Every time I watch a Mike Ben vid I get motivated to study.
@Lukelearnsspanish
5 ай бұрын
I know right. Totally agree
@sbem53
5 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this interview - a big thanks to both of you. A couple of things I wanted to say, the first with respect to native English speakers not having the drive to learn another language or the belief that they can learn it without actually living in a foreign country. That totally describes me (I have lived in Canada my entire life) and almost all other native-born Canadians that I know. I stopped believing that nonsense that I could never learn Spanish while living in a dominantly English area when I discovered CI videos and Steve Kaufmann on youtube. I only wished I discovered it earlier and not at 34 years of age, but better late than never. The second is Mike's advice about reading and listening sort of reinforcing each other. I started reading Spanish on LingQ last November (I started Dreaming Spanish about a month later and am at about 300 hours at the moment) and I totally agree with this. It happens so often whereby I will have read something and picked up a ton of vocabulary via LingQ one day, then the same day or a few days later I hear the same key word(s) used in a DS video. This still happens even at the intermediate level. Joining the two (escuchar y leer) has been powerful. I have been heavy on the listening over the past couple of months as it's just easier to watch DS videos than it is to read text and hunt down vocabulary, but I'm trying to balance the two out in more equal proportions again.
@Lukelearnsspanish
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment and the support. Reading I think is something I need to do a lot more of myself since so many people say it is so good for learning.
@tjohnson4517
2 ай бұрын
I've been following mike for three years and just began following you a few months ago. So glad you had him on, Mike had great content, is very transparent and honest with talking about his Spanish journey. Mucha suerte a ustedes
@Lukelearnsspanish
2 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for the support
@ramav87
9 күн бұрын
I love Mike, he's an inspiration to all of us. Also, full props to you Luke for learning Spanish from Melbourne. I grew up in Sydney but have been living in the States for the past decade, just started learning Spanish a year ago. Maybe I will be fluent the next time I visit my family in Melbourne and Sydney, but I can definitely say I would not have been learning if not for the fact that as Mike mentions, in the US its so useful to learn this language.
@Lukelearnsspanish
9 күн бұрын
Yeah Mike has been a great motivation for myself as well, he has really set the standard on what can be achieved. good luck on your own Spanish Journey. All the best ;)
@givemekape2418
3 ай бұрын
I'm curious what your thoughts are on subtitles. I would consider myself to be intermediate after almost 2 years, but native shows are still too demanding for me to watch without subtitles. So my choices are to watch a DS video that might bore me a little or to watch a native reality show or something like that while using spanish subtitles. I've watched about 13 hours of spanish tv with subtitles in the last week, and while I can't necessarily follow the speed of the audio, I definitely learned new vocab and grammar by reading the subtitles and the shows were much more entertaining than most intermediate content out there.
@Lukelearnsspanish
3 ай бұрын
I think it’s okay to watch with subtitles. I did a little bit of it however in my case I just found them distracting. However I think it’s something that if it’s going to get you to watch more videos in Spanish, why not. I’m psoistive it would still be beneficial.
@josecarlosbayoncueto4689
4 ай бұрын
Mike has also been an inspiration for me for learning languages , he is a good person and he gives a lot of motivation for language learning.
@Lukelearnsspanish
4 ай бұрын
Yeah he is a super cool guy and very motivational
@AngelaLearnsSpanish
4 ай бұрын
This is the motivation I need! Been watching Mike Ben recently. Love this interview!❤ 👏🏼
@Lukelearnsspanish
4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@franceshall7127
4 ай бұрын
mikeeeee hola.. gracias ambos
@Lukelearnsspanish
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support
@IanMusa
5 ай бұрын
Great sit down, interesting to hear mike talk about how common it is to come across spanish speakers in his surroundings
@SpanishWithMikeLee
5 ай бұрын
This is game changing information, I pick up alot of key pointer in this interview. Keep up the great work Luke. 😀😀😀
@Lukelearnsspanish
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support I’m glad it helped
@gabrieldariobrasuna-5695
5 ай бұрын
Very interesting the interview Luke! Congrats! Sometimes it's difficult to understand your Australian accent! je! Un saludo desde Argentina. Todo lo que dijeron es muy interesante en el aprendizaje de otro idioma.
@Lukelearnsspanish
5 ай бұрын
Aha Yeah the Aussie accent is a tough one
@Vonfee
5 ай бұрын
Mike is a great interviewee and motivater. Shout out to both of you guys. This has definitely recharged me for this upcoming week🫡
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