Learning Two Languages at Once

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At the beginner stage in a new language we feel satisfaction from obvious progress This fades as we discover how much remains At that time, it's sometimes beneficial to do two languages at the same timebrbrFREE Language Learning Resourcesbrbr10 Secrets of Language Learning ⇢ wwwthelinguistcombrLingQ Grammar Guides ⇢ wwwlingqcom/en/grammar-resource/brMy blog ⇢ blogthelinguistcom/brThe LingQ blog ⇢ wwwlingqcom/blog/brMy Podcast ⇢ soundcloudcom/lingosteve podcastsapplecom/us/podcast/learn-languages-with-steve-kaufmann/id1437851870brbr---brbrSocial MediabrbrInstagram ⇢ wwwinstagramcom/lingosteve_/brTikTok ⇢ wwwtiktokcom/@lingostevebrFacebook ⇢ wwwfacebookcom/lingostevebrTwitter ⇢ twittercom/lingostevebrLingQ Discord ⇢ discordgg/ShPTjyhwTN
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

ممنون استیو عزیز
Comment from : T0P10

When are you no longer a beginner?
Comment from : Mace Wilder

I can say with 100 certainty that LingQ is quickly helping me with Portuguese I've been learning for about a year and 8 months (my first language I've tried learning) by myself, I might add And a lot of this time was/is learning what's good for me (in terms of how to learn) For instance if I started another language now lets say Italian I'd have an idea of how to learn faster and better But I'm still not even on the shaft of the hockey stick But LingQ is helping sooo much I love being able to see progress in 1 month I'm at 3,000 known words, with many lingQs Roughly going up 110 known words minimum a day in 1-2 hours of working at it throughout the day Really trying hard to focus on my listening comprehension because it's very lack luster Glad I discovered LingQ and can learn in a fun way 😊 It's not just forcing myself to do this or that, I'm actually ENJOYING the process now
Comment from : Gaming with PURG3 anarchy

My mother tongue is Arabic and now Im studying English and korean at the same time my level in English is advanced I mean I know the basics of the language but I'm confused because I dont know how to balance between both of them but I have fun especially with korean
Comment from : Niosi

First time here, how old are you? brHow old when you started to learn languages? brHow long on average does it take you to learn a language in order to be able to converse with someone enough to "get by" ?
Comment from : Texas Lovely Lady

N no
Comment from : 賴文茹

درود بر شما من سطح C1 زبان انگلیسی و A2 فرانسوی و A1 ایتالیایی هستم و ویدیوی شما برای ادامه ی مسیر به من کمک کرد سپاسگزارم :)
Comment from : Homa Ebrahimian

I started learning English years ago and stopped studying at some point, im trying to keep it alive by reading books and watching movies in English However i recently started learning French just for fun and realized that learning languages are my true passion therefore i want to learn German as well but im afraid it might influence my vocubulary in French and English in a negative way I already started mixing up some words in French and German Also, i'll start to university soon My major will be either medicine or dentistry and these are both tough majors I do not know how i'll manage to learn 2 languages actively at the same time while studying in a difficult faculty Maybe I should just postpone German until I become B2 level in French Any advices?
Comment from : apprenons le français!

I've been learning English For over a year now and I'm at the intermediate stage I stopped feeling progress at all maybe because most of the time I'm learning passively Anyway, out of nowhere I started getting interested in learning Korean Now I'm learning English and Korean A bit hard to keep up with now 2 language when I was already having a hard time with English Korean pronunciation especially gets me but I look forward to learn them and hope to achieve my goal
Comment from : Fluffycloud

MANY THANKS! VERY INSPIRING! I will try to learn Turkish and German
Comment from : valentina egorova

I am learning Spanish currently I need to learn French as well, but i am afraid to learn two latin based language's together Does anyone have anything to say about this
Comment from : Noah Bake

♥️♥️♥️
Comment from : Luís Alfredo Walker

خیلی هم عالی به نظر من فارسی از سخت‌ترین زبان هاست
Comment from : Arda Hridary

Coming from a more or less bilingual family, I've been wondering whether an adult can acquire two languages at the same time just like a child in a bilingual family I think it's possible, but you need to have regular comprehensible input in both languages
Comment from : HingYok

@stevekaufmann How do I avoid words "leaking" from one language to another Especially when these languages are quite equal For example I found myself speaking Spanish, using the word insieme (Italian) instead of guntos (Spanish) for together
Comment from : Frank van Marwijk

Just so I understand what you're saying, would you recommend learning a second language only when you've gotten past the steep stage on your first language you're learning
Comment from : Montage

