Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Lingus TV

There is a great new resource to help you learn Spanish. http://www.lingus.tv is a new site with short video dialogues. Each video has the transcription on the video, plus underneath with or without the translation. There are also notes on grammar and vocabulary or idioms used in each video.

The videos are sorted by level (beginner, intermediate and advanced) and also tagged by topic (like directions or introductions), vocabulary, or specific situations (like being angry or how to apologize).

It is simple, easy to use, full of a sense of humor and more real than most methods or tutorials. These are the kinds of conversations real people have. It is in Castilian Spanish, so it is a little different from Latin American Spanish, but is a very helpful and effective resource. I hope they continue to expand their offering of videos, and maybe even use this new platform to add more languages!

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