Update June 14, 2013

Hola mundo! He estado aprendiendo muchas cosas recientemente y tengo una muy, muy buena noticia––mi esposa está embarazada! Gracias a Dios por este regalo tan especial, estamos emocionados.

Y con esta noticia tan buena yo tengo que pensar en qué voy a hacer para proveer por mi familia si mi esposa es madre y tenemos un(a) bebé en nuestro hogar. Tengo que buscar algo con que puedo ganar el dinero suficiente para pagar nuestras deudas y proveer nuestras necesidades.

Intentando con todo esto no ha sido fácil, pero sigo orando al Señor pidiendo su ayuda y sabiduría.

Language Studies Update

When I began writing this blog, I was monolingual. I could understand, speak and write only in English.

After meeting hundreds of people through evangelism on the streets of Philadelphia, as well as other cities, I began to ask foreigners how to say simple phrases in their languages, like: "Hello. How are you? I am fine. Thank you".

One African man I met at a church in Lancaster, PA, told me I was a linguist. I did not understand anything about linguistics at that time.

Today I speak Spanish fluently, by God's grace, and I also read the Greek New Testament. In addition to these blessings, I consider myself a beginning student of linguistics.

I enjoy listening to linguistics courses on iTunes. I don't have time to list them all. In addition to this, I am learning Mandarin Chinese on audio CD in my car.

Other languages that I am a student of include Latin, Hebrew, Italian, French, German, Modern Greek, and Haitian Creole.

I'm almost out of time, so I will make a quick turn from writing here on my tongues blog to studying translation.

Arrivederci per ora.

English Grammar Lesson #1: Nouns

This post is the first in a series of studies of English grammar and writing. I would have loved to write a summary of the history of English before posting these notes, but because of time constrictions, I will only post my notes. These notes form the first of my study of the Principles of English Grammar, which will look at the English noun.

Principles of English Grammar

“This is the sort of English up with which I will not put.” - Winston Churchill

The eight parts of speech are:

1. noun

2. pronoun

3. verb

4. adjective

5. adverb

6. preposition

7. conjunction

8. interjection

FIRST PART OF SPEECH: THE NOUN

1. noun = name; persons, creatures, animals, places, objects, activities, concepts (these are all named and so they are all nouns)

Examples: man, men, women, child, people, doctor, friend, Johnny, Sally, Bill, president = persons; ants, insect, snake, bear, eagle, bird, butterfly, dog, bacteria = creatures/animals; country, state, park, home, restaurant, street = places; tree, pencil, phone, light, wood = objects; run, ski, jump, helping, giving, speech, reading = activities; honesty, truth, good, bad, minute, year = concepts.

Nouns function in sentences as subject, object, adjective or adverb:

Subject:  the lead actor of a sentence.

Direct object:  the recipient of an action.

Indirect object:  the object to or for which an action is performed, taking a preposition such as to or for.

Object of a preposition:  shows the relationship that a noun or pronoun has with another word in the sentence by placing a preposition before it. (More info under Prepositions)

Adjective:  modifies or clarifies another noun.

Adverb:  modifies a verb. (More info under Adverbs)

Common nouns are non-specific:  dog, cat, house, man, woman, child, etc.

Proper nouns are specific names, beginning with a capital letter:  Adam, Park Avenue, Margarite, Kindle Fire, Hershey Chocolate Factory, etc.

Collective nouns refer to groups in a singular word, but they do not refer to individuals: family, company, collection, group, choir, session, assembly, troop, herd, flock, set, etc.

Collective nouns may be used as plural nouns when referring to the diversity of a collective group: The committee have different opinions regarding their plan.

Plural nouns refer to more than one. Most plural nouns end with s or es, although there are many exceptions: children, women, men, geese, mice, feet, teeth, alumni, media, data, crises are all plural nouns (child, woman, man, goose, mouse, foot, tooth, alumnus, medium, datum, crisis are their singular cases).

Other nouns do not change their form when plural: deer, hose, moose, sheep, species, coal.

Some nouns have more than one plural form: brothers/brethren, appendixes/appendices, focuses/foci.

The collective noun can also be plural in case and form when it refers to several collective groups: families, companies, collections, groups, choirs, sessions, assemblies, troops, herds, flocks, sets.

