What I Wish I Knew BEFORE Learning Spanish

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  • Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
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    Now that I am many years into my journey with the Spanish language, I can definitely look back and say there are so many things I didn't know when I started out. The good thing is that you can learn from my process and gain the knowledge I wish I had when I was learning. I hope this video helps you narrow down what exactly you should be focusing your energy on when learning Spanish, and that it motivates you to keep going! Thank you for watching, you're awesome :) New videos every Saturday.
    Who Am I?:
    👋 Hola, I'm Nate. I used to not know any Spanish at all, and I had no interest in learning the language. I thought learning Spanish would be boring, a waste of time, and would provide no value to my life. Then I started taking Spanish classes in high school and everything changed for me. I struggled with learning the language a lot at first, but thanks to my teachers and my Spanish speaking friends, they helped make the learning process fun. Within a few months, I had gotten to a conversational level, but more important, I had become a more confident person. The real win for me, though, was the friendships I made and strengthened. I discovered that not only did I have higher self esteem, but being out in the real world with people, whether old friends or new ones I met, made me feel more alive and connected with the world around me. Now it's my goal to create videos that make you smile and inspire you to learn Spanish or another language!
    Timestamps:
    0:49 - My Story
    2:55 - Method
    4:12 - The ONLY Good Method
    6:25 - Don't Do This!
    7:45 - What I Really Wish I Knew
    9:00 - Get Practice
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Комментарии • 47

  • @SpanishWithNate.
    @SpanishWithNate.  7 месяцев назад +5

    If you’d like to learn how to speak Spanish confidently, check out my free course! spanishwithnate.com/

    • @CatholicTruth101
      @CatholicTruth101 2 дня назад

      Jesus is the only way to be saved and enter eternal life, you should join His Catholic Church!

  • @paulaswaim8434
    @paulaswaim8434 7 месяцев назад +23

    I'm 57 years old. I grew up in southern California. I started to learn Spanish in 2003 when I was 36 years old. Off and on since then I've studied Spanish and I'm at maybe B1 now. I can understand way more than I can speak. I can watch telenovelas and totally follow and understand. I'm also studying Afrikaans now and it's coming along nicely. My first foreign language was in 1994, when I was around 27, and I taught myself German! I didn't know at the time how much more difficult that language was, but I learned it and enjoyed it. I got to the low intermediate level there too. I 100% agree with you, Nate. Just put in the time and be consistent. Also, enjoy the learning process! I really LIKE studying grammar! Haha. I definitely need to practice speaking more in the target languages. Greetings from Evergreen, Montana.

    • @juniornkosi4741
      @juniornkosi4741 7 месяцев назад +1

      Interested in why you want to learn Afrikaans. I mean Afrikaans is only spoken here in South Africa

  • @gabrielrodas7155
    @gabrielrodas7155 7 месяцев назад +22

    Nate, your story about how you learned Spanish reminds me a lot of how I learned Spanish. I started learning in the beginning of 2017 after I started my first job after graduating high school working in a warehouse where there were a lot of Hispanics that only spoke Spanish, and I didn’t know any Spanish, I thought I need to learn Spanish in order to get by to work with my coworkers and understand them. So I got motivated and I bought a CD and headset for Rosetta Stone and I was always on Rosetta Stone practicing and learning consistently for a good six months on there only on Rosetta Stone, then after the six months, I decided I needed more ways to learn. What I did was I started to practice and speak as much as possible. Any chance I got whether if it was learning the lyrics to a song and singing it out loud, or finding someone in my community that speaks the language and practice with that person, I practiced any chance I got and I went through a lot of embarrassing moments in the process but I didn’t care. I wanted to learn and also fun fact another thing that really pushed me was the fact that when I was a kid, I went through bullying from Hispanic kids in my class or in my grade, because I was Hispanic and didn’t know Spanish. I am a second generation Guatemalan, American of that I feel even more encouraged to learn the language because I wanted to know more about my background and my roots and the family that I never got a chance to get to know because of the language barrier. Today in the present day, I speak very fluently I never gave up, and I never stopped being consistent and putting in the work and like you said in this video, the only way you’re gonna keep learning and keep that consistency is if you find some type of routine that is sustainable a type of routine where you’re always using the language every day what I do personally, is I listen to podcasts, I listen to music in Spanish. I have friends that speak Spanish that I talk to only in Spanish. I also got really inspired by Dustin, Luke, and this channel that I saw on RUclips called bilingual blogs. If us as gringos can do it. Anyone can.

