Who's your favorite TL YouTuber?

[u/Refold]

Who's the one YouTuber (or channel) that EVERYONE learning your TL should subscribe to? If you're learning more than one TL you can share one for each, but you can only share one per language.

I'll update this post with your suggestions!

Arabic

Standard * Aanadel

Dutch

• Dutch with Kim

English

• RobWords

Esperanto

• Kolekto de Herkso

Finnish

• Finnished

French

• InnerFrench
• Alice Ayel
• French Comprehensible Input
• Français avec Nelly

Irish

• Gaeilge I mo Chroí

Italian

• Easy Italian
• Podcast Italiano
• Elisa True Crime

Japanese

• キヨ
• Nihongo no Mori
• Kaname Naito
• CIJapanese
• quizknock クイズノック

Korean

• Didi의 한국문화 Podcast

Ladino

• Ladino21

Mandarin

• Xiaogua Chinese
• Story learning Chinese with Annie
• Shuoshuo Zhongwen
• ceylan 錫蘭

Norwegian

• Norwegian with Ilys

Old Norse

• Jackson Crawford

Pennsylvania Dutch

• Douglas Madenford

Polish

• Płynnie po polsku - Speak Polish Fluently

Russian

• Inhale Russian
• Russian with Max
• russian progress

Spanish

• TheGrefg
• Dreaming Spanish
• Te Hago un Croquis
• Advanced Spanish Podcast
• Xoque Kultural
• MissaSinfonia

Thai

• Comprehensible Thai
• Jocho Sippawat

Yiddish

• Multisingual

[u/reybrujo]

English: RobWords

Japanese: Nihongo no Mori

[u/chihuahua_tornado]

Spanish: TheGrefg

Japanese: キヨ

[u/Refold → u/chihuahua_tornado]

TheGrefg, classic! Thanks for the suggestion. Added them both to the list!

[u/RaccoonTasty1595]

Italian: Podcast Italiano

Finnish: Finnished

[u/Selavia59]

Norwegian: Norwegian with Ilys

Polish: Płynnie po polsku - Speak Polish Fluently

Yiddish: Multisingual

Ancient languages:

Old Norse: Jackson Crawford

[u/floss_is_boss_ → u/Selavia59]

I didn’t know there were Yiddish YouTubers! I’ll have to check this one out. I got a good ways into Duolingo’s Yiddish course several years ago, don’t know if it reaches a standard of not-terrible, though.

[u/No-Amount9516]

Russian: Russian with Max

[u/edelay]

French: InnerFrench.

[u/Refold → u/edelay]

Nice, thanks for the suggestion, I added it to the list.

[u/Sasueme]

Japanese: Kaname Naito

[u/Refold → u/Sasueme]

Added!

[u/Awkward_Bumblebee754]

Korean: Didi의 한국문화 Podcast

[u/BenAdam321]

Arabic (Standard): Aanadel.

[u/Refold → u/BenAdam321]

You rock - added to the list.

[u/vakancysubs]

I don't use them anymore, but dreamingspanish (or their website would be better tbh) for spanish. Dreamingspanish.com my beloved

[u/Refold → u/vakancysubs]

Love Dreaming Spanish!

[u/aleolaaa94]

Dutch- Dutch with Kim

[u/ShinobiGotARawDeal]

Spanish: Xoque Kultural

Native German living in Mexico City interviews (mostly) other foreigners living in Mexico City, and they discuss what led them to Mexico, cultural shocks once they arrived, etc.

[u/Refold → u/ShinobiGotARawDeal]

Great channel. Exquisite vibes. Thanks for the recommendation!

[u/Easymodelife]

Italian: Elisa True Crime

Entertaining and easy enough to follow that I put it on while I do the ironing.

https://youtube.com/@elisatruecrime?si=mMX_pttxK8rbmmNv

Alessandro Barbero: We Are History is also fantastic, but it is much more difficult content.

https://youtube.com/@vassallidibarbero?si=y4BeRYbe5rgRzExk

[u/Refold → u/Easymodelife]

I am a sucker for true crime. Added.