Possessive nouns denote possession or ownership and can be written with an apostrophe ‘s or with the preposition of: the man’s wife, the woman’s children, the wife of the man, the children of the woman, etc.

Plural possessive nouns can be written with an apostrophe after the s’ rather than in front: the boys’ toys, the girls’ dolls (the boy’s toys and the girl’s dolls are singular).

Nouns have gender? Yes they do, at least that’s how we sometimes describe them. Gender classifies nouns as either masculine, feminine or neuter. Neuter nouns do not distinguish between masculine and feminine, can include both or refer to neither: bird, family, parent, friend, rock, house, car. Noun gender rarely means that a noun is male or female, except when it actually refers to males or females: boy, girl, grandmother, father, ewe, ram, bull, cow, hen. Many of the world’s languages use different forms of the articles (like the, they) which change depending on the noun’s gender. Thankfully English no longer does that!

Gerund is a verb ending that denotes continuous action, but it can also get attached to nouns: running is good for you, googling usually helps when I want to find an answer, let’s go skiing, hiking, biking, or riding (these are mostly verbs that get used as nouns).

Upcoming Lessons

I'm currently working on writing some New Testament Greek beginner's lessons, much like I did with Spanish on this blog in the past. My purpose in this is to grapple with the grammar and vocabulary of the language and begin to gain mastery over it. I found this approach helpful to my language learning in the past. It is quite a challenge, though, but we shall see how it proceeds.
Χάρις και ειρήνη.

Estoy preparando unas lecciones de griego del Nuevo Testamento para principiantes, tal cual hice con el español anteriormente en este blog. Mi propósito en todo esto es para luchar con la grammática y el vocabulario del idioma, y por consiguiente empezar a dominarlo. He encontrado este método muy útil para aprender otro idioma. Es muy difícil, no obstante veremos como procede.
Χάρις και ειρήνη.

Update on Greek, Hebrew and Thoughts on Pronunciation

Right now, I'm focusing a little more on reading my UBS Greek New Testament Reader's Edition. Along with that, I have been listening to John H. Dobson's CD that accompanies his book Learn Biblical Hebrew. His method of teaching is different from other language resources and I find it quite helpful.

I am also considering developing my own New Testament Greek lessons in order to spur my growth in this language. I found that my ability to understand and speak Spanish increased drastically when I began making up my own lessons for that a few years ago.

I find the study of pronunciation to be just as important in language learning as is the study of grammar. I'm thinking about this for two reasons, 1) scholars and seminarians pronounce New Testament Greek in the Erasmian style, which sounds strange and artificial to anyone familiar with native Greek. There really should be no controversy over this, but as with all minor points, there is; and 2) in order to hear what people are saying in Spanish, I have to listen very hard to the way they pronounce the words in sentences, because they often do not sound the same when different native speakers talk than when they are learned in the classroom. For that reason, pronunciation learning is an exercise not to be neglected.

My two cents.

Learning Italian, Greek, Chinese, and more

Bene, ho imparato molto dall'ultima volte che ho scritto qualcosa qui sul questo blog. Sto imparando l'italiano, greco moderno, cinese, e un po' di altri linguaggi, soprattutto attraverso i podcasts. Mia moglie bella mi ha dato un libro che mi aiuta con l'italiano, come potete vedere. Ora abbiamo l'intenzione di fare un programma per insegnare l'inglese nella città nostra. Che il Signore sia contento di usare tutto ciò che ho imparato per la gloria del Suo Figlio, Gesù Cristo!

Well, I learned a lot since the last time I wrote something here on this blog. I am learning Italian, Modern Greek, Chinese, and a bit 'of other languages, especially through podcasts. My lovely wife gave me a book that helps me with Italian, as you can see. Right now we are planning a program to teach English in our city. May the Lord be pleased to use all that I've learned for the glory of His Son, Jesus Christ!

Languages Update

In the past year, I have successfully been able to communicate very well in Spanish. I still need to interact more in Spanish in order to improve my ability to speak the language. But I can at least now say that I'm bilingual. So... Yay! Praise God for answering my prayer and granting me this ability!

