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Astronomy (Spanish)

estrella = star

sol = sun

luna = moon

constelación = constellation

galaxia = galaxy

satélite = satellite

astrónomo = astronomer

telescopio = telescope

cometa = comet

cinturón de asteroides = asteroid belt

planeta = planet

espacio = space

globo celeste = celestial globe

Vía Láctea = Milky Way

planetario = planetarium

nebuloso = nebula

asteroide = asteroid

nova = nova

año luz = light year

supernova = supernova

agujero negro = black hole

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spanish resource lists for learners

a list of lists!! levels are estimated.

refold has a crowdsourced resource list for spanish, curated & with notes | A1 to C2

dreamingspanish on reddit has a crowdsourced spreadsheet with over 90 channels geared towards learners | A1 to C2

learn natively has a huge deck of spanish books sorted by difficulty by learners | A1 to C2

prensa escrita has a list of news websites sorted by country & sometimes city | B1 to C1 probably

the CI wiki has an editable list of CI resources and a couple of native content links | A1 to like B2?

comprehensible hub has tons of spanish podcasts for learners | A1 to B2

letterboxd has a ton of very fun #español lists, e.g. movies mentioned in the wild project podcast, latin american female directors, made in puerto rico | ~B2 to C2

there are also a ton of moocs in spanish for intermediate to advanced learners (moocs are online courses, usually free) | B1 to C2

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Language Resources 🎀

*that I currently use for studying Spanish. When I pick up studying Japanese again, I will make a list for that as well <3 I currently use a handful of resources for learning Spanish, and they've all proven very useful so far!

🩷 My Current Resources for Spanish

Busuu - hands down my favorite language learning app. So much better than Duolingo, in my opinion (especially for languages with a different alphabet/writing system). I bought the premium for a year, which will expire in Septmeber, but I'm debating renewing again because I love it so much.

LingQ - I like using this for reading in Spanish. It gives me different types of things to read about, and while I don't have premium, I do put all the words I don't know into flashcards on AnkiApp on my laptop and translate anything I don't know using SpanishDict.

SpanishDict - favorite translation/dictionary app. I know it has lessons you can use, tho I haven't tried it yet, but I really do love this app. It's super helpful when I'm making flashcards or writing random vocabulary notes.

Goodnotes - This is a general note-taking app, but I love it because it allows you to import and write on PDFs, and that's just perfect for me! I've downloaded free PDF short stories/children's stories in Spanish and made notes of words I don't know, and taken notes in the app too. Definitely my favorite notes app, ever.

Italki - I know this is a website, too, but I use the app. It lets you work with professional teachers/community tutors in your target language. You can have structured lessons or just use it for conversation practice. I did a trial lesson not too long ago and have an upcoming lesson booked out in about 5 days. You pay per lesson, so there is no subscription, and there are so many languages and teachers/tutors to choose from. I did a lot of research before choosing a teacher, and I'm very happy with my decision so far. Definitely useful if there's not native speakers near you or you're like me and not confident talking to people you know in your target language/their native language.

Quizlet/AnkiApp - I use AnkiApp more then quizlet, and the Anki I'm referring to is NOT the same way everyone else uses, but it's the flashcard app of preference at the moment. I tried the AnkiDroid app and hated it. But yeah, AnkiApp is useful for flashcards and I really like it. I have it on my Chromebook and my Ipad.

Netflix - I love watching shows in Spanish on Netflix so much. I am currently watching La Reina del Sur on it (used to watch that sporadically in the past at a friend's house) and plan on watching some other shows, including Elite.

Spotify - I enjoy listening to Spanish music and podcasts right now. The music is more of an entertaining/enjoyable fork of audio input, and the podcasts help me get a feel for speaking and pronunciation and I choose podcasts that speak on topics of interest tk help with vocabulary in those areas I'd like to be able to speak about.

Textbooks - I have 2 PDF textbooks, Gramatica de Uso del Español: A1-B2 and Gramatica de Uso del Español: B1-B2. I've heard these are great for learning Spanish (and they're both only written in Spanish, like there's no English in them) and plan on using them once I figure out how to take good and useful textbook notes! I definitely need to improve on my grammar.

Those are all my current Spanish resources! I'd definitely say my current level is like a high A1 right now, nearing A2, but I have just a little bit of work to do before I get there. These resources are definitely gonna help, tho!

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Emotions (Spanish)

love = amor

worried = preocupado

angry = enojado

sad = triste

embarassed = avergonzada

afraid = asustado

kind = tipo

happy = feliz

amazed = asombrado

delighted = encantado

bored = perforado

tired = cansado

sensitive = doloroso

hate = odio

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reccomendaciones de youtubers españoles

archivo mitologíco - si te gusta la mitología este canal es perfecto. los episodios duran 10-30 minutos, son muy interesantes y tienen animaciones bonitas. el canal tiene un foco en mitología griegas, pero a veces habla de otros mitologías, como la nórdica.

wissbegierde - él tiene muchos videos sobre diferentes lenguas, ambos lenguas reales & conlangs. también habla de cómo aprender lenguas.

leyendas & videojuegos - este canal es un canal de ensayos, historia, curiosidades y diseño de videojuegos. los topicos son siempre interesantes.

infoprimates - otro canal sobre lengas, este tiempo con animaciones. creo que los videos son muy divertidos :].

jaime - él tiene muchos videos sobre música y tecnología y es muy interesante. él tambien tiene un otro canal cuando él habla de muchos mas tópicos.

perdón si tengo errores, y porfa corregirme :]

alien-with-headphones

learning another language is always beautiful, no matter how long it takes. like, what do you mean you are crying because you had to read a sentence twice to get it, when at the beginning you had to do it five times? kicking yourself because you had to listen to an audio at .75x to understand it fully, when two months ago you could barely understand one or two words, even at your second try? getting mad because you had to research how to spell a word, when a few days back you didn't even know how to pronounce it? hell, that's amazing. keep going. you'll get there.

holesomecuntent

Learning a new language really does make you aware of how many fucking words there are. Waaaaaay too many things in this world that need their own special little word. Grow up.

spanishskulduggery

I recently learned the frase "Pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo" and I'm obsessed with it. Now I'm curious, what are your favourite Spanish idioms that you've learned over the years?

