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Interested? Anyone can follow this online class. It is a regular college course that will also be taught as a non-credit “MOOC” (Massive Open Online Course) open to the public and all online. This course, SPAN 38 Contemporary Latin American Literature is being taught at Berkeley City College by Modern Languages Professor and Department Chair Dr. Fabian Banga.
Patio in Los Angeles
Ideas for remodeling a mid-sized contemporary backyard tile patio fountain with a pergola
Mediterranean Deck - Deck
Photo of a Tuscan deck without a roof
Hello!
I made my 11/100 day of productivity, currently working on the book that tore me to pieces--don Quijote. I haven't posted because I am the mess of the century. Let me tell you one tip when it comes to studying and doing any work: FOR GODS SAKE KEEP YOUR WORK PLACE ORGANIZED It will help you stay motivated and will make you want to work more
An early morning start!
It's bright in the morning and I'm heading to a AP Spanish Literature session, not before I get all my papers in check of course! It feels strange at how different the morning feels when it's a weekend morning from weekday mornings...
6/100 days of productivity Production level: oVeR 9000 My work for Spanish Literature about Don Quijote which I turn in tomorrow! I also started a bullet journal which I’m not exactly proud of yet… but it’ll get better when I take my calligraphy class!
2/100 days of productivity Reviewing and writing some Spanish notes for the discussion tomorrow
Este libro es mi libro favorito!
How do you say “THIS IS MY FAVORITE BOOK” in your native language or the language you are learning?
dette er min favoritt bok (norsk) هذا هو كتابي المفضل (this might be horribly wrong arabic)
If you could instantly be granted fluency in 5 languages—not taking away your existing language proficiency in any way, solely a gain—what 5 would you choose?
I was in Spanish class, and I'm perpetually exausted, so I went to write my name as I scanned over the questions, and I accidentally wrote, 'La Merienda'.
You guys can now refer to me by my totally legal name, 'the snack'
Lórax:la ultima semilla de trufula. - Parte 1:Thneedville. (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1386970594-l%C3%B3rax-la-ultima-semilla-de-trufula-parte-1?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=AlondraZarate005 Hola esta es una versión diferente de el Lórax a la de el 2012 espero les guste. esta inspirada en las demos de las canciones que se utilizarían en la película,algunos storyboards y en parte el libro original.
What's The Best Way To Split Up Language Learning When Learning 2+ Languages At The Same Time?
For example, I'm currently studying Spanish and Korean and will be re adding Japanese in a few months. I currently try to do specific days for specific languages but find myself doing a little of both a day.
Spanish Langblr Side Blog <3
Hello lovelies!
I want to get some more practice in my Spanish studying, specifically my writing and reading skills. I want to start posting some writing in Spanish on Tumblr but I'm a bit wary of doing so on my main profile because I feel like it's going to throw off the vibe and aesthetic of my blog. That being said, I am going to create a Spanish side blog! I hope you guys will give me a follow over there and help me out with my sentence structure, vocabulary, grammar, and just how I'm doing in Spanish overall!
Username: @ros3ybabespanish
follow the side blog if you love language learning content <3
Spanish Media/Input Recommendations?
Can you guys comment me some good media/input recommendations for someone learning Mexican/Spain Spanish? I' talking about any and all that you guys find interesting, whether you learned Spanish on your own or it's your native language!
Books
Podcasts
Tv Shows
Movies
Youtube channels
Songs/Musical Artists
Favorite Spanish teachers/tutors on Italki
Literally anything!
Thank you guys <3
can anyone recommend a good textbook for learning Spanish? I really like studying using textbooks and I have two from when I took Spanish classes but they are the most unhelpful textbooks ever and I absolutely despise using them unless I have no other choice.
preferably I’d like a textbook that focuses on grammar as vocabulary is pretty easy for me to pick up given how widely Spanish is spoken in my city.
I’m also open to any music, song, movie, book, tv show, and any other spanish language learning material! I want to be able to speak spanish with some of the people I work with and I think it’s a great and beautiful language for me to learn overall, and definitely will be the most helpful!
*I am still going to self study Japanese during my six week break from classes, but I am going to try to divide my time between spanish and Japanese with a stronger focus on spanish! May even start a six week language challenge during my break to keep me motivated and accountable!
so if you guys have any recommendations for someone learning spanish (and even Japanese) , please comment/reblog this!
thanks in advance <3
small break from my normal challenge posts to ask a question and get some feedback!
I’m going to start posting some language learning stuff and hopefully some study type content as well now that finals are coming up and during the following break I want to dive back into my language studies to keep my brain full of knowledge.
Can anyone recommend some resources and advice/tips?
I’m looking for (Mexican) Spanish learning resources, Japanese learning resources, and advice and tips on motivation to keep going with the language learning, some productivity and discipline tips, and just any advice and motivation you guys have in general? Even if it’s not language related and just school and study related, I would be so happy to hear from all of you guys!
