¿Qué Quiero?

[RagamuffinRyan]

So i've been using pimsler and this has me confused.

Pimsleur has been teaching me to say "Que Quiero" as "what do you want"

But my girlfriend seems to think that means "i want" or somthing like that.

She believes its "Que Quieres" for "what do you want"

for example "Que quieres come?"

But why does pimsleur teach me to say "que quiero"


While i'm here pimsleur also tells me to Pronounce Gracias as "Grass-ias" and my girlfriend has told me its "Grath-ias"

I'm so confused, pimsleur seems to be misleading me, should i try a different method?

[vita32]

In my very limited understanding of Spanish grammar, it seems to me that "Que quiero" would mean "What I want".

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Vita: Very well!


@Ragamuffin: I don't know about any language learning software, but maybe there is something misunderstood in your lessons. Anyway, if you want to check:


¿Qué quiero comer? = What do I want (to eat)?

¿Qué quieres (comer)? = What do you want (to eat)?


Pronunciation of "c" when followed by "e" or "i" is pronounced as English "th" only in Spain (and sometimes in Equatorial Guinea). Your software version must be using Latin American Spanish.

[RagamuffinRyan]

Thank you Angelica

I'm disappointed if it is, i want to learn the spanish spoken in spain.
Is there a large difference in the spanish and latin american spanish?

Also, i assume then that "Que quieren comer?" would be "What do they want to eat?"

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

There is a standard Spanish spoken and understood everywhere (and that's mainly the one learnt in courses, via software or classrooms). Regional variations become a communication breakdown when idioms and colloquial expressions are involved.

[RagamuffinRyan]

Castillian or Casteyano is the main one i believe, which is what i'm apparently learning.

I think another is called catalan? i'm unsure really.

Aslong as i'll be understandable in spain i suppose i'm happy.

Thanks for your help

[Rusty]

Castillian, English for castellano, is the Spanish spoken in Spain and the Spanish spoken in Latin America. Castillian and Spanish are synonymous terms. They are two names for the same language.
Castillian is one of five officially recognized languages spoken in Spain. Catalán, Spanish for català, is one of those five languages. You are not learning català.

[Esppiral]

Originally Posted by RagamuffinRyan

Castillian or Casteyano is the main one i believe, which is what i'm apparently learning.

I think another is called catalan? i'm unsure really.

Aslong as i'll be understandable in spain i suppose i'm happy.

Thanks for your help

Molta gent se'n fa un embolic amb aixó, no te'l façis noi!
Creu-me, t'ho dic de veritat si n'aprens castellà no en saps de català.

Did you understood anything?

Both are different languages, as Rusty stated is one of the five official spoken languages here in Spain, but it's grammar is far harder than spanish one.

Si el español que estás aprendiendo es el castellano (España) no duces en pedir ayuda, si tienes alguna duda específica con alguna frase, palabra o expresión que no sea muy común en otras variantes.

Salu2

[JPablo]

Lo mismo digo.
We'll help you with any "regional" questions...