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How fast do I read books in different languages? – Learning languages by reading books

Hey friends! I was recently asked, how fast do I read books in different languages? Actually, it depends a lot on the language and on the book I’m reading, and also on my mood at that moment.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Reading in Russian
0:43 Reading in English
2:18 Reading in Spanish, Polish and my other target languages
4:07 Have I ever measured my reading speed?
6:12 Conclusion

Thank you so much for watching! ❤️
📖 Books mentioned in this video:
🇺🇲 (En) The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by David W. Anthony
🇲🇽 (Sp) El Libro Salvaje (written by the Mexican writer Juan Villoro)
🇪🇦 (Sp) Una Nota Falsa (Lola Lago detective #2) by Lourdes Miquel, Neus Sans
🇵🇱 (Pl) Znachor (book 1) and Profesor Wilczur (sequel to Znachor) by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz

I would like to hear your thoughts, guys. Please write in the comments, how fast do you read books in different languages? What does it depend on? In which language do you like reading the most – in your native language or in your target language (or languages)?

Please check out my other videos in different languages:
▶ Videos in English https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVWC1hS0oBJ6cf6as99j7j4N    
▶ Videos in Spanish https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVX0iNdFZebXDoHoE_vau8aE    
▶ Videos in Polish https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVVDgKNXh3FNfjmoyooYwL16     
▶ Videos in Russian https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVVii0qdJO-2FdsUr1_d8HdG    
▶ Videos in Armenian https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVVFO7dpMMNjYl_M9L_uW_f_     
▶ Multilingual videos https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVUX3rISdyp-hQhUsQLrVnXR    

I hope you enjoy watching these videos as much as I enjoy making them!

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I want to say a BIG thank you to my English teacher Mrs. Rebecah Propst for her support and for correcting my mistakes. ▶ Rebecah’s Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPtL1MtVIqEnIRW_grJkI3A

Note: this is not a sponsored video. I am just sharing some of my favorite YouTube channels that I find helpful.

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P.S. I apologize for reading from a script. As some of you already know my story, I can read, write and understand but I still struggle to put my thoughts into words even in my own language – Russian. :)

Here is my story:

▶ I understand but I can’t SPEAK – my language learning problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVElNKVWM18&t=0s       

▶ I asked 5 native speaker teachers (EN, SP, PL) and one Russian therapist about my language problem https://youtu.be/hz1OVaoDyhE

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Let’s learn languages together!

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Thank you so much for watching and happy reading! 💕

All the books I read in 2020!

Here are all 39 books I read in 2020 – in English, Spanish, Polish, Russian and Belarusian.

English 🇺🇲

1) Scorched by Michael Soll
2) The One Safe Place by Tania Unsworth
3) The Rise of Homo Sapiens: The Evolution of Modern Thinking by Frederick L. Coolidge, Thomas Wynn
4) Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life by Carl Zimmer
5) Rabbits with Horns and Other Astounding Viruses (Chicago Shorts) by Carl Zimmer
6) Horses in Fact and Fiction – An Anthology by Åke Runnquist
7) Poultry Behaviour and Welfare by Michael C. Appleby, J.A. Mench, B.O. Hughes
8) In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology, and Myth by J.P. Mallory
9) First Light by Rebecca Stead
10) The Cold King by Amber Jaeger
11) House of Stairs by William Sleator
12) A Different Blue by Amy Harmon
13) The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
14) 10 Rules for Achieving English Fluency: Learn how to successfully learn English as a foreign language by Anthony Kelleher
15) The Black Death: A History from Beginning to End by Henry Freeman
16) Creativity in Human Evolution and Prehistory by Steven Mithen
17) The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman
18) Double Helix by Nancy Werlin
19) Ten Interesting Things about Human Behavior by Suzanne L. Davis
20) Don’t Fall by Rachel Schieffelbein

