I'm over 30 and learning Spanish, why did I decide to do this to myself?
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I learned Spanish when I was in my thirties, and it has opened up my world immensely. With every new language I learn (Portuguese and Hebrew are next on the list, and I already speak English, French, and German), I can communicate with so many more people, thus increasing understanding.\nI have worked in milieux where I have spoken French (a bank in Montreal), Spanish (midwifery training in Texas), and now German (serving the German-speaking immigrant population as a midwife), and it is challenging and thrilling to work and live in a language other than my mother tongue.\nI thank my parents at every opportunity for exposing me to languages at a young age - it is an inestimable gift.\n\n(also, of all the languages I have learned, Spanish is by far the easiest!)
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Consider yourself lucky to be learning a second language ,I would love to know Spanish now . In most other countries children are required to learn several languages .
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Tape courses are not bad because Spanish is not a  difficult language to learn. After having acquired the sense of the languages, listening to their songs and watching their tv serials (especially Mexican) can also help alot.
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I took the easy way, and went to the country to learn the language. When I say the easy way, it has a double meaning. Anyway, I learned French in the USA, in highschool, and I can give you some tips. \n\nPractice as much as you can. A computer program is a good thing to learn vocabulary. Use online translators, too, but don't get caught up with them for translating sentances or big texts -- because they wont do you any good. Read a verb book, and start to learn your verbs, because once you know the basic conjugations for verbs, you'll be able to conjugate any very you want to. \n\nTo be able to retain everything you learn, you need to practice. I've been speaking French for 5 years now (I went and lived in Paris for 6 months and when I left, I spoke flawlessly). Now that I have been speaking Spanish for 8 months, I find it hard to speak french, and some spanish words come out. That's because I have been so focused on Spanish and I haven't put to practice my French in a while.  \n\nIf you know words in Spanish, try to think of things when you look around your room, and tell the object to yourself in Spanish. Like others said, watch TV, movies, listen to music, anything to let your ear hear spanish. You're only going to learn if you look up the words that you don't know, because if you're listening to spanish all day and not relating a word to english (or any other language you know) you wont learn.\n\nIt's fun to learn another language once you learn the first. It's easier, like everyone says, because you do things better from when you learned your first language. I worked harder learning spanish, maybe it's because I am older (well I am 20 years old) but I just know how things work. \n\nTake your time and the language will come. Don't make it feel like a chore because it's not. It should be fun learning another language... because so many people in the USA only speak one language, already you're showing interest in other cultures, wanting to learn about another way of communicating -- it's great.\n\nI dont know if you want to speak Spain spanish, Mexican spanish, or Argentine Spanish (what I speak) but go to www.clarin.com. It's Buenos Aires' newspaper online. Print a small paragraph and highlight all the words you dont know. Honestly, it takes time, but it helps. Then you can try reading something else, after learning the highlighted words, and you'll be amazed how much more you'll understand.\n\nTo memorize, you have to practice, practice, practice. I hope this helps a little. Preguntame si necesitas ayuda! Que disfrutes!
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first you have to learn spanish, and second look for a job opportunity where they are seeking bilingual ppl.\n\nof course knowing a second language will be an advantage on all areas of your life, you can read books on their original languages, translations are usually very lousy; you can date a latina or latino (they're known to be hot), and you can vacation on the caribbean and feel like at home :)
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Yes you said that right, spanish is an easy language to speak of course I say this cause I live in Puerto Rico heh.  I have family in Spain and you will have a GREAT time.  As for a program worth the time, money and effort.  Um sorry nope the only good thing would be taking a class.  Denada y perdona por no poder contestar tu pregunta.  Hope you understood that.  Heh\nGood Luck, Have Fun...Buena Suerte ...que te diviertas.
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I learned some Spanish from a software.\nCOSMI Learn To Speak Spanish by Cosmi.
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well you could buy Spanish for Dummies (yes i know this sounds silly but their books really do work) take it from me i learned french that way.
