Visual Link Spanish Newsletter (V:1; I:34)

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Another Success Story:


Spanish Words of the Week -----
Words taken from the "Communication" Section of our Level I Course.

	English	Spanish
Monday	It's (very) easy	Es (muy) fácil
Tuesday	It's necessary	Es necesario
Wednesday	It's necessary to	Hay que
Thursday	to practice	practicar
Friday	the phrase	la frase
Saturday	the sentence	la oración
Sunday	it	lo
Remember to Review!!	Remember to review the words you learn in the Visual Link Spanish™ Level I course each week here in our newsletter! If you're not sure what you want to do, click here to begin learning Spanish now!

Spanish Lessons - Culture ----- A humorous mistake from lack of Spanish

This week I'm going to tell you about a humorous textbook case of why it's important to learn Spanish.

Quite a few years ago Chevy® decided to start selling the Chevy Nova in Latin America. It sent down the cars to dealerships but sales were incredibly low. For some time Chevy couldn't figure out why no one wanted to buy this new car. Finally they realized that the word "No va" in Spanish means "It doesn't go"! So, basically Chevy® was trying to sell a car in Latin America that was called "Chevy It doesn't go". Of course, you can imagine why nobody wanted to buy such a car!

After they realized what was happening, the name was quickly changed and sales began to rise.

A lot of people think you can get by speaking English to Spanish speakers. Sometimes if Spanish speakers don't understand, the English speaker will speak louder thinking it will help them understand better. There is no substitute for really learning the Spanish language well.

With our Visual Link Spanish™ course, an instructor walks you through every step of learning Spanish. You don't just learn individual words, instead you learn how to put them together to form sentences as well as ask and answer questions. You also learn how to sound like a native speaker, and the subtle nuances of speaking Spanish. Our #1 goal is to help you learn Spanish correctly using fun and easy methods! After purchasing the course, many people e-mail us with Spanish questions and we are glad to help you out. Click here to learn Spanish with our free Spanish lessons.

Good luck in your quest to learn Spanish!

¡Buena suerte! (Good luck!)

David S. Clark -- President
U.S. Institute of Languages