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Problem Running Mac OS X version of Games
Downloaded everything and un-Stuffed the OS X version of the games. When I attempt to launch the software by double clicking Rocket Spanish.osx, I get an Applescript error about "unable to read the dictionary of this application because it is not scr...
7 replies - Last post by theYiffer - December 16, 2008
Hi, I downloaded Rocket Spanish a couple of weeks ago and have surprised myself with how much I am retaining (as opposed to a classroom course I did many years ago). I plan to visit Mexico on vacation AND business within the next year or 2. I would also...
1 reply - Last post by Antonio - November 30, 2008
Are the mega cards that are pdf the same as the Mega spanish games? I just did not want to download them and print them out if so....Thanks in advance :D
1 reply - Last post by Barbara1 - October 20, 2008
How to use the Course Components
I purchased Rocket Spanish I and II about 2 weeks ago. I printed out all the materials and am getting ready to "dive in" next week But, I'm not sure how/what sequence to use all the course components. Do I start by listening to the Beginner Au...
1 reply - Last post by Antonio - October 11, 2008
On page 83, it says "reunión familiar." Is this right, or should it be familia? Thanks, Greg
1 reply - Last post by Barbara1 - September 15, 2008
Hola, Como estas? I just purchased Rocket Spanish this weekend and have been totally enjoying learning Spanish using the audio lessons. Tonight, I hope to begin incorporating more visual studying and bookwork into my studies along with the audio lesso...
1 reply - Last post by Antonio - August 5, 2008
beg. book lesson 1.4 and newsletter #3
I do not understand how to do exercise 1 in the newsletter #3. Also, in the example for exercise 2 it says "usted" is "You (polite, plural). I thought "usted" would be "You (polite, singular)?
1 reply - Last post by nohablo - August 4, 2008
I have just started the lessons and I am wondering about the accent marks. This seems very important, but I haven't seen anything on here about how to produce them. I have found that certain ALT key/number pad combinations will produce them so I have ...
2 replies - Last post by Mauricio - July 21, 2008
If you are serious about learning Spanish. The Spanish Institute of Puebla is a highly regarded Spanish Language School in Mexico. Just received the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) - Education 2007 award of Edu...
0 replies - Last post by spanish11 - June 11, 2008
I rue the day I ever got Vista. A lot of programs don't work with it. RS installed and works fine, but a lot of the books use Adobe Acrobat, which doesn't work so fine. Has anyone come up with a solution for this? Ha! Thank you Rocket Spanish. Y...
0 replies - Last post by Bubba - May 31, 2008
I don't know about the rest of you, but I really want to put "baby" on the end of this one :D
1 reply - Last post by Bubba - May 31, 2008
Hello: New to RS and a quick question....
Just wanted to say Hola to everyone out there. We are taking Spanish together as a family. Someone told me that to speed up the process we should only speak Spanish at home. In other words, if we know how to say something in Spanish, say it in Spanish....
3 replies - Last post by Bubba - May 31, 2008
Studying Spanish in Antigua, Guatemala
Hi there, I am wondering if someone could recommend the 3 best Spanish Language schools in Antigua, Guatemala. Is anyone familiar with the BridgeAbroad Program in Antigua, Guatemala? Thanks Ita
6 replies - Last post by neckstrom - May 20, 2008
Well, I've been practicing trilling my "rr's" and I've had completely no success. I've tried zillions of different methods with nothing to be proud of. Every time I try practicing trilling my "rr's", I end up feeling more frustrated and eventually I get a...
4 replies - Last post by nohablo - May 15, 2008
where can i find American made movies that are in Spanish? if anybody knows, list some websites or stores here. Cheers
5 replies - Last post by nohablo - May 15, 2008
Downloading the Rocket Spanish Games
I can't figure out how to access/download the games. Can somebody help? Thanks.
3 replies - Last post by ritakj - May 4, 2008
Level 2 of Rocket Spanish course
Does anyone know if a Pdf. book came with the level 2 of the Rocket Spanish course? I know one came with the first one but not sure if there's one with the second level or not. muchos gracias todas
0 replies - Last post by (deleted) - April 29, 2008
Anyone have any good resources to expand RocketSpanish to practicing medical Spanish?
