Re: Spanish translation post from a couple days ago.

utopiacowboy says on Apr 6, 2005, 15:29:

You mean there isn't Spanish language radio available to you over the airwaves? Numerous Spanish language radio stations to listen to here in San Antonio and you're right, it's a good way to pick up the language.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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Scalestick says on Apr 6, 2005, 15:46:

utopiacowboy, not here in BC Canada where I live, none that I know of anyway and it's easy to go online and get on. I often thought that people living in areas of United States that had exposure to spanish were lucky. Never been to San Antonio but heard it's pretty nice.
Cheers
Gerald

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adrimm says on Apr 6, 2005, 16:01:

Radio = easy, conversation = different Analogy using French

Colombian radio to Colombian conversational
=
Radio Canada to Saguenay-accented copnversational
- Or at least that's what I've found.

Scalestick - there are a few Spanish-langauge programs on a radio stn out of the lower mainland and Channel M (also out of Vancouver) has a Spanish show, or used to.

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Scalestick says on Apr 6, 2005, 16:27:

adrimm, I wasn't aware of the Spanish language radio station in the lower main-land. I am aware that possibly some cable suppliers have a spanish channel as the little restaurant down the street from where I was living in Burnaby was owned by Colombians and they constantly had a spanish speaking station roaring away on their tv, right below a Colombian flag hanging proundly on the wall. (Good people, nice little family operation, I should stop by and tell them I plan on visiting Colombia)But I never thought to ask if it was from cable or dish. Regardless, here on the Sunshine Coast where I live now, no spanish language channels are available on our cable supplier.
Gracias
Gerald

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kernow62 says on Apr 6, 2005, 21:14:

There are loads of stations in Spanish here, but none that play Colombian music or have Colombian announcers. I like to listen to the Colombian Internet stations because the accent is what I want to emulate to some degree. Locally I would end up with a PR or DR twang I suppose.

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Condorlisa Arroz says on Apr 6, 2005, 22:05:

sure, lavallenata.com has nice music or tropicanafm.com Dont miss the news on caracol.com.co. CA Montañas de Colombia

CA Montañas de Colombia

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Miguel says on Apr 7, 2005, 02:38:

Hey Condi What's up with the "cyber insignia"? Maybe in the war and politics forum, but sort of a stretch here.

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Chevere33 says on Apr 7, 2005, 07:09:

Is Direct TV available there? (satellite) If it is, perhaps you can get the all-Spanish package, which has Caracol TV (from Colombia). I'm lovin' it!

Constancia

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Scalestick says on Apr 7, 2005, 08:12:

kernow62, chevere33 "Colombian Internet stations because the accent is what I want to emulate to some degree" Definitely. Although, as you may know by now, my spanish skills are barely basic, I still think it's important to try to grasp the local dialects and nuances which is probably stretching it in my situation. But when I was travelling through Peru y Ecuador, I could sometimes pick out the difference and found Peruvians spoke slower and more deliberate and I could pick out more of the spoken side of things, except when one got off the beaten track and headed inland. In Cuzco or even Trujillo it was easier to communicate than at Cajamarca (great place)where there are less gringos(actually none at all when I was there) I suppose it goes both ways because what I could pass off in other places didn't quite cut it in Cajamarca where my attempts at conversation were met with queried stares, not that the locals didn't try to accommodate, they did. Sometimes you have to feel sorry for locals trying to deal with travellers like myself with a limited grasp of espanol, but I think the understanding and polite patience is one of the aspects of the people I like and admire so much. But I certainly don't expect to land in Bogota and be greeted in English so I got three months to get it together...that much I know for sure.

chevere33: I do believe there is Direct tv here as whereever you go everyone has a dish mounted on their house somewhere, but it's out of my price range. Probably a lot more interesting informative channels than the normal bunch of trash available on basic cable. One day.

Hasta
Gerald

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