Tip - Making Spanish YOUR Spanish!
Here is a simple exercise that you may find useful in immersing yourself in Spanish, or any language.
Walk around your home, point at things and ask ¿Qué? ( what?).
Point at a chair.....¿Qué?.....la silla
Point at your window....¿Qué?....la ventana
Point at your refrigerator....¿Qué?.... El refrigerador
You get the idea. The more things the better!
If you have an IPod or similar device bring up a dictionary or a printed one will work as well, to use as you walk around your environment.
Say it out loud! Again.....SAY IT OUT LOUD!
Focus on correct pronunciation and be sure to include the article
Don't write anything down. Your goal is to be able to look at something and have the Spanish word for the item pop into your mind first.....no translating just thinking in Spanish.
Repeat waking around your house until you have immediate recall. Now wait a day or two and do another walk around to ensure that you have retained YOUR Spanish!
Now that you're on a roll, try the same exercise for all the clothes you wear, all the food you eat, all the places you go!
Give it a try! It's really kind of fun AND you'll feel like a fluent Spanish speaker....because you are:)
More tips to come!
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Open Feb 16, 2011 - 11:03 AM