Struggling to understand native speakers? You’re not alone!

When you read something in the language, it’s easy. But when you listen, it sounds like gibberish.

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Does this sound like you?

Reading in your target language is easy.

Watching TV shows with subtitles isn’t too hard. Reading books is even doable.

But when the text disappears and it’s just you and the audio, it sounds like a totally different language.

What gives? You feel like you’re doing everything right, but you still can’t understand any of your listening material.

How are you supposed to ever understand people in real life if they don’t have subtitles?

It all sounds like a blur

You’ve tried for hours to practice your listening skills. It’s still uncomfortable, and you can’t understand anything.

The language at native speed is just too fast.

  • People speak too quickly.
  • They mash their words together.
  • They skip or add sounds.

But when you read, you’re fine. When you check the subtitles, you know every word.

Is it your fault? Is your brain just broken?

You keep putting in time and effort, but your listening doesn’t get better.

You don’t really know if you’re doing it “right.”

I’ve been there!

Hey there! My name is Ethan, and I failed at learning Japanese and Spanish for 15 years. If there’s one thing I know, it’s that I have ZERO natural talent for learning languages.

I tried dabbling with apps like Duolingo, Pimsleur, and a few podcasts, but that got me nowhere.

I decided I needed to take Spanish more seriously, so I buckled down, put all my other hobbies on hold, and made learning Spanish my entire life.

I couldn’t understand spoken language

It took me years of struggling to make any tangible progress in Spanish. But those years of hard work and effort were met with failure.

No matter how much I studied, I couldn’t understand native speakers unless they slowed down and simplified their speech.

I was so frustrated and angry with myself.

I continued to struggle

I tried speaking more. I tried learning more words. Still no luck.

In a last-ditch effort, I packed up all my belongings and moved to South America.

I lived with a host family, studied in school for 5 hours every day, and spoke to as many people as I could. But I still couldn’t understand native speakers on the street.

Once, I went into a cheese shop and at one point the shopkeeper said “parmesano,” (which is basically identical to “parmesean”), but I didn’t understand what they had said. My ears and brain seemed unable to process Spanish when it was spoken.

My brain had very strict expectations of the language, and anything outside of that was incomprehensible, even something as easy to understand as Parmesano. It felt like all my effort was in vain.

After that realization, I almost gave up and accepted that I couldn’t do it, that I was incapable of hearing Spanish.

But then I made a discovery

After I had all but given up on ever being able to listen, I noticed something.

It was actually easier if I didn’t try as hard to understand. This seemed too good to be true, so I took a step back and tried to figure out why that might be.

What I discovered isn’t revolutionary, but it totally changed the way I think about listening:

Spoken language is completely different from written language.

Written language is neat or orderly. I can study and improve. But spoken language is messy. It’s chaotic and expressive.

If I wanted to understand spoken language at native speed, I would need to train my brain to understand without thinking, without translating.

I needed to be able to listen without the help of tools, or dictionaries, or time to think.

Why couldn’t I understand?

I tried breaking down the problem further and I realized that there were a bunch of different things getting in my way.

  • I couldn’t hear the real sounds of Spanish, they still sounded foreign to me.
  • I was only familiar with classroom phrases. The way people actually spoke didn’t match my textbooks and lessons.
  • I was translating into English in my head, which slowed me down a lot.
  • I couldn’t look up new words that people used. Which happened all the time.
  • I could understand some people alright, but not everyone else. If someone had a slightly non-standard accent, I was completely lost.

The TRUTH about listening

It doesn’t matter how many words you’ve memorized. Understanding them in a blazing-fast sentence is a different beast.

It doesn’t matter how much grammar you’ve studied. Native speakers say things the way they want, and you have to understand.

Even if you’re an advanced reader, you can’t do mental math (translation) to understand the spoken language in real time. It’s far too inefficient and slow. Listening is HARD because you don’t have time to think.

No wonder it’s so hard to get good at listening! It’s TOTALLY different from all the learning you’ve done up until now.

There is a better approach

You need to re-frame the way you think about spoken language and learn to understand it as it is. I had all those problems with listening because I was expecting the spoken language to be a certain, specific way (which it wasn’t).

But how DO you practice then??

By digging into the way native speakers say things! How they sound. How they really speak in real life.

Have you ever heard the phrase fuhgeddaboudit?

If you have, then you can probably hear it in your head right now.

If you haven’t, try reading it aloud and see if you can hear what it actually says.

Hint: it’s “forget about it,” but said in a stereotypical New York accent.

How would you explain that to an English learner? It’s hard, right? Explaining the context and pronunciation differences behind that simple word is really hard! And yet, if you hear that in a movie, you immediately understand.

You need to get to that level of instant understanding in your target language.

