Non native English speaker here, I have had this conversation with mi GF and friends several times, to me the main issue is that people try too much to translate perfectly The issue with this is that they mentally block themselves by overthinking, just try to say something similar, is about to make the other understand you, not to about passing and English test Another mistake is not listening native speakers regularly, when you listen to them everyday (when you live abrod for instance) you learn many pre-made phrases that help you a lot making the conversation more fluid withour thinking twice
You hit the nail on the head!actually, surround with supportive american individuals you can understanding more the language than you believe… when you desire to talk any language, you need got a breath and confidence ‘cause this is more natural than you imagine and is like a mechanism all stuffs is already write you just need to catch everything and got consistency too.
I´m a tourist guide from Argentina. Honestly I´m improving my speak english a lot with your videos. Every day I practice by my own and when I´ve the opportunity with some passengers, in many cases, they help me with some expresions and words that I can´t find to express my self when we are talking thigs that aren´t about the tour, and helps a lot!! Thank you to share your knowledge!!!!
I speak fluently Englich, (and a few other languages too), but i love to see your videos.. especially the short ones, where you speak with your otherself.. You have a great talent.. please continue..
Speaking fluently requires huge amount of words in our memory. For example, an average English speaker in the US has at minimum 25 thousand words and professional one has at minimum 40 thousands. So, in order to compete with the native speakers, you need at least the same amount of words, so your brain is able to recall words when you speak. Unfortunately, most of the newcomers only have 5000 words or way less, which cause a huge problem when they are trying to interact with people.
Thank you teacher Karo! You always motivated me to learning English all this time. In my view "the consistent is the key" not only for a language, but everything in the life. Keep it up! Saludos desde Buenos Aires.
This thing happen to me throughout my learning phase, and finally i am glad to know this is the usually happens to all and also a remainder that we're growing while making mistakes in our learning journey of an new language
I legit am a native English speaker and just learned that "I'm good" or "I'm doing good" isn't correct. So that's something as well! There are things native speakers may say that aren't grammatically correct, but they feel more natural to them. ❤ Edit: I just thought of another amazing example! There's this guy I work with who knows the basics of English but talks to me to expand his knowledge more. I had just sent a text to a friend about something and thought I'd let him know of this thing a lot of us say; "anyways". It's not correct. If you want to use that word, it needs to be "anyway". But a lot of us say "anyways" because it oddly sounds a lot better. Never stop learning, my friends!
“I’m good” is grammatically correct. “Im doing good” while not grammatically correct, i’d argue it’s become so common among native english speakers that even though it’s not correct it’s definitely accepted in every day life.
Should be compulsory in every single institution or academy across the globe that specializes in teaching English to have tutors like you. It´s not only about how fluent you are, it´s required to develop an intimate bond with your students that encourages them to talk in English without being afraid of making mistakes and get dissaproval for it, because guess what, even native speakers make a lot of mistakes during daily interactions, for instance, using If I was you, when it should be If I were you cause you´re speculating about something not talking about an even tthat really happened indeed or using You was when it must be You were no matter the context and so many more examples, basically, to sum up, English it´s a fun and entertaining way to enhance your lifestyle and that´s what Caro has always done. Keep it up with this useful content, you can´t imagine how grateful I´m for having found you
Very, very useful and practical tips and tricks; I intend to learn English and improve my speaking skills, and I'm not sure if I'm doing well, but I'll follow these tips. Thanks a lot dear Caro! 🙏💫
You have a very calming way of explaining things and this seems to be your mission from my perspective! I have enjoyed your shorts and the characters you have made like Mike! Keep up the good work! I am native in English but am trying to learn Spanish and have the same hurdles you mentioned! x
As for communication skills I learn whole sentences saying them aloud. 5 days - 300 repetitions per day at least. Later I don't need to translate. I know the meaning of words straight away like in my native language. And also I remember the meaning longer than by learning separate words. This method is called: chunking. It was a real game changer in my learning process in English and other languages.😊
Hi, @beyondgrasscutter , please help me to know that sentences. Because i really need that repetitions. I am an IELTS aspirant, I can't generate my own sentences in speaking. I stuck while in my speaking part. Please help me. I will tell my email address to you for getting that sentences in pdf version. I am really in need. Please reply me back.
