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My entire life I’ve tried to be fluent in another language and I’ve always failed. I never got passed introductory anything. Well, I learned there’s a customer who comes regulary that speaks Spanish so I thought I’d give this language I was forced to learn in high school a shot. I hadn’t touched it in 10 years so was shocked to learn Speakly thought I was beginner advanced!

Resources I’m using #

This is a non-exhaustive incomplete list

Language Courses #

  1. Speakly (for transparency I am using the paid version)
  2. Language Transfer (I use the android app and it is free)
  3. Espanol Con Vicente (his channel is targeted more towards intermediate/advanced and I must admit most of what he says goes over my head but I guess it’s a good way of measuring progress through comprehension over time).

Youtube Channels #

  1. Study With Alba
  2. Samual Gavilan

Blogs #

  1. Miguel Angel Duran (fullstack web dev)
  2. Marina Aisa (product design and front end)
  3. Lenguajejs (intro to JS in Spanish)

The goal right now is to try to absorb as much vocabulary as possible. Language is 1 part input and 1 part output. I have multiple input channels but so far no output. Although I can some what comfortablily understand very basic songs and articles (think 1st grade level or maybe lower) I don’t feel comfortable speaking or writing something as beginner friendly as an introduction (Hola! Mi llamo Rachel, tengo vientesies anos, vivo in Nueve York y soy de China. Trabaje como barista, ahora trabajo en el banco.).

I am currently on day 2 of learning Spanish. I try to do a minimum of 15 minutes a day. Surprisingly being consistent with language has also gotten me better at doing pushups todos los dias en la manana. Pero does dias es no bueno.

My biggest problem is that I think in English. I keep trying to use Spanish with English grammer. I’ll try to check in again en una semana. Ciao 👋.