Spanish language Q&A Forum

es la "g" cpmpleamente silente en la palabra "guapo" o es un poco sonido de "g"?

I ask because in the recording for "Yo vivo en Córdoba" it's a "yo" sound. But for the "Yo vivo en el barrio de Gràcia" recording it's a soft j sound resulting in "jo".

When I practice at Duolingo I also sometimes here the y vs. j difference. Are both interchangeable in Spanish? If no, what are the rules for choosing j vs. y?

Or, is the recording audio simply not of good quality?

Hi,

Can you explain when one might use sólo as opposed to solo? They both seem to mean "just" or "only."

Thanks. John

In "....ayuda a reducir los efectos...".  is the "a" required because ayudar always takes "a" before an infinitive?  If followed by a human or animal the "personal a" is also required, e.g. Ayudo a mi padre, but not if the object is inanimate. Is this correct?

Is this an acceptable construction for "let me know" or does it need to be "déjame que sepa"? 

It says in the lesson that you can use "mientras" or "mientras que" with the subjunctive to mean "as long as" or "provided that". Is there any difference between these two forms?

Sé que la pista era para conjugar "ser", pero no entiendo porqué "éramos" es la unica que funciona aquí

Es inválido "fuimos"?

Here in Puerto Rico, it was suggested to me that one had the flavor of "perhaps" and the other "maybe", but I always forget which is which.