Posts Tagged ‘puerto rico’

What are the different features in a Puerto Rican and a Mexican?

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

I’m half Mexican and can’t tell the difference, today a new kid came in our class from Puerto Rico, I assumed he was Mexican, but until he spoke to me in spanish was the only way I knew he wasn’t. Because they tend to speak fast, were I can’t understand them. Anyways he looked like [...]

Do you HAVE to speak Spanish fluently to live in Puerto Rico?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

I am considering moving to Puerto Rico in the future. I have visited there twice, loved it, and i had no problems communicating with the locals, as most of them seemed bilingual. I know some basic Spanish such as, "Como Estas?" "Muchos Gracias" "Por Favor" etc. But is speaking Spanish fluently a requirement to get [...]

Where can I learn “Mexican” Spanish?

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

I’m half mexican,but I live on the east coast,so when i speak spanish is like rican spanish when i speak.Although i’m somewhat fluent in spanish [Que carajo quieres,me dejes sola,tengo hambre,su novia,lo que...] I need help with mexican spanish,so to speak,like I know you wouldnt say "orale" in puerto rico,and you wouldn’t say "ya tu [...]

What is the most common word for "computer" in Latin American Spanish? "Computadora" or "Ordenador"?

Friday, September 18th, 2009

I’m copyediting the Closed Captioning of a math video, to wit, the Spanish-translated text for a math video.
The translator wrote "computador" (without the "a" at the end), but the dictionary shows "ordenador"–which is used mainly in Spain, I think.
However, the video makers are catering to the Spanish-speaking students of the US and Caribbean. They [...]

Why do we allow Puerto Rico and other territories and colonies of the US to speak predominantly spanish?

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

The US is already a bi-lingual nation, and will continue to be so long as we retain control of Puerto Rico and allow them to speak spanish.
Well, Meg, how did the Spanish get the natives to stop speaking Bariquan (native language)?

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