wnaplay1647545503 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 I am considering trying to learn spanish while I am down. How does one go about learning another language without going to school or something. Anyone have success with the rosetta stone or have the rosetta stone? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
launchin1st Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 i am thinking of doing the same thing. our whole family actually. we are going to use the rosetta stone one. i guess my mom knows several people that have used it and they all learned it very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted May 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Anyone know how the rosetta stone thing works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Espanol es muy facil de aprender y las mujeres lo aman. Le francais est encore bien plus pour les amoureux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Je suck at le francais. Beaucoup de suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Google Translator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Took 3 years of Spanish in HS (I can do more than get by) Lived in Iraqi city/worked with their worthless armed forces - Arabic (enough to get me by) Plan on learning more German and Russian one day, and hopefully build upon my Arabic. I was going to try the rosetta stone, but I plan on probably studying another language when I go back to school. Probably going to test my Arabic honestly, I'll do the German or Russian on my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Anyone know how the rosetta stone thing works? It's a long tutorial set of CD's, with practical exercises. The shit honestly works, so believe the hype. I tried a bit of it out when I was stationed @ Ft.Hood. I found it pretty easy to hold on to the info, than compared to traditional classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 i want to learn to speak greek. a guy i work with is greek and ive heard him speaking it and it sounds cool as fuck. id probably never use it but to BS with him, but it sounds fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 I really need to get off my ass and start learning sign language. My mother in law is deaf, and I feel a bit akward when I go back to Newfoundland to visit, as everyone else knows how to sign (plus it would be helpful at work from time to time). Too bad I am so busy with work/house stuff that taking on learning sign language may be a bit much right now. Do they have Rosetta Stone for sign language? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Lee Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 The Marine Corps put me through the 63 week Arabic course at the Defense Language Institute when I first joined several years ago. It was designed to take someone with zero proficiency in Arabic (but a good learning ability) and be a functioning speaker, reader, and writer of the language. Although it was very long, it worked. Since it had been a couple years since attending that course, a few months ago I began Rosetta Stone course offered through one of our education networks as a refresher. It starts out at the basic level just like our DLI course, and progresses quite smoothly. As someone already skilled in the language, I was very impressed at how effective the teaching style is. If you have the cash to shell out for it, and have a serious drive to learn it, I recommend doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Ich spreche Deutch nicht sehr gut. 1 year of Latin, 1 year of German, and 2 years of Spanish; and all I can speak/understand is English. Bollocks! I am interested in Rosetta Stone however. I'd like to learn Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Bittle Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 I believe I'll just keep pushing 1 on the ATM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Google Translator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 best way to learn spanish is to live somewhere they speak it IMO. you will pick it up soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morabu Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 best way to learn spanish is to live somewhere they speak it IMO. you will pick it up soon enough. most of the southwest side of Columbus?.......lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 I study Japanese on the side, while I wait to graduate from DeVry so I can go to someplace else for real classes. I tried Rosetta Stone, and just could not take anything away from it, and also found it very boring and not very engaging. I find video lessons on YouTube and audio books much easier to learn by, as well as subtitled TV shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 I am learning German thru Live Mocha. So far it seems to be a decent website, and they hvae LOTS of languages. Its sort of a two way street learning system. I like it http://www.livemocha.com and its free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 I really need to get off my ass and start learning sign language. My mother in law is deaf, and I feel a bit akward when I go back to Newfoundland to visit, as everyone else knows how to sign (plus it would be helpful at work from time to time). Too bad I am so busy with work/house stuff that taking on learning sign language may be a bit much right now. Do they have Rosetta Stone for sign language? All i really know.. and i learned it from workign at burger king in high school. Cheese http://images.meredith.com/ab/images/2006/03/ss_100487173_ani.gif Ketchup http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/signjpegs/k/ketchup1.jpg http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/signjpegs/k/ketchup3.jpg http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/signjpegs/k/ketchup5.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supldys Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 I've learned Russian for the past 3 years at OSU, which has really helped but theres only so much you can learn in a classroom or in the books. You've gotta get immersed, so I'm going to Ukraine this summer, hopefully i'll be way more fluent by the time i get back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 I learned English by living here... I guess if you want to learn spanish it might be easier if you lived there for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 I learned English by living here... I guess if you want to learn spanish it might be easier if you lived there for a while. I have the time:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadDawg Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 Started spanish in 5th grade, took it through senior year. Got off plane in Mexico City freshman year in college and couldn't understand a damn thing. After 8 weeks in Mexico, I found myself thinking in spanish. Spent a whole year, still don't consider myself "fluent". Air Force Defense Language Institute (DLI) added to to the russian I learned from my grandparents growing up. IMO, the best way to learn spanish is six months on a beach in Veracruz. Great beaches, Fantastic food, no gringo turistas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supldys Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 Started spanish in 5th grade, took it through senior year. Got off plane in Mexico City freshman year in college and couldn't understand a damn thing. After 8 weeks in Mexico, I found myself thinking in spanish. Spent a whole year, still don't consider myself "fluent". Air Force Defense Language Institute (DLI) added to to the russian I learned from my grandparents growing up. IMO, the best way to learn spanish is six months on a beach in Veracruz. Great beaches, Fantastic food, no gringo turistas. But there is swine flu... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 It's a long tutorial set of CD's, with practical exercises. The shit honestly works, so believe the hype. I tried a bit of it out when I was stationed @ Ft.Hood. I found it pretty easy to hold on to the info, than compared to traditional classes. This is good to know. I am going to be starting in a Spanish class in 3 weeks. I have thought about buying Rosetta Stone as a study aid while I drive. That confirmed that I should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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