5 Most Difficult Aspects of Learning Spanish (How to Overcome & Learn Them)
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- There are many things that were difficult for me to learn during the Spanish Learning Journey. In this video, I detail five of the most difficult aspects of learning Spanish for me personally. Some of you may share these difficulties and others may have found these to be easy. Either way, I hope that this video helps and can be a guide to overcoming these aspects of Spanish.
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Hay muchas cosas que me resultaron difíciles de aprender durante el Spanish Learning Journey. En este video, detallo cinco de los aspectos más difíciles de aprender español para mí personalmente. Algunos de ustedes pueden compartir estas dificultades y otros pueden haberlas encontrado fáciles. De cualquier manera, espero que este video ayude y pueda ser una guía para superar estos aspectos del español.
Don't apologize. Live your life.
Thank you, I do appreciate you all subscribing though so I just want to reciprocate the support 🙏🏾
practicing my listening in english with your videos, as a spanish native speaker, we don't realize how difficult is to learn spanish, keep going on
Thank you and I’m glad these help!
The awkwardness of the car looking at you 😂😂😂😂😂
Im still not used to recording around people lol, the weird looks still distract me lol
The 5 most difficult situations for me and when attempting to learn Spanish.
1. Remembering key common verbs to conjugate in past/present/future.
2.not getting bored but training my mind to speak more!!
3. Sentence structure (nouns before adjectives and adjectives before nouns)
4. Por/para de, que, estar/ser when to use them.
5. Pronouncing accent marks.
Update: I am still having a difficult time any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for this video!!!!! (:
I completely forgot how hard numbers 1 and 4 were for me early on! I'm hoping my next live stream helps a lot. I will be sharing some great tips then.
@@MikeBen awesome when will your next live be held?
@@quanitriaedwards5386 Either this weekend or the following weekend
@@MikeBen thanks will be looking forward to it!!
Estar / ser is pretty easy for me but que ese de are pretty hard
1) Use of SE
2) Use of LE
3) Por vs Para
4) Ser vs Estar
5) Subjunctive
Se still confuses me at times lol
@@MikeBen hahahaha I feel you on this. Sometimes you don’t know when is reflexive or lo la lo las le lo les los
@@simonamah4078 Esoooo!
Saaaaame subjunctives sigh 😔
Love all your videos Mike! definitely relate to all of these, just keep training the brain more and more each week and eventually we will be pretty much fluent! ❤️
Agreed 100%! Mil gracias!
Really great video. Much appreciated man.
I’m glad this helps!
Good to see you come back. I missed your videos. Great video as always by the way.
Glad to know that you all are still here Felipe, mil gracias!
this is so relatable! Thanks for making this video, it is very helpful and also reminds me what I need to focus on!
I’m glad this helps!
Thanks Mike for the tips!
Im glad these help!
OMG thanks for #1 . You just made me feel much better and all your remaining points were well articulated and helpful as well. Enjoy your channel and you really provide a nice pep talk even if that's not always your intent. Thank you for all you do.
Im so glad that these videos actually help Mary! Thank you!
I am still on that early phase where it looks like shit its frustrating but I get very encouraged by your experience mate. You are such an inspiration.
Thank you and I’m glad these help. Que sigas adelante!
Dude, this was super helpful and well-explained for me to pinpoint some things to expect in my own journey ^^
I’m glad this helps hermano!
Gracias por los videos. I struggle a lot with all of these concepts.
Im glad these help John!
Mike you are dropping gems in this video.
Wow I’m glad this helps!
I absolutely LOVE your content! I’ve learned so much and have received so much encouragement. I’m only 2 months into learning Spanish and I have to keep reminding myself that it will come together with time and consistent practice.
It’s all a process and I’m glad these videos help!
I can tell you’re a teacher. You break these down so well.
Thanks and I’m glad this helps 🙏🏾
The great thing about this video in describing the 5 most difficult things is that you simplify the issues that we also experience and explain them really well....and it actually helps break down what they are in a helpful way so we understand why we make those mistakes thinking in English. And in turn it helps us to make those mistakes less. Genius! You're clearly a naturally great teacher. 😊
Wow I appreciate that and I’m glad these videos are helping!