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Spanish 🇪🇸

1) Su Alteza, el Intérprete: El fascinante mundo de la traducción simultánea – Ewandro Magalhaes
2) Parasitología Veterinaria – M. Cordero del Campillo, F. A Rojo Vázquez
3) Una Nota Falsa (Lola Lago detective 2) – Lourdes Miquel, Neus Sans
4) Poderoso Caballero (Lola Lago detective 3) – Lourdes Miquel, Neus Sans
5) Por Amor Al Arte (Lola Lago detective 4) – Lourdes Miquel, Neus Sans
6) La Llamada de la Habana (Lola Lago detective 5) – Lourdes Miquel, Neus Sans
7) Lejos de Casa (Lola Lago detective 6) – Lourdes Miquel, Neus Sans
8) ¿Eres tú, María? (Lola Lago detective 7) – Lourdes Miquel, Neus Sans

Polish 🇵🇱

1) Harry Potter i Kamień Filozoficzny (Harry Potter 1) – J.K. Rowling
2) Harry Potter i Komnata Tajemnic (Harry Potter 2) – J.K. Rowling
3) Harry Potter i Więzień Azkabanu (Harry Potter 3) – J.K. Rowling
4) Legendy Polskie – Wanda Chotomska

Russian 🇷🇺

1) А. С. Пушкин. Письма к жене
2) Диктор телевидения – Брус Льюис
3) Речевой тренинг. Дикция и произношение – Л.Д. Алфёрова
4) Экологическая паразитология – К. Кеннеди
5) Медицинская паразитология – под ред. Н.В. Чебушева
6) Научные основы экологической паразитологии – В.И. Трухачев, В.П. Толоконников, И.О. Лысенко

Belarusian 🇧🇾

1) Старасвецкія міфы горада Б – Людміла Рублеўская

While reading Harry Potter in Polish

Harry Potter i Komnata Tajemnic (Pol) 🇵🇱
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Eng) 🇬🇧
Harry Potter y la cámara secreta (Esp) 🇪🇦
Гарри Поттер и тайная комната (Rus) 🇷🇺

Как начать читать на иностранном языке? Как набирать словарный запас и не скучать при этом? Ответ прост – начните читать на иностранном языке свою любимую книгу. Ту, которую вы уже читали на своем языке, и эта книга вам очень понравилась.
Сюжет уже известен, и словарный запас набирается сам собой! 👌❤️

All the books I read in 2019!

Here are all 32 books I read in 2019 – in English, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian and Russian

English 🇺🇲

  1. English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate by Mark Hancock
  2. The King Must Die (Theseus #1) by Mary Renault
  3. The Bull from the Sea (Theseus #2) by Mary Renault
  4. Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age by Charles H. Hapgood
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Spanish 🇪🇸

  1. Angélica y su amor (La Marquesa de los Ángeles, #6) by Anne Golon

Polish 🇵🇱

  1. Hurra!!! Po Polsku (v. 1) by Małgorzata Małolepsza
  2. Hurra!!! Po Polsku: Student’s Textbook v. 1 by Małgorzata Małolepsza
  3. Dziewczynka z zapałkami by Hans Christian Andersen
  4. Przełęcz. Osada by Kir Bulychev

Ukrainian 🇺🇦

  1. Чарівник Країни Оз – L. Frank Baum
  2. Жовтий туман. Таємниця покинутого замку (Чарівник Смарагдового міста, #5-6) – Alexander Volkov

