* Ricki Walls * WOAHHH I CANT BELIEVE YOU'RE ON THIS LEVEL OF INCORPORATING UA-cam VIDS WITH TEACHING SPANISH, WITH SHORT SCENES LIKE THIS. DUDE YOU'RE GONNA BE IN MOVIES SOMEDAY...MARK MY WORDS! You're an amazing soul...truly having an human experience! Good job hermano!
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Lol Acting in movies was never on my list of things to do, but gracias!!! Glad you liked the video!
Hey, now...some of us gringos cannot pronounce the rr....which is why I am so delighted to be married to a Puerto Rican!! “R” does not exist there! Nor does “s” exist :-)
Hearing is my problem. Once I break that wall. My Spanish will become so much better.
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I have trouble with this sometimes too depending on where the person is from. The thing is the only way to get better is to listen over and over again, so I guess you have a lot of podcasts, interviews, shows, and movies to watch and hear! You got this!!! XD
Oh man I am learning "Spain-Spanish" and I had no idea certain words can be "dirty" in other variants of the language. So after watching this I messaged my Mexican friend "coger un bizcocho" and she just burst out laughing. Guess that confirms that xD Thanks for the informative videos bro. I am going to browse your channel to find some more!
I love Spanish accents and my favorite is the Dominican accent but it's so weird compared to the Spanish I'm learning from an app. Hearing people use different words from their countries confuse me often. Your videos help a lot.
This was good on so many levels. The creativity and thought that went into the skits were impressive. You're talented!
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I appreciate your kind words! It was a lot of work, but I enjoyed it. I wanted the bathroom thing to go on longer and to be a little different, but I decided to cut it for timing purposes I figured you guys would get the gist of it.
Never knew how different spanish is in a bunch of cultures. In fact when you said "mano" I thought you meant hand so i was like huh? Then i learned its just an abbreviation of "hermano"
Thank you for putting up these videos. I live in the UK and have family and friends living in Spain. I used to be at a level of "almost" native fluency (as close as a non native can be) about 20 years ago. Unfortunately I'm now very out of practice. My Aunt in Spain is originally from Peru so I'm lucky in that I can practice and pick up on other ways to say things from South America as well as Spain. I'm finding it hard to keep up the practice constantly. I have to do it though. In the next 5-8 years I hope to be living permanently in Spain (Calpe, Alicante). I've waited my whole life to do it. I'm 44 now so hopefully when I'm around 50 I'll be able to go "home" and just visit the UK. Thanks again for all your videos. Easy to understand, not too long and enjoyable too xx
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Wow that's so awesome! and thank you for watching!!! I have a dream of living in a Spanish speaking country too. I have to wait til i'm about your age unless I decide to re-marry my ex wife lol. Can I as you why you would like to know how long it took me to become fluent? I say this because a lot of people ask me this, when at the end of the day it has nothing to do with how long it takes them to learn the language. It's all about how much effort you put into it. To answer your question though, it took me around 2.5 years. You don't necessarily need to speak to a Spanish speaker all of the time. If you've been following my channel, you'll see that a lot of my ways are unorthodox. I recommend talking to yourself out loud to better your Spanish. I know it sounds weird but it helps you to sharpen skills and it's always great to come across something that you didn't know how to say, so that you can learn it. I did that and still do, I read books to find random new words, Watch shows, Listen to podcasts from different places about different things, and keep doing your post-its. If you plan on moving to Spain, start acting like you live there now and limiting your English to the bare minimum and you'll see great changes. Don't forget to review the fundamentals and keep studying vocab. If there is a will, there is a way.
