How to STOP thinking in English (when speaking Spanish)

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*Hey guys. I know I was supposed to have the cuba video posted yesterday and this one done on Monday, but my job is unpredictable and has me delayed on my videos, but it is coming still!! Sorry*
In this video, I share a few tips on how to stop thinking in English! If you find it helpful, lease share, subscribe, comment and like!
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@DawsonNeece 6 жыл бұрын

This is why the school system fails us spanish speakers. They teach us how to translate it. They teach us how to read Spanish, but translate in English. I love the Spanish language, and I plan to pursue it, but i need to get this issue. Thanks for the video

@DawsonNeece 6 жыл бұрын

*get through this issue

6 жыл бұрын

With dedication and time, you will. Now you know how to go about it a different way. Suerte mano.

@ladyl4147 3 жыл бұрын

I learned sign language from a deaf teacher. Soooo it was sink or swim. The best way to learn

@elvisolmerolivitosruiz1584 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahah random Im native spanish speaker and I love the english and Im learning with so much things like TV series in this language and watching youtube videos and I don't know dude , I will travel to california later as 10 years so , I would teach you spanish if you teach me english because is still so hard for me everything:((

@Journeytaker101 3 жыл бұрын

I make myself read my Bible in Spanish only. It really has forced me to think in Spanish a lot more! It was tough at first, but It has paid of tremendously! I went to a Spanish only Church Sunday, and I understood everything!!! They understood me too! Thank you for such awesome videos and lessons you don't learn in the classroom!!1

2 жыл бұрын

Esooooooo

@NewLife4GVN Жыл бұрын

Which Bible did you get? RV60? Or another translation? Thanks

@aidungeon2591 10 ай бұрын

most bibles are corrupted. the best one is the reina valera, i believe it is the closest to the kjv. @@NewLife4GVN

@RamonaLeigh 6 жыл бұрын

This is why people post sticky notes on things with Spanish words so they stop seeing items as an English word. Gracias!

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! and that is a great idea!!

@tamikaolarinde2192 5 жыл бұрын

I do the same

@TotallyThomas 6 жыл бұрын

I was literally just thinking that I need to start not thinking in English and here you come right on time 😊

6 жыл бұрын

Haha glad I could come through with a helpful video for you right on time!

@FidelHimself 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@anonymousone7465 6 жыл бұрын

And then BOOM, the moment you start dreaming in Spanish! ;)

5 жыл бұрын

Lucky, I only did that like 3 times ever lol.

@sonyasanchez5138 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh I thought it was only me.

@cassandrasmith7530 5 жыл бұрын

This part always trips me up because I have to think in English first pause translate in my head, then speak. Definitely difficult because stuff doesn’t directly translate

@ImmaQT2 4 жыл бұрын

i'm like that too unless its a short phrase, like "de nada". i think in time when we learned,it'll get better.

@solascripturaPR1517 5 ай бұрын

That definitely slows down the flow of conversation; thus, losing the interest of the listener.

@thegreatderpino3853 4 жыл бұрын

"stop looking up the definitions in English" yeah, that is too true, it hindered me when learning Russian and I'm doing everything I can to not repeat the mistake while learning Spanish (super late but love your videos)

@TheSpanishLEO 5 жыл бұрын

Right now I can’t imagine getting to a level where I don’t have to translate in my head. Love the channel bro!

@Johannes3006 4 жыл бұрын

I have taken Spanish my entire life. Including two semesters for my undergraduate degree. For my graduate degree I was taking Latin. And one of the things that the professor said was to think in the language that you're learning. That one concept was probably the advice I needed the entire time.

@ChanelleAdams 6 жыл бұрын

I finally started thinking in Spanish when I moved to Colombia! So cool that you moved to Miami, I may move there in the near future! Great video!

6 жыл бұрын

What?! You're gonna leave The beautiful Colombia?! Porque? Y si te mudas para aca tal vez podamos colaborar : ) Gracias por ver mi contenido!

@karimbarakzoy2984 4 жыл бұрын

I’m so confused. I thought here And there was aqui alli and something else (sorry about the spelling). How do you learn more natural ways of saying things that they don’t teach in school. I’m in Spanish 2 and we’ve never gone over the use of para also meaning over here when combined with the word for here in Spanish. Also the entire message you wrote had like three words i haven’t learned and I’m worried Spanish 3 won’t cover that all. Are you just using more advanced vocabulary? or do I need to get an app for extra help?

@diamondhudson8552 3 жыл бұрын

What part of Colombia? Did you enjoy it? I plan on moving to Cartagena in the near future hopefully

@mhsinterpret 4 жыл бұрын

When I use more spanish, whether it’s reading/singing/listening/writing- I stop thinking in English 🥰 it’s an amazing feeling!

