@@icyiyes4846 Xiaomanuc's Spanish is very good! He's plan of Speaking Spanish first is working. I believe that his prior Chinese speaking helps him. I like his theory about speaking & listening to Spanish first then reading helps!
High school is a joke. I spent 3 months self teaching myself and I know way more than any of my buddies who took Spanish for 3 years. The difference is the self studying person wants to learn while in school they do it because their forced
I've been studying Spanish for around 3 or 4 years and the fact that you are able to use your time so effectively to learn so quickly is incredibly impressive
@@ghosthunter3666 it takes a lot of dedicated time to learn a language, I never learned much from school. My Spanish greatly improved once we had our foreign exchange student from Spain and now I have many Spanish speaking friends that I communicate with! It helps so much
@@angeldust9690 yes, my student from Spain prefers English as well! It's like when you live somewhere, it becomes boring, same with a language! I love to learn languages, I'm learning a lot of them and I plan to learn most languages throughout my lifetime
I am from Holland and here we are taught English from lower school, so I am learning spanish in my free time now. It takes indeed a lot of time and effort, but it's worth it. I don't believe you can speak fluently in 20 days, he memorized phrases for this video and practiced it. I bet if you talk about a random subject in your kitchen or objects in detail he couldn't do it, or perfectly translate articles from El País for example. That level of Spanish is much harder. It's not possible to learn a language this quick, but maybe i have a different definition of fluently though..
@@SoccerEFM I agree with you, you cannot learn to speak a language fluently in 20 days but he has definitely showed much improvement. He is fluent in the basics which is impressive for only 20 days of studying the language
I enjoy that he made it clear that this was about SPEAKING and that he still can understand very little of spoken Spanish. Lots of people would miss that. However, incredible what he achieved.
ah ok! I didn't think about that because I am a month in and can say things but when a native speaker begins speaking, I cannot comprehend fast enough.
@@caveman540 watch as many videos as you can in spanish that helps sooooo much I can't even speak Spanish and never learned it in school but I understand Spanish youtube videos lmao
It makes me sad that people are discouraged by this video or comparing their own process to it. Did you all hear any crazy tenses or double pronouns? Nothing. He’s a “fluent” beginner. This hobby (language learning) is tough enough without constantly comparing ourselves to RUclips “experts”. Enjoy your process! Remembering why you’re doing it. And know that each time you go to practice you are improving.
I tried this but ended up that i could say loads of sentences quickly but no language independence.When i a topic came up that i hadn't learn sentences for i was lost.
You're right, Chicago rose but I guess it is the way of the beginning or the non learner. We constantly question whether we have enough time, energy, or skill to do something like this, when actually see someone do something like this. All of us can do a lot of what he did and get great results.The problem is, we have to do the work and stop comparing ourselves to people.
@Harmon McCraw agreed.. now i've not even put that much effort into it but despite that by just watching anime and such i have picked up alot of japanese.. just basic things sentences like how are you or hi mi name is this
Not trying to minimize his progress because learning Spanish for 20 days and reaching the level he did is very impressive in and of itself! I feel that "speaking" and "being fluent" in a language are thrown around too often though on RUclips without really paying too much attention to the actual competence required to call yourself fluent. At level B2, you are considered to have a "basic fluency", and while you'll still make grammatical mistakes, you will need to be able to discuss a wide range of topics with a native speaker at this level. Anyone who has learned a language knows that during the initial period of learning a foreign language, you seem to progress rapidly as you see yourself go from 0 to being able to have a basic conversation in that language. It's going from B1 to B2 that takes far more time and then going from B2 to C1 that seems to take an immense amount of time. Speaking about learning languages is a pretty common topic for polyglots when they're proving their skills and for good reason! It's a topic that comes up quite often with native speakers and it's why many have reached a 'fluent' level in terms of discussing their language learning journey. It was a huge shock to me when I learned my first foreign language. I felt so confident speaking about a select few topics (e.g. how and why I learned Portuguese, my background, etc.) and then when I arrived in Brazil, it was incredibly humbling to see how few topics I was actually fluent in. I wish that more RUclipsrs that claim they're fluent in a language actually provide proof (i.e. a certification) because that's a pretty big claim to make. It seems to discourage a ton of language learners who haven't made nearly the same amount of progress speaking Spanish for a few years, for example. It's fairly easy to appear fluent in a select few topics, prepare your script, and then upload a video speaking a number of languages. Sorry for rambling ;)
I know, I feel both motivated and crushed at the same time, I had time to learn a language like he did and all I did is: played stupid videogames that didn't improve my life in any way...
@@galdanith what do you expect. When you learn fast, expecially using books, pronunciation is going to be sacrificed. To have a good pronunciation you usually start learning without reading.
it's funny how his personality changes depending on the language, he's a lot more playful in spanish. That phenomenon has actually been studied. It's not perfect yet (you need to omit the pronouns a little bit more), but I'm impressed at your conjugations! That's one of the most complicated parts for foreigners and you're nailing it! Saludos desde Chile!
@@trapped_monkey first of all, that's not what I am at all. Second of all, I made that video like a year ago. And thirdly, yes I should have been more clear in that video (see like-dislike ratio).
Me. And that's quite rare. This guy and a similar multilingual black man I see on you tube...They task me...They task me and I must pick up the gauntlet.
no not me, he's memorised a lot of common sentences and phases that can easily get by, it's impossible to be fluent in 30 days, fluency isn't just about being able to speak and understand certain words.if you told him to not speak or listen for 2/3 month and then made him translate a brand new tv show or radio show, he wouldn't understand majority of it, thats not fluent.
Im only comforted by the fact that I know FOR DAMN SURE he could never understand my Mexican friends speaking at normal speed. Speaking and understanding are different and that’s something I have to remind myself and encourage myself with all the time.
I'm a native Spanish speaker and although I recognize his Spanish is pretty good for someone that has been studying it for just 20 days, however he is definitely trying to speak very fast in order to show off his fluency...and the result is just a very strong accent that makes it difficult to follow him. he doesn't have such a strong accent when he focuses more and speaks slower. Also I think it's not realistic... he probably repeated this monologue over and over before filming and may not be able to be as fluent in a real conversation with a native
I believe you judged incorrectly. He is a high energy person and often speaks fast. He enjoys learning languages and dedicates a lot of time doing so. Its very realistic that he learned fluent spanish in 30days.
I almost cried watching this...I wanted to learn a Latin-based language so bad but lost motivation. I can understand 30% written and spoken Spanish but I stopped learning altogether. Now I decided to learn Italian for real and come back strong with the Latin-based languages. This video just gave me inspiration but what actually made me cry is the PROFICIENCY in just 30 days? COMO???? make a step-by-step or detailed video about it. I know you do comprehensible input but HOW thoooo. good job Xiaoma! love from the Philippines!
@@holliswilliams8426 From what I'm gathering thats the point. He learned enough to be able to do that in 30 days, since he was mainly learning to speak rather than the full thing in just that amount of time.
@@albinosh4dow we're colonization cousins lol also, a lot of filipino words are just spanish words. Whenever I gotta iron my clothes, I take out the plancha. I go for a walk in my zapatos after leaving my sala 😂
Soy español de España y en el video se te ve hablando perfectamente. Entiendo que ahora, después de seis meses, hablarás igual de bien que hablas el chino. Es admirable la capacidad que tienes para aprender idiomas. Sencillamente increíble. Descubrí tu canal por casualidad y me he suscrito 👍
Creo que la capacidad para aprender algo no se basa en mas nada que la asimilacion de mucho trabajo acumulado. Por ejemplo todos queremos estudiar algo, pero no podemos dedicarle mas de una o dos horas al dia, no por falta de tiempo, sino por que es agotador, y hasta a veces llegar a un objetivo atractivo, puede tener un camino muy aburrido. Pero hay personas que pueden facilmente pasar todo el dia estudiando desde que se levantan, hasta que se acuestan a dormir, y obvio que van a aprender a una velocidad muy acelerada, por sobre el resto de nosotros los "normales", quienes no soportariamos esa carga de trabajo ni en suenos. En dos dias muchos tirariamos la toalla. Ademas tener suenos con algo que estas aprendiendo, significa lo metido que estas en el objetivo en cuestion. Sin dudas tenia mis dudas al principio sobre la veracidad del contenido de este video en particular, pero para alguien que domino uno de los idiomas mas dificiles del mundo como el mandarin, como segunda lengua, el espanol no deberia ser muy dificil para alguien tan desenvuelto como este sujeto.
@@ezequielsaavedra9670 hay gente que hace mucho con poco esfuerzo y eso es tener capacidad. Existe en todos los ámbitos; deportes, idiomas, profesiones, etc. Los chinos cuando le oyen hablar, alucinan, porque en muchos casos ni ellos mismos lo saben hablar así. Y para un angloparlante hablar el español es muy muy complicado, cuanto más si hablamos de un solo mes de estudio. Me parece que tiene una capacidad impresionante. No hay que quitarle méritos. Saludos
@@acidbr nadie le quita merito pa, digo que estas equivocado si crees que es especial, este tipo estudia mucho, por eso tiene el nivel que tiene. Por mas talento que tenga alguien en cualquier cosa, si no se exige al maximo, no lo puede llevar al siguiente nivel, sobr todo en los deportes. Yo soy preparador fisico y se de lo que te hablo, he discutido cientos de veces con gente que confunde talento con trabajo duro, y la verdad que el segundo supera por muy lejos al primero. De hecho el talento es algo muy insignificante, a comparacion de lo mucho que hay que trabajar para lograr cualquier cosa, sobre todo un idioma. Tener la capacidad de estudiar mucho, es algo que se adquiere con la practica, solo hay que tener constancia y tiempo.
I have the sensation that most people could get to a similar level within a similar, limited amount of time if the *definition of fluency* is a self-determined and edited video of jump cuts. I've seen similar language-centered youtubers like Ikenna, and there is a big difference of communication and confidence when speaking to people *in real time* to what he does in front of a camera. I would with my own experience of having learned two languages besides my native one, say that being able to speak and understand a language fluently is something so *incredibly vast* . Like being able to watch documentaries, read news articles or even write something like this without having to translate words during the process. So, please dont try to sell us a fantasy like it was the pill from the movie limitless. But I wont lie, the title is tempting, I even bought it myself. And good job/idea of learning spanish by the way, you're very good. And very useful language!
