tomski Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Can anyone recommend the best/quickest way of doing this? I'm new to learning Spanish but want to up my game doing it Quote
Guest Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Best? Live there for a year Quickest? Go to a class and only speak Spanish. Quote
tomski Posted November 8, 2015 Author Posted November 8, 2015 So classes would be better than say Rosetta stone? Quote
glennboltw Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Women who lives across the road from me has classes in her house..... Think she teaches at Bolton college too. Quote
Youri McAnespie Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Chilean? Nah, she's quite friendly. I went to a spanish class, an advanced one at the college, try before you buy, liked it, said "where do I sign up and pay my £500?" "your £500?" They said "well, it's up to you how you pay, but if you pay all three terms up front at once you get a discount" - it was £500 a term, £1500 for the year, or about £35 a session if you broke it down... I'll get some CDs. Quote
glennboltw Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Yes I think that's her.....Margarita I think her name is, would be interesting how much she charges at her house, bet its a lot cheaper. Quote
Youri McAnespie Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) I have to admit, in my brief experience she seemed good, learned a few things in just one session... I reckon' one-on-one it's probably £30-£40 an hour though... My progress has reached a grinding halt as, strangely, I've started occasionally mixing with spanish speaking folk, and I'm so shite at conversational spanish, I don't bother, and have become really disheartened. I might take up Italian instead. Edited November 8, 2015 by Youri McAnespie Quote
tomski Posted November 8, 2015 Author Posted November 8, 2015 As I'm travelling in car a lot, maybe Rosetta stone is my best shout Quote
stevieb Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Save yourself the hassle and just speak louder and point at stuff. Quote
Guest Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 And we speak the first language of the globe Unless you've fallen for a spanish floosy? Quote
tomski Posted November 8, 2015 Author Posted November 8, 2015 I want to get a holiday home or eventually move over, the company I work for is due to merge with its Spanish counterpart early next year. Seems a good time to do it. Quote
C86 Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 So classes would be better than say Rosetta stone? Rosetta stone is shite. Quote
jules_darby Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) To be fair I thought her work with the Happy Mondays was pretty good Edited November 8, 2015 by jules_darby Quote
RoadRunnerFan Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Can anyone recommend the best/quickest way of doing this? I'm new to learning Spanish but want to up my game doing it Google Instituto Cervantes Manchester if you want to look into lessons rather than doing it yourself. Quote
C86 Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 To be fair I thought her work with the Happy Mondays was pretty good she's a Munich too. Quote
tomski Posted November 8, 2015 Author Posted November 8, 2015 Google Instituto Cervantes Manchester if you want to look into lessons rather than doing it yourself.Nice one, will do. Quote
Andydee Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Book a holiday in a non touristy place to practice. I learned more spanish in 2 weeks in Ezceray and Logrõno in northern Spain than 5 yrs at school. Quote
jayjayoghani Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) If you do that, don't do it in deepest Andalucia. Somewhere they speak Castilian Spanish like where andydee went Edited November 8, 2015 by jayjayoghani Quote
freds dad Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Rosetta stone is shite. Can she play as a striker? Quote
MickyD Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Just make sure you're learning the right language for the area you intend to live. Barcelona and the area speak Catalan, not Spanish. Quote
tomski Posted November 9, 2015 Author Posted November 9, 2015 Just make sure you're learning the right language for the area you intend to live. Barcelona and the area speak Catalan, not Spanish. Not thought that far ahead tbh. Lots of hurdles to overcome, but opportunities are available. Would just like a command of the language first rather than go then learn. Quote
Exiled Girl Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Similar to what others have said... don't learn South American Spanish if you're intending to use the language in Europe. And you'll learn more by speaking it over there than by doing lessons over here. Quote
Smiley Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) I had a bunch of CDs from my dad. Think they were given away in the Daily Mail or Telegraph. Tried them out myself and was enjoying them during morning and evening commute to work. But never carried on and can't remember anything I learned. However, at the time, I also scoured the net and there's plenty of freebie stuff out there before you start spending with Rosetta Stone. http://www.notesinspanish.com (no longer free, but was originally, sure I downloaded quite a few podcasts) http://www.fluentin3months.com/free-podcasts/ Edited November 9, 2015 by Smiley Quote
DazBob Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Women who lives across the road from me has classes in her house..... Think she teaches at Bolton college too. Is she fit and HBAHT? Quote
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