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Alex Murray on
Dec 29th, 2009 |
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Why learn Spanish? Almost five years ago I met the most wonderful woman in my life in Ecuador. I’m not sure we’d be married today if I hadn’t learned a little of the language before going there. Finding true love is not the only reason to learn Spanish, though. Here are ten more.
1. To understand better. Like it or not, you’ll hear as much Spanish as English at the Miami airport,...
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Alex Murray on
Dec 20th, 2009 |
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If you’re visiting Spain or Latin America it can help if you have a hand list of common Spanish phrases to hand to help you in everyday situations. Below are listed some useful Spanish phrases and of you spend a little time on them committing them to memory you will find that you don’t need to consult a phrasebook each time you need to use them. As always a little practice will help.
Everyday...
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Alex Murray on
Dec 20th, 2009 |
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Many people hesitate to try and speak in a foreign language . This might be because they don’t want to feel foolish, are worried about how they will sound, are scared of sounding silly and so on. As a result they remain resolutely monolingual during any trip abroad, preferring to speak loudly in English. These are the same people who are clever, articulate and never lost for words when speaking...
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Alex Murray on
Dec 11th, 2009 |
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The most prominent of the languages of Spain is, of course, Spanish (which nearly everyone in Spain can speak and is also called in Spain castellano — “Castilian”). Other languages figure prominently in many regions: Basque (Euskara) in the Basque Country and Navarre; Catalan in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and Valencia (where it is known as valencià, “Valencian”); and...
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Dec 9th, 2009 |
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The months in Spanish are quite similar to English and most people find them relatively easy to remember. One thing to note about the Spanish months is that, unlike English, the name of the month is written in lower case – enero, not Enero.
English
Spanish
January
enero
February
febrero
March
marzo
April
abril
May
mayo
June
junio
July
julio
August
agosto
Sepember
septiembre
October
octubre
November
noviembre
December
diciembre
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