Trying to learn Spanish?
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by the look of your avatar, you don't exactly like in the middle of kansas, miss nyc chick. you couldn't be in a better place to learn spanish, yet people on the post are telling you to take classes for a language spoken by the largest growing minority...... ummmmmm...... think about that. go stand on 125th street(that's pronounced "a hun-twunnie fiff stree" for non new yorkers) and see how quickly you will learn spanish. the point is, submerge yourself with spanish on purpose. lee las periodicas, y mira las noticias en la manana mientras esta haciendo desayuno, todo!! ya kno
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i speak spanish? what do you need help in? como te puedo ayudar?
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i am finishing my masters in Spanish Linguistics and one of the areas we have studied is called Second Language Acquisition which is the study of how people learn a second language so i can tell you that more important than any specific teacher or program is your desire and motivation to learn.  you obviously already have this so the next necessary step is simply "Exposure".  studies in linguistics have clearly shown that the best way to learn a language is NOT by learning grammar or studying verb conjugations etc.  These aspects of learning ARE important, but are less effective in truly learning a the foreign language.  Surround yourself with Spanish speakers, listen to only spanish music, watch spanish television, get simple books in spanish and read.  although this may sound like a joke or silly, one thing i would recommend is to date a person who is a native speaker of spanish.  this will open a spanish world to you and provide you with an incredible amount of Spanish input. if you do this i guarantee you will learn spanish very well.  of course, the ideal would be to live in a spanish speaking country for a year or if not possible even a semester.  \naside from my academic training in this area of second language acquisition, i have also used this technique and found it life changing in my personal life.  i am a native speaker of spanish but i learned and got to a native-like proficiency in portuguese by doing all the things i mentioned. \nanyway, good luck, i hope that helps.
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i speak spanish, but what is the question?
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Of course, there are very good and reliable, totally free sites for learning Spanish on-line. I will give you the list of the best. Bear in mind that I have used some of them too as a source for learning Spanish:\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/..( It is so worthy and nice site that you will love it!)\nhttp://www.lingolex.com/spanish.htm\nhttp://www.learnplus.com/courses/spanish..\nhttp://spanish.speak7.com\nhttp://www.studyspanish.com\nhttp://www.spanicity.com\nI hope that you have plenty of enthusiasm and having those sites you simply could learn Spanish at a good level.Wish you luck!\nHave a great time!
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Read as much as you can in the language you're trying to learn.  Don't pick anything too difficult, but with a few words in each page you have to look up.\nAnd don't give up!  Good luck.
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Here are a few Spanish Websites.  I'm in my second year of Spanish in College. These helped me a good bit!   good luck!\n\nhttp://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm\n\nhttp://babelfish.altavista.com/
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Yes! http://www.studyspanish.com/\nThis is a good site, easy to use, and comprehensive. It has lessons, practice exercises, tests, and if you have speakers or head phones you can listen to proper pronunciation. Buena suerte
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In my opinion, nothing can replace the old fashioned way of learning spanish--face to face with other people\n\nenroll in a class at school or comm college\n\nalso join http://meetup.com and look for local spanish conversations
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Spanish is my first language soooo, my opinion would be to try and go to Mexico, Nicaragua,or Spain! here's a good way to learn click on the website below
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I speak Spanish and English, but... what kind of help do you need?
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Why do you want to learn Spanish?
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Learning something this way is really really hard.  The problem with learning a language this way, is that you will memorize the phrases that the tape repeats but you still won't understand the meanings/reason behind the phrases.  This method might work for memorizing the names of the state capitals (for example), but won't help you learn Spanish.\n\nAnyone interested in literature, read Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (has strong emphasis on this subject)
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completely Imerse yourself in the language... Only listen to spanish radio and TV... use the captions at the bottom to translate for you and eventually you'll pick up a word here and there. Soon enough you'll get scentences and finally the entire conversation.
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rosetta stone is pretty good for spanish introduction.  start reading www.elmundo.com -- it's at a fairly basic level, the articles are short, and usually interesting.
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I can't teach Spanish in the net, but if you decide to enter a course, I can help you. My mail is sejon_725@hotmail.com. I am a native Spanish speaker so, well, I could try helping.
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Two suggestions:\n\n1. Talk/write with people over the internet in Spanish.  Use Skype (http://www.skype.com) you can use skype to search for Spanish speakers in "Skype me" mode (a signal that they are willing to talk with anyone).  Then approach your CD lessions from the point of view that you are trying to improve your communication ability with the people you meet.\n\n2. Go to your local library, see if they have a copy of the Spanish version of "Muzzy in Gandoland".  I've seen the Esperanto version,  and recommended Muzzy to my daughter for Spanish lessons.  It's a fun cartoon immersion course available in several languages.