In the Spanish-speaking world today is 11/12/13.
What a cool date.
De hecho es lo mismo (Actually it’s the same thing) for Aussies like me, and Brits too.
For us, just like in the Spanish-speaking world, day/month/year is the usual order.
But in the USA, it’s month/day/year. Today is 12/11/13, not nearly as much fun.
11/12/13 is much more interesting.
So, on the unique date, 11/12/13, I have for you a unique 14-minute video, gratis.
The video overcomes one of the biggest hurdles to speaking Spanish…
Using Spanish verbs.
Yet, the solution is so simple it’s loco. You’ll find that answer on this video:
No te preocupes (don’t worry) it’s not a theoretical solution. It’s practical and applicable right away. De hecho (in fact), within the 14 minutes you’ll speak Spanish in flowing sentences.
Plus, it’s an ideal approach for English speakers.
If you have ever been confused by the textbook way of handling Spanish verbs you’ll find this method a relief.
And if you are on the smart side of 45 like me, you’ll enjoy how this interactive approach energizes your mind.
Have fun!
Es cortesía de la casa (it’s on the house).
Feel free to let me know what you think on the comments section right under the video.
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think this one is definitely one of your best enjoyed very much helped me get around verbs bb
Advice if this is a good course for someone who does not speak Spanish at all, or do you recommend something else? Thanks.
If you are a complete beginner Synergy Spanish is a better first step on your journey. There is a video from Synergy Spanish on this blog post:
http://www.synergyspanishsystems.com/blog/simplicity-for-spanish-success/
Its marvelous ,I cant stop listening to Spanish.
hello Marcus,
I bought your program September last year. Finally I find the time to start with it. to pu it mildly I am very pleased!
thank you for this video. Rally enjoyed it.
un saludo
hans
i want to speak spanish with my spanish inlaws. i can speak a little spanish and can understand a little more, by the time i have worked out an answer to a question they have moved on to next subject. i can do tourist spanish ok. which couse do you think would be best for me? i do like viual and audio. thank you
As you like the audio/visual approach, try the lesson on this page:
http://www.synergyspanishsystems.com/blog/simplicity-for-spanish-success/
That’s step one. See how it works lout for you and
drop me line if you have further questions after you try it.
me gusta
I just love the slow effect which gives time to write it out and the time allowed to get the words into the brain… Thank You
Hello Marcus,
My husband and I moved from the US to Loja, Ecuador. Neither of us speak Spanish but we were determined to learn. Last year, we worked individually, with a Spanish teacher, 3 times a week for 3 months. The teacher was excellent – we learned how to pronounce the vowels correctly and covered a lot of grammar but…. we couldn’t communicate. We stopped the classes only because we had to return to the states because our visas were not completed. This past September we returned to Loja and started classes 2 days a week with 1 other student. The classes were excellent, the teacher was thorough and patient. We covered a lot more grammar, including that damn conjugating verb thing!! After 3 months, we realized we still could not communicate! We could barely put 1 sentence together and all I could say was “no hablo española”. I was afraid that this was a losing battle for me and my husband was equally frustrated. Then we found your course on the internet. After only 3 lessons with you, I have renewed confidence that perhaps being able to speak Spanish is possible for me! I can make a few sentences and have a better grasp of the language than I did after 6 months of individual classes. Thank you for putting this course together. By the way, I am 67 and my husband is 70.
I wanted to ask – are you familiar with ‘International Living’, the group that tells people about places to live around the world? Obviously, they try to sell the people attending the seminar on moving to that country. In fact, they are a big reason why we chose to move to Ecuador. They are having a seminar in Quito, Ecuador in February. I think your course is so important that someone needs to tell the attendees about it!! At least get your web address to them so that they can check it out for themselves. You can find them on the internet. I’d like for you to contact them and let them know they would be doing their clients a BIG favor by mentioning your course. Thank you for this course. Best regards, Ann Smith
Gracias marcus. me gusta la lecion
This is really helpful! Soy de Sudafrica y tengo una novia de Mexico. This has helped me a lot and my girlfriend has too. Luckily she can speak English, but I can now improve my Spanish through your methods so that I can speak to her family and understand them much better! Thank you Marcus and a happy new year to you and your family 🙂 Saludos!
Gracias Marcus. Me gusta la lecion. Adios
:((((( the video is not showing on my phone.
FELIZ NAVIDAD MARCUS Y ELENA
First class approach. Just sorry I haven’t had time to follow through. Other priorities have overtaken my love of languages and I won’t make it to Spain this next year.
Thank you so much for all your help; it is just brilliant!
I FIND THIS METHOD VERY HELPFUL THANKS A LOT MARCUS
I love these videos! I’ve been trying to learn Spanish forever. I live (as do most people these days) in a area that has a large spanish-speaking population (Hispanics, Dominicans, etc). The way you teach is far more understandable than all of the classes I’ve ever taken. I can learn at my own pace with these videos and not feel pressured. Best of all is that I understand it better with you. Thank you.
Help… I really enjoyed your level 2 instruction…..the next materials were not available to me…..do you have any new material I could use?
Hello Marcus, I am very happy with the Shortcut to Spanish and the Synergy Spanish. And, I also like this format very much (perhaps will consider getting this as well if the price is right.)
I like that I can multi-task while learning my Spanish. I am preparing the ingredients to make a chili right now!
Hi Marcus – thank you so much, excellent as always. Feliz Navidad
Ok Marcus you have got the ashes ,Best team won .I just hope you will continue to give us useless pomms the benefit of your ability to teach us spanish in the best way possible.You always have and i hope this will continue.All the best …..Mike .
I love it, I love it, I love it. It is even more helpful. It makes the verbs much easier to understand.
I really feel that I am ready for Bola de Nieve. Hopefully I can get started soon.
