Why It's So Hard To Sound Like A Native In Spanish (3 tips)

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  •  2 роки тому +85

    Don't be stingy! Share if this helps you!
    Other videos that you may like:
    How to speak faster in Spanish: ua-cam.com/video/2TEaaEvWyho/v-deo.html
    17 words to make you sound more native in Spanish: ua-cam.com/video/9LLcQ5Arzn8/v-deo.html
    How to lose your English Accent when speaking Spanish: ua-cam.com/video/kqVp8nv5ssw/v-deo.html

    • @soystef
      @soystef 2 роки тому +1

      to speak Dominican, pretend like you have marbles in your mouth.. helps every time!!

    • @teonyi
      @teonyi 2 роки тому

      Don’t be stingy Mark

    • @brightmedia1024
      @brightmedia1024 2 роки тому

      Yo man! Shout out from Mexico. Great tips! I'm privileged to have grown up bilingual. Taught English Clases in Madrid for a few years. In doing so, I found this video that shares a very similar tip to yours but when speaking in English:
      ua-cam.com/video/ChZJ1Q3GSuI/v-deo.html
      Cool man! Props for your vids and passion to share the Spanish language, it's rare and admirable.

  • @lunaatsunset
    @lunaatsunset 2 роки тому +985

    I'm a native speaker of Spanish and I think this video is great. When you see someone making a lot of effort in order to master your language, it's just beautiful. Also, he's speaking with a Caribbean accent,so nice! A lot of learners often try to sound like a Spanish person and they don't care much about other accents. As a person who lives on an island in the Caribbean and speaks Spanish, I must say: congrats! You've made it. You sound a lot like us. Keep moving forward!

    •  2 роки тому +109

      Gracias mi pana! I really appreciate that, and I love Spanish in general no matter the accent, but I noticed the hate for Caribbean Spanish, and I never understood it so I went for it. I love it.

    • @ladydontekno
      @ladydontekno 2 роки тому +36

      I can't speak on other Anglophone countries, but in the US Spanish teachers will teach their students in a Spanish accent or a Mexican accent. When I was in school (which granted was a long time ago lol) we would get told that Caribbean accents were "ghetto" or "incorrect Spanish".

    • @Koraxus
      @Koraxus 2 роки тому +10

      it depends on your priorities.
      I'm mexican, but you'd never guess I'm one on the phone because I speak like a british roadman (MLE). you just choose whatever dialect you want to use once you're advanced enough and adapt to it.
      otherwise it sounds very clunky and unnatural. I used a random mix before and things just got messy everytime I tried talking to someone, even to just order the sentences and all, let alone other inconsistent phonetics.
      this guy made a wise choice using dominican. this accent isn't paid much attention compared to cuban and puerto rican. they're heavily influenced by canarian spanish unlike the rest of us mainlanders. I wonder how this guy would do trying a "weirder accent" like northern mexican, chilean, argentinian/uruguayan(rioplatense) or venezuelan.

    • @ladydontekno
      @ladydontekno 2 роки тому +2

      @@Koraxus pretty sure the guy in the video is actually Dominican lol

    • @Koraxus
      @Koraxus 2 роки тому +13

      @@ladydontekno he mentioned in this comment "went for it" and that means he learned it.
      if he were a dominican he wouldn't need to "go for it" since he'd have it by default

  • @latanyacayson2559
    @latanyacayson2559 2 роки тому +331

    I swear that gringo accent has me screaming each time you do one of these skits, lol! “Kay low kay day low Me-oh!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    •  2 роки тому +23

      😅 se me sale tan naturalmente

    • @latanyacayson2559
      @latanyacayson2559 2 роки тому +4

      @ seguro que sí, lol.

  • @j3llyf15h4
    @j3llyf15h4 2 роки тому +205

    As a native spanish speaker, for those of you that are learning Spanish, hear this guy , he's the real deal.

    •  2 роки тому +22

      Te aprecio! Gracias!

    • @janr.1077
      @janr.1077 2 роки тому

      I can vouch that too, and I'm not a native! But I have numerous native friends, so I know what it sounds like! 😃

    • @marcocisneros5988
      @marcocisneros5988 Рік тому +1

      As a native-Spanish speaker, yes I approve it, He's the real deal so if you wanna learn Spanish listen to him

  • @myprettypsych
    @myprettypsych 2 роки тому +55

    As a Puerto Rican, these are all great, but the second one is legit how most of us can tell easily when someone is not a native speaker. The vowels always tell on you.

  • @lam6666
    @lam6666 2 роки тому +455

    Mis respetos!. A veces ni los hispanohablantes entendemos el español caribeño asi que si alguien aprende español y con ese acento, doble mérito.

    •  2 роки тому +25

      Gracias jaja.

