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911- 08-02-2005
Ooooops!You can see I wrote that my Spanish is bad.
I cannot learn you good....candybar/cry.gif
but if you want to know some basic info and words:


in Spanish are 2 genders:feminine and masculine
article:feminine :definite :la (sg), las (pl)
indefinite : una (sg), (pl)-without article
e.g. : la naranja = orange (-fruit not colour...orange colour= naranjado)
una naranja
las naranjas = oranges
naranjas -pl indefinite

masculine : definite :el (sg), los (pl)
indefinite : un (sg), (pl)- without article
e.g. : el bar = club, cafe....
un bar
los bares
bares

In plural you add -s or es
if the word ends with wovel (a,e, i, o,u) you will add -s in plural
if it ends with consonant (other letters) you will add - es .

Some words:
rem. : f- feminine, m- musculine, pl-plural , sg-singular

café m - coffee
espanol m - Spaniard
castellana f - Spaniard (woman)
naranja f - orange

salutations:¡Hola! - hello .... they write exclamation also in front of the word and it is "head down" it is same by question mark : ¿ Hablas Espa~niol? = Do you speak Spanish? the tidle ~ should be above n.
infinitive from hablas is hablar

I think this is enough for first lesson
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I ' ll write soon something more.
But my Spanish is really terrible.... my German and Czech are much better candybar/laughing.gif

xtina- 08-02-2005
wow biggrin.gif

thnxxxxxx

Nicks_Girl- 08-03-2005
wow thnx luca

i love spanish

911- 08-03-2005
Spanish - lesson 2

I think it is now important you to learn some words candybar/nod.gif

1 - uno
2 - dos
3 - tres
4 - cuatro
5 - cinco
6 - seis
7 - siete
8 - ocho
9 - nueve
10 - diez

salutations (when you meet someone):
¡Hola! = Hello.
Buenos días = Good day/morning
Buenas tardes = Good afternoon/evening
Buenas noches = Good night

saying goodbye (when you are leaving):
Hasta ma~nana = see you tomorrow goodbye ~ should be above n
Hasta pronto = see you soon goodbye
Hasta la vista = goodbye
Adiós = bye

pronouns:
yo = I
tú = you
él = he
ella = she
nosotros = we
Usted = you (call= if you speak to 1 person that you don´t know, who you regard/respect..)
vos = you (more ppl-you speak to friends or small children...)
ellos =they- men
ellas = they- women

Frases útiles = useful phrases
¿cómo estás? -- how are you? - more ppl-you speak to friends or small children...
¿cómo está Usted? --how are you? -call= if you speak to 1 person that you don´t know, who you regard/respect...
Bien, y Usted? Good and what about you? (Good and how are you?) Usted - call...
Bien, y tú? Good and what about you? tú - one person- friend, child, ...
Encantada. Pleased to meet you-woman says
Encantado. Pleased to meet you- man says
Gracias = Thank you.

That's all for today. If you have some questions you can send me PM candybar/love3.gif
I hope you don´t look like this now user posted image
and hope everything will be user posted image

I am really sorry but I don't know so far how could I explain pronunciation to you related to English.... I'll do my best now to find some explanation of pronunciation...
So study hard candybar/laughing.gif candybar/laughing.gif candybar/laughing.gif next lesson will come soon...

911- 08-04-2005
Revision lesson
orange-oranges:
la naranja
las naranjas
una naranja
naranjas

Spaniard:
el espan~ol
los espan~oles
un espan~ol
espan~oles

Simple interview I made up:
L:...¡Hola,buenos dias!
......¿Hablas español? = Do you speak Spanish?
C:...Sí, un poco. = Yes, (I do) a bit.
L:...Yo soy Luca. = I am Luca :-) .
C:...Me llamo Candy. = My name is Candy :-)
L:....Encantada.
C:...Encantada.


another interview:
X:....¡Hola, Nicks_Girl!
NG:..¡Hola, X-tina! ¿Cómo estás? =How are you?
X:.....Bien, y tú? = Good. And what about you?
NG:...Bien. Gracias.
X:......Hasta man~ana.....~ should be above n
NG:....Hasta pronto.

Yo estudio espan~ol. = I study Spanish.

bueno = good
un poco = bit (just a bit)
Sí = Yes
No = No :-))
chica = girl
chico = boy

Well, I think you should understand this (if you know words from previous lessons :-) )

Hasta pronto, chicas.

Nicks_Girl- 08-04-2005
thnx luca

i would to talk with xtina in spanish but u know <<<bad at spanish

great job i'm learning a little

keep up the good work

Nicks_Girl- 08-04-2005
and its kinda similar to french

xtina- 08-04-2005
¿Cómo estás? Luca ??

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911- 08-04-2005
Bien, y tú?

BTW: Do you like it?
What other words would you like to know now?
-Something easy ,please
Do you understand interviews?

Nicks_Girl- 08-05-2005
yes we understood them

i'm Nick's fan <<< how can i say that

xtina- 08-05-2005
te qero shakira !! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif ... right ?? ....

bueno .... Grasice !!
i understand them !!! ... tú nicks_girl ? do u ??

