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Thanks for your kind words, I really appreciate it. You say "le llamé un taxi" same as "yo le llamé un taxi"

@@spanishwithmike thank you for your answer, it was very important for me. I have been learning Spanish for the last 6 years but still there are lots of things I am not sure if I am using in the right way. Learning the logic of the language is the key for improving faster. But when İ listen to daily conversations İ find it hard to understand sometimes.

​@@cokdillihayat-multilinguallife I started learning English 42 years ago and I still learn things, but I feel very comfortable speaking. Exposure will get you there!

@@spanishwithmike exactamente, tienes razón :)

De nada, me alegra que te haya sido útil. 🎉

Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you liked it!

I hope you got the idea...

Thanks for commenting, agree to disagree, "se me cayó el vaso" is an accidental construction in which dative of interest is used, but also are sentences like "me leo un libro" (I read a book), the reflexive pronoun is not really needed here, we add it to express the subject's "interest", if we say "leo un libro" the sentence is basically the same...now, as a native speaker I can tell you (at least here in Colombia) we use the dative of interest all of the time, even when we don't really mean "interest", most people here will tell you "me leí un libro ayer" instead of "leí un libro ayer"

I'm glad to be helpful, more videos coming soon, stay tuned, remember to like and subscribe!

Welcome to the channel!!! More videos coming soon!

Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you like my videos, more to come!

Siempre un placer

Es un placer amiga mía!!!!!

Sí, difícil, pero no imposible 😉, thanks for commenting, I'll keep on working on these kind of videos to help understand verb conjugation better and also trying to make it easier for those who want to learn how to speak in Spanish

My pleasure, so glad to be helpful, verb conjugation is difficult, even more when it comes to including these pronouns

Anytime!

I've been working a lot on explanations about pronouns, there's a new video coming about object pronouns, very interesting, highly recommended, premiering this week (sept 2024)

Welcome to the channel!

@@spanishwithmike I heard and understood better than some because I am a little bit advanced. I don’t know if the beginners know some of what you say honestly. But I enjoy it! ❤️

SxTx 4ever!

Hi, yeah, it was brought to my attention when I posted the video, thanks for the correction, ever since I use "exposure"😉👍

Yes I do, but keep in mind that I'm from Colombia so there are some differences in expressions and idioms, I spent some time in the USA and met some really nice Dominican people

Thanks for commenting, Spanish is a very complex language, verb conjugation is a major thing for foreigners to deal with when learning Spanish, check this out: VERB MOLESTAR 1- Yo molesto a mi hermano - I annoy my brother - SVO structure 2- Yo lo molesto - I annoy him - SVO using direct object pronouns 3- Yo me molesto cuando te demoras mucho - I get mad/angry/annoyed when you are too late - Reflexive form 4- Me molesta que llegues tarde - it makes me mad/angry/annoyed when you are late - pronominal construction Th 4 different ways of using the same verb can mean different things, and the 3 of them need you to conjugate the verb differently depending on the subject and tense, the 4th one is the same conjugation for all of the indirect object pronouns, it only changes depending on tense and whether the object is singular or plural... These kind of things canbe of course learned by studying them, but if u can get a basic understanding of this and then you expose yourself "consciously" to the language I'm sure it'll help u to iprove your skills a bit faster

@@spanishwithmike This is very useful. Thank you.

@@halaji Always a pleasure!

Well, I'll have to look at that...as far as books I don't have any info but I can certainly suggest something that works very good or Spanish speakers who struggle when learning English, watch kids cartoons, with subtitles, they are designed to help kids to improve communication skills, so they are ussualy clear, basic and simple yet informative, I would start with Peppa Pig and or Dora la Exploradora, in Spanish, using subtitles, I know this can sound silly but don't underestimate the power of learning using these kind of resources, let me know how it goes!

Yes and no, Spanish flag (from Spain) is the "standard" symbol for Spanish language, I am from Colombia and I say in almost all of my videos that the Spanish I show is mostly latin american Spanish, there's some videos in which I show examples for VOSOTROS but in the most recent videos I don't

@@spanishwithmike That's fair enough. By the way, I'm about to visit again. It's one of the most beautiful countries I've ever seen.

