video blog

[eazyebeneezer]

hi all- well, i've decided to take the double plunge. i joined the forum a few days ago AND for some inexplicable reason mustered up the courage to take ben's advice and try my hand at a video blog :o so if anyone wants to see me stammering away, it's on youtube for the world to see. i'm preparing for an oral spanish exam so my reasoning is... one of the main factors to get over is nerves, right? well, what better way to get over it than put yourself out in the public arena? obviously other motivations are to improve vocabulary and fluency. anyway, thanks to notes in spanish for the inspiration! :thumbs-up: nos vemos...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw-rpri1to0

[Ben]

Great great great, a response is on it's way in seconds! By the way you can post the vids directly in the forum (instructions here (http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9966&postcount=1)), so here again is yours, and ours is to follow as soon as youtube processes it:

vw-rpri1to0

You may, I hope, have just started the NIS vidblogging movement!!

[Ben]

Here we go!!!

rs4Iwel4ipc

Two minutes with a Canon Ixus point and shoot and a Mac. Who's next to join the NIS video blogging movement???

[eldeano]

if anyone wants to see me stammering away, it's on youtube for the world to see. i'm preparing for an oral spanish exam so my reasoning is... one of the main factors to get over is nerves, right? well, what better way to get over it than put yourself out in the public arena? obviously other motivations are to improve vocabulary and fluency. anyway, thanks to notes in spanish for the inspiration!

Excelente, y con tanta fluidez. Muy bien.

[eldeano]

Here we go!!!
Two minutes with a Canon Ixus point and shoot and a Mac. Who's next to join the NIS video blogging movement???

You two make it all seem so easy, but then you are old hands at podcasting so it's only to be expected. Of course, we all want to know what Marina was about to say at the very end. Nothing to do with tocapelotas, I hope. ;D;D

[Marina]

Hi Eric,

Here there are some corrections:

Lo que hago por la primera vez - Es la primera vez que lo hago.
Tengo un objetivo lo que es... - Tengo un objetivo y es que...
He seguido leyendo mucho las páginas web... - He leído muchas páginas web...
Es muy muy bien - Está muy muy bien.
Corrige la pronunciación de EntrenArme.

Eldeano,

I used to drive Ben mad because I tended to speak straight away after recording the podcast, which made it more dificult for him to edit the final part. I think Ben found the final bit of the video funny and decided to leave me wondering if I had look at Ben far too much instead of looking at the camera.

[Margot]

Hi Eric,

Es muy muy bien - Está muy muy bien.

Eldeano,
I used to drive Ben mad because I tended to speak straight away after recording the podcast, I think Ben found the final bit of the video funny and decided to leave me wondering if I had look at Ben far too much instead of looking at the camera.

Eric, te admiro por lo que has hecho. Estoy segura que sigas un A+ de todos en el foro. Buena suerte en tu examen

Marina/Ben: I loved stumbling upon this sudden unexpected chance to actually watch the two of you together; it's apparent that ultimately it's your fantastic rapport and the way in which you relate together that makes your podcasts so sublime; I don't want to embarass you or make you self conscious...but having the chance to actually WATCH you while you talk together....well..that was a treat. Is it too much to hope for MORE of a VERY GOOD THING?

Deano: "Tocapelotas" - ¿Que quiere decir?

And now I'm going to watch both videos again!:)

[eazyebeneezer]

hola ben y marina-
thanks so much for the corrections and the great video response! me alegro mucho ;D hasta pronto con mi proximo video blog...
Eric

[eldeano]

Deano: "Tocapelotas" - ¿Que quiere decir?

Aquí (http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showpost.php?p=19020&postcount=100)

[Ben]

More from Ben and Marina:

It was a terribly windy morning here in the UK, sorry about the audio!

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[Ben]

For ten points, why did Marina laugh when I said the tree was a 'castaña' and not a 'castaño'?!

[eldeano]

For ten points, why did Marina laugh when I said the tree was a 'castaña' and not a 'castaño'?!

Isn't that something to do with a way women wear their hair - or is it a load of rubbish?

[richardksa]

Oh! That old chestnut!! Like to see you roast a tree.

[Ben]

Not quite... 'Menuda castaña' o 'es una castaña' = 'es una mierda/no funciona bien...'

[Margot]

Isn't that something to do with a way women wear their hair - or is it a load of rubbish?

Creo que Deano tiene razón..es decir:
Castaña = Chignon:
(a bun or knot into which the hair is twisted)
Castaño = Horsechestnut Tree

It's not a knot/I see a tree ;D

[Margot]

Not quite... 'Menuda castaña' o 'es una castaña' = 'es una mierda/no funciona bien...'
whoops...sorry Ben...I took too long before getting back to my computer and posting what I'd begun...your post slipped in, in the meantime...
so strike everything I said above

[eazyebeneezer]

hola todo el mundo-
i dont know if this embed will work, but here goes...
ljVmXwxpqjE
my second effort. some disparaging comments about my spanish class, followed by a philosopical/ linguistic question; hopefully it's comprehensible :rolleyes:

[eazyebeneezer]

the embed looks like it didnt work, i guess i should leave technical matters to a real webmaster ;) if anyone wants to check out my second blog, here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljVmXwxpqjE. saludos!

[eldeano]

so strike everything I said above

Thanks for your fleeting support. ;)

[Pepino]

I think Ben found the final bit of the video funny and decided to leave me wondering if I had look at Ben far too much instead of looking at the camera.

That end bit is really funny, Ben's right! And what was it you were saying "Creo que we have been very..." Perfect example of Spanglish in it's natural setting! jeje

The video blogs are great by the way. Thanks to Eric for setting the ball rolling! I feel I should overcome my camera shyness and have a stab myself! ;D

[Ben]

Eric, I have sorted the embed thing for you (have a look at the instructions here (http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9966&postcount=1)!) and thanks for another great vidblog! Sorry about your Spanish teacher - ¿y es posible aprender un idioma sin vivir en el pais? Seguro que si, pero no hay duda de que uno tarda mas en alcanzar el mismo nivel...

Pepino, we await your video blog eagerly!!!

[eldeano]

the embed looks like it didnt work, i guess i should leave technical matters to a real webmaster ;) if anyone wants to check out my second blog, here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljVmXwxpqjE. saludos!

Otro blog estupendo, pero todo acabó de un modo bastante repentino. Mi respuesta es que hay que sumergirse en todos los aspectos del idioma elegido - leer, oir, escribir y hablar - y conocer la cultura del pais.

[eldeano]

Pepino, we await your video blog eagerly!!!

As long as it doesn't involve a trick with a carrot :eek::eek::eek:

[Pepino]

As long as it doesn't involve a trick with a carrot :eek::eek::eek:


It'd fall foul of YouTube's conditions of use! :p

[eazyebeneezer]

Otro blog estupendo, pero todo acabó de un modo bastante repentino. Mi respuesta es que hay que sumergirse en todos los aspectos del idioma elegido - leer, oir, escribir y hablar - y conocer la cultura del pais.

muchisimas gracias, eldeano! es verdad que la camara acabo un poco antes que queria, pero soy un poco perezoso :rolleyes: estoy de acuerdo con tu respuesta, y hoy mas que nuna es posible sumergirse en una otra cultura aun sin vivir en el pais. la otra cuestion es como se mantiene la motivacion...

lo siento que faltan los acentos, es mi proximo proyecto, os prometo!

[Ben]

Mas... Ben's hell... then Marina's shopping ;)

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[tad]

muchisimas gracias, eldeano! es verdad que la camara acabo un poco antes que queria, pero soy un poco perezoso :rolleyes: estoy de acuerdo con tu respuesta, y hoy mas que nuna es posible sumergirse en una otra cultura aun sin vivir en el pais. la otra cuestion es como se mantiene la motivacion...

lo siento que faltan los acentos, es mi proximo proyecto, os prometo!

Bien hecho eric, has traido un nuevo dimensión al foro. :thumbs-up:

[DocMolly]

my second effort. some disparaging comments about my spanish class, followed by a philosopical/ linguistic question; hopefully it's comprehensible :rolleyes:

Ya hablas muy bién el español. Pues como respuesta a tu cuestión.... creo que podrás aprender mucho más espñol si vas a volver a una ciudad en los estados. Habrá un montón de oportunidades para hablar español. Y si podrías trabajar por un organismo que ayude a los imigrantes latinoamericanos, tendrias que hablar español por muchas horas diario, asi como si fueras viviendo en otro pais. No sé que seas tu carrera, pero es una idea. Gracias de nuevo por tu videoblogs.

[neskadebilbao]

Creo que todo lo que vosotros estáis haciendo es estupendo. No tengo una cámara así que no habrá vídeos de mi parte pronto. En cuanto al vídeo de Ben y Marina donde Marina estaba yendo de compras...¡qué gracioso! Deberías haberle acompañado a Marina, Ben...así los 15 minutos no convertirían en 50. Y en defensa de Marina...pues así son las chicas......

Eric, no he estado participando en los foros recientemente gracias a mis estudios, no obstante, quería saber por qué estás en francia.

[Ben]

En cuanto al vídeo de Ben y Marina donde Marina estaba yendo de compras...¡qué gracioso! Deberías haberle acompañado a Marina, Ben...así los 15 minutos no convertirían en 50.
Al reves, si voy con Marina los 15, or 50, minutos parecen mas a 5 años!!! Lo pase muy bien en el coche escuchando la radio :)

[eldeano]

I feel inspired. I am going to do one. Watch this space.

[Ben]

Looking forward to it!

[zonzamas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw-rpri1to0

Nice video, nice idea, good spanish and funny french accent :)

[Pepino]

OK, here I am. It's truly awful, but I had to settle for the first take as my flatmate was due home and I didn't want an audience! jeje

I know my generos are all over the place, but that just comes from having to do two things at once! (I can't even chew gum and walk in a straight line, so this was a miracle of video production relatively speaking! jeje ;D )

I'm off to get an emergency haircut after seeing myself here too! :eek:

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[eazyebeneezer]

that was a great presentation- are u trying to make us all jealous of your flat? :p man, i'd love to be in barcelona. what a great town, and looks like a great neighborhood as well.
only one issue- it looks like the sound is a bit out of sync. i believe that happens when u upload directly form your camera, which mostly likely records in .mov format. i had that problem and found this handy free software http://labs.divx.com/DrDivX to convert my mov files into divx- smaller and in perfect sync.
anyway, nice work, keep them coming!!! :thumbs-up:

[Pepino]

Well, the flat's up for sale at the moment, so if you want it...? jeje

Thanks for the tip about the synching. I wasn't impressed once I saw it, but figured it'd have to do for the moment. I'll experiment more over the weekend when I'm back in England. Might see about making another one that's a bit less rushed. Cheers!

