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| JiEunNinja Diglot Groupie United States Joined 4194 days ago 64 posts - 115 votes  Speaks: English*, Korean Studies: Spanish, Japanese | Message 1 of 15 12 June 2013 at 12:40am | IP Logged |
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So now that my Korean is almost at the level I want it at, I've started trying to find
resources for learning Spanish. There are certainly a lot more options for Spanish learning that there are for Korean. It's a bit intimidating. I don't really feel like going through countless books, podcasts, ebooks, ect so I figured I'd try and get some suggestions first. I'm looking for stuff preferably in Latin American Spanish. Here's basically what I'm looking for: 1. Any good podcasts for people learning Spanish? I already have Spanishpod101.com, but I'm looking for something a bit better. 2. Spanish podcasts for native speakers? 3. Spanish language music? (Other than Shakira and Selena--I grew up listening to them) Any genre is fine, but I like rock/alternative/indie best. 4. Any good Spanish shows/movies? I've tried watching some before, but the only ones I found always turned out really weird. I'm sure there are shows out there that aren't just characters making out with each other; I just need to find them^^ 5. Any other random Spanish learning resources worth a look? Preferably free/cheap 6. Spanish language blogs? I'm open to any other suggestions, tips, or ideas. Thank~ 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Gosiak Triglot Senior Member Poland Joined 5116 days ago 241 posts - 361 votes Speaks: Polish*, English, German Studies: Norwegian, Welsh | Message 2 of 15 12 June 2013 at 2:05am | IP Logged |
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I'll write you some suggestions :)
Spanish TV series I enjoyed - El Internado; whole series in on youtube (no subtitles, which is a pity) it's a mystery/thriller/drama produced in Madrid. Recent thread on Spanish language music RTVE - plenty of Spanish materials - TV, radio, documentaries, some programs are downloadable as mp3 files. "Learn Spanish online for free with VeinteMundos " - very good site PONS - decent multilingual dictionary Notes in Spanish - Spanish podcast I enjoy Buena suerte :) Edited by Gosiak on 12 June 2013 at 2:06am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| JiEunNinja Diglot Groupie United States Joined 4194 days ago 64 posts - 115 votes Speaks: English*, Korean Studies: Spanish, Japanese | Message 3 of 15 12 June 2013 at 2:10am | IP Logged |
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Awesome! Thanks!^^
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| Gosiak Triglot Senior Member Poland Joined 5116 days ago 241 posts - 361 votes Speaks: Polish*, English, German Studies: Norwegian, Welsh | Message 4 of 15 12 June 2013 at 2:18am | IP Logged |
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Oh, I forgot about News in slow Spanish podcast (with transcripts).
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| Wicho Diglot Newbie MexicoRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4051 days ago 1 posts - 1 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2 Studies: German | Message 5 of 15 14 July 2014 at 12:33pm | IP Logged |
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Hi there. I can give you some resources from a native perspective.
