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Spanish Short Stories for Beginners: Learn Latin American Spanish Naturally
Powerful and proven, a timeless method to develop your Spanish. Build experience before you ever encounter a native speaker. Prepare for your next adventure by reading bilingual short stories in simple Spanish. 10 short stories written predominantly in the present tense and in a manner spoken throughout Latin America. This book will supercharge your confidence and solidify your foundation in Spanish. It is the most useful collection of Spanish short stories available for beginners.
What’s inside 10 Short Stories that are entertaining and insightful. 3 chapters per story. Chapter previews. Multiple Choice Questions to test your comprehension and the answer keys. Useful vocabulary lists at the end of each chapter for your reference and to help you review. An English translation below each paragraph. Bilingual text effectively provides contextual definitions of vocabulary often confused when using a separate dictionary. It also enables greater insight into the use of idiomatic or colloquial phrases. If you are truly a novice, an English translation will also provide the necessary assistance you need to navigate the dialog and settings.
This collection of short stories is an indispensable resource that will engage your imagination transforming the learning process into something fun you can do every day! Make fewer mistakes when speaking Spanish, boost your vocabulary, and expand your comprehension.
Learn faster and retain more with Spanish short stories for beginners. ¡Bienvenidos a su futuro!
What’s inside 10 Short Stories that are entertaining and insightful. 3 chapters per story. Chapter previews. Multiple Choice Questions to test your comprehension and the answer keys. Useful vocabulary lists at the end of each chapter for your reference and to help you review. An English translation below each paragraph. Bilingual text effectively provides contextual definitions of vocabulary often confused when using a separate dictionary. It also enables greater insight into the use of idiomatic or colloquial phrases. If you are truly a novice, an English translation will also provide the necessary assistance you need to navigate the dialog and settings.
This collection of short stories is an indispensable resource that will engage your imagination transforming the learning process into something fun you can do every day! Make fewer mistakes when speaking Spanish, boost your vocabulary, and expand your comprehension.
Learn faster and retain more with Spanish short stories for beginners. ¡Bienvenidos a su futuro!
294 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 5, 2017
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January 25, 2021
Exciting break from language exercises.
I have been studying Spanish on Duolingo for a few years and these were my first stories. It is exciting to read and comprehend while learning new words and experiencing new types of sentence structure. I’m looking forward to re-reading the stories for there is a lot, for me, to learn here. The English translations are a very helpful reference when you encounter new words or phrases and the review at the end of each section reinforces new vocabulary. A well planned teaching tool.
I have been studying Spanish on Duolingo for a few years and these were my first stories. It is exciting to read and comprehend while learning new words and experiencing new types of sentence structure. I’m looking forward to re-reading the stories for there is a lot, for me, to learn here. The English translations are a very helpful reference when you encounter new words or phrases and the review at the end of each section reinforces new vocabulary. A well planned teaching tool.
March 2, 2020
Really helpful way to learn
Excellent way to practice and learn. Stories are a manageable length. I would consider them intermediate, but beginners could benefit too. I would have enjoyed them even more if some were humorous. Subject matter was bland, although it gives p!entry of opportunity to increase ability to talk about everyday things. I look forward to reading the next book like it.
Excellent way to practice and learn. Stories are a manageable length. I would consider them intermediate, but beginners could benefit too. I would have enjoyed them even more if some were humorous. Subject matter was bland, although it gives p!entry of opportunity to increase ability to talk about everyday things. I look forward to reading the next book like it.
April 13, 2020
Fantastic resource
I know a little bit of Spanish and can sometimes recognise enough words to read a sentence so I thought I would give this a go. It really is a brilliant concept to be able to challenge myself to translate some sentences and then be able to check the English translation underneath. Not only an I encouraged to keep going but I am also learning more words which in turn are helping me to translate more and more sentences. Highly recommended
I know a little bit of Spanish and can sometimes recognise enough words to read a sentence so I thought I would give this a go. It really is a brilliant concept to be able to challenge myself to translate some sentences and then be able to check the English translation underneath. Not only an I encouraged to keep going but I am also learning more words which in turn are helping me to translate more and more sentences. Highly recommended
December 12, 2020
Excellent beginner stories for grownups
Very good, if you already understand some vocabulary and basic grammar. The stories are interesting and the vocabulary is useful. I know about 1500 words and a few verb tenses, and I am often able to figure out words in these stories that I don’t know by understanding the context. I appreciate that I don’t have to know all of the verb tenses to understand the story. Many stories, good value.
Very good, if you already understand some vocabulary and basic grammar. The stories are interesting and the vocabulary is useful. I know about 1500 words and a few verb tenses, and I am often able to figure out words in these stories that I don’t know by understanding the context. I appreciate that I don’t have to know all of the verb tenses to understand the story. Many stories, good value.
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October 19, 2022Beginner? Helpful in increasing vocabulary
I'm most certainly a beginner in Spanish. If I compared this book to an equivalent English language book, I would guess the reading level to be about 4th to 5th grade. Not sure if that meets the definition of beginner or not. Overall a good learning tool.
I'm most certainly a beginner in Spanish. If I compared this book to an equivalent English language book, I would guess the reading level to be about 4th to 5th grade. Not sure if that meets the definition of beginner or not. Overall a good learning tool.
February 23, 2025
useful practice
As a person trying to learn and improve my ability to speak and read Spanish, I found this book to be helpful and not overly challenging. The accompanying English translations help confirm my reading accuracy. The short quizzes in Spanish were also a means on confirming my reading comprehension. Recommended
As a person trying to learn and improve my ability to speak and read Spanish, I found this book to be helpful and not overly challenging. The accompanying English translations help confirm my reading accuracy. The short quizzes in Spanish were also a means on confirming my reading comprehension. Recommended
January 26, 2019
Helpful
This was a really helpful book for learning and understanding more Spanish. The stories were nice and short and I liked the questions following each section to check for understanding.
This was a really helpful book for learning and understanding more Spanish. The stories were nice and short and I liked the questions following each section to check for understanding.
May 4, 2018
Easy to read for advanced beginners.
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April 9, 2021Interesting and well organized.
Contents are fun to read. Spanish paragraphs are followed by English. Well edited. Vocabulary follows each chapter. I enjoyed the read.
Contents are fun to read. Spanish paragraphs are followed by English. Well edited. Vocabulary follows each chapter. I enjoyed the read.
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