The results are clear

I changed my approach and practiced this with Spanish, and I can understand everything with ease.

  • I can listen to an audiobook while doing other tasks, and understand everything.
  • I can watch movies without subtitles and not miss any plot points.
  • I can chat with people on the street, even if they have a heavy accent.

Want to learn exactly how?

Introducing Refold’s Level up Your
Listening course

Tired of not understanding the language when spoken at full speed?

Our 28-day course is based on our tens of thousands of hours of combined language learning experience, and all of our insights from over 50,000 learners. We focus on giving you the skills you need to truly level up your listening.

Stop wasting your time on learning activities that don’t make a difference to your listening. Join our hundreds of satisfied students who have escaped the traditional language-learning trap and started making real progress toward fluency.

Over the next four weeks, you will learn how to:

Understand the language

as it’s actually spoken, even if native speakers skip, blend or change sounds!

Hear new sounds

in your target language that you may not have been aware of before.

Rely on your subconscious

to help you understand the language, at full speed.

Recognize words

(or word groups) in the ways that natives use them. Donchywanna be able to do that?

Build an intuition

for listening which allows you to understand accents or speakers that you haven’t explicitly studied before.

With the listening course, you get:

28 days of lessons

carefully planned and made to improve your listening abilities as quickly as possible.

Step-by-step assignments

to make it easy to make progress and establish an effective routine.

Extensive tool and media resource database

to ensure you spend your time learning, rather than hunting down the best materials.

Dedicated support

from our experienced language coaches who answer all your questions.

A community of like-minded learners

to motivate you throughout your language journey and help you reach your goals.

Our custom app to track progress

so that you know exactly what to do each day and can see your effort over time.

Refold has helped thousands of learners like you

Since I launched Refold in 2020, we’ve worked tirelessly to answer this one question: How do we create an instinct for a second language that’s just as strong as the instinct we have for our native language?

We’ve worked with hundreds of clients and thousands of learners to understand exactly where learners struggle and developed solutions to help learners overcome those struggles.

The transformation I’ve seen in our students has been remarkable.

Here’s what our students have to say

Great course! I’m glad I joined and decided to dedicate showing up for 30 days to improve my language learning process. The resource database was/is super useful for finding great videos to watch in your target language. I will continue to use the tools and habits I obtained for the rest of my language journey. I look forward to what other courses Refold will introduce in the future!

CalebC

Learner

I was not new to immersion when starting the course but it provided a helpful reminder for me, gave me some new techniques and helped me reestablish a solid immersion routine after a break.

Em

Learner

I have been accustomed to all the traditional models of language learning, and have never had anything to show for it. From six years of intensive classes, to living in a foreign country for 2 years. Now, I know a better system and am dedicated to something more than ever been. I am the living, breathing definition of not thinking this is possible.

Taylor K.

Learner

I’m really glad I discovered this course because the insights it gave me made me really understand how language learning itself works, which has been valuable for me. This course has helped me to gain confidence knowing that I’m actually doing it right, and knowing what to do next.

Jonathan

Learner

You don’t see value like this every day!

ItemValue
15 video lessons$300
15 video tutorials$300
28 days of written lessons$140
Extensive daily homework$60
Refold App companion$70
Minimal Pairs Anki deck$40
Custom prepared resources$30
Content database for 10+ languages$120
Private community with other learners$70
Support of experienced Refold coaches$250
Weekly guided reflections$80
Dozens of useful listening-focused activities$80
Total$1,540

Your price: $1,540  $147

Refold’s stress-free money-back guarantee

This course comes with a 100% money-back guarantee, but I don’t stop there. I promise you, when you finish this course, you will have complete confidence about how to improve your listening. You will understand what a balanced and complete language-learning routine looks like, which tools to use, and exactly which techniques will help you build a native-like ear for your language.

If you aren’t completely satisfied that this course lived up to my promise, I wouldn’t feel right keeping your money. You can get a hassle-free refund just by sending our support team an email within 90 days.

There are no strings attached, no hoops to jump through, and nothing to prove. Simply tell us that you would like a refund, and our incredible support team will issue your refund on the spot, no questions asked.

I’m taking on ALL the risk because I’m that confident this course is the solution to your language-learning struggles.

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I’ve been learning Japanese at a pretty steady pace for 4 years with the first year and a half being a complete mess of numerous apps and paid content. After eventually finding Refold and Anki I was able to get on a steady plan but then became a bit lost on how to move forward outside of just Anki and the vague notion of Immerse. This course was actually a really thought through layout of how I absolutely wish I’d started Japanese years ago and even now had some very good tips and tracking tools I’d never considered.

