You're DEFINITELY Fluent In English If You Can Understand These

Summary

El video ofrece una visión detallada sobre la importancia de la comprensión del contexto en el idioma inglés, utilizando los chistes como un ejemplo. El creador del video destaca que muchos espectadores no captaron el propósito inicial del video, el cual no era encontrar chistes divertidos sino chistes complejos que requieren un buen conocimiento del inglés. Se discute que entender estos chistes demuestra una familiaridad profunda con la cultura anglosajona y no solo una habilidad lingüística básica. Además, se exploran varios ejemplos que incluyen referencias culturales y uso coloquial del inglés, desafiando al espectador a comprender el contexto y el lenguaje informal. Finalmente, se presenta una nueva herramienta AI llamada Elsa AI diseñada para ayudar a los estudiantes de inglés a practicar conversaciones en diversos escenarios.

Takeaways

• 📚 La importancia de entender el contexto en el uso del humor y cómo los chistes pueden ser un ejemplo de esto.
• 😂 El sentido del humor es muy subjetivo y los chistes utilizados no se eligieron por su humor, sino por su complejidad lingüística y cultural.
• 🧐 Comprender chistes complejos demuestra una fluidez en el idioma que va más allá del conocimiento de palabras individuales.
• 🌐 Los chistes a menudo se basan en las sutilezas de la vida y los eventos históricos en las sociedades angloparlantes.
• 🗣️ Entender un chiste implica estar al tanto del lado coloquial del inglés, no solo del aprendido en los libros.
• 🎭 Los chistes son una forma de socialización lingüística y muestran que el hablante tiene una comprensión avanzada del idioma.
• 🏃‍♂️ La capacidad de entender chistes, especialmente en habla rápido, demuestra que los oídos están sintonizados con la velocidad natural del inglés.
• 🤸‍♀️ El uso de humor implica una habilidad cognitiva avanzada para manipular y disfrutar del idioma.
• 🎓 Se admite que los chistes utilizados no eran los más complicados y se alentó a los espectadores a entender la elección de los mismos.
• 📽️ Se proporcionaron ejemplos de diálogos de películas y programas de televisión para ejercitar y probar la comprensión del inglés.
• 📚 Se presentó una nueva herramienta AI, Elsa AI, diseñada para ayudar a los aprendices de inglés a practicar conversaciones en diversos escenarios.
• 📝 Se animó a los espectadores a compartir sus experiencias y dificultades en los comentarios y a intentar nuevas herramientas para mejorar sus habilidades en inglés.

Q & A

¿Qué fue el objetivo principal del video que se discute en el guión?

El objetivo principal del video era hablar sobre la importancia de entender el contexto, utilizando los chistes como ejemplo.

¿Por qué escogió el hablante los chistes que utilizó en el video?

El hablante escogió chistes que no eran fáciles de entender debido a juegos de palabras o referencias culturales para demostrar la complejidad de la comprensión del inglés.

¿Qué cree el hablante sobre la relación entre entender chistes y ser fluido en inglés?

El hablante está de acuerdo en que entender chistes no implica necesariamente ser fluido en inglés, ya que se requiere mucho más que eso, incluyendo habilidades avanzadas de escucha y un vocabulario amplio.

¿Qué implica entender chistes en un contexto cultural específico?

Entender chistes en un contexto cultural específico implica que una persona no solo comprende las palabras sino que también está familiarizada con las sutilezas de la vida y los eventos históricos en las sociedades de habla inglesa.

¿Por qué el hablante dice que los chistes son una buena herramienta para medir la fluidez en inglés?

Los chistes son una buena herramienta para medir la fluidez en inglés porque involucran el uso de un lenguaje natural, la velocidad y la comprensión de la cultura y el contexto, más allá de la gramática y la estructura del lenguaje.

¿Qué es 'barbon Heimer' y cómo se relaciona con la cultura?

Barbon Heimer es una referencia cultural que surgió de la rivalidad entre dos películas, 'Barbie' y 'Oppenheimer'. Es una mezcla de los nombres de ambas películas y se menciona en el contexto de la Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (Oscars).

¿Qué significa la frase 'leaving all that fodder in the dust' en el contexto del guión?

