I listen to songs and watch shows on dvd or on satalite, and try to figure out by what I may or may not already know try to figure out what is going on. I also...
Hi Jana, I think they have Meet Up where you live, if not you can start one. I am a member of three Meet Up groups here in the US. Basically, it's group of ...
I am always confused about when to use "este" or "ese" ("esta" or "esa"). Can someone enlighten me? I know I learned this somewhere along the line, but can't...
Hello Marti : ) Of course, este, ese are the masculine form, and esta and esa are the feminine form. Este, esta mean in English "this" and ese, esa mean...
On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:08:25 -0000 "Susan" <silvermaple19215@...> ... That reminds me of Mafia usage. When introduction an ordinary solder, a mafiosi...
I don't know if it's accurate but in context that use of 'ese' has always felt to me like the English "dude" ... Jane -- Jane Harper, PhD(c), RN, APN Trauma...
On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:53:49 -0500 Jane Harper <janeharper@...> ... That's a good analogy too. Of course, there was a time when "dude" was an insult....
I am Brazilian, so I`ll try to write in Spanish, but any mistake that I make please correct me, because sometimes I don`t if what I`m writing is Spanish. Â ...
Hi, Ray!!!  I have never heard about any group like you mentioned, but I will try to do what you ´said´.  I have tried to watch some TV programs in...
Ok, Janaina, to get you started... why don't you try writing that same e-mail but in Spanish? Bueno, Janaina, para que empieces... ¿por que no intentás...
On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:22:45 -0700 (PDT) Paula <gilbypau@...> ... Ese es mi costumbre. El único problema es que requiere mucho tiempo, por que tengo que...
Hola Robert Cada vez que intentas escribir en español y usar el diccionario para hacerlo, vas a aprender más. No es fácil aprender otro idioma, y se ...
Hola a todos: Disculpen mi ausencia. Estas últimas semanas no me fue posible leer los mensajes regularmente. Una pequeña corrección de un mensaje reciente:...
Muy buena respuesta, Sue :-) Ignacio -- ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sie sind Spam leid? Yahoo! Mail verfügt über...
Me parece muy interesante el tema que plantean. Abajo, unas muy pequeñas correcciones y mi opinión al repecto. ... (La costumbre ==> *Esa* es mi costumbre.) ...
Estoy completamente de acuerdo con Ignacio. Aprender un idioma es una tarea ardua que demanda mucho tiempo y concentración. Probablemente al principio sea...
Jane, I'm not so sure about that. Can you provide us of some example where "ese" can be translated as "dude"? Paula ... From: Jane Harper <janeharper@...> ...
On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 19:28:15 -0700 (PDT) Paula <gilbypau@...> ... Remember that this is a slang usage; it's not proper Spanish (just as "dude" is informal...
... I was not familiar with that meaning of *ese*; it sounds funny to me. It would never occur to me to say "¿Cómo estás, ese?". I wonder if it sounds...
On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 20:39:02 -0700 (PDT) Ignacio <ignafiuba@...> ... It sounds funny to a lot of people who speak Spanish, just as "Like, what gives,...
Hi friends: The Spanish language is only one, but there are differents varietes. In New Mexico, they use old words and sayings. In several countries people use...
... escribió: Es posible que puedo ayudarte, pero soy un estudiante también - solamente lo hablo un poco. (Es posible que *pueda* ayudarte, ...) Ignacio ...
No, Robert, I don't think you can use "ese" in that sentence. I've always translated "dude" as an informal way to refer to a person but never as "ese". That's...
What is the difference between "estatura" and "altura"? I always thought "estatura" referred to a person's height and "altura" referred to altitude as in a...
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:19:02 -0000 "John D. Cates" ... My dictionary gives "stature" as the English for "estatura," which isn't surprising since the two are so...
