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Post by ♫anna♫ on Sept 28, 2009 22:27:52 GMT
I want this to be an area where we can help people, who are learning English to feel free to ask how to say this or that!
I'm also learning a number of languages such as Spanish and appreciate it when native speakers help me correct the numerous goofs i make. The Spanish seem to use the word "to" ( "a" ) more than English and German speakers do and that alone is a toughie for me.
I feel the Fun and Games section is appropriate because learning a language should be fun.
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Post by beez0811 on Sept 29, 2009 3:51:13 GMT
I know a little bit of Spanish. Not enough to hold an average conversation, but enough to try and get somewhere. I also know a few curse phrases in Spanish thanks to a co-worker.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Sept 29, 2009 4:28:23 GMT
I know a little bit of Spanish. Not enough to hold an average conversation, but enough to try and get somewhere. I also know a few curse phrases in Spanish thanks to a co-worker. If i ever lost my temper, especially around children, i'd swear in a language that no one undertood and i'd lighten up much quicker because there's something funny about swearing in a foreign language!
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Post by indiga on Sept 30, 2009 14:18:01 GMT
Hola!!
I think this thread will be very usefull for me! Anna, what you say about "to" it's true, because when I try to translate my sentences I find "to" everywhere! jaja
And about Spanish, well, you know you can ask me whatever. Do you like Spanish music? There are pop songs that they lyrics are very simples and maybe you can understand. If you want, I can recommend some songs
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Sept 30, 2009 18:05:09 GMT
Hola Indiga! One thing that i find hard in Spanish is that unlike in English, German and French there are 2 words for to "be"- ser and estar . "yo estoy aqui" I am here but "yo soy americana" ( alemana ) I am ( a female ) American ( German ) .. It's gets tougher too!
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Post by indiga on Sept 30, 2009 19:50:23 GMT
This is easy for me, because I just have to say "be" jajaja You have to think that "estar" is something temporal, and "ser" is something "for always"... more or less Tú eres americana (you can change it), y estás delgada (you can change it)
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Oct 1, 2009 2:38:28 GMT
This is easy for me, because I just have to say "be" jajaja You have to think that "estar" is something temporal, and "ser" is something "for always"... more or less Tú eres americana (you can change it), y estás delgada (you can change it) Of course if you refer in Spanish to someone "being" intoxicated with alcohol "(el) esta borracho" means he's drunk, but "el es borracho" means he's a drunk-he is an alcoholic. Somehow i want to put the "a" ( un ) in the second sentence..el es un borracho..which is better? I think everyone on the board can understand the difference between the "temporary state of to be" and the "permanent, habitual or offical state of to be". There are some cases with the Spanish "ser" and "estar" that are tricky.. I can't think of them now so i'll have to look them up again! I'm sure everyone here who took Spanish at school would remember those tests where you'd have to complete a Spanish sentence with the correct "to be verb".. Yo estoy, soy ( ? ) como una espanola ( de vez en cuando ). ;D I'm like a Spaniard ( at times ).
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Post by indiga on Oct 2, 2009 16:35:03 GMT
In this case you have to say "él es un borracho" and "yo soy como una española"
I think that the accents are the most difficult. Spanish people use to write them wrongly!
I am preparing a list with aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall my English doubts! ;D
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Post by Big Lin on Oct 2, 2009 16:37:20 GMT
I'd better start learning Spanish, Indiga.
At least I can say 'gracias!'
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Post by Big Lin on Oct 2, 2009 20:30:23 GMT
Here are a few words and phrases in Basque:
(By the way, I DON'T speak it even though I've got Basque blood in me and my Uncle Jaime lived there for a few years and I do have family in the region.)
Kaixo - Hello Zer moduz? - How are you? Ongi, eskerrik asko, eta zu? - Very well, thank you, and you? Agur - goodbye Eskerrik asko - thank you Ez horregatik - you're welcome Mesedez - please Bai - yes Barkatu - excuse me Ni naz Euskaldun - I'm Basque
(And don't worry, Indiga - I'm not a member of ETA!)
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Oct 3, 2009 4:56:58 GMT
Here are a few words and phrases in Basque: (By the way, I DON'T speak it even though I've got Basque blood in me and my Uncle Jaime lived there for a few years and I do have family in the region.) Kaixo - Hello Zer moduz? - How are you? Ongi, eskerrik asko, eta zu? - Very well, thank you, and you? Agur - goodbye Eskerrik asko - thank you Ez horregatik - you're welcome Mesedez - please Bai - yes Barkatu - excuse me Ni naz Euskaldun - I'm Basque (And don't worry, Indiga - I'm not a member of ETA!) I seem to remember hearing that Basque had a distant relation to Hungarian, at any rate it's unique! As i understand Indiga is from Catalania and there are some separatist tendencies there too. Es verdad Indiga? Eres tu tal vez catalana en primer lugar? ( Is this true Indiga? Are you perhaps Catalonian* first and foremost? ) Help me with my English Lin..i'm really not sure how to say Cataluna (an ~ belongs on top of the n in Spanish ) in English.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Oct 3, 2009 5:29:31 GMT
In this case you have to say "él es un borracho" and "yo soy como una española" I think that the accents are the most difficult. Spanish people use to write them wrongly! I am preparing a list with aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall my English doubts! ;D Hola Indiga! Gracias para corrigerme! You told me once how to say "Thanks for correcting me", but i think i may have forgotten something. Tu haces una lista con todas tus dudas inglesas. I'm trying to understand your last sentence about all your English doubts..I'm sure you meant all your questions about English..Can the Spanish word dudas ( doubts ) be used to mean questions? Y hago tambien una lista con algunas de mis preguntas sobre el idioma espanol! ( I'll make a list too of some of my questions about the Spanish language. )
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Oct 3, 2009 5:46:18 GMT
Querida Indiga! Me gustan Calaitos! I like the Spanish pop group Calaitos! Sweet and innocent stuff!
