How to understand native English speakers... and speak like them!
You've been studying English for a long time. You already know that no matter how much you learn, it can be difficult to understand native speakers. They speak quickly, drop entire syllables, and stick words together. They don't speak exactly like the textbooks teach us, and in fact they make a lot of mistakes! In this video, I will explain clearly the "relaxed pronunciation" that native speakers use, and teach you how to listen so that you understand what they are saying. Once you have practiced this and can understand more of what you hear, you can start to speak like this yourself and be more fluent and natural while speaking English.
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TRANSCRIPT
Hi. James from engVid. Do you ever notice how you don't always understand what English people are saying? It's like the words are kind of together? Well, I'm going to tell you a secret: You're right. It's called relaxed sple... Spleech? Speech, or blended speech. See, I put spleech together? And it just makes sense. And I'm going to get to that in a second, and I'm going to give you a visual so you can understand where we're going.
Notice E is relaxed, he's not really trying hard. When you're speaking your natural language you don't want to try hard all the time. Right? So I actually use another one: "wanna", which I'm not going to talk about today. But we're going to get there. Right? We're going to get to the board and take a look at what I want to teach you. It's how to sound like a native speaker, but also how to understand a native speaker. Okay? Because we do this blending or relaxed speech quite regularly. All right? So it's actually almost more normal... A more normal part of our language.
So what is relaxed speech? Well, relaxed speech happens when a native speaker... Speakers-sorry-change sounds or drop letters or syllables when they are speaking fast for things they say a lot. I'll give you an example. Nobody wants to say: "Do you want to go to the movie tonight?" So we say: "Do you wanna go to the movie?" For you, you're like: "What happened?" Well, we dropped the "t"-okay?-and we combined "want" and "to". We even change the "o" to an "a" to make it easier, so: "You wanna go?" For you, you're thinking: "Youwannago", that's a new English word: "youwannago". And it's like: No, it's not. It's "wanna" as in "want to go".
Another one is: "See ya". In "see ya" we change and we drop the ending here, we put: "See", and "you" becomes "ya": "See ya later". No one says: "See you later." It sounds weird when I even say it to myself. "See you later. Bye." But: "See ya later" rolls off the mouth. It's because both of these things we say at least 10, 20, 30 times a day, so we change it, we make it relaxed to make it comfortable like E. Okay? Problem for you is you go to school or you're reading a book and it says: "Do you want to", "Did you ever", no one speaks like that but you, so today we're going to change that. Okay? So I'm going to teach you, as I said, how to understand it when it's said to you, but also how to get it out.
Warning: Please use the books first or, you know, listen to... We have other videos on pronunciation, use those first. You have to master the base sounds first. You have to be able to say: "Do you want to", because what you don't understand is when I say: "Do you want", when I change it to: "Do you wanna", I almost say that "t", so I have to have practice saying the proper sound before I can drop it. Got it? It's like you got to practice a lot before you can play well. Okay.
So, once you've got that down and you start using this, people will go: "Hey, man, where are you from? Because I hear some accent but I really can't tell. Do you want to tell me?" And I say... I did it again. "Do you want to tell me?" You're like: "Woo, no. It's my secret, engVid."
Okay, anyway, so today what I want to work on specifically is "do" and "did". Okay? Because there are a few things we say, and there are what I call sound patterns for the relaxed speech that you can learn to identify what people are saying to you. Okay? So I'm going to come over here and I want you to take a look. "Do" or "Did", and here's the relaxed version of it. When we're done this we're going to have a little practice session because with pronunciation it's important you actually practice it, not you take the lesson, you go: "Thanks, James, you taught me and now I know." You actually have to go through it. So the first one we want to do is this one: "Do you want to", easy enough. Right? "Do you want to go to dinner? Do you want to have a friend over? Do you want to have pizza?" When we actually say it, what happens is there are two cases here. In the first case: "do" or "d" changes to a "ja", "ja" sound. And it comes: "Jawanna", so this is gone, the "d" is gone, we changed it to a "j". And remember what we talked about with "wanna"? The t's gone so it becomes: "Jawanna".
