101 Conversations in Mexican Spanish

I am a life-time student of Spanish, from high school into retirement years. I have taken many conversational courses in the US, immersion courses in Mexico, and now three years of courses as a retiree in Chapala, MX. I have accumulated over all this time a huge box of Spanish textbooks, dictionaries, and flashcards...The result has been some learning but lots of frustration and boredom with it all. 101 Conversations in Mexican Spanish has been a revelation and a JOY! I love this little book, its characters, story and brief chapters of dialogue with glossary of key words and phrases. The simplicity of real-world conversations make you move from chapter to chapter with growing confidence and usable vocabulary. Anyone who has or has had a job, coworkers, bosses and family can relate to the unfolding story. Congrats Olly on providing a new way of learning USEFUL Spanish...pain-free!!!!!

I have the 101 Conversation Series in Spanish, Italian and French. This is another superb addition to the Spanish branch of the series. For any language basic grammar needs to be learned, but it is dry and only serves as a background for conversation and understanding. Most people speak less formally than they write and in some languages like French one almost has to learn two separate languages. So many times conversation has "fillers," idioms, or phrases that don't appear in textbooks and until one learns them one has trouble following a conversation or even following all but the most formal writing. This book, like the others in the series, shows you how it all fits together and allows you to communicate with people and understand how language is used in the context of telling a story or simply getting or relaying information in everyday situations. And, while Spanish is an international language, it has its regional variances and idioms as anyone from Spain (or speaking Castilian Spanish) who has used the word coger to mean take in Mexico quickly learns. Mexican Spanish serves as a reminder that there are differences between Castilian and Mexican (and South American) Spanish. And it does it all in a fun way!

This is a story told through conversations between main characters. It's a nice introduction to the way people speak "en la calle." On the downside, the story doesn't interest me that much because it concerns a problem at work and how the internal dynamics of an office setting impact three friends. On the other hand, the workplace language is really helpful to learn. The verdict: I got it at a really low price and am happy about that. Even at the normal price, this would be worth the money. I just wish that I found it more interesting.

I have been studying Spanish for a while with various resources. I am just finishing up the Rocket Languages Spanish course. Currently I subscribe to Lingquistica 360's news service app. I throughly enjoy reading the news in Spanish every morning. It gives word and phrases that you will not come across in most courses. The app highlights some vocabulary in red, which, when touched, give an English translation. I enjoy the app but it is work. In contrast Olly Richard's book was pure fun. The vocabulary fit like a glove. I knew or was fimiliar with most of the words. I could figure out most of what I was unfamilar with. This made the reading go very quickly, which provide a feel for how the language is actually spoken. Time and time again I founds myself thinking, "Oh, that's how you would say that." Words like quedar and llevar, which have multiple meaning and uses, were more comprehensible when experienced in real conversation. I could not resist reading the story aloud, acting out the emotions. We all learned our mother tongue in conversation. Olly's book provides a similar experience. I cannot recommend it enough.

I read this book as I listened to the audiobook. At first it was a little difficult; however, as the conversations went on, my ears became accustomed to the verb repetition and by the time I got to conversation 70, I rarely had to listen to the same conversation twice. This reinforces the reason for reading and I can’t wait to get my hands (and ears) on more reading material. Thanks Ollie!

The story is really good, about Tavo who works with his friends and their having to deal with work stuff and some new douche bag hired by nepotism, and Tavo also helps his parents a lot. The conversations in Spanish are easy to follow and have short vocabulary lists after each conversation. The vocab list doesn't show every single word or phrase but most of them. Not all of it makes sense so I feel like I do use Google Translate more than Olly the Polyglot thinks you should be, but after I read it once without looking anything up, I read the vocab list and translate some things, then read it again, and I can follow the conversation in my head in English and I read it in Spanish. Highly recommend this one.

Nice read a bit of learning very helpful

I enjoyed this book. It is an interesting story. It improved my Spanish vocabulary and I was able to understand everyday Spanish expressions and idioms.

¡Está buenísimo! Yo doy clases de español y me ha encantado este libro. Cada capítulo tiene tamaño perfecto para una lección, además de que en verdad tiene expresiones mexicanas. Hay pocos libros de enseñanza del idioma del español mexicano. Este es muy accesible y útil.

My wife found Olly's courses on line. She bought the Spanish program and we've been studying it together the past 3 months. I bought us this book of 101 conversations in Mexican Spanish as we are fans of Mexico and have vacationed there the past 3 years. What a thrill to read and feel like we can get the gist of the story. This year we've tried various methods and Olly's is by far the most natural and engaging. The story is entertaining and allows for simple conversations. We have a Mexican Spanish tutor and when we review parts of this book, she agrees that the slang and soul of Mexico is embodied here. We highly recommend his method, his books, and love immersing in the language. We read aloud to each and look forward to hearing it on audio as we do listen to the book we study in his course.

This is a great resource for learning Spanish for a beginner/intermediate level learner. Not textbook learning but actual conversations that you can follow. I found the story realistic and interesting so that you wanted to keep going. There are handy vocabulary lists at the end of each chapter covering colloquial expressions that you just can't look up in a dictionary.

Like the other 101 Conversations books by Olly Richards, this is a breeze to read. The short chapters really help you read ‘just one more’ and the glossaries of new words and phrases really help when it’s in Mexican Spanish. It’s an addictive read and I highly recommend it.

Ich habe mir dieses Buch extra gekauft (digital als Kindle Format), um mit meinen mexikanischen Lehrern das mexikanische Spanisch zu lernen. Die Kapitel sind kurzweilig und sehr wertvoll. Auch meine Lehrer sind positiv angetan von diesem Buch. Kann ich sehr empfehlen. Jeder, der México liebt und das mexikanische Spanisch mit all den Slangausdrücken, die es sehr häufig gibt und der Alltagssprache im Business aber auch in den Familien und unter Freunden, sollte mit diesem Buch arbeiten. Praktisch: Bei jeder Story sind auch Vokabeln enthalten. 5 volle und verdiente Sterne.