http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/rss Betina's latest journal entries Lang-8 Inc. Sun May 19 04:52:23 UTC 2013 Sun May 19 04:52:23 UTC 2013 Lang-8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lang-8 Any ways the diferences you can find in our language can make a long list as long as the "thirty something" countries where they speak Spanish.
Now.. all what I want to say to Spanish speakers when it comes to correct entries in this site is to be aware of the slang each of us use and do not correct and entry using it or do not forget to correct them whenever you see them in an entry, even if it sounds normal to you. Keep in mind to teach as neutral as you can possible be. If there other options you can offer to the learner you can post it but state clear that is another option that can suit in the context of the sentence so the student will nurture its vocabulary.
I just saw an entry the word ENTRADA meaning as POST OR ENTRY .... please people!! in Spanish we do not have such use of this word. As far as I know we write UNA REDACCION- UN ARTICULO-o UN ENSAYO o UN ESCRITO but not "una entrada" A lot of countries from north and central south america are getting used to mix Spanish and English so much so that they´ve created what it is called SPANGLISH. spanglish is slang. Just because we are very used to slang does not mean it is the best option to teach learner of spanish. I could list many word to give samples but I think you have all got my point :)

Posted at Sat May 04 23:14:45 UTC 2013
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/139445675329018413049524858131639555042 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/139445675329018413049524858131639555042 Betina Sat May 04 23:14:45 UTC 2013 I can speak and I can read fairly well but I have a lot of grammar mistakes when it comes to writing formal English. I register in the librery so now I can take some grammar books to read and that is how I found out I am VEEEEERRRY far yet to reach the English level that I want. Digging deep into the grammar made me realize that I dont know even spanish grammar hahahaaa.. but I like that now I am learning it too :) it is a complex vocabulary I need to learn in order for me to understand English grammar´s rules.
I learned this language alone and without knowing grammar rules, I hope that all this years of my bad habit of writing wrong will be revert. It will be very difficult to learn and correct all my bad habits but I will do it. I regret very bad I dint learn English to become a teacher.. I could have been a very good teacher because I love this language and I love teaching :)

Posted at Mon Apr 29 19:49:01 UTC 2013
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/285691270383181914899075329358159285905 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/285691270383181914899075329358159285905 Betina Mon Apr 29 19:49:01 UTC 2013 Finding a topic to write about is really hard (and I belive It can scares all of us a lot hahaa..) especially when you know that it is your thesis what you have to write about which is crucial for your career .
This writing is not just like any everyday essay and It should be about something you will feel comfortable writing about and most of all It should be about something that will really keep your curiousity high so you will enjoy doing your research too.
If I would have to do a research and write about it I would chose "the English speaking skill of Turkish in Turkey" and let me tell you why : I was surprised to see most of Turkish people have a very good English grammar´s skills, they can write it very well, even telling jokes in English, but just a few of them know how to speak or understand if an English speaker talk to them which I think it is a pity.
All the Turks I talked to stated the same thing... they did not have chance to learn how to speak. I think if you do some research among students of others careers in your university you will see how true is what I am saying now, I think that leaning how to speak a foreing language does not depend on having or not the chances of speaking to a native speaker,of course it can helps you to learn the uses of that language (which not grammar books can teach you)but it is not an imperative. I think it is the teacher´s responsability to make their studens to practice how to speak so they can finally complete that crucial part in the process of learning a foreing language.
who knows if your research about this topic and its conclution may probably bring a difference in the language´s teaching system that will help somehow other students to learn how to speak English in the years to come!

