Why Learn How To Speak Spanish? There are already numerous studies showing the benefits of learning another language. In fact, starting young could even be better idea. According to studies at the Cornell Language Acquisition Lab (CLAL), teaching children another language would not create language confusion, language delay or even cognitive deficit. There a lot of good reasons to learn Spanish, but here are the top five: 1. Gain better understanding of English. Like Spanish, many English vocabularies are rooted in Latin, a Romance language. Learning Spanish, therefore, brings you back to the Latin roots of English words and therefore improve your English vocabulary. In Spanish, the definite articles EL or LA is used when the person or the owner of the body part or the item is obvious. The correct Spanish for Open your eyes! is ABRE LOS OJOS! (The literal back translation would come out as Open THE eyes! ) Gender One very common mistake in a Spanish lesson is forgetting the gender. the man el hombre (masculine article EL, masculine noun HOMBRE) the woman la mujer (feminine article LA, feminine noun MUJER) a man un hombre (masculine article UN, masculine noun HOMBRE) a woman una mujer (feminine article and noun) the men los hombres (plural form of masculine article and noun) the women las mujeres (plural form of feminine article and noun) the fat man el hombre gordo (masculine article, adjective GORDO, and noun) the fat woman la mujer gorda (feminine article, adjective GORDA, and noun) some men unos hombres (masculine determiner and noun) some women unas mujeres (feminine determiner and noun) He is fat El es gordo. Business opportunities Today, Latin America as a region is expanding their economies, and as such they become more and more important trading partners. Business between the U.S. and these countries are getting more and more upbeat, making the Spanish language an important asset for the American businessman. Back then, if you want to learn how to speak Spanish, you need to enroll in a physical school. Presently, learning can be done anywhere the learner feels comfortable with. Because of the technological advancement, learning methods and set-ups have been significantly improved to meet the varying needs and demands of individual learners.