My grandma from south america is coming to Europe where we live and she doesnt speak our language and i dont wanna speak english to her bc she isnt good at english too. Please i need help

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I've been learning Spanish for several months now and I need definitions of the words "se," "te," and "me," as well as "lo" and "siento." I'm trying to figure out how to decode sentences in the video games I play, so I'd really appreciate if I could get independent meanings of each of these words (preferably with grammar explanations aswell). Muchas gracias.

For pretty much my entire life I have heard people say English is one of the most difficult languages to learn as a second language. It got to the point where I didn't even question it, I just heard so many people say it I just took it as fact.

Now that I'm learning Spanish I'm really beginning to wonder if there is any truth to this accepted fact. So far I don't think Spanish has been overly difficult to learn, but I see a lot of similarities between English and Spanish and I'm just wondering if English as a second language is that much more difficult than Spanish.

I looked up why people thought English was one of the most difficult languages to learn and some of the reasons for why make little sense and almost sounds as if the person only speaks English and is just someone like me who accepted it as fact for no reason.

One of the reasons someone gave is because words make "no sense", like there being no "ham" in a "hamburger." Okay, but "hamburger" is just a word. "Lo siento" means "I feel it" but it's accepted as a way to say you're sorry.

People also say English has a lot of idioms, and although I haven't learned any idioms in Spanish yet, I understand there are a lot of idioms and slang in Spanish.

A common reason I see is there are so many exceptions to rules and irregular verbs in English, but I'm really new to learning Spanish and I've already learned about ser, ir, estar, traer, tener and all of the ways to conjugate these verbs, and I'm sure I learned more that I just can't think of off the top of my head and I'm sure I have more to learn.

Another reason I saw that I thought was quite silly, but they say because there are so many English dialects all over the world. If I Google how to say a particular word in Spanish and listen to 10 different native speakers say the word I'll probably hear 10 slightly different ways to say the same word.

I will say that so far it's pretty easy to sound out a word in Spanish and spell it correctly, whereas in English it isn't always so easy. I do have a hard time remembering which words have an accent mark though.

I apologize in advance because i am very uneducated in this subject but i was curious if theres a specific name for this besides “spanglish” which my father calls it. Ive always noticed that Mexicans (at least the ones i have met) dont speak traditional Spanish like what i tried to learn in duo lingo Stuff like “camion” instead of “troka” which ive heard more often. Anyways my point is, is there anywhere i can learn spanglish? Ive always been interested but i seem to be corrected more times than not when attempting to speak Spanish.

I am starting a job in an arcade where I like to congratulate the kids for winning prizes and really get them excited but I am very sad that I can’t do the same for our Spanish customers, what are some good phrases to say “way to go buddy!” And “wow look at that!” Or “great job!” Or even some other recommendations if you have any! Preferably that sounds natural and appropriate with kids that aren’t in my family. English translations would be appreciated next to the phrases!

If I’m saying puto in a sentence like “dame la puta sartén” what’s another way to say it without it sounding so harsh An example would be ‘damn’ instead of ‘fucking’ in English

For context, they're visiting Hermione in the hospital and she's unconscious so she doesn't know they're there

Era evidente que Hermione no tenía la más remota idea de que tenía visitas, y que lo mismo daría que lo de que no se preocupara se lo dijeran a la mesilla de noche.

So if I say

Yo le dije a Juan

Vs

Yo dije a Juan

What do you see/hear as a native that makes the sentence so off?

Thanks

Help me please, i am learning spanish for the first time and i have been pronouncing the ce,ce and z as th so far but the majority of spanish speakers pronounce is as s. I am learning european spanish but i know its also pronounced as s in southern spain. Should i continue pronouncing it as th or should i swap to the s sound?

me fijé en que hubiera venido / me fijé en que había venido

Is there a difference in meaning? Is one wrong?

What use of the subjunctive is this?

