Just Need A Little Encouragement
12-08-2010, 04:36 PM
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I have finals next week. English, which is not difficult and the teacher is super easy, and Spanish, also a great teacher.
I lack the self-confidence in my Spanish. Yes it is Spanish 101, but the memorization of the verbs is, difficult. I can remember nouns and adjectives, but they stuff verbs down your throat like they are going out of style. I remember many, I know how to conjugate them, it's the remembering what they mean and some times which ones have a stem change or how to use it in a sentence.
Like...
Tener = To Have
Yo= Tengo
Tu= Tienes
El, Ella, Ustede= Tiene
Nosotros = Tenemos
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes= Tienen
That I have not issue with. It's the harder ones that I have issues with... maybe I'm just over analyzing myself, I'm not sure... I just want to pass this test, that's all I care about!
I lack the self-confidence in my Spanish. Yes it is Spanish 101, but the memorization of the verbs is, difficult. I can remember nouns and adjectives, but they stuff verbs down your throat like they are going out of style. I remember many, I know how to conjugate them, it's the remembering what they mean and some times which ones have a stem change or how to use it in a sentence.
Like...
Tener = To Have
Yo= Tengo
Tu= Tienes
El, Ella, Ustede= Tiene
Nosotros = Tenemos
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes= Tienen
That I have not issue with. It's the harder ones that I have issues with... maybe I'm just over analyzing myself, I'm not sure... I just want to pass this test, that's all I care about!
12-08-2010, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mommamac
it's all 'greek' to me LOL I never took Spanish so I am no help, sorry.
12-08-2010, 04:47 PM
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Good Luck! Relax. Spanish is actually very easy. All the sudden, you will be dreaming in Spanish. That's when I knew I was going to be fine. Haven't used it in 15 years and I can still converse enough to get by :)
12-08-2010, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyn
Good Luck! Relax. Spanish is actually very easy. All the sudden, you will be dreaming in Spanish. That's when I knew I was going to be fine. Haven't used it in 15 years and I can still converse enough to get by :)
12-08-2010, 05:03 PM
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So far so good! Sounds like you are doing very well. If you have access to a Spanish channel, and listen to it in the background, not too intensely, should help. This helps me remember the Spanish language - plus calling my mother every day. She notices that I listen because I pick up new phrases once in a while. Just remember the adjective before the noun :)
12-08-2010, 05:07 PM
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http://www.freetranslation.com/
http://www.conjugation.org/
http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/VERBLIST.HTm
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/conten...nal-tense.html
My daughter who is in here 4th year of Spanish loves these sites. Maybe they will help you as you go along.
http://www.conjugation.org/
http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/VERBLIST.HTm
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/conten...nal-tense.html
My daughter who is in here 4th year of Spanish loves these sites. Maybe they will help you as you go along.
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