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Forum: Vocabulary April 03, 2014, 06:43 PM

Replies: 7 Cinco, quince, cincuenta, quinientos Views: 4,851 Posted By wrholt There are linguists who study how Spanish... There are linguists who study how Spanish developed from Latin, and you might be able to find papers or books on the subject. While I've read some material on the topic, I'm no expert. Your best bet...

Forum: General Chat April 03, 2014, 01:14 PM

Replies: 13 Spanish Help Needed Views: 5,541 Posted By wrholt Welcome to the forums! This is a good place to... Welcome to the forums! This is a good place to both improve your Spanish and help English learners with English.

Forum: Introductions April 03, 2014, 07:57 AM

Replies: 2 Hola Views: 1,406 Posted By wrholt ¡Bienvenido! Espero que te guste aprender y... ¡Bienvenido! Espero que te guste aprender y practicar el español con nosotros.

Forum: Introductions March 31, 2014, 07:43 AM

Replies: 11 Hola! Views: 3,618 Posted By wrholt Ah! Silly me: the subject of 'hace' is 'él que... Ah! Silly me: the subject of 'hace' is 'él que quiere', and there's only one dependent clause, 'que él que puede'. Sometimes I lead myself down the garden path...

Forum: Introductions March 30, 2014, 06:36 PM

Replies: 11 Hola! Views: 3,618 Posted By wrholt This is an excellent attempt, although it's not... This is an excellent attempt, although it's not quite right still. You've got the right idea on each use of 'que', congratulations! I'm wondering whether Villa wrote the two instances of 'él' (=...

Forum: Introductions March 29, 2014, 10:09 PM

Replies: 11 Hola! Views: 3,618 Posted By wrholt If you understand the individual words, perhaps... If you understand the individual words, perhaps you can make sense of the entire saying/set expression. If you give us your best attempt at making sense of of it, we can see what you already...

Forum: Grammar March 27, 2014, 11:06 AM

Replies: 3 Conditional tense question Views: 2,943 Posted By wrholt Welcome to the forums. I think that your... Welcome to the forums. I think that your translation is fine. And no, intonation in speech and punctuation in writing is all that distinguishes the question from the statement in this case; the...

Forum: Translations March 26, 2014, 09:35 PM

Replies: 3 Excited Views: 2,884 Posted By wrholt Nothing else stands out to me. But you might want... Nothing else stands out to me. But you might want to wait to see whether anyone else adds their comments.

Forum: Translations March 25, 2014, 02:24 PM

Replies: 1 Relationship Views: 1,957 Posted By wrholt Different placements of 'solo' can offer meanings... Different placements of 'solo' can offer meanings that are distinct in subtle ways.

Forum: Translations March 24, 2014, 02:24 PM

Replies: 2 Who Views: 1,773 Posted By wrholt In both of these sentences the better relative... In both of these sentences the better relative pronoun is "el/la/los/las que" (agrees in gender and number with its reference). In English we say "it's me/you/him/her/them", using the pronoun...

Forum: Introductions March 22, 2014, 06:51 PM

Replies: 4 Introduction Views: 2,255 Posted By wrholt Welcome to the forums, and to the site! The... Welcome to the forums, and to the site! The best place to look for information about technical issues regarding how to us the forum is in the Technical Things...

Forum: Grammar March 13, 2014, 11:40 PM

Replies: 6 I'm having some trouble with word order Views: 4,225 Posted By wrholt There are two parts to look at: (a) the order of... There are two parts to look at: (a) the order of object pronouns when there are two or more of them, and (b) the placement of object pronouns with regard to their verbs. (a) The order of object...

Forum: Culture March 13, 2014, 10:21 PM

Replies: 8 Gesture Views: 4,494 Posted By wrholt Yup, I associate it with "shame on you". Yup, I associate it with "shame on you".

Forum: Introductions March 13, 2014, 01:47 PM

Replies: 14 My Attempt Views: 5,325 Posted By wrholt Nunca he trabajado de profesor o maestro de... Nunca he trabajado de profesor o maestro de lengua como segundo idioma. Pero cuando fui estudiante de universidad y estudié la lengua y la literatura españolas, viví en un "piso internacional"...

Forum: Introductions March 12, 2014, 06:08 PM

Replies: 14 My Attempt Views: 5,325 Posted By wrholt Es bueno practicar el español lo más que puedas;... Es bueno practicar el español lo más que puedas; practicar es la única manera de mejorar sus habilidad de usar el idioma. No es necesario que te demos textos para traducir; puedes elegir cualquier...

Forum: Introductions March 12, 2014, 03:16 PM

Replies: 14 My Attempt Views: 5,325 Posted By wrholt El verbo "seguir" es un caso especial; la forma... El verbo "seguir" es un caso especial; la forma del verbo que sirve de complemento no es el infinitivo, sino el gerundio. Y no hay de que, aquí todos podemos practicar. Y si acabas de...

Forum: Introductions March 12, 2014, 08:48 AM

Replies: 2 Hola! Views: 1,150 Posted By wrholt ¡Bienvenida a los foros, Morgan! Espero que... ¡Bienvenida a los foros, Morgan! Espero que aprendas mucho aquí.

Forum: Introductions March 12, 2014, 08:17 AM

Replies: 14 My Attempt Views: 5,325 Posted By wrholt a. Tengo algo. = I have something. Complemento... a. Tengo algo. = I have something. Complemento directo = algo = something. b. Digo mucho. = I say a lot. Complemento directo = mucho = a lot. Cuando combinamos las dos oraciones tenemos: ...

Forum: Introductions March 11, 2014, 10:24 AM

Replies: 14 My Attempt Views: 5,325 Posted By wrholt A few more corrections and comments. Welcome to... A few more corrections and comments. Welcome to the forums, may you learn a lot here.

Forum: Translations March 11, 2014, 10:13 AM

Replies: 2 Get to Views: 1,974 Posted By wrholt You might notice that "It's a place easy to get... You might notice that "It's a place easy to get to" = "It's a place [that is] easy to get to". English sometimes allows omitting the relative pronoun "that"; Spanish NEVER omits relative pronouns. ...

Forum: Vocabulary March 10, 2014, 09:38 PM

Replies: 3 Molinero Views: 1,870 Posted By wrholt They are not uncommon in parts of Central... They are not uncommon in parts of Central America, too; I have a fully-painted one that I got at a tourist market in Granada, Nicaragua more than 35 years ago. i've never used it to mix/froth a...

Forum: Introductions February 28, 2014, 06:00 AM

Replies: 6 Hello everybody Views: 1,707 Posted By wrholt Welcome to the forums, JP. Welcome to the forums, JP.

Forum: Grammar February 27, 2014, 03:45 PM

Replies: 3 Verb question: should be imperfect or conditional? Views: 2,392 Posted By wrholt Both imperfect and conditional would work in your... Both imperfect and conditional would work in your sentence, but imperfect isn't offerred as one of your choices. The resulting sentences have different meanings, as Rusty indicates. Ellos tenían...

Forum: Translations February 27, 2014, 03:31 PM

Replies: 3 De vez en cuando X de cuando en cuando Views: 5,212 Posted By wrholt According to this page on wiktionary... According to this page on wiktionary (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/de_vez_en_cuando), they mean the same thing. Another synonym is "a veces". I don't recall hearing or reading "de cuando en...

Forum: Translations February 26, 2014, 12:53 PM

Replies: 3 Teeth Views: 1,959 Posted By wrholt I've marked items that need correction.... I've marked items that need correction. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar enough with the vocabulary for dental procedures to make a reasonable guess for how to translate "file (away)".

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