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0:00 I have found five languages that I think are worth learning next year because each of these languages helps you with something very special. One helps you get jobs. Another helps you live abroad really easily. And another literally makes you happy. You'll see. So, if any of these things are important to you, well, you're about to get a big shortcut. I've learned eight languages myself. I've written over 25 language books. So, it wasn't easy for me to pick just five. But, I want next year to be your best year ever. So, I have done it. Let's see what's on the list. >> I don't know about you, but I think German doesn't get enough love. It's got this reputation for being a harsh or robotic language, but it's actually super logical, expressive, and secretly quite fun. Give it a chance and it pays
0:46 you back handsomely, I promise. And right now, German just makes sense. It's still the most widely spoken language in Europe. So, it doesn't just look good on your CV, it gets attention. and it tells people you're serious about your future. And here's the thing, German companies hire a lot of people in the US. We're talking nearly 900,000 Americans, but even big American companies love it when you speak a bit of German. So, if you can hold a simple conversation, nothing fancy. Suddenly, you are interesting. They will remember you. Know why? Because almost nobody chooses German, which is great news for you. So whether you're into software, engineering, AI, green tech, sustainable architecture, logistics, I don't know, building robot dogs, German is a total power move. Let's look at how it works.
1:37 >> Yeah, I know German can feel a bit intimidating at first, but look, look how lovely and soft this is. It's not intimidating, is it? German's lovely. You will see these long words, capital letters everywhere, a bunch of strange new letters and words like de and d which apparently all mean the. And why are there verbs at the end of the sentence? Well, it's simple really. German is very structured. German likes to show you exactly who is doing what? So every little word has a job. The capital letters just make the nouns pop instantly when you read so they're easy to identify. And it's true. D and D are all different kinds of the. They tell you the gender of a noun. Take wolf for example. Everyone's favorite word. Wolf is masculine. Turns out. So you say dear
2:22 wolf. But that little the changes shape depending on what Mr. Wolf is doing. It's just a pattern to get used to and it actually helps make the sentence clearer. And those four fancy letters, they're so nice. This one's just a double S. And these three um lls clean up some vowel sounds. >> E >> English honestly could do with some new vowels. We only get one version of a but six ways to pronounce it. Oh, and German is famous for this one thing. Whenever you need a new word, you just glue other words together like steamship captain on the river Danube. Yeah, seems hilarious how stackable German words are, but they're perfectly logical. German is
3:09 logical, you see. In fact, if you speak English, you can start off with an absolute shedload of vocabulary that we share with German with the bonus that German actually sticks to its own spelling rules, unlike some languages we may know. And once you learn how to roll an R and hit that sound, well, you're set. Don't let the myths scare you off. German is actually rather fun. Now, saying that you should learn Spanish feels almost too obvious. It's like recommending water or sleep. Of course, you need Spanish. And yet, here we are. If you still haven't started learning Spanish, well, what are we waiting for? This is the year we stop pretending we don't need it. Especially if you live somewhere that Spanish is
3:56 part of everyday life. And even if you don't, it's a passport to 20 countries. Come on. You have no idea where life will take you. So why limit yourself? I will never regret learning Spanish. It's a major reason that I have this channel right here and I've written my books. It's just like no guilt, just opportunity with Spanish. Plus, Spanish makes you useful in places where English alone doesn't cut it. Like the entire US Latin America market, we are talking healthcare education logistics sales media, tourism. Spanish gives you legit real world employability. And hey, if you took it in school, but remember absolutely nothing. It's not your fault. School Spanish is kind of broken. Not sure if it's a whole lot better in England either. But now you've got podcasts, Netflix, YouTube teachers, books of stories. You didn't have any of this stuff back when you were at school.
4:42 Well, you had stories, but not these wonderful books. You can learn it like a real person. Now, here's what I love for you. Spanish pays back fast. Seriously, you don't need 2 years of drills before you can start speaking Spanish. Give it a month of real no excuses practice and you'll be having simple conversations already. Very few major languages give you fast progress like that. In fact, on my language difficulty guide, Spanish sits right in tier one. It's the easiest group for English speakers. This guide basically shows you which languages take longer and which ones give you early wins, which is great to know if you're still trying to choose. The problem is a lot of beginners accidentally choose a language that takes years before you feel any progress. Nobody warns them, so they burn out before they get to the fun part. That's why I made the language difficulty guide. It's to stop you picking a language that's way too hard for your first try. And I hope you pick one that matches your life right now so
5:29 you can build confidence fast instead of hitting a brick wall. There's a link in the description if you'd like a free copy of that. Spanish definitely a great first choice. Here's how it works. First off, Spanish wants to be understood. It gives you almost the exact same alphabet as English. No secret letters hiding in the shadows. A few sounds are tricky to get right at first, like the the rolled R, but it's just a matter of listening as much as possible to native speakers and imitating them. >> You don't even have to worry too much about word order when you make sentences. It's the same as English. I eat I eat apples mansanas. Your It's the same thing. Your brain knows this and so it's all very logical. Spelling is also very logical.
