Learning Spanish? AVOID These Common Gringo Mistakes!

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  • @spanishinput
    @spanishinput  10 місяців тому +6

    Learn Spanish with easy to understand animations!
    INSTRUCTIONS
    For best results, watch this video several times.
    1) The first time, watch the video without subtitles. Click on [cc] to turn them off. Do your best effort to hear every single word. Rewind and repeat each sentence as many times as needed. If possible, write down every word you hear.
    2) The second time, watch the video with Spanish subtitles. Click on the gear icon, choose captions and then Spanish. Pay close attention to the words you didn't hear the first time. If you wrote down a complete transcript in step 1, correct your transcript now and highlight your mistakes. Listen again to difficult sentences several times until you can hear every single word.
    3) The third time, watch the video with bilingual subtitles. Click on the gear icon, choose captions and then English (or your language). Check if you understood the meaning correctly. Write down any new words.
    4) The fourth time, watch the video again without subtitles. Rewatch many times until you can hear every single word and understand the meaning instantly without any mental translations. Repeat during several days if needed.
    You can find more detailed instructions in this video about the Transcription Technique:
    ua-cam.com/video/MVGl2wgcasU/v-deo.html
    SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL AND GET ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE VIDEO LESSONS
    These videos take a lot of work to create. You can support this channel and get access to exclusive members-only lessons on Spanish phonetics by following this link:
    ua-cam.com/users/spanishinputjoin
    WHY THIS VIDEO HELPS YOU TO LEARNING SPANISH
    * The script of this video was written using a list of the top 1,000 words in spoken Spanish. This helps you focus on the most useful words, words you'll hear all the time.
    * In today's video, the only words outside the top 1,000 are: "Actualmente", "español", "irte" and the names of the characters.
    You can download a list of the 5,000 most common words in spoken Spanish here:
    www.spanishinput.com/words
    FUN FACTS
    * Misusing the word "actualmente" is one of the most common mistakes foreigners make. This is because the English word "actually" and the Spanish word "actualmente" are false friends: They're similar, but the meaning is different. In today's video, John should have said "En realidad...".
    * In some cases, an adjective can change the meaning if you swap "ser" for "estar". In today's video, John should have said "María no es mala. María es muy buena."
    This video was created with Adobe Character Animator. The animated puppets come from www.electropuppet.com.

    • @purdysanchez
      @purdysanchez 3 місяці тому

      Estar and Ser don't translate to English. We have very different ideas about time.

  • @sosoqueleontyeva4440
    @sosoqueleontyeva4440 10 місяців тому +86

    It’s a big mistake that he doesn’t want to leave her, he DEFINITELY should 😂😂

  • @DZR-qo2px
    @DZR-qo2px 10 місяців тому +31

    Well…never expected a simple animation to convey the most accurate representation of a language error induced train wreck but here we are. A crash course on the language and culture simultaneously. Buen trabajo

  • @skyardee3737
    @skyardee3737 9 місяців тому +13

    "No, ¡María está buena!" 🤣 🤣 🤣 Ay, me encanta...

  • @joeybboy3433
    @joeybboy3433 10 місяців тому +21

    I really hope everyone understands how funny the joke at the end is when he says “Ella está muy buena” 😂 súper chistoso, este video!

  • @worldobserver3515
    @worldobserver3515 10 місяців тому +17

    Por favor, mas videos como esto. Muy chistoso.

  • @lan4760
    @lan4760 10 місяців тому +10

    Wow, I was tuned in to this & I learned a lot 😂😂😂
    If I could find more short dramatic beginner Spanish clips on UA-cam, I'd know spanish in no time

  • @gamblor7151
    @gamblor7151 10 місяців тому +17

    Well, I'm not sure how to say this in Spanish, but my advice to John would be run for the hills while you still can. Laura is an absolute car crash. Looking forward to the next episode.

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому +10

      Hi! In Spanish I would say "Corre mientras puedas".

  • @michaelstetzer3144
    @michaelstetzer3144 13 днів тому

    Lo disfrute las historias. Muy entrenidia. Gracias!

