I want to speak spanish fluently next year?

Question

I am half british half trinidadian, however my grandfather is venezualan. Technically im latino.. woo. OK... i live in Bahrain as an expat... Bahrain is a nasty dustbowl.

During th summer of 2007 i went to spain for the first time, we got a house there and i fell in love with the country. Because of that... i took spanish for my GCSE's and have been learning for a year. This summer... well i just came back 3 days ago ( i feel like crying) I went into full immersion... met a boy who spoke english (my spanish teacher was his english teacher) and we decided to meet up... I spent the majority of my summer 1 month and 3 weeks hanging out at his house with his family and friends with no english and i have learnt SOOO MUCH.

I can understand the majority of what people say to me and can reply... when i was on the plane... flying alone you see...The person next to me was spanish and he did not belive that i had only been learning for a year... We spoke for the whole plane trip and there was never a time when it was like... HOLY MOTHER OF GOD... NEVER... or should i say NUNCA (wow im a loser)

I want to return next year fluent coz iv realised that spain is the place i want to live my life...

But do you think i can do it? In one year? And if so... in what way should i go around doing it?

Ill be taking spanish lessons in school and have extra ones out coz my dad thinks its great and is proud (that makes me happy)

I know that i WILL be a little iffy when i return... but by the summer of next year... or even by the end of the summer... you think ill be speaking like a spaniard?

Answer 1

  Good for you is as it should be,you are latin and should be able to converse in spanish just as well as english,as my son and daughter do.I am a Scot and my ex is latin. I think it is great that my kids can speak both english and spanish. Just keep on at it . btw I can only speak the bad spanish words.......lol

Answer 2

yes of course if you want to do it badly enough you will, it is great you want to learn spanish and if you study every day you will get there, all the best.

Answer 3

As long as you study each day at least an hour and practice often, who knows what could happen?

Buena Suerte

Answer 4

Congratulations! It's nice that you're able to learn spanish so quickly.

If you have any question about the language I'd like to help you :)