8 Things That Make Italian Unique Among Its Dear Cousins (Spanish, Portuguese, French & Romanian) linguaEpassione 2020-12-08 | Ciao Guys! Finally a video about my native language: ITALIAN! In this video I discuss the 8 features that make Italian a unique language even among its own dearest, Romance language cousins. I've done some research, so I really hope you enjoy, like and share! For this, I'm taking into account the other main Romance languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French and Romanian.If you'd like to read more about the topic of this video, take a look here (in Italian): https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/lingue-romanze-e-italiano_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/If you want to improve your Italian with me, check out my Tutor Profile on Italki and get in touch:italki.com/teacher/3103717If you register on italki.com for FREE through my personal referral link: italki.com/i/BfEbeE you will get a 10$ BONUS when you buy your first 20$ worth of credit!English subtitles by Leo Glassman: instagram.com/leo_glassman
My 5 Best Pearls of Wisdom in Language Learning | 5 Years of Experience in 10 Minutes linguaEpassione 2021-10-15 | Hello Beautiful People! Today I'm sharing with you my 5 best words of wisdom on language learning, the importance of which I have come to realize over the last 5 years - I hope some of these can be helpful for you as well! By the way, we just hit 20K SUBSCRIBERS and I want to say a ginormous THANK YOU to every one of you guys, you absolutely rock! I'm currently thinking about how to celebrate... any ideas? :)0:00 - What are we going to talk about today? 1:16 - Why motivation may fade away...3:03 - A balance between two forces! 4:56 - Appreciating what we can already do6:13 - Should you ask "why" or "how"? 7:54 - An effective way of using SRSs9:52 - Outro (and a little bit of fun in the end)Thoughts? Please share them in the comments, can't wait to hear from you! Happy learning! Stefano
Finnish Language Explained: Vowel Harmony - a simplified overview linguaEpassione 2021-05-25 | Heippa kaikille! Hello everybody! In this video I go over (almost) everything you need to know about one of the pivotal features of the Finnish language, Vowel Harmony, in a simple and hopefully fun way. If you have any questions, just leave me a comment and let's talk! Hope you enjoy! Is there another aspect of Finnish you'd like me to delve into in my next video? LEAVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW!!!------------------------------------------------Want to improve your Finnish? Get a copy of some of the resources I've used and recommend: Teach Yourself Finnish course: amzn.to/2CST4SXThe most complete Finnish Grammar: amzn.to/3aQktRS(Amazon Affiliate links - if you buy something, I get a small percentage, no extra costs for you) You can also get in touch with me on Italki for 1-on-1 tutoring: - first register on italki.com for FREE through my personal referral link (get a 10$ BONUS): italki.com/i/BfEbeE- then check out my Tutor Profile on Italki and book a lesson:italki.com/teacher/3103717
My Portuguese Story | How I learnt Português Europeu (Polyglot speaking European Portuguese) linguaEpassione 2021-05-06 | I am speaking European Portuguese in this video, telling the story of how it came about that I learnt Portuguese and what I'm doing currently to maintain my level in this beautiful language.Almost made it in time for the WORLD PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE DAY - 5 May 2021! Here you can find some resources that I use to enjoy and maintain my Portuguese: NEWS: RTP - https://www.rtp.pt/play/programas/informacao/canalJornal da Tarde - https://www.rtp.pt/play/p8155/e542133/jornal-da-tardeDiário de Notícias - https://www.dn.pt/PODCASTS: Publico.pt - https://www.publico.pt/podcastsMaluco Beleza - malucobeleza.tv/podcast-player45 Graus - quarentaecincograus.libsyn.comCOMEDY: Mixórdia de Temáticas - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLApeWLOGy4AZ-Sv35NZRKV9romjaURUL6O Homem que mordeu o cão - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLApeWLOGy4AY_G1DLcZYghVNFEbaiFZiXGato Fedorento - youtube.com/c/gatofedorento/videosCONVERSATION PRACTICE: Sign up on Italki and get a 10$ bonus when you purchase your first credits!italki.com/i/ref/BfEbeE?hl=enYou can also get in touch with me over Italki if you like: italki.com/teacher/3103717
Language Maintenance Experiment (PART 1): a Japanese Conversation from 2ys ago [ENGLISH SUBTITLES] linguaEpassione 2021-04-20 | Welcome to PART 1 of this language learning experiment! PART 2 coming up soon! In this video I'm talking with the great Tomomi-san (big THANK YOU to her), one of my tutors for Japanese conversation, about all sorts of topics: from sports to insects, from musical instruments to why the most difficult language for me has been... you'll see :-p The conversation is 2 years old, so this is my level towards the end of 2018. Since then, I've practised Japanese roughly once to twice per month, in order to maintain it. So how has my Japanese changed since? Has it changed in the first place? Maybe it hasn't. Maybe I've improved my confidence, or my grammar, or my vocab? I sincerely don't know quite yet. We'll find out together. Hopefully it has not become worse! XDStay tuned for PART 2! :)----------------------------------------------0:00 - 1:00 Intro & Greetings1:01 - 3:05 What's this experiment all about? Topics discussed with Tomomi-san in this video:3:06 - 8:53 Playing sports: the fun & the injuries8:54 - 12:43 Dragonflies, mosquitoes and Co. in Japan and Finland12:44 - 13.51 The most difficult language to learn is...13:52 - 15:57 Musical instruments and language learning? Unfortunately, Tomomi-san no longer teaches on Italki. You can find orther fantastic tutors on Italki though! Register for free through my link below and get a 10$ bonus:italki.com/i/BfEbeE?hl=en_usTHANK YOU FOR WATCHING!#polyglot #language #japanese #nihongo
