if you spend thousands of hours just learning you should probably just bite the bullet and spend 6 months in an arabic speaking country, it will save you time and money.
Rosseta stone te encena todo lo basico en muchos differentes contextos de la vida diaria, el detalle en ese programa es que la persona que lo estudie debe saber algo de gramatica, para que le sea mas facil entender las oraciones despues de eso, es el mejor programa que he descargado para estudiar idiomas.!!! ya casi lo estoy terminando y pienso hacer un video haber que me dicen los de habla englesa
I've been using Rosetta Stone for Russian for a little while now. From what I've seen of it, it's like the classes you would take in high school. It's really good for what it is. Granted that I pirate almost everything, I don't have some of the problems you spoke of. But yeah, it seems that its purpose is just to get started. You have to learn the basics before you just throw yourself into it. When you have the basics then you just have to expand your vocabulary basically.
@Bennyclay661 if you want to learn the best manner in which to learn Spanish , Visual Link Spanish is the program, it will teach you a lot of vocabulary and how to speak in sentences, though to really see why its the best just try go to watch?v=0VOItGqpnaA to watch my review video and then click the link below to download the program for free. you'll be glad you did and I that truthfully, so could i ask to type in watch?v=0VOItGqpnaA into your youtube search bar
so, you're saying that Rosetta Stone is a good starting point? Not for fluency, but for beginning? I'm not looking for Arabic, I'm looking to learn Russian.
@Serenity0220 so expensive tho, for no reason. it doesnt really teach all that much. you come out knowing a bunch of phrases, not actually speaking the language
So he admits he hasn't spent a lot of time actually using Rosetta Stone. Maybe he just doesn't have a learning capacity for new languages or anything for that matter.
@nEiffelTower yer he does but if you want to learn the best manner in which to learn Spanish , Visual Link Spanish is the program, it will teach you a lot of vocabulary and how to speak in sentences, though to really see why its the best just try go to watch?v=0VOItGqpnaA to watch my review video and then click the link below to download the program for free. you'll be glad you did and I that truthfully, so could i ask to type in watch?v=0VOItGqpnaA into your youtube search bar
If it sounds too good to be true, it is. The best way to learn if you're a guy is to find a french girlfriend if you want to learn french. No matter how good a course is it doesn't teach you slang so you need to find a person that you can immerse yourself with. You got to work, eat, sleep in the language to really learn it. Some learn faster than others too. So you might be the main factor holding you back. Ya gotta git wit it ta lern sumpin.
Few few updates. You can load Rosetta Stone onto two computers. Rosetta Stone has a web site that I can access my account from any Iphone/computer/ladtop from anywhere in the world and my lessons are there and updated. When I receive my Rosetta Stone package, I also received CDs to make MP3 files or just lesson and practice while driving in my car.
I am in high school and wanted to learn German. I am now on level 4 of German and know it works because I have friends in Germany who I talk to all the time--I also write them letters. If you aren't willing to commit to Rosetta Stone, it won't work. But if you take the time to do it on the computer and then listen to the tapes, it's amazing.
Well, its a great program (compared to other softwares, computer based) You can not get an interpreter in the language,bbviously, logical, but it is an incredibly useful addition to learning their language fluently within their time from basic grounds. I think its overpriced and some people have easier to built up a languange than others.
I can understand arabic pretty well when I hear it but I cant write or read. What programs do you use/recommend for learning arabic other then rossetta stone?
I've been doing Rosetta Stone for three weeks and I can already read and write in the language I was doing, not to mention I can converse with my friend from Germany.
@RickeyF1989 Another dumb comment by you... Your 4th grade retort does not address your previous stupidity. The matter of who was talking to whom is not relevant in regards to the fact that your question was trite. It would be like me asking you if you really thought that I am dumb ass.
@BangaloreJones What the fuck is your point here. I was asking a fucking question, you must not have anything else better to do than to sit there and keep talking shit go fuck your self.
@BangaloreJones I wonder how long it took you to use such words to sound smart. A thesaurus perhaps? I can tell because the last sentence was careless "thought that I am dumb ass." You forgot to put an "a", if you are implying you are as smart as the words you spoke were then you surely could not forget a simple grammar error such as that. 39533 is just sharing an opinion and possibly a solution to some people that could save money for them. I personally don't pirate. Just leave him alone.
So... as I find your video when deciding which language software to purchase (i.e. which is the best for the money) you say the only way to learn a language properly is to experience further than what any software is able to offer. Well, that's not really very helpful at all.
This is the best explanation I've heard about why RS simply can't get you past the very basics of a language: in short, there is simply not enough material (your comment about needing something like 300 CD's is right on; in order to actually learn vocabulary that will become part of your ACTIVE vocabulary, you need to see how each word you learn works in all sorts of context, not just learn the word in one sentence and then on to the next item of vocabulary).
This is the best explanation I've heard about why using tools such as Rosetta Stone simply can't get you past but the very basics of a language: in short, there is simply not enough material (your comment about needing something like 300 CS's is right on; in order to actually learn vocabulary that will become part of your ACTIVE vocabulary, you need to see how each word you learn in all sorts of context, not just learning the word in one sentence and then on to the next item of vocabulary).
Just wondering if this review was before or after version 4 with integrated iPhone learning etc and one to one interaction? I take the comments on board but with all learning it's walk before run. I hope people are not put off by your comments, after all it isn't a cheap pursuit, rather than take a step towards a milestone achievement - walking.
Safe to also point out that some languages are clearly a lot easier to pick up than others, I could still hold my own in a basic conversation in Fren
I'm currently taking Japanese in my high school and am not doing very well. i decided to buy RS in order to help with my japanese. what i dont get from RS i can probably get from my teacher who has spoken japanese for 20 plus years right?
