Spanish - Feedback and Comments

If you have some questions or want to share some feedback about your course, there’s a good chance a fellow learner has had the same idea! You can take a look at some of the latest posts to see if your question has already been answered, or share your thoughts with the Rocket Spanish teachers and learners by posting a new conversation.

One year anniversary

One year ago I bought the Rocket Spanish product. I have been studying daily except for a brief respite in April 2014 when we went for a cruise in Hawaii, This is now my 240th consecutive days of studying. It has become a habit. I am almost done with the ...

7 replies - Last post by Joyce-W1 - January 24, 2015

More on por and para

This is not really a question. More of an observation. I really just memorize it by hearing it multiple times. Estoy aquí por negocios. I’m here on business. Estoy aquí para bucear. I'm here to scuba dive- The first sentence with word "on" is translat...

8 replies - Last post by Steven-W15 - January 3, 2015

More on por and para

This is not really a question. More of an observation. I really just memorize it by hearing it multiple times. Estoy aquí por negocios. I’m here on business. Estoy aquí para bucear. I'm here to scuba dive- The first sentence with word "on" is translat...

1 reply - Last post by Dan-H24 - December 30, 2014

How do I stay on track?

I like Rocket Spanish. But I have had this for a while now, and the problem I am finding is, that I do not stay on track and keep doing the coursework. I am not a very well organized person. What I mean is this... When I was in college and studied Spanish...

6 replies - Last post by Roy-C - December 26, 2014

Emphasis Direct/Indirect in the Lessons

Hola, This may be putting too fine a point on it, but I think the Direct/Indirect lessons could be made slightly clearer. Here are three important lines from the lessons: Lesson 4.8 In Spanish, the construction of direct object pronouns is a bit differe...

6 replies - Last post by Ava Dawn - December 18, 2014

Progress Points

I have been doing a lesson every day for 4 days. How come I only see points and progress on one day?

10 replies - Last post by Tom--222 - November 16, 2014

Translate

'I care about the environment. ' This is for the intermediate and advanced Spanish learners. How do you translate this from the top of your head without looking at anything like a dictionary or asking somebody else? Robert, Steven, Dan, Christian, Ricardo...

15 replies - Last post by Dan-H24 - November 11, 2014

Study Plan

Can anyone recommend a study plan? I am overwhelmed with the amount of information on the site. My goal is to be able to speak and write with ease. As well, I would like to participate in a beginners conversation post. Thank you!

6 replies - Last post by maha266 - November 11, 2014

Hablaba

From Premium Plus -Lesson 12.5 Nature and Conservation Hablaba y hablaba y hablaba con ella hasta que Mario y yo nos moríamos de cansancio She talked and talked and talked with her until Mario and I were dying of tiredness 1. I noticed when Mauricio was...

6 replies - Last post by the-hefay - November 10, 2014

best way to study

hi, what is the best way (from your experience) to use the rocket languages?? should i study the interactive audio then read the beginner book? or no or should i go in parallel mode thank you

4 replies - Last post by maha266 - November 10, 2014

brain block

I am on level 4.1 and have come to a brain block, I cant recall the other lessons. I have reviewed to where I thought I had it. Any suggestions. Do I just keep going, stop and start over, take a few days off. Help needed

4 replies - Last post by maha266 - November 10, 2014

Photo Forum

How about a forum with photos of Spanish-speaking countries? I just came back from the Republic of Panamá and will share them if anyone is interested.

3 replies - Last post by maha266 - November 10, 2014

Can't access course

I purchased the Spanish Premium and have been using it for about a month now. Suddenly I can no longer access it. When I log on all I get is the trial version. I've e-mailed Support but I was wondering if anyone else has had this experience. Thanks. Pam

5 replies - Last post by maha266 - November 9, 2014

Target Language

Hola a todos, Dan mentioned accessing the target language and that it would minimize the use of English. Could someone explain how one does that. I can't seem to locate this. Gracias, Ricardo

5 replies - Last post by maha266 - November 7, 2014

English words invented by the Spaniards

http://blogs.transparent.com/spanish/9-supposedly-english-words-invented-by-the-spanish/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=languageblog&utm_content=spanish

3 replies - Last post by maha266 - November 7, 2014

What is going on?