Some good song in Spanish that come to my mind right now are: Rock Tratame suavemente - Soda Stereo ("Cuando pase el temblor", "Profugos" and "Nada personal" are very good songs too) Hombre lobo en Paris - La union Te quiero - Hombres G Lamento Boliviano - Enanitos verdes ("Yo te vi en un tren" also) Molinos de viento - Mago de oz (or "Fiesta pagana") Entre dos tierras - Heroes del silencio Mi muñequita sintetica - El haragan La plaga - los teen tops Dejame - Vilma palma e vampiros Other genres: Azucar amargo - Fey (pop) Shabadabada - OV7 Te quiero tanto, tanto - OV7 (pop) Algo esta cambiando - Julieta Venegas (pop) Es por ti - Juanes (ballad) Gavilan o paloma - Jose Jose (Ballad) Javier solis - sombras nada mas (Ballad/ranchera) La playa - La oreja de Van Gogh (and "Rosas", they are Pop/ballad I think) Lo que tu necesitas - Alex syntek (pop) Las manos quietas - Carlos perez (Italo disco) Selana of course Me gustas tu - Manu chao Como te voy a olvidar - Los angeles azules (cumbia) Tiene espinaz el rosal - Grupo Cañaveral (cumbia) cumbia is a kind of music from Colombia, maybe you don't like it, but I think it is still worth checking because some have very good lyrics, pronunciation and cumbia is actually fun to dance. Podcasts. Here are the episodes of an old radio program aim to young adults http://www.yordirosado.com/CGI-BIN/podcastgen/?p=archive&cat =qu_pex For Spanish television... I can't remember much right now, but there was some night show that had monologues and interviews to celebrities (from all over the world). You can search "Adal Ramones Monologos" or "Otro rollo" in youtube and find a some episodes. It has a lot of colloquialisms and idiomatic expression, mostly from Mexico though, so it is maybe hard to understand for beginners and not so much. There are also many teen soap operas from Argentine like "Floricienta" transmitted on Disney channel, and Sueña Conmigo from Mexico, transmitted on Nickelodeon. I don't know if they are good since I don't watch much TV. "Macario" is a good mexican movie. It is old, yet it is one of my favorites ever. There's also "Tres metros sobre el cielo" which I haven't watched but everybody say it's good one. Also "El laberinto del fauno" and "El estudiante" My favorite blog is http://www.cibermitanios.com.ar/ he has post of everything, how to tie your shoes creatively, lateral thinking, latin american philosophers, psychology, science and random things. His articles are always charged with humor and interesting information. It is definetly one of the best blogs in Spanish. Other resources you can look to, which helped me while learning English and German, are some good short stories. You might like "Todos los fuegos, el fuego", "De Cronopios Y Famas" by Julio Cortazar, "Cuentos de la selva" by Horacio Quiroga and "Ficciones" by Jorge Luis Borges. As you said there is an overwhelming amount of material for Spanish,and I maybe have give you more than what you want. But if you ever need some more you can send a pm. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| tomgosse Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 3982 days ago 90 posts - 143 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 6 of 15 14 July 2014 at 2:28pm | IP Logged |
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One of my favorite resources is Señor Jordan on YouTube. He is a Spanish teacher who has created tons of free videos. Link:
Señor Jordan I also use Memrise for flash cards and Duoling. Finally, I borrowed Pimsleur's Latin American Spanish from the library and copied the mp3's to my computer. Buena suerte. Tomás Edited by tomgosse on 14 July 2014 at 2:30pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4134 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 7 of 15 14 July 2014 at 3:36pm | IP Logged |
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Some of my favourite free resources for learning Spanish:
Veinte Mundos high-quality digital magazine with full audio and related links Destinos 52-episode Spanish telecourse for beginners. It's dated, but it works very well. Full Spanish subtitles can be turned on or off (but it's recommended that you turn them off so that you can focus on listening comprehension) Notes in Spanish Podcasts for beginners (quite a bit of English), intermediate (all in Spanish, but spoken more slowly) and advanced learners (all in Spanish) Duolingo Good for practicing basic vocabulary and sentence structure. I think that only the first half of the skill tree is really useful - after that, it moves too quickly through complex structures italki Find language partners or tutors, or post texts for corrections from native speakers FSI Spanish Basic very comprehensive course for building automaticity. It's a bit dry at times, but it will help you internalize Spanish sentence structures. for native speakers: podcasts: Fallo de Sistema - scifi, games, soft science Nomadad - travel A Hombros de Gigantes - science Futuro Abierto - general interest, social issues Buenos Dias America - news TV shows: (all on Drama Fever, with English subtitles that can be turned on or off. No Spanish subtitles) Fragiles - medical dramedy Desaparecida - crime, mystery Isabel - historical drama articles/news/sports/etc: BBC Mundo El Pais 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| slucido Bilingual Diglot Senior Member Spain https://goo.gl/126Yv Joined 6665 days ago 1296 posts - 1781 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Spanish*, Catalan* Studies: English | Message 8 of 15 31 July 2014 at 3:19pm | IP Logged |
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My own Youtube channel is a Spanish learning resource.
I have a few playlists about learning Spanish. Learning Spanish Spanish Verbs Spanish Vocabulary Spanish Phrases I hope is helpful. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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