    • @SpanishWithNate.
      @SpanishWithNate.  7 месяцев назад +1

      This is so awesome, thanks Gabriel!

    • @alondracabello8963
      @alondracabello8963 7 месяцев назад

      Hi Gabriel have you ever asked your parents why they decides not to teach you spanish? it is very common that as 1st generation we don’t pass down a littlw of the language we know.

  • @absofsteel9323
    @absofsteel9323 7 месяцев назад +5

    I was feeling discouraged with my Spanish learning! This was the motivation I needed!

  • @insanecarpet7160
    @insanecarpet7160 7 месяцев назад +3

    The comment about how learning a language can change your life OMG, YES! You can meet people from different parts of the world and to get to know them, you feel safer and more relaxed while you're traveling because you know you'll find a way to communicate with people if you need help, you can look at things from different perspectives because you learn how people from other cultures see the world, there's so much to learn from other people (it's not only interesting but it challenges your own beliefs and your worldview as well). And in general, you're learning so much more when you're learning a language. It's amazing

  • @Coltvex
    @Coltvex 7 месяцев назад +4

    I'd like to despell age related limiting beliefs.. tengo 31 años y llevo 7 o 8 meses aprendiendo español con constancia.. empecé con el idioma en colegio cuando era mas joven pero nunca llegué a hablar con fluidez... He progresado más este año que nunca y es porque he estudiado todos los días con constancia. Tengo unos amigos de Colombia y México en línea y ellos me han ayudado muchísimo... puedes hacerlo si tu quieres mi gente.

  • @Jeppprox
    @Jeppprox 7 месяцев назад +1

    ¡Gracias Maestro!

  • @milankorver
    @milankorver 7 месяцев назад +3

    i've been watching quite a few video's lately, im learning mexican spanish right now so this was usefull thank you!!!. i also think if you enjoy doing the thing you want to learn will help a lot will make it easier and faster i think.

  • @hermanoamor3606
    @hermanoamor3606 7 месяцев назад

    Nate mire tu video con la joven colombiana y el gringo. Buena la pregunta de los Dos idiomas y el cambio de personalidad Tu amigo Mexicano te acompana en la entrevista. Muy bueno.. Saludos, Nicaragua

  • @edwardhill3410
    @edwardhill3410 7 месяцев назад +7

    Casual conversation between *you and me*

    • @markash4399
      @markash4399 7 месяцев назад +3

      Entre tu y yo o entre nos; Between us.

    • @edwardhill3410
      @edwardhill3410 5 месяцев назад

      "Entre nos" es incorrecto@@markash4399

  • @simonledoux8519
    @simonledoux8519 7 месяцев назад +3

    A casual conversation between you and me, not I. Sorry, I know that is obnoxious. Great video, man! Te ves mucho mejor con tu recorte de pelo y sin bigote.

  • @comounaverdura
    @comounaverdura 7 месяцев назад +3

    Aprender otra idioma es sumamente útil.

  • @JBrooksNYS
    @JBrooksNYS 7 месяцев назад +1

    haz tus videos en español! no estamos "doing the thing" mirando tus videos!

  • @rcortez911
    @rcortez911 7 месяцев назад +1

    I learned how to properly speak Spanish by watching the news from Mexico City

  • @shulmpino5505
    @shulmpino5505 7 месяцев назад +1

    Nate!! Juguemos ajedrez bro

  • @jorgethome2753
    @jorgethome2753 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hola

  • @natlee2681
    @natlee2681 7 месяцев назад +2

    Nate it is always “ between you and me” , never I.