Thanks Rickie. The reason I asked about how long it took you to learn Spanish was purely curiosity. Partly, also because it's clear from your videos that you have an in depth knowledge of how the language works and your explanation of things is always very comprehensive. In my experience, many L2 S panish speakers and teachers cannot explain things properly or in a way that is easy to understand. You do. When I ask people (which doesn't happen often tbh) how long they took to learn Spanish they usually tell me somewhere between 18 months and 5 years. Those that take longer can read and write Spanish perfectly but here in the UK particularly, if you embark upon a language course, there is very little speaking/conversation/ listening done. So people become proficient in writing things down, not in holding even basic conversations. I also find it a little strange that many people stick to one learning method when it doesn't really work for them. I do talk to myself in Spanish, in the bath, at home, when out shopping, in the street. You should see the funny looks I get! 🤣😂 I watch UA-cam videos in Spanish, listen to music in Spanish and although it costs a lot, I have Spanish TV at home. I also practice with my 13 year old Son who is learning Spanish at school. Anyway, I hope I answered your question fully xx
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Ah ok ahora entiendo jaja. I'm so used to people asking because they magically think they my time will affect their jaja. Here in the US it's worse. People take courses andnot only can they not speak, they can't even write! it's the worst! Keep up the hard work, amiga! : )
This video was helpful. I'm learning Spanish. I speak primarily Mexican Spanish, but lately I"ve been learning European Spanish as well. Thank you for validating my choice. My best friend speaks El Salvadorean Spanish.
My man you got my respect because your Spanish is on point... You speak Caribbean Spanish with a great flow, it would be the same thing like the English spoken in some islands, like Jamaica, st Lucia and so on... It's another rythim and pronunciation but we can understand each other. My advice to all the Spanish lovers or any another language, isn't to get married with only one accent...I mean if you are learning Spanish try to listen the different accents spoken in every country, in this way your gonna take your listening to another level... Plus: Spanish language has some haters like everything in life, but we have to keeping in mind that is a growing language speaking in south America, Europe, Africa, Philippines; and China is promoting this language in the schools, so is better to take the boat right now... Stay safe ...
Rickie this was perfect and so true. I am still working on my spanish, but have had to use it to talk to people from many south american spanish speaking countries lately and their accents threw me off for sure. Learning other dialects is essential .Thanks for sharing this awesome video. Great acting btw. 😀
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Yes, I knew that if it happened to me, others could relate too, so I had to put it out there. I still get lost sometimes when talking to Cubans. Some of them just talk so mumbly, but I'm getting better since I literally see them every time I fly.
*for me, I'm starting to recognize 50-60% of what they're saying, but native speakers also speak incredibly fast. So my Duolingo lessons aren't cutting it, I need to not only hear, but understand more and be able to respond too*
Dude....gringo spanish and Dominican papi character both Oscar-worthy PS. I tell myself (a gringo in Miami) that my Spanish was never *that* bad to start, but it might have been. Well done again 👍🏼😁
Great topic! And that bathroom skit was amazing. The locked out dude is how I feel I sound like trying to speak Spanish. It is weird now though, because I think I am picking up more of the PR and DR pronunciations of words, and I wonder if people will think I am trying too hard, if that makes sense. I know Duolingo hates me for dropping the "s" off of words now, haha.
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Let me tell you that I did that accent to show you that you could still be correct at Spanish and have an accent. I wasn't necessarily making fun of it, but just using it to show that that character wasn't native to Spanish, but if you pay close attention you could se that he was communicating just fine with the Spanish speakers. They could understand him, he just couldn't understand them. So if you sound like him, that is not a bad thing, however, if you wanna lose the accent, then just keep practicing. Does duolingo accept your answers? I know what you mean with the trying too hard thing. I've never felt it, but as a Spanish speaker, I have thought that others have tried too hard before lmbo, but 1. What does it matter? and 2. It was because they were just doing extra stuff for no reason lol. If you just imitate exactly what you hear, you'll be fine.
Lol that's what it's like for a lot of people. Were you ever like that in the beginning. I was never that bad, but I have used the "sí" before when I've been in situations where I can't hear the person very well lol
The only thing I worry about is mixing accents while learning to pronounce things and sounding weird almost like in English if I pronounced certain words like a British person and some like im from Texas that would sound weird if that makes sense
It's very important to say that despite a few differences in words and accents, we (Spanish-speakers) can understand each other well.I am from Mexico and have no issues understanding Cubans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, etc.Differences are normal, since Spanish is a widespread language and it's spoken in 21 countries.
