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1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,866 bonjour, merhaba, anyong-ha-sae-yo, 2 00:00:02,866 --> 00:00:10,033 Hey guys, so a lot of people ask me how I manage to maintain all my 10 languages. 3 00:00:10,033 --> 00:00:18,233 Am I that smart, and how I memorize all the words in all the 10 languages? 4 00:00:18,866 --> 00:00:26,133 The answer is if I don't study them, they are not at the tip of my tongue, and I cannot pull them and use them right away. 5 00:00:26,666 --> 00:00:30,566 So in this video, I'm going to tell you about how I maintain all my 10 languages 6 00:00:30,566 --> 00:00:36,433 and also give you tips on how you can maintain your languages. 7 00:00:36,433 --> 00:00:44,566 So if you can speak 2,3, or more languages, this video will be beneficial to you. 8 00:00:44,733 --> 00:00:54,333 The amount of effort that you need to put in in order to maintain a language actually depends a lot on the level that you're at. 9 00:00:54,333 --> 00:01:00,166 The better you are at a language, the less tendency for you to forget. 10 00:01:00,166 --> 00:01:09,933 For example, I speak Thai as a native language, and my English and my Korean is almost native-like. 11 00:01:09,933 --> 00:01:18,599 So with these 3 languages, it's almost impossible to forget. I don't really have to spend time to study it. 12 00:01:18,599 --> 00:01:27,933 My Spanish, my French, my Chinese, and my Portuguese these languages I use them very often. 13 00:01:27,933 --> 00:01:36,266 Like for example, my Spanish, I talk in Spanish with my in-laws because my boyfriend is Colombian. 14 00:01:36,266 --> 00:01:43,099 And French, I have a dungeons and dragons, it's like a game, you know, group. 15 00:01:43,099 --> 00:01:46,566 That I have and I talk to them, and I have class. 16 00:01:46,566 --> 00:01:50,466 I have like a meetup for dungeons and dragons every week (online). 17 00:01:50,466 --> 00:01:57,233 So there I can practice, I can meet my friends, and you know have fun with my French. 18 00:01:57,233 --> 00:02:08,133 And Chinese, I teach it very often. I teach every week, and also I'm living in Brazil right now. 19 00:02:08,133 --> 00:02:11,400 So I'm using Portuguese everyday. 20 00:02:11,633 --> 00:02:17,866 Also, in addition to that, I'm teaching all these languages that I just said as well. 21 00:02:17,866 --> 00:02:28,300 So through that, I get to come back to it, and like when I try to explain something using that language, 22 00:02:28,300 --> 00:02:34,599 it brings me back to the language, and I get to improve myself and not forget the language. 23 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,933 So to summarize, I maintain these languages by 24 00:02:38,933 --> 00:02:46,800 teaching them, using them very often, or getting to a very high level that it's almost impossible to forget. 25 00:02:47,099 --> 00:02:53,766 So what about Turkish? I'm maintaining this language by studying it very hard. 26 00:02:53,766 --> 00:03:02,733 I'm studying it at least 2 hours per day on my own. I watch a lot of Youtube videos, and I study the subtitle. 27 00:03:02,733 --> 00:03:08,599 I also find teachers on italki to talk to them like twice per week. 28 00:03:08,599 --> 00:03:14,000 So this is how I maintain Turkish and actually not just maintaining but really like trying to improve it. 29 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,400 So 2 more languages, Indonesian and Japanese. 30 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,666 With these 2 languages, I don't have enough time to maintain it. 31 00:03:22,666 --> 00:03:29,166 So, actually, I'm letting it go for a while. So it's like now dormant, resting somewhere inside my head. 32 00:03:29,166 --> 00:03:32,533 It's not at the tip of my tongue. I cannot use it right away. 33 00:03:32,533 --> 00:03:38,666 If someone comes to me and tries to engage in a conversation, they would know I'm really like rusty, you know. 34 00:03:38,666 --> 00:03:45,333 And so... but it's there somewhere, and I know that I can bring it back anytime that I want. 35 00:03:45,333 --> 00:03:50,800 I just have to spend like 1 month, 3 weeks to study it. 36 00:03:51,300 --> 00:03:53,066 But I'm not that stressed about it. 37 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:58,866 Maybe one day, when I go to live in Japan, maybe when I go to live in Indonesia, 38 00:03:58,866 --> 00:04:02,199 I'm going to study really hard, and I will get it back. 39 00:04:02,199 --> 00:04:11,400 And it will get to a level where maybe 1 month to get back to my level, and the rest is like improving now. 40 00:04:11,866 --> 00:04:15,300 So the point is languages are like muscles. 