r/Spanish

Hello,

I was just wondering if some native speakers could listen to the following voice recording of myself and let me know what you think of my accent, what to improve on, and any bad habits that might stand out. Thank you! https://voca.ro/11Sle7R3y1rP

I am currently talking to a guy from Honduras. He speaks English perfectly and my Spanish is very basic. However, he thinks it’s hilarious if I randomly say stuff like “pelame la pija”, “benito camelas”, and stuff like that. Can yall give me more out of pocket things to say. I love his laugh and I want to say something new. Thank you!!!!

Hi! I don't speak Spanish and I was curious what this saying meant? I saw it on a shirt on Pinterest and can't find a solid explanation of what it means. Does anyone know?

Hola

I have been slowly learning Spanish over the past year independently. I completed an A1 level course this month.

I work in the public schools and I get summers off. I’m looking to get more practice with conversations over the summer. I was thinking of doing something like a conversational Spanish class at a community college or getting a 1-on-1 tutor on italki over the summer.

Which do you think would be moist effective in improving my conversational skills over 6-7 weeks?

How often should I meet with the class/ italki tutor to maximize my progress?

Would

I work at a pediatric clinic and 50% of my patients are hispanic. I want to put a sign at my window so they know where to go.

I was watching a show and they said what I think was “todo esto” the captions said “that’s all” but when I searched it up it says it means all of this or something like that. Does it also mean that’s all or did I just not listen right?

A question for native Mexican speakers - Is it appropriate for Europeans learning Spanish to use "mande"? I'm aware of the background of Mexican indigenous people saying "mande me" to Spanish colonisers, which is where "mande" comes from.

Just wondering if "mande" is a useful phrase to sound more natural when talking in Mexico, or if it's actually really rude to say if you're not Mexican. Gracias!

I am dating a Spanish guy (from Spain yes).

It's been a couple of months and I want to express something like I'm starting to have feelings for him but I have no idea how...

We've already said "Me gustás mucho" e "Me encantas" and I'd like to express something a bit deeper without going to Me estoy enamorando de ti that is too strong, also because we are currently away from each other for a couple of weeks and it's not something I want to send by text.

I've been just wanting to send him a cute text sort of expressing a deeper feeling but everything I find on Google doesn't cut it...

llevo meses con ese problema de que estoy viendo algo y no puedo verlo de corrido ya que llega un momento aveces es al minuto, aveces a los 3 minutos, 6 minutos... en fin, es bastante random que se detiene y se me deuelve al principio del capitulo y queda pegado en los 00 segundos con 00 minutos y lo avanzado no queda en lo de seguir viendo para volver a abrir y continuar de donde habia quedado, me a pasado distintas series y de atresplayer no han sido capaces de soluccionar, me pidieron video del problema, que verificara la velocidad de internet al momento de la interrupcion, que actualizara navegador, despues me preguntan si el problema persiste, les digo que si y que ya hice lo indicado y me vuelven a pedir video del problema, en fin, e realizado incluso mas de lo indicado, lo que e realizado es:
verificar velocidad, a estado bien, incluso en el momento de la interrupcion no tengo caidas de velocidad ni caidas de internet

actualice y limpie navegadores y windows actualice a todo lo posible, utilice modo incognito, otro navegador, incluso sin extensiones instaladas, incluso como ultimo recurso utilice otro pc

para saber si es problema de mi pc con otro sistema operativo, otro navegador e incluso internet de otro proveedor e incluso internet mas rapido y el problema fue exactamente el mismo

pienso que puede ser problema de ellos ya que hay horareos especificos que puedo ver sin este problema y ya e intentado de todo para tratar de dar con donde esta el problema, lo unico que no e intentado pero no creo que me resulte es intentar con otra cuenta, en estos momentos no puedo pagar doble subcripcion y tampoco puedo dar de baja la actual por que lamentablemente estoy con plan anual y no tengo nadie que me preste su cuenta para ver si el problema es en mi cuenta

no se si hay mas que pueda hacer, tampoco se si es posible darlo de baja y que me devuelvan lo pagado de los meses restantes que me quedan del plan anual

Cercano & lejano are adjectives while cerca & lejos are adverbs. I was under the impression that this is why you couldn't use cercano & lejano with "estar" i.e.

