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"How Are British English and American English Different ➔ Become a Langfocus channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/@Langfocus/join This video is all about the differences between UK English and US English. The differences are not that great to be honest. Native speakers of either British or American English generally have little trouble understanding each other's speech especially standard formal speech. But there are minor moments of confusion and learners of English as a second language might have some trouble with one variety if they have mostly studied the"
YouTube Link 2018-09-15T16:23Z 1.5M followers, 4M engagements
"How Different Are Indonesian and Malay In this video we'll examine the differences between Malay and Indonesian. Are they different enough to be considered different languages * Are you learning Indonesian Click the link to get a free account at IndonesianPod101: http://bit.ly/Indonesianpod101 (Note: if you upgrade to a premium plan Langfocus receives a small referral fee that helps support this channel.) Well modern Indonesian and modern Malay (including the Malaysian Bruneian and Singaporean varieties) all developed from a slightly older form of Malay. Indonesian was the Malay language"
YouTube Link 2019-04-15T16:17Z 1.5M followers, 2.3M engagements
"English Words of YIDDISH Origin (#shorts) In this Youtube short I give some examples of English words that came from Yiddish and incredibly expressive language historically spoken in Ashkenazi Jewish communities of Europe. language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Yiddish influence on English English etymology English words that came from Yiddish Jewish languages Ashkenazi Jewish New York Yiddish Yiddish slang in English language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Yiddish influence on English English etymology English words that came from Yiddish Jewish"
YouTube Link 2022-10-19T14:09Z 1.5M followers, 385.8K engagements
"Are Farsi Dari and Tajik one language In this clip of a very old video (2016) I talk about the Persian language specifically whether Farsi Dari and Tajik are a single language. Full video: https://youtu.be/tZtlDNcbeE8 language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Dari language Persian language Tajik language Farsi language Persian dialects Where is Persian spoken language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Dari language Persian language Tajik language Farsi language Persian dialects Where is Persian spoken"
YouTube Link 2025-10-12T15:45Z 1.5M followers, 25.7K engagements
"Slang in Mexican Spanish In this clip of a full-length video on Mexican Spanish I talk about Mexican SLANG Full video: https://youtu.be/IMTYzQd9FUY language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Mexican Spanish Mexican slang informal Spanish language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Mexican Spanish Mexican slang informal Spanish"
YouTube Link 2026-02-16T14:45Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"Responding to "Turkey is not Europe" In this short video I respond to a social media comment stating that "Turkey is not Europe". Context: I shared a map showing non-Indo-European languages spoken in Europe which included Turkish. language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Turkish language Turkic East Thrace Istanbul Bosphorous Strait Is Turkey in Europe or Asia Is Turkey in the Middle East language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Turkish language Turkic East Thrace Istanbul Bosphorous Strait Is Turkey in Europe or Asia Is Turkey in the Middle East"
YouTube Link 2025-04-13T14:37Z 1.5M followers, 168.7K engagements
"The Persian Language and What Makes It Fascinating In this video I talk about the Persian language (Farsi Dari Tajik) and whats fascinating about it. Persian often lives in the shadow of Arabic but Persian is a major language in its own right. *Learn Persian with Persian Pod101: http://bit.ly/Persianpod101 (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Thanks to Atto Safar for helping me with some of the content Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Music: "Two Step" by Huma Huma; "Which"
YouTube Link 2016-01-24T20:20Z 1.5M followers, 2.4M engagements
"The Scots Language (or Dialect) This video is all about Scots a sister language of English (or an English dialect depending on who you ask). Either way it's fascinating Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Thanks to Fiona Katherine Smith for her recordings and advice Check out Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include these fantastic people: Brandon Gonzalez Rafael Seher Trevor Lawrence Patrick Batchelder Pomax Mark Thesing Auguste"
YouTube Link 2017-06-11T15:50Z 1.5M followers, 1.7M engagements
"Indo-European cognates In this clip of a full-length video on the Indo-European language family I give some example cognate words from a variety of IE languages. Full video: https://youtu.be/SqK7XXvfiXs language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Indo-European languages language families cognate words how similar are indo-european languages proto-indo-european Old English Latin Sanskrit language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Indo-European languages language families cognate words how similar are indo-european languages proto-indo-european Old English"
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 20.3K engagements
"Mexican Spanish and What Makes it NOTORIOUS This video is all about the variety of Spanish spoken in Mexico and what makes it unique and different from European Spanish. 🚩 Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101: http://bit.ly/pod101spanish. 🔹🔷Secret video on crude slang: https://youtu.be/NPNs8aYlimM. Don't click if you are bothered by crude words. 🔷🔹 Special thanks to Diego Garza for his Mexican Spanish samples and Edu Tudela for his European Spanish samples. 🔵🟠 Become a Langfocus patron at https://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to my current patrons: AmateurTextualCriticism Anton"
YouTube Link 2021-01-31T15:43Z 1.5M followers, 2.2M engagements
"The Spanish Language and What Makes it The Coolest This video is all about the Spanish language Come learn about one of the worlds most important languages spoken in Europe Latin America Africa and beyond. 🚩 Learners of Spanish visit SpanishPod101: http://bit.ly/pod101spanish (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Become a Langfocus channel member for exclusive videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhX3WQEkraW3VHPyup8jkQ/join 🚩 Check out Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus Music:"
YouTube Link 2016-02-20T17:30Z 1.5M followers, 4.8M engagements
"The Portuguese Language and What Makes it Intriguing This is a documentary style language profile about the Portuguese language which is spoken in Portugal Brazil and beyond. * If you're learning Portuguese visit PortuguesePod101: http://bit.ly/portuguesepod101 (Full disclosure: if you sign for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) *** Explanation of the introduction: I say (in Spanish) "Really I speak Spanish" *** At 3:07 the map of Mozambique is upside down. Sorry for the mistake No offense was intended. Check out Langfocus on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2016-02-03T19:09Z 1.5M followers, 4.1M engagements
"Nahuatl - An Indigenous Language of Mexico This video is all about Nahuatl the most widely spoken indigenous language of Mexico. Consultant and voice in the Nahuatl audio samples: Regulo Castro Hernandez The Nahuatl dialect map is from the following textbook: "Escribo mi lengua. Nahuatl de Guerrero" MIBES [--]. Instituto Nacional para la Educacin de los Adultos INEA. http://www.cursosinea.conevyt.org.mx/cursos/para_ser_alfabetizador_mib/contenidos/pdf/mibes7/01_n_guerrero_m7_libro.pdf Major source for the content of this video: "Lecciones para un curso del nhuatl moderno" by David Tuggy T."
YouTube Link 2022-02-05T14:43Z 1.5M followers, 330.2K engagements
"The Polish Language (Is this real) This video is all about the Polish language including its history and linguistic features Learning Polish Click the link to get a free account at Polishpod101: http://bit.ly/Polishpod101. (Disclosure: If you upgrade to a premium plan Langfocus receives a small referral fee that helps support this channel). Special thanks to Sebastian Marcin Siwik for help with the Polish audio recordings for this video. ➔ Become a channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/@Langfocus/join Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus"
YouTube Link 2019-06-30T14:35Z 1.5M followers, 2.9M engagements
"The North Germanic Languages of the Nordic Nations (UPDATED) (UPDATED VIDEO) This video is about the North Germanic languages of Scandinavia and the other Nordic nations. * If you are learning a language check out Innovative Language courses: https://langfocus.com/pod101. Thanks to Yazmina Kara Christian Fredlev Sand and Jens Aksel Takle for their sample sentences and assistance. Check out Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include these amazing people: Brandon Gonzalez Ruben Sanchez BJ Peter DeLaCruz Michael Cuomo Eric Garland Brian Michalowski"
YouTube Link 2016-10-22T09:21Z 1.5M followers, 1.3M engagements
"The Estonian Language In the clip of a Mystery Languages video I give basic info about the Estonian language. language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Estonian language Finnic language Finno-Ugric languages language game language quiz language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Estonian language Finnic language Finno-Ugric languages language game language quiz"
YouTube Link 2024-12-23T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 36.2K engagements
"Words I misunderstood when I was a kid language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics vocabulary misunderstandings how kids learn languages language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics vocabulary misunderstandings how kids learn languages"
YouTube Link 2026-02-15T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 18.8K engagements
"The Vietnamese Language This video is all about the Vietnamese language Special thanks to Nguyn Vn Phi for his Northern Vietnamese samples and T L Nam for his additional Southern Vietnamese samples. Watch my video about VIETNAM (the country): https://youtu.be/pEjId4gJ8iY Support Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus. Special thanks to the following patrons: AmateurTextualCriticism Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C CFitz17 Clark Roth Colin Milner Irina Bruce Italy Made Easy J Choi Jacob Madsen John Moffat Karl-Erik Wngstedt Kenny Kirk Kirkpatrick"
YouTube Link 2021-06-25T14:48Z 1.5M followers, 1.6M engagements
"LEBANON and its Arabic Dialect This video is all about Lebanese Arabic but also about Levantine Arabic in general since Lebanese is similar to Syrian Jordanian and Palestinian dialects. Special thanks to Hussein Kandil for his audio samples and suggestions Support Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus. Current patrons include these special people: Aleksei AmateurTextualCriticism Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C Chuck Davis Claudia Ramos Fiona de Visser Irina Bruce Italy Made Easy Jacob Madsen John Moffat Karl-Erik Wngstedt Kirk Kirkpatrick"
YouTube Link 2022-12-31T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 300.4K engagements
"VIKING INFLUENCE on the English Language This video is all about the Viking age and how it affected the English language. Special thanks to Oliver Jahren for his Norwegian samples Check out Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include these amazing people: Andres Resendez Borgia Anjo Barnes Arthur Robinson Auguste Fields Behnam Esfahbod Bennett Seacrist Brandon Gonzalez Brian Michalowski Fiona de Visser Georgina Toland Guillermo Jimenez Jacob Madsen John Moffat Matthew Etter Michael Arbagi Michael Cuomo Nobbi Lampe-Strang Paul Boychuk Rosalind Resnick"
YouTube Link 2019-01-27T15:18Z 1.5M followers, 825.4K engagements
"A.I. - The END of Language Learning In this video I talk about whether artificial intelligence will eliminate language learning in the future. As you can imagine there's no black and white answer but hopefully my predictions give you food for thought See this video early on Patreon at https://patreon.com/langfocus . Current patrons include these amazing people: Adrian Aleksei AmateurTextualCriticism Atlasino Fuyusaka Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C Chris Meredith Chuck Davis Claudia Ramos Fiona de Visser Georgina Toland Irina Bruce Italy Made Easy Jacob Madsen John Moffat"
YouTube Link 2023-12-15T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 95.3K engagements
"Why Is English Spelling So Damn Weird In this video I look at the historical factors that have made English spelling so varied inconsistent and unpredictable Learn a language with Pimsleur: https://imp.i271380.net/langfocus Get started with a free trial (Disclosure: The above link is an affiliate link so Langfocus gets a small referral fee - at no extra cost to you) Check out Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to these current Patreon members: Andres Resendez Borgia Anjo Barnes Auguste Fields Behnam Esfahbod Bennett Seacrist Brandon Gonzalez Brian Michalowski"
YouTube Link 2019-04-26T14:41Z 1.5M followers, 1.2M engagements
"CHILEAN Spanish and What Makes it Unique This video is all about the varieties of Spanish spoken in Chile and their special features and influences. 🚩Learn Spanish with Spanishpod101: https://bit.ly/pod101spanish. Special thanks to Javier Torres for his Chilean Spanish samples and work as a consultant on this video And special thanks to all the amazing Langfocus Patreon supporters including the following people: AmateurTextualCriticism Andrew Doehler Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C CFitz17 Colin Milner Irina Bruce Italy Made Easy J Choi Jacob Madsen John"
YouTube Link 2021-12-04T15:20Z 1.5M followers, 879.8K engagements
"How Similar are Japanese and Korean Two of the most popular Asian languages are Japanese and Korean and there are millions of fans of Japanese and Korean pop culture around the world. How similar are Korean and Japanese If you learn one will you be able to communicate with people who speak the other language Find out For lots of great Japanese lessons for students of all levels visit JapanesePod101: http://bit.ly/japanese-pod-101. And for Korean check out KoreanPod101: http://bit.ly/Koreanclass101. (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee."
