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Posted: 11/30/2013 1:52:32 PM EDT
Any suggestions for free online courses? Thanks!
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Lesson #1 --> here
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Few years ago LiveMocha was free.
It was pretty basic, but I ended up talking with an Argentine girl. Over 5 year laters we are essentially best internet friends. |
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Turn on the TV, flip channel to the Spanish station, leave on 24 hours a day for a week.
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Just watch and listen to different TV and Radio stations, you will soon know arriba from abajo, and esquerda from derecho.
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Also, for beginners, try watching spanish cartoon shows on saturday morning. Once those become boring (shouldn't take long) you can move up to adult programming.
News in slow spanish is good for this. http://www.newsinslowspanish.com/ |
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or hang out in the parking lot of a Lowes or Home Depot. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Go work at a restaurant. or hang out in the parking lot of a Lowes or Home Depot. Perfect. Came here to post that. The boss guy teaching you will really mangle most important words, but your work mates will keep you straight on what words to call the boss. |
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My wife is Mexican and I still can't speak Spanish. But then, she can't design and build industrial robotics systems. I guess we're even. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Get a Spanish speaking girlfriend. My wife is Mexican and I still can't speak Spanish. But then, she can't design and build industrial robotics systems. I guess we're even. Will need pics to see why you have not been learning Spanish. |
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My wife is Mexican and I still can't speak Spanish. But then, she can't design and build industrial robotics systems. I guess we're even. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Get a Spanish speaking girlfriend. My wife is Mexican and I still can't speak Spanish. But then, she can't design and build industrial robotics systems. I guess we're even. Good, then there will be cultural understanding with your girlfriend. Casa grande y casa chica. |
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Get a Spanish speaking girlfriend. My wife is Mexican and I still can't speak Spanish. But then, she can't design and build industrial robotics systems. I guess we're even. Will need pics to see why you have not been learning Spanish. Wifey and I: http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt298/idesign01/AriI2.jpg OK. You are golden! I'm sure you are capable of learning. |
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Quoted: My ex girlfriend lived in Mexico for the first 9 years of her life. I didn't learn anything I didn't already know. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Get a Spanish speaking girlfriend. My ex girlfriend lived in Mexico for the first 9 years of her life. I didn't learn anything I didn't already know. |
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The only phrase I found useful traveling in Mexico was, donde esta la casa de las puntas?
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These are my tips:
Purchase a very good dictionary or find one online that has been vetted by native speakers. Watch some romantic comedies/dramas (they seem to be the best for real world usage) in Spanish with the subtitles. When you see a phrase that would be useful, hit pause write is down and practice it. Don't get super anal about conjugation right now. Many people disagree with me here, but a large vocabulary is much more important IMO. It doesn't matter how well you can conjugate if you don't even know the word you need to use. Find a couple of native speakers who you can talk to and who will also correct you when you are wrong. Take notes on everything and study/practice.
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This is relavent to my interests.
I know some spanish I stayed out of trouble in mexico for two weeks I want to get to a conversational level in a short amount of time. I have about 8 months left at this job (nothing secured past then) knowing spanish will give me another variable and help in other matters as well. Rosetta Stone? or another software? On-line? I know I'd like to do total immersion, but I don't like going to the crappy parts of town |
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dora the explorer. My 2 year old was watching that shit today and knows more spanish than I do now.
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Serious recommendation - buy Harry Potter book or another similar book in Spanish. Look up the words you can't work out. Finish it, graduate and read something more difficult.
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Here's your first lesson:
"Excuse me honey" is said like this: "KEE-tah-tay, CHAN-ga." |
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