If you are going to emigrate, one of the most important things you need to do is learn the new language. How do you learn a new language? How did I learn Spanish? And also: in what language do I communicate with my Colombian partner? Learning Spanish was a huge challenge, but also incredibly fun. In this article, I answer these questions and you’ll find my tips for learning a new language!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Especially if you are emigrating to a country where they don’t speak English, learning a new language is necessary in order to integrate<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Unlike when you travel and some basic knowledge of Spanish comes in handy, when you emigrate you have to have a pretty good command of the language if you want to get along in society without help. Grocery shopping is still possible with a few words, but talking about politics, going to the hospital on your own or working at a local business is quite difficult if you don’t speak the language.<\/p>\n Now I really don’t have a knack for languages and pretty much struggle with any language outside of Dutch and English. Still, I managed to make Spanish my own.<\/p>\n I never took a Spanish course and it wasn’t until I immigrated to Colombia that my Spanish began to improve. If no one speaks English you have to and then suddenly things go a lot faster. At work I had a hard time keeping up at first, but when you hear Spanish all day you naturally start to understand and mimic things. After six months, I was fine. In short: really good Spanish I didn’t learn until I lived in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\tThis is how I learned Spanish<\/h3>\n
\n
You only really learn the language properly in the country itself<\/h3>\n