My Spanish Paper

[Maria]

Those are not "dialects". Spanish doesn´t have dialects. There is only simple Spanish. However, the Spanish spoken in Spain is different than the one in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, etc. Each country has their own lingo and many times a word would have a different meaning in each country. For instance, in Mexico, "papaya" is a tropical fruit, but in Cuba, it is a female´s genitals. Same with the word "cajeta" which is a milk dessert in Mexico and the same thing as in Cuba, but in Argentina. :animwink:

Please... don´t tell me you were speaking Spanish with Portoricans... that´s a whole different story... that´s Spanglish!

It´s the same thing with Spanish from all over the world, than with English between USA and UK and Australia. It´s exactly the same with us.

By the way, wdwprincess, do not use the translator for your homework.... you will flunk. It doesn´t make sense!!!

:animwink:

 

[The_CEO]

Ok in that case im going to Flunk French next year lol
~ Justin..

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by Maria
Those are not "dialects". Spanish doesn´t have dialects. :animwink:

Maria...dialect...a regional variation of a language. (Merriem-Webster) Perhaps colloquialism or slang might have been better, but I think most people understood what I meant. I agree with you when you say different countries may have different meanings for the same word, some of them VERY different!

Turkey Leg Boy....she probably never called it any of the things I listed because she knew you wouldn't know what she meant! Also, it can be a regional thing even within a country. I know what a "bubbler" or a "cabinet" (not a piece of furniture) is, but I would call them a water fountain and milkshake, unless I was in R.I., because NO ONE in Florida (and most other places) would know what I'm talking about!

 

[mej]

We don't call it a couch or sofa or chesterfield etc - although those words are used - in Northern Ireland, we call it a settee!

 

[Debbie]

Just like the French you may hear in Paris is SO different from the Cajun French spoken here cher:animwink: . Too bad it's not being handed down more because it's a beautiful language. My in-laws refused to speak it to my son; thinking he would get confused. I told them he would speak French to them and English to us. But they never thought the time was right.

 

[kal1484]

I do all my homework by myself, but I figured that the translator would do some of it....it's due monday, and I was gone friday, so I didn't get the assignment till yesterday.

 

[Luau Cove]

Originally posted by NowInc
My favorite place to visit is the zoo. Once, I went to the zoo with Peace, Elana, M...

Hahaha. You translated the name PAZ into PEACE, which is the word's translation, but personal nouns are not to be translated into any language.:hammer:

-->LUAUNGUAGE

 

[kal1484]

Hey Maria, sorry to bother you, but could you see if I did this correct? It is supposed to be in the imperfect tense, but we just learned it so I'm not that good (hablaba, hablabas, hablaba, hablabamos, hababais, hablaban, copied from the book ) THANKS SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!


Mi preferido a visitar es el parque zoológico. Una vez, iba al parque zoológico con Paz, Elana, Molly, Mario, y Krysten. Yo quia ver los monos, pero Paz quia acariciar una llama. Así, desde Paz no sería callado, ibamos a ver las llama. Paz acaricia la llama que ella era muy feliz. Después, ibamos a ver los monos. Uno de los monos se pegó fuera de su tounge en Mario. Todos rian. Molly quiero ballenas, así que ibamos proximo. Molly nos decia todo acerca de ballenas. Uno de las ballenas sonaba como él cantaba. Krysten quiero gusto de los giraffes, así que ibamos ese objeto expuesto después. El guía turístico nos decian que los giraffes hagan sonidos como una oveja hace. Traté de hacer el sonido, pero todos se rieron de mi. . El desfile vino cerca, y estaba realmente fresco. Había elefantes uniformes! Nos todos excitaron, excepto Elena. Elena tenía miedo a los payasos. no le gustan sus narices rojas grandes. Todo le deciamos que fuera aceptable. Puesto que Elena conseguido asustó, dejamos su selección adonde ir después. Ella escogió para ir ve los tigres. Había dos tigres en la jaula. Tuvimos que irnos después de eso. Antes de irnos, paramos en la tienda de regalos. Yo compré un animal de peluche grande.

