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Learn to speak spanish: Part four
Hola! okay so this video covers some of the adjectives in spanish. REMEMBER!* the endings of the adjectives in spanish change according to what or who youre describing. if its a male the ending would be -o and for a female the ending would be -a. also im not an expert on speaking spanish so naturally im going to have mistakes. oh and i might have an english accent, because my family tells me all the time that i have a bad accent. so i hope you learn something out of this. next video will be some common phrases and then after that i might do some learn to speak english videos. hope you had a great 4th of july, kay thanks bai 
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Is it becoming more/less common for latino en america to not speak spanish?
I am just curious, I met a kid whose whole family is mexican but they did not teach him spanish so he can be more americanized and he told me he hates when people assume he knows spanish. Is it becoming more common for 2nd/3rd generations of latino people in america to not speak spanish, or not know it fluently?
its pretty common but i think families should teach their kids their language.
my family taught me spanish even though we dont live in our home country anymore.
i think its important for the child to know his culture and language and its also a great advantage in life to know many languages.
but some people, especially hispanics, seem to worry that their kids wont "fit in" the american society if they speak spanish..
Tropical Panama – I don’t speak spanishIs it becoming more/less common for latino en america to not speak spanish?
I am just curious, I met a kid whose whole family is mexican but they did not teach him spanish so he can be more americanized and he told me he hates when people assume he knows spanish. Is it becoming more common for 2nd/3rd generations of latino people in america to not speak spanish, or not know it fluently?
I Think It is becoming more common. What happens is that, believe it or not, there is a lot of racism and in most places hispanics are looked down upon. 1st generation immigrants don’t want their kids to go through that hassle. That’s the reason why most 2nd/3rd generation Hispanics in The USA don’t know how to speak Spanish.
It all comes to people’s ignorance since they’re giving more importance to what others think about them/their children, to the fact they’ll be labelled as immigrants when they are, and there’s nothing wrong with it, and don’t think about the advantages it has to speak more than 1 language.
The more you know, the more opportunities you have.
How can non-native speakers speak Spanish extremely fast like some native speakers?
I am a native English speaker fluent in Spanish but I cannot speak extremely quickly like some speakers can. I can speak fairly fast, but not as fast as 10 words in 2 seconds, etc. I seem to get my tongue tangled if I try to do that. How do native Spanish speakers get to speak so fast?
I don’t want to disapoint you, but I know people who are living for more than 30 years in my country (Chile), and they of course speak really good, but they cannot speak really fast.
I think it’s quite difficult, but it’s not necessary to speak that fast, if you are fluent and make no mistakes it will better as if you speak fast and not really good. Focus on your pronunciation and try not to make mistakes. Most of the foreigns have problems with "subjuntivo" (Even some native speakers have problems with this), so try to do your best here.
Suerte!
What’s that movie called with the scene where a guy’s suddenly able to speak Spanish?
I think it’s a comedy, and he’s laughing while he’s speaking in Spanish. I don’t remember what he’s saying word for word. However, I do believe that he confesses that he doesn’t speak the tongue. I don’t know why I want to say it’s one of the Zorro movies or maybe a movie with Brendan Fraser. I hope I provided enough details to jog a movie buff’s memory. Thanks, everyone.
It’s "Bedazzled", with Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley
Charles Barkley Doesn’t Speak Spanish
Jimmy Kimmel Live – The second part of Jimmy’s interview wit Charles Barkley, who is learning Spanish
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What are some tips for me to speak Spanish fluently?
I am 27 and speak only English. I have took two semesters of Elementary Spanish in college. My teacher was from Spain and the Spanish was so different that the FEW WORDS/VERBS I did retain I really cannot use.
I have the strongest desire EVER to learn Spanish and become bilingual. What are some tips? Is the Rosetta Stone software worth $500?!
Any help and/or guidance would be greatly appreciated. I am very afraid that I will not be able to learn it or retain anything :0(
I seriously consider that since you are already a grown-up and it is a well-known fact that one’s brain is less likely to, say, learn a new language, the best option is to GO AND LIVE for a while in a spanish speaking country.
BUT I must say that there are a few places which one should avoid:
I seriously think that the worst idea in the world is to go to Argentina to learn Spanish. Mainly, because they have their own orthographic rules and their own way for conjugating verbs (in the imperative mood for instance, they say things like "jugá" instead of "juega", etc), not to mention the fact that their accent is hideous (it is a fact that other spanish-speaking countries despise it).
Spain is not a good option either (as an interesting fact: I don’t know if you are aware of this, but Spanish is not the only language spoken in Spain. Spanish or "castellano" which is the proper name, comes from a specific Spanish region, "Castilla"). Spanish people lisp A LOT and the rest cannot understand them. This is a FACT. They use conjugations which are outdated for the rest of the Spanish-speaking world (for instance jugais instead of juegan), and they have lots of slang we don’t understand.
Cuba (despite its hideous political situation) is a good place to learn spanish. Most of the other countries in central america are not a good idea since they have strong accents and are too Americanized, in most of them people tend to speak Spanglish.
Mexico is a great place to learn spanish. We all know how they speak and are familiar with their terms (mainly bc every TV series is dubbed by Mexicans).
I think Peru is probably the GREATEST place to learn spanish. They don’t have a strong accent and they don’t have too much slang.
I am from Chile, which is also a spanish-speaking country. We don’t have a strong accent but I wouldn’t reccomend your coming here to learn spanish because we speak too fast and we have too much slang.
What are all of the countries in South America that speak spanish?
What are all of the countries in South America that speak spanish?Please also add the capitals of the countries.
The capital cities are:
Argentina-Buenos Aires
Bolivia-La Paz
Chile-Santiago
Colombia- Bogota
Ecuador-Quito
Paraguay-Asuncion
Peru-Lima
Uruguay-Montevideo
Venezuela-Caracas
