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Hey everyone! I'm a 26 year old student living in Germany but originally from Argentina. Recently I started to learn Japanese and Chinese so I decided so sign up here and get myself some help from native speakers! If you want to know anything else about me just message me and ask!
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    First notebook entry: Introducing myself

    I want to study English by from foreigners. About me: I like listening to music and watching movies .My English is poor,so if i make a mistake, please let me know advise.

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    December 26, 2011
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    HELP ME FOR UNDERSTANDING THE LYRICS OF SONG"FREE"

    I love the song "Free"of Natalia Kills,but I couldn't understand the lyrics within brackets well,so I need your help.(PS.you can explain it in English or Chinese to me,thank you!!!)
    I've got spme money in my pocket and I wanna go shopping and go buy me some things I like.I saw some (kicks up) in the mall that I just gotta be (rocking).[Is the "kicks" noun or verb?]
    I love to( rock the things I like).[I have seen this kind of usage many times,but I couldn't look up it in my book and Internet.]
    I'm no material guy,I just wanna (look fly),cool suits,dope boots,doin' the things I like.(Cause when I get my gear straight).Them honeys gonna be shocking,shocking.I'm (free),[Does the"free" mean"not controlled" or "no payment"?]I just spent all my money,but I (rock) that like it don't cost a thing.Free,(burning holes) [Does this mean"ran out of money"?]in my pocket but I rock that like it don't cost a thing.
    Call me a perfectionist,addicted to immaculate.That (hair right), shoes tight.(Got to look to dress the part).Nothing in my pocket, (got a catwalk for a closet).On my last, only dollar.Lock me up before I (hit the store)[Does this mean go shopping?]Wanna be like Midas, when my bank account is minus.Gotta stretch that dollar bill, stretch that dollar.Need a genie in a bottle, change a quarter to a hundred.Gotta( stretch that dollar bill), stretch that dollar bill.I wear it once and I don’t (pop the tags).The next day, I’ma bring it back.I’m at the store,can’t find nothin’ cheaper than my credit score.My wallet’s anorexic,[Does this mean"haven't got any income for a long time?]Can I pay my rent the next month?I can hear my name callin’ from (stilettos on display)[Does the"stilettos"refer to stiletton heels?](Window shopping’s overrated)
    If I see it I’ma take it.Gotta stretch that dollar bill, stretch that dollar.This (Vogue)[Does "vouge"refer to the magazine" Vogue"?]is only paper,(I can’t wear the glossy pages),Gotta stretch that dollar bill, stretch that dollar bill.(Get’cha 5′s, get’cha 10′s, get’cha 20′s out,Get’cha 5′s, get’cha 10′s, get’cha 50′s out).I need to marry a man from( Bel-Air)[Does this refer to the community in Los Angeles where some wealthy people
    live?]
    (One rack,) two rack, ladies stare
    I can feel the (aircraft hangar)
    With my coat hangers
    Bankrupt, it don’t matter
    Girls (give the eye )’cause they so mad
    (I could look fresh in a potato sack)
    Need a overdraft (I’ma overdraft)
    If the bank man calls, just tell him.

    Ok, first off I hate this song because the lyrics are retarded (for me .. I'm not a woman haha) ... but I'll try to explain what I know.

    1. Kick ups - is a noun here .. I am not sure what it actually is, maybe some shoes with heels or some sneakers but .. as I said .. not sure. maybe someone else knows.

    2. to rock something - this can mean different things. if you rock something you bought you are referring to using it after you buy it and maybe do something fun with it. You can "rock" several things ... like "I'm gonna rock this party tonight" means you're gonna have a lot of fun at the party tonight. So yeah I think it means she's gonna have some fun wearing the new bought product.

    3.to look fly is just another way to say look cool, having style.

    4. get my gear straight - well the gear is obviously the clothing and appearance stuff so .. yeah when she gets that straight it means when she has it all ready, bought it all and ready to use.

    5. free - you should aks herself what she means by that cause its not really clear. can mean independent, can mean free cause she has no more money left ... etc. but id go with something like independent, do what she wants , buy what she wants... etc.

    6.burning holes - maybe referring to beeing broke but im not 100% sure. by context id say thats what is meant.

    7.hair right - well i think this one is pretty easy ... if you have your hair styled up your hair is right and you are ready to go (wherever you want to go)

    8.got a catwalk for a closet - well the closet is where you put your clothes in and a catwalk is the runway for models .. so it means she has many many clothes in her closet.

    9.hit the store - yes this means go to a store 

    10. stretch that dollar bill - this means basically to get the most out of your dollar i think. if you stretch something youre making it bigger .. since dollar bills are made of some kind of paper sometimes they are folded etc. ... normally you can stretch them before you pay something with it .

    11. pop the tags - the tag is the price tag - to pop means to remove - so remove the price tag on the clothes. if you dont remove price tags you can return them later maybe, so i think that is what is meant here.

    12.Anorexic wallet - well this is easy - anorexic means not eating (well kind of) - so yeah youre right it means the wallet is not getting any income.

