A list of Thirteen Twelve Spanish phrases and an explanation I have learnt / am practicing this week.
- So for Christmas I received the Michel Thomas Spanish CDs from Simon. I had dropped hints that I wanted them but I also dropped hints about an iPod Nano and diamonds too and he unfortunately didn't pick up on those hints! All of the language CDs (Simon listens to the French ones on his iPod .... yes that's right he has an iPod) work in the same way ... Mr Thomas (who charges £18,000* for private instruction ... I'll stick with the CDs) links Spanish to English and you repeat and repeat the phrases over and over again ... so simple that even I am managing, are you ready for this?
- Es posible para mí ~ It is possible for me. I'm stressing the ible in posible as instructed by my mate Michel
- No es posible para mí ~ It is not possible for me
- ¿Es aceptable para usted? ~ Is it acceptable for you?
- No es diferente ~ It is not different.
- No es muy diferente ~ It is not very different
- Pero es muy impotante para mí ~ But it is very important for me
- Lo quiero ~ I want it!
- Lo tengo ~ I have it!
- No lo tengo ~ I don't have it
- Lo necesito ahora ~ I need it now
- Lo quiero pero no lo necesito ahora ~ I want it but I don't need it now
- Lo necesito ahora es muy urgente ~ I need it now it's very urgent. So I am practicing every morning whilst blogging ... that might help to explain my spelling over the next couple of weeks :o)
*That's NZ$50,551 Lisa!! But only US$30,000 ~ because you don't have to pay for his suite @ the Mayfair Intercontinental. Wait ... it says here that you get to pay for that and his airfare on top of the course fees! Yeh it's the CDs for me :o(
26 comments:
Uh yeah...I'd be going for the CD myself. Course once I win the lottery I will go directly TO France and not pay $200 (or $50,000+ as the case may be!)
Simon's got an iPod and he ignored your request for Christmas?? Hope you fry the chip in his somehow lol
So are you finding Spanish easier than French to learn?
I got two phrases down pat. Two coffees please and two beer please.
Oh, and I can count to ten.
Such a linguist.
Good gravy, that's a lot of money to learn a new language. I think I'll just buy the CDs and listen to them in my car on the way to work.
My dad and I taught ourselves a bit of Spanish before travelling to Costa Rica when I was a teen; we bought an inexpensive phrase book and went from there; CD's probably would have helped our pronunciation!
That's great you're studying Spanish! I am trying to improve my Spanish, and also trying to learn a little basic French. I have a Word of The Day post on my blog each day, with one Spanish word and one French word.
I can't believe that guys fees! For that price he might as well just go ahead and follow you around and speak for you too...
Happy T13
Blessings,
Karla
Great list. At least I've learned something too.
Mine is up too.
Sorry about the double entry...
Never heard of Michael Thomas but maybe because my budget couldn't afford such an instruction!
Hey, I am very proud of you - Estoy orgullosa de ti
Now I should get busy and polish my French (and English!)
Necesito otro café!
Feliz jueves!
Spanish is a fun language to learn. I took two years of it in high school. Our teacher taught us a few words that he probably shouldn't have, though...
béseme - Kiss me
Le deseo - I want you
Deseo su cuerpo - I want your body
What a baaaaaad teacher.
[chuckle]
Happy Thursday to you! Thanks for stopping by.
thanks for the refresher. my 13 y/o daughter just started her spanish class.
my tt is up.
Great list!
Thank you for the lesson.
Have a wonderful Thursday
My TT is posted
Hola! Uno agua con gas con lima, por favor...
That's what I learned in Majorca in 1989.
Lo quiero mucho
:D
Congratulations, very nice ! For me spanish is easy to read (I don't speak any) because of Italian and French. There are so many similar words.
Very cool! Good luck with your Spanish. I don't speak any Spanish myself, but I speak English, French and German. Learning new languages in fun. :)
Happy T13. :)
I took 2 years of Spanish in college and I love knowing what people are saying when they think I have no clue.
ooh, language cd's on the ipod! what a great idea! looks like you're working on the perfect phrases for christmas next year!!! haha! happy tt!
You need to know "Donde esta el bano?" Where is the bathroom? and "Mas cervasas, por favor." More beer please.
That's a lot dinero for Espanol lessons. Buena Suerte with the discs.
Congratulations on studying Spanish. The CDs sound like a great idea... I'll have to look them up. Bob and I have been talking about learning Spanish (I took Spanish in high school and lived in Brazil for a while... Portuguese, but still close). We have a lot of Spanish-speakers around and it would be good to be able to communicate with them more than the basics I'm able to scratch by on.
I taught my first french lesson... what can I charge? I will let you pay my mortgage for me!
oooo just read Lisa's advice about the i-pod situation.... ever tried the washing machine?
I always wished I could speak another langauage.
My 13 are up.
Wow, I remember some Spanish! Thanks for stopping by my TT!
me no hablo
Thanks for visitin' me earlier!
Sláinte
ICL
LOL, LOL, LOL...I haven't been by in a while...and I love this post! You have chosen some wonderfully interesting and very needed phrases to learn...! Excellent!
I didn't realize that Michel Thomas was still alive and still teaching--that is an incrdibly HIGH amonut of money for his "Private" tutoring....lol
Hey great TT! I need to start working on my Spanish as I am going on a mission trip in July. Great idea for a way to practice! Sorry you didn't get your Ipod or Diamonds ! Thanks for stopping by my TT and thanks for the great Header! I put a credit in the TT for you. I had just forget earlier.
Pam
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