Is he PROOF that our method WORKS? - Intermediate Spanish

[@DreamingSpanish]

Intrigued by Laurence's path to Spanish fluency? Head to drming.es/method to learn more about our method, or to drming.es/progress to start tracking your input hours now!

[@JonnyKoona]

I guess if you choose to do Dreaming English next you would have to start from scratch and generate a whole new audience, but if you chose a language other than English you would be able to take many of the current subscribers - who are already die hard converts of your method - with you. We must expand the cult!

[@GonkYoma]

I am so ready for Dreaming Chinese! Let's go!!! 💫

[@eddygomez80]

Dreaming Chinese would be absolutely amazing! I would sign up instantly. Comprehensible Input for Mandarin would make learning so much easier!

[@dragomirAtanas]

tell me about it! 100% 👍

[@中文中]

there is an excellent channel it's called Comprehensible Mandarin and it has nearly 1k videos and uploads daily, there's nothing better than it BUT there's also a ton of other wonderful CI channels for Chinese, frankly there are more than for Spanish so I am surprised so many people are voting for Chinese.. I suppose no one here is actually learning Chinese.

[@RoseyEspanol]

@@中文中that’s exactly what I was thinking. Chinese is one of the few languages already well covered. I hope they go for something still popular and prevalent but with less available CI than English, Thai, Japanese, and Chinese which all have good options already.

[@HoherWert]

OMG! Is it finally going to happen!?!? Dreaming Chinese!!!

[@bryceknoll2968]

Dreaming Chinese or Dreaming German. I know so many people who are learning or want to learn German, and having guides from Switzerland and Austria would be cool too, since finding resources for those dialects can be difficult.

[@jaykapers]

I want learn German and a little mandarin after Spanish 😊

[@xanokore]

i really wanna see Dreaming Chinese. that would be so cool

[@mmatt745]

I don't think anyone mentioned this yet, Dreaming Polish would be a fantastic language to learn next. Super underrated.

[@bemple6344]

check out the channel 'Think in Polish' its super similar to dreaming spanish

[@frankyb00ne]

I want Dreaming Chinese please!

[@MrStevekeys]

Thanks for an interesting and informative video. Dreaming Chinese could be a good choice. In my community there are lots Chinese speakers. The senior center in my town has a Chinese singing group.

[@PraxolFroka]

I would really like to see Dreaming Chinese! 😃

[@Tommy9Sk00]

I would love to see Dreaming Chinese! 💗 I think Mandarin is the language that would benefit the most from this method, considering the obstacle of the tones and the writing system when using traditional learning methods. Chinese is the most spoken native language in the world and is only going to increase in significance in the future. 🤑💫

[@xanokore]

dreaming chinese would be so cool! super!

[@lartrak]

Cantonese would be great too. It has even more obstacles in regards to writing and learning than Mandarin. There may not be enough interest for the costs involved, but hopefully I'm wrong.

[@andrealamexicana]

❤❤ Gracias por todo a los dos ❤❤

[@KruMedeko]

Dreaming Chinese would be incredible! Please make Dreaming Chinese! ❤😃

[@dragomirAtanas]

YES!

[@smuklesmook]

The whole world is desperately waiting for Dreaming Chinese!

[@dragomirAtanas]

yes. can't wait for dreaming chinese 🚀

[@karayeager1202]

Dreaming German or Dreaming Korean 😊 Excellent interview.

[@JonnyKoona]

Dreaming German would be fantastic

[@dragomirAtanas]

Come on guys, let's be real, we gotta cover the big boy languages first! It has to be Chinese next. It's a no brainer!

[@ongmymap]

Dreaming Chinese would be great. I volunteer to be a beta tester 😊.

[@IntelInside2020]

Dreaming Mandarin..is 💯 needed.

[@SankoChoon]

Dreaming Chinese is going to be the one! Dreaming Chinese will change the world.

[@HoherWert]

¡Lather the cream cheese, we wanna learn Chinese!

[@imthebestever1015]

Dreaming Portuguese!

[@redzebra6688]

Oh yes! That would be great..! It will be my next language after spanish

[@xrogerxrabbitx]

Dreaming German would be great!

[@HoherWert]

german would be awesome

[@JonnyKoona]

i would love to see Dreaming German!

[@kailajacoby432]

Have you guys watched Anna of Naturlich German yet? She’s wonderful. I wish she had 10x more videos! youtube.com/@naturlichgerman2021?si=62V4duGnekjXeE49

[@bemple6344]

There is a very small Polish teaching channel called "Think In Polish" Which makes videos very similar to your style. She is growing very fast and would make a great Dreaming Polish teacher

[@xanokore]

dreaming polish would be super cool

[@cobraofearth]

My timing is perfect because I will probably hit 1000 hours right about when there are 1000 hours available. Also, I would definitely dive into dreaming Chinese after this if it was available.

