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This page contains a reading called La Pareja que sonreía in Spanish from Paulo Coelho’s book: Como El Rio Que Fluye: Pensamientos Y Reflexiones 1998-2005. This reading will not only provide you with the tools to learn and pronounce new vocabulary in Spanish [see the ultimate Google Translate Guide], it will also expose you to the timeless ideas of Paulo Coelho.
If you intend to travel to another country to learn a language, you must focus on speaking that language and not English, otherwise you will suffer what I call The Curse of Humberto.
Have you ever fancied something that is a great challenge for you? Perhaps you wanted to be a pianist but lacked the requisite digit dexterity? Or you wanted to be a singer but your voice constantly fell flat? Or you wanted to be a professional parachutist but suffered a great fear of heights? But, in the face of these challenges, you said, “I’m going to do it anyway.” And your passion for the pursuit overcame your limitations.
If you enjoy using Google Translate, you’re likely to be a fan of a cool new feature that was released called Google Transcribe.
Google Transcribe, a result of Google’s cloud speech-to-text recognition, was bundled with the Google Translate app recently in March of 2020.
Simply put, Google Transcribe does live speech-to-text [which is cool by itself] but it does transcriptions from one language to another instantaneously.
What is the best way to learn Spanish?
Spanish is spoken widely throughout the world and in ever-increasing numbers in the United States. This is probably why so many visitors write me and ask: “What is the best way to learn Spanish?”
To answer this question, we polled 1,000 people who are native English speakers and are now fluent speakers of Spanish.
I am going to give you a simple explanation of Spanish Pronouns and when to use “La” vs “Le” vs “Lo” vs “Se”. In fact, it might be too simple so I will also give you resources that make it more complicated.
One of the most difficult things when learning Spanish is understanding the use of pronouns. And, learning these pronouns academically is only part of the battle. The other part is actually understanding native speakers when they string all of these pronouns together.
This page contains a reading called La Historia del Lápiz in Spanish from Paulo Coelho’s book: Como El Rio Que Fluye: Pensamientos Y Reflexiones 1998-2005. This reading will not only assist you with your Spanish pronunciation and introduce you to new vocabulary, it will also expose you to the timeless ideas of Paulo Coelho.
If you would like to learn Spanish in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and you like to have fun, the Spanglish Exchange program is for you!
After spending a couple of years living in Uruguay, I decided to take an extended trip to Buenos Aires because it is such an amazing city.
Speaking Spanish should be easy.
Normally, they pronounce each letter as it is. With me, the problem often lies in emphasis, in stress. Where should you place the stress on a particular word in Spanish?
In my first month Living In Uruguay, I was off to meet my friends in a salsa club on a street called Rincon. I knew that I was near the place, but I could not locate the street. I saw this amiable older women and decided to put my Spanish learning to the test.
I politely asked:
Me: Dónde está la calle Rincon? (Where is the street Rincon?)
This page contains a reading called Engañarse a sí mismo in Spanish from Paulo Coelho’s book: Como El Rio Que Fluye: Pensamientos Y Reflexiones 1998-2005. This reading will not only provide you with the tools to learn and pronounce new vocabulary in Spanish, it will also expose you to the timeless ideas of Paulo Coelho.
This page contains a reading in Spanish from Paulo Coelho’s book: Como El Rio Que Fluye: Pensamientos Y Reflexiones 1998-2005. This reading will not only provide you with the tools to learn and pronounce new vocabulary in Spanish, it will also expose you to the timeless ideas of Paulo Coelho.
Below, you will find an .mp3 version of the reading which you can play on your computer right now or download to your computer for playing locally or transferring to your phone or tablet. The text has also been provided so that you can follow along during the reading.