Right on. I'm binge watching you vids very educational and helpful , I'm that intermediate guy that struggles if put in situation as such . Que tan chistoso también. Thanks
Hey Klk I am Dominican and you speak our Spanish very well, Tiguere you are a Bacana pod, for a Chin I thought you were a Dominican, Greetings from Sto.Dgo. Dominican Rep. Quisqueya La Bella
I cant type in Spanish at work and dont have time to think. Lol I enjoyed duolingo it help me a great deal with the basics and seeing sentences structures. I havent made it to the te me le, etc but I find your channel and only use duolingo now on my flights to Dom. Rep. to refresh and keep busy. I used it for about 1and six montha year consistently then it uograded and kinda started me over.
2:40 AJAJAJAJJ i relate to that so much! Es que si hablo bastante español y entiendo bastante también, pero es como que no quiero parecer molesto o que piensan que mi español no es bueno y que me vuelvan a hablar en inglés. 🤷🏼♂️ ill work on it!
I have really been enjoying your videos man! They shed some light in to things that I need to start working on. Thank you for the content! I can't help but admit that I cringed so hard when you were speaking Spanish horribly. I know people who pronounce a lot of the words like that! (- Por ejemplo ¿Puedo ir al baño? (PWAY-DOH IR ALL BAN-EO POR FAH-VOR.) Keep it going man! hahaha
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Lol It doesn't sound the most flattering, but I never judge because I understand that everyone doesn't wanna sound like a native, or they simply can't. As long as the grammar is correct and the vocab is good, then they'll be fine. Thanks for your support! More videos on the way.
Every video better than the last. Are you crew/flight attendant? Please please make a video with words in aviation in different accent. That would be great!
Que lo que Ricky !! Muchas gracias para ese video porque yo tengo amigos de otra paises. Domini, Cubano, Costa Rican y Colombiano y esuchando al the different phrases and slang can be confudido at times. Your videos are SUPER señor! Sigue asi bro 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
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Gracias por el video* Escuchar the different phrases* Gracias por comentar y apoyar el canal mano! Sigue mejorando. Un día no será tan difícil.
We love what you do! Thanks for another excellent and muy informative video. Muchas gracias! I run into trouble because I never really pre-empt that conversations don’t follow a text book 😂
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Lol exactly. Real life and text book Spanish are completely different.
Hi Ricky. Can you please tell me how long it took you to reach the level of fluency you're at now in Spanish? Finding the time to practice for me isn't a problem (I have sticky notes all over the house with Spanish vocab) but being able to practice directly with a native speaker can be tricky at times. Do you have any tips in that regard or is it just a case of persevering?
I ordered Lee Jamison's sources on Spanish in Guatemala. He writes about vernacular Spanish in the country. Pretty different from Mexican Spanish which is obvious because the two are completely different in culture, cuisine, and fashion. To me, it sounds less sing song ish compared to the stereotypical Mexican accent and they don't eat S's like in the Caribbean. After glancing at his book, I found the slang to be unique and easy to learn which is a plus. The Mayan influences interest me as well because I love history. Fun fact, I was motivated to learn their Spanish because I had a Guatemalan peer in college who offered to assist me but he taught me how to write it verses speaking conversational Spanish, but that was on me because I did not ask for the slang words. Thats why I got that book because slang matters too.
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I too love history. I used to alwasy think Mexican and Guatemala were the same thing since they are so close, but you're right, they are different. Keep building your vocabulary man. Strive to be well rounded in Spanish.
Are you a flight attendent, did you get into learning spanish that way? Are you from Miami originally? I know a Trini guy in Colombia who is an english teacher and you remind me of him quite a lot :D Btw love the content and how you can do different accents like porteno (missing my spanish n's on my scandi keyboard hehe) & paisa, I'm partial to D.R accent myself as well like you. Oh and you NAIL the gringo - American on duolingo accent, living in Colombia & Ecuador myself I'm sooo used to hearing that from US expats, espescially the older ones lol
Love your videos. Can you make some videos about the different words used in different cultures. As one is learning you may not come in contact with different cultures. I learned this slightly when I ordered habuelas in a Mexican restaurant and was told no frijoles.In Miami I was lost with Cuban words. Bit how can one learn what is said different if not exposed to it?
