So I did me entire third year in spanish, totally my entire year was in spanish, but i'm feeling like i'm slipping. any tips to keep it up?
good movies or music?
good movies or music?
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I’m losing spanish how to I not lose it?
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I recently started Spanish on Duolingo and I'm pretty confident in my ability to say "the boy/girl is eating apples", nothing else but that should come in handy at some point.
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my biggest thing is i get mexican and latin american spanish but the caribbean spanish is tough for me
If they look at you sideways, just apologize and tell them you're practicing.
If you can understand the others well enough, you won't really have an issue in the real world talking with us Caribbean Spanish speakers so I wouldn't worry about it. Also if it makes you feel better, Caribbean Spanish speakers fucking love hearing white people learn and speak Spanish(at least, in my life long experience).
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it's funny when people are like "you understand spanish, understand this reggieton song"
I'm in a similar situation. I just try to use it as much as I possibly can, which is admittedly quite difficult living in rural England now. I've started making an effort to even just think in Spanish as well, just to keep up some form of language production, since I haven't really got anyone to have a conversation with where I am.
But yeah, just echoing everything above. Immerse yourself as much as you can in the language and it'll help a lot. Read what you can, listen to what you can, watch what you can and talk to whoever you can.
But yeah, just echoing everything above. Immerse yourself as much as you can in the language and it'll help a lot. Read what you can, listen to what you can, watch what you can and talk to whoever you can.
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Yup, for some weird reason it's super satisfying to help others speak Spanish
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imma try to respond in spanish even if si make a mistake. explain myself in spanish unless the driver wants to have nothing to do with it which i'll respect
I don't think anyone's gonna judge you for learning a language, people tend to like when others try to learn their language no?
It's not like you're doing one of those "WHITE GUY SPEAKS PERFECT MANDARIN, OMG " videos
Id still do it, we appreciate it.
Find a Spanish speaker partner.
Most of the recommendations don't tackle the problem of losing speaking fluency. I guess to prevent that you need a friend to talk to in the language, or a conversation group of some kind.
Sueles pensar en español? Cuando era pequeño en la escuela es probablemente el mejor consejo que me dio mi profesora de inglés para acostumbrarme al idioma. Quizá te ayude a mantener al menos en cierto sentido lo aprendido en español.
I've been using Duolingo and the thing I like about it is that it will "break" the medal you get for a fully cleared lesson. The only way to "unbreak" it is is to practice that lesson to refresh yourself. I would suggest using that as it does a good job of gamifying the process and also refreshing older lessons.
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I'm hella white and speak mostly Spanish whenever I go to a Mexican owned food truck, restaurant or market. Once in a while, an employee will comment on it, and it's always been a positive comment.
People are saying tv shows, but I would try an audiobook. While books originally written in Spanish may be ideal, it doesn't even have to be.
I listened to The Way of Kings in Spanish during the lockdown last year and had a great time with it; the narrators were fantastic. Interesting way to revisit books you love from any origin, or discover new ones from Hispanic authors.
I listened to The Way of Kings in Spanish during the lockdown last year and had a great time with it; the narrators were fantastic. Interesting way to revisit books you love from any origin, or discover new ones from Hispanic authors.
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jugar videojuegos en español es un "tip(don't know the translation$" muy bien
Consejo o sugerencia :P
(tip or suggestion, whatever word you wanna go for)
Animo con los estudios. También intenta hablar los más posible en español, o incluso escribir por aquí o en otros forums en español :)
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You should of course, but I wonder if it isn't a bit too archaic for it to be the most useful practice for modern Spanish.
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Should be a fun time. At least it isn't medieval. I had a tough time with Beowulf when just moved from South America to the US and I wasn't even entirely fluent in regular English.
I've been trying to learn Spanish as well and it's been tough. I've been practicing seriously for the past three months and so far all I know is how to tell time/dates, and certain greetings... :(
Escucha musica y ve películas en español.
Podrias escuchar a José José, Café Tacuba, Caifanes y Soda Estereo.
De películas puedes ver Amores Perros, el Conejo en la Luna , Y tu mamá También y biutiful.
Puedes practicar conmigo si quieres 👍
Podrias escuchar a José José, Café Tacuba, Caifanes y Soda Estereo.
De películas puedes ver Amores Perros, el Conejo en la Luna , Y tu mamá También y biutiful.
Puedes practicar conmigo si quieres 👍
How badly do you want to keep at it? Spanish is my first language and I find that the only reason my English is understandable is due to purpose. If I didn't have to speak English, I'd forget it. Same applies to any language you feel you don't need in your everyday life.
Lea libros en español tío. Hable con otras personas en español. Escuche podcasts. Si mal no recuerdo hay un hilo en ERA para los hispanohablantes donde usted también puede participar.
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También escuchar música, ver películas o series o incluso jugar videojuegos en español pueden ayudarle.
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También escuchar música, ver películas o series o incluso jugar videojuegos en español pueden ayudarle.
It's all about cultural immersion, as people have said. How can you hold onto a language you rarely hear, after all? So create situations where you're regularly hearing it.
I recommend foreign language music in regular rotation. Also, what little Spanish I personally remember (keeping in mind I was taught Castilian Spanish as a lunch elective in my last year of elementary school) is mostly from watching series on Netflix produced in Spain and Latin America with subtitles on.
I recommend foreign language music in regular rotation. Also, what little Spanish I personally remember (keeping in mind I was taught Castilian Spanish as a lunch elective in my last year of elementary school) is mostly from watching series on Netflix produced in Spain and Latin America with subtitles on.