I look forward to posting some more normal everyday content along side the study school and language stuff along with my challenge updates! I feel like I haven’t been keeping up with the normal content I want to post so I’m really looking forward to doing more of that now!
anywho, thanks in advance for the resources, advice, and tips! I appreciate all of you, lovelies 🩷🤍
Boost your Spanish with more complex synonyms for words you already know
Here you have some words/expressions (in bold) that you can use to show off while speaking Spanish. A native will know them, but if you use these you will impress them. Also, in your writings these words will look quite good. NOTE: Some of them are quite formal and not used in conversations.
similar - semejante, afín, cercano, aproximado, símil, parecido (adj.) (similar)
parecerse - asemejarse, semejar, darse un aire, recordar a (to resemble)
divertido - ameno, entretenido (adj.) (fun)
difícil - peliagudo, arduo, espinoso (adj.) (difficult)
fácil - sencillo, factible (adj.) (easy)
empezar - emprender (to begin)
terminar - concluir, ultimar, finiquitar (to finish)
la misión - la empresa, el cometido, la tarea, la labor, el quehacer (mission, duty)
caro - costoso, prohibitivo (adj.) (expensive)
barato - asequible, económico (adj.) (cheap)
distraer, desentender, simular - hacerse el sueco (expression, lit.
to do the Swedish. To avoid doing something that you must do)
enfermo - aquejado, indispuesto, alicaído (adj.) (sick, ill)
la historia - el cuento, la leyenda, la fábula (story, tale)
el cotilleo - chisme, chismorreo, enredo (gossip)
aprender - cultivarse, formarse, educarse, empollar (to learn)
gustar - cautivar, embelesar (to like)
saber - estar al corriente, estar al tanto (to know about something)
siempre - perpetuamente, constantemente, continuamente (always)
malo - diabólico, maléfico, maldito, ruin, infame, sinvergüenza, insolente, maligno, malicioso, depravado, inmoral, pérfido (adj.) (bad, as in “a bad person”)
malo - nocivo, dañino, perjudicial, nefasto (adj.) (bad)
comprar - adquirir, obtener (to buy)
la tienda -el comercio, el establecimiento, el negocio, la botica (shop)
continuar -prorrogar, prolongar, preservar, aguantar, proseguir (to continue)
buscar - indagar, rebuscar, escudriñar, revolver (to search)
contestar - objetar, contradecir, rebatir, refutar, rechazar, disputar, discutir, argüir (to reply, as in refute)
abandonar - marcharse, desaparecer, largarse, ausentarse (to abandon, as in “to leave a place”)
feliz - radiante, contento, risueño, campante (adj.) (happy)
triste - afligido, apenado, desconsolado, abatido, entristecido, apesumbrado, desolado, deshecho, desamparado, mustio, taciturno, tristón (adj.) - sad
antipático - desagradable, enojoso, aguafiestas, pesado (adj.) (obnoxious)
la ciudad - la urbe, la localidad, el municipio, la población
(city)
el país - la nación, la patria, el pueblo, el estado (country)
la familia - la estirpe, el linaje (family)
los padres - los progenitores, los ascendientes, los antecesores (parents)
la casa - el domicilio, la vivienda, la residencia, la morada, el inmueble, la edificación (house)
I have a really cool Spanish edition of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets!”
Would y’all like some vocab and example sentences?
Hi Studyblr/Gradblr Friends!
What are you all using to create portfolios to showcase your work? Any recommendations?
So I’m in the final semester of my undergrad.
Which means its grad school application time for me (I’m starting a little late because of personal reasons (-: ) Anyway, I was wondering if anyone out there on the great blue gradblr had any recommendations or tips for writing a personal statement?
Creo en Ti por Reik: Vocabulario y Gramática
Esta canción escuché por la primera vez hoy y me sentí que “Creo en Ti” (video abajo)sea una de mas canciones lindas de mi vida. Entonces, quiero compartir con ustedes alguno vocabulario clave y algunos puntos gramaticales que aparecen dentro de esta canción. ¡Disfruta!
TR: I heard this song for the first time today and I felt that “Creo en Ti” is one of the most beautiful songs of my life. So I want to share with you some key vocabulary and some grammar points that appear within this song. Enjoy!
Letras (Lyrics)
Vocabulario Calve
creo en ti - I believe in you
(la) noche - (the) night
(el) cielo - sky (or heaven depending on context)
(la) calle - street
(el) laberinto - labyrinth
rendir (v.) - to defeat (this verb has many meanings, in this context, it means defeat)
(la) piel -skin
(el) corazón - heart
desarmar (v.) - to disarm, to take apart, to disassemble
(el) amor - love
(las) luces - lights
(el) alma (n.f.) - soul
indestructible (adj.) - indestructible
(el) dolor - pain
(las) fantasmas - ghosts, phantoms
(la) paz - peace
(la) caída libre - free fall
Gramática
Porque el cielo ha conspirado en mi favor - Because the heavens have conspired in my favor:
ha conspirado = present perfect tense (haber + participio pasada)
Me haces bien - You make me better (literally: you make me well)
me (pronombre) + haces (hacer en el presente 2a persona) + bien (adjetivo)
Creo en ti - I believe in you
Creo (creer en el presente 1a persona)
Creer means to believe. When pared with “en” + “persona/pronombre” it means “to believe in…”
Me ha vuelto indestructible - I have become indestructible
volverse (con pronombre) = to become
“vuelto” is the past participle of volver(se), it’s irregular
me vuelvo (presente) = I become
me ha vuelto (pres. perfect) = I have become
Mi dolor se quedo kilómetros atrás = my pain stayed kilometers away
se quedo = quedarse en el pasado 3a persona
this verb always needs a reflexive pronoun
Past tenses
te encontré = I found you
crucé = I crossed
esperé = I hoped/waited (what a fun wordplay)
This was super fun to work on! I didn’t include everything because that would take forever! I love this song so much, it’s so cute and sweet.
