1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,436 Hey guys, Today I'll be making a Q&A. 2 00:00:03,436 --> 00:00:08,208 So I'll be answering some questions that I get asked in my comments. 3 00:00:08,208 --> 00:00:13,012 So before we go to that, I just want to update you that I'm right now in Colombia (Now I'm in Turkey lol), 4 00:00:13,012 --> 00:00:21,388 and I made some vlogs about my travel in Colombia. I made it in Korean, in Spanish, in English, and in Thai, 5 00:00:22,088 --> 00:00:27,827 and if you're learning Thai, don't forget to subscribe to my Thai Channel so you can learn Thai. 6 00:00:28,194 --> 00:00:33,133 All right, let's get going to the first question. This question is from atmanx5. 7 00:00:33,133 --> 00:00:35,902 "Are you planning on learning a new language for next year?". 8 00:00:35,902 --> 00:00:45,078 The answer is I'm not planning to learn new language. I'm planning to improve my Turkish, my Japanese. I'm also learning music. 9 00:00:45,078 --> 00:00:48,648 So I don't have any time for learning new languages. 10 00:00:48,848 --> 00:00:55,655 But in 2023, I'm going to be learning Russian, and that is confirmed 11 00:00:55,655 --> 00:00:57,724 because I really really want to learn Russian. 12 00:00:57,857 --> 00:01:01,728 "What is your weakest language out of the 10 that you speak?". 13 00:01:01,995 --> 00:01:08,501 My weakest language is Japanese because I do not practice enough. 14 00:01:08,501 --> 00:01:14,741 I learned all the grammar, I can speak it, but I have not had enough speaking practice. 15 00:01:15,809 --> 00:01:19,045 The next few questions are from 1D Obsessed. 16 00:01:19,045 --> 00:01:24,117 "Which of the languages you speak did you struggle the most with learning and why?". 17 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:31,825 I struggled the most with Turkish because Turkish is so different from any of the languages that I know. 18 00:01:31,825 --> 00:01:39,365 And mostly the vocabularies because, in language, you need to memorize vocabularies, and Turkish is just so different. 19 00:01:39,365 --> 00:01:46,172 There's no base that I can hold on to. So I really struggled in memorizing vocabulary. 20 00:01:46,406 --> 00:01:47,974 The second question is, 21 00:01:47,974 --> 00:01:50,410 "what is your favorite language to speak in". 22 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:59,619 I love speaking in French because I like the sound of it. I feel like when I speak French, I have to change the way I pronounce things. 23 00:01:59,619 --> 00:02:04,524 For example, the "r" sound in french is "r". 24 00:02:04,524 --> 00:02:08,795 And the, for example, the "I", "I" is "je". 25 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:18,705 If I want to say I love french, it's "J'adore le français". And the little "r" at the back is so fun to make. I love making this sound. 26 00:02:18,705 --> 00:02:25,979 "What are some learning strategies that helped you learn languages? I ask because I'm having trouble staying motivated". 27 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:32,719 I actually made some video on how to learn languages from scratch. I'm going to put the link in the description. 28 00:02:32,719 --> 00:02:38,458 And I also talked about how to stay motivated. I'm going to put the link as well. But to answer it here. 29 00:02:38,458 --> 00:02:49,903 The way that I stay motivated is that I always imagine that there is gonna be something cool happening in my life through this language. 30 00:02:49,903 --> 00:02:58,011 And I convince myself that it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen. In 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, whenever, but it's gonna happen, and it's gonna be worth it. 31 00:02:58,011 --> 00:03:04,117 For example, Korean. When I started learning Korean, I didn't know how I can really put it to use, 32 00:03:04,117 --> 00:03:14,761 but after learning it for 4 years and struggling so hard to learn, I got a job as an interpreter, and then it changed my life in many ways. 33 00:03:14,761 --> 00:03:24,537 So to conclude that, it's just you have to convince yourself that language is going to bring something great and something that you can never imagine. 34 00:03:24,537 --> 00:03:30,543 "Is part of your passion for learning languages because you like learning about different cultures and countries?". 35 00:03:30,543 --> 00:03:43,089 Yes, and it's my only reason. If I'm not interesting in cultures and countries, I don't think I'd be learning languages because it's a lot of time investment. 