#as an intermediate spanish speaker

[ego-sum-ex-altiora]

My Roman Empire is the fact that if my school offered Latin, I would absolutely take it (no matter how pretentious it would make me)

[honeyviscera]

waahhhh i can feel myself losing my spanish bc im not practicing it regularly and it SUCKS bc in high school i did ib spanish and like i genuinely knew a fair amount of the language like it felt really good and our spanish teacher said we were like one of the most advanced classes she's had but now since im not taking classes or anything i can feel it slipping from me and im like no :( come back :(

[adhd-languages]

Learning through immersion

(Specifically Spanish, for intermediate-advanced learners. Most of this can be used for any language though)

Consume native content without looking up anything. Just enjoy it. (Something written, or something which has a transcript/subtitles)

Now consume it a second time

Write down any interesting sentences. (Ideally with pen and paper, for it to stick)

Anything that has something that looks like a word you know, but is in a tense you’re not sure, just a new use of a tense, some interesting expression or vocab…

Go onto SpanishDict and type in those interesting conjunctions, figure out what tense they’re in

Learn that new tense! Either through SpanishDict (they have lessons for pretty much everything) or just google lessons online. This can be as in depth as you like, or you can just google a quick explanation

Create new vocab list of new words and quickly run through it

Re-consume native content after going through all your sentences with a new enlightened mind

On this run you can also read aloud (or mirror, if you have audio) the interesting sentences you wrote down. With feeling, please.

Then write something in your own words, using new grammar and vocab you’ve studied. Or speak aloud, and record yourself. You should try to write other sentences using a similar structure as whatever new interesting tense use you’ve found. If it suits you, get a native speaker to check your sentences, using Busuu, or HiNative, or something similar.

This is just one way that I’ve been enjoying recently. To be honest, you can cut out pretty much any of these steps depending on what suits you, how much time you have, etc.

The important thing is that you’re paying close attention to your content, and you absolutely need to write your own sentences afterwards.

Unless you genuinely have no interest in communicating with native speakers — maybe you just want to watch tv or read in your target language and that’s fine — but if you do want to be able to communicate, you’re going to need to practice. You should also be practicing speaking aloud. If you have nobody to talk to, talk to yourself.

This strategy is really useful for when you’ve self-studied the basics of a language and you don’t know what grammar you need to study next. Just let

[stolen-wolfbread]

(Free) Brazilian Portuguese Beginner Resource Masterlist

I've seen a lot of posts for European Portuguese, but none for Brazilian, so here we are! All resources are available for free (or at least have free trials.)

The items highlighted in yellow are what I, personally, use and recommend.

The items with asterisks are closer to intermediate level.

I will continue to update with new resources as I discover them. If you have any suggestions, comment or reblog!

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Textbooks

101 Brazillian Portuguese Expressions

Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese Grammar

FSI Brazilian Portuguese Fast 1 | 2 (+audio)

ClicaBrazil*

Learn Brazilian Portuguese - Word Power 101

Complete Brazilian Portuguese

IE Languages

Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar

Português para principiantes

( +more in the Mega Folder from @salvadorbonaparte)

Handouts

List of Irregular Verbs

Top 100 Portuguese Phrases to Learn

Verbs in Brazilian Portuguese

Blogs

Uncle Brazil

Video

Channels

Brazilian Talk

Fernando - FWBP

Lennon Brito

Plain Portuguese

Portugués con Philipe Brazuca (For Spanish-speakers)

Speaking Brazilian Language School

Street Smart Brazil

Playlists

Brazilian Films with English Subtitles

Easy Brazilian Portuguese: Basic Phrases

Easy Brazilian Portuguese: Learning From the Streets

Portuguese From Brazil

Super Easy Brazilian Portuguese

Audio

Podcasts

Brazilian Portuguese Podcast

Brazilian Talk

Brazilianing

Carioca Connection

Fala Gringo*

Língua da Gente

LinguaBoost

Papo Vai

Read Books in Brazilian Portuguese With Me*

Speaking Brazilian Podcast

Tá Falado! (Compares Spanish and Portuguese languages)

Spotify Playlists

Brazilian Boogie

Brazilian Pop Mix

Brasilidades

RADAR Brasil

Raízes Brasileiras

Top 50 - Brazil

Top Songs - Brazil

Web Apps/ Mobile Apps

Flashcards

Anki | Speaking Brazilian | 55 Sounds

Linguno

Memrise | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Dictionaries

Forvo (Pronunciation dictionary)

Priberam (Cites differences between European and Brazilian)*

Word Reference

Courses

Duolingo | Old Duolingo for Web | Old Duolingo APKs For Android

Language Drops

Keyboards

Lexilogos

Type.it

Communities/Forums

HiNative

r/brazilianmusic

r/language_exchange

r/Portuguese | Discord Server

[hobbit--punk]

In case anyone’s wondering how our move to Madrid is working out, today involved my landlord toting a duffel bag full of chainmaille, plate armor, and a broadsword up to our apartment so he, my husband, and I could all nerd out about historical clothing together. The three of us wound up comparing notes through broken English, terrible Spanish, and Google Translate for an hour. 

