where do we start? thanks

Question

my wife and I are new to the site/spanish...where should we start? thanks

Bienvenidos GordandNancy, welcome! - RichSean1725, Jul 15, 2012

Welcome. If there are two of you, you may each want to have your own account because you get points for doing certain lessons and things on the site. - katydew, Jul 15, 2012

Hola, bienvenido al foro! - rac1, Jul 15, 2012

Answer 1

Gordon and Nancy,

As I said above, you may want to each have your own account so when you finish a lesson, you can get points. Sometimes one of you will want to move faster than the other and then it's hard to remember where you are in the lessons, which ones you've already done, etc.

I started by doing the video lessons. Go to Learn on the toolbar and the drop-down will give you choices for "learn Spanish", flashcards, or grammar. Go to the lessons and start with video lesson 1. Most of the videos are about 10 minutes long and you can watch them as many times as you want. The flashcards teach you the vocabulary used and then there are practice exercises for the lessons. On the blog, there are a lot of informative posts to help you know your way around. And you are welcome to send a PM (private message) to me if you have any questions too. I don't know everything but I've been on awhile and know the basics. Click on this link for the blog or go to the toolbar under "More".

link for blog for instructions to get started

Great instructions katydew! :-) - 0095ca4c, Jul 15, 2012

gracias - GordandNancy, Jul 15, 2012

De nada. - katydew, Jul 15, 2012

I see you are well on your way finishing the first lesson and flashcards. Hurrah for you all. - katydew, Jul 15, 2012

Answer 2

1. Go to the bank. Arrange an overdraft.
2. Use the overdraft to buy another computer.
3. Now set up a separate account for each of you.
4. Thank me for this sugggestion, because if you don't hours, weeks, maybe even months of fighting over the computer and the Spanish Grammar will follow...

It's a bit addictive, I must admit. jajajajaja - katydew, Jul 15, 2012

I hope they are not in England - the banks here are only lending money to each other:) - ian-hill, Jul 15, 2012

good one - GordandNancy, Jul 15, 2012

Bienvenidas ! - annierats, Jul 16, 2012

@ Ian, only too tryuue, they won't lend me any more but seem willing to bail out each other endlessly... - annierats, Jul 16, 2012

Answer 3

You can sign up by creating an account for each of you, then you can explore the site.
The "Learn" header has lessons and flashcards to get you going in the right direction. The site has many helpful and kind users to help you out along the way.

Welcome and have fun!

Bien dicho. - annierats, Jul 15, 2012

Muchas gracias, annierats! - RichSean1725, Jul 15, 2012