6:16 The vowels are much easier than English. There's only one real curve ball. It's that rolled R which rolls a lot. >> If you can't do this one yet, keep practicing. I promise one day it just shows up when you're brushing your teeth or tying your shoes. Mine showed up randomly on the street one day after about 2 years of trying to practice that sound. What's awesome about nailing the rolled R is that 40% of all languages use it. Did you know that? So, next language, you can just skip this part. Now, grammar-wise, Spanish is a mix of friendly and feisty. Spanish nouns have masculine and feminine genders. Don't panic. It's actually not that hard. Most words ending in O are masculine, ending in a are feminine.
7:04 Elmo doesn't always work, but it's a pretty easy rule of thumb that gets you started. Then come the verb endings. I speak, you speak, they speak. Ables, but they're just patterns. It takes a little bit of time to get used to them, but once you do, you don't even need to think about it anymore. It's certainly not as scary as it sounds from the outside. The fastest hack to start feeling instantly closer to Spanish is just to look up cognates. These are words that Spanish and English have in common. It's crazy. Right now, thousands of Spanish words are already sitting in your head. You already know them. They're just a tiny little bit different from the English. And a lot of my Spanish students ask why Spanish is so fast, why it feels so far. It sounds so fast when it's spoken, but it's actually not. It's just rhythmic. So, it feels like people are firing a thousand words
7:50 a second, which is a bit different from English. And that's why you simply got to treat yourself to tons of Spanish movies and stories and podcasts. If you listen a lot and tune your ear in the machine gun, it goes away. So, I might have just found the most peaceful language in the world. It is Norwegian. And there's something down to earth about it. And it sounds nice. It sounds really nice. And if a language could lower your blood pressure, I think Norwegian would be the one. And for something that comes with snow and 6 months of darkness, it's surprisingly friendly. >> The country of Norway is crazy. In Oslo, nobody dies from walking or cycling.
8:38 Yes, zero deaths. >> You probably don't know many people learning Norwegian, and that's a good thing. There's no hype, there's no noise, no competition from other people, but it ticks every box if you are learning your first foreign language. It's genuinely one of the easiest to start with. If you look at my language difficulty guide, it's in tier one along with Spanish and French, which means you can get to a pretty confident level in about 6 months, which is kind of amazing because people often hear Scandinavian and they think it's all kind of crazy Viking speak, but come on, they had a thousand years after the Vikings to chill out and simplify into the friendly language it is today. And Norway is just cool. Back in 2019, One Island decided to become the world's
9:25 first timefree zone. I'm not even kidding. They literally removed all the clocks. Isn't that something? People just follow the sun in Norway. They live in tune with nature and travelers come to escape the real world. If you're always a bundle of stress, well, Norwegian energy will fix you. Just go no English for a week or two and see what happens. Now, you can survive in Norway pretty easily without Norwegian. That's the reality of it. Most people speak great English, but where is the fun in that? Also, if you bump into these guys, >> the vegetables tables, >> enough said. It's an adventurous country. You're going to have way more fun doing all the things if you speak the language. So, how does it work? Well, if you're used to English, Norwegian feels surprisingly familiar.
10:11 See, they're both Germanic languages, so lots of words are easy to recognize from day one. and prompt a plant at headset a headset and a TV. The sentence structure is basically the same as English and you don't have to change verb endings for different people. One form works for everyone. And like Spanish and German, it does have grammatical gender. On paper, there are three, but these days, most people treat feminine words like masculine. So, it's actually way simpler than it sounds. Now, pronunciation. It does take a minute to get used to Norwegian pronunciation. There are these three letters that look like someone spilled coffee on the alphabet. >> Ah, >> if you wrote the word nerd like this instead, the sound would be similar. But
10:58 really, these vowels are so important. They completely change the meaning. And then there's something called pitch accent. A little melody that changes word meaning. And we're not talking Mandarin Chinese level tones. Not at all. It's much more like live versus live or record versus record. Same spelling, just slightly different sound once you catch onto that sing songy Scandinavian thing. It just flows a little bit like the landscape in Norway, I guess. And here is a fun bonus for learning Norwegian. If you happen to bump into a nice Dane or Swede, well, you will understand them.
11:52 Three languages are super close, a huge overlap. And this is cool. Norway has two official ways you can write the language. And you'll see both kinds on websites, signs, even serial boxes. But don't panic. Most people use bookmal and the grammar is super relaxed. No crazy cases like German. My favorite thing, Norway is one of the most stable, positive vibes countries on earth. Top five for quality of life, green energy, healthcare, education. It's just a solid place to connect with. Vietnamese might not be the first language on your list, but maybe it should be. See, Vietnam has been quietly turning into one of the fastest growing
12:38 economies in Asia. Apple, Intel, Samsung, they're all setting up shop here. Why? Well, it's part of something called the China Plus 1 strategy, which basically means don't put all your eggs in China. Have a plan B. And Vietnam is a great plan B. That's why Apple is building devices in Vietnam now. And if you happen to speak Vietnamese, even just a bit, you suddenly become very interesting in Asia focused jobs. Now, not many foreigners go for this one, which makes it a bit of a secret weapon. But don't worry, it is not all factories and tech. Vietnam has so much heart. You'll see in the food, the family culture, the absolute chaos of crossing the street. Trust me, it's the kind of place that you don't want to let go. So, how does Vietnamese work? Well, I'm not going to lie. Some say it's one of the
13:23 hardest Southeast Asian languages. Definitely wins the award for funnest sounds though. Most people just want to know about this amazing writing. So, I'm just going to tell you first win. Vietnam writes with the Latin alphabet. There you go. So, when you see AEO, your brain says, "I know you, but there's a trick. Vietnamese gives those letters new jobs." You see, the alphabet actually has 29 letters. They swapped out F, J, W, and Zed for a bunch of new ones, mostly vowels. And those squiggles above them, they change the sound.
