Ending in prepositions In English, it is common to end sentences in prepositions, although grammarians frown on this. In Spanish, it is completely forbidden. The correct way of saying Whom can I eat with? is CON QUIEN PUEDO COMER? Quien and que Sometimes, QUIEN is also used wrongly in relative clauses to mean who . So, try to do the same. Practice using them in sentences. Incorporate them in your conversations. Of course, some words might be out of place, but if the person you speak to knows you are learning to speak Spanish, he will most likely assume you are practicing. And he would certainly not think your nuts. What about people who want to learn Spanish fast? As of today, there is no shortcut in learning Spanish fast enough. The good news, however, is that there may be ways and means to speed up the process a bit on your own. The other news (not that bad, actually) is that this would need work and cooperation from your end. You could start by reading self-study books, buying language-learning software or getting a tutor or a friend who could teach you the basics. Get a Spanish dictionary. This would be able to help whenever trying different methods of immersing yourself in the Spanish culture. Don t get overexcited and start remembering about 30,000 words in Spanish. Presently, classes can be done through online tutorials and virtual classrooms. And this means three things: you don t need to commute or drive to a physical school, you get to study at the comforts of your own home, and you have extra time to allot to learning the language. The other good thing about online classes is that they require shorter time to finish, a plus factor for busy Spanish learners. In fact, according to research, Spanish is the fourth most widely used language in the world, next to English, Chinese, and Hindustani. Yet, unlike the last two, which only have speakers concentrated in their own regions China and India Spanish is spoken as the mother tongue in 21 countries and as one of the secondary languages in 21 other countries.
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