[Margot]

OK, here I am. jeje this was a miracle of video production relatively speaking! jeje ;D )

I'm off to get an emergency haircut after seeing myself here too! :eek:

Gracias tanto Pepino por invitarnos a visitar tu barrio y tu piso; me encantaba.
Ahora esperamos el acto segundo: Pepino con el corte nuevo.

[Pepino]

Gracias tanto Pepino por invitarnos a visitar tu barrio y tu piso; me encantaba.
Ahora esperamos el acto segundo: Pepino con el corte nuevo.

Gracias Margot! La hora está hecho! Me voy al perruqueria mañana! :D

[eazyebeneezer]

i just wanted to respond to a couple comments.
Nice video, nice idea, good spanish and funny french accent :)
i guess since i'm american i'll take that as a compliment ;) my spanish is now a mix of anglicisms, french-isms and just sheer invention.
docmolly- i think u're right; i plan on moving to boston and becoming a french teacher. the reason i'm making a big effort with my spanish now is as a plan b so that i might be able to teach spanish if i cant find work using french. and there are definitely big communities of spanish speakers in boston that i want to be involved in. i guess i just have been spoiled by learning french in france, where every person in the country can be your teacher, and you deepen your understanding of the language in every context you enter into. lazy man's language course :rolleyes:
neskadebilbao- i'm doing my master's here in bordeaux. it's in teaching french as a foreign language. all that remains between me and the diploma is a huge thesis. hence u'll see me on the forums a lot. i'll be procrastinating. jejeje
thanks to all you guys for your encouragement, and cant wait to see some more videos!

[MonikaD.]

In answer to Eric's video blog, I would like to say that YES, IT IS POSSIBLE to learn a language while living outside the community that speaks it. That's exactly how I've got to know English (or at least I like to tell myself that I know it ;)). The world being a global willage, you have all the tools you need to surround yourself with a language of your choice. As for motivation, that's a tough one. In case of English I simply had to take exams, so I was forced to study. But with Spanish it is really hard to esforzarme continualmente. Maybe somebody knows how uno lo hace? :confused:

[Ben]

OK, here I am. It's truly awful, but I had to settle for the first take as my flatmate was due home and I didn't want an audience! jejePepino, it's truly great! And wow, what a flat, 'de lujo' - one question though, why don't more kids get squashed on that roundabout - the doorway to the school seems to be right in the middle of the traffic!!

[Pepino]

Just been having a play about with my camera, and it actually records in AVI format, not MOV. Is this still prone to synch problems? Also, I remember Ben said he used a Canon Ixus (same as me). Do you just upload yours untouched or do you re-format them in some way Ben?

[Pepino]

Pepino, it's truly great! And wow, what a flat, 'de lujo' - one question though, why don't more kids get squashed on that roundabout - the doorway to the school seems to be right in the middle of the traffic!!

jeje, yeah, it's pretty close, but it all looks a lot smaller in the video. It's bigger in reality. I'll take a picture tomorrow morning at 0855 and you'll see just how many kids can be squeezed onto the pavement! :eek:

[Ben]

Just been having a play about with my camera, and it actually records in AVI format, not MOV. Is this still prone to synch problems? Also, I remember Ben said he used a Canon Ixus (same as me). Do you just upload yours untouched or do you re-format them in some way Ben?I get the mac's iMovie program to export it in a smaller file and size format before uploading it (there is a 'for web' setting), I'm sure windows movie maker has something similar. I think trial and error is the way forward with these things. I'd love to see the early morning school arrival photo!

[Margot]

I feel inspired. I am going to do one. Watch this space.

Estoy pegada a la pantalla - aguantando la respiración

(Eldeano I know you know I'm just pulling your leg - it's become apparent to me that your Spanish is as sophisticated as your wonderfully quirky sense of humour -muy muy muy bueno - certainly puts mine to shame )

I'm really looking forward to your video :thumbs-up:

[DocMolly]

Se puede poner un video hecho por camara digital en You Tube? No hablo de una camara de video, sino de una camara de fotos con la que se puede hacer videos cortos. La calidad no es tan buena. Creen ustedes que funcionaria?

[ValenciaSon]

Se puede poner un video hecho por camara digital en You Tube? No hablo de una camara de video, sino de una camara de fotos con la que se puede hacer videos cortos. La calidad no es tan buena. Creen ustedes que funcionaria?

Como esto: UlwzlQcHsmc

[ValenciaSon]

Here we go!!!

rs4Iwel4ipc

Two minutes with a Canon Ixus point and shoot and a Mac. Who's next to join the NIS video blogging movement??? Lo vimos mi esposa y yo y pensabamos lo mismo: que jovenes sois!

[Ben]

VS: ¡¡¡ay que majos sois!!! :blush: ...y esperamos tu vidblog!

Docmolly, yup, all ours above were made with our canon little digital camera - now you have no excuse not to give it a try!!

[Pepino]

I'd love to see the early morning school arrival photo!

I decided to go to the gym this morning (which is ironically directly next door to the school opposite - like I said, "everything on my doorstep!") and I was late getting out, so I missed the kids today. I'll catch the little brats, whoops, I mean little darlings next week when I get back from Manchester. They're like ants scurrying about, and the parents are even worse practically fighting to get their cars parked by the door. It's quite entertaining at times! :)

[zonzamas]

i guess since i'm american i'll take that as a compliment ;) my spanish is now a mix of anglicisms, french-isms and just sheer invention.
docmolly- i think u're right;


I read in your profile you were from usa that's why i find it funny that you speak spanish with french accent instead of american-english.

How do you manage to speak 3 languages?

[eldeano]

I've got a meeting with costume this afternoon and make-up a little later. The script writers are hard at it. I'm getting really nervous.

Tad - how come you helped zonzamas with his last post yet leave the rest of us to flounder? Is he a Spurs fan? Or worse - a Lost-watching Spurs fan? Oh, and five tickets for tomorrow's ONCE draw, please. ;D (just the one cheesy grinner here)

[Pepino]

why don't more kids get squashed on that roundabout - the doorway to the school seems to be right in the middle of the traffic!!

Well, I forgot it's Friday and I finish work early, so I was home at chucking-out time for the school, and took this pic. I'll never understand how no-one gets killed at these junctions in this barrio. I must admit, I've ocasionally wondered out into the street thinking that it's on green, but isn't! Death-defying stuff! jeje. My excuse is that usually I'm listening to a particularly tough phrase in a NIS podcast on my mp3 and therefore I'm not taking notice of the road! :blush:

[tad]

Tad - how come you helped zonzamas with his last post yet leave the rest of us to flounder? Is he a Spurs fan? Or worse - a Lost-watching Spurs fan? Oh, and five tickets for tomorrow's ONCE draw, please. ;D (just the one cheesy grinner here)

zonzamas is kind enough to correct some of my posts, -as I often have quite a few mistakes he does it by private message. I do the same for him (which is easier because he has fewer mistakes). We then correct the offending post using edit. This has the benefit of not cluttering up the forum with loads of corrective posts, which some here seemed concerned about. If this is the case I will acknowledge the fact in the reason for editing space.

Although this approach is 'tidier' the downside is that people browsing the post do not get the chance to see the process and learn. Some of my LOST posts had an awful lot of red ink though!

[guapo]

I always like these neighbourhoods in Barcelona where the buildings at each intersection have the corner sliced off to form that diamond-like shape. Of course, if you are walking any distance, you end up covering twice the ground what with all the zig-zagging in and out at each junction to follow the pavement.

[eldeano]

zonzamas is kind enough to correct some of my posts, -as I often have quite a few mistakes he does it by private message.

Although this approach is 'tidier' the downside is that people browsing the post do not get the chance to see the process and learn.

And, of course, it left us all amazed by the high quality of your posts. http://www.progresstalk.com/images/smilies/jawdrop.gif

[Ben]

Well, I forgot it's Friday and I finish work early, so I was home at chucking-out time for the school, and took this pic. Wow, brat central... must be noisy in the morning!

[ValenciaSon]

Well, I forgot it's Friday and I finish work early, so I was home at chucking-out time for the school, and took this pic. I'll never understand how no-one gets killed at these junctions in this barrio. I must admit, I've ocasionally wondered out into the street thinking that it's on green, but isn't! Death-defying stuff! jeje. My excuse is that usually I'm listening to a particularly tough phrase in a NIS podcast on my mp3 and therefore I'm not taking notice of the road! :blush:

Is there an ice cream truck or local candy store where the crumb-snatchers migrate after school?

[richardksa]

Pepino, es piso o Prado? Y si, necesitas un corte de pelo. Sin embargo, un bueno vidcast.

[Ben]

When do we get to see your vidcast Richard?!

[richardksa]

Let's see. When I get a camera, which would be a good start. I could pan across those scenic acres of beige sand, zoom in on a particularly interesting bit of sand, followed by the sun setting over a great expanse of, er, sand. Assuming sand doesn't get in the works and clog it up.

[DocMolly]

Lo di mi mejor intento. Espero que lo disfrutéis, como he disfrutado los vuestros.
C7oetLQaEo4

[richardksa]

Doc Molly, that was fantastic. B & M have a rival.

[guapo]

also an excellent performance from the cat :thumbs-up:

[eldeano]

also an excellent performance from the cat :thumbs-up:

Thank you http://www.progresstalk.com/images/smilies/kitty.gif

[tad]

Lo di mi mejor intento. Espero que lo disfrutéis, como he disfrutado los vuestros.


Que lugar es, donde vives Molly- todo es muy diferente de Palmers Green High St.! (está en el norte de londres)

[Pepino]

Doc Molly, that was fantastic. B & M have a rival.

