The Polyglot Files

Language learner, Writer, Teacher, YouTuber/TikTokker. #langtwt

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

Newly updated in 2023: 25 resources for learning Afrikaans! 🇿🇦 I still use these resources to this day, and Afrikaans remains the only language I've learned entirely through self-study. #langtwt #Afrikaans

https://t.co/s2E1MpqDId

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

It turns out we've been getting country names wrong! In English, we have completely different names for countries than they have in their native language. #langtwt #Language #linguistics

https://t.co/43SJe4Nf1F

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

In 2016, I made a video about the Altaic Languages: a discredited language family that linguistically related Turkish, Mongolian, Japanese & Korean.

Fast forward to 2025, the Transeurasian Language Family attempts to do the same. #langtwt #linguistics
https://t.co/DapULcg3Yy

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

Did you know that Afrikaans was first written in Arabic script before it adopted the Latin alphabet?

Or that Afrikaans is the easiest language for English speakers to learn and one of the youngest languages in the world? #Afrikaans #langtwt

https://t.co/q49wZjC8jZ

[Cape Town, Bru /\/¯¯¯¯¯\/ @CapeTown_Bru]

Hilarious this & he's not even from South Africa. 🇿🇦

📽️ @PolyglotFiles

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

The first humans migrated into the Americas 25,000 years ago by crossing the Beringia Land Bridge. They brought their languages with them.

Could these languages still be related to Siberian languages or Sino-Tibetan languages like Chinese? #langtwt

https://t.co/SN1NabQ1f9

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

Spanish pronunciation is hard. Spanish grammar is hard. Spanish dialects are hard.

And I'm tired of pretending they're not 😣 #spanish #langtwt

https://t.co/7fd4rsPZqS

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

Which language family is the oldest?

Well, it may in fact be a little known language family in Africa near the birthplace of the modern human. #langtwt #linguistics #languages

https://t.co/p09MJrhY8t

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

Finnish, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Hungarian and Japanese are the hardest languages to learn.

What if I told you that these languages may not be so difficult after all! #langtwt #linguistics #finnish #chinese #arabic #hungarian #japanese

https://t.co/JYt7s3KUi4

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

Having studied Romance languages for 15+ years, I always knew they were similar.

But what if they are so similar that they not actually separate languages? What if they are just dialects of one another instead?

https://t.co/FObtDAl61W

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

Chinese is the second most spoken language around the world, and the Chinese economy is set to surpass the American economy by 2050.

Maybe it's time that Chinese becomes the Official Language of the World. #langtwt #linguistics

https://t.co/h4peGXGhej

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

I got a chance to chat with @PolyglotAzren on his podcast, and we discussed everything from Canadian accents to effective language learning practices. Check it out! #langtwt

https://t.co/WPGY3UoYaE

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

I have to admit: speaking is consistently my weakest skill when learning a language 😰

In 2025, I want to change that.

In this video, I chat with three @italki teachers for advice to improve my speaking in French, Italian, and German.

https://t.co/8AI4AyDQO9

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

@misojosgatos @italki I've studied with both! I love Lingoda's structure, but italki offers flexibility that works better with my schedule when I'm busy 😀

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

@sma_grodorna82 Thanks for the suggestion! I will definitely check it out. I spent some time yesterday learning the alphabet and some basic phrases, and to say I'm in the honeymoon phase is an understatement 🥰😂

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

Just booked a trip to Greece for July 2025 which means that my 2025 focus will be learning Greek! 🇬🇷

Any tips? Resources? Comprehensive Input YouTube channels?

Give me them all! #langtwt #greek

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

I'm astonished at just how many Greek words I already know just by speaking English.

I mean, I knew English borrowed a lot if Greek words, but wow...

It makes Greek seems more accessible as a learner. #langtwt #greek

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

@SeaboltSpeaks Wooo! Thank you 🙌

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

@herr_pilgrim I've trying doing that in the past. For me, I find balancing studying grammar rules and comprehensive input works the best. What about you? 😀

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

Tell me how the Spanish imperative is by far one of the most complicated parts of Spanish grammar for me so far.

Like, usted form, tú form, vosotros form, weird negative forms for all three!

¿ Por que, Español ? ¿ POR QUE ? 😭

#Spanish #langtwt

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

@LanguageLHub Haha, thanks 😊 so much to remember!

[The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles]

@LaViaLactea00 Good to know! What about "vos"? I have been ignoring "vos" so far 😬