Learning Spanish? Improve your LISTENING with "The Mysterious Woman"

[@Tomangel61]

It's more important to listen well than to speak fast. Thank you.

[@marylouoc1]

This is such a great concept. As a jazz musician, my best learning took place 50 years ago when I started studying saxophone. I dropped the needle on my LP'S over and over and over again. Hundreds of times, transcribing onto manuscript paper. The music stayed with me. The students who just read transcriptions do not end up synthesizing the jazz style, and their ears don't develop. Your ideas are fantastic! Makes sense

[@spanishinput]

Thanks! Yes, every time I search for transcription ear training most results are about jazz. On chinese-forums and Language learner's forums users are also familiar with transcription and recommend it, but almost nobody talks about it on KZbin because viewers tend to look for "easy" ways to learn.

[@АмикаАмиканова]

@@spanishinput Thanks a lot for your great job 💛. It is really important!

[@duotonsatz]

Sí, @Marylouoc1, este concepto también me recordó a las transcritpiones en el jazz. El oído aprende contigo y escuchar algo por ti mismo es como mirar en un microscopio.

[@BobHiltner]

I am finding this frustratingly difficult, while at the same time it feels powerful. It really highlights holes in my learning, which I appreciate. For example, 'Ha' o 'a' or 'habiA,' very similar sounding in the flow of the story-- I get the story easily, but the specific words, which will lead to a much more clear understanding, are still difficult at times

[@spanishinput]

@@BobHiltner Hi, Bob. Something that can make this exercise less frustrating is using a Chrome extension such as GlotDojo, which will help you repeat an individual phrase. I explain how to use it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5q0mWl_f9yCb7c

[@mauroesteniomatos]

Ese tu método de enseñar Español és fascinante. Gracias por la oportunidad de conocer tu canal. Soy brasileño, tengo 72 años y vivo em Cochabamba temporariamente, pero ya aprendi que no necessito me preocupar con acento, y, si, escuchar mucho, escribir y repetir. Gracias, maestro.

[@texuztweety]

I learn SO WELL in this format and at this speed. Your voice has slow, perfect pronunciation. Thank you so very much. I'm FINALLY enjoy learning Spanish again!

[@texuztweety]

And I'm so thankful for the Spanish and English subtitles

[@spanishinput]

You are so welcome!

[@Trifecta123]

I like the art. It really helps the story flow and give your eyes something to focus on while you drop into Spanish active listening mode.

[@spanishinput]

Thank you!

[@barryhohstadt2107]

When I first discovered this website, I was recovering from eye surgery, and I could watch videos and read okay, but my eyes were not permitting me to do transcription. In fact I have always been a horrible note taker, and a hunt and peck typist. This story of the most beautiful woman had me intrigued, but it was beyond my comprehension. A couple weeks ago I returned to discover the Anki card decks, and I started the deck for this story. What a difference! The cards have really been helping my comprehension, and every day I study the cards and then watch the video to monitor my progress. And every day I can't wait to see what happens next in the story. I highly recommend the Anki cards.

[@spanishinput]

Thank you, Barry! And I'm happy to hear you're recovering!

[@janiceferguson344]

Me gusta la historia mucho. Es muy interesante. El pobre hombre se enamora de una mujer inusual and probablamente muy independiente. Gracias por tus instrucciones y excelente consejos.

[@EdenEspanol]

This is very engaging! Well done and thank you ♥️❤️

[@spanishinput]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JimSiverts]

Thank you for doing this. I joined. As a person who has jumped around to all kinds of different methods, I think this is the best. Focusing content on the list of 5000 most commonly used words gives me a specific goal to reach for. I also like the way you get right into it and force us to listen immediately in Spanish without cluttering the process with an endless switch between Spanish and explaining things in English. Apps are notorious for doing that as well as wasting time on picking words to complete sentences and other useless exercises. I read, I listen, I read, I read as I listen, and slowly but surely, I know I’m acquiring the ability to understand the most important vocabulary in a repetitive, natural, yet systematic way. I highly recommend this to others who have been frustrated trying to learn forever without really knowing where they are going. Thanks again.

