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| xandreax Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5695 days ago 142 posts - 160 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian | Message 1 of 32 04 October 2008 at 4:29pm | IP Logged |
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Chapter 15 - Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary (Oct. 4/08)
-1 hour 10 minutes -en el restaurante review -wrote down key words that I tend to forget 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| xandreax Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5695 days ago 142 posts - 160 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian | Message 2 of 32 05 October 2008 at 2:33am | IP Logged |
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Reading a poem called "Tres Mujeres" by Sylvia Plath
It is quite long (38 pages) and I've been looking up words as I go along so it will take a while to get through. I have decided that I should read some decent literature that is written in Spanish already. I have a lot of words from this poem to remember (and even quite a few from the 3-page intro before it) and made a list for myself... I can't seem to make accents on my laptop without going to the character map, which is a pain in the ass. Words to remember (well, most of them) from only the first 15 pages: -plantearse - to think about/arise 3) aspirar - to inhale 4) hallarse - to be situated 5) debido - right/proper/due 6) baldado 7) amparo - protection/refuge 8) consuelo - comfort/consolation 9) brindar - offer/provide 10)sublevada - rebellious 11)contenidos - contents 13) parentesco - realtionship/kinship 14) extirpado - removed 15) entumencido - numb/stiff 16) afinidades - similarities 17) envenenar - to poison 18) desteñir- to fade/run 19) esbozo - sketch 20) conjugada- combined 21) disminuida (disminuir) - reduced/lowered 22) consigna - assignment/orders 23) porvenir - future [^ p.6, missed 23 words] 1) orillar - to skirt/go around/to edge/ wind up 2) desarrollar - develop 3) emarbolar - to raise/hoist 4) ausencia - absence 5) conmover - move/touch/shake up' 6) carencia - lack/shortage 7) insuflado 8) dirigir - direct 9) quehaceres - work/chores [^ p.7] 1) cumplo - to comply w/, to reach/ to accomplish 2) celo - zeal/fervor 3) lamenta(r) - regret 4) asombrada - astonished 5) fecundidad - fertility 6) faisan - pheasant 7) yergue (erguir)- to raise/lift up erguirse is to straighten up 8) alisar - to smooth 9) pardo/a - brownish grey - [p.10] - 10) aullido - howl/wail 11) alcanzar - to reach 12) tecla (key - musical) 13) pieza - piece 14) pabilo - wick 15) engranaje - gear 16) rugir - to roar 17) huella - footprint 18) plateada - silver plated [p. 11] 19) tazón - bowl/large cup 20) acero - steel 21) corroer - to corrode/erode 22) liquen - lichen [p. 12-15] 23) estanque - pool, pond, tank , reservoir 24) rostro - face 25) paloma - pigeon/dove - 27) cisne - swan 28) resbalar - to slip, slide 29) sombrear - to shade 30) mezquino - mean/petty/stingy 31) enganchadar- hook/snag/attach 32) brotar - bud/sprout 33) descuartizar- cut up, tear into pieces 34) carecía - lacking 25) nítido - clear, vivid, sharp 26) tornarse - to become 27) rasgo - trait/characteristic 28) liso - smooth/flat 29) sosegada/o-calm/serene 30) vacío - emptiness Maybe I should make flash cards or something. I do plan on reading over the poem more than once though just to see how much easier it will be for me the 2nd and maybe 3rd time around. Looking up all these words would have been way more time consuming if I didn't have an electronic dictionary. I'm so glad I got this thing. Edited by xandreax on 18 October 2008 at 6:42pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| xandreax Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5695 days ago 142 posts - 160 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian | Message 3 of 32 06 October 2008 at 8:35pm | IP Logged |
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Only up to the 23rd page of Tres Mujeres but there were a bunch of words I had to look up and write down!
49)gordura - fatness/flab 50) espantara- connects 51) gozo - joy 52) empañar- to steam up, to tarnish/sully 53) arrastrada- dragged, attracted to 54) casco - helmet/hull/hoof 55) Desempeño- I carry out 56) fogonazo- flash/explosion 57) sintoma - symptom 58) perturbar- to disturb, disrupt 59) parir- give birth to 60) criar - to breed, bring up/raise 61) enseñan - act cruelly, be merciless 62) aflojarse - to become loose/to slacken 63) partera - midwife 64) prendar - to pin/fasten/catch/light/turn on 65)estuche - kit/case 66) amparar- to protect 67) bondad - goodness, kindness 68) agrietar - to crack 69) rAfaga- gust (of wind), flash, burst 70) pesado - heavy 71) acusada - prominent/marked 72) matanza - slaughter/butchering 73) rencorosa - resentful 74) espantada - frightened 75) abalanzarse - to hurl oneself 76) tendido(s)- spread out 77) cebarse - to take out on 78) mendigo/a-beggar 79)escarchada - to frost (a cake) (to candy a fruit) 80)engan(accent)ar - to trick decieve 81) tragarse - to swallow 82) tenderse - to lie down 83) atracar - to hold up/rob/dock/land 84) tenerse - to stand up 85) aliento - breath 86) artificio - skill/device/appliance 87)defecto - flaw Edited by xandreax on 18 October 2008 at 6:43pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| xandreax Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5695 days ago 142 posts - 160 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian | Message 4 of 32 09 October 2008 at 1:05am | IP Logged |
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Chapter 16 - Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary
