SpanishPod - erecu Conversations http://spanishpod.com Learn Spanish on Your Terms en-us <![CDATA[Re: A spider]]> In the dialog, does Leo say "¡Mata lo, mata la!" or am I hearing it incorrectly?  If he does say that, what is the reason for that if araña is feminine?

]]> In the dialog, does Leo say "¡Mata lo, mata la!" or am I hearing it incorrectly?  If he does say that, what is the reason for that if araña is feminine?

]]> <![CDATA[Re: ¿Mande?]]> Would you ever use the "tu" command form of mandar "¿Manda?" or would that be considered strange since mande is used to show respect and the tu form is familiar?

]]> Would you ever use the "tu" command form of mandar "¿Manda?" or would that be considered strange since mande is used to show respect and the tu form is familiar?

]]> <![CDATA[Re: If you're so smart, how come you're not fluent?]]> I don't know if I'll ever be able to call myself fluent.  I'll be doing fairly well understanding novelas, the news, game shows and then I'll rent a DVD in Spanish and walk away bummed out because my comprehension was so low.  I think this is caused by 2 things, 1)slang and 2) the accent of the country the movie was made in.  Now I don't consider slang essential for fluency but I do think that a knowledge of the language the transcends accents is a good indication of fluency since you are in tune to the core of the language and not thrown off by the accents.  Just my thoughts.

I love that martinillo brought up dreaming in a foreign language.  Sometimes the people in my dreams will talk to me in Spanish but then switch to English. I always get mad at them when they do that :)

]]> I don't know if I'll ever be able to call myself fluent.  I'll be doing fairly well understanding novelas, the news, game shows and then I'll rent a DVD in Spanish and walk away bummed out because my comprehension was so low.  I think this is caused by 2 things, 1)slang and 2) the accent of the country the movie was made in.  Now I don't consider slang essential for fluency but I do think that a knowledge of the language the transcends accents is a good indication of fluency since you are in tune to the core of the language and not thrown off by the accents.  Just my thoughts.

I love that martinillo brought up dreaming in a foreign language.  Sometimes the people in my dreams will talk to me in Spanish but then switch to English. I always get mad at them when they do that :)

]]> <![CDATA[Re: What is your job?]]> I am a project manager. How would I say that?

¿Soy director de proyectos?

]]> I am a project manager. How would I say that?

¿Soy director de proyectos?

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Newspaper]]> A mí me gusta escuchar la noticia por podcast como BBC mundo en español o me gusta ver la noticia por televisión en español.  A veces no entiendo lo todo, pero si es malo, es mejor así.

]]> A mí me gusta escuchar la noticia por podcast como BBC mundo en español o me gusta ver la noticia por televisión en español.  A veces no entiendo lo todo, pero si es malo, es mejor así.

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Is it far?]]> La tintorería es muy cerca de mi casa, pero no la uso.  Ellos tienen una colección de planchas que es muy interesante.  Hay muchos tipos. Algunos son muy muy viejas.  Las planchas están en estantes alrededor de la tienda.


The dry cleaner is very close to my house, but I don't use it (them).  They have a collection of irons that is very interesting.  There are many types.  Some are very very old. The irons are on shelves all around the store.

]]> La tintorería es muy cerca de mi casa, pero no la uso.  Ellos tienen una colección de planchas que es muy interesante.  Hay muchos tipos. Algunos son muy muy viejas.  Las planchas están en estantes alrededor de la tienda.


The dry cleaner is very close to my house, but I don't use it (them).  They have a collection of irons that is very interesting.  There are many types.  Some are very very old. The irons are on shelves all around the store.

]]> <![CDATA[Re: ¿Como se eskype?]]> Gracias por el piropo donperigo.

Sé es difícil hablar a personas desconocidas, pero ojalá otras personas empiecen a usar Skype con nosotros.

Otra vez, me nombre en Skype es "erecuk"

]]> Gracias por el piropo donperigo.

Sé es difícil hablar a personas desconocidas, pero ojalá otras personas empiecen a usar Skype con nosotros.

Otra vez, me nombre en Skype es "erecuk"

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Calling Abroad]]> <![CDATA[Re: Compremos una casa en Costa Rica]]> La idea de vivir en Costa Rica suena interesante, pero no puedo entender casi nada que dice la gente de las islas.  Se comen la letra S. :)

]]> La idea de vivir en Costa Rica suena interesante, pero no puedo entender casi nada que dice la gente de las islas.  Se comen la letra S. :)

]]> <![CDATA[Re: ¿Como se eskype?]]> If people are meeting via Skype, I'd like to participate. I just installed Skype and my Skype name is erecuk. Please keep me posted.

-Gracias.

]]> If people are meeting via Skype, I'd like to participate. I just installed Skype and my Skype name is erecuk. Please keep me posted.

-Gracias.

]]> <![CDATA[Re: The Preterit Tense II]]> ¡Muchas gracias Cobre y Vikia!

]]> ¡Muchas gracias Cobre y Vikia!

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Introduction to SpanishPod]]> Hola todos,

I've probably heard every podcast from this site up until it went to a pay service. So I am finally getting around to the free trial to see what else is offered and to evaluate what level of subscription to sign up for.

I've been learning Spanish for a good number of years, but since I am basically self taught, I have a strange mix of strengths and weaknesses in my Spanish language knowledge/abilities.

]]> Hola todos,

I've probably heard every podcast from this site up until it went to a pay service. So I am finally getting around to the free trial to see what else is offered and to evaluate what level of subscription to sign up for.

I've been learning Spanish for a good number of years, but since I am basically self taught, I have a strange mix of strengths and weaknesses in my Spanish language knowledge/abilities.

]]> <![CDATA[Re: The Preterit Tense II]]> Are the "maps" (the one shown in this lesson, and the one shown in the present tense lesson) available to download?  Those would be a great resource to have.

]]> Are the "maps" (the one shown in this lesson, and the one shown in the present tense lesson) available to download?  Those would be a great resource to have.

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