Comment from Sara

As a Spanish copyeditor, feel I must to tell you that it’s “el capó” with an accent…!

Comment from ben

Well spotted. Note to self, use Spanish spell checker before posting!

Comment from Sarah

Thanks for that! I understood it all which always makes me feel better about my Spanish!

Comment from sfmateo

Pobrecitos pajaritos!

Comment from Marek

What’s that plant behind Marina, it looks like some shabby conopies to me, ha?

Comment from lori

I did like the little video — it’s both nice to see Marina after hearing her so often! It was also helpful because in reality, we do typically get the advantage of visuals when talking to people.
I was just in Madrid, Sevilla, Malaga, and Marbella last month and found it was particularly impossible for me to understand folks down in Andalucia (and especially if I said any Spanish and even though I sound like a child with terrible accent, they replied as if I was fluent until I begged them to slow down). But they seem to have an accent that sounded as if every word had some extra syllables and I’m not sure, maybe a kind of guttural thing?? It did get me wondering about folks from different regions joining you guys for some of these though.
Thanks for all you do (and the worksheets are great!) … and I’ll just try to adapt to the change from Inspired Beginners!

Comment from Brian Abrahams

We had a similar storm four years ago that broke all our plastic gutters and persianas. Luckily I had house damage insurance! My wife was crossing town at the time and someone got her inside their garage to shelter from it. I still have a dent on the car bonnet (hood) to remind me just how powerful nature can be.

Comment from Ruth Means

Era interesante el video con Marina y oir su voz, Ben.

Comment from Sam

Thank you for the interesting video. I still consider myself a beginner in Spanish, but I was surprised at just how much I understood! If only all Spaniards spoke as clearly and slowly as Marina does!

We have Spanish people living with us, but I can only understand a little when they speak among themselves because they speak very fast and they refuse to slow down, so that I can understand them!

Quiero decir muchas gracias a Ben y Marina por los podcasts y videos. Me ayudan mucho aprender español. Unos días hablaré español muy bien, pero ahora todavía aprendolo, y hay tan mucho para aprender! (I hope that is all correct!)

Comment from michelinetaylor

I really enjoyed the video , it would be good to have more of them in the future,

thank you Micheline

Comment from Michael Gordon

As always, great to have you expand my spanish experience and stretch the boundaries with new learning experiences. Agradezco mucho por todos su esfuertos y talante en presentandonos su linda lenguaje. Me encanta sus plantes debajos de Marina, al margen de sus estados por el momento, bamboo parezcan a mi, y con cuidado podrian belisimas en poco tiempo.

Comment from Love the video with review!

Thanks for the nice video with a review of key pharses/vocab following. It’s great to review words like dent, hood, bodywork.. and how to say things with emphasis.. “de impresión”…. “qué no veas.”

Comment from Patrick Kopfers

Your vlog is really funny. Many thanks for all of your great NiS episodes! I started listening at the advanced versions continuing then up to the enlightened beginners…

Pues sí, se puedo decir que estoy enganchado a aprender español con vuestros podcasts. Escuchar al ritmo de la lengua tomando apuntos es genial – aun cuando a veces no entendio ni jota perfecto!

¡Sigue así!

Tschö aus Köln,
Patrick

Comment from hossein salek

sigue asi,fue muy genial
me ayudan para aprender mejor esp
mil gracias

Comment from hossein salek

sighe asi
mil gracias
quiero aprender la lengua esp con uds

Comment from Donatella

Fenomenal! De esa manera practico español y reviso mi inglés: soy italiana!

Comment from Maryse

Me gustó también el video y entiendí también casi todo. Es verdad que es bueno ver a Marina por fin. Me parece que la tormenta fue muy impresionante. Hace unas semanas, tuvieron una tormenta similara aquí también. Pues, muchas gracias de nuevo.

Comment from ben

We’re really happy you all enjoyed the video blog so much! There will be more coming soon!

Comment from iro

Que bueno! me gustaba mucho el video, Espero que solo teniais danos materiales y nada mas! Muchas gracias por el video estuvo estupendo!!

Un saludo iro !