Landlord: has mad metalworking and leatherworking skills, but no sewing skills and minimal woodworking skills. Needs a gambeson for his chainmaille and wants a wooden horse crest for his plate helmet. Can’t speak English well enough to find tutorials on YouTube.

My husband: has some metalworking skills including several years of making chain maille whne we were in uni, and mad woodworking skills including beginning carving. Has been wanting to learn to make swords for longer than we’ve been married.

Me: Has intermediate sewing skills, mostly in historical clothing and making quilts, is a native English speaker who knows how to find just about any skill set tutorial on YouTube. Has been wanting to experiment with medieval clothing.

Today has been a good day, y’all. 

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

As a native Spanish speaker and an English teacher myself, let me say, she does have some control of the language in terms of vocabulary, and her pronunciation is not terrible. However, she makes mistakes in the tenses of the verbs and she clearly has no fluency, she memorised most of this little “speech” and that’s why it sounds unnatural.

She has no detectable “Argentinian” accent, she sounds more like LA Spanish to me. Again, not terrible, but more basic/intermediate than advanced.

To be honest, she’s better than I thought she was. She’s clearly a well educated woman, sadly, we all dislike her for her actions, and we assume every word out of her mouth is a lie. In this particular case I dare say she wasn’t lying about speaking Spanish, she’s got the basics down. She’s probably been rehearsing her speech, it’s not hard to find Spanish speakers to practice with in California.

🤷🏽‍♀️

I agree. She sounds like me when I try to speak Spanish on vacation - I had 6 years of Spanish in school so I have a passing familiarity with the language but I’m so rusty that I have to re-teach myself phrases, vocabulary, and pronunciation when I travel to be able to speak it and it does sound more like rote memorization than fluent conversation (which I could do 17 years ago!).

So to my untrained (and deaf, so please be kind to me if I’m missing something) ear, Meghan sounds like someone who once had a Spanish education but lost the skills from non-use and has recently had a crash course in it.

But that isn’t the same as claiming to be conversationally fluent in Spanish after all this time, and that’s not what she demonstrated this weekend; she can make a speech in Spanish (which anyone can do if they practice long enough because honestly it’s just mimicking sounds and pronunciation when you don’t know the words), but she can’t hold or follow a conversation in Spanish - which we know because she needed headphones for that one conference and all of her answers were in English.

And there’s a lot of speculation, from Sussex Squad and the rest of us, that because Meghan has claimed to be conversational in Spanish, she speaks to her household staff in Spanish - which started after a rumor that Meghan’s household staff is largely Hispanic because of assumptions that the domestic workforce in CA is largely Hispanic - that’s why I made the post I did suggesting that because she didn’t sound conversationally fluent (to me) and she needed translator services all weekend, we can probably debunk those claims that she speaks specifically in Spanish to her staff.

(For some reason I can still read Spanish pretty well but being able to read Spanish doesn’t help when you’re asking for directions!)

[spanishskulduggery]

I love scrolling through your blog because of all the great resources and explanations! I’ve been speaking Spanish with my partner (who only started learning English a year ago) everyday since 2020 but I took a little CEFR test today online and got B1, which seriously shook my confidence. How do I start filling in the gaps in my knowledge and learning all the stuff I’ll never pick up just speaking at home?

This can be difficult because it's partially skills and partially knowledge, and each person is different

(Also can be difficult when speaking with native speakers who use "incorrect" grammar aka the way they speak is correct but not how formal Spanish wants you to speak, like saying "ain't" in English isn't correct but it is what sounds natural)

Like if you take the test and you're great at everything but the listening part (that was me on my exam years ago) then it's a skill thing

Knowledge is easier to fix. It depends on what your gaps are though. There are some big things like understanding subjunctive or preterite/imperfect that are common missteps... and there are minute details that trip people up. Like they always try to make sure you know y/e or o/u

In practically every major competency exam for Spanish, you'll see something like siete _ ocho horas "seven (or) eight hours" or something equivalent and it wants you to put "or", but it should be siete u ocho horas because o "or" turns to u when it precedes a word with O- or HO-

Spanish Grammar Online: Contents (Enrique Yepes, Bowdoin)

This is what I usually recommend for people who are more intermediate because it gives an overview of the major things you should know. There are some minor things that aren't addressed though

I would also recommend WordReference, Linguee, and Contexto Reverso which are my usual go to resources for finding the right words / seeing how something is translated

Also don't knock Wikipedia in Spanish - the amount of times I've had to look up specific geographical names/spellings or especially looking up names of specific animals/plants/minerals... it's truly a lifesaver and you get to practice your reading

[crystal--riot]

dusts off this blog. sooo... I'm picking up Spanish again! I want to try and spend at least a month trying to learn the basics and see where I'm at. my current goal is to be intermediate by next year!

I currently have a large vocab list, a handful of cool resources, and have found two native speakers to practice with 💖

I also have the desire to learn ASL, Chinese, and perhaps another language such as German, but I will be focusing on Spanish for now :)

gracias, ¡hastas luego!