@DimeDesigns10 6 жыл бұрын

Gracias por la ayuda! 😀👍🏾

@meganmckarns2054 6 жыл бұрын

Areeb Ebrahim when you say “gracias (for)” something it’s always gracias por :) never gracias para. Hope this helped!

6 жыл бұрын

No hay de que Zion! : ) Cómo está tu novio? JAJAJA

6 жыл бұрын

When you are expressing gratitude or apologizing for something, you will use por. Just like in Megan's example. but if I want to say Sorry for.. blah blah blah, I'll say "perdon por.. blah blah blah."

@DimeDesigns10 6 жыл бұрын

Megan McKarns Thanks for explaining!!😉

@DimeDesigns10 6 жыл бұрын

Rickie Walls OHHHHHH You got JOKES RICKIE?!?!! 😲😲😲😂😩😂😩😂😩

@unclepoutdoors2420 6 жыл бұрын

I use deepl and spanishdict, but ive always been looking for a channel where the person says the sentence in English and then in spanish kind of how a bilingual child is raised

6 жыл бұрын

That's actually a good idea bro! and I've never heard of Deepl. I'll check it out.

@unclepoutdoors2420 6 жыл бұрын

Rickie Walls if you could do a few vids like that it's would be great and i think it would get more subs cos its how people wanna learn and also works for spanish speakers wanting to improve or learn English

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your suggestion. I'm trying to figure out how to incororate that .

@goliathonscave9834 4 жыл бұрын

@ Linguee is part of DeepL. Linguee is the dictionary program and Translator is the text translator program. DeepL's Translator blows GoogleTranslate away.

@medeeannexo 5 жыл бұрын

I needed to watch this video today! Thank you “stop trying to make your Spanish sound like English”

@cataleyadiazdelbosque3685 6 жыл бұрын

Miami is where I want to live because I want to speak and be around Spanish!!!! I love using word reference especially the forums because you always have various native speakers on there to correct you!

6 жыл бұрын

Come to Miami! It is very welcoming for people like you if that is your goal. Word reference forum are great! I grew up on those haha.

@spencerasc5166 6 жыл бұрын

I would STRONGLY recommend Contexto Reverso. It's like Linguee (which yes, is great) but you can play the phrases with an audio voice. It also gives you a nice range of synonyms in the search too!

6 жыл бұрын

Interesting! I will check that out and If I like it and find it accurate, i will spread the news. Gracias!

@drtash21 5 жыл бұрын

Spanishdict has that already.

@doubledee7283 5 жыл бұрын

@@drtash21 Spanishdict is not accurate at all. Its on the same level as Google translate the only thing they are really helpful for are conjugations and DIRECT translations but direct translations aren't always needed

@gringa23 4 жыл бұрын

drtash21 Sí estoy de acuerdo. Yo digo que es más útil para mí.

@sofiaduran4241 5 жыл бұрын

I have a hard time reading spanish and not translating in my head. Do you have any tips?

@pablo12250 5 жыл бұрын

I'm struggling to get past pausing when I'm speaking, because I am afraid of making a gramatical mistake or get the preterit vs imperfect wrong. My friend told me to forget about it if you make a mistake. Just talk. It's better to talk and make a mistake without pausing, than keep pausing. What do you think? How did you get past that stage?

@wolfthequarrelsome504 4 жыл бұрын

Si tu vas a esparar hasta eres perfecto, NUNCA hablas la lingua.

@Anonymous_Eyeballs 4 жыл бұрын

@@wolfthequarrelsome504 cierto, soy un Americano pero de alguna manera entendi aunque mi Espanol (sucks). Practica es clave supongo. Lo siento para mi mal Espanol lol. To the OP, gotta be fine with making mistakes and looking like an idiot. Last month my Spanish was that of a bumbling 3 year old. Today it's the the ramblings of a bumbling 4 year old lol. Point is, there's no substitute for practice. From what I've learned, you'll get there one day. Don't think about the next step, just take it

@stu2278 6 жыл бұрын

Eres una inspiración. Ya tienes otro suscriptor. Saludos.✌

6 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias! Te aprecio!

@DreamyTee123 4 жыл бұрын

Estoy Muy feliz por que yo entiendo I’ve been teaching myself Spanish for a month now and I’m shocked that I understood you without using google translate 😆

@einnor5005 4 жыл бұрын

oh my gash, i just started learning spanish yesterday, and now i know the first sentence of your comment yay!!

