Congratulations on your decision to learn Spanish! Thankfully, learning Spanish does not have to be difficult. Even if you bang your head on a wall with learning languages, Spanish is literally everywhere so it should be easy for you to find a technique that works well for you. Read this article to learn just a few things you can do to make your learning process a little easier.
When you speak a new language, you want to be understood, which is why you first want to have a Spanish accent or "tongue." You can say the words all you like and you can be great with grammar but if you don't know how to go from a word to the next while speaking you won't get far. Read out loud from books in Spanish to get a feel for how the language flows. Whenever you hear people speaking Spanish fluently, record the words in your mind and repeat what you can recall later. This will help you learn how to use the correct inflections and how to string the words together with the right intention and tone. An added bonus is that reading out loud in a separate language--especially when you work at it--is a lot of fun. Think of how it felt to learn songs when you were a child; this can be similar. If you really want to learn another language, you have to get to the point where you can actually think in it. It may not be easy when you first try, but take any thoughts you can and turn them into Spanish. Don't expect to do this perfectly right away. Everyone has a certain amount of "mental chatter" in their heads; when you notice this, think how the words would translate into Spanish. if you do this often, you'll find that you get much more skilled at it. You'll find that the internal translation starts to get easier. Before long you might find that you are thinking in Spanish without even making an effort to do so. The next stage is to take your internal thoughts and speak them out loud, so you learn how to converse in Spanish.
It will also help you to watch Spanish TV and movies. This is easy because there are plenty of Spanish TV broadcasts, and most movie rental stores keep a foreign language section. You'll be able to learn how Spanish is really spoken without needing to travel. And this will help you if you cannot have access to anyone who speaks Spanish. To begin, you can watch with subtitles. Then, as you learn to identify parts of speech and words, you can turn off the subtitles and see how much you understand. The more you do this, the more of the language you will pick up!
It's great to learn a new language, but many times its not easy to find out the best way.
You may consider buying a language book from your favorite bookstore. Classes are great, as are meeting and getting to know people fluent in Spanish. There really are many options to learn Spanish or other languages. Make sure you enjoy it!
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