she revealed that she read 63 books during the year, with 47 of them being in English. She sees this as more negative than positive, as she believes she should be reading more in her other languages. In English, she doesn't make a conscious effort to improve, as she consumes a lot of content in English, including books, podcasts, and KZitem videos. Tanya now resides in the United States, and she feels comfortable with the language. She has, however, found American culture's propensity for small talk difficult to navigate, especially as she's socially anxious. In Spanish, her aim was to read 12 books, but she completed nine. She uses the Libby app to access Spanish audiobooks from local libraries. Despite living in a state with many Spanish speakers, she doesn't frequently take the opportunity to practice her Spanish conversationally, as she derives more joy from reading or watching content in a language rather than speaking it. Tanya also had a difficult time with Italian. Initially, she found studying Italian from beginner textbooks tedious because of her existing Spanish skills. She decided to abandon textbooks and began watching Netflix shows with Italian subtitles, without translation. She was surprised at her comprehension and later found an app called Close Master, which she says greatly improved her understanding. As for Japanese, Tanya spent a significant amount of time learning the language but felt disappointed because she didn't feel she'd made significant progress. She also linked her Japanese studies to a challenging time in her life, emotionally, which has led her to pause her Japanese studies for now. In Korean, a language she's been studying on and off for about ten years, she struggles to find enjoyable content since she's not interested in Korean dramas or K-pop. Her goal is to be able to read books in Korean. She has bought several Korean books and aims to read at least one in the coming year. In conclusion, Tanya uses language learning as a form of therapy, and she sees reading in a foreign language as a significant achievement and source of joy. Despite some setbacks, she remains committed to her language learning journey.
@lisal-tg2zk
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that you've started your English youtube channel. I found your Russian channel last year and that was a life saving lol. but honestly, when you live in the middle of the war it's important to distract yourself from time to time. and that's how I started to learn languages. previously I spoke only Russian and Ukrainian, and now I'm learning English and German. I also plan to start learning Polish (and that's why I need the video about recources so bad 😅).
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Yep, a video on Polish is definitely on my list! Stay safe and best of luck with your languages! Hopefully, this nightmare will be over soon 🕊️
@kiaratouzett9910
Жыл бұрын
Hi, can you tell me what is her Russian channel please? I want to improve my listening skills in that language :)
@lisal-tg2zk
Жыл бұрын
@@kiaratouzett9910 it's @tanyabog
@jeanthomas7523
Жыл бұрын
Heyy! Congrats on starting your KZitem channel! I love learning languages. I studied Mandarin Chinese for three years in college, then studied French on my own last year, and now I'm learning Spanish! My goal is to get to a C1 level in Spanish one day because I live in Florida where a ton of people speak Spanish and I want to be able to use it in work situations. Thanks for sharing your 2022 recap and 2023 goals! :D I totally relate to your feelings about only wanting to learn to absorb content, not necessarily to talk to people.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and best of luck with your Spanish!
@liashahine1609
Жыл бұрын
As a Lebanese , I think learning Arabic "fosha" is a good start it is the "proper" arabic. it is not used often but it is a good place to start since other dialects can be challenging to understand as a foreigner. (even me who fluently speaks Arabic doesn't understand other dialects sometimes). Good luck on your learning journey !
@linanou2699
Жыл бұрын
totally agree! I was going to suggest the same thing.
@aureliaaurita1299
Жыл бұрын
I'm soo happy that I'm not the only one that study a languange not to actually speak to people but to just enjoy reading and watching in the language I'm studying 😁
@matildawolfram4687
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, Matilda! It's great that you were able to find something that works for you. Best of luck on your language-learning journey!
@leafycakee
Жыл бұрын
i love learning languages too. i speak english as my first language. korean and spanish at low advance. ive dabbled in polish, japanese, and german. this year i want to learn russian and continue to dabble in the languages i’ve started
@isalliida
Жыл бұрын
I'm happy to meet a fellow stay that loves learning languages. Personally I speak finnish (first language) pretty good english, beginner level swedish and just started german. I would like to learn korean too but I don't think I have time for it yet. Good luck for 2023 and studying languages!
