I completed 2 of your courses already, highly recommended for anyone watching. I was stuck in plateau for years, those courses got me out of that. good to have you back on yt Stefanie!❤
That's awesome! Thank you for sharing :D What courses did you do? ... and yes I love pushing students off the plateau so they can spread their wings and fly! haha. Staying stuck is no fun!
You are doing great!! And, if I remember correctly, you are gonna be in the Accent Freedom program that's coming up, right? You will learn so much there! Because that's where I spell everything out step-by-step so there is no guessing how the sounds, rhythm, intonation and connected speech all come together. I can't wait!!
Please don't sound like her. See my post elsewhere in the comments section. You certainly don't want to _write_ like her. Why does she use two exclamation points at the end of a sentence, when one exclamation point will suffice? She then does this a second time, which tells me that she must really have a fetish for exclamation points. Why does she start one sentence with _And_ and another sentence with _Because_ in her post? Why does she use _gonna_ instead of _going to_ in formal writing? Yes, when you are an English teacher and writing to one of your students, even when doing so in a TH-cam comments section, it's formal writing time. These are fair questions to ask an English teacher. Let's lead by example. I sometimes wonder why many newcomers to my country are so poor at English, even after having been through countless hours of training. If this video is indicative of the current state of English instruction, I have my answer.
It's been a long time since I watched your videos and they keep passing the same nice learning vibes on me, you're the best. I will never forget I did my first steps in English watching you and now thanks to the English language I have a good job. So thank you Almighty Stephanie!
Another very common problem for many learners is using the incorrect possessive adjective or object pronoun: when talking about a man, they say "she" or "her, or vice-versa. Or using "your" instead of "his" and "her" (because in Spanish "su" is the formal equivalent to "your").
Yes, I've heard the he/she mixup before and it can definitely be confusing sometimes for the listener. I always have to stop and think for a second because I think I missed a part of the story haha
Great, I'm intermediate level in English and sometimes I do some mistakes in pronunciation, for example the silent consonants sounds (TH) I forget that easily (so I keep repeating myself, to practice this specific sounds). Everything you said is so spot on, and for the last part, I think that is also valid for any other languages.
Thanks Stefanie ! I think I got sth new from this video: 1. Don't over use pronoun 2. Do over communication I plan to join the Accent freedom again and I will complete it this round.
Thank, Eric! The pronouns tip is HUGE for clear communication. It's actually something even native speakers struggle with sometimes cause it's not really about fluency or pronunciation... it's just about putting the effort into your communication so it's clear. I know when I'm tired, even I struggle with it. I'll be like "Can you give me that thing over there?" And Renzo will be like... "what thing over where?" haha Anyhow, I'll send and email soon about the Accent Freedom program so anyone who wants to do the program again can get ready to start!! I know finishing the program can be touch because there is a lot to learn and focus on... so I would say focus on finishing this time (just like you said), even if that means you can't study and practice everything as deeply as you want due to lack of time. Then, you can go through the content again on your own time in the future, and you can even join future rounds if you want to practice more and go even deeper! Can't wait to start!
I would like, in the following video, to break down a short video, a two-minute video and a real native speaker . About how they understand their pronunciation! Thank you ❤
Hi coach Steff, I just wanna say thank you coz to be honest I've been watching your videos for almost 2 years now from your old live videos to your uploaded videos on TH-cam. But this is the first time I'm dropping a comment coz back then I just don't think I could for at that time I was just a beginner, well very beginner. But now I finally got the courage to interact with you tho it's just a one sided interaction coz you might not gonna recognize my comment, but really thanks a bunch and more power to your channel......
I absolutely LOVE hearing from people who have been following me for years, especially when I find out I’ve been a constant part of your journey. It’s so special and you are doing AMAZING! Seriously, congrats 🎊 keep it up!
I’ve heard of a lot of your speech on other app,but I still didn’t know your name,because what I can saw is just a few fragment.finally one day,I got your name in one of those fragment and immediately searched on TH-cam 😂.I was like oh thank god I found my 😊😊English teacher 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hey Stephanie, I'm glad you're back on ytb. Actually, I'm trying to shadowing method to get a better rhythm and intonation in English, but I couldn't yet learn the 44 sounds in American, though I've tried for a while. The sounds by themselves are hard to pick up, also the jaw, mouth and tongue placement gets me all the time - can't do them right. Great class! ❤
Thanks for the feedback! Have you taken a look at my Amazing American Accent Sound Bank course? That's where I teach all the sounds. Sometimes, though, learning sounds is less about understanding the exact placement of things and it's simply about listening carefully, repeating what you hear, and trying again and again until you get it right. It's like hearing a line from a song and then singing it. You are just trying to MATCH the sound... getting too technical with the pronunciation can sometimes hold you back because it focuses your mind on the wrong things.
