| There are tons of people who want to start | | | | radio stations that speak Spanish is |
| speaking Spanish now. There's one | | | | something that is widely accessible to |
| problem...They don't know where to begin. If | | | | anybody. |
| you fit in this group, you are probably | | | | |
| planning on taking lessons - however, you may | | | | Writing Spanish Using Dictionaries and Simple |
| want to teach yourself how to speak Spanish | | | | Books |
| without lessons! | | | | |
| | | | So, let's start writing Spanish. We should |
| Turning on the Television and Listening to | | | | probably start with the simplest of books: |
| the Radio | | | | "Children's Books!" These are great for |
| | | | obvious reasons: |
| Watching Latino TV and listening to radio | | | | |
| stations that speak Spanish is something that | | | | - They are designed so that young readers |
| practically anybody can do. You do not need | | | | will be able to comprehend |
| even the most basic of cable to receive the | | | | |
| Spanish speaking stations - all you need is | | | | - They are completely grammatically correct |
| an antenna that can pick up television | | | | |
| signals. When you do this, you will be giving | | | | - They will completely introduce you to the |
| yourself the opportunity to grow accustom to | | | | language |
| the style of the language. This includes the | | | | |
| "speed", "pronunciation", and even certain | | | | - Have clear descriptions of what you are |
| phrases and sayings. You will begin to | | | | reading |
| observe trends, etc. | | | | |
| | | | It's great if you can read the child's book, |
| When you perform one of these tasks, you may | | | | translate the words using a Spanish to |
| want to consider sitting down with a | | | | English dictionary, and try to write |
| dictionary and trying to decipher some words | | | | sentences by doing this. You will probably |
| that may come through the radio. When you | | | | get so good, that you don't even need the |
| observe that a specific word is spoken often, | | | | Spanish the English dictionary! |
| you may want to look that word up and | | | | |
| translate it using your dictionary. You will | | | | Listening to Cassettes and Compact Discs |
| be able to put sentences, paragraphs, and | | | | |
| even full essays together by practicing on a | | | | Music is a great tool to learn Spanish, |
| daily basis. You may also want to combine | | | | although it does not always translate |
| this method with either a Spanish class, or a | | | | completely well in English. The reason for |
| commercially available product that teaches | | | | this is the simple fact that like all |
| you Spanish. | | | | cultures of music, Spanish tends to be much |
| | | | more expressive - and sometimes emotional |
| One thing that many aspiring Spanish learners | | | | expressions can be translated with a simple |
| do is to listen to the Spanish radio while | | | | dictionary. When you listen to the music, you |
| driving the car. This gives you an | | | | will be able to decipher certain words much |
| opportunity to learn the language, and to | | | | clearly, especially if it is a song which is |
| learn what's going on in the Hispanic | | | | some sort of ballad, slow song, or country |
| community (depending on where you are). | | | | type song. You may also pick up on the |
| Watching the Latino TV and listening to the | | | | culture of the certain artist as well. |