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You may consider a language pen pal. They have modern day versions as Sue suggested where you can actually chat with them across the globe. That way you can get used to hearing the spoken word. Also, if there is something that is hard to understand, the other person can write/type the word. Maybe something like Lang-8 or maybe a member of this forum who has adequate skills.
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Try SharedTalk
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Another thing is to sit with native speakers whenever possible. I did this and when I heard a word that I wanted to know, I would ask. Little by little things started making more sense. |
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Thanks everyone, you have very good ideas! I think I will try to get time between my studies and work and try to find English speaking expats in where I live and maybe work as a guide for free to practise language.
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Being English proficient does not mean speaking like a native. Many English speakers do not understand other English speakers,
y el mismo problema existe entre hispanos. A lo mejor, nunca vas a poder hablar como un nativo--especialmente si trata duro de hacerlo. Fluidez en un idioma viene poco a poco y llega (si acaso llega) de modo zen.
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A mi pasa siempre, en cambio. Deseo escuchar las noticias de la CNN USA y escucho hablar personas como si tuviesen una patata caliente en la boca, y cuando entiendo una palabra o una frase corta quedo tan contento que me distraigo y no sigo el resto.
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One of the best hints I ever got was to pay attention to the syllables rather than try to comprehend the entire word as a whole. It seems to work because the vowel sounds - and the consonants - of Spanish are more consistent than are those of English. Listening to singers used to be frustrating until I latched onto that bit of advice. Good Luck to you!
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I am a native Latin American Spanish speaker and I am used to speak like people do here, but when I listen to Spaniards it's difficult to me to understand them, I can't say that I don't understand, of course I do it perfectly, but I feel it rough and unnatural to me.
I guess that a Spaniard would feel the same when hearing a Latino speaking. |
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Glen, could you explain this a little more? |
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I think the way he means to understand Spanish is do it as Spanish speakers do.
Spanish speakers learn to read syllable by syllable, unlike English where you have to learn the whole sound of a word: I remember that when I was a kid I learned: MA ME MI MO MU MI MAMÁ ME MIMA.... etc.. So, if you learn to read Spanish as people do and you can recognize each syllable, the rest is going to be such a piece of cake |
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