@einnor5005 4 жыл бұрын

@@DreamyTee123 yeah hahaha

@DreamyTee123 4 жыл бұрын

EINN DRAWSS so exciting lol

@roycejay6723 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, as always. I always tell people to stop mentally translating words, and instead focus on deliberately thinking of the word or phrase in Spanish. I liken it to how a baby learns language.

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. It's better to think like babies, it's crazy how we have to learn to learn like that again. jaja.

@xxretrocandyxx 6 жыл бұрын

Creo que tienes toda la razón. Al principio, intentaba usar un diccionario sólo en español pero fue demasiado difícil. Pero ahora que he aprendido más, tal vez puedo intentarlo otra vez.

6 жыл бұрын

Yea In the beginning it's not the wisest thing to do, but with experience , go for it.

@Falanu 3 жыл бұрын

Yo sé bastante para usar esta idea y puedo aprender palabras nuevas por contexto. Está es como sabes si has aprendido un nivel alto para aprender como un hispanablante y como aprendiste tu lengua materna también ¡Gracias, yo compraré un diccionario en español!

@isaacdollar1653 2 жыл бұрын

What

@PrettyBlueSkyeEyes Жыл бұрын

Dónde? Que tienda comprar libros españoles?

@Peace. Жыл бұрын

@@PrettyBlueSkyeEyes Amazon

@noemadbeatz2773 6 жыл бұрын

Those are great ideas. I often find myself looking for English translations when I come across a word I’m unfamiliar with. I’ll use this concept from now on.

6 жыл бұрын

Try it out. Hopefully it helps you to become more well rounded.

@JELew-yk3bm 2 жыл бұрын

i just started to learn spanish and I'm glad I realized this early. seeing this video lets me know i'm on the right track.

@lynnepsturtevant 5 жыл бұрын

Great suggestions! I love the idea of looking up meanings Spanish to Spanish.

@demetriharvey5580 4 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I'm going through rigj now. You hit the Nail so hard bro! You my teacher right now. HONESTLY.

@clefabletable 4 жыл бұрын

¡Me encanta sus videos! I just found your channel and your content is so helpful, I think I've learned more from one of your videos than I have all year in Spanish class in school hahah

@TeemElohim 5 жыл бұрын

This is what I've been trying to do for so long! Thanks fammo

@gaminggeeek_1164 3 жыл бұрын

OMG when you said to look up the definition but in Spanish my brain just exploded because I just realized that you could do that, dang your smart like that thinking out of the box

@shademay403 6 жыл бұрын

Preciate this extremely helpful. Been checking your vids for a while, it's been helping me speak more. I've had an understanding of it for quite some time, but I haven't always been able to express myself in my characteristics. Thanks bro keep putting it out there.

5 жыл бұрын

Keep getting better. El español es un viaje. Paso a paso seguirás mejorando con pr►ctica.

@MarquitasKnottyCrush 4 жыл бұрын

This is soooo hard! I always translate in my head English to Spanish (it's a crutch)- thank you so much for this video.

@gtgaza79 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been fearful of doing this but I do need to do it ! Great video bro you definitely feel our learning pains...Keep them coming👍🏾!

@Meg-om8ef 4 жыл бұрын

Es interesante que ahora tienes acento incluso en inglés, solo un poquito! Quiero ser como tú pero con un acento colombiano 😊 Eres una inspiración 👏🏼

@NaturalLotusFarm 4 жыл бұрын

When I try to speak in Spanish I think in English and this is what discourages me. I’m happy that you made this video. Thank you!!!!

@Niyahtashayyy Жыл бұрын

This actually really helped me. llevo 6 años aprendiendo español y i’ve been doing it all wrong! lately i’ve been focusing on grammar, thinking in spanish and reading and listening to spanish. this is very very helpful gracias!💗🌸

@joaquimferreira395 4 жыл бұрын

Yo acabo de asistir este vídeo e ¡absolutamente estoy de acuerdo! Tu eres la primera persona que había dicho lo que yo había sido diciendo para los últimos 30 años... Gracias..👍 (Aprendí el español hace 35 años)

@sherlanapollonais8122 6 жыл бұрын

Yes this is what I’ve been trying to do stop thinking 🤔 in English

6 жыл бұрын

Hopefully this is your remedy.

@jwoodfin1 5 жыл бұрын

Boom! Amazing concept! Leaning to learn spanish in SPANISH! AWESOME VIDEO.

@marcyh6772 3 жыл бұрын

Really good tips. I have been learning Spanish forever now and discovered that "thinking in English " is one of my problems

@ajachaney37 3 жыл бұрын

That is so smart I never thought of this!!!!! Thank you so much 🔥🔥😭🔥👏🏾👏🏾

@timmyv795 3 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head for me. I struggle with this. I know the words but want to put them in English order.

