0:01 Everybody go wild.
0:02 You want this?
0:03 I'm a new woman.
0:06 I'm all about my mind.
0:07 You want this?
0:07 I'm a new woman.
0:09 Give me that.
0:10 Give me the alpha.
0:11 Yeah.
0:11 Give me that.
0:12 Make it the better.
0:13 Feeding you the boo out my kiss on my rose rose.
0:17 What a me.
0:19 Got to make you trying to say you sleep.
0:21 Don't blame your mother.
0:23 Ele.
0:25 I'm a new one.
0:32 >> >> Lisa Manaval, better known as Lisa from K-pop group Blackpink, is incredibly admirable.
0:39 She was the first ever artist signed to a K-pop group by YG
0:44 that is not ethnically Korean,
0:47 and she totally deserved it.
0:49 Not only is Lisa an incredible singer and dancer, but also a polyglot,
0:55 and language learners like you and me can learn a lot from her.
1:16 So, if you watch this lesson until the end,
1:19 you will learn Lisa's six rules for speaking languages fluently
1:24 and how you can apply them yourself.
1:27 So, let's jump right in to number one.
1:30 Number one, connect to a clear burning purpose.
1:44 Mic stand. >> >> dance competition stuff.
2:41 Hello Okay, I should try for sure.
2:43 >> I wanted to start us off with quote.
2:45 So Napoleon Hill who studied
2:47 and spoke to the most successful people of his time said there is one
2:51 quality which one must possess to win
2:54 and that is definitess of purpose. the knowledge of what one wants
2:58 and a burning desire to possess it.
3:01 So the first lesson we can take from Lisa is to cultivate a clear
3:05 burning purpose that will propel you
3:07 or push you through the most difficult moments of learning the language.
3:12 That's why connecting to your purpose is a core part of our real life
3:15 way methodology which we recommend to every one of our students.
3:19 By the way, all the words
3:20 that you're seeing highlighted in blue are being saved
3:23 as flashcards on the Real Life app.
3:25 That way you can study these words, never forget them,
3:29 and confidently use them in conversations just like Lisa.
3:33 You can get free access to the flashcards with the link down in the
3:36 description.
3:36 So, back to Lisa.
3:38 At just 14 years old, YG gave her the opportunity of a lifetime.
3:54 I was 14.
3:58 Such a kid.
4:11 Like, however, Lisa either had to learn Korean
4:14 or be kicked out of K-pop school
4:16 and never achieve her dream.
4:18 And it wasn't easy.
4:20 YG told all the girls at the academy, "No English with Alisa, only Korean,
4:25 so she would learn faster."
4:26 And Lisa shared that the first years at YG,
4:29 she lived in a basement dorm that was infested by cockroaches and rats.
4:33 Yuck.
4:34 And she called her mom homesick every night, crying for hours.
4:38 Now, given all this,
4:39 it would have been easy for her to go back and study in Thailand.
4:43 But her dream, her definitess of purpose was
4:46 so strong that it gave her a tremendous resilience.
4:49 She refused to give up despite no guarantee of success. 5 years later,
4:54 Lisa debuted with Blackpink and they were a global success.
4:57 Since achieving that initial dream,
4:59 learning languages has still been very connected to Lisa's purpose.
5:03 For example, English, Japanese, Mandarin,
5:05 and other languages have helped Lisa connect with her fans.
5:31 >> >> It's also been my own experience that there's no better purpose than friendship.
5:36 Amongst others, English was essential for Lisa to connect with Australian bandmate Rosé.
5:42 >> We became like best friends.
5:44 >> Like, but it took a little bit.
5:45 It took a while.
5:46 Yeah, I know.
5:47 >> But it was like as soon as it was like >> clicked.
5:49 >> Yeah.
5:50 And that's when it was like all gone.
5:52 >> As she says, they clicked,
5:54 which means that they felt an instant connection or chemistry.
5:57 So, you can ask yourself, how can I make learning English do or die?
6:02 In other words, connect to a purpose so strong that just like Lisa,
6:07 you will not give up when it is difficult.
6:09 Number two, immerse yourself in the language.
6:12 >> Oh, when I first came to Korea and my son,
6:17 she don't want me to keep speaking in English, so she's trying to,
6:23 you know, keep me speaking Korean.
