Tip for beginners (like me)
If you have a smartphone download BBC Mundo which is BBC News in Spanish it will provide you with new daily Spanish reading and also some videos. I don't know if anyone else has any other good examples of this kind of thing but I would love to hear.
3 Answers
smartphone app "babbel"
Great idea Shifty! I will be sure to look for the app. I, like caballos commented, listen to Spanish music on the radio. Here in Orlando, there are a few weekly magazines that are published in Spanish. When I first began an attempt to translate them, I felt a bit overwhelmed. I really wanted to finish an article, but they seemed so long for a beginner. I changed strategies and began to translate music lyrics. The songs were short compared to the news articles, and they involved a lot of repetition. This was helpful in reinforcing the vocabulary. I also felt very accomplished because I was able to finish the task from start to finish. Listening to Spanish music or news, even if I don't understand, helps me get a feeling for the rhythm of the language. After listening everyday to some sort of Spanish conversation, I was able to better decipher when one word ended and another began. Now when I hear a word or phrase that I don't understand, I know what to look up. Thanks for the tip again and good luck!
Chase
Orlando, FL
i have begun listening to spanish music on spanish radio stations and i have actually found some awesome songs that are fun to learn. its easy to google for translation to the lyrics and its a great way to help me learn new words and what i am saying and enjoy new music as well.. it has been quite refreshing and very rewarding in my quest to learn this new language