Posted at Fri Apr 05 20:56:22 UTC 2013
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/92828622167689627601856451468411405989 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/92828622167689627601856451468411405989 Betina Fri Apr 05 20:56:22 UTC 2013
This year I would like to take and international exam to measure how much English I know. I really don’t know how much I know, I could said 60% of what I learned I did it alone :)
The first time in my life I took English lesson I was 11 years old. That time my mom wanted me to enter a bilingual high school ( I won’t say how many years ago because it is not glamorous after you turned 30 to declare your real age hahaha.. ) English was not a language you could learn in public schools, so she sent me to take private lessons for 3 months hopping I will enter to Lola Mora High S. which was the only public school they gave 2 hours of English lesson a day . That year this bilingual school I am talking about, decided to give all their vacancies with a lottery draw, and my number was not among of the lucky ones so I did not enter!
My mom was sad about me not entering into That school because She could see I liked English since I was very small, She says that as soon as I learned how to write a little, I was obsessed with English so much so that I used to spoil most of my elder’s brother musical English’s record´s because I used to listen to it over and over, stopping the record and then writing down he lyric in a small book I had. For sure I used to write the pronunciation of the songs but that was good enough to developed in me what I could call a "smart hobby” . I always say to anyone who wants to listen to me, that time is very precious and having an entertainment is vital to feel happy and to take some of the stress out of your head, so if you will use your time in a hobby, find something that will teach you a skill, don´t spend hours of your time playing video games, or watching tv, find anything to do that: 1- It will distract yourself, 2- It will make you happy and 3- It will teach you something.
Well, after I finish high school with just basic knowledge of English I started taking lesson in an American´s Language Institute, In 3 years I learn enough to be able to carry one with my hobby by my own, I must admit being an addicted since early age of reading whatever falls into my hands (whether it was in English or Spanish) and using a dictionary did the difference in this process of learning a foreign language. I don’t want any of my readers to think I was a “freak” but I used to like reading medical magazines as well as house hold appliance´s manual, that is how I got familiar with grammar and vocabulary normally you won’t get from regular books. Nowhere days with the uses of this blessed internet learning whatever you would like to learn is very easy and affordable.
7 years ago I find another hobby and learned Portuguese, this language was not so complex for me, probably because it is very similar to Spanish. Being able to speak this 2 languages help me to find good jobs easily and most of all, it gives me the chance to travel to other countries and communicate with not problems.
Since last year I started learning Turkish, For some mysterious reason life put on my way a Turkish man. We fall in love online, We already met 2 times and live together for a couple of months and although We communicate throught English I decided to learn Turkish and I must say now I am hitting my head against stones because this language is “upside down” if I compare it with Spanish or any other language alike, but do not panic.. for me it is fun! If it is in our destiny to be together I will surely need to learn his language so these days learning Turkish is my new hobby too.... another smart one!

Posted at Fri Apr 05 19:01:40 UTC 2013
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/84706164890864507410992829051571930789 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/84706164890864507410992829051571930789 Betina Fri Apr 05 19:01:40 UTC 2013
Posted at Fri Feb 22 08:06:50 UTC 2013
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/276065929638696573662132295256513323430 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/276065929638696573662132295256513323430 Betina Fri Feb 22 08:06:50 UTC 2013



I dont like summer at all, I like snow and cold that is why i am happy because i will be for new year in Turkey and I will be there for 3 months, now in Argentina is very hot and Turkey is cold. the first days of my year will be very beautiful !!

Posted at Sun Dec 23 17:47:04 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/259762927199981304947996270237243819321 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/259762927199981304947996270237243819321 Betina Sun Dec 23 17:47:04 UTC 2012 Bu akşan hava çok sıçak, yağmur istiyorum ! yaz hiç sevmiyorum, Ben Rusya yasamak istiyorum, soğuk ve kar bayilirim!! :)

Posted at Mon Dec 17 04:35:27 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/61751402649283606805012381356667152814 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/61751402649283606805012381356667152814 Betina Mon Dec 17 04:35:27 UTC 2012 Sen zayifsin - Sen sayif değilsin
O zayif- O zayif değil
Biz zayifiz - Biz zayif değiliz
Siz zayifsiniz- Siz zayif değilsiniz
Onlar zayiflar- Onlar zayif değiller


