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Rita P.A2Kwiziq community member

As película is neither a person nor a pet why is ser used.

Asked 6 years ago

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Michael M.C1Kwiziq community member

Martes y trece

One of the listening exercises uses the parase "martes y trece" which I believe would translate to "Tuesday the 13th". Please consider adding that method of stating a date to the lesson on dates as I checked and there is no current discussion or example of this usage that I could find. Thanks for all you do!

Asked 3 years ago

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Alan D.B2Kwiziq community member

Would it be right to say "unas cuatro libras" - "about 4 pounds"

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

La crema solar

Is it necessary to use definite article? What difference would it make if we dropped la?

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Menos tiempo

Can I say menos tiempo instead of menos? Can I also say se tarda mucho menos tiempo (it takes much less time)?

Asked 6 years ago

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pippy M.B2Kwiziq community member

What'a the difference between this lesson and a previous one

Hola

I'm confused as to why this lesson exists. Doesn't this one Using se debe/n and se puede/n + infinitive to say you must / you can (passive) already cover it??

thanks

Asked 6 years ago

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Jenk O.A2Kwiziq community member

Hi. Thanks for this exercise. I was wondering why we used the present tense here. I just found the answer at the top of the text. No further explanation needed. Sorry.

Asked 6 years ago

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Michael M.C1Kwiziq community member

"Postre" means "pudding desert"?

Does "postre" literally mean "pudding desert" as us suggested by the test answer? I would have thought another word would have been needed, or perhaps "flan" would have worked instead of "postre"?

Asked 4 years ago

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allison h.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is the purpose of "se" in this sentence?

"Algunas compradoras se gastan mucho dinero en las rebajas." means...

Why not "Algunas compradoras gastan mucho dinero..." There is no passive voice here; "Some shoppers" is the subject of this sentence.

This problem arises often in my readings of Spanish, and I would love to understand it. Is this a passive, reflexive, or accidental use of "se"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Danny D.A2Kwiziq community member

What are the other words for adios. Like other slangs which are used in other Spanish speaking countries. Like chao. Are there any other words?

Asked 5 years ago