#advanced spanish

[1982brucespringsteen]

some good news!! the spanish state's ministry of equality has finally passed one of the most progressive trans laws on the planet, shielded free and universal access to abortion and banned conversion therapy and genital surgery for intersex babies, among a lot of other feminist policies. the minister of equality irene montero gave a speech thanking spain's lgtb and trans associations for helping her draft these legislations. couldn't be more proud!!

#spain #trans #ill always prioritize queer&trans revolution over reformism but man. man these are good news #these are gonna make people's life so much more comfortable #i was lucky enough to live in andalucia where we have THEE most advanced regional legislation on trans rights #so i didnt have to fight too many people to access hrt and to change my name on legal docs #but other ppl on the spanish state have been suffering so fucking much #and yeah this law doesnt cover non binary people or migrants but the door is fucking open. its a step forward #and after this terrible terrible week #after the antitrans antisemite game & brianna's murder and so many rampant transphobia #it feels nice to get a win #to have someone in power be so unwaveringly supportive #the queer community in the spanish state is NEVER gonna forget this. never #anyways!!! #felicidades gente trans española!!!! nos vemos en el registro civil dkkskdkkdkxkdk #mine

[maraspanishnotes]

¿Qué es una lengua viva? - writing exercise idea

Today I'm focusing on this question, and I'm debating on whether or not to write a medium length text about this. Some questions that I could also answer (and philosophize on paper) are:

¿En qué se diferencia una lengua viva de una lengua muerta?

¿Por qué cada generación de jóvenes inventa su propia manera de hablar?

¿Cómo afecta el medio que usamos para comunicar (libro, radio, computadora, teléfono móvil) al desarrollo general de una lengua?

¿Cómo piensas que nos comunicaremos en el futuro?

If you do end up writing about this, or answering the questions for yourself, feel free to share your text/thoughts!

#spanish langblr #maraspanishnotes #weekly goals #español #writing exercise #advanced spanish

[hi-i-am-a-sock]

code switching is great because one moment everyone can understand you and the next la frase gets totalmente incompréhensible for tout le mundo except ton cerebro y on ne peut hacer anything about ça

#it's quite an exaggerated example but it makes it even funnier #language learning #langblr #languages #polyglot #studyblr #memes #french #spanish #code switching #my beloved #sorry in advance to those who don't speak french and spanish (←is not sorry at all)

[cryptidcave-dweller]

When your older brother is still shorter than you despite him having years to grow up

Diego: You haven't grown at all!

Five: I'm sick of it- It's always the same damn joke every time I visit you!

#tua fanart #the umbrella academy #five hargreeves #diego hargreeves #Apologies in advance for any grammatical errors #It sound fine in my head but then again I have confused some words before 🥲 #my doodles #I'm trying something different with the style #This is directly inspired by the fact my younger sibling is taller than me #I firmly believe Diego would continue speaking Spanish post-kugelblitz

[mullty]

I’d like to bring up Alejandro’s and Soap’s relationship if I may .

“You know Spanish?” “No.” “You will.”

These missions must’ve been days to weeks apart. Intel and planning take time. And throughout the games we see Soap speaking Spanish to Alejandro.

“Hermano, qué pasa?” “Revise mi bolsillo.” “Hasta la muerte.” (Alejandros favorite)

He really only refers to Alejandro as Hermano. Brother. In the game, he needs translation less and less. He picks up words and responds. I also think Soap is a go with the flow kind of guy. He returns the energy you give. And when Alejandro was just so open and ready to share his home and culture with Soap, it just like,,, made their connection so easy. Alejandro was so trusting and soap was supposed to what,, not reciprocate? They’re brothers now. Alejandro said so. Alejandro manda. lol. Also at the end when he says 

“Keep fighting the good fight, Hermano.” (Pelea la buena batalla is what Alejandro taught him.)

This is not a head canon. This is canon.

Alejandro and Rodolfo both taught Soap Spanish. I think in the whole 141 task force he was the least versed in Spanish. He was eager to learn and practiced a lot. He’s not a shy man so he wasn’t afraid to mess up. Sure, he sounded silly but it would make Rodolfo laugh the loudest- surprisingly- so he didn’t mind. 

“It usually annoys him when guero’s try to imitate us or poorly learn our language. He’s been mocked before.”

“I’m not doing too badly, am I?”

