Learning Spanish: Why is it so Hard to Understand Spanish Speakers || Improve Listening Skills

Have you noticed it is hard to understand Spanish speakers when they are speaking with each other? Here we'll explain why, and how you can improve your listening skills in Spanish. There will be a Spanish listening activity in Spanish towards the end of the video. Also, you will find more intermediate and advanced listening activities on our channel. More useful tips: http://www.whynotspanish.com/spanish/... Transcript and quiz: http://www.whynotspanish.com/spanish/... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this video, we are talking about tips on how to improve your listening skills in Spanish. These tips will help you better understand Spanish speakers in conversations. First, let's start with the why. Most Spanish speakers do not enunciate when they speak. Another reason is that Spanish is the second fastest language in the world after Japanese. So when you combine those together it can make for a lot of difficulty understanding. There are two types of listening passive and active listening. Passive listening is where you have things like Spanish music in the background but are not really paying close attention. This is could help you learn the musicality of the language but will not really help you that much. We recommend trying to do active listening. This is where you listen to something and take action like you would in a conversation. Here are our tips to practice active listening. 1. Have a conversation in Spanish When you are having a conversation always look to say something back and expand. 2. Get scripts or subtitles Get scripts or subtitles of what you are watching or listening. When you are reading while you hear it will help you better understand by being able to see the sentence structure and better understand the context. Also if you are listening to music try to find the lyrics for the song and sing along. 3. Slow it down When you listen to slower versions of the audio you have more of a chance to understand. You can do this on YouTube by going to the settings box (the little gear wheel) and then click on speed. Write the words you understand down then go back and watch it at normal speed to see if you can pick out the words from what you have written down. 4. Predict the content Try to predict the vocabulary that you might see in the video you are about to watch. Look up any words that you think you might need or that will be used. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔔Subscribe to our channel --------- https://goo.gl/iV43XT Visit us / Visítanos: www.whynotspanish.com 📸Instagram:   / whynotspanish   Facebook:   / whynotspanish   Free Ebook! How to learn Spanish the right way? Check out our free ebook ⬇ https://app.getresponse.com/site2/05c... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment We Use to make the videos (amazon affiliate links) 1. Main Camera - https://amzn.to/2wQBvvM 2. Little Camera - https://amzn.to/2oMNAhR 3. Backdrops & lights - https://amzn.to/2M9WHSQ 4. Main Mic - https://amzn.to/2wSzpMF 5. Audio Recorder - https://amzn.to/2wMaaKU 6. Lav Mic - https://amzn.to/2QbMtok 7. Camera Light - https://amzn.to/2NoxTLz 8. Tripod - https://amzn.to/2oNjlr2 9. Old Camera - https://amzn.to/2wRIzIw 10. Batteries... Main camera - https://amzn.to/2oOqRSs Little camera - https://amzn.to/2MXEVYc --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Book Suggestions Beginner 1. Relatos / Stories: Historias Cortas Para Aprender Espanol: Niveles A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 / Short Stories to Learn Spanish: Levels A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 (Spanish Edition) http://amzn.to/2G9pg3P 2. 100 cosas que debe saber una chica / un chico http://amzn.to/2pq6H26 3. Cocina Fácil Internacional. Fideos y Pastas http://amzn.to/2GLvMfb 4. Fitness. Guia Holística para Principiantes http://amzn.to/2HQNZai 5. Las Frases del Éxito: Frases célebres para cambiar tu vida de más de 100 personajes históricos exitoso http://amzn.to/2Gbd6aT INTERMEDIO 6. Diccionario práctico del Estudiante http://amzn.to/2FYbAWc 7. La tregua. Mario Benedetti http://amzn.to/2GR5l85 8. El dilema del omnívoro http://amzn.to/2IBY9wQ 9. El curioso incidente del perro a media noche. http://amzn.to/2GN7m52 10. Una curiosidad para cada día del año http://amzn.to/2GLxLjt