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I would like to learn Spanish. Aside from living abroad for a good while where that is all they speak, what is the best way to learn the language? Do any of you have any recommendations for good reputable schools? Or am I indeed better off with Rosetta Stone? I've actually heard good things about the latter...
If you really want to learn Spanish, listen to courses and the radio, watch TV in Spanish and move to a neighborhood where you can practice. There are so many Spanish-speaking people here, you don't have to go far to practice.
If you really want to learn Spanish, listen to courses and the radio, watch TV in Spanish and move to a neighborhood where you can practice. There are so many Spanish-speaking people here, you don't have to go far to practice.
Indeed. I absolutely realize that. However I very much need some instruction on the basics before jumping into trying to understand tv or radio or people conversing with me. I mean, I know a little. But I feel that I need to know more than that before beginning to understand fluent spanish.
Indeed. I absolutely realize that. However I very much need some instruction on the basics before jumping into trying to understand tv or radio or people conversing with me. I mean, I know a little. But I feel that I need to know more than that before beginning to understand fluent spanish.
I really got into learning languages in my 20s. I always bought a couse and studied grammar, vocabulary and then started listening to radio and watching TV - kind of passive, but I found that it really helped. Of course the most important thing is speaking, but you'll have to find a the right situation. A while ago I heard that there is some internet site where you can do a language exchange with another person (this person would be a native Spanish speaker who is trying to learn English). I'm not a huge fan of classes - you'd be surrounded by a lot of other people who speak Spanish poorly, you get very little time to speak and there's always someone who holds the class back.
I really got into learning languages in my 20s. I always bought a couse and studied grammar, vocabulary and then started listening to radio and watching TV - kind of passive, but I found that it really helped. Of course the most important thing is speaking, but you'll have to find a the right situation. A while ago I heard that there is some internet site where you can do a language exchange with another person (this person would be a native Spanish speaker who is trying to learn English). I'm not a huge fan of classes - you'd be surrounded by a lot of other people who speak Spanish poorly, you get very little time to speak and there's always someone who holds the class back.
Interesting point about the classes. I wish Rosetta Stone was a little cheaper, because people do swear by it. Although, classes are not necessarily any cheaper. The one better thing about classes is that there may be some girls there haha...
If you find a girlfriend who's a native speaker, then you're all set.
The whole reason I bring this up is because I was just in Costa Rica solo for a week or so. As I said, I know a little and got around alright. And I actually did meet a girl from Madrid. We had fun, but it would have been much better had I been able to speak fluently. She had to speak english for the most part (which was hard for her) and I felt bad. This was an eye opener for me, and is inspiring me to learn. I really may take the plunge with Rosetta. Their free tutorial seems promising.
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