I agree! What a cool place to live (literally at the moment!). Great quality Spanish too. I'm envious! ;D

Thank you http://www.progresstalk.com/images/smilies/kitty.gif

And as for you! Shouldn't you be licking your b.... like a normal cat??? ;)

[ValenciaSon]

Lo di mi mejor intento. Espero que lo disfrutéis, como he disfrutado los vuestros.
C7oetLQaEo4
Un Oscar para Molly, otro para el gato y otro para el que uso la camara!:thumbs-up:

[Pepino]

I always like these neighbourhoods in Barcelona where the buildings at each intersection have the corner sliced off to form that diamond-like shape. Of course, if you are walking any distance, you end up covering twice the ground what with all the zig-zagging in and out at each junction to follow the pavement.

Tell me about it! Late at night, you can skip across the diamonds in a straight line, but doing that during the day is a one way ticket to the Casualty Dept! :eek:

Wow, brat central... must be noisy in the morning!

The kids aren't actually all that bad. What IS bad though is the parents blocking eachother (and other parked cars) in and then freaking out with their horns. Spaniards do seem to like their car horns! jeje

Pepino, es piso o Prado? Y si, necesitas un corte de pelo. Sin embargo, un bueno vidcast.

Sí, es verdad. Tengo mucha suerte encontrar un piso tan grande y precioso y comparto con solo uno chico más.

[Ben]

DocMolly, ¡Fantastico! Nos ha encantado, de verdad, tu casa tan bonita me da mucha envidia, ¡quiero vivir en el campo ya! Y me ha encantado el 'poluting the English' comentario al final :D

[eazyebeneezer]

I decided to go to the gym this morning (which is ironically directly next door to the school opposite - like I said, "everything on my doorstep!") and I was late getting out, so I missed the kids today. I'll catch the little brats, whoops, I mean little darlings next week when I get back from Manchester. They're like ants scurrying about, and the parents are even worse practically fighting to get their cars parked by the door. It's quite entertaining at times! :)
try teaching english to groups of twenty or thirty of those... ahem, little angels all day and then we can talk about entertainment. i'm still shell-shocked after today's exertions :hammer:
on a more positive note, nice vid docmolly! what a serene place. and i enjoyed the interjection from the gruff man et the end :D that sounds like the states alright....

[DocMolly]

Gracias a todos! Ahora espero los videos vuestros!! Acabo de ver mi video de nuevo y he encontrado algunos errores, y seguramente que hay más. Ahora os voy a compartir los errores que econtré. Pués no quiero "contaminar vuestro español" (Estoy usando vuestro bién? )

"derretiendo" debí haber dicho: "derritiendo"
"aquÍ es la leña" debí haber dicho: aquí está la leña
"este edificio aquí" debí haber dicho: "este edificio allí o ahi"

Gracias a Eric y Pepino por empezar los videoblogs!! Espero que sigan creando más.

[tad]

And, of course, it left us all amazed by the high quality of your posts. http://www.progresstalk.com/images/smilies/jawdrop.gif

Thank you deano, I always seem to amaze people

[tad]

Pepino, I feel an outside broadcast coming on (ben's from the retail park didn't quite do it for me) I think you should get mobile in Barca :rolleyes:

[karena]

What a marvelous idea!! I will try to give it a go this coming week. :)

Karen

[Acosta]

Un Oscar para Molly, otro para el gato y otro para el que uso la camara!:thumbs-up:

Qué bueno Molly, me gusta y el fin fue bueno también. La polución :)

¿Ben qué tipo de camera necesito para hacerlo?

[tjensf]

Hi everyone,

I just joined the forum yesterday after a year+ of enjoying the podcasts. Perfect timing, too, as I've been hoping to get some more video-making practice. I actually work for an online video company (GUBA - sort of like YouTube but we offer premium downloads in addition to free user-generated content) as a community advocate/content editor/blogger and, thanks to Ben, I can embed my company's videos now -- I'd be tarred and feathered if I embedded a YouTube or Revver video, I'm sure. I've made about three or four really basic promo videos for the company blog using iMovie, so I added a little music and some transitions to this video blog (anything to distract from the errors and the decidi, decidi, decidi repetition). Enjoy:

3000040471

(BTW, that was inspired by something I put together really quickly the other day for work: http://www.guba.com/watch/3000040256 - I love that Olympics-inspired music as an intro. to the Silly Putty Jesus.)

(BTW No. 2, if you don't see the video player just refresh the page and it should show up.)

[ValenciaSon]

Hi everyone,

I just joined the forum yesterday after a year+ of enjoying the podcasts. Perfect timing, too, as I've been hoping to get some more video-making practice. I actually work for an online video company (GUBA - sort of like YouTube but we offer premium downloads in addition to free user-generated content) as a community advocate/content editor/blogger and, thanks to Ben, I can embed my company's videos now -- I'd be tarred and feathered if I embedded a YouTube or Revver video, I'm sure. I've made about three or four really basic promo videos for the company blog using iMovie, so I added a little music and some transitions to this video blog (anything to distract from the errors and the decidi, decidi, decidi repetition). Enjoy:
(BTW, that was inspired by something I put together really quickly the other day for work:http://www.guba.com/watch/3000040256 - I love that Olympics-inspired music as an intro. to the Silly Putty Jesus.)(BTW No. 2, if you don't see the video player just refresh the page and it should show up.) Interesting and creative. I am jealous, you have a nice office space. I'm a consultant so it changes with each project. Currently there 8 of us sharing a laundry table in a basement in Maine.

[DocMolly]

Qué bueno Molly, me gusta y el fin fue bueno también. La polución ¿Ben qué tipo de camera necesito para hacerlo?
Gracias Acosta. Solo hay que tener una camara digital que puede hacer videos cortos. No puedo esperar para tu video!! Ya voy a mirar el de tjensf...
...Ya estoy de regreso de ver el video de T.J. Fue muy profesional...bien hecho!!!! Nos mostró su trabajo en San Francisco. Ahora, espero que nos traiga a un barrio en San Francisco como La Misión o Haight Asbury.

[Acosta]

Gracias Acosta. Solo hay que tener una camara digital que puede hacer videos cortos. No puedo esperar para tu video!! Ya voy a mirar el de tjensf.

Garcías y ahora necesito hacer algo sobre Los Angeles o el parte donde nos vivimos.

DocMolly, cada vez cuando estoy pensando sobre Minnesota, dos cosas me vienen.¨ Mary Tyle Moore Show¨ y la película ¨Fargo¨. Que horrible, lo siento.

Naturalmente es seguro que mi cuidad tiene muchos estereotipos malos (y hay muchos son verdaderos).

[alanmalarkey]

This was impressive TJ - guba seems to spend a lot of time buffering on my PC - is that usual?

Docmolly - I enjoyed your snow and open space - the cat looks 'bastante grande'

I'll know that I am growing in confidence when i eventually follow suit - until then I am really enjoying all the videos, and learning from them

many thanks

Alan

[DocMolly]

I'm off to get an emergency haircut after seeing myself here too! :eek:

Pepino queremos ver tu corte de pelo!

[tjensf]

Gracias Acosta. Solo hay que tener una camara digital que puede hacer videos cortos. No puedo esperar para tu video!! Ya voy a mirar el de tjensf...
...Ya estoy de regreso de ver el video de T.J. Fue muy profesional...bien hecho!!!! Nos mostró su trabajo en San Francisco. Ahora, espero que nos traiga a un barrio en San Francisco como La Misión o Haight Asbury.
Que buena idea, Molly (y me gusto mucho tu video tembien). Vivo en Berkeley y quisiera hacer un video con imagenes de la gente y los barrios aqui pero tambien espero viajar por unos de los barrios de SF que mas me interesan con mi camara. Acabo de comprar una nueva camara de calidad mas alta - el canon tx1 - estoy deseosa de que llegue.

[Patty]

todos de vosotros teneis mucho coraje hacer los videos. Hoy era la primera vez que los ví. Quisiera tratar de hacer un video pero no tengo ningun idea como empezar. Yo tengo una camera, pero despues de hacer el video entonces, paso a paso, que hago para poner en el foro. Gracias por la ayuda que siempre me habeis dado en el pasado y gracias de antemano por la ayuda en el futuro.

[Ben]

Hi everyone,

I just joined the forum yesterday after a year+ of enjoying the podcasts. Perfect timing, too, as I've been hoping to get some more video-making practice.
Great video TJ, thanks for showing us where you work, what a great view, cool office space too, I could do with that much space at home I can tell you! I would also love to see what life in some of the barrios of SF looks like!

[Ben]

Yo tengo una camera, pero despues de hacer el video entonces, paso a paso, que hago para poner en el foro.Hola Patty, primero tienes que subir el video a un servicio como youtube (ver aqui (http://www.google.com/support/youtube/) para instrucciones). Segundo tienes que poner el link para el video en el foro usando un codigo especial. Intsrucciones aqui (http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1135). ¡Si necesitas mas ayuda, solo tienes que preguntar!

[eldeano]

Esta tarde.

[Marina]

Hola Videobloggers,

Me ha encantado ver vuestros vídeos y conoceros un poco más!!!

Creo que los vídeos son una oportunidad estupenda y muy divertida para
aprender tanto para la persona que los hace, como para quien los escucha y trata de corregir algunos errores. Así que voy a empezar yo, pero estaré encantada de recibir vuestra ayuda.

Saludos,
Marina.

[Marina]

Hola Eric,

Muchas gracias por tu segundo videoblog... es una pena que no te guste la manera de enseñar de tu profesora.

Por cierto que después de escuchar el primer vídeo yo hubiera dicho que eras francés. Es increible no tienes nada de acento americano hablando español!!!

Te paso las correcciones de algunos de los fallos del vídeo:

muy muy gris - está muy muy gris.
la clase de ayer era fatal - la clase de ayer estuvo fatal.
entonces me aprenden cosas - entonces me enseñan cosas.
poner una pregunta o una cuestión - Suena más natural: plantear una pregunta o cuestión.
theoretica -teórica

Por valor de tres :) ¿alguien se ha dado cuenta de algún fallo más?

