I am a native American English speaker but feel I can improve and learn something new from watching videos like this. I feel no embarrassment or fear when letting someone know I don't understand them, or I overcome such feelings since embarrassment and fear, though natural, are hindrances to learning. But I think your approach to emphasizing what you understand before saying what you don't understand is very sound, such as when asking someone to repeat the last part of what they said. There are many reasons for not understanding: the speech is slurred or mumbled, the volume of the voice is low, the vocabulary is not familiar, the reasoning is not followed, the perspectives are different, different words have different shades of meaning to people. I notice when something is not understood, often it's part or some parts of the statement that's not understood. But when the listener simply says that they didn't understand the speaker might then raise their voice or speak more slowly or use different words for restatement when maybe none of those was where the problem originated. For efficient communication, I agree it's better to first emphasize what was understood. Also, we can repeat what we heard back to the speaker. I'll make replies like: - I understand the part about . . . but what did you say about . . .? - I believe you said . . . is that correct? Thank you for this content. I know there is more I can learn from this channel so I'll be watching more videos 😊
Hey, Anne Marie, Thank you so much for sharing this useful lesson. The most question I found useful from this lesson is " I want to make sure I understood you perfectly, so could you say that one more time?", " I'm not a hundred percent sure I understood everything you said, would you mind saying it once more?" Best regards, Ahmad
Notes: 1. I didn't catch everything you said. Could you repeat that last part again? 2. I want to make sure i understood you perfectly. So could you say that one more time? 3. I'm not 100% sure i understood everything you said. Would you mind saying it once more?
Wow this is awesome ! When I don’t understand things. I usually say “I’m sorry I don’t quite understand, can you please say it again?” And I feel so stupid!
I recently accepted a job at a long term care as a receptionist. It’s entirely new environment and new field of work for me. I feel so stupid when I answer phone calls and I don’t understand a question.
Hi Sarah, I'm glad to know my lessons are helpful. I have several available for job interviews, which you can find in this playlist: ruclips.net/video/nuxzL6f2SCU/видео.html
Thank you very much Annemaria! This is video exactly what i needed 'coz English it's my second language and sometimes i have these situations in my job, Now i know how to avoid akward moments))) You are great!!! Keep up the good work;)
Thank you so much ma'am for online classes it's really helpful..😊😊 In this session I like the most is - I'm not 100% sure I understood everything you said, would you mind saying it once more? And idioms as well .... I guess we can also say - "I'm totaly puzzled what you said, would you mind repeating once again?"
I have tryed everything to understand and I still the same now I left school when I was 14 years old that's why I have a keyworker who helps me out and talks on my behalf as I don't get it and it gets me in a mood bad and my anxiety go higher but thanks for the video it might help people out but not me i be like it from day one
Really appreciate your lessons and these are just what I need. My question is " does it make sense? or do you understand what I meant? " When I was saying these sentences, is that the polite way to say? Thank you very much.
Thanks for the comment. I'm glad my lessons are helpful. Both can certainly be polite. They are casual or informal but still often used. If you'd like to use more than a yes/no question, you could also say, "Let me pause here to make sure everything is clear. What would you like me to clarify?"
Thanks for sharing your wonderful videos. They are very helpful. It may be an out of context request..but could you please tell me the brand of the top you are wearing in this video. You are looking so elegant and sophisticated.
thanks youu so much teacher .. I hope u can do us a favor and make a video about how to enrich our speaking with words like " like, I mean, literally, basically, so ..." Hopefully u got what I 'm trying to say. thaaanks
Some advanced contactions... some recent faves... Wayment?! Wayyyment wayyment =wait a minute and yeeeeen even ,= you didn't even... a contraction of an existing contraction. Lol 😆 believe me when I say I have had a fun time learning English as a first generation filipino in America. But ive learned to grow and lobe my pilipino- chitown american accent and hybrid vocabulary lol
Hey, Annemarie. Thanks for the excellent teachings and generosity on sharing your experiences to improve our comprehension. At the beginning it was difficult to me cause brazilian portuguese and english are quite differents and at the moment they are getting more helpful and clear as time goes by.
Short term goals are things you plan to do in say months or a year, such as finishing your degree, take a class or running a 5K or . Long term goals are things you plan to do over perhaps 3 or 5 or even 10 years, such as get your PhD, running a marathon, writing a book or learning a language.
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I am a native American English speaker but feel I can improve and learn something new from watching videos like this. I feel no embarrassment or fear when letting someone know I don't understand them, or I overcome such feelings since embarrassment and fear, though natural, are hindrances to learning. But I think your approach to emphasizing what you understand before saying what you don't understand is very sound, such as when asking someone to repeat the last part of what they said.
