I have long believed that the best teachers are those people who, at one time, struggled with a particular subject and overcame it. And are then very articulate, patient and able to describe the learning process to others. Keep up the great work. And, because I've heard you mentioned it before, don't feel that you will isolate your beginner students by getting into more intermediate and advanced stuff. Your teaching style is very rare and you could do excellent work at bridging the Gap between beginning, intermediate and advanced. None of these groups of individuals will feel abandoned or betrayed, they will feel grateful to have a bridge to the next level.
@@QrooSpanish If you cover every level with the same style you have, sir, you will well-serve all your viewers. The way you repeat yourself with examples, concentrating on one topic is effective and one-of-a-kind.
It helped me to think of the 'lo' in 'lo que' as meaning 'the thing'. - 'Lo que' = 'the thing that'. - 'Lo que más quiero es una amiga' = 'the thing that I most want is a friend'. - 'Lo que menos me gusta es la comida picante' = 'the thing I like least is spicy food'. Of course, you could just think of 'lo que' in these examples as meaning 'what', but this meaning of 'lo' can be extended to other use cases: - 'Lo útil' = 'the useful thing'. - 'Lo mas sensato seria volver a casa' = 'the simplest thing would be to go home'.
Wow, I am really enjoying your teaching style. They are the right length to fill in some random time, and still packed very valuable information. You also have managed to use very relatable ways to associate words and phrases. I really appreciate these lessons you put together.
i could never get this down but u hands down explained it so well. thankyou very much. i i love how you taught other things while teaching about lo que. amazing❤❤
Can't understand why you say your channel isn't popular. Perhaps your expertise is yet to be recognizes. I think your topics are covered simply but excellently. Please keep adding new ones. Many thanks for those you have posted.
Hi there. I have been trying to teach myself Spanish for about 2 years - not very consistently - and a few months ago took a class. I was given a placement test and was deemed on the cusp of advanced and intermediate. Perhaps it’s because I have been exposed to Spanish since I was a kid and many words and phrases are familiar to me, but to this day I find it difficult to string sentences together. My comprehension is far better than my verbal skills. After watching some of your classes, I learned that what I need to work on is the speed of my command of the language (sort of like increasing the RAM of my computer) - and your plug-in technique, I think, is very effective. Your “Lo que,” “Avísame,” “En cuanto a…” etc. is the key to accessing the stash of vocabulary and phrases I learned or memorized. The exercises I believe are most helpful. Thank you!
I was just thinking about 'lo que' earlier today while out walking the dog, then sitting looking for Spanish learning inspiration this evening, 'lo and behold' (no idea how you say that in Spanish) here it is!!
You know what, I keep on viewing all your lessons…it helps me a lot with my Spanish…thanks Paul. I hope that keep on doing videos and I hope that lots of people can discover it…
En Chile también se diferencia el oir del escuchar, de hecho cuando alguien está hablando y siente que no le estás poniendo atención te pregunta "¿me estás oyendo o me estás escuchando?".. 'oir' es lo que haces sin esfuerzo, 'escuchar' es cuando pones atención
I think you have hit the perfect medium. Teaching grammar, clearing up confusion associated with grammar and conversational Spanish all together at the same time. Well done I recommend this channel to everyone.
Anytime I really need to pay attention while learning something very important in spanish gramma, I look to your explanations. Your comments are ALWAYS exactly what I need. Thanks for your very useful information that I can instantly use.
Love your channel Paul. You make videos on all of the tricky bits, that are often overlooked, I feel. My native teachers are brilliant, and I have learned a lot, but I feel at times they struggle to grasp just how confusing some of the smaller bits of the language are for none native speakers.
These are all of the same things that I struggled with back in the day. The advantage that I have over a native speaker is that I can explain how it finally made sense to me. :)
Thanks for addressing these type of topics, Paul. You address an area that I find is often over-looked on RUclips. There are plenty of videos designed for the beginning student, but it’s hard to find ones designed for the intermediate or advanced/ing student. Looking forward to more videos of this type.
You know (?) I've not done any Spanish for over six years and yet your videos are so easy to follow - free from clutter and straight to the point. You have a rare talent Paul.
