¿Cómo mejorar tu inglés día a día?

Gracias Carlos, ayer en la Expert Sesion - Cómo definir tus metas para aprender inglés, Isis nos invitaba a realizar el Curso de Creación de Portafolio y CV (https://platzi.com/clases/portafolios/), porque además de adquirir la skill del inglés, actualizar nuestro portafolio hará posible acceder a mejores oportunidades.
“Las personas que saben inglés y trabajan en tecnología tienen salarios 30% superiores que aquellas que no”. No sólo es una meta; sino que es una necesidad.

Leer en Inglés es fundamental, por ello debe de ser el primer punto…

Pero para aquellos vagos hay una opción que les recomiendo mucho, y es con la que yo mejoré mi nivel de inglés de manera descomunal en una era pre-Netflix (hoy en día justamente Netflix es genial para esto): “mirá todas tus series y pelis favoritas en inglés y con subtítulos TAMBIÉN en inglés”…

La importancia en que sea una de tus series o películas favoritas va por el lado que generalmente uno ya sabe de qué va la cosa y no precisa entender palabra por palabra… Uno debe dejar que el diálogo fluya…

De ahí en más, el estar en constante contacto con el inglés te ayudará mucho mucho…

Yo por mi parte en 2010 fui a vivir unos años a un pueblo donde hay mucha mezcla de naciones, y allí (Libertador San Martín) me encontré con cerca de un tercio de la gente no hablaba español como lengua natal, y eso me permitió interactuar por ejemplo con base en inglés con rusos, con japoneses y con brazileros… La práctica es lo que más te ayudará a aprender el idioma, pero mientras tanto a entrenar el oido con las películas…

Creo me re estiré, je… Si llegaste hasta acá decime qué opinás de todo esto… Suerte a todos…

Great post!
And that’s totally true! For the past 3 years I’ve been learning different languages, such as French, Italian, German and, currently, Portuguese. Most of the YouTube channels that teach a language teach it in English. And that one is just one reason you MUST learn English. I know it will help you to get a lot of opportunities.
Yo estuve en una situación similar hace algunos años. Mi pronunciación no era muy buena, y sentía que casi no tenía tiempo para practicar. De mi casa a la escuela, tenía que tomar bus, y me tomaba 15 minutos llegar de casa a la parada del bus. Ese tiempo lo usaba para pensar o charlar conmigo mismo, pero decidí empezar a hacerlo en Inglés. Si una persona me hubiera visto hablando conmigo mismo en Inglés, quizás hubiera dicho que estaba loco o algo así; pero con el paso del tiempo ese simple ejercicio me empezó a ayudar a mejorar mi pronunciación y vocabulario.
C’mon, people! Please, no more excuses!

Ok, I’m pretty newbie on this.
Althought this is not my first time writing in English, i never thoght that i could write a post publicly, I’ve done many courses before and i never felt confident about talking to my friends or family, however, i always tried to improve my english by myself, changed the phone’s language, read articles, and googling in english are the most common situations that i handle day to day, i don’t gotta lie, writing this post is a first step to be confident about myself, and i hope you guys, those how feel same as me, can overcome through this kind of situations, and i also hope you can enjoy learning english as much as me.
PD: i had to translate many words xd, and pls if you can give me some feedback i will appreciate it.

Hello Guys, ok I want to speak english fluenty.
Since 2019, I’m learning English at UTP University in Panama.
However, do you need practice listen, grammar and speak constanly … every day.
It is important think in English to make many sentences or learn vocabulary.
Today in day, I feel that, I can communicate with other person and keep a conversations.
Don’t afraid to learn or make mistakes.
Go a head!!!

Excelente articulo. Muchas gracias por la información. La verdad es que estoy buscando buenas sugerencias para adentrarme en este basto mundo del ingles.

Nunca pares de aprender, bien dicho. Muchas gracias

Gracias Carlos!, otro punto que me parece que ayuda mucho es el tomar todas tus notas en inglés 😃

Sin dudas buscar temas que nos interese profundizar es un gran paso para aprender ingles.

Thanks

Hi!
I like you post. These tips are very helpful. I want to apply it.
I usually read technical papers about physics and general science. But it’s very hard to speak English for me.

