How I Really Learned Spanish (Fast and Easy!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- The real lowdown on how I learned Spanish!
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How I really learned Spanish (fast and easy!). The way in which I began to learn Spanish can be summed up very easily: comprehensible input. Listening to and reading stories, conversations, and relevant material that I knew I would need to apply to speaking, I acquired language very naturally and relatively quickly and easily, which helped me ease into conversations with less fear faster (within a few months). In this video, we discuss the meaning of comprehensible input and the effect that it will have on your Spanish language learning journey.
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Looks like I’m too late for this. Was definitely gonna do it
When will you offer the Master Class again?
Well, I'm late. But I'm definitely going to subscribe to you. I remember that Destinos show in school and had no clue what my teacher was trying to do lol! Hopefully you bring back the classes again
Actually that's how my daughter learned. She graduated HS with language honors and now conducts mental health therapy in Spanish. It can be done! Bravo to you!
Awesome!!
Congratulations to your daughter! 👏🏾👍🏾
Congratulations to her you must be so proud
That’s so impressive, I know you must be so proud of her! My daughter learned conversational Spanish by listening to her Spanish speaking friends in high school, and then as a waitress at an Italian restaurant where the entire kitchen staff spoke Spanish lol. Now she’s a business owner, and runs a car dealership, I hear her on the phone speaking to customers and that is what brought me to this video, I want to be like my daughter!
@@valerief1231 its literally impossible to learn spanish without studying you may pick up certain words but wont understand gramner, personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, grammar exception, conjugation, word order,etc this is coming from a person who studied it for 7 years
Sis.. my goal is to speak fluent Spanish by the end of this year.. a sista that is beautiful and bilingual.. I'm here for it❤
Thanks for the tips this is encouraging..
Best wishes and thank you!
Thats my goal too. You wanna start a study group? That would be helpful 😊
Como hablante nativa de español, creo que el español que se habla en México es mucho más fácil que el de España, ya que en España hablan mucho más rápido. Sé que puedes, suerte!
@@breezeloveable how do we get this going...??
@@fernandalavin668 thank you.. yes some Latin people speak very fast.. I think Cubans and Dominicans speak really fast in my opinion. But I've never been to Spain...
Are you sure you aren't a native speaker ??? Oh my God you literally have no accent when speaking. Your Spanish is really amazing 👏good job 💯
Aww how nice, thanks!
@@EricaRayLanguage ¡ I wanna learn english afroamerican!
Lol! I'm thinking of saying exact thing also!
@@EricaRayLanguage hi! I just started watching destinos but I'm wondering where I can get the workbooks and textbooks
Just hearing you speak Spanish so fluently really inspires me. I've studied Spanish for years but rarely spoke it because I felt so insecure, especially among native speakers. So I have this internalized Spanish. For me, it's more so overcoming my fears and worrying about understanding every single word and remembering vocab to use in conversations. I need to get back to daily immersion. I just want some Destino-like show from this millennium.
Many of us can empathize with that fear. :) A Destinos-like show from this millennium would be interesting - haha! But I find some charm in the show because it was made so long ago. :)
Speak! As someone who came from a Mexican decent and not knowing. It shows "respect" to try and speak to native Spanish speakers. I'm learning bit you gotta try. And don't get offended if they correct you.. GL
Exactly how I feel
I understand the fear (to a degree). However, i was taking with an Argentine friend and she said my Spanish communication skill was much better than the college Spanish professor where she attended here in the US. Not that my grammar was perfect and better than the professor's, but that my fluidity of speaking was easier to understand than the stiff perfection of the professor. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Native Spanish speakers won't be bothered (most of the time). Other Spanish students will be encouraged to see you are trying and it will remind then of where they once were too.
I struggled with this at the beginning - the best way to overcome the fear is to find the right people to practice speaking with.. ideally a teacher, but it could be any native speaker that you have good rapport with - in my experience most native speakers love to help people learn their language. Accept that you WILL make mistakes, that's completely normal. If you make a mistake and someone corrects you - be grateful to them that they are trying to help you, they are not trying to make you feel bad.
My hubby speaks Spanish as a third language. I studied in high school and college. I got an A but still feel like I can barely speak or remember anything. My hubby was told by a college Spanish professor that he would never learn Spanish. So he went to Ecuador fir the summer, stayed with a host family and took classes for two months. He came back fluent. He was determined. He built his vocabulary over time. Of course he made that professor eat cake. lol Moral if the story you can do anything you set your mind to. Don’t let anyone or yourself stop you from achieving any goals. Let’s learn some Spanish.
So true!! 🎉🤩
I get it I understand a lot more than I can confidently speak. Then there's slang. I don't wanna sound rude
The negativity from the tutor is bizarre! I’m sure any healthy adult could learn another language with enough time and perseverance
May I ask how he found his host family?
