Spanish cheat sheet

c0pasetic · 02-02-2005

Despite my College spanish I am real rusty...

Anyone know of a good site with a selection of phases , vocab a traveler might need????

Thanks!
Rebecca

Rissask · 02-02-2005

Go here:

http://www.playadelcarmeninfo.com/pl...ad.php?t=12354

tesa001 · 02-02-2005

answer me this.......how do you tell if the "D" is a hard d? you know, like when you hear a native speaker say "guadalupe" and the d sounds like a th......

am i making any sense?

am i just dreaming that i hear that?

c0pasetic · 02-02-2005

I always do it with the "th" sound.
Dont know if it's right or regional but I learned it that way so i have always stuck with it.

And thanks for the help!

TnJ · 02-02-2005

have heard the harder 'D' in "DIME" !!!! an emphatic command form meaning TELL ME!!

FurDog · 02-02-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by c0pasetic

Anyone know of a good site with a selection of phases , vocab a traveler might need????

Thanks!
Rebecca

This doesn't suggest phrases, but allows translation between multiple languages of any words/phrases you come up with.

http://world.altavista.com/

tesa001 · 02-03-2005

i checked out this cool book from the library, it seems ok, but what i wish i had was a friend to talk with me.........

and you know what's funny? i searched the whole book for the phrase..."can you take me to.................for the cab driver............can't find it...........

whould't you think that would be a good phrase to learn?

**denisea** · 02-03-2005

For pronounciation, the spanishdict.com online dictionary is a good resource. Spanish/English translations/definitions are accompanied by audio files for proper pronounciation. Click here.

aisha · 02-03-2005

tesa the d in spanish is pronounced as a th when the d is at the end of a word like in salud(which means health and also it's just like Cheers! in english). sometimes at the front like in 'donde'. another thing to remember is that spanish d's are never hard, they're not supposed to sound really hard like the d in english. in english to pronounce the d we put our tongue right on the ridge at the top of our mouth which is called the alveolar ridge. in spanish u put your tongue at the top of your mouth but right behind the teeth, you will be able to tell the difference. so that is why sometimes the d is pronounced as a th because with your tongue right behind your teeth with some words you have to pronounce it as th.

p.s Can you take me to .... is Puede llevarme a (place name).

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c0pasetic lost on fifth Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 14	Spanish cheat sheet Despite my College spanish I am real rusty... Anyone know of a good site with a selection of phases , vocab a traveler might need???? Thanks! Rebecca

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Rissask Canada Dry Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 49,564	Go here: http://www.playadelcarmeninfo.com/pl...ad.php?t=12354

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tesa001 beachaholic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: houston, texas Posts: 268	answer me this.......how do you tell if the "D" is a hard d? you know, like when you hear a native speaker say "guadalupe" and the d sounds like a th...... am i making any sense? am i just dreaming that i hear that?

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c0pasetic lost on fifth Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 14	I always do it with the "th" sound. Dont know if it's right or regional but I learned it that way so i have always stuck with it. And thanks for the help!

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TnJ añejo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: vuelo corto al PDC Posts: 2,051	have heard the harder 'D' in "DIME" !!!! an emphatic command form meaning TELL ME!!

02-03-2005	#7 (permalink)
tesa001 beachaholic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: houston, texas Posts: 268	i checked out this cool book from the library, it seems ok, but what i wish i had was a friend to talk with me......... and you know what's funny? i searched the whole book for the phrase..."can you take me to.................for the cab driver............can't find it........... whould't you think that would be a good phrase to learn?

02-03-2005	#8 (permalink)
denisea Forum Goddess Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: On the road to ruins... Posts: 7,207	For pronounciation, the spanishdict.com online dictionary is a good resource. Spanish/English translations/definitions are accompanied by audio files for proper pronounciation. Click here.

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aisha way into it Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Back in Michigan Booooooorrrrrrrrrrinnng Posts: 248	tesa the d in spanish is pronounced as a th when the d is at the end of a word like in salud(which means health and also it's just like Cheers! in english). sometimes at the front like in 'donde'. another thing to remember is that spanish d's are never hard, they're not supposed to sound really hard like the d in english. in english to pronounce the d we put our tongue right on the ridge at the top of our mouth which is called the alveolar ridge. in spanish u put your tongue at the top of your mouth but right behind the teeth, you will be able to tell the difference. so that is why sometimes the d is pronounced as a th because with your tongue right behind your teeth with some words you have to pronounce it as th. p.s Can you take me to .... is Puede llevarme a (place name).

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