I've picked up quite a bit of Spanish over the years, but, I'm still not fluent. Outside of taking a Spanish class, what have you used to become fluent? Free options preferred, but, willing to hear other options. Thanks.
Duolingo is pretty good. The problem isn’t the learning—that’s easy—it’s the retention, which takes practice and getting an ear for things. So, add some tv to duolingo. News is good practice and doesn’t have much slang. Reading news helps too.
FWIW, I learned the most Spanish working in kitchens. Not kitchen Spanish either—the guys were Salvadoran and had crazy stories every week about fighting Guatamalans, so I needed decent Spanish to not miss out on details. Good guys. One guy gave me his belt buckle when I left that job—that was a big deal!
I work in a kitchen also. This is basically the reason I want to learn.
Thanks for the suggestions! I have some basics. I definitely have Spanish language papers and magazines available. I live in Los Angeles.
Then the best thing to do is mingle with spanish speakers .... and you should have TONS to choose from.
the best way to be FLUENT is to talk and listen. You won’t get that from books.
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