General Spanish learning tips - Page 6

thatguy71 · 20th March 2010, 02:36 PM

I found that the best way to stay motivated to learn is to really immerse myself in the language.
I cook spanish food at home when i can and listen to spanish tv or radio when its on. Not alot of access that in Australia, but is in the mornings.
Found that it helps me think Spanish and feel at ease. Keeping interested is the key, its not just about learning words, but learning the culture too

lovelydee · 4th June 2010, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben

I think the phone is the biggest barrier of all, so don't worry, you are not alone! Why is it so much harder to speak to someone on the phone in another language than it is in person?

That's because we also lip-read when we talk to someone. Especially when we talk with somebody using a foreign language, we tend to read the lips to help us understand what they are saying. We cant do lip-reading over the phone, which makes it difficult talking to someone using a language we just learned, especially when they are talking really fast.

Uriel · 5th June 2010, 07:39 AM

You also can't distinguish well between some of the consonants over the phone, which impedes your understanding. We can cope with this problem better in our native tongue because we can guess what they are probably saying a lot more accurately, but try that with unfamiliar vocabulary and it's suddenly no picnic.

freebird · 11th August 2010, 04:29 AM

What you listed are comprehensive and useful ,i will try to use them ,thanks .

bertopola · 27th August 2010, 09:31 AM

The key for learning spanish is not to focus on details, is to learn the whole meaning of the expressions.

travelee · 21st October 2010, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Nic

Twelve: Remember that you learn through mistakes...

You cannot let mistakes get to you. Everyone makes them! Its what makes you human. This is something you have to take on board when learning a language. So what if you said 'polla' when you meant 'pollo'?

People forgive and forget. Mistakes are how we learn. Just laugh about it and move on...

agree with you, if we make the mistakes and then correct them we will remember about the correct variant next time. it is my personal experience also.

20th March 2010, 02:36 PM	#101
thatguy71 Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 10	Immerse yourself in the culture at home I found that the best way to stay motivated to learn is to really immerse myself in the language. I cook spanish food at home when i can and listen to spanish tv or radio when its on. Not alot of access that in Australia, but is in the mornings. Found that it helps me think Spanish and feel at ease. Keeping interested is the key, its not just about learning words, but learning the culture too

11th August 2010, 04:29 AM	#104
freebird Banned Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 15	thanks What you listed are comprehensive and useful ,i will try to use them ,thanks .

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bertopola Forero Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 10	The key The key for learning spanish is not to focus on details, is to learn the whole meaning of the expressions. Last edited by bertopola; 27th August 2010 at 09:39 AM.

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5th June 2010, 07:39 AM	#103
Uriel Mega Forero Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Mexico, US Posts: 434	You also can't distinguish well between some of the consonants over the phone, which impedes your understanding. We can cope with this problem better in our native tongue because we can guess what they are probably saying a lot more accurately, but try that with unfamiliar vocabulary and it's suddenly no picnic.