I am a new Spanish student. I REALLY appreciate this video
I’m glad these help! Que sigas con tus estudios!
thanks for the come back
Im glad you all are still here 🙏🏾
I've been seeing quite a few videos like this pop up in the past week and I'm glad someone finally brought up the word "was". I always get mixed up on which word to use in any given situation. "Era" and "Estaba" are my regular go to words.
Yes those are common but depending on the context they can be incorrect which makes it so tough!
Thank you for taking the time to record this :) Yes, #1 is really hard for native English speakers to get used to. Glad that you're now fluent in Spanish 💯 I still have a long way to go 😆
I thought I’d never learn them 🤦🏾♂️lol. Also, you will get there! Sigue adelante!
Brudder Ben... Your a inspiration
I am learning but a pace to slow but I am not quitting... Hints and tips
Thanks Robyn! Keep going manito! You won’t regret it!
You’re so kind and thank you for this information. I’m a beginner and I have a problem with consistency because I’m easily discouraged. I’m on italki now and my tutor is great she lets me make all the mistakes I want to.
Making mistakes is the key! I’m glad this helps!
That was a great video Mike! Excellent subject matter and I feel like you are speaking directly to me, even with the airplanes and people looking at you from their car. Haven't they ever seen a guy sitting on a chair in a tennis court making a CZcams video? The most difficult aspect of learning Spanish for me has to be the use and placement of prepositions. Por and para are enough to figure out on their own, but thrown in 'de' and 'que' and 'lo que', etc. Although I do not have the same struggle as you related to indirect object pronouns, I definitely struggle at times with reflexive verbs. The Subjunctive is still unknown to me, but Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish has a decent explanation that will serve me well.
Finally, I just want to say that you do not owe anybody and apology for not posting videos often. The first video of yours I watched was the one in which you recapped your first year of learning Spanish. It was amazing and inspiring, not to mention a lesson in time management, to see how you found the time to learn. Life can be very busy. We are all appreciative of you sharing your journey.
I really appreciate that Mike 🙏🏾. Those reflexive verbs get me at times as well especially when they are combined with the indirect object pronouns, very tough!
I have been speaking Spanish for a while now and never realized that I had an issue with #1. You are helping me out a lot. Appreciate it.
Im glad this helps!
El subjuntivo ! Es la verdad !
Usted nos inspira y motiva a todos nosotros. Gracias.
Es bien difícil si no nos esta explicado bien!
You are super proficient! Good on ya mate. (Aussie). I like your honesty about not really studying Spanish anymore. You have arrived. Just giving back now to others.
Mil gracias Michael!
Thanks for explaining the subjunctive.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent points. I’m still binging on your videos. For me, the most difficult aspect was the realization that learning Spanish was not going to happen in a couple of weeks or even a couple of months.
Very true, it’s a long process but short at the same time if that makes any sense!
Your explanation of number one helped me! I pretty much a struggle with the same things you did. Speak Spanish with Paula has great videos on the subjunctive and on when to use Estaba or Estuve.
I’ll definitely have to check him out. I’ve heard great things about his program. Im glad this helps!
@@MikeBen I’m talking about Paula, not Paul lol. Here’s her channel link: czcams.com/users/SpeakSpanishWithPaula
Hey Mike I was so surprised to hear you say learning how to use the different conjugations of the verb "was" was super difficult and the reason that I am saying this is because you are absoulately correct. Currently I am struggling with this exact exact issue and I have searched many videos on this topic believe me. This thing is super difficult and I hope that I become better with using the different conjugations likewise I also like your other points as well they were equally as important to me. Thank very much for this video. Much appreciated
Im glad these are relatable. I remember thinking that I’d never truly understand all the different ways to say “was” but it does get better!
Thanks Mike!
Im glad this helps!
Your videos are always helpful. If for no other reason it confirms that I am not the only one that struggles with certain aspects of learning Spanish and the fact that you were able to push through has given me hope. I am in agreement with the difficulty of learning the indirect/direct pronouns as well as developing an ear for the language. In addition for me it has been a struggle to maintain patience while I trust that my studying process will get me through the very, very, very long intermediate stage.
Very true Kimberley, I remember thinking that I’d never become conversational. It just seemed like a stretch. As you said, with patience it comes and things just start to click!
