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Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 28 Jun 2007, 16:50

Hehe. Et stikk til pandaen: Norges gutter slo nettopp verdensenerne Brasil i beach volley, i world tour Stavanger.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 28 Jun 2007, 16:51

Veldrynus wrote:So? No more spanish lessons?

What, your TV is broke?

Sunt sigur ca e plin de spaniola pe Acasa sau undeva.

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 28 Jun 2007, 19:56

@Vel: I had to make sure you read the first one.

Ok!

Lesson 2:

He - El
She - Ella
Me - Yo
You - Tú
They - Ellos
We - Nosotros
Them - Ellos

Some verbs thrown in too:

Run - Correr
Ran - Corrió
Will run - Correrá

Walk - Caminar
Walked - Caminó
Will walk - Caminará

Drink - Beber
Drank - Bebió
Will drink - Beberá

Eat - Comer
Ate - Comió
Will eat - Comerá

@Vel: There you go!

Like I said before, if you want to know specific things, just ask.

(I'll try to find pronounciation keys for these words later...or perhaps Panda could do the good deed...*nudges Panda*

)

Panda Tar · Unread postby **Panda Tar** » 28 Jun 2007, 20:24

winterfate wrote: (I'll try to find pronounciation keys for these words later...or perhaps Panda could do the good deed...*nudges Panda* )

*sigh* Oh, well.

Lesson 2:

He - El (El - the E is like in Elephant)
She - Ella (E-lah)
Me - Yo (Djo)
You - Tú (too)
They - Ellos (E-lyohs)
We - Nosotros (noh-soh-tros - the O like in OH!)
Them - Ellos - ?

Some verbs thrown in too:

Run - Correr (Koh-her)
Ran - Corrió (koh-hio - this second o like in orchid)
Will run - Correrá (Ko-he-ra)

Walk - Caminar (kah-mee-nahr - this r in the final is, how can I say...multiplied?:D)
Walked - Caminó (kah-mee-no - like orchid again)
Will walk - Caminará (kah-mee-nah-rah - all the as as like far, wide sound)

Drink - Beber (beh-behr - that multiplied r again and the e is like in End)
Drank - Bebió (beh-bee-oh - like in orchid)
Will drink - Beberá (beh-beh-ra - this ra sound is...can't explain comparing to English

).

Eat - Comer (Koh-meh - like in end)
Ate - Comió (koh-mee-oh - like in orchid)
Will eat - Comerá (koh-meh-ra)

I think that's it.

I'm not really used to Spanish, but I'm almost sure that's how it sounds like.

theLuckyDragon · Unread postby **theLuckyDragon** » 28 Jun 2007, 20:31

These are pronunciation guidelines for speakers of English. Speakers of Romanian don't need them as they have the following facilities:
1) Romanian is closer to Spanish, phonetically speaking, than English
2) There are tons of telenovelas in Spanish on Romanian television and so we can learn the pronunciation from there

Panda Tar · Unread postby **Panda Tar** » 28 Jun 2007, 20:36

Some sounds to make it easier for me:
a - usually read like ah, as in far;
á - same above;
an - nasal sound;
ã - similar to an;
â - similar to an. (I shall post a link to a Brazilian video pointing some words to get the idea)

I'll post other sounds later, so it won't overdo anyone.

For Portuguese:

I: Eu
Thee - You: Tu - Você
He: Ele
She: Ela
We: Nós
Thou - You: Vós - Vocês
They (male) - Eles
They (female) - Elas

For verbs, I'll show the TO BE:
Ser - means what you are (I'm a panda - Eu sou um panda).
Estar - means a temporally state or location (I'm sick - Eu estou doente ; I'm here - Eu estou aqui).

In Portuguese, it's really really really really really common people speaking not using pronouns, like if we would talk like this: "Am a panda ; Am sick - Sou um panda; Estou doente." - and that's mainly because of the verb conjugation which is different for every person and time. A hard mess, I could add.

So, TO BE in present (presente do indicativo):
ESTAR
Eu estou
Tu estás
Você/ele/ela está
Nós estamos
Vós estais
Vocês/eles/elas estão

SER
Eu sou
Tu és
Você/ele/ela é
Nós somos
Vós sois
Vocês/eles/elas são

I'll edit the sounds later for these words.