[qsmpspanishclass]

¡ʜᴏʟᴀ ʏ ʙɪᴇɴᴠᴇɴɪᴅᴀ ᴀ ʟᴀ ᴄʟᴀꜱᴇ! / ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ!

The QSMP Spanish Class is a discord server that aims to teach fans of QSMP Spanish from English, however it is friendly to everyone looking to join a community with both Spanish and English speakers!

features & mods beneath the cut!

Our server has three tiers, novice (principiante), intermediate (intermedio), and expert (experto)- the level you can view is determined by reaction roles!

We also welcome people who use Spanish as a first language, though there are no tiers for learning English, and it would be more a safe space to practice than anything!

Additionally, we host game nights & events to practice speaking, and offer a space to share creatives like art and writing- both related and unrelated to the QSMP!

The QSMP Spanish Class has 3 m̵̢̯͌ô̸̠͚͌̏͜d̸͚̼͖͂ę̴̟̯̊͗r̷̢̟͙̄̃a̸͈̫̿̇͂ẗ̸̛͍͈̳́͊ơ̶͎̻̖r̸̪̈ș̵͔̬̊͆̚!

Ghost Town!

"Hello! We're the Ghost Town system, pronouns depend on the alter! We're the founders of the QSMP Spanish Class, and we've taken 5 years of Spanish and are planning to study abroad after 3 more years studying! Our tumblr is @theghosttown & our favorite CCs on the QSMP are Quackity, Jaiden, Luzu and Mariana!"

Zee!

"Hey! My name is Zee, they/he, or el/elle in Spanish! I am a minor, and Slimecicle is one of my favorite ccs. English is my first language, but im working on learning Spanish! My tumblr is @dreams-your-smp, and your always free to shoot me an ask to say hi!"

Fran!

"Hello there :) I'm fran (they/them). I spent five years learning Spanish in school and recently picked up learning it again. I'm also currently trying to learn Portuguese and am a big fan of practically all of the creators on the qsmp"

The QSMP Spanish Class has 2 additional moderators selected via election, and 1 further moderator selected by other m̵̢̯͌ô̸̠͚͌̏͜d̸͚̼͖͂ę̴̟̯̊͗r̷̢̟͙̄̃a̸͈̫̿̇͂ẗ̸̛͍͈̳́͊ơ̶͎̻̖r̸̪̈ș̵͔̬̊͆̚!

Chris!

Heyooo, I'm Chris (He/Him) I'm latino (VIVA COLOMBIAA) and spanish is my first language, my art tumblr is @chrisartshere and im just happy to be a menace

B!

[To be updated!]

Frank!

Hiya! I’m Frank, she/her/hers. I’m American, and English is my first language. QSMP Spanish class is teaching me Spanish, and I’m also semi-fluent in ASL! My tumblr is frankjonesthenerd, and my AO3 is the same. Multifandom with an emphasis on MCYT and Star Wars. Come hang out with us!

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[neurasthnia]

level three update for dreaming spanish! i just hit 150 hours of comprehensible input!!!!!!

if you're unfamiliar, there are a ton of comprehensible input videos out there in spanish, usually where a native speaker guides you through a story/discussion with pictures, lots of body language, and beginner-level vocab and grammar. there is proof that a language learner can learn to speak entirely by consuming video content at an appropriate level.

the goal is one thousand and five hundred hours total. terrifying, but i'm 10% of the way through!

quick facts for the curious:

i'm not speaking, reading, or writing for now. check out this page for more about the method - the general idea is immersion, with the goal of language acquisition, and the minimization of poor pronunciation and beginner-level demotivation.

it took me 47 days of study, over the span of almost seven months, to watch 50 hours of superbeginner and beginner content.

it took me 63 days of study, over the span of three months, to watch another 100 hours of superbeginner, beginner, and intermediate content, for a total of 150 hours.

within the last year i've only studied thirty more hours outside of comprehensible input videos - listening to language transfer, reading A1 level materials made for learners, and flashcard study. worth mentioning: over a decade ago i did study spanish for two years, and french for six.

[rigelmejo]

I'll be sharing some comprehensible input learning channels. I very much recommend using this study method, either on it's own (if you'd like to do an experiement and see how much progress you can make learning this way primarily), or as one study method among multiple in your study plan (this is how I tend to use comprehensible input).