YouTube Link 2016-01-01T10:21Z 1.5M followers, 1.8M engagements
"Quechua - The Living Language of the Incas This video is all about Quechua - a family of closely related dialects in Peru Bolivia Ecuador Colombia and Argentina. Quechua was the language of the Inca Empire Special thanks to Martin Piwi Napa for his help with the Quechua language samples Check out Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus My current Patreon members include these wonderful people: Brandon Gonzalez Guillermo Jimenez Sidney Frattini Junior Bennett Seacrist Ruben Sanchez Michael Cuomo Eric Garland Brian Michalowski Sebastian Langshaw Yixin Alfred Wang Vadim Sobolev Fred"
YouTube Link 2017-01-17T16:57Z 1.5M followers, 580.8K engagements
"Is English my native language In this clip I respond to the "allegation" that I'm not a native speaker of English. ;) language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics native language second language foreign accent autism Canadian accent English pronunciation language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics native language second language foreign accent autism Canadian accent English pronunciation"
YouTube Link 2025-02-12T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 321.9K engagements
"The Romance languages developed from Vulgar Latin In this clip of a video on Romance languages from [----] I talk about how they developed from Vulgar Latin. language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Romance languages Latin language Vulgar Latin history of Europe Rome Roman Empire language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Romance languages Latin language Vulgar Latin history of Europe Rome Roman Empire"
YouTube Link 2026-01-17T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 11.7K engagements
"English words of ARABIC origin In this clip I talk about some English words of Arabic origin and words that entered European languages via Arabic but trace back further to other languages. language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Arabic language English vocabulary loanwords etymology language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Arabic language English vocabulary loanwords etymology"
YouTube Link 2024-12-17T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 257.1K engagements
"Brazilian Portuguese vs European Portuguese (How DIFFERENT are they) In this video I examine the two major varieties of Portuguese and see how they are different. 🔷Learners of Portuguese check out PortuguesePod101: http://bit.ly/portuguesepod101 . 🔷 For [--] other languages: https://langfocus.com/pod101 Special thanks to Carlos Costa for his European Portuguese samples and Igor Catal for his Brazilian Portuguese samples 🚩 Check out Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to these amazing Langfocus patrons: Alana Kalinowski Ali Mametraimov AmateurTextualCriticism"
YouTube Link 2020-10-30T15:42Z 1.5M followers, 933.7K engagements
"MAGYAR NYELV The Hungarian Language is MINDBLOWING This video is all about the Hungarian language including its history and features Learn Hungarian with HungarianPod101: http://bit.ly/Hungarianpod101 (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee at no extra cost you) Become a Langfocus channel member for exclusive members only videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhX3WQEkraW3VHPyup8jkQ/join Special thanks to Viktor Kovcs for his Hungarian audio samples and to Erik Tth for his feedback and help with the Hungarian samples. Check out"
YouTube Link 2018-11-09T18:12Z 1.5M followers, 1.9M engagements
"Are Swedish Danish and Norwegian the SAME language #shorts In this clip I talk about whether Swedish Danish and Norwegian are actually the same language and how they COULD be considered such (not by linguists but by the general populace). This is a new version of an older Youtube short with upgraded footage and audio. language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Danish Swedish Norwegian North Germanic languages Scandinavia Nordic language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Danish Swedish Norwegian North Germanic languages Scandinavia Nordic"
YouTube Link 2024-12-16T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 137.5K engagements
"The Italian language In this clip of a video from over [--] years ago I talk about the Italian language and its use in Italy and beyond. Full video: https://youtu.be/6o140Ni6yiM language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Italian language Romance languages Sardinian dialetti Italian dialects regional languages language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Italian language Romance languages Sardinian dialetti Italian dialects regional languages"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 20K engagements
"Malaysia and Indonesia linguistic and cultural demographics In this clip of a video from my second channel GEOfocus I talk about the national languages of Malaysia and Indonesia. Then I talk about wider demographics of the two countries. Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=RDl8pSZaSUo language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Indonesia Malaysia Bahasa Melayu demographics of Malaysia demographics of Indonesia geography language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Indonesia Malaysia Bahasa Melayu demographics of Malaysia demographics of Indonesia"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T03:00Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"Free FSI Language Courses - Are They Good Free FSI language courses (from the US Foreign Service Institute) are available for download on the internet in pdf and mp3 format. LINK http://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/ Check the link to the FSI courses in the description below Free is great but are the materials useful Like all materials they have their pros and cons and how you use them is important. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://facebook.com/langfocus http://instagram.com/langfocus http://twitter.com/langfocus http://langfocus.com Music: "Strength in Numbers" by"
YouTube Link 2015-08-21T11:51Z 1.5M followers, 189.2K engagements
"The ARMENIAN Language This video is all about Armenian one of the most unique and fascinating languages of the Indo-European language family. I hope you find it interesting Credits: Producer writer and host: Paul Visual editor: Luis Solana Urea (Acribus Studio) Special thanks to Gevorg Petrosyan for his feedback and Armenian audio samples Support Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include these amazing people: Aleksei AmateurTextualCriticism Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C CFitz17 Chuck Davis Claudia Ramos Fiona de Visser"
YouTube Link 2022-08-12T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 431.9K engagements
"The Irish Language (Gaelic) ➔ Become a channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/@Langfocus/join This video is all about the Irish language (Gaeilge) including its history and development as well as some of its key features. Special thanks to Patrick (Youtube channel: Patchy Gaelic) for his audio samples feedback and extraordinary helpfulness during the holiday period 🚩 Check out Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include these amazing people: Andres Resendez Borgia Anjo Barnes Auguste Fields Behnam Esfahbod Bennett"
YouTube Link 2018-12-31T17:45Z 1.5M followers, 1.6M engagements
"Jamaican Patois (NOT English) This video is all about Jamaican Patois aka Jamaican Creole the English-based creole language of Jamaica. Learn a language with native speakers online using italki: http://go.italki.com/1Ojye8x -- My favorite way to practices languages Special thanks to Irina Bruce and Derrick Ricketts for their feedback and help with the Patois samples in this video Video examples of Patois: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=xLas9oA1SFw https://www.youtube.com/watchv=gjmHzlqYz-U Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patrons include: Andrew Heckenberg"
YouTube Link 2019-07-14T15:21Z 1.5M followers, 2.5M engagements
"YORUBA - A Language of NIGERIA (and the WORLD) This video is all about Yoruba one of the major languages of Nigeria and spoken by much of the Nigerian diaspora around the world. Special thanks to Stephen Ogunbiyi for his Yoruba audio samples and feedback. Visual editing and effects: Luis Solana Urea (Acribus Studio) Support Langfocus at https://patreon.com/langfocus. Current patrons include the following amazing people: Aleksei AmateurTextualCriticism Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C CFitz17 Chuck Davis Claudia Ramos Irina Bruce Italy Made Easy Jacob Madsen"
YouTube Link 2022-12-01T13:50Z 1.5M followers, 396.7K engagements
"Languages of Denmark and Norwegian In this clip of a video from my second channel GEOfocus I talk about Danish and Norwegian. Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=PUklsUVNxsQ language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 27K engagements
"The Bulgarian Language - Slavic but DIFFERENT This video is all about the Bulgarian language a language that stands out from all the other Slavic languages. Find out why Special thanks to Anna Karaivanova for her Bulgarian audio samples Writer producer and host: Paul Visual editing: Luis Solana Urea (Acribus Studio) Support Langfocus at https://patreon.com/langfocus. Current patrons include these amazing people: Aleksei AmateurTextualCriticism Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C CFitz17 Chuck Davis Claudia Ramos Irina Bruce Italy Made Easy Jacob Madsen John"
YouTube Link 2022-10-08T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 549.1K engagements
"Turkish words in Lebanese Arabic In this clip of a full-length video about the Arabic dialects of Lebanon I talk about Turkish words borrowed into Lebanese Arabic (and other dialects of the Levant as well). language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Turkic language Turkish Ottoman Empire Turkish words in Arabic Levantine Arabic language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Turkic language Turkish Ottoman Empire Turkish words in Arabic Levantine Arabic"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 23.5K engagements
"ARGENTINIAN Spanish & What Makes it So DIFFERENT This video is all about Rioplatense - the variety of Spanish spoken in much of Argentina and neighboring Uruguay. Get unlimited Spanish lessons with Baselang: https://baselang.com/ref=langfocus Coupon code: langfocus (all lower case letters) Special thanks to Gianluca Bisio for his Rioplatense audio samples and suggestions and to Luis Solana Urea for his Standard Spanish audio samples. Video editing: Luis Solana Urea (Acribus Studio) Thanks to all of you patrons for making Langfocus possible: Aleksei AmateurTextualCriticism Bennett Seacrist"
YouTube Link 2023-03-11T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 586.6K engagements
"What are Creoles and Pidgins And Whats the Difference Whats the difference between Creoles and Pidgins In this video I examine how Pidgin languages and Creole languages develop and how they are different from each other. Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://instagram.com/langfocus http://twitter.com/langfocus Music: Accralate - The Dark Contenent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution"
YouTube Link 2015-12-21T21:32Z 1.5M followers, 697.3K engagements
"Can Arabic Speakers Understand Maltese Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans Use code LANGFOCUS at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/langfocus In this video I check how well native speakers of Arabic can understand the Maltese language. The results are fascinating to witness Special thanks to Christianne Portelli for her Maltese samples. Check out her channel on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1rdkmchySc3YCWguwaQgrQ And special thanks to Maryam from Egypt Farouk from Morocco and Rostom from Tunisia for participating and appearing in the video"
YouTube Link 2025-01-17T16:53Z 1.5M followers, 108.4K engagements
"Language Death: How do languages die This video is about the process of language death and languages which have become dead or extinct as a result. Languages vanish in numerous different ways and many more are projected to disappear in the coming decades. Learn a language with Pimsleur: https://imp.i271380.net/langfocus Get started with a free trial (Disclosure: The above link is an affiliate link so Langfocus gets a small referral fee - at no extra cost to you) Credits for this video: Paul Jorgensen: Producer host video editor and co-writer Willow Groundwater: writer Support Langfocus on"
YouTube Link 2018-04-09T15:49Z 1.5M followers, 540K engagements
"HAWAIIAN: The Endangered Language of Hawai'i This video is all about lelo Hawaii - the Hawaiian language Learn a language with native teachers online using italki: http://go.italki.com/1Ojye8x Special thanks to Kalani Stoleson for his feedback and Hawaiian audio samples He is one of the hosts of Lohe 'ia the first podcast in the Hawaiian language Http://soundcloud.com/user-567360414 or https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ij9FuLdffbtP39MUHVWxdsi=-Ud9DvHeSxOpnceHEV9SnQ. Or on Instagram: http://instagram.com/loheia Special thanks to all the amazing people who support Langfocus at"
YouTube Link 2020-02-15T15:12Z 1.5M followers, 349.4K engagements
"Duolingo is THE DEVIL In this clip from a [----] video I warn the world about Duolingo and its wild sentences The sentences are real ones that Duolingo used to teach. But the video is obviously comedy. Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=BbmXSR_QiP8&t=3s language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Duolingo meme Duolingo scary Duolingo strange sentences Duolingo bad Duolingo review language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Duolingo meme Duolingo scary Duolingo strange sentences Duolingo bad Duolingo review"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 11.3K engagements
