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Greetings from the Lone Star State! I'm just getting started with the course, having made numerous other attempts over the years to learn Spanish; full-time work and "life" issues seem to always have pulled me away from my studies, but I'm retiring in ...
6 replies - Last post by Loriann - April 16, 2008
Studying 2 Languages At A Time!
¡Hola! ¿Como están todos? Is anybody here on this forum studying 2 languages at a time? So I'm guessing Spanish (espero que si) and any other language. If anyone here is, what are your suggestions for studying more than one language at a time? How m...
7 replies - Last post by Loriann - April 13, 2008
Hello everyone, I just have a quick question. After signing up for the free trial subscription, I decided to purchase the full version of Rocket Spanish. I foolishly assumed that the Newsletter for the full version contained only links to the next less...
0 replies - Last post by tyler_erickson - April 4, 2008
Easiest way to learn a new language
Hola a todos. Well, I've finally found it--the key to learning Spanish. It's in a book entitled _Bastard Tongues _ by linguist Derek Bickerton that was reviewed in today's Washington Post Book World. Here's the key passage: "Most of the Spanish I sp...
0 replies - Last post by nohablo - March 30, 2008
Wiracocha Spanish School, Cusco Peru
Hi there, Does anybody have experience of the Wiracocha Spanish School in Cusco, Peru? Thanks, Johan
1 reply - Last post by AuroraSky - March 7, 2008
English-Spanish Electronic Translator
Does anybody have any good suggestions for a good English-Spanish electronic dictionary/translator? I'm looking for a good one, but also for a pretty reasonable price. What is everybody else using? Please let me know.
1 reply - Last post by Antonio - February 3, 2008
Study/Work Abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina
For 6 months I had the amazing opportunity to work and live in Buenos Aires. I gained valuable work experience as well as was able to practice my spanish! I lived in the west of Grand Buenos Aires in a pretty surburb called Ramos Mejia. The great thing ab...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - January 3, 2008
After listening to some of the Rocket Spanish Audio Book, I just had to ask this question. Did Mauricio learn English in New Zealand? Does he live in NZ? Right from day one of getting into this I kept seeing NZ references. Customer support made a co...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - January 3, 2008
Is this forum dead? Anyone out there? I would like to buy some bilingual AUDIO books (with full English translations). It would be nice to hear the pronunciation. Anyone have a link to a site that sells bilingual (Enlish - Spanish) audio books? I'm in...
2 replies - Last post by dthf90210 - January 3, 2008
As a supplement Rocket Spanish, I recently bought Barron's Mastering Spanish Levels One and Two (which are based on FSI 1 and 2) to complement FSI 3 and 4 that I received with my LSLC purchase. Does anyone know how I can obtain the text of Barron's One an...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - January 3, 2008
The following is my planned strategy, which I am partially into, for learning Spanish. I am a beginner. Any comments or suggestions for other products, etc., would be appreciated. I can allocate about 40 minutes per night, Monday through Thursday. On ...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - January 3, 2008
Reading .PDF books in Acrobat Reader for Palm OS?
Hola Mauricio, Are the Level I course books compatible with Adobe's Acrobat Reader for Palm? The ability to place this entire course on my PDA (a Palm TX) would greatly increase my daily study time. Surely I'm not the only one? :-) PDA and "smartp...
3 replies - Last post by nohablo - December 14, 2007
Hello- I am new to RS, having just started the course a few days ago. I feel a little overwhelmed, but am very enthusiastic and feel sure that if I apply myself I'll make progress. I want to learn Spanish primarily because of my love of futbol. Since ...
2 replies - Last post by Justin07 - November 5, 2007
I want to discover and listen to Spanish rock music. Any one know where I can find some bands to listen too? My favorite (english speaking) bands are Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, and Incubus. Thanks.
2 replies - Last post by taalibeen - October 16, 2007
i am having a very hard time remembering some of these phrases "when does it arrive" and "when do we arrive"? why is one "Cuando llegamos" and "Cuando llega"? also "we have to leave".... what does "Tenemos que salir" acutally translate to so maybe i cou...
9 replies - Last post by nohablo - September 6, 2007
is ¿Tienes hermanos? and ¿Tiene hermanos? the same thing? i ask because one is in the interactive audio course text and the other is in the conversation course book. i just wanted to make sure there the same thing because they each have the same transla...