@OllieLinnea
Жыл бұрын
Hi Tanya! Loved the video and looking forward to more content from you. I especially appreciated how you spoke about language learning being a form of therapy. I think I do that too sometimes. I'm currently studying Spanish and Korean and because I've been trying to reach a higher level in both for two years now, I haven't really allowed myself to start any other languages, though I have dabbled in German and want to pick up Mandarin Chinese and Japanese at some point (not to mention Turkish, Thai, and French, etc. etc.). Like you, my main goal of learning a language is to consume media in that language, especially books. I recently spent some time in Poland too and was fascinated but intimidated by the language as it is very different from any of the languages I speak (Swedish, English, Spanish, and Korean). Again, thanks for the video and good luck with your learning in 2023!
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Hii! First of all, I really admire your willpower because I literally have to stop myself from starting a new language every single week, sometimes with no success 😅 Also, I'm really not one to speak about the difficulty of Polish (being a native speaker of Russian definitely helps a lot), but it's such a rewarding language to learn! Best of luck with your lang goals too!
@lexiesanders929
11 ай бұрын
Great to listen to you in English now! What worked for me learning a language similar to the one I already know (in my case I learn portuguese after spanish): Watching a TV show just like you did and reading stuff. Then you translate things that you don't understand. Including grammar - why the sentence is built like that, why the word is in this form? It's basically intensive reading/ listening. And it works FAST
@zuzanella
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Cześć! It was such a great video! Thanks for sharing your language learning story! The part about Polish made me smile 'cause most of the time I hear people saying it's quite scary and difficult ^^"" I'm ofc from Poland and English is the first foreign language I've learnt (but I don't use it actively very often so... sorry for any mistakes). Then I had my love story with German and this year I want to come back. I've tried also Spanish and Italian but let's say I know nothing, maybe I'll start again in the future. However, my biggest biggest love is - Japanese. It is my main target language but at the same time - I don't rush, I taste the moment of learning and embrace it. Every little grammar point gives me some joy XD Am I crazy already? Whatever, I wish all of you have fun with your languages and other hobbies!!
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
No, I actually love how you described your feelings about Japanese! I used to feel the same way about Spanish and English (and as a result, they are my strongest languages), and I want the same level of obsession for my other langs, but I think I am learning too many at this point to be that obsessed with only one (which is sad ). As for Polish, I see more and more people talk about learning it (especially on Twitter) which makes me really happy + I made it my personal mission to convert as many people as I can to learning this amazing language 😅 Best of luck with your goals this year!
@zuzanella
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente Yeah I can imagine that it's hard to develop this obsession or eagerness and make it last for longer if you're learning so many languages. There are some limits 😅I hope you'll find it anyway! Good luck and best wishes for the new year!
@celinaduguay6484
Жыл бұрын
I'm trying to learn Polish.
@zuzanella
Жыл бұрын
@@celinaduguay6484 That's so cool! Good luck!!
@celinaduguay6484
Жыл бұрын
@@zuzanella Thanks. Learning Polish is the only way I can learn more about my heritage as my relatives in Poland only speak Polish. I was born in Canada and have only spoke and heard English all my life, and never learned Polish from my grandmother since she chose not to speak it to us.
@commonerscoffee.
9 ай бұрын
Your channel has helped me so much! The idea of needing to study every language all the time and be fluent in everything was so scary to me. I also have social anxiety and find myself tripping up trying to talk to native speakers. Why bother a Russian when i just want to read the classics, or get perfect polish pronunciation when i just love the music? Your approach to language feels so much healthier to me thank you for sharing
@shay259
Жыл бұрын
I discovered your channel yesterday and now I am trying to watch all of your videos to catch up :) My name is Irina. I am initially from Belarus, so my native language is Russian. But 5 years ago I moved to Poland to study and work here. I studied English and German languages at the uni, so obviously I speak those. Now I speak 4 languages in total and am learning Korean. I don't know how much tims it will get me to become fluent, but after Korean I am thinking of learning Chinese and later we'll see :) Foreign languages have been my passion since I was 5 years old, when my grandmother gave me a book for kids to study English and I just did it on my own for fun even before I went to school. And that's how it is to this day - languages are my favorite hobby :)
@ThatNerdyMystic
Жыл бұрын
I hear you about putting all that effort into Japanese and not having much to show for it... I still felt that way after 4 years of college (Bachelor's degree) in Japanese! I felt SO disheartened, like, "four years of college study and I still can't read at an upper grade-school level (because of kanji) and can't have a conversation longer than 15 minutes. It CRUSHED me. 💔 ... It wasn't until I looked at comparative charts for "How long it takes a native English speaker to learn 'x' language" and -- I know that they're an estimate and not exact... but for example, French would take 600 hours to get to C1-C2... Japanese would take 600x6 hours -- literally 6 times the amount of studying for French-- in order to get to a comparable level! After that I felt much better about my Japanese progress.
