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Post 61

The Language Thing

smiley - smiley hi
Welcome to the Spanish Department. I can't help you with learning Spanish myself, but I hope there'll be someone around soon.


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Post 62

kuzushi


Hola


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Post 63

Maria

Hola, creo que puedo hacer algo aquí; aunque me parece que este sitio está un poco muerto...
A ver si podemos hacer algo.
Prefiero hablar, pero si alguien necesita ayuda con la gramática... adelante, preguntadme.
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hi, I think I can do something here; although it seems to me that this place is a bit dead...
Let´s see if we can do anything.
I prefer to speak, but if someone needs help with grammar...
go on, askme.
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What about ser y estar? a good stater, isn´t it?

Ser refers to quality, essence, while estar refers to something transitory, circunstancial.
You´ll see that with this example: I´m boring is translated *soy aburrido*, I´m bored is translated *estoy aburrido*

Remember:
Juan está en Madrid, to show place.
Juan es albañil, Juan is a builder,

Be careful if you say
Juan es bueno, Juan is a good man
or
Juan está bueno, Juan has a nice bodysmiley - chocsmiley - winkeye

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LLeva una semana lloviendo, estoy contenta por eso, hacía mucha falta el agua.
It has been raining for a week, Im happy because of that, It was needed a lot.
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feel free to correct me, I´m here to learn English, so your comments will be wellcome.
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Any question about politics, traditions...?
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I´m going to be around here for a few days, I can´t go to work, I´ve a muscular distension, I did it myself playing in the sport center.

Estaré por aquí unos cuantos días, No puedo ir a trabajar, tengo distensión muscular en una pierna, , me lo hice jugando en el
polideportivo.

Hasta pronto
Marsmiley - smiley


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Post 64

kuzushi


Esta bien que alguien ha 'kick-starteado' este thread de nuevo.


It's good that someone has, erm, kick-started this thread again.


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Post 65

Maria


Creo que debería hacer las cosas bien --- I think I should do things properly,
first registration
My number is 7799651
Soy española, me podéis registrar como hablante y profesora también. Ahora estoy en el sitio del hablante. Creo que teniendo en cuenta la poca gente que hay por aquí, enseñar y hablar se pueden hacer en la misma conversación, por ahora.

---I´m Spanish, I can be registered as speaker and teacher too.
I´m now in the Speaker thread. I think that considering the few people around here, teaching and speaking can be held in the same thread , by now.
Qué os parece?
¿Hay alguien aquí?
---What do you think? Is anybody here?
smiley - smiley


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Post 66

annie_cambridge

Hola! Estoy aqui, pero raramente. Me parece que enseñar y hablar se pueden hacer en la misma conversación, como dices.

He aprendido espanol cuando trabajaba en Centroamerica, pero he olvidado mucho!

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Hello! I'm here, but not very often. I think teaching and speaking can take place in the same conversation, as you say.

I learnt Spanish when I was working in Central America, but I've forgotten a lot!


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Post 67

Maria


Hola Annie,
vente al sitio de hablar, estoy con Rudest elf, cuantos más mejor.

---come to the speaking thread, I´m with smiley - reindeer, the more, the merrier.

marsmiley - smiley


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Post 68

Marinamer

I could be a teaching researcher pretty well. My researcher number is 11044094


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Post 69

Marinamer



Okay, I guess no one wants to speak Spanish anymore.

Creo que nadie quiere hablar en español ya.

What a shame.

Que lastima.smiley - sadface


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Post 70

Skankyrich [?]

Lo siento. Mi Castellano es muy mal. Estoy como un pulpo en un garaje.

Sorry. My Spanish is rubbish. I'm like an octopus in a garage.


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Post 71

Marinamer


No, a mi me suena muy bien. ¿En que nivel estás? y ¿Dónde comenzaste a aprender español?

Me gusta tu metáfora. - Un pulpo en un garage!smiley - ok Nunca lo había pensado.
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No, I think it sounds good. In what level are you in? and where did you start learning it, what country?

I like your metaphor. - An octupus inside a garage! =) I had never throught of it.



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Post 72

Skankyrich [?]

Yo hablo bien, pero, escribar... smiley - rolleyes

En 2001, nosotros caminamos el 'Camino de Santiago', de Roncesvalles a Santiago de Compostela. Yo aprendo en Espana! Yo ha visite Espana mucho, y, para seis meises, vivamos en Tenerife.