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I actually plan on doing that with some friends. and soon i will have slang videos out for the different countries.
Loved the generic spanish learner accent😂😂 i didnt kno cuarto was Dominican for pay me! now that i know, a lot of things that they were sayin is starting to make sense lol
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cuarto isn't pay me. It is "money" lol puerto ricans say "chavo" Dominicans also say "la funda" some other countries say "plata" or "lana." Hey I was in your country for three days but didn't know how to contact you lol. I was in Port of Spain.
That gringo accent was priceless, I was dying
Xd
Lo mismo 😂😂
Lolhe
* Ricki Walls * WOAHHH I CANT BELIEVE YOU'RE ON THIS LEVEL OF INCORPORATING UA-cam VIDS WITH TEACHING SPANISH, WITH SHORT SCENES LIKE THIS. DUDE YOU'RE GONNA BE IN MOVIES SOMEDAY...MARK MY WORDS! You're an amazing soul...truly having an human experience! Good job hermano!
Lol Acting in movies was never on my list of things to do, but gracias!!! Glad you liked the video!
Aw man LOVE IT. I trippin' off the gringo accent. The non trilling Rs. Two thumbs up!
Parce, Muchas gracias bro. Tú debes hacer un video con personajes Colombianos. Eso sería bacanísimo!!
Hey, now...some of us gringos cannot pronounce the rr....which is why I am so delighted to be married to a Puerto Rican!! “R” does not exist there! Nor does “s” exist :-)
Hearing is my problem. Once I break that wall. My Spanish will become so much better.
I have trouble with this sometimes too depending on where the person is from. The thing is the only way to get better is to listen over and over again, so I guess you have a lot of podcasts, interviews, shows, and movies to watch and hear! You got this!!! XD
Estoy seguro que lo harás 😉. Just keep doing!!
@@rubenmorenog7223 thank you. Going to Costa Rica this month. Besos y abrazos
Genial!!!
Yo también
Oh man I am learning "Spain-Spanish" and I had no idea certain words can be "dirty" in other variants of the language. So after watching this I messaged my Mexican friend "coger un bizcocho" and she just burst out laughing. Guess that confirms that xD
Thanks for the informative videos bro. I am going to browse your channel to find some more!
Cuando soy adulto, quiero ser como Ricki! Eres tan gracioso y cool mano, gracias por tus videos. Tengo que parar diciendo "sí" cuando no entiendo...😅
I love Spanish accents and my favorite is the Dominican accent but it's so weird compared to the Spanish I'm learning from an app. Hearing people use different words from their countries confuse me often. Your videos help a lot.
This was good on so many levels. The creativity and thought that went into the skits were impressive. You're talented!
I appreciate your kind words! It was a lot of work, but I enjoyed it. I wanted the bathroom thing to go on longer and to be a little different, but I decided to cut it for timing purposes I figured you guys would get the gist of it.
Omg I love Dominicans Spanish it’s so fun and all especially their accent yeaaas lol
I loved the skits. I’m definitely the neighbor asking to use the bathroom 🤣 Learning the language along with perfecting the accent is key.
Bro, your skits are amazing! Jjjj
Gracias hermano!!
Never knew how different spanish is in a bunch of cultures. In fact when you said "mano" I thought you meant hand so i was like huh? Then i learned its just an abbreviation of "hermano"
Thank you for putting up these videos. I live in the UK and have family and friends living in Spain. I used to be at a level of "almost" native fluency (as close as a non native can be) about 20 years ago.
Unfortunately I'm now very out of practice.
My Aunt in Spain is originally from Peru so I'm lucky in that I can practice and pick up on other ways to say things from South America as well as Spain.
I'm finding it hard to keep up the practice constantly.
