Re: Exercise: Spanish dictation exercise SOPHIA OF GREECE AND DENMARK (A1)Re: Exercise: Spanish dictation exercise
SOPHIA OF GREECE
AND DENMARK (A1)
Line: Doña Sofía
habla 5 idiomas;
1) This is not pertaining specifically to this section, but
it brought up something that I have been noticing: that the “s” has a tendency
to be dropped, whether in real life, or songs, etc
I am French from Quebec, and in French,
the “s’s” are silent for the most part. I have a feeling Spanish is moving
towards that, whether acceptable grammaticaly, or not; by the powers that be J
My question is, what are the “rules” or guidelines for when
to make the “s” silent (or skipped).
2) Also, is there a rule where numbers would be written in
numerals or in script?
I wrote “cinco” but it was corrected to “5”
3) Also, Kwizbot added a semi-colon at the end of this
section, other times I put in a comma, and it strikes it, other times I don’t
and there’s a comma. Notwithstanding
that, it’s a bit difficult to know from the audio. (I’m not faulting that, just a note, but I
appreciate the fact that it’s noted, as that is a good way to learnJ)
I did a search on your site for lessons in “punctuation”
but didn’t find any. Could you direct me
to any?
Sorry about all these questions, these quizzes really get
me thinking, and I think that’s a good thing. J
Thank you for being there and your patience with us
learnersJ
Nicole
I put "y nos bronceamos en tumbonas." Is this wrong?
¿________ miraron los bolsos al entrar en el concierto? (Did they check their bags when entering the concert?
The 2 correct answers were, "A ellas les" and "Les"
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Why is ellas used with the masculine object, los bolsos?
Thank you, James
I'm confused by the English translation: (I didn't have any chewing gum in my pocket.) for No llevaba ningún chicle en el bosillo.
Question: Why is this not "No tenía ningún ...?
The translation I remember of llevar from an earlier lesson is to take.
Am I wrong here? Please clarify.
Pati E.
The context seems like “i had written” which would be “había escrito” (?).
Muchas gracias
Shirley
This recommends "estudiando violin" but "tocar el violin." I don't understand the rule for when to use the definite article.
I don’t understand why “mira” is made to match with “tú” and “mire” with “Usted”. Shouldn’t “Usted” match both?
Why is the answer yo encuentro wrong and the correct answer is encuentro without the yo?
Hola,
I was wondering why "tambien" is not included in one of the ways of saying “also” in the following:
"Also, the current schedule makes it difficult to reconcile work and rest
Kwizbot Asimismo, el horario actual hace difícil conciliar el trabajo y el descanso
You También,"
Thank you. Nicole
In both cases, I was hesitant about whether to include the definite articles and I erred on the side of including them - which was wrong.
#1 - I put "vamos a intercambiar las ideas" instead of just "ideas". I've found that in English we use the definite articles much less than in Spanish, so I think I need a refresher of when to use them and when to leave them out! Can you point me in the right direction?
#2 - And with "voy a salir de casa temprano" , I actually had put this correct answer first but then doubted myself and put "voy a salir temprano de la casa". Can you explain why this is wrong? Thanks!
Re: Exercise: Spanish dictation exercise
SOPHIA OF GREECE AND DENMARK (A1)
Line: Doña Sofía habla 5 idiomas;
1) This is not pertaining specifically to this section, but it brought up something that I have been noticing: that the “s” has a tendency to be dropped, whether in real life, or songs, etc
I am French from Quebec, and in French, the “s’s” are silent for the most part. I have a feeling Spanish is moving towards that, whether acceptable grammaticaly, or not; by the powers that be J
My question is, what are the “rules” or guidelines for when to make the “s” silent (or skipped).
2) Also, is there a rule where numbers would be written in numerals or in script?
I wrote “cinco” but it was corrected to “5”
3) Also, Kwizbot added a semi-colon at the end of this section, other times I put in a comma, and it strikes it, other times I don’t and there’s a comma. Notwithstanding that, it’s a bit difficult to know from the audio. (I’m not faulting that, just a note, but I appreciate the fact that it’s noted, as that is a good way to learnJ)
I did a search on your site for lessons in “punctuation” but didn’t find any. Could you direct me to any?
Sorry about all these questions, these quizzes really get me thinking, and I think that’s a good thing. J
Thank you for being there and your patience with us learnersJ
Nicole
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