| With 41 million Hispanics in the U.S., 17 million of | | | | carry on basic conversations in Spanish. This type |
| whom don't speak English very well or do not | | | | ranges from $20 to $50 per course. |
| speak it at all, learning basic conversational Spanish | | | | All of these courses feature lessons conducted in |
| is becoming increasingly popular. Fortunately, if you | | | | interactive audio format. The instructor says |
| speak English, it is not hard to learn to speak | | | | something in Spanish and you repeat after, |
| conversational Spanish. Spanish is an easy second | | | | copying what was said and how it was said. In |
| language to learn. | | | | this way you start out with basic phrases such |
| There are many English words with latin roots and | | | | as, "Hello" - "hola" , Good morning/Buenos |
| many words are very similar between English and | | | | días, and go on from there. |
| Spanish. There are many words like actor, doctor | | | | It is a natural way to learn, just as you learned |
| and parasol which have the same meaning and | | | | English, starting with a few words and ideas and |
| are spelled exactly the same, although the | | | | gradually expanding into more and more complex |
| pronunciation is a little different. | | | | ideas and sentences. The lessons go into the |
| The best way to learn conversational Spanish is | | | | instructor asking questions and you answering. |
| by using an interactive-audio learning course. You | | | | Then the instructor answers the question and you |
| can find these in kits with a paperback book and | | | | can see if you got it right. |
| CD's, or you can find it in all digital form which can | | | | Gradually, easily, you learn to speak conversational |
| be downloaded from the Internet 24/7 and put | | | | Spanish in a short period of time. |
| to use listening to lessons in only a few minutes. | | | | The digital media means that you can offload |
| There are full conversational learning courses such | | | | lessons onto your iPod or burn them to CD's and |
| as Rocket Spanish, Learning Spanish Like Crazy | | | | take them with you anywhere. So the time and |
| and Fsi Spanish, which will give you a vocabulary | | | | the place of your lessons are up to you. You can |
| of 3,000 to 7,000 words and the ability to | | | | go fast or slow, repeat as often as you like. And |
| converse on a wide variety of subjects. These | | | | the accent you are hearing and learning will be |
| are generally available in digital form for around | | | | that of excellent native speakers. |
| $100. | | | | With the convenience and ease of learning, the |
| There are also speed-learning "crash courses" in | | | | low cost and the ability to repeat lessons to |
| basic Spanish conversation such as Synergy | | | | "brush up" on your Spanish at any time, why not |
| Spanish, Surefire Spanish and Spanish Language | | | | give it a try? Learn to speak conversational |
| Speed Learning Course which will give you a | | | | Spanish! Being able to speak some Spanish is both |
| vocabulary of 2 to 5,000 words and the ability to | | | | useful and fun! |