I have to do it though. In the next 5-8 years I hope to be living permanently in Spain (Calpe, Alicante).
I've waited my whole life to do it. I'm 44 now so hopefully when I'm around 50 I'll be able to go "home" and just visit the UK.
Thanks again for all your videos. Easy to understand, not too long and enjoyable too xx
Wow that's so awesome! and thank you for watching!!! I have a dream of living in a Spanish speaking country too. I have to wait til i'm about your age unless I decide to re-marry my ex wife lol.
Can I as you why you would like to know how long it took me to become fluent? I say this because a lot of people ask me this, when at the end of the day it has nothing to do with how long it takes them to learn the language. It's all about how much effort you put into it. To answer your question though, it took me around 2.5 years.
You don't necessarily need to speak to a Spanish speaker all of the time. If you've been following my channel, you'll see that a lot of my ways are unorthodox. I recommend talking to yourself out loud to better your Spanish. I know it sounds weird but it helps you to sharpen skills and it's always great to come across something that you didn't know how to say, so that you can learn it. I did that and still do, I read books to find random new words, Watch shows, Listen to podcasts from different places about different things, and keep doing your post-its. If you plan on moving to Spain, start acting like you live there now and limiting your English to the bare minimum and you'll see great changes. Don't forget to review the fundamentals and keep studying vocab. If there is a will, there is a way.
Thanks Rickie. The reason I asked about how long it took you to learn Spanish was purely curiosity.
Partly, also because it's clear from your videos that you have an in depth knowledge of how the language works and your explanation of things is always very comprehensive.
In my experience, many L2 S panish speakers and teachers cannot explain things properly or in a way that is easy to understand. You do.
When I ask people (which doesn't happen often tbh) how long they took to learn Spanish they usually tell me somewhere between 18 months and 5 years.
Those that take longer can read and write Spanish perfectly but here in the UK particularly, if you embark upon a language course, there is very little speaking/conversation/ listening done.
So people become proficient in writing things down, not in holding even basic conversations.
I also find it a little strange that many people stick to one learning method when it doesn't really work for them.
I do talk to myself in Spanish, in the bath, at home, when out shopping, in the street. You should see the funny looks I get! 🤣😂
I watch UA-cam videos in Spanish, listen to music in Spanish and although it costs a lot, I have Spanish TV at home.
I also practice with my 13 year old Son who is learning Spanish at school.
Anyway, I hope I answered your question fully xx
Ah ok ahora entiendo jaja. I'm so used to people asking because they magically think they my time will affect their jaja.
Here in the US it's worse. People take courses andnot only can they not speak, they can't even write! it's the worst!
Keep up the hard work, amiga! : )
This video was helpful. I'm learning Spanish. I speak primarily Mexican Spanish, but lately I"ve been learning European Spanish as well. Thank you for validating my choice. My best friend speaks El Salvadorean Spanish.
The damn acting had me rolling. [Subscribed]
Gracias lol. Ve que to share it with others! And thanks for the sub bro!
This was great! I would really love to see you do a video on how to speak Spanish (Castellano) like an Argentinian
It's actually in the works! Stay tuned.
The Vecino scenes were hilarious! The Argentino would speak MUCH faster, but it's a hard one to do, good job!
haha yes, I am mostly learning Mexican dialect because I'm going to be moving there soon but am open to learning whatever dialect is thrown my way
My man you got my respect because your Spanish is on point... You speak Caribbean Spanish with a great flow, it would be the same thing like the English spoken in some islands, like Jamaica, st Lucia and so on... It's another rythim and pronunciation but we can understand each other. My advice to all the Spanish lovers or any another language, isn't to get married with only one accent...I mean if you are learning Spanish try to listen the different accents spoken in every country, in this way your gonna take your listening to another level... Plus: Spanish language has some haters like everything in life, but we have to keeping in mind that is a growing language speaking in south America, Europe, Africa, Philippines; and China is promoting this language in the schools, so is better to take the boat right now... Stay safe ...
