Listening Skills | Why You Don’t Understand Movies, TV Shows, & Native English Speakers

[@ИринаХегай-о5й]

"The secret ingredient doesn't exist"- a thing very easy to understand, but so difficult to accept. Thank you Stephanie!

[@mohammadalbattashi4389]

I am like your expretion it's given more confidence

[@jonasserafim6862]

Hi my name Jonas i would like to practice my english with you

[@danielgonzalez-bw7dj]

@@jonasserafim6862 i don't think so

[@nolimitgaming7128]

Don't worry I was born in America English is my primary language and I still don't have the best vocabulary spelling penmanship or grammar... And unfortunately I'm having major difficulty learning Spanish. And not only do I have to learn Spanish but it's for Argentina so it's even more of a complicated dialect than just Mexico or something. I can understand probably at least 200 words in Spanish but only about 15 or 20 words in Argentina Spanish. it has a very different accent. I'm really scared and worried that I'm not going to learn the Argentinian Spanish by the time I have to go there.

[@artgus1356]

i study english since 2019, 2 years of pure progress and i´m finally reaching the fluence! thank you so much for these tips!! i know that in 1 or 2 years i´ll be better than now! thank you for makes me inspired for more! :)

[@KathiLHU]

What else did you do to reach the fluency?

[@artgus1356]

@@KathiLHU i listened to music in english a lot, watched series and youtube videos in english and mainly wrote a lot of things in english in my notebook, is very good to keep focused and don't forget what you studied!

[@KathiLHU]

@@artgus1356 it's what I'm doing but It's hard for me understand native speakers and it gets harder when they use phrasal verbs.

[@fredbrazilx]

@@KathiLHU Yes but it's the way. Keep walking and you will see the light at the end of the tunnel! Good luck!

[@andretito2984]

Awesome.!! I'm finding now, maybe I wasted a lot of time trying other ways which don't improve my listening and speaking skills.

[@anpradhan]

I did the following steps in order, but I kept doing the initial steps even when I advanced to the higher ones. I hope they will help. 1. Listen to Native speakers Anywhere you can. Your language teacher may or may not be a native speaker, and might be speaking to you with an accent if they are not natives, or speaking slower or differently just to help you learn! In order to listen to native speakers, I suggest two places. One of them is listening to the radio, where the radio jockeys speak super fast. The second is a real person, face to face. The key to learning how to listen is to start slow. Begin by trying to recognize in the radio jockey's fast talk, those words that you have learned in your class. In the beginning, you will be able to recognize only one or two words, but that is fine. Eventually as you expand you vocabulary and grammar in the classroom, you will begin to identify more and more words and sentences that the RJ uses. You'll notice slang and will be able to ask your teacher about it. Just like the radio, pay attention when you are in a public space and use the same technique. Start by identifying words that you know, and then move up to sentences. When you speak one on one with a person, don't hesitate to ask them to speak to you slowly! Again, try to identity the words and sentences that you know. Eventually, you will pick up everything the person in front of you says to you. People are generally helpful, they will oblige when you ask them to speak slowly, and they see that you are making an effort. Eventually you will be able to remember certain words that you don't know yet, and will be able to ask your teacher about them. 2. Next, listen to minute details, notice how each word is pronounced by a native speaker. Observe how the parts of their face move when they speak. Try to pronounce the words that you know in the way they do. Do it in front of a mirror, look at how the parts of your face move when you say a word the way they do. Listen to your voice. Does it sound right? 3. Progress to the TV screen. Start with cartoons! Then move to movies and series. Cartoons generally use simpler and clearer words. Movies and series are more about acting than language. That is why you can pick up the language from movies and series more easily once you are used to picking up the language in person, on the radio and in cartoons. Don't watch dubbed media! If you are learning Russian, watch a cartoon that is originally in Russian. An English cartoon that has been dubbed in Russian will not teach you correctly. When you reach the level where you can understand most of what is said in the series, don't stop doing the other steps. Each of them has a different lesson to teach, the more variety of native speakers you listen to, the better you train your mind at recognizing, and then using the language properly. 4. Most importantly, put into practice - which means talk to people - whatever you learned by using all the above: every single day. Practice with your classmate, your teacher, practice with natives, practice with anyone you can - even if it is in the form of a daily conversation. The proof of these methods? I used them to learn Russian language. It took me like 3 years to speak it well. Just like in the video, I'll narrate a short story. I needed to get my internet connection upgraded, so I made a phone call in advance to go to their office at a free time. When I went there, the officiant was surprised, she gave me one of the best compliments - "You spoke exactly like a Russian man over the phone, I was not expecting you to be a foreigner." I kept applying these for all of the 7 years that I was in Russia. Never had a problem speaking or understanding. I am sure this can apply to English, or to any language that you wish to learn. 5. Learn to think in the language that you are learning. Most people think in their own language, translate it in their minds and try to speak. This is the root of grammatical mistakes. Think and speak directly in the language you need. You will be a better learner in every way.

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Wow, excellent advice!! ❤️

[@anpradhan]

The English Coach Thank you Stefanie :)

[@anpradhan]

Princess Plethora You're welcome.

[@zarehaile3150]

Thankfully bro I really appreciate you

[@anpradhan]

Zare Haile You're welcome, and thank you.