@@ibite100 always welcome, we are going through rough times now though, but yeah, it is a beautiful country

@@spanishwithmike based on my very limited knowledge about Colombia, rough times seem to be the norm there.but that's a feature for the whole continent in most countries. US , as always, was keen to bring "democracy" everywhere by all cost. even if that cost is destroying the whole country and keeping it that way. I like colombias new stance regarding Israel. more should follow. sorry for the politics. great country, looking forward to see it.

@@ibite100 it's ok, thanks for sharing your thoughts! And you're right, that's been some kind of a feature down here...in fact we just were on a strike by the transportation guild...they blocked roads for a few days and some kind of chaos arose from that...it's over now, one bad thing is I had a good friend coming to visit us from the USA, he was supposed to arrive tomorrow, but he cancelled his flight the day before the strike was over, just because he didn't want to risk jumping through hoops here and perhaps situation going worse...

Yes, in Spanish, many normal verbs can be converted into reflexive verbs by adding a reflexive pronoun that corresponds to the subject. This changes the meaning of the verb to indicate that the subject is performing the action on themselves. Let's take a look at these examples: Normal Verb: "Lavar" (to wash) Reflexive Verb: "Lavarse" (to wash oneself) Normal use: "Yo lavo el carro." (I wash the car.) Reflexive use: "Yo me lavo." (I wash myself.) Normal Verb: "Levantar" (to lift or raise) Reflexive Verb: "Levantarse" (to get up) Normal use: "Él levanta la mano." (He raises his hand.) Reflexive use: "Él se levanta." (He gets up.) Normal Verb: "Poner" (to put) Reflexive Verb: "Ponerse" (to put on oneself, like clothing) Normal use: "Ella pone el libro en la mesa." (She puts the book on the table.) Reflexive use: "Ella se pone el abrigo." (She puts on her coat.) When converted into reflexive forms, the meaning often shifts to focus on the subject performing the action on themselves or experiencing the result of the action directly.

Hola, do you mean the Indirect Object Pronouns? If so the answer is no, not all of the verbs can be sued with IOP. Indirect object pronouns are commonly used with verbs that involve transferring something or communicating something to a person or thing. Some examples of this: Dar (to give): le di el libro a María. (I gave the book to maría.) contar (to tell): te contaré una historia. (I will tell you a story.) They are also used with verbs that express a reaction, interest, or emotion toward someone or something. for example: Gustar (to like): me gusta el chocolate. (I like chocolate.) Importar (to matter): no te importa mi opinión. (my opinion doesn’t matter to you.) Indirect object pronouns are also used when the action benefits or harms someone: Cocinar (to cook): le cocino la cena a mi madre. (I cook dinner for my mother.) Quitar (to take away): le quitó la silla al niño. (he took the chair away from the child.) Verbs that don't imply an action directed at another person usually do not use indirect object pronouns. examples: Nadar (to swim): ella nada en la piscina. (she swims in the pool.) there is no recipient of the action. Hope this helps

Siempre un placer! Vienen más videos!

That's great!!!!!!! Muy bien!!!!!!

Always a pleasure!!!

My pleasure!!!!!

Yes, "Si ella estuviera interesada" or "Si a ella le interesara", stay tuned, next two videos are important: Direct vs Indirect Object Pronouns and Reflexive Verbs & Pronominal Constructions, this will help you further understand this kind of structures in Spanish ruclips.net/video/Iw6mbNsWb_Y/видео.html It will be available tonight at 630pm COT

Great!

Siempre un placer!

Not quite, but I play some tunes www.youtube.com/@ElRinconDeMike

Always a pleasure!

Sure, it is because in Spanish the conjugation "subject" is always the same, check this out: Disgustar (as Not To Like) Me disgusta algo(I don't like something) Te disgusta algo (You don't like something) Nos disgusta algo (We don't like something) In these sentences the translation is a regular SVO structure in which the subject changes but the object remains the same...but if we take DISGUSTAR as DISPLEASE (just to show you the way the structure works in Spanish) we will have: Me disgusta (something displeases me) Te disgusta (something displeases you) Nos disgusta (something displeases us) In these sentences you can see how the object we refer to is always the same, hence the conjugation won't change. In Spanish we use the IOP as a subject, in English the same sentence uses regular object pronouns. Hope this helps!

Siempre un placer, vienen m'as videos, más verbos!!!!

