Who is a native speaker?

Who is a native speaker? This question seems to confuse - and even upset - a lot of people. Being a native speaker does not mean you come from a particular country, like Canada or somewhere in the UK. Being a native speaker has to do with geography, your familiarity with local cultural references and idioms, and other factors. In this video, I hope to answer this question and clear up some of the confusion. Then you can decide whether speaking “like a native speaker” of a particular place is something you want to set as a goal for yourself or not. www.engvid.com/who-is-a-nativ...
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[@engvidAdam]

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Why can't we have this lesson on Google Podcast؟

[@Saha9800]

Hey, Adam. Thank you for letting us know that you enunciate sentences. It's a good idea to enunciate when you teach at basic or intermediate levels, but when you teach at advanced levels, particularly advanced spoken English, it's better to let students be exposed to the way Canadians speak in their day-to-day interactions, or students will be shocked when they visit Canada! You could probably categorize your videos based on level. Thank you.

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Thanks teacher I live in California I understand you clearly.

[@vaskodagama3547]

I'm from Ukraine and your lessons helped me a lot to pass IELTS exam ! You and Bob the Canadian are my favorite English teachers! You have very clear and understandable pronunciation and I really enjoy to learn English with you! You motivate me to do more and go further and further! Thank you so much and all the best !😉

[@abdulahimahamud1213]

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[@Meowmeowmaking]

I am from Asia, so I’ll never be a native English speaker 😂 but I am a native Mandarin speaker 😅… but I can understand everything you said, I can understand you and your idea, when I express myself I want I can get my idea or concept across, that’s why I learn English. this is communication, this is the function of language. Languages connect people instead of differentiate us. And learning is so fun with multiple accents and slangs around the world, I’d like to be a multilingual ❤

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That's really cool, I'm 16 years old and a native Spanish speaker and I want to learn French and Russian, I'm taking French classes right now and watching videos on KZbin to learn Russian

[@Meowmeowmaking]

@@Kamila-eb9pz I guess you might get another two souls quickly. Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor, said “To have a second language is to have a second soul”oh… hold on are you speak English right now?😆

[@amjadali349]

我来自伊拉克。 我在学习中文 。我已经说的英语应为我学会它在大学。其实中文很好语言对我来。 希望我送你我的看法🌹

[@Meowmeowmaking]

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@@Kamila-eb9pz и как успехи с русским?))

[@man-az-tjk]

I absolutely understood every single word and I understood what you means to say. It was great. Thank you.

[@haidermuhammed6563]

Thanks Adam🎉 I am from Iraq. your explanation to the notion of ‘native’ is absolutely right and this point must be written in books as well..

[@josemanuelsp]

Thanks, thanks, thanks, and a thousand thanks for your lessons, Adam. You are teaching English, but you also are teaching to us to be a better people. Greetings from Spain!

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We wish to learn more from this channel. You are amazing. We keep learning. Thanks for boosting our English skills in all parts.

[@Roero]

Thank you Adam, I'm never tired of listening to your lessons and tips, whatever they are.

[@barbomonaretta8261]

Great explanation! Thanks.

[@MariannaD934]

Adam, I loved your lesson, it was very interesting. You're a great teacher who always makes the concepts very clear. Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹

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Thanks Adam for your and your team lessons! Keep it up. I really like what you do guys)

[@azizalkar]

I truly appreciate your tips. Many thanks!

[@eagle1man488]

Mr.Adam your's english is more clear and pure from other speakers.

[@elenoreyouri1333]

Watching your videos and watching native speakers in general help me a lot to improve my accent but in fact, for me, it is not important to speak like native speakers, but what is really important is to speak in a way that people can understand what you say.

[@92Mayah]

Thank you Adam, that was an excellent explanation, for sure each geographical spot has its own particular accent, words, slangs and so forth.

[@Chiefofficer-Teacher]

Thanks for your and your team lessons!

[@leticiacordts7330]

Very nice explanation. I've never thought about that.

[@MyEnglishChannel]

Hi, Adam 🖐I've just popped in to see your channel and I find it very helpful. You've pointed out so clear that I started to gain more understanding of what a native speaker is.. Thank you so much, Adam 👍🙏

[@felipecifuentes4981]

Your video really enlightened me, you know, many people learning English as a second language in a higher level some times get frustrated because they don't understand English expressions from some particular regions or movies, but as you highlighted can happen to native people too.

[@davidcotobrenes5711]

Hi Adam! David from Costa Rica. What you explained in your video raises awareness about the so called "speaking like a native" motto. I appreciate that you emphasized the idea of how culture plays a relevant role when learning the dialect of a specific region. What most of us non-native english speakers who live in Latin America learn can be considered "standard English" So, thank you for clarifying that learning a language includes learning about the Culture. GReetings from CR!

[@robinsonformigon7798]

Thanks for that speech. I’m living in Vancouver for 3 years and just gave up being concerned about my accent. As long as I’m being understood, I’m quite happy.

[@hmongdawb88]

Thanks alot for your teaching Englis

[@RamiChessBlog]

Enlightening! Fantastic job breaking down the concept of a 'native speaker.' It's so much more than just geography; the exploration of accent, idioms, and slang, along with cultural nuances.