    • @carlosfrancodh
      @carlosfrancodh 2 роки тому +13

      Tienes razón. Soy mexicano y tuve compañeros de Cuba en la maestría y de verdad que al principio yo sabía que hablaban español, pero entendía el 70% de lo que decían. Con el tiempo me acostumbré, pero de entrada fue difícil.

    • @lucasgaperez
      @lucasgaperez 2 роки тому +1

      @ JAJAJAJA AMIGO QUEEE TENES ALTO ACENTO CARIBEÑO

    • @milliefernandez2028
      @milliefernandez2028 5 місяців тому

      ​@@carlosfrancodh yo le entiendo perfecto a los caribeños a pesar de la jerga en la que diferimos usualmente en todos los países. Con los que no he podido es con los chilenos cuando hablan su jerga. Los caribeños están en pañales.

    • @joules_sw
      @joules_sw Місяць тому

      Es cierto, pero quizá es más fácil desde la perspectiva de un angloparlante porque tienen una pronunciación como suave, no sé si me explico

  • @itsgiag
    @itsgiag 2 роки тому +240

    I feel honored that you have learned Caribbean Spanish, it is one of the most difficult Spanish accents to speak.
    When I first heard you talk, I thought you were Dominican.
    We often get told that our variety of Spanish (Caribbean) is super fast (but nothing compares to Chilean Spanish), that it gets rather inteligible even for native speakers, and that we drop off a lot of letters (this is mainly for Dominican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and Panamanian Spanish).

    • @Diogolindir
      @Diogolindir 2 роки тому +18

      Jaja el problema del chileno no es que es rápido, más bien es que tiene una dicción enredadísima. Greetings from Panamá

    • @itsgiag
      @itsgiag 2 роки тому +4

      @@Diogolindir Hahah, yo también soy de Panamá

    • @Diogolindir
      @Diogolindir 2 роки тому +2

      @@itsgiag Saludos Gabriel!

    • @poesia-com-cafeina
      @poesia-com-cafeina 2 роки тому +5

      I'm Puerto Rican on both sides and it's a motivator to learn Spanish but I have to be honest, I go to a lot of non Puerto Rican sources for learning just cause the Spanish is hard for me to pick up on as a learner.

    • @emanueldelacruz1101
      @emanueldelacruz1101 2 роки тому +1

      It's not really that difficult if you take out all of the slangs (some ppl in the lower social class tend to abuse it sometimes)

  • @stefania_gouin
    @stefania_gouin 2 роки тому +210

    As a French, English and Spanish speaker,
    I can relate with the “computer” analogy.
    Computadora (ES) = Computer (EN)
    Ordenador (ES) = Ordinateur (FR)
    To me it all makes sense! 😂 All 3 languages have similarities which has helped learn Spanish easily and fast!

    • @mchlkpng
      @mchlkpng 2 роки тому +6

      Yeah, the fact that all three have Latin in them/came from Latin makes it so there will be many cognates
      Not to mention England was taken over by Normans at one time

    • @nicolasroquefort1349
      @nicolasroquefort1349 2 роки тому +6

      I went through the same but in reverse! Im a native Spanish speaker and I'm conversational in English, the similarities both of those languages have with french helped me a lot to learn it pretty quickly!

    • @navijha122
      @navijha122 2 роки тому +1

      69th like ayo

    • @mchlkpng
      @mchlkpng 2 роки тому

      @@navijha122 ayo

    • @robertopics
      @robertopics 2 роки тому +3

      Or in some languages certain patterns are very evident after you learn a 3rd language
      To me orange and naranja had nothing in common (linguistically speaking) until you learn Italian, or how miarse and piss relate until you learn catalan.

  • @jacksongrant2103
    @jacksongrant2103 2 роки тому +92

    This really cleared up for me why I've had so much trouble understanding native speakers. I've always thought they were speaking super quickly but now I realize they're actually blending the vowels which is why the words are so difficult to distinguish from one another. Mil gracias!

    •  2 роки тому +14

      Exactly. Le llegaste! 👌🏾

    • @Haghenveien
      @Haghenveien 2 роки тому +13

      It's both, we blend the vowels, but we also tend to speak pretty fast. Spanish is considered to be a fast language, Japanese is other example. It's a characteristic of the language. Of course, there are variations, from person to person and in certain areas people tend to talk faster than in others. But in general, Spanish is faster than English. Sorry, I can't remember the exact explanation for that because it was quite technical and I'm definitely not an expert in linguistics but as I said is a characteristic of the language.

