YA vs TODAVÍA - How to Use these WITHOUT translating 

yeah it was a very silly comment, please don't write things like this!

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@@lukewilson191 🦅Hey it was a compliment and the most least read comments here on RU-vid

Suzanne it’s not a silly comment. You are spreading positivity by saying nice things about people (even strangers on the internet). That’s a lovely thing to do! Don’t listen to the naysayers.

This channel is really good at identifying concepts non-native speakers struggle with, but this explanation is much easier to hold in one's head, thank you! Reducing the amount of mental translation calculations is really important when trying to converse at a reasonable speed

This is actually the best explanation I've ever read about this topic. In my language (Indonesian) we also use the same distinction. Thanks.

This is exactly what I was hoping to get. Thanks for this comment

I am glad I am not the only one comparing grammar of arbitrary languages to Japanese grammar (even though I know only the basics of the latter)

ピンポン、正解です

This is good

Thanks Ron! 😃

Thank you! I was struggling with this even after the explanation and thanks to your comment, I realized that it's the same in Czech 😂

Thanks for the support!! :)

It has 102K now 💪

¡Muy bien! Me alegro

Thank you! 😃

¡De nada! :)

Thanks for the kind words! 😊

It’s actually a horrible explanation. The entire concept could’ve been expressed in 30 seconds by stating: Ya=already/anymore Todavía = still But a 30 second video wouldn’t garner him too much RU-vid money, hence the absurd length and blabbering.

@@Z_Victory_Z I imagine your Spanish is terrible. It is not that simple as you say. But of course if you want to speak like a gringo then your explanation is ok

¡Muy bien! I'm glad you liked it!! 😀

Thanks for the kind words Michael!! 🙏

Thanks for subscribing!! :)

I also would love to see you cover aún. 🙏

Thanks Tim, I'm glad this helped!! 😊

Gracias 🙏

Glad you liked it Igor! 😊

Glad it was helpful! 😊

I did the same, Salam. Or, "Ya hice lo mismo." (I think - ha ha!)

Thanks for the feedback Robert! But it doesn’t always work, this is part of the challenge. I gave examples at the start of the video to show this (e.g. “have you eaten yet? -> ya” and “if you haven’t already done so… -> todavía”)

@@realfastspanish true, but “have you eaten yet” really expresses the idea of “already” as in “have you already eaten”. And “if you haven’t already done so” expresses the idea of “if you haven’t eaten yet”. When I think of it like this I always choose the correct Spanish word

Maybe better said: Todavia always holds this idea of “not yet completed”. Ya always holds 1 of 2 ideas “already completed” and “now”. In your examples above, It’s English (not Spanish) that swaps the meanings a little by saying “have you eaten yet” when we really want to know if the eating is ‘already’ completed, and “if you haven’t already done so” when we really want to emphasize that the task is not yet completed

@@realfastspanish Great point. I would rephrase the rule to the following: Use Todavia for ‘still’. Use Ya for ‘already’. For other English words (for example, ‘yet’, ‘now, ‘anymore’), see if you can express the idea with ‘still’ or ‘already’. Those English words follow a different logic. For example, “yet” can be either still (todavia) or already (ya).

Thanks for the feedback Kim!!

I think it is great that you are learning a new language. And to help you, I want to share a practical self teaching tip. You can slow down the speed of videos on RU-vid. If you single tap the video, a set of icons will appear in the upper right corner of the video. One is a gear/settings icon. Tap that and scroll down to the play back speed setting. Play around with different playback speeds. I recommend watching the video once at normal speed then again at a slightly slower speed. You can use this method to learn which slow speed is most suited to your learning style. And then, when you really have the video lesson down. Switch from slower to faster playback speed. At two times (2x) speed the Spanish is slightly faster than the average Spanish speaker. And listening to videos at this speed can help you become accustom to understanding fast spoken Spanish. Good luck. (Oh, and you can get a free language translation app on your phone. To help you correct your own translations.)

Those are conjugations ins of the verb "haber", which means "to have". (Yo) he. (Tú) has (Él/ella/usted) ha (Nosotros) hemos (Ustedes) han (Ellos) han

@ Wilderness Bug, From what I understand, whenever you are referring to something happening in the present (now) you would use todavía, but if you are referring to a past event (even a very recent past, like a few minutes ago) you would use Ya! Eg Are you still living in lima, refers to the present, so you would use todavía; If however, the question was: were you still living in Lima when there was an uprising? Since it referred to a past, you would use "Ya".

@@reynoldgooding7626 Thank you! That is actually easy to remember.

@@peaksandpaws , De nada.

@@reynoldgooding7626 I don’t think that’s accurate but I could be wrong. At 12:45 he gives an example of “Ya estás lista?” (“Are you ready yet?”), which is a question about the present that doesn’t use todavía.

It is a good question, maybe the focus for another video!

excellent !!!!!!

@@annieevie9607 No wonder. Spanish is a confusing language.

Isn't 'even' just aún?

The same thing. ¿No has comido aún? ¿Aún no has comido? Don't You have eaten yet? Don't you still have eaten?

Nobody would be able to follow that logic. Here is how it really works: Todavía: expresses the idea that someone or something is in the same state that he or it was in some time ago. Ya: expresses the idea that someone or something is not in the same state he or it was in some time ago. Many languages have a direct translation: Japanese: Todavía (mada); Ya (mō) Polish: Todavía (jescze); Ya (już) In English it can be messy, but use: Use Todavia for ‘still’. Use Ya for ‘already’. For other English words (for example, ‘yet’, ‘now, ‘anymore’), see if you can express the idea with ‘still’ or ‘already’. Those English words follow a different logic. For example, “yet” can be either still (todavia) or already (ya).

Rather than trying to find translations and exceptions for every form of "ya" and "todavía", this chart presents the options in a simple way. So the logic is trying to make it as simple as possible.

Here is the logic behind it: Todavía: expresses the idea that someone or something is in the same state that he or it was in some time ago. Ya: expresses the idea that someone or something is not in the same state he or it was in some time ago. Many languages have a direct translation: Japanese: Todavía (mada); Ya (mō) Polish: Todavía (jescze); Ya (już) In English it can be messy, but use: Use Todavia for ‘still’. Use Ya for ‘already’. For other English words (for example, ‘yet’, ‘now, ‘anymore’), see if you can express the idea with ‘still’ or ‘already’. Those English words follow a different logic. For example, “yet” can be either still (todavia) or already (ya).

Yes it does. I’m a native Spanish speaker. -¿Ya llegaron los artículos que orden de Amazon? -No, aún no han llegado / No han llegado aún.