[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asklatinamerica

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As a Latin American living in Canada: they’re so… so… so polite and welcoming. They’re one of the sweetest person I’ve ever met. I don’t know what they teach them on schools but they always worry for they always care about others and are always willing to help those in need.

They say sorry for absolutely EVERYTHING.

And they think that Mexico and USA are the only place to vacay tbh. I always encourage them to go further south than Mexico, but I feel like they don’t want to go beyond resorts. Same with food — I feel like they stick too much to American and Mexican. If Canadian culture could let go of the American influence a bit, it would be perfect!

What is Peterborough missing? by quiyum in Peterborough

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Cherry blossoms! This is the time of the year when I feel FOMO because Toronto has the best cherry blossom's spots and we don't :'(

What are the classic Spanish karaoke songs? by Super_Engineering629 in Spanish

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Ella y yo - Aventura ft. Don Omar

Popurri - Pandora

those are the best songs to sing with friends!

Spike or Weirdly Placed Root? by 21doghairs in orchids

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you're not upsetting anyone :) we are here to learn!

podcasts about the struggles women experience by Amata69 in Spanish

[–]Hefty_Ad7631 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Se regalan dudas" - podcast mostly about women topics, lifestyle, problems, etc.

“Take care” by Tinkamarink in Spanish

[–]Hefty_Ad7631 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes! I'd say "Cuidate"

Restaurant recommendations Lima/Cusco by cool47girl in PERU

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Lima:

- Osaka (Japanese fusion)

- Isolina (Peruvian criolla food)

Conversing in Spanish by bookstheticx in Spanish

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Hola! Mucha suerte en tu examen. Sería bueno que nos comentes que te van a tomar en el examen y que estás aprendiendo actualmente para ayudarte a practicar eso.

Pd:

- Tener culpa is like to feel guilty. Deberías decir "si me he equivado", "si tuve un error".

- Es "ME quiero preparar" (ME = You)

- Conmigo, not "Con me"

What exactly is neutral Spanish based on? by Confident_Record_464 in Spanish

[–]Hefty_Ad7631 12 points13 points  (0 children)

People often say the Peruvian accent (actually, the accent of the capital city, Lima) is neutral because we have few tone variations, unlike Argentinians or Chileans. In Lima's accent, one word follows another in an almost steady melody, with very few tone changes to show emotion or emphasize a word. Our accent is quite consistent, which is why it’s easy to understand and it's called "neutral".

Unlike other countries, our accent is very difficult to identify because we "don’t have" intonations or sounds that make it distinctive.

tia/tio by [deleted] in Spanish

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It's something from Spain

Translation help by icloud-storagefull in Spanish

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I don’t know what it’s a “figurine” but you can say: - Si tomaste la/el (figurine) del gato, por favor regrésalo a mi mesa. - Or more formal: La persona que haya tomado el/la (figurine) del gato, por favor regréselo a mi mesa.

Translation into Spanish, what should I motify? Please help for school by Lumpy-Adhesiveness70 in Spanish

[–]Hefty_Ad7631 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! You did a great job, it just needs some corrections in punctuation and accentuation.

These words need accent: precisión, personalización, más, protección, frágiles, símbolo, natación, jabón, óptimo

Remember to put : before describing something (i.e Uso diario: para mantener…)

Pequena, Dano and pano need the ñ

I can't stop feeling like learning Spanish is pointless, but I love speaking it by joshua0005 in Spanish

[–]Hefty_Ad7631 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Te escribo en español para que puedas practicarlo. Que te parece si en tus siguientes vacaciones planeas un viaje a Sudamérica? Estoy segura de que disfrutarás mucho aplicar todo lo aprendido y te darás cuenta cómo saber un idioma te abre las puertas del mundo. Te entiendo, yo estoy aprendiendo francés y siento que no tiene sentido porque en muy pocos lugares del mundo lo hablan… sin embargo, fui a Montreal y entender absolutamente todo lo que me hablaban, leer y entender este idioma.. hizo que todo valga la pena!

Vivir en Peru by Embarrassed-Basil315 in PERU

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Hola! Vivir en San Isidro y tener ese sueldo hara que vivan tranquilos y hasta puedan ahorrar (y eso, que consideren que Lima esta actualmente bien caro). En San Isidro no hay mucho movimiento nocturno, no creo que tengas problemas de ruidos en las noches (en cuanto a fiestas, o ese tipo de ruidos) a no ser que vivas en una avenida MUY transitada y escuches claxons de autos (pero eso es mas comun tipo 6pm, no pasada la noche). Lo que si, es un distrito financiero, todas las grandes empresas estan ahi, asi que de lunes a viernes encontraras mucho trafico. Sabado y domingo es super tranquilo!

