Forum: Grammar
October 26, 2010, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,975
Worst & best
I do not understand in which context the words peor and lejor are used. It seems that peor can be used as an adjective and adverb and used for both worse and worst. Alternatively, mejor also can be...
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Forum: Grammar
October 21, 2010, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,090
Introduce = Presentar
I learned to introduce someone as follows:
Te quiero presentar Antonio. Why te quiero and not yo quiero?
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Forum: Vocabulary
October 18, 2010, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,055
What is your name
What is your name? I learned to say this "como se llama" literally meaning what are you called or by what name are you called? Why is se (third person) used and not te (second person)?
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Forum: Grammar
July 02, 2009, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 130,601
Para or Por
I need some basic guidelines in the usage of para and por.
Necesito unas directivas basicas del uso de para y por. Cuando se usa o dice para y cuando se usa o dice por? Gracias.
Please...
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Forum: Daily Spanish Word
May 28, 2009, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,671
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Forum: Vocabulary
May 09, 2009, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,713
Instrucciones
I have learned two ways to ask for directions:
Donde esta al mercado? and
Donde queda el mercado?
Which is correct? It seems the second choice actually translates "where it is the...
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Forum: Grammar
May 07, 2009, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,214
Bien or buenos/buenas
Can someone give me some "simple" general guideline for the use of bien, bueno(s) an buena(s)? I am confused when to use which. :rolleyes:Gracias.
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Forum: Grammar
May 06, 2009, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,658
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Forum: Grammar
May 05, 2009, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,658
Then
What is the difference in meaning between entonces and pues? When is one used versus the other?:thinking:
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Forum: Translations
May 03, 2009, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,427
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Forum: Daily Spanish Word
April 30, 2009, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,231
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Forum: Daily Spanish Word
April 30, 2009, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,231
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Forum: Grammar
April 30, 2009, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,088
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Forum: Grammar
April 29, 2009, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,088
I will try to listen closer and more carefully...
I will try to listen closer and more carefully tonight. My hearing is not the best and the pace at which the persons on the CD's speak is sometimes very fast and not discernible, especially for a...
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Forum: Grammar
April 29, 2009, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,088
Necesitar o neces
In studying instruction beginning Spanish CD's, there was a conversation in which a man asks a women "Pues Inez, neces caminar en la playa un poco, o neces bailar?
I understand the present tense...
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Forum: Grammar
April 16, 2009, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,243
What's next?
I am trying to differentiate between two translations for the word next: siguiente and proximo(a). 1. Proxima semana, proximo Marte
2. siguiete dia - numero, etc.
What are the appropriate...
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Forum: Translations
April 14, 2009, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,605
I would like to introduce
Come se dice "I would like to introduce"?
Te quero presenta o te quero presentar?
I can't quite pick up the phoentics from the CD's I am using (Total Immersion).
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Forum: Introductions
April 14, 2009, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,032
Introduction
My name is Tony. I studied Spanish in high school and had an excellent teacher. My first language was actually Polish as my parents were post WWll immigrants. I want to learn and become proficient in...
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