For people that learned Spanish as a second language, how long did it take until you could understand Spanish music and what tips helped?

[Anonymous]

I'm getting more serious on learning Spanish since my job is 98% Spanish speaking. I've gotten better at pronouciation of words lately. I started to listen to bad bunny, jhayco, karol G, etc. and really enjoy the feeling I get when I listen to them. What tips helped speed up the process of understanding the lyrics? I know some of them but most of them are a mesh.

[Oliverlogan263]

Here's a few tips based on my experience learning Spanish bro:

- Listening to the same songs over and over helps you start picking out familiar words and phrases each time. Repetition is key.

- Look up lyric videos on YouTube so you can see the words as you hear them. Helps connect what you hear to the spelling.

- Translate full lyrics line by line in your notes. You'll learn more vocabulary this way.

- Sing along even if you don't know all the words yet. Helps you get the flow and pronunciation down.

- Watch interviews with the artists too so you get used to their accents. Very different from classroom Spanish.

- Adding hand gestures or dancing helps commit it to memory more than just passively listening.

- Be patient yo, it takes time but will happen faster if you do these things consistently. Took me like 6 months before I could really jam out smoothly.

Stick with the hits you like and keep practicing - your brain will start making those connections faster without as much effort. Being immersed in the music and culture speeds it up big time. You got this bro, just don't give up!