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Would you agree that when we are learning we should read out loud? It seems to me that if I am reading only with my eyes I pick out the important words only to get the meaning of the sentence I am reading it seems that that would defeat the whole purpose of reading So reading out loud would force me to see the sentence structure Etc?
Comment from : Susan Larmour

I've recently discovered subtitles in my native tongue don't help me learn another language My best learning style seems to be 1-to have advance word lists, 2-to listen to a story or article 3-finally finally see the text version of the story with the same language subtitles That way I acquire the cadence and intonation patterns while learning the written language It goes without saying it also has to include reading the story out loud, but after I've heard it first in the native language This is the fourth time in my life I've tried to learn a language, but this is the first time I feel confident I can become competent in that language For me, stories are definitely the easiest base to acquire the language, but it isn't what I'd call a cake walk to develop the level of competency I need to discuss the topics that interest me I've also accidentally discovered some Spanish dialects are far easier for the native English speaker to pronounce I obviously have to be able to understand all dialects (accents) but I wonder whether it's better to adopt the accent that's easiest to pronounce or the one you'll be speaking the most For example, Argentinean Spanish, is just far easier to articulate than Mexican Spanish, however I live in the Southwestern United States, so using that dialect would be more useful, not to mention a bit more socially acceptable That's probably an advanced topic, but it's relevant in terms of the way I'm relearning the language now
Comment from : Penny Howard

Oh my goodness! I'm glad I watched this video I speak Spanish I learned as Latter-day Saint (Mormon) missionary in Venezuela (many years ago) I don't have any problems with Spanish from Peru, Cuba or Spainbut Mexican Spanish sometimes feels like a different language 😂 I think your book 101 Conversations in Mexican Spanish will help a lot with this problem Off to order it now brbrI have Short Stories in Italian and I love it!
Comment from : Leslie Nelson

José Saramago is a portuguese, a portuguese speaking/writer and obviously not a spanish writer How can someone talk of spanish writers and include a portuguese writer? Like a collection of us writers including mexican poet Octavio Paz So stupid And by the way, Portugal is more ancient than Spain (1143 AD), is cultural, political and social independent since that time, has two oficial languages, none of which is spanish and vast and important number of writers such as Gil Vicente, Luis de Camoes, Bernardim Ribeiro, Almeida Garret, Alexandre Herculano, Eça de Queiroz, Camilo Castelo Branco, Fernando Pessoa, Cesário Verde, Sophia Mello Breyner, Eugénio de Andrade, Antonio Lobo Antunes, José Cardoso Pires, Judite de Carvalho, Maria Teresa Horta, Maria Velho da Costa, Maria Barreno, Maria Ondina Braga, Ana Luisa Amaral, Lídia Jorge, Agustina Bessa Luís, Vitorino Nemésio, just to name a few But you didn't even knew there was a country named Portugal with a language speaked by 270 million people - the 5th most speaked language Oh, what a waste
Comment from : Pedro Borralho

Your books are mainly Castilian Spanish If I learn Castilian Spanish, can Mexicans understand Castilian Spanish? Is all basic and fundamental Spanish the same for all Spanish countries? I want to learn Spanish, but having a hard time deciding because there are so many Spanish speaking countries
Comment from : Ya Rath Official

This video has been incredibly helpful Thank you 🙏 I've been following your recommendations for Spanish novels and they look amazing! Can't wait to dive into them By the way, I recently discovered the 'SPANISH FREQUENCY DICTIONARY' by Juan-Ignacio Cruz and 'COMPLETE SPANISH' by Juan Kattan-Ibarra They have been a total game-changer for my language learning journey Highly recommended for fellow Spanish learners! 📚🌟 But do you think learning from novels is better than learning from those types of books?
Comment from : Jonathan

Ok, so the "Naranjas" story in your book is an original? I really love it I've read it over and over It just strikes me as some old classic story that's been passed down over generations
Comment from : Justin Wright

I wasn’t going to subscribe until I realized that you had written that short stories book, which I LOVE
Comment from : Brandyn Johnson

I am a Turkish guy who learns Spanish via English with Duolingo, i have chosen English to learn Spanish because of their feature similarities
Comment from : Hakan Özdere

I don’t understand anything in the Spanish short stories for beginners
Comment from : Alexander

Fundamentos de Ajedrez, Jose Raul Capablanca
Comment from : SoCal Justice Warrior

I have been reading El Principito (my first Spanish book) and am nearing the end now What struck me most was that I was able to feel the emotions portrayed in the book as strongly as as I had when I had read it in English several years ago
Comment from : Calistoic