Rickie this was perfect and so true. I am still working on my spanish, but have had to use it to talk to people from many south american spanish speaking countries lately and their accents threw me off for sure. Learning other dialects is essential .Thanks for sharing this awesome video. Great acting btw. 😀
Yes, I knew that if it happened to me, others could relate too, so I had to put it out there. I still get lost sometimes when talking to Cubans. Some of them just talk so mumbly, but I'm getting better since I literally see them every time I fly.
I love the skits. And the new look is amazing.
GRACIAS, socia! : )
*for me, I'm starting to recognize 50-60% of what they're saying, but native speakers also speak incredibly fast. So my Duolingo lessons aren't cutting it, I need to not only hear, but understand more and be able to respond too*
My advice get off of due lingo. So much better apps out there
@@benjibarry1082 like....?
@@abbieamavi babbel is good in my opinion
Dude....gringo spanish and Dominican papi character both Oscar-worthy
PS. I tell myself (a gringo in Miami) that my Spanish was never *that* bad to start, but it might have been. Well done again 👍🏼😁
7:13 LMFAOOOO I am triggered! I’m learning Spanish and I talk just like the gringo 💀
Same my ears starting getting read because I was sitting here thinking "I sound just like the gringo" Que lastima!
Same!
This is legit and super real as a Boricua I've meet a few different Latinos recently and struggled to understand them. Bro your accents are on point
Great topic! And that bathroom skit was amazing. The locked out dude is how I feel I sound like trying to speak Spanish. It is weird now though, because I think I am picking up more of the PR and DR pronunciations of words, and I wonder if people will think I am trying too hard, if that makes sense. I know Duolingo hates me for dropping the "s" off of words now, haha.
Let me tell you that I did that accent to show you that you could still be correct at Spanish and have an accent. I wasn't necessarily making fun of it, but just using it to show that that character wasn't native to Spanish, but if you pay close attention you could se that he was communicating just fine with the Spanish speakers. They could understand him, he just couldn't understand them. So if you sound like him, that is not a bad thing, however, if you wanna lose the accent, then just keep practicing. Does duolingo accept your answers?
I know what you mean with the trying too hard thing. I've never felt it, but as a Spanish speaker, I have thought that others have tried too hard before lmbo, but
1. What does it matter? and 2. It was because they were just doing extra stuff for no reason lol.
If you just imitate exactly what you hear, you'll be fine.
That first scene had me deaddd 🤣
Lol that's what it's like for a lot of people. Were you ever like that in the beginning. I was never that bad, but I have used the "sí" before when I've been in situations where I can't hear the person very well lol
The vecino skit was sooooo funny!!! 😂😂 I'm on my 4th time watching it! Great video with great tips! Thank you Ricky! 💕
Oye I love this mano seriously I was laughing the whole way through especially when u did the Argentine sketch
Jaja gracias!I need to make an Argentine accent video.
Rickie Walls sí porfa
Sííííí me gustaría mucho porque mi maestra es de Argentina :)
Tato : )
The closet door tho! 😂👌🏽
I love this video. Your conversation lessons are very entertaining and educational!!!
This is such a great vid how you demonstrate the linguistic differences
Im commenting otra vez...ricki walls, you're the man!
The american accent 😂😂😂
Lol así es a veces.
I guess we will not know if he got to use the bathroom
Me encantó tu sketch de los vecinos :)
That was my favorite one to make lol
This one is my favorite ❤ So fun
You're really giving off that Drake vibe with the character trying to use the bathroom. lol
Guau! Que divertido, me encantó este video! Voy para Guatemala muy pronto y tengo ganas de utilizar todos estos consejos!!!!!!
Gracias por verlo. Creo que en Guatemala hablan muy claro así que no tendrás problemas con entenderlos, a menos que usen "vos" en vez de "tú"
I am so glad I found your channel 😂
The only thing I worry about is mixing accents while learning to pronounce things and sounding weird almost like in English if I pronounced certain words like a British person and some like im from Texas that would sound weird if that makes sense
It's very important to say that despite a few differences in words and accents, we (Spanish-speakers) can understand each other well.I am from Mexico and have no issues understanding Cubans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, etc.Differences are normal, since Spanish is a widespread language and it's spoken in 21 countries.
