Thanks for being so honest, Cody! I roll my eyes at those programs that say they can have you speaking a new language in 1 day or 1 month or whatever! It takes lots of time and patience.
The word “can” is a teaser. In theory, someone probably can do it if they turn their life upside-down to take on the challenge; but realistically many/most people don’t have the time (or desire, patience, energy, motivation etc). La palabra “can” es un señuelo. En teoría, alguien probablemente sí lo podría hacer si cambian su horario y se comprometen al reto; pero siendo realista, muchos / la mayoría de la gente no tiene el tiempo (ni deseo, paciencia, energía, motivación, etc).
Man!!! If I could speak like Cody, I’d be thrilled to pieces. It’s been almost 4 years and I can hardly speak it and when I hear other Hispanic people talking I am just completely lost. Well done Cody!!!
What has helped me some (besides 4 years of dabbling in Duolingo) is listening to videos like this on UA-cam with subtitles. Maria is easy to understand and follow for me (thanks!) but some other "spanish teachers" go at a faster speed and are harder to follow even with subtitles. However the variety helps make it more likely you won't need to hear someone who sounds just like the person you learned from in order to understand.
Amigos, en conclusión: Aprender un idioma necesita tiempo y MUCHA constancia. Si no hay constancia, no verás resulatdos. El proceso definitivamente debe continuar. Hay errores gramaticales, y todavía estamos en el proceso de pensar en un idioma para hablar en el otro. Sin embargo, progresamos en cuanto a vocabulario y comprensión de escucha. Por cierto... en el video digo "ser fluido", pero la verdad que suena raro... quizás es mejor decir "hablar con fluidez" :) ¿Ven? ¡Hasta los hispanohablantes nos equivocamos! Esperamos que nos acompañen con los siguientes videos y nuevamente ¡MUCHAS GRACIAS por estar con nosotros aprendiendo español!
I love the classes i am learning but don't quite no enough to talk to someone. There are some students from mexico city that come to mass at saint marys. I have said hello but am not good enough yet to carry a conservation. Need more time thank you for the classes
Bob, If let them know that you are trying to learn, they may help you. It all starts with a basic greeting, asking a basic question, and answering. I have the SpanisDict app on my phone and have used it to find I word I don't know. There is a housekeeping lady at my workplace from the Domincan Republic, who knows almost no English. We practice for a minute or two each time we see each other. At times she helps me with my pronunciation. Sometimes we understand each other, sometimes we don't, but it's getting better.
I'm really impressed with both of you! While watching this I thought "Why haven't I learned that much the last year?" until I realized that I was watching and understanding the entire thing in Spanish. Thank you so much for all the great lessons!
Me too!!!!! Cody’s sentences are impressive and I was down on myself for not being able to make proper sentences. But I realized at the end that I understood about 80% of the video!
Haha, I laugh so hard at the examples , because my husband speaks Spanish and I am learning, and these situations are so true haha. I'm always asking him.. What's this, what's that, hows my pronunciation? Haha and he's like... Busy, or doesn't wanna speak spanish xD.. Good job to Cody, I hear more and more words and longer sentences! And Maria I love hearing you speak. :) you make the videos nice and clear. Gracias a los dos. :)
agreed. my hubby is not very helpful or patient with me either. He doesn't even try to gesticulate hints like she did with the laundry. But with the help of my Mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, My spanish is pretty fluent. (even though I still feel shy about trying to speak to people I don't really know.) I just recently discovered this channel and i like it for filling in a bunch of the holes in my understanding. It's also great for helping my kids with their spanish!!
Jajaja, absolutely the same problem with my husband: I m learning Spanish and every day I tell him to talk to me in Spanish, and in 5 minutes we again speak in English 😂🥺. Cannot change it 😞😓
I understand exactly how Cody feels; learning Spanish “for an adult” is NOT easy. I have a similar situation: I live in Puerto Rico and my wife is obviously a native Spanish speaker. The verbs are just so very much more complicated in Spanish than in English. I think that I am very close to the level that Cody is at, but I do not consider myself to be fluent at all. In my humble opinion, to be fluent is to be able to have a conversation at full speed with anyone that you meet on the street and actually understand 99% of what is being communicated. Anyway, I love the videos and the tips are very helpful and right on-target. Keep up the good work Cody.
I love that Cody is in these videos. it gives extra motivation to us new starters. im 8 months in, and it looks like on the same track as he. very good job to you Cody. Love your videos Maria. It is my go to study when I don't feel like getting in my books but want to get my 45 minutes of spanish in for the day
I love Cody. He is slightly more fluent that I am remembering 3 years of Spanish studied over 30 years ago. He makes the videos much more accessible for me. :)
I feel for you Cody, people somehow think that by having an partner who speaks another language you will pick it up automatically, like by osmosis or something... it's SO hard, don't underestimate how far you have come! I can give you a couple of tips: Firstly: I HATED speaking with my other half in his language after years speaking in English.... it felt so awkward and clunky....not to mention that if you argue you quickly go back to your own languages :-p So we started off by dedicating only Sundays to speaking his language (since we were both off work and less likely to be tired or busy), then progressed to the whole weekend, then to alternating days... it's so annoying but I promise it gets easier!! The 2nd thing I'd suggest is doing some language exchanges with other people (sorry Maria!!) It takes some of the pressure off her to be your 'teacher', you will hear other expressions and 'ways of speaking' and the language won't only be about you two or your relationship (even if this is a great reason to learn a language). I believe that the more personal experiences you have with the language, the more you will feel you have 'ownership' of it, and so the more motivated you will feel to carry on learning. Finally, thanks for doing these videos guys!!! They are really fun and I'm sure all your fans appreciate you a lot!!!