Life and Secrets of a Podcaster - Interview with Davide from Podcast Italiano (SUBTITLES EN, IT, RU) linguaEpassione 2020-12-23 | Ciao Ragazzi! [SUBTITLES AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH - ITALIAN - RUSSIAN!!!] This is an interview I made with Davide Gemello from Podcast Italiano about what it means to run a podcast and create language learning content with consistency - plenty of interesting insights for everybody and tips coming your way if you've ever thought about starting your own podcast project! Davide's Website: podcastitaliano.com/benvenutiThe episodes featuring me on Davide's Podcast: Part 1) podcastitaliano.com/2019/10/25/20-stefano-suigo-perche-imparare-finlandese-islandese-e-georgiano-e-altre-9-lingue-prima-partePart 2) podcastitaliano.com/2019/11/07/stefano-suigo-il-mestiere-del-traduttore-essere-italiano-allestero-e-molto-altro-intervista-21Davide's YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCegEedDeryCYSVT7eBCm-RQI would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to the amazing Alexej and Leo for their incredible help with the multilingual subtitles to this video. Check out their channels / social media: Alexej Ababilov: (YouTube) youtube.com/c/AntipodePolyglotLeo Glassman: (Instagram) instagram.com/leo_glassman0:00 - 1:13 - Introduction1:13 - 2:09 - Greetings + who is Davide? 2:10 - 6:09 - How and when everything started6:09 - 8:51 - What is key for a successful podcast?8:52 - 16:36 - Main challenges and struggles and how to overcome them16:37 - 22:30 - How important is it to know your audience?22:31 - 31:13 - What should we read as intermediate learners?31:14 - 37:16 - How did Davide learn English and Spanish? 37:17 - 41:39 - Learning Russian: challenges and massive exposure41:40 - 45:10 - Useful advice for wannabe language content creators45:11 - 46:02 - Conclusion
Too Many Passions Getting in the Way of Language Learning? From Cricket to Comedy, a chat w/ Lamont linguaEpassione 2020-10-29 | In this video I'm talking to Lamont from Days of French 'n' Swedish about his language learning story, the joys and struggles associated with aiming at (and eventually reaching) a high level of fluency in a foreign language, the reasons for possibly letting go of a language, and much more! Check out the other half of our conversation here: youtu.be/iYXVezm28HcLamont's channel: youtube.com/channel/UC3_iSRqqZ7DTVlBNd9lv8jA0:00 - 1.50 Introduction and greetings1:51 - 6.40 Lamont's story with Swedish 6:41 - 10:18 Other passions getting in the way of language learning? 10:19 - 14:28 Why learn Nordic languages? Joys associated with fluency14:29 - 19:50 Accessing content in a foreign language: stand-up comedy, language and culture. 19:51 - 23:48 Love for the learning process or for the language itself? 23:49 - 29:07 Lamont's story with French. Is it ok to let go of a language? 29:08 - 33:52 What's next, after Swedish? Language learning as a phase of life33:53 - 36:47 Closing comments: should one try to be a polyglot no matter what?-------------------------------------------If you register on italki.com for FREE through my personal referral link: italki.com/i/BfEbeE you will get a 10$ BONUS when you buy your first credits!If you want to work with me, check out my Tutor Profile on Italki and get in touch! italki.com/teacher/3103717
I REVEALED to my friend that Im learning Georgian! Her REACTION was PRICELESS! [English Subtitles] linguaEpassione 2020-10-15 | Hello Language People! [Please make sure your SUBTITLES are SWITCHED ON!] I finally did it... Nine months into my Georgian learning project I told her my little secret, and her reaction was even better than I expected... I really hope you enjoy! :DStarting out on Georgian? I recommend using "Beginner's Georgian with 2 Audio CDs": amzn.to/3a2zuzL (Amazon Affiliate Link - if you buy through my link, I get a small percentage, no extra costs for you)You can find some really cool Georgian tutors (and for pretty much any other language) on Italki.com. Sign up for FREE through my personal referral link below and get a 10$ bonus when you book your first lesson in any language: italki.com/i/BfEbeE?hl=en-usI also teach on Italki, check out my Teacher Profile, if interested (tutoring in Italian, German, English, Finnish):italki.com/teacher/3103717- Recorded on Skype in April 2020 -
3 Things I Like About Finnish Culture (in Finnish)| Mistä tykkään Suomen kulttuurissa? (suomeksi) linguaEpassione 2020-08-25 | Want to improve your Finnish? Get a copy of some of the resources I've used and recommend: Teach Yourself Finnish course: amzn.to/2CST4SXThe most complete Finnish Grammar: amzn.to/3aQktRS(Amazon Affiliate links - if you buy something, I get a small percentage, no extra costs for you)Heippa kaikille! Hello everybody! In today's video I'm sharing with you guys (in Finnish) my thoughts on a few things that strike me as particularly noteworthy about Finnish culture. I hope you enjoy the video, and the listening practice if you're learning Finnish! If you want to work with me, check out my Tutor Profile on Italki and get in touch! italki.com/teacher/3103717If you register on italki.com for FREE through my personal referral link: italki.com/i/BfEbeE you will get a 10$ BONUS when you buy your first credits!
