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Old 13th August 2004, 19:10
M77MARILYN M77MARILYN is offline
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LEARN SPANISH



IF YOU WANT TO LEARN SPANISH, THE BEST PLACE TO START IS TAKE A CLASS TO LEARN SPANISH. TO BEGIN TO LEARN, WHILE YOUR LEARNING, WATCH THE SPANISH CHANNELS, YOU'LL LEARN ALOT.

ANOTHER GOOD WAY IS TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH LATINOS, LATINOS WHO SPEAK ALOT OF SPANISH AND A LITTLE ENGLISH. YOU WILL LEARN ALOT IF YOU ALLOW THEM TO SPEAK SPANLISH. AND THIS WAY YOU CAN HELP THEM WITH ENGLISH AND THEY CAN HELP YOU WITH SPANISH. USUALLY THIS WORKS GREAT.

THE ULTIMATE WAY TO LEARN SPANISH , GO TO A SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRY WITH BASIC SPANISH SKILLS AND SPEAK TO PEOPLE , YOU HAVE TO SPEAK IN SPANISH CAUSE THEY DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH.

IF YOUR DEAD SERIOUS DO ALL THESE IN THIS ORDER BY THE TIME YOUR DONE YOU'LL KNOW ALOT MORE SPANISH.
CONTINUE TO DO THIS AND YOU WILL LEARN. ALSO IF YOU GET SOME SPANISH FRIENDS, LISTEN TO SPANISH MUSIC AND LEARN IT. WITH YOUR FRIEND. GO TO SPANISH CLUBS, IT'S A GOOD WAY TO MEET THE LATINO FRIENDS. BE A REGULAR AT THE CLUB YOUR BOUND TO MEET SOMEONE. OR WHERE EVERY SPANISH PEOPLE ARE GO THERE AND FIND A FRIEND. THE ONLY THING ABOUT SPANISH IS EVERY DIFFERENT LATINO HAS THERE OWN WAY OF SPEAKING IT.

IT'S KINDA LIKE ENGLISH, YOU GET A JAMAICAN,A BRITISHMAN, A AUSTRALIAN, A NEW YORKER, AND A SOUTHERN AMERICAN. THEY ALL SPEAK ENGLISH BUT MAN DOESN'T IT SOUND DIFFERENT AND THEY USE SLAIN OTHERS DON'T. WELL THAT'S THE SAME FOR SPANISH.

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN YOU CAN.
THESE THINGS HELP ME,
I SPEAK SPANISH AND ENGLISH BUT LIVING IN AMERICA YOU DON'T SPEAK SPANISH THAT MUCH SO WHEN I WANT TO GET EXPOSURE I WATCH SPANISH SOAP OPERAS, READ SPANISH PAPER BOOKS, BUT THE BEST IS WHEN I ACTUALLY SPEAK TO PEOPLE,


THE BOTTOM LINE IS IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING TO SOMEONE IN SPANISH IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LEARN AND USE IT.

OK MAMITA(MAMITA IS A WORD WE USE, IT'S KINDA LIKE SAYING"GIRL" BUT IN A MORE INDEARING WAY) AND IT IS ANOTHER CULTURE SO SOMETIMES THINGS DON'T TRANSLATE WELL OR AT ALL.
CAUSE IN REALITY MAMITA , IN SPANISH MAMA MEANS MOTHER, MAMITA(IS MOTHER WITH AND INDEARMENT TO IT)IT'S KINDA LIKE SAYING (HONEY) YOU CAN CALL A GIRL OR GUY HONEY , CAUSE IT'S A ENDEARMENT. IT'S CAN BE CONFUSING BUT IF YOUR ARE AROUND SOMEONE USING IT YOU SEE HOW AND WHEN THEY USE IT. IF IT WAS A GUY YOU WOULD SAY"PAPI OR PAPITO" PAPI MEANS FATHER IN SPANISH, OR IT CAN BE USED IN A INDEARING WAY. LIKE I CAN CALL MY NEIGHBOR PAPITO. OR MY BOYFRIEND PAPI TOO.

JUST LIKE I USED IT, I WOULDN'T CALL MY ENEMY MAMITA OR HONEY. IT'S LIKE MAMITA HAS TWO MEANINGS, SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE A CHILD CALL HER MOM MAMITA, CAUSE THAT'S HER MOM. BUT SOMETIMES A FRIEND CAN CALL YOU THAT BUT IT'S MEANT TO BE ENDEARING IN THAT CASE.

OK GIRL, IF YOU WANT MORE SPANISH WORDS,
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