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Super low price. I have both the new and old (paperback) versions of this book. One of the few books that at least provides an honest roadmap to conversational fluency. Here is the summary:
1) There are no shortcuts; you will still need to spend at least, for example, 600 hours of study for minimal Spanish conversations. This is, for example, about 6 months with a private tutor @4 hours/day. More complex languages will require more study
2) Start with pronunciation. If you go sideways at the start, it will be very difficult to correct later
3) Use one of the SRS card systems to enhance memorization, preferably every day. Build your own cards - not decks built by others, however tempting - use imagery wherever possible, and write verb conjugations in complete sentences. Leverage a frequency-of-use dictionary to help select words and verbs. Use an instructor plus several books for grammar
But this is still a big lift. The first 300 nouns will get you to about 80% of super basic conversation; basic fluency starts at between 1000 and 2000 nouns. Verbs are another story. English has about 12 verb tenses; Spanish, for example, has 16-18 verb tenses. To go with the top 300 basic nouns, there are about 75 frequently used verbs. 75 verbs in the 5 top tenses, in the 5 major forms (6 forms if you want European Spanish), is an additional 2,000 words, many of them completely irregular. Triple the verb memorization and their various conjugations for basic fluency
4) Practice with native speakers. Spanish in Mexico is different from Spanish in Colombia, is different from the Spanish in Argentina, and is different from the Spanish in Spain. Also, like English, each region has common simple phrases that defy translation. You will probably never lose your American accent, but with a LOT of practice, your pronunciation will not consistently embarrass you.
Great advice! I'm in Japan and learning Japanese is incredibly difficult. I'm semi-decent at Spanish but it's easier bc English uses nearly the same alphabet and I can actually read it. Japanese has 3 alphabets with Kanji having over 2,000 characters. It's up there with Arabic as the top 2 most difficult languages to learn with #3 far behind.
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Be aware even though it says on the kindle cover revised edition this is the old version. If you click on the paperback the publication date will change. Still a great book though either way
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Super low price. I have both the new and old (paperback) versions of this book. One of the few books that at least provides an honest roadmap to conversational fluency. Here is the summary:
1) There are no shortcuts; you will still need to spend at least, for example, 600 hours of study for minimal Spanish conversations. This is, for example, about 6 months with a private tutor @4 hours/day. More complex languages will require more study
2) Start with pronunciation. If you go sideways at the start, it will be very difficult to correct later
3) Use one of the SRS card systems to enhance memorization, preferably every day. Build your own cards - not decks built by others, however tempting - use imagery wherever possible, and write verb conjugations in complete sentences. Leverage a frequency-of-use dictionary to help select words and verbs. Use an instructor plus several books for grammar
But this is still a big lift. The first 300 nouns will get you to about 80% of super basic conversation; basic fluency starts at between 1000 and 2000 nouns. Verbs are another story. English has about 12 verb tenses; Spanish, for example, has 16-18 verb tenses. To go with the top 300 basic nouns, there are about 75 frequently used verbs. 75 verbs in the 5 top tenses, in the 5 major forms (6 forms if you want European Spanish), is an additional 2,000 words, many of them completely irregular. Triple the verb memorization and their various conjugations for basic fluency
4) Practice with native speakers. Spanish in Mexico is different from Spanish in Colombia, is different from the Spanish in Argentina, and is different from the Spanish in Spain. Also, like English, each region has common simple phrases that defy translation. You will probably never lose your American accent, but with a LOT of practice, your pronunciation will not consistently embarrass you.