@kaarenremley7585 4 жыл бұрын

This seems like a very useful video. Thanks so much!

@wadek798 5 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct

@taylordrew907 3 жыл бұрын

This is such a brilliant idea. No more googling English to Spanish for me!!

@iiiiiieye 4 жыл бұрын

I award you a trophy for your innovative paradigm

@legendimot 2 жыл бұрын

just starting to learn @49, thanks for a different way to approach the learning process

@moniqueperkins7516 4 жыл бұрын

This is the answer I’ve been looking for. Thank youuuuuu. I was saying to myself if I don’t know the Spanish word how would I know what it means. I have been learning Spanish in a classroom for 10 years now. And I’ve finally found the answer to speak in Spanish without translating from English.

@readysetsuccess 2 жыл бұрын

Those were powerful tips laid out quickly. Thanks!

@bizhelpguru 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! I'm from Springfield, Illinois too! Now living in Houston -- and learning Spanish!

@CryptoCaliph 6 жыл бұрын

Que lo que! 'mano!! You are the person I have been looking for , someone with a shared experience. I have already learned so much in a few days just watching your videos. It's one of the reasons I moved to Miami. Aye por favor! Do NOT stop making these videos! Good looking out! Diablo!

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, but thanks for checking out my content. I'm definitely loving that about living here in Miami. It's literally the best place for me if I'm going to be here in the US. I will definitely keep the videos going for sure. No me he olvidado de ti mano. Tenemos que janguiar todavía.

@courtnee1060 6 жыл бұрын

I should have know this would help me stop thinking in English but it really did not click until I saw this video!! Thank you so much and I love your videos!

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching : ) glad i could help out!

@MegaTIGGER31 Жыл бұрын

Your awesome I'm a new Subbie and I love every vlog you post.😊😊

@jubileeYAVEL 3 жыл бұрын

this is GREAT just what i was wanting. actually good advice. thanks

@toddkreiser3323 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, great idea! Your videos are awesome.

@adrealeal7333 2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias!

@ms.chelleg2068 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tips my friend!

@CaptainMedina 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna try this! Gracias amigo

@jessicabrandt9611 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank You !!!!!!!!! Honestly

@curtpiazza1688 Жыл бұрын

Great pointers! Thanx! (Gracias!)

@albertocisneros79 Жыл бұрын

I like your style in your teaching. I'm rolling with you all the Bay Area (Cali)....

@elove534 5 жыл бұрын

Loco yo aprendí español como los dominicanos también. Y todo lo que dice es la verdad más o menos. Sigue haciendo lo que hace. Tato maní

@meschacalexis4834 2 жыл бұрын

Your give great tips and information !

@KINGPUERTORICANj 5 жыл бұрын

Hermano I def appreciate your videos. I moved to Miami and work on the beach and it’s all Spanish. I have no choice but to better my Spanish. Moved out here by myself for work. Now I’m making new friends and everyone speak Spanish. You motivated me even more. Would be cool to network

@curtpiazza1688 Жыл бұрын

I would love to visit Florida....maybe move there? I need advice for getting started!

@anngrayson1482 4 жыл бұрын

Gracias por tu ayuda. Soy un principante y tu contenido me ha ayudado mucho. Soy feliz con tu programa.

@crazyzabo3076 3 жыл бұрын

Great advise!

@Aware506 3 жыл бұрын

Use LingQ. You can read short stories, view every single word in English and listen to the story. Simply amazing. My Spanish has skyrocketed. I’m not being paid to say this and have no affiliation other than being a user.

@heinousmf 5 жыл бұрын

¡Necesití este video, muchas gracias!

@matttatts 2 жыл бұрын

Dude great tip for checking the words meaning in Spanish! Thank you!

@rigaude 3 жыл бұрын

Yo quiero pensar tanto en español! Muchas gracias Rickie!

@letslearnspanishtv 3 жыл бұрын

¡Hermano bien hecho!

@starcloud8411 Жыл бұрын

Ayeeee super inspiring to see someone from IL !

@therealjonte8346 6 жыл бұрын

Que chevere, de verdad. Technicamente, soy un hispanohablante nativo (desde niño mi mama me hablaba los dos idiomas) PERO durante la niñez yo hablaba mas el Ingles entonces no aprendí la gramática (por la culpa de mi abuelo en que él no quería que mi mai aprendiera español). Ahora, yo lo hablo mas y con confianza. Todavía yo pienso y hablo los dos idiomas pero a veces yo traduzco. Esto me ayudó mucho. Gracias!

