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Jul 13 - pret.impf/indef. (uso)
por favor, me pueden decir si el uso del pret.impf. y pret,indef. en las siguientes oraciones es el uso correcto. muchísimas gracias ¿Cómo es que viniste a España?Hace dos años yo era periodista en...
View ArticleJul 13 - Tell worker to "stack deadwood in one pile."
My yard worker does not understand English. I need to tell him to clean up dead wood and stack it in one pile.
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Jul 13 - " Macho doesn't prove mucho."" Translation exercise ;All Levels...
Machismo no probar mucho.Macho does not prove muchBy Zsa Zsa GaborPlease correct my sentenceIs there much to prove?Hay mucho a probar?
View ArticleJul 13 - ¡Rayos! It has various meanings.
I am watching Nick TV with my granddaughter and on the show for small children one of them says ¡Rayos! when he is frustrated! I always considered this word to mean Damn. But I guess it must be softer...
View ArticleJul 13 - La piel es el órgano más grande humano.
La piel es el órgano más grande humano. This is from the Word of the Day.I would have said....La piel es el órgano humano más grande.I put both versions through the translator and got pretty much the...
View ArticleJul 13 - ¿Cómo se dice "start" o "turn on"?
El otro día quería decir que no pude "start" mi carro, pero me quedé en blanco. No sabía la palabra o frase.Y, empecé a pensar, y me di cuenta de que no sabía cómo expresar ideas similares como:...
View ArticleJul 13 - Direct Versus Indirect Object Pronoun
Las ovejas lo querían y le seguían.Both of these Object Pronouns appear to be Direct Object Pronouns. Why is the second Object Pronoun an Indirect Object Pronoun?Let me thank you in advance for your help.
View ArticleJul 17 - Subject and Verb Placement in Questions
Doing some Spanish lessons, I noticed the different word order in the following questions:"¿El perro nada?" (translation: "Is the dog swimming?")"¿Duerme ella?" (translation: "Is she sleeping?")I was...
View ArticleJul 17 - ¿ Por qué no ........ el vino? Les traeré un aperitivo.
Camarero, ¿tardará mucho la paella?Diez minutos. ¿ Por qué no ........ el vino? Les traeré un aperitivo.A. van probándoseB.tienen probadoC.han probadoD.van probandoWhich is correct?
View ArticleJul 17 - Anochecer.
I have seen in my verb book Anochecer conjugated in all persons. How can this be as it is a verb not related to a person, or is there some meaning I have missed?
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Jul 17 - "Those Capitalist generally act harmoniously " Translation exercise;...
Estos capitalistas en general actúan en armoníay en concierto para desplumar a la gente.These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert,to fleece the people.Abraham LincolnPlease correct...
View ArticleJul 17 - 'No se te olvide cuando ........' Why this construction?
chris-keen In Spanish Dictionary as part of the explanation of 'respetable' is the following 'no se te olvide cuando salgas con tus amigos que vienes de una familia respetable'.Why is it not 'no te...
View ArticleJul 17 - Los amigos te bajan los humos ..
"Los amigos te bajan los humos cuando te pasas de santurron"Please translate.Thanks.
View ArticleJul 17 - Learning by Movies
¡Hola Spanishdict!Hey guys, i hear that one of the best way to learn a language is by using the media and watching movies and stuff. But i never "learned" a language so i dont know how that works.How...
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Jul 17 - How to say -"We are interested in salsa."
It is for school.I would also be grateful if someone would help med translate the following sentences to spanish as well:We cant dance salsa.We dance samba and surf the internet.We always go to the...
View ArticleJul 18 - The Meat, La Carne
I found that "the water" is "El agua" due to the "a's" causing confusion and sound mashups. I cannot see a rule for "The Meat" being "La Carne". Seeing at it ends in an "e" wouldn't it be...
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