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If you feel like you've been learning a language for months

or even years and you still freeze up when someone is talking to you, you are not alone.

Now, I am a native English speaker, but I've also learned three foreign languages.

I speak German, Portuguese, and Polish and something I have realized along the way is

that most language learners have this feeling like they're failing

or they just simply do not have enough time

and they just cannot get to a point where they are speaking fluently and it's a hard spot to be.

It feels endless, it feels impossible

when in reality you're likely just making a few subtle mistakes in your learning routine

that are really blocking your road to fluency.

So today I'm sharing with you the top three mistakes language learners make when they're studying a new language.

So the first mistake is studying purely passive input.

Now many language learners have this gift of input.

I mean we are in a time where there is so much media.

We have music, podcasts, tv shows, movies, I mean you name it.

You You can just choose the language you are learning and you will find tons of resources.

And that's amazing.

We need input.

We need to train our ear with that.

We need to listen.

We need input.

But sometimes we get caught up in so much input that we forget to do the other stuff too.

And to learn a language, you have to create output.

You have to work on those skills.

If you are only ever taking in input, you are only learning how to listen.

And so when someone starts a conversation with you, you know how to understand them, you know how to listen to them,

but you do not know how to speak back.

Fluency is an active skill and if 90 % of your study routine is input, I mean, and this goes beyond media.

It goes for textbooks, app drills, reading books.

I mean, things that you think are very beneficial and they are.

But if that makes up 90 % of your routine, you are going to have a massive gap in the output you produce.

In this case, your speaking output will always lag behind.

You have to balance out the scales a little bit and be doing as much output, if not more, than you are input.

So to fix this gap, you need to have a daily habit where you are actively creating output.

And this can look very different for every person as well as the language level you are in.

If you're a beginner, this might look like sitting down and writing two sentences.

I always recommend doing the language diary where you just write down two sentences about your day

and you get to practice that output in just a very small dose on a daily basis.

That's a great way to help this.

And if you are a more advanced learner, this might look like sending voice messages to your friends something like

that or recording audio of you just talking or talking to yourself on a run, you know, so this can look very different.

But it is extremely important that you balance out these scales.

You have to take in input, of course, but you also have to produce output.

And that simple habit is going to bridge this gap in your fluency block.

The second mistake here is one that I have personally made every single time

that I have learned a language and that is waiting until you feel quote unquote ready to speak.

A lot of language learners put off real conversations because they're afraid, they're nervous, and it's intimidating.

You want to make sure that you have all the tools

that you need in order to start speaking and that is a completely understandable feeling.

So many language learners land in that spot but the truth is that if you wait to feel ready to speak, you will never start speaking.

And that's just how it is.

Fluency is not dependent on your language level.

Fluency is about holding a conversation.

It's about communicating.

And you can actually learn that at an A1 level.

You can learn basic vocabulary,

basic grammar, basic comprehension to a point where you can understand basic sentences and can even respond in basic sentences.

So this is extremely important.

You need to start speaking right off the bat.

That is not something you wait to do.

You start doing it immediately.

But the problem is that getting consistent speaking practice can be really difficult, especially if you don't live in the place where they speak that language.

Or if you don't have someone that you feel comfortable to speak with.

That's where italki has been really useful for me in my language learning journeys.

If you're not familiar, italki is an online platform

that connects you with native speaking teachers for personalized one -on -one lessons that are tailored specifically to your goals, interests, and skill level.

Waiting until you feel fluent to speak creates this cycle of hesitation and speaking anxiety.

Booking one -on -one lessons with a native speaker gives you a safe, supportive place where you can practice.

You get real -time feedback and guidance on your pronunciation and grammar, which builds your speaking confidence 10 times faster than practicing solo.

And because you're talking with a real person every week, it gives you that real immersion feeling, even if you're not living abroad.

What I love most about italki is how completely customizable it is.

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And that's all.

And Catherine, do you often go to a trip?

