Thursday, January 27, 2011

Nice Bluetooth for Android


I have need a new one every since I slammed my real nice one in the door.  However, this will probably have to wait.  I like using the on my Android as I listen to dialog, usually Spanish.



Monday, November 29, 2010

Phrases from Elder Packer talk Oct 2010


Cuando se restauraron las llaves - When the key were restored

restauraron - restored

las llaves - the keys

 disponían que  -  provided that

la autoridad del sacerdocio - the authority of the priesthood

estuviese presente - was present 

en todo hogar - in every home

a través de los abuelos - through the grandparents

Hace quince años - Fifteen years ago (ago - 15 - years)

con el mundo en caos - with the world in turmoil (chaos)

turmoil ==> confusión, tumulto 

diez - ten
eleven - once
twelve - doce 
thirteen - trece
fourteen - catorce 
fifteen - quince
sixteen - dieciséis
seventeen - diecisiete
eighteen - dieciocho
nineteen - diecinueve 
twenty - veinte
twentyone - veintiún

Monday, October 25, 2010

Questions/

http://learningspanishreviewsblog.com/968/questions/

This is an awesome link on questions:

QUESTIONS

10.14.2010 · Posted in Main Content

Most beginners have doubts about how to ask questions, or what word they should to use. Let's review questions in Spanish.

  • Qué (What): we going to use "Qué" to ask about the definition of something: ¿Qué es "un perro"? (What is a dog?) Es un animal mamífero con 4 patas, etc. (It is a mammal, with four legs, etc.)

Or: ¿Qué estudias? (What do you study?) ¿Qué quieres comer? (What do you want to eat?)

Note: we never ask with "Qué", What's your name? or what is your favorite color?, for these questions we use Cuál.

  • Cuál (Which) Cuáles (Plural): we use "Cuál" when we have options, and you can choose between them. For example: ¿Cuál te gusta más, el sueter rojo o el azul? (Which do you like better, the red sweater or the blue?) ¿Cuáles son tus actores favoritos? (Who are your favorite actors?) And always: ¿Cuál es tu nombre? (What's your name?)
  • De dónde (From where): with "De dónde" we are asking for the origin or the nationality of a person, or where something was made. For example: ¿De dónde es Juan? (Where is Juan from?)  Juan es de Chile (or Juan es chileno). ¿De dónde es la milanesa? (Where is "the milanesa"from?)  La milanesa es de Italia (or: es italiana)
  • Dónde (Where): is used for location. ¿Dónde está el gato? (where is the cat?) El gato está debajo de la mesa. (The cat is under the table) ¿Dónde está Madrid? (Where is Madrid?) Madrid está en España (Madrid is in Spain).
  • A dónde: is to ask with verbs that indicate movement: ¿A dónde vas los domingos? (Where do you go on Saturdays?) ¿ A dónde se mudó Federico? (Where did Juan move?) ¿A dónde viajaron el año pasado? (Where did they travel last year?)
  • Cuánto (how much): ¿Cuánto cuesta/n……? (How much is it?)
  • Cuántos/as (how many): ¿Cuántos estudiantes vinieron? (How many students came?)

Note: always, ¿Cuántos años tienes? (How old are you?)

  • Cuán: we use "Cuán" when we want to ask about the amount of an adjective. For example: ¿Cuán lindo es Brad Pitt? (How cute is Brad Pitt?) ¿Cuán grande es Brasil? (How big is Brasil?)
  • Cuándo (When): We are asking for a date. ¿Cuándo fuiste a China? (When did you go to China?) ¿Cuándo vas a venir a visitarme? (When are you going to come to visit me?)
  • Por qué (Why): We use "Por qué" to ask about the reason of something. ¿Por qué no me contaste sobre tu boda? (Why didn't you tell me about your wedding?) Porque aún no tengo la fecha (Because I don't have the date yet).
  • Cómo (How): we are asking for a physical description, psychic description or a mental state description. ¿Cómo es Julián? (What's Julian like/look like) Julian es alto, rubio, un poco arrogante, pero muy inteligente (Julian is tall, blond, a little arrogant, but very intelligent). ¿Cómo está Julián? (How is Julián?) Julián está bien, pero últimamente está muy cansado porque trabaja mucho. (Julián is fine, but lately he is very tired because  he is working a lot)
  • Quién (Who)/Quiénes (Plural): I'm asking for the subject. ¿Quién es tu mejor amigo? (Who is your best friend?) Es Ricardo (Is Richard). ¿Quién descubrió América? (Who discovered America?) Cristobal Colón descubrió América (Cristobal Colón discovered America). ¿Quiénes son tus estudiantes? (Who are your students?) John, Matt and Claire son mis estudiantes. (John, Matt and Claire are my students)

Note: we never use Yo in the spanish phrases because the verb included the person, with exception of the question WHO. ¿Quién habla español? YO hablo español.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Fwd: Young Single Adult Gems

Admitan que hay un poder superior al nuestro y que
no importa cuán bueno sea el hombre, no es lo bastante
bueno; no importa lo sabio que sea, no es lo bastante
sabio; no importa lo fuerte que sea, no es lo bastante
fuerte para encarar todo lo que se le avecina en la vida,
y que hay una fuente de poder a la que puede acudir
con la certeza de que se le escuchará y que habrá una
respuesta.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Young Single Adult Gems <ldsrss@ldschurch.org>
Date: Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:07 PM
Subject: Young Single Adult Gems
To: hughes.stan@gmail.com


Young Single Adult Gems


There Is a Power Greater Than Ours

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT

"Recognize that there is a power greater than ours, that no matter how good a man is, he is not good enough, that no matter how wise he is, he is not wise enough, that no matter how strong he is, he is not strong enough for all of the things which he will face in life, and that there is a source of power to which he can go with the assurance that he will be listened to and that there will be a response."

Gordon B. Hinckley, "The Message: Gifts to Bring Home from the Mission Field," New Era, Mar. 2007, 4

Topics: Prayer

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Re: Daily Gems

Cada uno de nosotros afrontará momentos de dificultad, y lo importante no es cuándo los enfrentaremos, sino cómo lo haremos.

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Daily Gems <ldsrss@ldschurch.org> wrote:

Daily Gems


How Do We Face Difficulties?

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT

"We will each face times of difficulty, and the question is not when we will face them but how we will face them."

James B. Martino, "All Things Work Together for Good," Ensign, May 2010, 101

Topics: Opposition, Adversity

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