Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Learning Spanish Does Not Have to be Hard

By Melissa Osborne


Many people have anxiety about learning a new language, but it does not have to be hard. When you approach it in the right way, it's quite enjoyable! When you give it some thought, knowing another language can mean many great possibilities. You'll have an easier time when you travel. For one thing, it can make traveling much simpler. It's also very likely that you'll be able to communicate more easily with many residents of the city or town where you live. In today's economy, knowing another language can make it easier to get a job. The language that is used the most in the United States, next to English, is Spanish.

In many parts of America, many people speak Spanish rather than English. Knowing how to speak and translate Spanish into other languages is a valuable skill to have.

Keep in mind to have some patience. You will not learn how to speak Spanish fluently overnight. Even if you have total recall and can remember your conjugated verbs and vocabulary, you may still have difficulty with sentences, etc.

You'll get nowhere fast if you put a lot of pressure on yourself to speak fluently in too short a time. Rather, just learn at a natural pace. This allows you to feel more relaxed with Spanish. Another good reason to go slowly is that people are far more patient when they know the person speaking to them is still learning the language. If you try to learn too fast and become over-confident, you run the risk of accidentally offending a person in a conversation if you make a mistake. Go online! You'll find the net is loaded with help for learning Spanish. And here is a really cool site: Babelfish, and it's used for translation. Just type in your sentence or word, and it will translate into Spanish. You'll find this very useful because you can take any sentence, translate it, and then you can learn it in Spanish. But just keep in mind that English and Spanish sentence structures are different from each other. So the translation tool will show you exactly how the structure changes from English to Spanish. If you want, you can search online and find other language tools to help you with Spanish.

A good technique is to actually have the Spanish names for everything in front of you; you can use tags or stickers with the words written on them. Do this in as many spaces as you can, whether at home, work or even in your vehicle. This is a way you can immerse yourself in Spanish vocabulary by seeing the words and what objects they go with. Nothing is more embarrassing than using one word when you meant to use another! When you don't know what you're saying, you can end up confusing similar sounding words that mean very different things. If you label your home and office you'll be able to practice learning your new language in a comfortable environment which, depending on your learning style, could speed up your learning process.

You need a certain amount of discipline. Learning a language doesn't have to be hard, but you have to use one system or another. That is because it is easier to learn a language in easy steps that make sense. If you start with the fundamentals, like how to pronounce each letter and how to count, you'll have a foundation. The fastest methods always teach vocabulary first and then grammar. Whatever course you decide to use, there is a reason why things are in the order they are; don't try to change this by going from one place to another. The people who put together these programs know the best way to lay it all out. If you jump from one lesson to another you might really hinder your learning process!By trying to change the order, you can become confused. You want to learn the language as quickly as possible, don't you?

Learning Spanish, or any new language, does not have to be a terrible experience. You might have a rough time of it in the beginning, especially if you are not used to learning languages, but over time you will get better. You can become fluent if you stay with it and use the hints and tricks.




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