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PSLoveCharli

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  1. I do not have any children as of yet, but when I do, I plan to start giving Spanish lessons at a very young age. Like I said in another thread, I think all K-12 schools should be bilingual especially in this day in age where Spanish is the primary language in most regions in the US.
  2. If you don't count the couple of times I started in high school and college, then I truly began about 3 months ago. It's going "so-so" but not making progress like I'd like to. It's coming along though!
  3. I seem to always have success with YouTube... for any and everything. I will always check that first. Usually there are plenty of experts with very professional videos.
  4. I really think that in the year 2013, every American school should be bilingual. Meaning that both English and Spanish should be used. There should be a mix of English and Spanish instructors and students should be able to speak in both languages. I didn't figure out that I needed to know Spanish until I moved to DC where a large majority of the population is hispanic and also speak the language.
  5. The use of "an" should always proceed a word that begins with a vowel or a vowel sound. In this case, "hour" begins with an "h" but has a vowel sound of "o". So it should be "an hour".
  6. True. I don't use it at all either. It's mainly used among teenagers or the much younger generation of people.. I hope that they retire it soon. Even in music.
  7. I'd also like to share a couple of my favorite quotes. My first one... is by me. I say it often to remind myself that growth is a process and it should never stop. "Constantly evolve." Others include: Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations. -Steve Jobs Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. -Napoleon Hill
  8. Yes I do. I also look at it as a sign of discipline. It takes much dedication, patience, understanding and time to learn a different language. That's a beautiful thing all together and overall, it adds to the intelligence you already possess.
  9. The issue with me is not the memorization. I can memorize fine at a normal pace. It's the pronunciation that I have a problem with. The apps that I use provide correct pronunciation, but sometimes when I say the words, they come out differently. It's getting better though!
  10. It's so awesome to have Linguaholic on social networks now! Hopefully we can get more and more members interested in learning new languages. I am hopping over to Facebook now to join the page! Will share with my friends. xo
  11. After I learn Spanish fluently, or at least to my satisfaction, I think I would like to move forward with French. Like with Spanish, I only know certain common phrases. But having both spanish and French listed on my resume would look great!
  12. Ha! Thank you for this one... it never crossed my mind. Why are curse words, curse words? Interesting. And also, how did words come about? Who created words?? Am I crazy for thinking this... maybe I'm just not in the loop :shy:
  13. The word SWAG is an urban street word that comes from the word "swagger" and it basically refers to how someone dresses, but also how they carry themselves. It can be related to hip hop.
  14. Please, please try this book: "Extremely Loud, And Incredibly Close". It's a novel by Jonathan Kafran based on the life of a little boy who's father died in the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks. But it's not solely focused on that, but more so focused on the life of the little boy and how he continued a relationship with his father on a mental level. Very, very good book. Let me know what you think!
  15. Do you read books often? I think I learned at a very young age... but then again, I enjoyed reading at a very young age. I was the kid in my family and group of friends that would rather stay inside to read a book than go outside to play. And to this day, I still read books. So I think it's really about how often you read.
  16. I too think I do out of habit these days. :party: 90% of the time I am not even laughing! I just add it to the text/tweet or whatever. I think with it, even if you aren't laughing, it adds a level of friendliness to the conversation. Without it, some people might think you're way too serious when you text. SMH! Ha!
  17. When listening to the radio or any songs I think you have to translate the lyrics to English to be able to learn what they are saying. Once you learn the translation, you will be able to understand the song. Try that and let me know how it goes!
  18. Spanish pronunciation has been the hardest for me -- not so much learning the words and phrases. I don't know if this is a common thing or not, but it's really hard to separate different words that sound almost the same. What worked for you?
  19. Thanks for the tip as I don't often practice Spanish while I write nor while speaking with others. I can see that to be very helpful, but what if you aren't as fluent as they are? I can't seem to keep up when listening to my colleagues that speak Spanish fluently.
  20. Sure! I was just telling another member of this forum to try Babbel. Babbel is an app for iOS (I am not sure if it's available for Android), but it's awesome! I have learned a lot from it. It will start you off in a Beginner course where you'll study/learn and then it will proceed to test you along the way. Try it! Good luck.
  21. I have downloaded Duolingo on my iOS app but have not yet had the time to get started with it. Instead, I have been using the app, Babbel. I downloaded Babbel while it was free (I think the cost is $.99), but Babbel is really good. It starts you off in a beginner course and tests you along the way. But I will be sure to try Duolingo as well. Has it given you much success?
  22. Hola my friends in the language world! I am here to learn and share with you all things related to the Spanish language. My native language is English, but I've always been fascinated about speaking Spanish fluently. I work at a performing arts school in DC where the language is primarily Spanish (seriously, I'm like the only teacher who doesn't speak it :confused: ), so por favor, any help on this forum will be appreciated! Even if I don't become fluent but can learn a few phrases to get me by -- will be good enough. I may even consider taking an outside course. Looking forward to chatting!
  23. Thank you for these websites! I was just asking a forum poster about how to translate Spanish lyrics as a way to learn Spanish. He said that it was effective for him, but I never thought about trying! I am excited to go try now. I will start with these websites you have listed. Muchas gracias!!
  24. This is a great idea! I actually never though of this one in my many attempts at learning Spanish fluently. I must try! :party: Thanks for this idea. About how long did it take you? Was it kind of like learning lyrics the English way? Interesting! I'm going to download some songs to my itunes now. Thank you.
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