Comments on: How to become fluent in Spanish

By: admin

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:50:14 +0000

Thanks very much for your comments, Jan – all very worthwhile suggestions…:-)

By: Jan Tibbett

Jan Tibbett — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:36:53 +0000

SSIS – as an aficionada of Spanish for more than 30 years, I can only say to listen listen listen to Spanish – radio, TV, tapes, CDs, MP3 downloads – kids cartoons, whatever. even if you don’t understand them meaning gradually sinks in. There is no way to learn but by application. When I first started I shut myself in a quiet room for a minimum of 1 hr per day and just listened. I took Spanish tapes in my car cassette. Given the chance I went to Spain on holidays and at one stage attended to two different Spanish classes at two different levels, in two different towns on different evenings of the week. Just listen. when you go to Spain – listen carefully as soon as you arrive – local accents do tend to differ and it can take a day or so get your ear attuned. Try your starter sentences and people are so happy that you are trying, they will always help you. I can still learn – nowadays I pick up modern colloquisisms and street slang; I will read ANYTHING in Spanish, watch Spanish DVDs – immersion is the very best way to learn – it is not just an hour a week or whatever – get stuck in – se vale la pena – its worth it.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:14:01 +0000

Fantastic – thank you very much indeed, Sterling…:-)

By: Sterling

Sterling — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:54:53 +0000

I’ve been telling people here in Houston…..I hope it catches on……….Dave sounds totally navtive…..My spanish teacher is from Chile, and here in Houston, of course, we hear mainly Mexican spanish which is lilting and beautiful reminding me of a welsh accent…..

By: admin

admin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:08:03 +0000

For what it’s worth, I’ve met quite a few first language speakers who say that Dave sounds completely natural…:)

By: Greenwick

Greenwick — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:04:47 +0000

Ah, sorry! I listened to that first lesson rather quickly, then. I was just excited and wanted to get a feel for how it sounded, so I could go out and tell everyone. I’ll correct what I’ve said, then.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:49:07 +0000

Terrific – glad you’re glad! Although actually, Dave is not a native speaker – he’s a career Spanish teacher who spent a lot of time in Cuba, and sounds near native – he’s a wonderful example of what a truly accomplished learner can achieve…:-)

By: Greenwick

Greenwick — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:58:07 +0000

I love that there are two native speakers as well, so that we can hear two different ways of speaking Spanish. Fantástico!