How I Learned Spanish (And How You Can Too)

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Learning Spanish isn't easy guys! I hope you enjoy this video about my journey, along with the tips And thank you to those who recommended tools and courses that I've included here 🔥What did I miss? What are you Spanish learning tips? Let us know 👇🏽
Comment from : Spain Revealed

Love coffee break Spanish too! Highly recommended!!!!
Comment from : Jurairat Molina

James, your Spanish is great! I wish I would speak Icelandic (in 17 years living) as well as you do speak Spanish brI made the mistake of not trying to speak Icelandic with my (now) husband, and that was my perdiciónbrI never studied English, as we learned French in school (but I was a brick as a student), and when I was 18, I wanted to leave the country, so I searched the lyrics of the music I liked, and bought a huge Collins English-Spanish dictionary, and that's the way I started learning English Left to France, and forced everyone to speak English to me (yeah, was a tough thing to do in France), but going around with my huge Collins, I learned some more English Now, even though my grammar could improve a lot, I even dream in EnglishbrAs a child, I would not have imagined how far I got, with my life, and speaking languages, but now I do speak Spanish, Catalan, French, Italian, English, and 1/2 Icelandic 🤪 Anyway, I think you both are great speaking languages that are not your mother-tongues brbrKærar kveðjur frá Íslandi! ☺
Comment from : Olguis

Finally honesty Thanks!
Comment from : El Informante Desinformado Yo Soy Sancho Panza

I told patients in the clinic they are handsome/ beautiful instead of telling them they are doing great! brContext: I’m a physiotherapist They were doing exercises 😃👍
Comment from : Margaret Hope Musanga

I love Spain I'm paying someone on line in South America to learn Spanish
Comment from : Geraldine McArdle

Tengo amiga de Mejico - Hablamos con frquencia por Skype, etc Siempre me dice que ella vaya a darme las nalgades para correjir mis errores - lol
Comment from : Paul Faulkner

I completely agree about the subjunctive!
Comment from : Kathy Sterndahl

I love this video - its spot on! I would add @easyspanish youtube channel to your resources I've really been enjoying it lately Also Duolingo Spanish podcast - though my issue with that one is that its not entirely in Spanish Listening to the news is still very challenging for me but I still do it!
Comment from : Chris Campos

As a Spanish professor in the US, I prefer that my students use Word Reference for translation Each word can translate different ways, depending on usage Word Reference explains those nuances
Comment from : PT A

For native English speakers, Spanish is relatively easybrThis is also true of French, Italian, and PortuguesebrThey're "easy" because they're based on Latin brMuch of English is also based somewhat on Latin,bralthough it's also based on Greek and GermanbrEnglish is, after all, categorized linguistically as a "Germanic" language
Comment from : Scott Hullinger

I don't know what kind of learner I am when it comes to Spanish I seem to have no whatsoever memory for Spanish words or grammar It took me 6 months to learn conversational Italian but the 20 plus years I am trying to retain Spanish did not propell me further than hello and goodbye Frustrating, really
Comment from : Kai Peterson

1United States of America, br2Mexico, br3Guatemala,br4Salvador, br5Costa Rica,br6Nicaragua, br7Panama, br8Honduras,br9Dominican br10Republic, br11Cuba, br12Puerto Rico,br13 Venezuela,br14 Colombia, br15Ecuador, br16Peru, br17Chile br18Paraguay, br19Bolivia, br20Argentina, br21Uruguay, br22Spain, br23Equitorial Guinea,br24 Western Sahara,br25 Andorra, br26Gibraltar,br27 (Phillipines is a Spanish dialect speaking country in some parts)brbrThere really are a lot of places in the world where Spanish is widely spoken
Comment from : Samuel Alfred

Wow! Southport! I’m from Liverpool (The Wirral, actually) and had many summer visits to the beach at Southport, perhaps the longest walk to the sea when the tide’s out anywhere in the world! Many people there have a Scouse (Liverpool) accent, so I understand how daughter might sound like doctor!
Comment from : Alastair Johnson

Great video guys, super helpful! Im in Spain 3 years already and still struggling with my spanish😏 sharing your tips and experience help to believe i still have a chance haha😁👍
Comment from : Peekaboo

love it super helpful im just starting my journey from NZ
Comment from : Eliza Dozell

I love Coffee Break Spanish and greatly appreciated the visual vs auditory learners distinction - You guys are so cute!
Comment from : Beth Keenan

Soy principiante en Este canal pero ya estoy aprendiendo "hunts & tups" muy útiles! Mil gracias, muchachos! 😂👍
Comment from : Richard Mcgreary

Thank you My issue is I know Spanish well enough to get around, but I can't have any in-depth conversations, so what normally happens is the other person just starts speaking English BTW I went to your chocolate place last week, it was great!
Comment from : Soren Brockdorf

