How I ACCIDENTALLY became FLUENT in English

Hey there, in this video I share with you how I "accidentally" became fluent in English and you can do too! We are exploring the possibilities of faking a natively English speaking environment through the use of some cool apps and platforms.
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🗣️Busuu:
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Thanks for watching 🤍

[@user-lu8cw5iv1r]

As someone learning French, I encounter difficulties, but your advice is motivating. I recently learned about Immersive Translate and intend to give it a try to improve my progress.

[@abapranger7483]

I love your vibe.

[@user-xd9gc1iw6v]

Very helpful! Thank you🙏

[@rica_doe]

Glad it was helpful! ☺

[@Tome-xf7hi]

Hi, I just want to say that I've been passing through a similar situation in my English language journey, last year I switch all my contents in English because there's a lot of things that I wanted to learn that I couldn't find in my native language at least in a comprehensivel way on the beginning I barely could understand but after four months in January of this year I've realized that even though I couldn't catch 100% of the words I could understand them. Like I was on the stage where I could understand but I couldn't speak, for solving this I just started speaking with me in English and know I think I've reached a good level. My native language is portuguese Love from Angola🇦🇴
Now I'm trying to do the same thing for japanese and hopes this miracle happens again :⁠-⁠)

[@rica_doe]

Well done and congratulations! Estou aprendendo Português sozinha também, talvez vou fazer um vídeo em Português no futuro... ☺

[@onurmmafighter]

@rica_doe Thank You 😊

[@iftiqarazam]

It's really helpful, thanks for your valuable time here

[@rica_doe]

welcome!

[@Englishstudent-zo8hd]

This video was amazing, it helped me a lot, thanks!

[@rica_doe]

Glad it was helpful thanks for your comment ☺️

[@pro369]

Great, wonderful, remarkable tips

[@rica_doe]

Thanks glad they help

[@cangimotcaiten]

So beautiful!

[@rezaparis10]

Thank you dear for this informative video ❤

[@rica_doe]

My pleasure 😊😍

[@girjeshmeena]

Thank you for inspired me...

[@pro369]

Glad to subscribe

[@MaxWilliam]

Awesome video! As a Brasilian also on IT, speaking english on a daily basis, I can relate. I'm now learning French and I can understand a lot, considering how much I studied, but I'm far from being able to express myslef in that language. Something that really helps me a lot on aquiring vocab improve listening are some of these online radio apps. You can choose a radio from a country that speaks the language you are learning and have a good taste of common conversations and immerse youself into the culture.

[@rica_doe]

Thanks for sharing! I am sometimes listing to Brazilian radio stations and it is great fun!
All the best with you studies!

[@canihelpu6168]

thank you it was nice to see

[@rica_doe]

You are welcome

[@ibrahimbouhddou]

Nice teacher 😊

[@rica_doe]

Thank you! 😃

[@johnsonbukasa6888]

Hi , that's right 😮 and i have really appreciated your english accents.

[@rica_doe]

Thank you! 😃

[@user-on5dc7ti8v]

I'm very admire your way of illustration how to improve my English level , I'm very proud of you

[@MariadeLourdesAniesSanch-ze7hf]

problem no one

[@user-on5dc7ti8v]

@@MariadeLourdesAniesSanch-ze7hf what!!

[@himansukumar3378]

I love your English speaking

[@rica_doe]

thanks!

[@cydnicolquitt3429]

Your English is excellent.

[@rica_doe]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@jacksonamaral329]

Your english is good.

[@coskuntazegul4926]

The best way to learn is to teach. Try to teach me German and English and then learn to discover how you can learn. You should try this method.

[@s.z.x.01]

Reverse engineering I see

[@xemtuvi-nhiettinh-az]

U mean teach you or teach myself ? I cant understand

[@coskuntazegul4926]

@@xemtuvi-nhiettinh-az 🤓

[@coskuntazegul4926]

@@xemtuvi-nhiettinh-az While teaching, you also learn, both happen at the same time

[@mikelpintto]

I love your accent speaking English❤️

[@rica_doe]

thanks ☺

[@zenbrandon]

Native English speaker here. Firstly, your English is fantastic! Secondly, I think this video has great tips for learning any language. I'm going to apply these tips to my Japanese studies!