@@dreamandmakeit6221The answer is simple. You have those sentences, expressions and words in IELTS materials. You need to decide yoursef which sentences to learn. Just choose some of them as you cannot learn everything. Below some details what I do::: I try to repeat a sentence until I can say it without hesitation or mistakes. During practice I say it realy slow at the beginning. Later alternating speed either extremely fast or slow. I don't have any set amount of reps. Just drilling until being confident. Sometimes if I have difficulties I repeat something continuously for example for 30 minutes streight. Recently I stopped counting. Just measuring time. Let's say 5 minutes gives you 100 reps. So repeat something 10-15 minutes. I try to choose short sentences 4-5 words. Or just practicing separate single words, pairs of words, 3 words together. Long sentences are very time consuming and difficult to repeat. From experience I noticed that it usually takes 5 days or more to remember something. Recently I stopped making notes just to focus on practicing. I don't use any SRS system like Anki. Only using online pons de dictionary (as I currently learn German) and bookmark some words. It is chaotic learning at the moment. I don't have any plan. Just watching videos repeatedly, reading comments and choosing some sentences, words. So videos show me what I should revise and what I don't remember. I mix practicing very old sentences and completely new ones. No particular strict rule. You can also repeat in your mind. Doesn't have to be aloud if you cannot. Please check similair method: sentence mining. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ktkHjL_PMc4.html
I found you on RU-vid last week by sheer luck and I can't thank RU-vid enough. You are a great and funny teacher. I love the way you teach new vocabulary and expressions. Thanks a bunch from Adsubia/Pego in Spain. 🤩
As a native english speaker 'I am doing good' is a perfectly fine phrase, I use it and I hear others use it everyday. It doesn't sound incorrect to natives. Just because something is grammatically incorrect doesn't mean it's wrong or incorrect. 'I am doing well' is far more formal and I rarely hear it. Good video tho (:
I love this channel! I'm Brazilian and I'm 65. My English had stagnated since youth! I had resume learning English since from the pandemic! All i know comes 40% before pandemic and 60% after it! My difficulty is comprehension of natives and news with not common words or idiomatic expressions! Why do people abuse expressions and words with second meaning? To seem more smart? I love channels of non native like you because you must have had the same difficulty! I don't have much difficulty to write!
I can't stop feeling amazed about the quality of this video. The voice is something that don't know if it can be better. Can you please share with us your gear you are using Appreciate 💙
В начале погружения в изучаемый язык необходимо слушание языка и попытка осознавания что означают встречающиеся звуковые сочетания многократно превышающее попытки его воспроизведения для того, чтобы возникли необходимые нейронные связи для понимания языка иначе воспроизведение будет просто упражнением мышц воспроизведения, а не наработкой навыка говорения
You are awesome lady... You have the absolutely true about " why it's so difficult speak in other languages". Soy un aprendía nuevo del inglés y empecé viendo tus videos, solo quiero decirte muchas gracias por todo lo que enseñas! God bless you!
Dass du Deutsch lernst kam jetzt überraschend :D. Viel Glück dabei, es kann bei manchen Dingen sehr kompliziert sein. Aber das was man hört klingt doch schonmal besser als mein Englisch ;D
Would you like to practice with me? Don't get me wrong, actually I'm having a really hard time learning English. It would be so great if i could get a partner to practice my speaking skills.
For me, it's just a two-part process. Firstly, you should focus on listening a lot and not force yourself to speak too much. However, to develop your speaking skills, you need to transition to actively using the language. Perhaps the ideal approach is to alternate between absorbing and internalizing, and then engaging in active discussions.
I'm learning English and have always had difficulty due to perfectionism and believing that I wasn't capable of learning. However, consistency in my daily studies is helping me learn more and more, increase my vocabulary, and it's becoming more natural.
It took me 3 hours to watch your video over and over again, and I copied everything you said in the video. I’ll memorize and practice speaking like you 😂. There are many new words and I have just re-learn English for 1 month after 20 years. Before, I was very afraid of studying this subject. Now I feel excited to lear it. Thank you very much ❤❤❤❤
Thanks for those tips. My English improved so much since I have got friends who's first language is english. Your German pronunciation is so very good by the way.
