Im 100% american and would like to be able to speak spanish like native mexicans... how long will it take?!?!?

Question

i just enrolled in spanish 1 so that will help some but i would like to be able to speak pretty fluently in spanish. how long do you think this will take? i am very determined but i dont have 7+ hours a day to study it. i have anywhere from 1-4 hours a day depending on the day. like i said, im 100% american and only speak english. i do know some spanish words and stuff but not many; probably less than 10. also, if anyone is a spanish teacher, is mexican, speaks fluent spanish, etc please tell me how long you think it will take. and also, if you dont mind helping me every now and then, please leave your email address. i will never contact you unless its about spanish and even then it will only be small questions like what does this mean, how do you say this sentence in spanish, etc...

thanks a lot!

Answer 1

umm

your never gonna get an accent

but ill say 4-6 months

Answer 2

i say a few years

Answer 3

well... I think that it depends how much effort you put into the language... being fluent in a language takes a lot of time because there are many words to learn, expressions, slangs... even fluent people we keep on expanding our knowledge... I would say to get along and just speak it like a native could take 2-4 yrs... depends on you... since I spoke Spanish I was able to understand Italian really fast... I study it for 1 yr... ended up studying in Italy for 6 month and I had enough knowledge to get along the natives... just kept it up and dont expect to be fluent in a couple of weeks...

Answer 4

The best way to really learn to speak fluently is to practice with people who do.  I have friends who have become fluent by taking Spanish classes and working at a restaurant or other business with people who only speak Spanish in the back.  

I learned Spanish fluently by studying abroad in Mexico in high school in a program that didn't allow us to speak ANY English and lived with people who didn't know it.

The best way to learn is to combine academics (studying, teachers, books, tapes) with speaking with fluent speakers who do not give you any option of reverting to English.

Answer 5

It all depends how much effort you put into it. Listen to spanish radio. Buy tapes. Find a spanish speaking friend. I'd say about four years to be fluent, with accent and everything. Accents are most easily acquired by going to the actual country.

Answer 6

hi my msn is [e-mail] ....and.. i can help you

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Answer 7

It will take you max.2 years if you study it 1-4 hours a day in continuation. Spanish syntax doesn´t have a major difference to English one. If you would start learning Japanese for instance which has a crucially different syntax you would need much longer.

Spanish and English both have a lot of latin origin words (like Location and Localidad; Creation and Creacion; Pressure and Presion etc.) so you´ll memorize them very fast.

You may use my e-mail for questions; I´ll be glad to help you any time I can.

Answer 8

There is no possible way you can be 100% american unless you are Native American, sorry but everyone originates from somewhere!