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 Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:58 pm
All of the Spanish Threads will be linked to here.
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:09 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:50 pm
Pronunciation of odd letters in the Spanish alphabet:
H--Followed by a vowel, "H" isn't pronounced except for a slight accent on the vowel.
J--Pronounced as an English "H".
LL--Pronounced like the letter "Y", but farther back in your throat.
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N--Pronounced "ny"--ano (year) is pronounced AHN-yoh.
RR--Pronounced with a drawn out rolled "R". All "R"s in Spanish are rolled slightly, but only so much that they sound sharper than the English "R". Only when two "R"s are placed together to form the letter double-R or doble-R is the roll drawn out.
V--Pronounced somewhere between a "V" and a "B".
Pronounciation of Vowels
A--pronounced "ah"
E--pronounced "eh"
I--pronouced "ee"
O--pronounced "oh"
U--pronouced "oo"*
*Note: The letter "U" is not pronounced when placed after a "Q".
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:15 pm
General Verb Conjugations
There are seven different conjugations of a verb, and five tenses. This gives you 35 different conjugations to learn. What fun! xp Actually, don't worry too much--some of them are easier than others. The one you should keep in mind the most is the present tense, as it is the most commonly used.
The different forms are:
Yo (I or me) form
Tu (you, informal) form
El/Ella/Usted (he/she/you, formal) form
Nosotros (we or us) form
Vosotros (you all, plural, informal) form*
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (them, plural, male/ them, plural, female/you all, plural, formal) form
*Note: The Vosotros form is rarely used, and is only a part of Castillian Spanish--in other words, it is used in Spain.
Here are the general rules for conjugating verbs to the various tenses:
Present Tense
-ar Verbs
Yo = -o
Tu = -as
El/Ella/Usted = -a
Nosotros = -amos
Vosotros = -ais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes = -an
Example: Root verb = cambiar (to change)
I change = Yo cambio
You change = Tu cambias
He changes = El cambia
We change = Nosotros cambiamos
You all change = Vosotros cambiais
They change = Ellos cambian
-er and -ir Verbs
Yo = -o
Tu = -es
El/Ella/Usted = -e
Nosotros = -emos
Vosotros = -eis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes = -en
Example: Root verb = escribir (to write)
I write = Yo escribo
You write = Tu escribes
He writes = El escribe
We write = Nosotros escribemos
You all write = Vosotros escribeis
They write = Ellos escriben
More to be added! mrgreen
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:37 pm
There are two different past tenses, preterite and imperfect. Preterite is used in reference to specific past events (e.g. Last summer, at camp...). Imperfect tense is used to refer to background events, or recurring events (e.g. I used to go fishing when I was little...). You can often tell when to use imperfect as opposed to preterite by seeing if the English phrase 'used to' applies. If it does, then you should use imperfect tense.
Preterite Tense
-ar Verbs
Yo = -e
Tu = -aste
El/Ella/Usted = -o (with an accent)
Nosotros = -amos
Vosotros = -asteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes = -aron
Example: Root Verb = cambiar
I changed = Yo cambie
You changed = Tu cambiaste
He changed = El cambio
We changed = Nosotros cambiamos
You all changed = Vosotros cambiasteis
They changed = Ellos cambiaron
-er and -ir Verbs
Yo = -e
Tu = -iste
El/Ella/Usted = -o (with an accent)
Nosotros = -emos
Vosotros = -isteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes = -ieron
Example: Root Verb = escribir
I wrote = Yo escribe
You wrote = Tu escribiste
He wrote = El escribo
We wrote = Nosotros escribemos
You all wrote = Vosotros escribisteis
They wrote = Ellos escribieron
Imperfect Tense
-ar Verbs
Yo = -aba
Tu = -abas
El/Ella/Usted = -aba
Nosotros = -abamos
Vostros = -abais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes = -aban
Example: Root Verb = cambiar
I used to change = Yo cambiaba
You used to change = Tu cambiabas
He used to change = El cambiaba
We used to change = Nostros cambiabamos
You all used to change = Vosotros cambiabais
They used to change = Ellos cambiaban
-er and -ir Verbs
Yo = -ia
Tu = -ias
El/Ella/Usted = -ia
Nostros = -iamos
Vostros = -iais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes = -ian
Example: Root Verb = escribir
I used to write = Yo escribia
You used to write = Tu escribias
He used to write = El escribia
We used to write = Nostros escribiamos
You all used to write = Vosotros escribiais
They used to write = Ellos escribian
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:38 pm
The last two tenses are fairly straightforward, and are linked together quite neatly: the future and the conditional tenses. The future tense is 'I will' etcetera. The conditional is 'I would/could'.
Keep in mind that for the future and conditional tenses, the root verb (normally) stays the same, and all of the suffixes hang off the end. The future and conditional tenses are the same for all three verb endings.
Future Tense
-ar, -er, and -ir Verbs
Yo = -e
Tu = -as
El/Ella/Usted = -a
Nosotros = -emos
Vosotros = -eis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes = -an
Example: Root Verb = Comer (to eat)
I will eat = Yo comere
You will eat = Tu comeras
He will eat = El comera
We will eat = Nosotros comeremos
You all will eat = Vosotros comereis
They will eat = Ellos comeran
Conditional Tense
Yo = -ia
Tu = -ias
El/Ella/Usted = -ia
Nosotros = -iamos
Vosotros = -iais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes = -ian
Example: Root Verb = comer
I would eat = Yo comeria
You would eat = Tu comerias
He would eat = El comeria
We would eat = Nosotros comeriamos
You all would eat = Vosotros comeriais
They would eat = Ellos comerian
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:22 pm
Common Spelling Exceptions
Key:
prn.=pronounciation
def.=definition
Y and O
Y (prn.=ee, def.=and) and o (prn.=oh, def.=or) are the two common single-letter words. However, when placed behind a word which starts with the same sound, they change into e (prn.=eh, def.=and) and u (prn.=oo, def.=or).
For example:
It is not 'escuelas y iglesias' but 'escuelas e iglesias'. (iglesias--prn.=ee-GLEH-see-ahs, def.=churches) This phrase means "schools and churches".
And it is not 'el o otro persona' but 'el u otro persona'. (otro--prn.=OH-troe, def.=other. Remember all "r"s in Spanish are slightly rolled.) This phrase means "him or another person".
This rule was made because saying the same vowel twice in a row with no consonant in between proved to be quite awkward.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:05 am
That's English. *clicks on link* Cool! I didn't know you could do that.
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