Author Topic: rosetta stone? (Read 3821 times)

HTexan · « **on:** August 19, 2009, 06:00:39 PM »

Is rosetta stone worth the money?

I need to learn to speak a foreign language.
http://www.rosettastone.com/

gordiano · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:01:34 PM »

You can barely handle English....

bigdumbbell · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:03:34 PM »

Quote from: HTexan on August 19, 2009, 06:00:39 PM

Is rosetta stone worth the money? I need to learn to speak a foreign language.
http://www.rosettastone.com/

no, i learned french by going to a weekly social club

HTexan · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:05:02 PM »

Quote from: gordiano on August 19, 2009, 06:01:34 PM

You can barely handle English....

fuck you ass lick

SaltShaker · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:31:17 PM »

Quote from: HTexan on August 19, 2009, 06:00:39 PM

Is rosetta stone worth the money? I need to learn to speak a foreign language.
http://www.rosettastone.com/

Yeah the program works ( my girl has been using it and she speaks some jibberish fluently, so i think shes progressing), but i wouldnt spend that much money on it... there are "cheaper" ways... lemme know if u dont get what i mean

Signifying Monkey · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:42:44 PM »

Quote from: bigdumbbell on August 19, 2009, 06:03:34 PM

no, i learned french by going to a weekly social club

i learned conversational french by living with a french girl. i also almost lost my mind. not because of the sex or anything good like that. the french are just weird

jpm101 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:56:53 PM »

Works well. Lot of the college staff where I work, plus grad students, swear by it. Spanish and French being number one with them. Other learning programs, like the one offered by the Monterey army language school or the UN, are tops but big bucks. Can get different programs through the California college systems. But for the money Rosetta Stones is very good. Uses the flash card approach with pictures and videos. If wanting to learn Spanish with RS, try tuning in Spanish tv and radio stations to learn faster with the program. If living in SoCal your going to pick up a little Spanish slang also. Some very hot Mexican bebes out here.

In your into things like BitTorrent than might try Mininova.org to download complete Rosetta programs for no cost. Not suggesting you do of course.

swilkins1984 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:58:26 PM »

I have the Japanese edition. Expensive as hell. I'll say its decent for vocabulary but for every day conversation its not good. The pictures are supposed to convey the meaning of the sentence displayed and you're supposed to figure it out w/o an actual translation provided. If I knew what i know now i would have used bittorrent to get it for free. Might be more suitable for non-eastern languaged. Start with Pimsleur which get you speaking and learning the sounds of your target language. I also recommend using a SRS like Anki (google if you don't know it) to help you remember sentences and vocab over long periods of time.

240 is Back · « **Reply #8 on:** August 19, 2009, 07:06:37 PM »

I got the 10 cd Pimsleur program. it was like 40 bucks I think. I learned conversational spanish in about 2 weeks, just keeping it on as I drove around town.

The True Adonis · « **Reply #9 on:** August 19, 2009, 07:29:24 PM »

GARDARMN FARIGENERS!!!

ENGISH IS WAT WE SPEEK IN THE AMERIKAS STATES.

GO BACK TO MEXICAN AND FRENCE WITH YOUR FUNNY TALK.

GroinkTropin · « **Reply #10 on:** August 19, 2009, 07:41:57 PM »

Make sure you download that shit don't fucking pay 500 bucks a language! I got a disk with every language from my friend for free that's like a million dollars worth of software lol.

KevinP85 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 19, 2009, 07:58:09 PM »

Quote from: The True Adonis on August 19, 2009, 07:29:24 PM

GARDARMN FARIGENERS!!!

ENGISH IS WAT WE SPEEK IN THE AMERIKAS STATES.

GO BACK TO MEXICAN AND FRENCE WITH YOUR FUNNY TALK.

That was pretty funny

BroadStreetBruiser · « **Reply #12 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:01:19 PM »

Quote from: M_Valencia on August 19, 2009, 06:42:44 PM

i learned conversational french by living with a french girl. i also almost lost my mind. not because of the sex or anything good like that. the french are just weird

you just lost your fucking mind

KevinP85 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:02:12 PM »

Quote from: Methyl Mike on August 19, 2009, 07:41:57 PM

Make sure you download that shit don't fucking pay 500 bucks a language! I got a disk with every language from my friend for free that's like a million dollars worth of software lol.

