DO THIS when you don't understand (and avoid embarrassing mistakes)

Have you ever been speaking to someone in English and you can’t understand what they are saying? Of course! This is something that happens to all of us, native speakers included.

In this video, I’m going to show you a simple technique called rephrasing, that you can use to instantly help you to solve this problem, avoid embarrassing miscommunications, and communicate more fluently.

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[UniversoSentido]

The best professor of English I have seen. Thanks Christian.

[claudinelogrado]

"When you learn a new language, you become part of the community of that language." I was moved by this part because, for the first time, I felt within that community.🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷🏵

[marcind-ecde]

The best English teacher ever. My self confidence has grown exponentially after this lesson.

[WatchingDicas]

Christian, you are simply formidable in teaching. You have a gift from God for teaching. Greetings from Brazil.

[veronikaolexenko]

Thank you for the lessons! I am from Ukraine and now very hard to learn anything, but there are lessons gives light 👍

[vitor.vieira]

I’m from Brazil and I understand everything you say. Thank you very much for your patience, help and English tips!

[selenas]

I'm a woman 73 years old and love to learn English. I like your way of explaining! Thanks a lot, Christian! Please, go on!

[Sikaru]

Another advantage of rephrasing is, that you show to your communication partner that you have been listening and are actively trying to understand what they are saying.

[CASTELLANOSELULAR]

Thanks for helping me so much. I am from Venezuela and I am 55 years old and I have been learning English on my own for a year and I already understand almost everything that you say, but I still cannot speak fluently, with your videos I have learned a lot and they are great, I would like to one day enroll in your courses, Thanks again.

[felipecinemkt]

You are the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm autistic and gifted. I live in Brazil and can't work. This leaves me without money to study. But when I see you and your passion for teaching, I find my way to study and improve my English. Thank you very much for all you do here. This is crucial for me.

[ivankaplunov]

Thank you for the video. Very interesting and useful. For me exactly . Glad to see your wife. Greetings from Ukraine.

[jillp]

Hah! I did that pretending I understood something today. But hear me out. I was driving our Ukrainian teenager from school to his new home today. He was saying something, but still speaks quite quietly, and I just didn't catch what he was saying. I pretended I didn't hear properly so he repeated himself - and I still didn't understand what he was saying. But ... obviously English isn't his first language (although he's pretty good at it now), but he's only really started talking to us in the past 6 months or so, and I valued his spontaneous communication more than possibly making him feel embarrassed by correcting him / asking him to repeat himself again. And I was driving, so needed to concentrate on that. So yes, I pretended I understood what he was saying on this occasion in order to keep the conversation lines open.

[virgiliodomingos]

Well done this lesson teacher. God bless you. Clap clap from Mozambique

[sicomtudo]

Your channel has something of divine.
Your voice is calm however encouraging at the same time,
Your message is always clear and well spoken, I really love the way you think and try to convey it to others.

[ghignodibacco]

Your videos are always precious for all of us who want to improve their English

[skkwbfr]

Your way of teaching is like meditation, entirely different from others. I can feel your positive vibes. Keep up the great work!
Ananda.

[egetzl]

The main point of this video, Dont be shy to learning in english and when you do not understand something do not hesitate to ask them.Moreover it is the main things that we have to learn this video Language is something that share opinions, experiences, we can add many words as we wish.Thanks for the video Cangura Academy ! I hope so I explained correctly what I want to say. Have a good day or night for who reads to this comment.

[paolaiezzi]

Thank Christian I am Italian and your words and your teaching give me hope and determination to move forward. Because some people have mocked my Italian accent when I speak English, making me less confident. Your videos are absolutely full of energy, motivation.💪

[gustavogonzalez]

de lo mejor que he visto. LEJOS. Gracias totales por haberte conocido