    • @suabian
      @suabian 6 месяцев назад +1

      :) Thanks - saved me from saying it.

    • @Nehauon
      @Nehauon 5 месяцев назад +1

      That’s how people in America say it, many of us don’t know any better

  • @sheldonjones9751
    @sheldonjones9751 3 месяца назад

    and by the way, i have been speaking it without fear since started . just cant get it.

  • @BUY_YOUTUBE_VIEWS_d084
    @BUY_YOUTUBE_VIEWS_d084 7 месяцев назад +1

    Surround yourself with positive people who uplift and inspire you. Together, we can create a brighter and happier world

  • @starboywriz
    @starboywriz 16 дней назад

    you sound like charlie from smiling friends 😭

  • @NoirHammer
    @NoirHammer 7 месяцев назад +2

    I recall seeing a video where polyglots all said that "consistency" is the key to language success. Also, it helps to speak the language you're learning despite one's embarrassment at making mistakes.
    P.S. Nate, for looks and survival, I really do think you should do a combination of body weight exercises and hit the gym but lift for strength.

    • @jackdmv
      @jackdmv 7 месяцев назад +1

      I Timothy 4:8 NKJV
      For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
      Thanks Nate!

  • @kennethschwartz898
    @kennethschwartz898 7 месяцев назад

    I have trouble rolling R. How should I pronounce an R at the beginning of a word or a RR . Should I use a tapped R or an English R or what else

    • @barrettmendoza6227
      @barrettmendoza6227 7 месяцев назад

      para una sola R es algo fuerte pero suave y al usar RR pulsas mas tu lengua, es un poco mas fuerte como recalcando la R y dura como un segundo mas 😅 soy de México así que espero te ayude en algo
      for a single R is something strong but soft and when uses RR you press it more your tongue, it is a little stronger as if emphasizing the R and it lasts like a second longer, Im from México so i hope it helps you

  • @fhornet3123
    @fhornet3123 7 месяцев назад +1

    You are speaking with a silicon valley ted talk cadence in this video

  • @Jesusisacooldude
    @Jesusisacooldude 7 месяцев назад +7

    God bless everyone Jesus loves you ❤

  • @quicktempa
    @quicktempa 7 месяцев назад

    Sheesh grammar police in the comments lol

  • @jasonattwood3382
    @jasonattwood3382 7 месяцев назад

    Love your videos but it's hard to keep a straight face when I think you look like Jeff Foxworthy speaking Spanish i keep waiting for podrás ser un campanson

  • @danhachi3045
    @danhachi3045 7 месяцев назад +1

    Real Spanish flag: 🇪🇦

  • @MelanieJones-fm9uq
    @MelanieJones-fm9uq 4 месяца назад

    Don't forget your English.... "between you and ME" not "I"

  • @eddiediaz9782
    @eddiediaz9782 7 месяцев назад +2

    Nate. Just a word about your English. It’s not “between you and I.” You said it like three times within a minute, so I couldn’t watch the rest. It’s supposed to be “between you and me.”

    • @Avery-ld8ud
      @Avery-ld8ud 7 месяцев назад +5

      L ratio dude bro drip I drip I drown 💧

    • @mwangi10
      @mwangi10 7 месяцев назад

      You and I
      You and I

    • @eddiediaz9782
      @eddiediaz9782 7 месяцев назад

      Era maestro de inglés (actualmente retirado). Algunas de las cosas que más me molesta es el es uso incorrecto de “_____ and I.”

    • @wendigo445
      @wendigo445 7 месяцев назад

      when would be the correct usage of "___and I."?@@eddiediaz9782

    • @Vestean
      @Vestean 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@wendigo445
      Whenever you can use the word “We”, it’ll be “__ and I”.
      Example: “Jake and I went to the theatre” can be replaced by “We went to the theatre”
      If you can use the word “Us”, it’ll be “you and me”
      Example: “The dentist gave a toothbrush to both jack and me” can be replaced by “The dentist gave a toothbrush to both of us”