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How long does actually it take to learn the basics

Hi, I've been trying to learn Spanish for a little over a month now but I have been feeling very discouraged lately. I struggle to understand verbs, sentence structure, when to use certain words (example, when to use esta/este over es), and past/present/future tenses. How long does it really take to have this stuff memorized or understood? Sorry if this post does not make a lot of sense

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u/Efficient_Wait_2786 — 20 hours ago
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The news in easy French: Harry et Meghan vont revenir au Royaume-Uni

Le prince Harry et Meghan vont revenir au Royaume-Uni avec leurs deux enfants. La famille prévoit de rentrer avant la fin du mois. Leurs enfants, Archie, 7 ans, et Lilibet, 5 ans, devraient commencer l’école au Royaume-Uni en septembre. La famille va vivre dans une maison privée, pas dans une résidence royale. Harry et Meghan ne reprendront pas de rôles officiels dans la famille royale.

Vocabulaire : revenir = to return / prévoir = to plan / rentrer = to return / commencer = to start / vivre = to live / reprendre = to take back

English translation

Harry and Meghan are going to return to the United Kingdom

Prince Harry and Meghan are going to move back to the United Kingdom with their two children. The family plans to return before the end of the month. Their children, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, are expected to start school in the United Kingdom in September. The family will live in a private home, not in a royal residence. Harry and Meghan will not return to official roles in the royal family.

Learn French, dominate trivia nights. More news stories here: https://lenewsineasyfrench.substack.com/p/harry-et-meghan-reviennent-au-royaume

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100 most common adjectives in Spanish - Made more content for my TikTok so sharing here

Sharing is acting ànd all that so sharing TikTok content (@rumbospanish) here as well.

Stuck a shameless plug for my app too which is totally free to download too but enjoy all the free stuff

u/lemostgranfromage — 1 day ago

Se might be the hardest little word in Spanish, because it does at least six different jobs and the sentence rarely tells you which one is in play.

  1. Reflexive, the action lands on the subject Se lava las manos = he washes his hands (his own, not the car)
  2. Reciprocal, to each other Se abrazaron = they hugged each other. Always plural.
  3. Impersonal and passive, no specific doer Se habla español. Se venden casas (verb goes plural to match casas).
  4. Accidental, the object takes the blame Se me cayó = I dropped it, literally it fell on me. Olvidé and lo tiré are fine too, they just sound deliberate.
  5. Le in disguise Le di el libro → se lo di. Spanish won't allow "le lo," so le and les become se before lo, la, los, las. The se is the person, the lo is the book. Me and te never change: me la envía.
  6. Part of the verb itself Ir = to go, irse = to leave. The se isn't pointing back at anyone here. Se lava is himself, se va just means he leaves.
u/pickly_pear — 1 day ago
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Busco estudiantes 🩷

Hola a todos! Soy maestra de español y al mismo tiempo maestra de inglés, puedo dar clases sobre los dos idiomas! Mis clases se basan en una clase diagnóstica, uso de herramientas online como miro, websites especiales, etc… Tengo horarios disponibles así que puedes preguntar sin compromiso! 🤍

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u/liauwukss — 1 day ago

Búsqueda de estudiantes 👩🏻‍🏫

Hola buenos días, me llamo Isabel, soy profesora de español y de inglés. Soy inglés C1 certificada y mi idioma nativo es el español! Estoy en búsqueda de estudiantes de español o inglés

En mis clases ofrezco la enseñanza de gramática, vocabulario y aprendizaje interactivo para diferentes edades y de todos los niveles, desde A1 a C1 en ambos idiomas! Tengo 4 años de experiencia enseñando así que no te preocupes por eso.

Escribe en los comentarios si estás interesado/a para mayor información 🤍

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u/liauwukss — 1 day ago

Learn to speak a natural Spanish

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u/TipsForRealSpanish — 1 day ago
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A speaking sample at 1,170 hours (Level 6) of comprehensive input!

Please note this video was done without any script, just a rough mental note of what I wanted to talk about (in this case understanding, reading, and speaking). Just so you know I did have exposure to Spanish as a child (from my grandfather but I never spoke and never understood that much). I’ve also “studied” grammar before meaning I google things to clarify if I see fit (though I prefer not to do so). If I seem familiar to any of you that’s because I used to have another account. But I somehow activated a spam filter and got all my old posts removed (then appealed but only got an AI reply). I’m open to constructive criticism of any kind! I’ve been loving the method so far.

u/AmanteDeLosColibries — 2 days ago

recommend spanish shows that can atually be use in actual conversations

Hii so I just started learning spanish and I wanna get use to the language, can you guys recommend good shows that use actual language in day to day conversations, preferably rom coms but I'm good with anything that can keep my attention span so recommend anything

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u/One_Currency_4480 — 3 days ago

Is Drilling vocabulary helpful?

I'm from the Dreaming Spanish side of things where they say drilling vocab is a waste of time...but is that actually true? It seems to me that it could be very helpful and I'm going to start this week trying to memorize idioms and some prepositions that I strggule with. Did/ does it help you guys who have done it? .......thanks for your input.

