Bro,i am listening podcast a year.but i still can't speak English.but i love it.i am listening continously. One day or another day i will speak English fluently. I believe my Self.
This was a great video already and then you came out with the parroting tip. I've already been listening to podcasts etc over and over, but never thought to try and speak along with it. I feel like I've missed a really obvious trick, thank you!
@@laidback.languages do you think that listening just to listen, and listening with the intention of repeating should be considered different kinds of exercises? I'm wondering if trying to repeat what you're hearing distracts you from just listening. I tried it today and I feel like when you're trying to latch onto something you can repeat, you focus on those parts and don't listen so well to the rest.
Great video man, im pretty big on listening to podcasts for language learning. Glad to see someone talking about it. I need to step up relistening to episodes tho, i tend to focus more on finding new things to listen to.
I've been watching clips from the news to practice listening. I'm a more indermediate speaker of Spanish, so I feel that same feeling. I don't understand everything, but I get the overall subject.
Liked the advice and had been doing this approach while I procrastinate over getting a Zoom conversation partner. It fits my routine of walking and listening to podcasts. I am frustrated that sometimes the subtitles are wrong, but I guess it's a sign of progress to start to recognize that. Speed and accents even give me trouble with English so I think I have to be realistic with language. My go to is "huh"? 😂
Listening to relative gibberish then later you go "wait I've heard that word a billion times I better look up what it means" is a seriously good hack I figured out on my own a few months ago.
I like how you said that our brain is a super powerful computer that naturally picks up patterns. Most people underestimate that. I remember "pooping myself” when first seeing Russian and Japanese podcasts at Lingq but then surprised how they suddenly became clear. Maybe at the very beginning slow content can help a little to get used to exotic sounds, if there are any. But yeah it’s not a must. You also need to get used to the melody and rhythm of the language. Like you said, our goal is not to understand everything. Most learners wait too long before they allow themselves to jump into native level content. But when the topic is interesting, hearing them multiple times won’t be a problem. We are often familiar with the podcast topic so we guess the meaning of some of the topic. I believe some tv shows and movies can be watched multiple times too. For me it used to be the Mighty Boosh. I watched all episode more than twenty times. They were so funny to me. Well maybe I’m just weird and need help.
@@FinnishLanguageNuggets hahaha the mighty boosh! What a blast from the past. 100% agree you have to get used to the melody of the language, love that! I often compare learning a language to having to learn the lyrics of an infinite song ❤️
It's important to put this into context. Doing this alone isn't some magical, lazy way to learn a language. Listening comprehension like this is extremely effective and you should listen as often as you can, BUT, it must be accompanied by speaking practice, reading, and active learning of grammar, if you truly want to learn properly. And it's a process that should match whatever level you are at. Plus, in Spanish in Spain, for example, there are many, many phrases and verb uses and periphrases that you will not be able to translate directly. And will need to learn from native speakers.
Can I replace the podcasts with RUclips videos that don’t require me watching? Quite hard for me to find Czech podcasts, but have some good RUclips videos with a good comprehensible pace
@sfbaylover honestly, ANY input in your TL is great. Just don't get caught up on listening to content you 100% understand. It'll keep you stuck. Aim to listen slightly above your level 💪
I have been doing comprehensible input for about 8 months now after starting and failing at other methods of language acquisition. I have found that CI is not enough in itself. You have to do alot of listening - hours per day. I now combine CI with translations and a little reading and I find myself picking up but still very slowly. It hurts my brain reading Spanish though!!
@ProfoundOneSpeaks any contact with your TL is good. If you have the will to copy texts out by hand that's awesome 👍 will definitely improve your reading and writing
@laidback.languages Thanks for your reply. I'm going to copy some texts with vocab that interests me. I already write YT comments and journal entries in French. Years ago, I learned copywriting in my native English. The textbooks there suggest copying good adverts by hand to inculcate their principles into my mind. And I've heard of aspiring fiction writers using passages from classic novels in that manner.
I’m sorry, but as a B2 French learner, who has reached this level by listening to a lot of *comprehensible* input, I have to disagree with just about everything you say. To tell beginners that they will magically understand more and more of a native level podcast by repeat listening… that’s just going to convince them that they have no talent for languages. I doubt you have ever tried this method yourself. In my opinion , it is completely misleading advice.
I think it is a bit different point. I'm into comprehensible input at the same time i like to challenge myself with podcasts as well. i want to getting used to native spread and melody of the language. so I combine them. and I really think that being able to tolerate ambiguity is great skill too.
