is learning the spanish language hard or easy?
October 24, 2008 by Admin
im just wondering to people who speak english then learned spanish is it hard?
That depends on the person. Some very smart people have trouble learning a foreign language, while some of lower intelligence do extremely well.
One thing to remember about the Spanish language, is that not all Spanish speakers use the same accent. I originally learned Latin-American Spanish, and one of my teachers spoke with the Castillian accent. I couldn't understand much of what she said.
The easiest way to learn a language is to study a short time every day, as opposed to a long time every once in a while.
Just remember- Spanish is not a class you can cram for.
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No. It's very easy to pick up on.
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most of it sounds like english-ish.
like fast is rapido. like rapid being fast etc.
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No it's not that hard. You'll have some different concepts like the gender for things and different sentence structure but it is easy to pick up. I applaud you interest to learn a new language. (And as a bonus, when you'll be fluent in Spanish, you'll have a great base to learn any other latin language)
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It's not that hard. I'm learning Spanish in school right now, and it is pretty easy.
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Actually no
I picked up on it really easily
And I heard somewhere that Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn
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There are hard things and easy things. You'll do fine.
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That depends on the person. Some very smart people have trouble learning a foreign language, while some of lower intelligence do extremely well.
One thing to remember about the Spanish language, is that not all Spanish speakers use the same accent. I originally learned Latin-American Spanish, and one of my teachers spoke with the Castillian accent. I couldn't understand much of what she said.
The easiest way to learn a language is to study a short time every day, as opposed to a long time every once in a while.
Just remember- Spanish is not a class you can cram for.
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Once you crack the code of past, present, future, and sentence structure, i.e. the verb being towards the end of a sentence, and what little small letter groups constitute I, you, we, us, etc, then the vocabulary is quite easy to grasp. Many words, as stated earlier here, are the same as the English counterpart, but by merely adding an o at the end or a at the end will dictate if you mean he or she. Have a great time, then use it or lose it, it also does wonders for relationships when one bothers to learn a native language. I was stationed twice in Panama, if you're at least trying, you'll receive some wonderful, helpful advice from my experience. If you ever master Spanish, why stop there? Italian is a sister language. Go for it!
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I think it depends on your defination of "learning" the language. If you just want to know how to say some things then it's not too bad but it still takes some hard work.
However, if you want to completely understand how this language works and why things are said, it takes years. I've finally gotten almost fluent (I'd say about 97%) but I still find a word or two every now and then. And that's after 11 years!
There are some concepts in the spanish language that are difficult for english speakers to understand. For example, spanish has two past tenses and knowing when and how to switch between them can be maddening. Only years of speaking spanish can make you 100% right when you speak.
Also, spanish makes big use of the subjunctive mood where english doesn't. English speakers often make the mistake of saying something like "I wouldn't do that if I was you" which is bad english. It should be "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Spanish NEVER makes this mistake and the subjunctive is used properly and has a respected place in the language.
I've been teaching spanish for about 10 years (not in public schools but to adults and teens). I've found, both in my own experience of learning spanish from scratch as an english only speaker, and with my students too, that the most difficult things to understand are the 2nd past tense (the "imperfect" tense) and the confusing tenses of the subjunctive.
If this all sounds way too technical, then your not ready to learn spanish. Spanish is a very detailed and exacting language. There's a reason for this. The language is loaded with words that convey very exact emotions. There may be a whole bunch of different ways to express the same idea whereas english will only offer one or, at best, a few. Knowing which one to grab and go with takes a long time to develop. This is the reason that spanish is considered a "romantic" language.
Now, finally (and man it was a long dusty road) – I've got it. I can wander around Latin America and sit down with anyone and strike up a conversation. I'm very proud of that but it took me over a decade to get there. And I'm pretty smart too.
So my answer is that, like really, really learning any foreign language, is hard – very hard. If you want to grow to where you can watch the spanish network news and understand all the news about the country's politics, crime stories, the weather, and all the rest, it will take many years.
On the other hand, studying spanish in High School or college is pretty much a shoe-in if you study and do your homework. Only problem is that when you're 40 years old, you'll only remember how to say "I have a blue pencil." LOL
If you decide to go for it – go all the way. Spanish is an amazing language and will blow your mind once you get deep into it.
Rich
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I'm a spanish teacher (LearnSpanish.com and StudySpanish.com)
It's very easy, I'm currently learning some and you'll notice many similiarites. The languages are derived from the same ancient language, Latin, so their bound to have words you'll already recognize.
Like stated earlier, there's probably the many tenses and a few rules that may stump you, but practice makes perfect. In some senses it's easier, other times it seems like an extension of the English transliteration.
Good Luck and kudos (don't know where you're from, but here the language is quite prevalent [CA])
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Maybe verbal inflections and the agreement gender/number, etc might be difficult.
But considering that the number of words in English is higher and that we share the root of lots of words, it's not that difficult.
However it depends on the person who wants to learn. Some people have more difficulties on learning languages as some others have difficulties on learning Maths.
In addition, the older you are, the harder it is.
But don't worry. It is not so difficult! Just remember the case of Michael Robinson. He was a professional footballer who signed for Osasuna, a football team in Spain. He couldn't speak Spanish at all then and now he works for the Spanish TV and even wrote, directed and presented his own show!!
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I find it very easy!
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Learning any language is hard if you don't put a lot of effort and time into learning.
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I learn spanish french before english later learn more languages
The hardest for me to learn was German.
and Russian.
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I copied this answer from Study-Spanish-Language.com but I am an English speaker who learned Spanish and I believe it is accurate:
It's easy to learn
Spanish is easier to learn than most other languages. Spanish shares many words with English. English speakers find the grammar easier than Slavic languages like Russian or Asian languages like Japanese or Mandarin.
It's easy to pronounce
English speakers find Spanish easier to pronounce than other languages. While students learning English may struggle to pronounce difficult words like "pneumonia", you will have no such problem with Spanish. Spanish is a phonetic language and you pronounce the words as they are written.
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http://www.Study-Spanish-Language.com