Spanish for Beginners

Spanish for Beginners:

For beginning learners of Spanish, I recommend two Youtube channels:

Spanish with Paul, especially for speaking

Dreaming Spanish, especially for listening

I used both channels extensively before traveling to Central and South America, and it really paid off.

Spanish with Paul

I especially recommend Paul’s Mini-Course  to get started with Spanish. He takes you through, step by step, on how to build sentences in Spanish.

Dreaming Spanish

I recommend the Dreaming Spanish  Beginner Spanish videos,  and also their Superbeginner Spanish videos.  They have teachers from a wide variety of countries. I especially love Shel from Colombia. She is so expressive that I can often understand what she is talking about even if I don’t know the words.

Shel and her co-teachers create interesting and immersive experiences for learners at all levels of Spanish, including absolute zero.

 

Tip for watching videos in Spanish:

Youtube videos can be adjusted for speed. You can slow down a video to 75% to allow yourself more time for processing the information. Speeds less than 75% may cause a loss of natural rhythm.