Super low price. I have both the new and old (paperback) versions of this book. One of the few books that at least provides an honest roadmap to conversational fluency. Here is the summary:
1) There are no shortcuts; you will still need to spend at least, for example, 600 hours of study for minimal Spanish conversations. This is, for example, about 6 months with a private tutor @4 hours/day. More complex languages will require more study
2) Start with pronunciation. If you go sideways at the start, it will be very difficult to correct later
3) Use one of the SRS card systems to enhance memorization, preferably every day. Build your own cards - not decks built by others, however tempting - use imagery wherever possible, and write verb conjugations in complete sentences. Leverage a frequency-of-use dictionary to help select words and verbs. Use an instructor plus several books for grammar
But this is still a big lift. The first 300 nouns will get you to about 80% of super basic conversation; basic fluency starts at between 1000 and 2000 nouns. Verbs are another story. English has about 12 verb tenses; Spanish, for example, has 16-18 verb tenses. To go with the top 300 basic nouns, there are about 75 frequently used verbs. 75 verbs in the 5 top tenses, in the 5 major forms (6 forms if you want European Spanish), is an additional 2,000 words, many of them completely irregular. Triple the verb memorization and their various conjugations for basic fluency
4) Practice with native speakers. Spanish in Mexico is different from Spanish in Colombia, is different from the Spanish in Argentina, and is different from the Spanish in Spain. Also, like English, each region has common simple phrases that defy translation. You will probably never lose your American accent, but with a LOT of practice, your pronunciation will not consistently embarrass you.
Great advice! I'm in Japan and learning Japanese is incredibly difficult. I'm semi-decent at Spanish but it's easier bc English uses nearly the same alphabet and I can actually read it. Japanese has 3 alphabets with Kanji having over 2,000 characters. It's up there with Arabic as the top 2 most difficult languages to learn with #3 far behind.
Great advice! I'm in Japan and learning Japanese is incredibly difficult. I'm semi-decent at Spanish but it's easier bc English uses nearly the same alphabet and I can actually read it. Japanese has 3 alphabets with Kanji having over 2,000 characters. It's up there with Arabic as the top 2 most difficult languages to learn with #3 far behind.
Coincidentally, I'm learning both Japanese and spanish now. Had 8 years of Spanish from school that focused on grammar, so I could write essays, but not converse well. But that was all about 15 years ago. For Japanese, I'm starting from scratch with flashcards and Genki I.
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Great advice! I'm in Japan and learning Japanese is incredibly difficult. I'm semi-decent at Spanish but it's easier bc English uses nearly the same alphabet and I can actually read it. Japanese has 3 alphabets with Kanji having over 2,000 characters. It's up there with Arabic as the top 2 most difficult languages to learn with #3 far behind.
I worked extensively in Japan, and, like most languages, there is a short list of frequently used words and phrases. This is why the Pimsleur method sort of works, because it is all listening and no reading-writing. Reading and writing are a different story. Between the Chinese pictograph characters, the stylized Japanese characters, and others, written Japanese for English speakers is a real challenge, even for those whose parents speak Japanese. The US Foreign Service ranks Japanese with Arabic, Chinese, and Korean for English speakers as 3-4X more difficult to learn than Spanish and needing additional in-country study for even basic fluency. "Fluent Forever" does not mean fluent fast or fluent easy
4) Practice with native speakers. Spanish in Mexico is different from Spanish in Colombia, is different from the Spanish in Argentina, and is different from the Spanish in Spain. Also, like English, each region has common simple phrases that defy translation. You will probably never lose your American accent, but with a LOT of practice, your pronunciation will not consistently embarrass you.
As someone who has learned a few languages, this is the most important item I feel. Just try to speak it whenever you can. And also, understand you will, regardless of accent, have a dialect. I had a hilarious conversation with someone who felt I didn't speak Spanish because they were from Spain and my Spanish is Mexican. Some of my words didn't land, especially the slang. A friend from Puerto Rico pointed out that I speak Spanish literally all day, so I am completely fluent in it as a few others, but she noted that we had differences even in our dialects. For the US bound people, the classic example is going to another part of the country and asking for a flavored carbonated beverage. Might be a Coke, or a pop, or a soda, or a few other varieties.
