Just started learning spanish and I'm confused on a few small things? Hoping within the next two years I can take a college course and do a foreign exchange student program.
How is the pronounciation change when there is an accent on 'a'? Example: would be tree or arbol?
Is should/ "deba" pronouced as it looks?
How do you say "would" in spanish. What form do they use?
And can anyone give me different lists of the basic words that you find you use the most?

I'm sixteen, and I have been learning Spanish for three years (I'm pretty good), as well as Japanese for one year (I'm not very strong on the Japanese front, but hoping to fix that). I will also be learning some German, French and Swedish, as I will be staying with families in those countries for a short period of time this summer. I'm just wondering what would be a good language to start once I gain strength in the Japanese area?

I have been learning Spanish for 4 months by myself. Not for school or anything like that but soley because I like the langauge and the culture. I have always wanted to learn it and I am 25 now and decided that I was going to learn it so I study it every day.

However, now I can watch YouTube videos and read the comments and the message boards and the more I look, the more I see that many people have a hatred for my country (USA) and for my people. Many feel that all we want is money and power and care nothing of other people's cultures or feelings but that is not true. I am having doubts if I should even continue learning to try to communicate with people who will likely hate me anyway... even if not blatantly perhaps mock me behind my back or never truly accept me based on some preconceived idea they have.

I know it is ironic in a way that I am worried about being generalized while generalizing myself, but I can't help it. I see YouTube videos with thousands upon thousands of hits and nothing but thumbs up when the topic is how greedy and manipulative gringos are and how gringos are scared of anyone who isn't white so all they want to do is murder and rape them. Then every comment to the video is basically bashing my country and people as lowlife scum with no culture.

I don't know if I should even continue learning Spanish. It would be a shame to stop now because I feel so attached to it.

I'm planning on buying Rosetta Stone this summer, and I was wondering which language you think I should learn. Here's what I feel about them:
1) learning Spanish would be useful, and I might be able to get a good job as a translator at a front desk or something...but I'm not all that passionate about learning it
2) I would like to learn French more than Spanish, because I hope to go to Europe one day, and I think I could also get a good job as well, however....
3) I would love to go to Japan one day, and maybe even live there for a while. The only problem with this is that not many people here in America speak Japanese, and I don't know if it would bring the same employment opportunities. However, this is the one I think I would be the most passionate about.
What do you think?

I've always heard of Rosetta Stone for learning spanish, but what other recommendations do you have? Is Rosetta Stone really worth the money, or is there a cheaper option? What about the learning spanish while you drive CDs - can you actually learn that way?

Hi there,
I want to learn Spanish in one of Latin America countries.I was wondering which country would be better choice...Also i want to know which Central America country is best for learning Spanish.
I consider attending Spanish course of public universities in one of these countries.It looks like best way.What would you think?
Thanks in advance!

So, I'm south american, and I was thinking about learning a foreign language, so I went to google to find out what's an easy language to learn.... well, to my surprise, a lot of people say that spanish is an easy language to learn. I understand an italian or portuguese saying that spanish is easy, since all romance language are quiete similar, specially those 3 languages.... however, I don't understand how can person who doesn't speak any romance language, claim that spanish is an easy language to learn???/ if that was true, why americans complain so much about the idea of learning spanish in school? why I don't see any english or german singers learning the spanish language in order to conquer the latin american market? I mean, if spanish is sooo easy to learn, it would make sense for an artist to learn spanish in order to conquer a market of 25 countries and 300 million people.

Part of my nationality is German so learning German interests me but most of the people in my neighborhood speak Spanish and learning Spanish would help me at work. Which should I devote my time too?

Alright I am just wondering what you think is the easiest to learn. Currently I am fluent in English and am learning Spanish. I also plan on learning Afrikaans.

How hard is learning spanish? I speak english (as im sure you can tell) And i also learned Russian so i can speak Russian so i was wondering how hard spanish is? Would it be has hard as learning Russian from the start or would it be easier? Thanks

Many, but not all, illegal immigrants come from Spanish-speaking countries. But if the people coming are uneducated, wouldn't it be easier for Americans to start learning Spanish? Is it racist for Americans not to?

(There is a point behind this question. Respectful answers are appreciated.)

I ask this question for language-learning purposes.

I tend to learn languages easier when I learn them in "groups", for instance, I've been learning Spanish, French and Italian all at the same time, with much success.

To me, Yiddish seems very close, but which other european languages might be good ones to try to learn alongside the german language? Thanks!

Well I need some sites and good ways to learn Spanish. I have just started and really wanted to learn this language for a long time! So what is the best way to lean Spanish? I have done Latin and Greek for about 6 years. And I hear that it will help me a ton with learning Spanish. But I still need some advice Thank you!