    • @inordirection_
      @inordirection_ 2 роки тому +16

      Semi-qualified non-expert here (college linguistics minor lol): Languages all tend to transmit about the same amount of information per minute, but they vary in how long the average morpheme is (the smallest meaningful units of sound), along with how much gets communicated by word order and "suprasegmental" features like tone, stress, vowel-length and pitch. Quickly spoken languages like Spanish tend to have more multisyllabic morphemes or fewer suprasegmental features than more slowly spoken languages like English or even moreso Chinese. It takes a lot more to generalize scientifically than this, but, for example, contrast 'they walked' vs '(ellos) caminaban': The same idea but 2 syllables vs 4-6 syllables, with past tense being communicated with a final -t sound vs the 2 syllable -aron. Spanish speakers compensate by talking faster-because they tend to use more syllables to get the same point across.

  • @TimMaloneyNMactor
    @TimMaloneyNMactor 2 роки тому +133

    you are exceptionally Talented . It`s O.K. to be and sound like where you`re from . I enjoy hearing other peoples accents in English . sounding like a Native is too much pressure and they know before you speak . No shame , just be your self . you are seriously amazing .

    • @TimMaloneyNMactor
      @TimMaloneyNMactor 2 роки тому +16

      Most People in other Country`s are far more forgiving than that little Voice in my Head . be kind to yourself .

    • @Tamara-ju3lh
      @Tamara-ju3lh 2 роки тому +10

      Yes agreed. I have a friend from Finland and her English is so beautiful. I clicked on this video just for the comments.. I have friends that speak English with all kinds of accents (Nigerian, Honduran, Spanish, Finnish) and I don't think they should try to drop their accent.
      I suppose some do though. To each their own.

  • @ProfeKyle
    @ProfeKyle 2 роки тому +280

    That was a great video, especially the part about slurring vowels. Few Spanish teachers (natives or Gringos) ever talk about that and it is VERY difficult to master.
    You might already have a video about, but I think another that you've done well to get your very neutral accent is that you also have the Dominican rhythm. For me, that is the most difficult part of getting a neutral/native-like accent is mastering the rhythm of one of the Spanish dialects.

    • @Chelsea2009FC
      @Chelsea2009FC 2 роки тому +3

      There's no such thing as a neutral native accent. Every region/ city has their own accent even in the same state.

    • @ProfeKyle
      @ProfeKyle 2 роки тому +5

      @@Chelsea2009FC Yeah. I know. That's basic knowledge.

    • @Chelsea2009FC
      @Chelsea2009FC 2 роки тому

      @@ProfeKyle no it's not, you said in your comment you wanted to master it. But ok

    • @ProfeKyle
      @ProfeKyle 2 роки тому +8

      @@Chelsea2009FC ok, cool

    • @pianoandeden
      @pianoandeden 2 роки тому +2

      @@Chelsea2009FC 😐

  • @Jamykat
    @Jamykat 2 роки тому +13

    As a dominican I respect your dominican accent. Some ppl can't do it. Like my husband is colombian and when he tries to do the dominican accent he sounds Cuban which is hilarious to me. You're accent does make you sound native.

  • @ashleymay767
    @ashleymay767 2 роки тому +58

    As for slurring the words, I learned this in my Spanish linguistics class. If you notice that there’s two vowels in two separate words, they blend into one. And if there’s one constant and a vowel, they are connected too. This is very accurate

    • @MusicBoxAlsoWater
      @MusicBoxAlsoWater 2 роки тому

      Dif you take this linguistics class in school or an online 1:1 course? Thanks.

  • @beckypotato3295
    @beckypotato3295 2 роки тому +83

    oh my god, I'm a native Spanish speaker and this video helped me realize something! One of the biggest issues I have when speaking English is that I tend to slur letters from one word to the other (for example, if I say "seals swim in the ocean", I pronounce it in a way that makes it sound like "seal swim in the ocean"), and I've known for a while that I need to fix that, but I never knew why I did that until I watched this video! I guess even native Spanish speakers can learn something from this lol

    • @SarahLynn__
      @SarahLynn__ 2 роки тому

      Sarah L.
      hace 35 segundos (editado)
      So your issue is to use singular instead of plural? that'ss weird and grammatically incorrect because if you use "seal" you should use the verb "swims". I don't think this video made you realize that...it's just a weird mistake.

    • @mikedaniel1771
      @mikedaniel1771 2 роки тому +3

      @@SarahLynn__ No I think her point was "seals swim", when blended, comes out as "sealsswim" or "seal swim". Or to put it backwards, the way Anglos say "estado unidense" instead of "estadunidense" which sounds right.

    • @SarahLynn__
      @SarahLynn__ 2 роки тому +1

      @@mikedaniel1771 Es estadounidense, no "estadunidense" jeje, pero si en lo otro tienes razón.

    • @mikedaniel1771
      @mikedaniel1771 2 роки тому +1

      @@SarahLynn__ Jaja gracias por su respuesta pero mi comentario estaba sobre la pronunciación no la ortografía...

    • @SarahLynn__
      @SarahLynn__ 2 роки тому

      @@mikedaniel1771 Pues no se pronuncia "estadunidense" se pronuncia "estadOunidense", de cualquier manera, nadie en español va a pronunciar "estadunidense" porque está mal.

