Spanish For Dummies Audio Set

by Jessica Langemeier

3 hours of lessons on 3 CDs The fun and easy way to communicate effectively in a new language

Want to speak Spanish? Don't have a lot of time? This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away Plus, you can follow along with the handy, 96-page portable guide--filled with the words and phrases you'll hear on the CDs as well as a mini dictionary.

Skip around and learn at your own paceCD 1: Get started with basic words and phrases.CD 2: Form sentences and practice parts of speech.CD 3: Handle real-world situations.

Discover how toHandle greetings and introductionsAsk questions and understand answersBuild your vocabularyTalk about numbers, time, and the calendarAsk for directionsGet help at a hotel, the bank, or a store

Genres: Nonfiction, Spanish Literature, Audiobook, Language

4 pages, Audio CD

First published April 30, 2007

Reviews

[thebookfox · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh boy do I have a lot to say about this. I’ll hopefully be able to compile a list of reasons why this should be avoided if you are a dummy wanting to learn Spanish. For now, I’d say you’re much much MUCH better off following the “Coffee Break Spanish” podcast series which is infinitely better AND FREE.

[Kandyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not fluent yet…

[Jargon Jester · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is okay for a refresher course, but I wouldn't use this to learn any Spanish. The course just gives you words and phrases. Only once is there any explanation of how the language is structured. There really should have been an introduction about word gender and when to address in the formal or informal style. Often you are given the translation of a phrase and then later you get the key word in the phrase. It seems backwards to me. This is done for nouns and verbs. The same words are repeated multiple times. There is no consistency when 'a' or 'one' is used in English and 'un/una' or 'el/la' is used in Spanish. In English they will say a sentence using 'I' and only sometimes use 'Yo' in Spanish. Some Spanish words with a double 'l' are pronounced with the Spain/Mexico dialect of 'ya' while others are said with the 'ja' sound of the Castilian dialect. When sharing the names of professionals in Spanish, they give the traditional gender title and do not share the alternative. In this manner, a 'boss' is always a man. With little quarks like these, I can't seriously recommend it to anyone.

[Kayla Alvarez · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have many thoughts on this.
I will not lie I got this because like how is Spanish for Dummies supposed to sound. I had so many questions and somehow, they were all answered in the first 30 seconds.
1. That starter music......that was a shock.
2. They used Vos.... instant 1/5
3. You know those shows where there is that one sad character who listened to inspirational tapes where they have to repeat things like " I am the one who controls my own destiny" this gave off the same vibes.

[Sabrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I find it difficult to learn words in another language with seeing and hearing the word. So, for this audio set, it was difficult when there were new words. There was a lot of review of words I already knew, so that was nice. There were also a few words that they used on this audio set that I learned a different word in other programs, such as the Spanish word for small.

[X · Rating 2 out of 5]

Terrible program. This format of audio program is awful. It's like one person decided to make an audio format in this program, and everyone copied it. Even though everyone universally agrees these programs are terrible?

Recommend Complete Spanish Step-by-Step (audio or text) instead.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is 3 hours of Spanish words & phrases. The voice work is easy to understand and the words are well structured. Overall, this is a good book for listening & pronunciation skills.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Todavía no sé español...

Very basic...like myself...didn't really learn anything, and I didn't know anything to begin with.

Better luck next time...

[Yvensong · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has been helpful to getting some basic, and commonly used, vocabulary down.

[Mango]

dnf, Pimsleur is better.

[Jen Klaas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful for practicing vocabulary and listening to pronunciation. But would have been nice to practice more dialogue or at least phrases

[Jules · Rating 3 out of 5]

DNF @ 30% - It's very rudimentary and I'm passed it.

[Shelley · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't think I would recommend this as a learning tool- there's a lot of new phrases but it is introduced quickly and without any repetition or review.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I used this to supplement other Spanish study and for that it was fine but I definitely wouldn't recommend this as a stand alone. Also seemed to lean heavily towards the Spanish, not Mexican dialect, accent, and phrasing so be warned depending on which you're trying to learn.

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

English…pause…Spanish…pause… (repeat roughly 3 hours) repeat listened to this in the background again this past week.

[Anna Dalhaimer Bartkowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a lot to learn!!!

[Ricky]

no puedo hablar espanol.

[Neil McGee · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure I have learned anything new.