Samuel! Cuando vas a crear videos nuevos!? Me encantan sus contento. Me hace bien feliz ver otra gringo que está aprendiendo español! Espero que estes bien! No puedo esperar videos nuevos
I stopped learning Spanish after my Spanish 3 course in my sophomore year of high school because of how boring it was with simply doing bookwork after class. Then, after a year of not touching the language at all I was itching to learn it again. I found a love for the language and culture that I did not have before especially through talking with all of the natives in my school. This made me work even harder so I could connect on a deeper level with them and use my Spanish almost anywhere I go. I then was able to earn the seal of biliteracy for Spanish and my love of Spanish continues to grow to this day.
Having language classes available in school is great because it offers such a wide reach, but I agree, it’s usually taught in a stale way that ultimately scares people away. Way to get back into the swing of things, keep it up!
Gracias por mirar! People have been asking me for resources for a couple years now, and in my experience these are the most effective ones out there right now.
It's like this video was made for me! What a perfectly outlined A-Z path to finishing what many of us start but trail off on. If anyone ever needs to refresh what they need to do, always remember, "The link is in the description!"
It’s an awesome resource for all levels. The videos are short and easy to watch, plus I like how the interviews are all over Latin America and Spain so the viewer is exposed to multiple accents.
I just stumbled onto your video! I really appreciate the timeline you’ve put together, I always felt lost and didn’t know where to start and overthought everything so I gave up 3 separate times. Here I am again, starting back over from scratch (because I don’t remember anything) and your timeline helped me get a real grasp of what to do and when. It was a littler relieving to be honest to see what I need to do for the first 3 months so that I’m not drowning myself again. I just subscribed to your page and will be following for more tips and tricks! Ps. What’s your opinion of Rocket Spanish as a replacement for Pumsleur? Or why would you suggest pimsleur instead?
Hola Autumn and welcome back! It can be daunting, but as long as you incorporate some sort of daily routine you'll always be moving forward. To be honest, I've never looked into Rocket Spanish, but I recommend Pimsleur because it is a very comprehensive program that builds on everything it teaches, and more importantly it gets the student speaking within the first few minutes. I have some more videos coming out soon, keep your eyes open! 👀
I'd say I quit before I ever really started with Spanish I was in High School and had the perfect opportunity to start trying to speak Spanish because I had a friend who didn't speak any English and we communicated with body language mostly other than me pointing at a girl and saying "caliente" and him laughing even though I'm sure the context for that word was way off looking back on it. Lol... I was always jealous of bilingual speakers in the area and was curious ended up learning Japanese for the last while and can speak and listen to it at a very decent level. Been thinking about maybe doing the same or trying to with Spanish after running into a girl from Spain who's learning Japanese online and even though I speak Japanese+English with her sometimes it makes me interested in trying to speak some Spanish with her.
Be careful with "caliente," in that context it means horny! 🤣🤫 If you're looking to get to a communicative level quickly I HIGHLY recommend Language Transfer, it's free and actually focuses on the Castillian variant of Spanish so that should help loads to communicate with a Spaniard
@@ElGringoSam yeah I had no idea at the time I just said the word I knew meant "hot" thinking maybe it transferred the same from English. Thanks for letting me know what I actually was saying 😆 thanks for the suggestion too. I'll check it out.
Happy to see someone who isn't selling another program! Also glad to see I'm already chipping away at a lot of these things. I'm NOT happy to see I'm doing things in phase 1, 2, AND 3 simultaneously. Means I'm doing this wrong. Appreciate the video! This is good stuff.
Thanks for stopping by! No course here, but as mentioned in the video I do highly recommend the Pimsleur series if it makes financial sense. Everyone learns differently and I truly believe there is no one way that works for everyone but the phases are a good outline to get back into the swing of things!
Yeah Larry all those verb conjugations and the ser/estar are a real pain for native English speakers. The free Language Transfer course can really help you fill in those gaps if you're willing to give it a go!