I have also taken up the study of New Testament Greek grammar. This has been a slow process, since Koine Greek is pretty complex. Yet it is exciting to learn and be able to read small parts of the New Testament in its original language.

I put Old Testament Hebrew on hold this year.

I also began learning Italian. I found LiveMocha.com to be a great resource for learning and practicing the Italian language. At Live Mocha, you can review people's English and receive reviews from native speakers in the language you are learning. It is great.

I also am learning German grammar with a little pocket guide for grasping Deutsch im schnellgang! (German in a hurry). I also found some good podcasts on Itunes for learning German as well.

All this language learning, you might think, would make one's head spin! But it's the opposite. I find it motivating and exciting to learn the languages of other people, especially in order to communicate the greatest news I've ever heard, which is the gospel of Jesus Christ, my Lord. I hope and pray He will give me opportunities through this to bless others.

Practicando y Aprendiendo Mucho

Para ayudarme a practicar, yo quisiera escribir más postes de blog en español. De hecho, estaba pensando en comenzar un nuevo blog para escribir sobre la gracia de Dios, como hago en mi blog All of Grace, pero en español esta vez. No sé ahora si lo haré, pero si Dios me permite, lo haré cuando tengo el tiempo.

Pero, en lo que concierne a las lenguas (los idiomas), estoy practicando el español todos los días y aprovechando mucho. Además, tengo un librito acerca del francés, y otro del italiano, pero sólo estoy leyendo el del francés en este tiempo. Estes libros he encontrado en Barnes & Noble, con otro libro sobre la gramática del español, el cual tiene muchas lecciones sensillas, con prácticas y tareas también. Es una ayuda excelente.

Aprender a hablar español ha sido alimento para mi para aprender más idiomas del mundo si yo pueda. Ahora mismo, quiero aprender español mucho mejor, y quisiera aprender un poco de francés, italiano y alemán también. Sobre todo, deseo mucho aprovechar una buena comprensión de los idiomas Bíblicas importantes, el griego y el hebreo, algún día.

Regresaré para compartir algunas cosas más acerca de aprender idiomas, si Dios lo permite.
¡Hasta luego!

EL INFIERNO Y LA GRACIA DE DIOS

Una de las verdades esenciales que debe ser entendido por todos los creyentes de la gracia es el infierno.

El infierno es el lugar del castigo para todos los que sufran el justo juicio de Dios sin perdón de sus pecados. La gracia de Dios es el favor inmerecido y gratis hacia algunos, librándolos de Su ira en el infierno por medio de Jesucristo, quien es una propiciación para ellos.

Sin el infierno, la gracia no sería asombrosa, ni siquiera sería necesaria. Pero la gracia es necesaria, porque el infierno es real.

Jesús dijo a sus discipulos:

"Y no temáis a los que matan el cuerpo, mas el alma no pueden matar; temed más bien a aquel que puede destruir el alma y el cuerpo en el infierno" (Mateo 10:28).

Y también san Pedro escribió esto sobre el juicio:

"Porque si Dios no perdonó a los ángeles que pecaron, sino que arrojándolos al infierno los entregó a prisiones de oscuridad, para ser reservados al juicio; y si no perdonó al mundo antiguo, sino que guardó a Noé, pregonero de justicia, con otras siete personas, trayendo el diluvio sobre el mundo de los impíos; y si condenó por destrucción a las ciudades de Sodoma y de Gomorra, reduciéndolas a ceniza y poniéndolas de ejemplo a los que habían de vivir impíamente, y libró al justo Lot, abrumado por la nefanda conducta de los malvados (porque este justo, que moraba entre ellos, afligía cada día su alma justa, viendo y oyendo los hechos inicuos de ellos), sabe el Señor librar de tentación a los piadosos, y reservar a los injustos para ser castigados en el día del juicio; y mayormente a aquellos que, siguiendo la carne, andan en concupiscencia e inmundicia, y desprecian el señorío..." (2 Pedro 2:4-10).

Pero con respecto a los que han arrepentido y han creído en Cristo, San Pablo dice:

"Entre los cuales también todos nosotros vivimos en otro tiempo en los deseos de nuestra carne, haciendo la voluntad de la carne y de los pensamientos, y éramos por naturaleza hijos de ira, lo mismo que los demás. Pero Dios, que es rico en misericordia, por su gran amor con que nos amó, aun estando nosotros muertos en pecados, nos dio vida juntamente con Cristo (por gracia sois salvos)..." (Efesios 2:3-5).

