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Hi from Orion

orionw

January 07, 2011 01:37 PM

Hi from Orion

I am 75 years old, living in Newark, CA, and I want to learn Spanish. I speak some Spanish from earlier study and travel to Costa Rica and Argentine, but an not fluent.

I am fluent in Japanese, from my time as a missionary there, but would like to do some humanitarian service in Latin America with my wife. I need much better Spanish capability to do this.

CrOtALiTo

January 07, 2011 06:49 PM

Hello I bid you welcome to these forums, I hope your stay in the forums, it will be enjoyable, please have fun meanwhile you are leaning Spanish.

If I can help you in something, please don't hesitate to ask me then.

Juana

January 08, 2011 06:15 AM

¡Hola Orion!

¡It is wonderful that you and your wife want to do humanitarian service in Latin America!
¡Es maravilloso que usted y su esposa quieren hacer servicio humanitario en América Latina!

What type of work do you want to do? Medical? Religious?
¿Qué tipo de trabajo que quieres hacer? ¿Médicos? ¿Religiosos?

Please correct my errors.
Corrija mis errores por favor.

Rusty

January 08, 2011 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juana (Post 103138)

It is wonderful that you and your wife want to do humanitarian service in Latin America!
¡Es maravilloso que tú y tu esposa quieran hacer servicio humanitario en América Latina!

What type of work do you want to do? Medical? Religious?
¿Qué tipo de trabajo (servicio) ~~que~~ quieren hacer? ¿Médicos? ¿Religiosos?

Please correct my errors.
Corrige mis errores por favor.

Corrections above. (I think Orion wouldn't mind being addressed in the second person. ;))

Juana

January 08, 2011 11:14 AM

Sí, entiendo.

you (plural) want = quieran (when present subjective as in "it is good that you want")
you (plural) want = quieren (when present tense)
you (singular) correct = corrija (when present subjective)
you (singular) correct = corrige (when present tense)

¡Gracias!

Rusty

January 08, 2011 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juana (Post 103190)

Sí, entiendo.

you (plural) want = quieran (when present subjunctive as in "it is good that you want")
you (plural) want = quieren (when present tense)
you (singular) correct = corrija (when 3rd-person imperative)
you (singular) correct = corrige (when 2nd-person imperative)

¡Gracias!

¡No hay de qué!

Perikles

January 09, 2011 03:32 AM

Hello there - welcome from me :)

irmamar

January 09, 2011 04:48 AM

Welcome to the Earth. :D

Perikles

January 09, 2011 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 103228)

Welcome to the:bad: Earth. :D

Welcome to Earth :rolleyes::rolleyes: :D

irmamar

January 09, 2011 12:12 PM

Bueno, pues bienvenido a la Tierra (así no me equivoco ;) ), el único planeta que en español tiene artículo. :D

CrOtALiTo

January 09, 2011 12:32 PM

It would works with planet word.

I mean if you say the follow phrase.
Welcome to the planet.

sosia

January 09, 2011 11:35 PM

¡bienvenido :D!

LibraryLady

January 10, 2011 05:06 PM

Welcome!

Jessica

January 12, 2011 07:28 PM

hola y bienvenido!

Elaina

January 16, 2011 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 103169)

Corrections above. (I think Orion wouldn't mind being addressed in the second person. ;))

Hey Rusty,

Did you correct the "usted" and "su" for the above reason only or was there another reason you corrected it?

I know that "usted" is still widely used in Latin America so I was perplexed when I saw your corrections.

As a matter of fact, I address everyone that I come in contact with in my job by "usted" unless of course it is someone I know personally.

Just wondering. :thinking:

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