Hola! Ni hao ma?
I am so excited! I have finally resolved to really pursue this goal:
I resolve to learn Spanish and Mandarin!
When I say, learn, I mean to say I would like to be able to conversant in the language and be able to read in write as well. (Read my previous blog here.) In fact, I plan to take the DELE and the HSK, as I mentioned in my other post. I have background in both Spanish in Mandarin but I haven't gotten the chance to be really conversant in it both in writting or conversationally. I have actually been attempting to self study the past few months and I have even gotten as far as having a study schedule but I haven't been able to keep up with it. This time though, I resolve to review really well before I take the diagnostic tests at the Confucius Institute at the Ateneo and the Instituto Cervantes.
I resolve to learn Spanish and Mandarin!
When I say, learn, I mean to say I would like to be able to conversant in the language and be able to read in write as well. (Read my previous blog here.) In fact, I plan to take the DELE and the HSK, as I mentioned in my other post. I have background in both Spanish in Mandarin but I haven't gotten the chance to be really conversant in it both in writting or conversationally. I have actually been attempting to self study the past few months and I have even gotten as far as having a study schedule but I haven't been able to keep up with it. This time though, I resolve to review really well before I take the diagnostic tests at the Confucius Institute at the Ateneo and the Instituto Cervantes.
Right now, I'm reviewing Spanish using Teach Yourself Spanish by Juan Kattan-Ibarra (2003 edition, Contemporary Books) and Hola! Que Tal? Libro I by Salvador B. Malig, Jr. and Trinidad O. Regala of the UP College of Arts and Letters, Department of European Languages, which is the text book which I used in college.
First question: I wonder how to put Spanish punctuation marks (such as the inverted question mark at the beginning of a question) on my posts?
2 Comments:
how's your spanish?im also considering studying spanish in instituto thsi year, I enjoyed reading your blog
Hi playinginthefields!
I wrote this blog almost 3 years now! I got as far as finishing level 3 in Mandarin and as for my Spanish, I'm on self-study but with the help of my Argentine friend. I get frustrated when I hear her speak Spanish and understand it somehow but I couldn't speak. The vocabulary is there but no grammar and no practice. When I get back to Manila, I will have myself assessed at Instituto and continue studying. Maybe I'll meet you there! Goodluck. :)
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