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Post by indiga on Oct 3, 2009 9:24:43 GMT
Big Lin Basque is a difficult language, isn't it? I just know a few words (hello, bye and the numbers ) Anna, yes, soy catalana!! But I am not a separatist, I don't mind this! In Spain is Cataluña, and in Catalan language, it is Catalunya. In Catalan ñ doesn't exist, it is "ny". "Thanks for correcting me" is "gracias por corregirme". About my English doubts...I said it because English for me was a subject, so I say "me voy a inglés", and I mean the language...I made a wrong sentence. And I can't say "doubts"? I wanted to say that I will make some questions about my doubts. I don't know Calaitos!! but this kind of music is more famous in Andalucía...I use to listen English music, but there are some Spanish groups that I like too, as El Canto del Loco
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Post by iamjumbo on Oct 3, 2009 12:53:13 GMT
I want this to be an area where we can help people, who are learning English to feel free to ask how to say this or that!
I'm also learning a number of languages such as Spanish and appreciate it when native speakers help me correct the numerous goofs i make. The Spanish seem to use the word "to" ( "a" ) more than English and German speakers do and that alone is a toughie for me.
I feel the Fun and Games section is appropriate because learning a language should be fun. the most important sentence in spanish for you to learn, especially for boards, is: tu tiene un boca muy grande, y habla mucho, pero, dice nada
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Post by iamjumbo on Oct 3, 2009 12:54:49 GMT
I know a little bit of Spanish. Not enough to hold an average conversation, but enough to try and get somewhere. I also know a few curse phrases in Spanish thanks to a co-worker. just greet them with "que pasa pendejo"
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Post by iamjumbo on Oct 3, 2009 12:57:23 GMT
Hola Indiga! One thing that i find hard in Spanish is that unlike in English, German and French there are 2 words for to "be"- ser and estar . "yo estoy aqui" I am here but "yo soy americana" ( alemana ) I am ( a female ) American ( German ) .. It's gets tougher too! actually hon, spanish is the easiest language to learn. unlike, especially english, each letter has only one sound.
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Post by iamjumbo on Oct 3, 2009 13:00:49 GMT
In this case you have to say "él es un borracho" and "yo soy como una española" I think that the accents are the most difficult. Spanish people use to write them wrongly! I am preparing a list with aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall my English doubts! ;D spanish is definitely easier to read and write than it is to listen to. those for whom it is their native language speak it so rapidfire, that it gets confusing sometimes. the one thing you have to remember in writing spanish is the punctuation. you have to put a question mark at the beginning of the sentence as well as at the end, and upside down at that
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Oct 3, 2009 14:32:01 GMT
In this case you have to say "él es un borracho" and "yo soy como una española" I think that the accents are the most difficult. Spanish people use to write them wrongly! I am preparing a list with aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall my English doubts! ;D spanish is definitely easier to read and write than it is to listen to. those for whom it is their native language speak it so rapidfire, that it gets confusing sometimes. the one thing you have to remember in writing spanish is the punctuation. you have to put a question mark at the beginning of the sentence as well as at the end, and upside down at that Hola Jumbo! Yes the spelling in Spanish is logical and corresponds to the pronounication! Only the Irish/Gaelic language seems to have a more illogical spelling than English! If we really pronounce say ough it sounds like caveman talk! Words like tough, through, bough, enough, although etc. have contradictory and illogical pronounciation that just needs to be memorized. You're quite right about needing to put an upside down question mark at the beginning of a Spanish sentence, but i can't figure out how to do that yet with my PC. I can put up an accent ( acentuación ), but getting the ~ on top of the ns in words like "an~o" meaning" year is something i can't do yet either. Of course an~o is pronounced anyo with a soft n and if you just write ano and pronounce it as such you're saying anus. Can be embarassing!
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Post by Big Lin on Oct 3, 2009 21:24:30 GMT
Hola Indiga! One thing that i find hard in Spanish is that unlike in English, German and French there are 2 words for to "be"- ser and estar . "yo estoy aqui" I am here but "yo soy americana" ( alemana ) I am ( a female ) American ( German ) .. It's gets tougher too! actually hon, spanish is the easiest language to learn. unlike, especially english, each letter has only one sound. Although grammatically Turkish is very easy because it has only ONE irregular verb. Everything is made up of prefixes and suffixes - for example anlamiyum - I understand anlaymiyorum - I don't understand One of my favourite phrases in Turkish is one you only use on the dolmus - a sort of big taxi in Istanbul. It goes: musait bir mir yerde inebelir miyim? - may I possibly get off here please? Although, if you're in a hurry, you could say: inecek var - this is my stop
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