OMG I LOVE YOU!!! Well, yes you and those curls are very easy to look at, but what I really mean is that you hit the nail right on the head with this philosophy!! I have several college degrees and every time I speak Spanish I want to sound like I have an education. I always try to translate these complicated English sentences into Spanish--unsuccessfully. My ego keeps me from breaking down my English thoughts and trying to speak like a child in Spanish. But YOU, fair lady, have made me re-think that entire process and realize a new goal--Just get the message across or as we say in English, K.I.S.S.! (Keep it simple, stupid!). The process is like riding a motorcycle, you never want to outride your skills, meaning that you shouldn't ride faster than you can control the bike. What you said here that got my attention is that one should not try to outthink your Spanish skills, meaning that you shouldn't try to speak faster or smarter than your skills allow. As you learn to navigate better, then you can go faster...On the motorcycle AND with your Spanish!!! Thank you!

This was so helpful. When you said “broken English” to get a point across. It makes sense. I will think in that way now because that’s what happens in any language. when learning a language even a native language children do it all the time this makes total sense.

@LingoCoachCorner

8 күн бұрын

Haha broken English it's funny! But yes, prioritize in communication getting the message across over being grammatically correct!

This is such excellent advice. I catch myself wanting to express myself in Spanish the way I do in English. I can’t do it yet, because I’m just beginning. It’s not about being perfect, it’s about communicating effectively. Your English is terrific, and you are a wonderful teacher.

@LingoCoachCorner

Күн бұрын

Embrace the challenge and keep it up! Spanish is a long but fun way to go!! Thank you so much for your words about my English haha It's a long way for me as well!

Hola Gabriela, can you please show us examples how to compose sentences using these five methods below. Gracias! 1. personal pronoun + verb conjunction + complement 2. noun + verb conjunction + complement 3. question word + verb conjunction + personal pronoun + complement 4. question word + verb conjunction + noun + complement 5. verb conjunction + personal pronoun / noun + complement

Me acabo de suscribir a tu canal. Ojalá pueda aprender más español.

@LingoCoachCorner

2 күн бұрын

Maravilloso!!

Spanish is such an incredible language. I have been learning it through Immersive translate and the app is really great for foreign languages

This is such a great video and totally resonates. I am doing this nearly every time I speak Spanish and have yet to come across a video that makes sense of it like this one does. I constantly try to say things in Spanish how I would say them in English, and that just overcomplicates the thought process and leads to freezing and sounding even worse. Great examples with the student and child as well. These are so helpful because they're real life examples, and are a good reminder it's normal to struggle with this. Well done!

@LingoCoachCorner

3 күн бұрын

Wow! Thank you for your words! Yes, it happens a lot, and certainly happened to me in English 😂 simplifying thoughts in our first language will lead to smoother sentences in Spanish.

Me encantan tus consejo y canal. Estoy aprendiendo español mas rápido que inglés mi idioma nativo. Porque después 2 años puedo leer, escribir y hablar en español. Tenía 5 años antes yo pude escribir mi nombre o leer en inglés. Mi gente….No sea tan duro en tú mismo. 🙏🏾

@LingoCoachCorner

8 күн бұрын

Wow!! Me alegro mucho! Keep it up!! 💪🏾

Omg this is sooo helpful. I just rely on Spanglish lol but this isn’t helpful when speaking to people who speak very little to no English. I’ve been speaking some Spanish for most of my life, since I was a kid so I’m super comfortable saying the stuff that I know but the minute it takes me an extra amount of effort to think of what I want to say, that’s when I fall back on English. I feel like people are going to get frustrated with me if I take too long to come up with a thought so in order to keep the conversation at a natural, fast pace, I only say what comes to my mind immediately in Spanish and will go back & forth between Spanish and English throughout the conversation but I think this is a much better method that will help me to further develop my Spanish. I had a Spanish tutor on italki tell me the same thing. He said my Spanish was great and near native like when I’m in the zone and saying things that I’m well versed in but he said I need to push myself to not rely on English for what I’m not so well versed in and to take the extra time to stutter or look for my next words in Spanish. But you broke it down even better by saying that it’s ok to just get the main points across like baby talk or cave man talk lol.

@LingoCoachCorner

9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! It's incredibly helpful for me to reflect on others' learning processes. I hear you about feeling "in the zone." I believe we can train our brains to get into that state with the right approach-challenging yet fun, and pushing ourselves just enough without overdoing it.

¡Que lindo este niño!

@LingoCoachCorner

9 күн бұрын

Siiii!! A mí me encantó!

Thanks

@LingoCoachCorner

5 күн бұрын

De nada!

This really helped me. Este video realmente me ayuda.

@LingoCoachCorner

9 күн бұрын

Me alegra! Gracias por tu comentario!

I SO agree! We should "acquire" language, not study it!!