[@pheliperodrigues777]

i don’t know why but your the only native speaker that i can understand clearly

[@astral5564]

She just speaks very clear and articulated...If you watch series "Walking Dead" - you will not understand even 50 % of they speach.., despite dialogs in this series are much more simple in terms of words and grammer constructions than language of this coach...

[@emretrpan5990]

You should watch Learn English With James

[@ayanali9514]

Me too😂

[@madi3067]

i am a native english speaker but i watch and love your videos because your voice is so nice!

[@chaimaeelhaou6247]

Can you give me your account Facebook or Instagram to help me improving my English ?

[@edwardtellez9822]

@@chaimaeelhaou6247 oh sure, why not? Poeta oscuro 14

[@heerahyouvraj6878]

@@chaimaeelhaou6247 Use Discord

[@chaimaeelhaou6247]

@@edwardtellez9822 that's your insta ?

[@subodhtiwari4491]

@@chaimaeelhaou6247 please could you gibe me your insta I literally need someones help please

[@Tushinho]

I think a lot of people get frustrated bc they want to see results quickly, and most of the time forget to focus on the general idea, like me when i was learning how to play guitar i couldn't play my favorites songs, so every day i was frustrated and complaining that i couldn't learn anything, but as time went on you better and better and today i can play my favorites songs without any difficulties, sometimes you just need to take your time and be patient with yourself, btw excellent video!!

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Yes! Wow, excellent advice. You never realize how much you’ve improved until you look back at where you started. 😉🙌🏼

[@Tushinho]

The English Coach thanks, Exactly!!

[@TheMostFacts]

I've been learning English for about 4 years now. And for the last couple of years I've felt as if I faced a wall and stopped getting better at it. I suppose that if I could compare how I was speaking then with my current abilities, I wouldn't really notice a big difference. I still sound unnatural most of the time because my native language isn't English, I still make mistakes just like I did 2 years ago. And when it comes to listening comprehension and speaking, it's even worse. Though I've watched a lot movies and videos and listened to as many native speakers as I could, I sometimes still don't understand some words they say. For example, I can't even imagine how to tell words like "call", "coal", "cold", "cull", etc from each other. In a fast and fluent speech they all sound similar to me, especially when they are connected with following words in a sentence, though I know that vowels are different but only distinguishable when they are pronounced slowly. I've also been struggling to learn to speak English without my native accent. I've spent hundreds of hours practicing, reading books out loud, working on my articulation, etc. And when I get a native speaker to listen to my recording they usually say that they could tell it was read by a non-native speaker. Well, getting rid of my native accent is my dream though a lot of people say it's impossible to do so if when you started learning you were above the threshold of years of age, which is about 10 - 15 years of age. What is this called if not the "stopping the progress"? I'm very motivated to continue to learn, that's why I'll never give up. But I assume there are people who are not so motivated and may easily drop it out once they notice the progress is no longer being made.

[@Volkbrecht]

TheMostFacts Why do you focus on your accent so much? It's the least thing I'd worry about. Vocabulary, that's what matters. When I had to step up my English from high-school level because it became relevant at work, I started reading books, looking up the odd word here and there. Imitating native speakers regarding pronounciation and sentence building came much more easy to me when I didn't have to struggle with actually finding the words any more. Some years back I had a supervisor who spoke English with a pretty thick German accent. But usually he was the most sophisticated English speaker in a room in terms of how he structured his sentences and precision of expression, even when there were native speakers present. That was the point when I stopped caring about my accent altogether. I know there are still some very typically German mistakes I make, but why bother? I rather invest my efforts into looking up words when reading books. That makes me better every single time I do it.

[@giovannapeganaminhabanana4509]

Junior Farias Exactly! Although I confess I've never passed by this bc I've alaways known that. I know that I need to go slow to understand perfectly every single step I make, so I'm not hurry and I try to enjoy each one!

[@339909611]

My listening was improving, when I started listening english while I was sleeping, I know it may sound like a magical solution but that really helped with my listening skills, and I also recommend to watch stand up comedy and if you dont understand there are many videos with english subtitles watch them many times and repeat the phrases in your mind while you are watching without speaking, that way you start thinking in English.

[@onedaybeyondpop7704]

Thank you for your reccomend I will try as much as I can.

[@johnsels4077]

I have nightmares using your technique.

[@nurzhanualiev2841]

@@onedaybeyondpop7704 did it work?

[@DungLe-yd4xy]

Tks for your advice, i will try it

[@matildawolfram4687]

My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!

[@alejandrotrejo6921]

English is perfect! I really love watching and reading everything in English, even though I don't know every single word, but as you said, we have to expose ourselves to English every single day at any time so we will be able to understand at least 95% of what we listen or read. I can even say that I'm familiar with the British accent because I love it, the way they say some words it's just incredible. I know no one will read this, but I had a long time without writing a paragraph in English, I like expressing myself this way, but I still have problems with my speaking skills, I have problems I do NOT usually have when writing because where I studied English in high school, they focus more in grammar, listening and comprehension and reading skills. Now I'm studying at a different place in order to get a job at a call center. I'm really good at talking right now, but I must improve the way I express with my body language and a little bit more in ups and downs. Thank you for reading. Salu2

[@AlexGonzalez-iv1pr]

I hope the same...i wannna become in a good speaker and work in a call center

[@susancardona7461]

OMG! Me too, last week I started to work in a call center and sometimes I feel bad because I don’t understand all accents so if you have some tips please let me know.

