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Recognising but unable to understand
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luke
Diglot
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United States
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Speaks: English*, Spanish
Studies: Esperanto, French

Message 9 of 11

12 January 2014 at 3:29am | IP Logged

seemewoo wrote:

For example if i listen to a lesson in assimil, I recognise the words on the audio,
however I have to sit and think what these words are before I understand what the audio means.

This just means you have to spend more time on the lesson. It may be helpful to read the translation without
the audio a few times so you understand exactly what is going on. After that, listen to the audio and continue
reading the translation (English). Once the audio makes sense, then continue listening, but start reading the
Spanish and see if you can keep up.
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Zireael
Triglot
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Poland
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Speaks: Polish*, English^B2, Spanish
Studies: German, Sign Language, Tok Pisin, Arabic (Yemeni), Old English

Message 10 of 11

12 January 2014 at 11:25am | IP Logged

seemewoo wrote:

Hi,
I have got to a stage with my Spanish where I can listen to the language being spoken, and recognise the
words being said, however I can't understand them.

For example if i listen to a lesson in assimil, I recognise the words on the audio, however I have to sit and
think what these words are before I understand what the audio means.

Sorry if this isn't making much sense but this is the best way I can explain it :-/

It's really frustrating because I know the words, I just can't seem to understand the meaning of them quickly
enough.

Any tips would be much appreciated!

If it is frustrating for you in Spanish, imagine such episodes from time to time in your native language!
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seemewoo
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United Kingdom
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Message 11 of 11

13 January 2014 at 12:38am | IP Logged

Oh god! I would hate that!

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