Russian 🇷🇺

  1. Кормление сельскохозяйственных животных – Г.А. Богданов (1981)
  2. Кормление сельскохозяйственных животных – И.С. Попов (1935)
  3. Кормление сельскохозяйственной птицы – В. Шафров, К. Рождественский
  4. Птицеводство – Г.П. Иоцюс, Н.И. Старчиков
  5. Справочник птицевода – С.И. Боголюбский, В.Г. Васильев, Г.И. Иоцюс и др. (Под ред. С.И. Сметнева).
  6. Бройлерное птицеводство – И.А. Мымрин
  7. Как я изучаю языки: Заметки полиглота – Като Ломб
  8. Искусники планеты Ксанаду – Теодор Старджон (reread)
  9. Звездные врата (сборник) – Андрэ Нортон
  10. Барышня-крестьянка – А.С. Пушкин (reread)
  11. Два капитана – Вениамин Каверин (reread)
  12. Алый Первоцвет – Эммушка Орци (reread)
  13. Анжелика и ее любовь – Анн и Серж Голон (reread)
  14. Анжелика в Новом свете – Анн и Серж Голон (reread)
  15. Анжелика и Демон – Анн и Серж Голон (reread)
  16. Анжелика и заговор теней – Анн и Серж Голон (reread)
  17. Анжелика в Квебеке – Анн и Серж Голон (reread)
  18. Похищение чародея – Кир Булычев (reread)
  19. Любимец – Кир Булычев (reread)
  20. Фаэты (Фаэты #1-3) – Александр Казанцев (reread)
  21. Клокочущая пустота (сборник) – Александр Казанцев (reread)

All the books I read in 2018 in foreign languages!

Here are all 26 books I read in 2018 – in English, Spanish and Polish.

English 🇺🇲

  1. Essential Grammar in Use with Answers: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Elementary Students of English by Raymond Murphy
  2. All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2) by James Herriot
  3. Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition by Andrea J. Fascetti
  4. How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own by Barry Farber
  5. Greenhouse Gardening: Greenhouse Gardening for Beginners by Nancy Ross
  6. Sepp Holzer’s Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening by Sepp Holzer
  7. The Porridge Book by Sambodhi Prem
  8. Saved by Grace by T.J. Rudolph
  9. Project Snow by Cherita Smith
  10. Time Between Us (Time Between Us, #1) by Tamara Ireland Stone
  11. Prisoner of My Desire by Johanna Lindsey
  12. What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton
  13. Teach Me by Amy Lynn Steele
  14. Heart on a Chain by Cindy C. Bennett
  15. The Strongest Ring by Laura Bradley Rede
  16. The Practice Date by Victorine E. Lieske
  17. Just Plain Weird by Tom Upton
  18. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay (Fantastic Beasts: The Original Screenplay, #2) by J.K. Rowling
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Spanish 🇪🇸

  1. …Pero se casan con las morenas by Dolores Soler-Espiauba        
  2. El Arte de Leer a las Personas – Lenguaje Corporal: Como leer a una persona como un libro solo por sus gestos corporals by Julieta Contreras   
  3. Funny Tales In Easy Spanish 1: Jaimito va a la escuela (Spanish for Beginners Series) by Álvaro Parra Pinto
  4. De cómo tu perro cambió mi vida: (y otros relatos sobre animales) by Javier Ruiz             
  5. Viajar en Forma: Tips para viajar el mundo de manera saludable by Berenice Suárez

Polish 🇵🇱

  1. Baśnie Polskie by Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki
  2. Польские сказки (Polish Fairy Tales adapted by Ilya Frank’s readings method)
  3. Czarnoksiężnik z Krainy Oz by L. Frank Baum

All the books I read in 2017 in foreign languages!

Here are all 88 books I read in 2017 – in English and Spanish.

