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kriko
September 24, 2009, 02:22 PM
Hi, I'm new to this forum. I am a student learning Spanish, so expect mistakes. A limerick I wrote:

Un hombre hecho un viajo
Arriba el pais, y abajo,
En todos ciudades
Encontró actividades,
Pero no obtenó trabajo


kriko

poli
September 24, 2009, 03:01 PM
Hi, I'm new to this forum. I am a student learning Spanish, so expect mistakes. A limerick I wrote:

Un hombre hecho un viajo Un hombre ha hecho un viaje
Arriba el pais, y abajo, Por todo el pais navage(This is use of the subjunctive--done for rhyme)
En todos ciudades En todas las ciudades

Encontró actividades, encontró actividades
Pero no obtenó trabajo pero nunca obtuvo trabajo


kriko
It can be fun un to rhyme in Spanish, and much easier to do than rhyming
in English.

chileno
September 24, 2009, 03:33 PM
It is an art to rhyme sensibly. :)

AngelicaDeAlquezar
September 24, 2009, 05:10 PM
@Kriko: your last verse would sound better as "pero no encontró trabajo". You might have meant "obtuvo", but that's not a suitable verb when referring to finding a job. ;)


@Poli: ¿"navage"? Creo que más bien quieres decir "navegue" (de "navegar"). :thinking:

Jessica
September 24, 2009, 05:41 PM
welcome kriko

poli
September 24, 2009, 06:09 PM
@Kriko: your last verse would sound better as "pero no encontró trabajo". You might have meant "obtuvo", but that's not a suitable verb when referring to finding a job. ;)


@Poli: ¿"navage"? Creo que más bien quieres decir "navegue" (de "navegar"). :thinking:
Oh well, I tried:duh:

irmamar
September 28, 2009, 01:25 AM
Welcome, kriko. Sorry, but "viajo" is not a noun, it should be "viaje" ;)

pixel
September 30, 2009, 04:25 PM
I'm glad to meet you !

CrOtALiTo
September 30, 2009, 09:04 PM
Hello my friend.

I'm George and I'm Mexican guy well, I'm studying the English one year ago, therefore, well I have mistakes alt most always in my texts and post, but it's doesn't stop me, because as I like the language well, I know that my learning can be very low sometimes more for the time that I pay in the study.

I hope your stay inside of the forums, it'll be enjoyable.

Get fun.