Common English Mistakes in Youtube Scripts by Spanish Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Spanish speakers from Spain when writing a YouTube Script in English.

Mistake Example #1

Direct translations from Spanish ('It makes sense' vs. 'It has sense')

Hola amigos,! wWelcome to my YouTube channel! Today we are going to talk about asometophicng that willhas sense forlp many of you: how to improve your English skills. It is important to practice every day, and I will give you some tips that will help you a lot. Stay tuned because this video is going to be very interesting!

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Your tone is nice and friendly. I made some changes so the English would sound more natural."

Hola amigos! Welcome to my YouTube channel! Today we are going to talk about something that will help many of you: how to improve your English skills. It is important to practice every day, and I will give you some tips that will help you a lot. Stay tuned because this video is going to be very interesting!

Hola amigos, welcome to my YouTube channel! Today we are going to talk about a topic that has sense for many of you: how to improve your English skills. It is important to practice every day, and I will give you some tips that will help you a lot. Stay tuned because this video is going to be very interesting!

Mistake Example #2

Misuse of present continuous ('I am having 30 years of experience' instead of 'I have 30 years of experience')

Hola, amigos, welcome to my channel! Today I am going toshowing you how I ammakinge the perfect paella, a dish I hamve lovinged since I wams a child. I amhavinge 30 years of experience in cooking, and I am always excited to share my tips with you. So, let's start, and I amhopinge you arewill enjoying this recipe as much as I amdo!

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Changes I made were mostly to improve fluidity and readability. Nicely done :)"

Hola, amigos, welcome to my channel! Today I am going to show you how I make the perfect paella, a dish I have loved since I was a child. I have 30 years of experience in cooking, and I am always excited to share my tips with you. So, let's start, and I hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as I do!

Hola amigos, welcome to my channel! Today I am showing you how I am making the perfect paella, a dish I am loving since I am a child. I am having 30 years of experience in cooking, and I am always excited to share my tips with you. So, let's start and I am hoping you are enjoying this recipe as much as I am!

Mistake Example #3

Confusion between 'do' and 'make' ('I make a mistake' instead of 'I made a mistake')

Hola amigos, welcome back to my channel! Today, I want to talk about how to make a delicious paella. Many people domake the mistake of thinking it's difficult, but I promise it's easier than you think. First, we will do theprepareationll of allthe ingredients, and then we makewill do the cooking step by step. So, let's do this and make a perfect paella together!

Text corrected by:
Camille, Maryland, USA

"I've just corrected a few incorrect uses of the verbs "do" and "make." "

Hola amigos, welcome back to my channel! Today, I want to talk about how to make a delicious paella. Many people make the mistake of thinking it's difficult, but I promise it's easier than you think. First, we will prepare all of the ingredients, and then we will do the cooking step by step. So, let's do this and make a perfect paella together!

Hola amigos, welcome back to my channel! Today, I want to talk about how to make a delicious paella. Many people do the mistake of thinking it's difficult, but I promise it's easier than you think. First, we will do the preparation of all ingredients, and then we make the cooking step by step. So, let's do this and make a perfect paella together!