Learning Spanish language

Originally Posted by citlalli

Guauuuu!! Bienvenido nuevamente, si, me parece que ya te había visto en el foro árabe... a nosotras también nos gusta mucho esa música (sa7 Zahra?), aunque yo al foro turco casi no entro, pero ando muy metida en el árabe

si, si, si... claro que si amiga.... y pues yo si entro al foro Turco.......por ahi nos vemos Cesar

Originally Posted by dmoney101

yea, i think it is. it sounds like a caribbean word since a lot of Dominicans/Cubans (not as many Puerto Ricans) come from African decent. It's funny, all the Cubans i've ever seen have either been really white, or really black, but never any mestizos haha

Actually Puerto Ricans do have some African in them. When Colombus came over...he brought slaves who colonized in PR. So if you go to certain parts of PR particularly in the north east such as Santurce, Loiza, Loiza Aldea, Trujillo...you'll see a lot of blacks...Most of our music has a lot of African touches to it as well...such as bomba, plena..stemming from Percussion which is huge in African culture.

Originally Posted by jandros

So can you tell me, what does "bolo" mean in Cuban?? I mean as a slur or a name-calling kind of thing? Or should I even use that word in a public forum???

Bolo in english is like a necktie or a long blade...
but in spanish Bolo I guess is Bowling as stated by dmoney....

I believe the greeting in Cuba is "Que Bola?" which is the equivalent of saying What's up?...

Originally Posted by bebestylee

Bolo in english is like a necktie or a long blade...
but in spanish Bolo I guess is Bowling as stated by dmoney....

I believe the greeting in Cuba is "Que Bola?" which is the equivalent of saying What's up?...

yea, Que Bola is the main one from that country. i've also heard em say K lo k like dominicans and k la k hay like boricuas

first all those foods made me hungrygracias por las fotografias

can some one please explain me subjunctives they are the most confusing thing in spanish grammar!!! i will be very happy if someone does!!!

thanx, mucho gracias

Originally Posted by seydarr

first all those foods made me hungrygracias por las fotografias

can some one please explain me subjunctives they are the most confusing thing in spanish grammar!!! i will be very happy if someone does!!!

thanx, mucho gracias

It's kinda hard to explain without going into great detail.....but I just got this little excerpt from wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunc...e_in_Spanish):

The subjunctive in Spanish

In Spanish, the subjunctive (subjuntivo) is used in conjunction with impersonal expressions, expressions of emotion, opinion, or viewpoint. It is also used to describe situations that are considered unlikely or are in doubt, as well as for expressing disagreement, volition, or denial.

Many common expressions commonly introduce subjunctive clauses. Examples include:

* Es una pena que... "It is a shame that..."
* Quiero que... "I want..."
* Ojalá que... "Hopefully..."
* Es importante que... "It is important that..."
* Me alegro de que... "I am happy that..."
* Es bueno que... "It is good that..."
* Es necesario que... "It is necessary that..."
* Dudo que... "I doubt that..."

Spanish has two past subjunctive forms. They are almost identical, except that where the "first form" has -ra-, the "second form" has -se-. Both forms are usually interchangeable although the -se- form may be more common in Spain than in other Spanish-speaking areas. The -ra- forms may also be used as an alternative to the conditional in certain structures.

Hopefully this is useful!

yeah it was very useful. my spanish teacher told me to recognise the -ra forms but told me not to use them and he said because they use -se rather than -ra in spain!!! what a great language gracias again

Originally Posted by seydarr

yeah it was very useful. my spanish teacher told me to recognise the -ra forms but told me not to use them and he said because they use -se rather than -ra in spain!!! what a great language gracias again

Anytime...that's what we are here for!

and is there much difference if you pronounce those accents on vowels or shall i not care a lot because i cant get them in my head!!!

Originally Posted by seydarr

first all those foods made me hungrygracias por las fotografias

can some one please explain me subjunctives they are the most confusing thing in spanish grammar!!! i will be very happy if someone does!!!

thanx, mucho gracias

The difference between indicative and subjunctive is the difference between certainty/objectivity (indicative) and possibility/subjectivity (subjunctive)

So when the verb of the main clause express some sujectivity, doubt, possibility the subordinated clause use the subjunctive mood.

Expressing a desire: Mi madre quiere que estudie medicina
Expressing a doubt: No creo que llegue a tiempo
With expression like es probable que, cuando, es interesante que, etc.
In negative commands : No tires el papel


If you encounter a sentence with a main clause followed by a second clause, and the main clause introduces a quality of certainty or objectivity, the sentence will use the indicative mood in the second clause, since the sentence will be reporting something certain

es cierto que aprobó los examenes(it is certain that he passed the exams)
no cabe duda de que es una gran persona (there's no doubt that he's a great person)
estoy seguro que vendrá mañana (I'm sure he will come tomorrow)

Since these expressions introduce a quality of certainty, they do not trigger the use of the subjunctive.

Saludos

Originally Posted by seydarr

and is there much difference if you pronounce those accents on vowels or shall i not care a lot because i cant get them in my head!!!

hmmm depends....because the accents can make the word different...changing the emphasis...

ie:
campana = bell
campaña = campaign

accents are tough...I don't know them all myself....but I can wing it since i've been around the language.....it's tougher when you're a newcomer to the language.

i kind of start to get an image in my head!!!

mucho gracias i love spanish!!! sounds like greek

Perdona bebestylee no me había dado cuenta que ya lo estabas explicando tú

well the pronounciation is really tough sometimes as the words can mean totally different things because of the way you say it!!! i had a lot of trouble with these during my speaking exams

Originally Posted by xiurell

Perdona bebestylee no me había dado cuenta que ya lo estabas explicando tú

nahhh tranquilo mano....que pa eso estamos....quizas se lo explicaste mejor!! ja ja

Originally Posted by seydarr

sounds like greek

You're right, that's what I like learning Greek

Originally Posted by seydarr

well the pronounciation is really tough sometimes as the words can mean totally different things because of the way you say it!!! i had a lot of trouble with these during my speaking exams

yeah...changing the accent and the emphasis on a word can completely change the meaning of it....that makes the language tough.....but you seem like a smart person.....i have no doubt you'll pick it up!

got some similar words as well i love recognising spanish words which are similar in greek, makes me sound big headed but i love it

Originally Posted by seydarr

got some similar words as well i love recognising spanish words which are similar in greek, makes me sound big headed but i love it

Yes that makes the Learning easier

Originally Posted by bebestylee

yeah...changing the accent and the emphasis on a word can completely change the meaning of it....that makes the language tough.....but you seem like a smart person.....i have no doubt you'll pick it up!

hahahahaha or jajajaja in spanish

i take that as a compliment thanx a lot... i think best compliment to hear is that a spanish person telling you which part of spain you are from best thing to hear during your life!!!