My wife is spanish and we are going to settle in Spain My first language is french from Geneva and german from Switzerland I'm learning spanish with Duolingo, it's good and free brI can recommend it to everyone
Comment from : Supergillo u

Hi! If you are planning to go for a trip to Barcelona, I can give you some promo codes for a free audio tour guide app br brI work with a tourist company and we give those out for free every once in a while:) br brJust reply to this comment and I’ll give some to you This way you can see all the cool landmarks at your own pace
Comment from : Lyagukh

Thankyou for this video Keep making inspiring videos Cheers
Comment from : JazReacts

As a learner I find spanish speakers talk like I speak Englishtoo fastdemasiado rapido?
Comment from : Stephen Bryan

Really good info Guys - thanks
Comment from : Paul Farthing

Thanks for the pep talk I'm off to Costa Rica soon Have been working on my Spanish since July I'll be happy if I can order food lol
Comment from : Matt Fitzpatrick

What Spanish news sources do you all recommend?
Comment from : eleanorlovesearl

As a native speaker, your Spanish is AWESOME! Good job
Comment from : Dieguismama

I always love your videos and get a lot out of them but this was definitely one of the best for me Thank you both so much
Comment from : Adam Arranz-Haas

Spanish-dict I think is a reference to an addict 😎
Comment from : Elena Malgina

I use Spanish to English a lot, also has pronunciation
Comment from : Kevin McLaughlin

Con esa esposa tan guapa hasta Chino aprenderías a hablar !
Comment from : Jorge Caballero

This video is from 2020, so a bit of a late comment But I am returning to Spain for vacation for the first time in almost a decade Your videos have been great James, I too try to read “easy” books in Spanish Dan Brown and Harry Potters were fun page-turners Originally I bought paperbacks But one SUPER helpful thing was to buy the Kindle version instead The Kindle has a built-in Spanish-English dictionary, so you can literally just click words you don’t recognize, and you immediately have the translation Plus, you can highlight the word and at the end of the book see a list of all the words you highlighted, to help ensure you remember them This has really been a profound tool for me
Comment from : Jonah White

Dude said 'happy butthole' to his girlfriends mum that's comedy
Comment from : Zeroflux

I speak 4 languages, and I have never faced a problem with them; On the other hand, I have been studying Spanish for 5 years now with embarrassingly little siccess ,it is hands down the most difficult language in the world The only thing that keeps me going is how nice people in Spain when they see you trying to speak their language,they are very patient and they don't laugh at you when you say something disastrously wrong
Comment from : juzores1

@5:55 "Despite all my rage I am still just a man on a train"
Comment from : Jack Gilbert

I speak berber (kabyle)brArabic French English a little bit of German and now I'm going for Spanish 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️brI need to find someone to practice my Spanish withbrWe can exchange I can help anyone in their English French or Arabic 👀👌🏻
Comment from : ṬaYêB ÎẒëMⵣ

Love your videos Thank you so much! Muchos Gracias!
Comment from : Alynda Ponder

After 15 minutes you mentioned that you visited Southport in North West England I was shocked to hear that you've been to my town I'm sorry our beach isn't as nice as Spanish beaches and I hope you enjoyed your time here🙂
Comment from : Dave Oliver

WowGuysThanks a lot for all the useful tools/links and your stories!!Moved to Spain last year and gonna get uncomfortable now😜
Comment from : Linda Iyer

Thanks!
Comment from : Ms Ken

Hi nice video, the only thing I would like to point out is that different learning styles are a myth There is no academic evidence for the existence of learning styles I don't know much about learning languages, but imagine learning the geography of countries through auditory learning, which is absurd But different things appeal to different people, so do what you like best! It's more about persistence I thinkbrSource: Pashler, H, McDaniel, M, Rohrer, D, & Bjork, R (2008) Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 9(3), 105–119 doiorg/101111/j1539-6053200901038x
Comment from : Gitte Pint

Can you make a video "how to compliment your mother in law like a local?"
Comment from : daddybear

Yes, por and para! My son teaches Spanish in a New York City high school He told me his students have a really hard time with that
Comment from : MT Buffkin

A problem is the speed of talking I dont know but I have the sense that english people use the linking of words a lot And the pronunciation in english is crazy jajajajaja
Comment from : Guillermo Pérez Román

How about this for embarrassing stories… years ago, before I live here, but was here on a trial period with a friend, my Spanish was horrible but better than hers… we walked in a bar, and with confidence, I ordered “dos coños por favor” instead of cañas 😨🤭 The bartenders loved it! 😂 True story
Comment from : Katie Petersen