Taylor

Japanese Learner

I studied Mandarin the usual way with a class and textbook. I eventually got there but only after moving to China and “immersing” myself. With Refold I feel like I’m skipping that text book waste of time stage and jumping right into immersion as I start Japanese. It takes a little faith but this seems like the way to go and ultimately faster and better.

Erik Hinshaw

Chinese Learner

This course was teach me that consistency is the best way to accomplish my goals, before I see results I need to build a discipline through a system with clarity goals, and just do it!

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This course really helped me get out of my own way with immersion learning. Prior to the course, I was getting too caught up in the details and how I could optimize my learning, rather than just focusing on the core method. Now I have an actual plan for how I will immerse every day, what that even means and how I can use tools to develop habits and hold myself accountable. I finally feel like I know where I’m going and how long it will take to get there.

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It’s time for you to be a confident listener

Stop wasting your precious time and energy on learning activities that aren’t improving your listening skills.

Buy this course to develop the habits and skills you need to level up your listening skills. After completing the course, you’ll be a confident listener who has what it takes to achieve your listening goals.

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Frequently asked questions

Presentando el Curso de InmersiĂłn Definitivo de Refold

¿Cansado de los métodos tradicionales de aprendizaje de idiomas que simplemente no funcionan?

Nuestro curso de 30 días, basado en la información obtenida de mås de 40 mil personas aprendiendo idiomas, se enfoca en enseñarte cómo desarrollar un instinto para el idioma que quieras aprender, ese mismo tipo de instinto que tienes para tu idioma materno.

Deja de gastar tu tiempo y energĂ­a en mĂ©todos obsoletos e ineficaces. Únete a los cientos de estudiantes que estĂĄn mĂĄs que felices de haber escapado de la trampa del aprendizaje de idiomas tradicional y han comenzado a realmente avanzar hacia la fluidez en su idioma.

ÂĄUn vistazo al currĂ­culo del curso!

SEMANA 1

Fundamentos bĂĄsicos para desarrollar un instinto

  • La Ășnica forma en que los seres humanos aprendemos idiomas. (Si no usas esto en tu aprendizaje, nunca lograrĂĄs la fluidez)
  • El mito de la motivaciĂłn: Âżpor quĂ© es tan peligrosa y puede afectar tus probabilidades de tener Ă©xito?
  • El mĂ©todo sencillo para aprender miles de palabras RÁPIDO

SEMANA 2

Leer y escuchar

  • CĂłmo escuchar sonidos nuevos y acceder a un nuevo nivel en tu habilidad para escuchar
  • El mĂ©todo sencillo para desarrollar una comprensiĂłn sĂłlida al leer y escuchar
  • El mĂ©todo sencillo para aprender sistemas de escritura complejos como Hanzi y Kanji, sin mucho esfuerzo

SEMANA 3

Herramientas y técnicas

  • CĂłmo diseñar el equilibrio Ăłptimo entre diferentes actividades de aprendizaje de idiomas, para lograr tus objetivos rĂĄpidamente y que no haya ningĂșn vacĂ­o en tu proceso de aprendizaje
  • La mejor tĂ©cnica de lectura para disparar la velocidad de tu aprendizaje
  • La diferencia entre el aprendizaje consciente y el subconsciente (y por quĂ© debemos priorizar uno de estos para alcanzar la fluidez)

SEMANA 4

Sistemas de aprendizaje personalizados

  • No necesitar viajar en el tiempo, necesitas registrarlo: por quĂ© el registro de tiempo es una de las herramientas mĂĄs poderosas en tu kit de herramientas para el aprendizaje de idiomas
  • CĂłmo diseñar metas realistas y saludables que te ayuden a lograr resultados de verdad
  • La fĂłrmula simple para crear una rutina diaria de aprendizaje que garantice tu Ă©xito a largo plazo

You don’t see value like this every day!

15 video lessons (VALUE: $300)

15 video tutorials (VALUE: $300)

28 days of written lessons (VALUE: $140)

Extensive daily homework (VALUE: $60)

Refold App companion (VALUE: $70)

Minimal Pairs Anki deck (VALUE: $40)

Custom prepared resources (VALUE: $30)

Content database for 10+ languages (VALUE: $120)

Private community with other learners (VALUE: $70)

Support of experienced Refold coaches (VALUE: $250)

Weekly guided reflections (VALUE: $80)

Dozens of useful listening-focused activities (VALUE: $80)

It’s time for you to be a confident listener

Stop wasting your precious time and energy on learning activities that aren’t improving your listening skills.

Buy this course to develop the habits and skills you need to level up your listening skills. After completing the course, you’ll be a confident listener who has what it takes to achieve your listening goals.

Your purchase is 100% protected by our 90-day, no questions asked, money-back guarantee.

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