2 replies - Last post by taalibeen - August 30, 2007
I worked at an international center for Girl Scouts in Cuernavaca, Mexico, that hosted girls from around the world for two-week sessions. One of my co-workers was from England and didn't speak a lick of Spanish and was terribly worried about offending som...
3 replies - Last post by C_Norita - August 23, 2007
I'm on lesson 1.5 as of right now and enjoying it very much. lets say i would be visiting Mexico in the next couple months, which interactive audio lessons would be best to listen to, to make my way around? And how do I use the interactive audio cours...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - August 22, 2007
ola, can someone tell me what diego translates into in english,is it david,this is really bugging me,also,when you address a male as don,does this mean father or something else,once again,mil gracias y besos xxxxxxxx
6 replies - Last post by C_Norita - August 21, 2007
Can someone ID the music in this clip for me?
It's beautiful... i am unable to translate enough of the lyrics to do a lyric search on it. Any help would be appreciated . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCC8mlXadPg Thank you. Neil.
2 replies - Last post by themaze - August 8, 2007
DIGITAL MP4 PLAYER, UP FOR GRABS. BE QUICK!!!
Hello guys, I was just thinking that it would be really cool to have actual Video testimonials from some of our Rocket Spanish students out there on our main page. And I know there are a lot of people out there very happy with Rocket Spanish and how i...
2 replies - Last post by Mauricio - July 23, 2007
How would I say this in Spanish? To put it in context, I may be having a drink with someone and need to leave for a minute, or maybe standing at a co-workers desk and need to leave. Thanks!
2 replies - Last post by C_Norita - July 4, 2007
Jusst curious. It would be nice if they were.
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - June 27, 2007
Search Mechanism Is Working At Last!
Hola a todos. I'm delighted to report that the Rocket Spanish forum's "search" feature, which had not been working for many months, has now been fixed!! ¡El buscador del foro funciona bien! ¡Pruebenlo! :D
0 replies - Last post by nohablo - June 20, 2007
I will come Spain..And one question:)
*2 weeks later i will be in Barcelona with our camera team.... * * :wink: And we will shoot some interesting place.. and also i want to see fc museum..is it big? is it worth to shoot??? is there anybody here who know some informations about there..* ...
1 reply - Last post by elif - May 9, 2007
I am experiencing problems with the Mega Audio game. I notice that someone else on the forum has been having the same problem. I get a word correct and then the word is repeated on the next page without the right caption. I too have deleted the program...
1 reply - Last post by vainita - April 29, 2007
Hi, I am a Rotarian and will be hosting some guest from Argentina. At weekly Rotary meetings we say something called "the four way test". I would really like to practice before they get here. I think this would make my guest more comfortable i...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - February 15, 2007
:? I am teaching ESL for the first time. I am using this course to help me communicate with my students. But also, i'm trying to use it to do my lesson plans except using it backwards: spanish to english. Can anyone help me with suggestions in te...
0 replies - Last post by sharonita - January 21, 2007
Both the Forum and the main site appeared to be hijacked for about 2 weeks. Whenever I tried to access them I was taken to another site with links to commercial spanish resources, but not Rocket. Did anyone else experience this? Alan
9 replies - Last post by C_Norita - January 16, 2007
Embarassing moments. I've had my share from making mistakes. Check out these: http://spanish.about.com/od/tipsforlearningspanish/a/embarrass.htm?nl=1. ¡Qué chistoso!
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - January 15, 2007
Hey, can anyone tell me *when* and *how long *school holdiays are in Spain? Cheers.
2 replies - Last post by landlady - January 8, 2007
Hay una película de Perú que se llama "El Bien Esquivo." ¿Cómo se traduce este título?
2 replies - Last post by ElMacho - December 29, 2006
Is there an audio download for the segundo course?
Do ya'll have an audio download for the second, or more advanced course? If not, will this be a possibility for the future?
1 reply - Last post by Antonio - December 18, 2006
I'm HomeSchooled and using RocketSpanish as my requiered 2 years of a foreign language for highschool... :mrgreen: I took a few "lessons" with a friend of mine about 2 years ago and I've forgotten so much... :? But after reading the first sect...
