Name: Why Can't I Understand Native English Speakers, But I Can Understand You?
Uploaded: 2020-06-08T04:15:49.000Z
Duration: 10 min 20 s
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Many of you have mentioned to me that you find it really easy to understand me when

But when you take the time to listen to other native English speakers it can be challenging

and difficult to understand what they're saying.

As you learn English it's good to listen to other people, but many of you are wondering,

why can I understand Bob the Canadian so well, and why do I have so much trouble understanding

So in this video we're going to look at 5 reasons why you can understand me so well,

and we'll look at 5 things that you can do to kind of fix that problem, although it's

I think if you can understand me that's awesome!

Welcome to this video where we're going to look at 5 reasons why I am easy for you

to understand, and five things you can do to fix it.

But before we get started, don't forget to click that red subscribe button below if

I would love to help you learn English and if you subscribe you'll get notified when

a new lesson pops up, and if you could give me a thumbs up, all of you, at some point

during this English lesson, if it's helping you learn English.

Why can you understand me, but you have trouble understanding other people?

Well, the first reason is, because I try to speak clearly.

Notice I didn't say that I try to speak slowly, but I do try to speak clearly.

And I think one of the things that you need to know is that I am a high school teacher.

I have spent over 23 years explaining things to people.

It is my job to explain things to people.

So I have developed a way of talking that's very, very clear.

Many people ask if I'm speaking my normal speed.

It's probably a little bit slower, but it's not a lot slower than my normal English speaking

So I would say, “I do not…”, instead of, “I don't…”, and I tend to not

So that would be saying things like, “I hafta..”, instead of, “I have to…”.

It's not a bad thing to be able to understand me.

The fact that I speak clearly and it's not challenging for you, it is still very, very

So in the Youtube settings you can go in and if you are finding it very, very easy to understand

me you could go into the Youtube settings and you could tell it to play back this video

And it would help just a little bit in the fact that you can understand me at the speed

And it would be a great challenge, there's a little ant on me right now, it would be

a great challenge for you to listen to me sped up a little bit.

The second reason that you find it easy to understand me is, that it's just me talking.

There's just one of me talking here and there's not a conversation between me and

Whenever you are just listening to one person talk it's far easier to understand.

That was a nice red dump truck that just went by.

When it's just one person talking it's a lot easier to understand so there's two

Actually one thing I can do, and one thing you can do.

I can invite other people to come on my Friday and Saturday live streams.

That would be a great way for you to see interaction between two different English speakers, and

What you can do is make sure that, as you are watching Youtube videos, you watch videos

of people like me explaining English, but also look for videos where more than one person

is, is speaking, where two or more people are having a conversation.

You do your job and we can solve number 2, the fact that there is only one person speaking

makes it a lot easier for you to understand.

The third reason that it's becoming easier for you is you're getting used to me.

You have become tuned in with the way that I speak.

The more you listen to a certain native English speaker, the more you will understand that

native speaker, because my tone, my speed, my cadence, my pronunciation is all becoming

So, there's no solution for this except, you should watch other people.

I know it sounds kind of odd for a Youtuber to tell you to go watch other people, but

I'm glad that you watch my videos and I hope you continue to do so, but it is very

important as you train your ears, as you learn English, it's very important that you listen

Find one or two other Youtubers and follow them, subscribe to them, and get used to their

So that was number three, you're just getting used to me!

The fourth reason you find it easy to understand me is that I'm a very logical person.

All of my life I have liked things like science and I have liked math and I have liked lists

and I have liked putting things together in a logical way.

So when I design my lessons I take extra care and time to make sure that it is put together

I think many of you who watch my videos, I can tell from the comments you leave, you

So that's another reason why you find it easy to understand me, is I create lessons

The best way for you to address this problem is to watch things that are less logical.

My number one recommendation is to watch English language reality TV shows.

Shows where people argue, where people fight, where people hang out together.