How I Learned Spanish

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My language learning journey began with my efforts to learn French (and a bad case of heartbreak) Hear the whole story here 👉🏼 youtube/-9vwb5eJ4fM
Comment from : Olly Richards

Oly is my favorite polyglot because he is always pleasant unlike other polyglots who always criticizes other polyglots and other learning apps/ techniques…
Comment from : Miss Lux

20 years old kid kid kid xD
Comment from : Richard Lambert

You inspired me to start learning and teaching Spanish Best of luck too everyone learning
Comment from : learnspanishwithlewis

Year late but, wonder how strong of a foundation is truly needed before immersion?
Comment from : Jeremy McGinnis

Ollie, si te agrada la poesía de Neruda, te sugiero que leas la poesía de Jorge Luis Borges Es fantástica, como así también sus cuentos Creo que ningún autor ha dominado la lengua castellana como él
Comment from : Roberto Servadei

Don't worry about fluency just be daring talk, read, make mistakes, laugh,cry,live and learn it all makes sense in the end Out of all my languages (5 in total) spanish is not my best 1 but my favourite one, certainly to speak Good luck everyone!
Comment from : David Evans

I confess I hear Spanish speakers every single time I go on the bus near Waterloo station But they speak so fast! This video is very honest about the 'no pain no gain' effort needed to learn a language
Comment from : bud ekins

ok now say all of this in spanish to prove that you have a C2 levelit's so weird to hear a dude speak about how well they know a given languagein their native language
Comment from : sofitocyn

Do you have tips for better understanding spoken everyday colloquial Spanish and improving my Spanish vocab?
Comment from : Kareem Djerdjouri

You should come too America if you really want to learn near death experiences with learning Spanish
Comment from : Marshall Lyons

Nice! I'm a bit surprised Spanish is popular in the UK, since a large Spanish-speaking population is not on y'all's doorstep Spanish is a wonderful although confusing language! o vs ó? And people say Spanish vowels are clear to pronouncebrbrI'm learning Spanish because all the Latinos in my community only speak with other Spanish-speakers/Latinos, if you try join their conversation or greet them, they will just ignore you unless you are speaking in Spanish even if they know English Most of the people here speak Spanish so speaking Spanish will be really useful in meeting new people who would not want to talk to you otherwise even if they know English themselves
Comment from : Kea Gaming

“I don’t remember how I met Gabriella” yeah sites mate, nothing wrong with tinder though)))
Comment from : Rez

Oh? Let's see if you've really learned Spanish I have Show us a video of you having a very detailed conversation with a native Spanish speaker about a variety of spontaneously introduced ordinary subjects
Comment from : Scott Hullinger

Your experience with reading reminds me of my French teacher's suggestion when I struggled to speak up in class: Read Le Petit Nicolas out loud It really helped
Comment from : HingYok

How I learnt English!
Comment from : Loki 1815

¡Gracias por estos videos! Encuentro interesante el hecho de que estabas estudiando música y mientras lo hacías te apasionaste por los lenguajes Es exactamente lo que pasó conmigo Yo estudio flauta en un conservatorio de música y ya voy para mi quinto año, pero ahora me siento más apasionado por aprender lenguajes que por estudiar música Así como tú pasabas horas estudiando español en lugar de practicar piano, yo paso más tiempo estudiando idiomas que practicando flauta Me inspira tu historia porque a veces es un poco estresante pensar que comencé a estudiar algo y ahora me interesa otra cosa, pero tú eres un ejemplo de que eso no hay nada de malo en eso Gracias 🙏
Comment from : Andrés Martínez

Hunt down Spanish people for learning Spanish?! Sounds fantastic to me!!)))
Comment from : Wadim Wadimow

Thanks 4 videos!! Hey can you recommend some stories in French for a low intermediate French student? Thanks 😊
Comment from : Peter Putnam

I think that grammar textbooks are only good as points of reference for when one needs to go over a grammar point the don't fully understand
Comment from : Amazy Dayzee

Near Death Experience?
Comment from : Thyme2sea

Sería interesante escucharte hacer un video entero en español El acento canario es bien similar al venezolano y me gustaría ver de primera mano cómo suenas
Comment from : Illyasviel von Einzbern