[eazyebeneezer]

-d5miNJaVk4 here's the next installment. sorry i haven't gotten mobile yet. i'm already spending more time doing this than i should be, but it's fun :D
thanks a lot for the corrections, marina. i'll try to look for errors in the other videos (tomorrow, after i get some work done), but i fear there may not be much that i can catch. but i think the idea of correcting each other is great!
for example, i noticed in this one that i said mostrarles once when i should have said mostraros for consistency. it's hard breaking that habit (in my classes we always used ustedes), but i like the vosotros form, so i'm trying to use it.
ok, off to work! saludos!

[eldeano]

What an ordeal! Respect to easyebeneezer, Pepino, DocMolly, I've never been so nervous and so many people wanted to get in on the act. Anyway, the lipsync's a little out and it's a bit grainy but you can see it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv1i9VZnYsw).

Hope you're not disappointed. http://gprime.net/board/images/smilies/whistling2.gif

[Ben]

-d5miNJaVk4 here's the next installment.
Gracias Eric, muy bien como siempre. Ahora, ¡a trbajar! (O... por que no sales un rato al sol, siempre habra tiempo luego para terminar tu proyecto ;) )

[Ben]

What an ordeal! Respect to easyebeneezer, Pepino, DocMolly, I've never been so nervous and so many people wanted to get in on the act. Anyway, the lipsync's a little out and it's a bit grainy but you can see it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv1i9VZnYsw).

Hope you're not disappointed. http://gprime.net/board/images/smilies/whistling2.gif
¡No Vale!

[tad]

What an ordeal! Respect to easyebeneezer, Pepino, DocMolly, I've never been so nervous and so many people wanted to get in on the act. Anyway, the lipsync's a little out and it's a bit grainy but you can see it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv1i9VZnYsw).

Hope you're not disappointed. http://gprime.net/board/images/smilies/whistling2.gif

Como yo había sospechado, estás más feo en realidad que tu foto. Sin embargo mucho respeto por tu tirar al hoyo.

[ValenciaSon]

Here is a smidge: zX_pWvV3QT8

[tad]

[quote=eazyebeneezer;19518]-d5miNJaVk4 here's the next installment. sorry i haven't gotten mobile yet. i'm already spending more time doing this than i should be, but it's fun :D
quote]

Can't wait for the outside broadcast, and I hope we can persuade Pepino to come down from his balcony too.

[Marina]

Muchas gracias por el vídeo Pepino... menudo pijo que está hecho pepino!!! Vives en la calle Muntaner!!!

Por cierto que me hizo mucha gracia tu comentario sobre la peluquería porque después de ver el primer vídeo que grabamos Ben y yo, yo pensé exactamente lo mismo, así que tan pronto como volvamos a Madrid también haré una visita a mi peluquera:D:D


Aquí van un par de correcciones:

No es mi gusto - No está [decorado] a mi gusto.
Es un poco mucho a veces - Está demasiado cargado?!?!? No se muy bien que es lo que quieres decir
Pasamos por el balcón - Pasamos al balcón
Es muy muy lleno de gente - Está muy muy lleno de gente.

Por valor de tres :) ¿alguien se ha dado cuenta de algún fallo más?

[DocMolly]

A Eric... Gracias. Me gusta que nos hable de tus pensamientos recientes de la vida. Es buena manera de practicar. Tengo tres preguntas/pedidos, que puedes contestar en tu carto video.
1. A que te dedicas? Qué estudias?
2. Es fácil encontrar hortalizas organicas o como dices: biologicas, en Francia?
3. Nos puede traer al mercado la proxima vez? Claro, después de que termines tu tarea.

A Marina...Gracias por las correciones.. Me ayuda mucho...por que habría cometido los mismos errores, si fuera yo.

A eldeano...Que fluidéz!! Hubiera pensado que fueras de España!

A ValenciaSon... Ya en español. Me gustan la casa y el carro. Ya descríbenos tu vida en castellano.

[Margot]

Muchas gracias por el vídeo
Por valor de tres :) ¿alguien se ha dado cuenta de algún fallo más?

Discúlpeme...es difícil corregir al otros (en particular cuando ellos han estado tan valientes - y cuando sé que yo cometo - un montón de errores)...pero mi respuesta a Marina es:

...."espero que todo el mundo hace un video blog..." creo que aqui es necesario usar el subjuntivo : - "espero que...haga...

[tjensf]

-d5miNJaVk4 here's the next installment. sorry i haven't gotten mobile yet. i'm already spending more time doing this than i should be, but it's fun :D
thanks a lot for the corrections, marina. i'll try to look for errors in the other videos (tomorrow, after i get some work done), but i fear there may not be much that i can catch. but i think the idea of correcting each other is great!
for example, i noticed in this one that i said mostrarles once when i should have said mostraros for consistency. it's hard breaking that habit (in my classes we always used ustedes), but i like the vosotros form, so i'm trying to use it.
ok, off to work! saludos!

Oooh, my first video shout-out. Loves it.

Props to you, Eric, for keeping this going. I hope to have another video to show early this week.

[Margot]

Aquí van un par de correcciones:.
Es un poco mucho a veces - Está demasiado cargado?!?!? No se muy bien que es lo que quieres decir

Esto es ejemplo perfecto, Marina, de lo que es siempre difícil para los hablantesingleses (incluso yo)....
Pepino está usando una expresión ingles: "It's a bit much".
De hecho no se dió cuenta (como yo) que no se usaría esta expresión en español...así, aunque ha traducido correctamente las palabras -evidentemente, en conjunto, no tienen sentido.

En resumen, a menudo es difícil saber que a veces un grupo de palabras corectas pueden resultar en una frase que no tiene sentido. A menudo yo encuentro el mismo problema.

[gary]

Wow, brat central... must be noisy in the morning!

Only when the trafic actually hits a child!!!

[eldeano]

I've been at work all weekend and the machines disable the ability to watch YouTube clips. I've just had a look and...

DocM - fantastic effort, great scenery, top Spanish - we need more. (Cat's not a pretty as me :D).

VS - I don't think that quite qualified as a smidge. We await the feature length version.

I know I'm a bit of a fraud. We're off to a place made famous by George Orwell soon so I'm planning to debut there with a bit of a history item.

[ValenciaSon]

VS - I don't think that quite qualified as a smidge. We await the feature length version. Think of it as a Teaser/Trailer:cool:

Here's another: XhkZeZZ4xcs

[Margot]

-d5miNJaVk4
here's the next installment. it's fun :D -1
but i think the idea of correcting each other is great!-2
(in my classes we always used ustedes), but i like the vosotros form, so i'm trying to use it.-3

Eric - por la tercera vez: Qué bien hecho...además -

1. It's fun for us as well..and really instructive
2. So do I (in theory) but in practice I find it's hard to do ...it feels arrogant especially when one knows how lame ones own Spanish can often be
3. It's the same here in the States (as you know) where we never get practice in using that form.

Y ahora, después de ver tu video, ¡tengo hambre! (por supuesto estamos invitados a almorzar contigo ¿no?)

..... espero el cuarto episodio de tu telenovelita
......veo los Emmys en tu futuro :cool: :thumbs-up: :smug:

[DocMolly]

Okay, this is embarassing...but here's another. Now I'm off to watch the new additions. Thanks!!
9eLYTx0StHY
BTW I know it looks like I'm not looking at the camara, but that's just because I'm cross-eyed. So if I can do it, so can all of you!!!

[eldeano]

Ben

I don't have many so listen up - I have an idea http://gprime.net/board/images/smilies/idea.gif- it might be good, it'll probably be bad.

Would it be possible for you to set up an account in YouTube for the NFS video blogs - such as NFS Forum - and those that want to can upload their video directly to it (or move them over)? This way we can all get to see the videos from the forum in one place. I know there would be a password and stuff but you could release those details by private message to trusted members when requested, and change it periodically if it appears to be being abused. You can also get a direct email address for mobile video footage.

It might not work but is it worth a try?

I await to be shot down http://gprime.net/board/images/smilies/gun2.gif

[eldeano]

Okay, this is embarassing...but here's another. Now I'm off to watch the new additions. Thanks!!

BTW I know it looks like I'm not looking at the camara, but that's just because I'm cross-eyed. So if I can do it, so can all of you!!!

Wow, another talking cat. Move over Garfield - it's a Snookies attack!

I, of course, will retain my position at the top of the pile, or you'll be getting a visit from the boys!

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:430GKuTmbXJvwM:http://www.millcreekbengals.com/cartoons/topcatcast.jpg (http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.millcreekbengals.com/cartoons/topcatcast.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.millcreekbengals.com/cartoons.htm&h=180&w=345&sz=21&tbnid=430GKuTmbXJvwM:&tbnh=63&tbnw=120&hl=en&start=13&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtop%2Bcat%26gbv%3D1%26svnum%3D10%26hl %3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN)

[greytop]

Wow, another talking cat. Move over Garfield - it's a Snookies attack!
What's really puzzling is that the cat speaks better Spanish than DocMolly;D

[eldeano]

Make this post a good one, Margot :D :D

[Margot]

Okay, this is embarassing...but here's another. Now I'm off to watch the new additions. Thanks!!
9eLYTx0StHY
BTW I know it looks like I'm not looking at the camara, but that's just because I'm cross-eyed. So if I can do it, so can all of you!!!

Molita...tienes talentos innúmeros. Acabas de revelarnos que,además de todos tus otros talentos, eres ventrílocua.
No necesitas a "Doc" para tus videos...es decir que están sanos... vibrantes, dinámicos, encantadores y chistosos. Además tu español es muy claro y tu pronunciación es muy buena.
Tus 2 co-estrellos (co-stars) te apoyan perfectamente; me gusta el brazo separado del cuerpo al fín del segundo video que está diciéndonos adiós. Le da un toque muy sutil.

[Margot]

Make this post a good one, Margot :D :D
!!!!!!???????¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿????????.......I know I'll never get a straight answer from the Topcat...but HOW did you know I was in the midst of sending a post???????? Eres un ¡espía!

[tad]

Okay, this is embarassing...but here's another. Now I'm off to watch the new additions. Thanks!!
9eLYTx0StHY
BTW I know it looks like I'm not looking at the camara, but that's just because I'm cross-eyed. So if I can do it, so can all of you!!!

Maravilloso Molly pero dos gatos hablando en este foro es demasiados. Uno de ellos tiene que salir.

