How to understand native English speakers... and speak like them!

[@PaulB__]

A single episode of these videos worth much more than my 4 year highschool english classes together.

[@avery4206]

I'm American, native speaker. Despite that, watching this is really interesting since, as a native speaker, you don't think much about grammar. Watching videos like these make you realize everything you never think about.

[@louaymohammed8208]

Right

[@MisterKoK22]

Да ты гонишь.

[@JForrestEnglish]

Very true!

[@vusalsahmerdanov6104]

duz deyirsen qaqa

[@nguyenminhtuan1889]

Avery -- native speakers say that way, which makes learners like me so confused when we listen to videos, especially films

[@annaguimaraes7343]

If all the teachers were like James, we Brazilian people would speak English so well!!!! I had to learn how to speak English myself. Courses here are so not helping and extremely expansive! So, I made do with what I had. Songs, books, videos, movies...

[@JadeJoddle]

Loved this lesson. Sophisticated and fun!

[@sherifabdelaziz214]

What does sophisticated mean?

[@BlackboardEnglish]

Brilliant lesson, James. I'm going to share with my students. 😊

[@orangeman3434]

Blackboard English *gonna

[@user-qo2wv7zj5o]

Great lesson James! I teach in China and now over the years I have taught many Chinese in middle school, high school, universities and private companies. I am using this lesson to teach this Friday to my students who are studying to be interpreters in English. Thanks again !!

[@ann3428]

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[@victoradrianllachohuarza1839]

@@orangeman3434 da lo mismo

[@redwheelbarrow3456]

I always enjoy your videos. You have a great sense of humor, an effective teaching method, and a wonderful sensitivity to learners' actual needs. Works for me. Thanks!

[@ahmedqusay2118]

Best teacher ever in my life .... send greetings to Mr.E .... one of your students from Iraq/Baghdad

[@JForrestEnglish]

Excellent video. Lots of useful tips here that English language students can benefit from. And I know how difficult it can be - sometimes I don't even understand the expressions my friend's use, haha.

[@georgefog8380]

Great lesson! Im from russia, and that's the best channel for learning english on yt that i ever seen. Thank u so much James!

[@user-handsometk]

What is explained in this video is, I believe, the most difficult and annoying part of the American English. I do appreciate your effort, James! Reading the comments, I've been strongly encouraged to know that there are so many students struggling to understand native speakers and wishing to overcome the diffculties. a 68- year- old man from Tokyo

[@alialahmad4448]

Thank you James it's very useful please we want more about how to understand native speakers

[@waterlaw6474]

I really love everything about you especially your teaching style it makes me learn more and at the same time, I enjoy every single word of what you've been saying because it's fun so thank you again for the great video! I'm just starting learning English so I hope you keep posting lots of informative videos.

[@drizzterenkoy]

how was your learning journey, are u advanced now=? do you have any advice for intermediate levels who wants to go one step further.

[@iamnico6902]

You so good ! Better than my English teachers ! 👌 I left a like and thank you for your videos from Germany 🇩🇪 !

[@manuelortmann]

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[@mrmann673]

You're just trying to make nico cry, am I correct?

[@iamnico6902]

Tom zippert hahaha 😂 okay that was too much 😂

[@manuelortmann]

Mr Mann 😂

[@marcoaurelioa.4394]

tom zippert. If you don't know him, try and read something by Emanuele Severino, he has the final answer to this issue.

[@Jawmeow]

He's a great teacher.

[@venkospro4583]

Hi, i am from Russia. Your lessons the best of the best!!! I like it!

[@MBomashchuk]

Hi my neighbor, i'm from Ukraine) It's realy fine to see people from our countries, my respect for you !

[@PatriATRIK]

Slovakia watching too :-) This man is king

[@arthurrichter764]

I absolutely love pretty much every single one of your videos, James, been using them for English classes with my students for a while now. Keep it up!

[@Bella95bella95]

Hold the door 🚪 hold the door> hold dor>hodor 😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂

[@zuleyhabasaran3446]

Absolutely you are the best English teacher 🤘🏻👊🏻

[@Lee-ez3oo]

Big thanks to you from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 You are one of the best teachers an KZbin.

[@emersoms]

Awesome lesson! I like to training relaxed speaking, it’s very important to understand native speakers! Thanks so much!

