how I would learn Spanish (if I could start over)

[@AnnaLenkovska]

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[@natalierivera4350]

I’m a native Spanish speaker and these tips are so great! 😍 Only thing is…don’t avoid listening to reggaetón and other “slang” filled music just because it’s not formal because you will learn so much about how normal conversation goes between cultures. Reggaetón from PR is exactly how Puerto Ricans speak to each other and you will learn. Plus….this is the REAL music that we listen to all day and everyday 😂 if a Spanish speaker hears you listening to it…you’ll get brownie points! If you don’t know the slang, that’s okay, there are native speakers that learn new slang all the time. I’m Puerto Rican and when I hear Mexicans speak…I learn something new. If you wanna start slow, maybe listen to salsa or merengue instead of reggaetón if it’s too intimidating. 😊 I recommend Frankie Ruiz, Vicente Fernandez, and el gran combo.

[@faithguerrero884]

Yesss I agree with you but she’s saying that you should listen to Spanish in your target country - if that makes sense, for her she lives in Spain así que escucha música de España- o si quieres aprender jerga mexicana, puedes escuchar música mexicanaa

[@faithguerrero884]

Also good recc I love Frankieee

[@natalierivera4350]

@@faithguerrero884 true! I see your point!

[@owulart]

Thank you!

[@JosephMwema]

Nice! I jam to Reggaeton like my life depends on it. I also do salsa and italo too. I talk to our cats in Spanish now they think I am going bonkers.

[@eire02]

I totally agree with the “learn more specific vocab” point! I’ve been learning korean since 2017 and had no idea how to talk about my phone and say it ran out of battery or that it was broken. We did it in class recently so when we’re in Korea we should be able to go to a shop for help if we need it. I just wish I had learned things that I’m likely to use a lot earlier instead of the 3 ways to say black 😭😂

[@jasminewhitehead1752]

Omg I’ve been trying to learn Korean since 2016. I’m going to Korean next summer to actually learn in it Korea. So I’m focusing on Spanish now.

[@edithperez6216]

@@jasminewhitehead1752ya fuiste a corea?:)

[@senad00]

you posted this exactly the time i want to study spanish, thank you 🥺💞

[@dugerahypahybrahycoisaytal3891]

same here

[@galinad9239]

Yeah, and me too!!!!

[@OsmanReddiT]

Same for me I started studying before 2 days😊

[@InglesInfinito]

You got a friend here if you wanna learn Spanish. 😊

[@harryssweets8010]

​@@InglesInfinito I'm learning Spanish aswell, I can speak German and English, would you like to help me , it would be helpful to talk to a native speaker sometimes to improve.

[@ionutizotov]

Also, a very good method that i wish i would have held on to is to keep a spanish diary. Just write 2-3 phrases everyday of what you did that day, google the word that you say and you are good to go. I think that you can start doing that after you cover the very basic things (please learn one form of present, future and past tense to be able to form phrases longer than 3 words tho). This will help you find the words and contexts that are actually relevant and useful for your day to day language.

[@lovelyPink464]

great tip!! thank you :)

[@SpainishRain212_7]

That is great integration piece of info… I will start today .. Thank you..❤

[@Zombina638]

Noo

[@danielsmith2447]

Don't feel old, I started learning Spanish at age 49

[@fixer1140]

I'm proud of you bro 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@Sania.Daremo]

Good for you! Keep going

[@newyorkcity25]

something that absolutely skyrocketed my comprehension and speaking skills especially was comprehensible input. i kept hearing it all over "polyglot youtube" and didn't really give it thought, but it's seriously unmatched! constantly watching movies, shows etc helps you learn vocab and slang in context, and of course the more you watch, the more you learn and reinforce. watching youtubers and hearing their natural colloquial language is also invaluable. last august i couldn't hold a conversation in spanish and by january/february of this year i could easily hold an hour-long conversation with a native speaker also, you're so right that practicing speaking is so important! i think meeting a native speaker through apps like tandem and italki and regularly having conversations with them, both via text and phone calls, exposes you to so much and actually forces you to use the language everyday. i've made some good friends from tandem and have learned so much more with them then i ever could have learning spanish through traditional school-like methods great video as always anna!! xx

