well hello and welcome to a new advanced
advanced listening practice lesson
lesson
lesson it
it is a pleasure to welcome you back
back if you've been with us for a
a while in hello if you're new as
as always at the beginning of these
these i like to say if you're new
new to the channel please watch some
some of the previous videos we made
made because i will be speaking much
much more quickly in this series so
so in order to build up and understanding
understanding or the ability to understand
understand what I'm saying the fast
fast vocabulary words and the blended
blended speech i'll be using because
because i'll be speaking at native
native or faster than native speed
speed at sometimes I'd like you to
to not be frustrated by this video
video so please go and watch some
some of those other videos first but
but if you're ready for this video
video
video let's
let's begin I'm actually really excited
excited even though you know I like
like I want to apologize some people
people have said I look a little bit
bit tired and well I'm human I get
get a little bit tired i suppose in
in my wife has said something like
like that she says i'm working too
too hard and i'm also trying to take
take care of my daughter at the same
same time so if my face looks a little
little bit sleepy I've
I've actually had you know this is
is kind of a problem i have i've had
had ever since I was a little kid
kid and I kind of have this regular
regular expression like this where
where i'm actually in a really good
good mood but I just you know I just
just
just but
but look like this so anyway that's
that's how I look it's very comfortable
comfortable and relaxing for me but
but I know I gotta like I don't know
know like adjust my face for these
these videos to wake up and put on
on a smile even though I've got a
a big smile inside so i do apologize
apologize if I don't look like I'm
I'm so excited it's
it's because i'm actually quite tired
tired because I've got again the baby
baby i'm dealing with Aria and trying
trying to help take care of her but
but also all of the really cool things
things were working on so i'm not
not actually sleeping as much as I'd
I'd like to be because I'm really
really so excited to be working on
on all these projects we've got the
the new app coming out soon and we're
we're redoing our website were also
also about to release a whole bunch
bunch of guides and i wanted to talk
talk about one of the guys that were
were going to be releasing in this
this video so
so anyway what I'll be talking about
about today is how to learn 10,000
10,000 words in English and not only
only just learning a whole bunch of
of words but how to use them without
without thinking so you can actually
actually speak automatically and I
I have to take time like I want
want to say this and how do I do that
that so that's what I'd like to be
be talking about today anyway so it's
it's something that's actually quite
quite a big and a fairly advanced
advanced topic because we're talking
talking about the mind in psychology
psychology and this isn't about like
like hey how can we have a like a
a flash card try to teach us in a
a certain way and we're going to use
use a program and it's like a really
really high-tech thing so i'm not
not really a flashcard guy that's
that's not how i learned Japanese
Japanese and when I did try to learn
learn that way I couldn't remember
remember much so
so what I'd like to talk about today
today is actually a different way
way of learning a lot of vocabulary
vocabulary and I won't talk about
about the whole thing i'll be going
going into a lot more detail in the
the guide
the guide that's
that's called learn 10,000 words it's
it's coming out soon it's going to
to be a free guide and I'm really
really excited to release it but
but anyway because it's kind of a
a longer thing I don't want to talk
talk about the whole thing in all
all the different parts of it in this
this video but i really just like
like to talk about the core idea of
of this and how to learn vocabulary
vocabulary so
so if you've been paying attention
attention watching the latest couple
couple of advanced listening practice
practice videos I've been releasing
releasing I talk a lot about the mind
mind actually talked about a lot about
about like the mind and psychology
psychology in general and I think
think it's such an important thing
thing because when i first started
started learning japanese it was the
the traditional approach i was trying
trying to use and none of it worked
worked and after I thought about it
it for a while I mean I had studied
studied you know philosophy and psychology
psychology back
back in college and there's a kind
kind of a weird thing that happens
happens in your mind you're kind of
of learning at one way the traditional
traditional way and as you're learning
learning
learning it
it doesn't seem like it's actually
actually working the way it should
should work like well I'm trying to
to learn a language but it doesn't
doesn't actually work this way it
it seems like it's going against the
the way my mind would like me to work
work and I talk to students about
about this all the time your mind
mind is different from a computer
computer you are not good at taking
taking a list of words and trying
trying to remember them I can't even
even remember what I had for lunch
lunch yesterday can
can you remember what you had for
for dinner three nights ago or even
even what movie you saw or something
something like that maybe
maybe it's just cuz I'm getting old
old but in general it's because the
the human mind is just not that design
design you know it's not it's not
not a computer and so we have to take
take that into account so
so when this is actually a really
really great phrase excuse me to take
take something into account it
it just means to think about something
something and to use that information
information when we're trying to make
make a decision about something so
so if i have to like you know if I'm
I'm thinking about going on a picnic
picnic i have to take the weather
weather into account I
I have to take the weather into account
account it just means i have to think
think about the weather i have to
to consider the weather anyway when
when you're thinking about learning
learning a language because it's such