[@federicovazquez7367]

Ok l understand now why sometimes l can get what native speakers say.thanks teacher James,you're great teacher.

[@kristiworld]

I have lived overseas for 8 years and had some of the expressions in my vocabulary but did knot know the reason behind it, it makes sense now!

[@melisaprifti5729]

The other teachers may be good, but you're the best James 🏆

[@adamlovejo]

Awesome lesson, thank you James , you are wonderful person.

[@willie.j4098]

The greatest teacher of all time!

[@asmaaelsadaney5328]

Thank you so much .. I like your way of teaching ☺

[@thiagopereirademoura8232]

Hello i m " Thiago", i m James too. From Brazil. i learn a Lot with tour classe. Thanks

[@АлинаУстинова-м9ф]

Thank you James for the fast-paced and informative lesson! English learners really need this knowledge.

[@hadiadiza1278]

I love it your way to teach. I learned english these days and my english improved after watch this lesson. Thank you, James.

[@eduardosalazar9734]

Thanks. You're the best teacher. Soy hispanohablante espero dominar este leguaje.

[@vicrosoft]

YOU ARE GREAT !!! Greetins from a Peruvian living in Denver,CO. Thank YOU.

[@joelmasamba6762]

Oh my goodness!!! I now understand much about do you have as well as did you have about connecting them

[@DefoNotMexp]

This lesson explains why i never understood some of english ppl while talking😅 thanks alot James you deserve a million thumbs up!👍👍

[@thanhdungsg5320]

you is a good teacher i ever knew, tks

[@rodhash]

I'm an old fan of yours now trying to catch up your vids and getting some improvement. Even in big clients meetings it's very common to hear this "relaxed" speaking you mentioned but what I find more challenging is when people use too many slang, sometimes is still understandable by the context, sometimes it's just impossible. As I said I'm an old fan and something new to me is people saying thanks plus the country they're from. Not sure why is that but probably it's some video I haven't watched yet but anyway, thanks from Brazil! I'm one more in the list! BTW, you surely deserve that dollar, *dunno* if you were just kidding but you do deserve that, and I just found out how to support your work besides the like button. For those interested in, in the engvid website you can find the option to donate few bucks. Keep going!

[@JForrestEnglish]

It's true, slang can be very difficult to understand. But don't worry about understanding all slang expressions. Just focus on the most common ones, and ignore the rest.

[@wpansani]

Excellent video, some relaxed pronunciation is very difficult to understand but it's important to practice because when we speak with a native speaker, he could speak on this way.

[@JForrestEnglish]

Yes exactly. And native speakers will speak that way, because it's how we always speak. We don't think about these things, or even realize we are changing our pronunciation. It happens naturally.

[@yutuv2011]

maybe I said this before. I was a student at Hansa in Toronto. you were my teacher. At that time I couldn't understand everything because you speak really fast. Now I live in San Francisco and my English is much better but also I wanna :) improve it. Your lessons are amazing. I'm going to share them with another Hansa friends that I still have. Cheers!!!

[@amanullahsekandary6810]

your pronounciation is perfect teahcher

[@FelipediOliveira]

You know what...I gotta say: I literally have a great time watching your videos because I've recently found out that I love Canadian accent. That's why I love watching Keanu Reeves playing roles. Cheers from Brazil, buddy!! Keep up the good work!!

[@sunshinealjaff8036]

Thak you a lot for this amazing lesson and your offerts. Really you're a great teacher. May Allah bless you sir. Keep going bro. From Iraq

[@normazlidamamat2769]

I like too.its great

[@normazlidamamat2769]

From msia

[@theworldataglance7964]

العرب ماشالله في كل مكان 😍😍😍

[@normar8894]

You’re a great teacher! I’m still trying to improve my English, but some times is hard to sound like a native english speaker.I have a British boss and she get so upset when I said things like “ wanna” She is always correcting me and said I must learn to speak English correctly.I feel very embarrassed when she does that.Thanks a lot for all the effort you do helping us to learn. Sorry for my writting mistakes! Best wishes!

[@AlphaGoogoL]

Yeah, I got you. As far as I know Britishers are very formal, so you will not see too many relaxed speeches there.

[@Desperacja1975]

The best teacher I've ever had. No diggity.