Ikr there is a big difference between being able to communicate knowing the words that make up 70% of conversations and being fluent (that I would say has an objective definition which is around c1/c2. Try understand everything being said on Chilean radio station and then say you fluent. It’s impressive, almost a little too good what this guy has done
I agree 100%, especially ikenna. I've watched his videos for a while and it started seeming like he's just memorizing the things he says on camera to make it appear he is "fluent".
fluency might be subjective concept but the actual fluency is only reached with consistency little by little day by day, without living in the specific country or having someone to talk to in that language it's slow porcess.
Es realmente INCREÍBLE el nivel tan alto que has conseguido en español en tan poco tiempo. Puedes hablar muy rápido en español y se te entiende perfectamente! Congrats :3
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Tf nah we usually speak faster in Spanish and if you go to places like Chile you’ll see that they speak even faster. If you want to hear a famous Chilean speak search for Holasoygerman he speaks very fast in his videos lol but if you want something slower watch his gaming channel called juegagerman btw he’s the only RUclipsr with 2 channels with over 20M+ subscribers lol sorry I couldn’t resist the temptation of saying that lmao Edit: I just checked and his 2 channels have 39.5 and 40.8 M subscribers
Ya but his accent is not good enough that he can speak that fast. It's hard to understand sometimes because he speaks so fast but with incorrect pronunciation
julio vazquez as a native spanish speaker, his accent is very good for 30 days. He did mess up a few conjugations, but on the topic of speaking fast, it’s just very common to speak quickly. The speed he’s speaking at is normal, and it’s what you’ll hear when you go to Spain.
Remember, "fluent" is not the same level as mastery or native-level speaking. He speaks very well for a beginner but languages take years to master: one learns grammar, vocabulary, poetry (its form is often very different to the spoken version), slang, references/metaphors/allegories etc. You can do what he did by memorizing 200 words in any language then make up basic sentences.
@papasitoman, Fluency is not beginner, nor is it basic sentences. The DLI has Spanish, which is one of the easiest languages for English speakers as 36 weeks (9 Months) and at 7 hrs. a day, that is about 1260 hrs. of in class study. That does not include the encouraged use of the language outside of class and eventual immersion after the course. This is to reach fluency. This is one of the most intense ways to acquire a language, for actual fluency, since it determines if people can attain a career for their livelihood. This RUclipsr Xiaoma would not pass an interview, nor would he be able to go to school if the medium of instruction was solely in Spanish. In Canada there is even a program for immigrants to take a course about three months long and also seven hours a day for French. That is considered just the basics of conversational language to find a menial job and not a career.
And many polyglots would also disagree with you. It’s impossible to learn your first language in a month but after you learn your first language or first two languages it’s pretty easy to pick up languages because you know how to study for them. That’s why polyglots pick up languages like Pokémon.
i am a fan of this channel, but he seems to be exaggerating his fluency. I agree with an older comment that with so many edits and lines spliced together in this video, it makes his claims of fluency suspect. But I believe that he can be understood by many spanish speakers, but I don't know if he is fluent enough to understand an average native spanish speaker.
Probably not. The previous video where he was on zoom with the native speakers is probably where he is at still for the most part. I do agree about the splicing and rehearsing to say these sentences quickly being very misleading about how fluent he actually is and can be discouraging to people like me who are still learning and have been learning much longer. But, we still must commend him for his consistency and effort in this short amount of time. He still understands a lot and takes the effort to practice with people consistently. That is what messes me up, I don't use Spanish and am too embarrassed to speak it with native speakers often, which I'll have to get over if I want to get any better. So I still commend him and admire that tenacity he has. But don't let this discourge you who are still learning. Your journey is your own and how much, how fast. And how efficiently you learn is all up to you and your own effort! Keep going, we got this 💪🏾!!
No way, maybe if he was surrounded by Spanish ppl all his life it could be easier to understand but based on personal experience no way he can understand everything in just 1 or 2 months.
Definitely a click bait title but he has made excellent strides in a short period. With RUclips as his primary income the man's gotta put food on the table lol. Hopefully he can keep this pace up and do some videos of off the cuff conversations on the street, VR chat, omegle, etc...
Veía tus vídeos porque hablabas chino mandarín y luego subiste un vídeo diciendo que ibas a aprender español, pensé que te ibas a aburrir estudiando y lo ibas a abandonar pero no, tu determinación es asombrosa. Sin nada más que decir te felicito Xiaoma.
Frankly speaking here, his Spanish isn't on point. He utilizes vocabulary swiftly, but his accent is far off. Not just the pronunciation of the individual letters, but the stress of syllables. Aside from that, Xiaomanyc has improved so much over the last few weeks.
This is so inspiring! I started Spanish lessons a few months ago, and actually just posted a video on my channel sharing my progress after 2 months of classes. I still have a lot of work to do, but I'm really enjoying it!
Yeah, it's easy to have the talking points to be pre-established to give off the impression of seamless fluency vs. actually coming up with sentences on the spot. But as a native Spanish speaker I think he's using the language pretty well! :D
I can't help but agree, after recently becoming "conversationally fluent", it is a whole entire different level to improvise Spanish in multiple tenses with a good pace. Well done Xiao Ma, however you should be a little more honest with your presentation! Just advice from an active sub
As a Spanish speaker I think to achieve that level of speaking in just 20 days is awesome. I mean try to learn a language in 20 days do a short video of you talking about what you've doing along the weeks and not sounding weird at all. I mean yeah he has accent but I could understand everything so well. Imagine giving him 2 months to improve his accent . You couldn't tell if he's native or not. I mean it's obvious the hardwork he put on.
Jamee Mangalindan 😂 You know what’s funny? I used Duolingo for a bit and felt like I was learning so much Korean, and then when I stopped I realized I learned nothing but sentence structure LOL. No vocab, no pronunciation practice, no real listening/reading practice...nada. But I could quickly put a sentence together if you told me the nouns, particles, and verbs lol. Couldn’t tell ya what it said on my own tho. 😂🤣
It's important to understand that Xiaoma has a gift for learning languages that the other 99.9% of the population doesn't possess. It comes naturally to him, and the rest of us are incapable of learning a new language to the point of near fluency in less than a month.
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@@jonny1293 it's obvious there are jump cuts, and learning a language isn't a race , but rather a marathon. It takes time. This video is discouraging to a lot of people, since they have been studying it for longer, with inferior results
I think if you've been studying in Spanish for 2 years you know that speaking fluent Spanish in 20 days is B.S. it's not just about memorizing. Words are in different order in Spanish. And then there is immersion. Not to mention there are many people who can speak Spanish but have a tough time understanding Spanish.
Ehhh, I mean I got fluent in spanish in about 4 months and I barely spent 1 hour a day on it. Yes, the order is different, but him speaking a lot and getting corrected isnt bs. Also, in this video, he could speak fluently, we didnt see him understanding fast spanish. Not to mention, he was already listening to spanish with his tutors. So yeah, its not so unbelievable.
this guy is a pretty pro linguist and learnt mandarin (considered to be one of the most difficult languages) to almost a perfect native speech standard.
are you just discovering him for the first time? This dude is a linguist genius, some people are just born with an affinity to language, he's one of them. You just can't teach stuff like this
Great progress! A few pointers: -'definitivamente' means 'definitively', not 'definitely'. A better word would be 'seguramente'. -avoid using 'yo'. It sounds like you're contrasting yourself (e.g. 'yo puedo hablar' = 'I, and not someone else, can speak'). It's more natural to just say 'puedo hablar'. -Try to pronounce 'd' especially as a 'th' sound like in the word 'the' rather than as an English 'd'. What ends up happening is that since the English 'd' is pronounced with the tongue against the alveolar ridge instead of against the teeth, we tend to make it sound like a Spanish 'r' sound. So, when you say 'pude' at about 1:30 it sounds like you're saying 'pure', and this can make you a bit hard to understand.
@@nightelf4 It doesn't make any sense. Saying "yo" it's not necessary, so when you say "yo" we mostly interpret this like a way to contrast. Sometimes thats the only possible interpretation. "No sé tú Pero yo no dejo de pensar"
Es probable que él lo haya escrito en una hoja de papel antes del video. Because the video had so many jump cuts and it's what I would do. Además, nunca hablaba tan rápido en sus videos que habló en tiempo real con hispanoparlantes nativos (en VRChat o Zoom).
He memorized all of it, sure he knows some stuff. But to speak like that in such a short time without it being scripted. No way. Why do people believe this kinda thing?
Lots of hispanic americans speak bad spanish to begin with. The only spanish they know is within the household and they tend to use a lot of spanglish overall.
You have an impressive improvement since the beginning of the challenge. BUT, it is clear that you want to sound more fluent increasing the speed of the video in certain parts. It is not necessary, It feels like you're cheating your audience. Congrats anyway 😁.
Amigo, tu eres una persona que has nacido para aprender idiomas. Es impresionante que en 20 días hayas aprendido no solo a hablar, sino ha decir algunas palabras más dificiles. Y la rapidez es de admirar, pero eso también lo tienes en el Japones, mandarín ect ... ect...
Man! The first tíme I saw one of your video speaking fluent Chinese , loved you. Now, that you can my Spanish language I felt in love of you, I mean it. Such a great people like you, should be more here on this platform. Congratulations. I wish I could be one of them the ones you spoke to.
Gotta say man im impressed. Tu dedicación para aprender español en un mes es impresionante y debo decir que tienes la base suficiente como para desenvolverte sin problemas. Saludos desde Chile
Me sorprende lo bien que conjuga los verbos para el tiempo que lleva aprendiendo. Normalmente empiezan diciendolos en infinito, pero en verdad, creo que no erró ninguno. Impresionante 👏👏
It's easy to speak fast when you have it written down and can edit out any slip ups. He never spoke that fast in the other videos and used very basic speech. Also his pronunciation is ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. He's no God at learning languages, he's just utilized techniques in a relatively efficient way.
@@shawcremeans1773 he might not "need" it, it only depends on how far he wants to go. Learning a new language is a marathon, and even though he seems to be able to speak everything, trust me, he's not, I'm just saying it's up to him whether or not he keeps learning Spanish, because there's still a lot to learn
In a few months "Did you hear Xiaoma learned French?" "I thought he leaned French last week." "No that was Italian, that was right after he did that other video in Japanese"
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bro this is insane 😭 as a native, im very humbled u chose my language & so fkng impressed by the dedication. pronunciation improved lots, & for u to be able to speak at that speed.. damn 😂 keep it uppp
Xiaoma que grande eres, cuando alguien quiere de verdad aprender algo no se desaníma así por así, si no que al revés le pone mas ganas y empeño y para muestra un botón, tú hablando español en 1 mes, no tenemos excusas para aprender algo nuevo cuando de verdad pero de verdad le pones ganas y mucho empeño, podrás sentirte frustrado muchas veces por no aprender tan rápido pero ahí viene la diferencia entre los que persisten y los que se dejan ganar, grande amigo un abrazo y saludos desde Lima-Perú.
