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| mrwarper Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member Spain forum_posts.asp?TID=Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5226 days ago 1493 posts - 2500 votes  Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2 Studies: German, Russian, Japanese | Message 289 of 319 18 May 2014 at 1:19pm | IP Logged | |||||
The Spanish in Águila Roja is as accentless as it gets (i.e. it pretty much matches what you would hear in Valladolid or Salamanca), and I expect the Spanish in Isabel to be a close match--I have seen just a couple of trailers so I may be wrong. However, that's not Old Spanish, but rather a mixed bastard hybrid between modern Spanish used right away and what a bunch of illiterate monkeys think Old Spanish would sound like when they think they should throw in the occasional 'olde worde'. I would say the series is as accurate linguistically as it is historically -- totally unrelated to its being fun or why it is ;) One quick giveaway of more or less correct Old Spanish is the use of formal ways to address people: "vuestra/vuesa[s] merced[es]" or even "vusted[es]" + verb in the 3rd person, or "vos" used with a 2nd plural conjugation* (tú + formal -> plural (vosotros) -> vos). Did you see either in Isabel? There are of course others like word-initial "f"s that have disappeared (ex: facer vs. hacer) and frequent yet slightly 'odd' word choices, but I don't think you'll be very interested in these until you're really advanced. *Instead of the modern Argentinian "vos" ("vos podéis" vs. "vos podés") 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4144 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 290 of 319 18 May 2014 at 2:01pm | IP Logged | |||||
I'm certainly not suggesting that Isabel is historically or linguistically accurate! Ha! But yes, there was a lot of use of "vos" in the show, and also (I believe) using the vosotros conjugation of the imperative when talking to only one person. I really enjoyed the show. It was engaging and addictive. But I watched it when I still needed subtitles, so I wasn't really worried about the finer points of the language. Edited by Stelle on 18 May 2014 at 2:14pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5395 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 291 of 319 18 May 2014 at 2:05pm | IP Logged | |||||
Oh, I didn't mean like that. I am just not as familiar with (listening to) European Spanish as I am to Latin American Spanish. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4144 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 292 of 319 24 May 2014 at 10:21pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Hola lobos!
Does anyone use italki tutors to practice their Spanish? Italki is running a challenge from June 1st the July 31st. To participate, you have to pledge 20 dollars, but if you complete 25 hours of tutoring in 2 months, you'll get your 20 dollars back, plus a 40 dollar prize. For me, it's well worth it! Right now, I meet with a tutor once a week for an hour. I'd like to up that to two hours of Spanish per week, and an hour of Tagalog. You can get a Spanish tutor for as little as 5 dollars, although I haven't had much luck with the lowest-paid teachers. (And the teacher in me cringes at that price, to be honest.) My favourite tutors charge between 9 and 13 dollars per hour, which is still *ridiculously* reasonable for a well-qualified teacher. If you're looking for any recommendations, let me know! Oh, and if anyone wants to see a few pictures from my trip to Spain, you can see them here: camino 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| dbag Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5022 days ago 605 posts - 1046 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 293 of 319 25 May 2014 at 11:15am | IP Logged | |||||
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Stelle, I am very keen on that, as I am going to Sevilla at the end of the month and need to get some speaking practice in! Could you send me some recommendations please? I certainly don't mind paying for quality.
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| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4144 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 294 of 319 25 May 2014 at 2:54pm | IP Logged | |||||
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My favourite Spanish teachers on italki are:
Auri and Mati They're actually the very first two tutors I tried last year when I started learning. While I've had sessions with several other teachers since then, Auri and Mati are still my favourites. I Skype weekly with Auri, since her schedule is a bit more flexible. Mati is only available while I'm at work, so I only talk to her on holidays now. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4144 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 295 of 319 25 May 2014 at 2:57pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Oh, and lobos…today is an exciting day for me. I have officially moved Spanish from "studies" to "speaks" on my
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| tastyonions Triglot Senior Member United States goo.gl/UIdChYRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4665 days ago 1044 posts - 1823 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: Italian | Message 296 of 319 25 May 2014 at 6:23pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Haha, I have a feeling your standards for "speaks" are much higher than mine. You are way more advanced in Spanish than I am...
I have had about ten iTalki sessions with a few different teachers. My first class with Mauro is on Tuesday morning. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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