[@zee8266]

can u suggest good spanish shows and youtubers pleaaase

[@freyacampbell330]

@@zee8266 Money Heist and Elite are both very good, there are also lots of ‘Telenovelas’ which are basically Spanish soap operas

[@freyacampbell330]

@@zee8266 As for KZbin I like to watch the Spain and Latin America vogue chanel, I find they speak clearly so are easier to understand

[@newyorkcity25]

@@zee8266 like anna mentions in her video aquí no hay quien viva is a great resource to practice colloquial language in spain, all of the episodes are online and they also all come with subtitles that are really good. for shows, of course it depends on your taste but i also enjoyed money heist and elite like @freya campbell mentioned. las chicas de cable is also a good watch and i personally loved machos alfa. i'm not sure where you're located but in the US, there's a section on netflix just for spanish-speaking shows so it's also a great place to look! for youtubers i like to watch sara baceiredo and coco constans (ffitcoco) who are both from spain. if you use language reactor, you'll also be able to read subtitles in both spanish and english while you watch, on both netflix and youtube. youtube's subtitles aren't always the best but overall i think it's another great tool xx

[@fai1714]

@@zee8266 Narcos and Control Z have been my absolute favourites

[@siiiiiuu7]

honestly, some of my favorite accents (not just for spanish, but in general) have been from people who are very cultured and picked up various accents/dialects along their journey. like my friend who's half spanish, grew up not speaking any spanish, and then learned spanish around chileans and mexicans. so now, she has this really charming and playful way of speaking spanish. another's a favorite athlete of mine who's korean but learned english during his time in germany, so he speaks english with a korean/german accent. idk, to me, it tells a really cool story :)

[@tommycolada]

I really like how you mentioned to practice speaking to yourself, record, and gradually speak for longer periods of time; as an introvert, this may be a better option so that I can gradually start speaking to others lol. This was probs my favorite tip

[@jen3566]

I’m in the same boat, and the tip just logistically makes sense. I don’t mean this in a narcissistic way, but she’s right, if you can’t talk about yourself and get those types of things communicated, what’s the point? I think that tip alone makes this a standout advice video because I’ve consumed so many in an attempt to consolidate all the time savers and can say this is one of the only times I’ve seen it mentioned 👌🏼

[@ionutizotov]

I would personally also recommend the Butterfly Spanish channel for the grammar part, it's taught by a mexican woman and I think it covers the basics in a very easy way.

[@cecenails9713]

Yep she’s amazing

[@corvusway]

100% AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE ACCENT! i love to pass as a native when speaking other languages, therefore pronunciation is one of or potentially the most important thing to me i'm so happy that you talked about it cause sometimes i feel like i'm being to picky, as even my spanish teacher told me to just choose a word from whichever country you find easier to remember... and when she speaks, she mixes up ton of different vocab (she's not a native speaker and i mean, if you don't mind about it, you do you) btw my spanish is lower intermediate, and i haven't yet picked an accent, hopefully i look back to this comment and i'll have that figured out

[@me-jz7uv]

Do you have an accent yet?

[@Yamuimosannn]

Hi, I'm a native speaker. I have a mix of accents because I moved to Spain when I was 11 years old. So I speak with a Latin American accent and Castillian words. So... What is really native? At least here in Spain I have heard of more of us, latinos who moved to Spain who speak with Castillian slang and their native accent, lol. Don't worry about it, really. It's not a big problem. At least for me, being a "native" is to talk without the other one feeling that you are foreigner, which is difficult for native English speakers as our phonology is pretty different. Y la cereza del pastel is... Even though I speak as I speak, people know at the very moment I open my mouth that I'm a native due to my clear pronunciation. Furthermore, on the internet we natives mix slangs, so... Yeap, there you are. Don't worry a lot, keep up the great work and be you with your amazing accent!

[@ErickM-k3t]

Actually any accent you choose will understandable by all native speakers regardless of their country

[@obafemiteminife]

The stuttering when speaking thing, yeah, 10000% relatable. I'm learning german and the words make me worry I'll need a dentist after vocab practice.