Best in my experience is Pimsleur. I've done French (all levels), Italian (all levels), Greek and Hungarian. I've learned a lot, and it's *usable*. It's almost totally audio, focused on talking, not writing.
question, how would rosetta stone teach you to read and write the language? and I love the internet I would never pay for it always download expensive programs :[)
@LordAlcoholmage Well, I've only recently started using R.S.(japanese) and from what I see so far, you can have the text displayed in kanji, hiragana,etc.
@brotherbear92 Thank you for the reply! I have been interested in learning Arabic because I want to become a translator for the military. I have been looking into programs to learn it recently, and I know how difficult it is going to be for me so I am looking for as much info I can get before I dive into it. Thank you! any other adivce you have would be much appreciated.
@LordAlcoholmage No problem. As many people have said, the best way to learn is to use study methods like Rosetta Stone alongside immersing yourself in the culture. I think combining both Pimsleur, which teaches important conversational phrases, with R.S., which goes much more in depth.
This guy doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. Maybe you didn't retain what you learned from the Rosetta Stone program because you're just dumb and/or lack the ability to retain information as well as other people. Climb back into your log cabin in the hills Clevon...
I'm kinda of glad i watched this. I plan on learning French this year. I want to be fluent in it. I want to speak French just as well as I speak English. (which I guess isn't saying much xD) I totally get the thing where you need to emerge your self around people that speak that language to really learn it better. I was wondering though. What did you do to learn to speak another language? Fluently that is?
Can't handle criticism? You can dish it out but can't take it? Gosh, you must've been the geeky kid in the back of the classroom who always got picked on. Way to delete people who post and disprove your point of view.
Please email me because I want to learn Russian and I would love to know the best Program for this language. I already Speak German, basic Cantonese/chinese, Intermediate French and English, but I would love to add to my colletion of languages in my mind.
yea it does give a great idea of how the languge works. I am learning Hebrew with it for when I go to Isreal. I am picking up on words but yea I see what you are saying.
Although I see your point that it won't get you fluent most people wanting to learn a language will understand that u have to use it with other material, I can though say I are wrong, you can have Rosetta stone on 2 computers with 5 people on each a total of ten people can use it. There is also 2 disks of mp3 that you can add to ur iPod as well as the smartphone app. There is also the studio that has games and lessons with a live tutor and u select the level h are at so it makes sense at the ti
I'am actualy learning spanish. I based my learning on rosetta stone, from which I make my about 30 words list a day.
The point is rosetta stone says that there is "Latin America Spanish" and "Spain Spanish", and I don't know the differences between those two. After what I saw in your video, I'm even asking myself if making two spanish programs is marketing bullshit. Anyway :p
Thanks for the video, I think i'll stop Rosetta Stone, cause I don't want to assimilate bullshit.
@aler55555 the difference is that spanisch peoples every second word is "joder" - just like americans like to say "fuck" - latins are more polite, just like english gentlemen ;-)
rosetta stone is also mainly used for people who know nothing about the language (when you reference the kids)... i got the spanish one (and I speak spanish and french almost fluently) and it was a waste of money and time
ok you have to be stupid to really to buy ONLY rosetta stone and nothing else...i have dictionaries and grammar books combined with rosetta stone you'll learn the language in no time!!i learned italian and french with rosetta stone.
Rosetta Stone works better than all other programs I know that for a fact. Pimsleur is hard to understand because they just cut soundbytes from the whole sentence and due to that some words are unintelligible. Rosetta Stone is true immersion because there is NO ENGLISH, unlike Pimsleur which guides you in english with translations and REPETITION (which they specifically say in their ads they don't do).
Pimsleur was a brilliant man and he knows when and what to reintroduce in order for the learner to get maximum retention. He studied it for years & it works. You can really pick up a lot by working those CDs. I'm a big fan.
some of you people who buy rosetta stone are idiots and brainwashed by their commercial ads .... best way to learn a language is to read some proper language book i recommend "assimil ", listen mp3s i recommend "pimsleur" and watching movies in the language you are learning
it took me about 2 years to learn french , spanish and italian i now can think , speak or even sleep in those language just the way i said above, don't spend your earned money for this bullshit software rosetta stone
So if you are warning us about buying Rosetta Stone, the thing so many people have had success with, what do you think we should use to learn the language short of flying over to where it is spoken? I think you are just a slow learner or you probably just that you choose the hardest language you could choose so you wouldnt learn it and you could put down things that work for sane people. Sorry, but that is the way I see it.
@bubblestrawberries ever heard of torrents? Don't waste your money kid.... Go to piratebay and download Rosetta stone french. I have it downloaded along with Spanish, German, Russian, Dutch, and even American English for my father...
How many levels of languages did they have when you posted this review? Many popular languages on RS now have 5 levels instead of 3. The grammar lets a lot more complicated. Just a thought.
I can tell u guys rosetta Stone German is garbage wayyy overpriced. Best results get 1 month membership at germanpod101 for 8 bucks and download all the lesson pdf files beg to advanced an all matching audio mp3's then
cancel. Buy the book "German How to Speak and Write It" by
Joseph Rosenberg 384 pg with 300 illustrations for $10.95 and
it has cartoon type drawings and is the most awesome book
ever. your total cost $19 i took 2 years college German and
Rosetta Stone hat mir sehr geholfen mit meinem Deutsch, aber mein Papa Seite der Familie ist eigentlich aus Deutschland und Russland, so war ich ständig von ihnen zu lernen. Bei der Verwendung von Rosetta Stone sprach ich mit meinen Cousinsund hob ihn auf diese Weise, und ich nutzten das Internet und Grammatik Bücher, mir zu helfen Deutsch zu lernen.
