Foro: La gramática
May 07, 2012, 07:53 PM
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Interjections when speaking Spanish
What are some good ones? I have to do do an oral presentation tomorrow and I find that I draw a blank a lot, and don't say anything at times. In English for example we say things such as "like" or...
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
May 07, 2012, 06:44 PM
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Phrases/idioms with the word "rato"
What are some of them? I know the textbook definition of "rato" is time, but when is it appropriate to be used over "tiempo" or "una vez"? A cada rato would mean each time? Hace muchos ratos -- many...
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Foro: Traducciones
May 05, 2012, 09:45 PM
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Foro: La gramática
May 02, 2012, 11:45 PM
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Foro: Traducciones
May 02, 2012, 11:45 PM
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Foro: La gramática
May 02, 2012, 06:51 PM
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The word "ello"
Hey guys,
I'm taking the AP Spanish exam Tuesday and just curious with this word. How does ello work? Whenever I ask my native friends they tell me to just ignore it because no one says it, but...
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Foro: La gramática
April 14, 2012, 01:04 PM
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What is the meaning of "hacà fue"?
I read it in an organ donor thank you book. It said asi como habias expresado tu deseo de donar tus organos, hacà fue"
Also what does misedicordia mean
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Foro: La gramática
April 03, 2012, 09:20 PM
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Sorry my questions are usually pretty bad with...
Sorry my questions are usually pretty bad with context, lol.
The sentence you wrote, could you have said "a ayudar"? My question basically is, are both interchangeable? When are some situations...
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Foro: La gramática
April 03, 2012, 07:02 PM
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'a ayudar' vs 'para ayudar'
Little confused with this. Is "Hace mucho a ayudar" the same meaning as "Hace mucho para ayudar"? I've been tripping myself up trying to distinguish between these two and it's been getting stressful,...
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Foro: La gramática
February 13, 2012, 08:19 PM
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I'm aware of that, but I'm trying to make it...
I'm aware of that, but I'm trying to make it sound more rhetorical. The way you wrote it is what I had originally, but I was told that way is a direct question. Since you're a native English speaker...
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Foro: La gramática
February 13, 2012, 06:40 PM
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Foro: La gramática
January 02, 2012, 06:00 PM
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Foro: La gramática
January 02, 2012, 03:16 AM
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IO - necessary in certain commands?
Hey guys,
I've been confusing myself a lot lately on this. Basically, let's say I want to tell you to hit John over the head with a hammer. Would it be golpeéle a Juan con un martillo, or would...
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Foro: Otros Idiomas
December 21, 2011, 10:09 PM
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Foro: La gramática
December 21, 2011, 10:06 PM
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Why "le" here?
Here is the phrase:
Es de buena educación abrirle la puerta a las personas que llegan detras de tÃ.
First off, why the le there? Why not les? It seems strange to me, if anyone could explain....
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Foro: El vocabulario
December 04, 2011, 12:09 PM
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Me he equivocado de...
I know this means something along the lines of "we got it wrong" or "I got it wrong" etc. Nos hemos equivocado de restaurante - we went to the wrong restaurant.. etc. That said I don't really know an...
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Foro: El vocabulario
October 23, 2011, 10:31 PM
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Foro: La gramática
October 23, 2011, 09:45 PM
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Foro: La gramática
October 23, 2011, 09:11 PM
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Foro: La gramática
October 23, 2011, 09:07 PM
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The verb acabar
I know you can use it with acabar de then an infinitive. But I have heard it a lot in songs/TV broadcasts/regular TV programs and it is definitely not in that form. I can't find a real definitive...
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Foro: Práctica y Tareas
October 23, 2011, 09:04 PM
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I think you have beginner's problems with DO...
I think you have beginner's problems with DO pronouns. A lot of times it is taught as if lo and los are always the answer. Unfortunately, it's not. I can testify to a lot of teachers just letting...
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Foro: La gramática
October 22, 2011, 11:07 PM
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Ello
When exactly do you use this word? I heard it in Rosetta stone literally once, and I can't remember for what purpose.
Thanks!
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Foro: La gramática
October 09, 2011, 05:57 PM
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True. I actually knew that from this site when...
True. I actually knew that from this site when someone taught me a while ago here about dónde es la fiesta lol
But again American students are taught HLTC - health location temporary condition....
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Foro: La gramática
October 09, 2011, 03:00 PM
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Can you fix the chair and change that broken...
Can you fix the chair and change that broken condition (even if it isn't cost effective to do that) or is it broken forever regardless of what you do?
The way I was taught was originally all that...
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Foro: La gramática
October 09, 2011, 02:56 PM
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Using "se" as a neutral
Hey guys,
Just curious, how exactly does "se" work as a general/ neutral word? I am having trouble explaining it even in English (lol) but for example, we see things like "se habla español" or...
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