good website to learn spanish?

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I took Spanish in high school and college and didn’t learn a thing. Are there some good free online websites where you can learn to habla espanol?

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Not sure about free websites, but I have been quite happy with my ability to learn foreign language using Rosetta Stone.

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Plus 1 on Resetta Stone, great program.

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I recommend an 18 yr old Argentinian maid… :stuck_out_tongue:

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And what “phrase,” pray tell, did you learn? :wink:

Buckaroo

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Any site ending in .gov

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Get a job working at a burger joint. You’ll HAVE to learn spanish to be able to communicate with your kitchen staff.

I speak from experience.

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I used / use Rosetta Stone Latin American Spanish

Friggin great program.

Websites I also use… FREE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

http://www.instaspanish.com/component/joomunity/

http://radiolingua.com/

http://radiolingua.com/shows/spanish/coffee-break-spanish/

http://www.practicespanishonline.com/

http://www.learn4good.com/languages/spanish_lessons/free_lessons.htm

In addition to these I listen to and or read the BBC’s El Mundo online and a newspaper from Hondo and the DR.

Its a process but I find it has been easier than taking Spanish at the local university and its cheaper.

Hope these help.

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This is free http://www.byki.com/ They have Spanish. I have been using it to learn Irish & like it.

I’ve looked at Rosetta Stone & intend to pick it up in the future . . like for my little girl’s birthday.

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http://www.ca.gov/Espanol.html

Enjoy. :smiley:

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I like Randolph’s suggestion the best. :smiley: You also might try this article:

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Showcase/100langlearning.html

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Get a part time job. Around here, any job that pays around min wage, spanish is spoken pretty frequently.

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Turn on Telemundo or Univision, turn on the subtitles, and you’ll learn. The Colombian soap operas will teach you a nice accent.

http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/novelas
http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=6

Anything with “caliente” in the title should be good :cool:

The best way to REALLY learn Spanish is to find a girlfriend whose English needs improvement. Win-win. And if she says “Ai papi, dame leche” you’re doing something right. (don’t say “dame leche” to her…)

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They gave us Rosetta Stone at SOLT in BRAGG its great ARABIC was easy with it and its free on AKO.

Jon

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Byki has been pretty successful. You can get the full blown version for about 20 bucks. The Marine Corps, SOCOM and some letter agencies have an enterprise license. A few Army, Air Force, & Navy units has the government version called CL-150 both are made by a company in NH called Transparent Language.

The Army & USMC have enterprise licenses for Rosetta but user data has not been that great.