I have a question

Wow, 'cause the book said it could be pronouced as th only the th sound comes off one of your side teeth instead of your front teeth thereby almost sounding like a cross between a th and a d. (I think it was that sound anyway lol.) It also said something about a v sounding l a soft b and a b sounding like a cross between a v and a b. (Now you know why I asked which dialect was best.)

 

At least here in Uruguay we pronounce the d in the way I mentioned in the other post, but perhpas somewhere else they pronounce it differently...
The v is pronounced a little bit stronger than the b (the Spanish b sound like the English b), and this I'm sure is the same in every Spanish-speaking country, are you sure it said that the v was softer than the b?

 

I admit that I've put the book back in the Library but I will try to check it back out and tell you everthing it says. (It's kind of confusing because it was the only one that was didfferent from the others.) It had different ways of pronoucing words and it said the (Translator) lady was from Mexico and the guy (translator) was from Uruguay.

 

Hehe, don't worry, it's OK, I trust your word.
So tell me, do you live in a place where there are many spanish-speaking people? or you just like to learn new thing?
No matter the reason I really think it is great that you are interested in learning.

 

There has been an influx of Mexican and Salvadorian people since two years ago and I would like to be able to speak with them. I also wanted to learn it but kept quitting because I had no one to talk to and it just wasn't much fun alone. When I go to the mountains of Virginia there are a lot of Mexicans and other Nationalities that have taken over, population wise. (It's really neat because it use to be predominately White but now it's predominately Latin.)

 

I know this isn't exactly talking, but if you want you can practice Spanish with me, at least you can practice your writing

 

Thanks, let's start with the crummy translator. I put in (Gracias) Buenos Dias, como esta usted?

It told me I should have written:
¿(Gracias) Buenos Dias, usted de esta de como?

 

I'd say the same as all above.. I you really lean to speak any dialect it will get you anywhere in Spanish speakin countries. i have learned 'andaluz' (southern spanish) and I'm pretty sure i'd manage in Southern America.. As said before, Spanish is universal, the dialect doesnt matter so much, just make sure yuo are fluent in any Spanish dialect.

¡Suerte!

 

Buenos tardes, como esta tu?

 

I've been trying to learn Spanish too mostly because I'll likely be living in Spain at some point and the self teaching books seem to have Mexican Spanish as well...but my wife won't teach me, so its the only choice i have at the moment.

She says Argentinians speak the nicest Spanish

 

Buenas tardes, estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y tu cómo estás? Espero que estés bien.
Me pareció una buena idea empezar por presentarnos para comenzar una conversación, contar algo de nosotros mismos que nos gustaría que el otro supiera.
Me llamo Estefanía, vivo en Uruguay y estudio psicología. Me gusta mucho leer y escribir cuentos y ensayos. También disfruto de la pintura y mi estilo preferido es el impresionismo.

- I thought this would be a nice way to start our little chats but if you rather talk about something else it will be fine by me. By the way, if there is something you haven't understood just ask and I'll translate it.

Seamonster66 sos bienvenido en nuestra charla educativa (Seamonster66 you are welcome in our educational conversation)

 

I don't know what happens with this thing, I've just posted a reply but it doesn't appear! Ok, I'll repeat more or less what I said in the invisible post.
Buenas tardes, ¿cómo estás? Me gustaría empezar nustra conversación hablando un poco de nosotros mismos. Me llamo Estefanía, vivo en Uruguay y soy estudiante de psicología. Me gusta leer y escribir ensayos y cuentos, también disfruto mucho de la pintura (mi estilo preferido es el impresionismo).
Contame algo de tí.

If you didn't understand sth, just tell me and I'll translate it.

 

Yeah people say that the Frnech are bad when it comes to not letting you speak your language and making fun of you when you can't speak theirs but I've noticed that a lot of Mexicans switch to Spanish when they are around Americans. (People from Easter Europe don't even speak English unless they are trying to get information.) My biggest fear is saying the wrong thing. I don't care if you say the wrong thing in English. I may tease you a little but I'll help you. Other people though, don't always feel that way about their native tongue including some Americans. (I've heard the why don't you learn to speak English, mumbled alot lately.

Buenos noches mi amigos

 

I think the most standart spanish is from Chile, but don't worry because we(chileans), mexicans and from others countries will understand you anyway so just learn spanish. If you need any help, mail me at
( hiei.tk@gmail.com ) , saludos a todos y sigan aprendiendo español que yo seguire aprendiendo ingles.

 

I've been to a few spanish speaking countries as a student in the United States. The only advice I can offer is to try and find teachers or professors that are from the different locations and speak the different dialects. The main differences you will find are obvious right off (such as the use of vosotros and the soft s sound used in locations closer to Spain). However, like they all said, once you can understand a fluent speaker then you should be able to understand the majority of most dialects. For the most practical use if you could only choose one professor then I would suggest a speak from Mexico if you live in the United States. Many spanish speakers in the United States are Mexican and I've found it useful to pick up on the different Mexican slang words and expressions. Hope I helped

 

Spanish is just spanish, WE just have different ways to express ourselves or we call things in a different way, the accent is something that you gonna learn with the time, After a while you gonna start Identifying the different types of accents, and I think thats the part that makes Espanish FUN.