The Grind | How to ACTUALLY Learn a Language

The cold hard truth about learning a language. There's no magic bullet.

[neutrino]

It is an [understandably] unpopular sect of monks who indulge in self-flatulation. Haha. It reminds me of that old Beano commercial about monks needing it to keep their vow of silence.

[wardm]

I've never heard of you. This just came up on my front page. Wow. Best language learning video I've ever seen.

[Breadn]

Thank you for fully explaining your process. I don't think I've ever seen someone go this in-depth with what they actually do, it's always just general advice.

[ntrg]

one thing I like to do with comics specifically is screenshot it, crop to the panel I want and Boom, I've got a sentence card with the art there too, I can immediately remember the context from when I was reading it and more easily understand the sentence. In my opinion, the easier your cards are, the better, because you can retain more information quicker.

[NicooNoob]

This is the best video ive seen for language learning, no bs straight to the point

[noreturn]

A meaningful and concise video - packed with content, amongst a land of drudge in language learning. Thanks for this. More please!

[m-ri]

Good stuff, some of the most important language learning information in one short video.

[Soda_Carbonated]

I started trying your method today. I don’t have the same setup, but I keep true to your method to the best of my abilities. I started watching Chinese content, and every sentence that sounds useful I write down, make about 20 different alts for and then batch-put those in Anki. If you want I can give you an update in about a month as far as progress goes.

[erinnerungen]

Oh how I wish there was an easy way out. The "easier" the method is, the longer it takes to acquire the language. Conversely, the "harder" the method is, the faster you are at acquiring it. If you wanna learn a language at a satisfactory pace, then you HAVE to GRIND, folks

[bielyoung]

I always did that, but actually if I understand reading and listening I move on, I used to repeat too, but it would take to much time, cuz I review around 120 sentences a day in my anki, but I practice listen (without subtitles) with videos and shows
(Great channel ❤)

[circaen]

I get that you say it is not about your method, but your method is bad ass. Natural Reader needs that Esperanto speaker.

[ragdoll]

I had cc on… “let’s see how EVIL DEER learns languages” 😂😂😂

[IAMFREE]

🌈🌈🌈 It is impossible to get enough comprehensible input if you are learning or acquiring foreign languages as a hobby like I am. The advice in this video is useful for me. I do both. I do comprehensible input 5 days a week in my foreign languages and I do the methods stated in this video because I like to acquire languages through visuals through Youtube videos.🌈🌈🌈

🌈🌈Depending on how far I am with the language, I throw in a short compelling story in that language to boost my comprehension.🌈🌈

[tarantababu]

So the main method is as follows from my notes:

1. Listen to the sentence without looking at the text.
2. If you instantly understand, mark it as "Good."
3. If you struggle to recall, mark it as "Difficult" and review it again.
4. The goal is instant comprehension, not slow translation.
5. This process takes about an hour to an hour and a half daily.
6. Aim to create and review around 50 new sentences daily.
7. Learn about 3-6 verbs per session, with additional nouns/adjectives.
8. Target learning 15 new words a day, focusing on context usage.
9. Stay disciplined and consistent, without distractions.

I’m not sure if we also need reverse cards. On the front, we could have the translation and attempt to translate it into our target language.

[saviourself]

This helped me so much you have no idea 😊cheers ! Thank you so much

[Yessir]

Mighty endeavoring right here!! Thank you so much. Completely flipped how I have been feeling about the ambiguity regularly resident in my language-learning methods. We really do have all the materials and resources we could need for fruitful and quality language learning! Integrating a healthy and engaged mindset leads to thriving— not just surviving.

[diydylana]

Sigma langgrinding with evildea and elmo

[serdip]

"self-flatulation" is a gas! 😍

[sae]

"Are you intentionally procrastinating?"

I just watched the last video, commented and now I am watching this one and commenting.

I am being called out. Oh well, let's continue watching.

[FWolf]

Great video, straight to the point. Let's keep up the grind