I started learning German a few years ago and really started to make good progress by listening to beginners audio books. I slowed down the speed so i could hear the words being spoken and then translated them in English. I found this effective, and as my German improved, i was able to increase the speed of the audio material. Now, I am able to listen to native speakers on German podcasts. I usually listen for a minute or so and pause to translate a new word or expression and then rerun the podcast again.
I appreciate the information because it's true but the easiest way I found to get better at pronunciation is to associate sounds with the spelling of words. Why does it matter? Because if when you hear the word the spelling of the word comes to mind you can use the spelling to sound out the proper pronunciation of that word. The thing is, though, you can only do that proactively by hearing the word clearly. Humans learn to talk intuitively by passively hearing natural speech but reading is a different story and reading is the key to unlocking proper pronunciation. Proper pronunciation builds confidence in speaking and speaking more and builds your brain's ability to put words together in order to create meaning. My point is slow spoken input with subs can be used to build up vocabulary and the bank of sounds and words from a language. Your brain will decipher natural sounding speech over time with enough consistent exposure but why not learn to use the written words as a pronunciation guide as well? I should add everyone is different
I have been watching youtube videos of things i am interested in. I am unsure which way of watching is best. Sometimes, I watch the video and listen, but sometimes I turn on the subtitles in my target language so i read along with what the person is saying. But do you think that is a bad thing? I wonder if I might be relying too much on reading what they are saying, causing me not to concentrate on the audio and visual content of the video?
@@susanferwerda7227 doing ANYTHING in your TL is never a bad thing. Reading subtitles in your TL whilst listening is amazing! As long as they aren't in a different language, I wouldn't worry! If you feel you're relying on the subs too much just switch them off or listen to more audio podcasts. That way you won't be tempted 😜
As a beginner, I have found it impossible to find anything interesting to listen or watch in languages like Arabic or Chinese. Content for toddlers might be understandable but not interesting
@@mikkopiippo8137 there's a real gap in the market for people to make simple but not babyish content in those languages it seems. Are you learning Chinese and Arabic at the same time?
I remember in 2013 when i was 5 years old. I'd watch modded minecraft. At first english sounded like romanian, then i found out i could type in english in matter of no time. Well i did only listening and writing, and sometimes i'd watch same videos!
The difference is that que tal is just like saying hiello, without expecting a reply. Cómo estás is asking how someone is and extecting a reply. Que tal estás is similar to cómo estás. But qué tal can also be used to ask what state something is in.
@@laidback.languages There are multiple ways to alternate entertainment or play with exercises. For example, describing what we see in English when watching a fun video clip may be fantastic. This one is hilarious: ruclips.net/video/D5TmvFmTgtU/видео.html
❤❤❤ ouaaah et quel homme sexy! très beau dis donc ❤❤ I think you're right, I stepped up with my English when I didn't care to speak not so well and not focusing on the accent etc... I focused on understanding the person most importantly and then later I started to get the right accent naturally, because my ear is good now so the accent comes out naturally. I feel like the person that's speaking English is almost within my peers too now, I feel close so my accent comes out very more naturally, I don't set my brain in the making an accent properly mode now, my brain is just set to understanding and loving the person that speaks, so everything is far more easy, enfin je pense! (some habits with expressions of course I don't have them in English, it just comes out in French that's why it comes first sometimes even if I communicate in English and meanwhile try not to ever translate in any way either...) 👍😃
@@laidback.languages I'm glad... Vous parlez bien français en plus, vous êtes britannique? c'est rare pour un anglais (enfin de ceux que j'ai rencontrés...) 😄
Hey, thnx for the tips. I'd really love to subscribe but... man, 207$ per hour! are you touching the people and they become a "shakespeare" all of a sudden?
@@AybekMG It's free to subscribe to my RUclips channel :-). I don't provide any 'touching' services and if I did, I'd charge a lot more. Thanks for watching
Congratulations-we’ve discovered Dreaming Spanish (which has been around since 2016)! 😅 But yeah, this is solid. Listen. Accept ambiguity. Improve. Rinse. Repeat.
bro i dont want to get salty but cut the crap. there is no way to be fluent without understaing. understanding is the KEY to get fluent. because you listen so much to podcast it might take much longer to get fluent, but in the end, you get fluent because you understand more and more. not because """ you get used to the language """. you can listen 10 years of japanese language and you will never be fluent. but start classes translating few words and phrases, and pick the language right away. so what you said is just wrong. or it might be """ right """" but it takes 10x more for no reason. but i agree that podcast with subtitles are one of the best way to learn languages.