"GJUHA SHQIPE The Albanian Language is Awesome This video is all about the Albanian language Shqip Special thanks to Erbi for his feedback and audio samples as well as Fabio Beta for his additional samples and feedback. And thanks to the other Albanian speakers who answered all my questions including Ertjan Arapi Dritro Ferri and Gabriel Ruta. Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Support Langfocus: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current patreon supporters include these dedicated"
YouTube Link 2019-12-01T16:10Z 1.5M followers, 1.5M engagements
"ARABIC Influence on Spanish & Portuguese This video is about the influence of the Arabic language on Spanish and Portuguese mainly due to Islamic rule in Al-Andalus. Learners of Spanish visit: http://bit.ly/pod101spanish. For Portuguese: http://bit.ly/portuguesepod101. For Arabic: http://bit.ly/arabicpod101. (Note: if you upgrade to a paid plan Langfocus will get a small referral fee that helps support this channel. But I only recommend things I like) Special thanks to Maha from the LearnArabicwithMaha channel for her Arabic samples: https://www.youtube.com/user/LearnArabicwithMaha. And"
YouTube Link 2019-03-04T20:34Z 1.5M followers, 1.5M engagements
"How Similar Are ARABIC and HEBREW (Massive reboot) In this video I compare the Arabic and Hebrew languages to see how similar (and different) they are. This is a "reboot" meaning that I made a completely new video on a topic I made a video about back in [----]. This one is much better and much more in-depth. Special thanks to Eden (a native speaker of Hebrew) and Mahmoud (a native speaker of Palestinian Arabic) for appearing in this video ➔ Become a Langfocus channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/@Langfocus/join And an extra special thanks to all of you patrons"
YouTube Link 2024-10-24T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 391.8K engagements
"The Indonesian Language (Bahasa Indonesia) Today's video is all about the Indonesian language (Bahasa Indonesia) its history and development its features and its colloquial varieties called Bahasa Gaul. Special thanks to Evan Chandra for his audio samples and help with Bahasa Gaul Are you learning Indonesian Click the link to get a free account for IndonesianPod101: http://bit.ly/Indonesianpod101. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to: BJ Peter DeLaCruz Michael Cuomo Nicholas Shelokov Sebastian Langshaw Brandon Gonzalez Brian Michalowski Adrian Zhang"
YouTube Link 2016-10-15T18:56Z 1.5M followers, 1.8M engagements
"How Similar are Spanish and Portuguese How different are Spanish and Portuguese How similar In this video I go deep with lots of examples Students of Spanish visit SpanishPod101: http://bit.ly/pod101spanish. And for Portuguese check out PortuguesePod101: http://bit.ly/pod101portuguese. (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Special thanks to Edu Tudela for his Spanish voice samples and Carlos Costa for his Portuguese voice samples. Check out Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus Current"
YouTube Link 2018-10-10T15:58Z 1.5M followers, 1.1M engagements
"WASEI EIGO - English Made in Japan This video is all about WASEI EIGO - Japanese words and phrases that came from ENGLISH but are used differently in JAPANESE. Support this channel by becoming a channel member and gain access to exclusive videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhX3WQEkraW3VHPyup8jkQ/join Thanks to all of you Patreon supporters for making Langfocus possible: Aleksei Bogatov AmateurTextualCriticism Bennett Seacrist Brian King Bruce C Callum Martyn Bell Chris Meredith Chuck Davis Claudia Ramos Fiona de Visser Georgina Toland Irina Bruce Italy Made Easy Jacob Madsen Jean P."
YouTube Link 2025-10-03T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 41.3K engagements
"How Similar are German and Dutch In this video I compare two closely related languages: German and Dutch including vocabulary pronunciation and grammar. * Learners of German visit GermanPod101: (http://bit.ly/Germanpod101) . And for Dutch visit DutchPod101: (http://bit.ly/Dutchpod101) (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Special thanks to Michael Lbke and Jasper Oppen for their German and Dutch audio samples Check out Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include"
YouTube Link 2018-12-16T17:15Z 1.5M followers, 2.2M engagements
"The Bible was written in THESE languages #shorts In this short video I talk about the three languages the Bible was originally written in if we include both the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. I didn't include the Apocrypha. Commercial images licensed from istock.com Creative Commons images in this video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S1PQV8EiDrZn8cA71YfipNdU2B7WY88hjjkd9GFDv30/editusp=sharing Front page image of Israel Ha-Yom newspaper: fair use intended. language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Biblical languages Biblical Hebrew Biblical Aramaic"
YouTube Link 2022-11-10T14:07Z 1.5M followers, 528.9K engagements
"The BALTIC Languages (Lithuanian Latvian and Beyond) This video is all about the Baltic Language family focusing mainly on its two living languages: Lithuanian and Latvian. But I also focus on the history and development of the Baltic languages more generally. Special thanks to Domeniks Antonenko for his Latvian samples and feedback and Rokas Stasikis for his Lithuanian samples and feedback. Support Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus. Current patrons include these amazing people: Aleksei AmateurTextualCriticism Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C"
YouTube Link 2023-01-27T13:45Z 1.5M followers, 430.6K engagements
"The German Language This video is a language profile on the German language one of Europes most important and influential languages. * Click for a free account at GermanPod101: http://bit.ly/Germanpod101. For [--] other languages click here: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) This video contains an image (1:02) courtesy of Humboldt Institut who offer intensive German courses in Germany and Austria. https://www.humboldt-institut.org/en/ Special"
YouTube Link 2016-04-06T16:47Z 1.5M followers, 2.7M engagements
"The Greek Impact on EVERYTHING This video is about the massive (and sometimes stunning) impact of the Greek language on the languages of the world. Become a channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/@Langfocus/join Special thanks to all of you patrons for making this video possible: Aleksei Bogatov AmateurTextualCriticism Bennett Seacrist Brian King Bruce C Chris Meredith Chuck Davis Claudia Ramos Fiona de Visser Georgina Toland Irina Bruce Italy Made Easy Jacob Madsen John Moffat Karl-Erik Wngstedt Kirk Kirkpatrick KiwiBirdWiki M. Aizat A. Rahman Michael Cuomo"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T04:27Z 1.5M followers, 136.2K engagements
"The Guarani Language This video is all about Guarani an indigenous language of South America and one of the official languages of Paraguay. Learn a language with Pimsleur: https://imp.i271380.net/langfocus Get started with a free trial (Disclosure: The above link is an affiliate link so Langfocus gets a small referral fee - at no extra cost to you) Special thanks to Ivn who recorded the audio samples for this video and provided valuable feedback. Check out his channel for learning Guarani (through Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM0ri9700CquKx1gFjWfJGg Support Langfocus on Patreon"
YouTube Link 2021-08-20T15:08Z 1.5M followers, 433.4K engagements
"Spanish vs French (How Similar Are They) In this video I compare two major global languages: Spanish and French How similar are they How different are they ** Learn French with FrenchPod101: http://bit.ly/frenchpod101 or Spanish with http://bit.ly/pod101spanish. (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Special thanks to Edu Tudela for his Spanish audio samples and Lthais MacGriogair for his French audio samples. Support Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include these"
YouTube Link 2019-05-28T16:41Z 1.5M followers, 1.1M engagements
"FRISIAN - Sister Language(s) of English This video is all about FRISIAN a close relative of the English language. Become a Langfocus channel member for exclusive members only videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhX3WQEkraW3VHPyup8jkQ/join Special thanks to Auke de Haan from http://learnfrisian.com (Instagram: learnfrisian) for his West Frisian audio samples and for answering all my crazy questions. 🚩 Support Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include theses magnificent individuals: AmateurTextualCriticism Anjo Barnes Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist"
YouTube Link 2020-01-28T16:25Z 1.5M followers, 2.6M engagements
"The Many Languages of INDIA This video is all about India and its stunning linguistic diversity. Special thanks to Ajay Sharma for his Hindi and Sanskrit samples Gopal Krishna for his Tamil samples and feedback and Soroosh Motevalli for his Persian samples. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include these amazing people: Andres Resendez Borgia Anjo Barnes Auguste Fields Behnam Esfahbod Bennett Seacrist Brandon Gonzalez Brian Michalowski Fiona de Visser Georgina Toland Guillermo Jimenez Jacob Madsen John Moffat Matthew Etter Michael Arbagi Michael"
YouTube Link 2019-02-25T17:49Z 1.5M followers, 1.7M engagements
"The Enigmatic ICELANDIC Language This video is all about the Icelandic language an Insular North Germanic language (along with Faroese). It can be also be classified as a member of the Western branch of the North Germanic languages (along with Faroese and Norwegian) because it developed mainly from Western dialects of Old Norse. Icelandic is said to be the closest North Germanic language to Old Norse (meaning Old Icelandic as it appears in old literature like the Icelandic sagas). Icelandic retains much of the inflection that existed in Old Norse. Contrast that with English which has lost"
YouTube Link 2022-05-20T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 612K engagements
"When Chinese speakers read Japanese Kanji In this video Alfred from China talks about the Chinese characters in Japanese and Chinese. * This is an outtake from a full-length video entitled "Can Chinese Speakers Read Japanese" Video here: https://youtu.be/ZWsLahVQj9s language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Chinese language Mandarin language Japanese language Japanese kanji Chinese characters daijoubu reading Japanese anime language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Chinese language Mandarin language Japanese language Japanese kanji Chinese characters"
YouTube Link 2024-06-09T07:01Z 1.5M followers, 574.1K engagements
"The Greek Language is the Greatest This video is all about the Greek language its history and development and some important features of the language. 🚩 Are you studying Greek Click the link to get a free account at GreekPod101: http://bit.ly/greekpod101. For [--] other languages: https://langfocus.com/pod101/. Special thanks to Seyhan Sakall for her Greek voice recordings ➔ Become a Langfocus channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/@Langfocus/join 🚩 Support Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include these amazing people: Brandon"
YouTube Link 2017-03-26T19:23Z 1.5M followers, 2.6M engagements
"The DUTCH Language in the Netherlands and Belgium In this video I talk about the Dutch language in the Netherlands and Flanders Belgium The video contains this Creative Commons image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Verenigd_Koninkrijk_der_Nederlanden_(tot_1830).png Author: Knsterle License: CC BY SA [---] Unported license language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics"
YouTube Link 2024-01-31T07:22Z 1.5M followers, 1.4M engagements
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"Chinese - The Sinitic Languages This video is all about the Sinitic language family also known as Chinese Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101: http://bit.ly/Class101Chinese. (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But if I didn't like it I wouldn't recommend it) Special thanks to Bing Chao and Liyang Ye for providing the Mandarin Shanghainese and Cantonese audio samples Check out Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include these fantastic people: Brandon Gonzalez Mark Thesing Jiajun "Jeremy" Liu "
YouTube Link 2017-02-09T16:30Z 1.5M followers, 2M engagements
"The Indo-European Connection This video is about the Indo-European languages and the connections between them going all the way back to Proto-Indo-European. Check out Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include these fantastic people: Brandon Gonzalez Mark Thesing Jiajun "Jeremy" Liu Guillermo Jimenez Sidney Frattini Junior Bennett Seacrist Ruben Sanchez Michael Cuomo Eric Garland Brian Michalowski Sebastian Langshaw Vadim Sobolev FRANCISCO Mohammed A. Abahussain Fred UlasYesil JL Bumgarner Rob Hoskins Thomas A. McCloud Ian Smith Maurice Chow Matthew"
YouTube Link 2017-03-08T16:30Z 1.5M followers, 1.8M engagements
"How Different Are Standard German and Bavarian In this video I compare the Bavarian dialects of Bavaria Austria and South Tyrol with Standard German. *Check out the excellent German course "German Uncovered": https://bit.ly/Uncovered-German See Uncovered courses for all languages: https://bit.ly/3fYI1uo Special thanks to Robbie for his Standard German samples and Simon Bun and Robert Kalem for their help with Bavarian samples And thanks to others for their suggestions including Benedikt Peter. These amazing people support Langfocus at http://patreon.com/langfocus : Nobbi Lampe-Strang"
YouTube Link 2020-03-05T14:48Z 1.5M followers, 874.5K engagements
"AAVE - African American Vernacular English This video is all about African American Vernacular English the dialects of English historically spoken by Black Americans in the United States. Special thanks to Lawrence Pittman who recorded the audio samples for this video. Check out his art on his Instagram page https://instagram.com/challat_art . Additional thanks to Eunartha Bossamy for her ideas and feedback as well Jamie Conner Demetrii Wright and Hasani Arnold for their feedback. 🚩 Special thanks to the following Champions who support Langfocus at https://patreon.com/langfocus : J Choi Ali"
