Le Baron wrote:s_allard wrote:I brought up the example, reported by Lýdia Machová, of a well-known polyglot who was able to learn enough conversational Slovak in a day to impress even native Slovak-speakers. I don’t know what crazy method this super-polyglot actually used but it worked.
Wasn't his method called: already basically knowing Slovak?
Okay, I jest.
I jest too, but he's a she. I hadn't seen her do that video, but let's say she knew "Czech" and learned "Slovak". Just a note for the youthful, there once was a country called Czechoslovaki.
I will add that Lýdia Machová has great videos on youtube and is one of the wheels that make the Polyglot Gathering turn.