SpanishPod - mauricereeves Conversations http://spanishpod.com Learn Spanish on Your Terms en-us <![CDATA[Re: How's it going?]]> anna8,

Thanks for the translation!  Much appreciated.  That does make things clear.  I didn't think it was appropriate, but different cultures, etc etc.

 

cobre, thanks for the correction!  I'm still very new to this, so help like that is always appreciated.  :)

]]> anna8,

Thanks for the translation!  Much appreciated.  That does make things clear.  I didn't think it was appropriate, but different cultures, etc etc.

 

cobre, thanks for the correction!  I'm still very new to this, so help like that is always appreciated.  :)

]]> <![CDATA[Re: How's it going?]]> The Pa'que sepas episode was a help but it didn't answer all my questions.  Thank you again for the link though!  I really appreciate it.

]]> The Pa'que sepas episode was a help but it didn't answer all my questions.  Thank you again for the link though!  I really appreciate it.

]]> <![CDATA[Re: How's it going?]]> stevestrv Mucho gracias!

]]> stevestrv Mucho gracias!

]]> <![CDATA[Re: How's it going?]]> I have a question.  Is it appropriate to use "guapa" or "hermosa" when you're dealing with a clerk at a store or cafe or would that be too flirty?  

I'm thinking of people my own age.

Also, is there an age limit to where that's appropriate?  I know sometimes it's fun in the US to flirt with older women, but would that not be correct in this context?  

And how young is this appropriate?  I certainly don't want to call a young girl beautiful if it's inappropriate.  Are there similar words for dealing with young children in an informal way?

Mucho gracias!

]]> I have a question.  Is it appropriate to use "guapa" or "hermosa" when you're dealing with a clerk at a store or cafe or would that be too flirty?  

I'm thinking of people my own age.

Also, is there an age limit to where that's appropriate?  I know sometimes it's fun in the US to flirt with older women, but would that not be correct in this context?  

And how young is this appropriate?  I certainly don't want to call a young girl beautiful if it's inappropriate.  Are there similar words for dealing with young children in an informal way?

Mucho gracias!

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Birthday Party]]> Mi cumpleaños es el 7 de Agosto.  Mi signo en el horóscopo griego es Leo el léon.

]]> Mi cumpleaños es el 7 de Agosto.  Mi signo en el horóscopo griego es Leo el léon.

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Where are you from?]]> Yo soy Maurice.  Soy de Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, en Estados Unidos.  Gracias!

]]> Yo soy Maurice.  Soy de Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, en Estados Unidos.  Gracias!

]]> <![CDATA[Re: How do you say...?]]> I have a question about the distinction that was raised about "d" in different words (todo, for example).  I know in Spanish spoke in Spain there is more of a tendency to blur the line between "d" and "th", and that is not as present in Spanish spoken elsewhere.  

Should we just pick whichever we're comfortable with and stick with it?  Also, are there specific cases where the d is always soft?

I'm new to the site, so maybe I haven't found it yet, but do you have a breakdown of different pronounciations by country?  I know enough that Cuban Spanish can sound wildly different from Mexican Spanish from Castillian Spanish, etc.  I'd love some help here.

Thanks!

]]> I have a question about the distinction that was raised about "d" in different words (todo, for example).  I know in Spanish spoke in Spain there is more of a tendency to blur the line between "d" and "th", and that is not as present in Spanish spoken elsewhere.  

Should we just pick whichever we're comfortable with and stick with it?  Also, are there specific cases where the d is always soft?

I'm new to the site, so maybe I haven't found it yet, but do you have a breakdown of different pronounciations by country?  I know enough that Cuban Spanish can sound wildly different from Mexican Spanish from Castillian Spanish, etc.  I'd love some help here.

Thanks!

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Introduction to SpanishPod]]> I grabbed the podcasts off of iTunes and loved it enough that I've signed up.  My son is learning Spanish in preschool and wants someone to help him, so I'm throwing myself into it.  This will be my third language.  I speak German and little Hindi, so I'm excited!

]]> I grabbed the podcasts off of iTunes and loved it enough that I've signed up.  My son is learning Spanish in preschool and wants someone to help him, so I'm throwing myself into it.  This will be my third language.  I speak German and little Hindi, so I'm excited!

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