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6 tips to learn Spanish with songs

Music is a valuable resource to learn a language quickly, easily and, above all, fun.

PUBLISHED ON 31/2/2021 BY SOUNTER

There are a few things you need to do to learn Spanish through music, from choosing songs that challenge you to thinking of them as exercises on the go. Either way, you can always accomplish more than just singing.

1. Choose your favorite songs.

This may seem obvious, but many students fail at this simple step. The reason? They listen to random songs on the radio or choose the popular songs that are hot on Spotify or YouTube.

As simple as it sounds, to learn Spanish effectively through songs, you have to choose the songs that you like, songs that you will live with and listen to hundreds of times! That way, you'll want to hear them, and you'll want to learn the words in your target language.

2. Find the letters.

If you come across words that you don't know or can't guess the meaning of certain phrases from the context, just look up the lyrics of the song. Sites like Sounter do an amazing job of providing lyrics and exercises for most of the songs, including annotations and explanations written by the artists themselves.

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3. Make vocabulary searches a habit.

While you're in the process of searching for lyrics, why not make it a habit?

If finding the correct lyrics is not enough to understand a song, you can always use a dictionary and learn a new word or two. It never hurts to create a habit that not only helps you learn the songs you like, but also improves your fluency in Spanish.

4. Find the right music resources.

In addition to the obvious options on YouTube, Pandora, and Spotify, there are many resources online to help you listen to music while learning Spanish. You can have fun while improving your reading, listening and pronunciation skills all at the same time.

5. Karaoke!

Do I need to say more? Essentially, karaoke combines the above four tips into one. The result? A very fun and effective language learning method (preferably done with a group of friends). Test it!

karaoke on wall

6. Listen and repeat.

The most effective thing you can do is always remember and be aware that while you are enjoying your favorite music, you are also in the middle of a language exercise. You are learning. This awareness will help you go a long way!

In other words, if you are not even focused on learning, how can you expect learning to happen? You must increase your knowledge of today's tips and tricks before you can expect real results and improvements in your fluency in Spanish.

Make learning fun!

In conclusion, we can say that learning languages ​​through music makes studying fun. In addition, today this knowledge can be easily shared with the touch of a button, either through YouTube, Pandora, Spotify or specialized sites to learn Spanish with songs like Sounter.

Music is the best communication in the world. Even if people don't understand the language you're singing in, they still know good music when they listen to it.

I encourage you to share these tips with your friends, teachers, and other music lovers!

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