YouTube Link 2020-07-03T14:49Z 1.5M followers, 1.1M engagements
"How Similar are Tagalog and Indonesian In this video I compare the features of Tagalog (also known as Filipino) and Indonesian (along with Malay). Learn Indonesian with IndonesianPod101: http://bit.ly/Indonesianpod101 Learn Tagalog/Filipino with FilipinoPod101: http://bit.ly/filipino101. Click here for other languages: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/ (Note: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee that helps support this channel). This video about the similarities and differences between the Indonesian language and Tagalog (and since"
YouTube Link 2020-04-23T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 1.8M engagements
"The World's TINIEST Language (TOKI PONA) This video is a re-shot re-edited and updated version of my video about Toki Pona from [--] years ago. TOKI PONA is a minimalist constructed language with only [---] words The name of the language means "The language of good" "toki" meaning "language" (Like "talk") and "pona" meaning "good". The idea of Toki Pona is to simplify thought and communication by cutting our communication down to the most important universal concepts and expressing more complex concepts by combining simple ones. With only [---] words translating a single English word into Toki"
YouTube Link 2025-02-08T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 50.8K engagements
"Spanish in the Philippines In this video I talk about the history of Spanish in the Philippines and the Philippine variety of Spanish - which is still spoken by a dwindling community of native speakers and heritage speakers. Special thanks to the members of El Viejo de Manila for their participation in this video And thanks to Ed for his Iberian Spanish samples as well Check out exclusive videos for Langfocus channel members here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhX3WQEkraW3VHPyup8jkQ/join Special thanks to the following Langfocus Patreon supporters: Aleksei Bogatov AmateurTextualCriticism"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T10:03Z 1.5M followers, 184K engagements
"How Different Are DUTCH Dutch and Flemish ➔ Become a channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/@Langfocus/join This video is all about the differences between the way Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands and in the Flanders region of Belgium. Of course there are numerous dialects of Dutch spoken in both countries so in this video I focus on the varieties spoken in daily life in non-dialectal informal situations: Standard Dutch in the Netherlands and Tussentaal (or "between-language") in Flanders. Special thanks to Rafael Janssen for his Netherlandic Dutch samples"
YouTube Link 2024-01-31T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 437.7K engagements
"Norwegian A North Germanic Language of Norway This video is all about the Norwegian language a North Germanic language spoken in Norway * Click for a free account at NorwegianClass101: http://bit.ly/Norwegianclass101 (Full disclosure: if you upgrade to a paid account Langfocus receives a small referral fee that helps support this channel.) Special thanks to Jens N. Nielsen for his Bokml samples and help as well as Ren Mikalsen for his Nynorsk samples. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include these lovely people: Anjo Barnes Auguste Fields Behnam"
YouTube Link 2019-09-28T18:23Z 1.5M followers, 1M engagements
"ITALIANO The Italian Language is Amazing This video is all about the Italian language both its history and its features ITALIANO Learn Italian with ItalianPod101: http://bit.ly/pod101italian (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Special thanks to Vanni Rosini for his Italian language samples Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include these beautiful people: Anjo Barnes Auguste Fields Behnam Esfahbod Bennett Seacrist Brandon Gonzalez Brian King Can Cetinyilmaz"
YouTube Link 2019-11-01T15:51Z 1.5M followers, 1.1M engagements
"The Persian Language IN DEPTH This video is all about the Persian language (aka Farsi) and its features. Learn Persian with PersianPod101: http://bit.ly/Persianpod101 Special thanks to Soroosh Motevalli for his Persian samples Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include: Andres Resendez Borgia Anjo Barnes Auguste Fields Behnam Esfahbod Bennett Seacrist Brandon Gonzalez Brian Michalowski Fiona de Visser Georgina Toland Guillermo Jimenez Jacob Madsen John Moffat Matthew Etter Michael Arbagi Michael Cuomo Nobbi Lampe-Strang Paul Boychuk Rosalind Resnick Ruben"
YouTube Link 2019-02-15T15:27Z 1.5M followers, 959.8K engagements
"TURKISH - A Language Profile (TRKE) This video is all about the TURKISH language. My video on Turkish from [----] was long overdue for a complete overhaul and this new video is the result. Check out Turkish Uncovered: https://bit.ly/TurkishUncovered See ALL Uncovered courses: https://bit.ly/Uncovered-ALL-languages Special thanks to Arda Zekeriya Ik for his feedback and Turkish audio samples. Support Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include these amazing people: Aleksei Alex Tsigdinos AmateurTextualCriticism Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C"
YouTube Link 2023-05-13T13:45Z 1.5M followers, 385.7K engagements
"The HAUSA Language (of NIGERIA and NIGER) #shorts In this short video I talk about Hausa one of the most important languages of West Africa (mainly in Nigeria and Niger). Commercial images licensed from Shutterstock.com Creative Commons images in this video: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hausa_language_map.png Author: Kwamikagami License: CC BY SA [---] Unported license https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_African_languages.svg Author: User: SUM1 License: CC BY SA [---] International license language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Hausa languages of"
YouTube Link 2022-11-26T14:35Z 1.5M followers, 167.9K engagements
"Duolingo is Definitely the Devil In this clip from my classic Duolingo warning I share some of the wild sentences Duolingo used to make us learn The sentences are real ones that used to appear in the Duolingo app but the video is obviously comedy. Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=BbmXSR_QiP8&t=3s language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Duolingo strange sentences Duolingo scary Duolingo weird Duolingo reminder Duolingo review language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Duolingo strange sentences Duolingo scary Duolingo weird Duolingo reminder"
YouTube Link 2026-02-12T14:45Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"French vs Italian - How Similar Are They How similar are French and Italian That's the question I attempt to answer in this video Learn French with FrenchPod101: http://bit.ly/frenchpod101 or Italian with ItalianPod101: http://bit.ly/pod101italian (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to: Jamal Alhejaili Nicholas Shelokov Sebastian Langshaw Brandon Gonzalez Brian Michalowski Adrian Zhang Vadim Sobolev Yixin Alfred Wong Kaan"
YouTube Link 2016-07-28T13:36Z 1.5M followers, 903.3K engagements
"The ARABIC Language (Its Amazing History and Features) This video is all about the Arabic language from its early origins on the Arabian peninsula to its current status as the 5th most spoken language on Earth. I also examine a number of features of Arabic. Learn Arabic: http://bit.ly/arabicpod101 (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a paid membership Langfocus receives a small referral fee.) Special thanks to Murjana Shabaneh and Mohammad Abd Al Qadr for the audio samples and feedback ➔ Become a channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/@Langfocus/join 🔹🔷 Check"
YouTube Link 2017-04-23T16:05Z 1.5M followers, 3.7M engagements
"The Dutch Language (NOT Deutsch) This video is all about the Dutch language or Nederlands as it's known in Dutch. Learn all about the history and features of Dutch. ** Click the link to get a free account at Dutchpod101: http://bit.ly/Dutchpod101 For other languages click here: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Special thanks to Nils Van Dessel and Ashwin Sewambar for their audio recordings of Dutch words and sentences. Check out Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include these special people: Michael Cuomo Nicholas Shelokov"
YouTube Link 2016-08-09T16:42Z 1.5M followers, 1.9M engagements
"How Similar Are Mandarin and Cantonese In this video I compare Mandarin and Cantonese Are you learning Mandarin Check out ChineseClass101: http://bit.ly/Class101Chinese. (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee.) Special thanks to Bing Chao for her Mandarin audio samples YingYan Ye for his Cantonese samples and Willow Groundwater for her help with research and writing for this video. Credits for this video: Paul Jorgensen: Producer host video editor and co-writer Willow Groundwater: Writer Bing Chao: Mandarin audio samples YingYan Ye:"
YouTube Link 2018-01-27T19:49Z 1.5M followers, 1.6M engagements
"How Similar Are Spanish and Italian In today's episode I compare Spanish and Italian How much do these Romance languages have in commmon For lots of great Spanish lessons for students of all levels visit SpanishPod101: http://bit.ly/pod101spanish And for Italian check out ItalianPod101: http://bit.ly/pod101italian (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) ** A mistake in the video: @10:28 I say that la and le both become l' before a vowel but this is only true for la (not le). ** Thanks to Edu Tudela for"
YouTube Link 2016-11-12T21:28Z 1.5M followers, 2.6M engagements
"Cockney Rhyming Slang This video is all about Cockney Rhyming Slang a traditional form a English slang that arose in the East End of London England and is still in use today. Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Languages podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Special thanks to Sian Dienn for audio recordings and feedback on the samples used in the video. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to my awesome Patreon supporters: Brandon Gonzalez Zhiyuan Shi Vincent David Andres Resendez"
YouTube Link 2018-02-02T19:42Z 1.5M followers, 389.2K engagements
"Is Arabic a Single Language In this Langfocus #shorts video I talk about whether Arabic can be considered a single language considering the diversity of its spoken dialects. Check out my full-length videos on the Arabic Language: https://youtube.com/playlistlist=PLpw_A6Onkjc735WW3cmO8lMGt_4mScaxL language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Arabic language Arabic diglossia Arabic dialects Modern Standard Arabic arabic amiyah language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Arabic language Arabic diglossia Arabic dialects Modern Standard Arabic arabic amiyah"
YouTube Link 2022-09-22T14:13Z 1.5M followers, 1.4M engagements
"How Similar Are Finnish and Estonian In this video I compare the Finnish and Estonian languages to see how similar (or different) they are. Click the link to get a free account at Finnishpod101: http://bit.ly/Finnishpod101 Black Friday sale on paid plans: Courses are currently 51% off for a limited time For [--] other languages click here: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/ Special thanks to Aapeli Joronen for his Finnish language samples and to Ave-Lii Idavain for her Estonian language samples The following people support Langfocus at http://patreon.com/langfocus : Anjo"
YouTube Link 2020-03-26T14:53Z 1.5M followers, 865.1K engagements
"The Japanese Language This is a video all about the Japanese language including its features and its history and development. 🚩 Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101: http://bit.ly/japanese-pod-101 Black Friday sale: Courses are currently 51% off for a limited time (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) ➔ Become a channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/@Langfocus/join Special thanks to my lovely and amazing wife for her Japanese audio samples 🚩 Support Langfocus on"
YouTube Link 2017-07-01T01:29Z 1.5M followers, 2.2M engagements
"How Different are Swiss German and Standard German In this video I investigate the differences between Swiss German dialects (focusing on the Zurich dialect) with Standard German. Check out German Uncovered: https://bit.ly/Uncovered-German See Uncovered courses for all languages: https://bit.ly/3fYI1uo Special thanks to Danilo for his Swiss German samples and Johannes for his Standard German samples. Support the creation of Langfocus content by becoming a Langfocus patron: https://patreon.com/langfocus. Many thanks to the following Langfocus patrons: AmateurTextualCriticism Auguste Fields"
YouTube Link 2021-05-14T15:37Z 1.5M followers, 758.2K engagements
"A question from a Langfocus channel member In this Short video I answer a Langfocus channel member's uncommon but interesting question. I like finding out the answer to questions like this"
YouTube Link 2025-06-18T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 23.6K engagements
"Can you guess what language this is (#1) In this clip from "Mystery Languages" I play you a sample of a language so you can guess what it is"
YouTube Link 2024-12-21T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 74.6K engagements
"Mystery Languages [----] (Episode 8) Become a Langfocus channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhX3WQEkraW3VHPyup8jkQ/join This video is the first installment in the Mystery Languages series in [--] years In it I play and show samples of [--] different languages so that you can guess what language they are - then I give some basic info about each one. I hope you enjoy the challenge and also learn a little about some of the languages. Special thanks to Jean-Michel Arnau James (Fendditokes on Instagram) Davon Halim (sacredbolero) Manuk Tungon Dugi Mojtaba and Or for their audio submissions."
