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
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
Hi, sometimes a blue pencil appears when I submit a question. What does it mean? Thanks, Shirley.
What type of usage would this be for le… if it was “le preocupa” or “le alegra” etc. Like “le alegra que ella haya dicho si a una cita” or “y hay otras cosas que le alegran” what is the le in these sentences or who is? Lastly “y le gustan muchas cosas de su perfil” thank you!
Hi,
In the above sentence, could 'la culpa' be replaced with 'culpar'? This way it would be like English.
Thanks.
Best regards,
Colin
"Fue un dia muy lindo" is describing the day and the weather. Why wouldn't it be "Era un dia my lindo"?
Most of the story is in preterito indefinido like I expected when telling about events that happened and concluded, but these two are in preterito imperfecto - is this because it can't be determined for how long they were broken/dirty (and that they may still be)?
When to use definite articles. "No tenemos cerdos" (no article), but "Los cerdos son adorables" (article).
What's the difference?
Hola Inma,
Would "ocurrió" be an acceptable alternative here?
Saludos
John
I had to look up the English definition of arriviste!
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