Literally all of my co-workers are native Spanish speakers and only two of them speak English. In the last year I have learned so much Spanish because of that, and not just from them but I study on my own using Lingq at home. I feel like a big problem with people learning a new language is that they just don’t understand how long it really takes. They probably look up videos about how to learn a language fast (like I did) and see videos of “polyglots” who claim to have learned Spanish in 3 days or two weeks or someone ridiculously small amount of time and don’t get how bad their Spanish is. Because of their lack of experience with the language they think that these creators are being truthful, and then are discouraged because they failed at learning the language that quickly, and then think they don’t have the capability of learning a language
PREACH! I appreciate the big RUclipsrs as much as the next person, and I believe they bring a ton of attention to the language learning communities but I totally agree with you. I worry that people will pick up learning a foreign language and after 2 weeks of Duolingo lessons they quit because they feel inferior. Language learning is more of a daily habit and less of a task with a start/finish. Christian you are extremely fortunate to have Spanish speaking co-workers. Most of my real world Spanish learning came from personal learning stacked with a handful of Mexican / Salvadoran co-workers. Being able to consistently practice with people who couldn't use English as a crutch was the best thing that has happened on my language journey. Keep it up!
The way I personally looked at it with polyglots helped me with learning Japanese because I was thinking 🤔 hey if they can learn all these maybe I should learn from them bought several books about language learning and started my Japanese language learning from there and it's been 6 years now. But, been thinking of maybe trying to learn Spanish sometime which is why I clicked this video 😆 Although for Japanese I would never recommend Duolingo this video was helpful motivating me to start reading more again. Lots of quality suggestions for learning too.
@@Nighteye88 Yeah I understand Duolingo is most efficient for Spanish and French.. I hear the asian languages are a bit finicky. Whatever you choose, you may as well get started, as the time will pass anyway!
Hey el gringo, I noticed you said 3 year self study. Did you work full time during those 3 years? Also, what do you recommend to listen to while at the gym to learn Spanish? Any good podcasts or music in particular? At what point do you recommend watching tv and movies in Spanish and do you recommend any tv channels? Thanks!
Hey E, so yeah for the initial 3 years that took me to conversationally fluent I was working full time. I would spend about an hour a day on various resources. At that time I was working in a restaurant as a server / bartender but I had ample opportunity to speak with some of the Spanish speakers that worked in the kitchen area. While you're at the gym Language Transfer is great (and free!). Each audio episode only takes about 12 minutes on average. For music I like to thrown on a modern pop / hiphop Spanish channel on Pandora or Spotify. As I workout I am introduced to new songs and if I really like on Ill jot it down in my notes to review the lyrics later. Movies can be difficult as a beginner because it'll be 90-120 minutes of being lost. I recommend finding a show and either starting with show (there are lots to choose from on Netflix) so its a more bite sized experience. The goal is to get to Spanish subtitles but don't beat yourself up if you can't follow along at first, Enlgish subtitles are fine as long as you make an effort to pay attention to what the characters are saying. Keep it up!
Hello. I quit for 10 years because someone corrected me harshly. Now, how dumb was that???? I really can't believe I was so hurt that I hurt myself more by stopping. Fortunately, I started again in December of 2020 and haven't turned back. Making up for lost time.
To be fair, I still struggle with some of the Caribbean accents, especially Dominican and Cuban. Each country (and sometimes different regions of each country) have their own slang and phrases. It took about 3 years of self study until I could confidently converse with native speakers, and when they said something I didn't understand I could either pick it up based on context or they could explain (in Spanish of course) what it means.
@@lavishreacts8010 I can communicate with Dominicans but it just takes more focus. If I overhear two people with a more neutral accent (like CDMX for example) I can follow the conversation with very little difficulty. If there are two Dominicans or Cubans talking I still understand 90% of it but there are enough local colloquialisms that some parts of the conversation leave me scratching my head.
Samuel! Cuando vas a crear videos nuevos!? Me encantan sus contento. Me hace bien feliz ver otra gringo que está aprendiendo español! Espero que estes bien! No puedo esperar videos nuevos
I stopped learning Spanish after my Spanish 3 course in my sophomore year of high school because of how boring it was with simply doing bookwork after class. Then, after a year of not touching the language at all I was itching to learn it again. I found a love for the language and culture that I did not have before especially through talking with all of the natives in my school. This made me work even harder so I could connect on a deeper level with them and use my Spanish almost anywhere I go. I then was able to earn the seal of biliteracy for Spanish and my love of Spanish continues to grow to this day.