There are many reasons for not understanding: the speech is slurred or mumbled, the volume of the voice is low, the vocabulary is not familiar, the reasoning is not followed, the perspectives are different, different words have different shades of meaning to people. I notice when something is not understood, often it's part or some parts of the statement that's not understood. But when the listener simply says that they didn't understand the speaker might then raise their voice or speak more slowly or use different words for restatement when maybe none of those was where the problem originated. For efficient communication, I agree it's better to first emphasize what was understood. Also, we can repeat what we heard back to the speaker.
I'll make replies like:
- I understand the part about . . . but what did you say about . . .?
- I believe you said . . . is that correct?
Thank you for this content. I know there is more I can learn from this channel so I'll be watching more videos 😊
I agree it makes some situations less awkward when you know how to approach it
I clearly notice that you think before you speak because your speech is really smooth and fluent.
Here I was thinking I speak fluent English, but no one told me about intonations, so thank you! I'll be back!
Thanks so much for watching, Sonia Mo! I appreciate it and am very glad to know you're enjoying my lessons.
Thank you so much for your expanations. your videos have become my inspiration in teaching my students.
You're very welcome! I’m thrilled to know my lessons are helpful to you and your students. Which lesson has been the most popular?
Thanks, your way of teaching makes me feel more confident!
I extremely love that way you teaches us
your explanation is crystal clear....i hope its the best opportunity for the learners..... thanks
Hey Anne Marie your classes are very important to us who are learning the English language
Thanks a lot my dear teacher and have a great Friday 😉🇧🇷
Thanks a lot very helpful
So helpful for the people like me who are like to learn from a English teacher. Thanks ✌
So thank.your telling is good english for me.
This is what I need , good to hear from you Annemarie, very good lesson for me to learn from you those words. Keep going on .
Pretty useful this lesson. Thank you Mary
Hey, Anne Marie,
Thank you so much for sharing this useful lesson.
The most question I found useful from this lesson is " I want to make sure I understood you perfectly, so could you say that one more time?", " I'm not a hundred percent sure I understood everything you said, would you mind saying it once more?"
Best regards,
Ahmad
Thank you very much for your lessons and for sharing your knowledge with us.
I really appreciate your great effort and awesome teaching. I enjoy every moment of your teachings. Have a good one!
Thanks so much for the comment. I'm glad it was helpful to you.
Thanks for the tips. I usually say: "Pardon me. Come again?" (for friends) or "Pardon me, can you run it by me again?"
I’m
I really appreciate your support. I liked this phrase “That was as clear as mud. Thank you so much.
I'm American and I've heard that maybe once in my life. Not common. Good luck!
Notes:
1. I didn't catch everything you said. Could you repeat that last part again?
2. I want to make sure i understood you perfectly. So could you say that one more time?
3. I'm not 100% sure i understood everything you said. Would you mind saying it once more?
Excellent examples from the lesson, Flora.
Wow this is awesome ! When I don’t understand things. I usually say “I’m sorry I don’t quite understand, can you please say it again?” And I feel so stupid!
I feel happy when I see U. R the best teacher and u r stylish y hve my respect
This video is just what I need today. Because I have an interview tomorrow.
Good luck with the interview!
Straightforward and extremely useful information! Thank you! 🖤🖤🖤👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
I recently accepted a job at a long term care as a receptionist. It’s entirely new environment and new field of work for me. I feel so stupid when I answer phone calls and I don’t understand a question.
I. LOVE. THIS. CLASS
THANK. YOU. FOR. CARING
ALL. THE. BEST
GOD. BLESS
I just love to listen to your class, as you are giving me more confidence in speaking clearly and sound.
watch this before and Iam now using those phrases ,indeed it is really helpful.thanks a lot
Hello Annemarie! Thank you for a great lesson. I am still laughing about an expression: "That was as clear as mud..." I will definitely use it.
Hi Silvia, that's one of my favorites too!! Glad you've got a new idiom to use. 😊
Thank you very much for this lesson, it is definitely very helpful.
An ocean of thanks. Really this lesson is the best lesson I ever listened i apriciate you. Go ahead
I love your lessons, Annemarie! Hold on, and thank you, always.
your pronunciation is quite clear and easy to understand, I like it. do hope I could make improvement.
thank you so much.
I don't know why I can understand you when you talk !!!!
Hey Annemarie!
The expression that I liked the most and that I think I will be able to use soon is: As clear as mud.
Thanks for the lesson.
The idioms were fun to know. I like that kind of expressions.
Hi annmarie
Thank you for all your wonderful videos
I hope you can make a video about job interview too :)
Hi Sarah, I'm glad to know my lessons are helpful. I have several available for job interviews, which you can find in this playlist: ruclips.net/video/nuxzL6f2SCU/видео.html
Thank you so much for your great effort to teach us.
Wow very good english teacher 👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Thank you for some expression
Great ! a good Lesson, thank you very much An MarryI realy respect you deep in my heart, and thank you so much for helping us to learn English
Thank you so much my teacher. From Korea
TKks for share your knowlegde with us. It is very important to improve our learnning.