6 жыл бұрын

WHAAA No se por qué tu abuelo hizo eso, pero me alegro de que no te hayas dado por vencido amigo. sigo aprendiendo y mejorando tu español.

@JeromeStarke 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video, thanks for the tips

@dragonofthewest8305 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@havad3938 2 жыл бұрын

OMG brilliant. Thank you

@nicedog1 2 жыл бұрын

I think it comes with time and experience. Often I don’t need to translate to English but often I do depending on my level of understanding.

@two2young93 5 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you.

@derekmartineau6884 3 жыл бұрын

Another tip; when using translation tools, avoid copy/paste. Force yourself at all cost to type out every word and double-check each word thrice! This has helped me greatly by forcing me to pronounce words and sentences aloud many times (till I get it right). Memorizing spelling and grammar is VERY time-consuming if you don't want to make mistakes, it's much easier to paste (I know). Never-the-less, I invite you to consider these additional minutes as an investment in your learning. Immersion is the fastest way to conformity.

@erbak5995 6 жыл бұрын

I loved this video! Gracias por ayudarme.

6 жыл бұрын

No hay de que! : ) Thanks so much for watching!

@S.Y.W. 4 жыл бұрын

Justo lo que necesitaba!

@shethatstruggles 4 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy I found your channel!! I just got back from Puerto Rico and have been completely immersed ever since. I’m to the point of trying to move there but I need to learn Spanish. OAN: why does everyone say he talks to fast when you can literally change the speed on the video with 2-3 taps of a button. Also: do you think you can add Spanish subtitles to your videos instead of just English ? I have been doing one language for audio and the opposite for the subtitles so I think it would help on your videos.

@KamiKaZeJeremy 6 жыл бұрын

as usual great stuff here como siempre buen material para la discusión y el aprendizaje

6 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias hermano!

@MariaRileyMusings 4 жыл бұрын

Such good advice!

@Aritul 4 жыл бұрын

Estaba buscando un vídeo sobre este tema y me topé con el tuyo. Á mi también, me gusta wordreference. Gracias por los consejos.

@peachinc2465 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks made sense as im native english

@doctorj7112 5 жыл бұрын

Great tips thanks

@SpencerElliottJones 4 жыл бұрын

I was listening to you and accidentally translating to Spanish in my head haha. I do that too much. It's like both languages are going in my head at all times. Not sure if other bilingual people have this issue. I get what you are saying. I actually use these techniques teaching vocabulary in my ESL class.

@akiljames8015 4 жыл бұрын

Hola.. Im from trinidad and tobago. I love ur channel bro..

@sidsoul_2596 4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff bro very helpful

@elvdell5582 2 жыл бұрын

I like qtranslate. Similarly, I like how it gives you similar context clues and alternative words in Spanish if setup correctly. It will really help you expand your vocabulary and see the many alternative ways something you say can be interpreted and vice versa.

@iiiiiieye 4 жыл бұрын

Genius video!

@gabbishleegifted4752 4 жыл бұрын

First tip-🤔 what a good suggestion. It’s all good but that route to getting the understanding while searching in Spanish is just a good approach

@813ENTERTAINED 6 жыл бұрын

Damnnn!!!! This is powerful!!

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@JDavidHopkins 4 жыл бұрын

You always have the best advice about resources & methods. I’ve followed them all & they really help! I’m speaking to Spanish speakers on Speaky almost on a daily basis. El problema que encontramos es hablantes nativos usan malas palabras, muletillas y palabrotas, como las en inglés. Debe ser difícil para un maestro. ¿Debe enseñar cómo hablar correctamente o cómo hablan diariamente?

@canadianqueen76 6 жыл бұрын

Gracias por la sugerencia.

6 жыл бұрын

No hay de que! Y gracias a ti por ver el video. Como está todo?

@Blackdiamond929_ 4 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias de Londres 🇬🇧 ☺️🤗

@SuperPKinney 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You are very helpful.

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks you!!! I apprciate you and your support! En serio : )

@blsi4037 3 жыл бұрын

Acabo de tener mi primer sueño en Espanol tambien! Era muy extrano, pero sentia fantastico!

@thankyou6555 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Kayzee04106 6 жыл бұрын

Such good advice. I just started learning Spanish and sometimes I say I “speak English using Spanish words”. It’s hard for me to use Spanish sentence structure. Your video will help me a lot!

6 жыл бұрын

I'm working on my sentence structure series playlist so hopefully that will help you understand more. Glad to be able to help you!