6:43 So, we can't deny
6:44 that Lisa had great opportunities like Korean classes from YG
6:48 and living in Seoul
6:50 and having a stepfather from Switzerland with whom she spoke English
6:54 when she was younger.
6:55 But even if you don't have these opportunities,
6:57 we can still learn from Lisa's survival mindset.
7:00 What does this mean?
7:01 It means don't translate.
7:03 Stick to the target language.
7:04 When you're used to always translating in your head,
7:07 it leads to you speaking really slowly
7:09 or freezing up in conversation
7:11 because you have to first think in your native language
7:13 and then you have to think how would I say
7:15 that in English.
7:16 So, as you can see, it just makes it not a very fluid process.
7:20 You're never going to speak fluently that way.
7:22 So you should get in the habit of not using translators
7:25 but using actual English dictionaries
7:28 or even better nowadays is many AI tools.
7:31 So usually for myself for example
7:33 if I want to look up a word
7:34 or expression that I've seen in Portuguese I have my very own chat where
7:38 I will ask in Portuguese how uh what exactly
7:42 that word or expression means.
7:43 And it's really great
7:44 because I can give the context
7:46 that I saw it in
7:46 and I'll make sure
7:47 that I get the exact definition
7:49 that I'm looking for.
7:50 And it even gives me other examples.
7:51 I continue practicing with it.
7:53 And a little bit later,
7:54 we're going to talk about how you can surround yourself with the language even
7:58 if you're not living in a country where it's spoken.
8:00 But let me give you some quick tips.
8:02 So you could make your home
8:03 or maybe just a specific room in your home your English-speaking environment.
8:07 Meaning that anytime you're in that room,
8:10 you try to only think in English
8:11 and even speak to yourself
8:13 or other people in English.
8:14 And you can make English- speakaking friends.
8:16 They don't need to even be natives.
8:18 You can meet people online or if you're in a big city,
8:21 you can probably find English speakers there.
8:23 You just have to do a little bit of research and be creative.
8:26 Or even if you have other friends who, you know,
8:28 also have a similar level to you in English or speak better than you.
8:31 You can make some plan to practice together.
8:33 Like say every Wednesday, let's go have pizza.
8:35 And during that time, we're only going to speak English to each other.
8:39 And if you reflect a bit and you're a bit creative,
8:40 you can come up with all sorts of ideas like this.
8:43 But for now, let's move on to Lisa's next rule.
8:45 Number three, speak at every opportunity.
8:49 >> Do you have any >> foundational advice for someone who's trying to pick
8:53 up a new language?
8:54 Like, how do you do it?
8:55 >> I don't know.
8:55 You just have to keep talking to people uh in that language.
9:00 I think I feel like I'm more I feel more confidence in English more
9:04 than 2 years ago.
9:06 >> So, one of the most impressive things about Lisa is
9:08 that she speaks the language
9:10 that she knows at every opportunity.
9:11 As we saw earlier, when she first met Ros,
9:14 English was essential for them to connect.
9:16 Ros even mentions that Lisa started picking up her accent.
9:19 >> She started getting an Australian accent on.
9:23 >> So, she still has it sometimes.
9:25 No, but she has >> No.
9:26 Yeah.
9:26 >> No, I don't know.
9:28 I don't even know.
9:28 >> In fact, one of the most essential mindsets
9:30 that I recommend you cultivate is curiosity.
9:33 Those of us who speak multiple languages, I include myself because I've learned six,
9:38 tend to be motivated to connect with others because of curiosity.
9:41 I'm sure that Lisa would agree with Mandela's quote.
9:44 If you talk to a man in a language he understands,
9:47 that goes to his head.
9:48 If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.
9:52 And English is this incredible tool
9:54 that lets us connect with people from any country.
9:57 So, are you using your English as a tool for connection yet?
10:00 How can you use your English
10:02 as an excuse to cultivate more curiosity
10:05 and get to know others?
10:07 This also goes back to that clear burning purpose.
10:10 With every language I've learned, connecting with others has always been my biggest motivator.
10:14 I want to improve my skills
10:16 so that I can better understand
10:18 and be understood by the people I care about.
