#spanish learning

[connectkyrtz]

some notes 🌱

i came across this video and i think it would (and is) really working for me

find motivation and make a plan

my motivation is to open myself up to my culture and new people, and my goal is to be able to speak like a native

listen to and read in target language. write down the sentences, learn them, and repeat them over and over. (use google translate for pronunciation)

learn common or useful words. ex; alone, together, to be, to have, etc. when you see your words in a sentence, write it down and read it once a day.

write stories or journal in target language. use google translate to write 5 sentences about your day, fact check if able, and read it out loud. when you advance, start writing your own sentences and then fact check them by translating them in english

get books in target language even if you can't understand them. flip to random pages and see if you recognize any words. make it a goal to read this book.

watch movies and shows in target langiage. actively listen and try to understand. copy down sentences that seem useful and take advantage of subtitles.

make stories out of vocab. begin with english then translate to target language (friends or google translate, must have access to audio for pronunciation). read and listen until you know it by heart.

speak to yourself in target language from the beginning. pretend you are already a native speaker.

additional ;

a 2016 study showed a 17% improvement in English language comprehension when ESL speakers watched a TV episode in English using English subtitles.

[er-cryptid]

Astronomy (Spanish)

estrella = star

sol = sun

luna = moon

constelación = constellation

galaxia = galaxy

satélite = satellite

astrónomo = astronomer

telescopio = telescope

cometa = comet

cinturón de asteroides = asteroid belt

planeta = planet

espacio = space

globo celeste = celestial globe

Vía Láctea = Milky Way

planetario = planetarium

nebuloso = nebula

asteroide = asteroid

nova = nova

año luz = light year

supernova = supernova

agujero negro = black hole

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[ros3ybabe]

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

[local-lover-boy]

Sry I'm so quiet, I get nervous, anyways I'm practicing for a Spanish quiz tmr, feedback is very welcome, I'm rly bad at pronunciation but this is prolly the best I've ever done :) btw I'm (attempting) to talk about my goal of learning sheet music

[full-of-frogs]

Me: *spends hours studying languages, reading classic literature, and contemplating the complexities of the human condition*

Also me: *forgets to eat, sleep, or socialize, survives solely on caffeine and existential dread*

Dark Academia Aesthetic: Achieved.

Sanity: Pending.

[ego-sum-ex-altiora]

me, a spanish student, reading the spanish translation of tma in the hopes of learning new words to help with my spanish exams

also me; los mutilaciones post-mortem del cuerpo

[diy-languages]

Quick tip: as silly as It sounds, watching kids show in the language you're learning helps a lot ! :D I mean, if they're meant to teach kids to speak their very first language, why wouldn't it help older people learn a new one?

If you want to get fluent you have to view it as starting from zero, the same way everyone started from zero when they learnt their mother/first language as kids! Good luck!

[bexybat456]

Language A-levels are mental. Within the space of a year, you go from learning about being a good citizen and the structure of family in your country/countries of study, to learning about THE OIL CRISIS OF '73 and THE VARIOUS ATROCITIES AND WAR CRIMES committed over a hundred year period.

[narcisoh]

Anyone have any mexican shows or movies to recommend? I'll check out whatever I can but I'm partial to horror if anyone's got anything

[justeunmetamorphe]

Hello! ¡Hola! привет! 안녕하세요!

I go by Static or Métamorphe (they/them), I’m 22 years old, and this is the little langblr I started as an aspiring polyglot.

For right now this is just a WIP introduction post, but I am studying more right now so I found it fitting to make one that goes over the languages I’m learning!

My native language is English and I’ve been learning Canadian French as a second language casually for about 10 years (and yet I’m still at about A2!!) - it's become the hardest language for me because my education was so bad, so I've decided to pick up some others instead.

My target languages (including, but not limited to):

American Sign Language (ASL)

Mexican Spanish

Russian

Korean

I want to get more familiar with ASL specifically. Hopefully someday son I can say that I’m above A2/Level 1 in some of these languages!!