[@spanishinput]

Thanks a lot for your comment! I'm also a language learner and I basically decided to create the content I wish I could find in other languages.

[@0GSoon]

Where the list of 5000 common words can be found. Thanks.

[@carmeldeakin2456]

Your clear diction is an absolute pleasure to listen to. I can’t wait to get started.

[@Drp000.0]

excellent exercise, ever since i added transcribing into my routine ( thanks to you) my listening and reading abilities have skyrocketed!! This took me 3 weeks to transcribe!! now on to part 2....

[@spanishinput]

Wonderful! Keep it up!

[@GaryMalcolm]

I still going on wek two! The transcription and depp listening is really tuning my ear. Plus I'm getting very, very used to actually hearing the verb endings. Wow!

[@edinabalazsi3376]

Me encantan las pinturas!

[@philipppaasch8929]

Das ist das schlimmste, da wären keine wohl besser gewesen. Dieses KI generierte ist einfach nur grausig. Diametral zum Rest.

[@Mycroft2088]

Muchas gracias por hacer este contenido. Exactamente lo que he estado buscando.

[@spanishinput]

¡Es un gusto! ¡Y gracias por unirte como miembro!

[@abvg17]

gracias por esta clase de español.Es muy ayudar.

[@spanishinput]

¡Es un gusto!

[@dianegoldfarb5692]

me encantan estas historias. no son tan faciles y no son tan dificiles. gracias.

[@ScottLive1]

Great story fantastic artwork but please tell me the ending. I think I’m in love with her too.

[@anthonybeach3870]

I struggle learning Spanish. I feel like I’m just to old to learn new things. I wish I started younger. I’ve been trying almost a year. Primarily with app. But, listening and understanding is difficult. Thanks, I enjoy this channel.

[@spanishinput]

Thank you for your comment! You might want to start with simpler content. This story is for intermediate students.

[@jojofandango7344]

Anthony, don't lose faith. I almost gave up at one point too. I just figured that I was never going to get over that hurdle. It seemed like I was stuck and thought that it was going to be impossible to get any better. After years of thinking that that was it, I decided to try again and it just started to click. My "in" was reading. Someone offered me the first Harry Potter book in Spanish. I had never read the series in English. I thought, well I'll try it. I ended up reading the whole series during covid lockdown in Spanish. I read aloud the words as I cruised along not worrying about every single detail. AND boy was it fun!!! It improved my comprehension of spoken language immensely. Suddenly, I was understanding so much more than I had in the past. I try to squeeze in different types of practice methods without being too judgmental with myself. I think that the key is to find the fun in it. I like to listen to Spanish language radio in the morning as I am getting ready for work, for example. It's fun. Anyway.................que tenga buena suerte y siga!

[@sabrinashea198]

Me encanta esta historia. Gracias. ❤

[@jonisiegel6260]

I've been looking for a way to improve my listening. Thanks so much! Even though it is challenging, it's super rewarding too.

[@spanishinput]

You're so welcome! I'm basically making the type of content I wish was available for me in other languages.

[@mhosseini4715]

Muchísimas gracias por todo ✨ espero que sigas subiendo videos así 🙌

[@crazylittlepartytifs]

This is a wonderful exercise! And also the cat looks exactly like my cat Hunter who passed away last year. The story is wonderful and i can't wait for the next part. ¡Muchas gracias!

[@spanishinput]

Hi! Welcome to the channel. I'm sorry for your loss. I added the cat to the story because my cat had just died, and I dreamed of finding another cat like her.

[@crazylittlepartytifs]

@@spanishinput oh my gosh... I'm so sorry for your loss too .. what a wonderful addition to the story

[@Rahmatow]

Такой способ изучения через прослушивание и запись действительно помогает. В начале мне сложно было определить, где заканчивается одно слово, а где начинается иное, но уже к второй главе я начал допускать меньше ошибок! Я думаю, данный способ обучения один из лучших, виденных мною, по крайней мере. Muchas gracias por el video!

