Forum: Grammar
August 10, 2016, 11:13 AM
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A quien se le compró usted el carro?
Sometimes "se" is used not as a reflexive, but to reiterate the subject of the sentence. Is the following an example of such a use of "se"?
"A quien se le compró usted el carro?" (Who did you buy...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
August 08, 2016, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 26,333
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Forum: Translations
August 08, 2016, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
August 04, 2016, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 19
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Please recommend a book of fiction
Please recommend a book of fiction that would be reasonable for someone to practice and brush up on their Spanish skills. Something that's written in reasonable, standard language (nothing too poetic...
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Forum: Translations
August 04, 2016, 05:19 PM
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Forum: Translations
August 04, 2016, 04:43 PM
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"Why don't you go out with us tomorrow night?"
One way of inviting someone out is to say "Why don't you go out with us tomorrow night?"
Would a direct translation into Spanish give the same feeling:
"Porque no salgas con nosotros manana...
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Forum: Translations
July 25, 2016, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Translations
July 25, 2016, 12:26 PM
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Question about backpacking straps
"I need to tie down the straps on the backpack so that they dont' hang loose and get caught in the conveyor belts at the airport."
This is a real tricky one for me, partly because I don't know the...
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Forum: Translations
July 21, 2016, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,237
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Forum: Translations
July 21, 2016, 12:57 PM
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"It's going to hurt."
What are typical ways to say "it's going to hurt."
(Eg. you're at the doctor's office and they're going to stick a needle in you.)
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Forum: Translations
July 21, 2016, 12:56 PM
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'We make them believe"
Typical ways to say "We make them believe that ..." (We make them believe that they will win / that the sky is green/ etc).
Hacemos que crean que ganarán.
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Forum: Grammar
July 20, 2016, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 2
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The best advice I can give about the "se" is to...
The best advice I can give about the "se" is to remove it and see if the sentence makes sense without it. What you'll often find is that the verb requires an explicit subject or object and doesn't...
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Forum: Translations
July 20, 2016, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 11
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Yep. I have gotten in the habit of taking...
Yep. I have gotten in the habit of taking shortcuts when I'm texting (wechat, Whatsapp) and I need to get out of that habit.
Texting will probably make you cringe:
"como t va ... q haces ......
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Forum: Translations
July 19, 2016, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,159
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Forum: Translations
July 19, 2016, 02:48 PM
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Views: 4,159
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Forum: Translations
July 19, 2016, 02:47 PM
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Forum: Translations
July 18, 2016, 06:39 PM
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Views: 3,923
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Forum: Translations
July 16, 2016, 11:51 PM
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"I don't blame you"
Americans say "I don't blame you" to mean that they understand or sympathize with some action you have taken or with your feelings, or that they feel what you've done makes sense in light of the...
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Forum: Grammar
July 16, 2016, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 5
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Ah. Got it. The neuralgia is acting up (on me,...
Ah. Got it. The neuralgia is acting up (on me, for me), versus the neuralgia is making me act up.
But, both are valid, right?
In the first case, if you want to say "her neuralgia is acting up"...
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Forum: Grammar
July 16, 2016, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,776
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Forum: Grammar
July 15, 2016, 05:58 PM
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Views: 1,776
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Forum: Translations
July 15, 2016, 05:08 PM
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"It is in my way"
How to say "it is in my way" referring to something that is blocking my passage?
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Forum: Translations
July 15, 2016, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,570
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Forum: Translations
July 11, 2016, 05:31 PM
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Views: 2,570
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Forum: Translations
July 11, 2016, 12:14 PM
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Views: 2,570
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