Richard Simcott is a British polyglot, who has studied over 50 languages. HarperCollins described him as one of the most multilingual people in the United Kingdom, and the Goethe-Institut has named him Ambassador for Multilingualism.
Richard is the original founder of the Polyglot Conference www.polyglotconference.com. This year it is taking place online from October 16th to 26th and registration is open to anyone who is passionate about language learning. italki is the main sponsor of the 2020 Polyglot Conference Online.
Meet Richard Simcott the founder of The Polyglot Conference.
He has studied 50+ languages. Listen to his story in 19 languages (Portuguese in 2 accents)!
English
I have been learning languages since I was around 5 years old. I love learning new ways to communicate my ideas with different people. For me, the process goes hand in hand
German
Hand mit meinen Erfahrungen im Leben. Ich finde es immer toll, wenn ich mit jemandem auf neuen Sprachen sprechen kann. Für mich ist es sowieso
Dutch
sowieso heel mooi om een andere cultuur te ontdekken. Soms ben ik ook bang
dat ik misschien niet alles perfekt kan uitleggen, maar ik hoop dat
English
that what I do with my languages helps with your malaise
French
malaise et te laisee vraiment comprendre les liens entre les langues differentes du monde. Il y a des gens qui me regardent comme une vache espagnole,
Spanish
español pensando que soy loco con todos mis idiomas. Pero a mi me da igual y continuo aprendiendo,
practicando y disfrutando
Brazilian Portuguese
disfrutando de um mondo cheio de cor. Para mim a situacao e assim. Tenho mais possibilidades para fazer amigos em muitas partes do mundo. As veces
European Portuguese
As veces tambem tinha que mudar do sotaque numa lingua para communicar melhor com otra gente.
Quando era estudante
Russian
студент в университете я нужен говорить по-португальски с европейским акцентом, но когда я был в Бразилии надо знать, как использовать этот язык с бразильским акцентом. Сейчас я
Croatian
Ja znam da je moguće razgovarati s ljudima i bolje razumjeti drugu kulturu. Za
Bulgarian
За мен това за мен е много хубаво изкуство. Искам наистина да продължа с моето учене и да разбирам подобре всичко във всяка държава
Macedonian
држава Понекогаш јазиците стануваат многу важни за секојдневен живот на ученикот, преќу љубов или други врски. Едноставно не можеш да го видиш тој момент
Albanian
moment por është një gjë e bukur. Për mua në Ballkan tani jam shumë i lumtur që mund të flas me njerëzit...gjithmonë. Por për mua, një moment
Italian
momento specifico quando realmente riesco a capire un'altra cultura e veramente una cosa magica. Si pensa que il problema
Greek
πρόβλημα είναι η προφορά αλλά μήπως είναι μόνο κάτι απλός πιο εύκολο, σαν η γραμματική πρέπει να μάθεις καλύτερα.. Μια καινούργια γλώσσα στην τσέπη
Turkish
cep çok güzel bir şeydir. Sana yeni bir dünya açılıyor. Her gün internette
Welsh
internet gwrando radio yn ddiddorol iawn. Mae geni a lot o siawns i ddefnyddio fy ieoithoedd i pan nad yw i yn y wlad. Sgwrsio efo rhywun yn y bar
Scots
is braw right enough. If ye ken the lingo en yer spikkin wi fowk ye mak pals. Bit wen yer spikkin wi yer bernv universitetye, bern
Swedish
barn pa et annat sprak, sa blir det jatte interesant. Sa var det for mig i mit liv. Min
Danish
Min datter taler 5 sprog og jeg synes at det er også godt for hende. Hun
Icelandic
hún aetlar að vera það sem hún vil i í lífinu og það er gaman. Bara að tala mörg tungumál hjálpar til að ferast, að vinna og að læra erlandis.
