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You shouted, and we listened. Spanish is next on the docket of languages that we'd just like to sit down and have a little chat with. The language of old Castile certainly has its romantic side, but let's talk about all the times it made us say ay, caramba!

Spanish is a direct descendant of Latin, just like Italian and French, and thus has the familiar charm of its relatives. It's the second most common language in the world, and is officially spoken in 20 countries spread across 4 continents. It's also pretty much a running gag on the Internet, and its colourful accent and vocabulary inspire brutal memes.

If you're one of the estimated 90 million people taking on Spanish as a second language, just remember that those little accents really do make a difference in what you write, and that all those verb tenses are only slightly terrifying.

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Shila Dali
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"It is what it is" would be "Es lo que es", "Esto si que es" would be something more like "This really is".

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lol - Except the inverted question mark leads the sentence..... No wonder they're confused.

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Rafael Tiba
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Portuguese speaker, I really can't picture an English speaker grasping the difference between "ser" and "estar".

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Amanda Panda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We normally speak in Spanglish in our office. It's not a problem except when we begin writing like this. jajaja

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PetruF
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should see Italian and Romanian. Aren't Romance languages the best :)

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Javiera Lambermont
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

or maybe it's just a reference to a Pitbull's song called "I know you want me" ...

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PetruF
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haha! nice :) Literally 'Mother-in-law's tongue' (limba soacrei) in Romanian

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Max
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a spanish person I can say that nobody says movida for tool but herramienta

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Lucy C
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I only watch films/shows in its original language

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guess
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

mm.. Pronunciation isn't really the hard part. Conjugation is what gets me.

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Isabel Galvez
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

French has the Basque system, you need to do Math while learning the language.

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