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Want to Be Scared While Learning Spanish?
I recently came across a unique way to learn Spanish. Here is a scary book written in Spanish and English. Cleverly, you can’t even get to the next chapter til you do the exercises. Here is a sample, Chapter 19, … Continue reading
Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish
I remember glancing through a friend’s copy of Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach when I was a young woman living in Spain and studying Spanish with a tutor. In other words, this book has been … Continue reading
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To Be or To Be? In Spanish, That’s the Question
Have you ever gotten flummoxed by the difference in Spanish between ser and estar, the two verbs that mean “to be” –depending on the circumstances? I sure have, and I was a little reassured one day when I was chatting … Continue reading
Learn Spanish with a Kindle!
I’ve been fascinated by the Kindle ever since it was announced, and now here is another reason to get one: Amazon has a list of several dozen books to help you learn Spanish via a Kindle. Quite a few of … Continue reading
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Spanish for Dummies 5 Ways
As a former librarian in public libraries, I have to admit that I am a big fan of the “For Dummies” books. They have a level of quality control that means you can trust them to be quite good, with … Continue reading
Two Really Cheap Books to Help You Learn Spanish
Recently I was looking around Amazon to see what their best-selling books were for learning Spanish. I navigated the reference books section to the category Words & Language, and then to Linguistics. Looking down the list for books in Spanish, … Continue reading
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Breaking Out of Beginner’s Spanish: A Book I Wouldn’t Be Without
I see that our copy of Breaking Out of Beginner’s Spanish, by Joseph J. Keenan, is beginning to show signs of age. We’ve had it for several years, and recently Kelly and I had a friendly squabble over whose bookshelf … Continue reading
Using a Spanish – Spanish Dictionary
This guest post is from my friend Linda, who lives near me in Mexico. — Rosana Beginning and even intermediate level students of Spanish usually own a few bi-lingual dictionaries. I know, because I am an advanced intermediate student now … Continue reading