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Learn Spanish Step by Step
1. “Easy Spanish Step-by-step” (by Barbara Bregstein) This is an excellent starter book for anyone who’s an absolute beginner in Spanish. One of the biggest reasons why many learners drop out early in any language course is that they are using materials that are totally inappropriate for their level…
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Spanish is easy to Learn
When I was teaching Spanish and dealing with expats in Argentina trying to learn Spanish, I constantly heard about how difficult the Spanish language is to learn. I actually wholeheartedly disagree. I learned through textbooks, the hard way, and I still stand by my stance that Spanish is easier than English. Here are some reasons that I feel back up my claim. 1. Pronunciation…
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How to Learn Spanish vocabulary?
At times, learning Spanish can feel overwhelming, with so many new words to take in after every lesson and new Spanish vocabulary appearing in every text or video you encounter. The problem is that new words often fail to stay in your memory on their own accord — you need to utilize special tips and tricks. Here are a few of our favorites: 1. Return to Your List of New Words…
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Fun Ways to Learn Spanish
What’s the #1 mistake that Spanish learners make? Learning only from textbooks. Textbooks are certainly helpful. But they don’t do a great job of communicating the nuances of the Spanish language and culture. After all, slang, dialects, emotion and humor – that’s where the real “soul” of Spanish resides. Movies give you context via body language, expressions and interesting…
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Learning Spanish video
How much time do you spend on YouTube? Answer honestly. If you’re anything like me then it’ll be more that you’d care to admit to. Well, that time can be made useful if you’re watching videos in your target language. I’m not just talking about the amazing range of people teaching languages on YouTube. Nuh uh. This post is all about Spanish YouTubers talking about normal everyday…
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Videos to Learn Spanish
For the last year and a half I ve been learning Spanish. I grew up around Spanish and took some in high school and although I would say I ve had an advantage in that regard, I really only started learning it functionally a year and a half ago (and I could have worked a lot faster than I did). As far as my proficiency, I d say by now I officially speak Spanish and can carry…
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Learn spoken Spanish
Location, Location, Location. It’s the mantra of real estate agents worldwide. It also makes a difference in the type of Spanish you’ll learn. Do you ever worry that the Spanish you learn in one country might not be understood in another? Or have you learned some Spanish in Spain, only to go to a different Spanish speaking country later on and find yourself struggling to understand?…
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Where to start learning Spanish?
The hardest part about learning your first language is figuring out what precisely to do, where to begin, coming up with a plan, a course of study for yourself–what to do, and what order to do it in. This is one of those personal preference things, it really is: within the language-learning community, from experienced polyglots who speak half a dozen languages and have been…
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Learn Spanish Audiobook
We at Brainscape think a lot about the best ways to learn a language. We’ve already created the world’s most scientifically proven app for studying vocabulary and grammar. And in a previous blog post, we discussed how practicing speaking a foreign language is a much better practice activity than simply watching TV/movies, since the former provides the learner with an adjustable…
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Learning Spanish app Android
The app focuses on long-lasting memorization, using techniques based on cognitive and psychological concepts to tap into the learner’s audio and visual memory. Not having time to go to a language school is no longer a problem. Now you have the academy on your smartphone! MosaLingua is a fantastic app that will suit all your Spanish language needs. We were very taken by this…
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Learn Spanish advanced
Tired of having the same old “getting to know you” chats? Then it might be time to step things up a notch. If you’re already able to comfortably chat away about where you’re from, what you do and how long you’ve been learning Spanish, then it won’t take much to turn an average conversation into something more exciting. So, skip over “¿de dónde eres?” and follow these tips to…
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Learn Spanish best way
You’re listening to two native Spanish-speaking friends chit chat. The speed isn’t helping either, and they show no signs of slowing down. Has this ever happened to you before? There are two steps to improving your listening skills. First of all, you need to bombard your ears with as much Spanish as possible. So much Spanish that your ears will almost forget what English sounds…
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Learning Spanish
Tips on learning Spanish For English speakers studying Spanish, achieving fluency isn’t always as easy as pulling a rabbit out of a sombrero (or as hard, depending on how you look at it). The language learning magic happens when you take a balanced and consistent approach to language study. If you are living in a country where Spanish is spoken or you have access to Spanish…
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I have to Learn Spanish
Do you want to improve your job prospects, increase your chances of finding love and immerse yourself in another culture without leaving your hometown? Look no further than the Spanish language! It’s America’s second most spoken, and most widely taught, non-English language. It’s also the country’s fastest growing language – period. Once dismissed by many native English speakers…
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Best way to Learn Spanish at home
This book was referred to us by one of the first Ecuadorian friends we made, the first week we arrived in Ecuador. He actually had a copy in his house and he lent it to us (out of pity, I think). We didn’t even know how or when to say buenas tardes when we arrived. In the first few chapters, the book covers hundreds of Spanish words that you already know. Highly recommended…
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Learn Cuban Spanish
If you knew Yeri, you’d realize how scary this was. If anyone could kick my ass, it was her. A year went by, and between business school and running my own business full-time, I had no time to study more Spanish. I tried really hard to pick Spanish as one of my courses, but it just didn’t fit into my schedule. During my flight back to Cuba, I memorized as much past and future…
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Best Sites For learning Spanish
The 7 Best Language Exchange Sites In a foreign language immersion environment, speaking and listening skills are crucial as they help us connect with the local community. But while interacting with native speakers of other languages is the norm when you’re abroad, having a language partner is less common in self-study approaches, particularly when it comes to individuals who…
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Easy Ways to Learn Spanish
Think you’ve got the numbers covered in Spanish? Can you count all the way to cien (100) and back again? Well, there’s a little more to numbers in Spanish than you might expect. There are plenty of little differences between the way we use numbers in English and in Spanish, and it’s easy to get yourself tied in knots trying to figure them out. When It Counts to Know Spanish…
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