The next step is learning when to drop the subject in your sentences. Spanish is a heavily pro-drop language and the main thing keeping you from sounding more native is the constant "yo".
Yup, after reading you, I realized he says yo too much. We almost never say "yo" while speaking, whereas in English, people always use the subject. I think its funny 🤔
@Derrick Ogole You would only say it for emphasis. For example, if you meet someone abroad and he/she happens to be from your country too, you might say "Ah, yo también soy de...".
The most important thing that I learned from this is that he's not afraid to sound stupid. Ive been studying Spanish for a month and im afraid to speak it because I'll sound stupid. I know I could improve if I would just speak!
I completely agree 100% about the fact that you can learn a language in a month, but, there's a catch. You can do it, if it's an easy language like Spanish, or it's a language of the same family of the language you already speak. And I say this because I know this by first hand. I'm Catalan and I speak five languages, Catalan (my mother tongue), Spanish (since I was around 3 years old), English (fluently since I was 15-16), Italian (since I was 21) and Portuguese (since I was 23). I learnt Italian and Portuguese during two different ERASMUS Scholarships. I lived in Rome for two months in 2016 and two months in Lisbon in 2018 (plus, this time, studying the language one month prior). I could understand Italian and Portuguese since the day one, cause those languages are romance languages, just like Catalan and Spanish. If you are curious about how speakers from romance languages can understand each other only by using their own mother tongue (no English allowed) you should check the Ecologist RUclips Channel, here you have a link: ruclips.net/p/PLQJ3IAEluGMjuLXkJ3M3zbdutw38BInsv Anyway, my point is that I was able to understand the languages from the beginning and, it took me a month to speak Italian fluently and then only around two weeks to speak Portuguese fluently. Te felicito por tu gran comproniso, porque veo que te ha dado sus frutos. ¡Sigue Así! ¡Recuerdos desde Barcelona!
Eres asombroso!!!❤ tienes mucha habilidad y dedicación 😱 te admiro muchoooo! I've been trying to improve my english skills since 2 years ago and i don't speak 100% yet, you're admirable!!
@The_pibe_that_didn't_understand_nothing i don’t know a lot of things, i’ve spended the past 2 years on classes but i need someone foreign to talk to and improve my fluency😭 my classes are most about grammar instead of practice so i’m a bit stalled, we should practice together 😅 i’ll definitely be checking out your tip and practicing it, thank you so much🤗🤗
Props to you, man. Everyone should take advantage of being cooped up during the pandemic and learn a new skill, whether it be a foreign language, a musical instrument, cooking...whatever. Just do it consistently.
No puedo creer que tengas esa fluidez en tan solo 20 días (probablemente más para cuando te estoy comentando)! Realmente se ve tu dedicación y pasión por aprender idiomas! Llevo 30 minutos viendo tus videos, motivan demasiado. Con esa pronunciación que le das al hablar español, y la fluidez, podrías aprender a hablar portugués también! Es muy similar y el acento ya está haha... Saludos y éxito!
This was the most amazing video I've seen. Thank you so much for the English and Spanish text. I was able to read along and repeat all of the sentences you allowed. I'm learning and loving Spanish. Thank you so much. Muchas gracias!
Crazy grind for 20 days, too bad the title triggered everyone. You can define fluent however you like, don't let it shadow how much progress he's made in less than a month. I'm amazed even if there is cuts in the footage. Love you Xiaoma!
I don't remember where I heard this but one thing that has helped me when language learning...especially for the everyday conversation is to do EVERYTHING in that language. If I'm washing the dishes, I'm AWARE of it. I look up the phrase for, "I'm washing the dishes", or "I'm cleaning the table". And it helps so much. Whether it's walking the dog, going to the bathroom, or eating a meal...making yourself know and think about the language constantly helps.
Excelente Xiaoma! te felicito la verdad, por tu gran entrega de voluntad en aprender un nuevo idioma, que hables varios idiomas claramente te fue de ayuda, porque la verdad que con solo cinco días estudiando que ya puedas entablar una conversación con un hispanohablante es increíble amigo. Saludos desde Argentina!
Clickbait title, cut up video of pre-prepared statements, someone else in the comments even suggested it seemed like you'd sped up the video in parts.. I can only hope other learners don't believe this video at face value and get discouraged from trying to learn themselves or get upset because they think it's taking them so long; I'm already seeing a lot of disheartened comments below. Even in the first video of this Spanish series it was obvious you weren't starting from nothing with Spanish. No se puede alcanzar la fluidez en sólo 20 días desde cero conocimiento. Esta seríe de vídeos se me hace muy sospechoso. Hay otra gente que quiere aprender otra idioma que esto les va a desalentar mucho, como ya se ve en los comentarios.
Exacto hermano. He estado aprendiendo español por unos años, y decirle a la gente que podrían aprenderlo con fluidez en 20 días es engañoso por lo menos, y cuando todo el mundo no aprende con fluidez en 20 días, se van a rendir.
@@DarkAngel2512 The title of the vid is "fluent Spanish in 20 days" which is clearly not the case. Anyone could memorize 4 second clips of another language and string them together. I find it quite misleading :/ I am an advocate of Benny Lewis's conversational fluency in 3 months, but 20 days!?
@@DarkAngel2512 I mean, you certainly argue very convincingly, almost had me on board with what you're saying, but then I actually read the rest of comments and, well.. I dunno what to say mate. Perhaps not everyone else here is as keenly perceptive of the real unspoken intent of this video as you are 🤔
Increíble, sinceramente tienes un muy buen español, de verdad me sorprende la fluidez con la que puedes comunicarte en el idioma. Mi mas sincera enhorabuena!!! Felicidades realmente lograste tu objetivo.
Impresionante!!! Te felicito has aprendido muy rápido el español Yo pienso que para aprender un idioma tienes que hablarlo así sea a medias pero con el tiempo vas recordando y perfeccionándolo Suerte 👍
I'm Canadian and don't speak Spanish, but I went to Mexico and was surprised by the number of signs I could understand because of the language's similarities to French.
It’s amazing you progress and dedication. I’m from Mexico and you Spanish it’s really good for beginners. You can give really understanding very well . And I’m learning English so you give me hope that really i can learning English with dedication and constantly. And over all with your own methods.
“If a man needs to edit his video in 300x clips while speaking a foreign language, which he claims he is fluent, that man aint no fluent” - Gandalf, lord of the rings
Lack of relative pronouns, kept repeating "yo," wrote in a script what he wanted to say, not even perfect pronunciation and he claims fluency 😂 no mames
Hey , would you like to speak Spanish with me , 'cause ı wanna improve myself on it , if you want too , dm me on instagram and ı will call you : @enesbndbrr
totalmente de acuerdo,, hay muchos vídeos basura que no tienen contenido educativo de ninguna índole y con millones de vista ,, y en este video podemos ver la capacidad humana es increíble si uno se lo propone..
Me alegro mucho de haber encontrado tus vídeos. Yo realmente quiero y necesito aprender el Ingles y tú me has motivado. Tu contenido en RUclips es inigualable, es de lo mejor que he visto. Que Dios te bendiga 🙏🏽🙌🏽
I agree. There’s no way he would make such few grammar mistakes. There’s a cut after every sentence practically. Seems disingenuous, albeit, what he has achieved is still impressive. The pronunciation is pretty awful and listening comprehension isn’t really demonstrated whatsoever.
A lot of youtube videos are scripted actually. He could be reading off a prompter, but If you watch his other videos, you'll know that his level of Spanish is actually about the same as this video, so even if he's reading a script, the fact that he's able to read it and speak it so fast speaks for itself. Most native spanish speakers cant even memorize or read anything this fast in their native language
@@mao3057 That's dumb. Give a Spanish speaker his script and ask him/her to practice it and I assure you they'll speak faster, pronounce better, correct his script's mistakes and they won't say "yo" every sentence
To anyone thinking he's a mastermind about learning languages: he isn't. That isn't because he's a god, he's using techniques that everyone can use. Most people don't learn a language after 5 years of trying because they're learning it incorrectly. I've been learning italian, french and portuguese during the quarantine. I also passively learned english without *ever* learning grammar. I'm spanish native. You can get to xioma's level of spanish by doing 2 things: 1- speaking with people, and 2- using google translate. Expose yourself to the culture, listen to the music and videos of the people. A great topic of conversation is to ask natives for their favorite content in the language. Pra tudos os que não achan que eu posso falar português, estou escrevendo isto sem usar google translate. E estou aprendendo dois outros idiomas ao mesmo tempo que português. Everyone can learn any language if you use the right technique. Xioma just used a fantastic technique for spanish. I can say his grammar is 95% perfect, and his accent, while undoubtedly north american, is very easy to understand. Felicidades Xiaoma, si querés poner a prueba tu español te recomiendo que intentes hablar con argentinos, chilenos y paraguayos. Tenemos los acentos mas diferentes comparados con los usuales, que serian los mejicanos y españoles.
agreed.. i already see the difference between my english and my german and i've studied both (my 1st language is dutch) however since i basically grew up with english all around i quickly understood it without any schooling in it. for german i only got it in school and apart from the things that are very similar to dutch (wich can also make it quite confusing because for example the dutch word for sea is the german word for lake and vice versa) but because i've only had it in school despite my aptitude for learning languages it's at the level of a primary schooler because the way we were taught wasn't a useful way for me.. if you throw a book to me and tell me to learn from that i'll read it then my brain will almost instantly dump half of it out.. but if i actually get to hear and speak the language i'll easily pick up sentences and loose words.. i've already learned a suprising amout of japanese and korean from just watching anime and k-drama's.. even movies.. to a point where a while back i was watching the grudge and there is this once scene in one of the movies where a schoolgirl is called to (i think) the principal and the principal asks her where the missing girls went because she was like their friend and she is just like sorry i don't know i haven't seen them since yesterday (or something along those lines basically it was a while back and i'm bad at remembering the specific things someone said.. i think in pictures) and i literally paused the movie and went huh.. there were no subtitles but i understood it without issue..