@@TheEnglishCoach Thanks for your feedback too! stephanie the thing is the technical stuff is taken into account more often than the actual practice, and that's how I got the hang of it most of the things in English. Try and error as some you'd say 😂. Glad to know that it doesn't matter being too technical then, I'll try this time taking things slow. I haven't checked out your course but I will, thanks for the tip. Great to have you back! Have a nice day!
It also depends on who you talk with. When I speak with chatGPT, it understands everything even if I make mistakes, and I think to myself won't it be challenging when I start speaking with real people🤭🤭🤭
Thanx a lot for your very accurate pronunciation --everything is so distinct, that makes your speech clear though the speed is not slow--again, thank you ever so much!
Omg I can't get over the Johnny Depp thing 😂 hilarious lol Actually when I was in Mexico not too long ago I met lots of Argentinians who came there to work and I talked about this with one of them. He told me that they literally mispronounce everything but they don't give a ** lol I love them 😂 Great video and it's great seeing you back on TH-cam!❤ P.s - I love your husband's quote!
Thank you for this comment!! I LOVE having language conversations like that with people! And the differences in pronunciation are so interesting! It definitely took some getting used to when I lived in Argentina. I remember another pronunciation difference that really shocked me was Disney being pronounced something like "Dis-nay"... languages are SO INTERESTING, especially when they start to borrow words from each other. BTW, I'm gonna tell Ren you said that about his quote! haha. I think he was kinda shy about me quoting him in the video cause at first he was like "take that part out, I don't think it's necessary"... and I was like "No way! That's a great quote!" haha PS. I always try to re-read my comments to make sure they are as clear as possible, and I totally edited a couple of the sentences because I felt like my "anchors" were not clearly established haha. I had written: "It definitely took some getting used to when I lived in THERE. I remember another ONE that really shocked me was" ... and I changed this to, " It definitely took some getting used to when I lived in Argentina. I remember another pronunciation difference that really shocked me was..." I just LOVE super clear communication, so I do the "overcommunicating" thing a lot :P
@@TheEnglishCoach Hahah I love this. I understand you because I edit my comments as well and I reread them a few times until they're sounding clear enough. And I absolutely loved your husband's quote!! I actually can speak Spanish as well so when you mentioned his quote in English I translated the quote in my mind to Spanish haha and I loved it honestly, please tell him that. And thank you for taking the time to respond, this is something not all content creators even bother to do. I appreciate your work and content which really gives a lot of value. 💕
The problem with a Malaysian like me is our everyday ‘pitching’ and we always use to speak with monotone. This will give us problem when speaking english eventhough we can speak, it will always sounds ‘malay’ rather than english. I hope you can analyze how the malays speaking english and teach us what we need to change.
Sometimes it helps to think of language as music, because each language has its own melodies and rhythms that repeat over and over again. The trick is "singing the song" exactly the way you hear it... imagine, if you change the melody and rhythm of a song, it will no longer sound like the original and might even become unrecognizable. This is why I suggest shadowing and imitating. It's such a fun way to learn rhythm, pronunciation, and intonation in a completely natural way. I hope this helps!!
Hi Stefanie. is it grammar to ask question by using intonation?. As I've learned it;s need to be used verbs like do, does etc. May be it used in not formal lexicon.
We can ask questions using intonation even without starting the question with a "question word" like do, does, did, where, when, etc. Dropping the question word doesn't depend on the formality of the communication. It depends on WHAT you are trying to communicate and your feeling/attitude behind what you are saying. For example, if you say "What time is the party at?"... you are asking a genuine question that you don't know the answer to. If you say, "The party starts at 10pm!?" ... then you could be communicating shock, dismay, or asking for clarification. The pitch of your voice at the end of the sentence will communicate that for you, depending on how high it goes.
I don't know what's best in this video: 1. This girl's linguistic intelligence 2. Her mastery of content 3. Her look and elegance of a beautiful woman who never ages.
