Conversation?
I'm having a very hard time naturally generating a conversation. I can read Spanish pretty well, but when I speak it, the structure is very similar to English.
Any help?
5 Answers
Hi and welcome to the Q&A forum!
I think that's the toughest part for everyone--getting to the speaking part. First, it's intimidating because we are afraid to make silly errors. Second, we know the vocabulary but how the heck are we supposed to string that into a comprehensible sentence?
The answer is 1) Speaking to Spanish-speaking people is easy because they appreciate that you are trying to learn their beautiful language; 2) listen to movies, radio, TV to get the gist of how sentence structure works.
Hope that helps, and again, welcome!
Hola! Try the SpanishDict lessons, and when the computer says something in Spanish, repeat it. I had the same problem with each language I learned. If you are afraid of goofing up, don't be. We all mess up at some point. If someone makes fun of you because you mess up, just ignore them. We all have trouble with something, and no one is perfect. Also, consider picking up a Spanish textbook to read, even if you don't take a class. Then you can see the structure, read it aloud, and see what the book says about the structure. Buena Suerte!(good luck)
Both ladies here are absolutely correct about the fear of making mistakes. This is why the best way to learn any language is to spend time in a country of your chosen language of study. This was never more apparent to me than when I lived in Russia. In these situations you are forced to speak - regardless of mistakes - or go hungry and go nowhere. In the end, no one laughed at my terribly conjugated, brutalized use of Russian and eventually I was able to get by fairly easily - even with my mistakes.
I won´t tell you not to be afraid of making mistakes because this is a natural fear, you will make mistakes. There is, however, no reason to feel bad about the mistakes we all make throughout the learning process.
To catch a natural "word flow", try reading aloud a novel, better if has lots of dialog.
Muchos Gracias!! I'll try all of them!