14:08 A U. >> And believe me, Vietnamese knows how to clump lots of vowels together for even more sounds. On top of this, Vietnamese has tones. That's what all those other little marks are for. They tell you how to change the pitch of your voice. >> Have you ever said like come on, come on, uh uh come on, something like that. But no, it is pronounced Um many foreigners say is mu it's not mu. So the thing that you remember when you look at the smile >> tones are kind of a bit mindbending for
14:54 us English speakers when we first come across them. They're basically voice directions. They tell you whether a word should go up, down or didn't really do that very well. Go up. Yeah, you get the idea. Or stay flat. And if you get the tone wrong, well, the meaning of the sound or the meaning of the word changes. But if you keep listening to native speakers, your your ear really does adjust. It's just difficult at first when you're not used to it. And you're going to love this. Most Vietnamese words only have one syllable. No, really. So, does that mean they're easy to learn? Well, mostly. It won't seem like it at first because it has this weird spacing rule. So, instead of spaces between words, they put spaces between syllables instead. So, it looks like every syllable is its own word. If
15:39 English worked that way, well, I'll let you read it. But there's a twist on that. Some words have to be built out of smaller ones. So, it's not easy to see them. Come on. It's a fun challenge, right? And grammar, well, there's no gender, no cases, no verb conjugation to worry about. And to talk about past and future, well, you just add a little time word, like stamping the date on a sentence. Now, there is one quirky little thing called classifiers. Simple example. You don't just say three dogs. You drop in a little word that tells you what kind of thing a dog is. So, it's three animal dog. Isn't that fun? I kind of love it. Not as fun as this, though. If you want to emphasize something, you
16:26 just repeat the word, or in her case, all of them. Italian. It's not the language you learn because you need it. It's the language you learn because life is short and you're allowed to want beautiful things. Seriously, not many people wake up saying, "I must master Italian for my corporate future." No, people fall into Italian because Italy gets under this skin, the food, the feeling, the iconic films, music, art, fashion. That dream of spending a summer in Tuskanyany or riding a Vesper along the Amalfi coast. Come on, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Italian pulls you in even when all you know is ciao.
17:13 >> I'm not saying you can't use Italian for work. You can. Luxury brands, hospitality, food and wine import, translation, travel. There's definitely a lane there. It's just not usually the language you pick for spreadsheets. you pick it because it makes the world feel richer and the opportunities become a bonus. And here's something you'll notice fast if you haven't already. Italians don't speak a language, they perform a language. Every conversation is a full body experience if you're not using your eyebrows. Are you even speaking Italian? Of course, eventually the grammar does show up, but it's not here to hurt you. I promise it just wants your attention. See, Italian is all about rhythm and vowels. And the other reason why my English is very bad is because it's full of consonants. The Italian language is based on vowels. You can just use vowels if you come to
17:59 Italy. You can you can say hey way which means carbonara. This is most nouns in Italian end in o or a and that tells you whether they are masculine or feminine. Remember that the Spanish thing it's the same idea here. Two genders, clear patterns for the most part. Your brain catches on fast. Italian might feel a little easier though because the the pronunciation I tend to find is a lot cleaner and more musical than Spanish. Word order also is like English subject verb object. So I want coffee becomes cafe same same. Actually you don't even need to see e because in Italian you don't even need to say the pronoun the I you kind of easy should be relief. It's just because the verb ending already shows who you are talking about right
18:47 you get it. is easy. But you'll notice something fun with Italian. Italian often flips the order of describing words. So instead of saying secret agent, Italian says agent seto the other way around. And Italian verbs follow simple ending patterns, but it's predictable. You know, one and it works for loads of other verbs. This part is really helpful. Italian has lots of tenses, past, present, future, but you can get away with a simple hack in the beginning. You just start with the present and then learn a really common past tense called the pato proimo. You can talk about most things with just those two. And where my language guide says it will take 6 months for Italian. That's nothing for a new language. I mean, I literally flew to Venice and had conversations in Italian after only 3
19:32 months and I looked exactly like this. I was pretty cool. Not really. And if you want a simple road map to learn any of these five languages quickly enough for the fun times to start, I got you. I made a video breaking down the easiest way if you're starting from zero. And all of my best methodology tips are in there. Go and watch it right now.
