C2 Spanish: How To Get To A Native-Like Level In Spanish
Oye, ¿qué piensas del presidente de México?
(Hey, what do you think of the Mexican president?)
Yo pienso que… Ă©l… mmm… está bien.
(I think that… he’s… umm… he’s alright.)
If your Spanish is good enough to have simple conversations but you get frustrated because you still can’t convey complex opinions… ¡Este video es para ti! (This video is for you!)
This is how you reach C2 Spanish!
1. Get enough exposure in Spanish
You have to receive tons of exposure.
Listen and read as much as you can.
You can try reading the Spanish version of a book you’ve read in your own language. Podcasts are also a great resource.
For a list of great Spanish podcasts, check this video:
Puedes encontrar muchos videos cien por ciento en español aquà en Spring Spanish. (You can find plenty of videos 100% in Spanish here at Spring Spanish.)
2. Go to different sources to reach C2 Spanish
Get input from many different sources.
This includes academic settings and any input that native speakers would have been exposed to when learning it as their native language.
YouTube nos ofrece muchas opciones. (YouTube offers us many options.)
So, on top of… consuming content meant for Spanish learners, consume content on the subjects of your interest.
Además de … (On top of…)
This is a chunk.
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3. Visit places where Spanish is spoken
If you have the opportunity, come to Mexico! O bueno, a cualquier paĂs donde se hable español. (Or well, to any country where Spanish is spoken.)
It could be for work, for your studies, for vacation… If you don’t have this opportunity, but there’s a Spanish-speaking area where you live, go!
Buenas tardes.
(Good afternoon.)
Buenas tardes.
(Good afternoon.)
Disculpe, ÂżaquĂ venden productos latinoamericanos?
(Excuse me, do you sell Latin American products here?)
SĂ. ÂżCĂłmo quĂ© buscaba?
(Yes. What kind were you looking for?)
Estoy buscando ingredientes para hacer tamales.
(I’m looking for ingredients to make tamales.)
SĂ, mire, tenemos harina para hacer la masa. TambiĂ©n vendemos hojas de plátano y hojas de maĂz.
(Yes, look, we have flour to make dough. We also have banana leaves and corn husk.)
Muchas gracias, me podrĂa mostrar la harina, por favor. Y las hojas de maĂz.
(Thank you very much, can you show me the flour, please. And the corn husk.)
SĂ, claro, de este lado.
(Yes, of course, this way.)
Even if you’re shy and you don’t want to talk to native speakers, the simple fact of listening can help you a lot.
4. Make corrections to reach C2 Spanish
Get every single mistake corrected, ask native speakers to do this for you.
Ask for help. Most people are more than open to help out.
Susan, ¡tu español es impresionante!
(Susan, your Spanish is impressive!)
Muchas gracias. Cometo muchĂsimos errores todavĂa. Si no te importo Âżme podrĂas corregir cuando me equivoque?
(Thank you very much. I still make many mistakes. If you don’t mind, would you correct me when I make a mistake?
¡Claro! Mira, justo cometiste un error. Dijiste: “Si no te importo”. Eso significa que “si no te intereso”. Pero en realidad, quisiste decir: “Si no te importa.”
(Of course! Look, you just made a mistake. You said: “Si no te importo”. That means “if you don’t care about me”. But really, you meant to say: “If you don’t mind.”)
¡Ay, claro! Si no te importa…
(Oh, of course! If you don’t mind…)
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Muchas gracias, te lo agradezco de todo corazĂłn. (Thank you very much, I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.)
5. Attention to your Spanish accent
Practice your pronunciation and your accent. If you have the opportunity to hire a pronunciation coach, do it.
Obviously it’s not necessary that you sound like a Mexican, a Colombian, or a Spaniard. But if you have the intention to sound like a native speaker and you have the opportunity, hiring someone to help you with your accent is a great idea.
6. Be patient: C2 Spanish takes time!
Getting too conversational does not take that much time.
You can even “fake fluency” if you follow Juan’s advice in this video.
Pero llegar a un nivel nativo, en el que puedas expresarte tan libremente como lo haces en tu lengua materna… lleva mucho más tiempo. (But getting to a native-like level, where can express express yourself as freely as you do in your mother tongue… takes much more time.)
Oye, Ariel, ¿qué piensas del presidente de México?
(Hey, Ariel, what do you think of the Mexican president?)
Yo pienso que… Ă©l… mmm… está bien.
(I think… he’s… umm… he’s alright.)
ÂżY tĂş, Susan?
(And you, Susan?)
Bueno, creo que independientemente de lo que yo pueda pensar de él, lo más importante es que con su victoria, el sistema democrático mexicano se vio fortalecido. Hoy por hoy, los mexicanos pueden confiar en que la alternancia en el poder no solo es posible, sino también esperable.
(Well, I think that regardless of how I might feel about him, what matters the most is that with his win, Mexican democratic system was strengthened. Nowadays, Mexican people can trust peaceful transition of power is not only possible, but also to be expected.)
¡Susan! ¿Cuándo se volvió tan avanzado tu español?
(Susan! When did your Spanish get this advanced?)
Do not despair, follow this advice and be patient.
We spoke about accent but what are the exact steps you need to take to get a great accent in Spanish? I’ll show you, right now, right here where we talk about how you can lose your accent.