Learn to speak spanish

[bloody_capitalist_sham]

Hey, i want to learn to speak this language.

Do you guys have any good advice/tips for me to begin with?

Do you think its possible to learn through part time even classes and self teaching?

gracias

[Severian]

You can learn some that way...also find people to converse with in Spanish.

[Pawn Power]

First I would start with some vocab. Memoriz as much basic vocab as you can. When you got a few hundred common vocab words under your belt you can start studing the basic structure of sentances and verb conjugation; you can use text books, classes, computer software.

But if you want any fluency or ability to speak and understand the language in a comprehensable manner you must put yourself around spanish speaking people and practice talking with them. Even at a very basic level. Don't be embarassed. If you understand common verb conducations and can make full sentances try using them in conversation.

Suerte!

[bloody_capitalist_sham]

Learn Spanish (http://learnspanish.elanguageschool.net/)

Hey, i have found the above site. It gives an example of how basic things are said, and it gives you the phonetic English too!

I am already having fun doing this :D

thanks guys!

[Amusing Scrotum]

Originally posted by Severian+July 16, 2007 09:30 am--> (Severian @ July 16, 2007 09:30 am)...also find people to converse with in Spanish.[/b]

Yeah, it's surprising how quickly people can pick up a language just through talking with people who speak it as a first language. Case in point, I worked with quite a few Spanish people for a while, and whilst I didn't make any extra special effort to learn the language, I still managed to pick up a few phrases.

They were mainly dirty phrases though, like my favourite which I generally say to any Spanish couple who are leaving to go home, te bas a casa a foijat. (It&#39;s probably spelled nothing like that, but I suppose Spanish speakers will get what it means. <_< )

A friend of mine by contrast, who made far more of an effort to learn, can now hold a conversation in Spanish. Which does go to show just how important conversing with fluent speakers is -- the Spanish people learning English where I worked, always used to say it was far easier to learn through conversation than through a textbook.

So personally bcs, I&#39;d say if you really want to learn the language, try to find work in a place with Spanish people. And the best places seem to be either in a Spanish restaurant/Tapas bar -- which seem to be becoming more common -- or in Spain itself -- where English speakers can find summer jobs quite easily.


bloody_capitalist_sham
gracias

De nada.

[Pawn Power]

Originally posted by Amusing [email protected] 16, 2007 10:11 am


They were mainly dirty phrases though, like my favourite which I generally say to any Spanish couple who are leaving to go home, te bas a casa a foijat. (It&#39;s probably spelled nothing like that, but I suppose Spanish speakers will get what it means. <_< )


Are you trying to say "te vas a casa a coger" - go back to your house to fuck? I don&#39;t know what foijat is, it could be a slang term?

[Rawthentic]

Hola hijo de tu puta madre, si te gustaria aprender el idioma de espanhol, lo mejor seria ir a las secciones latinas e hispanas de tu comunidad.

Pero tambien usa ese programito que tienes, haber si te sirve para algo.

[bloody_capitalist_sham]

Oh wow.

On CompanieroDeLiberated&#39;s advice i downloaded the Pimsleur Spanish lessons course. Wow, i&#39;ve only done the first two lessons but think i&#39;m well on my way already.

Ive just got to stop pronouncing it like im speaking French :lol:

Thanks to everyone&#33;&#33;

[R_P_A_S]

Originally posted by [email protected] 28, 2007 07:44 pm
Oh wow.

On CompanieroDeLiberated&#39;s advice i downloaded the Pimsleur Spanish lessons course. Wow, i&#39;ve only done the first two lessons but think i&#39;m well on my way already.

Ive just got to stop pronouncing it like im speaking French :lol:

Thanks to everyone&#33;&#33;
can i download such things but for other languages?

[bloody_capitalist_sham]

Pimsleur seems to have a large variety of languages to choose from.

I got it via bittorrent. Try torrentspy

[Tekun]

^Im teaching myself Italian, so Pimsleur might not be a bad idea...

[Bilan]

Originally posted by [email protected] 29, 2007 05:44 am
Oh wow.

On CompanieroDeLiberated&#39;s advice i downloaded the Pimsleur Spanish lessons course. Wow, i&#39;ve only done the first two lessons but think i&#39;m well on my way already.

