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Old December 21, 2009, 02:02 AM
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How do I say "i study Spanish"

Hi,

How do I say " I study Spanish"?

I know if I study in school, will be Estudio en una escuela, so I try to form i study Spanish.

Is it "estudio Español"
or "estudio es Español"?

Thanks in advance.
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Hi,

How do I say " I study Spanish"?

I know if I study in school, will be Estudio en una escuela, so I try to form i study Spanish.

Is it "estudio Español"
or "estudio es Español"?
estudio Español

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Old December 21, 2009, 02:15 AM
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Thanks Perikles!

So do we know when to use masculine article or feminine article? For cases like languages & study computer etc.
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Thanks Perikles!

So do we know when to use masculine article or feminine article? For cases like languages & study computer etc.
@Chewy - I'm so sorry - I was half asleep when I posted, and I have changed my post!!. With languages, you do not use the article el or la. Often, you use these articles in Spanish when you don't in English, for example:

El vino es caro
Wine is expensive

There are general rules for genders of nouns, but you will just have to learn each word with its gender.
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Estudio español (small letter).

Estudio idiomas, matemáticas, informática, ciencias, etc. (without article).

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Estudio español (small letter).

Estudio idiomas, matemáticas, informática, ciencias, etc. (without article).

Maybe I would have got it right after a few more posts.
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When one says "estudio (un idioma)", the article is not necessary.

Estudio español.
Estudio portugués.
etc.

But the gender of the word is a masculin: "el español", "el portugués", "el francés", because it refers to "el idioma".
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Thanks so it's Estudio español instead of the english way Estudio Español(wrong).
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Creo que puede usar 'Aprender' también. Por ejemplo: "Aprendo español" o "I learn spanish" en ingles.
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