I decided to grow my hair long and learn Spanish at the same time. It's a lesson in patience. Prior to September, 2022, I watched a few videos on UA-cam, completed a few Babbel lessons, and studied a few words here and there with Google Translate between 2019- 2021. The results were minimal. However, over the past nine months, my Spanish has grown leaps and bounds with good weekly habits. For every new word I learn, it's like another door that opens up. Now I'm self aware of my weaknesses that include pronunciation and grammar which are improving. Fluency is my ultimate goal, although that's probably still another year away.
It is a game of patience indeed. Great to see that your Spanish has improved a lot over the past 9 months and it always feels good to learn even the simplest of things in a language. What made you want to start learning Spanish?
@@spanishblueprints Traveling opened my eyes. After visiting Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay, I became hungry to learn the language and the cultures.
I always leave "Good stuff" at the end because it is. Before I answer the question, my question will always be "how do you know you are fluent?" Example a guy said he was fluent, then I heard him say to a woman in spanish "mi hermano tengo dos hijos, another, me gusto tú, another, yo sé ese lugar." I am fluent because I have studied in college to understand and build a strong foundation on learning so the "A" and "B" grades are documented. I am fluent because what I see, experience, and what is in my mind, I can say in that language which has been done around Latin people especially the Dominican. I know over 400 verbs in which you need to speak fully. 6 months ago I won on a beat from some one, I sat down and wrote out 400 verbs. That was a good 300.00. The list goes on. How long did it take me to feel confident and comfortable. I will say 2 years after my 4th spanish class geting to the "subjunctive and imperfect subjunctive." If you cannot speak the subjunctive, you sound weird and it is not correct spanish. "necesito que comes la comida" does not work. There are certain ways to get around the subjunctive at times, but you would have to study to master that. Good stuff
I answered the first question in the video and a touched on it in previous videos but I will make more videos on the topic. Thank you for sharing your journey to fluency.
@@spanishblueprints I will make a comment, I can't help it lol. You 1st learn pronunciation of vowels, vowels consonants, words, verbs, etc. Next you learn verbs, their meanings, conjugations, tenses, etc. Then conjunctions, prepositions, indirect, direct pronouns, etc. Then some person writes (he estado) which is past particle after 2 months!!!! Ok no comment lol!
bro, your content is so good, just subscribed! I'm basic conversational in japanese and this has taken me on and off 5+ years and longer i guess. I've been exposed to spanish a lot and was suprised how much i could piece together by listening but it i can barely string a few words together. I'm at the beggining of my spanish journey. One question i would like to ask is, how long did it take you to understand spanish before speaking it comfortably? Was it a lot sooner or come together hand in hand?
I appreciate the sub and I'm even more ecstatic that you are enjoying my content! Congrats on getting to a conversational level with Japanese (I wouldn't dare to learn this language) and for starting your journey with Spanish! That is a great question, my level of comprehension changes all the time depending who I am talking to and what country they are from. So, I wasn't speaking comfortably just because I could understand. They go hand in hand but they also are separate skills that I had to develop. Does that make sense? It is hard to explain these things sometimes haha.
@spanishblueprints i completely understand what your point is and it makes perfect sense. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to respond. It is most appreciated!
I’ve been learning for like 7 months I can read fairly well an text ok but when someone say anything to me my mind just blanks out I’m trying to figure out how to get passed that because I’ve been stuck for a while 😂😅
Repetition is key plus a little confidence goes a long way. In those moments, you really need to push yourself to say something (anything). With more repetition your brain will process what Spanish speakers are saying faster.
I SHOULD have been fluent by now because this month makes 4 years of commitment to it. I would say that it has been 2.5 years SPEAKING and studying. I don't consider myself fluent, but functioning - about 2.5 years.
Sure, study in highschool can be blah & downer. All those tests, vocab, drills, grammar, etc. Whats good, it was free & my native speaking teacher was enthusiastic. So over the years there is still some memory storage that can be reactivated., recalled, renewed. Listening & reading input, write & speak output.
Glad to hear that you had a good teacher. That really made a big difference for me when I was learning in my Spanish classes. Are you currently learning right now?
I need to increase study time. I like learning several langs. Spanish so useful from Canada border to the tip of Chile. Magelas(?) Easy cognate book, easy spanish, acouple course books from thrift store, & Telemundo- videos!
Learning several languages seems incredibly difficult. I can barely study French and Spanish at the same time haha. I like that you are using a variety of resources!
