Comments on: Listening to compressed words in Spanish http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/ A little place for learning languages Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:32:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peter http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-663 peter Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:28:19 +0000 http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/#comment-663 I have a long way to go then, everything sounds fast to me! =) I have a long way to go then, everything sounds fast to me! =)

]]> By: Ramses http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Ramses Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:03:39 +0000 http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/#comment-655 Septem is right. The more input you get in Spanish, the slower it seems to go (the speaking of native speakers). To me, most Spanish sounds normal, but never too fast. There are persons from certain regions that speak a bit slower; to me that sounds reaaaaaly slow. Septem is right. The more input you get in Spanish, the slower it seems to go (the speaking of native speakers). To me, most Spanish sounds normal, but never too fast. There are persons from certain regions that speak a bit slower; to me that sounds reaaaaaly slow.

]]> By: Septem Trionis http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Septem Trionis Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:27:15 +0000 http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/#comment-651 As a native Speaker, it is just the opposite --- for me they speak a bit to slow ... :) I am not wanting to be mean, but this guy is fairly average ... Not worry, this happens which all languages ... "listening" is a task you need to practice a lot, chiefly in order to break up the speech chain and process it :) As a native Speaker, it is just the opposite — for me they speak a bit to slow … :) I am not wanting to be mean, but this guy is fairly average … Not worry, this happens which all languages … “listening” is a task you need to practice a lot, chiefly in order to break up the speech chain and process it :)

]]> By: Jim Morrison http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Jim Morrison Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:00:23 +0000 http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/#comment-639 I have noticed this sort of thing with Catalan. E.g. estaba a punt de (he was about to) seems to go to: estaba punt de - missing out the 'a' or absorbing it into the end of estaba. I have noticed this sort of thing with Catalan.
E.g.
estaba a punt de (he was about to)
seems to go to:
estaba punt de – missing out the ‘a’ or absorbing it into the end of estaba.

]]> By: peter http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-592 peter Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:42:06 +0000 http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/#comment-592 @thomas: Now that I'm a little more conscious of it, the answer is sometimes. It seems to depend on how fast I say it. I see your point. @thomas: Now that I’m a little more conscious of it, the answer is sometimes. It seems to depend on how fast I say it. I see your point.

]]> By: thomas http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-591 thomas Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:56:39 +0000 http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/#comment-591 @Peter: I mean the unconscious shortcuts your mouth takes to use less movement. The tendency to read a sentence like "What do you want to do later tonight" as "whaddya wanna do laderdonight?" That's how it sounds when I say it anyway. Do you really pronounce all those "t"s? @Peter: I mean the unconscious shortcuts your mouth takes to use less movement. The tendency to read a sentence like “What do you want to do later tonight” as “whaddya wanna do laderdonight?” That’s how it sounds when I say it anyway. Do you really pronounce all those “t”s?

]]> By: peter http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-590 peter Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:25:24 +0000 http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/#comment-590 This seems like more than just shortcuts. This is how they speak on most learning audio, which I presume is trying to teach me the proper way to speak. If I read something written in English, I pronounce it the way it's written, without shortcuts. Maybe I'm the last guy to figure this out, but figuring it out has helped me with my listening skills at least somewhat. =) This seems like more than just shortcuts. This is how they speak on most learning audio, which I presume is trying to teach me the proper way to speak. If I read something written in English, I pronounce it the way it’s written, without shortcuts.

Maybe I’m the last guy to figure this out, but figuring it out has helped me with my listening skills at least somewhat. =)

]]> By: Thomas (babelhut.com) http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Thomas (babelhut.com) Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:52:45 +0000 http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/#comment-589 People like to take shortcuts when they talk. We do it in English too People like to take shortcuts when they talk. We do it in English too

]]> By: thelanguagelearningblog.com http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-588 thelanguagelearningblog.com Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:53:00 +0000 http://babelhut.com/languages/spanish/listening-to-compressed-words-in-spanish/#comment-588 I think this happens with every language, not only Spanish. That's why we need tons of hours of listening! I think this happens with every language, not only Spanish. That’s why we need tons of hours of listening!

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