Vocabulary Builder Papiamentu

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Summary: learning to speak a language
Review: When you listen to Vocabulary Builder Papiamentu, you do not hear the rhythm and lilt of the language. Nor do you get any hints about the grammar of the language. All you hear is individual words pronounced, giving you less information than you can get from reading the newspapers and jokes available over the internet. This package is a translation from some other language, giving plurals of words which are the same as the singular forms -- a real waste of disc space. The words presented include hippopotamus (not useful) but not parakeet or kadushi (cactus) or funchi (polenta), all useful words on Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire. Not even the phrase masha danki (thank you) is given. This product is a waste of your time, let alone being a waste of the purchase price. If someone offers a CD of Papiamentu songs and conversations and stories, I'll buy it no matter the price. When I was on Bonaire, I spent a bundle on books and they're worth the high price demanded of a limited press run. All that's available from amazon dot com is Haiku in Papiamentu, well worth the price.

Rating:
Summary: learning to speak a language
Review: When you listen to Vocabulary Builder Papiamentu, you do not hear the rhythm and lilt of the language. Nor do you get any hints about the grammar of the language. All you hear is individual words pronounced, giving you less information than you can get from reading the newspapers and jokes available over the internet. This package is a translation from some other language, giving plurals of words which are the same as the singular forms -- a real waste of disc space. The words presented include hippopotamus (not useful) but not parakeet or kadushi (cactus) or funchi (polenta), all useful words on Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire. Not even the phrase masha danki (thank you) is given. This product is a waste of your time, let alone being a waste of the purchase price. If someone offers a CD of Papiamentu songs and conversations and stories, I'll buy it no matter the price. When I was on Bonaire, I spent a bundle on books and they're worth the high price demanded of a limited press run. All that's available from amazon dot com is Haiku in Papiamentu, well worth the price.