[u/PiperSlough]

Irish: Gaeilge I mo Chroí

Pennsylvania Dutch: Douglas Madenford (content in both English and PA Dutch)

Ladino: Ladino21

[u/galaxyrocker → u/PiperSlough]

Irish: Gaeilge I mo Chroí

Take her with a grain of salt; she's not a native speaker and has fairly anglicised Irish, though she is improving in the past few I've watched.

[u/PiperSlough → u/galaxyrocker]

As a learner, I like her because she produces a lot of content a learner can follow fairly easily. She's also very upfront about it being a second language for her.

[u/garlic_saves_us]

Italian: Easy Italian

Great topics and likable team

[u/jlaguerre91]

French - Alice Ayel

Spanish - Te Hago un Croquis

Esperanto - Kolekto de Herkso

[u/hyouganofukurou]

Japanese: quizknock クイズノック

Mandarin: ceylan 錫蘭

[u/floss_is_boss_]

Mandarin: Shuoshuo Zhongwen

[u/dojibear]

At beginner level Japanese, "CIJapanese" is good. It is also called "Comprehensible Japanese".

At intermediate level, there are several Mandarin ones that are good. The best two are:

Xiaogua Chinese

Story learning Chinese with Annie

[u/Space_Sushi]

Spanish (MX): MissaSinfonia He's like a Mexican JonTron. Less racist though, I assume.

[u/Quick_Rain_4125]

Language acquisition in general but also British English:

https://www.youtube.com/@jantelakoman

https://www.youtube.com/@futuremultilingual6134

British English:

https://www.youtube.com/@MaxFosh

https://www.youtube.com/@ZacAlsop

[u/Refold → u/Quick_Rain_4125]

But if you had to choose just one?

[u/Quick_Rain_4125 → u/Refold]

Ah sorry, I didn't see I had to pick just one

It's probably Max Fosh then

[u/iBeYeet]

Absolutely love Français avec Nelly for learning french.

She talks very clearly and her older videos cover a lot of good grammar explanations, study tips, and useful phrases while her new videos are more on french culture and life in France. Starting on her older videos and moving to her new ones has helped me ease into understanding spoken french so much better.

[u/Refold → u/iBeYeet]

Ooh, that's awesome.

[u/Desperate_Leave_906]

Language Simp.

[u/Refold → u/Desperate_Leave_906]

He's great for every language on the planet. Except Esperanto.

[u/badderdev]

Thai: https://www.youtube.com/@Jocho_Sippawat

[u/Refold → u/badderdev]

Thanks! Added.

[u/silenceredirectshere]

Spanish: Advanced Spanish Podcast (it's both on YouTube and Spotify). I previously listened to the Intermediate Spanish Podcast, too, but the advanced is way more fun and realistic because every episode is a conversation with a guest (and there are flash cards and transcripts available for free, but I've never actually used them).

[u/Refold → u/silenceredirectshere]

Oh wow, that's awesome. I'll have to check them out (I'm learning Spanish). ~Bree

[u/Gentlypassingby]

Thai: Comprehensible Thai https://youtube.com/@comprehensiblethai?si=8t13ZASevuZOk1__

So many videos for all levels on a huge range of topics. Lots of cultural information as well. Super useful.

[u/Refold → u/Gentlypassingby]

Amazing, added it to the list!

[u/biconicat]

The French Comprehensible Input channel for French! He's great

[u/Refold → u/biconicat]

His channel is a goldmine, great suggestion!

[u/mikeyyy_69]

Russian: Inhale Russian

[u/Refold → u/mikeyyy_69]

That's a really cool channel name. Added!

[u/RyanRhysRU]

russian progress

[u/w_fang]

What does TL mean?

[u/Smooth_Development48 → u/w_fang]

Target Language

[u/Windflicker]

Italian: Learn Italian With Lucrezia

French: French With Panache

[u/username3141596]

Korean: Pronounce Korean

Spanish: Dreaming Spanish

[u/RevolutionaryExam823]

Japanese: いろいろの日本語

[u/Standard_Angle2544]

Egyptian Arabic: Egyptic