¿Cómo practicar mi gramática y acentos?

Question

Tengo como un año que tome una clase de español para hispano hablantes, pero nunca le entendí a nada lo que decía la maestra, hasta ahorita no entiendo las reglas para gramática ni cuándo les tengo que poner acentos a las silabas. Sé cuándo poner acentos, ya que unas palabras tienen diferentes significados si no tienen acento.

¿Tienen consejos? Me ayudaría mucho. ¡Gracias!

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P lease give the English translation it is a great help to members learning English and to make sure we understand what it is that you require. - ray76, Nov 7, 2016

He's saying that he took a Spanish class for Spanish speakers, but didn't understand a word the teacher said. And even now he doesn't understand the rules for grammar nor what syllables to put the accents on. He says he knows when to put accents, since - Daniela2041, Nov 7, 2016

some words have different meanings is they don't have an accent. I would refer him to my article on the matter if I know how much English he understands. - Daniela2041, Nov 7, 2016

OK, I saw the profile. It's a girl/woman. I'll try to find my article. - Daniela2041, Nov 7, 2016

Answer 1

Daniela will be able to give you loads of advice as I know she has previously said she teaches many people whose family are from Spanish speaking countries but are now settled in California. I know lots of sites, including this, with grammar explanations. I am reluctant to add lots of links I have previously posted for example Bowdoin which is a resource for grammar

Bowdoin

Did you have trouble understanding the teacher because you were out of practice listening to Spanish, or her accent was difficult or she spoke too fast? Try finding another teacher!

The site practica espanol

Practica espanol

May help you reengage with your listening skills

I also signed up some time ago for an electronic (free) magazine. It has a variety of accents and includes YouTube videos. veintemundos

Veintemundos

On your question about accents here is a previous answer which I have linked to as there is a good infographic in my answer and the blog it is from has good explanations (in Spanish) on a variety of topics

Previous answer

I am not sure where to aim my answer as you have assessed your level as fluent. I have assumed you need to improve your listening and learn the grammar behind the language you already know how to use.

One of my teachers was from Mexico and she was very keen on teaching us grammar.

By the way, last time I went to Mexico I spent 2 weeks in Guanajuato.

Buena suerte

Fabulous! - rac1, Nov 7, 2016

thanks - Mardle, Nov 7, 2016

Answer 2

There is a thread on this site asking the question "¿How do we know when to put accents? I wrote an answer to this. it is shaded in green which signifies. "Best Answer."

I hope you enjoy it.

Link to accents

Answer 3

ACENTOS: Para saber si tienes que poner acentos o no, necesitas memorizar y entender las siguientes normas: Hay 3 tipos de palabras:

Agudas: La sílaba tónica es la última. Se acentúan si la última letra es: -vocal, -n o -s.

Llanas: La sílaba tónica es la penúltima. Se acentúan si la última letra es distinta de: -vocal, -n o -s.

Esdrújulas: La sílaba tónica es la antepenúltima. Se acentúan siempre.

Sobreesdrújulas La síliba tónica se encuentra antes de la antepenúltima. Nunca es una palabra simple, consta de una palabra ya acentuada que se le ha añadido un sufijo. Se acentúa siempre (excepto que lleve el sufijo -mente, aunque hay excepciones).

Como las reglas están para incumplirlas, siempre hay excepciones (incluso las excepciones generales tienen excepciones.

Espero haberte sido de ayuda, te recomendaría leer para mejorar la técnica.