Thanks for this comment! I can totally relate to all of this! We have tried speaking during the week but being tired and/or busy does not provide the best environment. I’m going to get with Maria and give this a try only on Sunday to start. Before I was trying to go all out by trying to speak every day only in Spanish and it was burning me out really fast. I totally agree with you on speaking Spanish with someone else other than Maria. I recently went to the gym with Manuel. (He was in one of our videos a couple of weeks ago) He does not speak any English so I had to use my Spanish. I was really nervous but we were able to communicate and it was a lot of fun. Thanks for the advice! It is nice to hear from someone that has been there. -Cody
@@WhyNotSpanishCody though u might be not the fastest learner videos of you and Maria are so fun to watch and very inspiring for me as a novice student of Spanish. i've seen your complaints on burning out and taking a pause and I do understand it might get exhausting. still wish you to find the courage to keep going! no habla español fluido, acabo de empezar a aprender español, por eso comento en inglés (que es la lengua extranjera para mi tambien).
As I am watching how Cody is acquiring the language, I would like to mention that he is really making a good progress. The problem of many students of foreign languages is that they cannot realistically assess their skills. One of the reasons is a lot of ads that promise that it is a fast and easy process.
Cody, your vocabulary has certainly expanded. I had to look up quite a few of the words that you and Maria used in the video. I had my year anniversary earlier this month. You're definitely ahead of me. Though I have few opportunities for Spanish conversation. Mostly I talk to myself. Congratulations on your year and your progress.
That is a certain plus he has. if you married to or dating a native Spanish speaker that is certainly and edge, however i do understand no matter what he did have to put much effort as well into learning on his own.
This channel is GOLD. This was a very charming and humorous episode. Cody speaks slowly enough that I can understand much of what he says. Ive been taking classes for about 3 months and this channel is my favorite supplement to my classes.
Best.video.ever...'Just tell me in english'...still laughing...and I will never say 'quiero ser fluido' again. You two are awesome. Hands down the best explanation of 'fluidez' i've heard. Ever. Gracias!
This is my favorite video of yours by far. I am just rule trying to teach myself Spanish. I took 2 semesters of Spanish on college and liked it a lot. I fell in love with the Spanish language and in particular the different sounds of it. I was married to two Puertoriquenos and didn’t speak Spanish. It meant I couldn’t really connect with the family because some spoke no English, very little English and others spoke English quite well. But it was a barrier. I wanted to learn it so badly to fully participate in the language that bound them together. So, I have finally decided to teach myself Spanish. The first thing that I started doing was took Idahosa Ness’ Mimic Method course to learn to hear and mimic the sounds of Spanish. Phenomenal and gave me the foundation for the language. I met a great Mexican lady and told her I was learning and I said some in Spanish (not a lot) but I guess my accent and pronunciation was pretty good that she smiled and started speaking to me in fast Spanish. She forgot that quickly that I wasn’t fluent and had just began to learn. It gave me confidence that I can do it. This video is also very helpful in that department. Because it showcases what you could do with one year of studying/learning. I would say that he reached fluency in being able to communicate clearly and understand what is being said to him. Now he can continue on and begin to sound more like native speakers with more vocabulary and improved grammatical skills. He is progressing faster than a child. He gives me hope that with continued doing something in the language daily of listening to native speakers either in person or other means, reading in the language, and trying to write in the language outside of speaking in it will propel him further and I will tap into the compound effect, getting better at it everyday. I may not be “fluent” in a year, everyone is different but I can’t lose if I keep moving forward. That’s the whole point. This is why like your videos a lot. They give me hope and they’re teaching me a lot as well. Muchas gracias,
wow!! Cody is really getting fluent. I envy him. I wish I had a teacher like you who's there all the time...but I am learning.......thanks for your videos......
First, I love that you film from Nashville. 2nd you all are the only ones that I can understand when you speak spanish. You speak clearly and slowly.... THANK YOU!! Finally, spanish videos that help me.
Ustedes dos son una pareja muy dulce. Estoy disfrutando mucho aprendiendo español con ustedes. Puedo decir que este es el único canal que me hace feliz motivado. educativo para mi. Thanks a lot Maria and Cody. I know you may lose your motivaiton sometimes. Hope you wont stop creating new videos.
Gracias por tu video. Soy latina, pero criada hablando mucho inglés. Casi nunca hablo espanol. Voy a tomar sus consejos en serio para hablar con fluidez como tu!
You two are AWESOME!!! I am absorbing all of the content I can for a solo trip to Mexico in July! Your content is THE BEST !!!! and it FUNNY!!! 6:00 ja ja ja jaaaa
Cody ha mejorado mucho y suena como una persona que ha estado estudiando durante aproximadamente un año. Debería encontrar algunos amigos que no hablen inglés y tratar de pasar un tiempo con ellos. Eso es lo que hago y me ha ayudado mucho. Mucho respeto Cody.
Good job Cody! You have come a very long way. I have had a goal of fluency for the last few years but have come to the realization that what I thought was"fluent" was "native speaker" and what I I thought was "conversational" is actually fluent. By that definition, I have been fluent for a couple of years, but I always feel the need to learn more. My wife is also a native Spanish speaker and people assume I learned from her. She is "supportive" but doesn't actively help me learn. Keep up the good work! I enjoy your channel very much. I have used some of your activities in the ESL class I teach.
Maria, Your diction is so precise that you are easy to understand. I also enjoy your happy demeanor and beautiful smile. It makes watching these videos very pleasant. I just discovered your channel about a week ago, and am going to watch every video.
He is doing well. I have achieved a high level of fluency in Spanish after teaching myself for 7 months now. I will make a video but i will wait until i have reached a year. I believe i am at the (early C1 level )and i hope to reach the C2 level in another 6 months. These videos were very helpful to help me to reach the intermediate level. Great Job guys!
This makes me feel better; after 10+ years of lots of Spanish classes, I still have trouble out in my Mexican town understanding what is said to me and then how to respond - and yes, those programs that promise you’ll be speaking in 3 weeks are such BS!!! :-)
Well done Cody and Maria. First of all, Cody - you are speaking so well and with lots of confidence! Maria - you're a great language teacher (I am also so I can appreciate your technique.). And hats off to both of you for "surviving" this year as a couple/ teacher - pupil. I'm looking forward to your future videos.
Estoy muy muy feliz con este video. Im very impressed with your advancement, Cody! Wow! Well done. I didnt realize you could speak like that! Me gusta tu definición the fluidez. En el pasado, no sabia como responder a la pregunta "Are you fluent?" Y ahora puedo decir si! Maria ha dicho!
