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Who has used the new version of Rosetta Stone? - Page 2


Ferlas July 01, 2009 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by chileno (Post 40712)
Please, start reading a novel in Spanish, and copying what your read in a notebook. While doing this translate and pronounce what you are writing the best way you can. You'll be hitting this board more often and with REAL problems in your head! :D
I was actually thinking about doing this. I was considering reading harry potter once I passed Spanish 4 or 5, probably 5 though. Or would I need more of an education to do so?

Rusty July 01, 2009 02:02 PM
Chileno would want you to start today. Don't wait until you know more Spanish - reading the novel will get you there much sooner.

Tomisimo July 01, 2009 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 40775)
Chileno would want you to start today. Don't wait until you know more Spanish - reading the novel will get you there much sooner.
I agree. Start today and memorize the meaning of every word you don't already know. It'll work wonders.

Ferlas July 01, 2009 02:14 PM
I see. I guess that I could buy a spanish harry potter book from borders, right?

Also, should I start off with a book that's a little easier? Or do you think Harry Potter's okay? I think it's at a 5th grade reading level, I'm not quite sure.

Tomisimo July 01, 2009 03:57 PM
In my opinion, you can use any book at all. Read it slowly and look up every word you don't know. Write down, study, and memorize the words you don't know.

Ferlas July 01, 2009 04:01 PM
Alright, I'll see when I can go to borders.

Thanks.

tacuba July 02, 2009 03:00 PM
I also would recommend reading something in Spanish that interests you. I'm also a big fan of listening as well as reading. Here's a link to the text and audio files for El Principito by Antoine de Saint Exupéry.

http://albalearning.com/audiolibros/...rincipito.html

I hope this helps.

bobjenkins July 02, 2009 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by chileno (Post 40712)
Please, start reading a novel in Spanish, and copying what your read in a notebook. While doing this translate and pronounce what you are writing the best way you can. You'll be hitting this board more often and with REAL problems in your head! :D
¿Cualquier recomendaciones? Empezé estudiar español hace tres meses, querría un libro más fácil :)

Encontré esta página web la cual oferta libros digitales gratuitos :)

http://www.e-libro.net/gratis/indexlibros.asp

Yo prefiero que mis libros son digitales porque puedo imprimirlos y hay mucho espacio en el papel para escribir las traducciones :)

irmamar July 03, 2009 12:54 AM
Aren't easy Spanish books sold there? Here you're able to buy easy English books, with several levels, based on longers novels. Usually they're some interesting novel in short, with easy vocabulary. They're good for starting :)

chileno July 03, 2009 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Tomisimo (Post 40787)
In my opinion, you can use any book at all. Read it slowly and look up every word you don't know. Write down, study, and memorize the words you don't know.
Yes, but my recommendation is to look for a book that is of your complete liking, and if possible, be a book that has already been read in English, and completely loved. :)

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Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 40894)
¿Cualquier recomendaciones? Empezé estudiar español hace tres meses, querría un libro más fácil :)

Encontré esta página web la cual oferta libros digitales gratuitos :)

http://www.e-libro.net/gratis/indexlibros.asp

Yo prefiero que mis libros son digitales porque puedo imprimirlos y hay mucho espacio en el papel para escribir las traducciones :)
Lee un libro que está a tu altura de compresión. In other words, read a book that you would read in English.

I do not think you would willingly read in English a kid's book nowadays, just because you want to read "something". Right? ;)

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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 40918)
Aren't easy Spanish books sold there? Here you're able to buy easy English books, with several levels, based on longers novels. Usually they're some interesting novel in short, with easy vocabulary. They're good for starting :)
As above... :) :D

Read something that is of your REAL interest, and make it a novel.

For example: if you like to read about WII, don't just read a book about it, because the book will relate most likely stuff from the war giving figures , dates etc, whereas a novel about the war will mix LIFE. Love, adventure, sensations, feelings etc... a world of descriptions, which is how our mind works... :wicked:

bobjenkins July 03, 2009 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by chileno (Post 40955)
Yes, but my recommendation is to look for a book that is of your complete liking, and if possible, be a book that has already been read in English, and completely loved. :)



Lee un libro que está a tu altura de compresión. In other words, read a book that you would read in English.

I do not think you would willingly read in English a kid's book nowadays, just because you want to read "something". Right? ;)



As above... :) :D

Read something that is of your REAL interest, and make it a novel.

For example: if you like to read about WII, don't just read a book about it, because the book will relate most likely stuff from the war giving figures , dates etc, whereas a novel about the war will mix LIFE. Love, adventure, sensations, feelings etc... a world of descriptions, which is how our mind works... :wicked:
Compro el libro, ''Parque Jurásico'' :)

chileno July 04, 2009 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 41035)
Compré el libro, ''Parque Jurásico'' :)
Si te gustó en inglés, a fuerza te tiene que gustar en español. ;)

El haberlo leído en inglés una vez, te ayuda a comprenderlo en español más rápido. La cosa es tener paciencia con uno mismo, porque me imagino que quieres hacer esto para "ayer", ¿no? :)

irmamar July 05, 2009 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by chileno (Post 41049)
Si te gustó en inglés, a fuerza te tiene que gustar en español. ;)

El haberlo leído en inglés una vez, te ayuda a comprenderlo en español más rápido. La cosa es tener paciencia con uno mismo, porque me imagino que quieres hacer esto para "ayer", ¿no? :)
:lol::lol:

A mí cuando alguien me dice que quiere algo "para ayer" le contesto: "pues habérmelo dado mañana" :D

chileno July 05, 2009 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 41088)
:lol::lol:

A mí cuando alguien me dice que quiere algo "para ayer" le contesto: "pues habérmelo dado mañana" :D
:)

Pero eso sería retrasarlo mucho... ;)

irmamar July 05, 2009 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by chileno (Post 41100)
:)

Pero eso sería retrasarlo mucho... ;)
Es una forma irónica de contestar jugando con las palabras :rolleyes:

chileno July 06, 2009 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 41117)
Es una forma irónica de contestar jugando con las palabras :rolleyes:
Y también el de quererlo "ayer"... :D

:kiss: :rose:

CrOtALiTo July 06, 2009 11:11 AM
There are books to game words in Mexico, someone to they are the books educational free, they are gave for the government almost here in Mexico, there are to yellow color.

If you want to search some books about it, you can search those books then.

EmpanadaRica July 26, 2009 05:55 AM
Hola a todos, hi everyone!

For those of you who are interested in it (I have not used it myself so I have no opinion on the quality of it..:) I know people say very different things, some love it some hate it..)

The Latin American version of the Rosetta Stone (Level 1,2 and 3) can be downloaded for free on this site.

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/1...a280xj5.th.jpg

In fact on this site you can find many free ebooks & audiobooks such as grammarbooks, Spanish courses, audio materials as well as literature (on the sistersite for which you can use the same login details). You have to register in order to be able to download but this is free and only used for registration. :)

Tomisimo July 28, 2009 04:05 PM
I removed a link to illegal copies of software. No hard feelings, but we can't promote piracy here.

EmpanadaRica July 28, 2009 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Tomisimo (Post 43696)
I removed a link to illegal copies of software. No hard feelings, but we can't promote piracy here.
Oh sorry, I hadn't realized that - in fact I have not used this myself either.

Sorry! :rose:


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