![]() I wish I could say that all conversations have a happy ending and everything is understood, but you know as well as I do that this isn’t always the case. There are of course many more phrases that you may want to study and have handy when you talk with Spanish speakers, but these are some common ones. Obviously, this only works if the person you are talking to speaks English. Note: is replaced with the word that you are trying to say in English. It’ll make more sense to see the phrases themselves, so let’s start. The toolkit is simply some common expressions that will help you navigate a conversation in Spanish when you are not yet at your highest level of proficiency in the language. One of the best ways you can prepare for talking with native Spanish speakers is to know what we call the traveler’s phrase toolkit with you at all times. ![]() They say being prepared ahead of time makes you have less anxiety for a situation. Depending on where you are there could be multiple Spanish practice groups near you.īeing in a setting with other people like yourself, trying to learn the same language, can be comforting and make it easier for you to get started speaking with others. Sites such as provide a way for groups like this to form and find each other. Willing friends aside, another popular method these days is to join a local group that gets together (either physically or virtually) with the intent of speaking to each other in Spanish. If you are lucky enough to have at least a friend or partner that speaks Spanish, then you can get a long way by getting that person to practice with you.Įven if you have a friend that doesn’t speak Spanish, if they are willing to let you use them as your ‘practice dummy’ it will help you get over some of your initial jitters about speaking the language to others.Ī friend that is willing to do this is truly a good person, and you should consider buying them a bollo preñao should the opportunity ever arise. Practice With People You Are Comfortable With One of the important benefits of doing this is getting accustomed and comfortable with speaking Spanish out loud, even if it’s just to yourself. I’m working on it, but for now I have Mónica order this particular food for me when we are in Spain. ![]() It is a source of great amusement among my family. I absolutely love these, but I massacre the pronunciation of ‘preñao’ so badly that it sounds like I’m imitating a cat meowing. It literally means ‘pregnant bun.’ It’s a bun of bread with a chunk of Spanish chorizo inside. There is a delicious food in the region of Spain that Mónica is from called a “ bollo preñao” (click to hear). By practicing these out loud by yourself you will be much better prepared to say them when you speak with others. There are sounds in the Spanish language that are not found in the English language. Saying things out loud don’t just help us practice speaking, it has a way of reinforcing things in our brains. I have this silly issue where someone will ask me to do or get something, and I’ll almost always forget about it, unless I say out loud. ![]() When reading Spanish examples, practicing conjugations, learning new vocabulary, always try to speak the words and phrases out loud if possible, even if it’s just a murmur under your breath. You may already be doing this when studying our lessons or using the Camino app, but the best first step is to get your mouth used to speaking the language. The following are some ways in which you can gradually get yourself to be comfortable speaking Spanish with others. Of course, the endgame for most of us when studying Spanish is to eventually socialize with other people in that language. You can learn and practice the language on your own, when and where you like. For many of them, one of the attractive things about our products ( and the Camino app) is that they are well suited to independent and private learning. It is no surprise that a lot of our customers find it challenging to speak Spanish to others. The good news is that like a lot of things in life, it’s most difficult when you first start. We are self-conscious that our accent will sound strange, and we will make a lot of mistakes. It’s very common for a person learning Spanish to be shy about speaking the language with others, especially if the people they are talking to are native Spanish speakers.
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