[@arforrohit]

i dunno how i met ur channel.. u r just amazing... this is what i was looking for.... hope i gonna bring lots of improvement in me.... love 😍 from 🇮🇳 India

[@НаталияОбразцова-з9ш]

I have to pass the English exam with listening in few month. Your classes help me a lot. Thank you from Russia 🇷🇺

[@July41776DedicatedtoTheProposi]

I love your series. I speak American, but I need your help to speak better.

[@eothawne7833]

James, you're an amazing teacher! Keep it up! ✌️🤘👍

[@alvaromoncaleano7897]

Best teacher ever!!!!

[@carlitacapristan1666]

Thanks you, I really appreciate it. I learn too much with your lessons!!! Greetings from PERU! :)

[@duranaristoteles874]

Verry,very good teacher but really you keep me every time in relax .

[@vimar91ct]

This was one of the most useful lesson I've ever learned on pronunciation.

[@rebecasantiago2012]

I always watching your lessons , they're very good , thanks.

[@mistersubby]

You are the best teacher.

[@asyrafahmad920]

for the long time, i recently just now realized how quick native people spoke. nice sound while it's pronouce in faster

[@gonzanunez2726]

This is gold. Thanks for sharing this

[@thanhtan2495]

this lesson is very useful for my listening

[@wellingtonmoreira115]

Best teacher ever !

[@onassispapa]

Cara... Você é um excelente professor. Parabéns!! Guy... You're an excellent teacher. Congratulations!!

[@andreae.7210]

I love the way you teach us! Thank you so much James :)

[@ecs4422]

Hi James i'm brazilian, your lessons are amazing and help me a lot. Thank you for share, the best part for me is exercises in the end. Thank you 🇧🇷♥️

[@nubiazuluaga8226]

You are amazing.... I am Colombian and I love your lessons

[@majoyhubahib]

You have an offbeat sense of humor. Like every teacher should have to keep the lesson more interesting. From the Philippines here! 🇵🇭

[@lilzuplada1564]

I appreciate how break everything down to simple, easily comprehensible pointers. Nee subscriber here

[@marthapeschka4658]

It's easy to understand. Thanks James.

[@АленаДегтярёва-к3д]

Thank you for your lessons. They are very useful and cool. You are the best. Love you.

[@blackeyes244]

Best teacher ever I have enjoyed watching the lesson🙏🏻

[@ЕкатеринаБлохина-ъ9и]

James is a supermodel!!! 🙂👏👏👏👏🙂

[@freddychacin333]

hi james, I´ve been study by my self with your videos , I am from venezuela but I live in houston I need to enhance my english, and I want you to help me out with it . I understand it in many ways , grammar , writting , but my weaknees is speaking . there are many rules that I just did´t know about them, but with your videos I´ve learned them I think my english overall is 60 or 70 % right now and I need it to be in 100 %

[@jorgepenahernandez5371]

I just found this video, and l don't use to coment videos but l have to say that this one got my atention. Great performance. Such a good teaching. Awesome!! And thanks a bunch.

[@gidelsilva2070]

tanks James .you're good English teacher

[@safetyoffbk]

Hi sir, Thanks for uploading useful videos, which really add a new flavour in our English knowledge.

[@nilam9613]

Hi I'm from India.. hindi my native language. Yes we all have a zeal to speak English so fluently.. Many a time I watch hollywood movies but most of time because of there pronunciation I find it difficult to understand.. This video is much useful. 😊👌☝👍

[@gofuyose2542]

I like this men cause I understand all he says

[@nathanieldray5995]

Hello james. Love your lessons they are superb.wondering if it is a good lesson for the IELTS exam or just keep it for myself until i pass ?

[@karlaedith6191]

I'm starting to binge all your videos! I will go to Montreal, Canada in December and for a month I'm staying with a Canadian family and my dad is putting pressure on me so when I come back home (México) I must dominate the language. I'm scared I won't be able to.

