At 51 am i too old to learn Spanish?

[Anonymous]

I mean well. Not just knowing travel phrases.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it has been scientifically proven that 47 is the latest you can learn Spanish. French you can learn up to 53, but not Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it has been scientifically proven that 47 is the latest you can learn Spanish. French you can learn up to 53, but not Spanish.

I firmly believe that you are never too old to learn anything if you have the desire and willingness. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

There was a 48 yo women in my Peace Corps group who learned Swahili well, comparably to the volunteers in their 20s. She is generally a very youthful, high energy person.

[Anonymous]

Get a 25 yr old Spanish lover and you'll be speaking in no time!

[Anonymous]

Of course you r not 2 old!!! Is this a serious question? Go 4 it!

[Anonymous]

you can, but it will be hard, and it will take years to get fluent (unless you move to a spanish-speaking country). My DH is hispanic and it took me about 10 years to become fluent (just learning through him, his family, etc)

[Anonymous]

yes! My dad was in the foreign service and learned new languages to near fluency until he retired. Portugese, French, Indonesian, German, Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Urdu, and Korean were some of the languages he learned. It takes hard work and you have to keep at it and make it part of your day-to-day, but it's absolutely possible.

[Anonymous]

Of course you can, I am Hispanic, I will teach you, you can do whatever you want

[Anonymous]

My MIL picked up Spanish and then French after she retired. Both to the point of near fluency. She used the Rosetta Stone and was very dedicated about it.

[Anonymous]

To the woman with foreign service father, this is completely different. People with a facility for language have a different sense of soy d intonation. I speak 7 languages and don't think that everyone is capable of that. Various studies have shown a person's ability to mimic sounds isn't the same across the board and has much to do with the sound range you were exposed to as a child.

Short answer OP: it is possible for some and not possible for others

[Anonymous]

We have a woman at work in her 50s who has been learning Spanish on her own for a year or two. She does have a lot of contact with Spanish speakers, who are generally very willing to help out a little bit here and there and she has a great attitude. She can already speak conversationally and is getting better every day.

[Anonymous]

I learned Spanish at 40 in a fairly immersive environment. It's far from perfect, and I can't really write it, but I can understand everything and express myself fairly well. I'm American, but grew up several years abroad and already knew German and French, so I think my ear was attuned to other languages and the "window" for learning was more open than others at my age. I would give it a whirl if I were you, OP. The right combination of a formal class, an immersive environment, and maybe something like Rosetta Stone can get you there I'm sure.

[Anonymous]

Claro que SI!!!

[Anonymous]

por su-fucking-puesto!