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Pronunciation RANT! (Patreon)

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Let me know what other questions/issues I can answer in the comments! I'll reply to every message within the next couple of days. Feel free to even ask long multi part questions if you want!

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JosephMother01

Hey steven kaufmann Im really struggling to find a new language to learn, I wish to learn another and take a break off german. I'd like to hear your general advice for this sort of thing. Last video you recommended I flirt with Russian or Arabic, which I tried both for a few days but really had no motivation or connection with the languages, assuming this is a major part of the choosing process, is there a way I can find out better what will motivate me? Thanks a lot, apologies if this was a bit long

languagesimp
>>129442536

Hi Joseph! I would honestly just keep flirting with other languages until you find one that really sticks out to you. I promise you'll find something that you love if you keep going. Just keep it really stress free and chill. If you take a month of flirting around with lingos, that's perfectly fine. Just maybe try to study them for a few days each and see what sticks!

Anonymous

The difference between shadowing and the pimsleur is that you’re using repetition with context, yeah?

Anonymous

Not really a question, but an interesting issue I have with Arabic is I will change how I speak based on the other persons dialect. I probably shouldnt do it because I’m more comfortable in some dialects over others. You run into this kind of code switching?

languagesimp
>>129443562

Yea! I'd say so. When I do Pimsleur, I'm never thinking about pronunciation to be honest. I think it's much better for input than for shadowing. For shadowing I'd use native level YouTube videos

James Barcelona

For native English speakers, what Indian languages have accents easy to acquire with a voice coach? Are Indians still impressed when a gora can bust out rural Marathi or Hindi like in the 1980s? I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on an Indian language for 2024. (Yeah, I googled and chat-gpt'd for answers but tbh, they were trash answers.)

Otis Jones

Hi! I just signed up to pimleur, and love it so far. Would love to know your thoughts on it in 2024. Have a great week

Otis Jones

Oh, also top 3 things to do while listening to podcasts and stuff (e.g. krunker)?

Alejandro garcía

Hi, the video was great and I'm definitely gonna apply this for German My only question is how do you learn to listen? I can tell when I miss pronounce something, but I lack the awareness of the sounds of the language (even after years, like in English, I know there are two th sounds and I can do them but not recognizing them at will) That's important for every language, but specially in languages like English when you can't rely on the written form

Nancy Brown

Hey Language, did people in Paris speak English to you? I had a very demoralizing conversation with my French teacher today where she basically said if I wanted people to speak French to me, I’d have to leave Paris. She said they speak English to anyone who has an accent. What’s even more demoralizing is that we had a conversation when I first started with her (six months into my French journey) where she said that I had a good accent and that people would probably speak French to me. (To be fair, I don’t know if we talked about Paris specifically.) Now, four months later, she’s saying people are going to clock me. I wonder if my accent has gotten worse because I’m speaking about much more complex things now. I was A2-B1 when we started and now I’m B1-B2 and often speak about subjects I’ve never spoken on or use words I’ve never said aloud before but only heard. Before working with her, I was using an online platform and repeating after everything. Now I just watch a shit-ton of French YouTube. My oral comprehension is really good, but perhaps my oral production is lagging behind? Anyway, point is I DESPERATELY want people in Paris to speak French to me. I want to sound, as you said, not like a native but like a resident.

Braeden Odom

Question for next weeks video. I am an aspiring hyper polyglot giga chad. Only speak English at the moment, and I’ve been studying Russian for about a week and a half and I feel I may have bit off more than I can chew… would you recommend me to continue learning Russian? Or should I maybe start off with an easier language? Thanks!

languagesimp
>>129443778

I feel like I'm not good at enough dialects of Arabic to do this, but I think that's an excellent thing to do. I've spoken to Arabic natives who do this sort of thing and adapt the way they speak a little when speaking to foreigners, and i think it's awesome. If you're not a native, I'd say keep borrowing things from different dialects and you'll be an international CHAD in the Arabic world.

languagesimp
>>129448911

Oh hell yea, pull the trigger on that and learn an Indian language. I wanted to go hard with Hindi, but the alphabet dissuaded me for some time. I honestly don't know anything about the accents of Indian languages, just that Hindi itself had some pretty tough pronunciation. But I'd say whatever you learn, they'll be extremely freaking impressed with you so don't forget that!

languagesimp
>>129459651

I use it for Russian every day. I think it's fantastic, but I just wouldn't ONLY use Pimsleur. Definitely don't forget to speak with people from time to time and watch YouTube videos.

languagesimp
>>129463078

I go for TONS of walks while listening to podcasts. I learned Spanish pretty much only walking 10 miles a day while listening to podcasts in Spanish. other than that it's always Krunker or Runescape for me (:

languagesimp
>>129488276

I think it's a mix of needing a LOT of experience in the language to really distinguish the little differences in letters plus focused effort. If you've identified two problem sounds like the th in your example, I don't think it would hurt to take a week (10 min a day) of really trying to hone in on that and concentrating on saying them right with words that you're comfortable with. In your case you said you CAN make the sounds, but you can't recognize them. I'd look at all the common words you're comfortable with that have th's in them, and sort of learn them manually like that. Then you'll know for a fact which pronunciation is needed for which th when you listen and speak (:

languagesimp
>>129491285

This problem is very common, and yes it has happened in Paris. This might sound stupid, but what I do is I literally tell them that I don't speak English haha. It works literally 100% of the time, unless you sound OVERLY American. Based on what you've said, I don't think you probably sound overly American. I'd say continue you're admirable grind, and keep that idea of lying about where you're from in the back of your mind!

languagesimp
>>129788187

Russian is SO hard. Just know that you can't compare your progress in Russian to your progress in other languages. I can learn a Romance or Germanic language pretty fast, but Russian takes a lot of time. If you're someone who got into the hobby and want to really see results, maybe start with an easier language. However, once you get intermediate in Russian, it will all be worth it (:

Flamvio

during my time studying polish, ive spent most of my time studying pronounciation. this is not necessarily due to being scared of sounding weird, but because at the same time i am studying spanish in school, which often conflicted with polish back when i studied grammar and vocabulary too. pronounciation in comparison doesnt require that much dedicated time and doesnt conflict as much with other languages. most of the time i "studied" it while walking somewhere and listening to polish music, while quietly trying to repeat certain words. this also helped with listening to the language. unfortunately, this caused me to not be able to have anything to show after over a year since having started studying, but i have made very significant spanish progress, which is still better than not having studied anything at all.