watch telenovelas
I find it slightly embarrassing not to speak the second language of the city I live in. Recs for making a serious effort to learn Spanish?
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any favs to get me started? :)
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no, they are all pretty much great. also, news, talk shows and variety shows on telemundo.
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What do you speak besides English, and how did you learn that? (Other Romance languages help, or anything w/ right vowels)
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German (mother), French (high school), Cantonese (aggressive stringing together a patchwork of sources because nobody teaches)
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OK! French will help with vocab and grammar. Also confidence. Duolingo drills vocab mostly, haven't tried Pimsleur.
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Duolingo!
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really though? How long until fluency via duolingo?
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well i don't think you can be fluent without immersion, but Duolingo helps me with enough Portuguese or Swedish to get by
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move to Mexico / Costa Rica / Chile for six months?
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Come to Costa Rica to learn at https://www.interculturacostarica.com and help us with Women in STEM too!!!
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Duolingo; supplement with Afro Cuban music or other fun Spanish speaking musicians & rewatch shows you've seen in Spanish :)
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the "rewatch" part is really helpful to add context to phrasing/conjugation you're only learning in docs/apps
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lot of people like Pimsleur and it's been around a long time
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I've been extremely happy with all the Pimsleur tapes I've used.
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With the caveat that Spanish like English is heavily regional, and so you'll need to adjust the Platonic Spanish it teaches.
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The the I prefer about Pimsleur vs Duolingo is that it starts on practical, everyday adult conversation immediately.
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Just an hour with the Polish tapes helped me navigate Poland better.
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