Weekly Spanish Lesson ----
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Culture ----- ¡Usted habla muy bien!
This week I wanted to talk a little about pronunciation. In Spanish, you could know thousands of words and how to put them together into sentences, but if you don't have good pronunciation, you'll never be understood. In-fact, your efforts to learn Spanish will have been in vain.
On the other hand, if you really take the time to learn Spanish pronunciation, native speakers are so impressed when you speak. You may not have perfect grammar or a very extensive vocabulary, but if you have good pronunciation, native speakers will usually say, "¡Usted habla muy bien!", or in English "You speak very well!". The pronunciation is the key! They'll think you are a great Spanish speaker just by having good solid pronunciation skills!
Many people make the mistake of thinking that because they took Spanish in Junior High, High School, or even College, they automatically have great pronunciation skills when in-fact, they may not be understood by a native speaker at all.
As the director of the Institute, I started teaching our course through Weber State University as an online course for the first time in January of 2003. At the first of the course, I gave my students a pronunciation assignment. They had one week to learn our Pronunciation CD-ROM software and then turn in an audio recording in Spanish. I was amazed when I listened to them. A few of them had obviously not practiced with the software, but for the most part, the students sounded similar to native Spanish speakers.
You don't have to be a College student to do well in pronunciation, people of all ages and backgrounds have been able to sound similar to native speakers by using our program. Now is your chance. By learning pronunciation now, you can continue with your goal of learning Spanish!
Moral of the Story: If you want to impress the native Spanish speakers, the way to do it is to focus on pronunciation. If you sound good, it doesn't matter how good your grammar is, they'll be impressed.
Sneak peek at next week: Salud, dinero y amor
¡Hasta la vista! ("Until I see you again!" [Literally: "Until the sight!")
David S. Clark -- President / Director
Visual Link Spanish™
Fun, Interactive Spanish Courses
http://www.learnspanishtoday.com
dave@learnspanishtoday.com
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