Re: Learning Spanish.
 

A Spaniard would say the same thing about listening to an english person

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I have found Michel Thomas very good which is solely audio based, and I use Duolingo for vocabulary.

Re: Learning Spanish.
 

Hi and a warm welcome to the Spanish forum on BE. Myself and Fred James are the moderators for the Spanish forums whilst BEVS moderates Europe. Moderators are there to ensure that the site runs smoothly within the rules of BE. This is so that members gain the information that they are looking for and find their experiences on the forums to be friendly and worthwhile.

Problems and complaints should always be addressed to a moderator who will look into the matter and deal with it efficiently and fairly. Our members who post in the Spain Forums are usually friendly and helpful with a wealth of knowledge about the issues of living in Spain. I hope that you enjoy your time participating in the forums.

Please let me know if you need any further help.

Rosemary

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If you like Michel Thomas try Paul Noble Spanish, same format and method but much clearer and no confusing dimwit student to put up with😃

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and they would be wrong by about 3 orders of magnitude. None of my Spanish friends speak even remotely as slowly as we do in English, even when repeatedly asked to do so.
Pete

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About 20 years ago now I was running the UK subsidiary of a Spanish company and our Sales Manager , a real Glaswegian, phoned the Head Office to speak with one of the technical team. He said " Guess what guys ? I am learning Spanish ! " The technician replied, "It would be more helpful to us if you learnt English first."

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I don't think anyone has mentioned this. There is a free program on the internet that is very extensive, it starts from the most basic and takes months to work through it. It was developed by the Foreign Service department of the US Government but is in the public domain apparently. If you search under FSI Spanish Language you will find various sites that reproduce it. IT consists of audio and books which you can download. There are many other languages offered as well. Also I found Pimsleur helpful for listening and understanding as the lessons are listen and respond, it does cost, but is not exorbitant, for me it was worthwhile. No doubt there are others depending on the style of study you prefer. Good luck!