  • @doowoppyify
    @doowoppyify 2 роки тому +34

    Joder, este tío tiene un español perfecto, y un inglés estadounidense también!

  • @YaBoyChe
    @YaBoyChe 2 роки тому +36

    Your look is fire bro. The braids with the beard , clean hermano

    •  2 роки тому +3

      Gracias manín. I love my beard and glad to finally let my hair grow. Appreciate it.

  • @ludovicofabris5819
    @ludovicofabris5819 2 роки тому +20

    As a native spanish speaker, I can tell you the part about the vowels are some of the easiest and more practical pronunciation tips I have ever come across. Good work!

  • @robthechristian3253
    @robthechristian3253 2 роки тому +43

    Congrats on the 70k brother you deserve it

    •  2 роки тому +3

      Gracias!! Vamos por más 💪🏾

  • @tecnica-de-voz
    @tecnica-de-voz 2 роки тому +77

    damn, you sound Dominican!!

  • @brunokubin
    @brunokubin 2 роки тому +71

    Hermano, tu acento es en serio impresionante!
    Ya quisieran todos esos youtubers que según ellos hablan en 'español perfecto' tener el acento que tú tienes. Un abrazo desde México, mi estimado.

    •  2 роки тому +9

      Gracias por el cumplido! Tus palabras significan mucho para mí! 😄

    • @mellamofields4275
      @mellamofields4275 2 роки тому +2

      In spanish from spain you would say "Significa mucho para mí!", you wouldn't really make reference to "tus palabras", we just would skip it, but meen, nice video!

  • @What_If_We_Tried
    @What_If_We_Tried 2 роки тому +10

    Your 'trombone' analogy to describe slurring vowels is fantastic!

    •  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks I used to play it so it just made sense lol

  • @taffyromanesco221
    @taffyromanesco221 2 роки тому +16

    Finding music in Spanish that I really loved and actually wanted to listen to everyday was the key for me. One of my favorite songs has the line “Descubrir lo que hay en tí.” I never would have picked up the “que hay” slur if it wasn’t so engrained in me from listening to that song. I naturally say “kyay” like it’s one word which makes it easier to hear from others as well.

    • @floresamor4146
      @floresamor4146 4 місяці тому +1

      What song was that? I want to listen too

  • @Corrne44
    @Corrne44 2 роки тому +36

    I really enjoyed this, I'm from Philadelphia, Pa and naturally my vowels are slurred or run together when they are right next to each other. HOWEVER, I'm teaching myself Spanish and I was trying to force myself to pronounce and vowel all the way when they are next to each other.

    •  2 роки тому +5

      Yes so since you're used to it, just do what you do. You'll be a natural! 👌🏾

  • @felixjesussolanovergara2553
    @felixjesussolanovergara2553 2 роки тому +37

    It's true. I think that the pronunciation is a lot more difficult in English than in Spanish. But also I think that the grammar in Spanish can be a little bit difficult than in English. Because in Spanish we have many conjugations for a verb that are not so easy to infere, for example (only for the verb to be): ser, soy, eres, somos, seras, sere, fui, fuimos, etc.

    • @hedleypanama
      @hedleypanama 2 роки тому

      There are three "to be" translations:
      Something permanent or that takes a lot of time to change: "ser" (man/woman, student, profession, etc)
      Something transient or that changes with little time: "estar" (places!!!)
      Something you own: "tener" (hair/eye color, age)

    • @joules_sw
      @joules_sw Місяць тому

      ​@@hedleypanamathere's also "tener" as a state change you recieve as for example "tengo sueño"

  • @QueenStix
    @QueenStix 2 роки тому +39

    I love gringo Spanish, that's the only time I can understand what someone is saying.

    • @jayweh
      @jayweh 2 роки тому +2

      interesting. I'm german, so my enunciation of words/ vowel pronunciarion is already very close to spanish. I have immense trouble understanding gringo accent. :D

    • @altairlouz5925
      @altairlouz5925 2 роки тому

      Same in french

  • @pablop.7635
    @pablop.7635 2 роки тому +7

    Wow this is actually flattering. You can tell he took the time to learn the language. I'm a native spanish speaker and I cannot even get close to immitating a dominican accent; My man's got the speed and the letter cutting of this accent.

  • @adisapaul1576
    @adisapaul1576 2 роки тому +8

    As a fellow black American who has been studying Spanish since middle school and through college, I am so glad that I have found your channel! Your accent is incredible! And it’s so true that each country/region has it’s own rhythm when it comes to speaking. ¡Espero que alcance tu nivel algún día!

