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Hi everyone, I work as an english teacher in Spain and I need to improve my spanish. I have basic conversational knowledge of the language but I am hoping to learn more vocabulary, useful spanish proverbs and have a better understanding of grammar. I can help you practise either french or english!
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    January 6, 2011
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    What is the difference between "comienzo" and "empiezo"? These two words seem synonymous but I'm pretty sure they cannot be used interchangeably. Please give examples if possible.
    December 20, 2010
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    In spanish, when should I use the present subjuntive and the conditional verb tenses? Please give a few examples to help me grasp the difference.
    September 14, 2010
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    It's very easy to find healthy food in Spain but I think the usual diet isn't always balanced; jamon iberico and bread are high in carbohydrates for example. You have to make a conscious effort to eat well; more fruits, vegetables and fish. Atleast in Europe, I trust the source of the food; EU countries are more strict on agricultural practices, imo. Generally, I would say people aren't too fond of junk food in Spain, well in Madrid at least.
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    September 4, 2010
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    Here is my rational attempt at answering the question. It depends on which definitions of these two words you choose to consider. One way I could see these expressions as being opposites would be in terms of whether you have self-control while doing these two actions. Overlooking would have a negative connotation and overseeing would have a positive connotation. "to overlook" = "to fail to notice, perceive, or consider". Ex: If you're looking for your keys on in the kitchen and you're getting upset that you can't find them, you might never find them due to your frustration. If you lose your cool, you will overlook your keys. If you had kept your cool, you would have found your keys by simply looking calmly in the room. “to oversee” = "to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage". Ex: If you maintain self-control and persevere at work regardless of the difficulties you encounter, you will be in a better position to oversee the work of others due to your ability to keep your cool. If you lose self control, you will overlook, while if you gain self control, you will oversee. I know these may be awkward scenarios but I tried :)
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    July 21, 2010
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    Personnellement, je crois que s'assoupir est moins utilisé dans la langue courante, on utilise plus couramment s'endormir. "s'assoupir" veut principalement dire qu'on atteint un sommeil léger, un moment ou on se permet enfin de s'endormir tranquillement, comme dans l'example de Muriel. Le verbe "assoupir" peut aussi avoir un autre sens, au sens figuré il peut avoir la signification d'apaiser, de calmer, d'empécher l'éclat, etc. Exemples: (http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/assoupir) - La douleur s'est assoupie. (elle s'est appaisée) - La guerre fut assoupie (la guerre a été prevenue, on a empécher l'éclat de la guerre) S'endormir est un processus qui précède le sommeil complet. Dans certain cas, le suffixe 'en' indique un procéssus entreprit dans le but d'accomplir l'action (dormir) ou d'atteindre l'état qui suit . D'autres verbes commencant par 'en' suivent cette même notion. Par example, s'envivrer (devenir ivre). J'espère que ca peut t'aider!
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    July 19, 2010
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    ¿Cuál es tu composición favorita de música clásica? Puede nombrar una symphonia o un movimiento solamente o una obra realizada por un conductor específico, etc. Por favor, no olvidas de mencionar el compositor.
    July 19, 2010
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     Since I mostly read on the transit to work, it can take me up to a month to read a 500 page book, but I consider myself a slow reader generally. I can normally read a 200 page novel in less than a week, if the story is captivating, like for example, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
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    July 17, 2010
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    My understanding is that a liana is simply a tropical vine, according to various online dictionaries. "Liana" and "vine" are almost synomyms; they are both creeping/climbing plants. The only difference between these two words is that a liana characteristically grows in tropical places whereas a vine grows in any other type of environment. Thus,to put it another way, you could say that a liana is a type of vine, but a vine can be a liana only if it grows in a tropical environment. To answer the second question, plants that are creeping (developing gradually over a period of time) or climbing (growing in an upward direction) are both representative of vines. If the creeping/climbing plant grows in a tropical setting, you can say it is a liana. In short, it all depends on which environment the vine grows (tropical or non-tropical).
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    July 17, 2010
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    For subjects that interest me most, I prefer reading books. When I simply want to have an awareness of current events, I read online articles. I seldom read magazines, I don't think it's a viable medium anymore really, except to waste time in a plane trip, for example, hehe.
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    July 17, 2010
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