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A single episode of these videos worth much more than my 4 year highschool english classes together.
I'm American, native speaker. Despite that, watching this is really interesting since, as a native speaker, you don't think much about grammar. Watching videos like these make you realize everything you never think about.
@louaymohammed8208
6 жыл бұрын
Right
@MisterKoK22
6 жыл бұрын
Да ты гонишь.
@JForrestEnglish
6 жыл бұрын
Very true!
@vusalsahmerdanov6104
6 жыл бұрын
duz deyirsen qaqa
@nguyenminhtuan1889
6 жыл бұрын
Avery -- native speakers say that way, which makes learners like me so confused when we listen to videos, especially films
He's a great teacher.
If all the teachers were like James, we Brazilian people would speak English so well!!!! I had to learn how to speak English myself. Courses here are so not helping and extremely expansive! So, I made do with what I had. Songs, books, videos, movies...
I absolutely love pretty much every single one of your videos, James, been using them for English classes with my students for a while now. Keep it up!
Best teacher ever in my life .... send greetings to Mr.E .... one of your students from Iraq/Baghdad
I always enjoy your videos. You have a great sense of humor, an effective teaching method, and a wonderful sensitivity to learners' actual needs. Works for me. Thanks!
This is gold. Thanks for sharing this
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I love it your way to teach. I learned english these days and my english improved after watch this lesson. Thank you, James.
Thank you James for the fast-paced and informative lesson! English learners really need this knowledge.
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I love the way you teach us! Thank you so much James :)
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Big thanks to you from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 You are one of the best teachers an KZread.
James, thank you for your work.
Loved this lesson. Sophisticated and fun!
@sherifabdelaziz214
5 жыл бұрын
What does sophisticated mean?
This was one of the most useful lesson I've ever learned on pronunciation.
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The best teacher I've ever had. No diggity.
YOU ARE GREAT !!! Greetins from a Peruvian living in Denver,CO. Thank YOU.
I appreciate how break everything down to simple, easily comprehensible pointers. Nee subscriber here
Thanks. You're the best teacher. Soy hispanohablante espero dominar este leguaje.
Very helpful. Thank you for taking the time doing these videos!!
Thank you so much .. I like your way of teaching ☺
tanks James .you're good English teacher
Awesome lesson! I like to training relaxed speaking, it’s very important to understand native speakers! Thanks so much!
The other teachers may be good, but you're the best James 🏆
What a superb teacher.. Thanks!
Thank you for the class! It was one of the best!
your pronounciation is perfect teahcher
Best teacher ever I have enjoyed watching the lesson🙏🏻
Thanks so much James. This video is so helpful and I enjoy a lot your channel. Thanks once more.
you is a good teacher i ever knew, tks
The best lesson on KZread
Cara... Você é um excelente professor. Parabéns!! Guy... You're an excellent teacher. Congratulations!!
Excellent video. Lots of useful tips here that English language students can benefit from. And I know how difficult it can be - sometimes I don't even understand the expressions my friend's use, haha.
It's easy to understand. Thanks James.
Thank you for this useful class, James 😍
Thx James! I wanna watch more lessons like this one!!!!
You are the best teacher.
Thank you James it's very useful please we want more about how to understand native speakers
Awesome lesson, thank you James , you are wonderful person.
Thank you for great lesson
Your lessons are aewsome, James. Thanks a lot.
Great Lesson James!!! Appreciated
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You know what...I gotta say: I literally have a great time watching your videos because I've recently found out that I love Canadian accent. That's why I love watching Keanu Reeves playing roles. Cheers from Brazil, buddy!! Keep up the good work!!
Ok l understand now why sometimes l can get what native speakers say.thanks teacher James,you're great teacher.
