Who has used the new version of Rosetta Stone?

[Ferlas]

Originally Posted by chileno

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!

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Rusty

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]

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]

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]

Alright, I'll see when I can go to borders.

Thanks.

[tacuba]

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]

Originally Posted by chileno

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!

¿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]

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]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

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.

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

¿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?

Originally Posted by irmamar

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...

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...

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by chileno

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...

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...

Compro el libro, ''Parque Jurásico''

[chileno]

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

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]

Originally Posted by chileno

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?

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

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

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

Pero eso sería retrasarlo mucho...

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by chileno

Pero eso sería retrasarlo mucho...

Es una forma irónica de contestar jugando con las palabras

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Es una forma irónica de contestar jugando con las palabras

Y también el de quererlo "ayer"...

[CrOtALiTo]

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]

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.



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]

I removed a link to illegal copies of software. No hard feelings, but we can't promote piracy here.

[EmpanadaRica]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

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!