He's very very dedicated to it too, which is something people have a really hard time with. It's definitely impressive how much time he can dedicate to learning like this. I do believe you need a certain mindset to be able to do stuff like this though, which not everyone naturally has. If you can see things like he does and see value in spending this much time with language like he does someone can absolutely learn to the level he does!
I’m not fluent in any other language than English but, I grew up in french school, learned Russian for a girlfriends family, and now I’m dreaming of traveling South America. As a musician I love finding nuances in languages and the type of sounds they make such as rolling r’s, or the beautiful use of the letter Z in Russian.. it helps me to recognize speech patterns. Your channel is amazing, I love how you surprise Chinese people especially
Hi there. I saw many of the comments about how unrealistic you illustrated the language learning process. I'm a Spanish teacher and I have to agree with them- unless you dedicated 8 hours everyday for those 20 days, maybe I'll believe it. I think it would have been more beneficial if you showed us HOW you did it... this was more of a showy video. You do not have to learn it so quickly... also, most Spanish speakers do not talk as fast as you. I'm a native Mexican speaker and try to enunciate words at a normal speed just like any other person. Please share with me how many hours you dedicated for those 20 days and what are specific methods you used throughout. Thank you.
He was already learning 2 months ago. Look for his video where he's memorizing Spanish words and studying sentences. This guy is lying with this scripted video claiming 20 days. There are also some comments saying he sped up this video in some parts.
I learned German in a month. How? Because I speak English, and study the grammar while talking to German friends. It's not impossible, you being a teacher should notice his Spanish is basic, and not a really good pronunciation, but those are passable. There are people out there smarter than us, saying it's impossible kinda makes me think you are lying you are a teacher.
Well i'm chilean and from personal experience we do speak as fast or event faster than what he was in this video... Also if you saw his other videos about this topic you would have seen what he did to learn
@@Syokool smarter? Language learning has nothing to do with intellect. It take hours and dedication to get where he's at. His Spanish is good but he shouldn't be lying about the timeline... he makes it seem so easy but it's not.
Don't worry dude just make a script in English, translate it on Google and then film yourself. Everytime you make a mistake just cut it out the video. Send it to your novia and that's it. Welcome to fluency
@@SevenMilliFrog dude stop being an idiot. If Google was this good at translation, there's no need to learn other languages. Not a translation here, so better get yourself a novia and stop being an ahole.
hi sorry for being annoying but... As a language learner, sometimes we need support from people. And many times its hard to find this support in our family or friends. So I created a discord server for all language learners: discord.gg/8MN8Xz5uXA I hope you will find it useful and we can all help each other ❤️ Thanks if anyone is joinin
Conversational isn’t the same as fluent... What you did is incredible, but I wouldn’t go as far as saying that you’re fluent because to be fluent, you have to be able to talk about nearly everything in Spanish.
If you said a lot of basic words in Spanish, he probably wouldn't know them. For example, if you asked him to go to the store and buy some pepinos, apio, cebolla, lechuga, pimpientos rojos y zanahorias" he very likely wouldn't know what those things are. You have to have a great base in a language to be fluent in many situations, not just topics you can control. It's still impressive how much a person can learn in a short amount of time.
Sorprendente! Vi tus primeros videos cuando apenas iniciabas y tu evolución es total. Este video es de hace 6 meses, ¿ahora cómo está tu español? Me imagino más que perfecto.
Very well rehearsed. Clickbait LIE of a title. It is IMPOSSIBLE to become fluent in any language in 20 days. Even if he was a native Italian speaker he could not get fluent in Spanish in 20 days. Do not be fooled. He also has an extremely thick American accent.
He makes a living off clickbaiting people. His videos are entertaining but he sets false expectations for his viewers and they get demotivated when they don't get anywhere near the results this guy claims he had
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with Chinese, Spanish and English, he can basically communicate with
the entire world
I want to learn spanish and Chinese then Japanese
@@icyiyes4846 Xiaomanuc's Spanish is very good! He's plan of Speaking Spanish first is working. I believe that his prior Chinese speaking helps him. I like his theory about speaking & listening to Spanish first then reading helps!
You forgot India's hindi .
stimmt, aber nur fast ;)
Add Arabic, French ( large parts of North Africa and Africa speak it too) and Russian and that's true.
Day 57 quarantine: "I have successfully learned the rarest and most unspoken dialect of Icelandic people"
I wanna learn Spanish and Maltese
400 for fun)))
Omg this hits close cuz I'm learning Icelandic rn 😂
#allthingsiceland
What’s your method ? Index cards ? Or online apps ? Something else ?
This guy learned way more Spanish in 20 days than I did in 3 years of high school
High school is a joke. I spent 3 months self teaching myself and I know way more than any of my buddies who took Spanish for 3 years. The difference is the self studying person wants to learn while in school they do it because their forced
I think I learned more English for my self that i learned in my school, is easier with normal people that with teachers
I taught my best friend spanish in 2 years Lmao he’s not fluent but he is very good in Spanish
Nobody learns spanish in american high schools lol. That class is a joke.
@@ThatEmoGirl well that’s why you don’t learn. Most people say that and they cry cause they never learn
okay, THAT is the craziest thing. The dedication is real
Krystal A
Only crazy thing is how suspiciously cut up this video is.
I spent 2 hours everyday for a month and I am not close to be at the level he's in this guy is just smart
Just imagine if he dedicated anytime at all to getting laid he wouldn't still be a virgin 😂
Consciousness um... he’s married...
@@SandyElms I tell myself everyday hahaha
I've been studying Spanish for around 3 or 4 years and the fact that you are able to use your time so effectively to learn so quickly is incredibly impressive
Me too i started learning spanish in 2017 until now i am not fluent yet
@@ghosthunter3666 it takes a lot of dedicated time to learn a language, I never learned much from school. My Spanish greatly improved once we had our foreign exchange student from Spain and now I have many Spanish speaking friends that I communicate with! It helps so much
@@angeldust9690 yes, my student from Spain prefers English as well! It's like when you live somewhere, it becomes boring, same with a language! I love to learn languages, I'm learning a lot of them and I plan to learn most languages throughout my lifetime
I am from Holland and here we are taught English from lower school, so I am learning spanish in my free time now. It takes indeed a lot of time and effort, but it's worth it.
I don't believe you can speak fluently in 20 days, he memorized phrases for this video and practiced it. I bet if you talk about a random subject in your kitchen or objects in detail he couldn't do it, or perfectly translate articles from El País for example. That level of Spanish is much harder. It's not possible to learn a language this quick, but maybe i have a different definition of fluently though..
@@SoccerEFM I agree with you, you cannot learn to speak a language fluently in 20 days but he has definitely showed much improvement. He is fluent in the basics which is impressive for only 20 days of studying the language
I enjoy that he made it clear that this was about SPEAKING and that he still can understand very little of spoken Spanish. Lots of people would miss that.
However, incredible what he achieved.
ah ok! I didn't think about that because I am a month in and can say things but when a native speaker begins speaking, I cannot comprehend fast enough.
@@caveman540 completely normal. Speaking is in your control. Listening comprehension in a real conversation is not.
@@caveman540 watch as many videos as you can in spanish that helps sooooo much I can't even speak Spanish and never learned it in school but I understand Spanish youtube videos lmao
@@jojox1904 it's funny how the brain works like that! :D
@@jojox1904 that is so cool, because that could also mean you can watch movies and series. For example money heist, without dub.
It makes me sad that people are discouraged by this video or comparing their own process to it. Did you all hear any crazy tenses or double pronouns? Nothing. He’s a “fluent” beginner. This hobby (language learning) is tough enough without constantly comparing ourselves to RUclips “experts”. Enjoy your process! Remembering why you’re doing it. And know that each time you go to practice you are improving.
I tried this but ended up that i could say loads of sentences quickly but no language independence.When i a topic came up that i hadn't learn sentences for i was lost.
You're right, Chicago rose but I guess it is the way of the beginning or the non learner. We constantly question whether we have enough time, energy, or skill to do something like this, when actually see someone do something like this. All of us can do a lot of what he did and get great results.The problem is, we have to do the work and stop comparing ourselves to people.
@Harmon McCraw agreed.. now i've not even put that much effort into it but despite that by just watching anime and such i have picked up alot of japanese.. just basic things sentences like how are you or hi mi name is this
1 month....
Not trying to minimize his progress because learning Spanish for 20 days and reaching the level he did is very impressive in and of itself! I feel that "speaking" and "being fluent" in a language are thrown around too often though on RUclips without really paying too much attention to the actual competence required to call yourself fluent. At level B2, you are considered to have a "basic fluency", and while you'll still make grammatical mistakes, you will need to be able to discuss a wide range of topics with a native speaker at this level. Anyone who has learned a language knows that during the initial period of learning a foreign language, you seem to progress rapidly as you see yourself go from 0 to being able to have a basic conversation in that language. It's going from B1 to B2 that takes far more time and then going from B2 to C1 that seems to take an immense amount of time. Speaking about learning languages is a pretty common topic for polyglots when they're proving their skills and for good reason! It's a topic that comes up quite often with native speakers and it's why many have reached a 'fluent' level in terms of discussing their language learning journey. It was a huge shock to me when I learned my first foreign language. I felt so confident speaking about a select few topics (e.g. how and why I learned Portuguese, my background, etc.) and then when I arrived in Brazil, it was incredibly humbling to see how few topics I was actually fluent in. I wish that more RUclipsrs that claim they're fluent in a language actually provide proof (i.e. a certification) because that's a pretty big claim to make. It seems to discourage a ton of language learners who haven't made nearly the same amount of progress speaking Spanish for a few years, for example. It's fairly easy to appear fluent in a select few topics, prepare your script, and then upload a video speaking a number of languages. Sorry for rambling ;)
Fun Fact: He filmed this at gunpoint, that’s why he spoke so fast
Fuck
Duo caught up to him
oof
Or he is Dominican lol
@@mazu2214 Dios mio
Not really, Spanish is one of the fastest languages that exist, so he is, indeed, speaking it fluently.
Source: Spanish is my first language.
Aquí está el comentario en español que estabas buscando xdd
Xd
How did you know someone is looking for a comment in Spanish
Ah nmms :v xddd
ke kreisy is dis laif :v
Ummmmmm
Normal people in quarantine: *sits around*
Xiaoma in quarantine:
I know, I feel both motivated and crushed at the same time, I had time to learn a language like he did and all I did is: played stupid videogames that didn't improve my life in any way...
@@josevalenzuela142 At least you had fun!
