You DON'T want to talk like a native speaker | Canguro English 

Christian, I like your sense of humour

Do you know what my goal is? My goal is to speak English well, be able to talk about topics that a native speaker talks, and understand English. No matter if it's a good or a bad English. Of course, if it's too bad, I won't understand it, and it's ok. For example, I'm a native spanish speaker, and I don't speak perfectly, because anybody isn't perfect in any language, but I'm always trying to perfect my speech in my native language and in the languages I want to speak with fluency. That's my goal with English. One's always learning. I'm even learning some things in my native language. One never stops learning. That's a good thing about language learning

you just change my goals about learning english!!!

Hi. My name is Pedro. I from Brazil, São Paulo. I'm starting english course. Your video are very easy to listen... Tks!

That moment when you realize the video speed is 1.5 and you didn't have problem to understand the whole conversation. This is very good.

I am an English teacher who gets this all the time from advanced students. Thanks for giving a reasonable example of fluency vs. "native" speaking ability.

Yes you are definitely correct. Thank you for sharing. Your video really inspired me. The purpose as a language user is not to sounds like a NATIVE but FLUENCY and COMMUNICATION.

You are right Cristian, I have been thinking about this issue, and I don´t want to look like an american, or english man when I speak english, I just want to be myself. The thing with this matter is that people who say they want to speak like a native speaker they are quite vain, however, getting fluency in a foreign language is a real challenge that show your skills.

You have encouraged me, thanks so much

Thank you for this video! It really motives me!

Thank you very much for this video. It was very excited!!!

That's make sense I nothing was thought about that for this point of view. Nice video and great job man. You won a new subscriber. Brazilian guy in the house.

This approach work`s very well in practice. Cristian, you are great!

Your videos are really helping us❤.

Practice is the key! I love this sentence, Thank you, professor.

Chris, this video changed my concept abou learning english! Thanks a lot !!!

I'm Stefano, I'm Italian. I 've been learning english for all my life. I started when I was 4 and now I'm 53, but I still make mistakes. And I like it because it's a way to go on studying english. Above all because my level is still a low one and I don't refer to a standard way to measure it (even though my standard level could be an intermediate one), but my own perception of it. I like your way of teaching english, because you're not teaching english but the way the english people think when they speak and the reason why they choose that way of speaking. So you made an effort in describing grammar instead of prescribing it. That way is really useful to finally fix and join together two worlds: the academic way of speaking (sounding so false and formal) and the real life english (so near to the hearts of native speakers). You are a really good observer. That is my favourite skill. I like to use it in learning english. Semantics and logic help in deep analysis of the structures behind producing a language, especially in the way native speakers do. Personally I make some hypothesis on the grammar rules I learned to simplify them in order to understand them deeply. For instance if we talk about the difference about the present perfect and the present perfect continuous I cut it short in saying that the present perfect continuous is used to complain about something, because you have done something for a certain amount of time with no results at the end. So I call it the Complaining tense. Do you agree? You allow me to be consciuous of many deep rules of the english language such those inside your great video about phrasal verbs using biscuits. I got the importance of the role of prepositions affecting verbs in the meaning when they are combined in phrasal verbs. For example the exchange of the part of speech between prepositions and verbs: let's take DRIVE and OFF. One of the meaning of Off is To Disappear. So the Preposition OFF becomes the verb and the Verb DRIVE becomes the Adverb of Manner: OFF= DISAPPEAR + DRIVE = WITH THE CAR (the object that is being driven). That's all for now. Keep going on this way! You make us feel better in facing many contradictions among the english language, because of your approach that turn difficult concepts into easy ones. Great Job! Bye, Stefano

Thanks Christian! You've helped a Lot!

Excellent, you speak very clearly and I understand you very well

Anything you said in your content.. is worth zillions of dollars... Even money cannot value.. love your work Christian.. 😂❤ congrats 🎉🎉🎉

Thanks Cristian!!!! I'm a Brazilian studying english and discovering your chanel was a change of perspective about learning and acquiring the "level" that I was searching. I've been more and more gobsmacked with every video. 👏👏👏👏👏

Hi Christian, yes, it was absolutely interesting! Well, on The Internet I found a lot of videos entitled: "How to SOUND LIKE a native speaker" or " SPEAKING LIKE a native speaker". So, on balance I'd say that we English learners should aim to achieve the "sound-like-a-native" status instead of the "speaking-like" one. :-D . Thanks for you always nice and peculiar lessons, hugs from Italy ;-)

You and Emma, really made me feel exiting and now I can feel free to speak confidently. Thanks a lot both. Beautiful examples.

Thanks for your classes

I can't deny the fact that I would like to sound like you two guys. But I am very proud of the fact that I can communicate. Which in the end is the whole purpose of learning a foreign language.