Sen yavaşsin - Sen yavaş değilsin
Ben nisanlıyım - Ben nisanlı değilim
Ben güçlüyüm - Ben güçlü değilim
Siz güçlüsünüz - Siz güçlü değilsiniz
Biz hastayiz - Biz hasta değiliz


Siz sişmanasiniz -
Sen gerginsiniz
Onlar gerginlar
Sen şanssızsin
Ben buyuğum ( I am bıg)
Siz gençsiniz




Posted at Sun Dec 16 22:06:21 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/280263218368753006818273308614325152174 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/280263218368753006818273308614325152174 Betina Sun Dec 16 22:06:21 UTC 2012 I understood for present tense we must add Y before the sufixes if it starts with a vowels.
let´s see if this sentences are correct now :)

1- Ben güzelyim
2- Biz Ben güzelyız
3- Onlar güzellar
4- Ben öğretmenyim ( I am a teacher)
5- Ben doktoryim
6- Biz öğrenciyiz
7- arkadaşim kisa
8- arkadaşim ve ben kisayiz
9- arkadaşlarim ve ben yabancılaryiz


Posted at Mon Dec 03 01:21:31 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1807205 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1807205 Betina Mon Dec 03 01:21:31 UTC 2012
Geçen akşam restoranda birkaç arkadaşlar gıttım. (last night i went to a restorant with some friends)

Bu sonra Italyan restoran gittik çünkü iki arkadaşım italyan yemeyi yemek istediler.(this time we went to an Italian retaurant because 2 of my friends wanted to eat italian food)

Bu restoran genelde meşgulı ve gurültülü ama kişi çok kıbar ve gıda lezzetlidir.
(This restaurant is usually busy and noisy but the people are very polite and the food is delicious)

Restoran alişveriş merkezi hemen yaninda,(the restaurant is right next to the mall)

Bu mahall bayılırım, o mükemmel, o adi Yerba Buena.(I love this neighborhood, it is perfect, it is the name of Yerba Buena)

Yerba Buena içinde yasamak ıstıyorum, cünkü o dağlar yanında( I want to live in Yerba Buena because it is near the mountains)

Posted at Sun Dec 02 01:53:15 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1805668 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1805668 Betina Sun Dec 02 01:53:15 UTC 2012
erker/ Benım erkeğım.....erkeklerim
oğul/ Senin oğulun.........oğulerun
otele/ Onlar otelelari........otelelari
ıstasyonu/ O ıstasyonu ??
kpek/ Siz kopeğınız....... Kopeklerınız
Avrupa / Ben avrupam......avrupalarım
bahar/ Onlar baharı..........baharları
guneş/ Sıs guneşınız.......... guneşlerınız
tanıdık/ sen tanıdığın..........tanıdıklerın
ortak/ ben ortağım............ortaklarım
sinif arkadaş/ Siz sinif arkadaşınız.......sinif arkadaşlarınız
armut/ O armudu..... armutleru


Posted at Mon Nov 19 02:02:10 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1786872 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1786872 Betina Mon Nov 19 02:02:10 UTC 2012 Benım yusuğum........Yusuklarum
senın yusuğun............yusuklarun
O yusuğu....................yusukları
Bız yusuğumuz..............yusuklarumuz
Sız yosuğunuz................yusuklarunuz
Onlar yusukları..............yosukları

Posted at Fri Nov 16 19:44:32 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1783585 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1783585 Betina Fri Nov 16 19:44:32 UTC 2012
Banka:
singular Plural

bankam...........bankalarIm
bankan...........bankalarIn
bankasI..........bankalarI
bankamIs.........bankalarImIz
bankaniz.........bankalarInIz
bankalarI........bankalar??