My parents met in Germany during the war, so when my mom came to the US, my dad told her to watch I Love Lucy and try to repeat what she understood, that’s how she learned English . They are were so cute ❤️
That is adorable!! Input and mimicking are powerful tools! ☺️❤️
This is really a beautiful Video about the Spanish Language.
It is quite an important language to learn because it is a major language.
As of 2021 I am not very happy that so many Chinese People are settling in Ghana for Hotel and other Commercial activities,
They ought to help us create Industries and even Software Companies.
I even suggest Agro Based Companies to improve our Agricultural Activities.
I love that!!! And I love Lucy! ;D
A side note for self taught language learners....in some languages there's the "standard" vernacular, then there's the common usage lingo. You come across this in Netflix movies, on the street, and music, etc. After learning grammar and vocab, don't be too alarmed when you hear people breaking all kinds of language rules, omitting stuff, phrases that have certain context, etc. Some of it can be learned from books and videos,others from people...it's an ongoing process. I'm not talking about dialects, but that also is a thing to be aware of.
Definitely so true! The input comes from so many different places. I remember as I picked up on all of those differences in speech (and continue to do so!) I was always grateful to have what could be considered more "standard Spanish" as a base (from the literature that I was exposed to and trained public speakers, etc...) because it gave me an anchor to compare everything else to and discovering those differences became more fun instead of frustrating for me.
I've noticed that Spanish is more flexible than English in that you can constantly "break" (as you said) language rules and still be understood.
Are you talking ebonics as in a Slang ?
@@gerlautamr.656 We do thst alot in English too specifically AAVE. But southern folk do it to etc.
I live in southwestern Mexico and there is a different Spanish sound spoken here.
Hi! Your video resonated with me, because, although I'm now 78 years old (!) I've always wanted to learn Spanish & haven't given up yet! Like you, I discovered Destinos a couple years ago, and that helped somewhat. But being older definitely does make it more difficult! When I was in high school, I wanted so badly to take Spanish! I played the guitar and thought it would be cool to go to Mexico and share my music with the people there. But my mother insisted I take French, saying it would be more useful. Well - God rest her soul - she couldn't have been more wrong! Spanish IS the language to learn in the U.S., because of the # of Spanish speakers we have now. After 2 years of French in high school (not taught by a native speaker) and one year in college, I couldn't even make myself understood when, in Quebec, I asked to use the rest room in French, and they had no idea what I was saying. Anyway, it won't surprise you to learn that I married a Spanish teacher! He spoke really good Spanish. I begged him to teach me, but he'd never teach me more than a few simple words and phrases. When he was eligible for a sabbatical, I suggested that we spend the year in Mexico so he could hone his Spanish, and I and the kids could learn. But he refused. I finally realized that he was afraid that somehow I would surpass him. Being a male chauvanist, he resented my intellectual ability. Well, as you can imagine, my marriage finally broke up. My son married a woman from Colombia who speaks beautiful Spanish, and I'd love to converse with her. But it is really hard! I believe that Spanish is a very difficult language. I have a lot of respect for you, and will use your videos. Thanks for all you do.
Wow! What a story! Thank you for sharing that with us. I love how you've never given up on Spanish, even through all of those adversities! You can do this! 💪
Quite interesting! I'm Brazilian and never applied seriously to learn spanish because I never felt challenged enough... but now I understand how important is to learn it, mostly when we travel to USA, because of the large number of Spanish speaker that live there.
Lynne you should consider moving to a country like Guatemala for a few months. $400 for the ticket, around $1000/mo for full time Spanish lessons, room, and board.
I did it a long time ago and while I'm not fluent (largely because I didn't apply myself) I speak enough Spanish to have a conversation and get around just fine. Plus it was one of the best experiences of my life.
how is your spanish language journey going?!
What a wonderful desire you have to reconnect with your language!! That's very exciting and I know that you can do it! ☺️ It's a very common experience that the school way of learning often does not result in a permanent knowledge of language or ability to use it well. I mentioned in the video that I tested out of University Spanish classes. I never actually took a Spanish class. But going by the experiences of many others who did study it in college, I can definitely say that those who learn well have taken the initiative to make Spanish a part of their life not just a part of their academic path. It's never too late! And I'm sure that you will find a lot coming back to you from what you already know when you start back again. Best wishes!
Hello Erica. I'm on my quest to learning Spanish. As an American I've tried my hand at languages that Americans don't need. One faithful day 3 years ago I started working with a deaf woman who changed my life. Learning asl gives me now the confidence to learn spanish. My end goal fluent ASL and LSM and Spanish. Now I go find Destino
Incredible! What a lovely story and best wishes for your future goals as well!! 😀
I learned Spanish in high school at 14, but my trips and living part time in Acapulco, Malaga, Puerto Rico etc. helped me, and you must have Spanish speaker friends. The novelas help and the famous songs of Celia Cruz, Lucho Gatica, Vicente Fernandez etc.
Comprehensible Input... I believe that this is how I mostly learned English when I first came to the United States.
