A "challenging" exercise!Hola Shui,
I enjoyed this lesson but it wasn't very straight forward. I searched on the meaning of "cumbia" and it was given as "dance music not unlike a salsa, but originating from Colombia." Who doesn't like salsa!
I find it a bit of a contradiction to see powerful social issues addressed - not just environmental but also injustice and the consequences of violence [as portrayed in the video] - to a dance rhythm. What's more, it reads like a love song but I kind of get that as a metaphor, and in fairness Carlos sings the song with a fair degree of passion, which goes well with the issues portrayed.
That said it doesn't feel quite right to get up and dance something like the salsa to lyrics which are a mix of love and real tragedy - lost loved ones, widowed mother and child, armed militias etc.
Is this part of the Latin American mentality? Celebrate despite your miseries? Don't let them grind you down?
Thanks for a challenging lesson. Saludos. John
Can I use o instead of a in some cases? E.g. Prefieres agua o té. Prefieres ir a la playa o quedarte en casa?
Thank you
Hello,
Is there a difference between aprovechar and disfrutar ?
Thank you very much !
Why was "Yo predigo que vas a ganar la loteria" marked wrong and the correct answer given was: "Predigo que..." ?
I have always thought it an option to use the pronoun with the verb even though it can be left out.
Hola Shui,
I enjoyed this lesson but it wasn't very straight forward. I searched on the meaning of "cumbia" and it was given as "dance music not unlike a salsa, but originating from Colombia." Who doesn't like salsa!
I find it a bit of a contradiction to see powerful social issues addressed - not just environmental but also injustice and the consequences of violence [as portrayed in the video] - to a dance rhythm. What's more, it reads like a love song but I kind of get that as a metaphor, and in fairness Carlos sings the song with a fair degree of passion, which goes well with the issues portrayed.
That said it doesn't feel quite right to get up and dance something like the salsa to lyrics which are a mix of love and real tragedy - lost loved ones, widowed mother and child, armed militias etc.
Is this part of the Latin American mentality? Celebrate despite your miseries? Don't let them grind you down?
Thanks for a challenging lesson. Saludos. John
Hola,
Does 'vaya fastidio' here mean, 'what a nuisance'? If it does, then I really like this. I shall be using this at home during this never ending lockdown! My 23 year old, who is not a home usually, is beginning to drive me crazy, haha.
Dear Kwizteam,
I find it weird that the 'que' here is not 'qué'. In all of the other sentences where the word is used in exclamations or questions, it needs tilde. However, here, it does not. Could you comment?
Regards.
Please, what is the difference between usted, ustedes and vosotros?
hello what does this mean
'(HINT: Choose the correct tense for European Spanish (not Latin American))'
i want to learn latin american spanish
Also: why does it say i am A0 when A2 is quite easy for me
Some verbs in the preterite indefinido have tildes and some don't. Is there a rule for when they are used or not used, as i'm finding it difficult to remember when to use them?
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