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Copreterite vs Past Progressive
When I first started learning Spanish using the Michel Thomas course it stuck with me that whenever you wanting to say in English; I was ..... We were..... You were to use the copretérito ie. -----ía + person or ----aba + person Now I am confus...
1 reply - Last post by nevjohnson - March 6, 2006
OK. I have heard it said, and been told that, "I don't remember" is pronouced as "no me _acuerdo_" yet when I look it up in online translators it comes up, "no me _recuerdo_." Which is the correct? And, to go a step furthe...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - March 2, 2006
Hi, I am a newbe on this Forum and this is my first Post. I hope I do it ok. My question is the verb Puede, I have noticed that sometimes the prefix Se is put before Puede, I know there must be a rule for when this is done, but I dont know what it is. ...
2 replies - Last post by Umpaw - February 27, 2006
Discripciones in Conversation Course
On page 49 of the Conversation Course, the section on descriptions, it has bonita and hermosa as feminine descriptors for beauty/attractiveness and "n/a" for the masculine counterpart. Por que esto es? Mi novia me llama "Bonito,"...
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - February 28, 2006
Hola, Through the day, I like to try and translate into Spanish various things that I or someone else has said (in my mind of course). I’m not sure how beneficial this is, or if it’s another way to pick up some bad habits, but I like to do it anyway. ...
7 replies - Last post by Randy1 - February 27, 2006
Hi folk! Which type of script-engine does this forum use? I want the same one. Please, help me. Thanks in advance!!!
1 reply - Last post by (deleted) - February 24, 2006
tú vs. usted in the Rocket Spanish course
I have a question about the use of tú in the Rocket Spanish lessons. In Lección 2.3, Amy is supposedly a reporter interviewing the famous singer, Señor Evlampieff. Though she addresses him as "Señor Evlampieff," she uses the second person ...
8 replies - Last post by nohablo - January 29, 2006
I have heard some people say _espere_ when meaning for someone to "wait," e.g., "Espere un momento, por favor." I thought that "you/he/she wait" was _espera_ and that espere (spelt esperé) was the preterit tense. Thanx.
1 reply - Last post by (deleted) - February 23, 2006
Now this is definitely stumping me. All three are used for "that," pero que es la regla? Gracias.
2 replies - Last post by nohablo - February 21, 2006
The following site is for "intercambio cultural." People wanting to chat in Spanish and/or English post their names and emails. I have found it helpful to chat online in Spanish and to help Spanish-speaking people with their English. This is...
0 replies - Last post by AnthonyLouis - February 17, 2006
Hola, In Lesson 4.4 the cooking of the steak is referred to as medio/poco hecha and also medio cruda. Why do we use the masculine forms of medio & poco when forms of hecha & cruda are feminine? Gracias, Randy
2 replies - Last post by Randy1 - February 16, 2006
Hola. In the "Conversación en español" section of this forum, I wanted to tell someone not to worry. I said "no te preocupes," mostly because my _Big Red Book of Spanish Verbs_ gives that as an example. However, I wonder why that'...
3 replies - Last post by Mariposa - February 15, 2006
Is there a rule for choosing when to use "por" or when to use "para" in a sentence?
3 replies - Last post by taalibeen - February 14, 2006
Tengo una pregunta sobre "que" y "lo que" I have a question concerning "que" and "lo que" In the Rocket Spanish conversation course booklet, it has "Lo que quieres" as "What you want." ...
2 replies - Last post by taalibeen - February 13, 2006
I understand that LO can mean him, her or it, but I'm at a loss of it's placement in a sentence. Why is it that it is placed before verbs, (eg, lo nesecito, lo conozco, etc), but when used with the verb escribir it is placed "afterwards" (escrib...
3 replies - Last post by (deleted) - February 7, 2006
Ser versus Estar con donde -- ser for location of EVENTS
In lesson 2.3 there is a question: ¿dónde está el concierto? My grammar book says to use "ser" with events rather than estar when asking "donde" Example: ¿Dónde es el próximo concierto de tu grupo musical favorito? The follo...
0 replies - Last post by AnthonyLouis - February 8, 2006
Hola, "¿En qué le puedo ayudar?" -- "How can I help you" or "In what can I help you"....I'm a little confused as it seems to me that "le/you" should be the direct object of this sentence, and would call for the pronoun "lo". Why is "le" used in this i...
4 replies - Last post by rlc - February 3, 2006
Hola Mauricio y Amy, I purchased your materials this past week and am very happy thus far with my choice. I have a question, potentially the first of many -- Both "Cuando...?" and "A que hora...?" are used in the course, written & audio. Is there...
4 replies - Last post by Randy1 - January 10, 2006
Spanish dictionary with pronunciations
One of the hardest thing about learning another language is being able to sound out words as you read them. Fortunately, Spanish is a phonetic language, which means that you can pretty much pronounce any word once you learn the basic alphabet. (Unlike th...
0 replies - Last post by (deleted) - October 3, 2005
Hi, I was just wondering how I would ask someone where 'the nearest ATM' is, or where 'an ATM' is. By ATM, I mean Automatic Teller Machine. What would be the most common way of asking this question to a stranger? Cheers!
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - September 14, 2005
What's the difference between "sin que" and "sino que"?
1 reply - Last post by Mauricio - September 5, 2005