Ahhh thank you for this feedback!! This video was originally 40 minutes long and I tried to shorten it for TH-cam to make it easier to watch haha... it felt like I was severely dissecting the lesson and splicing it back together.... so I was just hoping everything was easy to understand and clear haha
@@TheEnglishCoach Anytime! I really didn't know about many things that you talked about in this video thank you so much, And I really enjoy long videos, I actually prefer long videos to be honest, So it would be great for me too :)
Hi Mrs, Iam very glad for your nice response..you are one of my English online teachers..I followed you since 2020 for studying speaking and listening♥️🙏😁
You're welcome! Sometimes I feel like making videos just for Spanish speakers to help them "get" English more... but I also don't want to isolate the rest of my followers haha. Thoughs?
Hi Stephanie! I've just watched this video of yours. There's a question that bloomed into my mind about the pronunciation of the english language. So I wanna know whether it's possible to have a native pronunciation. I have heard tales of having a pronunciation as close to that of a native English speaker from people. I've been listening to Americans for almost 2 years and 5 months and to my surprise My pronunciation has significantly improved overtime. I'm starting to pick up on the American accent little by little and it's all happening subconsciously without me putting an effort into learning pronunciation. So what's your take on this dear Stephanie?
Yes! Your voice is an AMAZING instrument and you can train it to sound however you want. So you can absolutely learn to speak like a native English speaker. I know plenty of people who have done this. However, I don't recommend you try to completely mask your accent, because that means your motive is to "hide" something about yourself. Instead, I recommend focusing on finding YOUR voice. Choose the accent features you want to adopt and don't feel like you have to conform to any one accent. This will empower you, allow you to feel free when you speak, and it will be a FUN journey. This is what we do in my Accent Freedom program, by the way. And the more you think about language like music, the easier it will be to make the changes you want to see. Many of the changes can also happen naturally over time, too... and that's the BEST way to improve because your English will sound natural... it won't sound forced like you are TRYING to sound American. Anyhow, it sounds like you are doing great, so keep it up!
@@TheEnglishCoach Thank you, Stephanie for giving me a pep talk! And you're absolutely right about this. I Agree with you on this. You have stated the obvious. It's a good thing we can train our brain to pick up the sounds of the language we're learning so that we can sound natural every time we speak the language with the accent as close to that of native speaker. But at the same time like you said we shouldn't be too focused on sounding exactly like a native. We should embrace who we are and appreciate the identity and the gift given to us by God. As long as people understand you, you are good to go.
@@TheEnglishCoach The intonation topic is what I most struggle with, I think. But, I mean, you were really clear in your explanation of each topic, and the examples 👍
Eso me pasó en Milano, en un Youth Hostelling, un holandés y un yanqui viajaban juntos y mientras el holandes me entendia en "mi ingles" el yanqui ni una palabra y el amigo le traducia lo mismo que yo decía... creo que los Amis no son como los europeas a la hora hacer el esfuerzo minimo por poder entender. No como el ejemplo de de Yosemite pero creo que mi pronunciacion era mas aceptable que muchos.
Personally, I think it has more to do with exposure. The guy from the Neatherlands was likely exposed to all kinds of Englishes given he is from Europe where he likely got to experience all kinds of English accents growing up. The guy from the US might have grown up in a small town where everyone looked and talked like him. Exposure makes a HUGE difference, because it allows you to train your brain to easily understand new patterns. Whereas if you don't have the exposure, every change in the rhythm, intonation, and sounds of English will be quite overwhelming for your brain. I know it can feel like people just aren't making an effort... and who knows, maybe sometimes that's the case. But usually understanding is something we should be able to do effortlessly, either because the other person is SO clear or we are just super familiar with their way of speaking. I hope that makes sense. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. I love these kinds of conversations where we get to analyze the experience of being multilingual :D
@@ge0rge_orr maybe that should be my next video? :D ... you can learn proper nouns easily by consuming audio/video content regularly in English, but you have to pay attention to the differences between your native language and English. Some words to pay extra careful attention to are names of famous people, well-known brands, names of cities, countries, famous places, land marks, etc.
@@TheEnglishCoach no, and that's my point! You can never know too many proper nouns, and I've been watching English content for quite some time, believe me
Yes, and properly doesn't even mean "perfectly"... it's all about using the patterns people are familiar with. I'll be honest, when I go to a nail salon... sometimes I BARELY understand the ladies who work there. Many of them are Thai and Vietnamese, and when they speak, they completely change the rhythm of English... add to that the sounds they say differently and sometimes I don't know what I'm agreeing to when they offer different services haha.