Some notes: the phrase "comprehensible input" is used generally in 2 different ways in the language learning community. The first way, is to describe learning materials that are fully designed to be comprehensible (understandable) to a language learner. Those are the kinds of resources I am about to share. Material designed to teach this way will often use pictures for words, gestures, expressions, body language, and lessons will start off very simple in this way until the lessons have taught learners enough that the lessons can start using that initially learned vocabulary to start teaching and explaining more words. This kind of learning material is sometimes called TPRS (teaching proficiency through reading and storytelling). Examples of comphrensible input lessons are: Comprehensible Thai (on youtube), Dreaming Spanish (on youtube), French By the Nature Method (old book), English by the Nature Method (old book - note that since the books are now used independently instead of in a classroom, they involve a level of ambiguity and guessing, whereas the best designed lessons that exist currently like Comprehensible Thai are truly built to be understandable as an independent learner studying alone). The second way the term "comprehensible input" is used by language learning communities, is sometimes to suggest picking native language materials you "understand enough of the main idea" of that you can practice comprehending what you've studied and learning some new stuff by guessing and context of the material. That second term "comprehensible material" is NOT material designed to be fully understood by language learners, it's content for native spakers thaf learners find which may be somewhat comprehensible to the learner. Graded Readers (stories and books written to be mostly understood by a language learner, with unknown words having definitions or being something the learner can guess the meaning of) are more similar to the first type of comprehensible input, because they're made by language teachers to be mostly understandable to language learners. As a language learner learns more, and moves from graded readers and comprehensible input content made by teachers (like Comprehensible Thai youtube), then the learner moves into finding materials made for native speakers. And at that point, the learner tries to find materials for native speakers that the learner can mostly comprehend, the second type of "comprehensible input."

So I hope that clears up why the term "comprehensible input" seems to be used for 2 different things. If you're a beginner, and engaging with content MADE FOR LEARNERS TO UNDERSTAND then you're using the first type of comprehensible input. If you're an intermediate learner, or a dive straight in type of beginner, and engaging with materials for native speakers, then you are using the second type of comprehensible input. I hope this also will help clarify why I use the term comprehensible input on various posts, when dicussing both of those kinds of materials.

For this post, I am only discussing comprehensible input made for learners specifically to learn from.

Take or leave my suggestion: I personally think you should try out 1-3 beginner comprehensible input lesson videos, and try your best to pay attention to them and see how much you can figure out the main idea of what is being communicated to you. The thing about comprehensible input videos, is you're learning the language by actively engaging with it and being Required to figure out what it's trying to communicate. The last time you had to do this in your native language was at age 1-2 trying to figure out a circle versus square with an adult pointing at one or the other and saying the words, or an adult reading a book for you and saying words like "malevolent" and "rouge" and "ominous" and you doing your best to guess if the scene was happy or sad, scary or exciting, pretty or ugly, because you didn't know a lot of the words and were using the adults voice and expression and the surrounding words you did know to guess. In short: it's very high effort. It requires you to dive into an enviornment where everything is new, and try your best to understand As Its Happening. If you've ever been forced to do something totally new as an adult, it might feel like a technology repair person pointing to a piece of technology and saying "reset the router" and you not knowing what the words reset or router mean... and trying to do something to the piece of technology you guessed is a router since they pointed at it, and guessed reset means do Something since it indicates making some change. If you are a person who does NOT like being thrown fully into something brand new, you may find comprehensible input too draining mentally, or find it more difficult then you feel up for tolerating. In many ways it feels like being a child learning to read again, or a toddler learning everything by intense observation and focus. As an adult, we can often avoid learning anything in such an intense way... we can look up definitions now, translations, demand answers and ask questions, and so depending on your personality you may dislike the way learning through comprehensible input goes. Lets put it this way: if you get a picture manual of how to put together a desk, are you frustrated there's no text and ask others for help/look up text online, or do you just use the pictures and guess how to put the desk together? When you encounter a new word like "obfuscation" do you prefer to look up its definition, or guess what it means based on the paragraph you read it in? Do you like learning by instruction, or can you also enjoy learning By Doing? If you enjoy learning by doing (figuring things out as they happen), then you will enjoy comprehensible input lessons. I LOVE comprehensible input lessons, I love learning by doing.