La gracia de Dios es asombrosa, porque la justicia de Dios es terrible. Para todos los que han arrepentido verdaderamente y han confiado completamente en el misericordia de Dios en Cristo Jesús, el juicio y la ira que ellos han merecido ya ha estado puesto en el Señor en la cruz.

Leemos en la carta a los hebreos como el juicio y la salvación mediante Cristo están vinculado:

"De otra manera le hubiera sido necesario padecer muchas veces desde el principio del mundo; pero ahora, en la consumación de los siglos, se presentó una vez para siempre por el sacrificio de sí mismo para quitar de en medio el pecado. Y de la manera que está establecido para los hombres que mueran una sola vez, y después de esto el juicio, así también Cristo fue ofrecido una sola vez para llevar los pecados de muchos; y aparecerá por segunda vez, sin relación con el pecado, para salvar a los que le esperan" (Hebreos 9:26-28).

Considerando estas cosas, que nuestra alabanza a Dios sea con un temor sano (con mucha reverencia), con alegría y agradecimiento también. ¡Y que todos los santos que Le temen, continuamente alaben al Señor por Su gran amor y por Su gracia en salvación eterna!
Amén.

¿Quisiera leer esto en inglés? Haga click aquí.

Cómo Decir No a La Tentación - Eduardo Saladín

Listen and learn from this excellent sermon called, How to say "No" to Temptation by Eduardo Saladín from La Iglesia Biblica del Señor Jesucristo (IBSJ) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

New Testament Greek

I've been doing a little work on my spare time translating (in order to learn) passages of the New Testament from Koine Greek into English, then into Spanish.

Before I post some of my translations, I will list a few of the web resources I found that have helped me do this kind of learning.

(Note: translation always requires a good level of knowledge of the original language, as in verb tenses and moods, as well as other technical details. Since I am seeking to become familiar with these things, I rely on the technical data often provided in the captions where that information is given.)

New Testament Gateway has a list of excellent sites of good Greek New Testament resources.

Biblos.com has an interlinear Greek - English New Testament that displays word information when you rollover a word.

And my trusty E-Sword has been a huge help in all this as well, with all its free Bible versions and Dictionaries.


Here's an example of some of the work I've done so far in translating:

Revelation Chapter One (Green=Grk., Blue=Eng., Red=Spn.)

Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἣν ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεός, δεῖξαι τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι ἐν τάχει, καὶ ἐσήμανεν ἀποστείλας διὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου αὐτοῦ τῷ δούλῳ αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννῃ,

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show to his slaves the things which must soon take place. And he made it known, sending it through his angel to his slave John,

La revelación de Jesucristo, la cual Dios le dio, para mostrarlos a sus esclavos las cosas que deben suceder pronto. Y El se hizo subido, enviandose por medio de su angel a su esclavo Juan,

ὃς ἐμαρτύρησεν τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὅσα εἶδεν.

who testified to the Word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, as much as he saw.

quien testificó a la Palabra de Dios y a la testimonio de Jesucristo, en cuanto como vio.

μακάριος ὁ ἀναγινώσκων καὶ οἱ ἀκούοντες τοὺς λόγους τῆς προφητείας καὶ τηροῦντες τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ γεγραμμένα, ὁ γὰρ καιρὸς ἐγγύς.

Blessed is the one who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy and who keep that which is written in it, for the time is near.

Dichoso el que lea y los que oigan las palabras de esta profecía, y los que guardan lo que está escrito en ella, porque el tiempo está cerca.