The best, simplest and definitely cheapest way to learn a f. lang. is to use a good dictionary plus some grammar book for beginners to learn grammar and pronunciation. Then take your favourite book written in your native language, get yourself a copy of that book written in the language you learn, and then learn the language by comparing those two books and fill in the gaps using the dictionary. It's hard at first but gets gradually easier. Listen to online radio in the foreign language. Done.
@DerVLoggerReloaded Hey there! I speak some Japanese, and have I tried Rosetta Stone for it in the past. It really is best to avoid it, at least as your main source. I learned more in two weeks of formal classes in Japanese than I did in the entire unit of Japanese Rosetta Stone 1. Get some textbooks and get an account at places like Lang-8 and Livemocha. Should help you out. :)
Rosetta stone is good to start with, but after that look for other lessons, maybe some free online ones. Or you can watch or play video games spoken in the language you are trying to learn.
I agree that Rosetta Stone is not as up to date as they could be. Rosetta Stone is one of the few programst that offer a course in obscure languages, like Irish Gaelic. But, they do not even explain the intracacies in grammar rules at all. I had to buy an independent book and use both in order to understand what was happening. My biggest complaint with Rosetta Stone is that you can see these grammar rules in action, but they completely fail to explain WHY they happen.A book really helps.
@phxJohn2010 I've found that too, but if you want to really learn the language on your own, there are many online programs and websites to help you understand the why and how to of said grammar rules. After using V 3.4.7 I have learned a TON of swedish, and before using the program, I didn't even know a simple hej or hej da(a with a little circle above it.) I'm not saying it's the best program out there, but it can have its benefits if you know how to search for what and where. Grammar Rules!
I agree with you. I can speak fluent Korean because my mom doesn't like speaking English, so I was forced to speak in Korean everyday. I also lived in Korea when I was a little girl, so I have Korean friends to talk to. I'm still more integrated in the Korean population in America than with other English speaking people.
Since you have made this video Rosetta Stone has new features that would make your points false. You can now video chat with natives who can teach you words the software does not and they can also correct grammar, something RS doesn't do. I DO think the software has improved and is worth it, especially when learning a language like Chinese, Japanese or Korean. And you can listen on MP3 and there's an iPod/iPone app.
Thank you so much for posting this video. I've studied English for 7 years and half before coming to US and now living here for almost 7 years, I am still learning. Rosetta Stone NEVER would be able to teach me half of what I know today... This is a ridiculous software , I agree 100% with you and I don't recommend anybody to buy it!!!!!
My opinion is that for the most part it's very good! But it has its drawbacks, 1, it can only be on ONE computer. 2, it doesn't always give you proper clarification on what to say/do and what not to say/do, it just isn't very precise.
HOWEVER 1, it does give you the advantage of learning the language FAST! 2, it makes learning effective. 3, you don't need to memorize everything! bc it all comes natrually
Thanks for this really nice review. Rosetta stone sounds like its not so good, as I suspected, an overpriced piece of blah blah blah that one has to dedicate themselves in front of a computer. Pimsleur is really good in some circumstances. You wanna learn another language? Become like a child I think. Audio input is far superior to print for learning esp. with regards to exotic languages and phonologies :)
I work in retail so it would be super helpful if I could learn Spanish. I'm gonna try Rosetta Stone. The great thing is that the town I live in, which is out in California, has many spanish-speakers so that may help with the immersion. I can get real-life practice.
Very fair review, I like that you werent a bitchy d-bag about it. Id like to get RS for German and Russian. Id love to be fluent in both but obviously a pc program wont do the trick. I just want something more effective than the language apps on my phone, to learn grammar and stuff. Ive considered taking a course.
I am currently taking Rosetta Stone Japanese as my third language (I know English and Spanish). I believe the best way to learn a language is if you are in the middle of the country where you are forced to learn it. Which is why I hope that I could get stationed in Japan next year (I'm in the military). By taking Rosetta Stone I already have basic knowledge of the language. And if I get stationed in Japan for 3 years then God knows how much I will learn even more that what I already know.
Hey man :) Good video! My friend from the country of Jordan is also teaching me some Arabic. But my main language I would like to speak is Hebrew. Now, I got Pimsleur and that is amazing! but it got expensive. do you know of any CHEAP GOOD programs? I am not a beginner in Hebrew. But yet, I am not that advanced. I can write to some extent in addition to the grammer rules and suffixes, etc... Also, I cna only speak a little. so I need hlep finding a program. Marrhaba! Shalom! God Bless!
@Zadamanim I'm following Japanese with Rosetta stone, I think this is so great to learn vocabulary but it sucks to teach you read or write anything without your available background. So, as my recommendation, you must take a foundation class of Japanese at least 6 months to understand what does it teach you. We're not a child so we can't internalize the lessons without deep comprehension.
Teamviewer or Remote Desktop Connection,etc will allow you to control the "home" computer with Rosetta Stone and use the software from any of your other computers.
This would allow you to freely and legally use the 1 copy of RS you were given on any of your computers.
