About me! - Page 2

It'd be even better if I thought I knew how to pronounce it. I'm thinking "Pijeen" but I'm probably wrong.

Hi Tarential, I didn't say nor implied your "reasoning is flawed". I said, "You probably are right".
I translate my Spanish, so there is no misunderstanding,

@Tarential.
Probablemente tengas razón. = You probably are right.

Tú puedes practicar más tu español, y Crotalito puede ser un poquito más cuidadoso al escribir... pero la espontaneidad a la hora de comunicar es importante. = You can practice more your Spanish, and Crotalito can be a little bit more careful in writing... but the spontaneity when communicating is important.

Un 'nativo' puede comunicar de forma espontánea sin tener que "pensar". = A 'native' can communicate in a spontaneous [natural] way without having to "think".

Yo cuando escribo en inglés, puedo hacerlo "pensando en inglés", pero Crotalito "piensa en español" y escribe inglés con esa base gramatical (como indica Irma). = When I write in English, I can do it "thinking in English," but Crotalito "thinks in Spanish" and writes English with that grammatical basis (as Irma indicates [points out]).

Tú puedes pensar en inglés y escribir en español... y llegará un día en que ya no te preocuparás de ver en qué piensas... porque piensas en conceptos sin importar que "molde" (idioma) usas para comunicar esos conceptos. = You can think in English and write in Spanish... and the day will come where you will not worry about thinking about what [language] you think with... because you [will] think in concepts no matter what "cast" (language) you use to communicate these concepts.

(Does that make sense? Please, correct my English... as I 'thought' the whole thing in Spanish! ;) :lol: :lol: :lol:)

Note: Pillín is pronounced something close to "Pi" and "yin" with an "y" similar to the "y" in "yin and yang".

Ah, yes I got that one phrase completely wrong. I read "Probablemente tengas razón" as "You have a problem with your reason." But of course, I see where I made my mistakes now. I apologize for my misunderstanding. :yuck: I think I got the rest of it translated properly.

So I did have it wrong. I knew it. Thanks. :D

Your English is fine, you just need to study. I study for about 20 minutes a day. My Spanish is awful, but I still try to improve. Don't be discouraged!

No problem, Tarential. I figured something like that.

I tell you something. (I may have the details wrong, and/or I don't even remember exactly, but it is something valuable as a datum.) When at the end of World War II, after Hiroshima there were "diplomatic talks" for surrender, the interpreter doing the "life translation" between the Americans and Japanese authorities failed to communicate clearly that the Japanese were actually surrendering. However, that was NOT communicated. Thus, Nagasaki was the next 'victim'. Not only the many people have to die in one place, but also the people of Nagasaki. All because of a 'translation error'. So, the war ended and many other lives were saved... but I think you get the point... on "how perfect" one should be in communicating...

All wars and conflicts (big or small) normally have an origin on something misunderstood. When understanding 'reigns' there will be peace on Earth... and freedom too, of course. ;) :)

I know my Spanish is very bad, but how is it compared to how it was? I'm trying hard to improve it, but I'm a slow learner.

I believe you are improving. (Per what I have seen, but you will go faster the more you try and clear the basic vocabulary...)

Yes, I try to learn how to build a house before I throw the bricks together. Should I buy a vocabulary book?

Maybe. If I was you, I'd use the net to find words and images... Like something you are very good at in English... or something you like very much. And then, get the basic vocabulary of that field, and look at the images... You an use Google translator to get the words, but then look at the word and the image. And if you have the object (not virtual, but the real thing), touch it and name it in English, then name it in Spanish.

Let's say,
:soccer: "balón de fútbol",
:basketball: "balón de baskebol/baloncesto"
:football: "balón de fútbol americano"

Or "balón = pelota". (A synonym...)

Yeah, or you can take all the Smilies here and learn all their meanings... As long as you have fun... you will learn faster!

I watch music videos translated in to Spanish. I've learnt words from those.

Yes I listen English's music and I watch movie without subtitles and well just I can understand them sometimes without the subtitles, I believe that someday and a couple of years I will able to understand completely the language.

Although there're definitely obstacles that I need to revoke in my road.