Speak Spanish Quickly

Would you like to speak Spanish quickly? Follow this five-step plan.

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If you want to learn to speak Spanish quickly, here is your plan:

1. Get a Spanish Lesson Book

Buy a book that focuses on phrases that you can use to start speaking right away. You will need to learn grammar, of course, but the finer points can wait. First learn to communicate in the most basic ways. Know how to say hello and to ask where things are.

This is the natural way to learn, by the way. A baby knows how to communicate long before he knows what it means to conjugate a verb, right? If you are more interested in actually communicating than in analyzing the structure of the language, start with the simple Spanish phrases that you need.

2. Learn The Phrases That Make Everyone Your Teacher

There are some basic Spanish phrases that will get the native speakers to be your teachers. Learning these is essential if you want to learn to speak Spanish quickly.

For example, "Cmo se dice…" (How do you say…), and "Cul es la palabra para esto?" (What is the word for this?) are great phrases to know. You can say "Cul es la palabra para esto?" and point at something. If the person you’re speaking to knows a little English, you can say, for example, "Cmo se dice, ‘breakfast’ en espaol?"

Another good phrase to know is "Por favor, habla mas despacio." (Please, speak more slowly.) One that you’ll use often: "Yo no entiendo." (I don’t understand.) It is also very useful to know the phrase "Cmo se escribe?" (How do you write it?)

People are generally very tolerant, and love to help you learn Spanish. Knowing these kinds of key phrases lets any Spanish speaker become your teacher.

3. Speak Spanish In Your Mind

Speaking Spanish in your mind is a powerful way to learn many ways to express yourself, even if you still have a very limited vocabulary. Just imagine the conversations you are likely to have. Putting your thoughts into Spanish means you learn not just words and rules, but specific ways to express what you want to say. It is a great way to practice and remember your new language.

4. Carry An English-Spanish Dictionary

Don’t just carry it, but use it. It should be more than an emergency back-up for when you are stuck for a word. You should use it proactively to prepare for conversations. Also use it when you are stuck for a word in your imagined conversations.

Use the dictionary after conversation as well. Look for other ways you could have said something. Look up words that you heard but didn’t recognize. Randomly browse it and stop to learn the words that catch your attention.

5. Speak With Native Spanish Speakers

One of the best way to learn Spanish (or any language you want to learn) is to start talking with native speakers. Actually talking in your new language will quickly show you where you need the most work. If you can’t do this where you live, start talking as soon as you arrive in any Spanish-speaking country. You want to learn to speak Spanish in order to communicate, so start communicating.

 

More vocabulary lists Spanish here.

 

How To Learn Spanish Conversationally

Hearing native speakers is VERY important. You will be able to learn inflections, stressed and unstressed syllables, and many other nuances of the language.

 

My Passion for Spanish and Language

After studying a few more languages, I have learned what works and what doesn’t. I decided to create my own Spanish online learning community. We have several native Spanish speakers.

 

Learning Spanish

Native Spanish speakers really appreciate your efforts to speak to them in their language. When people realize that you are not the typical sad foreigner expecting “them” to speak English

 

Steve Gillman has been working on his Spanish with his wife Ana, a native of Ecuador. Together they have built a website where you can get free lessons in Spanish. Visit: http://www.TheSpanishLesson.com

 

By Steven Gillman
Published: 6/4/2007

 

 

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