Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Best use for Kindle AND Many projects but no camera!

I've somehow destroyed another memory card for my camera so no pics. I just don't feel inspired to post without photos which is partly why its been so long.

The Kindle: Dh got me one for Christmas and it is wonderful for reading in another language if you are studying one! I bought a Spanish dictionary for Kindle from Amazon and made it my primary dictionary. Then I downloaded some books in spanish. Amazon has some free books and then there are places like Manybooks. I like to read children's books for the moment because of the more limited vocabulary. So I am reading The Secret Garden (El Jardin Secreto) in spanish. The great part is that when I move the cursor to a word that I don't know, the Kindle looks it up in the Spanish Dictionary! No more flipping through books while I (attempt)to read in Spanish! (It misses a few words and doesn't recognize verbs if they have pronouns atattached to the end, but generally speaking it is great.)

I also have Isabelle Allende, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and other spanish writers loaded in. But I have an idea, probably not true, that with books that I loved so much as a child the words will stick with me better. We'll see.

Projects: I am mosaicing a little table, crocheting a scarf and painting trees on a closet door. Hopefully will have picture capability back soon!

Kathy

10 comments:

  1. How did you manage to distroy memory card ?????
    Now buy quick new one and take pics of your interesting projects !!!!!
    Greetings from Finland :)

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  2. Sorry to hear about the Mem card. Maybe it's your camera doing it.

    I bought a charger from Walley world one time that killed my cell phone.

    I have a hard enough time with English, good luck with the Spanish.

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  3. That is a brilliant idea!!! I think I will do it on my Nook for Latin reading, thanks a million. Sorry about your memory card, they are cheap on amazon to replace if that helps. Swinging by from NE bloggers to say hi!

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  4. I had no idea you could get foreign language books *and* get word translations! My husband just bought a Kindle, and I will confess, I've only used it to play words games!
    ~Amanda

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  5. Actually Isabel Allende and Gabriel Garcia Marquez are not Spanish writers. They are latin american.

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  6. Kathy--I've given you the "Versatile Blogger" award on my blog. I love what you're doing here! Thanks. And good luck!

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  7. Of course anonymous is correct about the national origin, but s/he didn't notice that I used the word spanish with a small "s"!
    Kathy

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  8. Do you mind sharing which dictionary you bought? I'm trying to decide which one to get.

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  9. My spanish dictionary is:
    Merriam Webster's Spanish - English Translation Dictionary.

    I seem to also have Barrons' also but it is not an option when I go to settings to change my primary dictionary.

    Not sure why. I don't really recommend Merriam Webster because I haven't done any comparisons. It works. But there could be a better.

    Kathy

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