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My Spanish Coach Level 1 - Learn To Speak Spanish (Nintendo DS) | 
 enlarge | From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 281
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: edutainment-games
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.2 x 4.9 x 0.8
EAN: 3307210337481
ASIN: B000XD6N7I
Release Date: November 23, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Unwanted gift
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
Very good, but too fast! October 16, 2008
N. Robson (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've just bought this game and very impressed with the fact that when you start the game for the first time, it tests you on your knowledge, that way you don't have to waste time on words you might already know. That said, I opted to start at the very beginning as I didn't want to miss anything.
Since starting, Ive found it relatively addictive. I agree with one of the other reviews, when they said that it tends to just teach you words as opposed to sentences, but then I bought it to extend my vocabulary, which it is already doing.
I also bought this from Amazon, but have been sent the version with the Spanish flag (not Mexican).
The only negative point is that she speaks so quickly! I've gone into the setting to slow down her voice, but this only takes the speed she says the word down by a second. It doesn't make it clear how some letters should be pronounced (e.g. V as B, J as H). It is much better if you use earphones as you will notice some of these pronounciations better. What would be really useful is if there was the function to break each word down, so you could repeat, and speed it up yourself.
All in all, I am happy with my purchase. I will definitely play it until the end, and then buy the next level.
 Great Fun and Very Educational! September 1, 2008
C. McQueen (UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this product to help me learn some basic spanish as I was childminding Spanish Children over the summer.
Unlike most Language courses available for self teaching this did not focus on basic holiday phrases like getting to and from the airport. I really liked this aspect as I was not going on holiday!
The games are simple and fun and really help in learning the basic words!
Another aspect which is really great is the fact that you cant advance a level without being good at the current level. I like this as it stops me from being lazy and skipping hard bits!
The only critisism I have about this game is the start of it. The software tests your spanish to begin with to assess which level you should be starting at. I did really well at this and as such was started at Level 5. I found this to affect me as it assumes you know your colours, numbers etc....So I had to create a new file and get the inital test all wrong to learn the basics!!
Other than that I am so happy with this product and find it to be very fun, and very easy to use and very educational!!
Emma July 17, 2008
Ms. Emma Nash (Ireland)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hi guys, just a word of warning. I ordered this game - however when it arrived I was sent the Mexican Spanish version (meant for American markets I presume) and not the European version that was advertised on Amazon. There are significant differences in the vocabulary used in each language so watch out!!!
You can tell the difference very easily - on the front cover of the one I receieved there is a mexican flag inside the glasses pictured. On the European version there is a Spanish flag.
Other than this the game is really great for people with no Spanish at all - it's great fun.
Great game July 10, 2008
Ms. H. Davis (UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I brought this game to help me learn Spanish, I pretty much new nothing to start with. I no have a good vocab of Spanish words, I just wish It taught me a little more on building sentences.
There are great sub games on here to help you learn and being able to compare myself saying the words against the coach is really helpful.
There is also the bonus of having a dictionary and phrases that you can look up. This is a great game and worth every penny.
A fun way to learn June 3, 2008
Rebecca (England)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought My Spanish Coach earlier this year having been learning Spanish for about two years. The lessons teach you ten words at a time and are short enough that even if you only have half an hour spare in the day, you can still learn. The variety of games that help you complete each lesson are both fun and challenging depending which difficulty level you use. You can test spelling and practise verb conjugations which I've found very useful for improving my written Spanish.
The only minor nitpick is that the ranking system to measure your progress uses American school "grades" which is a bit meaningless to the rest of the world but it's a minor complaint about a very good and useful game.
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