All of your examples/explanations made sense! I learned a lot. Thank you for this!
De nada John, Im glad this helps!
@@MikeBen I didn’t realize you’re in Georgia! I live in Riverdale lmaoo. Small world.
@@JohnPhamily We aren't too far from each other haha
training your ear with all different types of spanish accents is actually really smart i never thought about that
Yea it helps a lot
It definitely helped thanks for this lesson
Im glad this helps!
New subscriber here, thank you for your videos!! As a novice Spanish learner (month 1 actually) I find everything difficult, lol! I’ll check in at month 6 with more specific issues as I am sure I’ll have them.
Thanks, and keep us updated!
You're #1 example helped me out. And the explination of when to use the subjunctive is really good in the Conversation Spanish book that you recommended wayyy back.
It took me a while to understand how to say I "used to" do something 🤷🏾♂️
Same Tino! “Used to” is basically covered in that imperfect conjugation form but it took me forever to figure that out as well!
@@MikeBen Yup!
@@MikeBen Hi, Mike, another way of saying "I used to...", is simply by using the verb "soler".Examples:
I used to drink a lot of beer when I was younger. - (Yo) solía beber mucha cerveza cuando era más joven.
You used to read that book in your spare time. - (Tú) solías leer ese libro en tu tiempo libre.
The verb "soler" is also used in the present, for example:
(Yo) suelo ejercitarme todos los días.
(Ellos) suelen ir de vacaciones a la playa cada tres meses.
Besides, you can also use the verb "acostumbrar" to express these situations.Examples:
Ella acostumbraba acostarse temprano.
(Nosotros) acostumbrabamos pasear por la calle tomados de la mano.
I hope this helps.Saludos desde Jalisco :)
Haces algo el mejor videos para aprendiendo español! Mi español es mal pero tus videos ayudarme mucho!
Gracias Blake, me alegra mucho que te estén ayudando! Sigue aprendiendo!
Me los gustan su videos. No llenan cortas un mil como las otras videos. Es más auténtico. Lo digo correctamente?
I like your videos, they’re not filled with a thousand cut scenes. More authentic in my opinion
Mil gracias Oliver!
I have french as second language, so the feminin/masculin thing I get. When I speak to someone who knows french but isn’t native that is the main give away for sure.
I am a spanish learning baby… very early in my journey. You’re videos really help motivate me. Thank you :)
I’m glad these help Dominique!
My issue is I watch way too many videos of learning Spanish in English lol. Great work though number #1 and #5 I am currently having issues with. You have improved alot thanks for the help I hope I can catch up to your soon. Que tenga un bein día.
Gracias and that’s a good point. I have a video coming with a content creator that does just that. All content in Spanish 🇨🇴
muchas gracias amigo. tus informaciones eran muy util
Gracias 🙏🏾
@@MikeBen de nada
I’m a native Dutch speakers but you have far more resources for learning Spanish in English than in Dutch. So for me learning Spanish means i had to improve my english. BTW. This video is very usefull. You should make a lesson of each of this 5 aspects. And thank you once again. And don’t get distracted by your surroundings.
Thanks for the ideas and encouragement. I will definitely get those videos done soon!
I relate to #1 so much! As a 5-month old Spanish learner, it is such a mind-boggling concept for me to grasp. Still, I believe everything can be done with practice.
#2 as well!! Oh man! It irritates me a lil but I just remind myself that I am not a native speaker and my mind is not wired to think words having genders.
Once again thank you for the list Mike!!! It is so motivating how we are all in these struggles together.😃
That's about where I am too. How's it been going for you?
I never thought I would get those direct object pronouns but they came with time for sure. Sigue adelante and Im glad these videos are helping!
Sigue adelante!
So i was listening and driving. I agree with everything but not sure about subjunctive because i haven’t gotten to that yet. But the way i laughed out loud when you said how to say was. Thank you for the laugh and sharing.
Lol I’m glad we all relate ✊🏾
Am glad to hear from someone who overcame.
Thanks and I'm glad this helps!