"Comprando Los Comestibles" -36 minutes 1)tener buena pinta- to look good Chapter 17 - Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary "En Casa, El Hogar" -2 hours There are a lot of words that I've seen but wouldn't be able to think of and say off the top of my head so I spent the time going through the exercises as well as writing down all the words that I should study and possibly make flash cards for. I should know a lot of these, like escoba should come to me quickly, and other words like aspirar, el desague(with an accent on the u) and el tapon. Well anyway I've probably already studied 4 hours (including going through that poem)since Oct. 4, but I want to go by the Mon-Sun week, so I'll count it as 3 hours so far this week. Edited by xandreax on 17 October 2008 at 1:18am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| xandreax Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5695 days ago 142 posts - 160 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian | Message 5 of 32 17 October 2008 at 1:16am | IP Logged |
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Start of Week 2: Goal is 4 hours of study
Chapter 18 - Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary "En la Consulta del Médico" -1 hour Words in the unit that I may have the most trouble memorizing: 1)amígdala - tonsil 2)Enyesar - to put into a cast 3)Escalofríos- chills 4)tipo/grupo sanguíneo- blood type 5)el hígado - liver 6)hinchado - swollen 7)mareado- dizzy, nauseous 8)muleta(s)- crutch(es) 9)pulmon- lung 10)los puntos - stitches 11)la tos- cough 12)la venda/el vendaje - bandage 13)torcer (ue)- to sprain 14)síntoma- symptom 15)recetar - to prescribe Chapter 19 - Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary "En el Hospital" -45 minutes Words in the unit that I may have the most trouble memorizing: 1)La vejiga- bladder 2)la cirugia- surgery 3)el cirujano, la cirujana- surgeon 4)"de parto" - in labor 5)sala de parto - delivery room 6)camilla - stretcher 7)seguros- insurance 8)póliza - policy 9)Formulario - form 10)silla de ruedas- wheel chair 1 hour 45 minutes ----------------- Quedan 2 hr. 15 mins to do by the end of Sunday, Oct. 19th. I'm 75% through this workbook and though it is helpful, it will be nice to read or do something different afterward. I do want to finish this. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| xandreax Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5695 days ago 142 posts - 160 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian | Message 6 of 32 18 October 2008 at 3:02am | IP Logged |
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Chapter 20 - Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary
"En el Teatro y en el Cine" -40 minutes 1 hour and 35 mins before end of Sunday. ---------- 1)agotado- gone/sold out 2)doblar- to dub 3)entrar en escena- enter/come on stage 4)e escenario- stage 5)el/la espectador/a- spectator 6)hacer el papel- to play the part/to take the role 7)la localidad- seat/ticket 8)la pantalla- screen 9)patear- to stomp one's feet 10)el telón Probably not the most helpful unit for vocabulary that I would actually use, but oh well. Edited by xandreax on 18 October 2008 at 3:05am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| ajparker Diglot Newbie United States studynewlanguages.co Joined 5678 days ago 3 posts - 3 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish | Message 7 of 32 18 October 2008 at 12:13pm | IP Logged |
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Depending on your OS and software setup you may be able to find an applet that can switch keyboard character mappings for you to get those accents. I know I would be pulling hair out if I had to copy paste from the character map all the time. With the keyboard layout switcher I use, I can click on it once to switch to Spanish and then the accents are keystroke combinations like typing 'o (apostrophe and then o) get's you ó etc. For the ñ itś a single key (same key as the US keyboard semicolon (;)
I'm using Ubuntu linux - but I'm pretty sure Windows XP has keyboard mapping capabilities (and I've set it up for someone on Mac OS X before). It will make your typing a LOT easier. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| xandreax Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5695 days ago 142 posts - 160 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian | Message 8 of 32 18 October 2008 at 6:38pm | IP Logged |
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Chapter 21 - Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary
"Los Deportes" 35 minutes 1)cámpo- field 2)lanzar- to toss 3)portero- goalie 4)portería- goal 5)parar- to stop/block 6)ala izquierda- left end 7)marcar un tanto/punto- score a point 8)dar una patada - to kick 9)el árbitro- referee 10)silbato- whistle 11)tiempo - period 12)empatado- tied 13)torneo- tournament 14)cancha de tenis- tennis court 15)por encima de la red- over the net 16)tablero indicador- scoreboard 17)fallar - to miss 18)el hoyo- hole (Golf) 19)el tanto- point 20)el tiro- shot Chapter 22 - Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary "La Playa" 30 minutes 1)bucear- scuba-dive 2)correr/montar las olas- surf ("ride the waves") 3)esquiar en el agua - water-ski 4)la orilla (del mar)- shore 5)quemado/a, tostado/a- (sun)burned 6)bronceado/a- tan 7)agitado- rough (el mar) 8) el colchón neumático- air mattress 9)los esquís acuáticos- water skis 10)estallarse- to break 11)el faro- lighthouse 12)la marea- tide 13)reventarse (ie)- to break 14)revuelto- rough (el mar) 15) silla plegable-folding chair 16)tabla (hawaiiana)- surfboard 17)el velero - sailboat Chapter 23 - Schaum's Outline of Spanish Vocabulary "El Esquí" 6 minutes - shortest chapter ever! 1)el bastón- pole 2)el anorak- parka 3)el telesilla- chairlift 4)el esquí alpino- downhill skiing 5)el esquí de fondo- cross country skiing I should study for about 20 minutes tomorrow and that will be good for the week. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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