Re:Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?
by rukuu001 on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:12AM
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I used Harry Potter as my first Spanish book :) I recommend it!
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Re:Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?
by rsfern on Monday August 08, 2016 @08:22AM
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I'll second the Harry Potter books -- I've been reading the Sorcerer's Stone (electronically) in Portuguese after working through Duolingo. It's nice because I am familiar with the story and there's loads of new vocabulary, which I look up (after guessing) by switching to a translation app.
If you're on iOS, the built-in dictionary app will give you Spanish->English.
Re:Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?
by tomp on Monday August 08, 2016 @08:29AM
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What translation app do you use (unless it's the built-in one)?
Re:Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?
by maw on Monday August 08, 2016 @08:09AM
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Yes! Rereading a (good) book you've already read is an excellent learning technique. (Mine was Dune.) Your foreknowledge provides plenty of context, something which is often lacking in more artificial exercises.