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Old April 29, 2009, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by tony View Post
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 necesitar (to need) and its conjugations but where does the word "neces" come in and when is it used? Why would not the question "Desea caminar and desea bailar work just as well?
Are you sure it wasn't "quieres"? "Neces" is not a Spanish word.
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