The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

Language learner, Writer, Teacher, YouTuber/TikTokker. #langtwt youtube.com/channel/UCGysX… Canada Joined August 2016

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

a week ago

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 youtu.be/30hbjt2sqjI

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

a month ago

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 youtu.be/7LS17B_g3Rg

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3 months ago

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

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

4 months ago

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 youtu.be/UdtTxH-XQOc

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

4 months ago

Spanish pronunciation is hard. Spanish grammar is hard. Spanish dialects are hard. And I'm tired of pretending they're not 😣 #spanish #langtwt youtu.be/EcO-YQppptw

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

5 months ago

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 youtu.be/e6NLcp5Un6c

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

5 months ago

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 youtube.com/watch?v=J6jjDF…

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

6 months ago

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? youtu.be/j3ohyYLtIcw

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

7 months ago

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 youtu.be/9EruRPlKM0c

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

7 months ago

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 youtube.com/watch?v=YHAMzo…

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

8 months ago

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. youtu.be/O9rTrrc6PWk

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

8 months ago

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

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

8 months ago

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

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

8 months ago

Did you know that the Oldest Language in India is still undeciphered? The Lost Language of the Indus Valley has yet to be fully understood even today... and researchers can't even figure out if it was an actual spoken language! #langtwt #history #facts youtu.be/Fssf1Zg1nYg

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

8 months ago

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

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

9 months ago

A weekend with no plans? Time to finish that Spanish textbook and perhaps do some dabbling in 2025's new language 😁 What are your plans for the weekend? How are you spending the last month of 2024? 👀 #langtwt

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

9 months ago

In conversation with Arctic Polyglots, we discussed Indigenous languages, Canadian accents, learning Finnish, and Nightwish 🤘! #langtwt

Arctic Polyglots @arcticpolyglots

9 months ago

In conversation with Arctic Polyglots, we discussed Indigenous languages, Canadian accents, learning Finnish, and Nightwish 🤘! #langtwt

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

10 months ago

As I approach the end of my one-year Spanish challenge, I am looking ahead and thinking about what language goal I will have in 2025. New language or improve older ones? How do you decide on a new language? How do you know when to go back and improve? #langtwt

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

a year ago

In today's video, another language throws itself into the ring for the title of the oldest language in the world. Is Sanskrit the oldest language in the world? And if so, what does Tamil have to say about that? #langtwt #Sanskrit #Tamil youtu.be/q5MPvXL6mNg

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The Polyglot Files @PolyglotFiles

a year ago

On the YouTube/TikTok pipeline for the next couple weeks, I've got content about Sanskrit, Tamil, Afrikaans, Sign Language, and Vocal Fry. I feel like I'm in university again with all the research I've been doing 🥴 #langtwt #linguistics