The US Foreign Service suggests that Italian is a "category 1" language: 600-750 hours of intensive classroom study. For me, Italian had many words that were similar to Spanish (both are Romance or Latin-based). I found that I was able to quickly understand very basic spoken Italian, but not quickly speak or write Italian.
Super low price. I have both the new and old (paperback) versions of this book. One of the few books that at least provides an honest roadmap to conversational fluency. Here is the summary:
1) There are no shortcuts; you will still need to spend at least, for example, 600 hours of study for minimal Spanish conversations. This is, for example, about 6 months with a private tutor @4 hours/day. More complex languages will require more study
2) Start with pronunciation. If you go sideways at the start, it will be very difficult to correct later
3) Use one of the SRS card systems to enhance memorization, preferably every day. Build your own cards - not decks built by others, however tempting - use imagery wherever possible, and write verb conjugations in complete sentences. Leverage a frequency-of-use dictionary to help select words and verbs. Use an instructor plus several books for grammar
But this is still a big lift. The first 300 nouns will get you to about 80% of super basic conversation; basic fluency starts at between 1000 and 2000 nouns. Verbs are another story. English has about 12 verb tenses; Spanish, for example, has 16-18 verb tenses. To go with the top 300 basic nouns, there are about 75 frequently used verbs. 75 verbs in the 5 top tenses, in the 5 major forms (6 forms if you want European Spanish), is an additional 2,000 words, many of them completely irregular. Triple the verb memorization and their various conjugations for basic fluency
4) Practice with native speakers. Spanish in Mexico is different from Spanish in Colombia, is different from the Spanish in Argentina, and is different from the Spanish in Spain. Also, like English, each region has common simple phrases that defy translation. You will probably never lose your American accent, but with a LOT of practice, your pronunciation will not consistently embarrass you.
Thank you for detailed advice, you just save me $2 and probably 1200 hrs because im pretty stupid so i wouldn't get it in 600 hrs. Ill be sticking with on phone translation and hopefully the next life ill be raised bilingual.
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Coincidentally, I'm learning both Japanese and spanish now. Had 8 years of Spanish from school that focused on grammar, so I could write essays, but not converse well. But that was all about 15 years ago. For Japanese, I'm starting from scratch with flashcards and Genki I.
I use travelwolf app. Great for conversational languages. It builds a profile on your travel and teaches you conversational sentences based on what you want to do on your travels.....and its a free app.
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1) There are no shortcuts; you will still need to spend at least, for example, 600 hours of study for minimal Spanish conversations. This is, for example, about 6 months with a private tutor @4 hours/day. More complex languages will require more study
2) Start with pronunciation. If you go sideways at the start, it will be very difficult to correct later
3) Use one of the SRS card systems to enhance memorization, preferably every day. Build your own cards - not decks built by others, however tempting - use imagery wherever possible, and write verb conjugations in complete sentences. Leverage a frequency-of-use dictionary to help select words and verbs. Use an instructor plus several books for grammar
But this is still a big lift. The first 300 nouns will get you to about 80% of super basic conversation; basic fluency starts at between 1000 and 2000 nouns. Verbs are another story. English has about 12 verb tenses; Spanish, for example, has 16-18 verb tenses. To go with the top 300 basic nouns, there are about 75 frequently used verbs. 75 verbs in the 5 top tenses, in the 5 major forms (6 forms if you want European Spanish), is an additional 2,000 words, many of them completely irregular. Triple the verb memorization and their various conjugations for basic fluency
4) Practice with native speakers. Spanish in Mexico is different from Spanish in Colombia, is different from the Spanish in Argentina, and is different from the Spanish in Spain. Also, like English, each region has common simple phrases that defy translation. You will probably never lose your American accent, but with a LOT of practice, your pronunciation will not consistently embarrass you.