A good one to get a taste of a classic Colombian writer is “doce cuentos peregrinos” It’s a classic by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, but since it’s a series of short stories, they are much more manageable than say, 100 años de Soledad
Comment from : Ben Knechel

I’m so overwhelmed Is your Spanish uncovered a resource that will get me conversational and near fluent? I don’t mind the work I just want one program I can follow and have success with Im doing dreaming Spanish but want something maybe quicker than never speaking a word until 2 years later
Comment from : 10colt01

Hi Olly I loved your recommendations, It seems really useful But, I gotta say that your second book "El Cuento de la Isla Desconocida" is actually originally written in Portuguese language Jose Saramago was a great writer, the only Portuguese writer to won a literature Nobel prize, by the way But this edition you recommend was translated by his wife, Pilar Del Rio, and I'm pretty sure it is amazing
Comment from : Inspire & Create

I'm 73 and know only a smattering of Spanish I want to improve and am starting with simple children's books from the library
Comment from : Love Music

Could you please do one of these best book videos for German students? I am desperately seeking some German novels that are both interesting to read and suitable for beginners!
Comment from : Chris

I started to watch your language videos yesterday Today I found out YOU are the writer of the story books favoured by students of Spanish in Finland El mundo está pequeño
Comment from : aki yrjana

I've always had problems finding the right materials for reading in Spanish (far more so with Italian in which I'm not as good at), they're either too challenging, or not challenging enough brI wish more reading books would start at the simplest possible level slowly go up in difficulty, adding important words as it goesbrIt's a lot more complicated than beginner, intermediate, and advanced
Comment from : Flying Robot Duck

Lol I've been learning Spanish by reading el principito and I actually thought if he's not including this, I will So yes el principito is an amazing book to learn a language
Comment from : Link Sel

Olly, wha5 happened to your right hand?! Why are you hiding it?!
Comment from : Wadim Wadimow

It all depends on your level, of course, but once you are at an intermediate or even advanced novice level, I prefer reading popular science magazines and books and similar books in the target language It's actually not nearly as difficult as it sounds, since you will understand plenty of words from the context and the lagnauge is formal and clear What I struggle with is books like small novels where there are dialogs between different catrachters included That I often finds really really hard even when the texts are meant to be for not very advanced students I know that most people disagree, but I'm autistic and find these kinds of stories hard to understand even in my mother tounge sometimes Who said what to whom and why? What? I just get confused The key is to read something that really interets you! You don't have to understand every single word and phrase to get something out of your reading and learning a lot
Comment from : NidusFormicarum

Thanks very much Just started a couple of months ago to learn Spanish Your methods and content are so incredibly helpful and provide wonderful insight into the learning process I have just orderd 4 of your book suggestions, 2 of which are your own publications Thanks again Hasta luego! :)
Comment from : Keith Nisbet

Haha at the end od the video i realized that YOU are the author of most of mentioned books;-) soy de Polonia, sé inglés suficiente para utilizarlo en aprendiendo otra idioma A mi, me gusta mucho tu libro "short stories", lo es mi primero libro que estoy leyendo en español, después tengo que probar Neruda, he preparado libro con español-polco texto Conozco Neruda, pero todavía no en español Debo cambiar esto :-)
Comment from : Klaudyna D

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Comment from : ALI SUROOR

One thing you should take in count is Argentinian conjugations verbs, are different from Mexico and Spain ones Also when you hear all day to them, is exhausting The way they talk almost singing, is tiring after some hours
Comment from : Olivia Gómez

I ordered your book online as it has such amazing reviews, can't wait to get it I appreciate you recommending other books as well and no just claiming your book is the one and only resource to learn Spanish!
Comment from : Reef Spanish

Les puedo recomendar a Jorge Luís Borges, Pérez Reverte y Escohotado
Comment from : RM workEmail

Interesting series, thanks brYes, iLe Petit Prince/i is excellent and available in English also, of course brAnother favourite of mine is Hemingway's iThe Old Man and the Sea/i A simple short story, available in various languages
Comment from : Ant

Hola como estan xd
Comment from : Juanestc138

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Comment from : Matilda Wolfram

Thank you! I am going to look amd see if the library has any of these books
Comment from : Cathleen C

Thanks, Olly! I keep looking for Spanish reading material in bookstores and libraries, since I already have your books, and although I am (I believe) now at an intermediate level, it is good to read something a bit easier at times to avoid burnout! I appreciate your suggestions, always!
Comment from : mlsmith67

By the way —- do you have, by any chance, a similar list of books for the Hebrew language — specifically for people who would prefer to read secular books rather than Bible, Bible and more Bible until they reach the point of no longer needing the “nekudot”?
Comment from : Red Angel Sophia Discussion