Learning Tips, Methods and Motivation - Interview with Polyglot Luca Lampariello (in 8 Languages!) linguaEpassione 2020-07-30 | Hello Language People! In this video, I'm finally sitting down with my friend and inspiring polyglot Luca Lampariello to answer various questions (in 8 languages) about polyglot life, language learning methods, the challenges, the struggles and the benefits of learning a new language nowadays. Look out for the extras at the end!Improve your language skills with me on Italki: italki.com/teacher/3103717Read my Guest Post on Luca's blog: lucalampariello.com/10-things-speak-foreign-languagesWatch our 2nd Multilingual Interview on Luca's Channel: youtu.be/Oetf7U5597sCheck out Luca's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCOJ88yDbqOkAZXNuuYpAAAAIntroduction: 0:00 - 2:43French: 2:44 - 12:35 (Q: What do you think of SRS and do you use Anki?)English: 12:37 - 29:30 (Q: How do you learn grammar? Does exposure work?)Italian: 29:40 - 41:09 (Q: What are your main struggles?)German: 41:10 - 50:50 (Q: What have you discovered about yourself?)Spanish: 50:55 - 1:02:36 (Q: How to get the best out of a Skype session?)Portuguese: 1:02:38 - 1:11:46 (Q: Most interesting conversations and experiences with languages?)BONUS (Q: Mistakes made and lessons learnt?)Russian: 1:12:23 - 1:15:20Romanian: 1:15:24 - 1:18:38Wrap Up: 1:18:42 - 1:20:07Bloopers: 1:20:08 - 1:21:45SUBSCRIBE for more language related videos: youtube.com/linguaepassioneFOLLOW me on Instagram to find out more about my other passions: instagram.com/linguaepassioneFilmed by Stefano Suigo & Luca LamparielloEdited by MattG4K Special thanks to Sofia Macchi and Nikolai for helping with the subtitles!
My German Story | How I learnt German (auf Deutsch - English subtitles) linguaEpassione 2020-07-23 | Hello wonderful people... I'M BACK! (and here to stay) :DAnd it's time to speak some German, as many of you guys have asked me to do! You really don't wanna miss the next few videos, including next week's big one :) If you're learning German, share your successes and struggles in the comment section below! If you've had problems with grammatical cases, check out this other video for practical tips: youtu.be/rSOn5ETWMoIIf you want me to help you learn German, check out my Tutor Profile on Italki.com:teach.italki.com/teacher/3103717You can register for free and get an extra 10$ bonus if you register through my personal link: italki.com/i/BfEbeE?hl=en-us
Let me know how I can help you most! | Poll announcement linguaEpassione 2020-04-19 | Hello Language People! I'm working on new content but I need YOUR help! Please take the poll, and help me help you! ;Dyoutube.com/post/UgyVdnL55Mz-ZqOn9lt4AaABCQI’m running a poll here on YouTube to survey the languages that you guys are learning or planning to learn and what your main struggles are or have been in learning those languages. After answering the poll please do take a sec to specify your struggles in the comment section below the poll or below this video, THANK YOU SO MUCH!See you very soon! Take care, stay safe, and keep learning! :)
Language Goals for 2020? | Update on my Georgian project | Dealing with frustration linguaEpassione 2020-02-25 | Hello Language People! This is a catch-up video to discuss a couple of recent things: 1) Did I set new language goals for 2020? Find out why I had such a late start in the new year. 2) Update on my Georgian project and what happened that caused a major setback 3) How to deal with frustration when external events mess with your learning plansShare your thoughts in the comment section!Thanks for watching and see you very soon, that's a promise :)
Saying the same thing in Italian and Finnish! linguaEpassione 2019-12-25 | Hello Language People! [DISCLAIMER at 1:07 - MAIN VIDEO at 2:10]This is a special video to wish you happy holidays! --- Can we really always say "the same thing" in other languages? In this video I'm showing you - with a bit of humour perhaps - how my way of expressing my feelings would change depending on whether I speak Italian or Finnish... Hope you enjoy! How would YOU say those things in YOUR language(s)?Let me know in the comments! Find me on INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/linguaepassioneEnjoy your holidays and see you next year!
Hitting 10k Subs + Romanian Progress Update linguaEpassione 2019-12-19 | Hello Folks! Here comes a new video in 2 parts! (ROMANIAN STARTS AT 2:40)1) a short celebration + expression of gratitude to you amazing subscribers for reaching the 10k mark together :)2) an update about my Romanian story 1,5 years later, in Romanian! Find me on INSTAGRAM: linguaepassione Some of the resources I've used for accessing native Romanian content: - My favourite RFI podcasts: "Planeta verde" podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/planeta-verde/id425359692"40 de minute" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/40-de-minute/id425357960- More podcasts: https://florinrosoga.ro/podcasturi-romanesti-romania/ - Radio: https://radio.org.ro/NEXT VIDEO: Surprise video featuring Finnish and Italian! Stay tuned!
