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Welcome to day 1 of the 28 day challenge. Today I learn my first 6 phrases in Spanish – Pocket Phrases! If you don’t know what I’m talking about check out the Pocket Phrases video in the Foreign Language Smart Start video course.
Continue reading Day 01 – Pocket Phrases (28 Day Spanish Challenge #1)
Last time we went through utility phrases. These are phrases I will be using when I come across words I don’t know in Spanish. I would be saying them in English anyway, so I figured it would be best to learn these words first.
| Say this when you don’t know what something means. | ¿Qué significa eso? |
| Say this when you are curious about a specific word. | ¿Qué es esta palabra? |
| Say this when you want to know how something is said. | ¿Cómo se dice? |
| Say this when you are stumped. | No sé. |
| Say this when you used to know something but you can’t seem to recall it now. | Se me olvidó. |
| Say this when more research is involved to learn a word. | La tendré que buscar. |
Welcome to Spanish From Nothing! This is the very first Spanish session where I document my Spanish learning starting from nothing. Come follow along! WHOOHOO!
If you don’t know what this is all about, go watch the Spanish From Nothing intro video. It will explain everything you need to know there.
Normally I’ll start with recall, where I run through the phrases from last time. But there is no last time yet, so let me talk about my set up. Continue reading SFN Session 1
Welcome to Spanish From Nothing, my name is Justin Ryan, and this is the part of the blog where I will be documenting my Spanish language learning using the interaction pattern strategy. For more on what that’s all about, watch my Spanish From Nothing intro video. But in this video I want to share a bit about why I chose Spanish plus a I have a tiny Spanish confession to make. Continue reading Spanish Confession
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Welcome to Spanish From Nothing at languagefromnothing.com! My name is Justin Ryan and I am excited to announce that the enitre point of my blog has finally arrived! Woohoo!
I will be learning another language – in this case Spanish – starting from nothing. Hence Spanish From Nothing. Yay!
It is an experiment to test out a specific strategy designed to simplify the language learning process. Language learning can be confusing, time consuming, energy draining, and overwhelming. But I don’t believe it has to be – if you approach it in the right way. Continue reading Spanish From Nothing Intro!