Habla español?

[NALs]

A moderator requested the topic of this poll. Her interest was developed due to the large number of DR1ers asking for very basic Spanish words in the Spanish forum.

What's your level of proficiency in Spanish?

A) Advanced

B) Moderate

C) Beginner

D) I don't speak Spanish at all!

-NALs

[Larry]

I placed myself in the moderate stage although I feel I have a way to go before reaching the advanced stage.

Larry

[something_of_the_night]

Nals, moderate means you can read newspapers; advanced means you can read technical books, manuals, and Paulo Coelho.

[SantiagoDR]

I have a Lifetime Membership in the "Beginner's" stage.

It's only been 15 years now since I first came to the DR (1991), and I started to learn some Spanish before my first visit. I do try......

One on one I get my point across,
.....my point being "Speak Slowly and use simple words". lol

I can read and spell in Spanish better than I can talk and listen in Spanish.

PS: BTW, what is Habla español?

[Chip00]

Originally Posted by something_of_the_night

Nals, moderate means you can read newspapers; advanced means you can read technical books, manuals, and Paulo Coelho.

By this definition wouldn't one be basically are classifying the majority of the people here as Beginner? I would propose that "Advanced" is if you can carry on a conversation with any Domincan as well as make yourself understood and you should be able to more or less understand the periodicals and all of the words they use even though you'll never hear 99% of them spoken in public.

Chip

[La Mariposa]

Originally Posted by something_of_the_night

Nals, moderate means you can read newspapers; advanced means you can read technical books, manuals, and Paulo Coelho.

and Juan Bosch. Me gustan tanto sus cuentos

[something_of_the_night]

Originally Posted by Chip00

By this definition wouldn't one be basically are classifying the majority of the people here as Beginner? I would propose that "Advanced" is if you can carry on a conversation with any Domincan as well as make yourself understood and you should be able to more or less understand the periodicals and all of the words they use even though you'll never hear 99% of them spoken in public.

Chip

Chip,

I was joking, of course. But Nals should've used words like fluent or semi-fluent. Advanced/moderate should be used with skiing, photoshop, and ballroom-dancing.

[Lambada]

If you spent the morning trying to explain the difference between sayings, proverbs, maxims and phrases where does that put you? (Lambada helping neighbour to help her child with English homework..........and probably confusing everyone........!)

I can understand newspapers, legal documents etc but not books on philosophy, I have discovered. The spoken word is ok, too, unless spoken by the dual toothed electrician with the speech impediment after he's had a few rums........then I have to admit to struggling somewhat.

[windrifter]

I don't speak spanish very well but I read it fairly well (newspaper, etc.) I guess it's trying to translate it in my mind before I say it that makes it so hard for me but I'll keep on trying as long as the little gray cells hold out.

Elizabeth (windrifter)

[Kyle]

sub-beginner...one day i may master the sentence structure and get beyond 3-4 word sentences....so i guess i'm a C- or D +.....