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Electronic Books – A Revolution In Language Learning

Maria — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:39:54 +0000

Electronic books, also known as ebooks, are publications which can be read on a number of devices such as computer desktops, laptops and ebook readers. The last five years have seen the launch of many thousands of electronic books with a wide variety of formats. They range from plain publications, with hardly any features, to [...]

Spanish iPhone / iPod / iPad app

Maria — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:55:27 +0000

Do you want to learn Spanish? Don’t have time? Welcome to my Spanish language course app! This Spanish language learning app brings you mp3s, videos and pdfs directly to your iPhone, iPod and iPad without having to connect to your computer. This easy-to-navigate and content-rich app costs only $1.99 from iTunes. It gives you a new episode [...]

Free Spanish quiz

Maria — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:30:57 +0000

Here’s a free Spanish language learning quiz from my Spanish course. It’s the first of the two review quizzes that you get in Lesson 1. Press Start to play it: You can find many more language learning quizzes in [...]

Spanish language videos on your iPod and iPhone

Maria — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:26:27 +0000

This is what the Spanish language learning videos in my course look like on your iPod and iPhone: On my Spanish Bookworld website you can download a free video sample from my Spanish course and put it on your iPod and iPhone, and you can also watch a free video sample online. You can download the videos [...]

Spanish verbs: estar – to be, in the present

Maria — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:09:34 +0000

Knowing the six forms of the irregular Spanish verb estar in the present tense will allow you to build and understand essential sentences, questions and answers. You can listen to the six forms, together with all the Spanish examples in this post, and play the interactive drill, in the Lesson 4 – Grammar of my [...]

3 fatal mistakes Spanish learners make – and how to avoid them

Maria — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:36:11 +0000

In my experience as a Spanish language teacher, here are three mistakes that can make you waste precious time, ruin your confidence and eventually give up. As you will see, they are easy to avoid: 1. Rushing through your first Spanish lessons Having a sound knowledge of the basics will determine how fast, and how well, you [...]

What is an adjective? – Spanish grammar tips

Maria — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:36:15 +0000

To help you learn Spanish better and faster, I’ll be posting on this blog the definition of the main grammatical terms together with practical examples. You can also find them in Lesson 1 of my free Spanish course. Today’s post is about: ADJECTIVES Adjectives are words used to describe or modify nouns and pronouns. Here are some examples [...]

Free Spanish course at www.spanish-bookworld.com

Maria — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:31:32 +0000

At www.spanish-bookworld.com I’ve set up a free Spanish language course with online lessons, downloadable mp3s and videos, kids’ lessons and language learning articles. The online lessons have five sections: dialog, flashcards, grammar, pronunciation and numbers. The online lessons, mp3s and videos all include learning material, speaking exercises and listening drills. They’ve all been recorded by native Spanish [...]

Spanish greetings – When to use ‘buenas tardes’ and ‘buenas noches’

Maria — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:32:48 +0000

The Spanish greeting ‘buenas tardes‘ translates both as ‘good afternoon‘ and ‘good evening‘; and the greeting ‘buenas noches‘ means both ‘good evening‘ and ‘good night‘. So, when do you use ‘buenas tardes’ and ‘buenas noches’? Unlike in English, these two Spanish greetings have more to do with meals and the sunset than with the actual time of [...]

Spanish pronunciation – How to say the letter ‘a’ in Spanish

Maria — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:31:51 +0000

In this free Spanish pronunciation lesson we’re going to learn how to pronounce the vowel ‘a’ correctly. You can hear all the Spanish words in this post, including the exercise at the end, in the free Lesson 1 of my Spanish for beginners course. 1. Tips on how to get the Spanish ‘a’ always right The Spanish a [...]