such a mental process I mean that's
that's really what it is you're actually
actually using your your mind - you
you know direct how you're going to
to move your physical body how you're
you're moving your mouth and your
your body in your hands and everything
everything else so
so you're developing muscle memory
memory in the same way that you're
you're learning a an instrument or
or learning to play a sport like a
a certain movement like dunking a
a basketball or kicking a soccer ball
ball but it all begins with the mind
mind and if you learn how to use the
the mind properly then you're much
much more likely to remember all the
the things you want to remember but
but you gotta do it in the right way
way
way now
now the reason I brought up before
before in this video earlier about
about the previous advanced listening
listening practice lessons is because
because I've been talking recently
recently about the mind and you know
know thinking about things in the
the right way as you're learning and
and this just means you know beginning
beginning with the understanding that
that you have us your responsibility
responsibility to get fluent like
like I can do whatever I can to help
help and other teachers you know other
other people like that that are trying
trying to help you improve your English
English or whatever else it is but
but ultimately it's your responsibility
responsibility and then you have to
to stumble forward you have to continue
continue to move forward without worrying
worrying about making mistakes because
because that's part of the process
process and hopefully I was able to
to explain that but one of the things
things i was talking about recently
recently and it's also something i
i mentioned a little while ago in
in a male where I was talking to -
- some of my private students and
and i was talking about this is an
an idea from marketing and actually
actually I think I spoke more about
about this in the the business it's
it's called the the the length the
the business of teaching I've got
got too many different like video
video series on this channel but
but anyway it's called the business
business of teaching and it's talking
talking about being first in the mind
mind in a particular category and
and this whole idea about marketing
marketing is the exact same thing
thing when we're talking about language
language learning or especially building
building vocabulary so
so here's the long and short of it
it is another great expression be
be long and short of something it
it means i'm going to just explain
explain something very briefly but
but hopefully very quickly and maybe
maybe maybe well
well i'm doing like a bad job of explaining
explaining it so far but here's the
the the nuts and bolts of it or the
the long and short of it when you
you already have a if you can kind
kind of think about your mind as a
a has like a sponge and there's a
a whole bunch of holes in your mind
mind for each particular category
category
category so
so if i look at a pencil I'm holding
holding a pencil in my hand and I
I look at that like
like there's already a there's like
like a hole in my mind for be the
the shape and the idea of a pencil
pencil but also that's connected with
with the word pencil in English so
so if i wanted to say like in peace
peace which is the japanese word for
for pencil or if I wanted to say it
it in French or German or Italian
Italian or something like that I
I have to take out that idea of pencil
pencil that automatically comes to
to my mind whenever I think about
about that finger when I see your
your pencil so
so this is the same thing that happens
happens when you're talking about
about like being in first in mind
mind or being top of mind as people
people like to call it when you're
you're referring to a company being
being top of mind when you think about
about something like I want to search
search for something on the internet
internet so i would go to Google or
or if I'm thinking about a particular
particular car i would think about
about you know particular car company
company or something like that but
but everybody has these spaces in
in their mind for particular things
things
things now
now what's tricky about language learning
learning is that because you've spent
spent most of your life learning learning
learning vocabulary in your particular
particular language you've already
already liked filled all the holes
holes with all the vocabulary that
that you're trying to learn for you
you know many of like the new things
things you're learning but also like
like the the older things I mean when
when you're learning a new language
language you have to learn like the
the word for paper again or the word
word for pencil or the word for pen
pen or your mailbox or other little
little things like that and this is
is what becomes really really tricky
tricky and there's actually some some
some great ways to get around this
this but what I'd like you to do is
is the same thing that i recommend
recommend other companies do in the
the business world and this is what
what I talked about in that business
business of teaching video is you
you don't want to try to become first
first in mind in the same category
category that's already taken up by
by something else so what you have
have to do is go around that category
category if that makes sense by
by kind of tricking your mind into
into creating a new category for that
that thing and kind of working around
around to that idea so
so hopefully this makes sense to you
you but the the basic idea is that
that when you're learning something
something new if there's already something
something in that space it's
it's like trying to park a car in
in a garage and there's already a
a car in the garage so it's going
going to be impossible to try to put
put that car in there so
so what you have to do is build a
a second garage in a way in your mind
mind
mind such
such that you can park your car in
in that one and then it's much easier
easier to remember things so
so the reason you're able to speak
speak and you know communicate without
without thinking in your native language
language is because you've got that
that car that's already right there
there you don't have to do anything
anything special to it that
that car is just like sitting there
