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Hey! This is a new video about why you struggle to understand native English speakers. I already made a similar video on this topic, and you can watch it here: • Listening Skills | Why...
However, in this video we discuss several new topics.. for example, maybe you don't understand native English speakers because the people you speak with have REALLY bad speaking habits. Maybe they mumble, don't enunciate, and speak too quietly! All of these things will interfere with clear communication.
Another reason you may struggle to understand native English speakers is because sometimes people don't explain things in a logical manner. Or maybe they use idioms that you're not familiar with.
There are so many reasons you may not understand native English speakers, but most of the time it's not your fault (especially if you understand me!).
Once you realize that you're not too blame, you will have more confidence when speaking with others. You won't be afraid to ask someone to speak up, clarify what they mean, or even start over.
Also, keep in mind that people speak differently all over the world. You may be unfamiliar with different accents, regional vocabulary, or slang terms. This is OK! As long as you aren't afraid to ask someone to repeat what they say (or say it a different way), you'll be fine.
Anyhow... I hope this video was helpful! If you can think of any other reasons why it might be difficult to understand native English speakers, feel free to list them in the comments.
See you in the next video! :D
PS. "I've been taking the piss out of myself recently." means "I've been making fun of myself recently." I never would have guessed... 👀🙅🏼♀️😅 idioms are so crazy!!
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@juanmotalasose7273
5 жыл бұрын
Nice teacher
@georgesanchez4965
5 жыл бұрын
Of course you're not alone, many people have to deal with others that confuse speed and fluency.
@ungorilaenrd
5 жыл бұрын
hi, i have a doubt, do you think if I can understand you perfectly, i am able to travel and learnd what I lack of the english in a native country?
@PorLibelle
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Stefanie I really love your video. I am so interested what you have just lauched the course. I'd like to ask about " the Instant Access to online communities" Is it the same one of your bunus offer? "the BONUS #2: Private Facebook support group (LIFETIME ACCESS)" or are there another ones else?
@GloriaMarin19
5 жыл бұрын
Hi, I love your videos also i was looking on you website and it seems very interesting, however i have read that is not for for beginner students, how do I know if I qualify for you program I would like to enjoy it.
Tem aluno Brasileiro por aqui também? 😍🇧🇷
@randomguy4947
5 жыл бұрын
Tem!!!
@alanhere6211
5 жыл бұрын
Deve ser o que mais tem! hahaha
@TheEnglishCoach
5 жыл бұрын
ahhh I love you guys!! One day I'll go to Brazil and we'll all meet. I can't wait
@randomguy4947
5 жыл бұрын
@@alanhere6211 é verdade!!
@alanbento4317
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheEnglishCoach I'm waiting
I'm a Spanish native speaker, and while listening to you, I felt very confident of my listening skills
@mitreka88
4 жыл бұрын
coz she know very well that her students is non english speaking nation like us.
@jhosafatcontrerasgarcia7128
4 жыл бұрын
Jajajajajaja me too
@dermanbekci7319
4 жыл бұрын
How can I learn spanish bro I just ask to native speaker in spanish.
@ninetails114
4 жыл бұрын
@@dermanbekci7319 to learn spanish you need to live spanish
@dermanbekci7319
4 жыл бұрын
@@ninetails114 is there any otherwise for learning because I can't go there.
Perfect! I'm learning english by myself, and every time that I'll hear some native English I have a great difficulty to understand what they say, and yes, it's really frustrating... But listening to others natives, as in this video, I realize that I am able to undertand, I just need to keep learning and don't give up! Thanks for helping! I loved the video!
@James949e
10 ай бұрын
Where you come from?
You can't imagine how did you make me feel comfortable by watching this video ! Thank you so much
You always make me feel confident about my listening skills!
@dinanyelinrodriguez8421
5 жыл бұрын
Me too
@James_Howlett
5 жыл бұрын
Can I join to the club guys?
@diegomanuelherreravargas6774
5 жыл бұрын
@@James_Howlett welcome to the club!
