How Many Words Do You Need to Know to Speak English with Confidence? Watch this to Find out!

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 220

  • @tofluency
    @tofluency  5 років тому +34

    A lot of you have been asking about how you can find out how many words you know. I'll make a video on that soon!
    If you're new here, welcome! I've got something for you. It's my book - The 5-Step Plan for English Fluency - and it's free to download: www.tofluency.com/5-step-plan/
    Let me know if you have any questions.

    • @MyEnglishTeacherRob
      @MyEnglishTeacherRob 5 років тому +2

      This is an interesting topic. When I statred out in Spanish I found the '3000 words' idea really motivated me to learn 10-20 words per day. That said, I find "confidence" can often largely depend on context too. When my Spanish was at around B2 a few years ago, I thought I was doing pretty well. Then one day, I was at my girlfriend's flat surrounded by her Spanish student friends who were having a heated debate about the country's current political situation. It took all of my efforts just to follow along. I wasn't able to take part in the discussion as I couldn't keep up with the pace. Two hours later I was absolutely exhausted, but you can bet my listening improved. So my advice is this: don't wait until you become 'confident'. We gain confidence by doing.

  • @nikhilsaini7576
    @nikhilsaini7576 5 років тому +19

    Love the British Accent, the pauses, the sentence stress, chunking. I hope will achieve this in future.

    • @jesustorres7920
      @jesustorres7920 4 роки тому +1

      I hope the same bro! Brithis Aceent is beautiful. Greetings from south america

  • @chendaven5043
    @chendaven5043 5 років тому +10

    I have no difficulty understanding you say in this video, Jack. I can understand every word you say. Thanks!

  • @olyaolya5903
    @olyaolya5903 3 роки тому +16

    I always use learning words through sentences. It's incredibly useful.

    • @bashiirmahad992
      @bashiirmahad992 2 роки тому

      gofor word

    • @joao-im5en
      @joao-im5en 2 роки тому

      And do you have to learn a entire sentence to every word that you learn? It seems to demand a lot of effort.

    • @mateusbastos9444
      @mateusbastos9444 2 роки тому

      It's the best method

    • @sportsmirror4522
      @sportsmirror4522 2 роки тому

      Yes words does not comes in mind when we wanna speak in English

  • @KhalidNageb
    @KhalidNageb 5 років тому +2

    Thanks for helping us, jack.
    Your efforts allows count, making us making progress.
    👍👍💪

  • @LunapeeChannel
    @LunapeeChannel 5 років тому +10

    I stopped learning English for a year, why you ‘re so younger than last year.💕

  • @keithvieira4679
    @keithvieira4679 4 роки тому

    Thank you for your classes!! Good job!

  • @Evgeny-Kuryanovich
    @Evgeny-Kuryanovich Рік тому

    this channel is just amazing. The speaker is incredible. The guy speaks clearly and understandably. My problem in English is that I understand very poorly by ear and catch only the main idea of ​​what was said and about 10%..20% of the details. But in this case, I understand about 70% of what was said thanks to the speaker's effort to speak clearly.

  • @jappour142
    @jappour142 2 роки тому

    Thanks jack, this class make me feel learn so be easier...

  • @jasbeersingh4783
    @jasbeersingh4783 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much

  • @gencwerther7725
    @gencwerther7725 2 роки тому

    Hi Jack, thank you a lot for sharing videos like this, it is very useful for me

  • @techinmount3534
    @techinmount3534 2 роки тому +2

    I love the video, mainly because I was able to understand everything, that's difficult for me at the moment, now it's probably because your vocabulary is for beginners, but still I felt very happy that my english is giving results. And thank you for the tips!

  • @Muberra_oz
    @Muberra_oz 4 роки тому

    Thanks for your videos Jack

  • @baguiobase4713
    @baguiobase4713 3 роки тому

    This is a great calculation. It inspires me to study more and make more lessons.

  • @jasbeersingh4783
    @jasbeersingh4783 2 роки тому

    Your way of speaking is an easy to grasp.

  • @dakshakaur8754
    @dakshakaur8754 3 роки тому

    Great! Thank you.

  • @achilleulysse1043
    @achilleulysse1043 3 роки тому

    Thanks

  • @karllviii
    @karllviii 10 місяців тому

    That's Amazing.