[@butlerbertram2169]

I agree!! I started learning spanish a year ago, choosing which dialect of Spanish you want is SO IMPORTANT!! I learned puerto rican/dominican spanish, and its very important to start with one dialect because they are all different and it will definitely make it harder and confuse yourself and others around you!! I can go a lot more into ways the learn spanish much faster (still will take about a year of course) but i dont wanna make a huge paragraph lol!

[@lilacfields]

can i ask how did you learn puerto rican/dominican spanish specifically?? i try to listen to a lot of music from there and look on youtube for specific slang words but i don’t really think i have a good accent

[@JosephMwema]

I too struggled with that Spanish verb *coger* . I was doing so much *reggaeton* and I only figured out much later how they use it in Latin America when I encountered part of it in lyrics of a track that I was listening to that went like *cogemos como conejos* then it dawned on me that they are not using it as *take* as in Spain. That bit about learning Spanish using songs is very spot on!

[@fixer1140]

Depending on the country, coger can be "to take" or "to f*ck". Don't stress about it, we make fun of it, we laugh and life moves on. I'm latino, I know what I am saying

[@desireandfire]

I'm very vulgar in English so in Spanish I like to use vulgar words as well lol. "Coger" is one of my favorites

[@1313jesi]

Coger se usa en algunos países, pero en Venezuela es bulling seguro 😀😀 en lugar de coger, decimos agarrar, Ejemplo: Voy a agarrar sol, otro sinónimo sería: Voy a tomar sol. Pero coger nunca😂😂

[@Rayowag]

For the first point I'd say: 1) Find a frequency dictionary of Spanish and learn the words actually used most in the language so you can understand more stuff based on just the context. 2) Then learn stuff that's useful to your life like words you'd need to refer to your hobbies, job and in case you need help with finding a location or a professional for medical and tech emergencies.

[@Tangerine224]

Yo estoy intentando aprender inglés, así que mucha suerte para los que están aprendiendo idiomas, tengan lindo día o noche.🩷🫰🏻☺️

[@lisabp1550]

Anna, hablas realmente bien. Yo soy de México y de verdad estoy impresionada con tu pronunciación. Muchas gracias por enseñarles a todos el idioma.

[@faithguerrero884]

Verdad? Su acento suena mexicana jaja

[@ramlawarsame2952]

Bro i can read and understand you 😱

[@nnaiananajas4826]

Sí, su pronunciación está a punto, tan impresionante

[@jdsarfo610]

@@ramlawarsame2952 habla en español entonces

[@kingyo2900]

I q

[@artyabd3170]

10:58 I have a tip for this. Whenever I'm reading a physical book I circle the words I don't know to look them up later and I haven't done that but I also haven't been pausing at all.

[@kay8025]

10:40 - as you said, it's a personal preference, but when i was learning english, i decided to learn it by reading books, and looking up every word i didn't know was actually very helpful. ofc it takes some time and can be boring, but i used it as my motivation - i wanted to know the language and read fluently, so i forced myself to check and learn all that vocab. i guess that it depends on how much vocab do you know and whether you really need to know so many words, sometimes you can guess them from the context. but still, i think it may be very helpful! nevertheless, thank you for this video! i want to learn spanish and don't know where to start so i'll definitely use some of your advice.

[@joda4586]

I do this too

[@Elyse0605]

When did you review and how often

[@yagmuryldrm6276]

It is very perfect video well done

[@aell.e]

I love this format. You're giving advice to yourself and we're free to pick up whatever resonates with us. I related with the speaking struggles, I always procrastinate on recording myself. You motivated it me to try it again!

[@ellaleppanen2394]

For any English speakers who are monolinguals trying to become bi-linguals: as someone who only started English lessons in school at 12yo, but managed to become fluent enough to move to the UK and easily complete university courses by 19, and even sometimes pass as a local by about 21, I do really recommend watching local TV, but also watch interviews from local singers and actors in their own language, follow youtubers, vloggers, tiktokers etc., all of this will give you the chance to listen to actual conversations rather than scripted and edited ones, with filler words, mistakes, people talking over each other, local jokes and humour. I got so much UK cultural context from watching stuff like Graham Norton, This Morning, One Direction interviews, British youtubers (Zoella and gang), etc., so when I moved here I knew (sometimes) what people were referring to when they'd drop cultural references. This is very common knowledge to most non-english natives because most people do this, but I don't think many native english speakers realise to do this with other languages.