Nice! It's so powerful!
What helped you, did you learn english grammer or would you just watch shows, listen music,etc. Hopefully that makes sense
I can't get over how incredible your Spanish is! Thank you for this & the rest of your content it's soo useful
Thank you very much and it's my pleasure!
Thank you I listen to Spanish music almost everyday. I’m trying to listen to radio in Spanish as well, I got tutor on italki. I’m trying everything I can, as I’m seeing my fluency will come on it’s own can’t rush but I can learn smartly and work hard. Thank you
Those are great elements to your routine and a perfect attitude!
any progress??
@@emilynicole4150 Yes a lot, I try to learn everyday
Someone probably already wrote this, but if they required it across the board for college in America, millions of people would know Español. Thank you for your videos, they’re awesome 👏🏽
Glad you enjoy the videos! 😊
The way a child learns , Naturally , or "sub-consciously" That works for me . The 'grammar Nazi ' approach - not my style for learning . look forward to your Videos , Thank you Erica .
Agreed 100%! ☺️
@@EricaRayLanguage a
Absolutely listening, speaking it and watching the language is the best way to learn.
I started taking Spanish in 7th grade and I’m going into 9th this year! My goal is to graduate with my bilingual certification by my 12th year😁 you are very inspiring and made me want to practice much more!
Best wishes to you! ☺️
I like the telenovelas because they speak slower. It also helps to put the captions on. They're in Spanish of course but I'm hearing and then seeing sentence structure.
but how do u know what they’re saying? i’m trying to learn spanish but I just don’t understand how I will know what’s going on since I don’t know what the words mean you know?
@@mayceeleslie4972 choose the easiest level of videos you can find and start from there.
I changed my language setting on my phone to spanish very helpful
I just found this site and am so grateful. Although language is difficult for me, you have inspired me to continue trying with your way of learning. Thank you🙏
I am so happy that you've been inspired! It absolutely is possible with consistency and enjoying the process! Best wishes. ☺️
Erica, this is amazing! I just discovered your channel and am inspired to pick up Spanish again after forgetting everything I learned in high school. I’ve always been hesitant about teaching myself, thinking I’d have to spend money on an expensive course.
I'm so glad it was helpful!! Best wishes. 😊
I never heard the phrase "comprehensible input" before, but now after watching your video, I can say with certainty that I too learned Spanish in that way. I used to work for a refugee agency and we had a lot of Spanish speaking clients. At first I used some interpreters, but I always kept my ears open when listening to them translate. Later on, I just tried to give it a shot myself, and pretty soon I was speaking with my clients in almost fluent Spanish - nearly all of which I learned by simply talking with them on a regular basis (with a side of duolingo). After I left that job, I got another job, but that didn't involve too much client interactions; and, slowly, I forgot nearly all the Spanish I picked up.
I am planning on trying to relearn Spanish, and your ideas were excellent. Thanks for the wonderful tips, Erica. Gracias y tenga una vida maravillosa!
Wow, what a story! How exciting that you are relearning Spanish. I hope to continue to be a part of your journey. 😊
My mother language is portuguese, pero mi segunda lengua és espanol, aprender idiomas é muito bom 😍 !Saludos desde Brazil.
Así es! Saludos desde Mexico! :)
Lo bueno de hablar español es que podemos comprender gran parte de otro idioma como el portugués!
Me encanta Español con Juan, y los historias en Libra’s de Juan.
That was so awesome! I subscribed and downloaded the study guide. I've been trying (and failing) to learn Spanish for 20 years or more. I think the process you described might actually work for me. I'll keep you posted on my progress. Mucho gracias!
Yes, please do keep me posted! 😀
This video is very helpful! I have been trying to learn Spanish for years and I am very determined to master it before the end of the year. I've absolutely lacked the confidence to speak the language and it doesn't help that I don't know many native speakers to use the language more frequently. I refuse to lose the knowledge of Spanish because it's such a beautiful language. I am absolutely tired of learning through books, I've got a bookshelf full of learning books. I'm ready to dive into some comprehensible input and destinos. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Welcome! Thank you for sharing part of your story and best wishes to you!
HelloTalk is a great app for interacting with native speakers - you might want to give that a go if you haven't already.
You are exactly what I need right now! Getting to your video is a result of me continuing to trust my own learning process. Thanks sooooo much for showing up!
Well I'm so glad we've found each other! 🤗
Crazy running into a legend in a random TH-cam video comments section!
Awesome video!! Thanks for all you do for us Spanish learners.
My pleasure! Thank you!
You can practice your Spanish listening in this video: th-cam.com/video/_fe7DRnjGmw/w-d-xo.html
Don't forget to like the video 👍👍🙏🙏
I loved it when you said "that's what I'm here for".... That really builds confidence that one can be successful. No one's alone. Thanks.
Yes, we all need support!!
