Ask a Question

(Create a thread)
Go Back   Spanish language learning forums > Teaching & Learning > Culture
Reload this Page Austen
Register Help/FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Austen

 

Questions about culture and cultural differences between countries and languages.

Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2
 
Thread Tools
  #1
Old April 28, 2008, 03:25 AM
Iris's Avatar
Iris Iris is offline
Emerald
  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Where the stork dropped me years ago, wish it had done it further north
Posts: 687
Native Language: nominally:Spanish, emotionally:Engl
Iris is on a distinguished road
Austen
I'm starting an on-line course about Jane Austen today and I'm really excited. I know liking her is a bit of a cliché but I think she's wonderful as do lots of fans all over the world. Any austenites out there?
__________________
Take care,
María José
Reply With Quote
   
Get rid of these ads by registering for a free Tomísimo account.
  #2
Old April 28, 2008, 07:00 AM
Iris's Avatar
Iris Iris is offline
Emerald
  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Where the stork dropped me years ago, wish it had done it further north
Posts: 687
Native Language: nominally:Spanish, emotionally:Engl
Iris is on a distinguished road
Janeaites is the correct word. Sorry.
__________________
Take care,
María José
Reply With Quote
  #3
Old April 28, 2008, 08:24 AM
sosia's Avatar
sosia sosia is offline
Ankh-Morpork's citizen
  
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: a 55 cm del monitor
Posts: 2,984
Native Language: Spanish (Spain)
sosia has a spectacular aura aboutsosia has a spectacular aura about
I prefer pemberleans
I only like jane. The really crazys are here, I love them
http://www.pemberley.com/
Saludos
Reply With Quote
  #4
Old April 28, 2008, 12:07 PM
Tomisimo's Avatar
Tomisimo Tomisimo is offline
Diamond
  
Join Date: May 2006
Location: North America
Posts: 5,691
Native Language: American English
Tomisimo will become famous soon enoughTomisimo will become famous soon enough
I'm ashamed to say I didn't know who Jane Austen was until googling it. That is the right Jane Austen right?
__________________
If you find something wrong with my Spanish, please correct it!
Reply With Quote
  #5
Old April 28, 2008, 02:20 PM
Iris's Avatar
Iris Iris is offline
Emerald
  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Where the stork dropped me years ago, wish it had done it further north
Posts: 687
Native Language: nominally:Spanish, emotionally:Engl
Iris is on a distinguished road
Yeah, that's the one. Haven't you seen the Hollywood adaptation of Sense and Sensibility with Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson? Or Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow ?
__________________
Take care,
María José
Reply With Quote
  #6
Old April 28, 2008, 08:01 PM
Tomisimo's Avatar
Tomisimo Tomisimo is offline
Diamond
  
Join Date: May 2006
Location: North America
Posts: 5,691
Native Language: American English
Tomisimo will become famous soon enoughTomisimo will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by Iris View Post
Yeah, that's the one. Haven't you seen the Hollywood adaptation of Sense and Sensibility with Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson? Or Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow ?
No, I haven't, but then again, there are lots of movies I haven't seen.
__________________
If you find something wrong with my Spanish, please correct it!
Reply With Quote
  #7
Old April 29, 2008, 04:07 AM
sosia's Avatar
sosia sosia is offline
Ankh-Morpork's citizen
  
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: a 55 cm del monitor
Posts: 2,984
Native Language: Spanish (Spain)
sosia has a spectacular aura aboutsosia has a spectacular aura about
And "Pride and Prejudice", a BBC series with Colin FLirth or the movie with Keyra Kingthley.
Jane is a must!!
Reply With Quote
  #8
Old April 29, 2008, 05:03 AM
Iris's Avatar
Iris Iris is offline
Emerald
  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Where the stork dropped me years ago, wish it had done it further north
Posts: 687
Native Language: nominally:Spanish, emotionally:Engl
Iris is on a distinguished road
Thumbs up
And so is Colin Firth in the wet shirt coming out of the lake. It's become a myth in England: there isn't a single girl who isn't in love with him in that scene (me included).
__________________
Take care,
María José
Reply With Quote
  #9
Old April 30, 2008, 05:48 PM
Jane's Avatar
Jane Jane is offline
Emerald
  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Spain
Posts: 727
Native Language: English
Jane will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by sosia View Post
And "Pride and Prejudice", a BBC series with Colin FLirth or the movie with Keyra Kingthley.
Jane is a must!!
I agree that Jane is a must and it´s not only because I´m also Jane.
She´s quite good.
__________________
Life´s Beautiful !
It gets even better!!!
Jane.
Reply With Quote
  #10
Old April 30, 2008, 09:33 PM
poli's Avatar
poli poli is offline
rule 1: gravity
  
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In and around New York
Posts: 7,923
Native Language: English
poli will become famous soon enoughpoli will become famous soon enough
Leí Northanger Abby hace años y me gustaba mucho. Maria Jose, la admiro. Imagino que leer una novela grande como Pride and Prejudice en un idioma que no es su primer lengua es un reto. El inglés de 1800 es distinto.
Depende en el escritor, pero cuando atrevo de leer un libro en español me pierdo frecuentamente. Encuentro el significado de las palabras pero pierdo el sentido de la historia. Para mí Gabriel Garcia Márquez es difícil pero me encanta el ambiente que crea. Isabel Allende es más fácil pero menos divertido.
Reply With Quote
  #11
Old May 01, 2008, 02:25 AM
Iris's Avatar
Iris Iris is offline
Emerald
  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Where the stork dropped me years ago, wish it had done it further north
Posts: 687
Native Language: nominally:Spanish, emotionally:Engl
Iris is on a distinguished road
A mí no me cuesta trabajo, porque desde los dieciocho años sólo leo en inglés y eso son muchos años... Pero en Octubre leímos Persuasion en el book club que tengo con los alumnos y les pareció difícil... pero se apañaron.
__________________
Take care,
María José
Reply With Quote
  #12
Old May 01, 2008, 05:24 AM
poli's Avatar
poli poli is offline
rule 1: gravity
  