5 replies - Last post by Antonio - December 11, 2006
** This was my response to a question: Several people thought it was a good idea so I'm posting it here for those who may have missed it. May you find it helpful ** Here's my approach: 1) CONCENTRATE ON LISTENING SKILLS. Spanish, in my opini...
27 replies - Last post by Johan1FS - December 6, 2006
Does anyone know how to get Spanish characters on my keyboard or purchase of an auxiliary Spanish only keyboard. ....recommendations? Tom
10 replies - Last post by Johan1FS - November 30, 2006
Is a word list for Megavocab available?
I want to add a number of ecclesiastical words to the Megavocab game (I'm a pastor). It would be a big help to be able to get a listing of all the words which are already in the game to avoid duplications. Since the words come up randomly, it's hard to ...
0 replies - Last post by pastorbk - November 21, 2006
I have recently aquired the Rocket Spanish as a download. I am new to Spanish (Castillian). On one of the lessons it gives the sentence "Quiero algo para tomar" "I want something to drink". Is tomar a Latin American word for drink a...
4 replies - Last post by Coupster - November 2, 2006
I am having some trouble with mega vocab I get an option correct ie pez and on the next page it says pez again even though there is no picture of a fish so whatever answer I give it will be wrong and I have to go through all six cards,It is doing this at ...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - October 31, 2006
How useful is Rocket Spanish if you know un poco?
Hola. I've been trying to learn Spanish (primarily spoken Latin-American Spanish) for several months. I know un poco, but much less than I'd like. I can read Spanish better than I can speak or understand, mostly because I have studied French and Lat...
25 replies - Last post by Alan-LaCala - October 29, 2006
I am still unable to roll my r's. I heard that school kids are given certain exercises to enable them to do this. Can you help?
4 replies - Last post by taalibeen - October 22, 2006
hey ppl just joined this site, just like to say hello to everybody..so hello everybody... :D i bought the full version of rocket spanish yesterday, i had a good look at it.. everything works ok with it, but its latin american spanish.! there is a differe...
8 replies - Last post by daveyboy - October 7, 2006
A beginner....and visiting Majorca next week (or Mallorca)
Hola, Como te va? I've slowly been going through the Rocket Spanish Beginners book, audio lessons and Conversation guide and I'm starting to slowly progress through this fantastic course. I've been studying for a few weeks now and must say I'm really enj...
0 replies - Last post by Maff - October 4, 2006
Do I get written as well as audio spanish with the course?
Hi, I'm very interested in signing up for Rocket Spanish, but I was wondering whether I would get written language, vocabulary, grammar etc as well as all the audio stuff, as I would like to find a course that shows me the written form of what I'm listeni...
1 reply - Last post by Antonio - July 28, 2006
Last year I went to a school in the town of Orosi in Costa Rica. The Montaña Linda school is also a youth hostel. I went with my two sons for a couple of weeks and we had a great time. The teaching was quite good and the whole trip including the classe...
1 reply - Last post by haze2 - July 3, 2006
Hi, my name is Jillian and I am new to Rocket Spanish. I am excited about learning Spanish and cannot wait to get started. I have just one question (so far) in relation to the four CD's. I purchased the online version of Rocket Spanish and noticed that t...
2 replies - Last post by Mauricio - June 26, 2006
I was joking with a friend that I had a saying on one of my flashcards that she could use on her husband as a joke, " Eras tan lento como un caracol". She has informed me that referring to anyone in Mexico as a snail is high insult and just not...
9 replies - Last post by Teresa - April 13, 2006
Hi! I am Aloke from calcutta, India. I have started learning Spanish since last 4-5 months.I really love the language and the enormous variety & the nuances it offers.I have enrolled in a language school although I do much more at home as there are ...
1 reply - Last post by nohablo - May 1, 2006
I love the idea behind the audio lessons in this course. You hear a conversation, then the conversation is explained in detail line by line. Ever since I decided to learn Spanish I thought there should be a course like this. The idea came to me when I was...
3 replies - Last post by Martin1 - May 1, 2006
Hola,......I hope this is the correct forum to post this question. I will be visiting Ourense, Spain, soon and wondered if anyone could advise me as to places of interest. I ask this because despite much searching all I could find was one obscure re...
3 replies - Last post by Antonio - April 30, 2006