(Beside the point, you can DL any software for free illegally but don't do that)
see clevonamerica, your ideas are correct (for rosetta stone v2), but since the releasement of rosetta stone v3 you do get the audio files etc. GOOD ARGUEMENT, but you were on 2 not 3. Have a nice day my good sir
3:28 I agree with you there, going to another country and learning from native speakers, will never be replaced by a computer program. Not even a webpage like LiveMocha.
if you spend thousands of hours just learning you should probably just bite the bullet and spend 6 months in an arabic speaking country, it will save you time and money.
misterdragonboy 1 day ago
keep your filthy russian money off my table
GarIicjr 1 day ago
thank you ,,,, your video my inspired to study harder !!!!
alonsomo 2 days ago
Rosseta stone te encena todo lo basico en muchos differentes contextos de la vida diaria, el detalle en ese programa es que la persona que lo estudie debe saber algo de gramatica, para que le sea mas facil entender las oraciones despues de eso, es el mejor programa que he descargado para estudiar idiomas.!!! ya casi lo estoy terminando y pienso hacer un video haber que me dicen los de habla englesa
yaret1986 2 days ago
learning different languages is for faggots , just punch some one and point.
GarIicjr 4 days ago
@GarIicjr I bet you are American, all my money on the table for that. That or under the age of 15.
bountyhunter552 2 days ago 2
I've been using Rosetta Stone for Russian for a little while now. From what I've seen of it, it's like the classes you would take in high school. It's really good for what it is. Granted that I pirate almost everything, I don't have some of the problems you spoke of. But yeah, it seems that its purpose is just to get started. You have to learn the basics before you just throw yourself into it. When you have the basics then you just have to expand your vocabulary basically.
Earl961 4 days ago
insightful. thank you
Incredibletactics 6 days ago
so you got any good language software suggestions for french. I was never going to get rossetta stone because it was way too expensive.
Snipekiller500 6 days ago
@Bennyclay661 if you want to learn the best manner in which to learn Spanish , Visual Link Spanish is the program, it will teach you a lot of vocabulary and how to speak in sentences, though to really see why its the best just try go to watch?v=0VOItGqpnaA to watch my review video and then click the link below to download the program for free. you'll be glad you did and I that truthfully, so could i ask to type in watch?v=0VOItGqpnaA into your youtube search bar
Bennyclay661 1 week ago
STOP! Before you pirate rosetta stone you need to realise that it is free and will have absolutely no consequences.
Nippyton 1 week ago
@Nippyton lol
Earl961 4 days ago
so, you're saying that Rosetta Stone is a good starting point? Not for fluency, but for beginning? I'm not looking for Arabic, I'm looking to learn Russian.
Darkshadows90 2 weeks ago
@Darkshadows90 i think you should try pimsleur approach it will help your fluency and its really simple
Serenity0220 1 week ago
@Serenity0220 so expensive tho, for no reason. it doesnt really teach all that much. you come out knowing a bunch of phrases, not actually speaking the language
NickPowersMusic 1 week ago
@NickPowersMusic actually its $9.95
Serenity0220 4 days ago
@Serenity0220 Actually it's hundreds of dollars
NickPowersMusic 3 days ago
im 16, i got rosetta stone for free and i have no life away from my laptop some im fine ;L
Snakester789 2 weeks ago
I agree!! excellent point. adapting to the culture embraces the ability to improve a language.
golftrailsucks 2 weeks ago
Fuck u
cburto9462 2 weeks ago
Fantastic advice, and great review. Best of luck mastering Arabic!
Brittany38122 2 weeks ago
118 gefällts nicht?! Netter versuch Rosetta stone... :'D
Sheerue 2 weeks ago
As a rule, I wouldn't trust anyone on Youtube with 718 videos of ranting.
lightoftruth1 2 weeks ago
@lightoftruth1 719
nintendo007 1 week ago
So he admits he hasn't spent a lot of time actually using Rosetta Stone. Maybe he just doesn't have a learning capacity for new languages or anything for that matter.
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FredHentell 2 weeks ago 7
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BurrenMorholt 2 weeks ago
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MultiDuke33 1 week ago
@FredHentell
Thanks a lot bro!Works perfectly..you saved me some $
UppoTokki 4 days ago
You look like Remi Gaillard...
nEiffelTower 2 weeks ago 11
@nEiffelTower I would have said Peter MacNicol
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@nEiffelTower yer he does but if you want to learn the best manner in which to learn Spanish , Visual Link Spanish is the program, it will teach you a lot of vocabulary and how to speak in sentences, though to really see why its the best just try go to watch?v=0VOItGqpnaA to watch my review video and then click the link below to download the program for free. you'll be glad you did and I that truthfully, so could i ask to type in watch?v=0VOItGqpnaA into your youtube search bar
Bennyclay661 4 days ago
If it sounds too good to be true, it is. The best way to learn if you're a guy is to find a french girlfriend if you want to learn french. No matter how good a course is it doesn't teach you slang so you need to find a person that you can immerse yourself with. You got to work, eat, sleep in the language to really learn it. Some learn faster than others too. So you might be the main factor holding you back. Ya gotta git wit it ta lern sumpin.
ralph5656 3 weeks ago
ty so much was guna buy it, definatly changed my mind
Juggalo4Eternity17 3 weeks ago
cerebro
streetcorpcast 3 weeks ago
I mean how not who
aeh51 3 weeks ago
You said you tried the Pimsleur Approach and who did it work for you? was it good or bad? easy to use or hard to understand?
aeh51 3 weeks ago
Few few updates. You can load Rosetta Stone onto two computers. Rosetta Stone has a web site that I can access my account from any Iphone/computer/ladtop from anywhere in the world and my lessons are there and updated. When I receive my Rosetta Stone package, I also received CDs to make MP3 files or just lesson and practice while driving in my car.
MrThesq 3 weeks ago
I am in high school and wanted to learn German. I am now on level 4 of German and know it works because I have friends in Germany who I talk to all the time--I also write them letters. If you aren't willing to commit to Rosetta Stone, it won't work. But if you take the time to do it on the computer and then listen to the tapes, it's amazing.
