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Old May 30, 2015, 08:48 AM
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You've omitted all of the accent marks on words that need them. While they are often omitted in informal writing, it's better to use them appropriately in writing on this site. If you can't type accent marks from your keyboard, the formatting options at the top of every edit window on this site has an "Accents"drop-down list that lets you enter all of the special characters in Spanish.

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Hello all,

Okay I am wanting to confirm the following below thanks.

(Tú) eres muy bonita - You are very beautiful (If incorrect what is bonita meaning)
Good. The subject pronoun is optional in this sentence, as the verb unambiguously identifies the subject.

Bonito/bonita = pretty, beautiful, good-looking, cute, attractive. As an adjective it agrees in gender and number with its noun. It can refer to people, other animals and things. Native speakers will have to confirm whether it is more often to describe women & girls than to men & boys.

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Guapo - Good looking or handsome?
guapo/guapa = good-looking, handsome, attractive (but not "cute). Agrees in gender and number. Generally refers to people. It can refer to anyone of either sex, but less so with younger women, girls, and young boys.

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Some questions and words I would like to get some answers to in Spanish thanks

After answering "muy bien gracias" (Im good thanks) how to reply in Spanish "and you?"
Spanish has several words for "you", depending on the level of formality or familiarity, the number of people, and regional variations. The possibilities include:

¿y tú? (one person, familiar, understood everywhere)
¿y vos? (one person, familiar, used regionally in parts of Latin America)
¿y vosotros? (two or more people, familiar, used only in Spain)
¿y usted? (one person,formal polite, understood everywhere)
¿y ustedes? (two or more people, only plural form in Latin America and polite/formal in Spain, understood everywhere)

There is a lot of regional variation with regard to how familiarly/politely one addresses other people. For now, if someone else addresses you using or vos, most likely you can address them the same way. Otherwise stick with using usted and ustedes until you gain enough experience to better judge when it is okay to use familiar forms.

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She
The subject pronoun "she" = "ella".

The grammar section has a summary of subject pronouns.

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What is your name?
It depends on how many people you are addressing and whether you want to be polite/formal or familiar/informal.

¿Cómo te llamas? (subject = tú, subject pronoun usually omitted)
¿Cómo te llamás? (subject = vos, subject pronoun usually omitted)
¿Cómo os llamáis? (subject = vosotros, subject pronoun usually omitted)
¿Cómo se llama (usted)? (subject = usted, subject pronoun optional)
¿Cómo se llaman (ustedes?) (subject = ustedes, subject pronoun optional)

Literally these questions mean "what are you called?" or "what do you call yourself/yourselves?". This is the most common way to ask someone's name.

In the case of "como se llama(n)", using subject pronouns is more common, as these sentences can also mean "what is his/her name" or "what are their names".

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Its nice to meet you
The most common one is probably "mucho gusto".

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Want to grab a coffee? - Or something similar which refers to same question but easier
One possibility is: ¿Quisiera(s) ir a tomar (un) café?

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Thanks for your help - Sorry if posted in wrong section
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