Spanish - Culture and Travel

Learning more about the culture and the places you can use your new language skills is all part of your learning adventure. If you’re looking for some extra cultural tips or you have an experience to share, welcome! You can browse the topics, do a search in the top right corner of this page, or start a new conversation. Don’t be shy!

Downloading

I just purchased and trying to download. I saw a reference to a downloader file? but can't find it - do i have to download one file at a time??? I did download a few files and used "save" feature but Windows media mgr will not play??

9 replies - Last post by Mohammed-B1 - June 4, 2013

what the meaning??..

what's tha meaning of "solamente tu" in english

3 replies - Last post by leen--6 - June 4, 2013

SPANISH SPEAKING ORGANIZATIONS

Can you recommend any spanish organizations for social interaction to practice one-to-one conversation near the Houston area

9 replies - Last post by Mohammed-B1 - June 4, 2013

Espanol para extranjeros en verano

Can you recommend a summer course in Spain, please? I've been to Malaga but this summer I'd like to change the location. Muchas gracias!

1 reply - Last post by tosh72 - June 4, 2013

hola amigos!

To my friends at Rocket Spanish - I am sitting on the balcon of my hotel in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico writing this and looking at the ocean! Went on tours for the past few days, sampled lots of Tequilla, and explored the colonial town of San Seba...

9 replies - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - June 4, 2013

The Spanish "R"

Anyone have any tips on pronouncing the "r" correctly? I know it's something to do with where the tongue is psitioned, but I just can't seem to get it right. And as for the trilled "r", I can't do that at all. Ideas anyone :?:

11 replies - Last post by jchamb - June 4, 2013

Como dice el dicho

Hola todos, Miro un programa televisión en español se llama "Como dice el dicho" y lo disfruto mucho. En un episodio el dicho fue "El hambre me tira pero el orgullo me levanta" ¿Cual es el significado en inglés? Saludos, Rich

2 replies - Last post by ricardo-rich - July 30, 2012

Cross cultural relationships

Okay, maybe this isn't the right kind of question to post here, but does anyone have any information on having a cross cultural relationship with a guy (or girl) from a Latin culture? I ask 'cause lots of friends I know are dating Mexican guys, and people...

31 replies - Last post by robinsalsman - July 16, 2012

Mexican Cuisine - Cocina Mexicana

I recently visited Tulum on the Yucatan peninsula, followed by Los Angeles. I love spicy Mexian dishes. In particular, I ate at a Mexican restaurant in LA which served salmon with a spicy green chili type of sauce. I live in Italy and cannot normally buy ...

5 replies - Last post by Cristian-Montes-de-Oca - September 12, 2011

50 U.S .States?

I don't think so Esther. There are only 50 states.

3 replies - Last post by kless001 - March 5, 2011

Studying in a Spanish country

I am currently trying to study abroad in the upcoming spring semester through my college in Virginia, US. I am going to not only learn about the culture and history of the country, but I also would like to improve my spanish so that I may be fluent. I wo...

1 reply - Last post by Janet-D - February 20, 2011

Spain vs. Mexico

I have just purchased Rocket Language Spanish. I am surprised to see in lesson one the journey through Spain. Is this course for European Spanish? I thought it was Latin American Spanish. I'm taking this course in preparation for trips into Mexico. Ha...

7 replies - Last post by Bubba - January 11, 2011

Anyone ever use this forum anymore?

I was wondering if anyone even bothers to use this forum anymore as I never see anything new from staff, or members. I am interested in tring to start a group for people, that would be interested in doing voice chat via yahoo messneger or something like...

18 replies - Last post by nohablo - November 28, 2010

About You Board

Just wondering, why is there a place to write "About You" things, when members do not have permission to post on it?

7 replies - Last post by Bubba - October 23, 2010

Studying Spanish in Chile

I will be going to Chile in November. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good spanish immersion school? There seem to be at least 20 in Santiago alone. Does anyone know of any good schools in Valparaiso or Iquique? Nora.

0 replies - Last post by Nora - September 18, 2010

newsletters

ANywhere one can pickup missing newsletters? I got no. 20 and recently 22...but no 21?

0 replies - Last post by preben - September 8, 2010

Republic of Panama

Hi, I purchased the Rocket Spanish program because I am moving to Panama within the next two years. I was born in David (my mom, a Swede, and my dad, a Panameno, met while attending college in Boston, married, moved there) . My parents divorced when I ...

3 replies - Last post by nu2this2 - August 19, 2010

Certificates and the CECRL scale

Dear all, I'm currently learning spanish on your website. Globally satisfied, no problem. I Appreciate the vocab list software update(Abc). I'am an english teacher and I'd like to know if the certificates given at the end of the lessons are correlated to ...

