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pet lover · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: not in Seoul

I want to learn Spanish. What books have you used that you liked? Which ones were a complete waste of time? And why on both of those.

positive and negative reviews on books with tapes/cds are also appreciated.

VanIslander · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:13 am Post subject:

No lo se pet lover.

pero... dude, donde est a mi coche?

pet lover · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: not in Seoul

Guess I should have specified: answers in English please. I can count to ten, and that's it. Laughing

deessell · Joined: 08 Jun 2005

Pimsleur Spanish. Im using it now. Get it from your usual bit torrent.

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

Moldy Rutabaga · Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Ansan, Korea

I don't remember my books' names, but try this for now:
http://www.ielanguages.com/spanish.html

Buena suerte (good luck)
Ken:>

pet lover · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: not in Seoul

Thanks Moldy! I just glanced at that site and I already love it! I was looking for some pronunciation rules.

ilovebdt, I guess I want South American Spanish because it has to be understood by Mexicans.

deessell~ I'm afraid of bit torrent. I don't know how to use it and would probably manage to download a major virus that eats my computer alive. Very Happy

But thanks for the recommendation~!

mithridates · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:31 am Post subject:

How good are you at languages in general, what others do you know and in what period of time are you looking to learn it? Also, are you going to be able to visit a Spanish country in the near future? I could probably make a good recommendation if I get a bit more detail.

pet lover · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: not in Seoul

I did well with German in high school, but that was a very long time ago. I am absolutely horrible with Korean. I've given up. I found a site with sound clips, and I tried saying the words (I'm talking about Spanish now) and then checking on how well I did....I did great...got about 95% of them perfect.

I'm not planning on going to a Spanish speaking country any time soon.

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mithridates · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:04 am Post subject:

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OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

pet lover · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: not in Seoul

Yes, I know, but since it wasn't mentioned, I figured that South America is closer geographically than Spain, so the language would most likely be closer as well.

Moldy Rutabaga · Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Ansan, Korea

Certainly, there are dialectal differences between Mexican and South American Spanish, but I don't think it's necessary to confuse the OP with all of this if he/she's a beginner. My textbook simply lists European and Latin American Spanish anyway.

There are several slang terms used only in Mexico. Mexicans don't use the third person informal pronouns, and they pronounce z as tst and not th as Europeans would. But that's probably enough to know for now.

You could also google for 'free spanish lessons' until you find a book! I found this last night: http://multilingualcenter.com/free_spanish_lessons_02.htm
http://www.spanish.bz/tutorial.htm
http://www.studyspanish.com/freesite.htm

Ken:>

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

In my educational interpreting experience, I have found vocabulary differences in words like:

There was also a very particular regional dialect of Mexican Spanish sopken in this community, with further peculiarities specific to this American region.

It all depends on why you are studying the language, of course, and how and where you plan to use it. However, I have found a Cuban Spanish speaker to be woefully inadequate when interpreting for Mexicans in an educational environment.[/list]