{"id":342,"date":"2011-11-21T19:04:37","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T19:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=342"},"modified":"2013-08-19T16:14:18","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T16:14:18","slug":"learn-spanish-and-speak-like-a-baby-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/learn-spanish-and-speak-like-a-baby-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Spanish and Speak Like a Baby (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Something which has always stuck in my mind is how someone once told me how newcomers to the Spanish speak. She said that we speak like babies when we <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/ \">learn Spanish<\/a>, and I guess this is true of any language you care to learn.<br \/>\nSo with this in mind let\u2019s look at a few ways of using this knowledge to help us <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/ \">learn Spanish<\/a> and use it in a better way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch Cartoons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A great way to pick up new words and expressions is by watching kids TV programmes. I don\u2019t mean the Teletubbies, as I believe they say \u201ceh oh\u201d in every language known to man. I once got quite addicted to Dora and to those cute little animals that fly about saving other animals. As the programmes are aimed at kids they tend to repeat things a lot (\u201c\u00bfa donde vamos? \u00bfa donde vamos? \u00bfa donde..\u201d ) and also use clear phrases. Some even mix it up between Spanish and English, which helps give your ears and brain a rest.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.google.com.ar\/imgres?q=adultos+mirando+dibujitos+animados&um=1&hl=es&sa=N&biw=1024&bih=567&tbm=isch&tbnid=0gh_2VKyAvf8lM:&imgrefurl=http:\/\/www.cultura10.com\/looney-tunes-y-los-simpson-los-mejores-dibujos-animados\/&docid=JXHSsBZ1Nx_XqM&imgurl=http:\/\/img.cultura10.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/dibujos2.jpg&w=400&h=300&ei=cpTKTr6dOoX20gG3uajuDw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=62&sig=112757379336936585935&page=6&tbnh=167&tbnw=223&start=52&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:52&tx=109&ty=84\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something which has always stuck in my mind is how someone once told me how newcomers to the Spanish speak. She said that we speak like babies when we learn Spanish, and I guess this is true of any language you care to learn. 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