I hope we could try to talk in Spanish.:-)

5 replies - Last post by misssolruiz - October 13, 2014

can i download a spanish dictionary?

please a spanish dictionary for download

12 replies - Last post by maha266 - September 30, 2014

What about visual learners?

Hello i tested my VARK and i learnt i am a Visual learner (Second most Kinesthetic). i am searching for visual stuff in the course but i couldnt find anything except audio... Am i looking wrong place or this course has a very few visual stuff? is there an...

3 replies - Last post by maha266 - September 30, 2014

Difference between Premium and Combo programmes

I have the Spanish Premium and I noticed that the Combo programme goes from beginners to intermediate. Is there different material in the beginners portion of the Combo programme or does it repeat the same material as the Premium programme? Thanks. Pam

3 replies - Last post by maha266 - September 30, 2014

does como estas and como estas tu mean the same thing

why is it that como estas means how are you and then another place thet say como estas tu. are they saying how are you,you

4 replies - Last post by maha266 - September 30, 2014

Subjunctives

Ya, no te enojes. No question. This is just a comment. I want to see if I can see the subjunctives while studying each lesson. This particular lesson is taking me a long time to finish as with the last lesson. I decided to look for all those verbs that a...

4 replies - Last post by Steven-W15 - September 14, 2014

audio in pdf. books

Hello, i just view the first book in Pdf. It is written in the book " Click on the Spanish phrase in the table to hear the correct pronunciation. " but when I click there is no such an audio for any phrase, is it normal or should it work ?

5 replies - Last post by maha266 - September 12, 2014

Morning Musings on Learning

When I first began my quest to learn Spanish, I came to understand the importance of the four facets of learning a language: speaking, hearing, reading, and writing, as well as the importance of all four. At first, all four were equally difficult, since ...

6 replies - Last post by Steven-W15 - September 6, 2014

New Functionality: Play It! New Dashboard!

An already really fun Rocket Spanish Platinum course just keeps getting better and better. The varied topics address so many of the areas of everyday life. Each testing section seems to draw on a different kind of expertise in learning the language. And t...

7 replies - Last post by Robert-C7 - September 4, 2014

Did the Spanish Dashboard Change?

It is just me, or did the Spanish Premium Dashboard get rearranged a bit? It looks different this morning than it did yesterday. And as long as I am commenting about changes, I don't really like the changes in the Write It section responses. The green f...

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - August 22, 2014

Rocket Record

How do I get rocket record

3 replies - Last post by the-hefay - August 14, 2014

Rating System?

On the Audio Lesson page, there are letters H, W, P, Q, etc. When I hold the mouse over any one of them I get the same message, to "rate this lesson" No explanation is given as to the reason for the different letters. Each once asks me to rate this le...

2 replies - Last post by Ava Dawn - August 4, 2014

Self Test

I noticed on the Phone App that there is a way to test yourself. Also, in an email from Mauricio about purchasing level 3, the email mentioned "my level". I have level 2, is the "my level" available in level 2?

1 reply - Last post by laura-rocket-tutor - July 10, 2014

Improvement to "Write It" test

This morning I was pleasantly surprised when I did the "Write It" test in my current lesson and found that the rating system has been modified to suggest a rating but allows me to select a different rating. Sometimes I am more disappointed in my performan...

2 replies - Last post by laura-rocket-tutor - July 10, 2014

No points for using Rocket Record in an audio lesson?

This morning I studied audio lesson 10.4. For the first time in the year that I have been studying Rocket Spanish, I used Rocket Record with each of the phrases, but when I was finished My Dashboard had not awarded me any points for this effort. As I sai...

5 replies - Last post by laura-rocket-tutor - July 10, 2014

Not to good!

Hola! My spanish is going extra slow can anybody tell me why?

13 replies - Last post by laura-rocket-tutor - July 10, 2014

No points for using Rocket Record in an audio lesson?

I recently began using the Rocket Record feature. I notice that I am awarded points when I use it in the testing section, and on the Extra Vocabulary section of the audio lesson. But I am not awarded points when I use Rocket Record in the Conversation Tra...

