Learning Spanish - 10 Easy Tips

1. The best thing about Spanish is that it is a6. Make simple flash cards. Keep them in your
100% phonetic language. What you see is whatpurse, briefcase, or backpack, and review them
you speak.while waiting for the bus, in a restaurant,
2. The worst thing about learning Spanish is thewherever.
verb conjugations; they are complex, so you7. Look at yourself in the mirror, and carry on a
need memory triggers and/or lots of practice toconversation with yourself in Spanish. "How are
remember them. Yes, you can write out verbyou today? My, you're looking particularly good
conjugations, but you need a way to remembertoday."
the verb in the first place. Check out Comic8. Buy a couple of Spanish-language music CDs.
Mnemonics, which is designed for kids but works9. Buy a Spanish-language magazine or two, and
well with adults, too.leave them in places you relax.
3. At the beginning, go around your house or10. You can read about swimming, but you will
apartment and put yellow stickies on everything,never actually know how to swim until you jump
with the Spanish word printed on it. You will soonin the water. Visit Spanish or Latin-American
remember all those items, because your brain willstores and restaurants in your area, and use your
read the Spanish words unconsciously.Spanish whenever possible. Nobody will laugh at
4. Do the same with the food in your refrigerator,you, and everyone will be pleased that you are
and items in your bathroom cabinet.making the effort.
5. Watch TV programs in Spanish, if they areYour brain needs to develop the patterns of
available in your area. Although you won'tSpanish, and the only way to do this is to speak
understand everything, you will hear the flow offrequently. The more you speak Spanish words,
conversation, the rhythm and musical patterns ofthe easier it gets.
the language.