You can practice your Spanish listening in this video: th-cam.com/video/_fe7DRnjGmw/w-d-xo.html
Don't forget to like the video 👍👍🙏🙏
I’ve very recently started Spanish, and I love it. I find it very intuitive, but I’m lucky to be linguistically oriented. I’ve spent the last few months bouncing around collecting resources during the busy season. Your channel for Spanish teaching really clicks with me and it’s one of my top recommendations to my friends learning Spanish as well!
I can’t agree more that input is so important, it’s what makes things click and feel natural. I think stories are key for forming an emotional attachment to language, I find it makes recall a lot easier anyway.
For anyone who is an English speaker and feels that Spanish is “difficult,” I highly highly recommend coupling input with the LanguageTransfer Spanish course. The Thinking Method is free and Mihalis’ way of articulating Spanish to English understanding is something I haven’t seen anywhere else. It acts like a primer, almost the first thing people should go to, and then go through your other resources. As soon as I finish that audio course, I intend to systematically go through this whole channel! It’s the perfect balance of input and structure you have here.
Hi there! Thank you for your comments and recommendation! So glad that you're resonating with the content. ☺️
If you want to learn Spanish through music, I recommend you listen to slow music, like ballads.These songs in Spanish are so beautiful and much easier to follow the lyrics, compared to today's popular music, like reggaeton, which is way faster and quite often sex-oriented and disgusting, with all due respect.
Here are some examples of beautiful ballads, which is my favorite genre btw (although they're kind of oldies):
Manuel Mijares - Bella * th-cam.com/video/kodFtsBHOFg/w-d-xo.html
Manuel Mijares - Poco A Poco * th-cam.com/video/68MsDfyz4Yo/w-d-xo.html
Yuri - Cuando Baja La Marea * th-cam.com/video/qF_ZgDWnAv8/w-d-xo.html
Yuri - Yo Te Pido Amor * th-cam.com/video/019HhfHxUjU/w-d-xo.html
Yuri - Quién Eres Tú * th-cam.com/video/VvDNcRy-fHI/w-d-xo.html
Daniela Romo - La Ocasión Para Amarnos * th-cam.com/video/XtV-Xv8D9Zg/w-d-xo.html
Maria Conchita Alonso - Acaríciame * th-cam.com/video/9cB67ZnfxRk/w-d-xo.html
Arianna - Corazón Romántico * th-cam.com/video/LXmXCaM-YVg/w-d-xo.html
Rocio Banquells - Luna mágica * th-cam.com/video/87Jb7xLGtfY/w-d-xo.html
Luis Miguel - Yo Que No Vivo Sin Ti * th-cam.com/video/5JlMARwltVc/w-d-xo.html
Laureano Brizuela - Sueños Compartidos * th-cam.com/video/hVkc9Gk431M/w-d-xo.html
Ednita Nazario - A Que No Le Cuentas * th-cam.com/video/dymKzJV2kIE/w-d-xo.html
Angela Carrasco - Quererte A Ti * th-cam.com/video/0xdUBJYDhhI/w-d-xo.html
Pandora - No Puedo Dejar De Pensar En Ti * th-cam.com/video/7duSk6Bp3oA/w-d-xo.html
Thalia - En La Intimidad * th-cam.com/video/fskZbgHkDQA/w-d-xo.html
Juan Luis Guerra - Amigos * th-cam.com/video/82Lqg8lejVc/w-d-xo.html
Los Brios - Yo Sé Que Te Acordarás * th-cam.com/video/ApvForZZRGQ/w-d-xo.html
Lorenzo Santamaría - Para que no me olvides * th-cam.com/video/fO_j5SyDCHM/w-d-xo.html
Camilo Sesto - Tarde O Temprano * th-cam.com/video/bncq_Jwf6AQ/w-d-xo.html
Silvana Di Lorenzo - Me Muero Por Estar Contigo * th-cam.com/video/6Q99pPYi7l8/w-d-xo.html
Bertín Osborne - Tú, Solo Tú * th-cam.com/video/D_H2A4WWFhI/w-d-xo.html
Emmanuel - Tengo Mucho Que Aprender De Ti * th-cam.com/video/hRwASbwRNTc/w-d-xo.html
Emmanuel - Con Olor A Hierba * th-cam.com/video/BBCtsLfgiHE/w-d-xo.html
Emmanuel - Este Terco Corazón * th-cam.com/video/Pls4Q8utDqk/w-d-xo.html
Sergio Y Estíbaliz - Puede Que Te Quiera * th-cam.com/video/uWU6vjLg328/w-d-xo.html
Sergio Y Estíbaliz - Búscame * th-cam.com/video/Dhv7Knmbo_M/w-d-xo.html
Jeanette - Frente A Frente * th-cam.com/video/2NsMWJ0XyHg/w-d-xo.html
Jeanette - Corazón De Poeta * th-cam.com/video/d5MV-Ki5ERI/w-d-xo.html
I am sooooo happy you came up on my TH-cam feed!!!