YouTube Link 2025-09-04T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 36.1K engagements
"Arabic "stole" its vocabulary from Sanskrit 🤔 In this clip I reply to a comment that claims Arabic vocabulary was stolen from Sanskrit"
YouTube Link 2024-12-14T15:51Z 1.5M followers, 92.6K engagements
"Sometimes Icelandic Feels Like Old English In this clip from a full length language profile on Icelandic I talk about letters in Icelandic that are the same in Old English. Full video: https://youtu.be/NKl1orAWIao"
YouTube Link 2025-08-23T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 33.4K engagements
"Is English Really a Germanic Language Today we delve into the history of the English language and look at the Germanic Romance and other influences that have shaped the Modern English of today. Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. @4:39 to 4:50 there's an error: the text should say "Middle English" not "Modern English". Both are true but at that moment I'm talking about the changes from OE to Middle English. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special"
YouTube Link 2016-09-08T16:21Z 1.5M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Japanese food vocab from Portuguese In this clip of a full-length members' video I talk about some Japanese food vocabulary that was borrowed from Portuguese. Full video: https://youtu.be/yE_GrsXwkOE"
YouTube Link 2025-10-06T15:45Z 1.5M followers, 26.8K engagements
"Try to guess the MYSTERY LANGUAGE This is a clip from the Mystery Languages series. Full video: https://youtu.be/RiBdurVIo0Q"
YouTube Link 2025-08-21T15:30Z 1.5M followers, 13.4K engagements
"Can you guess what language this is (#2) In this clip from a "Mystery languages" video I play a sample of a language for you to try to guess"
YouTube Link 2024-12-22T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 35.2K engagements
"What language do you think this is In this clip from Mystery Languages [----] (Episode 8) I share some samples of a language so you can try to guess what language it is. Full video: https://youtu.be/1DkkCZLGrtw"
YouTube Link 2025-09-10T15:30Z 1.5M followers, 13.4K engagements
"What language is this In this clip from Mystery Languages [--] I share some samples (both audio and written) of a language so you can try to guess what language it is. Full video: https://youtu.be/1DkkCZLGrtw"
YouTube Link 2025-09-11T15:15Z 1.5M followers, 13K engagements
"Amharic - A Semitic language of Ethiopia This video is about Amharic - a Semitic language related to Arabic Hebrew and others. It's one of the major languages of Ethiopia Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Special thanks to Rekik N. Tafesse for her audio samples and help Check out Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include these fantastic people: Brandon Gonzalez Andres Resendez Borgia not david bowie Adam Fitch ShadowCrossZero Zhiyuan"
YouTube Link 2017-07-27T19:25Z 1.5M followers, 1M engagements
"How Similar Are Arabic & Hebrew (clip 1) In this clip a native speaker of Hebrew analyzes an Arabic sentence and a native speaker of Arabic analyzes a Hebrew sentence"
YouTube Link 2024-10-26T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 44.4K engagements
"Do you know what language this is In this clip from Mystery Languages episode [--] I share some audio and written samples of a language so you can try to guess what language it is. Full video: https://youtu.be/1DkkCZLGrtw"
YouTube Link 2025-09-08T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 14.1K engagements
"The Malay Language (Bahasa Melayu) This video is all about the Malay language (Bahasa Melayu) one of the most most important languages in Southeast Asia. Thanks to Anwarul Adzizi Adeni for volunteering to read the Malay sentences Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to: BJ Peter DeLaCruz Michael Cuomo Nicholas Shelokov Sebastian Langshaw Brandon Gonzalez Brian Michalowski Adrian Zhang Vadim Sobolev Yixin"
YouTube Link 2016-09-24T23:52Z 1.5M followers, 1.3M engagements
"What is a lingua franca In this clip from an OLD Langfocus video I define what a lingua franca is and give examples of major lingua francas. Full video: https://youtu.be/a9ZdC6wZnks"
YouTube Link 2025-08-15T16:15Z 1.5M followers, 16.3K engagements
"Languages of Switzerland - A Polyglot Paradise In this video I talk about the languages of Switzerland. Switzerland is known for being a multilingual country where different linguistic communities coexist peacefully. But is it the polyglot paradise that non-Swiss people think it is Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://instagram.com/langfocus http://twitter.com/langfocus http://www.langfocus.com Comic strip"
YouTube Link 2023-10-28T13:58Z 1.5M followers, 997.5K engagements
"Which Romance languages are the most similar In this clip I talk about which of the major Romance languages are the most similar (based on lexical similarity meaning the proportion of vocabulary words that are cognates)"
YouTube Link 2024-12-19T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 164.6K engagements
"Is English My NATIVE Language In this stream I will address all the speculation about my accent and whether or not I'm a native speaker of English :) 00:00 Pre-stream 01:14 "PAUL IS GERMAN OR SOMETHING" 04:45 Is English my native language 9:36 Speaking clearly for the audience 13:47 Living in a foreign country 15:43 Teaching EFL 16:46 Interference from other languages 19:40 Reciting a script on camera 20:46 Being an introvert 22:47 Insomnia 25:57 Neurodivergence 33:33 Social confusion vs language learning 36:29 Summing up (the main point) 37:43 Hanging out with the chat 54:13 Language memes"
YouTube Link 2024-05-19T16:00Z 1.5M followers, 59.4K engagements
"Language Families of INDIA and PAKISTAN #shorts Full video: https://youtu.be/bhvd5Uo1m7M In this clip I talk about the most widely spoken language families in India and Pakistan and the main difference between India and Pakistan. See the full video on The GEOfocus Channel"
YouTube Link 2022-12-10T14:15Z 1.5M followers, 174.7K engagements
"Can ARABIC Speakers Understand MALTESE (clip 2) In this clip I share a Maltese sentence with [--] speakers of Arabic (one Moroccan and one Egyptian) to see how well they understand it. Then I break down the Maltese sentence and compare it to Arabic"
YouTube Link 2025-01-21T15:23Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"Duolingo is the Devil The Undeniable Truth In this video I explain why you sometimes encounter strange creepy or shocking sentences while using Duolingo A lot of people dont get the joke but this video is not meant to be taken seriously :) Duolingo was not involved in this video I made it entirely myself without their knowledge. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://facebook.com/langfocus http://instagram.com/langfocs http://twitter.com/langfocus https://www.duolingo.com/pauljorgensen Music: "The Hero Steps Up" by Dougie Wood. Outro music: "Circular" by Gunnar"
YouTube Link 2015-11-23T16:43Z 1.5M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Countries with the most official languages In this clip I talk about the top [--] countries with the most official languages"
YouTube Link 2024-12-18T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 15.5K engagements
"Maltese (IS IT ARABIC) This video is about the Maltese language and how it descended from an Arabic dialect with a large importing of foreign vocabulary. For lots of great Arabic lessons for students of all levels visit ArabicPod101: http://bit.ly/arabicpod101 (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Special thanks to: Nicholas Shelokov Brandon Gonzalez Adrian Zhang Vadim Sobolev Yixin Alfred Wong Kaan Ergen Sky Romain Paulus Panot Erik Edelmann Bennet James Zavaleta Justin Faistand and Panthea Madjidi"
YouTube Link 2016-04-24T18:37Z 1.5M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Arabic French & Greek loanwords in Sicilian In this clip of a full-length video on the Sicilian language I talk about loanwords in Sicilian (from Arabic Norman French and Greek). Full video: https://youtu.be/XLeMp5hQHfY"
YouTube Link 2025-06-13T15:15Z 1.5M followers, 11.2K engagements
"The World's TINIEST Language (TOKI PONA) This video is all about Toki Pona - a minimalist constructed language with only [---] words The name of the language means "The language of good" "toki" meaning "language" (Like "talk") and "pona" meaning "good". The idea of Toki Pona is to simplify thought and communication by cutting our communication down to the most important universal concepts and expressing more complex concepts by combining simple ones. With only [---] words translating a single English word into Toki Pona sometimes requires several words to "explain" or paraphrase the idea. The"
YouTube Link 2018-03-23T19:45Z 1.5M followers, 1.4M engagements
"English Comes From Greek (How much) How did Greek influence English This video explores the answer to that question with lots of examples. Here's the link to the speeches of Xenophon Zolotas: http://www.cs.toronto.edu/themis/ewords/zolotas.html Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Check out Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include these fantastic people: Brandon Gonzalez Mark Thesing Jiajun "Jeremy" Liu Guillermo Jimenez Sidney"
YouTube Link 2017-04-05T15:57Z 1.5M followers, 367.9K engagements
"Are Yiddish and Hebrew Similar Learners of Hebrew click for a free lifetime account at HebrewPod101: http://bit.ly/HebrewPod For [--] other languages check out my review https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/ (Disclosure: if you upgrade to a paid plan Langfocus receives a small referral fee that helps support this channel). Yiddish and Hebrew are often thought to be closely related languages because of their shared script and because they are both connected with the Jewish people. But the truth is that Yiddish and Hebrew and basically unrelated to each other. Hebrew is a Semitic"
YouTube Link 2015-02-22T00:46Z 1.5M followers, 422.8K engagements
"German loanwords in Japanese Did you know there were German words in Japanese"
YouTube Link 2025-02-13T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 108.3K engagements
"Can you guess the language In this clip from the "Mystery Languages" series I play you some samples of a language so you can guess what language it is (or guess as close as you can). Full video: https://youtu.be/FS7CqlRQm3Q"
YouTube Link 2025-08-05T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 27.3K engagements
