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Forum: Translations January 04, 2015, 04:21 PM

Replies: 7 Preterite o imperfect? Views: 4,129 Posted By Capn Spanish Very interesting post and I learned something... Very interesting post and I learned something new! If I'm understanding this correctly, though, it seems like a pretty special case. Using "mientras" in this way almost makes it seem like a...

Forum: Translations January 04, 2015, 11:45 AM

Replies: 7 Preterite o imperfect? Views: 4,129 Posted By Capn Spanish Good catch on the "mientras" vs. "mientras que"... Good catch on the "mientras" vs. "mientras que" -- I didn't even notice that. I still say that "mientras" requires the imperfect, though. What I'd learned was that when "mientras" is joining two...

Forum: Culture January 03, 2015, 05:48 PM

Replies: 3 Etymology of spanish words Views: 5,434 Posted By Capn Spanish I use http://www.myetymology.com a lot. When I'm... I use http://www.myetymology.com a lot. When I'm trying to think of ways to memorize a new word, it's often helpful to take a look at the etymology.

Forum: Other Languages January 03, 2015, 05:33 PM

Replies: 3 Spanish and Japanese are pronounced almost the same Views: 32,828 Posted By Capn Spanish Very interesting! (At least the third or so of... Very interesting! (At least the third or so of the post that I managed to get through. Some spaces / line breaks would help :) ) In Korean, the word for bread is also similar to "pan" -- sounds...

Forum: Translations January 03, 2015, 05:28 PM

Replies: 7 Preterite o imperfect? Views: 4,129 Posted By Capn Spanish Apenas llovió mientras que estábamos allí. ... Apenas llovió mientras que estábamos allí. When you're talking about background information in the past, you use the imperfect. "While we were there" is obviously setting the stage--describing the...

Forum: General Chat January 02, 2015, 09:09 AM

Replies: 9 Rolling rrs???! Views: 11,430 Posted By Capn Spanish I've been told that there are native Spanish... I've been told that there are native Spanish speakers that never 100% get the ability to roll their R's so I wouldn't stress out too much about it. :)

Forum: Translations January 02, 2015, 09:04 AM

Replies: 2 Flu Views: 2,110 Posted By Capn Spanish You put the accent in the wrong place in... You put the accent in the wrong place in "estábamos". :) I would say either: Cuando estábamos en Inglaterra mi hermana tenía gripe OR Cuando estábamos en Inglaterra mi hermana tuvo gripe

Forum: Introductions January 01, 2015, 12:07 PM

Replies: 1 Soy Steven, pero me puedes llamar "Cap'n Spanish" :) Views: 1,855 Posted By Capn Spanish Soy Steven, pero me puedes llamar "Cap'n Spanish" :) Hola! Soy de Carolina del Norte en los EEUU. He vivido en Argentina, Brasil y Costa Rica. Yo conocí a mi mujer en Buenos Aires (ella es Brasileña). Hablamos principalmente en portugues todos...

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