Perhaps someone has already mentioned this and I missed it, but a great interactive web site for learning Spanish (and any number of other languages) is www.livemocha.com. It's amazing that it's free. It contains learning, reviewing, reading and writing exercises complete with colorful photos depicting the meaning of the words or sentences. A network of language-learning pals from all over the world correct your writing and your pronunciation. You return the favor by correcting short compositions written in your native language. Another site is www.mangolanguages.com. However, I had trouble getting beyond the first sample lesson. Hope you enjoy livemocha as much as I do. Erika
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 5:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Tango-L] Spanish Perhaps the most noticeable and easiest adjusted-to difference of north Argentine Spanish is how y and ll (which sound to English speakers like the y in yes) are pronounced. It sounds like zh (the French j). This is what you hear on the radio and TV and movies. But in Buenos Aires the zh sound often becomes sh. The singular you in many Spanish dialects is usted if formal, tu if informal or familiar. In Rioplatense tu is replaced by vos. The verb- form used with vos is different than in most other Spanish dialects, but don't ask me how. I'm still struggling with verb forms in general. Some commonly used nouns are different in Argentina, but you simply have to get used to hearing them. There are too many to list and memorize. If you speak another variety of Spanish you may notice that the flow of northern (Rioplatense) Spanish is different. It was heavily influenced by southern Italian immigrants. Another complication to getting along in Spanish in Argentina is that there are a lot of immigrants, especially from nearby neighbors. Larry de Los Angeles http://ShapechangerTales.com - website of the Immortal Shapechanger series ____________________________________________________________ Save $15 on Flowers and Gifts from FTD! Shop now at http://offers.juno.com/TGL1131/?u=http://www.ftd.com/17007 _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
