Spanish grammar question from beginner

[elnur]

Hi there, just joined the forum as started learning spanish on my own - dont have that many native speakers around so will probably be bombarding this forum with stupid questions, so beg your pardon in advance - im just learning)

My first question is

is there difference between, can i use 'de' here

- Tengo mucha luz en mi cocina
- Tengo mucha de luz en mi cocina

My second question is (might sound stupid)

Been looking through the phonetics of Spanish and realized that C is read like 'th'. Is it absolutely important to pronounce it like this, i tend to pronounce it like 'si' i mean like in english, can this be a problem in future?

Thank you

[chileno]

Originally Posted by elnur

Hi there, just joined the forum as started learning spanish on my own - dont have that many native speakers around so will probably be bombarding this forum with stupid questions, so beg your pardon in advance - im just learning)

My first question is

is there difference between, can i use 'de' here

- Tengo mucha luz en mi cocina
- Tengo mucha de luz en mi cocina

My second question is (might sound stupid)

Been looking through the phonetics of Spanish and realized that C is read like 'th'. Is it absolutely important to pronounce it like this, i tend to pronounce it like 'si' i mean like in english, can this be a problem in future?

Thank you

Please write the English version too. That way, when corrected, you'll be able to tell more exactly, if you will, your mistakes or flaw in between both languages.



That's my take.

Welcome to the forum.

[aleCcowaN]

@elnur:

"Mucha de luz" is wrong. "Mucha luz" is right, and "mucho de luz" is not much wrong, but it isn't the way we talk,

Originally Posted by elnur

My second question is (might sound stupid)

Been looking through the phonetics of Spanish and realized that C is read like 'th'. Is it absolutely important to pronounce it like this, i tend to pronounce it like 'si' i mean like in english, can this be a problem in future?

Thank you

Different pronounciation of s, c and z may be a concern in Spain, but not elsewhere. Besides, everybody will understand you in Spain no matter you pronounce all three like s.

[elnur]

thanks chileno,
well im translating this from russian actually, in english it would sound smth like
"I have a lot of light in the kitchen."
I was just wondering if i can/must use 'de' after 'mucho' just before the noun 'luz'.

aleCcowaN, thank you for the explanation, it makes it clear for me

[wrholt]

Welcome to the forums. And as aleC points out, the letters C (before E and I) and Z have different regional pronunciations. Practically everyone outside of Spain and a great number of people in Spain pronounce them as S (the same sound as in the English name of the letters C and S). However, many people in northern and central Spain pronounce C (before E and I) and Z just like "th" as in the English word "thin".

Choose a regional variety to imitate, and go with it.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by elnur

"I have a lot of light in the kitchen."

a lot of = mucho,-a

[chileno]

hmmm...

"I have a lot of light in the kitchen."

Tengo/Hay mucha luz en la cocina.

Tengo/hay mucha luz que viene de la cocina.

I wonder...

[elnur]

Thanks for the help guys!