Panda Tar · Unread postby **Panda Tar** » 28 Jun 2007, 20:45

theLuckyDragon wrote:These are pronunciation guidelines for speakers of English. Speakers of Romanian don't need them as they have the following facilities:
1) Romanian is closer to Spanish, phonetically speaking, than English
2) There are tons of telenovelas in Spanish on Romanian television and so we can learn the pronunciation from there

Good gracious, that's true.

Well, based on French and Spanish, the sounds of R+vowel in the middle of a sentence is the same of the beginning in Spanish. In Portuguese, we have:
Ra - sound of RR or HA
xxxraxxx- same as in RA (consonant before R)
xxxiraxxx- same as spanish (not that alike, but almost alike

, vowel before R).

That's an example by now.

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 28 Jun 2007, 23:21

tLD wrote:These are pronunciation guidelines for speakers of English. Speakers of Romanian don't need them as they have the following facilities:
1) Romanian is closer to Spanish, phonetically speaking, than English
2) There are tons of telenovelas in Spanish on Romanian television and so we can learn the pronunciation from there

Oh...I see. Pretty cool.

@Panda: Thank you!

watcher83 · Unread postby **watcher83** » 29 Jun 2007, 09:36

theLuckyDragon wrote: 2) There are tons of telenovelas in Spanish on Romanian television and so we can learn the pronunciation from there

I'd rather learn from a book or pay a teacher

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 29 Jun 2007, 14:08

watcher83 wrote: I'd rather learn from a book or pay a teacher

But that way your ears and eyes don't bleed, where's the fun in that?

Panda Tar · Unread postby **Panda Tar** » 29 Jun 2007, 15:55

Kalah wrote:Hehe. Et stikk til pandaen: Norges gutter slo nettopp verdensenerne Brasil i beach volley, i world tour Stavanger.

Ah!

Só agora eu me dei conta disto...vai ver só quando ocorrer o próximo jogo...

okrane · Unread postby **okrane** » 29 Jun 2007, 18:53

Si ce claim-uri ciudate ziceai ca sunt prin tribunalele noastre, ca m-ai facut curios...

soupnazii · Unread postby **soupnazii** » 29 Jun 2007, 22:06

no hebrew speakers here? hebrews pretty strange..
english/hebrew
she/he
he/who
who/me
me/ani

sorry for barging in like that looking for a hebrew speaker

watcher83 · Unread postby **watcher83** » 30 Jun 2007, 07:08

Hmm... la noi cele mai tari faze sunt in civil, in special in litigiile legate de pamant, unde unii oameni n-au bani de avocat si atunci fac ei actiunea. Inutil sa spun ca-i ia judecatorului 30 de min sa-si dea seama mai intai ce vrea omul respectiv asta daca nu i-o respinge ca: tardiv formulata, pt. ca trebuia formulata o alta actiune, nu este competenta instanta etc.
Oricum... am sa zic o faza de la parchet pe care mi-a spus-o un procuror unde eram de servici ( o zi vara stagiarii trebuie sa stea pe la parchet si sa asiste.....pe cei care nu au avocati).
O tiganca vai de capu' ei pretindea ca i-a furat cineva 20 milioane(2000RON) si face o plangere la politie. Politistul se uita la ea si-i spune: du-te mai de-aici de unde sa-ti fure tie cineva atatia bani ca sigur nu-i aveai, nu vezi ca nu tine?
La care tiganca spune: Da sefu', ai dreptate 20 milioane nu tine, dar 8 tine?

okrane · Unread postby **okrane** » 30 Jun 2007, 22:24

@TT

Deci chiar ca te face in sange dragonu nebun cand e vorba de postat... frate....

@watcher83

da... suna destul de mioritic ce-mi povestesti... adevaru e ca atunci cand e vorba la a pretinde bani fara munca romanu' e maestru...

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 30 Jun 2007, 22:41

okrane wrote:@TT

Deci chiar ca te face in sange dragonu nebun cand e vorba de postat... frate....

Doar din cauza ca ati inceput sa ma plictisiti rau...

okrane · Unread postby **okrane** » 01 Jul 2007, 19:33

bah... sa zic adevaru' si eu am cam inceput sa ma plictisesc de forum...

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 01 Jul 2007, 19:35

Deci e vina ta... m-am molipsit de la tine.

The Mad Dragon · Unread postby **The Mad Dragon** » 01 Jul 2007, 19:35

Who wants to help me learn a new language?

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 01 Jul 2007, 19:36

The Mad Dragon wrote:Who wants to help me learn a new language?

Plenty of payed professionals...

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