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Old May 18, 2014, 04:46 PM
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I speak *** (La estructura usual de este verbo es "speak to someone") Uruguay's (Es preferible usar el gentilicio que el nombre del país cuando hablas de personas, para hacer una frase más corta y más fluida) friend of mine and He (Cuidado con la ortografía; las mayúsculas se usan en casos específicos) didn's (Ojo con la contracción: siempre es "didn't") *** (Te falta un verbo, porque "didn't" sólo es el auxiliar del pasado) what is Lada (Estas palabras van en el orden inverso; cuando preguntas con signos de interrogación, primero va el verbo pero cuando se hace una afirmación, entonces el verbo va después), I was very surprised, I will try to remember how I say *** (Te falta un pronombre) in English!

Mexico's long distance code!

Angelica so much (When you are talking about things that can become a plural, "many" is the right "mucho".) thanks!
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Old May 19, 2014, 01:15 PM
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I spoke to a uruguayan friend yesterday and he didn't know what lada is/was (in English I can use is if this has happened in the past?????) surprised, I will try to remember how I say it in English!

Mexico's long distance code!

Angelica so many thanks!





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Old May 19, 2014, 02:44 PM
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I spoke to a Uruguayan friend yesterday and he didn't know what LADA is/was (or means/meant or stands for/stood for).
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I speak Uruguay's friend of mine and He didn's what is Lada, I was very surprised, I will try to remember how I say in English!

Mexico's long distance code!

Angelica so much thanks!
Lol, "lada" is new for me, must confess I like it, "larga distancia" takes up too much energy to say

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