BBC Languages - Learn Spanish - Mi Vida Loca

Click on the above link to come to a new video series ... just watched episode one - set in Madrid - seemingly in the 22 episodes, a crime thriller will evolve, ending in The Canaries.

Very much aimed at beginners, but a good revision exercise for lower intermediates too if you click on the Spanish subtitles.

And while you are on the BBC Language website, check out this section

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/cool/

Cool Spanish - in other words Slang
Lots of groups of words/phrases with sound

... and I was delighted to find some substitutes for joder -will wait to see if people crack up when I use them

Jopé, jopelines, jolines, jolín (*) These are a few euphemisms to replace joder. They're usually used by children or adults who want to avoid swearing.

Check out this page, it is totally interactive and it's fun and entertaining as well as a great way to learn Spanish. Brought to us by the Great BBC

BBC Languages - Learn Spanish - Mi Vida Loca

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Yes, it´s great for beginners - as was recommended here when it was launched

couldn't find it ........ oh well, doesn't matter, as long as a few more people have found it. It's very good for those who like the old computer and have a bit of time to spare isn't it-

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Better to have it twice than not at all

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Have now merged the threads. Thanks very much both

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This BBC language site looks really good.

Although I speak moderate Spanish (still plenty of room for improvement), it is my comprehension that sometimes lets me down. Sometimes it is just that I miss the endings of verbs or don’t concentrate enough. Or because I don’t recognize a key word or it is being used in a different way or with a less common meaning, then I am lost for several sentences.
It is a case of mentally keeping up as much as polishing up my verbs and extending my vocabulary! So I think this site is going to be a big and fun help.

Does anyone have any tips though with regard to improving comprehension? Obviously, I need to increase my exposure to Spanish. With few neighbours though, no TV and poor radio reception it isn’t the easiest thing. Although I do put on a DVD in Spanish when I am ironing! I know what is happening in the film even if I haven’t seen it in English before but I really couldn’t translate it for you. Maybe I just need to iron more!

I found an item in a shop in the UK, years ago when I was learning, before I came over to live.
It is called a Verb Wheel. It is a cardboard circular thing which you can slide around to the correct tense etc and the verb endings etc were there to see. It was a wonderfully easy way to learn. Another method I used was word association, which I discovered in a book in WH Smiths.
Finally, to aid by vocabulary, I used post it notes around the house with the spanish words written on them. When I opened the oven, I would repeat the word that was written on the door. This was a really helpful way to learn. Every time I found that I didn't ned the post it note anymore, I would wrie a new one for another item.

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