[@spanishinput]

¡Es un gusto ayudarte!

[@rayvelez3851]

В испанском языке несколько слов произносятся как одно слово, поэтому говорящие, не говорящие по-испански, всегда просят говорящего говорить медленнее.

[@kurthammer3065]

Consejos brillantes ❤❤mil gracias ❤ Escuchar y transcribir

[@lionq1121]

Hermano, muchísimas gracias por todos los videos. Videos con histories como así ayudan mucho a aprender español. Espero que sigas subiendo videos así. Y otra vez, Muchas gracias! Desde Irak 🇮🇶❤

[@spanishinput]

¡Wow! ¡Saludos desde Ecuador!

[@tocinoamericano]

Transcribo en mi cabeza. 😅

[@barryhohstadt2107]

This video is quite a jump from your recent animated series like Pineapple! As I build my vocabulary lists from your videos I find that I have a great mixture of verb tenses and moods such as preterite, imperfect, subjunctive, past subjunctive and so forth. Definitely makes the vocabulary list a challenge when learning to speak Spanish, but obviously necessary to underhand it. Thanks again for all of your hard work.

[@spanishinput]

Thank you, Barry!

[@ibelieveinjesuschrist8911]

I was just starting to do this process on my own and then your channel showed up!! perfect timing. gracias por ayudarme

[@spanishinput]

¡Gracias por ver mi pequeño canal!

[@maryj7035]

This is just marvelous ! I absolutely love this channels content . Esto es Maravilloso !me encanta el contenido de este canal absolutament

[@spanishinput]

¡Gracias por comentar, Mary!

[@Tomangel61]

Y gracias por la clase desde Hastings, Nueva York.

[@RJ-ku2mh]

These exercises are excellent

[@funthingsforkids1308]

Tus videos muy ayuda me. Gracias

[@duotonsatz]

Miguel, ¡tus vídeos son fantásticos! Muchas gracias!!!

[@kathyrie]

Por favor, sigue publicando este tipo de videos. Son fantasticos y me adyudan mucho con mi espanol. Muchas gracias por esto!

[@spanishinput]

Seguro, ¡gracias por comentar!

[@nicklowe_]

Hello, I really hope you create another transcription exercise on you channel of this kind. I find the stories enjoyable (enough) to transcribe and watch 20+ times. Do you have more story-based transcription exercises as private content somewhere?

[@spanishinput]

Hi! In the members section I'm publishing short comprehensible input videos which can also be used for this. The currently available videos are super simple (they're for beginners), but in a few months you'll start finding more complex videos as the course develops. I'm also working on a new story for the public channel called "The White Cat".

[@nadinssh]

Loved the story and your reading and the beautiful art!! Please post part 2 soon 😊

[@spanishinput]

Thank you! Will do! It's just that I've been low-energy because of Covid.

[@Hootyhoo-jq9vq]

La voz es perfecta.

[@TOdubblePUMP1]

The speed is perfect

[@nycdrake7410]

Cuando empece aprendiendo español intenté escuchando a este historia, pero Entiendi nada. Ahora después casi 2 meses, me alegra espere, era un historia muy buena! Me gustó mucho!

[@spanishinput]

¡Muchas gracias! ¿Has intentado con los videos nuevos "A Pain In The Neck" y "Pineapple Pizza"?

[@robertordish3754]

Good lesson here. Would like to see more of these.

[@smasher90ful]

This is so fantastic! I was hooked to the story

[@spanishinput]

Stay tuned for part 2!

[@lalaaliyeva8304]

Muchas gracias de Turqia ❤

[@anitaspoettl9261]

Gracias por este ejercicio tan útil.

[@waynevandermeer3050]

wow. takes some time to write all this down. thank god writing espanol is my strongpoint.i just finished 1A and B. a few mistakes but im enjoying this method and i hopefully this is really what i need.

[@spanishinput]

Keep it up!

[@Artvives]

La historia es muy bonito. Gracias por su video

[@elderlight]

Love the video! Make more of these please!

