Spanish: Spain
Material: Travel Basics
When you start learning Spanish (or any language I'm sure), there is a period of time when you want to learn, but you have realized there is just so much that you have no idea where to start. You need to build a foundation.
This foundation will probably be built based upon the reason that you have chosen to learn Spanish in the first place. If you have no plans to travel to a Spanish speaking country in the near future, maybe you're fine with a slow build up. Learning basic grammar and working your way through a course that might take a few months. If you're heading off to Madrid in a month, you want to learn ALL the basic phrases you'll need to survive, and you want to learn them now.
Why this course?
There are a number of audio courses that start with travel basics, and I'll get around to sharing them soon as some of them are a great building blocks for that foundation that you want to build. This course that I'm sharing today however, is a little different.
It's an audio visual course, but it has the added bonus of being interactive, and completely free. When I'm searching for new Spanish study material, I love finding the good little tidbits that don't hurt my wallet!
I don't know how you learn best, figuring that out is up to you, but if you're the kind of person who needs more than just study words on a piece of paper, then you should try it out. Each lesson will teach you important basics that will be quite handy as you travel, you can repeat the lessons AND if you interact with them, say the words out loud and work at it, you should learn quite a bit.
What you'll learn.
There are 22 episodes altogether and they cover things like ordering at a cafe, asking for directions and greetings. You'll learn them as if you had actually travelled to Madrid, ended up there alone, and needed to get by. There are transcripts of the episodes as well, so if you're the kind of person that likes to make notes or have it all written out in front of you, it's easy to download and print! Or you can use the transcripts to make flashcards of the phrases you think you will need the most for a little extra memorization.
No account needed, but a computer, time and internet access.
Where to find it.
You can find the course, and all the information Here (Mi Vida Loca).
If you want to check out the transcripts first go HERE.
If you go through the lessons, or you have done them before, I'd love to hear about your personal experiences in the comments below!
Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you again on Wednesday with another Spanish study option!
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