How to Learn to Speak Spanish Fluently
Dos cerveza por favor. If you know what that means you have probably vacationed in a Spanish-speaking country that had sandy beaches and nice hot weather. Or maybe you’re the person who enjoys going south for the winter and spending some time in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central or South America. Even if you have never had to order a beer in Spanish on a hot day or if you have never visited a Spanish-speaking country, most of us recognize the familiar Spanish phrase “Dos cerveza por favor”. You don’t realize it yet, but this Spanish phrase is the corner stone on which your desire to learn fluent Spanish will become realized.
Memorize the Spanish vocabulary in the beginning of the chapter. Look at the first word, then look at its English translation. Cover the English word, mentally state its Spanish word, then mentally state its English translation. Keep repeating this until you get the translation down before moving to the next Spanish word. Cover the first and second English words. State the first Spanish word, followed by its translation, then state the second Spanish word and its translation. Move to the third Spanish word and repeat this process.
Proceed to the chapter’s “fun” section; many text books have a crossword puzzle or other word game that requires using the vocabulary just learned. Complete those activities before proceeding to the chapter’s “lecture” portion. Review the lecture more than once to understand the Spanish language structure it’s trying to teach. Focus on the examples it gives, and study how it puts the words together.
Do the Spanish vocabulary and grammar structure exercises in the application section. Look at the example set for you; study how that example is put together into a complete sentence. Make sure that you give your answers in complete Spanish sentences. Do this step in three stages by mentally stating the solutions, by verbally stating the solutions and by writing them down.
Do the audio version of the exercises. Know that this is done three ways: by repeating after the teacher, by repeating after the audio and by student conversation exercises. Listen to how the teacher or audio pronounces the words. Use the same structure and pronunciation when it’s your turn to recite those statements. Speak in complete Spanish sentences when doing the “question and answer exchange” between students. For example, when your partner asks, “What’s your name?” in Spanish, say, “My name is ___” in Spanish. Resist the urge to give one-word answers to these exercises.
Learn the most commonly used Spanish phrases quickly in a Spanish phrases guide book. This step is last because in order to understand why a phrase is constructed the way it is, you must understand how Spanish words are joined together to form a complete thought.
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