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Pescador
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Are learning spanish like crazy or rocketspanish audio-only programs? I would prefer not to use a method that forces you to sit at a computer to
learn.
Also, I took three years of spanish in high school and seem to have retained alot of it. I've also augmented this with practical use in Mexico. Where
I am deficient is in vocabulary (nouns, verbs, adjectives) and remembering verb tenses beyond present and past tense. My pronunciation is fine.
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I am fluent but due to disuse, felt I needed to brush up on conjugation of verbs, as well as reflexive usage, and always looking to increase correct
usage. I found that level II of Learning Spanish Like Crazy, which I downloaded on an MP3 and listened to while I walked around the lake by my house
for approx. an hour a day, was a great help and really accomplished what I wanted to do since my friends in Mexico commented on the improvement. The
download, which cost $99, was great and not only did I have the audio, but I had a PDF of each lesson which was helpful for the first exposure to any
given lesson.
I also reccomend the "Practice Makes Perfect" workbooks that cover, "Spanish Vocabulary," "Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions," and "Spanish Verb
Tenses". These are available from Amazon.com.
[Edited on 1-7-2009 by Pescador]
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lizard lips
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: EARTH
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Because I have a Mexican wife and all of her family here in Ensenada (except for a few) only speak Spanish it was do or die. I really wanted to speak
the language and converse with them especially since I moved here in 1987. I learned from them and of course my wife and son who was born here and
speaks both languages.
I will never be "fluent" because there are words used in a sentence that may have a accent or sound used that may make the sentence a completely
different meaning. I know that statement doesn't make much sense, but I tried. It gets worse when you go to South America because of the different way
they speak like New Yorkers talking to someone from Alabama. People in Venezuela speak Spanish with a kind of Italian sound. Colombians speak so fast
with a different accent it's hard for me to follow but I just pull out the words I know and usually I get it. I think Argentine Spanish is spoken with
a beautiful accent. Portuguese is probably one of the beautiful languages spoken on this, or any other planet. I remember checking in to a hotel in
Sao Paulo and the girl that checked me in started speaking Portuguese and my heart started to beat really fast, but that may have just been from the
short skirt she was wearing. OK, back to Spanish!
I suggest that if you desire to learn the language speak to shop owners, taco vendors, or anyone else as much as you can every day as well as the best
study tools that fits. The Mexican people love it when a gringo speaks Spanish to them and appreciate the fact that you are, at the very least,
trying. You will be corrected constantly but learn from it.
My Mom and Dad have lived in Mexico for the last 35 years and their Spanish is poor at best because they just felt they did fine without it, and they
do get by, but wouldn't it be nice to be able to talk to your neighbors?
Really go for it and one day when you least expect it, the language will flow out like a local!
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shnookey
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elizabeth
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