Me gusta esto video. He estudiado espanol en linea por cinco meses. Ademas, estudie en la cuidad de Mexico el la escuela Frida por dos semanas. Ahora entiendo casi todos en tuyos videos y puede veo noticias en television y entiendo muchisimos. Gracias por haciendo los videos.
Tu progreso es increíble! Felicidades! He siguiendo tu historia desde septiembre (mi cumple de español). Gracias a tí por compartiendo tu viaje. Y no te preocupes sobre tu Tennessee twang. I can't get rid of my North Carolina drawl 😂😂
You two are so cute! It's so brave of you, too, Cody to share your true self and frustrations. It helps the rest of us feel your are truly relatable. Thank you and don't be too hard on yourself!
With few exceptions, everyone is giving Cody a participation medal and cheering his inconsistency. I can't bring myself to do that. I'd like to see his progress after another year. Most language learners dream of having the chances he has to learn.
¡Cody! ¡Hiciste bien! Fue tan chido ver tu progreso sobre este año y has logrado a un nivel bueno de fluidez. No creo que sea posible entender facilmente las personas que hablen rápido y con modismos y accentos regionales. Pues, eres muy inspirador a mis propios alumnos, quienes te han estado mirando por este semestre. Les mando ver cada día un UA-cam de WhyNotSpanish :)
Voy a viajar a españa en noviembre, y eso sera un año desde que empece a aprender en serio. Entonces veremos si puedo lograr esta meta muy formidable y gratificante
Wow...your pronunciation Cody is off the charts improved! I wrote yesterday on another video how much work you need, but I didn't notice the date. I apologize as I should have looked before commenting. Buen trabajo!!!
Me gustan tus videos, yo aprendo mucho and yo practico dos idiomas, espańol y ingles.Mi espańol es basico y ingles es avanzado.For me the most useful videos are the ones when Cody is trying to learn and Maria is mad with him that he can't understand even though she repeated it many times. Muchas gracias para tu trabajo.Videos son estupendos.Yo sonrisa que entiendo algo ;).
You teach with such joy and patience and it is lovely to see! ...(especially for us who desire sooooo much to learn but don't have a person with patience to listen and practice with!) Thank you for all these videos
Gracias, María, para la distinción de fluencia y precisión. Claro, no son las mismas, pero mucha gente los confusa. Más práctica, Cody, más práctica! Continúa en las cosa divertidas que descubrí. A mi me gusta escuchar canciones mexicanas y cántalas también. :)
Wow Cody, I'm impressed with your progress in such a short time! I've been studying Spanish for a year and a half and can't express myself as much as you can! Keep it up! Jeff
I love your interaction and honesty! I smile when I watch your videos. I'm obsessed with Spanish, so I appreciate them. Thank you, both, for your perspective.
The laser eyes hahahaha Well done Cody! I will try to go easy on my Spanish native partner... but if she calls me exigente I'll tell her it's because I see her potential! 😁
la verdad hay que hablar y aprender cada dia. Soy ingles he estado aprendiendo mas o menos por tres anos, pero creo que aprendí mas desde escuchando espanol de Colombia que espanol 😮 y ahora cuando visito espana uso frases y palabras que son Colombian. Debo sonar extranó 😊😊
I love you guys!! Thanks so much for both the education and amusement! Having a wife from Mexico, I can certainly relate. Please keep up the great work! Cuidanse!
he noticiado que Cody ha mejorado muchisimo en un ano. sois personas divertidos y inteligentes... yo soy Chino, y aprendo espanol cada dia. pero es bastante dificil studiar yo mismo sin ir a la escuela para lograr un nivel lo que esperaba hacer. bueno, creo que si se tiene ganas de aprender la lengua, puere mejorar muy rapido : ) sobre todo, gracias por todo.
Felicidades, tienes fluidez como dijo Maria, entendí lo que escribiste... Soy nativo español 😊, a modo de corrección, he noticiado, corrijelo con "he visto", sois (es correcto si quieres usar el español de España, para América sería "son"), "divertidos y inteligentes" no se usa, lo correcto es "divertidos e inteligentes"
Cody, I applaud your efforts. I too have been studying for about a year now and yo comprender mucho, pero no hablo en Español. I went on a cruise just last week and spoke with a woman from Cuba who did not speak Ingles. Y ella dice que yo necisita hablar en Español. Son muy dificil! Mi esposo habla cuando yo no tengo los palabras. I will have to try harder to actually speaking Spanish so I can think of how to respond when I have a conversation. Keep up the good work! I would love to see you have a conversation with your mother in law!
Just tell me in English! Ha! I know the feeling . I have been studying for about 3 1/2 years and still can't have a conversation. My girlfriend is a native speaker from Ecuador. she helps me, but would rather speak English with me. I have gotten a bit better, but its hard. I'm 61 and never studied Spanish before Duolingo. Great Videos, but would love to see more beginner videos too.
I started studying Spanish in the February of 2017. I have reached level b2 in that time. I went to Spain last month and spent it with my Peruvian friend who only speaks Spanish . We could function and discuss a wide range of topics but sometimes I need my dictionary for vocabulary and sometimes I forget to use the subjunctive though I almost always realize immediately after. Another problem is accents. I understand Maria very well, my Peruvian friends and my Mexican friend are also easy to listen to. However.. I find natives of Spain really hard to listen to as well as my Chilean friend. Argentinean accents are also challenging.
kittysparkleeyes the accent from Spain, especially in Madrid is really difficult to understand. It's spoken so fast too. People from Spain always try and tell me that their version of Spanish is the original and best but it certainly isn't the clearest or easiest to understand.
disarmsox I totally agree and to be honest I'm British and British people often say "it's the original English blah blah.." but my Spanish speaking friends always say that they find American English easier, I think that they enunciate better and they don't mumble like British people. I think something similar happens with Spanish in Spain and Spanish in Latin America. It really threw me that I understood my Peruvian friend 95% of the time but struggled with basic listening with Spanish natives (like in a shop)
I understand my Peruvian friends too:) But even more I understand the people in Bolivia, as they speak a little slower. Latinos struggled to understand my British accent tooooooooooo. I think we tend to mumble and don't pronounce our vowels that well at times. But also I think it's because the majority of english taught is US english. It took me a while to learn to open my mouth and pronounce those vowels but when I did people could understand my spanish better.
