Starting to understand spoken Spanish
2 years ago
I am finally starting to be able to understand spoken Spanish. Knowing the rhythm of the language helps you to understand it from what I have seen. The only way to learn this rhythm is to keep listening to spoken Spanish until the words start becoming clear.
There are 2 things that have made the most difference. The first was practicing my Spanish daily by writing in my diary and the second is all the practice I have had by watching Spanish TV programs and by playing pc games in Spanish instead of English.
I am still not confident in my speaking abilities since I have hardly ever actually spoken any words of Spanish. When I was in Madrid, all I did was say hola to someone and they immediately knew I was not Spanish.