[@xoemmiexo8638]

i love that you watched one direction interviews ahaha they definitely speak over each other!

[@lex7938]

The local tv is a game changer!

[@nosedejameenpaz]

thank you so much! I just started learning Spanish about 2 weeks ago. I also was planning to watch Easy Spanish, it's a pretty good channel.

[@jpabloggz]

Correcto! Primero escuchar, entender y después imitar. Creo que la parte más importante del video fue cuando dijiste que lo mejor es concentrarse solo en un "español" en concreto (castilian or latam) porque esto genera gran confusión para quien está empezando a aprender el idioma. Me gustó mucho tu vídeo. Enhorabuena por tu gran trabajo y por darnos este gran regalo.

[@JGnotlongenough]

Wahhhh.. this is some quality stuff on KZbin! I mean, as a Korean who just had to learn English to speak like this (well type to be exact), I had to go through lots of trials and errors and figured out some essentials of learning languages on my own but didn’t have my thoughts cleared out like you. I also talk to myself in languages I learn to find what I’m missing and also sometimes tell myself to use certain words within it to get used to new words! Anyway, I appreciate you for sharing your experiences and thoughts and also very useful tips! I’m genuinely happy I watched this video and got my strategy more firm! Your method is similar but more detailed and wah just so nice! Thank you so much for this video!

[@super-hero8279]

Your English is so good. Where did you get it?

[@sddfsfsfsd]

Anna, something that works for me and that I share with you is before and sometimes in between when I study or have a speaking session in a foreign language I count from 1 to 500 sometimes from 1 to 1000 but in chunks of 2, meaning 2,4,6,8,etc.. I say the numbers out loud in the foreign language, and that makes me count in the language, exercise my brain, and for a moment just speak the target language without thinking too much in my native language, I feel it works wonders for me, I feel more confident in the foreign language afterwards, it's a bit tiresome but you will see how much different you will feel... Also if you are somewhat religious reading bilingual Bibles helps me a lot to "feel" the language and see it in a less intimidating light, I have bilingual Bibles for all my languages

[@Elyse0605]

Buena idea

[@lissettehernandez903]

No soy de España, pero español es mi primer idioma. Amé cuando mencionaste "Aquí no hay quién viva", ya que aunque en mi país esa serie no es conocida, es un clásico para mi familia. A mi mamá le encanta la televisión española, por eso vemos muchos de sus programas, especialmente ese (sonaba la intro y aunque nos hubiéramos acostado, mis hermanas y yo corremos a la sala a hacer maratón nocturno con mis padres). La verdad con esa serie toda la familia ha aprendido mucha jerga española y sobre todo nos hemos divertido muchísimo. Recomendadísima!!

[@JakeWalker23664]

:0 Tú Español es bueno! Compared to me :(

[@lissettehernandez903]

@@JakeWalker23664 is said that spanish is my first language. So pls, give yourself some merits, you should have a good undertanding level. Thank u for your interest in my language. Best wishes in your learning process. ✨️🧸

[@JakeWalker23664]

@@lissettehernandez903 Thanks!

[@ionutizotov]

lowkey think im an intermediate cause i kinda understood the whole thing you said- 😳

[@lissettehernandez903]

@@ionutizotov me with english, hahaha

[@dbguat.1213]

Thank you so much for your video! I am an italki teacher and you just validated my teaching style! This is exactly the way I teach because I am also a student learning Spanish and this format is the best way for me to learn! So again…THANK YOU!!!!!

[@ferngordon]

Agreed! I'm watching Aquí no hay quién viva and it has been amazing for cultural context and slang (although obviously it is an old show so potentially what I say will sound a bit dated but still very useful!)

[@aimebiampamba4736]

Perfect timing I planning on learning Spanish again, from the beginning

[@soaiif]

my advice for beginners-intermediate is to learn the lyrics of Alvaro Soler’s songs ‘cause they’re not that difficult and his pronunciation is very clear and understandable. just don’t choose only the most popular songs, try to find more and enjoy nice music🥰

[@xojaci]

this was so perfect thank you 🥹❣️ i’m learning spanish and it definitely helped to reinforce some things i’m already doing but also to add some things into my learning ! like i love the talking with a timer on idea :))

[@isuiisui7352]

I would like to learn English 😭, what do you think if we help each other in the language?