PrussianGiraffe 3 weeks ago
Well, its a great program (compared to other softwares, computer based) You can not get an interpreter in the language,bbviously, logical, but it is an incredibly useful addition to learning their language fluently within their time from basic grounds. I think its overpriced and some people have easier to built up a languange than others.
Palaxiih 3 weeks ago
please , tell me your opinion about pimsleaur program? I really need to know
Babybluebird1 3 weeks ago
114 got ripped off
TheCoffeeNut711 4 weeks ago
This video was uploaded before version 3?
Serenegrasshopper 1 month ago
Visit my channel for more Rosetta Stone videos :)
cSharpIndonesia 1 month ago
I can understand arabic pretty well when I hear it but I cant write or read. What programs do you use/recommend for learning arabic other then rossetta stone?
pyro51090 1 month ago
Nice!
ArielMaradiaga 1 month ago
Why do you want to learn Arabic?
ClownMagix 1 month ago
I've been doing Rosetta Stone for three weeks and I can already read and write in the language I was doing, not to mention I can converse with my friend from Germany.
MrAppleipod14 1 month ago
@MrAppleipod14 is it really a good program?
RickeyF1989 1 month ago
@RickeyF1989 No, dumb arse. Clearly his point was that it sucks! Or maybe you thought he was using sarcasm??
BangaloreJones 1 month ago
@BangaloreJones I was not asking you Dumb Ass
RickeyF1989 1 month ago
@RickeyF1989 Another dumb comment by you... Your 4th grade retort does not address your previous stupidity. The matter of who was talking to whom is not relevant in regards to the fact that your question was trite. It would be like me asking you if you really thought that I am dumb ass.
BangaloreJones 1 month ago
@BangaloreJones What the fuck is your point here. I was asking a fucking question, you must not have anything else better to do than to sit there and keep talking shit go fuck your self.
RickeyF1989 1 month ago
@BangaloreJones I wonder how long it took you to use such words to sound smart. A thesaurus perhaps? I can tell because the last sentence was careless "thought that I am dumb ass." You forgot to put an "a", if you are implying you are as smart as the words you spoke were then you surely could not forget a simple grammar error such as that. 39533 is just sharing an opinion and possibly a solution to some people that could save money for them. I personally don't pirate. Just leave him alone.
TheIncepticide 2 weeks ago
@TheIncepticide Touché!! (who is 39533? I don't think I made a comment regarding them).
BangaloreJones 2 weeks ago
Thanks for the info!
vampiresrme 1 month ago
i bet u live in dearborn
ConnerStudio 1 month ago
I have the Pimsleur Method, but haven't started it yet. Anyone know if it works?
hebert1964 1 month ago
i just bought all five levels... and I love it! it really helps, you my friend must suck at languages
DaneAraux 1 month ago
يا صديقي انا اريد ان اتعلم اللغة الروسية لغة البلاشفة والرفاق الماركسيين... ألا ترشدني بالطريقة الافضل لكي اتمكن من إتقان اللغة الروسية...
kkk191 1 month ago
So... as I find your video when deciding which language software to purchase (i.e. which is the best for the money) you say the only way to learn a language properly is to experience further than what any software is able to offer. Well, that's not really very helpful at all.
RonClark2000 1 month ago
i'd love to hear you speak some Arabic to be honest lol any vids?
bananasack28 1 month ago
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sorry about the typos:
This is the best explanation I've heard about why RS simply can't get you past the very basics of a language: in short, there is simply not enough material (your comment about needing something like 300 CD's is right on; in order to actually learn vocabulary that will become part of your ACTIVE vocabulary, you need to see how each word you learn works in all sorts of context, not just learn the word in one sentence and then on to the next item of vocabulary).
ytsangatsu 1 month ago
This is the best explanation I've heard about why using tools such as Rosetta Stone simply can't get you past but the very basics of a language: in short, there is simply not enough material (your comment about needing something like 300 CS's is right on; in order to actually learn vocabulary that will become part of your ACTIVE vocabulary, you need to see how each word you learn in all sorts of context, not just learning the word in one sentence and then on to the next item of vocabulary).
ytsangatsu 1 month ago
Just wondering if this review was before or after version 4 with integrated iPhone learning etc and one to one interaction? I take the comments on board but with all learning it's walk before run. I hope people are not put off by your comments, after all it isn't a cheap pursuit, rather than take a step towards a milestone achievement - walking.
Safe to also point out that some languages are clearly a lot easier to pick up than others, I could still hold my own in a basic conversation in Fren
gregace 1 month ago
It's vastly overpriced for the pictures of people eating bread.
rafalbielec 1 month ago
I'm currently taking Japanese in my high school and am not doing very well. i decided to buy RS in order to help with my japanese. what i dont get from RS i can probably get from my teacher who has spoken japanese for 20 plus years right?
Ninja112294 1 month ago
Best in my experience is Pimsleur. I've done French (all levels), Italian (all levels), Greek and Hungarian. I've learned a lot, and it's *usable*. It's almost totally audio, focused on talking, not writing.
vtantonelli 1 month ago
question, how would rosetta stone teach you to read and write the language? and I love the internet I would never pay for it always download expensive programs :[)
LordAlcoholmage 1 month ago
@LordAlcoholmage Well, I've only recently started using R.S.(japanese) and from what I see so far, you can have the text displayed in kanji, hiragana,etc.
brotherbear92 1 month ago
@brotherbear92 Thank you for the reply! I have been interested in learning Arabic because I want to become a translator for the military. I have been looking into programs to learn it recently, and I know how difficult it is going to be for me so I am looking for as much info I can get before I dive into it. Thank you! any other adivce you have would be much appreciated.
