Best software to learn spanish?

Question

Would prefer free software or something not too pricy.

I've heard Rosetta Stone is good. Is it the best?

Answer 1

Try this website:

http://www.mansionspanish.com

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Answer 2

I haven't had much, if any success with Rosetta Stone. I wouldn't recommend it if your goal is to become fluent. If you want to get the basics of pronunciation down it helps, but it's a pricey way to do it.

If your goal is to become fluent there is a really great resource at http://www.learn-podcast-spanish.com/spa... You'll find all of the most common things native Spanish speakers talk about. This makes it a lot easier to know what to expect as questions and responses when you're talking with them.

Check it out.

Answer 3

Find a nice Spanish girl and have some fun in the process, m8.. best way/incentive i've found. ;)

Answer 4

I tried rosetta for Spanish. It does not have any translation, grammar or conjugation instructions so it will be very hard to go beyond the basics with it. It is good for the basics as it is pure memorization. There is no way to be fluent with it. Their program is based on the same thing where you see these 4 pictures over and over again. I was disappointed especially for the price I paid.

My college uses tell me more. My goal was to become fluent so it was perfect for me and I bought their individual version. It has a lot of different activities: picture/word association, videos, dialogues,..., includes also grammar and conjugation. It has also more content than any other language software. Their speech recognition is great so you can have a dialogue with the computer. You can check out their website for a free demo and compare too, or independent reviews (About.com...). http://www.learn-spanish-software-review... compare various Spanish software as well

The best way to learn a language would be through immersion, visiting these countries. Learning a language will require some time. In addition to software, you can have books which are useful as well. Audio CDs like Pimsleur for instance might help you out but you cannot get any feedback on your pronunciation so I did not like it so much