Feb 03 - "What is the colour of your money"? In Argentina it's "blue"....
What's the color of your money? In the Spanish of Argentina it's blue—pronounced as in English — if you have black-market U.S. dollars.Although the term dólar blue for a dollar purchased illegally has...
View ArticleFeb 03 - Pronouns "se las regalo" OR "te las regalo"
Please help with a pronoun argument.Mr and Mrs (2 people) are giving flowers to you.Should it be - te las regalo OR se las regaloAnd why? What's the difference between a 'se' and a 'te'Thanks very much
View ArticleFeb 03 - In need of help!
I am stuck and not sure what to do anymore with this..... please assist me, thank you!—¿(1) _____ es ella? ¿Ella? Se llama Laura. —¿(2) ______ de la capital? —Sí. Yo (3) _______ de Madrid. —¿De (4)...
View ArticleFeb 03 - quick easy vocab question
Hola todo el mundo!I have a quick vocab question.For this definition- ser egoista, no pensar en los demas. Would this definition suit the word celoso or pensar en el mismo?For this definition- quiere...
View ArticleFeb 04 - Using Nuestro/Nuestra To Indicate Speaker
Is there any case where nuestra/nuestro are used to indicate the speaker's gender, not only the noun they describe? I was under the assumption that nuestro and nuestra were used to indicate the gender...
View ArticleFeb 04 - Subjuntivo en las preguntas.
Hola,No ya he ententido cuando y como usamos el subjuntivo con las preguntas. ¿Hay las mismas reglas que usamos normalmente?¿Hay alguien aqui que me ayude?Gracias Pravin
View ArticleFeb 04 - When and how to use the expression 'al proviso'?
English: I like to be always learning something fresh and smart in Spanish, I happened to hear this expression 'al proviso' on a telenovela, but it was very fast and I could not catch the idea with...
View ArticleFeb 04 - hacer - to ask?
This one has been bugging me for quite some time. Hacer is a great verb and has many uses, but in what way can it mean: "to ask"?An example sentence that I have is:Me alegro de que me hagas esa...
View ArticleFeb 04 - What is the difference between dama and senora?
Greetings! I know that both dama and senora can mean Lady, but I am not sure when you would use one over the other. Thank you.
View ArticleFeb 04 - "El Amor Confuso"
Hi,In my translation class we were told, not that 'confused/confusing love' was not wrong exactly, but that we were to elaborate on the meaning. My question is are there any sort of connotations that...
View ArticleFeb 05 - Subjunctive and the first person
Hola, I'm having a little trouble with something in the subjunctive. I know that you use it in cases of doubt. Also, we were taught that it is to be used in sentences that have a change in person in...
View ArticleFeb 05 - What's the difference? "El se lava el pelo." Vs. "El está lavando su...
What's the difference? "El se lava el pelo." Vs. "El está lavando su pelo."
View ArticleFeb 05 - What "I'm like a crook tonight" stands for? How can I put it into...
I picked up this phrase at a song, I'm trying to find out what it means. Please help.
View ArticleFeb 05 - Speaking in longer sentences
I was wondering if anyone had tips on developing longer sentences when communicating in Spanish. The longest sentences I can say are about 5-6 words and then it gets really confusing for me. Thanks for...
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