Hola tenemos un grupo en donde hay nativos que hablan español, ellos quieren aprender Inglés y ustedes Español, se podría hacer un intercambio de conocimientos aquí les dejo el link del grupo: chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by Hello everyone we've a group where there are English and Spanish native speakers, They want to learn English and you Spanish, we could make a knowledge exchange, here is the group link: chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
I learned a lot a lot of vocabulary watching telenovelas with Spanish subtitles. I write the words I don't know. Novelas repeat a lot of the same words every episode. Especially, sometimes the spelling and how we hear is different. Maybe this can help beginners not he so overwhelmed.
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cassondra beavers After talking to a few people who like subtitles, and seeing how they use them, I see how they can be effective for beginners. You guys have opened my eyes to how they can be beneficial. When I started these techniques I was an intermediate and could do this without subtitles, but for beginners, subtitles could be great! Thanks so much for your feedback. 😁
Hola tenemos un grupo en donde hay nativos que hablan español, ellos quieren aprender Inglés y ustedes Español, se podría hacer un intercambio de conocimientos aquí les dejo el link del grupo: chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by Hello everyone we've a group where there are English and Spanish native speakers, They want to learn English and you Spanish, we could make a knowledge exchange, here is the group link: chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
haha, that's me on any given day. But I had to wait for closed captioning to be implemented on Spanish language TV first, because it was adopted a little later than it was in English. But almost always, I'll be understanding the commercials JUST fine, with no close caption subtitles, but if a telenovela is the main program, I'll look and say to myself "I need to learn that word" reading about every 3rd-5th sentence, or so.
Hey, i'm speaker spanish, i'm dominican. I need to practice my English, I can help you to practice your spanish, we make a whatsapp group. So, we can talk about something that you want
As a gringo sitting at a restaurant in Barcelona, this is exactly what I’ve been struggling with feeling like I’ve forgotten all the Spanish I have learned. It’s so easy for me to read and decipher text but understanding someone speaking quickly is really frustrating because I feel disrespectful not understanding them when I truly am trying. Usually it’s just one word that I don’t understand and then I get thrown off listening to the rest. By the time I’ve processed it the person had already spoken 10 more words, which even if I knew I didn’t catch because I was stuck on that first confusing word. Sometime The way that I mumble in English often.... I’m sure Spanish speakers would have the same difficulties hearing me. Thanks for the renewed confidence in learning, glad to know someone else has been challenged by this as well.
Don't stress your mind, I'm a spanish native speaker and even for us it could be difficult to understand sometimes, spanish speakers speak faster than english speakers, sometimes we tend to ignore parts of the speech when we consider someone has a bad pronunciation but we take the last words as reference, other thing could be that spanish language has a rhythm that you have to get used to, listen to the vowels carefully, not to the consonants. watch soaps operas, they exaggerate the pronunciation of the vowels. by the way,,, I'm a english learner from mexico, If someone wants to practise with a native, I'm charmed to help.
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Thanks for the encouragement! I'm sure the others will really appreciate it! And your English is awesome! Keep it up! Do you want me to announce that you are available to practice with others on one of my videos?
Wow thanks for the comment, and yes I'd love to, that would be awesome, I need someone to practise. I suscribe to your channel ( in spite of knowing spanish haha).
I'm a native Spanish Speaker and honestly this is out of control fast... Way too fast. I could not understand it. Please do not worry about speaking/understanding as fast as Dominicans. Most latin americans can't even understand them. No offense intended, but don't waste time trying to understand Chilean or Dominican Spanish. Nobody outside their countries understand them.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 it's 1:10am, I'm watching this in bed. MY kids and hubby are sleeping, and I just busted out laughing😂😂😂😂😂😂 I'm going to laugh about this for the rest of the day!!
i am a native spanish speaker, and let me tell you that it was very fast that i didn't even understand it, study hard and never give up.The sky is the limit!
2 things: UA-cam allows you to play videos at faster and slower speeds. Slow those speakers down and then build back up to "regular speed". As for subtitles, I only use Spanish subtitles, never the English. It can also help to watch something in Spanish you already know very well. Great videos.
Been a Spanish speaker for most of my adult life. I am half Cuban and half Jamaican. However, like you, I had to learn Spanish from scratch. I would describe myself as fairly proficient, meaning I’m about 75% versed in the language, and can easily strike up a conversation with most native Spanish speakers and hold my own. But I will confess that my ears could do with some more training. I really appreciate what you’re doing and the humorous way n which you do it. I can relate to your material, and find it very helpful. If I were as clever as you I’d probably be doing the same thing. 😂 Keep it coming, you’ve found a very nice nitch.
How the fuck has this fella only got 1k subscribers , he’s killing it
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James Pearse Thanks! In growing at a steady rate so I'm please. but feel free to share anything that you find helpful, and that others could benefit from.
That's exactly what I do..lol. . I listen to a lot of Dominican, Latin, French, Nigerian and Jamaican music on my workout playlist and I will pick out words that sound close to an English word to understand what they are saying... It's amazing how the mind works. I do not speak Spanish but I can sing more words than I can speak. That's no longer enough for me.. I really want to sing, speak and eat the language. I am 200% ok with putting the English language to rest. lol
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That's the spirit! haha. Go ahead and just do it. If you can sing along, that's a good start, now its time to put meaning to those words!