Glad i found this channel….been studying on my own for a short while….Espanol en espanol….but sometimes it really helps having a native English speaking Spanish speaking expert explain the inner workings for me…….
For intermediate english students , as I am, this lessons also help a lot. Word combinations like this could be studied reverse-wise. Maybe without intention but you are explaining how to use "Lo que" transposed to many english sentences.
Let me first say thank you for teaching this lesson so clearly and directly. I stopped my (self taught) language learning years ago and this was the most difficult question for the native Latino speakers I met to answer for me. You randomly popped up as a suggestion and I definitely have subscribed to your channel and I will check out your other channel as well. I have watched about four of your videos and I love your direct teaching format. I hope my Spanish is a good as yours someday. Thank you again and as long as you keep making videos, I'll keep watching.
Just came upon your channel. I love your style of teaching. Though im only 4 months into learning Spanish daily on an app, your lessons really round out give substance to what I have learned. Thanks!
I saw your other video where you said lo que can be thought of as "that which." In all the videos I've watched it was always referred to as meaning "what" in a non-question sense. Even though I knew what it meant in some usages I had to think about it for a second to get what the speaker or sentence actually meant. Always thinking about it in the "that which" sense has made a world of difference for me. Thanks.
You can think of lo que as "that which" or "the thing that" for example: Tu sabes lo que quieres. You know that which I want or you know the thing that I want.
The phrase 'You know and I want' can be translated: Tú sabes lo que quiero Sabes lo que quiero Tú sabes que quiero Sabes que quiero As you can see, you can omit the subject (Tú) and de indefinite article (lo). Anyway that you choose native Spanish people understand you. By the way a native Spanish guy. Great video, man!
Sorry, but I'm afraid that everybody at this level (having mastered very basic conjugation) is absolutely aware of that redundancy. If you want to stress the subject, you use the pronouns, if not, just drop them. So what?
Amazing content! I can read better than I can speak so your channel has been helping with. Between this and the videos on the redundant “le” I am amazed. New subscriber here for sure!
Love your videos, you explain everything so clearly. I'm planning on moving to Spain and I've been teaching myself spanish and trying to learn the granmar as I come across it. ¡Muchas gracias por sus vídeos!
I have just learned the phrase "o sea" which translates to "I mean", but I think it's more of a filler word in a fast moving conversation. (Example: "Sí, o sea, siempre está tan bien vestida, ¡todos los días!") As for "Lo que"...I had asked my Spanish tutor (who lives in Mexico City) about "lo que" and when to use it. He thought about it and then asked me what I thought it might mean in English and I simply stated "I think that it means "that which". (He does speak a B2 level of English) He thought about it for a few minutes and then said, "I don't think I have ever used "that which" in an English sentence. So, I gave him some examples in English. I guess it can go both ways. We're basically learning from each other at this point. Anyway, just an aside of sorts. Thank you for your videos! Love 'em!
For me these sentence starters are the BEST! If I can only get them down well enough to use them with more confidence... lol Please keep as many of these coming as possible... VERY helpful!
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I learned "lo que" very simply. It's the non-question "what".
I have long believed that the best teachers are those people who, at one time, struggled with a particular subject and overcame it. And are then very articulate, patient and able to describe the learning process to others.
Keep up the great work.
And, because I've heard you mentioned it before, don't feel that you will isolate your beginner students by getting into more intermediate and advanced stuff.
Your teaching style is very rare and you could do excellent work at bridging the Gap between beginning, intermediate and advanced.
None of these groups of individuals will feel abandoned or betrayed, they will feel grateful to have a bridge to the next level.
Thank you very much for that, Bryan. I have been thinking quite a bit about which way to go with this channel.
@@QrooSpanish If you cover every level with the same style you have, sir, you will well-serve all your viewers.
The way you repeat yourself with examples, concentrating on one topic is effective and one-of-a-kind.
¿ Sabes lo que quiero, ? Más videos como esto, - muchas gracias. - Phil
Nice use of that construction!
It helped me to think of the 'lo' in 'lo que' as meaning 'the thing'.