Hi everyone,

i can speak Arabic and English. im learning Spanish these days... I really admire the people who know many languages. It is really great.. i would like to add another language to my knowledge, but I don’t know what to choose. I don’t even know what to consider when I choose a language to learn. I could not find any center close to my home for languages, so I need ur help to know the following: what is the language that is widely taught online. I found that I can easily pass the beginner level in Spanish language by learning it online. Pls, tell me what language you chose to learn? Why did u choose it? is it easy to learn online? How much time you spend daily to learn it?,, I really have the desire to learn.. I wanna learn a useful language that can broaden my knowledge. I got many advices like learning Chinese coz it is gonna be the international language, but I think it sounds extremely hard to learn. i thought about German, french, Turkish, Icelandic, Italian, and Korean, but I still don’t know what choose… I wish if u can help me to make a choice, I will truly appreciate it

Thanks in Advance =)

The question is, does anyone know of like a place to go and learn/speak Spanish? I have began learning Spanish but without anyone to communicate with I am lossing it fairly fast, plus I am only learning it so I do not know how good it is or not any good.

I am learning Spanish. What is the next best one? Why?

I'm planning to study abroad and trying to decide between Spanish, French, and Italian. Learning two languages is also an option.
Given that you had the option of learning Spanish in either Spain or Argentina, French in France, and Italian in Italy (of course. lol) which one (or two) would you choose to learn and why.
Thanks in advance

Where can I get a jump on learning spanish?

I'll be traveling to Peru this July and my "Idiots Guide to Learning Spanish" is not as helpful as I thought it would be! Does anyone have a good resource that they can suggest that would help someone learn basic Spanish to use in another country, within a few months? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

I decided a few days ago that I want to be bilingual, but I have no idea which language is easiest. Obviously, I only speak english, but I know a few words/phrases in Spanish, because I have a mexican friend, and my brother is taking Spanish in school. So I picked up a few things here and there, but not too much. And I'm not interested in learning Spanish. I kinda want to learn French, but I don't know the difficulty of it. So, what's the easiest to learn?

Soooo, i'm in highschool, and im in spanish 2, but my teacher is a little off topic, so im having trouble learning spanish, which is somthin i reeeeeeally want to learn, i heard about rosetta stone, but its kindof costly, and such, sooo any tips/tricks/help?

I am really interested in learning Spanish. What is the best way you would recommend? I am a total beginner. Would you recommend Rosetta Stone? I have heard you need to know at least the basics in the language in order to learn...

Ive tried some programs but they´re usualy bad so i just delete them again, so does anyone know any FREE programs to download that are good for learning spanish??

Or any free websites that are good too???

I'm curious as to how effective learning Italian would be to tour Italy and also in addition to use as a language that could cope in Spanish speaking countries. And by the way I have no interest in learning spanish so don't suggest it! thanks

Foreign language classes have always been a challenge for me. I took Spanish and French classes in high school and College, but my memories of the languages are pretty insubstantial. I think I had trouble with compartmentalized nature in the way languages were taught. I passed the classes simply through memorization, but not real understanding. I visited Italy for a few weeks and I was surprised to find that after a week I starting to understand when people were talking. This also happened during a trip to Costa Rica. I think I need to approach learning language in a more holistic way due to the way my brain works. I'd like to take a crack at learning Spanish again, but want to do it on my own (without traveling). Any tips?
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I don't think my husband would like that.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you want to do business with another country, you should learn their language. (Chinese sell cheap crap to us, they know English) In the case of immigration, Mexicans are coming HERE to do business, so why are we being forced to learn their language? Wouldn't it make a lot more sense if we were forced to learn, lets say, Chinese? Hispanics provide cheap, dependable labor, and that's why we hire them. But really, aren't they taking advantage of us by making us learn their language? Spanish wouldn't be the best language to learn, in my opinion. There aren't nearly as many business opportunities for Americans in Spanish speaking countries then there are in Asia, and I really think we're wasting our time learning Spanish. Some of them have been in this country for YEARS and still can't speak fluent English. Why? Because we accommodate to them, and burn money on services to help them. When everyone came to Ellis Island, they were forced to learn English. Why is it different now?

This may seem over the top, but I think that some people don't want Hispanics to learn English because they wish for them to remain a permanent underclass. That way, they can keep hiring them to do work for 2 bucks an hour.
Yeah Obama would rather have us learn Spanish then them learn English. He actually did say this.

I'm wondering whether an interactive software solution is the best way to learn a language over an audio only course. What do you think about learning a language using a audio only product such as Pimsleur or Learning Spanish Like Crazy? Are they effective?

My 5 year old son is extremely interested in learning Spanish and Chinese and I'd like to find a video or computer program to help him. He reads at a 4th grade level so something recommended for an age range of up to 10 would probably be okay. Low cost is preferable, but willing to look at all recommendations if it's worked well for you.

It sounds really great and I tried their free sample lessons and liked them. However, their website looks more than doubtful. Also, they advertise on their front page they include the FSI programs for free, but then when you go to check out they don't mention them at all. Has anyone orederd directly from the learning spanish like crazy website? If so, what was your experience?