Jul 08 - 02.04 School Activities Listening Activity
A Jorge le gusta la clase de educación física porque le gusta __________ deportes.La escuela de Jorge ofrece deportes como el baloncesto, el fútbol, el voleibol y el __________.A Jorge le gusta...
View ArticleJul 08 - Me alegro?
As i know, 'me alegro' means 'i am glad'...And 'alegro' is an* adjective . But i want to ask, why shouldnt it be 'estoy alegro'? And for ' me alegro', what is the meaning of 'me' here? Is it a pronoun...
View ArticleJul 08 - Impersonal vs. Passive
I have never quite understood the difference between the impersonal and the passive verb forms in Spanish. I know they both use "se" and a third-person verb to de-emphasize the subject of the verb, but...
View ArticleJul 08 - "Do I sound good?"
I want to be able to ask if I sound good when I talk to people in Spanish. I'm confused how to ask it, though.How would I say "Do I sound good?" in Spanish?And for good measure, how would I say it as...
View ArticleJul 08 - " The Government that robs Peter to pay Paul" Translation exercise;...
El gobierno que roba a Pedro para pagar a Pablo ,siempre se puede contar con el apoyo de Pablo.The Government that robs Peter to pay Paul,Can always count on the support of Pau.George Bernard...
View ArticleJul 08 - It's not a question it's a Notification
Yestarday I had 0 reputation and today i just get 307 of reputation is that a good Speed of getting reputation? should I become one of the greates? should I become the best user SpanishDict will have?...
View ArticleJul 08 - i used to hurt myself often
I to say " I used to hurt myself often."I have "Solía ---------- a menudo " How would i say the "hurt myself" bit?Also, if i were to say Adoraba el rugby, would that be correct or would it be al rugby?
View ArticleJul 08 - Question about cognates
Which of the following is a cognate? 1) triste 2) camina 3) octubre 4) enojado
View ArticleJul 09 - What is the difference between Parece and Parecen?
When using the verb parecer, how do the plural forms work? My question is when to used parece vs parecen.
View ArticleJul 09 - irse + gerundio in this phrase: "se iran potenciando"
Here is the sentence from a newspaper article I am having trouble with:Por el momento, el nerviosismo y malestar generalizados se irán potenciando hasta que el Gobierno no logre una solución con los...
View ArticleJul 09 - Need some help with grammar / wording
How do I say: The bird that had made the sound of a hammer.Is it: El pájaro que habia hecho el sonido de un martillo. ???I used the translator to help me. However I know online translators are often...
View ArticleJul 09 - using "por qué" to ask where something is
Hello allI have been told that to ask which platform a train leaves from or which door is the exit, you say: "¿Por qué anden sale el tren?" and ¿Por qué puerta sale?"I don't understand this, how does...
View ArticleJul 09 - ¿Es Inglés su primera o segunda lengua? ;Is English your first or...
Do you speak English as a first or second language ?¿Hablas Inglés, como primera lengua o el segundo?--You may have noticed that I ask this question of 'newbies' quite a lot ,there is a good reason why...
View ArticleJul 09 - What is the difference between sobrar and quedar?
Hi all,So in learning lots of new Spanish vocab and verbs in the summer, I cam across sobrar and quedar. Can someone explain the difference between them? It's super confusing...For example: 1. (Quedar)...
View ArticleJul 09 - Translate this paragraph
" "No se quien me escribe, pero cuando se dirija a mi debe hacerlo como su gracia omaese, ya que soy el gran duque de navaza y caballero gran collar templario y no estoy subordinado a ninguna...
View ArticleJul 10 - Using 'Saber'Most Common Meaning Is 'To Have Knowledge'"Learning...
Using 'Saber'Most Common Meaning Is 'To Have Knowledge'Examples--Saber is a common verb whose basic meaning is "to have knowledge"or "to have knowledge of."Although it is often translated as "to...
View ArticleJul 10 - Extract from my happening story "Las Aventuras de Juan" using words...
I will come back to this forum to put in the beginning of the story. Just to fill you in, it started with dichoso - About a man being blessed to have survived being lost in the Colombian jungle. This...
View ArticleJul 10 - I can't understand what this speaker is saying. Can anyone help?
I'm taking a Spanish course and the assignment I'm doing right now asks me to listen to a speaker and respond. Since posting entire course assignments is against policy in many places I will just share...
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