Multilingual Q&A Session (part 2) - Answering your questions in 11 languages! linguaEpassione 2019-11-29 | Hello language people! Ready for almost 30 mins of pure multi-language immersion? It's finally time for PART 2 of our multilingual Q&A session, made possible by your wonderful questions in a bunch of different languages! In the meantime, we hit 10k subscribers - how cool is that??? :D THANK YOUUU!!!!Here's a list of the languages used in this video: 00:42 French02:00 Georgian03:37 Finnish05:38 Portuguese08:41 Italian12:34 Georgian (again!)13:48 English16:00 Mandarin Chinese / English19:03 German / Finnish (again!)20:41 Icelandic22:07 Spanish24:52 RomanianCongrats if you made it until the end! :D Special thanks to all those who submitted their question(s)! NEXT VIDEOS COMING UP: - Update video on my current level in Romanian- Update video on my progress in Georgian + fun Georgian vocab associations- NEW full video in Finnish about unique aspects of this language- What makes Italian unique even within the Romance language family? ....#languagelearning #polyglot #multilingual
EXPOLINGUA 2019 | Come and meet me in Berlin! linguaEpassione 2019-11-12 | Get your FREE ticket to Expolingua 2019 by clicking on this link: expolingua.com/visit.php#flyer?utm_campaign=STEFANO Check out the Friday Meetup "Learn and speak Italian with three famous Italians": facebook.com/events/962950564059774Full program on the Expolingua website: expolingua.com/whatson.php#expolingua #expolingua2019 #languagelearning
5k Subs Celebration Video (Part 1) | Multilingual Q&A Session [UNSCRIPTED] [SUBTITLES] linguaEpassione 2019-10-12 | Hello folks! - You can now find me on INSTAGRAM as well! Search for "linguaepassione" :) It's finally time for a new video and this time we're celebrating reaching 5k subscribers with a totally UNSCRIPTED, multilingual Q&A that was possible only thanks to the questions you sent me! Here's a reference for the languages spoken in this video: 02:23 Finnish04:08 Romanian06:49 English08:49 Italian10:23 Portuguese11:47 Finnish (again!)12:58 Spanish14:32 Japanese15:59 Italian (again!)18:40 GermanStay tuned for PART 2 with languages such as GEORGIAN, ICELANDIC and MANDARIN CHINESE!Many thanks to all who submitted their question(s). If your question was not featured here, no worries, it will probably get answered in the next video(s)...
Multilingual Challenge | My Favorite Tongue Twisters in 12 Languages! (incl. Finnish, Georgian...) linguaEpassione 2019-07-19 | Hey guys, it's time for some fun TONGUE TWISTERS! Are you ready for the challenge? In this video I'm bringing you my favorite tongue twisters in ALL my 12 languages! Hope you guys have a laugh with these :))So what are your favorite tongue twisters? Please share them in the comments!And for the 5k-SUBS celebration video... ASK ME ANYTHING in your favorite language! Use the comment section of this video or the Community section (following link):youtube.com/channel/UCD79_pgi9GLjtnDB22OJe4A/community
Speaking Georgian after 2 months and a half | My progress so far + Materials used! linguaEpassione 2019-05-26 | გამარჯობა, guys! :)) [GEORGIAN LANGUAGE AT 1:18 - don't forget the subtitles!]Here's my current progress in Georgian after 2,5 months - let me know what you guys think! In this video I also explain and partially show the methods and materials I've used so far. Please ask any unanswered questions in the comments! Links to the resources mentioned in the video: BOOKS / E-BOOKSBeginner's Georgian with 2 Audio CDs, highly recommended! (Amazon Affiliate link)amzn.to/3a2zuzL (Amazon Affiliate Link - if you buy, I get a small percentage, at no extra cost for you)Peace Corps Georgian Lessons: livelingua.com/project/peace-corps/GeorgianYOUTUBE CHANNELSLearn Georgian with Roni: youtube.com/channel/UCFsR72e5e4Qb4fPLSb_nLYA/videosMaya Chikvaidze: youtube.com/channel/UCOVg3MbrgLzfAtlCTTL8jkgLana Nozadze: youtube.com/channel/UCDXD4HCmGxOC5W5DYELUHPgRyan Nakao: youtube.com/channel/UCCRV69uj9S1H6Q-KE7IXZnQ/videosONLINE LANGUAGE TUTORS ON ITALKI.COM: Register for free through this link: italki.com/i/BfEbeE?hl=en_usand get a 10$ BONUS as soon as you book your first lesson! NEXT VIDEO: I want to try my luck with as many tongue twisters as possible in all the languages I've learned (gonna be messy!) xD
Learning multiple languages at the same time - My 5 Pillars (Golden Rules) linguaEpassione 2019-05-18 | Hello everybody! Today I'm bringing you the video that won last week's poll about which one should be up next, so here it is: My FIVE PILLARS, or golden rules to make the most out of learning multiple languages at the same time! To be quite honest I'm not completely satisfied with the result but I hope it's decent and it can still be helpful for you guys, which is the most important thing! :) 1:56 - Keep the number of languages limited to 2 (max. 3 if intermediate)2:45 - Pick languages that are sufficiently different one from the other4:33 - Have a main language and a background language (75%-25% split time-wise)5:48 - Keep separate study sessions, resist the temptation to "think" in both languages7:16 - Switch language when frustrated, using variety to avoid it and to keep a positive learning experienceNEXT VIDEOS COMING UP: - Georgian Update: progress after 2,5 months + materials used youtube.com/watch?v=PQXz-rXWqlU- Tongue Twisters in ALL my 12 languages (including Finnish and Georgian!!) :-Oyoutube.com/watch?v=Mv0JFSQL5XE- A multilingual Q&A session for a 5000-subs special video (part 1): youtu.be/Lrln7_X0kgI........#languagelearning #languagetips #polyglot #multilanguage
How to learn languages with cases | A few not so common tips... linguaEpassione 2019-04-24 | Hey everyone! It's been a while since my latest video in March, but I'm finally back with a new one! This time it's my somewhat unorthodox tips on how to make learning languages with grammatical cases a bit more fun and hopefully more effective... Hope you guys enjoy! THE POLL IS NOW LIVE! Here's a link for you to help me decide the topic of the NEXT VIDEO!youtube.com/channel/UCD79_pgi9GLjtnDB22OJe4A/community Looking forward to your participation, see you in the next one!#languagelearning #languagetips #polyglot #grammar
