learning a new language is easy, actually

Learning a language is actually very easy. You start off by watching this video right here,

then you stare at this screen, then you pick a language you have no business learning,

do one lesson, forget about it, then search up videos about how to learn

that language in 6 weeks, made by a youtuber who learned it in 6 years.

But if you want to actually learn a language,

you have to make sure you're not doing it for the wrong reasons.

Sure, if you learned a hard enough language it would probably,

impress a lot of strangers and it would probably get you a lot of views

on Youtube. subscribers too. I think some people even make money from it.

But if you’re a beginner, you should really be picking a language that’s easy enough for you

to actually enjoy learning it. You shouldn't pick a language if you're gonna treat it like a chore.

So to maximize your chances of success, here’s a chart of some popular languages

ranked by how much time it takes for an English speaker to learn them.

If you're not sure what language you should start learning, I would just pick either Spanish,

French, or Portuguese. Not only are they the easiest for English speakers,

but many countries speak one of these as an official language.

I don’t know why. but it’s probably just a weird coincidence.

However if you do want to go for a harder language, it is possible.

Just remember to ask yourself, do I really have the right motivation?

For example. “wanting to understand anime” is not

gonna motivate you to learn Japanese for more than a day.

However, “My friends speak Spanish and I want to understand them” is a pretty good motivator,

because that’s probably why they made a group chat without you.

Some people have a take a language class for

school. But that by itself is not a great motivator because your finger

might slip and you might accidentally paste all your assignments into DeepL.

However, The British invaded my country and I need English to survive, is the perfect

motivation to start learning English, and so far it seems to have been a huge success.

So now that you’ve picked your language, it’s time for the easy part, which is learning it.

Usually, people on the internet will tell you that the fastest method to learn any language

is to get a language partner, or a tutor, or a friend who’s willing to sit down with you,

and talk to you like a baby, until you start picking up words and sentences.

And while this is probably the fastest way,

it requires human interaction.

So instead here’s a method that you can do all by yourself, at home, to become fluent in a language.

The first step, is learning the basics. This is actually a very easy step,

but many people try to skip it by doing one or two

Duolingo lessons . Other people get stuck on the language-learning side of youtube,

watching 138 videos about how to Learn Korean, none of which include a single word of Korean.