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Hay una película de Perú que se llama "El Bien Esquivo." ¿Cómo se traduce este título?
2 replies - Last post by ElMacho - December 29, 2006
Is there an audio download for the segundo course?
Do ya'll have an audio download for the second, or more advanced course? If not, will this be a possibility for the future?
1 reply - Last post by Antonio - December 18, 2006
I'm HomeSchooled and using RocketSpanish as my requiered 2 years of a foreign language for highschool... :mrgreen: I took a few "lessons" with a friend of mine about 2 years ago and I've forgotten so much... :? But after reading the first sect...
5 replies - Last post by Antonio - December 11, 2006
** This was my response to a question: Several people thought it was a good idea so I'm posting it here for those who may have missed it. May you find it helpful ** Here's my approach: 1) CONCENTRATE ON LISTENING SKILLS. Spanish, in my opini...
27 replies - Last post by Johan1FS - December 6, 2006
Does anyone know how to get Spanish characters on my keyboard or purchase of an auxiliary Spanish only keyboard. ....recommendations? Tom
10 replies - Last post by Johan1FS - November 30, 2006
Is a word list for Megavocab available?
I want to add a number of ecclesiastical words to the Megavocab game (I'm a pastor). It would be a big help to be able to get a listing of all the words which are already in the game to avoid duplications. Since the words come up randomly, it's hard to ...
0 replies - Last post by pastorbk - November 21, 2006
I have recently aquired the Rocket Spanish as a download. I am new to Spanish (Castillian). On one of the lessons it gives the sentence "Quiero algo para tomar" "I want something to drink". Is tomar a Latin American word for drink a...
4 replies - Last post by Coupster - November 2, 2006
I am having some trouble with mega vocab I get an option correct ie pez and on the next page it says pez again even though there is no picture of a fish so whatever answer I give it will be wrong and I have to go through all six cards,It is doing this at ...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - October 31, 2006
How useful is Rocket Spanish if you know un poco?
Hola. I've been trying to learn Spanish (primarily spoken Latin-American Spanish) for several months. I know un poco, but much less than I'd like. I can read Spanish better than I can speak or understand, mostly because I have studied French and Lat...
25 replies - Last post by Alan-LaCala - October 29, 2006
I am still unable to roll my r's. I heard that school kids are given certain exercises to enable them to do this. Can you help?
4 replies - Last post by taalibeen - October 22, 2006
hey ppl just joined this site, just like to say hello to everybody..so hello everybody... :D i bought the full version of rocket spanish yesterday, i had a good look at it.. everything works ok with it, but its latin american spanish.! there is a differe...
8 replies - Last post by daveyboy - October 7, 2006
A beginner....and visiting Majorca next week (or Mallorca)
Hola, Como te va? I've slowly been going through the Rocket Spanish Beginners book, audio lessons and Conversation guide and I'm starting to slowly progress through this fantastic course. I've been studying for a few weeks now and must say I'm really enj...
0 replies - Last post by Maff - October 4, 2006
Do I get written as well as audio spanish with the course?
Hi, I'm very interested in signing up for Rocket Spanish, but I was wondering whether I would get written language, vocabulary, grammar etc as well as all the audio stuff, as I would like to find a course that shows me the written form of what I'm listeni...
1 reply - Last post by Antonio - July 28, 2006
Last year I went to a school in the town of Orosi in Costa Rica. The Montaña Linda school is also a youth hostel. I went with my two sons for a couple of weeks and we had a great time. The teaching was quite good and the whole trip including the classe...
1 reply - Last post by haze2 - July 3, 2006
Hi, my name is Jillian and I am new to Rocket Spanish. I am excited about learning Spanish and cannot wait to get started. I have just one question (so far) in relation to the four CD's. I purchased the online version of Rocket Spanish and noticed that t...
2 replies - Last post by Mauricio - June 26, 2006
I was joking with a friend that I had a saying on one of my flashcards that she could use on her husband as a joke, " Eras tan lento como un caracol". She has informed me that referring to anyone in Mexico as a snail is high insult and just not...
9 replies - Last post by Teresa - April 13, 2006
Hi! I am Aloke from calcutta, India. I have started learning Spanish since last 4-5 months.I really love the language and the enormous variety & the nuances it offers.I have enrolled in a language school although I do much more at home as there are ...
1 reply - Last post by nohablo - May 1, 2006
I love the idea behind the audio lessons in this course. You hear a conversation, then the conversation is explained in detail line by line. Ever since I decided to learn Spanish I thought there should be a course like this. The idea came to me when I was...
