{"id":212,"date":"2017-01-11T11:02:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T18:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.linguaplex.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2017-01-27T14:27:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T21:27:43","slug":"how-to-understand-native-english-speakers-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linguaplex.com\/how-to-understand-native-english-speakers-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Understand Native English Speakers, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding native speakers is very difficult! The best way to improve your English comprehension is to understand how English gets its rhythm. Knowing that will help you to listen for the most important words in a sentence. Watch the video below for more!<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.linguaplex.com\/understand-native-english-speakers-part-2\/\">part 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.linguaplex.com\/understanding-native-speakers-part-3\/\">part 3<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/199029260\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Linguaplex - How to Understand Native English Speakers, Part 1\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding native speakers is very difficult! 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