Disney movies in Spanish for beginners.

Question

I started watching Disney movies in Spanish. The older 'classics' like Beauty and the Beast, The little mermaid.

The great thing about them is that they are very easy to follow in terms of the action/emotion/character thoughts. I'm a beginner and I'm following quite a bit. I stop to replay some parts and practise some phrases. I also try to find the lyrics online, listen to the songs more than once and sing along.

Just thought I'd put that out there as an idea.

It's a great way to learn!! :) - 001a2987, Dec 4, 2011

Awesome idea...and the movies are always good if they're from Disney. - SusanaEspana, Dec 4, 2011

Answer 1

The older 'classics' like Beauty and the Beast, The little mermaid.

Make a guy feel ancient, why don't you? I would have thought the older "classics" would have been Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Bambi, etc., the ones that I watched when I was a kid.

I didn't see Beauty and the Beast or the Little Mermaid until my kids watched them. Granted now my grandchildren are watching Cars and the new Alice and Wonderland version, etc.

A "classic" Disney fan.

Me too... - SusanaEspana, Dec 4, 2011

Yeah, I'm feeling a little old right now. I thought those were the "new" movies. :-( - MLucie, Dec 4, 2011

Ok, to be fair. Those aren't the older classics. They're the older newer ones....I'm just biased. Those are the ones I grew up with. - Ada-S, Dec 4, 2011

Answer 2

I definitely need to improve my listening skills. Too bad that I have all the movies on VHS (for our younger members, like Sonrisa, those are big rectangular things that you put into something called a VCR).

Do you watch them with, or without, subtitles? I would guess without since it may be too hard to follow along trying to read at the same time.

This is a good idea... I will have to try it.

What! You don't get unlimited supplies of Disney films???? You need to change your job mate ;-) - billygoat, Dec 4, 2011

Sometimes... and only sometimes... they give us new movies when they come out. But I agree! Although 60,000 (the number of Disney employees in Florida alone) copies would be quite a bit. - Tosh, Dec 4, 2011

I think the Disney employees are a credit to themselves. It must be difficult being all smiley and happy every day at work. We've been a couple of times and the kids love it. Me personally though, give me NYC or South Beach Miami anytime :P - billygoat, Dec 4, 2011

Jejejejeje, thank you for explaining - SonrisaDelSol, Dec 4, 2011

Unfortunately, the Spanish subtitles on almost all movies is usually quite different from the actual spoken Spanish making it very confusing. - webdunce, Dec 4, 2011

English language with Spanish subtitles is good (can often learn new words). Spanish with English subtitles can be helpful sometimes. Spanish with Spanish subtitles can sometimes help you identify some hard-to-be-heard words. - webdunce, Dec 4, 2011

Answer 3

This was one of my reasons for choosing Spanish as a language I would put the effort into learning...that is, so many of my DVDs had a Spanish language track. So I knew I could get some listening practice.

The other reason is I live in Florida (Northwest Florida), so I figured it was the language I was most likely to need from time to time. Although, the Hispanic population here is not prevalent like it is in, say, Miami, so I've never actually needed it.

The Incredibles, Bolt, and Kung Fu Panda all have good Spanish tracks. The newer movies tend to have higher quality sound in the Spanish track. - webdunce, Dec 4, 2011

Answer 4

The key to developing an ear for Spanish is sometimes in finding material that is both stimulating, and interesting or entertaining enough to hold one's attention through multiple viewings.

If classic Disney reruns do this for you then go for it!

Answer 5

but kids are smarter than we are!

But she doesn't know any Spanish at all! LOL

Answer 6

Estoy enojado y decepcionado conmigo mismo. Acabo de terminar Enredado y con todos los españoles que yo sé, no entendí mucho de nada. Escribir y leer no es nada si no puedo entender. Probablemente, mi hija de dos años entendío más que yo. Es muy desalentador.

Have you tried watching Destinos? It's so perfect for beginners and I tell everybody to stick with the first few annoyingly repetitive and slow/basic episodes. It quickly progresses and gets challenging but within 'the beginner' zone. - Ada-S, Dec 4, 2011

I've heard about it... I guess I will have to give it a try... thanks! - Tosh, Dec 5, 2011

Answer 7

Tosh,

...but kids are smarter than we are!

Lo siento que te sientes asi. I'm sorry you feel this way.

Take smaller steps to get your confidence. I always stop studying when my confidence is broken.

Buena suerte!

Answer 8

I would only watch without subtitles. I guess that depends on the person and level. For me, I get enough reading practise online so I make a point of just listening. I also find it helpful to listen/read lyrics somewhere and then listen again, listening out for those words.

I also love watching Garfield y sus amigos!

Answer 9

That is a great idea, good for improving listening skills. I've used childrens books in Spanish in the same manner, good for visualizing the words.