[@isseisse715]

Very clear explanation I have been strangling this problem for long time l really appreciated teacher

[@digitalglamourtelevision3627]

Mine is more of a commentary on the larger implications of American English. It is exactly the reason British English sounds infinitely more elegant - especially Received Pronunciation. In my opinion, new comers to the English language ought to, at least during the incipient stages of apprehending American English, understand the contractions that the language is replete with - like gonna, sorta, etc. I am actually fascinated that new learners of English are able to understand American English. British English by contrast is sympathetic to how the language is written, at least in the main. I speak and write Italian. Italians say of their language: Come si scrive, si legge. This simply translates: The way it's written is the way it's spoken. Good luck trying that with the English language. By the way, praises for your infusion of levity, jest and relaxed humor. - Godfrey Silas

[@denylsonalvarez6405]

In the spanish also: se lee de la misma manera que se escribe.

[@sob_dh8491]

i am an arabic speaker, i can understand every word you say but i cant speak like you , i can perfectly write in english , i do wanna know where is the problem so i can fix it , your videos are awesome

[@MrBrainOwl]

I think the problem is how we are really used to our native pronunciation, in my case my native language is Spanish. I think we just have to practice a lot, the english pronunciation, sound of vowels, verbs, blends, etc... Practice and practice and practice, that's the key i think, like Japanese pitchers in baseball, they get they aim from just throwing and throwing.

[@theworldataglance7964]

المشكلة انك ما بتتكلم في اللغة مع ناس

[@juliosalvador6513]

Noel Rivero, oye amigo , perdone mi ignorancia, pero quisiera saber será correcto en una redacción en inglés escribir wanna, j, eat , j,ev ? No se tengo gran confusión con eso ! Gracias por tu respuesta .

[@mendozzapena130]

@@juliosalvador6513 no es correcto, es sólo la representación de sonidos coloquiales para recortar las oraciones pero en la parte escrita (redacción) es un error, te devolverán el texto que hagas si pones eso.

[@juliosalvador6513]

@@mendozzapena130 , gracias amigo por despejar mi duda ..

[@queenethuhegbuchika3469]

Love ur teaching thanks

[@ismaelmartinez9114]

Best teacher ever

[@梁海生-z1b]

An amazing class,it helps me a lot.

[@lucianodjauthe5071]

Good teacher and you-re welcome to the new job

[@yuri_Curse]

This video is awesome, really will help to improve my English speech when I'll talk a native speaker !!!

[@aaronanddavid-p4s]

I am going to donate a few dollars as you requested for it. Thanks a lot for your great teaching!

[@gerardagonzalez9540]

I just wanted to make sure that I do not ow you money from the lessons that I have seen previously. Thank you, I really enjoy your teachings.

[@kostialev]

The best lesson on KZbin

[@yvesdouallasiliki2926]

Thanks so much James. This video is so helpful and I enjoy a lot your channel. Thanks once more.

[@DanielGaona]

Very helpful. Thank you for taking the time doing these videos!!

[@Bbakerstreet-en5lo]

In spanish this way to speak is really common as well, but is not so much used

[@hkeemqwe7147]

I really understand evry thing you tech about really really incredible

[@erfanrad9630]

If you understand what Eminem says in his songs Congratulation you have the best English in the world 😁😂

[@z906090]

I understand 100% Eminem songs, but sometimes I struggle understanding american tv shows

[@antonkukoba3378]

You could start from Michael Jackson's songs. Like "Black or white" or "Jam", good luck with hearing what he sings.

[@sstarlingarcia1238]

I dont even know who is he

[@karitosmiles]

😂

[@666saturation9]

i always thought Em has one of the clearest flows

[@nababaryan6399]

Okay thanks I like your explaining trick you are good teacher I am from India

[@felipesantiago6814]

Thank you for the class! It was one of the best!

[@joelmasamba6762]

Oh my gosh!!! As a Congolese I'd rather understand more about connecting speach I'm tryna understand them yet about connecting I've got some issues so i wish you talked about it

[@hemantdeshpande2443]

His humor makes lesson very interesting....

[@gaelg8664]

Hi, So impressive for a beginner like me. It was both fast and interesting Thanks so much for this lesson Take care

[@joaoguilherme6971]

Your videos are awesome. Congratulations for this great channel, it's really helpfull!

[@fahadhasan1407]

sir your classes are really interesting.

[@cleristonalbino]

Thanks from Brazil!!

[@mamymimma]

Thank you for this useful class, James 😍

[@AndersonAlves-jc6ly]

How can I get the whole transcript of the vid? Great lesson professor, thank you so much