I've been trying to learn Spanish for the past 5-6 months now and I've tried everything I can, but the one thing I lack is a person to talk with on a regular basis, but I CANNOT say I know the language and it frustrates me. I know so many verbs/nouns and how to conjugate any verb yet when someone talks to me I am very lost. Does anyone who has learned a second language know how to get through this language barrier? Because on paper I can understand, but in person like while I'm working (I get a lot of Spanish speakers) I don't know what anybody is saying unless they are talking slowly or just giving commands (esperate,etc), but Spanish speaking people don't talk slow.
I'm like that too, except it's hard because the second language I've been learning is Latin, and, well...no one really speaks it. All I can say is that you should just give it more time and listen to more Spanish being spoken. I'm sure there are recordings and whatnot that you can listen to. I guess you just have to become more comfortable with spoken Spanish, and the only way you can do that is to experience it even more. Good luck.
how did you go about learning English?? Did you ever get to a point where you knew like a kazillion words, but it seemed like people talked to fast for you?
It's sucks because all my parents (mom,dad,step mom/dad... they are seperated) speak spanish but none really want to help me. My dad says he will help, but he says I need to speak to him in Spanish first and I have no diea what to say lol
I learned how to read, write, and speak in English fluently by the time I was in sixth grade. Spanish was the first languange I learned how to read, write, and speak.
Yes I did. I learned and now speak, read and write fluently english. You may or may not find some grammatical or spelling mistakes in my posts/blogs/comments, which means I haven't mastered english as well as.... let's say J.R.R. Tolkien. Funny thing is that english is my third language.
My first being french and second being arabic.
The weird thing though is that my third (english) is actually better than my second (arabic) even if the latter was learned way before. I guess practice makes perfect.
I think it is a lot easier if you are immersed in the language in your daily life, I have done two different languages at different points of my schooling, I really would like to learn Japanese or German.
thanks for your suggestions, just soemtimes I feel frustrated thats all, but thanks atleast I know its possible lolbigblunt537
It's normal to feel frustrated when you try to learn and/or speak another language and you are not able to at the beginning, but be patient and practice with people who speak it and you'll learn eventually.
My first language is french, and I learned english... got 2 years of spanish courses in high school too, but I really didn't bother so I lost it completely over time... I regret it immensely now, would be great to travel in south america!
I'm taking Spanish in school and most of it is pretty easy. Easier than learning French was.needled24-7
I've Aced Spanish in HS and College so far it's just the understanding part that's killing me especially when they don't pronounce any of their "S's". For example when someones talking fast how am I suppose to know the difference bewteen tuve and etuve without an S?
My first language is Bengali, so i had to learn English. The sad part is that I nearly forgot how to write Bengali, since I never practice anymore. I can still read it fine, and speak it very fluently.
[QUOTE="needled24-7"]I'm taking Spanish in school and most of it is pretty easy. Easier than learning French was.bigblunt537
I've Aced Spanish in HS and College so far it's just the understanding part that's killing me especially when they don't pronounce any of their "S's". For example when someones talking fast how am I suppose to know the difference bewteen tuve and etuve without an S? I think that's Caribbean slang . I know it's pretty hard but is not your fault. You can tell if they're trying to use the "s" if your hear sort of an "h" sound.
It's far from successful but I sort of understand Spanish. I've taken classes for 5 years now and hear at least an hour or so of it daily. I comprehend more than I am able to actually speak but this really depends upon what accent the speaker is using and how rapid they are speaking. Realistically I'd say that I probably have the competency of a 6 year old native assuming they are speaking at a normal to slightly below normal rate of speech.
Edit: It's kind of sad that I've always been one of the best students in my Spanish courses.
I'm pretty good at German (got a B at GCSE), i'm not perfect but i understand the structure of the language so it comes quite naturally for me and even if i mess up on my noun genders and tenses every now and then i can get german people to understand me and i understand them.
I'd like to learn German. But I doubt I'd have the time.Bourbons3
It's easy to learn IMO, it follows strict rules so all you need to learn is them and whatever vocab you want. It's not like French and English where there's loads of exceptions to rules and different ways of saying things.
Some Spanish speakers talk slow and some don't, and yes, I've learned 2 extra languages (English and Italian) aside from my mother language (Spanish).6_volts
learn to say"Can you help me with my Spanish?" in spanish
English is my second language. I learned it because I live in the U.S. and the school system in Chicago uses English (for the most part). French is my third language. It helps to read books in the language you're trying to learn/master. Start off with children's books and then you might be able to move on to something more difficult. Essentially, the more you use it, the easier it is to retain all of the information. You're not going to learn a language just by remembering verbs and nouns. It's all about using it.
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