One of tne technics I use to learn English is read documentation from my favorite software tool, which is Docker. I highly recomend Platzi’s course. Another way I use to learn English is by watching videos on Youtube.

Good stategy, I’ have learned english an institute, but for improve your english you have to seek new ways to practice, i needed more vocabulary so I download:" wordup"( i recommend this app where you can destine 5 to 20 min per day to learn new words) and for listenning I recommend listen to music or watch series or movies in english, and for become familiar with english you can use your social media in english like facebook, instraram, linkedin, and also there are some social media where you can practice english with native people or people who speak english very well like “ablo” or “tandem” and for practice your speaking or listening you can use used yubo(it’s a free app ), there are rooms with differents topics, although very few that are worth, because the majority are from adolescents, but i found a couple of rooms with debates about religion, politics and economy very entertainment and useful to train my ear, the English native speak very quicky and use many contractions

Do you want to understand the tech lingo.

Silicon Valley in english folks, that’s what’s up.

Gracias , buenos habitos

Hi, Carlos , thanks for the post. this motive me for learn english. i know my english is bad but i tried

Creanme el inglés es primordial por más frustrante que pueda ser para muchos… El crecimiento profesional es exponencial.

Thank you so much for this article Carlos, I really appreciate it, this language is so important to be proficient in every single task of our lives. My main practice is always thinking in english, that’s really helpful to speak fluent.

Gracias por los consejos 😃

You think that you know a Language till you have a real immersion, in the moment I´m writing this post, I´m living in Australia. When I arrived to this country, I though that I feel comfortable with my english skills, but it was totally frustrating trying to communicate just basic necessities.

For that reason I highly recommend you to use the meetup app where you can find different kind of English events, there you could improve your listening and speaking skills.

Don´t be shy, just try again and again, that´s the only way to improve and gain confidence with the language 💪💪💪

Best, Jonathan

Great!

Usually I prefer to watch my favorite movies and series in his original language. But not always without subtitles or with English subtitles. However I’ve been trying to living my day to day practicing and becoming better my English, sometimes reading English articles or maybe writing in English to a friend.

I hope to have more friends who want to speak English here in platzi.

Thanks💚

Otra manera de aprender es ver series para niños. Muchas veces las series y películas para niños tienen un vocabulario básico, y al ser muchas veces descriptivo la relación con las palabras es mas fácil.

today do not use the english for nothing, i think that should star do it. I’m learning

I use the english language for communication with talent recruiters, for obtain my first job!

Oh! Ok. Here we go!
I think that I use my english when I listen music or read the documentation of the technologies in my job. But I think that I need to practice more. Surely I have a lot of mistakes in this text. Words that are out of context, for example. But I decide to start learn english hard and maybe in the future come back to this response and see all that I have been advanced.
I expect that my redaction and mi writing not burn your eyes.
Never stop learnnig (I supose that this is the traduction of "Nunca paren de aprender"
Bye

I actually use english in my cellphone all the time, watching movies and anime series, listening my favorites songs and searching a new job

¿De qué maneras usas el inglés en tu vida?
I like for because a best job offer in the exterior

Yo recién estoy empezando, y espero con muchas ansias ver que tanto mejorare en un año.

Leo este artículo después de dos años, qué increeíble que el tiempo no pasa en vano, sus esfuerzos siguen cosechando ánimo a los nuevos que dejamos pasar los días. Gracias por seguir enamorándonos del aprendizaje activo.

Hi! I’m usually read in english some articles or investigations of my day, also, sometimes I watch a movie with my girlfriend in English or Youtube videos too.

Muchas gracias por los tips para mejorar el inglés día a día

Voy a retomar enserio la práctica, y en mi caso, el inglés lo necesito en 3 ámbitos: Actualizarme, Comunicarme Profesionalmente, & Viajar. Siempre me ha aburrido aprender inglés, no sé si fue por el profesor o porque no era mi manera de aprendizaje.

Al final, cuando llegué a usar alguna de éstas técnicas que comentas, realmente siento que aprendo inglés. La práctica hace al Maestro, y por ahora creo que Plazti puede darme el orden que necesito. Cabe esperar qué resulta, luego les pasaré mis comentarios, o pueden decirme el suyo? Saludos! 😄

I used the English for read someone texts and for speak slowly

Good post
I used english to listen music and read small articles.