Es un pueblo cercano/el pueblo está cerca

But obviously it's not that simple because we use adjectives with estar all the time e.g:

Es una casa limpia/la casa está limpia

This has got me wondering what the difference even is between an adjective and an adverb (or to be more exact, why we can't just say "el pueblo está cercano")

Similarly, there's a song called Clandestino by Manu Chao and in a couple of lyrics it looks like he's using ir + adjective (rather than ir + adverb):

> Solo voy con mi pena/sola va mi condena

> Mi vida va prohibida/dice la autoridad

Is it not the case that adjectives describe what something is while adverbs describe other verbs? If so, how come we see sentences like:

Sola va mi condena

Ella camina sola

"Sola" has to be an adjective here since adverbs don't change for gender. Since they're describing the actions ir & caminar, how come these sentences don't use the invariable adverb "solo"?

I've been learning spanish in college for a year and a half, probably am at a B1 level as of now. Obviously it's more difficult to try and pronounce words correctly then how I would in english, but I thought it would get easier now. My tongue and jaw literally get sore after speaking spanish a lot of time, like it hurts to speak properly which is so frustrating. And sometimes I still don't say things right so the jaw pain isn't even worth it. Tempted to give up and just speak more naturally but also don't want to sound too gringa. AHHHH

Hi everyone!

​I’m a language student and aspiring educator from Argentina. I’ve been using Comprehensible Input (CI) to learn other languages, and I’ve noticed that many 'graded readers' for Spanish are either too childish, purely academic, or just plain boring.

​I want to start a project creating stories and novellas specifically for English speakers learning Spanish. My goal is to make 90% of the content completely free, focusing on interesting plots (Mystery, Sci-Fi, slice-of-life) rather than the typical 'Juan goes to the market' scenarios.

​Before I start writing, I’d love to get your feedback:

1. ​Genres: What genres are you actually interested in reading? (e.g., Thriller, Fantasy, Latin American culture, etc.)
2. ​Difficulty: Do you struggle more to find good content at the Beginner (A1-A2) or Intermediate (B1-B2) level?
3. ​Features: If you were to support a creator on Patreon, what would be a 'must-have' for you? (Audiobooks, Anki decks for the stories, grammar breakdowns, or 'choose your own adventure' style endings?)

​I really want to create something that feels like a real book, not a textbook. Thanks in advance for your help!

I'm thinking about taking a year long intensive Spanish class so I can become conversational. I took it like 3 times between HS and college but never used. However working in customer service itd be nice to actually help all the folks income in contact with.

With the Spanish class, what music and reality tv shows and movies can I look into to learn more outside of class?

Just looking for a starting point.

"Bond faces dangers, romance, and betrayal in a reimagining of his origin."

Today, while reading, I found this interesting sentence:

"Estando en casa el se acostó en el sofá a descansar en lo que yo acomodaba la cama para ya dormir"

I didn't understand what was going on here, so I put it in SpanishDictionary.com and it translated "en lo que" as "while". I couldn't find any articles online discussing this specific usage. Can anyone clarify if this is common?

Here is a sentence I have seen:

> Dimitió del cargo cuando se supo que había destinado dinero a actividades ilegales (she resigned from her position when she found out that money had been used for illegal activities)

To me, since the reflexive verb is "destinarse" and not "saberse" this sentence looks a bit confusing and I would have thought it should be worded "Dimitió del cargo cuando supo que se había destinado dinero a actividades ilegales" to avoid that ambiguity. What am I missing here?

¡Hola! Soy Ingles y un próspero profesor de Español que esta interesando en las perspectivas de otros profesores no son nativos. Mi nivel es sobre la B2 y obviamente lo sé eso no es suficiente.

Mi pregunta es este, ¿cuales prioridades debería tener a A) ganar la entrevista y B) ser un buen profesor de Español?

Hello! I'm an aspiring British Spanish teacher mainly interested in the perspectives of other non-native Spanish speakers. I am currently around the B2 level and I know I need to improve to become a teacher.

My question is what resources, steps, priorities should I be taking/making to A) pass the interview to get onto the Spanish PGCE course and B)to be a good Spanish language teacher.

(For reference - I have already taught English for numerous years in schools abroad.

I’m looking for an Anki deck(s) for the irregular verbs (or the common ones) in the different tenses. Does anyone have this?