how to start learning spanish to Arabic native speaker
I want to know where to start in learning spanish, should I start with grammar or to memories words and full sentences or with verb Conjugation, here where I live there is nobody speaks spanish so I learn spanish with my own but I feel confused since I don't know where I start, please help me! Thanks in advance
3 Answers
You have started amiga. Welcome to SD.
Two things to remember - many Spanish words are of Arabic origin and many English words are similar or the same as in Spanish. They are derived from Latin.
Good luck - Suerte.
Spend time on pronunciation. Unlike the nightmare that is English, Spanish has logical pronunciation. Once you have learned the sound of for example 's' it is always said the same way.
Make it part of your life.
Why do you want to learn Spanish and how quickly?
If you are planning a visit to a Spanish speaking country you may have a date by which you need the knowledge and know the vocabulary you need.
If it is a love of culture listen to music - you will not understand at the start but can get used to the sound and the rythym of the language.
Label things in your home. Say the words out loud. I find actually writing something down helps retain it in my memory but you then need to make the effort to use the word several times.
Although I said label things - when you first start you don't want too use a lot of effort on words you will not use - for example if you label your possessions a cup/spoon/knife/fork and bowl may be useful but at this stage carving knife or garlic press are unnecessary.
Learn some phrases because being able to use a group of words will make you feel good.
Try Notes in Spanish or the BBC Mi Vida Loca At some stage you need to start making sentences and will need verbs.
Learn some grammar as you reach something you want to learn about eg direct and indirect objects
As Ian says Spanish has a rich history of words from Arabic.
Try some blogs eg Transparent language blog
Keep motivated and do little and often. If you can reach a high standard in English with a different alphabet to your native language then Spanish will be a joy.
Personally, I do not recommend to start with grammar. Nevertheless, the best scope to the language is knowing how it is constructed, just to have a general idea about it.
Second, I would start with common and useful sentences, the "day a day" conversations. Additionally, try to memorize one or two words per day (don't push yourself too much, and you will get better results).
When I first learned french, I putted labels on every thing at home, my kitchen, bathroom, dinning room, etc, dozens of yellow stickers every where, and eventually I memorized all of them pretty easy, so I recommend you to do the same (and is much better if you write down the article as well on the label, for instance "la cuchara" -spoon-).
Feel free to ask.
