What tools can I use to help my family (adults and children) learn to speak Spanish? I am interested in CDs, software, music, TV shows,kid-friendly immersion programs, and anything else. [more inside]
posted by Nickel on Nov 21, 2009 - 5 answers

Relocating to South America: haven't touched Spanish in 20 years, how do I freshen my lingual skills up? [more inside]
posted by devilish on Oct 12, 2009 - 7 answers

Modern Spanish-language music to help a complete newbie? ... but I have some specific preferences based on what I like in French! [more inside]
posted by wingless_angel on Sep 17, 2009 - 8 answers

Ive been learning spanish for about 8 months now and i'm really frustrated. Of course, 8 months is little time in terms of picking up a whole new language but i'm finding that going from English to Spanish seems to be a big step up in terms of complexity but what I think is most frustrating is that even if you knew all of the equivalent words, as in.. memorized the dictionary, simply translating whats in your head from english to spanish almost NEVER works. [more inside]
posted by postergeist on Jun 6, 2009 - 24 answers

What Spanish language kids' show (in the USA) would be good to watch for someone trying to pick up Spanish? [more inside]
posted by Flunkie on May 26, 2008 - 9 answers

Traveling to Oaxaca with a friend for a 2-4 week Spanish immersion program this June/July. We are looking for some advice about Spanish language programs, homestays/lodging, and transportation. We are having a very difficult time finding a good learning program—there are so many to choose from and we don't quite know what to look for and how to determine which ones are good. [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on May 19, 2008 - 7 answers

How do I learn to speak a language I already (sort of) know? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 30, 2008 - 17 answers

Foreign language "bibles" (superlative, comprehensive language resources) for language-learning lovers? [more inside]
posted by zeek321 on Apr 3, 2008 - 10 answers

Pay lots of money, follow instructions for a couple hundred hours, know a new language? [more inside]
posted by zeek321 on Feb 11, 2008 - 13 answers

What is the best audio resources for learning spanish? I commute about 1.5hrs/day and would like to get some more spanish learning time in. Can someone recommend a good cd set? I have 3yrs spanish in high school, use it at work, but am a little rusty (I used to be conversational).
posted by aussicht on Jul 18, 2007 - 8 answers

Please help me find downloadable spanish language radio in the style of BBC Radio 4. I'm learning spanish and, while I'm doing my best in talking to native speakers, watching local TV and listening to local radio (I'm in Buenos Aires :), I can't find anything that is similar to the non-news, non-sport, non-call-in talk radio that I like on Radio 4, Plays, books of the week and so on (that I can listen to over and over while I'm on the bus, rewind etc). I haven't found too many podcasts that do it for me either but then, I'm not the hive mind. Any suggestions?
posted by itsjustanalias on Oct 7, 2006 - 3 answers

How and where to learn Spanish online [more inside]
posted by ollsen on Jul 29, 2006 - 8 answers

I want to practice my spanish. Is there spanish language media that can hold my interest; available solely through the internet? [more inside]
posted by andendau on Jul 17, 2006 - 7 answers

Know of any good blogs in Spanish, written in a pretty simple style? [more inside]
posted by kiwitobes on Jul 12, 2006 - 3 answers

I minored in Spanish in college about 10 years ago, but remember very little of it. Just went to Tijuana to and had the opportunity to be immersed in the language and culture for 5 days. A lot of it came back and I was able to communicate .. now I have a huge desire to be bilingual. I'm back in Tennessee now ( where I live ) and won't be able to go back to Mexico for awhile. Whats the best way to learn to speak fluent Spanish in Tennessee? More classes? Books? Tapes ? I don't have any Spanish-speaking friends.. any ideas ? Is it even possible ?
posted by jason9009 on Mar 2, 2005 - 13 answers

How are Spanish and Portuguese different when it comes to grammar?

I speak Spanish fluently and now want to to take up Brazilian Portuguese. From hearing my Brazilian friends speak, and generally understanding them pretty well, I figured that Spanish and Portuguese grammar (syntax) must be very similar, the only differences between the languages being vocabulary and pronunciation. How right am I? If there are syntactic differences, what are they?

Would any speakers of these languages care to comment?
posted by pealco on Mar 28, 2004 - 6 answers