Ya he votado. :D

[eldeano]

!!!!!!???????¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿????????.......I know I'll never get a straight answer from the Topcat...but HOW did you know I was in the midst of sending a post???????? Estás ¡espía!

He's the boss
He's the VIP
He's a championship
He's the most tip top - Top Cat

Yes he's the chief
He's the king, but above everything
He's the most tip top - Top Cat!

[tad]

!!!!!!???????¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿????????.......I know I'll never get a straight answer from the Topcat...but HOW did you know I was in the midst of sending a post???????? Estás ¡espía!
....but you were writing a post about how did he know you were writing a post....now how does that work?

[tad]

....but you were writing a post about how did he know you were writing a post....now how does that work?

Oh you had already written another one. I'll just get my coat and leave.:(

[eldeano]

....but you were writing a post about how did he know you were writing a post....now how does that work?

And another from Margot on its way.;D

[tad]

And another from Margot on its way.;D
No puedo esperar....

[Margot]

....but you were writing a post about how did he know you were writing a post....now how does that work?

Not exactly...I was in the midst of wring a post to Docmolly....got called away from my computer...came back, finished it, zapped it off...and when it showed up dento del hilo - it was preceded by Mr. Subtlety's sneeky mysterious message.
It's enough to make one paranoid :mad: :eek: :confused:

[eldeano]

Right on cue ;D

[tad]

Right on cue ;D

Are you Uri Geller in disguise?

[eldeano]

It's enough to make one paranoid :mad: :eek: :confused:

http://www.rjgoodhouse.com/forums/images/smilies/smilie_headbang.gif

[Margot]

Originally Posted by Margot http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?p=19619#post19619)
!!!!!!???????¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿????????.......I know I'll never get a straight answer from the Topcat...but HOW did you know I was in the midst of sending a post???????? Estás ¡espía!

Por favor.....

[eldeano]

Are you Uri Geller in disguise?

http://www.rjgoodhouse.com/forums/images/smilies/y_yes_1.gif

Here comes Margot again :D

[Margot]

Are you Uri Geller in disguise?

Tad...he only bent spoons...this cat is bending our brains!

[tad]

http://www.rjgoodhouse.com/forums/images/smilies/y_yes_1.gif

Here comes Margot again :D

I've got this old watch at home......

[Margot]

I've got this old watch at home......

eeeek:eek: ...Do you think he can bend time as well? Even Einstein couldn't do that ( or could he?..with my newly bent brain- no puedo acordarme)

Espero que alguien nos rescate pronto ¡por un vido nuevo!

[eldeano]

I've got this old watch at home......

Should be working now. :thumbs-up:

[tad]

Should be working now. :thumbs-up:

Thanks. ...and yes, it was a thumbs up sign I was thinking of; incredible!

[tad]

eeeek:eek: ...Do you think he can bend time as well? Even Einstein couldn't do that ( or could he?..with my newly bent brain- no puedo acordarme)

Espero que alguien nos rescate pronto ¡por un vido nuevo!

Uri bent spoons, but started old watches working again

[Ben]

Okay, this is embarassing...but here's another. Now I'm off to watch the new additions. Thanks!!
9eLYTx0StHY
BTW I know it looks like I'm not looking at the camara, but that's just because I'm cross-eyed. So if I can do it, so can all of you!!!
DM, haven't laughed so much for a while, loved the talking cat!
Ben

I don't have many so listen up - I have an idea http://gprime.net/board/images/smilies/idea.gif- it might be good, it'll probably be bad.

Would it be possible for you to set up an account in YouTube for the NFS video blogs - such as NFS Forum - and those that want to can upload their video directly to it (or move them over)? This way we can all get to see the videos from the forum in one place. I know there would be a password and stuff but you could release those details by private message to trusted members when requested, and change it periodically if it appears to be being abused. You can also get a direct email address for mobile video footage.

It might not work but is it worth a try?

I await to be shot down http://gprime.net/board/images/smilies/gun2.gifDefinitely a good idea, it works really well with our Notes from Spain Flickr group. However, rather than creating a seperate new account, and as so many of us already have youtube accounts and it is a pain to log in and out with different pwords, and as some of us already have videos uploaded... I thought it might work best to have a youtube group that we can all join independently and add videos too, what do you think? I have set one up at:

http://www.youtube.com/group/notesinspanish

so far I have added our vlogs and one I received by email you should have a look at too.

Please youtubers, Eric, Dm, Peino et al, do join the group and add your vids to the group! Aplogied to non-youtubers, we can always start a guba group too, and please do all keep putting your vids in the forum as well as in the group, so we can also discuss them here! Eldeano, what do you think? If you approve of the 'group' concept, I'll announce it on the NiS blog!

[eldeano]

Please youtubers, Eric, Dm, Peino et al, do join the group and add your vids to the group! Aplogied to non-youtubers, we can always start a guba group too, and please do all keep putting your vids in the forum as well as in the group, so we can also discuss them here! Eldeano, what do you think? If you approve of the 'group' concept, I'll announce it on the NiS blog!

Ben, that is why you're living it up in Spain and I'm working for Queen and country over here. You take a germ of an idea and make it into something beautiful. I'm filling up.. http://gprime.net/board/images/smilies/cryss.gif

[eldeano]

Margot on approach...

[Margot]

I'm working for Queen and country *******over here. . I'm filling up.. http://gprime.net/board/images/smilies/cryss.gif


*****...and MI-5

Topcat is just an Alleycat: He descubierto su pequeñito segreto sucio.
No eres un mago. No tienes los poderes especiales. Como he sospechado al principio..eres espía (ahora desenmascarado) ... todo comienza a la página 1.

Clic, Clic >:D

[Margot]

Margot on approach...

With a smooth landing

[eldeano]

todo comienza a la página 1.

Clic, Clic >:D

:confused: :confused:

http://www.rr-bb.com/images/smilies/spy.gif

[Margot]

:confused: :confused:

http://www.rr-bb.com/images/smilies/spy.gif

¿Tú estás :confused: :confused: ? Nunca. Sí, te equivocas a veces, pero nunca :confused: .

No me caigaré en tu trampa y además no divulgaré en público lo que he discubierto (tu "modus operendi" segreto para espiar en (prep?) nosotros ). Si hiciera esto - tendríamos un foro lleno de espías.
¡Uno es bastante!
p.d. Pagina 1; clic, clic

[eli_web]

eazyebeneezer -> Buenos videos y muy buen español con ese acento Francés tan remarcado!¡Espero ver los siguientes!

DocMolly -> ¡Que gran video!¡ha sido muy gracioso! Espero ver muchos más, con tu gato incluido por supuesto.

[Ben]

Ben, that is why you're living it up in Spain and I'm working for Queen and country over here. You take a germ of an idea and make it into something beautiful. I'm filling up.. http://gprime.net/board/images/smilies/cryss.gif
;):cool:

[Margot]

Margot on approach...

Mientras el gato callejón
Está fuera espiando >:D
La ratoncita contenta
Seguirá ¡jugando! ;) ;D :smug: y:cool:

pd: Página1; clic y clic :D

[Ben]

pd: Página1; clic y clic :Dclic 1 = 'quick links' ?

[OzSimon]

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Go easy on me people!

Ay, qué horror! Bueno, no es posible que Marina tenga suficiente tiempo para coregir mis errores en este video. Primera vez, hecho rápido y sin practica! He botado los trozos peores así que este video es una mezcla de todo!

Saludos

OzSimon

[greytop]

Sorry Simon but your video link does not seem to work. Anyone else having problems - I can view others.

[Ben]

Simon, you have made the video 'private' so we can't see it here or on ytube!

[OzSimon]

Y ahora?

[richardksa]

Amazing! Long-necked sheep. What will those Australians think of next!:rolleyes:

[eldeano]

clic 1 = 'quick links' ?

Ssshhhh.

[DocMolly]

Tus 2 co-estrellos (co-stars) te apoyan perfectamente; me gusta el brazo separado del cuerpo al fín del segundo video que está diciéndonos adiós. Le da un toque muy sutil.
DOS co-estrellas? Sabes que? Nadie estaba destrás de mí. Debe ser una fantasma!!!

Maravilloso Molly pero dos gatos hablando en este foro es demasiados. Uno de ellos tiene que salir. Ya he votado. :D
Espero que no sea schnookies!!! Está disfrutandose demasiado de estos video blogs.


Go easy on me people!Ay, qué horror! Bueno, no es posible que Marina tenga suficiente tiempo para coregir mis errores en este video. Primera vez, hecho rápido y sin practica! He botado los trozos peores así que este video es una mezcla de todo! Saludos OzSimon
Oz fue estupendo!!! Me encanta ver los lugares donde viven los foreros. Que edad tienen esas alpacas? Parecen jovenes.
Te entiendo totalmente. La forma de vosotros me cuesta también...y estos videos son una perfecta manera para practicarla. Tú hablas bastante bién. Que sigas mostrandonos Austrailia!

A Ben y Marina...Muchísimas gracias por ayudarnos con estos videos. Espero que vosotros hagáis más videos también. Ya me he unido al group en You Tube. Buena idea Eldeano.

[eldeano]

Buena idea Eldeano.

Vivo para serviros.

[greytop]

OzSimon - me disfruta tu video. Gracias por este.;D Comó muchos ingeleses mi mujer tiene un hermano en Australia asi también se interesa sus videos.

[tad]

Gracias por mostrarnos tu hogar OzSimon, un contraste con el que de DocMolly!

Espero que no sea schnookies!!! Está disfrutandose demasiado de estos video blogs.

No te preocupas DocMolly; te puedo decir que schnookies puede quedarse, pero, por favor, asegúrame que no empieza llevar el chaleco. ;)

[eldeano]

No te preocupas DocMolly; te puedo decir que schnookies puede quedarse, pero, por favor, asegúrame que no empieza llevar el chaleco. ;)

Schnookies necesitará muchos años de la vida dura en las calles de Nueva York antes de que se permitiera llevar un chaleco de moda.

[tjensf]

Oz, me gusto mucho tu video. Buen trabajo.

Aqui esta mi nuevo video. Es un poco largo pero queria mostrarles unas de las diferentes areas de Berkeley, donde vivo. (Tambien sirve como un diario de lo que hice el sabado.)

