Two Spanish Video Series To Get You Started With Telenovela Immersion

It has always been stressed, yet can’t be stressed enough, that watching Spanish language videos is an integral part of a successful Spanish learning program. Immersion is key to getting comfortable with a language and this is the single most effective way to get that. That being said, a rookie learner might be overwhelmed with the number of options available today should they go looking for a good video to watch. YouTube alone has millions of videos that qualify. This post aims to make this process a bit easier for you by suggesting and discussing the two most effective ones for someone with a very rudimentary Spanish in them.

Narcos: 6 Reasons It’s An Awesome Show For Spanish Learners

I have always promoted the idea of learning Spanish from the couch. We live in times of Netflix and Hulu and the world has never been more accessible. So why not make this situation work for us! Today, you can find a TV show to learn practically any language important enough, your genre preferences notwithstanding. This article introduces to you, in caee you haven’t already heard of it, a brand new show recently floated by Netflix called Narcos. This is one of those few edge-of-the-seat shows that teach you some serious Spanish without you even realizing it. Of course, the deal is you should have at the very least your basics in place.

Start Making Sense Of Spanish TV In 45 Days!

Learning Spanish can have a whole bunch of fun reasons one of which is being able to make sense of those oh-so-contrived telenovelas from Mexico and the rest of Latin America. Now imagine being able to do so in a space of one and a half month. Now, wouldn’t that be something! This might sound like black magic or science fiction depending on which way you sway but it’s actually neither. All it takes is a strategy, the tools, and the oil of your elbow. Oh, did I forget money? No, I didn’t. What we’re going to learn today is as expensive as the air you breathe. So, stop worrying about money and prepare yourself for the six-week challenge. Are you ready?

A Novel And A Movie To Teach You Mexican Spanish

Como agua para chocolate is a very commonly heard expression in some Spanish-speaking countries, particularly Mexico, and was the inspiration behind the title of a novel by the much-celebrated Mexican screenwriter, Laura Esquivel. Mexico is the birthplace of chocolate; in many Latin American countries (and of course, in Mexico as well) hot chocolate is a staple traditionally made by melting chocolate over a pot of boiling water and the phrase, como agua para chocolate alludes to this fact. It can be used as a metaphor for describing a state of intense feelings which could be anything from sexual arousal to maddening anger.

How To Watch Spanish Movies For maximum Benefit

If you wish to fight, you need to practice; reading about techniques alone won’t help. Similarly, reading about easy Spanish learning techniques alone is not going to make you speak or understand natural Spanish ever. Even if you can read Spanish perfectly well, you’ll most likely have a square, cookie-cutter accent if the only input you received was the one from those studio-recorded DVDs and tapes off expensive language courses. This is where Spanish language cinema step in to the rescue. They give you an input of Spanish the way it is meant to be spoken in real, with real accent and real pace by real Spanish speakers!

Most Recommended Film For The Lovers Of Peninsular Spanish

It has always been stressed here that the process of acquiring Spanish must transcend textbooks and classrooms and must include more of immersive tools and methodologies such as films and telenovelas. Watching Spanish movies is not only a great way to improve your linguistic skills and discover interesting facets of the Hispanic culture, but is also way more fun than sweating over exercises, drills, and homework. You would be conditioning your mind and ears for the unique rhythm of spoken Spanish and it’s regional dialectical nuances that a book could never teach without even realizing how those 90-odd minutes passed by!

Can Che Guevara Help You Learn Spanish?

When the 23-year old Ernesto Guevara decided to drop out of the university and make a cross-continent motorcycle trip along with his friend, Alberto Granado in 1952, little did he realize that his memoir of this trip would spawn a biopic decades later and would not only become an iconic classic but also the single most enriching window to the Argentinean culture and history available to a non-Hispanic. The powerful story of Diarios de Motocicleta makes for a perfect tool in every Spanish-learner’s arsenal who is interested in not just learning the language but also appreciate the immensely rich Latin-American culture.

Love, Sex, And Lots Of Spanish!

If you have a weakness for everything Mexican, including Mexican Spanish, few films will teach, exhilarate, and inspire you more than this one. We dig road-trip flicks which is why Diarios de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries) is amongst our top recommendations to anyone learning Mexican Spanish or researching the Latin American culture. This is also partially why Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mother Too) gets an article of its own here. Most importantly, the movie is a rich source of the local slang lingo and colloquialisms of Spanish as spoken in the country that has more Spanish speakers than any other in the world.

Pick Your Flick And Acquire Spanish

Every Spanish-fanatic worth his grain would agree that the slowest means of acquiring Spanish is relegating the process to textbooks and whiteboards. Spanish is a language. An alive one at that. So, live it; indulge in it! One can’t stress enough the importance of breathing life into an otherwise highly unproductive regimented style of learning Spanish as institutionalized by the classrooms. So, as stated previously already, silent input for the win here! The advocates of immersive learning all unanimously underscore the importance of Spanish cinema as an extremely effective way of absorbing authentic real-world Spanish.

Top 25 Telenovelas From 5 Spanish-Speaking Countries

When it comes to nailing the Spanish language, it’s no secret that television is the most entertaining way to maximize immersion and, consequently, Spanish acquisition. While they can be excessively clichéd and predictive, telenovelas are still no less powerful when it comes to delivering a healthy dose of concentrated, authentic, native Spanish. However, the biggest challenge most if not all rookie Spanish-learners face with this method lies in knowing where and how to get started and what shows to pick for maximum juice. These are the questions we will explore in this article and see how learning can also be entertaining.