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Magdalene C.A0KwizIQ community member

What does madrugar mean?

Asked 7 years ago

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Missy E.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Tenses of Saber

I think I remember from my high school days that saber has a different meaning than "to know" in one of its tenses, I think one of the past tenses has a different meaning when translated to English but I'm not sure. It might have been for a negative construction of saber, to mean I don't remember rather than I don't know. I haven't come across any grammar rules that mention this since high school, but I would appreciate it if someone could help me out with this. Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Elias Guadalupe F.C1KwizIQ community member

Riendo vs riéndose

Is there any problem with adding "se" to the verb "reír" here?

Asked 2 years ago

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Brett T.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Can you use mismo to refer to yourself? For example: I will tell her myself - Voy a decirle yo mismo ??

Asked 8 years ago

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Dianna G.A1KwizIQ community member

Translation of "deporte"No hago deporte. I don't exercise.:
I think that "deporte" in Latin American Spanish should be translated as: I don't play sports or I don't do sports.

Or, the word "deporte" should be substituted with "ejercicio."

Asked 3 years ago

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Vince V.C1KwizIQ community member

La familia es/está?

I wrote "La familia está" since it seems to discuss a relationship. The correct answer is given as "La familia es". So, "es" seems to be a strong opinion. Couldn't both be correct?

Also, the issue with my answer doesn't really relate to plural versus singular ("es" vs "está").

Asked 5 years ago

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Steph A.A2KwizIQ community member

Está vs Hay quizOne of my quiz questions was:

¿Dónde_____una floristería, por favor?

I answered "está" but it's saying it's "hay" even though the examples shown in the lesson show

¿Dónde está el parque?

Why was I incorrect?

Asked 3 years ago

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Gary T.B1KwizIQ community member

Spanish influence on Tagalog

I love this article! I spent over two years in the ROP and I loved the people! I think an article on how Spanish affected the major indigenous language Tagalog would be fascinating. For example the Tagalog greeting "Komo staka" is very close to Como esta and the term for very good "may sarap" is from muey sabroso. (My spelling of Tagalog words are probably wrong.) I also remember that the word for stop in Tagalog is "parar". I know that during my time of the ROP I never heard anyone speak in Spanish. I only wish that I had known some Spanish back then (circa 1977-1980). It certainly would have helped me to learn more Tagalog phrases.

Asked 6 years ago

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allison h.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

no deberías nunca salir con ellaThis is a strange example and not covered in the explanation. When is it customary to insert a word between two verbs? When else can this occur?

Asked 8 years ago

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Li K.A1KwizIQ community member

when do you include "Y" between parts of a number?

when do you include "Y" between parts of a number? One speaker uses it and the other does not. Vente seis anos vs. cinquenta y siete anos

Asked 7 years ago

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