The Most Effective Exercise to Speak Spanish Fluently

The secret to speaking Spanish fluidly is to become familiar with difficult sounds, and the best way to do that is through deliberate practice.

Anytime you hear or read native Spanish, don't simply consume it—focus on production. Repeat what you hear, word for word.

The first step is reading or listening (most people are really good at this).

The second step is to figure out the meaning of what you consumed (you can use dictionaries or natives for this).

The third (critical) step is to repeat what you think you heard and to compare it with what you actually consumed.

[DeliberateSpanish]

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[estellewieler]

I love the expression "Intermediate Spanish Purgatory!"  It fits so well with how I've been feeling! Mil gracias por tu ayuda!

[theopalade]

Después de un año de practicar tu método, ahora puedo reproducir cualquier frase del primer intento. Thanks Nacho, you are the best.

[мирвовсеммире-ыи]

I approve of this. This is exactly what I did when I was studying English. I memorized many expressions, and memorized possible answers to many questions. I created many scenarios and scripts in my mind using many expressions spoken by native speakers. Then I also started reading a lot of novels and news articles on the internet. My sentence structure then grew exponentially.

I'll try to do the same in my journey with Spanish. Hearing it from someone who has conquered the Spanish language is very reassuring.

[cronaman]

i like to practice quotes. one i have memorized is the opening to avatar the last air bender in spanish

[michaeladdis]

Never heard of this approach before because I thought memorizing was bad for language learning, and I was instead one to improvise... but apparently since that isn't getting me where I want to be I'm gonna have to give this a shot. I'll update soon.

[UmberA]

I'm definitely in the intermediate purgatory haha but working my way out of it. I just discovered your channel and can already tell it's going to be useful. Great video

[joshkoya]

I came across the video a couple years ago and was completely lost with the practice example. I am actually shocked how much I have improved since then

[Eddster]

Este es un gran ejercicio. ¡Muchas gracias!

[corderg]

Intermediate purgatory- that is me all over!!! I’m stuck!!! I am definitely trying this!! ¡Muchísimas gracias!

[shadowqueen]

Gracias por este video Maestro. Voy a usar este technique para mejorar mi espanol y apprender muchos idiomas mas. Gracias!!!

[arrowking]

Any suggestions on where I could pick up such sentences to memorise? Huge shoutout from India. Super channel!

[jovenalgiangan]

Eres genial Nacio. Voy a practicar mas con la ayuda de tus consejos. Muy gracias a ti.

[tmanley]

This makes so much sense. Especially the part about hearing the words but not understanding the meaning. I take that as progress but one thing that I do to kind of force the meaning is to repeat the word or phrase and act like I already understand the meaning. It's a weird form of LARPing but it seems to work for me.

[CPEren-fjrc]

Genial! Llevo mucho tiempo con ganas de superar el nivel intermedio de espanol, pero siempre me sale unas excusas, principalmente, el temor a hablar con hispanohablantes. Tu canal esta ayudandome, gracias! Favor de continuar!

[kenitobkk]

"Intermediate Spanish Purgatory" is where I have been stuck for a long time. This vlog is super useful. Keep the videos coming please and por favor ayúdame salir de este purgatorio. Muchas gracias.

[tleta]

I also thought of memorizing lines in Spanish after listening to them, but I found it too tedious. But I guess it's the best way to go *sighs*

Thanks Nacho!

[angelstarfire]

I'm learning another langauge but I'll use this advice for it and when I learn Spanish! Thank you!

[kencorder]

Nacho, Thanks, These lessons help me very much. I have been teaching myself for a long time and I have no one to practice with. But these exercises do "train" you brain to be in "Spanish" mode. Thanks again .

[tromboneJTS]

This is key 🔑 practice for breaking through language barriers.