Shorter periods feel like reviews and they stick better in your brain. Question: I understand enough Spanish to talk with people but it takes me longer to answer because I tend to think my answer in English first and translate it into Spanish. Any tip? Answer: Begin thinking in Spanish when answering. In other words, thirty minutes of study scattered throughout the day works more efficiently than when you study three to four hours in one or two days every week. This is more practical in essence especially because there are a lot of free time you can squeeze study time in. While driving, for example, you can name the objects you pass by in Spanish, or construct Spanish sentences while eating. Travel In a world that gets smaller everyday because of frequent travels of people, Spanish is one language that is understood in many parts of the globe. It is almost guaranteed that you will never get lost in South and Central America, including Mexico and Puerto Rico in the north. Moreover, because of your Spanish you will get to see more interesting places and enjoy more interesting experiences than the regular tourists who do not speak the language. Those who have knowledge of four or more years of another language would usually get higher scores on the verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T.). Children also developed better listening skills since it is important when learning proper pronunciation. With all these benefits, how do you start teaching your child another language? Now that all efforts are heading toward globalization, it is all the more important for kids to learn Spanish. The times are changing, and it is only necessary to prepare the kids for whatever changes that may arise. To allow the kids to learn speaking Spanish is to allow them to cope with the society and to make them more relevant in the modern times. Incorrectly using them will not keep you from being understood, but you will be marked as an awkward speaker. (If it s any consolation, this is the same problem of non-English speakers trying to use the articles A, AN and THE in their English sentences.) Others There are other mistakes that English speakers have to be aware of (and avoid, if possible) in polishing their Spanish.