I need to learn english for diferent reasons.
The most science papers and posts are in english.
The documentation of programming lenguages that i want to read is in english.
And if i want to travel to anywhere i need to speak in a decent way
So, for all these i’m gonna try hard in learn the language.
Es primera vez que me atrevo a escribir un comentario en ingles, asi que es un avanze😼, y desde hoy lo intentare todos los dias.

Gracias por la informacion. La motivacion y un objetivo claro, es de gran importancoa para abordar el parendizaje de un segunda idioma. Empezando esta la escuela de Ingles ya tengo ambos cosas claras, espero sacar mucho provecho de toda esta infomacion. Saludos

Gracias Carlos por el aporte. Empiezo a entender que todo se trata de fortalecer nuestras redes neuronales de forma tal que nuestro cerebro se adapte al nuevo idioma, esto solo se logra practicando e incluyendo el ingles al día a día.

hi, I need learn english for my job, this is the reason to read this post in the blog, i hope that my english can get better.
I see that many people learn english watching movies or listening music and this is a good new for me.

¡Thank you Carlos for share your knowledge! Sinceramente me emociona saber que existen personas que enseñan a otros para hacer el bien, en este caso es para aprender el idioma inglés y con los recursos que ofrece la plataforma de Platzi, estoy seguro de que es una meta que con empeño, disciplina y constancia cada persona la puede cumplir

I use the english for playing game on english and reading and writing etc etc…

Hey thx, im so exited to start learn English

I practice my english with my little brother, he is studying it, so when we are at home we try to just speak in English. It is so amazing and funny because our parents don’t understand us, so we can talk about any topic without them realize

thank u so much for your recommendation 😃

I have had to read, write and speak in English for my actual job, it has been a challenge for me because I’m shy, now I want to improve my pronunciation and why not, to speak like a native person

¡Hello!, At this moment, I employ this language for investigation in my study also in the work, as the most important information is found in English.

I want to study English for better skills in my life…

Thanks for your comments

I use English when I reading about new topics or I researching the theme. Also, I try to listen to music in English and I try to sing my favorite music.

I use English in my life when I learn about technology or read science data from my career. In Platzi I use English to write my code. So those moments are when I practice my basic English. ñ.ñ!

Excelente. Me gustó

Never stop learning!

i really like listen to english music

Me encanta la idea de ver series 7u7

Shrek is better in LATAM Spanish, sorry not sorry

I use my english skills to read documentation sometimes, to repeat movie or videogame sentences and read memes.

Ver películas y jugar videojuegos en inglés y con subtítulos en inglés es una de las cosas que más me ha ayudado lo recomiendo mucho

Leer sin duda es uno de los tips que mas me ha ayudado, sumado a la practica constante de todos los skill.

Aprender un nuevo idioma es claro para poder llegar a más mercados… pero nunca pierdas tus raíces lingüísticas: ni maternas, ni nativas. Enseñalas y atesoralas.

Sabes cual es el idioma nativa de tus ancestros?

Thanks for your post. To improve my English, I watch English videos on YouTube, I also use the Duolingo application.

I thought that I didn’t like English, but I started learn English two months ago. Every day I take a class in English, sometimes I’m lazy but (vale la pena). I’m exited = )

buenazo, gracias por los tips yo quiero leer libros que para mi buena suerte estan en ingles, lo cual me obliga a aprenderlo de una vez

Le podemos sumar: Desaprende tu alfabeto español para estudiar. Búscate un partner que te desafíe. Toma a tu cantante anglo favorito y traduce todas sus canciones. Elige una serie gringa y hazla tu favorita. Veela con subtitulo en inglés y en idioma original.

One of the best ways to improve my English is watching series and youtube videos in english, but I like to do it on Netflix because some series have subtitles in english and it helps me out to learn new words and how to use them 😄

What I do to improve my English is watching my favorite series without subtitles, doing courses in English, speaking to some friends and singing

I watch at least a video in English on youtube everyday, read articles about a lot of topics. I recommend the website Voice Of America, they every single day post articles with audio.
In another hand I accept I need to practice more my speaking skill. For that reason, I’ll record a video everyday talking about some topic

I have to read in english every day because the best answers in stack overflow are in english jajaja So that’s a good place for me to practice my reading skill but I would like to improve my speaking english if any one knows a community where we can practice the language at least one time a week it would be excellent if can share it

Hello Platzi community. Currently, I try to use English in many situations in my life. I mainly take notes in English in a notebook as much as I can. Also, I strive to watch English tutorials and grasp the main ideas. I try to speak aloud my readings and repeat what other people speak.