[@rica_doe]

Thank you! 😃 happy to hear & glad it was helpful!

[@ka-vikings5522]

Thank you

[@AzizAziz-iu4vm]

Nice thank you a lot ❤

[@rica_doe]

Welcome!

[@NazmusSakib-tt1gl]

Best video I have ever experienced❤

[@rica_doe]

wow, thanks!

[@danielaalvessilva7562]

Your English is very good, congratulations. Greetings from Brazil. 🇧🇷

[@rica_doe]

Muito obrigada! Abraços da Alemanha ☺

[@oswaldomauricioo]

gorgeus video, thx for share with us. kisses from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@rica_doe]

Obrigada!

[@lollekompolle]

Learning English in a class room in Germany wasn't able to cut it for me either, even though we had, at least for some time along the way, one of the best possible teachers. What they did was basically creating this environment, where we were forced, at least to some degree, to converse in English before we could say in German what we really wanted to say in case the conversation wasn't going anywhere. And I never forgot what they mentioned at some point: in order for you to being able to speak a language you have to be able to think in that very same language. Whenever you find yourselves translating in your head, this tells you you're not ready yet.
I started consuming content in English at a very young age as I was super interesting in everything concerning IT, be it the hardware, software, video games... I played a lot online very soon and met English native speakers with whom I conversed and as we were playing together as a team, this created the necessity for being well understood in order to work effectively as a team. Then I also started to watch my favorite series all in English and soon I wouldn't even watch series, movies or playing games in German anymore. English got the standard for basically everything. Yet sometimes, even nowadays, I find myself in one or the other situation, when conversing with others in English, that I'm lacking a word or the other, but this mainly comes from me really trying to get diverse, using words one doesn't hear all too often.
So basically what I've learned was, exposure to the language being spoken is the first crucial step. Second you have to really try and imitate what you hear as much as possible. I would always try and mimic the exact pronunciation of my favorite speakers in media for example. And then at some point you really have to create situations where your only possibility of being understood, is to actively use the language in conversation. Ideally with a native speaker. And yes, motivate them to correct you. Don't let anything slip. The more often you use something incorrectly the more your brain feels like this is the natural way to go.

[@rica_doe]

Completely agree! Danke for sharing ☺️😉

[@user-ul8ib8eg5i]

Thank you❤❤

[@rica_doe]

welcome :)

[@smrityswarup5818]

Superb 🎉

[@rica_doe]

Thanks 🤗

[@xemtuvi-nhiettinh-az]

❤😂can you be able to do a second episode for training your accent? I love it

[@rica_doe]

I sure can 😂 I am not sure how to teach it tough ☺

[@xemtuvi-nhiettinh-az]

@@rica_doe moreover, did you have a discord ? Luckily i am also pursuing of happiness in computer science and python course. Hope one day we will be colleagues

[@funny7punch7865]

I'm Brazilian, I liked your channel

[@rica_doe]

Obrigada 😍

[@Harshit88000]

U look pretty awesome.... I love the way you speak 💕

[@rica_doe]

Thank you so much 😊

[@-nf9vt]

Immersive translate is actually great for language learning. I am currently using it for learning and getting better in Spanish and I really love it.

[@rica_doe]

cool, thanks for sharing! ☺

[@Fitnessraja99]

Love from India sister🙏

[@sokunyim]

I like your accent ❤🎉

[@lxf9914]

Reading helps a whole heap. I reat The Hobbit in Spanish, then Harry Potter 1 and my spanish improved noticably in comfort and fluidity. Since then I've read "the curious case of benjamin button, LOTR 1 and 2 and am now on the 3rd book as well as 007 Casino Royale. I was speaking to my inlaws from Guatemala and they actually said I speak perfect spanish. Not that that is true just yet but I'm probably around a c1 in cefr. I see books as the cement for the pebbles of vocabulary and grammar.
Thanks for the recommendation of HelloTalk. I'd like to learn Italian, German and French and then I think I'd be done with my language journey.
Cheers!

