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I believe that some of the hardest part of learning Spanish for native speakers and foreign speakers alike is accentuate words correctly. Most Spanish speakers forget about accents or accentuate words incorrectly. For English speakers this is a hard task because their keywords lack of accents and "ñ" so they need to know what is ther ASCII code to be able to use them with the ALT key and a number combination. Even when Spanish is written by hand, accents are usually missed when a writer is non-Spanish speaker.

Besides motivation, I need also solitude and silence. Many people love to study (or work) while playing music, but this doesn't work for me. Silence is a must to stay focused and get myself into my room studying at closed doors is my way to go with this.

I believe that among the most mispronounced English words, are those words that start with"h" I believe this comes from the number of Spanish and German speakers that relocated, work or study temporary in the United States. In Spanish and German, H has no sound, words starting with this consonant are pronounced as starting with the first vowel, in example, history (gistory) is pronounced (eestory) Now, one of the most misspelled word I have seen is neice or nice instead of niece

I believe cursive writing is becoming story in most countries around the world, and even in those where it is still taught, children are encourage to use a "more clear" writing option when they have to fill out a form or their exams. I also learned cursive writing at school, and still use it from time to time, but young people get truly impressed with this type of writing and many of them don't even know how someone can write this way!

I like it too Christina You are indeed a very talented songwriter! What a feeling!

Yes, Esperanto was supposed to make true the dream of a common language that the whole world can learn with easiness so we all could communicate with ease. I have never fell inclined to learn it either and couldn't opine how easy or hard is to learn. However I believe there is not such thing as the easiest language to learn, but depend on each individual. For some people learning Spanish is a piece of cake, for other not even living in a Spanish-speaking country this is possible at all. Each of us has a natural ability to learn some languages easier than others or none at all. So that the easiest language is the one that each one can easily learn like magic

Indeed, "a lot" is the right way to write this, and I learned it the hard way; criticism and mocking when I adopted "alot" in casual online chatting many years ago I believe still that "alot" is many times used as a colloquial (but incorrect) variant, mostly used by young teens. It could also be a sort or incorrect transliteration for "allot" which is a verb that has nothing to do with "a lot" (a large number of)

Just this fact discourages me from using this website. Sorry, I learned to distrust the World Food Program after a sad experience that is off-topic to discuss here. However if this tell serves to help someone to improve their English and have no inconvenience to participating with those 10 grains they say to donate, I don't see why others should not use it

While English is a necessary language in today's world, I don't see English becoming the world's language any time in the short or long-term. Reason is simple; while each government in countries outside the USA see in America a nation wanting to rule their destiny, chances to get those governments making English an official language are far from being possible. English may however be a second official language for some, and even can substitute the official one, as happened in Philippines where the official language was Spanish and now is in English. But those countries with growing, steady economies, or strong national roots, hardly will accept English to rule, Go figure Spain or Germany turning English speaking countries! In addition in many countries there is a huge educational lag, having a large percentage of illiteracy and people still talking local dialects, how someone can pretend teach them English if they are natives unable (or unwilling) to learn their own country official language? As a side note, think of Esperanto, which was meant to be the universal language to unify our world. A dream, because supposed to be so easy to learn, who can actually speak Esperanto here?

I don't see myself learning Chinese despite I have been devoted to the Chinese ancient culture for years, but I believe that Chinese will be one of those must-learn languages that people around the world should keep in mind besides English and Spanish. Actually the Chinese economy is growing at a fast pace, and China is becoming commercial partner in many projects taken place in a variety of countries, that suggest the importance of learning Chinese or understand a little bit of this language at least.

Book characters are good motivation to anyone wanting to learn a second language, either English or any other, but parents must be aware that many times fictional characters may have an affected language tone that may not help to learn effectively such idiom in the long-term.

El fantasma flotaba através del panteón Learning English and Spanish is necessary to succeed in a globalized world.

Yes, certainly both terms are just the same, and it's true that whilst is rarely used in the United States but still understood. In English writing, you mus better use while though, unless you are writing for a British audience.

Actually TOEFL is the most sought-after examination because for almost any job application where English proficiency is necessary. By enrolling in TOEFL you play safe and eventually you can get other certifications, but of course, problem is many times is pricing involved.

Agree with you! Most American accents besides being less pleasing to the ear, many times are incomprehensible, probably because of the speed they talk and, to make fast speaking worst, they add to much slang and contracted words. The way English sounds this way is far from that nicely spoken English from the English we hear in Hollywood classic movies.

Depends on the contest you are using these words Por can be translated either as "by" or "for" but look at this example sentences: Written by a popular author = Escrito por un popular author I will do it for you = Lo haré por ti. While "para" can also be translate as "for" or "to" This party is for you = Esta fiesta es para ti That person was sent to your office = Esa persona fue enviada para tu oficina Grammatically explained you can find the differences and how to use these words straight right here, http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/10 http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/porpara.htm

Such is life or it can also be said "this is the life" although this last could be translated into Spanish as "Esta es la vida" but in English is more commonly said "this is the life" than "such is life"

Some other type of shoes in spanish are these: Tennis shoes = tenis (sportswear) Sandals = sandalías (as noted above) but also can mean "huaraches" a sort of rudimentary sandals Ballerina = balerina, flat shoes usually wore by dancers

This post is curious to me, because while in India probably you are hearing "hello" and other English expressions, in many other countries is actually more common to hearing Namaste instead. It might be trendy though, because even you can see countless posts on Facebook that close with "Nameste" or graphics with this Hindi word.

I have never head of Premchand, but your comments make me feel like wanting to learn more about this writer, and would be cool if any of you could share some links to reading works, if there are free reading resources online.

Thanks for the sharing Sness! We used to play tabletop games on a regular basis many years ago, later the video games consoles began to displace them, and when we started surfing the web, all pastimes, games and entertainment activities began to spin around the Internet. However sometimes we miss those tabletop games of the past and, being unable to play many of them because we don't longer have the boards and cards, we are back to the web, without really giving us a chance to find new tabletop gaming alternatives. I thinks this is a good one to try the next time we come together to play

There are many online dictionaries that you can look at when in need to have the meaning of a Spanish word. And I mean a Spanish word that you need its meaning in Spanish, not an English to Spanish definition. For this purpose, I recommend you to visit the Spanish Language main authority, La Real Academia de la Lengua Española. This organization regulates the Spanish language spoken all over the world, including new words inclusions and grammar and spelling rules. Here is the link for it, http://www.rae.es/rae.html

Very complete and useful website! :amazed: It really comprises all the basics that anyone needs to learn this language. Thanks for sharing this link with us

Workbooks really help when it comes to learning any language. However here the important fact is trying to construct sentences on your own without the aid of the workbook. Workbooks are mostly to lean and practice your knowledge, but the final exam is using a notepad to write down your thoughts in Spanish (or language your studying) without needing to look at any book

Learning Spanish conjugations is similar to your English conjugation learning; there are regular and irregular verbs, and usually is all about memorizing the irregular verbs first since the construction for the regular is often easier. There are some websites that can help you with your conjugation problems and the regular use of these tools will improve your ability to memorize the construction of the different verb tenses: http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/ http://conjuguemos.com/list.php http://www.verbix.com/languages/spanish.shtml http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation http://www.conjugation.org/