there waiting for you and you can
can drive it whenever you want to
to and that's the regular vocabulary
vocabulary that you use for your own
own native language but when you're
you're learning English or any other
other language again you've got to
to build that 2nd garage it takes
takes a little bit more time but if
if you build these second garages
garages or third garages or whatever
whatever it still enables you to integrate
integrate the language and be able
able to use it automatically without
without having to think and translating
translating your head that kind of
of thing
of thing so
so even though there are a couple
couple of different ways to do this
this and i'll be talking about that
that when I release this guy very
very soon
very soon again
again it's called learn ten thousand
thousand words but what I'd like to
to do is just share one idea with
with that right now now
now if you followed me for a really
really long time you know that i'm
i'm a big fan of trying to multiply
multiply your language learning whatever
whatever that is like always start
start with the small things over here
here so that way when you get out
out here to the bigger things like
like these small changes the little
little things that you do here they
they have big results over time in
in the future and a big part of this
this is language learning for vocabulary
vocabulary building so specifically
specifically learning different words
words that you want to learn learn
learn for where I have like talking
talking you know i'm not making any
any sense right now but basically
basically to to build vocabulary words
words instead of trying to memorize
memorize a whole bunch of words what
what you really want to do number
number one because of this garage
garage problem you don't want to just
just try to learn like the new word
word for paper and the new word for
for all these other things it's going
going to be a little bit trickier
trickier to do that and
and because these spaces have already
already been taken up in your mind
mind in your mind is really really
really strong for building memory
memory it's like a magnet that like
like really pulls together but as
as soon as you try to unstick that
that it's almost impossible so you
you have to just use you have to work
work with the mind you have to work
work with your mind if you want to
to remember things and
and the best way to do that is to
to be able to create again these new
new categories or new garages in your
your mind however you want to think
think about it but anyway just one
one tip for that one part of this
this how to learn 10,000 words is
is to work about or to learn prefixes
prefixes and suffixes now as a regular
regular word again we've got this
this garage here for a particular
particular word like bicycle now
now i'm going to learn the the japanese
japanese word for bicycle which is
is GT shop GT shop and the japanese
japanese word for bicycle actually
actually if i try to learn it like
like okay I look at a bicycle and
and just automatically because i'm
i'm seeing this for you know many
many many years that I've been alive
alive when I look at a bicycle I see
see the word and I hear the word bicycle
bicycle in my mind so I look at a
a bicycle even in Japan I look at
at a bicycle and I think I like I'm
I'm going to look at this it's like
like all right it's it's it's a bicycle
bicycle i can't really think of the
the word attention in my mind unless
unless I think about it in a different
different weight now Japanese the
the kind of idea of a prefix or suffix
suffix and these are little parts
parts of words like the word bicycle
bicycle we've got bi meaning two and
and cycle meaning circle so a bicycle
bicycle is two circles now
now when you begin building words
words like this you can actually take
take this not only are you making
making it easier for your mind to
to remember something by kind of taking
taking the pieces of the wording and
and literally building them in your
your mind because they're probably
probably aren't spaces or these garages
garages that are already filled in
in your mind for things like by and
and try and cycle and other things
things like that that are pieces of
of words
of words so
so if you can't go into the garage
garage for the actual word like bicycle
bicycle
bicycle you
you can create a separate garage for
for something like x and something
something like cycle which is a little
little bit it's kind of a tricky idea
idea but really you're trying to take
take the way your mind naturally works
works but you have to work around
around that idea such that you can
can remember this thing so
so anyway in the case of gtn shot
shot it means like a self-powered
self-powered or yourself moving machine
machine or self moving car or something
something like that myself moving
moving vehicle so
so when you're thinking about like
like I'm moving the vehicle i'm getting
getting the idea of I like a self
self moving vehicle zhi gang sha detained
detained shot because when you're
you're looking at prefacing prefixes
prefixes and suffixes again the pieces
pieces of words like by and cycle
cycle
cycle you're
you're trying to trick trying to get
get a deeper understanding of how
how the language works so you don't
don't want to go for the top understanding
understanding but because your mind
mind again it's already it's already
already looking at those words and
and it's already filled those spaces
spaces in your mind so you got to
to go deeper or again there's other
other ways i'll explain to get around
around this problem in this new guy
guy that i'll be releasing soon but
but the whole point here is to try
try to get around this garage it's
it's already there so you got to take
take the time to build a separate
separate garage and try to create
create a new category in your mind
mind such that you can remember these
these things so
so when you're thinking about this
this i just wanted to leave you with
with one idea for this video today
today i want you to really think about
about prefixes and suffixes because
because again not
not only is it a better way to remember
remember these things and you're actually
actually understanding the way the
the language works in the same way
way that I'm understanding the pieces
