If you've never learned a second language, learning Spanish may seem hard to do. It's likely that you were told to start with Spanish because it is supposed to be easy to learn. The secret is that almost all languages are fairly easy to learn, you only need to decide what tricks to use for learning. You'll find there are many helpful suggestions that will make it easier to learn Spanish. Here are a few tricks that you can try:

Remember that you need to be patient. You will not learn how to speak Spanish fluently overnight. Even if you have total recall and can remember your conjugated verbs and vocabulary, you may still have difficulty with sentences, etc. You'll get nowhere fast if you put a lot of pressure on yourself to speak fluently in too short a time. Rather, just learn at a natural pace. 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 talk like you're completely fluent, and you aren't, you could easily offend someone.

A good technique is to actually have the Spanish names for everything in front of you; you can use tags or stickers with the words written on them. This can be helpful to do wherever you can, whether in the rooms of your house or your workplace. You will be constantly viewing the words then, without even having to consciously think about it. Nothing is more embarrassing than using one word when you meant to use another! When you don't know what you're saying, you can end up confusing similar sounding words that mean very different things. If you label your home and office you'll be able to practice learning your new language in a comfortable environment which, depending on your learning style, could speed up your learning process.

One time-tested tool to help you learn are flashcards. Flashcards are an old school way of learning. Language is largely about memorizing, and these cards help you do just that! Use them to learn about using verbs in different tenses, correctly applying grammatical rules and so forth. Flashcards are a tool that you can take around with you and use whenever you find an extra moment. It can also be useful to work with someone else and have them test you with the flashcards. All you have to do is use one side for Spanish and the other for your first language; it's that easy!

You don't need to needlessly stress over learning any new language, such as Spanish. 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.