Y tu, de donde eres?

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I speak well, but writing... smiley - rolleyes

In 2001, we walked the 'Camino de Santiago' from Roncesvalles to Compostela. I learnt in Spain! I have visited Spain many times, and, for six months, we lived in Tenerife.

And you, where are you from?


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Post 73

kuzushi

Es que no se puede aprender mucho aqui. Esta bien para disfrutarse un poco, pero si quieres aprender espanol, sera mejor visitar este website:

http://sharedtalk.com

Vale la pena de registrarse alli.





This ain't no good. It's alright for a laugh, but if you want to learn Spanish, check out this website:

http://sharedtalk.com

It's worth it.


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Post 74

Marinamer


Yo hablo español latinoamericano, que suena diferente al español de España. Pero no se que acento es más hablado en el mundo. Parece haber mucha gente que habla español en Europa.

Yo diria que el acento latinoamericano es el más hablado. Por lo menos suena más natural, más flexible.

Yo uso el "vos" en vez del "tu" por ejemplo. Yo digo "Yo fuí a la fiesta." El español latinoamericano no usa la voz pasiva mucho. Pero no te preocupés (acentúo el preocupés porque así es mi acento.), no existen tantas diferencias. De todos modos es bueno que sepás sobre otros acentos.
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I speak latin american spanish, which sounds different from Spanish from Spain. But I don't know which accent is spoken by more people. There seems to be a lot of people in Europe who know spanish.

I would say latin american accent is most spoken though. At least it sounds more natural, more flexible.

I use "vos" instead of "tu" for example. I say "Yo fui a la fiesta", no "Yo he ido a la fiesta". Latin american (Central American) spanish does not use the pasive voice very often. But don't worry, there aren´t many diferrences anyway. It's actually a good idea to know these differences.

NOte: if you want me to explain something from the spanish version wrote, do ask. I can even explain idiomatic expressions and stuff like that that's useful, because remember: "Learning a language is learning a culture".



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Post 75

Marinamer


Question Skankyrich:
Do you understand everything I write in Spanish?, I mean how's your reading comprehension?
Have you read any good books in Spanish?
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¿Entendés todo lo que escribo en español? Es decir, como está tu comprensión de lectura?
Has leído algún buen libro en español?


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Post 76

Marinamer


to advance, you should always read! That's for sure.

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para avanzar debés siempre leer. Eso es seguro.


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Post 77

Maria


Hola Marinamer, bienvenida.

este sitio es para registrarse, para hablar estA THe Spanish Speaking thread.
Ven allI(uso mayUsculas para mostrar la tilde, no me funciona la tecla)

----- This place is to register, to speak there is the S. Speaking THread.
Come there ( I use capital letters to show the grafic accent, the key)
doens't work)
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No entiendo eso de Yo fui o yo he ido, ofrece un contexto.

El acento es mAs flexible? Creo que sE lo que quieres decir podemos estar de acuerdo, pero... Ejemplos? En España estudiamos el español americano como una variante mAs , igual que el andaluz. Osea, un dialecto.
ContEstame en el otro thread, por favor.
---------I don't understand that of I went or I have gone, offer a context.
The accent is more flexible? Ejemplos? I think I know what you mean and we can agree but, ejemples? We study in Spain the Spanish of AmErica as another variant, as the andaluz. That's to say, a dialect.

Answer me in the other thread, please

and... feel free to correct my English, yours seem very good.
Un saludo
Mar


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Post 78

seraphicDigitalis

Quisiera enregistrarme(!!) como estudiante-charladora(??)

I should like that to mean 'I'd like to register as a learner-speaker' but I suspect it doesn't even approach it! My number is [smiley - run to Mi pAgina..] 8605497.

Mi espaNol debiese de ser mucho mejor, porque lo he estudiado mucho tiempo cuando era jOven, pero, ahora soy muy, muy smiley - senior vieja.

(My Spanish ought to be much better (than it is) as I studied it for a long time when I was young, but now I'm quite ancient. An Ancient Briton, in fact.

HicDig


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Post 79

Maria


Hi Hicdig,

Come to talk in the Spanish Speaking Thread, this one is for registering.

Vente allí. Te espero
--- Come there, I wait for you

smiley - smiley


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Post 80

The Language Thing

Ok, after a long time (I apologize for that) I've finally updated all Department pages again, everyone who still isn't on the list please tell me.

have a nice daysmiley - smiley


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