Comments for Spanish Blog http://www.transparent.com/spanish Language and Culture of the Spanish-Speaking World Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:02:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Study tip: using DVDs (wisely)! by Adir Ferreira http://www.transparent.com/spanish/study-tip-using-dvds-wisely/#comment-1884 Adir Ferreira Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:43:09 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/?p=210#comment-1884 Gracias Diane! Gracias Diane!

]]> Comment on Study tip: learning irregular verbs in the past by Henny Houston http://www.transparent.com/spanish/study-tip-learning-irregular-verbs-in-the-past/#comment-1857 Henny Houston Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:01:11 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/?p=212#comment-1857 I like that tip about the past tenses of the irregular verbs, makes it much easier to remember. I always like your tips. muchas gracias. I like that tip about the past tenses of the irregular verbs, makes it much easier to remember. I always like your tips.
muchas gracias.

]]> Comment on Study tip: using DVDs (wisely)! by Diane http://www.transparent.com/spanish/study-tip-using-dvds-wisely/#comment-1849 Diane Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:17:33 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/?p=210#comment-1849 These are very good tips. Thanks - I'm going to try them. These are very good tips. Thanks - I’m going to try them.

]]> Comment on Common Mexican Expressions by david carmona http://www.transparent.com/spanish/common-mexican-expressions/#comment-1846 david carmona Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:01:31 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/common-mexican-expressions/#comment-1846 "Ustedes han hecho un trabajo maravilloso en el jardín. Ahora está precioso." "You´ve done a wonderful job with the garden. Now it looks beautiful." “Ustedes han hecho un trabajo maravilloso en el jardín. Ahora está precioso.”

“You´ve done a wonderful job with the garden. Now it looks beautiful.”

]]> Comment on Common Mexican Expressions by Denise http://www.transparent.com/spanish/common-mexican-expressions/#comment-1845 Denise Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:52:25 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/common-mexican-expressions/#comment-1845 We have Mexicans living next door for just a few months. The grandparents labored in their son's yard and transformed it so beautifully. They are such nice people and I want to compliment them in Mexican-Spanish for their great work to the yard. What sentence can I attempt to use? I know no Mexican/Spanish except ola. We have Mexicans living next door for just a few months.

The grandparents labored in their son’s yard and transformed it so beautifully. They are such nice people and I want to compliment them in Mexican-Spanish for their great work to the yard.

What sentence can I attempt to use? I know no Mexican/Spanish except ola.

]]> Comment on Word Origins: placebo, domingo y ostra by Leo http://www.transparent.com/spanish/word-origins-placebo-domingo-y-ostra/#comment-1828 Leo Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:55:15 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/?p=203#comment-1828 Cool. Now I know what placebo means. Thanks. Cool. Now I know what placebo means.

Thanks.

]]> Comment on El acento ortográfico en español by anant http://www.transparent.com/spanish/el-acento-ortografico-en-espanol/#comment-1791 anant Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:38:10 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/?p=193#comment-1791 thanx ,that kind of info. a................. thanx ,that kind of info.

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]]> Comment on Cuéntame todo. by anant http://www.transparent.com/spanish/cuentame-todo/#comment-1789 anant Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:06:50 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/?p=204#comment-1789 very very thax ,that importante material. thax u senor. very very thax ,that importante material. thax u senor.

]]> Comment on El acento ortográfico en español by Catwoman=^..^= http://www.transparent.com/spanish/el-acento-ortografico-en-espanol/#comment-1720 Catwoman=^..^= Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:14:18 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/?p=193#comment-1720 Thanks for the added info! Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija Thanks for the added info!
Purrs,
Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

]]> Comment on Word origins by david carmona http://www.transparent.com/spanish/word-origins/#comment-1719 david carmona Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:44:08 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/?p=55#comment-1719 That´s correct. We have words like "ajedrez", "sándalo", "carambola", "jengibre", etc. There are also words from caló (Spanish Roma dialect) that can be traced originally to India, where the gypsies came from: "akai", "churumbel", "parné", etc. That´s correct. We have words like “ajedrez”, “sándalo”, “carambola”, “jengibre”, etc.
There are also words from caló (Spanish Roma dialect) that can be traced originally to India, where the gypsies came from: “akai”, “churumbel”, “parné”, etc.

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