Interactive Audio Thread No 5 - Hilo de audio interactivo 5 How to Quit Smoking / Cómo dejar de fumar

Question

For those of you who have not yet participated in our audio thread this link will give you instructions on how to record and upload an audio file

The aim of this thread is to practice speaking the language which we are learning and be corrected by native speakers. I shall be correcting the English recordings and Julián will correct the Spanish versions.

Please feel free to add a second recording incorporating any suggestions which you are given to show your improvement

Read the following information slowly and clearly and upload it along with your name, the country where you live and your level in the language you have recorded in.

Name:

Country of residence:

Level of Spanish:

For those learning Spanish this one is a bit longer so if you know that you're a beginner please just stick to reading out the first paragraph as we don't want to overwork our kind corrector Julián and one paragraph should give you plenty of feedback regarding what you need to work on.

How to quit smoking

Strengthen your motivation.

Simply put, if you want to stop smoking, you should, at the very least, have a strong motivation to do so. How can you strengthen your motivation? For one thing, consider how much better off you will be if you quit smoking.

You will save money.

You should get more joy out of life.

Your health may improve.

You will boost your self confidence.

Your family and friends will benefit.

You will please your Creator.

The Bible says, "If somebody could overpower one alone, two together could make a stand against him." (Eccl 4:12) So seek out help, you can win the battle.

(excerpt from the May 2010 'Awake' magazine)

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Para todos aquellos que aun no han participado en nuestro hilo de audio, este hilo les dará las instrucciones para grabar y subir un archivo de audio.

El propósito de este hilo es practicar, hablando el lenguaje que estamos aprendiendo y siendo corregidos por los nativos en dicho idioma. Yo estaré corrigiendo las grabaciones en español y Kiwi estará corrigiendo las grabaciones en inglés.

Por favor, sientanse libres de agregar una segunda grabación incorporando algunas de las sugerencias que se te dieron para mostrar tu mejora . Lee la siguiente información lenta y claramente, despues sube el archivo. Recuerda que el formato en el comentario debe ser de la siguiente manera:

Nombre:

País de residencia:

Nivel de inglés:

Cómo dejar de fumar

Fortalezca su motivación.

Dicho de otra forma, si quiere librarse del cigarrillo, debe tener por lo menos una fuerte motivación. ¿Y cómo fortalecer su motivación? Antes que nada, piense en los beneficios de abandonar el tabaco.

Se ahorrará mucho dinero.

Disfrutará más de la vida.

Beneficiará su salud.

Tendrá más confianza en usted mismo.

Su familia y sus amigos se beneficiarán.

Agradará al Creador.

La Biblia dice, "Si alguien pudiera subyugar a uno solo, dos juntos podrían mantenerse firmes contra él." (Ecles 4:12) Entonces, busque ayuda, usted puede ganar la batalla.

De la revista ¡Despertad! Mayo de 2010

New audio exercise and You Tube links to help with your Spanish pronunciation Click here

Reference Link to all interactive audio threads so far Ref to Audio Threads

Eek! It has one of the words I have most trouble with - ahorrar! I'll need to have a few attempts at this one I bet! Will get to it soon, thanks! :D - galsally, Jul 22, 2011

Yes there are definitely some tricky words in there - for some reason even in English I felt those words really emphasised my Kiwi accent lol - funny aye! - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2011

We all should vote for all the answers. I think this is a way to encourage the people to participate on this thread - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

I agree! I always vote for everyone who joins in, in fact that reminds me, I'm off to vote for any new posts right now je je :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2011

and I'm going to suggest to Admin that Julián's posts in the audio threads can have a special two for one button for all the hard work that he does here je je :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2011

Answer 1

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Nombre: Julián

País de residencia: México

Nivel de español: Nativo

Level of English: less than begginer

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Slow Spanish

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¡Guau - your accent is getting so much better Julián - you are definitely losing the Spanish sound to your English je je - awesome. But you know me I'm going to pick a few little things just so you don't get bored je je. Watch your v's - they still have - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 24, 2011

a bit of a 'b' sound. (motivation/very etc) SmOking - just harden that 'o' up a little. Also the 'th' sound remember it is different from just the 't' sound on the end of words - health. And battle, instead of baddle but honestly such a good job!! :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 24, 2011