Hola tenemos un grupo en donde hay nativos que hablan español, ellos quieren aprender Inglés y ustedes Español, se podría hacer un intercambio de conocimientos aquí les dejo el link del grupo: chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by Hello everyone we've a group where there are English and Spanish native speakers, They want to learn English and you Spanish, we could make a knowledge exchange, here is the group link: chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
I've been taking up Spanish classes since high-school and im getting my BA degree with a minor in Spanish. Its always been so hard for me to understand Spanish speakers when they speak so fast or Spanish singers who sing so fast and it is important to keep in mind that each Spanish speaking country has their own slang and different dialogoue and words that they use. I've been learning Spanish for 13 years and it makes me sad that I still have trouble understanding when it comes to listening to someone speak Spanish so fast and that im not fluent. I know how to read and write most Spanish. But listening and understanding and speaking it very fast are still my challenges but im just gonna apply myself much more and see where it takes me.
So true. Subtitles are a crutch, it is OK to not understand every word, because you can gain most of the message in the context. over time with dedicated listening, the words will begin to make sense. Thanks for the suggestion to use Spanish comedy as a listening tool. One issue I commonly run into is not being able to find many videos online in Spanish that are really spoken natively. Most I come across are instructional videos of some sort where the speaker speaks in an a manner that is very easy to understand. It sometimes gives me the false impression that my Spanish is more advanced, until I hear a Spanish conversation in third person among native speakers that I can barely understand.
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dwaynemott I have recently been swayed by the masses lol. After speaking to a few subscribers, I see that it can be beneficial to use subtitles, but I would say that ONLY beginners should do it, because if we're honest, they won't know anything at all besides hola lol. And I never thought about that but your right, in Spanish lessons they afflatus talk show and proper. That is why I do my video podcasts though. Because I want to give people the opportunity to hear the real stuff. Just so you know there is much more that you could watch. check out "Pantaya" It's like Netflix in Spanish. It may be free idk. I just saw the ad on my video lol.
Try watching Telenovelas! There are some on Netflix and if you already know Spanish but its still fast, put the subtitles in Spanish! I've learned a lot of slang this way!
I’ve been studying Spanish for years, practically since 8th grade (without making much progress, sadly) and not once has a professor recommended watching comedy shows but it literally makes so much sense to do that. Thanks for the suggestion
I love that your channel is for more advanced learners since I have grown up in a Latino family all my life but am considered a 'no sabo' since I haven't spoken it in a while. I can understand Spanish though!
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I try to include content or everyone honestly. I'm glad that you find it helpful. You got this. Make sure that you use your fam as a resource.
Me encanta sus videos. Estoy aprendiendo español ahora y es tan difícil para mi. Yo soy Puertorriqueño Peró mis padres no me enseñaron español cuando era pequeño.
The best method is to do a lot of listening and have someone speak to you everyday. Use the words that you know and learn vocabulary. Learning language takes time and the sounds over time must be absorbed. The more you hear it and speak it, the more you will retain it. Anyone can learn a language in at least 1-3 months and at most a year if totally immersed im the language.
I think for me pronunciation is the most challenging. I can read Spanish better than when I started over a few months back. I can pray in Spanish, but not quite by memory yet. Thank you fir the video.
I have been watching your videos for a while, I was born and raised in Florida, moved to Fort Lauderdale 20 years ago, stayed there for four years, and then lived in South Beach Miami, I appreciate your videos a lot. My Spanish is ok, but I feel like I should understand more than I do
I came on this 4 year old video to say that this method works. I was listening to a Spanish speaking podcast on Spotify on regular speed in small increments to see if I could understand what was being said. I kept rewinding until I could understand every word. If I didn’t know what a word meant, I wrote it down to look up the meaning later. After I listened on regular speed, I sped it up to see if I could still understand what was being said, and surprisingly I could. If you work the plan, the plan will work. Gracias por tu ayuda, Rickie! I’m so proud of myself ahora mismo! Sorry for the long comment.
I can't believe you put a link to El Club de la Comedia... omg is literally my favourite comedy show in the world!! I never thought I would've found it like this xDDD
To figure out what they are saying, in real life you could ask the person to slow down. On the videos you could go the to cog on the bottom right of your screen and slow the speed down.
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That is true. I mentioned that in the Spanish versino of this video, but I forgot to mention it on this one! Thanks.
The correct idiom is "de *los* mios" aka, my crew, my team, etc. because saying "de lo mio" would mean "from mine" or "from my property" changing the meaning. Dominican and other caribean spanish speakers miss out on pronouncing the S when its at the end of the words.
That was good and very helpful. Thank you. I think the biggest barrier to fluency in Spanish is the speed at which many natives speak. It's like watching a Nascar race from the front row sometimes.
I feel subtitles are great the first time you watch something. You can write the words and phrases you don't know, but after than you gotta give them up
I've done the rewinding over and over trying to pick out words and phrases so much that it starts to feel like one of those scenes in a detective movie where the detective is replaying part of a recording over and over looking for clues ...lol So glad someone made a video about this!
Gracias por este video. Les aprecio mucho hispanohablantes nativos, pero su experiencia es tan valioso. Me da un poco de confianza intentar hablando español
I really enjoyed this video! Personally, I've been using Hellotalk and listening to music/TV in Spanish. Whenever I hear a song/show I like in Spanish I look up the lyrics (to learn the words I don't know, and of course, to make sure I'm not repeating anything too out there XD) then I play it onward without lyrics/subtitles
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That's a great technique. I was gonna mention that in my video about subtitles. I don't love lyrics and subtitles, but they can be helpful for learners.
Hola tenemos un grupo en donde hay nativos que hablan español, ellos quieren aprender Inglés y ustedes Español, se podría hacer un intercambio de conocimientos aquí les dejo el link del grupo: chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by Hello everyone we've a group where there are English and Spanish native speakers, They want to learn English and you Spanish, we could make a knowledge exchange, here is the group link: chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
Whenever you don't understand a language, it always sounds fast. Spanish seems fast, because of the frequency of consonants coming at you. Hard sounds. English has more vowel pauses, so it "seems" slower, but it really isn't. The amount of data being expressed within a given period of time is fairly constant among all languages. It is the perception of speed that varies. Japanese is considered the "fastest" language. Listen to it being spoken. Again, the hard, consonant sounds are very apparent, which catch the listeners' attentions. French seems "slow", again because of the frequency of softer sounds. Anyway, this is my observation.