  • @maqsoodalam519
    @maqsoodalam519 5 років тому

    Good evening mam, improve my English spoken day by day thanks and you are amazing teaching thanks

  • @sarujdoleyvlog95
    @sarujdoleyvlog95 2 роки тому

    Thank you sir

  • @markanthonio2089
    @markanthonio2089 2 роки тому

    Thank youu🙆‍♀🤗

  • @mehditila7424
    @mehditila7424 3 роки тому

    Thank you so muchhhhhhh❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @thilenapham140
    @thilenapham140 4 роки тому

    Thanks for your dedicated video for us. So awesome
    From Vietnam

  • @rezaesmaili8516
    @rezaesmaili8516 3 роки тому

    That was helpful thank you

  • @kuaping3589
    @kuaping3589 4 роки тому +2

    Good evening Sir..... thankyou very much for this valuable english lesson. The way you teaching is clearly.. freely...friendly...happily... i enjoy the lesson so much. So appreciate it. I love your british accent so much. By the way i am from indonesia.

  • @basmabentahir4674
    @basmabentahir4674 3 роки тому

    That was helpful thanks

  • @VIGUISEX3
    @VIGUISEX3 5 років тому +9

    Basically, all my questions were answered in this video.
    Because of it, now, I know how to plan and move forward with learning.
    This video popped up in the right moment for me and I am definitely going to save it.
    Thank you so much!

  • @nhanle4901
    @nhanle4901 Рік тому

    This lesson is very useful, it is easy to understand and help me how to learn new words and use its effectively.

  • @user-dq8cl8rn1f
    @user-dq8cl8rn1f 5 років тому

    It's great lesson thanks

  • @ronenr1405
    @ronenr1405 5 років тому +1

    I love your lessons, mate

  • @anaclaudiaqueiroz9316
    @anaclaudiaqueiroz9316 5 років тому

    Nice! Thanks 😘

  • @smedia_world
    @smedia_world 3 роки тому

    Great Strategy

  • @brunosaraiva3811
    @brunosaraiva3811 4 роки тому

    Great!!! Thx!!!

  • @Gamer-sw9di
    @Gamer-sw9di 2 роки тому

    Thanks brother love from India 🇮🇳

  • @mahmoudmimi4022
    @mahmoudmimi4022 2 роки тому

    Intelligent video , I am from Egypt and this is first time for me to watch you but l internalize new concepts to develop my skills in English. Thank you for this video and continue👍👍👍💪💪💪🤟

  • @Evana782
    @Evana782 4 роки тому +1

    I like your smart way of teaching 🙋💓

  • @diamondrosediamondrose1041
    @diamondrosediamondrose1041 4 роки тому

    Teacher your video is very good and Thank you.😃

  • @douglaspena1289
    @douglaspena1289 4 роки тому +3

    Great! I think just know about to one thousand words and I barely can understand you. Currently my english is very low yet but I follow efforing.

  • @DhruvPatel-fo7yj
    @DhruvPatel-fo7yj 5 років тому

    Excellent.

  • @Integral131
    @Integral131 5 років тому

    Thanks jack

  • @maheshingle5399
    @maheshingle5399 2 роки тому

    Thank you🙏🌹❤

  • @smedia_world
    @smedia_world 3 роки тому

    I love 💘your ways to teaching

  • @rodrigocalisto8025
    @rodrigocalisto8025 Рік тому

    Thr great video, yeah!

  • @mollietai8946
    @mollietai8946 5 років тому

    TF is your best English friend.

  • @fernandocordinador
    @fernandocordinador 2 роки тому

    knowing word its everything... even if you dont speak rightly or fluenty.. you can make other people understand what you want !

  • @lovelyjandi6123
    @lovelyjandi6123 5 років тому +1

    thanks for giving us a valuable information. i love the whole content.by the way im new to.your chennal.thanks once again.love and respect from india.

  • @Khan_2025
    @Khan_2025 5 років тому +2

    i understand what you say in this video,i know about 3000-8000 words.and i got a lot of trouble in reading books and news.

  • @ronenr1405
    @ronenr1405 5 років тому +1

    Great 👍🏻

  • @alexrojascruz7102
    @alexrojascruz7102 Рік тому +1

    I don't know exactly how many words i know, but I'd estimate 5000 words, I'm not fluency, but i am able to understand videos just like yours

  • @atusairani
    @atusairani 5 років тому

    Thanks alottt I'll try to learn words more thorough sentence 8000+to have academic English language

  • @shaneconner1213
    @shaneconner1213 2 роки тому

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  • @brunorilva8103
    @brunorilva8103 5 років тому

    great video

  • @user-gf1tf3fv7s
    @user-gf1tf3fv7s 4 роки тому

    You are such great

  • @kalman9233
    @kalman9233 3 роки тому +1

    I like it 😙

  • @loddyridwan1140
    @loddyridwan1140 3 роки тому

    I love you jack...seriously..

