This book is extremely helpful! I learned 20 years ago and I am able to read and write it but with the audio it helps me remember the pronunciation of the words as well the pattern of speech. It was great refresher on the conjunction for the Spanish verbs. The notes that are underneath the section are very helpful when learning what the words mean. I would recommend this book because the stories are short and also easy to learn, the stories are very well written in words to help you learn how to understand it. The audio is great and the length of the stories are short. Check it out!

With the use of other spanish app i learned vocabulary but i struggled hearing words when native speakers talk. This book helped me process it better. I love that i have the option to listen to the story rather than read it. Sometimes my eyes hurt staring at a screen for so long. Each story was interesting and the encouraging me to read and understand the spanish. The vocabulary words are bolded so its easier to know what to focus on. Very helpful and very easy to manage. Great book, i would highly recommend

I have been attempting to learn Spanish for about 8 years now, and I wish I would have had something like this book earlier on. It’s a collection of short stories that are read aloud by a native Spanish speaker. Though I can tell he has a Spanish accent (rather than Mexican that I am most accustomed to), he reads at a pace that makes it very easy to follow along. Vocabulary is also included throughout the chapter, which is very helpful. Each short story has a theme (i.e. daily routine, vacations, months/seasons, food, etc.), which is super practical for new learners. It’s very useful to hear the words as you are reading, and I would highly reccommend this method and book as a whole to anyone trying to hone their Spanish skills.

Having a native speaker read the short stories while you're following the texts helps accelerate the tone and pronunciation aspect of learning a language naturally. The reader they used to record is extremely crisp, clear, and slowed to a speed that you don't feel overwhelmed. The length of the stories (10-15 min.) makes it possible to start and finish one lesson quickly. I also appreciated that the publisher took the time to include a glossary so I could familiarize myself with the definitions. I'd recommend this book to anyone beginning to learn.

“Spanish: Short stories for beginners with Audio” is one of the best Spanish teaching books I’ve read and listened to! I love how the book gives you the most important terms you need to know in order to follow the stories. It was really easy to read through and helpsto hear the audio to make sure you have the correct accent when pronouncing the words. Another great thing about this book is that it has questions all in Spanish on what you’ve just read. That way you can double check that you’re actually understanding what you read. I highly recommend this book and think that all beginners should try it out! Trust me, you won’t be disappointed!

These short Spanish stories are great! You can listen to the book and follow along with the text at the same time! It did not take me long at all to learn how to use this book. It is great for people who are auditory and/or visual learners!

What I love about these short stories is that you can listen while reading it at the same time. You can understand it better that way. This is really brilliant! If you’re trying to learn Spanish this is one of the easiest things you should do. I also like that the Spanish words and phrases were translated in English. It’s amazing!

I took spanish in high school and never was able to retain that much information but with reading/listening to this book that changed. It helped me to be able to replay certain parts I didn’t understand while also seeing how things were spelled and written. I liked how the definitions were provided and the multiple choice questions helped a lot. I liked how i could do them right after reading then come back later and practice them to see if i could still get the right answer.

I downloaded the audiobook Spanish short stories for beginners, and found it an interesting and fun way to study Spanish, would suggest to anyone who wants to learn Spanish a fun and new way.

This collection of Spanish short stories is great for beginners to practice Spanish reading and listening skills. The stories are interesting and just the right length. Each story has a written portion to follow along while you listen to the audio, with challenging vocabulary words in bold (and definitions at the end of each small section). There are also several questions for review at the end of each story so you can check your understanding of the content.

I really enjoyed this book Spanish Short Stories for Beginners. It was very easy to follow along with the audio. The glossary within the text was very helpful in guiding my comprehension of the stories. This is a great book for someone who has some Spanish language background to brush up on their listening skills. The summary at the end was also very helpful.