Excelente
Jose Valenzuela
You gotta break the conditioning
@@josevalenzuela142 But just think of that one time you were half way to that killstreak you always dreamed of getting to! Time NOT wasted am I right!
Me: Speaking Spanish my whole life and using improper grammar. This guy: Speaking Spanish for 20 days using better grammar than me.
He made a good handful of grammatical mistakes, but definitely nothing that impeded him being understood.
@@tonguesinc.8233
How about his verb conjugation? Is that a stumbling block/tell for even long term Spanish learners?
his pronunciation needs some work as well, but it's not bad- sort of weird to see semester 3 vocab with semester one pronunciation
@@galdanith what do you expect. When you learn fast, expecially using books, pronunciation is going to be sacrificed. To have a good pronunciation you usually start learning without reading.
R M I don’t think verb conjugation is hard at all, you eventually get used to it
it's funny how his personality changes depending on the language, he's a lot more playful in spanish. That phenomenon has actually been studied.
It's not perfect yet (you need to omit the pronouns a little bit more), but I'm impressed at your conjugations! That's one of the most complicated parts for foreigners and you're nailing it!
Saludos desde Chile!
weoooooooon
sin dudas el español mas dificil es el chileno, me quito el sobrero si habla con acento y todo
No sé si el más difícil es el español chileno o dominicano, pero ambos son difíciles para mi
Wow, my brain sure does feel like a molded potato right now.
Gustav J.
A moulded potato could be ‘fluent’ if all it took was reading one pre-written sentence at a time.
@@trapped_monkey I cannot stress enough how *this* this comment is.
The Californian Refugee
Thanks, it means a lot coming from an climate change denial apologist.
@@trapped_monkey HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@@trapped_monkey first of all, that's not what I am at all. Second of all, I made that video like a year ago. And thirdly, yes I should have been more clear in that video (see like-dislike ratio).
Who else is feeling a little inadequate 😂
Me. And that's quite rare. This guy and a similar multilingual black man I see on you tube...They task me...They task me and I must pick up the gauntlet.
no not me, he's memorised a lot of common sentences and phases that can easily get by, it's impossible to be fluent in 30 days, fluency isn't just about being able to speak and understand certain words.if you told him to not speak or listen for 2/3 month and then made him translate a brand new tv show or radio show, he wouldn't understand majority of it, thats not fluent.
Im only comforted by the fact that I know FOR DAMN SURE he could never understand my Mexican friends speaking at normal speed. Speaking and understanding are different and that’s something I have to remind myself and encourage myself with all the time.
@@yeovildancer So your saying fluency is something that can never be forgotten?
He's not actually fluent, he wouldn't be able to converse with a native at normal speed
El colombiano "pero sísí, yo le entiendo haRtO"
JAJAJAJAAJAJAJAJAJ tremendo
JAJAJA, pobre, está aprendiendo y ya le están hablando con modismos
Jajaj lo mismo pensé yo 😂
JajajAjajajaja si eso.pensé ,le.salio.un ñeroo
Exactamente! Jajaja yo pense lo mismo
Jajaja si
I speak Spanish. I saw your challenge about a month ago. I’m so impressed!!
I'm a native Spanish speaker and although I recognize his Spanish is pretty good for someone that has been studying it for just 20 days, however he is definitely trying to speak very fast in order to show off his fluency...and the result is just
a very strong accent that
makes it difficult to follow him. he doesn't have such a strong accent
when he focuses more and speaks slower.
Also I think it's not realistic... he probably repeated this monologue over and over before filming and may not be able to be as fluent in a real conversation with a native
lol. i wonder if you have been watching him since this. he is a polyglot now at a super accelerated level of learning
@Miguel Bustamante tampoco te flipes pero si es cierto que es increíble
Definitely
Bro this man learn everything quick
I believe you judged incorrectly. He is a high energy person and often speaks fast. He enjoys learning languages and dedicates a lot of time doing so. Its very realistic that he learned fluent spanish in 30days.
I almost cried watching this...I wanted to learn a Latin-based language so bad but lost motivation. I can understand 30% written and spoken Spanish but I stopped learning altogether. Now I decided to learn Italian for real and come back strong with the Latin-based languages. This video just gave me inspiration but what actually made me cry is the PROFICIENCY in just 30 days? COMO???? make a step-by-step or detailed video about it. I know you do comprehensible input but HOW thoooo. good job Xiaoma! love from the Philippines!
Learn Spanish man. Filipinos are already lowkey kind of Latino. We share similar histories of colonization!
His Spanish is very bad. I am confused by these comments, he is just saying basic phrases and standard verbs which anyone would know.
@@holliswilliams8426 From what I'm gathering thats the point. He learned enough to be able to do that in 30 days, since he was mainly learning to speak rather than the full thing in just that amount of time.
@@albinosh4dow we're colonization cousins lol also, a lot of filipino words are just spanish words. Whenever I gotta iron my clothes, I take out the plancha. I go for a walk in my zapatos after leaving my sala 😂
If you want to learn a latin based language, learn latin itself... I am...
You could probably learn Italian in 15 days now.
Ditto for Portuguese!
Maybe 10
@@JosePineda-cy6om como vai
French too
Italian is that similar to Spanish?
Years of watching lion king in Spanish wasted.
Jaja no mames
lmao gahahahha
NO ES LA CULPA DEL REY LEON (please correct me if this isn't correct, i'm trying to learn spanish too)
@@cjin2919 article "LA" in that sentence is unneeded.
Soy español de España y en el video se te ve hablando perfectamente. Entiendo que ahora, después de seis meses, hablarás igual de bien que hablas el chino. Es admirable la capacidad que tienes para aprender idiomas. Sencillamente increíble. Descubrí tu canal por casualidad y me he suscrito 👍
A mi me pasa tío
Creo que la capacidad para aprender algo no se basa en mas nada que la asimilacion de mucho trabajo acumulado. Por ejemplo todos queremos estudiar algo, pero no podemos dedicarle mas de una o dos horas al dia, no por falta de tiempo, sino por que es agotador, y hasta a veces llegar a un objetivo atractivo, puede tener un camino muy aburrido. Pero hay personas que pueden facilmente pasar todo el dia estudiando desde que se levantan, hasta que se acuestan a dormir, y obvio que van a aprender a una velocidad muy acelerada, por sobre el resto de nosotros los "normales", quienes no soportariamos esa carga de trabajo ni en suenos. En dos dias muchos tirariamos la toalla. Ademas tener suenos con algo que estas aprendiendo, significa lo metido que estas en el objetivo en cuestion. Sin dudas tenia mis dudas al principio sobre la veracidad del contenido de este video en particular, pero para alguien que domino uno de los idiomas mas dificiles del mundo como el mandarin, como segunda lengua, el espanol no deberia ser muy dificil para alguien tan desenvuelto como este sujeto.
@@ezequielsaavedra9670 hay gente que hace mucho con poco esfuerzo y eso es tener capacidad. Existe en todos los ámbitos; deportes, idiomas, profesiones, etc. Los chinos cuando le oyen hablar, alucinan, porque en muchos casos ni ellos mismos lo saben hablar así. Y para un angloparlante hablar el español es muy muy complicado, cuanto más si hablamos de un solo mes de estudio. Me parece que tiene una capacidad impresionante. No hay que quitarle méritos. Saludos
@@acidbr nadie le quita merito pa, digo que estas equivocado si crees que es especial, este tipo estudia mucho, por eso tiene el nivel que tiene. Por mas talento que tenga alguien en cualquier cosa, si no se exige al maximo, no lo puede llevar al siguiente nivel, sobr todo en los deportes. Yo soy preparador fisico y se de lo que te hablo, he discutido cientos de veces con gente que confunde talento con trabajo duro, y la verdad que el segundo supera por muy lejos al primero. De hecho el talento es algo muy insignificante, a comparacion de lo mucho que hay que trabajar para lograr cualquier cosa, sobre todo un idioma. Tener la capacidad de estudiar mucho, es algo que se adquiere con la practica, solo hay que tener constancia y tiempo.
@@ezequielsaavedra9670 es tu opinión. Saludos
I have the sensation that most people could get to a similar level within a similar, limited amount of time if the *definition of fluency* is a self-determined and edited video of jump cuts.
I've seen similar language-centered youtubers like Ikenna, and there is a big difference of communication and confidence when speaking to people *in real time* to what he does in front of a camera.
I would with my own experience of having learned two languages besides my native one, say that being able to speak and understand a language fluently is something so *incredibly vast* .
Like being able to watch documentaries, read news articles or even write something like this without having to translate words during the process.
So, please dont try to sell us a fantasy like it was the pill from the movie limitless.
But I wont lie, the title is tempting, I even bought it myself.
And good job/idea of learning spanish by the way, you're very good. And very useful language!
I'm so glad I'm not the only person thinking this whilst watching.
Ikr there is a big difference between being able to communicate knowing the words that make up 70% of conversations and being fluent (that I would say has an objective definition which is around c1/c2.
Try understand everything being said on Chilean radio station and then say you fluent.
It’s impressive, almost a little too good what this guy has done
I agree 100%, especially ikenna. I've watched his videos for a while and it started seeming like he's just memorizing the things he says on camera to make it appear he is "fluent".
fluency might be subjective concept but the actual fluency is only reached with consistency little by little day by day, without living in the specific country or having someone to talk to in that language it's slow porcess.
Es realmente INCREÍBLE el nivel tan alto que has conseguido en español en tan poco tiempo. Puedes hablar muy rápido en español y se te entiende perfectamente! Congrats :3
desgraciadamente está leyendo de un guión....hay un video de 2021 en el que no tiene guion y sólo saber decir unas frases basicas
Want to become fluent in Spanish?
1° Change your phone's language to Spanish
2° Watch Movies in Spanish
3° View English classes
4° Download an Spanish application (Duolingo)
5° Do only research in Spanish
6° Make your room an Spanish place
7° Always see Spanish tips, if possible in Spanish
If you do this you will be fluent in Spanish soon...
Never forget "The secret of success is never giving up".
8° Date only Spanish-speaking people
9° Only swear in Spanish
10° Eradicate those that do not speak the language to increase exposure
11° Borrow money from a guy named Pablo
12° Say goodbye to your existing family
Never give up.
This guy is speaking faster than eminem
I think he speed up the video, sounds bad.
@@juliovazquez7400 The video is at 30 fps and the camera only allows 30 fps so I think he is just speaking fast.
Tf nah we usually speak faster in Spanish and if you go to places like Chile you’ll see that they speak even faster. If you want to hear a famous Chilean speak search for Holasoygerman he speaks very fast in his videos lol but if you want something slower watch his gaming channel called juegagerman btw he’s the only RUclipsr with 2 channels with over 20M+ subscribers lol sorry I couldn’t resist the temptation of saying that lmao
Edit: I just checked and his 2 channels have 39.5 and 40.8 M subscribers
Ya but his accent is not good enough that he can speak that fast. It's hard to understand sometimes because he speaks so fast but with incorrect pronunciation
julio vazquez as a native spanish speaker, his accent is very good for 30 days. He did mess up a few conjugations, but on the topic of speaking fast, it’s just very common to speak quickly. The speed he’s speaking at is normal, and it’s what you’ll hear when you go to Spain.
Remember, "fluent" is not the same level as mastery or native-level speaking. He speaks very well for a beginner but languages take years to master: one learns grammar, vocabulary, poetry (its form is often very different to the spoken version), slang, references/metaphors/allegories etc. You can do what he did by memorizing 200 words in any language then make up basic sentences.
He’s not even fluent it’s fake lol
@@maxegui7309 something tells me you didn't read the post
Thanks for letting us know, now please.. learn spanish in a month and get back to us
I heard you need 1000 words for a basic conversation so...
@papasitoman, Fluency is not beginner, nor is it basic sentences.
The DLI has Spanish, which is one of the easiest languages for English speakers as 36 weeks (9 Months) and at 7 hrs. a day, that is about 1260 hrs. of in class study. That does not include the encouraged use of the language outside of class and eventual immersion after the course. This is to reach fluency.
This is one of the most intense ways to acquire a language, for actual fluency, since it determines if people can attain a career for their livelihood.
This RUclipsr Xiaoma would not pass an interview, nor would he be able to go to school if the medium of instruction was solely in Spanish. In Canada there is even a program for immigrants to take a course about three months long and also seven hours a day for French. That is considered just the basics of conversational language to find a menial job and not a career.
*As a native speaker , i think he just memorized sentences..İt is not possible to speak fluent any language in just 1 month*
Hola. Can you teach me in español? I want to learn spanish. Btw sorry for my grammar im not fluent in english. I hope you understand even a little
And many polyglots would also disagree with you. It’s impossible to learn your first language in a month but after you learn your first language or first two languages it’s pretty easy to pick up languages because you know how to study for them. That’s why polyglots pick up languages like Pokémon.
Yeah
@@ndawi-9947 he speaks 20 different languages that’s why it’s easy for him
@@yiixxa7695 and? He speaks 20 languages now but how do you think he got to first 3 to 5 languages?
i am a fan of this channel, but he seems to be exaggerating his fluency. I agree with an older comment that with so many edits and lines spliced together in this video, it makes his claims of fluency suspect. But I believe that he can be understood by many spanish speakers, but I don't know if he is fluent enough to understand an average native spanish speaker.
Probably not. The previous video where he was on zoom with the native speakers is probably where he is at still for the most part. I do agree about the splicing and rehearsing to say these sentences quickly being very misleading about how fluent he actually is and can be discouraging to people like me who are still learning and have been learning much longer. But, we still must commend him for his consistency and effort in this short amount of time. He still understands a lot and takes the effort to practice with people consistently. That is what messes me up, I don't use Spanish and am too embarrassed to speak it with native speakers often, which I'll have to get over if I want to get any better. So I still commend him and admire that tenacity he has. But don't let this discourge you who are still learning. Your journey is your own and how much, how fast. And how efficiently you learn is all up to you and your own effort! Keep going, we got this 💪🏾!!
No way, maybe if he was surrounded by Spanish ppl all his life it could be easier to understand but based on personal experience no way he can understand everything in just 1 or 2 months.
He said he knows he isnt perfect XD
Definitely a click bait title but he has made excellent strides in a short period. With RUclips as his primary income the man's gotta put food on the table lol. Hopefully he can keep this pace up and do some videos of off the cuff conversations on the street, VR chat, omegle, etc...
wth are yall saying? i understand everything he said, EVERYTHING. This ppl always trying to take down someone, sad.
Veía tus vídeos porque hablabas chino mandarín y luego subiste un vídeo diciendo que ibas a aprender español, pensé que te ibas a aburrir estudiando y lo ibas a abandonar pero no, tu determinación es asombrosa.
Sin nada más que decir te felicito Xiaoma.
Watching his progression inspires me as I’ve been thinking about learning either Swedish, French or Japanese for a while.
Hey! Have you been studying languages?
OMG I'm Mexican and i can say your spanish is on point💯👍
el puede hacerse pasar por mexicano? jajaja nio le cree nadie
A ver no es tan difícil hacer un videoblog con cortes. Solo tienes que pensar la frase y poco más. Still, he made a great effort.
Frankly speaking here, his Spanish isn't on point. He utilizes vocabulary swiftly, but his accent is far off. Not just the pronunciation of the individual letters, but the stress of syllables. Aside from that, Xiaomanyc has improved so much over the last few weeks.
FrogWithSocks facts, crazy impressive how fast he learns
It is not on point. He does a great job but definitely needs practice with pronunciation
I've been learning for 3 years and I'm at your same level and it took you 20 days... ahhhh
@@AmazingJunkie I'd assume he lives in the US because he's learning Spanish. Also looking at his videos I think he lives in New York.
@@AmazingJunkie What does that even mean? How has he studied for more than three years?
This is so inspiring! I started Spanish lessons a few months ago, and actually just posted a video on my channel sharing my progress after 2 months of classes. I still have a lot of work to do, but I'm really enjoying it!
I think you should showcase your Spanish WITHOUT all the jumpcuts after every sentence.
Yeah, it's easy to have the talking points to be pre-established to give off the impression of seamless fluency vs. actually coming up with sentences on the spot. But as a native Spanish speaker I think he's using the language pretty well! :D
I can't help but agree, after recently becoming "conversationally fluent", it is a whole entire different level to improvise Spanish in multiple tenses with a good pace. Well done Xiao Ma, however you should be a little more honest with your presentation! Just advice from an active sub
this was obviously choreographed and edited beyond belief..
Exactly. And bet he can't understand much when Spanish speak with each other. It's another level of comprehension
As a Spanish speaker I think to achieve that level of speaking in just 20 days is awesome. I mean try to learn a language in 20 days do a short video of you talking about what you've doing along the weeks and not sounding weird at all. I mean yeah he has accent but I could understand everything so well. Imagine giving him 2 months to improve his accent . You couldn't tell if he's native or not. I mean it's obvious the hardwork he put on.
What sources did you use? This is actually insane dude.
DuOLiNgOoOoOo
Jamee Mangalindan 😂 You know what’s funny? I used Duolingo for a bit and felt like I was learning so much Korean, and then when I stopped I realized I learned nothing but sentence structure LOL. No vocab, no pronunciation practice, no real listening/reading practice...nada. But I could quickly put a sentence together if you told me the nouns, particles, and verbs lol. Couldn’t tell ya what it said on my own tho. 😂🤣
He has a very high iq
It's important to understand that Xiaoma has a gift for learning languages that the other 99.9% of the population doesn't possess. It comes naturally to him, and the rest of us are incapable of learning a new language to the point of near fluency in less than a month.
harv7s tralosik Plus he has an extremely high level of motivation to learn.
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At least this guy is having fun during this self-qurantine time. Leave him alone, people!
I'd love to see you speak in vr chat, off the cuff and without the cuts.
La envidia es muy mala, chicos. ;)
Only if you agree to follow the script that he will memorize in advance.
his hair from when he "started" and on the 20th day is quite long
very suspicious kid
Why is everyone hating.
@@jonny1293 it's obvious there are jump cuts, and learning a language isn't a race , but rather a marathon. It takes time. This video is discouraging to a lot of people, since they have been studying it for longer, with inferior results
I think if you've been studying in Spanish for 2 years you know that speaking fluent Spanish in 20 days is B.S. it's not just about memorizing. Words are in different order in Spanish. And then there is immersion. Not to mention there are many people who can speak Spanish but have a tough time understanding Spanish.
Ehhh, I mean I got fluent in spanish in about 4 months and I barely spent 1 hour a day on it. Yes, the order is different, but him speaking a lot and getting corrected isnt bs. Also, in this video, he could speak fluently, we didnt see him understanding fast spanish. Not to mention, he was already listening to spanish with his tutors. So yeah, its not so unbelievable.
It’s completely unbelievable. No one becomes fluent in 20 days. It’s complete hogwash.
Definitely bullshit. I'm guessing he was reading from a script and was cutting the video many times.
this guy is a pretty pro linguist and learnt mandarin (considered to be one of the most difficult languages) to almost a perfect native speech standard.
are you just discovering him for the first time? This dude is a linguist genius, some people are just born with an affinity to language, he's one of them. You just can't teach stuff like this
Great progress! A few pointers:
-'definitivamente' means 'definitively', not 'definitely'. A better word would be 'seguramente'.
-avoid using 'yo'. It sounds like you're contrasting yourself (e.g. 'yo puedo hablar' = 'I, and not someone else, can speak'). It's more natural to just say 'puedo hablar'.
-Try to pronounce 'd' especially as a 'th' sound like in the word 'the' rather than as an English 'd'. What ends up happening is that since the English 'd' is pronounced with the tongue against the alveolar ridge instead of against the teeth, we tend to make it sound like a Spanish 'r' sound. So, when you say 'pude' at about 1:30 it sounds like you're saying 'pure', and this can make you a bit hard to understand.
En vez de "ha mejorado mi español", yo diría "he mejorado mi español".
nice tips never learnt those
@Blue Knight wow that's oddly similar to Korean pronunciation
Saying yo is perfectly normal, I’ve never heard d as th that’s doesn’t make sense.
@@nightelf4 It doesn't make any sense. Saying "yo" it's not necessary, so when you say "yo" we mostly interpret this like a way to contrast. Sometimes thats the only possible interpretation.
"No sé tú
Pero yo no dejo de pensar"
WTF I barely started the video and you already talk like that. As a native Spanosh speaker I'm impressed.
Es probable que él lo haya escrito en una hoja de papel antes del video. Because the video had so many jump cuts and it's what I would do. Además, nunca hablaba tan rápido en sus videos que habló en tiempo real con hispanoparlantes nativos (en VRChat o Zoom).
This is fantastic.
I have 2 weeks spare time and will try to learn as much spanish as i can.
I started yesterday.
This guy is not human he speaks better Spanish than my cousins (they were born in the US but they're still Hispanic)
He probably memorized what he said and had a visual aid while speaking
@@lezui I'm Spanish and his Spanish is not basic. Intermediate level
He memorized all of it, sure he knows some stuff. But to speak like that in such a short time without it being scripted. No way. Why do people believe this kinda thing?
Lots of hispanic americans speak bad spanish to begin with. The only spanish they know is within the household and they tend to use a lot of spanglish overall.
yeah but he still had some knowlegde he wasnt starting from zero.
He’s my inspiration to study more language.❤️
same
I could help. 👍
It is incredible. Where are you from??
Es claro que sabes hablar con fluidez el español, aunque lo niegues. Y qué lo aprendiste muy bien en poco tiempo, eres un ejemplo a seguir 💪🏻❤️
You have an impressive improvement since the beginning of the challenge. BUT, it is clear that you want to sound more fluent increasing the speed of the video in certain parts. It is not necessary, It feels like you're cheating your audience. Congrats anyway 😁.
Amigo, tu eres una persona que has nacido para aprender idiomas. Es impresionante que en 20 días hayas aprendido no solo a hablar, sino ha decir algunas palabras más dificiles. Y la rapidez es de admirar, pero eso también lo tienes en el Japones, mandarín ect ... ect...
Man! The first tíme I saw one of your video speaking fluent Chinese , loved you. Now, that you can my Spanish language I felt in love of you, I mean it. Such a great people like you, should be more here on this platform. Congratulations. I wish I could be one of them the ones you spoke to.
Gotta say man im impressed.
Tu dedicación para aprender español en un mes es impresionante y debo decir que tienes la base suficiente como para desenvolverte sin problemas.
Saludos desde Chile
Estoy 100% de acuerdo! Suena muy bien!!!
Me sorprende lo bien que conjuga los verbos para el tiempo que lleva aprendiendo. Normalmente empiezan diciendolos en infinito, pero en verdad, creo que no erró ninguno. Impresionante 👏👏
I have always wanted to learn Mandarin or Cantonese . And hearing you speak Spanish is inspiring. Gracias Xiaoma por la gran lección de hoy.
Absolutely looooved this video. I am a languages teacher and I have found this content super genuine.
Thanks :)
¡Felicidades! Glad to have helped you out Arieh 🙏
dude you're speaking so well and SO FAST whatttt!! i'm super impressed and motivated now haha
Don't give up. Spanish is the easiest language. 👍
It's easy to speak fast when you have it written down and can edit out any slip ups. He never spoke that fast in the other videos and used very basic speech. Also his pronunciation is ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. He's no God at learning languages, he's just utilized techniques in a relatively efficient way.
His spanish literally sounds like shit lmao.
wow dude, as a mexican, I must say that your spanish was amazingly good, I hope you keep learning our language and keep up the good work!
Why does he need to continue studying he basically can speak everything ever
@@shawcremeans1773 he might not "need" it, it only depends on how far he wants to go. Learning a new language is a marathon, and even though he seems to be able to speak everything, trust me, he's not, I'm just saying it's up to him whether or not he keeps learning Spanish, because there's still a lot to learn
In a few months
"Did you hear Xiaoma learned French?"
"I thought he leaned French last week."
"No that was Italian, that was right after he did that other video in Japanese"
hello.. if you want to practice spanish whit me agree my facebook valdessilvadanielf@gmail.com i am learning english... only send me a message ;)
hi sorry for being annoying but... As a language learner, sometimes we need support from people. And many times its hard to find this support in our family or friends. So I created a discord server for all language learners: discord.gg/8MN8Xz5uXA
I hope you will find it useful and we can all help each other ❤️ Thanks if anyone is joinin
bro this is insane 😭 as a native, im very humbled u chose my language & so fkng impressed by the dedication. pronunciation improved lots, & for u to be able to speak at that speed.. damn 😂 keep it uppp
Por fin un video en Spanish ;D
Soy de Argentina
Me gusta tu contenido UwU
Xiaoma que grande eres, cuando alguien quiere de verdad aprender algo no se desaníma así por así, si no que al revés le pone mas ganas y empeño y para muestra un botón, tú hablando español en 1 mes, no tenemos excusas para aprender algo nuevo cuando de verdad pero de verdad le pones ganas y mucho empeño, podrás sentirte frustrado muchas veces por no aprender tan rápido pero ahí viene la diferencia entre los que persisten y los que se dejan ganar, grande amigo un abrazo y saludos desde Lima-Perú.
The next step is learning when to drop the subject in your sentences. Spanish is a heavily pro-drop language and the main thing keeping you from sounding more native is the constant "yo".
Yup, after reading you, I realized he says yo too much. We almost never say "yo" while speaking, whereas in English, people always use the subject. I think its funny 🤔
Japanese is the same way!
Korean is pretty similar, if you've already introduced the subject you probably won't be saying it again for a while
@@bitterbloodeddemon This is good to know, i just started teaching myself Japanese. ありがとう：）
@Derrick Ogole You would only say it for emphasis. For example, if you meet someone abroad and he/she happens to be from your country too, you might say "Ah, yo también soy de...".
The most important thing that I learned from this is that he's not afraid to sound stupid. Ive been studying Spanish for a month and im afraid to speak it because I'll sound stupid. I know I could improve if I would just speak!
I completely agree 100% about the fact that you can learn a language in a month, but, there's a catch. You can do it, if it's an easy language like Spanish, or it's a language of the same family of the language you already speak. And I say this because I know this by first hand. I'm Catalan and I speak five languages, Catalan (my mother tongue), Spanish (since I was around 3 years old), English (fluently since I was 15-16), Italian (since I was 21) and Portuguese (since I was 23). I learnt Italian and Portuguese during two different ERASMUS Scholarships. I lived in Rome for two months in 2016 and two months in Lisbon in 2018 (plus, this time, studying the language one month prior). I could understand Italian and Portuguese since the day one, cause those languages are romance languages, just like Catalan and Spanish. If you are curious about how speakers from romance languages can understand each other only by using their own mother tongue (no English allowed) you should check the Ecologist RUclips Channel, here you have a link:
ruclips.net/p/PLQJ3IAEluGMjuLXkJ3M3zbdutw38BInsv
Anyway, my point is that I was able to understand the languages from the beginning and, it took me a month to speak Italian fluently and then only around two weeks to speak Portuguese fluently.
Te felicito por tu gran comproniso, porque veo que te ha dado sus frutos. ¡Sigue Así!
¡Recuerdos desde Barcelona!
Pretty sure he knew spanish before this more like a touch up on his spanish
Naw
Do you want to practice your Spanish with me? And practice my English with you?
As a person who lives in latinamerica i can say that your spanish sounds pretty awesome and understandable. You're awasome, Keep the hard work
Eres asombroso!!!❤ tienes mucha habilidad y dedicación 😱 te admiro muchoooo! I've been trying to improve my english skills since 2 years ago and i don't speak 100% yet, you're admirable!!
@The_pibe_that_didn't_understand_nothing i don’t know a lot of things, i’ve spended the past 2 years on classes but i need someone foreign to talk to and improve my fluency😭 my classes are most about grammar instead of practice so i’m a bit stalled, we should practice together 😅 i’ll definitely be checking out your tip and practicing it, thank you so much🤗🤗
I’d love to see him do a podcast with a native speaker. What do you think?
Probably the most impressive person on RUclips
Lo felicitó por querer aprender nuestro idioma, estoy aprendiendo el inglés y se que es difícil pero no imposible, saludos desde Colombia.
Esto debería estar en tu canal de español. Saludos desde Argentina.
El contenido está dirigido para un público distinto.
el vídeo esta dirigido para los que no hablan español xd
Props to you, man. Everyone should take advantage of being cooped up during the pandemic and learn a new skill, whether it be a foreign language, a musical instrument,
cooking...whatever. Just do it consistently.
Like I native Spanish speaker I have to say to say this video is insane. That level normally take 2 years to get, and you got it in one month.
No puedo creer que tengas esa fluidez en tan solo 20 días (probablemente más para cuando te estoy comentando)! Realmente se ve tu dedicación y pasión por aprender idiomas! Llevo 30 minutos viendo tus videos, motivan demasiado.
Con esa pronunciación que le das al hablar español, y la fluidez, podrías aprender a hablar portugués también! Es muy similar y el acento ya está haha... Saludos y éxito!
This was the most amazing video I've seen. Thank you so much for the English and Spanish text. I was able to read along and repeat all of the sentences you allowed. I'm learning and loving Spanish. Thank you so much. Muchas gracias!
Crazy grind for 20 days, too bad the title triggered everyone.
You can define fluent however you like, don't let it shadow how much progress he's made in less than a month.
I'm amazed even if there is cuts in the footage.
Love you Xiaoma!
The only Spanish I know is "Hola, Soy Dora!"
😂😂😂😂
Zorro no te lo lleves... zorro no te lo lleves!!! Mapa, mapa, mapa, mapa!!! A dónde vamos??? A la casa de la abuela!!!
donde esta la leche
@@noxfury2281 Where's the milk?
What in the world are you talking about???
I don't remember where I heard this but one thing that has helped me when language learning...especially for the everyday conversation is to do EVERYTHING in that language.
If I'm washing the dishes, I'm AWARE of it. I look up the phrase for, "I'm washing the dishes", or "I'm cleaning the table". And it helps so much.
Whether it's walking the dog, going to the bathroom, or eating a meal...making yourself know and think about the language constantly helps.
Excelente Xiaoma! te felicito la verdad, por tu gran entrega de voluntad en aprender un nuevo idioma, que hables varios idiomas claramente te fue de ayuda, porque la verdad que con solo cinco días estudiando que ya puedas entablar una conversación con un hispanohablante es increíble amigo. Saludos desde Argentina!
Ok like you made a lot of progress but why that title have to be so click bait tho
This is a gift. To be able to take in information like this. It’s insane
You clearly learnt how to speak Spanish from talking with Spanish people. You move your hands around a lot just like us 😂. Well done
Clickbait title, cut up video of pre-prepared statements, someone else in the comments even suggested it seemed like you'd sped up the video in parts.. I can only hope other learners don't believe this video at face value and get discouraged from trying to learn themselves or get upset because they think it's taking them so long; I'm already seeing a lot of disheartened comments below. Even in the first video of this Spanish series it was obvious you weren't starting from nothing with Spanish.