Speaking Georgian after 1 month? | My first steps in the Georgian language linguaEpassione 2019-03-24 | Hello everybody, here's a short Georgian update! In this video I practise some of the few sentences that I've learnt in my first 4 weeks learning Georgian, for about 15-20 minutes a day, 5 days a week. [check out the next progress video here: youtu.be/PQXz-rXWqlU]I actually focused mostly on reading and pronunciation in those 4 weeks but hey, here's more or less what I can already say about myself... It's really not much, but I hope it can be a good foundation to build upon in the next future :)If you're Georgian or you speak this language I would be grateful if you could point out any mistakes or correct my pronunciation - Thank you in advance! დიდი მადლობა!PLEASE NOTE: the Georgian script in the thumbnail reads: "I can't speak Georgian!!!" :D
Differences between spoken and written Finnish? Puhekieli vs kirjakieli explained through examples! linguaEpassione 2019-03-06 | Hello People! [TO SKIP THE INTRO GO TO 2:44 - PLEASE READ THE 1st COMMENT!]Take my poll and let me know how I can help you! Click here:youtube.com/post/UgyVdnL55Mz-ZqOn9lt4AaABCQIn this video I offer some better examples (than I did in my previous Finnish video) concerning the differences between colloquial / spoken Finnish, or "puhekieli" on one hand, and formal / written Finnish, or "kirjakieli", on the other. Please note that this does NOT mean that everybody will ALWAYS speak that way, because there are regional differences and there's also a personal component to many of the forms featured in the video, but let's just say that if you actually talk with Finnish people in daily-life situations, you're going to hear such forms get used quite often. I hope you enjoy, and if you're learning Finnish I hope you can take away something useful! See you guys in the next one!PS: I did edit out A LOT of coughing xD
New Year, New Language! (+ random stuff) linguaEpassione 2019-01-19 | Hey everyone, how's it going? Hopefully better than me, as I've been ill for quite some time! :(( In this video I announce the next language that I would like to learn starting from this month, and I go on briefly describing the contents you guys can expect to see on my channel in the near future. Hope you enjoy!PS: More on this language in the next videos as well...
Icelandic Update #3 - Speaking Icelandic after 1 year of casual, on-and-off study (SUBTITLED) linguaEpassione 2018-12-31 | Hey guys, here we go with a new ICELANDIC UPDATE! Let's see what kind of progress, if any, I've managed to make in a year of very casual, only-for-fun study. Get a copy of Teach Yourself Icelandic: amzn.to/2PxJxmQ (Amazon Affiliate Link - if you buy through my link, I get a small percentage, no extra costs for you)Are you learning Icelandic as well? Please share your thoughts, suggestions, questions or anything related to Iceland and Icelandic in the comment section below! Thora's Teacher Profile (for tutoring in Icelandic):italki.com/teacher/4244558My Teacher Profile (for tutoring in Italian, German, English, Finnish):italki.com/teacher/3103717New to Italki.com? Sign up for FREE through my personal referral link below and enjoy a 10$ bonus when you book your first lesson: italki.com/i/BfEbeE
Why is the Finnish language so hard? What is easy in Finnish? | Miksi suomi on niin vaikea kieli? linguaEpassione 2018-12-25 | Get a copy of some of the resources I've used: Teach Yourself Finnish: amzn.to/2CST4SXFinnish, an Essential Grammar: amzn.to/3aQktRS(Amazon Affiliate Links - if you buy something, I get a small percentage, no extra costs for you)Take my poll and let me know how I can help you! Click here:youtube.com/post/UgyVdnL55Mz-ZqOn9lt4AaABCQIf you want to work with me, check out my Tutor Profile on Italki and get in touch! italki.com/teacher/3103717Register on italki.com for FREE through my personal link: italki.com/i/ref/BfEbeE?hl=en and get a 10$ BONUS when you buy your first credits! Hello everybody! I have seen Finnish featured among the top 10 or even top 5 most difficult languages in the world so many times... But what is it that makes it such a hard language to learn? (except for native speakers of Estonian, obviously :D) Let's find out in this video! You will also learn about what is actually not difficult at all in this beautiful but - let's face it - quite challenging language... I hope you enjoy! Contents of this video: WHAT IS DIFFICULT:1:13 Vocabulary (Finno-Ugric language family)3:04 Case system (15 cases!!!)5:13 Consonant gradation6:53 Written vs. spoken languageWHAT IS EASY: 9:23 Consistent spelling system9:50 Pronunciation and stress10:28 No future tense10:46 No gender, no articles11:42 One single declension12:11 .... the Finns! :) *Note: These lists are by no means complete! I could have continued on and on rambling about multiple infinitives, multiple participles, dozens of word classes, bizarre verb conjugation patterns, etc. etc. etc... but I just wanted to point out which aspects are the most difficult ones for foreigners learning Finnish. I can easily make another more detailed video on ANY of these, if you guys are interested! ;D