Very good job, Alex, well done! Kiwi girl has pointed out the small points I noticed already. I'd say Julián's pronunciation of 'battle' is fine in the USA though, isn't it? - galsally, Jul 24, 2011

Thank you so much galsally and Kiwi! :). By the way.. ¿Who is Alex? - fjfuentesh, Jul 24, 2011

Bien hecho Julian! - billygoat, Jul 24, 2011

Just like already been said, just a harder V, you know, so very doesn't sound like "berry" - good job :) - nonombre, Jul 24, 2011

ja ja yes Sally, who is Alex lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 2

Name: Kiwi Girl

Country of residence: New Zealand and boy can you tell in this particular English recording yikes!

Level of Spanish: Intermediate on a good day

Cómo dejar de fumar / esp.

How to quit smoking Eng

great thread and I love your accent! - billygoat, Jul 22, 2011

lol thanx Billy, gr8 to have you join in :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2011

Very nice spanish accent I thought. - lagartijaverde, Jul 22, 2011

I like how you ask your question... - dewclaw, Jul 22, 2011

Thank you very much peeps :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2011

"Motivación, fortalecer, abandonar, ahorrará, beneficiará, agradará" :) very good. - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

thank you Julián so is it the stress in the wrong place? or the r's that are giving me the problem? or what would you say? - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2011

Hello kiwi!! I have uploaded my Spanish recording.. you can listen it!! and try again :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Your pronunciation of the "r" and also the stress on few words! - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Remember that my critics for you are for an "advanced-fluent Spanish level" - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Yay, thank you, I don't know about the advanced business but please, be as critical as you like, I really appreciate it :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2011

(my criticisms ...) :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2011

"criticisms" I remember that correction but I wasn't sure at all!... thank you Kiwi! :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

lol - no worries :) Thanx so much for coming to check the thread, I appreciate that it is a lot of work for you. - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2011

14 answers and just 7 votes on your answer!!! lol!!! - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Answer 3

http://www.archive.org/details/TestTrack_29

Name. Ray 76.

Country. Australia.

Level. Below par.

This is my second try below.

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Nice one Ray. Maybe a bit more emphasis on the jota ....J'oer :-) - lagartijaverde, Jul 22, 2011

Thank you , but not sure what you mean , I am a bit thick! - ray76, Jul 22, 2011

Nag the "J" that has a back f the mouth almost "h" sound - lagartijaverde, Jul 23, 2011

Oh I get it thanks will give it another go . Thanks mate, - ray76, Jul 23, 2011

!Qué grandiosa voz tienes!. Please listen my SlowSpanish recording and try again! :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Answer 4

Nombre: Dew

País de residencia: España

Nivel de español: más o menos

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Sounds like I'm in a café lol

Nice one Dew...in spite of the background :-) - lagartijaverde, Jul 22, 2011

wow! I thought you were English - are you in fact Spanish? - billygoat, Jul 22, 2011

no, Irish - dewclaw, Jul 22, 2011

The background yeah... window was open, hace demasiado calor, - dewclaw, Jul 22, 2011

hacía :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2011

Very nice accent Dew, lovely :) I like the way you finish off words which end with and 'r' - very well done :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2011

If I had to pick anything I'm not sure if it's my ears but does your subyugar sound a little like subjugar? I could be wrong though :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2011

subyugar is said like subjugar. pero gracias! - dewclaw, Jul 23, 2011

lol yeah that didn't make much sense, I meant with more of a j sound like the English one, sorry I wasn't very clear. :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2011

"rr" and that is it!! Congratulations! :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Wow Dewclaw, you sound so natural! :) - galsally, Jul 24, 2011

Oh I seeeeeee, you live in España! ¡Qué bien! x - galsally, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 5

Nombre: Vicente

País de residencia: Chile

Nivel de inglés: Intermediate

English : How to quit smoking -

Español : Cómo dejar de fumar.

