Have you ever thought that you knew the meaning of a word in Spanish, but then were just completely baffled by the way someone was using it? You’re not alone.
Entries Tagged as 'Learning Spanish'
The Tomisimo Online Dictionary - A Review
November 16th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: Dictionary · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Online Dictionary · speak Spanish · Tomisimo
Differences Between Countries in How Spanish is Spoken
October 23rd, 2009 2 Comments
You’ve decided to learn Spanish but you want to learn in the country that has the Universal Spanish, the Spanish that is sort of like Midwestern English — the one all the tv announcers use. You don’t want to learn Spanish that has a particular accent or dialect. You want …. Universal Spanish. Well, [...]
Tags: Differences · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · speak Spanish
Traveler’s Spanish
October 23rd, 2009 No Comments
What’s that you say? You don’t need to actually carry on a conversation in Spanish, since you’re only going to be there for a week? I see. You need to ask directions for the metro. You need a room for the night, and perhaps a menu in English.
No hay problema. Here are a couple [...]
Tags: Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Travel Spanish · Traveler's Spanish
Improve Your Spanish Comprehension — With Music!
September 25th, 2009 No Comments
And here’s a really good way to hear better — Music. Most music is slower than speech. Things are repeated (like the chorus, for instance) and you can play it over and over without getting tired of it so quickly. It’s measured, more rythmic and you can sing along with it.
Tags: comprehension · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · listening to music to learn Spanish · Music · speak Spanish · why can't I hear the words?
Why, you little polyglot……..
September 21st, 2009 No Comments
pol⋅y⋅glot
–adjective
able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
–noun
a person who speaks, writes, or reads a number of languages.
Tags: immersion · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Polyglot · speak Spanish · teaching a child a language
Which Language Is Easiest to Learn?
September 18th, 2009 No Comments
So you’ve decided to learn a language. You’ve weighed all the variables…. where each language is spoken, how many people speak it, how useful each would be in your life and work. And you’ve decided to go with….. drumroll please……… whichever is easiest.
Tags: choosing a language school · Easiest Language · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Spanish vs French · Spanish vs. German · speak Spanish
SpanishPod101.com - Online Lessons - A Review
August 27th, 2009 No Comments
Whew! There’s a lot of stuff on this site. And I mean a lot of stuff. Some of it’s free (Yea!), some of it’s moderately priced and some of it is “muy caro” (very expensive). But to be fair, there is so much more in the “caro” version that IF you can afford it, and IF you will actually spend a lot of time on the site, then it’s probably worth it. Those are big IFs that only you know the aswer to.
Tags: Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Online lessons · SpanishPod101 · speak Spanish
Spanish Steps (from the BBC) - a Review
August 24th, 2009 No Comments
The British travel the world. It seems that they’re interested in learning Spanish as well. Certainly they’ve been in many of the immersion classes we’ve taken (notably Argentina and Mexico). So it’s not surprising to find that they have online Spanish resources as well. I’ve recently reviewed Mi Vida Loca, which is a BBC program.
Tags: BBC · Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · Spanish Steps
Yabla on LoMasTV.com — A Review
August 15th, 2009 1 Comment
Tired of studying grammar? Wondering why you’re hitting the books when what you really want to be doing is SPEAKING SPANISH? Thinking “Why isn’t this MORE FUN?” And bemoaning the fact that you just don’t have that many opportunities to hear real native speakers?
Tags: Learn Spanish · Learning Spanish · LoMasTV · speak Spanish · Video Lessons · Yabla
Using Cortical Plasticity To Help You Learn Spanish
October 5th, 2009 No Comments
What some people have know intuitively for ages (mothers, for instance), scientists have now confirmed in the laboratory. The brain builds new neural connections, and strengthens older ones, at night when we’re sleeping. “It’s like you’ve thrown a switch”, says Dr. Frank. Synaptic changes are the very foundation of creating memory, and when you sleep, the mechanisms for creating those changes are turned on.
Tags: brain · learning · Learning Spanish · memory · Mexico