[@wehatethecold]

Dreaming Chinese please!

[@xanokore]

please!

[@HoherWert]

¡Say no to knobbly knees, we wanna learn Chinese!

[@RoseyEspanol]

I tried German with CI but there just isn’t enough. There is one great channel, Natürlich German (by a lady named Anna) but there just isn’t enough content. She is a great host though. I think if DS could get her to be the start of a Dreaming German, it would be a huge success. She’s so fun in the way she teaches.

[@LinguaphileLife]

Yes!! Anna’s channel is great but there is so little high quality content for German. I watched everything that was comprehensible for me and then got stuck. In addition to Anna, there is also a gaming one that’s fun, but also doesn’t have enough content. There’s just a drought for German CI, especially at the super beginner and beginner levels.

[@AnonymousOneTwo]

Definitely German!

[@AloisaWeiss]

CI is sorely lacking for German compared to languages such as English, Japanese, and Spanish. I never have enough to recommend to those wanting to learn. I am so glad to have Dreaming Spanish for learning Spanish.

[@canchero724]

Not sure if Easy German's super easy German playlist would be easy enough for a complete beginner, but it wouldn't hurt to give it a go.

[@aEquanimity]

Check out the blog Monoglot Anxiety. She learned German through comprehensible input, writes about her learning experience, and shares resources.

[@aberbesser11]

Would LOVE to see Dreaming Chinese!!! for real

[@VernonSwanepoel]

I'll throw Mandarin into the wishlist.

[@SimplyChinese]

Until there’s Dreaming Chinese, there’s Simply Chinese. 😂

[@dragomirAtanas]

right there with you brother. Mandarin is the BIG BOI CHOICE! 👍

[@xanokore]

yes please!!! i wanna learn chinese

[@balsamicstrawberry]

🔥🔥🔥I usually skip podcast episodes that invite a student or non-native speaker since their accents are difficult for me to understand at this point in my learning, but Laurence sounds great and is easy on the ears! And super interesting point about how AI today learns with input vs how they learned in the 90s with grammar and rules. Loved this video, very insightful.

[@frosbuku9]

...i am really hoping for Dreaming Chinese

[@IntelInside2020]

This right here. Dreaming Mandarin would be awesome.

[@melpomene-od1wh]

This was beautiful to watch! After learning Spanish I was planning on learning German and Chinese. I think that a lot of users are interested in Chinese, too, however I'd prefer learning German first (personal reasons) but yeah Dreaming Chinese for the platform makes the most sense

[@forevercorporation178]

I hope you guys will start Dreaming Chinese soon!!!

[@AndresDS_el_sevillano]

¡Grande Laurence!

[@DSparksable]

LAURENCE!!!! I've been waiting so long to see you speak on this channel!! Thank you for this amazing video and all your work!!! 🧡

[@geofflongdon]

Dreaming Chinese would be so awesome!

[@dan3696]

For those who may be interested in learning Russian, the channel Russian From Afar is probably the best one for acquiring the Russian language through CI. If Pablo ever expands his brand to a multilingual project, he should definitely consider bringing Sergey aboard

[@СтивС-к8ф]

I agree with you and I support him on Patreon. However, he doesn't have much in the way of "superbeginner content". Once you reach beginner, however, In Russian from Afar is the way to go.

[@xanokore]

dreaming russian would be very cool

[@dan3696]

@@СтивС-к8ф I'm sure he could adapt though

[@kacper6050]

I would enjoy the most Dreaming Turkish. I really want to know that language and as I'll be starting later this year, if nothing CI-based appears, I'll have to do that with complete immersion which may not be the most pleasant experience, especially for first couple hundred of hours... Turkish language is not easily accessible for speakers of Indo-European languages and I'm pretty sure there is sufficient demand. Moreover, it's a pretty exotic language. Dreaming Danish/Swedish would be also nice as it would gave possibility to many people to enter the world of Scandinavian languages. They share a lot of common vocabulary with English and other Germanic languages so it could be also an important factor to consider by Dreaming Languages when taking decision. Other considerable languages could be: Korean, Japanese, Russian, Chinese and Arabic. Romance languages could also be nice but I think it's not a way to go for now as most of the current Dreaming Spanish consumers can have easy start in them so many of us could be a bit disappointed. German could also be a one of the next languages but I don't think it should be a priority for now.