Disagree. I watch a channel called Easy Japanese listening, where the host talks softer and slower to help you understand. The key is actually repetition and hearing the same words, then your brain will be thinking ‘I’ve heard that one before’. You may RECOGNIZE a word, but you have to have a DICTIONARY to know it. Example: without looking up a dictionary, what does かわいい (kawaii) mean? You probably KNOW it means ‘cute’ because you’ve heard it a billion times and you’ve looked it up or ASKED what it means. But what about ボンキュッボン?… That is a word that you don’t learn from a dictionary or ANY books. It is ‘bonqiu-bon’ and means ‘thicc’.
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Repetition is good.
Repetition is good.
@@voda2023 SAY IT AGAIN FOR MY PEOPLE AT THE BACK 📢
Bro,i am listening podcast a year.but i still can't speak English.but i love it.i am listening continously. One day or another day i will speak English fluently. I believe my Self.
@@MdArif-ch8qt keep it up, you can do it!
@laidback.languages pray for me.i appreciate your reply., 😘
This was a great video already and then you came out with the parroting tip. I've already been listening to podcasts etc over and over, but never thought to try and speak along with it. I feel like I've missed a really obvious trick, thank you!
@@shaunhunterit342 very kind of you to say :-) thanks for watching 😊 I also call it babbling haha
@@laidback.languages do you think that listening just to listen, and listening with the intention of repeating should be considered different kinds of exercises? I'm wondering if trying to repeat what you're hearing distracts you from just listening. I tried it today and I feel like when you're trying to latch onto something you can repeat, you focus on those parts and don't listen so well to the rest.
Me to Mexican friend: " I want to tell you a story."
Mexican friend: "you want to go to the store?"
@@karenarnett5167 hahaha 🤣🤣
Great video man, im pretty big on listening to podcasts for language learning. Glad to see someone talking about it. I need to step up relistening to episodes tho, i tend to focus more on finding new things to listen to.
@@JacobLaguerre91 yeah man repetition is the key to getting fluent. As long as you're not getting bored, keep repeating the same 2-3 podcasts
I've been watching clips from the news to practice listening. I'm a more indermediate speaker of Spanish, so I feel that same feeling. I don't understand everything, but I get the overall subject.
@@SDCB754 that's the idea! Just stick at it and you'll pick up more and more 😃
Seems that my brain is overwhelmed.
@@Chris87-dj5rh yours and mine !
Liked the advice and had been doing this approach while I procrastinate over getting a Zoom conversation partner. It fits my routine of walking and listening to podcasts. I am frustrated that sometimes the subtitles are wrong, but I guess it's a sign of progress to start to recognize that. Speed and accents even give me trouble with English so I think I have to be realistic with language. My go to is "huh"? 😂
Listening to relative gibberish then later you go "wait I've heard that word a billion times I better look up what it means" is a seriously good hack I figured out on my own a few months ago.
I like how you said that our brain is a super powerful computer that naturally picks up patterns. Most people underestimate that. I remember "pooping myself” when first seeing Russian and Japanese podcasts at Lingq but then surprised how they suddenly became clear. Maybe at the very beginning slow content can help a little to get used to exotic sounds, if there are any. But yeah it’s not a must. You also need to get used to the melody and rhythm of the language. Like you said, our goal is not to understand everything. Most learners wait too long before they allow themselves to jump into native level content. But when the topic is interesting, hearing them multiple times won’t be a problem. We are often familiar with the podcast topic so we guess the meaning of some of the topic. I believe some tv shows and movies can be watched multiple times too. For me it used to be the Mighty Boosh. I watched all episode more than twenty times. They were so funny to me. Well maybe I’m just weird and need help.
@@FinnishLanguageNuggets hahaha the mighty boosh! What a blast from the past.
100% agree you have to get used to the melody of the language, love that! I often compare learning a language to having to learn the lyrics of an infinite song ❤️
You know you never say a thing that i don't agree 😂😅❤ this is so right.. especially
1 our brain does the work
2 repeating the podcast
3 parrot thing
@@shespeaksglobal ❤️🙏 team parrot 🦜
It's important to put this into context. Doing this alone isn't some magical, lazy way to learn a language. Listening comprehension like this is extremely effective and you should listen as often as you can, BUT, it must be accompanied by speaking practice, reading, and active learning of grammar, if you truly want to learn properly. And it's a process that should match whatever level you are at. Plus, in Spanish in Spain, for example, there are many, many phrases and verb uses and periphrases that you will not be able to translate directly. And will need to learn from native speakers.
@@musashidanmcgrath context is key 😊 thanks for adding your perspective
Can I replace the podcasts with RUclips videos that don’t require me watching? Quite hard for me to find Czech podcasts, but have some good RUclips videos with a good comprehensible pace
@@jamesbickel2168 great question! Yes of course. The Easy Languages series are awesome 😎
@@laidback.languages Some of the Easy Language series are spoken very slowly. When someone is just beginning is that a good way to practice?