2 replies - Last post by BOBSPONGE - August 17, 2010

learning Spanish in Chile

Hi I'm an Aussie trying to learn Spanish in Chile anyone want to study togeather...??? if your in Chile or maybe you want to improve your English while I learn Spanish....cheers Lindsay

0 replies - Last post by Lindsay1 - August 4, 2010

CANARIES VS ESPANA AND ACCENT DIFFERENCES

HOLA MI AMIGAS, IS THERE A RIVALRY OR POLITICAL ISSUES BETWEEN THE CANARIES AND SPAIN,BY THAT I MEAN,DO THE CANARIES WANT TO BE SEEN AS A COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES IN THEIR OWN RIGHT,NOT ATTACHED TO SPAIN,I SUPPOSE,IN MUCH THE SAME WAY AS SCOTLAND{WHERE I AM...

3 replies - Last post by chaz - July 18, 2010

Flowers

Hola todos! I have a friend in Guadalajara, Mexico, and I want to send her flowers for her birthday. While I know she likes roses, I do remember her saying that she had a favorite flower. I did not write it down right away but I remember it being somet...

2 replies - Last post by JasonNFlorida - July 8, 2010

lesson 1.2 learning the "d" sound

hi im still new to this and i had trouble with getting this sound right in lesson 1.2 i think it is? when maricio says "de dondre eres?" and "encantado" the d sounds either like a "th" sound or a "v" sound? can any...

4 replies - Last post by nohablo - June 27, 2010

Nicaragua

I'm studying spanish because I intend to travel to Nicaragua next year.\n\nIs anyone planning to be there in March 2011?\n\nLet me know. Por Favor\n\nMy e mail address is [redacted]

0 replies - Last post by Supreme1 - May 26, 2010

Suggested websites

Yo estoy aprendendo rapido, y gusto mucho los lecciones. (Pero es possivel que necessito uno o dos mas lecciones....) 1.Hay en Rocket Espanol uno diccionario para a interpretar las idiomas y palavras? 2. Puedes recomendar algunos sitios web a donde pue...

2 replies - Last post by RPrimeau - May 13, 2010

Rocket Spanish Platinum

Hola, I recently purchased Rocket Spanish Platinum but am unable to print the conversation transcripts or coallate them into a word document for printing. Does anyone know if there is a plan to put them in to PDF format so they can be downloaded and take...

1 reply - Last post by Antonio - April 26, 2010

Plus + Platinum

Hola :) I have recently purchased Rocket Spanish Premium, and I was just wondering if there is any chance that premium members can get a trial of the Plus package or the Platinum package before purchasing them? Also, I am a little too nervous to spend t...

1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - April 19, 2010

Listeneing to Rocket Spanish on iPhone

You put the Interactive Audio Lessons on QuickTime so they will play on the iPhone if I select the alternate player. Will you not put the Language and Culture clips on QuickTime also? I don’t have the time to sit in front of my desktop computer to learn...

7 replies - Last post by nohablo - April 7, 2010

cursos en espanol

?Hay lugares en Mexico que se puede tomar cursos en espanol?

1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - March 29, 2010

MegaSpanish vocab game?

Hola!! I was just doing the MegaSpanish vocab game. Its says "choose the correct *Italian* word". As I said I'm doing Spanish so why does it say the Italian word? I reconize most of the words as Spanish, but am just wondering what's going on??...

1 reply - Last post by Antonio - February 26, 2010

Spanish schools Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

I'm going to the Lake Atitlan region in Guatemala to study Spanish this Feb thru March. Has anyone attended any of the schools in the Lake Atitlan region? I'm trying to decide between schools in San Marcos and San Pedro. Any suggestions? Thanks John

1 reply - Last post by pedropedro - January 14, 2010

Guatemala

I'm planning to go to Guatemala in Jan. I hope to stay entre 2.5-3months. I have been studying spanish for little less than 9 months, and I feel as though I'm started to "speed up" at this point so I'm hoping by Jan. I will be capable, although certainl...

4 replies - Last post by Bellboa - January 11, 2010

information not being saved

I am using the Premium download version and my information is not being saved. For example, on the "Your Course" page, it is not showing the sections that I have completed. The "Your Account" section does not seem to update properly ...

2 replies - Last post by liza1 - December 19, 2009

Speaking Spanish "on the road"....

Just got back from a trip to Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama. I had a great time and I used my Spanish as much as possible. I would say that I had varying degrees of success communicating with the locals in Spanish. There were times when I never needed to r...

