i'm going to rosetta stone my ass and learn a language while i'm stuck at home, so which should i learn? is there a huge difference between the two?
is english spanish the same as spain spanish?
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is english spanish the same as spain spanish? |
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Posts: 14825 (11/07/2009 9:56 AM) |
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franknbeans82 |
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Posts: 33359 (11/07/2009 10:00 AM) |
do you mean like mexican spanish vs spain spanish? as far as i know, there are some differences, but i can't recall which words and whatnot.
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Posts: 16398 (11/07/2009 10:04 AM) |
Castilian Spanish (aka Spain Spanish) has a different dialect, I believe. If you're from the US I would just learn Mexican Spanish.
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Posts: 1641 (11/07/2009 10:08 AM) |
It is the same as comparing British English to American English. There are some differences in some words and slang.
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Posts: 17572 (11/07/2009 10:09 AM) |
This Is Trickery wrote:Yeah and the same with Acadian French, Quebec French and France French. Three completely different things. |
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Flames7 |
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Posts: 14826 (11/07/2009 10:12 AM) |
ok thanks. i installed Spain Spanish but i'm too lazy to delete and reinstall.. besides a few words they are mutually interchangeable right?
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AudaciousAudrey |
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Posts: 33437 (11/07/2009 10:14 AM) Biggest Know It All '09
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A lot of words are pronounced differently too.
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Flames7 |
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Posts: 14827 (11/07/2009 10:17 AM) |
dammit.. ok iguess i'll h ave to resinstall... just curious, but if i were applying to lets say peace corps or UN, which would they prefer?
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foto87 |
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Posts: 8208 (11/07/2009 10:26 AM) |
Spaniards also speak with a lisp.
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tooshbaby |
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Posts: 2877 (11/07/2009 10:58 AM) |
You also have to be careful if you learn Spain Spanish. There are a few common words that they use there, that if you use in any other country or to people
from a Latin American country, they will be so offended. For example, coger is a common verb used in Spain (meaning "to catch"), but anywhere else it
means "to fuck".
I would recommend learning either Mexican Spanish or Latin American Spanish (if that's an option). It's safer that way. Trust me. I learned Spain Spanish and had a couple of interesting conversations with Ecuadorians before someone let me in on the secret. |
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Nico Corvus |
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Posts: 45980 (11/07/2009 11:04 AM) |
I agree with toosh (my degree is in spanish).
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