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u/Far-Golf8118 — 3 days ago
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What language should I learn if I’m a English native and Spanish is my second language with a level B2 almost C1

I was born American but I grew up hearing Spanish in the house my mom spoke Spanish with me btw I’m 21. I’ve been to Latin America for 5 months all my life.

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u/Dominicanpapinoblack — 3 days ago

Idiom of the day: ahogarse en un vaso de agua.

Literally "to drown in a glass of water," used for someone who gets completely overwhelmed by a small, easily solvable problem. English says making a mountain out of a molehill.

No te preocupes tanto, te estás ahogando en un vaso de agua.
Don't worry so much, you're making a mountain out of a molehill.

Sofía siempre se ahoga en un vaso de agua cuando tiene que viajar.
Sofía always gets overwhelmed over nothing whenever she has to travel.

No vale la pena ahogarse en un vaso de agua por un pequeño error de redacción.
It's not worth panicking over a small typo.

What's the equivalent where you learned Spanish?

u/pickly_pear — 2 days ago
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The news in easy French: American Airlines remet des écrans dans ses avions

American Airlines va réinstaller des écrans de divertissement dans plus de 800 de ses avions. Ces avions sont surtout utilisés pour des vols à l’intérieur des États-Unis. Les écrans seront installés à l’arrière des sièges. Les passagers pourront regarder des films et des séries pendant leurs vols. La compagnie aérienne a commencé à retirer ces écrans il y a presque dix ans parce qu’elle pensait que les passagers préféraient utiliser leurs propres téléphones et tablettes. Mais American Airlines affirme maintenant que les passagers veulent de nouveau des écrans dans les avions.

Vocabulaire : réinstaller = to reinstall / écrans de divertissement (m pl) = entertainment screens / vols (m pl) = flights / à l’intérieur = inside / sièges (m pl) = seats / compagnie aérienne (f) = airline / retirer = to remove / propres = own / de nouveau = again

English translation

American Airlines puts screens back on its planes

American Airlines is going to reinstall entertainment screens on more than 800 of its planes. These planes are mostly used for flights within the United States. The screens will be installed on the back of the seats. Passengers will be able to watch films and series during their flights. The airline started removing these screens nearly ten years ago because it thought passengers preferred to use their own phones and tablets. But American Airlines now says passengers want screens again.

You can read more news in easy French here: https://lenewsineasyfrench.substack.com/p/openai-lance-chatgpt-pour-les-adolescents

u/Difficult_Hearing_90 — 2 days ago
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Omg I went and used my Spanish on my new neighbors in Ohio and am so happy. We talked for like an hour and had a beer. They are from mexico and complimented my Spanish. I've been learning for one year and just wanted to tell the world .cheers y'all

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u/Kind_Way2176 — 4 days ago
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Resources pls?

Heyy guys..im actually learning Spanish via chatgpt and busuu..solely depends on chatgpt ...using chatgpt for grammar drills,paragraphs and etc..busuu for vocabulary...currently not into any classes, or anything...chatgpt said currently im at a2...but i can read few sentences in Spanish...can listen to Spanish videos beginner level in dreaming Spanish... how long it would take me to reach b2 in Spanish... i study 1 -2 hours of focused Spanish...any suggestions or any ideas...open to any ideas..gracias amigos.

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u/Educational_Hat_7091 — 3 days ago
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Songs for Learning

Hi! I’m 18 and from England, and I’m currently trying to learn Spanish because I’d absolutely love to live in Spain one day. I studied Spanish at school for almost five years and passed my exams, but I genuinely feel like I’ve forgotten almost everything!!

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been trying to get back into it by writing Spanish phrases and vocabulary in my journal, but by the next day I’ve already forgotten most of what I wrote.

I recently realised that I learn and remember things much better through music, so I was wondering if anyone has any Spanish song recommendations that might help me learn and pick up new words and phrases? I’m honestly open to anything — any artist, genre or type of music!

Thank you so much in advance for any recommendations. I really appreciate it!! <3

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u/No_Professional5036 — 3 days ago
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100 Must Know Verbs for Spanish Learners 🇪🇸🇪🇸

Built a list of the 100 most basic but well used verbs in Spanish woth the English translations copier.

For new learners, knowing all these 100 puts you in a very good place to form sentences.

Making all these for my TikTok @rumbospanish if you want anymore of this kinda things, also have loads more free things I’ve built at rumbo

u/lemostgranfromage — 4 days ago

Do Mexicans actually cuss more than other spanish speaking countries?

I grew up mostly around spanish speakers with mexican backgrounds than any other country. But as I’ve gotten older I realized that a lot of their slang is considered pretty vulgar in other places or just things you shouldn’t say but the people I was around (probably doesn’t help that I grew up in Los Angeles probably around more vatos) regularly would say things like guey (didn’t realize it was bad) or other things like chinga tu madre (this one I did know was bad tbh). Is this just who I grew up with or is there some truth in this stereotype?

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u/thablackadonis — 4 days ago

Looking for a Spanish study buddy

I've been trying to learn Spanish for a little while. I know the alphabet, some basic words and phrases, greetings, how to introduce myself, some numbers, how to order at a restaurant, and stuff like that.

I'm looking for someone who wants to learn Spanish together and keep each other motivated.

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u/lou1673221 — 3 days ago