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1) There are no shortcuts; you will still need to spend at least, for example, 600 hours of study for minimal Spanish conversations. This is, for example, about 6 months with a private tutor @4 hours/day. More complex languages will require more study
2) Start with pronunciation. If you go sideways at the start, it will be very difficult to correct later
3) Use one of the SRS card systems to enhance memorization, preferably every day. Build your own cards - not decks built by others, however tempting - use imagery wherever possible, and write verb conjugations in complete sentences. Leverage a frequency-of-use dictionary to help select words and verbs. Use an instructor plus several books for grammar
But this is still a big lift. The first 300 nouns will get you to about 80% of super basic conversation; basic fluency starts at between 1000 and 2000 nouns. Verbs are another story. English has about 12 verb tenses; Spanish, for example, has 16-18 verb tenses. To go with the top 300 basic nouns, there are about 75 frequently used verbs. 75 verbs in the 5 top tenses, in the 5 major forms (6 forms if you want European Spanish), is an additional 2,000 words, many of them completely irregular. Triple the verb memorization and their various conjugations for basic fluency
4) Practice with native speakers. Spanish in Mexico is different from Spanish in Colombia, is different from the Spanish in Argentina, and is different from the Spanish in Spain. Also, like English, each region has common simple phrases that defy translation. You will probably never lose your American accent, but with a LOT of practice, your pronunciation will not consistently embarrass you.
1) There are no shortcuts; you will still need to spend at least, for example, 600 hours of study for minimal Spanish conversations. This is, for example, about 6 months with a private tutor @4 hours/day. More complex languages will require more study
2) Start with pronunciation. If you go sideways at the start, it will be very difficult to correct later
3) Use one of the SRS card systems to enhance memorization, preferably every day. Build your own cards - not decks built by others, however tempting - use imagery wherever possible, and write verb conjugations in complete sentences. Leverage a frequency-of-use dictionary to help select words and verbs. Use an instructor plus several books for grammar
But this is still a big lift. The first 300 nouns will get you to about 80% of super basic conversation; basic fluency starts at between 1000 and 2000 nouns. Verbs are another story. English has about 12 verb tenses; Spanish, for example, has 16-18 verb tenses. To go with the top 300 basic nouns, there are about 75 frequently used verbs. 75 verbs in the 5 top tenses, in the 5 major forms (6 forms if you want European Spanish), is an additional 2,000 words, many of them completely irregular. Triple the verb memorization and their various conjugations for basic fluency
4) Practice with native speakers. Spanish in Mexico is different from Spanish in Colombia, is different from the Spanish in Argentina, and is different from the Spanish in Spain. Also, like English, each region has common simple phrases that defy translation. You will probably never lose your American accent, but with a LOT of practice, your pronunciation will not consistently embarrass you.
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1) There are no shortcuts; you will still need to spend at least, for example, 600 hours of study for minimal Spanish conversations. This is, for example, about 6 months with a private tutor @4 hours/day. More complex languages will require more study
2) Start with pronunciation. If you go sideways at the start, it will be very difficult to correct later
3) Use one of the SRS card systems to enhance memorization, preferably every day. Build your own cards - not decks built by others, however tempting - use imagery wherever possible, and write verb conjugations in complete sentences. Leverage a frequency-of-use dictionary to help select words and verbs. Use an instructor plus several books for grammar
But this is still a big lift. The first 300 nouns will get you to about 80% of super basic conversation; basic fluency starts at between 1000 and 2000 nouns. Verbs are another story. English has about 12 verb tenses; Spanish, for example, has 16-18 verb tenses. To go with the top 300 basic nouns, there are about 75 frequently used verbs. 75 verbs in the 5 top tenses, in the 5 major forms (6 forms if you want European Spanish), is an additional 2,000 words, many of them completely irregular. Triple the verb memorization and their various conjugations for basic fluency
4) Practice with native speakers. Spanish in Mexico is different from Spanish in Colombia, is different from the Spanish in Argentina, and is different from the Spanish in Spain. Also, like English, each region has common simple phrases that defy translation. You will probably never lose your American accent, but with a LOT of practice, your pronunciation will not consistently embarrass you.
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