10:20 So, if you want to use your English to connect with others,
10:23 something I can recommend is our global speak on the real life app.
10:27 All you have to do is press a button
10:28 and you'll instantly be connected to another English speaker in another part of the
10:31 world for a short conversation.
10:33 And doing this, you're going to discover all sorts of different cultures.
10:37 It's really a mind-blowing experience.
10:38 It's like traveling without having to get on a plane.
10:41 So, if you need to get a little bit more motivation,
10:44 that might be just the ticket for you.
10:46 In watching dozens of interviews,
10:48 I noticed that Lisa doesn't panic when she can't think of the right word.
10:52 She's patient, taking her time to find the word that she's looking for,
10:56 or she rephrases herself so that she can be understood.
11:00 Her focus is on connection, not perfection.
11:03 Pay attention to this with how she finds the right word, timing,
11:06 and shoot in these two interviews.
11:09 >> I know that on the White Lotus,
11:10 you guys all live at that hotel when you're shooting the show, right?
11:14 >> And then you hang out with the other actors.
11:16 Yes, we all h have like a meal together all the time
11:20 if we if we have um um what do you say the right timing?
11:25 >> If you have good timing, you do something at the right time.
11:29 We'll often collocate this with perfect timing.
11:31 For example, if your friend arrives to meet you a few minutes after you
11:33 have finished work,
11:34 you might say, "Perfect timing.
11:36 I just finished."
11:37 I think after I debuted with Blackping
11:40 and then we all went to Thailand for for like a trip
11:43 or something to for the um shoot
11:48 or something.
11:49 We had like a fan waiting for us at the airport.
11:53 >> So yeah, I was like, "Oh, wow."
11:55 >> A shoot here is short for photo shoot,
11:58 which is a session where people have their photos taken.
12:01 Since Lisa is active in fashion, she often participates in shoots.
12:04 Something else that Lisa does masterfully
12:06 that helps her to sound more natural
12:08 when speaking English is using lots of fillers.
12:11 I think you know like pay attention to that here.
12:15 >> I just got into PopMart like early this year
12:19 and I learned about this from my one of my close friend in Thailand.
12:26 And when I went to Thailand she was like oh let's go to PopMart.
12:29 And I was like what is PopMart?
12:31 Like what?
12:32 and she's like, "Oh, it's like, you know,
12:33 it's a sell toys and stuff like we should go and check."
12:37 And then I went with them and I was like, to be honest,
12:41 I was like, I was not into it at all.
12:43 I was like, "No, I'm not going to spend my money on this."
12:45 And then they came out.
12:46 And they were like, "Oh my god,
12:48 like the one that I want like it's sold out.
12:51 It's so hard to get."
12:52 I was like, "Hm, is that that hard to get?"
12:56 And then they, you know, showed me a bunch of stuff.
13:01 And as soon as I got them, I I go crazy.
13:05 It's like I spent all of my money.
13:09 >> Notice that we sometimes use be like instead of said.
13:12 This is really common when natives are telling a story like Lisa is here.
13:17 She also used two common related expressions.
13:19 She says at first she was not into PopMart,
13:22 but then she got into it.
13:24 This means that you like something.
13:25 If you're watching this lesson, I imagine you're into K-pop.
13:29 Or if you're not so into it, maybe by watching this lesson,
13:32 you'll be so impressed by Lisa that you'll decide to get into her music.
13:36 And obviously, Lisa has done a great job at mastering native speaking,
13:41 like how we cut, reduce, and link our words together when speaking fluently.
13:46 We call this connected speech,
13:47 like what we saw in the song at the beginning.
13:54 You want this?
13:55 I'm a new woman.
13:58 >> So, when a word ending in t is followed by another word beginning
14:02 with t,
14:04 th or d, we usually only pronounce the second consonant.
14:08 Instead of want this, she said want this.
14:12 Want this.
14:13 And just like a native, Lisa didn't say give me, she said give me.
14:18 Why don't you try?
14:19 Listen again and sing those lines just like Lisa.
14:23 New woman.
14:24 Give me that.
14:25 Give me the alpha.
14:26 Yeah.
14:26 You want this?
14:27 I'm a new woman.
14:30 Give me that.
14:30 Give me the alpha.
14:32 Yeah.