Having language classes available in school is great because it offers such a wide reach, but I agree, it’s usually taught in a stale way that ultimately scares people away. Way to get back into the swing of things, keep it up!
Best video made on that topic hands down
Gracias por mirar! People have been asking me for resources for a couple years now, and in my experience these are the most effective ones out there right now.
It's like this video was made for me! What a perfectly outlined A-Z path to finishing what many of us start but trail off on. If anyone ever needs to refresh what they need to do, always remember, "The link is in the description!"
Maybe it's a sign to recalibrate your Spanish?! 👀 The link is ALWAYS in the description 😆
The various links provided are really helpful. I am definitely going to try out Easy Spanish.
It’s an awesome resource for all levels. The videos are short and easy to watch, plus I like how the interviews are all over Latin America and Spain so the viewer is exposed to multiple accents.
I just stumbled onto your video! I really appreciate the timeline you’ve put together, I always felt lost and didn’t know where to start and overthought everything so I gave up 3 separate times. Here I am again, starting back over from scratch (because I don’t remember anything) and your timeline helped me get a real grasp of what to do and when. It was a littler relieving to be honest to see what I need to do for the first 3 months so that I’m not drowning myself again. I just subscribed to your page and will be following for more tips and tricks!
Ps. What’s your opinion of Rocket Spanish as a replacement for Pumsleur? Or why would you suggest pimsleur instead?
Hola Autumn and welcome back! It can be daunting, but as long as you incorporate some sort of daily routine you'll always be moving forward. To be honest, I've never looked into Rocket Spanish, but I recommend Pimsleur because it is a very comprehensive program that builds on everything it teaches, and more importantly it gets the student speaking within the first few minutes.
I have some more videos coming out soon, keep your eyes open! 👀
I'd say I quit before I ever really started with Spanish I was in High School and had the perfect opportunity to start trying to speak Spanish because I had a friend who didn't speak any English and we communicated with body language mostly other than me pointing at a girl and saying "caliente" and him laughing even though I'm sure the context for that word was way off looking back on it. Lol... I was always jealous of bilingual speakers in the area and was curious ended up learning Japanese for the last while and can speak and listen to it at a very decent level. Been thinking about maybe doing the same or trying to with Spanish after running into a girl from Spain who's learning Japanese online and even though I speak Japanese+English with her sometimes it makes me interested in trying to speak some Spanish with her.
Be careful with "caliente," in that context it means horny! 🤣🤫
If you're looking to get to a communicative level quickly I HIGHLY recommend Language Transfer, it's free and actually focuses on the Castillian variant of Spanish so that should help loads to communicate with a Spaniard
@@ElGringoSam yeah I had no idea at the time I just said the word I knew meant "hot" thinking maybe it transferred the same from English. Thanks for letting me know what I actually was saying 😆 thanks for the suggestion too. I'll check it out.
Can we get an update to your chinese learning journey?
Happy to see someone who isn't selling another program! Also glad to see I'm already chipping away at a lot of these things. I'm NOT happy to see I'm doing things in phase 1, 2, AND 3 simultaneously. Means I'm doing this wrong. Appreciate the video! This is good stuff.
Thanks for stopping by! No course here, but as mentioned in the video I do highly recommend the Pimsleur series if it makes financial sense. Everyone learns differently and I truly believe there is no one way that works for everyone but the phases are a good outline to get back into the swing of things!
@@ElGringoSam
Headed to Spain shortly so I’ll let you know how it goes. We’ll be cramming as much as we can from every method we can find ha ha.
@@jeffreybarker357 Ooo lucky you, have fun!
Early in after several Italki lessons I decided I needed to focus on the verb tenses. That pretty much killed it for me.
Yeah Larry all those verb conjugations and the ser/estar are a real pain for native English speakers. The free Language Transfer course can really help you fill in those gaps if you're willing to give it a go!
You're still alive 😳😳
I AM alive! 🥳 I'm filming another video today so keep your eyes open, I hope to have it edited and uploaded soon!
Word.
