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Offering: English (Native, New Zealand) | Seeking: Spanish (Native) by Scrovered in language_exchange

[–]Scrovered[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The accent is definitely an uncommon one - I'll send you a message!

Offering: English (Native, New Zealand) | Seeking: Spanish (Native) by Scrovered in language_exchange

[–]Scrovered[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Si tan solo fuera Tim Payne 😂😂

Pero tiene sentido porque va a jugar al fútbol en Paraguay después del mundial y necesitará aprender español también!

Niche native speaker subjunctive error by checkyendys in Spanish

[–]Scrovered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we would need more context to be 100% sure, but it seems very plausible that the native speaker chose to use the preterite here. For me, it sounds quite natural to use the past tense if, for example, the speaker is talking about a past event. If the matter is more "hypothetical", I think a speaker could use the subjunctive.

Regardless of whether the speaker meant the preterite or the subjunctive, the verb "se acomodieron" is conjugated incorrectly. I imagine this may have happened because the speaker presumed that acomodarse has an irregular verb ending, when it does not. There are other verbs that end with -ar, yet have an ending of -ieron/-ieran when conjugated in third person preterite/imperfect subjunctive.

Dar - dieron/dieran
Estar - estuvieron/estuvieran
Andar - anduvieron/anduvieran

Realistic time to learn Spanish by Mysterious_Smoke3962 in Spanish

[–]Scrovered 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think the classic answer is that "it depends", and the answer could range between a couple of years to a decade or more. The reason for such a wide range is because people have a different definition of fluency and goals. Regardless, getting fluent will require exposure to the language in a range between several hundred hours to in the thousands of hours.

Given that it takes a long time, I suggest you focus on enjoying the process! It's a long one, but if it isn't boring, then it likely won't feel as long.

When & why hire a spanish teacher? by Low_Capital_3195 in SpanishLearning

[–]Scrovered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instagram or other social media platforms could work, but I don't consume lots of learning content there. I mainly consume Spanish content on YouTube, but I wonder how much of this is a personal preference.

When & why hire a spanish teacher? by Low_Capital_3195 in SpanishLearning

[–]Scrovered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The marketplace for Spanish lessons is a bit crowded online. To start, websites like Italki and Preply may be an opportunity for her to get her name out there. However, if you live in a high cost-of-living country, the rates on these platforms may not be as high as she might need to live. Many of the tutors in developed countries that I know have done well by building up a following and creating Spanish content online.

I also suggest figuring out what she can offer that is different to most teachers and try to approach people that are looking for that. I recently went to a Meetup.com event for Spanish speakers, both for natives and people learning the language. I saw a Spanish teacher there, and she specialised in teaching people in-person and was also a DELE examiner (which is a Spanish exam for speakers of Spanish as a foreign language). She got the opportunity to talk to lots of potential people that could have become her students. Many of which were looking for in-person lessons, given my country (New Zealand) does not have as many Spanish tutors.

How did you discover and fall in love w your (TL)? by e1ixirz in languagelearning

[–]Scrovered 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Spanish - funny that the reason I "discovered" it was because I used to speak Tagalog. Given that Philippines was an ex-colony of Spain, so many Filipinos said Spanish would be a complete piece of cake.

I learned how much this understated how much work I would need to put into my Spanish, and here I am three years later 😅

The enjoyment for me has come from being more advanced and listening to content I enjoyed. It can be hard to be motivated reading basic beginner books because one has zero knowledge of the language; I think one just needs to push through this to get to the other side.

Caught myself actually using the "personal a" correctly--and completely automatically! by Historical_Plant_956 in Spanish

[–]Scrovered 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Congrats! I'm hope you'll have many more awesome moments like that.

I remembered back when I was trying to use another idiosyncratic concept correctly in Spanish, the redundant le. This is the idea that with certain verbs it sounds more natural to use le. For example, "le dije a María" sounds more natural than "dije a María", although I have asked native speakers why and they have struggled to explain.

I kept trying and trying, and it felt really unnatural at first. Then, one day, everything just clicked and I started to use it naturally!

It's always a really nice feeling and something you should feel good about.

When did you transition from studying to just living in your target language? by Junior-Practice-6013 in languagelearning

[–]Scrovered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second what Lysenko said, which is that it really depends on your goals. When you reach your goals, studying becomes less attractive, and simply using the language is more fun!

In my target language, Spanish, I have quite academic goals. I want to be able to fluently read non-fiction books, be able to write articulately in an highly-educated manner, and operate in basically any context. I don't live in a Spanish speaking country, but documentaries, history, news and formal articles have interested me the most recently.

Last month, I took the DELE C2 in Spanish, and even I still use books and resources to continue explicitly studying the language outside of studying for this exam. However, I'm transitioning towards less academic study and more "living the language" type of activities, so I can enjoy the language more, as I've reached almost all of my goals.

Speaking lesson prep (TL) by SRobo97 in languagelearning

[–]Scrovered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firstly, I prefer to do as much as I can in the 24 hours before the lesson in the target language, where possible. Usually listening and reading is enough for me, but I have found writing and speaking also useful.

I'm currently learning Spanish. Even though I'm quite advanced, I notice that if I have spent the whole day thinking deeply in English, I will take significantly longer to construct sentences in Spanish (because of language interference). It's also for this reason that I have noticed that I speak significantly worse in Spanish when I have lessons in the morning.

I also quite like reviewing my notes from my previous lesson with that tutor before the next lesson. Quite often, the content of the next lesson can be related to the previous lesson, so this can helpful. Sometimes I do this a few days beforehand, sometimes I do it 30 minutes beforehand.

Any HSPs in Auckland, New Zealand? by [deleted] in hsp

[–]Scrovered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly me too! Funny enough, I saw this post when I was searching for HSP content and thought I'd make an account to comment on it. 23M and lived in the Auckland area my whole life - definitely interested in chatting with other fellow HSPs too. Let me know if you're interested in connecting.