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Spanish Vocabulary Bible: Memory Tricks for the Lazy Learner Kindle Edition

by Amit Schandillia (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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Time to move beyond hola and adiós and trick your mind into acquiring new words with cunning mnemonics and tricks. Time to step up your game and ace Spanish like a wizard.
One doesn't have to swallow the Blarney Stone – or the dictionary, for that matter – in order to get chatty in Spanish. Chatting up native Spanish speakers need not be a pipe-dream anymore. All you need is a strong basic vocabulary of the words that matter.
This book takes you from ground zero and arms you with all the words it takes to make engaging conversations a welcome reality.
– Over 1,400 pages of sheer lexical sorcery
– 68 carefully assorted vocabulary groups to aid systematic learning
– Cunning word-association tricks to help you learn within seconds
– Tips on using etymology to make alien-sounding words familiar
– Local words from 10 Spanish-speaking countries to help you sound more native
– Special tidbits with every chapter to keep things spiced up always
– Thoughtfully crafted usage sentences to help you learn words in context
With Spanish Vocabulary Bible, you will never be at a loss for words whatever be the context. Welcome to the world's MOST COMPREHENSIVE resource on vocabulary acquisition AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT.

Please note that the free companion digital flashcard deck is not available with this edition. In order to avail it, please purchase the book directly from the publisher using PayPal or Gumroad at alwaysspanish.com.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B012DSZATW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Always Spanish; 1st edition (August 2, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 2, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6869 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 1336 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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Amit Schandillia

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Amit Schandillia is a leading authority on second language acquisition and has been teaching Spanish for the last 15 years. With a passion for foreign languages, Amit fell in love with Spanish while at high school and taught himself the language using freely available resources over the next couple of years. Other than teaching Spanish, Amit also runs and actively manages a Spanish learning blog (www.alwaysspanish.com) where he shares his own learning experiences as well as tips and tricks for fellow Spanish enthusiasts.

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Mark
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
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This is an excellent resource for tying common Spanish vocab back to its original Latin roots which often have a common link with English words. I reference it often as I come across new nouns or verbs I want assistance with remembering (probar - try on; "prove/probate" and so on). Some examples are a bit stretched, however: "Dejar sounds like desert." Not to my ear. ChatGPT to the rescue. Supplement this work with ChatGPT and you've got a winning combination. I asked GPT for a memory aid and it offered this up: "Dejar sounds a bit like "day jar." Imagine you have a jar full of items, and you're leaving them; letting them be in the jar."
In the long run, however, I think it is only through repeated reading of Graded Readers that vocabulary slowly sinks in with its essential proper contexts. I mainly use this book to get me through the initial encounter, the first day I come across the word. It helps me remember through that first or second reading. For that, it is a valuable resource for the price. It contains a lot of content. I don't like the title though. There is nothing lazy about the effort involved nor do I think using word etymology is a trick.
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sandra
4.0 out of 5 stars I like the fact that the author try to suggest methods ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018
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I like the fact that the author try to suggest methods to memorize the words and has explanations for the usage of the words. It is well thought and put together. If given a chance I will buy it again in a heart beat. Its worth the money.
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fotosynth
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally worth the price
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2019
Disclaimer: I bought this book directly from Peppy Burro's website. If you buy on Amazon, you only get the kindle version. On the Peppy Burro's website, you get the mobile version, the PDF, and Anki flash cards too, and the price is the same as Amazon. Amazon should look into this problem and make the other versions also available on its website or via a coupon code or something.

This book was totally worth it for me for the 20$ that I spent. It contains 2000+ words, but much more importantly, it provides a lot of mnemonics and aids to remember those words. It also explains the subtle differences between many words. For example, both pieza and trozo mean piece in Spanish, but the 2 words should be used in different contexts. Same with the verb "to throw". Spanish has tirar, lanzar, arrojar, echar, etc. And the book explains the differences.

This book alone will not make you a Spanish expert by any means but it will definitely save a lot of time and energy for you when you are learning Spanish.
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Leanne Leith
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than all the rest
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2018
I purchased this direct and only discovered it here on Amazon later. But I can tell you this is an amazing resource:
despite being a massive body of work, it's divided into manageable themes and each entry is engaging. Plus each word is put into context with two sentences.

The greatest feature are the memorizing tips ("How to Nail it") that the author provides. Usually I run away from mnemonics because I'm not someone who can visualize or appreciate the ridiculous images most mnemonic strategies require, but this book uses mnemonics I can relate to. The memorizing tips often include interesting background info on the words (etymology, linguistics, cognates, etc.) which makes everything more memorable.

One walks away from each smart yet accessible entry thinking, "here is someone who loves to share what they've learned!" That kind of voice and care makes you want to return for more, so it's never a bore - which is an amazing feat for a subject as dry as vocabulary.
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LangLover
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Mnemonic Resource for Spanish
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2018
Many mnemonic resources provide poorly thought out mnemonics. This book provides better than average mnemonics. In addition to mnemonics, it frequently provides a cognate for each word. For me the cognate is often more helpful than the mnemonic. So I really appreciated this extra feature. Overall it's the best mnemonic/memory resource I have used for any language.
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