This is my first time that I watch your videos, you're a great teacher, I'm subscribed !!
Your are the best James, your classes is very good!!
Love ur teaching thanks
Thank you for your lessons. They are really useful
You are amazing.... I am Colombian and I love your lessons
An amazing class,it helps me a lot.
you are really doing good James!
Thanks you, I really appreciate it. I learn too much with your lessons!!! Greetings from PERU! :)
Useful explanation.Thanks Teacher!
Thanks a lot.priceless teacher
you are the best teacher in youtube!! thanks
Thanks a lot,James. U really helped me.
James you great teacher!!!
What is explained in this video is, I believe, the most difficult and annoying part of the American English. I do appreciate your effort, James! Reading the comments, I've been strongly encouraged to know that there are so many students struggling to understand native speakers and wishing to overcome the diffculties. a 68- year- old man from Tokyo
This video is awesome, really will help to improve my English speech when I'll talk a native speaker !!!
This lesson explains why i never understood some of english ppl while talking😅 thanks alot James you deserve a million thumbs up!👍👍
Thanks from Egypt
Nice to watch you james ! excellent tips !!!
Thanks for that class ... I love it
James you're the best!!!
I appreciate your work
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Brilliant lesson, James. I'm going to share with my students. 😊
@orangeman3434
5 жыл бұрын
Blackboard English *gonna
@user-qo2wv7zj5o
5 жыл бұрын
Great lesson James! I teach in China and now over the years I have taught many Chinese in middle school, high school, universities and private companies. I am using this lesson to teach this Friday to my students who are studying to be interpreters in English. Thanks again !!
@ann3428
5 жыл бұрын
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5 жыл бұрын
@@orangeman3434 da lo mismo
I always watching your lessons , they're very good , thanks.
Hi James i'm brazilian, your lessons are amazing and help me a lot. Thank you for share, the best part for me is exercises in the end. Thank you 🇧🇷♥️
Your videos are awesome. Congratulations for this great channel, it's really helpfull!
Thank you for your lessons. They are very useful and cool. You are the best. Love you.
Thanks teacher! you're awesome
Hi sir, Thanks for uploading useful videos, which really add a new flavour in our English knowledge.
Hello i m " Thiago", i m James too. From Brazil. i learn a Lot with tour classe. Thanks
Perfect and Interesting method of teaching .
Best teacher ever
Thanks James EngVid
Very helpful. I gonna practice all of em, from now on.
it's really helpful plz give more videos like this n ur way of talking brilliant
Thank you for your efforts.
His humor makes lesson very interesting....
Awesome lesson James. Watching from Namibia.
If you understand what Eminem says in his songs Congratulation you have the best English in the world 😁😂
@z906090
5 жыл бұрын
I understand 100% Eminem songs, but sometimes I struggle understanding american tv shows
@antonkukoba3378
4 жыл бұрын
You could start from Michael Jackson's songs. Like "Black or white" or "Jam", good luck with hearing what he sings.
@sstarlingarcia1238
4 жыл бұрын
I dont even know who is he
@karitosmiles
4 жыл бұрын
😂
@666saturation9
4 жыл бұрын
i always thought Em has one of the clearest flows
Great explanation😊 Very easy to get👍
I really love everything about you especially your teaching style it makes me learn more and at the same time, I enjoy every single word of what you've been saying because it's fun so thank you again for the great video! I'm just starting learning English so I hope you keep posting lots of informative videos.
@drizzterenkoy
2 жыл бұрын
how was your learning journey, are u advanced now=? do you have any advice for intermediate levels who wants to go one step further.
Great lesson! Im from russia, and that's the best channel for learning english on yt that i ever seen. Thank u so much James!
Very clear explanation I have been strangling this problem for long time l really appreciated teacher
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best teacher!!! thaks for teach
Excellent lesson James!!!
Good teacher and you-re welcome to the new job
Thanks from Brazil!!