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22.3 Errors

Dialog Alej: ¿Me acordé de tu último cumpleaños? Given: Did I remembere*d* your last birthday? Alej: ¿Vez? *(Ves)*? She’s saying “See?” not “Time?” Text - porque en la próxima lección se enterarán de un incidente Trans given: - because in the next les...

3 replies - Last post by ricardo-rich - November 30, 2011

spanish

in lesson 1.1 de donde eres/ from where you are] would i be understood if i said de donde estas

6 replies - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - November 28, 2011

spanish

please explain ] how do they get excuse me out of [como] they have already shown how to say excuse [disculpe] [permiso] very confusing. lesson 2.4

1 reply - Last post by ricardo-rich - November 28, 2011

Lección 2.4 Directions

Hi Guys Is it me, or do Mauricio and Amy change from formal to informal spanish and then back to formal again? Amy says "Hable más despacio..." (? formal), then Mauricio says "Siga recto..." (? formal) and then "...entiendes?" (? informal) and then "Dobl...

2 replies - Last post by phil-glos-uk - November 27, 2011

Platinum - Recommendation

Hi Guys! For those who are considering buying the CD set of Rocket Platinum, (Lessons 18-25), I’d suggest waiting until the authors have amended the errors in the Extra Vocab section. Significant errors occur in most of the lessons. I’ve posted some of ...

0 replies - Last post by Raymot - November 21, 2011

22.2 Another funny error

Another funny 22.2 error in the Extra Vocab: "En esa casa, hay pura gente loca.” Audio translation: In that house, there’s purely crazy people. Right Extra Vocab trans: “In this case, there are purely crazy people.” Wrong Ignoring for the moment that ‘...

2 replies - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - November 17, 2011

Funny Error in 22.2

This is actually a funny error in the extra Vocab. The line is “Yo me alejaré de Mauricio cuando nos traiga los cafés.” – “I will keep away from Mauricio when he brings us the coffee” (Because Mauricio once spilled coffee on his boss). The translation g...

0 replies - Last post by Raymot - November 16, 2011

spanish

in lesson 1.3 why does amy say she wants something to take [tomar] insted of saying i want something to drink [beber]

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - November 13, 2011

spanish

in lesson 6.0 the word nosotros [we] and estamos [we are] why would they not just say - estamos viniendo pronto.

2 replies - Last post by ricardo-rich - November 13, 2011

19.2 Errors

Hi, I’m enjoying this course and learning a lot. It’s one of my favourite Spanish courses that I’ve tried. But the errors in the Extra Vocabulary section (and occasionally elsewhere) have been annoying me for a while, and Lesson 19.2 is too much. I can ...

0 replies - Last post by Raymot - November 12, 2011

spanish

in lesson 1.2 how is the word solo better than sola seeing that both words are translated the same [only] solo/ one single only and alone - sola/ one single only alone and just is it the feminine/ masculine thing

0 replies - Last post by larryritchie-- - November 11, 2011

lesson 2.8 verb estar

There's an error in lesson 2.8: a la izquierda is described as meaning 'to the right' the second time it's mentioned.

6 replies - Last post by Raymot - November 10, 2011

spanish

in lesson 5.5 son las siete y media. translation- are seven thirty. why would they not say - es a las siete y media

3 replies - Last post by Viviana-V - October 26, 2011

spanish

in lesson 4.7last ejemplo. in the lesson Te is supposed to be indirect object pronoun [meaning you] in the translation on line it says it is [to] please help me out [ confused] i cannot grasp the the translation i'm inviting you and no one else. te i...

6 replies - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - October 12, 2011

spanish

i am having trouble with many words- but we will srart with these two- esta & este both mean this, please explain how and when to use. [thanks]

4 replies - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - October 11, 2011

spanish

in lesson 4.8 it says, necesito darselo manana translation i need give it tomorrow, where does the to him come in, in this translation

2 replies - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 30, 2011

spanish

is there any difference between est'a and es, are they enterchangeable.

0 replies - Last post by larryritchie-- - September 29, 2011

spanish

in lesson1.3 why would they not use bebe ibstead of tomar

1 reply - Last post by Kristy-D - September 27, 2011

1 quick question on books with course

Which do you do first? Read the beginners course? Or do all the lessons then read the book? Or do you do it at the same time? Confused on that. Also when do you incorporate the other 2 books...the advanced and conversatonal and vocab ones? Muchas gracia...

5 replies - Last post by Kristy-D - September 26, 2011

spanish

i have learned in passed lessons that estoy means i am. in lesson 4.3 extra vocabulary they say Yo estoy en la mercado. is that not like saying I i am en la mercado. please explain

2 replies - Last post by Kristy-D - September 26, 2011

spanish

would i be understood if i used [a] for to instead of para lesson 4.5

0 replies - Last post by larryritchie-- - September 25, 2011

spanish

in lesson 3.8 [ sus padres ] if you are looking eyeball to eyeball with a person and say sus padres , how is he to know whose padres you are talking about. yours or theirs?

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 24, 2011

spanish

[very frustrated] in lesson 3.8 no quiedo usar el tuyo. why would you not leave the el out. it doesn't sound right to say , i don't want to use the yours.