[@alejandrotrejo6921]

@@susancardona7461 I actually got a job in a call center but not as I wished when I shared this comment xd but same tip as I've heard from my coworkers and friends and that I've applied several times, don't get nervous, noone understands at the beginning, just relax, try to get key words from customers, if not sure, ask nicely so customers do not feel like you didn't hear them but say something like the connection was bad (la vieja confiable xD), you said this but could you repeat last thing you said? Similar frases can be used. I don't even want to read what I wrote, I feel ashamed jajaaj, same feeling when you realize how much you've changed when reading or seeing old stuff from yourself which makes you feel awkward. Hope my tip can work for you :D.

[@fdg4796]

Hola, Alejandro. Que grande! El ingles britanico es bastante sexy, o como le digo yo "francés". Yo me afiancé un poquito mas con el estadounidense. Motivo?: it feels more like home to me. Pero me da un poco igual el acento. Son todos bonitos. Mucha suerte en el futuro, y una pregunta. Tenes pensado emigrar? Saludos.

[@edgardoivalenzuela3983]

If you don't understand TV shows in english is because have been turning on the subtitles! Turn the subtitles off, see the chapter/movie, you didn't understand something? Watch it again, pay attention to what you are listening, watch the lips of the person that is speaking... didn't understand something? watch again!

[@TheEnglishCoach]

YESSSS! Excellent advice :D

[@luznancy6842]

I would say, it is also about learning vocabulary. Sometimes you don't understand because you don't know the words they're using

[@VLAREZENDE1983]

And do it again and again and again...and continue understanding nothing again and again and definetelly this is not the key

[@keanNeto]

@Vladimir Rezende, What do you suggest to fix this problem?

[@VLAREZENDE1983]

Mauro Neto I dont Know 😬 In my case there is one way out : go out and live in USA 😂

[@korish7774]

I started understand native speakers only half a year ago. I have been learning English for 2 years. And you know it is not so easy as someone may think. It is really difficult way and it contains lots of practice( listen to foreign music with lurics, read books, listen to English teachers, speak with someone at least twice a week, and to learn English grammar and pronunciation. This is my way of learning English. At present i have B1 level and i am proud of my achievement. My secret is motivation and vision of my future with English language. 2-3 hours per day.

[@raoufb3970]

When I listen to you and try to analyse why I understand you well, I think you put effort into clarity with no slang, no mumbling and you don’t use a lot of phrasal verbs, expressions that I might not get as a non-native English speaker. Thanks for the video btw.

[@RuanOliveira.]

I've been studying english over the past 6 years, and I noticed that the more exposure to the language/culture you have, the more you'll be able to get the benefits from it. It's not an easy job, but it gets easier if you do it the right way. Internet has shown its power to help us find a great variety of content in english, so look for something that you are interested in and dig through it. News, sports, movies, books, daily vlogs, are great. For busy (and regular) people I would highly recommend listening to podcasts while doing other stuff that do not require much attention from you. There are great contents about many different things you might like. This way, you would not only learn english, but you also would learn something else, improving your productivity. And most importantly: You have to have fun while learning, because it's a long road and you have to enjoy every part of it. The learning process never stops. Think about it as a fuel tank: you don't fill the tank only once in a life time. As time goes by, you keep adding fuel, and you keep on going until you reach your destination. :D

[@agul6287]

I totally agree

[@leandro7491]

I totally agree with you, what do you do? If I could guess, you can be a teacher or something like that, Have you ever thought about creating an English speaking learners on WhatsApp? I'd be definitely in

[@RuanOliveira.]

Thanks a lot, bro. The fact that you think I'm a teacher means a lot to me but, at the moment, I'm just thinking if I should do it or not. My english is not very sharp as you might think, so I don't know if I would be able to teach people how to do something I'm not very good at, you know? But let's keep working on that and improving everyday :D

[@abelduenas987]

Your train of thought still reflects your mother's tongue

[@shwethanlwin]

Hello from San Bruno, CA. Hi Stefanie, OMG you speak nonstop, no pause, no break... that is awsome, what a great public skill. I have learned a lot from this video, smth like facial expression, eye contact and enough and clear voice are required while speaking. You did a great job as always, Thanks.

[@アントワーヌグリーズマン-s2g]

Whenever I lost motivations of learning english, i'm making efforts by watching this video. I really appreciate you.

[@danishlahori9887]

I love you 😘

[@jillybean6604]

hello from toronto, canada, where are you?

[@Alien_brain2024]

@@jillybean6604 I'm here in India

[@rodrigostudy9305]

Don't give up!

[@mahamedahmed9856]

We say that sister you are real coach about your English and we love you how keep on thank you for your effort

[@harikrishnan1087]

OMG, I am not a native speaker but I tried 1.5X speed and still understand your words perfectly.Thats ridiculously wonderful pronunciation and voice 👌

[@BestRareR]

Same

[@gustavoporras5905]

There are many people who lie about learning a new language. I really appreciate that you are showing us the truth. That way we are going to keep working, patiently to get where we want. Immersion is the key. In my case in a Spanish country this represents an additional difficulty but...no problem I will follow your advice. Thank You very much!

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Yeah, it’s really sad that people lie about it. It really does take years... there’s no way around it (no shortcuts).

