http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/ Forum on living, traveling and working in Spain, lerning Spanish, and Spanish recipes and food culture. en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:20:22 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/ http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11467&goto=newpost Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:10:45 GMT Just wanted to reach out to any friends with experience living in Spain. I am trying to relocate for graduate school in 6 months. I always wanted to... Just wanted to reach out to any friends with experience living in Spain. I am trying to relocate for graduate school in 6 months. I always wanted to study in Barcelona because my background is in Spanish/Latin American/American art. I am from Austin, Texas originally where I worked for a large university museum specializing in Spanish/Latin American art. I speak Mexican Spanish and my grammar is my strong suit, however I am out of practice. Thanks in advance for introducing yourself and telling me about your experiences in Spain.

Best,
Olivia ]]> A nice place for new members to say hello OliviaMarie http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11467 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11466&goto=newpost Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:55:22 GMT Después muchos anos, los que yo llevaba intentando a aprender español, he decidido que voy a cambiar mi sentido y me fuera a estudiar islandés u otro... Después muchos anos, los que yo llevaba intentando a aprender español, he decidido que voy a cambiar mi sentido y me fuera a estudiar islandés u otro idioma. Porque? Porque hoy he descubierto que en español la palabra ‘diestro/a’ no solo índique que gente así se usa la mano derecha pero que este gente consideran mas hábil. Pero la palabra ‘zurdo/a’ es para nosotros que usamos la mano izquierda pero también la palabra índique que somos más torpe.

Todo el mundo sabe que los que usan la mano izquierda son los más inteligentes. Por ejemplo Rafael Nadal y Barrack Obama son zurdos. Estoy muy ofendido. ;) ]]> En Español, ¿Hablamos? SrCandas http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11466 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11465&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:46:14 GMT Hello everyone! Forgive me if this is a wrong place to ask but this has been bothering me for so long.. :( Me and my boyfriend visited Barcelona... Hello everyone! Forgive me if this is a wrong place to ask but this has been bothering me for so long.. :(

Me and my boyfriend visited Barcelona about an year ago and took this video by the Magic Fountain. We basically fell in love with this song but don't know the singer or the title of the song. Can someone regognize this? I can't even hear the lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C1NebcG01M

Thank you from Finland ♥ ]]> Spanish culture, life, food, and news jonnamaj http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11465 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11464&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:52:05 GMT Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice. I am (or soon will be) working for the University here in Murcia and although I have been... Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice. I am (or soon will be) working for the University here in Murcia and although I have been doing this job for one year already and love the job, the money is not great. I only work part and have to supplement my income with private lessons.
The thing is I have recently qualified with a masters in translation and hoped that this would help me to earn more money but at the moment I am struggling to find work as I only have the experience of translation through my university work.
In addition, given that I have a large amount of student debt from the degree and the masters I need to start looking for a more permanent job which would allow me to start reducing these debts, but have no idea where to start. Are there employment agencies in Spain (like in the UK) that can help? Are there websites advertising work for native English speakers? Anyone have any advice, specifically for here in Murcia?
Any advice or help would be much appreciated.
Thanks! ]]> Moving to Spain and Living in Spain philipo1980 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11464 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11463&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:25:39 GMT I think, the best way to learn a language is often to have to talk with many people. If we would make a group, for example, 10 Spanish people... I think, the best way to learn a language is often to have to talk with many people.

If we would make a group, for example, 10 Spanish people and ten English, perhaps it will be to start at first we a little group and then the group will dicide how many people will be.

if we would open a 'new' count (address), a exclusive count for that on gmail, say, when someone won't want to continue in a group he won't have any problem because he didn't exhibit your main address.

Thereby we can chat with other members of the group very often and practising 'our' languages. it won't depend of timetable, therefore you often can find someone and chat or talk with them.

Native people learn their language often talk with other people and they didn't have a stress or a traumatic psychological experience.
This message don't try to be a rule we will dicide about rules after.

If many people want participate We also may do more groups.

At first I may try to organice it so, you can send a Private Message.

I am looking forward to hearing from you. ]]> En Español, ¿Hablamos? Juan Carlos http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11463 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11462&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:53:33 GMT Here's a copy of today's Notes in Spanish Newsletter - we don't usually reproduce these on the forum, but we don't want anyone to miss this super-useful new video!

¡Hola amig@s!

We've made a super Spanish-packed new video for you, full of useful phrases, with our new trademark analysis section in English at the end, so you don't miss a thing!

Find out why Ben "está hecho un guarro", why Marina "tiene una inquietud" (but isn't "inquieta"!), and discover Ben's sister's excellent September Spanish learning trick.

Watch the new '¡A Por Ello!' video on our blog now:

http://www.notesinspanish.com/a-por-ello

We've listed all the great phrases in the blog post too so you get to SEE what the language looks like (just as you do with our podcast worksheets).

We hope you enjoy the video!

Saludos desde Madrid,

Ben y Marina

P.S. Don't forget our 'Super September Sale' ends soon - full details below the great new video, do watch now and tell us what you think:

http://www.notesinspanish.com/a-por-ello ]]> Learning Spanish Ben http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11462 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11461&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:11:01 GMT What does chapa mean, and where does it come from? I know that the sentence is the equivalent to no me molestas! What does chapa mean, and where does it come from?

I know that the sentence is the equivalent to no me molestas! ]]> mightykaboosh http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11461 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11460&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:36:29 GMT Mi esposa esta mañana había encontrado una frase en su novela ingles “sent him away with a flea in his ear” y ella quería saber cual frase fuera equivalente en español. Sola hemos pensado de “lo mandaron con su rabo entre sus piernas”/’They sent him away with his tail between his legs”.