Everyone talks about the intermediate demotivatio but I think it's many times harder to keep your motivation in the A1 early A2 levels when you really only study and don't enjoy the language, everything is hard and new, you can't use native content at all it's horrible Once you get through that you can have fun with the language and learn with less effort
Comment from : Val T

Hey thanks for the tips I'm a native persian speaker and right now i'm learning swedish but my english is still intermediate so I thought I can improve my english while learning svenska I hope it works Your video made me feel better and I think I can keep doing it :) brmy next goal is Japanese and maybe spanish afterward
Comment from : ani

I'm 2 years into Hebrew and I still feel like I'm in the steep part of the hockey stick LOL
Comment from : Romans 10:9

I would like to add that you can try learning two languages at once when one of them is very similar to your mother tongue :)
Comment from : Kira

I totally agree I have been learning Thai for 1 1/2 years at home and it was getting a little boring, so I picked up Russian 8 months ago ( again, learning at home) and I now switch back and forth during the week and feel the enjoyment coming back into learning Thai You have to like Mr Kaufmann said, get past the initial 3- 6 - 12 months with your first language, and probably better if the languages are not too similar as may get confusing But if you tell someone that you are learning 2 languages at the same time- expect to get some weird looks
Comment from : Elliot Maze

Very intresting thank you
Comment from : mamad 3soot

Thank you very much for this videos! It helps me a lot and I'm learning a lot with it
Comment from : Letícia Bitty

No matter,how many languages you learn; finally you or we have to speak or write in English to Coney our message to mass Lol
Comment from : Daddy 😆

Yep I am starting a 90 day challenge in Greek and Latin in the new year
Comment from : LJ

Any suggestions for good tutors in Japanese I'm now at a state where I dont really feel like I'm progressing as much as I did in the beginning so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you!
Comment from : Masonic 247

I must have seen this video before, because I started to learn two languages at the same time and it was as you say
Comment from : Danyela Castro

Steve, you are my favourite polyglot because of your views about learning languages You give more importance on input
Comment from : Farman Ali

What would you recommend for those studying an endangered language where tutors aren’t easily available or aren’t around at all? I imagine maximizing input and pushing one’s self analysis would help; but the lack of a native or fluent speaker’s input makes the task incredibly daunting
Comment from : Alcafuffle DMS

I try to start this challenge today💪👧
Comment from : Aida Gholampour

Спасибо что добавили субтитры brСубтитрлерге Рахмет!brThanks for subtittles!
Comment from : Stephen Curry

Спасибо за видео, хочу выучить одновременно английский и японский, не знаю как это сделать, разрываюсь между этими двумя языками, ещё изучаю react, redux, typescript brОчень сложно пока
Comment from : Stephen Curry

Nice, enthusiastic gentlemen Very inspiring
Comment from : iskatel39

Currently learning both Japanese and Korean Both have similarities in sentence patterns, grammar and some vocabulary I think that, learning 2 languages at once is managing the time for both languages, in which I did in my Boarding School, 2 weeks for English and 2 Weeks for Arabic
Comment from : Jauhar Alaudinsyah

Thanks, I was looking for some direction with this issue I'm study Korean for a while and I'm stuck on this platoon where I can understand what I listen, I understand the vocabulary, the reading and writing is okay, but I can't speak properly, so I decided to start German to challenge myself while I looking for some tutor , or a friend to have small conversations in KoreanbrThanks for the advice 😁
Comment from : alice silva souza

You've mentioned a thing that's important for me I'm learning french, and I'm beginner in french, but at the same time I still learn english, and I felt like some improvents that I made was put in a passive way so I'm worried about get into french and put more vocabulary in the passive mind, which was what happens when I begin to study french My idea was to use the english material to learn french, which works quiet bit, but at the, you really need to immerse ourselfs into the language to make sure that you have some kind knowledge of the idiom What I really find interesting about it, is that I can undertand most of the french because I have many words in my vocabulary that is similar with the french, so I will keep trying to improve my english and learn french at the same time
Comment from : Renan Vinicius

I'm learning two languages the same time 😁 Korean and English
Comment from : um049795 03

Thank you everytime
Comment from : 佐藤昇

I'm working on my Chinese but I'm also in my fifth year of Spanish at school and I legitimately forgot how to say "horse" in Spanish the other day and my brain went to French and Chinese before I overheard someone say caballo
Comment from : Amanda Stevens

A big thank you for sharing this pricesless infromation StevebrI have got one question which how do polyglots practise the langauges that they now?? brfor exampl, I know 5 langauges fluently but I still have problem practising them in order to not decrease my fluency level
Comment from : Ari Hatim Ali

Steve, you’re awesome but your shirt is driving me crazy You’ve got two different patterns going on in the front
Comment from : Sam Stone