Interesting i grew up learning english mainly but always heard spanish around me and even though i dont speak spanish that well, i understood every word that dude said even with the accent, he sounds like one of my uncles.
I know this video is a little older, but right now I'm listening to duolingo podcasts, hillsong espanol and I feel like its not enough. I think I will try Spanish comedy. I enjoy your channel so much! You are my favorite youtuber right now! Thanks for sharing all that you've learned, I hope to reach your level of fluency.
Gracious! Es Bueno que tu Estes tiempo de ayudando mi habla Espanol.
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"Gracias, es bueno que estés pasando tiempo para ayudarme a mejorar mi español" así lo diría yo.. Y no hay de qué. A mi me encanta lo que hago para ustedes.
i got the gist but yeah that was un poco rápido also what i do sometimes when watchin dominican channels is slow the video down from normal also i have a book called Quick Guide To Dominican Spanish which helps alot with slang and certain frases used in the DR and other Caribbean Countries ect..
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Lewis CC1 Baarnes. That is a good way to figure out what is being said. The only problem is that it doesn't help you to train your ear for natives that go 100 words per millisecond lol. but I did think about mentioning that in my video at first. I never tried it though because I wanted the full speed.
It's nice if you can understand what the guy might be singing about but I could also say that as a native English speaker it can be very difficult to pick up on what is being said eveb in English speaking music, especially when the lyrics are uber fast. Personally I think music is a wonderful way to learn vocabulary and it can really help to feel connected to the language. However, if you really want to train your ear to the spoken language, aside from conversing with speakers of your desired language, the radio is a fantastic method - you are forced to really tune in to what is being discussed whilst also learning vocabulary across a diversity of subject matter. You also learn how people communicate with each other, especially if there is a debate going on. This is going to be very useful in its application in real world situations
Great tip! I am a lover of comedy, so this is genius. Hadn't even crossed my mind. I have the hardest time understanding the language and I see this being really, REALLY helpful. Nice vid!
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Thanks for checking it out. Make sure to check out my subtitles video too. I think this video and that one go hand and hand. I'm glad that i could give some helpful advice. My methods consist of having fun while learning. That will make it feel like you're not even having to work hard. If you ever have questions, let me know : ) God bless.
Mi loco, solo quiero decirte que tu canal me ayuda mucho. Mis habilidades para escuchar no son muy buenas, así que veré más comedia en español. ¡Gracias! xD
Hola. Gracias por haciendo tus videos. Me ayudan mucho. me gusta subtitulo por que alguna veces me ayuda averiguir otros maneras decir y usar palabras o frases pero a veces me confunde
The accent that I find the hardest to understand is a particular type of Mexican accent used by a lot of men, but I don't think I've heard a woman use it. In this accent, the vowels are very hard to distinguish. I can deal with the dropping of some consonants, especially S's and D's, but without distinctive vowels, I have to ask them to slow way down. My stepson speaks this way with his friends, but he knows he has to talk more normally with me. I don't have much trouble understanding women speaking Spanish, it's just some of the men. My Mexican wife almost always speaks clearly, even with her friends and relatives.
I'm a Spanish native speaker and not even I could understand what that thugg said in that song, as I'm not familiar with Puertorican slang, lemme tell you you're just amazing.
I needed this video! My moms family is from Puerto Rico but I’ve never learned Spanish so I decided to start teaching myself. I try talking with my family but some of my family make it so hard to converse with them because they talk SO fast. No lie, my aunts talks just like the guy in the rap song and it’s confusing and discouraging. I’ve never tried this technique but I will.
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You'll get the hang of it. Spanish is the 2nd fastest language in the world, so don't get discouraged. If I can catch it, you can too! Keep trying. God bless
First of i wanna thank you so much!!! For the post it notes tips on learning vocab and the name of items.That helped a gazzillion🙏🙏🙏 and i can understand natives when they speak but kot really fast, i do ask them to repeat a lot😅 and i go base of contexts of the conversation as well as i pick out the words or pharses i know,which helps me piece together what they say. Thank you soooo much for these videos. 🙏🙏🙏
Otro humorista español muy chistoso es el catalán Berto Romero. Tenía un spot regular en el programa Late Motiv en el que respondía a las dudas raras que le enviaron sus seguidores. Se le puede ver en su propio canal de UA-cam. ¡Buen trabajo Rickie! ¡Qué hagas más vídeos en español!
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Hồng Gracias por compartir eso conmigo. Voy a tener que ver algunos de sus videos!
I have been studying for a year now, and the more I learn the more I harder it gets for me. There are NO Spanish speaking people where I live tampoco. Anywho, it is videos like this that help me feel more inspired to keep going even if it takes me 10years:)
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Keep up the good work. I just moved to Miami because I got a great job opportunity and I'm using it so much here! I love it!!! I'm going to be a flight attendant so I'll get to use it in the counties that i visit too. I'm excited!
Just about the English thing-I talk really fast in English too. I've moved states for uni, & it was funny how many people told me to slow down when I spoke after I moved
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I hated that growing up. Everyone talk about showing down, but my tongue said no! Lol
I know I’m late to this video but I like lingopie for this. You can slow it down all the time to 50% (It gets distorted if you slow it too much) and you can click for a definition on screen. The translations are always perfect, but it’s not really for beginners anyway.
Some good advice here but as usual the trick is like life if you want to learn and progress. No shortcuts you got to do the work like he says and put in the hours. When some lovely Spanish woman says Hola and you respond in Spanish you will say oh yes it was worth it !!! :) My wife didn't see this comment ! :) Yes she will beat me.