3 replies - Last post by Martin1 - May 1, 2006
Hola,......I hope this is the correct forum to post this question. I will be visiting Ourense, Spain, soon and wondered if anyone could advise me as to places of interest. I ask this because despite much searching all I could find was one obscure re...
3 replies - Last post by Antonio - April 30, 2006
Cómo se dice (informal): "It was very nice seeing you again" (o "It was very nice to see you again") en español? When one says "It was..." in that sense (eg, in the sentence, "It was an eventful day."), does one...
0 replies - Last post by Martin1 - April 30, 2006
At what point should I take a 2 week immersion course?
Hola, At what point in my studies in Rocket Spanish will I benefit most in taking a 2 week immersion course in a Latin American country? I plan on being extremely comfortable in knowing the subject matter of the lessons before moving on to the next les...
1 reply - Last post by taalibeen - April 25, 2006
I know that there are a number of us who bought LSLC as well as Rocket Spanish and therefore visit both forums. I haven't been able to get logged on there for a couple of weeks. Now, the forum isn't even accessible. I have e-mailed Patrick a number of tim...
2 replies - Last post by nailteach - April 22, 2006
Is this the right kind of spanish for me?
I found this site and I'm so excited to order it! But before I do, is this Spanish more based from Spain? My fiance is from Mexico, so I'm trying to learn Spanish that he will understand? Is this the right product for me?
2 replies - Last post by knezz - April 21, 2006
Mailed course vs. the downloadable version
Hola, Other than price and the effort to download the program, what does the mailed course have over the downloadable version? Thanks in advance for any info. Also, I purchased Topic's "Instant Immesion Spanish Deluxe 2.0". It doesn't seem...
12 replies - Last post by Antonio - April 19, 2006
Hey all, By chance anyone have the CD: "_Tu Sombra"_ by Pesado? I'm trying to find out the name of the last song on the CD. It's an "extra" song so there is no title. It's the last 3:14 of the CD (there's about 1 min or so of dead s...
0 replies - Last post by (deleted) - April 10, 2006
Mauricio's pronunciation of 'V' vs. 'B'
I've been told that in Spanish there is no difference between a 'B' and 'V' sound; for example, the sound at the beginning of 'voy' and 'busco' would be the same. However, when I listen to Mauricio in the Rocket Spanish lessons, it seems to me that I can...
2 replies - Last post by nohablo - April 7, 2006
Hi What are the major differences between the Spanish taught in Rocket Spanish and the Spanish spoken in Spain. The reason I ask is because I tried out some Spanish on a friend of mine (I'm living in Spain) and he said no you wouldn't say that. Tha...
4 replies - Last post by Nick-Sutton - April 4, 2006
I'd love to go to Mexico to study Spanish for a month or two .. anyone have any experience with schools there, especially ones that are very intensive, like 4-6 hours a day.
2 replies - Last post by ppatton - April 3, 2006
How do you divide and multiply en español? What is the correct terminology? Por ejemplo, dos multiplied by dos son cuatro o ocho divided by cuatro son dos Frank
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - March 16, 2006
Hey guys! After reading through your website and sampling your 6-part mini-course, rocketspanish seems really attractive. I really want to learn Spanish as alot of my co-workers are of Puerto Rican dissent. My question is will rocket spanish make me fluen...
3 replies - Last post by kal1 - March 4, 2006
Need missing transcripts for Learning like crazy tapes
¡Hola! I came to Rocket Spanish by way of LSLC. Wish I had found Rocket Spanish first as it's a great course for beginners. IMO the two make good companion courses. I really appreciate the way Amy pronounces each word that's being introduced slowly ...
1 reply - Last post by cdoer - February 14, 2006
I've recently moved to Spain for work so I've found myself needing to learn Spanish and I've got to say, I've looked at other Learn Spanish courses and i'm really impressed with Rocket Spanish! I tried the free mini course and will be ordering today :) ...
1 reply - Last post by Nick-Sutton - February 10, 2006
I am looking for some suggestions on improving my Spanish. I am hoping to break out of Low Intermediate level to a more advanced level. I know a lot of the grammar but still find that I have to think too much before I speak to make sure I am talking...
2 replies - Last post by Antonio - February 2, 2006
I am looking for a NZQA accredited course to do in New Zealand, is rocket spanish registered for NZQA qualifications? if so do you have an EFT points level that can go towards getting a student allowance? Thanks
1 reply - Last post by El-Toro - January 31, 2006
I want to download the Rocket Spanish course on a MP3 player. Any recommendations on a MP3 player to buy that has good audio quality/storage for this. Thanks, James
1 reply - Last post by (deleted) - November 27, 2005