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Step 4Estoy cansado.
I am tired.
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- Translate
- Listen
- Speak
Estoycansado.
Say it out loud. Green landed, yellow was close.
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- Hear a short sentence.
- Type or say what you heard.
- Replay what you missed.
- Shadow it aloud.
Why do native speakers sound so fast?
Words blend together. Hearing common phrases often trains your ear to split them.
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