Lesson 06 – Coffee Break Spanish
Posted on November 22, 2008
In lesson 06 you’ll learn to talk about your family and to count from one to ten.
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Oct 20, 2009
I love your lessons. They are easy to learn and although I am only on lesson six, I am very happy with my progress.
Nov 03, 2009
Me gusta mucho sus lecciones aqui. Son muy faciles. ¡Estupendo!
Nov 27, 2009
I love your podcasts to bits. I have been learning for about two days and know so much about Spanish! Thanks for your easy lessons! Muchas gracias!
Jan 24, 2010
Yes, please draw comparisons with other languages and if possible also on routes, e.g. Latin/Greek.
Having been born and brought up in India, I speak 4 Indian languages and English and find so many more similarities between words in languages like Hindi with words in Spanish than with English. The Indo-European root and Arab/Persian influences on Spanish vocabulary and pronuniciation is remarkable.
Jan 24, 2010
The guest was the best!
Jan 30, 2010
Other language comparisons are very useful! Remember, while for some people, this may be their first attempt at learning a second language, for others (puts up hand) it may be an additional language.
I am Canadian, and my original second-language experience was grade school French. When I first took a Spanish course in first year university, our prof had to beat the French pronunciation of “un” out of us. Very nearly literally, too!
Those who don’t get the direct comparison with the other language can ignore it, although it may help them whether they realize it or not. But by all means, using other languages as a touch-stone is a valuable learning tool in language instruction.
Apr 12, 2010
Hi Mark
Can’t tell you how much I’m enjoying your Spanish lessons!
Your whole approach is quite unique. I’ve listened to other language-learning sites online and there is something quite impersonal about them and I never really stick with them.
You really do offer something special with your very personal and individual style of presentation. You’re so ‘real’!! and so is Kara!
I’m originally from Glasgow (via Australia) and now live in Perpignan, so am learning French at the same time…..but want to learn Spanish as there is a strong Spanish influence here, being so close to the border.
I learned both languages at high school, many years ago but although I have a good idea how the grammar works in them, I could never really speak! Too much grammar and not enough oral work.
So Coffebreakspanish/french is going to give me much more confidence when I’m speaking.
Thankyou so much! I’m enjoying hearing your accents too, and it was so lovely to hear little Matthew!
Your site was recommended to me by my Scottish relatives in Ayrshire, who raved about you.
Best regards and don’t stop referring to other languages, please.