| Knowing how to speak basic Spanish is a great | | | | and you are going to have to fork out some cash |
| advantage to have, especially if you happen to | | | | to get any kind of results, even if you only want |
| live in America. Did you know that only 9% of | | | | survival level Spanish. You'll learn how to speak |
| your countrymen know a second language? | | | | basic Spanish much quicker and more enjoyably if |
| Considering the amount of native Spanish | | | | you do. |
| speakers in America it's a crazy statistic, leaving | | | | 2. Absorb Spanish Culture Through Your TV |
| dollars on the business table in more ways than | | | | Some people have come from having no English |
| one. And so for the sake of your wallet and | | | | speaking ability to being fluent in a couple of years |
| future native Spanish speaking customers:), here | | | | from WATCHING TV. Crazy as that sounds, you |
| are 3 tips on how to speak basic Spanish: | | | | can emulate this by watching Spanish TV shows |
| 1. Buy an Inexpensive Spanish Course | | | | and movies. My favorites are Traffic (mostly |
| You don't have a lot of options here, most of the | | | | English but come on, it was a great movie) and |
| better Spanish courses are well over $500, | | | | Amores Perros. |
| however there is one that is just as good in my | | | | 3. And Your Computer! |
| opinion at under $100 which I'll talk more about | | | | Gamers, rejoice! If you can get a hold of a game |
| below. You absolutely cannot skip this part I'm | | | | that's played in Spanish (check out eBay, look for |
| afraid, the whole "I'm going to learn Spanish online | | | | patches or other downloads) then you can learn |
| using free resources!" thing is impossible (believe | | | | how to speak basic Spanish while playing! A highly |
| me, I tried that for the better part of a year), | | | | overlooked yet remarkably method. |