[@timchristensen5606]

Tus videos me ayudan mucho a aprender español. Me encanta la forma en que lo enseñas y he aprendido más con esto que en la escuela. Gracias por todo ❤

[@spanishinput]

¡Gracias, Tim!

[@smakadace]

Estoy interesado con el segunda parte de la historia la mujer misteriosa

[@katherinepazanlas4975]

Hola 😊 me gustan muchos tus videos. Están creados para un nivel específico? Por ejemplo, para que nivel de estudiante es este video?

[@spanishinput]

¡Hola, Katherine! Este video fue creado para una persona que ya conoce alrededor de 5,000 palabras (word forms) en español. Pronto voy a empezar a publicar videos para personas que conocen alrededor de 1,000 palabras (word forms).

[@katherinepazanlas4975]

Genial! Muchas gracias!!@@spanishinput

[@reydelostontos7131]

Gracias por su canal. Definativamente necesito mejorar mi capacidad de escucha.

[@MundoMTB]

I would like to ask if on 2:18 you said "son palabras que VALE la pena aprender" or maybe "son palabras que VALEN la pena aprender"? "No te rindas fácilmente", right?

[@spanishinput]

Hi! It's "que vale la pena".

[@ayeshabondogji4737]

Me gusta mucho la historia y quiero saber qué haces en el próximo capítulo.

[@ДмитрийАнохин-т2л]

sitio muy útil

[@myalterego2878]

Gracias.

[@RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures]

Acabo de encontrar tu canal. Esto está muy bien pensado. me he suscrito ¡Muchas gracias!

[@gepmrk]

Ese es un buen consejo en 8:18

[@spanishinput]

¡Gracias! Lo tomé de un libro del psicólogo español Rafael Santandreu, "El arte de no amargarse la vida".

[@pentleyholmes]

I love your channel, you speak perfectly for people learning. Thank you Thus story touches me as well and helps me remember why I began learning this language. Por causa un mujer misteriosa

[@spanishinput]

You are so welcome! And yup, I'm sure many people start learning a language for the same reason.

[@williameimers]

Muchas gracias por la historia y por la práctica. ¿Eres mexicano? ¿Es tú acento mexicano? Hablas tan claro, es un placer escucharte hablar

[@spanishinput]

¡Hola! Gracias. Soy ecuatoriano. En otro video expliqué el acento mexicano. Se llama "Why do Mexicans pronounce R as SH?"

[@elyhansen]

Me encantó tu idea y tus consejos. Lo compartiré. Pero: "Quizás haya cinco casas...."¿Por qué no usas el presente del subjuntivo después de "quizás"? (Por curiosidad)

[@spanishinput]

Interesante observación. Usaría "quizás haya..." si estuviera hablando de un lugar que no conozco, pero en este caso Juan está hablando de un lugar que conoce bien, y ya tiene una idea del número de casas con esas características. Son diferentes grados de certeza e incertidumbre.

[@MexicanMovie]

i love it !

[@alicepark8871]

아직 parte 1A까지 공부하지 못했지만, 스토리도 굉장히 흥미 진진하고 유용한 표현도 정말 많네요. 지금은 스페인어를 잘 들을 수 없지만 당신이 알려주신 방법으로 꾸준히 공부해보려고요. 좋은 컨텐츠 정말 감사해요❤

[@dugldoo]

Who does the art work? Quite impressive!

[@spanishinput]

Hi. It's Adobe Firefly, an AI.

[@dugldoo]

I could see it was computer generated, but "it's an eye opener" to me what AI art can achieve.@@spanishinput

[@williameimers]

I’m loving this! Where does the beautiful artwork come from?

[@spanishinput]

Thanks! It's all Adobe Firefly (Generative AI)

[@SusanaXpeace2u]

Es un buen concepto, podría aprender. Este método me ayudaría. No pasó nada en esta historia....... voy a escuchar The SelfishGiant. ''El auto negro'', no entendí hasta que mencionaste el tráfico.

[@spanishinput]

¡Hola! La acción ocurre en la parte 2, que voy a publicar pronto.