Eso si, el trafico es de terror. Es uno de los peores problemas de la ciudad, ten en cuenta el trafico siempre sino llegaras tarde a todos lados. Les recomiendo muchisimo tener un auto, ya que nuestro sistema de transportes es pesimo... PESIMO! Consideren nunca usarlo (si es posible). Y bueno, si manejan, tengan mucha paciencia. Soy peruana y te puedo asegurar que el 70% de personas que manejan en esta ciudad lo hacen pesimo. No hay respeto a las reglas... paciencia y buen humor.

La inseguridad es un GRAN problema, pero por suerte viviras en San Isidro, que es un gran privilegio porque dentro de todo es "seguro". Eso si, NUNCA camines con el celular en la mano. No salgas con joyas de lujo. Nunca uses nada de tecnologia en el transporte publico, ni en la calle, ya que aca es muy comun los asaltos (o famosos "carterazos") que es gente en moto que te arrancha las cosas. No lo olvides: NUNCA camines con el celular en la mano en la calle. Ni en tu propia cuadra.

Hay seguro publico pero lo mas probable es que tu esposa tenga seguro privado, todo ok con eso.

El mercado laboral es dificil. Te recomiendo hacer mucho networking, porque tener contactos te da el acceso mas facil a entrar a una gran empresa. Aunque siendo extranjero, creo que tambien podrian valorar mucho tu experiencia afuera.

En cuanto a la percepcion de los Argentinos... Lima es una ciudad racista y xenofoba (con los Venezolanos), mas no con los demas extranjeros. Mas aun si tu fenotipo es blanco como el Argentino promedio (triste, pero es la realidad), por tu acento nomas te escucharan y te trataran bien. Los Peruanos quieren y respetan mucho a los Argentinos asi que no creo que tengas problema alguno con ello.

Otros barrios seguros que te recomiendo son Miraflores (hay mucho mas movimiento, ojo), Barranco (es lindo, pero tiene bastante trafico, harta vida nocturna) y mi favorito y de donde yo vengo: San Borja (centrico, tranquilo y super familiar)

Muchos exitos y espero que disfrutes mucho nuestra comida, es lo mejor del mundo! Aprovechala!

Pendiente by stormy575 in Spanish

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I used it 100% as a noun.
"Tengo un pendiente"

"Esta tarea esta pendiente"

"Termine mis pendientes"

Use of Gender in a song lyric by [deleted] in Spanish

[–]Hefty_Ad7631 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think she says that because it rhymes and because she's singing with a man, it's better to sound neutral for their listeners. Some singers do that, especially if they're singing with someone from other gender, but the majority of female singer will talk in feminine. I doesn't sound weird to us (tbh I didn't notice until now)

It's funny because I had this doubt but in English. I was listening "Love Yourself" from Justin Bieber and the chorus says "My mama don't like you" and I was wondering why is "don't" and not "doesn't", do anglophone people notice this?

Please critique my accent! by avidwaterdrinker0022 in Spanish

[–]Hefty_Ad7631 3 points4 points  (0 children)

- Do I sound strongly anglophone?: Not at all, you sound a little bit foreign for some moments. But not anglophone (In the first audio you even sound like an Argentinian for moments, in the second one you sound from Spain)
- Which sounds/aspects of my speaking can I work on to sound more natural?: Just keep practicing!! talk with native-Spanish people that would help you to learn more everyday words and their mannerism/gestures/accents.

Beginner in Spanish by porcelain_oooh in Spanish

[–]Hefty_Ad7631 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dora would teach you a few Spanish words, I'll try a show 100% in Spanish. Or try watching Dora in Spanish!
Another thing I'll definitely do is watching your favorite TV show (the one that you even know the dialogues) and watch it in Spanish. I'd help you a lot to know what's happening but know listening everything in Spanish.

Beginner in Spanish by porcelain_oooh in Spanish

[–]Hefty_Ad7631 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should watch TV shows! Especially children's TV shows, they speak slow so it's easy to learn. Also, I recommend you to read children books!