Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Hey, we made the news again!

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ZihuaRob — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 02:37:52 +0000

Ahuyentar means to chase away. Huir means to run away. Similar but different. The pronunciation of the former may be a bit difficult for non-Spanish speakers trying to read it: ah-oo-yen-TAR.

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jaui — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 21:55:15 +0000

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In the article, you used a good word to add to one's vocabulario en español:

Ahuyentar

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/ahuyentar

Since the meanings are quite similar, that must be a derivative of:

huir

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/huir

So goes for today's Spanish class.

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Paulf — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 21:37:34 +0000

I am using Chrome. I did a right click on my mouse and when the box came up selected translate. I just thought it was funny with all the misspelled words- I least knew what the word was suppose to be.

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Emmet — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 23:12:11 +0000

I kind of like Rosetta Stone but it's frustrating (how many times is it going to come up that I need to tell you the boy is on the wing of a plane). So, I play with Duolingo to try to increase my vocab. It's easy to do on an Ipad while on the couch in the evening. If you spend a lot of time in the car, you might also look at Pimsleur.

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Oeste Hermoso — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 23:06:26 +0000

Thank you. I use Dragon Naturally Speaking to dictate text into my laptop so I would be comfortable talking in to the computer. I am too unstructured /undisciplined for classes (although I teach p/t). But if I get a bit of Spanish in me I will definitely practice in Zihua.

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frostbite — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 22:32:00 +0000

My wife gave me the Rosetta Stone Spanish course a few years ago but, for some reason, I'm not comfortable sitting at home talking at a computer. I much prefer being in a classroom interacting with other students. As the French like to say: "Chacun a son gout". Apologies for any accent/spelling mistakes.

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Oeste Hermoso — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 21:46:48 +0000

I am not teaching p/t this winter so I have extra time and would like to study Spanish. Can you recommend an online course or is Rosetta Stone the best way to self study?

And I know a Senorita from Dorango who lives here with whom I could practice over a cerveza.

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Curbarn — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:10:25 +0000

if you ever want a laugh, try using google translate for Japanese. The translations are really nonsense.

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ZihuaRob — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 14:27:02 +0000

My Spanish is pretty good, and I did understand the article...BUT...Newspaper Spanish and Spanish that is spoken in everyday transactions are two different animals. The words they use in "journalistic" writing can be obtuse and are often used in different manners that someone who is learning to speak the language would understand. Give the poor Snowbirds a break...at least they cared enough to translate this article (such as it was).

It's a long-running joke between Sidney and me.

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jr — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 03:46:57 +0000

My Spanish is pretty good, and I did understand the article...BUT...Newspaper Spanish and Spanish that is spoken in everyday transactions are two different animals. The words they use in "journalistic" writing can be obtuse and are often used in different manners that someone who is learning to speak the language would understand. Give the poor Snowbirds a break...at least they cared enough to translate this article (such as it was).

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ZihuaRob — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 03:16:23 +0000

I speak 3 languages and forgot one, since I left Czechoslovakia at age 6. Spanish, regrettably, is not one of them, since it wasn't taught where I went to school. I'd certainly sign up for Spanish classes if they were available here in Hamilton (population 4000}. Giving people who visit Zihua for a couple of weeks a year a ration of crap for not speaking the local language is pretty childish.

You could study on line, if you wanted to.

Who'd I give a ration of crap? Just because it bothers you that I point this out to you... But I do so because I care. Would you rather I didn't? Is the honeymoon over?

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frostbite — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 02:19:59 +0000

I speak 3 languages and forgot one, since I left Czechoslovakia at age 6. Spanish, regrettably, is not one of them, since it wasn't taught where I went to school. I'd certainly sign up for Spanish classes if they were available here in Hamilton (population 4000}. Giving people who visit Zihua for a couple of weeks a year a ration of crap for not speaking the local language is pretty childish.

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ZihuaRob — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 01:07:49 +0000

A voice that may be heard, I just whine about it but will have no listeners.
Gracias
Your point about Europeans being multi lingual
If you live in a fish bowl you had better speak the same language as the other fish

There was a followup article in today's paper with a fairly poor translation of English into Spanish, so Frostbite shouldn't feel too bad. It works both ways. Saludos.

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Mexalberta — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:19:50 +0000

A voice that may be heard, I just whine about it but will have no listeners.
Gracias
Your point about Europeans being multi lingual
If you live in a fish bowl you had better speak the same language as the other fish

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Altona Stu — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:58:55 +0000

Are you using Chrome for your browser? Chrome will ask if you want a page translated and if you agree, ask if you want it done automatically in the future. Works great...better than copying and pasting into google translate. Quality of the translation still a problem at times.

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ZihuaRob — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:25:08 +0000

How was your Spanish before you moved there and married a local?

It was College Level Conversational because since it is the most widely spoken language in this hemisphere I made sure to study Spanish every chance I got throughout my years of formal schooling. Aren't you glad you asked? I thought all you well-educated Europeans were multilingual?

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frostbite — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:12:51 +0000

How was your Spanish before you moved there and married a local?

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Paulf — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 18:57:23 +0000

When translated to English, there were a lot of misspelled words and wrong words used- was able to get the jist of the article.

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Commander Barrett — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:43:51 +0000

My rate at Villa Mexicana was posted in pesos.

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ZihuaRob — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:42:42 +0000

Once again, Google translate claims to be translating, but still no results after a 6 minute wait. What might be the problem?

Your lack of Spanish.

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Los cerebros — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:25:33 +0000

It works fine for me.

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frostbite — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:21:40 +0000

Once again, Google translate claims to be translating, but still no results after a 6 minute wait. What might be the problem?

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Canadian Rainbirds — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:09:14 +0000

Well said Rob. Damn, I'm agreeing with you again!

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ZihuaRob — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:00:39 +0000

Not sure is any of you saw this in yesterday's news, but your voices ARE being heard.

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