Yabla es una cosa bien. Es $10 cada mes pero tiene musica, novelas, videos, documentarias, lecciones , puede usar Los subtitulos o no. You can slow up the speed. Rewind, get a written transcript, They give you vocabulary for the words or idioms you may not know for the videos They rate if content is beginner, intermediate or advanced. You can save what you like to see it again. The speakers are from all different Spanish speaking counties so you get lots of accents. They also have French, Chinese etc. YABLA tienen muchas Las herramientas que dijiste aprender espanol .
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colette coates Wow 😱 parece fantastico. voy a tener que compartir esa información!
I practice karaoke in Spanish. Learning how to sing "Despacito was so helpful in terms of me learning how to speak and understand. Listening to rap because it's emphasis on lyrics.
Ni siquiera alguien que es nativo puede entender lo que dice un rapero o reguetonero, sin embargo un buen ejercicio es conocer o buscar escuchar español de diferentes países y regiones, hay tanta variedad para escoger
Going to give this more of a try since I never really tried this method too much...unfortunately I've been stuck at the level where I can get the basic gist of things and understand the context but I can't understand everything still. Stand up comedy has got to be the biggest proof because I understand the overall context but don't get the jokes whatsoever (Makes me feel kind of dumb not going to lie). Maybe one day I can actually watch something in Spanish without subtitles but my hope has been declining day by day. I just ran into your videos so I will use your methods to help me. Thanks for the info, I still haven't given up yet.
*ok one good thing is I can roll my R's and I talk so fast I always have to repeat myself, and have gotten the comment from viewers many times as well "you talk too fast in your videos"* 😬😂
I miss the jokes half the time in English comedy so I know I would struggle with Spanish comedy. There are a lot of cultural references, places, and people that you have to know. So I applaud anyone who has mastered that level of Spanish.
“Like a tornado coming out of his mouth” 🌪
YaBoyChe lol
I hollered!
Lmbo!!
😹😹
Jajajaja🤣😂
This happen to be my biggest obstacle in learning Spanish.
It gets better with time. sometimes I have to ask people to repeat stuff and I'm really good at Spanish haha.
debunker300 you can also add “por favor” to make it sound more polite
Caleb bruhh 💀
Caleb that was rude 💀
Reading spanish is 10x easier than hearing. Lol
The thing is I can't understand english rappers im sure as heck not gonna try to understand spanish 😀
Christian Craig lol listen to Drake or Tyler the Creator they are slow rappers
Hola tenemos un grupo en donde hay nativos que hablan español, ellos quieren aprender Inglés y ustedes Español, se podría hacer un intercambio de conocimientos aquí les dejo el link del grupo:
chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
Hello everyone we've a group where there are English and Spanish native speakers, They want to learn English and you Spanish, we could make a knowledge exchange, here is the group link:
chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
xD same
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Hola si quieres hablar bien español contactame
I learned a lot a lot of vocabulary watching telenovelas with Spanish subtitles. I write the words I don't know. Novelas repeat a lot of the same words every episode. Especially, sometimes the spelling and how we hear is different. Maybe this can help beginners not he so overwhelmed.
cassondra beavers After talking to a few people who like subtitles, and seeing how they use them, I see how they can be effective for beginners. You guys have opened my eyes to how they can be beneficial. When I started these techniques I was an intermediate and could do this without subtitles, but for beginners, subtitles could be great! Thanks so much for your feedback. 😁
te recomiendo " la rosa de guadalupe"
Hola tenemos un grupo en donde hay nativos que hablan español, ellos quieren aprender Inglés y ustedes Español, se podría hacer un intercambio de conocimientos aquí les dejo el link del grupo:
chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
Hello everyone we've a group where there are English and Spanish native speakers, They want to learn English and you Spanish, we could make a knowledge exchange, here is the group link:
chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
haha, that's me on any given day. But I had to wait for closed captioning to be implemented on Spanish language TV first, because it was adopted a little later than it was in English. But almost always, I'll be understanding the commercials JUST fine, with no close caption subtitles, but if a telenovela is the main program, I'll look and say to myself "I need to learn that word" reading about every 3rd-5th sentence, or so.
Hey, i'm speaker spanish, i'm dominican. I need to practice my English, I can help you to practice your spanish, we make a whatsapp group. So, we can talk about something that you want
As a gringo sitting at a restaurant in Barcelona, this is exactly what I’ve been struggling with feeling like I’ve forgotten all the Spanish I have learned. It’s so easy for me to read and decipher text but understanding someone speaking quickly is really frustrating because I feel disrespectful not understanding them when I truly am trying. Usually it’s just one word that I don’t understand and then I get thrown off listening to the rest. By the time I’ve processed it the person had already spoken 10 more words, which even if I knew I didn’t catch because I was stuck on that first confusing word. Sometime The way that I mumble in English often.... I’m sure Spanish speakers would have the same difficulties hearing me. Thanks for the renewed confidence in learning, glad to know someone else has been challenged by this as well.
I smiled while reading your post because I have the same problem sometimes. But that can even happen in one's own language.
Don't stress your mind, I'm a spanish native speaker and even for us it could be difficult to understand sometimes, spanish speakers speak faster than english speakers, sometimes we tend to ignore parts of the speech when we consider someone has a bad pronunciation but we take the last words as reference, other thing could be that spanish language has a rhythm that you have to get used to, listen to the vowels carefully, not to the consonants. watch soaps operas, they exaggerate the pronunciation of the vowels.
by the way,,, I'm a english learner from mexico, If someone wants to practise with a native, I'm charmed to help.
Thanks for the encouragement! I'm sure the others will really appreciate it! And your English is awesome! Keep it up! Do you want me to announce that you are available to practice with others on one of my videos?