There is the other caveat: even if you enjoy learning by doing and figuring meanings out through context like a puzzle, you have to get used to not understanding 100%. This can be a huge hurdle for some people. Your goal with comprehensible input lessons is NOT to understand Je m'appelle Mejo means "I myself am called Mejo" word by word correctly interpreted. Instead, the goal is to understand Je m'appelle Mejo is trying to convey THE SPEAKER IS MEJO. You will not know what exactly means I am/I call myself/My name is for possibly weeks, or months. You will not be told explicitly what is different between Mon nom est, Je m'appelle, je suis right away, unless the teacher uses comparative sentences to help you start guessing and figuring out those differences. You will learn what things ROUGHLY mean right away. If you tend to learn words in your native language by guessing, then this will be a familiar experience just on a MUCH larger scale as now every new word is learned in that rough guessing way then clarified over time. (So for example, as a child i guessed Melancholy at first meant something emotionally upset, then i guessed more specificially it meant something like sad or depressed, and got a more nuanced idea of the definition of melancholy over time). The first time you watch a comprehensible input lesson, you SUCCESSFULLY understood it if you grasped the main rough idea of "speaker introduced themselves, and pointed at me and probably said "you" and pointed at a stick figure and maybe said he she or they. You SUCCESSFULLY understood enough that you WILL learn from it. You did not fail if you didnt understand specifically which word was I, am, are. Depending on how you are used to learning, you may jump to the conclusion "this is too hard! I cant understand" if you didnt specifically identify the meaning of every specific word the teacher uses. But im telling you, if you understood their main idea, the main THING they're trying to communicate to you, then you understood enough of the lesson. A decent portion of new learners will see a lesson about say a teacher pointing to a stick figure and saying "this is the head, the legs, the arms" etc and the learner will decide "i dont understand!" Just because they dont know if the teacher said this is, that is, or it is, even though the learner DID UNDERSTAND the main idea: the teacher is telling me body parts. You only need a rough understanding. If you were playing with a 1-4 year old child, and drawing a picture of a ball and a square, would you feel you failed if you didnt clearly teach that child the difference between "this is" "that is" and "it is"? Or would you consider teaching the kid was successful as long as theyve learned to point to the circle (like you did when teaching) when you ask which is a circle, and point to the square (like you did) when you ask which is the square? You'd consider it a success as long as you taught the child what is a circle and square. Well learning from comprehensible input lessons are the same! You will learn the difference between it is, that is, and this is, eventually. After the teacher has said MANY examples comparing those phrases, to help you clarify their definitions. Each lesson may not clarify all information, just the portions they're specifically trying to teach you. You need to be able to accept that ambiguity, and that it is normal, when using comprehensible input lessons. Please don't give up, if you're grasping the main idea but some parts are vague or you feel you're guessing. It's normal. So try out a few comprehensible input lessons, and decide based on if you enjoy them and if you are roughly following the main idea, if you'd like to use them to study or not.

Okay finally the point (lol) some awesome comprehensible inout youtube channels! I'd love to hear anyone's experiences with using these! I'd love to try learning primarily with comprehensible input and see how it goes, but with french and chinese I'm already in an intermediate reading stage so i wouldnt be able to test beginner progress, and with japanese im starting to read novels so likewise i cant test out beginner lessons.

Comprehensible Thai: https://youtube.com/@comprehensiblethai

Dreaming Spanish: https://youtube.com/@dreamingspanish

French Comprehensible Input: https://youtube.com/@frenchcomprehensibleinput

Comprehensible Japanese: https://youtube.com/@cijapanese

Comprehensible Chinese: https://youtube.com/@comprehensiblechinese

Learn Korean in Korean (give his videos a chance, he has lessons to learn the writing system, and as a total beginner knowing nothing I was able to follow his greetings video and I think the writing may help you learn written words alongside spoken): https://youtube.com/@learnkoreaninkorean

Comprehensible Russian: https://youtube.com/@comprehensiblerussian

Think in Polish: https://youtube.com/@thinkinpolish

Impara L'Italiano con Italiano Automatico: https://youtube.com/@italianoautomatico

Podcast Italiano: https://youtube.com/@podcastitaliano

PolyMATHY (Latin, check out specifically his latin lessons) lessonshttps://youtube.com/@polymathy_luke

Ayan Academy (this channel has a lot of audiobooks with text of Language by The Nature Method books, which teach similarly to comprehensible input lessons but may require a bit more guessing if you have no teacher or tutor, I used the French by The Nature Method book to learn enough to read french and it worked well for me. Since these books are often a few decades to several decades old, be aware that you may learn OUTDATED information, or run into opinions within books that reflect the time period they were written in. If you're interested in old textbooks, views of historical texts and how language may have changed, these can be interesting to look into. If you'd prefer to avoid information that may no longer be correct, or prejudiced viewpoints from the past, it may be best to avoid these textbooks. For me, in an ideal world there would be new textbooks made using this kind of teaching style, that reflect current language and the modern world. Id also love textbooks like this made for chinese or japanese. Alas, the last time I saw books made somewhat this way was Linguaphone, which is decades old at this point. If anyone would be interested in a project like translating English by the Nature Method into chinese or japanese, please contact me. Another note: German by Pictures is a book they've got up on this youtube. I also have this book, its fun, I'd love to link more resources of this type): https://youtube.com/@ayanacademy

[hispanichorizons]

Best podcast to improve your Spanish.

🎧📚🌎 ¡Hola a todos! Today we have a post with a list of 🎙️ podcasts to learn Spanish. 🎧 Podcasts are an awesome way to improve your Spanish, since you can listen to these Spanish audio files anywhere and at any time. You don't even need an Internet connection! 📲 Most podcast hosts allow you to download them to your phone. Many of them tell stories, while others explain cultural or grammatical concepts, etc. They are really useful for improving your Spanish listening comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary almost effortlessly. 🚀 Additionally, you can get accustomed to different Spanish-speaking accents by listening to Spanish podcasts with various accents. 🗣️

📝 Here's the list of some great Spanish podcasts to learn Spanish, which is not intended to be exhaustive. It includes only some of the good podcasts that I know, and that can help Spanish learners:

👉 Learn Spanish Beginner: a podcast by Sergio Delgado, 5 minutes to stop being a beginner. 🌟

👉 Latin Ele: a podcast made by teachers from Latin America (Chile and Colombia), intended for intermediate and advanced students who want to improve their current skills in an entertaining way. They emphasize everyday communication. 🌎

