Learning a new language
 

Preparing for my move to FL.... Trying to learn spanish. Any tips? I bought a spanish dictionary, and am writing down things I say, and translating them, and trying to learn that?

Where in FL? You might need to learn bluehair, not Spanish. :cool:

Gotta get outa town there HB??:rolleyes:

You just have to learn one thing "Yo no hablo Espanol"
Don't forget , IT'S OUR COUNTRY:mad:

Yes, need to leave town. Was 9* this morning, My truck did not have heat. I cant stand the cold, I am going crazy.

Can't you get a audio tape on how to speek just about any language??? I'd try that!!!

I have lived in So.Cal. most of my life, and you kind of pick up words and phrases after a while. I definitely can't speak fluent Spanish, but I can usually pick out enough words to understand what someone is talking about.

one thing you need to learn is the word

sirvasa.. doesn't madder if you can spell it or not just got to be able to say it..

Date a foreign exchange student.

Classes help slightly. If you really want to learn, go to places where NO ONE speaks english. You will have to learn.

A little alcohol helps free make the mind a little more flexible also.

Oh, and it is "Cervesa"

Yup, Cerveza, pick up a Corona bottle


La Cerveza Mas Fina

the beer more fine

In laymans terms "Damn good beer":D see there is education in alcohol:crazy:

BTW punk you arent going anywhere in Fla without me;)

and dont they have spanish class in your high school?


you will learn basic words from a dictionary thats about it. Take a class to learn the pronounciation and variations of words in the spanish language. Otherwise when you speak to a mexican with a sentance formed by your basic words learned from a dictionary they are gonna look at you like you just fell off the turnip truck:rolleyes: Take it in high school where its FREE! and pay attention! I didnt and now I am regretting it:(

Cant start until next year, and by then I will only learn one year of it. I guess thats better than on my own.

you can learn a good amount in one year if you pay attention.

Fred is this some kind of code, are you in trouble

Tommy, speaking spanish can be learned in one year, conversational spanish anway. The hardest part of it is conjugating verbs. All spanish verbs are either male or female in origin, and must be conjugated accordingly. That is the part I struggled with for the 3 years I took spanish in high school/college.

I can't write it very well. But, I do understand quite a bit of it. Can read it quite well too.

Think of all the spanish you already know:

Taco
Burrito
Enchilada
Cerveza
mamacita!
Tequila
Cabo Wabo
Hasta banana.....oops
Hasta winnebago.....oops again!

And many more I'm sure!

Yeah.... make them learn English.... damn furrners! :et:

WinMx

I read the other day the two you wanna learn are Spanish and Russian. :rolleyes:

I want to learn Russian? Haha, Spanish, should be all I would ever need.

I learn spanish in school, and im in spanish 2, basically its review review review.... do basic stuff and then keep advancing once your learn more things.

Friend of mine went to Chile a while back, he learned to say basic stuff like where is your bathroom perfectly, only problem is they answer you in spanish thinking you can understand, if say bano and point like a honkey then they will just point which way it is, works pretty good, lots of people in houston speak spanish and I have tried every way to learn, tapes for your car (get old after about a week), classes ( took in high school back in nashville but no one there speaks it so i forgot most of it) and there is some software you can get at bookstores that is more interactive, haven't tried that one yet but am thinking about it. No matter how much you learn, even if it is basic, being around it makes a big difference in keeping it.

Hyper,
I'm a Spanish Teacher and Private Spanish Tutor in South Florida. Listen, you don't learn Sp by translating words from a dictionary. You need to buy some CD roms with audio, so when people go to speak with you, you will know what they are saying...

Also, starting listening to Sp radio stations and put on Univision or Telemundo and watch the news or sitcoms in Sp, so you will start picking up basic vocab. You need to immerse yourself in it, not just pick up a book or CD a few hours a week.

As for the grammar, don't worry to much about verb conjugations at first. Just start out with basic conversational stuff.

Where in Florida might you move? If your around Miami, Lauderdale area, I can give you a ton of stuff.

Hope I helped ya!

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