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Read along...as you sing..

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I have started doing something which I think might help others going down the "immersion" road in their Spanish-learning journey.

Put on your favourite Latino music.

Then, go to your "Google" window and type in "lyrics for blah blah blah". You need the song title but sometimes the first line will suffice. This will bring up a list of sites that have those particular lyrics. The sites advertise but the lyrics are free to read.

Re-start your particular music file, and read along while you sing (as loud as you can of course!)

The advanatages of doing this? 1. It's one other way of "immersing" yourself in Spanish. 2. You are enunciating words out loud. 3. You are listening to beautiful music. 4. You might enjoy yourself (jejeje) - and hopefully not disturb neighbours...

My suggestions for artists...

Carlos Vives (from Columbia) - more often than not the first two lines of every verse of Carlos' songs are repeated.

Amaral (from Spain) - the female in this group, Eve Amaral, has a beautiful voice and her words are really clear. Great for us people still struggling with what sometimes sounds like a river-of-words.

The iTunes site has a fantastic selection of Latino music, including the above artists.

hasta luego wink

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updated May 24, 2010
posted by nonombre

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I tried this but I couldn't hear myself over the breaking glass!

updated May 24, 2010
posted by --Jen--
cracking myself up laughing nametaken.. - nonombre, May 22, 2010
That's why I only have the "fine china" in my house...Yes, paper or plastic?! - Jason7R, May 22, 2010
rotfl - princessjane, May 24, 2010
crazy - siera2000, May 24, 2010
you will have a great future in opera, nametaken. - Rikko, May 24, 2010
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Oh, ¡muchas gracias Annie! Escuché, y me gusta Amaral especialmente. Sus palabras son muy clara. Any more recommendations, Annie?

Estoy escuchando en www.jango.com, me gusta. You can enter artists you like and it will suggest similar ones, and there are links to the lyrics right there on the songlist.

(Ugh, too many words in that last sentence that I don't know! How about: Puedo elegir los músicos te gustan, y sugiere más. Hay enlaces a las letras allí. Is that anywhere close?!)

updated May 24, 2010
posted by schemmn
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This was a very nice idea, Annie. I did it, and it helped me make my sisters go away!smile

updated May 24, 2010
posted by princessjane
jejeje :)) - Issabela, May 24, 2010
:) - princessjane, May 24, 2010
oh making siblings go away - now that's killing two birds with one stone:) - nonombre, May 24, 2010
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Great idea, Annie!

updated May 24, 2010
posted by --Mariana--
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Great idea, I had a site that had songs in many languages but you could find songs and see the translation and yes belt the song out!! It's fun, I'll try to find it again. smile

updated May 22, 2010
posted by Jason7R
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Any more recommendations, Annie?<


Another thing I do (but not as enjoyable as the music thing) is--

  • Turn on the voice recording facility on your computer (nowadays most computers have this facility.
  • Read aloud (in Spanish of course) for about ten minutes.
  • Replay what you've just read and recorded.
  • While re-listening underline words you don't know, or words you've fogotten, including strange verb congugations.
  • Go to the on-line dictionary and look up everything underlined.

At the moment I am working my way through the "Twilight" series by Stephanie Meyer. I am up to "Eclipse" and have "Amanecer" waiting on my coffee table.

The advantage of this - Stephanie has used very similar phraseology throughout her books (as I'm sure many authors would). For example - "Jacob bufó."- "Jacob encogió los hombros." - and my all-time favourite - "Jacob puso los ojos en blanco." And no it's not Shakespeare but just perfect for me.


You can buy the Spanish series through Amazon the online store that sells just about everything.(Amazon.com) and if you buy them "together" they're much cheaper. Got a birthday coming up? You could "hint" at an Amazon voucher!

updated May 24, 2010
edited by nonombre
posted by nonombre