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Great game for those learning Spanish

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game for my daughter who is taking Spanish in Middle School. It has helped her already and she has not even had it a month (it was a Christmas gift). What helps the most is if you can spend time to do it daily. A great investment for less than $30.00. Also, Amazon.com was the only place I could find it around where we live and the price was less than I expected. I would recommend it to anyone learning Spanish or wanting to learn.

I absolutely love this game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

When I first bought the game I wasn't sure it would do me any good -- boy was I surprised. I highly recommend this game to any student or person taking spanish. Not only does this game teach you spanish but also helps you to learn how to pronounce the words correctly.

You will not advance in the game until you have learned your lesson. There are many different ways for you to learn your vocabulary and I've found that I have two distictive favorites. I highly suggest you buy the game today!

LOVE My Spanish Coach

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love this product! I took Spanish in high school and college (30 years ago) and had forgotten much of what I learned. I now have a Spanish-speaking son-in-law and two Spanish-speaking grandchildren, so it was important for me to pick the language up again. Of all the products I tried, nothing was as good as this. I love it! It's not too hard, but not too easy, either. I can practice the same words over and over if I need to ... and I love the "Spelltastic" feature that helps one learn to spell Spanish words, as well! It's a great product!! I would buy it again and again, if I needed to!

Not Exactly What I Expected

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It has been a good many years since I took Spanish in High School, so I thought it might be a good idea to see if I could brush up on a little of the language since it is becoming more common here in the United States. Although I don't really intend to do a lot of speaking of the language, I thought that at least being able to read and understand the printed word would be very useful.

As far as the basics ... the numbers, months, days and other vocabulary words are helpful to know, I'm not sure that they will be all that useful in the future for me. And, I'm still so rusty at this, that the verbal pronunciations seem to rattle along so fast that I can't seem to understand what is being said. Maybe I just need to practice more.

I wouldn't trust myself if I were to attempt to get by on a trip to a Spanish speaking country. It's almost funny - some of the phrases they give you to use in just such a situation, I can't ever see saying to anyone on a trip ... in English, let alone Spanish!

But, it is better than nothing and I'm glad I bought the Spanish Coach. It just wasn't as extensive or as helpful as I had expected.

Learning spanish made easy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

"My Spanish Coach" for Nintendo DS is a helpful product for anyone who wants to learn Spanish. With simple, fun games, and light humor, you can learn Spanish in a fun way. Do not mistake the products platform, Nintendo DS, as a sign that this game makes the language simple; you should be warned it is still work, and is by no way the only tool you'll need to MASTER the language. However, as a tool to assist you in learning the language, or a way to refresh your spanish, this product is an excellant choice.

Great learning game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased My Spanish Coach after seeing some good reviews online, I bought this for my 12 year old nieces birthday since she seems to get bored with regular games. I also wanted to help my niece to learn Spanish since it's part of her heritage. She loves the game so far, the mini games and helpful pronunciation "coach" have encouraged her to keep on trying to learn the language. I hope the progress chart keeps her motivated enough to continue playing this game and to eventually learn the language fluently. This game is a must buy for any teen or preteen in Southern California.

Excellent, Ubisoft MySpanish coach ROCKS!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. The game teaches you words and grammar in fun way. Who ever thunk it, ROCKS!!!! I LOVE YOU. Thank you for helping me learn Spanish. I recommend this game to everyone who is learning Spanish. My only wish is that UBISOFT makes this game for Roman Latin, Gaelic, Japanese, and Chinese...basically all the languages around the world. While I am practicing my son listens to me and my game and he is learning Spanish too....YEAH. Anyone who wants to learn Spanish, BUY THIS GAME. It is fun, light, informative and educational.

Great Way to Improve Your Spanish!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love "My Spanish Coach" and am hoping there'll be a "Mandarin Coach" soon. (It can use pinyin rather than characters, if needed).

I don't know how it would be for someone "learning from scratch", but if you've ever had any Spanish in the past, this is great for reviewing and adding to whatever you can remember.

The negative reviews seem to be people who didn't use the "Reference" section. That's where the phrasebook...dictionary...pronunciation practice are (you hear a native speaker with your phrase of choice, then it records your voice saying the same thing--you can read it on the screen in both English and Spanish--and plays back to show you how close you came. Great feature!).

I'm not sure if this is present from the beginning, or if it unlocks. But you can look back at previous lessons and see grammar lessons on important verbs, grammar rules, etc. There are also interesting facts about history and geography in various parts of Central and South America.

I just built points with the vocabulary games and kept unlocking then went back and looked at the lessons. I'm sure there are many ways to do it, but this worked well for me. There is A LOT to learn and practice here--all at your own pace--and it blends audio and written practices beautifully.

This is a GREAT product. (Even helped me pass 2 hours productively and pleasantly while waiting at the car dealer!).

Good, not great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am a college student, but I have been taking spanish classes for years. I went to Spain last year and realized all those years of spanish taught me virtually nothing. I decided to get this game based on the reviews and I am somewhat impressed. Players start off with a quiz to see where to start in their spanish training, but even though I got every question right on the test I still started on lesson 17 or something (I don't remember exactly), and many of the future lessons were filled with words I already knew. Also, some of the translations of words I have never heard before, for example the game uses "auto" as the word for car. I have learned this word year after year to be "coche" or "carro." I'm sure auto would be understood, but it's not the correct or prominent word. I did enjoy that words are primarily taught through games becuase it's makes it more fun though. If you are looking to learn the whole language, you won't learn it from this game, but if you are looking for a few phrases for a job or a short trip, this will help you get your points across. It's deffinitly worth the price!

Pros:
-games teach words, making it more fun to learn
-voice comparision to compare your pronounciation with theirs
-large amount of lessons and vocab are taught
-words from previous lessons are often repeated in future ones
Cons:
-some of the words are inncorrect translations
-if you already know a good amount of spanish, you can't skip over all the lessons you already know. You can skip some, but not all.
-some of the pronounciations are off

My Spanish Coach

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I've used other programs before trying this. "My Spanish Coach" starts you with a short test to determine what level you should begin at. It teaches you at your own pace through games that are enjoyable and challenging. It has a dictionary you can look up words by typing in Spanish or English. It also contains thousands of useful phrases, you can save your favorite phrases for quick referencing. This is the best program I've used so far and I've used several of the way-more-expensive ones! For this price it is an awesome, portable deal. I am amazed by this tiny chip! Highly recommended.

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