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| sfuqua Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 4579 days ago 581 posts - 977 votes  Speaks: English*, Hawaiian, Tagalog Studies: Spanish | Message 529 of 668 06 October 2014 at 3:03pm | IP Logged | ||
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Forgive me from appearing to give advice from my much lower level of Spanish, but I had a big burst in comprehension when I rather intensively LRed Cien Años de Soledad. I went through the book three times, some parts ten times, listening to the Spanish and reading the English an hour or two a day.
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| Crush Tetraglot Senior Member ChinaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5679 days ago 1622 posts - 2299 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Mandarin, Esperanto Studies: Basque | Message 530 of 668 06 October 2014 at 4:57pm | IP Logged | ||
Btw, i agree with Stelle that "antes de que" makes for a much more interesting story ;) 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| James29 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5189 days ago 1265 posts - 2113 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French | Message 531 of 668 09 October 2014 at 2:31pm | IP Logged | ||
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well, that was not the only question I got wrong in the book... but it is an indication of the types of mistakes I was making. At the end I was making a decent amount of mistakes selecting between the indicative and subjunctive when I was not concentrating. Oh well, it is a long process.
my comprehension has definitely been improving this year due to the radio and all reading I have been doing. It is really what holds me back from what I want to do so I am thinking of making a big push. I have the 100 years book in parallel and will definitely read it sometime. Where did you find the audio, Steve? I like reading books with native audio. I finished the first Alex Rider book (Stormbreaker) today so I will update my goals for 2014 now. It was a great book. I whizzed through it in seven days! I loved it and am glad there are four more translated into Spanish. 2014 goals: Read any 15 books in Spanish. -> 13 done (Anthem, Joven Abogado #1 and #2, Narnia #1, Harry Potter #2 and #3, Alex Rider #1, Man, Economy and State, Think and Grow Rich, Cuando Era Puertorriquena, Short Stories in Spanish by New Penguin, Stories From Puerto Rico and El Intermediario). Watch any 100 30 minute TV episodes in Spanish -> COMPLETE (well over 100+ done) Re-read Cassell's Colloquial Spanish -> COMPLETE. Re-read Practice Makes Perfect "Subjunctive Up Close." -> COMPLETE. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| BOLIO Senior Member United States Joined 4472 days ago 253 posts - 366 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 532 of 668 09 October 2014 at 5:29pm | IP Logged | ||
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James, I just wanted to wish you a happy 5th year anniversary in studying Spanish. I found one of your old post saying early October was when you had started.
Thanks for doing this log for others. All the best, BOLIO 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| James29 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5189 days ago 1265 posts - 2113 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French | Message 533 of 668 09 October 2014 at 6:37pm | IP Logged | ||
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Holy Cow!!! I did not realize that. I think I might have a beer tonight to celebrate! Thank you for noting that.
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| BOLIO Senior Member United States Joined 4472 days ago 253 posts - 366 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 534 of 668 09 October 2014 at 8:05pm | IP Logged | ||
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La Victoria (a Mexican beer) would be appropriate considering it's name. Before a couple of years ago, you could only buy it in Mexico. They always advertised it as "La Victoria es Nuestra". Now it seems to be for everyone.
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| James29 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5189 days ago 1265 posts - 2113 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French | Message 535 of 668 09 October 2014 at 9:29pm | IP Logged | ||
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Well, I only have XX in the fridge. At least it is a Mexican beer.
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| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5076 days ago 2237 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 536 of 668 09 October 2014 at 9:37pm | IP Logged | ||
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¡Enhorabuena! 5 years goes by pretty quick. I've only been here a little over 4 years myself. I do remember starting to follow your log back then. I commend you for sticking with this and being regular with your log. I try, but I can't keep interest in one going for more than 3 months at a time. You've come a long way and will go even further as a Spanish-speaker, I'm sure. Congratulations, again!
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