36 00:03:43,089 --> 00:03:52,832 I love talking to people, I love traveling, I want to know about stuff, I'm so curious about the world, and that is why I'm learning languages. 37 00:03:52,832 --> 00:03:56,169 "What countries have you visited, and where were they?". 38 00:03:56,169 --> 00:04:06,312 So I'm Thai, born in Thailand, so Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, 39 00:04:06,312 --> 00:04:18,157 and in Europe France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, In South America, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and then United States. 40 00:04:18,157 --> 00:04:27,734 And aside from Brazil, all these countries that I've visited, I've learned the language in Thailand before I went to the country and get to really use the language. 41 00:04:27,734 --> 00:04:31,170 "Do you find it hard to understand some people with a heavy accent?". 42 00:04:31,170 --> 00:04:34,507 Yes, I think it's something that I have to get used to. 43 00:04:34,941 --> 00:04:45,518 For example, in Spanish, I still struggle with this because there's some part of Colombia, like, for example, Cartagena in the northern part of Colombia, that they 44 00:04:45,518 --> 00:04:50,089 they like to cut the word really short. For example, sometimes they talk without "s". 45 00:04:50,657 --> 00:05:02,635 One time the taxi driver said, "Veinte do" instead of "dos" because "dos" is 2. But he said "veinte do," and I was like "what?" 22 is "vinti do" and not veinte dos. 46 00:05:02,635 --> 00:05:09,375 For English, for Korean, for Thai, I don't have any problem with this because I've had more time with the language 47 00:05:09,375 --> 00:05:21,054 because it's been more than 10 years that I've been learning these languages and I have a lot of access to the TV, and the movies, and also many friends. 48 00:05:21,054 --> 00:05:24,590 So this can be improved with a lot of exposure to the language. 49 00:05:24,857 --> 00:05:29,128 "When you were learning English, what was some things you found confusing?". 50 00:05:29,128 --> 00:05:32,365 There were 2 things that I thought was hard for me. 51 00:05:32,365 --> 00:05:40,039 The first is the pronunciation because the word like "read" and "read" is written the same way, but it's pronounced differently. 52 00:05:40,039 --> 00:05:46,412 The word "live" and "lives" for example, it's written the same way, but why is it pronounced differently? 53 00:05:46,713 --> 00:05:54,620 And also another thing that I struggled with and I think I still struggle with right now is putting the "s" as a plural. 54 00:05:54,620 --> 00:06:06,232 Because in Thai, my native tongue, we don't have "s". We don't really put plural in words. We just already can guess that it's supposed to be plural. We don't need "s". 55 00:06:06,232 --> 00:06:10,236 That's why I find it a bit hard, and I sometimes forget to put "s". 56 00:06:11,003 --> 00:06:13,039 The next question is from Nas Raken 57 00:06:13,039 --> 00:06:21,214 "Is there a format for how you approach language learning? What type of notebooks do you use? how do you organize your notes?". 58 00:06:21,414 --> 00:06:32,492 I made a 30-minute video on how to learn languages from scratch. I'm gonna put that in the link below. But if I had to summarize it to 3 points. It would be 59 00:06:32,492 --> 00:06:42,635 I would learn the writing and reading system and the second is I'll learn from basic books. I'll focus a lot on being able to express myself. 60 00:06:42,635 --> 00:06:52,111 Talking about what I want, what I like, and the last point is I'll move on to the real material as soon as I can. 61 00:06:52,111 --> 00:07:01,587 I feel like the last point is very important, and I feel like a lot of people don't really do it. They don't move on to real material as soon as they can. 62 00:07:01,587 --> 00:07:09,095 So language learning for me is not something passive. I don't just "okay, I'm gonna learn 20 minutes of memorizing". It's not something chill for me. 63 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:16,335 I treat it like a puzzle, and I always concentrate a lot when I learn languages. 64 00:07:16,335 --> 00:07:19,405 As far as writing notes, I don't really do that. 65 00:07:19,739 --> 00:07:31,150 A lot of people have their notebook to write like the exercises from 101 books. I usually just memorize the whole conversation in the book, 66 00:07:31,150 --> 00:07:40,460 or if I were to memorize vocabularies, I would read a lot because after reading a lot of takes of the same theme, 67 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:47,300 the word would keep appearing and appearing many times, and through that, I feel like I get to memorize the vocabs 68 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:50,403 automatically without having to put it in a flashcard or anything. 