Woohoo! 😀
Necessity is a great way to learn. Total immersion is how I did it
I'm planning on moving back to Mexico with my sister in a few years, and I don't know much spanish, everyone seems to learn much faster than me and I'm even from a Spanish speaking family lol
What have you been doing so far to learn? :)
@@EricaRayLanguage I have a Spanish friend who helps me once a week, and I've been taking online lessons, but I can't seem to remember much of what I learn :( I've been trying for over 2 years now
@@mary-jane3949 what do u take online lessons on
@@celestine7126 My school is teaching me online, and I also use Duolingo but I don't get anywhere with those
Yes, often a more independent approach that involves a greater amount of comprehensible input, effective self-study methods, and lots of speaking practice will get you faster results. I hope my content serves as a source of help for you!
When she said THERE'S A DISCIPLINE YOU NEED TO HAVE I knew she was the one
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Comprehensible input, yes!
YEEES!!
Hi like you said, This Destinos was the best Spanish studying tool for me back in my school days. I watched this over 100 times seriously. Recently I made my own Spanish speaking video for the first time. Thanks
It was really great!
DefiniteIy Iearned German this way. Movies, podcasts, interviews, Easy German, Peppa Pig in German, IoI. Thank you!
That's the way to go! 😁
The Peppa Pig in German just made my day!!
Hang on bouta go put peppa pig in Spanish right now
Thank you for this!! I’m in the process of retraining my mind from how I learned Spanish in school ugh..totally NOT to be conversational! Love your approach! New subscriber☺️
Yes it really does require a shift in thinking for those who have started in school! But you can do it! ☺️
You are so calming and sweet! Such a comforting breath of fresh air. I don’t even do Spanish but I loved the whole video.
Aww thank you so much! 🤗🤗
My Spanish teacher, when I was 14, and she was the best! I have to thank the people of Acapulco , besides Spain. Puerto Rico etc. The novelas and the music. My husband were American like me, and did not speak Spanish. It really helps to have Spanish speaking friends, and you help them with English.
Awesome!
Your Spanish sounds so pleasant ! Can’t wait to learn from you thank you !
Thank you very much! 🤗
I'm so impressed to see such an articulate sister help me believe that anything is possible...even for a 67 year old who is moving to Mexico and frightened out her wits that I will never be able to converse comfortably with my new neighbors. Community is everything! Looking forward to immersion in my new language!! Plus, God help me how do sisters get their locs done in Mexico!🙂
How exciting! You can certainly do it!! 😃 I wish I had a suggestion for you about the locs though. If you're moving to a larger city there's probably more of a possibility of finding someone who can do them. I've resorted to doing my braids myself because I haven't found anyone locally here in San Cristóbal. :)
@@EricaRayLanguage thank you for your support!🙂Hopefully I'll be able to let you know how it went...in Español!
Me parece muy bien! 😊
THANK YOU, ERICA!!! I am learning Spanish, French and Arabic. Your videos are helpful. More please.
I increased my Spanish/English vocabulary by watching news in both those languages.
Awesome!
Hola Erica I just found your channel and WOW what a great video! Thank you for reminding me of Destinos! Looking forward to getting restarted with my independent Spanish studies!!
Welcome aboard!! 🤗
I am a 27+ year veteran teacher, brand new to a new elementary assignment in which I am teaching music and.. I am going to be speaking fluent Spanish - I am going to follow your process and I’ll keep you aware of my progress I have children in my classroom from pre-K - 5th grade and I look forward to working this process
Can't wait to hear how it goes for you!
Eres talentosa Érica. Idiomas no son nada fáciles de aprender de adulto.
WOW!!! You go girl!!! How GREAT and INSPIRING!!! I always loved the thought of speaking Mandarin. As the years passed, I became so engrossed in becoming a better musician and compulsive and avid reader, that I thought I have no time to learn a foreign language with my busy schedule. However, your video is having me think differently! Thank you much! Continued power and blessings to you!
Wonderful! ☺️
I so remember Destinos. This is one of the things that helped me learn Spanish as well in High school and college. I need to get back to my Spanish because I keep putting it off. This is a sign. Thanks girl. This was great to watch. New subbie.
Awesome! Welcome to the channel! ☺️
Hi. Do you offer lessons?
Unfortunately, I do not. :)
Spanish is such a beautiful language..the sound of it (when you don't know what's being said) sound beautiful
I agree 😊
If you want to learn Spanish through music, I recommend you listen to slow music, like ballads.These songs in Spanish are so beautiful and much easier to follow the lyrics, compared to today's popular music, like reggaeton, which is way faster and quite often sex-oriented and disgusting, with all due respect.