[@forevercorporation178]

dreaming turkish would be sweet!!!

[@JonnyKoona]

The OIF states that there has been a decline in the number of learners of French in Europe, as this language is beginning to lose its cultural prestige in the west. The large overall number of speakers is because of its presence in African countries: of the 350 million who use French daily, 73.9% are living in Africa.

[@nataliacastancl]

Yo quiero Dreaming Italian. :) Laurence es increíble!!!

[@HerleMagard]

Dreaming Chinese would be an absolute game changer.

[@wehatethecold]

yes please!!! my plan is chinese next

[@bedokhaled9628]

Dreaming Arabic, a unique and a beuatiful language, also i think it is a good idea to consider a language which is challenging to most people since Dreaming language method works😉

[@chrissy4957]

WE NEED DREAMING MANDARIN!!!!!!

[@СтивС-к8ф]

@12:50, or thereabouts, Laurence was talking about the surprising difficulty of getting CI while actually in the country where the target language is spoken. This made me laugh because I just returned from two weeks in Spain and there were several days where I wondered whether being in Spain was going to interfere with me reaching my target minutes. Great video and I vote for Dreaming Russian.

[@HoherWert]

russian would be awesome

[@RyanLearnsSpanish-lr7uu]

DREAMING CHINESE!!!!!

[@traceya573]

Dreaming Mandarin is my vote

[@susiespanish6635]

I'd love to see Dreaming Korean!

[@PatrickChoi]

Dreaming Cantonese!!

[@AloisaWeiss]

It would not be the wisest business decision I am sure but I would love to see an endangered language like Hawaiian or Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic). I think German, Chinese, or Italian would be good options from a business perspective. I feel Japanese is already saturated, as is English.

[@brianwells6918]

I wonder if there could be government grant money available to them if they were to do a 'Dreaming Languages' program for an endangered language?

[@seanmoriarty4854]

+1 for "Gaeilge" = the irish language!

[@alexandriawest]

@@brianwells6918 our government here in Scotland seems desperate to throw money at Gaelic to stop it from dying out!

[@infiel20]

​@@alexandriawest Yeah it's a shame when the native language dies.

[@infiel20]

I've a ankideck for 800 cards mined from Ros na rún se. I do them flashcards and watch 1 episode a day.

[@NickLong1000]

Just putting in my vote for Mandarin (Premium subscriber for what it's worth)

[@xanokore]

yes please!!! i really wanna learn mandarin 🥰

[@HoherWert]

¡Like a saucy striptease, we gonna learn Chinese!

[@rexshel]

asombroso 👏🏻

[@clownonabike]

Dreaming Chinese!

[@dragomirAtanas]

i'm itching for it... Dreaming Chinese! 👍 Let's go! 🚀

[@XanChaga-j8m]

i really wanna see Dreaming Chinese!!!

[@diangeloaprenderespanol9405]

¡Bien hecho Laurence!

[@agus_boccaloni]

Genio Laurence! ❤

[@thebaptain3734]

🌟🚀DREAMING CHINESE 🚀🌟

[@BrodyPhilip]

dreaming Chinese or Korean would be amazing

[@DiaryBahasa-bs8yg]

I hope there will be Dreaming Russian 😊.

[@dragomirAtanas]

Dreaming Russian would be very cool!

[@TheDurbanitejoller]

I am very impressed by your Spanish skills, Laurence. How long did it take you to get to your level? Bien hecho porque es vale de peña.

[@samsonbrody6308]

Amazing interview! The comparison Laurence made with new AI language learning models and comprehensible input is great. He brought a ton of great perspectives, some of which I had never considered. No wonder you guys have been able to grow this channel so well 😃

[@johnflynn-r5z]

Portugués por favor!!!

[@redzebra6688]

Ay sí 👍

[@stuart8230]

¡Italiano! (por favor)

[@p1lzsuppe]

I would love to know more of how the Dreaming Spanish web page works "behind the scenes", for example how the difficulty of each video is estimated. Maybe Pablo an Laurence could record another video on that topic? :)

[@Kateycakessss]

It’s an ELO system for the video rating. But yeah a video about ELO systems could be cool!

[@deecee9479]

As a member of the channel, we can give feedback. So when I stop a video or at the end, it asks me which video was more difficult, the current one or the previous one. I believe this is used to assign the level.

[@snoot_loops599]

Pablo looks like a proud dad this entire video

[@aaronvangundy1]

Chinese and Tagalog!

[@davidleong6606]

¡Bravo Laurence! You give me hope!!! Incrediable. Your comprehension and natural expression comes out! I love how you wouldn’t get weighed down with NOT using a Spanish word you couldn’t use, rather just used the English word to “fill in” keeping the thought process rolling! Is that also the Dreaming method?