@imaginary-yl2cw
Жыл бұрын
wow how are you able to manage your time so well to the point where you can learn several languages???? I’ve been trying to study korean intensely (because I’m planning to move to korea on the Government scholarship) and it has been 2 years of stress 😅. I have fun talking to natives and casually watching videos casually but trying to actually improve is hard.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
I will talk about this in one of my next videos, but one thing to know is that I almost never focus on more than two languages at the same time. Instead I prefer going all in on one or two for a couple of months and then, when I get bored, I switch my focus to one of my other languages. Also, as a former KGSP student, best of luck with getting the scholarship!
@analuisa9516
Жыл бұрын
Great video, Tanya! As someone who also primarily learns languages for consuming content, I'm happy to have stumbled on your channel (and I'm already loving the quality of your content!) I'm from Brazil, and I speak Portuguese and English fluently. I'm currently focusing on Spanish (mainly for work) and Korean, and I've picked my French back up after over a 7 year break haha. My priority is reading on those three languages, and especially Korean, since I find it quite challenging. I would love to watch a video on the media you've been using it you feel like making it!
@nicoled9756
Жыл бұрын
This is a fascinating and honest summary to learn from. Thank you!
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@tobiluvshao
Жыл бұрын
I like that your reason for learning languages is mainly to consume content u like!!! I'm the same. I think that learning languages bc you want to consume the content that other countries made or are making is really cool!
@paomarmota7935
Жыл бұрын
Your first video?! Girl this is a 10 out of 10! Good quality, rhythm. Well explained and structured. Perfect presences on camera and pronunciation.. Kudos to you! Count me in as subscribed
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! 💜 It's actually not my first video - I've had a Russian channel for a couple of years now, so I guess this was my first attempt at making videos in English, not videos in general
@SickTechz
Жыл бұрын
Note for arabic: Start with dialect if you want to focus on speaking If you want to learn to read at some point, I would start with MSA then start a dialect (Egyptian is most popular, but pick what interests you most based on culture :))
@cecile8948
Жыл бұрын
I have the same doubts so thanks for the advice!
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information! I guess I'll be starting with MSA after all, since reading is really important for me 🙃
@layanalmoghrabbi2511
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente I recommend the syrian dialect, as it will be easier for you to understand the jordanian, lebanese, and palestinian dialects.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
@@layanalmoghrabbi2511 Thank you! I was thinking about choosing Lebanese, but a lot of people here are suggesting Syrian
@layanalmoghrabbi2511
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente you would find way more resources for syrian ! once you get hold of the syrian dialect the lebanese would be very easy to learn
@MorkAnna
Жыл бұрын
Приятно познакомиться! Я бы и не подумала, что твой родной язык русский, совсем нет акцента, супер. Мне бы хоть один язык выучить
@topcat2001
Жыл бұрын
I'm an immigrant who has been in the US over 25 years. While some may be just being polite, many other Americans are happy to lend a ear so you can share if you feel like sharing and if you are down many will sympathize or try to cheer you up. You are not required to share however and you shouldn't expect they will suddenly become your best friend just because they asked you about your day. But this is a great opportunity to to talk to someone who has no expectation and who you don't have to worry will form a lasting bad impression.
