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Hi :) My name is Jaime. I am from New York in the United States. My native language is English, although through hard work, I speak Spanish at an advanced level due to self-study, tutoring through iTalki, and speaking with my family. Currently, I am learning Mandarin Chinese (putonghua) and French. I work in mental health and hold a doctorate degree in clinical psychology. Learning languages is a passion of mine primarily because it connects me to so many more people. Ideally when I learn a language an end goal of mine is to be able to have a therapy session in someone in that language!
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L'année 2022 (deux-mille vingt-deux) commence bien en français !
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Spanish
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Muy buena lección hermano. Cada vez mejorando tu español.
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  • Answered
    Diría yo algo como "y hay conflicto en las tierras."
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    March 16, 2019
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  • Answered
    My answer would be yes. However, I think the two sentences have a different "feeling." Grammatically, they are right. But the second one sounds more uncomfortable than the first one to me. Perhaps that is just my experience. The more polite way to say this is the first sentence.
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    December 28, 2016
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  • Posted
    Para atrás (Puerto Rico) Hola a todos, Una pregunta sobre el uso de la frase "para atrás." Lo normal es cuando se dice "te voy a llamar pa' tras," verdad? Puede usarlo en general, o sea, en cualquier manera? Por ejemplo, "Voy a comer esto para atrás?" O es algo como "ahorita" lo correcto?
    November 28, 2016
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  • Corrected
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    May 25, 2016
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  • Corrected

    My job

    I have (or run) a pizza delivery in Rio de Janeiro. I work hard every day. I would like to sStudy in the university but I i  don't have time. Today, I i prepered prepared all of the things to make the pizzas. I sold many pizzas today. I have two motoboys working (delivery boys?) in my pizza delivery.


    Very good! I would say, however, that the sentence structure here is very simple. As you practice more and more, you will be able to talk more about your job with fluency! Keep practicing! :)  

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    May 25, 2016
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    January 30, 2016
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  • Posted
    Reflexiónes de Puerto Rico: El Primer Día Acabo de volver de mis vacaciones en Puerto Rico hace una semana. Quiero escribir sobre mi experiencia, mis pensamientos, y el viaje alrededor la parte noreste de la isla. De verdad, fue una experiencia inolvidable. El primer día de mis vacaciones en Puerto Rico era el 11 de enero. Me acuerdo bien... me sentía tan nervioso. Esta fue mi primer visita a la isla, aunque tengo familiares de San Juan. Y ademas, era solo. La razón por la que estaba visitando la isla es que me siento que es muy importante conocer sus raíces. Como un hijo de un hombre boricua y una mujer estadounidense (totalmente), yo soy también considerado un estadounidense. No tengo vergüenza de este "mezclado"--es una hermosa parte de mi vida. Me gusta mi diversa país nativo. Sin embargo, estoy orgulloso de ser boricua por mi herencia, y he hecho una meta conocer la cultura por mi familia, por la gente, y por cada persona y cosa que conozca. Por eso, me sentía tan nervioso esperando la guagua publica a Viejo San Juan. No tengo la fluidez del idioma español todavía, y estaba preocupando de como los nativos me percibiría. Al principio, mucha gente me habló en inglés. Sin embargo, me force hablar en español, y mis esfuerzos fueron... interesantes. La primera pregunta que recibí era: "Oh, eres mexicano? Eres dominicano?" Tuve que reír. Mi español tiene influencias de muchos acentos por tener maestros de muchos países... me imagino que sueno como un latino de una isla desde mas allá. Una isla desconocida y no existente. Cuando llegue a Viejo San Juan, no me di cuenta que durante esta semana ocurría la fiesta de San Sebastian. Estaba por aprender que era una gran fiesta después de la fiesta de los Tres Reyes. Pase el resto de mi día explorando un poco. Había muchos puestos vendiendo regalitos alrededor la ciudad. Comí mi primera piragua verdadera de sabor piña. Y también probé un "limber"--se vende en Nueva York también pero no son lo mismo. Es un helado adentro un vasito, totalmente congelado, de sabores como coco, Oreo, o algo más. Tiene que esperar hasta se derrita el limber un poco. Al momento perfecto, tiene una consistencia como terciopelo. Que rico, ¿verdad? En resumen, mi primer día paso bien. Lo note primero era la diferencia de culturas. Cada persona fue muy amable conmigo y nunca me hablaron "un gringo," "un jincho," o algo mas. Aun ahora le echo de menos a la isla y su calor perfecto, sus playas hermosas, y la gente muy cálida.
    January 29, 2016
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  • Answered
    This comes from colloquial Mexican Spanish. When la/lo is usually in front of regar like that, it's like "to screw (it) up" so it translates like: El sheriff del condado de los Ángeles dice que no va a entregar a los indocumentados a la migra cuando la rieguen al volante. - The county sheriff of Los Angeles says that he is not going to turn in the undocumented immigrants to the Migra when (an implied "if"--it's subjunctive) they screw up at the wheel.
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    December 21, 2015
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  • Commented

    I agree with the overall argument. Groups should not be used as one of the <em>main sources</em> for learning a language. However, I believe groups can offer a number of benefits that have not been mentioned here.

     

    Foremost, I disagree that they do not necessarily require you to have a super advanced level. I explain why below. 

     

    1) Groups are great for working on fluency. So what if you have someone who speaks from a different region? What will that cause you to do? -- Look up what they're saying (if you're studious), since you know they're not experts. Question it. Think about it. This is metalinguistic awareness, which a lot of linguistic research has pointed out is one of many several successful cognitive mechanisms that are in play in successful language learners. That is, thinking about how the language is spoken.

     

    2) Groups can help you put your understanding of concepts to the test. If someone doesn't understand you, it can help you explain yourself. Teaching is a good way to learn just as well. And again, it helps you develop a stronger sense of metalinguistic awareness.

     

    3) Lastly, groups are a great resource for language learners--serious or not. It should not be used as a main resource but rather a tool. Again, research points out that the key to learning a language is exposure, exposure, exposure. Particularly for adult learners, they tend to learn better through self-corrections. This is common in groups of language learners, where there are going to be mistakes.   

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    October 28, 2015
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  • Commented

    Hi Wade!!! Try books that are also written side by.side in both languages. You can always read books you may be familiar with (Harry Potter) or the bilingual learning books specifically (Read and Think in Spanish series). There are tons of clásicas and different types of literature that are good challenges at this level (Pablo Neruda's poetry for example). Check out bookbox.com. i use them all the time, mostly kid books though but good for vocab. 

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    October 28, 2015
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