SPANISH LESSON EXPLANATION AND NOTES

Spanish for Beginners - Some Useful Phrases

This lesson contains many useful phrases - indeed, some very handy Spanish for beginners. You will note when reading the literal English translations (click on the translation link above) that Spanish sentence structures can vary quite dramatically from English.

The very best way to learn Spanish sentence structures is to listen and repeat ... and then listen and repeat some more. Click on the next link for some tips and ideas on the fastest way to learn Spanish by keeping your motivation levels up.

You may find it hard to believe now, but my language learning experience has taught me that nothing works better than good, old-fashioned listening when it comes to achieving fluency.

Spanish sentence structures will become intuitive before you know it...

It's the best feeling ever when you first utter a sentence correctly without having to have thought it through beforehand. It will happen before you know it - you'll see.

Spanish for Beginners - Some Unique Spanish Punctuation

Notice how an upside-down exclamation mark or question mark is used at the beginning of an exclamation or question. This is not optional - this is the correct way to punctuate in Spanish.

Spanish for Beginners - The Silent "h"

The "h" in Spanish is never pronounced. It is nevertheless important to include the h when writing in Spanish, as omitting the h could change the meaning of the word completely.

For example,
"hola" means "hello" or "hi" but "ola" means "wave" (in the sea).

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