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When it comes to our own mother tongue we are confident enough that we are polite enough in the way we are speaking and the words we are using. But when we are learning or speaking any other language which we learned to speak it becomes difficult to be too formal since we are unaware of everything in that language. However, being polite in words is an important thing to consider when we are speaking some foreign languages like Spanish.

Most of the Spanish which is taught in the institutes also comes with teaching politeness. Being polite is what is related to our body language as well as our words. By default or with the politeness which we follow while speaking our own language helps to maintain a polite body language, but when it comes to the politeness in our Spanish speech, we need to care extra care and attention. This can be possible by learning few phrases in Spanish which shows our politeness and manners to the audience or to the person who is listening to us.

Few such polite words and phrases include excuse me, sorry, thank you and so on, which show the good manners of the person and create a positive impression at a first talk. Even though some of the terms and phrases seem too formal with little extravagance and elegance they are accepted as well as excepted even in normal conversation. The person talking formal in Spanish will be considered as polite and not as exaggerated.

Even there are particular phrases and words which should be used in specific situations. For instance , if somebody sneezes, the remaining people over there will tell ‘isalud’ and the person who sneezed will respond to it saying ‘Gracias’. There are more of this kind in Spanish, like the table manners, while entering someone’s home, office etc., before starting a meal, and many more. Following these help you to become more fluent and formal in Spanish speaking.

Tags: Learning Spanish

Spanish is one of the mostly spoken language across the globe and it is also mostly studied language in different countries. In many countries, it is taught as a second language in schools, whereas, in other countries people are showing more interest to learn Spanish among different International languages. For those who learn this language it is important to speak it in order to get fluency in the language. Even though we are not speaking like a native speaker we can do our best by imitating them. Following are few tips which help to practice spoken Spanish.

• Find a friend or an acquaintance to speak Spanish. This helps you learn the language much faster. The best way in this practice is to find a native speaker to communicate so that you can get a chance to observe and imitate pronunciation.
• Take the help of English-Spanish dictionary to find the words which you want to translate into Spanish. Keep that book handy.
• Speak Spanish as a new language. While you are speaking stop thinking in your mother tongue and try to think only in Spanish. This can be made by doing conscious effort.
• If you don’t find anyone, start speaking within yourself by standing before a mirror. Take the topic you like and speak on it for particular time and if possible try to record it. Replay the recorded content and check for the errors and try to avoid them the next time.
• Find website which gives you the opportunity to practice Spanish and use them effectively.
• Pick up some Spanish books and try to read them louder.
• Make some speaking activities with your friends and try to speak only in Spanish.
• Start test messaging, chatting and everything you speak to your Spanish learning friends only in Spanish. You can also send some e-mail asking reply from your friend and can make it a regular habit.

These are few tips which are useful for practicing to speak in Spanish.

Tags: Learning Spanish