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In and around New York
Posts: 7,923
Native Language: English
poli will become famous soon enoughpoli will become famous soon enough
Yo veo que tu inglés es excelente.
Reply With Quote
  #13
Old May 01, 2008, 06:16 AM
Iris's Avatar
Iris Iris is offline
Emerald
  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Where the stork dropped me years ago, wish it had done it further north
Posts: 687
Native Language: nominally:Spanish, emotionally:Engl
Iris is on a distinguished road
Thanks
__________________
Take care,
María José
Reply With Quote
  #14
Old May 01, 2008, 10:52 AM
Tomisimo's Avatar
Tomisimo Tomisimo is offline
Diamond
  
Join Date: May 2006
Location: North America
Posts: 5,691
Native Language: American English
Tomisimo will become famous soon enoughTomisimo will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by poli View Post
Leí Northanger Abby hace años y me gustaba mucho. Maria Jose, la admiro. Imagino que leer una novela grande como Pride and Prejudice en un idioma que no es su primer lengua es un reto. El inglés de 1800 es distinto.
Depende en el escritor, pero cuando atrevo de leer un libro en español me pierdo frecuentamente. Encuentro el significado de las palabras pero pierdo el sentido de la historia. Para mí Gabriel Garcia Márquez es difícil pero me encanta el ambiente que crea. Isabel Allende es más fácil pero menos divertido.
Unas pequeñas correcciones:

no es su lengua materna / idioma natal = first language
Depende del escritor = it depends on the author
cuando me atrevo a leer un libro = when I venture to read a book

__________________
If you find something wrong with my Spanish, please correct it!
Reply With Quote
  #15
Old May 01, 2008, 11:41 AM
Iris's Avatar
Iris Iris is offline
Emerald
  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Where the stork dropped me years ago, wish it had done it further north
Posts: 687
Native Language: nominally:Spanish, emotionally:Engl
Iris is on a distinguished road
I think you can also say primer idioma o primera lengua.
__________________
Take care,
María José
Reply With Quote
  #16
Old May 02, 2008, 02:05 PM
Tomisimo's Avatar
Tomisimo Tomisimo is offline
Diamond
  
Join Date: May 2006
Location: North America
Posts: 5,691
Native Language: American English
Tomisimo will become famous soon enoughTomisimo will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by Iris View Post
I think you can also say primer idioma o primera lengua.
Ok, thanks Iris, I learn something every day! So there's all kinds of options:
  • native language
  • native tongue
  • mother tongue
  • first language
  • idioma natal
  • lengua materna
  • primer idioma
  • primera lengua
__________________
If you find something wrong with my Spanish, please correct it!
Reply With Quote
  #17
Old May 02, 2008, 02:52 PM
Alfonso Alfonso is offline
Filósofo y Poeta
  
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,239
Alfonso will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by Iris View Post
And so is Colin Firth in the wet shirt coming out of the lake. It's become a myth in England: there isn't a single girl who isn't in love with him in that scene (me included).
I thought you were married, Iris. This is great news!
__________________
I welcome all corrections to my English.
Salu2 desde Madrid,
Alfonso
Last edited by Alfonso; May 02, 2008 at 03:56 PM. Reason: Correction thanks to married or single Iris
Reply With Quote
  #18
Old May 02, 2008, 03:19 PM
Alfonso Alfonso is offline
Filósofo y Poeta
  
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,239
Alfonso will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomisimo View Post
  • idioma natal
  • lengua materna
  • primer idioma
  • primera lengua
Of all of these options, I'd rather primera lengua, which I propose to substitute the idioma natal that appears in the Spanish interface of Tomísimo. Since nobody until today has been born talking a language, we might think that idioma natal is not an accuracy phrase. We could consider change it again as soon as the first talking baby is born.
__________________
I welcome all corrections to my English.
Salu2 desde Madrid,
Alfonso
Reply With Quote
  #19
Old May 02, 2008, 03:52 PM
Iris's Avatar
Iris Iris is offline
Emerald
  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Where the stork dropped me years ago, wish it had done it further north
Posts: 687
Native Language: nominally:Spanish, emotionally:Engl
Iris is on a distinguished road
There isn't a single girl means no hay ni una sola chica (it doesn't refer to my marital status...).
And you say: this is great news.
__________________
Take care,
María José
Reply With Quote
  #20
Old May 02, 2008, 03:55 PM
Alfonso Alfonso is offline
Filósofo y Poeta
  
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,239
Alfonso will become famous soon enough
Yeah, ¿and me included?
__________________
I welcome all corrections to my English.
Salu2 desde Madrid,
Alfonso
Last edited by Alfonso; May 03, 2008 at 11:52 AM. Reason: tiny correction thanks to a tiny person
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Tags
first language, native language, primera lengua

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
 

Link to this thread
URL: 
HTML Link: 
BB Code: 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Site Rules


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:55 PM.

Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.

Contact Us - Tomisimo Home - Archive - Terms of Service - Top
X