Honestly, I have the opposite problem but with Spanish. I can read and write Spanish fine and speak it fairly well. However, I have trouble listening. The reason being I believe is that listening requires you to interpret sounds very fast. When reading, you can take your time, and words are generally always clear on a page (no accents, etc)
Listening is the same with speaking: just do it. So listen to RU-vid videos in spanish and don't give a damn when you do not understand. The more often you do it the more you understand. It is how our brain works: repetition trains it. This is why babies and small children never stop trying. If they would, they will remain being unable to walk, speak etc. And remember: the hardest language to learn is your mother tongue. You do even need a language to be able to think. As a baby therefore you cannot even think about what you hear. At the beginning there is only noise and a baby trying to give it a meaning though it cannot even reason about meanings because it does not have any words and no idea about the world at all. The only thing, you can do, is listening and be relaxed when doing it. Don't think to about what you do not understand but let it just pass through. This allows you not to miss, what is following and maybe guessing what you did miss. Being relaxed is very important. And on RU-vid you can stop and replay parts and use undertitles. At the beginning it may be frustrating because it is hard work with little outcome. So even here trying to be relaxed about it helps.
Hay un proverbio hebreo que dice(literal)Palabra sabias son pronunciadas en voz baja.Esto sucede con esta niña.Todo lo que dice se absorbe inmediatamente en el cerebro,por el contenido ,su actitud encantadora y su dulce tono de voz.Hace varios años que estudio con los vídeos de You Tube y nunca vi una cosa igual.Ella misma reconoce que es perfeccionista,pero yo ya lo había notado del comienzo en sus lecciones y sus videos llenos de humor y originalidad.
I usually talk to ChatGBT to practice my German or Spanish. It is a nice companion because it can point out your mistakes offer and the best way to form your wrong sentence
Us native speakers say “I’m doing good” all the time. There is a difference between grammatically correct written English and common spoken English. Just focus on talking like native speakers unless you are writing academic papers or something like that.
Fluent in english, my 2nd language, but applying the concept of this video to my german. I have this issue where I'll perfectly understand german, in both reading and listening comprehension, but fall short when structuring my own sentences. Think your advice is solid, and ubiquitous in the sense
I can speak English fluently without thinking in my head while I'm communicating or chatting with people in English, but now my internet connection is kinda low so I'm not really active on socials, and somehow I feel my English dropping I started to think in my head which I don't do before, I started to struggle speaking English
This happens to me now that I'm learning German, it is very frustrating because I understand but I can't communicate. Thank you so much for your videos, Caro, eres maravillosa. 😊
Warm Greetings from Aleppo, Syria.😊 I'd like to thank you so much for this video & for all your videos and efforts as well.. I find them actually quite useful & amusing.❤ Das ist sehr nett von Ihnen.. Vielen lieben Dank.
What do you mean by 'this imbalance abstracts your ability to communicate' ? Generalize? Summarize? Or do you mean that the imbalance abstracts you from being able to communicate? Which would still sound odd...
incredible! I can relate to what you say in the video. And admittedly🙈 I have to say that for the first time I can really understand every single word out of your mouth. As people who mumble every time they talk to you in English. I have to concentrate so hard to understand everything. But you're really pleasant and you also have a beautiful voice that's fun to listen to😊
Thanks! I just started to use english in my new job on telecom. We need to know the language because the english is the only way to communicate with the chinese bosses or join courses and read the technical material.
If you are Spanish speaker and want to practice English. You can use Alexa device, just say to Alexa, abrir tutor idiomas lenguajes. You can practice your speaking by talking
that's really true, i can understand English but i can´t speak well and i don't know the correct pronunciation of a lot of words. No, I know but i can say it. And also my writing habilities are bad. i don't know if this text is all correct, sorry by the mistakes i'll try follow your tips Caro Thank you!
Girl, i'd better speak with the most rough accent possible but be able to understand everyone rather than not being able to understand half of what i'm being told but speak perfectly and fluently
Carolina, me encantan tus vídeos. Disfruto mucho de tus tramas y personajes, y creo que eres una excelente comunicadora, con una manera de enseñar muy efectiva, cercana y amena. Mi más sincera enhorabuena por la comunidad que estás creando y el contenido que nos regalas. Fuerte abrazo desde España!
Your German sounds impressively good. I am German so I can only guess how difficult it must be for a non native speaker. Also thanks for the video. Thats exactly what Im struggeling with the most- the speaking part. Because you have to be spontaneous and that when I fail. Also thanks for the advices regarding the learning strategies.