@Ash-ho1kw
Жыл бұрын
Great content, i am naitve in arabic and i have been learning english since 2018 and now deciding to learn turkish language. Your vids motivated me and your perspective about learning without getting the fluent level in speaking or writing as long as i am not gonna go there. Plus, i recommend learning Saudi dialect in Arabic if u start this language in the future.:)
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Cool! Why specifically Saudi though? :)
@Jeff-yg6er
Жыл бұрын
Another language learner whose sole purpose isn’t just to speak! And her native language is the one I‘m currently struggling with (German was difficult but Russian is a different beast) immediately subscribed ! СПАСИБО
@dorotamusialik-czajaszybka4991
Жыл бұрын
Cześć! Uczę się hiszpańskiego i słucham dużo angielskiego. Prowadzę blog o szybkiej nauce. W następnym roku chcę zacząć kolejny język. Pozdrowienia z Polski!👋
@MartinaBrokesova
3 ай бұрын
Hi, I started following you and I plan to watch all your videos because I really like your learning style. I see you're taking a break from KZitem. Hope you'll be back soon :)
@jasonschuchardt7624
Жыл бұрын
I feel like while I have people to talk to in some of my languages, my primary motivation on a daily basis is consuming content in those languages, so I relate to that. In 2022 I studied Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and the tiniest bit of Shanghainese. I finished my first book in Japanese, started my first book in Mandarin, picked up Spanish again for the first time in 8 years, and just learned the most bare bones basics of Shanghainese phonology and grammar. My goals for 2023 are to focus more on listening to Japanese and Mandarin, since my reading level has far surpassed my listening level, particularly in Mandarin, since I can lean a bit on my Japanese knowledge while reading, but that's not really possible when listening. For Spanish, I'd like to read a few books and expand my vocabulary a bit more. Shanghainese will remain on a slow burn. If I really want to learn it well one day, it's going to have to wait until after my Mandarin is at a high level, since most resources for it are in Mandarin. One of the trickier aspects of Shanghainese is that there's no standardized writing system for it, and there's not a lot of written Shanghainese available, so it's going to depend on a lot of listening.
@helenamax7868
Жыл бұрын
Hey! Welcome to KZitem. It was a pleasant surprise to hear you say that this was your first video. I feel like I mainly find people years after they started haha. I'm glad someone finally said that you don't need to speak every language that you learn. I'm a native English speaker (American), and I do speak Spanish and Portuguese -and speak them conversationally-but I want to learn (and only learn to READ) French and Hindi. I started with French but got super bored because of the similarities, just like you said. We'll see how it goes. I can't wait to follow your journey!
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Haha, I think you'll be saving yourself a lot of headache if you choose not to speak French 😅 Thank you so much and best of luck with your goals!
@helenamax7868
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente thank you! Looking forward to watching more content on your channel 😁
@booksinbed
Жыл бұрын
This was so interesting, thanks for sharing your honest experiences! I'm learning French and also have very little interest in speaking; I just want to read French books. Good luck with your goals this year!
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Best of luck with your French!
@LNA-I
11 ай бұрын
I’m bad at English,but i love this video!(I almost didn’t understand what she was saying)
@michellem4026
Жыл бұрын
Awwwwe new subscriber here! U appeared in my recommended videos and I'm glad i have another person to watch for language learning motivation ❤️
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for subbing, Michelle! Yeah, I'm also always on the lookout for more people to watch
@camilaalmeida3511
Жыл бұрын
New sub here....im loving ur content!
@dreamcatcher7441
Жыл бұрын
Hi👋 I'm glad that i found your channel ❤️ I'm from morocco, my native language is Arabic i can speak French a bit I'm learning English Chinese and I'm planning to learn Spanish and turkish If you want to learn an Arabic dialect you can choose between egyptian dialect or Syrian dialect, these are the most understandable dialect for all the Arabs and you are going to find a lot of content If you need any information just ask me I'll be happy to help ❤️
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the info! By the way, I've been to Morocco (Rabat, specifically) and I loved it there 💜 Best of luck with your language goals this year!
@dreamcatcher7441
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente You're welcome ❤️ happy to hear that 😊 I hope that you enjoyed your time here, and good luck with your goals too ❤️❤️
@Nicolinochan
Жыл бұрын
I think you are really insperationel. Me english is fine, but a few days ago I started learning russian. Hopefully I'll be able to read russian soon
@emainee
Жыл бұрын
hi!! its so nice to see someone learning polish:D i plan on getting my english to a c1 level and maybe having it certified, i also wish to work a bit on my spanish but i dont expect too much since i have an on-and-off relationship with it. i hope to learn some basic greek but its gonna be quite a busy year for me so ill see about that one
@emainee
Жыл бұрын
oh, also what will you be using for greek if i may ask?
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Best of luck with your language goals! For Greek, I mostly studied with Duolingo and Clozemaster, plus my teacher used a book called Greek For You. I am really tempted to get the Assimil Greek textbook, but I think they only have it in French and Italian, so I would have to improve my Italian first :D
@phoenixknight8837
Жыл бұрын
Hi Tanya, as someone who has some fluency in a Levantine dialect of Arabic and is studying Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), I suggest you first learn MSA to a B2 level then begin to choose a dialect to learn to speak. It is much easier this way and MSA will allow you to modify your dialect to reach an understanding with speakers of other dialects.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate the insight!