You just pointed out exactly what I've been struggling on in example 1 and 2. For the life of me i can not seem to grasp the whole substitution of the pronouns with te, lo, os, las and whatever else lol. That has had my head spinning in my classes. And every single i thinki said a sentence perfectly, I'm told that i forgot to match the gender of either pluralize it to match. It's been so very frustrating but at least today i think I am finally starting to understand.. un poco. There are times when i felt like i needed to go back to English class to even know how to understand what I'm being thought in Spanish. Lol. But this video is encouraging knowing that you had issues with this and now seeing the level you processed to. Thanks so much for sharing!
It can be very difficult but when it clicks it definitely clicks! Sigue adelante con todo el esfuerzo!
@@MikeBen definitely looking forward to that day. So would you consider yourself being fluent now or just conversational? Seem pretty fluent to me.
Still trying to learn, picked up Madrigals and it’s been great! Also, want to hit some tennis balls the next two weeks? I’m visiting ATL for work and usually hit at Piedmont or Candler park courts.
It all comes with time and definitely! Just let me know when, if it’s a weekend I’m there. Shoot me an email when you get the time!
Great video bro! When you coming to Medellin again.
I would love to get back down there but some restrictions are currently holding me back…
@@MikeBen entiendo eso hermano.
Thank you for your videos! I'm currently doing Spanish With Paul, the full course and about half way through but it is getting to the more difficult stuff. I'm running into some of these challenges as well. "I admire you" es "te admiro". Not only trying to remember the actual conjugation but to remember to place the pronoun at the front. Es muy defícil recordar. However, even though it's hard work, seeing your videos is giving me hope I'm eventually going to get it if I put in the work!
Great points there Matt and I’ve heard great things about Spanish with Paul. As you said it’s difficult pero vale la pena!
I did Spanish with Paul it’s fantastic after you’ll have all 14 tenses you’ll need without realizing. But understand when you get into native speech it’s different so make sure you’re getting listening done. “Speak Spanish like a pro” is probably the best listening resource on the internet. Also get spanish with Paul’s vocab course it’s 5000 words and even if you really learn the structure course well you won’t have even close to enough vocab but you’ll be able to read very intermediate things
@@austinlang6946 Yes.. I'm currently on Level 6. And I have purchased his Vocab course when it was on sale. But as soon as I'm done with the main course, I'm giving my attention to that and more immersion.
@@van11410 exactly what I did/doing. It gets fun after 6 start to really get into the meat of Spanish. He teaches the subjunctive really well. Honestly he teaches the most tricky aspects of grammar well. I agree with mike about was even when you understand it conceptually it’s hard. SWP gives some really good foundation on it. Just make sure once you really dig into listening that you don’t get use to slow Spanish it’s better to listen to the same thing 60 times to catch words in normal speed than it is to get use to slow Spanish bc if you do go the slow route then faster then faster you’ll have to learn how to listen to it 3 times. Seguir adelante mi amigo! Todo lo que necisitas ya tienes; Te premeto eso.
Thank you!!! Yes "was" is very frustrating!!!😅 I was learning "estuvo" and "fue" from 3 Minute Spanish and decided to look into it further and got so confused. So, I decided to just stay with my lessons for now... No more venturing off into the wilderness and getting lost. Also, I have an issue with word groupings where the translation of the sentence makes no sense when looking at each word isolated but the meaning of these words put together is just understood.
Those word groupings that translate into one word or various phrases in English are TOUGH! I’m glad you mentioned those. Speaking to native speakers has been life saver for those. I’m glad we all relate to the issue with “was”. I thought I’d never learn it 🤦🏾♂️
Me doy cuenta de que puede ser difcil pero si continuas emperzarás a entender dónde cominenzan y terminan las palabras;Te prometo!
I suggest getting texts to stuff and listening and marking off with slashes or dots where one thing is starting and ending. Your ear will start to catch it! And also it’s okay to learn the whole chunk when it is a chunk.
Like me doy cuenta de que “I realize that/I notice that” infinitive is darse cuenta de!
Mike gives fantastic advice I’d listen to any advice he gives, his video on learning Spanish in a year was what really pushed me to trust the process. I still have a good ways to go but if you stay at it it comes. Don’t over complicate the grammar. Most of the tenses take the past participle with haber or at least quite a few. And if you get enough input stuff will just start to feel right. Seguir adelante mi amiga!