Hear it,speak it ,write it,and read it
Comment from : memories of my childhood

You never had an interest in the languages of the Indian subcontinent, Persian or Turkish?
Comment from : S Sam

good
Comment from : اکسل من

hola Ollyempiezo estudiar españoltengo una pregunta a ties genero gramatical palablas feminino y masculinosabes alguna pagina web dice ; palablas que llega el/lagraciascreo que antes tu ensalaste esta platformo pero no podia encontrargracias otra vez
Comment from : SenaSchindler

I think it is an important point to say you are happy with the level of your language - not everyone can/wants to get to C2 / native speaker level -- and you don't have to 👍
Comment from : Alastair French

This guy is a thief… Do not subscribe to his course He will rob you
Comment from : Lee Woods

I've tried twice to join your email list for Spanish and have never received a confirmation email message Is there some problem with your website?
Comment from : Tony Rocco

My wife is Spanish and has been trying to help me fully immerse myself in the language at home and it has been a joy learning this fascinating and very useful language especially being in America where you can find other Spanish speakers around every city
Comment from : Mission Creep

I'm so confused whether choose Spanish or French Which is A easier language to learn Also which language would be beneficial or say language of the future Thks 😊
Comment from : a singh

WAY back in the 20th century, I learned Spanish by watching Mexican telenovelas on VHS tapes
Comment from : Steve Davenport

This is my favorite Olly Richards video! I am learning Spanish myself and I really love how he pours out his heart in this video I feel exactly the same in my own journey
Comment from : Chris Kleeschulte

Hola
Comment from : Mohammad Kashour

I'm not here for learning English or to get a guidance on how to learn languages (yet I appreciate it) butbrI'm only here bc I'm so fascinated by your stories and crazy adventures and your extreme Motive that makes you do crazy things brI see u as a role model for me and brEverytime I watch your videos I feel so inspired yet so ashamed and resentful towards myself for being the person I am right now brAnyway I just wanna say thank you for sharing your stories
Comment from : Lio 19

I loved this so much! Thank you Olly!!
Comment from : Ayo Awotona

I think learning Spanish through immersion is the easiest way to learn Spanish and sometimes the best way to learn a language is different for each type
Comment from : Tiff G

El español es el 2 idioma con más hablantes nativos en el mundo despues del Chino mandarin brAsi que tiene mucho sentido aprenderlo
Comment from : G Gaviria

Sí, todo esto que cuentas está muy bien, pero necesitamos una demostración Haz un vídeo hablando en castellano, porfa
Comment from : lfum87

I have a very strong suspicion that you were more than friends with that Tomas, or you had white privilege
Comment from : A Nother

Hey guys!brIf your are learning Spanish you can practice with me ^o^ (I'm native Spanish speaking, I speak Spanish from Peru!)
Comment from : Nik

Learn a new language, but instead of doing it through story books, use songs Please:)
Comment from : Joel Stephenson

hello i'm from mexico and i'm trying to un-speaking spanish can somebody help me?
Comment from : TrueMemory128mb

I wanna improve my English ,and I could help whit Spanish
Comment from : Ale M3j

Recomiendo que vean novelas colombianas para que practiquen escucha con un acento claro
Comment from : ANDERSON ALEJANDRO ALBA

Do you have any recommendations for complete beginners learning Spanish?
Comment from : Raef Sobh Azab

Gente, romantizar depressão parece ser muito bom já que vocês fazem TANTO, mas já imaginou romantizar a vida de um estudante esperançoso e com sono por estudar muito?
Comment from : MaX

I learned how to curse listening to my grandma
Comment from : Arturo

Thanks for sharing your language learning story so openly La verguenza de que hablás, la de ser inútil en una situacíon social, ha sido muy motivador en mi experiencia también Por mucho que sea la experiencia frustrante, hay que estar agradecido
Comment from : Austin Martin

olly ! Have you made a video about language transfer? Do you have any thoughts on it?
Comment from : Armo 123