41 00:04:15,300 --> 00:04:21,500 If you don't work out, if you don't study, if you don't do anything with it, you will forget. 42 00:04:21,500 --> 00:04:27,466 And that is inevitable, especially if you are not at a very high level. 43 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:32,899 So now, let's talk about how you can maintain your languages. 44 00:04:33,266 --> 00:04:36,566 If you don't know many languages, then you are lucky. 45 00:04:36,566 --> 00:04:41,866 Because it's easier, so much easier to focus on 1 or 2 languages to maintain. 46 00:04:42,333 --> 00:04:48,500 So for you guys, just try to find time to study. 47 00:04:48,500 --> 00:04:54,100 Like, wake up in the morning like me. When I wake up right away, I turn on my Youtube video. study. 48 00:04:54,100 --> 00:04:58,533 Cause right now, I'm focusing on Turkish right. So every day, it's Turkish Turkish Turkish. 49 00:04:58,533 --> 00:05:02,166 But for those that know a lot of languages, it's difficult. 50 00:05:02,166 --> 00:05:11,899 What you have to do is you have to prioritize the language that you think you will get to use that will come in handy. 51 00:05:11,899 --> 00:05:17,766 For example, you are going to Indonesia in 5 months, 52 00:05:17,766 --> 00:05:24,166 you gonna start practicing it, getting back your Indonesian, maintaining it, you know, getting it back. 53 00:05:24,166 --> 00:05:26,833 That should be prioritized. 54 00:05:27,500 --> 00:05:33,199 I see a lot of people in a dilemma. Which language should I maintain? 55 00:05:33,199 --> 00:05:43,666 Korean or Japanese or Turkish or Thai. So if you don't have that much time to study all of them then you have to prioritize, 56 00:05:43,666 --> 00:05:46,666 you gotta choose the one that you want to study more. 57 00:05:46,666 --> 00:05:51,333 And then kinda let others go, let other stuff go for a while. 58 00:05:51,333 --> 00:05:57,133 It's not like you are going to forget stuff because it's still like your asset. It's still right there. 59 00:05:57,133 --> 00:06:04,333 You can come back, you can bring it back. When you want to come back, it's not like you have to study from 0. 60 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:10,666 You have to accept the fact that the more languages you know, the harder it is to maintain. 61 00:06:10,933 --> 00:06:18,833 And I also suggest you to schedule a regular class with a teacher once per week or twice per week, 62 00:06:18,833 --> 00:06:22,433 whatever, to maintain the language. 63 00:06:22,433 --> 00:06:32,699 By doing this, you are forcing yourself to study, to maintain, and if you have to pay, then pay. 64 00:06:32,699 --> 00:06:40,466 Because I see a lot of people that say I don't want to pay, but actually, you know what, by paying, 65 00:06:40,466 --> 00:06:44,733 by using your money which you value, you are giving it to someone else, 66 00:06:44,733 --> 00:06:52,466 actually many times it helps you to study harder because you know that you have to pay that person. 67 00:06:52,466 --> 00:07:02,600 So that's why every time I know I have to pay for a class, I am happy because I know I will be more concentrated, 68 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:07,366 I will try harder because I don't want to waste my money. 69 00:07:07,566 --> 00:07:09,699 Thank you guys so much for watching this video. 70 00:07:09,699 --> 00:07:13,699 If you like this video, don't forget to press like and subscribe. 71 00:07:14,433 --> 00:07:20,766 And also, I have a Patreon page where you can support me in making all these videos 72 00:07:20,766 --> 00:07:24,133 and doing what I love starting from just 1 dollar. 73 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:32,166 If you have any questions or have any opinions, I would love to see them in the comment section. 74 00:07:32,166 --> 00:07:38,966 So all right, guys, have fun maintaining your languages, and I'll see you in the next video. Bye!