- 'Lo que' = 'the thing that'.
- 'Lo que más quiero es una amiga' = 'the thing that I most want is a friend'.
- 'Lo que menos me gusta es la comida picante' = 'the thing I like least is spicy food'.
Of course, you could just think of 'lo que' in these examples as meaning 'what', but this meaning of 'lo' can be extended to other use cases:
- 'Lo útil' = 'the useful thing'.
- 'Lo mas sensato seria volver a casa' = 'the simplest thing would be to go home'.
That's a good way to look at it. Thanks for sharing.
Such a great lesson. Thank you. You are a very good teacher.
Thanks. :)
Wow, I am really enjoying your teaching style. They are the right length to fill in some random time, and still packed very valuable information. You also have managed to use very relatable ways to associate words and phrases. I really appreciate these lessons you put together.
Glad you like them!
i could never get this down but u hands down explained it so well. thankyou very much. i i love how you taught other things while teaching about lo que. amazing❤❤
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Brilliant explanation right from the first minute of the video. So many videos are so complicated 👏
Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.
Can't understand why you say your channel isn't popular. Perhaps your expertise is yet to be recognizes. I think your topics are covered simply but excellently. Please keep adding new ones. Many thanks for those you have posted.
Thank you very much. :)
Hi there. I have been trying to teach myself Spanish for about 2 years - not very consistently - and a few months ago took a class. I was given a placement test and was deemed on the cusp of advanced and intermediate. Perhaps it’s because I have been exposed to Spanish since I was a kid and many words and phrases are familiar to me, but to this day I find it difficult to string sentences together. My comprehension is far better than my verbal skills. After watching some of your classes, I learned that what I need to work on is the speed of my command of the language (sort of like increasing the RAM of my computer) - and your plug-in technique, I think, is very effective. Your “Lo que,” “Avísame,” “En cuanto a…” etc. is the key to accessing the stash of vocabulary and phrases I learned or memorized. The exercises I believe are most helpful. Thank you!
I love the RAM analogy. I think I may use that in the future. Thanks for watching the videos. Take care.
Straight and to the point. Thank you.
Great vid. Straight to the point. No gimmicks.
You are an excellent teacher! Thank you! It's funny- a questions comes to mind as I'm listening and you answer it in the next few seconds. Bravo!
Thank you! 😃
I was just thinking about 'lo que' earlier today while out walking the dog, then sitting looking for Spanish learning inspiration this evening, 'lo and behold' (no idea how you say that in Spanish) here it is!!
You know what, I keep on viewing all your lessons…it helps me a lot with my Spanish…thanks Paul. I hope that keep on doing videos and I hope that lots of people can discover it…
Thanks for the positive feedback. It helps to keep me motivated to create new content.
As a bilingual teacher I use Spanish all the time however Qroo’s choice of lesson topics is useful and clearly presented. Thanks!
Senor paul. Gracias, gracias, . Entiendo cada y todo palabra tu dice!!!!
Se dice:" entiendo todas y cada una de las palabras que tú dices"
I've been watching teachers on RUclips for years and he's the best one for sure. Its his logic then makes it easier and he doesn't waste time
Very helpful-the explanation of use is very handy to know and use!!!!
En Chile también se diferencia el oir del escuchar, de hecho cuando alguien está hablando y siente que no le estás poniendo atención te pregunta "¿me estás oyendo o me estás escuchando?".. 'oir' es lo que haces sin esfuerzo, 'escuchar' es cuando pones atención
Popular or not, this is a fantastic channel.
Thanks. :)
Paul is surely multi-talented.
Paul seguramente tiene multiples talentos.
I think you have hit the perfect medium. Teaching grammar, clearing up confusion associated with grammar and conversational Spanish all together at the same time. Well done I recommend this channel to everyone.
Thank you! 😃
Anytime I really need to pay attention while learning something very important in spanish gramma, I look to your explanations. Your comments are ALWAYS exactly what I need. Thanks for your very useful information that I can instantly use.
Ce que in French good teacher
Lo que admiro es que siempre sabes lo que tus espectadores quieren aprender.
