So many ways to say “perhaps” & “maybe” in Spanish
You have probably worked out that there is more than one way to say “perhaps” or “maybe” in Spanish.
quizás (or: quizá): perhaps
tal vez: perhaps
a lo mejor: maybe
puede que: it can be
posiblemente: possibly
6 Ways to Progress From a Beginner to Intermediate Spanish Learner
A lot of people start studying Spanish completely from scratch and after a few months they cover all of the basics. To get by in a language you need to know roughly 3,000 words. At this level you know the key nouns, verbs and can express your needs and wants and communicate with native speakers in a simple way.
Once people reach this stage they wonder how to move on and start to study as an intermediate learner.
This blog post will give you ideas as to how to break out of the beginner stages of language learning and to move to an intermediate level.
Build successful business relationships by speaking your client’s language!
If your business deals with clients or suppliers in abroad it is clear that if you can speak their native language you will be in a much better position to build a good rapport with them and create a more positive business relationship with them and ultimately trade more successfully. This blog post looks at other advantages your company could gain by learning to speak your client’s mother tongue.
“If you speak to a man in a language he understands that goes to his head. If you speak to him in his language that will go to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela
The Future of Dialect – Are Mother Tongues Dying Out?
Merging accents
Dialects are becoming increasingly intertwined as the world continues to globalise. We are more exposed to a wide range of languages, cultures, and dialects than ever before thanks to media and travel. As a result, many people have adopted phrases or words from different areas into their own speech patterns, resulting in previously unseen accent blending. Although this may not appear to be a problem and may be viewed as an incentive to learn more about the history of dialects, blending different accents into a single dialect is becoming increasingly problematic in the modern world. As more people move and migrate to places where they do not speak the local language, they are unable to communicate effectively with the citizens of their host country. As a result, a phenomenon known as merging accents has appeared, in which people blend two or more distinct accent influences. Continue reading
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