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Learn Spanish The Easy Way

To learn Spanish used to be hard work, repetitive tasks given by unrelenting Spanish teachers, trying to learn Spanish vocabulary and sometimes very little to show for all the hours one put into learning Spanish.

That does not need to be that way!

Using Spanish Language tapes, or nowadays Spanish Audio Books to learn the language makes learning real fun:

These Spanish audios are composed in such a way that your brain picks up the language much the same as you learned your first language when you were a baby: Listening to sentences and words, having them repeated to you over and over again. This system trains the brain to recognize patterns and to put things in place all by itself.

Just a few minutes every day will let you speak Spanish in a very short time!

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The Spanish Language 

A few bits of information about Spanish

Spanish (español) is a Romance language that originates in the north of Spain. It is the official language of Spain, of most Latin American countries and one of the official languages of Equatorial Guinea. It's also an official language in the European Community. 25 nations and territories use Spanish as their first language. Spanish is also an important language in about twenty other countries.

The Spanish Language - A Dynamic Language Worldwide 

One of the six official working languages in the UN.

Spanish is one of six official working languages of the United Nations. The Spanish language is spoken most prdominantly in both North, Central and South America, in Spain and to a much smaller extent in Africa and Asia Pacific.

Spanish is also the second most widely spoken language in the U.S.A. Students in U.S. schools and Universities favout it and make it the most popular studied foreign language in the U.S.A.

Also in today's globalized market, the Spanish language currently gets more recognition, not the least in literature, in the film industry, in television and music.

The Spanish and the Italian Langauge 

Two very similar languages

The Spanish language shares many similarities with the Italian language, which makes it quite easy for speakers of one language to communicate with a speaker of the other. The similarities make it possible, that these two understand each other to over 80%.

The siumilarities between Spanish and French, an other romance language on the other hand are much lower, and the rate of understanding between two speakers of the respective languages drops to 45%, about the same as between a native English speaker and a Spanish speaker.

Wikipedia offers a very intersting comparison chart between several Roamnce languages and English.
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A humorous view on the Spanish 

Spanish for your Nanny

Rich women learn some hilariously meaningful Spanish.

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How to Get To Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 

Learning Spanish in Mexico is a great way to plunge into the language and the culture. If you have a chance to spend even a few weeks in a SPanish speaking country, you'll improve your Spanish language skills tremedously!

The trip bringy ou to Mexico City and from there by air-conditioned bus or your own rental car to Cuernavaca.

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Spanish Stamps 

Spanish Stamps - Spanish Culture

Stamps are part of a country's culture. They show what themes and which people were and are important. Old stamps are also a great way to go back in the history of a country.

Below are soem great offers for valusable stamps of Spain.

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Spanish Handheld Folding Fans 

It has been said that in the courts of England, Spain and elsewhere fans were used in a more or less secret, unspoken code of messages. These fan languages were a way to cope with the restricting social etiquette.

A list of these secret fan messages can be found here

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Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary 

Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary

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A bilingual, bi-directional guide to Spanish and American English with extensive coverage of Latin-American Spanish. More than 80,000 entries and 100,000 translations. Abundant examples of words used in context.

Release Date: 12/31/1969

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Spanish Language Websites 

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Pimsleur Spanish Audio Books - Spanish MP3 Pimsleur Downloads. Save money with these downloads and start your first Spanish language lesson in a few minutes from now!
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