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Forum: Translations February 02, 2009, 11:27 AM

Replies: 8 "... saldrá mal parado ..." ? Views: 5,922 Posted By tacuba One of the ways salir is used in Spanish is... One of the ways salir is used in Spanish is similar to how we would say turn out in English. ¿cómo salió la fiesta? How did the party turn out? Another verb you can use in this situacion is...

Forum: Grammar January 28, 2009, 05:11 PM

Replies: 22 Ser, Estar, AR, ER, IR Views: 24,610 Posted By tacuba Ahora tengo que estudiar. Good luck with... Ahora tengo que estudiar. Good luck with your studies

Forum: Translations January 27, 2009, 09:44 PM

Replies: 6 Dry cleaning Views: 5,590 Posted By tacuba Thanks everyone. Thanks everyone.

Forum: Translations January 26, 2009, 10:40 AM

Replies: 6 Dry cleaning Views: 5,590 Posted By tacuba Dry cleaning Buenos días: I know that a dry cleaners is a tintorería, but I can't find a corresponding verb. So how would you tell the tintorera that I would like these shirts dry-cleaned. Thanks in advance

Forum: Vocabulary January 20, 2009, 03:25 PM

Replies: 3 What do these mean? Views: 1,330 Posted By tacuba I'm pretty sure noticia is a feminine noun. Las... I'm pretty sure noticia is a feminine noun. Las noticias.

Forum: Grammar January 19, 2009, 11:26 AM

Replies: 6 Situar vs. situarse Views: 2,577 Posted By tacuba Situar is a transitive verb, meaning to situate... Situar is a transitive verb, meaning to situate "something" "somewhere" La diseñadora situó el edificio cerca de la plaza The designer situated (placed) the building close to the plaza. Situarse...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques January 19, 2009, 10:38 AM

Replies: 10 Using Audacity and Podcasts Views: 14,252 Posted By tacuba Mostly from these two sources: ... Mostly from these two sources: http://spanishpod.com/ http://www.spanishpod101.com/ They both offer 7 day free trials so you can sample all of the material.

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques January 19, 2009, 10:13 AM

Replies: 10 Using Audacity and Podcasts Views: 14,252 Posted By tacuba Using Audacity and Podcasts Hello: I'm sure many of you already know about this, but for those who don't it's a great tool. I really like to listen to Spanish mp3 podcasts, but sometimes the speed of the speech is a little...

Forum: Daily Spanish Word January 19, 2009, 09:13 AM

Replies: 20 Espera Views: 14,966 Posted By tacuba For idiomatic uses of estar, check out this link:... For idiomatic uses of estar, check out this link: http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/Spanish/AS/ESTAR/1.htm

Forum: Daily Spanish Word January 18, 2009, 07:22 PM

Replies: 20 Espera Views: 14,966 Posted By tacuba Here's some more from Larousse Gran Diccionario: ... Here's some more from Larousse Gran Diccionario: estamos de suerte we're in luck; estar de mal humor to be in a (bad) mood; ¿has cambiado la llanta? - estoy en ello have you changed the tire?...

Forum: Grammar January 18, 2009, 12:05 PM

Replies: 7 Requests Views: 7,650 Posted By tacuba Really? I had no idea you could use the... Really? I had no idea you could use the imperfect subjunctive in this kind of structure. Thanks María José

Forum: Grammar January 18, 2009, 12:02 PM

Replies: 7 Requests Views: 7,650 Posted By tacuba Thanks Rusty, as usual very helpful. BTW,... Thanks Rusty, as usual very helpful. BTW, the receptionist I was thinking of is a pretty good friend, hence the use of the familiar tú form.

Forum: Daily Spanish Word January 18, 2009, 11:56 AM

Replies: 20 Espera Views: 14,966 Posted By tacuba I don't think you'll like my answer: It's just... I don't think you'll like my answer: It's just the way it is. You will run across this a lot while you're learning Spanish, sometimes there is just not a neat one-to-one translation between English...

Forum: Grammar January 18, 2009, 11:35 AM

Replies: 7 Requests Views: 7,650 Posted By tacuba Requests Buenas tardes: If I want to ask a receptionist to have his/her boss call me, could I say: Qué me llame, él, por favor ¿Podrías decirle a él llamarme, por favor? Is there a more colloquial way...

Forum: Practice & Homework January 17, 2009, 03:22 PM

Replies: 12 Imperfect Views: 6,731 Posted By tacuba Thank you very much. Very helpful. Thank you very much. Very helpful.

Forum: Practice & Homework January 17, 2009, 12:52 PM

Replies: 12 Imperfect Views: 6,731 Posted By tacuba Hi David: Could you expand on this one a... Hi David: Could you expand on this one a little? My tendency here would be to use "caminé" in this sentence, as Rusty pointed out. The sentence to me implies a one-shot deal, not a habitual...

Forum: Grammar January 17, 2009, 12:39 PM

Replies: 11 Another subjunctive question Views: 11,934 Posted By tacuba Interesting. I always thought that it was the... Interesting. I always thought that it was the opposite, that pensar refers to the act of thinking itself, and that creer was a little more vague. In English when we way "I thought that I wasn't...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 16, 2009, 09:54 AM

Replies: 12 Rusty Views: 12,448 Posted By tacuba De nada. De nada.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 15, 2009, 11:19 AM

Replies: 12 Rusty Views: 12,448 Posted By tacuba This is a very common construction in Spanish. ... This is a very common construction in Spanish. Literally translated you could say "My spanish has forgotten itself to me". It doesn't translate well, does it? The "me" in the sentence is the...

Forum: Grammar January 14, 2009, 05:28 PM

Replies: 11 Another subjunctive question Views: 11,934 Posted By tacuba Another subjunctive question Hi everyone: I'm trying to say, for example to a waiter: "I thought that I wasn't hungry, but look, I finished all of it." "Yo creía que no tuve hambre, pero ¡mira!, terminé todo" "I didn't...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 08, 2009, 08:32 AM

Replies: 3 Llevar a cabo Views: 12,777 Posted By tacuba "to carry out" in the sense Planet Hopper said. ... "to carry out" in the sense Planet Hopper said. "the work was carried out in a timely fashion."

Forum: Grammar January 07, 2009, 09:17 PM

Replies: 3 Must have been Views: 1,797 Posted By tacuba I love this forum. I love this forum.

Forum: Grammar January 07, 2009, 09:04 PM

Replies: 3 Must have been Views: 1,797 Posted By tacuba Must have been Hi again, another question tonight. I seem to be having trouble wrapping my mind around statements using the English "must have been" construction. "Those rooms must have been very dirty." "Esos...

Forum: Grammar January 07, 2009, 08:30 PM

Replies: 8 Using "hubiera" for "should" Views: 5,296 Posted By tacuba Thanks Rusty and David: So a literal... Thanks Rusty and David: So a literal translation could be something like: "That I had studied more." or "That I would have studied more".

Forum: Grammar January 07, 2009, 08:10 PM

Replies: 8 Using "hubiera" for "should" Views: 5,296 Posted By tacuba Using "hubiera" for "should" Hi everyone: I keep hearing (here in Mexico) "hubiera" used in the sense of "should" in English. At least that's how it sounds in context. Hubiera estudiado más I should have studied more ...

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