Omg. You are so excellent teacher 👨🏫
Thanks again, Alexa. :)
Sabes lo que quiero decir, gracias muchísimas por tu vídeo.
Gracias por verlo. :)
Un vídeo genial, muchas gracias por esta lección estupenda 🎉
Lo que me gusta de este video es que aprendí la frase "es pan comido". Gracias
Gracias por ver el video. Saludos.
I get a 30 minute lunch break at work. Just landed on your channel and realised how I'm now going to spend my time! 🙂
Awesome. Thanks.
Very good lesson. Easy to understand. 👍
Glad you liked it!
Love your channel Paul. You make videos on all of the tricky bits, that are often overlooked, I feel.
My native teachers are brilliant, and I have learned a lot, but I feel at times they struggle to grasp just how confusing some of the smaller bits of the language are for none native speakers.
These are all of the same things that I struggled with back in the day. The advantage that I have over a native speaker is that I can explain how it finally made sense to me. :)
6 months with a teacher solved in 6 minutes....dios.
(Using your comment as a Spanish helper): seis méses con un maestro resolvó en seis minutos….God.
Gracias, señor.
De nada. Gracias por verlo.
Thanks for addressing these type of topics, Paul. You address an area that I find is often over-looked on RUclips. There are plenty of videos designed for the beginning student, but it’s hard to find ones designed for the intermediate or advanced/ing student. Looking forward to more videos of this type.
Thanks, Rob. I'm glad you found it helpful.
You know (?) I've not done any Spanish for over six years and yet your videos are so easy to follow - free from clutter and straight to the point. You have a rare talent Paul.
Glad i found this channel….been studying on my own for a short while….Espanol en espanol….but sometimes it really helps having a native English speaking Spanish speaking expert explain the inner workings for me…….
Entiendo mucho las diferencias entre los dos - muchisimo gracias Profe
For intermediate english students , as I am, this lessons also help a lot. Word combinations like this could be studied reverse-wise. Maybe without intention but you are explaining how to use "Lo que" transposed to many english sentences.
That was never my intention but I'm glad that some people may find it useful to help them learn English as well.
Brilliant, so simple. Others have made this more complicated than it needed to be.
Thanks for a clear undersatanding of the meaning of “qué” y “ qué” .
Thank you for this video. Now i know how to use this structure
Thanks for the lessons I’m learning a lot
Glad to hear it. :)
Oh my! You have solved a mystery for me! Thank you!!
Happy to help!
I love your videos, they help me so much! Thanks for everything Paul!
Glad you like them, Matt. Thanks for watching.
¿Qroo Paul, sabes lo que quiero, sí? Hablar español can facilidad.🎯
Let me first say thank you for teaching this lesson so clearly and directly. I stopped my (self taught) language learning years ago and this was the most difficult question for the native Latino speakers I met to answer for me. You randomly popped up as a suggestion and I definitely have subscribed to your channel and I will check out your other channel as well. I have watched about four of your videos and I love your direct teaching format. I hope my Spanish is a good as yours someday. Thank you again and as long as you keep making videos, I'll keep watching.
I'm so glad to hear that you have found some of the videos helpful. You made my day. Take care and have a wodnerful 2022.
excellent video. Perfect explanations and thank you for explaining the second que is equivalent to that.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I have been using it correctly without understanding why. Now I know the why. Thanks.
Thank you so much for this lesson
I love this "mexican spanish" learning. For some reason this is so hard for me to find. Thank you. Please keep going.
Thank you! Will do!
Hey Paul - your videos are brilliant! I have been so confused by lo que for years! Thank you for explaining it so clearly!
You're welcome! So glad to hear that my explanation was helpful.
Gracias por compartir, soy Filipino y aprendo El idioma de español
Oh I love your lessons. ❤
A great video, so simple when explained in language that I can understand. Thank you 😊❤
Glad it was helpful!
Gracias
¡De nada!
Just came upon your channel.
I love your style of teaching. Though im only 4 months into learning Spanish daily on an app, your lessons really round out give substance to what I have learned. Thanks!
This guy is GREAT- I just discovered him!
Welcome to the channel.