I have recently started learning Spanish and came across your channel I really enjoy it I have also had a similar experience with complementing a work colleagues anus on his birthday It probably wasn't the worst birthday message he had that day
Comment from : andrew howard

I know a couple (English man and Polish lady) who met in Spain and both learned Spanish, but the man never corrected her English and after 20 years together, her English is like that of a beginner and is what you might call (very) broken English I find this quite shocking and I do agree that couples should correct each other, but not being harsh and in a nice way :)
Comment from : Queen Bee

Let me hear you speak Spanish 😂 I need improve my English after long time without speaking
Comment from : FERNANDO TIRADO BENITEZ

I love you guys, you have confirmed my love for Spainand can't wait to move there <3
Comment from : Fani Tzvetkova

Can’t recommend Coffee Break Spanish enough! Love it and it’s really helped improve my Spanish
Comment from : Catriona Kilgallon

I'm definitely a visual learner!brYou two are so cute together 👫
Comment from : Maria DAnge

Es un gusto ver sus videos Son una pareja muy bella
Comment from : Joe Prescott

I watch a lot of Telemundo
Comment from : Delene Gillen

Thanks for website references For the word bum - they taught us el fondo That is from four years of high school Spanish
Comment from : Delene Gillen

In alicante my most embarrassing spanish moment Ordering at a restaurant and telling the cashier our table number was 'decicinco' She repeated quince 3 times Never clicked in my mind Lol
Comment from : James Wood

Hola chicos, I´d like to know why James rolls his "R"s like an American? Kiwis don´t talk like that Also Carvalho is pronounced like Carvallo in Spanish, it´s Gallego y Portugues, which are basically the same language I like the videos, you are both jovial and obviously very much in love! Yo soy de Yorkshire, Inglaterra pero he vivido en Mula, Murcia 16 años y hablo Español muy bien, pero los Murcianos hablan muy raro, no pronuncian las consonantes! Keep making the videos, Phil(Felipe)
Comment from : philip soulsby

Omg thank so mush I just moved to Spain and you're words is the push I neededyou are the best guys and you make a lovely couple I hope the best for you both ♥️
Comment from : KAMiKAZE

Yeah I've been there!Felic cumpleaños brilliant!!!I've had some of those🤣🤣🤣Great videoIt's posible the daughter WAS a doctor!Spanish DIC😂👌
Comment from : John Mc Cann

After 70 years of speaking English, I still haven't got the hang of it
Comment from : Arthur Robey

Love your videos ! You guys are a very beautiful couple Question do you have any children? Sorry if I bother you guys with this question
Comment from : Sergio Rojas

Hahahahadaughter sounds like doctor
Comment from : v hoy

I know what she meant😀😀 present, past and past participle
Comment from : v hoy

I am learning Spanish for more than a year I do so every day by 4:30
Comment from : v hoy

You too are my favorite Spaniards on Youtube!! :))
Comment from : Prajjwal

The funny thing it is the language is actually called Castilian (Castellano)
Comment from : Rod

Thank you
Comment from : Gina Ngan

Just be aware that if you start speaking early you'll develop bad habits brbrI would recommend consuming Spanish content for thousands of hours and developing a native-like intuition for the language
Comment from : Martin Ward

Cuando no vives en un ámbito anglosajón y en tu trabajo no te exigen hablarlo, resulta complicado mantener al menos un nivel conversacional decente Lo de echarme novia anglosajona no lo acabo de ver ☺️ Tampoco tengo intención de mudarme de país Todo se queda en momentos muy puntuales cuando viajo por placer Pero para ello con lo que he conseguido mantener me es bastante Buen vídeo
Comment from : TheGaztela

Hey, I am planning to visit a language school in Spain for 3 weeks and I would like to do that in Barcelona My Spanish level is about B2 Do you think it's a good idea or is it better to go to another city like Madrid where they don't speak catalán? Love your videos!
Comment from : 3rd fromthesun

I want to speak Spanish am so bad atm
Comment from : Bernadette louise

My husband and I plan to move to Madrid when we retire in a year I don’t speak Spanish well at all but my husband is pretty fluent We are thinking about attending the Lingua School What are your thoughts on the school, any info on student visas, …? We are thinking it would be best to live in Madrid before we decide about residency - any thoughts?
Comment from : Katherine Judy

When he said "I hate the subjunctive" at 1:55isn't empecemos the imperative?
Comment from : Jo Adams

Really liked this video! Gave me lots of good tips and boosts of confidence on my journey learning Spanish - thanks!
Comment from : Vicky B

Omg !!!brEstuvisteis en SOUTHPORT !!!brYo viví en SOUTHPORT 23 years !!!brQue te pareció Southport y donde viviste ?brAinsdale ? Birkdale ? Southport center ? br☺️brbrYou both are awesome!!!brMe encantan vuestros vídeos !
Comment from : Gus Velázquez

