Franklin Electronic Publishers BES-1890 Speaking Spanish-English Dictionary

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Product Feature
- Portable, Speaking Spanish-English Dictionary
- Improve your reading, writing, and understanding of Spanish or English
- Over 5,000,000 total translations and 4,800 example phrases
- Includes phonetic spelling correction feature, grammar guides, and verb conjugations
- Hear words and phrases pronounced accurately
Product Description
Learn to speak Spanish and English like a native with the Franklin Speaking Spanish-English Dictionary. New features include a Merriam-Webster Dictionary with 274,000 definitions and 4,800 commonly-used phrases in both Spanish and English recorded in human voice.Franklin Electronic Publishers BES-1890 Speaking Spanish-English Dictionary Review
I've had this dictionary about a month and a half and the few reviews I could find prior to buying it were not overly positive. But I bought it anyway and couldn't be happier with it. It is intuitive, very fast, and translates almost all the words I have entered. I have used it almost every day since I am attempting to move up from a high beginner to a strong intermediate in Spanish by month's end.I have been in Buenos Aires for 11 days, with 20 to go, taking a 3 week Spanish course in a language school. I am in a low intermediate class and we have homework assignments and lots of exercises and speaking each day. I use the Franklin dictionary constantly when I don't know a word or need the equivalent in Spanish. The best part about the little computer in my opinion is the conjugations.
I have had and will have more class lessons in conjugations, so far only the present tense. When I am stuck on an irregular or any other verb I enter it into the dictionary, hit the conj key and bingo, aqui esta. Successively hitting the conj key takes you through all the tenses in all persons. While my classmates are fumbling around with their Spanish-English translation books, I have the verb, its meaning, and have already conjugated it, if applicable. It's my favorite feature and really helps me to learn the verbs and their forms.
The negatives are the rather poor audio for some of the translations (not all) and the fact that the screen is not backlit, although I have had absolutely no problem seeing it in normal or even somewhat low light.
I use it in restaurants here in Buenos Aires while I'm waiting or eating and can practice Spanish by inputting words or reading and translating phrases. It fits easily in the pocket of my shorts and I'd replace my BES 1890 immediately if anything happened to it.
If you're serious about learning espanol, or simply need a new translator, I recommend it. For the serious estudiante, it's more than worth the cost.
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