Hi, i will give you my example. When i moved to usa, i didnt know a word of English, i started fron zero. I took classes on college, work with American people, i learned the good and bad english, ican say that i dominate the basics in3 years, but i still learning everyday! So it takes time, but is not imposible. Now, i can help you with Spanish. Im from Peru, so im Fluent.

gracias por su ayuda :)

Hola Linda. Eso que te pasa a ti me pasa a mi con el inglés. Por más que lo estudio no dejo de ser principiante y me desanimo porque cuando me hablan no lo entiendo. Seguro que terminaremos ganando al idioma y yo aprenderé ingles y tu español. Si tienes dudas sobre el español, dímelo y te ayudaré.

yeah I agree with you I can read and understand but when it comes to conversation I don't feel so good about it , however I'm sure I'll be better soon and I'll improve my language more

I've been learning Spanish for about 2 1/2 months now, and I feel like I've barely scratched the surface! I work on it only 2 hours a night, but I work pretty hard in those 2 hours. It's not easy, but it's very rewarding when you're reading a book in Spanish. When you can actually understand what is happening, that's priceless! haha :P Good luck, Linda, and don't give up! :)