👉 Sí Comprendo: a podcast to better understand the history and culture of Spanish-speaking countries. 📖🌍

👉 Faro Spanish Podcasts: covers different topics of history, culture, grammar, vocabulary, music, with speakers from Spain and Latin America. 🎤🎶

👉 Radio Españolizarte: a podcast aimed at intermediate and advanced Spanish students (B1-C2) who feel stuck and want to continue advancing in their learning. 🚀

👉 Spanish with Vicente: a podcast focused on intermediate-advanced students who want to listen to stories to learn vocabulary, grammar or get to know Spanish culture. 🎭🎨

👉 Vidas en español: a podcast about the lives of different Hispanic celebrities, to help learn Spanish and develop listening comprehension, to be more fluent when speaking Spanish. 🎙️🎬

👉 En Sintonía con el español: a podcast from the Cervantes Institute to learn Spanish. It includes interactive activities. 🤓📚

👉 Spanish for your career: a podcast for intermediate and advanced Spanish students who want to learn more about business Spanish and corporate culture. 💼

👉 Podcasts de Profe de Ele: Fran and Pepa are the protagonists of these podcasts. They cover different topics (friendship, fear, Spanish inventions, strange hotels...), and are accompanied by interactive activities on the Profe de Ele blog. 🎉🎭

👉 Spanish Language Coach: a Spanish podcast for intermediate level students with free transcripts. It deals with topics related to society, personal development, Spanish history or language learning. Everything is adapted for intermediate level students. 📖💻

👉 Learn Spanish with Hispanic Horizons: it's the podcast from Hispanic Horizons, mainly for A1 to C1 level students. Different topics are covered, they are usually very short, and almost all have the transcript and activities to practice them on our blog Horizontes de ELE. We usually also have the podcasts on our YouTube channel: Learn Spanish with Hispanic Horizons. 📚🌟 Also if you would like to Learn Spanish online or offline and get a certificate of international prestige, you can join our Spanish classes and

🤗 We hope that this list of podcasts to learn Spanish is useful for you. Surely, if you start listening to Spanish more frequently, you will improve a lot your Spanish listening skills. 🎉🎓

[kochivamarketing]

What is B2 Level Spanish?

Confused about What is B2 Level Spanish?

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) categorizes language proficiency into six levels, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (mastery). B2 is the fourth level, considered upper intermediate. Someone with B2 level Spanish has a degree of fluency and can communicate comfortably on a range of everyday topics.

A B2 learner has a solid grasp of Spanish grammar and vocabulary. They can understand the main ideas of complex texts, interact with native speakers, and produce detailed writing on topics of personal interest or relating to work/school. B2 indicates the ability to express opinions, explain pros and cons, and construct hypotheses.

Some specific skills of B2 Spanish include:

Understanding native speech delivered at normal speed, including abstract and technical discussion within a field of specialization

Communicating with fluency and spontaneity on familiar topics, with few unnatural pauses

Writing detailed, coherent texts on diverse subjects

Showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors, and cohesive devices

Expressing and arguing a point of view effectively

In summary, B2 Spanish reflects the advanced skills required to participate fully in Spanish-language environments. Learners at this stage gain greater fluency and confidence in comprehending, speaking, reading and writing Spanish.

[martinshep]

Intro post!!

󠁗󠁨󠁯󠀠󠁵󠁰󠀠󠁷󠁵󠁮󠁧󠁬󠁩󠁮󠁧󠀠󠁴󠁨󠁥󠁹󠀠󠁨󠁯󠁧󠁻󠁷󠁵󠁮󠁧󠁬󠁥󠀠󠁴󠁥󠁸󠁴󠀠󠁥󠁮󠁤󠁳󠀠󠁨󠁥󠁲󠁥󠁽Hi I go by Martin, Shep, or Riley (they/them but trying out it/its) I'm 20 and from Australia.

Autistic with ADHD, huge nerd. Agender anthro dog therian!

I make art on @martinshepart

Make sure to check out my alterhuman dictionary project here!

All my posts or reblogs where I say something are tagged #martin originals

More details under the cut!

Martin Schäfer

★★★★☆ Reviews (4)

★★★☆☆ arrived with no issues but item is kinda mid

★☆☆☆☆ would not shut up about languages

★★★★★ would not shut up about languages

★★★★★ very good dog arrived in good condition

Item condition:

Slightly damaged, still working

I'm autistic and ADHD and still struggling with executive dysfunction. Still learning how to recover from being a former gifted kid and never learning how to socialise. If I'm being annoying or obnoxious please tell me!

Agender because I do not understand gender, although unsure if it's just the human concept of gender I don't understand.

Therian and anthrokin! Specifically a german shepherd mix border collie, possibly with some other herding dogs in there. I also identify a lot with becoming a virtual/uploaded consciousness? Not sure what to call that. Also I'm thesean. If you don't know what that is here's my post about it.

Demisexual and platoniromantic. Not exact labels but the closest I can get without using an encyclopaedia worth of text to describe myself.