  • @victorbrown3570
    @victorbrown3570 2 роки тому +31

    Ricko has probably already mentioned this at some point, but I'd like to mention it too. Using a pen to improve my French pronunciation was actually suggested to me around 1982. I still use the method from time to time. However, to my surprise I came across a UA-cam video not long ago of a theater teacher who suggested the same thing for improving one's Spanish pronunciation, but in a different way than my French teacher. So now I'm using the pen from time to time in my Spanish studies. I've come to learn that this pen usage is also common among actors, public speakers, etc. The name of the video is 'PRONUNCIA MEJOR con este ejercicio de Dicción (y Vocalización y Textos originales) by Fernando Suarez Teatro. I would also add that whatever sounds I'm having problems producing in a language I try to make up some saying that includes those sounds and repeat the phrase, words, several times a day and night. Sometimes it sounds like a bunch of gibberish but it's helping to accustom my mouth, tongue, vocal muscles, etc in producing the sounds I'm trying to improve. I used to make up sentences with a bunch of Rs in them and just practice saying them over and over and over for the trilled Rs. Most of us know of little Spanish sayings that include Rs, same thing. Everybody has their thing, Keeping the mouth loose is like warming up for a soccer game or the fingers to play an instrument. We need to train the muscles necessary and that can take constant practice. Gracias. Adelante!

    •  2 роки тому +3

      Great advice I learned about that from this debate class. Hadn't mentioned it on the channel yet though. 👌🏾

  • @carlosacta8726
    @carlosacta8726 2 роки тому +2

    Primo, I'm Dominican and you seriously ROCCCK!!! Your approach, your insights and ability to make these complex nuances simple is awesome! Bravo!!

  • @theboomonmizar5697
    @theboomonmizar5697 2 роки тому +55

    I liked this read-through with examples! It was very helpful to see the sentences as you were saying them and to see the highlighted sections where the words blend together. I also really liked getting the chance to try it myself before you read the sentence with the correct pronunciation. Well done! Thank you!

    •  2 роки тому +7

      Thanks I really wanna help youbguys out so I figured that'd be a good simple way to do it.

  • @sebastiannicolini7394
    @sebastiannicolini7394 2 роки тому +2

    Your caribean accent is just perfect bro, i am half spanish and half italian and i'm still struggling to sound like a native iberic spanish speaker, your videos are great!!

  • @josemercado7216
    @josemercado7216 2 роки тому +4

    I’m actually Dominican , and i love how you learned to speak with our accent, that’s awesome dude.
    I’m trying to learn English like a native, this type of videos motivate me a lot.
    Sigue así de lo mío 🇩🇴

    •  2 роки тому +1

      Eso! You got this bro! Just imitate what you hear and it'll come to you!

  • @eljay4k
    @eljay4k 2 роки тому +20

    I started learning Spanish from Puerto Ricans, spent months traveling through Colombia y aun así siguen diciendo que sueno como un mexicano

    •  2 роки тому +3

      Muy interesante jaja. ¿Porque será? Empezaste a aprender con mexicanos?

    • @eljay4k
      @eljay4k 2 роки тому +4

      @ Noooo pa nada. Creo que es porque hablo bien despacio y tengo la tendencia a estirar las palabras, pero no necesariamente de la forma en que lo hacen la mayoría de los gringos. También es la manera que hablo en inglés y supongo que juntando todo eso termina sonando a acento mexicano a muchos otros latinos
      Como has dicho antes, prefieres hablar rápido incluso en inglés y soy exactamente el contrario. Estas cómodo hablar con el ritmo de tra-tra-tra-tra del Caribe pero mi lengua se caería si tratara de seguir el ritmo jajaja

  • @SLYKM
    @SLYKM 2 роки тому +11

    Non-native spanish speakers that speak Spanish better than me brings shame onto my family lmao

    •  2 роки тому +3

      Lol cómo así?

  • @AdrianeRavon
    @AdrianeRavon 2 роки тому +9

    Thank you for talking about slurring vowels together because they don’t teach that in school but can we get a whole video on that please 😬 I understand it but I’m still struggling 🙏🏽

    •  2 роки тому +4

      Great suggestion. I just might do that! thanks!

  • @DidhierM
    @DidhierM 2 роки тому +1

    Dude... Your spanish is Amazing. You really took the learning of our language dead serious.

  • @H81234
    @H81234 2 роки тому +2

    Mi gente latina 🙌🏼
    I love Dominicanos. Much love from a Mexican-American.

  • @wendyvazquez5599
    @wendyvazquez5599 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, I'm really happy to have entered this video, so glad people want to learn Spanish and acctually care about the accent. ☺

  • @anthonyfletcher8215
    @anthonyfletcher8215 2 роки тому +34

    This was great especially blending vowel sounds in phrases. What helped me is tone. Know your tone and vocal range in English . When you start listening to Spanish speakers from an region you want to sound like start imitating them. Match your vocal range and Spanish pronunciation to the native speaker. There are all types of voices . By knowing your pitch and vocal range when finally hear a Spanish speaker that has a similar vocal range you can imitate them. This takes time and patience. Como se dicen practica hace el maestro, ya tú sabe!

