What’s the best book to buy on learning Spanish?
I took it for many years in high school, then college, so I know the correct pronunciations and what not… honestly, I need a basic book to refresh my knowledge and at least remind of the building blocks of the language.
Any recommendations?
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
What’s the best book to buy on learning Spanish?
I took it for many years in high school, then college, so I know the correct pronunciations and what not… honestly, I need a basic book to refresh my knowledge and at least remind of the building blocks of the language.
Any recommendations?
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I know a website I can give you that will make learning Spanish and other languages interactive and fun.
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[quote]nephorm wrote:
Let me guess: you have been inspired to become a chupacabra hunter![/quote]
HAHAHA.
I saw that thread… haven’t looked at it because I saw the title.
No… just want to do something constructive besides what I do now.
I am sure there are alternatives, but Rosetta Stone, though it is expensive, works pretty good for foreign languages.
You could always go get used college course materials if you are in a college town.
[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
I am sure there are alternatives, but Rosetta Stone, though it is expensive, works pretty good for foreign languages.
You could always go get used college course materials if you are in a college town.[/quote]
I am not a fan of Rosetta Stone.
You should do a search (both here and on Google) before investing in it, to make sure you know what you are buying.
[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
I am sure there are alternatives, but Rosetta Stone, though it is expensive, works pretty good for foreign languages.
You could always go get used college course materials if you are in a college town.[/quote]
You know, that may be an idea. Especially good because that stuff is starting soon…
Aventuras, second edition.
Pimsleur would be a good place to start, especially since you have taken Spanish before (I found the lessons to be a good refresher).
Alright I am going to give you the perfect program.
First off rosetta sucks. The best way to go would be Pimsluer 1-3 though it is expensive you can find them online for free on zip files, just download them extract the files and put them on you mp3/ipod. Next get a grammer book/workbook. Since you are in college take a course in spanish not so much to learn but as a good mway to ask questions and the like from a prof. Lastly watch spanish TV for pronunciation because there is nothing worse than person speaking spanish with a bad accent.
I am fluent in spanish and have helped a couple of my friends learn with this method and I am using this method at the moment to learn french.
[quote]xXSeraphimXx wrote:
Alright I am going to give you the perfect program.
First off rosetta sucks. The best way to go would be Pimsluer 1-3 though it is expensive you can find them online for free on zip files, just download them extract the files and put them on you mp3/ipod. Next get a grammer book/workbook. Since you are in college take a course in spanish not so much to learn but as a good mway to ask questions and the like from a prof. Lastly watch spanish TV for pronunciation because there is nothing worse than person speaking spanish with a bad accent.
I am fluent in spanish and have helped a couple of my friends learn with this method and I am using this method at the moment to learn french.[/quote]
I will look into that information. I appreciate it.
Haha, and I’m not in college, or else I’d just take Spanish and stay awake this time.
[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
I am sure there are alternatives, but Rosetta Stone, though it is expensive, works pretty good for foreign languages.
You could always go get used college course materials if you are in a college town.[/quote]
Rosetta Stone worked extremely well for me (learned French).
It was much easier than traditional high school & college courses, primarily since you’re completely immersed in the language. You learn in a similar method to a child, immediately associating images to words with zero emphasis on memorization/translation.
It’s a very natural process, doesn’t even require much effort.
It’s definitely worth the investment.
My Spanish Coach for Nintendo DS.
The college book suggestion is a good one. I kept my Spanish books, but haven’t looked at them in a few years.
Not to hijack, but I’ve been considering learning Arabic for some time now. Same recs or is there something else out there? I’m more interested in speaking than reading.
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I got the pimsleur discs from my local library and put them on my ipod.
[quote]nephorm wrote:
I am not a fan of Rosetta Stone.
You should do a search (both here and on Google) before investing in it, to make sure you know what you are buying.[/quote]
Any particular reasons? I’m curious about learning a new language as well.
I always wanted to learn Spanish so I could tell the latins on my soccer field they need a permit or to get the hell off my field. I haven’t got that far yet, but I can talk about the hotel, restaurant, bathroom and being sick.
I can also understand what the hell is going on in the latin porn I so enjoy. Before I started my lessons I had very little idea why so and so was fucking so and so…much more rewarding now that I can follow the storylines.
[quote]sen say wrote:
I always wanted to learn Spanish so I could tell the latins on my soccer field they need a permit or to get the hell off my field. I haven’t got that far yet, but I can talk about the hotel, restaurant, bathroom and being sick.
I can also understand what the hell is going on in the latin porn I so enjoy. Before I started my lessons I had very little idea why so and so was fucking so and so…much more rewarding now that I can follow the storylines.[/quote]
Damn. I guess I should start learning Midget then…