How to Master a Phrase in Spanish

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  • čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
  • In this video, you'll learn how to master a phrase in Spanish.
    Specifically, you’re going to learn about the mind and how our memory works when it comes to memorising Spanish vocabulary, phrases, or grammar rules.
    Here is a quick preview of what you’ll learn:
    - How to rate your knowledge of a Spanish phrase
    - How to improve the stability and retrievability of a Spanish concept
    - Two of the fundamental principles of memory
    - The main focus points for mastering any phrase in Spanish
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Komentáře • 95

  • @realfastspanish
    @realfastspanish  Před 4 lety +8

    How well have you mastered your phrase? What was your score out of 5?

    • @KimRowden
      @KimRowden Před rokem +1

      Oops... @5:18 you missed the key word 'que' in the subtitle/caption (but you do say it)

  • @miguelrojas4894
    @miguelrojas4894 Před 3 lety +14

    I'm a native spanish speaker, and your videos have helped me a lot for my english classes. Thanks 😁😁

  • @beedle556
    @beedle556 Před 2 lety +8

    The last part is so true. i explain grammar to my friends when i learn something new and they aren’t even learning spanish but they listen cause they get a better understanding of how it works and know it helps me. Plus i do it to my self i pretend i’m explaining stuff to someone when i’m not

  • @marthasceravino2901
    @marthasceravino2901 Před rokem +9

    Mil gracias, yo soy maestra de Español para extranjeros, y estoy aprendiendo mucho de tus videos pues tienes una forma muy eficaz de explicar estrategias para aprender un idioma tan extenso como lo es el Español. Felicidades, eres genial. 🙂

  • @warrenstates8955
    @warrenstates8955 Před 4 lety +28

    What an excellent video! Concise and useful suggestions. I have several areas to choose from where my knowledge of various concepts and phrases is between 0 and 3. Keep up the fantastic work. This is an EXCELLENT channel!

    • @realfastspanish
      @realfastspanish  Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks for the kind words Warren!

    • @1945Jill
      @1945Jill Před rokem

      Totally agree with Warren. Andrew is the best, especially for non-Americans

  • @graceestep9633
    @graceestep9633 Před 5 měsíci

    Iam not a native speaker but I have been trying to learn Spanish for years. You make it easier for me. I was a 3/5 with "Tengo que" I put the sentence together just fine. Tengo que ir al mercado comprar tomatoes, lechuga y pan. Great concept for me.

  • @gettinfedup1814
    @gettinfedup1814 Před rokem +3

    02/11/2022 Your explanations are clear and your videos help in learning Spanish. Muchas gracias.

  • @jdozier3459
    @jdozier3459 Před 2 lety +2

    Excellent
    Excellent!...as usual!! It's a pleasure listening to this teacher present Spanish.

  • @colinmeredith8279
    @colinmeredith8279 Před 3 lety +2

    Your enthusiasm is contagious. Can't get enough. Thankyou sooo much. Repetition, repetition and keep watching your videos.

  • @learnspanishwithkunal232
    @learnspanishwithkunal232 Před 4 lety +5

    Watching Netflix helps a LOT. I remember watching Mexican Television shows on Netflix and here are some of the phrases I learnt:
    - Ahí nos vidrios
    - Se me cayó el viente
    - Se me hace que

    • @gonza7798
      @gonza7798 Před 4 lety

      Ahí nos *vemos*
      Se me callo el *diente*

  • @rosellewellyn4423
    @rosellewellyn4423 Před 3 lety +3

    Such a great teacher! Thank you

  • @durancoley
    @durancoley Před rokem

    OMG OMG OMG! Literally for 6 weeks I’ve been trying to get THIS EXACT ADVICE. I came across your videos, listening to the whole list as I’m showering(random fact) then I HEAR THE INTRO and literally shout… FU**ing FINALLY!!!!! someone gets it!!!!! Thank you so much for this . Amazing !!!!!

  • @jamesfreese4700
    @jamesfreese4700 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Good video y info!!!! gracias

  • @chaysonhatch9569
    @chaysonhatch9569 Před 3 lety +7

    I love your videos!! They're super helpful! I was wondering if you could make a video on "por vs para"? That's something I've been struggling with and if anyone can help me understand it it's you!! Thank you!!

  • @aland155
    @aland155 Před rokem +1

    Excellent lesson - thank you.

  • @danstokes
    @danstokes Před 2 lety +1

    Very clear explanation, thanks

  • @nwetyinwin3788
    @nwetyinwin3788 Před 2 lety +2

    What a great lesson! I’m going to take your advice as of today. Muchas gracias !

  • @UUathenssheshequin
    @UUathenssheshequin Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for your hard work. It shows!

