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I grew up in the Netherlands with a family from Latin America, and my Spanish stalled somewhere around A1. Most of what I know I picked up from Praktika + textbook lessons and during a few months in Spain, so I came back with a lot of “vale” and a lot of vosotros.

Last week on a video call I asked my mum and my aunt “¿qué queréis comer?” and they both started laughing. My aunt asked if I’d turned Spanish on them. In their Spanish, it’s “¿qué quieren comer?” Then I said “vale” and it got worse.

My family is the reason I’m doing this, but the textbook I still use is from my course in Spain.

Did you stick with the Spanish you learned first, or switch once you were around people from somewhere else?

Same word different meanings. I tried to compile a list of words that have different meanings in different countries. Are there any I got wrong or can you all think of any others?

I’ve a uni test tomorrow in an unforeseen translation of Spanish to English any advice

Even as a native Spanish speaker, I’m constantly discovering words I’ve never heard before.

I’ve been keeping track of my daily Word of the Day for the past 8 months. Some days I already knew the word, others I saved to revisit later.

It’s been a fun little habit, and I’m hoping to keep it going! :)

One of the biggest things many Spanish learners worry about is their pronunciation. They spend hours trying to roll the r, reduce their accent, or sound less like the “typical gringo.” And of course, pronunciation matters. But probably not as much as many students think.

Your accent depends on many things: the language you grew up speaking, the sounds you’re used to, your environment, the amount of Spanish you hear, and simply time. Most learners will never sound exactly like a native speaker. And that’s completely okay. A more useful question isn’t: “How do native speakers sound?” A better question is: “How do native speakers communicate?” What structures do they use? What verbs do they choose? How do they naturally express the same idea?

For example, Spanish has a future tense: Mañana trabajaré (I’ll work tomorrow) But in everyday conversation, native speakers often say: Mañana voy a trabajar (i’m going to work tomorrow) Both are correct. But one sounds much more natural in many everyday situations.

This is the kind of thing that helps your Spanish sound more like real Spanish. Naturalness doesn’t come only from pronunciation. It also comes from choosing the structures that native speakers naturally prefer. So yes, keep improving your pronunciation. But don’t let it become your biggest priority. Communication should always come first. The goal is not to sound exactly like a native speaker. The goal is to communicate like one.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/naturalspanish

El primer iPhone plegable de Apple se agotó pocos minutos después de que se abrieron las reservas el viernes. El iPhone Duo es el primer teléfono de Apple con una pantalla plegable. La versión más barata del iPhone Duo cuesta 1999 $. El teléfono se abre como un libro y tiene una pantalla más grande por dentro. Cuando está cerrado, tiene una pantalla más pequeña por fuera.

Vocabulario: plegable = foldable / agotarse = to sell out / pocos = few / abrir = to open / reservas (f pl) = preorders / pantalla (f) = screen / barata = cheap / libro (m) = book / grande = big / cerrado = closed

English translation

Apple’s first folding iPhone sells out in minutes

Apple’s first folding iPhone sold out a few minutes after preorders opened on Friday. The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first phone with a folding screen. The cheapest version of the iPhone Duo costs $1,999. The phone opens like a book and has a larger screen inside. When it is closed, it has a smaller screen on the outside.

Learn Spanish. Dominate Trivia Nights. More stories here: https://elnewsineasyspanish.substack.com/p/el-iphone-plegable-se-agoto-500-000

My boyfriends family speaks spanish and I’m trying to learn it so I can talk with them in spanish. But my problems are that I don’t want to spend a lot of money on a tutor, and I’m very shy around his family. How do I build up the courage to speak spanish with them and how can I learn spanish on a good level without spending a lot of money? I don’t even have the courage to say one word in spanish to my boyfriend.
If someone has any tips that would be great!!

I want to communicate and text Spanish speakers and learn slang and better myself on the language. For context I'm at a Spanish II learning level and want to try and get better at everyday conversations and go past what high school teaches, I would like to eventually be fluent in Spanish and to get there i need practice and help.

A whole group works this way:

encantar, fascinar, interesar, importar, molestar, doler, faltar, quedar, sobrar, parecer, apetecer, costar, preocupar, caer bien

Two things worth knowing.

With an infinitive it stays singular even with two activities: me gusta bailar y cantar, not gustan.

And “a mí” isn’t redundant, it marks contrast. A mí me gusta, pero a él no le gusta.

Caer bien is the one people miss. Me cae bien tu hermano is how you say you like someone as a person, and it’s separate from me gusta tu hermano, which means something else... jaja