+ kittysparkleeyes +disarmsox Sorry the only explanation I find to your experience is you spent your time in the South of Spain, The Andalucian and Canary Island accents are realy close to the accents from Chile, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic or some parts in Central America. And they are a real pain in the neck to the others speakers, but for me as a native speaker is not easy to spot between the Peruvian accent from Lima and the standard accent from Spain, I need to wait to a word with a c/z to say if the tv speaker is a Peruvian or Spaniard and I think it is not easy for a non native speaker to distinguish between a upper-class Mexican accent (used in conferences and academic evironements) and the standard in Spain. Of course some people in Madrid speak an equivalent to the cockney, but it is a cant language obviously nobody understand, that's the idea.
He's doing fantastic! I understood most of this video. It's my speaking I need work on. (¡Established haciendo fantástico! Es mi opinión verbal que necesito más práctica.) 👍
I’m glad to see Cody is doing so well. As for me, I started learning in earnest around the same time. Understanding spoken Spanish was the hardest thing for me but I’m finding now that I am starting to understand whole sentences here and there. However, I think that Cody has a bit of an advantage having a Spanish speaking wife. Unfortunately, I have had only one encounter with a native speaker and then I spoke to her in English 🙁 (what a chicken) Thanks for all your help and hopefully next year I will be able to update you in Spanish.
Ahhh. I love watching you guys. I study everyday. I can can definitely tell as the language basics begin to click . I can understand *almost everything you say after 15 or so days of intense study. I have studied Spanish in the past off and on. And my family is Puerto Rican but never taught me. I do think I have a ear for some pronunciation from listening all my life. So again ...love the videos. Muchas gracias. 😘
Este vídeo es chistoso, y me da esperanza también. Porque yo puedo oír muy claramente la diferencia en cómo habla Cody. Entonces yo sé con un esfuerzo más o menos regular yo puedo mejorar mi español hasta el nivel de fluidez. ☺️ gracias
Felicidades a Cody! La verdad es que soy un poco celoso. Llevo casi tres años estudiando español, y lo he practicado todos los días, y no creo que pueda hablar tan bien como Cody en un video público. Sigue practicando Cody! Voy a hacer lo mismo!
Cuando estaba en México todo el mundo pensó que soy fluida mientras pensé que soy horrible porque hice muchas errores. Entiendo mucho de lo que dijeron en el video y la idea de fluides pero hasta yo puedo entender todo lo que dicen, hablar con poquito error, todavía digo que estoy entre principio y intermedio. Es seguridad. Espero mas de nuestros videos
¡Gracias por este video! Estaba esperando que ustedes hicieran un video sobre el progreso de Cody. Creo que el español de Cody después de un año es excelente. Muchas páginas web dicen “llegar a ser fluidez en tres meses” o seis meses, porque para la mayoría de las personas no es realista y es fácil sentirse mal por eso. También, me gusta mucho la definición de Maria de fluidez, porque, aunque todavía tengo MUCHO más aprender, con esta definición soy fluido. Jejejeje. ¡Felicidades, Cody!
Aww Cody’s face during the skit when you said “just tell me in English” 😭 I know that feeling
I do too haha. So funny they acted too well I felt the pain.
Thanks for being so honest, Cody! I roll my eyes at those programs that say they can have you speaking a new language in 1 day or 1 month or whatever! It takes lots of time and patience.
Right! Gracias, Lori!
¡De verdad! I'm in my first week of properly learning Spanish and it feels so difficult already.
The word “can” is a teaser. In theory, someone probably can do it if they turn their life upside-down to take on the challenge; but realistically many/most people don’t have the time (or desire, patience, energy, motivation etc).
La palabra “can” es un señuelo. En teoría, alguien probablemente sí lo podría hacer si cambian su horario y se comprometen al reto; pero siendo realista, muchos / la mayoría de la gente no tiene el tiempo (ni deseo, paciencia, energía, motivación, etc).
Man!!! If I could speak like Cody, I’d be thrilled to pieces. It’s been almost 4 years and I can hardly speak it and when I hear other Hispanic people talking I am just completely lost. Well done Cody!!!
What has helped me some (besides 4 years of dabbling in Duolingo) is listening to videos like this on UA-cam with subtitles. Maria is easy to understand and follow for me (thanks!) but some other "spanish teachers" go at a faster speed and are harder to follow even with subtitles. However the variety helps make it more likely you won't need to hear someone who sounds just like the person you learned from in order to understand.
Same here Elisa
How about now?
I’m thinking Cody is pretty smart
Amigos, en conclusión: Aprender un idioma necesita tiempo y MUCHA constancia. Si no hay constancia, no verás resulatdos. El proceso definitivamente debe continuar. Hay errores gramaticales, y todavía estamos en el proceso de pensar en un idioma para hablar en el otro. Sin embargo, progresamos en cuanto a vocabulario y comprensión de escucha. Por cierto... en el video digo "ser fluido", pero la verdad que suena raro... quizás es mejor decir "hablar con fluidez" :) ¿Ven? ¡Hasta los hispanohablantes nos equivocamos! Esperamos que nos acompañen con los siguientes videos y nuevamente ¡MUCHAS GRACIAS por estar con nosotros aprendiendo español!
I love the classes i am learning but don't quite no enough to talk to someone. There are some students from mexico city that come to mass at saint marys. I have said hello but am not good enough yet to carry a conservation. Need more time thank you for the classes
Muchas gracias, Cody y Maria.
Bob, If let them know that you are trying to learn, they may help you. It all starts with a basic greeting, asking a basic question, and answering. I have the SpanisDict app on my phone and have used it to find I word I don't know. There is a housekeeping lady at my workplace from the Domincan Republic, who knows almost no English. We practice for a minute or two each time we see each other. At times she helps me with my pronunciation. Sometimes we understand each other, sometimes we don't, but it's getting better.
redhen689 thanks that is a good idea I'll get one of my sons to find the app for my phone.