@tranthuytam2219
5 жыл бұрын
Diego Herrera Vargas i think that is the ponit for us , to feel and can improve alot better if we have the confidence
Awesome video! I totally agree with your tips. I didn’t realize how hard native English speakers are to understand until I started teaching, so don’t feel discouraged if you have this problem! Good luck with your English studies everyone! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
For non-native English speaker like me, the main reason why it's difficult to understand native English speakers is because we have little to no practice of conversational english. Our learning is mostly thru classroom lectures and reading. And conversational english feels like a totally different dimension. And also, you're not alone in terms of zoning out lol. My brain also does that to me when the information it receives are overwhelming.
@TheRealTalk213
Жыл бұрын
I can't agree for more to your opinion. Sometimes I also dont get the jokes specially if a person use unfamiliar words. Whats funny is they be laughing and I would just pretend to be laughing as well even though I dont understand anything.
you spread confidence to those who are struggling to know what's wrong with their english
You have the best English I've heard in my entire life!!!!!!!!!!!
I can understand everything you say! Thank you. I thought it was my fault!
I' m arabic , I'm from algeria (country it's north of continet africa) I feel so good! I understand everything you say, I don't know why it was easy to me, I love you finally . I found teacher undestande my problem
Thank you so much! I understand you even you re talking fast! I always have many problems with the listening exercices but i really apreciate you way of speech! 😊
I totally agree with you Your accent and your way of speaking are fantastic, you are awesome.
You have a very perfect English!! Really easy to understand you, all the video is perfectly understandable!!!
This video is amazing! Thank you so much for this.
This video was truly important to me! I always had this pressure inside of my head, thank you so much! ❤
Finally someone saying what I’ve been thinking 🤔 Thanks a lot! I actually thought that I had a problem but with your videos I don’t even have to use the subtitles. Saludos desde Bélgica 🇧🇪
Thanks to you I learned much. You're the best :)
Thank you for this class!
Hi Stefanie! You're not alone, this happens to me all the time! People talking and I'm in other land. Congrats for your videos, they are awesome!
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL REALLY GOOD. THANKS A LOT!!!!
Thanks so much for this motivational video .
Thanks for the video, I understand almost everything, you’re great, greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
Hi, Stefanie, I learned a lot with your videos...thank you.
Omg😭💫I adore your accent you are speaking clearly and smoothly how much you are very amazing and great person i often tend to watching your videos instead of watching other english channels just because your pronunciation is very understandable ❤❤❤❤❤
Thankyou very much it is a great help .it gives me so much confidence I couldn't explain .
Thanks for the sharing. That makes a lot sense.
Thank you for awesome motivation. It's raised up my self-confidence. Have a nice day. Honza
Thank you for all your advices, because i perceive some of these errors when i exercise my audition. Congratulations for your youtube channel You're so nice and stunning.
I'm really motivated with all your videos, thank you for you effort... Hi from Dominican republic!
Sweet, it is very clear pronunciation you have, thank you so much!
Teacher, I REALLY Love your clear English. I understood EVERYTHING you said, without subtitles!
Your pronunciation is superb!! I'm spanish native and i could understand almost everything!!! coool! Regards from chile!!
I love your English... I'm sure your Español es perfecto...
You're so clear, thanks!
Thank you for the video!
Finally some native can understand my situation!!! 😂😂😂
@al-yasa685
4 жыл бұрын
Hingrid can we talk
@James949e
10 ай бұрын
Where you from lady?
Totally agreed with you!! Thank you for making me feel better, for not understand something native speakers said. I think it the same for any language then. :)
You’re right, you really speak very clearly!😁😁 thanks for the video!
I feel so good! I understand everything you say, I dont know why it was easy to me, I love you
Your language and speaking are so clear and so beautiful just like your beautiful pretty personality. Love you 💕💕
I undertood the 90 percent of everething you said, thats awesome!!!
This is the video I was looking for. Thanks
the way you narrate makes me laugh a lot. you are witty, energetic, vivid, smart, charming, passionate and etc...……. you are one of the best English teachers I've ever met on KZread. needless to say, your family and friends must feel lucky to be around you. please do your best job, we'll do our best job too. thanks a million!
Cuando te oigo me siento una completa bilingüe , puedo entender el 95% de lo que dices y me hace feliz, pero luego escucho a los demás nativos y apenas puedo entender el 5% de lo que dicen. Al menos con tus videos sé lo que es entender el inglés, que es una de las cosas que siempre he querido.
you are so great as a teacher , your husband is the luckiest man alive.Greetings From Mexico.