[@rayvoith1344]

I've been looking for something like this to help me with Spanish. I teach esl (English as a second language) and am wondering if you know of a similar site like this to teach English

[@spanishinput]

Hi! You can search "comprehensible input English". If you can't find anything similar, well, you have found a fantastic opportunity!

[@duotonsatz]

Miguel, por favor, ¿Podrías explicarnos en qué consiste exactamente la afiliación (a monthly membership)? ¿Hay otros vídeos con historias como ésta además de los vídeos sobre fonética?

[@spanishinput]

¡Hola! No, no hay más historias. Solo los videos de fonética y otras lecciones. El plan es tener muchos videos de input comprensible para completos principiantes, pero por ahora estoy concentrado en las lecciones de fonética.

[@duotonsatz]

Muchas gracias! Me encantan tus videos comprensibles! Tu pronunciación es perfecto y muy agradable, puedo escucharte tan bien! Y las historias con los dibujos son estupendas! Solo puedo decir: gracias, gracias, gracias!! @@spanishinput

[@pabs8]

Soy maestro de Español. Me podrían indicar en donde comprar o descargar estos contenidos. Gracias por su tiempo.

[@spanishinput]

¡Hola! Muy pronto estarán disponibles en mi sitio web, Spanish Input. Cuando estén listos haré un anuncio en este canal.

[@pabs8]

@@spanishinput Se le agradece mucho.

[@gosiak3267]

Reminder please, what is the software to repeat the sentences? I

[@spanishinput]

Hi! It's GlotDojo. Full tutorial here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4eqnWWtnMiUqbc

[@mirjambeijer1122]

Is it important to remember the words or just the scope of the sentence. For me, as a dutch person sentences like 'vi un auto negro que llamo mi attencion' is easy to understand and remember. Same with 'estaba caminando par la calle'. But a sentence like 'esperando ver ese auto otra vez' are somehow difficult to remember. I do understand what it says, but the words don't feel logic. Do you have any suggestion how to tackle this?

[@spanishinput]

Hi. Sure. Repetition. As Bruce Lee said, "I don't fear the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once. I fear the man who has practiced the same kick 10,000 times." I've memorized tons of English songs that had some parts that made no sense when I memorized them, but with time I've come to understand those parts.

[@criticalthinker6011]

I really like the transcription method and find it very helpful. This is the fourth video that I've transcribed and I'm seeing improvement. Thanks so much for creating this content for us. However, I think that there are a few errors: 08:49 Cuanto terminé mi café. I think the video actually said "Cuando". 11:29 ¿Quizás yo soy solo su plan B? It actually says "solo soy". 13:44 ¿Es este el misterio de Ana María? Try as I might, I'm unable to hear the "de". Is it there?

[@spanishinput]

Wow, I am super impressed with how well you did the exercise! Congratulations! Yes, the first two are errors in the subtitles. I've just corrected them. Thanks a lot! The third one is actually a super soft /d/. As I explained in another video, the Spanish /d/ can be very soft when between vowels, and in this case it's so soft it's almost completely gone. But I've just checked and yes, I can hear a very faint /d/. The /e/ next to it is super clear. If we assume the /d/ is so soft it's gone, we could transcribe this phonetically as [mis'te.ɾjo e 'a.na ma'ɾi.a]. You will encounter super soft, almost gone /d/'s in many, many Spanish accents.

[@janelljean-baptiste2963]

i cant even write transcripts in english that well because i constantly have to play it back so this is going to be fun lol

[@spanishinput]

Hi! I explained in detail how to do it in another video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4eqnWWtnMiUqbc

[@LeslieFahmy]

Do you have a version without the english subtitles? Only the spanish ones?

[@spanishinput]

Hi! It does have Spanish only. Just choose "Spanish" in the subtitle options. For best results, use the Transcription technique: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4eqnWWtnMiUqbc

[@studymath623]

!Hola! ¿Quién video te recomendar mirar primero?

[@spanishinput]

¡Hola! Puedes empezar con "El Gigante Egoísta", que es un poco más fácil.

[@studymath623]

¡Muchas gracias!

