Mar 15 - When to use cuál over qué?
Both cuál and qué mean what, so when do I use either? Thanks!
View ArticleMar 15 - Yo estuve vs yo estaba
What is the difference between the two forms and how do these sentences differ in what they convey?Yo estuve ahíYo estaba ahíIn the present tense, we would invariably use estar when talking about...
View ArticleMar 15 - Apenas vs acabar de
I once wrote a small passage in Spanish on Lang-8 for practice and one of the sentences in it was:Eng.:I just finished watching a telenovela.Apenas acabé de ver una telenovela.But some native speaker...
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Mar 15 - Un millón de gracias a Rafa (nelson_rafael)
Sólo quería agradecerle a Rafa (Nelson) por toda su ayuda en ésta semana que me fui e hizo todas las correcciones para las dos palabras del día (en inglés y español).¿Por qué no te tomas el fin de...
View ArticleMar 15 - The mystery behind Enterarse :)
Hi All, This is just an informative post meant to help the beginners who 1. Often confuse themselves between entrar and enterar and 2. Often confuse themselves between enterar and enterarse.1st and...
View ArticleMar 15 - Ser changing into Estar in the past tense!?
The breakfast is delicious.El desayuno es sabroso.In the above scenario, which is the present indicative tense, we used ser to translate is.However, recently when I wrote the same sentence in the past...
View ArticleMar 15 - Where to place adjective?
Where would one put the adjective to describe la fiesta de sorpresa?Would it be la fiesta divertida de sorpresa or la fiesta de sorpresa divertida?
View ArticleMar 15 - "hangout" as a noun in Mexican Spanish
How would you say "hangout" as a noun in everyday Mexican Spanish? For example, "This place is my new favorite hangout." Este lugar es mi nuevo _____ favorito.
View ArticleMar 15 - What does "My dollar sees me My best trial.
What does "My dollar sees me My best trial" mean?
View ArticleMar 15 - What does "ya" mean and how do you use it??
I've heard "ya" being used in Spanish and someone tried to explain but I forgot what he said and simply didn't understand the concept in the first place. I know that you only use it in "yo" form, but...
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Mar 16 - The figurative use of "El Enchufe"
This is an informative post for my friends and community members who are at the basic/intermediate level of their Spanish Learning :I have recently discovered this and felt like sharing it with others...
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Mar 16 - Citarse and Citar (which one to be used in the context of "making an...
Hi Friends,I am confused here about which of these two be used to denote "making an appointment"Well, CITARSE i know definitely means "to make an appointement" but in the books and some sites the non...
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Mar 16 - Vosotros just in Spain?
Hi! I have a question about the pronoun, ''Vosotros''.I know that in Spain they use Vosotros... what about in the other Spanish speaking countries such as Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and...
View ArticleMar 16 - Infintive with me, help???
I'm doing some work with my daily routine, me routina diaria, and need some help with converting me verbs to infintive e.g. Me levanto ... Levantarse and me arreglo... Arreglarse etc. , but I'm stuck...
View ArticleMar 16 - Use of le paso in a sentence
In the sentence - Que le paso a usted en el accidente? - Pues a mi no me paso nada.I know why the me paso in the second part but I am confused why the le paso in the first part. Shouldn't it be le pasa...
View ArticleMar 16 - Advice for Favorite Words
There is a whole social network based on favorite words out there: FavoriteWords dot com (a perfect name) - it´s intriguing.
View ArticleMar 16 - La lección sobre los mandatos familiares aquí
En una de las lecciones de este sitio:Affirmative informal (tú) commands {Beta} Se dan los siguientes ejemplos:Pronoun placement: the pronoun is attached to the end of affirmative commands and the verb...
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