[@andhellb8584]

I liked this video a lot. By the way I'm a native spanish speaker from Colombia. Let me tell you that in most of the coastal zones of Colombia and central America people tend to drop the S, I'm grateful in my region we don't do that. Trust me when I say that when we go on vacation we struggle to understand those people.

[@juliasouza4555]

hii, i'm from Brazil and i'm learning english with your videos:))

[@banaomar9935]

ahh!!! I'm so happy to find your video, it was much needed i'm planning to learn Spanish wish me luck

[@goddessnix444]

anna, you can do anything. you can start over. you'll forget the messy, mixed accent and slang you've been using as you focus on learning a single one. stop limiting yourself! you can absolutely ''fix'' these ''mistakes''. if there's anyone that can teach themselves anything, it's you. much love.

[@AnnaLenkovska]

so true 🥹 this was the best reminder! Thank you so much, sending you love 🫶🏼

[@SM-lg3mn]

the first tip on specific vocabulary is so great!!!

[@apieceofme3129]

Thank you for sharing! I learned Spanish in school for 9 years and barely retained any speaking ability. I’ve been really wanting to start learning again on my own since there’s times I wish I could’ve used it at work. This has given me new things to try as I get started again :)

[@oldchannellll]

Every time I seriously try to develop my spanish skills better I always end up on your channel! So you must be doing something right, I took more notes. I hope my 4th time is success. Great video Edit: One tip I found is when you are going about your daily life, write down phrases you know you would need to use: "can I seat myself?" "I just finished working" etc.

[@yennifer3900]

Estoy aca para mejorar mi listening en inglés 😅😊 pd: tu español es bastante bueno.

[@Nicole-t8i4y]

I think what my problem is,is that I can say many sentences with the vocab I already know,but then sometimes I need a native Spanish speaker to correct me on some sentence structures I use or maybe the fact that I need to say this word instead of this one in a certain topic,I basically need a person who knows Spanish well so I get corrected if I say something that doesn’t make sense,so that I can actually understand if I’m even correct with what I’m saying in Spanish

[@patriciadarabont]

What I love about this video is that you don’t have the same points repeated over and over on the internet! I ll take your advice and try something different and hopefully it will save me some time❤

[@shahdal-samarrai735]

something thats really been helping me is writing a journal in spanish! you can figure out what you use the most

[@aleenahasnat9476]

Gracias!! I am a at the end of A2 level in Spanish and I love your language related videos. Please keep making these videos!💛💛

[@j.9567]

I'm a native in Spanish, from Ecuador. If you need some help let me know.

[@aleenahasnat9476]

@@j.9567 Yes Im struggling with my listening and speaking and also the subjunctive mood

[@j.9567]

@@aleenahasnat9476 I want to make a deal with you, could we agree on one meeting per week where you can practice your spanish with me and I can learn from you english?

[@ItsMeStarsky]

I am beginner at learning Spanish right now and this video just popped up into my recommendations and I guess I'll try to add something from what you said into my learning, thanks!

[@nostressjustcress-fr1uv]

This is so helpful! Definitely keeping this video in mind when I construct how I learn from now on. I (think) I'm making good progress..? I sometimes write sentences I'm thinking in my head in the notes app and yesterday I was able to write about how I'm going to be an uncle soon, afterwards I checked the grammar and there were no mistakes! Obviously having a perfect sentence is an experience few and far between for me, but it made me so happy.

[@MikeHJr]

This recommendation came at the perfect time. I’ve been learning Bachata (more sensual lately) pretty intensively the past few months and playing with the idea of learning Spanish the past few weeks to further immerse myself in Latin culture. I know it’s a big decision, but videos like yours are giving me the confidence and resources to take the leap. Muchas gracias! 😊🙏🏾

[@pamzumwalt2968]

Thank you for your hindsight. These are things I realize on some level that I should focus on but I fall into the traditional learning style taught in school. Speaking is the hardest!

[@meghansullivan6812]

these are such good ideas dude thank u. i am living in spain rn but have an english speaking community and am stressed out that im plateauing !!