[@user-zt2wc3uh1l]

I don't know what level this is supposed to be for, but I am just learning Spanish, so it's very difficult to listen to because I don't even know what 70-80% of the words are. How long should one be learning Spanish before attempting to listen to and transcribe this video?

[@spanishinput]

Hi. Thank you for your support. Please try with the "Comprehensible Input" videos in the "Spanish Input Course 1" playlist. As a member you have full access to this playlist. Here it is. Watch the whole playlist in order so everything in the Comprehensible Input videos makes sense: kzbin.info/aero/PLNDr0kknnWpaHflmKQn-l74ygZ0Zl77-t

[@user-zt2wc3uh1l]

@@spanishinput , ok. This is really hard, but it's a good story, so I'm sticking with it. Anything with that silent "h" kills me!! It's "haber", but I hear "a ver". When it's "habia" I hear "a via". It takes me one hour to transcribe (badly) one minute of this story.

[@spanishinput]

@@user-zt2wc3uh1l Hi! You can try with simpler videos, such as the comprehensible input videos in the Spanish Input 1 playlist.

[@user-zt2wc3uh1l]

@@spanishinput , I tried but they seemed too simple..haha. I'm struggling BUT it is forcing me to get better at this. Thanks.

[@kirstylambert2021]

Nice

[@LIBqueen]

Anyone in Minneapolis, MN?

[@ПриветизУкраины-т2э]

🎉 привет из северной части Испании Овьедо 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@spanishinput]

Спасибо! Расскажите, пожалуйста, об этом канале своим друзьям.

[@teach-learn4078]

The hardest sentences were the last two, sorting out esta and eso and es and está (no spoilers)

[@spanishinput]

Thanks for commenting! Did you do the transcription?

[@teach-learn4078]

Aun no 😁@@spanishinput

[@mohammedmunavarbsa573]

Greate work

[@chocofro3]

Why was the preterite for tener "tuve" used when talking about the cat instead of "tenía"? You presume that someone owned a pet for several years. But even if the cat dies, like when a person dies and you use the imperfect when speaking about their name, I would think the imperfect would be used talking about having a cat. Thanks!

[@spanishinput]

Hola. "Tuve" in this case could be translated as "I had", while "tenía" could be translated as "I used to have". "I had a cat years ago" is more natural than "I used to have a cat years ago". At least in Spanish. Fun fact: When giving funeral speeches we prefer to use the preterite instead of the imperfect when talking about the deceased person. BTW, this part of the story was personal: I did have a white cat for 15 years.

[@ntm112294]

“Cuando pasé junto a ese auto vi a una mujer adentro” Why is “adentro” used instead of “dentro”?

[@spanishinput]

Hi. Good question! "Adentro" with verbs that express a state such as "estar" is common in neutral Spanish (aka Latin American Spanish) but not in Spain. In Spain "adentro" is mainly used with verbs that express a direction. Source: www.fundeu.es/recomendacion/adentro-dentro/

[@Crochetthesadnessaway]

My handwriting is too slow even when I listen to storys in my native language😅

[@vicentefernandes2710]

NO ME GUSTAS UNA COSA DESTAS ? YO PIENSO HAY MUCHO MISTÉRIOS Y NINGUNA RESPUESTA. SI COMETI ERRORES POR FAVOR DIMELO.

[@rayvelez3851]

Esta historia es como un cuento de hadas. Es facil entender y si no entiendes una palabra puedes adivinarlo. Lo unico que no entiendo es como un hombre puede enamorarse tan rápido. Hay mas chicas guapas en el mundo que mujeres con las que te gustaría casarte. Es como la diferencia entre escuchar una historia y estudiar las palabras. Escuchar el relato es fácil, estudiarlo es difícil. Es fácil mirar a una chica bonita, pero si te casas con ella, ella te poneria en esposas. Eso fue broma.

[@spanishinput]

Hola. Pues sí, es pura ficción.

[@evgeniazaslavskaia925]

¡Es injusto dejar de contar una historia tan interesante a la mitad! 🥴¿Qué pasó después?