I relate so much
Im glad I’m not the only one ✊🏾
I didn't start with the subjunctive until after about 2 years of learning Spanish. Mainly because I don't study Spanish, I just read and listen and talk with my Spanish tutor and he mentioned it when I kept using "ojalá" and from then on, I noticed it. I don't find it difficult, although because I've only been using it for about 3 or 4 months I haven't quite acquired it yet and so I have to think about it, but if I keep reading and listening then it will come like everything else has so far
It does take native English speakers a while but once you get it, it becomes super clear!
Tres meses aprendiendo español, me gusta esto video.
Me alegra mucho que te haya ayudado!
No need to apologize. It’s important to enjoy life. Thanks for everything.
Thanks Luke!
Por solamente tres semanas estudio español, entonces para mi, mucho es difícil. Pero, sí aprendo cada dia, ¿quién sabe? Tengo suerte, porque mi novia habla español, y ella es muy paciente conmigo.
Gracias por todo los videos, Mike. ¡Disfruta tu dia!
Me alegro saber que te haya ayudado! Que suerte tener una novia que te pueda ayudar!
Great video. A spanish here. I think one good thing about spanish is that regardless u phrase wrong, or mistakes with gender or any other problems, a spanish native speaker will get the meaning of your sentence. I been In Sweden or Germany, and if you dont say it the correct way, they dont get you. In Spanish with few words and bad pronunciation, we get it.
And yes, XD, the conjugation is a pain in the ass, probably the most challenge thing to learn. Things like... "Lo que podríamos haber conseguido si te hubieras comportado correctamente una vez habíamos llegado al lugar de destino" xDDD
Keep the good job, your spanish is very good! You are developing a nice "latino" accent, with the "S" sounds, much softer and melodic. Here in Spain (except south and Canary Islands) is much more dry.
ThNk you si much Victoria. Those are all great points and I’m hoping I can visit Spain this year. It will be a new experience with the language because of those differences that you mentioned. 🇪🇸
Verb tenses are very difficult. And staying motivated.
Agreed 100%!
-ma (words ending in "-ma" ) are masculine. Por ejemplo: clima, problema, etc.
Buen consejo!
I'm just a native spanish speaker watching your video. I see many people struggling with SE (8 different types of SE, and not all of them have a reflexive value), POR/PARA and the neuter article LO (LO + QUE).. LO is also the masculine direct object pronoun, which is different from LO the neuter article.
Yes those are soooo difficult! They still trip me up at times!
You are very right. Until your vocabulary is sufficient you simply spend too much time trying to translate as you figure out subject and action and all of this at the same time. While someone is speaking it very rapidly. At times it is defeating. When you practice it is at a pace that you are usually very comfortable with. But in reality it's double speed. And as far as accents, yes I get it. I had to give up on being such a pronunciation harpy. It seems in the beginning Spanish consists of listening for key words, and divining based off of context what is being said. I like the way you explain things. Valuable tips and tricks. YESSSSSS.... Was in Spanish is extremely difficult. Spanish is very difficult because a lot of it is based on concepts. It's a challenge but it seems that it is worth it. For some just the challenge of learning another language in adulthood is fun.
It’s definitely worth it, I see the benefits of putting in the effort in my life daily. I also agree with what the beginning stage is for most of us, just picking out words we know.
A tip is: most words that end in *-ma* are masculino. Sistema, clima, diagrama
Eso!
Hola... No Te Preocupes,,,, Gracias me Ayudaste... hope i said that right
You did, gracias!
I'm having my co workers help me, two of which are native Spanish speakers. I have decided to quit wasting money on apps, I can't click with programs like Pimsleur, Duo Lingo or Babbel. I'm still using the Madrigal book you recommended, still great stuff. I'm looking into Language Transfer, made for free by a Greek man who tackles language learning in a unique way.
Language transfer is really good
@@nubiz3296 If I'm watching cartoons, I will pick the Spanish dub to get some immersion, might not be productive but listening is at least something.
@@millabasset1710 no , trust me listening to cartoons is very useful, it really helps you get use to language structure, a lot of times us learner's have to go below what we think our level is a little bit to reinforce and improve. It definitely helped me watching stuff like poco yo pink panther, etc
I agree with your decisions. Those programs in retrospect were a waste of money. A good book and an investment in a quality tutor gave me the greatest ROI. Your coworkers can help accelerate your progress a lot as well!
