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John "Eh" MacDonald
17th July 2010, 21:45
Perhaps this should be in Chit Chat Instead of learning but in a way it is learning.

Do any of you know the proper pronunciation of No Pasaran? Spanish isn't taught at my high school until grade 12 and its driving me crazy when i try and explain it to someone.
Invincible Summer
18th July 2010, 00:40
No pah-sah-rAHN... the accent is over the last "a" so it's sort of monotonous until the "an" part where you give a bit of emphasis to it.
Os Cangaceiros
18th July 2010, 00:43
Spanish isn't taught at my high school until grade 12

That's weird. Maybe Canada's a lot different, but I've been in Spanish classes since elementary school...
Invincible Summer
18th July 2010, 00:46
I was able to take Spanish from gr 9 in high school, I live in Vancouver.

But we Canadians are taught French since primary school.
Sir Comradical
18th July 2010, 00:52
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Listen to the word at 2.01 min.

Your welcome.
John "Eh" MacDonald
18th July 2010, 01:20
I was able to take Spanish from gr 9 in high school, I live in Vancouver.

But we Canadians are taught French since primary school.


Yeah, it is probably because the maritimes do not have a lot of Latinos. Do you not have the option to take Mandarin in Vancouver also? I would imagine a person would since Vancouver's basically famous for its amount of Asian's.
Invincible Summer
18th July 2010, 02:18
Yeah, it is probably because the maritimes do not have a lot of Latinos. Do you not have the option to take Mandarin in Vancouver also? I would imagine a person would since Vancouver's basically famous for its amount of Asian's.

I'm not sure if Mandarin is taught in high schools. Where I went to high school, it was either French, Spanish, or Japanese. Some other school had French, Spanish, and German. I know lots of kids took Mandarin exams so they didn't have to do their language requirement though.

And actually most Chinese here are from Hong Kong and thus primarily speak Cantonese, not Mandarin.
Adil3tr
18th July 2010, 02:48
what is no parasan?
Sir Comradical
18th July 2010, 03:19
what is no parasan?

They shall not pass.
John "Eh" MacDonald
18th July 2010, 03:33
what is no parasan?

It's in my eyes an anti fascist propaganda slogan. It translates from Spanish to They shall not pass.

What I am referring to is Dolores Gomez "No Pasaran" Speech she used in the Spanish Civil War.