isnt the word spanish an english word? cause to a person speaking spanish, the word is said espanol?
2007-01-14 14:46:21 · 8 answers · asked by mousemus 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
That's like asking if an American in France or Germany could understand the word, "Amerikan" or "Amerikanner."
2007-01-14 16:07:37 · answer #1 · answered by BuddyL 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most people who live in the US and speak only spanish understand a lot more english than they can speak, and of course they know what spanish means.
2007-01-14 14:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by smashapumpkin2002 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word "ya," in Spanish means "already," in English. For the most part your English is great, especially since you said you started learning in January. Regarding your question about "now," it means the same as "ahora," in Spanish. Example: "Come here right now!" Other than as a command, "now" can also mean something that is occuring during the present. Example "That's all we're going to do right now." I hope that helps. Also, you should write "I would like to learn English very fast..." instead of "I would like learning English very fast...". I can relate to all of this since yo estoy aprendendo espanol. Tambien, es muy dificil aprender porque no hablo a personas espanolas. Yo espero puedes mi espanol porque yo estoy aprendendo. Buenos dias!
2016-05-24 03:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This reminded me of one of my favorite Family Guy jokes. It is from when Brian tries to talk to a spanish speaker...
Brian: Hola, me llamo es Brian ... Nosotros queremos ir con ustedes.. uhhhh ...
Spanish Speaker: Hey, that was pretty good, except when you said "me llamo es Brian," you don't need the "es," just me llamo Brian.
Brian: Oh, oh you speak English!
Spanish Speaker: No, just that first speech and this one explaining it.
Brian: You .... you're kidding me, right?
Spanish Speaker: Que?
Do you speak spanish? You know the word espanol, right?
Like anyone surrounded by a foreign language, spanish speakers are going to pick up on certain english words while they are in America. They are especially likely to understand words that come up repeatedly in reference to them, like "Spanish."
2007-01-14 15:01:26 · answer #4 · answered by DEFHALEN1 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Would you be able to understands the word "Francais" in context? Think about it.
2007-01-14 15:44:12 · answer #5 · answered by foghnanross 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically no. But I don't think there are many such people.
2007-01-14 18:45:40 · answer #6 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, omniscient. We are mentally retarded
2007-01-14 14:53:29 · answer #7 · answered by Dios es amor 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They know what that means....
2007-01-14 14:51:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