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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using of o

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?

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Asked 4 years ago

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Chris C.A1Kwiziq community member

Generamente or generalmente

In the question "Nosotros comemos a las dos en punto ...", using generally as the adverb, is the answer generamente or generalmente?

Asked 3 years ago

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Amy S.C1Kwiziq community member

Sentence Order

Can I switch the two parts of the sentence and keep the basic structure of each clause and keep the meaning? For example, instead of "Haciendo unos muebles de madera me corté con la sierra.", could I say: "Me corté con la sierra haciendo unos muebles de madera."

Asked 5 years ago

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Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

usage of a instead of paraEs evidente que Halloween ha venido para quedarse en este país.

can we say ha venido a quedarse instead of using para?

Asked 3 years ago

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Garry M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Future Spanish lessons as stories for all levelsResearch has proven that the best method of learning a language is just as these exercises provide: Listen to the audio of a story to get the gist of what it's about and then on the subsequent hearing, have the the ability to read along. But you take it one step further and give us the ability to look up a translation as we read and listen! *Your system is fantastic!* All that's missing is a pronunciation guide for each phrase!!! If lessons for all learning levels were graded on progressive essential knowledge with stories based on that concept (listen+ listen and read + translate and pronunciation) using the appropriate tenses and vocabulary for the level, I'm sure progress would be more rapid and enjoyable. After the concept was outlined in the mother tongue of the student, all future lessons could be completely in Spanish with the translation available as needed. I envision a page for the lesson/story with inbuilt translations and pronunciation guides, at the top of which is the audio bar that only appears by clicking on a button at the end of the story. Students must be made aware that reading the story first *before* activating the audio is key to rapid progress. My question is, what app or program are you using to achieve these listen/read/translate all-in-one stories? Or do you have a team of techies working overtime to combine the text with the translation and the audio bar separate??

Asked 5 years ago

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Daria D.B1Kwiziq community member

Unas vs algunas

Hello,

"compramos unas flores", "cenamos unas arepas" - is it possible to use "algunas" instead of "unas" in these examples? I've read the lessons on them but the difference between these two is still not clear for me.

Thank you,
Daria.

Asked 4 years ago

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Beki P.B1Kwiziq community member

When nationalities are plural, is an "s" added on the end?

When nationalities that end in "e" are plural, when is an "s" added? Or is it never added?

Asked 3 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Could I add to haber le avisado: a ella?

Asked 6 years ago

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Henry H.A1Kwiziq community member

Angela's really messed up

I'm really getting concerned for Angela. She's not making good decisions bouncing from one man to another. She needs more self-respect. This is so sad and so common now. Women are so sexualized that they don't see their own value.

Asked 4 years ago

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Pati E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of article

Please explain why it was necessary to insert "los" before ojos azules. I have trouble understanding when articles (both definite and indefinite) can be omitted and when they are required in written (and spoken for that matter) Spanish.

Thank you,

Pati Ecuamiga

Asked 2 years ago

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