Kiwi, thank you so much for doing these Audio threads. These excersises are very very HELPFUL and you're doing a great job ! Thanks to Julián as well , he's helping Spanish learners a lot. We really appreciate what you're doing for us.

All of this requires to spend a lot of time, and you're doing that in order to help us. You are the best, guys ... really.

Thank you so much !!

Answer 6

Nombre: Alejandro

País de residencia: Argentina (Buenos Aires)

Nivel de inglés: Intermediate (Well, I don't know, but I prefer to think that )

How to quit smoking

Cómo dejar de fumar

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You may notice I say the LL the same way as Y, both sounding like the SH in the word "shoe". That's the way people in Bs As pronounce those letters

Really very very good, Alex. You have improved so much! One miniscule point..'Overpower'. Emphasis on 'pow', it could be a little more definite. - galsally, Jul 24, 2011

In Buenos aires, do you also hear 'y' and 'll' pronounced like the French 'j'? (As, somewhat crazily, in English 'treasure'.) - galsally, Jul 24, 2011

Aex I love your accent :) - ianta, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 7

Name: Jason
Country: USA
Level of Spanish: Principiante

Here is my attempt in Spanish:
Spanish Reading

My English Reading:
English Version

wow, that sounded great, honestly! - dewclaw, Jul 23, 2011

I'm glad one of us thinks so....jejejejeje, seriously I appreciate your kind words. :) - Jason7R, Jul 23, 2011

"DicHo, rr, moTiVación, TaBaco... Please listen my recording in slow Spanish it will helps you to notice how to stress correctly - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

You did it good! but now you need to show an increment of your Spanish pronunciation level! :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

I have heard you talking in Spanish and I know that you can do this to much better! :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Julián - perhaps you could use an idiom here 'it would be good to 'lift the bar' now with your Spanish pronunciation' instead of 'you need to show an increment' - this doesn't quite work in English? Lift the bar probably comes from a sport such as - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 24, 2011

high jump where the competitor who succeeds at jumping over a certain height then has the bar lifted to try to jump even higher :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 24, 2011

Well done Jason :) as Julián said, good job, but I'm sure you're up to his challenge to lift the bar, you will be sounding like a native before you know it if you put the effort in :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 8

Name: 4annie

Pais: De Australia

Nivel: Una principiante.

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link text- en español

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link text-in English (Aussie)

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Kiwigirl - ay, me gusta este hilo de verdad. Aunque, para mi, es como un poquito trabalengua :(

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(Mm...I'm thinking that when I stop thinking/saying that, that I should be much improved

That sounded really good. me gusto:) - dewclaw, Jul 23, 2011

me gustó - typo - dewclaw, Jul 23, 2011

"rr", "cÓmo, moTiVación, ahorrará(the h is silent), puDiera, subYugar" very good!!!! :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

please, listen my slow Spanish recording it will helps you to notice how to stress correctly. :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Gracias Julian - ya estoy en él :) - nonombre, Jul 23, 2011

Top work Annie, bien hecho :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 24, 2011

Gracias amigos. De hecho he escrito tus sugerencias Julian (en otras palabras - "mi" palabras y escucharé tu grabado y después quizás enviaré otra vez :) - nonombre, Jul 24, 2011

perfecto'!!! - fjfuentesh, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 9

Name Jennyo45

Country Australia

Spanish level Beginner

English version Quit smokinglink text
Spanish versionlink text

sonds great. the title is says "fumar" not "fuma" I like your Australian accent - dewclaw, Jul 23, 2011

Thanks Dewie, I am sure you mean "sounds " great. - jennyo45, Jul 23, 2011

You are improving a lot! :). Please listen my recording in slow Spanish it will helps you to notice how to stress correctly and the correct pronunciation of some words. :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

please let me know if you do a second attempt I would be glad to give you some feedback. And if you won't be able to make another recording, please let me know.. so I can give you feed back about this recording. :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Good to have you join in again Jenny :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 24, 2011

Thank you so much Julian ..I will listen and try again ..thank you Kiwi girl for this opportunity. - jennyo45, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 10

