Spanish language Q&A Forum

how can Spanish be the second most spoken language in the world? Sure, China is probably # 1 but just the population of the U.S.A. alone at more than 400 million is greater than all the native hispanohablantes. Add in Australia, South Africa, England, Scotland and a few other countries and 2nd and 3rd place must be very close.  Almost every country conducts business in English so there are a lot of English as a second language speakers. Am I missing something?

Hi,

I would have thought that as feliz is a transient feeling, estar would be apprpriate.  However, in the example above, ser has been used.

Can you please explain.

Thanks and regards,

Colin

Is "hablar" more like "contar"?

Ex:  Su tía nos habló sobre su visita a españa.

Thanks.

How to distinguish when to use direct pronouns and when indirect?

Are there 2 adverbs cuándo and cuando? WordReference.com has both listed. I need an explanation on this for A1 beginner (me).

In the sentence ¿Deben invitar a Luis a cenar? I am wondering why the sentence does not read ¿Deben invitar a Luis cenar?

What is the grammar rule that requires the second 'a'?

Thanks!

Leo

Hola! Yo tengo una pregunta- agua is feminine but the sentence says “el agua es clara”. Is this an exception? Are there others like this? Thank you! 

Hi, did I miss the part where the botes explain the difference between when to use the a ending for me olvida instead of me olvido?