How do you learn Spanish after you (kinda) learned Portuguese without getting confused 🤣🤣🤣
Comment from : Jordinho Charles

my journey into spanish began when i met a beautiful colombian woman who i am now soon to marry she didnt know barely a word of englishand i didn't know barely a word of spanish its been 16 months months nowi left my London life behind, and here I am in Medellín
Comment from : El Gringo de Candamo

my journey into spanish began when i met a beautiful colombian woman who i am now soon to marry she didnt know barely a word of englishand i didn't know barely a word of spanish its been 16 months nowi left my London life behind, and here I am in Medellín
Comment from : El Gringo de Candamo

The fact that there are so many countries with so many variations of the Spanish language, and every one of us can perfectly understand each other, makes easier to us to understand foreigners, even if they have bad pronunciation or poor vocabularybrSo, Don't be ashamed of making mistakes and try to practice speaking Spanish with native speakers! :D
Comment from : Rendher

Olly muchisimas gracias por haber compartido tu historia, algunas partes me hacen recuerdar de la experiencia mía cuando empecé vivir en Perú Por cierto - crees que sufriste un neumotórax en aquella montaña argentina?
Comment from : James

¡Saludos amigos! If any of you need a language exchange partner let me know Im an advanced english student but need a lot of practice speaking the language in order to feel comfortable
Comment from : Phantom Vox

How to learn Spanish video: Me, a Spanish speakerbrbme interesa/b
Comment from : Ian Sucholicki

No worries mate! I am argentine and I can't pronounce "RR" neither I have tried to pronounce it correctly all my life and I have already given up it's part of me
Comment from : Alex Xavier

I'm from Argentina and I've learned English from reading fanfiction
Comment from : Rocío P Ch

Hey, Olly I’m curious what role did your prior knowledge in French play in helping you to learn Spanish since they’re both Romance languages?
Comment from : Tony Phonekeo

Me estoy preguntando porque no lo estáis contando en español sino en inglés? No quiero imponer nada pero precisamente contándolo en español aporta la práctica del idioma que el inglés no brinda
Comment from : Hanno franz

El acento canario es sencillamente hermoso, os lo dice una castiza😉
Comment from : Ellie Navarro

Il Postino have a special place in my heart, I'm not a movies person, but I have a list of a few I remember kindly If anything in my case the inspiration it could give me is to learn Italian, since Spanish is my native language
Comment from : Cris

I just bought short stories in spanish and 101 convos in spanish I was so excited when they came yesterday (3 days earlier than projected) I absolutely love to read and I've started the first story, which I am enjoying I'm so happy I found you brI started teaching myself spanish when I was about 9 or 10yrs old That gave me a foundation, but I didnt know spanish speakers and despite loving the culture and music I really fell off Just recently I decided to pick it back up and I knew I wanted to learn in a way that was natural to me I'm happy with my progress and the resources I've found I am focused on consistency and realizing it all takes time
Comment from : BellePoetesss

Please make "How I learned Arabic"
Comment from : Hussain Bharmal

It's interesting how your approaches to learning French and Spanish were very different, but you were still able to attain fluency My own approach to learning Chinese, when I moved to China at age eighteen was different again There is no one size fits all for language learning! I would say that there is one key similarity, though, which is that we both had a passion for a particular aspect of the culture (martial arts in my case) This has led to a very rewarding “life in Chinese" as it were, both in and out of ChinabrbrI may try your story method for the next language that I take up - after I finally decide what it will be！
Comment from : MaartenSFS

Well, put - good to know that you should not take it too seriously and keep plugging along with a good learning protocol
Comment from : Terry B

I have been waiting for this!
Comment from : Ebere Ezike

I didn't know your Spanish accent was from the Canary islands, I don't know how I haven't noticed You are the first person I know that actually learned from our accent, most people choose either the mainland europe Spanish or the American Spanish I think if someone wants to know both the Canary islands is actually the best option, we have a mix between both 😂
Comment from : Arai SM

I know this video is about Spanish, which is a language I studied for five years but am going to revisit with your method to see if I have better results However…I found a story learning podcast in Spanish but do you know of one in Italian? That’s the language I’m focusing on now I’ve bought your books in Spanish and Italian but I’m looking for podcasts as well for my trips Back and forth for work
Comment from : mavsmom21

I can only imagine what it would be like to hang out with Olly on a Saturday evening and have him shout out to everyone, "Who is ready for story time with Olly!?" It would be even better if he had two or three books in his hand
Comment from : Joshua Nelsen