  • @barryhohstadt2107
    @barryhohstadt2107 10 місяців тому +6

    Another great video. And truthfully sometimes when my wife and I are in a "heated" conversation it becomes worse because of my poor Spanish speaking!

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому +2

      Thanks! I have ideas for at least two more videos in the "gringo mistakes" series, but my current goal is to complete all the videos in the comprehensible input series.

    • @originaldanman
      @originaldanman 9 місяців тому

      My wife has been fluent in english for over 40 years she even corrects my english. But we still can't communicate, no way I'm trying to have that kind of conversation in spanish, ever!

  • @Venik75
    @Venik75 10 місяців тому +28

    Su único error fue noviarse con una tóxica 🤣🤣

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому +2

      Bueno, sí. Quizá ese es el error #3 en esta historia.

  • @KE8QBI
    @KE8QBI 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for this video, it was well done.

  • @TheLinguistixClub
    @TheLinguistixClub 10 місяців тому +2

    This is some great content for learning Spanish !

  • @jamesfreese4700
    @jamesfreese4700 6 місяців тому

    Good training video!!!

  • @shadyacres2239
    @shadyacres2239 10 місяців тому +1

    Love these videos - thanks for making them!

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! I have literally dozens of scripts ready to record and animate.

  • @steveshreds353
    @steveshreds353 10 місяців тому

    Un video excelente, muchas gracias!!!

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому +1

      ¡Muchas gracias por comentar!

  • @CC-hr4mz
    @CC-hr4mz 10 місяців тому +4

    This is a very hilarious video. I have a question about one of the lines in video "¿Qué? ¿Qué quieres decir con eso, ah?" It sounds like she is saying "'¿Qui? ¿Qui.." at the beginning to me. Is it my hearing or is that the natural way "Que" is said when someone is upset like her? By the way, I like these short videos for transcribing because they are short as well as entertaining. This is exactly what I need to help me be consistent in improving my writing and listening comprehension skills.

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому +2

      Hi! I also noticed this while editing, and decided to leave it because it's so natural. And yes, my explanation would be exactly that. She pronounced /e/ almost like [i] due to emotion. Another example would be when we pronounce "no" almost as [na] to reflect incredulity.

  • @ryanrrothwell
    @ryanrrothwell 10 місяців тому +3

    Banderas rojas.....

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому

      Creo que las llamamos "señales de peligro" en español. Pero no lo usamos mucho.

  • @pitti9003
    @pitti9003 8 місяців тому

    Pero si "actualmente" es engañoso, que puedo decir, si ella era una amiga antes y ahora ya es mi tóxica?

  • @Drp000.0
    @Drp000.0 10 місяців тому

    Haha muy chistoso, especialmente la broma en el fin 😂 that has gotten me awkward looks every now and then 😬 Lol

  • @blue-nw1og
    @blue-nw1og 4 місяці тому

    Can someone help me to understand why “actualmente” is not okay to use here?

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  4 місяці тому

      In Spanish, "actualmente" means "currently". It's in the English subtitles. A very common mistake is to use "actualmente" to mean "actually", but the meaning is very different.

  • @kennethschwartz898
    @kennethschwartz898 10 місяців тому

    This may not be related to the video but I have a question about "R" at the beginning of a word. and double RR in the middle.. If I cannot roll my R's yet how should I say these.... As a American R or a tapped R. Thank you

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому

      Hi! I have a whole playlist devoted to the trilled RR: ua-cam.com/video/fQ09ZsAgLgo/v-deo.html

  • @gpkelly75
    @gpkelly75 10 місяців тому +1

    Run John!

  • @RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures
    @RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures 10 місяців тому

    Leccion excelente, muchisimas gracias. Una pregunta por favor - at 3:02 se dice
    "Pero no quiero ver otra vez a María" Laura is saying she doesn't want John to see Maria again, I think? Although it could sound like Laura is saying "I dont want to see Maria again". Is it implied that John is the one not to see Maria again or am I missing something obvious?
    Saludos ;-)

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому +1

      ¡Hola! It means "I don't want to see María again".

