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| Here is the Word of the day forum. |
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| First word is something very basic. Hablo (ah blo) it means I speak. ex. Hablo español. I speak Spanish. |
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| Me encanta* - I really like. In this case the thing you really like is said after this. For example: Me encanta la flor. I like the flower. (may en-cahn'-tuh) * If the thing you really like is plural add an "n" to the end. For example: Me encantan las flores. I like the flowers. |
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| Ok new word. We've learned how to say "I really like" but what if you just "like" something? In that case the phrase you want is: "Me gusta" (may goo' stah). For example, "Me gusta el carro" I like the car. Like the other word with similar meaning, the subject follows and if plural an "n" is added to "gusta". For example: Me gusta el carro, I like the car but "Me gustan los carros" I like the cars. |
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| To make a noun (or adjective) plural add an "s" if the word ends in a vowel. If the word ends in a consonant use "es". For example: la flor las flores. To summarize: vowel - s, consonant - es Not to heap too much information into one short little lesson, all nouns have gender. That is to say they're either masculine or feminine. There are rules as to what makes a word one or the other, but it's a long list and too confusing to memorize, imo. The easiest way is to just memorize the word "la" (fem.) or "el" (masc.) with the word. Dictionaries will put an "m" or "f" behind the translation to tell the learner which is which. |
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| Ok, so while I'm here let's do another word. Let's revisit yesterdays word. While "me gusta/gustan" means "I like" a slight spelling change can give you the phrase "I would like". "Me gustarÃa la floreria": I would like the flower pot. Same rule with the "n" makes it "Me gustarÃan las florerias": I would like the flower pots. pron: may goo' stah ree uh |
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| Well, I'm home early today due to the weather so perhaps today would be a good day to introduce weather vocab. Nieva (nee a' vah): Snow Llueve (yu a' vay): Rain Hace frio (ah' say free' oh): It's cold |
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| In the meantime, let's pick up a new word. It's the word "tengo", it's pronounced like the dance "tango". It means "I have" So: Tengo flores = I have flowers. Actually the truth is: No tengo flores. |
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| March 9th time for another. Let's try some garden vocab.* el árbol - (ahr' bowl) - tree la flor - (floor) - flower la planta - (plán tah) - plant el arbusto - (ahr boo' sto) - bush la rama - (rah' mah) - branch la hoja - (oh' ha) - leaf la cizaña - (see - sa' - nyah) - weed el jardÃn - (har - deen') - garden * Remember the plural rule: if it ends in a vowel add an "s", in a consonant add "es" |
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| This lesson I'd accidentally put on another thread and it belongs here. The word for I is "yo" pronounced just like it looks. The word for you is "tu" pronounced "too". These are subject pronouns. We've learned the word "tengo". Notice that I didn't attach the "yo" to it. That's because Spanish doesn't require a subject for it's verbs. The subject of "tengo" couldn't have any other subject. It's the only way to say "I have". As for other subjects, once you've established the subject for your listener or reader, it's not necessary to repeat it. |
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