Jajaja. ¡ Eres un crack !
Soy español y aún así veo tus vídeos porque me descojono.
I’m reading an old Berlitz Spanish self-teacher book I found at a used book store. I find it interesting.
Right on. I'm binge watching you vids very educational and helpful , I'm that intermediate guy that struggles if put in situation as such . Que tan chistoso también. Thanks
Hey Klk I am Dominican and you speak our Spanish very well, Tiguere you are a Bacana pod, for a Chin I thought you were a Dominican, Greetings from Sto.Dgo. Dominican Rep. Quisqueya La Bella
you are very good with spanish.i want to be fluent as well
Your videos are so helpful, please keep it going.
Excellent video right here...love the scenarios haha
I cant type in Spanish at work and dont have time to think. Lol I enjoyed duolingo it help me a great deal with the basics and seeing sentences structures. I havent made it to the te me le, etc but I find your channel and only use duolingo now on my flights to Dom. Rep. to refresh and keep busy. I used it for about 1and six montha year consistently then it uograded and kinda started me over.
Esta chido para escuchar los varios acentos. ¡Escuchan bien, chavo!
Love this one, you’re so creative. Nice job!
Jaja Gracias! This was fun.
Such a good video. I had an issue when I asked if someone had a pen (boligrafo) and lapiz.
Tu eres tan como El proximo fausto Mata , muy gracisoso
puedes hacer mås skits por favor! son muy interesantes y beneficiosos!
Esto fui muy gracioso. Me reía mucho. Buen trabajo.
the bathroom scene is HILARIOUS !
Gracias!! Glad you liked them, socia!
😂😂 me encantan los videos
I love to use your videos to help my students relate to learning a new language....it is enlightening for me as well.
Demasiado gracioso 😂😂😂
2:40 AJAJAJAJJ i relate to that so much! Es que si hablo bastante español y entiendo bastante también, pero es como que no quiero parecer molesto o que piensan que mi español no es bueno y que me vuelvan a hablar en inglés. 🤷🏼♂️ ill work on it!
Lmaooooooooooo i cant 😂 with that skit 😂 i’m screaming bc it’s true 😂🤦🏽♀️
Una de mis metas es poder comprender acentos distintos. Me inspira ud.
Te agradezco por ser tan amable! Gracias!
Thank you
😂me encantó
I have really been enjoying your videos man! They shed some light in to things that I need to start working on. Thank you for the content! I can't help but admit that I cringed so hard when you were speaking Spanish horribly. I know people who pronounce a lot of the words like that! (- Por ejemplo ¿Puedo ir al baño? (PWAY-DOH IR ALL BAN-EO POR FAH-VOR.) Keep it going man! hahaha
Lol It doesn't sound the most flattering, but I never judge because I understand that everyone doesn't wanna sound like a native, or they simply can't. As long as the grammar is correct and the vocab is good, then they'll be fine. Thanks for your support! More videos on the way.
Thanks for the tips !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude these videos are great, I’m loving them!
Great advice!
Gracias!!
Hilarious! Love it!!
Great vid man ,
Me Encanto muy entretenido y educativo
Gracias manito!
I've pretended to understand when I didn't ...lol....Great tips, thanks.
It's all part of the journey amiga jajaja
Tu acento latino es perfecto!
Great great great!
Every video better than the last. Are you crew/flight attendant? Please please make a video with words in aviation in different accent. That would be great!
Que lo que Ricky !! Muchas gracias para ese video porque yo tengo amigos de otra paises. Domini, Cubano, Costa Rican y Colombiano y esuchando al the different phrases and slang can be confudido at times. Your videos are SUPER señor! Sigue asi bro 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Gracias por el video*
Escuchar the different phrases*
Gracias por comentar y apoyar el canal mano! Sigue mejorando. Un día no será tan difícil.
We love what you do! Thanks for another excellent and muy informative video. Muchas gracias!
