6 Effective Tips from Inlingua Experts to Learn Spanish Fast

 

When you are learning a new language, it is far easier when you are confined to the comforts of your home. When you are staying at home, you are the helm of your schedule, which is a very important factor to fit all the study you have to do. Learning Spanish is not an exception to this rule.

Spanish is one of the fastest-spreading languages in the world and is often listed as among the easiest for English speakers to learn. The key is to have the right tools and mindset to help you stay focused and have fun learning of this romance language that is closer to French and Italian. 

Here are some six effective tips from inlingua experts that will help you to learn Spanish in a very short time. 

 

1.     Build a good vocabulary

In any language, words are the building blocks that provide greater insight and understanding the inherent trait of the language. This rule applies to the Spanish language also, when you are setting out to learn Spanish, nothing else matters if you don’t know enough words. 

Now, learning as you go is the ideal way to grow a substantial vocabulary in Spanish over time. Therefore, some good general advice is to try to use Spanish in your daily life and focus on learning the particular words and phrases you find most useful.

It is stated that the 1000 most frequent words in Spanish form nearly 87 per cent of all Spanish speaking. All you need is to build your vocabulary around those 1000 words. Seems easy, isn’t it? 

 

2.     Spanish is very easy to learn

Just like the German and French, Spanish is also very easy to learn for English speakers. If you are benefitted from learning French, then you’ll take to Spanish like a duck to water. Being in the same language family, French and Spanish are related to each other. This gives you an upper hand in learning Spanish. 

 

3.     Learning Spanish helps to open door to other romance languages 

As discussed in this blog earlier, the Spanish language comes under the group of languages called as “Romance Language”. Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish and Romanian comes under this language family. 

The good news is that if you learn Spanish, then half of your quest in learning Portuguese is over, as these two languages are mutually intelligible (means they have a sizeable number of words, that have the same meaning, with similar spelling and pronunciation). Apart from Portuguese, you get exposed to learn all the romance languages quite easily, without breaking much sweat. 

 

4.     Take a self-study course

The most effective way to learn the basics is generally with a good course of Spanish for beginners, as all the important things are set out in an easily digestible distance for you.

Most importantly, make sure that the course you select includes a lot of dialogues and involves both audio and text so that you can develop your listening skills and learn to understand real Spanish.

Spanish Unveiled, which uses a unique method of storytelling is a very ideal Spanish self-study course that makes the language learning very memorable and enjoyable.

 

5.     Let not Spanish Grammar bother you!

A desire to learn Spanish grammar perfectly is one of the biggest pitfalls a beginner in Spanish language can fall into. Although learning the basics is necessary, you can get quite far with a basic knowledge of grammar, because the structure of Spanish sentences is often similar to English.

Let us not weaken the value of Spanish grammar. But the biggest risk is that you end up stressing about grammar rules so much that the rest of your research is grinding to a halt.

So, it is important to take some time to understand the elementary Spanish grammar found in the first few chapters of your course or textbook, and then move on.

 

6.     Listen to Spanish podcasts

Essentially, anything that takes no effort from your brains makes listening to a Podcast episode the perfect time. You can download or stream free episodes easily from the iOS Podcast app, or the Android Stitcher app.

Here are a few great podcasts for those who like listening to Spanish in spoken format. 

1.     Notes in Spanish (Recommended for intermediates and advanced)

2.     Coffee Break Spanish (For beginners)

3.     Espanolistos – (For Intermediates and Advanced) 

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