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Keep visiting,

Shahir

Words related to work and business (on quizlet with games)

I just created a quizlet set for words related to work and business. Here is the link

Words on work and business


Gracias

Shahir

NB: Last time I forgot to mention. Quizlet has six components for every set. They are:

1. Familiarize: It has a whiteboard kind of thing which can either show just one word, or the word and the meaning according to your need.
2. Learn: Here quizlet will give you the word in English (in the case of a English - Spanish task), and you should try and give the meaning in Spanish
3. Test: This has a few test types like fill in the blanks, match the following, true or false etc. This section is boring.
4. Scatter: I don't like it much. Here you need to drag corresponding items onto each other to make them disappear.
5. Space race: This is definitely my favorite. If you are a fast typer, this is the game for you. Trust me, I have learned upto 200 words in a day using this (It is possible for you, if your capability for obsession is as high as mine). Let me reiterate. I love this game.
   
6. Voice race: In some sets you can see this. You can play this if you have a mike. I haven't played it. But my guess is that it is space race sans typing. As the name suggests. You can use your voice instead of your fingers.
   

Now, ask me one question. Why the heaven are you promoting quizlet so much? The answer " I LOVE THIS SITE" If I had the technical expertise, I would create one like this myself. (Though with a few more games)

Thank you in advance for visiting this set.

Here's the link again.

Words on work and business

The best way to improve your vocabulary (at least for people like me)

Per me, this is the best way to improve your vocabulary. Through games. I found this site called quizlet.com, and immediately played a game to learn 50 new verbs. It was a set of 106 verbs, out of which I had already learned around 50 earlier.

Try this out, and let me know if this works out for you too. (Try the space race and see whether you can beat my score)

Spanish common verbs

Btw, we will soon be creating customized language games and posting them. Thanks to quizlet.


Shahir

Julio es un rapista. He stitches clothes – Part 2

If you have not read part-1, please read it first.

Here are the meanings:

1. Estoy embrazada

Suggested meaning: I am embarrassed

The real meaning: I am pregnant.

2. Revolver por favor

Suggested meaning: Please give me the revolver

Real meaning of the word revolver is to revolve or to cause disorder. The word for the other revolver is not too different. It is revólver

3. No molestar me

Suggested meaning: Don’t molest me

Real meaning: By now most of you know the meaning. It means ‘to disturb’ and not to molest. Abusar (sexualmente) is the word for ‘molest’

4. Yo éxito el jugar

Suggested meaning: I quit the game

Real meaning: This is quite an irony, because exito in Spanish does not mean ‘to quit’, it means ‘success.’ And the word for quit in Spanish is dejar.

5. es un rapista

Suggested meaning: He is a rapist

Real meaning: Rapista is a lesser known word for a barber. A barber can also be called a barbero

Why give this list?

The list is a representative of words that are called ‘false friends.’ False friends are words which are so similar to a word in our own language that we assume that it has the same meaning in the language that we are learning. And this can cause a lot of confusion, and at times embarrassment (Definitely so if you confuse the word embrazada).

For this reason, it is good to take a look at some important false friends in Spanish, and here is the link to such a list.

http://spanish.about.com/cs/vocabulary/a/obviouswrong.htm

I wish you all luck in not making false friends (Pun truly intended) :-)

Adios.

Shahir

Julio es un rapista. He has a lot of customers – Part 1

Find the meanings for these expressions. I will explain my reasons in the next post.

1. Estoy embrazada
Suggested meaning: I am embarassed

2. Revolver por favor
Suggested meaning: Please give me the revolver
3. No molestarme
Suggested meaning: Dont molest me

4. Yo éxito el jugar
Suggested meaning: I quit the game

5. Julio es un rapista
Suggested meaning: Julio is a rapist

Adios. Hasta luego.
Shahir

A beautiful Spanish song - Quiero Ser (I want to be)

I love A.R.Rahman's music, and the side effect was that in three years after getting in contact with the language, I was speaking Tamil as fluently as a native speaker. Do you get the hint? I hope so.

Here is a Spanish song which I picked up from the los principales list (It is the Spanish equivalent of top 40 billboard of the US or UK). I love the song (I have already learned quite a few words from the song), and I hope you like it too.

Here is the video of the song from You tube, and the translated lyrics. (You will never forget the word quiero after listening to this song)



Lyrics

Quiero ser, una palabra serena y clara
I want to be a word calm and clear

Quiero ser, un alma libre, de madrugada
I want to be a free soul, at dawn

Quiero ser una emigrante, de tu boca delirante,
I want to be an emigrant, delirious for your mouth

de deseos que una noche convertiste en mi dolor.
of desires that one night you turned into my pain

Estribillo 1 (refrain)
Quiero creer, quiero saber,
I want to believe, I want to know

que dormiré a la verita tuya (1)
that I will sleep by your side

Quiero esconderme de miedo y mirar de una vez
I want to hide because of fear and to look at last

los ojos que tiene la luna.
the eyes that the moon has

Estribillo 2
Quiero cantar a la libertad,
I want to sing to freedom

y caminar cerca del mar, amarradita siempre a tu cintura (2)
and to walk close the sea, tied always to your waist

que esta locura de amarte no puede acabar
that this crazyness of loving you cannot end

por mucho que te entren las dudas
just because you doubt

de si eres tú el que me hace tan feliz
whether is you who makes me so happy

Quiero ser, la que te jure amor eterno.
I want to be the one who swears to you eternal love

Quiero ser, una parada en la estación
I want to be a stop in the station

que lleva tu nombre.
that has your name

Quiero ser el verbo "puedo",
I want to be the verb "can"

quiero andarme sin rodeos (3), confesarte
I want not to beat around the bush, to confess to you

que una tarde empecé a morir por ti
that one afternoon I started dying for you

Lyrics courtesy:

http://learningbysingingspanish.blogspot.com/2009/01/quiero-ser-i-want-to-be-by-amaia.html


NB: Please take a look at the previous post's comments, you will find a long list of Spanish learning websites, courtesy Umashankar. Thanks Umashankar, that is a very useful list.

NB2: Do let me know if you have any other Spanish song which we can post here.

Self introduction - Learn it from a video

¿ Vosotros recordáis? Yo escribo una post sobre un site que hosts Español videos. Aquí es un video de linguas. tv. Habla sobre introducciones. Miralo.

Btw, do let me know if you find any good resources to learn Spanish.

Gracias and Adios

Shahir

Nb: You can find more such videos here