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Learn Speak Spanish - That Should Be Your Goal
by: Brock M. Hadley Can you Speak Spanish? How long have you been studying Spanish? Between high school and college
classes and you own efforts you could easily have a couple years already under
your belt. During that time you have likely built up a good Spanish vocabulary
along with a basic understanding of Spanish verb conjugation, but can you
actually speak Spanish? Why is speaking Spanish so hard? Can you go up to one of your Spanish speaking neighbors and start a
conversation? Can you help a Spanish speaking customer who comes into your
store? Why not? Why is it so hard to learn to speak Spanish even after years of
study? Learning Spanish the hard way Beginning high school and college Spanish classes, as well as most self
study Spanish courses start off by teaching vocabulary and verb conjugation. You
practice speaking, but the focus is on the individual word or conjugation. Lists
of words are memorized and tests are given on verb conjugation. So when it comes
time to speak, the words and phrases are separate in your mind. It becomes a
matter of trying to pull all the pieces together and form them all into a
sensible sentence, which can be hard to do when you are on the spot. How to learn to speak Spanish The key to becoming more comfortable in speaking situations and learning
to actually speak in Spanish is to practice and learn the sentences as a whole,
not in separate words or pieces. Spend your time studying sentence construction.
Don't be satisfied just learning how to say a word properly, go the extra mile
and learn how to properly pronounce and construct the complete sentence. For
example, rather than just looking up the word "help" in the dictionary, research
how to say the complete phrase, "Can I help you?" This way you spend your time
practicing and memorizing useful phrases that you can use word for word. Learning in this manner will build your confidence in speaking and allow
you to quickly remember the phrases needed to have a useful conversation with
someone. During your conversation when you try to remember what to say, complete
Spanish sentences and phrases will pop into your mind, not just separate Spanish
words. You will speak Spanish more correctly, more fluently and more confidently
than ever before.
About The Author
Brock Hadley manages the website
http://www.spanishprograms.com where visitors can take Spanish
lessons online and learn Spanish for free. |
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