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Langfocus
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Making videos for language enthusiasts since 2015
Some words entered Japanese from GERMAN during the Meiji Period, especially scientific and medical vocabulary. Some of these words stem back to languages other than German, but entered Japanese from German.
June 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
My family in Ghibli mode
March 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
It's possible to communicate across language using Chinese characters!
February 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Which countries have the most land borders with other countries? (Originally posted on my second channel "GEOfocus") #geography
February 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Thanks for sharing! This is one of those videos that was way more popular than I expected.
February 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The languages of the Bible
February 19, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Thanks for sharing! This is a clip from one of my favorite videos that I've made. 😎
February 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
What's up with this strange border between UAE and Oman?
February 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Why would there be HEBREW words in Indonesian? #Hebrew #Arabic #Indonesian
February 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
People often ask if I'm on the autism spectrum. I don't know, but I probably am, but don't really care if I am. 🤷‍♂️ #autism #asd #neurodivergent
February 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Did you know there were French loanwords in Japanese?
February 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Since we're talking about Greenland and Canada...Here's a little video I originally posed on my second channel GEOfocus. 🥶❄️
February 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
How Arabic came to influence Malay & Indonesian
February 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reposted by Langfocus
Whale song is more similar to human language than previously thought, research has found
Whale song more similar to human language than previously thought – study
Whale song is more similar to human language than previously thought, research has found. The study, led by the University of St Andrews, revealed a previously undetected “language-like structure” in ...
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February 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
TOKI PONA - a language with very few core vocabulary words #tokipona #language This is a clip of my latest video - a rebooted version of my old video on Toki Pona.
February 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Raising a bilingual son. It's English book time!
February 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Today I'm releasing a re-filmed, updated version of my video on TOKI PONA (from 7 years ago!)

youtu.be/_PgytSj-YVE
The World's TINIEST Language? (TOKI PONA) | Enhanced reboot
YouTube video by Langfocus
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February 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Thanks for sharing! This was one of my favorite videos to make! ✨
How Similar Are ARABIC and HEBREW? (Massive reboot) on Langfocus
How Similar Are ARABIC and HEBREW? (Massive reboot)
masto.pt
February 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Thanks for sharing one of my surprise classics! I always thought this one was a throwaway video, but it turned out to be one of my big ones!
February 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Thanks for sharing one of my old school videos! 😊
▶️[Inglês com legendas] «O Idioma Português e o que o torna intrigante» @langfocus

https://youtu.be/Nur6WwpmyBo
The Portuguese Language and What Makes it Intriguing
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February 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Thanks for sharing, Tom! ☀️
Well here's a vlog from langfocus paul. Other than that most Indo European languages aren't so different w respect to grammar & vocabulary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pik2...
Why Does Portuguese Sound Like Russian?! (or Polish)
YouTube video by Langfocus
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February 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Thanks for sharing! 🙌🏼
In case you wanted to learn something, here is a video from LangFocus on YouTube that talks about the Arabic influence on the Spanish and Portuguese languages.

youtu.be/-3QML3tfBNQ?...
ARABIC Influence on Spanish & Portuguese!
YouTube video by Langfocus
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February 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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This is a great general info on Persian/Farsi, one of my favorites from one of my favorite channels on YouTube. LangFocus

https://youtu.be/dYLxjL27Q5w
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May 22, 2023 at 11:59 AM