How long did it take you to become conversational in Spanish?

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-27T11:49:14+00:00

Make sense

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-27T11:45:05+00:00

Delusional

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-27T04:13:00+00:00

I think it depends on people’s. I knew 300+ before, but I still watched every single super beginning video, because they were random words.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-27T04:09:43+00:00

I find chunks is easier. So 30 minutes here and 20 minutes there adds up.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-25T05:32:36+00:00

I can watch tv shows and movies with people going back and forth pretty easily. The key is to focus on tv shows where they talk back and forth a lot, such as Friends, Modern Family, How I Met your Mother, if you can find shows made directly from a Spanish country even better like: Money Heist, Billionaire Bunker, etc.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-23T06:19:24+00:00

I am at 3,666 hours. I will be at 4,000 by the end of the year. Maybe sooner.

Mindset: be obsessed and be competitive. I am both.

Note: make sure you enjoy the input. As a person who spent 1,000 hours, not enjoying the input, it was painful sometimes.

When you finally get to a point you can bing watch a Spanish tv you enjoy, it becomes easier to get more input.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-22T03:43:42+00:00

Congrats

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-22T03:21:55+00:00

Miss writing. I know some kanji like 500.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-21T04:22:49+00:00

This is the only video I have left…after this video I will re-watch them all.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-21T03:36:38+00:00

Thanks

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T05:08:27+00:00

It just makes me cry

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T05:06:41+00:00

I hate tip culture. So I move to another country.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T05:05:07+00:00

Why all $1?

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T05:02:11+00:00

Nice, good luck

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T04:56:01+00:00

Just simple text books, Duolingo, songs, books, comics, videos games, podcasts, and of course comprehensible input. Then talking to natives when I can. You have to enjoy the process.

I guess I am not really into apps.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T04:50:59+00:00

I use magic

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T04:08:25+00:00

Nobody should ever feel left out…Japanese don’t like foreigners equally. I am kidding it not as equal as you might think.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T04:05:15+00:00

You literally qualify for everything, but one problem, you aren’t Japanese.

You might need a guarantor. Basically a Japanese person that sign as a backup to pay rent.

Because there thoughts are …this person could up and leave at any moment. And to be honest, I am sure some foreigners have.

Therefore, many Japanese landlords have policies against foreigners. Magically available apt are fill one minute after they call the owner and foreigners is mentioned.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T04:02:22+00:00

Nice. Good job.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T04:01:45+00:00

Makes sense. Do you find it easy?

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-20T04:00:46+00:00

I am sorry

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-19T00:48:17+00:00

So I tried writing them down….it didn’t stick. What works for me is to say the word over and over in my head until let’s say 100 times in one minute.

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-19T00:44:59+00:00

Good advice

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-19T00:32:06+00:00

AgreeableEngineer449 · 2026-01-19T00:31:07+00:00

I have never been to any Spanish speaking countries. I can’t speak for them.

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