One overlooked aspect of learning a language

[Jason Voorhees]

One thing people don’t talk about enough when it comes to learning a language is how much the availability of resources can shape your experience. When I was learning German it felt like the whole internet wanted me to succeed. There were endless apps, grammar sites, YouTube channels, Duolingo memes, podcasts, movies, TV shows even German Twitch streamers and Reddit communities. Since it’s a major European language with millions of learners worldwide, it gets a ton of support. The fact that Germany produces so much media films, books, music. I would just binge watch german netflix convincing myself I was studying when I watch just watching movies for 3 hours.

But when you try picking up a language like Chinese, Arabic it’s a whole different story. Even forgetting about the fact thay these languages are drastically different. It is about access. Resources are harder to find often scattered, and sometimes odten beginner-friendly at all. A lot of the media isn’t subtitled or accessible and it’s tough to find casual learning communities or fun content to binge. The learning curve feels steeper. That makes consistency harder, and you sometimes end up relying on dry academic materials or outdated textbooks which can kill your motivation over time.

 

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[Jason Voorhees]

@deadstock

 

[aladdinmaxxer]

One thing people don’t talk about enough when it comes to learning a language is how much the availability of resources can shape your experience. When I was learning German it felt like the whole internet wanted me to succeed. There were endless apps, grammar sites, YouTube channels, Duolingo memes, podcasts, movies, TV shows even German Twitch streamers and Reddit communities. Since it’s a major European language with millions of learners worldwide, it gets a ton of support. The fact that Germany produces so much media films, books, music. I would just binge watch german netflix convincing myself I was studying.

But when you try picking up a language like Chinese, Arabic it’s a whole different story. Even forgetting about the fact thay these languages are drastically different. It is about access. Resources are harder to find often scattered, and sometimes odten beginner-friendly at all. A lot of the media isn’t subtitled or accessible and it’s tough to find casual learning communities or fun content to binge. The learning curve feels steeper. That makes consistency harder, and you sometimes end up relying on dry academic materials or outdated textbooks which can kill your motivation over time.

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didn’t read

 

[CD34]

Why did u learn german

 

[CD34]

do u wanna sonmaxx with a tronder stacy or something

 

[Jason Voorhees]

Why did u learn german

Was part of my engineering curriculum

 

[Jason Voorhees]

Why did u learn german

Learning any major European language is easy tbh just because of the mountain of resources. It is the same for French, Spanish and Italian

 

[Jason Voorhees]

Learning any major European language is easy tbh just because of the mountain of resources. It is the same for French, Spanish and Italian

@Debetro

 

[Jason Voorhees]

@Proex

 

[Jason Voorhees]

@kurd

 

[ReadBooksEveryday]

Arabic is super widely used, same for Chinese so the resources are immense

But keep in mind these two are the world’s hardest languages to learn for a non native speaker because their alphabets are completely different

I completely understand what you mean tho but it would apply more to non commonly spoken languages like Romanian, or Hungarian - cuz only a few million people at best can speak it.

 

[kurd]

@kurd

Arabic is super widely used, same for Chinese so the resources are immense

But keep in mind these two are the world’s hardest languages to learn for a non native speaker because their alphabets are completely different

I completely understand what you mean tho but it would apply more to non commonly spoken languages like Romanian, or Hungarian - cuz only a few million people at best can speak it.

I learned arabic fluently as in knowing how to read it and write it and speak with it with a arabic accent all in one year, prior to learning it i had 0 knowledge of arabic. All it took was for me to learn basic of the grammar in the beginning and then i’d just speak and write with arabs only 24/7 for a year, thats basically how you learn any languanhe, you learn the basics first then socialize, you don’t keep reading books and expect to know it u have to put it in practice.

السلام عليكم اني اسمي كرد و اقدر اتكلم عربي عشان تعلمت ب انترنت

my next goal is learning a full american accent,

@Jason Voorhees Have you had any luck developing a american accent yet?

 

[Proex]

mirin, i never liked learning languges tbh but i know 3 at least since school forced us to learn one more

 

[CD34]

Learning any major European language is easy tbh just because of the mountain of resources. It is the same for French, Spanish and Italian

I would argue that learning any language It's easy, it's just a matter of memory, except perhaps for languages with reasoning and thought structures completely different from the Western mind, such as Arabic, Japanese, etc.

 

[CD34]

@kurd try doing any stem subject at a high level / memorize 3000 pages of grey anatomy and you will see what it means to stumble upon something difficult, lukaku monkey brain 70iq speaks 7 languages

 

[kurd]

@kurd try doing any stem subject at a high level / memorize 3000 pages of grey anatomy and you will see what it means to stumble upon something difficult, lukaku monkey brain 70iq speaks 7 languages

i have no trouble learning languanges,

Do you have any tips for developing a american accent?

 

[ReadBooksEveryday]

I learned arabic fluently as in knowing how to read it and write it and speak with it with a arabic accent all in one year, prior to learning it i had 0 knowledge of arabic. All it took was for me to learn basic of the grammar in the beginning and then i’d just speak and write with arabs only 24/7 for a year, thats basically how you learn any languanhe, you learn the basics first then socialize, you don’t keep reading books and expect to know it u have to put it in practice.

السلام عليكم اني اسمي كرد و اقدر اتكلم عربي عشان تعلمت ب انترنت

my next goal is learning a full american accent,

@Jason Voorhees Have you had any luck developing an american accent yet?

You are a Kurd habibi

 

[kurd]

You are a Kurd habibi

It’s not the same as arabic, infact right now im back home at the Kurdistan autonomous region in iraq, no one is able to speak arabic here. Everyone speaks kurdish which is not the same as arabic lol

 

[kurd]

@Jason Voorhees NIGGA DO YOU JUST REP EVERYONES REPLIES BUT NOT RESPOND

 

[Jason Voorhees]

@Jason Voorhees NIGGA DO YOU JUST REP EVERYONES REPLIES BUT NOT RESPOND

Yes

 

[CD34]

i have no trouble learning languanges,

Do you have any tips for developing a american accent?

I only told you this because you sent me mhh react, so I thought you wouldn't agree that learning languages is definitely a C-tier skill. I would recommend listening a lot and speaking a lot. = Move there and with a maximum of 1 month of constant practice you should have it

 

[Primalsplit]

One thing people don’t talk about enough when it comes to learning a language is how much the availability of resources can shape your experience. When I was learning German it felt like the whole internet wanted me to succeed. There were endless apps, grammar sites, YouTube channels, Duolingo memes, podcasts, movies, TV shows even German Twitch streamers and Reddit communities. Since it’s a major European language with millions of learners worldwide, it gets a ton of support. The fact that Germany produces so much media films, books, music. I would just binge watch german netflix convincing myself I was studying when I watch just watching movies for 3 hours.

But when you try picking up a language like Chinese, Arabic it’s a whole different story. Even forgetting about the fact thay these languages are drastically different. It is about access. Resources are harder to find often scattered, and sometimes odten beginner-friendly at all. A lot of the media isn’t subtitled or accessible and it’s tough to find casual learning communities or fun content to binge. The learning curve feels steeper. That makes consistency harder, and you sometimes end up relying on dry academic materials or outdated textbooks which can kill your motivation over time.

You can watch old chinese Kung Fu movies that Tarantino used to watch.

 

[Primalsplit]

i have no trouble learning languanges,

Do you have any tips for developing a american accent?

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