Have you used translation as a tool to learn a language? What resources did you use to do it? Let us know in the comments below! 😉

@ricardomoulton9202

3 жыл бұрын

Hola Erica. En mi opinión tú tienes razón. Me di cuenta muchas veces y actualmente de que yo estaría traduciendo cualquier vídeo que veo y las cosas que escucho en inglés. Cometo errores y me faltan algunos significados para algunos palabras. Creo que es parte del proceso para llegar a la fluidez...

@EricaRayLanguage

3 жыл бұрын

@@ricardomoulton9202 Exacto! Es parte del proceso y una parte muy natural. ☺️

I've subscribed :)) love seeing another black woman who is fluent in Spanish

@EricaRayLanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it appears that we are pretty rare, at least on KZread! Trying to change that! 😉

@michaelhawk8297

3 жыл бұрын

If you go to Panama, you might just lose your mind then :D

@cj7243

2 жыл бұрын

It’s so refreshing and encouraging

@jorydwilliams-negron59

2 жыл бұрын

Same. It's nice to see our fellow brother and sisters becoming fluent. I speak Spanish but can't think in it yet

I started learning Spanish through translating every single word, but after a while, the meanings of words I heard or read frequently would be apparent to me instantly. THE MEANINGS, not the translations. And sometimes when I am having a conversation things to say pop into my mind IN SPANISH! (A lot of the time, I still have to translate what I want to say, though) The process of losing the need to translate happens naturally as long as you keep immersing.

@EricaRayLanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

May I add one more? While learning Spanish I would read a lot (input) and tried as best I could to learn the meaning of words from context. I would use Spanish only dictionary to look up the words and make note of them in my notebook. Then IN SPANISH ask someone to tell me what it meant by painting a mental picture. This meant my ONLY frame of reference for idioms such as "cuando se trata de" was what another Spanish speaker described until they told me, "Yes, you are using it right".

@EricaRayLanguage

Жыл бұрын

Love it, love it, love it! 😃

Love her approach. Good videos all.

@EricaRayLanguage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Such a fresh approach. You have a new subscriber, beautiful. 😇

I interpret a lot … I’m trying to stop doing it tho only because I can’t tell if it’s slowing me down . But I’m glad you said that because maybe it will come in handy later

SERIOUSLY!!! This is the best advice I've EVER been given. You seemed to have read my mind regarding the whole "Translating before speaking", etc. Your tips are so welcome. I'm definitely going to use them TODAY! Thanks for this invaluable information!!!

@EricaRayLanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you SO much! I'm very happy to help. Let me know how it goes! 😃

I love how you spoke about language being about ideas not words!

@EricaRayLanguage

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, thank you! 😊

I really appreciate this video. I so dislike when people trying to sell their products in Spanish videos say it’s their way or no way. Or that only their method works. You’re the only one that teaches us to use all tools. Your teaching is very logical and not sounding like a sales pitch.

@EricaRayLanguage

Жыл бұрын

🤗Thank you!

Girl you don't know how much I needed this video! I'm at about an intermediate level in Chinese now, and I was just telling some of my friends that I feel I can understand quite a bit of what people say when they talk to me in Chinese, but I still have trouble knowing how to converse naturally; I feel I'm always having to translate what I want to say from English. I'll definitely try your tips! I have started having weekly Skype lessons with a Chinese teacher (who only talks to me in Chinese) and video chatting one of my Chinese friends, hopefully I'll feel more comfortable speaking naturally soon!

@EricaRayLanguage

4 жыл бұрын

That is so awesome, Sylvia! First of all, getting to an intermediate level of Chinese is something that blows my mind in and of itself! 😃 So congratulations! Yes, I'm certain that your weekly chats all in Chinese with your teacher and Chinese friends will be most helpful for getting you over that hump. Thanks for sharing!

@sylvialucero5074

4 жыл бұрын

@@EricaRayLanguage Thanks so much! Well according to my lessons and HSK level I'm Intermediate, but most of the time I definitely don't feel like I am! I've still got a long way to go; your videos really help motivate me!

Thank you Erica Im a beginner in Spanish I've been suffering this whole day from conjugation and the fucking multiple many tenses in every mood Without talking about the endings of the verbs It really sucks Actually,i like the language but that makes me hate it afff I've just found your channel ,i was outa energy Thank you ,the input is important and i think I'll just rely ok it at the moment

Can't wait to watch this. Thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos!

@EricaRayLanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It is a lot of work, but I enjoy it immensely. Thanks for watching!

Spanish With Paul got me confident to speak Spanish. I have bought courses since then and plan on returning to Spain to study. Songs are also good with the translation. Great advice, thanks!

@EricaRayLanguage

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing!

@leslieodonnell7167

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly how I started. Spanish with Paul. I never thought I’d fine anything better… until now. Erica is fantastic in a whole diff way.

@EricaRayLanguage

2 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you for your sweet comment! ❤️

@mariannenapoles4923

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I love Spanish with Paul’s approach but I really love Erica’s ability to teach and the tools she uses to teach us.

@EricaRayLanguage

Жыл бұрын

🤗 Thank you

Muchas gracias.

@EricaRayLanguage

2 жыл бұрын

De nada!

Thank you going to listen to one of the stories you sent me!!

@EricaRayLanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

La sugerencia para hacer su mismo pensar en español es muy buena. Voy hacerlo! Gracias Erica!

@EricaRayLanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Sí, funciona de maravilla!

Thank you for this video! Beginning stages. I use Google Translate but I'm changing my music, tv and streaming to Spanish. I'll follow the three steps provided.

@EricaRayLanguage

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I hope they help you. 😊

Erica gives great points. It is so much to it. First you really got to have a passion for the language. Second you have to have a strong verb base. Third create situations in your head, what you see everyday and learn how to speak it. But the thing is there are so many rules you have to learn to speak what you want to say correct. Just heard a guy say "mujeres no me matan" clearly that is a command and it shoukd be "no me maten." Fourth nothing is natural unless you know it, speak it frequently, it becomes unconciuos. There is just so much involved. So keep pushing and learning. I suggest a non credit course with others. Also this youtube and others. Just try to say: I fell, I slipped on the tiles! Good Stuff!

Gracias para tu consejo! Seguiré tu consejo. Aprendo algo nuevo.

@EricaRayLanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Me alegro mucho! 🙂

@reynoldgooding7626

3 жыл бұрын

Disculpe. Por favor usa " gracias por" en vez de" gracias para". ¿ Vale ?.

Asante Sana! Great tips! I do try to talk to myself but not enough. But last night I was trying to sleep but I kept thinking of sentences in my head and had to keep looking up the words that I didn't know because I just HAD TO KNOW RIGHT THEN. lol...love the video, it's really great!!

@EricaRayLanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Haha! Yes, it's hard to resist filling in those word gaps right away! Thank you! ☺️

¡Usted tiene el mejor consejo! Yo he aprendida tanto. Me encantaría ver un video sobre su viaje para ser una intérprete médica. Me gustaría tener ese trabajo en el futuro cuando domino el idioma.

@EricaRayLanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias! Me alegro mucho que la información te haya sido útil! No sé si ya viste este video. Aquí hablo un poquito acerca de cómo llegué a ser intérprete. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmedssaQlaa1mNo.html Pero haré uno más extenso en el futuro. Gracias por la sugerencia! 🤗

@senoritalenae529

4 жыл бұрын

Erica Elsewhere - Language Coach Gracias! Y de nada. Veré ese video

¡Me encanta , voy a suscribirte ahora !

@EricaRayLanguage

Жыл бұрын

Excelente! 😊

Excelente vídeo make more

@EricaRayLanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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Great video! One problem I'm having is while watching something in Spanish with a lot of information, like a documentary, I find myself often trying to mentally interpret everything into English, even when I understand most of the vocabulary, which causes me to miss what was said next or after a few more sentences. Do you have a strategy to shut down those extra mental gymnastics and to just take in the language? I would say I'm a high intermediate level. Thanks for any tips. You're amazing!

@EricaRayLanguage

2 жыл бұрын

How interesting. Could you try to refrain from doing that for short time periods (like 2 minutes at a time)? I'm sure it would take a lot of effort at first, but then after the 2 minutes, you relax for a while and let your brain go back to doing whatever it wants for a time. Then you could go back in for another interval? Perhaps in time, you could do longer intervals and eventually train yourself to just relax and listen to the Spanish. :)

I'm a beginner and I'm using translation as a tool to help me, but I have trouble conversing when it's crunch time. Thanks for sharing your tips.

@EricaRayLanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! I hope they help you!

Hi there! Good points! Very well done! Professor X here. Stay safe!

@EricaRayLanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@o_felipe_reis

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricaRayLanguage u r welcome.

Thank u for this video! Bc not long ago I learned that in Spanish it’s not word from word and sometimes it’s likes backwards. That was confusing me. Then I was like well how would I make my own sentences if it’s not word from word like English 😫 ugh

@EricaRayLanguage

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it requires a bit of a mental shift to accept that fact but once you do, it's easier to get used to how to translate the message, not always the exact words. Lots of listening, reading, and noticing the structure is key and then translation exercises can help you practice. :)

I’m struggling when I hear Spanish spoken I’m translating the words in my head and misses the entire conversation

You said the speed changed, dumb question from me why does speed matter, hahaha. Do spanish speakers care zbout speed, does the language care? I apologize if i sound condescending, just curious is it really a must to have the pgoper cadence?

@EricaRayLanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't understand your question.

@jamestateIII

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricaRayLanguage why does speed matter, you said the speed of your talking changed. If someone speaks spanish slow will it matter vs a person who speaks fast?

@EricaRayLanguage

3 жыл бұрын

​@@jamestateIII My level of fluency increased to the point where I no longer needed to think so much before speaking. That's naturally going to lead to speaking at a faster, more natural pace, rather than speaking in short, choppy sentences due to so much thinking.

Please let me know why google translate isnt a good option?

@EricaRayLanguage

Жыл бұрын

Well, it would depend on what you're using it for. It's gotten a lot better as far as figuring out the context behind what you're saying, but since it's a machine, it won't always be accurate. You could start with it and then have someone review what you're trying to write or say. But if you're trying to learn to speak Spanish yourself, depending on an automated translator all the time won't help you think for yourself. You'll need a bit of practice trying to formulate your own sentences and then getting corrections from a human :)

Awesome video!! New subscriber here! 💕 Found you through Instagram.. (Eunice from Homeschooling_freenhappyg) recommended.. 👏🏽💕

@EricaRayLanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome!!😀