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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques December 17, 2011, 12:38 AM

Replies: 11 Motivation Views: 8,012 Posted By pia there are two kinds of people. people who like... there are two kinds of people. people who like and prefer learning on their own. and i am guessing people like you who would actually enjoy a class setting. if its possible i would say - join...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques December 11, 2011, 01:16 AM

Replies: 9 Will French Help my Spanish? Views: 7,303 Posted By pia if you are immersing yourself in french then go... if you are immersing yourself in french then go for it. if you are only going to pick it up at school then it wouldnt have that much of an impact. there is a lot of similarity with french BUT it can...

Forum: Grammar December 07, 2011, 07:22 AM

Replies: 2 Mal vs. malo/a Views: 8,706 Posted By pia Mal vs. malo/a what is the difference in usage with mal and malo/a? i know there is a subtle difference but i am not sure exactly what it is. if i felt sick or bad would i say soy muy mala or soy muy mal?

Forum: Vocabulary December 07, 2011, 06:46 AM

Replies: 5 How annoying/How irritating/Now what/why bother me? Views: 3,424 Posted By pia thank you all so much. ADA - yeah i am... thank you all so much. ADA - yeah i am aware of that and that's why i wanted something that implied that sentiment but not in those words. in fact i was just having a conversation over chingas...

Forum: Vocabulary December 04, 2011, 11:54 AM

Replies: 5 How annoying/How irritating/Now what/why bother me? Views: 3,424 Posted By pia How annoying/How irritating/Now what/why bother me? in other words what is a better way of saying como chingas without using those exact words but that conveys the meaning? in our skit the character has been stopped by the police and she is irritated...

Forum: Grammar December 01, 2011, 03:05 AM

Replies: 7 Conjugated verb - infinitivo finder Views: 2,853 Posted By pia aah angelica and Croalito - yes you guys are... aah angelica and Croalito - yes you guys are absolutely right. thank you for your detailed description croa. this is the hole i am realising i have in my learning of the language. i need to...

Forum: Grammar November 28, 2011, 05:55 AM

Replies: 7 Conjugated verb - infinitivo finder Views: 2,853 Posted By pia yikes i thought i had already replied. the... yikes i thought i had already replied. the two links are great. angelica thanks for the suggestion. since i am actually taking a class with a text book, i get the patterns. its the irregular...

Forum: Grammar November 22, 2011, 12:27 PM

Replies: 7 Conjugated verb - infinitivo finder Views: 2,853 Posted By pia Conjugated verb - infinitivo finder not sure if what i am asking for exists. sometimes i have trouble figuring out what the infinite root of the verb is. for instance diré is the future tense of decir. i have not learnt all the...

Forum: Grammar November 21, 2011, 01:52 AM

Replies: 8 Which tenses to learn? Views: 3,621 Posted By pia well there is an easy answer and a difficult... well there is an easy answer and a difficult answer. it isnt just about learning conjugations. its the easiest part of the deal. its just like math. apply the rules - the formula, watch out for...

Forum: Grammar November 16, 2011, 03:02 AM

Replies: 8 Which tenses to learn? Views: 3,621 Posted By pia its a fair trade isnt it? english is a hard... its a fair trade isnt it? english is a hard language to pronounce. spanish has hard grammar. while yes future is the easiest to learn its kinda cheating because it doesnt really give you a sense...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings May 12, 2011, 07:20 AM

Replies: 6 No hay mal que por bien no venga Views: 3,870 Posted By pia No hay mal que por bien no venga "There is not bad from which good doesn't come." I got this online. what i would like to know is that is this a true spanish proverb or is it translated from English?

Forum: Grammar May 08, 2011, 12:41 AM

Replies: 6 A sentence question Views: 2,580 Posted By pia thank you alec for the explanation. it makes... thank you alec for the explanation. it makes sense to me. thing vs human. sosia i am trying to understand sentence structure which is why i asked. i am still in the translate in the head before...

Forum: Grammar May 05, 2011, 01:11 AM

Replies: 6 A sentence question Views: 2,580 Posted By pia A sentence question Rubén Dario es de Nicaragua y se le conoce por toda Latinoamérica como el «Príncipe de las letras hispanas». why is the "se le" there? what parts of speech are they? I am thinking of object...