[@luismanuelvelazquezmejia2619]

Hi everyone, I'm from Mexico and here is hard spaeak,listen and write English because the native language is Spanish. I started study English around 6 years ago, but since I was child, I felt attracted for the language and now only Listen music in English, I try to ask and read in English and I watch movies and the news in english,sometimes I don't understood all the things but I feel happy for my work and I hope somebody want be my friend to speak with me and practice and learn togheter,thanks English coach and good luck for everyone.

[@alexcordovac]

Presente I don't understand I understand Pasado I didn't understand I understood

[@yupiyippee]

Hi

[@Uncommon_Sense01]

@@alexcordovac Buen Trabajo!

[@Uncommon_Sense01]

Actualmente estoy aprendiendo español. Soy de Australia y mi idioma nativa es Ingles. Entiendo lo difícil que es aprender un nuevo idioma.

[@alexcordovac]

Vas por buen camino, keep it up, bro.

[@Juniorsaxplayer]

Hey, Stef! Remember a few months ago, when I first saw you here on KZbin, I told you your voice is music to my ears. And I wasn't wrong! As an English teacher with lots of experience, having majored in English Advanced Phonetics, I detected your flawless pronunciation right away! That's why I insisted so much in chatting with you over Skype or something like that. Keep up the good work! You are awesome!

[@rolandomarroquina3479]

Wilson Rossi Junior shit

[@Juniorsaxplayer]

rolando marroquina shit what???

[@Juniorsaxplayer]

rolando, who the hell are you?

[@elizetefernandes9533]

Hello. Good after from Brazil. I like the way that you teach us. I found you 2 days ago on KZbin. I m feeling so happy for that. I undertood 99 percent that you said. You speak very clear even you speaking fast ,your all words are so clear and your accent is easy to understand too. You said that we need to study 30 minutes a day and we 'll be better. I m listen to you every day and I hope I 'll be better in few months.

[@linhgiai2094]

I have to admit that your lesson and your presentation are priceless. They all inspire me a lot. From now on, I will involve myself in English so that I can learn to communicate and understand the native speakers better. Thanks for your sharing!

[@abdonbello6415]

I appreciate your time for teaching us English for free. Thank you

[@chazy123]

I can confirm what she said, it takes years to actually get good hearing. But be careful with subtitles, or you'll get addicted to them :D I don't think I've come across a single youtube video where someone speaks English and I struggle to understand them, but when it comes to movies and tv series, it's just different. As she perfectly explained, the fact that actors try to act and speak naturally native with slangs, murmuring and such then it gets tricky for the untrained ear (brain). Add that to the fact that dialogue volume sometimes tends to be lower than the rest of the audio, it's no wonder even native people can sometimes not understand a certain word (it happens to me in Spanish). I do still struggle sometimes when watching tv series, but especially movies and I think it's just the bad audio encoding (downsampling and such). I actually remember when I stopped struggling while watching youtube videos, that's one of the best feelings one can have :)

[@barbaraaraojo504]

Yeah hahahaha , you will gets addicted with subs. but it's also OK for Intermediate

[@СтаниславКарпинский]

1) I listened a lot with no care of understanding because one cannot repeat after natives properly if one cannot differ sounds of their speech. 2) I found people (not natives) to speak to so I was able to practice speaking English. 3) That's all you need to be great in speaking any language :)

[@hakanarslan9754]

I watch a lot of KZbin videos and although sometimes I understand everything other times I understand nothing. I've asked myself why and I realized that when the topic was interesting I understood much better. I also realized that whenever I felt nervous about understanding, I didn't understand anything.

[@rodrigostudy9305]

Same here. I think we’re in limbo. Sometimes we understand everything and it cheers up us, on the other hand, sometimes we don’t understand shit and we get frustrated. It takes time, we should always remember this. At first, watching with subtitles was amazing. Today it seems that this does not satisfy me anymore.

[@gladysalvarez7144]

This is the first time I listen to you and I realized that apart from training your voice in a way that makes it pleasent to listen to, the quality of it, is sth you were born with. The secret, for me , is that you have got a grave voice while women in general, have a high-pitche voice !

[@mikeofmidgard]

Hi Stefanie, thank you for this great explanation on how to master English language! I just started getting involved in conversation with native English speakers and I had to realize I really struggle to understand what they are talking about in the MS Teams session. Listening to you was so easy! I learned English at school and used my skills during my daily business for years now - but that had only been in reading and writing! I was also listening to songs - yes, but I understood only a few lines only by listening. A few months ago I decided to enforce listening to native English speakers and started watching CNN and YT videos, listen to songs and studying the lyrics. Now I stumbled on this video and you convince me, that I have chosen to follow the right path and you give me confidence, that it will take some time but it will be possible to make it. Thank you!!! Now I even will enforce it more to get familiar with daily conversation. The only thing I currently lack is an idea of how to practice my speaking skills. The best I can do is to start singing my favorite songs - at least that goes along with my desire to also improve my vocal skills. Do you have any other tips for practicing? Bests, Mike.

[@saguaro1689]

That guy you were talking about he's literally me. I remember myself googling over and over again "how to understand fast speech, how to increase my vocab..." but the only solution here is a lot of practice and patience. You guys don't need to waste your time searching the internet the same things like i did. This is obvious but i realized it just now. Pretty hard to accept it but thanks a lot you Stephanie!

[@superduperenglishidioms]

Yes, exactly. There is no secret... it's just a lot of practice, exposure and patience!!!