Kemer:

Kemerim.........kemerlerim
kemerin.........kemerlerin
kemeri..........kemerleri
kemerimiz.......kemerlermiz
kemeriniz.......kemerleriniz
kemerlari.......kemerlari????


sandalet: ...sandaledüm??.........sandaletlerIm???
yüzük: ......yüzuGüm??............yüzüklerIm????


can someone explain to me 1- how to learn to choose the right suffix according the vowel harmony?? and 2- how will end the plural when using the possessive (their)LARI- LERI.

from what read I understood the following:
about the possessive MY (i use MY just to set an example)the suffix could be Im- im or um -üm (for nouns ending in a consonant) so how can I distinguished which one of the 4 suffixes i will use?
with the word KEMER I choose the suffix "im" becouse of the last E in the word will rule my grammar, but what about the other suffix??
BEN ÇOK KAYBOLDUM...ANLAMIYORUM :(

Posted at Thu Nov 15 02:19:44 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1780988 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1780988 Betina Thu Nov 15 02:19:44 UTC 2012 2-Melisa almanca yapabiliyor, ama ispanyolca yapamiyor.
3-Bu akşam Alberto yemek yapibiliyor ve sen mutfada temizlemek yapabiliyorsun



1- i can speak english and porteguese, but i can not speak turkish.
2-Melisa can speak german, but she can not speak spanish.
3- tonight Alberto can cook and you can clean the kitchen.


it is confused the learn to verb "CAN".. can someone explain to me :( I read it is a suffix we add at the verbs.. is it like that in all cases??? Ben hıç anlamıyorum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at Fri Nov 09 13:21:59 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1771974 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1771974 Betina Fri Nov 09 13:21:59 UTC 2012
(today i am tired, i don´t feel well, i am sick! all my body is sore. I feel hot and cold, i want to go to bed now)

Posted at Wed Nov 07 01:54:57 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1767900 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1767900 Betina Wed Nov 07 01:54:57 UTC 2012
Posted at Tue Nov 06 03:02:05 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1766246 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1766246 Betina Tue Nov 06 03:02:05 UTC 2012 2-Bugun Alejandra oğle yemeyi yapimiyor cünkü işe gıtmek ıstıyor


(2- today Alejandra can not cook because she wants to go to work)

Posted at Tue Nov 06 02:46:10 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1766232 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1766232 Betina Tue Nov 06 02:46:10 UTC 2012

1-hatırlarsın seni izliyorum ( remember that I am watching at you (like a warning))
2- seni tedy ayım (you are my tedy bear )



Posted at Fri Sep 07 03:14:49 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1664666 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1664666 Betina Fri Sep 07 03:14:49 UTC 2012 2- how can i say ALSO or TOO in turkish? like this samples:
a- I am also going tomorrow.
b- I am going tomorrow too.

Posted at Tue Sep 04 17:51:54 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1660726 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1660726 Betina Tue Sep 04 17:51:54 UTC 2012

Diller bayildim bu yüzden turkçe oğreniyorum. Benim ispanyolca dilimin fakat ingilizce ve portekizce konuşuyorum çünkü yıllar önce öğrendim.
Brazil yakinda Arjantin bu yüzden portekizce bilmek çok onemli konuşmak, bu dilleri biraz benzer bu yüzden bende daha kolay ogretmek.




ENGLISH:
(I like languages that is why i am learning turkish. My language is spanish but many years ago I learnt english and portuguese.Brasil is near Argentina for this reason to know how to speak portuguese is very important, this languages are a bit similar that is why is a little easy for me to learn)



Posted at Sun Aug 26 04:29:15 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1644596 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1644596 Betina Sun Aug 26 04:29:15 UTC 2012 2 Erkek arkadaşim bende daha uzun
3 Ispanyolca Turkçe daha kolay
4 Bende erker arkaşadim kadar zayif
5 kiz kardeşim biyik erkek sever
6 Ben sakali erkek severim
7 sakali erkek severim fakat uzun saçim hoslaman


Posted at Sun Aug 19 01:22:00 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1633333 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1633333 Betina Sun Aug 19 01:22:00 UTC 2012 2-babam beni beklimiyor (my dad is now waiting for me)
3-baban bekliyorum ( i am waiting for my dad)
4-baban beklimiyorum (i am not waiting for my dad)
5- Maria erkek kardesi bekliyor (Maria is waiting for her brother)
6-biz ailen bekliyorsun (we are waiting for ur family)
7- Tomas otobus evde gitmek bekliyor


