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Forum: Introductions March 01, 2009, 08:45 AM

Replies: 26 Que onda? Acabo de inscribirme! Views: 6,689 Posted By Sancho Panther Welcome to these pages, Nico! I'm a new boy... Welcome to these pages, Nico! I'm a new boy myself, and I find Tomísimo to be fantastic resource - a real help. All my Spanish is European so I'm curious to know what «¿Qué onda?» means, do please...

Forum: General Chat March 01, 2009, 08:17 AM

Replies: 27 Do any of you use skype? Views: 6,123 Posted By Sancho Panther I couldn't get a microphone to work from the... I couldn't get a microphone to work from the computer jack socket, but I bought a telephone handset with a USB connector quite cheaply. That works perfectly on Skype, so now whenever my daughter is...

Forum: Other Languages February 24, 2009, 01:48 PM

Replies: 10 [Portuguese] Lambada Views: 66,719 Posted By Sancho Panther In northern Scotland you will hear the lovliest,... In northern Scotland you will hear the lovliest, softest and most melodic English you're ever likely to hear anywhere. The northern Scots could beguile you just by reading the telephone directory to...

Forum: Other Languages February 22, 2009, 10:43 AM

Replies: 10 [Portuguese] Lambada Views: 66,719 Posted By Sancho Panther Ain't never visited the US of A! Ain't never visited the US of A!

Forum: Vocabulary February 22, 2009, 09:23 AM

Replies: 28 Una escalera Views: 18,492 Posted By Sancho Panther Uh-uh, he vuelto a meter la pata - my wife,... Uh-uh, he vuelto a meter la pata - my wife, although not actually catalana lived for many years in Barcelona and many Catalán words have been adopted into the Castellano spoken there - and I pick...

Forum: Vocabulary February 22, 2009, 08:42 AM

Replies: 28 Una escalera Views: 18,492 Posted By Sancho Panther ¿pero por favor dime qué quiere decir «Laepelba»?... ¿pero por favor dime qué quiere decir «Laepelba»? - ¡soy muy chafadero! Word for word - "But please tell me what is meant by 'Laepelba' - I'm very nosy!"

Forum: Vocabulary February 22, 2009, 06:41 AM

Replies: 28 Una escalera Views: 18,492 Posted By Sancho Panther LOL @ Laepelba's posting - ¿pero por favor dime... LOL @ Laepelba's posting - ¿pero por favor dime qué quiere decir «Laepelba»? - ¡soy muy chafadero!

Forum: Vocabulary February 22, 2009, 04:28 AM

Replies: 28 Una escalera Views: 18,492 Posted By Sancho Panther Sorry Chileno but indistinguishably would hardly... Sorry Chileno but indistinguishably would hardly ever be used in English, and besides it does not mean what you appear to think it means! It more or less means not recognisably, so as a loyal subject...

Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2009, 08:44 AM

Replies: 28 Una escalera Views: 18,492 Posted By Sancho Panther Chileno, Both terms are used indistinctly, ... Chileno, Both terms are used indistinctly, I don't wish to offend but in English indistinctly means not properly heard, seen or understood. Whereas I think what you want to say is...

Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2009, 08:25 AM

Replies: 24 Showing Off Views: 11,575 Posted By Sancho Panther Yes but they're all to do with bragging, showing... Yes but they're all to do with bragging, showing off and bragging aren't really exactly the same thing. Déjate de tonterías is "Stop being silly!"

Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2009, 07:01 AM

Replies: 24 Showing Off Views: 11,575 Posted By Sancho Panther Showing Off How do you say "Stop showing off" in Spanish? I used to work with un sevillano years ago and he said it was "Deja de hacer cuentas", but I don't think that's right - nobody seemed to understand it,...

Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2009, 05:35 AM

Replies: 6 Deck? Views: 2,140 Posted By Sancho Panther Terraza = medium to large balcony for tables and... Terraza = medium to large balcony for tables and chairs. Balcón = smaller, narrow balcony, often no wider than a window, max. 3' deep. Terrado = Huge rooftop area sometimes criss-crossed with...

Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2009, 05:10 AM

Replies: 5 Chiles rellenos Views: 2,420 Posted By Sancho Panther Jchen, chata - I can't speak for transatlantic... Jchen, chata - I can't speak for transatlantic Spanish, but in Iberia chillis are called guindillas so they'd be guindillas rellenas in Spain. Really you couldn't eat guindillas rellenas, they'd be...