I'm an artist and I'm open for commissions! Check out the pinned post on @martinshepart for details!

Current special interests and hobbies:

(Note my knowledge of any of these is not as exhaustive as most people's)

Illustrated art

Cartography

History (esp cultural and economic)

Linguistics (esp lexicography and orthography)

Semiotics

Cosmology

Quantum mechanics and general relativity

The most horrid music you can imagine (breakcore, mashcore, shoegaze, dariacore, noise pop/noise rock)

3D modelling

Fursuit making

Kandi bracelets

Learning Spanish (just starting out)

Learning Dutch (Also just starting out)

Game design/dev (once I get my shit together and learn C#)

Music making (once I get my DAW working)

Furgonomics

Cooking/food prep

4D games

Languages I know, am learning, or am planning to learn:

If you speak one of the languages I'm learning and are willing to help me out please let me know :D

English - I'm a native speaker and specifically speak australian english

Auslan - Taking classes on it and soon will be taking a tafe course on it.

Toki pona - mi kama sona, kepeken tenpo suli. mi toki pilin, la mi toki lon meso. (I'm learning, slowly. I think I'm at an intermediate level.)

Hindi/हिंदी - मैं बुनियादी हिंदी वाकयों बोला सका। मैं शब्द मिला मे कोश बहुत अक्सर। (I can say simple sentences. I have to look up words in the dictionary very often.)

Spanish/Español - Estudiaba español. Sé mucho poco. (I'm learning spanish. I know very little.)

Croatian/Hrvatska - Still getting around to learning the basics.

I also want to learn arabic and mandarin at some point but I'm waiting until I'm learning fewer languages.

Me↓ (art by snowflake-sage)

Me↑ (art by snowflake-sage)

Feel free to message me if you want to hang out in vrchat, infodump to me, get help with art or 3d modelling, lust over my fursona, or just chat! I'm an attention whore so don't think you're bothering me!

I also have a discord server:

I like to listen to fucked up horrible awful music

Here's a google doc with a bunch of recommendations that's still a work in progress, I plan to add more to it as time goes on too

I'm like a year late to make this but whatever

[studieswithmi]

Oct 2, 2023 ・❥・Week 1 Day 2 of prepolygot’s Langblr Reactivation Challenge

Write a list of goals you have for your target languages. Make both long-term and short-term goals. An overall goal could be the ability to talk with a native speaker with ease and a smaller goal would be to finally learn that difficult grammar point that's been plaguing you for ages. How will you achieve them?

Non-Langauge Specific Goals

Watch and listen to more movies, shows, music and podcasts in target languages to practice listening, and repeating phrases back to practice speaking

Buy more books in target languages to practice reading

Start journalling in target languages to practice writing more often

Korean Goals

I don't have too many short-term goals for Korean, I'm more looking at the broad picture.

Reach B2

Watch a movie without subtitles and feel confident in understanding what is going on

Do more speaking exercises to gain more confidence in pronunciation

Focus on vocab more (I know a lot of grammar but it outweighs my vocab knowledge so I can't use my grammar to its full potential)

Japanese Goals

Reach B1

Improve my handwriting - sometimes I can't read the kanji when I go back later to review my notes :') But my handwriting can be improved overall

Create at least 60 vocab flashcards and memorize them by the end of the month (October)

Watch more subbed anime (often I swap to dub so I can do other things and leave the show on in the background. Watching in sub would force me to listen and focus more)

Spanish Goals

Reach A2

Do at least a lesson of Duolingo everyday

Continue watching children's shows dubbed in Spanish - Shout out to Bob Esponja

Focus on Latin American Spanish

Be confident in knowing when to use ser vs estar

Reach Intermediate on Spanish Pod 101

[pipsdelhi62]

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Why Choose PIPS for Language Speaking Classes?

1. Diverse Language Offerings

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2. Expert Instructors

The quality of instruction is a defining feature of PIPS. The institute employs experienced and qualified instructors who are native speakers or highly proficient in the languages they teach. These instructors bring a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to the classroom, providing students with a rich learning experience.

3. Comprehensive Curriculum

PIPS’s language courses are meticulously designed to cover all aspects of language learning, including speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The curriculum is structured to ensure that students develop a well-rounded skill set, enabling them to communicate effectively in various contexts.

4. Interactive Learning Environment

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5. Flexible Learning Options

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PIPS believes in making quality education accessible to all. The institute offers up to 100% scholarships to deserving students, easing the financial burden and allowing them to focus on their studies. This commitment to supporting students financially further solidifies PIPS as the best choice for language speaking classes in Delhi.

Course Structure and Benefits

English Speaking Classes

The English speaking classes at PIPS are designed to help students achieve fluency and confidence in English. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, PIPS offers courses tailored to different proficiency levels.

Basic English Speaking Course: This course is ideal for beginners and covers fundamental aspects of English, including vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Students learn to construct sentences, engage in simple conversations, and build a solid foundation in English.

