Forum: Practice & Homework
September 20, 2010, 08:47 PM
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Requesting a Critique....
I'd like to get a critique of this note to someone. I have been learning mostly from Rosetta. Gracias. :)
¡Hola Maria! ¿Cómo estás hoy? Estoy escribiendo en mi computadora portátil en...
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Forum: Translations
September 16, 2010, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 31
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Forum: Translations
September 15, 2010, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 11,137
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Gracias. I see that now. Personally, I'm going to lay off these expressions until I hear it spoken more in my neighborhood. :)
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Forum: Translations
September 15, 2010, 09:50 PM
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Forum: Grammar
September 15, 2010, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 168,109
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I just came upon this interesting thread, and have read it all the way through. I read a lot of good advice here that I hadn't thought of before. I'd like to share with you how I overcame my...
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Forum: Grammar
September 10, 2010, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,266
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Cute remark--and icons. :)
What can I say at this point except that Spanish Grammar must be very forgiving and accommodating. I will store what you have written and see how it plays...
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Forum: Grammar
September 10, 2010, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,266
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I am learning to trust my instincts and Spanish Grammar at the same time! When I came across: "All compound nouns require a masculine definite or indefinite article." in a lesson plan recently, I...
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Forum: Grammar
September 09, 2010, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,266
I get it perfectly. I was aware of the el...
I get it perfectly. I was aware of the el requirement before nouns that begin with the accented a, but it never occurred to me that the nouns had to be only "stressed" to require the el as well. Very...
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Forum: Grammar
September 09, 2010, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 17
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Why is it ok to use el with a feminine noun?
Why is it o-kay to use el with the feminine noun aula? I can understand el programa because it is a masculine noun even though it ends in a (and also ma coincidentally). I have just realized that...
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Forum: Culture
September 06, 2010, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 32
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Misconceptions when learning Spanish
I have just discovered when to use Te quiero. and when to use Te amo. I had assumed that they were interchangeable in meaning so I have been using them freely as such in my verbal and written...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 06, 2010, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 19,980
How to Think in Spanish
Yes, I agree about making up relevant sentences of one's own. I try to create ones that I will actually use with my family, friends, at the doctor's offices, at the stores I shop at, and especially...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 05, 2010, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 19,980
How to Think in Spanish
Are you saying to also read as though I am watching and listening to a movie? And to do this by using my imagination? I do that now with verbs. They're like little action movies sometimes. Other...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 05, 2010, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 19,980
How to Think in Spanish
:thinking:My goal is to stop translating, to begin to dream in Spanish instead of what I'm doing now which is talking to people in my dreams "about" Spanish. Isn't that funny? I think what you are...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 04, 2010, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 19,980
How to Think in Spanish
I read Spanish novels beyond my expertise and it is helping. I get up the nerve once in a while to watch a movie without sub-titles, as well. At the end of watching those movies without sub-titles,...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 04, 2010, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 19,980
How to Think in Spanish
Rusty, Señor Speedy, Thanks for taking the time to explain this to me. I will keep it in mind the next time I see a pronoun attached to a word in the imperative - command - form. Yes, I pronounced...
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Forum: Introductions
September 04, 2010, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,920
Introductions
:thinking:
I see. Humor.
Ya veo. Humor. :thinking: :)
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 04, 2010, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 19,980
How to Think in Spanish
Interesting topic and good ideas here. I found it useful. I use the "pause" and "re-wind" buttons a lot on my computer to watch Spanish movies in my DVD player. The ones with sub-titles reinforce...
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Forum: Introductions
September 03, 2010, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,920
Introductions
Thank you for the welcome. Yes, I was happy when this picture was taken. Interesting signature: "I doubt, therefore I am (not?)" I hope my Spanish makes sense. :)
Graciás por la bienvenida. ...
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Forum: Vocabulary by Topic
September 02, 2010, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 35,170
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Forum: Introductions
September 02, 2010, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,920
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Forum: Introductions
August 30, 2010, 03:19 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,920
Thank you for the bienvenido, art work, and...
Thank you for the bienvenido, art work, and wishing me the best. I'm completely new at forums and find this forum challenging. I'm looking forward to reading the posts over the next few weeks to...
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Forum: Introductions
August 27, 2010, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,920
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