I'll just include a few that are my personal favorites:

camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente = "you snooze you lose" [lit. "a shrimp that falls asleep is taken/swept away by the current"... and I think that's beautiful]

por la boca muere el pez = "loose lips sink ships", "keep your mouth shut" [lit. "the fish dies by the mouth" - the idea here is that a fish gets a hook in their mouth if they open it; there's also a well-known song that's a play on the expression so they have it por la boca vive el pez]

agua pasada (no mueve molino) = "let bygones be bygones", "water under the bridge" [lit. "water that's passed (does not move the mill)", basic idea of "water under the bridge"]

no es santo de mi devoción = "they're not my cup of tea" [said of people to be like "they aren't my favorite person" - but literally it's like "they aren't my patron saint"]

entre la espada y la pared = "between a rock and a hard place" [lit. "between the sword and the wall"]

ser un sol = "to be a delight" [lit. "to be a sun"; was also told you can intensify it as ser un sol de primavera "to be a spring sun"]

venir(le) de perlas = "to suit someone perfectly", "to be very useful to someone", "to come in handy" [used with indirect objects but it's like me viene de perlas which would be "this suits (my needs) perfectly" or "this will come in handy (for me)" - literally it's like "to come (to someone) like pearls"]

(costar/valer) un ojo de la cara = "(to cost/be worth) an arm and a leg" [lit. "to cost/be worth an eye from the face"]

cada muerte de obispo = "once in a blue moon" [lit. "every death of a bishop"; just means a rare event or something that doesn't happen often]

Also as far as really off the wall ones - this is possibly the strangest one you'll see

éramos pocos y parió la abuela which is literally "there were few of us and grandma gave birth"

I've also seen éramos muchos "there were a lot of us", but same general idea

The meaning behind it is like "things keep getting worse" or "everything is terrible", kind of idea. Sort of like "the hits keep on coming"

The literal translation is kind of like "there already weren't a lot of us, and then grandma gave birth" like panic and added problems. I personally think muchos makes more sense maybe, like "there were too many mouths and then grandma gave birth"

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Common Verbs (Spanish)

Abrir = to open

Asister a = to attend

Aprender = to learn

Ayudar = to help

Bailar = to dance

Buscar = to look for

Caminar = to walk

Comer = to eat

Comprar = to buy

Comprender = to understand

Creer = to believe

Deber = to owe

Decidir = to decide

Descansar = to rest

Desear = to wish

Enseñar = to teach

Escribir = to write

Escuchar = to listen

Estudiar = to study

Hablar = to speak

Leer = to read

Llegar = to arrive

Mandar = to send

Mirar = to look at, to watch

Practicar = to practice, to play

Preparar = to prepare

Recibir = to receive

Regresar = to return

Tomar = to drink, to take

Trabajar = to work

Vender = to sell

Ver = to see

Viajar = to travel

Visitar = to visit

Vivir = to live

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these methods are what are helping me the most to learn spanish:

1. Label Your Household Items: Place labels with Spanish names on objects around your home. This constant exposure helps reinforce vocabulary in a practical context.

2. Create a “Spanish Only” Zone: Designate a specific area or time each day where you only use Spanish. This could be a room or a period during which you read, watch TV, or speak only in Spanish.

3. Use a Spaced Repetition System (SRS) for Vocabulary: Instead of traditional flashcards, use an SRS app to review words and phrases at increasing intervals. This method helps improve long-term retention of vocabulary.

4. Write a Diary in Spanish: Keep a daily journal in Spanish. This practice helps you think in the language and improve writing skills while reflecting on your day.

5. Sing Along with Spanish Music: Choose songs in Spanish and sing along, paying attention to the lyrics. This helps with pronunciation, rhythm, and understanding colloquial expressions.

6. Learn Through Role-Playing: Act out scenarios in Spanish, such as ordering food in a restaurant or asking for directions. This method helps you practice practical language use in a fun and interactive way.

Important: Methods can change depending on what works for you, so try everything you can. Methods can also turn out to be less effective as you gain more knowledge.

obs: Spanish is my priority right now because I’m no longer learning it as a hobby but as a necessity. You are free to correct me.

er-cryptid

Astronomy (Spanish)

estrella = star

sol = sun

luna = moon

constelación = constellation

galaxia = galaxy

satélite = satellite

astrónomo = astronomer

telescopio = telescope

cometa = comet

cinturón de asteroides = asteroid belt

planeta = planet

espacio = space

globo celeste = celestial globe

Vía Láctea = Milky Way

planetario = planetarium

nebuloso = nebula

asteroide = asteroid

nova = nova

año luz = light year

supernova = supernova

agujero negro = black hole

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i write because i love it. i also write because i’m a little bit mentally unwell and the characters in my head won’t stop talking. balance.