I am very pleased with this web site!!!
I have been a member for only a week or so and I feel I have already learned so much Spanish. I already knew a few words before, I had been to Spain a couple times and my French origin helps since Spanish in most cases is pretty close to French (except all genders are not the same grrrr, confusing). However I must say that this site makes learning Spanish very pleasurable. It is not annoying and complicated (yet 
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Paralee is right on the spot, clear, precise, etc. maybe her voice is a bit low compared to the guy's voice. I enjoy taking the tests, they are fun and sometimes challenging. How in hell do I remember the word zanahorias puzzles me; Couldn’t they simply call them carrotas LOL. Joke aside, I feel I will be able to chit-chat in Spanish in a few months.
Far from being criticisms I noticed a few details that could be changed to improve the experience. Some entries in this list are questions for all: - Flashcards 1.5 countries, languages. Could you add a small flag to the maps (in quizzes) or are we supposed to learn geography too? I have no idea what China or Russia look like. - While taking the test "Listen" I noticed the timer starts along with the voice instead of after the voice, robbing us of a couple precious seconds - Is there a trick to get max. points in the Recall test? I am a fast typist yet I can't juggle the keyboard and the mouse to get the accented letters and make it on time to get 10 pts?
If I was asked the traditional Internet question, "would you recommend this site to others?" I would answer, "yes, definitely yes!"
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It's really good to have you here on the forum, Frenchie! 
Wow, I totally agree, Spanishdict is the best! I have also been a member for only a week. I really wish that I had found this website earlier, it would have really helped with my AP exam today (oh well, better luck next time). I intend to use this website to shock the heck out of my teachers and friends when I understand and speak to them perfectly in Spanish (will take a while, though). And this website is really addictive. Besides learning Spanish, I am also learning other things about Spanish countries that I might have never learned otherwise (geography included). Really enjoying myself!!!!!!!
¡Me encanta este sitio, tambien! ¡Es muy divertido para hacerlo! Hace un mes que vino a este sitio y foro. Ahora, ¡No puedo salir! :-D
Está verdad que Paralee enseña las lecciónes muy bien. Las lecciónes son clara y muy facíl para entender.
I love this site, too! It is very fun to do! It was one month ago that I came to this site and forum. Now, I cannot leave! :-D
It is true that Paralee teaches the lessons very well. The lessons are clear and very easy to understand.
To know what is the difference between China and Russia, you should review their maps again and again and then conclude. Use your memory.
Yes, a big thanks!to Chris and Paralee for making Spanishdict.com such an enjoyable and educational experience. Also, thanks to Heidita and Eddy for being such effective and fun site moderators.
I sent this message to SFrenchie by Private Message and he asked me to post it as a reply here. If you have not yet chosen a program to type Spanish Characters (letters with tildes and inverted question marks and exclamation marks) you may also be interested in this idea. By the way the program also does other foreign language characters such as the French cedillas, grave and acute accents and the characters of other more northern European languages.
One of our members, Vikingo, created his own small computer programme for making all the Spanish accented letters, inverted question marks (¿), and inverted exclamation marks (¡) and other characters.
Here is what Vikingo had to say about his programme:
Run this ... . Vikingo's "Spanish.exe" You'll have your characters available within 10 seconds from clicking the link. It doesn't require any slideshows or instructional videos, though there is a help screen that pops up when the program starts. Type your Spanish letters by using the windows key + the letter in question (like win+e for é, or win+q for ¿), or press ctrl+space for a menu where you can choose all kinds of international characters. So ctrl+space and then x will give you ¡.
Here is the "Windows" key Vikingo refers to. On a windows keyboard, it is located to the left (and sometimes also to the right) of the spacebar. It is the key between " Ctrl" and "Alt".
I have used it for almost a full year. It is simple and easy and I've added it to my startup list so it is seamlessly in place every time I re-start my computer. Pay attention to the opening prompt which asks if you want to use the shortcut keys. Read over the very brief instructions and perhaps make a note of them for your first couple of times you use them. After that it is a real "piece of cake".
Be sure to "Save" the program to your computer and not simply "Run" it. Saving loads it on your computer so you can find it and execute it again after you turn off and re-start your computer. If you add it to your "Startup" programs, it will re-load, with your consent, each time you re-start or reboot your computer.
Vikingo Says:
So ctrl+space and then x will give you ¡
Actually, If you have a mac, alt+1 +¡
cheers,
SillyPanda 
You may post your lesson improvement suggestions on this thread.
Thank you Moe (and Vinkingo), you made my day. What at 1st look like a simple little program is actually a very powerful tool. Try the combination Control Shift + space and you have access to dictionaries, conjugations, etc. VERY powerful. Only drawback, it disables the Windows default shortcuts such as Win + E = Explorer but honestly the gain is far greater.
LOL Moe, yes I'm bad but I have an excuse...I'm French 
I notice the program does not work in the chat room.
