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Forum: Vocabulary January 04, 2015, 07:30 PM

Replies: 10 Pleased to meet you Views: 4,152 Posted By Manuel I think "encantado" is indeed typical of Iberian... I think "encantado" is indeed typical of Iberian Spanish. Funny how different countries have these differences. I am always reminded of how the Spanish say stuff like "coger el tranvía" which in...

Forum: Vocabulary December 19, 2014, 04:10 PM

Replies: 8 "Salir conmigo" vs. "ir a una cita" Views: 7,471 Posted By Manuel Right, I understand that, but don't you find it... Right, I understand that, but don't you find it interesting then that Spanish doesn't have a way to say "do you want to go on a date?"? If they've never developed a way to say that, perhaps that...

Forum: Vocabulary December 19, 2014, 03:00 PM

Replies: 8 "Salir conmigo" vs. "ir a una cita" Views: 7,471 Posted By Manuel It's the same here in the Netherlands, Angelica!... It's the same here in the Netherlands, Angelica! I think "going on a date" is typical of the English language. Perhaps a bit off-topic, but I don't think asking a girl to "go on a date" with you...

Forum: Vocabulary December 12, 2014, 04:48 PM

Replies: 2 Plural of compound nouns Views: 2,670 Posted By Manuel Thanks for the explanation cloudgazer! it was... Thanks for the explanation cloudgazer! it was very clear.

Forum: Vocabulary December 12, 2014, 11:06 AM

Replies: 2 Plural of compound nouns Views: 2,670 Posted By Manuel Plural of compound nouns I assume the plural of "hijo de puta" is "hijos de puta" but is the plural of "hijo de su madre" then "hijos de sus madres" or just "hijos de su madre"? I'm still not quite clear when you have to...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques December 11, 2014, 03:06 PM

Replies: 9 My tips for learning Spanish 4 Views: 16,930 Posted By Manuel @Angelica: I couldn't agree with this more,... @Angelica: I couldn't agree with this more, Angelica! I am sure that native Spanish speakers make plenty of mistakes in their own language. God knows I make plenty in my own! (Dutch). No native...

Forum: Translations December 09, 2014, 03:30 PM

Replies: 5 Are you looking forward to Christmas? Views: 2,437 Posted By Manuel Thanks for the response , poli. Hmmm, I wonder... Thanks for the response , poli. Hmmm, I wonder why my dictionary translates "looking forward to" as "esperar con ilusión/anciosamente/con anticipación" then, if people don't say this! I have to...

Forum: Translations December 09, 2014, 01:12 PM

Replies: 5 Are you looking forward to Christmas? Views: 2,437 Posted By Manuel Are you looking forward to Christmas? Is this a correct translation: "Estás esperando la Navidad con anticipación?" ?

Forum: Translations December 04, 2014, 05:50 PM

Replies: 3 Please walk hose back to machine Views: 2,232 Posted By Manuel I think "atrás" also means "back into" instead of... I think "atrás" also means "back into" instead of just "behind." So "ponerlo atrás" would mean something like "to put it back into (whatever it came out of)."

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques December 04, 2014, 05:46 PM

Replies: 0 Fantastic site for downloading free books in Spanish! Views: 4,329 Posted By Manuel Fantastic site for downloading free books in Spanish! I recently stumbled upon a great website where you can download dozens and dozens of books in Spanish for FREE! And about all sorts of topics, both fiction and non-fiction. I highly recommend it if...

Forum: Vocabulary December 02, 2014, 01:38 PM

Replies: 9 Engavetado Views: 2,433 Posted By Manuel In the dictionary of the Real Academia Española... In the dictionary of the Real Academia Española "engavetar" indeed refers to what Angelica mentioned above, but also has this meaning: "Detener o paralizar un asunto o un documento...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques December 02, 2014, 06:05 AM

Replies: 9 My tips for learning Spanish 4 Views: 16,930 Posted By Manuel Thank you very much for the kind words, Glen. I... Thank you very much for the kind words, Glen. I am glad you find them helpful.