Thank you for you spent you time.
Very helpful - thank you very much .
You're the best coach in the world. I can understand you better than many other natives and not to mention that you can teach us in a practical and simple way any instructive content of the English language. Thank you for helping native non-speakers. THANK YOU FOR HELP ME!
A mi también me pasa igual cuando no estoy entendiendo muy bien me desconecto. Gracias por tus videos, son geniales :) ¡Saludos desde Costa Rica!
You are a fluent speaker,but it is so easy to understand your speaking!It halps me to believe in my abilities!Thanks!
OMG 😱, I understand everything with u, wow, so clearly, I’m Brazilian and I loved it, your video it’s pretty good. Great
I understand every single word from you but I don't understand a single word in movies
@TheEnglishCoach
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this is a common problem. I talk about this more in the other video I mentioned.
@haha-eg8fj
5 жыл бұрын
Haha. You need to learn more slangs. She rarely use slangs here but you will almost always hear slangs in movies.
@fantennis457
5 жыл бұрын
@@haha-eg8fj I feel it's mostly the fact that actors in movies often mumble and drop every unstressed syllable, whereas Stefanie doesn't do that, she enounces everything she says, as an anchorwoman would do. Assuming you actually know the words and (at least most of) the idioms that are being used, if you weren't exposed to real life conversation long enough, you'll still have a hard time at understanding. Nowadays movies are not theatrical, they are realistic. In real life you often say the same things in the same phrasing over and over again, so you naturally shorten it whenever it's possible to save time and effort, to the point when you don't actually say a thing, it's just a mumbling sound. But since your relatives / friends / neighbours / colleagues are used to that, they recognize that sound as something they're familiar with, and associate it to the real sentence. That's why they understand and we (foreigners) don't. This is true for every language and in every country, I guess.
@mamymimma
5 жыл бұрын
@@fantennis457 So true! I can't understand Joaquin Phoenix as he acts in movies, but I got every word when I listened to his narration in Earthlings
@Barsik-M
5 жыл бұрын
Khaled, I doubt that. I understand 50% of words in movies but did not understand all words in her speech. So how could you then. I don't think you are accurate.
Meu Deus encontrar esse canal sensacional e perceber que eu entendo sem ler as legendas cerca de 80% do que ela diz me deu uma alegria ahhahaha
Very helpful - thank you very much ..
You speak English very clear, quick and clear and that's good., thanks
beautiful woman ! Thanks for your teachings! - - Greetings from Mexico
Thank you Stefanie! Yours classes are Excellentes.
What a nice video! Very clear points.
fantastic conversation. thank you Madam. easiest pronunciation. Thank you madam.
Understanding is not my problem, my problem is talk back, you know. I feel ashamed. I use few words
@newton1000
5 жыл бұрын
me too
@TheWorldsStage
5 жыл бұрын
Don't feel ashamed. Most people understand that if you speak in broken English, that means that you speak another language. Also many people think accents are cute. ¡Ten confianza en ti mismo!
@Paramnv
5 жыл бұрын
It’s because of your passive vocabulary.Read more.
@Marcelman30
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheWorldsStage Tened. Imperativo
@nathanlaoshi8074
5 жыл бұрын
Never give up, and lose the shame! :) Understanding comes first, answering later, sometimes much later.
Great lesson thank you so much...
Thank you for the lesson and your smile really helped me to understood well,please keep smiling
to be honest,i've been looking kind of this video for a long time ago,finally i got it now!!
Hey,Stefanie I feel the same way with you. I am from China and I’ve learned real life English for about a year. before that I only been taught in school to learn English in a very traditional way ,when I started to texting people from other countries online try to use what I learned in school to communicate. It turned out I wasn’t able to understand a thing and I started to questioning everything the way I learn English,I used to study English for passing the exam ,getting a better grades. When I realize I was wrong I began to watch a lots Tv shows.Now I found learning English is even more fun. Your videos are really really helpful thank God I met you on KZread,thank you for doing this. Like you said in another video I am looking forward to that day I finally reach fluency. If you have time ,come visit China 🇨🇳 highly welcome 😃😃
@danyell.577
5 жыл бұрын
You re so sweet chinese girl!