A GREAT presentation!
Thanks!
Such a great teacher, thanks very much
Thank you! 😃
Great lesson thx Paul!
I saw your other video where you said lo que can be thought of as "that which."
In all the videos I've watched it was always referred to as meaning "what" in a non-question sense.
Even though I knew what it meant in some usages I had to think about it for a second to get what the speaker or sentence actually meant.
Always thinking about it in the "that which" sense has made a world of difference for me.
Thanks.
I'm glad that helped. In these videos I share what worked for me over the years.
Absolutely fantastic lesson, otra vez! Muchísimas gracias! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching. :)
¡Muchísimas gracias!
Great lesson, really useful. Thank you
Glad you liked it!
This was a game changer for me ; looking back it improved my Spanish speaking immensely along with the subjunctive great crucial videos Paul thanks
Es pan comida....Gracias Paul
De nada. Gracias por ver el video.
Great tips as always. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
You're actually the best Spanish teacher!
Thank you!
Thank you
you my friend just earned yourself a subscriber. Clearest breakdown I have seen so far.
Thanks! Welcome to the channel.
Thanks for your brief and very informative lessons.
My pleasure!
Awesome video. Thanks Paul!
so clear and you're very calimingg. amazing
Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.
You can think of lo que as "that which" or "the thing that" for example: Tu sabes lo que quieres. You know that which I want or you know the thing that I want.
The phrase 'You know and I want' can be translated:
Tú sabes lo que quiero
Sabes lo que quiero
Tú sabes que quiero
Sabes que quiero
As you can see, you can omit the subject (Tú) and de indefinite article (lo). Anyway that you choose native Spanish people understand you. By the way a native Spanish guy.
Great video, man!
Sorry, but I'm afraid that everybody at this level (having mastered very basic conjugation) is absolutely aware of that redundancy. If you want to stress the subject, you use the pronouns, if not, just drop them. So what?
Genius, thanks again Paul, great stuff.
Muy claro. ¡Gracias!
Otra buena clase, gracias!
Ur lessons are a game changer bro! much love
I appreciate that!
Amazing content! I can read better than I can speak so your channel has been helping with. Between this and the videos on the redundant “le” I am amazed. New subscriber here for sure!
Another good one, Paul. Gracias Amigo
Thanks for watching.
Excellent explanation, mil gracias!
Glad it was helpful!
You’re so helpful!
Love your videos, you explain everything so clearly. I'm planning on moving to Spain and I've been teaching myself spanish and trying to learn the granmar as I come across it.
¡Muchas gracias por sus vídeos!
Thanks for watching. It's great that you have taken the incentive to start learning the language before moving. :)
This was really helpful Paul
FINALLY thank you so much for this video I now understand what lo que is...ha,ha😉
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
I have just learned the phrase "o sea" which translates to "I mean", but I think it's more of a filler word in a fast moving conversation. (Example: "Sí, o sea, siempre está tan bien vestida, ¡todos los días!") As for "Lo que"...I had asked my Spanish tutor (who lives in Mexico City) about "lo que" and when to use it. He thought about it and then asked me what I thought it might mean in English and I simply stated "I think that it means "that which". (He does speak a B2 level of English) He thought about it for a few minutes and then said, "I don't think I have ever used "that which" in an English sentence. So, I gave him some examples in English. I guess it can go both ways. We're basically learning from each other at this point. Anyway, just an aside of sorts. Thank you for your videos! Love 'em!
It's great that you have someone to practice with.
This is the first video I have seen and I am very impressed. Clear and concise explanations. I will look out for more. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Great video very informative
Thanks!
I translate it as “it that”. Sabes lo que quiero. You know it that I want. Sounds awkward, but it gets the job done.
For me these sentence starters are the BEST! If I can only get them down well enough to use them with more confidence... lol Please keep as many of these coming as possible... VERY helpful!
Thanks for the feedback. i'm glad you like them. :)
Qué gran profesor!
Many thanks for such clear and uncluttered explanations that hit the point every time.
This video is very helpful. Thank you ❤️
Superb Paul..thx!
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! This is really good!
Thanks. :)