Comment from Anna I. Rhodes

Gracias por el video blog con Marina,
acabo volvi de Madrid, yo tambien tenia unas experiencias con esta tormenta de granizo. Pero siempre me gusta mucho la ciudad, en particular los museos y el
parque de retiro.
More blogs, please! Saludos de Hamburgo

Comment from Ron

I’m not a Spanish copy editor like Sara, but I noticed another minor error. I did not know the word, but from Marina’s pronunciation I thought that the spelling should be “el barreño,” and my large Spanish-English dictionary confirms this. The word doesn’t appear in my medium-sized dictionary, which is usually sufficient for everyday use. In the southwestern United States and Mexico, I believe “la cubeta” is more common for “the bucket.”

Comment from ben

Ron, Thanks, added now. Once again, we’ll triple check with the spell checker next time! Everything should be fine now.

Comment from mem

Hi Ben. Just wanted to let you know that this podcast doesn’t come up in iTunes the way all of the other Live ones do. I’d just watch it here, but my connection is too slow, so I’ve been downloading them and watching on my iPod.

Comment from Eros850

Very useful as always!!! you helped me improove my spanish so quickly. I’m studing it since the beginning of august and i’m doing quite well…
I’m one of ur fans!!! I even suggested ur site in my new blog as one of the most useful resources for spanish learners.
Thank u so much!!!

Comment from Mark

El video no aparece. ?Puede Ud. averiguar el enlace o la conexcion? Quisiera verlo pero no se ve nada. Gracias,
Mark
Grand Haven, MI

Comment from Esther HK

Me ha gustado mucho el video.

Ahora estoy escuchando Podcast “Advanced” con worksheet.
Me ayuda mucho para perfeccionar mi espanol.

Gracais Ben y Maria.

Comment from Señor Stout

Marek, I think the plant behind Marina is some type of bamboo.
Mark, tal vez debe ud. usar firefox en vez de IE, sirve mejor para mi. Buena suerte!

Comment from ben

Yup, it’s a bamboo Hides us from the neighbours!

Comment from charlie

Me gusta esta website y los videos. Estudio espanol para hablar en espanol con mis pacientes en nuestra clinica. Me encanta visitar Madrid y todo de Espana un dia!!

Abrazos y besitos!!

Comment from The Wonder From Down Under

I enjoyed the movie so much! It left me in absolute shambles how well it was produced! Great Job notes in Spanish

Comment from Linda Walker

Yes! I understood about 90% of it. Marina sure makes a hail storm seem interesting. l enjoy learning new vocabulary. Mareck it is a miracle the plants lasted and for Lori l have great diffuculty understanding the Andalasians also it sounds like they have something in the throat and are trying to clear it.

Comment from Val Laws

Me he aprovechado mucho del video ‘clip’ cerca de la tormenta. Espero que continuen asi los ‘clips’ en el futuro.
Espero que tengais tiempo como padres. Yo vivo en Espana y puedo confirmar estes acontecimientos. !Que raro ha sido el tiempo este invierno!

?Podeis corregir los errores por favor?

Comment from Cathy

Re: Real Spanish Phrase Book And Audio Guide!
It sounds good. I want to know if you get a copy of a printed book and cd for 47 euros or just the download. I find the price a little high for a download, especially considering the exchange rate between the euro and the Canadian dollar and the present global economic downturn.
If there is a printed book, what does shipping cost?
May I suggest that you clarify this early in the order process, before I give all my information. It feels to me like I am making a commitment to buy before I have all the facts.
Thanks

Comment from Ben

Hi Cathy, All the products are delivered digitally at the moment, not physically. We try to make it as clear as possible on the order page that this is a digital product only, it this changes in the future we will make that clear too.

Digital products have two advantages: instant access for you, and less packaging flying around the world! We are very aware of the global credit crunch and have already adjusted prices with this in mind.

We also offer a generous guarantee period in case you don’t think the products is right for you later, but we have put so much work into it that we really don’t think you will be disappointed.

Saludos from Madrid,

Ben

Comment from Patsy Tankersley

I liked this video. On second listening, I picked up more details. The vocabulary also helped. Thanks.