@melodyshaw7305
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, you too. First time someone replied me,yeah
Gracias Stephanie.
I've just met your channel and I'm in love with already! Best wishes from Brazil!
I´m brazilian and I have a point You are a great english speaker hehheheh
Actually ; this first time that I can to understand you well , so I stop the video to commenting , although I started to learn English from KZread only from one month ago so I feel me more comfortable with your chanel , I sleep every night while I listen your videos Thank you from Syria
@mir3724
5 жыл бұрын
ma Syrian bro
I Loved all you said. Thanks for all.
A native like you make us non-natives learn faster. And you're so generous to let us see your videos with only little amount of ads. Thank you so much!! You're the best!
Eu sou Brasileira e eu entendi tão bem este vídeo I'm proud of myself to understand this video ❤
@GunnerGbi
5 жыл бұрын
larissa moura Tbm sou brasileiro e tbm consegui entender quase td Hehe!
@evsoldier1539
5 жыл бұрын
Tipo, eu entendo uma frase e penso nela, nisso que penso nela vira uma bola de gato because ela fala outra frase por cima.
@al-yasa685
4 жыл бұрын
Lara can we talk
Eu consegui entender exatamente tudo ,sem nunca ter feito nem uma aula de inglês. Mi sinto muito orgulhoso.
@lucianaprofiro
5 жыл бұрын
Com legendas ou sem?
@jjwr1824
5 жыл бұрын
@@lucianaprofiro sem legenda.
@danielmu22
5 жыл бұрын
Eu nunca estudei inglês em uma classe ou curso, aprendi sozinho e entendo perfeitamente o que ela disse, porém programas de TV americano eu não entendo tudo, da até vergonha quando alguém te pede pra traduzir o que a pessoa falou e você não entende
@ezequielgervasio
5 жыл бұрын
@@danielmu22 Pq em filmes eles falam rápido demais, conectando/diminuindo palavras e usando muitos slogan ou Phrasal verbs.
@Genesis-ty1pv
5 жыл бұрын
Eu também kkkkk sem legendas. Nunca gastei um centavo para aprender.
Well come again thanks
Thanks for your help 🙏
It would be nice watching you trying to speak portuguese!! Think about It 😉
@gustavoneri.2297
5 жыл бұрын
I agree. I want to her Stef saying something like " e ai galera, tudo beleza?" and do that thumbs up with the finger. I think it would be funny and cool
@jjwr1824
5 жыл бұрын
I agree
@laisvick144
5 жыл бұрын
Yeahhh ...i'm waiting for it
@danielmu22
5 жыл бұрын
She has been in Bariloche, a brazilian city in Argentina, she probabily learn Something from portuguese .
@AndreSilva-os7yn
5 жыл бұрын
I do agree bro😂😂... it would be so funny!
4:36 yay Chile! 🇨🇱😁 Most people, even native Spanish speakers, don't understand us chileans haha 😅🤣
Hey there ! Thank you so so much ! Listen all this information and why does that happend it's really great because, lately i was feelling exactly like you said at hte begining of the video but now i can tell my english is not that bad and i won't feel bad when i am in a conversation that i can't undestand anything they may be are saying. You talk really clearly and easy to understand thank you for that, this is my first video and im so happy because i found it so im gonna suscribe right now. Im from Mexico and i am a medicine student, i think this will be from great help to my english so i won't loose your videos from now on. Great video ! Great job ! You are awesome ! Chao !
Loved the video and you are just a lovely person.
Totally agreed. English is my second language. If people are speaking in English on a topic that I really have no interests, I will lost myself in this conversation. Another example is: when two groups of people are talking around me, one group speaking English, the other one speaking Chinese. I all the time tend to get more information from that Chinese group talking - that is my mother tongue.
I'm listening to you with x1,5 speed. You are still speaking clearly lol
@Heldan
5 жыл бұрын
@@FSBMateus I don't have much time. It's 15min video... X1,5 it's quicker and still easy to understand anyway
Hi, I've been learning English for three years now, and I can relate to everything you said
keep on Plz..Thank u 4 a wonderful presentation & following u happily..
