In Europe, it is getting to be the most important foreign language of choice after English. In the United States, Spanish is the 2nd largest spoken language after English. It is the official language on four continents. Better English For much of the American population, English is spoken without much understanding. The Hispanic population is growing rapidly and so are the Hispanic economies, which mean one thing: various employment opportunities for Spanish speakers. In whatever industry tourism, medicine, education, business and trade, and security the demand for Spanish speakers is in a steady pace. So if you want to improve your employment potential and get paid much higher than your monolingual counterparts, better start learning Spanish. And this same technological advancement resulted in the following situations, which altogether make learning Spanish today very timely: 1. Learning Spanish is more affordable. You don t have to spend too much money when learning Spanish because you don t need to pay for special classes or hire a special tutor like before. That said, an older Spanish learner has no reason to be bothered by his age. Realistically, there would be tough times, but that is also the case for younger learners. That age is the central reason for having difficulty with the language is almost an immature excuse because if the learner is interested to learn whatever his age is he could downplay all the difficulties. Although you are still likely to slip up in some occasions, it is nevertheless helpful to keep them in mind and have them handy during real-life conversations. Here are some of the Spanish no-nos. Remember them as you converse whether with a fellow learner or with a native speaker. 1. Construct your sentences according to English sentence structure. Learn Spanish By Avoiding Grammatical Mistakes For the language student, to learn Spanish is also to be aware (and stay clear) of the common grammatical mistakes most beginners commit. This is not to say never to commit mistakes but knowing them lessens the chances of making errors. Prepositions Prepositions in English and Spanish do not usually have a one-on-one agreement.