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Forum: Grammar April 21, 2016, 01:57 AM
Replies: 1
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Posted By AlwaysLost
Yes/no

So far in my clases and books when responding to someone you only ever deal with the main subject and you do not bring up different subjects. I am wondering if this is done only to keep things simple...
Forum: Grammar April 20, 2016, 09:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,032
Posted By AlwaysLost
Yes, the computer I was on didn't like me typing...

Yes, the computer I was on didn't like me typing alt+0243.


Thank you. I'm still lost, but the accent mark clearly marks difference that I can no spend time looking at.
Forum: Grammar April 19, 2016, 12:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,032
Posted By AlwaysLost
I read in Madrigals Magical Key To Spanish that...

I read in Madrigals Magical Key To Spanish that Tomo is you take and Tome is I take..... Did they mess this chapter up?

Tomas= you take
Tomo= I take
Toma= he takes

¿Preparó para la clase? =...
Forum: Grammar April 19, 2016, 06:22 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,032
Posted By AlwaysLost
Preparó usted?

Is it more normal to say :
"¿Preparó usted para la clase?" o "¿Preparó para la clase?"
Forum: Grammar April 13, 2016, 08:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,100
Posted By AlwaysLost
Desayunar?

When I type "When is breakfast" into Google Translate I get "Cuando es el desayuno". Why does this translate this way and not desayunar(infinitive)? I have not specified it is for me, though that is...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 28, 2016, 11:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,943
Posted By AlwaysLost
I'll have to check out the others, but I will say...

I'll have to check out the others, but I will say that Doulingo was an amazing waste of time. I spent 10-15min a day for 3 weeks before class and it helped me none. The structure is just too bad to...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 23, 2016, 10:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,943
Posted By AlwaysLost
Favorite Spanish program/book?

So I am taking Spanish at the local community college and watching all those quirky Master OF Memory videos on YouTube. But I am looking for a slightly more polished program to take during my summer...
Forum: Grammar March 20, 2016, 09:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,998
Posted By AlwaysLost
Él viene a jugar: is this what you mean? ...

Él viene a jugar: is this what you mean?





I'm lost. What? Ellos Vienen a molestar - I'm imagining saying this to kids. Possibly Mis hijos.
Forum: Grammar March 20, 2016, 07:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,998
Posted By AlwaysLost
So the other word I have is venir....... ...

So the other word I have is venir.......

Vengo a leer = I come to read
Vienes a acosar = You come to pester
Venimos a enseñar = We come to teach
Vienen a molestar = They come to harass..... ...
Forum: Grammar March 18, 2016, 04:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,998
Posted By AlwaysLost
Tener, venir

I made some sentences and ran into some question, and I wanted to make sure the other ones are correct.

Is there any reason I would be required to say Soy, Eres, etc... on these? I see some...
Forum: Grammar March 18, 2016, 03:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,160
Posted By AlwaysLost
I'm still a little confuse. I'll try to explain...

I'm still a little confuse. I'll try to explain further(with the corrections).

The first one:
Es a la una en punto = I wanted this to say it is at, like a general shorthand if someone asks me...
Forum: Grammar March 16, 2016, 02:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,160
Posted By AlwaysLost
Saying the time.....

I lost my notes on time and the internet is giving me conflicting info.


Es la uno en punto = Is at 1:00 O'clock sharp!(used only for one O'clock)
Es a las dos en punto = Is at 2:00 O'clock...
Forum: Grammar March 09, 2016, 05:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,767
Posted By AlwaysLost
Thank you for your help thus far. I'd give more...

Thank you for your help thus far. I'd give more rep, but the button is telling me that I have already given.

So if ser is used to describe qualities, does this work?

Soy guapo y inteligente = I...
Forum: Grammar March 09, 2016, 02:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,767
Posted By AlwaysLost
So could I say something along the lines of.... ...

So could I say something along the lines of....

Me: ¿Donde está mi libro?
Me: Necesito leer.

Where is my book? I need to read.

I'm a little confused on the leer. I have read "leo", but...
Forum: Grammar March 08, 2016, 02:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,767
Posted By AlwaysLost
We are no learning these in my class. We...

We are no learning these in my class.

We have this:
Yo soy
Tu eres
él/ellos/usted es
Nosotros somos
Ellos son

Can you say ¿Dónde está somos cuaderno? = Where is our notebook?
Forum: Grammar March 07, 2016, 11:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,767
Posted By AlwaysLost
Still lost on estar and some ser stuff

So I can ask basic questions about where things are, but my understanding stops there. So I believe "¿Donde está el cuaderno?" is correct, but then I wonder what the meaning of the variants are.
...
Forum: Grammar March 01, 2016, 06:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,469
Posted By AlwaysLost
So I would use personos?

So I would use personos?
Forum: Grammar March 01, 2016, 01:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,469
Posted By AlwaysLost
Thank you, Why are you using cuántas over...

Thank you,

Why are you using cuántas over cuántos? If you don't know whether there are men in the group or not, wouldn't you just assume the group is mixed?
Forum: Grammar March 01, 2016, 09:32 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,469
Posted By AlwaysLost
How many?

I am using some memory aids and I need to make a sentence with the words.... La comunidad, cuanto(s)/a(s) and hay. I want to say how many people are there in the community.

Something like:...
Forum: Grammar February 20, 2016, 04:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,112
Posted By AlwaysLost
So I got a hold of the teacher and even she said...

So I got a hold of the teacher and even she said that she wouldn't have made the question this way.

The answer is ¿Cena en la cafetería Juan?
Forum: Grammar February 17, 2016, 12:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,112
Posted By AlwaysLost
I can remove some words, does that help?

I can remove some words, does that help?
Forum: Grammar February 17, 2016, 10:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,112
Posted By AlwaysLost
Reorganizing words to form a valid question

I am asked to reorganize this sentence. I have tried every variant I think. I must make these words into a correct question. This is some online practice thing. I can't even skip the question, it's...
Forum: Grammar February 10, 2016, 02:18 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,594
Posted By AlwaysLost
Use of the word "De"?

So I know that De makes things belong together. So I can say "Tú y yo somos de Nuevo York." But the equation I was given Noun + De+ Owner
And then saw the sentence "Es el Dario de Maru" So under...
Forum: Grammar February 09, 2016, 12:31 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,904
Posted By AlwaysLost
My English is not good enough to understand some...

My English is not good enough to understand some of what you are saying.
Yo soy = I am
but
Soy de = I am from
The "Yo" gets dropped because why?

But if I understand this correctly then I can...
Forum: Grammar February 08, 2016, 10:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,904
Posted By AlwaysLost
Still lost on SER

So I am given this list with the top saying "SER=To Be" why? What is the purpose of this word given the words that follow?

Yo soy = I am
Tú eres = you are
Él/ella/Ud. es = he/she/Prof....
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