Posted in Spain forum
My life coach advised me to go out of my shell and learn something new that’s helpful to building a good career. I gave it a thought and came with the goal of learning Spanish in a year or less. Of course I know this plan takes time so I want to master the basics first, see my progress, and adjust my learning pace after. I need some help from those who know how to speak Spanish but are not native speakers.
How was it learning the language? Was it easy? Can you give me tips on where to start this learning journey? I’m really determined to do this since it can be helpful in the future. I could be travelling to a Spanish-speaking place for work, date tour, or vacation and if I know how to speak Spanish, things would be a lot easier.
Learning Spanish Basics
posted by Nicole Davies in Spain forum
Hi Alden,
I moved to Madrid 3 months ago and began the daunting process of learning Spanish! The best way I have found to learn is through hearing as much Spanish as possible, whether this is through watching TV programs in Spanish with English subtitles, or through listening to native Spanish speakers having conversations. This has been very helpful for me as the hardest thing I find about Spanish is the pronunciation so the more I hear it spoken, the more accustomed I have become to how words and letters sounds. Spanish is a very phonetic language meaning when you have mastered the pronunciation of the different letters, it becomes a lot easier to read and speak.
Hi Alden
posted by Mischa H in Spain forum
You found me, lol. I started learning Spanish all by myself back in 1976 when I first arrived Spain, aged 17, and since then have been teaching English, German and, of course, Spanish for many years. For me it was fun as I knew 3 languages already, but by those times we had no computers or technology help whatsoever...old school training. Get a book for beginners, listen to CD, videos to get the sound system, a good diccionary and notebooks to write down. Try to talk with people from Spain...they are usually pacient with us.