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Old May 10, 2006, 05:22 PM
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"We have never spoken/conversed before."

Se que la persona me va a entender, pues no quiero parecer estupida ni bastante formal... Cual es la manera mas correcta, pero no muy academica?

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Re: "We have never spoken/conversed before."

La primera opción definitivamente es incorrecta.
La segunda es formal
la tercera es más cómun.
La cuarta puede ser correcta pero no en esta situación.

Espero haberte ayudado.

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"We have never spoken/conversed before."
Since this is a slightly formal way to say it in English, you get a slightly formal way to say it in Spanish

Nunca hemos hablado/conversado antes.

Recuerda también que hay que traducir "before" también, aunque la frase se entiende sin el "antes".

Also, as English_student mentioned, the first option is wrong. Conversar is not a reflexive verb.
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Muchissimas gracias!

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Re: "We have never spoken/conversed before."

I know conversar isn't a reflexive verb, but aren't verbs sometimes used in that manner to signify "with each other" or something of the sort? Maybe?
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I know conversar isn't a reflexive verb, but aren't verbs sometimes used in that manner to signify "with each other" or something of the sort? Maybe?
That's an excellent question. And I don't really have an answer. Here's some examples

Hablaron de un tratado de paz - They spoke of a peace treaty
Se habló de un tratado de paz - A peace treaty was mentioned
Se hablaron de un tratado de paz -

That last example-- (1) Is that correct Spanish/ is it used by native speakers? (2) What would it mean exactly? "They spoke about a peace treaty" "The two of them discussed a peace treaty"?

As I go over this in my mind, I think you can use it, for example "Mi hermano y mi papá no se hablan", which would mean "My brother and my dad are not on speaking terms".

So I guess the answer is yes
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That's an excellent question. And I don't really have an answer. Here's some examples

Hablaron de un tratado de paz - They spoke of a peace treaty
Se habló de un tratado de paz - A peace treaty was mentioned
Se hablaron de un tratado de paz -

That last example-- (1) Is that correct Spanish/ is it used by native speakers? (2) What would it mean exactly? "They spoke about a peace treaty" "The two of them discussed a peace treaty"?

As I go over this in my mind, I think you can use it, for example "Mi hermano y mi papá no se hablan", which would mean "My brother and my dad are not on speaking terms".

So I guess the answer is yes
That's a bit over my head, I'm still working on the reflexive verbs and they make my brain mushy.
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