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Learn Spanish for Beginners with Deadly Smile of Mona Lisa: Easy, Simple Short Story for Young Adults - Parallel Text - Bilingual Spanish English Book - A Dual Language Book

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Do you want to learn Spanish with ease?

What if you understand all the words and expressions that are written and subsequently said? How much easier will further study be when you have a good understanding of the Spanish language?



Try reading Spanish books with translations and explanations.



• A completely new learning method that makes the use of a dictionary unnecessary. All books have English subtitles with exact word by word translations and detailed explanations.

• You don't have to learn words anymore, you just have to get used to the Spanish language, simply by reading an interesting story.

• You get an exceptional subconscious memorisation of words and phrases in context, not due to cramming, but due to their constant repetition in the text. You will not memorise the words that you learn from a dictionary. Words are easy to remember in the context of an interesting book.

• The translation, illuminated with the green colour, is like a lifebuoy for the swimming learner. You hold onto it very tightly at the beginning of the learning but then, when you feel more and more confident in the flow of speech, you gradually let go of it and swim by yourself and very rarely look at the translation. Then, if everything is understandable, you can read the paragraphs without the green translation.

• After every paragraph there is a repetition of the Spanish text without English insertions so that you can read this section of text without translation in order to better memorise the material.

• A very interesting, understandable, time-saving and practical way to learn new languages without picking up a dictionary. All linguistic information is already contained in the text. Just pick up the book, start reading and learn.

107 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 21, 2020

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2 reviews
August 11, 2020
Very good idea!
I thought that in the era of computers, online translators and all kinds of devices that help translate languages, such books are needless. I tried to read Spanish texts and translate them myself, but quickly failed. The texts were either very complex or very short. Also, it’s not interesting for me to read easy tales for children. I quickly got tired of the constant need to turn to the dictionary. These books contain a lot of interesting stories to read without interruption. The texts are written in an easy everyday language and the green translation saves a lot of time. The text and the translation are easily combined, everything is clear. Moreover, dictionaries do not allow to translate idioms and expressions and in these books they are explained in detail using comments. In general, I became a big fan of such books for learning Spanish. I advise you to try this new method, I promise you will like it.
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Author 43 books133 followers
August 10, 2020
An innovative idea.
Finally found the opportunity to comfortably read Spanish books! I tried many options, but I stuck to this method. This method is the best! There are two versions of the text in the book, with and without translation, I read difficult parts with a translation, and I read simple sections without a translation. Special thanks to the translator for comments. All variants for the use of words and expressions are given. Learning words and phrases in context is much better than using a dictionary. Thanks to this book, I have expanded my vocabulary considerably.
A great book for learning Spanish! I highly recommend it!
53 reviews
March 7, 2021
4 stars in terms of serving its purpose for Spanish learners. It was so fun to be able to "read" an adult book in Spanish that I could almost read all of because the writing was pretty simplified in terms of the Spanish and having the in-text translation option parallel the pure Spanish on the same page allowed me to read with a natural flow that would be unachievable using a traditional look-up method.

Less stars in terms of the story itself, which was pretty cheesy but honestly who cares. I really appreciated finding this book and am going to seek out more that are set up in this readable way.
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10 reviews1 follower
August 19, 2025
this really helped me brush up on my spanish and is such a good idea!! it was a good plot too which helped me be invested!!! maybe some grammar stuff near the end would help as it’s a bit confusing without trying to work out grammar
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