No, no u missunderstood my words :/ I was just asking for help :( If i knew something about the lingüística stuff to teach me about

wow......ari..... :o :o :o ...no manches...that´s a lot of stuff... :confused:

joyce:

no manches? :huh: don´t worry i will explain it then easier, practice and explain it with examples and all this. :)

 

charle: ok, sorry but sometimes i dont understand you well :/ don´t worry i´ll help you, check here or ask me via pm :)

ari, remember that charles is colombian!!! he speak spanish!

i know that´s why i didn´t understand what he is trying to mean with this :/

hey :)

Sounds of Spanish

 

Spanish pronunciation obeys clear phonetic rules, although people do speak with different accents, depending on their region and background.

 

Each of the five vowels has its own clear sharp sound:

 

a as in hat

e as in pet

i as in feet

o as in clock

u as in drew

 

c's and z's

 

The famous Castilian lisp, that sounds like the English 'th' in thick, is applied to ce, ci and z. You find it in centro, plaza and in names like Cibeles and Preciados. Latin American and southern Spanish speakers, though, pronounce these sounds as an 's'.

 

When c is followed by the other vowels it's always a hard 'k' sound, as in calle, Cuenca, Colombia.

 

j's and g's

 

J, as in Jardines, is a harder, stronger version of the English 'h'.

 

G, when followed by e and i, sounds exactly the same as j. Otherwise, it is pronounced as the English 'g' in go.

 

ll's

 

The double ll, as in calle, is another characteristic Spanish sound. In most parts of Spain it's like the 'y' in you.

More sounds of Spanish

 

v's and b's

 

They both have the same sound, like a soft English b, as you'll hear if you listen closely to the word for 9 - nueve.

 

ch's and h's

 

Ocho, 8. You won't have much trouble with ch, because it is the same as in English. You'll also hear it in words like coche, (eng.: car). The h on its own, however, is completely silent: hola sounds like "ola".

 

c's and q's

 

Cu, as in the number 4 - cuatro is always pronounced as a cw. The same goes for the question words cuándo (eng.: when) or cuánto (eng.: how much).

Que and qui sound like the English k, so parque sounds like "parke" or aquí sounds like "akee".

 

s's

 

The s at the end of words like dos and tres normally sounds like the English s but in the south of Spain, the Canary Islands, and parts of Latin America, it can sound more like a soft h: "doh", "treh".

Two words for 'a': un and una

 

Un and una are the two Spanish words that can mean a (an) or one.

 

un bocadillo a roll or one roll

una tortilla an omelette or one omelette.

 

This is because all Spanish nouns, whether referring to people, things or ideas, are either feminine or masculine.

 

Una goes with the feminine nouns and un with the masculine ones.

 

The idea of masculine and feminine is quite logical when referring to people.

 

un hombre a man

una mujer a woman

 

For omelettes and sandwiches, it's not so obvious, although you do get used to it.

 

Fortunately, there's a good rule of thumb: nouns ending in -o are masculine and most of those ending in -a are feminine.

Two words for 'the': el and la

 

Spanish has two words for the: el with masculine nouns and la with feminine ones.

 

el museo the museum

el hotel the hotel

la plaza the square

la calle the street

 

If a noun ends in -o, it's masculine and goes with el.

If it ends in -a, it's usually feminine and goes with la.

 

If you look up any noun in the dictionary it'll show whether it's masculine (m) or feminine (f) so you'll know which word for the to use:

 

calle (f): street

hotel (m): hotel

 

It's a good idea to learn the gender along with the word.

 

Words that go with el usually go with un; and words with la usually go with una

 

el parque the park

un parque a park

la calle the street

una calle a street

le gustaria una clase sobre la differencia entre la utilisaciòn del ser y del estar :)

Damm there is some good lessons here. !!

wooow bea! :stunned: you are the best spanish teacher!! :)

:blush: thanks a lot Léa, Daryl and Evori. ;)

Ser

Presente Indicativo=Present Simple

Yo soy= I am

Tu eres= You are

Él/ Ella es= He/she is

Nosotros somos= We are

Vosotros sois= You are

Ellos/ Ellas son=They are

 

Examples:

 

I am tall= Soy alto or alta.

He is fat= Él es gordo.

Estar

Presente Indicativo= Present Simple

Yo estoy= I am

Tu estás= You are

Él/ ella está= He/she is

Nosotros estamos=We are

Vosotros estais= You are

Ellos/ Ellas están= They are

 

I am at school= Estoy en el colegio.

They are at the cinema= Ellos están en el cine.

(Usually it means where are you).

estar esta utilisado para la localisacion y ser para describir :stunned:

yes usually we use this. :)

Pero tengo siempre dificultaldes to diferencir los dos :confused:

don´t worry léa, tell me the doubts, make sentences you have difficulty here. ;)

estar esta utilisado para la localisacion y ser para describir :stunned:

 

pues si, en general... esa seria la diferencia... "estar" se utiliza para indicar lugar y "ser" para describir... aunque siempre hay excepciones :confused:

 

esto creo que lo hice el año pasado en clase de catalan... y pfff ya no me acuerdo del todo! :stunned:

explicar las diferencias? :idea2:

Excuse me?= ¿Perdone?

Are you José?= ¿Es usted José?/¿Eres José?(fam.).

I´m Miguel=Soy Miguel.

Nice to meet you=Encantado de conocerle/conocerte (fam.)

Welcome to Madrid=Bienvenido a Madrid.

Thank you=Gracias.

Bye=Adiós.

See you soon= Nos vemos pronto.

See you later=Nos vemos más tarde/Hasta luego.

Vocabulary/Vocabulario

Nice=Bonito

Your new coat is very nice=Tu nuevo abrigo es muy bonito.

Nice=lindo/bueno.

My cousin is a nice person=Mi primo es una linda/buena persona.

meet=conocer

I met my new teacher yesteray= Conocí a mi nuevo profesor ayer*

*It uses a past tense.

 

Computer=ordenador/computador.

My new computer doesn´t work=Mi nuevo ordenador/nueva computadora no funciona.

football=fútbol

My boyfriend loves watch football every saturday=A mi novio le encanta ver el fútbol cada sábado

 

University=universidad

cinema=cine

airport=aeropuerto

today=hoy

tomorrow=mañana

yesterday=ayer

hamburger=hamburguesa

coffee=café

car park=aparcamiento de coches

restaurant=restaurante

Good morning/afternoon=Buenos días (till 14:00)

Good evening/afternoon=Buenas tardes(from 14:00 to 20:00)

Good night=Buenas noches(from 20:00).

What's your name?=¿Como se llama? /(fam.) ¿Como te llamas?.

Where are you from?=¿De dónde es?/ (fam.) ¿De dónde éres?.

Where do you live?=¿Dónde vive?/ (fam.) ¿Dónde vives?.