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How to Learn Spanish Online for Free
A friend and relative of mine just asked me the other day, “How do I get started learning Spanish?” and just by doing a quick search online for “learn Spanish” I can see why she wouldn’t know what to do first: there are so many free online resources for learning Spanish that it can be [...]
Read Books for Children in Spanish & English
Just like you should watch cartoons in Spanish before jumping into regular TV and movies for adults, the same holds true for books. If you’ve been studying Spanish for a few months now, then you are probably ready to start reading some. However, if you JUST started studying, you will need to learn some basic [...]
Audio Recording Tips for General Transcriptions
If you are planning to record an interview, a conference, a class, etc., then you should take some extra small steps that will guarantee your audio will be easier to understand and also, less expensive to transcribe.
Turn off all electronic devices that may interrupt the conversation or cause background noise. These include fans, air conditioning [...]
Ver Caricaturas en Inglés
Si estás aprendiendo o intentando mejorar tu inglés, probablemente has intentado ver películas o la tele en inglés. Estoy segura que muchos de ustedes han puesto la tele en un canal de inglés sólo para darse cuenta que ni entendiste lo básico. Los programas en inglés son hechos para hablantes de inglés adultos, y por [...]
Lenguajero Audiocast Contest – Create, Participate, & Win!
Lenguajero is a great new web site where you can post your own writings which will be reviewed by native speakers, ask and answer questions in the forums, and most importantly CHAT live with native speakers! You can see a list of people currently online, their native language, if they have a [...]
Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101 Podcast
When I first found SpanishPod101 I thought, “Now this is a nice podcast!” Boy, was I wrong. SpanishPod101 may have its foundation as a podcast, but it’s so much more than just that. First of all, SpanishPod101 breaks their podcasts down into 3 levels of difficulty: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. And since each lesson is [...]
Yabla English – Ver Videos en Inglés
Yabla English es un sitio web basado en videos y dedicado a ayudarte a aprender o mejorar tu inglés. Básicamente, es como ver la tele en inglés pero con la opción de ver los subtítulos en inglés y la traducción en español, poner de nuevo lo que escuchas frase por frase, y hacer el audio [...]
LoMásTv – Watch TV in Spanish
LoMásTv is a video based web site dedicated to helping you learn or improve your Spanish. Basically, it’s like watching TV in Spanish but with the option to view English and/or Spanish captions, replay what you hear line by line, and SLOW the audio down without loosing the correct pitch. What’s great is that you [...]
Spanish & English Conversations O’Connor’s Irish Pub, Vitoria-Gasteiz
A friend of mine from Peru, Sandra, invited me and my husband to go to a Spanish and English conversation group with her at an Irish pub in town. The conversational group started out with a few Spanish speakers wanting to improve their English, but has developed into a group of both English speakers and [...]
Where Not To Start Out Translating Online – Translators Pub
I’m not sure where to tell you to go to find online translation work if you aren’t an experienced translator yet, but I’m pretty positive that the best place isn’t TranslatorsPub.com. I’ve been at TranslatorsPub.com for about four months or so. When I signed up I saw that to apply to most jobs you have [...]
