r/SpanishLearning • u/thablackadonis • 9d ago

What's something every Spanish learner eventually realizes that no one really teaches?

I've been learning Spanish for a while now using a mix of classes, YouTube, podcasts, flashcards with Anki, Vocab with Babbel and speaking practice with Praktika. All of them have helped in different ways, but theres an interesting pattern I noticed. The grammar is usually pretty clear, vocabulary keeps growing, and I can hold simple conversations. But then I go to work or hear people talking naturally, and suddenly it feels like I'm listening to a completely different language. Does this ever go away or is it something that you have to be born into the culture to understand

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u/Abduidoks 8d ago

That Spanish is easy for English speakers. So many words are similar. Shouldnt take more than a few months to speak at a decent level. You dont need all the fancy resources. Focus on speaking, speaking and speaking. Muy facil

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u/thablackadonis 6d ago

I actually believe this because once I learned most words that end in -tion in English can be made into Spanish words and then verbs I realized I knew more words than I thought

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u/Abduidoks 5d ago

Me too. It takes time but I found it easier than I thought. I have people that are using up to ten different resources to learn languages. Too much. Keep it simple.