[@tran9687]

Thank you so much for your video! English is my second language and I am still struggling with listening and speaking skills but I totally understood every words you said in this video. That’s a amazing experience for me!!! Yay...thanks again and wishing you a great health and a happy life. Cheers!

[@rauladrianalfonzobaptista9700]

Is just amazing how good I'm able to understand every single word you say, the right teacher.

[@nhungang3426]

I love your voice. Your accent is really clearly and easy to understand, it makes me feel comfortable, you know.

[@allengreg5447]

Your videos are fantastic! Your warm smile and pretty eyes make learning English so much more enjoyable. You are a well-spoken example of the kindness and friendliness many Americans embody. Thank you for making English lessons not only informative but also a pleasure to watch. Keep up the amazing work!

[@vinireinert1]

Waw, I found your channel today and it's simply amazing, the way you teach is very intuitive besides you're beautiful, which makes the video flow so good!

[@safaabdelhamid9677]

U are good teacher ,I never get bored during listening to ur videos I just say wow u are unique 😍😍😍😍😍. Safaa from Egypt we all love uu😍

[@bichottesabine5480]

I all understand what you have told me. Actually, I never understand what people in series film, or tv shows say

[@fabianbarros5778]

I gonna give you an advice dude, first watch a serie in english, doesn't matter if you dont understand nothing, after that watch it for 2nd time and u probably gonna understand some phrases, that's the way for improve your listening skills, there is no another way, maybe music but to be honest i recommend you series like game of thrones, Big bang theory, Sex Education, and suspense movies. I hope that my advice can work on u bro!

[@freigombert]

Fabian Barros good advice, but i wouldnt recommend watching series, movies are better in that case

[@greywizard3859]

As a turkish person, American accent sounds clearer then british accent for me. For instance this is my first time in your channel and I got almost everything in your speech. Also admired your speaking way. So clear and understandable! Probably I will keep learning with you, see you later!

[@chirilas5217]

Congratulations, I wish all regions in the USA speak as you do. Sound easy language, but watching movies is something different, as well as in songs... 😩 the only way to learn is dealing every single day with this language; get American friends and watch english channels and radio. Read a lot, magazines, newspapers, histoy... And so forth. Thank you for your recommendations and your time spent in all of us. Merry Christmas.👍👏

[@phongpt76]

Great thanks. You are the first person I can listen clearly without sub tittle.❤️❤️❤️

[@oseiasleandro]

Hi, Stefanie. I really appreciate your videos and I have learned a lot from you. I am watching for the second time every season of "Friends" and I have absorbed many different words and expressions. I still want to be part of your platform. Thank you one more time.

[@samithpriyantha6125]

Both your pronunciation and explanation are precious and easy to perceive. I have been learning english for long time, but havent succeeded yet. It is absolutely true that there has no easy paths to be fluent in english. I wish you success on every tasks of your life. God bless you.

[@alextakecare]

I am 15 and I speak English almost fluently I can understand everything except accents that are too strong. Truth is, I've been studying by myself since I was14 years, listening to music, watching TV shows, play pretend to be in an interview, talk to myself and sometimes even think in English.

[@BeyondChemistry]

I imagine now your English skills are so good

[@carolinemacedo2688]

How can I improve my pronunciation, vocabulary and confidence to speak better? I'm a native portuguese speaker and I love your channel!

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Great question! I already made a video about vocab and confidence... but I really need to make another one about pronunciation. I’ll try to do that soon 😉🙌🏼

[@carolinemacedo2688]

The English Coach Thank you! 😍

[@ibrahimalrayyan5807]

Hey Caroline, what about practicing English with each other, say in what's app

[@mathewleal6217]

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[@ibrahimalrayyan5807]

I don not understand any thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (:

[@boylethermolen9562]

Ya.. tha's true, your voice is clearly and nice, that's why you one my favorite teacher now.. love u

[@mohamedmlinde9908]

I've been following this teacher for three years or more. Now I'm an english teacher in my country which is not an English country at all,and I can't explain how proud I am because of this beautiful teacher. Just to remind you,the first te that I discovered her I could not understand any English words...

[@robsonalvarez5549]

Seriously, She needs came to brazil in the next time. We Gonna love this..

[@MrSHowVIdeo]

br porra!

[@reyes9956]

MrSHowVIdeo Ksksksksksk BR sendo BR😂

[@robsonalvarez5549]

Anless she teache samthing to Us

[@matheuscabulozo10]

i just discovered an video which i understand everything hehe brazilians todo onde

[@youtubeco8187]

I really like you - the way you talk. It sounds so natural. I've been watching a lot of advance english conversation/statements to practice listening and I hate it when they speak a lil slower, it bores me. But you, you sound so Natural. A fan from Republika ng Pilipinas. 🙂

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Yeah, slow conversations are super boring! And they aren't natural so they don't prepare you for the real world. I don't know why teachers always underestimate the power of the brain to pick up words in normal, everyday fast speech. Our brains are incredible!! And the best way to help you guys improve your English is by exposing you to REAL, everyday English.

[@marekkozub8957]

Practice, practice, practice. English subtitles help a lot too.

[@kimcuongtran5495]

I totally agree with her, when you don't understand English it's not a problem, in my experience it just the first stage that your brain processes the language, it just takes time, it depends on your intensive studying. in my case it took me 7-8 months from the point when I just understood some "teaching" videos to the point I could understand native speakers to some extent, it doesn't mean that now I can understand everything but I have made massive progress by immerse myself in English intensively. When my English have improved a lot, everything becomes effortless.

