Learning spanish

Michelle Thomas's CD was great for us. For the first time in my life I found I could actually learn a language, okay by no means fluently but enough to get by, He believes in no bad students only bad teachers. He does not use notes and says you should not write notes but learn by listening and repeating. He also makes links to English Language words. Will not be for every one but worked wonders for me
 
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there are something like 400 words the same more or less in English and Spanish..the Latin root so you have a head start..its the joning words like if and but that get in the way.The worst thing to happen is to meet a half drunk Spaniard that insist on recalling his days in Huddersfield...in English!
 
I used Hugo's 'three months' book to learn Portuguese in two weeks. But I understand that the Roseta Stone course is pretty good for PC use by the repetative/visual/interactive way.
Big problem is the difference in the regions. Castillian is the norm to be taught in schools. But is quite different to Andalucian or Galician, not to mention the Catalan version, or, worse, Basque, which is not even close to Spanish.
Chose something which relates to your expected area of use...
 
Different methods work for different people. I know Rosetta stone has a lot of good reviews - but I don't get on too well with it. The old lingua phone course worked better for me. Best try before committing as the full set is usually a significant investment.
 
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Do you have access to Spanish TV? While I hate ads, they are written/performed to get info across succinctly with language a native child would not struggle with..

Obviously not a complete answer but helped me in '66.... (another story)

'Bebe Coca Cola!' as the audio while someone glugs a bottle is pretty straightforward!

Salud, suerte y pesetas

Nick
 
I started off using the little Lonely Planet Phrasebook, learned a load of stock phrases which turned out to be a really good starting point and took it from there. Only a few quid, it's pocket sized, handy if you're out and about with no electronic devices, or there's a kindle version...
 
Well ,yes, but the biggest prob is always what they say to you.. One has ones prepaired bit of a question, then listen to the fast uninteligable response. Uh!. I learned spanish in school,l which gave me grammar, but it was a whole different game in small towns, where no-one had any idea of trying to react to a person who was trying to speak their local version.
I found the Portuguese a bit more flexible when one tried, rather than the Spanish, who cared less. Tough bunch.
 
I made a list of basic words related to eating and buying stuff then went out and practised;in one bar they all seemed to be talking about dogs(pero) but after a few vinos discoverd (pero) means but! From experience the key to the whole business is confidence and not worrying about making mistakes.
 
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