If you have any questions, reply to this post and hopefully I can help you out. This is my first time making one of these!
Creo en Ti por Reik: Vocabulario y Gramática
Esta canción escuché por la primera vez hoy y me sentí que “Creo en Ti” (video abajo)sea una de mas canciones lindas de mi vida. Entonces, quiero compartir con ustedes alguno vocabulario clave y algunos puntos gramaticales que aparecen dentro de esta canción. ¡Disfruta!
TR: I heard this song for the first time today and I felt that “Creo en Ti” is one of the most beautiful songs of my life. So I want to share with you some key vocabulary and some grammar points that appear within this song. Enjoy!
Letras (Lyrics)
Vocabulario Calve
creo en ti - I believe in you
(la) noche - (the) night
(el) cielo - sky (or heaven depending on context)
(la) calle - street
(el) laberinto - labyrinth
rendir (v.) - to defeat (this verb has many meanings, in this context, it means defeat)
(la) piel -skin
(el) corazón - heart
desarmar (v.) - to disarm, to take apart, to disassemble
(el) amor - love
(las) luces - lights
(el) alma (n.f.) - soul
indestructible (adj.) - indestructible
(el) dolor - pain
(las) fantasmas - ghosts, phantoms
(la) paz - peace
(la) caída libre - free fall
Gramática
Porque el cielo ha conspirado en mi favor - Because the heavens have conspired in my favor:
ha conspirado = present perfect tense (haber + participio pasada)
Me haces bien - You make me better (literally: you make me well)
me (pronombre) + haces (hacer en el presente 2a persona) + bien (adjetivo)
Creo en ti - I believe in you
Creo (creer en el presente 1a persona)
Creer means to believe. When pared with “en” + “persona/pronombre” it means “to believe in...”
Me ha vuelto indestructible - I have become indestructible
volverse (con pronombre) = to become
“vuelto” is the past participle of volver(se), it’s irregular
me vuelvo (presente) = I become
me ha vuelto (pres. perfect) = I have become
Mi dolor se quedo kilómetros atrás = my pain stayed kilometers away
se quedo = quedarse en el pasado 3a persona
this verb always needs a reflexive pronoun
Past tenses
te encontré = I found you
crucé = I crossed
esperé = I hoped/waited (what a fun wordplay)
This was super fun to work on! I didn’t include everything because that would take forever! I love this song so much, it’s so cute and sweet.
If you have any questions, reply to this post and hopefully I can help you out. This is my first time making one of these!
cute things // cosas adorables
teddy bear - osito de peluche (m.)
angel - ángel (m.)
bee - abeja (f.)
butterfly - mariposa (f.)
dew - rocío (m.)
pond - balsa (f.) / estanque (m.)
kitten - gatito / gatita
orchard - huerto (m.)
snowfall - nevada (f.)
field - campo (m.)
mist - neblina (f.)
teacup - taza de té (f.)
dusty book - libro polvoriento (m.)
duckling - patito / patita
cotton - algodón (m.)
hug - abrazo (m.)
bouquet - ramo (m.)
enchanted - encantado
ethereal - etéreo
shimmering - reluciente
sweet - dolce
to cuddle - abrazarse
to blossom - florecer
to daydream - soñar despierto
to caress - acariciar
to hum - tararear
to whisper - susurrar
to giggle - reírse
language learning is basically 95% mistakes with 5% inspiration
i’ve spent the past seven and a half years saying “qué peña” instead of “qué pena”.
me, a whole late bilingual, has been walking around saying “what a ROCK!” instead of “what a PITY!”
qué pena…
Hello! I’m the Little Language Fox...
But you can call me Lisa. I’m in my final year at my University. I currently study literature + Spanish (my majors), as well as French + lingustics (my minors).
Also, I am currently self-studying Korean (I am a beginner!).
I thought about making this blog for a long time. I’ve had a Tumblr since 2010 (oh my god I’m old) but I recently deleted my previous account to start fresh!
I really want to track my progress and stay motivated to keep up my languages!
See you around!
With this message is concluded prophets teaching, with Jesus words, I don't know an English Bible, it can be translated with an image translator 😃🌫🕆🕊✡📓✏🏡🌐📱 #jesus #jesús #bible #biblia #god #dios #mathew #mateo #spiritual #message #mensaje #espiritual #translator #spanish #español (at Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sudamerica) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIofZj-LGzC/?igshid=1d024lsvm01ie