I really want to learn Spanish, but I don't have any motivation for learning the language. Could you please give me some reasons why I should learn Spanish? I know that there are a lot of people that speak Spanish in the world, and it could be very useful to learn, but whenever I think of Mexico, a Spanish speaking country, I think of a very poor area. I also think of the desert, and the desert does not turn me on as much as a rich city with lots of tall, beautiful buildings.

I'd prefer people who are fluent in Spanish and/ or have spent some time living in a Spanish-speaking country to answer please.
When I say phrases I'm mean popular phrases like "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" or "It's not the quantity but the quality" or "There's no such thing as stupid questions" Stuff like that (not necessarily those in particular.)

Background
-Born in Los Angeles from French parents
-Speak fluent english and french
-Took 4 years of Spanish, I am between intermediate and advanced, I know how to conjugate verbs of all tenses even irregular in a split second, My only problem is that I need to be comfortable with the language and need to speak it fluently.
-I studied Italian for 2 weeks, but big time during the summer. I was surprised how quickly I learned things with the help of French, English, and Spanish.
My question is should I study abroad over the summer in a spanish speaking country to improve and become proficient in Spanish or should I go to Italy to gain Intermediate knowledge.
I mean I do live in LA, with spanish newspapers, spanish tv, spanish radio, hispanics. So I feel that I shouldnt go to a spanish speaking country since there is everything here in LA.Compare to Italy there is only Italia. But I also think Spanish is more important since everyone speaks it here in the western hemisphere. HELP

I would like to study abroad next spring in a Spanish-speaking country to help me become more fluent. In the fall I will be starting in the 300-level university Spanish classes, which puts me at an intermediate to advanced level. I want to make sure I choose a country that doesn't have too strong of an accent so they will be able to understand me and vice-versa. I have been thinking about Spain, Argentina or Chile so far. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I'm 15 years old and I want to learn Spanish real bad. I don't take it in school but I'm going to start at home using those learn Spanish in your car audio lessons and maybe a few books, and as soon as school finishes I'm planning on getting better resources. Then I'll go on to watching Spanish shows on Tv and listening to Spanish music. There is no way I can move to a Spanish-speaking country though, and I'm Arabic but I speak English as if it's my native language and a bit of French. So how long will it take me to learn it fluently keeping in mind that I'm a teenager and I will be dedicated but still have my times and neglect a bit. Be honest I'm okay if it's even 5 years or 10 as long as I learn it.

I am planning on spending the summer in a Spanish speaking country in an intensive immersion type Spanish learning program. (Now, please don't just google and throw instant researched answers... I can do that myself. Please only answer if you have real concrete EXPERIENCE with this.) I would like to know what experiences people have had, negative and positive to help me examine my possibilities. I am leaning toward Salamanca but open to countries other than Spain as well. Thank you in advance for all your help!

I have a presentation I need to do for my Spanish class and I need to talk about some interesting geography in any Spanish-speaking country (Mexico, Spain, El Salvador, etc.). I tried to google it, but it kind of talks about the mountains, etc. etc.

Is there anything REALLY interesting about any country's geography so I can make my presentation more interesting? Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

He could pretend he is from South of the Border, shave off his beard and grow a moustache, and maybe study Spanish for a bit then go live in a Spanish speaking country until he masters the accent. If he gets caught at the border, he could claim to be Mexican, then they would just dump him off in Tijuana until he finally crossed. Then, he gets to a sanctuary city where he can do whatever he wants because you can't check immigration status.

Would it work?

I work full time and can not move to a spanish speaking country.

I need to be able to talk to my spanish teacher on the phone could you tell me how to say some of these things?

"I have a few questions for you: Is it too late for me to sign up for spain? I really want to go! What is the cost? Also, next summer I plan on going to a spanish speaking country as an au pair, this coming school year could you give me extra things to do so I am ready for this? Also, could I be like a student ambassador for the new spanish speaking students?"

PS I know how to say most of these things I just want it to sound perfect.

Or are related to a spanish-speaking country? I have to make a report thats due tomorrow on what I learned from the show.
In other words, what show in English shows good Mexican culture?

I would like to be able to become fluent in Spanish, but right now I am at what would probably be considered an intermediate level. After two more semesters of Spanish do you think I would be prepared to study in a Spanish-speaking country, or would I be lost?

There are also other, non-Spanish-speaking countries that I would be interested in traveling to if the Spanish thing doesn't work out, but I just want to know if I should be considering studying in a Spanish-speaking country or if it is out of my league. Any advice?

Im going away in may to a spanish speaking country for a week or so and i really want to be able to speak at least some spanish. Im too young to move to a spanish speaking country by myself, so is there anything that is free that accually works?

I just don't get it. I'm in high school taking my SECOND year of Spanish and it's driving me crazy. It just doesn't seem fair. If immigrants are coming to our country why do WE have to learn THEIR language? I already have enough schoolwork to worry about. Now you tell me I have to learn a new language while I'm at it?

I think we've done enough for them by letting them come and start a new life or whatever (which is fine by me) but I think the least they could do is learn OUR language.

