Hi, I have no official qualifications in Spanish yet can speak it to a pretty good level. I am wondering, for jobs in latin america (I understand this is an incredibly broad subject lol) will they typically want the official paperwork qualification, or will they be simply happy with the knowledge that I can speak spanish?

Is there anyone that can explain and translate this? I wish I could give more context but he didn't give much information surrounding it. He only said " Me dijo que los chavos tienen un laboral social bien chida." Here's a link in case anyone is curious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZFLAvikdQs&t=13s

De vuelta en el CONALEP | Adrián Marcelo

I regularly interact with people who only speak Spanish at my job and I would like to be able to help them. I’m not necessarily looking for the best phrases as long as they are easy to say and understand because I have trouble with pronunciation, even though I try my best. I wanted to get some feedback to make sure I’m saying the right things. Thank you for your time.

¿Quieres que te diga el pricio? -Do you want me to tell you the price?

Alternatively: ¿Necesitas el pricio? -Need the price?

Se lo pongo en tu cuenta -I’ll put it on your account

¿Cuanto quieres? -How much do you want?

Por favor, firme aquí. -please, sign here.

¿Cual el nombre de trabajo? -what is the job name?

Que tengas un bien día -have a nice day

¿Cual es el nombre de la cuenta?

• what is the name on the account?

I used google translate and asked my coworkers who speak Spanish but they both said different things so I want to double check.

E.g. when you do something just for the sake of it..? Gracias :)

Hello people.

So lately I´ve been noticing the word "tema" a lot used fe in youtube comments under Spanish songs.

"No puedo parar de escuchar este tema"

Or

The song "Cada loco con su tema"

Now I understand that it literally translates to "Theme". Does it mean something like "vibe"?

Thanks

I was thinking, I've always found "Hojas de Cálculo" a little clunky. "Spreadsheets" is so quick in English.

Lo propondría: Cálculojas.

But my serious question is, how much do portmanteau feature in Spanish, in your experience? Is there a popular word for this phenomenon, where two common words are joined? An online dictionary gives "acronímo," as the word for it, but that translates back as ''acronym'' which doesn't seem quite right, unless the two are really used interchangeably.

We tend to generate them so much in English (and some of these have then been loaned into Spanish, like "podcast") so I'm curious where this sits in the Spanish language.

i've learned spanish before and while living in argentina for a few months and I speak it daily (with my fiancé) so I want to help some Spanish learners and share my knowledge :)

In a social media context, how do I write “follow for updates" in Spanish?

Stupid question incoming:

For context, I understand they have generally different usages in LATAM and Spain; in Spain the preterito perfecto compuesto (PPC) is generally more commonly used than the preterito indefinido (PI), and the inverse is true in LATAM. I speak Italian, and the PPC is much easier to conceptualize and use than the PI, as it is similar to the Italian passato prossimo.

I plan to do some travel in LATAM soon and so my question to y'all is could I 'get away' with only using the PPC to talk about past events, or would this ultimately result in miscommunication and confusion if used in a context where the PI would normally be used?

Don't get me wrong, I definitely will learn to use the PI, but I'm just curious if I can use this 'trick' to suffice when I don't feel confident using the PI.

Thanks everyone!

I grew up with Spanish, and both of my parents only speak Spanish, but my Spanish isn’t very good. My parents can just understand what I’m saying to them. My siblings speak Spanish perfectly. I can understand a lot, but I have trouble speaking with my family and other Spanish speakers I meet, and I’m extremely embarrassed by this and want to fix this issue.

What are some ways I could go about fixing this issue? Are there any online resources? Thank you in advance.

What you learn in class is a very clear form of Spanish. If I want my speaking to sound more causal and everyday what kinds of interjections(such as “uhhh” delaying a response and “oh” for remembering something) and other short words are good to know in general? As well as when someone else is speaking what does a mainland Spanish speaker say to back channel.

When the guy at the store asks me "Quieres bolsa" is it OK just to say "No quiero"? Or do I have to say "No la wuiero"? Or something else?

Wilingua teaches , for example, the "quarter to hour" in two ways :

Spain Spanish: It is, for example: "son las cinco menos cuarto"

Mexican Spanish "son cuarto para las cinco"

Duolingo teaches the Spain way, but people claim it teaches Mexican Spanish because the pronunciatin is not θ for ce and ci

There are mostly vocabulary words that I learn differently on the two apps, and duolingo, most of not all the time, seems like to teach vocabulry from Spain or other countries than Mexico.

Am I right?

It's windy this weekend.
hace viento este fin de semana. # esta viento?

It's cloudy this weekend.
Está nublado este fin de semana. # hace nublado?
# What's the difference here between viento and nublado?