English 🇺🇲

  1. Veterinary Treatment for Working Equines by Graham R. Duncanson
  2. The Urban Hen: A practical guide to keeping poultry in a town or city by Paul Peacock
  3. Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow
  4. Horse Breeds of the World. the Horse Library by Brent Kelley
  5. Raising Dairy Goats: A Beginners Starters Guide to Raising Dairy Goats by Nancy Ross
  6. Raising Goats for Dummies by Cheryl K. Smith
  7. Beekeeping: A Beginners Guide To Beekeeping by Nancy Ross
  8. A Beginner’s Guide to Cacti – How to Make a Cactus Garden by Dueep J. Singh
  9. Cacti by Terry Hewitt
  10. The Pocket Encyclopedia of Cacti and Succulents in Color by Brian Michael Lamb
  11. Manual of Veterinary Dietetics by Tony Buffington
  12. Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 2009 by P.C. Garnsworthy
  13. Small Animal Nutrition by Sandie Agar Vn C&G Cert in Small Animal Nutrition
  14. Fun & Easy Organic Dog Food: Quick Recipes for the Busy Dog Lover by Dennis Parker
  15. Ten acres enough: a practical experience, showing how a very small farm may be made to keep a very large family. With extensive and profitable experience in the cultivation of the smaller fruits by Edmund Morris
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  1. Wilderness Survival Guide: 20 Skills that Will Get You Out Alive: (Survival Books, Survival Guide, Survivalist, Safety, Urban Survival, Survival Skills Book, Prepper’s Guide) by Sarah Lewis
  2. What to Eat by Marion Nestle
  3. What to Eat: The Ten Things You Really Need to Know to Eat Well and Be Healthy by Luise Light
  4. Mastering the Real Paleo Diet: All You Can Eat Meat, and All You Can Handle Health and Leanness by Willy Mammoth         
  5. Pee Should Be Clear, Poop Should Float.: What your momma doesn’t know and your doctor won’t tell you by Leanne Goncalves
  6. The Pain of Arthritis: Finding Relief the Natural Way by Anne Wolski
  7. Anti Inflammatory Diet: Heal Your Body, Significantly Reduce Pain, and Keep Weight Off for Life by Asher Barmore
  8. Clinical Updates in Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Strategies to Target Remission and Individualize Comprehensive Care by Jonathan Kay
  9. Preventing Alzheimer’s & Dementia – Proven Tips and Techniques on How to Prevent, Delay, Detect, and Treat the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Disease by Kerry Elise      
  10. New Truth to the Fountain of Youth: The Emerging Reality of Anti-Aging Medicine by Theodore Goldsmith
  11. Transform Your Health: 10 Easy Habits to Lose Weight for Good: Diets Don’t Work. Healthy Habits Do. Start These 10 Lifestyle Habits Today to Transform … Feel Fantastic! by Natalie Loeffler
  12. Before and After: Real Stories of the 10 Years Younger in 10 Weeks Programme by Thorbjörg
  13. Evolution of the Human Diet: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable (Human Evolution Series) by Peter S. Ungar
  14. Food Myths: Going Beyond the Health Food Fads and Getting Real about Science, Health, and Nutrition by Joey Lott
  15.  Eat Like the Ancient Incas: 10 Best Anti-Aging Superfoods You’ve Never Heard Of by Todor Djordjevic
  16. Unhealthy Eating Habits – The 10 Foods You Must Avoid In Order to Live a Long & Healthy Life (Healthy Eating, Superfoods) by Anna Walters
  17. Just Enough English Grammar Illustrated by Gabriele Stobbe
  18. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
  19. The Oxford Illustrated Prehistory of Europe by Barry Cunliffe
  20. Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction by Roger Lewin
  21. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
  22. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
  23. Rich Dad’s Prophecy: Why the Biggest Stock Market Crash in History Is Still Coming…And How You Can Prepare Yourself and Profit from It! by Robert T. Kiyosaki
  24. Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Timothy Ferriss
  25. Stop Acting Rich: …And Start Living Like a Real Millionaire by Thomas J. Stanley
  26. Living Well Spending Less: 12 Secrets of the Good Life by Ruth Soukup
  27. Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School by Andrew Hallam
  28. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth by T. Harv Eker
  29. I Will Teach You To Be Rich: No guilt, no excuses – just a 6-week programme that works by Ramit Sethi
  30. More than Enough: The Ten Keys to Changing Your Financial Destiny by Dave Ramsey
  31. The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles
  32. Strange Magic by Suzana Thompson
  33. Last Minute Customers by Jessica E. Subject
  34. Choosing You by Jaylee James
  35. Mistletoe & Margaritas by Shannon Stacey
  36. Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
  37. Red at Night (Pushing the Limits, #3.5) by Katie McGarry
  38. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
  39. Fae Queen by Lynn Landes
  40. The Protectors: A Clean Paranormal Romance by T. N. Simmons
  41. Carpe Tempus by Daniel Adorno
  42. Thaw Me Out by G.B. Brulte
  43. The Mysterious Maid-Servant by Barbara Cartland
  44. Once a Princess (Cardinia’s Royal Family, #1) by Johanna Lindsey
  45. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor, #1) by Lisa Kleypas
  46. Transcendence by Shay Savage
  47. Ordinary Magic by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway
  48. Fallen Angel by Nathan McBride
  49. The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry
  50. Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2) by Lois Lowry
  51. Messenger (The Giver Quartet, #3) by Lois Lowry
  52. Son (The Giver, #4) by Lois Lowry