Literally all of my co-workers are native Spanish speakers and only two of them speak English. In the last year I have learned so much Spanish because of that, and not just from them but I study on my own using Lingq at home. I feel like a big problem with people learning a new language is that they just don’t understand how long it really takes. They probably look up videos about how to learn a language fast (like I did) and see videos of “polyglots” who claim to have learned Spanish in 3 days or two weeks or someone ridiculously small amount of time and don’t get how bad their Spanish is. Because of their lack of experience with the language they think that these creators are being truthful, and then are discouraged because they failed at learning the language that quickly, and then think they don’t have the capability of learning a language
PREACH! I appreciate the big RUclipsrs as much as the next person, and I believe they bring a ton of attention to the language learning communities but I totally agree with you. I worry that people will pick up learning a foreign language and after 2 weeks of Duolingo lessons they quit because they feel inferior. Language learning is more of a daily habit and less of a task with a start/finish.
Christian you are extremely fortunate to have Spanish speaking co-workers. Most of my real world Spanish learning came from personal learning stacked with a handful of Mexican / Salvadoran co-workers. Being able to consistently practice with people who couldn't use English as a crutch was the best thing that has happened on my language journey.
Keep it up!
The way I personally looked at it with polyglots helped me with learning Japanese because I was thinking 🤔 hey if they can learn all these maybe I should learn from them bought several books about language learning and started my Japanese language learning from there and it's been 6 years now. But, been thinking of maybe trying to learn Spanish sometime which is why I clicked this video 😆 Although for Japanese I would never recommend Duolingo this video was helpful motivating me to start reading more again. Lots of quality suggestions for learning too.
@@Nighteye88 Yeah I understand Duolingo is most efficient for Spanish and French.. I hear the asian languages are a bit finicky. Whatever you choose, you may as well get started, as the time will pass anyway!
Hey el gringo, I noticed you said 3 year self study. Did you work full time during those 3 years? Also, what do you recommend to listen to while at the gym to learn Spanish? Any good podcasts or music in particular? At what point do you recommend watching tv and movies in Spanish and do you recommend any tv channels? Thanks!
Hey E, so yeah for the initial 3 years that took me to conversationally fluent I was working full time. I would spend about an hour a day on various resources. At that time I was working in a restaurant as a server / bartender but I had ample opportunity to speak with some of the Spanish speakers that worked in the kitchen area.
While you're at the gym Language Transfer is great (and free!). Each audio episode only takes about 12 minutes on average. For music I like to thrown on a modern pop / hiphop Spanish channel on Pandora or Spotify. As I workout I am introduced to new songs and if I really like on Ill jot it down in my notes to review the lyrics later.
Movies can be difficult as a beginner because it'll be 90-120 minutes of being lost. I recommend finding a show and either starting with show (there are lots to choose from on Netflix) so its a more bite sized experience. The goal is to get to Spanish subtitles but don't beat yourself up if you can't follow along at first, Enlgish subtitles are fine as long as you make an effort to pay attention to what the characters are saying.
Keep it up!
🙏🙌
Hello. I quit for 10 years because someone corrected me harshly. Now, how dumb was that???? I really can't believe I was so hurt that I hurt myself more by stopping. Fortunately, I started again in December of 2020 and haven't turned back. Making up for lost time.
Welcome back to the journey! Experiencing plateaus are normal, so don’t beat yourself up too much.
How long did it take you to become fluent and can u understand every accent.
To be fair, I still struggle with some of the Caribbean accents, especially Dominican and Cuban. Each country (and sometimes different regions of each country) have their own slang and phrases. It took about 3 years of self study until I could confidently converse with native speakers, and when they said something I didn't understand I could either pick it up based on context or they could explain (in Spanish of course) what it means.
@@ElGringoSam how much of dominan Spanish do u understand
@@lavishreacts8010 I can communicate with Dominicans but it just takes more focus. If I overhear two people with a more neutral accent (like CDMX for example) I can follow the conversation with very little difficulty. If there are two Dominicans or Cubans talking I still understand 90% of it but there are enough local colloquialisms that some parts of the conversation leave me scratching my head.
chale, no tengo dinero
Esta bien! Hay otras cosas que puedes usar y gastar tu dinero