[hermano940]

Dear Melody,
There are many of us that have this problem. I would have to say that you have to start by listening to people talking. You can listen to the radio or go to the library and check out some latin or Spanish tapes or CD's of music Mostly Slow songs. This will teach you how to listen to the language and get yourself a Spanish to English dictionary. Then try to write what you hear. To speak Spanish you must learn to wirte it and read. It will become easier to learn this way.
The next step is to have discussions only in Spanish and never have fear of saying something wrong that is how you will have that the Spanish language has a lot of culture changes because of our great mix from the different cultures or countries that we all come from. You say you are Rican and Mexican do your parents speak any spanish. How about your grand-parents, if you do speak to them speak to them in spanish and you will see how each one speak different and the way that they say hello only should teach you that they each were taught a spanish language that is not the spanish from spain. I had my grand-parents to thank for the spanish that I know was taught to me by them and now I have my own child that I teach her little bites at a time.
If you would like to writing me here is my e-mail address hermano1@optonline.net I will help you as long as you are willing to learn. Tu = you tens = have muchos = lots hermanos = brothers What I mean by this is that you have lots of help out here if you know how it will help you. Take care and be good.......... Hermano