speaking spanish

Philippines
January 25, 2007 10:16am CST
i want to learn to speak spanish. is it hard to learn the accent? based on my cultural heritage, how can i adopt learning it?
6 responses
• United States
26 Jan 07
spanish is not so difficult, it actually it's a lot easier to learn spanish than it is to learn english, in spanish the words sound just like what the letters are, we dont change the sounding based on the combination of words; ex: ph in english sounds like an "f" that's not the case in spanish ph you would sound out the "p" and the "h" is silent well the "h" is silent in any case in spanish, it's nice to see that more people become interested in our language
• Philippines
26 Jan 07
thanks for the tip. i really want to learn it because being a filipino national, most of our words and terms we use everyday has spanish origin. once i have the money topay for a tutorial i would really sink myself into learning it. can i add u in my network bebitas1978.
• United States
27 Jan 07
sure you can add me, thanks for the comments
@andylest (54)
• Brazil
30 Jan 07
For english and northern language speakers, it can be quite tricky to get the right pronounce and accent, but far away from impossible. It seems that Latin based languages have more "variations", what makes the process easier. Ok, now I saw your profile, I don't have any notion about the language spoken in philippines, I thought english was your primary language, sorry. But that's "valid" for any language like Swedish, German and English... But give it a try, it'll be worth, "las chicas gustan" :P (sorry if it is wrong, it's been ages since I last spoken to someone in spanish)
• Philippines
30 Jan 07
thanks for the tip..
• United States
20 Feb 07
I think you're from the Philippines. It's really easy to speak Spanish but it can take years and a lot of practice. I remember my one ex boyfriend who was American, he studied Spanish for 6 years straight, so there are so many things to learn in that language. Do you want to learn it because of the big bonus call center people get for knowing a foreign language.
• United States
30 Jan 07
Spanish is pretty easy. I have been learning it for almost 3 years now. The best way to learn is to speak with others. As most of my friends are Mexican, I have picked up a little of their accent. I also have American friends who moved to the Dominican Republic and learned Spanish there. They now have the D.R. accent. It's all in how you learn and where you learn the language.
• United States
19 Feb 07
Well, I'm not spanish, but I am taking a course in it so I can have the extra edge in job opportunities. It is very easy to learn how to do. I picked up the accent quite well and if you visit spain or live there a lot, you will pick it up really well. Also, if you practice rolling your r's, like I have been doing, it will come second nature to you. Good luck learning spanish, hope you are successful.
@porgie (268)
• United States
21 Feb 07
well singing is the essence for me,I learned so much with this pick a song you like and try to copy it even if you don't understand it! I learned english and spanish like this. and when I speak nobody notice nothing...exept the singers :-) singing is talking talking is singing have fun!