And Don't say I don't have to, because I DO HAVE TO. I donno if it's just my state or whatever, but in order for me to get a high school diploma, I need two years worth of Spanish.

So tell me, how is this fair? How do they justify something like this?
Except I wont go to a Spanish Speaking country, and guess what. If I ever want to, I will learn spanish then. The school system trying to make me cram it into my mind wont help me. As soon as I am tested on something on spanish, a week later I've forgotten it.

And no, me or my parents didn't chose for me to take spanish, my state REQUIRES it for me to get a diploma...

I am by no means being hateful.....I just don't understand the backwards practice of forcing the host country to learn the incoming immigrant's native language. If I was to move to Mexico or some other Spanish speaking country.....I'd be forced to learn that language just for survival.

Thinking about buying Rosetta Stone but don't know if its worth 0.00 ...i really want to learn but the sentence structure is sooo, um. jacked up and objective. What is the best way and no, right now I am unable to go to a Spanish speaking country due to graduate schoooool

I want to study Spanish abroad, but I don't know which country to go to! Every country seems so beautiful to me!! Have you ever been to a Spanish-speaking country for a good amount of time? Which continent or country would you recommend?
I wanted to go to either;
Puerto Rico (Ok, I know it's not a country. lol)
Dominican Republic
Argentina
Venezuela
Cuba
Spain

I've never even been to any of these places though, so I really don't have a clue. It doesn't have to be a country from the list I gave above, just tell me what your opinion is plz
Thanks in advance

I want to study Spanish abroad, but I don't know which country to go to! Every country seems so beautiful to me!! Have you ever been to a Spanish-speaking country for a good amount of time? Which continent or country would you recommend?
I wanted to go to either;
Puerto Rico (Ok, I know it's not a country. lol)
Dominican Republic
Argentina
Venezuela
Cuba
Spain

I've never even been to any of these places though, so I really don't have a clue. It doesn't have to be a country from the list I gave above, just tell me what your opinion is plz
Thanks in advance

What are some common phrases that you would say in a Spanish speaking country?

i.e. Es un muy buen día hoy. (It's a very nice day out today.)

I'm trying to learn more spanish and I figured I should start with the basics. I'm in Spanish 2 at school so I already know like Como estas? and all of that easy stuff. Any fluent Spanish speakers willing to help me out? Gracias!

http://www.learnspanishfluently.com/
has anyone used this before?
i know the best way to learn spanish is by going to a spanish speaking country, but i dont have that option, so whats another good method?

I don't want to get sent to a spanish speaking country just because I kind of speak spanish.
I would rather say I don't speak it at all, if that's the case... ?

I'm interested in spending a week or two in a Spanish speaking country and have looked into programs that offer instruction for part of the day and free time in afternoon evenings. Most offer the option to stay with a family. I am a beginner - intermediate and want to work with an organization that will place me according to my level, not just do what's good for them to get business.

Can anyone who has had experience with this recommend a country/city, as well a particular company they did business with ? Thanks.

I want to study using Rosetta Stone and then maybe next summer visit a Spanish-speaking country for a few weeks. How long will it take me to be really bilingual? I catch onto languages well but never formally studied Spanish.

Ok b4 u suggest it I cannot travel to a spanish speaking country and live there for x amount of time.

If you were study abroad to learn to speak Spanish, where would you go?
Question Details: It's a dream of mine to learn Spanish in a Spanish speaking country! I don't want to hear any info on learning to speak Spanish here, I want to go out of country for about 6 months to a year if it takes that long.

Where would you go?

I studied Spanish first here in the United States and then continued my language study in Mexico. The city I mostly studied in--Cuernavaca--is practically a language student Mecca, as tons of Americans study at various language institutes there. According to some statistics I have seen, my impression is that Spain and Mexico dominate as the most popular destinations for U.S. students going abroad to study Spanish. This makes perfect sense because Spain is the origin of the language and Mexico is the largest Spanish speaking country--one with which the United States is very integrated economically and culturally. Nevertheless, given that Puerto Rico is a U.S. Commonwealth, why is it not a more common destination for language school? There are some language study programs there, but it doesn't seem like there are that many of them or that many people study there. Is it simply because it is a small island--or are there other reasons it barely seem to be one anyone's radar for language study?

I am looking to study Spanish online, since I live currently in a Spanish-speaking country where availability of decent Spanish courses is limited. I want to study grammar at an intermediate level, doing language and writing exercises. Since I have plenty of opportunity to practice speaking, I am fine with the "textbook" nature of an online course: without a teacher and fellow students.

I would greatly appreciate hearing from people who have actually taken one of these classes, not from someone who just googles "online spanish study", because I can do that myself and have. The problem is that I receive lots of advertisements for Spanish study. Thank you in advance for a thoughtful response!!!
I don't mind paying for a good course.

Assuming that I would be fully immersed in a Spanish speaking country, and I have no previous knowledge of the language.

I was going to start learning Spanish, and I was wondering what the best way to learn it is.

Other than going to a Spanish speaking country, I have absolutely no chance of ever getting to do that.

If you learned and became fluent in Spanish, what helped you learn the language the best?