Here are some examples of beautiful ballads, which is my favorite genre btw (although they're kind of oldies):
Manuel Mijares - Bella * th-cam.com/video/kodFtsBHOFg/w-d-xo.html
Manuel Mijares - Poco A Poco * th-cam.com/video/68MsDfyz4Yo/w-d-xo.html
Yuri - Cuando Baja La Marea * th-cam.com/video/qF_ZgDWnAv8/w-d-xo.html
Yuri - Yo Te Pido Amor * th-cam.com/video/019HhfHxUjU/w-d-xo.html
Yuri - Quién Eres Tú * th-cam.com/video/VvDNcRy-fHI/w-d-xo.html
Daniela Romo - La Ocasión Para Amarnos * th-cam.com/video/XtV-Xv8D9Zg/w-d-xo.html
Maria Conchita Alonso - Acaríciame * th-cam.com/video/9cB67ZnfxRk/w-d-xo.html
Arianna - Corazón Romántico * th-cam.com/video/LXmXCaM-YVg/w-d-xo.html
Rocio Banquells - Luna mágica * th-cam.com/video/87Jb7xLGtfY/w-d-xo.html
Luis Miguel - Yo Que No Vivo Sin Ti * th-cam.com/video/5JlMARwltVc/w-d-xo.html
Laureano Brizuela - Sueños Compartidos * th-cam.com/video/hVkc9Gk431M/w-d-xo.html
Ednita Nazario - A Que No Le Cuentas * th-cam.com/video/dymKzJV2kIE/w-d-xo.html
Angela Carrasco - Quererte A Ti * th-cam.com/video/0xdUBJYDhhI/w-d-xo.html
Pandora - No Puedo Dejar De Pensar En Ti * th-cam.com/video/7duSk6Bp3oA/w-d-xo.html
Thalia - En La Intimidad * th-cam.com/video/fskZbgHkDQA/w-d-xo.html
Juan Luis Guerra - Amigos * th-cam.com/video/82Lqg8lejVc/w-d-xo.html
Los Brios - Yo Sé Que Te Acordarás * th-cam.com/video/ApvForZZRGQ/w-d-xo.html
Lorenzo Santamaría - Para que no me olvides * th-cam.com/video/fO_j5SyDCHM/w-d-xo.html
Camilo Sesto - Tarde O Temprano * th-cam.com/video/bncq_Jwf6AQ/w-d-xo.html
Silvana Di Lorenzo - Me Muero Por Estar Contigo * th-cam.com/video/6Q99pPYi7l8/w-d-xo.html
Bertín Osborne - Tú, Solo Tú * th-cam.com/video/D_H2A4WWFhI/w-d-xo.html
Emmanuel - Tengo Mucho Que Aprender De Ti * th-cam.com/video/hRwASbwRNTc/w-d-xo.html
Emmanuel - Con Olor A Hierba * th-cam.com/video/BBCtsLfgiHE/w-d-xo.html
Emmanuel - Este Terco Corazón * th-cam.com/video/Pls4Q8utDqk/w-d-xo.html
Sergio Y Estíbaliz - Puede Que Te Quiera * th-cam.com/video/uWU6vjLg328/w-d-xo.html
Sergio Y Estíbaliz - Búscame * th-cam.com/video/Dhv7Knmbo_M/w-d-xo.html
Jeanette - Frente A Frente * th-cam.com/video/2NsMWJ0XyHg/w-d-xo.html
Jeanette - Corazón De Poeta * th-cam.com/video/d5MV-Ki5ERI/w-d-xo.html
Me and my kids are trying to learn. We live in a large Spanish speaking area. I know how comfortable it would make them feel. They put in so much effort to talk to us, we want to put in that same effort.
Nice! Congratulations on your desire to learn. It will open up a whole new world for you guys. ☺️
Thank you, I am going to follow the series and try my best to learn Spanish.
Excelente Señorita, mucho información. Estoy aprendido español y no perfecto ahora pero perfección pronto. Tenga un buen día.
Excelente! Recibe mis mejores deseos!
omg I just finished episode 52 of Destinos. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Ordered the companion book, and cannot wait to watch again and do the work .😊
Woohoo! You're so welcome!
OMG!! You speak better Spanish than I do, and my heritage is Spain/Mexico/Native American. Kudos Erica!!
🤗 gracias, and very cool heritage you have there!
I’m
So motivated I’ve been trying to learn for years I’m going to try your method starting today!
Woohoo! 🎉 Stay tuned for this week's video. I'll be talking about specific ways in which you can use input ☺️
¡Tu español es hermoso! Soy de Argentina y estoy aprendiendo inglés. ¡Saludos!
¡Muchas gracias! ¡Saludos! ☺️
Dios mío hablas demasiado bien! Suenas nativa osea es demasiado bueno te juro que no podría creer que eres Americana. Maravilloso!
Aww, muchas gracias por tu lindo comentario. 😊
Thank you, Erica! You’ve inspired me to keep going with Spanish
Wonderful!! 🤗
Hi Erica,i just came across your work. This is amazing. I did Level 4 (Near Native Speaker)but still can't speak with fluidity. Thank you
Welcome! I hope to be able to help you progress further. ☺️
Your experience is really inspiratinal. Hopefully that can learn my students learning Chinese now.