[@GoThailand-o6g]

You speak very clear. I understand whole story you have taught. Brilliant, that's it. From Thailand.

[@robertonaval5988]

Teach Thai Language yes She really speaks clear unlike those I’ve heard in department stores here in California, mumble n fast , all goes over my head. I’m just 4 months here in US n planning to take lessons from you , I understand all clear n smooth.

[@pedrodasilva3526]

hallo, nice to meet you, i am from Timor Leste, do you know Timor Leste Country????

[@AhmedMohamed-xj1ro]

Wow your way of speaking is so smooth unlike when watching films and tried to undrestand what they are talking about.iam really thrilled to know your channel

[@JSJ1978]

Why are all these female English teachers so damn beautiful :)

[@ramywurgaft2308]

Yap they ate gorgeous

[@anafreitas8177]

@@ramywurgaft2308 are* u still need to keep watching their videos with more attention XD

[@rob_01chest52]

Sadly to say, the more beautiful they are, the more views their videos have. "All these" are those who have a lot of views and then attract new visitors because of this and what you noticed.

[@JSJ1978]

@@rob_01chest52 Don´t get me wrong though, I like them beautiful :)

[@rob_01chest52]

@@JSJ1978 Me too!

[@dakhintudu9620]

It's amazing....... I am Indian ,but I can catch your voice at the first attempt. So good....

[@harmoniaplanetaria]

Wow, your voice is music to my ears! Subscribed.

[@read_to_me_a_book_with_samira]

Thanks 👍 I loved your method 🌺

[@andriprstn]

Bct

[@bawar4674]

هاا عربي؟

[@amandabalbarita5689]

I have had so much fun learning with you!!!!and I am grateful for the positive learning environment you provided me with..... and I really appreciate all the hard work you’ve done to help us .i loooooooooooooooove youuuu!! ... so dear may i ask u a question!! who is your best singer!!!!

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Haha, thanks! You guys are awesome 😎 and, I actually don’t have a favorite singer 🙈

[@amandabalbarita5689]

you are welcome dear teacher you are the best i love u!!!!!!!!!

[@amandabalbarita5689]

dear teacher could i ask u another question!!!! i have a dictation compitition could u give some advices please!!!!!!!!!!

[@jcitapolis]

Hey Amanda. It seems you already have a good english. Nice!!! I noticed you wrote using advanced grammar like past perfect tense and also some abreviations. By the way who is your best singer? =)

[@amandabalbarita5689]

thank you so much for your kind words. in fact i don't have just one i have a lot :selena gomez.ariana grande shakira.taylor swift and justin bieber

[@oscarquinones.]

I only will say a simple something, I love you accent and the form that you explain the class videos. Thanks so much for teach us new something each days!! A hug huge from Colombia.

[@samiroa123]

"You have to consume hours and hours of tv shows" Well challenge accepted! I hope my mom understands that it's only to improve my English, of course. You are great! :D

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Hahah the other option is speaking regularly with native speakers or living in an English speaking country... which isn’t possible for everyone so that’s why I suggest watching Tv and movies 😉🙌🏼

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Hopefully your mom understands 😜

[@bakibillah1454]

Thanks, I'm from Bangladesh... nice class and nice episode.

[@arnobroy6292]

baki billah hey I'm from Bangladesh too pal

[@adilaraheem5680]

Banglash IS call East pakistan...

[@crazyvlogs9453]

Your channel deserves much more subscribers, keep it up

[@RonaldAcevedo-ng6ee]

Tu método es perfecto, yo hablo Español y cuando te escucho ablando en inglés te entiendo perfecto. Te escribo en castellano porque te escuché que aprendiste mucho en argentina. Este método es excelente pero es porque hablas muy bien el inglés. Creo que sí te escucho todos los días aprenderé muy rápido.

[@irisrodriguez.]

I think the main issue is to put subtitles on the screen, I'm Dominican and I've been learning English for 2 years now, I can say that I have a pretty good pronunciation and I understand everything, my favorite accents are British and Californians' accent, but it takes a lot of work, I would watch TV shows and movies and listening to English music all the time, it also takes time, it's not that easy, I've been living in the USA for 1 year now, and when I got here, I couldn't understand black people talking, now I understand cause I would ask many question about their slams and I would listen to every word they say, but it took time, guys you just have to be patient, don't put subtitles even if you don't understand, you'll get there, you can search the lyrics of the songs though, because is different, but is gonna take time, just be patient!! And eventhough I understand everything I have so much to learn, but we just have to keep going, that's it!! That's the key to succeed! ;)

[@TheEnglishCoach]

“Don’t put subtitles.” YESSSS! Excellent advice! When we use subtitles, we end up depending on them. In order to improve faster, we need to get rid of the subtitles. Thanks so much for sharing this!!!

[@rubenmorenog7223]

iris I felt like this is just what I do every single day and I also have 2 years getting involved with the language but I have learned everything from my country when almost nobody speak English I think my pronounciation is good and I am working in my speaking skills every day 😀

[@ThiagoHenrique-uk4mc]

even in English the subtitle is not recommended ?

