Shadowing Practice: Learning A Language In My 20s 🇵🇭 - Learn English Speaking with Video

They say you can learn new things at any time if you're willing to be a beginner.

And I agree.

It makes you brave, keeps you young, keeps your brain elastic.

There's numerous studies that show that those who embrace new experiences tend to have greater resilience and good emotional well -being.

Except what they don't tell you is that being a beginner can also be the most embarrassing thing of your life.

Hello!

Okay, I've been back and forth on this idea for a while now, and I think it has come to the point where I just have to commit to it.

So there is this one thing that I've always wanted to do, and it is to learn a language.

But not just any language, but my family's language.

You see, my parents immigrated to Canada from the Philippines in the 90s.

And I grew up here like any other North American kid.

Iconic.

Born here, went to school here, asked for ham sandwiches for lunch, and as a kid, I had no patience nor interest in learning to speak the language.

Wait, this is an iconic photo.

It's my Lola, my mom, and my tita literally getting off the plane in Canada for the first time.

end up learning the language.

Either way, I didn't.

And it really wasn't even a big deal to me until I got out of school.

I started traveling, seeing the world, and I think that's why you start questioning your identity a little bit more.

My frontal love was developing.

That being paired with feeling completely useless

when someone tries to speak to you in the language and you have no idea what to say back.

Top 5 worst feelings.

Honestly, if you know, you know.

But if there's a time to do it, It is now.

But wanting to learn a language is very different from actually learning a language.

Filipino is a category three language meaning it's significantly different from English.

Category three, bro.

Thank you.

I'm literally screwed.

I'm actually...

concerned right now like

when I say I am I'm a beginner like I sometimes

I feel like I speak 0 .7 language like sometimes I

can barely speak English some days like it is embarrassing how little I know

and then most of the videos

that I have watched of people learning this fast they already have some sort of background in languages

or maybe they know another language or maybe they even understand it but for me I don't even understand it as much.

I know keywords, but that's it.

Let me give you some context as to where I'm starting out.

Things I do know.

Counting to 10, the alphabet only up to letter H, most foods, just the dishes, not the actual ingredients, few swear words, and when I'm getting in trouble.

I'm not proud.

It's not that I don't hear the language either.

I hear it pretty much every day of my life.

We'd be at the dinner table and my family would talk to each other in Filipino and talk to me in English.

And it's pretty much been like that my entire life.

And same with my cousins, okay?

None of us speak the language.

We're all basically cooked.

But I've always been curious if I just really commit, how much can I actually learn Within a week.

How far can I take it?

Is it even possible?

We are literally almost at the end here I've been avoiding this for last.

Well almost last so in other words I'm starting from ground zero.

So here's this Buhay means alive.

Life.

Buhay!

means life, buhay, means alive, I thought Bahai means like...

how?

Isbahai.

It's gonna be a long week.

It's day one officially.

According to all the videos that I've watched, I should start with learning the most popular 1000 words.

So we'll go from there.

So after scouring the internet, I decided to loosely base my plan off of this framework.

Phase one would be learning the top 1000 words based off

of the 80 /20 rule to get me familiar with the vocabulary.

Phase two will be learning sentence structure, tenses, and going full immersion with music and shows.

And at the end of the week, I'll be tested in conversation by my very own mother.

I know

that there's no way I could become fluent in such a short amount of time based on where I'm starting out

but my goal is to at least be conversational.

Enough to get by.

Okay.

Okay, so maybe I do know just really really really really basic words.

I went through my first flash card set, 22 words.

And honestly, I knew most of these, you know?

If I didn't know exact translation, I've at least heard the word before.

Also, this is just the first 22 words I've heard, so...

I have a hunch that there is another reason why I never learned any language, and that is because I am painfully shy.

I never was a kid who liked popcorn reading or giving presentations, and that has not changed much at all.

So even the thought of talking out loud in another language

is a whole other thing I know I'll eventually have to get over if I want to see this through.

I thought this would be the easiest part but it's so long.

I actually know more words than I thought, which is, Quite reassuring, but it's frustrating because I wanna start using the vocabulary, but I only know the word for things

but i don't know how to formulate a full thought yet i honestly can't wait to get to that part

and i just want to be done i just want to

be done the vocabulary i am around 800 words in i have two 200 more to go oh my god

so i am just gonna try to beast it so i can move on to the next

I'm at a loss for words, loss for words, loss for words.

I got nothing to say anymore.

I'm at a loss for words, loss for words.

I got nothing to say anymore.

I'm at a loss for words, loss for words.

I got nothing to say anymore.

I'm at a loss for words, loss for words.

I got nothing to say anymore.

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I'm at a loss for words, loss for words.

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I got nothing to say anymore.

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I got nothing to say anymore.

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I got nothing to say anymore.

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I'm had a loss for you .

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Maganda umaga bayan!

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Today is the day that we finally get into conjugations.

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I have been wanting to get to this point for the past three days And now we're here.

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So we are entering the second phase.

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So now that I know the words for certain things, now it is time to learn the in between words that I can string my thoughts together.

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It is time.

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So I quickly found out that I am indeed not a textbook person.

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They'd probably be better for long -term study, but I ended up finding some videos online that were way easier to understand the basics.

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Shout out to Tagalog Time with Pat,

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she was holding it down. which was extremely helpful.

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Learning a language is such an emotional rollercoaster.

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One minute I think I'm doing good and the next feels like,

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"What the heck?" Okay, I'm learning and my head hurts. But we're getting there.

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For the next couple of days I continued on while also starting to say things out loud.

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Okay, this is a text message I sent to my mom.

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I was working on my work.

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I ate spaghetti.

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Para tangalihan.

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Accent is so cooked.

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But that was from memory.