After a year and a half in NZ, I should say that apart from your spanish, you did a great job with your accent James I don’t know whereabout you come from exactly, but is a pleasure listening to you Yoly, tú también hablas dpm inglés, qué intercambio tan sano A seguir con los vídeos, que molan mucho!
Comment from : Nelson Zurdo

Reading detective is a great idea Reading a James Bond adventure sounds easier than reading 100 Years of Solitude
Comment from : Johnny Mathis

Could you guys do a video on work in spain? I would love to learn more!
Comment from : Aubrey Jean Stout

Soy americano Tengo 17 años Voy a ir a Málaga en una semana para cuatro semanas Voy ir a una escuela en Málaga para entender más español Después de Málaga, voy a Madrid (tengo un amigo quien vive en Madrid) para 2 semanas Estoy muy nervioso y emocionado
Comment from : Charles Russell

Duolingo has podcast on spotify similar to coffee break They're mostly intermediate Spanish, with suplimental English They also have simular podcasts for English learners
Comment from : Charles Russell

Happy Anus🤣🤣🤣
Comment from : Zana Strange

My current level is A2/B1 but it's been a couple of months since the last time I practise at a conversational level hope I could find a spanish wife soon too hhhahahah cute couple 😉😇
Comment from : HamidSpencer

great videosmy son married a lovely spanish girl and now live in Toledo and have 3 beautiful daughters bi lingual big timei tried to learn spanish but up to now have failed
Comment from : Bill Dunne

5:39 Women understand this, because men are 'visual' in bed Women want the drapes drawn and all the lights out - but that's often frustrating for men @5:56 the Smashing Pumpkins ha ha haa @12:43 - not a hack - a cheat sheet :)
Comment from : Research0digo

Your Spanish is very good and even your accent is hardly noticed Lo sé porque hablo también castellano I think it is a very European thing that when you are learning a new language In my case it was Dutch and my ex girlfriend made me repeat a thousand times a word I sounded a little German because I learned it before Well it can be confusing when languages are very similar Like also Spanish and Portuguese
Comment from : Kike Chiriboga

I'm drinking large amounts of Spanish wine in the hope it will help me speak Spanish
Comment from : Fart

Love Spanisdict Thank you so very much
Comment from : Dena Collins

I've been living in Madrid for 8 moths in 1986 (Right after Chernobyl accident) I started to learn more and more, but I emigrated to Canada and had to learn English When I visited Madrid with my wife in 2013, I found that Madrid changed a lot Now, after 34 years in Canada I'm coming back to Poland, and planning to learn Spanish again From Poland will be much easier to visit Spain often I have to admit, that when I watch your interesting videos, I keep my eye mostly on Yolanda She keeps me smiling all the time You are very nice couple
Comment from : skoluba

Thank you! This is really helpful
Comment from : Howard Tran

James, has your English changed since you learned Spanish? I notice you pronounce your r's in words that an Australian (for instance) wouldn't I've never twigged that New Zealand English is a rhotic accent, unlike Australian English which definitely isn't Here, unless we concentrate, there'd be no difference between estar and está In Australia, unless the r starts a word or a syllable, it only serves to change the vowel sound, but we have 20 diphthongsSpanish has 5 - the straight vowel sounds
Comment from : Paul Dobson

Have you guys ever seen the movie Vivir Es Facil Con Los Ojos Cerrados, set in about 1967 Javier Cámara is an English teacher in Madrid (or was it La Mancha?) who teaches English by reference to Beatles songs He hears that John Lennon is starring in a movie in AlmeríaHow I Won The War, and is determined to go down and meet him In the Franco era of course, but that doesn't dominate the film Only on a few occasions does it dominate Of course, the movie title is the Spanish for words in the song Strawberry Fields Forever It struck me when you said you connected over Beatles music
Comment from : Paul Dobson

Good tips , guys
Comment from : delbut2

I’m watching ur video because I want to learn EnglishGreetings from Spain 🇪🇸
Comment from : gassort

Did french helped you to learn spanish
Comment from : grand news

We are a Spanish/English family as well I am American (upstate New York), and my wife is Spanish (Sevilla) I've stumbled across you're channel and I'm really enjoying it Lol we use Google translate However, my personal philosophy is one word a day After ten years of marriage, I'm ok with my Spanish You guys are great!
Comment from : Gadget Networks

16:24 I thought he said Topless bar 😂 Speaking of accents I can barely talk to women in English with their tops on Imagine having to stumble through a new language with one 😂
Comment from : Allen Ellsworth

oh my God,, I love your vids Yolanda is stunning! well done Bu! I just heard she studied in Southport? did she ever go to Morecambe?
Comment from : Kieron Shepherd