[@srdjansww7562]

Hi Stefanie. You think that even the English Subtitle is not good? Because the other youtube channels are always say that if we do not understand, then we switch a subtitle?! It's new information for me!

[@dhiaoshaish]

Using subtitles from time to time is great (especially when you lack vocab). Depending on subtitles, however, isn't.

[@letiiis8486]

Hi Stephanie! I'm a native Spanish speaker and I've studied English all my life! I'm an English teacher in Argentina and after graduated at university I wasn't as fluent as I expected. I could master that extremely tough hability on my own, without teachers, listening and listening and listening english all the time. I proposed to myself that I would sorround by English all day. I strongly believe that the most importat thing is finding something you love doing, something you could do for hours and hours, and then you have to do that in English. You need to be patient but constant and after some time (it depends on each person) you'll come up with your fluency.

[@didchampion]

Thank you so much !

[@elsherman6472]

I really appreciate you being an English teacher from Argentina, I am from there

[@minimous0983]

Sometimes it also helps if you have no other choice BUT to learn. When I was a teenager, the only mangas I could read on my phone (for free) were all in English and that's how I spent hours learning involuntarily X)

[@melissamarks8211]

incredible video! i am brazilian and I understand you so well

[@edsonfunaro5785]

Good luck dear, I'm brazilian too :)

[@victoriamelo7194]

Heyyy, did you get into ubc? I was thinking about that college, but when I realize it doesn’t have Industrial Engineering and that is what I’m planning to study, I’m researching other colleges

[@Gofurthermiles]

Read more listening more then speak as you know how to say it. Writing vocabulary. This teacher is excellent.

[@nuevohorizonte9430]

Linda adoro escucharte, saludos desde CHICAGO. adoro tu espiritu dinamico.🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@robertobeltran9987]

Nuevo Horizonte a

[@aciresjqz347]

Omg! Ignorant people everywhere😒

[@maryurygarcia76]

Bobby Brady Qué estás diciendo? En serio. America es un CONTINENTE, NO UN PAÍS. Cómo puedes escribir esa estupidez? En América se habla español, portugués, inglés y hasta frances!

[@krr94]

Bobby Brady shut the fuck up, escribimos en el idioma que queremos, if you don't understand, it's not our damn problem.

[@ChinaWorld]

Да да я прям действительно понимаю это ощущение, когда ты много лет слушаешь или смотришь или вдруг попадаются те материалы которые когда-то видел слушал и смотрел( имею в виду английский) и сейчас когда ты понимаешь то, что не мог понять тогда или просто не мог услышать и в этот момент у тебя такая эйфория такое крутое ощущение этого что наконец-то ты это понял, такая легкость такое блаженство. Это прекрасно! Учите языки наслаждайтесь и никогда не делайте ничего в тяготу. Будьте свободны! Thanks you for your speech it was great as it always is! I like all your videos, my dream to meet you in a real life!

[@lookatthismonkey75]

All I can say in Russian is CYKA BLYAT

[@serged5689]

@@lookatthismonkey75 Not directly THE best thing in Russian that is worth to boast about :-/

[@serged5689]

Понять то ладно, а как потом выдавить из себя эти английские слова обратно? ))

[@thisfil]

ох... хорошо..

[@investjournal]

It's best to limit these words to online, or you may get into some serious trouble depending on the context.

[@Carter_1822]

Ok Stefanie, you won and convinced me, I subscribed to your channel. I'll try improving my English hearing you.

[@sanchezriverasergio3611]

Everytthing that she said is true. By next March, I'll have been learning english for 1 year and 8 months. I began since 0. I'm not kidding you, I didn't know how to use the verb -to be- but now I'd like to belive I'm fluent in English.

[@al-mahdylaw]

the magic solution is "Practice every day" specially listening .... without translate .

[@paulagaitan8585]

Eso necesito... minimo de tres a cuatro horas diarias, dice nuestra teacher... I hope to do it🙌

[@al-mahdylaw]

@@paulagaitan8585 I have to translate your reply to understand what you say 🙂 , I hope you love what you do ⁦♥️⁩

[@mateusalves8991]

I can understand 100% you are saying even at 1,5 x speed! But as you said, it does not happens with movies and tv shows. At least not yet!! Thanks fo the amazing content!

[@MatheusMarinho30]

THERE IS NO MAGIC TRICK, it's always about immersion. You have to listen, listen and listen. OK, LISTEN MORE haha ;)

[@АртемийПопко]

Thx! Your speech is perfect! I'm a Russian speaker and I'm struggling to understand movies, tv shows etc, but Your pronunciation is so clear, I caught everything you've said at 1.5 speed.

[@winstonpoole9906]

' Going up and going down ' I think it's called ' intonation '

[@wiwiwinarti12]

Hufft i trying to understand sister... My english so bad .. Thanks for your lesson.

[@thallxsmatheuxs6135]

you are amazing!!!

[@B0redChild]

Iv'e watched youtube for a long time, and I think it helps alot, because it is so informal and often there is no script, so they tend to end up talking how they would to their own friends. also music and podcasts help, with music it is fun to read the lyrics. in terms of movies, start off with closed capture if it's available, i'm at a point where i've completely dropped subtitles and sometimes find them distracting at the bottom of the screen.

