Deciding to learn a new language is a fabulous idea. In the U.S., Spanish is nearly as commonplace as English. How many times a day do you hear something in English translated into Spanish? So it's a great idea to learn and include Spanish into your life. Yet there are a lot of people who experience difficulty with a new language. Here are a few useful ideas and tips that will help you if new languages are a bit difficult.

Keeping some patience in mind will help. You won't be speaking Spanish fluently in several days. Even if you have total recall and can remember your conjugated verbs and vocabulary, you may still have difficulty with sentences, etc. If you put too much pressure on yourself to be fluent too quickly you won't get anywhere. Just relax and learn in a slow but sure manner. If you do this you'll find you're more comfortable with Spanish. If people know you're learning their language, when you talk to them they'll be more patient with you. If you try to pass yourself off as completely fluent too soon you could offend someone!

Signup for a course. Many people are afraid to learn Spanish through a course with other students. In a class, students usually have to talk in front of the other students. Lots of people find this intimidating.

You should still do it even if you make lots of mistakes. Actually that's the best time to learn because all the other people are learning and making mistakes. Everyone can participate in making silly mistakes! It's certainly better than committing your mistakes in front of a stranger who may be less prone to forgiveness.

You can also watch Spanish TV and movies. It's not hard because all movie rental outlets have a foreign language section, plus there are many Spanish broadcasts on TV. You'll be able to learn how Spanish is really spoken without needing to travel. If you can't find someone to speak Spanish with, this will help you a great deal. To begin, you can watch with subtitles. As you feel your level of understanding getting better - turn them off and then see for sure. Keep doing this, and your learning will improve fast.

Learning Spanish, or any new language, does not have to be a terrible experience. The beginning may be a little rough, but in time it does get a lot better. You can become fluent if you stay with it and use the hints and tricks.