    13.stilettos - yeah you also got that right, its referring to shoes with heels 

    14.window shopping overrated - well window shopping is when you go out to look at things in stores but dont buy anything - if its overrated it means many people might say its good but you disagree because you dont have fun just looking at things and rather would want to buy them.

    15. vogue & glossy pages - yes it refers to the magazine .. it means you can look at the magazine but you cant wear the glossy pages of it .. pages on magazines like that are glossy , its a special way of printing them so they look better (kind of). this sentence is similar to window shopping - it means even if you look at things .. its useless because you cannot use them.

    16. getcha .. out - easy again - it means get your 10 dollar bill out .. 20 dollar bill out .. etc. 

    17. Bel-Air - yes you got that one right too.

    18. rack - this usually means big breasts. example: hey look at her, she has a nice rack. but it could mean something else here - not sure.

    19.give the eye - stare/look at you with envy.

    20. look fresh in a potato sack - this means she could look good in whatever she is wearing because she (thinks she) is so beautiful.

    ok i didnt know 2 things there ... hangar and overdraft .. so maybe someone else tells you what that means. 

    Hope this helps!

     

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    December 26, 2011
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    First off, both are passive. 'The question discussed' is in past tense, so something has been discussed before and now you are referring to it. 'The question being discussed' is in present progressive with the -ing form of the verb indicating that the discussion is still ongoing right now. Hope this helps!
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    December 25, 2011
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    Hi, mery crismas merry Christmas!

    Today is crismas Christmas day, one a special day to learn (???no estoy seguro de lo que quieres decir) enjoy/stay/spend whit with the family.

    I have been learning English for one yeard and in my opinion, the language are to speak and now people. (??? aqui tampoco entiendo lo que quieres decir, pero esa frase asi no tiene sentido) the language is spoken by many people now.

    I think that, I have a good spanish level whit knowledge of very synonymous.

    I think that I have a good Spanish level with knowledge of many synonyms.

    <em>I'm not sure what you originally intended to say in those marked 2 sentences but I just tried to correct it the best I could.</em>

    <em>Merry Christmas to you too!</em>


     

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    December 25, 2011
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    Weihnachten

    An Weihnachten ist das Essen lecker, die Familie ist beisammen und deshalb gefällt es mir es sehr gut. Meine Tante hat uns besucht, auch meine Schwester und dieses Jahr haben zum ersten Mal die Eltern von der Freundin von meinem Bruder Freundin haben uns besucht. Gestern war das Abendessen war schön. Wir haben viel gelacht und hatten viel Spaß. Hier in Agentinien ist das Abendessen des vierundzwanzigsten am traditionellsten. Man wartet auf Mitternacht um zu stoßen mit einem Glase Apfelwein anzustoßen. Dann gehen die Erwachsenen schlafen und die Jungs Jungen* gehen ins in die Disco um von  2 oder 3 Uhr Nachts und tanzen bis 6 oder 7 Uhr Morgens zu tanzen. Am Mittag des fünfundzwanzigsten isst man was von gestern übrig geblieben ist. So feiert / zelebriert man (Weihnachten) in Argentinien.

    Glückliches Frohes neues Jahr an alle! (besser: Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr an (euch) alle!)
    Grüße aus Argentinien

    *bei Jungs wusste ich nicht ob du damit 'los pibes' meinst oder 'la gente joven', aber auf Deutsch bedeutet Jungs nur männliche Personen, deswegen kannst du das hier meiner Meinung nach nicht verwenden. Anstatt Jungen kannst du auch Jugendliche schreiben.

    Dir natürlich auch noch schöne Feiertage und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!

    Saludos argentinos de Alemania!

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    December 25, 2011
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    First notebook entry: Introducing myself

    i wan't want to améliorate improve my English language

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    December 22, 2011
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    First notebook entry: Introducing myself

    Ich bin Chinesin. Wenn Als ich (noch) eine Studentin war, studierte lernte ich Deutsch eines Jahr lang an der Universitaet.Deutschland gefalle gefällt mir sehr. Jetzt arbeite ich (schon) seit drei Jahren und ich habe auch Kontakt mit Deutschen. Ich wuensche mir, dass ich Deutsch in der Zukunft gut lernen kann.

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    December 22, 2011
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    Feliz cumpleaños! (Spanish)
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    December 21, 2011
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    First notebook entry: Introducing myself

    ich bin Cici Fang aus China. Ich lerne gerade Deutsch. Es freut mich sehr, andere neue Freunde auf von überall auf der ganzen Welt kennenzulernen.

    Ich mag sehr gerne Filme und Tanzen.

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    December 21, 2011
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    Zum Weihnachten!

    Ich gratuliere alle zum Weihnachten! Ich wünsche allen frohe Weihnachten! Und ich wünsche alles Gute, Gesundheit und Glück!

    [Danke! Dir natürlich auch frohe Weihnachten!]

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    December 21, 2011
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