My understanding is that in Spanish, “un billón” represents a different quantity from “a billion”in English, and this should not be directly translated, but is rather the same as “mil millón.”

Is my info wrong? Can there be regional variation?

Asked 6 years ago

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M. C.A2KwizIQ community member

How can I tell if her is the direct or indirect object in a sentence like, I waited 2 hours for her. Or I waited for her for 2 hours.

La/le esperó dos horas.

Is 2 hours a direct object in, "I waited [for] 2 hours."?

Asked 8 years ago

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Nicole P.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

RE: Your comment below: A separate lesson about "Esto" will be soon released, where it is tested separately because we understand it can be a bit conf

Hi,

Re: Your comment to John below:

"A separate lesson about "Esto" will be soon released, where it is tested separately because we understand it can be a bit confusing."

I did a quick search for this lesson, but without a title didn't find it, I was wondering if it was made and if so, how to find it. Thank you. Nicole

Asked 7 years ago

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Rin L.A1KwizIQ community member

Gemelo versus Mellizo

Hi! This is my first time asking a question on here so I don't know how quickly I'll get a reply. I take Spanish as a class, but I failed my second semester. My school did some weird things and now a year later I'm retaking it... without any knowledge from the first semester which is why I'm on here.
My teacher and our textbook (VHS Senderos Supersite) say that gemelo/a translates to twin. Is this a dialect difference? Or is it just a translation error?

Asked 8 months ago

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Itay A.B2KwizIQ community member

un paraguas? porque no una paragua?

asi que un paraguas y muchos paraguas es igual?

Asked 6 years ago

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Colin H.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

de / por la tarde

HI,

In the example sentences I have now come across 'de la tarde' and 'por la tarde' both meaning 'in the afternoon'.

Are they interchangeable?

Thank you.

Regards,

Colin

Asked 5 years ago

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Richard W.A2KwizIQ community member

when to use se vs le

te, se, nos vs le, les

Asked 6 years ago

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papi p.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

past progressive

Considering estar can be used in the preterite and imperfect with the present participle ( gerund ), are they used in different ways? Or do they mean the same thing? For example, do:

"Estuve corriendo" and "estaba corriendo" mean the same thing? I was running. Is one used more than the other for any reason?

Asked 8 years ago

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