I had English classes in high school I'd say it heapled me a lot in terms of random vocabulary but also it kinda messed my English up as the teachers over here don't know how to pronounce words , more than half of them don't focus on pronounciation at all and just focus on sentences 😢 which is completely opposite of how a language should be taught but it is what it is . And so some of words of English I got used to during high school which took me a long time to get them right . And also people over here speak certain words of English here and there with off pronounciation which is also the reason I be going hard with perfecting English . Do you have similar type of experience even though you just said you ain't had nobody speak Spanish to you
My experience was similar because in school I did not learn pronunciation. I learned how to pronounce words primarily all on my own besides the basics I learned when I was a kid (that I forgot). My teachers in high school and college barely spoke Spanish in class.
You are very welcome! It really expanded my knowledge talking with Spanish speakers in Spanish for the first time in my life. It was incredibly useful in getting me to where I am today.
Many adults still learn but it takes dedication. There are many factors that in play when learning as as an adult that a child doesn't have to deal with.
Like I mentioned in the video, it really depends on many factors that are relative to your life and unfortunately I can’t give you a number. Plus, it depends on what your definition of fluency is. I’d recommend thinking about what fluency looks like for you that you want to achieve.
I decided to grow my hair long and learn Spanish at the same time. It's a lesson in patience. Prior to September, 2022, I watched a few videos on UA-cam, completed a few Babbel lessons, and studied a few words here and there with Google Translate between 2019- 2021. The results were minimal. However, over the past nine months, my Spanish has grown leaps and bounds with good weekly habits. For every new word I learn, it's like another door that opens up. Now I'm self aware of my weaknesses that include pronunciation and grammar which are improving. Fluency is my ultimate goal, although that's probably still another year away.
It is a game of patience indeed. Great to see that your Spanish has improved a lot over the past 9 months and it always feels good to learn even the simplest of things in a language.
What made you want to start learning Spanish?
@@spanishblueprints Traveling opened my eyes. After visiting Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay, I became hungry to learn the language and the cultures.
That will do it!
Which country was your favorite to travel?
@@spanishblueprints Argentina was my favorite country to visit. The food and drinks there were top-notch!
Alright! Argentina is on my list of places to visit then! Was it hard to communicate in Spanish in any of those counties?
Great content!
Thank you! I’m glad you like it!
I've just started learning! I'm about a month in. Wish me luck!
Perfecto! You won’t regret it. Spanish is absolutely amazing. Good luck and how are you learning right now?
I always leave "Good stuff" at the end because it is.
Before I answer the question, my question will always be "how do you know you are fluent?"
Example a guy said he was fluent, then I heard him say to a woman in spanish "mi hermano tengo dos hijos, another, me gusto tú, another, yo sé ese lugar."
I am fluent because I have studied in college to understand and build a strong foundation on learning so the "A" and "B" grades are documented. I am fluent because what I see, experience, and what is in my mind, I can say in that language which has been done around Latin people especially the Dominican. I know over 400 verbs in which you need to speak fully. 6 months ago I won on a beat from some one, I sat down and wrote out 400 verbs. That was a good 300.00. The list goes on.
How long did it take me to feel confident and comfortable. I will say 2 years after my 4th spanish class geting to the "subjunctive and imperfect subjunctive."
If you cannot speak the subjunctive, you sound weird and it is not correct spanish. "necesito que comes la comida" does not work. There are certain ways to get around the subjunctive at times, but you would have to study to master that.
Good stuff
I answered the first question in the video and a touched on it in previous videos but I will make more videos on the topic. Thank you for sharing your journey to fluency.
He estado aprendiendo español durante 2 meses ahora. yo también quiero ser hispanohablante.
Solo 2 meses con este idioma y ya estás escribiendo mejor que yo jaja. Me parece excelente y verás que pronto hablas como los hispanohablantes.
No comment lol!
That was indeed a comment.
@@spanishblueprints I will make a comment, I can't help it lol.
You 1st learn pronunciation of vowels, vowels consonants, words, verbs, etc.
Next you learn verbs, their meanings, conjugations, tenses, etc.
Then conjunctions, prepositions, indirect, direct pronouns, etc.
Then some person writes (he estado) which is past particle after 2 months!!!!
Ok no comment lol!
Not bad at all. That is a lot to study.
