Comments on: RollingRs 07 – Saludos

By: ExBro

ExBro — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 04:31:17 +0000

These are really great! I turn some people on to your tutorials who were using an alternative method of learning Spanish. They like the quick concise method of teaching in which use. Keep up the good work!

Me llamo Tater Salad

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:05:24 +0000

Hola Sr. Kiem
This is Sarah from you 6th hour Spanish class
This is a cool way to review what we learned
glad I checked it out
Sarah

By: James Littlewood

James Littlewood — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:31:41 +0000

I’m enjoying your podcast very much. I think as long as it keeps this speed or even a little faster I’ll be more than confident than I was at GCSE(highschool) french.

Keep rolling. (see what I did? amazing humour there)

British fan #1 (I think)

By: Larry Keim

Larry Keim — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:33:50 +0000

Sean,
On my rollingrs@gmail account I had a viewer who asked an important question about the difference between “CÃƒÂ³mo estÃƒÂ¡s?” and “CÃƒÂ³mo estÃƒÂ¡ usted?” Here is a copy of my response:

Ã‚Â¿CÃƒÂ³mo estÃƒÂ¡ usted? is the formal way to say “How are you?” You use this more polite form when you first meet someone, especially if the new aquaintence is older than you are. This shows more respect.

Ã‚Â¿CÃƒÂ³mo estÃƒÂ¡s? is the familiar or informal way to say “How are you?” As a general rule, you may use this form if you know the person very well, or if he or she is the same age or younger.

Moreover, Ã‚Â¿CÃƒÂ³mo estÃƒÂ¡s? as a complete sentence is actually Ã‚Â¿CÃƒÂ³mo estÃƒÂ¡s tÃƒÂº?

TÃƒÂº means “YOU” (informal)
& Usted means “YOU (formal)

There are two singular YOUs in Spanish. Most people drop the tÃƒÂº in Como estas because the “s” at the end of the word “estas” is so distinct that a Spanish speaker knows you are using the TÃƒÂº form.

Which is more common? Around here in the US and in Mexico, the TÃƒÂº form (Como estÃƒÂ¡s) is probably more common. However, there is nothing wrong with playing it safe and using the usted form (Como esta) until you have developed a more familiar relationship with the person to whom you are speaking. That little “s” at the end of “esta” makes all the difference.

I hope this helps. And thanks for watching the show. I really appreciate it.

Larry Keim

By: Larry Keim

Larry Keim — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:25:07 +0000

To be honest, this show is a collaboration with my good friend, Israel Hyman, of Izzy Video. So, I don’t know why he chose .mp4.

We are both Apple guys, but Israel is the technology whiz. I’m still learning that side of this project. I’ll ask him about it.

At this point I’m very happy teaching Spanish.

Thanks for watching.

Sincerely,

Larry Keim

By: Roland

Roland — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:16:33 +0000

Hi Larry,
wounderful podcast, so easy to follow! I found you on notesfromspain.com.

Is there any specific reason why you used .mp4 in this video instead of .m4v?
For me the .mp4 format works smoother but as the author you are providing the content.
By the way, the format issue will be obsolet when I’ll have my new MacBook (iBook)

Gracias.

By: Bill (age 55)

Bill (age 55) — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:25:25 +0000

could you please publish this as mp3 so that I could download it to an ipod? Thanks!