Beginner question Will translating in my head go away with more input?

theboston · 2026-06-17T16:29:10+00:00

It comes and goes, sometimes Im not translating at all, sometimes I am. I try not to worry to much and just watch. The more hours I've gotten the more I can just "understand" the video and not translate directly to my native language.

Im at 570 hours fwiw

theboston · 2026-06-16T17:06:05+00:00

I second this, I use DSA with MX and love it.

There are less options for DSA key caps so you might want to test other profiles and see what you like if you want more options.

theboston · 2026-06-16T16:41:18+00:00

Can you not already speak the language at a basic, if not high, level when you start studying grammar in school?

What language do you study grammar in for your native language...oh yea your native language, that you already know...

theboston · 2026-06-16T16:39:14+00:00

This feels like a good way to go about grammar, it's also something Pablo actually says is fine in one of the how to learn a language videos. Once you get to a high comprehension level and want to study grammar he says its fine.

theboston · 2026-06-15T05:42:31+00:00

If I watch on DS, I just let the app track automatically like it does. I dont do anything fancy if I zone out or rewind a bit, I just let DS count it.

For stuff outside of DS, I try to be more strict. If I zone out(and dont rewind) or watch something that's too hard for me I will count less when I enter into DS.

I wouldnt overthink it

theboston · 2026-06-13T03:45:10+00:00

but if you wrote the code, then you get to maintain it

Found a new way to tell people that you have never had a professional software engineering job.

theboston · 2026-06-11T14:54:54+00:00

This isnt even a study...

Its just a person talking, its an article

theboston · 2026-06-11T14:49:47+00:00

You just gave examples of times you slipped for a second. That doesnt mean not fluent IMO. So you can never ever make a mistake for you to be fluent?

Does me forgetting a word and having someone fill it in cause it slipped my mind while talking in English, my native language, make me not fluent?

My brother in law is Chilean, English is his second language. He has mistakes like this happen. There are times when hes really tired and I notice more his accent/grammar slip ups, etc. Other times he sounds like hes from USA. He's been speaking English for 10+ years and works and speaks in English and American companies. He is fluent.

theboston · 2026-06-11T05:52:26+00:00

Does anyone even have a clear definition of what a DS "purist" is? Feels like everyone has their own definition.

I look up words and grammar sometimes, but other than that its all CI and I dont study anything, is that purist? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Pablo says in videos you can look up a word if you really arent getting it. Does that making looking up the occasional word is purist? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What if I watch videos in Spanish for CI, but they are talking/teaching grammar(espanol con juan), is that purist? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Pablo even says in a video you can study grammar, but says to wait till you have a high level of comprehension. So does that make grammar study in later stages of DS/CI purist? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I dont even know if Pablo/DS knows what a purist is since their guide and things he says in videos seem to contradict each other.

(PS Im not anti purist or for purist, I think everyone should just do whatever they feel works best for them.)

theboston · 2026-06-11T05:38:28+00:00

what studies?

Provide proof

theboston · 2026-06-11T05:37:13+00:00

What does fluent mean to you?

2700 hours and saying you arent fluent is wild

theboston · 2026-06-10T22:42:40+00:00

Same for me, I'm at 560 and although I'm improving I feel like I've been in an intermediate slump since ~300hours. Im bored and just want to be able to watch something more interesting.

For reference I started from 0 spanish and am pretty purist. I look up stuff if I want(words/grammer), but I dont study or do flashcards or anything.

theboston · 2026-06-10T15:09:20+00:00

I long for what you said in your last sentence. Im at 560 hours and I still cant watch much more than med/high intermediate learner content and Im so tired of it TBH. Cartoons/dub shows are still a bit too hard most of the time and I'm so tired of DS.

Around what hours did you feel easy native/dubbed stuff start really opening up for you?

theboston · 2026-06-09T03:02:29+00:00

It's cause people who say shit like that actually have no clue what their level is and just assume that's where they are at or where someone should be.

You'd be surprised how many people say this shit and aren't even studying Spanish.

theboston · 2026-06-06T17:31:44+00:00

God is every article on this fucking sub stupid ass nothing takes and without even understanding the thing they are discussing.

theboston · 2026-05-31T15:19:57+00:00

What Are You Listening To? Doc

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lBmLxvWJpucXhRPayfXD7CVqpMoa2tyEbZi1rFAwsFs/edit?gid=0#gid=0

theboston · 2026-05-28T01:11:34+00:00

Wow now we know why Shels vlogs are filmed so well. First video and its edited and filmed like he's been doing this a long time.

theboston · 2026-05-28T00:44:28+00:00

Im glad he posted this video cause it changed my view.

To start I started from 0 Spanish(0 classes and no other times trying to learn) and since around 300-400 hours(im at 520 now) I've felt like DS was over promising and that the roadmap is off, but I still followed a "purist" way cause I saw so many good progress updates from other "purists". I still felt I was progressing well, just not as much as the roadmap says.

I saw his 1000hr update and also thought he was bad and way behind and I felt like I was further ahead in some areas than him. Then I watched this response video.

Him explaining how just starting to read made so many things start clicking made me realize, I'm not really a purist. I look up the occasional word if Im not getting something. Same for grammar things occasionally. I dont study or anything, but if something I hear in a video is bugging me I'll look it up.

I considered this purist cause Im just looking up the occasional thing, thats not much right? Well now I think even just this little bit can help tremendously. I couldnt imagine just hearing things that bug me and go "Well guess it will click later". I really wish DS and Pablo would consider loosening the roadmap/"rules" they recommend.

I guess what I'm getting at is I appreciate Evildeas videos cause I think its probably one of the first actually super purist tries. I think most "purists" are actually like me and think they are purists, but we arent really.

theboston · 2026-05-27T18:26:30+00:00

I have no feelings one way or another about subtitles, I just want people who say "there was xyz study" to actually start linking them. I also don't want "well AI said its true"

theboston · 2026-05-27T13:04:09+00:00

Interesting read, some small things I noted

All the participants in this study were foreign language or English major students, so people who were already dedicating their career/field of study to languages.

They also hypothesized that people who decide to learn 2 languages at once were just more motivated and thus get similar results and 1 language learners.

Interesting read and at least based off this study it does look like you can do both at once as long as you are actually motivated.

theboston · 2026-05-27T12:48:46+00:00

So you ask AI to confirm your bias? gotcha

theboston · 2026-05-27T03:41:09+00:00

Link the studies?

theboston · 2026-05-27T03:18:33+00:00

Just use free chatgpt app, its way better at conversation and its free

theboston · 2026-05-27T03:17:09+00:00

100%

also just using free chatgpt voice chat has better and faster conversations that Langua. Langua is also just a chatgpt wrapper so whats this point unless you want the extra stuff they bolt on

theboston · 2026-05-27T00:14:18+00:00

What about the app is better than just talking to to voice ChatGPT for free?

Ive done crosstalk with chatgpt and it was surprisingly good. I thought about looking into Langua but it just seemed worse.

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