Quick Spanish Review Lesson of the Present Tense

Present Tense Verbs

In this lesson, you will get a general idea of how to use present tense verbs. You will learn how to conjugate some regular and some irregular verbs, and use them in example sentences. Look for how the endings of verbs change in correspondence to the subject pronouns they are used with. Look for patterns in how they change. Pay attention also to any tips or extra info provided in the lesson. There is a quiz at the end of each lesson to test what you learned. Don't worry if you are tempted to feel frustrated, language learning takes time and patience. ;-)


Hablar = to speak (pronounced ah-blar, where the "H" is always silent)
Yo hablo = I speak
Tú hablas = you speak (informal)
Usted habla = you speak (formal)
Él o Ella habla = he or she speaks
nosotros hablamos = we speak
vosotros habláis = you speak (informal, plural)
ustedes hablan = you speak (formal, plural)
ellos o ellas hablan = they speak (masculine or feminine)

Por ejemplo:
Ustedes hablan muy rápido. You speak very fast.
Mi amigo, José, habla español. My friend, José, speaks Spanish.
Mis padres sólo hablan inglés. My parents only speak English.
¿Usted habla inglés también? Do you speak English also?
Yo hablo un poco de español. I speak a little Spanish.
Hablamos mucho. We talk a lot.
¡Hablas inglés muy bien! You speak English very well!
Vosotros habláis con un acento muy diferente. You guys speak with a very different accent.

(Note: It is usually not necessary to use the subject pronouns (e.g., yo, tú, ustedes, ella, etc.) when speaking Spanish, because the conjugation of the verb (i.e., the way the verb changes form) usually tells us who the subject is when speaking or listening to Spanish.)

Tener = to have
yo tengo = I have
tú tienes = you have
usted tiene = you have (formal)
él o ella tiene = he or she has
nosotros tenemos = we have
vosotros tenéis = you have (informal, plural)
ustedes tienen = you have (formal, plural)
ellos o ellas tienen = they have (masculine or feminine)

Por ejemplo:
Tengo veinte dólares. I have twenty dollars.
¿Tienes frío o calor? Are you cold or hot?
Juan tiene hambre y sed. Juan is hungry and thirsty.
Tenemos nuestros pasajes de avion. We have our plane tickets.
Tenéis que visitarnos otra vez. You have to visit us again.
¿Tienen ustedes algo a comer o beber? Do you have something to eat or drink?
Ellos tienen que venir con nosotros. They have to come with us.


Querer é ir = to want and to go

yo quiero y voy = I want and I go
tú quieres y vas = you want and you go
usted quiere y va = you want and you go (formal)
él o ella quiere y va = he or she wants and goes
nosotros queremos y vamos = we want and we go
vosotros queréis y váis = you want and you go (informal, plural)
ustedes quieren y van = you want and you go (formal, plural)
ellos o ellas quieren y van = they want and they go (masculine or feminine)

Por ejemplo:
Nosotros queremos ir al restaurante. Vamos pronto. We want to go to the restaurant. We are going soon.
¿Quieren ustedes ir con nosotros? Do you want to go with us?
Mi novia va al salón cada fin de la semana, porque quiere parecer bonita. My girfriend goes to the Salon every weekend, because she wants to look pretty.
¿Vas al supermercado? ¿Qué quieres? Are you going to the supermarket? What do you want?
¿Quieres hacer la cena? Do you want to make supper?

Más ejemplos:
Quiero ir a la playa mañana. Voy a ir con mis amigos. Nos vamos muy temprano. Quieres venir con nosotros? I want to go to the beach tomorrow. I'm going to go with my friends. We are leaving very early. Do you want to come with us? (Note: Nos vamos does not mean "We are going", it literally means "We are leaving". To say, "I'm leaving soon", you say, Me voy pronto. For "you are leaving" it is te vas; for "he or she and usted are leaving", it is se va; for "you (informal, plural) are leaving", it is os váis; for "they are leaving" and "ustedes are leaving", it is se van.)


Vivir = to live
yo vivo = I live
tú vives = you live
él o ella vive = he or she lives
usted vive = you live (formal)
nosotros vivimos = we live
vosotros vivís = you live (informal, plural)
ustedes viven = you live (formal, plural)
ellos o ellas viven = they live (masculine or feminine)

Por ejemplo:
¿Vive usted lejos de aquí? Do you live far from here?
Vivo en la ciudad. I live in the city.
¿En cuál ciudad vives? In which city do you live? (informal)
Ella vive en Santo Domingo. She lives in Santo Domingo.
Él vive cerca de nosotros. He lives near us.
Juan y Alicia viven en el mismo barrio. Juan and Alicia live in the same neighborhood.
Vivimos en los estados unidos. We live in the United States.
¿Viven ustedes por aquí? Do you live around here?
¡Vosotros vivís en un país muy hermoso! You guys live in a very beautiful country!


