Regarding: How you learned Español.

Question

Did you stay in America, or your homeland, or go to a different country to understand and speak fluently in Español?

Why does no one like to answer? There's been over 100 veiws. No answers. - gregp1996, Nov 17, 2009

Whoops. I've just lived in America all of my life. I think it comes naturally to think of America as the main part from where everyone comes from. I'm also muy consado hoy. ( I don't know if I did that right, I meant "very tired today") - gregp1996, Nov 17, 2009

Probably due to the vagueness of the question. Don't assume this is an "American" based site unless you're including all Latin America. - Yeser007, Nov 17, 2009

200 views! No real answers! Wow! - gregp1996, Nov 17, 2009

¡Yo tambien muy cansado hoy! - Yeser007, Nov 17, 2009

IO have lived in Canada all my life, and yet i know how to speak Spanish! - erinrae, Nov 17, 2009

Answer 1

Lo siento que estaba tan tranquilo aqui.Nunca he estado o otro país. Que conozco de español que aprendido de me propia lectura,

Thank you Nizhoni1! You are one out of 293 who thought to answer! - gregp1996, Nov 17, 2009

de nada (now we can all take a nap) - nizhoni1, Nov 17, 2009

Answer 2

GregP:

Very recently, our moderators, Eddy and Heidita posted an entry concerning issues that are seen as "not in harmony" with the philosophy of SpanishDict. I think that is the reason no-one is replying to your question. Here is a link to Eddy's entry: ----> General Discussions.

Not every member is in agreement with the moderators concerns, as you will have read in the link.

The other reason you may not be getting replies is that many of us have learned or are learning Spanish through this web site and other web sites or programs along with whatever local resources are available in our various communities. Me for example, I'm not in the USA, I'm in Canada. I have not travelled to a foreign country to learn Spanish and I don't have anything to contribute to your Question/Thread.

If your question doesn't draw a lot of "buzz", don't take it personally. Just try to understand there has been a change in the Forum philosophy and other members don't have answers to share.

Best Regards,

Moe

True, Moe. I also think he could have spiced up the title and made it more 'user-friendly' but who knows? Also, as you say, the ongoing thread might have much to do with the replies or lack of them. - zenejero, Nov 17, 2009

Answer 3

Pues..., si usted insiste. Todavía estoy aquí en los EE.UU.. Estoy aprendiendo con SpanishDict!.com.

Congratulations, yesero! - zenejero, Nov 17, 2009

Answer 4

Hello Greg!

I think many people will offer you different comments to your post, but based on my own experience you don't have to be in any specific country to learn a new language, just like you don't have to travel to a specific country to learn a new trade.

That being said, I strongly believe that if you want to perfect what you already know (say, Spanish) you may want to travel to a Spanish speaking country and test yourself and your newly acquired skill/trade, and from then on you can judge an important question, "What areas do I need to work more on?".

I live in the United States and know many people that are learning Spanish. I always help them around whether with online resources or books/cd's and then recommend the same to them, that if they can they should travel somewhere where Spanish is the main language. Some of them have done so and realized where they stood with Spanish, and continued working more in those areas.

I may come back and edit this to add some more comments, but I am also 'muy cansada' hoy and have still to get back to work.

Hope this answer helps you, and hope others will add some more thoughts or answers!

Have a wonderful night/day, depending on where you are!!!

I was just curious. I always here (even by Paralee Whitmire) that going to a different country was better for learning it. I just wanted to see how many actually do it. Thank you for the response, though. (I live in the U.S. also) - gregp1996, Nov 17, 2009

Sí, te entiendo. Hay varios 'cursos de inmersión' en que puedes ir de viaje a un país de habla hispana, o trabajos de voluntario donde puedes ayudar al mismo tiempo que viajar y aprender.... podrías ver si te interesa algo así! - zenejero, Nov 17, 2009

Answer 5

im not quite fluent just yet but learn spanish as a subject and hope to go on an exchange sometime in the near future