Lindie Botes

Hallo! Learning Afrikaans (or want to?) 🩷
Well...my ‪@afrikaanswithlindie‬ channel is alive again! Here's my video in 5 years... go check it out if you're keen or subscribe to the channel if you want to see more.

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Hello! 😃 I'm excited to announce that I've been interviewed for an article in The Guardian on how to learn a language. I'm honored to be featured alongside Kerstin Cable and Lýdia Machová, who are two of my inspirations.

🤓 Read the article here: www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/mar/30/how-to-le…

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My next video will be my 500th video on my channel!! 🥺🥳

(Tbh I've probably uploaded more than 500 since I deleted about 4 ancient videos). I just want to say thank you for sticking around for this long - especially those who message me saying you've wached my videos for 5 or 8 or 10 years or so. You are appreciated!

Feel free to suggest any topics you'd like to see videos of in the comments 🩷

5 months ago | [YT] | 548

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🌏 Happy New Year 2026! 🥂

새해 복 많이 받으세요 • Bonne année • Chúc mừng năm mới • Feliz año nuevo • 明けましておめでとう • Gelukkige nuwe jaar • 新年快樂 • Buon anno • Boldog új évet! I hope your 2026 is off to a beautiful start filled with love and languages. 🩷

🎥 Coming Up This Month

I’m planning to upload as much as possible! But... my face is still quite swollen from surgery, so I’m not looking fully normal just yet. 😂 Please bear with me for a few months until I recover and look less pudgy!

Expect lots of:
- Language progress: videos showing my learning methods, resources and updates
- Planning & productivity: language planners, my journal ecosystem, stationery, productivity apps
- All things language goals for 2026: my quarterly goals, how I set them up, how you can learn a new language and more.

☕️ New: Monthly Zoom Hangouts!

Exciting news—Buy Me a Coffee memberships now include monthly Zoom calls, Q&As and behind the scenes extra content. We’ll chat, share language stories and progress, and keep each other accountable.
💌 Join the gang here: www.buymeacoffee.com/lindiebotes

💙 I want to hear from you!

My theme for January is Goals, Planning, and Starting New Languages. What would you like to see this month?

Drop your video requests in the comments! 🥳✨

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New blog post 💙 One of my most comprehensive ones yet!
All the ways I learn vocabulary in a new language [with resource recommendations!] Check it out here 🤓 lindiebotes.com/2025/12/15/how-to-learn-vocabulary…

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My monthly newsletter is coming to an inbox near you tomorrow! If you haven't subscribed yet, are you living under a rock? Jk. 😀 But if you do, you'll get exclusive life outtakes, language tips, freebies (yes, a lot of them), resource and music recommendations, and insights into my language learning methods and resources 📝

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6 months ago | [YT] | 153

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Had some audio issues on my last video about vocabulary, sorry! I took it down for now to fix, and will reupload later. If you see it again today or tomorrow, you're not going crazy 😂 Please give the new upload later some love too though!

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Did anyone take the JLPT exam recently? If so, how did it go? 🩷 先週（かな？）日本語能力試験を受けた方いますか？どうでしたか？

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Hello everyone! My bilateral osteotomy surgery (4 hours long!) went well and I’m spending my third night in hospital before heading home tomorrow. I never knew my face and lips could swell up this much or be so bruised 😂

I can eat some soup and drink water through a syringe, and starting to get a little bit of feeling back on my tongue. What’s absolutely incredible is, despite the pain and swelling, I already notice an improvement in breathing! My airway is open wider as a result and I’m like “is this how normal people breathe?!” It’s wonderful!

Thank you all for your kind words and prayers; it means so much. Can’t wait to get back on YouTube next year! 💓🫶🏻

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Update: Hi friends! On Saturday I go in for my jaw surgery 🥲 Thank you to everyone who has wished me well or shared their experiences with the same operation - it means more than you think 💕 I promised a Japanese book haul video, but I don't think I have time to film it before my op. If you see any new videos during this time, those are pre-scheduled. I will try to make the book review early next year after my recovery! Have a lovely festive season in the mean time ✨

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