  • @madhuniboriya5236
    @madhuniboriya5236 Před rokem +1

    This is really an excellent video, it gave me the straight up idea how to work strategically on my loose strings. ¡Gracias!

  • @harrywensel8456
    @harrywensel8456 Před rokem

    Tengo setenta años .. soy viejo lol. So back to English so it does not take all day. At 66 I became a serious student of Spanish. I see and experience the forgetting curve daily as I take my morning walk and drill on sections of a 5,000 word vocabulary course to begin my 3 more hours of focused study. . So while I can’t disagree with the basic principles your excellent video provides I think there are several other memory setting techniques that the “Spanish language teaching Industry” misses. I .don’t know the names so I will give them my own names. 1. Daily review of pronunciation fundamentals, that is, the sounds of vowels, diphthongs, and combinations (por ejemplo bra bre bri bro bru). Now see, hear, and feel these sounds as you pronounce all of them as you practice “en voz Alta”. 2. Practice everything out loud and when you can’t recall then get mad and channel that energy into paying better attention to your studies. 3. Spend time each day “studying ahead”. For example find an advanced lesson and challenge yourself to review what you already know and to struggle with what you don’t. Then repeat that lesson the net day and the next until it is no longer a struggle. I could go on but you are the teacher and I the student. Anyone can learn anything. They just have to do whatever it takes. Thank you for all of you great lessons. I am a fan.

  • @kennycelt
    @kennycelt Před 3 lety +1

    What an excellent video. Thank you so much. 👍

  • @jamesobrien1529
    @jamesobrien1529 Před 4 lety

    very helpful advise thank you.

  • @jdrury8830
    @jdrury8830 Před rokem

    What an excellent video!! Thank you so much!

  • @skaggle1
    @skaggle1 Před 4 lety +4

    Super helpful to see the spaced repetition across a while -- this is excellent. I've seen "spaced repetition" a zillion times without fully understanding how often I needed to "check on it" to make sure it stays in my memory.

    • @realfastspanish
      @realfastspanish  Před 4 lety

      That's great feedback! I'm so pleased you made that connection!

  • @paulwhite5601
    @paulwhite5601 Před 4 lety +1

    Great information thankyou

  • @jonnyslim4362
    @jonnyslim4362 Před 2 lety

    Es genial, gracias, muy util.

  • @jdozier3459
    @jdozier3459 Před rokem +2

    E. L. Thorndike, the father of educational, said that practice makes perfect...and he was so right.
    Thank you for another excellent lesson in Spanish. Everything that you say is always "spot-on" and correct. To learn a foreign language, mathematics, or anything, the student must realize that there is always a price to be paid...time!

    • @harrywensel8456
      @harrywensel8456 Před rokem

      I agree with your concept of always a price to be paid. We all get 24 hours a day of time … no charge. The catch is you can’t get time back once it passes. So maybe the price is whatever the alternative use of the time was? It is a wonderful time to be alive. We are unburdened from survival in our daily lives and have choices. Espero que tengas un buen día amigo.

    • @jdozier3459
      @jdozier3459 Před rokem

      @@harrywensel8456 Igualmente

  • @dro6619000
    @dro6619000 Před rokem

    Easy to follow your presentation.

  • @Countrygirl8019
    @Countrygirl8019 Před 6 měsíci

    Hmmm you really sold this im convinced😊

  • @kenindenver1
    @kenindenver1 Před 2 lety

    Thanks, that was really helpful!

  • @optimizing_fitness
    @optimizing_fitness Před rokem

    You're a good teacher

  • @jamesjoyce2528
    @jamesjoyce2528 Před 2 lety

    These videos are great. Subscribed.

  • @ronhyman8604
    @ronhyman8604 Před 4 lety +1

    Gracias por su buen presentación.

  • @davidcourts105
    @davidcourts105 Před 4 lety

    Excellent Andrew

  • @gulcicek1792
    @gulcicek1792 Před rokem

    Thank you very much for your awsome videos🤗 I am a non-native English speaker ( Actually I didn't have to speak so far, I can not speak well most likely) your viseos improve not only my Spanish but also my English. 😊😊🌸🌸

  • @AstronautKazaplier
    @AstronautKazaplier Před rokem +2

    I feel like lots of these mostly I’m a 4, but when it comes to speaking a longer sentence it averages a 3, or the odd words I won’t know to use in the sentence. Reading is easier, because you can visualise and remember what these words mean, but trying to say it in a sentence is the problem as it’s a 3. Understanding fast spoken Spanish is the hardest as it’s the 2nd quickest lang and words can be blurbed even though I recognise them I cannot pic how they’re spelt.

  • @Lisa-uy4fv
    @Lisa-uy4fv Před 2 lety

    Super video. Muchas gracias 🙏

  • @paulbvid
    @paulbvid Před 2 lety

    Great channel. Tu eres uno maestro bueno. Gracias por Clases ( because of!?)