Spanish 🇪🇸

  1. Harry Potter y la cámara secreta (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling
  2. Spanish Conversations: Realistic Conversations to Improve your Spanish – (Bilingual) – Increase Conversational and Reading Ability by Bakari Akil II
  3. Una Introducción a la Apiterapia: Cuando Nada Más Ayuda, Prueba el Poder de las Abejas by Paul Enders
  4. Amor por el café: El libro del café y su gastronomía by Benito García
  5. Comida para Homo Sabiondo: Descubre las mentiras de la nutrición, escapa de las dietas y rejuvenece con una alimentación saludable by Jota Norte
  6. DIETA MEDITERRANEA – Mejores Recetas de la Cocina Mediterranea Para Bajar de Peso Saludablemente, su Libro de Cocina Saludable, Deliciosas Recetas Saludables by Mario Fortunato
  7. DIETA ANTI ESTRÉS – Para reducir tensiones y ansiedad (Instante de BIENESTAR – Colección Dietas nº 14) (Instante de BIENESTAR – Colección Dietas nº 14) (Spanish Edition) by Mariano Orzola
  8. Salud ósea: Osteoporosis y osteopenia – Salud de los huesos, prueba de densidad en los huesos by Juan Pérez
  9. Intestino Vivo: Dietoterapia para Prevenir y Curar Enfermedades Gastrointestinales (SALUD Y NUTRICION) by Ingrid Peguero
  10. “Abuelo árbol”. Cuentos diferentes de fantasía, educación en valores, para niños de 5 a 8 años. Observar y escuchar en vez de mirar y oír. ¡¡¡Hay magia … :)!!!: Sí a los cuentos :) by Marlia Alaram
  11. ¡Clima Extremo! El Clima para los Niños, Libro Sobre las Tormentas: Huracanes, Tornados, Ventiscas, Tormentas Eléctricas y Mucho Más (Kid’s Nature Books Series) by Leanne Annett
  12. MUJER DESPIERTA YA!: CONOCE LOS 10 VERBOS MÁS PODEROSOS PARA REINVENTARTE Y SER EXITOSA by Ivonne Alatriste C
  13. MEJORE SUS FINANZAS by Francisco Alcaina
  14. Mi perro diabético by Alejandro Azadte
  15. Curiosidades de La Guía Perruna: La Psicología Canina by Lorena Garcia
  16. Mi primer gatito: La guía de adopción y cuidado de tu primer mascota (Tus mascotas nº 1) by José Luis Cortés
  17. Me gusta tener mi habitación limpia by Shelley Admont
  18. El mago del desierto by Marta Villegas
  19. Historia de un pequeño ángel: Cuento para niños by Fabiana Iglesias
  20. Las Mágicas Aventuras De Carlitos E Isabel by Felicity McCullough
  21. Оскар – секретный агент by Кармен Курц (книга, адаптированная по методу Ильи Франка)