[@csomosistvan]

Laurence y Pablo, gracias por este contenido, muy interesante, tiene respuesta para mis preguntas que siempre quisiste poner.

[@robswitzer8334]

Dreaming Arabic! Where I live (State of Michigan USA) there are actually more Arabic speakers than Spanish. Many Michiganders would love a good method to learn.

[@jasonpryor7382]

I'm right around 500 hours right now. If I can speak as well as Lawrence does at 1500 hours, I will be more than happy! Also, my vote is for Portuguese or Italian 😊

[@redzebra6688]

Portugués 🇧🇷 👍👍👍

[@mysticstylez134]

Dreaming Portuguese 🇧🇷(BR)🇧🇷

[@redzebra6688]

👍👍👍👍

[@peterwyatt8446]

Laurence is the man 😎

[@matthewandrew]

Nací en Filipinas, crecí en Toronto pero ahora vivo en Los Ángeles. 😛

[@MarcoEspanol]

Since it was mentioned in the video, I just want to mention that DS's "older content" is why I'm still watching. The "soul" of DS is, imo, the way Pablo started with the laminated pages of fruits and vegetables, the whiteboard drawings, and, of course, the butt cancer. The method works and I'm in favor of improved production values, but sometimes that can come at the expense of being too sterile. The presenters have identifiable personalities and bring their own takes and as long as the "better content" doesn't lead to DS being just a generic Spanish-speaking endeavor that sounds awesome. A good example was Andres' take on being a "real man" with the cuts of heavy guitar mixed in. I was listening to that as a podcast and walking down the street laughing like a crazy person. Honest entertainment and engagement hooked me, so I'm hoping that doesn't get lost in the quest for more polish.

[@SvengelskaBlondie]

Carlitos deserves an honorary mention as well 🤣

[@MarcoEspanol]

@@SvengelskaBlondie Extraño mucho a Carlitos.

[@СтивС-к8ф]

I hope the older content is never removed. It is a video museum of one person's belief in a revolutionary idea.

[@angiepen]

@@SvengelskaBlondie Yes! There needs to be a subject click-box for Carlitos stories so I can re-watch those videos without going on an Easter egg hunt through the Stories content. :D

[@milibaeindustries]

I'd be very interested in Dreaming German. A friend of mine is learning German. I introduced him to comprehensible input and found a few channels that do it in German. They've helped him a lot and he's now moving more into native content, but his biggest struggle starting out was that there aren't a lot of comprehendible input channels and not a lot of videos. I think the Dreaming Spanish treatment on German would be very welcome. Edit: also, while it obviously wouldn't be useful for a lot of your current users, Dreaming English seems like a huge market. I was curious about English comprehensible input channels but whenever I've gone looking for them there don't seem to be many.

[@alinebereniceherrerarangel2489]

Laurence, many Spanish learners feature a mixture of dialects (some pronunciation from Spain mixed with Caribbean, Colombian phrases, etc) you have a solid Mexican Spanish, from phonetics to idioms to vocabulary, and even gestures. 😊

[@lacydaniels5568]

Great video. I like the long ones, and Pablo usually talks about really interesting topics. Thanks.

[@LiamWood-d5m]

creo que entiendo un nivel intermedio así debo mirar los videos en todos niveles o solo videos intermedios?, para mi, los beginner niveles son bastante fácil pero me gustan porque es bueno escuchar los palabras que he olvidado. los videos avanzado son bastante difícil para mi pero puedo escuchar various palabras y frases.

[@tonis-g6129]

In Dreaming Spanish’s system of Comprehensible Input, we should focus our attention primarily on videos in which we understand the vast majority of what we hear. In that way, we receive reinforcement of what we’ve learned and just a bit of new material at a time. Pablo has done a complete series on how this works and why it’s important to follow the roadmap. If I were trying to watch videos far above my level of comprehension, my brain would “zone out.” Instead of actually listening, the material would be nothing more than background noise. And that would be the opposite of comprehensible input

[@liamwood5693]

Muchas gracias, eso es muy util

[@randomperson6988]

Another vote for dreaming Chinese

[@ot1438]

Dreaming French!! There doesn't seem to be much CI content for superbeginner french and I think the market is big enough Thanks laurence for your help in making DS what it is today. its invaluable to me

[@jaydoe5654]

Estos tipos son genios! 🧠🧠

[@rock1803]

いいモチベーションになりました。ローレンスありがとう。 日本語学習、頑張ってください。

[@antoniahumanes3691]

Ostras Ahora conozco aLorens

[@DiaryBahasa-bs8yg]

Dreaming Russian

[@HoherWert]

i would definitely sign up for Russian

[@LindaNowak-o5j]

My vote is for Dreaming Portuguese- after Spanish this seems like a good choice for your viewers.