Hi.. how about teaching the principles of writing an email in English! So many times I think what I want to say but it sure comes out pretty crazy.. any advice?
I feel like my brain doesnt work well right now while i am studying english so i had a brack here. I used to listen to her video with every ten to twenty second pause. Now i can listen to her video with 1.5 times speeding up
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Hey Stephanie! Great video and I’d love to have you as a guest on my channel for a chitchat and interview for students to learn more about you and practice their listening skills - let me know if you’re up for it, thanks!
I completed 2 of your courses already, highly recommended for anyone watching. I was stuck in plateau for years, those courses got me out of that. good to have you back on yt Stefanie!❤
That's awesome! Thank you for sharing :D What courses did you do? ... and yes I love pushing students off the plateau so they can spread their wings and fly! haha. Staying stuck is no fun!
Basic to Brilliant Vocab and Accent Freedom. Can't decide which one is my favorite, both are powerfull 💪
I can understand your words clearly, that too with no subtitles, it really amazes me 😊❤
Nice sharing how to improve English skill. It's great explanation, dear Teacher. 🙏
One of my targets is to sound like you. I am talking about pronunciation, intonation, stress, etc.
You are doing great!! And, if I remember correctly, you are gonna be in the Accent Freedom program that's coming up, right? You will learn so much there! Because that's where I spell everything out step-by-step so there is no guessing how the sounds, rhythm, intonation and connected speech all come together. I can't wait!!
Listening to natives a lot helps in that
@@TheEnglishCoach❤❤❤
I can teach you
Please don't sound like her. See my post elsewhere in the comments section. You certainly don't want to _write_ like her.
Why does she use two exclamation points at the end of a sentence, when one exclamation point will suffice? She then does this a second time, which tells me that she must really have a fetish for exclamation points. Why does she start one sentence with _And_ and another sentence with _Because_ in her post?
Why does she use _gonna_ instead of _going to_ in formal writing? Yes, when you are an English teacher and writing to one of your students, even when doing so in a TH-cam comments section, it's formal writing time.
These are fair questions to ask an English teacher. Let's lead by example.
I sometimes wonder why many newcomers to my country are so poor at English, even after having been through countless hours of training. If this video is indicative of the current state of English instruction, I have my answer.
What a nice video!!! I'm Brazilian and I think the best way to improve pronunciation is to listen to native speakers in their daily routines.
Thank you!!! And yes, lots of exposure is super helpful (especially for learning rhythm and intonation patterns naturally)
Hi Stefanie. Thanks for sharing these valuable tips.
It's been a long time since I watched your videos and they keep passing the same nice learning vibes on me, you're the best.
I will never forget I did my first steps in English watching you and now thanks to the English language I have a good job. So thank you Almighty Stephanie!
That’s amazing!! Congrats on everything you have achieved! Hard work it’s off 💪🏼☺️
Another very common problem for many learners is using the incorrect possessive adjective or object pronoun: when talking about a man, they say "she" or "her, or vice-versa. Or using "your" instead of "his" and "her" (because in Spanish "su" is the formal equivalent to "your").
Yes, I've heard the he/she mixup before and it can definitely be confusing sometimes for the listener. I always have to stop and think for a second because I think I missed a part of the story haha
It´s perfect. I really love you watching your lessons.
Thanks for sharing very helpful tips ❤❤
Great, I'm intermediate level in English and sometimes I do some mistakes in pronunciation, for example the silent consonants sounds (TH) I forget that easily (so I keep repeating myself, to practice this specific sounds).
Everything you said is so spot on, and for the last part, I think that is also valid for any other languages.
Repetition is the perfect way to master pronunciation! You'll get there :D
Thanks Stefanie !
I think I got sth new from this video:
1. Don't over use pronoun
2. Do over communication
I plan to join the Accent freedom again and I will complete it this round.
Thank, Eric! The pronouns tip is HUGE for clear communication. It's actually something even native speakers struggle with sometimes cause it's not really about fluency or pronunciation... it's just about putting the effort into your communication so it's clear. I know when I'm tired, even I struggle with it. I'll be like "Can you give me that thing over there?" And Renzo will be like... "what thing over where?" haha
Anyhow, I'll send and email soon about the Accent Freedom program so anyone who wants to do the program again can get ready to start!! I know finishing the program can be touch because there is a lot to learn and focus on... so I would say focus on finishing this time (just like you said), even if that means you can't study and practice everything as deeply as you want due to lack of time. Then, you can go through the content again on your own time in the future, and you can even join future rounds if you want to practice more and go even deeper!
