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In Spanish I am trying to push through this intermediate plateau (B2-C1), I understand a lot, but I’m still trying to find the right words/conjugations in conversation. My goals for Spanish are to be able to consume native material with greater ease and to improve my ability to not only keep a conversation going but to do it with greater fluency and natural language. I’ve been studying Japanese on & off for a long time now. I’ve worked through Genki 1&2, and have almost finished Quartet 1. I’ve used Wanikani in the past to learn and study kanji but I haven’t been using it lately. I would like to start focusing on Japanese again because despite knowing a lot, I still can’t speak or understand all that well. Goals for Japanese are to follow and participate in more natural conversations outside of textbook scenarios. I also study Italian on and off to try to become more capable in daily conversation.
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Paula C.
Spanish
Oct 29, 2022
Shannon. Disfruté mucho de nuestra conversación después de tanto tiempo. Tu español sigue en un muy buen nivel y me emociona la idea de poder ayudarte más en tu proceso :)
Soledad
Spanish
Jan 13, 2022
Shannon siempre es un placer charlar con vos en nuestras clases y tu español ha mejorado un montón! Que el 2022 sea un año para aprender y practicar aún más!!!
Emoni (Puerto Rico)
Spanish
Jul 15, 2021
Shannon! Tu español ha mejorado muchísimo, se nota, pero no me sorprende ya que eres una persona bien trabajadora y determinda con el aprendizaje de los lenguajes. :) Sigue así!
Soledad
Spanish
Jul 14, 2020
¡Gracias Shannon! Me encantan nuestras clases, lo paso muy bien!!! :)
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    I went for a walk with my doggies but I had to come back home within a few minutes because it rained all of sudden.
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    August 8, 2020
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  • Answered
    1)The way this is written is incorrect. The correct way to say this would be “that I aspired to become.” 2) “The kind of person that you’re committed to becoming” is correct.
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    June 29, 2020
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    Acá es un artículo breve sobre la etimología de ambas palabras. ¿La etimologia de palabras es interesante, no? Pero a veces no hay explicaciones porque en verdad los idiomas son un poco impredecibles.

    <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.heraldo.es/noticias/sociedad/2017/05/16/por-que-articulacion-muneca-llama-igual-que-juguete-1175643-310.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.heraldo.es/noticias/sociedad/2017/05/16/por-que-articulacion-muneca-llama-igual-que-juguete-1175643-310.html</a>
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    June 29, 2020
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    “How much longer do I have to wait?” Is correct. “How much longer do until I have to wait?" - you cannot use “do” before “until” in this situation, and “until” in this sentence indicates that you are going to wait awhile and THEN start ‘waiting’ which is an unlikely situation I think. Your pattern above is correct of “how much longer until” + subject + verb. Here are some more examples: How much longer until I can eat? How much longer until we get there? How much longer until this is over? If you want to use the verb ‘do’ in the auxiliary sense of ‘must’ with this initial phrase you can’t use “until”. “Until” indicates something in this future and doesn’t work with this phrase. Some examples: How much longer do I have to sit here? How much longer do I need to wait? How much longer do you think you’ll be? (If you really want to work them both into a sentence you could potentially say something Nd like “How much longer do you think it’ll take until you’re done?” But you still need a subject+ verb following “do”)
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    June 9, 2020
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    May 27, 2020
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    May 1, 2020
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    Yes, both. “What are the circumstances that lead to you being here?” Could be your reason for visiting or also the way in which you arrived (maybe you never intended to be there in the first place)
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    April 11, 2020
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  • Commented
    As a native speaker in the US I use ‘get’ all the time!
    I use it to say things like
    “I think I’m getting sick” instead of “Becoming sick” (that would sound unnatural to me)

    “I got a bunch of snacks for us when I went to the store” instead of “I bought a bunch..” in this case both sound natural

    “it’s getting late” instead of “it’s becoming late” (this one sounds very unnatural too)

    “let’s go get a pizza” instead of “let’s go eat a pizza” (while the sentence with ‘eat’ isn’t exactly unnatural, it’s not what I would typically say in most situations)

    “I got it/I get it” instead of “I understand”, both are fine but depending the situation one might sound more natural than the other

    “We got to the restaurant late” instead of “we arrived to the restaurant late”

    there are so many though, I can’t possibly list them all!
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    April 11, 2020
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    Hi Sonia, I think in this situation they are more or less the same. If I had to specify a difference between them: “Let’s check another store” : definitively suggests that you are searching for something (the perfect pair of shoes to go with your outfit) “Let’s check out another store” : might mean you are looking for something or it could mean that you are just interested in looking around another store (maybe you’re bored, or the music is too loud, etc) In many situations you could use either, and people will understand what you mean depending on the context.
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    April 1, 2020
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  • Commented
    Hi Chris,

    I’ve been studying Spanish regularly with teachers on here and practicing with natives as the opportunity arises for a little over a year now and I feel relatively capable at communicating most things in Spanish. I’m by no means perfect at grammar and I’m always trying to improve my vocabulary but now I’m at a point with Spanish that I can read books and watch TV to help practice and learn new things so I can incorporate into my daily life.

    However, during most of that time I’ve also been studying Japanese, which is a completely different mindset for me. After my trip to Japan last year I slowed down on Japanese a lot and let Spanish take priority again. But my Japanese speaking skills definitely have suffered for it.

    This spring I started Italian lessons because I’m going to Italy in September. And three languages sounds a little crazy for someone working a full time job, and I think it is! But Italian has been so much easier to grasp and start reading right away because of Spanish and I did know some French once upon a time.

    I think my biggest hurdle with all of these is finding time. Working full time it’s a little difficult. If I could I would dedicate time every day to Italian and Japanese and then continue using Spanish material in my every day life while also setting aside time to practice writing a bit more.

    All of this to say, I think Latin is such a good base for Italian that if you have time (& it sounds like you do) you just have to dedicate time to what you need to focus on! It’s possible to study two things at once & I think it’s easier when they complement each other the way Latin & Italian do. But I will say sometimes I get a mind-block where I can only think of the word in one language & not the other. Sometimes it works against me but overall I think Spanish helps my Italian & vice versa (some of the grammar points I missed when I started learning Spanish, I’m revisiting now in Italian & its clarifying some things).
    Good luck!
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    July 20, 2019
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