    •  2 роки тому +6

      that is so true. I've mentioned that in other videos, but omitted it in this one, but it is a very useful tip. Gracias por aportar!

  • @JonesForRadio
    @JonesForRadio 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for all of this, but especially the read along!

  • @janr.1077
    @janr.1077 2 роки тому

    This is one of the best videos teaching Spanish I have found yet! Definitely better than language study. I worked with a Spanish lady for a year and a half, I have a neurologist whose native tongue is Spanish,I have cousins in Honduras, so I have an interest in Spanish. Muchas gracias!

  • @batgirl052009ify
    @batgirl052009ify 2 роки тому +4

    Really loving the setup! Looks professional and cosy

    •  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks! I like the clean look as well. Glad to see it's appreciated

  • @sanjaymoncrieffe7126
    @sanjaymoncrieffe7126 2 роки тому

    I love how this channel has developed. Not gonna lie...a few years have passed since I had been here. Big up from Jamaica 🇯🇲
    Always admired your passion for Spanish and Caribbean Spanish.
    Bendiciones hermano.

  • @zo7474
    @zo7474 2 роки тому +13

    Man, at this stage I like the video before even watching it. 😂😂Congrats on 70k!!! Tus videos son brutales!! 🔥

    •  2 роки тому +2

      Tú eres la verdadera MVP! Gracias te lo agradezco. Vamos por más! Don't forget to share as well.

    • @KamilW257
      @KamilW257 2 роки тому

      Facts

  • @janicejacome
    @janicejacome Рік тому +1

    New subscriber here! You're the" BOSSSSS" or should l say "El Rey " , maybe"El Jefe!" You're the only guy that GETS IT !!...I taught myself at 12 , from Jackson Heights N.Y. which sets records for having the most languages spoken in the smallest amount of square miles. Mostly from every Spanish speaking country. Spanish is actually EASY when you know the tricks and you absolutely do! Can't wait to explore your channel some more ( ln my 60's, trying my hand at Arabic!)! UN PLACER,🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷🇲🇽!!

    •  Рік тому +1

      Gracias por el apoyo!!! Y te deseo éxito con el árabe. Debe ser fácil ya que hablas español 💪🏾 you got this!!

  • @Juicebae
    @Juicebae Рік тому

    Love this video. My parents are Dominican but did not have the chance to teach me Spanish. I have learned over the years from friends and other family but never felt confident hiding my gringa accent. I’m moving to DR to reconnect with my family and roots and this is very helpful as my cousins in Samana speak that REAL Dominican Spanish and I don’t want them to make too much fun of my accent. I’ll be using your tips and other videos to prepare me before I leave in a couple weeks! Thanks again 😊

  • @murphyshsu
    @murphyshsu 6 місяців тому +1

    Best explanation of “where to slur” I have ever seen! Thank you!

  • @calientebabe2042
    @calientebabe2042 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much. I really enjoyed the video. This was so helpful.

    •  2 роки тому

      Esoooo. I love to hear it. Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @luisangel2842
    @luisangel2842 2 роки тому +8

    Woah! Que buen nivel de español tienes! Este es mi primer video que veo de tí y aún no me creo que tú no eres dominicano jaja. I hope you're channels keeps growing brother!

    •  2 роки тому +3

      Mil gracias mi pana! Me encanta enseñar e inspirar a los que quieren lograr lo que he logrado en cuanto al español. Gracias 👌🏾

  • @juanseb7883
    @juanseb7883 2 роки тому +10

    gringo accent at the start was hilarious! and the video was v helpful thank you man :) i'm from south africa but my dad is colombian so i speak spanish with a kind of weird accent that i am trying to fix, this helps a lot!

    •  2 роки тому +1

      You got it bro. Just find an accent that you like and slowly work on pronouncing things until you completely get the rhythm and sound correctly then speed it up. Creo en ti.

    • @Calmacalma11
      @Calmacalma11 Рік тому

      Awe ntwana🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦. Im also South African but my abuela is from Chile so im learning Spanish so i can speak with her

  • @marksusan
    @marksusan Рік тому

    You’re the man… this was awesome. Thank you!

  • @BStark00
    @BStark00 2 роки тому +7

    Aun cuando el español es mi lengua nativa, fue de muy buena ayuda tu video! grax! Ahora podré a ayudar a corregir las pronunciaciones de amigos que están aprendiendo español o pasarles tu video.

    •  2 роки тому +3

      Esoooo. Gracias por ver y apoyar! Glad that even some natives are finding this helpful.

