My best advice for learning Spanish...

So I’ve been living in Latin America for a few years and I’ve been able to speak a good amount of Spanish. So much so that I normally date women who cannot speak English and I have a few local friends who do not speak English.

I am frequently asked about the best ways to learn Spanish. My best advice about learning Spanish is simple: Act like a little kid!

You know how kids like to watch the same stuff over & over again until they basically memorize all of the lines & quotes? It’s tiresome & boring to adults, but kids LOVE the repetition.

Spanish learners: I implore you to re-watch the same stuff frequently. Even better when there are subtitles to further aide your learning

For example, I like to watch Family Guy in Spanish. It’s called Padre de Familia and you can find lots of episodes for free on YouTube & other places.

As of today, you can easily watch just about any episode of Padre de Familia. My personal favorite is the mafia spoof episode (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frNROgDTkWk)

I must have watched that episode (with captions) at least 20 times. I will revisit the episode about 1-2 times per month on average. And I still find myself learning (or re-learning) new phrases.

As adults we think once we get the plot we don’t need to re-watch it anytime soon (or ever again). But do NOT make that error when it comes to learning Spanish. You should re-watch shows in order to memorize how things are said in Spanish.

What do you think? Does this advice resonate with you?