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Teen Polyglot Has Mastered 23 Languages
New York teen Timothy Donner, has an unusual hobby – he likes to learn languages! And he does it so well that he can conduct a conversation in all of them. It took the 17-year-old five years to master 23 languages! This has earned him the title of the world’s youngest polyglot. But he is still not satisfied.
The youngster’s wish to learn languages began in 2009 after completing basic Hebrew (иврит) lessons. He enjoyed it so much that he decided to become fluent on modern Hebrew. Then he picked up Arabic. Within four days, he managed to master the alphabet and by the end of the week, he could read the language fluently. After that, there was no stopping him.
Over the years, he has added Russian, Farsi, Italian, Spanish, Persian, Swahili Indonesian and many others to his repertoire of languages. The list doesn’t include the ones that he has taken up at school, which include French, Mandarin, Latin and of course, English. The most amazing part is that he has managed to learn all the additional languages on his own, using just online apps and grammar books.
The young polyglot begins by learning how to pronounce the alphabet correctly. Then he teaches himself the correct grammar. Then he develops his skills by reading newspapers and talking to native speakers, either in person or in Internet chat rooms. He is now in constant contact with a lot of polyglots. One of them is 31-year-old Ohio resident Moses McMormick, who knows 50 languages!
Timothy Donner is a boy
Timothy managed to learn all the additional languages
Nowadays Timothy
Timothy starts learning any language
Timothy has the title of the world’s youngest polyglot because
The boy decided to learn languages
when he finished learning basic Hebrew.
with learning the alphabet.
who is fond of learning languages.
communicates with lots of polyglots.
it took him 5 years to master 23 languages.
with the help of online applications and grammar books.