69 00:07:51,671 --> 00:07:58,945 The next question is from "Lucas Freitas", and this is asked in Portuguese, so I'm gonna put the Portuguese subtitles below. 70 00:07:59,612 --> 00:08:03,583 "I'm learning (*want to) Japanese, French, and Russian. Gostaria de aprender japones frances e russo. 71 00:08:03,583 --> 00:08:07,520 Do u think it's fine to study 3 languages at the same time?" Vc acha q da pra estuda 3 linguas ao msm tempo? 72 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:11,290 I don't think it's good to study these 3 languages Eu não acho bom estudar esses 3 idiomas 73 00:08:11,290 --> 00:08:12,492 at the same time. ao mesmo tempo. 74 00:08:12,492 --> 00:08:16,128 And actually, also for other languages in general because E na verdade, também para outras línguas em geral porque 75 00:08:16,128 --> 00:08:20,233 I think you are wasting your time more than you should. Acho que você está perdendo seu tempo mais do que deveria. 76 00:08:20,733 --> 00:08:24,804 The best thing to do is to study 1 language and to get to E melhor estudar 1 idioma e atingir 77 00:08:24,804 --> 00:08:28,774 a level where you can talk and have a conversation um nível onde você pode falar e ter uma conversa 78 00:08:28,774 --> 00:08:31,177 with a native speaker, and once you get to that level, com um falante nativo e, quando atingir esse nível, 79 00:08:31,177 --> 00:08:34,146 you can start another one while maintaining that one você pode iniciar outro enquanto mantém esse 80 00:08:34,146 --> 00:08:36,716 and actually not only maintaining but also improving e, na verdade, não apenas mantendo, mas também melhorando 81 00:08:36,716 --> 00:08:38,484 that one through speaking. aquele através da fala. 82 00:08:38,985 --> 00:08:41,420 And, so every time I learn languages, E, então, toda vez que eu aprendo idiomas, 83 00:08:41,420 --> 00:08:44,290 it would be like this one goes up to conversational level Eu aprendo um idioma para o nível de conversação 84 00:08:44,290 --> 00:08:46,392 and then I learn another one, it goes up, e aí eu aprendo outro, vai melhorando, 85 00:08:46,392 --> 00:08:48,861 and then another one and another one. e depois outro e outro. 86 00:08:48,861 --> 00:08:52,865 It's like stepping up like this but never at the same time. Pouco a pouco, mas nunca ao mesmo tempo. 87 00:08:53,232 --> 00:08:58,571 "In what order do you recommend me to learn Japanese, French, and Russian?". "Se nao vc recomenda alguma ordem de aprendizado?"" 88 00:08:58,571 --> 00:09:02,108 As a Portuguese speaker, I think French is the easiest Como falante de português, acho que o francês é o mais fácil 89 00:09:02,108 --> 00:09:07,780 but actually whichever order is fine depend on your choice mas na verdade qualquer está bem. Depende da sua escolha 90 00:09:07,780 --> 00:09:11,017 but not a good idea to learn 3 at the same time mas não é uma boa ideia aprender 3 ao mesmo tempo 91 00:09:11,017 --> 00:09:12,952 because they are so different. porque são tão diferentes. 92 00:09:13,753 --> 00:09:15,721 The next question is from Baozi 93 00:09:15,721 --> 00:09:19,425 "Grace, what is the language that you use daily? "quais as línguas que você mais usa no dia a dia?" 94 00:09:19,425 --> 00:09:23,429 And what was the language that most difficult? "Qual foi a língua mais difícil de aprender?" 95 00:09:23,429 --> 00:09:26,365 And have you given up on any language?". "Já pensou em desistir de aprender alguma língua??" 96 00:09:26,499 --> 00:09:33,439 The language that I use daily is Korean, Eng, Spn, and Thai. O idioma que uso no dia a dia é coreano, inglês, espanhol e tailandês. 97 00:09:33,439 --> 00:09:36,976 And not to mention that I teach these other languages too, E tambem eu ensino as outras línguas também, 98 00:09:36,976 --> 00:09:39,979 so I also use those languages daily então eu também uso esses idiomas no dia a dia 99 00:09:39,979 --> 00:09:42,581 but not as much as the first 4. mas não tanto quanto os 4 primeiros. 100 00:09:42,848 --> 00:09:46,118 The most difficult language for me is Turkish, A língua mais difícil para mim é o turco, 101 00:09:46,118 --> 00:09:49,088 and I almost give up on Turkish many times, e quase desisto do turco muitas vezes, 102 00:09:49,088 --> 00:09:52,391 but I am still learning every day, mas ainda estou aprendendo a cada dia, 103 00:09:52,391 --> 00:09:55,561 and I'm still trying to improve my Turkish. e ainda estou tentando melhorar meu turco. 