I had 4 years of high school level Spanish almost 50 years ago, and have never quite forgotten it all since. On the other hand, I also have not remembered enough of it to get by well in a Spanish-speaking country, and need to fix that before a forthcoming trip to an orphanage our church supports in Baja Mexico.
To get ready, I've been reading various introductory books about and/or written in Spanish, and this is among the most useful ones I've found, especially at its current price (free.)
True newbies might be frustrated by the many words used to illustrate the officially-covered words, but I already knew most of them, so really appreciated seeing each term in the context of the words with which it is normally used.
I already know how to pronounce most words in Spanish, so didn't bother to visit the suggested Web site to hear pronunciation.
The topics covered are not comprehensive, but do include the words we expect to need most in reading and speaking with children.
For anyone wanting another surprisingly effective resource, I also just purchased
My First Spanish Word Board Book/Mi Primer Libro de Palabras en Espanol (My First series)
, the favorite book of my bilingual 16 month old grandson, whose mother and nanny speak to him only in Spanish, while the rest of the fmmily speaks to him in English. Like this book, it has a cute picture associated with each word, and shows both Spanish and English for each.
I've been amazed at the improvement in my Spanish in recent weeks as I've read such books, and practiced on my grandson, with corrections as needed from his nanny.
The only flaw I've noted in this book is that some examples are repeated on the same page, but didn't mind the extra practice.
Definitely recommended as a review, especially for those who will speak to children.
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Hola, y gracias por leer esta reseña. Qué puedo decir, pero aquí en los Estados Unidos de América, el español es un idioma tan importante para aprender, y qué mejor que un audiolibro gratuito que te enseñe.(after taking this Spanish lessons on audiobook you will be able to translate the above passage so that it reads as below translation)Hi, and thank you for reading this review. What can I say, but here in the United States of America, Spanish is just that important of a language to learn, and what better than a free audio book teaching you.
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Hola, y gracias por leer esta reseña. Qué puedo decir, pero aquí en los Estados Unidos de América, el español es un idioma tan importante para aprender, y qué mejor que un audiolibro gratuito que te enseñe.
(after taking this Spanish lessons on audiobook you will be able to translate the above passage so that it reads as below translation)
Hi, and thank you for reading this review. What can I say, but here in the United States of America, Spanish is just that important of a language to learn, and what better than a free audio book teaching you.
(after taking this Spanish lessons on audiobook you will be able to translate the above passage so that it reads as below translation)
Hi, and thank you for reading this review. What can I say, but here in the United States of America, Spanish is just that important of a language to learn, and what better than a free audio book teaching you.
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vendedor cumpriu prazo e produto 100% compativel com descrição podem comprar :-)
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Awesome for someone who knows how to pronounce Spanish but ...
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Very informative basic spanish beginner learning tool
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