Examen = quiz: Present Tense Verbs

1. It is not necessary to always use the subject pronoun with conjugated verbs. True or False?


2. How do you ask someone formally in Spanish, "Do you speak English?"


3. What is the conjugated verb form for "We speak"?


4. How do you say in Spanish, "I have twenty dollars"?


5. What are the conjugated verbs for "You (informal) want" and "They are going"?


6. Say in Spanish, "We want to go to the restaurant."


7. Conjugate the present tense of the verb hablar (to speak).


8. Conjugate the present tenses of the verb tener (to have, as in possession).


9. Conjugate the present tense of the verbs querer y ir (to want and to go).


10. Conjugate the present tense of the verb vivir (to live).

Resources For Learning Spanish > Recursos Para Aprender El Español

I have been searching for more ways to listen to Spanish being spoken, specifically by Latin Americans. I have found a few good resources for learning from podcasts as well as one site that is like a free online textbook. Check them out on my sidebar under "Links that Help Me Learn".

I'm still eager to find more ways to be able to listen to spoken Spanish through audio or video. The Biblical sermons that IBSJ.org and LaIBI.org make available have been and still are one of the best listening tools I've found.

In the posts to come, I hope to publish more lessons that go over verb conjugations.

¡Hasta luego!

Future Tenses

[This post has been updated: Irregular Verbs in the Future Tense. See below.]

Recognizing the future tense is easy. Why? Because the stress mark is always on the last syllable. I will simply list a few examples and you should be able to pick it up fairly easily.

Future Tense in Spanish:

The future tense in Spanish says in one word what English can take three words to say. When we say, "I will talk," we are speaking in a future tense. "I will talk with Rita" in Spanish is "Yo hablaré con Rita." The words "I will talk" are made up of one word in Spanish "Hablaré" (corresponding to the pronoun yo).

All verbs are conjugated the same by adding these endings at the end of the verb -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -án.

For example, conjugate the verbs: hablar (to speak), comer (to eat), Vivir (to live)

Future:

I will ___
yo hablaré
yo comeré
yo viviré

you will ___
tú hablarás
tú comerás
tú vivirás

he/she/you will ___
él/ella/usted hablará
él/ella/usted comerá
él/ella/usted vivirá

we will ___
nosotros hablaremos
nosotros comeremos
nosotros Viviremos

they/you all will ___
ellos/ellas/ustedes Hablarán
ellos/ellas/ustedes Comerán
ellos/ellas/ustedes Vivirán

A few examples:

Los taxistas sólo hablarán español, entonces tú debes practarlo.
The taxi drivers will only speak Spanish, so you should practice it.

Comeremos comida Dominicana en el restaurante Villar.
We will eat Dominican food at the restaurant Villar.

¿Dónde vivirás después de mudarte?
Where will you live after you move?

[Update] There are also irregular verb changes for the future tense that need to be known. These are:

Decir (to say, to tell) = (yo) diré, (tú) dirás, (él/usted) dirá, (nosotros) diremos, (ellos/ustedes) dirán.

Hacer (to do, to make) = (yo) haré, (tú) harás, (él/usted) hará, (nosotros) haremos, (ellos/ustedes) harán.

Poder (to be able) = (yo) podré, (tú) podrás, (él/usted) podrá, (nosotros) podremos, (ellos/ustedes) podrán.

Poner (to put, to place) = (yo) pondré, (tú) pondrás, (él/usted) pondrá, (nosotros) pondremos, (ellos/ustedes) pondrán.

Saber (to know) = (yo) sabré, (tú) sabrás, (él/usted) sabrá, (nosotros) sabremos, (ellos/ustedes) sabrán.

Salir (to go out, to leave) = (yo) saldré, (tú) saldrás, (él/usted) saldrá, (nosotros) saldremos, (ellos/ustedes) saldrán.

Tener (to have, as in possession) = (yo) tendré, (tú) tendrás, (él/usted) tendrá, (nosotros) tendremos, (ellos/ustedes) tendrán.