1 reply - Last post by nohablo - April 27, 2008
Spanish Course Hard Drive Backup
What is the best way to back up the Spanish Course I have downloaded to my hard drive?
1 reply - Last post by nohablo - April 23, 2008
Greetings from the Lone Star State! I'm just getting started with the course, having made numerous other attempts over the years to learn Spanish; full-time work and "life" issues seem to always have pulled me away from my studies, but I'm retiring in ...
6 replies - Last post by Loriann - April 16, 2008
Studying 2 Languages At A Time!
¡Hola! ¿Como están todos? Is anybody here on this forum studying 2 languages at a time? So I'm guessing Spanish (espero que si) and any other language. If anyone here is, what are your suggestions for studying more than one language at a time? How m...
7 replies - Last post by Loriann - April 13, 2008
Hello everyone, I just have a quick question. After signing up for the free trial subscription, I decided to purchase the full version of Rocket Spanish. I foolishly assumed that the Newsletter for the full version contained only links to the next less...
0 replies - Last post by tyler_erickson - April 4, 2008
Easiest way to learn a new language
Hola a todos. Well, I've finally found it--the key to learning Spanish. It's in a book entitled _Bastard Tongues _ by linguist Derek Bickerton that was reviewed in today's Washington Post Book World. Here's the key passage: "Most of the Spanish I sp...
0 replies - Last post by nohablo - March 30, 2008
Wiracocha Spanish School, Cusco Peru
Hi there, Does anybody have experience of the Wiracocha Spanish School in Cusco, Peru? Thanks, Johan
1 reply - Last post by AuroraSky - March 7, 2008
English-Spanish Electronic Translator
Does anybody have any good suggestions for a good English-Spanish electronic dictionary/translator? I'm looking for a good one, but also for a pretty reasonable price. What is everybody else using? Please let me know.
1 reply - Last post by Antonio - February 3, 2008
Study/Work Abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina
For 6 months I had the amazing opportunity to work and live in Buenos Aires. I gained valuable work experience as well as was able to practice my spanish! I lived in the west of Grand Buenos Aires in a pretty surburb called Ramos Mejia. The great thing ab...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - January 3, 2008
After listening to some of the Rocket Spanish Audio Book, I just had to ask this question. Did Mauricio learn English in New Zealand? Does he live in NZ? Right from day one of getting into this I kept seeing NZ references. Customer support made a co...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - January 3, 2008
Is this forum dead? Anyone out there? I would like to buy some bilingual AUDIO books (with full English translations). It would be nice to hear the pronunciation. Anyone have a link to a site that sells bilingual (Enlish - Spanish) audio books? I'm in...
2 replies - Last post by dthf90210 - January 3, 2008
As a supplement Rocket Spanish, I recently bought Barron's Mastering Spanish Levels One and Two (which are based on FSI 1 and 2) to complement FSI 3 and 4 that I received with my LSLC purchase. Does anyone know how I can obtain the text of Barron's One an...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - January 3, 2008
The following is my planned strategy, which I am partially into, for learning Spanish. I am a beginner. Any comments or suggestions for other products, etc., would be appreciated. I can allocate about 40 minutes per night, Monday through Thursday. On ...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - January 3, 2008
Reading .PDF books in Acrobat Reader for Palm OS?
Hola Mauricio, Are the Level I course books compatible with Adobe's Acrobat Reader for Palm? The ability to place this entire course on my PDA (a Palm TX) would greatly increase my daily study time. Surely I'm not the only one? :-) PDA and "smartp...
3 replies - Last post by nohablo - December 14, 2007
Hello- I am new to RS, having just started the course a few days ago. I feel a little overwhelmed, but am very enthusiastic and feel sure that if I apply myself I'll make progress. I want to learn Spanish primarily because of my love of futbol. Since ...
2 replies - Last post by Justin07 - November 5, 2007
I want to discover and listen to Spanish rock music. Any one know where I can find some bands to listen too? My favorite (english speaking) bands are Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, and Incubus. Thanks.
