Whats the best way to learn spanish?

My primary language is Spanish, I wanted to learn English and what I did was to listen to music, watch movies, read and everything in English, I can’t write or speak perfectly but most people understand what I’m trying to say. Never used books or tapes of any kind, I don’t think they’re worth… But everyone is different, maybe they’ll work for you.

In general the best way to learn a language is through immersion. You should go somewhere where there are native speakers and no one speaks English at all, except occasionally when absolutely necessary in a classroom. I expect from your question though that this is not really an option. The next best is a really good class in which speaking English will be avoided. After that any books or tapes are probably going to be similarly effective, but not as good as the above two options. The real key though is not to go through the motions, you have to work at it, follow all the directions with the book/tapes. You need to read, listen to, write, and speak the language you want to learn. Classes are important because someone is there to correct you when you do it wrong.

well, i have lived in spain since i was 6 months old. and a good way to learn it is the way i did, start with kids tv and work forwards to shows for teenagers and on to movies for grown ups.

thats how i learned the majority of my german. smurfs ftw.

it may sound a bit weird, but tv shows for todlers with word of the day and things like that go in real easy. once you have a little vocabulary going on, move on to things with more complex dialog.

Hands down, immersion is the most efficient way to learn any language fluently. However, immersion programs can be expensive and difficult, so they’re not for everyone.

I took 6 years of Spanish classes in school and have been studying Japanese in a variety of ways. The traditional classroom method was effective for me because I really wanted to learn the language (plus I had an awesome teacher), but others who were less motivated somehow managed to make it to the highest level class without knowing even basic Spanish grammar. Often people reject this traditional classroom setting because it takes a long time to learn and isn’t effective for everybody.

I’m not so sure about those “learn Spanish fast!” programs out there, like Rosetta Stone. I have used Rosetta Stone for Japanese and have done demos of other languages like Chinese. Since I already know some Japanese, the program was pretty helpful. But when I tried Chinese, I found it much less helpful. You learn some basic words and phrases quickly, but you never get the deep understanding of the language that is so imperative to becoming truly fluent.

If you really want to learn Spanish and you can’t afford to spend a large amount of time in a Spanish-speaking country, your best bet is to immerse yourself in other ways. Try watching TV in Spanish, listen to Spanish music, and read simple Spanish words. At the beginning you will be relying your handy Spanish dictionaries and grammar books to make it through a short story, but you’ll get the hang of it eventually. Don’t forget to practice speaking as often as you can! That’s the point in learning a language, isn’t it?

Rosetta Stone (This message is not a paid advertisement as the poster has no acquaintanceship with the Rosetta Stone Corporation or whatever its called [see? I don’t even know who owns it] ).

Go to a Spanish speaking country and live there for a year or so.

I perfected my Spanish by listening to the radio and watching Spanish-language TV shows, as well as hanging around with Spanish-speaking students.