Learning Spanish? Stop making this mistake! (This is what realistic progress should look like)
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- Learning Spanish? Stop making this mistake! (This is what progress should look like) It's super common for Spanish learners to want to review all the basics when they feel like they have gaps in their learning, but is that the best way to design your Spanish study plan? Learn more about what realistic progress should look like in an effective Spanish study routine.
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I've been married to a native Spanish speaker for 10 years and we've been together for 15 years. I can understand a lot but I don't speak much. My wife also speaks English. So mostly she speaks in Spanish and I answer in English. I should have been fluent a long time ago.
@@michaelj.anderson1116 I understand the struggles. I have a video about that with my husband and I (we had the opposite problem because I already spoke Spanish when I met him so we only speak in Spanish when in reality we should try to speak in English to help him improve his English, but it's hard! 😊)
th-cam.com/video/KuUaHbI5ZG4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KQA8iu2utDRqwfj3
Saludos mi bella profesora.
Thank you for this excellent video and your excellent advice.
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Muchisimas gracias Erica! Sus explicaciones siempre son fantasticas 🙂
@@mrs.godfrey1714 ¡Muchas gracias! ¡Espero que te sirvan! 😊
This is a FANTASTIC video
@@frankpatrick3233 I'm so happy you enjoyed it!
Totally agree. People who don’t speak Spanish think I’m native level just because I can speak the language. I’m very proud of where I’m at and I have worked very hard to get here. I use it at work, but I always feel like an imposter. I say it’s an obsession. However, I make plenty of mistakes and always wonder if I will ever truly feel free to to express myself the way I do in English. I think I may be waiting for something that will take decades. I have been studying Spanish for 5 years. I completely related to this video.
I've got a brain injury which means I forget stuff almost as soon as I have read it. It makes learning Spanish so difficult. I feel I'll never get there. But I hope one day I will.
@@kerry00 Even if the backward curve of the spiral is larger than most because of your difficulty I bet you can continue to spiral forward! 😊
OMG! Érica this was me, until I found your program. I had taken Spanish decades earlier in both High School and College. I had lots of bits and pieces of information in my head, but zero confidence to speak. I actually did go back to the beginning several times. I even tried following a online recorded program. I experienced failure, I became unmotivated and very frustrated. I thought about giving up. But, my desire to learn was greater than my frustration. I trusted that there was a better way, and stumbled upon your program. I have been making steady progress ever since, filling in the gaps as I go. I still have lots to learn, I still make mistakes, but with my Coach I can actually see and hear my progress. My ability to be understood in Spanish and my confidence increases daily, one spiral at a time. Thank you for the work that you do and share.
@@lrivers5517 Wow, Linda! What amazing insights! 🎊 Although you are not the "Rachel" described in this video, I did your initial language evaluation as well and concur with everything you mention! You had a lot of the pieces but needed help bringing them together. It has been beautiful and inspirational for us to watch you progress over these months! Congratulations to you for not giving up and for continuing to search until you found a better way, AND for putting in the work once you did find that way because none of this is magic! It takes discipline and determination and you certainly have demonstrated both qualities. ¡Felicidades! 🤗
Endless loop
@@JoyToTheWorld70 It's ok! I hope you walked away with a few tips to help! 😊
@EricaRayLanguage I did!! Thank you ❤ My husband is from Mexico and I finally understand most of what is being said when he's talking with the family. My speaking ability is not there yet. I can answer questions with short responses though, so I'm getting there. 😊 I noticed recently though, his family in his smaller home town are much easier to understand than the extended family in Mexico City. In Mexico City, they were speaking so rapidly, I was barely catching any words. 😅
@@JoyToTheWorld70 Congratulations on your progress so far!! That's great! 😃
wow! Mil gracias Erica! You nailed it and described my learning efforts to date. I have been trying to build language skills by standing only on one leg of the 4-leg table of learning,(practicing speaking) Instead of Listening,reading, writing, and speaking. Most of all I need balance in all 4 areas. Thank you so much for all you do and keep up the great work:)
I'm so glad you were able to discover that! 😊
On another TH-camrs video, she pointed out that we need to to understand that we are basically toddlers at the beginning. The frustrating thing as grown adults with a lifetime of English or another first language, we want to to be able to communicate at the same level. But it took decades to get here. The difference is we because we already have a language, we can accelerate the process a little but it still comes slow unless you're one of those that is just great at picking up languages. But learning is not a linear process. The thing to focus on, is it continually trending upwards? It's not going to be a straight y=mx+b line to use some algebra. It will be squiggly but moving upwards. If we're very fortunate to be able pick up languages effortlessly, it might mimic an exponential curve. But I imagine, that's a rarity.
@@amen_ra6926 I completely agree! 😊
I's hard to get over our ego as adults and be patient!
We learn grammar in our first language after we're already fluent. It wasn't a tool to teach us the language then and we cannot expect to learn a second language through grammar alone either. It can help us refine, but we need to listen and read to get the language in us, practice, make mistakes, get corrections and keep spiraling forward!
Thanks for watching and commenting! 😊
Heyyy! I have a question. In this current moment, I can only study by my self right now. I’m interested in working with an online teacher in the future. My question is, do you have any self study advice while learning Spanish? I hope your day is going well and thank you for your time!
Hi! Yes, a large portion of this channel is self study advice. 😊 This playlist may be helpful for you: th-cam.com/play/PLHm6cDu7EjUAz1EEnUIbzJzRiB7WDJHbf.html&si=gSFsUuxOm7eI8FPq
@@EricaRayLanguage thank you so much !!