  • @armandofernandez6772
    @armandofernandez6772 5 років тому +1

    Hi Jack. How interesting topic this is!. There must be a kind of calculator to quantify the amount of words someone knows. I don't have any idea how to know this.

  • @honey-hc4xs
    @honey-hc4xs 2 роки тому

    A useful chanel

  • @cynansaid
    @cynansaid 4 роки тому

    hi, Jack. I really like your videos! I need to have a courage to talk in english. I know some words. I dont know how many they are. I go to England in a future and a need speak with my daughter's family. I see CNN and BBC radio. I understand a lot or a few things .but i continue a poor speaker. thanks

  • @vipentertainment1985
    @vipentertainment1985 2 роки тому

    Dictionary a good Book my favorite

  • @yuliarosebee6694
    @yuliarosebee6694 5 років тому +12

    I love your accent
    And I love your new style
    From Indonesia Jack but my husband lives in London

  • @vanessamelendezmeneses1800
    @vanessamelendezmeneses1800 Рік тому

    What a interesting video! I didn't to know this, maybe i'm More slow that 3000 words, now 😅

  • @rahmaali1383
    @rahmaali1383 5 років тому

    Hi Jack, I am a really big fan of you.
    You do a great work.
    About how many words I know. I really don’t exactly but it’s supposed to be a big number but the problem I struggle that I often forget words I learned especially when I make an English conversation. I feel I do my best I study constantly but still forget.
    Any advice for a poor memory

  • @keerthanaamudha8928
    @keerthanaamudha8928 2 роки тому

    I need to improve my vocabulary can yu plzz make a video with the example 😊

  • @mohdagar1587
    @mohdagar1587 2 роки тому

    Great video, still we need to know what are the Want words ?

  • @jesustorres7920
    @jesustorres7920 4 роки тому +2

    I hope to reach level C1! Thank you for this lesson.

  • @keithvieira4679
    @keithvieira4679 4 роки тому +20

    I am brazilian and I think it is quite relative. What is the use of knowing more than 3.000 words if one is not able to use them properly? Someone can know by heart more than 3.000 words but his shiness stop him to talk or he simply cant use the proper grammar. Learning a different language is an endless task!

    • @bondjames-bond7664
      @bondjames-bond7664 2 роки тому

      Agreed ... It's a like a rainbow ...

    • @blue3662
      @blue3662 2 роки тому +2

      i think ,having a good number of words and essencial phrases,is aways a good ideia to have a basic to conversation and writhe in any language.

  • @ozankaraceper5586
    @ozankaraceper5586 Рік тому

    I am turkısh and ı understood what you said of 90-95 percent,ı used to just memorize before but now ı got my leason,ı will learn new words in a sentences or ı will be creating new sentences by using the words that ı have learn recently

  • @phaven4612
    @phaven4612 2 роки тому

    I know thousand words in english but not enough i can not still understand english enough really need to know more than thousand words, really wanna understand english movies fluently and without any problem when i watch because wanna feel accomplish guy at least 4 year ago i hadnt even know 300 words really educated myself and i am proud of it. I love this language
    Greetings from istanbul center of the world

  • @marmartinez7273
    @marmartinez7273 3 роки тому

    I improve a lot

  • @reetpavar3192
    @reetpavar3192 4 роки тому +1

    Hello sir , could you make a video on daily use words please ?

    • @tofluency
      @tofluency  4 роки тому

      Check out my recent upload.

  • @gustavomc7371
    @gustavomc7371 4 роки тому +1

    Hi.. i,m from México i don,t know how many words i know in english but i understood a 95% what you said ... Is that good?

  • @kingbushido8718
    @kingbushido8718 4 роки тому +3

    I don’t know exactly how many words I know, but I think over 8000 words. The difficulty is that some English words have many meanings in my own language German. I learn new words from books and articles. I learn daily for three hours a day and watch Netflix in English with subtitles, but I can’t understand all. I make progress every day and learn more words.

  • @MichelleCiasca
    @MichelleCiasca 5 років тому

    My result was 8.670 words but i still stammer a little bit when i'm speaking English either trying to find words to speak or the words just don't come up in my mind. It's so frusting! My goal is to speak fluently. By the way, i love your accent and the way you teach 😍 Tks

  • @englishwithmrd
    @englishwithmrd 4 роки тому +8

    You can do tests online that ask you about 70 words and then estimate the size of your vocabulary. I'm a native English speaker and I did two tests. I got 23,600 words and 36,000 words. The latter result represents about 60% of the total words in English. I got 25,000 in Spanish (I'm sure that this is an overestimate) and 4400 in French.

