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When a sentence is too hard

Four ways to make it easier.

⏱ 1 minute

πŸ” 1. Listen again

Each sentence plays 3 times. Then it stops. Press Tab (or Replay) to hear it again, as often as you want.

🐒 2. Slow it down

Play the video at half speed. The sentence still repeats.

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β–Ά Watch Gear β†’ Speed β†’ 0.5x
The video player with the gear button at the top right

1. Click βš™

At the top right of the video.

The settings menu: Quality, Speed, Captions

2. Click Speed

It says β€œNormal” now.

Speed buttons from 0.5x to 2x

3. Click 0.5x

Or 0.75x.

🧩 3. Go word by word

  1. Type only the words you heard.
  2. Press Enter. The hint shows the next word in green.
  3. Type it, listen again, and press Enter.
The hint shows the next word, have, in green
You typed β€œis all kids”. The hint shows the next word: β€œhave”.

⏭️ 4. Skip it

Press Esc (or Skip). You can come back later with the β—€ arrow. See how.