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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 25, 2009, 08:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,733
Posted By Vikingo
Ah, allright. :) Yeah, I think a good appoach...

Ah, allright. :) Yeah, I think a good appoach would be to try Michel Thomas for the basic grammar, and the actual vocabulary that's not in the dictionary is something we can try to figure out in...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 23, 2009, 09:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,733
Posted By Vikingo
I'm assuming that you're trying to be funny :) ...

I'm assuming that you're trying to be funny :)

"Learn Spanish in your car" doesn't exclude the time it's being washed, but the program sucks nonetheless. For audio programs, go with Pimsleur or...
Forum: Grammar March 22, 2009, 01:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,410
Posted By Vikingo
¿No te parece mejor con ".. para poder...

¿No te parece mejor con ".. para poder descansar"?

En cualquier caso la frase me parece un poco ambigua. :thinking:

Saludos :)
Forum: General Chat March 22, 2009, 01:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,360
Posted By Vikingo
¡Jajaja, perfecto!

¡Jajaja, perfecto!
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 22, 2009, 01:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,020
Posted By Vikingo
De nada, pero el libro no me parece muy...

De nada, pero el libro no me parece muy pedagógico para estudiantes extranjeros. En ese caso recomendaría algo como la serie "Español 2000", que tiene muchos ejercicios y dibujos. ;)
Forum: General Chat March 21, 2009, 08:38 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,360
Posted By Vikingo
¡Buena respuesta! Sí, creo que tiene la misma...

¡Buena respuesta! Sí, creo que tiene la misma idéa.
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 21, 2009, 08:36 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,020
Posted By Vikingo
Tengo uno de esos. Se llama "Gramática didáctica...

Tengo uno de esos. Se llama "Gramática didáctica del español" de Leonardo G. Torrego, y lo uso a veces. Pero no es muy.. profundo, digamos, aunque tiene 540 páginas. Lo uso para buscar definiciónes y...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 21, 2009, 02:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,020
Posted By Vikingo
Libros de gramática

¡Hola!

Tengo unos libros de gramática del Español, pero con el tiempo me he dado cuenta que ahora realmente sólo consulto dos para mis dudas: "A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish", de Butt...
Forum: General Chat March 21, 2009, 02:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,114
Posted By Vikingo
Jaja, malo ;). Nada de anonimia aquí, eh :)

Jaja, malo ;). Nada de anonimia aquí, eh :)
Forum: General Chat March 21, 2009, 02:07 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 10,146
Posted By Vikingo
Yo diría: porque alguien me dijo que era.. ...

Yo diría: porque alguien me dijo que era..

Espero que no te moleste la corrección ;).

Uno de los autores hispanohablantes que me gustan es Juan Bosch, ha escrito unos cuentos (muy cortos) que...
Forum: General Chat March 21, 2009, 12:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,360
Posted By Vikingo
En noruego tenemos un (cuasi-)proverbio que dice:...

En noruego tenemos un (cuasi-)proverbio que dice: "Los niños buenos no preguntan, y no reciben tampoco". Es mi favorito ;). ¿Existe algo similar en español o inglés?
Forum: Vocabulary March 21, 2009, 12:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,793
Posted By Vikingo
¿No se usa "strung up" también? Fuente 1...

¿No se usa "strung up" también? Fuente 1 (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/strung+up) y 2 (http://mobile-dictionary.reverso.net/english-definitions/strung+up).
Forum: Vocabulary March 21, 2009, 12:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,793
Posted By Vikingo
Y también puede significar tenso o nervioso.

Y también puede significar tenso o nervioso.
Forum: Translations March 21, 2009, 11:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,201
Posted By Vikingo
Lo entiendo así: En caso de que +...

Lo entiendo así:

En caso de que + subjuntivo.
Ojalá (que) + subjuntivo.
Por si + indicativo o subjuntivo, pero en este caso el subjuntivo no va en presente.

Entonces puedes decir: ...
Forum: Daily Spanish Word March 19, 2009, 11:51 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,445
Posted By Vikingo
Sí, me parece que se usa botana solamente en...

Sí, me parece que se usa botana solamente en México y América Central. El diccionario Oxford da este ejemplo: De botana te sirven caracoles :eek:. También hay una expresión mexicana: agarrar a...
Forum: Practice & Homework November 24, 2008, 10:57 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 12,370
Posted By Vikingo
Ah, good, that's a relief ;) Mexican girls are...

Ah, good, that's a relief ;) Mexican girls are unos encantos!
Forum: Daily Spanish Word November 24, 2008, 06:30 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,309
Posted By Vikingo
poli: that's what I would have though too -...

poli: that's what I would have though too - "convertir en escombros", or something like that. But none of the dictionaries I've consulted have said anything about being specific to Mexico.
Forum: Practice & Homework November 24, 2008, 06:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 12,370
Posted By Vikingo
CrOtALiTo, are you saying that there are no...

CrOtALiTo, are you saying that there are no pretty girls in Mexico for you? I'm so disillusioned.
Forum: Daily Spanish Word November 24, 2008, 05:45 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,309
Posted By Vikingo
Interesting.. Oxford Unabridged didn't even have...

Interesting.. Oxford Unabridged didn't even have the word listed. :worried: Not desescombrar either, by the way. I hate it when that happens.. But a lot of the online dictionaries have it, and they...
Forum: Grammar November 23, 2008, 04:54 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,856
Posted By Vikingo
Absolutely. The point was that the reason for the...

Absolutely. The point was that the reason for the emotion - the cause expressed by the subjunctive "estés aquí" - is an established fact. There are of course other emotions, triggered by fear of...
Forum: General Chat November 21, 2008, 11:34 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 9,597
Posted By Vikingo
¡Feliz cumple, CrOtALiTo! :)

¡Feliz cumple, CrOtALiTo! :)
Forum: Grammar November 21, 2008, 11:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,856
Posted By Vikingo
Hiya! There are lots of cases where the...

Hiya!

There are lots of cases where the subjunctive refers to actual events or facts, we can even think about what's going on with, for example, "me alegro de que estés aquí". You are in fact...
Forum: Vocabulary November 17, 2008, 03:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,837
Posted By Vikingo
Is.. THIS...

Is.. THIS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronista_Rey_de_Armas) your church?
Forum: Introductions November 17, 2008, 02:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,242
Posted By Vikingo
I've only heard it referred to as "pizarra", and...

I've only heard it referred to as "pizarra", and that's how I've used it too. I see that both Oxford and Collins give the options "pizarra blanca" and "pizarra vileda" (not veleda:bad:). But whatever...
Forum: General Chat November 17, 2008, 02:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,233
Posted By Vikingo
My psychic powers tell me that you'll get an A....

My psychic powers tell me that you'll get an A. Congratulations!
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