Can't wait to start!
Thank you so much 💐
Hi Stefanie, You are an outstanding English coach! Cheers, Albert 🙂
The way you modulate is great. It's a pleasure to have you as speaker. Have you ever taken a course on that?
I would like, in the following video, to break down a short video, a two-minute video and a real native speaker . About how they understand their pronunciation! Thank you ❤
Hi coach Steff, I just wanna say thank you coz to be honest I've been watching your videos for almost 2 years now from your old live videos to your uploaded videos on TH-cam.
But this is the first time I'm dropping a comment coz back then I just don't think I could for at that time I was just a beginner, well very beginner. But now I finally got the courage to interact with you tho it's just a one sided interaction coz you might not gonna recognize my comment, but really thanks a bunch and more power to your channel......
I absolutely LOVE hearing from people who have been following me for years, especially when I find out I’ve been a constant part of your journey. It’s so special and you are doing AMAZING! Seriously, congrats 🎊 keep it up!
@@TheEnglishCoach the pleasure is mine 💕
What a discovery, this channel. I loved this video.
You are great, lady.
Thank you for the feedback!! What are you working on right now with your English?
I dont know why I can understand you. Not Is the same with other teacher. Thank you.
Wonderful Stefany, I missed you so much... We did, actually. It's great to have you here back...
Thank you for the support! I'm so happy to be back making videos :D What should the next one be about? haha
You nailed it teacher! Thanks for your hardworking job
Thank you for the feedback! ❤️
I’ve heard of a lot of your speech on other app,but I still didn’t know your name,because what I can saw is just a few fragment.finally one day,I got your name in one of those fragment and immediately searched on TH-cam 😂.I was like oh thank god I found my 😊😊English teacher 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
That’s so interesting! I wonder where my videos are being shared 🤣🤣🤣 what apps did you see me on?
Hey Stephanie, I'm glad you're back on ytb. Actually, I'm trying to shadowing method to get a better rhythm and intonation in English, but I couldn't yet learn the 44 sounds in American, though I've tried for a while. The sounds by themselves are hard to pick up, also the jaw, mouth and tongue placement gets me all the time - can't do them right. Great class! ❤
Thanks for the feedback! Have you taken a look at my Amazing American Accent Sound Bank course? That's where I teach all the sounds. Sometimes, though, learning sounds is less about understanding the exact placement of things and it's simply about listening carefully, repeating what you hear, and trying again and again until you get it right. It's like hearing a line from a song and then singing it. You are just trying to MATCH the sound... getting too technical with the pronunciation can sometimes hold you back because it focuses your mind on the wrong things.
@@TheEnglishCoach Thanks for your feedback too! stephanie the thing is the technical stuff is taken into account more often than the actual practice, and that's how I got the hang of it most of the things in English. Try and error as some you'd say 😂. Glad to know that it doesn't matter being too technical then, I'll try this time taking things slow. I haven't checked out your course but I will, thanks for the tip. Great to have you back! Have a nice day!
Hi Stéphanie, i am à fan of your clarity !!!! Always à pleasure to listen to your vidéos.Respectfully.Serge from France.
Thank you for the feedback, Serge! So happy to have you here :D
It also depends on who you talk with. When I speak with chatGPT, it understands everything even if I make mistakes, and I think to myself won't it be challenging when I start speaking with real people🤭🤭🤭
I follow many English teachers but I think you are my favorite. Great job! Interesting and useful content. Greetings from Poland
Wow, thank you! I'm so happy to have you here and THANK YOU for the feedback :D
Ella es muy bonita ❤
She is the BEST teacher all over the world!
Tell me she's the only teacher you've had without telling me she's the only teacher you've had.
Thank you very much for your English learning videos. I wait for your videos every day. You speak English very easily.
You are welcome! I can’t wait to make more ☺️
Excellent Teacher, so good class.
I take note of your advices,
Thank you for dedicating your time and energy into creating helpful content. Will definitely try my hardest to put your lessons to practice!!
My pleasure! I hope this lesson was helpful :)
thank you my teacher
Thanx a lot for your very accurate pronunciation --everything is so distinct, that makes your speech clear though the speed is not slow--again, thank you ever so much!
You are welcome! Thank you for the feedback!
Really really useful content! Great video!
Thank you for the feedback!
