5 Simple Ways to Understand Native Speakers Easily (Powerful!)

Learn 5 simple things to focus on to increase your listening comprehension skills and understand fast-speaking native speakers more easily.
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► CHAPTERS:
00:00 How to Understand Native Speakers Easily
02:09 Connected Speech and Linking
3:43 Learn Relaxed Pronunciation
5:46 Use Advanced Contractions in English
9:00 Content Words v Structure Words
10:44 Focus on Pronunciation
11:47 Your 3-Step Plan

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► TRANSCRIPTION

You want to understand native speakers easily, but when you're watching television or people are talking to you, it sounds like this... Right? So in today's lesson, I want to share with you five simple things that you can do to really improve your listening comprehension skills and understand and fast speaking natives more easily.

Let me remind you that the techniques that you need to develop to improve your listening skills are the same techniques that you need to develop your pronunciation skills and to speak more quickly and naturally. So this video is really a win win lesson. You're going to improve your listening skills and your pronunciation skills today. And when you've learned these skills that I'm going to talk about today, it's vital that you put them into practise. And that means actually listening to English.

And one of the best ways to do this is by podcasts or audiobooks. I downloaded a new book by one of my favourite comedians, and I listened to it when I'm taking the children to school, when I'm cooking, when I'm driving. So you can do that. You can practise your listening skills without actually finding extra time to do it. Just include it in an activity that you already do.

Exercise too. I listen to it when I'm doing exercise. But choose something that is going to make you want to listen and listen again and again and again. Because creating that routine of listening to some English every day, something that is interesting for you, is a really effective way of improving your listening skills. And while you're doing that, try to implement the five simple ways that I'm going to teach you now of how to improve your listening skills in English. Let's go.

Now, if you have ever thought that when native speakers are talking, it sounds like one long sound, that's because we use linking techniques that you probably don't use. And a very, very common one is consonant to consonant linking. So look at these examples here. Calm man. White tea. In these situations, one word ends with a consonant and the next word begins with the same consonant.

And what we do in those situations is we don't pronounce both consonants like this: calm man, white tea. But instead we join the words together with one slightly longer consonant. So it's calm man, calm man. White tea, white tea. And when we use this technique, simple sentences like this, John knows Sally's seeing Gary, sound like this, John knows Sally's seeing Gary. It sounds like one long word because of all the consonant to consonant linking that native speakers naturally do.

So try to do this when you're speaking English, and if you do, it will really help you improve your recognition of words when native speakers are using these techniques with you.

Relax. Okay? Relaxed pronunciation. Some people might call it lazy pronunciation, but it's basically where we take two or three words and we just pronounce them in a much, much more relaxed way. So let me explain this with a few examples.

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[robertocontreras]

The best English teacher we've got on Youtube.

[clanzi]

Hi Greg, I ‘ m one of your subscribers from Italy. I think you are a really good teacher, and for me it’s easier learning from native teacher . I agree with you , when you said that we need to listen to podcasts and practise every single day . I’m 52 years old and I study only because I love English language and it’s my hobby. I have improved very very much listening to radio London . I really love the English broadcasters . Also I write meanwhile I listen to a podcast. And last but not least I listen to different accents, so now when I listen to English songs, I realise that I understand the words easily and without pretty much attention …. Thank you for your lessons, bye 💕

[iTRON-]

It is really something new for me - improve my pronunciation in order to improve my listening ability. Thank you, Gregg!

[Vetgong]

Hi Greg! Thanks a load for your useful and informative lessons! Keep on going! Take care!

[igorboklah]

Thank you, Greg!These useful pieces of advice were given me by my university teachers as far as 40 years ago, so your tips prove to be helpful in nowadays speech 👍

[marjoury]

I understand each word you say I wish all native English speakers sounded exactly like you.

[BlackSoul]

Your diction is so cool, i can easily watch this in x2

[MC-bqdj]

You’re Great, Greg! I love your way to explain, it’s so clear and effective.💡🤗

[roman_mathew]

Thank you Greg! Your lessons are priceless!

[angelicab]

I've just discovered your videos. Great tips means explanations in order to understand Englisch much better - Thanks a lot Greg!

[Cambodiagirl]

This guy is amazing. His pronunciation is very clearly his a good teacher. I always watched his all lessons

[d.lauren]

Tnx! It's applicable to every language. I'm learning Spanish at the moment, your video is very useful

[utvrimn]

Thank you Greg for your invaluable instructions. I expect more from you.

[Mertecem]

Your teaching technique is so clear and cognisable sir. Just subscribed. 👍

[abhishekprabhu]

That's really wonderful to learn from you, excellent techniques Sir, thank you. God bless you.

[berenice-]

Hi greg! As far as I'm concerned, I watch your videos during my sport or when I cook, so thank you for your lessons!

[ComparativeGrammarwithVideos]

If only everyone could speak as clearly as you!

[Anhelina]

I just wish all native speakers spoke like you😂 Thanks for the video 💙💛

[MartinMelikyan]

Even my bad listening didn't disturb to understand you, because your speech is actually clearly, thanks for video

[luisramonmaderuelo]

I like your way of teaching, very clear and understandable, Thanks!