Thank you! I hope so!
Having Spanish ( Mexican friends preferably) friends for me is the number one way in learning next to soap opera shows.
Your mind is free, awesome abilities.
Outstanding video. I've never heard of comprehensible input before. You sold me on it. I'm happy to have found this video and checked it out.
Your video is one of the most helpful videos I’ve ever seen in my life thank you
Wow! Thank you and I'm so glad it was helpful. ☺️
I loved being in Mexico surrounded by family and friends who only speak Spanish. It was so awesome to just absorb and learn to understand in the context. Too bad I can’t visit more often 😁
What an awesome experience!
Erica let's do this for real 2022 is for me and Iam ready!!!
Thank you so much! Your video is invaluable. It has given me hope again when I was teetering on the edge of giving up.
Oh, I'm so glad to hear that! You can do this! 🤗
This is very encouraging. Thanks for giving me a term to discribe passive learning.
I agree! Very encouraging and inviting! I’m onboard! What’s the passive learning term you mention?
I'm not sure if she was referring to comprehensible input or another term. ☺️ I don't consider comprehensible input necessarily passive (although some of it could be of course, while you're doing other things and taking advantage of your down time!) But I would do my best to focus while I was listening and reading and noticing new things. I consider it a very active process.
@@EricaRayLanguage my thoughts exactly! Comprehensible input passive? Regardless, you have a captive, engaged audience, Señora!
@Carmen...thanks for commenting and adding life to this experience! Contrast clarifies the vision! 😉
You are so encouraging and inspirational! I&I AM on this train! Gracias, Emperatriz! ❤️
Yay! So glad to hear it!! :D
It's so funny because I came across Destinos a few months ago. I've been deeply into it. So you have confirmed my eagerness to see it through! 👍🏾
Awesome!! 😎
This gives me hope that I really can accomplish this! Thank you can’t wait til i have a credit available on audible to start short stories in Spanish! Also here on you yt
Absolutely! 😊 If you like learning Spanish through short stories you could also check out our stories program here: Ericaraylanguage.com/caminos It does close today at midnight for new members but it will reopen soon. 😊
Hola! I am so happy that God lead me to your channel!! I have always wanted to be a fluent Spanish speaker and will employ the methodology you spoke about. I went to the link about Destinos and was shocked bc this was the movie that my high school Spanish teacher showed us- many many years ago 😏 Thank you so much!
Welcome!! Happy to have you here! 😀
I have started from grammar without interest in listening and speaking then I know it doesn’t work. I know grammar rules but I can’t speak and understand native speakers. I have seen this video and I’ve realised that if you wanna learn any language, you should focus on listening, reading skills(input) then speaking and writing (output). Keep it going on 😄😄😄
Exactly! Your experience of learning grammar rules but not being able to speak or understand is so common. I really hope this new understanding starts to turn things around for you! 🙂
After listening to your video it's reminded me about myself, am English speaking person and I learn a little bit of Spanish by listening to radio Latin friends, I never learn Spanish in school
Nice!! ☺️
How beautiful is Erica! I'm going to do Destinos now. Thankyou Erica!
My pleasure! ☺️
Joke: What do you call someone that speaks two languages? Bilingual. What do you call someone that speaks three languages? Trilingual. What do you call someone that speaks one language? American!! This is really sad, everyone in the world speaks multiple languages but not here... just so sad. Again, KUDOS. Your pronunciation is right on point!!!
We’re not bordered with dozens of countries that speak numerous languages. The main official languages of the Western Hemisphere is English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Dutch.
The average English or British person also only speaks English.
Sorry, but that's not quite acurate. My native French teacher said most people in France have no interest in learning another language, particularly English.
@@livethelawofone27 Yep very true. English , French and American people in that respect are very similar. They have zero interest in learning other languages. I'm British by the way.
@@livethelawofone27 Well there you go... How American of them...
During the pandemic I began watching Nollywood movies which for the most part were in English but at some point the language would switch to another 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ . At that point I started watching movies with the subtitles on . The subtitles helped me a lot with recognizing the language (Yoruba) So I decided to order a a vocabulary book . I also started listening to Afro beats with the words which I use to assist with both my pronunciation and flow in short my confidence . There are so many Languages Africa so the music is my Gumbo . TH-cam is also a Great tool OMG , I sit down take notes and absorb. Anyway I now have 4 Yoruba books and 1 Hausa book . The amazing thing for me about learning another Language is just how amazing our Brains are . I’m not a pro in Spanish but I do know the basics . I can ask a few questions , tell the time , answer a few questions ofcourse sing the heck out of a song in Spanish etc. Anyway Great Video ‼️‼️🇺🇸🇳🇬♥️
Sounds like you really enjoy language learning which is so wonderful and a big key to success! ☺️
Hi Beautiful! Omg, you inspire me. I am spanish speaking but I'm having a hard time teaching my children. 😣 I don't want them to be non-Spanish speaking. You are inspiring and your Spanish sounds so great! 🙌🏼
Thank you! I have a couple of videos on the channel with some tips on raising bilingual children. I'm not sure if you've seen them yet. ☺️
@@EricaRayLanguage thank you so much. I haven't seen them but I will look them up. ♡Gracias por responder.
