I have been learning Spanish on Duolingo every day for nearly a year, since June 2025 in preparation for a trip including the island of Tenerife in the Canaries.
Before starting the Duolingo course, over the years I had bought many books on learning Spanish. Today in May 2026 I picked up my old large size book Usborne First Hundred words in Spanish sticker book.
My French is much more fluent. I can look around a room and talk to myself, giving a running commentary on everything which I see, and my reactions. For example, 'I am in the kitchen. Je suis dans la cuisine, by the table, près de la table. the tablecloth is green. It is late and it is dark.' When I don't know a word, in French or German or Italian, I look it up. My Spanish is slower.
Usborne First Hundred Words
When I looked through my Usborne book I was surprised and delighted to find that after reading it through once, reminding me of words I half knew, I could race along matches the |English and Spanish words, with the help of the pictures to speed up the matching.
I could quickly remind myself with a new memory aid of about six words, three sets of three, which |I forgot or muddled up.
I also made up some memory aids for two new words.
My search for the origins of Spanish words threw across my screen what was to me a new website. So now I am reassured that other learners and teachers are doing the same thing and help is available online.
Tomorrow I shall list the words I found difficult to learn and the memory aids which made it easier.
Challenging words were the Spanish for apple, banana, bottom, doll, duck, hat, marmalade, socks, teddy bear. See what you come up with, then check back for my solutions tomorrow.
Useful Books For Learning Spanish
First Hundred Words in Spanish sticker book ISBN 9 780746 05 1085
Useful Websites for learning Spanish, French, German - and English!
duolingo.com
https://buenospanish.com/
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