Thanks,
Pauline
gracies for the freebie, wish i could afford bola de nieve………perhaps one day, its not that its expensive, its that we,re skint!
Whilst I applaud the Synergy Spanish as a beginners course, don’t think learning a language is as easy as getting speech patterns in your head. Having returned recently from Gran Canaria, and thinking my Spanish is getting a little better, I found it really hard to keep up and understand what was being said in normal conversations. They tell me I can speak well, but I am a little more exacting upon myself.
Hi, Have been learning spanish for many years, mostly the teachers use text books and not very much talking and therefore I struggle. I think your idea is the right one, after just using this short programme I find I am beginning to talk better, amazing. When my present course finishes think I will buy Bola de nieve and use this instead. Thanks
Otra leccion excelente Marcus!
I am working through your programmes of learning and currently undertaking Bola de Nieve which I find to be a systematic system of learning and building confidence. Via this approach to learning I am achieving many of my goals on a daily basis such as; completing courses, speaking with native spanish speakers face to face in England and Spain, via the telephone and corresponding by letter and e-mail as well as reading hard copies of publications, as well as reading, watching and listening to on-line media. All this at my own pace but I must admit that I wake up each day keen to have a daily dose of spanish. Ok, I no longer work but there are still many things to occupy me but with this course I don’t experience the tendency to procrastinate. So thanks for your knowledge, skill and understanding of the language and of the way to teach people of all ages and walks of life.
Muchas gracias y feliz Navidad.
Just wondering if Bola de Nieve is also in video format or solely audio with worksheets? I just read that the Synergy Spanish course is now in video format and wondering which one I should subscribe too..
Also is Bola de Nieve a continuation of Synergy Spanish?
Gracias y Feliz Navidad!
We will upgrade Bola de Nieve to video later in the year. Everyone who has already a member will get a free upgrade to the video version.
Yes, Bola de Nieve is a direct continuation of Synergy Spanish.
Thank you I enjoyed the lesson, it was fun.
Thank you very much,it helps me a lot.Much better then taking a class in school .
Maria
You are a very kind and caring person… which is quite as commendable as your teaching ability. Thank you once again, for all the help I have received and feliz navidad….
Mary
…great stuff, as usual….you make it look easy…, Fred, I am 76 and still learning, thank you
Thanks millions. I enjoyed it!!!
I am presently using the Synergy Spanish and it is amazing how easy it has made Spanish for me after 5 years of struggling. This short video is absolutely one of a kind and as soon as I have completed Synergy I will be getting this program. Cannot wait to complete and continue with this new program. Spanish is finally great and exciting.
Feliz Navidad.
Es cortesia de la casa – gracias. How kind. I agree verbs make me close down. I have a fair vocabulary, but then grammar will let me down.
I love the every day expressions you use, like, on the house.
How about a Video with a few handy expressions?
Reading them is one thing, but to hear them at the same time maes it so much easier to learn correctly.
Many thanks
Best wishes for Christmas
Diannei
You have opened up a new world to those who wish to learn Spanish – and be spared the usual torture of Spanish with tears.
I have just completed my first series of audio courses. I really like the format of your video. Besides hearing what is being said, seeing the written version is great for learning how to write the words correctly. Its an added bonus. I would be interested in more of this format.
Gracias
Thanks for this helpful way of working and learning. I look forward to more.
Seasons Greetings
Hi just a quick question. I thought ‘dias’ is feminine, why is it ‘los dias’ and not ‘las dias’? Ok, Why is probably a stupid question. But actually I am just checking if it is feminine, masculine or kind of neuter.
It’s masculine, el día.
Thank you Marcus not only did you make me realise I could learn Spanish you made it a really painless and enjoyable experience. All I need now is to get over the brain freeze when I’m spoken to and life will be great. The extras that you send are very welcome, thank you.
Una Feliz Navidad y un gran año nuevo para usted y su familia.
Muchas gracias Marcus. Como siempre la leccion es la maxima! I especially like this format.
Feliz Navidad.
Your emails and video are fantastic; you are definitely the best! I wish I had the time to just devote myself to your emails; I would probably get it, but without someone to practice with and to correct my accent, I would forget all yor hard work…
The repetition and small incremental steps make it easy, even for a 72 yr old with a short attention span and significant impatience.
Hi Marcus,
Really enjoyed this lesson. Look forward to more. Thanks. Seasons Greetings.
Thanks for the freebie! If I ever get richer I might just go for one of your paid courses – hope they’re this good!
Brilliante!
I always thought if you have more than one verb in a sentence, only the first verb gets conjugated and for all the others the infinitive is used.
Only if the verbs are together, e.g. Puedo hablar español. Quiero ver a mis amigos.
Hi Marcus
this is good stuff!! thanks again for everything!!
Bobby
I am enjoying the Bola de Nieve and find it useful – however, I agree with Mike – forget the ashes, I love rugby. Remember it only takes one Johnny to —- Australia.
Solo es un juego. Feliz Navidad . Gracias para todo
I enjoyed this video format.
I am halfway through my Bola de Nieve and all I can say is you have somehow “cracked the code” for teaching/learning Spanish. Forget classes, Rosetta Stone, Berlitz… tried them all. But for some reason… your process just works. And it is painless and enjoyable. I can’t thank you enough. I am moving on to your Eartraining Course soon. I am down here in Mexico… the land of fast talking village slang!
That’s great feedback, gracias.
Hi Marcus. I liked the 11/12/13 14 Minutes Spanish-Speaking Video. I like all your stuff. Just one comment from an American living in Peru. Your video has a section saying you like to eat Chile. I am not sure if this word is different in different countries but in American English it is a bowl of chili or a jalapeno chili and the country to the south of Peru is Chile. I am not sure of the use of these words in other countries.