In Spanish the word for “retirement” looks like an English word just not the one you were expecting.
The word for retirement is jubilación.
But it doesn’t mean jubilation.
Or does it?
Maybe retirement does mean jubilation if you get to travel, discover, or even live in a new country.
Those things certainly make me feel euforia (euphoria).
I find it’s exhilarating to step into a new world. It keeps me from sleepwalking through life and feeling passionately alive.
I’ve created a brand new video lesson which will have you talking about living in or visiting a Spanish-speaking country.
You’ll talk about travelling after “your” retirement.
However, even if you are like me and never plan to retire, you’ll still pick up some great Spanish to use in your travels.
The speak-to-learn system gets the Spanish flowing off your tongue in easy steps, meaning you’ll be able to use it right away.
Why not use it to tell your amigos about the Spanish-speaking countries you love and what you love about them.
Enjoy!
This video follows on from the video on this blog post, Spanish Morning Miracle.
Muy bien para aprender mas. Gracias Senior.
Hi Marcus. I have gone through ‘Shortcut’ and ‘Synergy’ courses. Whilst going through the material I can rattle away like a native Spaniard, but after walking away a lot of it fades away from my 88 year old brain ! With constant repetition I hope to eventually make it stick. My work with flash cards shows that there are very few words that I have not become familiar with in the set of cards or the course material, it just seems to be my poor ability in recall just when I would like to demonstrate my success.Do you have any suggestions that would help?
fantastic .gracias Marcus.
Gracias Marcus, ya me has enseñado mucho español, gracias de nuevo por todo!!!!!
I enjoy and love learning Spanish. Gracias Senor Marcus!
I love it when my friends and family ask me how to say something in Spanish, and I’m able to tell them. Or, when I can help to translate for someone who speaks only Spanish. I was able to translate twice so far, with my job as a nurse. I took 2 yrs of Spanish in high school, and learned nothing except verb conjugations which I forgot long ago. And, I also took 2 yrs of Spanish in college. Once again, I learned absolutely nothing except the same old verb conjugations that passed through my brain, like water down a drain. But now….after a yr with Marcus and Synergy Spanish, that has all changed! My 4 yrs of high school and college Spanish are now a forgotten nightmare. And….my dream of being able to hold a conversation in Spanish, has finally come to fruition. Dios mio!! Hablo y entiendo Espanol!! Gracias Marcus!!
Me encanta esta lección en Español. Grascias.
MUCHAS GRACIAS.
Muchas gracias Marcus
Hi
I see that you try to point out words in Spanish that are similar to English and that is useful. The main problem I think is the speed or apparent speed that Spanish speech is delivered. The gender “le” and ” la ” are the most confusing aspect of all Latin languages and do they really matter? The context of the conversation would, I feel, determin the difference between le xyz and la xyz.
I think the first phrase I need is ” do you speak English ” ( Cop out I know ) and “please speak slowly”
Terry
Thank you, Marcus, everything is so helpful and just what we need to make learning a new language interesting and fun….
Hi Marcus,
I studied Spanish at university many years ago. I’ve dabbled a bit in it over the years. I’m 76 now but would no like to get into studying Spanish seriously. Your courses seem the best way to go. Unfortunately, every time I try to sign up my Visa debit card through Scotia bank here in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada is refused. I talked to a Scotia rep today and she said to notify you about the problem.
Tom Conaway
Thank you Marcus I think you are marvellous