[chileno]

Originally Posted by chileno

ok ok...

Espero aprender muchos sinónimos en español pronto. I hope to learn many synonyms in Spanish soon

Espero que (usted) aprenda muchos sinónimos en español pronto. I hope you learn many synonyms in Spanish soon.

Espera a que yo aprenda muchos sinónimos en español. Wait until I learn many synonyms in Spanish.

Originally Posted by irmamar

Esperar a = wait for

Espero a Juan.
Espero a que acabe de llover para salir a pasear.

Esperar = hope

Espero que estés bien.
Espero aprobar el examen.

Originally Posted by laepelba

But I was trying to say "look forward to", not "hope" or "wait". Is "esperar" not the right word?

Also, if you change to the subjunctive when you change subjects, you could turn it around and say something like, "Esperas que aprenda...." would be "you hope that I learn...." ???

That's why I gave you what now appears in red in my quote. Now, along with what Irma gave you. Can you see the light?