Aprendiendo inglés (SocialCapital English School)

[Gummy]

It's easier than I imagined, Geles, although I have never heard "but 'cause" in my entire english student life. Well, we learn loads of things per day, this is the way to study English and improve, isn't it? I'm so happy seeing that, thanks to you, Geles, because I'm learning much more English that I could imagine some days ago.

[Geles]

I'm really happy that you guys are getting some use out of this topic. Indeed, this is a very good way to improve your English, when you have to use it. Well done Gummy and all of you!

[Matheus19]

Yes, I Happy
Miss Geles.

[Ainarasaiz]

Matheus, "I'm happy". You forgot the verb to be

[Matheus19]

Sorry, I'm a little distracted

[Gummy]

Geles, I have a question for you...

I don't know when is "although" and when is "even", although I know they have the same meaning. Can you explain me the difference?

[Skysetter]

yaaaay, here i can learn english free.Are you gummy speaking british or american english?, which of them do you like the most?


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(perdon por mi falta de conocimiento del ingles)

[raine luna]

Yeahhh, is a great notice. I need learn english, is very important. Speak is difficult, but i must do.

(Jooo, que difícil es esto). Espero que todo esté más o menos bien

[Marquillotuca89]

Well, Spanish is very easy to pronounce, but english...

Hence/Wherefore/Therefore I listen rap and hip-hop, I know they pronounce very badly, but it helps me to learn

And I have another little question for you Mss Geles

How can I say "en cambio" in english?

I know about "instead of" but I don't know how I can say "En cambio"

I wait for your answer Geles


(Tengo problemas con el "por eso")

[Alexpernas]

Marco, you can use "but". "But" means "Sin embargo, en cambio, pero, etc".
But I heard something about "Instead", without of.

[Marquillotuca89]

Oh!

Thanks Alex

You know it everything

Mister Know it all
.

[Geles]

Sorry guys, I've been away for a couple of days, 'cos it's been my wedding anniversary plus my husband's birthday within a few days of each other, so I've had a weekend full of celebrations and people in my house xD
Anyway, I'm back and there we go:

I don't know when is "although" and when is "even", although I know they have the same meaning. Can you explain me the difference?

Vamos a ver: para empezar, "even" es un adverbio y "although" una conjunción. No se usarán nunca en los mismos contextos, ya que son partes de la frases distintas con significados distintos:
"She can't even fry an egg, let alone cook a paella!" - "Ni siquiera sabe freir un huevo, imagínate hacer una paella"
"Although she can't fry an egg, she can cook a paella! "Aunque no sabe cocinar un huevo, sí sabe hacer una paella"
El problema es más fácil que se te de entre "although" y "even though" ya que ambos son conjunciones:
"Although" (y "though", que es un poco más informal), simplemente expresan ese contraste inesperado entre la oración principal y la subordinada:
"She bought herself a new car, although she couldn't drive yet"
"I love salad, though I'm not keen on cucumber"
"Even though" va más allá del simple contraste para expresar "pese a eso", es decir, que lo que en la subordinada podría considerarse como un motivo para que la acción de la oración principal no ocurra, aun así ésta ocurre:
"Even though he can't speak German, he's decided to study in Berlin next school year"
"They bought a new car, even though they've both been on the dole for the past year"
Vamos, que la diferencia es un poco subjetiva, diría yo... Depende de lo que quieras expresar.

Yeahhh, is a great notice. I need learn english, is very important. Speak is difficult, but i must do.

"it is a great notice" - recuerda que siempre necesitas sujeto en inglés
"I need to learn English" - detrás del verbo "need" lleva o infinitivo con to, como en este caso, o la forma -ing en otro tipo de oraciones ("my hair needs cutting"), pero nunca infinitivo sin to.
"Speaking is difficult" - El verbo que va en infinitivo en castellano, y que se usa como sustantivo sujeto de una oración, cuando se refiere a una acción en general lleva la forma en -ing (si se refiere a algo en particular llevará el infinitivo con to "to be or not to be, this is the question" xD pero nunca el infinitivo sin to, al igual que antes)
"but I must do" - yo hubiera dicho "but I have to" para acabar esa frase. Suena mejor.
Welcome then, Raine!!

How can I say "en cambio" in english?

Marco, you can use "but". "But" means "Sin embargo, en cambio, pero, etc". But I heard something about "Instead", without of.

Sip, puedes usar "but", al igual que "however", "nonetheless", "yet", "on the other hand".
"Politicians usually dissapoint me. However, I was quite pleased with the latest goverment reforms".
Mientras que las anteriores conjunciones indican una oposición entre ambas frases, "instead" ofrece más bien una opción distinta a la original sin ese sentido de oposición como tal:
"We were going to order pizza for dinner. Instead, we ended up having Chinese as the pizza restaurant was closed for holidays".

I listen rap and hip-hop

"I listen to rap and hip hop" - el verbo "listen" siempre se construye con la preposición "to" detrás.

choque con marquillo

[Marquillotuca89]

Oh, I forget it
I feel so ashasmend

[Skysetter]

how do you say "así" in english?
do you all guys knows what means GTG?

ah y marco, creo que es I FORGOT IT

[Geles]

"así" en inglés es "thus", "therefore". Pero recuerda Skysetter que este tema es más bien para dudas gramaticales. Este tipo de dudas las podéis aclarar perfectamente sin mi ayuda con un diccionario. Que si no centramos esto un poquito, podemos acabar convirtiéndolo en otro tema que la gente use para simplemente aumentar el número de mensajes, y no queremos que eso ocurra.
GTG, asumo que es en contexto de internet, messenger, etc, significa "got to go", o sea, "me tengo que ir".

En cuanto al "I forget it" de marquillo, depende de lo que quiera decir: si simplemente quiere expresar que se la había olvidado, sí tendría que haber puesto "I forgot it". Sin embargo, si lo que quería expresar es que siempre se le olvida, y por eso ha usado el presente, en inglés necesitaría un adverbio de frecuencia para completar la frase "I usually/always forget it", o un verbo que indique esa misma frecuencia "I tend to forget it" o "I keep on forgetting it".

and no reason to feel ashamed, marquillo (actually, "embarrased" may be a better word). At the end of the day, we are all here to learn.