Panamanian Spanish.

Question

I learned some spanish in panama,I am still trying to learn more now that I am back in the US.I was told to listen to spanish radio ad tv.I am trying to determine whether to listen to panamian radio which is very fast speaking,or mexican radio,or cuban radio.I recently heard that colombian spanish is very easy to listen to the spanish is slower,How would you compare panamian spanish with mexican,cuban,and colombian. Thanks for youe trouble,Dave

Welcome to the forum Señordave. Please remember to use correct capitalization and punctuation here. - Yeser007, Apr 16, 2011

Answer 1

Columbian Spanish is generally very clearly spoken and easy to understand like Spanish from Mardid While there are obviously exceptions the Spanish from Argentina and certianly Andalucia in Southern Spain can be much harder for people learning Spanish to understand In Andalucia they are renowned for leaving off /cutting short their final sounds so pescados would sound more like pescado.

LoMás TV is a website that enables the listener to hear short video clips of Spanish at reduced speed and repeat the phrase they have just heard without understanding again and again. You can also use the facility to add the subtitles so the words are showing too either just in Spanish or also in English. Their video clips are graded with what I remember as stars from 1-5 to reflect how complex they are to understand with 1 being easy and 5 hard. Some of the clips can be listened to free but other parts of the site are accessible through subscription at reasoanble prices.

I hope this helps

Answer 2

Dave, that was probably the comment that I made above. you will be notified anytime someone answers or comments on a post, or sends you a PM (private message).

Answer 3

Here is an awesome site with stations from all the Spanish-speaking countries. This link is directly to all the Panamanian Stations, click here and enjoy.

Answer 4

Welcome to SD.

Actually there are some sites that have "slow Spanish" meaning the speakers purposely slow their speech down so learners can understand more easily. Google slow Spanish to find some. There are also a number od other sites that help with learning in the reference section. learn resources

Answer 5

I was sent an email that someone had sent a post but I cant find it.

thanks for all the feedback.It was all helpful. - senordave, Apr 23, 2011