Intermediate English Speaking Course: This course is designed for those who have a basic understanding of English and want to improve their speaking skills. The curriculum includes more complex grammar structures, enhanced vocabulary, and practice in speaking on various topics.

Advanced English Speaking Course: This course is for students who are proficient in English and want to achieve near-native fluency. It focuses on advanced vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and nuanced aspects of the language. Students engage in debates, presentations, and discussions to refine their speaking abilities.

Duration: 2-3 months per level

Benefits:

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French Speaking Classes

French is a beautiful and widely spoken language that can open many doors internationally. PIPS offers comprehensive French speaking classes for different proficiency levels.

Beginner French Course: Learn the basics of French, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and simple sentence construction. This course focuses on everyday communication and practical language skills.

Intermediate French Course: Build on your basic knowledge and improve your ability to converse in French. The course includes more complex grammar, expanded vocabulary, and practice in speaking about various topics.

Advanced French Course: Achieve fluency in French with advanced grammar, vocabulary, and conversational skills. This course prepares you for professional and academic use of the language.

Duration: 2-3 months per level

Benefits:

Global Opportunities: French is spoken in many countries, providing numerous opportunities for travel and work.

Cultural Enrichment: Gain insights into French culture, literature, and traditions.

Enhanced Cognitive Skills: Learning a new language can improve cognitive abilities and mental flexibility.

Spanish Speaking Classes

Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. PIPS offers Spanish speaking classes that cater to different levels of proficiency.

Beginner Spanish Course: Learn the basics of Spanish, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and simple sentence construction. The course focuses on practical communication skills for everyday use.

Intermediate Spanish Course: Build on your basic knowledge and improve your ability to converse in Spanish. The course includes more complex grammar, expanded vocabulary, and practice in speaking about various topics.

Advanced Spanish Course: Achieve fluency in Spanish with advanced grammar, vocabulary, and conversational skills. This course prepares you for professional and academic use of the language.

Duration: 2-3 months per level

Benefits:

Career Advancement: Spanish is in high demand in many industries, providing better job opportunities.

Travel Opportunities: Spanish is spoken in many countries, making travel more enjoyable and immersive.

Cultural Enrichment: Gain insights into the rich cultures of Spanish-speaking countries.

How PIPS Transforms Your Language Skills

Interactive Teaching Methods

PIPS employs interactive teaching methods that engage students and make learning enjoyable. These methods include:

Role-Playing: Practice real-life scenarios to improve speaking skills and build confidence.

Group Discussions: Participate in discussions on various topics to enhance conversational abilities.

Presentations: Prepare and deliver presentations to improve public speaking skills.

Listening Exercises: Improve comprehension skills with listening exercises and audio materials.

Personalized Attention

PIPS ensures that each student receives personalized attention to address their specific needs and challenges. Small class sizes allow instructors to provide individual feedback and tailor their teaching methods to suit each student's learning style.

Practical Application

The courses at PIPS are designed to be practical and relevant. Students engage in real-world activities that require them to use their language skills in meaningful ways. This practical application helps reinforce learning and makes the classes more effective.

Continuous Assessment

PIPS conducts continuous assessments to monitor students’ progress and provide feedback. These assessments include:

Regular Quizzes: Test your understanding of the material and identify areas for improvement.

Oral Exams: Evaluate your speaking skills and fluency in the language.

Written Exams: Assess your ability to write and comprehend the language.

Supportive Learning Environment

PIPS fosters a supportive learning environment where students feel encouraged and motivated. The instructors are approachable and always ready to help, and the peer support among students creates a positive and collaborative atmosphere.

Success Stories

Testimonials from PIPS Graduates

Rahul Sharma: "Joining the English speaking course at PIPS was the best decision I made. The interactive classes and personalized attention helped me improve my fluency and confidence. I now feel more comfortable speaking English in professional settings."

Priya Mehta: "The French speaking classes at PIPS were fantastic. The instructors were knowledgeable and made learning fun. I can now communicate effectively in French, which has opened up new career opportunities for me."

Ananya Singh: "The Spanish course at PIPS exceeded my expectations. The practical approach and continuous assessments kept me on track. I am now fluent in Spanish and planning to travel to Spain to immerse myself in the culture."

How to Enroll

Enrolling in PIPS language speaking classes is simple and straightforward. Here are the steps:

Visit the Website: Explore the detailed course descriptions and choose the one that best suits your needs and goals.

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Apply Online: Fill out the online application form and submit the necessary documents.

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Start Your Journey: Once enrolled, begin your journey to mastering the language of your choice.

Conclusion

The Premier Institute for Professional Studies (PIPS) in Delhi is the best choice for anyone looking to improve their language skills. With its comprehensive curriculum, experienced instructors, state-of-the-art facilities, flexible learning options, and commitment to student success, PIPS provides everything you need to unlock your potential and achieve fluency in the language of your choice. Whether you want to learn English, French, Spanish, or another language, PIPS offers the perfect platform to hone your skills and make your mark in the globalized world. Enroll today and take the first step towards a bright and fulfilling future in language proficiency.