Thank you very much for this list A friend of the family from Argentina told me that she learned English by reading —- however, to help me learn Spanish, she handed me a copy of LA CASA DE LOS ESPIRITUS - which is iway/i beyond my reading level - so much so that by the time I got to the end of the ifirst paragraph/i I had forgotten the ibeginning/i of that paragraph
Comment from : Red Angel Sophia Discussion

El Alquimista is relatively easy too, but probably a bit more advanced than the stuff mentioned in the video
Comment from : SUB5

I like horror storiesbrAre there any stories like that in Spanish you can recommend?
Comment from : James C

El cuento de la isla deconocido is so expensive, omg🙃🙃
Comment from : Isabelle Voor

Olly Richards never fails to make me laugh [ invariably, out loud ] with his [ slightly clunky, yet entertaining ] links, that he makes between some point, or other, in respective videos, and his invitation to the viewer to 'like and subscribe' This laugh, alone, is worth the ticket-price #Happiness #LikeAndSubscribe #ОченьKруто
Comment from : Franco King

I need 7 French books Do u have a similar video for French?
Comment from : Akua Abotare

7books for German?? 😂
Comment from : Z

Will there be an intermediate level short stories in Portuguese?
Comment from : Selvyn Gilbert

How strange, this video popped up on my timeline and im actually reading your book at the minute Olly Really enjoying it
Comment from : Mark Todd

I think el principito was the first book I read in spanish
Comment from : wesley

And you just happen to sell each one of them?
Comment from : OneKindWord

"O conto da Ilha Desconhecida" is actually a portuguese book, great video though!
Comment from : Joao Pedro Vasconcelos

Omg the books you wrote are SOOOO COOOL
Comment from : Aphro

Do you have a list of 7 french beginner books?
Comment from : Phoenix Olivia

Hey, so I doubt you'll see this, however, I'll give it a bash I am trying to learn Shona and I am struggling to find resources My preliminary goal is to be able to teach my toddler some things in order to help with our efforts to create a bilingual learning environment What would your advice be
Comment from : Melissa Lauder

wow super vidio i learned spaniol en esta vidio
Comment from : Naveed Shariff

I'm glad you didn't recommend books originally in English like Harry Potter They're usually translated in a way that isn't natural, and usually into formal Castilian Spanish, which isn't useful for me I need conversational AL Español, considering my wife's family is from half from rural Mexico, and the other half are upper class from Mexico
Comment from : Steven Horton

Great job with your Youtube channel - you earned my trust about your approach to teaching languages, I fully buy-in to your story-based approached, and hence proceeded to ordering some of your books brbrWell done - that is how you monetise YT in a way that is beneficial for everyone for free and still beneficial for you as well
Comment from : Brotmaschine08

Another fun thing,, which is kind of like side-by-side but not quite, is to hunt down Spanish translations of your favorite English language writers I worked through passages of Flannery O'Conner and Jane Austen in Spanish without too much reverting to the English because I already knew the stories I also got some interesting insights into the translation process
Comment from : Charlotte

Where is your book available at a reasonable price? Its 51 dollars on Amazon
Comment from : Michele W

i love ure creativity man, cheers
Comment from : BluerGuy

man u just send us from one video to another, i started at the "different forms of spanish" video, now im here and im probably gonna head out to the "how to learn a language by stories" video i hope that's the last destination :)))
Comment from : BluerGuy

I would also recommend Onelio Jorge Cardoso's short stories
Comment from : Denka

Please do the same with italian
Comment from : Agnivo Chowdhury

Il postino was also my first contact with Neruda (played by legendary French actor Phlippe Noiret Garcia Lorca is also a good read for poetry (Romances Gitanas)
Comment from : Elibel77

Can you make a video for intermediate learners? I'm currently reading your book for intermediate Spanish and it's great, so I thought you could maybe recommend some similar Thank you!
Comment from : Valentina Buhin

Actually, you got it a little bit wrong there with José Saramago due to the fact that he is not a spanish writing author, his mother tongue was Portuguese and the original language of the tale you mention is also Portuguese I understand you made clear that your recommendations are based on how easy to understand should these books be for a spanish learner, however it will be always better to read works originally written in Spanish instead of reading translations In my opinion, reading translations misses the point of reading books in the language you're learning, because you could anyways be reading whatever book you like translated and miss all of the benefits that reading a book in its original language could bring you
Comment from : oxerson854

Your work is amazing man💪👏 thanks for your help with teaching me spanish😀🤙
Comment from : Roy Ile

José Saramago was from Portugal and wrote in Portuguese May as well recommend any author in any language translated into Spanish
Comment from : Nelson Ricardo

Superb content, superbly delivered Kudos
Comment from : Allen Callahan

Hi ad thanks, could you recommend some books to learn French? thanks, pete
Comment from : Peter Putnam

