Comments on: Lo Más TV http://learningspanishblog.com/lo-mas-tv/ My Journey Learning the Spanish Language Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:24:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dennis http://learningspanishblog.com/lo-mas-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Dennis Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:08:54 +0000 http://learningspanishblog.com/?p=112#comment-360 I really like the lomastv.com format, but the usefulness is mainly in the help it provides you in following videos. However, this quickly fades once you've gone through the fairly small set of videos. There are about 400 of these and they are mostly longer videos split into short sections of less than 3 minutes, so in total there may be only about 1200-1500 minutes (20-30 hours) of videos total and about a third of these are music videos, so not useful for conversational learning. ALL the dramas are in Argentinian spanish which is more difficult to understand than say Mexican spanish, what with the tendency to drop consonants. The mix of non-music videos by country is about 35% Argentina, 20% Mexico, 20% Spain, 11% Venezuela, and the rest a mixture of Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Panama. I dropped my subscription after a couple months, but it was useful for a short time. They need to invest some serious labor to put a lot more videos (with translations) online and have a better mix of dramas by nationality in order for this to be a better deal. I really like the lomastv.com format, but the usefulness is mainly in the help it provides you in following videos. However, this quickly fades once you’ve gone through the fairly small set of videos. There are about 400 of these and they are mostly longer videos split into short sections of less than 3 minutes, so in total there may be only about 1200-1500 minutes (20-30 hours) of videos total and about a third of these are music videos, so not useful for conversational learning. ALL the dramas are in Argentinian spanish which is more difficult to understand than say Mexican spanish, what with the tendency to drop consonants. The mix of non-music videos by country is about 35% Argentina, 20% Mexico, 20% Spain, 11% Venezuela, and the rest a mixture of Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Panama. I dropped my subscription after a couple months, but it was useful for a short time. They need to invest some serious labor to put a lot more videos (with translations) online and have a better mix of dramas by nationality in order for this to be a better deal.

]]> By: espanol mi amor http://learningspanishblog.com/lo-mas-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-359 espanol mi amor Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:32:32 +0000 http://learningspanishblog.com/?p=112#comment-359 Hi! I already tried using LoMas Tv and I really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing! Hi! I already tried using LoMas Tv and I really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: espanol mi amor http://learningspanishblog.com/lo-mas-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-357 espanol mi amor Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:21:25 +0000 http://learningspanishblog.com/?p=112#comment-357 wow! cool! I've read about various software promising you to teach Spanish but this is the first time I read about something like this. I'll check it out. Thank you for the post! wow! cool! I’ve read about various software promising you to teach Spanish but this is the first time I read about something like this. I’ll check it out. Thank you for the post!

]]> By: SELVA http://learningspanishblog.com/lo-mas-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-308 SELVA Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:09:52 +0000 http://learningspanishblog.com/?p=112#comment-308 Wow! You did a great job of explaining how lomástv works but it didn't register how cool it was until I clicked over to check it out! I am really blown away by the simplicity and functionality of the program. My favorite part is being able to click right on the word and have it translated along with its definition. I agree that learning with REAL Spanish (or any language, for that matter, is very important). On my web site I put together Spanish music videos with their lyrics so that anyone learning Spanish can listen to the song while they read along. Here's the link http://www.theselva.com/category/song-lyrics-in-spanish/ I don't translate the songs but I highlight words or phrases that may be difficult for learners to understand and I give a short explanation of those words or phrases at the bottom of the page. So, my site might prove useful for those on a tight budget or just don't have enough time to dedicate to a paid program. Wow! You did a great job of explaining how lomástv works but it didn’t register how cool it was until I clicked over to check it out! I am really blown away by the simplicity and functionality of the program. My favorite part is being able to click right on the word and have it translated along with its definition. I agree that learning with REAL Spanish (or any language, for that matter, is very important). On my web site I put together Spanish music videos with their lyrics so that anyone learning Spanish can listen to the song while they read along. Here’s the link http://www.theselva.com/category/song-lyrics-in-spanish/ I don’t translate the songs but I highlight words or phrases that may be difficult for learners to understand and I give a short explanation of those words or phrases at the bottom of the page. So, my site might prove useful for those on a tight budget or just don’t have enough time to dedicate to a paid program.

]]> By: Scott Thomas http://learningspanishblog.com/lo-mas-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Scott Thomas Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:31:22 +0000 http://learningspanishblog.com/?p=112#comment-198 If you like learning Spanish through music, Learn Spanish by Singing at http://learningbysingingspanish.blogspot.com, is a good source. It's free. At our site, http://www.languagesafari.com, (about 20% of the material is free) you can access lists to help you learn Spanish vocabulary using novels (The Hundred Dresses, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, A Cricket in Times Square), the Bible, TV Shows (full episodes of Mission: Impossible, I Love Lucy, The Flintstones). Our niche is for family-friendly resources. Scott Thomas If you like learning Spanish through music, Learn Spanish by Singing at http://learningbysingingspanish.blogspot.com, is a good source. It’s free.

At our site, http://www.languagesafari.com, (about 20% of the material is free) you can access lists to help you learn Spanish vocabulary using novels (The Hundred Dresses, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, A Cricket in Times Square), the Bible, TV Shows (full episodes of Mission: Impossible, I Love Lucy, The Flintstones). Our niche is for family-friendly resources.

Scott Thomas

]]> By: Karen http://learningspanishblog.com/lo-mas-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Karen Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:00:35 +0000 http://learningspanishblog.com/?p=112#comment-145 That's a good resource... Another one I like is http://www.lingus.tv/video/ Right now it's free which is nice. It's peninsular Spanish. That’s a good resource… Another one I like is http://www.lingus.tv/video/ Right now it’s free which is nice. It’s peninsular Spanish.

]]> By: Jessica http://learningspanishblog.com/lo-mas-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Jessica Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:45:21 +0000 http://learningspanishblog.com/?p=112#comment-142 Wow! I can’t get over just how learning Spanish on the internet has grown! There are so many helpful tools out there, and soo many different ways to do it! Video games, podcasts, online quizzes, videos, and many many more! I do need to practice more at home! Since I came back from Spain I have not paid as much attention to my Spanish learning as I want! It would be a shame to lose all of the vocabulary and grammar that I learned while abroad! Wow!

I can’t get over just how learning Spanish on the internet has grown! There are so many helpful tools out there, and soo many different ways to do it! Video games, podcasts, online quizzes, videos, and many many more! I do need to practice more at home! Since I came back from Spain I have not paid as much attention to my Spanish learning as I want! It would be a shame to lose all of the vocabulary and grammar that I learned while abroad!

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