@darianadurcik9751
Жыл бұрын
Hi Tanya! I loved hearing your language journey from 2022 and your goals for 2023. I'm a native English and Spanish speaker. I grew up speaking both languages because of my parents. I've been learning Russian for almost 5 years already, and I hope to learn Slovak next since it is the language my paternal grandparents spoke. Afterward, I hope to learn German because it is an interesting language for me.
@jennywhut
Жыл бұрын
So good!
@leingwei4102
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much,please, prove us with more of tips and ressources
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Will do!
@leingwei4102
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente I really appreaciate it
@gerardosagastume1960
Жыл бұрын
I identify, i like languages too,i speak English, German, Italian, Spanish, my native language, Japanese and a lil Irish. im learnIng turkish and I'm thinking to learn Arabic, Greek and Hebrew. greetings from Guatemala🇬🇹
@coffeebear7719
Жыл бұрын
I feel the same.I don't learn languages to communicate rather I learn to watch dramas and read. I'm from Kerala in India so my mother tongue is Malayalam. But I also know Hindi, English, Tamil and broken Telugu. Currently learning Korean alongside Japanese
@dannydelvis
Жыл бұрын
I’m extremely fascinated by your accent! Great job 😊 I’m a little bit confused how you’re not mixing the languages like Spanish and Italian, they look pretty much similar to me (I don’t speak those languages) 😮 are you learning them on different days? Спасибо, что напоминаешь, что есть все таки пчелки, которые работают над своим акцентом, и это дает свои плоды. Это очень мотивирует 💪🏻 успехов в изучении языков! P.S. Будет классно, если ты можешь сделать видео, в котором ты будешь говорить на всех упомянутых языках (если будет возможность) 🔥🔥🔥
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Ой, только пару дней назад твое видео с целями смотрела 💜 Удачи с каналом! p.s. Испанский и итальянский мешаю много, но так как испанский у меня сильно лучше итальянского, я его активно не учу, а просто поддерживаю просмотром контента/чтением, а вся учеба приходится на итальянский сейчас
@Keiko_02
Жыл бұрын
I’m American and my native language is English but Spanish is my second. I really want to improve my Spanish speaking skills but I’m too nervous 🥲
@lepi_maria
Жыл бұрын
Hi) I’m from Russia. And last year I stopped learning English and started to study Spanish. But for amount of time like this I think I kind of lost my skills in English speaking…and a lexis. Pero español…❤ esto el lengua de mi vida. Tengo bueno sentido cuando estudio lo. Claro que tengo más errores que no quiero a ser pero vale 👍 Спасибо за твое видео Таня 🎉 было очень полезно узнать что у тебя еще один канал. Буду обязательно смотреть ❤
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Mucha suerte con el español 💜
@mariaflorenciaalvarez1926
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Here you have a spanish native speaker 🙋🏻♀️Books: if you like Fantasy, you probably gonna like Laura Gallego Garcia. She's from Spain. She's great ❤ Mi favorito de ella se llama "Todas las Hadas del Reino". Es un cuento de hadas, pero no trata de princesas 👑 o reyes. La protagonista es un hada madrina 🧚 I'm learning English and French 😊❤
@marcin8509
Жыл бұрын
Powodzenia w uczeniu sie polskiego! :D
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Dzięki!
@lauragranda-mateu5810
Жыл бұрын
hello, this is very interesting! Like you, one of the languages I am learning is Italian, however… as I am Spanish native speaker, I get a bit bored with beginner’s content… though I do need beginner’s!
@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt
Жыл бұрын
Holy cow u read a lot of books. Just felt like I should mention that you can also use audible for language learning books and whatever else you're into.
@celinaduguay6484
Жыл бұрын
I'm from Canada but my family comes from Poland. I'm trying to learn Polish so that maybe one day I'll be able to have simple conversations in Polish with my relatives in Poland.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Powodzenia!
@celinaduguay6484
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente Dziękuję bardzo! I'm trying to find the best learning method for myself as a visual learner and a native English speaker.
