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Pronunciation Recordings
In these free pronunciation recordings, author and native Spanish speaker Antonio L. Orta pronounces the examples and exercises for each lesson in the book.
Pronunciation Recordings
Right-click the folder to download all the pronunciation recordings in one huge compressed .zip file (.zip format, 97 megabytes)
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Authors' Commentary Recordings
In these recorded lectures, authors William E. Linney and Antonio L. Orta explain each lesson in Getting Started with Spanish in order to provide extra assistance with the lessons in the book.
Authors' Commentary Recordings
Right-click the folder to download lessons 1 through 20 (.zip format, 57 megabytes)
Right-click the folder to download lessons 21 through 40 (.zip format, 97 megabytes)
Right-click the folder to download lessons 41 through 60 (.zip format, 86 megabytes)
Right-click the folder to download lessons 61 through 80 (.zip format, 89 megabytes)
Right-click the folder to download lessons 81 through 100 (.zip format, 114 megabytes)
Right-click the folder to download lessons 101 through 120 (.zip format, 95 megabytes)
Right-click the folder to download lessons 121 through 140 (.zip format, 80 megabytes)
Right-click the folder to download lessons 141 through 160 (.zip format, 111 megabytes)
Right-click the folder to download lessons 161 through 178 (.zip format, 77 megabytes)
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Help and Instructions
To save each file, right-click and select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As." For easier downloading, some of the MP3 audio recordings on this page are grouped together into a compressed .zip file. After you download the compressed .zip file to your computer's hard drive, you will need to unpack the recordings by right-clicking on the file and selecting "Extract All." To listen to one of the MP3 files, simply double-click on it. Each file includes the necessary metadata for adding the files to your music library, or for seeing the title of each track on your portable MP3 player.
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These recordings copyright © 2009 by William E. Linney and Antonio L. Orta. You may not sell these recordings under any circumstances.
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