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  1. MariaSP

    Language questions

    Linguriosa's videos are fantastic. I do agree with you that some of the current changes are anything but organic. It's what happens when you mix grammar with politics 🤷🏻‍♀️ Only time will tell which changes become permanent and which disappear...
  2. MariaSP

    Language questions

    Check No. 23: "palo" means tree in Costa Rica, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. And No. 24: "palo" means shot of drink in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic & Venezuela. https://dle.rae.es/palo RAE doesn't permit or ban words. They simply document what is...
  3. MariaSP

    Language questions

    Interesting! I'm from Spain and never heard the word "palo" used like that. A lemon tree is a "limonero" and a shot of any drink is "un chupito" over here.
  4. MariaSP

    How to address other Spanish speakers, Formal or Informal?

    Yes, I would avoid "Chico/a".
  5. MariaSP

    How to address other Spanish speakers, Formal or Informal?

    To be honest, if it's obvious your Spanish is very limited but you're still making the effort, nobody is going to get offended because you're using tú or usted. Some of those people you mention will probably address you as "usted", because you're a customer (although your age would be another...
  6. MariaSP

    Learning Spanish while walking the Camino

    I offer this once a year. So far, I've done the Camino Inglés, Portugués from Tui and Fisterra-Muxía. Next year I'm offering the Variante Espiritual from Vigo. Amazing experiences all of them.
  7. MariaSP

    translation for allergy to meat

    This might help explain in Spanish what you can and can't eat. Apart from all the good answers other people have already given, my advice is to be as specific as you can. You would be surprised what people consider to be "meat" or not. Just last week I was on the way to Fisterra with a...
  8. MariaSP

    How to address other Spanish speakers, Formal or Informal?

    I picked 70 a bit randomly. I'm sure there are people over 70 who don't like being addressed formally as 'usted'. But, the older you get, the less likely you are to get offended because someone addressed you formally. My point was that nowadays, in Spain, the use of 'usted' has reduced...
  9. MariaSP

    How to address other Spanish speakers, Formal or Informal?

    You may still hear it occasionally, but definitely not as common as it used to be.
  10. MariaSP

    How to address other Spanish speakers, Formal or Informal?

    You don't have to say anything. Let's say you go into a shop, bar, café, etc. and you either greet the server, place your order, thank them or whatever by saying things like 'hola, señor' or 'gracias señora'. 'Hola' or 'gracias' (without the 'señor/señora') is plenty. If you need to get...
  11. MariaSP

    How to address other Spanish speakers, Formal or Informal?

    As a Spaniard, can I just say that these days most of us don't like being addressed as 'usted'. There some situations where it sounds OK, and even more appropriate. But, in general, we don't like it. It makes you feel very old when someone calls you 'usted'. So, unless the other person is...
  12. MariaSP

    How do you manage to overcome your language learning laziness?

    Can I recommend my own blog?
  13. MariaSP

    How do I spell this sculptor’s name?

    It's going to be very difficult to know for sure what the right spelling is, unless you get hold of the 'registro', as @Kathar1na says. Both spellings, Cagide and Cajide are Spanish. Galician would be Caxide. GI and JI sound exactly the same in Spanish (as well as GE/JE and B/V) so it's quite...
  14. MariaSP

    Exploring Christian Liturgy and Rituals: A Pilgrim's Guide

    Apart from all the good advice others have already shared, you might find this document useful. It's a bilingual mass guide. On the left, you can see what the priest would be saying in Spanish; and the English translation is on the right. https://docs.misas.org/docs/descarga/missa_es_en.pdf
  15. MariaSP

    Learning Spanish for the Camino: Recommendations for a Spanish Teacher

    Thank you for the mention! 🙏🏼
  16. MariaSP

    Wordle game in Spanish

    There is also the Spanish version of Quordle, where you have to guess 4 words... Quordle Diario 176 8️⃣6️⃣ 3️⃣7️⃣ es.quordle.com ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛...
  17. MariaSP

    A Spanish Conversational Thread

    Vosotros is very much used in Spain, but it is not an issue if you use ustedes. Simply be aware that you will hear vosotros quite frequently. Duolingo doesn't teach vosotros because it teaches some version of Latin American Spanish (probably Mexican) and vosotros is not used in Latin American...
  18. MariaSP

    A Spanish Conversational Thread

    Algunas de las palabras de la lista no se usan en España (por ejemplo, pantaloneta). Otras se usan, pero no con el significado que dice la lista. Por ejemplo 'caña' no es lo mismo que 'cerveza'. Si está en botella, no es caña; es cerveza. Caña es la cerveza de barril que se sirve en un vaso...
  19. MariaSP

    A Spanish Conversational Thread

    La expresión es 'poner los ojos en blanco'. El verbo 'poner' lo puedes conjugar en cualquier tiempo y persona, dependiendo de lo que quieras decir. Si estás hablando de algo que tú hiciste en el pasado, entonces 'puse los ojos en blanco' es correcto. Pero si hablas de otra persona o de otro...
  20. MariaSP

    Learning Spanish - Methods, resources, experiences, etc.

    I does depend a lot on the type of mistake you make. 'Quiero el cerveza' sounds a little demanding but I'm sure it will be overlooked since you're clearly not a native speaker. 'Estoy americano' will also get the message across, even if it sounds odd. Other mistakes might make it hard for...

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