LordAlcoholmage 1 month ago
@LordAlcoholmage No problem. As many people have said, the best way to learn is to use study methods like Rosetta Stone alongside immersing yourself in the culture. I think combining both Pimsleur, which teaches important conversational phrases, with R.S., which goes much more in depth.
brotherbear92 1 month ago
This guy doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. Maybe you didn't retain what you learned from the Rosetta Stone program because you're just dumb and/or lack the ability to retain information as well as other people. Climb back into your log cabin in the hills Clevon...
deeveeuss 1 month ago
@deeveeuss I know right? xD some people are just retarded... Rosetta stone helps me so much!
DaneAraux 1 month ago
@clevonamerica I want to learn Arabic as well what programs should i use! What did you do!?
Welcometomylife2441 1 month ago
Can u email me some better ways to learn Italian. I want to speek fluent Italian like I do English.
Devonnegrimes12@gmail.com. thank u
meapo12 1 month ago
I'm kinda of glad i watched this. I plan on learning French this year. I want to be fluent in it. I want to speak French just as well as I speak English. (which I guess isn't saying much xD) I totally get the thing where you need to emerge your self around people that speak that language to really learn it better. I was wondering though. What did you do to learn to speak another language? Fluently that is?
FlyerFur 1 month ago
Can't handle criticism? You can dish it out but can't take it? Gosh, you must've been the geeky kid in the back of the classroom who always got picked on. Way to delete people who post and disprove your point of view.
deeveeuss 1 month ago
@clevonamerica
Please email me because I want to learn Russian and I would love to know the best Program for this language. I already Speak German, basic Cantonese/chinese, Intermediate French and English, but I would love to add to my colletion of languages in my mind.
binghamblake@yahoo.com
FickStrudel 1 month ago
Thank you for the review, before I wasted my money!
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mjhollerATme 1 month ago
yea it does give a great idea of how the languge works. I am learning Hebrew with it for when I go to Isreal. I am picking up on words but yea I see what you are saying.
KingOystar 1 month ago
Although I see your point that it won't get you fluent most people wanting to learn a language will understand that u have to use it with other material, I can though say I are wrong, you can have Rosetta stone on 2 computers with 5 people on each a total of ten people can use it. There is also 2 disks of mp3 that you can add to ur iPod as well as the smartphone app. There is also the studio that has games and lessons with a live tutor and u select the level h are at so it makes sense at the ti
KlavarRecordings 1 month ago
not true. audio cds and ipod apps
MegaSuts 1 month ago
Hi,
I'am actualy learning spanish. I based my learning on rosetta stone, from which I make my about 30 words list a day.
The point is rosetta stone says that there is "Latin America Spanish" and "Spain Spanish", and I don't know the differences between those two. After what I saw in your video, I'm even asking myself if making two spanish programs is marketing bullshit. Anyway :p
Thanks for the video, I think i'll stop Rosetta Stone, cause I don't want to assimilate bullshit.
Happy new year
aler55555 1 month ago
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@aler55555 the difference is that spanisch peoples every second word is "joder" - just like americans like to say "fuck" - latins are more polite, just like english gentlemen ;-)
mjhollerATme 1 month ago
nice but you can easily crack and download the software for free without wasting a penny. Its seriously overpriced.
39533 1 month ago 19
@39533 you could but if you value the studio sessions with live tudors you will want to shell out the cash.
backwardsnamestaken 1 month ago
@39533 mind giving me the link please?
Loyalsurly 1 month ago
@39533 How? :o
tija1012 2 weeks ago
lol i just imaging you yelling at the monitor like if was its fault lol how funny
conasol1 1 month ago
rosetta stone is also mainly used for people who know nothing about the language (when you reference the kids)... i got the spanish one (and I speak spanish and french almost fluently) and it was a waste of money and time
cola625 1 month ago
ok you have to be stupid to really to buy ONLY rosetta stone and nothing else...i have dictionaries and grammar books combined with rosetta stone you'll learn the language in no time!!i learned italian and french with rosetta stone.
cek128 1 month ago
great input. guess i'm passing on a language program!
dmeyerso 1 month ago
Rosetta Stone works better than all other programs I know that for a fact. Pimsleur is hard to understand because they just cut soundbytes from the whole sentence and due to that some words are unintelligible. Rosetta Stone is true immersion because there is NO ENGLISH, unlike Pimsleur which guides you in english with translations and REPETITION (which they specifically say in their ads they don't do).
SgtRevan 2 months ago
Thank you for posting this. It's very helpful & I hope the public will send a message to Rosetta saying we wont overpay for such a limited product.
kerryoke68 2 months ago
Pimsleur was a brilliant man and he knows when and what to reintroduce in order for the learner to get maximum retention. He studied it for years & it works. You can really pick up a lot by working those CDs. I'm a big fan.
kerryoke68 2 months ago
DO FLUENZ. it is so much better and you really learn check it out
lheid4 2 months ago
some of you people who buy rosetta stone are idiots and brainwashed by their commercial ads .... best way to learn a language is to read some proper language book i recommend "assimil ", listen mp3s i recommend "pimsleur" and watching movies in the language you are learning
it took me about 2 years to learn french , spanish and italian i now can think , speak or even sleep in those language just the way i said above, don't spend your earned money for this bullshit software rosetta stone
PussiesGlorifyMe 2 months ago
rosetta stone is EASILY pirated
duhhybrid 2 months ago
So if you are warning us about buying Rosetta Stone, the thing so many people have had success with, what do you think we should use to learn the language short of flying over to where it is spoken? I think you are just a slow learner or you probably just that you choose the hardest language you could choose so you wouldnt learn it and you could put down things that work for sane people. Sorry, but that is the way I see it.
eroarchives 2 months ago
Rosetta Stone cuesta mucho. El programa es bueno pero lo es muy tedioso.