[@lexlutoff2957]

I like Peter Griffin's voice from "Family Guy" so I will immitate his voice)))

[@zacf991]

please dont

[@agostinapenayo5339]

This happen to me when I watch vikings, I can't understand anything aaaaaaa😂 I have to put subtitles every time I watch the show

[@HowtoSpeakAmerican]

I clicked to watch for a few pointers and ended up staying for the whole thing. I like how your videos are so useful even to other native speakers! Especially the mumbling part, I have a huge problem with that

[@umalfa5836]

DO YOU SPEAK PORTUGUESE , TOO ? UM DIA SEREMOS O SEGUNDO IDIOMA MAIS FALADO DO MUNDO 🇧🇷🇧🇷. ENQUANTO ESSE DIA NAO CHEGA , CÁ ESTOU EU , ESTUDANDO INGLÊS . DE FATO , A SUA FORMA DE ENSINAR , É SEM DÚVIDA ALGO EXTRAORDINÁRIO . MEUS PARABÉNS .

[@mommybabsy2505]

Brain juice. That made me laugh. Thanks for the learning and motivation.

[@shrektheswampless6102]

In my opinion, to learn the english you have to think and listen a lot, and don't translate it into your mother tongue.Sorry if I made mistakes, I'll improve.

[@abtinbadie]

In my opinion and what I have experienced in learning English, I can say that one of the most important things in learning English is to be able to concentrate on what you are doing and not think about anything else weil you are engaging yourself with English. It doesn't matter if it is listening, speaking, writing or reading! Then the success would be much higher than before!

[@ahmedmouhsine8991]

You are doing great

[@laceyharper4956]

I don't know why I watch all these videos, I'm from Ohio

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Haha 😆

[@chillmusic]

Lacey Harper Maybe you can help us w/ some tips

[@letustalk8307]

May be because of beautiful coach? Is that the reason?

[@doc_825]

Maybe you looking for ways to move to CA?)

[@eloisaanascovillavicencio3366]

hahahahahha.......... LMFAO...!!! UR COMMENT MADE MY DAY .... SOOOO FUNNY

[@ramonmendezzavala3055]

In fact takes time to learn, and never get rid of our accent, but the most important thing is comunicate with others this beautiful language.

[@ezgulikmedia]

I understand English but can't speak yet.

[@pedrodasilva3526]

hallo, same with me, i can't speak english..

[@franperez6388]

I've studied English for years, but this last year I consider that my listening comprehension has encreased maybe because I've been watching videos about topics of my interests, I mean, I stopped watching and listening only grammar explanations. I suppose it helps a lot to learn new words, and to motivate yourslef by learning or getting information (in English) of something that you like, beside the language learning itself. I've been reading a lot the comments of the videos and on the social networks, so I noticed that at the beginning I didn't really know how to read in English. It's like when you're a kid at school and you have to learn how to connect phrases and words, and to do the intonation, and to concentrate to understand while you do it. I've worked those skills together, and I know it's a long road, but it feels great when one day you get aware of the progress you've made.

[@rajanaveedazam1333]

Since i started to watch and subtitle. I find a great change in my english and am getting confidence through your valuable advice.

[@mrityunjaysatapathy8581]

The hardest thing is to understand English rap songs.

[@elliegoulding6294]

Mrityunjay Satapathy most of the time even native english speakers have to look up the lyrics to sing along

[@kevinthorp6982]

That's beacause they always rap too fast and they just mumble the lyrics.

[@ImNotADeeJay]

that doesn't bother me... because rap is not subject of my interests.

[@jayhawks-jh6dp]

I’m from the US and I have to look up lyrics sometimes

[@saeidduski7093]

We all know that there have no any magic way but it need time daily we try to watch tv or chat with friends who talk English.. all you said was perfect thanks

[@andreashaase898]

Dear English coach , you are right, I can understand very well I am surprised you are American and speak so clear . Thank you very much and I enjoyed to listen what you talk.

[@angelicamariacayennequijad7535]

Sometimes when I see your videos I know what you're going to say before you say it (because is something I already heard) and a stand watching cause I really enjoy your accent and it's amazing I can understand you perfectly, thanks for your amazing content ❤️❤️

[@catanonimus7]

Who could dislike this??? Maybe it was the one who had been finding a magic solutions 😄hahah

[@TheEnglishCoach]

Hahahah yeah he was like damn she didn’t give me the magic recipe! DISLIKE 😅😅😅

[@monakaforce]

I can't keep practicing going on without your advice. In every single moment, I am making sure that giving myself anything that can make me nice. Your videos are one of the best of those sources for me. Thanks a lot every day.

[@motivation4755]

The thinks are true whatever ma'am said, and I really appreciate it, I am practicing myself to improve english since 4 month, and it's really work, before 4 moth I can't understand and speak anything, but now it's really very improving. Be consistent ,it's really work. You will can become fluent.

[@Yaya-fw9ng]

You have very nice smile and I really like your positive and engaging vibes 🥰.

[@osmelrivas1974]

I think the best way to improve our english is having a girlfriends o boyfriends

[@andreaaleonor]

Learning for love

[@поджолес]

da faq?

[@uliseslopez4639]

Love Learning

[@delyra117]

A melhor! :)

[@fernandobn97007]

All is true! I'm 66 years old and still learning, I've been studing english since I was 10 years old, first at Maryland in a elementary school for 1 year, after that, back in my country Brazil till 1998 when I went back to USA with my wife and kids to live and work in USA for 6 years. Without pain no gain. Love learn languages, always learning Italian, english.