    • @englishwithmrd
      @englishwithmrd 4 роки тому +3

      ps. I just passed B2 French test. So that fits in with your guidelines.

    • @DuduSP7
      @DuduSP7 3 роки тому

      @@englishwithmrd I've just subscribed to your channel. It seems very useful!!

    • @DuduSP7
      @DuduSP7 3 роки тому

      @@englishwithmrd BTW, could you please leave the tests link here? If it wouldn't bother you, course!

    • @englishwithmrd
      @englishwithmrd 3 роки тому

      @@DuduSP7 vocabulary.ugent.be/

    • @englishwithmrd
      @englishwithmrd 3 роки тому

      @@DuduSP7 Thanks for subscribing! Welcome:)

  • @KhangNguyen-so2es
    @KhangNguyen-so2es 3 роки тому +1

    Do you have a podcast chanel , jack ??

  • @samsungterbaru5876
    @samsungterbaru5876 5 років тому

    Mr Jack, It's a bare great lesson
    I really like it
    Mr Jack, Could you pls add the English subtitle as you always did
    It helps understanding the vidoe 100%
    Looking farward to it ☺😊

  • @LyashenkoSergiy
    @LyashenkoSergiy 5 років тому +5

    It is the most important lesson I ever watched! I know 4000-5000 words and I have almost B2 level. And I feel that it is almost enough for me.

    • @azmh6723
      @azmh6723 3 роки тому

      do you know to speak english completly??

    • @LyashenkoSergiy
      @LyashenkoSergiy 3 роки тому

      @@azmh6723 what do you mean?

    • @azmh6723
      @azmh6723 3 роки тому

      @@LyashenkoSergiy
      i mean can 5000 thousnd english world
      make you a translater???

    • @LyashenkoSergiy
      @LyashenkoSergiy 3 роки тому +1

      @@azmh6723 yes 5000 words are absolutely enough. I very rare use dictionary. Most words those meanings I do not know I can understand from context.

    • @azmh6723
      @azmh6723 3 роки тому

      @@LyashenkoSergiy
      can you understand Amrican a film move that is 1 hours long ??

  • @shubhanshujain9827
    @shubhanshujain9827 3 роки тому

    banging 4 points

  • @Baby-22266
    @Baby-22266 5 років тому +2

    hello Teacher your video really helpful for me😊😊😊=>
    ♡》 Could you make a video for practice KET(A1, A2, B1, B2 ) I have 1 month for preparing my exam, please =< =>

  • @ahmadAli-hb4if
    @ahmadAli-hb4if 4 роки тому

    Good

  • @robsonjorn
    @robsonjorn 5 років тому

    My 80/20 is on Business English :)

  • @Shahnawazhussainpalestenians

    How would we know ? how much word we know and what is our vocabulary level.

  • @mmans251
    @mmans251 4 роки тому

    Can you tell me pdf about the most important English vocabulary please

  • @nandinidatta8348
    @nandinidatta8348 Рік тому

    What is the meaning of mel drop?

  • @yanes13
    @yanes13 5 років тому +1

    I'm not exact but I know around 2k words but I want to explain to you my situation BC your video really touches me I feel like I'm in the level C1 I understand around 80% in daily English conversation I speak almost fluently but my problem is when I test my level in English , online I made too many advanced grammar mistakes also those tests give me B1 or B2 level and that's frustrated(BTW I'm not a student and I learn English BC it's a passion also for a better future) my question is how can I know my real level to set up the correct purposes 😊

    • @azmh6723
      @azmh6723 3 роки тому

      do you understand english movie without subtitle???

  • @anikaaatahsin2471
    @anikaaatahsin2471 2 роки тому

    What does meldrop implies here?

  • @sherlockhomeless7138
    @sherlockhomeless7138 2 роки тому

    About 'meldrop and want'... I think most of us know which words are the 1000 most used words. Because we also know which words we use a lot in our own language. Things like to reach, to forget, couch, tv, work, loan, run, decide, etc. But I think it can be difficult to know if a word belongs to the 8000 most used words.

  • @ahmeddhassan4038
    @ahmeddhassan4038 4 роки тому

    Love

  • @comtrick7770
    @comtrick7770 2 роки тому +1

    I know abt 10k words! I understand 98%of what native speakers say!

