If you are searching for a simple method to learn Spanish, get a grasp of general conversational quickly, here are several suggestions to get you going.

When it comes to learning, the only mistake is trying to avoid them. If you are afraid to open your mouth, you will never learn to speak Spanish. Picture how youngsters learning English often mispronounce words so comically. They key is to communicate, no matter how it comes out! I love to listen to foreigners speak English. They think of several nice ways to put things together that I find enjoyable.. When learning Spanish, every correction is an opportunity to become better.

You are more likely to give up when you feel discouraged or unmotivated, so that is a good time to find something to keep you motivated. Would you find planning a Mexican get-away motivating? If that isn't possible, ask a fellow student to practice with you or encourage a friend to study the lessons along with you. Next, be sure that you hold one another accountable. This will assist you when the going gets tough.

If you want to learn "speed Spanish", find a course designed to teach you conversational Spanish with as few words as possible, a "Spanish for dummies" type of program. There is one popular online program that claims that by learning only 138 Spanish words, you will be conversational enough to get by in many situations. There are other programs that claim to teach you Spanish in weeks or months, not years.

The best way to learn Spanish is by listening to words and then repeating them, similar to the way a child first learns to speak. Using the correct word with wrong grammar is far better than the wrong word with correct grammar. You shouldn't attempt to get instruction from books. It is effective to listen to the words and phrases, then repeat them. You shouldn't obsess over grammatical rules or committed lots of vocabulary to memory. Most schools teach languages this way and it is all wrong. In addition to being boring it is also not effective.

People can learn Spanish on the internet or through CDS that allow the learn to interact with the material. With less than half an hour of work per day you will still be able to learn many basic phrases before too long. If you, like most of us, spend a fair amount of time commuting, you can learn Spanish rapidly while driving to and from work or doing errands.

If mastery of the language is your objective, of course you must make a bigger commitment. But if you just want to learn some basic Spanish phrases so you can function when needed, these ideas should get you well on your way to learning "rapid Spanish".