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That's a great video, thanks for sharing that! In my opinion: by far the fastest way to learn any language is through immersion. You can either do this by going to a Spanish speaking country and making mistakes over and over again by putting yourself out there. By physically immersing yourself in the culture, people, signs, and of course the everyday conversation, you're forced to pick up the language very quickly. Now, most of us do not have the luxury of picking up our bags and going to a new country to learn a language, due to jobs, lack of funding, the list goes on. Another alternative is to learn independently through apps, books, podcasts, but this is a very inefficient approach because it doesn't require you to actually speak. And we all know that the best way to learn is by doing. As all of the top language learning experts recommend, the best and fastest way to learn how to speak a language is speaking with native speakers. Because most of us don't have access to people around us who are native Spanish speakers, I use Rype. http://rypeapp.com/ Rype is a platform where you can connect with a native speaking tutor through video chat to practice and receive immediate feedback on your Spanish speaking skills. If any of you would like to try it out, they are providing a free 30-minute lesson. Let me know if you have any questions or thoughts on our vision for the future of language learning, by emailing me at [email protected].

I would also check out http://rypeapp.com they offer free lessons for the first 30-minutes and connects you with a native speaking tutor to improve your Spanish speaking skills. Highly recommended!

By far the fastest way to learn any language is through immersion. You can either do this by going to a Spanish speaking country and making mistakes over and over again by putting yourself out there. By physically immersing yourself in the culture, people, signs, and of course the everyday conversation, you're forced to pick up the language very quickly. Now, most of us do not have the luxury of picking up our bags and going to a new country to learn a language, due to jobs, lack of funding, the list goes on. Another alternative is to learn independently through apps, books, podcasts, but this is a very inefficient approach because it doesn't require you to actually speak. And we all know that the best way to learn is by doing. As all of the top language learning experts recommend, the best and fastest way to learn how to speak a language is speaking with native speakers. Because most of us, including myself, don't have access to people around us who are native Spanish speakers, I've been using Rype - http://rypeapp.com/ Rype is a platform where you can connect with a native speaking tutor through video chat to practice and receive immediate feedback on your Spanish speaking skills. They are providing a free 30-minute lesson, and it's a pretty seamless and tutors are great. Go spanish learners!

I've been using http://rypeapp.com to connect with a native tutor and been practicing there, but I may be up for extra practice to see what it's like to learn with a partner! Feel free to PM me if you're interested

I used to use rypeapp.com to connect with a native tutor and practiced there but I may be interested! Feel free to PM me if you want, I currently live in Colombia but don't have too much time to practice.

Very true! I'm living in Colombia right now and it feels immersive being in the culture, eating the food, meeting the local people. With that said, I don't think just because you're living in the country that you can suddenly improve your Spanish. It certainly wasn't the case for me for the first 3 months. You really have to work at it! Take a language course, or just get comfortable speaking with native speakers in the country. With that said, most of us don't have the luxury or the ability to suddenly travel to a Spanish-speaking country and practice with locals there. I didn't at all! So personally, I used a platform called Rype (http://rypeapp.com) to connect with a tutor there for professional conversation lessons. It's very easy to use, and they offer a free 30-minute lesson. Let's live our Spanish!!

I'm looking for conversation lessons in Spanish with a native speaker, and someone recommended that I check out Rype - http://rypeapp.com. I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried it? They offer a 30-minute free trial lesson, and their monthly plans seem to be pretty cheap, so I am thinking of checking it out and seeing what it offers. Let me know!

If you're serious about getting better in your speaking skills in Spanish, I'd recommend finding a way to speak with a native speaking person. It's the fastest and most effective way to improve because you are learning by doing and someone is there to correct your mistakes. I use Rype - http://rypeapp.com - to connect with a native speaking tutor, and they actually offer a free 30-minute lesson initially to check out their service. The conversation lessons are with a native speaking professional tutor, so it's very informative and my tutor Mariel even typed up all of my errors in a document and sent it to me after the call to look over.

Hey Welkom, By far the fastest way to learn any language is through immersion. You can either do this by going to a Spanish speaking country and making mistakes over and over again by putting yourself out there. By physically immersing yourself in the culture, people, signs, and of course the everyday conversation, you're forced to pick up the language very quickly. Now, most of us do not have the luxury of picking up our bags and going to a new country right now to learn a language, due to jobs, lack of funding, the list goes on. And I understand you want to learn prior to going to Spain. Another alternative is to learn independently through apps, books, podcasts, but this is a very inefficient approach because it doesn't require you to actually speak. And we all know that the best way to learn is by doing. As all of the top language learning experts recommend, the best and fastest way to learn how to speak a language is speaking with native speakers. Because most of us don't have access to people around us who are native Spanish speakers, we created Rype. http://rypeapp.com Rype is a platform where we personally matchmake you with a native speaking teacher through video chat to practice and receive immediate feedback to improve your Spanish speaking skills. If you would like to try it out, we're providing a free 30-minute lesson for a limited time, and you can sign up here: http://rypeapp.com/ Let me know if you have any questions or thoughts on our vision for the future of language learning, by emailing me at [email protected].