Short Stories, Fables and Music to Skyrocket your Spanish Skills 🚀

Surround Yourself with the Language. 

What does that mean, and why is it so important when learning a new language? 

Textbooks, workbooks, and classes are all crucial for improving your language skills, but they're not enough. To truly excel, you need to immerse yourself in the language and rest assured, your learning progress will skyrocket. 

Learning a new language involves a combination of different aspects and activities that should become part of your daily life. It will give you a new perspective on yourself as a learner. You will enjoy learning much more if you intentionally add language-learning activities to your daily habits. 

Listening to Music

One activity that most learners do, and it’s pretty effective, is listening to music and reading the lyrics simultaneously. Have you ever had that feeling of discovering a song that you like instantly?

If you’re learning Spanish, you can search for that tune and read the lyrics once you find it. If you do this every week, your Spanish will improve exponentially. 

I created a curated playlist with hits en Español that I believe you will enjoy and find beneficial for your language learning journey. 

Reading Fables and Short Stories

Another one you can incorporate into your daily life is reading short stories, fables, or kids' books that you have read in your native language. Here are some of the most popular ones that will help you improve and speed up your Spanish learning: 

Libros para niños en Español (Kids’ books in Spanish)

• Matilda 

• La Telaraña de Carlota - Charlotte’s Web

• El Principito - The Little Prince

Fábulas de Esopo (Aesop’s Fables)

• La Liebre y la Tortuga - The Rabbit and the Turtle

• La Gallina de los Huevos de Oro - The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs

• El Ávaro y el Oro - The Miser and His Gold

Here are 5 Aesob’s Fables in a short version en Español:

It's crucial to maintain consistency, stay curious, and have an open mind to enjoy exploring new TV shows, movies, songs, books, and art, and, most importantly, meet new people who can help improve your Spanish language skills. You'll learn to think in Spanish on the spot by interacting with Spanish speakers.

Muchas gracias for reading this post. I appreciate your interest in learning Spanish. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Un abrazo,

Alejandro Nunez | Founder & Director at New Way Spanish