FortMinorsBiggestFan 2 months ago
What do you recommend for learning a language? How? Because my parents were thinking of getting me Rosetta Stone (for French) this Christmas!
bubblestrawberries 2 months ago
@bubblestrawberries ever heard of torrents? Don't waste your money kid.... Go to piratebay and download Rosetta stone french. I have it downloaded along with Spanish, German, Russian, Dutch, and even American English for my father...
FortMinorsBiggestFan 2 months ago
i going to buy and thanks for giving me all the details
posesansan 2 months ago
How many levels of languages did they have when you posted this review? Many popular languages on RS now have 5 levels instead of 3. The grammar lets a lot more complicated. Just a thought.
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AnnaMellter 2 months ago 14
@AnnaMellter
Thanks Anna for the free rosettastone:P i love you!
this guy is a moron...rosettastone is cool...mostly if its free:P
JasterBer 2 months ago
@AnnaMellter
thanks for the upload:DD
Guys you can download the full version at her site!
AlexStirelli 2 months ago
@AnnaMellter do they have korean
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@AnnaMellter
Thanks for the Mac version!The file is quite big ,but all language in one pack..ahhh
simply awesome:D
VertelBoomen 1 month ago
@AnnaMellter
i Love you ANNA!!!!Your version is the first workin version online...i cant thank you enough for this.
AlfieBoger 1 month ago
@AnnaMellter
thanks for the full version bro..You saved me some serious $:)
Really,i cant thank you enough
Firuz120 1 month ago
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kevp951 2 months ago
Rosetta Stone hat mir sehr geholfen mit meinem Deutsch, aber mein Papa Seite der Familie ist eigentlich aus Deutschland und Russland, so war ich ständig von ihnen zu lernen. Bei der Verwendung von Rosetta Stone sprach ich mit meinen Cousinsund hob ihn auf diese Weise, und ich nutzten das Internet und Grammatik Bücher, mir zu helfen Deutsch zu lernen.
3XxBEASTxX3 2 months ago
Your last little yoddle there was tops :o) too funny! :o))
jsfernald 2 months ago
The best, simplest and definitely cheapest way to learn a f. lang. is to use a good dictionary plus some grammar book for beginners to learn grammar and pronunciation. Then take your favourite book written in your native language, get yourself a copy of that book written in the language you learn, and then learn the language by comparing those two books and fill in the gaps using the dictionary. It's hard at first but gets gradually easier. Listen to online radio in the foreign language. Done.
asfaltyn 2 months ago
your very annoying
bettyshome123 2 months ago
Right... that's why we have way too many people who don't speak english here :/ jumbo yack :(
ricky94533 2 months ago
too late, i already spend 600 bucks in that shit
emocional90 2 months ago
this video is kind useless since you can download rosettastone for free..
(just check the top rated comment).
by the way it works,thanks melro
Wendyboobs 2 months ago
@DerVLoggerReloaded Hey there! I speak some Japanese, and have I tried Rosetta Stone for it in the past. It really is best to avoid it, at least as your main source. I learned more in two weeks of formal classes in Japanese than I did in the entire unit of Japanese Rosetta Stone 1. Get some textbooks and get an account at places like Lang-8 and Livemocha. Should help you out. :)
Happy learning!
GoldenSymphany 2 months ago
1:05 Review for Rosseta Stone
Patrickjk1994 2 months ago
Rosetta stone is good to start with, but after that look for other lessons, maybe some free online ones. Or you can watch or play video games spoken in the language you are trying to learn.
KijiruX 2 months ago
They updated to 3 downloads, but their audio CDs are still the worst.
jrtyner 2 months ago
Did you master the Arabic Language?
sax12345678910 2 months ago
I agree that Rosetta Stone is not as up to date as they could be. Rosetta Stone is one of the few programst that offer a course in obscure languages, like Irish Gaelic. But, they do not even explain the intracacies in grammar rules at all. I had to buy an independent book and use both in order to understand what was happening. My biggest complaint with Rosetta Stone is that you can see these grammar rules in action, but they completely fail to explain WHY they happen.A book really helps.
phxJohn2010 2 months ago
@phxJohn2010 I've found that too, but if you want to really learn the language on your own, there are many online programs and websites to help you understand the why and how to of said grammar rules. After using V 3.4.7 I have learned a TON of swedish, and before using the program, I didn't even know a simple hej or hej da(a with a little circle above it.) I'm not saying it's the best program out there, but it can have its benefits if you know how to search for what and where. Grammar Rules!
austinsontv 2 months ago
Good review. Thanks for the info and heads up.
VBallerNole 2 months ago
I agree with you. I can speak fluent Korean because my mom doesn't like speaking English, so I was forced to speak in Korean everyday. I also lived in Korea when I was a little girl, so I have Korean friends to talk to. I'm still more integrated in the Korean population in America than with other English speaking people.
Irudiar 2 months ago
Very helpful. I didnt get irritated like I did with other tutorials that were just blah blah blah- This guy was to the point and articulate
fendercal77 3 months ago
说半天我压根一句也没听懂
Criminal110s 3 months ago
why arabic? :)
MrJoshuaf1000 3 months ago
@MrJoshuaf1000 in case they take him hostage i guess?
LinkinParkFANTron 2 months ago
Since you have made this video Rosetta Stone has new features that would make your points false. You can now video chat with natives who can teach you words the software does not and they can also correct grammar, something RS doesn't do. I DO think the software has improved and is worth it, especially when learning a language like Chinese, Japanese or Korean. And you can listen on MP3 and there's an iPod/iPone app.