[@tofusauce]

Mexican Spanish is the way to go for me. Highest population of Spanish speakers and it's next to the US.

[@MaxExpatr]

Este es probablemente el mas mejor leccion sobre como aprender espanol lo he visto en 10 anos. Muchas Grasias desde Graneros Chile.

[@DanSZiegler]

Great video! Thank you! I recently returned from a cruise wear. One of our stops was Barcelona Spain. I fell in love with the city in the country, and have decided to start studying Spanish. I took some Spanish in high school, but that was decades and decades ago, so I am essentially starting from scratch. These tips will be so useful for me! Gracias exclamation.

[@coffee-syrup]

Holaa Anna! Quería comentar que aprender a hablar el acento único de un país es algo sumamente voluntario y no necesario. Mientras puedas pronunciar bien las palabras y entender, al final de todo es como si un uruguayo (yo, por ejemplo) se fuese a México y tratase de empezar a hablar con el acento de allá. Vos tenés tu propio acento y es hermoso de la forma que es. También como hablante de español vas a terminar conociendo la mayoría de palabras más usadas de las jergas independientemente del país. Por ejemplo, gracias al internet muchas personas están empezando a conocer el significado de jerga mexicana, española, colombiana, etc. en esta región en la que vivo, en la cuál se usa una completamente distinta (el lunfardo). Y aún así, no significa que las usemos nosotros para comunicarnos, si no que las aprendimos para entenderlas. Pero son cosas que tarde o temprano se tienen que aprender, porque si no es un entrevero hablar con gente de distintas nacionalidades. Muchos éxitos, de verdad me alegra ver a alguien hablando mi idioma nativo

[@courtney9092]

Needed this! I’m traveling Latin America all 2023 (currently in Oaxaca) and I want to learn so quickly

[@ItzKamythedevil]

Hi there, as a native spanish speaker (I'm from Venezuela) It's very nice to see how foreign people want to learn this beautiful language.

[@ThuyKieuTuyetXuan]

At first, I really struggled with learning Vietnamese. But once I started using Immersive Translate to supplement my language learning that’s when things really changed. I use it to watch Netflix every day, and this has really helped me integrate myself in the language. It’s been quite a journey so far, and I’m quite pleased with how much progress I’m making.

[@solmei215]

I agree with choosing the country I chose Mexico, first because of my family. I watch and listen mostly to Mexican music, mariachi, my favorite band is Mana, my favorite novellas are mostly Mexican actors. In some Latin American countries the ll is pronounced differently. I also have a friend from Mexico I speak with on a regular basis. I also love the reality show Made in Mexico. You gave perfect tips thank you.

[@bruce3242]

Currently learning spanish, absolutely love the language, and have stopped myself from watching narcos in order to fully enjoy the show.

[@Seriinudesu]

Hey Anna, I'm so happy that you upload more regularly again - I missed your videos 😊 I learn Japanese instead of Spanish, but I still think this video was still really useful because of course you can also apply these tips onto other languages 😊 Thank you for your time and effort ☺️

[@julce.cayetano]

I am just starting my language learning journey and I am so glad I saw this. My dream country is Spain as well 😍

[@halleg9686]

I'm a beginner learner, and I've been in funk recently, but this video pulled me out of that, thank you :)

[@ErnestoBercian]

I can help u. I speak Spanish 🇸🇻

[@DHILLA-yz4rx]

You the realist 💯

[@vidukanora]

I started Spanish like more than 200 days ago and learnt vocab only. searched for "How to learn Spanish" tonight and your video is the first video I had watch and found it useful. thank you so much 💞

[@Tehui1974]

I've been learning my second language since the start of 2019, and I'm at a B2 / C1 level. Like you, if I could go back in time, I would do things a lot differently, especially in the first 2 years of my learning. I intend to start learning Spanish as my third language in July. I hope to apply the learnings (methodology mainly) from the my second language into Spanish.

[@gala_mars]

What new approach will apply learning new language now? Could share? 🥹🤓

[@Ash_W04]

I’m thinking about picking up Spanish. I took two years in high school, but I’ve learned French for 6 years now (like you!) and when I was learning Spanish in hs, I was working even harder to learn French in my free time so I don’t remember any Spanish unfortunately. Luckily I’m very proficient in French and majoring in it so it might help me.

