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why is spanisha so hard

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updated Sep 10, 2010
posted by tiffany324
How long did it take you to learn English for which you had the advantage of immersion? - 0074b507, Sep 8, 2010
I think I learned to say mama in about a year, pretty soon I'll be able to say it in Spanish, too! - LateToDinner, Sep 9, 2010

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First of all, you need to use proper spelling/grammar/punctuation- there are people here trying to learn English. So, instead of "why is spanisha so hard", it should be "Why is Spanish so hard?" (and technically, the word should be "difficult", not "hard").

Secondly, this question has been asked a lot already. Please make a search, and, if your question is still not answered, ask again and specifically mention what you don't understand.

updated Sep 10, 2010
posted by MeEncantanCarasSonrisas
I suspect she meant Spanish A - LateToDinner, Sep 9, 2010
Right on! And G'day MeEncantanCa. we have not touched base for a while. - ray76, Sep 9, 2010
Si- tiene razon-- no he participado en el sitio por casi dos meses -- hola de nuevo! - MeEncantanCarasSonrisas, Sep 10, 2010
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Spanisha be harda

coz your mind is full a' larda

yew wanna look yo best

but yo brain is stuck at rest

So if thinkin's not yo trend,

any language just be lame.

updated Sep 10, 2010
edited by Gekkosan
posted by Gekkosan
I liked it better when it was rhyming. And that last you... shouldn't that also be yo? - LateToDinner, Sep 9, 2010
So if thinkin's not yo game, any language would be lame. - LateToDinner, Sep 9, 2010
Very nice. I'll edit your sugestion in! :-) Not so creative this late at night! - Gekkosan, Sep 9, 2010
Too quick, sorry. Trend! So if thinkin's not yo trend, ain't no language be yo friend. - LateToDinner, Sep 9, 2010
I like it. Now, I need to go home and get some sleep. If you feel inspired to add any more lines, you can either edit them in, or post them in another post! :-) - Gekkosan, Sep 9, 2010
I like it with the 'just' ... good, leave it: ...any language just be lame. But you gotta remove the nod thing, it's in the way. Seriously. - LateToDinner, Sep 9, 2010
There -final compromise version! Critics - sheesh! ;-) - Gekkosan, Sep 9, 2010
I quit. I'm laughing, but I quit. If she thinks Spanish A is difficult, wait until she tries Gekko A. - LateToDinner, Sep 9, 2010
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Hi , welcome to the forum, actually you need to write correctly. If you like,read the forum rules . wink

Well , actually learning any language is difficult , not only Spanish.. wink

updated Sep 10, 2010
posted by culé
Yeah right .. - Dua_Cairo, Sep 8, 2010
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Compared to English it's easy. Actually, compared to almost any other high school class it's easy. It's easier than calculus or physics. It might be harder than pottery.

updated Sep 10, 2010
posted by KevinB
lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, Sep 10, 2010
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Because if it was easy, everyone would speak it and there would be no advantage gained from learning it.

updated Sep 10, 2010
posted by El_Hitch
Wait... If everyone spoke it then there would be a very great impetus to learn it--to be able to communicate with everyone else in the world without having to learn hundreds of languages! - MacFadden, Sep 8, 2010
And wait again! I thought everyone did speak it, everyone but me that is! - LateToDinner, Sep 9, 2010
WHat i mean that in the english speaking world people are impressed if you speak Spanish. There are many advantages to it. But if it was easy everyone would speak it and no one would be impressed and there would be no advantages to it. - El_Hitch, Sep 10, 2010
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As JulianChivis suggested, I am volunteering my experience because I learned English as a second language.

I had it as a subject for 6 years in elementary school, 4 years in high school, and in the first 2 years of college. I had a total of 16 years of schooling and English was the medium of instruction in all of them. Spanish was a subject for a year in high school and for 2 years college, but English was also the base language in our learning it. After all those years in school, I don't think I have learned English enough to be fluent in it. Only when I started working and had no choice but to communicate almost exclusively in English that I gained some fluency. I would say that it took me at least a couple of years in such an environment before I became comfortable with it as a second language.

It was only six months ago when I started re-learning Spanish so I have nothing to say with regard to my fluency in it. However, if it would take me another 15 years or so to learn to speak it fluently, I should be able to say then that it's just a difficult as English.

Look me up after 15 years and I'll give you a more accurate response. grin Meantime, my suggestion is that If you are serious about learning Spanish, just go on and do it. Apply that old saying: the end justifies the means.

updated Sep 9, 2010
posted by Rikko
: ) - margaretbl, Sep 9, 2010
Well mate you have done amazingly well in English, I regard you as light years ahead of me in comprehension and fluency , and your knowledge and use of the idioms is brilliant. - ray76, Sep 9, 2010
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Atleast when you learn a new Spanish word, you don't have to guess at its pronunciation, as in French or English. Just sit it out, it'll all soak in.

updated Sep 9, 2010
posted by deadscreen989
Ah, a truism! - LateToDinner, Sep 9, 2010
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Are you for real???

updated Sep 10, 2010
posted by Gocika
Oh, man! Where were you when skater dude popped in? - LateToDinner, Sep 9, 2010
Not sure I got it...? - Gocika, Sep 10, 2010
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Just to gain some perspective, I suggest you ask anyone who has struggled with English as a second language why it is so difficult.

¡Saludos!

updated Sep 9, 2010
posted by 005faa61
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All language takes time. Babies don't start out speaking fluently in any language, it learned thru trial and error and a little bit of time. Don't try to learn it all in one day, just a day at a time and you will find yourself speaking some and understanding alot more than you would believe in no time at all. Stay with it.

updated Sep 9, 2010
posted by quelari
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going! smile

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updated Sep 10, 2010
posted by Kiwi-Girl
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It may be hard but you can still do it. The secret is learn whatever you can ,however and wherever you can . Remember practice makes you perfect ! hang in there.

updated Sep 10, 2010
posted by vkkmkk