ImaBeJoelin 3 months ago
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ImaBeJoelin 3 months ago
Thank you so much for posting this video. I've studied English for 7 years and half before coming to US and now living here for almost 7 years, I am still learning. Rosetta Stone NEVER would be able to teach me half of what I know today... This is a ridiculous software , I agree 100% with you and I don't recommend anybody to buy it!!!!!
2Pruett 3 months ago
I study Mandarin Chinese in both school and r s.
My opinion is that for the most part it's very good! But it has its drawbacks, 1, it can only be on ONE computer. 2, it doesn't always give you proper clarification on what to say/do and what not to say/do, it just isn't very precise.
HOWEVER 1, it does give you the advantage of learning the language FAST! 2, it makes learning effective. 3, you don't need to memorize everything! bc it all comes natrually
Overall, it's very good, but pricy!
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MelroTT 3 months ago 14
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Iam installing the master collection what i downloaded from your site!!:P
Thanks a lot its seems to be cool!
JunnoBottel 3 months ago
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Thanks Melro works like a charm..i like free stuff :DDD
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JezabellaisAwesome 3 months ago
awww no polish :(
Antekdzi1 2 months ago
@MelroTT wheres Russian
myrobloxrexter7297 2 months ago
@myrobloxrexter7297
OMg its on the bottom of the first page...just scroll down.How do you wanna learn a foreign language if you can not even read???
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@MelroTT Where's Spanish 1, 2 , and 3... all I see is 4 & 5
supliments 2 months ago
Thanks for this really nice review. Rosetta stone sounds like its not so good, as I suspected, an overpriced piece of blah blah blah that one has to dedicate themselves in front of a computer. Pimsleur is really good in some circumstances. You wanna learn another language? Become like a child I think. Audio input is far superior to print for learning esp. with regards to exotic languages and phonologies :)
peacewalker7 3 months ago 8
I work in retail so it would be super helpful if I could learn Spanish. I'm gonna try Rosetta Stone. The great thing is that the town I live in, which is out in California, has many spanish-speakers so that may help with the immersion. I can get real-life practice.
loudmusiclover07 3 months ago
Very fair review, I like that you werent a bitchy d-bag about it. Id like to get RS for German and Russian. Id love to be fluent in both but obviously a pc program wont do the trick. I just want something more effective than the language apps on my phone, to learn grammar and stuff. Ive considered taking a course.
StuffandThings85 3 months ago
@invisibleisolation How about fuck you
99akol992 3 months ago
youve been tryna learn arabic ... thats a pretty hard language ... no wonder why u need lots of dedication btw ur kind of discouraging ...
hedley4lyf 3 months ago
Ugh so wtf is it 600 dollars for? I should be able to finish that program and live in puerto rico
TheFemmeDecepticon 3 months ago
I want to learn russian and german so bad. I ordered them both. I will use rosetta stone as my second life. It comes on tuesday...
99akol992 3 months ago
I am currently taking Rosetta Stone Japanese as my third language (I know English and Spanish). I believe the best way to learn a language is if you are in the middle of the country where you are forced to learn it. Which is why I hope that I could get stationed in Japan next year (I'm in the military). By taking Rosetta Stone I already have basic knowledge of the language. And if I get stationed in Japan for 3 years then God knows how much I will learn even more that what I already know.
NivekSan88 3 months ago
That outro scared the shit out of me
GlassOfBlueWater 3 months ago
Hey man :) Good video! My friend from the country of Jordan is also teaching me some Arabic. But my main language I would like to speak is Hebrew. Now, I got Pimsleur and that is amazing! but it got expensive. do you know of any CHEAP GOOD programs? I am not a beginner in Hebrew. But yet, I am not that advanced. I can write to some extent in addition to the grammer rules and suffixes, etc... Also, I cna only speak a little. so I need hlep finding a program. Marrhaba! Shalom! God Bless!
Fafasungrass 3 months ago
@Fafasungrass *ahem* You should look up torrents and how to use them
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IceInferuno 3 months ago 5
@IceInferuno i have tried both and Pimsleur is the best by far
megnus1 3 months ago
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I wanna learn japanese so I don't have to read subtitles while watching TV.
Zadamanim 4 months ago 30
@Zadamanim I'm following Japanese with Rosetta stone, I think this is so great to learn vocabulary but it sucks to teach you read or write anything without your available background. So, as my recommendation, you must take a foundation class of Japanese at least 6 months to understand what does it teach you. We're not a child so we can't internalize the lessons without deep comprehension.
toi2codon 3 months ago
Guess you don't utilize a remote pc service.
Teamviewer or Remote Desktop Connection,etc will allow you to control the "home" computer with Rosetta Stone and use the software from any of your other computers.
This would allow you to freely and legally use the 1 copy of RS you were given on any of your computers.
(Beside the point, you can DL any software for free illegally but don't do that)
kv92789 4 months ago
see clevonamerica, your ideas are correct (for rosetta stone v2), but since the releasement of rosetta stone v3 you do get the audio files etc. GOOD ARGUEMENT, but you were on 2 not 3. Have a nice day my good sir
raffik14 4 months ago
2:20 So you want to lear by osmosis?
2:35 It's not a Word file my friend
3:28 I agree with you there, going to another country and learning from native speakers, will never be replaced by a computer program. Not even a webpage like LiveMocha.
JosephKrammer 4 months ago
Headphones in whilst driving, sounds illegal to me.
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yylikeu 4 months ago
Callese el osico animal
TheHolaAdios123 4 months ago