Learn Spanish Made Easy: Best Tips

Sometimes learning Spanish can be quite exhausting. So, if you want to learn Spanish without breaking your head, give games a try. You can motivate yourself to learn much better if you have fun while doing it. Games are just one way to make learning fun.

There are big quality differences in online games. We've taken the time and tested some of the games available - just for research purposes of course - and have put together a selection that you might enjoy.

Our recommendations:

• The dialogue game - a great game to work on your conversation skills. You can learn everyday phrases and improve your listening comprehension.

• ISLA Learning games - this is a great platform that although the games are very simple has a good selection. The driving game in particular is a fun learning game and you can optimally use your vocabulary for directions

• PollyLingual – is a paid site but still very cheap compared to other similar sites. Anyway, you have access to many beginner games for free. Each theme has a game selection that you can play after completing a theme. A really good learning system!

There are so many great Spanish games on the internet. Read our article to see the complete list of the best Spanish learning games.

Learn Spanish with movies

We just told you that you can learn Spanish by playing games and now we want to tell you that you can also use Spanish movies?! Total immersion in the language happens to be the best way to learn it. This is how you can watch Spanish films and improve your listening comprehension at the same time. If you also turn on the Spanish subtitles, you'll even improve your reading comprehension.

Your options: watch a film in your native language with Spanish subtitles, watch a Spanish film with Spanish subtitles, or watch a Spanish film with no subtitles at all. We recommend you the second option: Spanish films with Spanish subtitles. The subtitles make it easier to follow the conversations and at the same time make you think more in Spanish.

Do you like Netflix and learn? Then check out our guide to the best films for learning Spanish.

Which films do we recommend to you?

• Try an old cartoon you know well - maybe a Disney movie like Aladdin or Bambi. So you already know the story and have the chance to recognize even more words.

• You can also try a Spanish film like Pan's Labyrinth. It is an internationally recognized film and therefore also available in many other countries. The film director is Spanish and it's just a great Spanish film.

• If you are an advanced learner then any Spanish film will come in handy, but if you want a challenge try Relatos Salvajes. A black comedy consisting of 6 episodes that is considered a challenge even for native speakers.

Learn Spanish with music

With a catchy tune, many generally only associate negative things. However, if this catchy tune is made up of Spanish words, it's a great way to help you learn Spanish.

Are you a person who is always on the go? Then listening to Spanish songs is just the right thing for you, because you can do other things at the same time. You'll be singing along to Spanish lyrics right away and expanding your vocabulary.

This is the ideal way to improve your listening comprehension. When you listen to Spanish music you are usually listening to native speakers and they can sing very quickly. So you make enormous learning progress. You can also dart your pronunciation if you make sure to pronounce "Despacito" correctly.

Which songs do we recommend for your playlist?

• Of course, "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee should not be missing

• Calle 13's song "Latinoamerica," tells about the history and culture of Latin America and deals with topics such as poverty, among other things

• "Me Gustas Tu" by Mano Chao is a real catchy tune and you won't get it out of your head for weeks

• Also, let's not forget Shakira, a lot of her songs are on

Do You want the complete list of songs? Then read how you can best learn with Spanish songs.

Learn Spanish with dictionaries

We have introduced you to so many new online technologies to learn Spanish, now back to old school. Learning with dictionaries sounds like a medieval method, but online dictionaries are a great tool to boost your learning.

One of the easiest ways to learn with an online tool like a dictionary, whenever you come across words you don't know, is to look them up and write them down to expand your vocabulary. Another option is to read Spanish books or texts, underlining and looking up the words you don't know.

Online you can find tools like Google Translate, which pretty much everyone uses – especially on vacation, but there are also plenty of online dictionaries that are unsung heroes. Sites like PONS, dict.cc, or Word Reference are very useful.

Learn more about how to improve your Spanish with (online) dictionaries and read our blog post.

Now you are armed with all the necessary information and can use the Internet efficiently to learn Spanish. The best way to learn the language is a combination of the options presented here. Immerse yourself in the language and you will see how quickly you make progress.

But one option is still missing when it comes to online learning.

Learn online with native speakers!

If you don't speak a language, you can't learn it either. That's why we need to learn Spanish with native speakers to be fluent and for having a smooth conversations.

You have the benefits of “study from the comfort of your own home” – customized to fit your own schedule, but you can actually speak Spanish. Our native speakers have designed the perfect course for you to achieve your pronunciation and conversational goals. Online conversational Spanish Classes could be just what will help you learn Spanish successfully