For Non-Spanish speakers: What are the most common issues to learn this language? Hi all: I've been chatting with some foreign friends to help them to learn spanish while them help me to learn engl

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For Non-Spanish speakers: What are the most common issues to learn this language? Hi all: I've been chatting with some foreign friends to help them to learn spanish while them help me to learn english. In that process, I've realized they have similar problems like Non-English speakers (like me). Problems like: difficult listening, grammar and vocabulary. What do you think about that? What's the most difficult issue you've had learning spanish? I'll be thankful about your answers because I'm planning to use it to improve the way I'm helping my friends to learn spanish. Of course I accept suggestions about writing. Thanks in advance!

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For non-native Spanish speakers: What are the most common issues you have in regard to learning this language?

Hi, all!

I've been chatting with some foreign friends to help them to learn Spanish, while they help me to learn English.

In the process, I've realized that they have similar problems like Non- to those of non-native English speakers, like me. Problems like difficulty with listening comprehension, grammar and vocabulary.

What do you think about that? What's the most difficult issue you've had learning Spanish?
I'd be thankful about for your answers, because I'm planning to use it them to improve the way I'm helping my friends to learn Spanish.

Of course, I would also accept any suggestions about you might have to help me improve my writing.
Thanks in advance!

Por/para. You guys always get it right, but only a very few of you can say why it is the way it is. It is like on/in. I know you get in the car, but on the airplane, and I always get it right, unless I think about it.

For non-native Spanish speakers: What are the most common issues you have learning this language?

Hi all:

I've been chatting with some foreign friends to help them learn Spanish while they help me to learn English.

In that process, I've realized that they have similar problems as non-native English speakers (like me). Problems like: difficulty listening, grammar and vocabulary.

What do you think about that? What's the most difficult issue you've had learning spanish?
I'll be thankful for your answers because I'm planning to use it to improve the way I'm helping my friends to learn spanish.

Of course I accept suggestions about writing.
Thanks in advance!

I think the trickiest parts are the ones that are very different from English, like para vs. por, preterite vs. imperfect, estar vs. ser, and of course when to use the subjunctive.

Thanks all, for your comments and corrections. Regards! :)

For me, and from what others have told me, the biggest issue is always conjugation of verbs. When we try to learn Spanish in a classroom setting, the charts of indicative and subjunctive verb endings can seem overwhelming. It is not so much the grammar, but the verbs. Traditional language classes tend to break the language down in a manner that is fine for linguistic studies, but not for practical speaking. It has helped me tremendously to watch television in Spanish, with a dictionary, so that I can get the feel and meaning of full sentences. It's great for studying. I also read texts in Spanish and translate them. It is a more natural approach to structure and grammar...for me lol.

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