  • @ericbaugher
    @ericbaugher Před 4 lety +12

    REQUEST: It is good to see you making new youtube content. You have a few really good videos but I would like to see more.
    As a suggestion for I topic I would like to see a video on a complete listing of all the conjugations of the verb haber including the indicative mood present, preterate, imperfect, future, and conditional tenses. In addition the two subjunctive mood congugations present and past. That would make a total of 7 charts. With each of the seven charts and congugations it would be nice to include what compound tense the conjugation is used for. For example present conjugation of haber is for "present perfect tense"
    Thanks, and this is just a suggestion keep those videos coming you are doing great.

    • @realfastspanish
      @realfastspanish  Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks for the suggestion Eric, I will keep it in mind!

  • @leyuqiu4339
    @leyuqiu4339 Před 3 lety +1

    Oh I like that graph. Got some confidence in continuing my learning of Spanish. Thanks!

  • @BailBonds510bailbond
    @BailBonds510bailbond Před 2 lety

    Muy bien, tengo que ver más de tus videos. Mi nivel de "tengo que" es 5 pero, me doy cuenta de que tengo que hacer más trabajar con las otras frases.

  • @leeu5560
    @leeu5560 Před 2 lety

    Your channel is criminally under subscribed

  • @daviddavidison3348
    @daviddavidison3348 Před rokem +1

    Hi, it's been a ive came across you videos . Really finding it helpful and interesting in the way you go about teaching. I really need to crack the conversation 😩 so keep the great videos coming please. Are you on twitter ?

  • @mauralewiecki157
    @mauralewiecki157 Před 2 lety +1

    Wondering why you used the imperfect ‘tenía’ with ayer instead of the pretérito in the first example?

  • @alliseburris3625
    @alliseburris3625 Před 4 lety +3

    Very helpful. Thank you. At 5:19, the caption says "Ayer me dijo que tenia ir al banco," omitting the "que" between "tenia" and "ir" although you say it correctly. Not nice to confuse students!

    • @realfastspanish
      @realfastspanish  Před 4 lety +4

      Thanks Allise. You know I must have spent around 40 hours working on this video and I think I watched it maybe 15 times to check for errors. And I had another person watch the video to look for errors. And neither of us saw this. I'm so annoyed that I can't fix it because CZcams doesn't allow a video to be edited once it is uploaded.

    • @lemattbox
      @lemattbox Před 4 lety +2

      @@realfastspanish No te preocupes. It happens. Anyone paying attention will notice the difference between what is said and written, and realize there was a slip. Not a big dael.

    • @patrickpaulsen6401
      @patrickpaulsen6401 Před 4 lety

      @@realfastspanish I noticed that as well, but wrote it off as a slip. I know from personal experience when editing my own writing, I can get so familiar with the content that I "fill in the blanks" without even realizing it. As Matt P. said, Not a big deal.

    • @drummershort
      @drummershort Před 4 lety +1

      @@patrickpaulsen6401 An editor once told me, when you're done with your review, read the entire article backwards to make sure you're not skipping over something.

    • @patrickpaulsen6401
      @patrickpaulsen6401 Před 4 lety

      @@drummershort Yes, I have used that technique as well - it works very well.

  • @smartITworks4me
    @smartITworks4me Před 4 lety +1

    I find your advice very helpful and applicable. I have been keeping your tips through the newsletters. I tried visiting your page to register for a class. I don't know how can I determine which level do I belong? I had been doing self-study with Spanish. Do you have any admission test to identify who qualifies for a levels 1, 2, or 3?

    • @realfastspanish
      @realfastspanish  Před 4 lety +2

      Yes, we have a placement test, just look for the link on the signup page to schedule your admission test.

  • @feemcdonald4423
    @feemcdonald4423 Před 2 lety

    Wow

  • @annabellegalvan120
    @annabellegalvan120 Před 3 lety +3

    Make more viddeeeooos

  • @bobb2987
    @bobb2987 Před 3 lety

    I used to teach, and would suggest to my fellow instructors that the best way to master you subject was to teach it. Repetition of a thought.

  • @kathyjensen2383
    @kathyjensen2383 Před 10 měsíci

    At 5:19 minutes in, you're missing a "que" in the phrase "Ayer me dijo que tenIa QUE ir al banco."

  • @GregHahn4
    @GregHahn4 Před 2 lety

    At 5:20 there is a graphic on the screen with a word missing.

  • @chantellcampbell9063
    @chantellcampbell9063 Před 2 lety

    Remembering my vocabulary is my main problem. I cant remember the new VOCABULARY I learn and it makes learning very frustrating. Any tips on how I CAN improve my memory ?