[@LalaSmiles]

Great vivido!! I speak intermediate Spanish. And I just like hearing what people say. And I agree. I was the same way just learning a bunch of words I didn’t need. And I didn’t realize until I got a tutor that wanted me to talk about my life. So then I started learning personal vocab. But now that I’ve done that I’ve been watching tv shows and reading books and adding to my vocab 🥰 so with that being said I need to try lingopie!!! Because I swear Netflix only has Spain Spanish. And I do not like that dialect so it sucks to not find other countries. And also to your other point I had to stop trying to translate every word I don’t know when I read and watch tv. Now if I see that word a bunch of times and still don’t get the context I’ll look it up. But it’s hard because I feel like I want to understand everything.

[@rogue_carlisle6167]

6 years girl oh god. does it take that long time, cause I have just started learning.

[@Tameem-r6y]

Hi Anna! 2:12 in Andalusia (a southern region of Spain) they actually make an "s" sound after "ce" and "ci" unlike the rest of Spain. There are also some parts of Andalusia where they use ustedes all the time. I don't know if their slang is like the rest of Spain or different but just keep that in mind.

[@m3talhe4d72]

Anna you had me laughing so hard about the accents! 😂 I'm from Canada, so the French I learnt is Québecois... sometimes I hear France French slang and I have no idea what people are saying! And I always feel so embarrassed because of my accent 😅 Now that I'm learning Spanish, I'm definitely learning regional slang right from the beginning. ❤

[@stummyhort]

this is such a good video even for any language! I wish I had this video when I started learning German last year 😅 not only do you have to learn your target language, you have to learn HOW to learn and NOBODY TALKS ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS lol

[@cub7423]

thank you! you really helped a lot of ppl and saved them a lot of time i just started learning spanish and ur tips are very helpful

[@sla7290]

The accent thing goes for your english too i feel like. I think it's really unique and cute

[@languagelearningdabbler]

You hit the nail on the head with number one! I’ve been learning for about five years and there’s so much I don’t know and I decided I was going to fill in the gaps by learning vocabulary that pertains to me. OK, back to the video 🤓

[@Margarita-ic8dx]

Okay, muy imprecionada de tu acento! Me encantó tu video, espero que más personas quieran aprender este hermoso idioma!

[@viktoriaevans09]

thank you very much! I find it very useful for me as a study spanish beginner. thank you a lot for sharing your experience ❤

[@Nikibiki955]

girl,, ik you are studying italian and you're planning to go to Italy ( which is rlly cool :D ) ,,, and i wanted to say that as an italian person myself i can GUARANTEE you that we and slang are besties:),, love you :* edit: and obvs you also gotta keep in mind the dialects 'cuz some of them are REALLY different from the italian language :/

[@jeanfk4741]

Spanish is easier in terms of pronunciation compared to English, but the grammar of Spanish is more difficult. I realized that because right now I'm learning English.

[@miaosov]

muchasss gracias anna

[@novapurple8802]

Hola qué bueno que estes aprendiendo español. Para que lo sepas y te ayude a mejorar te comento que suena más natural decir “empecé a estudiar español hace alrededor de un mes”. Espero sigas que aprendiendo mucho 💪

[@fixer1140]

Super tip, deja de traducir todo en tu cabeza, solo deja salir las palabras. Eventualmente te vas a equivocar, pero simplemente sigues.

[@jen3566]

What a great video that will save some baby language learners some time 😮‍💨 I have a tiny little discord for close friends and family to use as a homebase for their TL stuff so that no one is overwhelmed and knows each other. I’m only about two years into my foreign language learning journey but I also went crazy with all the power at my fingertips and dabbled in like 8 languages, so it wasn’t as efficient as I would have liked until the last few months I’ve settled on Spanish and Norwegian…. For now. FOMO can become quite a problem but sometimes you just have to buck up and deal with it. I was starting a little feature list similar to this, but you expanded on things in ways I wouldn’t have thought of so I’m just spreading this video like wildfire 😂 it’s like yall so young in your TL journeys save yourselves some time and struggle having to look for everything. Even after just the first point I thought “yeah this video’s a real one”. I think this was the straw to break the iTalkie camel’s back though, it’s a good sign to get over the fear and just do it.