Forum: Vocabulary December 01, 2014, 05:10 PM

Replies: 4 Spanish word for "needy" Views: 2,957 Posted By Manuel Thanks for the addition, Angelica! I was... Thanks for the addition, Angelica! I was wondering about that already :-)

Forum: Translations November 29, 2014, 06:27 PM

Replies: 2 Haya/ha Views: 2,586 Posted By Manuel No subjuntivo required in this case. No subjuntivo required in this case.

Forum: Vocabulary November 29, 2014, 05:19 PM

Replies: 4 Spanish word for "needy" Views: 2,957 Posted By Manuel Thanks a lot Rusty! Thanks a lot Rusty!

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques November 29, 2014, 05:10 PM

Replies: 9 My tips for learning Spanish 4 Views: 16,930 Posted By Manuel My tips for learning Spanish 4 http://www.casadellibro.com/ http://es.wikihow.com/Portada http://www.peopleenespanol.com/ http://laguiatv.abc.es/ http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Portada ...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques November 29, 2014, 05:10 PM

Replies: 0 My tips for learning Spanish 3 Views: 8,651 Posted By Manuel My tips for learning Spanish 3 Grammar just explains how the language works, what its rules are, and you will need to know this eventually anyway if you want to speak with any degree of proficiency. You might as well learn it from...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques November 29, 2014, 05:09 PM

Replies: 0 My tips for learning Spanish 2 Views: 4,467 Posted By Manuel My tips for learning Spanish 2 Do you ever say stuff in your mind like “I am going to be late!”, “Boy, I’m hungry today” or “I need to go to the grocery store”? If so, then you are talking. You are just not talking out loud. ...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques November 29, 2014, 05:08 PM

Replies: 2 My tips for learning Spanish 1 Views: 5,802 Posted By Manuel My tips for learning Spanish 1 Below I have written down all the tips and advice I can think of. I am applying all of these tips myself at the moment with good results, so this has been field-tested! Just so ya know. J ...

Forum: Vocabulary November 29, 2014, 12:48 PM

Replies: 4 Spanish word for "needy" Views: 2,957 Posted By Manuel Spanish word for "needy" Is the Spanish equivalent for the English word "needy", "necesitado"? As in, "she's too needy to have a healthy relationship." Thanks in advance! Manuel

Forum: Vocabulary November 24, 2014, 11:12 AM

Replies: 8 How to Discuss Geese Views: 3,601 Posted By Manuel According to the dictionary of the Real Academia... According to the dictionary of the Real Academia Española "oca" refers to a domestic goose, generally completely white. And "ganso" to a goose with basically grey plumage. "ánsar" comes from the...

Forum: Translations November 24, 2014, 08:04 AM

Replies: 3 What is the plural form of "sexy"? Views: 5,030 Posted By Manuel Thank you very much for the explanation Julvenzor! Thank you very much for the explanation Julvenzor!

Forum: Translations November 22, 2014, 05:06 PM

Replies: 3 What is the plural form of "sexy"? Views: 5,030 Posted By Manuel What is the plural form of "sexy"? If I want to say "They are sexy women" , would that be "son mujeres sexys"? or is the word sexy always without s? Also, can you say "te ves cansado" for "you look tired"? I read somewhere that the...

Forum: General Chat November 22, 2014, 05:00 PM

Replies: 5 Buscando amigos españoles Views: 3,682 Posted By Manuel Hola Villa, Ya sé que hace más que un año... Hola Villa, Ya sé que hace más que un año que hice este anuncio, pero me preocupaba por muchas otras cosas en aquella época. O sea, olvidé lo que había preguntado aquí. Todavía estoy interesado en...

Forum: Translations November 21, 2014, 08:12 AM

Replies: 4 Still confused about past tenses! Views: 2,042 Posted By Manuel Thanks for the reply, Rusty, but I'm still... Thanks for the reply, Rusty, but I'm still unclear as to why? I know that in Spain, for example, they say "Qué has dicho?" when they didn't understand what you just said to them a moment ago. Why...

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