TonyC
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Verbs with same definitions ??
How do I know which verb I should use in a sentence that seem to have the same meaning? Few Examples, tener/haber, saber/conocer, comprender/entender,
contar/decir? Also why does the stop signs read "alto" which is translated to "high"?
Tools I'm using to learn spanish. Books "No Fear Spanish", "Spanish Verb Workbook by Barron's", CD for the car "US Institute of Languages Spanish 1",
and for a bit of Spanish slang "Hide this Spanish Book by Berlitz. Any other books I should try? I'm even watching my DVD movies in Spanish with
English sub titles.
Tony
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losfrailes
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ALTO is short for Hacer Alto. To stop or halt.
In common usage alto simply means high.
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Gadget
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There ya go. Good job Grover. Those would have been my answers. You want to have a challenge Tony, try and figure out our screwy language if you
don't speak it. I only passed my English classes in High School because I was taking Spanish and could identify the grammer in a language that has
some reason to it.
Stick with your studies, it will pay you back in ways you will never imagine in your travels. 
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
See you in Baja
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greybaby
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Prior to moving to Baja in 1999, I had studied at Boise State, gotten straight As, practiced with whoever I could get to practice with me - and then I
moved to Ensenada. Was that ever a wakeup call. No one there had a clue how smart I was or how well I could speak or understand - because I
couldn't. Then began the fun and the frustration of what it takes to truly learn. Study, practice, get laughed at, try to get it explained what
you're doing wrong, practice it again and again and again, and then one day you have little breakthroughs where you get it, you really get it and you
can actually carry on a conversation. I think it two two years after we lived there where we felt comfortable enough to interact in most situations.
The key is what has been mentioned, study, try to understand the differences and why there are differences because they really do make sense - and
then just venture out. Just do it!! You'll surprise yourself at how well you do and how much easer it gets every time. And the respect you earn
from those around that you are trying to converse in their language is truly what it's all about. You care enough to learn their language and
converse with them in it. Just talking about it makes me long to be back there intereracting with such wonderful people.
Most important of all - experience it in the moment as much as possible. To me it is still amazing that I can converse and even be of help to someone
in a language that I don't fully understand. I love the language and the people who speak it. Working in a community health center in Idaho where
were have a good portion of undocumented patients increases my opportunity and once again reminds me how important it was to go the extra effort for
people in frightening experiece where they would be lost without one people being able to converse with. Keep motivated. I'll do whatever I can to
encourage you from a distance.
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TonyC
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THANK YOU Grover, I get it. It's a bit confusing, but fun. Glass is always half full.
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