Learn spanish

[Shreyabhat]

hola amigos!

I am learning spanish and need help.

I am trying to create sentences/phrases but facing problems.

anyone can told me that how can I practice for this?

thanks
Shreya

[Liquinn3]

Originally Posted by Shreyabhat

hola amigos!

I am learning spanish and need help.

I am trying to create sentences/phrases but facing problems.

anyone can told me that how can I practice for this?

thanks
Shreya

I remember when I first came to the forum. My writing was pretty bad but now it has improved. Though it could still be improved. Your only way is so practice, practise.

[Rusty]

My suggestion is to read professionally-produced books in Spanish. That's the best way to learn how sentences should be written.

Sentence structure can be very basic or quite complex.
It's best to start with the basic sentences, so learn how to form simple subject/verb sentences first. Then add an object (verb complement) to the mix. Next you'll want to look into adding some adjectives (noun modifiers) and adverbs (verb modifiers) to your structure.

[Liquinn3]

Originally Posted by Rusty

My suggestion is to read professionally-produced books in Spanish. That's the best way to learn how sentences should be written.

Sentence structure can be very basic or quite complex.
It's best to start with the basic sentences, so learn how to form simple subject/verb sentences first. Then add an object (verb complement) to the mix. Next you'll want to look into adding some adjectives (noun modifiers) and adverbs (verb modifiers) to your structure.

I read novels. Are those good to read?

[Rusty]

Novels fall into the professionally-produced-books category. I've read that a good-sized novel (80,000 - 100,000 words) would contain somewhere between 5,000 to 10,000 unique words. If the editor was any good, those words would be correctly used and would appear in phrases and clauses that you could, with perhaps a change or two, use in real life situations.

[Shreyabhat]

ok thanks

[Liquinn3]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Novels fall into the professionally-produced-books category. I've read that a good-sized novel (80,000 - 100,000 words) would contain somewhere between 5,000 to 10,000 unique words. If the editor was any good, those words would be correctly used and would appear in phrases and clauses that you could, with perhaps a change or two, use in real life situations.

What a good idea. Which if I use a few sentences from the novels with tweaks that would improve my writing and hopefully speaking.

Should I try to write a basic novel in Spanish myself? This would get away from the question/answer format.

Or perhaps a love letter to someone? (So I can use it when I get a Spanish speaking girlfriend someday).

Tengo diez novelas en mi casa.

[Rusty]

Writing your own novel in Spanish is a tall order, but anything is possible.
Start with stories and then you can entertain how you might use them in your first novel.

I wouldn't suggest writing a love letter in advance of falling in love.

[Liquinn3]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Writing your own novel in Spanish is a tall order, but anything is possible.
Start with stories and then you can entertain how you might use them in your first novel.

I wouldn't suggest writing a love letter in advance of falling in love.

Good idea. I don't think I'm quite that advanced for writing a story/novel but should I give it a go?

Not to mention I need to learn how to include speech in writing.

Saludos.

[Glen]

Originally Posted by Rusty

My suggestion is to read professionally-produced books in Spanish. That's the best way to learn how sentences should be written.

Agree completely, and would only add that I recommend reading original works rather than translations of other works, no matter how good the translator may be. (Or maybe that's what you meant, Rusty - if so, I apologize for amplifying the point here.) What helps me the most is reading original plays, thus picking up on authentic dialog between the characters. Look for works by a playwright who is from whichever country you're most interested in and you'll learn a tremendous amount, not only of local language but also of local culture. Good Luck with the effort!