"Anglish - What if English Were 100% Germanic Here's a little video about a something that caught my interest recently: Anglish a new "pure" Germanic variety of English with all of its non-Germanic vocabulary removed and replaced by Germanic words. Anglish isn't a big movement as far as I know but it's interesting Learn more about it at http://anglish.wikia.com Learn a language with Pimsleur: https://imp.i271380.net/langfocus Get started with a free trial (Disclosure: The above link is an affiliate link so Langfocus gets a small referral fee - at no extra cost to you) 🚩 Support Langfocus on"
YouTube Link 2016-12-06T17:12Z 1.5M followers, 2.3M engagements
"How Similar Are ROMANIAN and ITALIAN In this video I compare two major Romance languages Romanian and Italian to see just how similar (and different) they are. Learn Romanian with https://bit.ly/Romanianpod101 or Italian with https://bit.ly/pod101italian (Disclosure: Langfocus is an affiliate partner and receives a small referral fee from paid signups) Special thanks to Alexandru Constantinescu for his Romanian samples and feedback and Enrico Brunetti for his Italian samples and feedback. Visual editing and effects: Luis Solana Urea (Acribus Studio) Special thanks to all of you Patreon"
YouTube Link 2022-12-23T14:00Z 1.5M followers, 672.3K engagements
"Not Just One Language (Diglossia) In this video I discuss "diglossia" and give some examples of this linguistic phenomenon. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to: Brandon Gonzalez Nicholas Shelokov Anders Westlund and Kaan Ergen for their generous Patreon support. http://facebook.com/langfocus http://instagram.com/langfocus http://twitter.com/langfocus http://langfocus.com"
YouTube Link 2016-04-10T17:30Z 1.5M followers, 278.4K engagements
"Arabic & Persian words in Hindi In this clip I respond to a comment about Arabic and Persian loanwords in the Hindi language"
YouTube Link 2024-12-15T14:35Z 1.5M followers, 21.5K engagements
"Arabic and its Huge Impact on Indonesian & Malay This video is all about the large impact the Arabic language has had on Malay & Indonesian. 🚩 Become a Langfocus patron at https://patreon.com/langfocus. Current patrons include these awesome people: AmateurTextualCriticism Anton Opanasenko Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C CFitz17 Clark Roth Colin Milner Irina Bruce J Choi Jacob Madsen John Moffat Karl-Erik Wngstedt Kenny Kirk Kirkpatrick Marcelo Loureiro Max Tannchen Bomchil Michael Arbagi Michael Cuomo Michael Regal Mody Nobbi Lampe-Strang Paul Falstad"
YouTube Link 2021-02-17T14:50Z 1.5M followers, 168.5K engagements
"Global Impact of Greek Words In this clip of a full-length video about the impact of the Greek language I talk about some words of Greek origin that have spread throughout various languages of the world. Full video: https://youtu.be/KYTEsIaWO0k"
YouTube Link 2025-08-07T15:45Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"HEBREW words in Indonesian In this short video I talk about my experience of discovering HEBREW words when learning Indonesian.or so I thought. :)"
YouTube Link 2023-11-28T14:08Z 1.5M followers, 243K engagements
"WOLOF An Intriguing Language of West Africa This video is all about Wolof an important language spoken in West Africa Learn a language with native teachers online using italki: http://go.italki.com/1Ojye8x -- My favorite way to practices languages Special thanks to Gora Dieng and Esteban vila for their assistance with the Wolof audio samples for this video. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include: Brian King Andres Resendez Borgia Andrew Heckenberg Anjo Barnes Auguste Fields Behnam Esfahbod Bennett Seacrist Brandon Gonzalez Can Cetinyilmaz Clark Roth"
YouTube Link 2019-08-30T15:09Z 1.5M followers, 160.4K engagements
"Can Arabic Speakers Understand Maltese (clip 1) In this clip I share a Maltese sentence with [--] speakers of Arabic (one Tunisian and one Egyptian) to see how well they understand it. Then I break down the Maltese sentence and compare it to Arabic"
YouTube Link 2025-01-20T14:45Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"Why Does Portuguese Sound Like Russian (or Polish) Lots of people say that Portuguese sounds like Russian. Why In this video I examine some of the similar sounds of Portuguese and Russian (and Polish as well). * Learn Russian with RussianPod101: http://bit.ly/russianpod101 Or learn Portuguese with PortuguesePod101: http://bit.ly/portuguesepod101 (Full disclosure: if you sign for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Special thanks to Carlos Costa for his Portuguese audio samples. Russian and Polish samples are from Wikicommons (links at"
YouTube Link 2018-11-25T15:32Z 1.5M followers, 2.6M engagements
"The Swahili Language This video is all about Swahili one of Africa's major languages and a lingua franca in much of East Africa. Are you learning Swahili or another language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Thanks to Mugizi Robert Rwebangira for the Swahili audio samples in this video. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to: Nicholas Shelokov Sebastian Langshaw Brandon Gonzalez Adrian Zhang Vadim Sobolev Yixin Alfred Wong Kaan Ergen Sky Vied Romain Paulus Panot"
YouTube Link 2016-06-11T20:04Z 1.5M followers, 1.3M engagements
"Greek words spread via Arabic In this clip of a full length video on the global impact of Greek I talk about Greek vocabulary that spread to numerous languages through Arabic. Full video: https://youtu.be/KYTEsIaWO0k Creative Commons image used in this video: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_the_Indo-Greeks.png Author: Map created from DEMIS Mapserver which are public domain. Koba-chan. Reference: Schwartzberg Atlas p. [---] License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike [---] Unported license"
YouTube Link 2025-08-16T15:30Z 1.5M followers, 13.1K engagements
"The Development of the Japanese Writing System (clip 2) In this clip of a full-length language profile on the Japanese language I talk about the development of the Japanese writing system under heavy influence of Chinese. Full video: https://youtu.be/x9-e_3GHrzw Creative Commons image in this video: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genryaku_Manyosyu.JPG Source: Tokyo National Museum License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike [---] Unported"
YouTube Link 2025-07-05T15:15Z 1.5M followers, 69.9K engagements
"The Greeks had the first true alphabet In this clip of a full length video (https://youtu.be/KYTEsIaWO0k) on the impact of Greek I talk about the development and impact of the Greek alphabet. But check out the full video Creative Commons images in this clip: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rekenaar_1553.jpg Author: Kees38 at Dutch Wikipedia License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike [---] International license https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cippo_perugino_con_iscrizione_in_lingua_etrusca.jpg Author: Sailko License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0"
YouTube Link 2025-05-21T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 24.1K engagements
"Basque - A Language of Mystery This video is all about the mysteries of Euskara - the Basque language of the Basque people in Europe. 🚩 Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include: Nicholas Shelokov Brandon Gonzalez Adrian Zhang Vadim Sobolev Yixin Alfred Wang Kaan Ergen Sky Romain Paulus Panot Erik Edelmann Bennet James Zavaleta Ulrike Baumann Ian Martyn Justin Faistand and Panthea Madjidi for their generous Patreon support. Thanks to Juan Jos Oate for his audio samples of Basque. Source for info at the 2:50 mark:"
YouTube Link 2016-05-04T17:30Z 1.5M followers, 3M engagements
"How Similar Are Arabic & Hebrew (clip 2a) In this video a native speaker of Hebrew tries to make sense of an Arabic sentence"
YouTube Link 2024-10-27T14:20Z 1.5M followers, 23.1K engagements
"The Sicilian Language This is a clip from my language profile about the Sicilian language an Italo-Romance language of southern Italy. Creative Commons images: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h8xsffT7VL5ekSu1cTU0bFXRaiH6Chrm1MCcwNq_ElM/editusp=sharing"
YouTube Link 2025-04-01T16:13Z 1.5M followers, 22.9K engagements
"LE FRANAIS The FRENCH Language is Fantastic This video is all about the French language its history and features. Are you learning French Visit FrenchPod101: http://bit.ly/frenchpod101 (Note: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee.) Special thanks to Thomas Gabiache for his audio samples and Benot Oster for additional help Check out Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon members include these fantastic people: Brandon Gonzalez Pomax Eric Garland Andres Resendez Borgia Adam Fitch ShadowCrossZero Zhiyuan 'George' Shi Michael"
YouTube Link 2017-09-03T18:41Z 1.5M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Why you should learn Spanish In this clip of an old Langfocus video I talk about why it's worth learning Spanish It's one of a number of languages that you can rest assured will NOT be a waste of time Full video: https://youtu.be/NSfCDdTtBn0"
YouTube Link 2025-08-08T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 15.2K engagements
"The Sicilian Language (lu sicilianu) This video is a language profile on the Sicilian language which is spoken in Sicily (and a couple other places in southern Italy). I introduce the features of Sicilian through examples side by side with Italian. I think you'll see that it's a distinct Italo-Romance language while being generally similar to Standard Italian. Special thanks to Giacomo Messina for his Sicilian and Italian audio samples suggestions and feedback And a great big thanks to all of you patrons: Aleksei Bogatov AmateurTextualCriticism Bennett Seacrist Brian King Bruce C Chris"
YouTube Link 2025-03-30T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 63.5K engagements
"Wake Up Americans A Rant Against Lazy Anglophones This video is a parody of angry rant videos that used to be popular back when I originally published this. There is a lot in this video that you should not take seriously (ie. JOKES) But at the core there is a serious and valid point: that it's worthwhile to learn a new language :D Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. http://langfocus.com Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://langfocus.com"
YouTube Link 2015-08-29T23:16Z 1.5M followers, 536.7K engagements
"The RUSSIAN Language ➔ Become a channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/@Langfocus/join (Full disclosure: if you sign for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Special thanks to Deni Mintsaev for his audio recordings and suggestions for this video. Check out Deni's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/craftbrothers2012 Check out Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to the current Patreon members: Nicholas Shelokov Sebastian Langshaw Brandon Gonzalez Brian Michalowski"