Sure, think about this: "No gustar" is milder and simply expresses a lack of liking, while "disgustar" expresses a strong negative reaction, often involving disgust or upset. "No gustar" is more commonly used in everyday situations where you simply don't like something. "Disgustar" is used when something strongly offends or repels you.

@@spanishwithmike thank you!

@@spanishwithmike por ejemplo: me disgusta los políticos de Estados Unidos ✅

@@AdventureswithDreadandFriends Very good my friend, just keep in mind the singular or plural object, the word "políticos" is plural whereas the word "política" is singular, as far as I understand the word "politics" can be both singular or plural depending on the context, so check this out: me disgustan los políticos de Estados Unidos - DISGUSTAN cause "los políticos" is plural - I dislike politicians in the USA me disgusta la política de Estados Unidos - DISGUSTA cause "la política" is singular - I dislike politics in USA

@@spanishwithmike muchas gracias!

Hola, puedes decirme solo Mike, así es, ambas frases significan lo mismo, no existe diferencia entre ella más que el orden de las palabras. Both sentences are exactly the same, they convey the same idea, the only difference lays on the order of the words within the sentence. You can use any of the sentences and you will be meaning the seam idea.

Hi, thanks for sharing your experience, you are right, it does take time. There's a lot of different factors involved in language learning, for some people is easy, for some it is not, in average it takes time and just saying "learn the language" doesn't really mean anything, what does it mean to people? To learn some sentences and have a basic interaction with other people? to be able to read basic texts? To me it is way more than that and it is a journey that never ends, I still learn things in Spanish that I wasn't fully aware of, with English happens the same, I started over 40 years ago and I still learn new things at least every week. Most of the hype comes from the need to sell and from the fact that we have been "taught" to look for fast and magic methods for everything. Enjoy the ride and keep on learning my friend!

@@spanishwithmike You're welcome Sir My girl friend is also from Colombia from last 2 months we are in relationships she also helps me to improve my spainish when i talk to her she tells me correct word and sentences i m very happy with that.

@@inspirepaintings9726 Sounds great, I also have a playlist in which I show the way we say some things in Colombia ruclips.net/p/PLbDiOoOWRw_XeP-r3MjRCaNIfT2GL3TeC

Hey, thanks for your kind words, I'm glad to be helpful, this is part of a full playlist that it's growing every week ruclips.net/p/PLbDiOoOWRw_Vr-mw1NAZ8cy5XwmQPacaD

@@spanishwithmike oh nice. Subscribed and will check them out.

Un saludo desde Colombia!

Thanks for your comment. I think the real trick when it comes to learning Spanish lays on learning (getting used to) verb conjugation, Spanish is pretty much like English in its structure, SVO, so I try to show all of the possible (or at least the most used) ways of doing it.

Thanks for your comments, Ill try to in the next videos, I have some of them pre recorded already...

My pleasure

Siempre un placer!

I'm glad to hear about it, see u next class!!!!

Good question, if you watched the video you will see the usage of the verb is when it is translated as "to be pleased" which is basically the way we use it in Spanish: Me encanta trabajar contigo - I am pleased to work with you Nonetheless, the verb ENCANTAR can be translated as "to charm" and it is used in a different way, in this case without the indirect object pronoun: He charms the audience with his voice - Él encanta a la audiencia con su voz These are some subtleties of verb conjugation in Spanish Let me know if this helps

@@spanishwithmike Hi Mike thanks for the reply, I'm not sure if i give a good explanation of what I meant. For example in that phrase "Me encanta trabajar contigo" why that the "encanta" not "encanté" "Me encanté trabajar contigo" in dictionary it has a list that says Indicative of "encantar" so i assumed you replace the word relating to what pronoun you are using? www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/encantar

@@spanishwithmike Did you get my reply not showing up?

@@MusicOverseer just the first question and this reply...

@@spanishwithmike Hi Mike thanks for the reply, I'm not sure if i give a good explanation of what I meant. For example in that phrase "Me encanta trabajar contigo" why is it "encanta" and not "encanté" "Me encanté trabajar contigo" in dictionary it has a list that says Indicative of "encantar" so i assumed you replace the word relating to what pronoun you are using?

That's the issue when learning Spanish, but don't get discouraged, don't mind the tenses that much at first, get used to the structures and slowly try one or two verbs, baby steps!