Name: What's the Hardest Part of Learning a Language? | Easy English 35
Uploaded: 2020-04-13T18:19:48.000Z
Duration: 6 min 45 s
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Hey, everyone, how is it going as run the language nerd here?

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Welcome to another episode of easy English.

Now, I had some problems with the introduction and the conclusion of this video.

So I have to shoot it and record it again from my car today because I don't have anybody to hold the camera.

But I still think you are goingto like the video.

Many of you have asked me in the comments to do some videos where I interview people about different topics.

And so yesterday I went out and did that.

Um, I talked to some different people about what some of the hardest and easiest elements of learning another language are.

In their opinion, it's gonna be a lot of fun.

I think you guys will like this video, and here we go.

And what language their languages are you learning right now?

I'm just learning French currently learning Spanish.

I am trying to learn Spanish on DSO for you.

What are some of the let's say, some of the easiest parts of learning Spanish.

I find learning vocabulary is the easiest because you just learn it in a game or in context, and you practice it a couple of times in the session and you remember it for a long time.

Um, for me, I'd say, uh, reading French, because when you grow up in Canada, you, um you're exposed to the French language more than other languages.

And it's on all the nutrition labels and clothing.

And if you go to like a national park, you'll see the signs in French stuff like that.

The easiest part is that there's a lot of resources.

So once you have the motivation to go out and find them, it's really great.

Well, I know a little bit of French, so it's easy to kind of relate concepts in in Spanish to what I already know in French.

So are there other parts that even easier for you?

Um, I'd say that for me personally, pronunciation came pretty easily, but I know that lots of people struggle with that, especially because of the silent letters in front and for me.

I do find it easier to do the reading because you couldn't take your time with it.

So between the English and the German, often there's a lot of vocabulary overlap.

And having that background also really helped me with the masculine and feminine that that's a thing in French.

Because of my basic level of French, I find it easy toe conjugated verbs like I already get that the masculine, the feminine and learning words I find is like the vocabulary, I guess, like remembering different, different things and everything.

How about some things that a little bit more challenging?

I think there's a lot of rules that I need to know.

Um, and grammar rules are, Yeah, I remember grammatical rules.

I'd say that the comprehension of like someone speaking directly at me, uh, that's been a bit difficult for me on Dhe speaking, of course, because I just don't have the vocabulary yet things I find hardest would probably be learning the different tenses of the verbs, like learning the difference between past and future, that sort of thing.

One of the hardest parts, I would say, is staying motivated.

Uh, it's hard for me because I try to take the English sentence and put that into Spanish, which is not how you are supposed to do it.

Um, and I need to get my mind out of the equation.

It makes it harder because, well, it's like French.

I mean, words air kind of backwards to what?

I just got to get out of my own way and just accept how things were done.

That being said when I'm not staying on top of it, I definitely find that the conversation with native speakers and especially answering questions when I'm not prepared for them.

Uh, difficulty is sometime is remembering, Say the differences between Santa Anna's daughter and remember remembering how you have to play our allies.

The paralyzed articles when you know in in English, is just the the dogs, the car.

So just always remembering what I'm what I'm referring to when I don't have to think about it.

And are there other languages that you speak or that you would like to learn in the future?

I lost most of it, So I'd like Thio get back on track without it.

Be nice as a Canadian to know both official languages.

Um, right now I speak, um, English, German and Danish and a little bit of French, Um, as faras in the future, I think I might try to pick up Spanish, but I don't have a set plan for that.

If I can get Spanish down, I'm gonna learn French next.

I'd like to learn more of Chinese because I've I've taken a class on it before, and it's just a interesting language.

So we have Amanda and meet up right now in there if you're ever interested.

I know I've intended it once before, but I did.

Yes, but I don't, uh I don't have time today, Not a problem.

Um, I kind of wanna learn Russia next, I think.

Not sure why, but that's just something I've been interested in.

It all depends kind of on where I will be next.

Depending on what country I'll be living in.

Well, everyone, thank you for watching this video.

In your opinion, what are some of the easiest and hardest parts of learning?

Um, have a good rest your day and we will talk in the next video.