[@gmail7866]

Natus is the root word for Native. In this case from the womb/Birth Heard English since the womb Congrats you are a Native English Speaker.

[@cassiavalladaresbastospeix4762]

Great explanation. Thank you.

[@khallad6566]

Your way of teaching is just amazing.

[@joserleidebessabessa6454]

Thanks for this explanation Adam! You are awesome, an excelent teacher!!

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Thanks Adam. All your videos are useful.

[@delightsolomon3383]

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[@injujuan8993]

I’m happy you said all of this, Adam ❤😊 Thank you!

[@id6555]

Estoy contenta Adam! Lo que ha dicho es una gran verdad. Estoy de acuerdo con usted. Lindo canal. Éxitos!

[@user-vr2wp2fz8r]

You rock man. I appreciate your honesty. It isn't always easy to be mindful teacher who carefully looks at others' preferences and their own culture. I'm happy to watch your classes even if I'm not going to live in Canada. You are superclear.

[@bhaktimalkhede1716]

Great points covered for topic native speaker. Thank you.

[@KhaledMohamed-tu2cb]

Thank you for explanation.

[@omarrangel7586]

Completely agree with You Adam. Here in México every time we look for a job as English teachers, schools always ask us to show them a supporting document where it says we are native speakers or close to it according to the Common Framework of Reference. That's the principals' idea they have in relation to be "native speaker".. The deep knowledge of the language that one person possesses.

[@EngineerEmboava]

Great explanation! 🇧🇷😀 Thank you! 😀

[@Anna-rb6rg]

wow, this is a very interesting video on the topic, I did not expect this. These thoughts particularly caught my attention: 1. cultural background and local memes as a characteristic of the native speaker 2. Native speakers accent because of his parents or because of his profession Thanks, Adam!

[@matheusc972]

I am from Brazil and I love so mutch your channel. It help me a lot to learn English , my objective it's just can understand movies , shows or conversations on English with the same skill that I have in my native language. Keep on the good work , I'm sure this channel help a many people all the world ❤️

[@keepsmiling9462]

You are right people get upset when you tell them they have an accent 😅😅😅 When I asked my Ottawa’s coworker where he was from he said Ottawa

[@rtheben]

I’m definitely happy you said that, you’ve just nailed it

[@gianlucadefavero9586]

hello adam it is always pleasant and interesting to follow your lessons. thank's for your job

[@luken.c]

I think the most important thing overall is to make yourself understandable. The accent is just a plus that'll improve the conversation.

[@ezechielnerestant8976]

Hi I'm from Haiti I really appreciate the way you teach that's way I always have been following your channel great Job keep it up like this my friend 🙏

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I really adore your teaching approach, May God bless you ♥️

[@RicardoAntonioHinostrozaMoreno]

Excellent! Great to hear you, Adam.

[@PaolaGarcia-sv9lj]

Great video Adam. I think it is good to learn not to take everything like somebody wants to offend us. Sometimes people assume that having an accent means mispronouncing, and it is not. All of us have accents in our native languages

[@kavibharathi7266]

Clarity on native speaker has broken the stigma behind it. Thanks for laying it out at ease!

[@raymondelise]

Hi Adam!!! I've been following you since my native country which is Congo🇨🇬 but now i'm in Dakar🇸🇳 still following your lessons cause it helps me more. Thank you very much

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Thanks for your lesson, it’s very interesting

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Thank you so much for your videos. They are very informative and helpful for me)

[@victorcosta674]

Fantastic Adam. Please make more videos like this in future. Abraço from Brazil.

[@user-pv1qn4mb9n]

Your lessons are very useful for me, because I moved in Canada :)

[@PrincessMar23]

Outstanding point of view about being a native speaker!! I absolutely agree with you!!!

[@user-hq1ub6to8l]

Thank you Adam! When I listen to I understand almost all words. I hope you'll have four millions subscribers!

[@thilakasirispathiranage9981]

An interesting video. Your sweet words smiling said is merits. Thanks.

[@kouenibernard]

hello Adam thank a lot for all lessons that you did and do for us, who are a non native English speaker, no matter where you are from ,the essential thing is teaching us English .you are a good teacher .

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Hey Adam, I am listing to you for very long time. I like your simplicity.

[@mohammadshirdel8114]

I agree with you completely. Being fluent, besides using various words and proper grammar, is all a foreigner needs to do for communication in English. I'm a businessman from Iran and admire you for such a vivid explanation. Thank you

[@renatobatista3327]

Hello. My name is Renato and I am from Brazil. I really enjoy your lessons regardless of your Canadian accent. Thanks a lot.

[@heisenberg20]

Very interesting. Thanks

[@dmytropadusenko5845]

As usual, the cool lesson. Thank you Adam.

