By Kevin W. Williams (Pink Beach Properties (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #479) on Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 11:12 am: |
I stopped by the new bookstore on Kaya Grandi, and picked up a piece of software called "Leer Papiaments" (Learn Papiamento). I was afraid it would only run in Dutch, but when I popped it into my laptop, it happily installed itself and began to teach me Papiamentu in Japanese, because that's the default on my laptop. It runs according to your default input language, so it will teach you Papiamentu in English, Spanish, Dutch, pretty much whatever you like. It's the only Papiamentu instruction software I know of that will run in English.
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By michael gaynor (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2847) on Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 12:40 pm: |
How much did it cost? Good news as well. The Papiamentu/English dictionary is being republished. I will have the estimated dates of arrival next week. It probably will retail for the same price it was two years ago. It will be in the same format and contain some new words.
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By Kevin W. Williams (Pink Beach Properties (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #480) on Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 12:44 pm: |
80 florin ... not bad for such a specialty piece of software.
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By Kiwi AKA Steve (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #661) on Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 1:17 pm: |
Link to the mfg.
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By Rick Harrison (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 7:03 pm: |
I wish someone living on the islands would start an online bookstore. Someone could make a little spare change buying Papiamentu instructional materials and reselling them to those of us who can't get to the islands very often.
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By michael gaynor (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2858) on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:19 am: |
The book store is out of the item already..good news travels fast!
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3053) on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:24 am: |
I bought that CD in 2001 online as I recall.
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By Nathalie (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #238) on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 10:39 am: |
Ann, did you find it helpful?
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By michael gaynor (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2862) on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 11:54 am: |
Here is a fun exercise..
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By Barry Baker (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #582) on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 11:59 am: |
I went to the book store yesterday and found they were out but was able to order it online from eurotalk.com. Cost was about $50. The bookstore said they would order more but did not say when.
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By Freddie {Moderator} (Moderator - Post #547) on Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 7:36 am: |
I just received this ..Notice that the proceeds of the sales go to Jong Bonaire.
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