Hey there, I was wondering what good ways are to learn the Spanish dialect that is most commonly spoken in the USA since America has a lot of Spanish speakers and it’s the second most prevalent language after English (like English, America obviously has a different version of the language compared to for example UK or India).
I had Spanish in school but only know a few basic things. I wonder if there is some way to really get immersed in the language (other than oc moving there and speaking with native speaker in person) to naturally learn it to be able to have conversations with Spanish speakers in America that sound as local/authentic as possible (so I don’t wanna focus on artificial learning that focuses too much on grammar and uncommon words that aren’t that important for everyday conversations).
This is accurate. Just finding people in your area that speak Spanish that are willing to help you out with immersion is really the way to go. The exact dialect doesn’t really matter, you’ll end up with a silly diaspora accent no matter what you do. Spanish is my first language and my family is from El Salvador, but I sound like I grew up as a farm hand in northern Uruguay or Mar de Plata and watched way too much Mexican & Brasilian TV.
There’s a chance you’ll arrive at an extremely neutral accent, but it depends on how much you pick up on accents. I’m a sponge for that stuff.