{"id":53973,"date":"2018-12-11T09:14:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T08:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/?p=53973"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:46:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:46:31","slug":"spanish-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/blog\/spanish-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Improve Your Spanish Listening"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the greatest challenges of learning Spanish is developing your Spanish listening<\/strong> ability. With so many accents from different Spanish-speaking countries<\/a>, it can be hard to understand. Like any Spanish language skill, you\u2019ve got to practice! Read below to find the 6 best ways to improve your Spanish comprehension.<\/p>\n

How to Improve Your Spanish Listening<\/h2>\n

Spanish Learning TV Shows<\/em> \u2013 Like books, there are lots of TV Shows made specifically for Spanish language learning<\/strong>. Most of them are free! Two examples for you to check out are “Extra” and “Destinos.” In these shows, the characters purposefully speak with a slower rhythm and common words to help students get better at Spanish listening. Don\u2019t stop there! Any Spanish video can be a great comprehension training tool nowadays. Youtube has a new feature that allows you to slow the video speed. Slow the tempo of the video and you\u2019ll be able to understand more of the dialogue.<\/p>\n

Tandem<\/em> \u2013 Tandem is one of the all-around best ways to practice your Spanish<\/strong> (though there are lots of other ways too). A tandem is a partnership between two people who want to learn each other\u2019s native language. In this case, you\u2019ll find a Spanish speaker to team up with and talk to. Simply talking to a native Spanish speaker will help with your Spanish listening. Keep a pen and pencil at the ready to write down all the new things you learn.<\/p>\n

Phone Calls<\/em> \u2013 Phone calls can be intimidating when you have to speak another language. They\u2019re even scarier when you don\u2019t feel your Spanish listening<\/strong> is good enough to understand the other side. Once you\u2019ve got your tandem partner all set up, test out some conversations on the phone. It\u2019s great practice for the real deal!<\/p>\n

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When you practice your Spanish listening with podcasts, it’s easy to multitask!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Podcasts<\/em> \u2013 There are so many Spanish listening podcasts available that it would simply be insane not to try one while learning Spanish! There are podcasts in Spanish about lots of different subjects. You should look for Spanish learning podcasts<\/strong> but even in this category, there\u2019s lots of variety. Whether you\u2019re interested in Spanish history, food,\u00a0 conversation, news or even comedy, you can find a Spanish podcast aimed at helping you improve your listening in Spanish!<\/p>\n

Transcribing Challenge<\/em> \u2013 This list has tons of ways to improve your Spanish listening<\/strong>. Keep practicing until you feel more comfortable speaking Spanish. After you begin to feel comfortable, raise the bar! Challenge yourself by listening to any of these Spanish resources<\/a> while trying to write down what you hear. Transcribing your Spanish listening exercises help with understanding Spanish AND writing it!<\/p>\n

Ask Questions (even stupid ones)<\/em> \u2013 If you\u2019ve found someone to have conversations in Spanish with, take full advantage! Speaking and practicing listening in Spanish<\/strong> is the best way to get better at Spanish listening. While in your conversation, if there\u2019s something you don\u2019t understand, ask! Most importantly, ask in Spanish. This will help you get used to asking contextual questions when you miss something. Stop pretending you understand and start trying to!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for more Spanish learning resources<\/strong>, check out what we\u2019ve got here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the greatest challenges of learning Spanish is developing your Spanish listening ability. With so many accents from different Spanish-speaking countries, it can be hard to understand. Like any Spanish language skill, you\u2019ve got to practice! Read below to find the 6 best ways to improve your Spanish comprehension. How to Improve Your Spanish […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":53987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[1516,1527,1659],"class_list":["post-53973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn-spanish","tag-learn-spanish","tag-listening-in-spanish","tag-spanish-listening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53992,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53973\/revisions\/53992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}