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Languages 247 allows you to learn Spanish for free, from beginner to upper-intermediate. There are 60 lessons divided into four levels (A1-B2), and each lesson includes five main sections: Reading practice, vocabulary, grammar, speaking practice and exercises. Plus, everything in the course is in Spanish and English. 15.
Nacional — National. Universidad — University. Now, imagine if you learned just 10% of the 20,000 cognates. This would be another 2000 words in your Spanish vocabulary. 3. Start with Spanish Pronunciation. Put pronunciation right up front in terms of your list of Spanish learning priorities.
Me llamo Pablo, ¡ mucho gusto! — My name is Pablo, nice to meet you! 26. Un gusto — A pleasure (to meet you) Qué tal, soy Alberto, un gusto. — Hello, I’m Alberto, it’s a pleasure to meet you. El gusto es mío. — The pleasure is mine.
Starting the day by reading the news in Spanish is also a great way to fit in the 20-30 minutes of Spanish practice that’ll be your bread and butter as a learner. Some good Spanish news websites include the major Spanish daily El País, CNN’s Spanish service and Madrid’s ABC newspaper. 14. Play Spanish Learning Games.
Spain. More than 90% of people in Spain speak Castilian Spanish, while around 15% speak Catalan. A small percentage speak Galician and Basque. While Galician is similar to Castilian Spanish, Catalan and Basque are quite unique. Located in Western Europe, Spain has coasts on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
1. Castilian (Spanish) Number of Speakers: 45 million. Region: All regions of Spain. The Spanish language is indigenous to Spain’s central region, known as Castilla (Castile). Unlike Spain’s other languages, Spanish is spoken across the entire country. It’s often called “Castilian” or even “Castilian Spanish” in English.
Basic conversational Spanish is a useful skill for anybody, as certain phrases are sure to pop up in almost any Spanish interaction. Read this beginner-friendly guide to learn over 150 easy phrases to help you make conversation in Spanish. Plus, get tips for practicing conversation and sounding like a native speaker.
1. Catracho /a. Catracho or catracha is synonymous with the term “Honduran.”. The proper term for a Honduran person is Hondureño but locals prefer and use this term. Remember, Spanish has both masculine and feminine forms so catracho refers to a male while catracha references a female. For example: Yo soy catracho.
So, all of your foreign and native language skills will improve—listening, speaking, reading and general comprehension. As writer Geoffrey Willans once said: “You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.”. 13. Knowing Spanish makes it easier to learn other languages.
The answer is very nuanced, but to simplify things somewhat, it takes around 1000 hours to reach Spanish fluency. So for native English speakers, this usually takes around 1.5-3 years. To reach a conversational, upper-intermediate level (B2), you can expect to spend 540-620 hours learning (between 11 months and 3 years).