Pretty cool video Stephanie!! I'm glad you're back! :)
Thank you!! 😁
Omg I can't get over the Johnny Depp thing 😂 hilarious lol
Actually when I was in Mexico not too long ago I met lots of Argentinians who came there to work and I talked about this with one of them. He told me that they literally mispronounce everything but they don't give a ** lol I love them 😂
Great video and it's great seeing you back on TH-cam!❤
P.s - I love your husband's quote!
Thank you for this comment!! I LOVE having language conversations like that with people! And the differences in pronunciation are so interesting! It definitely took some getting used to when I lived in Argentina. I remember another pronunciation difference that really shocked me was Disney being pronounced something like "Dis-nay"... languages are SO INTERESTING, especially when they start to borrow words from each other.
BTW, I'm gonna tell Ren you said that about his quote! haha. I think he was kinda shy about me quoting him in the video cause at first he was like "take that part out, I don't think it's necessary"... and I was like "No way! That's a great quote!" haha
PS. I always try to re-read my comments to make sure they are as clear as possible, and I totally edited a couple of the sentences because I felt like my "anchors" were not clearly established haha.
I had written: "It definitely took some getting used to when I lived in THERE. I remember another ONE that really shocked me was" ... and I changed this to, " It definitely took some getting used to when I lived in Argentina. I remember another pronunciation difference that really shocked me was..." I just LOVE super clear communication, so I do the "overcommunicating" thing a lot :P
@@TheEnglishCoach Hahah I love this. I understand you because I edit my comments as well and I reread them a few times until they're sounding clear enough. And I absolutely loved your husband's quote!! I actually can speak Spanish as well so when you mentioned his quote in English I translated the quote in my mind to Spanish haha and I loved it honestly, please tell him that.
And thank you for taking the time to respond, this is something not all content creators even bother to do. I appreciate your work and content which really gives a lot of value. 💕
I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina🙋♂
Like your voice and video. So clear and understandable. Thank you.
Thank you Stefanie for this incredible video. It´s really important to take into account all the nuances to get understood. I love it!😍
You're so welcome!
Thanks a lot Teacher for all your valuable tips!
The problem with a Malaysian like me is our everyday ‘pitching’ and we always use to speak with monotone. This will give us problem when speaking english eventhough we can speak, it will always sounds ‘malay’ rather than english. I hope you can analyze how the malays speaking english and teach us what we need to change.
Sometimes it helps to think of language as music, because each language has its own melodies and rhythms that repeat over and over again. The trick is "singing the song" exactly the way you hear it... imagine, if you change the melody and rhythm of a song, it will no longer sound like the original and might even become unrecognizable. This is why I suggest shadowing and imitating. It's such a fun way to learn rhythm, pronunciation, and intonation in a completely natural way. I hope this helps!!
At long last.
You are here again. I missed you so much.
Wow, thank you 🙏🏼
Thanks so much. very useful.
I would like to be like you
Because you're magical when you speak English
haha thank you!
Thanks ❤🎉
Thank you Stefanie. Word "subtle" is sound like sudel.
I would like everyone to talk purely like you.
Hi Stefanie. is it grammar to ask question by using intonation?. As I've learned it;s need to be used verbs like do, does etc. May be it used in not formal lexicon.
We can ask questions using intonation even without starting the question with a "question word" like do, does, did, where, when, etc. Dropping the question word doesn't depend on the formality of the communication. It depends on WHAT you are trying to communicate and your feeling/attitude behind what you are saying.
For example, if you say "What time is the party at?"... you are asking a genuine question that you don't know the answer to. If you say, "The party starts at 10pm!?" ... then you could be communicating shock, dismay, or asking for clarification. The pitch of your voice at the end of the sentence will communicate that for you, depending on how high it goes.
I don't know what's best in this video: 1. This girl's linguistic intelligence 2. Her mastery of content 3. Her look and elegance of a beautiful woman who never ages.
Thank you so much! Although I’m definitely aging 😆 just trying to do so as gracefully as possible 🤣
@@TheEnglishCoach
"Woman made to put herself in a novel" (Camilo Castelo Branco, Portuguese writer)
Very useful lesson for beginners.
Glad it was helpful!
Very useful, I was very pleased and interesting. I learned a lesson from this video! Thank you very much!🎉
Quite sure
I'm so happy you're back Stephanie, You always know our weak point :b
Ahhh thank you for this feedback!! This video was originally 40 minutes long and I tried to shorten it for TH-cam to make it easier to watch haha... it felt like I was severely dissecting the lesson and splicing it back together.... so I was just hoping everything was easy to understand and clear haha
@@TheEnglishCoach Anytime! I really didn't know about many things that you talked about in this video thank you so much, And I really enjoy long videos, I actually prefer long videos to be honest, So it would be great for me too :)
Thank my coach
Thank you Stefanie! I like your videos so much!