Yes, I like to go to a trip.

It's a hobby, I can say.

I can go to a book and listen to a book or talk to friends.

That's really a good break.

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Mistake number three is over -focusing on grammar rules over sentence patterns.

It's very common to obsess over specific grammar rules instead of learning high -frequency sentence patterns.

As we all know, when you try to translate a sentence word for word, it just does not come out right.

And it also doesn't sound natural.

It's really blocking your fluency.

And so instead, if you try to replace that focus on really minute grammar rules into sentence patterns,

the way that you speak is going to become so much more fluid.

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The way that you can practically make this adjustment is by studying real sentence chunks and phrases.

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When you learn chunks and phrases in a language, your brain starts to retrieve those effortlessly.

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And so you're not building sentences like

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Lego blocks, one word here, one word there.

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You actually are speaking in real phrases and they just come out so much more quickly.

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Now you can just look up the language you are learning and search high frequency sentence chunks, high frequency phrases or chunks, something like that.

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And you'll get a list.

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And if you just practice from that list, you'll slowly add that into your vocabulary and you'll be speaking with those phrases instead.

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Remember that fluency is not about knowing every single rule or word in a textbook.

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It's something entirely different.

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It's about building low friction habits that get you using the language every single day.

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If you're ready to break these habits and start speaking with real confidence,

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And don't forget to check out the 2026 italki language challenge to lock in your 45 day progress.

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Let me know in the comments below which of these three mistakes you've fallen into before.

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I know personally I have made them all, so I'm curious which ones you guys have fallen into the most.

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Thanks so much for watching and hit subscribe for more practical language learning tips and strategies.

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I'll see you in the next video.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節口語課以影片“3 Most Common Mistakes When Learning a Language”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：language, speaking, sentence, input, speak。這段影片共有 118 個句子、1538 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 9:48。說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 157 個詞，接近日常對話。 84% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
input 名詞	/ˈɪnpʊt/	輸入 /輸入
output 名詞	/ˈaʊtpʊt/	輸出 /輸出
grammar 名詞	/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/	語法 /語法, 文法
phrase 名詞	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	短語 /短語, 片語 /片語
habit 名詞	/ˈhæb.ɪt/	習慣 /習慣
chunk 名詞	/t͡ʃʌŋk/	塊 /塊
lesson 名詞	/ˈlɛs.ən/	課業 /課業, -課 /-課
skill 名詞	/skɪl/	技巧, 技能
routine 名詞	/ɹuˈtin/	常規 /常規, 慣例 /慣例
frequency 名詞	/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/	頻率 /頻率, 頻度 /頻度
consistent 形容詞	/kənˈsɪs.tənt/	一貫的 /一貫的
discount 名詞	/ˈdɪskaʊnt/	折扣
vocabulary 名詞	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	詞匯 /詞彙, 語匯 /語彙
textbook 名詞	/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/	課本 /課本, 教科書 /教科書
beginner 名詞	/bəˈɡɪnɚ/	初學者 /初學者, 新手

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	發音	釋義
come out 動詞	/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/	出, 出來 /出來
check out 動詞		退房
look up 動詞	/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/	仰, 上看
put off 動詞		推遲 /推遲, 順延 /順延
sit down 動詞		坐下, 坐
write down 動詞		寫下來 /寫下來, 寫下 /寫下

值得反覆跟讀的句子

影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：

It's a hobby, I can say.
It's really blocking your fluency.
I'll see you in the next video.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 29 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 you're, don't, they're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/, friction /ˈfɹɪkʃən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
長單詞——注意重音位置: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, valid /ˈvælɪd/, actively /ˈæktɪvli/, supportive /səˈpɔɹtɪv/, passive /ˈpæs.ɪv/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: input /ˈɪnpʊt/, output /ˈaʊtpʊt/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, chunk /t͡ʃʌŋk/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/, purely /ˈpjʊɹli/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 input, output, grammar 這類單詞。

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