Your choice of books has convinced me not to buy any of your materials or courses Drop dead please
Comment from : kronos77

I am familiar with the works of Pablo Neruda
Comment from : Chad Perkins

00:17brwell that's pleasant surprise brI've barely even started learning yet but I've already got multiple books of Neruda on my shelf
Comment from : Sandalwood

Tip: put your settings lanuage to spanish At first its hard but i got used to it brhope it helped❤︎
Comment from : Lorena matti

Yes! I am reading the short stories in Spanishomg The level is just rightI don't understand everything but i understand the plot and was so excited when I realized i really read and understood in Spanish Thanks!
Comment from : Simona

Libros demasiado difíciles para los principiantes brAntes deberán leer MUCHAS lecturas graduadas, bien adaptadas a los niveles más bajos Empezando por libros escritos con un vocabulario de 200 o 300 palabras, luego 400 o 500, etc un nivel que nada tiene que ver con la literatura auténtica, muchísimo más difícil para un principiante
Comment from : blueaspen

Thanks for the reading suggestions As a Spanish learner I'm always on the lookout for Spanish books to read, these look great
Comment from : Stephen Stuart

How did I not know he was the author of the last spanish book I got lol It's actually really good , I recommend it!
Comment from : N/A

I purchased your audiobook a few weeks ago! Just now came across this video I will definitely be purchasing a physical copy 😊
Comment from : Cherina Gordon

Had no idea this was your book! So cool 👌🏽
Comment from : Jenny

Saramago is not Spanish
Comment from : Facupiperno Facupiperno

Thanks a lot❤
Comment from : Talat Fedx

I love books tips ♥️
Comment from : Librini Serena Gobbo

For me Harry Potter series works in a similar way to your "El Principito" I already read it in Polish (my native language), English (several times, also listened to audiobooks by Stephen Fry) and now I'm doing this in Spanish (so far, audiobooks mostly, but I'll get to reading too) I know these books so well, that I have no problem following the action, so I just immerse in Spanish, not focusing on understanding every single word :)
Comment from : Ula Sas

Do you have suggested for the intermediate learner? I am reading regular novels in Spanish now of interest to me but just curious about your choices
Comment from : Kate Waters

I highly recommend the books that Ollie writes They have CRAZY plots that keep me reading and have me looking forward to my daily Spanish practice!
Comment from : Robyn Newton

I've read all your 7 books Very good to improve spanish level Thanks
Comment from : Roberto Repetto

Can you do vid on how to learn diff script
Comment from : dwayne keenum

Do a list for Mandarin please!
Comment from : MikeFeldmeierMD

I have absolutely no regrets buying your Short Stories in Spanish book Olly it seriously helped me pave way to improving my Spanish!!!!brbrI would also add on the list books by Roald Dahl (like Charlie & the Choc Factory, Matilda, The Witches) translated into Spanish coz they've got such a great base of vocabulary
Comment from : Adweeian

New studio looks insane! So happy for you, Olly :) Keep up the great work!
Comment from : Christians Entertainment Ecke

I bought 101 conversations in simple spanish on a whim, not realising it was a story It was fantastic Highly recommended
Comment from : Matt

Good recommendations I could not find José Saramago's book in Spanish but I did find it in German Please do Italian next
Comment from : KJG Olden

Could you do the same video for German and French please ?
Comment from : onder inozu

French next?
Comment from : Jeremy Kolodziej

Two of the books you recommend were written in other languages, so you are recommending translations José Saramago was a Portuguese writer who wrote in Portuguese and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1998 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was French and wrote all his stories in French Neither is a gateway to Spanish-language literature brbrbrMay I suggest instead Ernesto Sabato's "El túnel”?
Comment from : David Hanig

Fantastic video as always👏 I'm currently learning Swedish so a list in this language would be nice, I recently bought yours and would love to get more📚✨
Comment from : Norma

I never understand why everyone recommends the little prince It is B2 at best, not beginner, reads like poetry, and uses many words you will never hear in a spoken conversation
Comment from : Jonathan Gamble

Have your story books CD?
Comment from : Farid Hajiyev

Don't forget "cuentos para entender el mundo" by Eloy moreno It's a great book full of very short stories (around 3 pages long) If I am not mistaken, the author collected the stories from various sources as bedtime stories enjoyable both for parents as well as for the kids Each story has a moral to (as the title suggests) understand the world
Comment from : jamie wubben

I’m interested in your spanish uncovered course but am hesitant because I’m wanting to learn Mexican Spanish as that’s where my parents are from and where I visit Your course is based on Spanish from Europe correct?
Comment from : Tina Unger