1 reply - Last post by laura-rocket-tutor - July 10, 2014

New Stars?

It looks like they added a couple of new stars to the constellation: Platinum and Black. I have to admit that for the first few months I did not pay much attention to badges and rankings, but lately it seems to be additional motivation as I have gotten hi...

1 reply - Last post by Robert-C7 - July 9, 2014

Recomendation for write-it

Recommendation Write it. Replace existing keyboard with this keypad á ñ é ü ¡ ¡ ó ¿ ú á Alt + 0225 é Alt + 0233 í Alt + 0237 ó Alt + 0243 ú Alt + 0250 ñ Alt + 0241 ü Alt + 0252 ¡ Alt + 0161 ¿ Alt + 0191 As of n...

9 replies - Last post by Patrice-B - May 23, 2014

Audio Feedback

Is there any way to load a short video or audio track to the form?

3 replies - Last post by Ava Dawn - May 17, 2014

What about visual learners?

Hello i tested my VARK and i learnt i am a Visual learner (Second most Kinesthetic). i am searching for visual stuff in the course but i couldnt find anything except audio... Am i looking wrong place or this course has a very few visual stuff? is there an...

1 reply - Last post by ricardo-rich - May 6, 2014

Quiz on lesson 1.8

The quiz on 1.8 states that "beh pequena" should be v. I am sure it is b not v. Otherwise a great course.

6 replies - Last post by Dan-T2 - May 1, 2014

Spanish books

What simple Spanish books do you recommend for the Spanish novice?

4 replies - Last post by Liz-W10 - April 28, 2014

Games

I think I asked this question before. I don't have a "games" link! Should I have the games or are they a separate purchase?

2 replies - Last post by laura-rocket-tutor - April 17, 2014

iOS app for iPhone

I have downloaded the app on my iPhone. My question is why on the app doesn't My Dashboard show my progression like it does when I view it on my computer? Also on the app I just did the quiz for 1.2 and when I click on Submit Answers nothing happens (it...

2 replies - Last post by Mindy--7 - April 7, 2014

Opinions on "Play it"

I just started poking around the new Play It section that was just added, and I am wondering what others think of it. When they added the Write It section I began using it enthusiastically, since I thought that writing in Spanish was an important skill th...

3 replies - Last post by Don--64 - April 3, 2014

Vocab Review

Is there a way to review all of the vocab that I have rated "needs review" or "so-so"? How can I review all the vocab I need to practice without reviewing ones I've learned fairly well?

6 replies - Last post by takeover - March 30, 2014

using rocetspanish

what is the best method for using rocketspanish like should I listen to a new lesion each day. basically I know I have the tools but how do I use them

1 reply - Last post by Dan-H24 - March 23, 2014

Going great until I hit 'Time'

I don't know if I am missing something because I am using the library edition or not. But I was cruising along loving every lesson until I hit '1.7 Traveling on Schedule'. Amy warns that if you don't understand how to tell time in Spanish, you should re...

66 replies - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - March 5, 2014

Reset the hear it/know it

Is there a way to reset the ratings in the hear it / know it back to the default setting?

4 replies - Last post by Ava Dawn - February 22, 2014

How to pace the lessons?

Hi all, I am new and trying to get a feel for the site and features. How am I supposed to pace the lessons, one a day? Thanks for the input! Jessica

1 reply - Last post by Dan-H24 - February 21, 2014

Is it just me?

Or does Amy sound hot?

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - February 18, 2014

advanced learning techniques

i havnt done much on this area for a while, but now when i went there, none of the circles were colored, and i know i have done some before. so then i was going to rate one, but i couldnt figure out how to!! where can i do this?

1 reply - Last post by naomi-t2 - February 4, 2014

Progression of how to study

Do I do the 1.1 Interactive Audio and then the 1.1 chapter in the Survival Kit? Or do I do 1.1 through 1.7 Interactive Audios and then 1.1 - 1.7 chapters in the Survival Kit?

2 replies - Last post by Mindy--7 - February 4, 2014

Mega spanish on ipad?

Anyone know how to sync mega spanish from a mac to an ipad? Thanks

0 replies - Last post by Sally-A1 - February 1, 2014

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