I agree about the programs. I either didn’t do them or just got bored. I cancelled all of them. I have 4 wonderful coworkers who help me, so I have no excuse. I told myself I will try to stay in the language instead of just switching to English. I’ll just to use what I know.
#1 la canción
te estoy cantando
estoy cantandote
estoy contandotela
te la estoy cantando
#2 That person just do not know spanish if they don't catch it. They make it up in their mind. esa camiseta rojo is something they have never read or heard so rojo is made up.
#3. For me I only travel to the Dominican so I am not versed on the differences like you traveling to different countries but great points. I will always study, always something new to learn. Too many word meanings, verbs, adjectives, nouns, etc. You can take the verb echar for example with so many meanings and usages to learn.
#4. Subjunctive is hard for learners because there are so many triggers and present and imperfect: espero que el comportamiento de mi hermana cambie (you hope)... esperaba que el comportamiento de mi hermana cambiara (you were hoping). Absolutely not easy for novice to intermediate. Subjunctive is an on going study and learning. aunque no tenga tiempo esta mañana, tendre tiempo más tarde.
#5. Actual ser/ir/estar...but yes (was) ser estar...all the tenses, conjugations, etc...cuando yo era joven, jugaba con mis primos cada día.
most would say: cuando fui joven, jugue con mis primos cada día
#6. For most is mixing verbs wrong with the same meaning:
-juego la batería..no
-toco la batería
-yo sé el hotel llamado Platino..no
-yo conozco el hotel llamado Platino.
-traeme cerveza cuando vienes, si, la traeré..no
-traeme cerveza cuando vengas, si la llevaré
Good Stuff!!!
Great explanations here! Es cien por ciento verdad lo que escribiste!
@@MikeBen Mike good stuff!
In Spain they will combine "seguramente" with the subjuntive and yes they are being a bit sarcastic by doing so. I've not heard anyone in Mexico do that and I'm told it's not common to in Latin America broadly.
Agreed, I focus on Latin American Spanish personally but I have heard the same and it’s an interesting use of the subjunctive.
Some of it I picked up working with Mexicans in a school text book distributor fulfillment center. My fellow workers taught me how to say things in Spanish. Some words are related to the type of business you work at. Restaurants, factories have specific words for things. For me it was: la paleta (pallet), la machina de paletas (pallet jack), la basura (garbage cans or gaylords where trash goes in), esta lleno (that’s enough), firma con su nombre (sign here, the job time sheets), cuchillo (box cutter), boca abajo (upside down printing), libros (books and sticky labels that you put on shipping cartons).
That’s a great form of domestic immersion in my opinion!
I read a book called: Mierda: The Things They Never Taught You in School. I caught two fellow workers talking about my “chi chis grande.” I said to them, “I know that word. Thanks for the compliment.” The dark skinned Mexican turned beet red! But they watched what they said after that because they didn’t know how much Spanish I understood!
Indirect objects, and then ser and estar then the both the past tenses. Was has me messed up too
Those are so difficult but once you’ve got ‘em you’ve got em for sure 💯
The way I got the 'un problema' problem squared in my head was to remember that nearly all Spanish words ending in 'ma' are of Greek origin and are masculine.
Some examples: problema, coma, clima, tema, idioma, poema, carisma, dilema, planeta, programa
Good news is that they have English cognates, and thus a piece of cake to learn.
The tricky part is, as Mike pointed out in the video, it is easy to assign feminine endings to adjectives accompanying these nouns.
I use similar tricks for words that have patterns associated with genders. Some words still can get confusing.
All of those words are the same in almost any romance language. Problema for example means the same in Italian and Portuguese.
Your video was clear as Day, I got all five points to look out for....and thank you for doing it in English for us beginners. You did say you don't really study Spanish anymore because you just speak it daily. Do you know when you hit that mark? .....if I had to guess, it seems it would have been between month 18 and 20?
That’s pretty accurate, after about 2 years I haven’t really seen the ROI on focused study time. Now it’s more of maintenance through conversation and listening. I pick up new words that way. Reading as well
@@MikeBenA few quick questions, 1. Would you move to a Spanish-speaking country, if so, which one? 2. Have you started learning salsa yet? 3. Is there a country whose culture you gravitate to......I feel this strong pull to Columbia, from people I've met?
