watch a tv program even though it's in a foreign language? no subtitles?

I don't have cable and there's not much for afternoon tv, but I've stopped at the local spanish language station and there's some kind of high school soap opera on. I really wish I could understand what they are saying. Everyone is so attractive. I couldn't change the channel.

I watch the station once in a while in hopes I'll start absorbing the language and eventually begin understanding. So far, no good.

i try to watch french tv as much as possible
i speak french and read and write it but sometimes, depending on what type of french is being spoken, its HARD to understand!

so it's a matter of training your ears...and because of that sometimes i can tune into spanish tv it's all latin, so you can feel your way around in the dark for a bit

until you get totally confused and give up

this is how I learned english long ago.....

lol

I watch Spanish talk show and soap operas...and there's a Spanish version of Cheaters,its so good. I understand a little bit,it's interesting to watch. It's so dramatic

I watch italian gameshows, they're full of shit and hot women.....

abierman said:

So maybe if I keep watching it will work!

ThreadCula said:

Totally!! I love the spanish language soap operas.

at about 1 pm when there's nothing else on, i sometimes find
myself watching some weird french or italian talkshows where
i don't understand more than 2 or 3 words every now and than
but i still keep watching it. it's hypnotising.

There was a girl I worked with and she lived in Korea and her English was great

I asked where she learned it from and she said CNN

she just learned hard core, from scratch.. i dont know how that works, but it must do, and I suppose its the best way of learning a new language - being thrown in at the deep end.

The fact she had the dedication to learn is a credit to her

and yes i loveeee foreign films/programmes, and have seen many without subtitles, but please give me subtitles for an easy life..

Having said that, I learned a whole lot of French, whilst doing my exams by going to sleep with a French tape on, and listening through headphones.. I am soo sure that works

there used to be a station here in chicago that played bollywood movies all day on sundays. i don't know if it's still around, but i would just laze around and watch it for hours.

One night i watched some foreign nightime soap opera that had nudity and everything. Only because there was a drop dead beauty on the show.

REDBABY said:

whatta nerd lol .. I gave up on French after a while cuz it's not really used much here but I can still catch the drift of what ppl r saying

Oh my God yes!!!

I watch Mexican soap operas, although I speak fluent Spanish. I love the Indian and Phillipino soap operas as well. Those I can't understand.

I also watch some of the Japanese variety shows with boy bands and stuff. They are sooooo great.


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