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A suggestion for summer learning.
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Yo tambi?n.
Perhaps we could compile a list of common mistakes made by learners, correcting them and explaining the rule (Lesley D!) which would not target anyone personally.
Edited to add - still trying to work out the alt thing on my laptop. Had to cut and paste from Word to get that ? right.
Perhaps we could compile a list of common mistakes made by learners, correcting them and explaining the rule (Lesley D!) which would not target anyone personally.
Edited to add - still trying to work out the alt thing on my laptop. Had to cut and paste from Word to get that ? right.
Sounds like a good idea, Anna. There are many of us whose spanish is very limited and we need to practice the little we can and at the same learn some ore.
Anna,
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Sorry Anna I was tight for time earlier. However, I wanted to say the accent you asked about "?" is called "la di?resis". As I mentioned earlier it is used with verbs that end in "guar" in certain tenses to retain the original sound of the "unconjugated" form of the verb. However, this accent is also found in many words in Spanish for example:
nicarag?ense
Mayag?ez
ambig?edad
cig?e?a
antig?edad
without the accent the pronunciation would be completely different.
-Lesley D
Congratulations! You have the power.
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Sorry Anna I was tight for time earlier. However, I wanted to say the accent you asked about "?" is called "la di?resis". As I mentioned earlier it is used with verbs that end in "guar" in certain tenses to retain the original sound of the "unconjugated" form of the verb. However, this accent is also found in many words in Spanish for example:
nicarag?ense
Mayag?ez
ambig?edad
cig?e?a
antig?edad
without the accent the pronunciation would be completely different.
-Lesley D
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Siento profesora, (don't know how to say put up my hand) ? mi mano primero pr?xima vez :laugh: 
help a girl out? :classic:
help a girl out? :classic: Chirimoya said:
To raise is 'levantar' but I don't know if it's used in the sense of putting your hand up in class.
There is a set of rules about accents. The norm is that the penultimate syllable of a word is stressed. If a word deviates from that norm, the syllable that needs to be stressed has to take an accent on the vowel.
E.g. p?jaro - without that accent it would be pronounced paJAro with the stress on the middle syllable instead of the first.
The other purpose of an accent is to distinguish between words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Lesley already mentioned el and ?l, and there is also si (if) and s? (yes).
Another handy thing is that most, if not all, words ending in ion take an accent on the o.
To an extent, you have to memorise them. But it helps to know the rules.
Lesley, Pib and others - feel free to correct me and/or fill in any gaps.
There is a set of rules about accents. The norm is that the penultimate syllable of a word is stressed. If a word deviates from that norm, the syllable that needs to be stressed has to take an accent on the vowel.
E.g. p?jaro - without that accent it would be pronounced paJAro with the stress on the middle syllable instead of the first.
The other purpose of an accent is to distinguish between words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Lesley already mentioned el and ?l, and there is also si (if) and s? (yes).
Another handy thing is that most, if not all, words ending in ion take an accent on the o.
To an extent, you have to memorise them. But it helps to know the rules.
Lesley, Pib and others - feel free to correct me and/or fill in any gaps.
Levantar like Portuguese okay I'll remember that. I tend to mix up Portuguese and Spanish lol. Voy a practicar, gracias!
Chirimoya said:
Se dice "levanatare la mano la proxima vez".Music said:Siento profesora, (don't know how to say put up my hand) ? mi mano primero pr?xima vez :laugh:
You would most definitely use it in a classroom setting.
Also, even though I didn't use it, you would put an accent on the last "e". You always do it when using the future tense of the verb.
e.g. levantare ( I will raise), trabajare ( I will work) etc.
Es una idea muy buena!!
I also think this is a great idea.
I have completed two University-level spanish courses yet I feel as though my spanish is lacking greatly. I was planning on re-teaching myself what I have learned over this summer and this forum would be almost like a virtual class and make the experience alot more enjoyable.
Count me in!!
I also think this is a great idea.
I have completed two University-level spanish courses yet I feel as though my spanish is lacking greatly. I was planning on re-teaching myself what I have learned over this summer and this forum would be almost like a virtual class and make the experience alot more enjoyable.
Count me in!!
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