Hello everyone! If you feel like you're not making much progress in Spanish, something may be wrong.
And it's important to figure out why, because if you continue on like that, it could
lead you to give up, and you don't want to throw it all away! You may have lost
your motivation or be bored of always doing the same exercises. Or maybe
you're not using the right tools. In today's video I will talk about
about the best resources for learning Spanish and languages in general.
You are already learning Spanish just by watching this video, so my first tip
is to subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you've already subscribed,
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tips and hacks to learn Spanish. We post new videos often.
The most important thing is to choose resources
carefully, and according to your language goals. That's why
I'll break the resources down into categories, so you are clear on
which ones you need and how to access them. And don't worry,
you don't have to take notes. There are links in the description below
with all of the information I'll give you in this video.
Let's start with listening comprehension. Thanks to the Internet, there is a huge
variety of online resources. This is great, but at the same time it be overwhelming.
Here are some recommendations. Let's start with podcasts.
As you know, podcasts are programs, lessons or speaches that have been recorded
and you can listen to them with your mobile phone. Personally, I love Latin ELE
Pocast, where you can listen to Marco, with Chilean accent, and Jessi, with Colombian
accent, talking about Spanish language and the Latin culture. Another
interesting podcast is "Spanish con Vicente". In this podcast, Vicente talks about
different topics but always with the aim of teaching Spanish. He also
talks about official Spanish examinations. Some time ago we published an
article that talks about the best resources to learn Spanish. If you
want to, you can have a look at the description below.
Did you know that in MosaLingua we recently launched our own original audio
series specifically designed for people who are learning Spanish? It’s called “El Hombre Sin Nombre,”
and it’s the story of a man who wakes up in a hospital, with no memory of how
he got there, or even… his own name! Our team guides you
step by step so that you’re not only able to follow the intriguing story, but also
ultimately improve your listening comprehension in Spanish
or in any other language you're learning because it's also
available for other languages. And now let's talk about the Ted Talks. Yes. They exist for every
language and also for Spanish language. These are short lectures
given by well-spoken individuals. There are all kinds of different subjects,
and they are really entertaining! There are so many lectures that you'll find it difficult to choose
the ones you are most interested in. Another important thing is that they have subtitles
in many languages to help you understand. In MosaLingua's YouTube
channel you can discover all our tips
and the best hacks to learn Spanish or any other language
you're learning. We publish new videos very often!
Make sure you turn on your notifications and click the little bell icon
if you don't want to miss any detail. Now we will see the resources you can use
to improve your reading skills or, in other words, your reading comprehension. Nowadays
printed newspapers and magazines have gone down in history.
There are many online newspapers you can use to improve your reading and oral comprehension
because a lot of news already include videos. Some of the newspapers that we
recommend are "El País" (a Spanish newspaper),
"RTVE" or "Radio Televisión Española", "Televisa" (a Mexican news channel) and
"Practica Español" by "Agencia EFE" for students of Spanish language who want to
learn this language with real news that have been published by Agencia EFE.
Now let's have a look at online dictionaries. Wordreference is a good dictionary with
a very active forum and a lot of tips to translate into Spanish and other languages
and viceversa. Also, you can listen to the pronunciation of words with different accents:
European Spanish, Mexican Spanish or Argentinian Spanish. "El Mundo" dictionary is a complete
online dictionary that has the same name as
the well-known Spanish newspaper. For every word it offers its definition and its
translation as well as a lot of examples and synonyms. And, finally
we will see the resources you can use to practice your oral and writing
skills in Spanish. Lots of people dread starting to talk in a
foreign language but with these resources, you will love
speaking Spanish with native speakers. Italki is one of the best resources out there for finding a
conversation partner to practice Spanish. You don't have to
get out of your house because you can do it via video or audio chat.
Because let’s face it – it will be better than talking to yourself in the mirror, right?
The mirror won't correct you if you make a mistake, and your Italki partner will!
Also, you will be able to learn expressions in Spanish everyday,
and the most important thing: it's free! Forvo Español is a pronunciation dictionary
where you can find multiple recordings for any word,
at least in the most common languages. The recordings have been done by web users
so you will get access to a huge variety of accents. And, of course,
we save the best for last! Not to toot our own horn too much, I'm talking about MosaLingua Español app
and MosaLingua web platform. We think that
they are pretty great, effective resources for learning Spanish.
Using our app is not only an amazingly efficient way to study a lot of words and phrases in Spanish
in no time but also a way to add diversity to your language study,
since they feature dialogues, vocabulary and, the most important thing: a lot of practice.
If you use it, you will have everything you need to learn Spanish.
As I said, you will find all these recources in the description below the video,
so don't wait any longer and get started!
And if you are interested in other languages like English, French, Italian,
German, Portuguese, Russian or Chinese, take a look at our blog.
See you soon!