[@floratsakona3724]

I couldn't agree more , nice video. In my opinion that is the beauty of the English language different accents , idioms , expressions etc. For me the key is communication or in other words to get your message across. I am a native greek speaker from Greece and sometimes is hard for me to understand native greek speakers from Cyprus because they speak a little different and that is fine because it shows the uniqueness of the language. Have a good one and keep up the good work ! :)

[@Anna-rb6rg]

Yes, I totally agree! Understanding that millions of people speak English with different accents and different levels, trying first of all to get the point across, and not pretend to be English or American, is an incredibly liberating thought. Because it means that most likely your interlocutors will not judge you for mistakes and accent and that they understand that learning a language is a process

[@mohammedadam664]

nice indication and clarification

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Thank you so much for this explanation Yes I m happy to this.

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Thank you very much, your accent and voice is clearly and I am happy to learn from you, and I am checking your youtube channel maybe everyday , very thanks to you again 🌹

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Amazing, as usual. Thank you.

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Great video. By the way, I like the new background.

[@jhumxz8452]

Your video is informative, now it's clear to me what native English speaker really means

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This was useful 👌 Thank you sir 🙏

[@77jcarva]

I'm a Costa Rican which mother tongue is Spanish, trying to learn English Language for more than 8 years and the english accents that I enjoy is Canadian and people from the USA. Great video!!

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Adam you are great teacher

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The best teacher, I really appreciate your point of view,

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Your teaching way is adorable 😍

[@juanvasquez3631]

How can we be upset my friend Adam's, your lessons are the best and I really enjoyed all of them and of course learned English more and more .Thank you... Gracias . Atte: Juan from Bolivia:)

[@teacherv.osorio5038]

Fluency is the key. I liked this video a lot because to me, that's what we, as teacher should teach our students. To talk fluenty and not force them to pretend to be someone else or behave like someone else (when speaking, of course). I'm an English teacher who was born and who has lived in Colombia all my life and what you've said Adam on this video is simply awesome.

[@fredylopez2477]

Fluency is the KEY. TO me, That's what WE, as teachers, should teach OUR STUDENTS. TO SPEAK fluently and NOT FORCE them to pretend to be someone else or to behave like someone else (when speaking, of course). - I hope you don't get upset my friend.

[@teacherv.osorio5038]

@@fredylopez2477 Not at all my friend, thanks for correcting my writing and for letting me know that I need to improve my English skills everyday. I really appreciate it. Have a wonderful day, and once again, thanks a lot. By the way, I already corrected the spelling and grammar mistakes.

[@fredylopez2477]

@@teacherv.osorio5038 Well, I'm glad you think that way pal, 'cause I didn't do it for the purpose of putting you down, I didn't mean to do that, I did it because I wanted to help you, I make mistakes too, like everybody else, it's just that I used to make mistakes and the people who helped me, corrected me and that's the way I learned and I thank them for correcting me and every time I see somerhing's wrong and I know what it is correct, well, I just say it, in this case, I typed it but what you typed in your text shows a lot of maturity on your part, well, glad I helped you my friend.

[@rezaeica]

Hi Adam, I am an immigrant living in Toronto, and frankly I haven't encountered too many people with heavy Canadian accent. People are from all over the world here in Canada and this is what I really admire about Canada, having said that I really like Canadian accent. Thanks for awesome videos BTW.

[@dianaananyan5113]

I am an English teacher, I adore English and your lessons.

[@moiseshaye]

Great explanation about meaning being a native speaker!!👏👏

[@estudiostecnicos2001]

Adam your explanation is perfectly clear and I think that the important thing is to understand spoken and written English without prejudice and avoid intolerance, i think you are a tolerant and kind person, i like the way you teach English, congratulations, take care

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Thank you Adam. It is helpful lesson

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I LOVE THIS KIND OF VIDEOS !

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You're an awesome teacher. your English teaching style in pretty amazing and easy to follow and super helpful. could you suggest few online English speaking practice partners/buddies sites, Apps?Thanks

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I'm from Maroco and I like learning English whit you

[@jorgepereira5221]

Thank you so much, I didn't know about that.

[@angelafernandachristenseng9884]

You’re a very attentive and clear. Shame on those people who got “offended” because of native English speaker! That’s their stupid insecurity. Instead of complaining go seek the root of such dependence of being “better” or “smarter” I knew you’re Canadian because of your “about” 🤗💯

[@fernsmark18]

Thanks Adam!

[@EddyAlex2009]

Thank you, Adam, A very informative excellent lesson.

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Thanks for helping me. I love yours video

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Thank you, Teacher Adam. I have learned a lot from your videos.

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Thank You Teacher Adam I:m improving my English skils with your interesting native English language.

[@kadimad4519]

Such a modest guy you are Adam. All due respect.

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Nice explanation.

[@alemnehgurmessa9620]

Wow!! sort and clear explanation thank you sir, I tatally agree.

[@ahmedsalim784]

I live in Canada for almost 6 years and I'm originally from middle east. I Totally understand that Adam. The interesting thing is when I speak to people in "retail" People say you have an intersted accent, where are you from, I say guess, and they start telling me some places from different countries like southern Europe or south America based on my accent and my face, interested, isn't it ! I just love that.

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I’m super happy , much love from England

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You are the best teacher for me

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Absolutely!

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[@keepsmiling9462]

Thank you so much This is clear now 😊😊😊