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Hi. I just read these 2 phrases in an article:
A tan poca distancia del sol
A tan solo 42 millones de kilómetros del sol.
Is it similar in meaning to the above but varies only with the use of distances instead if time?
I hope this might serve a beneficial purpose. I just had a conversation with someone in México (also a degreed Spanish teacher). During the conversation I thought I would tryout the new phrase I learned here; I used the phrase "Estar deseando + infinitive in our conversation: "Hija, estoy deseando pasar tiempo contigo en La Navidad." She advised that, while she understood what I was saying, it is not commonly used there and it sounded a bit odd, as if I was translating exactly from English. She wondered if was mostly used in Spain. She advised that Spanish speakers in México are more likely to use - admittedly, colloquially- "Ya + verb Querer:"Ya quiero que pase tiempo contigo en La Navidad." This translates to: "I am looking forward spending time with you at Christmas." As for the phrase "Tener ganas," she agreed that it could mean " looking forward to," but in México it is more associated with " I feel like ( doing/ having something)."
In the quiz question: "¿Crees que ellos me ________ ese favor?
Do you think they would do me that favour?" We're told to put hacer in the conditional. If the sentence had instead started "¿No crees que..." what would the correct tense be for hacer?
You have placed the 'tilde' incorrectly in the sentence "En el café se discutía de toros, politíca, teatro y literatura" > It should be written: "... política …" - [in "Tertulias en el Café Gijón" , B2]
I have become accustomed to value judgements taking the subjunctive. The best thing about this date was...
Is the subjunctive also possible in the next clause?
Thanks!
Is there a difference between saying 'Llevamos trabajando en este proyecto durante meses' vs 'Hemos estado trabajando en este proyecto durante meses' or are both structures practically interchangeable?
¡Gracias Inma y Shui y todo el equipo por este homenaje especial a un autor maravilloso!
Why is qué tal incorrect for how are you?
I am totally confused on this one. Does the adverb agree with the noun?
Re: "because I find that it's an interesting instrument."
Kwizbot porque me parece un instrumento interesante.
You porque me parece “que es” un instrumento interesante
Google translates the sentence in question: "Because I think it's an interesting instrument"
leaving out the "that" in the original text.
Would it be incorrect to have the “que es” here? How do I find out how to work the “magic” of
sentence structure. Thank you. Nicole
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