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You shouted, and we listened. Spanish is next on the docket of languages that we'd just like to sit down and have a little chat with. The language of old Castile certainly has its romantic side, but let's talk about all the times it made us say ay, caramba!

Spanish is a direct descendant of Latin, just like Italian and French, and thus has the familiar charm of its relatives. It's the second most common language in the world, and is officially spoken in 20 countries spread across 4 continents. It's also pretty much a running gag on the Internet, and its colourful accent and vocabulary inspire brutal memes.

If you're one of the estimated 90 million people taking on Spanish as a second language, just remember that those little accents really do make a difference in what you write, and that all those verb tenses are only slightly terrifying.

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Miguel Arista
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dont even get me started on what a mess it is to type Spanish on an English keyboard... finding that ñ (Atl+0241) everytime is a pain... or u end up typing a lot us "anuses"

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Ryuunometsu
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

uh, of course, is an english keyboard, is for writing english, not spanish. duh.

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Ryuunometsu
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sure, "Jaruševičiūtė", punctuation is stupid... really, with such a surname are ya saying that? Anyway, there's a lot of bad things in Spain, but language is not one, is one of the most beautiful language in the world.

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Fillippa Nöel
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would be the one messing this up and writing about the potato

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Heywood Jablome
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A more factual representation would be " My Pope has touched 47 childrens anuses

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Joaquín Alonso Andaur Chávez
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1. The accent mark can change the meaning of a word (Ex: Mato/Mató) 2. The "ñ" & "n" are different letters.

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Lucy C
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Doesn't this happen in every language tho? It's like "bowels" and "vowels"

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Raspberry Ginger
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, but "bowels" and "vowels" have a whole letter that's different. In this example, it's just accent marks or capitalization.

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rakuninaru
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

accented letters DO make the difference as well: papá=dad, papa=potato Papa=pope

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Marcos Zamarripa
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

English don't use accents and Ñ, spanish is a multicultural language.

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Bertha Garcia
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tiene translate to has, so the first sense is wrong, if you want is, than you need to replaces has with es.

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Tania Dubodiel
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except one shouldn't translate literally? In Spanish you tienes(have) an age, while in English the direct equivalent is to be.

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Shila Dali
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"It is what it is" would be "Es lo que es", "Esto si que es" would be something more like "This really is".

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lol - Except the inverted question mark leads the sentence..... No wonder they're confused.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It depends on each region. I am mexican, and for us, THAT is a "plátano"

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Rafael Tiba
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Portuguese speaker, I really can't picture an English speaker grasping the difference between "ser" and "estar".

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Amanda Panda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We normally speak in Spanglish in our office. It's not a problem except when we begin writing like this. jajaja

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PetruF
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should see Italian and Romanian. Aren't Romance languages the best :)

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Si-Naron
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Poland we have cakes which call "Negro man" and "Negro/Gypsy tits"...

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Javiera Lambermont
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

or maybe it's just a reference to a Pitbull's song called "I know you want me" ...

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PetruF
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haha! nice :) Literally 'Mother-in-law's tongue' (limba soacrei) in Romanian

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Max
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a spanish person I can say that nobody says movida for tool but herramienta

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Lucy C
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I only watch films/shows in its original language

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

mm.. Pronunciation isn't really the hard part. Conjugation is what gets me.

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