No se puede alcanzar la fluidez en sólo 20 días desde cero conocimiento. Esta seríe de vídeos se me hace muy sospechoso. Hay otra gente que quiere aprender otra idioma que esto les va a desalentar mucho, como ya se ve en los comentarios.
Exacto hermano. He estado aprendiendo español por unos años, y decirle a la gente que podrían aprenderlo con fluidez en 20 días es engañoso por lo menos, y cuando todo el mundo no aprende con fluidez en 20 días, se van a rendir.
@@DarkAngel2512 The title of the vid is "fluent Spanish in 20 days" which is clearly not the case. Anyone could memorize 4 second clips of another language and string them together. I find it quite misleading :/ I am an advocate of Benny Lewis's conversational fluency in 3 months, but 20 days!?
@@DarkAngel2512 I mean, you certainly argue very convincingly, almost had me on board with what you're saying, but then I actually read the rest of comments and, well.. I dunno what to say mate. Perhaps not everyone else here is as keenly perceptive of the real unspoken intent of this video as you are 🤔
Este vídeo es una gran mentira
@@themelody_minded Exactly he is a fraud.
Increíble, sinceramente tienes un muy buen español, de verdad me sorprende la fluidez con la que puedes comunicarte en el idioma.
Mi mas sincera enhorabuena!!!
Felicidades realmente lograste tu objetivo.
Impresionante!!! Te felicito has aprendido muy rápido el español
Yo pienso que para aprender un idioma tienes que hablarlo así sea a medias pero con el tiempo vas recordando y perfeccionándolo
Suerte 👍
I'm Canadian and don't speak Spanish, but I went to Mexico and was surprised by the number of signs I could understand because of the language's similarities to French.
It’s amazing you progress and dedication. I’m from Mexico and you Spanish it’s really good for beginners. You can give really understanding very well . And I’m learning English so you give me hope that really i can learning English with dedication and constantly. And over all with your own methods.
“If a man needs to edit his video in 300x clips while speaking a foreign language, which he claims he is fluent, that man aint no fluent”
- Gandalf, lord of the rings
Someone sounds jealous
@@nihow06 im a native speaker brah lol
@@henriquerezende5106 envidioso de que pueda aprender un idioma tan rápido se refiere
yo sé jajaja
él puede hablar español, pero no esta minimamente acerca de "fluido", es solo una mentira(clickbait) para más views
triste lol
Lack of relative pronouns, kept repeating "yo," wrote in a script what he wanted to say, not even perfect pronunciation and he claims fluency 😂 no mames
When you start dreaming in Spanish fully that’s when you know you’re fluent
Hey , would you like to speak Spanish with me , 'cause ı wanna improve myself on it , if you want too , dm me on instagram and ı will call you : @enesbndbrr
Your personality is so different when you're speaking Spanish. It's really fun and I like it :)
Este es el contenido mas difícil de hacer y el menos premiado deberías tener 20 millones de subscriptores.
totalmente de acuerdo,, hay muchos vídeos basura que no tienen contenido educativo de ninguna índole y con millones de vista ,, y en este video podemos ver la capacidad humana es increíble si uno se lo propone..
@@manucabrera1761 RUclips ya no es el mismo
Me alegro mucho de haber encontrado tus vídeos. Yo realmente quiero y necesito aprender el Ingles y tú me has motivado. Tu contenido en RUclips es inigualable, es de lo mejor que he visto. Que Dios te bendiga 🙏🏽🙌🏽
This is so perfect for me. I am now in a job that deals with a lot of customers who only know spanish and I need to know enough to get by at work.
He is definitely good at languages but this looks staged. I mean he probably prepared the speech and learnt it by heart.
Yea and he says he achieved fluency lmao
I agree. There’s no way he would make such few grammar mistakes. There’s a cut after every sentence practically. Seems disingenuous, albeit, what he has achieved is still impressive. The pronunciation is pretty awful and listening comprehension isn’t really demonstrated whatsoever.
A lot of youtube videos are scripted actually. He could be reading off a prompter, but If you watch his other videos, you'll know that his level of Spanish is actually about the same as this video, so even if he's reading a script, the fact that he's able to read it and speak it so fast speaks for itself. Most native spanish speakers cant even memorize or read anything this fast in their native language
@@mao3057 That's dumb. Give a Spanish speaker his script and ask him/her to practice it and I assure you they'll speak faster, pronounce better, correct his script's mistakes and they won't say "yo" every sentence
To anyone thinking he's a mastermind about learning languages: he isn't. That isn't because he's a god, he's using techniques that everyone can use. Most people don't learn a language after 5 years of trying because they're learning it incorrectly.
I've been learning italian, french and portuguese during the quarantine. I also passively learned english without *ever* learning grammar. I'm spanish native.
You can get to xioma's level of spanish by doing 2 things: 1- speaking with people, and 2- using google translate. Expose yourself to the culture, listen to the music and videos of the people. A great topic of conversation is to ask natives for their favorite content in the language.
Pra tudos os que não achan que eu posso falar português, estou escrevendo isto sem usar google translate. E estou aprendendo dois outros idiomas ao mesmo tempo que português.
Everyone can learn any language if you use the right technique. Xioma just used a fantastic technique for spanish. I can say his grammar is 95% perfect, and his accent, while undoubtedly north american, is very easy to understand.
Felicidades Xiaoma, si querés poner a prueba tu español te recomiendo que intentes hablar con argentinos, chilenos y paraguayos. Tenemos los acentos mas diferentes comparados con los usuales, que serian los mejicanos y españoles.
agreed.. i already see the difference between my english and my german and i've studied both (my 1st language is dutch) however since i basically grew up with english all around i quickly understood it without any schooling in it. for german i only got it in school and apart from the things that are very similar to dutch (wich can also make it quite confusing because for example the dutch word for sea is the german word for lake and vice versa) but because i've only had it in school despite my aptitude for learning languages it's at the level of a primary schooler because the way we were taught wasn't a useful way for me.. if you throw a book to me and tell me to learn from that i'll read it then my brain will almost instantly dump half of it out.. but if i actually get to hear and speak the language i'll easily pick up sentences and loose words.. i've already learned a suprising amout of japanese and korean from just watching anime and k-drama's.. even movies.. to a point where a while back i was watching the grudge and there is this once scene in one of the movies where a schoolgirl is called to (i think) the principal and the principal asks her where the missing girls went because she was like their friend and she is just like sorry i don't know i haven't seen them since yesterday (or something along those lines basically it was a while back and i'm bad at remembering the specific things someone said.. i think in pictures) and i literally paused the movie and went huh.. there were no subtitles but i understood it without issue..
He's very very dedicated to it too, which is something people have a really hard time with. It's definitely impressive how much time he can dedicate to learning like this.
I do believe you need a certain mindset to be able to do stuff like this though, which not everyone naturally has. If you can see things like he does and see value in spending this much time with language like he does someone can absolutely learn to the level he does!
Speaking while learning is important. Most people try to skip that part, but to me is the best when learning a language.
I’m not fluent in any other language than English but, I grew up in french school, learned Russian for a girlfriends family, and now I’m dreaming of traveling South America. As a musician I love finding nuances in languages and the type of sounds they make such as rolling r’s, or the beautiful use of the letter Z in Russian.. it helps me to recognize speech patterns.
Your channel is amazing, I love how you surprise Chinese people especially
Hi there. I saw many of the comments about how unrealistic you illustrated the language learning process. I'm a Spanish teacher and I have to agree with them- unless you dedicated 8 hours everyday for those 20 days, maybe I'll believe it. I think it would have been more beneficial if you showed us HOW you did it... this was more of a showy video. You do not have to learn it so quickly... also, most Spanish speakers do not talk as fast as you. I'm a native Mexican speaker and try to enunciate words at a normal speed just like any other person.
Please share with me how many hours you dedicated for those 20 days and what are specific methods you used throughout. Thank you.
He was already learning 2 months ago. Look for his video where he's memorizing Spanish words and studying sentences. This guy is lying with this scripted video claiming 20 days. There are also some comments saying he sped up this video in some parts.
I learned German in a month. How? Because I speak English, and study the grammar while talking to German friends.
It's not impossible, you being a teacher should notice his Spanish is basic, and not a really good pronunciation, but those are passable.
There are people out there smarter than us, saying it's impossible kinda makes me think you are lying you are a teacher.
Well i'm chilean and from personal experience we do speak as fast or event faster than what he was in this video... Also if you saw his other videos about this topic you would have seen what he did to learn
Uhhh Spanish is spoken EXTREMELY fast, especially here in New York
@@Syokool smarter? Language learning has nothing to do with intellect. It take hours and dedication to get where he's at. His Spanish is good but he shouldn't be lying about the timeline... he makes it seem so easy but it's not.
I showed my gf this video and now she’s mad at me.. she’s been trying to get me to learn Spanish for 3 years now..
Don't worry dude just make a script in English, translate it on Google and then film yourself. Everytime you make a mistake just cut it out the video. Send it to your novia and that's it. Welcome to fluency
@@SevenMilliFrog dude stop being an idiot. If Google was this good at translation, there's no need to learn other languages.
Not a translation here, so better get yourself a novia and stop being an ahole.
@@SevenMilliFrog i approve this
Omg, your spanish is sooooo good man. Im from Spain and Im actually impressed
Increíble! Felicidades. Im learning Japanese right now
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Conversational isn’t the same as fluent... What you did is incredible, but I wouldn’t go as far as saying that you’re fluent because to be fluent, you have to be able to talk about nearly everything in Spanish.
Give him 30 more days. 😂🤣
He still has yet to learn slang, and sayings. We Mexicans have lots of those.
If you said a lot of basic words in Spanish, he probably wouldn't know them. For example, if you asked him to go to the store and buy some pepinos, apio, cebolla, lechuga, pimpientos rojos y zanahorias" he very likely wouldn't know what those things are. You have to have a great base in a language to be fluent in many situations, not just topics you can control. It's still impressive how much a person can learn in a short amount of time.
Sorprendente! Vi tus primeros videos cuando apenas iniciabas y tu evolución es total.
Este video es de hace 6 meses, ¿ahora cómo está tu español? Me imagino más que perfecto.
Very well rehearsed. Clickbait LIE of a title. It is IMPOSSIBLE to become fluent in any language in 20 days. Even if he was a native Italian speaker he could not get fluent in Spanish in 20 days. Do not be fooled. He also has an extremely thick American accent.
He makes a living off clickbaiting people. His videos are entertaining but he sets false expectations for his viewers and they get demotivated when they don't get anywhere near the results this guy claims he had