Here is a common question about learning Spanish...

Question

Hi, what is the hardest part of learning Spanish? ( or parts) Thanks

Let us know what you find difficult as you progress in you study. - Jubilado, Jul 11, 2013

Answer 1

I'd say the three hardest things to master are ...

Ser vs estar

The Preterite vs imperfect past tenses

And da-da-da the subjunctive

you forgot the prepositions... ;) - chileno, Jul 11, 2013

Youäre right Chileno, the dear little de, a con etc which enable us to continue to make stupid mistakes forever! - annierats, Jul 11, 2013

Good list. I would add the gender issue with nouns. It drives me crazy. - gringojrf, Jul 11, 2013

Please add articles to the list. I never know when to leave them out and when I do, it is always a bad decision. - 0095ca4c, Jul 11, 2013

Answer 2

This question could only be the object of much subjectivity, among which you'll find certain aspects that are harder to grasp for a greater number of people, but not necessarily for others.

Anyway, non-native Spanish learners will surely have a better ground to stand for talking about the difficult parts of the language.

Did u mention subjectivity? Estoy muy de acuerdo el subjuntivo todavia a veces me cuesta jeje - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 11, 2013

Hi Kiwi...I'm shocked. 'u'??? lol - 0095ca4c, Jul 11, 2013

jajaja yep I am determined to 'dominate it' as they say in Spanish but there are definitely times when a native speaker would use the subjunctive and I wouldn't think to do so, if I look at it carefully afterwards I can see why they did but - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 11, 2013

I still don't have that native perception that I would so love to have (sigh) still, onwards and upwards, give me another 20 years or so and who knows jeje - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 11, 2013

Kiwi, not u as well? Surely u've dominated the whole caffufle by now.. - annierats, Jul 11, 2013

I'm afraid so but I have a new idea for a subjunctive game, are u keen? - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 11, 2013

Answer 3

The verbs.

really Annie? the at least they have set rules and patterns - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 11, 2013

Yes, kiwi, including ser and estər, including teh 13 tenses, my favourite, the present subjunctive and the beloved negative imperative, so charmingly different from the positive.. - annierats, Jul 11, 2013

Jajaja :) ah well not much left to master then - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 14, 2013

Answer 4

It will depend on your native language, which I presume is Farsi. It uses the same letters as English plus: á é í ó ú ñ and ü which are really necessary to learn as part of the spelling. The letter K is not used except in foreign words. The English digraphs th, and sh are not used.

If Farsi has complicated verb structure you may find Spanish easy. Spanish verbs are far more complicated than English verbs. English and Spanish share a few words through the common relation with Latin.

Try immersion, that is, learn phrases to use in various situations and also listen to native Spanish speakers and speak to them as much as you can.

Thanks Jubilado - caballer0, Jul 14, 2013