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[DocMolly]

Estuvo estupendisimo!!!! No pude eschuchar unas pocas partes pero creo que es por la computadora que estoy usando ahora en mi trabajo. Pude escuchar la mayoria, y fue como un viaje por mis recuerdos. Me pase un mes en Berkely hace 10 an~os, y ya quiero volver!!

[DocMolly]

No te preocupas DocMolly; te puedo decir que schnookies puede quedarse, pero, por favor, asegúrame que no empieza llevar el chaleco. ;)

Schnookies necesitará muchos años de la vida dura en las calles de Nueva York antes de que se permitiera llevar un chaleco de moda.

No hay que preocuparse. Schnookies prefiere su traje de nacimiento.

[Margot]

clic 1 = 'quick links' ?

Big Ben: nooooooo! te equivocas

y ahora ...en este momento el gato callejon está espiando a mí (y a todos) de nuevo

[agileflower]

I just love seeing these videoblogs! I like seeing where other people live, etc. I am way too nervous to do my own but I am thinking about it-I'm worried I'd have to read from a script I'm such a beginner ;-) I am considering doing a 'day in the life' just so I can learn and practice some good daily description verbs and I could show yall where I live (at least till my 2.5yo saw the camera, and then you could watch him have a tantrum!) (como se dices 'tantrum' en espanol?) LOL

Tracy

[richardksa]

Rabieta. http://qsmile.com/qsimages/114.gif

[tjensf]

Estuvo estupendisimo!!!! No pude eschuchar unas pocas partes pero creo que es por la computadora que estoy usando ahora en mi trabajo. Pude escuchar la mayoria, y fue como un viaje por mis recuerdos. Me pase un mes en Berkely hace 10 an~os, y ya quiero volver!!

Gracias. Si, hay que hacer un viaje a Berkeley y SF muy pronto!

Y no es tu computadora, sino el microfono de mi computadora. Tendre que hablar con voz mas alta la proxima vez.

[tjensf]

I just love seeing these videoblogs! I like seeing where other people live, etc. I am way too nervous to do my own but I am thinking about it-I'm worried I'd have to read from a script I'm such a beginner ;-) I am considering doing a 'day in the life' just so I can learn and practice some good daily description verbs and I could show yall where I live (at least till my 2.5yo saw the camera, and then you could watch him have a tantrum!) (como se dices 'tantrum' en espanol?) LOL

Tracy

Hey Tracy,

I totally recommend fooling around with your camera and iMovie or whatever editing software your computer has. Do it in English just to practice being on camera and then try one in Spanish. You'll be hooked, for sure, when you realize how easy and fun it is.

[tad]

..... un contraste con el que de DocMolly!

somethings wrong there; but I don't know what to leave out!

[timg]

somethings wrong there; but I don't know what to leave out!

"con el de Doc Molly" :)

[guapo]

Bravo Simon! Muy interesante!

[tad]

"con el de Doc Molly" :)

cheers tim :) somewhere in my head I had el que and la que going round, and just felt it should go in, at least it didn't look right -god I'll have to get the dreaded grammar book out :(

[eli_web]

OzSimon que buen video, ha sido muy interesante. Espero ver más!

He escuchado estos errores:

vivo unos 50 Km -> vivo a unos 50 Km

nadie se utiliza vosotros -> nadie utiliza vosotros

[DocMolly]

Sigais, sigais... con las correciones de espanol. Estoy aprendiendo mucho.:D

Sorry, i don't have accents on this computer.

[eldeano]

Sorry, i don't have accents on this computer.

Why not?

[eazyebeneezer]

wow- so much great new stuff in the last couple days!
i almost feel bad trying to correct people speaking in the videos, because i think often the mistakes are more like slips caused by nerves than real errors. plus i dont know if my grammar is top-notch, so consider these 'possible slips' ;D
molly- he decidido a entrevistar la gran estrella
he decidido entrevistar a la gran estrella
shnookies was great- que voz masculina! ;) lol'ed

simon- your spanish doesnt sound the least bit rusty to me- nice job :thumbs-up:
the only thing i could pick out was
aqui se los dicen las brindebellas. aqui las llaman la brindebellas or aqui se dice las brindebellas
thanks for the vid- spectacular! and i know how u feel about the vosotros/ ustedes dilemma. luckily it's not that hard to pick up. i think the main thing is just to stay consistent with one or the other. both should be accepted (unless there are any euro-snobs prowling the forum :p).

tj- great vid! it was like a mini reportage. i dont have any editing software, so cant put together such masterpieces (also lol'ed at KiH reference :D como se dice 'squish' en espanol?). sounded great to me,
and why didnt u stop by amoeba? ;)

os felicito, y si todo va bien, voy a traer mi camara al mercado manana:cool:

[OzSimon]

i think often the mistakes are more like slips caused by nerves than real errors

I can relate to that eazyebeneezer - the more I actually think about it the more mistakes I seem to make! :o I guess that's why practicing like this is important....

Thanks for the corrections and support so far - all are welcome :thumbs-up:

Bueno, hay que trabajar....:(

OzSimon

[tjensf]

tj- great vid! it was like a mini reportage. i dont have any editing software, so cant put together such masterpieces (also lol'ed at KiH reference :D como se dice 'squish' en espanol?). sounded great to me, i could only come up with one 'possible slip', and maybe somebody can help me out:
trato de cocinar tres o cuatro veces por semana. intento cocinar (maybe... it just sounded strange to me).
and why didnt u stop by amoeba? ;)


Ha. Amoeba has never been at the top of my list for some reason. But maybe I'll bring my camera to the Haight and swing by the Amoeba store there.

I hear ya on tratar vs. intentar. Good call.

[Ben]

que tengais buena noche.

trato de cocinar tres o cuatro veces por semana. intento cocinar (maybe... it just sounded strange to me).

Segun Marina, 'que tengais buena noche' es correcto. 'Trato de cocinar' es perfecto tambien.

[eldeano]

clic 1 = 'quick links' ?

I'm with you on this, Ben. I haven't the foggiest about the clic, clic nonsense. :o

[eazyebeneezer]

Segun Marina, 'que tengais buena noche' es correcto. 'Trato de cocinar' es perfecto tambien.
oops. i'll just leave the corrections to the pros for now.... :blush:

[barry]

oops. i'll just leave the corrections to the pros for now.... :blush:


verbo intransitivo . tratar de = (intentar) to try
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?v=tb1&spen=tratar
================================================== =========
The present subjunctive is also used in the following expressions:

3. Wishes:
¡Que te diviertas! Have fun!
Que disfruten (de) la película. Enjoy the movie. (you all)
Que se mejore. Get better (health).
Que te vaya bien. May you do well / Be well.
REFERENCE
http://www.bowdoin.edu/%7Eeyepes/newgr/ats/44a46.htm#Commands
================================================== =========

Hay un montón, digamos, errores en cuanto a castellano hablado. Son difundidos por toda Iberia y Sudamerica, tanto por los expertos como los nativos, así que no es tan importante hacer lo que diga RAE.

[DocMolly]

I can relate to that eazyebeneezer - the more I actually think about it the more mistakes I seem to make! :o I guess that's why practicing like this is important.... Thanks for the corrections and support so far - all are welcome :thumbs-up:
Sí Que sigas practicando con los videos. Podrías poner tu video en el grupo de Notes in Spanish YouTube? Si tienes preguntas de como hacer esto. Pregúntaselo a Ben.

oops. i'll just leave the corrections to the pros for now.... :blush:
No...Debes seguir con tus sugerencias...a mi me gusta leer los pensamientos sobre español de todos. Así aprendemos.

A Topcat... No uso los accentos en computadoras ajenas, porque soy perezosa.

Ben...Hay dos videos en YouTube que no se ven en este foro. Podríamos ponerlos aquí también.

[agileflower]

THanks for the encouragement :-) I am not nervous about being on camera but more about my much-less-swoopy-spanish-than-all-yall-have :-) But what the heck. Maybe after my midterm papers I'll suprise you!

Berkely rules by the way....we moved here to London from the East Bay--we miss it a lot!!

Tracy

Hey Tracy,

I totally recommend fooling around with your camera and iMovie or whatever editing software your computer has. Do it in English just to practice being on camera and then try one in Spanish. You'll be hooked, for sure, when you realize how easy and fun it is.

[eazyebeneezer]

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lo siento por el mercado, pero podeís ver mi bici ;D

[eli_web]

- He visto el video de Steve en Youtube y he escuchado esto:

es muy divertido para ellos y mi también -> "...para ellos y también para mi"

- Eric muy bueno como siempre!!

no es el día mejor -> No es el mejor día

[alanmalarkey]

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lo siento por el mercado, pero podeís ver mi bici ;D

y tambien, podeis ver mi bici, mi carino

http://www.flickr.com/photos/76539796@N00/sets/72157594509323707/

Alan

[richardksa]

I had no idea how to do this, so I went to the experts. No idea how correct all this is, but it's fun watching.

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[Ben]

Ben...Hay dos videos en YouTube que no se ven en este foro. Podríamos ponerlos aquí también.Claro que si

I had no idea how to do this, so I went to the experts. No idea how correct all this is, but it's fun watching.
That is one way of doing it!



lo siento por el mercado, pero podeís ver mi bici ;DAnother great installment, thanks Eric! Nice bike :)

[eazyebeneezer]

y tambien, podeis ver mi bici, mi carino

http://www.flickr.com/photos/76539796@N00/sets/72157594509323707/

Alan
que maquina que tienes! :o lindisima! no tienes miedo de salirla de la casa? y para que sepas, claro que he puesto los pedales spd antes de dar mi paseo ;)

[gary]

I had no idea how to do this, so I went to the experts. No idea how correct all this is, but it's fun watching.

sure beats the hell out of my inservice training on video....

[tjensf]

Segun Marina, 'que tengais buena noche' es correcto. 'Trato de cocinar' es perfecto tambien.


Woo ha. I'm a Spanish-language GENIUS. ;)

Don't stop pointing out potential flaws, Eric. It gets people thinking!

[Pepino]

Pepino queremos ver tu corte de pelo!