Wow thanks for the comment, and yes I'd love to, that would be awesome, I need someone to practise.
I suscribe to your channel ( in spite of knowing spanish haha).
Yo necesito ayuda
Podria ayudarte si quieres :) tu podrias ayudarme con mi ingles, ¿Que dices?
lmak392 si
I'm a native Spanish Speaker and honestly this is out of control fast... Way too fast. I could not understand it. Please do not worry about speaking/understanding as fast as Dominicans. Most latin americans can't even understand them. No offense intended, but don't waste time trying to understand Chilean or Dominican Spanish. Nobody outside their countries understand them.
Lol there is some truth to that.
Same
TRUEEE.
I M native in río de la plata dialect and i hate de chilean and they are stupid
Puerto Ricans understand people from the DR
I was watching the news and it literally sounded like they were rolling their r's for like four sentences. 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 it's 1:10am, I'm watching this in bed. MY kids and hubby are sleeping, and I just busted out laughing😂😂😂😂😂😂 I'm going to laugh about this for the rest of the day!!
i am a native spanish speaker, and let me tell you that it was very fast that i didn't even understand it, study hard and never give up.The sky is the limit!
2 things: UA-cam allows you to play videos at faster and slower speeds. Slow those speakers down and then build back up to "regular speed". As for subtitles, I only use Spanish subtitles, never the English. It can also help to watch something in Spanish you already know very well. Great videos.
Very good idea!!!
This is clever! Thank you!
This is going to help me so much !!! Gracias
Some Netflix shows do, also.
Been a Spanish speaker for most of my adult life. I am half Cuban and half Jamaican. However, like you, I had to learn Spanish from scratch. I would describe myself as fairly proficient, meaning I’m about 75% versed in the language, and can easily strike up a conversation with most native Spanish speakers and hold my own. But I will confess that my ears could do with some more training. I really appreciate what you’re doing and the humorous way n which you do it. I can relate to your material, and find it very helpful. If I were as clever as you I’d probably be doing the same thing. 😂 Keep it coming, you’ve found a very nice nitch.
How the fuck has this fella only got 1k subscribers , he’s killing it
James Pearse Thanks! In growing at a steady rate so I'm please. but feel free to share anything that you find helpful, and that others could benefit from.
James Pearse That’s exactly what I was thinking.
Loco, ni yo entiendo lo que dicen en esa canción. Y hablo español desde toda mi vida jajajaja
Jaja Así es. Me atrevo decir que no eres Dominicana, porque a muchas personas que no son del caribe se les hace difícil entender a la gente de allí.
Rickie Walls soy de Nicaragua jaja y eso que dicen que nosotros hablamos rápido
Jennifer Lopez parece que todos los países dicen que el acento de otro pais es más rápido y difícil de entender. jaja la guerra siempre existe.
Tal vez un día vaya a conseguirme una así jaja. No tiene que ser Dominicana, pero quiero que sepa bailar bien la Bachata y la Salsa.
Rickie Walls te apuesto que se esas mujeres hay en todos los países latinos ❤❤
That's exactly what I do..lol. . I listen to a lot of Dominican, Latin, French, Nigerian and Jamaican music on my workout playlist and I will pick out words that sound close to an English word to understand what they are saying...
It's amazing how the mind works. I do not speak Spanish but I can sing more words than I can speak.
That's no longer enough for me.. I really want to sing, speak and eat the language. I am 200% ok with putting the English language to rest. lol
That's the spirit! haha. Go ahead and just do it. If you can sing along, that's a good start, now its time to put meaning to those words!
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Good on you for having an eclectic taste, this is what brought me to learning the language.
Hola tenemos un grupo en donde hay nativos que hablan español, ellos quieren aprender Inglés y ustedes Español, se podría hacer un intercambio de conocimientos aquí les dejo el link del grupo:
chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
Hello everyone we've a group where there are English and Spanish native speakers, They want to learn English and you Spanish, we could make a knowledge exchange, here is the group link:
chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
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I've been taking up Spanish classes since high-school and im getting my BA degree with a minor in Spanish. Its always been so hard for me to understand Spanish speakers when they speak so fast or Spanish singers who sing so fast and it is important to keep in mind that each Spanish speaking country has their own slang and different dialogoue and words that they use. I've been learning Spanish for 13 years and it makes me sad that I still have trouble understanding when it comes to listening to someone speak Spanish so fast and that im not fluent. I know how to read and write most Spanish. But listening and understanding and speaking it very fast are still my challenges but im just gonna apply myself much more and see where it takes me.
Now I dont feel bad taking 30 min to hear a 5 min interview.
So true. Subtitles are a crutch, it is OK to not understand every word, because you can gain most of the message in the context. over time with dedicated listening, the words will begin to make sense.
Thanks for the suggestion to use Spanish comedy as a listening tool. One issue I commonly run into is not being able to find many videos online in Spanish that are really spoken natively. Most I come across are instructional videos of some sort where the speaker speaks in an a manner that is very easy to understand. It sometimes gives me the false impression that my Spanish is more advanced, until I hear a Spanish conversation in third person among native speakers that I can barely understand.
dwaynemott I have recently been swayed by the masses lol. After speaking to a few subscribers, I see that it can be beneficial to use subtitles, but I would say that ONLY beginners should do it, because if we're honest, they won't know anything at all besides hola lol.
And I never thought about that but your right, in Spanish lessons they afflatus talk show and proper. That is why I do my video podcasts though. Because I want to give people the opportunity to hear the real stuff. Just so you know there is much more that you could watch. check out "Pantaya" It's like Netflix in Spanish. It may be free idk. I just saw the ad on my video lol.