It's dark and raining.
esta oscuro y llueve # hace oscuro?

It's often cold in November.
a menudo hace frio en noviembre # esta frio?

The weather is bad in California.
Hace mal tiempo en California. # el tiempo esta mal en California ?

It isn't very cold in the fall.
No hace mucho frío en el otoño. # mucho vs muy

Hace muy buen tiempo en Barcelona, hace mucho sol. # Why muy in the first sentence and mucho in the second one and not the opposite or both mucho or both muy?

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Te di mi amor pero nunca iba a ser suficiente.

Cuando dije que me lastimaste, cuando me escuchaste llorar, me llamaste demasiado sensible o me llamaste loca.

Traté de hablar, pero no me oirías, en realidad no.

Vi mi futuro contigo pero no fui suficiente para ti.

Solías calmar todos mis miedos, pero ahora estas callado.

Me odio por amar tan profunda, pero no sé amar de otra manera.

Me aferré a la esperanza, que me mostrarías que todavía te importaba.

Confié en ti con mi corazón, y lo diste por sentado.

En mi mente, juego a fingir. Imagino nuestro amor tan apasionado y puro como esos primeros meses.

Estoy rota y me pregunto qué hice mal, para hacer que dejes de amarme.

Pasé de sentir que valía la pena, pero ahora siento que no valgo.

Porque si realmente me amaste, no habrías dejado de demostrármelo.

Te di mi amor, pero nunca iba a ser suficiente.

La parte aterradora es pensar que me dejarás ir sin luchar.

Yo nunca iba a ser suficiente.

Hello! Can anyone translate this to spanish?

"Have I ever told you how much I love you?" And "I will always be thankful that you are my mom" And last line, "I always find myself lucky because I have you as my mom"

Thank you!

I'm 23 years old man, and English is my 2nd language. I relocated to NYC 4 months ago, and I have a very basic vocabulary in Spanish and would love to improve my Spanish to a way where I can fully express myself by talking and writing.

Are there any recommended Spanish teachers or Spanish group classes in Manhattan, preferably in the Upper East Side?

Thank you!

Hey guys I’m looking to download or stream the show Red Flags series in Australia with subtitles if anyone has had any luck ?

Thank you

I’m taking a break from Korean to learn Spanish, and woowee is it great lol. Grammar and reading has been a breeze for me but what I’m having trouble with is how to recall it to speak it. Any suggestions on how to remember the words to speak it?

I understand the "if you're going to have a BBQ." I just added that for context. The rest I have NO idea. lol If anyone could help out translating it to English, that would be extremely helpful. I left a link to the video and the title of the video in case anyone was interested. Also in i'm not sure if I heard "tantita" correct.

Si van a armar una carne asada, tengan tantita? madre, no anden llevando flechas y se van a tragar como pinche cerdo el top sirloin que llevó su compadre. No mamen, ponganse vergas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gDt6wCA_4I&t=4s

DOBLAJES MAMILAS - CAGUA-MAN Y LOS MAMADORES| LA CARNE ASADA

Hello, I’m currently trying to be certified as bilingual since a lot of the jobs in my area require it or offer a pay boost if you are. My parents were born in Mexico and I grew up with Spanish in my household. I’m very good at the conversational aspect of Spanish but not so much when it comes to writing Spanish.

Any resources where I can learn how to write Spanish, especially those where I can improve my grammar and teach you about when/when not to use accents?

YouTubers like John Campea, Kristian Harloff, or Double Toasted that talk about movies, tv shows, and news about movies. Or any YouTubers that react to videos like Aba and Preach?

I’ve been using mango languages for a few weeks now in preparation and a few other resources but I’m not sure if this is the best way.

If anyone has anything that could help me, please share it thanks

Is there a difference between “Presiento” vs “Tengo la sensación” when you want to say I have a feeling?

hello! so ive been wanting to learn spanish for awhile now since my friend is spanish speaking and i think it would be nice to communicate with her in her native tongue as shes said shes more comfortable speaking it so i wanted to learn it for her! im not a spanish speaker and have never spoken it before and wanted to know a good book that'll help me with spanish! does anyone have good recommendations and tips that might be helpful? i dont want to use duolingo or apps because i personally learn better be writing down stuff and taking notes!

Any recommendations to improve my vocabulary would be very much appreciated :D thanks!

Hi, I need help. I need Spanish book recommendations or podcasts. I can only speak Spanish. I have my Spanish GCSE higher paper next year. I will be stuffed up due to the writing and reading. Please help me by giving recommendations to improve my writing and reading. It is very much appreciated thanks :D