You are the best teacher ❤gorgeous girl 🌹🌹
Thanks and regards from Argentina!!!
Respiratory and Veterinarian are two of the words many Americans are mispronouncing. Just listen carefully when they use these words.
very effective advice. Thanks
Thank you for the feedback!
As a Spanish speaker, I have to admit that " shosemite " sounds hilarious 😂😂 Cuantas copas tenes che!
Thanks Stefanie! I always watch your videos!
Thank you Mrs for sharing..I share this video..GOD Bless you and your family♥️🙏😁
Hi Mrs, Iam very glad for your nice response..you are one of my English online teachers..I followed you since 2020 for studying speaking and listening♥️🙏😁
Stephy me gustó que nos retes a los argentinos, necesitamos que nos enderecen en algunas cosas :D
I really like it when you speak in Spanish🙌, you've a very clear accent, also like it when you speak in English 👍TY 4 making this vid ❤
You're welcome! Sometimes I feel like making videos just for Spanish speakers to help them "get" English more... but I also don't want to isolate the rest of my followers haha. Thoughs?
@@TheEnglishCoach count on me, I think you should do it 👍,I really want to listen to you just speaking Spanish 🙌
Hi Stephanie! I've just watched this video of yours. There's a question that bloomed into my mind about the pronunciation of the english language. So I wanna know whether it's possible to have a native pronunciation. I have heard tales of having a pronunciation as close to that of a native English speaker from people. I've been listening to Americans for almost 2 years and 5 months and to my surprise My pronunciation has significantly improved overtime. I'm starting to pick up on the American accent little by little and it's all happening subconsciously without me putting an effort into learning pronunciation. So what's your take on this dear Stephanie?
Yes! Your voice is an AMAZING instrument and you can train it to sound however you want. So you can absolutely learn to speak like a native English speaker. I know plenty of people who have done this. However, I don't recommend you try to completely mask your accent, because that means your motive is to "hide" something about yourself. Instead, I recommend focusing on finding YOUR voice. Choose the accent features you want to adopt and don't feel like you have to conform to any one accent. This will empower you, allow you to feel free when you speak, and it will be a FUN journey. This is what we do in my Accent Freedom program, by the way. And the more you think about language like music, the easier it will be to make the changes you want to see. Many of the changes can also happen naturally over time, too... and that's the BEST way to improve because your English will sound natural... it won't sound forced like you are TRYING to sound American. Anyhow, it sounds like you are doing great, so keep it up!
@@TheEnglishCoach Thank you, Stephanie for giving me a pep talk! And you're absolutely right about this. I Agree with you on this. You have stated the obvious. It's a good thing we can train our brain to pick up the sounds of the language we're learning so that we can sound natural every time we speak the language with the accent as close to that of native speaker. But at the same time like you said we shouldn't be too focused on sounding exactly like a native. We should embrace who we are and appreciate the identity and the gift given to us by God. As long as people understand you, you are good to go.
Simply excellent, Stef. Thanks
Thank you!! Tell me what you learned :D
@@TheEnglishCoach The intonation topic is what I most struggle with, I think. But, I mean, you were really clear in your explanation of each topic, and the examples 👍
Eso me pasó en Milano, en un Youth Hostelling, un holandés y un yanqui viajaban juntos y mientras el holandes me entendia en "mi ingles" el yanqui ni una palabra y el amigo le traducia lo mismo que yo decía... creo que los Amis no son como los europeas a la hora hacer el esfuerzo minimo por poder entender. No como el ejemplo de de Yosemite pero creo que mi pronunciacion era mas aceptable que muchos.
Personally, I think it has more to do with exposure. The guy from the Neatherlands was likely exposed to all kinds of Englishes given he is from Europe where he likely got to experience all kinds of English accents growing up. The guy from the US might have grown up in a small town where everyone looked and talked like him. Exposure makes a HUGE difference, because it allows you to train your brain to easily understand new patterns. Whereas if you don't have the exposure, every change in the rhythm, intonation, and sounds of English will be quite overwhelming for your brain. I know it can feel like people just aren't making an effort... and who knows, maybe sometimes that's the case. But usually understanding is something we should be able to do effortlessly, either because the other person is SO clear or we are just super familiar with their way of speaking. I hope that makes sense. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. I love these kinds of conversations where we get to analyze the experience of being multilingual :D
This is what I face almost everyday, it's so frustrating 😒
Thank you
Yo-se-mi-ti... Okay, I did NOT see that coming. Thank you for that! Always something new with you, great vid!