Try watching Telenovelas! There are some on Netflix and if you already know Spanish but its still fast, put the subtitles in Spanish! I've learned a lot of slang this way!
Try Netflix in Spanish.
Hello. I just wanted to add that there are also telenovelas on UA-cam as well.
@@Jasmac_1 Which ones have you seen?
Yooo my dad is Puerto Rican and after 28 years, I still don’t understand 90% of what he’s saying. 😂😂❤️
Is the remaining 10% whatever English was loaned to the island after the SPAM War?
My ear isn't even trained for English. I just need help
I’ve been studying Spanish for years, practically since 8th grade (without making much progress, sadly) and not once has a professor recommended watching comedy shows but it literally makes so much sense to do that. Thanks for the suggestion
I love that your channel is for more advanced learners since I have grown up in a Latino family all my life but am considered a 'no sabo' since I haven't spoken it in a while. I can understand Spanish though!
I try to include content or everyone honestly. I'm glad that you find it helpful. You got this. Make sure that you use your fam as a resource.
The great thing about being on a platform like UA-cam is that you can slow the speech way down and catch nearly everything!
Me encanta sus videos. Estoy aprendiendo español ahora y es tan difícil para mi. Yo soy Puertorriqueño Peró mis padres no me enseñaron español cuando era pequeño.
The best method is to do a lot of listening and have someone speak to you everyday. Use the words that you know and learn vocabulary. Learning language takes time and the sounds over time must be absorbed. The more you hear it and speak it, the more you will retain it. Anyone can learn a language in at least 1-3 months and at most a year if totally immersed im the language.
I think for me pronunciation is the most challenging. I can read Spanish better than when I started over a few months back. I can pray in Spanish, but not quite by memory yet. Thank you fir the video.
I have been watching your videos for a while, I was born and raised in Florida, moved to Fort Lauderdale 20 years ago, stayed there for four years, and then lived in South Beach Miami, I appreciate your videos a lot. My Spanish is ok, but I feel like I should understand more than I do
Hahahah. That's like when you are learning English for the first time and you listen to Eminen and you say: No way! I will never learn it!
Eminem: I'm so good at rapping 😎
*Listens to spanish speakers*
Eminem:😞
Heyyyyy I had to take it back to the old videos! I’m glad it’s still here. GRACIAS 🙏🏾
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 they'll always be here! 😅
I came on this 4 year old video to say that this method works. I was listening to a Spanish speaking podcast on Spotify on regular speed in small increments to see if I could understand what was being said. I kept rewinding until I could understand every word. If I didn’t know what a word meant, I wrote it down to look up the meaning later. After I listened on regular speed, I sped it up to see if I could still understand what was being said, and surprisingly I could. If you work the plan, the plan will work. Gracias por tu ayuda, Rickie! I’m so proud of myself ahora mismo! Sorry for the long comment.
I can't believe you put a link to El Club de la Comedia... omg is literally my favourite comedy show in the world!! I never thought I would've found it like this xDDD
To figure out what they are saying, in real life you could ask the person to slow down. On the videos you could go the to cog on the bottom right of your screen and slow the speed down.
That is true. I mentioned that in the Spanish versino of this video, but I forgot to mention it on this one! Thanks.
I never thought it was a good idea to ask people to speak slower, sounded kind of rude to me, but if it works
The correct idiom is "de *los* mios" aka, my crew, my team, etc. because saying "de lo mio" would mean "from mine" or "from my property" changing the meaning.
Dominican and other caribean spanish speakers miss out on pronouncing the S when its at the end of the words.
That was good and very helpful. Thank you. I think the biggest barrier to fluency in Spanish is the speed at which many natives speak. It's like watching a Nascar race from the front row sometimes.
No lo puedo creer! Tienes el mismo acento Dominicano 🇩🇴
jaja así es. El acento caribeño es el más bonito.
Rickie Walls acento caribe *
Rickie Walls klk mano. Cuando va a transmitir online again
Bilingue Blogs el argentino bro
Your fast talking has helped me improve my Spanish. Don't stop. I can rewind you. I can't rewind my fast-talking friends.
Craig David is teaching me fast Spanish
I feel subtitles are great the first time you watch something. You can write the words and phrases you don't know, but after than you gotta give them up
1:18 I feel your pain, I’m naturally a fast English speaker too
I've done the rewinding over and over trying to pick out words and
phrases so much that it starts to feel like one of those scenes in a
detective movie where the detective is replaying part of a recording
over and over looking for clues ...lol
So glad someone made a video about this!
Yo igual 😂😂
Gracias por este video. Les aprecio mucho hispanohablantes nativos, pero su experiencia es tan valioso.
Me da un poco de confianza intentar hablando español
I need to stop watching your videos and just practice. You’re awesome bro!
This is very helpful. Thanks for breaking things down and for the suggestions and encouragement.
I really enjoyed this video! Personally, I've been using Hellotalk and listening to music/TV in Spanish. Whenever I hear a song/show I like in Spanish I look up the lyrics (to learn the words I don't know, and of course, to make sure I'm not repeating anything too out there XD) then I play it onward without lyrics/subtitles
That's a great technique. I was gonna mention that in my video about subtitles. I don't love lyrics and subtitles, but they can be helpful for learners.
Hola tenemos un grupo en donde hay nativos que hablan español, ellos quieren aprender Inglés y ustedes Español, se podría hacer un intercambio de conocimientos aquí les dejo el link del grupo:
chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
Hello everyone we've a group where there are English and Spanish native speakers, They want to learn English and you Spanish, we could make a knowledge exchange, here is the group link:
chat.whatsapp.com/1BoqdWvcK5QAtZROrhE1by
Whenever you don't understand a language, it always sounds fast. Spanish seems fast, because of the frequency of consonants coming at you. Hard sounds. English has more vowel pauses, so it "seems" slower, but it really isn't. The amount of data being expressed within a given period of time is fairly constant among all languages. It is the perception of speed that varies. Japanese is considered the "fastest" language. Listen to it being spoken. Again, the hard, consonant sounds are very apparent, which catch the listeners' attentions. French seems "slow", again because of the frequency of softer sounds. Anyway, this is my observation.
