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Post by ViCtoria* on Dec 18, 2007 14:01:30 GMT -6
Hello everyone  . If there is anyone interested in learning or improving their Spanish, I will be glad to help. For now, the basics: -Hello - Hola (pronounced oh-lah) -Bye - Chau or adios (pronounced ah - dee - ohs) -Good morning - Buenos dias (pronounced boo - eh - nohs dee - ahs) -Good night - Buenas noches (pronounced boo - eh - nahs noh - chez) |
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Post by waed89 on Dec 19, 2007 3:22:53 GMT -6
Muchas gracias!!!! I'd love to learn spanish! |
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Post by alyssamilanofan on Dec 19, 2007 12:01:31 GMT -6
very cool thnx, we had this childrens program over here some years ago and they taught kids the basics of foreign languages through songs, so I knew most of the words already (I remembered them from back than) Cool you teach us a few more words ;D
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Post by darkme on Dec 19, 2007 13:23:20 GMT -6
Yay! Spanish center so cooooool! gracias gracias amiga!!! Estoy Feliz!! have a karma for this! |
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Post by Zach on Dec 19, 2007 21:12:11 GMT -6
Well if Vic doesn't mind, I'll help too! I've been learning spanish since kindergarden, so I'm pretty fluent  How are you? - Como Estas? (that's basically how you pronouce it) I am fine - Soy bien. (Soy bee-yen) Yes - Si No - No Here's one you should use daily: Zach is cool - Zach es chevere (Zach es chey-vey-rey) ;D Haha. That's all for now folks  |
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Post by waed89 on Dec 20, 2007 3:00:01 GMT -6
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Post by Zach on Dec 20, 2007 16:52:26 GMT -6
Haha Nope. There is no difference. You actually just say "que tal?", without estas. Right Vic? I'm pretty sure about that. |
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Post by ViCtoria* on Dec 20, 2007 22:52:18 GMT -6
Yep you are right Zach ! I am glad you all like the "Spanish Center"! I will try to add more words tomorrow, so if there's anything you would like to know, just tell me. |
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Post by darkme on Dec 22, 2007 7:14:22 GMT -6
bueno! Do you say 'Sorry' like 'Lo seinto'? not sure of the spelling though... |
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Post by ViCtoria* on Dec 22, 2007 19:01:32 GMT -6
Ah good question, Noor! Most of us teenagers now say "Sorry" instead of "Lo siento" (phonetically loh - cee - en - toh) or "Perdón" (which would be the correct way of saying it in Spanish  . Adults still use the latter. We sometimes use "Please" instead of "Por favor" (por fah - bore), but mostly we use the Spanish way of saying it. There are various ways of saying "Hello" in Spanish for teenagers, such as "Hablaaaa" (which actually means talk), we sometimes use "Helloooo" itself, then the usual "Hola" or any other sound that comes up in our minds instead of a hello . Although this is Peruvian slang, so I am not sure if it is practiced in all Spanish speaking countries! |
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Post by waed89 on Dec 23, 2007 6:30:16 GMT -6
I know habla!! ;D there is another word for talk it has d and c in it ... I dunno the exact spelling |
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Post by Zach on Dec 23, 2007 14:35:16 GMT -6
Yep and the "H" is silent |
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Post by kingorseolo on Dec 25, 2007 18:10:11 GMT -6
Pobrecito: Poor baby
Definitely my favorite and most overused Spanish phrase.
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Post by ViCtoria* on Dec 26, 2007 16:59:58 GMT -6
Hey kingorseolo! Thanks for posting . Actually pobrecito means poor-thingy, not necessarily baby, as we call babies "Bebés" (pronounced beh beh). Nevertheless, it's still a funny word!! So here is a karma! |
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Post by kingorseolo on Dec 26, 2007 19:43:00 GMT -6
Hahaha, well, it makes sense that my friend who used the term in reference to me probably dumbed down the translation for efficiency when I yelled at her to tell what she called me. Honestly, I don't know if "poor thingy" is the best English translation though either, as my senses and spell check are telling me...   |
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Post by llVoXll on Dec 28, 2007 9:50:29 GMT -6
Yay! Spanish centre xDDD
Here's some contribution:
Gender
Different from English, every word in Spanish is either male, female or neutral. Obviously Niña (Girl) is a female word and Niño (Boy) a male one.
Instead of THE, there are 3 articles
El- for male words
La - for female words
Lo - for neutral words
So, we have the following
La niña (the girl)
El niño (the boy)
And we also have neutral words such as correcto (right / right thing).
Lo correcto (the right thing)
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Post by waed89 on Dec 29, 2007 14:19:41 GMT -6
Wow !!! Grammer  !!! I see exams a head ... here's a negative karma for u ;D |
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Post by michael on Dec 30, 2007 3:16:44 GMT -6
Ohhhh, I'll help! I'm actually not a native Spanish speaker, haha, but I'm not planning to contribute anything...that difficult, so it should be all right. What better way to learn than through conversation? A: Hola! (Hello!) B: Hola! Que tal? (Hey! How are you?) A: Muy bien, gracias. Y tu? (Very good, thanks. And you?) B: Asi asi, gracias. Como te llamas? (All right, thanks. What's your name?) M: Me llamo Miguel. Y tu? (My name is Michael. And you?) B: Me llamo Alicia. Cuantos años tienes? (My name is Alicia. How old are you?) A: Tengo 15 años. Tengo que irme, lo siento, hasta luego! (I'm 15. I have to go, sorry, see you later!) B: Hasta luego! So... Hello - Hola Goobye - Adios See you later - Hasta luego See you tomorrow - Hasta manana My name is _______ - Me llamo _______ How are you? - Que tal? or Como estas? How old are you? - Cuantos años tienes? I'm ___ years old - Tengo ____ años. And for the age thing 1 - uno 2 - dos 3 - tres 4 - cuatro 5 - cinco 6 - seis 7 - siete 8 - ocho 9 - nueve 10 - diez 11 - once 12 - doce 13 - trece 14 - catorce 15 - quince I hope I haven't made any large mistakes. Native speakers, correct me please |
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Post by waed89 on Dec 30, 2007 7:17:05 GMT -6
Awesome ;D just tell us how we pronounce them |
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Post by nemuze on Jan 4, 2008 16:49:24 GMT -6
Well if Vic doesn't mind, I'll help too! I've been learning spanish since kindergarden, so I'm pretty fluent How are you? - Como Estas? (that's basically how you pronouce it) I am fine - Soy bien. (Soy bee-yen) Yes - Si No - No Here's one you should use daily: Zach is cool - Zach es chevere (Zach es chey-vey-rey) ;D Haha. That's all for now folks I think "I am fine" is supposed to be "estoy bien." Is that right? |
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. If there is anyone interested in learning or improving their Spanish, I will be glad to help. For now, the basics:
. Adults still use the latter.
!!! I see exams a head