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I have been VERY lucky (or stupid?) to be able to take a big risk and buy a small house in Torazo, Asturias, which requires a LOT of work, and ALL my spare cash (which there's not a lot of!) spent on it to get it into some kind of habitable shape! Unfortunately I am rubbish at DIY so this could be interesting.....but, I love an adventure ;o) In order to take full advantage of the place I am keen to try and become as close to fluent in Spanish as I possibly can! I would like to progress my Spanish enough to be confident in encouraging my children to speak it as well as to be confident enough to make a few friends in Asturias who share my love of the Mountains and may be willing to show me what Northern Spain has to offer! I would love to work on my Spanish and gather a few exams under my belt as I go along but I don't even understand Grammar in English!? My main aim is to be able to speak the language but anything else is a bonus! If you live in Asturias and would like to practice your English, whilst helping me with my Spanish, feel free to get in touch! https://www.facebook.com/mick.wood
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Pedro
Spanish
Jul 27, 2018
Thank you, I'm glad to see your progress as well.
Pedro
Spanish
Jul 13, 2018
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Pedro
Spanish
Jul 4, 2018
Don't underestimate yourself, you're learning at a good pace.
Pedro
Spanish
Jun 18, 2018
With time, as I told you, you'll gain speed and will be able to use everything you learned today with ease.
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    There's only 1 way of fixing that and it's immersing yourself in listening (even if you don't understand it) just to become familiar with the sounds. Have you tried 'news in slow spanish' it's a daily app which reads a bit of news slowly. May be worth trying? Alternatively, set up a Facebook group to try and get a language exchange going. Once a week meet in a pub and practice? 
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    May 31, 2018
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    Not at all. "Feeling lousy" means mostly that you aren't feeling good and in most cases meaning that you are ill. "Feeling cranky" is more to do with ones mood, ie when your feeling grumpy and quick to react to criticism. It's more common to say "I'm a bit cranky today" rather than I 'feel' cranky.
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    March 26, 2018
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    March 26, 2018
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    Awesome! Thanks Mark. I'll definitely take a look (still trying to get my head around the grades A1-C1 etc!)
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    January 5, 2018
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    Thanks for all the suggestions. I've started by buying 'Spanish short stories for beginners' on kindle after the advice that it is easy to translate words quickly if needed. Plus it was only £2 for the book! It's a good start and is already proving useful. 
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    January 4, 2018
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  • Commented
    Esther, great links! Muchas Gracias!!
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    December 31, 2017
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    Thanks for a great reply Dan! I'd seen books like 'Spanish short stories for beginners' etc but Roald Dahl books seem like a great idea! Glad you pointed out the problems with the BFG before I started [emoji][emoji]


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    December 31, 2017
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    Spanish Novels for beginners

    Hi,

    Pretty new to italki, so still checking it out but thought I'd take the opportunity to ask if anyone has found any novels suitable for adult beginners? I think the more opportunities to earn the better! So, I'd like a novel that I can slowly work my way through learning as I go.

    Suggestions?

    Muchas Gracias

    Mick

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