@Erika-pq7ip
Жыл бұрын
Girlie same I study languages mainly for myself not to only speak to people BUTTT I'm also learning them just in case I get a boyfriend from those countries oczksow 🤫😏 Alsooooo love from Greece 🥰
@idfumg
Жыл бұрын
In theory, if you'll be able to fight your social anxiety thing, you can obtain some kinda super power in real life with all knowledge you already have. :)
@lisabeth_
Жыл бұрын
I was following your russian yt channel and now so happy to find english one! thank you for sharing your thoughts and plans ❤️ I also started my year with an english channel and my languages for 2023 are english, french and kazakh 😄 because we moved to Kazakhstan this year, you know why. anyway wish you good luck with your new channel and learning languages plans, would be interesting to follow 🫶🏻✨
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've seen a couple of your videos because KZitem recommended them to me -- that's a good sign of growth. Best of luck both with the channel and your language plans 💜
@mushtaaqgapoose3099
Жыл бұрын
2022 I was begin learning languages such as English Arabic and turkey if allah say the end of this year I want to become fluent English and Arabic but turkey I want to reach upper intermediate Thank you for sharing your methods 🤩🤩🤩🤩
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Best of luck! You can do it!
@kamila9941
Жыл бұрын
omgg such a great video, I love it!! (also, which app are you using to track your learning?)
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
I use a combination of TogglTrack and iOS shortcuts to automate time tracking! I have a video about how I set it up here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/rmmvsHpjiIOVh34
@kamila9941
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente thank you so much!! I just finished watching it and it was really useful
@Daniel-qi1ld
Жыл бұрын
I'm currently learning English and my teacher said to me that I'm a b1 in English. I want to improve my English faster because I wanna learn other languages soon.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Best of luck with your English then!
@sofiachaves9809
Жыл бұрын
Hi Tanya! I love your videos!!! I'm from Brasil (here we speak portuguese). I also speak english and spanish! This year I want to learn how to speak french or italian (or why not both right?) ❤❤❤
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
well if you do, you'll basically become a master of romance languages 😅
@jadenlightnight7695
Жыл бұрын
Hi, I just found ur channel from this video. I guess it looks like u only have 2 videos up now. But I got interested in languages b4. I only learned a tiny bit of German then. I may pick it up some more in the future. But for now I'm really interested in Russian. Partly bcuz of the Russian - Ukrain war. But also bcuz the more I started learning about the language the more interesting it is and sounds as a language. 😎
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Well, whatever language you choose to learn, best of luck with it!
@Andrew-qd5fc
Жыл бұрын
My 2023 language goal is to learn German and continue to study Japanese. I feel like if I had used the time I invested on Japanese for learning German I would already be fluent by now. Haha but I love Japanese so much.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
I feel the same way about my Italian! If I had spend those 400 hours on Italian instead, and not on Japanese, I would have been at C1 for sure
@asdrubalivan18
Жыл бұрын
Tanya!! Qué bueno verte acá en persona! Muchos éxitos con tus objetivos este año, y la verdad te admiro bastante. Cuidate :)
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
¡Gracias, Asdru! Mucha suerte también a ti con francés y ucraniano o cualquier otro objetivo que tengas 💜
@asdrubalivan18
Жыл бұрын
❤️ (Por cierto, sí pude escuchar la diferencia entre el Tanya en ruso y el Tanya en inglés 🤣)
@danaeclean1328
Жыл бұрын
From a Greek, good luck with Greek lmao. It can be hard of course, but it sure is a beautiful language.
@ioannastekiapantou
Жыл бұрын
Επιτέλους κάποιος μαθαίνει ελληνικά. Μπράβο σου
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
ευχαριστώ :)
@jonna7777
Жыл бұрын
I am impressed by your english and in general it was so great to watch this video!! I am from Germany and right now I want to learn english (my comprehension is really good, but every other aspects is not), french (I am living in France right now, but if I am honest this language is so hard for me and I am not the biggest fan of it - so its kinda exhausting for me) and the last language is Polish (my mum is from Poland and it´s by far my favorite language - And so I would looove to see a video about some ressources). But I also dabble a little bit in Ukrainian (my favorite band is from Ukraine and when I listen to their songs I want to learn it so much). When my polish level is higher I would probably learn it seriously.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure once you become advanced in Polish, Ukrainian will be a breeze -- from what I understand, the two languages share a looot of vocabulary. Best of luck with your 2023 goals!
