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Why does the speaker sound like he is making some kind of extra sound before saying the first word "estoy"? I listed to it over and over and it sounds so strange to me - like a "y" or "e" sound before he says "estoy". Am I missing or misunderstanding something? Thanks!
I had to look up the English definition of arriviste!
Hola,
Not sure I’ve seen it in the examples, but presumably when we are talking for instance, how long the trousers are, we would say...
Los pantalones miden 80 cms de largo
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i.e. the verb (medir, etc) matches the noun, as per the usual rule.
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Hola,
Can that pronoun set be used as per previous lessons - el cual, los cuales, etc?
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Hello,
If I'd to say: "His name is Francisco, but we call him Paco", would it be right to say: "Se llama Francisco pero nosotros se llamamos Paco"?
Hola, I’m confused about the English translation, which uses the noun make-up (maquillaje in Spanish). However the Spanish uses the verb se maquilla, which I thought means to put on make up (Because of all the makeup she puts on..). Muchas gracias, Shirley.
In this quiz question: How would you say "They are wondering what might happen during the next elections."?
Se preguntan qué ocurrirá en las próximas elecciones
Can you discuss why the subjunctive wouldn't work here? I got this right, but only because I guessed correctly at what lesson the question was testing.
When to use definite articles. "No tenemos cerdos" (no article), but "Los cerdos son adorables" (article).
What's the difference?
Why do we need the indirect pronoun in this sentence at all as Flor is referred to by name?
Is it just for emphasis, would a natural speaker include it?
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