    • @RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures
      @RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures 10 місяців тому

      @@spanishinput excelente, gracias. Pensé que era un pedido para John, masa!! Muchas gracias por aclarar.....

  • @wendyt.2025
    @wendyt.2025 10 місяців тому +1

    This is hilarious. Well done. Poor John. 🤷‍♀️

  • @DaneReidVoiceOver
    @DaneReidVoiceOver 10 місяців тому +4

    Todas son locas 😂

  • @oscarmunozleon7042
    @oscarmunozleon7042 9 місяців тому

    Yo conocí una gringa que dijo "Las flores son tristes" en vez de "Las flores están tristes"

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  9 місяців тому

      Oh, chispas. Suena poético sin importar cómo se interprete.

  • @BernardGreenberg
    @BernardGreenberg 10 місяців тому

    CUTE! Gracias!

  • @gosiak3267
    @gosiak3267 10 місяців тому +1

    Me gustan mucho estos historias cortas.🙌

  • @greatnnamani3965
    @greatnnamani3965 9 місяців тому

    Why does he say “Maria no está mala.” ? Shouldn’t it be Maria no es mala? Isn’t her being a good person a more inherent quality in which case we use Ser instead of Estar?

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  9 місяців тому +1

      Hi! The whole video is a collection of gringo mistakes.

  • @emiliafernandez4234
    @emiliafernandez4234 9 місяців тому +1

    Jajajaja, qué buen video.

  • @DBoone123
    @DBoone123 6 місяців тому

    Damn she crazy

  • @bonusbronstein9172
    @bonusbronstein9172 10 місяців тому

    Maria está buena. Una buena tía 😅

  • @BooksWithBrad
    @BooksWithBrad 10 місяців тому +1

    Yikes, great lesson but boy does that bring back some horrible memories of toxic exs lmao

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому

      Sorry about that! But hey, emotions can help with learning.

    • @BooksWithBrad
      @BooksWithBrad 10 місяців тому +1

      @@spanishinput it just goes to show the accuracy of the dialogue 😜

  • @cogwheel42
    @cogwheel42 10 місяців тому +1

    Tags: soapy

  • @HysteriaEnterprise
    @HysteriaEnterprise 8 місяців тому

    ¡Qué le pasa a Laura!

  • @terrylwilliams
    @terrylwilliams 10 місяців тому +1

    jajajaja . Te desee una Feliz Navaidad y Año Nuevo.

  • @soraya1490
    @soraya1490 8 місяців тому

    Un poco celosa.

  • @emmanuelwilliams6236
    @emmanuelwilliams6236 10 місяців тому +2

    John needs better female friends - Laura is toxic and maria (who knows spanish and knows john is now learning Spanish just watched him sink himself without trying to help - I think maria either has a dark sense of humor or she wants John for herself - let's get a sequel to this drama!

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  10 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for your comment, Emmanuel! I actually wrote María as just an honest friend, because in the main Spanish Input Course María is married to an Argentine man. I originally wanted her to explain John's mistakes, but it would have ruined the timing of the humor.

  • @Bones469
    @Bones469 10 місяців тому

    Su Big mistake es andar con latinas.... 'Actualmente' son bien dramáticas 😂

  • @SweetbitterKi
    @SweetbitterKi 10 місяців тому +1

    😂😂😂

  • @mrsflyeaglesfly
    @mrsflyeaglesfly 10 місяців тому

    😂😂😂😂

  • @jonnylemonseeds288
    @jonnylemonseeds288 10 місяців тому +2

    Que tóxica

  • @pyrmontbridge4737
    @pyrmontbridge4737 9 місяців тому

    Laura was right. She isn't as pretty as Maria. But don't blame John. Blame the illustrator. ;)

    • @spanishinput
      @spanishinput  9 місяців тому +1

      The irony is... I actually used the exact same base file for both. I only changed the hair and colors.

    • @pyrmontbridge4737
      @pyrmontbridge4737 9 місяців тому

      @@spanishinput Interesting. But now it sounds like some AI intervention. 😄

  • @zelenanlevanjil
    @zelenanlevanjil 8 місяців тому

    Talk about toxic