- Method unique. Authentic interviews from Spain and Latin America
- 3 CDs w/booklet to learn spanish from real natives
- It uses colors to show what is stressed and what is not in Spanish
- Grammar and conjugation explanations based on what you hear
- Gentle approach to the speed of the way natives speak
Product Description
This one is a “must” for learning how Spanish is REALLY spoken!
William Martin, retired political editor, The Oakland Tribune
This unique product will train you to listen to spanish in order to understand at real speed and be understood. There is no alternative for what it does. You can check our soon to be released Introduction to Spanish if you want to work on sentence construction or basic vocabulary, but for now, to develop an ear for the spanish language right… More >>
SmartSpanish Audio Cds Beginner – The Smart Way to Learn Spanish
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#1 by Kellie R. Dvorchak on April 26, 2010 - 6:07 pm
If you are a beginner, you should try the excellent Smart Spanish, Introduction to Spanish first. It will prepare you to work with these series. You cannot fail to speak the Language if you follow this method. It is a Course that you will find interesting and informative and often very amusing. It consists of Interviews that have a purpose (Very cleverly you are introduced to words, sentences, phrases that are used constantly in the spanish language . It is easy. It gives you the confidence to get out there and speak!
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Todd Soderberg on April 26, 2010 - 8:28 pm
I am not sure if I missed something in the instructions on the use of this product, but I did not find it useful. The product has no real instruction, just listening to conversations. Like I said I could be missing something, but I’m sorry I bought this Spanish instruction product.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by V. Germeroth on April 26, 2010 - 10:14 pm
I purchased SmartSpanish a couple of months ago and I am very pleased! I studied Spanish for several semesters in college but after years of not using the language, I found myself struggling to understand when someone spoke to me in Spanish. I was pretty good at writing or reading Spanish but my skills have diminished over time due to lack of usage. The SmartSpanish audio CD’s are helping me listen and recall verbs, nouns, common expressions, and more while driving or doing other activities. The customer service is fantastic, too! I recommend this SmartSpanish for new learners or those that need to polish their skills.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Tomo Osako on April 27, 2010 - 12:36 am
Since I moved to CA, I found it very useful to be able to speak Spanish, so I decided to take up one. I already knew basic Spanish from taking some classes but I wanted to practice more conversation and listening skills and I came across this product on amazon.com. After reading the review, I decided to purchase one.
To my great surprise, the beginner CD was pretty high level, and not one of those that make you repeat basic sentences, so that was nice. (If you have no back ground in Spanish what so ever, you may need to consider this point) I purchased the audio versions so I can listen to it in my car on my 30min commute to work everyday. I wanted to be thorough, so I took 1 week for each lesson. And after listening to all the steps, I tried repeating (first the slow version in Step2, second, the normal reading speed in step1, and finally the conversation speed with the guest in step6). So after 7 weeks, I got through all the CDs, and I could almost repeat at the speed of each guest on all the lessons!
Oh, and to my surprise, some phrases or pieces of conversation stuck to my head, and I even had a dream of me speaking Spanish! (you know what they say, if you get really good at speaking the language, you’ll start having dream in that language!)
So I’m pretty satisfied with the product.
If I would add anything, I’d like it to have the conversation version of these lessons where we can hear dialogues, not only monologues.
Now, I’m thinking of taking the Intermediate and Advanced lessons for the next step.
Oh, and I’d like to add, the author was very nice and helpful when I had some problem with the CD. I liked the fact that the author himself gave me some support.
Thank you Christian!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Jef on April 27, 2010 - 2:49 am
If you want to learn spanish through grammar or other conventional methods, this is not for you. But if you want to be able to converse in Spanish as naturally as the natives, this SmartSpanish course will ease your way to the mastering of the Spanish language. I chose to really follow the instruction to repeat the dialogs several times. The steps, which you may choose to skip, are actually logically built for maximum retaintion. I wholeheartedly recommend SmartSpanish.
Rating: 5 / 5