Comments on: Coffee Break Spanish Step by Step

By: Eddy

Eddy — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:09:51 +0000

It will help because I tried it as well. (Fue excellente.)

By: Meat

Meat — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:57:28 +0000

far less than perfect motored vehicle.

By: Kris Cerra

Kris Cerra — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:46:32 +0000

I must say Ive always felt you have a great blog.

By: Kathleen Burns

Kathleen Burns — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:53:45 +0000

I am enjoying Coffee Break Spanish & finding it very helpful as I begin to learn the language. Gracias.

By: Chiachi

Chiachi — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:22:46 +0000

Your lessons are awesome! As a non English speaker, the Scottish accent was difficult to me. It was Kara’s sweet voice and both’s wits that made me manage to understand. I also like that you pronounce Spanish clearly, and Kara as well. Just by listening, I can already spell the vocabularies out correctly. The contents are useful and are delivered in an incredibly interesting way, especially lesson 14 that I smile every time i listen to it. I really loved the interaction between Mark and Kara and the melody of the silly song Literally I enjoyed in every lesson. Thanks for making this fantastic course. It is the best ever!

By: Roland & Belinda

Roland & Belinda — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:37:27 +0000

Hi Mark and Cara,

My wife and I have tandem cycled from Alaska and are currently in Bolivia, some 14 months and 25,000 into our trip.

Just thought you would like to know that we have been enjoying and learning Spanish along side you for othe past year. Its been extremely difficult with the different accents and words for every items, but atleast we have a foot in the door and can communicate some basic ideas.

Thanks again,

Roland and Belinda Hinmueller

By: Jacs

Jacs — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:41:29 +0000

I’ve been learning Spanish for over a year now and have found your podcasts a great help for the spoken word. Occasionally though, it would be helpful if you could actually spell our the word your saying so that I can look it up later. One example is “quesiera” instead of “quiro”, when asking for something politely. Its taken me a while to find it…. Muchas gracias, hasta pronto. Jacs

By: "C"

"C" — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:29:00 +0000

¡Si si! … Gracias Mark! ¡Espero que tenga buen dia! .. C

By: "C"

"C" — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:22:25 +0000

I think we all have to be like in the Michael Jackson song, “I’m talking to the man in the mirror and I’m asking HIM to change his ways!”. Jamila, what can you personally do for YOURSELF that would make this experience more amenable to you?

I put myself in a quiet room with my headphones on and get with it!!! If I dont understand a Scottish coloquialism, I simply ask myself what that might mean in my southern dialect, and things become more clear to me. You really will learn more by walking in someone’s shoes rather than stomping on their toes.

Kara is wonderful, just lovely to hear and work with alongside Mark. After reading Jamila’s comments, I understand completely when my mom used to say, “Watch ya mouth now child!”

By: April

April — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:27:34 +0000

to Mark & Kara
Hola! me gusta esta progrema mucho, muchas gracias!
it’s really helpful for a self-learner, and also delightful when hearing the podcasts. I love the way you teach, it’s interesting and easy to understand. I’ve learnt a lot from you, and i’ll keep learning Spanish.
thank you again!!! xxx

By: Herb

Herb — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:56:33 +0000

Ever considered a program in Italian?

I am an EU “B2″ in Spanish, by exam, and find these lessons to be a terrific review.

By: Anand

Anand — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:45:41 +0000

Dear Mark / Kara,

My colleague and I have downloaded your lessons and listen to them on our phones. We love the pace its just right to keep us interested. I have to say that your Scottish accents and of course the format of the lessons keep us hooked. The both of us particularly liked the lesson where your some came on, I think lesson 4.

Once we get a little more into the rhythm we would like to buy the PDF guides, they might help reinforce the learning. For now we have many other websites and a book to refer to for grammar and words.

PS: Got my wife hooked on Coffee Break French, she is going on a business trip where she hopes to test some of the learning.

Great Work. Thanks