Also, Bob, get Duolingo. It's very helpful and it's free. Duolingo.com
I'm really impressed with both of you! While watching this I thought "Why haven't I learned that much the last year?" until I realized that I was watching and understanding the entire thing in Spanish. Thank you so much for all the great lessons!
I go through the same thoughts. Then every now and then you have a moment when you realize how much you have learned.
Same! Now I just need the motivation to speak with a teacher everyday on italki etc..
Jordan Michael How much do you spend on italki?
Me too!!!!! Cody’s sentences are impressive and I was down on myself for not being able to make proper sentences. But I realized at the end that I understood about 80% of the video!
Haha, I laugh so hard at the examples , because my husband speaks Spanish and I am learning, and these situations are so true haha. I'm always asking him.. What's this, what's that, hows my pronunciation? Haha and he's like... Busy, or doesn't wanna speak spanish xD.. Good job to Cody, I hear more and more words and longer sentences! And Maria I love hearing you speak. :) you make the videos nice and clear. Gracias a los dos. :)
agreed. my hubby is not very helpful or patient with me either. He doesn't even try to gesticulate hints like she did with the laundry. But with the help of my Mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, My spanish is pretty fluent. (even though I still feel shy about trying to speak to people I don't really know.) I just recently discovered this channel and i like it for filling in a bunch of the holes in my understanding. It's also great for helping my kids with their spanish!!
OMG, my wife started to learn french (I am native in french), and it is exactly what you guys experienced !!!! that is hilarious.
Jajaja, absolutely the same problem with my husband: I m learning Spanish and every day I tell him to talk to me in Spanish, and in 5 minutes we again speak in English 😂🥺. Cannot change it 😞😓
I understand exactly how Cody feels; learning Spanish “for an adult” is NOT easy. I have a similar situation: I live in Puerto Rico and my wife is obviously a native Spanish speaker.
The verbs are just so very much more complicated in Spanish than in English. I think that I am very close to the level that Cody is at, but I do not consider myself to be fluent at all. In
my humble opinion, to be fluent is to be able to have a conversation at full speed with anyone that you meet on the street and actually understand 99% of what is being communicated. Anyway, I love the videos and the tips are very helpful and right on-target. Keep up the good work Cody.
In linguistics 95% comprehension of native speakers is considered fluent (different from native fluecy btw).
I love that Cody is in these videos. it gives extra motivation to us new starters. im 8 months in, and it looks like on the same track as he. very good job to you Cody. Love your videos Maria. It is my go to study when I don't feel like getting in my books but want to get my 45 minutes of spanish in for the day
my goal is to be C1 level by May 2022
I love Cody. He is slightly more fluent that I am remembering 3 years of Spanish studied over 30 years ago. He makes the videos much more accessible for me. :)
I feel for you Cody, people somehow think that by having an partner who speaks another language you will pick it up automatically, like by osmosis or something... it's SO hard, don't underestimate how far you have come! I can give you a couple of tips: Firstly: I HATED speaking with my other half in his language after years speaking in English.... it felt so awkward and clunky....not to mention that if you argue you quickly go back to your own languages :-p So we started off by dedicating only Sundays to speaking his language (since we were both off work and less likely to be tired or busy), then progressed to the whole weekend, then to alternating days... it's so annoying but I promise it gets easier!! The 2nd thing I'd suggest is doing some language exchanges with other people (sorry Maria!!) It takes some of the pressure off her to be your 'teacher', you will hear other expressions and 'ways of speaking' and the language won't only be about you two or your relationship (even if this is a great reason to learn a language). I believe that the more personal experiences you have with the language, the more you will feel you have 'ownership' of it, and so the more motivated you will feel to carry on learning. Finally, thanks for doing these videos guys!!! They are really fun and I'm sure all your fans appreciate you a lot!!!
Thanks for this comment! I can totally relate to all of this! We have tried speaking during the week but being tired and/or busy does not provide the best environment. I’m going to get with Maria and give this a try only on Sunday to start. Before I was
trying to go all out by trying to speak every day only in Spanish and it was burning me out really fast.
I totally agree with you on speaking Spanish with someone else other than Maria. I recently went to the gym with Manuel. (He was in one of our videos a couple of weeks ago) He does not speak any English so I had to use my Spanish. I was really nervous but we were able to communicate and it was a lot of fun.
Thanks for the advice! It is nice to hear from someone that has been there. -Cody
elemy123456789 what a FANTASTIC COMMENTARY!!! Love it!
True, My girlfriend is Spanish, it doesn't make a difference
@@WhyNotSpanishCody though u might be not the fastest learner videos of you and Maria are so fun to watch and very inspiring for me as a novice student of Spanish. i've seen your complaints on burning out and taking a pause and I do understand it might get exhausting. still wish you to find the courage to keep going! no habla español fluido, acabo de empezar a aprender español, por eso comento en inglés (que es la lengua extranjera para mi tambien).
This is so true and great advice. I am in a similar situation with my boyfriend (he’s a native Spanish speaker).
As I am watching how Cody is acquiring the language, I would like to mention that he is really making a good progress. The problem of many students of foreign languages is that they cannot realistically assess their skills. One of the reasons is a lot of ads that promise that it is a fast and easy process.
¡Eres una gran maestra! Gracias👌🏼
Good luck Cody and I hope your Spanish improves and I can’t wait to see how awesome it is next year!
7:30 “Por que “no”, Cody. Confiesa.”
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8:48 “How’s my pronunciation?”
“It’s good, Cody.”
“How’s-“
*death glare* “It’s good.”
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Cody, your vocabulary has certainly expanded. I had to look up quite a few of the words that you and Maria used in the video.
I had my year anniversary earlier this month. You're definitely ahead of me. Though I have few opportunities for Spanish conversation. Mostly I talk to myself.
Congratulations on your year and your progress.
That is a certain plus he has. if you married to or dating a native Spanish speaker that is certainly and edge, however i do understand no matter what he did have to put much effort as well into learning on his own.