@tricotilla
Жыл бұрын
🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️ Here I am!! I'm italian, I easily speak English... I started learning French two years ago and Russian last year.... and I really don't care about speaking with natives... My perfect way to study a new language is by listening it as much as I can... 🤩
@alexandriagonzalez7801
Жыл бұрын
Please do a polyglot monologue!
@tomaszkulikowski3248
Жыл бұрын
Inspiring video. What iPad note taking app are you using learning Italian? (0:36)
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
I usually use Goodnotes for taking notes on the iPad, but that particular one is called BlinkLearning and it's just an app where you can read digital books you purchase from certain vendors and take notes in them, so it's not really a notetaking app per se
@jonswift6173
Жыл бұрын
I am studying Italian and constantly get it mixed up with Spanish. However I also like the sound.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Same here 😅
@Andrew-qd5fc
Жыл бұрын
My native language is portuguese and I'm learning Japanese, even though I have been learning for a long time it feel like I don't know anything. Haha
@zsuzsannakelemen257
Жыл бұрын
Hello Tanya! I like hearing videos about your goals. My English level is intermadiate, sorry if i write something wrong. My goal for 2023 is Korean language. How do you learn the languages? Same method or different technique?
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Hi there! No worries about mistakes, I'm not a native speaker myself so I make them all the time! As for your question, I would say it's different for every language, although there are certain things in common (for example, reading is really important for me so I focus on it with all of my langs). I actually just posted a new video that might give you a better idea of how I study
@yegorgulido
Жыл бұрын
What app do you use to track time learning languages?
@amybarklam3507
Жыл бұрын
this is so inspiring!! how old are you? (if you don't mind me asking haha)
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Haha, not at all! Turning 30 this year
@amybarklam3507
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente damn, i would have guessed a lot younger! best of luck with future language learning, i’m loving your content!
@KFrench1123
Жыл бұрын
How is learning Polish as a native Russian speaker? I am currently learning Polish and hoping getting to a good level will then make learning Russian significantly easier.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
In my experience, being a Russian speaker really helped with understanding Polish grammar, but not so much with vocabulary
@KFrench1123
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente Oh that's interesting, I would have thought it'd help a lot with grammar too. Can you compare the similarity of Russian and Polish to any other pairs of languages you've studied?
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for the late reply! Here's my experience with similar language pairs (from hard to easy): Korean and Japanese - the logic behind grammar is very similar, which is huge since a lot of westerners usually struggle with agglutinative languages. For vocab, even though there's a lot of common words borrowed from Chinese by both languages, the differences in pronunciation and writing systems sometimes make it hard to even notice the connection between words in Korean and Japanese. I also think having experience with one makes you a bit more confident when you start the other, which is nice, but you can probably say that about any similar languages. Russian and Polish - similar grammar, but not enough common words to make learning *easy*. I sometimes feel like I'm expected to understand a lot of Polish without studying, but that's just not the case in my experience 🤷♀️ Spanish and Italian - probably the easiest both in terms of grammar and vocabulary, but also really hard not to mix.
@KFrench1123
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente No worries! I appreciate the detailed answer :) I find the similarities and differences between languages so interesting!
@Itsme.q39
Жыл бұрын
Hi. I am from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦. If you want a friend to practice Arabic with her we can be friends. It's a great honor 🤍.
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Thank you so much for the offer 💜 I am not currently studying Arabic actively, but when I start, I'll keep it in mind!
@lilianalima3254
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Can you tell us about the books you read in Korean? Which ones are fun and beginner friendly?
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Hi! I'm posting a bookshelf tour this weekend, so if you want to hear me talk about my Korean books, that's probably the video to watch :)
@NiNi-cj5jn
Жыл бұрын
Please what apps used to learn?
@vuxuanhuy9079
Жыл бұрын
How to learn english? You can show roadmap your process
@Z3wese7t
10 ай бұрын
how do you count the hours of a language?
@מאיגפני
Жыл бұрын
where did you find the e book in spanish? i've never had it how does this work? are there a lot of books in there
@jennafloww
Жыл бұрын
Learning Modern Standard Arabic is kind of a waste of time, because even if you learn it, no one actually speaks like that in real life. If you just want to read books, watch the news, and other very formal things like that, then I’d say learning Modern Standard Arabic is fine. But if you’d like to communicate with people from Arabian countries, you should pick a dialect in Arabic and learn through that.
