Polyglot Who Speaks 20 Languages Reveals His Formula

About the Guest: Steve Kaufmann is a Swedish-born Canadian polyglot. As of 2020 he has an understanding of 20 languages, though his ability to speak and write in them to a highly proficient level varies considerably.

About Patrick Bet-David: CEO, author and Founder of Valuetainment Media. Patrick has interviewed athletes, notorious individuals, politicians, authors and entrepreneurs from all walks of life.

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[actuallybusiness]

*every family has a person who breaks the chain of poverty. I hope you will be that person!!*

[david_oliveira]

In summary, with time stamps;

1) Getting enthusiastic and curious - the beginning - 3:15

2) Begin learning by listening a lot, later reading (tough writing systems most languages). Expose your brain to information and immerse yourself before starting to learn grammar - 4:35

3) Connect emotionally and on a personal level with people

4) Phrases, including Japanese, Farsi, Russian, Mandarin, French, German, Spanish (no chronological order) - 8:44-10:32

5) Starting a new language; verbs are very useful & important - 12:51

(A lot of Lingq talk about resources and how it works - business in particular: 19:15 (*Lingq 5.0))

6) Benefits of being bilingual by Steve - 21:05
Enjoying life, more potential & opportunities.
Easier to communicate with and persuade people; better quality of communication

7) Steve's son: 5 languages; his wife, too, speaks 5 - 22:30

8) Wrap up - 24:00
USA: Spanish, perhaps Mandarin Chinese.
Korean?
Just have fun - focus on enjoying and the voyage/journey

[roroviv]

I speak 6 languages reading and writing but I come from mixed family, my uncle God rest his soul spoke read and write 9 languages with 2 doctorate degrees. He had an amazing brain faster than calculator. I always looked up to him.

[Likexner]

"Kolik jazyků umíš, tolikrát jsi člověkem." - Czech proverb.

Literal translation: "The number of languages you speak is the number of times that youre a human."

Loose translation: "The more languages you speak, the more of a person you are / the more personality you have."

I used to think it simply means that speaking more languages makes you a better person, but now i think its also about the phenomenon of having something of a sub-personality for each language. I do think and feel a little different when speaking English than i do when speaking Czech.

[speakenglishsecrets]

I love Steve's philosophy of embracing mistakes. Such a critical concept that holds many of us back at times....including me!

[JoeyJ]

Both my grandparents had alzheimer's so my siblings and I have done some research on how to prevent it. Continuous learning seems to be the best way. Makes sense that learning a new language would help to prevent (or at least delay it).

[sfiqfll]

Going from french to japanese is wild.

[urwise]

I been studying Korean for 3 years and it is very different from English, sometimes I feel like giving up, interviews like this keeps me going.

[penny]

I am a native Russian speaker. He definitely has a significant accent, but he speaks with soul, so it compensates and connects :)

[djvelocity]

*This is honestly the best interview that you’ve ever had!* 🤩🙌🔥 (I’ve followed you for years)

[atlocal]

His Mandarin Chinese is legit! I was surprised how good it was considering he said it’s his 4th best language.

[ryanalanmelchione]

Pimsleur is a language learned app that took me from not knowing a word in Spanish to now speaking fluently in 2 years. The best language app I know of

[arnoldsuarez]

I’ve followed Steve for years, he is a great inspiration. I am learning Korean with his system.

[salvadormarin]

I found Lingq back in 2010. I spent some time learning a variety of languages at a basic level. It got to a point where I was able to show off a bit in interviews. The system is legit. It’s super simple, but you’ve got to make the time.

[Paul-ykds]

9:47 I love this section where Steve is speaking his languages, and Patrick can't help but smile. It's such a fun skillset to share.

[eduardogutierrez]

This is the crossover I didn't know I wanted to see.

[janisfedorovskis]

I speak 4 languages and am now learning 5th one and he absolutely nails it in terms of interest you need to have in order to learn.

[tatianaalexander]

Everything he's saying is true. Every language I have learned is through reading and listening and speaking. I skip the grammar portion and then go back to it after I have already learned enough to conversate. And what i have noticed is you even without learning grammar through books, you pick up on it through the pattern of speaking. So get out there and expose yourself to languages.

[aa]

I'm a 23y who speak 5 languages but 3 of them are sort of my native languages ( I've come to Montreal, Canada alone at 17 )
Always impressed with people that take the effort and time to learn a language, nothing but respect.

As mr Steve said it opens many opportunities in life especially in the business world, negotiating with a person using his native language is nothing like a commun language especially if you have good communication skills and knowledge of the language/culture

I still want to learn Spanish/Mandarin but I'm just busy with learning finance and making a living... On my freakin own haha only using the internet and practicing with people ( virtual or the real world )

It's also very satisfying especially for immigrants to hear someone that speak their language, and very satisfying to talk to people in their native language and see their reaction hahaa always a great moment/connection
Keep it up Pat you're doing great.

This man is a real beast, communicating in 20 languages is VERY uncommun.

He also made some great points in this interview

I just found out that he have a Youtube channel I'll start watching his content he's a very interesting person

[GrowYourWealth]

Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.💪
Make 2021 your year my friend! 🙏