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I speak English, Italian, and Spanish. I'm a native English speaker from Ohio, United States. I maintain a standard, non-regional American accent.
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- Significado de "abrirse" I have heard this verb a few times and it still confuses me to this day. I have always considered "abrir" to mean "open", like a book. "I am an open book" means that I am available and sincere to answer any questions you have, without hiding anything. However, I once heard a Colombian say "yo me abro" and I thought he meant that he was opening up to anything. I thought it had the opposite meaning, because apparently it means something more like "yo me cierro," or I am cutting myself off. Is this phrase common in all varieties of Spanish, or is it particular to Colombia, or even more regional than that? It is incredibly weird to me that it has this meaning. Thanks!November 8, 201390
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I'm Alessandro Cecchetto from Italy! I live in Venice... I'm new in (a native speaker would typically use <em>to</em> as opposed to <em>in</em> but you are grammatically correct) this community and I'd really like to meet and talk with other people from all over the world!
I'll wait for (or I await; a common poetic expression is <em>I anxiously await</em> meaning you are excited to receive) your follower requests!
Lol Lol means <em>Laughing out loud</em>. It used to mean "lots of love" which is what I think you intended here. But do note that, by and large, lol means that you're laughing, the equivalent of <em>ahahah</em> in Italian.
AlessandroYou have a very good grasp on the English language! Complimenti!
0 votedAugust 7, 20131- you could catch the next bus: The possibility exists to catch the bus. If you wanted to take the bus, it is available to you. you can catch the next bus: You are allowed/able to take the bus. you could have caught the next bus: The bus already came. You didn't catch the bus. However, you weren't do anything at the time, so you could have caught it. I would go: I want to go, but something is impeding me from putting it into action. I will go: WILL is a marker of future tense. In the future, you will go someplace. I would have gone. I wanted to go, but something impeded me from putting it into action.0 votedAugust 2, 20131
- WordReference me dice que la expresión correcta es "delivery schedule", pero schedule se suele traducir "horario". Con respecto a un presupuesto, podrías usar "delivery schedule" cuando compras algo por internet y estás calculando la cantidad de tiempo que se demorará el porte de envío.0 votedAugust 2, 20131
- Anders is correct. I would only add that there are usually two types of reference: Personal Reference and Professional Reference. A personal reference is a friend who can vouch for your character and personality. A professional reference is a colleague, boss, supervisor, or client who can vouch for your work ethic and experience.0 votedAugust 2, 20130
- In English, we tend to think of time as a sort of continuum. Time passes, it does not change. "Times" change, referring to what's in style or popular during a specific point in history. I would only replace "changes" with "passes". No matter how much time passes, some things never change.0 votedAugust 1, 20130
- ¿Cómo se traduciría esta frase? I'm talking to a friend, who invited me to visit Colombia. In response, I said, "I have learned too much about Colombia not to want to visit there." I meant that after all these months of learning about the country, it is obvious that I want to visit. I said, "He aprendido demasiado de tu pais de no querer ir a visitar." My friend said "He aprendido demasiado de tu pais como para no querer visitarlo" but is still a bit unsure of my intended meaning. Help me!August 1, 201350
- Mi Español Internacional A través de los últimos meses, he tenido la oportunidad de hablar con personas de alrededor del mundo (es decir, Italki me ha dado esa oportunidad). Antes del marzo, no había practicado mucho mi español. Gradué con especialización en italiano y por lo tanto había dejado un poquillo mi "segunda" idioma, el cual había aprendido en la escuela con mucho entusiasmo. En febrero, fui de vacaciones a Miami, Florida, creyéndome todavía un hablante de español y... Dios, ¡me equivoqué! De repente noté mis dificultades de comprender/escuchar, y así que decidí que ya era hora de hacer unos cambios. (Por ejemplo, yo entraba en varios negocios pidiéndoles "cartolinas"--la palabra en italiano de "postales"--y fue recibido con miradas confundidas... "no, no las tenemos... lo siento..." Durante los meses siguientes, hablé con españoles, lo cual aumentó aún mi conocimiento del idioma, acento, y jergas peninsulares. Y además, trabé amistades con unos colombianos que viven en mi ciudad, entonces he empezado a hablar una mezcla muy rara de español, y por eso ahora hablo un tipo de "español internacional". Yo "conduzco" un "coche", pero cuando "toreo" o "recocho" a mi amiga, me dice un "culicagado". Si hablo de los amores de un amigo mío, yo estoy "cotilleando" o "haciendo cotillas" pero según los colombianos estoy "haciendo chismes". Los sábados yo "hago la colada" pero cuando se lo digo, piensan que estoy haciendo bebidas, y tengo que aclarar que estoy "lavando la ropa". Es un tiempo muy chistoso y gracioso y les agradezco a los creadores de este sitio que hayan inventado y realizado esta gran idea. Me encanta aprender de los matices del idioma, las diferencias geográficas con respecto al vocabulario y a las jergas, y los acentos. Si encuentren algún error, por favor mencionad (junto a las correcciones) las palabras que uséis en vuestos países (como, en vez de "chismes"). ¡Gracias!
June 14, 201350 - How to say I love you in Italian <> in italiano è Ti Amo. A San Valentino, ho piani di suonare il pianoforte in un ristorante elegante, da solo, circondato da coppie e amanti. Non ho una ragazza quest'anno, quindi sarà molto semplice. Il mio compleanno sarà due giorni dopo, e salirò in aereo per la florida! Non ne vedo l'ora.February 8, 201331

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