Afraid I have to disappoint, DM. Was all set for a shearing last Friday, but had to cancel as I had a sudden job interview, and been busy in England until today. Will get down there later this week though and give you a look when done! :smug: Won't be a dramatic change I don't think, but given that I can pull my fringe down past my chin, I think some fairly severe action is called for! jeje

Can't wait for the outside broadcast, and I hope we can persuade Pepino to come down from his balcony too.

Been making some practice vids in English (for speed) just to practice, as my voice synch is still all over the place. Still having problems and getting a bit miffed really as I want to do some more blogs in Spanish. Will get it nailed asap, and if not you'll just have to put up with me speaking a bit disjointed (I suppose you could just pretend that I've been "dubbed" into Spanish! jeje)

[eldeano]

I had no idea how to do this, so I went to the experts. No idea how correct all this is, but it's fun watching.


Must turn the heating down.

[karena]

Lo di mi mejor intento. Espero que lo disfrutéis, como he disfrutado los vuestros.
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Somewhat new around here... Just wanted to say that you did a great job! Love, love your house and all that land!!

Gathering my courage to make my own video...

Karen

[karena]

I just noticed when I joined the group that some of "my" favorite videos are listed. Just wanted to let you know those are my husband's and not mine. We share the account. :o

Karen

[DocMolly]

lo siento por el mercado, pero podeís ver mi bici ;D
Bien hecho otra vez! :clap:
Ya tengo más preguntas. Qué te animó aprender español mientras que estás estudiando para ser profesor de francés? Me impresiona mucho que has dominado los dos idiomas! Tienes un carro o sólo tú bici? Se puede llegar a todas partes de tu ciudad en bici?

I had no idea how to do this, so I went to the experts. No idea how correct all this is, but it's fun watching.
Gracias por la educación!!:naughty:

Afraid I have to disappoint, DM. Was all set for a shearing last Friday, but had to cancel as I had a sudden job interview, and been busy in England until today. Will get down there later this week though and give you a look when done! :smug: Won't be a dramatic change I don't think, but given that I can pull my fringe down past my chin, I think some fairly severe action is called for! jeje
....my voice synch is still all over the place. Will get it nailed asap, and if not you'll just have to put up with me speaking a bit disjointed (I suppose you could just pretend that I've been "dubbed" into Spanish! jeje)
Doesn't matter if your voice is off. Queremos verte en Barcelona.

Somewhat new around here... Just wanted to say that you did a great job! Love, love your house and all that land!! Gathering my courage to make my own video...
Karen
Thanks so much...and please do make a video. We don't care about how many mistakes you make. It's just a great way to show us other parts of the world and practice your Spanish.

[DocMolly]

Había dos videos de foreros de NIS en YouTube que no se encontraban en este hilo...y Ben me dijo que podía agregarlos. Aquí los tenéis. Disfrutad.
1. de Steve de Oregón EEUU
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2. de Aleksandra de Polonia
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[Liliana]

Este es un gran thread (not sure how to say it in spanish). Estoy disfrutotando de todos los videos y aprendiendo. Tal vez conseguiré el nervio para firmar también un vídeo. Estoy tan impresionada de lo bien que escriben y hablan muchos aqui. Yo he hablado espanol toda mi vida y todavía tengo problema cuando escribo. Pero sigo intentando.

[richardksa]

sure beats the hell out of my inservice training on video....
These girls also made a "How to give CPR" video. It is the most popular part of our first aid training courses.

[eazyebeneezer]

Woo ha. I'm a Spanish-language GENIUS. ;)

Don't stop pointing out potential flaws, Eric. It gets people thinking!
shoulda known better than to try to correct a californian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_in_the_United_States), even a recent arrival. california is 2nd in the US for % of spanish speakers. lucky you! not to mention the food... :smug:

[Viajero26]

Those vlogs from YouTube were a great find, DocMolly! And Steve and Aleksandra, if you're here in the forums- well done!
Wow, people are really coming out for the video blogs. Now if I could just get hold of a camera ...

[tjensf]

shoulda known better than to try to correct a californian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_in_the_United_States), even a recent arrival. california is 2nd in the US for % of spanish speakers. lucky you! not to mention the food... :smug:

A Californian who grew up 20 miles outside of Puerto Rican- and Domincan-heavy Manhattan and about 15 miles from Union City, N.J., home to one of the largest populations of Cuban Americans in the country. Explains why I'm so confused when it comes to accent.

(Another part of that problem: In college I never had more than one professor from the same country. My first was a Korean raised in Argentina, second from PR, third from Spain, fourth from Paraguay, fifth from Venezuela, sixth from Chile and seventh from Colombia.)

[eazyebeneezer]

A Californian who grew up 20 miles outside of Puerto Rican- and Domincan-heavy Manhattan and about 15 miles from Union City, N.J., home to one of the largest populations of Cuban Americans in the country. Explains why I'm so confused when it comes to accent.

(Another part of that problem: In college I never had more than one professor from the same country. My first was a Korean raised in Argentina, second from PR, third from Spain, fourth from Paraguay, fifth from Venezuela, sixth from Chile and seventh from Colombia.)

actually, i'd say you're lucky in that respect as well. it gives you an overview of the whole spanish- speaking world. hmm, is there a word for that? for the french-speaking world it's la francophonie.

[Ben]

Back in Spain! Morning coffee in the Argentinian bar. Just a short vid for now!
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[ValenciaSon]

Lets see if you recognize whose life this is: w9FD1xBPYBM

[OzSimon]

Videos excelentes de Steve y Aleksandra! Y ahora otro de Ben también. Viernes de noche acá, así que ya tengo tiempo para descansar y practicar mi español listo por mi próximo video :reader: .

[eldeano]

Back in Spain! Morning coffee in the Argentinian bar. Just a short vid for now!


Lay off those tartas de manzana.

[ValenciaSon]

Back in Spain! Morning coffee in the Argentinian bar. Just a short vid for now! Your breakfast looks good and probably goes well with cafe con leche. I remember being stared at in a restaurant in Spain because I ate my pizza with my hands. I really dig that itty bitty Smart car in the background.;)

[Ben]

I really dig that itty bitty Smart car in the background.;)There are lots of those in Madrid, pretty usefull considering how hard it is to park most of the time!

[Pepino]

I really dig that itty bitty Smart car in the background.;)

Smart cars are a sore subject for me at the moment. I've just put my beloved little baby up for sale back in the UK, and I've still got a tear in my eye. :'(

Check her out, she's gorgeous...

[Ben]

Wow, nice car! I'm sure you can get something similar in BCN... but with the wheel on the useful side now you are resident in Spain!

[Pepino]

... now you are resident in Spain!

Suddenly, waving goodbye to my car doesn't seem quite so bad. Thanks for cheering me up! :)

[ValenciaSon]

Smart cars are a sore subject for me at the moment. I've just put my beloved little baby up for sale back in the UK, and I've still got a tear in my eye. :'(

Check her out, she's gorgeous...
A sportier model. A great looking car. What's under the hood?

[Pepino]

A sportier model. A great looking car. What's under the hood?

Nothing under the hood at all, as it's storage space. The engine is a little pocket rocket of just 698cc squeezed in around the back under another small storage space. It's a future classic, especially given that they've stopped making them now. I've had it for over 2 years and it still turns heads every day. I used to love days out with my dog in the passenger seat and the roof off (he likes to feel the wind in his whiskers! jeje)

[Pepino]

In fact, here he is, bless him... ;D

[karena]

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My little camera only gives me one minute at a time to video. Also, sorry for it being off-sync. Not sure how to fix that. Maybe just squint your eyes a little... Later I'll try to do a few and put them together in Moviemaker.

Karen

[Liliana]

Lets see if you recognize whose life this is: w9FD1xBPYBM

;D ;D ;D How funny. The favorite thing to say of the teens that have visited us from Spain is "Just like the SIMPSONS". Very sad comment that Europeans think Americans are just like the Simpsons.;)

[Edith]

For ten points, why did Marina laugh when I said the tree was a 'castaña' and not a 'castaño'?!

Castaña = chestnut

Castaño = chestnut tree

By the way, for me, narciso is easy to remember because the Dutch word is somewhat similar (narcis). Daffodil sounds kind of daft to me - sorry, just kidding! :D

[DocMolly]

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My little camera only gives me one minute at a time to video. Also, sorry for it being off-sync. Not sure how to fix that. Maybe just squint your eyes a little... Later I'll try to do a few and put them together in Moviemaker.
Karen
Buenísimo Karen!!! :thumbs-up: Tus alrededores parencen muy tranquilos. Ya nos puedes mostar más. Y quiero ver a tus hijos, y claro, tus gatos también. Debes hacer un video para cada uno, ya que sólo puedes gravar un minuto a la vez.

A Ben Y Marina, gracias por mostarnos el café y las tartas de manzana de que hablasteis en el último podcast sobre los vicios.

[Ben]

no. 5 :)
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[Margot]

no. 5 :)
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Me parece que era una ganga deliciosa.
Pero tengo 2 cuestiones:
1. Hay canela blanca :confused: en España?
2.¿Qué es Casera? (Espero que me diga que no es una gaseosa dulce que se mezcla con el vino :eek: sino simplemente agua mineral :) )
Gracias Ben por compartir vuestra cena con nosotros. Lo pasaba bien.

[Ben]

Me parece que era una ganga deliciosa.
Pero tengo 2 questiones:
1. Hay canela blanca :confused: en España?
2.¿Qué es Casera? (Espero que me diga que no es una gaseosa dulce que se mezcla con el vino :eek: sino simplemente agua mineral :) )
Gracias Ben por compartir vuestra cena con nosotros. Lo pasaba bien.
1. No, just the normal sort.
2. It's like lemonade
3. It was a comida, not a cena!!

[DocMolly]

no. 5 :)
Que interasante! Me siento que estoy viagando por el mundo con estos videos. Gracias por traernos a comer y enseñarnos el menu del día.
Mezclas la casera con el vino o sólo tienes ambas opciones para tomar?

[addled]

Trabajando en España, salimos a comer en los bares cerca del la oficina muy a menudo y el menu del dia es muy tipico. Aunque varia de sitio a sitio, normalmente tienes que elegir entre 3 y 5 primer platos, 3 y 5 segundos mas un poste. Si tomas un postre y cafe pagas mas :) En Tres Cantos, donde trabajo, cuesta entre 8 y 10 euros.