This channel is GOLD. This was a very charming and humorous episode. Cody speaks slowly enough that I can understand much of what he says. Ive been taking classes for about 3 months and this channel is my favorite supplement to my classes.
“It’s good.” Hahaha her face and her voice were hysterical. So relatable.
Best.video.ever...'Just tell me in english'...still laughing...and I will never say 'quiero ser fluido' again. You two are awesome. Hands down the best explanation of 'fluidez' i've heard. Ever. Gracias!
This is my favorite video of yours by far. I am just rule trying to teach myself Spanish. I took 2 semesters of Spanish on college and liked it a lot. I fell in love with the Spanish language and in particular the different sounds of it. I was married to two Puertoriquenos and didn’t speak Spanish. It meant I couldn’t really connect with the family because some spoke no English, very little English and others spoke English quite well. But it was a barrier. I wanted to learn it so badly to fully participate in the language that bound them together. So, I have finally decided to teach myself Spanish.
The first thing that I started doing was took Idahosa Ness’ Mimic Method course to learn to hear and mimic the sounds of Spanish. Phenomenal and gave me the foundation for the language. I met a great Mexican lady and told her I was learning and I said some in Spanish (not a lot) but I guess my accent and pronunciation was pretty good that she smiled and started speaking to me in fast Spanish. She forgot that quickly that I wasn’t fluent and had just began to learn. It gave me confidence that I can do it.
This video is also very helpful in that department. Because it showcases what you could do with one year of studying/learning. I would say that he reached fluency in being able to communicate clearly and understand what is being said to him. Now he can continue on and begin to sound more like native speakers with more vocabulary and improved grammatical skills. He is progressing faster than a child. He gives me hope that with continued doing something in the language daily of listening to native speakers either in person or other means, reading in the language, and trying to write in the language outside of speaking in it will propel him further and I will tap into the compound effect, getting better at it everyday. I may not be “fluent” in a year, everyone is different but I can’t lose if I keep moving forward. That’s the whole point. This is why like your videos a lot. They give me hope and they’re teaching me a lot as well. Muchas gracias,
”Es tan difícil cuando tengo que y tan facíl cuando quiero”. ¡Felicitaciones a ambos!
wow!! Cody is really getting fluent. I envy him. I wish I had a teacher like you who's there all the time...but I am learning.......thanks for your videos......
First, I love that you film from Nashville. 2nd you all are the only ones that I can understand when you speak spanish. You speak clearly and slowly.... THANK YOU!! Finally, spanish videos that help me.
Awesome job Cody! The difference is incredible!
Ustedes dos son una pareja muy dulce. Estoy disfrutando mucho aprendiendo español con ustedes. Puedo decir que este es el único canal que me hace feliz motivado. educativo para mi. Thanks a lot Maria and Cody. I know you may lose your motivaiton sometimes. Hope you wont stop creating new videos.
His Spanish is way better than last time I've watched these videos
Love Cody he is trying . He has an easy going sense about him.
Gracias por tu video. Soy latina, pero criada hablando mucho inglés. Casi nunca hablo espanol. Voy a tomar sus consejos en serio para hablar con fluidez como tu!
I love watching them! They make learning Spanish fun!
You two are AWESOME!!! I am absorbing all of the content I can for a solo trip to Mexico in July! Your content is THE BEST !!!!
and it FUNNY!!! 6:00 ja ja ja jaaaa
I know ASL. Trying to teach my husband was SO MUCH like this!! Absolutely love this video
Que lindo!!!! Buen trabajo! Mas! Mas! Mas!
Cody ha mejorado mucho y suena como una persona que ha estado estudiando durante aproximadamente un año. Debería encontrar algunos amigos que no hablen inglés y tratar de pasar un tiempo con ellos. Eso es lo que hago y me ha ayudado mucho. Mucho respeto Cody.
Good job Cody! You have come a very long way. I have had a goal of fluency for the last few years but have come to the realization that what I thought was"fluent" was "native speaker" and what I I thought was "conversational" is actually fluent. By that definition, I have been fluent for a couple of years, but I always feel the need to learn more. My wife is also a native Spanish speaker and people assume I learned from her. She is "supportive" but doesn't actively help me learn. Keep up the good work! I enjoy your channel very much. I have used some of your activities in the ESL class I teach.
I think Cody speak very well in Spanish and he understands what he hears even more, which I think is more difficult than speaking.
Big ups to you Cody! I struggle to speak. Your progress is very encouraging to me. Gracias!
Me encanta el acento de María. Ella habla clara y lo suficientemente lenta para que pueda entenderla. Muchas gracias por tus videos.
Oh, and Cody is doing fantastic for only one year! I know this video is also a year old so he undoubtedly is even better.
Maria, Your diction is so precise that you are easy to understand. I also enjoy your happy demeanor and beautiful smile. It makes watching these videos very pleasant. I just discovered your channel about a week ago, and am going to watch every video.
He is doing well. I have achieved a high level of fluency in Spanish after teaching myself for 7 months now. I will make a video but i will wait until i have reached a year. I believe i am at the (early C1 level )and i hope to reach the C2 level in another 6 months. These videos were very helpful to help me to reach the intermediate level. Great Job guys!
Your videos are hilarious and so helpful gracias...you deserve the Oscar....please keep making them.
This makes me feel better; after 10+ years of lots of Spanish classes, I still have trouble out in my Mexican town understanding what is said to me and then how to respond - and yes, those programs that promise you’ll be speaking in 3 weeks are such BS!!! :-)
Este es mi esposa y yo. Pero nosotros estamos tratando. Gracias finalmente puedo escuchar algunos videos y actualmente entender. Muchas gracias
Well done Cody and Maria. First of all, Cody - you are speaking so well and with lots of confidence! Maria - you're a great language teacher (I am also so I can appreciate your technique.). And hats off to both of you for "surviving" this year as a couple/ teacher - pupil. I'm looking forward to your future videos.
¡Gracias Nina! This is just the beginning. There are a lot of things to work on! We hope you stay with us to see the process.
The skits are hilarious! Cheers to learning. In for the long haul...
