I took 3 years of spanish in HS, but that was about 10 years ago. While I do remember a good deal (living in Texas doesn't hurt either), I've forgotten alot. Anyone have suggestions on learning Spanish, again? HS classes seemed to be more focused on proper use of spanish, like your normal english classes, not necessairly how to speak it for use in every day conversations. I don't really care if I can conjugate all my verbs properly, I'm more focused now on actually speaking the language, since I go to Mexico a couple times a year. Has anyone used the Spanish Rosettastone? Cheers
I've herd great things about Rosetta Stone Try watching some Spanish programing to kick start your past lessons.
Are you asking if I'm white? No, I'm hispanic, trying to learn my naitve language... Fiesta works just as well... Or only watching spanish tv, but my attention span doesn't help.
hahaha. Just tell her never to speak english to you again. you'll learn quickly, especially terms like 'sex' and 'bj' :grin:
There are a few podcasts on iTMS that help and I believe are free, thoug hI guess you get what you pay for. I listened to one called Coffee Break Spanish, and it was a Scottish guy teaching spanish. Not the easiest teacher to understand, but it did refresh my memory on the language.
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I'm in the exact same boat. 3 years of espanol in HS, and nothing in the 5 years since. I now need 4 foreign language credits, so I am teaching myself spanish. Here is my strategy: 1. LISTEN. Spanish TV (and radio to some extent) is the easiest way to perfect your listening skills. They all speak in dramatic, demonstrative accents and are perfect for getting used to sentence structure and common idioms. Tejano songs, while extremely boring musically, can be great practice for beginners as the lyrics are usually the same words and phrases of feeling and emotion, with elongated pronunciations, which are easy to understand, and provide a great basis for the abstract use of the language 2. Sparknotes Vocab Cards: great purchase, really helped me with nouns and everyday, household, business, etc. jargon. There's probably 1500 cards and I memorized them in about a week. Easier than learning from a book IMO. Amazon: SparkNotes Cards 3. PRACTICE!!!! Talk to native speakers in person, even if you are butchering it, you will learn easy non-sequitors and quick answers that will go miles in facilitating full conversational vocabulary. The best way to do this, if you have the opportunity, is to study abroad. You can pick up the language in only a few months when you are surrounded by it. I have Rosetta Stone, and granted its easy to use and will teach you 'textbook' spanish skills pretty quickly. It's probably the way to go if you have $600, but if you just want to work on your conversational skills and escuchando, it wouldn't be even close to worth it.
umm, most non-spanish-speaking guys watching spanish t.v. don't have a problem with their attention spans...
Best way to learn is pick up a few basics from a class/book/whatever and then imerse yourself around spanish speakers. Take a 2 week vacation to a spanish speaking country and you'll learn more in those 2 weeks then 1 year from a class.