[@CarrollBotas]

I just love speaking spanish because it is fun for me. Translation in spanish: Me encanta hablar español porque es divertido para mí. 👍

[@Moni633-00]

Dreaming French or Japanese. Laurence, your Spanish is great! I’m looking forward to reaching that level some day. You all make a wonderful team!

[@espanol9498]

Have you thought about grabbing all beginner level DS videos and dub it into various of different languages? Make it available for people, but still get creators to create content in other languages.

[@jasonblevins1438]

The People Demand Dreaming Toki Pona! If not, portuguese is great. ❤🇧🇷

[@redzebra6688]

Portugués 🇧🇷👍👍👍

[@user-bm4vc9hz2x]

So basically watch videos on Dreaming Spanish and that’s it. Oh, and also maybe a little total immersion in a Spanish speaking country but that’s not super important.

[@aruda10]

Laurence!! Yes!! I've been looking forward to this video since Pablo asked for questions in the subreddit. Your Spanish is great! I can't wait to reach the same level. My vote for next language: either French or Japanese.

[@jamesmcintosh7448]

Dreaming Parseltongue

[@tjohnson4517]

😂😂

[@neptunemike]

Dreaming Elvish! not enough CI content there too 😂

[@lexcats]

I would love to learn a Filipino language! Even duo lingo doesn't offer any Filipino languages and I find it really hard to find content. Many words in Filipino are similar to spanish as well.

[@Kateycakessss]

Please make a Dreaming German, Dreaming Japanese, or Dreaming ASL (if that could work)!

[@d.j.preston292]

Dreaming Arabic would be sooo great!

[@SimplyChinese]

Dreaming French, por favor! Or if you make Dreaming Chinese, I’ll be one of your guides! 😂😂😂

[@grafvonkartoffel1455]

Dreaming Japanese por favor

[@jackyfaber15]

I can see how it would be hard to decide on the next language. Considering it from a world-wide perspective English makes sense, but as most of your users are likely English speakers, and what will all the other resources out there.... I'm biased though because I would love to see German or French haha

[@oeilletetetoile1356]

I volunteer teach ESL in my (U.S.) community, and a good English source of CI is needed, though convincing learners to engage with an unconventional method is something else. So I don't know if the people who need it most (in my area, women in immigrant families who stay home with their children) would be willing to commit and subscribe. But I wish I did have a clear and engaging source of CI to point them to, as they can't learn English with a few class hours here and there. And it's really no coincidence that it is the family members who are the most isolated (SAHMs and housewives) who are the ones not learning English. I have one student who has been in the U.S. 17 years without learning enough English for a basic conversation. Yet her family members who have immersion through school or work speak English.

[@morgansapp]

I think from a business standpoint, French or Chinese would make the most sense. French - This would appeal to a lot of current users I think because 1. Lots of estadosunidenses (I'm assuming your largest user base) want to learn French and 2. bonus points for being another romance language, users could learn one after the other more quickly. Chinese - This would add so much to the market as Chinese is such a difficult language to learn and content is extremely lacking. Literally the only way I would learn Chinese is if there was Dreaming Chinese. Otherwise, I think it'd be too hard. The challenge here would be how to incorporate the writing system or deciding to leave it out.

[@SimplyChinese]

I’ve been thinking about how to incorporate Chinese characters into CI as well. Or maybe it should only be introduced after speaking fluently (like us natives). But I’m afraid most people won’t be patient enough to wait that long. It’s a balance game!

[@morgansapp]

@@SimplyChinese Yes! On one hand, to learn like a native one could recommend not starting to learn characters until 1,000 or even 1,500 hours and that point it's out of DS's wheelhouse. On the other hand, the vast majority of Chinese learners - unlike a native - will not be living in China or surrounded by daily sources of input. Therefore, written media can be a huge resource to a learner.

[@dancersbythesea5656]

I LOVE Dreaming Spanish. I’ve come a long way with my comprehension. I think what helped Lawrence a lot was that he was able to live in Mexico for a while. I would love to travel to a Spanish speaking country. I would love to subscribe to a Dreaming French series, too!

[@CBYT-s2u]

Great interview. I'm also interested to learn German, French and Russian.

[@DanHan91]

Para mí, el francés será el más útil para aprender por input comprensivo, ojalá que estará una realidad en el futuro con un canal dedicado!