I run into trouble because I never really pre-empt that conversations don’t follow a text book 😂
Lol exactly. Real life and text book Spanish are completely different.
Me encanta mucho! I hope you are pursuing acting in Miami too friend cause you are GOOOOOD
Eres muy gracioso 😂
Excellent!!
ugh i love the argentinian accent so much.. its so fun to try it alone at home lol
¡Me encantó!
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Q chévere mol!!
gracias mol! : )
THANK YOU FOR GREAT VIDEOS
This guy has a thicker Spanish accent than most native speakers.
You have mastered the Dominican accent 😂🤣
Gracias como siempre!
Gracias a ti por tu apoyo!! : )
Hi Ricky. Can you please tell me how long it took you to reach the level of fluency you're at now in Spanish?
Finding the time to practice for me isn't a problem (I have sticky notes all over the house with Spanish vocab) but being able to practice directly with a native speaker can be tricky at times.
Do you have any tips in that regard or is it just a case of persevering?
Laura Greco de Bove Moses you can never try too much. You can do it.
@Faye Yañez and I met my Dominican Boyfriend there 😌 Hellotalk was great! My Spanish has grown so much within 9 months!
Italki is a great app for finding people to have a conversation, also look for intercambios in your city
That Nike jacket tho 🔥 lol
Love videos, realistic sketches.
Thanks! I try haha. Appreciate your comment!
I ordered Lee Jamison's sources on Spanish in Guatemala. He writes about vernacular Spanish in the country. Pretty different from Mexican Spanish which is obvious because the two are completely different in culture, cuisine, and fashion. To me, it sounds less sing song ish compared to the stereotypical Mexican accent and they don't eat S's like in the Caribbean. After glancing at his book, I found the slang to be unique and easy to learn which is a plus. The Mayan influences interest me as well because I love history. Fun fact, I was motivated to learn their Spanish because I had a Guatemalan peer in college who offered to assist me but he taught me how to write it verses speaking conversational Spanish, but that was on me because I did not ask for the slang words. Thats why I got that book because slang matters too.
I too love history. I used to alwasy think Mexican and Guatemala were the same thing since they are so close, but you're right, they are different. Keep building your vocabulary man. Strive to be well rounded in Spanish.
Guatemalans use the Voseo rather than Tu!
Por primera vez que oigo javita, tampoco lo puedo encontrar en el diccionario.
Omg you’re a life saver man😭😭😭💕💕💕💕
this video is SOOO good bro lmao!
Oye mano eres un comediante jaja me estoy muriendo de la risa 😂😂😂
I just try to make learning fun bro. Gracias!
Awesome tips
Are you a flight attendent, did you get into learning spanish that way? Are you from Miami originally? I know a Trini guy in Colombia who is an english teacher and you remind me of him quite a lot :D
Btw love the content and how you can do different accents like porteno (missing my spanish n's on my scandi keyboard hehe) & paisa, I'm partial to D.R accent myself as well like you. Oh and you NAIL the gringo - American on duolingo accent, living in Colombia & Ecuador myself I'm sooo used to hearing that from US expats, espescially the older ones lol
Love your videos. Can you make some videos about the different words used in different cultures. As one is learning you may not come in contact with different cultures. I learned this slightly when I ordered habuelas in a Mexican restaurant and was told no frijoles.In Miami I was lost with Cuban words. Bit how can one learn what is said different if not exposed to it?
I actually plan on doing that with some friends. and soon i will have slang videos out for the different countries.
Very helpful!
Loved the generic spanish learner accent😂😂 i didnt kno cuarto was Dominican for pay me! now that i know, a lot of things that they were sayin is starting to make sense lol
cuarto isn't pay me. It is "money" lol puerto ricans say "chavo" Dominicans also say "la funda" some other countries say "plata" or "lana."
Hey I was in your country for three days but didn't know how to contact you lol. I was in Port of Spain.
When next are u coming back?? U should apply for a job at the University, u can take over the Spanish Department!
I would never work at a University. Too many rules, and too many people who don't really want to learn. I hate to waste time.