How many words do I need to learn to converse in Spanish?
May 27th, 2009
Where would be a good place to live in Central America to learn Spanish for about 1 ta 2 years?
May 24th, 2009
Gibson11 asked:
Where would be a good place to live in Central America to learn Spanish for about 1 ta 2 years? where and why would it be a good place?
Where would be a good place to live in Central America to learn Spanish for about 1 ta 2 years? where and why would it be a good place?
Gracias!
JORDAN
Safe place in Mexico for a single woman to learn Spanish?
May 24th, 2009
Zelda J asked:
I’m thinking of living in Mexico for a year to learn Spanish.
I’m thinking of living in Mexico for a year to learn Spanish.
I’ll be alone and I want to live in a small city or town near the ocean (either coast).
Has anyone ever spent a lot of time in a place in Mexico that they can recommend to me? I’ve done a lot of traveling and can handle myslef -but safety is a concern since I’ll be alone and it will take me a month probably to get my basic conversational Spanish skills up to par.
SHARLENE
How long would it take to learn Spanish?
May 23rd, 2009
Rainbow asked:
Hey… I have been trying to learn Spanish for, it seems like ages now! I have tried a lot of stuff… I was even really desperate and i tried searching on google but nothing seems to work… Do you know anything free and how long it would take to learn Spanish? Please answer quick!
TERRELL
Hey… I have been trying to learn Spanish for, it seems like ages now! I have tried a lot of stuff… I was even really desperate and i tried searching on google but nothing seems to work… Do you know anything free and how long it would take to learn Spanish? Please answer quick!
TERRELL
Learn Spanish for Business or Work
May 22nd, 2009
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Sonny Sheth asked:
There are many reasons why people choose to learn Spanish, be it to satisfy a language requirement in school, to live abroad in a Spanish-speaking country or simply for something new to do. But more and more, people want to learn Spanish for business and work reasons, as it is becoming more and more advantageous to learn Spanish.
Does your business have bilingual Spanish-speaking employees or do you conduct business internationally to Spanish-speaking countries? It definitely won’t hurt. It’s never a bad idea if there is a strong Spanish-speaking population in your area to have some of your employees learn Spanish, or at least gain a basic foundation in Spanish. Take running a grocery store or a department store, for example. Questions often come up as to price checks or damaged merchandise. It certainly would help you make your business friendly to the Spanish speaking community if you are capable to communicating with those whose English is not the best and feel more comfortable with Spanish.
Does your business involve contracts or agreements that need to be signed? If so, having a bilingual Spanish-speaker on the payroll will be useful so you can explain your services completely so that everyone involved understands what is being agreed to. Lawsuits can often arise out of miscommunications, when one party misinterprets contract language or thought they agreed to something different. You can go a long way to prevent such lawsuits if you can make sure your clients or customers understand the contracts they sign, especially those who do not understand the legal jargon in English. You may simply need to have your agreements translated into Spanish by a professional Spanish translator.
The sales industry in the United States is gigantic and with the increase in Spanish-speakers in this country, it would certainly be beneficial to learn Spanish. This is also where having employees learn Spanish pays off.
The big question, however, is how one can learn Spanish or have their employees learn Spanish? One suggestion is to hire a company tutor to teach Spanish. The Spanish tutor can come into the office several times a week and work with selected employees to help them learn Spanish that relates to the office environment and the business. This is an ideal arrangement because it takes little time from the workday to learn Spanish, and you can be sure your employees will attend. Additionally, the material will stay concentrated to the specific needs of your company.
With the rise in Spanish-speakers in the United States growing by the year, it’s certainly important for business owners and employers to learn Spanish and make their services more Spanish friendly. Having employees learn Spanish can be a great benefit to your business.
PEARL
There are many reasons why people choose to learn Spanish, be it to satisfy a language requirement in school, to live abroad in a Spanish-speaking country or simply for something new to do. But more and more, people want to learn Spanish for business and work reasons, as it is becoming more and more advantageous to learn Spanish.
Does your business have bilingual Spanish-speaking employees or do you conduct business internationally to Spanish-speaking countries? It definitely won’t hurt. It’s never a bad idea if there is a strong Spanish-speaking population in your area to have some of your employees learn Spanish, or at least gain a basic foundation in Spanish. Take running a grocery store or a department store, for example. Questions often come up as to price checks or damaged merchandise. It certainly would help you make your business friendly to the Spanish speaking community if you are capable to communicating with those whose English is not the best and feel more comfortable with Spanish.
