{"id":7422,"date":"2023-11-05T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/?p=7422"},"modified":"2023-11-14T16:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:35:51","slug":"how-to-learn-a-language-with-youtube-no-2-how-to-customise-subtitles-and-playback-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realspanish.eu\/en\/blog\/uncategorized\/how-to-learn-a-language-with-youtube-no-2-how-to-customise-subtitles-and-playback-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"How to learn a language with YouTube, no. 2: how to customise subtitles and playback speed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SM7pRN3Zz44?si=z4oCPRgqR59r5rA?rel=0l\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">You can customise subtitles and playback speed for videos on YouTube. Jos\u00e9 explains how to get the most out of these tools. Netflix offers similar options for subtitles and playback speed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">If you just want to listen to the audio, you&#8217;ll find it<\/span><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/realspanish\/how-to-learn-a-language-with-youtube-no-2-how-to-customise-subtitles-and-playback-speed\/s-pgeyxL4UQSA?si=1fb4496f5a8044ca9f2ecec54ae6c914&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Did you see our first video on how to get the most out of videos in Spanish (or any other language)? Miguel explains how to use some keyboard shortcuts <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fRvvcjBA98k\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">here<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi! Great to see you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is our second video about how the tools on YouTube can help you to learn a language.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>First:<\/strong> the subtitles. I\u2019m sure you already know that subtitles rarely match exactly what the actors or announcers are saying. Normally, this doesn\u2019t matter. But for language students it\u2019s essential to be able to see and hear the exact words at the same time. For this reason, in the clips from TV and movies that we use in our courses, we have uploaded subtitles that really do match exactly what the actors or announcers are saying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this clip three friends are talking about the contents of a bag belonging to a young Basque woman who left it behind after spending the night with one of them.\u00a0 You will hear examples of Andalusian pronuncation, as well as some words that we explain in the lesson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">Joaqu\u00edn: \u00a0 \u00a1<em>Cuidao<\/em>, Currito! no vaya a haber un artefacto explosivo ah\u00ed dentro, \u00a1hijo!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 120px;\"><em>Careful Curro! In case there\u2019s an explosive device inside, mate!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">Curro: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a1Anda ya!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 120px;\"><em>Oh, come on!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">Curro: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00bfT\u00fa est\u00e1s seguro de que este bolso es de una mujer? Porque aqu\u00ed no hay ni pintalabios, ni r\u00edmel, ni nada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 120px;\"><em>Are you sure this is a woman\u2019s bag? Because there\u2019s no lipstick, or mascara, or anything.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">Joaqu\u00edn: \u00a0 \u00a1Si las vascas no se maquillan!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 120px;\"><em>Well, Basque women don\u2019t wear makeup!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">Rafael: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joaqu\u00edn, que t\u00fa viste a la muchacha, que pod\u00eda ser perfectamente Miss Euskadi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 120px;\"><em>Joaqu\u00edn, you saw the girl, she could easily be Miss Basque Country.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To activate the subtitles in the TV and movie clips in our courses, click on Settings. Then choose the language.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We suggest you view the clip several times, first with subtitles and later without, until you can distinguish every word and phrase without the subtitles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Another useful tool<\/strong>: you can slow down the video so you can distinguish every word. Then you can view it at normal speed. Watch this video. [The video is in English]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s review what we\u2019ve learned so far. If you don\u2019t understand something, try these strategies:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First: rewind 5 or 20 seconds<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Second: If it\u2019s still hard for you, rewind again and activate the subtitles in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third: If you can hear each word but still don\u2019t get the meaning, rewind again and choose the subtitles in English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know other ways to get the most out of videos to help you learn a language? 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