Pero en realidad no es igual.

Luego hemos encontrado ’despachar a alguien con cajas destempladas (destemplar : to put out of tune)’ pero esto es un poco raro :).

Alguien se las pueda ofrecer más ideas? ]]> En Español, ¿Hablamos? SrCandas http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11460 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11459&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:09:58 GMT Quiero practicar la escritura en español. Voy a tratar de escribir cosas aquí. Por favor, corrige mis errores! Habrá muchos:) Hoy quiero... Quiero practicar la escritura en español. Voy a tratar de escribir cosas aquí.

Por favor, corrige mis errores! Habrá muchos:)

Hoy quiero hablar de Ramadán aquí en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos - ¡Lo odio!

Durante el día, todo está cerrado entonces me quedo en casa. Es aburrido.

Yo no soy musulmán y yo no se divierten. Sin embargo, es termina mañana. Estoy feliz!

¿Cómo está tu verano?
]]> En Español, ¿Hablamos? funkcanna http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11459 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11458&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:24:52 GMT Hola a todos, me llamo Marcy y tengo 36 años y a veces vivo en inglaterra y a veces el estado de unidos. Estoy feliz que he encontrado este sitio en... Hola a todos, me llamo Marcy y tengo 36 años y a veces vivo en inglaterra y a veces el estado de unidos. Estoy feliz que he encontrado este sitio en la web y espero que puedo aprender mucho de este foro, gracias. ]]> A nice place for new members to say hello marcy http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11458 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11457&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:32:35 GMT Hi all, I am looking for someone to talk to and practice my Spanish. In return, I speak fluent English and would be more than happy to help you!... Hi all,

I am looking for someone to talk to and practice my Spanish. In return, I speak fluent English and would be more than happy to help you! If you are interested, please do PM me. My skype username and windows Live ID are on my profile if it helps.

Many thanks.


Oscar ]]> Intercambios / Meet Ups / Penpals oscar10 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11457 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11456&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:08:58 GMT Hi everyone, My name is Oscar and I am from London, England. I have been learning Spanish over the summer and am really enthusiastic to continue... Hi everyone,

My name is Oscar and I am from London, England. I have been learning Spanish over the summer and am really enthusiastic to continue my learning and improve on my Spanish skills. I came across the NIS podcasts about a month ago and since then have been listening to the Inspired Beginners series. Over a week ago, I discovered this forum and having been reading a bit on different threads I have realised how incredibly useful this forum is for everyone. I'm loving this place! ;D

So there you go, just wanted to say hello to everyone. Would love to have an intercambio with anyone here so if anyone is interested, please let me know!

I look forward to participating in lively Spanish threads and conversations with you all!


Oscar ]]> A nice place for new members to say hello oscar10 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11456 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11455&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:05:59 GMT *Tengo un problema y necesito un poco ayuda de ustedes. El problema es que he escuchado a los pod casts de aquí... *Tengo un problema y necesito un poco ayuda de ustedes. El problema es que he escuchado a los pod casts de aquí http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n...te/id189219027 y los endiendo sin embargo no puedo decidir si debería comprar este montón de podcasts y hojas de cálculo intermedio o decidir si o no debería comprar los podcasts y hojas de calculo avance. La razon por que encuentro dificil decidir es que he escuchado a un podast avance y no puedo entender exactamente todas las palabras porque todos hablan muy rápido y me pongo perder tratando a mantenerse al día. ¿Qué crees?

¿Deberia optar por los podcasts intermedio aunque los entiendo, o optar por los podcasts avance y perseverar?

*He preguntado Ben y Maria por un sample de cada asi que puedo ver la diferencia en las palabras y la estructura. ]]> Notes in Spanish Advanced podcast comments marcy http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11455 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11454&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:28:42 GMT ¡Hola Chic@s!

¿Tenéis ganas de aprender más español que nunca? – Are you up for learning more Spanish than ever before?

September is here, and all of us are experiencing that ‘returning to learning’ feeling, no matter how long ago we actually stopped going to school!

This is the best time of year for a mighty surge with your Spanish, so Marina and I say:

“¡A Por Ello!” – Go For It!

To give you a big hand, over at our sister site Notes in Spanish, we’re holding one of our very special Super September “Learn More” Sales. Right now, and only until Midnight September 13th, you can get 25% off ANY of our learning products with the coupon code: learnmore

Just head to our store now, select the product you’d like, and use the special learnmore code to get the discount:

http://www.notesinspanish.com/store

This is going to be a mighty month for your Spanish!

Saludos desde Madrid,

Ben y Marina

P.S. We are totally dedicated to helping you learn more real Spanish than ever before! This special 25% off sale is only on for a very limited time, so copy the coupon code learnmore and head over to our store now:

http://www.notesinspanish.com/store

___ ]]> Learning Spanish Ben http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11454 http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11453&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:52:36 GMT Hola Primero, me gustaría dar las gracias a Ben y Marina por los podcasts y los recursos preciosos que ellos comparten con todos. ... Hola
Primero, me gustaría dar las gracias a Ben y Marina por los podcasts y los recursos preciosos que ellos comparten con todos.

Bueno, soy de la Isla Mauricia y empecé a aprender español hace cuatro meses solo en un libro intitulo "Learn spanish in 3 months". Cuatro meses después sigo leyendo el mismo libro :o)

Mi idioma materna es el francés y para mi es bastante fácil de entender aproximadamente cincuenta por ciento de lo que se dice en español, pero no puedo ni hablar ni escribir correctamente. Por eso, empecé a escuchar unos "beginners podcasts" y espero que podrán ayudarme. ]]> A nice place for new members to say hello bolenti http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11453