Mind sharing?

swilkins1984 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:19:59 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on August 19, 2009, 07:06:37 PM

I got the 10 cd Pimsleur program. it was like 40 bucks I think. I learned conversational spanish in about 2 weeks, just keeping it on as I drove around town.

Pimsleur is good, gets you talking quickly and helps develop a decent accent. I felt at the end of the course for me to say something I had to be prompted like "How do you say X?" like real conversations work that way.

haha

HTexan · « **Reply #15 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:34:55 PM »

Quote from: SaltShaker on August 19, 2009, 06:31:17 PM

Yeah the program works ( my girl has been using it and she speaks some jibberish fluently, so i think shes progressing), but i wouldnt spend that much money on it... there are "cheaper" ways... lemme know if u dont get what i mean

pmed

240 is Back · « **Reply #16 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:36:04 PM »

Quote from: swilkins1984 on August 19, 2009, 08:19:59 PM

Pimsleur is good, gets you talking quickly and helps develop a decent accent. I felt at the end of the course for me to say something I had to be prompted like "How do you say X?" like real conversations work that way. haha

i can order beer for my friends. that's about the gist of it.

HTexan · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:48:58 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on August 19, 2009, 07:06:37 PM

I got the 10 cd Pimsleur program. it was like 40 bucks I think. I learned conversational spanish in about 2 weeks, just keeping it on as I drove around town.

does pimsleur teach sentence structure or just vocabulary?

G o a t b o y · « **Reply #18 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:04:45 PM »

Hire a maid or nanny in Houston. You'll learn to say, "no, that ain't fuccking clean enough" in Espanol muy rapido.

HTexan · « **Reply #19 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:12:37 PM »

Quote from: G o a t b o y on August 19, 2009, 09:04:45 PM

Hire a maid or nanny in Houston. You'll learn to say, "no, that ain't fuccking clean enough" in Espanol muy rapido.

i have a maid, but she is American, speaks English. But she only comes to my place once a month tho.

G o a t b o y · « **Reply #20 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:20:43 PM »

Quote from: HTexan on August 19, 2009, 09:12:37 PM

i have a maid, but she is ~~American~~ black, speaks ~~English~~ Ebonics. But she only comes to my place once a month tho.

fixed

kiwiol · « **Reply #21 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:24:06 PM »

Quote from: HTexan on August 19, 2009, 06:00:39 PM

Is rosetta stone worth the money? I need to learn to speak a foreign language.
http://www.rosettastone.com/

If you learn to speak 6 more languages, you can sell your soiled thongs via your website like HUGE Nasser

240 is Back · « **Reply #22 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:28:15 PM »

Quote from: HTexan on August 19, 2009, 08:48:58 PM

does pimsleur teach sentence structure or just vocabulary?

It's pretty much 6 hours of conversation. You repeat what they say, at first. I went from knowing very little spanish to being able to handle converations. I still had to look up more vocab - nouns and verbs that weren't on the tape.

But then it makes you complete your own sentences.

Maria will ask you in spanish how much $ it costs for three beers. You'll have to respond with "I want to buy 4 beers for my friends, but I only have 4 dollars". etc etc. You have to construct your own sentences. it's very good.

You don't learn to spell it, but you learn to speak it quick.

HTexan · « **Reply #23 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:55:19 PM »

Quote from: G o a t b o y on August 19, 2009, 09:20:43 PM

fixed

She mexican-american. please try again

Quote from: kiwiol on August 19, 2009, 09:24:06 PM

If you learn to speak 6 more languages, you can sell your soiled thongs via your website like HUGE Nasser

hahahahaha
lol. But i would have to by some thongs to soil first.

HTexan · « **Reply #24 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:56:19 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on August 19, 2009, 09:28:15 PM

It's pretty much 6 hours of conversation. You repeat what they say, at first. I went from knowing very little spanish to being able to handle converations. I still had to look up more vocab - nouns and verbs that weren't on the tape.

But then it makes you complete your own sentences.

Maria will ask you in spanish how much $ it costs for three beers. You'll have to respond with "I want to buy 4 beers for my friends, but I only have 4 dollars". etc etc. You have to construct your own sentences. it's very good.

You don't learn to spell it, but you learn to speak it quick.

thanks