If you want to speak Spanish with confidence, even if you just know the basics or have only studied the language for a short while, the single most important aspect you should concentrate on is the pronunciation.

You may only be able to say simple, short sentences, but if you can say them clearly and with confidence you’ll be able to get by in most situations. If every Spanish word you know can be understood by Spanish speakers when you say them, those words will take you a long way.

Being able to communicate successfully in Spanish is also a great encouragement to continue studying the language. With a good pronunciation you’ll find it easier to remember new words, and you’ll make much faster progress.

To help you master the Spanish pronunciation, I’ve created some interactive multimedia lessons. You can play those lessons at your own pace and hear the native Spanish speakers in them over and over.

In those lessons you can find out what the common pronunciation mistakes are and how to avoid them, and you can go through the drills to practice building up your confidence.

You can get my free interactive pronunciation lessons at Spanish Bookworld.

This is the Lesson 1 dialog videocast from my Spanish for Beginners course.

In this short dialog you can hear two native Spanish speakers greeting each other. Lesson 1 also includes a flashcard videocast where you can hear and practice all the new words that come up in the dialog, as well as a pronunciation and a numbers videocast. I’ve also created a podcast version of the four videocasts, and interactive multimedia movies.

In previous posts you can see and hear the Lesson 1 dialog movie and the Lesson 1 dialog podcast.

You can download all the podcasts and videocasts in my Spanish for Beginners course when you subscribe.

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It’s called Mediterráneo and it’s by the Catalan singer and composer Joan Manuel Serrat. It was first released in 1971.

In 2004 it was nominated the best pop-rock song in the history of music in Spain. This is a chant to the Mediterranean sea and the land that touches it, from a man who loves them both.

I love this song because it’s as far from today’s cynicism as one could ever wish to get. Like all good things, it’s honest, pure and passionate.

If you want to buy the album, you can get it here.

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