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Janet c.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of "estadounidense" as North American

The reading exercise translates estadounidense as North American. Is this usage more common in Spain? I thought estadounidense meant American, and norteamericano = North American.

Asked 4 years ago

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Mysterious StrangerKwiziq community member

How to say "My wife is a New Mexican"?

Hi! So I was just wondering, if I want to say "My wife is a New Mexican", is there a way to say "Mi esposa es una Nuevo Mexicana"? Normally I would make nueva female, but "Nuevo Mexico" is a noun, so I'm not sure. Or should I just go with "Mi esposa es de Nuevo Mexico"? Thank you for your help!

Asked 5 years ago

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Michael T.C1Kwiziq community member

acabarse + noun or acabar con + noun?

In your explanation above under "careful", the original sense used "acabamos con" but the follow-up explanation used "nos acabamos". Are they interchangeable?

Asked 4 years ago

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C. S.B1Kwiziq community member

Is this common usage?

I shared this example with my Spanish teacher, as I have never heard the conditional used in this way. She said that this form is not commonly used in Mexico. Is it more specific to Spain and/or other countries?

Asked 5 years ago

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Robert S.A0Kwiziq community member

Your 'c' is pronounced as a 'th'. We also don't use the vosotros form. It is difficult.

Asked 6 years ago

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Robert W.C1Kwiziq community member

For the following question, is "echar" the best choice? Looking it up in a couple dictionaries, it would seem that extrañar would be a better choice?Usted ________ echar de menos el perfume de su mujer.You used to miss your wife's perfume.I wasn't able to find "miss" as a definition for "echar". Is that a common usage, or could people misinterpret that sentence?

Asked 7 years ago

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Paris K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

insistir en que

Hola Foro y los expertos

Tengo una pregunta a propósito de la part de la oración 'pero he de insistir en que vayas a Córdoba'.

Por qué, usamos 'en' aquí. No es possible decirlo igualmente sin 'en', 'pero he de insistir que vayas a Córdoba'.

Asked 5 years ago

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Francesca V.C1Kwiziq community member

Contradictory information in lesson on adjective placement

The examples for "nueva bici" and "bici nueva" towards the end of the lesson contradict both the earlier examples and the table showing the different meanings for the adjectives depending on placement.

Asked 4 years ago

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Lyn F.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Which adjectives could you use with "octubre"?

It depends where you live! I live in the southern hemisphere. My answers would be different to someone living in the northern hemisphere. Por favor, I would like to suggest the name of the country is added to the question. So ... "Which adjectives could you use to describe Spain's weather in octubre?" I hated getting marked "incorrect" when I was actually correct! Gracias and I love this course.

Asked 6 years ago

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Stephen S.A2Kwiziq community member

frances vs franceses

On this question, "Me encantan los quesos franceses y las tartas ________." the correct answer is marked as francesas.

Isn't the french cheese masculine, "el queso francés"? So isn't the answer franceses?

Asked 2 years ago

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