@sfbaylover honestly, ANY input in your TL is great. Just don't get caught up on listening to content you 100% understand. It'll keep you stuck. Aim to listen slightly above your level 💪
I have been doing comprehensible input for about 8 months now after starting and failing at other methods of language acquisition. I have found that CI is not enough in itself. You have to do alot of listening - hours per day. I now combine CI with translations and a little reading and I find myself picking up but still very slowly. It hurts my brain reading Spanish though!!
Great one and thanks 👍👍👍👍
@@EnglishAnahit you're welcome thanks for watching 😁
Thanks for your advice. What's your opinion, please, on copying texts by hand? Best wishes for 2025!
@ProfoundOneSpeaks any contact with your TL is good. If you have the will to copy texts out by hand that's awesome 👍 will definitely improve your reading and writing
@laidback.languages Thanks for your reply. I'm going to copy some texts with vocab that interests me. I already write YT comments and journal entries in French. Years ago, I learned copywriting in my native English. The textbooks there suggest copying good adverts by hand to inculcate their principles into my mind. And I've heard of aspiring fiction writers using passages from classic novels in that manner.
@ProfoundOneSpeaks brilliant! Bonne continuation 👍😃
@@laidback.languages Thanks! ❤️
I’m sorry, but as a B2 French learner, who has reached this level by listening to a lot of *comprehensible* input, I have to disagree with just about everything you say. To tell beginners that they will magically understand more and more of a native level podcast by repeat listening… that’s just going to convince them that they have no talent for languages. I doubt you have ever tried this method yourself. In my opinion , it is completely misleading advice.
@@johnalmberg7512 I agree you've got to listen to something ideally just above your level :)
I think it is a bit different point. I'm into comprehensible input at the same time i like to challenge myself with podcasts as well. i want to getting used to native spread and melody of the language. so I combine them. and I really think that being able to tolerate ambiguity is great skill too.
I started learning German a few years ago and really started to make good progress by listening to beginners audio books. I slowed down the speed so i could hear the words being spoken and then translated them in English. I found this effective, and as my German improved, i was able to increase the speed of the audio material. Now, I am able to listen to native speakers on German podcasts. I usually listen for a minute or so and pause to translate a new word or expression and then rerun the podcast again.
@@elenaekanathapetrova2282 Yes, perfectionism - intolerance of uncertainty - hampers our language-learning performance and enjoyment.
Listen to incomprehensible native-level videos on RUclips, never repeat videos and learn words in anki. I learnt Japanese that way
What do you do with all the stuff you don't know?
@@jcravenclaw don't worry about it :-) your goal is to learn the language, not do a listening test. You'll get it all eventually
I appreciate the information because it's true but the easiest way I found to get better at pronunciation is to associate sounds with the spelling of words. Why does it matter? Because if when you hear the word the spelling of the word comes to mind you can use the spelling to sound out the proper pronunciation of that word. The thing is, though, you can only do that proactively by hearing the word clearly. Humans learn to talk intuitively by passively hearing natural speech but reading is a different story and reading is the key to unlocking proper pronunciation. Proper pronunciation builds confidence in speaking and speaking more and builds your brain's ability to put words together in order to create meaning. My point is slow spoken input with subs can be used to build up vocabulary and the bank of sounds and words from a language. Your brain will decipher natural sounding speech over time with enough consistent exposure but why not learn to use the written words as a pronunciation guide as well? I should add everyone is different
I have been watching youtube videos of things i am interested in. I am unsure which way of watching is best. Sometimes, I watch the video and listen, but sometimes I turn on the subtitles in my target language so i read along with what the person is saying. But do you think that is a bad thing? I wonder if I might be relying too much on reading what they are saying, causing me not to concentrate on the audio and visual content of the video?
@@susanferwerda7227 doing ANYTHING in your TL is never a bad thing. Reading subtitles in your TL whilst listening is amazing! As long as they aren't in a different language, I wouldn't worry!
If you feel you're relying on the subs too much just switch them off or listen to more audio podcasts. That way you won't be tempted 😜
As a beginner, I have found it impossible to find anything interesting to listen or watch in languages like Arabic or Chinese. Content for toddlers might be understandable but not interesting
@@mikkopiippo8137 there's a real gap in the market for people to make simple but not babyish content in those languages it seems. Are you learning Chinese and Arabic at the same time?
@@laidback.languages I have tried to, but it is a struggle. I studied chinese for a year at the Uni on early 1990s…
I remember in 2013 when i was 5 years old. I'd watch modded minecraft. At first english sounded like romanian, then i found out i could type in english in matter of no time. Well i did only listening and writing, and sometimes i'd watch same videos!
