How to Learn Spanish With Netflix

If you are learning a language, then Netflix is a fantastic resource. Many of their shows are dubbed in foreign languages, especially Spanish. This means it can be great to get a bit of listening practice in. Let's take a look at how the tutors here at Justlearn recommend that you do things, shall we?

Choosing what to watch

Before you can learn Spanish with Netflix, you need to know the type of show or movie that you should be watching.

Obviously, when you are watching something in Spanish, you won't be able to watch the same 'level' of content as you would in your native language. For example, if you are just learning Spanish, then you will probably need to start with children's content. Cartoons are fantastic for this. Children's content will often be designed to help children learn the basics of speaking and communication, so you should be able to pick up a fair number of words like that

In addition to this, you need to choose something that is interesting to you. This way you can stay focused and really start to absorb the language!

How to learn Spanish with Netflix

So, once you have selected what to watch, how do you learn Spanish with Netflix? Well, it is surprisingly easy.

We suggest that you turn on Spanish audio for anything you watch. Do not use subtitles, either in Spanish or in your native language. They will be wrong, and they will throw off your language learning.

You should try to make learning Spanish with Netflix be a very active process. This means that you will really want to be listening hard to what is said. If you do not understand something, then make a note of it. You can rewind the content if you want to double-check what is being said.

Once you have finished whatever you are watching, then check back through your notes and see what parts you failed to understand and look them up in the dictionary. You can then make flashcards of them and continue to practice the language like that.

Try to dedicate at least an hour per day to watching Spanish Netflix programming. You can do a little bit more, but since this is going to be a very active learning process, we find that a lot of people end up getting bored with the content. Well, they get tired of watching it. If you limit yourself, then it will reduce the number of mistakes that you make. 

The more of the language you learn, the more you will be able to start watching Spanish programming passively. You will know what is being said without really having to think.

Conclusion

Remember, Netflix should not be your only listening practice when you are learning Spanish. However, it should be one of your main ones. This is because it will enable you to hear a ton of different people speak. A lot of the speech will be quite coherent and the type of talking you will hear in your day-to-day life. This means that most of what you pick up from Netflix should translate well to your day-to-day Spanish speaking.