La frase 'leaving all that fodder in the dust' se utiliza para describir la acción de dejar atrás o ignorar asuntos triviales, demostrando la capacidad de superar problemas menores.

¿Qué es 'drop house' y cómo se relaciona con el chiste en el guión?

En el contexto del guión, 'drop house' es un juego de palabras humorístico que se refiere a un inodoro portátil (porta potty), jugando con la idea de que es un lugar donde uno 'dropea' residuos.

¿Qué es Elsa AI y cómo puede ayudar a los estudiantes de inglés?

Elsa AI es una nueva función de la aplicación Elsa Speak que permite a los usuarios crear sus propios escenarios de roleplay y practicar conversaciones en inglés sobre cualquier tema. Además, proporciona una evaluación detallada del rendimiento del usuario después de la conversación.

¿Qué implica entender la frase 'it's kind of fun being Woodward to your Bernstein again'?

Entender esta frase implica estar familiarizado con la historia de los periodistas Bob Woodward y Carl Bernstein, quienes investigaron el escándalo Watergate. La frase sugiere disfrutar de trabajar en equipo con alguien, especialmente en tareas que involucran descubrir detalles o hechos ocultos.

¿Por qué puede ser difícil entender la frase 'what you have a tick' si se dice rápidamente?

Puede ser difícil entender la frase 'what you have a tick' cuando se dice rápidamente debido a la velocidad y el tono de voz, que pueden hacer que el oyente no capture correctamente las palabras y su significado, especialmente si no está familiarizado con la expresión.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Importancia del contexto en el humor

El primer párrafo aborda la importancia de entender el contexto en el idioma, utilizando el humor como ejemplo. Se discute cómo la capacidad de entender chistes complejos puede ser indicativa de un buen dominio del inglés, más allá de la fluidez lingüística. Los chistes escogidos no se centran en ser divertidos, sino en ser difíciles de entender por juegos de palabras o referencias culturales. Además, se destaca que entender estos chistes muestra una comprensión profunda de la cultura anglosajona, incluyendo el uso coloquial y las situaciones sociales en las que se presentan.

05:02

📺 Análisis de referencias culturales y habla coloquial

El segundo párrafo ofrece un análisis detallado de una interacción en los Premios Oscar 2024 entre Emily Blunt y Ryan Gosling. Se explora la referencia cultural 'barbon Heimer', que es una combinación de los nombres de las películas 'Barbie' y 'Oppenheimer'. Se explica cómo la frase 'leaving all that fodder in the dust' implica dejar atrás asuntos triviales y superar problemas pasados. Además, se presenta un nuevo tool AI llamado Elsa Speak diseñado para ayudar a los estudiantes de inglés a practicar conversaciones en diferentes escenarios.

10:05

🎭 Ejemplos de diálogos y su análisis

El tercer párrafo incluye varios ejemplos de diálogos tomados de diferentes fuentes, como una serie de televisión y un show de late night, para ilustrar la complejidad del lenguaje coloquial y la importancia de la pronunciación y la entonación en la comprensión. Se describe cómo la expresión 'drop house' se utiliza humorísticamente para referirse a un inodoro portátil y cómo la frase 'it's kind of fun being Woodward to your Bernstein' hace referencia a la dupla periodística que investigó el escándalo Watergate. Además, se desafía al espectador a entender expresiones rápidas y directas, como 'what you have a tick', que implica una pregunta sarcástica sobre un tic nervioso.