Interview with Davide from Ti Va Di Giappare? (Italian, Japanese) linguaEpassione 2018-12-07 | Ciao Ragazzi! Today we're speaking Italian! Chi volesse acquistare il libro di Davide, può trovarlo qui:amzn.to/33IQyd4(Amazon Affiliate Link - if you buy something, I get a small percentage, no extra costs for you)I canali di Davide su YouTube: TI VA DI GIAPPARE? :youtube.com/channel/UCBzduaAemsuVr_lavruHLmQイタリア語だったらどう？:youtube.com/channel/UCFL5JxmF-PdtXkXFxdXj_2AOggi intervisto Davide del canale italiano "Ti Va Di Giappare?", l'ho subissato di domande!!! In questo video parleremo di:1:49 Saluti / Greetings2:09 Davide si presenta / Davide's self-introduction (自己紹介)2:46 Che studi hai fatto? / What school did you go to? 3:24 Perché hai cominciato a studiare giapponese? (in giapponese) / Why did you start learning Japanese (in Japanese)5:33 Tutto da autodidatta? / Did you study it all on your own?6:47 Dopo quanti anni hai raggiunto un livello di padronanza soddisfacente? / How long did it take you to get to your level of proficiency? 9:05 Quali altre lingue parli? / Which other languages do you speak?11:34 Cosa fai su YouTube? / What do you do on YouTube? 14:26 Ci parli dei libri che hai scritto? / Can you tell us about the books you wrote?17:24 Cosa troviamo nel libro "Ti Va Di Giappare?" e perché è "rivoluzionario"? / What's in your book and why do you call it "revolutionary"? 19:47 A chi è rivolto questo libro? / Who is this book for? 20:19 Fino a che aspetto grammaticale ti accompagna questo libro? / Up to which grammar point does the book take the readers? 21:10 Perché il libro si concentra sulla forma piana, anziché su quella di cortesia? / Why is your book based on the "plain form" instead of the "masu form"? 24:53 Come acquistare il tuo libro? / How to get a copy of your book? 25:25 Qual è per te l'aspetto più difficile del giapponese? What do you consider the most difficult aspect of Japanese?27:38 Qual è il tuo più grande sogno? / What's your life's biggest dream?
Long time no see! - What Ive been doing and what Im up to... [New Content Announcement] linguaEpassione 2018-11-24 | Ciao! Hello! Bonjour! Hallo! Bună! こんにちは！Olá! 大家好！...Finally I'm back with some news about why it's been silent here on my channel lately and what I'm up to for the next few weeks... as well as next year! I hope you enjoy this little preview! Oh, and can you guess which language is going to be up next?!?!Here you can find the links to my latest collaboration videos on other channels (adding more as soon as they get published...): - Interview for "Ti Va Di Giappare?" (in Italian)youtu.be/UF2atJKJbIo...more coming soon....Also check out some of my previous collaborations and cameos on other channels: - Polyglot Gathering promo (in Finnish)youtu.be/gzga66NHgCA - Helping Olly Richards with his Italian Project (in Italian)youtu.be/jzOvy_rDVBI - A long interview with Patrick Khoury (in German)youtu.be/b0Z1EfrtnqU- Helping Jan from LanguageBoost to learn Italian (in Italian)youtu.be/-y1eMdZiuZI
Japanese Conversation Practice 日本語会話練習！Speaking Japanese with Chiho-san on Italki! [SUBTITLED] linguaEpassione 2018-10-07 | Hello People! [ENGLISH SUBTITLES AVAILABLE FROM 2:15!!!]Today I'm bringing you what many of you asked for: a video where I speak only (or almost only) Japanese, so here I am speaking with one of my tutors, Chiho-san, mainly about a country that I absolutely love: Iceland! Talking about Iceland in Japanese? This must be a dream! :D Topics discussed in this video:2:15 - Greetings and weather3:38 - Busy with work lately? 4:41 - Chiho-san's trip to Iceland6:50 - Northern lights7:37 - Iceland's best and worst 9:59 - Icelandic horses and "tölt"12:56 - Outro (in English)Take lessons with Chiho-san on Italki: italki.com/teacher/4145867Register on Italki and get a 10$ bonus here:italki.com/i/BfEbeE?hl=en_usI don't consider myself fully fluent in Japanese because of my insufficient listening and comprehension skills, but at least I can say that I have almost no problem in everyday conversation. Please feel free to point out my mistakes so that I can stop making them! ;DPlease let me know if you like this kind of videos or find these useful, because from that will depend whether or not I'll upload more similar videos in the future (in other languages as well) THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK!#polyglot #language #japanese #nihongo
Short Stories in German for Beginners | Kurzgeschichten auf Deutsch für Anfänger | #astoryaday linguaEpassione 2018-09-24 | Short Stories in German for Beginners - Order on Amazon: Amazon International: amzn.to/30AvbZh Amazon Italia: amzn.to/31NJLw7(Amazon Affiliate Links - if you buy something, I get a small percentage, no extra costs for you)In this video I'm reading for you guys an excerpt from the book: “Short Stories In German for Beginners” by Olly Richards and Alex Rawlings.This is part of a month-long event in collaboration with Olly and Teach Yourself, where we are promoting reading as one of the most effective ways to learn a new language. Reading is such an important part of the learning process, and I'm more than happy to promote this new Series of short stories for every learner out there wishing to start reading even at an early stage! There are other people giving readings this month, in lots of different languages, all across YouTube. Check out the complete schedule here:teachyourself.co.uk/festival-of-readingAnd you can order your copy of the Short Story book here: Amazon International: amzn.to/30AvbZh Amazon Italia: amzn.to/31NJLw7(Amazon Affiliate Links - if you buy something, I get a small percentage, no extra costs for you)Enjoy your reading! - Viel Spaß beim Lesen! NEXT VIDEO: Conversation in JAPANESE... NOW LIVE! Check it out:youtu.be/gFPd6xLTj8s#astoryaday #german #deutsch #readingfestival
How to remember vocabulary? My 5 Craziest Polyglot-style Associations linguaEpassione 2018-09-08 | In today's video I'm sharing with you guys my 4 craziest (+1 not-so-crazy) vocabulary associations between the most unexpected languages.I hope that you enjoy the video and that you can share some of your associations with me in the comments!If you have any suggestion about what you'd like to see or know more about, please share it in the comments as well! I will consider your suggestions for future videos! Thanks for watching, and see you again soon!
