5 Reasons You Should Learn Spanish and How to Start Right Now

Learn a new language in 2023; you know you want to!

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Learning a new language can be a challenging but ultimately rewarding experience. And when it comes to choosing a language to learn, Spanish is an excellent choice for a number of reasons.

Here are my top five reasons to learn Spanish as a qualified Spanish teacher with 18 years of teaching experience. And stick around until the end of the article to find out how to start learning effortlessly right now.

1. Spanish is widely spoken. With over 460 million native speakers and an additional 120 million people who speak it as a second language, Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world. It is the official language in 20 countries and is also spoken in the United States, making it a useful language to know for both personal and professional reasons.
2. Spanish is a Romance language. If you already speak a Romance language such as French, Italian, or Portuguese, learning Spanish will be much easier for you as there are many similarities between these languages. This makes it easier to pick up new vocabulary and grammar and allows you to learn Spanish more quickly. Most English speakers find Spanish pronunciation and spelling relatively easy and there are loads of cognates…