Forum: Grammar
January 16, 2016, 01:26 PM
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Antes de
How would one show a change in subject after a preposition?
I was thinking for example:
Go to the house before I arrive.
Ve a la casa antes de llegar.
I was thinking of just adding "me"...
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Forum: Grammar
December 05, 2015, 04:12 PM
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Sentence structure
I was doing a problem in class where we had to translate from English to Spanish examples. I translated it and then was corrected by native speakers and my teacher.
The example:
He frequently...
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Forum: Grammar
October 14, 2015, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,789
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Forum: Grammar
October 14, 2015, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,789
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Forum: Grammar
October 12, 2015, 03:14 PM
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Views: 2,926
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Forum: Grammar
September 15, 2015, 11:59 PM
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Views: 2,926
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Forum: Translations
June 03, 2015, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,097
Hi Rusty, why do we use Quisiera/s here?...
Hi Rusty, why do we use Quisiera/s here? Subjunctive Imperfect was the last thing I learned so I have very little experience with it being used. I just learned that it's about past tense with an...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
May 13, 2015, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 5
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well, i have a mixed accent. I will say things...
well, i have a mixed accent. I will say things like: Yo, llamar, llegar, llover, parrilla, allá with lleismo. Its probably because I learned the basics first from Colombians but other words like:...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 23, 2015, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,769
Universal pronunciations
I didn´t know where I could post this..
Yesterday, my friend from Brazil who was taught by a Colombian teacher told me that the word "pollo" is always pronounced the English 'Y' sound and it never...
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Forum: Grammar
April 17, 2015, 09:10 AM
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Views: 4,276
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Forum: Practice & Homework
March 27, 2015, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,174
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Forum: Practice & Homework
March 25, 2015, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,174
Thank you. I'm a bit late on seeing this but is...
Thank you. I'm a bit late on seeing this but is this the same idea behind negative commands always having the IO/DO in front of the command?
I remember that idea being taught but I thought it only...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
March 23, 2015, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,229
Thank you for the quick and detailed response....
Thank you for the quick and detailed response. When I did this exercise, the only Fonemas we learned were P, T, K, B, D, G. The ones we did after these were F, S, X, (j symbol I cant find), M, N, ŋ,...
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Forum: Grammar
March 23, 2015, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,276
Alegra vs Alegro, Me Quedó/é
I was having two different conversations and both my friends said something that seemed similar, they are from two different Spanish speaking countries. I believe that alegrar is a verb like gustar...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
March 23, 2015, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,229
Fonetica y Fonologia
I´m trying to see if I am understanding the rules correctly. For example the letter /b/ sounds like Alófono oclusivo when [b] it starts, after pause, after letter M or N? From my understanding from...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
February 22, 2015, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,174
OI y OD Correcto/Incorrecto
I'm mainly focusing on part B but if you notice anything in the other sections to be wrong, please let me know as I find these pretty difficult
B)
1. Actually, now I think it's incorrect and...
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Forum: Grammar
February 21, 2015, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,818
Explicármelo y Explícamelo -acentos?
I had no examples of words with more than 2 syllables and while I was working on a problem, my 2 roommates (native spanish speakers) had differing opinions on where the accents go. One said it sounds...
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Forum: Translations
February 20, 2015, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,097
For the second sentence, are you trying to say,...
For the second sentence, are you trying to say, "Can I take you (out) to dinner?" I too would like to know how to phrase this. I generally say, "Want to go to dinner with me tonight?" "Quieres ir a...
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Forum: Grammar
February 20, 2015, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,359
Si lo sabes, deberías décirmelo
I was studying conditionals and wanted to say in Spanish, "If you know, you should tell me". I asked 3 people and they all said some form of "si lo sabes, deberías decirme" (some used the direct...
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Forum: Translations
February 20, 2015, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,309
Thanks, I didn't know the difference between...
Thanks, I didn't know the difference between dormir and dormirse. I thought dormirse was more like to put yourself to bed to try to sleep but I just read that it's to fall asleep while dormir is to...
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Forum: Translations
February 19, 2015, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,309
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Forum: Translations
February 19, 2015, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,309
Haz tenido una semana cansada
My (Mexican) friend wrote this to me on whatsapp, I asked, "Why use imperative when you are stating a fact which is indicative". She said she doesn't really know.
me: tomé un descanso, tenía mucho...
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Forum: Translations
February 19, 2015, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,812
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Forum: Translations
February 17, 2015, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,812
Tengo ganas de tacos
Everything bolded I didn't fully understand which was pretty much everything she said but I think I got the idea. The tengo ganas de, I really don't understand.
I looked up tener + ganas + de and...
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Forum: Translations
February 17, 2015, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,357
Comentario sobre una grabacion
I had to record a voice recording of my hobbies and my professor critiqued it. I think I understand it for the most part but I don't really understand what a "shwa" is, even when I googled it in...
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