  • @kw8282
    @kw8282 7 місяців тому

    THIS is the video I needed. Thank you🎉

  • @OMJunkie
    @OMJunkie 2 роки тому

    yo you are a master teacher bro. im so impressed how much i learned in this one video alone

  • @jcv3061
    @jcv3061 2 роки тому

    Mmmm, that code switching sounds flawless! Awesome video.

  • @migomez719
    @migomez719 2 роки тому +8

    Really great video… as a semi-native speaker never noticed the way we do slur our vowels; even when reading the sentences I didn’t notice that I would combine the sound until I heard the explanation… hahaha. Awesome video and content… ‘pa lante Chico!

    •  2 роки тому +4

      Gracias mi pana! Así es jaja es por eso que no enseño mucho el inglés, because somethings I don't even know that I do. It's just natural. I appreciate your feedback!

  • @CynthiaAbadMancheno
    @CynthiaAbadMancheno Рік тому +2

    American living in Spain, and I found this really helpful as a fluent speaker. Biggest issue day to day is people not understanding me due to my pronunciation (especially with a mask!!). Thank you for covering this great topic!

  • @tgeddes7602
    @tgeddes7602 2 роки тому

    Love the practice at the end!

  • @dinifroggy
    @dinifroggy 2 роки тому

    This Is sooooo impressive! That " not the same alphabet" sort of reset is sooooo true! Congrats on your accent. It really is amazing when someone tries to master an accent so seriously. And let me tell you, at the begining I thought this was a joke and you were actually Caribbean. I am still trying to find Chicago in the DR map...

  • @tomate3391
    @tomate3391 2 роки тому +14

    En mi lista de prioridad el objeto de perfeccionar la pronunciación no está en los primeros lugares. Sí, de vez en cuando lo practico pero tengo mucho más cosas que mejorar antes de perfeccionar mi pronunciación. No te sirve mucho si hablas fonéticamente como nativo pero no puedes manejar el subjuntivo o no puedes decir lo que quieres expresar. Todavía lucho para alcanzar un nivel más avanzado.
    Al parecer, tu nivel de español ya está ahí, por eso es otra cosa. Cada persona es un mundo.

  • @AlexJonesFool
    @AlexJonesFool 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the encouragement bro.

  • @patrickjvsa
    @patrickjvsa 2 роки тому +2

    native spanish speaker here! your video is dope and really sums up what make native spanish sound native, keep on with this really cool content

    •  2 роки тому

      Thank you!!

  • @sandedyng
    @sandedyng 7 днів тому

    I’m so grateful to have found your content! ¡Muchas gracias hermano! ¡Estoy aprendiendo español con los amigables trabajadores mexicanos de Chick-Fil-A y tu contenido me ayuda! ¡Que te vaya bien!

  • @Yonidevargas
    @Yonidevargas 2 роки тому +2

    From a Dominican to another 🇩🇴🔥 we adopt you as a Dominican from now on 👌🏾

    •  2 роки тому +1

      💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🇩🇴🇺🇸

  • @johannetrudeau6809
    @johannetrudeau6809 2 роки тому +1

    I enjoyed this first video and you make it sooo much easier to comprehend, and to remember. I also speak french fluently, and in french we do, like you say "slurf" vowels and words together...in french we call it "liaison" which translates to connection and we usually drop a vowel...like in your your third sentence, "Llore el otro...lor e l otro...lorélotro...! LOL! Thank you, gracias! Merci! From a French Canadian living in Québec, Canada!

  • @vonni-phenomenalrisenwoman4419
    @vonni-phenomenalrisenwoman4419 2 роки тому

    Muy pero muy ayudable! Gracias por compartir! 👏

  • @JusticeIsALie
    @JusticeIsALie 2 роки тому

    This was really good. My barber of 10 years is Puerto Rican and the slurring makes more sense now.

  • @lanep4322
    @lanep4322 2 роки тому

    Great tips, thank you.

  • @AlejandroPRGH
    @AlejandroPRGH 2 роки тому

    I'm a native speaker of Spanish from Spain and I have great respect for the way that you explain the really important things.

  • @whybecuzimme
    @whybecuzimme 2 роки тому

    AWESOME TIPS 💯

  • @peterjeffers2284
    @peterjeffers2284 2 роки тому

    Great video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @user-bk4io3cn1c
    @user-bk4io3cn1c 5 місяців тому

    Sluring the vowels is transformative

  • @adgepeterb
    @adgepeterb 2 роки тому +6

    Clip at the beginning was hilarious 🤣 perfect

    •  2 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @EduardoEspinozaPKMNTrainer
    @EduardoEspinozaPKMNTrainer 2 роки тому

    Ese último consejo es de lo mejor que alguien ha recomendado!

  • @washingtonskies8698
    @washingtonskies8698 2 роки тому

    I am Dominicana and I am VERY happy with this video!!!! KLK MANINNNN

  • @danielzamorabaudrit1278
    @danielzamorabaudrit1278 2 роки тому

    Muy bueno el video, mi pana. Keep it up!

