This is how you will learn Spanish much faster! (with Chunks)

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I have been trying to effectively learn Spanish for about 2 years while living in Mexico. I think my vocabulary is more than enough. but I absolutely struggle with context. Things like who went or when did they go. Did they go before, today, they are going now, or are they going in the future. As such, I find that if I venture to far away from the phrases I know, I sound like a.... Pues, no importa... I find your statement about trying to invent sentences to be 100% correct. That is how I started and still mostly communicate. There is one very large exception to this. I no longer even think about common sayings and phrases (Chunks if you will). when I hear them or am replying using one there is zero translation happening in by mind al chile. Here are a few examples that I can think of off the top of my head. Hola, Como estas, Bien, Y tu? Como estas?, Que haces, Que bueno, Que onda, Que tal, Ontas, Tengo hambre, tienes hambre, Me gustaria, Quiero, Quiero (algo), Quieres (algo), A donde vas (va, vamos, voy) estoy cansado or just cansado, Estas cansada or just cansada, and I will add my girlfriends favorite "que tienes?" if you know 😂😂😂😂 if you don't know Lo siento. But trust Spring Spanish to teach you. Side note related to trust. Pues, actually it is related to my girlfriend and the "chunks" I have learned from her. Y QUE?? , Entonces?? , Tienes confianza en mi??? 😲😲💀💀😂😂😂😂 Full discloser I have only watched 4 :44 minutes of the introduction to chunks. However, it was at this point that as someone that never comments I felt compelled to comment. The extreme use of Yo is just hitting me wrong. No one I know talks like that. This is especially true for many of the examples that were provided. Example: Creo que me estoy explicando correctamente. Notice the chunk is Creo que or even Creo Que me. The chunk is not Yo creo que. The yo is implied with creo. Creo alone is believe but once que is add creo que tengo hambre it changes to I think or if you would like I believe. I think I am bothered because this appears to a wonderful concept that seems to align with how I am already learning to speak but at the same time if the chunks are wrong or overly structured this system may not only not work but could set me backwards by saying things like "yo tengo" instead of "tengo". example: while sitting in the park a stray soccer ball is about to go into traffic and you quick grab the ball saving it for going into traffic. At this point you could stand up triumphally and yell TENGO indicating you stopped the ball from going into traffic and you have the ball. Also, if when you save the ball no one is there but later a boy is walking around looking for something and he tells you that he is looking for is soccer ball. it would be very natural to simply say tengo and hand the boy is ball. in either scenario Yo is not used. Maybe you can easily set me straight by telling me I need to watch more or since I am learning I don't know what I'm talking about but I am living in Tijuana and I know enough to know when something doesn't seem correct and I am heavily motivated to find a system that will actually work. Thank you for letting my ramble. maybe I should post a condensed version. .

I picked up on this when I started learning Spanish a long time ago. (I didn´t know it was called chunks). It only seemed logical to me that if you made up sentences used every day all you had to do was substitute the key words each time relevant to the situation. It is also fun to devise loads of sentences to write down and you will soon have a great deal of Spanish on the tip of your tongue. Two warnings 1. It can become addictive (you will be spending a lot of subconscious time thinking up things to say) and 2. You must of course be able to understand what is being said to you, it´s not a one-way conversation.

Very good and helpful-I am always looking for phrases that can be used as chunks!!!!

I just found out about this channel and I want to know if it’s mexican or spain spanish i will be learning here

Linda profe y gran lección, que combinación.🤓👋

No tengo ganas de limpiar las ventanas. Buen vídeo Maura.

Your Stunning ❤, could you make a subjunctive video please the last one made was quiet bad.

Thank you for making things easier... you help me realize I over complicated things ...but now I have know the "Chunk method "

Great vid

No tengo ganas de trabajado hoy, entonces estoy viendo asi video

Yo no tengo ganas parar de escuchar a Maura 🤣😜

Muy bien 👌❤️

Gracias maestra

Tengo ganas de comprar un taza de café en Marylou’s.

Your channel is excellent... how about a smidge of focus on business Mexican? A colleague recently got transferred from Mexico HQ to England (EMEA)HQ and I found your channel to better understand Mexican culture and language, whilst I'd be very (very very) happy to flirt with her. In a business environment, it's inappropriate and respect and consideration for her culture is paramount. Thank you for your channel efforts. You are all estrella

I hate the word chunks so much. It literally makes me think of vomit every time it's said because probably the only other time I hear chunks used (in plural form) is to say blow chunks, which means to throw up. I wish there was another word for this term lol.

When saying "I think that" or "I believe that," isn't it correct to leave out "Yo" most of the time, except when you need it for emphasis? Put another way, how often do you say, "Yo creo que" vs simply, "Creo que?" Gracias!

Como hoy es fiesta en mi país tengo mucjas ganas de dar un largo paseo

¡Gracias, Maura! Tengo una pregunta. He estado aprendiendo y hablando español por un tiempo y todavía no puedo entender cuándo usar o no usar el artículo con tener. Sé que dijiste que no lo usara, pero he visto y escuchado oraciones que lo usan y oraciones que no. ¿Hay una regla sobre cuándo usarlo y cuándo no? Por ejemplo, dije "Tengo UNA pregunta". ¿Debería haber dicho "Tengo pregunta"? Y si no, ¿Por qué no? ¡Gracias de nuevo! 😊