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Visual Link Spanish™ Newsletter (Welcome!)
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Words of the Week -----
Words taken from Basic Needs, Section 1 of our Complete Course
| English | Spanish |
| Monday | I can't | (Yo) No puedo |
| Tuesday | You can't | (Usted) No puede |
| Wednesday | read | leer |
| Thursday | study | estudiar |
| Friday | the document | el documento |
| Saturday | the contract | el contrato |
| Sunday | the newspaper | el periódico |
Culture ----- Just Speak to them!!
To truly learn Spanish well, a program like ours is one of the best tools available to get you started, but the most important thing you can do to improve your Spanish skills and really become fluent is to speak with the natives.
Many people are very nervous about striking up a conversation with a native Spanish speaker. They're worried that maybe they'll say something wrong or that the native speaker won't understand them. They're also worried about saying things incorrectly or possibly even getting embarrassed.
Something you need to know about the Spanish culture is native Spanish speakers are some of the most friendly people in the world. It makes them feel good to see others trying to learn their language and they are very eager to help you.
To really learn Spanish, you need to have the courage to go up to a native Spanish speaker in the near future and start-up a conversation with them. Once you get over the fear of the initial conversation, I think you'll be amazed at how easy and comfortable it is to talk to them.
Here are a few phrases that I recomend you use to get started. First you could say "Hola, Qué tal" [Oh-law, Kay tall] which means "Hi, how are you?". Next, you could say "Me llamo Dave" [May yaw-moe Dave], or in English "My name is Dave". Of course, you don't want to say your name is "Dave" unless your name really is "Dave". Finally, to spark some conversation, you could say "De dónde es usted" [Day doan-day es oo-stead] which means "Where are you from".
Here is my assignment to all of you newsletter readers. Are you ready? Practice the phrases above and set a goal of when you are going to approach a native speaker. Once you have done it and had a conversation in Spanish, send me an e-mail and let me know how it went. I'm eager to hear from you!
¡Buena suerte! (Good luck!)
David S. Clark -- President
U.S. Institute of Languages
dave@spanishprograms.com
http://www.spanishprograms.com
P.S. When you e-mail me you can just call me Dave.
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