Can Top 1% Colombian Students speak English?
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- Even though English is part of the school-curriculum in latin-american countries, very few people are able to speak it. In Colombia official statistics say that only 3% are able to speak English. But what about university students?
We tested them today.
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00:00 - intro
00:08 - English level 1-10
00:58 - How did you learn English?
01:27 - Speaking in English
03:12 - Hardest accent
04:38 - Gringos learning Spanish
05:52 - English vs. Spanish - which is most difficult?
07:18 - Family & friends speak English?
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Why people are making fun of the rating they gave to themselves? Probably is because here in Colombia the level of english is so low so their english level here is considered high than the average, you shouldn't make fun of people that is learning a language because they're trying so instead of writting this things go learn something
Entonces por qué darte una calificación de 8 o 8.5? No se trata de «burlarse» de quienes aprenden un idioma, pero no deja de ser irónico que digas que dominas más del 80% de un idioma y luego procedes a hablar con el inglés más golpeado y básico posible. Yo tengo un nivel B2 en inglés y jamás me daría un 8.5 de calificación me daría un 6 maximo.
@@__JH_ 8.5 En el nivel de Colombia, ¿Tal vez? O simplemente tienen un buen nivel en otras habilidades, no solo el speaking es importante y sí, muchos se están burlando, no son opiniones son directamente burlas
the two girls one in pink and white tank top suprised me with their English.
This happens across all Latin America and is because english is not necessary on a daily basis, all media is in spanish and neighboring countries are other spanish speakers. TV shows & movies on public TV and most cable channels are dubbed into spanish always since the 50's. Movies at theaters are almost always exhibited with dub since 2000 due to a lawsuit from several Hollywood majors. Before that year only documentals and movies clasified as children content were dubbed, the rest runned in original subtitled version. The opposite happens in Scandinavia where almost all foreign media comes in original version exept some stuff like Dragon Ball Z.
Wow, missed some new videos here. Great as usual! Intesting subjects to talk. You are great interviewer, man. It's pleasure to see your videos.
Thanks for the comment, really appreciate the support man!
Nice content good luck on the channel!
Thanks man !
Well, one important aspect when learning a language is being confident about the language but I see that most of them exacerbate their English level!
mate your vids are nuts cool. losing my mind how many languages you speak! unreal!
Thanks man !!
great content
thanks my man!
I took Spanish for years in high school and then a semester in college, then the only time I used it was for a 14 days trip to Peru a few years back and there were plenty of English speakers so I really didn't need to know it. As well they have so many instant pocket translators today that it's not necessary for travel but cultural immersion and respect is on a different level.
Me gusta esta video y todos los gentes hablan mejor que yo. !Mucho respecto!
It's ironic that I'm having the exact same problems learning Spanish as they are in English. I'm also glad to hear they thought learning Spanish was more difficult. Makes me feel not as bad about my learning progress
Exactly the same
THank you. This video helped me to understand Comlumbia's people.
Thanks for watching!
Me encantan tus videos. Soy japonés, pero por alguna razón, tus videos aparecieron a mi página haha
gracias! Pero hablas muy bien español! Empecé a aprender japonés la semana pasada, ¡qué difícil!
@@BtheNomad que casualidad haha Ojála que vayas aprendiendo bien! 応援してるよ～！
nice content
thanks brother!
Interesting
The 4th girl in white ish hospital looking clothes is smart ❤ she understands that there are a ton of people who learn spanish etc to go and exploit desperate people especially women etc with their money and possibly worse
great video! How did you learn to speak so well SPanish?
thanks man! I learned in Argentina, and then I just watched a lot of Tv-shows:) But still a lot to improve for me!
What university is that ?
Interesting video. Almost all of the women I've dated that speak English were College students, or professionals who work in tourist areas.
I tell everyone I meet in Colombia, If they dont speak English, they need to learn it to have more options for better opportunities.
Also make sure their children learn English.
Hay un fenómeno que he percibido en mi país, y me incluyo desde mi experiencia personal. Muchos aprendimos inglés de una forma pasiva, nos sentimos cómodos escuchando o leyendo inglés, incluso diría que escribiendo también,sin embargo al intentar hablar inglés el miedo se apodera de muchos y esto empeora considerablemente nuestro desempeño en la lengua. Muchos extranjeros no tienen ese miedo, el miedo a hablar mal el español porque saben que la gente es paciente y hasta se emociona cuando ve a alguien extranjero intentando aprender nuestro idioma, sin embargo (y lo pueden notar en los comentarios), cuando un compatriota intenta hablar inglés, nos solemos burlar al más mínimo error, es importante dejar de pensar así y ser más empaticos, esta bien intentar hablar el idioma, así se empieza, con muchos errores, poco a poco se gana confianza y se aprende a hablar bien.
im english from london. yes some brits speak ridicolously fast. even some people from other parts of the country struggle to catch everything. if i listned to a scot from glasgow speak fast i might struggle would take me a bit to get used to it. Londoners essex kind of accent is crazy quick
maan u feel me...believe me when i said that scottish accent looks sometimes like other language hahahaha
Yo soy como un 5 en general porque tengo muy mal listening, leyendo soy un 8 y hablando soy como un 5 también.