I loved your class! You're the best teacher that i've ever seen

Gracias Christian, Emma and the baby for this helpful class. Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

I love your accent! Thanks for teaching us such an interesting content.

really thank you, your tips in this video are so helpful, I been frustrated trying to speak like a native speaker, but now I don't care much about it, as long as I am more fluent and people understand me.

My Gosh, what a great pronuntiation you have man. Congrats!!!

This video make me more confidence to learn english, by this video i know the key to speak english not be the native speaking but just improve to be fluent speak english

This is a nice video.it motivate me much.thanks for your great effort

Thanks for the advice.

First of all: Your channel is great and you speak very clearly, with little pauses (intentional fragmentations) between the words and it makes fun to hear you. Nice vid and I have decided, not listen to native speaker but reading Shakespeare's sonnets ;-)

You have a right perspective!

Always cool, dude! Tks.

Thanks, Christian. I learn many things with you, including English.

Hey Christian... I've just recently found out your channel and it's been amazing to wacth your videos in the past 4 days. There's not a single day I don't catch myself watching one of them... and most of the time I get insterested just by the titles your put on them; that's amazing. You also seem to be extremely funny and enthusiastic, which I'm not sure it's true or just part of the character you created for the channel. It's been two months since I started working with private English lessons here in Brazil and I know my English is far from being excellent, but that's what I am, an educator, a teacher... and I've studied to be one. Id like to thank you for everything you say in your videos and today, I've decided to watch all of your videos since day one and try to leave a comment, even if it's a simple one. I believe your videos are going to be very helpful for my career. Thanks a lot Chris.

exactly, you have to enjoy what you are learning.

your tips and suggestions are so good.thank you.

Christian I really fall in love with your videos. You are a great inspiration in my job and life. Thanks a lot.

Great, Cristian! A perfect English class

Christian, I am your fan!!! Your videos are excited!

I think you are doing a great job Christian, Congratulations!!

Thanks You speak very clearly

Love it!! When I started to meet people from others countries by Social Media and some of them loved Spanish. Several asked me to teach them Spanish. I was willing to do it but I figured out how difficult it is! Even if I was a teacher in the University and I was teaching in the Church to little kids for many years, but not Spanish! I realized that I could help them to practice and I may correct them but to teach the language is a very different story. Although as a Mexican, I'm frequently asked to teach people to talk as Mexicans, because of the funny part! Thanks! I love the video!

Amazing video! I'm pretty happy cause i understood 99% of your english and 95% of her english, i'm getting there

Thank you. I enjoyed the English language with you...

So insightful!!!! ❤❤❤

Thanks! The lesson is really interesting and helpful, I like it.

Hi Christian, Your videos are awesome. I like your way of explaining different facets of English learning processes. Since I left Australia in March 2018 to come back to France, I feel I have lost my fluency (I lived in Australia for 17 years). So, I am working hard to gain back what I have lost by listening English everyday, reading, and also speaking with my aussie friends on a regular basis. Despite my hard work, I feel I haven't been able to talk English as fluently as I used to. But Hey, I don''t give up and I want to thank you because I get good things from your videos. Somewhere they encourage me to keep going, relax and enjoy my day-to-day relearning stage. I specially liked when you said don't try to speak like a native just be comfortable with your accent- because I think it is true you can't speak like an English native speaker whatsoever and the main point is to speak good English.

Good video! thanks

Best You Tube channel to learn English! Amazing job, Christian. Hugs from Brazil!

Thyanks Christian for your video, as always, an amazing work! I like your approach in your videos because you're broken many old schemes about the learning process of English. The world definitely needs more teachers like you! God bless you :)

I'm trying hard to reduce my accent and it's pretty hard speak like a native, this video just changed my mind about the "must sound like a local" stuff. Thank you.

I will become as fluent and skillful at speaking English as a native speaker. And, nothing will stop me.

Christian, you have perfect communication skills and increase people self confidence. I dont have a good eng. But whenever i listen to you , my understanding is going up ... greetins from turkey.

I loved your video Christian!!! You explain very well and I like your personality. You are very funny. Kisses from Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Awesome video.Thank you in advance

Hi Christian, this video is awesome. I've remembered your recommendation related to learning English: PRACTICE, PRACTICE and PRACTICE👍👍👍.

Totally loved this: you are fantastic teachers, Christian and Emma, baby included.

Mr. Christian , I'm grateful to you and to your guest Emma. Good job! I enjoyed a lot of your videos. waiting for the next episode.God bless you! Sean From Netherlands

Any native language speaker may not perfectly in their native language. But, as a learner, my goal is to fluently understanding and speaking. I am always trying to my goal. I hope, I'll achieve in a very short time... Thanks for everything..

Hello coach . You are amazing , Honest . I never seen like you. talking about this topic by this Honest. You alrught .