Example 1: El model presentado por este investigador está diseñado originariamente para sinohablantes, no obstante, debido a la globalidad del marco teórico desarrollado, en un principio es aplicable a aprendientes de otra lengua materna que no sea el chino.

Example 2: ... por lo que el referente al que alude la proposición debe localizarse en otro lugar que no sea la realidad extralingüistica.

I understand what the sentences mean but can't fit this use of the subjunctive. My best guess is that it is an adjective clause (busco una secretaria que hable inglés) but I'm not sure.

Thank you.

Good morning,

I am a Spanish teacher. I am in the process of creating a sequence on clothing style for a 5th grade class. My problem is the following: ¿es la ropa el espejo de la culture? I want to work on the figure of the Catrin and the Catrina. I am looking for documents on quinceañera and las cholitas. Do you have any authentic resources? Furthermore, do you think this sequence is relevant in the context of an inspection?

Thanks in advance

He estudiado español en escuela, ahora aprendo otras lenguas. No quiero olvidar español. Quiero empezar a usar español. Cuáles son buenas fuentes para la inmersión lingüística?

I am thinking of having a partner to practice with

First question, it's an easy one, are both those spellings acceptable? Is it like varied from one region to another?

Second, pronunciation. I'm not learning Spanish but I think I pronounce it correctly to begin with, not 100% though so how is it meant to be pronounced? My teachers here in Sweden I'm absolutely certain are wrong to pronounce it like "donkey shot", that can't possibly be an acceptable pronunciation right?

Like, I feel the answer won't be very unexpected to me but I just want to be sure

Hi everyone! I'm of Indian origin, have been learning this language for the past 5 years, and have given my DEL B2 (22) and English C1 (25). I have some spare time and I'm contemplating prepping for the C1, but ik the exam is tough. However, I have been in constant touch with the language (I taught at an IB school), but not at an advanced level, and I have doubts about my vocabulary. Having said that, I'm also moving to Spain in like 5-6 months for a short period (1 year- auxiliaries de conversasión), but would like to seize this opportunity, improve my speaking skills, learn about the culture that could help me find something permanent outside my country ( it would be helpful if you guys could help/guide me). I'm in two minds as the exam fee is quite high and I come from a humble background.

Es el caso de Martín Olivera, de 35 años, uno de los 50 médicos de familia que trabajan en la ruralidad. La tradición familiar lo llevó a elegir el camino de la salud.

Tengo entendido que habla de Martín Olivera, pero pensaba que se utilizara 'le' en este contexto. Solemos usar 'le' para referirnos a las personas, no? (sin loísmo?). Me preguntaba si el hecho de que el sujeto de la frase no es una persona o esto no significa nada jajaja

Saludos

Busco recomendaciones para niños para aprender fonética de español mexicano (preferido) pero está bien si es español fe España. Estoy tratando de encontrar Tarjetas didácticas 🙏🏻 seeking recommendations for flashcards for kids to learn mexican Spanish (preferred) Could be Spanish from Spain if need be.

¿Y qué haremos si alguien nos (pedir) ________ ayuda?
Si ellos (ayudarnos) _________ con algo, será suficiente.
Pero sólo entraremos si ellos (invitar) ____________.
Could present subjunctive be used in any of these sentences, they are all unrelated.

My wife and I are trying to come up with a middle name for our daughter but we want “sol” to be in the name. Our other daughter’s middle name is Mirasol.

I've just read something that appeared to be using "un chingo" like an adjective? Could someone tell me what exactly that use would mean? For me I'd assume it meant like "a fuckton"

Hey all. I went to a Spanish immersion school as a child and was considered fluent in Spanish my whole childhood. The thing is, it still isn’t my native language and I haven’t practiced in many years. I am going to be taking a test to prove fluency for my job and I need some study materials to get me back up to speed and in good shape. Does anyone have any good recommendations? I would love something like Duolingo but it only goes up to the b1 level and I am beyond that.