I like when I see someone
Interested in speak my language
Saludos desde new york
Saludos!!
Ok !! You've caught me totoly off guard I've been sluggish in my road to a 2nd language. I've had enough procrastinating let's do this !!!💯💯💯
You got this!! 💪💪
Congratulation, lm Mexican you speak better Spanish than my children’s.!
😆
Thanks for sharing Erica.
My pleasure
Thank you girl...onto destinos now...muchísimas gracias 🙂
Enjoy! ☺️
Eres awesome! No sé la palabra. Tal vez es maravillosa.
Muchas gracias!
I love this video. I speak spanish, cause it's my native language, but it's funny to see how other people learn your own language
Anyways, I learned english like you learned spanish
And I thought i couldn't do it because Im 15 years old and I didn't take this seriously but the music and reading and watching videos help you a lot
Thank you and congratulations on your own language learning success!
Your English is very good. I hope to become as fluent in Spanish as you have in English. 😌
This is exactly what I needed! You have a new subscriber and student!!
Yay!! 🤗
Thank you so much for sharing your gift! This is truly a blessing for us all being led to your divine light of truth and wisdom on your platform my SisStar!
I need to learn! I’m Puerto Rican and embarrassingly, do not know Spanish. I took Spanish in high school and college. I can read it, but I don’t understand it and I can’t speak it.
Well, welcome to the channel! This free guide will help you get started with a routine. :) Https://www.ericaraylanguage.com/blueprint
You need to learn the Puerto Rican Spanish. Its unique
Your voice is soothing and beautiful. I can listen to you talk all day.
Thank you! 😊
I believe that this video is one of the two best videos I have ever found on this subject I want to become as fluent as I can ever be in Spanish
Oh thank you so much! So glad it was helpful. 🤗
My favorite way of practicing my second language is through TH-cam videos.
Yes! Me too. It's such a great, free tool. 🙂
Thanks you for this need this motivation with my spainsh
My pleasure
You can practice your Spanish listening in this video: th-cam.com/video/_fe7DRnjGmw/w-d-xo.html
Don't forget to like the 👍👍
interesante mi intencion es aprender hablar el ingles y tu canal de aprender español me sirve tambien ami gracias.
Excelente! 👏
I'm in 8th grade and my advisery teacher is also my spanish teacher.
Mucho gusto and gracias for teaching me on what to do.
You are very welcome! So exciting to see young people looking to learn more outside of their classrooms as well. ☺️
Wow Erica, I stumbled upon this video and truly believe with the "comprehensible input" methods you've laid out here can really set this African American 50+ yr. old male on the road to speaking Spanish successfully and fluently :D I think I'm Spanish in another life LOL b/c I love Spanish music from Cuba and I look forward to speaking the native language when I travel to Cuba and Costa Rica. I will absolutely begin my journey with your videos... wish me luck! Your video here has given me significant hope vs many other videos on Spanish that I have watched along with the various Spanish schools/classes that I investigated with on-going payments of their classes. Any suggestions for my begin journey??? Thank you!!!
How awesome that you connect so well to the Cuban music and culture and your travel plans sound exciting! Music was my first exposure to Spanish and one of the things that made me fall in love with the language. :) Of course you can do it! As far as suggestions of how to get started, you may want to begin with considering your interests. If you need a free resource to start you can check out Destinos, a melodramatic TV series for beginning Spanish learners. It's what I used toward the beginning of my journey. :) www.learner.org/series/destinos-an-introduction-to-spanish/
Hey Érica, I can’t believe you can across my feed. I have been trying to learn Spanish for years and once I learn that I want to learn French. Lately I have felt defeated. I have taken classes and paid for things and still aren’t any better. I know a lot of words but why can’t I carry on a conversation? So frustrated. Is it because I’m much older?
Hi there! You can learn at any age. You may just need help putting a routine together yourself. Have you download my blueprint at ericaraylanguage.com/blueprint I'm also running a masterclass this upcoming Wed all about putting together a routine that gets you speaking.. You can register here: event.webinarjam.com/register/1/1v760ap
I will listen intently and follow all your instructions. I have been saying I want to learn Spanish for many decades it is time. Thanks in advance.
Very exciting! You're very welcome and best wishes.
Thank you for this video. I feel like I'm stuck at this level of Spanish that I can't get past.
I try to read the Bible in Spanish and English this helps with my Spanish.
Excellent!!
great suggestiion thanks I'm gonna do that