Does your business involve contracts or agreements that need to be signed? If so, having a bilingual Spanish-speaker on the payroll will be useful so you can explain your services completely so that everyone involved understands what is being agreed to. Lawsuits can often arise out of miscommunications, when one party misinterprets contract language or thought they agreed to something different. You can go a long way to prevent such lawsuits if you can make sure your clients or customers understand the contracts they sign, especially those who do not understand the legal jargon in English. You may simply need to have your agreements translated into Spanish by a professional Spanish translator.
The sales industry in the United States is gigantic and with the increase in Spanish-speakers in this country, it would certainly be beneficial to learn Spanish. This is also where having employees learn Spanish pays off.
The big question, however, is how one can learn Spanish or have their employees learn Spanish? One suggestion is to hire a company tutor to teach Spanish. The Spanish tutor can come into the office several times a week and work with selected employees to help them learn Spanish that relates to the office environment and the business. This is an ideal arrangement because it takes little time from the workday to learn Spanish, and you can be sure your employees will attend. Additionally, the material will stay concentrated to the specific needs of your company.
With the rise in Spanish-speakers in the United States growing by the year, it’s certainly important for business owners and employers to learn Spanish and make their services more Spanish friendly. Having employees learn Spanish can be a great benefit to your business.
PEARL
How can I learn Spanish in Colombia?
May 21st, 2009
Tony R asked:
Just need to learn Spanish, and I would like to see the Colombian culture a bit. Any suggestions? I am an Amercan citizen.
CLARA
Just need to learn Spanish, and I would like to see the Colombian culture a bit. Any suggestions? I am an Amercan citizen.
CLARA
Benefit Of Learn Spanish Online
May 21st, 2009
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Thiphan Chunno asked:
Spanish id the language that widely used in Europe, not particularly in the Spain. Therefore, the demand for learning Spanish has also become rapidly increased. If you interested to learn Spanish and then take the lesson seriously, then you will be comfortable when speaking to Spanish people or go to Spanish-speaking country.
However, If you’re seriously interested in knowing about learn Spanish, you need to start to get the lesson as quick as you can, this is because Spanish is the language that not difficult but also not easy to learn, so if you have start as quickly as possible, you will be able to find that learning Spanish gives you a lot of benefit. This informative article takes a closer look at things you need to know about learn Spanish, both before and after learning.
However, there are so many ways of learning language effectively, and individual have to find his/her own ways to learn effectively. Some people go to Spanish class in their home country which some schools have native Spanish speakers available for their students, meanwhile some others do not have native speakers. They only have local teachers who can speak Spanish fluently or ones who has been in Spain for a long time and be able to speak Spanish. We can see in very rare case that these local language schools have certified Spanish language teachers available for students. Unfortunately, these local schools charge the class fee in very expensive rate without guarantee the result of teaching, so students will never know about their teacher’s background but they have to pay very expensive lesson fee.
Therefore, according to this reasons, many people have now tend to practice Spanish language at home. There are plenty of Spanish language teaching book which they can find effective self-study lessons as well as reading Spanish dictionaries or books that teaches the basic of Spanish language. More over, they can find TV shows and radio programmes to in Spanish language to practice their listening skills.
Also, some people can find that they can find Spanish people on the internet to talk to, in order to practice Spanish speaking skills, and this is one of the benefit of internet that you can find friends who can speak any language with absolutely no cost. There are also websites provide Spanish lessons for free and you can find it easily by searching on Google. However, for someone who may want to be a certified Spanish teacher, there are also websites provide training for training in very cheap price. One of the most distinct benefit of learning Spanish online at home is you can learn with your own comfortable, you will be able to get to set your own pace, but you get to learn the language in the comfort of your own home, therefore you can expect very effective result when you have your own comfortable to learn.
However, the only suggestion from this article may be not enough for you. For those of you not familiar with the latest on learn Spanish now have at least a basic understanding. But there’s more to come, therefore you may be have to find and learn more information until you sure that you are ready for Spanish online lesson. That’s the latest from the learn Spanish authorities. Once you’re familiar with these ideas, you’ll be ready to move to the next level.
DAMIAN
Spanish id the language that widely used in Europe, not particularly in the Spain. Therefore, the demand for learning Spanish has also become rapidly increased. If you interested to learn Spanish and then take the lesson seriously, then you will be comfortable when speaking to Spanish people or go to Spanish-speaking country.
However, If you’re seriously interested in knowing about learn Spanish, you need to start to get the lesson as quick as you can, this is because Spanish is the language that not difficult but also not easy to learn, so if you have start as quickly as possible, you will be able to find that learning Spanish gives you a lot of benefit. This informative article takes a closer look at things you need to know about learn Spanish, both before and after learning.
