My parents are from Argentina, and Spanish was my first language until I was 2... but living in America I lost my accent. But I can still speak Spanish pretty well, except my grammar is off because I was never formally educated on the language, I just learned by ear... My parents would speak to me in Spanish and I would respond in English.

So, is Italian easy to learn if the person already knows Spanish?

I want to study Spanish abroad. I'm making these my main deciding factors; cost, safety, atmosphere, and accent. I actually want to go to a place that has an accent (meaning not so standard Spanish.lol)
Which country do you recommend and why.
Thanx in advance
@Mary: So everyone that's studying English in the states is stupid, right? They all need to go the U.K. cause according to you, you should only study the language at the country it originated in. That's ignorant

I want to study Spanish abroad. Which country do you recommend and why. I actually want to go to a place that has an accent (meaning not so standard Spanish), so I would appreciate it if you took that into consideration.
Thanx in advance

Can you give me some examples of sentences that use this structure:
Se + verb
Example: Se prohible fumar (accent on the i in prohibe)

6 sentences please, using Yo, Tu, El, Nosotros, Ustedes, Ellos/as

After having developed conversational proficiency in Spanish through my studies in the U.S. and in Mexico, I would like to travel to a different Latin American country to continue learning the language while also broadening my horizons. Colombia seems like it would be a country that is not so all-too-well known as Mexico and is also famous for having a very neutral and pure form of Spanish. Here are some of my thoughts based on the impressions I have gotten so far, but please give me your input and correct my presumptions where they're wrong.

The cities on the coast like Santa Marta and Cartagena might be safer because they are more touristed, but I would like to see mainstream Colombia and not just the tourist side of the country. I also hear that the coastal cities would have the fast and chopped Carribean accent.

Bogota is the capital and the city with the fame for having a more high-brow and pure form of the Spanish language. However, the city would be huge, the weather cold and cloudy, and the people less friendly.

Medellin would be a more medium-sized city with a more spring-like climate and friendlier people. However, there is a rise in crime there lately and I have gotten the impression that visitors could be mistaken for being one of the influx of sex tourists that enter the country (sick!).

Cali is another more medium sized major city but I have the impression that the city is still a somewhat dangerous place to be.

Any suggestions? Or is Colombia maybe not the best option in the first place and I should look more at other countries to go and visit?

Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
-____________ frutas y vegetales en una verduleria. (vender) (the i of verduleria has an accent)
- ____________ espanol en muchos paises. (hablar) (n of espanol has marking and paises has accent on i)

i.e. if you speak Polish, he can read Spanish writing with a perfect accent, as it were your first language, even if you have know idea what your reading

Sorry I don't know how to put in accents.
Ramon leyo (accent over the o) esta revista.
Esos retratos son antiguos.
?Es esa reportera su favorita?
Aquellas camaras (accent over the first a) son del fotografo (accent over second o).

There is this hispanic comedian who does this routine about Indians from India knowing spanish better than mexicans. He does an impression of a person speaking spanish in an Indian voice, its hilarious. He also goes on to rap in an indian accent. What is the name of that comedian?

I'm talking about people who are English speakers but can speak spanish fluently and with good pronunciation. I was wondering if we have an accent when speaking spanish and if its annoying?

(Please include any accent marks)

This is John's bedroom.
This is John.
This is Jill.
This is Jill's bedroom.
This is the dinning room.
Those are cats.
I think I use some form of estar or ir but I'm not sure

In my class, I sit next to a Spanish boy took, and I like speaking Spanish sometimes I come out of nowhere and say something in Spanish. Today I was just randomly singing " Hips dont lie " and I said " mira en barranquilla se baila asi, say! " .. just for fun and he smiled but then I felt like he was sad all of a sudden .. like I did something really bad .. then I asked him " Mi amigo qual es la tarea? " and he just answered like I just stabbed him or spit in his face.

do you people find it rude?
or like I'm mocking you?