Te estoy mirando = Estoy mirándote. "El clima es frío"... Cosas del idioma. ;)
Si bien consejo Aldo!
Can you do a video going more in-depth about the subjunctive
I can, I will come out with that video soon.
Great video my brother!…… Quick question though how are you going about becoming a teacher of English
Thanks, I’m getting an ESOL certification through an educational organization here in Georgia. It’s called “RESA
@@MikeBen oh I see thanks Appreciate it
Most difficult issue I have is always feeling like I am starting with lesson one. Because I have a base of knowledge of spanish from high school and college everytime a resource is recommended that I try because there are so many mediums to learn from, I feel like I'm always at a place that is too advanced for lesson one/day one but don't know what the appropriate starting point would be. And since every resource is different, lesson 1 always seems like the best place to start especially when the lessons build off each other. Very overwhelming and feels like I'm not progressing or not getting the most efficient use of my time. Just repeating basic vocabulary or phrases I already know but rarely would use in real life.
Very good point here and what you mentioned is very true if you already have a solid base in the language. I would focus on materials designed for intermediate learners. With that said, unfortunately many of the resources that I’ve come across do focus on vocabulary that is never/rarely used. That used to frustrate me as well…
I struggle with: por v para, pasado v imperfecto, subjunctivo, among other things. I just keep using it, practicing it, and self-correcting. Getting better, but def hit or miss sometimes. Una pena!
Very good points there Cindy!
Yo fuí, tu fuiste, el fue, etc is the past of the verb IR (to go) it si not the past of the verb To Be or traslation of Was
It also can be the past for "to be". Fue un día muy normal. (por ejemplo)
Hey there! I was just thinking about you. I was wondering if you had tips and/or advice about travel to Peru. I've NEVER been out of country and am trying to decide where - Peru seems like a good trip. I want to go before/in the Fall.
I definitely recommend Peru! It’s much safer than some other countries with a well established tourist industry. Can you send me an email, I can explain everything with detail there. I can even put you in contact with some people there that helped me out if you’d like.
@@MikeBen Will do. THANKS!
Estimado, te necesito, quiero un profe xa mi inglés como vos. Estoy de los nervios con los phrasal verbs. Cada uno con su lucha.
Me puedes mandar un correo electrónico? Mikespanish404@gmail.com
Hi Mike! Would you recommend Juan and/Martha for the absolute beginner? I remember you posted a video conversing with him at an already beyond basic level. Do either of them possess the skills and patience to work with someone from scratch?
I do think that they’re great to start off with but I do think Sharon would be who I’d recommend to an absolute beginner from zero. Depends on where you are personally for sure
@@MikeBen I appreciate the response. I had a feeling you were going to say Sharon lol unfortunately, she is no longer accepting new students. I just had my first class with Juan this morning. He was great and he was patient
One thing I'm struggling with now is jumping over the vocabulary gap and the parsing gap.
I'm at a point where I know enough to get the gist of an okay amount of written things, but when it's spoken at speed, my understanding takes a dive (though spanish subtitles help a lot).
I also have Swiss cheese vocabulary right now. I know a lot, but I'm missing a lot as well.
I'm trying out a 10k deck on Anki to help fill in the gaps in my vocab and listening to videos with Spanish subtitles to help with the listening gap. Once I have those improved, I'll probably start trying to communicate more in Spanish. I'm okay with that (I can get my point across in an okay amount of cases), but not prioritizing it.
I understand that 100%. The remedy to that for me was spending a little more time reading but Flashcards definitely can help if you have the time!
@@MikeBen any recommended online resources for reading? I agree--I need to read more.
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The only difficult part for me is actually conjugating the verbs and conjugating. How can I conjugate the verb is it what app should I be using to master it?
It takes time. Your brain will gradually get used to it the more time you invest!