However, there are so many ways of learning language effectively, and individual have to find his/her own ways to learn effectively. Some people go to Spanish class in their home country which some schools have native Spanish speakers available for their students, meanwhile some others do not have native speakers. They only have local teachers who can speak Spanish fluently or ones who has been in Spain for a long time and be able to speak Spanish. We can see in very rare case that these local language schools have certified Spanish language teachers available for students. Unfortunately, these local schools charge the class fee in very expensive rate without guarantee the result of teaching, so students will never know about their teacher’s background but they have to pay very expensive lesson fee.
Therefore, according to this reasons, many people have now tend to practice Spanish language at home. There are plenty of Spanish language teaching book which they can find effective self-study lessons as well as reading Spanish dictionaries or books that teaches the basic of Spanish language. More over, they can find TV shows and radio programmes to in Spanish language to practice their listening skills.
Also, some people can find that they can find Spanish people on the internet to talk to, in order to practice Spanish speaking skills, and this is one of the benefit of internet that you can find friends who can speak any language with absolutely no cost. There are also websites provide Spanish lessons for free and you can find it easily by searching on Google. However, for someone who may want to be a certified Spanish teacher, there are also websites provide training for training in very cheap price. One of the most distinct benefit of learning Spanish online at home is you can learn with your own comfortable, you will be able to get to set your own pace, but you get to learn the language in the comfort of your own home, therefore you can expect very effective result when you have your own comfortable to learn.
However, the only suggestion from this article may be not enough for you. For those of you not familiar with the latest on learn Spanish now have at least a basic understanding. But there’s more to come, therefore you may be have to find and learn more information until you sure that you are ready for Spanish online lesson. That’s the latest from the learn Spanish authorities. Once you’re familiar with these ideas, you’ll be ready to move to the next level.
DAMIAN
Should We Learn Spanish Because the Hispanic Population is Growing?
May 19th, 2009
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Li Ming Wong asked:
The numbers read that over 400 million Spanish speakers are in the world. Therefore, Spanish is the fourth most commonly spoken language right under English, Chinese and Hindustani. Additionally, now that Hispanic commerce is booming in North America, it is important for business competitors all over the world to find some way to keep up.
Most people don’t know that over 91% of fortune 500 companies and forbes international 800 companies cannot meet the needs of people who speak a foreign language because they do not have the ability to respond correctly to a foreign language.
Since learning Spanish would increase the general ability to communicate with the large amount of immigrants that come into the country each year, some wonder if requiring Americans to learn Spanish would be the solution to keeping up with the increasing needs of the Hispanic culture.
There are two different sides to this issue. Some believe that Americans should learn Spanish because if Americans learn Spanish, they would mostly help themselves in the long run. When people learn Spanish, they are able to have a more competitive resume when they move into the work force. Such an edge in the job market would then allow Spanish learners to demand higher pay than other job searchers who can only speak English. Furthermore, if fortune 500 companies are not able to satisfy the needs of Spanish speakers, the Americans who learn Spanish will become like precious jewels among these types of companies.
Also, when people learn Spanish, they learn about another culture. Learning about other cultures decreases the likelihood of discrimination not only in relation to the Spanish culture, but other cultures in general. People will become more aware that other types of people exist, and that these people have needs and wants that may be different from their own. An increase in cultural awareness cannot help but be beneficial to the general mindset of Americans.
On the other hand, many people believe that since the amount of Hispanic immigrants is so large, Hispanics often get very comfortable when they come to the U.S., and often they don’t feel that they have to learn English. It is not rare for immigrants in the United States to either never learn English or remain in America for many years without even trying to learn the language.
It seems that if Americans were required to learn Spanish whether by their jobs or schools, Hispanic immigrants would find even greater comfort and feel that they do not have to learn English. Americans that learn Spanish would continue to experience all of the benefits of the language. However, Hispanics would experience many negatives.
A Hispanic living in the US who does not learn to speak English would experience a lack in the number of jobs they are eligible for. Therefore, such a person may experience high levels of unemployment or poverty and may only be able to obtain jobs that require manual labor. Other workers will be able to pick and choose where they would like to be employed.
With the increase in Hispanic businesses many companies may push their employees to learn Spanish. However, it does not look like it will be a requirement any time in the near future.
CAMILLE
The numbers read that over 400 million Spanish speakers are in the world. Therefore, Spanish is the fourth most commonly spoken language right under English, Chinese and Hindustani. Additionally, now that Hispanic commerce is booming in North America, it is important for business competitors all over the world to find some way to keep up.
Most people don’t know that over 91% of fortune 500 companies and forbes international 800 companies cannot meet the needs of people who speak a foreign language because they do not have the ability to respond correctly to a foreign language.
Since learning Spanish would increase the general ability to communicate with the large amount of immigrants that come into the country each year, some wonder if requiring Americans to learn Spanish would be the solution to keeping up with the increasing needs of the Hispanic culture.
