Rosetta Stone Software?

[Treize69]

Inuit?

[oakranger]

I have been thinking to learn Sioux and German with the program. 

[Simaril]

Tx Mom--

Gotta admit, I giggled...Just like you apparently did, if I were of eskimo extraction, *I'd* get as far south as I could, as soon as I could!!

[crazyivan]

Yes, Rosetta Stone is a really good program for learning a foreign language.  I'm finishing up the Japanese language program and after that will be starting the Chinese one.

Personally, its techniques made it easier for me to learn another language than the more conventional methods.


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Do you get afew languages with your purchase or just one? Thought the program was 300 dollars a pop?

Wanted to learn Mandurin and Duestch.

[Treize69]

Its insanely expensive, and one language at a time. The "best deal" package (all 3 programs in one) costs $549.00.

[CptTrips]

Its insanely expensive, and one language at a time. The "best deal" package (all 3 programs in one) costs $549.00.

Its expensive, but if it works well might be worth the price.   Thats the equivelent of about 3 semesters of a college level language course.  How much would that cost plus books?  And you would have to attend class instead of when it was convienient for you.  It may not be appropriate for someone with just a casual interest though. 

On ebay store you can find the 3 level deals plus audio cd from authorized resellers for about $450.

Wab

[Ack-Ack]

Oh, and sorry for that, and apologies to any Spanish speakers on these forums. But I have to listen to all the inmates (literally something like 1/3) who "only" speak Spanish and refuse to learn English (and we can't make them, because we'd be violating their "cultural identity") that I refuse to learn a single word of it. My ancestors had to learn English when they came here, why the [expletive deleted] can't you.

end rant.

WTF is Inupiaq?? 

Hehehe...that means I can make fun of you in Spanish now 

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[Treize69]

Why not, I ignore you 99% of the time in English anyway. 

[Ack-Ack]

Do you get afew languages with your purchase or just one? Thought the program was 300 dollars a pop?

Wanted to learn Mandurin and Duestch.

Got it through my company but had to pay $500 for the bundle price, so it was only a $100 discount.


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[Ack-Ack]

Why not, I ignore you 99% of the time in English anyway. 

LOL!

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[Rolex]

Some people can sit through software learning programs and others can't. I'd recommend this series of books (levels I, II and III) as an alternative. They will put you further along than Rosetta Stone at a fraction of the cost. There are many podcasts out there for Japanese learners to improve listening and speaking skills also . . . for free.

Good luck with whatever program you choose. After a while, you might be able to tune the Japanese vox channel. Don't expect to understand too much though. All languages are filled with idioms and slang based on local movies, TV, music, etc.

[Meatwad]

I didnt like it.

[Denholm]

...Wanted to learn Mandurin and Duestch.

Gee... Get it right!

Deutsch.

[Anaxogoras]

We used it prior deployment for our mission. We had a crash course on poshtu. So we could know what our friends in the cells were saying to each other. Come to find out only the taliban uses poshtu here and when talking to locals in poshtu it caused some awkward moments.

I'm glad to know the Pentagon is so knowledgeable about the differences between Afghanis.

[BlueJ1]

I'm glad to know the Pentagon is so knowledgeable about the differences between Afghanis.

Thats what we said. In less kind and pc words of course.