  • @stormydayx1
    @stormydayx1 2 роки тому

    Ni siquiera yo había notado lo de que unimos los sonidos de las vocales así, qué buen video jajaja

  • @9833656583
    @9833656583 2 роки тому

    You are the best…As an Indian it’s very had to pronounce the word or sentences….but you explained tremendously…hope I will definitely follow your instructions so I can learn quickly…

  • @kmbranca
    @kmbranca 2 роки тому

    Your style is looking fire my guy!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

    •  2 роки тому +1

      GRACIASSS!!

  • @truvy_5544
    @truvy_5544 2 роки тому

    Yes this was my problem, I used to be so scared to do that thinking it wasn’t right. This relief my stress

  • @mymedia8785
    @mymedia8785 2 роки тому

    Love your skits!

  • @qriana9621
    @qriana9621 2 роки тому +1

    Dude you almost have a Venezuelan accent when you speak Spanish, that is BEAUTIFUL!!!! bien hecho 😱

  • @Wifeysmitty
    @Wifeysmitty 2 роки тому

    This makes SOOO much sense !!

    •  2 роки тому

      I try to make it simple for you guys! Thanks

  • @JustaFashionGirlfromChicago
    @JustaFashionGirlfromChicago 2 роки тому +1

    Chi-Town!!! ❤️ Great tips! I learned Spain Spanish in school, sharpened my speaking skills working with Mexicans in odd jobs, and then got all messed up flipping between all the mult. Types of Spanish from all of LATAM in my future career. 😂 Thanks for sharing. Plus, mixing it with my Haitian Kreyol 🇭🇹 foundation… I’m all over the place! 🤷🏽‍♀️

  • @MrMattpnk
    @MrMattpnk 2 роки тому

    You're awesome dude! Greetings from Argentina!

  • @punchinpupun
    @punchinpupun 2 роки тому +5

    my 2 cents here: pick a country's accent and slang and focus on that specific one hard, ignore the rest until people from that country doubt where are you from

    •  2 роки тому +2

      I approve this message

  • @redgoldglow
    @redgoldglow 2 роки тому

    Great tips!

  • @bandini22221
    @bandini22221 2 роки тому +1

    Muy bien hecho caballero. Además me han dado a entender que la DR es uno de los lugares más bellos del mundo así que anhelo por conocerla aunque a mi edad dudo que haga realidad.

  • @davejackson9819
    @davejackson9819 2 роки тому

    Wow! Glad a stumbled across this!!

  • @tinabeaver
    @tinabeaver 2 роки тому

    so good~ gracias!

  • @orfrisbee2121
    @orfrisbee2121 2 роки тому

    Really great video!

  • @smegheadish
    @smegheadish 2 роки тому

    Some good advice!

  • @johnsonphillip8992
    @johnsonphillip8992 2 роки тому +1

    Gracias por tu video es la mejor que encuentro en UA-cam sobre sonar como un nativo

    •  2 роки тому

      Siempre aquí para servirles! 🙌🏾

  • @ids8128
    @ids8128 2 роки тому +1

    Este es el primer vídeo que veo de ti y me dejaste con la boca abierta cuando dijiste que no eras un hablante nativo de español lol tienes mis respeto aprendiste español y con un acento difícil de entender incluso para algunos hablantes nativos de español, mis respetos 👏

    •  2 роки тому

      Jaja gracias!!! Gloria a Dios

  • @sTEALtooth
    @sTEALtooth 2 роки тому +2

    I think another big thing that gives away when someone isn't a native speaker is hard consonants and plosives. Ps, Ts, Ks...anytime you puff out air in English. In Spanish, it's smoothed out, there's no burst of air.
    I remember in one of my middle school classes, the teacher actually had kids hold a piece of paper in front of their mouths when they were practicing, so they could actually see when they were doing it wrong when the paper moved from their breath.

  • @mellowmel8645
    @mellowmel8645 2 роки тому +1

    Omg this is so good. I'm here like nah, you bugging! you dominican for real!

  • @ryanrobinsonmusic4211
    @ryanrobinsonmusic4211 2 роки тому +13

    My guy be looking fresh in every video

    •  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks manín!

  • @itsmeterri
    @itsmeterri 2 роки тому +1

    wow hermano you speak spanish super fast, you would be able to carry a conversation with my sister's they speak spanish super fast as well. Either way new subscriber here. ☺️👋

  • @kevinglass8885
    @kevinglass8885 2 роки тому

    Dope vid👍🏽

  • @catrivera7463
    @catrivera7463 2 роки тому +2

    aquí una Colombiana going to share this video with my Spanish students. Pa´que no digan that its just me telling them these things. ¡Gracias!

    •  2 роки тому +1

      Esoooo! A witness is always better than just one person's account for sure. Thanks for watching and sharing!