2 replies - Last post by taalibeen - October 16, 2007
i am having a very hard time remembering some of these phrases "when does it arrive" and "when do we arrive"? why is one "Cuando llegamos" and "Cuando llega"? also "we have to leave".... what does "Tenemos que salir" acutally translate to so maybe i cou...
9 replies - Last post by nohablo - September 6, 2007
is ¿Tienes hermanos? and ¿Tiene hermanos? the same thing? i ask because one is in the interactive audio course text and the other is in the conversation course book. i just wanted to make sure there the same thing because they each have the same transla...
2 replies - Last post by taalibeen - August 30, 2007
I worked at an international center for Girl Scouts in Cuernavaca, Mexico, that hosted girls from around the world for two-week sessions. One of my co-workers was from England and didn't speak a lick of Spanish and was terribly worried about offending som...
3 replies - Last post by C_Norita - August 23, 2007
I'm on lesson 1.5 as of right now and enjoying it very much. lets say i would be visiting Mexico in the next couple months, which interactive audio lessons would be best to listen to, to make my way around? And how do I use the interactive audio cours...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - August 22, 2007
ola, can someone tell me what diego translates into in english,is it david,this is really bugging me,also,when you address a male as don,does this mean father or something else,once again,mil gracias y besos xxxxxxxx
6 replies - Last post by C_Norita - August 21, 2007
Can someone ID the music in this clip for me?
It's beautiful... i am unable to translate enough of the lyrics to do a lyric search on it. Any help would be appreciated . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCC8mlXadPg Thank you. Neil.
2 replies - Last post by themaze - August 8, 2007
DIGITAL MP4 PLAYER, UP FOR GRABS. BE QUICK!!!
Hello guys, I was just thinking that it would be really cool to have actual Video testimonials from some of our Rocket Spanish students out there on our main page. And I know there are a lot of people out there very happy with Rocket Spanish and how i...
2 replies - Last post by Mauricio - July 23, 2007
How would I say this in Spanish? To put it in context, I may be having a drink with someone and need to leave for a minute, or maybe standing at a co-workers desk and need to leave. Thanks!
2 replies - Last post by C_Norita - July 4, 2007
Jusst curious. It would be nice if they were.
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - June 27, 2007
Search Mechanism Is Working At Last!
Hola a todos. I'm delighted to report that the Rocket Spanish forum's "search" feature, which had not been working for many months, has now been fixed!! ¡El buscador del foro funciona bien! ¡Pruebenlo! :D
0 replies - Last post by nohablo - June 20, 2007
I will come Spain..And one question:)
*2 weeks later i will be in Barcelona with our camera team.... * * :wink: And we will shoot some interesting place.. and also i want to see fc museum..is it big? is it worth to shoot??? is there anybody here who know some informations about there..* ...
1 reply - Last post by elif - May 9, 2007
I am experiencing problems with the Mega Audio game. I notice that someone else on the forum has been having the same problem. I get a word correct and then the word is repeated on the next page without the right caption. I too have deleted the program...
1 reply - Last post by vainita - April 29, 2007
Hi, I am a Rotarian and will be hosting some guest from Argentina. At weekly Rotary meetings we say something called "the four way test". I would really like to practice before they get here. I think this would make my guest more comfortable i...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - February 15, 2007
:? I am teaching ESL for the first time. I am using this course to help me communicate with my students. But also, i'm trying to use it to do my lesson plans except using it backwards: spanish to english. Can anyone help me with suggestions in te...
0 replies - Last post by sharonita - January 21, 2007
Both the Forum and the main site appeared to be hijacked for about 2 weeks. Whenever I tried to access them I was taken to another site with links to commercial spanish resources, but not Rocket. Did anyone else experience this? Alan
9 replies - Last post by C_Norita - January 16, 2007
Embarassing moments. I've had my share from making mistakes. Check out these: http://spanish.about.com/od/tipsforlearningspanish/a/embarrass.htm?nl=1. ¡Qué chistoso!
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - January 15, 2007
Hey, can anyone tell me *when* and *how long *school holdiays are in Spain? Cheers.
2 replies - Last post by landlady - January 8, 2007