Comment from Xanthe

Hi, don’t worry, all the locals from Andalucia speak with a heavy drawl & chop off the word endings. My brothers wife is Andalusian and even she says that they don’t talk properly! Ben & Marina, I would just like to say that you guys are doing a fab job! The video was really good, was very good to put a face to a now very well known voice! I have really enjoyed listening to the podcasts while cycling to work & now that I am having some chilled out time travelling I am planning on cracking on with the worksheets more when I get a chance. I even recommened you guys to my Spanish teacher who seemed impressed enough to spread the word to the class too. We even used one of your worksheets in class, I hope you don’t mind! Anyway, keep up the good work!

Comment from Armine

Thanks a lot. Your pronounciation is nice, i understood everything. PERFECTO

Comment from Brian

I have been impressed with how much better I understand this video since I first saw it several weeks ago.

YES. Thinking about the context of the video help my comprehension greatly.

Comment from Tervel

Los todos vuestros videos son fenomenál comó siempre y gracias por ellos.
Un caso muy similar occurió aquí tambien. Vivo en Chicago y últimamente caen muchas tormentas aquí. Ayer, cuando fui a trabajar y dejé todas las ventanas abiertas cayó una tormenta intensa otra vez. Cuando regresé a casa, el piso fué mojado, habiá mucha agua en todo el piso. Creo que el dueño está bastante enojado conmigo para dejar las ventanas abiertas. Y el jardín está bastante ditruido tambien, muchas de las plantes son bajado en el terreno (?!)

Comment from paul stanton

Many thanks for the video, excellent listening practice.
Also, the podcasts on your website are a real boon to all of us struggling to learn the language, being instructive, in good humour, and very interesting, with the added bonus of the inclusion of much of the “street” language.
I lived in Spain for almost a year, and hope to return there asap, so I’m working furiously to become as near fluent as makes no difference – I only stumbled onto your website recently, how I wish I’d found it before now, it really is the best.
On a humorous note, I used to live on the outskirts of Lepe (okay, that makes it doubly humorous!) and, as regards damage to cars, it always amazed me that the same people who could deftly manouevre a car into an impossibly tight parking space would whizz into a supermarket car park and bang the car into a wall – then get out of the car and walk off without checking the damage!
I’m still working through the podcasts, but as yet I haven’t encountered the word “venga” as a throw-in term akin to “bueno”, “hombre”, “pues” etc. In the south-west, conversation is liberally sprinkled with it.
Again, many thanks to you both for your excellent teaching method.

Paul

Comment from Annie

Hola Ben y Marina,

Me gusto mucho su video.

Estaba tratando hacer una transcripta. Estaba más difícil que he pensado y he hecho solo tres oraciones. ¿Esta bien si lo pongo la principio de mi transcripta aquí en sus comentarios? Tal vez otros en su Fan Club se gustaría tratar las próximas oraciones.

Muchas gracias por sus materias.

Annie

Comment from Annie

Hmm. . .I’m reading my post and realizing a few errors:

“lo pongo” should be “lo pone”
subjunctive mood (?) – never did quite get it.

“la principio” should be “el principio”

Sigh – I can muddle through in Spanish pretty darn well but there is a lot to learn.

Comment from Pamela

Oh wow that was too overwhelming for me but liked it, I am a true beginner and understood very little but still working

Comment from Richard

I like your videos Ben and Marina, mi gustaria aprender mehor él español. Mi español es malo. Espero tengas un buen dia. Hasta luego.

Comment from Molly

Hola Ben. Gracias por el vídeo. Sus materiales son muchas ayudas para mí. Lo siento por la tormenta grande y sus plantas.

Es difícil para mi a aprender…porque estoy aprendiendo Español de México también (porque mis amigos…) Los modismos son muy diferentes… y por eso, a menudo estoy confusa. Ahora estoy probando a entender el subjuntivo por mí mismo. :S

Por favor, disculpa mis errores. (Pero, está bien que me corrija)
(: Bendiciones!
Molly

Comment from Ben

No te preocupes Molly, escribes muy bien!

Comment from leelee

i love how you guys use real spanish phrases.i’m cuban , but i don’t know much spanish,we use spanglish alot in my house, so i’m starting to learn the grammatical part of it. but ur videos help me alot. thanks.

Comment from Dagmara

Thanks for the video, I signed up lately for the newsletter and really enjoy it!