  • @gnanendrareddy4206
    @gnanendrareddy4206 Před rokem

    De todos ellos

  • @kevindigo22
    @kevindigo22 Před rokem

    The point of this video was good, but now I am confused now by the use of the phrase "tengo que"...I thought the verb tener (tengo) was normally used for describing possession (i.e. I have something....) whereas the verb haber is used to say I have to do something. I will have to search for your video on the topic of tener vs. haber.

  • @richardgonzale.z
    @richardgonzale.z Před 3 lety

    cuando sacaras uno nuevo

  • @bryanjameson3593
    @bryanjameson3593 Před 2 lety

    I'm learning Spanish and was confused by two things. At 5:18 your graphic is missing "que" "...tenía que ir..." but you say it correctly. Also, why is it "tenía que" instead of "tuvo que"? His going to the bank does not seem like a habitual or ongoing action. It seems like an action that was completed yesterday. Does "ayer" invoke the time and date use of the imperfect tense or is there another reason to use the imperfect tense?

    • @realfastspanish
      @realfastspanish  Před 2 lety

      Yes, this is complicated, and I may do a video on this in the future.

  • @trentintampa9328
    @trentintampa9328 Před 3 lety +1

    I like to memorize longer sentences that can be used in a wide variety of situations, and practice saying them quickly to myself, until it all just flows naturally, for example:
    "Todo lo que puedo hacer en estas situaciones es reírme."

    • @jimmychafins
      @jimmychafins Před 2 lety +1

      I do the same…you get more bang for your buck that way..I practiced “donde puedo encontrar las toallas para la piscina..?” Before going to Mexico so many times I can break it out at full speed at any moment…plug and play

  • @morganmulilo9756
    @morganmulilo9756 Před 3 lety

    The teacher is very fast.

  • @HOCHUNHIM-D
    @HOCHUNHIM-D Před 3 lety +2

    Question: Why literally use "I cannot to find this" in Spanish like "No puedo encontrar este" instead of "No puedo encontro este"?

    • @HOCHUNHIM-D
      @HOCHUNHIM-D Před 3 lety +2

      In English "cannot/can " is not a verb...!

    • @realfastspanish
      @realfastspanish  Před 3 lety +1

      If you say "no puedo encontro este", this in English is "I cannot I find this". We need to say "encontrar" which is either "find" or "to find" in English.

  • @markpowellmp
    @markpowellmp Před 2 lety

    A general comment for you (positive)
    Your videos are not too long. There is a very, distractingly, pretty female Spanish utuber who tends to pick a subject and the explanations are too long to maintain full attention! Yours are bite size so you embark on them in the first place, and continue with full concentration to the end. Excellent stuff….

  • @thejoyofflooring751
    @thejoyofflooring751 Před 2 lety +1

    This is not a Spanish lesson! How lovely it would be to find language instruction videos that omit redundant explanations of the obvious, and avoid falling back on cliché mechanistic inapplicable breakdowns of how memory works or doesn't work, and instead would simply stick to precise, concrete expanations of how the target language functions, trusting that the student will pay attention and catch on.
    This is a rant, yes.

  • @jhon1406
    @jhon1406 Před 4 lety

    it do take nerve to flatten the (memory) curve!

  • @Muhahahahaz
    @Muhahahahaz Před 10 měsíci

    5:18 Why is it “tenía ir” instead of “tenía que ir” here?
    Is the latter wrong? Or maybe you just drop “que” to avoid too many “que” in the same sentence, while still making sense?
    Edit: Sounds like you said the 2nd “que” out loud, anyway 😅

  • @roadrider1100
    @roadrider1100 Před rokem

    Please consider having NO background music - my brain is struggling to hear the sounds of a new language while subtracting the sounds of the music

  • @boknoy1977
    @boknoy1977 Před 2 lety

    tenia que ir al banco?

  • @ilyasali3597
    @ilyasali3597 Před 4 lety +1

    Please stop background music it diverts from attention.

  • @robertordish3754
    @robertordish3754 Před rokem

    Amazing...trying to learn something with that damned music in the background. TURN THE MUSIC OFF.

  • @stanjack129
    @stanjack129 Před 2 lety

    too much blah blah blah in english

  • @Christiandeshaies
    @Christiandeshaies Před rokem

    Sweetie pie, spanish is so much closer to French than English .... Why are you teaching this? Spanish is a latin language like French and not at all a germanic language.... I find it so funny when you mentioned spanish is like English..... baby...

  • @SorakaOTP462
    @SorakaOTP462 Před 3 lety

    I really hate phrases. Why can't we just translate word to word and make same sentences in Spanish? Surprisingly Spanish have a ton of phrases like these and it's inevitable. If someone says a phrase and you never heard of it, you will get a completely different meaning.