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Forum: Vocabulary October 18, 2008, 02:33 PM

Replies: 5 Sweet Views: 5,161 Posted By Planet hopper My 2 cents: Muy amable may be right, but... My 2 cents: Muy amable may be right, but amable in Spanish has a hint of meaning connecting it to the English warm-hearted, good-mannered, polite... I think the word sweet is very polysemic,...

Forum: Daily Spanish Word October 18, 2008, 05:22 AM

Replies: 2 Hormiga Views: 2,711 Posted By Planet hopper My 2 cents: How about 'ser una hormiguita'?... My 2 cents: How about 'ser una hormiguita'? Means work hard, as ants do, or be good at saving. Salu2 Jamie

Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 18, 2008, 05:20 AM

Replies: 4 Echar el cierre Views: 6,606 Posted By Planet hopper Sorry, I can't find a lot of metaphorical meaning... Sorry, I can't find a lot of metaphorical meaning in the way we use the idiom here in Spain, echar el cierre is to lock up a smal business as you leave every day, metaphorically it may refer to a...

Forum: Grammar October 18, 2008, 05:05 AM

Replies: 14 Nice Views: 6,757 Posted By Planet hopper My 2 cents: In Spain we often say 'que lo... My 2 cents: In Spain we often say 'que lo pases bien' 'Que tengas un buen dia' is also possible, though it sounds to me rather context-bound, would be a couple at breakfast time, before...

Forum: Suggestions & Feedback October 18, 2008, 04:42 AM

Replies: 9 Unanswered threads-hilos sin respuesta Views: 3,217 Posted By Planet hopper Unanswered threads-hilos sin respuesta Pretty simple, I see you've got four cells in the front page, one of them unused :) May I suggest that you drop there temas sin contestar or unanswered threads? It would help the teachers...

Forum: Vocabulary October 18, 2008, 04:34 AM

Replies: 8 Spanish lesson Views: 4,119 Posted By Planet hopper Dunno a lot about wikipedia, virgulilla sounds... Dunno a lot about wikipedia, virgulilla sounds better to me than tilde, the ñ thingie and the tilde are different in shape. It is not very academic to assume that they are the same. What I'm...

Forum: Vocabulary October 18, 2008, 04:25 AM

Replies: 12 Alfajores Views: 5,145 Posted By Planet hopper Imagine peanut butter but made from almonds, then... Imagine peanut butter but made from almonds, then dry it up...that's a peninsular alfajor...I'm afraid of xmas, don't wanna put on weight lol

Forum: Introductions October 18, 2008, 04:21 AM

Replies: 57 Ready to help :) Nice site. Views: 10,715 Posted By Planet hopper Thank you Xi xie nie Gracias Will come... Thank you Xi xie nie Gracias Will come around often, hanging around this kind of web cheers me up quite a bit. Estar sin empleo es un autentico headache, sobre todo si te gusta enseñar. ...

Forum: Vocabulary October 18, 2008, 04:14 AM

Replies: 12 Alfajores Views: 5,145 Posted By Planet hopper Alfajores en Andalucia OK, here alfajores are not any kind of sandwich, they are a christmas cake made with almond. (see pic) Not sure, but words starting with al- are mostly coming into Spanish from Arabic, so may be...

Forum: Vocabulary October 18, 2008, 03:57 AM

Replies: 8 Spanish lesson Views: 4,119 Posted By Planet hopper In Spanish we don't call the wavy thingie above... In Spanish we don't call the wavy thingie above the ñ anything, not that I know, for us it's just there :) The tilde is the stroke over stressed syllables, doesn't exist in English. Whole set of...

Forum: Introductions October 18, 2008, 03:43 AM

Replies: 57 Ready to help :) Nice site. Views: 10,715 Posted By Planet hopper Ready to help :) Nice site. Hi there everyone, an international esl teacher here, unemployed now and ready to help. I've had chinese and spanish students mostly, I'm half canadian, half irish, some spanish blood too. ...

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