linguaphiles

How to deal with Negative and/or incosisent feedback from Native Speakers

magaretnahmias wrote in linguaphiles Mar 17, 2021 15:26

Do not let the varying perceptions of native speakers get you down. They are not professional teachers. Therefore, they will be unable to evaluate your abilities fully. Their reaction to foreigners is relative to their experience with them. It has been my experience that people perceive my Spanish abilities and accent differently. Th

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What I am thinking as an English native speaking to you

magaretnahmias wrote in linguaphiles Feb 16, 2021 06:15

If I genuinely don't understand I will say it gently I also tend to use more specific language what do you mean? This makes it clear to the listeners why I don't understand. It is not always about bad grammar or misusing a word

I won't correct every little thing to keep the flow of the conversation going and not overload you with information ( Read more... )

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Pandemic Spanish

magaretnahmias wrote in linguaphiles Feb 14, 2021 00:45

I know I may be a little late with this post by maybe you just starting learning Spanish now, or have not learned vocabulary related to COVID-19 before. So I will sharing a little basic voculbary which some pronunciation and grammatical tips for the English acronyms for the diease in Spanish

One of the most varied words in this category is the ( Read more... )

Why Phoenix and noy Fenix?

magaretnahmias wrote in linguaphiles Feb 13, 2021 17:38

Can you tell me why the name of mythical bird is translated as Fenix in Spanish but not the city with same name. I thought Fenix would be easier for Spanish speakers to pronounce anyway? I know there are specific rules but which applies here?

Argentine Spanish question.

magaretnahmias wrote in linguaphiles Feb 03, 2021 18:21

Can anyone tell me why gasoline for cars NAFTA in Argentine Spanish . Is this Lunfardo?

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Intro to the group.

magaretnahmias wrote in linguaphiles Feb 03, 2021 13:44

My name is Margaret Nahmias. I fit the name of this group. I like learning a little about even languages I have not studied. My native language is English and I am fluent in Spanish and know a little of Brazilian Portuguese. If anyone wants to know my history with Spanish I can post in the group. In my main journal I have some entries in ( Read more... )

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Dutch query

petrusplancius wrote in linguaphiles Feb 03, 2021 17:50

A young man who is in the grip of religious visions and enthusiasm says to a visiting doctor, 'jij bent gelukkig, ik ben door de hel geduikeld', to which the doctor replies, apparently in a humorous tone, 'Het is toch maar gewoon koppeltje duiken'. I'm not sure that I understand what the doctor means, I wonder if someone who has a better knowledge ( Read more... )