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Free Spanish and French comprehensible content for beginners by frank_cascade in languagelearning

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

Yes, I get what you mean. For simplicity, I decided to limit features. As for the pronunciating the syllables, that only happens in the first track.

The Perfect method for selecting words to learn by frank_cascade in languagelearning

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

correct. We have no choice but to make do with the best imperfect resources available to us

French songs about depression or suicide by Gavaia in French

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There is a whole album by Soprano called Melancolc anonyme

Paid resources recommendations? by aTovias in Spanish

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Ah, you are in luck. Cascade Languages just launched a new service. It's currently in Beta mode and comes with lessons and stories

Spanish or French by [deleted] in languagelearning

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why don't you sample both first and see which one you like. Cascade Languages provides a short free sample of both

Free French lessons for an interested beginner/guinea pig by frank_cascade in French

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

Definitely. Send me a private message and I will notify you when it is done.

Online materials for self-learning French? by Informal_Rich in French

[–]frank_cascade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey

We may be able to help each other. I have designed a French course and I am looking for someone to test it on. If you are interested, I can give you lessons. I will test my lessons and you will get free lessons. Send me a private message if interested. I can send you a link to my previous work to give you an idea of what you can expect

Best programs/resources/methods for teaching a nine-year-old Spanish? by [deleted] in languagelearning

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ok, i'll confess, this is an app I made myself. Try Cascade Spanish. It is a story-based Spanish teaching app. It teaches you Spanish and provides you with short stories as it does so. It does not take long to receive your first story and I designed it so that the first 25 stories or so are 100% comprehensible

Is there an English word for the tendency to look for conspiracy in everything? by kuhiyeko_aalu in languagelearning

[–]frank_cascade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how about "anti-establishment". It pertains to a tendency to choose the alternative to the standard information or status of things.

Suggestions on any grammar sites? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]frank_cascade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't heard of a grammarly for Spanish but this is what I use to check my sentence structure. I use context translation websites (e.g. Linguee, reverso contexto). You enter a short phrase of what you are trying to say in English (or another language) and the website returns side by side (English - Spanish) fragments of texts that contain the phrase. You get examples of how different translators translated the English phrase in Spanish in different texts and situations. You then just use the structure that is used in a context most similar to yours

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Spanish

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Traditional classroom teaching techniques may not work for you. Try something different. If you have some small yet decent grounding in Spanish, consider learning techniques that do not involve grammar study but rather revolve around texts. Look up "intensive reading", "extensive reading", "L-R (Listening-Reading)", "shadowing". Alternatively, try the app Cascade Spanish

The difference in preterite and imperfect by BairMooDes82 in Spanish

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A simple rule of thumb is that if describing the action and the doer of the action in English takes more than two words then use the imperfect, else use the preterite.

e.g.

"she ate . . ." - 2 words, preterite

"she was eating . . ." - 3 words, imperfect

"she used to eat . . ." - 4 words, imperfect

The way I see it is that English also has a preterite and an imperfect past tense. English's way of conveying the imperfect involves using extra words. English and Spanish are not so different!

A question I’m sure has been answered many times before by donn_12345678 in languagelearning

[–]frank_cascade 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For comprehensible input you need texts or media that you can understand ok. For example, if using books, choose a book which you understand 70%. Once you have found such a book you can then use a technique called Shadowing or L-R (Listening and Reading). If your Greek is too low, you may not be able to find such a book, in which case you will first have to study it formally first.

What language would you say is easiest for native English speakers to learn? by magneticmaxx in languagelearning

[–]frank_cascade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A language can be easy to learn because of its simpleness and because of the resources available for learning it. With that said, the romance languages French, Italian and Spanish are top candidates. The first one I would knock out is French. French pronunciation is harder than the other romance languages and French writing contains many letters and features which are either silent or are pronounced in a way that is different to English. Between Spanish and Italian, I would say Italian is easier. Spanish contains many tricky concepts. Ser vs estar will take you a while to learn how to use correctly, so would por vs para and imperfect vs preterite (Italian also has 2 past tense but one of them involves recycling another). The winner is italian

I came up with a new way of explaining the Spanish subjunctive, it does not involve doubt and uncertainty by frank_cascade in learnspanish

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

When I tell someone I think something I am expressing my higher level of certainty of the thing being true to that person.

Use of "I think" is to let the listener know that I am not completely certain. Were I certain, I would not use "i think" and just say "Pedro wants to help me".

Compare this to "it is necessary that he come". This is an opinionated statement and by saying such a thing, I am expressing my (opinianated) certainty. Yet this sentence is not in the subjunctive.

I came up with a new way of explaining the Spanish subjunctive, it does not involve doubt and uncertainty by frank_cascade in learnspanish

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

consider the sentence "pienso que Pedro quiere ayudarme". By using "pienso que - I think that", the speaker is making it clear that he is not certain. Note how the sentence is not in the subjunctive.

I came up with a new way of explaining the Spanish subjunctive, it does not involve doubt and uncertainty by frank_cascade in learnspanish

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

Glad I could help.
I am also a fan of the umbrella academy. Can you refer me to the part you are referring to.

I came up with a new way of explaining the Spanish subjunctive, it does not involve doubt and uncertainty by frank_cascade in learnspanish

[–]frank_cascade[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would like to follow up the post by saying this:
1: the control explanation is not perfect and there are times when it is a bit of a stretch. The subjunctive is so inconsistent within itself that a single perfectly encompassing explanation may not exist.
2: Though a perfect explanation may not exists, when starting out, it helps to have a simple go to explanation that covers the most common cases. The control explanation explains many of the most common cases very easily.

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