Nicks_Girl- 08-05-2005
kinda of
my brain is not working at the moment he's in vocation

911- 08-05-2005
QUOTE (Nicks_Girl @ Aug 5 2005, 01:38 PM)
yes we understood them

i'm Nick's fan <<< how can i say that

Yo soy hincha de Nick<<<I am Nick´s fan.- I hope it is so and going to check it with my friend who is much better in Spanish...

For X-tina:
Sorry I am affraid I don't understand what you were trying to say....Maybe you are better in Spanish than I am ... candybar/sads.gif
And the second part should be: Bueno....Gracias

Spanish - lesson 3
I think I should explain pronouns once more (and better)
yo = I
tú = you
él = he
ella = she
nosotros = we (men) nosotras= we (women)
vos/vosotros = you (more ppl-you speak to friends or small children...) vosotras = you women
Usted = you (call= if you speak to 1 person that you don´t know/who you regard/respect..e.g. teacher in school)
ellos =they- men
ellas = they- women
ustedes = you (call = if you speak to more persons that you don´t know/who you regard/respect..e.g. teachers in school) = plural

Sorry for this- firstly I wrote this in a hurry

The most important verb is ser= to be
(in the Czech it is a nasty word - that’s why I remember it sooooo good candybar/laughing.gif )
You must decline the verbs in Spanish:
Ser
Singular:
1.yo soy
2. tú eres
3. el/ ella es
3. usted es
1.nosotros somos
2. vosotros sois
3.ellos / ellas son
3.ustedes son

OK- excercise and revision:
How would you say:
Good morning.
How are you?
Good. Thank you.
I am (a) girl.
You (-singular) are (a) boy.
I speak Spanish.
We are from the Persian Gulf. =….de Golfo pérsico. :-)

Numbers are pell-melled – put them in the correct order (from 10 to 1)
diez
dos
cuatro
tres
cinco
siete
seis
ocho
uno
nueve
the results will be in the next lesson :-)
colours:
rojo - red
azul - blue
verde - green
negro - black
blanco - white
amarillo - yellow
naranjado - orange

You progress great girlsuser posted image Go on!
In few weeks you will be better in Spanish than I am.....
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xtina- 08-05-2005
i was saying i love shakira biggrin.gif .... isnt it " te qero ?? or something like it ?? ...

btw i'v a Q .... in one of shakira's spanch songs i read "yo" but she'v prounounce it "Jo" why ?? is there any letters we should prounonice in a diffrent way ???

911- 08-05-2005
You quero te <<< I love you...
Pronunciation isn't easy... I was looking for the best way how to tell you how to pronounce....I have found this on i-net and it is really good!
How to pronounce in Spanish ?
* A is pronounced similarly to the "a" in "father" or the "o" in "loft." Examples: madre, ambos, mapa. There are some speakers who sometimes pronounce the a something halfway between the "a" in "father" and the "a" in "mat," but in most areas the first sound given is standard.
* I is pronounced similarly to the "ee" in "feet" and the "e" in "me," although usually a little briefer. Examples: finca, timbre, mi.
* O is pronounced is pronounced like the "oa" in "boat" or the "o" in "bone," although usually a little briefer. Example: teléfono, amo, foco.

Now, the two vowels whose sound can change:

* E is generally pronounced like the "e" in "met" when it is at the beginning or within a word. It is pronounced similarly to the Canadian "eh," kind of a shortened version of the "é" in the English "café," when it is at the end of the word. Sometimes it can be somewhere between those two sounds. It's not quite the sound of the English letter "A," which if pronounced slowly often has an "ee" sound at the end, but closer to the "e" of "met." Keep in mind that even when it's at the end of the word, in a sentence it may sound more like the "e" of met. For example, in a phrase such as de vez en cuando, each e has approximately the same sound. Examples: café, compadre, embarcar, enero.
* U is generally pronounced like the "oo" in "boot" or the "u" in "tune." Do not pronounced it like the "u" in "uniform." Examples: universo, reunión, unidos. In the combinations gui and gue, as well as after q, the u is silent. Examples: guía, guerra, quizás. If the u should be pronounced between a g and i or e, an umlaut (sometimes called a dieresis) is placed over it. Examples: vergüenza, lingüista.

Diphthongs and triphthongs: As in English, two or three vowels in Spanish can blend together to form a sound. The sound is basically the sound of the two or three vowels rapidly pronounced. For example, the u when followed by an a, e, i or o ends up sounding something like the "w" in "water." Examples: cuaderno, cuerpo, cuota. The ai combination sounds something like the sound of "eye." Examples: hay, airear. The i when followed by an a, e, i or u sounds kind of like the "y" in "yellow.": hierba, bien, siete. And other combinations are possible as well: miau, Uruguay, caudillo.

The letter Y: Generally, the y is pronounced the same as it would if it were an i, as part of a diphthong. Examples: rey, soy, yacer. In some words that are derived from English and have a y at the end often retain the English pronunciation. For example, in popular songs you may hear words such as sexy and phrases such as oh baby.
Use this text and link together :-)
link to pronunciation-RealPlayer

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