SPANISH in 10 minutes a day BOOK + AUDIO

I bought this book with audio CDs and program about three years ago from Amazon, and decided to put off learning Spanish for a while. Found material in closet a short time back when I decided to finally go for it. This has turned out to be my get off the ground and start flying Spanish learning material. Nope, you cannot really get fluent in any language foreign to you in 10 minutes a day, and what's more this little course cannot make you fluent period by itself. This is just marketing hype to sell products. Yet what it really is, is still quite impressive to me. This is a fantastic starter. I AM speaking to a number of Spanish speaking people who don't know any English. I simply use many of the important words in this material and speak in one to four work phrases. That's what you do starting out, and you get them to talk "baby talk" or one to four word phrases to you, and slowly (despacio) with lots of pointing and sign language too. I found the flash cards in the book so impressed me with the speed of vocabulary building, I ordered the 1001 Spanish word flash cards. Yep, you are going to need multiple sources or attack points to get really decent at a new language. I do like the audio CDs, but even more love the 132 page book. I've ordered two Spanish soaps -- one from Mexico, and one with one of the South American accents with 22 hours of Spanish with English subtitles to get my ear use to hearing rapido spoken Spanish. But this book even has a little section starting you on the conjugation of verbs. This is just a beginning sample, yet a great intro to things you will need to work on as you get better, and you will surprise Spanish speakers with knowledge of verb changes. That's what this material does, as it starts to make you aware of the things you need to do to grow with the language. The pronunciation guides with the words are extremely helpful at the start, but one should be working on learning to pronounce Spanish using the Spanish spelling, as there is also a guide to how to pronounce Spanish letters at the beginning. In a couple more weeks I will get past the need for any individual word pronunciation guides, but it helps in the short run. This will get you off the ground fast, and clue you in on what you need to get bueno!

This is a simple way to learn beginner Spanish. I take the 6 CDs with me and listen in the car each day while driving to work, and each chapter is around 10 minutes long. I also downloaded the CDs on my iPhone and can listen whenever I want. For the most part, the tapes go at a good pace, but there are areas where the person speaks a sentence that is too long and there is no way for me to repeat it in the amount of time given. Currently I'm stuck on Chapter 9 because I can't repeat the sentences back or remember the prepositions. But I can always go back again and again, which I recommend. There are 25 Chapters, and because of my busy job schedule, I have completed 9 Chapters in around 2 weeks, which I think is great. I really didn't spend that much time or effort, either. The good thing about this is the workbook, where you can SEE the words or sentences, and REPEAT it after the person. It also comes with interactive Flash Cards, non-adhesive static-cling plastic labels to attach to various objects in the house, and cut out menus to help you remember. There is a CD in the back of the book with software to print out Flash Cards and more. I like to listen to each Chapter while looking at the workbook, then later I will listen to the same Chapter while driving to work, then later I will listen to the Chapter on my iPhone. My retention of Spanish is better each time I re-listen to the Chapter, which I highly recommend. The program has different Spanish-speaking people speak and have you repeat it. It's interesting to note the different way each person pronounces the words, so you can get an idea of what to expect in other Spanish-speaking countries like Mexico or Spain. I'm actually a little amazed at how much I have retained. I'm so impressed with this, I purchased the LEARN ENGLISH version for a Spanish-speaking colleague of mine who is trying to learn English. That version only comes with one CD that is downloaded onto a computer, but the workbook is similar.

This book and CD set was very helpful. It is geared towards travelers going to a Spanish speaking country. I like that they use many different speakers so you can hear lots of different accents, most are from South America which was good for me as I am going to Peru. The set starts with the basics but moves along quickly so you don't get bored. I LOVED the labels which you could stick on various objects around the house to help you remember the names for things. I would have like some basic grammer with it but overall it was very good.

My husband and I purchased this CD along with 2 copies of the book to use in the conversational Spanish class we took before traveling to Mexico. I highly recommend that they be purchased together, as they complement each other well. This product is really geared for people preparing to travel to a Spanish-speaking country and it covers all the "survival" situations you might expect to find yourself in -- restaurants, the Post Office, traveling by train or bus, etc. The CD uses native Spanish speakers from several different places who have somewhat different accents, which is helpful in learning what to expect people to actually sound like. I use the CDs in the car and it's a great way to use my commute time for something productive. They present the material at a reasonable pace with enough repetition to be effective but not so much that it gets boring. The book has flash cards and sticky labels that now adorn lots of common objects around our house. It seemed like a bit of a hokey idea at first, but it's really helpful to see "el lavabo" every time I go to the sink -- that sort of thing. I recommend this product wholeheartedly. I had almost no knowledge of Spanish when I started with this a couple of months ago and now feel like I can communicate, at least on a very basic level.

The cd is repeating phrases over and over. If you don’t have a background in Spanish, you won’t learn much unless you have a very good memory. I thought this would be a good supplement for our family as we learn Spanish but unfortunately all of us were remembering the phrases slightly different and defeated the purpose.

I lived in San Antonio 20 years and worked as a librarian but never learned any Spanish. I tried all kinds of "immersion" materials- they never helped. Other materials were merely rote memory phrases.see and say When we moved, I first borrowed this set at a public library. It was the first set that EVER helped me learn any Spanish. It teaches you to hear, read, write and speak using multiple methods. It is simple and easy to understand. It is a "direct teaching" method that allows quick efficient progress. The first few lessons were slow going, but as I became accustomed to the the sound of the language and knew what they were saying I made incredible progress. I glad I bought the book decided to buy the book. The set includes a workbook, flashcards, stickers to label objects n the house, CDs to go with the languages, and an interactive app for download. The CD includes a variety of people who have different accents from numerous Spanish speakers from different countries and regions. This system allows me to make up my own simple sentences and communicate with others.

This is a fun way to learn basic Spanish on the fly. It comes with 6 CD's that I copied to an MP3 player and listen to at night in bed and during runs. I like that new words and phrases are always introduced by more than one speaker, this helps to better recognize the pattern and to not get thrown off by slight pronounciation differences. The package also includes a 130 page book with lots of illustrations and simple exercises. It comes with sticky labels to mark items in the house with their Spanish names. It's amazing how helpful that is - words that make no sense whatsoever when first reading them become second nature, when you see them every time you open the refrigerator (e.g. la mantequilla for butter). I want a whole book of sticky labels or magnets! The whole presentation is very encouraging and upbeat, emphasizing that it is quite possible and even fun to learn Spanish. Great for beginners.

I enjoy this book as a supplement to my other workbooks and audio programs for entry level spanish. The CD's use several different voices which I find helpful in acclimating my ear to hearing the language. To the reviewers who felt this workbook/CD was lacking I feel they missed the point that this is beginning spanish in only 10 minutes a day! Ola!!! The title isn't expert fluency in the spanish language at the doctoral level! It's fun, easy to use and I have good memory retention with the words. I find it helps with initial success in learning words to go on and build sentences and conversations from that. I've loaded the CD's in my itunes library and practice during my walks, alternating with the Pimsleur audio CD's which I also like. I also used the sticky labels around the house and it's been fun with company. I feel this set provides a good return for the rather minimum investment.

After trying different self teach books I was recommended to do this. Its brilliant. The book is all you need really as it has a clever way of teaching without having to try. There is a practical work book and flash cards. It also has 8 cd's with different speakers.

Perfect for driving in car and learning

I think that the book is great, but haven't listened to the Cds every day (Personally, I am not that keen on the American accent, but I am sure that it does work if you make the time to listen.) The book includes work pages and stickers and is very easy to follow. I am using it in conjunction with an evening class, which really helps.