Me encantaría ayudar a quienes tengan interés en aprender Español. I would help partners learn Spanish, while I practice languages, German as first option (also English, Portuguese, French or even Italian). Spanish is my native Language and learning languages is one of my hobbies. After studying some, I developed a love for languages. A language is the entrance door to the culture of other nations. Having the opportunity to read some masterpieces in their original version is also joy. I studied civil engineer and shortly thereafter I did an MBA. Since then I work in Corporate Finance. I have two daughters, they go now to the university. Since I have studied some languages, I have a sense of what to recommend for a better learning. Of course, following a structured course is very important. But for me pronunciation/phonetics is the very first step into a language. However it is a topic that is covered late or not at all. Some sounds don't exist in our native language and that has deep consequences in mastering another language. Phonetics is not so difficult as it may seem at first and it is very, very helpful. Moreover, it is somehow universal. That means, each new sound learnt can be used in any other language where it exist. In Spanish we have five main vowel sounds. When I studied Portuguese, it was very hard at first (despite having the languages so many similarities) because Portuguese has many more vowels than Spanish. After learning a bit of phonetics, it was much more easy to understand and pronounce. I think that without phonetics, I could never have properly learnt Portuguese. Thereafter, when I studied a bit of French (just because I was going to visit Paris for the first time, and I have heard that French don't like but to speak French), it was easy to pronounce, just because I have already studied Portuguese phonetics. I also recommend reading aloud. Speaking requires the training of muscles and nerve connections.