Learn a New Language

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to learn a new language in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• give advice

• use common Spanish sayings

• talk about concepts related to learning a language

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
la app	app
la cultura	culture
el error	mistake
la gramática	grammar
el miedo	fear
la paciencia	patience
el, la radio	radio
el vocabulario	vocabulary
la voz	voice, rumor, comment
el hispanohablante	Spanish speaker

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Descarga la app de SpanishDictionary.com. Download the SpanishDictionary.com app.
Comete errores. Make mistakes.
Habla sin miedo. Speak without fear.

Hispanohablante is also an adjective that means Spanish-speaking.

Gender Tip

Nouns that end in -ma are often masculine, and nouns that end in z are often feminine.

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Cambia el idioma de tu teléfono. Change the language on your phone.
No escuches las voces negativas. Don't listen to negative comments.

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Cambia el idioma de tu teléfono.

Change the language on your phone.

No escuches las voces negativas.

Don't listen to negative comments.

Note, too, that app is feminine. Why? It’s the short form of the feminine noun aplicación. Radio can be either masculine or feminine, depending on which part of the Spanish-speaking world you’re in.

You can read more about other tricky nouns in this article.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Equivocarse

Equivocarse(to make mistakes) is a pronominal verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me equivoco	I make mistakes
tú	te equivocas	you make mistakes	informal singular you
vos	te equivocás	you make mistakes	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se equivoca	he, she makes mistakes
usted	se equivoca	you make mistakes	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos equivocamos	we make mistakes
vosotros, vosotras	os equivocáis	you make mistakes	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se equivocan	they make mistakes
ustedes	se equivocan	you make mistakes	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verbs: Tú Command Forms

In this skill, you learn the command forms for the following verbs!

Infinitive	English	Tú Command Form	Negative Tú Command Form
cambiar	to change	cambia	no cambies
cometer	to make (a mistake)	comete	no cometas
conocer	to (get to) know	conoce	no conozcas
dedicar	to dedicate	dedica	no dediques
desanimarse	to get discouraged	desanímate	no te desanimes
descargar	to download	descarga	no descargues
echarse atrás	to back out	échate atrás	no te eches atrás
escuchar	to listen to	escucha	no escuches
hablar	to talk	habla	no hables
ir	to go	ve	no vayas
leer	to read	lee	no leas
llegar	to arrive	llega	no llegues
pensar	to think	piensa	no pienses
poner	to put, to get	pon	no te pongas
ponerse las pilas	to get cracking	ponte las pilas	no te pongas las pilas
practicar	to practice	practica	no practiques
rendirse	to give up	ríndete	no te rindas
salir	to leave,to go out	sal	no salgas
ser	to be	sé	no seas
tener	to have, to be	ten	no tengas
usar	to use	usa	no uses
ver	to watch	ve	no veas

Forming Affirmative Commands

For regular verbs, you will simply use the third-person singular form (él, ella, usted form) of the present to form an affirmative tú command.

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Ve películas en español. Watch movies in Spanish.
Dedica tiempo al vocabulario. Dedicate time to the vocabulary.

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Ve películas en español.

Watch movies in Spanish.

Dedica tiempo al vocabulario.

Dedicate time to the vocabulary.

Forming Negative Commands

Always make sure you put noor another negative word like nunca(never) in front of the verb when forming a negative informal command.

Negative tú commands are formed differently than affirmative tú commands. They use the present subjunctive form of the verb! That means regular -ar verbs end in -es, and regular -er and -ir verbs end in -as.