Venir (to come) = (yo) vendré, (tú) vendrás, (él/usted) vendrá, (nosotros) vendremos, (ellos/ustedes) vendrán.

Ejemplos:  

¿Vendrás conmigo? 

Will you come with me?  

Ok. Yo lo haré. 

Ok. I will make/do it.  

¿A qué hora saldrá el tren? 

What time will the train leave?

Porque nada hemos traído a este mundo, y sin duda nada podremos sacar.

(1 Timoteo 6:7 RVR60).

For we have brought nothing into this world, and doubtless we will not be able to take anything out.

(1 Timothy 6:7).

Sounds of the Spanish Alphabet

Spanish Sounds

As I've studied the Spanish language, I've realized the importance of learning pronunciation, so I started trying to learn how words commonly sound when spoken by Latin Americans. I often write the word using English sounds to help myself with the pronunciation. Below is the Spanish alphabet with what I've learned to be the sounds commonly associated with them in Latin America.

Alphabet Pronunciation

Aa = ah as in father and as in Dad.

Bb = soft b, sometimes sounds like v as in given.

Cc = hard k, except after i, e, sounds like s, as in cent.

Dd = soft d, sometimes sounds like th.

Ee = ay as in May, eh as in Set.

Ff = same as English f.

Gg = hard g as in Go, h sound after i, e, as in hit.

Hh = always silent.

Ii = ee, as in free.

Jj = h sound, as in heart, hug, heat, hope.

Kk = same as English k.

Ll = L as in long.

LLll = y as in yet or j as in jet.

M = m as in man.

N = n as in now, ten.

Ññ = sounds like ny as in canyon, pinion, onion.

Oo = always a long o as in low, no.

Pp = same as English p except without blowing any air.

Qq = sounds like k.

Rr = rolling rr at the beginning of a word, within a word it is one flip of the tongue and sounds close to 'dd as in loaded, padded, coded, added.

RRrr = rolling tongue 'rrrrr, takes practice to learn.

Ss = s as in sofa, self, last, rest.

Tt = always sounds like the t in tilt, toy, tight.

Uu = oo as in boo.

Vv = sounds like b as in boy.

Ww = same as English w.

Zz = sounds like s in Latin America as in set, lasso, loose, or th in Spain as in think, teeth, thought, with.

Examples

The word ir (to go) sounds like ee'dh; ir = ee'dh.

The word voy (I go) sounds like boy; voy = boy.

The word yo (me, I) sounds like joe; yo = joe.

The word duro (hard) sounds almost like doo-doe, but with a soft 'dd sound for the r (as in pudding); duro = doo'ddoe.

The word diez (ten) sounds like dee-ess; diez = dee-ess.

The word comer (to eat) sounds like co-mair'd; comer = co-maird.

There are many more examples. I may include more at a later time.

Gospel Tract Translation (Complete, but not yet proofread)

I finally accurately translated my own gospel tract into Spanish. However, it is in need of a native Spanish speaker who can proofread it. Below is the link.

La Biblia Contesta Nuestra Necesidad para Conocer a Dios

Here is my original English version of this gospel tract:
The Bible Answers Our Need to Know God.

Gracia a todos.

To See Your Glory - Para Ver Tu Gloria

Dios, Dios mío eres tú;

[God, you are my God;]

De madrugada te buscaré;

[In the morning I will seek you;]

Mi alma tiene sed de ti, mi carne te anhela,

[My soul has thirst for you, my flesh longs for you,]

En tierra seca y árida donde no hay aguas,

[In a dry and arid land where there are no waters,]

Para ver tu poder y tu gloria,

[To see your power and your glory]

Así como te he mirado en el santuario.

[So as I have looked to you in the sanctuary.]

Porque mejor es tu misericordia que la vida;

[For better is your mercy than life;]

Mis labios te alabarán.

[My lips will praise you.]

(Salmo 63:1-3)

[(Psalm 63:1-3)]

Amén y amén!

¿Cuán importante es alabar a Dios regularmente en tu vida?

A fin de contestar la pregunta en el título, piensa en estas cosas:

En primer lugar yo nos pregunto ¿por qué es importante alabar a Dios?

