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Jul 2021
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Spoken English | Hafta, Hasta, Dunno, Le...

English Teacher Monica
About this episode

One of the most common questions I receive from all of you is "How come I can't understand native speakers?" "What can I do to better understand native speakers?" Or, "Why is it so difficult to understand native speakers?!" 

This podcast episode will help you better understand why you have such difficulties with understanding native speakers and what you can do to improve this. 

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