Caro, your videos are excellent. Really very good. They are well thought out, interesting and useful, and also promote significant learning of the grammar and phonetics of the English language. Furthermore, I find the scripts entertaining and fun, which is why they stimulate attention and motivation. Just one detail: sometimes some words of the transcribed text are not clearly seen because the color does not contrast with the background and they cannot be read accordingly. Perhaps you can pay attention to this element of your instructional strategy. Everything else is perfect. A hug Carlos from Caracas, Venezuela
I self-declared that my English was good enough to speak with someone. I compared myself with my peers who didn't even try to learn English, so yeah, mine was better. Is my English not good at all? This sudden reflection has forced me to improve my English to this day. I hope that my English will be equally as good as that of a native speaker. Fyi in this writing, I need to evaluate my possible errors.
Some time ago I worked in a copyrighting company and wrote essays for American students. My writing seemed to be C1. But now I work as a teacher and notice my own English slowly sagging down, as I work with students of lower levels. It's begun a lot more difficult for me to use the precise proper words and now I can't believe I had a C1 writing, but I still have a C1+ listening. Now I face difficulties trying to recall the spelling of the words, I even sometimes check with google. So it seems that linguistic competence can be transformed over time depending on what you use and do
Dear Mam, Thank you for all the hard work! I am afraid to tell you that, your voice is a bit low. I use my laptop to listen without a headset. Could you please increase it in your next video? That would be grateful!
After 10 years of beying almost alone on my work place and even at home, not talking to anyone, I can barely speak my native language, not even talking about English. 😀 But yeah, after almost 20 years of playing games, watching movies, shows and youtube and commenting in English, I understand pretty much everything when it's written, like 75% of spoken English, but to say something, that's a different thing. I can type a comment when I have time for that, but to say something immediately without any time to prepair, that's a problem. But when I am on vacation and I really have to speak English, it mostly takes like 1-2 days and it's getting much better.
I took a year of Spanish in high school. Many years later, I recently decided to try to learn Spanish again. Some in the CI (comprehensible input) community preach no speaking/writing (output) for a good while and I've been skeptical. They defend that position by saying "you didn't speak immediately as a baby". There are MANY things you didn't do as a baby. It's like telling someone who wants to learn how to cook to only watch cooking shows and read recipes for awhile and NOT TRY to cook because "as a baby, you couldn't feed yourself". Mormon missionaries will leave for their mission after just 2 weeks If their mission is non-native speaking (if it's native-speaking, they'll leave after just a few days). They go to essentially a dormitory and are paired with an experienced missionary who has been on their mission for awhile. They don't spend much time reading/listening to stuff in the new language. They go out and proselytize, i.e. SPEAK to the locals. It's been so effective that intelligence agencies (FBI/CIA) and top companies have studied this. It only makes sense that you would put what you've learned to practice.
Im doing a Masters in Marital and Family Counseling, and I can fully understand my books and classes... BUT... when trying to formulate questions in front of the class and in having conversation with other peers I feel my Spanish gets in the way SO MUCH. Not even going to say a thing about my accent... phew... It makes me feel at ease to know that I'm not the only one going through this.
you always motivated me to learning English all this time. in my view 'the consistent is the key" not only for a language but everything in the life. keep it up! saludos desde Bunos Aires. for me, it's just two-Part process. Firstly, you should focus on listening a lot and not force yourself to speak too much. However, to develop your speaking skills,you need to transition to actively using the language. perhaps the ideal approach is to alternate between absorbing and internalizing, and then engaing in active discussions.
your voice it´s so sweetie, thanks for this video, it´s so important to me, to learn other language, you´re the incredible teacher... greetings from Chile
Thx for the video and also for the class))) My English level is Intermediately, so I was afraid wouldn't understand you, but I'm got it. Thank you for the lesson again❤
Everything you told is right, but it works only for those, who like or able to speak even in their native language often. For example, I do not like to speak, I prefer to think and to do and for me it is a problem to learn language, to speak, because it was a problem, even when I learned my native language.
Hi ! Thanks for this video! I learn English and I’d say u that ur speaking is very well , cause I have understood all information that u said :) Continue to shoot ur videos ❤ it’s so useful 💋🤍
Your video is very interesting because I want to improve my english (I'm french speaker). And I'm exactly in this situation where my understanding is well if I read or if I write in english. But when I need to listen a native english speaker or to speak with him, it's completely different for me. I listened your video with the english subtitles and I dream to be able one day to remove subtitles to be honest.
Thank you for your advice. It is really valuable. As you said, practice and consistency are keys for improving our speaking skills and I would say amost everything.
I feel that in addition to traditional language learning is “human nature”. Think about babies, they first learn the language by listening to others, and then slowly start speaking words. So I think our brains are kinda wired up to understand a language and then start speaking it. At least from my experience in learning English, it was like that:)