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Okay, that was from memory.

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and my favorite which was immersing myself more in the language.

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So I found this playlist.

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Literally, it's called Filipino songs to scream to and honestly straight up bangers on this.

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I feel like it's good to find songs you want to belt out to, but you will not be hearing me sing in this video.

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I did not get that gene.

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yummy yummy Growing up in North America,

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I think everyone's relationship to their culture is a little different.

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I'm going to go ahead and put it in the middle.

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I never felt removed enough to entirely question my background.

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But I also had my fair share of moments I felt inadequate to.

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My culture was a big part of my life growing up, especially through food and family and traditions.

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But when people ask me where I'm from, or meeting someone so naturally in tune, that's usually when I feel the distance the most.

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I can understand parts of it, but never all of it.

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It's such a nuanced thing.

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Some people grow up fully fluent, some don't, some people feel a strong gap, some barely feel it at all.

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And I feel like I'm sitting somewhere in the middle.

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Moments of disconnect never felt super obvious or dramatic.

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It's more like not fully knowing what I'm missing.

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But I know there's some things that I don't have access to, and layers to this I don't quite have the words for.

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But I guess it doesn't always have to be like that either.

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Good morning, people.

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My final test.

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is tomorrow and honestly i think we can do good we can we can salvage this

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seeing as though this was my last day to study i

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had to put all my reservations behind me no matter

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if i previously felt shy to practice speaking out loud the plan was just to focus

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and review what i already did know up until that point and hope for the best

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Oh, the color test.

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OMG.

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Today I'm going to ask my mom to test me and we can see my knowledge until now.

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I'm impressed with how much I've learned.

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However, I am shy to literally showcase it to all of you

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because what's impressive to me may not be impressive to you.

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I studied until pretty late last night.

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I also recorded myself saying these phrases.

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So let's see how much I've with more confidence.

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I hope for the best.

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I told her to have some questions to ask me.

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So we'll see what I can do.

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We'll see.

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I have my notes in front of me just in case, but I am going to try my best to not look at my notes at all.

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Don't believe it.

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Come on, stag on.

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- I'm going to put my mouth on the phone.

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- I'm going to put my mouth on the phone.

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So in this moment, I unlocked a whole new kind of exposure therapy trying to converse with someone.

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It took us a while, but we eventually...

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locked in.

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How's your day?

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Okay.

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I'm at 10 :00 a .m.

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at the day.

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Don't tell me.

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I'm eating a meal for dinner.

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That's a tank of history.

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Yeah.

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Then I'm working at the office and I'm studying Tagalog.

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Ooh!

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How is that good?

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I'm like going through my memory like, "Oh my god, what are these words?" from most of it.

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Even though my replies were pretty rough, the more I was speaking, the less I felt intimidated.

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Just a little bit.

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I like this.

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I like this.

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Obviously, so far from being perfect.

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What's your favorite Filipino food?

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Cinegan.

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Wow.

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Salmon.

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I don't know how to say salmon. But...

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Also, Kind of getting it.

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We went to Aria, to our house.

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We went to a scene.

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Aww.

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Ultimately, I think once you actually break the ice and are okay with sounding bad and making mistakes, Learning a language, especially your families,

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actually becomes kind of fun.

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You're tired.

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My tired.

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My tired.

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My heart hurts.

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I'm tired.

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Well, that was fun.

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Honestly, I'm just so surprised and I'm really happy with my progress.

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I know that it is far from perfect, literally so far from perfect.

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However...

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This is the most Tagalog I have I've ever known in my entire life, literally entire life.

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So, It's still a big deal to me.

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It is a massive, massive step up from what I started like a week ago with.

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So I feel like it was such a nice way for me to like bond with my family over.

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And once they knew that I was super serious about it, then they were 100 % supportive.

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So I'm not a bilingual queen just yet.

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But one day, but one day.

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Hope you guys enjoyed seeing that.

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I know it was painful a little bit probably if you know the language.

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Accent, real bad, but it's fine.

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Salamat po for watching.

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Oh gosh.

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Must say uncle.

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road to take?

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Who told you that it was too late?

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Mmm.

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Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
vocabulary zelfstandig naamwoord	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	woordenschat, vocabulaire
beginner zelfstandig naamwoord	/bəˈɡɪnɚ/	beginneling, beginnelinge
impressive bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/	indrukwekkend, imposant
commit werkwoord	/kəˈmɪt/	toevertrouwen, toewijzen
accent zelfstandig naamwoord	/ækˈsɛnt/	accent, klemtoon
iconic bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/aɪˈkɑnɪk/	voorbeeldig, kenmerkend
salmon zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈsæmən/	zalmkleur
yummy bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈjʌm.i/	lekker, heerlijk
fluent bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈfluənt/	vloeiend
meal zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈmiːl/	maaltijd
naturally bijwoord	/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/	natuurlijk
curious bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/	nieuwsgierig
uncle zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/	oom, nonkel
exposure zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/	blootstelling, contact
helpful bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/	behulpzaam

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Betekenis
grow up werkwoord	opgroeien
end up werkwoord	belanden, terechtkomen
find out werkwoord	ontdekken, onderzoeken
get off werkwoord	van ... afgaan
speak out werkwoord	zich uitspreken
talk out werkwoord	uitpraten

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 73 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De klanken “sh” en “zh”: flash /flæʃ/, exposure /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/, translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, dish /dɪʃ/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, inadequate /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

Zo oefen je met deze video

Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als vocabulary, beginner, impressive.

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

Structuur	In de video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is	I've been avoiding · have been wanting
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt	I've been · I've always wanted · have watched
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	being paired · be tested · be done
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding	those who embrace · kid who liked · thought, which is

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Grammatica in deze video

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