Transcripts

I made a video a year ago with the same

title in that video I talked about the

importance of understanding context

using jokes as an

example and oh boy so many people

completely missed the point of that

video a lot of people complained about

the jokes being not funny which is okay

because the sense of humor is very

subjective plus I wasn't focused on the

jokes being funny when I chose them I

was looking for jokes that are not that

easy to understand due to word play or

cultural references and another thing

that people were saying in the comments

is that being able to understand those

jokes doesn't mean that you're fluent in

English which is absolutely true I 100%

agree in fact I literally said in that

video that to be able to understand

everything you hear in English one

really needs to spend a lot of time not

only working on their listening skills

by immersing themselves in the culture

but also by having an advanced

vocabulary I thought that this

explanation would be enough however I

understand now that I should have

explained it better first of all I chose

jokes because to be able to understand

them your listening skills need to be

really welldeveloped native speakers of

English play with words twist meanings

and reference stuff that is specific to

English-speaking culture if you're

laughing it means that you're not just

translating word for word you're really

getting the vibe of the language many

jokes deeply draw upon the nuances of

life and historical events in

English-speaking societies understanding

these jokes really shows that you know

more than just words you're really

getting into the culture's deep story

jokes are loaded with slang and the way

people really talk if you're in on the

joke it means that you've got a grip on

the cool and casual side of English not

just the textbook stuff jokes aren't

just about words they're about

situations who's saying what and why

it's funny getting a joke means that

you're Savvy about the social game of

language not just the grammar listening

to jokes especially in fast speech or

shows and getting them that's proof your

ears are tuned to English at its natural

speed humor is all about playing with a

language bending it flipping it making

it dance laughing at a joke means your

brain's doing some serious gymnastics in

English and I purposely didn't choose

complicated Jokes which I also mentioned

in the video I acknowledge that there

are of course many more complicated and

funnier jokes I really hope this

explanation clears the air and explains

my reasoning for focusing on jokes now

however as a form of Revenge I have

something a bit more complicated for you

to understand I'm just kidding but it

will test if you're Savvy enough with

all the previously mentioned aspects

it's not only going to test your

knowledge of cultural references casual

speech and slang but it will also really

challenge your listening skills ready

are you excited let's do this our first

example is from the Oscars

2024 it's a brief exchange between Emily

blonde and Ryan Gosling I'm just happy

that we can finally put this barbin

Heimer rivalry behind us that's right

that's right here's Ken and kitty just

leaving all that fodder in the dust I'm

just happy that we can finally put this

barbon Heimer rivalry behind us that's

right that's right here's Ken and kitty

just leaving all that fodder in the dust

okay so did you get it if you understood

every word and most importantly the

meaning then congratulations you're most

definitely fluent in English if you

didn't that's totally fine we're here to

learn aren't we let's watch it again

with subtitles I'm just happy that we

can finally uh put this barbin Heimer

rivalry behind us that's right that's

right here's Ken and kitty just leaving

all that fodder in the dust now it's a

lot clearer right first of all they both

speak with different accents Emily Blunt

speaks with a beautiful British accent

and Ryan Gosling speaks with an American

accent Ryan refers to some kind of rival

rivalry between them over the movies

they were starring in to understand this

you need to be familiar with these

movies obviously but if you've never

heard the names of these movies in

English and you turn on the Oscars in

English and you stumble upon this

exchange you might not have any clue

about what they're saying okay now

barbon Heimer is a cultural phenomenon

that preceded and surrounded the

simultaneous theatrical release of two

films Warner Brothers Pictures Barbie

and Universal Pictures Oppenheimer it's

a mix of the names of both of these

movies so there you have it a cultural

reference let's break down Emily's words

she mentioned kenon Kitty referring to

the characters they played in those

movies she said all that F in this

context F likely means trivial or

unimportant information rumors

distractions or anything that doesn't

deserve deserve serious attention leave

in the dust this phrase is often used to

describe leaving something or someone

far behind either in a race or more

figuratively moving beyond past issues

failures or expectations putting it all

together here's Ken and kitty just

leaving all that futter in the dust

means that Ken and kitty that are

basically them are decisively moving

beyond or ignoring Tri matters

demonstrating their ability to overcome

Petty issues I'm just happy that we can

finally put this barbon Heimer rivalry

behind us that's right that's right

here's Ken and kitty just leaving all

that fodder in the dust okay let's move

on to our next example from the TV show

Brooklyn 99 someone use the drop house

drop house perfect name for a

Port-A-Potty company as soon as we get

out of here I am taking that straight to

Shark Tank someone use the drop house

drop house perfect name for a porta poot

company as soon as we get out of here I

am taking that straight to Shark Tank

and now let's watch it and listen to it

with subtitles someone use the drop

house drop house perfect name for a

porta poot company as soon as we get out

of here I am taking that straight to

Shark Tank all right now let me explain

this in this context a drop house is

humorously used to refer to a portapotty

which is a portable toilet the joke lies

in the name drop house suggesting a

place where One Drops waste aligning

with the function of a porta calling it

The Perfect name for the portapotty

company plays on the double meaning of

drop both as a physical act and as a

casual way to say someone is going to

the bathroom so referring to a

portapotty as a drop drop house is a

joke about it being a place where people

go to use the toilet someone use the

drop house drop house perfect name for a

porta potty company as soon as we get

out of here I am taking that straight to

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AI please select one of the following