[@spanishinput]

Hola, Evgenia. Aquí está la segunda parte: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3aQeYl6ntObjLc

[@evgeniazaslavskaia925]

@@spanishinput Oh! gracias!😍

[@rodluther982]

Yeah I like your approach but I think it would be better to allow the listener to transcribe the story without English or Spanish subtitles on the screen. Just listening no visual.

[@spanishinput]

Hi, Rod. Click on [CC] to turn off subtitles. Click on the cog wheel to choose between different languages.

[@DHILLA-yz4rx]

@@spanishinputYou did great man don't listen to this comment. you are helping me alot !

[@صباغالمبانيعندبوضريف]

La mogir

[@smorgan125]

Seems to me the translation is super tedious part and not very beneficial. I can't type fast enough to keep up and have to constantly pause, go back, rewatch, etc.. I think I would be better off just listening as many times until I understand it completely.

[@spanishinput]

Hi. I never mentioned you need to translate. It's just to transcribe. Please watch this guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4eqnWWtnMiUqbc

[@smorgan125]

I meant to say transcribe. I appreciate the response and video link. You are the expert so I should suspend my skepticism and give it a try. One major takeaway I’m having is that I’ve just been watching various Spanish videos without subtitles and comprehending very little. It’s frustrating and boring to the point that I give up. Now, I’m on a plane and I’ve rewatched this story several times and I find my comprehension get better each time. Thank you very much for showing me the way!

[@peterm2152]

Iaura branigan

[@ΕΙΡΗΝΗΜΕΤΑΞΑ-β6ρ]

El problema es que los nativos cortan las palabras y las unen e incluso hablan más rápido que los extranjeros.

[@spanishinput]

Oh, sí. Eso se llama "habla conectada" y ocurre en cualquier idioma.

[@kelofarrar]

No es necesario que conozcas todas las palabras que dice la gente, sólo lo suficiente para que puedas entender el contexto y lo que se dice en general. Con el tiempo (años), mejorarás cada vez más en la comprensión del habla coloquial nativa.

[@ericdanthon2]

Eso pasa en todos idiomas. Te hace falta aprender a unir las palabras.

[@zobido5488]

A mi no me parece realista que Carlos no reconozca a su propio gato! Quizás no es su propio gato después de todo.

[@spanishinput]

Hola. Esta es la primera historia. El gato blanco es la segunda historia, la "sequel".

[@jojofandango7344]

Este hombre es muy loco por querer tanto a esta mujer, la que no conoce mucho. Me da miedo su forma de perseguir con fuerza y prisa esta relacion. Tal vez sabe lo que hace. Eso dicho, tengo muchas ganas de ver lo que va a pasar! Me estoy mordiendo las unas (fingernails, disculpame la falta de tildes, etc..) !!!

[@spanishinput]

Ja ja ja! Puedes instalar el teclado Spanish Input para escribir tildes.

[@Teeheeweewee]

Este tipo parece obsesionado con ella basado en muy poco. jaja. ¿Quiere casarse con ella? ¡Tendría miedo de él! corre!

[@spanishinput]

Como dice una canción: "Eso no es amor, se llama obsesión".

[@Eduardolluvioso]

Debo informales que Maria se reunira conmigo y soy un hombre casado.

[@spanishinput]

¡Ja ja ja! ¡Saludos!

[@lesnandor4310]

actually I do not find you diction clear at all. You slur a lot of words and it makes it very hard for intermediate learns to understand what you are sayintg

[@spanishinput]

Hi. It's called "connected speech" and it's used in every country and every social level. Omitting it is artificial. Please watch these videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIaofaKBhcmBpa8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4i7mmqZpJ6qmbM

[@PatriciaBailey-s5p]

You speak too fast, slow down a bit I am just learning

[@transcendmind]

😂 Are you serious 😂 He is already speaking slowly for us listen to him better. If you think he is speaking too fast, slow the video down on your app. 😅

[@transcendmind]

Slow it down on your app. He is already speaking slowly for us to understand each word. 😅