Forum: Vocabulary
November 14, 2025, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 95
Thank you, AngelicaDeAlquezar.
Those are...
Thank you, AngelicaDeAlquezar.
Those are the words I will probably use the most because the host/hostess in most of the restaurants in my area are Mexican or Central American; but it's always...
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Forum: Vocabulary
November 08, 2025, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 95
Thank you for your input, poli. I agree that...
Thank you for your input, poli. I agree that most Spanish-speaking countries probably don’t offer booth seating.
Thank you for your input, aleCcowaN. It’s funny that you mention “chucrut.” ...
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Forum: Vocabulary
November 08, 2025, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 95
Booth Seating
What is the best way to request a booth seat at a restaurant in Spanish? In American family-type restaurants, the host/hostess usually asks if you prefer a table or a booth, if they offer both.
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Forum: Translations
November 04, 2025, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 55
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Forum: Translations
November 03, 2025, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 55
Automotive Backup Camera/Rearview Camera
What is the word(s) that is usually used in Mexico for an automotive backup camera/rearview camera, the cameras that are used in vehicles to help the driver see what is behind the car when reversing,...
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Forum: Grammar
November 01, 2025, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 65
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Forum: Grammar
November 01, 2025, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 65
Thank you, Rusty. Yes, I was thinking...
Thank you, Rusty. Yes, I was thinking seguramente meant surely; hence, the confusion.
I agree. The closed-captions on YouTube are machine-generated, and they are usually quite bad. They only...
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Forum: Grammar
November 01, 2025, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 65
From A YouTube Video
On a YouTube channel called “Explorando,” the narrator, upon request, tours and makes videos of pueblos/aldeas in Galicia for the descendants of families who had emigrated to Latin America many years...
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Forum: Translations
October 28, 2025, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 125
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Forum: Translations
October 28, 2025, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 125
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Forum: Translations
October 27, 2025, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 125
From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas
The following is from a movie featuring Cantinflas, a Mexican comic film actor.
Don Silvestre: Me gusta la gente viva.
Cantinflas: A mí tambien, porque los muertos como que son muy serios....
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Forum: Vocabulary
October 13, 2025, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 159
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Forum: Grammar
October 02, 2025, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 111
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Forum: Grammar
October 02, 2025, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 111
Thank you, aleCcowaN. That makes sense.
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Thank you, aleCcowaN. That makes sense.
Allow me to also ask you whether my assumption is right that "le" isn't really needed in this sentence; that the message can be correctly conveyed without...
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Forum: Grammar
October 02, 2025, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 111
Le/Les
I saw this sentence written today:
La compañía le informó a sus empleados sobre sus planes de implementar licencias debido a la pandemia.
After seeing it, I questioned why it didn’t say:
La...
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Forum: Translations
October 01, 2025, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 106
Thank you, aleCcowaN.
I am familiar with...
Thank you, aleCcowaN.
I am familiar with the word "chusma" when meaning riffraff/a lowlife. In the Mexican comedy series "El Chavo del Ocho," Doña Florinda frequently said to her son, "No te...
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Forum: Translations
September 30, 2025, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 106
What is this word?
I was watching an episode of "Preguntas Fáciles" on Youtube tonight, and I can't figure out what the announcer, Tomi Munaretto, is saying at minute 4:50. He says something like:
Voy a ???????? un...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 24, 2025, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 157
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 23, 2025, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 157
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 23, 2025, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 157
Because of the speed of the speech I could be...
Because of the speed of the speech I could be hearing incorrectly, but one thing I'm noticing while watching “Preguntas Fáciles” videos is that the announcer, Tomi Munaretto, doesn’t seem to use a...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 21, 2025, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 157
"Preguntas Fáciles" Videos on YouTube
I have been enjoying a YouTube series from Argentina called, “Preguntas Fáciles.” It’s a great YouTube series that has exposed me to the country’s unique Spanish. I've been enjoying the videos the...
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 03, 2025, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 193
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 03, 2025, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 145
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 03, 2025, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 145
Shelves in a Grocery Store
In a conversation, I used the word estantería to refer to shelves in a grocery store. Later in the conversation, the person I was speaking with used the word estante. We were speaking about new...
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 03, 2025, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 193
Earphones / Hearing Aid
In a conversation, I used the word auriculares to refer to earphones/earbuds. Later in the conversation, the person I was speaking with used the word audífonos, which is the word I use to refer to a...
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