| If you want to learn to speak Spanish fast the | | | | Hasta Luego-See you later |
| best way is to practice words and pronounciation | | | | Bienvenidos-Welcome |
| every day, ideally with a Spanish speaking person. | | | | Gracias-Thank you |
| The more you practice speaking Spanish the | | | | De Nada-You're welcome |
| faster you will learn the language. | | | | Cuánto-How much |
| College courses can be expensive and time | | | | Qué-What |
| consuming. However online Spanish courses allow | | | | Dónde-Where |
| you to study at your own pace You can repeat | | | | Dónde Está...-Where is...? |
| each lesson until you feel ready to move onto the | | | | Porqué -Why/Because |
| next one. You can download lessons and play | | | | Yo-I |
| them in your car. Many people spend hours behind | | | | Tu-You (familiar, informal-for use with a friend or |
| the wheel of their car each week. Don't waste | | | | a child) |
| this time but instead use it for studying. | | | | El/Ella/Usted-He/She/You (formal) |
| You could also practice Spanish on your ipod while | | | | Nosotros-We |
| jogging around the park, or while cleaning the | | | | Some online Spanish courses provide a forum for |
| house. | | | | members. These are ideal places to meet fellow |
| If you only have a few days or weeks until your | | | | students and practice writing Spanish. You may |
| Spanish holiday or business meeting then | | | | also find Spanish speaking people who you can |
| realistically you won't be able to speak the | | | | form friendships with and practice your Spanish |
| language fluently in that time. | | | | conversation. |
| You can however grasp a basic knowledge of | | | | The more you practice speaking and pronouncing |
| Spanish and be able to hold simple conversations | | | | Spanish words the more proficient you will |
| with the locals, confidently find your way around | | | | become. If you are shy and feel self conscious at |
| and ask for directions, order a meal in a | | | | the idea of speaking Spanish to a native then why |
| restaurant, or book a hotel room. | | | | not record yourself talking and then play it back. |
| There are lots of free lessons online including | | | | As you progress you will notice an improvement |
| some very good youtube videos that teach you | | | | in your pronunciation of Spanish words. Set |
| basic words and phrases. | | | | yourself a goal and stick to it. If you only have 2 |
| Here are a few words and phrases to get you | | | | weeks to learn to Speak Spanish then set aside |
| started. | | | | some time each day to complete a lesson and |
| Hola-Hello | | | | practice your pronunciation. |
| Adios-Goodbye | | | | |