Learn Spanish My Way: Summer Series: ¡Número Nueve!

Keith's Ten Ways to Spanish Fluency

# 9: My ninth way to Spanish fluency can be viewed right here:

My previous tip had you seeking out or creating your own Spanish conversation group. This tip is a wonderful way to break the ice for your Spanish conversation group. You can meet up at a Spanish restaurant, converse with one another in Spanish and order your meal in Spanish if the wait staff speaks the language. Perhaps you can call ahead to find out if someone could wait on your table in Spanish.

This tip is another way for you to use your Spanish on a more frequency basis. Part of developing your fluency to the language is finding (and sometimes creating) opportunities to speak the language. If you take the action to go out and have dinner at a Spanish restaurant and conduct your business in Spanish, this will truly help your self-confidence. Groups are fine and good, but over time, you get "use to" each other and tend to be more lax in your Spanish. But in a more formal setting, this will bring you back to Earth. You will know whether or not your formal Spanish is up to snuff.

Familiarize how to order in Spanish. Look up different ways to order in Spanish. Transparent Language has a blog which may help you do just that here.

Try different foods than your typical Spanish restaurant order. This is a great way to really explore new flavors, words and textures to enhance your dining experience. If you can afford to do this regularly, it will help you establish yourself in public as someone who can hold their own in Spanish.

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¡Hasta luego!
~Keith