Or do you think this might be something else?
No! I never meant it to be rude! And I pronounce it really well.
He's from Honduras, he speaks English with an accent .. but I'm sure he's American and yes, I annoy him when I have nothing better to do.

i have been very curious about this question for a long time. Some languages(i wont say which) sound pretty ugly but some like russian, french, and italian sound pretty cool. If you don't speak spanish how does the spanish language sound to you? Im Mexican, remember each latin country has a different accent. if you could explain how it sounds maybe wich sound you hear the most or any kind of description. If it souds ugly to you its fine i wont mind i just want opinions.

I'm a cashier at a store where a large majority of Spanish speaking individuals shop. I have this huge urge to say certain things in Spanish such as, "Gracias", "Lo Siento", "Hola" but it may come off as ignorance or arrogance. ESPECIALLY, if I just judge that person by their physical characteristics and accent without actually HEARING them speak Spanish.

i want to learn spanish over the summer cuz i think itd be nice. any tips?

also how do you relearn a language. sounds weird ik. but english is my second language i learned it when i was 5 and then dropped my other language. i still understand the other one but its hard for me to talk because i just can't remeber the words (yet i understand them perfectly) and i have a horrible accent

thnx!

Can you give me some examples of sentences that use this structure:
Se + verb
Example: Se prohible fumar (accent on the i in prohibe)
6 sentences please? Using Yo, Tu, El, Nosotros, Ustedes, Ellos/as

im 16 years old and ive been bilingual since i was a toddler. i can speak fluent french and english without any accent. I can understand when people speak spanish because it's similar to french but i cant speak it

the thing is i,ve always been told you can only learn a language fully when you are very young. im already 16...i fear if i try to learn spanish i will end up not being able to fully speak it or speak it with a horrible accent =/...

has anyone learned a language after 15 and are able to speak it correctly?
also i don't remember learning french or english...so how long does it take to learn a language?
if your gonna be rude dont answer
alberto thanks alot thats a great idea!practicing with songs =) i know shakira has alot of spanish songs ..and ya i guess the accent thing is true but i guess sometimes having an accent is kinda cute i heard

I've studied Spanish long time ago when I was in high school. I loved it so much. So I'm thinking may be I should start studying it again. I don't remember anything at all, no grammar, no vocabulary , nothing. So what can I possibly do to master it as quickly as possible. I really get bored if I kept studying and didn't get a noteworthy output.
I want to start writing and speaking like a native speaker but I don't know how?!!

Note: I have this audio book + pdf , I listen to the native speaker reading the article while reading from the pdf. But her accent seems very good. I can never be as good as her. Any idea how to improve my accent too (Please don't tell me to talk to native Spanish speakers because I'm not going to be able to do so, It's all self study)

I've studied at several and they all suck...Ecuador, Argentina, Costa Rica, Spain, Guatemala.

I want a Spanish school where the teachers aren't only locals, but actually educated with M.A's in education or Spanish language and teachers who acutally have teaching skills and don't only follow a book.

Please, nothing in Mexico (not interested in that accent).

So during class these two Puerto Rican guys talk about me. Like I help them both with their science work. When I try to help one, who I end up helping the most, the other guy will ask for help as well. I try to help them both, but the first guy says something in spanish, but one word pops up the most. It's like "carrone" or something. They talk in Spanish a lot lol.

They pronounce it like "Cow-roan" but with an accent, you know? They say caliente sometimes as well.

Any ideas as to what these words might be or mean?

I am a Spanish major looking into affordable study abroad programs for the fall semester, and for now my city choices are Valdivia, Chile, Morelia, Mexico, and Rosario, Argentina. I'm a 22 year old female and I am concerned about activities around the city, safety, and desirability of accent. I also prefer a more tropical feel (but it is not necessary), and less European influence. If you have any experience with any of these cities at all, please share your stories. Thanks!

I have been speaking basic Spanish for 4 years and have just now recently been speaking more of it. I have the accent down and the letters of the alphabet. How much Spanish could I learn if I spent a week of just immersing my self in it. Is it possible for me to speak fluently? By the way the place where I work there are Spanish speaking people, so I would have people to converse with. Thanks!

I mean, like a actual accent from Spain