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Hablar con el camarero

Hablar con el camarero

I have this exercise I am doing in Duolingo that I don't understand.

The solution is:
?Tu hablas con tus papas en espanol? Entonces, !habla con el camarero en espanol!

I had this and got it wrong:
?Tu hablas con tus papas en espanol? Entonces, !hablas con el camarero en espanol!

Google translate gets me this for the correct solution:
Do you speak to your parents in Spanish? So, talk to the waiter in Spanish!

Why is the second hablar with the camarero not hablas? Maybe if I said hablas con camarero it would mean, "you are talking to the waiter in spanish... like a statement of fact not a order... Is that the problem?

Quote:

Originally Posted by fallingdog (Post 186601)

The solution is:
¿Tú hablas con tus papas en español? Entonces, ¡habla con el camarero en español!
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Why is the second hablar with the camarero not hablas? ... not a order... Is that the problem?

Yes, the problem is that you didn't use the familiar command form (the imperative) of hablar, which is habla. (The formal imperative is hable.)

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Got it. Thanks for the feedback!