Please if you’re teaching a language, translate as little as possible. Whn it’s time to share about false cognates, don’t start with the meaning we might assume (what it DOESN’T mean). Tell us what it means. Right off the bat. Provide the word or phrase in context - with visuals if possible.
So far, an Internet search hasn’t contradicted my advice, but I’m curious and open to hearing from experienced teachers. Do you address these things differently?
The #Philosophy dept. at @MontclairState will consolidate into a new "School of Human Narrative and Creative Expression" with #English and #Spanish?
And #Psychology will consolidate too?
No more departments (or dept. chairs)? 🤔
I was informed that the video shown below was done in 2019, not 2025. The original sender obviously wasn't aware of that, and I have informed him. Thanks to maco for letting us know.
Appeal by President of #Venezuela #NicolásMaduro [video in Spanish]
I saw this in a WhatsApp chat group about Cuba. The #video was first posted on TikTok. My #Spanish is limited, so I have not listened to it yet. If someone can find a translation into English, please let us know.
What does it mean for a Spanish verb to be irregular? Por ejemplo, I’m told by one source that “pagar” is irregular. Does this simply refer to the one spelling difference in preterite, yo pagué? I don’t consider this to make pagar irregular - like “hacer” or “dar” are irregular. It’s just the addition of a “u” for pronunciation/textual consistency - unlesss I’m missing some actual irregularity for pagar.
i've made 45 bilingual (eng/esp) copies of the Riot Medicine Field Guide, a concise companion book to the Hakan Geijer's robust protest medic text. i printed these specifically to distribute to action medics, though the content is informative for anyone and functions as a good hook for anyone interested learning more about street medicine.
if you would like one for yourself or as gift to someone ('tis the season!), please email me the address at <fallrise@riseup.net> and i will send one -- i am happy to cover the ~$4 shipping, but am willing to accept donations. if you have a medic crew and would like some for yourselves or for trainings, i can send you a box.
original texts can be found digitally at: https://riotmedicine.net/
#protest #riot #medic #medicine #guide #books #english #spanish
Original painting made by Mab Graves
RE: https://mastodon.tetaneutral.net/@bikepunk/115696721009079601
WAIT!
how exactly do y’all pronouce axolotl in English?
i don't even bother with the correct pronunciation in nahuatl. i just know them as GUAJOLOTES (if you know El Chapulín Colorado or Cantiflas, you know) and that's what i call them.
EDIT:
in spanish, that X is pronounced as a castillian jota (J). it’s equivalent is the english H. but, technically, that X is more of a SH sound in nahuatl. there’s really no hard X (xk) sound in Spanish.
#ClaseDeEspañol / #SpanishClass diario, semana diez
Tanto vocabulario hoy 😵💫. Hablamos sobre desayuno y rutinas diarias. He aprendido que churros puede comer por desayuno en españa. ¡Delicioso!
(Agradezco correcciones en mi español.)
i've made 45 bilingual (eng/esp) copies of the Riot Medicine Field Guide, a concise companion book to the Hakan Geijer's robust protest medic text. i printed these specifically to distribute to action medics, though the content is informative for anyone and functions as a good hook for anyone interested learning more about street medicine.
if you would like one for yourself or as gift to someone ('tis the season!), please email me the address at <fallrise@riseup.net> and i will send one -- i am happy to cover the ~$4 shipping, but am willing to accept donations. if you have a medic crew and would like some for yourselves or for trainings, i can send you a box.
original texts can be found digitally at: https://riotmedicine.net/
#protest #riot #medic #medicine #guide #books #english #spanish
"The #Spanish DPA issued a fine of €100,000 to a telecommunications provider for failing to comply with the DPA's order to provide a data subject with the geolocation data of their mobile device."
https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=AEPD_(Spain)_-_EXP202410464
@exchgr @quixoticgeek ha. This reminds me I really want to find a good short book for #Spanish verbs, that includes like the most important 25-50 with information on idioms and others info
Hey, friends learning #Spanish or #French:
Kwiziq is 40% off for the next week!
This is a fantastic tool with great grammar explanations that uses spaced repetition for grammatical concepts, mostly having you fill in the blank for sentences with the correct word (but also sometimes, multiple choice "which is the correct translation?" stuff).
This is how I plugged the gaps in my Spanish grammar left after doing Duolingo. This is how I passed the DELE B2.
reposting this classic
@exchgr @quixoticgeek ha. This reminds me I really want to find a good short book for #Spanish verbs, that includes like the most important 25-50 with information on idioms and others info
Alright Spanish students, one word I’m seeing folks get wrong a lot is “significa”. Por ejemplo cuando dice ¿Qué significa eso? (What does that mean?)
What seems to be tripping folx up is that we have a similar word in English: significant
The English word emphasizes the second syllable. The Spanish word emphasizes the second TO LAST syllable.
Thought you might like to know - if you didn’t already :)
Started taking weekly Spanish classes at this church. Starting with the basics of the basics. Even though I took Spanish classes in high school and grew up in Florida, I want to start with having the basics down right.
It was awesome. 5 other people. Teacher is from Spain and she's super nice. She's focused on conversation and not just "homework" and for this first class (i cant believe I got this lucky to google "spanish classes near me" and find her the day this started). we learned the verb ser/estra and im wrapping my head around the nuances of when to use ser or estra, moving between them in conversation.
Also the church is super welcoming. "All are welcome" is plastered everywhere you look and boy do they mean it.
#spanish #learnspanish #spanishconversationclasses #andoverma #andover #southchurch
Okay #Spanish speakers. Given that language gender, gender identity, and gender expression are their own separate things (noting that trans people have always existed), how do you decide which gender to go with during a communication? (If you haven’t adopted gender-neutral language.)
A phrase like “bienvenides a todes” is easy enough, though I’m imagining many people today use words like mujer and hombre for people the haven’t met. Probably not okay. Even if…
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