YouTube Link 2016-06-25T22:10Z 1.5M followers, 3.5M engagements
"How Similar Are Arabic & Hebrew (clip 2b) In this clip a native speaker of Arabic tries to make sense of a simple Hebrew sentence"
YouTube Link 2024-10-27T18:15Z 1.5M followers, 108.1K engagements
"French loanwords in Japanese In this video I give some examples of French loanwords used in the Japanese language. Notice how they're all written in the katakana syllabary the way most modern loanwords are"
YouTube Link 2024-06-10T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 126.2K engagements
"Can Chinese Speakers Read Japanese Check out this video's sponsor: NordVPN. Get [--] months extra on a [--] year plan here: https://nordvpn.com/langfocus Its risk free with Nords [--] day money-back guarantee In this video I see how well native speakers of Chinese can read Japanese without ever having studied it. The results are incredibly interesting Special thanks to: Alfred Channing Judy Paul Jia and Webster for participating in the video 🎧 Japanese sentence audio and Hiragana transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sqZt81mYIaiOSdoHNF9Lo3DF-AJefCtGq5ww5FbI4lo/editusp=sharing See the"
YouTube Link 2024-06-07T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 375K engagements
"Hanzi Chinese Characters vs Japanese Kanji In this video I talk to Judy from China about a Chinese character that normally has a different meaning in Chinese and Japanese"
YouTube Link 2024-06-09T15:22Z 1.5M followers, 75.7K engagements
"What is a "Lingua Franca" What is a "lingua franca" In my videos I use that phrase a lot and I often get questions in the comment section asking me what it means. So heres a video that explains and gives some examples. Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://facebook.com/langfocus http://instagram.com/langfocus http://twitter.com/langfocus http://langfocus.com Music: Backed Vibes Clean - Rollin at [--] by Kevin MacLeod"
YouTube Link 2016-01-27T17:30Z 1.5M followers, 277.6K engagements
"Japanese words from Portuguese (clip 1) In this clip of a full-length members' video I introduce some Japanese words that were adopted from the Portuguese language. Full video: https://youtu.be/yE_GrsXwkOE"
YouTube Link 2025-10-04T15:45Z 1.5M followers, 36.1K engagements
"More Portuguese words in Japanese (clip 3) In this clip of a full-length video I talk about some Japanese words of Portuguese origin. Full video: https://youtu.be/yE_GrsXwkOE"
YouTube Link 2025-10-08T15:45Z 1.5M followers, 17.4K engagements
"This language has almost no words In this clip I talk about Toki Pona the most popular constructed language among the younger generation. It's a minimal language with a core vocabulary of only [---] words"
YouTube Link 2025-02-10T14:45Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"History of Persian language In this clip of a very old video (2016) I talk about the history of the Persian language. Full video: https://youtu.be/tZtlDNcbeE8 language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics history of Iran Persian history Persian language Arab rule of Persia Persian literature Shahnameh Ferdowsi language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics history of Iran Persian history Persian language Arab rule of Persia Persian literature Shahnameh Ferdowsi"
YouTube Link 2025-10-11T15:45Z 1.5M followers, 21.3K engagements
"Languages of Belgium This video is all about the languages of Belgium and the fascinating linguistic situation in the country. The three official languages of Belgium are Dutch French and German but that's just the beginning. Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Original music by Thomas Woodham -https://openthedoor.bandcamp.com Support Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus My current Patrons include these fantastic people: Brian Gonzalez Zhiyuan 'George' Shi Vincent"
YouTube Link 2017-12-03T16:02Z 1.5M followers, 734.2K engagements
"TRKE The Turkish Language is Fascinating ** Apparently one of the maps I used (0:37-0:47) is a map of something called "Greater Albania" and some of you are upset about it. I didnt know what Greater Albania was (I had never heard of it) and its not written on the map. I mistakenly thought it was a simple hand-drawn map of the Balkans. Im sorry about that mistake. There was no political intention behind using that map.** This video is about the Turkish language which is spoken in Turkey - as well as the closely related Oghuz Turkic languages which are sometimes considered dialects of Turkish."
YouTube Link 2016-03-13T18:27Z 1.5M followers, 3.6M engagements
"The Danish Language (IS THIS REAL) This video is all about the Danish language 🔹 Learners of Danish check out DanishClass101 ( http://bit.ly/Danishpod101 ) 🔹 For [--] other languages: https://langfocus.com/pod101 Note that the above links contain affiliate links. If you sign up for a paid course this channel receives a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Special thanks to Christian Fredlev Sand for his Danish audio samples and valuable feedback 🚩 Check out Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to these amazing language enthusiasts who are Langfocus"
YouTube Link 2020-09-23T15:00Z 1.5M followers, 540.3K engagements
"Arent Korean & Japanese related to Chinese In this Short I respond to a viewer's comment in which he asks if Korean and Japanese are related to Chinese because they have lots of loanwords from Chinese"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T14:44Z 1.5M followers, 37.5K engagements
"Maltese developed from an Arabic dialect In this clip I talk about the development of the Maltese language which began as an Arabic dialect but has been heavily influenced by Italian and Sicilian"
YouTube Link 2025-01-18T16:08Z 1.5M followers, 24.4K engagements
"Arabic words in Spanish In this clip of an old Langfocus video I talk about some Arabic words borrowed into Spanish Actually there are lots more Full video: https://youtu.be/NSfCDdTtBn0"
YouTube Link 2025-08-13T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 20.9K engagements
"Why Did English Become the International Language This video explores how English became the global lingua franca. Support Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus My current Patrons include these fantastic people: Brandon Gonzalez Pomax Eric Garland Andres Resendez Borgia Adam Fitch ShadowCrossZero Zhiyuan 'George' Shi Michael Arbagi Trevor Lawrence Felix Felixx Ravestein John Moffat Auguste Fields Guillermo Jimenez Bennett Seacrist Sidney Frattini Jr Ruben Sanchez Michael Cuomo Brian Michalowski Sebastian Langshaw Lorraine Inez Lil Don Sawyer Scott Russell Florian Breitwieser Fiona"
YouTube Link 2017-10-01T15:40Z 1.5M followers, 934.3K engagements
"Using Chinese characters to communicate across languages In this clip I talk about my experience communicating with a Chinese speaker using Japanese kanji even though he couldn't speak Japanese and I couldn't speak Chinese"
YouTube Link 2024-12-20T14:37Z 1.5M followers, 23.1K engagements
"Portuguese Around the World In this clip of an old school Langfocus video I talk about the places around the world where Portuguese and Portuguese-based creole languages are spoken. Full video: https://youtu.be/Nur6WwpmyBo"
YouTube Link 2025-10-09T15:45Z 1.5M followers, 11.1K engagements
"English Speakers Attempting to Read French (With NO previous study) Learn any language with professional tutors and native speakers on LiveXP & use these discounts: Get your first $0.99 trial lesson by following the link: https://livexp.biz/langfocus99 Add promocode LANGFOCUS at the checkout to get 30% off a monthly or quarterly subscription In this video I talk to native speakers of English and see how well they can read French - with absolutely no background in French. The results are quite interesting I also made sure they had little or no background with Romance languages other than"
YouTube Link 2024-11-26T15:15Z 1.5M followers, 52.8K engagements
"Polyglot Popes: What languages does the Pope speak What languages does the Pope speak The Pope is known as the religious leader of the Catholic Church but he is also an accomplished polyglot who can speak multiple languages. In this video I discuss Pope Francis Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II and assess their polyglot skills Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://langfocus.com http://facebook.com/langfocus"
YouTube Link 2015-09-19T02:20Z 1.5M followers, 388.8K engagements
"The Galician Language In this clip from a Mystery Languages video I talk about the Galician language"
YouTube Link 2024-12-24T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 28.7K engagements
"Words of French Origin in English In this clip I talk about the influence of the French language on English"
YouTube Link 2024-11-27T15:26Z 1.5M followers, 50.3K engagements
"Arabic words in Spanish and Portuguese In this clip I share some Spanish & Portuguese words of Arabic origin. Full video: https://youtu.be/-3QML3tfBNQ"
YouTube Link 2025-02-24T14:20Z 1.5M followers, 18.5K engagements
"Are Persian and Arabic Related In this clip of an old video from [----] I talk about whether or not the Persian and Arabic languages are related. Full video: https://youtu.be/lQn84dgRC8E language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Arabic vs Persian How similar are Persian and Arabic Is Persian a dialect of Arabic Arabic script Arabic grammar Persian grammar language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Arabic vs Persian How similar are Persian and Arabic Is Persian a dialect of Arabic Arabic script Arabic grammar Persian grammar"
YouTube Link 2025-10-13T15:30Z 1.5M followers, 20.7K engagements
"Ingressive sounds in Icelandic In this clip of a full-length language profile on Icelandic I talk about INGRESSIVE sounds in Icelandic (words spoken while breathing in rather than breathing out). Full video: https://youtu.be/NKl1orAWIao"
YouTube Link 2025-08-25T15:45Z 1.5M followers, 31.1K engagements
"What Job Can I do With Foreign Language Skills A lot of language enthusiasts have been asking me what kind of job or career they can do using foreign languages. Its a great question In this video I give you some possible answers but hopefully the Langfocus viewers will share their knowledge too Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to: Nicholas Shelokov and for their generous Patreon support."
