| When trying to learn Spanish, it is good to first | | | | Therefore, it is essential that as you learn Spanish, |
| get the basics down. Some of the first things | | | | you learn to ask where a cab or bus is. If you |
| people start with when learning Spanish are the | | | | learn these questions, you certainly will not find |
| days of the week and the bathroom. However, | | | | yourself stranded in the middle of a neighborhood |
| there are many other basics parts of Spanish | | | | that you are not familiar with. |
| that a person trying to learn Spanish needs to | | | | Next, you must learn the days of the week. |
| know. The basic things you must begin with in | | | | The days of the week are important to learn in |
| order to learn Spanish are as follows: | | | | any language, and as you learn Spanish, learning |
| First you must learn how to ask, where the | | | | the days of the week will become a great asset |
| bathroom is. | | | | to you. Finally, if your teacher asks you what day |
| This is an important question, because if you ever | | | | your next class is, you will be able to answer |
| travel to a Spanish speaking country, you may be | | | | marvelously in Spanish. |
| surrounded by people who do not know how to | | | | Then, you must learn small verbs. |
| speak your language. You may find it difficult to | | | | Why learn Spanish if you can't even build a |
| point and make gestures that demonstrate that | | | | sentence? Learning small verbs will make Spanish |
| you are looking for the bathroom. Therefore, if | | | | much easier for you in the beginning. The small |
| you do not know how to ask for what you want, | | | | verbs you should learn are "is" "are" "the," and |
| you may find yourself in a flurry of ridiculous | | | | "they." Learning these words will help you to put |
| motions that do not get you anywhere. On the | | | | together a sentence like "Where is the |
| other hand, if you simply get down the word | | | | bathroom?" or "Where is the bus?" |
| "lavabo" then, you will be on your way to getting | | | | Lastly, you must learn "yes" and "no." |
| rid your natural urge quickly and easily. | | | | Sometimes, when people learn Spanish, they are |
| Next you must learn to ask how to catch a cab | | | | not taught how to say "yes" and "no" for a long |
| or bus. | | | | time because the Spanish-speaking teacher wants |
| As you learn Spanish, you may want to begin | | | | them to learn how to answer his or her questions |
| traveling to different Spanish-speaking parts of | | | | with complete Spanish sentences. However, it is |
| the world, and maybe even parts of your | | | | good to pick up these words as soon as your |
| neighborhood. When doing so you should be | | | | teacher begins to mention them because they will |
| careful because even in certain parts of your | | | | be the key to getting what you want and getting |
| neighborhood or city, you may run into large | | | | rid of what you don't. |
| groups of people who only speak Spanish. | | | | |