14:39 >> Moving on.
14:40 Number four.
14:41 Repurpose your English.
15:13 So, Korean and English were essential for Lisa's job as a K-pop artist.
15:17 And you might not have these opportunities given to you like Lisa was,
15:20 but you can still create them for yourself.
15:22 So the rule here is to repurpose your English.
15:25 Don't just have English be something you study.
15:27 Actually use it as a tool.
15:29 So for example, you could put all of your devices like your computer
15:32 and your phone in English.
15:34 When you need to look something up, either for work or for your studies,
15:37 you can look it up in English.
15:38 And if you use AI for research, like I do,
15:41 I would recommend you try your best to only speak to it in English.
15:45 In fact, AI works off of context.
15:48 So, you could give it the context to always correct your English
15:51 if you make a mistake.
15:52 And study other things that you're interested in in English.
15:55 Like, if there's a book that you want to read to learn something,
15:58 read it in English.
15:59 Or if you're watching a tutorial on how to fix something in your house,
16:02 try to see if you can find a tutorial in English.
16:05 And if you live in a city,
16:06 find groups that are about your interests that meet in English.
16:09 For example, here in Barcelona,
16:11 there are groups that meet to talk about tech in English.
16:14 And Lisa's next rule is similar, but it's even more fun.
16:17 Number five, don't just learn English, live it.
16:20 >> Okay, now I need to know what you're WATCHING ON NETFLIX.
16:22 >> OH, IT'S A Korean drama.
16:25 Love Next Door.
16:27 >> So Lisa famously has watched American movies to learn English
16:31 and Kdramas to learn Korean.
16:33 And for myself, this has been really crucial as well.
16:36 Like I've talked often about learning Catalan with Ba,
16:40 which is Dragon Ball in English, of course.
16:46 >> >> And recently I've been exercising my Portuguese by watching nollas, for example, BZA.
16:53 And it's obvious that living languages with media has helped Lisa to learn slang
16:59 and to use it really naturally.
17:01 >> I'm such a nerd.
17:04 >> I can see your guys faces like, what are you talking about?
17:09 >> Do you like to drive fast?
17:11 >> I used to.
17:12 I used to be a reckless driver, but not anymore.
17:17 >> Safety first, guys.
17:19 >> But when you're singing karaoke,
17:21 are there people who are not involved with the production there?
17:24 Like, do people lose their minds when they see you there singing karaoke?
17:28 >> They don't care.
17:29 >> They don't care.
17:30 >> Yeah.
17:30 I'm just like sitting in the corner of the room.
17:32 I'm just I'm just being like cheering them, hyping them up.
17:36 >> You Oh, you don't sing?
17:37 >> I don't.
17:38 >> Oh, never.
17:38 >> I'm more like a dance.
17:40 I love to dance.
17:41 Next is sunglasses.
17:44 Oh my god, so dirty.
17:49 My face is small.
17:51 It's really hard for me to find the right shape.
17:55 I'm trying to find something like not too rounded.
18:01 This is the one that suits me best.
18:04 >> And if you want to live your English,
18:05 there's no better place than here on Learn English with TV series.
18:08 So, be sure to hit
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18:13 lesson like this one.
18:14 And Lisa's final rule is a mindset that she expertly embodies.
18:19 Number six, play and stay humble.
18:22 >> Why is it so important to take vacations?
18:24 >> Because if you don't, then you can lose your brain.
18:27 >> Lose your brain.
18:29 >> Go cuckoo.
18:32 >> Yeah, I I think I'm going cuckoo right now.
18:34 >> Why do you think it's important to take a vacation, Lisa?
18:37 You know, your body need a rest sometimes
18:39 and you need to refresh like what you said,
18:42 otherwise you're going to go cuckoo.
18:43 Right.
18:44 >> Mhm.
18:44 >> Take a vacation when you need it, please.
18:47 >> Exactly.
18:47 >> So, one of the things
18:48 that I admire most about Lisa is her ability to play
18:52 and have fun and to laugh at herself.
18:54 In this clip, she just learned this expression to go cuckoo,
18:57 which means to become crazy, and she started playfully using it right away.
19:01 And as we see in this next clip, when it comes to language learning,
19:04 Lisa's always open to experiment.