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scenario or surprise me let's go with my

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it you guys should definitely try it all

right let's proceed to another video

this is a scene from The Charmed TV show

don't worry this bimbo couldn't hit the

broadside of a beauty parlor check out

that die job don't worry this bimbo

couldn't hit the broadside of a beauty

parlor check out that die job so did you

understand every word and if you did did

you understand the meaning let's watch

it again with subtitles don't worry this

bimbo couldn't hit the broadside of a

beauty parlor check out that die

as you could see she said don't worry

this bimbo couldn't hit the broadside of

a beauty parlor check out the die job in

this case she speaks not necessarily

fast but rather without any breaks and

what makes it difficult to understand

the speech in all these examples is

primarily the articulation as everyone

has a different manner of speaking and

this is something you get used to the

more you work on your listening skills

eventually you'll be able to understand

anyone once you've the words it becomes

pretty obvious that she was talking

about someone's hairdo bimbo is

derogatorily used to stereotype a woman

as attractive but unintelligent and

superficial this term is considered

offensive check out that die job is a

casual way of noting that someone's hair

has been colored it was said

sarcastically to imply that the die job

was not well done based on the first

part of the commentary and couldn't hit

the broadside of a beauty parlor is a

humorous Twist on the idiom couldn't hit

the broadside of a barn which describes

someone's poor aim or lack of skill in a

certain area it makes fun of someone's

lack of skill and their appearance

essentially saying don't worry this

person is so unskilled they couldn't

achieve something very easy like even

getting their hair colored nicely it

uses humor as an insult to criticize

both the person's ability and the op

appearance of their hair don't worry

this bimbo couldn't hit the broadside of

a beauty parlor check out that die job

all right let me know in the comments if

this example was easy for you and let's

move on to the next one it's kind of fun

being Woodward to your Burn scene again

it's kind of fun being Woodward to your

bur scene again okay did you understand

what she said let's watch it again with

subtitles it's kind of fun being

Woodward to your bursteen again this

statement references the famous

journalistic Duo Bob Woodward and Carl

Bernstein who reported on the water game

Scandal for the Washington Post in the

early 1970s their investigative

reporting was crucial in uncovering the

Scandal that eventually led to the

resignation of President Richard Nixon

when someone says it's kind of fun being

your Woodward to your Bernstein again

this means that they enjoy working

closely with that person like a team

especially on tasks that involve finding

out hidden details or facts and the word

again shows that they've teamed up like

this before this one is truly difficult

to understand understand because you

need to be familiar with what she was

referring to and honestly I don't think

that even every American knows about

Woodward and Bernstein even the way she

structured her sentence is grammatically

unusual but perfectly understandable and

effective in casual communication she

uses a creative conversational style

rather than a strict grammatical

structure it's kind of fun being

Woodward to your Bernstein again and of

course let me know if you understood it

without subtitles and explanation and

finally let's watch our last last

example for this

video what you have a

tick what you have a

tick so did you get it if you did

awesome but we'll still watch it again

with

subtitles what you have a

tick in this case it's just said pretty

fast and you don't need any context to

understand it the only thing you need is

to be able to hear all the words and

know what this question means based on

her tone and the scene you can see that

she's annoyed with this guy and just

being rude to him asking someone what do

you have a tick is a casual way to

inquire if someone has a nervous twitch

and usually I would say this would be

considered as a rude way to ask this

question what you have a

tick all righty you guys that's it for

this video please let me know your

results in the comments or share with us

if this video was too easy or too

difficult for you also I hope that

learned something new today or just

enjoyed the video if you did please also

let me know in the comments take care

and I'll see you in the next

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