104 00:09:56,529 --> 00:09:58,597 This question is from "Click". 105 00:09:58,597 --> 00:10:01,367 "If you could buy the instant knowledge and understanding of 106 00:10:01,367 --> 00:10:06,072 language - would you? Or is it the slow journey of learning 107 00:10:06,072 --> 00:10:09,275 and understanding, making mistakes, and milestones 108 00:10:09,275 --> 00:10:12,211 the force driving you in your studies." 109 00:10:12,478 --> 00:10:16,449 Frankly, I hate the slow journey of language learning, 110 00:10:16,449 --> 00:10:20,853 but it is necessary. It is something that you cannot avoid. 111 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:24,290 So my goal is always to discover the world, to learn about people and the language and the culture, so I cannot avoid this slow journey of language learning. 112 00:10:24,290 --> 00:10:27,560 to learn about people and the language and the culture, 113 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:32,431 so I cannot avoid this slow journey of language learning. 114 00:10:32,431 --> 00:10:36,635 If I could have the instant knowledge of language right now, 115 00:10:36,635 --> 00:10:37,837 I would. 116 00:10:38,004 --> 00:10:42,108 The slow journey is a pain in the butt, but it's worth it. 117 00:10:43,275 --> 00:10:45,144 The next questions is from Lilianna 118 00:10:45,144 --> 00:10:51,350 "Are you planning to learn other southeast Asian languages like Lao, Khmer, and Burmese?". 119 00:10:51,350 --> 00:11:00,192 I want to learn Lao one day when I get to live there, and I really want to try to live in Laos because it's right next to Thailand. 120 00:11:01,193 --> 00:11:03,162 The next question is from Adrian, 121 00:11:03,162 --> 00:11:13,205 "What consideration goes into deciding what language you choose to learn? Is there certain things that make you choose one language over another?". 122 00:11:13,205 --> 00:11:17,476 Different languages that I learn has different reasons. 123 00:11:17,476 --> 00:11:25,284 For example, Indonesian, I started learning Indonesian because I found a really good book. That's the reason that I started learning. 124 00:11:25,284 --> 00:11:35,061 Turkish was because I was so curious. People say that Turkish is so similar to Korean, and I wanted to know how similar they are. 125 00:11:35,061 --> 00:11:49,175 But for the next one, which is Russian, it's because there's so many speakers in many countries. Like the ex-soviet countries. A lot of people still using Russian. 126 00:11:49,175 --> 00:11:56,248 So I feel like, through this language, I'll get to discover so much. I'll get to talk to people from many different countries, 127 00:11:56,248 --> 00:11:59,752 and they all have different way of thinking, different cultures. 128 00:11:59,752 --> 00:12:01,253 So I think it's going to be really interesting. 129 00:12:02,288 --> 00:12:07,393 The next question and the last one is from Gift Koomprapun. And she asks me, 130 00:12:07,393 --> 00:12:13,432 "What is the common thing that all languages have? What's something that you find unique and different about different languages". 131 00:12:13,432 --> 00:12:18,304 Things that I find different and interesting are things such as tones. 132 00:12:18,304 --> 00:12:36,222 In Thai, In Chinese, there are tones, and if you just change the sound of it. For example in Thai, if you say "măa". It's dog. If you say "máa", then it's horses. 133 00:12:36,322 --> 00:12:45,764 In Chinese, if you say "Mà". It's' to scold somebody. If you say "ma", it's a question. 134 00:12:45,898 --> 00:12:48,234 So I find the tones very unique. 135 00:12:48,234 --> 00:13:01,947 And also, languages like Turkish, Korean, and Japanese, the verbs at the back. So in order to understand what people are talking, you have to listen until the end of the sentence. 136 00:13:01,947 --> 00:13:14,527 Also, I find the loan words very unique. For example, the word "Computer". If you would say the word computer to a Thai person or Korean person, they would not understand. 137 00:13:14,527 --> 00:13:26,639 You have to say with their accent. Like: "computErr" for Thai people and for Koreans "ComPuTer". Something like that. 138 00:13:26,639 --> 00:13:35,447 All right guys, thank you so much for watching. And if you have any questions at all, please write in the comments, and I will be looking and answering your questions. CYA!