Mark Hazard

What's the deal with learning Spanish?

Spanish is the third most widespread language on the planet after English and Chinese and many people come in to contact with Spanish on a daily basis. Learning Spanish is going to take time and effort, but if you structure your study correctly you can ensure that you minimize the time to speak the language well.

One of the most incredible skills that anyone can wish to acquire is the ability to speak a foreign language. As an aid to communication both at home and abroad it can help us understand a foreign culture much better and to forge friendships and business relationships worldwide.

One of the most useful foreign languages to learn if you live in the United States is Spanish. Spanish is the third most widespread language on the planet after English and Chinese and many people come in to contact with Spanish on a daily basis – don't forget the United State's vicinity to Mexico, Latin American and the Caribbean.

Learning Spanish is going to take time and effort, but if you structure your study correctly you can ensure that you minimize the time to speak the language well. We all hate to learn grammar rules, but they can help structure the language inside our heads. What is most important though is to practice speaking Spanish to a native speaker either in a Spanish speaking country or at least in a close simulation of the same experience.

To learn Spanish well in this environment requires one-to-one practice and is therefore not well suited to the classroom environment. Naturally spoken Spanish – not the same as grammatically correct – is the key, which means standard words, constructions, pronunciation and speed.

Although you will find this difficult at first, you will also be amazed at how quickly you begin to pick up Spanish. Your brain will adjust, and you will start to take what seems like impossibly quickfire Spanish on board and begin understanding.

While learning Spanish in a Spanish language country is absolutely ideal, it is not possible for everyone. While finding a Spanish speaker who will teach you one-to-one is also a possibility it is also expensive. What you can do instead is find a language course that simulates this one-to-one interaction. Although an audio course can't correct you like a Spanish speaker, you will at least hear naturally spoken Spanish and begin to make your best efforts at producing similar results.

Good luck in your efforts to learn Spanish! - Buena suerte!

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