19:06 Whenever you're ready.
19:07 Oh, okay.
19:09 Interesting.
19:10 >> You look gorgeous.
19:11 >> Thank you very much.
19:12 >> I feel ready.
19:13 >> I'm ready.
19:14 >> You said that with some determination.
19:16 >> I'm ready.
19:17 >> Okay.
19:18 Whenever you're ready.
19:20 >> Okay.
19:21 Whenever you're ready.
19:23 I I'll use this.
19:25 Whenever you're ready with that smile.
19:28 >> So, another lesson we can take from Lisa is to approach every situation
19:31 with playfulness and a willingness to try. like how she learned some phrases in
19:35 French and Tagalog to connect with her fans
19:37 and promote her music.
19:43 Let's go.
19:50 Salings or l >> finally making mistakes is a fundamental part of the journey
19:57 and Lisa shows us
19:58 that we don't need to fear them.
20:00 We can use our mistakes as markers on the path to fluency.
20:04 Trust me, I watched a lot of interviews with her
20:06 and Lisa makes mistakes all the time,
20:09 but she doesn't sweat them.
20:10 She doesn't get stressed about them.
20:12 >> I think we had like hard time at first like >> cuz we
20:16 didn't know that.
20:17 >> We didn't know like >> the culture.
20:19 >> Yeah, the culture.
20:20 >> Yeah.
20:20 >> Like the culture different is like so like you have a big gap.
20:23 >> Yeah.
20:24 Big gap.
20:24 >> Like you came from Australia, I came from Thailand.
20:26 So it's like in Thai in Thailand too they >> still have They don't
20:30 >> they have like like uh tundai
20:33 and like but like they don't really like Yeah.
20:38 So I was just like, "Oh, like like you said,
20:41 like we would just friends, you know, we just don't know.
21:02 >> Because we don't know."
21:03 So, let's recap Lisa's six rules for confident fluency in any language.
21:08 Connect to a clear burning purpose.
21:11 Immerse yourself in the language.
21:13 Speak at every opportunity.
21:16 Repurpose your English.
21:17 Don't just learn English, live it, and play and stay humble.
21:21 And there's one final idea I wanted to share with you before we wrap
21:24 up today's lesson.
21:26 Be a global citizen.
21:28 So the pinnacle or highest point of our real life way methodology is something
21:32 that we like to call be beyond borders.
21:35 This means that you're using your English not only
21:37 as a communication tool
21:39 but as a vehicle to grow
21:40 as a human being.
21:41 Make your unique impact and connect authentically with the world.
21:45 Without a doubt, Lisa is leveraging English and other languages to be beyond borders.
21:50 So, as you go about your journey to speak English confidently
21:53 and fluently like Lisa,
21:55 I want to invite you to embrace being beyond borders.
21:58 The idea that no matter what divides us, race, gender, religion, politics,
22:04 or sexual orientation, what unites us
22:07 as human beings here on planet Earth is far greater.
22:10 And this really is our mission here at Real Life English.
22:13 So, if you feel inspired by it,
22:15 we really want the Real Life app to be a community for global citizens
22:18 like you.
22:19 So download it for free and be a part of this mission.
22:22 A yeah, I hope that you enjoyed today's lesson.
22:27 I had a lot of fun making it
22:28 and getting to know Lisa's story better.
22:31 If you want more lessons like this,
22:33 please let us know by liking this video, subscribing,
22:36 and you can even comment below letting us know who else you would like
22:40 me to analyze the English of
22:41 or the English learning journey of.
22:43 And remember that all of those advanced expressions
22:45 that we covered in today's lesson are waiting for you
22:48 as flashcards on the Real Life English app
22:49 so that you can never forget them
22:51 and be able to confidently use them the next time you speak English.
22:54 And if you're sticking here on YouTube, here's another fun lesson with Lisa.
22:58 >> I think for me the big difference is language cuz um English is
23:04 not my first language.
23:06 So it's challenging for me to answer or doing interview in in English.
23:12 >> Yeah.
23:12 But you know what's amazing about you is, you know, you speak English,
23:16 you speak Thai, you speak Korean, you're conversational in Japanese, conversational in Chinese.
23:21 I've heard you rattle off French