Alejandro just grinned.

“He likes your accent.”

Also,,, He calls Rodoldo “Rudy”. Rodolfo isn’t as picky as Soap with ppl calling him Johnny. But, everyone knows that you can’t just call him Rudy. It’s like a promise. Rudy is what his olders brothers and cousins called him. Rudy is reserved for family and people you wouldn’t hesitate for. 

“Call me Rudy.” He said suddenly after drills one day. Ordering him in a way. You’ll be loyal.  

“Okay.” Was all Soap responded. He understood and Alejandro just let out a laugh.

The same courtesy was offered to Ghost. But because he’s emotionally stunted, he’s not gonna. He appreciates it though. 

I do think Ghost had like beginner level understanding of spanish

“No te pierdas, Carnal!” “A Huevo!”

#call of duty mw2 #john soap mactavish #alejandro vargas #rodolfo parra #simon ghost riley #task force 141 #brotherhood #mexico is beautiful because of family #Soap vacations wherever alejandro and rodolfo recommend #ghost learns dad jokes in spanish even thought he doesn't get it at all #soap wants a latina and he's correct #soaps spanish level never really advances #he speaks like a child but he understands almost all of it now #but not spain spanish #that's his mortal enemy #respect #I got distracted half way #I need to write an au...

[graspingremlinhands]

Death: Seguro que nos divertimos Puss, ¿no?

Puss: I've never been more stressed out in my entire 9 lifes.

#dreamworks puss in boots #puss in boots the last wish #puss in boots #death puss in boots #lobo puss in boots #incorrect quotes #big bad wolf #I used online translator #apologies in advance to any spanish-speaking person #death in boots #PussWolf #pussdeath

[wordsoup420]

Yo I got a friend who's trying to explain to her Spanish reading/speaking only parents why she's against the Israel Palestine war and why she's boycotting places. Anyone willing to give a hand in finding articles? (Not just social posts) thanks in advance! Ones with a built in translate feature are good too or which the browser will auto translate if settings are correct

#Palestine #Israel #conflict #journalism #anti zionisim #not a shitpost #help #spanish #thanks in advance

[theygender]

One thing I'm finding out from taking an Advanced Spanish course is that in addition to it helping you improve your fluency, get a better understanding of the subjunctive mood, and learn all the obscure verb tenses, it is ALSO really good at making you overthink things that you already do automatically until you forget how to do them

Professor: for this lesson we're going to be reviewing por vs para / definite vs indefinite articles / gerund vs infinitive verbs

Me: great! that stuff is easy

Professor: okay now that you've read 5+ pages of your textbook going into extreme detail about the technical rules of this one grammatical concept and then watched a video going into even more detail about the details. I need you to answer this question which you could have easily answered without even thinking before this lesson started

Me: (no longer able to trust my own judgement, not even sure I can speak the language anymore, forgot my own name, sweating profusely) uhhhhhh...

#advanced spanish exists not only to Teach you. but also to Humble you #you think you can speak spanish? *cocks gun loaded with grammatical edge cases* think again #rambling

[fungusqueen]

i'm starting a spanish class tomorrow, they assigned some pre-class homework and the first exercise was easy peasy, but the other two were kind of hard. there's this weird indescribable feeling when venturing into uncharted learning territory...like i'm confronted with how much I don't know (if I take an uncompassionate approach to this, it's like i'm struck by my own stupidity and i feel so lost) but then it becomes a challenge that can be solved with time and dedication....so I've been wondering all my life when/if I'll ever feel comfortable calling myself bilingual but i'm so sick of learning at a slow pace and not asking for even more help than i've had (I need more help to become fluent, my friends have been helping me but I need something rigorous), i just want to be bilingual already so i'm trying to make this happen haha

#wish me luck #the goal is to be able to talk about mushrooms in spanish #i'm starting at an intermediate level #and i hope its not too advanced #the best way to learn is to shoot your shot and get corrected #so im moving towards the goal with the knowledge that i will make so many mistakes #I have over a 900+ day duolingo streak so its so long overdue to actually get a professional teacher

[chicago-geniza]

Also a propos name changes, very often they're a translation or a soundex approximation of the person's given name. I knew a Russian family who got US citizenship and creatively changed their surname from Baranov (baran = ram/sheep) to Shepherd. And sometimes people start over from scratch.