I have never seen this video Christian!!! It's so interesting and funny!!! I loved it!!! 🙆🙆💪💪💪👏👏👏

I am Irmgard and I am looking for fluency in English. I study daily and am introducing the English language to everyday activities. I try to read something, listen and speak to someone in English.

Thanks Emma for accepting being part of this SUPER interesting video!!! Let´s enjoy learning English!!!

You are the best englisch teather i have ever seen.i am alady and i am crazy about learning lagunes. You give me big motivation to keep going with my dream to be oneday a transelator. Bye

thanks for this video! great! I am colombian. I really like spanish and I really like english too. Years ago I used to wish to sound like a native english speaker, but some time ago I really ask myself "why am I supossed to sound like I am not a latino woman?" what is the problem of showing through your accent your origin or your identity? in my country everybody would like to speak english in a way that nobody would notice that it is not your mother tongue, but why? isn´t the purpose of learning a language to understand and being understood? more than 90% of the people from united states that come to Colombia and learn spanish, NEVER try to hide their nationality trying to speak spanish in a "native way", actually we enjoy how they sound because there are words that make so evident that they are not from here and we even smile when we listen to someone making little mistakes, or making evident by their accent they are american. When I speak english I dont even try to make a perfect accent on each word... and my friends like it so much... I think it is just a commercial issue, so some institutes or academies can sell their classes and some youtubers can have some more views, also there is behind all of this the idea that one country is superior to the other, which I totally disagree with. All countries, like all people have their goods and their bads, I would like you to hear me speaking english, because I´m sure you would understand, I am sure that although there would be some little mistakes most of the talk would be gramatically correct, and I am sure that you would notice immediatly where do I come from, and you would like it.😁

Actually, practicing is the key to be fluent in any skill you wanna get in your live. Thanks for sharing the video. Your content is, always, good. You're the only no-american I learn from.

Awesome video! This may seem strange but I'm using your methods about learning english to teach myself french. Go figure..... concepts about language are indeed universal.

Great! i'm happy because, listen to you it's easier !!

I totally agree, Christian. Your analogy about idioms is very interesting because we generally use languagues without any analysis .... we just use it ... here in Chile we speak "a very special spanish" but we communicate with fluency despite of mistakes... Thanks for all your advices.

its amazing information, i really understand something very important to myself, about my learning aim, Christian, thanks a million!!!

thank you, mate. it was the best video you've posted on here. I'm an English teacher as a second language and the video did lift me up😊 ps. I love the English language and Australia. You're truly amazing. Thanks again, mate. greets.

This has opened my eyes.

Interesting topics ...I like so much

Another interesting video Chris !(I hope you don't mind us calling you Chris) That was an exact answer for many confused or doubtful English learners. It's all about fluency

“If I were...” and not “If I was...”, BUT most people say “If I was you, blah blah blah.” You get away with it if you’re native speaker. If you’re not, you feel insecure about it.

thanks for relaxing us as students, indeed!

Thank you so much 👍

i am a new member and i saw your vedio .. you changed me about something..l am very glad and i hope you will be successful

Hey, Christian! What's nice about this video is that You can say all that because you are a native speaker. I've been saying that for ages and many people think it's nonsense. Thanks for the video and your peculiar way of demystifying the idea of "perfect" English. And, I really want to sound like Emma when speaking LOL. Cheers!!!

Thanks, you’re awesome 👌

I feel like throwing a party after watching this content ! Thank you!

I'm so glad, big part of video, I understand perfectly, thanks teacher.

Harry is not a baby, he's a toddler. But since you're a native speaker you can get away with that.

Thanks, Christian, for making this video. it can really boost English learners confidence in learning English. Before watching this movie, my impression to native speakers is that they make no mistakes in their own language.

Thanks a lot I study english all my life 🤓 and think that i must speak like native speaker .but you opened my eyes😄

I was seeing the comments and I saw a comment of mine!!! It's funny because I didn't remember I had watched your video!!! 🙆🙆😊😊🤗🤗😄😄

I am not a good english speaker and I have to confess that I still new in the english languge world - your video has encourged me

Behind the language, we have a background that must be taken into consideration, which is: when we're talking about language learning, mainly a second language we have to consider the fact that what you're learning will be summed to what you already have. In other words, you don't delete what you have. Instead you add a new capability that will be always influenced by what you already have, plus your personality and so on. Great topic, Christian!

this class was really great

Christion, you also native English speaker but, the way you behave langue is very clear.

Emma has an amazing accent!

Hi Christian! I am from Venezuela. Currently I am learning English as a second lenguage. Your videos have been a lot of useful to me. I understand every single word you say on each video. I hope you continuous making videos like these. Thanks so much!

My favourite Chanel!!!

thank for everything, and PDF

Truth.! I like so much your videos.!!

thank you. Great video