Some other languages I’m not currently focused on, but am extremely interested in learning are:

Arabic

Hindi or Punjabi

Mandarin Chinese

Irish (Gaielge)

Welsh (Cymraeg)

My big interests right now include languages (especially conlangs and slang/cants like Polari and Toki Pona!!), science (especially life sciences!), philosophy, and video games.

I think that’s all for now… stick around for more I guess!

(btw this is a side blog so I will be following from a different account)

[er-cryptid]

Emotions (Spanish)

love = amor

worried = preocupado

angry = enojado

sad = triste

embarassed = avergonzada

afraid = asustado

kind = tipo

happy = feliz

amazed = asombrado

delighted = encantado

bored = perforado

tired = cansado

sensitive = doloroso

hate = odio

[ros3ybabe]

Daily Check-in: April 14, 2024 🎀

Hello lovelies! Life is looking better again, but omg was Wednesday thru Saturday morning rough for me. Even last night I was crying my eyes out, but things got better today so I am happy. I want to make a small announcement about the future of my blog: I am changing the theme!! I will still be keeping the pinterest-image, pink, girly aesthetic for my more general posts (lists, routines, etc) but for my daily check ins, I will be using photos I take myself (anonymous surroundings, notes, food/drinks, etc) and colors and emojis that compliment the photos! I have been wanting to change the vibe a bit lately to make it more me, more personal, and I think now is the time to do so! I'm excited to start taking my own photos now, that'll be so fun!!

🩷 What I Accomplished:

washed my sheets, towels, blankets, and comforter

washed and put away all laundry

cleaned the bathroom

packed shoes to ship from my depop shop

cooked chicken fettuccine alfredo from scratch (I made the sauce myself too! it was heavy on the parm and some pieces of chicken were salty, but it was so yummy and rich in flavor!)

planned out some of my week

packed my gym bag for tomorrow (I'm gonna start working out again, I'm nervous)

did my guided journal and morning journal

read 3 chapters of The Untethered Soul (interesting so far, going to keep reading to see how I enjoy it)

wrote out my brain dump for the week

reflected on the week + updated with my accountability buddies

bought groceries (time to make smoothies for breaky this week) and toiletries

🩷 Good Things That Happened:

my pasta was super yummy

had a long phone call with my dad (it was a good talk!)

finally read a physical book and not on my ipad

had such a nice, long shower early this morning

confidently planned goals for the week

my psyc assignment got extended til Wednesday for the whole class

found a recipe for avocado protein smoothie (excited to try it)

🩷 Stuff For Tomorrow

make a breakfast smoothie

gym cardio workout

need to ship shoes I sold

need to complete my homework

studying Spanish (have an italki lesson on April 22nd!!)

read some more

studying chemistry in preparation for my finals

No "what needs to go better" for me today, because today was a really good day. I'm feeling better and life itself is working out the way I knew it would. I just gotta trust in the universe more.

til next time, lovelies 🩷

[avocadoart]

Nothing inspires me to do my Spanish Duolingo more than Jake lockley

[licht1900]

i started learning spanish since i needed to learn another (4th) foreign language, and my father is semi-fluent. drop some spanish words/phrases that are good or interesting to learn if you will (i love latin languages).

[winter-tospring]

Does anybody know of an easy Spanish book to read that's in the public domain? Google is unhelpful 🫠

[aknotknows]

Learning a Third Language Things

So I heard watching a show in your language of choice is one of the best ways to learn it and I decided to watch some anime in Spanish. (No I’m not watching telenovelas). But Crunchyroll Latin American Spanish dub doesn’t have subtitles??? Not even in Spanish? I don’t mind not having English subtitles because my main learning hurdle with Spanish is listening. Even when I’m watching something in English I need subtitles (don’t judge). I still got through my rewatch of CSM ep1 since I already knew what was going on and most of the words were basic level Spanish. Going to rewatch MP100 in Spanish too I heard the dub was good and I’m always looking for an excuse to rewatch.