#Sorry I am literally a Name Change Scholar w/ emphasis on assimilation immigration and identity formation #As a caveat Sam C's objection doesn't apply to the Netanyahus who changed their name wayyy in advance and did do it for #The reasons OP mentioned. Netanyahu's father was also a scholar of the Spanish Inquisition. Which makes me insane

[mephorash]

what happened to all the shit you can buy in the duolingo store

this is all I can buy now... I have over 4k gems but sure I'll double 50. why not.

#buzgie ❁ #i want to pick up enough russian to make learning on my own easy because starting from literally nothing is hell by yrself #and duolingo is good for teaching you the donde estas la bibilotecha shit #also I need to refresh my finnish and spanish #i have no personal interest in spanish but im literally hispanic and live in the USA so i should maintain you know... #anyways all this is to say fuck duolingo use anki and a textbook once you seriously get into learning #my finnish textbook is too advanced for me rn though :') #hard to motivate myself with nobody to practice with and no interest in living in finland

[pjo-hoo-toa-freakazoid]

una vez que aprendas español, vas a poder entender un poco de italiano y portugués y todo tipo de lenguajes :)

Siii!!!!!

Entiendo un poco de los otros idiomas. Estoy aprender Italiano un poco. Muchas palabras son similares y es facil. Pero tengo problames con español. Mi grammar is muy malo

🥹🥹 I hope 172 days on duolingo worked….i’m just so scared when I try to speak Spanish cuz idk if I’m speaking ok 🥹🥹The fact I understand it but can’t speak 😭😭

#🥹🥹🥹 #Zoid’s pathetic attempt at speaking Spanish 😭😭 my applogies in advance native speakers😭😭 #ALSO THE REPLT TOOK LONG SORRY😭😭😭 #apollos-dodgeball-target 🏷️ #reply post #not pjo

[mainfaggot]

guys i think I found something that makes me want to kill myself LESS oh my god

#im acting like this is some grand revelation but get this: literature #i used to read/write/analyze/study various languages so intensely in hs but by the time i hit 17 i was so mentally ill i couldn't do #anything but stay in my bed and house in general i was like so horribly suicidal until march 2022 .. #anyway enough back story like last year was rough too i was suicidal during most of winter and spring too.. #but. #two semesters of advanced spanish. a lot of forcing myself out of my comfort zone later. still reeling from feeling idiotic and undeserving #of opportunities and praise. i have realised. i quite like this in comparison to everything else #am i still dealing with major depression? yeah. and the anxiety and the other thing too but its more bearable for the 80 minutes #im in Spanish class dissecting sentence structure and analyzing literary devices #so yeah. i had a good class today! highlight of my day was the morning lol #i fear for the rest of the day going to shit but its okay. at least i had a good hour so far today. a whole hour and thirty minutes!!!! #my spanksh professors have been so nice and cool i really wish them all the best #*spanish #¡Viva Latinoamérica! fr fr #z.post

[darubyprincx]

(for our non spanish-speaking followers: today is Speak Your Language day which includes languages that you may be learning and we're trying to learn Spanish so we figured we'd try and speak exclusively in that on our blog today. it's a struggle especially since we are Not Proficient In It At All and also forgot it was a thing until we logged on this morning)

#amys' tag #i am relying on the dictionary So Much here #to people who do speak spanish: apologies in advance. este es muy dificíl por me

[henry-is-o-a-k]

@mercedes-is-o-a-k Arruiné la vida de nuestro hijo por segunda vez, querida! I’m freaking out! Si dejo de caminar voy a vomitar por el dolor de perder a Lark otra vez! I don’t know what to do! Es mi culpa- Es todo mi culpa-

#(( ooc I will not always Spanish at you I’m sorry in advance but it will happen sometimes)) #((translation: I ruined our son’s life for a second time dear! I’m freaking out! if I stop walking I’m going to throw up from the pain of - #of losing Lark a second time! I don’t know what to do! It’s my fault- it’s all my fault-))

[vibbybee]

workign on cho wiki page...idk what im doing

#me when #me when i actually have to draw prince #when mw thent when #oh well #i'll do it laterr #i have math nd spanish hw rn #dont know HOW i got into AP Spanish #do not know any spanish #but oh well #“do advanced math” they said #“it'll be fun” they said #i want to krill myself