Steve, may I ask how long each of your tutoring sessions are?
Comment from : Peter

Hi Steve, I came to this video to hear your tips about learning two languages at the same time, because I want to pick my German back up after not using it for the last 5 years while I have been studying Italian Now that I'm fluent in Italian, I think it's a safe time to add some German into my language routinebrBut now you've made me curious about your experience learning Farsi I made Iranian friends while studying in Italy, and I really want to learn Farsi, but it seems so difficult without the right materials I've tried to search for them but wasn't sure where to start in terms of books, audio programs, etc Do you have a video in which you talk about the resources you use for Farsi? As a self-learner I appreciate this advice!
Comment from : topotondo

I tried to learn more than one language at the same time, but I found myself stretched thin and taking forever to reach my goalsbrAfter taking one language at a time, I started cruising with little to no difficulty
Comment from : Alimamul Ma3sum

Amazing video!!!
Comment from : Luciano Domingues

I think I'm addicted now Wow!
Comment from : Daniel Mejia

Tell me you’re Canadian without saying you’re Canadian - “Language learning is like an upside down hockey stick”
Comment from : Noah Segal

Make a video where you speak Arabic
Comment from : Fadi Kerd

I am seriously studying Japanese, causally studying French, and dabbling in Russian
Comment from : ブルック

Watching from Brazil I really love your channel, you can learn a lot in one single video Such a wisdom
Comment from : daniel uchôa

Steve can you do a video on learning two languages at the same time that are similar (Arabic/Persian) (Japanese/Korean) and the difference compared to learning languages that are different (French/Chinese) (Spanish/Russian) and mainly how you would go about learning in each situation? I think it would help not just me but anyone whose trying to learn more than one language
Comment from : Evan Rowlands 英絆

Thank you, Steve Do you believe there is a list of more important words for any language that we would learn first?
Comment from : kazem hozhabr

Yes I'm a total beginner in arabic (which is a difficult language for me) and I'm missing that excitement in understanding things/ improve quickly that I cannot yet reach in arabic So I decided to also start studying french (knowing other 3 romance languages gives me a nice head start) to have that feeling of reward, dopamin rush, whatever While continuing learning arabic slowly without feeling bad for not learn fast
Comment from : Pamela

Learning Japanese for me is a big struggle and I never feel I progress as I reach a point of burning out and the next time I try, I've forgotten what I've already learnt So it would actually be a bit tempting to give a European language a try just to experience the joy of much faster progress Without ever spending any time learning any Spanish, I as a Norwegian speaker can understand more of a Spanish Wikipedia article than a Japanese one Mostly due to how many words are similar to English brbrBut I've no real interest in actually learning the language
Comment from : Red

3:50 would you say that first ledge would be your first 10,000 words on LingQ?
Comment from : Mark Chavez

Merci Steve ! I really needed to hear this because I am learning French but the Haitian Creole language is calling my name! LOL
Comment from : Forever Learning French

How many words on LingQ do you need, to surpass that steep part of the hockey stick? I'm curious
Comment from : René

FYI, at around 06:14 the video skips a little and the subtitles get out of sync
Comment from : Walter Heukels

Do you know how to write in all languages?
Comment from : Apostle Lukholos ministry

I just want to share my experience brbrAt my college (Foreign Languages degree) it's mandatory to pick 2 languages at once We can choose our native tongue to be one of them but many choose 2 foreign I decided to choose English and Greek English was familiar to me but have a hard time with it in college Greek was also familiar but I had an easier time with it, because I knew the basics well Nevertheless, it's a roller-coaster If today I'm doing literature in English, tomorrow is language practice in Greek!
Comment from : Alexandra V

I started studying Hebrew three months ago after having spent the previous two years learning Russian My Russian is by no means perfect, but being quite advanced now in Russian, I continue studying both languages in parallel quite comfortably
Comment from : Afanasy Marinov

How do i get hindi in lingq please It only language i want learn
Comment from : Stormy

Off topic: have you ever considered doing a bookshelf tour and showing us all the books you have? I look at the bookshelves behind you and I'd like to know more about the book you used for learning languages or simply the ones you read
Comment from : Una lettrice in viaggio

I am a spamiard learning german When I reaxh my C1 level i'll go for italian and portuguese at the same time
Comment from : Diego López

Steve, you showed the hockey stick at 2:00 in a very Arabic way, hehehe
Comment from : Estrafalario

I would like to hear your Arabic!!!
Comment from : Jamal

4:56 "donde todos, confiados en la venta para, para la navegación" ??? ¿Eso lo ha hecho el traductor automático? Yo pensaba que los traducían personas
Comment from : Itziar 海岩

