fluency in Spanish

Question

What is the best way to become conversational in Spanish? I have been studying spanish for a long time and I just can't get over the conversation hurdle.

I am the same mate, we just have to try every avenue that there is to get some conversation going with native speakers. - ray76, May 13, 2013

Answer 1

I have been learning for about 4 years without classes. I speak conversationally every day about 85% Spanish and 15% English. There is no other way to achieve something but by time doing it. Don't worry about mistakes, I make them all the time but I am increasing vocab and improving grammer. Just talk with someone daily as much as you can and the words will eventualy flow.

Fluent is not perfection I am fluent because when I get stuck my friends explain in Spanish, they help me alot to improve a little every day.

You are so lucky mate, I live in a "Spanish free zone" and have no chance of conversation at all , except on the internet , which is like swimming in an overcoat. - ray76, May 13, 2013

Answer 2

Set your facebook (if you have one) to spanish, and subscribe (like) to pages that have spanish on it. Set your phone to spanish. make new friends, preferably spanish speaking people. Read books that are in spanish. Read about everything so that your vocab wont be so limited. Watch the news, telenovelas, etc. In your free time test yourself on what you know and improve on the things y ou dont know.

Answer 3

Start reading out loud in Spanish, while recording yourself. Then listen to your recording and fix what you think it isn't correct. and retry the same paragraph until you feel satisfied or don't detect errors anymore. You will gain a lot of fluency by doing this.

Answer 4

The best way to to practice with a bilingual friend. Decide on one day that you don't speak any English, Spanish only, unless you are really stuck.