A chat with Alaric polyglot about his visit in Brussels and maintaining languages (in French!) linguaEpassione 2018-08-23 | Hello everybody! When my friend Dragoș visited me in Brussels back in July, we suddenly realized that he had been able to practise a bunch of languages during his 3-day visit... Let's find out which ones! Since we met in Brussels, we decided to speak French in this video. Hope you enjoy! Check out Dragoș's Channel:youtube.com/channel/UCFmI9j_LCbIjqT3u9xjprCQ*SUBTITLES AVAILABLE IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH!*
How do you maintain several languages? - My personal routine [MULTILINGUAL video] linguaEpassione 2018-07-16 | Hi guys, and welcome back! It's been 1 year since my first multilingual video, so here's another one! This time I'm going to share with you in multiple languages what I do to maintain each one of them - I hope you enjoy! LINKS to RESOURCES that I use in various languages (mostly for advanced speakers/learners):GERMAN: 2:06https://www.tagesschau.de/https://www.daserste.de/information/politik-weltgeschehen/europamagazin/index.htmlPORTUGUESE: 2:31https://www.rtp.pt/play/ondemand/informacaohttps://www.publico.pt/podcastsFINNISH: 3:25https://www.hs.fi/https://www.kotus.fi/FRANÇAIS: 4:40rtbf.be/vivacite/replay (my favorite Belgian radio)JAPANESE: 5:23http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/index.htmlitalki.com/teachers/japanese?teacher_type=0ESPANOL: 6:13ROMANIAN: 7:26https://adevarul.ro/https://www.rfi.ro/italki.com/teachers/romanian?teacher_type=0So now, what about you guys? What's your polyglot routine? :)I'm interested to know what you do to maintain the languages that you've learned!
My Romanian Story - Why and how Ive learned Romanian [Italian polyglot speaking Romanian] linguaEpassione 2018-06-26 | SALUT!!! HELLO GUYS!!! [Romanian starts at 1:32] Here we go, it's time to speak some Romanian! Remember the SUBTITLES and I hope you enjoy! I apologize for the insufficient lighting and the camera going in and out of focus - I will definitely pay more attention to this next time! Ingeniously, (sarcasm off) I forgot to mention how long I've studied Romanian: that's 2 years and a bit (doi ani și un pic!).Again: THIS WAS A ONE-TAKE! :D I made some small cuts here and there just to reduce the playing time a little bit. If you want to improve your language skills with me, please check out my tutor profile on Italki: italki.com/teacher/3103717Not familiar with Italki.com yet? Just register FOR FREE through my personal referral link: italki.com/i/BfEbeE and we both get a 10$ BONUS when you take your first lesson! (with any teacher, doesn't have to be with me! :D)
My Finnish Story - Why and how I learnt Finnish (Italian polyglot speaking Finnish!) linguaEpassione 2018-04-26 | Get a copy of some of the resources I've used: Teach Yourself Finnish: amzn.to/33x5ACxFinnish, an Essential Grammar: amzn.to/2DtsHDh(Amazon Affiliate Links - if you buy something, I get a small percentage, no extra costs for you)Heippa kaikki! Hello everyone! [FINNISH STARTS AT 1:27]Take my poll and let me know how I can help you! Click here:youtube.com/post/UgyVdnL55Mz-ZqOn9lt4AaABCQAs promised, the time has finally come for a video where I speak about Finnish... in Finnish! :) Remember the SUBTITLES and I hope you enjoy! Please note: THIS WAS A ONE-TAKE! :D... because I wanted it to be as spontaneous and "true-to-life" as possible. Any question or anything that I forgot to mention, just ask away in the comment section. Any suggestions for more videos in Finnish or in any other language for that matter? Feel free to drop a line and I'll consider it for my next videos, THANK YOU SO MUCH!
1 year teaching and learning languages on Italki! linguaEpassione 2018-03-28 | Celebrating 1 year as a tutor on Italki.com! What an amazing year it has been! A big THANK YOU to all my students and teachers alike! :) Not familiar with Italki.com yet? Just register through my personal referral link: italki.com/i/BfEbeE it's completely FREE and we both get a 10$ BONUS when you take your first lesson! (with any teacher, doesn't have to be with me! :D) If you want to improve your language skills with me, please check out my tutor profile on Italki: italki.com/teacher/3103717Happy learning everybody! See you hopefully soon! BACKGROUND MUSIC: "Secret Conversations"...NEXT VIDEO: "My Finnish story - How and why I learnt Finnish"Coming up in April!