I’ve been learning Japanese for 2 years, when last March, I really felt stuck That was when I, out of nowhere, decided to pick up French again (which I had in school years ago; I was really bad) brSo I did that for a month, completely ignoring Japanese and the amazing part is, when I returned to Japanese I felt like I improved massively… just by doing nothing and letting my subconscious sort some things out
Comment from : MertonLeGrand

сложно улавливать чисто английскую речь сразу(
Comment from : Roman Shoshin

What do you think about learning language B using language A? I would say I'm intermediate in Spanish I still struggle speaking at times, but I can read and understand it well Initially, I started learning Spanish in English as that's my native language, but now I'm at a level where I can learn Spanish in Spanish So what do you think about reading, watching, and listening to material in Spanish that is teaching my language B?
Comment from : Tom R NZ

'doldrum' new word today
Comment from : เหยียน

I'm trying to jump into French language but the English has a gravity 😅😅
Comment from : Something from there

I'm currently studying 4 languages but to be fair two of them I have intermediate proficiency(I was studying them non-simultaneously before) and the other two are absolute beginner(just light studying them for fun) I think it just depends on the individual and their current circumstances I just alternate languages between days(immersion in only specific language for the entire day)brbrI would have to disagree on your point about the tutor Talking with tutors who are native speakers or just native speakers in general in the early stages of language learning(no matter how awkward and humiliating) will get your accustom to the language(specifically it's phonetics) a lot faster Furthermore, they can better assist in correcting mistakes a lot of beginners make
Comment from : Ken Rose

Always to the point at first, hahaha Learn two languanges at once? Wow challenging so much for me Greatest learner in the world is you, you, you Mr Kaumfirman! the greatest learner is you, you, is you🎶brThe orginal song: The secret to the formula is you( Spongebob movie sponge on the run)😊
Comment from : Ario Handoyo

شكرا !
Comment from : Andrés

I’m seriously studying Spanish right now while also dabbling in Norwegian and Japanese to challenge myself and keep it fun That way once I’m at a level I want to be with Spanish and I move on to the other two I’ll have a head start 🇪🇸 🇳🇴 🇯🇵
Comment from : Caine

Do you know if there is an easy way to import kindle books to Lingq?
Comment from : BaackTheBaptist

I think how many languages you learn at a time has more to do with how you can manage your time and how much time you want to put into studying I am currently learning Mandarin, Russian, and Mongolian while working on my Master's degree so time management is necessary
Comment from : Steph Tab

Loved the video, Steve! Could you make another video on how to immerse yourself in learning a language? It’s be much appreciated Thanks and always take care ❤️
Comment from : Nelley Vargas

With how long it’s taking me to become proficient in my target language I’m always dumbfounded when I see comments like :“I’m learning Korean, Japanese,Spanish and German at the same time” I see it all the time and I just feel like they’re kidding themselves Unless you can do it full time idk how you can effectively learn more than 1-2 languages at a time Either I’m dumb or they’re all geniuses, prob the former lmao brbr*Edit: I get that people have different goals and desired results from the hobby As well as languages at different levels By “kidding themselves” Just mean expecting to progress at a good rate whilst spread so thin
Comment from : 峯芽苗

English,Duetch, Español,and Nihongo,Quadlingual
Comment from : Roy Thompson

The answer is always yea but no: Yesn’t 😂
Comment from : The Broken Mystic

Es agradable escucharle con frecuencia :) se siente un ambiente de comunidad y soporte ¡Muchas gracias por compartir continuamente! Es lindo escuchar que otros pasan por lo mismo y leer los comentarios siempre me da mucha esperanza y ánimo de seguir <3
Comment from : Im not here anymore

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Comment from : Im not here anymore

Good luck, Steve!
Comment from : Leon Oldfield

I think it depends on goals If you want to really advance quickly or reach a high level of fluency faster, it’s better to focus on just one (especially if you’re short on time) But I guess if there’s no rush, you have a lot of time, or you REALLY want to learn 2 at the same time and don’t want to choose between them, it’s not bad to do two at once I hear of people focusing on 2+ and that sounds hard to me, but my main focus now is slowly improving my high level Spanish (which happens almost passively because of my day to day life and work situation) while really trying to progress on Russian as quickly as possible (which has turned out to be VERY difficult for me, haha) Since Russian has been so challenging, I’ve been tabling the other languages that interest me until I reach a decent level of “fluency” (as I define it)
Comment from : Levi Patrick

I'm doing two langauges right now, I keep Spanish as my main one and do quite a bit of french on the side and have almost completely put off German for now, instead of doing all 3 equally This way my spanish is getting better conversationally pretty quickly since it's the easiest one I'll maybe change up the priorities in the future who knows
Comment from : Bobby Lewis