Incidentally, would be nice to master these tricky nouns (names of places etc.) Any place where I might look for it?
@@ge0rge_orr maybe that should be my next video? :D ... you can learn proper nouns easily by consuming audio/video content regularly in English, but you have to pay attention to the differences between your native language and English. Some words to pay extra careful attention to are names of famous people, well-known brands, names of cities, countries, famous places, land marks, etc.
Were you familiar with the English pronunciation of "Yosemite" before seeing this video?
@@TheEnglishCoach no, and that's my point! You can never know too many proper nouns, and I've been watching English content for quite some time, believe me
@@ge0rge_orr Ok help me think of a good title for this video and I'll consider making it haha
Welcome back
I worked with American people and I understood how important is to speak properly (if you want them understanding what you're saying) 😅
Yes, and properly doesn't even mean "perfectly"... it's all about using the patterns people are familiar with. I'll be honest, when I go to a nail salon... sometimes I BARELY understand the ladies who work there. Many of them are Thai and Vietnamese, and when they speak, they completely change the rhythm of English... add to that the sounds they say differently and sometimes I don't know what I'm agreeing to when they offer different services haha.
Hi.. how about teaching the principles of writing an email in English! So many times I think what I want to say but it sure comes out pretty crazy.. any advice?
Have you tried getting help from ChatGPT?
@@TheEnglishCoach I haven't but great idea. I tried taking a course from ADP but they cancelled it on me. 🥺
I feel like my brain doesnt work well right now while i am studying english so i had a brack here. I used to listen to her video with every ten to twenty second pause. Now i can listen to her video with 1.5 times speeding up
Hi Stefanie. Thanks for sharing this kind of video.
You’re welcome! What part was the most helpful for you?
@@TheEnglishCoach the pronunciation part was very help full for me and I learn a lot
from last two months i heard different English learning videos my listening improved day by day but still i have issue in speaking
You are doing great! Keep it up 💪🏼
❤ Like you teacher americana
Why do you use the argentinian accent when pronouncing words in spanish?. Specially the che
I used to live in Argentina so that’s the kind of accent I decided to adopt :) also, my husband is from Argentina.
She’s so smart no doubt
Hey! Was the video helpful?
مرحبا اصدقائي ، من اين ابدء لاتقان اللغة الانكليزية . شكرا لكم
Happy y to I hear from you.
The Amazing American Accent ❤
Most helpful video❤
So cool
Useful.....
Thanks for the feedback!
Is fine and are fine. How it happened to you? Will native English speakers make grammar mistakes?
Absolutely:)
awesome! thank you so much!
I hope it was helpful ☺️
@@TheEnglishCoach very helpful, thank you so much for the effort.
great job❤
Thank you!
Thank you so much_ Teacher _ Congratulations Healthy_ SAAD RAMADHAN MUHI _IRAQ
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Hi Mam…. Thank u so much
You are welcome!!
In Argentina some words are mispronounced on purpose.
Which ones, for example? Just curious 👀
@@TheEnglishCoachBurguer King, Disney, Linkedin, Andy Murray, Iron Maiden, mute, catering, premium. People pronounce them how they sound in Spanish.
@@daniel.555 oh yes, so true haha.
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The question is: Is listening to podcasts every day and watching children’s stories enough to teach the English language?
Is this a serious question? I would say definitely not... teaching a language well is about a lot more than just listening to it.
I don’t know what ur taking about.i only know u r so beautiful.especially your eye ❤
Which eye? The right or the left one? Thank you!! ☺️
@@TheEnglishCoachahhhh!u replyed me!of course both r gorgeous like star sky❤
Lesson one guys , you are not robots 😅 put some emotions in your sentences 😅 americans also have feelings like us ❤
Yes, emotions, facial expressions, and body language helps a lot! ☺️
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Thank you!
Hey Stephanie! Great video and I’d love to have you as a guest on my channel for a chitchat and interview for students to learn more about you and practice their listening skills - let me know if you’re up for it, thanks!
Thank you! I’d love to hear more about your podcast! Can you send an email to stefanie@englishfulltime.com