Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Today Clayton is speaking with the GOAT of comprehensible input himself, Pablo from @DreamingSpanish!
Pablo has a long history with languages. He's a native speaker of Spanish and Catalan and knows several other languages to a high level including: English, Japanese, Thai, and more!
Perhaps what Pablo is most known for is his channel here on YouTube that is dedicated to delivering quality comprehensible input to Spanish learners of ALL levels. So far he and his team have created thousands of hours of comprehensible input ranging from super beginner to advanced levels of content.
Tune in to listen to Clayton and Pablo chat about Pablo's history with languages, the history behind his YouTube channel, and more!
Check out Dreaming Spanish: @DreamingSpanish
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Timestamps
00:00:23 Intro
00:02:36 What inspired you to start Dreaming Spanish?
00:05:30 What is Pablo's background with languages?
00:10:39 Plans for a Dreaming Catalan?
00:12:51 What was learning Japanese like versus learning Mandarin or Thai?
00:18:05 How has Thai helped you with Isaan and Lao?
00:22:02 Did you imagine Dreaming Spanish would blow up as a channel?
00:22:53 Are you aware that /r/Spanish banned posts about Dreaming Spanish?
00:26:31 What are your struggles when it comes to creating content?
00:31:29 Was being a Spanish speaker from Spain ever an issue?
00:37:02 How did you come to the 1000 hours number for language learning?
00:38:07 How many hours of content does Dreaming Spanish offer?
00:39:59 What is your stance on choosing when to focus on a dialect?
00:47:29 What is your favorite type of content to make?
00:48:07 What is your least favorite type of content to make?
00:58:34 One piece of advice you give learners? Refold is a company dedicated to helping language learners achieve their goals. We think it's crazy that only 1% of language learners achieve their dreams, we're here to change that.
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Today Clayton is speaking with the GOAT of comprehensible input himself, Pablo from @DreamingSpanish!
Pablo has a long history with languages. He's a native speaker of Spanish and Catalan and knows several other languages to a high level including: English, Japanese, Thai, and more!
Perhaps what Pablo is most known for is his channel here on YouTube that is dedicated to delivering quality comprehensible input to Spanish learners of ALL levels. So far he and his team have created thousands of hours of comprehensible input ranging from super beginner to advanced levels of content.
Tune in to listen to Clayton and Pablo chat about Pablo's history with languages, the history behind his YouTube channel, and more!
Check out Dreaming Spanish: @DreamingSpanish
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Timestamps
00:00:23 Intro
00:02:36 What inspired you to start Dreaming Spanish?
00:05:30 What is Pablo's background with languages?
00:10:39 Plans for a Dreaming Catalan?
00:12:51 What was learning Japanese like versus learning Mandarin or Thai?
00:18:05 How has Thai helped you with Isaan and Lao?
00:22:02 Did you imagine Dreaming Spanish would blow up as a channel?
00:22:53 Are you aware that /r/Spanish banned posts about Dreaming Spanish?
00:26:31 What are your struggles when it comes to creating content?
00:31:29 Was being a Spanish speaker from Spain ever an issue?
00:37:02 How did you come to the 1000 hours number for language learning?
00:38:07 How many hours of content does Dreaming Spanish offer?
00:39:59 What is your stance on choosing when to focus on a dialect?
00:47:29 What is your favorite type of content to make?
00:48:07 What is your least favorite type of content to make?
00:58:34 One piece of advice you give learners? Refold is a company dedicated to helping language learners achieve their goals. We think it's crazy that only 1% of language learners achieve their dreams, we're here to change that.
Looking for structured guidance on your language journey?
Check out our Teach Yourself a Language course. Complete with 30 days of immersive video instruction, assignments, and hand-picked resources, we provide you with everything you need to become the master of your own language journey!
👉 Get started today: refold.link/teach-yourself-a-language-yt
☆☆ Read our FREE guide ☆☆
🗺️ Achieve true fluency via immersion with our step-by-step roadmap.
🔗 https://www.refold.la/
☆☆ Vocabulary Decks ☆☆
💬 Learn the most common 1k words with example sentences and native audio.
🔗 https://refold.la/decks
☆☆ Refold Community ☆☆
🗣️ Wanna talk about language learning? Chat with the 30,000 learners in our Discord!
🔗 https://refold.la/join
