Spanish

[LikeLuna]

Originally Posted by deathly721

Oh, sorry. I thought it was feminine too, because it's an adjective.

Maybe you were thinking of "estudioso"? That can be masculine or feminine, correct?

[Lisa_Turpin]

Originally Posted by londondreaming

I LOVE SPANISH! i AM in the Honors spanish program at my school, and am thinking of spending next summer in Spain in an immersion program where you can only speak Spanish for 7 weeks!
A little about myself:
Hola! Yo soy Clara. Tengo dieciseis anos. Gusta leer libros y ver television. Tambien you deseo navego por Internet y habla con mis amigos por el telefono.

¿Hablas de IU Honors? Yo fui a España con ese programa y fue la experiencia de mi vida! Recomiendo que tú vayas alli. ¡Es fantástico!

Are you talking about IU Honors? I went to Spain with that program, and it was the experience of my life! I recommend that you go there. It's fantastic!

[Beatifically]

I'm doing a project for Spanish, and I was wondering if this sentence makes sense.

Mi abuelo tenía tres hijos, pero un hijo morió.

[GinnyIsGenius]

Originally Posted by beatifically

I'm doing a project for Spanish, and I was wondering if this sentence makes sense.

Mi abuelo tenía tres hijos, pero un hijo morió.

Yes, it makes sense. The only thing that I would slightly edit is the second part "pero un hijo murio" ... You can say "pero uno murió", which is literally "but one died" because we already know that you are talking about the "hijos". That way, it isn't too redundant..

PS: It is "murió", instead of "morió".

[Beatifically]

Originally Posted by GinnyIsGenius

Yes, it makes sense. The only thing that I would slightly edit is the second part "pero un hijo murio" ... You can say "pero uno murió", which is literally "but one died" because we already know that you are talking about the "hijos". That way, it isn't too redundant..

PS: It is "murió", instead of "morió".

Okay, thank you!

[GinnyIsGenius]

Originally Posted by beatifically

Okay, thank you!

Anytime.
You can owl me if you need anything.

[Lisa_Turpin]

Originally Posted by beatifically

Mi abuelo tenía tres hijos, pero un hijo morió.

In addition to what GinnyisGenius said, I would actually say "pero uno se murió." To make it reflexive implies that the child had no fault in the dying.

[The_Marked]

¡Hola!
Me llamo Alessandro,soy italiano y estudio español pero no lo hablo muy bien,hay demasiadas cosas que me olvido y no conozco muchas palabras..
He leido Harry Potter y la camara secreta y he buscado algo que no sabía y que no entiendo:¿por qué cuando alguien habla con dos personas (o más de dos) utiliza la tercera persona plural y no la segunda?Por ejemplo,durante la fiesta despues de la llegada de Harry y Ron con el coche Fred y George le preguntan "¿Por qué no nos han llamado?".Yo habría dicho "¿por qué no nos habeis llamado?".

[Lisa_Turpin]

Originally Posted by The_Marked

¡Hola!
Me llamo Alessandro,soy italiano y estudio español pero no lo hablo muy bien,hay demasiadas cosas que me olvido y no conozco muchas palabras..
He leido Harry Potter y la camara secreta y he buscado algo que no sabía y que no entiendo:¿por qué cuando alguien habla con dos personas (o más de dos) utiliza la tercera persona plural y no la segunda?Por ejemplo,durante la fiesta despues de la llegada de Harry y Ron con el coche Fred y George le preguntan "¿Por qué no nos han llamado?".Yo habría dicho "¿por qué no nos habeis llamado?".

Depende del pais donde las personas hablan. En muchos paises hispanohablantes, ellos usan la forma "Uds." (Ustedes) para referir a mas que una persona. Tradionalmente en Espana Uds. es la forma formal y vosotros es que se usa con personas que se conoce o que son de la misma edad. En otros paises (espeicalmenete en Latina America) ellos usan Uds. para todos los grupos que tienen mas de una persona. Probablemente la persona que tradujo este pasaje fue de Latina America.

Espero que yo contesta tu pregunta!

It depends in the country where the people are talking. In many Spanish-speaking countries, they use the form "Uds." (Ustedes) to refer to more than one person. Traditionally in Spain Uds. is the formal form, and vosotoros is what one uses with people that one know or that are of the same age. In other countries (especially in Latin America) they use Uds. for all groups that have more than one person. Probably the person that translated this passage was from Latin America.

I hope I answered your question!

[The_Marked]

Yes,it makes sense,thank you
As I'm studying castillian I don't know much about latin american spanish so it sounded funny..

