The Talk of Spain

i need 5 grammar rules and a reason why they are illogical
what about some other ones.

That the h is not pronounced

should i learn spanish phrases before spanish grammar?

It might help to know some basic phrases, because often they can help you learn the grammar. If you know how to say "how are you" and things like that, when you start learning verbs and tenses, you can go back and be like "hey, I’ve seen this before! an example of this verb/tense/etc is in that phrase I know!!" so in other words, yes, I think it would be helpful to know some basic Spanish phrases first.

I’m planning an Adv. Spanish grammar class intended for majors and minors (university level, approximately 6th-7th semester of study). Students of Spanish, what would you like to learn in such a class? What’s difficult for you?
Mil gracias por vuestras sugerencias!

I took AP Spanish Language last year, which I’m guessing was about the same level as your class will be. One of the most valuable/interesting things we did was a unit on false cognates and things that don’t translate well from Spanish to English. For example, we learned that aplicarse isn’t the right verb when you’re talking about applying to college, all the different ways to say "become" in different contexts (hacerse, convertirse en), other things like that. We also learned lots of common phrases and idioms, which was very useful in conversation as well as writing for the AP exam.

i am not that good in spanish and i’m suppose to turn in this project monday. i want to make sure the "acentos" are there and spelling is right. oh and if u know how to convert Microsoft Word’s dictionary from english to spanish so i can use that instead of the online spell check can u tell me how please!! thanks!!

Go to Yahoo Espana. Write whatever you want and there is a spell check in Spanish. If you want grammar, just write "Gramatica Espanola" and Yahoo will show many sources. Surf them and you’ll find grammar, dictionaries and other tools that will help you.

From today (Saturday night to Sunday) is too short a notice if you have to turn in your work on Monday. Otherwise I would have been more than pleased to write down the rules for accentuating in Spanish, with examples. I can asure you that I would be able to teach you all of them in a very simple way and that you’ll never fail in accentuating correctly. But . . . its late –five minutes to 1:00 a.m. into Sunday 01-06-08. You have to turn in your work tomorrow. Not enough time. Good luck. Adian.

I’m learning spanish on my own, through livemocha.com but they don’t give you any grammar lessons.
They give you words but no agreements, and no feminine or masculin forms.
I can read, speak, and write english and french. (French I’ve learned in school)
How difficult would spanish grammar be to learn?
Is it as complicated as french?

No. I think french gramma is waaaay harder than spanish’s one. As a native spanish speaker that i am, i can assure that french gramma has more accents thans spanish gramma. Also french has more rules. But i can say you’re gonna have a bad time is you’re learning spanish by yourselve, because even if french has a harder gramma, spanish still a little hard to learn. But if you practice a lot you’ll learn it faster.

I am looking more into a grammar usage and verb conjugation.
What can you suggest?

I personally suggest Barron’s 501 Spanish Verbs Book — the sixth Edition with CD ROM. The ISBN 978-0-7641-7984-6 and it costs $16.99 and is available at Barnes and Nobles. This book not only has verb conjugation in all tenses, but it also has grammar explanation and exercises. And the CD-ROM is extremely useful.

And if you want, you can combine this book with the Barron’s Let’s Review Spanish with Compact Disc — ISBN 978-0-7641-7581-7 which is $18.99. This book has many grammar exercises and short reading comprehension stories. These books combined are a great tool to succeed in Spanish and practice for Standardized Tests.
Good Luck!!

I have to write a few things for a spanish project. Please tell me if the grammar in this sentence is correct. I’m trying to write "She is looking for a funny man that likes animals." Here is what I have written: "Ella está buscando para un hombre chistoso que le gustan animales. " Do I have it right?

Ella esta buscando a un hombre divertido que le gusten los animales

I learned Spanish from my Mexican mother and from my high school. Now that I’m in college, I’m kind of embarrassed that people who aren’t Hispanic have a greater mastery of the grammar, vocabulary and the subtle nuances of the language, and although they might not be able to carry on a conversation in Spanish as easily as I can, I often find myself being corrected. I was hoping if anyone new of a free and easy way that I could brush up on my skills. Thanks.

The fastest way for me was to find something I really enjoyed (after visiting the college language lab) and use Spanish for it. For me, it was reading. I began to read books I was unfamiliar with in Spanish, rather than English. I found my language skills progressed more from that than from the language lab.

I’m taking spanish class think about learn french too. I know that in spanish the verb change 6 time in the present tense and in the past 4 time. the first verbs need to be in conjugate the second verbs infinitive. you need to use the personal A. What about french grammar? Is there like spanish the verb end in -AR, -IR, and -ER. what are the end is french?

Both languages derive from Latin, therefore, their structures are pretty similar. There are differences but, on the other hand, there are a number of concepts they share.

If you understand how Spanish grammar works, you’ll be OK for French.

Hi! I need a good language learning software that teaches you Spanish grammar. What are some good programs that teach you just grammar? Or are there some that have audio along with grammar? Any one is fine I just need a good language learning software that will teach we how to write good Spanish grammar.

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