Estoy muy muy feliz con este video. Im very impressed with your advancement, Cody! Wow! Well done. I didnt realize you could speak like that! Me gusta tu definición the fluidez. En el pasado, no sabia como responder a la pregunta "Are you fluent?" Y ahora puedo decir si! Maria ha dicho!
Felicidades Cody! Espero que vas a continuar tu camino. Te sigo, yo empecé el aprendizaje casi en el mismo momento que tú (un mes después).
Me gusta esto video. He estudiado espanol en linea por cinco meses. Ademas, estudie en la cuidad de Mexico el la escuela Frida por dos semanas. Ahora entiendo casi todos en tuyos videos y puede veo noticias en television y entiendo muchisimos. Gracias por haciendo los videos.
Tu progreso es increíble! Felicidades! He siguiendo tu historia desde septiembre (mi cumple de español). Gracias a tí por compartiendo tu viaje. Y no te preocupes sobre tu Tennessee twang. I can't get rid of my North Carolina drawl 😂😂
You two are so cute! It's so brave of you, too, Cody to share your true self and frustrations. It helps the rest of us feel your are truly relatable. Thank you and don't be too hard on yourself!
Best Spanish channel on UA-cam! You two are lovely!
I feel you cody... learning spanish since 3 months and living in Colombia.
english is not my mother language, but accidentally it has also improved :D
Nice, Cody knows and understands a lot! I been studying over two years and am not where he is. Thanks for your honesty and compartirlo
Gracias. We are not trying to be perfect, just to be real. Mucha suerte con tu progreso tambien. - Cody.
With few exceptions, everyone is giving Cody a participation medal and cheering his inconsistency. I can't bring myself to do that. I'd like to see his progress after another year. Most language learners dream of having the chances he has to learn.
Totally! This will continue and Cody has a bigger challenge now and it is to commit and speak really well. We hope you stay with us to see it!
I want to be able to express myself and say what I want to say and I want to understand others so well that I don’t translate it in my head
¡Cody! ¡Hiciste bien! Fue tan chido ver tu progreso sobre este año y has logrado a un nivel bueno de fluidez. No creo que sea posible entender facilmente las personas que hablen rápido y con modismos y accentos regionales. Pues, eres muy inspirador a mis propios alumnos, quienes te han estado mirando por este semestre. Les mando ver cada día un UA-cam de WhyNotSpanish :)
Very good example of how difficult it is.
Voy a viajar a españa en noviembre, y eso sera un año desde que empece a aprender en serio. Entonces veremos si puedo lograr esta meta muy formidable y gratificante
Muchas gracias . Que dios te bendigas. 💕
Wow...your pronunciation Cody is off the charts improved! I wrote yesterday on another video how much work you need, but I didn't notice the date. I apologize as I should have looked before commenting. Buen trabajo!!!
Me gustan tus videos, yo aprendo mucho and yo practico dos idiomas, espańol y ingles.Mi espańol es basico y ingles es avanzado.For me the most useful videos are the ones when Cody is trying to learn and Maria is mad with him that he can't understand even though she repeated it many times. Muchas gracias para tu trabajo.Videos son estupendos.Yo sonrisa que entiendo algo ;).
You guys are awesome. You've been very helpful in my journey learning Spanish. Thank you!
Yo tambien
María y Cody, me encantan los videos . . . son muy educativos y divertidos también.
You teach with such joy and patience and it is lovely to see! ...(especially for us who desire sooooo much to learn but don't have a person with patience to listen and practice with!) Thank you for all these videos
¡Enhorabuena a los dos!
You guys work great together and put together some very helpful and funny videos! Thanks for your time and effort!
lol I loved the "scenes". I definitely understand what it's like to be Cody! great video!!
Cody! You did so good!!
Cody is my hero!
Felicitaciones a Cody. Bueno.
congratulations cody! you guys are so great for each other!
Gracias, María, para la distinción de fluencia y precisión. Claro, no son las mismas, pero mucha gente los confusa. Más práctica, Cody, más práctica! Continúa en las cosa divertidas que descubrí. A mi me gusta escuchar canciones mexicanas y cántalas también. :)
My idea of fluid is being able to turn on a Telenovela and understanding what they're talking about. So far, after several years, I still can't do it.
Good effort mate. Keep it up!
¡Bien hecho! ¡Sigue así!
Mi encanta tus videos porqué son verdad. Cody es (honest) sobre que el sabe. El procesó es muy difícil y largo.
Wow Cody, I'm impressed with your progress in such a short time! I've been studying Spanish for a year and a half and can't express myself as much as you can! Keep it up!
Jeff
I love your interaction and honesty! I smile when I watch your videos. I'm obsessed with Spanish, so I appreciate them. Thank you, both, for your perspective.
The laser eyes hahahaha Well done Cody! I will try to go easy on my Spanish native partner... but if she calls me exigente I'll tell her it's because I see her potential! 😁
Ustedes me hacen reír.
Creo que Cody ha aprendido mucho durante este año.
la verdad hay que hablar y aprender cada dia. Soy ingles he estado aprendiendo mas o menos por tres anos, pero creo que aprendí mas desde escuchando espanol de Colombia que espanol 😮 y ahora cuando visito espana uso frases y palabras que son Colombian. Debo sonar extranó 😊😊
I love you guys!! Thanks so much for both the education and amusement! Having a wife from Mexico, I can certainly relate. Please keep up the great work! Cuidanse!
he noticiado que Cody ha mejorado muchisimo en un ano. sois personas divertidos y inteligentes...
yo soy Chino, y aprendo espanol cada dia. pero es bastante dificil studiar yo mismo sin ir a la escuela para lograr un nivel lo que esperaba hacer.
bueno, creo que si se tiene ganas de aprender la lengua, puere mejorar muy rapido : )
sobre todo, gracias por todo.
Felicidades, tienes fluidez como dijo Maria, entendí lo que escribiste... Soy nativo español 😊, a modo de corrección, he noticiado, corrijelo con "he visto", sois (es correcto si quieres usar el español de España, para América sería "son"), "divertidos y inteligentes" no se usa, lo correcto es "divertidos e inteligentes"
“Just tell me in English 😂😂😂😂. You two as great... so funny.