Forum: Grammar May 05, 2011, 12:24 AM

Replies: 10 The use of lo in this sentence... Views: 4,100 Posted By pia Further question. El hombre está listo para... Further question. El hombre está listo para trabajar, pero su mujer no lo está Noun - El hombre Verb - está listo - direct object pronoun para trabajar - indirect object pronoun so...

Forum: Grammar May 04, 2011, 06:36 PM

Replies: 20 Spanish in adjective clauses Views: 7,780 Posted By pia http://www.veintemundos.com/en/spanish/chile/ ... http://www.veintemundos.com/en/spanish/chile/ "The Spanish spoken in Chile was originally similar to the Andalusian dialect but has over time been influenced by indigenous languages such as...

Forum: Grammar April 24, 2011, 09:37 PM

Replies: 6 ¡Mandatos! Views: 4,091 Posted By pia DUH!!! i tell you easter bunny took my brains. i... DUH!!! i tell you easter bunny took my brains. i have been looking for the drop box and i just found it right now under accents. thank you Luna Azul. I am actually attending a class so i was...

Forum: Grammar April 24, 2011, 09:59 AM

Replies: 6 ¡Mandatos! Views: 4,091 Posted By pia ok so the difference between sentar and sentar se... ok so the difference between sentar and sentar se are sentar = to sit and sentarse = sit yourself down right? so mover = to move moverse = to moveyourself right? so dont sit down is no se...

Forum: Grammar April 24, 2011, 08:26 AM

Replies: 6 ¡Mandatos! Views: 4,091 Posted By pia ¡Mandatos! Termina la frase con el mandato necesario. ¿ Están ustedes enfermos? Pues sientense(sentarse) aquí y no se muevan (moverse). Ya vuelvo con un vaso de agua. that was my assignment and the...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques April 18, 2011, 10:56 PM

Replies: 15 What Spanish TV/movies to watch? Views: 21,144 Posted By pia for a beginner - start with music. it is... for a beginner - start with music. it is slower (depending on the music you listen to like Grupo Rio ..Tu Eres Mi Princesa.. -Letra- ( Charito y Luchito & Raul )) and not as fast as movies or tv...

Forum: Practice & Homework April 12, 2011, 04:51 PM

Replies: 7 Identifying the direct and indirect objects Views: 5,560 Posted By pia Aha!!! got it. and thank you :) since i... Aha!!! got it. and thank you :) since i traced backwards with the answer it made the rest of the exercise 'easy'. so here are a few more :D 1. Después de que Olga abrió todos sus regalos, 2....

Forum: Practice & Homework April 11, 2011, 11:23 PM

Replies: 7 Identifying the direct and indirect objects Views: 5,560 Posted By pia OK so here goes. blue = the answers. ... OK so here goes. blue = the answers. Ayer fue el cumpleaños de Olga y ella ___pasó muy bien. so the answer is lo. however the part that confuses me is - duh it just struck me - she had a good...

Forum: Practice & Homework April 11, 2011, 05:21 AM

Replies: 7 Identifying the direct and indirect objects Views: 5,560 Posted By pia Identifying the direct and indirect objects So i get the rules of Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns. I've also seen threads in the grammar section where it has been laid out very well by members here. I also know the Que/A quien rule to...

Forum: Introductions April 11, 2011, 05:02 AM

Replies: 20 Hola Amigos Views: 4,901 Posted By pia awww thank you guys for the warm welcome. oh... awww thank you guys for the warm welcome. oh i very much intend to stay. i really need help. i think its a great idea of translating from spanish. i actually have been picking up local...

Forum: Grammar April 09, 2011, 10:28 AM

Replies: 6 The use of "le" as an indirect object in Spanish Views: 2,636 Posted By pia matt one of the things i have had to realise... matt one of the things i have had to realise while studying direct and indirect objects which we are doing in class now is that unlike english almost everything has a gender. so in that sense even...

Forum: Introductions April 09, 2011, 10:09 AM

Replies: 20 Hola Amigos Views: 4,901 Posted By pia :D muchas gracias. no absolutely not. THAT is why... :D muchas gracias. no absolutely not. THAT is why i am here. duh. the first rule of grammar i had forgotten. all subsequent verbs are in 'infinitivo forma'. so if i wrote a sentence like this, ...

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