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freediverbrian
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Download pod casts of Spanish lessons and listen to them while driving or when you have time.
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Cancamo
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Immersion in a Castilian speaking country, (most of Central America and South America, and Spain) is by far the best way to get a handle on the
language. In time you will begin to think in Spanish, dream in Spanish.....
The Spanish most commonly spoken in parts of Mexico is loaded with slang and regional accents, and in Baja is often not enunciated and words can be
garbled and sentences are often dropped at the end. Many bad habits can get a foot hold here.
Speak to someone from Guatemala or Ecuador, you will understand every word clearly the way it is spelled. In turn your "Choyero" dialect will be
noticeable and limited.
In my opinion Guatemala has the most professional immersion schools, they've been doing it a long time. US State Department and Consulates send their
folks there.
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joerover
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Quote: Originally posted by Cancamo  | | Immersion in a Castilian speaking country, (most of Central America and South America, )Speak to someone from Guatemala |
How can I get a book or pamplet that explains how to teach spanish?
A pamplet in Spanish, I could hand it to Camilla down in Colombia. Colombiana speaks loud and clear.
[Edited on 12-14-2017 by joerover]
the fat lady is breeding
which means
The fat ladys are breeding
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Cancamo
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Colombians speak a clear form of Spanish as well as most of S. America, (Argentines have a distinctive accent), Spent a couple months up and down the
cordillera and the Darien region of Colombia, (incredibly diverse and beautiful country), found that even the less educated country folk spoke
clearly. The Caribbean region had some accents, native dialects, with some slang mixed in.
I would look for Spanish language textbooks in Spanish in Colombia, also might try Amazon.
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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| Quote: Originally posted by rts551 | | Just put an "o" on the end of every word. Or one time "donde pescandoing". Cuando returno?.....or cundo finito. |
this doesnt always work....I once laughed at the teacher accompany a spanish immersion course I gave here when he said..."Cool-o" which mean arsehole
in spanish and not appropriate for a teacher to say for sure...sure did elicit laughs from the mexican kids though!
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gsbotanico
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| Quote: Originally posted by Cancamo | | Colombians speak a clear form of Spanish as well as most of S. America, (Argentines have a distinctive accent), Spent a couple months up and down the
cordillera and the Darien region of Colombia, (incredibly diverse and beautiful country), found that even the less educated country folk spoke
clearly. The Caribbean region had some accents, native dialects, with some slang mixed in. |
Nothing wrong with the educated Spanish spoken in the major cities in Central Mexico. The trick is to not pick up a regional accent and too much
regional vocabulary. unless living in an area, then the vocabulary becomes necessary to communicate with ordinary people.
When I've traveled in Central and South America, the more perceptive locals can pick up that I learned my Spanish in Mexico, especially from the use
of aztequismos, which are mostly understood in other countries because Mexico dominates by the size of its population and production of television
programs such as telenovelas.
I agree that the Caribbean and Argentinian accents should be avoided by native English speakers. It's always better to learn the standard educated
accent common in Latin America.
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pacificobob
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guatemala has some rather good spanish spoken. peru as well.
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