Posted at Wed Aug 15 21:39:03 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1628565 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1628565 Betina Wed Aug 15 21:39:03 UTC 2012 1.Bugun Ben çok üzücüm fakat turkçe ogrenimiyor, bana kendim çok kizginim !! cok dinliyorum fakak biraz konusuyorum :(



Posted at Tue Aug 14 16:10:14 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1626644 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1626644 Betina Tue Aug 14 16:10:14 UTC 2012 if I want to say.

I can eat pizza
I can not eat pizza

how woud it be?

Posted at Wed Aug 01 20:30:06 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1607332 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1607332 Betina Wed Aug 01 20:30:06 UTC 2012 I wish to publish on my facebook wall this messege for all my Turkish friend. I wish a native turkish speaker will translate the following sentences for me into Turkish .Çok tesekurler. and happy friend´s day to all LANG-8 people!!!



TODAY JULY 20TH WE CELEBRATE FRIEND`S DAY
  HAPPY DAY TO ALL MY CONTACTS AND FRIENDS OF FACEBOOK
   I dont have 200 or 500 "friends" I only add nice people that somehow got a little place in my heart. I wish to all of them a HAPPY FRIEND´S DAY




Posted at Fri Jul 20 04:21:26 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1588056 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1588056 Betina Fri Jul 20 04:21:26 UTC 2012 ben iyi öğrenmek istemiyorum! Ben arkadaşlarim sadece konusmak istiyorum!

(I am very worried. I read a lot of Turkish grammar, I know a lof of vocabulary, but I speak a little sentence and I can not write a Turkish essay!
I do not want to learn it well! I just want to talk to my friends !

Posted at Sun Jul 15 22:08:20 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1581168 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1581168 Betina Sun Jul 15 22:08:20 UTC 2012 2-şuan en iyi arkadaşim evinde gidiyorum (now i am going to my best friend`s house)
3-Üç hafta içinde ben izmir gidecek (in 3 weeks i will go to Izmir)
4-Bu hafta arkadasim Almanya gidiyor (this is week my friend will go to Germany)
5-ben bir khave ile sut ve üç tost ile peynir ve reçel istiyorum, luften (please, i want coffee with milk and 3 tosts with cheese and jam)
6-Ben bir balik ile salata yemek istiyorum


Posted at Sat Jun 30 02:39:31 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1556013 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1556013 Betina Sat Jun 30 02:39:31 UTC 2012 2-şuan çikolata dondurma yiyirum (now i am eating a chocolate icecream)
3-dün  erkek arkadaşım evinde yedın  (yesteday I ate with my boyfriend in his house)
4-ben yarin ailemde gıtmek yiyeceğım (tomorrow i will eat with my family)
5-ben içmek istimiyorum yok, sonradan ben biraz çay içeceğim (i dont want to drink anything, later i will drink some tea)



Posted at Sat Jun 30 02:13:47 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1555989 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1555989 Betina Sat Jun 30 02:13:47 UTC 2012 şu ne? what is that??

Posted at Wed Jun 27 13:08:10 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1551520 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1551520 Betina Wed Jun 27 13:08:10 UTC 2012 2-Bugun cok guzel ve hava soğuk değil. Benim evim dolude oğlanlar çünkü bugun oğulim doğumgünü.(today is very nice, it is not cold. My house is full of children becouse my son`s birthday)
3-Microdalga buzdolabe üstünde.(the microwave is on top of the fridge)
4-Buzdolabe masanin sonunda (the fridge is on the left of the table)

Posted at Sat Jun 09 18:10:39 UTC 2012
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1522445 http://www.lang-8.com/398460/journals/1522445 Betina Sat Jun 09 18:10:39 UTC 2012