Learning Espanol through Movies and TV?
Hola!
I've just started learning spanish and I've been told that watching movies and TV shows with English subtitles is the way forward.
I'm wondering if there are any Movies or TV shows which someone could recommend? I don't have a TV so Downloading or watching off the internet is what I'll need to do.
Muchas Gracias! Kai www.mykape.com
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If you live in the USA (I'm not sure if it works if you don't), you can try Univision's website:
Also, there are TV channel websites from all over the world, so for example, if you want the news from, say, Peru, you can look up "televisión peruana", or something of the sort. There have all kinds of shows, from telenovelas (cheesy soap operas), to sports (mostly soccer/football), to news shows and talk shows. News is good because there's no slang, so if you're just starting out it's much, much easier to understand. Also, the reporters tend to enunciate and you don't hear as many difficult regional accents, except in the people they interview.
Telenovelas, while their plots are often lacking in depth and, for me, interest, are good sources of rich informal vocabulary, such as insults, slang, idioms, and all manner of other goodies. The more topic-specific shows like Univision's Delicioso (a cooking show) or Decorando Contigo (an interior design show) can help you learn specific vocabulary, such as food or furniture. Hope this helps!!
I suggest EXTRA. It is a little cheesy but I love it and it is really good for beginners and intermediates.
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Do a search with the title of this thread exactly as you typed it and you can find plenty of threads with great advice.
Bueno! Thanks for all the help everyone. Really appreciate it! Adios K
Telemundo is on the internet. Take a look at "La Patrona" -- has subtitles, the spanish is very clear. They break up each episode into segments of about ten minutes and LOTS of dialogue with interesting vocab.
