Un principiante o una principiante
Would a female speaker say, Soy una principiante? (in describing herself as a beginner in Spanish). Is there a better way to convey the meaning in Spanish, that "I am a beginner" ?
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Funny, none of the above is correct. Watieco, you called our attention to this thread and your answer is not correct either
Eddy, directly to the dunce corner for that prinipianta bit, grrrrrrrrrrrrr 
And no article amigos
soy principiante
soy novato/ novata
principiante sustantivo masculino y femenino beginner;
Anyway, it is true, Eddy's answer should not have been voted up.
I believe this would be as follows,
Soy un principiante - masculine
Soy una principianta - Feminine
You could also use "soy un/una novato/a".
Grrrrrr, I hate this stuff:
principianta. (De principiante). 1. f. Aprendiza de cualquier arte u oficio.
This word was added recently, all this polical correctness makes me sick 
Yes, Soy una principiante.
I would say "soy principiante" for either male or female.
Ana es principiante.
Jose es principiante.
She should say Soy novicia = I am a beginner
for example Soy novicia en español = I am a novice at Spanish ./beginner in Spanish
She could also say : Soy novata = I am a novice at Spanish ./beginner in Spanish
Does this need an article. It sounds OK to me simply as "Estoy principiante". This also gives her the opportunity to move into another phase.