La respuesta puede ser simplemente porque él es Dios y nosotros somos sus criaturas (Salmo 100:3). Pero también porque es bueno dar las alabanzas a nuestro Dios (Salmo 92:1), y porque él nos ordena en su Palabra. Solamente él es digno, como nuestro Creador y Señor, para recibir la gloria.

Entonces, ¿Cuán importante para ti es alabar a Dios en tu vida? ¿Das la gloria y las gracias a Dios por los beneficios y bienes de tu vida?

Pero cuando hablamos de alabanza Bíblicamente, debemos hablar de más que bienes y beneficios. La Biblia habla de alabanza a Dios por las características y los atributos de su naturaleza y persona, en cuanto así por sus obras, dones y juicios. Hay muchísimos ejemplos en los libros de la ley, las historias, los salmos, profecías, evangelios, cartas y en el apocalipsis (en toda la Biblia) de oraciones, cantares, doxologías y alabanzas dada a Dios Todopoderoso. Es muy claro que Dios recibe gloria y honra a sí mismo de sus criaturas para siempre.

Si tú crees que vas a vivir para siempre, ¿no piensas que debes dar la alabanza a Dios en el día de hoy mientras vives en este lugar, antes que te vas a aquel lugar?

En segundo lugar, para nosotros que cree en el SEÑOR, es bueno alabarlo siempre, porque él es digno y porque es alegría y salud para nosotros cuando lo adoramos en cada circunstancia de nuestra vida (Salmo 43:11 [la palabra "salvación" significa "salud" en hebreo]; Proverbios 16:24).

Necesitamos dar la alabanza a Dios siempre en Jesucristo por su salvación mediante la cruz y por su resurrección de entre los muertos, por el don del Espíritu Santo en nuestros corazones y por su gran amor, y también porque es salud a nuestras almas cuando le alabamos. Amén.

¿Cómo puedo entender a las mujeres según la Biblia?

Entendiendo a las Mujeres en General

Existen algunas diferencias significativas entre los hombres y las mujeres.

“Estas diferencias fisiológicas inherentes entre los hombres y las mujeres demuestran cómo el Creador y Sustentador del universo diseñó a un hombre y a una mujer para que se complementen el uno al otro (no para competir el uno con el otro)” (p.30).
Otra área que debemos conocer es la concerniente a los roles y responsabilidades asignados por Dios a la mujer.

Dios la llamó a:
• Ser ayuda idónea (Gén.2:18)
• Someterse a su marido (Ef.5:22)
• Ser gloria de su esposo (1 Cor.11:7-9)
• Respetar a su marido (Ef.5:33)
• Adornarse a sí misma con un espíritu afable y apacible (1 Ped.3:3-4)
• Ser casta y respetuosa en su conducta (1 Ped.3:2)
• Ser sabia y clemente con sus palabras (y en su corazón) (Prov.31:26)

Además es importante saber que:
• La mujer fue creada del hombre (1 Cor.11:8)
• La mujer fue hecha para el hombre (1 Cor.11:9)
• La mujer fue hecha después que el hombre (1 Tim.2:13)
• La mujer tiene la inclinación a controlar a su marido (Gén.3:16)
• La mujer es engañada con mayor facilidad (1 Tim.2:14)
• La mujer debe verse a sí misma como un miembro del cuerpo y a su esposo como su cabeza (Ef.5:23)

* Este material ha sido tomado del libro "The Complete Husband" (de Lou Priolo) y es publicado aquí con el debido permiso de Calvary Press, la cual posee los derechos del libro.

[Esto he encontrado en el sitio de web www.ibsj.org de La Iglesia Bíblica del Señor Jesucristo]

Alabanza a Nuestro Dios en Salmo 40

Pacientemente esperé a Jehová, y se inclinó a mí y oyó mi clamor, y me hizo sacar del pozo de la desesperación del lodo cenagoso; puso mis pies sobre peña y enderezó mis pasos. Puso luego en mi boca cántico nuevo, alabanza a nuestro Dios. Verán esto muchos y temerán, y confiarán en Jehová. 

Salmo 40:1-3 RV95.

Estas palabras son muy esperanzado y gozoso. Sana es para meditar y leerlas.