Forum: Other Languages February 21, 2009, 04:47 AM

Replies: 10 [Portuguese] Lambada Views: 66,719 Posted By Sancho Panther Thoughts on Portuguese After I'd become fairly proficient in Spanish I decided to have a crack at Portuguese. At first it wasn't too dificult but you do have to remember which words are the same, which change slightly and...

Forum: Other Languages February 21, 2009, 04:19 AM

Replies: 24 [Other] El noruego es el idioma más fácil de aprender Views: 31,703 Posted By Sancho Panther A while ago I glanced at a light-hearted... A while ago I glanced at a light-hearted compilation of national insults in a local book-shop, in it there was an entry for the Norwegian language - it said Norwegian was just German being spoken...

Forum: Other Languages February 20, 2009, 07:06 AM

Replies: 378 [Chinese] Want to learn Chinese? :) Views: 181,022 Posted By Sancho Panther Erm, which language are we learning here,... Erm, which language are we learning here, Mandarin - Canton - Szechuan? Aren't there about 70+ Chinese languages (plus hundreds of different dialects)?

Forum: Culture February 16, 2009, 08:58 AM

Replies: 38 Acceptable word for Sulk Views: 15,406 Posted By Sancho Panther SOSIA - creo que esatas equivocado con mohina,... SOSIA - creo que esatas equivocado con mohina, pongo la defininción de la RAE... mohína. 1. f. V. mohíno....

Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 15, 2009, 08:35 AM

Replies: 10 Sacar pecho Views: 11,146 Posted By Sancho Panther ¡Qué vergüenza! ¡Cuando vi el título imaginé que... ¡Qué vergüenza! ¡Cuando vi el título imaginé que iba a tratar de sacar sostenes!

Forum: Culture February 15, 2009, 07:43 AM

Replies: 38 Acceptable word for Sulk Views: 15,406 Posted By Sancho Panther Hace dos semanas la señora ha sufrido un gripe... Hace dos semanas la señora ha sufrido un gripe enorme, así ayer le compré un ramo hermoso de rosas y una felicitatción de San Valetín muy bonita. ¡Hoy no hay mohinas, enfurraños ni sulks ni nada!

Forum: Culture February 14, 2009, 05:29 AM

Replies: 38 Acceptable word for Sulk Views: 15,406 Posted By Sancho Panther Acceptable word for Sulk Spanish doesn't have a generally accepted word for "Sulk"! The dictionary does give 'amorrar - to lower the head' and 'mohina - grudge', but neither convey 'sulk' properly. As one married to una...

Forum: Vocabulary February 14, 2009, 05:12 AM

Replies: 9 Ya me voy! Views: 37,582 Posted By Sancho Panther Re your first example employing the verb dejar in... Re your first example employing the verb dejar in the context of going from a place, that is not the construction that would generally be employed there. As in English there are many uses of the verb...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 11, 2009, 09:55 AM

Replies: 11 Tal y como Views: 16,281 Posted By Sancho Panther ¿Dónde has escondido el dinero, Sos? ¿Dónde has escondido el dinero, Sos?

Forum: General Chat February 10, 2009, 06:46 AM

Replies: 5 How do I prevent Tomísimo postings going into my inbox? Views: 1,774 Posted By Sancho Panther Mission accomplished - thanks to all! Mission accomplished - thanks to all!

Forum: Vocabulary February 10, 2009, 04:22 AM

Replies: 18 ¿Cómo se dicen estas palabras? Views: 6,157 Posted By Sancho Panther Dang - ¡Ostras! (a euphemism for ¡hostia! -... Dang - ¡Ostras! (a euphemism for ¡hostia! - unacceptable!) Jeez - ¡Dios mío! No way José - ¡De ninguna manera! Whatever - ¡Lo que sea! Weird - Raro Never mind - No importa Wow! - ¡Wow! Hodge...

Forum: Daily Spanish Word February 10, 2009, 03:54 AM

Replies: 22 Lástima Views: 6,604 Posted By Sancho Panther Here's a couple I omited:- ¡Qué lío! - What... Here's a couple I omited:- ¡Qué lío! - What a mess/muddle! ¡Qué tontería! - How stupid/ridiculous! ¡Qué rollazo! - What a load of rubbish (rigmarole)!

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