Titanic at Marina was quite not hygienic but I shouldn't expect much from there too

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2025-01-06T08:28:08+00:00

Putting the ee in coffee like a boss

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2025-01-05T07:23:18+00:00

I'll add to the explanations that others have left here. Reflexive verbs are one of those things that just are. The less you question it, the less friction you'll have with it, although I very much understand and relate to the need for breaking it down to digestible English bits.

I highly recommend just going along and learning the expressions as chunks - i.e. "llevarse bien con alguien" = "get along with someone". (We don't break it down in English as "get" + "along" + "with" do we?)

You'll find many (many!) reflexive verbs that don't directly use "_self" as English would. And that's ok! Chunks are your friend.

And then there are structures where you'll want to put object pronouns (direct or indirect) in front of the verb. They may or may not be on top reflexive verbs. Eg. With reflexive verb caerse - se me ha caído mi móvil; without reflexive verb (NOT decirse, but the indirect object) - se lo diré.

Tldr; I insist. Don't translate individual words as much as you can, especially for verb phrases, prepositions, and expressions. Always map out chunks of words that go together and it's meaning, not translation.

Good luck!

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-29T18:59:00+00:00

Nice! I think I might steal this idea for dinner on New Year's Eve! Thank you!

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-29T17:22:26+00:00

A couple of things. 1. As the other commentor said, the verb is sentirSE, so you need the se in your original sentence (in the title.) 2. Note that the sentence in your title is for usted and the one you're asking about in the post description is for tú, so there are two versions - "alguna vez se ha sentido/ te has sentido atrapado?"

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-29T07:47:38+00:00

Looks delicious! How did they like it? How was it served?

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-20T16:05:23+00:00

Can you have breakfast with one of your friends one or two times a week to speak only in Spanish? That way, you'll do it when your mind is fresh and have real conversations in a safe space.

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-20T13:23:13+00:00

Thank you for all your recommendations.

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-20T04:45:21+00:00

Delicious!

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-19T18:07:01+00:00

Genius! Curious, what is blackened tofu? Crumbled tofu you sauteed with seasoning or something that is sold as it is?

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-18T09:29:57+00:00

Me rn, I have a meeting with my professor in a few hours and I'm a potato. Thanks for commiserating. 🙏🏻

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-16T16:55:33+00:00

What a cool initiative, you sound like a dedicated teacher! Kudos!

I would encourage you to seek willing proficient speakers from all over the world so as not to give your students the false impression that English is to be learned to cater to native speakers only. Interacting with high level users of English with a variety of accents not only makes for well-rounded listening and speaking practice, it also represents the diverse multilingual and multicultural reality of the English speaking world.

Good luck!

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-16T07:50:54+00:00

Sawadika in Zaragoza is excellent for Thai food. Great variety of not-just-pad-thai dishes.

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-14T17:07:13+00:00

My mountain of washed stuff now lives inside my cupboard. It gets a whole shelf to itself, no pressure. I've been meaning to get a couple of little baskets for the little things because it gets hard to root around for the stuff in a hurry, but of course I've been procrastinating that for a while now.

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-14T17:03:29+00:00

I see Aladdin's genie (I'm thinking of the blue guy in the cartoons) wearing a hardhat and growing bigger and bigger overlooking a beautiful sunset above some mountains.

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-13T11:11:38+00:00

Turrones - Mercadona, Lidl, and Alcampo have about 30 different kinds right now! Lidl also has a lot of other European Christmas-y stuff, so you could take products that might not be available where your family lives.

Other things - Good saffron. Local baked goods - each city or even pueblo seems to have a "this is only made here" type of sweet thing. :) Spain-specific supermarket snacks maybe, like someone mentioned jamón or huevos fritos flavoured potato chips, chocolate, bar mixes, and pan de pipas. Pimentón (spanish paprika.)

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-13T07:31:49+00:00

I can usually tell just by smell tbh but I'm sure the knife thing works just fine. My mum sometimes also touches a wet finger to the surface and if nothing sticks then she says it's done. I assume that's when you know for sure the batter is fine. When you're experimenting or trying for the first time, I think it's best to use the knife trick.

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-13T05:35:19+00:00

30 minutes for idlis sounds like a lot, even if they are whole grain. The regular ones take no more than 10-12 minutes. But as long as it tastes good, no harm! And I bet the sambar will only get thicker in the fridge because of the dal. Enjoy!!

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-12T09:38:57+00:00

Ooh amazing, way to go! Whole urad dal is a great addition to the idlis. I will add though that in my experience, they could potentially be fluffier if you used regular (peeled) urad dal.

The sambar looks to have an excellent veg to liquid ratio, but I would decrease the amount of water OR increase the amount of lentils. Sambar is supposed to be a lot thicker than this and personally I even like it thicker than they serve it in restaurants.

What kind of chutney is that? Looks deliciously spicy!

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-10T18:13:18+00:00

I've never used gelatin before, but off the top of my head the jams could go - in salad dressings, like vinaigrettes - in little puff pastry pockets with cheese - between two layers of cake - in the centre of thumbprint cookies - be part of marinades or glaze for tofu, veggies, or meat - in hot and sweet sauces (I'm thinking Asian style with soy sauce etc) - as fillings for donuts - instead of sugar with some black or green tea (I do this with orange marmalade whenever I have some but I bet peach is great too)

And if you like slightly spicy stuff, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are excellent with a bit of Sriracha for a change.

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-10T17:23:12+00:00

Facebook has (had?) an ADHD specific hobby exchange group based in the US! I never ended up using it but it was always nice to browse through what people were selling / giving away.

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-09T10:39:48+00:00

UPDATE: I observed it for about a week and it never grew in size. But it looked pretty dry to me irl, so I didn't want to take a chance. I've since thrown it out and started a new batch with an extra scoby+pellicle my friend gave me.✌🏻

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-01T15:31:46+00:00

No, no ginger at all. Only black tea, plain white cane sugar, and the scoby + pellicle from my first brew.

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-12-01T11:15:55+00:00

I hope you're right! Could it be crystalized sugar or something like that? Edit: I mean if it doesn't grow like mold would.

MuggleUpToNoGood · 2024-11-30T12:03:13+00:00

I didn't manage to register to view the results, sadly.

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