Most students are expected to learn to speak too early, too soon. They haven't yet received large amounts of comprehensible input. So they can't yet "feel" if a sentence sounds right or wrong. All they can do is try and use the grammar rules. But even then, they are not always 100% sure that the sentence is right if it is a challenging structure. They will ask "is it right?" to get confirmation that they did right. True language acdquisition is a subconscious process that gives you automatically a certain feel for correctness. Grammar won't give you that. Grammar will just help you (and not always) to improve your editing skills, especially when you are writing and you have some time to look at your sentence (your email, your letter) and find some mistakes.
Very good points to consider here. 💯
Honestly didn’t think it was hard to learn Spanish I learned it fluently in about 2 years. I still make mistakes but I can carry on a conversation como si nada
Having conversations comfortable is the goal 💯
How do you overcome rude people?
Accept that they will always exist and focus on the positive ones. Unhappy/rude people love to make other people feel just like them.
Most difficult for me is grammar and listening comprehension
Yea it can be tough but with time and exposure they both become clearer.
Did you get your certification to teach English through TEFL? TESOL? Or something else?
I’m going to get those but I got something else. There is a licensing agency here in Georgia that I went through to get certified. It’s called RESA if that helps
Bruh keep posting.
Or or or point me to a good online class or books or something lol me needs to learn spanish
Lol check out my video titled “How I Learned Spanish in Less Than a Year”. Everything is laid out there
I don’t agree 100% about the subjunctive. Because it can be used without those trigger words. !que siga la fiesta! !que te calles! Quiero que vengas conmigo. A song from Enrique Iglesias: uno nunca sabe si mañana esté aquí. How would you know to use it in these instances? That’s why it’s so hard. And even with the trigger words sometimes you still use the present. Some people see aunque, cuando, no, and automatically think subjunctive. But there’s a difference between cuando estés aquí, and cuando estás aquí. I’ve been at Spanish over 3 years and the subjunctive still gets me sometimes
I definitely see your point but I think we agree more than we think. Those phrases that you mentioned all contain those trigger phrases that can help us know “it’s time to pull out those subjunctive verb endings”. It definitely is tough though
@@MikeBen Yeah for sure. But it can still be confusing, because like I said with the lyrics from Enrique I’m pretty sure any native English speaker would put está aquí instead of esté. When I saw that lyric a few years ago I had to double take lol
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You would never use está for conceptual/vague stuff
@@emanueldelacruz1101 Maybe for someone who’s a native speaker it’s that easy because you don’t think about it. A non native speaker will mix the subjunctive and the present all the time especially in the beginning stages. Regardless of the rule sets you don’t think about that when speaking
I was just talking about #1 with a Spanish speaker. That I can't HEAR those indirect/direct pronouns that are in front of the verb, or just come first instead of last like we do in English.
So, "la voy a ver" (I'm going to see her).... I can't hear that "la" as Her!!! I can hear it better when it's attached "voy a verla"
I'm at just over a year of studying... I think I need a tutor at this point!
I definitely understand that feeling! Those are so hard to understand but eventually they start to click!
Info #1… YES! So you say you never thought your mind would wrap around that concept, how your mind overcame the challenge? Did it just click or hard work to grasp the concept? #5 sounds scary and dangerous lol …
Number 5 is tough jaja, also number 1 just progressively got better with time, exposure, and practice. Now I don't even have to think about it and it clicks.
te estoy mirando es correcto, pero también se puede decir estoy mirándote..
Gracias David!
How do you stay motivated when people laugh at you or make fun of you it happens alot to me
I didn’t have that experience personally but I’d say just understand that it’s a part of the process. People here in the US sometimes laugh at people with accents so there will be supportive and non supportive people everywhere
@@MikeBen yeah i know it goes both ways
How many hours you spend reading your king James bible? You can read your bible in spanish too Reina Valera Gomez 2010.
I need to get a Spanish version 🙏🏾
This man’s so busy playing tennis, he doesn’t have time to go home and has to record right on the court.
Me encanta 🎾
@@MikeBen Me di cuenta jaja. Bueno, me encantan tus videos. Sigue así!
bruh why do languages have gendered words also sigue estudiar espanol wey
No se así es como es
Gender languages gives more information in the same sentence than those languages that are not gendered.
You can say: "The firefighter would have to carry you in order to save you"
Or
"La bombero tendría que cargarte para poder salvarte"
The sentence in Spanish is giving you more information than the English one and now you know that the firefighter is a woman so good luck surviving that fire 😂