There are two different sides to this issue. Some believe that Americans should learn Spanish because if Americans learn Spanish, they would mostly help themselves in the long run. When people learn Spanish, they are able to have a more competitive resume when they move into the work force. Such an edge in the job market would then allow Spanish learners to demand higher pay than other job searchers who can only speak English. Furthermore, if fortune 500 companies are not able to satisfy the needs of Spanish speakers, the Americans who learn Spanish will become like precious jewels among these types of companies.
Also, when people learn Spanish, they learn about another culture. Learning about other cultures decreases the likelihood of discrimination not only in relation to the Spanish culture, but other cultures in general. People will become more aware that other types of people exist, and that these people have needs and wants that may be different from their own. An increase in cultural awareness cannot help but be beneficial to the general mindset of Americans.
On the other hand, many people believe that since the amount of Hispanic immigrants is so large, Hispanics often get very comfortable when they come to the U.S., and often they don’t feel that they have to learn English. It is not rare for immigrants in the United States to either never learn English or remain in America for many years without even trying to learn the language.
It seems that if Americans were required to learn Spanish whether by their jobs or schools, Hispanic immigrants would find even greater comfort and feel that they do not have to learn English. Americans that learn Spanish would continue to experience all of the benefits of the language. However, Hispanics would experience many negatives.
A Hispanic living in the US who does not learn to speak English would experience a lack in the number of jobs they are eligible for. Therefore, such a person may experience high levels of unemployment or poverty and may only be able to obtain jobs that require manual labor. Other workers will be able to pick and choose where they would like to be employed.
With the increase in Hispanic businesses many companies may push their employees to learn Spanish. However, it does not look like it will be a requirement any time in the near future.
CAMILLE
Learn Spanish Online - Amazingly Simple
May 16th, 2009
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Gregory Newell asked:
The invention of the internet has made everything easier right? You can now shop online, send letters, find information at the drop of a hat, even find your house in satellite pictures on Google Earth. However, you would of course think that as learning a language involves speaking, this is something you would not be able to do online. You would be wrong. If you type learn Spanish online into Google you get approximately 72 million results. Now as with anything else, I am sure most of these are useless but you see my point.
There are now many websites that allow you free access to conversation exercises and vocabulary drills among other things. My personal favorite is LearnSpanish.com. I am sure it is structured much like its competitors however when I find something I like I tend to stick with it. This site allows you access to an amazing amount of drills and exercises for free. It of course also has another more extensive version that you have to pay for as I am sure most of the websites do.
So you can very simply sit in front of your computer and commence your lessons. My one recommendation though, is that if you plan to learn Spanish online, do not do what I did and go to an internet café to do so. If you do not have a computer try to find a friend that will let you borrow a laptop or come to their house to study. Trust me when I say it is very difficult to do pronunciation drills with 20 people who all speak the language perfectly sitting around and looking at you like you have lost your mind.
Of course it is probably close to impossible to actually learn Spanish solely online as it is quite necessary to hear the pronunciation and practice with actual human beings in order to be able to carry on a conversation. However if you are looking for some base knowledge to work with the internet provides a wealth of possibilities.
DUSTY
The invention of the internet has made everything easier right? You can now shop online, send letters, find information at the drop of a hat, even find your house in satellite pictures on Google Earth. However, you would of course think that as learning a language involves speaking, this is something you would not be able to do online. You would be wrong. If you type learn Spanish online into Google you get approximately 72 million results. Now as with anything else, I am sure most of these are useless but you see my point.
There are now many websites that allow you free access to conversation exercises and vocabulary drills among other things. My personal favorite is LearnSpanish.com. I am sure it is structured much like its competitors however when I find something I like I tend to stick with it. This site allows you access to an amazing amount of drills and exercises for free. It of course also has another more extensive version that you have to pay for as I am sure most of the websites do.
So you can very simply sit in front of your computer and commence your lessons. My one recommendation though, is that if you plan to learn Spanish online, do not do what I did and go to an internet café to do so. If you do not have a computer try to find a friend that will let you borrow a laptop or come to their house to study. Trust me when I say it is very difficult to do pronunciation drills with 20 people who all speak the language perfectly sitting around and looking at you like you have lost your mind.
Of course it is probably close to impossible to actually learn Spanish solely online as it is quite necessary to hear the pronunciation and practice with actual human beings in order to be able to carry on a conversation. However if you are looking for some base knowledge to work with the internet provides a wealth of possibilities.
DUSTY
What is the best Podcast to learn Spanish?
May 15th, 2009
92anton asked:
I need a podcast that can help me learn more spanish. Do you know any good ones?
SOLOMON
I need a podcast that can help me learn more spanish. Do you know any good ones?
SOLOMON