@mo.mwasongwe
Жыл бұрын
How do you get the time to read so many books?! That's really impressive
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
I listen to a looot of audiobooks and that really helps, plus I also was unemployed for a couple of months, which was when most of my reading happened (10/10 would not recommend) :D
@laramelek
Жыл бұрын
if u had not told u were russian i'd automatically assume that u were a native speaker 😎
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Hahah, far from 😅
@abhishekkumarsharma9044
Жыл бұрын
Hi, I want to improve my English please help
@yourvibess
7 ай бұрын
How much time do you spend daily for learning languages ?
@athinaboumpoureka9400
Жыл бұрын
Hello ! I am Greek and you should definitely learn one of the oldest languages of this world ❤🇬🇷🇬🇷❤️❤️
@claire_450
Жыл бұрын
I clicked on the video because I saw the greek flag. I'm learning greek and I always get really excited when others are too. Είναι μια γλώσσα πάρα πολύ όμορφη 😃
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
That's the plan! I'm focusing on Italian right now just so I can later learn Greek with one of the Assimil books as it only comes in French and Italian 😅
Hi mam,do you go different countries to practicing your languages.?
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Generally - no. I can't really afford to travel just to practice languages, but there's been times in my life where I was learning languages of the countries I lived in (Spain and South Korea)
@virginiaday9816
Жыл бұрын
Where did you get the learning materials?
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Lots of places, both online and offline. I'll be making videos on learning resources I use for each language in the nearest future!
@Z3wese7t
10 ай бұрын
Someday, I want to learn russia I'm in love with russian people I love how you are. At the moment I'm trying to learn italian, japanese and hebrew. I know spanish, portuguese and english so if someone is interesting in language exchange hit me off
@enismeagain
Жыл бұрын
Hi there! I'm from the Philippines and I love learning languages as well. My goal last year was to pass the HSK 4 for Chinese and start studying for the HSK 5. For French, I just wanted to keep improving. This year, I plan to take the HSK 5 and the DALF C1 for French. I also started learning German and my goal is to finish the B1 material by the end of the year 😄
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Best of luck!
@celinaduguay6484
Жыл бұрын
I'm trying to learn Filipino.
@enismeagain
Жыл бұрын
@@celinaduguay6484 if you are trying to learn Tagalog, you can hit me up! We can become buddies
@celinaduguay6484
Жыл бұрын
@@enismeagain Thanks. I want to learn some Filipino because I have some relatives in the Philippines and I want to meet them one day in the future if I get the chance to go to the Philippines.
@celinaduguay6484
Жыл бұрын
@@enismeagain Thanks. I want to learn some Filipino because I have some relatives in the Philippines and I want to meet them one day in the future if I get the chance to go to the Philippines.
@anniechan1943
Жыл бұрын
hello! i am learning German because i want to study a bachelor in Germany. I will start my C1 course in April ...(it sounds like i am an advanced learner but i don't feel advanced!! 🥴)... And I am from Hong Kong. I feel you when you say learning the language to consume the content but not really using it to speak to ppl,🤔because i am kind of an introvert and not that active when it comes to socialising... so even though I am in Germany now, i don't really utilize the opportunities that are presented to me as I should have.... 😩
@PumpkinMozie
Жыл бұрын
Haha I’m American but I also don’t get the small talk thing…like just leave me alone! Haha
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Glad to know it's not just me 😅
@B_miad
Жыл бұрын
Hello tanya, when did u start to learn english language?
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
oof, back when I was 9 years old (I'm 29 now) 😅
@saramohamud5575
Жыл бұрын
I can speak Arabic so if U wanna practice I'm here
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the offer 💜 I am focusing on my other languages for now, but when the time for Arabic comes, I'll definitely need some conversation practice
@saramohamud5575
Жыл бұрын
@@tbenavente good luck then 🤍
@ArturMsk1
Жыл бұрын
Как можно с Вами связаться, Татьяна? Есть пару вопросов. Благодарю за видео.
@bornnbred7139
Жыл бұрын
What's the name of yt channel you featured in the Spanish section?
@tbenavente
Жыл бұрын
Beyond words, if I'm not mistaken
@MeM_UK
Жыл бұрын
Your English isn't C1-C2. I wouldn't know you are non-native.
@71Law
Жыл бұрын
hi tanya! i really loved this video! If you don't mind me asking, what was the app that you used to practice writing the Kanji on your ipad? 10:47 I look forward to more videos!
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