Thank you very much Annemaria! This is video exactly what i needed 'coz English it's my second language and sometimes i have these situations in my job, Now i know how to avoid akward moments))) You are great!!! Keep up the good work;)
So glad to know it was helpful! Those moments happen to all of us. 😊
Thank you so much for this useful lesson
You're welcome, Maria Laura. I'm glad it was useful.
Scuse me, but I catch all what you say in this video. Thanks a lot. It helps a lot
Thank you so mucho. Your video as clear as water..
Oh, love that example of figurative language - as clear as water. 🙌
Thank you so much ma'am for online classes it's really helpful..😊😊 In this session I like the most is - I'm not 100% sure I understood everything you said, would you mind saying it once more? And idioms as well .... I guess we can also say - "I'm totaly puzzled what you said, would you mind repeating once again?"
I have tryed everything to understand and I still the same now I left school when I was 14 years old that's why I have a keyworker who helps me out and talks on my behalf as I don't get it and it gets me in a mood bad and my anxiety go higher but thanks for the video it might help people out but not me i be like it from day one
I think are wires are crossed! Definitely going to use that going forward 😌
Much awaited and much needed video ✌ Thank you Ann Marie
So glad it was helpful and timely, Vidya!
Nice tips. I do that all the time. But when I don't understand someone's speech, I answer them by saying, could you repeat that please..
Really appreciate your lessons and these are just what I need. My question is " does it make sense? or do you understand what I meant? " When I was saying these sentences, is that the polite way to say? Thank you very much.
Thanks for the comment. I'm glad my lessons are helpful. Both can certainly be polite. They are casual or informal but still often used. If you'd like to use more than a yes/no question, you could also say, "Let me pause here to make sure everything is clear. What would you like me to clarify?"
This is a good lesson thank you
Thnks our teacher
You are incredible teacher and so beautiful too !
start to watch from Nepal🇳🇵
Thank you for your video! I love it!!!
You're so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you so much... 😊
thank you very much.
Your teaching style amazing mam I got it what you say
Thanks a lot!
My favorite is sorry. Now I know when I stress the end it means I did understand nothing. So the oposite means I apologize for something
Awesome 👏👏
Thanks my dear madam
Awesome !!!
Hi, Suppose that this kind can be used at any situation, I mean bussines , at home, family meetings AND More.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful videos. They are very helpful. It may be an out of context request..but could you please tell me the brand of the top you are wearing in this video. You are looking so elegant and sophisticated.
Thankyou!!
excellent.........
Thanks
FRIEND I didn't catch what you said, repeat that again
ME Don't try to understand everything
Sometimes it's not meant to be understood
Just accepted
Lol i find ppl in this country think out loud too much lol they can never just decide. They need 100 opinions 1st lol
thanks youu so much teacher .. I hope u can do us a favor and make a video about how to enrich our speaking with words like " like, I mean, literally, basically, so ..." Hopefully u got what I 'm trying to say. thaaanks
you are great
Some advanced contactions... some recent faves... Wayment?! Wayyyment wayyment =wait a minute and yeeeeen even ,= you didn't even... a contraction of an existing contraction. Lol 😆 believe me when I say I have had a fun time learning English as a first generation filipino in America. But ive learned to grow and lobe my pilipino- chitown american accent and hybrid vocabulary lol
Awesome
Thanks again!! And what do you say when you need to pass between two persons talking_
Good
always I Will love your voice tone.
Hey, Annemarie. Thanks for the excellent teachings and generosity on sharing your experiences to improve our comprehension. At the beginning it was difficult to me cause brazilian portuguese and english are quite differents and at the moment they are getting more helpful and clear as time goes by.
By the way, you're awesome! Thank you!
You 're smart.
super nice mentor anyway how to answer the questions " what is your short term goal & long term goal?
Short term goals are things you plan to do in say months or a year, such as finishing your degree, take a class or running a 5K or . Long term goals are things you plan to do over perhaps 3 or 5 or even 10 years, such as get your PhD, running a marathon, writing a book or learning a language.
Anne Marie, you are an array of sun shine !
I am not a 100% sure that I got everything you said , would you repeat that part
I think our wires are crossed is the easiest one! :)
I learnt from other videos of yours that you do have a broadcast for listening. Can you provide me with the link? Thank you
Will speak hindi ,any problem?
I want to make sure I understand you perfectly so could you say that one more time
Hello maam I don't speak English well 😥
I think I didn't catch everything what you've just said. Could you say it again, please?
That's definitely a great way to respond.
I think my wires are crossed. Everything I said is just a word salad. That was as clear as mud!
Salad one
Could you repeat that, please?. Is ones of my usuals
And I just say yes to everything because I don't understand at all
Yes
Can I say?, I'm afraid I didn't get that.
Pardon me !
Clear as mud is not commonly heard in the eastern US. Just FYI.
What did you say?
Scuse me
You are as clear as mud
I'm sorry, I've lost
Thanks