 

[Maria]

Originally posted by wdwprincess03

Mi lugar preferido para visitar es el parque zoológico. Una vez, fui al parque zoológico con Paz, Elana, Molly, Mario, y Krysten. Yo quería ver los monos, pero Paz quería acariciar una llama. Ya que Paz no se callaba, fuimos a ver las llamas. Paz estaba muy contenta de acariciar a la llama. Después, fuimos a ver los monos. Uno de los monos sacó la lengua a Mario. Todos reian. Molly quería ver ballenas, así que fuimos después. Molly nos decia todo acerca de las ballenas. Una de las ballenas sonaba como ella cantaba. A Krysten le gustan las jirafas, así que fuimos a verlas después. El guía turístico nos dijo que las jirafas hacían sonidos como una oveja hace. Traté de hacer el sonido, pero todos se rieron de mi. El desfile vino cerca, y estaba realmente bueno. Había elefantes enormes! Todos se emocionaron, excepto Elena. Elena tenía miedo a los payasos. No le gustan sus narices rojas grandes. Todos le deciamos que los aceptara. Puesto que Elena se asustó, dejamos a su elección a donde ir después. Ella escogió ir a ver los tigres. Había dos tigres en la jaula. Tuvimos que irnos después de eso. Antes de irnos, paramos en la tienda de regalos. Yo compré un animal de peluche grande.

Ok... done! I corrected it on top of what you wrote! Hope it helps!

 

[kal1484]

Maria, YOU ARE THE COOLEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TURKEY]

Hey Maria, I've got a question. Do you use the plural form of the personal you?

I've never been taught it just the third person plural form.

 

[Maria]

What do you mean? Plural form of "you"?
it is:
Yo - I
Tu - You
El/Ella - He/She
Nosotros - We
Ustedes (vosotros for Spain) - You
Ellos - They

 

[TURKEY]

The vosotros form I guess. No one uses it. In my spanish book there are six forms of verbs. You, tu, el/ella/ud, nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas/uds.

The way it was explained to us was that the vosotros form was a plural form of tu.

 

[Maria]

Originally posted by turkey leg boy
The vosotros form I guess. No one uses it. In my spanish book there are six forms of verbs. You, tu, el/ella/ud, nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas/uds.

The way it was explained to us was that the vosotros form was a plural form of tu.

That´s correct. Vosotros is the plural form of "Tu" (you). We learned grammar with that, but it is not used in Mexico, it is used normalyy in Spain. We say "ustedes".

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by wdwprincess03
Maria, YOU ARE THE COOLEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the Maria fan club! She's great...smart, pretty, and sweet. (but not TOO sweet...she doesn't take **** from anyone; if she didn't know that I really like her, she would have put me in my place many times! )

 

[Maria]

Originally posted by The Mom
Welcome to the Maria fan club! She's great...smart, pretty, and sweet. (but not TOO sweet...she doesn't take **** from anyone; if she didn't know that I really like her, she would have put me in my place many times! )

LOL!! :lol: Thank you Mom! :kiss:
"Sweet" is an adjective I have only heard from my american friends.... I´m Scorpio, I´m sensitive, loyal and noble, but the sweetness doesn´t come that easily... only with people I care for.:animwink:

 

[kal1484]

My spanish teacher was really happy! THANKS MARIA!!!! I OWE YA!

 

[Maria]

Originally posted by wdwprincess03
My spanish teacher was really happy! THANKS MARIA!!!! I OWE YA!

Pheeeew!! I´m so relieved! :lol: :animwink:

 

[Luau Cove]

Yo pienso que de ahora en mas, el que quiera seguir escribiendo en esta cadena de mensajes, tendrá que hacerlo en español.

-->LUAUTIN

 

[The_CEO]

Debemos sí. Nos dará habilidades españolas mejores de la lectura. Hehe.. Ésta es realmente diversión. Maria es la única que no tendrá que traducir el texto. lol.. Necesito seriamente coger para arriba en mi.
~ español Justin de las habilidades...