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 23, 2011

spanish

i do not know how to contact tech support. can you help me. i need to know how to type letters with an accent over them

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 23, 2011

Bonus Material

Good Evening Everyone, I am new to the course and I am trying to understand the best way to follow the program. I notice the course is broken up into 2 stages 1-9 and it recommends that you start at the top and work your way down. I noticed that there is...

3 replies - Last post by david-l157 - September 23, 2011

spanish

in lesson 1.13 numbers- the y does not start until trenta but in lesson 1.14 telling the time 12:30 doce y media- why not just say doce media ?

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 20, 2011

spanish

in lesson 2.8 it ask where is the guitar- answer says it is to the right [la derecha] actually it is to his left right or wrong please correct [ Gracias]

0 replies - Last post by larryritchie-- - September 17, 2011

lesson 22.2

Algo no funciona bien en el audio de 22.2, Un día en la oficina.Corre solo 6 segundos.

0 replies - Last post by Cynthia-L1 - September 15, 2011

spanish

please explain difference between esta with an accent over the a, and es both meaning is. lesson 2.8 donde esta el banos. can i use donde es el banos

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 14, 2011

spanish

inlesson2.4 why do they interpret the word derecho as [ straight dos cuadras

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 12, 2011

What a great program!

I just returned from my vacation in Costa Rica. I cannot tell you how much Rocket Spanish helped. I asked for and understood directions, ordered food in restaurants confidently, conversed with many locals and , although getting stuck for the right word a ...

2 replies - Last post by Keyatta--11 - September 11, 2011

spanish

in lesson 1.13 esa tiende vende veintiun hachas esa means this & that and que means this & that how do you know which one to use

0 replies - Last post by larryritchie-- - September 9, 2011

spanish

in lesson 1.8 the words pollo&bello do not sound like they are pronounced the same, it sounds like pollo is pronounced po-cho & bello be-jo. am i wrong, or just not hearing it right.

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 7, 2011

conversation course problem

Hola, I see in the beginning of the conversation course pdf it says "Click on the Spanish phrase in the table to hear the correct pronunciation" this doesn't seem to work. I have never known a pdf to have audio embedded in it. Do you have to view it anot...

1 reply - Last post by Fleet Pete - September 6, 2011

spanish

in lesson 2.3 Si. Va a ser muy bueno. why would you not leave the [a] out. it seams like you are saying it is going to to be very good

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 6, 2011

spanish

¿ De Donde es Why would you not say ¿De Donde eres

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 6, 2011

spanish

why do they sometimes use quiero [i want] and sometimes yo quiero [i want]

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 6, 2011

spanish

in lesson2.2 the question is asked- what is [ como se] [also [como es] how do you know which one to use

0 replies - Last post by larryritchie-- - September 3, 2011

spanish

please translate/explain -Que se le ofrece what is you ofrece. meaning what can i help you with

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - August 30, 2011

spanish

why does Amy use como [what] is band called & next question she uses Que [what] type music

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - August 25, 2011

spanish

does tu eres joven mean you you are young why would it not be tu son joven

1 reply - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - August 23, 2011

spanish

does tu eres joven mean you you are young why would it not be tu son joven

0 replies - Last post by larryritchie-- - August 23, 2011

spanish

does tu eres joven mean you you are young

0 replies - Last post by larryritchie-- - August 23, 2011

Why am I not seeing a lesson 9?

Why do I see "8. In Rewiew 10. MegaSpanish"?

2 replies - Last post by Luke-H1 - August 9, 2011

Quizzes - 100%

Hi, I was wondering why every time you get all 5 questions correct on the quiz at the end of each topic, the pop-up shows you has having only 80%. This has been a problem ever since day 1 of me using this software some 18 months ago and has never changed...

3 replies - Last post by Keyatta--11 - August 4, 2011

Mauricio a no show- Ignoring E-Mails

Hi Everyone, I am sorry to have to do this. I really loved Rocket Spanish and bought both 1 and 2. The program is great and the customer service USED to be great. I even gave a testimonial for the RS website because I was so happy with it. I heard ther...

10 replies - Last post by koko-- - June 18, 2011

Are there any video files included in the course?

Currently there are no video lessons available with Rocket Spanish. However, we are continually improving and adding to our course, so we may look into this in the near future. So, not at this stage.

1 reply - Last post by mere-- - June 15, 2011

Incorrect Dialogue in lesson 2.3 Events

Hi, the audio for 2.3 tells you to use "donde es" for events and says "donde es el concierto" in the audio. However the actual text in the section uses "donde esta el concierto" - any ideas which is correct?

1 reply - Last post by Rocket-Languages - May 30, 2011

materials

I am currently on the free trial. The system has made reference to a vocabulary book or something and I can't locate it online. Is that something I get after signing up?

0 replies - Last post by David-H6 - May 10, 2011

Confusion on Everything

I'm so confused. Right now, I'm doing the free lessons. After I'm done with these, what's next? I buy the premium thing? I don't really get it. So if you could help me, that would be of great thanks!

2 replies - Last post by Kyle-M - May 6, 2011

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