Ive just got to stop pronouncing it like im speaking French :lol:

Thanks to everyone&#33;&#33;
If he sent you a link, would you mind forwarding to me? I&#39;d really appriecate that - as I am learning (Trying to anyway...) as well. :)

[Herman]

Are you trying to say "te vas a casa a coger" - go back to your house to fuck? I don&#39;t know what foijat is, it could be a slang term?

"Te vas a casa a coger" is used in some latin american countries. It&#39;s a way of saying &#39;go back to your house to fuck&#39;.

What he meant was the Iberian way of saying it, "te vas a casa a follar".

[Raúl Duke]

In Puerto Rico, coger means "to catch".

However, we are aware that in other countries it means "to fuck" (in the sexual meaning of fuck, since fuck can be used for many things in english language.).

Follar...I don&#39;t know if they use it in Puerto Rico or even know it.

Maybe...

[UndergroundConnexion]

what i am doing is taking courses, listening to cuban music, bought a little "basic spanish book" and im reading poem by Jose Marti with a translation next to it. Next to that I also listen to Fidel&#39;s speeches, where I am picking up more and more words.

Another thing I&#39;ve noticed for confindence isdrinking, 2 nights ago i drank some and had great discussion in german and spanish, which i would not be able to do as well sober

[metalero]

Originally posted by [email protected] 25, 2007 08:27 am
What he meant was the Iberian way of saying it, "te vas a casa a follar".
or the Colombian way, "Te vas a casa a culear"

[ellipsis]

hay muchos podcasts que intiendan español.

[lvleph]

Steal Rosetta Stone Spanish series language program.

[Le Libérer]

Originally posted by [email protected] 14, 2007 07:27 am
Steal Rosetta Stone Spanish series language program.
My local library offers Rosetta Stone online for free. Check yours locally.

[RevSouth]

Originally posted by Debora Aro+November 15, 2007 01:57 am--> (Debora Aro @ November 15, 2007 01:57 am)
[email protected] 14, 2007 07:27 am
Steal Rosetta Stone Spanish series language program.
My local library offers Rosetta Stone online for free. Check yours locally. [/b]
Assorted torrent sites offer it for free as well, mind that you have to download the Rosetta Stone program as well as the Spanish disk. My school offers it as well, so check yours.

[Pawn Power]

Originally posted by [email protected] 14, 2007 12:50 am
hay muchos podcasts que intiendan español.
links?

A veces escucho el podcast de bbc.

[Die Neue Zeit]

Hey, i want to learn to speak this language.

Do you guys have any good advice/tips for me to begin with?

Do you think its possible to learn through part time even classes and self teaching?

gracias

When I learned French and Spanish in school, I found that the verb grammar was VERY easy to memorize. :)

[Stephen唐士明]

Hey, i want to learn to speak this language.

Do you guys have any good advice/tips for me to begin with?...

Go to wordreference.com - they have a good English/Spanish dictionary. Quite user friendly - you can click on words in the translation.

[el_chavista]

The good news for you who want to speak Spanish is that you are very little concerned with learning pronunciation. A mispronunciation makes no difference in understanding you.:)
Besides, what about learning a vocabulary largely shared by Portuguese, Italian, French and Rumanian languages?;)

[RedAnarchist]

I would like to learn Spanish, especially as its such a commonly used language in may parts of the world.

[chicanorojo]

Hey, i want to learn to speak this language.

Do you guys have any good advice/tips for me to begin with?

As someone who learned Spanish first and learned English as a second language and has taught ESL classes to adults, the best advice I can give you is two fold:

1.) If you cannot find Spanish classes that are affordable, then get a program at your local library or bookstore that include audio samples. Don't worry too much about learning a lot of verbs and vocabulary @ the initial stages. Getting key phrases learned is the best way to start.

2.) Practice. Practice. Practice. Language is a tool that needs to be used in order to be learned. Using Spanish once in a long while will not work on your skills.


Do you think its possible to learn through part time even classes and self teaching?Yes. IF you put what learned to work. Use newspapers. Surf Spanish-language web pages. Watch Spanish-language tv programs. Etc.