[@rica_doe]

Well done! I also think reading helped me a great deal lately with my Portuguese. In the beginning I read simple stuff like Ollie Richard’s “Short Stories in Brazilian Portuguese” and now I have moved on to Agatha Christie novels. It is challenging but really worth while for me too!

[@ktdy2305]

Very helpful! ty! could you tell me your favorite podcast?

[@rica_doe]

I personally enjoy history podcasts like "the rest is history" :)

[@ikroac]

What a amazing take Rica, keep it up 💫
Idk if u know, but Italki has an affiliate program, it could be a great way to monetize your channel with it.

[@rica_doe]

Thank you so much for your nice comment! And wow, I never new there was an affiliate program, thank you so so much for pointing this out to me, I really really appreciate it! 😍

[@funny7punch7865]

I can understand you but I can't understand the natives

[@dhitaaufasyahidatunnisaa_b5857]

You have to practice listening

[@rica_doe]

make sure to listen to a lot of native podcasts and series then, you will see, it will really help with understanding!

[@douglasmendes6934]

Because your problem is “the connect speech” native speakers usually say things together, non native speakers do thinks slowly, because we unconsciously think we need to be understood, then most of us speak slowly.

[@Englishafterhours]

Hey I can help you learn English

[@kazolchondrobarmon3031]

Your looking pretty cool...
Love u my dream girl ❤️

[@brs2592]

You are good 👍

[@rica_doe]

Thanks 😁 you too!

[@gregoriussudaryono260]

Nice telling the tips how to become fluent in english. Thank you👍🙏 8:15

[@rica_doe]

My pleasure 😊

[@Mohamettali8]

You're gorgeous ❤

[@rodrigooliveira2674]

Your pronunciation IS Very good.

[@MariadeLourdesAniesSanch-ze7hf]

I like change please

[@rica_doe]

obrigada ☺

[@muhammetyoutube]

I want to speak English like you

[@jamesmill325]

You are imagining yourself and others.

[@rica_doe]

🤔

[@KevinKaffy]

Because your a genius obviously 😂

[@rica_doe]

ahaha nooo trust me it was a struggle 😂

[@codyt_arsis6698]

Of course. being gifted in Math means you can succeed in learning anything.

[@andrescortina1323]

Of course, Mathematicians have more chance to learn any language than the rest of people.

[@hoangnguyen3424]

Wonderbar. How can you learn vocabulary?

[@epicgammerboy2104]

I can understand anything cuz my teacher was A.JHoge btw you are so beautiful

[@englishmasteringframe2660]

great! your english is great.
i want to learn deutsch. i'm already fluent in english. my fisrt language is spanich since i'm from mexico. but now i want to learn deutsh and i'd love to speak it fluently. but i don't know where to start in this language. any advise ?

[@fardintaheri2772]

Hey I'm b1 in deutsch and i must pass the b2 exam I'm looking for someone.. if u really interested let me know

[@rica_doe]

planning a video on it right now, so stay tuned :)

[@Christy_36]

❤❤❤

[@udaykiranlopinti5771]

Haii....
May I ask you any questions

[@gianfrancoql8317]

me gusta el accento de un aleman cuando habla ingles

[@obeid07]

wenderful❤❤❤

[@jacksonlima2300]

From 🇧🇷

[@rica_doe]

🇧🇷😍

[@onurmmafighter]

Im gonna start learn german. Do u have any advice for me? First thing for study?

[@rica_doe]

Probably you should start learning the basics with some language learning app such as busuu or do a German course somewhere and then try apply it as soon as possible 😊

[@MariadeLourdesAniesSanch-ze7hf]

I like have friends

[@DeviIlustration]

What microphone do you use?

[@rica_doe]

I use a Røde wireless go 2 in this video :)
I also sometimes use my Blue Yeti X.

[@DeviIlustration]

​@@rica_doe thanks, good video, I learned English in immersive mode too, it's the best way.