Name: Sanlee

Country of residence: United States

Level of Spanish: Beginner

Cómo dejar de fumar

How to quit smoking

muy bien Sandy! - billygoat, Jul 22, 2011

Good stuff sanlee - lagartijaverde, Jul 22, 2011

Thank you, Billy and Bird! - sanlee, Jul 22, 2011

Suena muy bien! - dewclaw, Jul 22, 2011

Wow I can see you're paying very close attention to your vocales, bien hecho, they are soooo much better!!! Bien hecho, sigue así! - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2011

I heard this recording and compared to your first one, it´s much much better! Well done! - ianta, Jul 23, 2011

I agree, Sandy! - galsally, Jul 23, 2011

"FortAlezca, librArse, fuerte(pronunciación completa), abandOnAr, ahOrrrrará, famiLia, agrAdará, subYugar". Very well done!! :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

From now I'm going to be more exigent! :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

exigent wow! Julián I'd bet most English speakers would never use that word let alone know what it means, je je - you're putting us to shame with your English - perhaps you could help us out and just say 'demanding' je je :P - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2011

plus exigent can have the nuance of someone asking more than is reasonable which I'm sure you'd never do :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2011

I just want to everyone of you give your best. I know that you can improve quickly. - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Thank you so much everyone - sanlee, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 11

Name: Swampy

Location: Pacific Northwest, USA

Spanish level: beginner

short version

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suena bien, !!! - dewclaw, Jul 22, 2011

Well done Swampy, good on you :) I think you must have had a very good English teacher as you enunciate very well, when it comes to Spanish though you can relax your mouth a little and let those letters soften up. When Julián posts his Spanish version - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2011

have a good listen and see if you can hear what I mean. For instance with the 'r's - we make the sound with our teeth just behind our lips but to make the Spanish sound you will need to finish off the sound with your tongue on the roof of your mouth. :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2011

English was one of the few subjects that I received decent grades in school.Thank you for your help. - swampy, Jul 22, 2011

Great Swampy! - ray76, Jul 22, 2011

omg swampy!!!!! your vowels pronunciation is amazing!!!!! You are improving a lot!... Please listen my recording in Slow Spanish version, It would help you to know how to stress the words correctly - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Answer 12

Name: Mireille

Country of residence: Lebanon

Level of Spanish: beginner

Spanish version Enlgish version

Answer 13

Hello Kiwi Girl,

I haven't been around much lately but I stumbled across your thread and thought I would give it a try. Thanks for your time and effort.

Name: Ken_K

Country of residence: USA (Alabama)

Level of Spanish: beginner

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Good as always mate . - ray76, Jul 22, 2011

your accent is really good ken, good job - 00494d19, Jul 23, 2011

"moTiVación, liBrarse, moTiVación, moTiVación, ahoRraRá, BeneficiaRan". Muy bien Ken!! - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

Hey Ken, nice to have you join in :) very good job - motivación stood out the most to me with a hard A perhaps you could soften that a little :) Feel free to do another one, especially after having a listen to Julián's verson :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 24, 2011

I just adore your accent, Ken! - galsally, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 14

This is my last try , please check it for me sorry if I have been a nuisance.

link text Please try this one it should work. But is there an easier way please.

Ray, I've just deleted the non-functioning links.

Click on the 2.5 MB to hear Ray's great voice!

Hello Ray, It's telling me the audio is not yet public. Darn machines! You can be as much of a nuisance as you like! - galsally, Jul 24, 2011

I got it Ray! You just need to click on the 2.5MB. I hear a big improvement, I'm sure, from last time! Besos. :D - galsally, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 15

• Birdland

  -Scotland

- Fluent English

- Spanish =Intermediate...at times

I thought I just posted it but it seems to have diasappeared so here goes again.

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Cool, sounds great! - dewclaw, Jul 22, 2011

Read with lots of feeling and your understanding of the text is obvious - bien hecho :) Thanx for joining in! - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2011

Thank you both :-) - lagartijaverde, Jul 23, 2011

"omg!!! edscodcia" pagaría por que me repitieras esa palabra un millón de veces! :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011

"cÓmo, dEl, motIvación, bEnEfIcios, tendrÁ, famiLia" very good Birdland!!! :) - fjfuentesh, Jul 23, 2011