YouTube Link 2016-03-20T17:30Z 1.5M followers, 521K engagements
"Differences between Arabic and Hebrew (Interesting) In this clip native speakers of Arabic and Hebrew discover an interesting difference in related vocabulary"
YouTube Link 2024-10-31T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 44.2K engagements
"Can you guess the language In this clip from the Mystery Languages series I play and show some samples of a language for you to guess followed by some basic info about the language"
YouTube Link 2025-07-10T16:11Z 1.5M followers, 30.6K engagements
"When Arabic Speakers Hear MALTESE (clip 3) In this clip I test how well two Arabic speakers can understand Maltese a language that developed from an Arabic dialect. One of them is from Tunisia and the other is from Egypt"
YouTube Link 2025-01-22T14:30Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"Afrikaans: A Daughter Language of Dutch Today's episode is all about the Afrikaans language its history as a daughter language of Dutch and I look into the question How similar are Dutch and Afrikaans * Click the link to get a free account at Afrikaanspod101: http://bit.ly/Afrikaanspod101. For [--] other languages click here: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. Special thanks to Joop Wijnandts for his Dutch voice recording and Ernest Mostert for his Afrikaans voice recording. And thanks to Nils Van Dessel for his last minute recording. Support Langfocus on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2016-08-29T21:23Z 1.5M followers, 1.3M engagements
"Can Japanese Speakers Read Chinese The first [---] people to use my link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/langfocus07241 In this video I see how well native speakers of Japanese can read Chinese without ever having studied it. The results are incredibly interesting Special thanks to: Rio Shin Nozomi and Nana for participating in the video See the opposite challenge here: https://youtu.be/ZWsLahVQj9s (Chinese Speakers Reading Japanese) See the video ad-free and promo-free on Patreon: https://patreon.com/Langfocus Current patrons include these awesome people: Aleksei"
YouTube Link 2024-07-30T14:40Z 1.5M followers, 206.9K engagements
"Moroccan DARIJA (An Arabic Dialect) This video is all about the Moroccan Darija: the Arabic dialect that stumps and mystifies other Arabic speakers. In fact some say that Darija is not even an Arabic dialect. Learn Moroccan Darija and other Arabic dialects: https://bit.ly/talkinarabic (Note: if you sign up for a paid plan Langfocus receives a small referral fee that helps support this channel). Special thanks to Zohair Iksiou for his Moroccan Darijan samples advice and feedback. And special thanks to Ali Amthal Sulaiman for his Standard Arabic samples advice and feedback. Support Langfocus on"
YouTube Link 2018-06-30T20:19Z 1.5M followers, 939.5K engagements
"10 Common Mistakes That Native English Speakers Make In today's video I talk about some of the most common mistakes that native English speakers make when speaking and writing. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to: BJ Peter DeLaCruz Michael Cuomo Nicholas Shelokov Sebastian Langshaw Brandon Gonzalez Brian Michalowski Adrian Zhang Vadim Sobolev Yixin Alfred Wong Raymond Thomas Simon Blanchet Ryan Marquardt Sky Vied Romain Paulus Panot Erik Edelmann Bennet James Zavaleta Ulrike Baumann Ian Martyn Justin Faist Jeff Miller Stephen Lawson Howard Stratton"
YouTube Link 2016-09-30T16:12Z 1.5M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Can you guess the mystery language This is a clip from the Mystery Languages series. Full video: https://youtu.be/RiBdurVIo0Q"
YouTube Link 2025-07-04T15:15Z 1.5M followers, 28K engagements
"What Language Do You Think This Is In this clip from Mystery Languages [--] I share some audio samples and written samples of a language so you can try to guess what language it is. Full video: https://youtu.be/1DkkCZLGrtw"
YouTube Link 2025-09-09T15:15Z 1.5M followers, 12.9K engagements
"Different words for the same thing in Sicilian In this clip from a full-length video about the Sicilian language Guacomo (a Sicilian from Palermo) talks about variation in Sicilian vocabulary. There are often different words for the same thing in different places or among different social groups. Full video: https://youtu.be/XLeMp5hQHfY"
YouTube Link 2025-08-12T16:01Z 1.5M followers, 12K engagements
"Greek words spread through Aramaic & Arabic In this clip of a full-length video about the impact of the Greek language I talk about how words of Greek origin spread through Aramaic and Arabic to various languages of the world. Full video: https://youtu.be/KYTEsIaWO0k"
YouTube Link 2025-06-10T15:32Z 1.5M followers, 29K engagements
"Pidgins and creoles In this clip of an old Langfocus video I define what pidgins and creoles are and then go into depth on pidgin languages and how they arise. Full video: https://youtu.be/qqJI7SdS9Gg"
YouTube Link 2025-08-06T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 11.8K engagements
"The Japanese Language (clip 1) In this clip of a full-length language profile on Japanese I talk about Japanese the language family it belongs to and its possible origins and connections to other languages. Full video: https://youtu.be/x9-e_3GHrzw Become a channel member for exclusive members only videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhX3WQEkraW3VHPyup8jkQ/join"
YouTube Link 2025-07-03T15:15Z 1.5M followers, 37.3K engagements
"Aren't Japanese & Korean related In this response to a viewer's question I talk about why linguists generally don't consider Japanese and Korean to be related. Or rather there's no clear evidence that they're related"
YouTube Link 2025-07-06T15:01Z 1.5M followers, 105.1K engagements
"Confused Canadian Investigates AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH In this video I do my best to make sense of Australian English and some of its most interesting features. Special thanks to Damian Horne for his Aussie English samples and suggestions 🚩 Check out Langfocus on Patreon ( https://patreon.com/langfocus ). Current patrons include these amazing people: AmateurTextualCriticism Anton Opanasenko Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brandon Gonzalez Brian King Bruce C CFitz17 Clark Roth Colin Milner Irina Bruce J Choi Jacob Madsen John Moffat Karl-Erik Wngstedt Kenny Kirk Kirkpatrick"
YouTube Link 2020-12-29T15:04Z 1.5M followers, 759.9K engagements
"Portuguese language (Basic Facts) In this clip of a truly ancient video (2016) I talk about the Portuguese language. Obviously some statistics are out of date. Full video: https://youtu.be/Nur6WwpmyBo"
YouTube Link 2025-10-05T15:45Z 1.5M followers, 20.9K engagements
"Confused Canadian Investigates KIWI ENGLISH In this video I explore the variety of English spoken in New Zealand. Special thanks to Regan Williams for his Kiwi English audio samples. And thanks to Jordan Grimmer for his additional audio samples. Other videos you might like: Mori: https://youtu.be/ahw4pa-9v8k Confused Canadian Investigates Australian English: https://youtu.be/0-r8QnePI34 Check out Langfocus on Patreon: https://patreon.com/langfocus. Many thanks to the following Langfocus patrons: AmateurTextualCriticism Auguste Fields Bennett Seacrist Bill Walderman Brian King Bruce C CFitz17"
YouTube Link 2021-04-19T14:51Z 1.5M followers, 408.7K engagements
"Arabic & Hebrew share the same origin The Arabic and Hebrew languages are both Semitic languages and developed from common origins"
YouTube Link 2024-10-26T04:47Z 1.5M followers, 165.3K engagements
"ROMANIAN (The Forgotten Romance Language) This video is all about Romanian - the forgotten Romance language 🚩 If you're learning Romanian click the link to get a free account at RomanianPod101: http://bit.ly/Romanianpod101. (Note: if you upgrade to a premium account Langfocus gets a small referral fee that helps support this channel.) Special Thanks to Alexandru Zaharia for providing excellent audio samples for this video 🚩 Check out Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Special thanks to these current Patreon members: Brandon Gonzalez Guillermo Jimenez Sidney Frattini Junior"
YouTube Link 2016-12-01T18:51Z 1.5M followers, 2.9M engagements
"How similar are Japanese and Korean In this clip from an OLD Langfocus video I compare the syntax of Korean and Japanese showing how grammatically similar they are"
YouTube Link 2025-02-18T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 12.5K engagements
"Greek religious words borrowed into Latin In this clip of a full length video on the impact of Greek I talk about words borrowed from Greek into Latin during medieval times specifically religious vocabulary. Full video: https://youtu.be/KYTEsIaWO0k Become a channel member for exclusive videos and more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhX3WQEkraW3VHPyup8jkQ/join Creative Commons images in this clip: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_Empire_map.ogv Author: Roman_Empire_map.gif: Roke ; derivative work: Smhur License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike [---] International license"
YouTube Link 2025-05-24T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 19.2K engagements
"The Hungarian language (magyar nyelv) In this clip from my long video on Hungarian I talk about some basic background info on the language"
YouTube Link 2025-02-14T14:30Z 1.5M followers, 93.5K engagements
"The Roman Empire Absorbed the Greek-speaking World In this clip of a full length video I talk about the Roman emperor absorbing the Hellenistic World but then being influenced by it. Full video: https://youtu.be/KYTEsIaWO0k Check out our exclusive members' videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=UUMONhX3WQEkraW3VHPyup8jkQ Creative Commons image in this clip: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_Empire_Trajan_117AD.png Author: Tataryn License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike [---] Unported license Music: 1) Dama-May - Primal Drive by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a"
YouTube Link 2025-05-23T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 17.3K engagements
"Duolingo is the DEVIL In this clip of my old Duolingo roast from [----] I introduce some of the wild sentences that Duolingo used to make us learn The sentences are real sentences from Duolingo but the video is obviously comedy. Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=BbmXSR_QiP8&t=3s language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Duolingo meme Duolingo scary Duolingo bird Duolingo owl language study polyglot foreign language linguist linguistics Duolingo meme Duolingo scary Duolingo bird Duolingo owl"
YouTube Link 2026-01-24T14:45Z 1.5M followers, 10.7K engagements
"The Romance Languages and What Makes Them Amazing What are the Romance Languages This is a mini documentary about the Romance Languages their history and how they developed and their importance in todays world. Learn a language with Innovative Language courses: https://langfocus.com/pod101/. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus http://langfocus.com http://facebook.com/langfocus http://instagram.com/langfocus http://twitter.com/langfocus Music: "Causin Havoc" by The Passion HiFi; "Harlem Incident" by The Passion HiFi; http://www.thepassionhifi.com/ "Voodoo Like You Do" by"
YouTube Link 2015-10-24T18:05Z 1.5M followers, 1.2M engagements
"How Arabic influenced Malay & Indonesian In this clip I talk about how the Arabic language came to influence Malay and Indonesian"
YouTube Link 2025-02-11T13:00Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"CODE-SWITCHING: Jumping Between [--] Different Languages This video is all about the linguistic phenomenon called code-switching switching between different languages while speaking. Are you learning a language One great resource to check out is Innovative Language podcast programs: https://langfocus.com/innovative-language-podcasts/. * Credit for the Hindi transliteration and English translation of the example sentence from "The [--] Idiots" goes to Reddit user Tactician_mark. Read his analysis of the entire scene here: https://goo.gl/vLvRSH Support Langfocus on Patreon"
YouTube Link 2017-01-25T18:03Z 1.5M followers, 521.1K engagements
"What happens when Chinese speakers read Japanese In this clip I see how well a native speaker of Chinese can read a Japanese sentence"
YouTube Link 2025-02-19T14:30Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements
"Haitian Creole - The World's Most Widely Spoken Creole Language This video is all about Haitian Creole the main language of Haiti. It is the most widely spoken Creole language in the world Try learning Haitian Creole with Pimsleur: https://imp.i271380.net/langfocus. They now have affordable monthly subscriptions for either one language or all [--] languages (for $1 more). If you join through the above link Langfocus gets a small referral fee that helps support this channel (at no extra cost to you). Special thanks to Gedias Bathlette for his audio samples and additional help Check out Langfocus"
YouTube Link 2017-05-04T17:28Z 1.5M followers, 768K engagements
"How Similar Are Qubec French and Metropolitan French How similar are the French varieties of France and Qubec That is the question And in the video I try to answer it. ** Learn FrenchPod101: http://bit.ly/frenchpod101 (Full disclosure: if you sign for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too)** Special thanks to Adriane Paquin-Ct for her feedback and Qubec French audio samples; Lthais MacGriogair for his feedback and Metropolitan French samples; and Rmi Peyral for his feedback and additional Metropolitan French samples. ➔ Become a channel"
YouTube Link 2018-08-01T08:42Z 1.5M followers, 2.5M engagements
"Is THIS English (Tok Pisin) This is an updated re-release of last year's video about Tok Pisin - the lingua franca of Papua New Guinea sometimes known as "Pidgin English". Learn a language with native teachers online using italki: http://go.italki.com/1Ojye8x -- My favorite way to practices languages Special thanks to Nita Bayagau for her feedback and audio samples Tok Pisin news broadcast: https://youtu.be/53PdBRb-FOE Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current patrons include: Andres Resendez Borgia Anjo Barnes Auguste Fields Behnam Esfahbod Bennett Seacrist Brandon"
YouTube Link 2019-09-03T16:05Z 1.5M followers, 280.9K engagements
"Arabic Influence on Modern Hebrew This video is all about how the Arabic language has influenced Modern Hebrew 🚩 Learn Hebrew and Arabic with HebrewPod101 ( http://bit.ly/HebrewPod ) and ArabicPod101 ( http://bit.ly/arabicpod101 ). (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too) Special thanks to Daniel Shakarov for his Hebrew audio samples and Ahmed Souhad for his Arabic audio samples 🚩 Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patrons include: Andres Resendez Borgia Andrew"
YouTube Link 2019-08-27T15:17Z 1.5M followers, 494.5K engagements
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