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Forum: General Chat June 12, 2011, 08:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 16,915
Posted By mattmc1
What are the differences between Valencian and Spanish?

Hello everyone,
I am considering Valencia as a possible place to study Castilian Spanish - I don't want to study in Madrid, but do still want to study in a large city. I have heard that Valencia is...
Forum: General Chat May 17, 2011, 02:27 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,031
Posted By mattmc1
Thank you all for your advice. A quick question...

Thank you all for your advice. A quick question about whether Madrid would be a good place to learn for such a short period - I come from London (in answer to your question Chileno) and have really...
Forum: General Chat May 04, 2011, 03:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,031
Posted By mattmc1
I'm from London and have been avidly studying...

I'm from London and have been avidly studying Spanish for the last 8 months with both Rosetta Stone and at the Instituto Cervantes in London, although I think to benefit from this again I would need...
Forum: General Chat May 02, 2011, 09:18 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,031
Posted By mattmc1
That's not quite what I meant - by wanting to...

That's not quite what I meant - by wanting to hear it spoken properly, I meant the closest to Castillian Spanish without regional variations such as the dropping of words and letters that may make it...
Forum: General Chat May 02, 2011, 07:46 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,031
Posted By mattmc1
Thanks Caballero, it's not so much my accent that...

Thanks Caballero, it's not so much my accent that I'm worried about, it's picking up the most correct way to speak the language through listening to it being spoken properly. With this in mind and...
Forum: General Chat May 01, 2011, 11:01 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,031
Posted By mattmc1
Where to learn Spanish in Spain?

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to spend a couple of weeks learning Spanish in Spain, but wondered where would be the best place to do this? I'm at a basic/intermediate level and would like to study in...
Forum: Grammar April 29, 2011, 09:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,089
Posted By mattmc1
Thank you everyone - I think I understand - 'it',...

Thank you everyone - I think I understand - 'it', regardless of adjective gender, is always 'lo'?

Please correct me if this is not quite right...

Thanks,

Matt
Forum: Grammar April 29, 2011, 02:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,089
Posted By mattmc1
The use of lo in this sentence...

A general query about the construction of this sentence:

"El hombre está listo para trabajar, pero su mujer no lo está."

Why is the direct object pronoun 'lo' used in the sentence if the...
Forum: Grammar April 24, 2011, 10:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 26,332
Posted By mattmc1
Thanks both of you - the link to...

Thanks both of you - the link to elearnspanishlanguage is especially useful!

Matt
Forum: Grammar April 23, 2011, 09:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 26,332
Posted By mattmc1
Thanks Rusty - so it's only used as part of a...

Thanks Rusty - so it's only used as part of a necessity (?), such as:

"Necesito que llevar un abrigo porque hace frio afuera"

"I need to wear a coat because it's cold outside"..?

What...
Forum: Grammar April 23, 2011, 02:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 26,332
Posted By mattmc1
The use of 'que' before the infinitive

Good morning everyone,

I have a question about when to use (and when not to use) 'que' between a conjugated verb and an infinitive... What are the rules?

Thanks,

Matt
Forum: Grammar April 09, 2011, 08:32 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,627
Posted By mattmc1
Smile Perfect

Thank you very much Rusty - you have cleared that up brilliantly for me.

I have many more queries where that one came from, so I look forward to your help in the future!

Thanks again,
...
Forum: Grammar April 09, 2011, 02:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,627
Posted By mattmc1
The use of "le" as an indirect object in Spanish

Hi, hopefully someone can clarify this for me... In the following sentence, what does the "le" represent?

Le esta anadiendo azucar al te - She is adding sugar to the tea.

Is "Le" meant to...
Forum: Introductions April 09, 2011, 02:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,361
Posted By mattmc1
Smile Hola!

Hi, I have just joined the forum to better my Spanish and to help others with their English. I have only been studying Spanish for the last 6 months, so some of my questions might seem pretty basic...
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