What's the best way to learn Spanish?
No matter why you are learning Spanish, The best way of learning Spanish is a combination of :
- using learn Spanish CDs designed to learn Spanish at home
- enrolling in the first class of one of the many Spanish language schools
- practicing learning Spanish online
Learning Spanish by listening and speaking
The best and fastest way of learning conversational Spanish is to practice as much as you can with whomever also speaks Spanish.
I managed to learn Spanish quickly because:
- I enrolled in Spanish classes and found fellow students to practice Spanish at home: just by using each and every Spanish phrase we learned at home whenever it was possible.
- I listened to learn Spanish CDs and Spanish music whenever I could (in the car, going shopping...).
Do not be hesitant: babies are cute when learning how to speak Spanish, and so will you!
Don't be shy in practicing the Spanish language: people will be impressed and ready to help you to improve so you can learn Spanish fast.
How to learn to speak Spanish
Before you start learning Spanish you have to ask yourself these questions:
- why do you want to study Spanish?
- how much time are you willing to spend on learning Spanish?
- how much money do you want to spend when studying Spanish?
Why you want to study Spanish will important for all your further decisions.
People that learn Spanish to keep their mind occupied can go easy on money and can take their own sweet time.
People that need to learn Spanish fast because their job needs them to relocate to Spain - or Mexico or any other Latin-American country except Brazil - won't have much time and therefore have to enroll in Spanish language schools + buy lots of Spanish course material.
A great way to learn how to speak Spanish fast is buying a learn to speak Spanish software package. Some Spanish course books include these kind of Spanish CDs as well, so source a bit around before buying yourself Spanish courses.
Can you really learn Spanish quickly?
Some Spanish language courses promise the world to you- from mastery to conversational mastery in 3 months. Reaching what is promised will depend on your individual capacity to learn from trial and error and through rigorous self-practice.
What makes Spanish easy is:
- that Spanish has all the sounds you most likely know how to produce already
- Spanish reads easy as each letter combination has only one way of pronouncing it (unlike English)
So it is possible to learn Spanish as quickly as in 3 months for conversational purposes. In other words: after 3 months you should be able to go to Spain and be able to get around. Of course you will make mistakes and will need to ask the Spanish people to talk more slowly. Main thing is people will understand all you say and you will be able to get by in Spain.
How to learn Spanish quickly?
By immersing you in the Spanish language and culture.
There is no other way to go about it: you must accept that like any other language, learning Spanish is something that has to be lived and learned at the same time.
You must promote in yourself a kind of discipline that places the learning of the Spanish language as the topmost portion of your time, memory and awareness. You are your own best or worst Spanish teacher.
Learning Spanish means technically going to previously unknown places of the world. The Spanish language carries a distinct culture and cultural practices.
Knowing the local customs - be it from Spain or South America - and participating also in these customs is one way of enriching the experience of learning Spanish.
Immerse yourself in anything that's Spanish around you: buy Spanish music CDs, watch Spanish movies, join organizations in your university or community that speak Spanish or has Spanish speaking members.
These Spanish members will be able to point to you several avenues where Spanish can be freely practiced without hassle: maybe a typical grocery shop ran by a Spanish native or a Spanish speaking hairdresser...
Don't be worried if you can't understand all what is said by these people!
One of my friends went to see Spanish movies with the aim to at least understand 1 word during the whole movie. You will notice that with practice, you will be enjoying the fact that you are able to understand much more Spanish phrases than simply 1 Spanish word.
The experience that you are able to understand and speak more Spanish words and phrases every day will keep you motivated big time to continue to learn more Spanish.
Why enrolling in a Spanish language school?
Because the biggest hurdle in learning Spanish is... starting to learn Spanish. Once you pay a fee and enroll in a Spanish language school, you have made the biggest step: you just started to study Spanish for real and at you will continue to learn Spanish as long as the Spanish course is on!
I always advice to enroll in formal language lessons. Just make sure to ask whether your teacher is fun or ask to sit for the first Spanish class for free. Nothing is more fun than to have fun with your classmates learning and practicing your very first Spanish words.
After you finished a cycle of Spanish classes, you can easily continue learning Spanish using the self-taught approach. Yet when you love your Spanish classmates and teacher, sure you will want to
continue taking more Spanish classes. All depends on your budget.
Be aware, everybody has his own rhythm and paste when it comes to learning Spanish. For all of us, it takes a certain amount of intelligence and memory to memorize new words and new sentence structures. Just some happen to go faster than others.
But all the same, you can learn any language: you are the living prove of being able to speak at least one language: your mother language!
Best way to learn Spanish summarized
Immerse yourself in anything Spanish:
- join Spanish or Latin American communities
- practice learning Spanish online by emails or going to Spanish chat groups
- immerse yourself with Spanish music CDs and learn Spanish CDs
- enroll yourself in a beginners class of a fun Spanish language school
Always remember that the best way of learning Spanish is to be motivated to learn Spanish!
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