Hi, Im Alexis , I like transfer most popular notice in the world in spanish utilice google traductor and i read the notice in english because i dont he say in the text 80% in english. I learning and discober new termins utiilice in English American. I belive go to england to practique my english to the future.

Hi Carlos, great post!!, every day i try to read a post,
I’m Sorry for my poor English, Thanks.
Never stop learning!

In fact, develop the four skills of English will give you proficiency.

I’m use english to learning other thinks how programing, vew news and gaming, also for watch series videos and anime in english

Gracias.
El ingles es primordial hasta para entablar relaciones comerciales y personales.
Me pasó, con un ingles a medias, forje amistades en un país extranjero. Creo que no viví bien la experiencia por mi poca experiencia con el idioma.

Este post me termino de convencer la idea de reforzar el poco nivel de ingles que tengo actualmente, así mismo especificaste la forma de ejecutar el listening, writing,speakig y reading. Nunca pares de aprender…!

I don’t use English at all but I would like to speaking fluency.

I use it to read articles or blogs and to talk with my friends frequently.

(Sorry, if I’m wrong to write 😃 )

I use the english language for entertainment and learning because I know that this language is important to my life.

I listening music in english, my phone and computer are in english. I listening podcast and videos in english.

For my Work. I speak english with some provider technological

Nice. By this time, I’m only using the language to looking for answers to solve problems during my daily job tasks.

Hi Carlos. This article was inspire me. Thanks!

I use this lenguage for writing short sentences like this.
and this year one goal was read books in english. At htis time i take 3 books read. I;m watching series totally in english with subtitles.

I use English to catch the force and the esence of a speech. I think it’s really important to connect with the message that we are receiving, and in cases that English is the only way to learn or hear something, a simple traslation is not enough. So, I try to keep and improve my English because I saw it like a tool to know and connect with world.

In my daily life, I used the English to reserch information about bugs in my code, in platforms like full stack and so on. Pitifuly, almost all the worth information is wrighing in English, so, if I want to upgrade my skills, this idiom is completaly necessary.

gracias por todos esos consejos son de mucha ayuda, realmente las valoro y seguiré todos estos pasos hasta llegar a la meta, que es hablar ingles y entenderlo correctamente a la hora de comunicarme

Well, i use english in my class bacause all the actual material have this lenguage, also some kind of tv shows prefer watch it in that lenguage because the context some times don’t match correctly

Hi, I use the english to learn about energy, watch movies, TV shows, Netflix, listen to music, i will improve my skills: speaking, reading, writing and listening 😄

Los consejos que presentan son muy buenos cada uno a su manera ayuda a reforzar el idioma. Si no te gusta un consejo siempre puedes aplicar otro, lo importante es no dejar de practicar.

Muchas gracias, excelentes consejos :3

I use the language English in my life when I want to learn something interesting like technology or science, too when I am in the English class of my school.

I’m try learn English but I feel that I failed. Now, I watching series and I listen podcast on English to improve my skills.

Finally i have a Platzi Expert+ plan, so english C2 certificate be carefully, 'cause i’m on the way to get you :v/

thenks!!!

I use english when I listening to speak english my brother and other friends,i write my daily in english too. Sometimes I use english in my university. I really wish incorporate english in my day to day. Regards.

I use my english to talk with foreing people. I want to learn english because i think that english is very important.

Never stop learning.

Never stop to learn

I’m actually glad that I implement all this advices. I’m improving my skills in the language.

Today, I only use the english to watch and listen memes, to play videogames, to read info about the games that I´m playing in Reddit, Twitter, etc… and to translate text that are not in englsih and spanish neither. I need to improve my english so much, this text is the first text that I have write in 3 years or more! I only read and listen without analysis.

Muchas gracias, excelentes consejos.

Me encantarón los consejos.
Muchas gracias!

Me motiva mucho poder ver una película en ingles sin subtitulos