I feel like I’m the only person who likes the grammar Spanish grammar is so interesting
Comment from : Jo Watts

I look forward to starting my Spanish language journey in 2023 I want to get my second language to an advanced level first before I start with Spanish
Comment from : tehui

I am familiar with the works of Pablo Neruda!!
Comment from : Snab Kassa

i'm moving to spain in a week and and am lowkey scared bc i can understand spanish pretty well in terms of reading and listening to things, but am terrified of speaking and not fully being able to express myself
Comment from : MycobacteriEm

13:50 It'd be interesting to see a survey (or some kind of data) on how self-taught learners use the CEFR Personally I see it just as a standardisation tool for formal courses and exams, so I have no problem saying I'm C2 in Spanish since I passed DELE C2 But I've also seen some people react strongly to that, as if me saying that meant that I was claiming to be near-native So with strangers I'll usually say something like "I have a C2 certification" just to play it safe But yeah, a C2 certification is certainly not the end of the road :)
Comment from : PeRK

I learnt Spanish watching TV We didn't have cable so we could watch only what the antenna (looking for the English word) was sending Most Spanish speaking channels from South America were free In the last year of the primary school I started with Spanish lessons on school till pre University Now my Spanish is C1 Next year I wanna follow a legal Spanish course for business purposes Kind regards from the island of Curaçao
Comment from : Siegnaida Jansen-Gosepa

I´ve recently started learning Spanish and even though I don't know much yet I often practice while at workbrWhenever I hear it spoken I´ll try saying something simple to that personbrI've pulled back a little since I realised that if they actually respond I can't understand them lolbrBut I recently managed to find someone interested in a language exchange by doing just that!
Comment from : Sandalwood

Je ne voulais pas que cette vidéo se termine Superbe histoire Olly ! Au fait, j'aime bien ta chemise
Comment from : Forever Learning French

I am on the "speak as early you can"-side I know that is not everyone taste and there are some arguments against it But with Spanish it worked very well for me So good, that I would without a glimpse repeat it in another languagebrThe problem is not to speak too early The problem is to find a language partner who fits to you Especially I f you are looking up for these in the internet broh, and I should clarify that I did not wrote ionly speaking,/i You have to do other things as well I like reading in Spanisch At the moment I am reading my fifth or sixth book in Spanish (and yes, I read very slowly :D )
Comment from : Tom Ate

Que buen video amigo me encantan tus videos ❤️
Comment from : Krishna Lackner

My girlfriend is half German half Spanish I am Greek but we both live im Germany our entire lifes and speak both German as well as Spanish and Greek respectively We both started to learn the other person's language and this has been so fun to me until this day I even took a Spanish class at my university to learn the grammatic as well as some vocabulary But having the possibilty to actively "live" the language by having someone to talk to is as you have said it the best possible thing And though I am rather a perfectionist I also do not care making mistakes and enjoy learning (Little fun fact Spanish and Greek share many similarities in terms of phonetics, and hence sound somewhat alike in many occasions It happens often here in Germany that my Greek ears pick something that sounds Greek but turns out to be Spanish :D)br I really liked your video and just subscribed to you! I hope more videos about how you learned other languages will come in the future :)
Comment from : Casey9999vr

Sometimes I get discouraged when learning Spanish 😢😕
Comment from : A Bryant

Which is your best second language?
Comment from : Kings of fall Guys

Me: bnative spanish speaker/bbrbrAlso me: a ver dijo el ciegobrbrAlso, good time to post this, this is the pratiotic month 💗
Comment from : 김새영

My best friend (and social bubble) is from Gran Canaria so I spent the xmas period there with his family (ironically I couldnt spend it in England with my own family due to restrictions) and a few more weeks when the flights restarted recently I've found canarian spanish (ustedes?), culture (less touching, less shouting) and food (mojo, cake) quite different from the peninsular As with all Spanish people they're amazingly friendly to any guiri who speaks the language
Comment from : Andy D

What an inspirational video! Now, you should make a video about the struggles of learning Dominican or Chileno… I’m a native Spanish speaker and even I had trouble understanding what “la jeepeta” or what “andar a lo gringo” means
Comment from : Steven Avi