Need someone to talk to in Spanish

[chunkyleechong]

Hi. I just registered and am looking for someone to talk to online and on the phone. I am trying to become bilingual but I can't find anyone to practice withp so it's difficult :/

If anyone can help me out it'd be appreciated. I need to talk in Spanish as much as possible.

[Elaina]

Hi! Welcome to the forums.

I am surprised you can't find anyone to speak Spanish with being that Spanish speaking people are all over.

Maybe you just need a little encouragement to approach someone that can help you and you help them with their English. 1 hour/day or more and you are set.

Try it!

Good luck.

[chunkyleechong]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Hi! Welcome to the forums.

I am surprised you can't find anyone to speak Spanish with being that Spanish speaking people are all over.

Maybe you just need a little encouragement to approach someone that can help you and you help them with their English. 1 hour/day or more and you are set.

Try it!

Good luck.

I have been asking around. I really can't find anyone. I don't know anyone that speaks Spanish, either. I was talking to someone but I don't hear from her so I don't think she's interested.

[Caballero]

Nobody that you know speaks Spanish? Where I live, we don't have that many native Spanish speakers, but we do have some. Since I'm a beginner right now, I can use all the practice I can get--so what I have been doing is asking everyone I meet "What is your second language?" Even if they only speak English natively, it turns out that the vast majority of people have taken a language in school, esp. Spanish. So I say anything I know how to say in Spanish in Spanish rather than English. Unfortunately it annoys some people. For my mom (who has never taken Spanish) I say it first in Spanish, and then translate it into English. Eventually she will learn it (I hope.) If I don't know how to say it is Spanish, I say it in English, but try to switch back to Spanish during the conversation, rather than speaking completely in English. And everyone that I know has ever taken Spanish I always greet in Spanish, not in English.

[chunkyleechong]

Originally Posted by Caballero

Nobody that you know speaks Spanish? Where I live, we don't have that many native Spanish speakers, but we do have some. Since I'm a beginner right now, I can use all the practice I can get--so what I have been doing is asking everyone I meet "What is your second language?" Even if they only speak English natively, it turns out that the vast majority of people have taken a language in school, esp. Spanish. So I say anything I know how to say in Spanish in Spanish rather than English. Unfortunately it annoys some people. For my mom (who has never taken Spanish) I say it first in Spanish, and then translate it into English. Eventually she will learn it (I hope.) If I don't know how to say it is Spanish, I say it in English, but try to switch back to Spanish during the conversation, rather than speaking completely in English. And everyone that I know has ever taken Spanish I always greet in Spanish, not in English.

I've been asking around. I work with a couple of people that speak it and I talk to them at work a little but I want to be fluent and that's not going to happen if I don't have someone outside of work to talk to. I've been asking around but I haven't been able to find anyone.

[Caballero]

Podés usar Skype. No he usado Skype en muchos años, pero quando lo he usado, hay una moda que se puede llamar personas (buscando para país) que no se conocer, y hacer una conversación con esta persona con la microfon.

[charlelit8]

Find a Spanish congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses and start attending meetings. As you learn about Jehovah and Jesus Chris, your Spanish comprehension grow by leaps and bounds. Mere para una congregación español de Testigos de Jehová y comenzar a asistir las reuniones.

[Peter]

Might I ask where you live?

In basically any city in Europe there is either a Mexican restaurant or a Spanish bar, it's my experience that they always have someone working there wanting to learn the native language. Another thing you can do is contact a nearby university and ask them if they can put up a notice explaining your situation.

Peter

[ROBINDESBOIS]

I´m from Burgos, but I live in Madrid, if you want , you can call me twice a week so that you can improve your oral skills in Spanish. Anyway, where do you live?

[chunkyleechong]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

I´m from Burgos, but I live in Madrid, if you want , you can call me twice a week so that you can improve your oral skills in Spanish. Anyway, where do you live?

I live in Florida. I'd love to have someone to call. I'm not sure if there would be long distance charges though.

[Awaken]

Originally Posted by chunkyleechong

I live in Florida. I'd love to have someone to call. I'm not sure if there would be long distance charges though.

It depends on your phone service. If you have the Vonage World plan, you can call Spain as part of your regular phone service. Skype can do voice to voice chats as well I believe for free.