  • @abhirockzzzz2710
    @abhirockzzzz2710 3 роки тому

    How many words do you know in english?? I just want to know. pls reply me

  • @olpicado
    @olpicado Рік тому +1

    Just in case remember that to know one word means not only this word but also a word family ( a group of words that share the same root word), for example: Write-Writer-Wrote-Written-Writs-Writing, etc.
    All this represents only one word, not several words. Consider this.

    • @putinisakiller8093
      @putinisakiller8093 10 місяців тому

      A verb, a participle, a noun and an adjective are different words that have a common root.

    • @olpicado
      @olpicado 10 місяців тому

      @@putinisakiller8093 In my case I count all those as only one word, but if you do it other way it is okay. My point is just don't forget to consider that when measuring and comparing by using the correct pattern previously set up for that. Otherwise, we would be either overestimating in your case or underestimating in my case.

    • @putinisakiller8093
      @putinisakiller8093 10 місяців тому +1

      @@olpicado
      I'm not sure that there is the only correct way of measuring. Different languages different problems. My native language has 24-28 forms for every adjective. And each of them may have 2 or more meanings. 😊 HOW to count them?... I understand your approach, but words can have several meanings. Is it one word or more?...
      How many words is a word (a) nail?

    • @olpicado
      @olpicado 10 місяців тому

      @@putinisakiller8093 yes, I understand your point, even I'm not saying there is only one way, but we need to consider first what is the rule used and then we can compare or estimate accurately. I thought I heard in the video or in some articles from other polyglots that measure (1 word per family) as the most used at least for English but I could be wrong. The important thing is to take it into consideration in order not to be comparing apples with oranges, let's say for example that person A counts all the words separately (write, writing, written, etc), on the other hand person B counts all that group of words as one, that way at the end of the day we could be wrong when measuring the progress of each person or even the level of vocabulary they manage because of this misunderstanding, as well as we could develop research with inaccurate data.

  • @blertatopore2706
    @blertatopore2706 2 роки тому

    Hi, I tried to get the book but it's unavailable for download.

  • @user-ss9zz1wl1l
    @user-ss9zz1wl1l 2 роки тому

    I don’t know, I’m already confused. I’m getting confused. How many words to learn, what idioms are important. Important. Please tell me which program is best

  • @juliaspinchevska718
    @juliaspinchevska718 5 років тому +17

    It was very informative but how can you know how many words do you know or use🙄?

    • @angeldealba9412
      @angeldealba9412 5 років тому +2

      The same thing I thought

    • @tofluency
      @tofluency  5 років тому +15

      It seems like I need to make another video on this!

    • @TheSoundshift
      @TheSoundshift 4 роки тому

      There is app on google play "15000 english words". Completed all of them, but still on level B1...

    • @pawanbhullar5736
      @pawanbhullar5736 4 роки тому

      I also want to know this

    • @talaridinesh9192
      @talaridinesh9192 3 роки тому

      @@TheSoundshift tq bro✨

  • @jalexsilva8162
    @jalexsilva8162 5 років тому

    How to know how many words I know?

  • @Mustafa-mu_fa92
    @Mustafa-mu_fa92 2 роки тому

    So, how can I know how many words I have?

  • @nikhilsaini7576
    @nikhilsaini7576 5 років тому +5

    First Impression: Confident Body Language.

  • @juliennekamanzi7049
    @juliennekamanzi7049 3 роки тому

    I am a new student, I am happy because I can follow very well, but I realised that I am on lower intermediate level: 2000= B1

  • @ajna.133
    @ajna.133 4 роки тому

    thanks teacher. i like your video. but a small advice. can u write well and clearly. because it’s a little difficult for foreigners to read. thanks.

  • @user-tk3bp8hx1n
    @user-tk3bp8hx1n 5 років тому

    ~7000 words, I assume. Thanks for the lesson. Like👍

    • @user-tk3bp8hx1n
      @user-tk3bp8hx1n 5 років тому

      Just read George Orwell's book 1984. I hadnt known many words, but I went through that with a dictionary.

    • @tofluency
      @tofluency  5 років тому

      I did the same in Spanish. A lot of words are poetic and aren't used in everyday English - or Spanish!

    • @azmh6723
      @azmh6723 3 роки тому

      @@user-tk3bp8hx1n
      how that book is defirent from an other book??

    • @sorrymaster4527
      @sorrymaster4527 3 роки тому

      I'm in B 1 😂.lmao

    • @azmh6723
      @azmh6723 3 роки тому

      @@sorrymaster4527
      do you know how we get that book my freind??
      or how we could find real 8000 common word??