Interesting observation
!Wow, tu Bueno! Estoy Nuevo Espanol. Mucho Gracious.
Gracias por ver el contenido mío!! I appreciate you!!!
Gracias * 😊
Interesting i grew up learning english mainly but always heard spanish around me and even though i dont speak spanish that well, i understood every word that dude said even with the accent, he sounds like one of my uncles.
I know this video is a little older, but right now I'm listening to duolingo podcasts, hillsong espanol and I feel like its not enough. I think I will try Spanish comedy. I enjoy your channel so much! You are my favorite youtuber right now! Thanks for sharing all that you've learned, I hope to reach your level of fluency.
It´s never enough.
Well, thanks for the encouragement Esteban :) lol
English is really transverse you can really speak English fast or really slow
813ENTERTAINED you can speak it fast, but many people don't like that.
I speak English fast naturally and have to repeat myself alot lol
Gracious! Es Bueno que tu Estes tiempo de ayudando mi habla Espanol.
"Gracias, es bueno que estés pasando tiempo para ayudarme a mejorar mi español" así lo diría yo..
Y no hay de qué. A mi me encanta lo que hago para ustedes.
i got the gist but yeah that was un poco rápido also what i do sometimes when watchin dominican channels is slow the video down from normal also i have a book called Quick Guide To Dominican Spanish which helps alot with slang and certain frases used in the DR and other Caribbean Countries ect..
Lewis CC1 Baarnes. That is a good way to figure out what is being said. The only problem is that it doesn't help you to train your ear for natives that go 100 words per millisecond lol. but I did think about mentioning that in my video at first. I never tried it though because I wanted the full speed.
Rickie Walls no but once i know what is being said then i put the video back to normal and keep playing it until i have it down
Lewis CC1 Baarnes. That can be pretty effective I suppose for beginners. I have to keep in mind that I was and intermediate when I started this method
Rickie Walls i started bout 3-4months ago now but sometimes i have to do it but im finding that i do it less and less which is the main thing
It's nice if you can understand what the guy might be singing about but I could also say that as a native English speaker it can be very difficult to pick up on what is being said eveb in English speaking music, especially when the lyrics are uber fast. Personally I think music is a wonderful way to learn vocabulary and it can really help to feel connected to the language. However, if you really want to train your ear to the spoken language, aside from conversing with speakers of your desired language, the radio is a fantastic method - you are forced to really tune in to what is being discussed whilst also learning vocabulary across a diversity of subject matter. You also learn how people communicate with each other, especially if there is a debate going on. This is going to be very useful in its application in real world situations
You speak Spanish really good....
What is the comedian name ?
Great tip! I am a lover of comedy, so this is genius. Hadn't even crossed my mind. I have the hardest time understanding the language and I see this being really, REALLY helpful. Nice vid!
Thanks for checking it out. Make sure to check out my subtitles video too. I think this video and that one go hand and hand. I'm glad that i could give some helpful advice. My methods consist of having fun while learning. That will make it feel like you're not even having to work hard. If you ever have questions, let me know : ) God bless.
Thank you for existing. Glad to find this! Also dominicans in the bronx so cheap they never wanna say the songs they are listening too!
Mi loco, solo quiero decirte que tu canal me ayuda mucho. Mis habilidades para escuchar no son muy buenas, así que veré más comedia en español. ¡Gracias! xD
Hola. Gracias por haciendo tus videos. Me ayudan mucho. me gusta subtitulo por que alguna veces me ayuda averiguir otros maneras decir y usar palabras o frases pero a veces me confunde
The accent that I find the hardest to understand is a particular type of Mexican accent used by a lot of men, but I don't think I've heard a woman use it. In this accent, the vowels are very hard to distinguish. I can deal with the dropping of some consonants, especially S's and D's, but without distinctive vowels, I have to ask them to slow way down. My stepson speaks this way with his friends, but he knows he has to talk more normally with me. I don't have much trouble understanding women speaking Spanish, it's just some of the men. My Mexican wife almost always speaks clearly, even with her friends and relatives.
Saludos, mi loco. KLK? La verdad, que los video’ tuyo salen bacano’. Nomas falta el video enseñando la jerga de DR y ya, lol! Siga adelante, men. 👌🏽
Treyshon00 ¿Klok Manín? Gracias por tus palabras jaja . y de hecho, ese vídeo viene pronto bro. stay tuned.
Treyshon
Your such a good teacher 🙌so glad I came across this Channel
Thanks amiga. Glad I can help
Thanks bro ur awesome! I really enjoy your help!
I'm a Spanish native speaker and not even I could understand what that thugg said in that song, as I'm not familiar with Puertorican slang, lemme tell you you're just amazing.
I needed this video! My moms family is from Puerto Rico but I’ve never learned Spanish so I decided to start teaching myself. I try talking with my family but some of my family make it so hard to converse with them because they talk SO fast. No lie, my aunts talks just like the guy in the rap song and it’s confusing and discouraging. I’ve never tried this technique but I will.
You'll get the hang of it. Spanish is the 2nd fastest language in the world, so don't get discouraged. If I can catch it, you can too! Keep trying. God bless
First of i wanna thank you so much!!! For the post it notes tips on learning vocab and the name of items.That helped a gazzillion🙏🙏🙏 and i can understand natives when they speak but kot really fast, i do ask them to repeat a lot😅 and i go base of contexts of the conversation as well as i pick out the words or pharses i know,which helps me piece together what they say. Thank you soooo much for these videos. 🙏🙏🙏
Fantastic content, great advice imma apply rn. But question, do you know any strictly clean comedians?
