Spanish a
good choice for those
wanting to learn another
dialogue.
There
are plenty of other reasons
to learn Spanish. Here are a
few:
Understand English better:
Much of the vocabulary of
English is of Latin origins,
which came to English by way
of French.
Since Spanish is also a
Latin language, you will
find as you are studying
Spanish that you better
understand your native
vocabulary. Similarly, both
Spanish and English are
of Indo-European roots, so
the grammar is similar.
Perhaps there is no more
effective way to learn
English grammar than by
studying the grammar of
another language, as the
study forces you to think
about how your native
language is structured. And
also to gain an
understanding of English
verbs' tenses and moods by
learning how those verbs
are constructed in Spanish.
Becoming a necesitty:
Not long ago, the
Spanish-speaking population
of the United States was
confined to along
the Mexican border states
and Florida . But not now.
Even where I live, (Houston,
Texas) there are many
Spanish-speaking people
living on the same street as
I do. For me , knowing
Spanish has proven a
invaluable asset in
speaking with other
residents of my city who
don't know English. I don't
have a day go by where i do
not talk to someone in
Spanish.
(Here's a big tip, Try to
talk in Spanish at every
chance you get, it has
helped me immensely and find
people connect with you
better if your'e trying to
speak in their native
tongue.) BTW : no one has
ever criticised me for
making mistakes when trying
to speak Spanish.
Travel: Yes, it maybe
possible to visit
Mexico,
Spain ,Argentina
without speaking a word of
Spanish. But it isn't half
as much fun. I remember when
my Spanish was much less
adequate than it is today
.How difficult is was to
travel in Latin America.So
if you want memorable travel
experiences, and find what
most tourists have not
had the opportunity to enjoy
, simply by not
understanding what the
locals are saying. Time and
time again while traveling
in Mexico, Guatemala ,Central
America and
South
America I doors
opened to me simply because
I am speaking Spanish,
allowing me to see and do
things that many other
visitors do not.
Cultural understanding:
Most of us can't hope to
learn the languages of more
than one or two cultures
other than that of our own,
those that we do learn help
us to better understand how
other people learn and
think. When I watch Latin
American or Spanish news,
for example, I often find I
gain a sense of other
people's thoughts and
feelings, that is different
than my own.
Spanish also offers a
wealth of literature, both
modern and traditional, so
if you like reading books it
opens many avenues.
Learning other languages: When
you learn Spanish, you'll
have a great head start in
learning the other
Latin-based languages ie:
French
and
Italian. It will
help you learn Russian and
German,
they too have Indo-European
roots and have
characteristics (such as
gender and extensive
conjugation) that are found
in Spanish unlike English.
Learning Spanish can even
help you learn
Japanese or
other non-Indo-European
language, as the intensive
learning the structure of a
language is a good reference
point for learning others.
It's easy: Fact:
Spanish is one of the
easiest foreign languages to
learn. Its vocabulary is
similar to English, and
also written Spanish is
almost completely phonetic:
For example: Just take a
look at almost any Spanish
word and you can figure out
how it is pronounced. While
mastering the grammar of
Spanish can be a tough
challenge, most basic
grammar is fairly
straightforward enough that
you can have worth while
communication after only a
few lessons with us..
TIP:
When trying to figure out a
word in Spanish look at the
first part (root) of the
word and figure out what
word is close to that in
English, this has worked for
me, and you will find many
words are very similar to
English.