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Thursday, July 5th, 2007
How To Use Gender With Spanish Nouns
In the Spanish language, all nouns are represented either as singular or plural. Unlike English however, all Spanish nouns have a gender. In order to begin to truly understand how to speak Spanish, you must be aware of the gender differences between nouns.
You will learn to speak Spanish much better by reading this post about [...]
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Thursday, July 5th, 2007
Some Spanish Words That Are The Same In English
Many words in both Spanish and English look the same and also have the same meaning. This is a result of one language borrowing a word from another, or both languages borrowing the same word from another third language, such as Latin or French. These words are called cognates.
A cognate is a Spanish word that [...]
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Thursday, July 5th, 2007
False Friends in the Spanish Language
Spanish shares a number of words that look almost identical to their English counterparts, yet have distinctly different meanings. These kinds of words are called “false friends.”
While learning to speak Spanish, it is crucial that you have a good grasp of vocabulary in order to communicate effectively. The Learn to Speak Spanish website offers a [...]
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Thursday, July 5th, 2007
Developing Your Spanish Accent With Vowel Pronunciation
Vowels in Spanish are pronounced quite differently than in English. Each Spanish vowel represents a phonetic sound, and can include accent marks that specify the amount of stress to apply when pronouncing a word.
The Learn to Speak Spanish blog has a good post up about how to pronounce vowels in the Spanish language properly. If [...]
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Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
A photo of the first words ever written in the Spanish language!
Here’s a great picture that shows the first words ever written in the Spanish language.
The learn to speak Spanish blog details the history of this old Latin text and its significance. It’s really cool to be able to see a first in history, in the case the first words every written down in Spanish.
http://learntospeak-spanish.com
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Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
Don’t Worry! Anxiety From Learning To Speak Spanish
Learning to speak Spanish can create a lot of anxiety for many people. If you are one of these people, you don’t have to worry because you are not alone!
Anxious feelings can definitely slow your progress when learning Spanish, or stop it altogether. Luckily, psychologists and academia are starting to take note of this phenomenon. [...]
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Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
Learn to Speak Spanish with a Perfect Accent
Good pronunciation is crucial to being able to communicate effectively with other Spanish speakers.
The Learn to Speak Spanish blog has some great tips for learning how to stress certain syllables in the Spanish language, and how different accents affect the sounds of letters in Spanish. Take a look at the website to learn to speak [...]
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
Don’t Move to Spain Without Learning Spanish!
There’s a great article over at the Learn to Speak Spanish blog. It talks about what it’s like if you want to study Spanish in Spain.
Learning Spanish abroad can definitely make the process faster. But you should try to build at least a basic understanding of Spanish before moving abroad for an extended period of [...]
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Why Learn Spanish?
If you are trying to decide upon a foreign language to learn, or have already decided upon Spanish and are wondering why to continue, then this is for you! You can discover a lot about the usefulness of learning to speak Spanish and the reasons why it is so popular with the article, Why Learn [...]
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Sunday, June 24th, 2007
The Learn to Speak Spanish Toolbox
Learning to speak Spanish is widely believed to be difficult and boring. Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be that way. There are steps you can take and resources you can use to make learning Spanish fun and easy.
By following the tips provided in the Learn to Speak Spanish Toolbox, you will be well on your [...]
