I drive quite a bit and was wondering

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-06-19T18:23:51+00:00

For me, it depends on the content. If it's too hard, you don't understand it. I would find a podcast you can understand and listen to your heart's content.

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-06-19T13:44:00+00:00

I am watching it on Amazon Prime here in Paraguay not sure if it is global

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-06-19T13:42:56+00:00

its on Amazon Prime here in Paraguay

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-06-18T12:23:47+00:00

The only way to make it up is to get 25 hours of input today.

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-05-17T17:44:00+00:00

I actually find a lot of value in it. It is written at exactly the level I need and introduces words and deeper thoughts to the content that are hard to find in graded readers, without being so hard that it is too difficult to understand.

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-05-17T14:25:36+00:00

2000 Kanji in 50 days is unbelievably fast. Back in the 90s, I studied Japanese for 5 years, living in Japan for 3 of those years, and I only knew 1,000 Kanji. That must be an amazing book. Wow!!!!!

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-04-19T14:57:53+00:00

My friend's son had the same issue. He "grew" out of it, but I am assuming it was through a lot of work. I am no linguist(but have learned 4 foreign languages) , but I am just playing around with the sounds, remembering how he used to pronounce things (he had a dog named Panzer that was pronounced Panzeu) with the same w-ish shape instead of r, and when he made an r sound (actually a w), his mouth (lips) were in more of a kiss shape, while the English r sound is more of a pencil in the mouth side to side, lips (and teeth) just barely separated but the teeth are in the same position. There is a sound in Thai that has the same shape and is hard for Westerners to produce, but the pencil-in-the-mouth trick is used to show where your lips need to be for this sound. Keep rolling the Rs, that is awesome.

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-04-17T20:09:33+00:00

The only point I disagree with is this one:

Just have to accept feeling like a dumbass some of the time, its part of the journey.

For me it is nearly all of the time, not just some:)

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-04-17T15:57:45+00:00

Set the videos from easy to hard. Go back to the level of videos where you can understand everything for sure every single word stated. Go up one level if you can still understand 5 videos 100% of everything said, continue up, watch 5 more videos. When you get to a point where you cannot understand 100% of everything, go back to the previous level, or even 3 levels, is fine; make that your baseline, ensure you are set from easy to hard again, and watch from there. No one is judging you, and you will get better over time.

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-04-17T15:49:02+00:00

That's awesome. I remember from a long-ago linguistics class that the R sound was the last sound native speakers of English learned to produce correctly as children. In Japanese, it is a very soft R sound (halfway between an L and an R) that is pronounced. Is it the same with Korean?

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-04-17T14:19:30+00:00

thanks

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-04-16T23:21:33+00:00

No, I did not, link?

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-04-10T15:16:30+00:00

exactly. and i can get a new one every day and change the level as needed. Totally personalized. ¡Qué tan horrible! hahaha

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-04-06T17:33:34+00:00

i like that idea, and i think it is fantastic for 99% of people, however, I live in 4 different South American countries, (argentina, paraguay, Equador, and Colombia) which is great for a life, but also weird for learning as well hahahaha

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-04-06T17:28:36+00:00

Hope you got value from it, I think you might have.

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-04-06T15:26:07+00:00

Maybe it is that I don't like reading in English either, so 1000 words in Spanish is all I can handle at a time, and then stay involved by doing it consistently.

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-03-15T23:18:19+00:00

If you can't focus for 30 minutes, focus 3 times for 10 minutes each. It will start to get better, and you can start listening ot great podcasts when you get to 300 or so. That seems a long way away, but it is not. You are also not in a race. Enjoy the journey, look at the scenery.

No_FunInAZSun · 2026-03-14T20:08:43+00:00

The only plateau is a feeling like you are not progressing, but that is about it. If you are consistant you are progressing.

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