I am not immersed in a spanish speaking environment, so i was wondering how I could learn it fluently. I’ve already learned all the grammatical aspects of spanish, but how can i learn to speak it? tapes, online lessons…any suggestions? good spanish books/ novels i can read?
Yup, this Jorge is right.
DVD´s with Spanish subtitles and later without them. Books can sometimes be hard if you aren´t quite fluent, but if you go this way read something fun. García Marques novels are fun to read, Sandra Cisneros too.
You should get some music in Spanish (there is so much to choose from) and learn the lyrics. If you like ska, Fabulosos Cadillacs, if you like pop music there is Thalia or La Quinta Estación, if you like hiphop maybe Molotov, if you like electronic music, Plastilina Mosh. I personally love Café Tacuba and Soda Stereo.
Basically what you need is to immerse yourself in a Spanish environment, you can do this with DVD´s, music, books, comics, etc.
¡Suerte amiga!
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An interesting web page with free books:
http://www.librodot.com
Newspapers:
http://www.clarin.com
http://www.lanacion.com.ar
http://www.actualidad.com
Movies in DVD, in Spanish,with subtitles in Spanish too and later without subtitles.
I speak Spanish and Portuguese and I’m learning English.
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Yup, this Jorge is right.
DVD´s with Spanish subtitles and later without them. Books can sometimes be hard if you aren´t quite fluent, but if you go this way read something fun. García Marques novels are fun to read, Sandra Cisneros too.
You should get some music in Spanish (there is so much to choose from) and learn the lyrics. If you like ska, Fabulosos Cadillacs, if you like pop music there is Thalia or La Quinta Estación, if you like hiphop maybe Molotov, if you like electronic music, Plastilina Mosh. I personally love Café Tacuba and Soda Stereo.
Basically what you need is to immerse yourself in a Spanish environment, you can do this with DVD´s, music, books, comics, etc.
¡Suerte amiga!
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Move to Madrid and stay there for five years
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I learned a lot of Spanish spending a few weeks at an immersion class in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
To really expand my vocabulary, I read books that I liked in English — Shogun, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter.
I also read some Spanish magazines.
There are lots of Spanish language TV stations on cable, so you might consider watching those (subtitling is available if you need help in many shows, but just listening will get you used to the rhythm of the language). I found that watching the news on Spanish language station is helpful as the announcers generally have to enunciate clearly and there is little distracting background noise.
At the end of the day, there is nothing like speaking a language to learn it. You might check to see if there are language clubs in your area where people get together to practice their language skills. Here is a link to a site that has such groups by interest and region:
http://www.meetup.com/
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Fluency is a difficult thing. I know it is taking me FOREVER it seems to be fluent. But there are alot of ways to learn. A couple of my favorite books are, Spanish For Dummies. Spanish is fun. And the complete Idiots Guide to learning Spanish. I would suggest checking with anyone you know who is fluent in Spanish and also check your Local Library. They WILL have something. Also I would try to take a trip to a Spanish speaking country. You wont Regret it! I hope I have helped.
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I think the best thing you can do is talk with people who talks Spanish as native lenguage. I’m sure you can find them in the USA or you can travel if you want.
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I would follow The Sky’s suggestion, particularly around music.
That helped me a lot with Italian. I have never taken Italian classes, but I have bought almost all Eros Ramazzotti’s CD’s (making sure the lyrics are included), and I have learned almost all his songs. Last time I went to Italy I found myself talking with locals, and some congratulating me because of my pronunciation. It felt great!
My former German teacher said he learned English because of The Beatles. He learned almost all their songs, and voilà !
In music you have: pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, jargon.
Plus, there are some great bands in Spanish! From Spain to Argentina, tons of types of music to choose, not only salsa and merengue. You can find country, reggae, hard metal, hip hop, R&B, etc.
Good luck!
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Try this website:
http://www.mansionspanish.com
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well am half spainsh so over the summer i go 2 see my grandma and she taugh me spainsh so yea i would say hang out with friends or people who speak spanish and try to learn that way or u can take classes
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