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| bcurtis Newbie United States Joined 5191 days ago 36 posts - 38 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 1 of 15 22 September 2010 at 9:41pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hello everyone! I am learning Spanish with Rosetta Stone. I have a question for people who are fluent in Spanish. The words He, Te, Me, Has, Han, and Le give me a little trouble. Here is what I know about them so far.
He- talking about yourself (referencing yourself) Le- ? Me- I think you are referencing yourself Te- referencing someone else Has- ? Han? Can anyone give me advice on these? I want to learn to use these in a sentence correctly. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tractor Tetraglot Senior Member Norway Joined 5235 days ago 1349 posts - 2292 votes  Speaks: Norwegian*, English, Spanish, Catalan Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 2 of 15 22 September 2010 at 10:08pm | IP Logged | ||
My advice: get yourself a book that explains the grammar. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| lingoleng Senior Member Germany Joined 5080 days ago 605 posts - 1290 votes | Message 3 of 15 22 September 2010 at 10:38pm | IP Logged | ||
There are some things mixed up a little bit, just a short help: The word "haber" is similar to the English "have" in expressions like: I have worked. The English "have" has two forms only, have and has, but the Spanish haber is some more difficult: He hablado I have spoken Has hablado you have spoken (you girl there, come over; like this) Ha hablado he/she/it has spoken Hemos hablado we have spoken Habéis hablado you have spoken (, you guys there, you have spoken; like this) Han hablado they have spoken So this is this haber stuff, there are even more forms of it, see what Tractor said. Le is too hard for me, so only about me and te: These are the forms for me and you in sentences like: Give me the book Dame el libro. I don't understand you No te entiendo. These little words, pronouns, are tricky in Spanish, so it is not explained in two words, but for a start this may help you. If you are looking for a grammar, try to find a very short one with the most important rules only, but such a book c a n be useful. Edited by lingoleng on 22 September 2010 at 10:43pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| BellaLuna Diglot Newbie United States Joined 4976 days ago 21 posts - 37 votes Speaks: Korean*, English Studies: Spanish | Message 4 of 15 22 September 2010 at 11:46pm | IP Logged | ||
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Did Rosetta Stone pay you to say the first two lines? Lol seems like you say that quite often. Edited by BellaLuna on 22 September 2010 at 11:50pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| bcurtis Newbie United States Joined 5191 days ago 36 posts - 38 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 5 of 15 23 September 2010 at 12:00am | IP Logged | ||
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Lingoleng,
For the words He Has Ha Hemos Han Are these pronouns used in many Spanish speaking countries or just a few Spanish speaking countries? he hablado- couldn't you also say yo hablado? has hablado- couldn't you also say usted or tu hablado? hemos hablado- couldnt you also say nosotros hablado? han hablado- couldnt you also say ellos hablado? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| lingoleng Senior Member Germany Joined 5080 days ago 605 posts - 1290 votes | Message 6 of 15 23 September 2010 at 12:32am | IP Logged | ||
Hello Bryan, if it is true that you have been trying to learn Spanish for 9 months now, then you must change something, things are not going well. I am not trying to be unfriendly, really not, but this way you will never learn it. I don't know Rosetta Stone, and I don't care, but give the program a break, take your time, make a new start, maybe after reading for a while in this forum, there are many good tips and hints, for every taste and level, and I am sure you can find something that suits you. But don't waste your time. Maybe you need someone who can give you an introduction and explain some things in person, if you can afford it, but there are really many sources online for free, take your time, look around and find something that looks interesting, but does explain the necessary minimum you just have to know. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| draoicht Groupie Ireland Joined 6095 days ago 89 posts - 146 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 7 of 15 23 September 2010 at 2:49am | IP Logged | ||
Hi Bryan, As Lingoleng has pointed out, these are not pronouns but the verb Haber - to have. he - I have has - you have ha - he/she/it has hemos - we have habéis - you have han - they have They are combined with the past participle of a verb, e.g. hablado, to form the present perfect which usually refers to actions completed in the recent past. he hablado = I have spoken has hablado = you have spoken As others have pointed out, you should do yourself a favour and grab a grammar book, I have used "Spanish Verb Tenses" by Dorothy Richmond and it's not bad. There's no point in trying to guess the grammar of a language if a quick skim through a grammar book will clear up any misunderstandings that you have. As for Rosetta Stone, I think it's best combined with another course, one that will fill in the gaps that R.S. leaves. But I seriously think you should consider ditching R.S. altogether and try Assimil or Platiquemos which both have explanations for Spanish grammar. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5044 days ago 2237 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 8 of 15 23 September 2010 at 2:51am | IP Logged | ||
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Try the book Spanish Step By Step by Charles Berlitz for $10 at Amazon- an oldie but a goodie!
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