[@muhammetyoutube]

I'm Turkish man. Have you ever been go to Turkey

[@Jqka1]

支持一下博主，关注了😊

[@muhammetyoutube]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@nirodhapravindi9458]

❤

[@pradeepliyanage114]

👍👍👍

[@rica_doe]

😊😊😊

[@ilannymoura9294]

O meme da Nazaré kkkakakaia 🇧🇷

[@wypimentel]

Melhor contribuição Brasileira para o mundo hauhauhauha

[@rica_doe]

Eu não sabia que era brasileiro kkkk 🤣🤣🤣 que legal. Eu amo esse meme.

[@CanalSDR]

To be fluent in English is easy peasy, now let's have a conversation if you want to be proficient in this language. Many mistake this concept. That is, the first step is to be fluent and the next one is to be proficient, where you will polish your English by reducing mistakes and reach a high level of vocabulary that will make understand advanced concepts.

[@rica_doe]

Ok..

[@khshin7971]

German and English are the same root in language., So, I think German is easy to learn English.

[@rica_doe]

probably easier than for someone who is first language Chinese

[@emersonmattoz3794]

i hit my head on the ground one day by waking myself up at 4:00 a.m thats why i can speak and write english by myself...

[@rica_doe]

amazing, you should make a yt video about it

[@bookimanbookiman9704]

I can confirm that German people speak English very well. My girlfriend is German and her English level is C2 also she speaks French fluently too 😂

[@emmasol523]

i expect the same for my german.

[@rica_doe]

all tips work for all languages ☺

[@emmasol523]

@@rica_doe oh yes. thank you. i meant that i wish i could do that for my german level. good work :D

[@rica_doe]

❤️❤️ thank you

[@lucianperera9765]

👍👍🤝

[@suelyleitevianavandal2929]

I can understand you, but understand native is very difficult. I am not speaking. I have very difficult

[@navey_mania]

I wanna B2 German language
Could you please help me ?

[@rica_doe]

This Friday I will upload a video on tips for learning German ☺ stay tuned!

[@navey_mania]

@@rica_doe love 💕💕

[@MariadeLourdesAniesSanch-ze7hf]

reason I guess friend in 2015

[@van-basten]

so...to have english speaking boy friend...

[@zainabsworld12]

What about those who are not surrounded with English and don't have boyfriend who speaks English 😊

[@rica_doe]

You should watch the full video and I will be explained to you :)

[@mochileiro21]

Learning English as a german/ dutch/ danish/swedish, norwigian speaker is too easy by default you guys already have a intermedian level.

[@rica_doe]

Ok

[@raosaiyyadchauhan4394]

I love you ❤

[@TravelWithSojib01]

Love from Bangladesh
Ma'am do you need a professional youtube thumbnail designer?

[@rica_doe]

☺

[@gasparmatom]

You so beautiful 🌹♥️

[@jasond4795]

"Accidentally spent 4 hours a week for 8 years." BS "accidentally."

[@Chachacha6]

I can speak, but I can't understand.....

[@rica_doe]

Oh dear - so how did it go watching this video then?

[@Chachacha6]

@@rica_doe wanted to read comments..... maybe something wrong with me 😂😂😂

[@pinkumia1831]

I'm saying you as a human,
I have a great wish, One day I will make a foreign girlfriend and I will marry her. I don't know, How will I get a foreign girlfriend?
I have no idea😭
I'm tired 😢
But I like foreign girl very much, It's my dream, One day I will marry a foreign girl.
Friend, I'm saying as a human...
I'm saying all the true words..
I opened Facebook for a true foreign girlfriend but here all girls are wanting money, all are saying, their phone's camera doesn't work.., believe in me, I'm so tired 😭

[@EnergeiaRhythmos]

How to be fluent in English?
Answer: BE GERMAN

[@rica_doe]

I see… so are all Germans fluent in English then 🤔?

[@EnergeiaRhythmos]

I mean it's a quite common stereotype associated with Germans and Swedes😅

[@Jqka1]

我现在也在学学英语

[@iamindrajit]

Hello mam thank you for your great tips. Do you have any other social media handle or email ID for collab ?

[@muhammetyoutube]

I'm Turkish man. Have you ever been go to Turkey