I’m deeeead😭🤣in all seriousness thank you so much for making this vid!!
😁😁 thank you for watching and commenting! Hope it helps!
One helpful thing I do is mimic what they're saying. It's almost muscle memory to help internalize what is said.
Otro humorista español muy chistoso es el catalán Berto Romero. Tenía un spot regular en el programa Late Motiv en el que respondía a las dudas raras que le enviaron sus seguidores. Se le puede ver en su propio canal de UA-cam. ¡Buen trabajo Rickie! ¡Qué hagas más vídeos en español!
Hồng Gracias por compartir eso conmigo. Voy a tener que ver algunos de sus videos!
El consultorio de Berto es brutal. Jajaja
I have been studying for a year now, and the more I learn the more I harder it gets for me. There are NO Spanish speaking people where I live tampoco. Anywho, it is videos like this that help me feel more inspired to keep going even if it takes me 10years:)
Keep up the good work. I just moved to Miami because I got a great job opportunity and I'm using it so much here! I love it!!! I'm going to be a flight attendant so I'll get to use it in the counties that i visit too. I'm excited!
Just about the English thing-I talk really fast in English too. I've moved states for uni, & it was funny how many people told me to slow down when I spoke after I moved
I hated that growing up. Everyone talk about showing down, but my tongue said no! Lol
Thank you for these tips, I have been struggling training my ear
As a native speaker I didn't even understand what did the tornado guy said.
I know I’m late to this video but I like lingopie for this. You can slow it down all the time to 50% (It gets distorted if you slow it too much) and you can click for a definition on screen. The translations are always perfect, but it’s not really for beginners anyway.
Thank you for sharing this important information listening from Brownwood Texas great tips
I edit the speed. Once I understand what's going on, I return to normal speed.
Some good advice here but as usual the trick is like life if you want to learn and progress. No shortcuts you got to do the work like he says and put in the hours. When some lovely Spanish woman says Hola and you respond in Spanish you will say oh yes it was worth it !!! :) My wife didn't see this comment ! :) Yes she will beat me.
Me gusta este video. ꜟEstás presentando muchas buenas ideas!
Yabla es una cosa bien. Es $10 cada mes pero tiene musica, novelas, videos, documentarias, lecciones , puede usar Los subtitulos o no. You can slow up the speed. Rewind, get a written transcript, They give you vocabulary for the words or idioms you may not know for the videos They rate if content is beginner, intermediate or advanced. You can save what you like to see it again. The speakers are from all different Spanish speaking counties so you get lots of accents. They also have French, Chinese etc. YABLA tienen muchas Las herramientas que dijiste aprender espanol .
colette coates Wow 😱 parece fantastico. voy a tener que compartir esa información!
Thanks Craig David, this was very helpful
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I practice karaoke in Spanish. Learning how to sing "Despacito was so helpful in terms of me learning how to speak and understand. Listening to rap because it's emphasis on lyrics.
Also, I turn the volume up. Loud noises are more memorable.
Never heard of that. That actually sound very interesting!
That is actually a good way to learn. I started with music. That's why I think my accent is so crisp. Good work man.
People forget that fun and learning are really actually different terms for the same thing, jajaja
Thanks!
Información perfecto, gracias señor.
TBone is a great rapper in English and Spanish
I really enjoy your video your great, calm cool and collective!
Thank you! I really try to keep the videos entertaining, because I hate the conventional way of teaching haha
im from spain & i can learn english thanks your videos, good job¡¡¡
Awesome! Thank you! I will post mor content for those like you!
Gracias. Buenos consejos.
No hay de que! Gracias por ver el video. :)
You, sir, are a brilliant film maker.
I understand fast spanish...slug slow is not my flow...lol I love your vids!! Feliz Christma'!
That was a good idea not saying how long it took you, usually people get scared by the time it takes
The first part sounded like how I thought Spanish use to sound before I learned it
What is your artist name?
Great. Video
Buen consejo...Siempre 👍🏼
I’m improving my listening skills but I don’t think I am quite ready for Spanish rap.
nicedog1 Keep trying and you'll get better with time. It doesn't have to be rap. It could be anything.
Rickie Walls Thanks. I will have a look through your other videos and share where I can.
Thanks! That is greatly appreciated. I just wanna help as many people as possible.
nicedog1 don’t listen to Spanish rap
Depressed Grizzlies Fan I won’t!
Thank you for your video.
Great tips, thanks
Ni siquiera alguien que es nativo puede entender lo que dice un rapero o reguetonero, sin embargo un buen ejercicio es conocer o buscar escuchar español de diferentes países y regiones, hay tanta variedad para escoger
Going to give this more of a try since I never really tried this method too much...unfortunately I've been stuck at the level where I can get the basic gist of things and understand the context but I can't understand everything still. Stand up comedy has got to be the biggest proof because I understand the overall context but don't get the jokes whatsoever (Makes me feel kind of dumb not going to lie). Maybe one day I can actually watch something in Spanish without subtitles but my hope has been declining day by day. I just ran into your videos so I will use your methods to help me. Thanks for the info, I still haven't given up yet.
heeyy hii, I'm a native spanish speaker, and well I'm trying to sound like a english native speaker, it's too difficult, I'm gonna die:(
*ok one good thing is I can roll my R's and I talk so fast I always have to repeat myself, and have gotten the comment from viewers many times as well "you talk too fast in your videos"* 😬😂
I miss the jokes half the time in English comedy so I know I would struggle with Spanish comedy. There are a lot of cultural references, places, and people that you have to know. So I applaud anyone who has mastered that level of Spanish.