Spanish language Q&A Forum

I think the verb acabar can also be used to express finishing something. How does the use of acabar in Spanish differ when I want to say "I just..." vs. "I'm finishing..."

In the audio habéis sounds like habeese.  Should it sound like habace? Muchas gracias, Shirley. 

El profesor llevaba hablando con el estudiante diez minutos cuando entramos en la habitación.

El profesor había estado hablando con el estudiante diez minutos cuando entramos en la habitación

Why is ustedes used sometimes for singular subjects?

For example, Ustedes hacen una tarta de chocolate deliciosa. - is translated you make... It seems to me it should be: Usted hago una tarta de chocolate deliciosa.

What am I missing?

Good afternoon! Loving the website and all it has to offer. I do think maybe having the English translation on each part would be helpful. I find I can hear and understand the words to write in Spanish, but maybe do not know the proper English translation. Thank you and keep up the good work with the website! 

The Spanish translation is written in English, not Spanish. It is spoken in Spanish, but not spelled in Spanish.

Hola, what does ya mean in this sentence. Muchas gracias, Shirley. 

I´ve just learned that I can use qué+ser to definite a meaning of what is it.

Why the sentence doesn´t add ser? Thanks.

¿________ significa "presumido"?

Hi there, the guidance for the lesson says:

"first the indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les)"

but if we are placing le (and les) before

"the direct object pronoun (lo, la, las, los)"

the indirect object always becomes se. I know there is a separate page for this, but probably worth mentioning in the lesson itself

We need to be careful while translating a very single word.  About the word "cayos", if we put it in Google Translate, the translation is "key". But in context, it has a different meaning. So, there is no mistake in the word "cayos" in the text. It's a small island.