[@shaicity1996]

I'm going to Bilbao for 6 months in February and this video is going to help me a ton, thank you so much for making this

[@jacobgaines3622]

This was a great video! I really enjoy your content. I find it very useful. I have been studying Spanish for a little over 2 years now and am intermediate. As you described in the video, I know a lot of vocab, but I suck with the slang. I am traveling to Romania next month for work, and after the job is done I'm going to travel around Europe a bit for a vacation and plan on visiting Spain. I am also probably taking a trip to Mexico this summer with my girlfriend, so I should get a lot of practice lol Hope you have a great weekend.

[@Yujii2]

As an Afro Latino I feel like I’m doing myself a disservice by not knowing Spanish! 🇵🇷🇨🇺

[@Waeva777]

The tip of speaking for one minute then upping it once you level up sounds like a good tip I might try that thanks

[@arjunsalwan3691]

could you post a video or just maybe give a brief on how to actually start, like where do start? I am interested in learning

[@rolandoalvarez8396]

Your pronunciation in Spanish is very good . I'm learn English now and I watch your video. I like your video 😊

[@underloveryz2731]

Thanks you for all the advices! I learn Spanish at school, my teachers for the first years of Spanish classes was awful. I think I'll follow yours

[@kcorpora1]

Why was it awful?

[@underloveryz2731]

@kcorpora1 She never really teach us the language itself (especially grammar, and conjugations). We learn more about the culture of Spain which was interesting enough. And she puts an exam every single time we met (vocabulary)

[@kcorpora1]

@@underloveryz2731 I was asking because my classroom experiences were very positive.

[@rociocordova440]

I am mexican, i am estudyng English 6 years ago, is so dificult, You cuold watching mexican dramas is more easy bocavulary is My opinión ❤️

[@kdpunshon3073]

How totally useful. I loved you talking to your 'younger' self Anna. I have been struggling for so long trying to figure out HOW, HOW, HOW to best 'learn' this language (let's say get by!!). I am going to take your advice precisely and I have subscribed. You are so sweet.

[@فريدة4-ه8ن]

Literally this video is like a heaven gift, I've been questiong my way of learning spanish lately and everything you said just make so sense and to the point, I don't why I haven't subscribed to your channel before 😊 Many thanks sweetie❤

[@alexa___2243]

I actually have to thank u bc my spanish have improved sooo much bc of your recommendation of lingvist It's not even a full year and I see a huge difference

[@Kateonce]

Hi, I'm learning English, so these recommendations you're making are actually cool if you're learning any languages... thanks, los voy a aplicar para mi aprendizaje en cualquier idioma :3

[@ingridsilva9392]

I'm from Brazil and in July I'm going to live in the "tríplice fronteira" where Brazil makes border w Paraguay n Argentina and I really need to improve my spanish cuz I gonna have so much contact w hispanohablantes and also my university has 50% of the students from other latinoamerica countries The hardest part for me is separating the "portuñol" from the actualy español

[@fixer1140]

Bem-vinda querida, para nós hispano falantes é difícil mesmo não falar em portunhol kkkkkkkkkk

[@elvirosukuzu6519]

Yeah, it is not easy to learn a few languages. It requires above all discipline and to follow a learning plan. then grammar and vocabulary really hammer it all. Just continue, someday you will get there. What really make you learn is to be in a country where the language is spoken. There you will learn quickly.

[@Flash___]

talking into your phone in spanish is a great idea I never thought of. Thank you.

[@asahere]

Gracias for such helpful video, Anna. I am wishing luck to everyone on their journey of learning their desired language! Btw could you share your favorite resources for learning spanish that you think will make studying more joyful and interesting?

[@juliaeileensoul]

best language advice video ever!!! thank you so much

[@doctorsleep9473]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@meghansullivan6812]

love your little facts in the bio! also youre in barcelona dude COOOOOL what a special city!!

[@itsscaeleycx]

love this! i’m just confused because i want to learn spanish but theirs so many different kinds of spanish. I just want to learn to the point anyone who does speak it will understand me

[@kaylamoffett]

this is so useful! thank you! ☺️