I recommend this book to anyone looking to learn Spanish, beginner or expert! It looks like it's a long book and audiobook, but in reality, it is not! Each chapter starts off with you listening to a story. Follow that is a list of Spanish vocabulary with the English translation on the side. Then at the end of each chapter is a quiz along with a summary both in English and Spanish about the chapter. The chapters and stories aren't too long, so you won't be sitting on a chapter for hours. This reminds me of high school learning in a way. Reading a passage, then reviewing that passage. It's very easy to follow in this type of manner. I found all the stories to be very engaging for the most part. They come with cute illustrations as well. The material has over thousand's of Spanish words to be learned. There were still a few words I was confused about and I had to look them up myself, but for the most part, everything was well put together. Highly recommended!

I had the pleasure of testing out the Spanish: Short Stories for Beginners with Audio book and I found a lot of reasons why this is a must for anyone looking to expand on what they have already learned and put it into practice. Is this for absolute beginners? No, but if you are tired of the typical practice readings (because let's face it, those can be pretty boring), then this is ideal. I am the kind of person who needs to see as I hear the proper pronunciation. It is extremely helpful that you can hear how it's supposed to be pronounced while following along visually. There are bolded words/phrases which are later translated, and this is helpful for the beginner/intermediate Spanish speaker. If you've been searching for the kind of audiobook that combines what you've learned while taking it to the next level, then I recommend taking a look at this book. You get the best of both worlds -- an audiobook and a digital book.

This audio book was extremely enjoyable and was incredibly helpful to me as someone who wanted to freshen up their Spanish. I took two years in high school, but felt like I never retained what I learned. By learning this way, with audio and reading along to the text, I found it easier to learn phrases and verbs. All the short stories were realistic and the narrators were natural sounding. I would recommend this audio book to anyone who is interested in learning the language, or even refreshing their Spanish.

I want to start by saying that there was a key point in the Introduction that really caught my attention. ”Some people suggest starting out with children's books. But is it really effective?” I have tried to learn Spanish by reading kids books and watching kids shows, but it proved ineffective. That being said, the stories in Spanish: Short Stories for Beginners (Vol. 1) are comprehensive and fairly easy to follow. With the included audio, you can read along and get a very accurate idea of the proper pronunciation. With the included glossary, you can look at key vocabulary to retain and use in everyday situations. This book has improved my grammar and pronunciation significantly, while also building up my vocabulary. Well worth the purchase!

It is a good radio book for people who start learning Spanish. This book has good organization of contents; for example, it has the cute drawing at the beginning of each story, the text part of the radio, and some questions and a summary of each story. The cute drawing can attract readers to read it. Meanwhile, in the text part, it has the English explanation of difficult Spanish words. It will be easier for readers to understand and learn this language. The question part also can test whether the reader has the correct understanding of each story. Every story is not super long so that the reader can pay more attention to each story; they are also not too short. When readers finish reading each story, they will also feel the achievement. It will promote readers to read and learn more. I love this radio book very much!

This audiobook is a highly effective method of learning Spanish at the beginner's level. I have a small knowledge of the language from taking a class or two in high school, but it has been many years since I have practiced. For me, a huge benefit of the book was being able to listen to the stories in Spanish while I read along to the English text. I was able to start and stop the section(s) at any time to review the vocabulary used as there are Spanish to English definitions for selected terms throughout its entirety. I definitely can say, after listening/reading this audiobook, I can actually speak and interpret the Spanish language better than I ever have. Overall, a delightful, effective and easy listen and read-a-long for any beginner to the Spanish language. Highly recommend!

What an amazing book and great way to learn Spanish!!! The fact that you can listen to Spanish narrator and see the words at the same time is so helpful and effective. The vocabulary is right at your fingertips, so if you don’t know or understand the word you don’t have to use a translator. Very handy! The questionnaire right after the story helps to strengthen the results and make sure your comprehended the story well enough. I would definitely recommend this book to those who begins to learn Spanish!

I enjoyed the first 5 and last stories. The others were strange. I thought the speaker was speaking a little too fast for a beginner level. He starts off slow but continues to increase his speaking speed thru each of the stories.