Product Description: Speaking Spanish Like a Native makes eye contact with the reader. This book will awaken the student to a more lively way of learning while spicing up their Spanish speaking ability. Written in an entertaining and colorful style, Speaking Spanish Like a Native pulls you out of the classroom and places you into the huddle with native Spanish speakers—giving you the inside scoop on words, phrases, and expressions you cannot get from textbooks. While many books merely inform, this one also teaches, and it leads by example—practical and engaging examples that show the student how to speak in the context of real conversations with native speakers.
Finally!! all i can say is that finally i have found a Spanish book that allows me to actually understand a native speaker. Numerous times, I have struggled because I would speak in "formal" Spanish as taught in the classroom and textbooks and the natives would understand me but I didn't understand their responses. This book has been a great help in bridging that gap. gracías!
Great for Intermediate/Advanced Speakers Don't be fooled by the low-budget, cheesy-looking cover (sorry, Mr. Kim). This book is fantastic, well organized into useful phrases that even very advanced speakers may not be familiar with until they really look into speaking like a true native. For those of you who loved Keenan's Breaking out of Beginner's Spanish and want something in the same style, this book will not disappoint.
So so... Well, I have been studying spanish for while and I probably read about every book under the sun. The book is not bad, but I did not find it very useful.
Great! Teacher recommendation I teach Spanish classes to all ages, and many of my older students would complain, "but I can't really SPEAK Spanish!"
So after the foundation of good grammar and other concepts, I enjoy giving this book as a gift to my students - they devour it! It tells you how to respond in certain situations, and helps you to think on your feet, perhaps giving you time to formulate more original sentences.
This is wonderful for any student of the language in I'd say a "level 2" proficiency. If you still struggle with pronunciation and the difference between verbs and nouns, definitely start with something else, and look forward to using this book to truly ENJOY speaking your new language! Sra. Gose Author of Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 1 & Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 2
Great Phrases I've enjoyed going through the book and seeing what phrases are being used. I grew up in El Paso and I recognize serveral of these phrases but never "really" knowing what was meant by them. I'm going through the Pimsleur spanish lessons, and though they are good, they are very proper or, as my grandma would say, high spanish. Nothing wrong with that. This book helps when you are speaking with spanish speaking friends. Especially if they are American from a spanish speaking families. They go in and out of spanish all the time, so you can use these and not worry about being fluent, because you can go right back to english.
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