Comments on: Lesson 06 – Coffee Break Spanish

By: Uhuniau

Uhuniau — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:45:51 +0000

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.

By: Jubin Chheda

Jubin Chheda — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:23:45 +0000

The guest was the best!

By: Jubin Chheda

Jubin Chheda — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:15:51 +0000

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.

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:54:43 +0000

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!

By: Jade

Jade — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:50 +0000

Me gusta mucho sus lecciones aqui. Son muy faciles. ¡Estupendo!

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:05:40 +0000

I love your lessons. They are easy to learn and although I am only on lesson six, I am very happy with my progress.