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Forum: Grammar April 24, 2015, 06:13 AM

Replies: 8 Fotografía Views: 2,945 Posted By Stu Fotografía Looking at the video of fotografía I see Y en las estrellas .. tus ojos ver Cada vez que te busco te vas Y cada vez que te llamo no estás Why ".." the sentence seems like it does not need a...

Forum: Vocabulary April 20, 2015, 02:38 AM

Replies: 3 Two good coffees Views: 2,039 Posted By Stu Ah! Gracias The subtitles are a good guide... Ah! Gracias The subtitles are a good guide but sometimes leave you guessing what was actually said. It is set in Argentina.

Forum: Vocabulary April 14, 2015, 07:55 AM

Replies: 3 Two good coffees Views: 2,039 Posted By Stu Two good coffees In the attached extract from a film the lady tells the young man to go and buy two good coffees from the shop. The subtitles say "buenos" but it does not sound like "buenos" to me. Can someone...

Forum: Vocabulary March 02, 2015, 02:53 AM

Replies: 7 Pastel Views: 3,802 Posted By Stu Web search suggests nata is gel from coconut. ... Web search suggests nata is gel from coconut. is coconut gel still used or just the term?

Forum: Vocabulary February 23, 2015, 11:57 PM

Replies: 7 Pastel Views: 3,802 Posted By Stu Un mil de gracias Un mil de gracias

Forum: Vocabulary February 16, 2015, 09:02 PM

Replies: 7 Pastel Views: 3,802 Posted By Stu Pastel What is Spanish for Portugese Tarts 483

Forum: Vocabulary February 16, 2015, 06:50 PM

Replies: 6 Have and got Views: 1,677 Posted By Stu Un mil de gracias Un mil de gracias

Forum: Vocabulary February 16, 2015, 06:22 AM

Replies: 6 Have and got Views: 1,677 Posted By Stu Thanks Rusty, I have learned that there is no... Thanks Rusty, I have learned that there is no word for borrow in Spanish so you have to use loan instead. I understand you can use saqué to indicate you have removed the book.

Forum: Vocabulary February 15, 2015, 04:50 AM

Replies: 6 Have and got Views: 1,677 Posted By Stu Have and got How do I say "got" in Spanish. I got a book from the library. Tengo un libro de la biblioteca. ? This says I have the book, but I may not have it anymore. Perhaps Obtengo un libro ...

Forum: Vocabulary December 22, 2014, 03:57 AM

Replies: 10 Haber - to have Views: 4,777 Posted By Stu Thanks Angelica, That is good, I... Thanks Angelica, That is good, I misunderstood which character was speaking and changed the context.

Forum: Grammar December 22, 2014, 03:28 AM

Replies: 3 Sentence Structure Views: 2,309 Posted By Stu Thank you - appreciated ... Thank you - appreciated Thanks Glen, Yes I know I should not try to mentally convert it to English, but you have to start with what you know and learn the differences. I had some...

Forum: Grammar December 20, 2014, 03:45 AM

Replies: 3 Sentence Structure Views: 2,309 Posted By Stu Sentence Structure What logic is used for sentence structure in Spanish. I find it hard to understand how sentences can begin with conjunctions like Y and sometimes no verb and sometimes contain a puzzling number of...

Forum: Vocabulary December 15, 2014, 05:10 AM

Replies: 10 Haber - to have Views: 4,777 Posted By Stu My best guess is Hubiera echado dinero - is... My best guess is Hubiera echado dinero - is pluperfect - something like "They had been giving money" haberlo tenido - in this case haber takes on the "to be" meaning rather than the aux function -...

Forum: Vocabulary December 09, 2014, 03:22 AM

Replies: 10 Haber - to have Views: 4,777 Posted By Stu Thanks, Can you give me a reasonable... Thanks, Can you give me a reasonable interpretation of this - I can read the words and get the idea but I don't find it works well for me. Hubiera echado dinero de haberlo tenido con tal de...

Forum: Vocabulary December 08, 2014, 03:56 AM

Replies: 10 Haber - to have Views: 4,777 Posted By Stu Gracias All text books say that haber... Gracias All text books say that haber equates to "to have" but "to have" in English is the infinitive form, and implies possession. "to have" is not used as an auxiliary verb, and the auxiliary...

Forum: Vocabulary December 07, 2014, 03:46 PM

Replies: 10 Haber - to have Views: 4,777 Posted By Stu Haber - to have In English the verb "to have" is used as in Spanish haber as an auxiliary verb, but also in the sense of ownership and additionally, as an obligation. I have been told that in Spanish haber is never...

Forum: Vocabulary December 07, 2014, 03:27 PM

Replies: 5 El Santo desfallecía Views: 4,194 Posted By Stu Gracias Gracias

Forum: Vocabulary December 06, 2014, 12:08 AM

Replies: 5 El Santo desfallecía Views: 4,194 Posted By Stu Gracias I know nothing of saints or their... Gracias I know nothing of saints or their representations in churches, would the saint of the statue actually be fainting? Is that a common depiction?

Forum: Vocabulary December 05, 2014, 09:51 PM

Replies: 5 El Santo desfallecía Views: 4,194 Posted By Stu El Santo desfallecía There is a paragraph in Primeria memoria El Santo desfallecía en la hornacina, entre nardos y lirios de cera, los ojos de cristal implorante, las velas, medio derretidas, se retorcían el los...

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