Mezclarlo con casera es una manera de beber el vino de bajo calidad y tambien no emborachar demasiado, como es comida y no cena, si es viernes puedes terminar la comida con un chupito.

[DocMolly]

Mezclarlo con casera es una manera de beber el vino de bajo calidad y tambien no emborachar demasiado, como es comida y no cena, si es viernes puedes terminar la comida con un chupito.
Creo que me daría un poco de asco a mesclar la limonada con el vino. Pues, lo voy a tener que probarlo cuando un día vaya a España.

[Esteban]

Hola todas, este es mi primero post y video blog. No estoy seguro que estoy haciendo, pero voy a tratar. Solo tuve tres minutos para hacer mi video porque mi camara no puedo hacer mas. Disfruto los otros video blogs por eso queria hacer uno. Aprecio correcciones de mi espanol. Gracias. Mi video esta situado a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeyTHMit9oE
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[karena]

Buenísimo Karen!!! :thumbs-up: Tus alrededores parencen muy tranquilos. Ya nos puedes mostar más. Y quiero ver a tus hijos, y claro, tus gatos también. Debes hacer un video para cada uno, ya que sólo puedes gravar un minuto a la vez.

¡Gracias DocMolly! Hice otro esta mañana cuando fui a Lowe´s. Jaja... es muy corto también. Voy a tratar de poner el video en el foro.

Karen :)

[karena]

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Okay, I did this one on the fly. I mistakenly called hammers martillas instead of martillos. LOL!

The next one I'll try to show more of where I live - the creek, road, etc while describing everything flawlessly in Spanish. ;D

Karen

[Ben]

Hola todas, este es mi primero post y video blog.
Esteban, muchas gracias por enseñarnos tu videoblog - que casa mas bonita y sobre todo limpio y recogido que tienes. ¡Me encantaría que nuestra casa fuera tan recogida! Por cierto, creo que tus animales necesitan un cafe o algo para despertarse un poco :)

[Ben]

Okay, I did this one on the fly. I mistakenly called hammers martillas instead of martillos. LOL!¡Muy bueno de nuevo Karen, nunca habia oido hablar de esa tienda!

[Ben]

De boda!
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[OzSimon]

De boda!
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Ben, ¿hemos visto el famoso traje? :D

Muy interesante el vidblog, gracias.

Simon

[OzSimon]

Hola todas, este es mi primero post y video blog. No estoy seguro que estoy haciendo, pero voy a tratar. Solo tuve tres minutos para hacer mi video porque mi camara no puedo hacer mas. Disfruto los otros video blogs por eso queria hacer uno. Aprecio correcciones de mi espanol. Gracias. Mi video esta situado a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeyTHMit9oE
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Gracias Esteban por tu vidblog y vienvenido el foro!

Simon

[karena]

¡Muy bueno de nuevo Karen, nunca habia oido hablar de esa tienda!

Gracias Ben. Es donde vivo mi esposo cuando no está aquí. Jaja...

Tengo una pregunta. ¿Cómo diría putting down a new floor? Dije poner un suelo nuevo pero no estoy segura si es correcto. Me pregunto si instalar sería mejor.

Gracias,
Karen

[Edith]

Since a couple of days, I've got problems playing the Youtube videos - they stop every few seconds and the ones on this thread stop playing altogether. What could be the problem?

[DocMolly]

Que bueno! Veo que habéis añadido más videos. Aquí tenéis el mío. Me parece que creé unas nuevas palabras. Ya voy a mirar los de vosotros!! Gracias.
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[DocMolly]

Okay, I did this one on the fly. I mistakenly called hammers martillas instead of martillos. LOL! The next one I'll try to show more of where I live - the creek, road, etc while describing everything flawlessly in Spanish. ;D Karen
Oh buen trabajo Karen. Me gusta cuando vostros nos traigáis a luguares, y hacer los videos durante las actividades diarias. Y tengo muchas ganas de ver tu tierra, donde vives.
De boda!
Muchísimas gracias por traernos a la boda.:party: Estuvo estupendísimo. Que sigamos viajando por España por los videos de Ben y Marina!!

A Esteban...estoy esperando que mi computadora descargue tu video. Te escribo despues...probablemente más tarde, porque tengo que irme a trabajo. Estoy de guardia en el hospital hoy dia!:eek:

A Edith...puede ser que tengas que presionar "play" y despues "pause" y dejar tu computadora unos minutos para que se descarge el video. Es así con mi computadora porque mi conexión es de DSL en vez de cable.

[greytop]

Since a couple of days, I've got problems playing the Youtube videos - they stop every few seconds and the ones on this thread stop playing altogether. What could be the problem?I think there is a bandwidth problem somewhere. I played Ben's great "De boda" video direct from YouTube sin problema. Tried some more and getting the same problem direct from YouTube
I've noticed the forum is also slow to complete loading a page as well. Guess it's too successful for the hosting site:mad:

[eazyebeneezer]

¡todo el mundo está celebrando! pero yo estoy tranquilo. bienvenidos a Esteban, me ha gustado el visito de tu casa. y bien hecho otra vez, karen y molly :thumbs-up: molly- trataré de responder a tus preguntas en el proximo- no iba con el tema de hoy, y no quería hablar durante diez minutos :blush:. ben y marina- que fiesta simpática- estoy celoso... pues nada, aquí teneís el nuevo mío:
YwGmonwH-YE

[karena]

Que bueno! Veo que habéis añadido más videos. Aquí tenéis el mío. Me parece que creé unas nuevas palabras. Ya voy a mirar los de vosotros!! Gracias.
TMIbW9PYBsI

;D Me gusta muchísima tu video y también el estilo de grabar de tu amigo. Creo que estoy un poquito mareada. ;)

Karen

[karena]

¡todo el mundo está celebrando! pero yo estoy tranquilo. bienvenidos a Esteban, me ha gustado el visito de tu casa. y bien hecho otra vez, karen y molly :thumbs-up: molly- trataré de responder a tus preguntas en el proximo- no iba con el tema de hoy, y no quería hablar durante diez minutos :blush:. ben y marina- que fiesta simpática- estoy celoso... pues nada, aquí teneís el nuevo mío:

Hola Eric,

Muchas gracias por tu video en el mercado. Iba a llevar mi cámara en Lowe´s ayer pero cambié de opinión. Creo que voy a hacer algo parecido esta semana.

Saludos,
Karen

[OzSimon]

¡todo el mundo está celebrando! pero yo estoy tranquilo. bienvenidos a Esteban, me ha gustado el visito de tu casa. y bien hecho otra vez, karen y molly :thumbs-up: molly- trataré de responder a tus preguntas en el proximo- no iba con el tema de hoy, y no quería hablar durante diez minutos :blush:. ben y marina- que fiesta simpática- estoy celoso... pues nada, aquí teneís el nuevo mío:
YwGmonwH-YE

Qué bueno Eric, gracias por el nuevo vidblog. Creo que hagas un buen trabajo en no confundir el español y el francés cuando trates de no hablar en inglés. ¡Excelente!

Simon

[OzSimon]

Que bueno! Veo que habéis añadido más videos. Aquí tenéis el mío. Me parece que creé unas nuevas palabras. Ya voy a mirar los de vosotros!! Gracias.
TMIbW9PYBsI

¡Bravo Molly! ¡Estupendo! Feliz Día de San Patricio.....:D

Simon

[eldeano]

OzSimon - are you sure you're not Spanish footballer Roberto Martínez?

http://www.scfc.co.uk/roberto3.jpg

[OzSimon]

OzSimon - are you sure you're not Spanish footballer Roberto Martínez?

http://www.scfc.co.uk/roberto3.jpg

Ahhh, I guess the secret's out. I'm not really Australian and not really half way around the world (and not really typing at 4.51 am when I should be sleeping!) ;)

Roberto

P.S. But my English is good, no?

[eldeano]

P.S. But my English is good, no?

That proves it. Roberto, as you know, speaks great English on Sky's Spanish football coverage. And we only have your word for it that you're in the big prison exercise yard that is Australia. ;D ;D

[DocMolly]

Ahora estoy en un cafe con high-speed internet, estoy disfruntandome tanto a pesar de estar de guardia para el hospital. Acabo de ver los videos de Esteban y Eric.
Muchísimas gracias Eric por mostrarnos el mercado. Me recuerda de los farmers markets que tenemos en aca. Pero, por el clima, solo los tenemos durante los veranos, en MN. Todo me pareció bien dicho...menos una pequeñita cosa. Creo que no estas embarasado. (embarasada=pregnant) :eek:
Y Esteban tu casa es tan bonita. Y tu perro, es un pastor alemán? Cuanda era niña, siempre teníamos pastores alemanes. De todos modos, él es muy guapo.

[DocMolly]

¡Bravo Molly! ¡Estupendo! Feliz Día de San Patricio.....:D Simon Gracias Roberto. ;) Espero que te pasaras un feliz día de San Patricio tambien.

[eazyebeneezer]

Ahora estoy en un cafe con high-speed internet, estoy disfruntandome tanto a pesar de estar de guardia para el hospital. Acabo de ver los videos de Esteban y Eric.
Muchísimas gracias Eric por mostrarnos el mercado. Me recuerda de los farmers markets que tenemos en aca. Pero, por el clima, solo los tenemos durante los veranos, en MN. Todo me pareció bien dicho...menos una pequeñita cosa. Creo que no estas embarasado. (embarasada=pregnant) :eek:

¡gracias, doctora! ya lo sabía, pero pensaba que tál vez para los muchachos se podría decir embarazado con el sentido de avergonzado (lo que vengo de buscar en wordreference :smug:). en francés es como eso, pero como yo me doy cuento cada día más y más, no se puede traducir directemente de frances en español, aunque sean lenguas vecinas. pues estoy avergonzado (¿o apenado?) de mi error. pero no tanto :)

[DocMolly]

Pensé que ya tú sabías esto, porque a veces cuando estoy tratando de hablar español bajo un poco de presión, hago el mismo error. Y como soy mujer es más fatal cuando yo lo digo. Que interasante que en francés el significado de la palabra cambia cuando un hombre la dice.

[Esteban]

Gracias a todos por los bienvenidos, me gu