So I’m looking at a commute of some 40 minutes, twice a day, to a job with many Hispanic staffers. Seems like a good time to learn what I can of Spanish. Anyone have a good recommendation? Rosetta Stone seemed good to refresh my grade school French, but it is pricey and mostly computer-driven. (Plus French is much less useful in Arizona) I’m looking for something that will allow me to grasp the basics and build a working vocabulary. I’ll have plenty of opportunities to practice at work, some of the staff speak little more English than I do Spanish now.
I had a set/course of CDs by Michel Thomas that I found to be a very comfortable and accessible introduction to Spanish - because he approaches it in a way that begins by building on the similarities between English and Spanish.
I didn’t complete the course, because I got all I needed from the first few lessons - which was the ability to pronounce words properly, to function in shops and restaurants, and to ask questions that build further vocab - i.e. “what do you call this?” - from there, I was able to fill in further gaps with Google translate.
I’m not by any means fluent or very confident, but I can get by.
