Hola!

[Race]

Hola, amigos!

Me llamo Race y soy una estudiate de biología. Yo sé un poco de español, pero tengo problemas con la gramática y el vocabulario y... todos. Todo?

Quiero practicar mi español. Gracias por su paciencia conmigo.

Let's hope I "said" all that correctly.

Race out

[Rusty]

Welcome to the forums, Race!

soy estudiante = I'm a student
y todo = and all

There's an "Accents" drop-down menu above where you type that you can use to insert the special characters needed for typing in Spanish, including those that you did use.

¡Hola, amigos!
¿Todo?

[Race]

¡Gracias!

I see the drop-down... just didn't look down far enough to see the ¿ or ¡. Silly me.

Also, question, is there a particular reason why we can drop the una in "Soy una estudiante?" My professor in college always had us add the una, so I'm wondering if she was wrong or perhaps it is a regional thing?

Or perhaps she just didn't want us to be all "I am THE student." Hehe.

Race out

[Rusty]

Being a student is considered a profession. We omit the article before a profession.
(It is not a regional thing to add the article; it's just a mistake.)

Adding an article singles you out as the only student (definite) or one of many students (indefinite), and you are no longer talking about a profession, but an attribute or characteristic trait.

We add an article when we are modifying the noun.

Soy una estudiante buena. = I'm a good student. (trait or characteristic)

[Julvenzor]

Hola, Race:

Casualmente, yo también soy estudiante de biología en Sevilla (sur de España). No obstante, espero acabar la carrera (literalmente = race) ya este año. Mis estudios en ciencia los congenio con una grata pasión por la literatura.

Un saludo cordial y ánimo.

[Race]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Being a student is considered a profession. We omit the article before a profession.
(It is not a regional thing to add the article; it's just a mistake.)

Adding an article singles you out as the only student (definite) or one of many students (indefinite), and you are no longer talking about a profession, but an attribute or characteristic trait.

We add an article when we are modifying the noun.

Soy una estudiante buena. = I'm a good student. (trait or characteristic)

Ah! Soy una estudiante buena... this sounds like something she would have had me say over and over, and probably the source of my confusion. Thank you very much!


Julvenzor: Hola! Gracias por su respuesta. Me encanta la literatura también, y espero escribir y estudiar las ciencias en el futuro.