[centrocampista]

Well this looks like a brilliant forum, but one thing is I am unfortunately ignorant in that I cannot speak Spanish. I know basic words, and am currently trying to learn in free time - so what I want to ask, can someone put up some sort of list of football related words? As the stuff I'm learning is all: food, drink, restaurants etc etc. Gracias

[Mario]

dont worry centrocampista, efernandez9 the moderator will teach you lots of spanish, he wants to use español everywhere!

[efernandez9]

do believe anything they say.... even french and italian is acepted Here

do in your preferred Idiom.... a BTW welcome here!

how did you find US?

[centrocampista]

Thank you mate

To be honest I was just browsing really, when I happened to come across this site. I couldn't believe the amount of posts and members, so it looks as if this is the biggest football message board out there? So I had to register, and I was even more pleased when I saw this Argentina forum packed with info - even if a lot is in Spanish

[efernandez9]

is hard to find argie stuff in futbol (sorry In spanish)

[LMvCP]

i actually have a buddy of mine from Mexico who just finished his Chemical Engineering degree, and is staying with me for 6 months to learn English.

Its amazing how much he has learned.

Granted, he goes to school at the local community college to learn grammer, but that takes YEARS.

I teach him conversational english. I only speak to him in English. Also one thing that helps him out a great deal is when we watch TV. When we rent DVDs or watch cable, the subtitles are always on and he always has an english to spanish dictionary on hand when he watches TV. THat really has helped him out alot.

you may want to try it... just to start off... put spanish subtitles. I use to do that, but with French.

[centrocampista]

efernandez, yes it is tough to find info!

rdl thank you! some useful tips there which i will give a go, gracias amigo

[efernandez9]

centrocamp.... why that name?

[WLU_Mike]

Try going to a college or university in your area and buying a beginner's Spanish textbook. Most of the bookstores around typically have phrasebooks, verb books and grammar books, but these are not really structured for extensive study of a language. They are simply quick reference books. I'm in the second year of my degree in Spanish and I have found it to be much easier to learn than French or German (which i have also studied). Try watching soccer matches in Spanish, and if you like it, listening to Spanish-language music also helps. Good luck to you!

[Hazardinho]

Originally posted by WLU_Mike
listening to Spanish-language music also helps. Good luck to you!

yea definitely... especially for the slang from each country.

i listen to all reggaeton and a cuban hip hop band called orishas.

¿que bola?