[Lisa_Turpin]

Originally Posted by The_Marked

Yes,it makes sense,thank you
As I'm studying castillian I don't know much about latin american spanish so it sounded funny..

I understand that. I studied in northern Spain for a couple of months so I am used to Castillian, too, but here in the States most Spanish teachers teach "Mexican Spanish" because it is so much more "useful."

[MmeBergerac]

Posted by Lisa_Turpin:

I understand that. I studied in northern Spain for a couple of months so I am used to Castillian, too, but here in the States most Spanish teachers teach "Mexican Spanish" because it is so much more "useful."

¿En qué parte de España, si puedo preguntar? ¡Puede ser que conozca el sitio!

Where in Spain, may I ask? It could be I know the place!

Posted by LikeLuna:

Maybe you were thinking of "estudioso"? That can be masculine or feminine, correct?

"Estudioso" es un participio; es una forma verbal que funciona como un adjetivo. Por tanto, tiene género y se usa una forma para el masculino (estudioso) y otra para el femenino (estudiosa).

"Estudioso" is a participle, a verb form that works like an adjective. Therefore, it has got gender, and there's a form for the masculine (estudioso) and another for the feminine (estudiosa).

[Lisa_Turpin]

Originally Posted by MmeBergerac

¿En qué parte de España, si puedo preguntar? ¡Puede ser que conozca el sitio!

Where in Spain, may I ask? It could be I know the place!

¡Estudió en León! ¿Donde vives?

I studied in Leon! Where do you live?

[mac_attack]

Ok, I haven't posted here in forever...and my Spanish has not at all improved since then. But my dad learned Spanish when he was in 2nd grade (years and years and years ago!) and he is convinced that he still know it, but I'm not sure he does sometimes.

He sometimes jokingly calls me something along the lines of Pendeja (sorry if it's spelled wrong, I tried to sound it out.), which he says means stupid girl. It sounds like "pen-day-ha" when he says it. I always thought the word for stupid was estupido or something Is he right?

[weasleylove]

hola, quiero estudiar espanol en universidad el ano proximo, despues de un ano libre en sud america con don quijote y un proyecto con 'real gap' por tres meses en chile y 2 en cuba y 3 meses trabajando con un conexion de mi padre en valencia
necesito mejorar mucho!!!
pero quiero la lengua

[YellowPoofBall]

Originally Posted by mac_attack

He sometimes jokingly calls me something along the lines of Pendeja (sorry if it's spelled wrong, I tried to sound it out.), which he says means stupid girl. It sounds like "pen-day-ha" when he says it. I always thought the word for stupid was estupido or something Is he right?

Actually, it's quite a profane word, the equivalent of the A word or the B word. I hope you know what I mean, if not I can owl it to you. My friends and I use it as a joke, but I wouldn't advise using the word around strangers, or as meaning "stupid."

[mac_attack]

I know what words you mean. (unless you're referring to a not-so-common A and B words?) I'll have to tell my dad he's been insulting me all this time! LOL

[GinnyIsGenius]

[MmeBergerac]

Originally Posted by Lisa_Turpin

¡Estudió en León! ¿Donde vives?

I studied in Leon! Where do you live?

¡León! Es una ciudad preciosa, me encanta. Yo vivo en Madrid, aunque soy del Norte, de La Rioja (esa pequeña región que está debajo del País Vasco). Quizá hayas oído hablar de nuestro vino...

León! It's a beautiful town, I love it. I live in Madrid, though I'm from La Rioja (that small region just below the Basquian Country). Perhaps you've heard of our wine...

[Lisa_Turpin]

Originally Posted by MmeBergerac

¡León! Es una ciudad preciosa, me encanta. Yo vivo en Madrid, aunque soy del Norte, de La Rioja (esa pequeña región que está debajo del País Vasco). Quizá hayas oído hablar de nuestro vino...

León! It's a beautiful town, I love it. I live in Madrid, though I'm from La Rioja (that small region just below the Basquian Country). Perhaps you've heard of our wine...

¡Sí, he estudiado La Rioja en uno de mis clases en España! También la discutimos cuando leímos un cuento en una clase de la universidad.
Fuimos a Madrid con el programa pero no pudimos ver mucho de la ciudad. Solamente fuimos a La Reina Sofia y El Prado.
¿Todo está bien con mi español?

Yes, I have studied La Rioja in one of my classes in Spain! Also we discussed it when we read a story in a university class.
I went to Madrid with the program, but we did not see much of the city. We only went to the Reina Sofia and the Prado.
Everything ok with my Spanish?