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i've used it. the process is good, how they put pictures to the words and you get to hear it at the same time. but i think it starts out assuming you know too much. i had the spanish program, and it started out already conjugating verbs that i didn't even know. if it had started with simple vocabulary and verbs i would have stuck with the program. and yes it was the beginner program
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I want to learn Spainsh because it is one of the most widely used languages besides English.
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You might want to try this website.  I'm trying to learn a little more Spanish so that I can use it.  It looks like a really good site.\n\nhttp://mylanguageexchange.com/Default.asp
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I studied this language when I was just 15 because of my mother's orders and its easy actually. Its like learning english minus the correct grammar. \n\nBut the thing is you have to practice or use it frequently or else you will be forgetting it. But don't worry, handouts are also provided. \n\nHave fun.
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my first language is also Spanish, but that doesn't mean that people need to warn me before the tell a joke, in fact, that would spoil the joke for me. If you haven't got a sense of humour, that is up to you, but don't try to pretend that we are all like that. And for god's sake, as a Spanish speaker lady I can assure you that we don't need anyone to marry us before they can make us fly, as you said
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i can speak 7 languages and understadn more than 10..i learnt them cuz i love learning new languages..its so much fulfulling to able to understand so many languages..its intoxicatin really
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u can learn portughese!! it's pretty similar to spanish!! // italian sounds good too/ FRENCH  it's like HARD GURL!! so stick to those 2!!:)
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Hi,\nHebrew as a second language...interesting.  I am multi-lingual and have noticed things about learning new languages.\n\nYou have already been supplied answers like:\n\n1) study\n2) immersion!!\n3) CD's, books, teachers\n4) speak to survive!\n5) stoned?\n\nThese suggestions are rated here:\n\n5 is useless...it just makes you think you're learning something when you're just wasting time.\n\n1 & 3 have been know to work but not rapidly.\n\n2 & 4 both work and work rapidly.  \n\nNow how to get there.  The language you intend to learn is of no consequence;  that is these concepts work with any language.\n\nLearning through chat rooms will gain you nearly nothing.  \n\nBeing younger is a distinct advantage.  If you are between 5 and 8 you will probably learn faster than those of other ages. \n\nYou need to live daily with those that exclusively speak your intended (new) language.  Having a person that speaks your native language fluently around is as much a hinderance as it is a benefit.  Optimally you'll have limited access to this person but have constant access to those who are only familiar but not fluent in your native language.  This forces you to do some of the language thinking.  Thinking in the new language helps you learn.  If you think you can learn without speaking out loud you are missing a large portion of the language learning process as well.  You need to say things out loud to people who will be attempting to understand you.  If they do, then you have positive reenforcement that will reward your efforts...and negative reenforcement for confusing or unclear communication.  When you mangle a sentence in your new language (which you will) you may see the listener wince telling you that you made a mistake.  This immediate feedback is most valuable in your learning.  Acceptance of your sentence and understanding from the listener is both rewarding and immediate and helps you learn that much faster.\n\nAfter you find yourself thinking in your new language, you are on your way.  Speak out loud, practice saying things that you hear, these are the two things that children constantly do that adults find annoying but are necessary for rapid learning.\n\nOops...I didn't mean to write another book.\n\nGood luck in your Hebrew endeavor.  I hope you're not just entering this lightly (e.g. because this cute guy is taking Hebrew too xP ) but ready for a lifelong commitment to knowing and understanding a new language and culture.
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I came to this country at the age of 23, my only words in English were, THANK YOU and GOOD MORNING, I went to English as a Second language classes for four months and paid very closed attention to my surroundings, I also watched The Golden Girls every day (ha ha), it sounds very silly but nine years later my English is as good as it could be,(Spanish accent included)\n\nIt is wrong to say that emigrants are seeking for Americans to learn Spanish, we are really aware that this isn't our country, but since we came here pursuing a dream, we want to have the rights that paying taxes and contributing entitled us of.