Languages & Linguistics
Language history, linguistics and authentic conversations, with separate language-learning selections.
Programs in this channel
Langfocus
The #1 channel for language enthusiasts.
Facebook: Langfocus Instagram: langfocus Tiktok: langfocus
NativLang
This is where I share animated stories as I learn from & about people living on a planet full of languages and cultures.
RobWords
Word facts and language fun: this is a channel dedicated to the quirks of the English language. It'll tell you where the words we use come from and why we say the things we say.
I'm based in Berlin and a French speaker, so you'll also find plenty of videos about German and French as well.
YouTube sponsorships: [email protected] Rob's Agent: Antony Topping [email protected]
Dr Geoff Lindsey
Business Inquiries: [email protected]
Hi! I want to share the fascination and fun of speech, language and accents, and I'm so grateful to anyone who feels able to support this work via my Patreon.
I studied at University College London and got my PhD at the University of California Los Angeles. I've taught at universities including UCL, Edinburgh and Cambridge, published research in many areas, and worked as a forensic analyst. I've given invited lectures and workshops around the world.
I wrote the influential 'English After RP' (Palgrave Macmillan), and my blog contains over a hundred audio-illustrated articles. I'm co-editor of the free searchable online pronouncing dictionary CUBE.
I've also worked in film and TV as a screenwriter and director. I wrote the screenplay and arranged the music (performed by Lang Lang) for the animated fantasy Magic Piano, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination.
Easy Languages
Easy Languages is a global video and podcast project that brings real-world language to life β as itβs spoken in the streets, at home, and among friends. Our mission is to make language learning fun, authentic, and accessible by showing people speaking naturally in their everyday environments. πβ¨ We focus on street interviews and spontaneous conversations, all subtitled in both the original language and English β so you can learn with context and confidence.
The Easy Languages network currently includes 16 YouTube channels in French, Spanish, English, German, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Russian, Greek, Catalan, Dutch, Turkish, and Qazaq: Check out all our channels below! π
While each of these languages has its own dedicated channel, this main channel features content for language lovers in general β including videos on learning strategies, multilingual themes, and emerging languages that donβt yet have their own home.
Easy Spanish
Learn Spanish with our π₯ videos, ποΈ podcasts, π exercises, π£οΈ conversation calls and more!
π₯ Weβre making videos for beginner, intermediate and advanced Spanish learners, from the streets of Barcelona and Mexico City. If you're just starting out on your Spanish-learning journey, take a look at our A1 playlist for absolute beginners.
ποΈIn our podcast, you can listen to real conversations with Pau and the Easy Spanish team, at a relaxed pace. You can find all the episodes at https://www.easyspanish.fm or in your favourite podcast app.
ππ£οΈ What about exercises and conversation calls? If you're looking for more learning materials and opportunities, or just want to support our project, then we'd love you to become a member of our community π. You can find all the info about membership perks on our website: https://www.easy-spanish.org/membership
Easy French
Easy French is a project to help you learn French in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Paris and other places of the French speaking world. We also create "Super Easy" videos where members of the team speak in slower French, in order to help beginners and intermediate learners. All our videos have subtitles in French and English.
Easy French is part of the global project Easy Languages, though it has its own YouTube channel where 4 videos are published every month: 2 street interviews and 2 Super Easy French.
To improve your French with Easy French, become a member of our learning community through: easy-french.org/membership. You will join our members-exclusive Discord platform, as well as receive exercises, transcripts and further extras that we create for our members each time we publish a video or a podcast episode.
Easy German
Learn German naturally and understand real German spoken by native speakers. π©πͺ
Easy German is the worldβs largest YouTube channel for learning German. We help beginners, intermediate and advanced learners improve their listening, writing and speaking skills.
π₯ VIDEOS Learn real everyday German through authentic conversations from Germany, Austria and Switzerland β with English and German subtitles. Our Slow German series makes real conversations accessible and easy to understand.
ποΈ PODCAST Listen to Cari and Manuel talking about everyday life, language and culture in Germany. Find βEasy Germanβ on your favorite podcast app or visit easygerman.fm.
π STRUCTURED LEARNING Members get access to a structured learning path with lessons, exercises and materials designed to help you make step-by-step progress in German.
π£οΈ COMMUNITY Practice speaking and writing in German daily with a supportive community of learners.
π Become a member and start speaking German with confidence
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