14 Signs You’re MORE Fluent in English Than You Think!

Here are 14.

Signs that.

You're more.

Fluent.

Than you think.

Number one.

You.

Dream in English when you're studying,  English when you're watching.

A YouTube video like this.

Or even.

When you're speaking.

Or reading English.

You're using.

Your conscious mind because.

You're awake.

But when you go to.

Sleep you're.

Using your subconscious mind now if your.

Subconscious mind uses English instead.

Of your native language that.

Is a.

Great sign that.

Means that the.

Information that you're.

Learning in English is being.

Absorbed because.

When we can do things automatically.

It's because our.

Subconscious mind understands  those patterns and those.

Behaviors.

Think about it.

You don't have to consciously think.

About tying.

Your shoe or.

Brushing your teeth.

Don't think about.

Moving the.

Toothbrush.

Side to side.

Your subconscious mind does that.

For you because you have.

Done it so.

Much.

Consciously that your subconscious mind.

Knows how to do it automatically, so if you dream.

In English, it means that your  subconscious mind understands.

The language this is.

An amazing sign.

#2 you.

Know multiple.

Ways.

Of saying the same.

Thing the.

Reality is that.

In English, English and probably.

In every language there are.

Many.

Different ways to.

Say the same thing of.

Course I can say.

I'm.

Tired.

What else?

Can I say can you think of 1?

Other way that.

I can say.

I'm tired.

If you know it.

Put it in the comments and if you can  think of one, that's a great sign that.

You're more fluent than you think.

And if you can think of.

Two.

3/4.

Different ways to say that your.

English is excellent.

I'm tired.

I'm exhausted.

I'm.

Beat.

I'm spent.

Did you get?

Any of those.

Maybe some other?

Ways as well now of course.

I'm tired.

Is an.

Easier example, think of some harder ones.

Can you?

Think of a different way to  communicate same ideas in English.

Then you're more.

Fluent than you think.

#3 you understand different styles of English.

I.

Speak American English.

But I can have a conversation with some.

One who speaks.

English.

From around the.

World and.

There may be.

Some things we don't understand with each.

Other style of.

English, but overall we can still.

Communicate I.

Know different accents.

I know different vocabulary in different.

Parts.

Of the world.

And even in North America, which is incredibly  large and diverse, I can tell if someone.

Is from California.

Or New York just based.

On their accent.

So if you.

Can speak to many different native speakers and  you can understand different accents different.

Styles of speech.

Different vocabulary.

That's a great sign that you're.

More fluent than you think.

Now you don't.

Necessarily have.

To know that.

That speaker is.

From.

California or New York?

That.

Is not required.

But simply being.

Able to.

Have these.

Conversations to understand the different.

Speakers that.

Is a great.

Sign number.

4 you.

Understand cultural references  when you're learning a language.

Many idioms expressions.

And phrases.

Are.

Based on cultural references.

Now this one.

Is very place specific.

Because honestly.

I probably.

Don't know a lot of.

Cultural references from.

The UK.

Or Australia.

And if I'm talking to someone  from that part of the world?

They would have.

To explain that expression to me.

So this one.

Is very place specific.

Think about the.

Type of language that you're.

Learning whether it's British English or  American English or Australian English.

What if you're?

Learning American English.

And your American Co worker says to you.

Oh.

I'm not having a good.

Week with Uncle Sam.

Do you know?

Who Uncle Sam is.

Well, there's a chance.

It is this.

Man's uncle and his name is Sam.

But most likely this is a cultural references.

And he's talking about.

The government, which is referred to as.

Uncle Sam?

Or what if this coworker asked you?

What you're.

Doing for.

Super Bowl Sunday.

Would.

You know how to reply.

Or.

What if this?

Co worker wanted to have a.

Discussion with you about Area 51, would you?

Know what that?

Co worker is talking about of course.

You don't need to know every.

Cultural Reference.

And to be fair, I don't know.

Every cultural.

Reference either it.

Also depends.

On your.

Age and.

Where you're located.

But if you understand.

The main.

Cultural references then.

You're definitely more fluent than you might.

Think.

This leads us to #5 You can understand humor.

A lot of humor is based on cultural.

