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What did you love best about Spanish for the Busy Traveler?

Really useful sentences.

Who was your favorite character and why?

NA

Have you listened to any of Hadassah Davids’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

NO

Any additional comments?

I spent a week in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico and this book along with Power Spanish was really helpful. I recommend this book by itself if you are short on time and need the basics fast for traveling to a Spanish Speaking country. I regret that I did not get this audible sooner in my journey. After mastering this audible book, I recommend wlingua and/or babbel language programs as well as the Power Spanish audible books.

9 people found this helpful

Simple and easy to learn! Great Method!

If you could sum up Spanish for the Busy Traveler in three words, what would they be?

1) Thorough. 2) Basic. 3) Attainable.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Spanish for the Busy Traveler?

The first time i was able to have a back and forth conversation with the narrator without any hesitation, It felt great!

What about Hadassah Davids’s performance did you like?

She has great command of both languages, her enunciation is clear and authentic. She made the listen easy and entertaining.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The Spanish Revolution - Just Listen!

Any additional comments?

The interactive lessons really captured my attention and the narrator vastly helped my language skills by teaching me the communication basics and giving me the 'tricks' of the language.I have just one request - please write language courses for French and Italian as well. I would love to be able to learn those languages in this same method.

8 people found this helpful

Good for travelers

Would you listen to Spanish for the Busy Traveler again? Why?

In genera, this book is a good reference for those traveling to a Spanish speaking countries. Also for those studying Spanish may found it useful. Still there were three things that I didn't like about this audio:

1- The narrator's voice was loud and kind of sharp.

2- It focuses on Latin Spanish without any mentioning of Spain Spanish.

3- Some times, it waste the time by associating some vocabulary words with an English words or some other thins, which I found unnecessary.

Overall, I cant say I didn't benefited from spending money and time on this audio, as a mater of fact I highly recommend listening to as much as you can on these audios in order to enhance your Spanish.

6 people found this helpful

Very useful

Would you consider the audio edition of Spanish for the Busy Traveler to be better than the print version?

This had a lot of relevant works and good hints for helping you to remember cognates. Much better than most language training texts that rely solely on rote memory.

5 people found this helpful

100% Satisfied

Where does Spanish for the Busy Traveler rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Definetly Recommended. Its amazing and you should definetly get it. I was a little hesitant but it was amazing.

5 people found this helpful

Magnifico!

I bought this book for my husband prior to a trip to the Caribbean. He literally learned 50 words within the first 10 minutes. In another 10 minutes he knew and remembered 50 more.

Here's a hint: words ending in -tion in English end in -cion in Spanish. So communication becomes communicacion.
To get the verb communicate, take off the -cion and add an r: communicar. Rinse and repeat for every -tion word you know. That's just the first 10 minutes. By the time my husband finished, he knew thousands of words and was speaking in whole sentences, only 5 hours of book later (with many repeat listens).

The author uses a variety of memory aids to make learning Spanish fun and easy. The book concentrates on words and phrases that are most likely to be needed on every day life and travel.

I'm looking for other language audiobooks by this author.

1 person found this helpful

Wow! This really works!

I actually bought this book more than a year ago and just never got around to actually listen to it. I just decided to pick it up again because I really do want to know Spanish. I found myself subconsciously uttering all the Spanish words when prompted to translate English words. while this book is not the comprehensive Spanish learning guide, it doesn't profess to be. I walked away from this book being conversational in Spanish. I'm actually looking forward to listening to it again to perfect my gained knowledge.

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Quite weak coverage

What disappointed you about Spanish for the Busy Traveler?

Full of holes. At the end of the program you are able to count from 0 to 12 except 11. Why no 11? No clue. You also won't know how to say "us", "him" , "her", "they", etc.
I don't expect something extremely thorough in 5 hours, but these are quite basic things missing. Wouldn't call it a waste of time, but not useful either.

Has Spanish for the Busy Traveler turned you off from other books in this genre?

Yes, will not buy other books from this company.

Which character – as performed by Hadassah Davids – was your favorite?

N/A

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Easy to follow.