"Que tal" I get, but "que tal estas" is that a correct usable phrase?
@@barakevenmelach8795 yeah 👍 qué tal is a super useful phrase in Spanish
The difference is that que tal is just like saying hiello, without expecting a reply. Cómo estás is asking how someone is and extecting a reply. Que tal estás is similar to cómo estás. But qué tal can also be used to ask what state something is in.
Listtening to gibberish over and over again will not make you fluent in gibberish.
@@diegodelsol1309 give it a try and report back to us 🤣
same podcast? like the same channel or the same single 4 hour recording?
@@prawtism yes! I'd choose 2-3 podcasts about 20 mins long and rotate them. Repetition of the language is KEY 🗝️
Is that microphone switched on?
You're kind of distant.
@@Kitiwake it should be yeah, thanks for feedback, will check it out
Repetition is efficient but repetition is boring. Why not try to find a way that combine repetition with more fun activities?
@@jean-louismorgenthaler4725 I agree! Why not?! :)
@@laidback.languages There are multiple ways to alternate entertainment or play with exercises. For example, describing what we see in English when watching a fun video clip may be fantastic. This one is hilarious: ruclips.net/video/D5TmvFmTgtU/видео.html
❤❤❤ ouaaah et quel homme sexy! très beau dis donc ❤❤
I think you're right, I stepped up with my English when I didn't care to speak not so well and not focusing on the accent etc...
I focused on understanding the person most importantly and then later I started to get the right accent naturally, because my ear is good now so the accent comes out naturally.
I feel like the person that's speaking English is almost within my peers too now, I feel close so my accent comes out very more naturally, I don't set my brain in the making an accent properly mode now, my brain is just set to understanding and loving the person that speaks, so everything is far more easy, enfin je pense! (some habits with expressions of course I don't have them in English, it just comes out in French that's why it comes first sometimes even if I communicate in English and meanwhile try not to ever translate in any way either...) 👍😃
@@hellohjbgjh that's awesome thank you for sharing 😁 et merci pour le petit compliment aussi mdr tu m'as fait sourire la haha.
@@laidback.languages I'm glad... Vous parlez bien français en plus, vous êtes britannique? c'est rare pour un anglais (enfin de ceux que j'ai rencontrés...) 😄
Hey, thnx for the tips. I'd really love to subscribe but... man, 207$ per hour! are you touching the people and they become a "shakespeare" all of a sudden?
@@AybekMG It's free to subscribe to my RUclips channel :-). I don't provide any 'touching' services and if I did, I'd charge a lot more. Thanks for watching
The one sure fire way to improve listening is by closing your mouth and stop talking.
@@UpcomingJedi you learn fast young Padawan 🙏🌟
Congratulations-we’ve discovered Dreaming Spanish (which has been around since 2016)! 😅
But yeah, this is solid. Listen. Accept ambiguity. Improve. Rinse. Repeat.
@@jeffreybarker357 not heard of that one ! Will check it out 😃
bro i dont want to get salty but cut the crap. there is no way to be fluent without understaing.
understanding is the KEY to get fluent. because you listen so much to podcast it might take much longer to get fluent, but in the end, you get fluent because you understand more and more. not because """ you get used to the language """. you can listen 10 years of japanese language and you will never be fluent. but start classes translating few words and phrases, and pick the language right away.
so what you said is just wrong. or it might be """ right """" but it takes 10x more for no reason.
but i agree that podcast with subtitles are one of the best way to learn languages.
Man you need any chips with all that salt? 😅 Haha. Thanks for watching!
I guarantee that not understanding is the key to not understanding.
Ohh today you are so handsome 😎👏
@@swatitiwari6127 😂😂😂
I watch anime instead.
@@PeebeesPet that's great 😃
Ironically, he’s talking really slowly for a native English speaker….🤔
@@RichardAston 😂😂😂 yes, my audience is international so I try to speak at a comprehensible pace
Disagree. I watch a channel called Easy Japanese listening, where the host talks softer and slower to help you understand. The key is actually repetition and hearing the same words, then your brain will be thinking ‘I’ve heard that one before’.
You may RECOGNIZE a word, but you have to have a DICTIONARY to know it.
Example: without looking up a dictionary, what does かわいい (kawaii) mean? You probably KNOW it means ‘cute’ because you’ve heard it a billion times and you’ve looked it up or ASKED what it means. But what about ボンキュッボン?… That is a word that you don’t learn from a dictionary or ANY books.
It is ‘bonqiu-bon’ and means ‘thicc’.