7 replies - Last post by Emli - November 3, 2009

Ecuador

We are going to Ecuador soon. We will be starting in Quito and traveling south ending in San Clamente on the ocean. Any words of wisdom . Thanks Wayne K

0 replies - Last post by knocke - October 11, 2009

Where do I get/find the learner's manuals, mega cards, etc

Help please! I'm new to Rocket Spanish and when I purchased the first level it just gave me the link to my account online here. When I go to my course all I find are the audio lessons and quizes. Can anyone tell me where to find the books, meaga cards, ...

3 replies - Last post by KingsDaughter - September 18, 2009

Argentine Voseo

I was planning to go to Argentina and Uruguay and found out they speak a different form of Spanish called [url=http://www.voseospanish.com/:2bop1g5n]Voseo[/url:2bop1g5n]. Does anyone know if Rocket Spanish has software to learn that dialect? I...

4 replies - Last post by nohablo - August 30, 2009

Project on Argentina

Hola :D I am currently doing a project for my Travel and Tourism class and since I'm interested in Spanish, I chose a Spanish counrty =P We have to plan a trip to our chosen counrty and have 2-3 excursions during that trip and then we present our ...

1 reply - Last post by ronellevan - August 30, 2009

Going to South America

Hi, I'm traveling to Argentina towards the end of the year and I was wondering If you could recommend some spots I could visit. I'm going to be staying in Buenos Aires so not too far from that spot. Cheers guys.

7 replies - Last post by ronellevan - August 30, 2009

What happened to MegaCards?

I notice that there's been an update to the audio lessons -- instead of bars for the conversation in Spanish, the conversation in English, and Notes, there's a tabbed interface, and there's a better player interface. That looks good. In that change, how...

3 replies - Last post by wmm - August 25, 2009

Newsletters where

I bought the interactive course in 2007, but now that I want to review it, I cannot find the newsletters 1-5. I have no.s 6-10 (no. 6 is "how to tell time in Spanish", newsmem/0675 - for an example). I think these written instructions are very g...

0 replies - Last post by preben - July 17, 2009

Mega Games will not run

Everytime I try to use the Mega games, the program crashes saying "Macromedia projector has encountered a problem and needs to close" I have tried updating flash and quicktime, and running in compatability mode, but to no avail. Has anyone else ...

3 replies - Last post by Antonio - June 23, 2009

Is there anyone else here from the UK?

Hello Everyone I've joined this forum today and have been studying spanish for a little while, I've just downloaded Rocket Spanish and look forward to enjoying the course I'd love to chat to other students on the phone for encouragement every now and...

6 replies - Last post by leeallen - May 15, 2009

Help with Downloaded Files

I downloaded all of lesson 1 and 2 yesterday 5/09 and now my computer tells me those files have been deleted or moved from my download file when I try to open them, but everything I downloaded today I can still open.....where did they go???

0 replies - Last post by monkat79 - May 10, 2009

Mastering What You Learn

I think the biggest mistake people make when learning a foreign language is that they want to move too quickly - in other words, they want to move to lesson 2 before they've mastered lesson 1. I learned Arabic as a second language and remember all too we...

5 replies - Last post by nohablo - April 10, 2009

Burning Audio to CD

When i purchased this course it had stated that I would be able to download onto an mp3 to take with me, but I am attempting to burn the lessons to CD. Does anyone know if this is possible. Once the CD is finished and I try to play it it does not work. ...

3 replies - Last post by nohablo - April 10, 2009

Crazy Question

... but why does it say "Rocket Chinese" at the top of our forum? I thought I was truly losing my mind at first...

2 replies - Last post by Loriann - April 6, 2009

Download frustration

Help! Help! Help! I am so frustrated, can anyone assist me? I purchased the "downloadable" course on Sunday and have yet to be successful in accessing any of the material permanently. Parameters: Dial Up connection, both MSN and Internet Expl...

6 replies - Last post by Antonio - March 23, 2009

Study In Spain

Hi, my name is Darren. I am a 39yo Australian and I have recently decided to take a year of work and do some travel and learn Spanish. I have been looking at doing this through the don Quijote organisation in Spain. Has anybody already had experience with...

3 replies - Last post by mark-english - January 26, 2009

Newbee Question re: Navigating Thru Site

A few days ago, I purchased the downloaded version of Level I and II, and am copying the various sections. I also just ordered the $29.99 2-disc set and something funny happened after I received my acknowledgement "e-mail"--it jumped to Level I...

1 reply - Last post by Antonio - January 15, 2009

Audio Download Question

Kind of PC stupid, When I download the audio since it is in MP3 format and burn them to a CD, I need to have an MP3 player? I don't guess I can just pop it into the car CD player and it work? Thanks

7 replies - Last post by DaveG - January 9, 2009

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