If you don't speak a second language, thinking about learning Spanish may seem a little intimidating. You could have heard somewhere that learning Spanish is the way to go because it's less difficult than other languages. The truth is that most languages are easy to learn, you just have to figure out what kind of learning tricks you want to use to make the process simpler. You'll find there are many helpful suggestions that will make it easier to learn Spanish. Here are a couple tricks you can use:

Developing a Spanish accent or tongue is a good place to start your study. The proof of how well you know a language is in how you sound speaking it, not how well you know the rules of grammar. Practice speaking by reading out loud from Spanish publications or novels. Another good way to practice speaking is to go somewhere that fluent Spanish is spoken; listen carefully and then later try to duplicate anything you can recall. This will help you learn how to use the correct inflections and how to string the words together with the right intention and tone. An added bonus is that reading out loud in a separate language--especially when you work at it--is a lot of fun. It can feel like singing, which is a great way to let loose and express your creativity.

If you really want to learn another language, you have to get to the point where you can actually think in it. It may not be easy when you first try, but take any thoughts you can and turn them into Spanish. You will need to start slow with this. The idea is to take any internal dialogues you might have into the Spanish equivalent as much as possible. This is an ability you will improve at the more you practice it. The more you do it, the more quickly your mind will be able to convert words into the new language. Then, one day, you may suddenly realize you were thinking in Spanish on your own. Of course, you also want to say some of these thoughts out loud, so your ability to speak improves as well.

You can also watch Spanish TV and movies. You'll find quite a lot of Spanish broadcasts, and all movie rental stores have foreign language films. Doing this helps you to learn the proper pronunciation of Spanish. If you can't find someone to speak Spanish with, this will help you a great deal. To begin, you can watch with subtitles. When you think you can understand, then switch them off and check your self. You can accelerate your learning by doing this exercise. Learning how to speak Spanish, or any language, doesn't need to be an experience in frustration.

There are lots of hints and tips that you can put into play to help you learn. The key to learning a new language, whether it is Spanish or anything else, is to be open to it. Your mind will more easily absorb the knowledge when it is open. You will only experience more difficulty if you try to make it sound like your native language.