What city is this in?
Need to ask wats there favorite English accent?
Las mejores fueron las costeñas, le pegaron sabroso
Por casualidad sos caleño?
thanks for the great videos. so funny that they rate themselves 7 or 8 and then come across with an 3-4 max. Maybe that's the reason why so many hispanohablantes speak fast like crazy with no sensitivity of making it easier for foreigners to understand them. although they're actually talking about THEM having difficulties to understand native english speakers. very interesting. The columbian spanish is soo funny. sounds a bit italian with that singsang. when it comes to your other videos: I wonder how many dates you got out of that intverwiews 😂you can literally see how they all have a crush on you 😉
They all rated their english a 7 or 8 and then proceed to give a sub-5 demonstration of english skills 🤣🤣
I wouldn’t say sub-five, they understood his question and gave decent answers considering how hard English is to learn as a non-native speaker. It’s a confidence thing, most Spanish speakers know way more English than they speak cause they’re scared people like you will laugh at them. Learning a language is hard, especially a diverse language like English with such a vast difference in pronunciation.
@@suburbanman4935if they were true 7/8, their responses wouldn’t be just “decent”. I’m at a very advanced level in Spanish so much that my friends tell me I’m damn near native, but I’d never rate myself 8/9 because the reality is that there’s so much to learn when it comes to a language and most of us just aren’t there yet. And that’s ok.
@@LaSantaPatrona I’m 25, 26 next month and started Spanish at age 21 and speak it between B2-C1 level so I get what you’re saying. I would definitely say I speak it 7/8 out of 10, because I understand almost all everyday vocab and have no issues conversing in the language. However I don’t agree that they’re sub-five in English. If you understand the question and respond with a level of the language that makes sense, you can rate your language 7/10 because it’s subjective.
@@suburbanman4935I wouldn’t necessarily say they’re sub 5 but I still think they’re nowhere near 7/8 over all. I feel like they rated themselves based on their reading and writing comprehension; which realistically speaking for most people are the easiest part, hence 7/8 there. BUT we cannot ignore that fact that speaking and listening are VERY important and where most people are lacking. I’m sure they can talk about simple topics but wouldn’t know how to express themselves on more complex subjects, a lot of them translate in their heads, and if I have to cut my speed down to 60% so they can understand where we’re speaking, they’re not at an 8. In the states, everyone speaks differently and even I as a native speaker sometimes have a hard time understanding the strange accents but I’m at a native level where even if I don’t understand every single word, my brain patches it all together and I understand. They clearly won’t have that yet. And that’s ok. All those put together are what makes a person fluent in a language. Congrats on your progress btw!
Three of them were up to the grade they gave themselves , maybe four . So saying “all” is not the case .
8? 7? 10? 8.5? Really? They're delusional.
ok so how u rate their english?...
jajajaaj se ponen un 7 u 8 y no tienen ni un B1 😅
exactoo
yo tengo un b1 y me pondria máximo un 5
Qué vas a saber? Puede que tengan un listening excelente al igual que un buen reading, por gente como tú que hace comentarios como estos a las personas les da pena practicar su inglés cuando es algo importante si quieren trabajar en el extranjero o viajar
I think its so ironic that latin america is looked down upon for their poor English meanwhile almost nobody in the united states that takes spanish learns anything let alone understand or speak 💀 also since these are all latin/romance languages its much more difficult than for say germanic people like the dutch/germans/danish etc same and also since the latin/romance languages are so large especially Spanish and Portuguese right after and then french which is gonna only continue to explode which just makes it even less necessary for normal people to have a conversational level of english 😂 especially considering its awful orthography and inconsistent pronunciation
I don’t think their appalling English is the reason. There’s so many factors.
English is the worlds language, anyone who doesn't speak it is at a huge disadvantage.
Grammar in Spanish is much more difficult and so is getting the gender of words right. But always amazed Colombians think Spanish has more words.
Yes, its surprising. One of the difficulties I have with Spanish is using the same words to articulate slightly different things. Its easier to explain face to face with facial expressions and body language but harder with text
Im.not perfect but almost lol 8.5 cause 10 is perfect
Most difficult think is pronuceichon
Disque 8.5 no hablan es nada q verguenza creer se tanto
Shit Spanish English is hard. South American Spanish is much easier.
Este video si me dio un cringe re potente pues lo que dicen las estadísticas es verdad la mayoría de gente no da pa hablar inglés
2:23 hahahahahahahahahahahahahah definitivamente la "pronunsieshon"