Just learned a new word (convoluted) - 8:36 tks
@Jackson-pn5wp
5 жыл бұрын
The same thing happened to me!
I understand it perfectly, even if they're speaking fast I will most likely understand what they say The problem is, my speaking is not really good
@enriqueruiz4993
5 жыл бұрын
Of course, I can understand perfectly, but when I'm trying to make my owns phrases, I can't :/
@matiasread7792
4 жыл бұрын
Do you listen movies with out subtitles and are you able to understand them? I dont think so.
@myho5989
4 жыл бұрын
I can't understand a lots but i can speak 😭😭😭😭
@valeriotrujano6802
4 жыл бұрын
Hi, are you want to practicing English with me?
@colilaobalioca
4 жыл бұрын
Just because you have not much time practicing your speaking or even have a slim chance talking to native English speakers. Those should be to come along with confidence.
Beatufel Job ,loved
Hi! your English is perfect. I had pumped my English with you, but I have only intermediate level. Thanks you
You explained exactly what I wanna know hahaha. Very good,teacher
I was watching interviews of different personalities and I realized that the ones I understand a little bit more are from california, texas and new york
I'm living abroad for couple of months, and you can't imagine how crucial are being your classes for me. You are doing a great job on helping people out learning and/or improving their English. God bless!
It's so great to listen to someone who speaks English as you do. I wish I had all the resources we do nowadays. When I lived in the US 30 years ago, there was not the internet. In order to learn a new word, I had to ask someone who knew that word to help me with the pronunciation. I was really lucky because I met some helpful people at work. But they weren't available whenever I needed them. Thanks so much for the amazing job you do helping so many people in improving their English. I hope that all the benefits you are giving to us life compensates you. Thanks, Stefanie.
But, ur speaking is more understand for me, very clearly😁
i'm from peru and even here we dont understand chilean people xD
@articktoth6273
5 жыл бұрын
Bro.. I'm from Chile and sometimes even I can't understand
@killgates9496
4 жыл бұрын
Estuve en Perú y Chile y sin duda es más dificil de entender a los chilenos
@Malu5193
4 жыл бұрын
ahahahhaha
@aisivan
4 жыл бұрын
@@killgates9496 I see, jajaja
@marlennelanda7670
4 жыл бұрын
It happens to me too 🤭🤭🤭
What a pleasure to listen your speaking!
This video makes me motivated a lot~! Thx for making this awesome video :)
Bom, eu estou treinando o meu ouvido para acostumar com a fonética do inglês. E eu notei que na língua americana( inglês) vocês falam um pouco rápido, o que é parecido com uma região aqui do Brasil, onde as pessoas falam da mesma forma( falam rápido). Enfim, eu sei que logo estarei ouvindo seus vídeos e entendo praticamente tudo o que você diz, pois por hora, eu entendo bem pouco. Mas é só questão de tempo e logo estarei fluente no meu novo idioma. Muito obrigado por seus vídeos, eles fazem uma enorme diferença no meu aprendizado. Você é nota 1000!
@wallacesousuke1433
Жыл бұрын
Eu entendo ela com facilidade (se todos nativos falassem assim eu taria no paraíso), mas quando assisto uma série , vídeo de pessoas tendo conversas informais, etc, aí parece que eu voltei a estaca zero kkkk
@James949e
10 ай бұрын
Hey man you did already get this goal?
Aloha Stepphane ,I believe your story in the store in Bariloche,I'm from chile ,and the chilean spanish is the Worst in the world,we speak very fast , a lot of slangs,we don't say the full words !! Cachai ,Como estai ? Si po ,filete ,Vai pa llá ? ,N cosas ....etc.Very Funny your story 😀
@hintergarten
5 жыл бұрын
I am from Costa Rica and really enjoy listening to Chileans. Their Intonation is neither worse nor better than in other countries. It would be boring if we all speak in the same way.
Omg! You're an incredible teacher. Great advice you gave us about not blaming ourselves. I very often feel stressed about understanding native people, mostly because of bad communication habits of them. Unfortunetly, we end up frustrated, but from know on i'll be more confident about my skills and make the most of this lessons!
Thank u so much. You really help me with your videos, 'cause I can understand some words when I listen and this is good for me 'cause my English still working in progress