pieces of Japanese to really understand
understand words so I'm not just not
not just writing a flashcard like
like bicycle and Angie change that
that because it there's no there's
there's no connection there doesn't
doesn't make any sense and
and again my my categories are already
already filled up in my mind for those
those things but if i look back and
and like okay like the actual chinese
chinese character that's written in
in japanese is like self moving vehicle
vehicle
vehicle then
then I should be able to think like
like I ok how can I like you know
know do something like that or how
how can i how can i take an idea like
like that and make it easier for myself
myself to remember to create a new
new category in that way but the other
other really cool thing about prefixes
prefixes and suffixes is that you
you can mix and match them together
together and then you get to create
create all these different words because
because again you created like a foundation
foundation of different prefixes and
and suffixes and you put this prefix
prefix and suffix together or this
this prefix and suffix together or
or something like that and
and so you multiply your vocabulary
vocabulary learning so you're learning
learning the pieces of things number
number one because it's easier to
to remember that way you're actually
actually able to understand how language
language works and number two it and
and it multiplies your language
language learning ability so prefixes
prefixes and suffixes again it's just
just it's such an important thing
thing to learn for that reason and
and I'd like to leave you with that
that
that in
in this video so try to think about
about that in again like I bet you
you could go out today and find you
you know a couple of words that you
you already know and think like try
try to think about what that word
word actually means like not the definition
definition of it but where the word
word came from what the word actually
actually means and prefixes and suffixes
suffixes are a really good part of
of that
of that so
so just leave you with well like a
a couple of them right now so as an
an example we've got like bicycle
bicycle
bicycle now
now if we've got one wheel what do
do you think that would be if you
you don't know what the word for that
that is and this is one of those things
things like when you're in a situation
situation you're trying to talk about
about something but you're like I
I don't know the word for that thing
thing if you're a native speaker and
and you don't know the word for particular
particular thing you try to make it
it up using the the same kind of idea
idea of prefixes and suffixes and
and is why I get so excited about
about this because this is what teaches
teaches you to think negatively and
and fluently so
so instead of thinking like what's
what's the correct thing think like
like try to think like a native speaker
speaker and try to create that word
word in your mind so
so if you don't know what a like so
so in Japanese like a like a like
like a bicycle but it's only got one
one wheel and the little seat you
you sit on there is an eating shot
shot et shop so
so this is a one-wheel little like
like car when we will vehicle something
something like that so it makes perfect
perfect sense when you're instead
instead of trying to translate it
it like eating she cheating is she
she cheating shot trying to remember
remember what it is it's much easier
easier if you actually try to understand
understand what the word means so
so but breaking that were down into
into various pieces so
so the the word for this in English
English is unit cycle unicycle so
so instead of a bicycle a bicycle
bicycle in the presentation kind of
of changes but you understand where
where I'm going with this the
the 11 cycle or one circle thing is
is a unit cycle unicycle so
so that's where we get Union you understand
understand wow ok so if bicycle means
means to the unicycle means one then
then now we can take the idea of uni
uni and use that for lots of other
other things and again this is that
that multiplication of vocabulary
vocabulary that's why I want you to
to get very excited about this as
as well so we've got unicycle university
university universe like all these
these things like unity coming together
together we're just taking bits and
and pieces of words hopefully i'm
i'm not going to quickly for
for you I just cuz i get excited about
about this but it's really important
important thing and you'll get much
much more excited about your language
language learning because you'll see
see how quickly you're starting to
to number 1 understand the language
language from a language learners
learners
learners I
I guess a native language learners
learners perspective as opposed to
to a non-native speakers perspective
perspective because your understanding
understanding the language itself
itself and not trying to translate
translate it anymore anyway I
I don't want to give you too much
much but do I look forward to this
this guide will be coming out soon
soon along with a whole bunch of others
others i'm actually releasing seven
seven new guides it's crazy i'm doing
doing a whole bunch of work on these
these things plus the new a plus other
other lessons that were working on
on so if I look a little bit tired
tired
tired please
please forgive me I'm doing this for
for you anyway have a fantastic day
day I do like and share this video
video if you'd like to learn more
more and in the comments below drop
drop a few of prefixes and suffixes
suffixes you know just take your time
time and either share some that you
you know for other people or you know
know go out and research a few of
of them you can find them anywhere
anywhere like go to any website and
and look up prefixes and suffixes
suffixes and just see how these things
things are connected together it's
it's a really amazing situation once
once you start learning in the native
native way and then that will enable
enable you to start using things without
without thinking and translating in
in conversations well
well I'm done talking for two dates
dates time to get back to work i'm
i'm actually working on a couple of
of more things today and I'll see
see you in the next video bye bye
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