References, so knowing those.

References will definitely.

Help you.

Understand humor.

Also, a lot of humor is based.

On Word.

Play.

Where you take?

The meaning.

Of a word, but that word has.

Different meanings based on context.

And the joke?

Is only funny because it's using that word.

In a different way.

This is why you're definitely  more fluent than you might think.

If.

You understand these types of puns?

Or word play.

Jokes.

How about?

This one why did?

The Baker.

Accept the job.

Because he needed the dough.

Duh, duh.

Did you get that one?

Well to understand this simple.

Joke.

Which a native speaker honestly  would not find that funny.

You need to understand many different  things about English vocabulary.

You need to know that the verb  to need is when you mix dough.

You need to know that dough is a mixture of flour.

Water eggs.

And salt.

Used to make.

Bread or cakes?

You need to know that need.

Has the.

Exact same pronunciation as.

The verb.

To need.

And you need.

To know that dough is a  casual way to refer to money.

In addition to.

The.

Bread mixture.

You need to know all.

Of this in order to understand this.

Very.

Simple and not.

Really funny.

Joke.

So if you.

Understood that joke.

Or if you understand.

Some jokes in English.

Your English is definitely better than you think.

That leads us.

To number six, you understand.

Many idioms and.

Expressions.

Many English.

Jokes are.

Based on.

Idioms and expressions as well.

So that's why this is important.

Plus native speakers, our vocabulary.

Is filled with.

Idioms and expressions, but there.

Are over.

25,000 idioms and expressions you don't need.

To know them all, but do you know 10/20/30?

50.

Then your English is more fluent than  you might think if I said that test.

Was a piece of cake or you?

Hit the nail.

On the head.

Or if I said.

When pigs.

Fly.

Did you understand those 3?

Maybe you understood.

The 1st 2:00.

But not the last one.

But that's OK.

Because the last one isn't as common as.

The first two.

So even if.

You understood.

Two out of three.

Your English.

Is more fluent than you think.

#7 you can use many different phrasal.

Verbs Now notice here I said use.

Different phrasal.

Verbs because a lot of.

Students know.

Phrasal Verbs.

They might recognize them, but.

Being fluent.

Being more fluent than you might.

Think requires.

That you can use them.

Because using phrasal.

Verbs is complicated this sentence.

Structure changes.

The meaning really depends on  how you're using it as well.

Maybe you can say did you figure it out?

But you also know that you need to say did you?

Get over it so you know.

That the.

Placement of the pronoun is different.

For these two phrasal verbs.

Or you know that sometimes.

You need an additional preposition like.

Don't.

Give up on learning phrasal verbs.

And did you get that gerund verb?

So if you can use many  phrasal verbs directly, your.

English is definitely.

More fluent than you?

Think #8.

You know when you've made a mistake.

Making.

Mistakes in English.

Is.

Normal and it is.

Going to.

Happen, but let's.

Say you're speaking.

And you say?

Out loud, I think I.

Figured.

Out it.

But then the second you said that.

In your mind, you know.

Oh.

I didn't.

Say that correctly so you said it.

Incorrectly.

You made a mistake, but you  know you made a mistake,  

and you know instantly that you made a mistake.

That's.

Actually a great.

Sign.

This means.

That you're able to self.

Correct.

And you know when you.

Make a mistake.

This.

Isn't a sign.

That your English.

Is bad.

Or that your.

English isn't fluent.

This is.

Simply a sign that you haven't  practiced that specific expression.

Enough.

For your subconscious mind.

To know how to.

Use it automatically.

So you just need more repetition, but the fact.

That you can identify.

Your mistakes.

Maybe it's a mistake?

With grammar.

Sentence structure, subject verb agreement maybe?

It's a mistake with pronunciation.

But if you can.

Recognize those mistakes.

That's.

An amazing sign.

#9 you can.

Speak or read.

Without translating.

This is an.

Important one, one that you.

Probably know about.

One that might.

Frustrate you?

Because you still have to translate in your head.

But the reason?

Why you?

Have to translate in your head is.

Likely because you.

Haven't learned enough full.

Expressions.

So you're.

Thinking about individual.

Words.

