I need an easy way to learn Spanish...

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GoonSquad
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08 May 2015, 1:40 pm

...porque mi cerebro es muy perezoso y mal!
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So, any suggestions. I really need to get proficient before I take intermediate Spanish this fall.

I have the most problems with verbs and general grammar, and everything else... :oops:

I do have a full set of rosetta stone spanish programs, but I find them terribly dull and tedious. I was thinking of getting a subscription to News in slow Spanish. I thought it might make things a bit more interesting.

So, does anybody know of any free game-based online Spanish learner's resources, or anything else that might make this easier?


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09 May 2015, 1:01 am

Hi GoonSquad.

Did you take the beginner course awhile ago? Maybe look around for any refresher courses offered by schools/orgs/library or ask a professor in your program if you could sit in on a few classes over the summer to build a stronger foundation before you dive into the intermediate course. Personally, when I go to local Spanish-speaking eateries, I practice my Spanish there with the cashier when he/she's not busy. It's all about practice, right? You could also watch Spanish shows and movies with the subtitles on.



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10 May 2015, 12:54 am

Hi Goonsquad!

I have a book to recommend to you that might be helpful. It's called Easy Spanish Reader: A Three-Part Text for Beginning Students. It starts off with some simple stories with grammar from a first year Spanish class and becomes increasingly more difficult as you go through the text. It ends with an abridged version of Lazarillo de Tormes, a classic Spanish text. I found it very helpful a few months ago as I changed from being a biology major to being a Spanish major after almost three years of not taking in Spanish. It's a good book to review with, but I have also heard friends say it was helpful as they were learning the grammar for the first time as well.

Good luck with your Spanish!



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10 May 2015, 2:09 am

how about this - learning applications where you can practice:

http://www.todo-claro.com/e_index.php

http://www.bowdoin.edu/~eyepes/newgr/

this is somewhat archaic but very useful: https://archive.org/details/ollendorffsnewm07ollegoog

and the key to exercises: http://books.google.hr/books?id=P-wRAAA ... &q&f=false

BBC Mundo in Spanish: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo