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Old December 17, 2009, 01:40 PM
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¿a que no?
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Old December 17, 2009, 02:41 PM
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To me "a que es bonita" = ¿verdad que es bonita?

¡A que es bonita esta camisa que me he comprado! = ¿Verdad que es bonita esta camisa que me he comprado?
¡A que es precioso este coche! = ¿Verdad que es precioso este coche?
¡A que es guapo mi vecino! = ¿Verdad que es guapo mi vecino?

A negative answer is never expected
En Chile nosotros escribiriamos esto asi: ¡Ah, que es bonita! = ¿Verdad que es bonita?

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It's all in the tone of the voice.....

aaaaaa que es bonita.....
----boy is she pretty.....

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a que es bonita.....
----I bet she's pretty..
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Old December 17, 2009, 05:17 PM
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It's all in the tone of the voice.....

aaaaaa que es bonita..... ***
----boy is she pretty.....

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a que es bonita.....
----I bet she's pretty..
***(The "H" is what makes it an exclamation.)
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Old December 18, 2009, 01:33 AM
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Here without exclamation (ah) or a long aaaaa. Just "a que sí".
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Old December 18, 2009, 06:23 PM
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Here without exclamation (ah) or a long aaaaa. Just "a que sí".
Aaaaah, Spaniards...
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By the way...

In Mexico one uses that construction in a negative form to challenge someone:

A que no me alcanzas.
I bet you can't run as fast as I do.

A que no le dices que te te cae mal.
I dare you to tell him/her you don't like him/her.

A que no adivinas.
Guess what.
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Old December 18, 2009, 11:35 PM
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It's the same here.
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Old December 19, 2009, 06:53 AM
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También en Chile.
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