I want to start learning Spanish seriously. Any tips?

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Language Transfer is pretty good and it's free.

But immersion is the fastest way. I want to take a trip someday.
You can go to PR and you dont need s passport or visa. If you work from home it would be super easy to move there
 
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Get a pen pal
Try to practice with someone who is fluent
Read Spanish newspapers, watch Spanish tv
 

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OP learn Castillian Spanish first.

Or just get a Dominican accent its even more lit:thumbsup:

But there’s alot of apps out now. I heard Pimseluer is good & you can take it while driving & it has audio notes where you have to speak into the phone
 

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OP learn Castillian Spanish first.

Or just get a Dominican accent its even more lit:thumbsup:

But there’s alot of apps out now. I heard Pimseluer is good & you can take it while driving & it has audio notes where you have to speak into the phone


Castilian Spanish, meaning Spanish spoken in Spain?

That is the preferred type of Spanish to learn right?
 

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Castilian Spanish, meaning Spanish spoken in Spain?

That is the preferred type of Spanish to learn right?
Id recommend it because it’s “proper” from there you can go on your own but its the same way I wouldnt wanna learn English from a redneck or new york battle rapper

and yes castillian spanish is from spain, there’s also andalucian spanish from spain but castillian is considered the most “official”
 

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Tandem is a great app for speaking to spanish people all over the world daily. And they got baddies :ufdup:
 

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Id recommend it because it’s “proper” from there you can go on your own but its the same way I wouldnt wanna learn English from a redneck or new york battle rapper

and yes castillian spanish is from spain, there’s also andalucian spanish from spain but castillian is considered the most “official”
That's like going to Atlanta and you prepare by only watching the BBC.
 

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Id recommend it because it’s “proper” from there you can go on your own but its the same way I wouldnt wanna learn English from a redneck or new york battle rapper

and yes castillian spanish is from spain, there’s also andalucian spanish from spain but castillian is considered the most “official”


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I feel I'm missing out on alot of money business-wise:yeshrug:


I'm thinking of using an online learning app/software. Do you think that's a good way to learn?
 

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I feel I'm missing out on alot of money business-wise:yeshrug:


I'm thinking of using an online learning app/software. Do you think that's a good way to learn?
Its a good way to learn but you still need to practice speaking for muscle memory so I recommend one of those apps where you can interact with other users
 

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Castilian Spanish, meaning Spanish spoken in Spain?

That is the preferred type of Spanish to learn right?

The majority of Spanish in the world is spoken outside of Spain.....the spanish spoken in Central and South America is far more practical

However there is enormous overlap between the two that it is a moot point outside of colliquiallisms
 

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The majority of Spanish in the world is spoken outside of Spain.....the spanish spoken in Central and South America is far more practical

However there is enormous overlap between the two that it is a moot point outside of colliquiallisms


True, but for me it's mostly for business reasons. Aren't the decision makers in the Spanish world speaking Castilian Spanish anyway?

Kind of like the CEO of Home Depot or Target is probably speaking proper English instead of street slang or red slang
 
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