viciosomundial

Well...as a native Spanish speaker, I can tell you that they are basically the same. "Ve a comer, luego lava la ropa, después los platos, luego dale de comer a los perros, después bañate..." "Fui a la tienda y luego al cine." "Me comi una torta y después fui al baño" "Me comí unos tacos y luego fui al baño" They are synonyms, so feel free to use them whenever you feel like it.

The easiest way to remember these: Disculpe: "I'm sorry to bother you..." Con permiso: "I'm about to do something that will bother you, so I'm apologizing beforehand."

I was between Chinese and Arabic, but Arabic is just insane. I hate cursive style because it is difficult for me to understand it, and Arabic is basically like writing in cursive. Asian languages are drawings and weird symbols, totally different from Romantic languages...either way, they are both extremely difficult and would never choose to learn any of them both hahaha

¿Más facil de entender? En mi clase de Literatura Hispanoamericana la maestra nos explicó muchas cosas de las que ningún estudiante se dio cuenta. ¿Sabías que en realidad los hermanos NO lo querían matar y estaban haciendo tiempo para que los descubrieran y que los enviaran a la cárcel? Lo único que ellos querían era defender el honor de su hermana, no matar al protagonista. Yo no lo recomendaría para gente cuyo primer idioma no es el español jajaja Un libro que a mi me gustó mucho fue el "Lazarillo de Tormes". Es de autor anónimo, pero me hizo reir la triste historia del Lazarillo.

Well, if a course costs then you can view that as a motivation to not back down when you are in the process of learning! I know because I started learning Portuguese for free but stopped because I got lazy. Also, I would not personally pay for an online course. Just go to the nearest language school and get a teacher. I mean, it might be a little more pricey, but it is better to learn with a real person. The teacher can correct your mistakes and help you advance much faster. $700 dollars....I would never pay for that hahaha, you are better off hiring someone else.

Creo hablas un español diferente al de España. Allá utilizan el "Vosotros" y tu no lo usaste en tu post anterior cuando dijiste "...que dices?" en vez de "...que decís?". Aunque se me hace raro ya que si eres portugués lo más cercano al español que podrías aprender sería el Español de España. :vampire:

Yo hablo español e ingles fluido. ¿Seguro que quieres que te corrijan cada error que cometas? You will eventually get tired of it hahaha! This is your full sentence without any mistakes: "¡Hola amigos! Hablo español un poco y quisiera que alguna pesona practicara conmigo. Preferiría una persona que hale español e ingles para que me ayude a corregir mis errores."

I agree with you! I think that Jamaican accent is sooooooooooooooo cool! It just sounds as if they were singing or something, it has quite a melodic tone, so it's really nice. I also feel that the Russian accent is amazing. It just sounds so...hard core. It's really wicked how they pronounce words. I feel that they are actually imposing power, you know? Too bad I kinda have a Mexican accent. :cry:

Actually yeah, I do! But only in very specific situations (see what I did there? ) I find that sometimes, starting a sentence with a conjunction just makes things more fluid and sounds better. However, let me mention that English is not my first language, so I'm really not that qualified to comment on that, hahaha!

I learnt so many new words with videogames. The situation I can recall the most was from Start Fox: Assault. There is a scene where Wolf tells Fox, " Don't hesitate. When the time comes, just act!". I had no idea what hesitate meant, but after that scene I looked it up and since then I have never forgotten its meaning. This i just one anecdote I remembered, but there are so many words in English that I learnt from videogames. Maybe that was the reason of why my English class was no as difficult for me as it was for my friends

Just saying the truth! Btw, I think that Russian is just epic. I could say a simple sentence and make it sound so inspirational and awesome. I don't know if it is because of how the media makes it sound or if it is because it is actually awesome like that. But anyways, even though Russian sounds great, Portuguese is still my number one choice. :love:

But what if you get lost on a word and he keeps going? You can't just skip it! It will leave a huge hole and the audience will be kind of...lost. What do you do in those circumstances? Like: "This problem is of great importance because the _____ is affecting the world and we need to recover the _____" If those two words are missing then...well... Of course, you need to be a pro to do this, but how do you keep up with that? How do you fix that mistake?

Guys, asing a human being about languages is obviously better than asking a machine. The machines don't speak like humans, they might have the info but not the syntax or such. The correct answer is obviously asking someone good with both languages as mentioned above, but if you know no one, then Google Translate will do the job. Just be sure to translate everything from English to the language you want, that's the most precise language. If it's the other way around...then translate it to English and hope for the best.

So much hate in the past comments. I actually love it! :love: I have impressed quite a few folks by saying simple sentences such as "I dont know how to speak *insert language* a lot, but I just know the most basic stuff." or something like that; and it is all thanks to Google Translate c: Hey, it's better than nothing right? At least when I'm using it I got an idea of what the sentence or words are about. ._.

What? Learning another language is crucial at university level! I mean, it is even better if they learn it since kinder, but to not even offer it at college is just bad! It is extra helpful for business and to get job opportunities! Communication is crucial in the human race, so it should be a priority. If you find yourself fighting for a job against a less skilled worker, but he expresses his ideas and offers better than you, then he will get the job. In the university, a basic second language should be taught at LEAST!