As the Rocket Spanish Sample Course continues on to Day Two, the learning resumes. Instead of another fifteen-minute audio course, a text supplement is given on the second, fourth, and sixth day. This text guide goes over what has been taught in the previous lesson, explaining grammar in the conversation. It helps to visually see what was learned the day before and keeps the information fresh in your mind to reinforce the vocabulary and pronunciation of words.

Example Conversation

In the new window that opens when the link is clicked in the email, the conversation spoken between Mauricio and Amy appears again. After fifteen minutes of learning that four-line conversation the day before, it should be simple to decipher what the dialogue means without any hesitation. Did you realize though, there is a difference in what you say depending on whom you are speaking too? This can be taught with Formal vs. Informal Modes of Address, which is the next heading on the page of the Day Two Lesson.

The text says that when greeting someone you know, “hola,” (or hello), is fine but when speaking to someone you do not know, “good afternoon,” or, “good morning” is a more appropriate address. The three examples are listed with a button next to them to hear the pronunciation. Even though this is a text lesson, audio is still a major part of the Rocket Spanish learning method. To say “good” the adjective “buenos/buenas” is used and the words for morning, afternoon, and evening are put on the end. There is even a more respectful way to address someone of higher authority, and that is accomplished by placing a formal title at the end of “Good morning,” or, “Good afternoon.” An example would be: “Buenos dias, senor,” or “Good morning, sir”.

Common Practices In Spanish-Speaking Countries

Along with a lesson between formal and informal greetings, Lesson Two also speaks about common practices in Spanish-speaking countries. In America one would say “Good Morning” to one person or to a whole group, but in many areas of Latin America it is respectful to greet everyone individually and not as a whole.

Lesson Two covers everything about that four-line conversation, giving you cultural lessons to go along with what you are speaking about, explaining vocabulary, and also grammar. Mauricio and Amy teach all about punctuation like the upside question mark and exclamation point, also the importance of accent marks.

To complete the text lesson, some vocabulary is pumped in to show a variety of ways to answer the question “How are you?” The adjectives “well,” “sick,” “tired,” and “bored,” in their female and male versions are listed for you to choose from. Next to every phrase in the text lesson, you can click to hear the pronunciation. Hopefully by the second lesson you are already repeating the audio portions a few times over on your own to keep the words and phrases fresh in your mind.

Are You Thinking In Spanish?

If you are learning Spanish for the ability to carry a conversation and become fluent in the language, many teachers will say you need to start thinking in Spanish. So how do you do that? There are many habits to “immerse yourself” into the world of Spanish while living in an English-speaking area. Some things you can do to acclimate yourself to the language are listen to Spanish music, have the Spanish radio station on while driving, keep the television on a Spanish-speaking channel while in the room, and attempt to read a magazine article or the newspaper in Spanish. It may be difficult to translate word for word, but familiarization of the language is being made, which will allow for the learning to be ten times easier.