Chinese Update #1 - Speaking some beginner Mandarin Chinese! [SUBTITLES] linguaEpassione 2017-12-27 | POLYGLOT LANGUAGE LEARNING UPDATE:大家好！你们要不要跟我说中文一下？:) *PLS ACTIVATE SUBTITLES!!!* CHINESE STARTS AT 2:32 Finally back with a new video! Time to practice my 11th language, so here comes some beginner level Mandarin Chinese, just to kinda set a starting point in my language learning plan for next year, 2018! Please note that I'm aware that I speak veeery poorly but I'm still moving my first steps in this language, and I have learned in an extremely inconsistent way so far, which I'm planning to change in 2018! ;)I'd be grateful if you could help me by pointing out my major mistakes, and hopefully I'll be able to improve and to see some progress some time next year :) Thank you in advance!!!
Icelandic Update #2 - My first conversation in Icelandic! [SUBTITLED] linguaEpassione 2017-10-05 | POLYGLOT LANGUAGE LEARNING UPDATE:Komið þið sæl! Hello everybody! I hope you'll enjoy the beautiful sounds of the Icelandic language (well, obviously Thora's, not mine!!!) Get a copy of Teach Yourself Icelandic: amzn.to/2PxJxmQ (Affiliate link) Being my first-ever conversation in this language I must say that, despite all the mistakes I made, I'm pretty satisfied with the result, especially as far as listening and comprehension are concerned - I wasn't expecting to understand THAT much! :) 0:57 Introduction in Icelandic3:36 Conversation with Thora in Icelandic12:41 Short commentary in EnglishAre you learning Icelandic as well? Please share your thoughts, suggestions, questions or anything related to Iceland and Icelandic in the comment section below! Remember to check out Thora's profile on Italki because she's a really helpful and friendly tutor and polyglot! Thora's Teacher Profile (for tutoring in Icelandic):italki.com/teacher/4244558My Teacher Profile (for tutoring in Italian, German, English, Finnish):italki.com/teacher/3103717New to Italki.com? Sign up for FREE through my personal referral link below and enjoy a 10$ bonus when you take your first lesson: italki.com/i/BfEbeE
Icelandic Update #1 - my Icelandic story linguaEpassione 2017-08-22 | Hello everybody! This is an announcement: my first ever conversation in Icelandic is happening this week!!! :) EDIT: THE VIDEO OF MY CONVERSATION IN ICELANDIC IS ONLINE, please follow this link: youtube.com/watch?v=5FnXmUFoXkEAlso a short, unscripted and pretty incomplete story (sorry, lack of time...) about why I have studied some Icelandic in the past and am trying to brush it up right now... More on studying Icelandic coming up in the next videos! Talk to you soon, stay tuned!
Italian guy speaking 9 languages! (+2) [Polyglot Language Snapshot] linguaEpassione 2017-06-28 | YOU CAN SKIP THE INTRO BY JUMPING TO 2:05 (REMEMBER TO ACTIVATE SUBTITLES!) Hi everybody, my name's Stefano and this is my Language Snapshot 2017, my first-ever video for YouTube, and despite some cuts it's still quite... long! Skip the introduction (2:05) if you want to listen directly to the other languages. Languages spoken: 00:25 English02:20 German04:11 Portuguese05:28 French07:30 Finnish09:19 Spanish10:18 Japanese12:24 Romanian14:17 Italian14:45 (Mandarin and Icelandic, only one sentence each)Further notes: - this video was recorded in Apr. 2017 on two different days and at different times of day, so I apologize for the sudden changes in lighting (whoever has spent some time in Brussels knows just how it is like here :D). - This is a long overdue video and I'd like to thank all my friends (not only polyglots!) for their encouragement to finally reach out and join in... - While I am aware of some mistakes that I made in this video, I do appreciate corrections because these can make me a better speaker, thank you in advance for your help. - A couple of things in these video are already "old", in that the most recent Polyglot Gathering was in Bratislava at the beginning of June this year, I was there as well and it was a lot of fun! Also, in the meantime I've been in Romania for the third time and I loved it once again, had many opportunities to practice the language and (hopefully) improved my conversational skills (still need to work A LOT on my vocabulary though). - I promise that my next videos will be much, much shorter... :)
Learn Finnish with Stefano on Italki! linguaEpassione 2017-05-08 | Would you like to learn or improve your Finnish? Do it with me on Italki!You can check out my Teacher Profile by following this link: italki.com/teacher/3103717Not familiar with Italki.com yet?Just register through my personal invitation link:italki.com/i/BfEbeEit's completely FREE and you get a 10$ BONUS when you take your first lesson!!!Let's start improving your language skills now!Happy learning everybody!
Learn Italian, German, English, Finnish with Stefano on Italki! linguaEpassione 2017-02-25 | Would you like to learn or improve your Italian, German, English or Finnish? Do it with me on Italki!To check out my teacher profile, please follow this link: italki.com/teacher/3103717Not familiar with Italki.com yet? Just register through my personal invitation link: italki.com/i/BfEbeE it's completely FREE and you get a 10$ BONUS when you take your first lesson!!!Let's start improving your language skills now!Happy learning everybody!