And.

Trying to translate.

Those individual words.

Rather than taking a.

Full idea and know.

How to communicate that in English?

So again.

If you know the phrasal verbs, the idioms.

And expressions then.

You can likely.

Already speak without.

Translating.

Because you're.

Using full expressions.

And of course.

If you can't yet, keep practicing.

And I know.

All my videos will help.

You with that so make sure you.

Subscribe if you.

Haven't already #10 you can speak.

Without.

Long pauses between your words.

If you speak but you add a lot of pauses, this is.

A sign that the words.

Aren't coming automatically.

You have to think too much about sentence.

Structure about subject.

Verb agreement.

About the right word, or you're just.

Simply overthinking it and  you're being a perfectionist.

And is preventing you from.

Getting the words out.

You do not.

Have to speak.

As quickly as I'm speaking now, but.

If you have.

Pauses.

That's definitely.

Not a good sign, so.

If you're able to speak.

Even in short.

Sentences, but without.

Pauses.

You are more.

Fluent.

Than you think.

#11 you use contractions.

Do you say?

I am good or.

I'm good, I did.

Not go.

I didn't go.

I have been well.

I've been well.

If you use contractions in speaking.

And writing and you feel.

Comfortable and confident.

Doing that, you know when it's.

Appropriate and perhaps.

When you shouldn't.

Then your English.

Is definitely more.

Fluent than you.

Think.

#12.

You can.

Use shorthand English.

Have you ever?

Replied back to someone and simply said been busy  or maybe you asked someone a question and you.

Say you coming tonight if you know.

How to use?

Shorthand English.

Where you know informally.

That you can drop the.

Subject and the.

Auxiliary verb.

In certain.

Situations and you.

Know those?

Situations.

Well then.

Your English.

Is definitely more fluent than you think.

Because this is something that.

Native speakers do.

As.

Part of our speech.

We don't even recognize or  know that we're doing it.

We just say been busy instead of I've been busy.

So if you.

Know how to.

Do that.

Congratulations number.

13 You can change from informal to formal.

Speech instantly.

Let's say you're.

Talking to your.

Co worker.

Let's say you want to ask your.

Co worker for help so you go.

To your Co worker.

And you say, do you have a SEC to help me out?

But then you see the vice president of  the company walk by and you say Jane.

If your schedule.

Allows I'd love to run an idea.

By you notice how you use.

More informal language.

With your coworker.

And more formal but still casual language with  the vice president if you can do this and you can.

Do this instantly.

Without having to really.

Think about it.

And you know.

What style of language?

To use.

What words to use?

How to replace a simple?

Word with a more advanced.

Word depending on the.

Situation.

That is an amazing sign.

Number.

14 You're listening to this video without closed.

Captions.

Tell me the truth.

That little CC button at the bottom.

Did you turn it on?

Do you see the text of this?

Video or?

Are you listening to this  without closed captions now?

Maybe closed captions are automatically  on for you, but you're not.

Really.

Looking at them, you're not.

Relying on them.

You're really listening to me.

Maybe you're not even watching the video.

Maybe.

You're.

Driving or you're doing your makeup, you're.

Doing the dishes.

And you're just listening.

But if instead you are reading the text and you  can't rely on your listening skills and you rely.

On closed captions, that is a sign  that your English isn't at that.

High level yet?

Because you.

Can't go into a job interview or a  presentation and ask someone to give you the.

Transcript of the conversation that isn't a.

Possibility in the real.

World, but if you're.

Able to listen.

To this video or TV shows.

Or the news.

Or.

Any content?

Without subtitles.

Then that's a great.

Sign your English.

Is more fluent.

Than you think don't.

Worry.

If you can not do many.

Of the things on this.

List because that's why  this YouTube channel exists.

Every single point.

That I've.

Made on this list.

These are all things that I already.

Have existing videos.

On or.

I'll make a video.

On it in the.

Future, so don't.

Worry you're in the right.

Place.

You're going to improve all.

Of these areas, and for now you can think of  the one area you want to focus on the most.

Use my library of.

Videos to help.

You improve that area as well.

And this video will help you.

Improve all areas.

Of your English.

So.

Watch it now.