Pero dilo en español
Ve a mis otros videos en los que hablo español
bro, your content is so good, just subscribed! I'm basic conversational in japanese and this has taken me on and off 5+ years and longer i guess. I've been exposed to spanish a lot and was suprised how much i could piece together by listening but it i can barely string a few words together. I'm at the beggining of my spanish journey.
One question i would like to ask is, how long did it take you to understand spanish before speaking it comfortably? Was it a lot sooner or come together hand in hand?
I appreciate the sub and I'm even more ecstatic that you are enjoying my content! Congrats on getting to a conversational level with Japanese (I wouldn't dare to learn this language) and for starting your journey with Spanish!
That is a great question, my level of comprehension changes all the time depending who I am talking to and what country they are from. So, I wasn't speaking comfortably just because I could understand. They go hand in hand but they also are separate skills that I had to develop. Does that make sense? It is hard to explain these things sometimes haha.
@spanishblueprints i completely understand what your point is and it makes perfect sense. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to respond. It is most appreciated!
Perfect and thank you for the question!
Do you offer Spanish lessons
I do not unfortunately
I’ve been learning for like 7 months I can read fairly well an text ok but when someone say anything to me my mind just blanks out I’m trying to figure out how to get passed that because I’ve been stuck for a while 😂😅
Repetition is key plus a little confidence goes a long way. In those moments, you really need to push yourself to say something (anything). With more repetition your brain will process what Spanish speakers are saying faster.
You have to talk to people and also listen to books in Spanish and follow along to hear
That is a great method.
How long did it take you to become fluent in Spanish?
I've been learning Spanish for little more than a year and happy to say I can think and speak in Spanish in short bust of time.
Congrats! There is no better feeling honestly. What made you want to start learning Spanish?
6-12 months
That is fast! Congrats!
I SHOULD have been fluent by now because this month makes 4 years of commitment to it.
I would say that it has been 2.5 years SPEAKING and studying. I don't consider myself fluent, but functioning - about 2.5 years.
Sure, study in highschool can be blah & downer. All those tests, vocab, drills, grammar, etc. Whats good, it was free & my native speaking teacher was enthusiastic. So over the years there is still some memory storage that can be reactivated., recalled, renewed. Listening & reading input, write & speak output.
Glad to hear that you had a good teacher. That really made a big difference for me when I was learning in my Spanish classes. Are you currently learning right now?
I need to increase study time. I like learning several langs. Spanish so useful from Canada border to the tip of Chile. Magelas(?) Easy cognate book, easy spanish, acouple course books from thrift store, & Telemundo- videos!
Learning several languages seems incredibly difficult. I can barely study French and Spanish at the same time haha. I like that you are using a variety of resources!
I had English classes in high school I'd say it heapled me a lot in terms of random vocabulary but also it kinda messed my English up as the teachers over here don't know how to pronounce words , more than half of them don't focus on pronounciation at all and just focus on sentences 😢 which is completely opposite of how a language should be taught but it is what it is . And so some of words of English I got used to during high school which took me a long time to get them right . And also people over here speak certain words of English here and there with off pronounciation which is also the reason I be going hard with perfecting English . Do you have similar type of experience even though you just said you ain't had nobody speak Spanish to you
My experience was similar because in school I did not learn pronunciation. I learned how to pronounce words primarily all on my own besides the basics I learned when I was a kid (that I forgot). My teachers in high school and college barely spoke Spanish in class.
Thanks so much for telling us about Hello Talk, it's a great application to speak to natives for free (with pay walls).
You are very welcome! It really expanded my knowledge talking with Spanish speakers in Spanish for the first time in my life. It was incredibly useful in getting me to where I am today.
At what age can you learn
You can learn at any age in my opinion.
The earlier, the better. Language is best acquired when young.
Many adults still learn but it takes dedication. There are many factors that in play when learning as as an adult that a child doesn't have to deal with.
Todavía estoy trabajando!
¡Yo también! Es un progreso largo realmente.
I agree with the Dominican guy, i don’t think that counts 😂
Why don’t you think it counts? Haha
Currently I'm learning since last 10 days how many days or years it will take me to become fluent can anyone suggest me
Like I mentioned in the video, it really depends on many factors that are relative to your life and unfortunately I can’t give you a number. Plus, it depends on what your definition of fluency is. I’d recommend thinking about what fluency looks like for you that you want to achieve.
Dónde quieres viajar ahora?
Quiero viajar a Colombia para mi próxima vacación y tú?
Quiero viajar a Colombia para mi próxima vacación y tú?