Cody, I applaud your efforts. I too have been studying for about a year now and yo comprender mucho, pero no hablo en Español. I went on a cruise just last week and spoke with a woman from Cuba who did not speak Ingles. Y ella dice que yo necisita hablar en Español. Son muy dificil! Mi esposo habla cuando yo no tengo los palabras. I will have to try harder to actually speaking Spanish so I can think of how to respond when I have a conversation. Keep up the good work! I would love to see you have a conversation with your mother in law!
Gracias!
Just tell me in English! Ha! I know the feeling . I have been studying for about 3 1/2 years and still can't have a conversation. My girlfriend is a native speaker from Ecuador. she helps me, but would rather speak English with me. I have gotten a bit better, but its hard. I'm 61 and never studied Spanish before Duolingo. Great Videos, but would love to see more beginner videos too.
Hace unos minutos miré la video de Cody cuando él comenzó este proceso. Ahora estoy mirando este video. ¡Qué maravillo su habilidad!
Buen trabajo Cody!!! Lucha! Lucha!
I started studying Spanish in the February of 2017. I have reached level b2 in that time. I went to Spain last month and spent it with my Peruvian friend who only speaks Spanish . We could function and discuss a wide range of topics but sometimes I need my dictionary for vocabulary and sometimes I forget to use the subjunctive though I almost always realize immediately after. Another problem is accents. I understand Maria very well, my Peruvian friends and my Mexican friend are also easy to listen to. However.. I find natives of Spain really hard to listen to as well as my Chilean friend. Argentinean accents are also challenging.
kittysparkleeyes the accent from Spain, especially in Madrid is really difficult to understand. It's spoken so fast too.
People from Spain always try and tell me that their version of Spanish is the original and best but it certainly isn't the clearest or easiest to understand.
disarmsox I totally agree and to be honest I'm British and British people often say "it's the original English blah blah.." but my Spanish speaking friends always say that they find American English easier, I think that they enunciate better and they don't mumble like British people. I think something similar happens with Spanish in Spain and Spanish in Latin America. It really threw me that I understood my Peruvian friend 95% of the time but struggled with basic listening with Spanish natives (like in a shop)
I understand my Peruvian friends too:) But even more I understand the people in Bolivia, as they speak a little slower. Latinos struggled to understand my British accent tooooooooooo. I think we tend to mumble and don't pronounce our vowels that well at times. But also I think it's because the majority of english taught is US english. It took me a while to learn to open my mouth and pronounce those vowels but when I did people could understand my spanish better.
+ kittysparkleeyes +disarmsox Sorry the only explanation I find to your experience is you spent your time in the South of Spain, The Andalucian and Canary Island accents are realy close to the accents from Chile, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic or some parts in Central America. And they are a real pain in the neck to the others speakers, but for me as a native speaker is not easy to spot between the Peruvian accent from Lima and the standard accent from Spain, I need to wait to a word with a c/z to say if the tv speaker is a Peruvian or Spaniard and I think it is not easy for a non native speaker to distinguish between a upper-class Mexican accent (used in conferences and academic evironements) and the standard in Spain. Of course some people in Madrid speak an equivalent to the cockney, but it is a cant language obviously nobody understand, that's the idea.
I love this channel haha.
Muchisimas gracias a Maria y Cody! Saludos desde Chicago!
He's doing fantastic! I understood most of this video. It's my speaking I need work on. (¡Established haciendo fantástico! Es mi opinión verbal que necesito más práctica.) 👍
Monique Marquez I'm the same I got about 95 percent of it but understanding and making yourself understood quite different
Yes, he is doing fantastically!
Sus videos estás anudándome bastante ! Muchas gracias ❤️
*ajudandome
I’m glad to see Cody is doing so well. As for me, I started learning in earnest around the same time. Understanding spoken Spanish was the hardest thing for me but I’m finding now that I am starting to understand whole sentences here and there. However, I think that Cody has a bit of an advantage having a Spanish speaking wife. Unfortunately, I have had only one encounter with a native speaker and then I spoke to her in English 🙁 (what a chicken) Thanks for all your help and hopefully next year I will be able to update you in Spanish.
Hang in there nicedog1! I'm looking forward to the update in Spanish! - Cody
Ahhh. I love watching you guys. I study everyday. I can can definitely tell as the language basics begin to click . I can understand *almost everything you say after 15 or so days of intense study. I have studied Spanish in the past off and on. And my family is Puerto Rican but never taught me. I do think I have a ear for some pronunciation from listening all my life. So again ...love the videos. Muchas gracias. 😘
Este vídeo es chistoso, y me da esperanza también. Porque yo puedo oír muy claramente la diferencia en cómo habla Cody. Entonces yo sé con un esfuerzo más o menos regular yo puedo mejorar mi español hasta el nivel de fluidez. ☺️ gracias
Felicidades a Cody! La verdad es que soy un poco celoso. Llevo casi tres años estudiando español, y lo he practicado todos los días, y no creo que pueda hablar tan bien como Cody en un video público. Sigue practicando Cody! Voy a hacer lo mismo!
Me gustan tus videos Los miro a menudo. Usted es un muy buen maestra. ¡Bravo!
Que precioso. Me lo gusts mucho.
Cuando estaba en México todo el mundo pensó que soy fluida mientras pensé que soy horrible porque hice muchas errores. Entiendo mucho de lo que dijeron en el video y la idea de fluides pero hasta yo puedo entender todo lo que dicen, hablar con poquito error, todavía digo que estoy entre principio y intermedio. Es seguridad. Espero mas de nuestros videos
¡Gracias por este video! Estaba esperando que ustedes hicieran un video sobre el progreso de Cody. Creo que el español de Cody después de un año es excelente. Muchas páginas web dicen “llegar a ser fluidez en tres meses” o seis meses, porque para la mayoría de las personas no es realista y es fácil sentirse mal por eso. También, me gusta mucho la definición de Maria de fluidez, porque, aunque todavía tengo MUCHO más aprender, con esta definición soy fluido. Jejejeje. ¡Felicidades, Cody!
Dios mio,estás hablando muy bien!En Brasil nosotros amamos vosotros,saludos!!!!