r/HomeworkHelp • u/DutchAngelDragon12 • 1d ago

Answered [10th grade Spanish] Can someone please translate my Spanish notes?

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I was an idiot and wrote them in Spanish without the translation… and I can’t read them

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u/Asheto320 👋 a fellow Redditor 1d ago

Today is Friday, the first of December 2023.

  1. Do you like to write poems? Yes, some times I like to write poems.

  2. Do you like to use the computer? Yes, I do like to use the computer.

  3. Do you like to spend time with friends? Yes, sometimes I like to spend time with friends.

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u/DutchAngelDragon12 1d ago

Thank you so much

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u/cheesecakegood University/College Student (Statistics) 23h ago

First of all, I hate that Spanish classes teach "gustar" so early - it's not a beginner grammar construction, but it's common enough they just have you try and brute force memorize how it works.

I think you got understandably confused and #2 is slightly wrong. It's "me gusta" (pronounced like "mey gOO-stuh") not "mi gusta" (where "mi" is pronounced "mee"). You can optionally say "a mi me gusta" if you want to emphasize that I personally like something. So there are 2 potential misunderstandings there (writing down what you hear wrong, or mixing up the beginning bits).

Otherwise, I hate to say it but it's just a memorization game. However, "memorization" is a dirty word - just using the words without looking them up right away (allowing your brain to make an effort at retrieval) and on a regular basis will help you memorize words, no flash cards needed (if you don't want to).

I also recommend - at least at first - trying to make as many extra "associations" in your head as possible. It could be something silly like "friday is awesome, and viernes has a v in it, the coolest letter, which makes it awesome too". Or "escribir means to write because the spelling makes me think of the scratching sound pencil makes on paper". Some are easier - pasar just means pass, so "pasar tiempo" means "pass the time". I think you'll find a lot of Spanish words and phrases also exist in English (or have something super similar), but are more "old timey" sounding or rare ways of saying the same thing.